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20 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wed.. March 4. 1958
It's Death, My Darling
CARL -ANDERSON
By AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG
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CHAPTER 2S
Bohbr cave a little, terrified
whimper, and hid her face against
Henri's coat. .
So thafe y you went tearing
out of there I" Asiedee exclaimed.
Henri, you Infernal kllotr
"It eay enough for you to rldl
eule Hi Idea of the euperriatural."
Henri aald defiantly. "But, how do
wmi vniin t.h imiud casket?
"I'd hare sense enough to realise
that those screws oouian'i nave oeeu
unfaetened from the Inaide of the
casket. They'd have to be removed
from the outside."
"That doesn't explain why the
screws were removed In the first
olaace." he said doggedly. "Or who
did it , . ,
"Uncle Raoul did. probably."
Amedee replied. "I cant teU you
why, because I dont know. Now
can you go Inside and telephone the
coroner without going into
trance?"
Henri rose with an air of injured
dignity, and went Into the house.
Bobby, with a half reproachful
dance at Amedee, followed.
"Did you know about the screws
before he mentioned them, DedeT"
I Inquired. ..
"Yes, ne answerea. ine kiciai
discovered that they'd been re-
mwMl "
"What does be think about JtT'
T uM
He hesitated, then replied reluc
tantly. "He thinks Lee did it."
Amedee came over and sat down
upon the gallery floor at my xeei.
-Til tea vou the sheriff's theory,
Peter," he said soberly, "and you
can see if It makes sense to you.
He thinks that Lee, inspired by
Claude's death, killed his father in
order to get the double Inheritance;
that be started to hide the body
In the con in wim uranopere, wren
lost his nerve: that later he fell
tn hrimlliw over what he had done.
mnA tn remorse killed himself with
the same weapon he had used to
kill his father."
Uede, you don't actually believe
that do you?" I demanded.
He passed his hand through his
touasiea nair.
"I hardly know what I believe,
he answered wearllv.
An hour or so later, the sheriff
came and asked to speak to us all
Uoni'y wanted to tell you that
Trie coroner s agreed to iei eai.
Raoul's death pass as suicide. So
when we hold the inquest "
He got no further than that. Beau
hot out of his chair as though it
had been a catapult.
"What do you mean, youll let
my father's death pass as suicide,
Jeff Wilkes?" he demanded savage
ly. "It was suicide."
The sheriff didn't answer directly.
"After I left here this morning,"
he began, "I made some inquiries
bout that will o' your grandpa's.
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I found he'd left orders that If any
o you died, that one's share o'
the estate was to so to his next o
male kin. In Your cousin Claude's
case, that was your fattier. In his
own case. It could ha' been both
you an' vour brouier Lee: but
oordln' to a strict readin' o' the
law. It mlxht ha' been lust Lee.
Beau stared at him for a minute.
Then he gave a short, harsh laugh.
you fooir he exclaimed con
Cemptuoualy. "You complete
damned fool!"
The sheriff's face flamed.
"I've tried to be decent about
this." he said. "But if that's the
way you feel about it. 111 not hush
anything up. We'll see how smart
you are, Mr. Beau Dumont, at ex
plainln' to a Jury why your father
an' your brother should ha' com
mitted suicide."
"That won t be necessary. Sher
iff." Pick said quietly. "I can tell
you.
Beau Is rent." ane went on.
gently putting Lewis Haye aside as
he attempted to stop her. "My fa
ther and mv brother Lee both did
commit suicide. You see, they both
believed thst I had killed Claude,
the same as Beau did at first when
he tried to lie that morning to pro
tect me."
The sheriff was looking utterly
dumbfounded.
"It's Just the sort o' foot thing
these Dumonta would ha' done, too.
ne mutterea nan to nimseir.
With a brief nod of farewell, he
turned and left the room. A mo
ment later, he heard the front door
close behind him.
While Pick had been sneaking.
Beau had stood staring at her as
though he had been frozen into
Immobility. "I didn't know you
thought that. Pick." he said. "But
you're wrong. Father's and Lees
deaths had nothing to do with you.
mere was anotner reason.-
What other could there have
been?"
"I cant tell you that." he an
swered. "But you've got to believe
me, Pick. A reason did exist."
'If you know the truth, vou'd bet
ter tell her, Beau," Cousin Jeff put
In.
"I can't" he a-roaned There was
desperation in his voice now. "I
csn't tell any of you- Oh, not be
cause I think it might drive the
rest oi you to suicide. But for vou
to nave to uve wim uie knowi.
ere ..."
"With what knowledge?" Henri
demanded suddenly. , "Beau, what's
wrong with us Dumonts? I want to
know, i-ve got a right to."
-man true. Amedee said. "Re
member, Henri and I are planning
to be married."
"All riant." he flune out with a
sort of brutal defiance. "You've both
ssked for It. so here it Is: You can't
get married; none of us can. We've
rat to let the Dumont line die out.
There's a curse on the family the
curse of insanity I"
"What I" Amedee was out of Ms
chair as though there had been a
steel spring inside of him. and
somebody had released It. "Beau,
you're"
"Orasv?" Beau finished for him.
his mouth twisting with the word
into tne miter mockery of a grin.
"Yes. Dede. I am. Or I shall be
before I die. That's the thing
uraiHuauier naa iouna out.
(To Be Continued)
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Hubbard The second day of
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day, March 9, at 10:30 a.m.
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technique Is more delicate than or
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East Salem
East Salem Observing the
16th anniversary of the organi
zation of the club, members of
the Swegle Womans club en
tertained with a guest day din
ner Monday In the dining room
of the Mayflower hall.
Guests were Mrs. Carl Heut
zenroeder, Mrs. B. G. Kliewer,
Mrs. Conrad Hofstedt, Mrs. L.
R. Curry, Mrs. James Pickers
gill, Mrs. William McKinney,
Mr. William Swain, Mrs. Jesse
Rauch and regular members
Mrs. Rex Peffer, Mrs. Otis
Dawes, Mrs. George Shull, Mrs.
Robert Parker, Mrs. Alfred
Pauli, Mrs. William Damery,
Mrs. Menno Dalke, Mrs. Ralph
Hein, Mrs. R. T. Dixon, Mrs.
H. J. Conkltn, Mrs. Albert Patz
and Mrs. William Hartley.
Only three who have been
members since the first meeting
were present, but two other char
ter members have had a con
tinuous membership.
Singing, with' Mrs. George
Shull at the piano, and social
games followed a short business
meeting in the afternoon.
The dining room tables were
centered with vases of spring
flowers and large basket of
daffodils and flowering tree
branches were on the green cloth
covered serving table.
Mrs. Melvin LaDue observed
the sixth birthday of her son,
Mark (Dicky), with a party Sat
urday afternoon at their Holly
wood Dr. home. His guests were
Glenn Robinette, Frank Holler,
Steven Buck, Edward Gibb,
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and needle
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13. Biblical king
14. Epoch
15. Yawned
16. Disconcerted:
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1. Dash
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nickname
20. Roman date
21. Remaining
24. Behind a
vessel
34. Leaf of a
palmyra
palm
27. Change
Jl. Suitable for
expression
in poetry
13. Unwilling
34. Racks for
hanging
things
35. Old musics!
note
36. American
Indian
3T. Incentive
40. Pronoun
43. New Testa
ment spell
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Shem
44. Move about
47. Merrymaker
49. Author of
"The
Christian
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51. Unit of work
53. Feminine
name
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hill
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Dennis Hayes, Jerry Swanson of
Sweet Home; Russell Matlock of
Gervais. Dianna LaDue assisted
her mother serving refresh,
ments.
Mr. and Mrs. La Due wert
hosts for a family dinner In the
evening. Guests were hit grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Swanson of Silverton; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Swanson of Sweet
Home; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mat
lock of Gervais; Mr. and Ma
Robert Swanson, Jerry Swanson
and Russell Matlock with
Dianne and Mike La Due.
The Kooky KuturJ 4-H cook
ing club met Thursday at the
Howard Stubleflelrl hnm.
Larsen Ave., for a regular'nuet-
ing. noii was answered with an
egg dish and the discussion wis
on muffins.
Present were Sharon Mullins,
Marietta Pendergast, , Eileen
Smalley. Sharon Sur'an p.m.
Stublefield, with Mrs. Harvev
Page, a guest, and Mrs. Albert
Suran assistant leader in charje,
Lewis Neuman was returned
to his home on 38th St. over tht
week-end from the Salem Me
morial hospital.
KEIZER RUMMAGE SALE
Keizer The Keizer Granjt
win have a rummage sale Wed
nesday, March 11, at the local
Grange hall, one-half mile wt
of the Keizer school on Chem-
awa Rd.
DELAY KEIZER PARTY
Keizer The Hninca n!nAM
party scheduled for Friday eve-
ning March 6, has been post
poned until Thursday. March
13, at the Keizer Grange Hall. L
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Marries
Appellation ot
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Pertaining to
the tea-
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force
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Having conl
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Superlative
ending
Female
sandpiper
Witnessing
clause of a
writ
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salt
Come forth
into view
French river
Custom
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Brave man
Declare
Kind of arrow
poison
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