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T H E BPRINUFIEUO NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 192«
Drane, but If there are any you don't '
Pays T ra ffic Pine
cares to answer In a crowd we'll leave , Pleading guilty to a charge of reck*
them until later. No, you men need less driving. B. E. Hoffman Monday
not go; I’d rather have you here—and paid a fine of *26 In the city recorder’s
the yound lady Is less apt to be ner-! court here. He was charged with
i vous. Let’s sit down; we may as well 1 having run Into another car at the
be comfortable.”
; corner or Second and .Main streets
I've had the officers make a search through reckless operation of bis ma*
of three rooms up, there.” Brennan . chine. This Is the largest traffic fins
said "Mr. Drane's room— we'll
call i to be assessed here for some time.
, him that, or call her that—and the
Here from Marcóla— Mrs. C. E.
room Mr. Dart was to occupy, an J
Brockman and daughter Everett*
your room. Mr. Judd.”
"Suits me all right," Simon Judil were business visitors from Marcóla
others I waited for an answer because , to d.~ any such thing
said heartily. "Anything you do suits
Himon Judd, umaleur detective, unit
C A ST
they wore guests, and guests ain’t ' "Oh, Bob, Bob! Isn't Is dreadful!” me; I’m going to be a detective my
Wlllluui Hart, un undertaker, are visit
of P rin c ip al C h ara c te rs in this
sut»."
Amy cried as he tried to comfort her; , self, and the way you do It Is what I FORCED TO SLEEP IN
ing John lirune, eccentric muu of
I A m axing M y s te ry Story
"And the second time you came up ("If I didn't have you I wouldn’t know want to see.”
wealth, at the Urune place. Huddenly John Drane
CHAIR— CAS SO BAD
Thi' Humun Hphlnx
the household Is shocked to find that | ^my ..................
The Girl you got no farther than Mr. Drane's what to do!”
J "We ll talk that over later, then,”
"Nights-1 sat up In a chair, I had
Her Sweetheart door? You fainted there?”
[ "Y^n— well, you've got me all rlgh’, B„|,| Brennan after a glance at the
John Drane has been murdered. The JColsert Carter .
dead muu Is first seen by Juste, the William Uurt ..
“Yes. sir; that’s It.”
[honey,” he »aid “Don't you take It so huge westerner. ”1 don’t suppose. Miss such stomach gaa. I took Adlerik*
The Undertaker
maid, then by Amy Urunu and Hlinou Himon Judd
"Show me these two guest room s,' ; hard. It's bad enough, but you want to nrane, we'll find anything In those and nothing I eat hurts me now. I
Friend of Dram-
Judd The latter faints.
in- illesslngton
The Family Doctor Brennan said to Zella. and she w e n t, buck up. No good In letting It get you rooms that will mean anything, al sleep fine."—Mrs. Glenn Butler.
Even the FIRST spoonful of Adler*
Police officers call and Invent Igu Ulck Brannan ,
......... .. A Detective with him, first to the yellow room Jud-I so hard. We'll stick tt out together ” though a man can never tell. I’ve talk
had occupied and then to the blue : "It's so good to hav<? you here.” ed to Josie and got all she could tell Ika relieves gas on the stomach and
tloiis begin. Ur. Illesslngton Is called,
Hervanta In the Urane Household
■
room with Its untouched bed. Brennan she said, wiping her eyes again. ”1 me, and Zella has told me her story.' removes astonishing amounts of old
and after seeing the murdered John
Uruin, makes the astounding revel« I Joi|eT j , 1Bl„ WMB „rBtt , hen m1mb Amv looked around the rooms without don’t mean to break down. I'm trying You. they say were the second person waste matter from the system. Makes
tlon to Amy Urulle thut her "uncle" Is cam«—
much care, but on his way to the to—to not.”
. to reach Mr Drane's door. Just tell me you enjoy your meals add sleep better.
»lairs he called the officer named Joe
"That’s the Idea!" Carter agreed. why you went there and what you No matter what you have tried for
not a man but a woman.
"And who Is Miss Amy?"
your stomach and bowels. Adlerika
Ur. Iileusingtnu discounts (he theory
"The grand-niece like of Mr and told him to look Into the two i "And now, look here, honey—there's a Baw.”
Amy folding and refolding her will surprise you. Flanery's Drug
of suicide, suylng thut Urane was do- j prune- o f her we thought was Mr. j rw,ms carefully Zella went back to j detective fellow out there wants to
finitely murdered. Ur.’ Ulesalugtoti Inane," Zella explained. "Him aim Josie und Brennan went down to the ; talk to you. Just don't let It worry handkerchief, told what we already Store.
you, that's all. He won't be rough; know.
comments on the feet that all the her was the family—the rest of us lower floor.
~ ru rw
As Brennan reached the lower hall he's a olce sort. And we needn't go
servants In the household of Urune are was Jurt the help.”
"Yes; nothing In all that,” said
"FOLLOW THE LEADER/*
sick, and that Dram- has never dis-
"Then Josie wiis the first to open the screen of the front door was pull- out until you're ready; he »ays he’s In Brennan. "Now, have you personally
churged u servant for III health Ulck the door, and Miss Amy »as the first
any reason to think any particular
«P“'1
a >”,unK man- hta
no hurry
llrennan. the detective, arrives to In j io 'oln.w In r, und then this Mr. Judd betraying his excitement came In
Tin ready now. Bob,' she said. peraon killed—.” He pointed toward
"Oh!” he exclaimed. I'l know who You’ll come, Mr. Judd."
| t he house with his thumb.
vestlgate the case.
1 came. Vv be else after that?"
•'Sure!" cried Simon Judd widely. |
(TO re CONTINUED!
you are; you're the detective. I saw
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
"Norbert—he's the colored house
you—It was when our house wan rob- "Surest thing you know. Detectives
man Mts. Vincent—she's the house-
bed and I was before the grand Jury I are the thing I want to see; I’m going
"Yes. Ur. Blesslngton made the ex
keeper. Maggie Munley, the cook.
T im b e r Sale Announced
Io tell what was stolen"
Ito be one'm yaelf.”
amination, victim dead several hours,
I George, the chuuffeur. And 1 came.
cuuse of death stub wound to heart.
Notice of sale of timber on revested
"Yes You're Robert Carter," Bren- ; "You'll see a good one when you see
- We jut-t stood nt the door; nofcmly
Suicide theory untenable, Ulck, be
nan said simply. "Seven three four this Brennan," Carter said. 'None Oregon-California Grant Lands and
went In."
Beech Avenue. You made a good better.”
cause the old lauy couldn't have used
: the Coos Bay wagon road grant lands
"And about when was thia?
i
..
. .
so much strength. And there ain't no
. , ,
.
,, , witness. Your man went to the pen
"That’s the kind I want to see,” said ' has been filed by the United States
"Around nine o clock; maybe five ' _
You a friend here?",
knife around, either. Ulck. Who's been
Simon Judd, and they went out to the Land Office at Roseburg. Complete
or ten minutes after. Mrs. Vincent
"Yes. Amy," young Carter said, red veranda, Brennan arose as they ap- ( announcement of the sale and the
murdered, all right Well, the queer
nent Josie up beeaUNe breakfast wus
dening more. "We're— we would have peared.
part Is she's this old John Urune that's
| amount of timber Included will be
ready and Mr Drane bad n t come down
been—engaged
I Just heard of this
been living here, see? He wus a she
"M' sh Drane," he said. "And this , found on another page of thia paper
j down yet.”
awful ItuHlness and I came s saoon as would be Mr. Judd? My name's Bren- I
ull the time; wouldn't It Jar you?"
—----------------------------
I "Everyone else had?"
I could Is she—”
nan as Carter has probably told you. ' FOR SALE—Carbon paper In large
Yes. Hang around. I'll Just take a ' "No; not Mr Judd und not Mr.
"Eating breakfast, I shouldn't won I've been put on this case. I’ve got to
sheets, 26x39 Inches, suitable for
look or two."
I Dart—" Joale said.
making tracings. The News Offic»
der." Brennan said. "Go right In, If It's ask some questions of you. Miss
A STANDARD OIL PRODUCT
"Dart? What Dart?"
the usual thing and you want to. I’ve
He went to the bed nnd looked down
"The undertaker mun," Zella ex-
put on this case and I'm looking
at the victim of the murder and, turn plained. "He's an old friend of Ml. been
,t OVfir a pu
ing. surveyed the room. He walked Drane's und sometimes he comes to
"If there's anything I can do—”
acroas the floor und opened the door play cardM mid stays the night. He
Carter
suggested.
of the closet. H e re hung m any suits
(b i.
g ....... r “ ,|n
But I "No; never mind that now,” Bren
of men's garments on proper hangers )bm| n,gh, h<i
gUy „
nan said "I'll take it up with you tf I
each on It* own hook, while a doxnn
"Not that 1 knew IL" Josie Interrup
pairs of shoes stood in u neat row on ted. raising herself on her elbow. 'I need to. I want to talk to talk to
the floor He stood on a chair and ex- knocked on his door when I came up Miss Drane next and you can help me
«mined the shelf, taking down SeVeral t„
„ m<> Th„, W„B Hb<)U, hu„ , most by
- steadying
- ~ her down tf she’s
hats, looking into each ami noUng the
e)ght
, lhllMKhl_ . . , he heB,
Tell her I m out here
makers' marks In them
He moved tated. " I thought he answered that on the porch and will see her when
ever she's ready. No hurry. Let her
the hunglng clothes and tapped on the time.”
takp her own time Tell her It's noth
Inner wall of the clonet.
"I see!" Brennan said. "You knocked ing to be afraid of."
His next nrl was to open the dour to wake him up and you thought he
leuding into John Dame's private answered. What did he say?"
That a tine of you, ( arter said,
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN
bath
Here the walls were tiled
"I thought he said 'All right! Yes!' Putting out his hand Impulsively,
to the helgbth of a man und the porce or something like that. So then I went ’
Brennan Is the name, the detec-
T he D em ocratic p arty has alw ays
F or the protection of labor, industry,
lain tub was built In. as was the to Mr. Judd's room and knocked nnd ,,v<*
opposed a high protective tariff. It
shaking ( arter s hand. Trot
a g ric u ltu re and citizenship th e R e
shower. The whole was Immaculate ho said 'All right; I’m up."
sta n d s for “ tariff for revenue only”
along now.
publican p a rty s ta rte d th e protective
ly white, uh wiih the wall above the
or a “com petitive tariff.’’ W hen th e
"But, that first trip. Mr. Drane did
Bob Carter found Amy and Simon
tariff. T he Paine-A ldrich bill w hich
tile and celling. On a glass sheir i no, nriMW,,r f
U nderw oo d law w ent into effect
I Judd finishing their breakfast and
w as wiped out by dem ocratic lead er
stood a few toilet articles any man > "No, sir. hut I didn't think any I about to arise. Mrs. Vincent at her
th e re followed in its w ake a n e a r
ship in 1913 and th e Fordney-M c-
might use— a safety rnxor In Its gold- thing of It. Mr. Drane don’t often end of the table had eaten nothing,
panic th a t w as only av erted by th e
C utnber bill which went into effect in
plated case, talcum, bay rum. and so i have to lie culled; he always woke merely sipping tea. and her face show-
W orld W ar in Eurpoe. W heat, corn,
1922, closed A m erican’s doors to the
on. There was no opening out of the I up of himself. I thought lie was lu ted she was still in great pain, Intpul-
c a ttle , sheep, wool, potatoes, and
free entry of E uropean m an u facu red
room except the door Into the bed the bathroom, likely, und would be I slvely Amy arose as Carter entered
o th e r products w ere placed on th e
goods, produced by cheap labor, and
room and a narrow window the lower , down. I Just knocked on hls door and I and he was holding her In his arms
free list. T he farm er suffered from
th e livestock and a g ricu ltu ral pro
part of which was In loaded glass.
foreign com petition, and scores of
went on. sort of reminding hint The before he was aware he had Intended
d u c ts of S outh Am erica, New Z ea
"The door wasn't locked, huh?”
facto ries closed down and b ro u g h t
land and A ustalia. U nder these a
Brennen asaed.
on unem ploym ent and bread lines.
d u ty of 42 c e n t a bushel w as placed
"No. This maid Josie came up Io I
R evenue for g overnm ent expense be
on w h e a t; 15 cen ts a bushel on corn:
call the old Ind.v nnd when nobody ,
cam e so low th a t th e S tam p Act of
l»/2 to 2 c e n ts a pound on c a ttle ; 50
answered she opened the door and |
O ctober 22, 1914, w ent into effect
c e n ts a hundred pounds on p o tato e s;
fainted. Door couldn’t have b een ,
an d a tax w as required on all notes,
$2 a hea<l on sheep and 31 c e n ts per
locked. It don't look like the old ladv
deeds and m o rtg ag es and perfum es
pound on scoured wool.
I
was expected to be killed, Illck. does
an d o th e r sundries.
itr
"Nothing stolen out of here that
you've henrd of?"
T he tariff is the safe-g u ard of A m erican industry, a g ric u ltu re and com m erce. If
"Not that 1 know of." the officer
c h a n g es a re to be m ade in existing tariff law s th ey can b est be e n tru ste d to friends
snld. "We didn't ask. We w aited‘for
you.”
in th e tariff p arty — th e R epublican party. P ro te c tio n a g a in st foreign com petition
"All right!" Brennan snld. going vo
m ean s prosperity. If you would have a co n tin u a tio n of prosperity—
the door. "I'm through here, I guess.
You better telephone the coroner,
Henry, and Joe—you look around for
a knife or something. You might
keep your hands off anything smooth.
In case of finger prints. Reach In un
der the matress and around and any
where you think n knife might he.
Sometimes these killers shove things
In under when they get » panic. ’’
from 5th and E Sts. commencing 6:30 a.m. (Sun
going down. What did you say the
days 7:30 a.m.) and every 30 minutes thereafter
girl's name was that saw In here
until midnight throughout the day.
first?”
Returning they leave the Southern Pacific sta
“Josie. But she ain't downstairs.
tion Eugene every 30 minutes between 6:00 a.m.
She’a In that room aerosa the hall.
and 11:30 p.m. (Sundays 7:00 a.m.)
She’s got a weak heart and they took
her In there to bring her to. There's
Fares
an old dame with her—the house
100 Tickets (scholars) . . . .
$3 00
keeper.”
50 Tickets (commutation)
. .
3.1C
'T il see them," Brennan said. His
One way f a r e ................................ 0.14
Interview with Joste In Amy's room
Connections at Eugene
yielded him. however, nothing we do
Convenient
connections arc made by the bus with
not already know.
trains and motor coach to the north and south.
"And you?" Brennan demnnded of
Note these frequent schedules from Eugene.
the maid Zella.
Portland via Corvallis and Albany—18:00,
“I don’t know anything” Zella said,
9:35, ¡1 1 :50a.m.; 2:35,4:35 p.m.
“I was down In the kitchen, along with
George- he's the chauffeur—and Mag
The "Limited" extra equipped, leaves 11:50
gie Maney, the cook, and we heard
a.m. arrives Portland 4:15 p.m. J Via Harrisburg.
OHARLES CURTIS
HERBERT HOOVER
Josie seremlng and henrd her fall. So
R oseburg— 1:55, 6:35 p.m.
for
for
we came tip as quick ns we could Shn
Marshfield via R oseburg— 1:55 p.m.
VICE-PRESIDENT
was falnfed on the floor, and Mr. Judd,
PRESIDENT
G rants Pass, M edford, A shland— 1:55 p.m.
too—”
Wherever you are going buy your ticket at
“Mr. Judd? Fainted?” Brennan nak
Springfield—it will be honored on train or bus
Support a Republican President by re-electing Congressman W. C. Hawley
ed "Who's Judd?”
to Eugene.
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Vote For
"He's a visitor, a friend of Mr.
Drane's, I guess. He come last night
and stayed over. He aaw the blood
and fainted.”
"He reached the room before you
did?”
“Yes, but after Josie, didn't he,
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