The OREGON STATESMAN." Sslem, '.Oregon,' Friday Morning, October 29, 1937
PAGE SEVENTEEN
Stocks Enjoy
iturn
sharp Un
Salem Market Quotations
(Tha arircs bvtow sriDRllrd b a local
grocer ar Iodicalirs af th daily market
prirea paid to grawers of baicm surer
bat r sot guaranteed by Tba- Slats
saaa.
AltPrPii Mflrfnn KPCTilatinTi I AdbV. -fitcr Jonathans -.69
Puts Real Fuel Under
- Recovery Fires;
Hsnauas. tb, a sulk.
ttaada -
OhOhi. lb
.70
.05 ta OS
01
Oraaefrait. Calif.. Sonkist, erat J.15 "
rial graprs. l
Uttn. f rrsh. lb . , , ,
f '-.rA Ik, UZ
NEW YOITVC. Oct -SUfJPV-Rt- Iki-T u . OS
,- fuel i ttiA fnrm a I i lasiL crats '"
tered marCin regulations today ?7?iiSsrT-
-tea. mm ii n on a or me anarnftSt i ou. .
w.ia -j.t-d . . i IBarl-g. PTieva)
; r Kraaa (rmiri was. lb.
A burin tusb tnit nut we i Er-ts. ,
ti- k 1 rabbsrc. 4b. .
bind in the first hour lifted quo r."'
tatioa 1 to S or more points. Caaiifiowar, local. No. i..
0 to
.St
.03
OS
.70
80
.55
Traders cashed In some profits - d" 20
la later proceedings and extreme I cvrnmr. jhrkt n.
advances were rednred suiwtan- ci-r. mra
tiallr. Volume also dwfridld. A I r" '
rebound in the last hour. how- i.ttar. irai. Wat dry ac.. 12s
Grade B raw 4 per cent
milk, Salem basic pool price
$2.22 per hundred. Surplus
91.88.
Co-op Grade A butterfat
price, FOB Salem, 86 He. k
(Milk based on semi monthly
anttarfst asaraga.) -
Dlstribut or price, $2-S4.
A grade butterfat Irliv
ered, 3Se;.B grade, 83c;
C grade, 80 He.
A grade print, 87 U1 B
trade SOftc.-
Sf txUaai wool
Coarsa wool
Lamb wot
Orj. lb.
CASCAft BASK
Jit
0
Wheat Goses
At Net Gains
Export Purchases, Upturns
in Securities Help
Grain Market
oyer, again pressed the market s J om-s w
u . .... j i... Ina I OnmL kla I
recwrci-K xaaunwi " "JJt Boil ins. 10 lb.. Ko, 1
issues unisneq bi ir ' Kadishr. 4a .
theif tops of the session.
But Few KUk Heard
Action of the federal :ithor-
ltiea in reducing the speculative
1 . O.nn, KC in 1 0
l' w . ,A o. hfrM I Spinach. mn. rnr box
per iru k mia ' i rhilmsrd Hoiwufc Ik
Pepin, green, loetl
Parsley - .. ..
Parsnips, lb. .. ...
Potntnrs. lorsi.. N 1 rmrt..
lia. S. -rmt bug
Katatiarss lb
stimalating and few kick were I itaitaa Kqah, das.
heard regarding boosting of tne- J ""f
short selling margin to 50 per
cent. ; '
Alfalfa Markets
Continue Quiet
Lack of Selling Pressure
From Growers Helps
Steady Price
Taouitnra.. Inrl, ursts
Tuntipa. dot. - ,
Ki-d prpprrs, lb. .
a UTS
WaH.HU. IWt M t
r-ilbrrts. 1937 erem h 12H ta
BOFS
(Bavtiig Wtii
: Clusters, I9S6. lb. 1&H to
WUUU aLU avnsis
CBaTina rriear
at Ahair ,,. , . nrwniai!
5
1.80
.18
5
40
os
1
.75
09 .
.7S
01
.90
.60
80
M
.19
IS
.17 W
Portland for rail shipments.
Truck shipments, which have been
quoted about 1 per ton under
rail shipments in recent week,
were reported selling at about tie
same prices as rail shipments
Demand from dairymen and
Pacific northwest . alfalfa mar
kets continued rather auiet but
maintained a steady tone during I feeders continued ratner slow a
the week ended October 25. ac-lthis area, with local forage and
cording to the Weekly Alfalfa feeds and fall pasturage supplying
Market Review of the bureau of most 01 current teeaing require-
arrlcultiiral economics. Trading I ments. Lack of selling pressure
and movement was light with no from growers however, famished
caftet shipments received at Port- steadying market Influence
laad during the period, auhougu I Meal mills in the Yakima valley
trade reports Indicated track were renorted Darin e 110 per ton
movement into this area was of I for alfalfa suitable for grinding.
moderate volume. I basis loos delivered at mills. Oats
Prices at terminal markets
and vetch mixed hay from the
confined to be based on around i Willamette valley, which was of-
$13 per ton FOB 'cars Yakiiua I f ered in light volume, was steady
valley shipping points for No. 1 t $14-115 per tori delivered
alfalfa, this being equivalent to Portland area, with clover hay
about $18 per ton to the trade at I from the same section at $13 $14
and timothy hay at $15 per ton
delivered Portland. Timothy bay
I in the Ellensburg, Washington,
ttlCB TVOB IfUUlCU T.WW
per ton FOB cars. Growers in the
Hermiston, Oregon, area were
asking around $10 per ton in the
siark for top grade alfalfa. In
Malheur .county of eastern, Ore
gon, growers were asking around
$S per ton in the stack for alfalfa
for sheep feeding. The. general
alfalfa market situation In the
northwest appeared fully steady
at the close of the week with lark
of selling pressure from growers
in most areas the principal steady
ing factor
WANTED
Walnuts &
Filberts
BAKER KELLEY
& CO.
Front and Norway
EKOS AJTO FOUXTST
(Bam rxlca at Aadnaaaa)
Whits sstrsa
Brows extras - .
Mediom sxtrss , ' '
Lsrg standards .
Kediam start dsrds ... ,"
Pullets
JSf
.30
.2
.20
4
1
.J
J4
.10
.05
.15
9ft
IS
MAHttlN CKKSeWKBT .Boainx Prrraa
Uwf) baas. Lb.
Coturrd aiadiaas
bladiM tcn
Stags, m.
tbu
bw.
Wbit Leg-hanta. frs.
Old roosters, lb. . , ,
Cohirrd arjrniss
Butsartst, A arada ,
a graaa
Colarrd bras, aadcr 4 lbs.
Coinrrd hrna. -aver -4 V lbs.
Lrsuora baas heary ,
t.nborn 4,,'lit'
Colurrd trjrers ,
Lcsbara broil a ra
Roosters
bVjeets
market vala
Slnrs. lb
fa 2 grades. 6 rents leas.
f-SKi t 'ami led and graded
Lsrfre extras
Medium extras
Largs standards .
Medium standards
Undergrade .
Pullets
,35
a
J4
.10
.08
It
It
04
05
.29
.25
.28
.22
.17
.15
T.TVESTOC1E
IBsard a sonditions and sales raaortad
ap te 4 am i
1937 sonnr Umbs. lb 7.50 ta 7 75
Yssrllrrss. lb- 04 ta 04
Kwes . 2-00 ta 2.50
Ho. tan. 150-210 lbl S 75
130 150 lbs.
210 300 lbs.
Sows .
Dairy typs caws ,
Rsef eewa.
Ralls .
Heifers , ,
Top seal. ib.
..7.75 ta 8.25
7J5 ta 7.31
. L..S.75 ta 7.00
2.50 t S 50
,SO0 Is 171
.5.00 to 5 50
S.O0 ta 610
8 00
-
Dressed real. lb.
OKAIH. HAT AND SEEDS
Wheat, .white, bu. r 5
Wheat, western red, bo. .85
Bsrely. orewing, ton - nominal
Bsr-sr, far, ton 24.00 ta 25 00
Oats. grey, ton 26 00 ta 27 00
Osts, white, ton 22 00
Alfalfa ssller. tan , J8 0
Oat and retch bar, ton 13 00
Clner hsr. top . , 18 0g
Bed elorer seed. Ib, top .25
Atstks riorer seed. lb. ., , , .24
Stocks & Bonds
(CkwMim bv assoctated Prms)
October 28
STOCK AVEBAGB-
Compiled by Tns Associated Press
SO
Indus.
Today 69.3
Prer. dsy.. 67.8
Month ago 8B.4
Tear ago 94.9
193T high ....101.6
1937 low 64. S
103B high . 89.3
1986 low 73.4
BOND AVERAGES
20 10
Rails Indua.
Todar 76.9 8.6
Prer. day 76.9
Month ago 84.8
Year ago 96.9
1937 high 99.0
1937 low 76.0
19S6 hieh 8 J
S 1936 loa S0.9
CHICAGO. Oct -S--Aided
by new export purchases of
around 1.250.000 bushels of
North American wheat and by
upturns of securities, wheat here
closed with set gains today.
Advances of Chicago wheat
values at the last more than
overcame setbacks which at times
amounted to 1 cents a bushel.
These setbacks were associated
with enlarged selling pressure
from the east.
Up About Half Cent
At the close, Chicago wheat
futures were H- above yes
terday's finish.
A bullish circumstance given
attention was that stocks of de
liverable wheat in Liverpool are
nearly at the vanishing point.
Tenant Farm Deal
Little Help Here
Allotment for Northwest
Would Aid but 45
or 50, Said
Quotations at Portland
PBODOCB EXCHANGE
P0STXAND, Ore.. Oct. 28. (API
Kxehange: Butter xtras, S4Vi; stand
ards. 26; medium extras, 25c; mad. am
butterfat. 87 37 Vs.
x.ggs: Large extras S2; lsrga att-d
rda 27; medium extras 26; medium
standards 24; small extras 19; email
stsndsrds 17.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 28. CAP)
Wheat: Open High Low Close
May 90 H 91 90 Vs SOVs
Dee. .874 88 87a 87H
Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestem. he,
13 pet 90 Vs! 12 pet 88 ; dsrk hard
winter It pet 1.02 Vk ; 12 pet 98 Vi ; 11
pet 90; soft white and western white
86; hard winter 89 ; western red
87.
Oats, No. 2 white 24.00.
Barley. No. 2 45-lb. BW 27.50.
Corn. Argentine, nominal.
Uillrua, atandard, 21.00.
Today 'a ear receipts: Wheat 75; bar
ky 9; Hour 8; oata 2.
Portland Produce
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-tfV
Few of the Pacific Northwest's
48.000 tenant farmers can be
included in the farm security ad
ministration's $10,000,000 farm
purchase program.
On the basis of administration
estimates of $3,000 to a farm,
the $137,638 allotted to Utah,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington
would aid bat 45 or 50 farmers
in the purchase of their farms.
Utah will receive $14,182. Idaho
$39,045, Oregon- $37,166, and
Washington $46,245.
Other Aid Available
However, tenant farmers may
look to other aid from the ad
ministration which has $75,000,
000 available for a rehabilitation
program. Small loans will be
made to farmers to aid them in
finding places where thej can
make a living.
The administration emphasised
POBTLAND,. Ore., Oct. 28. (AP)
Country u sate Belling pries ta retail
an: Conn-try kiHed bogs, bast butcher
aader 160 lbs.. 12-13e; vealera. 13.
lac: right and thin 9 lie: kesTy 9-10r:
eaaaar cows, 6-6; cutters, -7e;
, 1 1 Aai. ' , . a . . . ,
awns v-vtsc; spring ism us, xs'IOC
wes, J-7e lb.
Lira Poultry Buying price: Leghorn
b rollers. 1 ta 2 Ibs 22 23e lb-: col
ered springs. 2 ta 3 lbs. 19 S0e lb.:
aver 8 lbs., 19 20c IV; Leghorn bens.
awar S 16s, u itt lb.; under 8 lbs.
ll-12e Ib : colored heaa. 4 to & lbx 17
tSe lb : vtst 6 lbs, 17 18a lb.: Ne, 2
grsde. 2e teas. .
Tarkeys, dressed. No. 1, hens, 25e lb.;
so. l toms. Z3C ID.
Can U Loupes Dillsrd, $1; MeMlnnrille,
fLUO.
potatoes Iitrni Qems. new eron.
31.00; local. $U20 cental; Deschutes.
S 1.05-1 .25.
.Onions Naw crop, Oregon, $2 2.15
cental: lakima, aos. 80-85e.
Wool 193T nominal; Willamette val
ley. saednia SOe Ib.; coarsa and braids
Z8e lb.: eastern Oraeoa, tins, nominal
fall lamb wool. 25 Ib.
Hsy Selling pries to retailers: attalfs
Ha. I. 117-17 60 ton: oats and relrb
$18; cloTer $12 ton; timothy, eastern
uragan. t J ton; do Tallejr ( ) tan
rarimna.
Hops Noeolnsl. 1937. 16 18e lb.
Cssesra bark 1937 peel 5c lb.
Mohair 1987 eUp. 5 lb.
Sngar Berry or fruit, 100's, $5.20
bales. $5 30: beet. $5.15 cenUl.
Domestic flour 8 lline prira. city de
lirery 5-25 bbl. lots: Family patents. 49s.
go.as-T.is; esters' hard wheat. $5.25
6.75: bakers blnestem. $4.95.5.40: blend
ed hard whest. $5,20 5.75; graham
$5.75: whole wheat. $5 40 barrel; soft
wheat floors. $A90-$5.00.
that the tenant farm purchase
program, spread over 300 coun
ties in the country, is an expe
riment. Awards, will be made to
farm tenants who have demon
strated ' their ability, have cash
for an initial farm payment and
have enough livestock to provide
family support.
Portland Livestock
POBTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 28. API
(USJJAr tioga: Becetpts 700 including
169 direct, market slow, 25 cents lower,
good choir 170-210 lb. dri reins .9.00,
225-270 lb. batchers 8.50, light lights
and slaughter piga 8.25-8.50, packing
aawa 7 25-7.50. few feeder pigs 8.75-9.00.
Cattle: Keeeipts lo. including is 41
ract, ralves 50 including 7 direct, Mar
ket fairly aetire, mostly ateady, scatter
ing medium-good steers 7.75-9.75, rem
n 6.00-7AW, lew steers to stocJcrr
bayers 6.00-6.50. low cotter and rat
ter eows 2.50-S.75. common-medium
4.00-5.25. good beef cows 5.50-6.25, bolls
5.00-5.50. beef balls S 00, cotters down
to 4.00. few fa ad venters 8.00 SJiO,
chairs grades quotable 9.00, e om Hum
med i urn 4.50-7.00, few common grass
calres 3.50-5.50.
Sheep: Receipts 2200 including 2000
thrones snd direct, fat Iambs stesdy.
good-choice tracked in Iambs 7.50-8 00,
medium grades saleable 6.50-7.00, fe
lots medium good 140-150 lb., owes S 25.
eners am
Card
Ranchers' Mart
PORTLAND, Oct 2sWP)Mr
gon walnuts have appeared on the
Gardeners' and Ranchers mar
ket, graded according to the new
specifications as to size and qual
ity. Fancy franquettes are priced
at 144c per pound.
The local cauliflower market
has practically disappeared, be
cause the outside demand has
stopped and growers do not favor
roll consigned as the only other
outlet.
Apples Kings, 75 Sac; Jobs than extra
fancy, $1.40-1.50; Ore. Jonathans 70 85c
Spitxenbarga, $1.10 1.20- Deliciou a (aaey
$1.40-1.30; Urttej-a. 7
Avocados Calif. $5: Florida. $2 50
Beans Limaa, 6c Ih, Jtsntnrk)
Wanders, 4 5a; Bin Lakes, K r.
Bee's Par sack, Oregon, $1 1.25.
Broccoli Crate. $2.25 3 85.
Brussels Sprouts 10 lb fist 90e$l.
Barries K a s p berries. $2 75 2.88
strawberries, $1.50 1 60.
Bananas Per bnnch. 8 a.
Cabbage 100 lb. era?. 90c $1
Cantaloapes Oregon Dillard, 75c-$l;
Spears. bli 60c; HcMhnnvilI, 60 75a.
1.40; Concords, 45 55c
Carrots Oregon, 85c $1.
Cauliflower 50-60c.
Celery Labiah. local, $1.40-1.60;
hearts, B5c $1 dox.
. Corn 9Ue $ 1 .00. 5 das.
Cncombers Oregon slicing. 50-60e
fist; pickles No. 1. 40-ftOc, No. 2 85-40.
Crsnberries 25 lb. boxes. $3.00-3.25.
Dill Ponnd 6-7c
Eggplsnt Oregon logs. $1-1.10.
figs Oregon, 75c
Oarlie Oregon. 6-7e.
Orspea Thompson seedless $1.25-1.83,
Lsdy Fingers, 81.35-1.40: Concords. 40
50c: Toksys. $1-1.15.
Lettuca Oregon dry, S-4 doten, 85e-
$1: Cslif.. iced. 5 dox.. $2.25.
Mushrooms Una pound csrtons, 85
40e.
Onions fifty pound sscka. follow tar
ietiea, 75e-85c.
Pears Bart let ts. $1.00-1.25.
Parsley Per das. baachea 25 30.- :
Parsnip Per tag. 85 Oa.
Peaches Salwsys. 70 75c.
Pees 25 lb. toxes, $1.85 12.
Pepper Oregon Bell 101b. fat. $5
40e; red 40 50c.
Potatoes Lang wnttes, sscked. per
est., U. S. No. I. 80e81: Deschutes
rassets C. 8. No. 1, $1.10-1.25; Klaas
sth russets, U. 8. No. 1. $1.20 Z.Zb.
Had tabes Par dosea bunrhes. $5c
tOe
Rntsbsgss 15-1.50. crt.
Hquaxb Bohemiaa. 6 0-7 5c
Turnips Ct $2 S5 $3.
Tosnaioes Unclassified, 40 50c
Pumpkins 1 c th.
Spinach Lacs I, 20-le. erstes, 50 0e.
Hweet PoUtoes Calif., 50 lb.. $165-
L75.
Tovnsend Group's
Decision not Told
Will Be Revealed Soon to
District Boards; Meet
Sunday, Corvallis
Any decisions reached at the
meetin gin Salem Thursday of a
special committee of the state
Townsend organization relative to
initiating legislation designed to
strengthen the present old-age
assistance program were not di
vulged, but wil be referred to
the three district Townsend
boards, it was announced.
Another meeting of the com
mittee will be held at Corvallis
next Sunday when future plans
may be revealed. The district
boards, in turn, will refer the
suggested program to the various
Townsend clubs.
The Townsendites originally
asked Governor Charles H. Mar
tin to call a special legislative
session but this was refused in a
statement released at the execu
tive department Monday night.
Initiative Proposed
Persons closely in touch with
the committee indicated that the
recommendation would include e
proposed initiative measure which
could be referred direct to the
voters without legislative action.
The program as originally pro
posed included a two per cent
transaction tax to raise pension
funds and endorsement of a move
ment for an amendment to the
US constitution enbodying the
Townsend plan.
It was proposed to fix the min
imum monthly allowance at $30.
The law now fixes the maximum
at $30 a month.
Fire Destroys
Fern Sawmill
Plant Worth $44000, Abo
Lumber and Logs Are
Held Total Loss
DALLAS Fern's sawmill, lo
cated about five miles southwest
of Dallas on the Falls City road,
was completely; destroyed by fire
early Thursday, morning. The fire
was discovered about 3:45 in the
morning and was believed to have
started from the sparks from the
trash burning at the south side
of the mill.
The mill is operated jointly by
Henry, William and Albert Fern
and regularly employed about 20
to 25 men, cutting from 20,000 to
25.000 feet of lumber daily.
The Dallas fire department re
sponded to the call to the mill
and spent an hoar and a half
fighting the fire, but it had gain
ed such headway .that the mill
could not be saved. According to
Mrs. Fern, the fire was still bnrrt
ing in the log dump late Thursday
night.
Estimates on the plant Itself
have been -placed around $4000,
with the additional loss of the cut
lumber and logs. There was no
insurance on the mill.
The mill has been In operation
for. about 12 or 15 years. It Is op
erated Jointly by Henry Fern and
his two sons, Albert and William
Fern.
Poultry Classes
Slated, Liberty
LIBERTY Those interested ta
raising poultry will have a
chance to learn the latest and
best method of doing so In a
free poultry class starting Mon
day. November 1 at the school
house. Mr. Svinth, Smith-Hughes
instructor at the Salem renior
high school will teach the class.
The class will meet every J8 on
day evening at 8 for 10 weeks.
Everyone interested in raising
chickens or in egg production,
either for home consumption or
for the market, is Invited tc en
roll in the class.
POLLY AND HER PALS
How Time Flics!
Bj CLIFF STERRETT
-The Silver Rood Mystery
By LEWIS ALIEN BROWNE
CHAPTER XXXJX
Colton opened a brief case and
produced the evidence, attested
copies of the letter to the museum,
the win, the police record of the
arrest of Lutzmann. There was no
doubt but that the story of Profes
sor Lardeau was true at least up
to the point where be said that he
did net kill Montieth.
Many other things were already
revolving ia my mind. I wanted to
have a talk with Harper and Fox
croft. I wondered what they would
do with Lardeau. As if reading my
mind, the professor spoke.
"I do not wish te leave antil you
have found the man who killed Mr.
MoBtieth," he said. "I wish to be at
hand. I hope that I will not be
lacked up. I assure you I shall re
main, if it takes you weeks, months,
or a year,
. That's fair enoctgrh. Will you ex
cuse- e a memest?
. Lardeau bowed.. I went to the
other office, Foxcroft and Harper
followed me.
"Lock him up," Harper said.
"Watt a minute. Sergeant-" Fox
. croft pleaded. "You wouldn't lock
Criswald up, I don't believe Lardeau
i any more gxulty than I am."
Despite the gravity and the mys
' tery, this anrased ne. Harper, coa-vt-ced
that Lardeau was the man.
Foxcreft eure it was Gnswold.
I gave them surprise.
"Will you permit me to entertain
Lardeau at home tonight? At
Major Forrest's, J mean?" I asked.
"What's the idea?" Harper de
manded. -7
"It's such a craxy idea that I
want te work it out. I want to put
Lardeau at his ease. And I want to
know why that silver rood was
stole last night,"
"Stolen? Heavens abovewe need
that! I should never have left it
there." Harper cried.
-remaps yon should. I'm not
sure yet.
I told them all I knew about it.
We managed to talk. Harper out
of his determination to lock up the
professor, for the present, at least,
"He wont run away," I assured
them. 7
I picked up the telephone and got
Sally.
"Well what have you leamed?"
she cried as soon as she recognized
" my voice. -v-
"Two volumes, snd no solution.
Now get this, my dear, I am going
te bring Professor Lardeau home
for dinner, and for the night. Will
yea. while Mason is serving tea this
afternoon, announce in his hearing
that I am bringing Professor Lar
deau out? And watch him."
"Yes but you do have the crazi
est notion;
"That's what I want to know. Per
haps I will find out,"
Whatever I had in mind was so
hazy, and apparently so absurd,
that I didn't care to try to explain
it.
"Be a Bice Old Girl, Sally, do
that,-
She promised.
Foxcroft and Mason were listen
Ing and eyeing me with great curl
osity.
- "Now what, Harleyl" Foxcroft
asked.
VI went back and I invited Pro
fessor Lardeau to be a guest at the
home of my father-in-law, Foxcroft
told mm who I was.- He protested
that be must sot be pot into a novel.
assured him that his name would
never be used. He asked if he was
under arrest. Again we assured him
that he was not.
He looked at Mr. Colton, who
promptly told him that it was quite
all right and that he must remember
that, after alL he was in a difficult
situation and should be grateful.
We were through with Colton for
the present. He wanted te get back to
New York. He presented his bill
for services to Foxcreft who told
him that it would be promptly
settled.
I got Lardeau's funny looking
foreign valise with its myriad
foreign labels, and drove away. I
drove past my father-in-law's home.
pointing it out te him, and explain
ing why I wanted- to go sip to the
Mentieth home.
I introduced him to Mary -and
Mrs. Stapleton and, more to relieve
the professor's suspicions than all
else, I said, "We are assured that
net only is lVofeeser. turdeaa in
nocent of the crime, but that he had
every right ta take the painting. It
is a long story. I win teU it later."
Then I took Lardeau oat on the
drive and had him go through all
that he did on the afternoon he came
and took the painting.
He cante up to the path and
walked around to the library porch.
I knew that Mr. Montieth was
there most of the time," he ex
plained. "Right there was a- gar
dener, with a rake. He told me not
to waken Mr. Montieth. I promised
and sat here, on the step." He sat
down. '
"While I sat down the gardener
went away over : there, and into
that glass house. I stood up and
looked in, seeing Mr. Montieth sleep
ing.' count see the Van Dyek on
the wall, through the open library
door. That was when I was anch a
fool as te decide to take It and flee.
l opened the screen door, like
tnis - -.,.. .
He acted it aS out ae I followed.
"Closed it softly, the grass rug
was soft. I went in. took down the
Van uyck, with great emotion.
put it under my coat and came out,
l!Va ki. ... . .
We came out.- ';
. "Right there I saw the tall man."
"Show ate where, and what he
did." -
IsTdeau walked over the grass to
the corner of the house, stepped
around the corner, calling; "Like
this." He stepped into view, gave a
glance at me and stepped back.
He came back to me.
"-"hurried down the drive and
there, sir you have all of it."
I thanked him. I noticed that
Mary and her aunt were watching
us from the window with great in-
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terest. We went up on the veranda
and I asked Mary to have Davison
serve drinks. LaTdesni asked for
wine. We had cocktails. Eapjdly
and briefly I told Lardeau's story,
knowing that he would take , an
eternity to tell it.-
"So poor Nola stole the painting,
with other things, before she left,"
Mrs. Stapleton exclaimed. "We sup
posed whatever she brought wits
her was merely her own. I had no
idea what she had, other than see
ing the painting and the rood when
she gave them to Gerard.'
"Sot Ah, you bear me out. You
are the lady who helped Ltrtzmann'a
wife to escape. And we believed he
was lying for two years, we be
lieved she had gone at his command
with the painting and that later he
would join her and sell it. Well, it is
all past it cannot be helped, not at
all."
"He was a beast," Mrs. Stapleton
declared. "Gerard saw him beat his
poor little wife, and when she came
to us she bore many bruises."
Then, perhaps, be deserved the
imprisonment. Who knows?
I described the rood and how the
knife blade was hidden, and I was
more convinced than ever that Lar
deau knew nothing about it.
When I drove into ny father-in-
law's- grounds, . Xusset, the house
man who assisted Mason, took the
valise. I . thought nothing of it at
the time, and went up to the guest
room with Lardeau. after the in
troductions. I left him there-and
came down.
Again," I said with a groan. "I
have to teQ that story."
They were au gathered about me.
asking if Lardeau had cleared -him
self, what, be bad said, and many
other questions. Again 1 brieflv
outlined his strange, yet quite be
lievable story.
When Professor Lardeau came
down he was freshly shaven and in
dinner clothes. ; He made himaeif
thoroughly agreeable and told' my
father - in law some interesting
things about two valuable paintings
that were in the reception hall.
Just before dinner Russet came
out with cocktails. ; - -' -
Where is Mason?" I said to Sal-
ly, and then remembered what I
had asked her. ' .
"Chills or something. Dave took
up some remedies we have, and Rna-
sel took up hot water and rum." .
-By the way," I murmured, "what
happened when yon announced that
I was bringing Lardeau out?" ;
"No- O-ng you mean with
Mason?" - - . ?
J He showed no Interest.
"Not a quiver. He was passing
some little cakes and didnt look up.
Whatever made you ask me to do
that?"
"Wrong hunch, I guess," I replied.
Just before dinner I asked Dave
to go up and see how Mason was.
He came back at once.
"He's a grateful chap, guess he
hat got some sort of chills, he looks
all shot," David reported.
(To be continued)
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