Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 23, 1933, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE STX MEBFOTTO MAIL T71TBUHT5, MT5DFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1933. TTiWIiile Cockatoo by Mignoa C. Eberhart SYNOPSIS: From a halt dozen tuevecte who might have commit ted the murder, the French notice ptek Jim Bundean. Bundean not only ie innocent; he wfll ehot at Jive timee by the murderer. But the neide ot a cold French iall it a bad place to conduct a fight tor freedom, and when David Lorn, a stranger, arrivee with a note of Introduction from Eve Tally, Bun dean is overjoyed. Lorn eaye the police have learned the murdered man wae Rueaian and that Bundean recently hoe been in ltoecow. Chapter IE MR. LORN'S THEORY "ITELL, two people can be In the "same country without barm, can't they?" "Why, don't you see, my friend, that there's an obvious connection A connection, at least. In the eye ol the police. And yon can't blame them much; they're had some trouble with Communistic fends lately." "Oh. good Qod! It's" I was fu tile and raging at my futility. "Of all the damned, dumb, asinine why, it's preposterous! It's stark raving oraiy! It's" "No doubt," ho said, watching me. "But that's what they think." "Ton say ou think there Is some thing you do? What Is It?" "I donV Jw how It's going to come out Don't expect too much. But I suggested that they hold a post-mortem." "What do you mean?". "I'm not sure I mean anything; I'm pinning my faith to the sixth bullet Why wasn't It fired at you? Had It already been fired?" "You moan you think the fellow was not killed by stabbing? That be was shot?" "Perhaps." "But that's why, that's out ot the question. Lorn I The doctor and the polio would see that at once. There'd be no possible way ot hid ing it" "Only one. I've looked at the dag ger: it's barely possible that It made a ' lagged wound. One tbat might conceal" . . ' "A bullet bole?" My private opin ion was tbat the man was mad. His Intentions might be good, but be was undoubtedly poor-wltted. "Do yon mean to say that it Is possible that the murderer first shot the man 1 through the heart and then that's preposterous!" "And then Inserted the dagger exactly through the bullet hole. You look Incredulous, Mr. Sundean. But we may be dealing with an excep tional criminal. One never knows. The murderer may be one who cal culates every chance; one of bis ad vantages would be the fact that he Is not In" a city Also all papers of identification were removed from the dead man. Thus, naturally, the pressure ot effort to discover the murderer Is not as great as It would he If the murdered man were known to be, tor Instance a peraon of Im portance." "It's great enough," I said bitterly. "Do you mean tbat the removal of Ills passport and papers and all -would indicate that he was an Im portant person?" "That would be Impossible to say." i . "Are you a lawyer?" ' 1 "No," he said flatly, and then con tinued briefly: "I arrived this after noon, early. Miss Tally told me ot the murder and ot the attempt to abduct her last night She urged me to come to see you and Insisted that 3 put forth every energy to assist you. Otherwise, I should not have thrust myself upon you In this man ner." "It's very good ot you," I mur mured, rather taken abaoV by his tatellness. "Very good. Indeed." He looked at his watch and picked VP his hat and rose. "The doctor should have arrived Ty this time, and I think 1 can man age to see something of the post, mortem. I shall return as soon as I discover the result" I said some kind ot thanks; the man in the corridor outside let Lorn out and locked the door again but ;!ett the light on. MY hopes were very faint But he'd given mc something to think of; and I felt rather better to think that someone anyone was working on my side ot the affair. And Sue Tally had sent blm. 1 got 'out her note and read It again. Lorn had said merely that he had Just arrived and that she had told him ot the murder and ot the at tempt to abduct her. This presup posed an acquaintance between them. Well, from my point ot view, his arrival had been most opportune. Cut I wondered what his relation wen with Sue Tally, and It Increased the mystery that surrounded her. I got up and walked back and forth from one wall to another until I was warmer. After all, I told my self, it was too craxy and nightmar Dr. Scholl Expert At M. M, Tomorrow A free demonstration for the bene fit of persons suffering from foot trouble will be conducted at the M. M. Department store Monday and Tuesday. April 34 and 35, with an ex pert from the staff of Dr. Wm. M. LOOK FOR THE RED TAPE OPENER ish a situation to endure for long, t hadn't murdered the man, and it was ridiculous to be cooped up In a French Jail tor something I hadn't done, and It couldn't last long. And all the time I was arguing thus to myself the words "circum stantial evidence" were repeating themselves coldly in the back ot my mind. And I wanted to be out ot jail. In an hour or so the warder brought me a tray with a very sparse meal on it I was still looking at the stuff and thinking tbat If I didn't manage to eat it I should be very hungry Indeed by morning when there were sudden and many toot steps In the corridor. The first man through the door was the commlssalre of the previous night; he was puffing and not at all pompous and looked, In fact rather like an outraged billy-goat After him was Lorn, looking, I thought a little surprised, but that was all. And after blm, the young officer of the night before and several others, all highly excited. - The commlssalre, his mustaches and Imperial quivering, talked tome for a long time In French, speaking very rapidly. He finally paused with a question, and was suddenly purple and baffled when It became apparent tbat I hadn't understood a word and his efforts had been wasted Lorn stepped quietly into the breach. "He says they are releasing you for the time being, but tbat you must remain at band," he said. "At least that's the gist ot what he said. I'll explain later. At present you'd better leave." I TOOK a long breath. I believe 1 picked up my hat. Then I turned to the commlssalre. "See bore," 1 said earnestly. "You were entirely wrong to arrest me. I didn't murder the man. 1 had nothing at all to do with It I never saw blm before. I am an American citizen traveling through your city. This Is preposterous. You are crazy. You've arrested an Inno cent man and you'll suffer for It" 1 had started calmly enough but was growing enraged all oven again as I proceeded with the Injustice that had been done me. "Yon are a pompons old ass of a billy-goat anyhow, and" "Monsieur, monsieur!" The young officer who understood English was shaking my arm, He looked pink and friendly. "You must stop, mon sieur. There Is danger he will com prehend a word or two." "Oh, my God!" I said, disgusted. "How do you say what I want to say In French?" "Monsieur Is not out ot danger. He must take care. I will tell for him that he wishes to thank Mon sieur le commlssalre tor his kind ness." "You tell Monsieur le commls salre tor me he can go to" Lorn oleared his throat warnlngly, and I stopped. The commlssalre shot out several sharp and suspicious questions Just then, and I don't know what the young officer said. He did not how ever, interpret literally for me, for the commlssalre became gradually calm and sootbed and was actually smiling a lltle when the young offi cer concluded. At any rate, I was tree. Fifteen minutes later Lorn and 1 were walk lng along the dark narrow streets toward the old hotel, bending against tbe furious wind which hurled any few words out of our mouths and prohibited my eager Inquiries. At tbe entrance to tbe courtyard he paused and drew me Into a cor ner that was a little out ot the wind. "It Is as well " be said In my ear, "for us not to be seen together. It Is not wise at the moment Will you precede me Into the hotel?" "But I want to see you at once. Why did they let me out? Were you right? There are things to be done." "Yes and no; It's a long'sh story. I'll come to your room tonight" he said. "Go on. I'll come later." He turned away to let me enter the hotel ahead ot him, but I seised his arm. "Walt," I said. "What do you mean 'yes and no'?" I was obliged to shriek against a furious gust ot wind, and he looked at me In sharp disapproval. "Wind Is tricky," he said. "We may be overheard." "1 don't care who hears. What killed him?" He Jerked his arm away. "He was poisoned," he said. "If I am to help you, Mr. Sundean, you must let me do It my own way. I shall come to your room after I've had dinner. We can talk then. Not hero." He vanished Into the dark ness. (Copyright, Hit. Jfljnon O. Bberhart) Lorn maks a startllnp revela tion, tomorrow. School In attendance. . Dr. Scholl's representative will reo- ommend treatment for various toot ailments and give advice concerning size, width and type of shoes to be worn to Insure comfort, health and poise. Broken w 1 a d o w e glased by rrowbridge Cabinet Work. GUM T VOTE THEFT CASE Joseph Croft, one of the 33 men S'MATTER POP TAILSPIN JOMMY Yfs ZorA&oiA Wat 3 ( S r-M wow tWyT f. A&rv , Z' n- vmut. wo -feLI-ME.Iu. J ( mn 1 ACCIt!) UB!l2- l&f J ) MAW lb ' J gssjt J 'mm ' (Copyright, 1033, by The Bell gyndlcats, Ino.) . T 77V' 3&T "OW " CABElL, PASCO, Ml ?P1 THIS '& OVB WCrS'X& f SOUTH &EAS: SS ttSLV HtXr- CIS Jrf T4ISPV! A U. -S jZ&i mQAH! sf VtrfSl Fi-V. Gir t CAAMOT g3gg JOSE CAUGHT WriT 1 ggg 7HAT t6S ' BOUND TO WIN What The Note Said 'IT BEGINS, MV DRRUING AND THEM 6AY9 I MUSTSENDYOUTHIB LAST VTOKD BECAUSE 1 IDVSTOU 1 Cktwl SOINSFnR.PARAWAV THINK MB F COWARD, DEAREST, BUT ' I CANNOT URLP IT T OTvl NlOT iDeeeRTiNS von for shall, alvjavb wvc cju, ou t J- THE NEBBS You're 1VE GOT A. TMCkT PRESU ASKED ME in i ii i 1 1 i i ,, i I II I la I 1 1 iijt i . rm ill ti ill ii ii knuci-T Tnn. .inwiv. r OKI THE -JOB AFTER THEY SOT 11 'l"J MARRIED EXPECTS I 1U1I jo ' I BRINGING UP FATHER ( oh'. iM oust 1 thats enough 1 , ' s is lf . ' I CRA.-2.T ABOUT I TO MAKE AMY ..Q.WlTH . A . I : ( -l y. A- Sv , I" HI. A OPERAS -J joNlSPIPPV.- . TxZ Aj pr f 1 OVGOLLT- 1 v -"yrVii usTENirM' to them 0 Q" . Cy L W'iU pT ' , thatrW There's No ' Guesswork in indicted for the brazen and bungle some ballot theft, on the night ol March 10, last, before, during ana after a meeting of the so-called "Good Government Congress" in the court bouse was released Saturday on $7600 bonds. Croft has been in the county Jail for slightly over a month. The bonds were approved by .Cir cuit Judge H. D. Norton, and the The Enemy Foiled WRONG, AND IQU I WMtJN I MtKt 13 JUb t '-t, Wt bHHLL MEET AGAIN . SLVT NOW I AM SOINS VJHERE NOBOOV KNOWS MS AND WHERE 1 WILL. NOT EVEN LOOK AT , J. II il?, NtwSPMPtxK 1 MUST FORGET THIS DREADFUL. EXPERIENCE, " I. TORStT DEAR Right Fanny WOT OWE FDR VOU LITTLE DOORMAKJ IP t KEPT FEMALE HELP , - L WOkJDEH IF He TO MARRY EMMA f sureties were listed as Mrs. Grace Dahack of Eagle Point, William J5. Butler of Eagle Point and John H. Pearce, S..F. D. S. Medford. Of the men accused of the ballot theft, Thomas L. Brecheen, Demo cratic warhorse of Ashland, who boasted ot "25 years personal friend ship with Frank Roosevelt," alone re mains In durance vile. By C. M. PAYNE For The Time Being -I HAVE NEVER DONE AMVTHINS IT VfJODLO KILL ME TO HAVE TO RETURN TO JAIL. SOME DAY mm YOU CAKfT DEMY A&E SHE'S EMTITUEO TO 6Ef MARRIED Ak)D SHE'S ALSO EMTITLED TO OMET-(ltvJ& THAT-. HE ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF A LAU&WISJS MVEMA . v-HIS LAOSH Concert To Show Saxophone's Worth That the popular and familiar mu sical Instrument, the saxophone, I capable of producing concert music of the finest quality, when properly played. Is the contention of Cecil Bur ton Leeaon, concert soloist, who will JIG-SAW AND JUNIOR 15 N6WS5ED IN Pt)ffiN6 DIFFI CULT JI6-5BW WZZIE T06E1HER FrfS PIECES 1b6EfriER A6A1K", junior po)WH6 our That if WASN'T HK FAULT, If WAS EADPV'6 5LEEVE PID If is considerably ann0ved to Find that it "Fit's perfectW H-X1 (Copyright, 1933, by The Bctl THAT AT WER BETTER THAIO 13 SO SINCERE, EWlS THAT ALL? 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S KILLED LITTLS V I TOLD HIM 1 VJOLA-Owr KEEP HER FOR A Ml MUTE JUST AS EASY TO TELL l l SUE5S THAT VAJILL. THROVE COLD WATER, tnvj mio nHimnuisiinv.j,, MnkinPBvnuninurr AM&rrfOSJS ' I al' J . Im.) TnSa ltm It. V. S. ru. Ottto for ooncert work, and Its amazing and pleasing resources. He plays with a seemingly flawless technique, pos sesses a tone of invariably pleasing quality, and convinces even the moat skeptical that the saxophone la more than a Jazz Instrument. SHOE REPAIR SHOP moved from 41 3 Front to 122 N Central Coun ty shoe repairing, H F Preabt. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS TRIES TO SfOP JUHWR FROM AD5IH6 PIECES, IK 2URSE OF WHICH PART AIREATJV Pltf 1b6fruTR 6ET5 BROKEN UP ASKS JUNIOR DOES HETHlNK HE MOWS MORE ABOUT" If THAN DAD DV, BUI' HEUTWlfJUSf TO prove if won't nr piece turns up on fioor on other side of table where he must have dropped it himself. 60es OUT TO 6Ef SOME FRESH Alfi... By OLENN UUAKFIM and UAL FOUttEST IT S THATZM?, evi must eWUGE Jwzi' ) f siieZYSj 4 siGo. ' -But chesr up. uje rjz&Z2 A uiiLL Ysr swjC.r v ) vr-zfZ (JOTV his PKECoas 2$ By EDWIN ALGER DONTT yon 6A1T A WORD AGAINST THAT LITTLE WOMAN? S LOTTA'S AN HNGbL HN JAILS AINT HEAVEN T THE SHOCK Op THAT TENDER, DAINTY. CRITTcH AN' NOW -I-'LL, NBvtK StE HBR AGAIN : By SOL HESS ix WOULD HAVE BEEfjXl VmM IT WAS MOME OF f ui; rusihjfssjt VAAS IMVITE HIM FOR DIMMEPiy AMD DI5CU3S fvlT OJR LEISURE. AT- ' C 1 I i 1 By George McManus