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The Capital Journal, Salemi Oregon Wednesday, August 21, 1940 Six Henry L e Up ma tmrmm Mw tat, WwM nfn rwm t' 1 ' ' I Of usual cju 'By VIRGINIA HANSON Yesterday: Kay. Julia and Grald to back for another awltn. Millie the; are In the water they aee aomeona on the barge. Later Ivan la found there, dead. , Chapter 17 Early Weddlnr "In case he got turned around Ind started walking the wrong way," ' Adam remarked. But except tor the purring of . the motor and the chirring of ci cadas in the thick undergrowth be side the road, there was no sound. "Perhaps we'd better go back to the barge," Gerald suggested. "Maybe he had a date there." I cald, fired with the Idea. "That would explain why he kept quiet end stayed away from us." And than I remembered about Mtml's car and could have bitten my tongue out. . "By Jove the person who came to the barge I" agreed Gerald err thuslastlcally, and told Adam about it.' "But whoever It was, he didn't ctay long," t added, stressing the pronoun. Julia was not saying any ' thing. "Maybe they went away togeth er," Adam suggested. "I dont think so," said Gerald. Neither did I, but we could give no reason except the obvious one that there were no voices. And so we went back, after all, to the barge, Adam lighting our way with his flashlight and, single tile, climbed the crude ladder and walked the narrow deck. And In the black, deep hold the light of the flash found, not the mirrored moon, but the supine form of the one who had been Ivan, with a scum of black water across his Xace. According to the fiction I read, the French have an Infallible meth od of solving a crime. They fol low the essential clue. It sounds very simple. The only part I can't understand is how they can dis tinguish, in the confusion of clues that attend murder, the essential from the nonessential. Once that Important distinction Is made, it seems to me that the puzzle is as good as solved. For Instance, It Is easy to look back now and see that Sandra and Ivan between them practically elgned his death warrant that night. But how could anyone not gifted with second sight have deduced that from the events which took place? Even Sandra, at that time, must have had no suspicion that she was playing with dynamite. It Is less easy to see why she was not warn ed by Ivan's death. But there was her obsession and her essential stu pidity. Stupidity may be too strong a word. She was clever about get ting what she wanted, about win ning people. As she seemed to have won Colonel Pennant and Mlmi: as she must have won Jeff's mother and father. Julia had told me with some bitterness, only a few days before, that Colonel Tack had made Sandra beneficiary of his ten-thousand-dollar life Insurance pol icy. "That's about all most army of ficers leave," she explained. "He owned besides a house In Mem phis, heavily mortgaged, and the farm In the Ozarks. He left those to Jeff, who cant find anyone who wants to buy either one. And San dra didn't need the money she had ten thousand from her own father that she got control of when she was eighteen. Oh, I know she couldn't live In luxury on the In come fo ten thousand, but It would have kept her until she got a Job or B husband." "Good husbands come high," I told her. "Twenty gets you better than ten." ' I was sorry the Instant I said It. but I needn't have been, for she seemed a little comforted. "I'd rather think he's marrying lier for her money," she confessed "than because he's In love with her. Only I know It Isn't the money. By hi aug s ers Jeff lsnt that sort." I remembered that conversation later, when the question of Inheri tance assumed grave importance. Is it easy to look back now and see that Sandra and Ivan between them practically signed his death warrant that night. It Is less easy to see why Sandra was not warned by Ivan's death. Which bring up Sandra and her stupidity, that was not so much stupidity as a mixture of credulity and conceit. I believe her successes had convinced her that she was infallible. On top of that she was without discrimination, as her weakness for Ivan shows, and she believed in miracles. This last Is the most Important single fact to remember the essen tial clue not only to her character but to the terrifying events which followed the death of Ivan. Sandra's belief In miracles. She came to my rooms the next morning before I was awake. Julln had not stayed with me after all. Ivan had not needed her room. . . . I put on a housecoat and opened the door to Sandra, trying not to show my surprise; trying, too, to keep my head from floating loose from my shoulders; it seemed Inse curely moored. A surreptitious glance at my watch told me It was not as early as I thought. I had overslept breakfast. I searched for and found cigarettes which she refused, lit one myself that did not taste good, and tried to get her to sit down. But she would only stand leaning back against the door, looking at me and twisting her hands in a gesture borrowed from the stage but expressive for once, I thought, of genuine emotion. Her eyes, swollen with weeping, recalled to me that Incredible mo ment on the barge when I had seen her clinging to Ivan. Could she have loved that mountebank? Ap parently she had. Then why. In the name of all the saints, had she promised to marry Jeff? I RADIO PROGRAM SLMISm KtlMTfitea Thursday s:orj rranx wither. 0:15 B1 a at the Kerf. S :3ft Johnaon Family. 9:4B-tfeip Fit to MuelB, 10:00 Newa. 10;I5 Mr Ferklni. 10:35 H Ha oi Sitcom Fait. 10" 45 Bachelor's Children. U:00 Prlendly Nelshbors. 11:15 Women World Widt. 11:30 Melody Lane. 11:43 Ace Brlsode'i Orch. P. M. 13:00 Valua Parade. 13:15 Newi ia:so Hillb lit Serenade. 12:35 Willamette Valley Opinion. m:du mcioo.7 Bouquet. 1:00 Lani Thompson's Orch, 1:15 Intereitlnt Facta. 1:30 TommT Heynolda' Orch. 2:00 U. 8. Army. 9:30 Ooniervatlon Reporter!. 3:45 Grandma Travail. 1:00 Maddox Family, l: 30 Your Nelahbor. 3.45 Carol LalfhtOD. 4- 0O Newa. 4:15 Bob Stanley's Orch. 4:40 Old Fashioned Melodies. 8:15 Arthur Mann. 5:30 Shaftar Parker. 5:45 Blue Beetle. :oo Raymond Oram Swlnfc 6:13 Local Newa. 6:30 John B. Hushes. :45 O-Meo Stories. T:0O Paalni the Pait. 7:30 Talk of the Town, 5- oo Newa. 8:10 Plantation aires. :4ft TwDlBbt Tralla. :0O NewBpapar of the Atr. :1ft Arthur Warren"! Oreo. 9:30 Fulton Lewis. Jr. 9:45 Jo fludj'i Orch. 10:00 Oua ArnhefnTe Orch. 10:30 Marvin Dale's Orch. 11:00 Newt. 11:15 Ray Pearl'a Oreh. 11:30 Rhythm Rascal. 11:44 Uldnlaht Melodlea. K8LM ISM Knecyelw Friday A M. S:30-.Ml)kmao'! Melodlea. Vll-Newi 1:45 Melody Lane Riqueit. :0O Breakfast Club. 1:10 Newa. :40-Beu Bre. 1:45 Pastor! OaU. KOIN &40 EUaarelsaa Tbaraday 9:00 The Ooldberta, OBS. fl:lft Lift Can Be Beautiful CM, 9:30 Rliht to Happiness. CBS. 9:45 Mary Lee Taylor, CBS. in-on m rni Carl Anderson j Perhaps If I had been more fullv awake, or if my head had not felt so light and explosive, I might have pressed her for some of the answers; might have caught her off guard staggered by this calamity which must, for a time at least, have shak en her belief in her patron saint or her rabbit's foot or whatever she did believe in. Perhaps I missed my chance to avert more tragedy. But 1 do not seriously think so. She would never have confided In me. She wat, too stupid to be frightened of what she was planning to do; and she must have thought, after Ivan's death, that fate owed her a break. She said, suddenly, "I had to get out of that house. They they made fun of him. They're glad. They thought he wasn't good enough " Her voice was getting shrill She choked, said more quietly, "I want to talk to Jeff without their know ing. She's in love with him you know. But it's me he wants to mar ry". There was enough satisfied mal ice in that to alienate the sympathy I was beginning to feel for her. Shock of Dismay "But If you're not in love with Jeff yourself," I began rather brusquely. She opened her small dark eyes and stared at me as if I were mad. "Not in love with Jeff?" she re peated Incredulously. "Why. how can you say such a thing? It's Just be cause I'm so fond of him that's whv I've decided why I slipped away this morning. Look do you mind if I talk to him here? You can send an orderly for him." "But he'll be at duty oh, this is Sunday, Isn't it? My head's not on tight." I looked her over, saw that she was once more miraculously composed, and suggested that she find the or derly herself. "I'll dress and get out as soon as possible," I promised her. "I'm going to the P.Ex. for breakfast." "Don't leave on my account. There is nothing private about what I have to say to Jeff I Just dont want to be interfered with. I want to handle my own affairs." To Be Continued 10:15 Aunt Jenny. OBS 10:30 Fletcher Wiley, CBS, tO'45 My Bon and I. CBS. 11:00 Society Girl. CBS. 11:15 Martha Webster, CBS. 11:30 invitation to the Waltf. 11:45 Newa, P.M. 13:00 Pretty Kilty Kelly, CBS 13:15 Myrt and Marie, CBS. 13:80 Hilltop House. 13:45 Stepmother, CBS. 1:00 By Kathleen Norrla. CBS. 1:15 Beyond Then Valleys. OBS. 1:30 Slniln' Sam. 1:45 Scatterrood Balnea, OBS. 9:00 Youni Dr. Malone, CBS. 3:15 Outdoors with Bob Kdie, OBI 3:30 Joyce Jordan, CBS. 3:45 The World Today, CBS. 3:00 Hello Ataln. 3:15 Chlcaioans, CBS. 3-30 Newspaper of tha Air. 4:15 spend. Incorporated. 4:30 Norelett!. 4:45 New!. 4:6ft Elmer Davis, Newi, CB$. 6:00 Major Bowes, CBS. -00 Glen Miller Orch.. CBS. 9:15 Publlo Affairs, CBS. 6:30 News of the War. CB 6:45 Sports Huddle, CBS. 6:65 Newa, CBS. T:00 Amoa 'n' Andy. CBS. 7:15 Lanny Rosa, CBS. 7:30 Ask-lt Basket. CBS. 8:00 Bt ranee Aa It Seems, CBS. 8:35 Harry Jamea Oreh., CBS. 8:30 Answer Auction, CBS. 9:00 Paul Sullivan Review! Nsws, CBSw 9:15 Heathman Melodies. , B:30 Slumber Boat. 10:00 Tlve Star Final. 10:15 Bob Crosby Orch., OBS. 10:30 Henry Klnc Orch., CBh 11:00 Henry Bussa Orch CBS 11:30 Manny Strand OrclL, CB& U:65 News, OBS. ROTPf 10 Kilocycles Friday A. M. 6:00 Market Reports. 6:05 KOI N mock. T:I5 Hradllners. 7:80 Bob Garrad ReporUof, 091 7:45 Consumer Newa, 8:00 Kate Smith Speaks, OBS. 9-15 When a Girl Merries. CBS. 1:90 Romanes of Helio Trent CBS. 8:45 Our Oa) Sunday, CBS, Ttaw-JTW Kilocycle Thursday 9:00 Texaa Jim Robertson, HBO. 8:15 Taft Orch., NBC. 9:30 By Kathleen Norrls, NBO. ' B 45 Dr. Kate. NBC. 10:00 LU tit of the World, NBO. 10 '15 Arnold Orlmm's Dauihttr. KBO. 10:30 Valiant Lady. NBO 10; 45-Hymn of All Churehts. NBO. 11 ni fr- or M-i'in rir.-. I'lB Ma Perkins. HBO. 1 jo Pepper Youni'a Family, HBO. 1:45 Vlo and Bade. KBO. :00 Portia Blake Faces Ufa. : 1 5 Stella Dallas, NBC. :S0 Lorenio Jonea. NBC. :45 Sons of the S trims, NBO. :00 Girl Alone, NBO. :15 Stars of Today. :30 Midstream. NBO. 45 The O'Neills. NBO. 1:00 Musical Rambllnss. OBS. :1ft Major. Minor and Marian, NBC. :35 Associated Press News, NBC. :30 Asalnst the Storm. 1:45 The Ouldlns Light. :0O Three Romcoa. NBO. :15 Orexnnlan News. :30 Ho Hum) :4ft H. V. Kallenborn. NBO : 00 Concert Orchestra, NBO, :30 Star of Today. :4ft Cocktail Hour. :00 Muslo Hall, NBO. :00 Caravan, NBC. :30 Grant Park Concert, NBO. :00 Fred Waring Pleasure Time, NBO. :1S Melody Lane. :30 Ches Paree Orch.. NBC. :00 The Aldrlch Family. NBO. :30 Symphony Hour. NBO. :30 Dress Rehearsal. NBC. :00 News Flashes. NBC. :lft Faithful Stradivari, : 30 Florentine Gardens Orch.. NBO. :lft Sir Francis Drake Orch., NBO, ;00 Oresontan News. : IS Bel Tabarln Orch., NBC. ;30 St. Francla Orch., NBC. ROW-!0 Klloercle, rrld.r A. M. 6:30 Sunrise Serenade. T:00 Oretonlan News. T:15 Home Folk, Frolic 7:30 wife Saver. NBC. ' 7:45 Bam Hares, NBO. 8:00 Woman In White. NBO. 9:15 The O'Neills, NBO. S:30 Star, or Today. KEX IltO Kll.orclll Thnradaj 0:1ft Between th Bookends. NBO. 9:30 Oresonlan Home Institute. D:4S Mastern of Melody. 10:00 oresonlan Newe. 10:1B Our Halt Hour, HBO. 10:30 u. B. Marine Band. NBO. 11:00 Ornhana of Divorce. NBO. 11:15 Amanda of Honeymoon H1U, NBO. 11:30 John's other Wife, NBO. 11:46 Juat Plain Bill, NBO. 13:000. S. Dept Atrleulture, NBO. 13:15 Faithful Stradivari. 13:30 Oregonlan Newa. The Gumps Tailspin Tommy 11:15 Bel Tabarln Orch., NBO. REX-ltM KliMsetes aStjAW VfA . ..t5 Little Orphan Annie By Harold Gray Old Folks at Home I TJ O II aj . iin . ... i OHiSftM tg BUT OF OF COC-RSE THH T fLL MOV6 v THE PKmiKCS HE V IT hnj. 1 r-mar r-uio V ni -err 1 YOU'RE SO VERY 1 COURSE, MRS. 1 BLUE ROOM IS NEARLY I MYThSSsI UKEO-mEIeOT f KUKE I oJV-S?vfo9 eljl faj TVW5HTBJU-BUt1 LAQq-n-WftS 1 AS LARGE, AND IT 1 NOW SO I NANtVVh I THEoLo I VVEPVGOOl MEND IT-" t COULDNT ASK g VOUR SON'S I WILL BE ONLY FOR I YOU CAM I TOBAOCOOAR ANO I DAYS 1 ffirS THERE TxiMe laswwrs: .TBuHh?5 sxnJt&l tS&gFS&L piy 'p- J Reg'lar Fellers By Gene Byrnes Kitchy-Kitchy MTw POP BROUGHT ME HOME 1 1 X r DONT THINK. BEANO FEELS "N I I f - I I - - W THIS BIG BAS OF MARBLES VERY" MUCHi LIKE SITTIN' DOWN J WHAT KIND OF 5 f HE TRIED TO FIND OUT f LAS' NIGHT.' LET'S QET BEANO 4 ON ACCOUKH7 OF AN EXPERIMENT J f AN EXPERIMENT?) tp HIS FATHER VAS COLDEN TO SIT DOWN AN' KETCH I . HE MADE . ' ? 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HBO. 7:00 The American challena-e, 7:30 Canadian Holiday, NBO, 8:00 Or (soman News. 8:1ft Aloha Land. 8:35 Diamond Dusv 8:30 Baseball. 10:1ft Janlzen Orch., to KBO. 10:30 Blltmore Orch. 11:00 This Moving World. NBO 11:15 Man With a Pipe, NBC. 11:45 Band Music. 13:00 MldnlEht War News Roundup. Friday A. M. SLZ Ai :30-Muslcal Clock. T "gE -H,i i'Sm 7:15 FtnanelalBervlcs. NBO. t g'w "ri elaoNaonal1 Fnn a&' Home, NBO. 55SE7 'S' GL. , lhuArSa?8 K"0C"lM Jtej IS 0:00 Today's Programs SaTiwts,''6Tgi ' 0:03 Homcmakf rs' Hour, ?z&t-l Qi& S 10:00 Weather Forecast. jpaiSj" ' fl u loils-The Monitor Views the News. 3. 3 " 'J' J 10:45 Facts' and Affairs. "'S """Bi I '--13 ' 2 11:00 Muslo of the Masters. . : 'JaSlT w p. m. r tT m ssrr m 13:00 United Press News. jfrfA w 9 13:15 Farm Hour. 13:30 Market Reports. fKmy MF i , B;!5?ed PCrrwa. 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