Southern Oregon miner., December 20, 1945, Image 2

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When w ashing, tu rn clothes with
ties o r sash es inside out before
putting them into the w ashing m a ­
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Slip Covers Brighten the
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fur
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T H E STORY T ill'S F A R : Adam llruee,
F il l operator. Inspector Tope and Mr«.
Tope met In the Maine wood«. Tope
,,,und * m *n murdered at auto ram p.
ss?
&&
s lip covers.
"
retorted with a laugh. "They hear the district attorney had no unswer
Hup to an u n u sua lly la rg o dem and and
the rowlocks as soon as we leave to propose.
C urre n t co n d itio ns, s lig h tly m ore tim e Is
re q u ire d In tillin g o rd e rs fu r a few o f the
the dock. Time you got over be­
Thai
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Joe rang the bell und asked to
m ost p o p u la r p a t lr m num bers.
That
dneouragedI - looking v e il The h<>o » „ Br„ ldrn„ « ,d „ Mr
ing afraid of a canoe, old man."
see Miss Ledforge. She eume to
Send your order to:
t a n be freshened by pressing it for«», head at New England utilities. a
Eberly grinned. "Oh, all right. them in the small reception room,
betw een two pieces of brown paper c,r h»H»ved to have been used In the My life is in your hands," he said, and Joe said grim ly;
Sewing ( ir r t e N e rd lrrra lt llepl.
with a w arm iron.
murder was raised from the quarries.
Iles JÏIT
Man Franrlsru S, Calli.
and took the front seat. He held to [ “ Miss Ledforge, I've on unpleas­
—
with a woman's murdered body Inside.
Furiose
IS
cents
for Pattern
the
edge
of
the
dock
while
Ledforge
ant duty This is District Attorney
K e e n a ia e .«r
.
Proof had been found that both the mur-
No
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V ? peanuts on «»red man and the woman had been ad- got in, then took his paddle, and they Cumberlci i I'm M r Dune, his as­
hand. They add nutrition and tla- ministered dope prior to their murder, moved away, out of the little cove, sistant We've found n man dead;
Nam e
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vor to . m uffins. waffles, cookies * * • « * » • . with the suicide of Kell, seemed around the wooded point, across the and some people think It Is your
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pond.
and quick breads. They d ress up ,l’ **ave blown up in Tope's face and
brother. Mr. Ledforge.
Will you
salad s and perk up plain d e sse rts Joe Dane, assistant i i . a .. took over the
Once Eberly turned half around view the body, identify it? "
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CASC.
T
our
h
ttw p v d r
«
till
h««4
n«
rase.
Tope,
howrver.
still
had ttl.a
plans
in his seat to look back The boat­
such as cup cu stard
Tlie frail old woman turned white
and asked Bruce to help without saying
house was completely hidden by
On ¡(‘test Spot Is Found
as snow. "M y brother?" she whis­
what he had In mind.
the wooded point between The wind pered.
Keep spices covered o r you’ll
In Midst of Noisiest City
was
behind
them,
toward
the
mouth
give th eir tangy flavor to the cup­
"Yes Rufus Ledforge."
of the gorge where the dam held
board instead of your cookery.
CHAPTER M il
"But Rufus is here!" Miss Led
back these waters. Ledforge, when forge protested, her weak voice
You w ouldnt think of going to
“ Stay and stay, as if you didn't they were a hundred yarJs offshore, somehow desperate.
Ash tra y s should be em ptied and
one of the w orld's noisiest cities
said:
when
Stay
till « I » come.' .
w ashed each • night. v/uiui
O therw
ise the
wist-
me know
.......
. to go. »
-’“ ’ j *•»
to find the q u ietest spot on earth
Here?" It was Joe's turn to be
"Stop paddling. Carl, and let's try shaken. Then he smiled. "Now,
house w ill have an unpleasant “ e turned to Mr. Eberly. “ I expect
would you? Hut in New York City
We'll d rift with the
odor in the m orning fro m the -vou ve o,<* clothes and Ashing tackle them here.
you’ll find a building in which
Miss Isxlforge, I'm sorry, but you
wind, fish the shoals here first, and mustn't try to deceive us,"
soiled trays.
¡t*P at the lodge?" he suggested
it is really quiet und peaceful.
Clothes, yes. Fishing things are the deep water afterward."
In a co rn er o f the Brooklyn navy
“ But he is," she insisted, urgent­
"Good enough." Eberly agreed.
P u t a fruit ja r rubber under at home. Why?”
y a rd Is an 18 by 30 foot building.
ly. "He's up at the trout pond fish­
He laid down his paddle and began ing with M r Eberly."
‘T il lend you mine," said Tope.
dishes you set directly on ice. The
M ounted on deep ru b b e r colum ns,
ring will stick to both ice and “ Wait here." He turned to Mrs. to cast, turning a little sidewise so
its w alls a rc lined with thin lay ers
Joe Dane looked at Mat, and he
Tope. "You come along, ma'am ” that his back cast would not inter­ demanded angrily: "Where is this
dish and hold it firm ly in place.
of spun-glass fibers and other
T 'U R N a d ra b ch air into a col
he suggested mildly, " —case I can't fere with Ledforge. Thus he was trout pond?"
sound-resisting m ateria ls. Sensi­
find things.”
ful decoration th at tran sfo rm s tive radio-com m unications equip­
“ Why. you tuke the road past the
So they departed toward Cascade
garage. Miss Ledf<| ge told him. a room ju st by the addition of a m ent is scientifically m easu red
¡together; and Adam wondered what
\ ou can't miss it." Her voice was slip-cover you've m ade yourself! there.
instructions Tope was giving Mrs.
rrwpr«. / / ,
tremulous,
her white hand pressed
Mtutu *
j Tope. Then the old man returned
to her bosom.
alone, rod in hand, pockets bulging.
Dane turned. "Come on. M at,"
I ''I ’ve got all you'll need. Mr.
he said harshly. "We ll soon see!"
Eberly," he said. "Now I want to
But Mat said: “ Look out, Joe!"
make a phone-call to Whitlock—
Miss Ledforge. swaying like a reed,
j we may need him. Then I ’ll be
had slipped softly to the floor.
¡with you."
They were alone in the reception
F look for this label
Upon the dot of half-past four, Mr.
room, but the door into the hall was
4F rout c to n i j
Eberly, alone, wearing shoe-pacs,
open. At Mat's ejaculation, Bee De­
Please don't b? angry at us i f you can't
riding breeches, a loose flannel shirt
aJuayt get Smith Bros, Cough Drops. Our
wain appeared there in the door­
and a bulky hunting coat buttoned
output is still restricted. Soon, we hope,
way. Mrs. Tope behind her. Joe
there'll again be plenty o f Smith B ro th e rs ...
to his throat, came in his own car
had tried, too late, to catch the faint-
soothing,
delicious. Black or M enthol, 5 f.
SNAPPY FACTS
up the drive to the Ledforge place
ing woman; he was on his knees
in the hills above Ridgcomb. Mr
now. beside her; he looked up stu­
SMITH BROS. COUGH DROPS
Eberly was rather pale, but steady
pidly at Bee. and the girl with a
B IA C K OR M I N T H O l — 5 <
gesture swept him aside.
The driveway forked, a little be­
mask
RUBBER
low the house; one way led to the
"Get out of here, both of you!"
house itself, the other toward the
she cried. "You heartless idiots!
We’U take care of h e r!"
garages and the service wing. Mr.
Eberly turned in that direction, and
Adam carried a rifle; Whitlock,
A recent survey reveals that 8 4 .5 1
as he came to the court upon which
the last to emerge, carried a small
acc
of »he nation's post-war travelers
the garages faced, he pressed his
outboard motor, awkwardly.
will prefer to use automobiles as
horn.
"A ll right. Adam.” Tope said
their method of transportation.
There
were
living
quarters
above
briskly.
"You and Beal get out on
I t is e xpected th a t re p a ir bills
the stalls for the cars. At one of
the point where you can see. Whit
on fu tu re cars m a y be re­
the windows there a man appeared,
lock, put the motor on the rowboat,
duced b y the use o f a num ­
called: "Right. Carl. I'll be down.”
and don’t make any noise. Adam,
b e r o f synthetic ru b b e r parts.
Mr. Eberly stayed in the car. kept
we won’t start till you shoot Miss
Average passenger tire cost per
his engine running. A pulse was
him once; but hit him if you have
1000 miles o f travel has been re­
to."
duced from $2.35 to 65c during
thumping faintly in his throat. Led­
the last 25 years.
forge. his fishing gear in his hands,
Adam nodded, moved quickly
It's the a ir in a lir a th a t
a moment later appeared. He came
away. Behind him. Tope and Whit­
carries th e load a n d n e t the
briskly toward the car. a gray-
lock were busy for a while. Then
tire its e lf. Too little a ir pres­
haired little man with a long nose,
they waited, silent, ready.
sure m a y resu lt in fab ric
deep lines framing his mouth, some­
Adam lay prone in the underbrush
b reaks o r uneven tre a d w e a r.
Now, Miss Ledforge, I ’m sorry, on the point, the rifle trained. The
thing suggestive of the Oriental in
In 4 5 years the American automo­
thB cant of his eyes. He glanced but you mustn’t try to deceive us.” canoe was well offshore; he saw the
tive industry has produced 88 mil­
behind
him toward the house,
men in it stop paddling and begin
lion motor vehicles.
able to see the other man out of the to fish. His pulse was shaking him.
climbed into the car, grasped Eber
corner of his eye; and this somehow
ly by the hand.
Later, Ledforge stood up in the
was consoling. The back of his neck
“ How are you Carl?"
canoe;
and then he lurched overside
r/ 7 7 « ” v 1
no longer crawled; his spine was no
1 ‘ *
Tbo lald n g Powder
“ First rate," Eberly assured him. longer cold.
and fell.
The canoe overturned
He added: " I phoned to make sure
floated
with
Its
bottom
just
awash.
Yet he cast badly, his line a tangle
w ith tbo BALANCED Dooblo Action
you had arrived. You so often have on the water. But Ledforge, he saw. Adam, his eyes peering through the
to change your plans.”
sights,
saw
Eberly
floating
with
his
Clabber Girl Is today’s baking powder . . .
did no better.
The other’s line
fcT\s DO U BLE
'Lucky
you
did,”
Ledforge splashed and slatted against the head well out of water, saw Led­
the natural choice for tho modern recipe. Its
agreed
"M y sister has callers
side of the canoe. Ledforge may forge swimming toward the shore
balanced double action guarantees just the
Your Miss Dewain, and an iron
W Guaranissd
have felt Eberly's sidelong glance, Ten yards of open water lay be­
right action in the mixing bowl, plus that final
tween the two men.
jawed woman I don't know. Alice for he said:
. Good Housektspinr
t-
rise to light ond fluffy flavor in the oven.
fusses about my wearing woods
Ledforge turned to look back And
R
’rll»
"This line’s sticky. Need a new
clothes in the house. That's why I
then
he
began
to
swim
back
toward
one. I guess.” And then he said:
told you to come here instead of the
the other man. Eberly threw up
"Hullo, you’re perspiring, Carl! Bet­ one arm !
front door.” And he said: “ The ter unbutton that coat."
trout should rise. Wind’s wester­
Adam pressed the trigger; he saw
Eberly hesitated. " I am a little
ly-’
the water leap upward where the
hot," he agreed, and—his back to­
Eberly made no comment. He was ward the other man—he loosed the bullet hit. midway between the
guiding the car up the winding road upper buttons. He said: "You've two men. Ledforge looked toward
the sound of the report; and at the
WK
, -A N D COM » A N Y
toward the trout pond, and a thick forgotten how to cast, Rufus."
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same instant the outboard motor on
growth of hemlock and pine had al­
There was a momentary pause.
ready hidden from their view the They had drifted. Eberly perceived, the rowboat in the cove started with
a staccato roar.
house below them.
out into the deep water where the
Adam threw in another shell; but
Ledforge remarked: “ I ’m in a old brook-channel ran.
then
the boat, racing toward the
fishing mood, Carl. Sick of New
And then Ledforge said:
York. I ’d like to stay up here a
“ I ’ll try it standing up. Always two men in the water, came between
him and Ledforge. He leaped to his
month and do nothing but fish with could do better so.”
feet as the boat came to where
you “
He got uncertainly to his feet, and the two men were.
“ How are things in New York?" seemed to totter. And suddenly they
Whitlock handled the boat; Tope
Ledforge said, moving his shoul
were both in the water. The canoe,
was
in the bow. Whitlock cut off
ders as though to shake off a bur
as Ledforge in falling clung to it.
den: "Well, I’ve had an unpleasant dipped one gunwale and thus over­ the engine, and they coasted to a
Ledforge had reached Mr.
few days. Holdom has gone wrong, turned, the other gunwale coming stop.
Eberly,
was supporting the other
Carl. But let me forget business down hard across Eberly’s hips as,
man in the water.
Been doing any fishing?”
belatedly, he scrambled clear.
" I t ’s all right, C a rl!” he said re­
"Got a new rod.” Eberly replied
The point that hid the boathouse
"And I've gone back to snelled was well over a hundred yards assuringly, in the sudden silence
"Take it easy.
flies.”
away; the dam and the near shoul­ the engine died.
“ The trout won't know the differ­ der of the gorge perhaps fifty yards. You’re all right now."
And then Tope and Whitlock were
ence.” Ledforge chuckled. "Well
Ledforge, without a word, began to
helping
them both into the boat.
here we are.”
swim toward the rocky shore be­
Without a word, when this was done,
Eberly pulled up beside the boat­ side the dam.
Eberly did not call out as he Whitlock started the engine, pre­
house, and they got out and began
to set up their rods. "We're here watched Ledforge swim so quietly venting conversation; and he swung
the boat back toward the cove. Whit
• • •
just at the right tim e,” Ledforge away.
Joe Dane, in the hour of Tope's lock sat in the stern, Tope in the
decided. “ Best fishing is from now
till dark.”
humiliation, was quick with a theory bow, Ledforge and Eberly side by
side on the midships thwart.
Eberly nodded, and they turned of his own. “ The whole thing's plain
Ledforge, facing forward, saw
enough,”
he
declared.
"Ledforge
toward the boathouse.
Ledforge was ahead. Eberly be­ was having an affair with Mrs. Kell, men appear on the wharf, as they
hind; and Eberly cleared his throat brought her to Dewain’s M ill that approached. Two came leaping from
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j rather loudly, and he asked in a night; and Kell trailed them there a car; two came running along the
shore. One of these two held a rifle
and killed both of them.”
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strained tone;
in his hands. But the buzzing roar
They
stood
in
Will
Banion's
chap­
"Rufus, you feel all right?’
Ledforge whirled to look at him. el. Quill was gone, Doctor Medford of the engine made it impossible for
• ma.mg HMdle-Talliie—famed f,( J X r . ’n d ’r''™ ' ' J " ‘° n * ’
"Certainly! I ’m tired, but I ’m al­ busy somewhere in the small rooms the moment for Ledforge to
questions
which
the
sight
of
these
“ «I.««, accomplishment, „
A
behind.
Mat
Cumberland
scratched
ways tired. Why?"
strangers provoked; and when, the
his head.
rooms
of
power,
the
’’Mini-Max’’
battery
weighs
*
“ I don't quite know," Eberly ad­
TOMORROW ALRIGHT
So Joe remembered Earl Priddy engine cut, they slid alongside the
Dependable
Yc,' ,i” f° " 1" - '• '•
- « ro w ^ ro i -S - b .5 " y
mitted.
"Something
about
you
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and Isaac Murrell, and took Cum­ wharf, Joe Dane had the first word.
seems—different. Your voice, and
LAXATIVE
"What in blazes!” he demanded.
berland to hear their stories. Cum­
C ^ u f t O M , t a d O M iv a s « i t | < t | «
the way you handle that rod: and
berland questioned Ike at length, "Tope, what are you doing here?”
you
look
a
little
thinner."
Tope said gently; "Call it med­
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and was half convinced at last that
Ledforge laughed, not m irthfully.
An "Eveready” “Mini-
Rufus Ledforge had been on Friday dling, Joe.”
Max" Battery, with an
" I f you’d been working as hard as
Then
Ledforge
cut
in,
his
face
night in Little Bear. Afterward they
’ Eveready“ Flashlight
I—and I ’ve a slight cold."
dropped Earl and Ike at Dewain’s white with anger.
Battery, ir, the palm
Eberly nodded.
"So have 1
"Just a m inute!” he exclaimed.
Mill, and Mat Cumberland himself
of a hand, In titf on
That’s why I bundled up against this
"Eveready” hatteriat.
thanked them for great services to ‘T v e a few questions to ask, m y­
wind.” He added insistently: “ J
They're dated to a l­
the commonwealth, while Mr. Mur­ self," he added. "O f course, Mr.
don't know what it is. The way you
lu re Ireih neu , Freib
rell and Mrs. Priddy stood by in Eberly and 1 are grateful for your
walk, maybe. You look taller—”
batterie, ta il lo nger/
rescue;
but
after
all,
you’re
tres­
excited
pride.
Then
Joe
and
Cum­
promptly relieve coughing of
"Nonsense," Ledforge curtly in­ berland drove on.
passers.” He glanced at the gun
sisted. "Come. Get in i" He slid
in Adam’s hand. "Poachers too,
It
was
just
past
five
when
they
the canoe into the water.
came up the drive to the Ledforge apparently. Out of season, and on
“ I feel a lot more secure in the
W IT H
mansion. Joe recognized Bee De- private land. May I have an ex-
rowboat," Eberly suggested.
pisnation?”
wain’s car at the steps.
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