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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1939)
Saturday, October 21, 1939 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Seven Henry By Carl Anderson m Aa irr m c by Francos Shellev Wees- Chnptcd One The Missing Man Although the woman In black seemed as calm and composed as ever, she had chosen the chair standing with its back to the light. The police commissioner eyed her thoughtfully as she spoke, "You have, then, no further news of my husband?" "None, I am sorry to say." The tall, handsome young man with the sulleneyes threw his hat dawn on the table with an antrry gesture. "Why did you send for us then?" he demanded. Commissioner Davis looked up at him. "I wanted to discuss the mat ter with you. Mr. Murchison," he replied. "All of you have impressed upon mc the fact that you do not want any publicity in connection with the professor s with your brother's disappearance. Frankly we have come to the end of our resources, and In my opinion it is time to make use ol the press. I feel sure that a judiciously worded account of the affair would bring results." Duncan Murchison scowled, His sister-in-law tapped nervously with those shining, long fingernails on the arm of her chair. It was the third member of the group who answered. "We have explained our position in regard to the matter of pub licity many times. Commissioner Davies." he said gently. "Surely with an efficient police force and matters as they are, it is not necessary." Mrs. Murchison leaned forward eagerly. "My cousin is right," she fcaid quickly The commissioner turned to the missing man's brother. "Is that your feeling too?" Murchison shrugged his shoulders "1 don't see any sense in broadcast ing it it seems to me of your men had really been on the Job they would have found some trace of him by now.1 Professor DcVoe glanced apolo getically at the commissioner, his dark eyes full of regret. "I am sure Duncan does not mean to be so abrupt," he murmured. "This six weeks' mystery has been something of a strain for us all, "I can understand that. I am as anxious to end it as you are, but you must realize that you are handicapping mc greatly by .re fusing my request. It seems to me that Professor Murchison would be most unreasonable under the cir cumstances, if he objected to our taking such a course. He had no right to go away as he did as per haps he did without giving you, his closest relatives and his wife, an explanation. We need not con sider his feelings and, as for you" I think an account of his disap pearance, together with his pic ture, would bring his whereabouts almost certainly to light." He pas sed his pand slowly over his thin white hair. "If you will not allow me to do this," he went on quietly. "I must warn you that we will drop the case." There was absolute silence in the room. Professor Devoe spoke finally His voice wass worried. "We realize that by not reporting the ca.se for nearly a week after my cousin's disappearance we han nicapped you from the start," he said, "Indeed we all realize that you have done your part. But" his eyes went to the beautiful woman behind him, who looked away; to the tight angry mouth of the young man who stood staring from the window. He shook his head and turned back to the Com missioner. "It is because the pro lessor went away Just so, a number of years rro." he went on, Davies wnlted. "Any Valuable?" The woman tirrcd a little in her chair, She drew a slow breath Devor Touched and went on. "He came home thn, qnito safely. We He is quite probably absorbed in an intricate problem in some re mote labratory and forgets every ihing else. You will understand our reluctance to expose his absent mindedness and his thoughtless ness to the world. He holds a high position in our university." The commissioner moved. "1 sec all that," he assented, "But 1 have no further choice in the matter. If you insist that we have no pub licity, then the police are herewith through with the caie. The anger smoldering in Duncan Murchison burst forth. 'l have al ways understood," he said savage ly, "that the police were for the purpose of safeguarding the pub lic. I did not understand that they gave up a case so easily." "We have spent six weeks on this, Mr. Murchison, We have combed the city, searched the re sorts, questioned train crews ga rages, and, following your due, every labratory within several sev eral hundred miles. We can do no more, Of course the matter is still on the books, and if anything turns up we shall act on it, but all active searching must cease,. Oilier mat ters are piling up for us." "I suppose there is nothing we can do but accept, your ultima tum," Professor Devoc said regretfully. The commissioner turned to Mrs. Murchison suddenly. "By the way, there is a matter I want to understand more fully. You said jour husband had very little mon ey the night he disappeared. Can you tell me If he possessed any valu ables upon which he might have realized?" She stared at him. "Nothing but hss watch," she replied slowly. "You mean, on his person. We went into that thoroughly. I mean now, valuables stored away, bonds something of that sort." She shook her head positively. "He had no bonds," she replied "Nor anything else?" "It is certain he had nothing." She betrayed her Gallic origin by an expressive shrug of a slim shoul der. "Nothing of any value except the money in his bank account and the tilings at our house." Davies traced patterns on his desk blotter. "Neither of you men, you. Professor Devoe, or you, Mr Murchison. neither of you are aware of anything of that sort?" Devoe frowned thoughtfully. "I am sure his wife Is right, or she would not syeak so decidedly.' he replied. I don't know anything about it," Murchison said, shortly. Davies rose. "Well, then," he said pleasantly, "the matter rests. If any information comes to you, you will let me know at once? Other wipe I shall do nothing more." He watched them down the cor ridor, the slight, chic figure of the woman between the two men. Murchison hanging slightly behind the others. Then with sudden deci sion, Davies turned and went to ward the office of the district attorney. 'Cruel Experiments John Forrester was sitting behind the big desk in his office, his lower ip between his finger and thumb, whistling "Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon" between his teeth. As the commissioner knocked on the open door he looked up absent ly, muttered "Come In," and went on with his whistling. Is it," the commissioner in quired gently, "graft it. the home office or the state of the city golf course?" Forrester blinked, frowned and l egarded his friend from beneath shaggy brows "Ye're being frivo lous," he said sternly. Davies took the words as an In vitation and dropped Into the chair in front of the dMk. "I merely! wanted to know how bu.sy you were, he rxpimucri. "i want to talk to you." The district attorney pushed to i one slc ft heap of papers and set hands locked over the middle. "I wasn't what you might call busy," he replied. "I was sitting thinking what a remarkable boy my son, Michael is, and what a fine wife he's taken to himself." The commissioner snorted. There was a twinkle in Forres ter's eye. "And what's on your mind this fine morning, then?" he asked. Davies rubbed his chin. "Well, . . . I was thinking what a smart boy your son Michael is,:' he said slyly. "Humph." "It's- true, much as I hate to ad mit it to you." His tace was grave again. "I want to have a serious talk with you. John. Have you time?" Forrester raised his brows. There's nothing that won't wait. What's this that's serious?" Tlie commissioner stared at the polished surface of the big desk as he spoke. "Did you happen to no tice a disappearance on the case book some six weeks ago a man named Murchison? A physiologist out at the university?" Forrester shook his head. "Didn't sec it. That wouldn't be Edgar Murchison, would it, Dr. Edgar Murchison?" "Yes. Do you know him?" (To be Continued) 3 00 Ni'w.n'iiprp n 1 lie Air. 3:15 A lie moon bun If, 3:30 H. V. KnlUMiliorn, CRH. 3:45 Today in E"uroip. CHS. 4:00 News nit lit-r of the Atr. 430 St'rotiU Hilllilid, CBS. .V Op Hollo Kva. 5:1fv Hoynl liuwoiluns. CBS. 3:30 Studio. 8:45 Bob Gitrred Bcnoriini, CDS. 5;J5 Wnr News. K(iV ri KHuryilci Monday 1', M, 6.00 Dr. I. Q., NRO. 6:30 Aire 'lXiiplctoii Time NBC. 7. 00 Contented Hour. NBC. 7:30 (jtiiMtlloiih unri KwlnM. NBC. B:00 Fred Wui'ina Pleasure Time, NBC. 8.15 T Love n Mystery, NBC. 8:30 Voice. NBC. 9:00 Slierlork Holmr. NHC. 0:30 Hawthorne Hons'. NHC. 10:00 News KluMira. NBC 10:15 Blue MuonliBlit. 10:30 Orc!icstrn. 1 1 ;00 Oreronlan New, 11:15 OrchivtiB, NHC. 11:30 Souvenirs, NHC. 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