Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, November 29, 1945 Doll House H aving Toy Shelves Below 'T 'H E Christm as you made a dolJ * house for little Susie or Betsy will always stand out in your m em ory. A pattern Riving a list of OVERNIGHT ïS S ï GUEST i q B E N A M E S W IL L IA M «; s . - IW N U ftA T U Ilis l T H E S TO R Y T H l ’S E A R . A dam B ru cr. F B I operato r. I n i per lo r Tope and M r *. Tope m et In Ike M a in e w ood.. Tope found a m an m urdered a l au lo r a m p operated by Bee llr w a ln . He w a i b e lieved lo be M r. I.edforge, bead of New E ng land u U lllle t. le d fo rg e 'g frien d waa found In b o ip lta l with bead In ju ries H U rh au S e u r. K ell, waa found, ad m itted tb al he bit Holdom on bead, upon H o ld o m 'i o rd e ri. Said h r did not know w here M r i. K ell w a i Joe B ane, a u l i l a n t l>.A., returned w ith Holdom and Ir a r n r d from handym an P rid dy that a w om an and m an had been there at lim e of m u rd e r and the m an wai ra ile d Rupe. w h lrh m ight have been I.edfo rg e, a i h li nam e w a i Rufus. L U C K Y S L IP Mrs. S m ith — O ur new neighbor m ust be offended at som ething. She h asn't been over to see me fo r sev e ra l days. M r. S m ith —Be sure to find out w hat It was and when she does come over, we’ ll try it on h-ir again. M r. E b e rly cam e out to meet Adam saw W hitlock m ove ns them, and rem em bered Adam , and though to speak, knew w hat the o th G ood P ro v id e r said g ra v e ly : " I heard y o u r car. Deacon—Is yo u r w ife dependent S orry the gate was lo c k e d ." He e r was about to say. It was e u rly sm iled in fa in t m irth le ss fashion. F rid a y m orning, before she could on you? have known that her b ro th e r had R ustus—Yassuh! If Ah d o n 't go out "M o re trouble. B ru ce ? " "N o t fo r you, s ir ." A dam told not come home ns he plnnned, that an' g it de washin* fo her to do, she h im ; and he introduced In sp e cto r M iss Ledforge had set these men done p lu m b sta rve to death. B ut Tope touched Tope, leaving it to Tope to e xp la in upon the tra il. W h itlo ck’s arm , re s tra in in g h im ; th e ir presence here. Some Cut Up Tope handed E b e rly th a t le tte r spoke h im s e lf instead. H a rry —I thought you said your "W e ll, m a 'a m , th a t's a ll r ig h t." dog was a bloodhound. He doesn't fro m Ledforge. "M is s D ewain thought you'd want it . " he said. "A s And he added: " I w ant to leave M r. look lik e one to me. He's expecting a long as it's this afternoon M r. Led- W hitlock here. J e rr y —Well, a ll I know is he gets phone ca ll fro m M r. M yers. Can he forge wants you to meet h im ." Into fights a ll the tim e and comes sta y? ” E b e rly reud the le tte r s w iftly ; he home bleeding. i. > • a r " O f course," she nsstisKil h im ; looked at Tope. "M is s Dewain m aterials, dimensions and printed and then Tope was s a y in g * ood-by. showed this to y o u ? " "The Crains Ars Great Foods" CH A PTE It X window’s, doors, fireplace helps. Look O ut Outside, the old m an said c ris p ly : ù es s ir ," Tope confessed; and Th e house shown here has a n u m b er of Jane— I thought th a t fellow you special fe atu res th at m others as w ell as He a d m itte d ; M a tte r o f fact, I he said b rie fly . " M r. E b e rly. I don't "W h itlo c k , you and Beal stay here K rllitgg • C orn K lakra bring you Sinall g irls w ill ap p recia te. I t tits in a And he were engaged to was a prom ising thought there was tw o women in w ant to tr y to te ll you a ll th a t's t ill you hear fro m m e ." nc«i ly a ll t hr p ro te c tiv r íim k J ele ■»‘ »•Inch space against the w a ll and has young law yer. added: "Y o u r Job is to see th a t noth menta » I (he nhole gtain deviai ed there. I thought she said ‘R u th ,’ happened. I f I told you the story, convenient shelves underneath fo r other cast ni tal tu hum an cauti ilion . Jean -That was Just the trouble. you d th in k m ore about the ques ing happens to th a t old la d y ." toys and books; and fo r the doll fa m ily ’s t ill E a rl here told me it was a man He was alw ays prom ising. "Happens to her? W hat—" clothes. W hen the fro n t of the house lg and a w q m a n ." tions you w ant to ask than about the rem oved, th ere a re two spacious bed " I d o n 't look fo r a n y th in g ." Tope questions I'm asking you. M in d if Joe took both men in his c a r back room s. a la rg e liv in g room and a dining Monkey Face a d m itte d " Y o u r being here w ill 1 d o n 't s ta rt e xp la in in g at a ll? " room w ith re a lis tic view s into the kitchen to his home in N o rth Madderson. She— E v e ry tim e I'm out w ith you prevent. B u t—you s ta y ." E b e rly was w hite and s till. "W h a t and bath pasted on the back w all. H ere were v ita l witnesses; he m eant 1 th in k of a g re a t man. And he turned and w ith Adam by to keep th e ir in fo rm a tio n to h im se lf is it you w ant to kn o w ? " He— You fla tte r me. Who is he? N O T E —This D o ll House P a tte rn No. 273 his side strode tow ard the c a r W h it Why, that s fin e ," said Tope con fo r a while. Is 15 cents postpaid. Send request d ire c t She— D arw in. lock. gaping w ith bew ilderm ent, tO! tentedly "Y o u know M r. L edforge "A n d you stay h e re ." he d ire cte d swung away to where Beni w nited " D o n 't ta lk to anybody t i l l I come p re tty well, do n 't yo u ? " C o lle g e F un M R S . R E T II W Y E T H S P E A R S " I 'm p robably his most in tim a te In the other machine. fo r you, o r send fo r you. See?” She— B ut I Just kissed him like a Bedford H ill. N ew V ork A t the M ill. Bee and Mrs. Tope brother. He went back to the courthouse, D ra w e r 10 Soapy Brush were here to greet them. A fte r the where P rin g le s till held his v ig il He — Yeah. L ike a fra te rn ity Enclose 15 cents fo r D o ll House Place a sm a ll hand brush, b ristle firs t m om ent. Bee caught A dam 's b ro th e r! o ve r H oldom . "H e 's been asleep P a tte rn 273. side up. in the soup dish. Keep the arm . drew h im aside. m ost of the tim e ." the d e te ctive re Name--------------- --------------------------- Happy Home soap on top of the brush and when ported. "Seems kind of dopey. D on't "W h a t's happened?" she dem and Jones—How do you liv e now that you need to use the brush it w ill a l say a w o rd .’ A dd ress- ed softly. "W h e re have you been?" y o u r w ife has le ft you? ready be fu ll o f soup. Lost in an im p enetrable fo re st.” Joe nodded. “ 1’ ve got a hot t r a il. " S m ith —M uch cheaper. he assured her, chuckling. "W hen he reported. "H a v e you heard any It comes to g iv in g a m an d irections, th in g fro m M a t? ' yo u 're a to ta l loss. W hat w ere you "W h y, ye s,” P rin g le to ld h im try in g to do, get rid o f us fo r good "T h e y got th a t c a r out of the q u a r and all? We d id n ’ t find the lodge ry . Telephoned fo r W ill B anion's — Buy Your Planting Slock Now — t ill d a y lig h t." am bulance here a m inute ago. Mrs. PURE C ROFT S T R A IN K e ll w a s *in it. D e a d ." " I d io t ! " she protested. "Y o u M .r too Z — -a --an rra — — B u lb la ta ---« — 3" a tlj Joe nodded again, lo ftily . "N a tu d id n 't listen! B ut it's hours since 935.00 ( • d dlu l t u n B u lb la t a r a lly ,” he agreed. “ W ell, I 'l l run S m a ll B u lb la ta ....... — — — - • 17.50 d a ylig h t. Where have you been _.. 10.00 3 In c h Y a a r lln ira . ...... ... ------------ -— out there, take c h a rg e ." since? And w hy did he b rin g M r. 85.00 4 In c h Y a a r lln ir a " ....... ..........• E berly here? And w hat did you 5 In c h Y e a r lin g . ................................. _ *00° He made speed tow ard the quar find out?” ry. Beyond D ew ain's M ill, in the ■°,a55°si ' I f you catch cold raaily-becaoao you lack all the natural A A D " W e ll," he said, "w e called on fro n t seat o f a c a r stopped at a fill A b . o l n t . t y M o D i r t o r S c ra p P ° U" d vitam ins and encrgy-buildfng Miss Ledforge. I t was she who put ing-station there, he saw Tope s it N O O R D E R S F O U L E S S T H A N «100.00 natural oils you nerd-you may be amazed how Scott's Emulsion W hitlock and Beal on th is thing, be tin g alone, his head bowed, a p p a r can help build energy, afam in a G o ld B ea c h B ulb C o m p a n y cause her b ro th e r w rote her th a t he e n tly asleep. B ut Joe did not stop. and rrejetance. T ry i t ! See why many doctors recommend thin was sick.” He had no desire to share w ith this rood-tasting, high energy, food in te rlo p e r his discoveries now. . . . tonic. Buy a t your druggist'a. "B u t th a t doesn't m ake sense— ” Insp e cto r Tope did not see Joe She had no tim e to shape another Dane pass b y; but the old man. question. Tope was com ing tow ard though his eyes were closed, was them , and he called to A dam : r E A R - R O U N D T O N IC not asleep. Yet he m ig h t have been “ A ll rig h t, son! L e t’s g o !" excused fo r being. He had slept not He clim b e d in to the car. "W here at a ll fo r m any hours. to?” Adam asked, and Tope said in When Bee, the nig h t before, took a m ild im patience: M rs. Tope aw ay to see her safe "T h e q u a rry , m a n !" abed. Tope led Adam up to the cab So Adam drove down the road I tow ard R idgcom b. t ill he cam e to in w here W hitlock and Beal were housed, and knocked on the door. that byw ay w hich led up Into the W h itlo ck and Beal w ere s till awake h ills where the q u a rrie s w ere; then " I ta lke d w ith yo u r boss, b o y s ," turned aside and began the steep Tope told them d ire c tly . "T a k e m y clim b . word fo r that? O r do you w ant to Adam asked; "Y o u feel sure this "H e w ill be here some tim e to d a y ." get h im on the phone?” is the Holdom c a r? " W hitlock consulted Beal w ith a frie n d ." E b e rly glanced at Adam . B ut Tope reported in an im p a glance, and Tope added: " I know " M r. B ruce has o f course told you tie n t tone: " I t 's bound to be! Go who put you on this. C h a rle y told o f the bank's collapse. Ledforge se a long.” m e He said you don’ t know .” When they reached the ledge c u ritie s were in la rg e p a rt respon "N o ,” W hitlock adm itte d . sible. B ut M r. L edforge had ad above the q u a rry . M a t C um berland "C h a rle y gave me yo u r re p o rts up vised me against c a rry in g so m uch cam e to meet th e m ; beyond, Adam to ye sterday m o rn in g , the last tim e o f his stuff. He believed in it h im saw h a lf a dozen men engaged in you called h im up. I ’ ll run through self. but p re fe rre d th a t I should not the task here under way. C um ber them i f you want, show you I know c o m m it the bank so h eavily. I t was land said in slow bew ildered tones; w hat I'm ta lk in g about.” m y own decision, m y own responsi "Tope, K e ll told the tru th . O ur FULL-STRENGTH! Fleischm anns fresh active Yeast start* W h itlo ck surrendered. " W e 'll take b ilit y . " dead m an ca n 't be Le d fo rg e ! T here's y o u r w ord fo r i t . ” he said. ^ k , n g right away! All the strength of the yeast brings Tope nodded. "K n o w his fa m ily , a s to ry in the New Y o rk papers to Tope nodded. " A ll rig h t. B u t the out all the flayorful goodness of your bread Be surer of day th a t Ledforge has m ade a com do you?” p a rty th a t put you on the jo b in the p la in t to the governing co m m itte e "M is s Ledforge, yes. There is no sweet ta s te -lig h t te x tu re -fra g ra n t freshness firs t place says you can q u it now. o f the Stock Exchange about Hoi B u t I need you, and M yers says one else.” IF YOU BAKE AT HOME, insist on "Y o u and he used to go fishing d o m .” y o u 're to w o rk w ith me. O .K .? " “ No. L edforge is n 't d e a d ," Tope together and so on?” J-leischmann’s full-strength, fresh ortice W hitlock grinned. " I ’ ve heard a "Y e s, and s till do. Fish and hunt. absently assented. Yeast with the familiar yellow label De lot about you. old man. G lad to USE A dam pressed closer, as in te n t as watch you operate. W hat is this O r som etim es ju s t come up here pendable-A m erica’» favorite yeast and rest fo r days on end.” the D is tric t A tto rn e y to hear w hat business, a n yw a y? ” for over 70 years. Tope looked around re fle ctive ly. the old m an's answ er w ould be; but Tope fo r a m o m e n t did not an- And he asked: “ M r. E b e rly, come Tope gave them no enlightenm ent. | swer. Then he said h e a vily, h a lf down to L e d fo rg e ’ s place w ith us. " I ’ ll know a lo t m ore tw o hours | to h im s e lf: " I f it's w hat I th in k it w ill you? I w ant to see M iss Led fro m no w ,” he said. " B u t t ill I'm is it's about as bad a th in g as I LIQUID, TABLET5, SALVE, NOSE DROPS' forge, and I'd lik e to see that fish sure in m y own m in d , I'd ra th e r not ever ran in to ." And he added g r im pond o f his. I ’m a fisherm an m y do any guessing." And he added re USE ONLY A5 DIRECTED ly : "U n le ss I'm cle a r off the tra c k , se lf.” a ssu rin g ly: "B u t M at, i f I'm on the there are three people dead a lre a d y rig h t tra c k , w e 'll have a ll the d irty " C e rta in ly ,” E b e rly agreed. " I ' l l and if we do n 't w atch ourselves, linen washed and hung out on the m ore to come. You boys come get some clothes o n ." He had come He took the big in slip p e rs and dressing-gown to lin e by to n ig h t.” a lo n g ." m an's a rm . “ Now com e on. L e t’ s They set out in tw o cars, W h it greet them . A t Tope's suggestion, they left see w hat th e y’re doing h e re ." lock and his com rade tr a ilin g ; and They turned along the ledge; and E b e rly 's c a r here and w alked back Tope said to A dam : "G o to that lodge, son. I w ant to to the locked gate, roused W hitlock C um berland said: “ The newspapers and Beal, sleeping w e a rily in th e ir have got the story. Tope. G ot re see M r. E b e rly .” A dam assented. " H u r r y ? " he car. and so got under way. E b e rly p o rte rs on it. I looked fo r some of told them they need not go through them to be up here before now .” asked. Tope stopped In his tracks. “ We Tope shook his head. “ It's late R idgcom b. a lre a d y ,” he pointed out. " H e 'll be Sr>*rgM Aa fcf«, •.vwwd “ T here's a back ro a d ," he ex d o n 't w ant th a t! Q u ill here?” asleep, anyw ay. We ll have to wake plained, " th a t comes down past the "O v e r y o n d e r," C um berland as him up: and w e're sta yin g w ith h im fish pond. A locked gate, but I have sented; and Tope saw the trooper, t ill d a ylig h t, so ta ke y o u r tim e ." kneeling on the lip o f the ledge to a ke y.” promptly relieve coughs from " R ig h t.” A dam assented. "See if When th e ir rin g was answered. look down into the q u a rry p it below, you can go to sleep. I ' l l tr y not to Tope asked fo r Ml. Ledforge. and called to h im . Q u ili cam e to give you a bum py rid e .” "H e 's expected this afternoon, w a rd th e m ; and Tope said q u ic k ly : Great For Grownups, Too! "Son, go down the road and keep Yet w ith the best o f intentions on s ir ," the servant replied. HUB OM the re p o rte rs fro m com ing up here "T hen M iss L e d fo rg e ? " A dam s p a rt, that d riv e through the —i f they find out w here we a re ." n ig h t was s till an o rd e a l o f n a rro w M iss Ledforge received them at bad woods roads, missed turns and the “ O ke ," Q u ill assented. “ I ran into b re a kfa st-ta b le ; and Adam consequent doublings and d iffic u l thought there was some shadow in them once a lre a d y to d a y ." And he ties. It was past fo u r o'clock in the her eyes; yet she sm iled in a frie n d reported: " I found the Holdom lim m orning, and Adam was g rim ly l.v fashion, and spoke to Inspector ousine. Inspector. N u m ber plates cursing Bee D ew ain's idea o f d is i Tope, re m e m b e rin g his c a ll two gone, but i t ’s the one, a ll rig h t. H id tances and o f d ire c tio n before they days before. in the woods T here's blood on the cam e at last to a gate she had de floor ru g in the re a r s e a t." He “ M y b ro th e r hasn't come y e t,' F o r Y o n T o Feel W ell scrib e d —and found it locked. A t she explained. "H e w ill be here chuckled. “ I sent the re p o rte rs up 24 hours every d s y , 7 days every Tope's d ire ctio n . W hitlock and Beal som etim e to d a y ." there. They co u ld n't m ake anything wer-k, never stopping, the kidneys filter i slaved here w ith the cars w hile Tope out of th a t.” waste m a ile r from the blood. Tope said slo w ly: "W hy. that's I f more people were aware of how the and A dam went on. tru d g in g along what I hear. M iss L e d fo rg e .’’ And Tope nodded. "Y o u looked it k id n e y * must constantly remove sur the w in d in g way Insensibly a g ra y he said: "W e 're fro m the M yers o ve r firs t? ” plus lluid , cieess scida and other waste m a ile r th a t ra n n o t s lay In the blood lig h t cam e stealing through the Agency, you see." “ N othing in it . " w ith o u t In ju ry to health, there would wood. be better understanding of trSe the “ Look at the to o ls? " H er cheek colored fa in tly "Oh. whole system is upset when kidneys fail ; " D a y lig h t." said Tope. "W e ll. "N o . W h y? " to function properly. , w e've tim e e n o u g h !" And he asked: th a t absurd p ro c e e d in g !" she ex- B urning, scanty or too frequent urina Tope said: "T h e re was pi. bly claim ed. " I should apologize tio n soni.iim ee warns th a t som ething fo r ■ "A d a m , got y o u r g u n ? " is wrong. You m ay aulTer nagging back . “h " « * . blood and h a ir on one ot the tro u b lin g y o u ." And she explained. w Irlrnn ' * h n. in n h i m».« o » In "Y e s W hy?” ache, headaches, dizziness, rheum atic wrenches Unless Holdom kept his pains, g e llin g up a t nights, swelling. I " K e ll m ay have brought some one “ I t was m y rid icu lo u s solicitude. - ------- — -’V1I1V 1»1 W hy nut try fio oe's /•i.’isT You will You see, m y b ro th e r w ro te last week hat on. B ut no m a tte r. D id you up here th a t he d id n 't te ll us about, be using a medicine recommended the that he was ill. was com ing home s e e -th e g irl 1 sent you to see?" coun try over. Z»oo«'e a tim u la ’ e the func i said Tope, and said no m ore Then F rid a y ." She hesitated. "H e never tion of the kidneys and help them to " N o t yet. T rie d tw ice, but there know s-than five other widely offered rub-in» A fi/d hush out poisonous waste fr >m the they cam e to the lodge—low. sp ra w l- took pro p e r care of h im s e lf; and w a sn 't anyone a t hom e.” blood. T h ey contain nothing harm fu l. Ben-Gay was especially developed for children mg. b u ilt o f logs, w ith an outlook to G e t ( ’«Ma's tod ay. I ' m with confidence. when he d id n 't come as he expect "W e ll, a fte r w e 're through here, At e ll drug stores. the west across the tum bled crests ed. I was co n ce rn e d ." She laughed find her. see what she says, come of d is ta n t wooded h ills lik e tossing so ftly. 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