La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 19, 1934, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, July 19.1931 LA GRANDE EVEN IMG OBSERVER LA GRANDE. ORE. Pa (ro Seven 1 '"SG MOCKING HOUSE SYNOPSIS:, There are many tan alcd tlveads about the balillnb tnnrdv -ot a valtvemrm and a Mtranucr In I'lerre Dufresne's huuse. One of them, the disappearance ot a mvateriQUf .41 calibre'revolver; seems to tend to Dufresne himself, Seroeant Harper ie thl more u plctoue because Dufresne ie too an aious to slop the investlnntion. and oet the police out ol his house. f)il-' fresne ha railed in Harper's supe rlor officers." ' ; Chapter 26 ' PEACEMAKERS "CKRQEA'iy' the Director began " In bit booming voice, "Mr. Da fresne 'lias asked me to see what can be done to expedite this Inquiry. Of course," he contluitcu quickly. "It has never been mv policy to Interfere ar-' bltrarlly wllb' any 'man In "my De irai'ljiieiit. as you kitow. Harper,' but, Mr. Durrcsue Is an old friend of mine and I wn,t to be as accommo y. dating 03 f cou.'espeflally. 'Id !lciy or (r,- Dufresne's mlsiiap.1'., "I ihlnk It would be Inadvisable to moil, from the scene ot the crime under present conditions," Harper repjled, quietly but firmly "Hut fthy. In Heaveus name?" cried' Dufresne. "Am not I the one most concerned? There will be no niori threatening letters, no more shots from hiding, f don't care who he was or what be was. It is enough to know that he will not trouble us again, lie wus undoubtedly a( hputt- V.-IUUI UlUllllli;. "What makes you think so?" Mar. per challenged. Dufresne stared In surprise. "JVhat else can we think? oa have evert 'characteristic of. a vloleni h'onilcldal mania." '' 1 ' "Apparently, yes, and of the most .vlruleiii type," agreed Harper. "Bui you forgot, that' we have no proof whatever that" the man who was V- killed last night was the same one who wrote the threatening letters and shot at you yesterday." Dufresne broke In excitedly. "Ser geant, you are deliberately manu facturing dlincullles. To call such a train of evcnls a coincidence Is to stretch a remote possibility until It snars of Its own thinness." lie suarted his scorn of such an idea. Captain Macklln bad been taking in this verbal tilt' iutently. From the first ho had sensed some underlying current of hostility between Du fresne and the detective. He Injected himself smoothly Into the conversa tion. "Harper, have you any direct evidence that this man was not the one Wild wrote'tlio crank letters?" : "Captain Macklln, l' would prerer to'niakc my report privately." ' Come, now. Sergeant." Connors boomed, "there's no need to take that line. There seems to bo a little friction between you and Mr. Du fresne. We don't want anything like Hint." ' ' "Gentlemen," said Dufresne with ) great dignity, "my wire needs peace aid qulet.,aKew the shock she had last night. .Site is the innocent vic tim of bungling methods " ' "Mr. Dufresne," Harper snapped, his temper rising, "you will please remember that 1 had 'nothing to do with Mrs. Dufresne's mishap." "I nm not blaming you. Harper. There was nothing personal In my 'complaint, but the fact still re mains." ' "Let's not get side-tracked," Mack lln resumed. "Is there any such evi dence. Harper?" ' "Not direct evidence, sir." "Of course there Isn't," Dufresne Interrupted again. "What happened in this room last night is plain'to be seen. Thero Is no need to twist It Into still more fantastic shapes nor in trying to rationalize a madman's actions." DlltKCTOIl CONNORS waved his hlit. ti I ii nt cigar in the air. "Ye.-i, HtttlK'i-, if you've got' anything Hub' stnutlnl to build on. jet's hear about II." '".-' '.Harper drew himself up sillily. "Very well. Director. I have been re lucluiit to pai l with this information for lent- It would hamper my further work In tills case. Maniac or not." he answered Impressively, "this man was murdered, not by Officer liamlil, but by a third person who was here In this room! This same unknown person also killed ' Hamlll! The scene was iUed. the evidence tam pered with so that it would look as if the two men had killed each other. At first this was only a theory, a suspicion of mine, but now I posi tively know It to be a tact." ' "You have the proof?" Captain .Macklln asked with restrained ten sity. For reply the detective briefly re counted the doubts he and Carlin hnd shared concerning the wound In the murdered man's bead and how II had led to the recovery ot the orlglna' 45 bullet and the roll or enrpet with the telltale bullet hole. Harper had been keeping a wary eye on Dufresne during his recital. Eklltor Hall of the Jaclwonville Miner somstlmes refers to lii-3 town ns "J'vllle.' We dare him to Insert the "ny." I'BII.MANKNT WAVES .. $1.76 and Up Gladys lleem MnRer Waves Wet, 35c; Dry, 50c Mrs. Kr.vnniid FlnRer Waves Wet 30c Dry 75c KKVNAl'D'S BEAL'TV SHOP Main 789 PURE ICE Delivered dally at your door. Prompt and courteous service. C. E. SHEWMAKER ICE SERVICE Orande Ronde Packing Plant or, phone Main 360 or OH . .BY WALTER C. BROWN. but the latter appeared as non plussed as the others. ' "This Is uUer nonsense," he cried. "It cannot be. The bullet thai killed this m mi la 6 came from' (he police man's gun. It was found right hero In' the room." The detective beld up the steel Jacket. "Why wob thia bullet bidden away so carefully?" He stood the' roll of carpet by the tabled "Why does this carpel have a bullet bole tbrougb 11? We tested our. theory at concealed murder by hunting for concealed evldonce and we found iu And we'ee going to And more of. Ill" - v ' "Put (l)ese are nol precis," Du tresne' continued. "A Mrj jbuHeL i hole in ttome'oM carpef.V t ' . ' "There are traces. The substltu: Hon of bulett is one. It ti true there are no pgorprlnls but tins' criminal was too astute for that No doubt he wore gloves.- The murderer ai In this room with his vlt(fml; They even drank together and perhaps It was at that moment the' killer chose to Are. After the raurdejf the extra glass was washed, dried. a,nd put back In the cabinet Bv( we have round the glass, with traces of Its recent use still In the baom. "The murderer's ilrst thought was to melt down the bullet' by holding It In the flames ot Ibe log Are wltb these tongs. A systematic effort was made to hide the victim's Identity a ring was forced from hij finger, an emblem from bis coat lapel, what ever prfpers, keys or cither-articles he had were rlfed from, his pockets. Even the labels were ripped from his own clothes. None' of these things has coma to light In the house we assume that the murder er carried them away."' ( ' "" ' '""THAT Is all guess-work. Harper.", I pitfresne ,reiniUV "If. 'there was a third person, as you Insist how did he asenpe from this bouse after the crime? I'll admit finger prints can be wiped away but you can't wipe away tracks In the snow." "I can't answer that question, yet," the detective replied. "I don't know how It was done, but I know that It happened. We've had men murdered In locked' and sealed rooms and the solution turned but l,o be quite simple. If the murderer planned a way to escape without leaving tracks In the snow I'll find how " It was done before I'm through!" Harper looked directly at his com manding ofllcers. "I have other evi dence that cannot be divulged In ibis house without serlotisly.lnjurlng our Chances' of success." Dufresna sneered openly. "It's for- tiiunto I was under your own police guard last night,' Harper, or you would crown this brlllnni fantasy of yours by accusing me ot being the mnslor mind behind this affair." ' Harper's tao reddened at the In sulting toijo , 'wjilqli. barbed these words. He stopped, forward so that he stood lac. to face with Dulrcsne. "Those two men were murdered." ho repealed, "and I am sure that at least one person In tills house could identify the man who masqueraded in your likeness. I'll go even fun her. 1 believe- that you. Mr. Dufresne. are helping to shield that person from us and thai Is a dangerous game to play." The master of the house threw back his head and laughed taunting ly. "Now 1 know you're crazy!" "Mr. Dufresne." Harper purred, "a llttlo while ago you told me that you had only one gun In your possession an automatic." "yes?" "Perhaps you'd bo Interested to know that you own another weapon, a revolver of large caliber. This was usually kept In Hie upper 'right-hand drawer of tlto highboy in. your drrtss i'ng rooni.' 12a r ly this morning thai revolver was still in Its place, it has since disappeared Can you tell us anything nbou that?." ' ' ' Dufresne looked at lilm out of a race suddenly sobered. "I own no such revolver." ho stnlcri'lirmly. "Your butler, Andrews, says that you do." "Ring for him. We'll soon get to the bottom ot that." Dufresne re plied', sharply.' They waited In an uneasy silence until the butler made his appear ance. Andrews stood looking from one to another Inquiringly under bis tufted white eyebrows. "Andrews, what In the devil have you been saying to the police? Go on. Harper, you started this." Harper raced the old man. "A lit tle while ago you told me that Mr. Dulrcsne kept a revolver In a drawer ot the highboy In his room. Mr. Dufresne denies that." Andrews lifted bis head. "I never saw such a revolver," was bis calm statement. tCopurtahl. 1331. 1,1 Halter C. Broun; Tomorrow. Sergeant Harper de fies Dufresne. - Her bid for fame with -a loaf ot bread nearly 24 feet long reminds us that Walla Walla. has.sAWnvs been a Rood place for a long loar. 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