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e THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON Pi 1 Nothing Venture . . n i S ' irr . , a. by Patricia Wentwrlk BTNOP8I8: Perdluud rrncf drawa Itt of clrcumataallal avldaiic aboul Rob. ira Leonard, connwttns turn with tin nratrrtoua arrlca of "accidents" whlcli live threatened Jervtl Weare'e life. Jet- 'la atubbordnljr retuaea to doubt Leonard. ind demanda that Ferdinand prove a Ive. Ferdluand dramatically a&aerta that onard achemea to aecure the Weare ca ;ate throuah Roaatnund Carew, Jervis' reacheroui former fiance Chapter 32 JERVIS GETS A JOLT There you have it," said Ferdl nand. He swung round In his chair and addressed Nan: Haven't I given him Leonard's motive " he asked her. Nan slowly got to her feet. She itood with one hand lust touching the table and looked across the ercDes and oranges at the two men. Her eyes snapped and her voice nas vibrant with tension: "Jervls won't listen to either of us. He doesn't want to hear any thing against Leonard. Perhaps he rcallv thinks you loosened the wheel . so we'd all die together. Or I do you think I had a wrench In my packetbook this afternoon, Jcrvis? "Somebody's trying to kill you If it s not Leonard then it must be Ferdinand or I. Don't you know there's something between Leonard and Rosamund? I don't know what It is but I've known it was some thing since the other night at the hotel. "Why didn't Rosamund marry you? She wouldn't tell, would she? You should have asked Robert Leonard." She stopped speaking, bending over the table with her flashing eyes on Jervls. Suddenly he flung out of his chair, strode to the door, ana opened it. Then he stood back, hold ing it conventionally. Nan went out with her head up. UNDOWN STORIES r THE DRENCHED SHOP By Mary Graham Bonner It indeed was fortunate that the ftun came out. for the pails of water were filled to overflowing, the pa pers and rags spread over every thing were soaked, and even the Ducks and Toads looked as though they had stood all the water they could. The Ducks began to shake the water out of their wings, while Rip shook himself so hard that every one shouted: "We've had all the water we want quack, quack. Do atop!" But none of them really minded, lor they all knew how they had kept Willy Nilly from his work and had made him do things for them. had not had the time to niend Jtis leaky roof. The sun was shining brightly now gL they all helped take off the wet pers and rags, and dry off the tools. "Quack, quack," the Ducks said before they had finished the work they had started doing, "we must be off now. We mast see that the pond isn't full to overflowing." They went waddling off. "I'll have to go and change my wet things," Flotilla Botailla said. She really was shivering dreadfully. "Oh, yes," Willy Niily urged, "please rush home and change at once. Then take a good hot bath and a good rub bo you won't catch cold." "I feel miserable that all my friends have gotten soaked for my sake," Willy Nllly told Rip. "The Dueks and Toads could stand it, but it was almost too much for Flo tilla Botitla." "She'll be all right," said Rip as he went to tftke a nap In the sun shine, while Willy Nilly put on a dry pair of overalls and put every IhinR to riphts. and a burning rose In each of her cheeks. Jervls cams back to the table. "We'd better shift out of here, or Monk will - be coming In. Come Into the study. He did not speak until they were shut in together. Then he walked to the window, which was open towards the sunset, frowned at the blue and golden sky without seeing it, turned round, and said. "What behind all this?" Ferdinand sat on the arm of a shabby leather chair. "Robert," he replied succinctly. "Damn Robert!" "Well, that's not my business. "Look here, P. F. " He broke off. "There are things I can't say. even to you." He walked to the end of the room and back again. "That business ten years aso you say Leonard was teen coming from the place where i d fallen? "Well, I didn't say fallen. It's my belief he laid you out." "And left me to drown?" "You've said it." "What grounds have you" "I'm going to tell you, because I think Us about time you know." "How long have you known?" "For about a wek." "Well, what It it?Jm "It's a very curious thing. The child who saved your life by hold ing you up in that pool when you were unconscious well, she Jus! happened to have seen Robert com ing away after he'd laid you out." "What did she see?" "She saw you go around behind the rocks, and she saw Robert come down the cliff close beside her. He didn't see her. He went after you. and by and by slie saw him again walking away. That's why she knew his back view when she saw It again it's peculiar, you know, the way he walks with that big head of his pushed forward. He went up the next path on to the cliff, and when she got worried about your not coming back, she went behind the rocks and found you lying in the iwol with a hole in the back of your head." "This Is very convincing ten years afterl" Jervls laughed. "I could make up a better yarn than that if I'd ten years to do It in!" "There's no one making up a yarn." "Why didnt -she say oil this at the time?" "She was down at Croy.ston with some kind of an aunt, and they were leaving that afternoon. She was late for the train and soaked thro ugh, and the aunt punished her. And when they got back to where they lived, the poor child was in a fever and sick for weeks." "And you met her again?" "Last week." Jervis paused. The room filled with silence. Ferdinand did not break it. He kept his bright danc ing eyes on Jervis' face and saw the color rise in it to the roots oT the black hair. Jervls said, "Nonsense!" sharply. "Have it your own way." "What are you talking about?" "Nan, said Mr. Francis. Jervis made a step towards him "If you're fooling" "I'm not." "Nan!" said Jervls. "You mean It was Nan?" "I recognized her at once. When X saw the scar on her arm, that clinched It. I've told you about that before. She'd .cut herself pretty well to the bone holding your head ofl the rocks every time a wave came Into that pool. It was her arm or your head. And she made it her arm every time. There was bound to be a scar on your wife's arm at the Luxe, I thought I'd stumbled upon a very pretty romance." Jervls stood for a moment with a perfectly blank face. Behind it his mind,, like a shuttered room, was being violently shaken as if by an earthquake. His thoughts slid together, collided, broke. With a violent effort he turned about and walked to the window. 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The contrast between its e: 111 neM and the turbulent confuision of his tlwughu gave him a sense of being In some remote and unfam iliar place. He did not know how Ion? he stood there. The gold went out of the air and left H yet more eiavely still. A very faint green light came from the horizon. Tills too faded An Impalpable stream of darkness flowed between him and all the world. Suddenly he crossed to the door and switched on the light. The room had been quite dark. As the light came on, the windows seemed to recede. All the shades and de grees of the ouLside darknss van. lihed. The straight crimson cur tains framed blank, black windaws Ferdinand had not moved. He was sitting on the arm of one of the big chairs with his hands In his pockets. "You're sure It was Nan?' "Quite," P. P. answered. "fshe told you so?" "No, she did not. I recognized her. And then, when we were nt dinner. I told the itory of the plucky kid who saved your life, and I watched her. I could see she didn't want you to know. I'm an Inquisitive man and thought I'd like to get to the bot tom of why you didn't know and why she didn't want you to know, a haven't got to the bottom of it yet." Those brl-rht, yellow-brown eyes of his twinkled with questions. Ho crossed one leg over the other and leaned sideways against the back of the chair. "Well?" he said. Jervis stood by the Jamb of the door. He looked at a bare, blank window and spoke. "Did she know when she mar rled me?' Perdlnand twinkled more notice ably. "What do you think?" Jcrvis made a gesture. There was no expression on his face. "Why not ask her?" suggested Perdlnand. "I'm asking you," said Jervls. "You seem to be well behind the scenes. Did she know when she married me or did she find out afterwards?" "Know? Of course she knew! Why do you suppose she married you?" Jen' is set his Jaw and was silent. "Better ask her!" said Ferdinand with a short laugh. Jervls turned abruptly, flung open the door, and went out, Ferdi nand watched him with a quizzical smile. He went impetuously through the hall and out at the front door, shutting it hard behind him. To be continued MOT I IKK SUES SON Kansas City, Kan. IP A $10,000 damage suit has been filed by Mrs. Caroline Barker against her son, George, because he refused to heed her back-seat protests and slow down their automobile. A wreck re sulted from George's allegedly reck less driving and his mother Is seek ing the $10,000. SHOES INCLUDED Kansas City, Kan., (IP) "Election eexpenses" should include every thing that a candidate spends tor an election, nl the opinion of J. M. Joslin, republican nominee for treasurer of Wyandotte county. Ac cordingly, Joslin included "two pairs of shoe3' in the list he sent to the county clerk. .1""$" red eric J. Haskin This newspaper puts at your dis posal a corps of trained researchers in Washington who will answer questions for you. They have access to the government departments, the libraries, museums, galleries and public buildings, and to the numer ous associations which maintain headquarters in the nation's capital. If they can be of assistance to you. write your question plainly, and send with three cents in coin or stamps to the Capital Journal Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. What does the sluns t?rm. dead duck menn? R.N, A. This Is an old term used on the London stock exchange. It re fers to a person who is absolutely bankrupt. If he continues to op erate in stocks It is only as a curb- tone broker. Q. What is the name given to a calf whose mother is not known? E. R. A. Maverick is the word used in referring to an unbranded animal, especially a motherless calf, former ly customarily claimed by the first person branding it. The name is said to be derived from Samuel Maverick, a cattle owner in Texas who did not brand his cattle, his ranch being on an island. Q Where Is the smallest church In the world? R.N. A. Covington, Kentucky, claims it. Monte Casino church accommodates only three persons. Including the priest. Q. How long Is this Folar Year to last? G.D. A. It will extend from August 1, 1932, to August 31, 193X This is the second Polar year In history. The first was 50 years ago and proved so successful that it was decided to make a similar series of studies be ginning Augut 1, 1932. Q. How does the electric needle remove hair? CO. A. It passes a current of electri city through the root of the hair and kills it, Just as a person Is killed when enough electricity is passed through his body. Q. When was the first contribu tion made to the Conscience Fund in the United States treasury? C.H. A. The Conscience Rind was op ened with a contribution of (5 in 1811. Money received for this fund is not carried on the books of the treasury department as such, but is listed as miscellaneous receipts. The amounts sent In range from two cents from a person who failed to put a stamp on a letter when mailed, to several thousand dollars from persons who smuggled goods into the United States without paying import duty. Usually the sums sent are small. No special use Is made ol the money. It simply goes into the general funds of the department. Q. Are the sequoia trees of Cali fornia all of one species? P.T. A. They are of two species, se quoia gigantea and sequoia sem per vlr ens. The first is known as the big tree and the other as the California redwood. These trees are not found outside of California, and in a limited area within the state. Q. Who holds the college golf ti tle? M.R. A. Johnny Fisher, University of Michigan, won the intercollegiate golf championship at Hot Springs, Va.. July 2. He defeated Billy Howell of Washington and Lee. Q. How does a new pope select the name by which he Is to be known? CM. A. He usually takes the name of some predecessor whose sanctity and policy appeal to him particularly. Q. Please state the number of dis tilleries in this country in the early 1790 s and early 1800 s. C.O.A. A. In 1792 there were 2382 distill eries in the United States. In 1810 there were 14,141. Q. Is a new post office building being built in Manila? N.L. A. The new postal t Ice was com pleted in 1931. It is a handsome LITTLE OIU'HAN ANNIE GEE- NOT Pk CENT BUSTED FLAT- HAVIN1 A HOME PAID FOR GREAT- BUT FOLKS HAVE TO EAT- I HAVEN'T TH' NERVE TO ASK FOR. ANY MORE CREDIT AT TH' STORE" IF I HAD OIMLV A BUCK VT WOULD HELP- IwSjg' YOUR LAST CENT PA.VIN' OFF E I TAKE CAN PUT TWO AND TWO SBS WV&V OLD PINCHPENNY- THAT WAS P I TOGETHER" GET SOME PRETTY ?jt t'lfit'- MIGHTY GENEROUS, 'SPECIALLY IK CLOSE ANSWERS, SOMETIMES- B"jS"-i - WHEN IT MEANT COIN' BROKE, K I HERE, YOUNG LADY- HERE'S 3 . Vii't'' V TO SAVE FUTILES' HOME t". A DOLLAR- FIGGER IT'S A 3? 1 FOR 'EM- J' LOAN, IF YOU WANT TO-2&A 1 ii WlVSr K- THW it- TT' JsO 1 ' GEE, TOM- ; 1 I ATl-T-rn J-1 IS- HOW'D '- " ()' DONT KNOW V. l' e fl fi t I YOU GUESS'? fe- 7 WHEN I'LL V jy GOOD IN THE WORST OF I'S w THIEF OR NOT, TOM'S SURE BIG-HEARTED-WITH THE GOOD IN " BAD" FOLKS , AND THE BAD IN 'GOOD FOLKS, A LOT O' 'BAD' FOLKsS ARE BETTER THAN SOME "GOOD" FOLKS, buildlng of reinforced concrete, on the bank of the Pasig liver near the city's business center. Q. Is Rock Creek Park In Wash ington. D. C larger than Bronx park in New York City? F.F. A. Rock Creek park Is much larg er than Bronx pork, the former hav. ing 1775 acres and the latter 719.2 acres. Q. How Is tlie word field used In physics? J.W.S. A. It means a region o rspace tra versed by lines of force gravitation al force, cxerU'd by a uody; mag netic force, exerted by a magnetlo pole or electric current: or electro static force exerted by an electro static charge. Q. Where was Norumbega? N.P.A. A. Norumbega was a region along the northeast coast of North Ameri ca, or Its capital city, given on old maps of the 161 h and 17th centuries. The extent of the country varied from a region Including the entire coast from near Cape Breton to Florida, to a district In Maine about the Penobscot river. It la disputed whether the name la of Indian, Norse, or Spanish origin. Q. What states were the first to provide for schools In their consti tutions? F.A.B. A. Pennsylvania and North Carolina. if jf I v. s.rs..tm .Ccfuriing.TCf.-1 . mft ' ' tllii 10- u "Puffy, Assistant Coach that's my new Job With football I'm all quite athriil and athrob. We have our big game in a couple of days; III bet you a penny we'll win with my plays!" ItM.'I.AK I'EI.I.KHS HERE BULLStYE! O YOU CAM HAVE. "HIS; fCuprriiM mi h. OiiieriiMffrsdaMsrh Rtg. V. 8. Pot Offlci DOfT nnmi. vnno ftnni LIWP. TUAT. PINHE.AD! DRINK IT THROUftH THE. STRAW! ( I DONT KNOW TO DRIWK. IT TMROV-lfiiM I a str.aw,pudoinhe.ad! 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