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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928. PAGE THREE (L Edison Marshall Ulcus ij PAViFZBm WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE Dr. Long Is visiting Southley Downs, to which he is conducted by Ahmad Das, an Oriental. There he meets Mr. Boutruey, whom a detective friend, Al exander Pierce, had told him to watch, and his son Ernest Southley, Mr. Hay- ward and his son Vilas, and then Jose phine Southley, whom he had Been faint on the train. Josephine tells him the story 01 oouiniey Downs and us ghost, which is not the ghost of a human Deing but of a tiger. Dr. Long has a quarrrel with Vilas Hayward over Josephine, and finds that the Haywards have a strange authority over the Southleys. He Is ordered to leave Southley Dewns. The rain pre vents him leaving at once. Dr. Long and Ernest go out on the road In the rain moKing ior tne tracks 01 a tiger that Ernest says are there. They find the tracks. Later Ernest and Dr. Long see a prowling creature In the hall of Southley Downs. This frightens the elder Hayward, who also sees it. Ernest begins to feel that Ah mad Das is perpetrating some deviltry. The elder Hayward is later found dead, his neck broken as if by a giant's uiuw. The coroner and police arrive In or der to Investigate. Because of the murder, Dr. Long must remain at Southley Downs. All the persons there are questioned by Inspec tor Freeman. Dr. Long becomes jealous of the love ne believes to exist between vllas Hay ward and Josephine. During the course 01 investigations 01 tne crime Dr. L,ong becomes suspicious of a man named Robin. He determines to watch him. Robin turns out to be Alexander Pierce, the detective. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "But It seems you trusted every one else." I glanced toward South ley and his daughter. "Naturally Mr. Southley knew It. I came at his Invitation and your own, of course, too, Long. Miss Southley learned the truth just UiIb evening, and I consider It a distinct reflection on the ability of her fa ther and myself to judge character that we waited so long In making her an ally. But I will say Itsl more her father s fault than mine. "You must remember that my ac quaintance wlht my daughter was somewhat slight," Southley ex plained "She has been away to school so much only here a few weeks. Besides she did know a few things. I'm sorry I didn't tell her more." Father and daughter exchanged smiles. Josephine herself seemed changed. It was curious that I had not noticed It the moment I stepped Into the room. There was a new light in her eyes, a rising of the delicious color that played ever In her cheeks. Again I saw the smile that I had marveled at that night in the drawing-room long ago. Evi dently there had been developments In the mystery of which I was not aware. "Remember, we will need your son, too," Alexander told my host. Alexander and I walked together Into the drawing-room, and we had a minute's talk at the foot of the stairs. "I'm going to my room now," he explained. "It's a maid's room on the third floor, but it fits my pur pose perfectly. I have a few chemi cal experiments to make." "Of course It was you who de stroyed the evidence on the white stone." "Not destroyed It. Merely gath ered It up. I wanted to make some blood tests. And it pained me to cause you and the Inspector so much disappointment " "I imagined It would!" Then we had a little laugh to gether. It was all too plain that a deep professional jealousy existed between such free-lance experts as Alexander and staff detectives like Inspector Freeman. "But why in the world did you tear the piece from Ahmad's shirt?" I asked. Alexander laughed again a boy ish, joyous sound that died quickly In the silence of the room. "I'm afraid that is evidence of my quixotic nature," he said. "But I had to have a sample of the blood stains; and I knew it would break Freeman's heart If I took the whole shirt So I just tore out the piece." He sobered and became very bus inesslike. That was one of the mar vels of the man. One minute he was the best of comradefi boyish, laughing, irresponsible. The next, he was the cool-headed, tireless sleuth with every nerve and muscle alert. ' "There's work for tomorrow," he went on swiftly, "You'll have your part to do. So will Southley have his part, and his two children. To morrow I'm going to take the boat on a little expedition over to the plateau. You can have the Inspec tor with you If you like. Southley and his daughter will be close about, and they will know their parts. The hour to strike Is almost here "And Vilas? What about him? And Ahmad?" "Ahmad Is the suspected mur derer. I'm afraid Vllas won't do." "But Josephine Southley would think otherwise," I told him with some bitterness. "You must know that they are allies. You couldn't have missed that point" "Allies " he echoed coldly. "What do you mean? "She's going to marry him that's what I mean. And she s bitterly against me. Thinking that her lover might be accused of the murder of his father, she told the detective things that Implicated me and got him to hold me here." He turned and started up the stairs. "Sometimes, Dr. Long," he told me slowly, "your mental grasp Is quite astonishing for Its perfect and abounding aptitude to make a fool of yourself." And he left me to ponder In the hulls below. Inspector Freeman who had learned the truth at last and I walked down to the shore with Pierce at eleven o'clock the next morning. The rowboat waited for my friend, and In It were two strong colored men to row. Alexander had put on hip-boots and was armed with a heavy rifle. And it was plain to see that Freeman was entirely contemptuous of the whole proceedings. 'You re a funny one, Pierce," he spoke jokingly and at the same time meant every word he said In the first place, coming with all that stage scenery on yourself It takes one of you correspondence school detectives to do stunts like that. I suppose you thought that the murderer would recognize your determined face from your picture in the newspapers and make him self scarce before you could get out the handcuffs." Hauler a different reason, my dear Inspector," Alexander an swered him as he began to sl-ip the great cartridges into the magazine of the heavy rifle. "It wasn't the murderer I was so frightened of. In the first place, I didn't want you to leave the scene in disgust, as you might have done upon recognizing me. You were doing too good work." "You needn't have been afraid of that The man was already in my hands. And I'm glad you appre ciate the work I have done." "Perfectly, Freeman, perfectly. It was particularly clever the way you found the shirt" Of course, you were in the hall all the time." 'Of course. I wondered what you and my good friend Long were go ing to do." I suppose you know that the shirt Is going to put the noose about Ahmad s neck? "One can never tell, Inspector." "Its a piece of evidence that can not be questioned although I ad mit the final tests as to the authen ticity of the stains has not yet been made." And besides, Freeman there are other reasons why I thought it best that certain occupants of this house didn't recognize me," Alex ander went on seriously. "It would help me out In the end. I confess I don't care for disguises as a rule And now I must bid you good day, and go search yonder jungle for the murderer of Hayward." Freeman laughed uproariously. "With a rifle, too!" he exulted. "I'd think you were going elephant hunting. Of all the quixotic enter- TO HOLDERS OF Third Liberty Loan Bonds The Treasury offrs nw YS per cent. 12-15 yr Treasury bond in xchng for Third Liberty Loan Bonds. The new bonds will bear Interest from July 16, 1928. Interest on Third Liberty Loan Bonds surrendered for exchange will be paid In full to September IS, 1928. Holders should consult their banks at once for furthar da tails of this offering. Third Liberty Loan Bonds mature on September 15, 1928, and will cease to bear interest on that date. A. W. MELLON, Secretary of th Treasury prises! Yon can't believe that the murderer Is still at large, when I have him under my constant super vision In the house! Pirece, I have every admiration for your qualities, but I assure you you are making the mistake of your career." "Every one has to make mistakes sometimes, Inspector," Alexander returned quietly. "Besides I don't suppose you remember about the breaking of the levee how the murderer would have time to cross the isthums to the plateu, but couldn't possibly go farther?" "I remember that perfectly. But the real murderer didn't try to cross at all. He came back into the house." Then there's the matter of the scratches and the legend, and the rest of It. None of these things must be overlooked, Freeman. And I'll meet you both soon after dark." we watcnea tne negroes row away across the dark swmap water. He was gone all afternoon. Once it seemed to me that I heard the fur-off echo of two rifle shots, but I couldn't be sure. Freeman contin ued his investigations. Vilas walk ed about on the green hillsides like a hunted man. The long afternoon waxed hot, the shadows lengthened, the sun cast its glamor over all the waste of the marshes. Twilight dropped like a white mist, and the stars began to crop out of the skv The night life of the marsh awaken ed insoct and wind and bird had their chorus. I don't know where my thoughts were that long afternoon. I tried to read for a while. It wasn't a success. I knew that my stay at Southley Downs, so often threat ened, was at its end at last. To morrow we would all cross the marsh to testify at the coroner's in quest; and I would never return to Southley Downs again. The mys tery and the charm would go out of my life to stay, as the swamp water glided beneath the boat. (Continued next week.) ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH. Rev. Thomas J. Brady, Pastor. Next Sunday, July 22nd, will be the eighth Sunday after Pentecost and there will be mass in the Hepp ner Catholic church at 10 o'clock, with a first mass in lone at 8 sharp. The mass in lone will be said in the home of Mr. Paul O'Meara. Con fessions will be heard before each mass. On Sunday, July 29th, the first mass will be said in Heppner at 7:30 with confessions before the mass. There will be a second mass this same day in the Sands at 10 o'clock. The pastor makes this concession so as to permit parishoners to have an outing in the country. Should this involve any pretext to miss mass, the pastor will forthwith re turn to the established custom and hour for Sunday service Whether this will be extended depends upon how attendance is affected; it is the duty of the pastor to see that Sunday does not degenerate into a Peerless Feed Grinder No Burrs or Knives to give trou ble. Will grind anything you can crack with a hammer. Will clevato its proddct 25 feet A number of G'lliam and Morrow county farmers have Invested in this efficient farm feed grinder. It's the machine for you. Sea or Write for Demonitratlon R. E. 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The feast of St. Anne will be pre ceded by nine days of special prep aration with daily mass at 7 in the morning and with novena devotions each evening at 7:30, the same to last twenty minutes. The feast comes on Thursday, July 26. The novena of masses and prayers will begin on July 17th. The financial report of the parish since January first to July 29th, will be published and sent to each par ishioner. pleased to report every one in this statement. VACATION SCHOOL IN CHRIST IAN DOCTRINE. All children of the parish who are seven years of age or over will be invited to attend a special course of study In Christian Doctrine last ing two weeks, and which will be conducted by the pastor on the par ish house grounds. The school is intended for such boys and gllrs who have not yet made their first Holy Communion and who fall with in the age limits announced. Parents may secure board and lodging for their children at some relative's home or they may pro vide some other way. The children will assemble on the parish house grounds daily, beginning August 6, at 9 o'clock, and the different class es will go on until 4:30 In the after noon, with one hour's Intermission at noon. Classes will be conducted on the lawn, and there will be dally practice in hymn-singing. After this preparation, the children will make their first? Holy Communion on Sunday, August 19th , at the mass. The pastor calls the atten tion of all parents in the county to this class in Christian Doctrine, and he urges all properly qualified boys and girls to attend without fail. REV. THOMAS J. BRADY. CATHOLIC OUTING IN TIMBER. On the first Sunday of September, The pastor will be highly that Is, September 2nd, the parish- oners bf St Patrick's church will have a picnic in the mountains, the place to be determined later and announced The pastor will cele brate mass on the grounds at 9 o' clock. It is expected that all Cath olics in the county will participate in this out-door spiritual exercise gotten up especially to give sincere thanks unto God for His blessings upon the county and its people. Light refreshments will be served, but all parishoners are requested to bring their food and lunch baskets. Sure-Fire Matches for Camping You can protect matches against dampness while camping If you dip the heads In paraffin. The wax melts when the match is struck and further assists the flame To Stiffen White Organdie In laundering the children's white organdie frocks, do not use starch for stiffening, but rinse cloth In a strong solution of salt water and iron while damp. Saving Doesn't Mean Being "Tight" Nor does saving mean niggardliness about money matters. Saving simply means that you are buying success on the time payment plan. It simply means that you are planning intelligently to get the things you want when yuo want them and as you want them. 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