THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
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MOCKING HOUSI
.BY WALTER C. BROWN.
SYNOPSIS: Sergeant Harper haa proved
to hla own BaUsfactloa that tha police
Man and the atranger found dead In
rterre Dufresne'a housa vera murdered,
and did not kill each other. He bellevea
na of the guna used la In the house, but
when he falla to find It, Dufresne rldl
ules him. Now ha and Detective Lafferty
are aearchlng the room In whleb the Du
fresne household waa locked up while the
remainder of the nig house waa aearehed.
Chapter 28
WET STRING
"No luck, Steve," Lafferty report
ed, finished with his part of the
search.
"Whatfve you got there?"
"Just a length of twine," Lafferty
answered, "I picked It off the door,
near the window-seat."
"The window-seat? That's where
Dufresne and Macklln were sitting.
Let's have a look at It."
Lafferty handed Is over, with a
chuckle. "Big clue?" he chaffed.
But Harper was paying little at
tention to his assistant's Joking, He
roughly estimated the length nt the
twine at about twelve feet. "Du
fresne has been wearing that
lounging robe all morning," he
mused. "It could have fallen from
his pocket." He ran the tough cord
through his fingers. "It feels wet
here In the center, Jack."
Lafferty was still smiling. "You
don't even know that any one
dropped It. It might have been
there before we came to this room
at all."
"Then it would have been noticed
THE INVITATION
By Mary Graham Bonner
Outside the door stood Mrs.
Quacker from Quackerville.
"What brings you here?" asked
Willy Nllly.
"Well, quack,
auack," said Mrs.
Quacker, "I came,
right over as
soon as I saw,
what a beautiful.
rainy day it was
turning out to be,
and I thought I
would Invito Mr.
and Mrs. Quacko,
and the others to,
come over to
Quackerville and
talk over a plan
I have. It's ae-n
wonderful duckish plan and if any
one else is interested, by all means
come along."
"I'm going to be busy here at
tending to some chores," said Willy
Nllly. "I don't have to worry about
any fires now that It seems as
though we are In for some real rain.
Top Notch Is going to put his gen
eral store to rights and Christopher
tils nest."
"I've promised the cubs that I'd
take them to look for things to eat
4nd we'll swim and have some fun,
aid Honey Bear, "as we've been
fsvlng lots of worry. Mrs. Quacko
will tell you about It."
"I'm going along with Honey
Bear and the cubs," said Jelly Bear,
"but we may look in on you on the
way bock from our trip.
"I must have some exercise," said
Rip, the dog, wagging his tall po
litely.
"That's Just as well," said Mrs.
Quacker. "The ducks will be the
ones really Interested in this plan."
"We d love to come," said Mrs.
Quacko. "My dear, it Is really very
good of you to Invite us. And you do
want all of us?"
"Every one of you," said Mrs.
Quacker with a flourish of her right
wing. And off they waddled.
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and picked up before this," Harper
argued. "Look at It this way. As
sume that Dufresne took the gun
and hid It. We know it's still in the
house, for no one has gone out
even as far as the garage, whoever
took It had to plant It, and quickly,
In a place where It would be hidden
not only from us, but from every
one else In the house.
"Where could It be hidden so
quickly and so safely? There was
no time to prepare a special place
nor to go out and bury It In the
grounds."
"Well, one could open a window
and heave it out as far as possible.
Or, there may be a little sliding
panel somewhere in good old melo
drama style."
Harper nodded. "Laugh If you
will but there's always the possi
bility of a secret cupboard some
where. Pour yards of twine how
was It used?"
"Well, I've heard of things being
hung behind shutters and outside
window sills and inside chimneys,
but in that case we wouldn't have
the string."
"Yes, and It's wet In the middle.
That suggests contact with water
or snow I"
"We've looked around outside and
we've been up in the little cupola.
There's not a single mark In the
snow on the roof."
Harper was deep in thought. "I'm
sure the gun Is hidden, not Just
thrown away to got rid of it. Sup
pose you call at the neighboring
houses and find out if anything
unusual was heard or seen last
night. In the meantime I'll try to
squeeze a little lnformaton from
the servants."
The detective folded the piece of
twine and put It away in his vest
pocket. Lafferty set out on his
quest, Harper going as for as the
front door with him. Then, as he
returned along the hall, he glanced
into the drawing-room in passing
and was surprised to see Dufresne,
still wearing his lounging robe, pac
ing up and down, head bent, eyes
on the floor, hands thrust deep Into
his pockets.
Harper moved on quietly, smiling
to himself as he unlocked the door
to the breakfast-room. He had no
doubt but that the master of the
house had missed the piece of twine
and was searching for it.
It was getting on toward noon
and Harpet shut the door of the
breakfast-room behind him and sat
down at his work-table to re-arrange
his plans in accordance with
the vital changes the last few hours
had made in the case.
The cose had now been In Har
per's hands for something like
fourteen hours and he had no need
to apologize for the progress made.
There was not the slightest doubt
In his mind that some one still
present In this house had planned
and executed this whole scheme.
The difficulty would arise In link
ing one of them to the facts so long
as the Identity of the masquerader
remained unrevealed. It was impos
sible to assign a motive out of their
slender knowledge.
At least four of the eight persons
In the Dufresne household were un
der direct suspicion In Harper's
mind. He was mulling over these
various personalities, as they had
revealed themselves to his observa
tion under different phases, when
he was Interrupted by a sharp
knock on the door.
A brisk young man wearing a
gray overcoat and hat entered, and,
behind him, a short, dark-skinned
man bundled up In a heavy fur
coat. "Tin Harris, of the Central
Bureau,' said the young man, sa
luting. "Detective Lafferty sent me
out to trace that disguise. This Is
Mr. Pagllottl, who has a theatrical
supply house on Twelfth Street. He
can Identify the beard and the man
who bought It."
Harris handed over a tissue
wrapped package, Inside of wheh
were the beard and goatee as well
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INDEPENDENCE HAS
SCHOOL ELECTION
independence A large number of
patrons of achool district No. 20
manifest their Interest In school af
fairs by being present at the school
meeting Monday evening to elect a
director for three years and a clerk
for one year. The clerk's report
showed the district In much better
financial condition than a year ago
and the budget will be substantially
reduced this year.
j. .. Keney was reelected to suc
ceed himself on the board of direc
tors for three years and several
sought to make the choice unani
mous although another name was
written in on the slate giving Mr.
Kelley a substantial lead over any
other candidate. Charles O. Irvine
was reelected as clerk for another
year, a few scattering votes going
to other names written in on the
ballot.
The board members for the en
suing year are W. J. Hoffman, chair.
man, E. A. Dunckel and J. E. Kelley
with Charles O. Irvine clerk of the
board. The patrons of the district
are satisfied that the business of
the school administration will be
properly looked after with this ef
ficient board of directors.
Farewell Offered
Naval Enlistments
Rlckreall William Eowell, son of
Postmaster and Mrs. W. W. Rowell,
who recently enlisted In the navy
was honored at a farewell party
for which Arthur Dempsey was host
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Dempsey Monday eve
ning from 8 to 10 o'clock.
Guests included all students of the
local high school where William
finished his Junior year.
The evening was spent in playing
games after which refreshments
were served. William left Wednesday
for the naval training base at San
Diego. Joe Simmons, who also en
listed in the navy hopes to be called
soon.
Episcopal Church
Contract Awarded
Monmouth Contract for the pro
posed church of the Episcopalian
denomination in Monmouth has
been let to C. W. Price, local con
tractor. The structure which is to be
one story, 65 by 20, and completed
by October 1 will be erected on the
lot adjoining the Coffee Shoppe on
West Main street which has been
the property of the local Episcopal
denomination for several years.
Plans include the erection of a par
ish house which can be added at
any time. Rev. V. D. Gray is pastor
of the group.
as Jackson's photographs of the
dead man.
Harper turned to the plump Ital
ian. "Can you Identify these as
having come from your stock?"
"Yes, sir. We make everything In
our own workrooms and I'd know
our Roods anywhere. The finest
workmanship, sir." Oaglolttl spoke
with very little accent, his bearing
confident, his black eyes agleam
with Intelligent curiosity.
Harper held up one of the pic
tures. "Is this the man who made
the purchase?"
Yes, sir. I remember him dis
tinctly."
"When was the purchase made?"
"Your man asked me mat. I re
plied, early In October."
October?" exclaimed Harper,
half rising in nis chair.
October," pagllottl repeated. 1
recalled that it had been some time
before our Hallowe'en rush. We
keep a record of all cash sales, as
this one was, so I looked up the
original slip. Here it Is."
The Italian proudly produced a
cash sales voucher. The date was
October tenth, just three months to
the day before the masquerader met
nis death while wearing this pur
chnse. Here was a vital fact that
was at variance with all other
known features of the case.
"Are you quite sure about all
WW
"I am positive," replied Pagllottl,
promptly. "There 1b more to be
told, an incident that fixed itself In
my memory."
(To be Continued)
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Q. How many tourist camps are
there in the United States? CJMcL.
A. It Is estimated that there are
30,000 tourist camps In the United
States, containing more than 300,
000 cottages and 450,000 beds.
Q. What Is the steepest railroad
grade In the country (In degrees)
that either passenger or freight
trains travel over, where Is this lo
cated, and how long Is the grade?
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A. The bureau of railway econom
ics says that the steepest railroad
grade In the United States Is a
twelve mile stretch of 2.4 per cent
grade on the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad. The highest point reached
Is Tennessee Pass, 10,240 feet. The
grade occurs between Leadvllle and
Tennessee Pass.
Q. How much money Is spent for
insurance against burglary In this
country? H.H.
A. Premiums from burglary In
surance are about $27,000,000 a year
covering over $5,000,000,000 of pro
tection.
Q. Is It possible to get aviation
training now by Joining the Navv?
M.P.
A. The selection of recruits of the
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regular Navy for aviation pilot
training has been suspended for an
Indefinite period due to the large
number of men fully qualified In
all respects for flight training,
whose names are already on the
waiting list.
Q. For whom were Chevrolet au
tomobiles named? W.O.
A. They take the name from Lou
Is Chevrolet, who built the first
Chevrolet automobile In a small
work shop on Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Mich,, during the fall of
1011.
Q. What Is the theme of Butler's
Hudibras? D R.
A. It Is a satire on certain of the
blue laws passed during the Com
monwealth In England. Hudibras Is
a justice who sets out to enforce
the strict laws for the suppression
of the amusements and sports of
the people.
Q. Why Is the face of the king
of diamonds only a profile? P.J.
A. The profile representation of
the king of diamonds has always
been a peculiarity In the English
pack of cards and as a rule also In
the French packs. The object Is to
distinguish him more effectively
from the othed red king, the king
of hearts.
Q. When was gold discovered In
Australia? A.P.
A. The first authentic record of
the discovery of gold In Australia
is contained In a surveyor's field
book preserved in the Plan Room of
tne Department of Lands In Syd
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ney. The surveyor was James Mc
Blen. The entry Is dated February
15th, 1823. The locality was the
Fish River near Bathurst, New
South Wales. In the same year a
convict In a road gang near Bath
urst found a small rough nugget
while at work.
Q. How much was Blashfield paid
for his paintings In the Library of
Congress? A.W.O.
A. Edwin H. Blashfield painted
the dome and lantern of the Main
Reading Room of the Library of
Congress In 1895 and received for
this $8,000.
4. How much coffee has Brazil
destroyed? H.S.
A. In an effort to control her cof
fee situation; Brazil has destroyed
2450,000 bags of coffee containing
ISO pounds each.
4. Can red oak be used for beer
barrels? N.A.H.
A. The Forest Products Labora
tory says that by developing simple
means of stopping leakage of liquid
and gas through the pores of red
oak, it has been made potentially
available for brewers' uses which
require 25 million feet of cooperage
stock .each year.
Q. Where Is the island which is
controlled entirely by women? L.GE.
A. The Island that. Is largely con
trolled by women Is Mlnicoy In the
Indian Ocean. It Is situated about
250 miles west ot the southern point
of India.
Q. Who was Yehudl Menuhln's
violin teacher? C.B.W.
A. Louis Persinger taught Yehudl
Menuhin. Ruggiero Rlccl Is another
child pupil of Perslnger's, who has
a brilliant future before him.
G TV) TWmTa In Panrel AmalnA
often use shingles for roofing? Bit.
A KhinfTlAtI ore, nnf Dv)an,l,1,,
used, the zinc and corrugated Iron
roonng oemg round more satisfac
tory for use In the earthquake area.
Make Your Own Caped Sleeved Dress
Bv HELEN WILLIAMS
Delicious m printed sheer nlk
(wish variety) m red and white. It
has red button trim, An exquisitely
dainty eBest is given by a touch ol
white lace. It outlines the square
neck and forms a jabot at the side
buttoned closing, of the bodice. A
similar button treatment oi 4he skirt,
slims the figure.
If you want this dress definitely
for spectator sportswear, carry it out
in striped or plaided seersucker,
- plaided gingham, tub pastel silks,
pique, etc. ....
Style No. 2759 is designed for skes
14, it, 18 years, 36, 38 and 40 inches
trust
Size 1 requires ZH yards of 39
Inch material with H yard ot 18-inch
contrasting.
Price of Pattern IS Cents
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Your every need is carefully con
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Youll be interested to know at what
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fascinating, and you will also find
The Road to Beauty via Health,"
as the screen stars follow it, very
enlightening.
Send stamps or coin (com pre
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Price of pattern 15 cents.
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