BY CARL ANDERSON
Henry
14 Capital Journal, Salem. Ore., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1953
It's Death, My Darling!
By AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG
(AT IKWllMlUM) '
1 HOPE I COULD AA SOBBV. MAC Cfsjm utTeJtt JSm 4
i- MAKE GOOD TIMS I f TVS GOT A FARE S f . Ep
NOT MUCH TRAFFIO-V IT WASN'T FOR U h f - lMAXe WITH THESPEEDJ
Chapter U
, Wilkes swore. Beau laughed tan
allztngly. Tne aherUft lace had turned a
dull red. ,
Aunt Delphlne wat looking lu pus
led bewilderment from one to uie
""-What's the matter?" the asked.
TOd I say something that dis
nUuwt tiW ffentleman?"
AmjKint iiroiMd to her side.
Of course you didn't, Tante," he
reassured her. -You'd better ask
Uncle Bountiful to bring you some
The sheriff turned toward the hall
door.
"I'm going upstairs an' talk to
the other Mrs. Dumont," he flung
over his shoulder.
Amedee owns back Into the room
lust at tnat moment.
-Where's Wilkes?" he asked.
Gone up to talk to Aunt Miner
Ta," Beau answered tersely.
nn to this time Cousin Jeff had
remained in the background. Now
be spoke.
rf them's uv nart of this you
haven toM, Beau,'1 he sold, "you'd
better tell it to winces wnen ire
eomes back."
Bnaii set his law stubbornly.
I've said ail Tm going to say," be
announced.
When Sheriff Wilkes returned he
made no reference to hit recent in
"You said there was a formal
dinner party here last evening,"
he began, addressing himself to
Cousin Jeff. "Does that mean that
the ladles had on evening dresses?"
"It does," Cousin Jeff replied,
looking faintly curiously at the
question. wnice eremite uitowm.
- The aherlff looked around at Bob
by, Pick and me.
"Which one C you was wearin'
"We all were1 I volunteered.
That was one of Colonel Dumont's
requests."
"What did you do with them?"
"Miss Brennon and I took ours
off in our room," I repuea. 1 un
agln ttoe others did the same
thing.
The shlreff turned to Uncle
Bountiful.
"Go upstairs and see if you can
find them," he directed.
No one spoke after that until
Uncle Bountuui returned, ae was
carrying three somewhat wilted cor
"Oes hyar were In Miss Peter an'
Bobby's room," he announced, lay
ing them on the table. "Ah, dis
syars miss ueipnines.
The sheriff swung upon Pick.
"Where's yours?" he demanded.
Why, I I don't know." Pick
looked apprehensive.
Since his return, the aherlff had
been standing with one hand behind
his back.
"This wouldn't be it, would it?"
he drawled. He was holding out the
crushed remains of a fourth cor
sage. "Where where did you find It?"
he stemmered.
"On the hall floor under your
cousin's body."
"Oh I" Pick gasped, and pressed
her clenched knuckles against her
mouth. The tresture revealed a
fresh white bandage across the back
of her hand.
The sheriff stared at the band'
age with a speculative gleam In
his eyes.
Suppose you tell us how you hurt
"I I broke a class." she stanv
tnered, "and cut myself on one of
ttie pieces.
. "Sure o' ttiat?"
Beau stepped forward, placing
himself between his sister and the
aherlff.
"Walt. Beau." Pick laid a restrain
ing hand on his arm. "I can tell
Mr. wines wnat ne warns to mow.
She took a deeD breath.
"After I went to mv room last
night," she began, "I found that
I couion t sleep, eo i came down
stairs again to to look for some
thing to read. When I came Into
orandpere's office, l found cnaude
there. Be had been drinking pretty
heavily at dinner and afterwards.
wnen ne saw me ne warned me
to stay down and talk to him; but
I refused. He caught hold of my
shoulder. I managed to break away
from him but he tore off my cor- j
sage, sod I must have scratched my
band on the pin."
"About what time did this hap
pen M'js Pickett?" he asked.
Pick hesitated. "I'm not sure,"
she answered, "but I guess It must
have been around two o'clock, or
a little later."
The sheriff eyed her in silence for
the count of about four seconds.
"Miss Pickett, do you always sleep
wth your clothes! on an' wearin' a
bouquet o' flowers?" he shot out,
suddenly. .'
"Damn you, Wilkes!" Beau roar
ed. He started toward the sheriff.
then stopped. 'All right," he said
more quietly. "I guess 111 have to
tell you everything. 1 lied when I
said I came in and found Claude
dead. I didn't. I came in lust a
it happened. When he . heard me
coine in. ne turned nau way around
to see who it was. At the same time
the end of the sword got between
his knees, and he stumbled. He fell
forward across the blade. It was his
fall, and not the door slamming,
that was heard Upstairs. The rest
happened the way I told it the first
time."
He ceased speaking abruptly, and
stood staring at tne snerui wim
look of arlm defiance.
Just then the door behind him
opened, and the coroner looked into
the room.
"Can you come here a minute,
Jeff?" he asked.
Wilkes followed him Into the hall.
The aherlff returned.
"Still sticking to that story. Mr.
Beau?" he inquired.
Beau notraea witnout speaking.
The sheriff studied them both
for a moment in silence, then he
addressed the room In general.
"It might interest you all to
know." he said, "that by three
o clock. Claude Dumont nad been
dead at least twenty minutes. And
what's more, it wasn't tne sword
that killed him. He died of a heart
attack: which was probably what
made mm lau on tne swora in tne
first place.
"But I would like to know," he
added, turning back to Beau, "why
you found it necessary to go in for
all that plain an' fancy lyui'." i
(To ne continued)
Methodists Chart
Silverton Schedule
Silverton Members are .ob
serving the World Day of Pray
er that Is 'to be held Friday,
Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Meth
odist church. '
The ceremonial of "The Week
of Compassion" offering is to be
observed Sunday, Feb. 22, pre
ceding the morning worship
hour sermon.
The Loyal Berean Sunday
school class members have made
arrangements for rummage
sale in one of the basement
rooms of the church, Saturday,
Feb. 28.
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Set for Thursday
silverton The Silverton
Toastmasters Club, No. 708, will
have as special guests district
arid area officers at the charter
banquet meeting at 7 p.m..
Thursday, Feb. 19.
J. Carey Moore will preside as
toastmaster; Richard Beesley
will be tn charge of table ton
ics; Olaf Q. Paulson, Jr., gen
eral evaluator; Herman Goschie,
timekeeper; and speakers. Milt
Baum, Dr. A. L. V. Smith and
William Iron. .
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Valentine Theme Rules at
E. Salem Weekend Parties
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East Salem Valentine parties
were the special occasions for
East Salem social groups the past
week end.
The Friendship club enjoyed
a party Friday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Joe Zajic on Lans
ing Ave. Social games and the
refrecmhents carried out the spe
cial theme.
Attending were Mrs. Edward
Kotteck, Mrs. Henry Melcher,
Mrs. Robert Wellington, Mrs. Joe
Sunderland. Mrs. B. C. Miller,
Mrs. Erie Hall, Mrs. Grate Wil
son, Mrs. Brosia Cusick, Mrs.
Cora Scott, Mrs. Ann Hagy, Mrs.
Hattie Curtis, Mrs. Norma Cole,
Mrs. Zajic and guests, Mrs. Ches
ter Johns and Miss Linda Sho-
hecker.
The March meeting will be In
the home of Mrs. Sunderland,
with hats that were exchanged
at the meeting to be worn with
different trim.
There were special Valentines
for the Thursday meeting of the
Lansing Neighbors Home Exten
sion unit meeting at the Grace
Lutheran church.
Mrs. Albert Miller, who is the
World Friendship chairman,
served Valentine cookies made
by her relatives in Germay, and
mailed to her for serving at the
lunch hour.
The textile painting demon
stration was given by Mrs. Ir
vin Sion and Mrs. Gerald Van
Hess. Mrs. I. G. Lermon was
named luncheon chairman at
the business meeting hour. Mrs,
Earl Hampton will act as Azelea
house representative. In planning
for the festival Mrs. Zina Scharp
nack was asked to serve as audi'
Carol Curtis Pattern
2861
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soft fullness In the front shoulder
yoke and falling from hip yokes In
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No. 2841 Is cut In slses 14, 1, 18.
90, 3fl, 38, 40, 42, 44, 4 and 481
Bin 18: short sleeves, 3 yds 39-ln.
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and Mrs. Harry Otte as registra
tion, and the units choice of ex
hibits was made.
Attending were Mrs. J. M.
Best, Mrs. Hampton, Mrs. Lloyd
Kaen, Mrs. William Kuiner, Mrs.
Gus Lermon, Mrs. I; G. Lermon,
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Maynard Nel
son, Mrs. W. E. Sebern, Mrs. Joe
Zajic, Mrs. Sion, Mrs. Van Hess.
Mrs, Maynard Tweet, Mrs. Ma
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Del, Mrs. Henry Raen, Mrs. E.
C. McCandlish, Mrs. W. F. Lieske
and Mrs. Elmer Meade. This unit
will hold a special workshop for
the rug making project Wednes
day, Feb. 18 at 9:30 a.m. In the
home of Mrs. Earl Hampton,
3300 Sunnyview Ave.
The Pee Wee Thimble 4-H club
held a Valentine party the past
week In the home of Marilyn
Page on Fisher Rd. Refreshments
for the occasion were served by
Marilyn and her mother, Mrs,
Harvey Page.
Attending were Janice Pahl,
Elizabeth Caples, Jackie Smalley,
Penny Bowers, Sharon Suran,
Darlene Clark and a guest, Su
san Caples, with the hostess. At
the next meeting the girls will
start their new project.
Last weeks meeting of the
Kooky Kutup 4-H cooking club
was held at the home of Sharon
Mullens.
The demonstration was by
Marilyn Page who made muffins.
Girls present were Elizabeth
Mets, Marietta Pendergast, Jack
ie Smalley, Eileen Smalley, Pat
ty Stublefield, Sharon Suran,
Darlene Clark, Marilyn Page and
Mrs. Fred Smalley, the leader.
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a node
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instrument
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