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S o u th e rn O re g o n N e w s R ev iew , T h u rs d a y , O c to b e r 17, 1946 W a ll B r a c k e t s A d d C h a r m to th e R o o m 2- Á , G E RAL W Z D uke M c C a le. p riva te detective, Is guarding ike wedding prevent» at the Bigelow m ansion. H r sensei that old Miss Adelaide Bigelow Is a fra id of some thing m ore th in theft. He m eets the bride and groom to-be. V eronica and C urt V a lla ln ro u rt, and V eronica's moth er, Sybil, and her brother and sister, Stephen and V ic to ria . M cC ale learns that V a lla ln ro u rt Is a free spender and g a m bler. He also finds out there was a curious episode In the lives of Stephen Bigelow and his w ife. Th ere Is a strange tension a t the mansion. Christopher sto rm , who had once been rejected by V eronica, seems p a rtic u la rly III at ease. Stephen is also notably Jumpy. K aren goes out, and returns In an hour. MARK B R O WN W NUM ATURU 1 look a fte r the house du rin g the week of the w edding ” “ I'm so rry, but th a t is not the truth. N ever once have I believed you came to m y oftlce w ith th a t in m ind. I knew you were in trouble even though you w ithheld yo u r con fidence. Even now you w ill not ad m it it, even to yourself. 1 have gone on that prem ise fro m the firs t —that you w anted me to find out things w ithout even the responsibil ity on y o u r p a rt o f te llin g me w h a t.” " I wish to w ith d ra w fro m the case, Miss Bigelow. There's noth ing I can do fo r you.” "O h, n o !" The words, h a lf m u f fled in the heavy atmosphere, m ag nified themselves in the vastness of the room. The fire crackled fiercely fo r a long m inute, w hile the essence of fe a r hung in the a ir lik e a strong accent. " I t is necessary fo r me, since you w ill not confide in me, to te ll you e x a c tly w hat it is that is bothering you—w hat it is that you fear. You see, I know. W hat is it? " M iss B igelow turned once m ore to the room and McCale saw into her m in d q u ite easily. The house was qu ie t and the room seemed ju s t as it should be— a cham ber of solid. V ic to ria n fa st ness, cozy. w arm , in tim a te . H er fingers caressed the sheen of old wood, the back o f a chair. She looked at him . "So m any things are not as we J V * ' T - .. ■ /c u t OUT < (OjT) wm. HELP BUILD UP U S I P A T IfltN TO MARK P ltC tS - T H IN CUT 1« 4MSLF OUT WITH to Ä h , ‘X T r BRACHI IS I JIG She sought his eyes again, and A l6 H & M 6 r TONIC the queer secret duel that they had MOLtS a ll the w hile been fig h tin g u n der p lf you eatoll «»14 easily --b«*cau»o you lack all the natural A AI> neath the smooth surface was ended M a in ta in H e a lt h o f L Y l U n i U mnl rnieivy b -iil.llii^ suddenly and com pletely. 'n a tu ra l oil» you »»«•«•’I—you may C a t t le D u r in g F a ll lx a nt« led how Krutt'» Kmulalon A delaide B igelow was g iv in g in. ran help build H uw im M cCale could te ll I t was In her S e v e n R e c o m m e n d a tio n s and r*»x ian r». T ry It ! H«x why r a r many dor tor» r«*rt»rnm«»n4 thia eyes, a ll the pent-up gnaw ing w o rry irooil taatinff, hiirh energy, ftwxf fUlTH G iv e n b y A u t h o r i t i e s of som ething h o rrib le and unclean tonic. Huy at your druiriri»t*a. lAAOS She wasn’t going to hold out on I ANO Severe losses o f ca ttle m n y be ’ glue ; h im any m ore, and now m aybe he suffered i f proper methods o f con could help. tro l are not m a in ta in e d A m e rica n A L L th e th in g s th a t a be Y E A R H O U N O T O N IC “ I w ill te ll y o u ." she said s im p ly . Foundation fo r A n im a l H ealth lists g in n e r in w o o d w o rk in g cu n V e ro n ica ’ s fa th e r, m y b ro th e r,” the fo llo w in g points as im p o rta n t: m a k e , n o th in g od d s so m u c h in te r she began, m o tio n in g h im to sit, 1. Select good h e ife r calves fo r e st a n d c h a r m to tin y ro o m ns n was a hard m an. 1 suppose, but herd replacem ents now. w e ll d e sig n e d set o f w a ll b ra c k e ts . not unusual fo r his tim e , I th in k. 2. Inspect herd fre q u e n tly fo r T h is g ro u p o f th re e m a k e s a m o s t He believed th a t women have no screw -w orm s. Losses m a y be p re s a tis fy in g a rr a n g e m e n t o v e r th e CH APTER V II heads fo r business—cannot handle vented by p ro m p t tre a tm e n t of i so fa in th e liv in g ro o m . • • • •••••» Miste« money. He was h e ir to m y fa th e r’ s wounds. Comes in a ll decked out fo r the »s*.»« hk»l»> «4 jMity twa»y P a tte rn 283 gives a c tu a l-s l/e cutting business and fo rtu n e o f about tw elve 3. M a in ta in am ple clean w a te r guides n ig h t life . Soup and fish. Gave me M h M — ■ ua »J»M %■« «( (»»«*> and c u in p lrte directions fo r m a k m illio n do lla rs. W ith re a l estate supply, an average of about 12 g a l ing these brac kets A copy of this p a t •«e Nm«, »*•»•»»«• lw»K »■ ». the once-over and had a few q uick tern m a y be o b tu ln rd by sending 19c and cle ve r investing, he m ore than lons daily. s tra ig h t ones w ith o u t m ore than a I » 4L'' A » U IS »P«CIAl I l (ACM. w ith n a m e and address d ire c t to: doubled that fo rtu n e T here was no • ■* I K M | l . H »OI eOtreAV. 4. W atch fo r outbreaks o f b la c k glance at me s ittin g there w ith m y m ale h e ir to w hom he could leave leg o r a n th ra x, va ccin a tin g when M K S . K t 'T H W Y E T H S P E A K S tongue hanging out. When the b u t it, you see.” B rd to rd tlllls , N. Y. D ra w e r 10 diseases are prevalent. le r stuck his snoot in the door, he ODTOOOI Muasiaiaij *1 here was his adopted son, Enclose 19 cents for P a tte rn No. 283 spat out, 'T e ll m y m o th e r I ’m going 5. Check pastures and fence rows (r»M«««« City. Stephen, M cCale p u t in q u ic k ly . fo r poisonous plants. Now is the out this evening.' Not his w ife, m ind N a in e DapL WN "Y e s ,” she hesitated, " b u t not his danger period. you—his m o th e r." a <*n o» Addres«________________________ rvAH i ori Gv*’ *••»**• »*-»**•« >»-» »x« i own flesh and blood. B u t th e re was 6. Be sure stock has adequate "M a m a ’s big b o y ." c e rta in ly Stephen.” She edged over feed fo r m ilk pro d u ctio n and to "Oh. sure. He and his w ife don't to the w indow a g a in ." build themselves up fo r the w in te r get along. I take it? ” She faced h im fro m the recess of ahead. "Y o u r surm ise is a good one. I the w indow ’s bay. the high red 7. H andle stock c a re fu lly , both in th in k .” ve lo u r draperies d w a rfin g her in the d riv in g and h a uling to m a rke t. “ W ell, w hile he was h a vin g his elongated shadows. H e r eyes, fo r snort, the w ife comes in. I'd been a m om ent, seemed to p lay hide-and- w ondering w ho'd been p la y in g chop seek w ith a m em ory. sticks a ll n ig h t u n til she stood there K now Y our B reed " A t one tim e. I th in k he intended in the doorw ay, lo oking daggers at fo r Stephen to in h e rit. B u t Stephen, B rah m an s h im . ‘Going out, Steve?' she says, in his eyes at least, proved h im s e lf and he w alks b y her w ith o u t a u nw orthy. S yb il a lw a ys spoiled glance. She put her hand out, but h im . He grew up precocious, ex he brushed her o ff.” tra va g a n t. He ran aw ay once and “ Then K ing, the m a jo r - domo. jo in e d the navy. A b itte r e x p e ri « calls her to the phone and she goes ence fo r h im . The m ore so when out.” he found that Joel could no doubt "She had a phone c a ll? ” have procured an a p p o in tm e n t to “ Yep. A fte r w hich she banged Annapolis fo r h im . He d id manage heck out o f the piano fo r another M .I.T . by the skin o f his teeth. M a r h a lf h o u r.” ria g e to K a re n has stra ig h te n e d "She went out, you say?” h im out som ew hat.” "Y es, she did. She w a sn 't gone "So the B igelow fo rtu n e is held long. A bout an hour. When she in tru s t? ” cam e home, she messed around the “ Yes and no.” M iss A delaide Brahm ans, the nam e given to the ivo rie s u n til hubby ro lle d in, about rushed on now as though pressed n ative humped c a ttle breed o f In tw elve o’ clock. Then the place fo r tim e . “ M y b ro th e r did not be dia, were firs t im p o rte d into A m e r quieted down fo r the n ig h t.” lie v e in having m oney standing id le ica because of th e ir resistance to / “ Stephen cam e home la te ? ” fo r alw ays. He w ro te a m ost pecu cattle fe ve r tick, a b ility to forage lia r w ill. " JU "Y es. He m u st have h e ard her fo r feed on poor land and ca p a city She steadied herself, as i f g iv in g to stand extrem e hot weather. going in, 'cause a door opened up • R u b in g e n tly-w a rm in g , soothing B en-G uy fo r fast in fo rm a tio n on so p riv a te a m a tte r stairs. The piano stopped. He As B rahm ans w ere used fo r m ilk r e lie f fro m m u scu la r soreness and pain. B en-G ay con re q u ire d a suprem e effort. shouted som ething o r o ther at her and as w o rk a n im a ls and not for ta in s u p to 2 ’/ i tim e s m ore* m e th y l s a licyla te and " I th in k he believed we w ould a ll beef, the o rig in a l stock im p o rte d th a t I d id n ’ t get. Then a couple m e n th o l—fam ous p a in -re lie v in g agents kn o w n to e ve ry benefit eventually. I —I believed he Into southern states did not prove m ore doors sla m m e d .” d o c to r—th a n five o th e r w id e ly offe re d rub-ins. In s is t counted on V e ro n ica ’ s m a rry in g ve ry suitable fo r beef. Rapid strides " T h a t the s to ry ? ” on genuine B en-G ay, th e o rig in a l B autne A nalgesique. someone whose b a ckground we a ll in breeding im p ro ve m e n t has made “ A ll but m a m m a .” She stopped knew. You see, S yb il and I have Mse for Pain dut to RHEUMATISM, NEURALCIA, and COLDS. Brahm ans o f dem and on the m a r K in g in the h a ll and asked fo r Ste He stood behind her looking over to agree on V e ro n ica ’s ch o ice ." ket. Ask for Mild Ben-Cay for Children. phen. She alm ost dropped when he “ R a th e r h ard on V eronica, I The m odern B ra h m a n is a bulky, to ld her sonny boy was doing the her shoulder w hile he talked. should s a y ." blocky a n im a l, b u ilt along beef town. Then she yelled fo r Karen. w ant them to be, nor as we be ‘Oh, ye s.” She was try in g hard lines, although he retains his hump, W hile K in g w ent lo oking fo r her. lieved them to be,” she said. to e xp la in it as she saw it. “ B u t he dew lap, la p p in g ears and his a b ility she went through a gam ut o f fa c ia l He nodded. "T h e re was, fo r in thought— ” to th riv e in w a rm weather. expressions w o rth y of any one of The old voice rose no\< an hys the old sile n t m o vie gals. When the stance,” he answered, d ra w in g a 7 ü /ß //V te ric a l note in it. “ He w ished a m an b u tle r reported th a t K a re n had gone p a ra lle l, “ the case o f F rance, w ith U s e S e e d C o r n T e s t e r to have co n tro l o f it. V eronica's out too, she m ade a beeline fo r the its vig o r, its im pregnable defenses, upstairs. In about tw e n ty m inutes, its im m o rta l and im p e rtu rb a b le husband gains co n tro l of it to do w ith as he w ill.” she came down looking lik e the M e r m orale. But the enemy bored fro m G o d !” M cCale exploded. The r y W idow—and ju s t as w orn out. w ith in , sabotaging th a t m orale, and » B u y S a f e a n d S o u n d U . S . S a v in g s B o n d s spool of his b ra in tu rn e d s w iftly in __. • • '• 0 when the b a ttle came, the h eart was She called a cab and made her : K. : ctt Í « » Ï atcr l i e ß e t a convulsive unreeling. The p lo t it as ro tte n as an o ve rrip e cheese." e x it.” • T or PocMtr Orato a i "W hen did she get hom e?” H e r eyes clouded. “ W hat do you b ro u g h t to m in d le ft h im num b —by its m alevolence. “ Just before Stevey-boy. She k n o w ? " I t was his tu rn to go to the w in came in, o r floated in, w ould be & dow. He stood lo o kin g into the m ore lik e it. She had ju s t got the bla n ket o f fog, seeing n othing fo r a shock of her life . No act th is tim e. 3 m om ent. He fe lt lost in the stunned I a ctu a lly had to help her upstairs, silence o f his own thoughts. Be though I ’ll bet she won’t re m em ber T know th a t a ce rta in young man T ; hind h im , he heard M iss Bigelow it.” of undeniable physical a ttra c tio n sigh. . . . as m om m tn d fd the McCale nodded th o u g h tfu lly and is m a rry in g th ir ty m illio n d ollars "W h y d id n ’t you come to m e be interect of child w e lfa re by next week. I know th a t in your they fe ll silent fo r a few m inutes. fo re ? ” was a ll he could say. And Rot» O. A n d e rto n , Ph. D„ The figm ent o f his im a g in a tio n was subconscious m ind, you believe him his voice sounded so loud in the D irector o f tho P ty th o lo g i- .4 5 .. ■A* •••• «A « ju m p in g about w ild ly . He was surer to be an adve n tu re r. I know th a t stillness th a t i t seemed a lm o st to i cal Service C enter o f N . V. than ever th a t tragedy stalked the you should have investigated him p enetrate the outside. As i f he had Seed Corn Tester Made of C loth, w ith Bigelows. F in a lly w ith a g e s tu r e - m onths ago— th a t you are also both heard, the lo ite rin g s a ilo r across the Fear of the dark is founded Pockets fo r the Kernels. h a lf disdain, h a lf despair — he ered by the fa c t th a t yo u r e n tire w ay a c tu a lly looked up once at the on a dread o f the un E a r seed corn tester, shown in known. Many a grown man launched in to a d e scrip tio n o f the fa m ily seems jealous of his m a r w indow s. M cC ale laughed harshly. ria g e to yo u r niece. Not jealous, feels his courage ebb with the illu s tra tio n , m a y be m ade any size. events witnessed by Ann and him "N o w you are caught in a re a lly d a ylig h t. And to a child, m ind, of his perhaps having the B y ta k in g tw o yards of m uslin cloth, self a t the Abbey. d ia b o lic a l web. Too la te to e x tr i whose lim ite d experience benefits of a g re a t fortune, but je a l doubling it and stitc h in g across ev Rocky listened a vid ly. McCale cate yourselves w ith o u t a scandal.” makes him even more fearful, ous in a m ore personal way, as i f ery 1% inches, c u ttin g ju s t below never kept any in fo rm a tio n fro m his L ig h t fled fro m h e r old eyes as the dark can be filled with ter se cre tly they w ere a ll in love w ith assistants when they were w o rkin g rors which may affect his emo in w a rd ly she contem plated such a the lines o f stitches, then stitch in g h im and wanted him fo r th e m tional adjustment. together on a case. He fe lt that to th in g . He fe lt cru e l and vicio u s and it the oth e r w ay, pockets in w hich selves.” to place the corn to be tested can w ithhold developm ents m ade an op hard, but at least ra tio n a l, and was T his w ill provide 576 “ You are so— rig h t,” she faltered. not q u ite able to com prehend her be made. e ra to r less interested in the out pockets. < . K . come, m ade h im feel less lik e an H e r eyes l it up in a d m ira tio n . "H o w a ttitu d e . Bring back th* daylight To fill, s ta rt at the lo w e r left-hand in te g ra l p a rt o f the investigation. in the w o rld — ” w o rld he know s, w ith corner, p u ttin g two o r three kernels Besides that, everyone’s opinion I am a tra in e d observer. I t is your "Eveready” fla sh lig h t... fro m an ear in each pocket, keeping show that the yard, or the was valuable. A word here, an m y jo b to see w h a t others m iss. record. When filled, double and ro ll basement, is the same fam il idea there— Then, too, I have sources of in fo r iar place by night as by day. m a tio n .” "W e can s till expose th is fellow - the te ste r and soak in w a te r a few Or that mysterious night-time m in u te s d a ily . R oll in a d ry cloth She crossed to the w indow s again, m e-lad. I t ’ s qu ite possible th a t I sounds are made by simple and keep in a w a rm room . In four L & searching the outside h a stily. What can d ig up som ething in a few days. things —rattling shades, mov She jo in e d h im in the bay w in o r five days the kernels w ill be well in the w orld is she lo o kin g fo r ing branches, pets. Let him I When he had finished, he cocked there? he pondered. Is she anxious dow, shaking her head in a qu ick sprouted i f fe rtile . use your flashlight himself— or. better still, get him one of an eyebrow, looking in te rro g a tiv e ly to have this o ve r w ith before the gesture o f distaste. h it own. Then — "Im p o s s ib le ,” she m u rm u re d . at his frie n d and employee. others get back? The fa m ily was ’Then w hy, in a ll ju s tic e to y o u r R ocky said a t la s t slow ly, “ The h a vin g another of the in te rm in a b le th in g th a t sticks out fa rth e st, chief, w edding rehearsals. O r was it some self, d id you c a ll me in at a ll? ” he Where possible, a fa rm pond a t least as I see it — ” o th e r th in g she sought in the d a rk w anted to know. I th in k I wanted to be sure.” should have a re la tiv e ly sm all Encourage him to perform ening afternoon? She had glanced " Is w hat?” He le ft her sta rin g out into the drainage area, points out Clemson small tasks a fte r dark, a t the clock m ore than once, he not " I s w hat M r. C u rt V a lla in c o u rt, ra in and w ent back to the fire. when he may use his "Eve- ed. station a u th o ritie s. I f the e n tire w a bridegroom -to-be, seems to be as ready" flashlight, such as put Who introduced C u rt V a lla in te r supply can be had fro m one or He crushed his c ig a re tte in an busy as a bee, p a in tin g h im s e lf rig h t ting his toys away or getting c o u rt in to this house?” he asked, tw o la rg e springs, the location is ashtray, going o ve r to her again. something fo r you from a in to a c o rn e r.” ra is in g his eyes to the woman at excellent. dark closet. Above all, never At fo u r-th irty th a t afternoon, He stood behind her, looking over the window. I f a sm a ll stream m ust be used, frighten him w ith "Bogey D uke M cCale stood before the fire her shoulder w hile he talked. There B u t his ^ u e ry w ent unanswered. it is v e ry necessary to construct a man"; appeal to his prfde. place in the upstairs d ra w in g room was nothing to see. The s a ilo r s till F o r on the in sta n t o f b rin g in g his 1 hen he w ill a c c e p t darkness large em ergency sp illw a y to care of the Beacon stre e t house. He was slum ped against the gatew ay, tr y glance to focus on her. he saw her as just another part of the day. fo r excess w a te r d u rin g flood pe fa cin g A delaide Bigelow, who was ing to read a paper in the unsteady sw ay as i f som ething outside had riods. A ll o f the s p illw a y should huddled in the co rn e r of a V ic to ria n glow of a stre e t lig h t. A wom an s tru c k te rro r to h e r heart. He be screened to prevent loss o f fish passed in a shiny s ilk ra in co a t, a sofa. There was som ething held thought fo r a m om ent she would d u rin g high w ater. back in her, a studied remoteness. red s ca rf w h ip p in g out fro m her fa ll through the w indow. neck in a sudden gust o f wind. F a r A shot s p lit the silence, fo rcin g M cC ale had been ta lk in g q u ie tly , off, near the bandstand, hoboes had a c ry fro m her lips. He believed S t e r ila m p U s e in th e in a voice w hich surprised h im s e lf or a n y fla s h lig h t use, re ly on sta rte d to burn rubbish in an iro n Ì fo r one a w fu l m om ent th a t someone a t its own compassion. EXTRA "Eveready” batteries. T heir repu basket, as was th e ir custom on P o u lt r y S h e d A d v is e d outside had shot A delaide, h a lf ex “ You’ ll have to pardon m e i f I these cold evenings. The red glow tation fo r longer life of brighter lig h t In v is ib le bullets o f lig h t, sprayed POWER, pected to hear the shattered glass say you have been—shall I say— o f i t flicke re d fitfu lly in the fog. has made them the largest-selling by the s te rila m p u ltra -v io le t tube, o f a w indow pane fa ll to the floor. e xtre m e ly B ritis h about th is situ a EXTRA LIFE flashlight batteries in the w o rld -a n d “ I know ,” he went on, his voice In one leap, he was a t her side. has given the p o u ltry ra ise r a new EXTRAf tion. You have m ade a concession jt a f lj l Ask your dcajcr fo r "Eveready” low and im p a tie n t now, “ th a t you She huddled against h im , pointing weapon to com bat a ir-b o rn e cross - A T NO here, an appeasement there, u n til batteries by name; their extra light, m ust have another reason,for sure out and down. Infections w hich are responsible fo r i t is qu ite fu tile to ta ke any action. extra life cost you nothing extra! EXTRA COST ly you are not caught in the tra p One q u ic k glance and the scene ■ causing a high ra te o f m o rta lity You have called m e in m onths too »»TIO«,, th is fe llo w sets fo r the unw ary. A re below was fo re v e r photographed on am ong chicks. In tests made it la te .” you a fra id V eronica w ill la vish too the film o f his m ind. He saw a was found th a t ch ick m o rta lity NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY, INC. “ M r. M cC ale,” there was a lig h t m uch o f the B igelow m oney on h im , w om an in green ru n n in g along the could be cut in h a lf and th a t h a tch 30 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. touch of h a u te u r in her tone in fo rg e ttin g the others? You see, I by-path of the Com m on th a t bisect ing losses w ere g re a tly reduced V tb it t t f C ar bùio an d C arbo* Cor por a tie r* spite of herself, “ you are presum have heard th a t she in h e rits the ed the h ill. when the u ltra v io le t tube was in DH3 in g too much. I called you in to bulk o f i t upon her m a rria g e .” stalled. IR A O I M ARK .. ] SCOTT'S EMULSION EASTER LILY I V I f P eter , P ain .s s r s s e s knots you up with MUSCLE ACHE "V f J How to help your child fight A Strange Will Complicates Things FEAR OF DARKNESS A I 2 Tragedy Strikes Suddenly Miss Adelaide Quits The Pretense 2> « r Farm Ponds Aid to Proper Flood Control 3 F EVEREADY <TO BE CONTINUED» T h . n g lr te r.d t r . d . ,n .,k ■ ' d l.tln g u l.h r. prodart, ot X .tlo n .l r.rbon romp.nv, I,..k -