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PAGE SIX MTCDFORD MATL TRTBTJTTE, MEDFORI), OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2: 1933. TlieWIiile Cockatoo by Uignou G. Eberhart , BTNOPB1B: Jtm Bundean Hiet hae been released from the French fail Into which he had been thrown ae a mwder euepect. Bnndean'e re leaee ie caused by David Lorn, whom Bundean dote not like. But Lorn wae eent by Bue Tally, and Bundean both llkee and truete her. Lorn'e parting ehot it that the dead man woe poisoned not etabbed. ae everyone believed. Then Bundean eeee 8ue who promieet to loin him later tor a talk but conteeeee the U in Aanoer. There i9 o knock but Madame Orethe. wife of the hotel manager, entert. not Sue, Chapter IT CURIOUS CALLER MADAMS entered a I held the door open. She looked rather nice; ah wore again the clinging, coppory-green ailk gown, and her red hair shone under the light Gold hoops swung at her ears; her' face wai white end 10ft and her lip heavily rouged. The white cockatoo aat on her honlder; his crest was flared hand somely upward, and he was twist ing hla head this way and that In an inquisitive but faintly reproving manner. I shouldn't have been at all sur prised If ha'd said to me conversa tionally, "So thla Is where the mur der was. Tut, tut!" "Am I disturbing you?" said Ma dame Orethe. Her green eyes were shining, and her manner was very pleasant "Not at all," I said and then, as he gave every Indication of having come merely to pay a social call, I added: "Won't you sit down?" She moved In a graceful, leisurely manner to the chair opposite me and sat down; the cockatoo olung to her honlder and made an admonitory remark which was aimed apparent ly at me. "Fuccl, Puccl," she said In a ca ressing voice. "I am sorry about your being arrested, Mr. Bundean. My husband and I regret It very much." There was a shade of mockery In feer shining eyes. "At any rate," I said, "It didn't last long." ' "No. Apparently not I hope that is all you will hear of the affair." "Tour hope la abared, madams." . For the Instant I employed the ghost of Marcel's shrug, a useful gesture which I was growing to ad mire very much. It Irritated her. Her eyea lit for a moment, then she dropped smooth lids over them, lift ed one rather large but soft and white hand to Fuccl'a neck, caressed him for a moment, and then glanced ' about the room. "How the wind blows I" she said. "Doesn't It annoy yon at night? Surely there la a loose shutter some where near." "One of those on the window, there." "I must tell Marcel to repair the catch. Although shouldn't you like another room, Mr. SundeanT" "I'm quite all right here, thank you." I wondered what time it was. "Come, come, Mr. Sundean, admit that yon'd be, happier In another room. One not so far from the rest of na. One not ao near" She moved one supple hand In a quick gesture toward the corridor. But I was firm, mainly because he Insisted, for I had no reason to like my present room, heaven knew! And I was beginning to wish she would leave. It would soon be time lor Sue's promised arrival VH. T,rJ woll thn ,&la M J dame at last rather sharply. "On your own head be It Mr. Bun idean " she leaned suddenly for ward, and Pucol toppled, caught his balance, and gave a hoarse cluck of disapproval "why are you here?" he asked almost In a whisper, her green eyea shining Into mine. "I came to meet a friend." I said. "Will yon hare a cigarette?" "You are evasive, Mr, Sundean," she said in a less caressing way than be had previously employed. "Evasive? Yon ask me why I have eoma to this hotel I tell yon, to meet friend, which la the truth." . I smiled at her. - "At auch a time, Mr. Sundean, one must ask questions of unidentified strangers." "No doubt," I said pleasantly. "What's It all about madame? An attempt on my life and a murdor at my threshold. That's more than co incidence. Are you so determined to make me leave?" I had spoken experimentally, more than from conviction, and I was a little astonished to see how my words affected her. She leaned quietly back In the chair again, out her face had gone rather sharp and set and I did not like the look of her eyes back of their darkened eye lashes. It was a good sixty seconds before she spoke, and In the little Interval Puccl cast me a reproving glance and then pushed hla wide bill against Orethe'a red hair and flared his yellow crest "I don't understand you, Mr. Sun dean," she said at last "Surely yon don't think the murder of last night had connection with your It was clear, of course, that there was something evil going on In the old hotel But I think that, until that very moment I had not felt so definitely the presence of widening and entangling currents. She did not I think, detect the course of my thoughts, although her green gaze was very sharp. I aald qnletly but more cautiously: "No, I don't think anything of the kind. While I may not be a particu larly welcome guest still I don't think anyone would go to the trouble of murdering a man In order to get rid of me. By the way who was the murdered man?" "I don't know," she said In a tight voice; narrowed eyes watched my face. "Do you?" "I? Absurd! Tou know that But another question, madame." In my turn I leaned toward her. "Why were you anxious to keep me from arrest last night?" CJER smooth : lids went down again, but not before I'd caught a look that warned me. She rose, and I rose too, naturally, and the move brought her very close to me. So near that I could feel the warmth of her body. Her Hps were parted a little, and her eyes, lifted again to mine, were very bright and shining. "It should not be difficult to And the answer for that" she said softly. She would be pliant and warm and exciting In my arms. I wondered fleetlngly how soon I could replace the faintly triumphant look I'd caught In her eyes with something quite different I tossed my cigarette Into the lire. I took the cockatoo from her shoul der and set htm on the chair near and bent over her mouth. But It waited for me. and 1 straightened suddenly without touching It or her. "Madame." I said pleasantly, "Is more than kind. Madame Is also beautiful. The cockatoo Is eating fringe off the ohair." He was actually doing Just that, In a heaven Inspired moment but with a vory dubious look. He took another bite without eagerness but philosophically, as If In scientific pursuit one must put up With a poor tasting bite now and then, and Ma dame Orethe lookod at me. I was rather Interested to note that there was nothing but a kind of faintly surprised curiosity In her gaze. Then she laughed a little, turned and picked up the cockatoo he resisted out of pure deviltry, atretchlng out hla neck for more fringe and equalling, but her hands were Arm about him and she faced, me again, still smiling. "And Monsieur," she said, "Is a very reckless young man. Good night" I opened the door tor her. She held out her hand to me, still smll Ing, and I think genuinely amused and not In the least angry. I bowed very low over her hand, and she turned gracefully Into the corridor, and I closed the door behind her and took a long breath and hoped she wouldn't meet Sue. At least until she was at a considerable dis tance from my room. I was thinking of Sue when 1 heard her knock on the door. As 1 opened It aha waa looking rather fliedly at the apot on the corridor floor where the dead man had hud dled. She looked small and quiet and frightened, and I took her hand and pulled her quickly Into the room and closed the door. "Were the corridors creepy?" 1 said. "Come over to the fire." She shivered and said yes rather breathlessly and sat down In the chair I had just left "It's very queer," said Sue. "But for the last week or two I've been ridiculously nervous about going through these half-dark corridors. 1 keep feeling that there's someone coming along behind me. Or looking ont of closed doors." fOopyrlght, IPJi, Uignon 0. Bberhart) Sua eonfaisea, tomorrow, a chill ing faar that haunu hor. FRANKNESS NEED IN SOCIAL EVILS SAN FRANOWOO, April 38. (AP) -Greater frankness In dealing with octal evils as a means of raising standards ot child health waa urged today by Dr. Mariana Bsrtola, San PTmnclaco club leader, at the first general forum opening the annual session 01 tne western Federation ox Women's Clubs. Representatives from TJtah, Wash ington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Alaska and California attended. Children of the west hare the best child health record In the na tion," said Dr. Bertola. 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