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."
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