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.
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TO TAKE INTEREST
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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.
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Two and one-half mile stretch of
road oiled between Women and Keno,
LPT.
CLUB MEETING HELD
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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.
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Corvallls. Ssfewsy Stores here re
cently combined.
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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
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The B.II Syndic,,., !nc'vWlV.X
f THBY ENABLE ME TO PICK UP ALMOST
AN" KINO OF CONVERSATION ,
EVEN VMHBNITS WHISPERED THEY
LETT ME KNOW WHO IS WHO AND WHAT
ro WHA V JI- (.auHW , I D NbVfcH HAVE
PUT VOU FOLKS TO ANY TROUBLE IP T
iHAOKT M I UNDERSTOOD JONATHAN'S
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S'MATTER POP What If The Visitor Were The Installment Collector?
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THE NEBBS The Beautiful
By SOL HESS
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PEOPLES
CAWOlOATe
FOR SeWATOR,
IS SeTTIrsJS
1MTD TUB
TW1CK OP THE
FfcAV AMD
BEUEVe ME,
FOLKS. HE'S
SOME
Campaigner
I'M GOINKS TO TALK TO THE
liWOMEM'5 CLUB TODAV-l LIKE To
TALK TO WOMEN THEY'RE -SUCH
AM APPREClATIVe AUDIESJCE
AMO A SREAT MARKET FOR
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By BUD FISHER
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