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PATHS SIX. MEDFORD MZLL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1932. Nothing Venture jg by Patricia Wenlworth BYVOPS1I: Ferdinand Francis, ' Kan Wearrt only aid in eolving the mystery of her husband Jar vis's disappearance, daehee olf ta Hew York to trace a pair of men, one answering Jervie' description. Han i left alone at the Wears oountry eetate to face the (act that Rosamund Carev and Robert Leonard, whom she suspecte of kidnapping Jervie, both have alible. Chapter 41 MRS. ELLISH AGAIN MRS. MELLISH cam Into tha li brary. Nobody would have known that aba bad baen cooking. Bba wora bar black afternoon dress, with a medallion brooch depleting pink church leaning a little side ways against backxroand of bright blue akr. Sba bad an als of dignity and leisured calm aa aba came to a standstill at a respectful distance and waited for Nan to peak. "Pleaaa alt down," aald Nan. "I'd ratbsr stand, ma'am." Did she do It on purpose? Old she know how difficult It waa to talk to someone' wbo stands literally, as well aa morally, on her dignity? Nan braced herself. "I'd like you to alt, Mrs. Melllih." Sht Indicated a chair near her own. After a momentary hesitation lira. Melllsh advanced anotber chair one without arma and atralght In the back. Upon the ex. treme edge of this chair she -tested herself, ber body stiffly erect, and her bands neatly folded. After a auitable pause aha aald: "Yea, ma'am t" Nan leaned forward. "I want you to help me." Mra. Melllsh registered a blank Inability to understand how aba eould possibly be of any assistance to Mrs. Wears. After further pause she again aald: "Yea, ma'am t" "We're In great trouble about Mr. Weare," aald Nan. Mra. Melllsh said "Yea, ma'am?' for the third time. Nan got up abruptly. If ahe were to alt atlll and listen to Mra. Mel- llsh saying "Yea, ma'am?" anything might happen. She felt a paaslonate desire to pick np the nearest book and aend It crashing through the window, or, better atlll, atralght at Mrs. Melllsh'a head. She let the curtain fall and turned round again. 'You're known Jerrla a long time." "Yea, ma'am." "You knew him when ha waa a little boy." "Yes, ma'am." "You're known him all those yeara. We're In dreadful trouble about him wa think tbat some thing muat have happened." "Yea, ma'am?" aald Mra. Melllsh. : There waa a little heavy brass box on the telephone-table; It waa used to hold atampa. Nan wrenched her eyes away from It She wanted to pick It np and throw It at Mra, Melllsh hard. With an effort, abe atood where she was. "Do you know of anything that might hare taken him away and-denly?" Mra. Melllsh considered tbla In alienee. She had been brought up to tell the truth, and classed lying wltb dirt, nnpunctuallty, gossip, and communism. There were worse sins, such aa stealing, atheism, and Im morality; but they hardly came within the purview of the respec table. After a suitable pause ahe compromised by saying:. "I can't aay that I do." "You'd tell me If you did wouldn't you? Mr. Francla baa gone to New York to make Inquiries there, but I don't feel aa It Jerrls had gona to New York." Nan turned away and walked to the end of the room and back again. Mra. Melllsh never moved at all. She waa sitting there because ahe had been ordered to alt; otherwise, ahe would have rlaen when Mra Weara bad risen; but, having baen ordered to alt, alt ahe would until aha waa ordered to rise. A stubborn aense of ber own superiority npbeld ber. She knew her place, If Mrs. Weare didn't know hera. She looked np and aaw Nan standing over her. "Mrs. Melllsh you know some thing. What la ltr Mra. Melllsh reinforced ber dig nity. Thla wasn't any way for a mistress to behave, and aha didn't hold with K. "You know aomethlng " "Indeed, ma'am" Yea, you dot" The urgency ol the tone melted Into appeal. "Oh, won't you tell me?" Mra. Melllsh aat up a Uttle mora stiffly. it I may put the Question, ma'am what makes yon think as I have anything to tell?" "You have haven't you? I want you to tell me what It Is. It mayn't seem an Important thing to you It may even seem a very, very little thing and you may have some reason for not wanting to tell me; but won't you please put all that on one aide and Just tell me what It la? We've got nothing to go on, and lt'a Ilka being shut np In a pitch dark room even the least glimmer of light might show us where the door la. Don't you aee tbat?" There waa another pause, and Mra. Melllsh said, "No, ma'am." The teara rushed Into Nan'a eye. They were ao hot with anger that they burned there. She etepped back because the Impulse' to take Mra Melllsh by those plump cushioned shoulders and shake her until her eyes bulged end her teeth rattled was simply overpowering. After a moment aba said, "You do know something I know that you dot Why won't yon tell ma what yon know?" Tbe aubtle air of offense which bad accompanied Mrs. Melllsh te this Interview became more notice able. It wasn't tor anyone tbat knew her manners to color up and behave hysterical like Mrs. Weare was doing. Mrs. Melllsh thanked Providence she was not aa other women were. She thanked Provi dence that she'd been brought up respectable. At her husband's funer al she had shed a widow's decorous tears, but she bad been careful not to let them spoil her crape. She despised Nan a good deal for her changing color and the quiver In her voice. She did not speak. Nan went bark to ber chair and aat down. It was no good appealing to Mrs. Melllsh. She knew very well that she was being despised, and the Forsyth pride stiffened ber back. She allowed the silence to lengthen. Then she said, in a voice which Mrs. Melllsh bad not heard before, "I'm waiting." "I beg your pardon, ma'am?" "I'm waiting for yon to tell me what yon saw or heard on Tuesday night" Nan'a voice bad no quiver In It now. It waa hard with author ity. Mra. Melllsh looked np, a little surprised, and met steady eyes with something behind them that de manded an answer. The change flur ried her a little. Unconsidered words sprang to her Hps "Nothing that waa to say any thing, ma'am." "Then you did see something?" Mrs, Melllsh recovered herself. "I eouldn't say, ma'am." "I think you must say." Mrs. Melllsh bridled. "I'm aure I'm tbe last to kee back anything as would ha any help," aha said. With tbe Angers of one hand ahe pleated a fold of the whit linen handkerchief on her knee. "Yea. What did you aee?'' "I'm i poor sleeper." aald Mrs Mellrsh, "and wben I don't sleep, lt'a my habit to make myself a cup of tea." "Year said Nan. "I'd run out of tea," said Mra. Mel llsh. "I make so bold as. to keep some handy I've a caddy that waa give me by Mi. Weare tor tbe pur pose. Tuesday night my caddy was empty, and I went down to All It It might have been three o'clock or thereabouts." "Yes?" sold Nis. "Go on, please." Mra. Melllsh meant to take her own time. "I went down the back stairs, and so I come up. I had my candle in my hand, and wben I coma up to the second floor, the door through to the landing waa half op-m. I put my hand on It to bring It to, and 1 heard a door open along U cor rldor." "Yes?" aald Nan. "What door was It?" "It waa Mr. Jervta' door Mr. Weare, I ahould aay ao I blew out my candle. It being an awkward time of night to meet a gentleman, and me in my dressing gown." "Yes?" aald Nan rather breath lessly, y (Cct:tIiV. J1JI, llpplnoorl) M-- Mtlllth. tomorrow, at latt tells whom ens saw In Jervli' SECRET FORMULA PORTLAND. Or., uut. v. (API Dennis P. McCarthy, 40. wa (ought on a district court warrant today on th complaint of L. A. Orth of Port land that n had paid McCarthy 300 for a "secret formula" supposed to produce synthetto tungsten metal but that th chemicals when mlwd, pro duced a Ks so deadly thst on In halation would b sufficient to eaua death. Orth said McCarthy offered to sell him the formula In order to raise money for other purposes. Orth took th formula to a chemist, who mixed it according to directions, Th chemist reported that the resultant fumes wr partlculaily deadly and on breath would kill. Orth took his cas to th police. ' Park Davis Vanilla Kitract, makes good things taat bettr; a ounce S3o; B os. 63c; pint sue. Heath's Drug store. Pender and oody repairing. Prloes right, Brill Bfcast, Metal Works, AUTOIST KILLED GRANTS PABS. Ore.. Oct. a (AP) I. C. Oar. 84. waa killed, and his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Taylor. SI, was seriously Injured on th Merlin road near here late yesterday when their automobll hit rough spot on th road, went out of control and over turned several times. Qay's widow and sis children sur vive. George Levy of Roeeburg brought th injured woman to a hospital. Coos Bay Pleads For Deep Channel MAH8HFTKLD, Ore, Oct 8. ( AP) A telegram appealing from the re cent decision of army engineers, and asking for a 34-foot channel for Coos bay was sent to the war department today by commissioners of the Port of Coos Bay. The commissioners pre viously had asked for a 38-fcot chan nel the entire length but todays recommendation was for a 84-foot outer harbor and a 30-foot depth on toe lunar bay, EYES RAIL ILLS NEW YORK, Oct. 8. (AP) Wa Coolldgo non-partisan railway com mission today held Its organization meeting after which former Presi dent Calvin CooUdge aald tbe com mittee would "take up and study tn question of transportation. "This la the national transporta tion committee formed for the pur posa of atuylng the problems of transportation," he announced. "The oommlttee has met ahls morning, or ganized and engaged quarters and will take up and study the question of transportation for the purpose of making a report In about three months. BONERS I EL DORA. la.. Oct . rAP) A charga that Warden C. H. Ireland ;f the state reformatory at Anamosa tnr turn rtrmfmem tj t msrM mhb I baseball games between the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, waa made by Clyde L. Herring, Demo cratic candidate for governor. He made'th eharg la a political address last night In which hi call ed upon Gov. Dan Tuner to remove the warden from office. Replying to Herring's statements, the warden said at Anamosa that he was accompanied on a trip to Chi cago by Harry Hortman and Walter Wakefield, both "trusties," but that the trip was "made without one cent of expense to the state." POLK MOSQUITOES CARRY MALARIA PORTLAND, Oct. B. (AP) Some where In Polk county, near Inde pendence, malaria-carrying mosqui toes are at work, with the result that six cases of the disease have been re ported. This Information has been received by Dr. John Abele, city health officer here. The 'patients suffering from the sllment wer em ployed In a hopysrd near Independ ence end contracted the disease about the same time. 1 "Malaria Is not common In Ore gon," Dr. Abele said, "and it has undoubtedly made Ita appearance by Importation, ajme sufferer has en tered the state, been bitten by a mosquito that carried the ailment, and It has been passed on to others." TAILSPIN TOMMY Last Minute Entry By GLENN CUAFFIN and UAL FOUKESI f??i n, .PiaNT V. ' XjM 1 SUR CAN-AMD TH6 IT uOULO Be WMV? ME ASkEQ US NOT OKAY, LONG GOV1. flND X F-r TurrrN iHT lA OFFICULS will Q ) WTJ OF cUN -ro ENTER. TH' THREE- X Bifd 106'R.e H UJHAT rallSS ftffiwiS 1 qeh7mc? ) Mm 5 f CTu!ieSLT? TO BUT point ship in AfW J'out fob a sooo UAlish! 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