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5JEDF0TID MAIL TTTBTJN"E, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER '16, 1933. 11 Outrageous Fortune Chapter li A NEW OLUE MAJOR ANDERSON came for ward and leaned on the table. Caroline came anl etood by Jim, and as ahe put a hand on hli ahonl der, the Inspector said, "Well, sir, I think that settles It" Carolina began to shake. Why had Jim told them all those things? Ther weren't go t to understand. Jim's hand came up and covered hers. It was strong, and warm, and heavy. Ea said, f Oo and sit down, Caroline." And then, to the Inspector, Tou'd better let me finish, fra tally got halt way." "Let him go on," said Major An derson In a hard, tired voice. It was a good thing old James Randal was dead. Nice woman Mrs. Randal. A good thing she'd gone a thing like jthls would have killed her. The fel low must be mad ot oourse. A damned bad 1'Jialness. He watched the Inspector pick up ,the shining heap. It straightened jtnto a double pearl-strung ebaln 'Unking the eight square emeralds 'so lightly that they seemed to hang In the air. The Inspector let them fall upon a piece ot blotting paper. Major Anderson went back to the fireplace and aald curtly, "Go on, Randal." Jim moved his chair back a little. J! wanted to be able to address the Chief Constable without appearing (to Ignore the inspector. "Now we're really going to get down to It. I snatched the emeralds and made off Just about as hard as .J could go, and all In a flash my (memory came track. You know the way a blind goes up witb a click. H was like that. I want to tell you what I've remembered. "To start with, I wasn't Jim Rid- dell, and I hadn't married Nesta Williams. My business over here was to try and Interest various Im portant people in a new steel proc ess I had Invented. Elmer Van Berg was one ot them. "He'd been nibbling at It In New York, where I'd known him pretty iweu. well, nea cooiea on. ud me 1 6th ot August I had a telephone con versation with blm. When he heard Ithat certain other people were In terested In my process, ha warmed up a bit. "The upshot ot the talk was that he wanted me to go dawn and see him. Well, I waa leaving tor Boot land next day and I didn't want to put oft going, so I went down by train to Hlnton and walked over to Fackham." "What train did you take," said the Inspector. 'The eight-twenty. It got Into Hlnton at ten-fifteen. I walked over to Tackham, and It took me about an hour and a halt I went round to the library and knocked on the win dow, and Elmer let me in as we had arranged. We talked, and we had drinks, but we didn't come to any agreement." "Did you quarrel'?" aald the In spector. "It dopenda on what you'd call a qunrrel. We didn't agree. If you don't agree with Elmer, he tries to shout yon down. There's nothing In It but It's noisy while It lasts." ' "You parted on bad terms?" said the Inspector. "Oh no. we didn't he blew him self out and calmed down. We had ; another drink. He told me about all !the shows they were going to, and about the emeralds. Ha said his 'wife was going to wear them at the 'Recklngtons' in a day or two tableaux lor some charity so he'd got them in the house. "He asked me It Td ilka to lea them, and I said yei. He took them out ot his sate and showed them to me. That was the bit I remem bered his hand under the light and those eight thumping big stones. "Then I said good-night and went out the same way I'd coma In. I let myself out He was over by the table swinging the chain on his finger and worshipping K. He's crajy about stones." THE Inspector spoke again. "You left him like that?" "I left him like that No, I haven't Inlshed not by a long chalk. I'd missed the last train handsomely, so I walked Into Ledllngton." The Inspector's eyebrows twitch ad. "Yoi walked Into Ledllngton?" "I did "Twenty miles?" "Why not? I told you I vailihort of exercise." "Mr. Van Berg didn't ask yoa to stay the Bight?" "Yes, he asked me." "Why dldnt you stay?" "I didn't want to. I wanted to let) back to London rd my boat to catch." "So you walked to Ledllngton?" "Yes. I took the first train on lp to town and went on board the Alice Arden. Yon know about the wreck, ao I can skip all that I waa washed overboard and flung up on a piece of rock. It didn't take ma long to find out that the tide was coming In. I didn't think much of my chances, be cause I didn't think my rock waa above high water mark. "I shouted as loud as I could. Presently something bobbed up and hit me. It was a man. A wave fairly slung him at me, and I grabbed him. At first I thought be was dead, but he wasn't He began to cough and; choke, and curse and cry. Be waa out ot his head with terror. I held on to Mm, or he'd h-ve been oft the rock a dozen times, "The tog was so thick that I couldn't see him, and ha couldn't sea me, and be was out ot his wits with fright I couldn't make out whether he thought he was dead, or whether he was Just afraid he waa going to die. Anyway be waa talklng-crasy. I don't think he ever stopped, and It was all, 'Jimmy Rlddell,' and, 'Eight green atones like a kid's green beads.' He must have said that hun dreds of times. It was like having a talking machine record going round and round in your head. "I couldn't atop him be Just went right on: 'Jimmy Rlddell,' and, 'A kid's green beads,' and, 'No on know where they ar except me.' And then a piece about 'Five win dows like silts' and, 'The finest emeralds In the world.' " Jim paused and looked from one to the other. "All those things he kept on say ing stuck in my mind, and when I'd lost my memory and didn't, know who I was, there they were, and 1 dldnt know what to make of them. I said them In my Bleep, and they made Nesta Rlddell think I knew all about the emeralds." He pushed back his chair and got up. "I can't tell you anything more, That's the last I remember being on the rock, and the tide com ing up. They aay they found me on a ledge, but I don't know how I got there. And I suppose Jimmy Rlddell mnat have been picked up by the life-boat He wouldn't have given his real name. , THE Inspector's eyebrows twitch ed again. "You aay the emeralds were hid den at Hale Place. How do you ao count for that?" . "I can't account for It The flvt windows like slits are to the Blui Room at Hale Place. The emeralds were hidden there." "How?" Jim hesitated for the first time , . , Oh well, tt was bonnd to come out He said, , "There's a secret hiding-place In the room. The emeralds were there." "Can you explain how Jimmy Rld dell knew ot the secret hiding place?" "No, I can't" Caroline got up and came to th table, her eyes very bright her cheeks flaming. "His real name" ehe aald "Jimmy Rlddell's real name do you know It?" The Inspector shifted bis light Impassive stare. It rested upon Car oline and took In her color, the ex citement In her eyes, and the alight tremor ot her hands. She was bare headed, with bright tossed curia Her hands were bare too. The Inspector spoke. "His real name well. It lent Rld dell. He's bad a lot ot aliases Rudge and Ray he generally stlcka to an R. As far aa I know, hla real name Is Rudd." "Oh I" said Caroline. Jim turned to her with a pussled look. "What's all this?" "Emily," said Caroline breathless ly "Enilly Ruddl Oh, Jrm, donl you remember?" A halt memory Jigged through hla mind. It was like a leaf blowing. Ha couldn't catch It It blew away and waa gone. "Emily Rudd?" fOopyrluM, fill, J. B. ItpptoeeM Co.! Monday, llmer Van Barf wakens and hat nit say PORTLAND, Nov. Id. (API Mary Barlow Wllklns, 78, grand daughter of Samuel K. Barlow, build er of the Barlow road pais through the mountains In the vicinity ot Mount Hood, and used by Vie wag on trains of the pioneers, died at her home here Tuesday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Mrs. Wllklns was born on the Bar low farm In Clackamas county. About 1671 she became principal of the Gervals public school. She later taught In Aurora, and In 1863 came to Portland where she taught for 10 years. She had served aa president of the Oregon Pioneer Society. For Modern, Quick Fuel OU Deliv ery Service, Phone 815, Bads Transfer. f-. ' Auto disss, plate and shatter-proof. Brill Metal Works. RATTLES SABRE PARIS, Hot. 16. (AP) An olive branch In a mailed fist was extended toward Germany by France today. Replying to CbanoeUor Hitler's oit repeated cries for continued peace and a separate Franco-German non-aggression treaty, Premier Albert Sar raut told the chamber of deputies last night that he too sought peace. But, in the next breath of a stir ring declaration of cabinet policy that wo noverwhelmlng support, he called attention to the great French army. Prance," he declared, "has a moral, material and military forco that for bids anyone to dictate to her." The police force of NewcastTe-on-Tyne, England, claims to be the first in the British ' Isles to Inaugurate a permanent radio-telephone system for communicating with mobile po plle controls, which includes motorcycles. S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE HEALTH MEETING SLATED NOV. 24 The bi-monthly meeting of the Jactmti County Health Association will be held at the cotftty oourt house November 94, Mies Mildred Carlton, president of the association, announced yesterday. The speaker for the occasion will be Mrs. Mabel Mark, home demon stration agent, and the two county nurses, who have announced aa their subject, "roods and Nutrition." AM members of the assoclstlon sre requested to bring their own cup, asurera and spoons for refresh ments, as mere la no "chins" In the conn house The meeting Is sched uled for 3:90 o'clock. Ths South Carolina Emergency Relief Administration bes estab lished six bureaus In as many parts ot the atata In eUorta to control beg- PAIR OF SUSPECTS TAKEN BY POLICE Two suspects, Nate Dyer, tt, and Roy Johnson. 40, arrested last night by state police at the gravel works south of the city are held In clay Jail today, awaiting Investigation. The two hsd a number of tools, a canvss and other articles In their poesee alon when located by police. The ar ticles were believed to constitute stolen goods. Dyer gave Oregon as his native state and Johnson, California. CHICAGO TOY BUYING UNDER WAY EARLIER CKICACIO, Nov. 10. (UP) The ennual Christmas toy buying season will open ten days earlier to Chicago this year. It waa announced by the Chicago Association of Ooouaaroa, ) tSlLiT ve-R a ie Y,& ( 4 v. 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