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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MSTL TRIBTJNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1932. 1$ Nothing Venture f by Patricia Wentworth SYNOPSIS! Nan Wearee i. aid in eolving the mystery rj ! hueband'e disappearance. Feui nand trancte, ha daehed away o i the track ot a slender clue. aim. tearing the uorst lor Jervie, again Iuestions the hostile housekeeper. Ire. Hellish. Alter a eevere clash et wills. Nan forces Ure. Hellish to admit that she eato Jervie' door open at o'clock the) night he disappeared. Chapter 41 WAS JERVI8 TWO FACEDf TIB black curtain that had fallen between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning would be lift ed; Nan waa about to get a glimpse ot what toy behind It, from the hostile housekeeper. I shut the door," aald Mrs. Mel llab, "and came away up to my room and made my ctip of tea.' Nan straightened herself again. She had leaned forward lnvolun tarlly to catch the first glimpse of what waa behind that curtain. There was no glimpse. She choked down her alck disap pointment and forced her voice. "You didn't see Mr. Jervls?" "No, ma'am." Nan caught the tone ot relief. Now why should Mrs. Melllsh be relieved? She hadn't seen Jervls, Why should she be relieved about that? The next question was cross her Ups before she knew that she was going to ask It. "Whom did you see7" Mrs. Melllsh was so much startled that her band closed on the linen handkerchief and crumpled Its neat folds. "I went up to my room, and made my cup of tea," ahe said; but her voice had lost Its balance; It hurried over one word, and dragged on another. Nan gave her no time. "You saw someone. Whom did you see?" "I blew my candle out, and but the door." "Yon blew out your candle. Mr. Jervls' door waa open. Did you see a light? Was there a light In Mr. Jervls' room?" Mrs. Melllsh looked up, and down again. ' , "There might have been." A tingling triumph cam up In Nan. So keen was her sens that nor lay behind Mrs. Melllsh'a laconic reply that she scarcely heard the clamorous telephone bell (or which she bad listened ao long and carefully. Mrs. Melllsh halt rose from the chair In which Nan had forced her to alt. ' Nan, tie stream of her thought at last cut Into by the shrill bell, motioned her to remain seated. She ran to the telephone, lifted the receiver. Was It Jervls? Francis? "No Alfred, I'U take the call, Got off the wire " Nan strained for th Umbra of .(he vole at the other end. At first ah could hear nothing, as If the caller had become confused. "Don't hang up. What la It?" Nan begged. "This Is Smlthers' grocery," a voice began. "Your order was de layed" Nan replaced the receiver weari ly, caught up' again her give and take with Mrs. Melllsh. She must take hold of hersolf "There waa a light you aaw ltl What else did you seer "I couldn't hardly say." Th words were almost Inaudible. "You must say." said Nan. "I'd rather you didn't ask me, ma'am." "I'm afraid you must say what you saw." Why didn't ah want to? What waa she hiding? ) Mrs. Melllsh rallied her dignity. "It'd be beet for all parties If you'd let me go now, ma'am." "You must say what you saw," aid Nan. Mrs. Melllsh made a ourlous sort ot Jerking movement. "Well then, I did see someone and I wouldn't have mentioned It If I hadn't been driven. There's never been no evil speaking, lying, nor slandering In my kitchen no, nor In my housekeeper's room neither. ' But If you will have It, ma'am" "Yes. I will hare It," aald Nan. "Well then I saw Miss Rosa mund." So the curtain had hidden Rosa mund. Nan did not know what she had expected, but It waa not this. i. shock bad nurabed feeling, but j. left her vole quiet and level. "You saw Miss Rosamund. Will you tell me Just what you did see?'' Mrs. Melllsh put th linen hand kerchief to her chin for a moment, and then to either temple. The moisture stood on her pal skin. "I blew out my candle, and ao soon as it was out, I could see there was a light somewhere. And I looked round the crack of the door and there was Mr. Jervls' door open and a light In the room, and Mlsa Rosamund coming out with a suit-case In her hand. And just as I looked, the light went out, and I shut the door quick and come away." Kan sat there pale and straight. She had brought thla humiliation on herself. Mrs. Melllsh would have spared her, but she had forced her to speak. Well since she had come so far, she must go the whole of the way. You're sure you saw Miss Rosa. mnnd?" "Yes, ma'am." It was no use she couldn't go on. If there were more questions to be put, then someone else must put them Ferdinand, or Mr. Page. She would have to send for Mr. Page tomorrow If there were still no news. Rosamundl Rosamund with the suit-case In her hand. She felt very sick and giddy, but she managed to get up and to speak steadily. Thank you, Mrs. Melllsh. You won't speak of this to anyone?" Mrs. Melllsh recovered her poise. "It's not by any wish of mine that I've spoke of It now," she said, and withdrew without haste, and with the consciousness of high moral worth. It was some time later that Nan realized she was still standing aa she bad stood to see Mrs. .Melllsh go. The realization came with, a slight sense of shock. It was some time since the door bad closed, but she did not know how long. Everything had atopped when the door shut; now It went on again with a little Jerk, but alowly, un evenly, and as It It might stop again at any moment. The sense of strain and ot expectation was gone. Jervls had gone away with Rosa mund. She felt humiliated Into the very dust. They had gon away secretly; and Rosamund had lied to her. All the time she had talked about drowning and about Jervls getting oramp, she was lying. She had been In Jorvls' room at three o'clock In the morning. Shi had stood In the door with his suit-case In her hand. Nan waa too numb to feel hurt. Th thought ot Rosamund was like a heavy weight that numbed ber. Jervls bad come into her room and been kind. Waa he expecting Rosa mund then? Was that why be was awake? Had he only been kind because she must not be awake? She must sleep and know nothing because Rosamund waa coming? Her mind Ailed with pictures. They came up like bubbles In dark water. She could see them coming, but she could not stop them. As each one reached the surface of her mind, It floated there, showed Its Iridescent colors, and broke In a spray like tears. She saw herself and Rosamund side by side. Jervls loved Rosamund. She saw Jervls comforting her the curtain blowing In the draught from the open door the door be tween his room and hers. He wouldn't have left It open It Rosa mund had been there. She trem bled against his shoutder and was comforted. The door was open, and the curtain blew. She aaw Rosamund with the suit case In her hand. She aaw other things. After a long time no mora bub bles rose. Her mind was dark and empty, She went up to her room. and at the first sound of her foot on the stair, there was Bran, keep ing step with her. She locked the oor upon them both; she locked the door Into Jervls' room. Then she undreesod rad lay down on her bed. A heavy weight of fatigue made all her limbs feel Ilk lead. She lay down and covered herself with the sheet With no In terval at all, she dropped Into the deepest depths ot sleep. (Copyright. J9JI, Llpplncattl A little light fall en the mystery of Jsrvls' whereabout!, Monday. AT SAMfl VAULET, Oct. 10 (Spl.) Among visitors at Sams Valley Orange Saturday night were Ray H. Wlae eandldate for secretary of atate; Os car Hoover, Boy Scout leader of MM ford, and O. C. Hoover, the bluegrass man ot Jacksonville. Th lecturer's request for an Impromptu program was responded to by th members and Included the following: Music by the orchestra: raullng, Miss Naomi Magruder: song, Prof. McKnlght, Wes ley McDonough, Bill Straus and Bu ret Buerson; reading, Mrs. R. H Seegmlller; song, five young ladles: guessing contest, th audience: talk on Boy Scout organisation. Mr. Hoov er, and an Introductory short speech by Ray Wlsecarver. During the business session. Over seer Bill Straus acted aa master In th absence of R. X. Nealon. The members psesed a resolution asking that troubles beoorrected In the high r educational system by cutting all tnnoeseq-, jMjMOM In school op eration. During suggestions for the good of the order, O. O. Hoover out lined th advtanges ot listing salable dairy cows In a more orderly man ner and encourag th California market. Th lecturer announced the next meeting aa a social affair with an hour'a program Included among the entertaining features. t OF MEXICO CITY, Oct. 8. ( AP) Archbishop Pascual Dlaa waa fined SCO pesos today for violation of the religions law requiring th registra tion of priests. This became known tonight when It waa announced the. arohblshop was taken before the Sixth District court Just after midnight, after cen tral department and police officials had Invited him to go to police headquarters last night. The archbishop was told proof existed that he had performed priestly functions without being reg istered. The archbishop declared he had violated the law unknowingly, and accepted the penalty, fine. paying the 'Ma' Ferguson, la Demo Candidate AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 8. (AP) Mrs. Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson was certi fied officially today aa the Demo cratic nominee tor governor of Texas under a supreme court decision or dering her nam placed on the aTov ember general election ballot. The court ruled against Governor R. 8 Sterling, who contested Mrs. Fergu son's nomination. Phoenix Graneg Meets Tuesday PHOENIX, Oct 10. (Special) Pboenlx grange will meet Tuesday night Program tor the lecture hour will be presented by Eagle Point grangeers. The numbers of the pro gram' were given at a recent meeting of the Eagle Point grange In a con test between the men and the wom en and numbers have been chosen from each program. The committee to serve refreshments at. -the close of the grange service la Mrs. Chub An- Iderson, Mrs. Frank Denser, Miss Fay Carver, Mrs. L. O. Caster, Archie Ferns, Mrs. Sam Young, Dave Walker and Jerry Bishop. A good attendance of the Phoenix gangers la hoped (or. aa a good pro gram la assured. About thirty vis itors are expected from the Eagle grange. Broken windows glased by Trow ondgo Cabinet work. FROM LOG BOOM PORTLAND, Oct. 10. (P) A woman identified a Myrtle Hanaell, about 30, plunged to her death in the Wil lamette river here last night. O. W. Wlckman, a witness, said he saw the woman run toward the river crylnj. 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