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' STEDFORB HATE TRIBUNE, IIEDFORD, OREOrOST, FBID3T, . 'APR1E-7, 1935.
The Wbile Cockatoo
by Mignon C. Ebtrharl' I
&t HuftHH: A vague premonu
tion tram Jamee Bundean not to
atay in Lovschiem'a hotel in Ar
inene but ho is too hungry to
leave I A lohite cockatoo vsatchej
him sign tho register . the propria
tor. elfghtlu oreasy and a littlo un
pleasant turn out to bo a natural'
ised A merican of uncertain lineage.
Bundean is ahown a big gloomy
room, in a distant wing of tho ho
tel. Bo ie left ulth only the north
wind, that eurae 0 Southern
franco, tor company.
Chapter 1
MYSTERIOUS PROMISE
PERHAPS bait an hour later I
started to retrace mjr eteps
through those confusing corridors
to find the dining room. Aj I
atepped outside my room and closed
the door behind me I paused a mo
ment. Directly opposite me and across
the shadowy court I could see the
lights ot tbe lobby; from Its glass
paned door and Its window bold rec
tangles ot light spread themselves
whltely upon the paring ot the
eourt The wind was steadily ris
ing, murmuring and sighing and
creaking windows and shutters, and
It wared tbe dense vines and shrubs
Jn the corners ot the court so that
they made black -blue shadowa
which fled anxiously across the
white blocks ot light. .
The courtyard ltselt was faintly
lighter than tbe shadows, owing to
Ml
aceuiluu i .oid.uiug steps and fol
lowed Lorschlem directly across the
court and Into the lobby, things
might hare bad a very different end
ing. The lounge was still empty, and
the bar bad not oven a light, but In
the dining room adjoining the
lounge I caught a glimpse of tbe
bright-eyed little porter apparently
doubling as a waiter, for he was
hurrying across the room with a
steaming tureen of soup In one band
and a napkin properly across bis
arm.
Be looked harassed, but after dis
posing of the soup, trotted to meet
and seat me with an air of alacrity.
He brought me the wine list, showed
me a written menu which offered no
choice, and hurried away.
There were only three people
dining.
Directly across from me sat a
woman with a kind of war-horse
look about her nose, and terrifying
wide, black eyebrows: she was
dressed In black, silky-looking stuff
with quantities of beads and brace
lets and brooches, and she looked.
In spite of being rather angular In
line, a little stuffed as to clothing,
as It she had a groat many layers
of other clothing underneath the
black silk.
She was reading the Dally Mall
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Curious, I laid my hand en the latch,
the light from the lobby and dining
room windows, as well as to a
rather dim and wavering light
which was hung above the arched
entrance and which, as the wind
swayed It, waked more floetlng blue
shadows Into life. ,
Immediately at my left as I stood
facing the lobby was another
glassed door, and, Idly curious, I
moved toward It, glanced through
the glass, laid my band on tho latch,
and stepped through tbe door onto a
sort of landing which led to a nar
row, winding flight ot Iron steps
which descended to the courtyard
below.
I don't know why the steps
aroused my Interest; perhaps I only
ranted a breath ot fresh air after
the chill mustlnesa of my room. At
any rate, I descndcd a few steps
and paused again to rlow the shadow-ridden
court.
JUST below me someone was talk
ing. In the lull ot the wind I
could hear the voices quite distinct
It, although I could see neither of
the speakers. - Lorschlem. probably,
rating a servant, for tbe lobby was
empty, and It sounded like Lot
achlem's voice telling someone In
crisp English that he'd be damned It
he'd let It happen again. Tbe other
voice replied that It wouldn't hap
pen again.
"Are yon sure?" said the voice I
took to be Lovschlem's.
"I'm sure. It's certain. I know
exactly where It la."
"Good, then, I leave It to you."
Lovscblem paused, and, this man of
hybrid nationality, uttered the one
Spanish word I knew which was
"Maflana."
"Mariana," said the other, and
tiOrschtem, a dark shadowy bulk,
stepped out from the shadows and
shrubbery directly below the stair
way and walked across tbe flicker
Ing black and blue and white of the
lourt and Into the lobby, where he
itood at the desk, stroking his white
cockatoo. Tbe other speaker had
vanished.
Since then I have recalled with
some Interest that It was a faint dis
taste ot Lorschlem which sent me
sp the steps again, and through the
long winding corridors along which
the porter had led me. It 1 bad de-
wltb a lorgnette and considerable
disapproval. I surmised ehe was
English, but I was wrong, tor she
turned out to be Mrs. Felicia Byng
from Omaha, Nebraska, and I might
sny here that I never did know ex
actly why alio was touring the coun
try or why she had taken it Into her
head to stop In Armene. In many
respects she remained to the last a
woman of mystery.
ACROSS the room sat a priest,
youngish, with a dark brown
sweater pulled orer bis black, tight
ly buttoned soutane. His claim to
distinction appeared to lie In a
rather ghostly red beard. His hair
was cut like a brush and was of no
particular color; thus the sight of
his fiery beard was in the nature of
a shock. Ho was partaking ot soup
through the beard with unpleasant
determination, and I shitted my
gazo hurriedly back to the wine list
In my hand.
But after a moment, simply be
cause there were so few people In
the room, my eyes drifted Idly to
the only other occupied table, where
a woman was seated whose back was
turned toward me.
Drifted Idly but paused with In
terest, for it was, I saw at once, a
rery beautiful back. She was wear
ing a black relvet coat affair which
fitted tightly and smoothly, I could
see, of course, her slim white neck
and her hair, which was brown with
gold lights In It and was soft and
pleasant-looking.
Below the folds of velvet and tbe
black lace of the gown she was wear
lng I could see one ankle and foot.
Indeed, I could hardly help seeing It.
for she wore bright scarlet slippers
with silver straps and silver heels.
Her ankle was slender, too, with del
icate line lines, and the moment my
eyes reached her foot with Its nice
Instep I knew she was an American.
It was a beautiful toot, and the slip
per was well made.
The erstwhile porter served my
soup, and the dinner progressed
quietly, with the exception ot Mrs.
IJyng's loud and clattering French.
But with the cheese there was an
Incident which, I think, no one saw
but myself.
(Copyright. JJJ, Mignon 0. Bberhart)
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TRAP FOR PROHI LAW
WASHINO-jror,. iprtl 7. (AP) At-torney-Oeneral
dimming sounded
tn end for the uae of entrapment
to catch prohibition violators by as
serting today that It would atop In
the general effort of the new admin
latratlon to eradicate "Injustice" In
enforcement of the dry laws.
Pre-Eastr bargain. Shoe 11.48 to
13 95; hat 39o to 5 95; dreuea SI PS
to 5 9J; -coat and aillta 95 to
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SALEM, April 7 AP) The new
automobile llceiue plates for Issuance
July 1 for the half year, the new li
censee to cost car owners 15 for that
period and 5 for each succeeding
full year, will be orange with black
letters, it was announced today.
The state board of control today
placed an order for 250,000 pairs with
Irwln-Hodson, Portland, the firm
which has manufactured plates for
the stat for the past few years.
The new plates were purchased at
a figure less than In previous years,
leas than 8 cents a pair. It was an
nounced. Only one other bid was
received.
Tom Thumb Wedding, Friday even
ing. 7:30, at First Methodist church.
Admission: Adults 25c, children 10c.
75c For an 8x10 photo. The Peas
leys, opp. Holly Theater.
PRE-EASTER SERVICES
CENTRAL PI CHURCH
Central Point Christian church,
under the leadership of the pastor.
Rev. D. F Millard will conduct spec
ial pre-Euter service beginning Sun
day and continuing over Easter Sun
day. The service wll be beld each
evening at 8 p. m-
One of the special feature will be
the half-hour soni; service and lng
lng of old favorite hymn. Special
music will also be beard. Including
male quartet number.
. The sermons by the pastor will be
a series of messages running the full
week on "Why I Am a Chriatlan."
The pubUe Is cordially Invited to' at"
tend these special meetings.
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Be Correctly Corseted
bv ETHELWYN B. HOFFMANN
Sixth & Holly.
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right. Brill Sheet Metal works.
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