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MTTDFOKT) MATL TTTTBITXT, MEDFOTtD, OTtKfiOV. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1020.
y R..A. J. WALLING
km:
BYNOPSItti A tthaft of light on
J'cfi mystery I Urcuofen and
Komerflcht team the rccklcaa yam
bier of Oetend and his companion
er tU 9 men convivial in the
Dover affair Pell and the pacutlo
Count John. They return to i'u
fflnnd and find l.axton perturhrd
Marling haa flown. Hut t.axtun
haa, discovered that Pctl'a real
tinme wan P. IS: i.incotn, friend of
the Seabrokea. and an accountant
h hondon tcho .had .recently re
fused to explain a , 12 -month ah
mce, the Jctifflh of hi vrtn
term: 1m j: ton, couMn'ea'd that the
rat-aped convict,' Pell's "nhont,"
holds the. I;eut to . the Pell cnipmn,
caka Orenofctt to tcrlte Veronka,
a request to Ufnrm "Comfit .loan
that all, ahqraes apainat film ullt
, be dropped if he return ft to Hn
- plana. Then T.orton hurls an.vn
explained lnhahclt the "ph'tinf '
at thu ktvhol v;09 not involved in
the murder, of Pell I , '
Chapter. i
v:: VEHONICA RETURNS j
CO iny ipyeterioiis Cousin John
: had not rim away from' the' mur
der of Roer Ppll! .'
."Don't expect me to gay a word
more," said Lax'tcn, decisively.
"Will you write the letter, Mr.
Grenofen? Enclose It to Miss Van
denesson, at the address In the Rue
de la Crenelle." .
Ot course I wrote the loiter. I
added words of my own which had
nothing to do with Laxton'i nies
la'ge. :.
ton's package were neatly burled
among the debris of the excava
tions. Laxton then led us back by
way of the clol3tcr. He paused
there and made a llttlo sound
"Sst!"
A shadow detached Itself from
the shadows and aiii.roached us.
".Nothing doing toi.lr.ht. HallcU?:'
said l.axton In a whisper.
,. "All 0. K" said the slitfdow.
.. ''You saw what we did? Never
a moment without an eye on It
Good night."
I hardly knew whether I stood on
head or heels the third morning
after, when my mother handed me
Veronica's telegram:
"Will you moot m Ilftllam Bay
Station toclny u.lo train Jllna Is
Willi me. Veronica."
" I walked to Hollam Bay. I en
gaged l big car to bring us back..
TJio ' train came In at Ja'st. And
Veronica shot out of a carrlago Into
niy, arms. That Is to say I had J'old
out my arms to take her band-luggage
and In my eagerness bad In
cluded hor with It,. ,
.. ".Hello, Veronica!" said I, holding
her for thrco seconds.
"Hollo, Tom!" Bald she, not
wrenching horsolf away with any
great1 violence:'
Afterwards Wo tufrcprl Hint tlila
wis 'niy formal proposal and her
tormal acceptance.
Insurance Makes the Home Possible
Veronica So.nbroke leaped off the train Into Tom Orenofen'i armt.
"Now," said Laxton, "1 want
black bag!'.' , . .
"You can't- hnvo It," I replied.
'It's 'n:rm. It was burning In Iho
garden while Ilallctt hunted In the
eafo." ..
"And Iho rontcutn -carried away
under Hallctl's nose by Hr. Somcr
Held. I' hope It's bldilcn In a dry
placoJ" ...
"Why,.' professor? Hust won't
corrupt that stuff," said Somei flcld.
"You said something llko that at
Unison." Laxton rentarkrd. "What
tuff!" '
Wo gnvo hint a skclchy Inventory
ot the treasure. I.axlnn was a hard
man-to startle; but that gave him
a shock.
"You dlde't know abuiil It?" 1
tsked.
"About It yes. In n general way.
tlut tliat It was In the black bag-
no. 1 expected lo find n set ot tools
ind an old book.;'
We told him they were nko In
cluded In the collection.
"Tho book," said I "well, your
friend Ilnllctt overlooked It In my
bedside library. I'll fco and get It."
Laxton was sllll sliaklng Ills; head
when 1 returned mid handed him
Iho nianinci-lpl ut Abbot John
Deacon In the lilnilti.g that had bo
longed to Sheldon.
"Hero's the whole thing," said
Laxton. tapping Iho book. "Here's
the cauto why Poll n ml his friend
went to prison, why fell was killed
and why we're all beeu groping
bout In the dark for two nr three
woeks."
"How do you make that?'" asked
Bnmerltcld.
"That's one of the thlntrs that I'll
not whisper oven to my own pillow
yel," he answered. "Wheroa the
Huff?"
"In Marley Wood," said I.
"Will you brlitR I', (liinn to Hie
Lord Ncltuu tonight? Lallsh say
eleven." .'
It acrnicd a strango request, hut
what happened when we fiilllllcil It
wos straitsor. Sonicilleld and I
paid an iinoliii ml vc vlu to Hie
wood mill came hack with a camera
case. I.axlnn was waiting for us 'n
the road with a spailo under one
arm and package under the other.
He led us under the nail ot .Vow
place to the little tourclle.
"Santo urogram, Mr. Urcnofcn,"
he said. "And saint sllen-.e."
A qunrler of ml hour later, wa
itood In Mr. I'V.herbury'a diggings'
near tits place where the "fresco"
had bsen found. ' And til hirif an
hour from the time when r.o got
over Hit anil I In mntema nf Lax- i
Out of. tho carriage behind her
stepped Miss Vuudencsseu, i raised
my hat lo her. . .' ' 1 1 . t -
i. "Wo'vo mot before," 1 said.
Veronica stared n't me Incredu
lously. Then she burst Into laugh
lor. "My aunt!" alio cried. !'You must
bo ono ot tho two awtttl pollcomet
who scared her slid that day la
Bruges! Do say you oro!" ,i
"I am. 1 npologlto to Mlas Van
dcuesscn. Hut It would tnko too
long to explain. What about your
luggage? I'll get a portor to look
after It and send It out."
"Whuio are wo going?" asked
Verutilc.i, when 1 had them bolh
settled In tho cur. "Woodcot Ilrst?
Oh, how lovely!"
. "Woodcot ilrst and lasl.',' said 1.
'Where elscV' ' ...
"Well, Woodcot flisV anyhow. Af
terwe'll talk about It."
Miss Vandcucsscn was a differ
ent creature from the puzzled nud
anxious school-teacher 1 had aeon
for a few minutes in tho Rue do la
lircucllc. A beauty. Indeed, rather
queenly, In striking contrast with
Veronica's Impish attractiveness.
Vcronlra did not gfvo hor much
time to study scenery.
"I think we'd bottur, toll him."
said sho. "1 hnvo tne honor to In
troduce you, Mr. Gronoton, to Mrs.
Itctlslado of Ncwplnce."
"Redsladc?" I naked, "nut 1
thought tho Inst tif the Itedslades
was juried long ago."
"Hut mo no bills! Just wait and
see! We brought her husband in
the sanio train. He's got little
business to altcnd to, ho'll bo along
presently." . , ,
A hundred Questions were on mv
lips and never came off. Tho j
tlireo of tts burst upon my niolhcr i
nun n human whirlwind,,
During the nttornoon 1 got two
minutes alono with Veronica. We
sal on tho garden scat behind the
hedgo cf cfit'.allonla.' : . . .
I turned nnil Veronica was looking
mo straight In tho eyes, end those
blue ones nt hers were full ot danc
ing lights and a llttlo smile wus on
her face.
"I know," Md she, "that you're
dying lo kiss inc."
"I am." said 1. "l'ul I won't un
til you are. ton."
"Turn!" she said and lowered the
Hag.
"Vcronlta!" said I,
ft'ciPW'ljAt. IJJS, iv m Morrow Co.)
The ron-nea ot Vcrenie. ,iit
Tfru hi hesn (t-le-l out the
mvli-ry pt noQ.f p.-ll ti t,l m,.
lvrt. Ceotlno ttia e'.er v.vito to.
irerroWe chapter.
TticMlny.
XIIC
(i to C:3H p. in. L'llciiuut flub Eb
kimoH. '
liiiliKlng u earo-frce half hnur
ot ilanco tunoH to tho iiiillon-wlil ...
uudlenoo, Jlaxry Kokci- mid the
C'lloiuot Club .Eskimos will itu uu
iho air tonight.
"Keeling tho Wav I Do" sein
tile tone of the irui;i-am, wllli.-h
includes "Hollo, .MuiKot," "Dni-
kles Dream;, unit other synco
pations of tho moment'..
IJriindciiHt Ihrouu-ll KiiQ, KO
MO, Kl'0 and KKI.
0:30 to 7 p. m. C. A. Kail Or-'
chextradlniiH. . -
A "Minlt-nl Comedy Coc-lttall"
is the temiillnK offer of iho ()r-clli-ll-udl,-iiiH
tonight. With Phil
Hpltnlny conduethiK. tlila "Mus
lenl Coektnll" will Include "Al
lull's Hulldny" from "KiUlnka," J
"Kiss Me Aualn' from "Mile.
ModlMtP, "Song of i.ovr", . front
"IMosHom Time" mid "Siimolim-; 1
I'm ilaptiy" from "lilt the Deck.",'
A group of Ii-InIi melodies nlsoj
will tic presented under the lltle, I
"I rich ItlinpKnily.' Kddle tlule. In '
the xololst of -,1lie-h.-ilf hour mid -Will
offer Ty Ileillt Ih Diner 'i
'J'linii Your rc.voH."
llrondeiiBt tliiotmli K flQ, Ii6
MO, IvOO. KPO itnd KKI.- '
i to 8 p. m. Itnitlo-ICeltll-Oiplie-
tnn ITrllll-. ' t
'I'll"' fir.it linlf hour will lirl'ni,"
eitKtoi'n stiu-H- tlii-oull the (-itnst-lo-eont'n
netwoi-H and bi'twren'
7:30 ;i'i,d K' o'eloirk the program
v will' lie preiiAnted l,y he ld llller:
on file I'liclfic Con'-il.
ili-ondf-oMt throilcii KIIQ, IvO
MO, KOW. Kflt) and KKI.
1 lo !' m. Tales Never T.,d.
"The Quill Int: I'arly,' n
iimuxliii; lyrli1 iiopulnr itianv
.vear.s a-o. Is orte of the m-Ipc-tlortit
rhoxon for dramMlatio-i
tonlglit, wliilo ti liuijTli Is prom
ised in "When My Klini-s Wo.-ir
nut l-'i-nm Walking, I'll lie on
My- Feet AhmIii."
'riiiVoihor vlirnnttoM are drawn
from "When tho Hun Clues Down
AL'lnn" nnct '"Whose Issy la Ho?"
whieh tnkOH the nildionee luiek
to the Dronx and I l.-u-lem.
ICIiner (,'i-owliui-st, al the or
gan, Iritorpri'tM these urlectlmiH
e.nd llni-ry Del.iiMsitux i reitpon
Hllile for the Hkololio-t wh'lch Tod
."r;ixwoll dll-ei'lM. ' ' -
Hrn;,de:iHt lhi-otit,-h 1-flltJ mid
' KOAKI.
) to '.1:30' p. in. The Parker I two
fold Fnmlf'y. '
' Tho.se who will partii-lpiite in
tho tn-oKenlallon are I'ni-kere
Duofolrt Sr. ami jr., hnrltone and
tenor Hollntn: l.ady i'lii-kor Duo
fold, n eonlr.-illo. and the l':ir
Icer Duofold I ll-elie.sti-n.
Ilroadonst tliroiiirli KilQ. ICO
.MO, K(IW. KRfl. KIM) and KKI.
in to II p. nl. Slfotllgh! Itovleu-.
fnolMded 111 thepo inlerophono
lt 1-evlewn ni-e tlie musical and dra
niarl'e Helei-t-'lo'iiM u-h,h proved to
he one moHt. popular with nudl-i
tnra In recent Weeks.' A varied I
irl-omi nf Ill-lists A-oonl. Instl-ll- I
melitnl nild drani.-ltlr. litniearl
during tile progrumK under tile
dlri-ellon ofTed .Mnxwetl. Olnirles '.
Ifiirt eondtietK the ol'lestrn.
Itroildeast lliroliKll KIIQ, KPO
and Kl-T for the entire hour and
K;o rrom 10:110 to 11 p. m.
Wnltor llohnii. with hla "talk
ing saxophone," will dln-ct the
1 Itpleee .bund. 'N'oyeity Intorpfw
i letiolin luiVe' fieeij araiiKcd 'In
iiddltinn l)y CliarlcM ' .M:irhn'l.
pi-odueer. ' l ' '
Hroadcnst through K'llll, ;KO
M.'KtlW. Kilo and KI'o.M ,
tho raCrliot6phoiiB symom for
Hhowing sound ami tnlklnt; pic
tures.
The speclul loud aponknrs In the
new uystoin inatalleil nt the Viiilug
will deliver ;a volumo of Hound
which' will be heard In every part
of tho tliput.ro .without any distor
tion of Hut vul'eb nor txtremu loud
ness. - ; ) . I
E; INFLUENCE
year road program, which la great- ,
ly appreciated In thin section and j
apoliB well for tho grange.
Wo have heforo ua a good cx-
ample of what can bo accomplish- I
cd by unity and co-operation which j
la tlio (armors' only salvation.
It la hoped that mora of tho
farmers will go their shouldera to i
Iho wheel behind tho grange and i
,.i. hiiuu mini itioiig, Willi
Iho help derived from the govern
ment and tho Hplendid grunge lead
ership we have tho opportunity of
a lifetime,' '
AUGUST,1929T FIRE
ItKKSK CltKKK, Oro. Sept. zi.-ii
(Special) William l'er'ry has had
a, number of truckB hatillnK gravel
the jinat niiinth for Ilia grAnge five'-
niiliiniiliiHiiiiiiiK
W . II
INSURANCE
FirstJnsbrat.ee
A. L. HILL, Manager
Phone 10V. S N. Central
Bedford, orefon
Mllll!llllllll!!n'!l!!lil!!!)l
iN STATE HISTORY
Brown & White
Agency, Inc.
J. C. COLLINS, Mgr.
ALL FORMS OF
Firo Insurance
Automobile Insurance
livestock Insurance
Hotel Holland Block
Phone 130
WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE
DUYING
Insurance or .
Real Estate
COUNSEL ,',
The "Tengwald" Office
It offers a most courteous nnd..
thorough Insurance and Real
Estate Service.
Hotel Holland Bldg. Phone 991
J. Wakefield
General
Insurance
Since 1908
Good as the Best
Better than the Rest
107 . Main St.
Phone 17-R
EQUIPPED FOR TALKIES
AsniAxn; crrn., hhi. im. (Sp-
clnl ) Snmlwy rimrkrri a drflnlto
strji forwanl hi tho oi'fprlnpK wiiirh
tho.Vlnlim Hioiiho pivoa to thr
pnhUo whn for tho flrnt tiino tho
now Hereon aorvioo w.ih hoiiril. Vn-
dor tho in;)iiiiponioii( nf II. II. Hurst
thi thontro Iijik Imon oqulppotl vh
IT
Earl S, Tumy
Genera
Insurance
Service
i
309-310 Liberty Bldg.
Phone 402
' "Medford, Ore.
Chauncey
SALEM. Oro., Sopt. 21. (Spec-,
ial.) With 1 otuiCM assrogatlnn a '
total of 684,444 in - 3 47 fires, the '
jHtate of Oreyon. outside of Port
land, KUffurod the heaviest damage
from fire during August of
of any Auguut in the history of tho
' department records, according to
the monthly -estimate Riven out by,
Miito i-ire AlarKhal Clare A. Jce.
Thia low Ih. $192,000 greater than
that for.AugUHt, tho greatest
previous-AugiiHt lows, 'and $37L487
; more than the uverago August lows
of the previous five-year period.
;Tho fire da in fine for tho Htate for
tho ojght month:s period to Augu:t
.11. l'J2t, amounted to $2,30,03,
: which la $716,775 less than for the
! eorreHponding period of Ji28 and
f below the average for tho
( previous five years.
I Next to Industries, farm prop
ertlOH .sutfercd Iho greatest damage
.from the August fires, amounting;
) I to 5I.1I in a total of (2 fires!
nf vh ith total loss barns, outbuild-;
ingH and contents were burned to '
Iho value of '(3.iitili in 24 fires; i
dwellings and contents, $41,042 in j
24 firns: hay and grain, $13,r73 in
I 12 fires, and fruit and hop curing
! plants, S12.000 in two fires. ' j
I As compared to farm losses, 4! '
j fires in incorporated eities ani I
I towns destroyed habitation prop-!
j erty to the value of $74,212. an
fayerago ot $l.r14 per firo coin-!
j pared to nn average of $l,!i45 forj
i country losses. Of the city fires.'
n r inflected damages of $G'J,182 to I
:'dwrllini:f and contents, an average1!
j 'it .l.f37 per ftre as agatnst the
! aii!fe- or X 1 . 7 t S in the 24 rural 1 1
I duelling fires.
In tUie Ifst of determined causes,
V-uldtish a fid sparlin v.-ere held re
sponsible fop $51.4"7 of the total;
August losses: electricity and de
fective wiring. ?S1.C23; overlioate.1
and defective stoves, furnace.-i.
(chimneys, fine.-, etc.. $20.rOK: in-
t cendlarism, $!), J 00; matches and
I carelfKS t:iimkei-H. S'.ISiio, and open f
j lights istid fires, $.".. '
I 'J'hore were 74 fires the causes
of which l:ad nnt-'-e?n (lete.rmlned
I nitlllmn In wlilrli SllT. (n nriill - T
j erty values were consnme:l. a large
J piToentage of which is chargwibl'
I to arson and incendiarism..
Fire and
Automobile
Insurance
. Liability and
Indemnity Bonds
20L 1st National. flank
lililg. l'lioiio 318
PHOENIX JUNIOR C. E. TO SAMS VALLEY FAMILY
HOLD SESSION SATURDAY, VISITS REESE CREEK
I'HOKNIX. Ore, Hi-pt. H.
(Hotal.) "Tlio: Junior ChilMInn
Kndmvor houMjt will linlil a party
ind Koi-lul at tl church-nrxl Hut
uritay aftcrnunn (rum 2 : So lo 4 : 0
at which tlmo re-oi-Kiinliiitlon will
be connldvrttd and a pot-lion nf the
afternoon will be unent In plnylng
Ram. Itefrenhmenta will he
nerved by the Junlora. All children
In the community between the
guu at and 14 are Invited to
come., j
', Clarified ndvrtilpj (ett rctulta.
nm-:nK i-iti:i-:K. tn-,... Kept. 24.
(sptH-lul. N. Nielierniin mill fnni.
Ily f Sum Viillcy miemled cliunii
HI Iteeyc creek innt Hunilny. The
Sielierwn'n nip olil aeiiiiiilnlniH'ex
of I lip sillle liiotlipi'K, hihI attend
ed here qullc oflen, but ahlce leav.
Iiir the illnlilel ntteml worship ut
Olllnil Point. They were pU-Hiu-u
lo find the work proRrcolna mi
nicely ami enjoyed meetlitK old
frienda iiKiiln.
Wheeler. Mana underway (or
improving n,ter aj-stera of city.
Charles R.
Ray
Realtor
REPRESENTING
Tho Travelers' Life, Health
and Accident, ,
Now Hampshire Fire,
- -Vi.- . .
Coast Stato Underwriters of
tho Hartford Firo Insvtrnnco
Co.
Room 203 Medford Center
Building
Phono 302
We Write
Fire, Automobile and Liability
INSURANCE
. We also furnish Indemnity and
Liability Bonds
REDDEN & CO.
INSURANCE AGENCY
119 H. Central Medford . Phone 720
ItoMfri & C"nniiny, luteal In
aiu;p iiRrncy ost:iblislinI in thin city
14 years ngn with a one-room of-
fieb above the slurp now oeeupkMl j
ity .mukIii's, has Hirailily km-owii tin
til the-ofrtei Torce nt prpsetit eon
Hiyts of nine pentlp who occupy !
a six-room suite in the I'.arkdtill
tHlildlnn at HI' North Centiul av- j
nue.
b K. riedden and Tf. A. Cana-j
day organized the original husi-,
nesa known as Hi dden & Company.
Member of tho present company j
are 1 K. Kedden, president:
Anna Hnteninn And Carl J. Urom-!
mer. Besides these officials, the!
following are employed in the o?
fice: The Misses Kdna IlUdobrand
Clraru Vnnnee, Helen Mattiifyim.
McsHO MeKray, Marlant KftiK anil!
.Ma rinn Mellln. Thn llcdden Agpneyj
has been in its present locution j
less thn two years.
In eonnectlon with their exton- j
slve insurance business, Iteddon &
t'ompany ar local agents for the!
Kqultahle Savings and I.uan tsso- f
elation. r
Mr. Ucddon is RTrctary of Hie
Medford Merchants' assncinl in ;
anil is also president of the S?onth-i
crn Oregon Credit IJureau.
Portland. Quarters in Holly-;
wood Arcade at Kast 41st strep:
and Sandy boulevard being im-!
proved fur occupancy by Zfeylc;
drug store.
McCURDY-DANIELS
INSURANCE AGENCY, Inc.
Medford National Bank Bldg. Medford, Ore. Phone 123
INSURANCE
EVERY KIND
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IIDN'DS
TKISTS
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KlIKII.AItY
CASVAI.TY
I.1AH1I.ITY
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COMPKNSATIOX . .
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tSi; AND OCCUPANCY
"ASK DAN, THE INSURANCE MAN"
Insure
in
Sure
Insurance
We write every
kind of insurance in
old and tried
Tcohipinies '
CHARLES A.
WING
AGENCY, Inc.
18 N. Front
Phone 728
The
TwentiethCentu
MOLOCH
Moloch was a fire god., Agesiago. parents
cast their children into his lap hoping thus
to gain the favor of thisdcity.-. ,j
'' Inhuman! Ghastly! But noimorciso than
today's mad sacrifice to fire that carries
not even the hope of reward thefpagans had.
About half a billion dollars -a year direct
Iosb; a yearly toll of more than 10,000 live
to make the record gruesome. ,The Fresidcn
tial proclamation preceding
Fire Prevention Week
October-6-12
is sufficient evidence of the seriousness of
the country's avoidablei fire waste.
The solution to thissproblcm is a com
munity matter. Morcthan six hundred
cities arid towns have 1 committees on fire
prevention and control. .These function ef
fectively all year.
Stimulated by the President's proclama
tion, thousands of communities, throuch
civic bodies, business organizations, schools
and other means, observe Fire Prevention
Week.
In support of such movements the Stock
Fire Insurance companies, through the i
National Board of Fire Underwriters and
affiliated organizations, have long main
tained staffs of engineers and experts in fire
prevention. These facilities arc offered free
lo any community, that the spirit of Fire
Prevention Week may be further promoted
year by year. ; , (
Public co-operation with the Stock Fire
Insurance companies has already effected a
reduction in the annual lire waste, and con
tinuous reductions in the cost of fire insur
ancc for practically twenty years.
corimnw KvNW
THE .NATION A L BOADD OF
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
85 John Street, Npw York -
A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF " -
STOCK FIHK INSI'IUNCK COMPANIES
' . I2.TABLI5I1KD IN IM ' -
J?A--lolmes
INSURANCE
VGENGY :
Phone 4-14 Jackson County Sank Bldg.
w.nPAnn r m TPrnryp rrnT?n atmav rmrnv trrTrnri? . n