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page src METVFOftT) rAnTgrBUNE MEDFOHI). OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933. Outrageous Fortune m .wn a, a; lurulins z,ttpa una Xtttti RUtdell have quarreled over the identity ot the man picked un on the shore alter the wreck ot the Alice Arden. Neeta hue identified hin as her hueband, Jimmy Rid den, a crook, and the man vho etote the Vo Berg emeralds but she doesn't mention the tatter to Caroline, Caroline thinks the man must be her mieslng cousin, Jim Randal, Nesta will not let Coro line eee the man, and the man can not help, because he hae tort hte memory, Nesta just has sent her "husband" to bed. Chapter II TRIAL BY WATER HEN the reat ot the hoiue bad settled Into darkness and ali enee, Nesta Riddell still sat on In the parlor. She sat leaning forward with her cheek propped on her hand and 'her eyes fixed. It waa being difficult ha wai be ing difficult. Would he he any easier If sbe watted? Or was her best chance now, before he had got back bla strength ? Everything In her said sow. She hadn't risked so much and come so far to lose everything for the want ot a little pluck. The emeralds were halt hen. She had risked as much for them as Jimmy had. It Van Berg died, they'd bring her in accessory after the tact. She'd risked that, and she wasn't going to be done out ot her price, sot much she wasn't She'd have her share ot those emeralds whatever ehe had to do to get It. It was a long time sow since the footsteps overhead had ceased. For little while there had been the faint whisper of voices, but It was a long time since they too bad died away. Sbe wondered If there waa any thing in that stunt of old Caroline Bussell's. It was whispered In the Tillage that Caroline knew a good many things that she hadn't any right to know. People In Packham said she bad a bold over Mr. Ent whletle and could do what sbe liked with him. Suppose ahe had tried this stunt of hera on him. Suppose sbe bad gone Into bis room at the dead hour of the nigbt, the hour between mid night and tha first hour of the day, slipping In on her stocking feet with a bowl ot water in her band. You'd have to tread like a cat and keep yourself almost from breathlug so as to know by the breathing of the aleeplng man whether he were deep enough asleep. Old Caroline always walked quietly. She gave you the creeps In broad daylight the way abe'd coma on you without the least sound, with her neat upright figure and her prim starched collar, her face that always put Nosla In mind of a plump floured scone, and her brown front that sever had a hair out of plaoa. There It was all nonsense, and creepy nonsense at that. Only, If a man could be got to talk like that In the dead ot nlgbt with no power to bold anything back .... She sprang up auddenly and looked at the clock between the china cherubs. The hands stood at half past twelve. Nesta kept her yes fixed on tbem for a moment. Then with a Jerk of the shoulders she stooped, undid her shoes, and, tapping out of them, went to the door and opened It. Thero was no light in the passage or on the upper landing. The lino leum was cold under her feet as sbe went through Into the kitchen and witched on the bulb In the celling. MIN'S big mixing-bowl would be about the right site. She reached it down off the china shelf and tilled It halt way at the tap. The water had to be cold that waa what old Caroline said. But how cold : would It have to bet You could call I anything cold water ao long at It icame out ot the cold water tap. This wasn't very cold no bite In lit so to speak. Perhaps a drain out jot the hot water tap wouldn't do It lany harm, She let In a little and : dipped her hand Into tha bowl. Would that wake you np If you wore asleepT Not If you were really fast. Was It near enough cold to do the .trick? You couldn't tell that till you tried; and It was long odds that It was nothing but a pack ot rnbblsb anyhow. In her heart ot hearts Nesta did sot believe that It was rubbish. At the kitchen door she hesitated, and then put out the light. Now the house was all dark and silent with the warm, breathing silence ot leep. Even the newest and rawest of houses Is a haunted bouse In the dead of night The bodies ot those Klitftteln ComlnK SOUTHAMPTON, Knglsnd, Oct. . (AP) Professor Albert Einstein aallM for New York tonight on the liner Western Land with his wife, who had embarked at Antwerp. Csech Police Buy PRAHA, CMchoslorakla, Oct. 7. (AP) A nation-wide series ot raids on the homes of Oerman national soclallsta and Oerman nationalists kept the polios busy today. 4oo.no rire Ixws SCHUYLER, Neb., Oct, P. (UP) NOW wno u - tneid are unawam, but their thoughts All the silence, Nesta waa not thinking ot this, but as she stood with ber hand on the door of the room opposite tbs kitchen, a little chlU just touched ber and ber heart beat audibly. She had the bowl In her left band, and she had to keep It steady. The door swung In and she fol lowed It, taking three or four steps forward and then standing still to listen. The bedroom was on the left the fireplace straight In front ot , her, the chest of drawers across tha i corner, and the window on the right , She listened, and at first she could hear nothing at all because of the . drumming In ber ears. Then, after ' she bad stood there for a while, It passed and sbe could distinguish hU alow, deep breatblng. The window was open and a light cool air came In. Nesta tnrned and closed the door with a steady hand. There should be a chair at the foot of the bed. She frowned to find It heaped with his discarded clothes. When sbe had slid them oft on to the Boor, she brought the chair fo the bedside and set the bowl of water down upon It By this time she could see the out line of the window and the black Jutting corner of the chest' ol drawers. The bed waa Just visible, and when ehe bad looked a little longer she could see that be lay facing tbe window with his rlghl arm clear of tbe bed-clothes. SHE kneeled down by tbe bed and reached for the bowl. The chali waa too hlgb. It hampered ber, and sbe pushed It away. Sbe could hold the bowl in one band and have thi other free. Yes, that was better. She put out ber band and felt toi his, bringing ber fingers down upon his wrist by the slowest of degrees It seemed as If an interminable time passed before ber band lay on his, and he had not moved. There was something almost terrifying about this contact I His hand sraa heavy, Inert, and ! warm. It was warmer than ber own. Sbe began to guide It very slowly towards the edge of tbe bed, and all the time she listened tor a change In his deep, slow breathing. Tbe change came with an extra- ordinary suddenness. He cried out and flung over towards ber, startling her so much that sbe Jerked sharply back, letting go of bis wrist and slopping some of the water over on to the floor. Her heart thumped hard, : and through Its thumping she heard him say In a rapid mutter, "Eight ot thorn the finest In the world no one knows " After the first recoil she stayed quite still. The mutter died. The bowl of water became heavier and heavier In her hand. He lay now almost on his face, his loft arm un der him and his right hanging over the edge of the bed. His bronthlng became alow and deep again. She let the time go by. . At last she put her band on his and slowly, slowly brought tbe bowl of water up to It This time her fingers covered his. Hers touched the water first And then almost Im perceptibly their two hands sank Into the bowl. He did not more. He breathed In tbe same deep, slow way. Hla hand was heavy and still. She said, In a voice that was Jusl not a whisper. "Whore are the emeralds?" And at once he stirred In his sleop. His head moved on the pillow; his hand moved In hers. He said, as If repeating ber words, "The emeralds?" "Where are the emerulu . There was the same -movement again. Ha said, "No one knows." "You know." This time there was no movement and no answer. ''You know where the emeralds are " He lay still and said, muttering, "I know." "Where are they?" She felt fierce excitement, a fierce demand. His band pulled on hers. She forced her will, and felt that ha re sisted it "Where are they?" He said, "No one knows but me. The resistance hardened. "Tell me where they are." He wrenched his band from hers. The water ran over the Up ot (hi bowl Into her lap. Then, before shi could recover herself, he reached out and caught her by the throat (Copyright, 111$, t, S, tlpplneott PeJ Tomorrow, Notts Undo heraelf In a serlatis situation. A spectacular fire today destroyed the Wells Abbott Nleman mill and elevator here. First estimate plac ed the losa at 400,000. Afire At 8ra ARCHANGEL, Russia, Oct.7. (AP) Tha Norwegian ateamei Rotfi. olid, bound from this port to Rot terdam with- a cargo of lumber, j caught fire tonight and waa sinking In flames aeven miles off Murmansk. Two ot the crew were lost but the others were rescued by Soviet coast guards. ITS UP TO YOU IN 4 SPECTATORS KILLED BARI. Italy, Oct. 9. (AP) A rac ing car driven by a German, Oroeh, turned over yesterday durrlng the TAILSPIN TOMMY airnso taut? rZiQtrc-Po'.vT raiv TfVtTY MVS just takcth orr ft4SurtSEAS w 4 erufr mhsxow ClIPPcTR FtVZVeT BOtv FOG BOUND TO WIN A HEV.BEN.THE JPlMES I SLOPiM, I JLM-OW., HAS OUST V ARRIVED,, HERE! 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Three drl'vera were killed September 10 at Monca during the running of the Grand Prix de Monza race in which the American Whitney Straight, finished fourth. ' jJ 1U (Copyright, 1833. by The Bell Syndicate. (Copyright, 1033. Hotcha! Skeeter's In Bad Omen? PREACHER'S liP VM1TH THE RING : to GO (SET YOUR DIVORCE - WHAT eusikiess i it ggg3f you kau3, tom, w f. Yoo ffv ywxeM -tflfi WM lySf 1 3k"4 1 "tfT N01 lT rfO" Dotfr ewe sie jsjay to t . giggg? 5i7W ASS MrMlXf 60AK TO W?Sz8Z& Yfi i swi WAS, SO SERIOUS." SAMS AT 77V5-f3T, BtT 2glf - a Af r Twines- Y wss a Hv ' Iffvou feu. has-O, , waae rv jo--er sc. 1 J 1 Ht KINta J J WJUNb UUUto rH y f- i f 1 )lLUl-M fKm tm ill V. 1 OH". MOTWSLR INVITED THAT HOrwJD COUNT HACKOff TO DIMMER- WE IN THE PARLOR NOW- MOTVIBR THINK9 I OUGHT TO MARRY HM- HS IS 1MPLY .P.S. SEATTLE, Oct. 9. VP) The battle for the northweet conference football By C. M. PAYNE On , by The Bell Syndicate, i.::.) Love! IP IT AKO'T VOUR VAJt-IOSe IS IT r IT u- n s' y . s Baa?sas3isSK lAlMrciHEPLlWTYTAN'SHe'1- LOTTA.1 I MR. SHEV,BEN.OLDBILLV LjP8 CAMPOOINA' UPR MJtxM' RWinAVjM MV Pa77RF001PSHWUI6WFOA UQ, TCeiT mui IJTUFPPP, Hi DRESS, THE SAME AS SHE HAD1 AMGEL X HAS A CHECKED Its HLiRRY M K THS ffl WHEN SHE WAS HITCHED TO OLD) V- jrl JUST BOY, ITS GVTTir-V V M Kl MUSIC! DOUbaiVtK-BUl.LHW Mt.ME-' V AKK VeD NltoM ONTO e SMT 1 l tSTS 1 MASTEIW VOO'RE THE JUDGE AUL THE. CASES COME A YOL NjeEDM'T BE 5KI-OOVAJ 1 Gs Ave NJfcdtb LjT -APOLLARS FOR YOUR I ' . r , ,rc t IKJ FttR COOOMEM SAKE- KIM ME J I I V-M. I III 1 WSU-Ol ISTHI) THE. BE A5 BAD AS THAT? I'LU TAKE a8 I " I ( 7!Z !m POLICE STATION? GIT , A LOOK AT HIM-, l I I B7j5PUUV' I A- CELL. READY FER rn, to. Cm, Bnuin nm r4U:::j jt-'-j-S'j TsSMsM i lllwj '10? championship appeared today to be another race between Whitman col lege and Walla Walla and Colege ot Puget Bound of Tacoma which nosed out the Missionaries last year. The Tacoma Loggers, defending champions. Jumped into the running last Friday when they whipped Al bany college, 18 to 0, In the only con ference struggle of the week. Whit THE SUNDAY ROAST BEAMS T fAMllV AS SUNW R0A6T COMES W, SW1N6 HE HOPES Wfe JUNIOR HASTILY To MOVE EvERVONE IS 600D AND HUn&RV BE6IK5 To MUTTER THE KNIFE MUST BE Wll. MOTHER SU6 6Bf rfVvOUU? BE EASIER IF HE TURHED THE ROft&T AROUND - WANTS TO KNOW WHY'IHEt' DONiTTALK iNStTADOTJUsr 6ITTIN6 THERE WATCH1N6 HIM SUSiME55. AlKJ'T TWE POST - PROMT OP YOU- SO UPPITY-VOU CAMPAl&M FUMD lJC id.lBh n : rRmrnmmsmr&m .T UL"1" - - II II I h . ri M I man, the previous week, conquered Llnfleld college 7 and . Two conference contests are on the program for the coming week-end with Willamette meeting C. P. 8. at Tacoma Friday, and Pacific University tangling with Llnfleld at MoMinn vtlle. Ore. Light structural steel fabrication. B.-1U Metal Works. ; SlfcRfc CARVIK6. 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