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PAGE SIX g5feg Nothing Venture jf by Patricia Wentworlh BYSOPSlt: Van Wear; terror. Jlrlckn at the pofiMhfj that ervie, her enieemg hueband, hat met tout play, bege help from hie former flancte Roeamund Carero. Roeamund contemptuously deniee Van. All tralle have petered out, yet J ervie' friend Ferdinand Fran, eie and nan doggedly continue their inveetigation. . Chapter 39 MORS ABOUT ALIBIS "TUELLr Mid Ferdinand as they turned oat of tnt fan. "I don't know," aald Nan. "Don't italic to no for a little." Thojr drove In alienee along the cliff road. It waa Terr hot, bat there waa a brecie from the aea. When they turned Inland, they loat it "What dont you knowr aald Ferdinand after a while. "In my opinion lt'a alwaya better to tell what you know, because that'a the ort of atuff tbat'a likely to go sour on you." "I'm going to tell you,'" said Kan. "I'm only sorting It out." "Well, I like to know thlngs and when there Isn't anything to know, I'm good at guessing. Old yon get anything out of the beauti ful lady? Ia ahe still talking too much," ; "Yes, she Is." ' "Now that's Tory Interesting. Ti like to know what she talked about" "She tried to make me angry," said Nan. "She tried to make me Jealous. And then she tried to frighten me." "That'a not Tery original. Will . you tell me what she said!" Nan looked at the dusty hedge row sliding past A little straw had caught on the lowest branch of an overhanging thorn-tree. The shining stalks held the sun aa Rosa mund's hair had held It "What ahe aald doesn't matter. She wanted to make me think that there was someone Jerrls might be with." She paused, and added, "Some woman. I told her she didn't believe what she waa trying to make me believe. "Then, I think, ahe waa angry bnt I'm not sure If she was really angry. She turned right round and tried to make me believe that Jervls waa drowned." "What did she aay?" said Ferdi nand quickly. Nan forced her voice. "She aald he'd had cramp. She said he'd had It when he waa bath ingwith her. She said she'd had to help him In." "I wish ahe'd said it to met" ' "Whyt" aald Nan. "So I oould tell whether ah waa lying. I've had a lot of practice telling whether people are lying." "Oh, It wasn't true," said Nan. "Sure?" She gave a half Impatient nod. "Tea quit sure. I'm not wor sted about that I'm worried about why ahe aald It I'm worried about why ahe aald any of It." Ferdinand looked at her. "You're frightened to death. Can't rou tell ma about It?" He had alowed the car to a bare ten mile an hour. She put her hand to her cheek and pressed It there. "It sh knows anything'' She paused. "Yes?" sail Ferdinand encourag ingly. "She might want " Sh stop ped, flung her hand down in bar lap, and aald In a choked voice) "I can'tl" "Tryl" "If they If ahe knew where he ,Vas " Sh broke oft again. "They night want him to do something They might let him go If be gave them enough money but If he .wouldn't they could aay they had always thought he was drowned." She faced round on Ferdinand and said passionately, "I'm wicked 'to think a thing like thatl Tell me I'm wicked, F. F.t Tell me It couldn't be truel" ' "Now when you aay 'they"?" aald Terdlnand. i "Leonard," said Nan "Robert (Leonard and Rosamund." "Robert haa got a popping alibi. It's a good seven miles from Croyston to Wears, and hla car was In Jeremiah Brown'a garage with the cylinder head off. I Ilk to know about things, ao I collected that" "He could hire a car." "Not la Croyston." "He might hay borrowed one," aid Nan. "Whom would be borrow It from? Who'a he going to give himself away to by borrowing their car to do the meanest sort of criminal Job?" "Rosamund," aald Nan. Ferdinand darted a aldewaya glance at her. He saw a pale, com posed pronle, lips colorless but Arm, hands folded. He nodded. The car waa moving slowly between the high banka of a lane. "She certainly waa alone In the house Tetterleya away, servants In a separate wing. But then, I did a bit of aearchlng round whon you were paying your call. I had a nice talk with the second chauffeur. I said I thought I'd aeen Miss Rosa- mund'a car In Croyston Tuesday night and he said she hadn't been out He atuck to that and what's more, he said he could prove it. "For one thing, he'd cleaned the car that afternoon, and It certainly hadn't been out In the dust; and for another, he'd filled It up with oil and gasoline, and next day when Miss Carew went out he bad a look at the gauge, and full up she was." 'Perhaps he wasn't telling the truth," aald Nan. "In my opinion he was." "It Isn't difficult to dll up again," said Nan "and I expect Rosamund knows how to clean a car. Don't you see " ahe lifted one hand and struck the other with It "don't you see that that clean car and that full gasoline tank were her alibi ? You haven't got an alibi for Tues day night, and neither have I. Why have she and Robert Leonard got such beautiful alibis?" Ferdinand drove on without speaking. "You think she got Jervls to come away with her?" "I don't know. She could have brought Robert Leonard from Croyaton." "And when she'd brought him what waa he going to do? Jervls didn't like either of them well enough to go promenading around with them In the middle of the night No that'a something I don't see." "He's gone," said Nan, "Some one got him to go." Ferdinand did not answer this at all. In aplte of himself he was thinking of a warm, dark sea, with the moon going down In the west and the Drat gold flame of the dawn brightening the east He could see the water and a black moving speck which waa Jervls' head. And then the speck was gone, and b oould only see the wide grey sweep of the water. Tha day dragged on Ita way, and with every hour It grew hotter. Bj Ave o'clock the sun had almost dls appeared behind a thick hate. II was as It the very fierceness and heat of Ita burning had sent oul a ahroudlng veil of smoke. Under It the aea waa oily and lead-colored Ferdinand had gone Into Croy aton. Ho had made up hla mind that It Jervla had neither written nor returned by next morning, they must go to the police. Beneath tbe surface of his thoughts there floated an uneasy doubt aa to whether they had not already de layed too long. Nan stayed In the house. She had the feeling that something might happen at any moment Im possible to move from the spot' which might be the scene of this happening. She atayed In tha library. There waa a telephone there, and she waa waiting for the bell to ring. It might ring now, while she waa over by the window, or now when ahe had turned and almost reached the. door. A few quick steps would bring her close enough to snatch up the receiver, and then she would hear Jervla' voice. She never got beyond that first sound of his voice.' He had not to explain why he had gone away; he had only to be there a living voice. It did not matter at all what the vole aald no, It didn't matter at all. Sh paced the room with an even step. One might not have guessed, watching her, that every step, every moment ticked out by the clock on the mantel, waa torture to her. For Nan, way Inside herself, knew Jervls would have returned It ha could. (Copyright, itit, Lippineott) Ferdinand uneartha an Important slut, tomorrow, and dathta off to tit It. L TO TAKE INTEREST L By Clande Manse, For th first time In the hlatory ef the school, the Boys of Meetford high school are making un organised effort to be placed on an equal basis with the girls. This year, under the leadership of Wlldon Colbaugh, presi dent, the Associated Boys have an ex tensive program outlined which, It is hoped, will mold the male students Into one group. Under the program planned the bora will sponsor a number of aaaem biles, dances, and will take part In all school affairs. Heretofore they have played no part In school admin istration and social affairs except as IndlTlduala, while the girls have had an active organisation for years. The first step In this program Is Boys' Week, October 10-12, In which the highlight will be the sophomore Initiation, to be held Wednesdsy night, October 13, On Monday the boys will present a Btudfnt-body assembly. Nothing special la scheduled for Tuesday, ex cept that tha boys will be allowed to strut, safely. Wednesday, the final day, an assembly will be given In which the Associated Boys will apon sor a number of skits. That evening, following the Inltlstlon ceremonies, a student-body dsncs will be held In the boys gym. Those taking part In the assembly Wednesday are: Jack Wood. Phil Qulsenberry, Bob Sherwood, Oeorge Andrews, Prentice Petty, Noel Benson, Clsude Manke and Bill Cummlngs. The committees for the week's pro. gram are: Entertainment Clyde Itchtner, Harold Grove, Jack Wood, Kenneth Moore, Robert Sherwood, Bernsl 61ead, Maurice Bcheel. Program Harold Barton, chairman. Sophomore emblem Russell Jordan, chairman. Dance and orchestra Bill Cum mlngs, chairman; Max Rae, Winston Hotell, Dirk Sleight I'onway Latham. Service committee Claude Hoover, chairman. Bob Mlnear, Elwyn Krauae, Don Turpln, Herbert Nellson, Adrian PTaley. Clean-up committee Kd Bennett, chairman; Tyle Evans, Verne Camp bell, Bob Young. Oeorge Hurd, Lewis Campbell, Lee Bullla. 4 Two and one-half mile stretch of road oiled between Women and Keno, LPT. CLUB MEETING HELD E CENTRAL POINT, Oct. . (Spl.) H. B. club of Central Point Orange met September 38, st the borne of Mrs. A) Henderson, for Its regular monthly meeting. The afternoon was enjoyably spent In contests provided by the hostess, prises going to Mrs. Opal Haley and lira. Dora Hessel grave. There waa also some work don on the club quilt which la In tne msxing. At 6 o'clock a delicious luncheon wss served by a committee consisting of Mrs. Victor Bursell, Mrs. Walt Bee be and the hostess. Those en- joying Mrs. Henderson's hospitality were: Mrs. Dora Kesselgravs, Mrs. McCredle. Mrs. Victor Bursell, Mrs. Watt Beebe, Mrs. W1U Gregory, Mrs. Joe Wright, Mrs. Warren Patterson, rs. Morse Hsley, Mrs. Fred Sander, alias Mary Maury and Miss Velms McCredle. A pleasing feature of tbe afternoon which waa also a surprise to the entire gathering, wss the arrival of Miss Georgia Prultt, who had Just come up from Sacramento and was accompanied by her alster. DRIFT IN WEST WASHINGTON. Oct. 6 (P) Sena tor Frailer (R., N. D), who recently today that he would not support Oov. Roosevelt either. "I think President Hoover's Des Moines speech wss mighty good from his point of view," be told newspa permen. "I dont sane with some state ments, but the speech wss a well prepared defense of his own posi tion." Frsaler. who recently returned from the west, said "there has been TAILSPIN TOMMY Meeting Of The "Everglade C lub!" ST announced he would not support I change of sentiment toward the President Hoover for re-election, ssld President In the middle west, due In ' f pert to disappointment in Oov. Roose. velt and also due to the conclusion thst President Hoover Is not to blame for everything." Oresham. M. E. Andrews took over Davidson gravel pit on Kensley road. Salem) Bids being considered fas Installation of heating boiler at state penitentiary. 1 Corvallls. Ssfewsy Stores here re cently combined. i 1 By GLENN CUAFFIM and UAL rotuiKSI MANTLI ) 3TifeT IS WBl )6000 SAMARITAN, SHOT.THEBOVa iN TO MSrT S :25CV JI2P:--f?' f EVEN If; VOU , J ( TC OUMP, UlLSO tst MMO SPOTTED 7Xjffm YvS-"-!" lil 1 y f? CTTIN VOU HERE ARC A COUPLE OP FeLLOU UFFEREBS.neeT ART RiejNtV AMD 3. ESCALANTt! THEY SPENT A NIGHT IN THE QISETUAMP LA5.T OANUARV f siAD to mET voor" houj'd vocj'N ue oosht to set C ( like Tne, I TOeSeTnea. ANO FORM J f-)OSQUITOe&.' AN EVERGLADES J. S. J BOUND TO WIN Bill Hassett Explains By EDWIN ALGER rBATTY 51M6 MUST WAN St BEEN DCSPBRATELV HARD LSP FOR MONBY BECAUSE HE SOLD THE I TREASURE MAP , OR RATHER copies op rr, to am untold NUMBER OP PERSONS-HE FORBAOEfi THEM .THOUGH .TO COME To THE , ISLAND BEFORE A CERTAIN DATES and rr was hi aim A TO SET HERE AHEAD OP Nj I'VE TOLO YOU DEATH INTERVENED NOW THEN, I HADN'T BEEN Otvl THE ISLAND BUT A SHORT TINe BEFORE THE TREASURE SEEKERS STARTED TO HOM UH-OUnt NATURALLY, 1 DIONVT WANT TO BE BOTHERED BY EOt CHANGED A FBW Y EMERALDS INTO GOLD i WHILES ON THE MAINLAND , BOUGHT SOMETHINGS, AND HAVE SINCE MADE USE OP THEM FOR. INSTANCE , t HAVE SOME VERY SMALL , DELICATE, BUT EXTREMELY POWERFUL MICROPHONES . CAREFULLY HIDDEN IN TREES AND toCAT 1 EKED ISLAND mm -77-2. 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