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)
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