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MTCPFORD MAIL TTITBTJNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1933
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BYNOPBIB: Jim Sundean has
been released from fail by the
French police, but not treed 0 the
suspicion that perhaps, otter all.
he had murdered the unidentified
Russian found in the corridor out
side his hotel room. But Tally,
whom Bundcan should suspect,
from the evidence, has sent David
Lorn to aid him. Grethe Lovsohiem,
vtife of the hotel manager, calls
in an effort to pump Sundean. and
uses her personal charm generous
ly, but with no result. Then Bue
arrives, confessing her distaste of
the iark corridors and strange
noises of the old hotel.
Chapter 18
8UE'S FEAR
SUB took a long breath. Her hands
had met and were faintly pink
against the black Telvet of the coat
he wore the same coat she'd worn
the previous night, and the same
lender scarlet ellppen with their
shining silver heels were there on
the rug with the flickering lights on
them, too.
'Tre come to let jon know what
I know. Because you aee " she hesi
tated "you see, I'm afraid that the
man was killed " she hesitated
gain, and then the words came out
In a little rush "because of me!"
he said amazingly and looked at
me again.
"Because of you!"
She nodded.
"It's terrible, Isn't It?" she said.
"Are you sure you want to heart"
"Of course I want to hear," I said.
"But don't be frightened. Don't look
as It you were blaming yourself.
Let's talk about It coolly and sen
sibly." Her cheeks grew pink.
"I'm being sensible," she said In
dignantly, "But It Is dreadful. I
hall never forget how he " She
(topped herself abruptly and went
on: "I'm not frightened. And I'm
sot silly and nervous over nothing."
"I know that," I said hastily. And
I did know It There was courage In
the Tory lift of her head on her
lender white neck.
"Tell me anything you wish, and
don't feel that you are burdening
me with your troubles. As a matter
of fact, I'm In a rather unpleasant
sort of flz myself, and I've got to
get myself out of It And while I've
got notions In plenty about all this
business there are few things I
know definitely. And I thought of
course, that your experience of
last night
"Abduction," she said firmly,
"Yes. That It was likely the mur
der somehow concerned It Other
vise one would be expecting too
much of coincidence."
"Very well," she said. "I'll have
no more scruples, then. But It's a
rather difficult story, and It has to
do with things that one does not or
dinarily tell strangers " , she
paused over the word and chose an
other "that one does not ordinarily
tell friends. I don't know where to
begin.'!
"Tell me why you wore abducted,"
I said, liking, the word friends. "Do
you know why?"
"Oh, yes," she said at onoe. "I was
abducted because of something I
possess." She laughed rather sadly
and continued: "I haven't any
money. But I've got something that's
worth, roughly, about Ova millions."
She looked at me doubtfully and
added: "Dollars, I mean."
I believed her. I was a little
tunned, but I believed every word
he'd said.
The amazing thing about It was
that I believed It In spite of
a voice which was saying Inside me:
"That's right Believe her. She'll
ay next that she's got some of the
Susslan Crown Jewels and that a
gang of Bolshevists are after her
and them. And you'll bellove that
too."
"In that ease," I said, "you'd bet
ter put It In a safe place."
"VOTJ don't believe me," she said
I quietly.
"Yes, I do. I don't want to, Jut I
do. I know that every word you've
aid Is the truth." . .
"And after I've gone," she said
Tery quietly, "after I've gone, you'll
.wonder how you came to credit It
for a moment Well, I con Quite un
derstand It"
"Ton don't understand tn the
Jeast" I said brusquely,
I offered her a cigarette, lighted
one myself at her nod, and threw
the match toward the fire and said:
"All right What next? As I say,
you'd better put It In a safe place,
whatever It Is."
"Oh, It's In a safe place," she said.
"And actually I've only got halt of
it what I have Isn't worth a cent
all by Itself. But you see this Is the
The nrrt annual convention and
conference of the Oregon State
Building Congress will be held Fri
day at the Oregon State Agricultural
College In Corvallls, with represcnta
tlve of all the various professions.
Interests, vocations and organizations
making up the Industry,
LOOK FOR THE REDTAPE OPENER
ty Mignoa C. Ebethart
way of It, Mr. Sundean; I'm going to
start really at the beginning. I'll
make It as brief as I can make It, for
It Isn't a pleasant story.
"My mother, as I told you, died
here last year. My father. In Amer
ica, died some months ago, too. They
had been estranged for years since
I was three years old. Mother bad
lived here and there, and I've al
ways beon with my mother. That
was one of the agreements. My
brother remained with my father.
He was four years older than I when
our parents separated.
"My mother" she paused and
took a long breath as It she'd
reached the most difficult part of the
story "my mother was an extraor
dinary person, Mr. Sundean. I didn't
know and It doesn't concern this,
why they separated, but whatever
the reason was, my mother held It
more Important than anything else
In the world. More Important even
than that I should ever see my
father."
"You mean to say you never saw
him again?"
"Yes," she said quietly. "I never
saw him again. My mother was very
bitter and remained so. My brother
was to stay with my father, I with
my mother. My mother had a small
Income, but during her Illness we
were obliged to use up most of the
capital.
i "She refused to the last to hold
any communication with my father
or brother; It was not easy for her
to do that but she was she had
extraordinary command over her
self She paused thoughtfully and
then continued In a brisker tone:
"At any rate, my father was a
wealthy man when he died. He
wanted me to have half hla estate
to share It with FranclB, that's my
brother. And and this, of course.
Is the kernel of the affair when my
mother went away he gave me a
a small "
She hesitated and glanced at me
and said: "I'm not to tell anyone
what It was exactly. And, anyway, It
doesn't matter, because It has no In
trinsic value, it's only Its signifi
cance that counts. I had part and my
brother bad part and probably
there are no others Identical with
those we have in the world You see,
of course, what It was for."
"Identification," I said.
"YES' My mother being what she
was, my father knew that she
would take steps to loose us from
any possible connection with him.
And that's Just what she did. We
went under various names, I think,
for a while, though I don't remem
ber much of that; all I remember
about those days Is the continual
going here and there.
"Well the point Is that my father
didn't keep In touch with us my
mother was determined that he
should not. After I reached an age
to notice things we used our own
name, of courso, and I knew the
whole story. Mother bad not been
well, and I felt closer to her than to
my father. Then she died."
She paused again, and I put an
other small log on the lire and gave
her a little time.
"She gave me, of course, an envel
ope with her marriage certificate
and my birth certificate and various
things of that sort In It. And at last
she told me to find my father. After
a time I wrote: he was dying.
"Francis, my brother, replied. He
said there would be the matter of
Identification. It seems that my fa
ther had finally advertised and
they'd had a number of letters from
girls who said thoy were Sue Tally,
He said that birth and marriage cer
tificates could be faked, but that If
I were really his sister there would
be one moans of Identification.
"I knew, of course, what he
moant But I wrote In as guarded a
fashion as he had written, saying
only that I had It and not what It
was. Then my father died; there
was business for Francis to see to.
Francis sent Mr. Lorn the detec
tive, you know to see me. He evi
dently reported that I appeared to
be actually Sue Tally. And Fran
cis" She smiled a little wryly.
"Perhaps I'd better read you the let
tor Mr. Lorn brought me from
Francis."
She unbuttoned her velvet cost
Under It was some kind of black
frock through which there were
glimpses ot white. She reached nn
dor the laces and brought out a let
ter. Then she leaned over and held
the letter toward me.
(Copyright, Its!, Winn O. Eberhort)
Sundaan resdt. Monday, the
trans latter from tue'a brothar.
A number of speakers are scheduled
for discussions of Interest to the In
dustry, luncheon will be enjoyed at
the Hotel Benton at noon and a cam
pus tour Is projected from 4 to 5 p.
m. In addition to the business ses
sions, a banquet Is slated at the
Memorial Union ball room from 0:90
to 0:30 p. m. with entertainment.
Local officers In the building con
gress are Fred Erlckaon, president
and Prank Applegate, secretary AH
Interested In the building Industry
are Invited to attend the convention.
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WASHINGTON,
Secretary Woodlp,
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by the Southern Oregon Normal
school, by sending their fine bands.
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at the festival, the Weed grammar
school band of sixty pieces and in
cluding children from the flftA to
eighth grades, inclusive, will take
part. - This organization, which Is
under the direction of Don Colvlg,
former Medford resident, is one of
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band of 65 pieces will play. This
band, which is also under the direc
tion of Mr. Colvlg, will be making it
fourth appearance at the festival. ,
4)
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man, celebrated his 80th birthday
by walking hia beat as usual.
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