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.
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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.
She stepped on a log boom, took
off her bat and coat and leaped Into
the stream. Her body caught on a
submerged cable and was reached
quickly, but efforts to revive her
were unsuccessful. She waa ldentl
led through a locket she wore.
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