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THE CAPITAT, JOURNAL. SALEM, ORECON
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MOCKING HOUSE
BY WALTER C. BROWN
AMBUSH
State Trooper Watson wu In
anything but an amiable mood To
begin with, he bad been out nearly
the whole of the night before on a
6ieciul detail that had turned out
to bfj a wild -goose -chase, and now
he was tired, chilled and dis
gruntled. He ran his motorcycle off the
macadam road and onto a level
patch of hard, frozen ground. Bal
ancing himself on the tilted ma
chine by one out-thrust let?, he
pulled off his heavy gaunt) as and
n-ached inside his coat. As his
numbed finpcrs drew forth the plug
of strong tobacco he gazed bitterly
around him at the bleak litnd.se :ipe.
"For once tlie papers are riKlit,
It's going to snow," he grumbled to
him-sc'lf, eyeing the prnv pnll rind
ing in from the northwest. "Hum
Houlevard" was (he nickname given
tills stretch of lonely highway, and
It was al'win here that Wntson and
Ins confreres had spent their Iniit
liss vinil, having been "tipped off"
tliat a "fthi.skey caravan" was com
lug through.
Far ahead, breasting one of those
rolling swells, an automobile came
Into sliiht With languid eye the
Statu iTOoper stooped over to make
a minor adjustment to the motor
feed-line, which had been giving
trouble and when he straightened
up again he was surprised to see
that the approaching car was much
nearer the spot at which he had
halted than was possible with any
regard for the State Speed Law.
Officer Watson started to swing
his motorcycle around to the road.
HEARS PLAYTIME
By Mary Graham Bonner
The bear cubs, Jupiter and
Blacky, had learned many lessons
about the woods and what they
.should eat, and that they must stay
close to Honey Bear, their mother.
"You may wander all around Fud
dle Muddle," she told them, "but
the big world outside Is not for you
until youTe much older. When you
want to see other woods than ours.
let ollney Beark know and I'll rro
with you."
While Honey Bear was a true
bear mother in making te cubs
obey because she nkew that all
jtindH of harm might come to them
If they didn't, she was Immensely
proud of them.
She liked to piny with them, too,
ind even If they, by accident, hurt
lier when they were tumbling and
plu.vlng all over her, he did not
object. i
"Let's play now," Jupiter Bear !
fmrester. He had been so named
arVeuuse he was the smaller of the
two cubs, and Honey Bear had
thought It would be nice to give
him a bigger sounding name,
"Yes, growl, growl," said Blacky
bear, "let's play that Mother Honey
I tear Is a hill and we'll roll down
her."
So Honey Bear sat Just outside
the cave and Jupiter and Blacky
rolled down her back. Then they
chased each other alt around her
as they played tag, and then they
tried to se elf they could Jump
over her. They never succeeded In
this game. They always landed on
her. Slie thought how well and
ante they were In Puddle Muddle.
Little did she know of the danger
ahead for Jupiter.
Tomorrow "Curs and Christopher"
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But before he could complete the
maneuver the onruhtng car came
hurtling by, tint sole occupant
crouched over the wheel like a man
racing with death.
The State Trooper's whistle
sounded in frantic blab's as his mo
tor roared into actum and he darted
alter the reckless driver. Somewhat
to his surprise, his sin ill warnings
were heeded. The car ahead came
to a swaying, screeching halt, with
brakes squealing and sicidan.g tires
scoring the road.
Olflcer Watson sailed majestical
ly alongside the driver and rested
one foot on the running ty-ard. The
ear was a gleaming brown coupe of
expensive make, with an unusually
powerful motor under Its hood. The
window at the left was down, de
spite the nipping chill of the air,
and the driver's head and shoulders
projected, awaiting the Trooper's
approach.
Watson saw a distingui.'-hed-look-lng
gentleman of early middle ase,
his fine, clear-cut features graced
by a meticulous moustache and
goatee. His face was vaguely fa
miliar to the Trooper, but the license-plate
on the machine bore
no sacred numerals.
However the Trooper did not
bring forth any of the time-honored
greetings between traffic of
ficer and speedster, such as, Say,
"Where's the fire?" Instead, he
flipped open his little book and pro
duced a pencil stub from the band
of his cap. "Well, Mister, what's
the story this time?" he Inquired
with a deceptive show of patience.
The driver's reply was as calmly
uttered as his heavy and labored
breathing would permit. His cheeks
were whipped with color and his
exhaled breath formed a frosty
vapor in the air. "I was shot at. Of
ficer. Ambushed, about two miles
back on that rued. Look at the
Windshield."
He climbed out stiffly and stood
in the road while Watson s Lured in
astonishment at the glass plate. A
bullet hud certainly winded its way
through there at an angle that
must have missed the driver's head
by the narrowest of margins.
"There were three shots before I
pulled out of range," the driver ex
planed. "That first one neiirlv g"t
me." After that I put on speed, but
I hesrd the others hit the car. Let's
look."
An Invest Ration soon revealed
the course of the other bullets.. One
had Blithered off the leit door, the
gouged brown enamel marking its
path, while the third had splintered
one corner of the Immune prid. Of
ficer Watson looked with renewed
interest at this dapper man who
luid ridden through a deadly am
bu.sh?. "Oid you catch sight of the
shooter?" he asked. I
The motorist looked at his Indig-
nantly. "Do you suppose I would get;
out and look for this aimed person
who was trying to murder me?" he
demanded with biting sarcasm. "I
kept going at top ppeed. There were
no other cars in sight and I saw no
one by the roadside," he added, In
more reasonable tones.
The Trooper posed his usual
question. "Oot any liquor In that
car?"
"See here. Officer." Dufresne pro
tested vigorously, "this is ridiculous.
You'd be far more usefully em
ployed in going back along that
road and trying to catch the per
son who takes pot shots at passing
cars. This was no careless boy with
an air rifle. I'm going through Edge
Hill. I'll report this to the police
there, and show them the car. Cap
tain Robinson knows me.'"
The driver brought out his wallet
and extracted two cards. One was
the regulation driver's license, the
other his personal calling card. The
light of recognition dawned In Wat
son's eyes, and his whole manner
changed. He returned the cards and
hs hand went up to his cap In rea
dy salute. "Sorry, Mr. Dufresne," he
apologized, thankful that he had
heeded the cautious impulse. "I
thought your fare looked familiar,
but I couldn't place you for the mo-
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Prty-scTen. Officer. Is
Mrs. Dulresne's car."
"You see, Mr. Dufresne, we've
been having a bit of trouble out
this way with hijackers. It's a real
toiiL-h stretch of road"
Dufresne's raised hand cut short
Watson's flow of words, and a slow
siiule transformed his drawn fea
tures with a kindly charm. "No
harm done, officer, and no need
to apoIoTire for dome; your duty
but we're not all bootl esters."
Watson threw him a keen look
"I'll ride bark there and see what
I cm find he said. "Can you re
member the exact spot, Mr. Du
fresne? The motorist looked off Into the
dLstance, his brows knitted in con
centrailon. "I had just passed under
a concrete bridge, a railroad bntle,
I think it was. There was a long
dip in the road, then a rising curve,
There were hiKh banks on each side
of the road. I had ju-st Upxd the
ri.se"
WaUnn nodded. "I know the
place, Mr. IMifresne. It's a good
place for an ninbash, and It's b''n
used before. Just one thing more,
sir. I've got to turn in a report on
this. Do you carry a gun in your
car? Just a matter of form, you
know."
Dufre.sne snluted. "No gun, Offi
cer, and no liquor."
Wnison saluted. "That's O. K .
Mr. IJufrisne. If I meet any cars
coming this way I'll look them over
cnrelully. You'll hear from us."
Ic.-a than fifteen minutes' drive
along flie undulating road brought
Dufresne into the quiet town of
Edge ifill. He drove directly to the
Police Station and drew up at the
curb.
Dufresne walked briskly up the
cemented path and entered the
building. He turned into a room to
the rlKht of the corridor, marked
"Holl Itoom." A rookie policeman
was busy at a typewriter, filling In
some tabulated form. The young of
ficer looked up inquiringly.
"Is Captain Robinson here?"
The Captain was indeed In his
office, with the door ajar, and,
hearing his name spoken, looked
out. Recognizing his visitor, he ad
vanced smilingly to shake hands.
"Well, well, Mr. Dufresne," he
beamed, "what brings you out
here?"
"Trouble1" was the terse answer.
Captain Robinson noted the gen
uine gravity of his visitor's de
meanor, and his face become seri
inus at once. "Come In here," he in
vited, motioning toward his office.
"Now, Captain, take a good long
look out that window. I don't want
to cau.e you any embarrassment in
your line of duty."
The rotund police chief chuckled
as he obeyed tills whimsical order.
He went to the window, turning hia
bark on the room. He heard little
gurgling noises behind him, fol
lowed by a smothered cough. When
he turned around Dufresne was
just stowing away a flat silver flash
in the Inside pocket of his over
coat. "I needed that," he observed. "So
would you, Robinson, if you'd just
had my experience. Come outside
with me for a minute, I want to
show you something."
They walked out to the car. Du
fresne pointed out the marks left
by the bullets. Robinson was great
ly perturbed by the sight. "Don't
tell me somebody has 'put the fin
ger on you?" he kasped, using the
gangster argot meaning "marked
for death.
(To be Continued)
Ward Lions Choice
Monmouth The Lions club at its
meeting this week nominated offi
cers for the coming year as follows:
William Ward, president; E. A. Steb
blns. vice-president; S. B. Jones,
secretary; F. R. Bowersox and J. S.
Landers, directors; O. C. Christen
sen, lion tamer; J. B. V. Butler,
tail twiKter. Miss Stella Henery and
Lyle Thomas, candidates for the
legislature, were present and made
short .effective speeches.
Eddy Best Speaker
Independence Lowell Eddy, son
of Mis. J. B. Vlolette of this city.
takes the T. A. Lively trophy for
extemporaneous speaking at an in
terclass contest at the Willamette
university this week. Fred Harris
and Lee Ellmaker. both of Port
land, placed second.
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Q. Why is it so difficult to obtain
the names of musical selections used
in motion pictures? M.3.
A. It is because they are usually
original compositions made espe
cially for the pictures, and are un
published, thematic maUrrtaL
Q. Where was Litvinorf born?
Has he any children? M.B.
A. He was born in Bialystock,
Russian Poland, on July 17, 1876.
The Litvinoffs have two children, b,
boy of seventeen, Mlscha, and a
girl of sixteen, Tanya.
Q. What causes astignatism? B.T.
A. It is caused by an Irregularity
in the shape of the eyeball.
Q. What was the effect of the in
flation policy on the Issue and val
ue of the German mark in the post
war period? M.D.
A. The mark had fallen during
and Immediately after the war. At
par, the mark was worth about 23
cents or four and a fraction to the
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ZNYl'iFTTO pfS?L WE'LL HAVE H, fffVtSr JIqS&I
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dollar. By January 1923, the Issue
had reached lMi .500.000,000 marks
and they were quoted at fk& to tlie
dollar. Eleven mouths later the to
tal Issue had grown to 400.267,640,
291,750.000.000 and one dollar wu
worth 6,fi44,t66.66G,6t7 marks.
Q. Why are women not generally
employed as radio announcers? C M.
A. Tlie experience of broadcasting
companies both here and on the
continent has been that the femi
nine voice is not as acceptable to
the radio listeners as tlie male. In
Europe where women have been giv
en a trial at announcing, most of
them have been withdrawn.
Q Did President Wilson go to
Europe before the World War was
over? M.D.
A. He made his first trip to Eu
roie in December, 1918, after the
signmg of tlie Armistice, but before
any treaty of peace had been signed.
Actually the countries were at war.
although a temporary cessation of
hostilities (an armistice) had been
agreed to.
Q When will the agricultural
census be taken? K.C.
A. Under the usual procedure It
would be taken January 1, 193.
Q What does the term, tentative
approval, mean, as It is used by the
Home Owners' Loan Corporation?
P.O.R.
A. It means that field appraisers
of the Corporation have inspected
the property and found It eligible
under the Home Owners Loan Act
f THIS ONE MAM JOGGLED MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS WHILE MILLIONS OP HONEST
PEOPLE HAD NOT EVEN ONE DOLLAR-
I SHALL PROVE TO YOU TWELVE GENTLEMEN
WARBUCKS IS GUILTY
of 1033, and that tha mortgage
holder has arranged to accept the
It year 4 percent bonds of the
Corporal too In exchange for hU
mortgage.
Q. Who wrote and produced the
play. The Two Orphans, and who
were in the original cast? Wf.O.
A. "The Two Orphans" was pro
duced by Albert M Palmer. Adolph
d'Emiery had written a piece called
"Les Deux Orphelines." The play
was produced December 21, 1873,
with Charles R. Thorne. Jr.. as
Maurice de Vandrey; McKee Ran
kin as the brutal Frochard; P. P.
Mackay as Pierre; Marie WUkms
as the ferocious La Frochard; Rose
Eytlnge as Marianne; and Kate
Claxton, who made an immense hit,
as the blond orphan, Louise. The
play was a tremendous success. Lat
er Kate Claxton bought the rights
from Palmer and played the piece
almost continuously for twenty
years.
Q. In what story was Sherlock
Holmes first introduced as a char
acter? LP.
A. In A Study in Scarlet. The au
thor sold the story for twenty-five
pounds with no rights reserved.
Q In what city did the rulers of
Egypt reside at the time of Moses
and Joseph? M.K.
A. At the time of tlie Egyptian
dynasty in which Amenophls III
and Ramesis II (one of whom, In
all probability ruled Egypt at the
time of the Israel it ish exodus), The
bes wu the capital of Egypt. It de
clined until after the beginning of
the 2Lst dynasty, in tlie 7th century
B.C, when It was again the capital.
Memphis was the capital In the in
terim. Q. How many saddle horses are
used In the United States? C. O.
A. The Horse association of Amer
ica estimates the number at 500,
000. i
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