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Tuesday, June 21, 1938 Six The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Henry .......... By zzznzzn lu..ii s , , BY PHOEBE ATWOOD The story 80 Par: Aaey Hire, Cap. Am! detective. I. Inv.atliatlni the mur der of Marina Lome, whoa, husband'. Ptttofflea mural haa enraged Quaoomet. 8ha waa killed by a left banded blow from the knife of her alater. Cam Frre. who Uvea lo Octaion Houae. Intereated wartlea are: Tim Carr, once married to Marina; Jack Lome, the artlat; Roddr Strott, whoae plane crashed the nliht of the murder; Peaty Boone, another artlet; Jennlnaa, an Irate plumber; and periona unknown who amoke Turktah tobacco, burned down the barn, biffed Aaey. Tim .nd Pam'a fatner. and deatrored Jack'a mural aketchea, allaalna la a 150,000 lump of ambertrle belonalna to Pam, Inter Tlewlna Roddy. Inlured pilot, Aaey learna the craeh waa deliberate, and that Ma rina and a lot of othera had probably aeen the ambertrle from the plana before Pam lound It. Chapter 38 I Public Eyesore No. One "I had to hear the story of nod dy's pilot," Asey told the congress man, "before I could do anything. But you don't need to worry about making the Strutts mad. Just atlck 11 the blame on me, an' In the end, who knows but what you'll get a field house an' gym thrown In with the park? Elliott, I've Just been thinkln'. I never did get a good look at the mural. I bust out laughin' so on my first vlew,.l had to leave be fore I got to the parte with the local boys In 'em. You got pull enough to get me Into the poet office on Bun day?" "Elliott smiled. "Have I got pull? Asey, I have a gold plated key, all my own. If you want to get Into the post office, we'll go to my house and get the key, and have a private view of Quanomet's Public Eyesore Nun.ber One." "Ill trail you over," Asey said. Elliott's house was a long ramb ling place with so many ells and ad ditions that even an architect would have had trouble picking out the original Cape Cod half house that had been the basis of It all, "My daughter's around some where," Elliott said. "I think she knows where the key la Jean I Hey, Jean where are you? Jeanie, you know Asey Mayo, don't you? My daughter, Mrs. Dunn, Jean, Where's that gold postofflce key, d'you know?" "That thing?" Jean wrinkled up her forehead. "Teddy had It last. He was playing St. Peter and the gates of heaven with it didn't you give it to him?" "Well, yea, I guess I did," Elliott said. "But I need it now. Find It for me, will you?" "Father, darling, when Ted plays with things, it's not the easiest thing In the world to find them on two seconds' notice. You shouldn't have given him the key, if you really wanted It Intact. But I'll see what I can do. Maybe Dellall know where it is" Delia, a slightly distraught look ing nursemaid, admitted that she hadn't seen the key since the baby played with it Saturday morning. "Maybe he swallowed it," Jean said, as though that were the sim plest solution. "Oh, nol" Delia protested. "I'm sure he didn't. He hasnt swallowed anything for a week. Perhaps the little Westover girl would know 8he was playing with Teddy" "Come, come," Elliott said, "come, cornel We've got to find that keyl Really, Jean, I know I let Ted play with it, but I see no reason why the whole damn countryside has to use It as a plaything!" "Darling, climb down," Jean said "I want that keyl You go find It. Oo shake the children bv their heels. Stand 'em on their' heads. Peer Into their tonsils. If you want. But go find that key!" "Sometimes," Jean said, "I wish you were a simple taxpayer. Delia, come on. We'll see If the Westover Infant has any thoughts on the matter. What did they put In that mole hole, d'you know" "No respect, that's what." Elliott said. "They treat me like an elder ly neighbor, the whole lot of 'em, and" "An you love It," Asey said. "Well, yes, I suppose I do. Come on In. and we'll wait for 'em to find the key. It'll turn up. You cant lose things like that. I've got a col lection of teeth I've been trying to' TAYLOR mislay for years. I've often won dered, why do people think that congressmen want teeth? I've got whale teeth and dog teeth and In dian teeth. All kinds. But would that stand me a new upper set? Not on your tintype." Mad Hons. At the end of an hour, Jean wan dered out to the barn game room. "Oh, hers you are," she said. "Look, It's awfully funny. The Westover child let the little Lake boy have the key, and he says with bland finality that someone took It away from him." "Come now, Jean!" That's true, father. I won't go Into the details of the game they were playing" "Who? The Lake boy or the someone, or what?" "Don't be so Impatient, dear. They were playing Jail delivery, and the Westover child was the gangster In prison, and the little Lake boy was the mob that was go ing to get him out" "The youth of this country," El liott began. "Ssh, dear. It took hours to make sense out of things, and I want to tell you while I still have things straight. The Lake boy went off to consult with Ted Ted was the O-man who was foiling things, if that makes you any happier and he left the key with his gun, over by the lilac hedge. And someone took It. The Lake boy saw him running off, and yelled, but the person beat It, and the Lake boy thinks he went off In a car. Lake dldnt dare tell anyone at the time. He Just said he'd mislaid It, and Ted was so busy with his new cro quet set that Ray brought him yes terday afternoon that he forgot all about the key. So there you are." "It's a mad house, Asey," Elliott said sadly. "Other people's houses run all right. Why can't mine? Here's a simple little key. Can It be found? No. It's St. Peter's key to heaven. It's the prime factor in a Jail delivery. Babies teethe on It. And finally, strangers swoop out of my lllao hedge and anatch It from the mouths of babes and sucklings, or words to that effect. I ask youl What's the matter, Asey? What did you say?" "I said," Asey told him, "that I wish you'd call up the postmaster, an' tell him to meet us over in Quanomet as soon as he can." "What oh, Jonah, you mean? All right. I'll call him. But you don't really think anyone took the key, do you? What ever for? Who'd have known what key it was?" Elliott sounded a little anxious. "Wasn't there a public presenta tion of keys, on the day the office opened? ' Asey asked, "Well, yes. It was a sort of tncl dent In the opening. You know, sandwiched in after the soprano sang, and before the band had Its fling. They gave out half a dozen keys, to the governor and a senator or two, and me " "An' plenty of people," Asey said, "saw you beln' presented with It. "Yes, yes, I suppose they did. But how would anyone know that the little Lake child was going to play Jail delivery with It over by the lilac hedge the next afternoon?" Ellott demanded. "What Are You Waiting Far?" "They wouldn't," Asey said. "But If someone was waltin' around, waltln' for the chance to swipe your key, I don't see but what they could swipe It from the Lake child with the greatest of ease. An' after all. It'd be easier to swipe from you than from the goVnor or the rest when did they take the key, In the effnoon?" "The early afternoon some time." Jean said. "Of course the children don't know th. exact time. It's rather a wonder they remember the day. Look, I've been thinking Is it ngnt to go strewing postofflce keys around in any such loose fash Ion? I thought the Interior of post offices were like altars, sort of sacred and all." "They're Just .keys to the front part." Elliott aald. "They dont let you In to anything but the front part where the mural Is. But look here, why wouldn't someone steal Carl Anderson the keys from Jonah? From the postmaster? Why should they pick cn me?" "I wouldn't know," Asey said tactfully. But It occurred to him that It would be far simpler to swipe a key from this easy going household than from the Quanomet postmaster, who took himself and his Job with great seriousness, "Oh, this Is all a lot of non sense!" Elliott said. "I don't believe anyone took the key. Probably we can find It If we get out rakes and scrape around. I don't think any one wanted to steal the keyl 1 don't believe that they did steal It. I what are you waiting for, Asey?" He continued before Asey had a chance to protest that he was not delaying the expedition. "What are you waiting for? Let's get over and get Into the place and see If anything has happened. But of course It hasn't," he added, as though he wanted to convince him himself on the point. "Of course not. The child made up that story. No one took the key my keyl My keyl If someone haa got Into that place with my key hurry up, Asey I But It's nonsense. They wouldn't dare break Into the postofflce " "They wouldn't be breaktn' In," Asey pointed out, with a grin "They've got a key." What haa happened lo the mur. al? Read tomorrow's chapter. Radio Programs HOW ttfl Kit oc etc Tvesday P. M. 1.00 Easy Acea, NBO. J:! Mr. Kn, NBO. 1:30 Ornonltn News. 3:45 The Rovlnn Professor, HBO. 4:00 Start, of Tomorrow. 4:3ft- Warns Kin Orchestra. NBO. 5:0& Horaca Held, and Brliadlers, NBO B:30 Flbbfr McOee. NBC. fl OO Robert Ripley, NBO. :30-ltmmr Fldler. NBO. :4!r Rhylhm Symphonic. 7:00 Am on 'n' And. NBO 7:15 Vocal Varieties. NBO. 7:30 Johnny Presents, NBO. 1:00 Essen House Orchestra, NBO. 1:30 Rllry'i Orchestra, NBC. t:00 Oood Mornlntr Tonlsht, NBO, 0:30 Drake Orchestra. NBO. 10:00 News Plashes, NBC. 10:1ft Viennese Echoes, NBO. 10:45 Whltcomb Orchestra, NBO. 11:00 Billmore Orchestra. NBC. 11:30 Ban Clemente Orchestra. NBO. 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