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ITEftFORD MAIL TRTBTJNT5, MEDFORI), OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL li, 1933.
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KyNOPRIBt James Bundean
cannot shake off a feeling of lore
boding that assails him upon ar
rival at his hotel in Armene,
Southern France. Psrhaps it is the
howling north wind, which shakes
the haute. Perhaps it ie Lovschlem,
the proprietor. Perhape it ie the
paucity of ouesta there are only
three: Mrs. Felicia Byng of
Omaha Father Bobart. a red
haired priest, and an interesting
American oirl named Sue Tally.
Bundean ie nervous but not sur
prised when stlss Tally bursts in
to hie room at midnight to take
refuge from an abductor, he has
ealmcd her when there is a sudden
loud crash.
Chapter S
SUNDEAN'S ERRAND
MT FRIGHTENED Tfoltor Half
rose; we were silent a moment.
Then the noise recurred, and we re
laxed. It was a shutter banging In
the Increasing wind.
"Yes, I've Just come from Russia,'
I went on. "An old friend of mine,
Jack Dunning, and 1 arranged to
meet here for a trip through South
ern Spain. I'm a week ahead of
time."
The girl nodded, and after a mo
ment asked: "What do you think of
the hotel?"
"It's rather large In the winter.
Isn't It? The handful of guests must
rattle around like so many peanuu."
"We do rather rattle around. Espe
elally when the summer staff Is dis
missed. Just now there are only the
cook, one porter and one maid, the
manager, and Madame Lovschlem,
bla wife. And you and Mrs. Byng
and a priest. And myself, of course.
It Is very quiet and lonely In- the
winter."
I must hare looked a question, for
she added: "I have been here about
a year. You see my mother was 111
and died here. Madame Lovscblem
and her husband hare been rery
kind to me and to my mother."
As It she wished to change the
subject, she told me about the hotel
around my wrists and put me In the
back seat of the car. He was hurried
and 1 think frightened at what he'
was doing, and of course I struggled.
"npHPN he got Into the front seat
land drove and drove and drove.
I thought we were miles from Ar
mene. I was In a panic, naturally,
but I worked so frantically that I
got my hands loose and the scarf
8
M-Uv if
It had been, she said, an old and
rery elegant family residence before
being bought from Its noble owners,
and converted Into a tourist hotel
some years before,
'"VF course." she said, "It has been
"changed from time to time, dec
orations renewed. There Is a private
salon next door that has the original
old satin brocade on the walls. The
room is seldom opened, but you
might like to see It There's a piano
In It, as big as a barn, on which a
long ago Pope Is said to have sung a
mass. I doubt that however."
I made a sound of agreement, and
he went on swiftly:
"There's a story about these old
(looks, too; that they were bought In
preparation for a visit from Napo
leon. He liked clocks, yon know; but
I donbt that one, too. Even the most
passionate elock lover wouldn't
want halt a hundred of them. Oh,
you have the sword clock. It's the
only one In the house."
Her pink fingers touched the lit
tle sword and slid It gently out of
the bronse soldier's grasp, I must
have looked surprised, for she
laughed for the first time and flour
ished It "Didn't you know It was
loose? It's sharp too," She ran her
linger tips along the edge. "Like a
dagger."
She stood there touching the toy
word. Her bright head was bent
Her velvet coat was buttoned as
tight as a basque to her chin. Its
skirt fitted her slender waist and
hips and then flared long and full.
Something to my astonishment I
heard myself saying:
"I want to help you. Won't you let
me?"
She replaced the little sword
lowly. After a time probably only
a few seconds she went on gravely:
"Perhaps I'd better tell you what
happened tonight It must have been
around 10 o'clock when 1 went out.
I was restless and wanted tr walk In
the wind a little before trying to go
to sleep. I often take walks In the
evenings; there's never been any
danger at all.
"Tonight a car passing me stop
ped. A man got out I started to walk
away, but he caught me. He tied
lomethlng over my mouth and
She held the toy sword.
from my face. It must have been
more than an hour that he drove.
Finally he stopped."
She stopped, too, and took a long
breath. "I had planned what 1 would
do. As he got out the front seat I
got out the back seat, on the oppo
site side, and ran. The wind was
blowing, and It was dark, and he
didn't hear me open the door, and
It was a moment before he found 1
was not there.
"Then I saw a light, and It was
the light at the entrance of the hotel.
I didn't stop to think how strange It
was, I just ran. The gate was locked,
of course; but I know the way In. He
was niter mo."
Somotlilng must have come from
my throat then, for she stopped,
gave me a questioning look, and
then went on,
"He could see me under the small
light Ho wns so close, and thero was
no light In the hotol, and he, too,
know the wny Into the court Then
I saw your light I ran Into the
shadow and up the stairway. I
think he wasted time looking In the
courtyard for me.
"1 don't think he heard me call to
you; the wind was too loud. But I'm
afraid he saw me against the light
You can c your light from the
court you know, when the door Is
open. And that's that's all. Except
that I want you to tell no ono espe
cially the Lovschloms."
"Who was the man?"
"I don't know."
"It wasn't Lovschlem?"
"Oh, no!" she cried. "It wasn't
Lovschlem, (Ie Is so fat, you know.
This man wasn't fnt."
I said that the fellow ought to be
killed. I believe I said I would enoy
the Job of doing It
"I've troubled yon enough," she
said. "I can't thank you. Now I'm
going."
"But wait Look here. Are you
sure you'll be safo? I can't let you
go like this."
"I'm quite alright I shan't go for
walks on the bridge again, at night
anyway. And there's no need to call
Madnme. I'll lock my door." An ex
pression of consternation orosBed
her face. "My koy." she said, "I left
my key on the board In the lobby."
"I'll get It. What number Is it?"
"Nineteen. But"
"Don't leave until I return."
(Copyright. I9JJ. Utgnm O. Bberhart)
Bundean itumblei, tomorrow,
over a terrible object In the hallway.
LUMBER CONFERENCE
CALLED AT SEATTLE
BHA.TTLE, April 11. (AP) The
West coast Lumbermen's amoclatlon
announced today that lumber man
ufacturer and wholesalers Inter tl
In the Atlantic coast lumber trade
are to meeet with 8. M. Hauptman,
newly appointed manager of the lum
ber bureau. United Stale intercostal
conference, at the Olympic hotel here
at 9:30 a. m., Thursday to discuss
details of shipping problems In ad
vance of the plnnned New York meet
ing o the conference.
Scio Beer Sold
Only In Package
SCIO, April 11. (AP) uniy in or
iginal packftRCs may beer be sold In
Sclo, the city council here voted un
animously, nrlnklng the 8.3 per cent
beer on the premises of the vendor,
telling It to any person under 18
years of age or to sell or give It away
within 400 feet of any school house
were "bannM by the council.
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INDEPENDENCE, April 11. (AP)
Three men. connected with the local
fire department have confessed to
"fire-bug" activities and will receive
sentences by Judge Arlle Walker in a
few oays.
George ArreU, a fanner member of
the fire department, confessed, to
partial responsibility for some recent
fires and implicated, "Cy" Craber and
Harold Sorg.
According to Arrel"s statement he
helped to fire buildings to get the
'3 fe,e, which Is paid firemen by the
city of Independence, and induced
the other two men to assist him for
Like reasons as they would, receive the
same compensation.
.
6x10 Photo for 7&c
opp. Holly Theater.
The Peasleys.
Broken windows glazed
frow bridge Cabinet Works.
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Espee Offering
Easter Holiday
Travel Bargain
A. S. Roeenbaum, district agent for
the Southern Pacific company In So.
Oregon and No. California, stated to
day that the several ticket offices in
his district were being besieged for
Information regarding the cent-ami
le rates over the Easter holidays.
Numerous reservations were being
mads and all indications point to
many taking advantage of the excep
tionally low rates.
Many attractions await the excur
sionists In the larger cities to the
south and north and the limit on
the tickets being good for twelve days
from April 13th makes the rates par
ticularly attractive and it is apparent
that many are planning to take ad
vantage of these excursions.
Italy Teaches Fishers to Fish.
GENOA, Italy. (AP) A govern
ment fishing school has been opened
here to teach efficiency to the pres
ent barefoot casters of nets. ' It is
under the Joint auspices of the min
istries of agriculture and education.
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