Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, December 12, 1946 F SEW ING CIRCLE PATTERNS BROW N W Quickly Relieves Distress of $neezy,$luffy Head Colds ( H I| h l d r a lx n r r a , ,a>< la m a h a a tr ia a , te e * « r e r h a lln x d l r r r - receiver w ith his good hand to hear . i things away o r—” lia n a , t r r r » r ln la d a a l l r r n In tlia baob. the frightened voice of A delaide l'r lc e »3 e r n ia . "L o o k in g fo r som ething p e r­ Bigelow. haps?” S F W IN tl t l H C I I C P A T T B R N U K I T . ” ^ fr. M cCale's residence?” In J " I c o u ld n 't guess.” 7»» M in io « Bt., Han Fran claco, C a lli. spite of the feverish a n xie ty in her "W ho found her?” I t flashed E tic loa« 23 canta In colna fu r each tone, she clung to the fo rm a litie s . through his m in d th a t someone | p a lta in doalrad. " R ig h t here. Miss B ig e lo w ." m ust have known where she was, j Pattern Nu. ■ ■ ---- -Six» — "O h, I'm so glad yo u ’ re up and would have hud subtly to reveal her , N ain a about. I heard you had been in ­ h id in g place. ju re d ." A d d re ia ----------------- "She recovered her senses a fte r— I “ Yes. but I'm quite a ll rig h t, j goodness knows how long. she What is it? ” He was urgent. w alked dow nstairs by herself. V e r­ *'S»uffod-Up"No»e, Headache? " I t 's Sybil. She's been attacked. onica found her pacing up und down R ight here in the house. 1 am the h a ll on the th ird floor, in a She—she co u ld n't And her frightened. W hat can it mean? 1 daze. C H A PTER XV own ro o m ." thought—" "Y es, yes. Is she— ? " T h a t was logical. M any people, The case was beginning to irk Relief • ( yewr mlierle« , 4 / COCO FRIFARATlOM "A liv e ? Yes, but unconscious. A a fte r being stru ck o ver the head, if . r f . I r A ..«end! U * * " f A IU TI or HOUIt I h im badly. N ot only was he not d o cto r’s h e re ." regain enough o f th e ir senses to , m a k in g progress, he alm ost seemed | Cautìoffi fuite only o» directed " T e ll me, is i t a b u lle t w ound?” 1 w alk about a u to m a tica lly seeking ito be going backw ards. " N o ." help, though s till in a sem i-con­ "W e gathered in C hristopher McCale was surprised to hear ! scious condition. ,S to rm ." he began. this. "H o w was she h u rt? ” "She collapsed a g a in ? " : m ake ‘.‘I told you to ta il him , not a r­ "She was—was s tru ck on the j "Y es, as soon as we got her to • 'T C .-W m • rest h im ." M cCale in te rru p te d sour- > c a re e r your i ly. H is a rm was g iv in g h im pain, back o f the head. Oh, i t ’ s so h o r r i­ bed and had sent fo r the d o cto r.” ble. 1 suppose I shouldn’ t bother "W h a t prognosis does the doctor and besides that, his thoughts w ere you, but—” g ive ? ” ¡not encouraging. “ N ot at a ll. Keep calm . I'm com ­ "H e swears he d id n 't shoot at you "She w ill p robably recover, but ing rig h t o v e r." she m ay not rem em ber things—who l j s t n ig h t.” " I d id n ’ t th in k he did. D id you As he stood on the sidew alk, w a it­ h it h e r—how it happened—fo r a Bib Apron le t h im go?" ing. a shadow detached its e lf fro m long tim e . The police were quite YOU’L L need just one yard of nasty about it, M r. McCale. They "H a d to. No real evidence. And gaily printed fabric to m ake , have insisted on a police nurse so the la d 's too dam ned honest to suit th a t she m ay be questioned the m o­ this pretty and practical bib apron i m e ." m ent she regains consciousness. Oh, in the sm aller sizes. So easy to “ He came rig h t out and a d m it- do and an ideal gift for showers, j i t ’s a w fu l—a w fu l!” i ted he was the one who was fo llo w ­ i n g V a lla in c o u rt around the last few She reached out an old blue- holiday giving, bazaars, or for your veined hand tow ard h im . like a d is­ own apron wardrobe. 1 days, however. Said he had the tressed child. H er voice was em p­ ; itc h eith e r to get his hands on him ty, drained. ' and te a r h im to pieces, o r to get i som ething on h im th a t w ould in flu ­ "W h a t can we do, M r. M cC a le ? " e n c e V e ro n ica.” He shrugged aw ay the p ity that "T ru e to type, d o n 't you th in k? ” flooded his m ind. No tim e fo r sym ­ “ Hahvahd, Hahvahd, rah-rah- pathy. His business was not com ­ I ra h ." This fro m Rocky. m iseration. His m outh was g rim ; The officer gave h im a cold stare his voice held no clem ency, no hope. before he continued. "O h, quite. He turned w ith a v io le n t m ovem ent, D arned i f he d id n ’ t m eet up w ith strid in g to w a rd the door. the g la m o u r boy and have a heart " I w ant to see the a ttic .’ | to h eart ta lk w ith h im , though. Val- , She rose obediently, m e ch a n ica l­ la in c o u rt convinced h im th a t he ly. In the hall, she led the way, i was going to do rig h t by our gal, some o f the g ra n ite in her ta kin g : so Storm took h im s e lf o ff to his law - possession again. She preceded him i y e r’s and lik e a boy scout signed up the sta irw a y, dead eyes stra ig h t, i over the ‘Love Nest’ o r w hatever her fine-draw n lip s set in a firm he calls i t ” line. "V e ry civilize d . I knew a ll th a t.” Up the dark, h e a vily carpeted “ Then why in the nam e o f the stairw ays o f the brooding house i F a th e r and the Son did you give they went, past the double doors of ; me th a t c ry p tic message ju s t be- the d ra w in g room where K aren s till . fo re you were b litz k rie g e d la s t : played her m acabre m usic, up to i night? Why d id you w a n t m e to the th ird floor, w here a policem an I I put a ta il on h im ? ” sat dozing before the closed p o rta l “ Because, m y good frie n d , 1 be- o f S ybil's room w here death was J gan to suspect th a t the lad thinks M cCale unfolded a targe black hovering, up the last flig h t, d a rk e r 1 a lot, th a t he has m ore than a g lim - silk h andkerchief. and n a rro w e r than the others, to I m e r as to w hat this mess is a ll the a ttic where m u rd e r had been— i about. I was sure th a t e ventually the cold, d a rk F e b ru a ry n ig h t and perhaps only delayed. You can’t trust snow. It might have ice under it. his elephantine m in d w ould h it on w alked tow ard him . M iss Bigelow pressed a sw itch And that means trouble—fa st! Thousands of destructive ' som ething im p o rta n t. Would he "T h a t you, M r. M cC ale?" and tw o ye llo w bulbs cam e into accidents each winter could have been prevented by I come to m e w ith it? Oh. no. As "Y es, o ffic e r—o r—hello, H u m ­ view , d im ly lig h tin g the place A you say, the naive honesty of the phrey. I t I ’d known it was you, I'd w e ll-ke p t a ttic came into focus, lad is am azing. I was alm ost sure have in v ite d you inside long ago." shadowy, but unlike most attics, o r­ For treacherous going, there’s no better safeguard than he'd s ta rt d ig g in g around by h im ­ d e rly. No dust there, no d a rk c o r­ "H e ll, so you knew the office had weeds . Especially the new weed A merican V Bar-Re­ self. A dangerous gam e.” He p a t­ ners, no cobwebs o r broken fu r n i­ ted his bandage. ‘ ‘I wanted to avoid a ta il on you. And m e th in k in g it inforced t ir e chain . ture. There were a few chests of was a re a l m yste rio u s jo b I was another catastrophe.” More than a new tire given. T h a t D onlevy! T e lls me I dra w e rs, any num ber o f trunks and D onlevy m u tte re d to h im s e lf w asn’ t to bother you, but to stick to antique baggage. chain —th e new idea _ g lu m ly. An old tru n k had been pulled out ; ¡ „ tr a c tio n .---------- “ Instead of th a t,” R ocky put in, y o u r door lik e i t was me m o th e r’ s." A ta xica b slid up to the c u rb and under one of the lig h ts fo r easier "th e y had the m a rk on you fo r the Don’t let winter catch | M cCale got in. He held the door perusal. I t stood open. There was next v ic tim , boss." a da m p red stain on the bare boards you without tire chains. " I t won’t happen a g a in,” the lie u ­ open. w here the blood had spilled fro m tenant said. " I ’ ve put a m an on “ Come on. H um ph. You’ ll get a S y b il’ s wound. See th e d e a le r who th is house." dusting fro m the lie u te na n t if you handles WEED CHAINS. M cC ale dropped down beside the “ Oh, L o rd ," said Duke, ill hum or lose your q u a rry ." tru n k , asking c u rtly , “ The weap­ coloring his voice. McCale gave the Beacon street " A ll rig h t. You m a y not lik e it, num ber as H um phrey clam bered o n ? " "T h e police took i t aw ay—a c h im ­ but he stays ju s t the sam e.” He in. The big red-faced o ffice r set­ ney b ric k wrapped in a towel. The j got up to go. tled h im s e lf w ith a sigh. tow el was fro m the th ird floor b ath­ “ A nything new besides th a t? ” AMERICAN CHAIN D IV ISIO N "W e going fo r a long ride, M c­ ro o m ." Miss A delaide's eyes a vo id ­ McCale inquired. ed the blood on the floor. "N o t a thing, unless you th in k C ale?” \ a c “ No. Just over the h ill, and I i K aren is the g ir l we’ re a fte r. I ’ ve M iss B igelow ’ s voice came h o llow ­ ' got a man on e ve ry last one o f c a n 't take you in. Too bad. The ly, fu tility d u llin g it. "T h e n it them now. She drew $800 fro m the house is fu ll of b e a u tifu l w om en." m u st have been—oh, i f it were not bank this m o rn in g .” “ You’d b e tte r let m e come in ," tru e —but it m u st—” oua "She did ? ” H u m p h re y gibed. "Y o u can’ t do “ Yes,” he said q u ie tly. " I t could y o u r best w o rk w ith th a t a rm in a “ Yes. Looks m ore lik e she was only have been the m u rd e re r of going to pay b la c k m a il again, s lin g .” C u rt V a lla in co u rt and Shari Lyn n — w hat?” He studied M cC ale’ s e x ­ the person who attem pted to re ­ pression closely, but got no v is ib le m ove me fro m the w o rld last n ig h t reaction. He shrugged. " W e ll,” he —here in th is house. Surely you looked his chagrin, "g la d to see have known, have suspected. Miss “ You don’t know me. Besides, the B igelow , th a t the m u rd e re r is e ith ­ you’ re breathing. I f you th in k of la d y I'm going to see is in a worse e r one o f yo u r fa m ily , o r someone I anyth in g —” "Y e s ,” M cC ale’ s eyes were fa r condition than yours tru ly . Some­ who goes and comes at w ill to and one trie d to bum p her o ff.” away. fro m th is house." He fin a lly persuaded Ann to go “ M y God. Who is it, Mata H a ri? ” home. She w o u ld n 't a d m it how fa ­ M cCale laughed and lapsed into tigued she was u n til he ca llo u sly silence fo r the rest of the ride. i called attention to the droop o f her A delaide B i g e l o w seem ed shoulders and the d a rk circ le s un- changed. L ik e the house, she was She looked at him bleakly. ! der her eyes. He began to go through the con­ enveloped in tragedy. To be sure, tra g e d y had touched her life m ore tents o f the tru n k, s w iftly , u rg e n t­ than once in the la s t hours, had ly. I t was apparent th a t S ybil had crouched on her own doorstep. But stored her keepsakes there. W rit­ now it had entered the v e ry house, ten labels were pinned to a num ber A t six o’ clock Rocky cam e in the room . I t was th is fa c t that | of a rticle s. There was a g ir l’ s w hite fro m the bedroom where he had seemed to have shattered the last dress w ith a card th a t read: " V ic ­ been getting some sleep. He pulled rem nants of her courage. She sat ! to r ia ’ s g ra d u a tio n ." S yb il’ s own the curtains o ver the d a rk windows. huddled in an a rm c h a ir lik e a para- | wedding gown. Two envelopes con­ McCale sat w rapped in thought, , lyzed person, powerless, w atching tained locks of Stephen’ s and V ic ­ sta rin g m oodily in to the fire. H is i death lik e a slow -burning flam e to ria 's childhood curls. There were face clouded and grew b rig h t again creep tow ard her across the floor. several schoolbooks. and again, as i f his m in d had ; As he rem oved other souvenirs “ Oh,” she said, seeing h im stand­ reached out and ju s t m issed a v e ry j fro m the depths of th e ir hiding ing before her, n o ticin g his a rm in elusive m em ory. its ham m ock. " Y o u r a rm . I knew, place, a brand-new p ictu re of Sybil "Y o u 'v e got to go out fo r me, of course, you were h u rt, b u t—oh, 1 flashed across his m ind. She was R ock,” he said, his voice packed shouldn’ t have called y o u ." Her revealed, not so m uch as the w o m ­ • Rub in Ben-Gay for prompt, soothing, gentle relief w ith excitem ent. “ Somehow, you an who clung so desperately to her voice was d u ll, hopeless. from chest-cold miseries. Your doctor knows about have got to get into the L yn n g ir l’ s fa d in g youth, who m ade vapid, s illy " I ’ m so rry I had to come in m y conversation, who bolstered her those famous pain-relieving agents—methyl salicylate suite a t the Baysreuth, B rib e the and menthol. Ben-Gay contains up to 2 ,/a times more o ffice r if there's one on guard, o r dressing gown, but I had no one to e m p ty m iddle-age w ith sherry, but , I d id n ’ t w ant to m ore as a doting m o th e r secretly of them than five other widely offered rub-ins. M ild the desk clerk, i f there is n ’t. I t the help me dress. Ben-Gay was especially formulated for children’s room s are sealed up, get in some waste the tim e i t w ould have taken keeping a live the b rig h te r moments m e to do i t by m yse lf. I hope you’ll o f a not too easy life. delicate skin. Ask for genuine Ben-Gay. o th e r w ay.” excuse it . " "W h a t do you w ant there, boss?” M cC ale unfolded a large black M m for Pain due to RHEUMATISM. MUSCLE ACHE, and STRAINS. " O f course.” " A lis t of the p ictures over the s ilk handkerchief, the la st th in g in Ask for Mild Ben-Gay for Children. "W hen d id i t happen?” H is tone the tru n k. desk in the liv in g room . Just a was m ore lik e a d octor's than a de­ description. T here's one m is s in g .” “ T h is? ” te c tiv e ’ s. "W h e re ’ll I look fo r th a t one?” A puzzled look came over her " I don’ t w ant it. I w a n t the oth­ “ A bout five o’ clock. She m ust face. She struggled w ith m em ory. ers. I f you can’ t get them out, have la in there a good h our.” " I don’t know. I ca n 't place that. m ake a lis t. Get back here as soon “ W here?” ” 1 h a rd ly th in k so.” as you can.” " I n the a ttic .” Could it have been m y b ro th e r’s?" ltu k r M e ta l» . p riva te detective, la In ­ vestigating the m u rd er of C urt V alla ln - court. who was about to m a rry Veronica Bigelow, heiress to th irty m illion dollars. She la the p rin cip a l suspect. M cC ale learns of a deep plot to keep control of the grea t fortune In the fa m ily through a deal w ith V alla in co u rt. Shari I.Vnn. V a lla in c o u rt’s fo rm er w ife. Is shot to d ra th , ap p aren tly to silence her. Some­ one Ares a t M cC ale. wounding him In the shoulder. Then V eronica calls, te ll­ ing him th at Ute police have arrested Christopher Storm , noted arch itect, and fo rm e r suitor of V eronica's. M cCale phones police lieutenan t B onlevy. In charge of the rase, and asks him to h u rry over. A V IA T IO N : Many Doctors Advise TONIC Older people! 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