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PXGE FOURTEEN1 MEDFORD MXIL TRD3TJ27E, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933. Outrageous Fortune try HaZMeiA W4OMrtU Chapter it THE SOLUTION "iAROLINB caught him by arm with both hands. "Tea yes! Ton mutt remember! Xanna used to call her a tallow candle piece and a prying iood-!or-aothlsf. She didn't like her none of ns did. And oh, Jim, one day when Fd bees playing In the Blue Room I wanted something (or a game I was playing, and I opened the door qulclc lr, and there waa Emily la the pas sage, and the door wasn't quite ahut .either. "Nanna always said the pried and lUatened at doors, so she might hare : found out about the hiding-place and told her brother. She did bare a 'brother, because I remember Nanna laying he waa a bad lot. They were latent upon one an other. Then Major Anderson coughed. Caroline's hands dropped trom Tim's sleeve. "That's how he knewl" she said triumphantly. "Emily must hare told him." She looked at Major Anderson, but be avoided her eyes. She turned back to the Inspector, and met a chilly stare. During a cold, dragging pause It came home to her that they didn't believe her. . During that dragging pause the Impossible became possible. Major Anderson broke the silence. 'Well, Inspector?" The Inspector laid down his pen. "I shall bar to ask you to accom pany me to the station, Mr. Ran-dal." Caroline's breath stopped for a moment All hur color died. Her eyes were very wide open. She turned to Jim and slipped her arms through his. The Inspector stood up, and Just as he did that, the telephone bell began to ring. Major Anderson came to the table and took up the receiver. Re said. "Yes yes speaking," and then beckoned to the Inspector, "Station for you," he said, and went back to the hearth. Caroline leaned against Jim and wished that he would put his arm around her. She loved blm with all her heart and soul. That was what he had said to her "I love you with all my heart and soul." But he wouldn't put his arm around her. Ebe heard the Inspector say, "You're sure?" And then, "Who knows him? . , , Lockwood? ... All right I'm coming along." He hung up the receiver and ad droasod the Cblet Constable. "They've got Jimmy the Eel at the station. "How?" "This treasure hunt, sir. Mr. Blake went alter a clue to St. Leonard's Tower. He says a man attacked him In the dark. He thought be was a lunatlo because he kept on saying 'Give them back!' and nslng lan guage. Mr. Blake shouted, and the two Mr. Lesters came up. They man aged to secure him and brought htm In to the station. Lockwood says he's Jimmy the Eel." Jim took a step forward, cra didn't believe me Just now, A4 that part of my story la corrobo rated you'll admit that And for the rest, I would like the Inspector to make a note of the tact that I made a statement of what took place be , tween myself and Elmer Van Berg, after being warned by Major Ander son that he was likely to recover eonsolousness at any moment. THE telephone bell rang again. -a Caroline had the strangest feel ing that It was ringing In her bead, She closed her eyes and heard Ma jor Anderson say, "Hullo!" There was a pause. She knew that the bell had stopped, but for all that, she could hear tt still. Major Ander son's voice became a little far away sound little and far away, but quite distinct. He said, "Yesf' and, "Yon haver and then, "He'a doing well?" . , . "Good good! I'm very glad to hear It. Look here, Lefroy, I want the state ment as soon ss possible. . , . Tes, I've got a special reason. Can you lve me the substanca over the phone? , , . You're sura ot that? ,. , . And he's quite sensible? ... All right The Inspector's here I'D, keep him." J jejt the receiver buk en Its hook. "That was Dr. Lefroy, Oray speaking from Fackham Hall. Mr. Van Berg has recovered conscious ness. I'd like a word with yoe la the dining-room. -It's all right, nan Randal Isn't going to run away." The words came to Caroline s ear r.s small and sharp as pln-prlcks. And then Jim's arms round her, and ha waa kissing her blind eyes, and her wet cheeks, and her sort trem bling mouth. A warm, golden happi ness flowed over her. The tears ran down her cheeks! It didn't make yon unhappy to cry when there was someone to kiss the tears away. "Caroline my darling! Don't cry! It'a all right It's all over there's nothing to cry for." "I thought he was going to take you away to prison." "So did L But he wont now, to there Isn't anything to ory about." "That's Just why I'm orylng." "Because you've got nothing to r about?" She nodded vehemently against his shoulder. "If you'd gone to prison, I wouldn't have cried. I'd have told everyone we were engaged, and I wouldn't have orled a single tear. Oh, Jim!" "Oh, Caroline!" "You're sure It's all right T" "Yes. If Elmer'a recovered con sciousness, I'm clear. If he'd died well, we don't need to think about that, darling. Major Anderson rattled the han dle before he came back Into the room. Having opened the door, he allowed Dr. Lefroy to precede him. The Inspector followed. MAJOR ANDERSON went up U Jim with his hand out "My dear Randal, I can't say how pleased I ami" Heshook bands with him heartily. "Van Berg's statement corroborates yours In every detail. Now what we want Is your state ment In writing." Dr. Lefroy win shaking hands too. "Does Van Berg say what hap pened after 1 went out?" said Jim. Kitty Lefroy'a father was a big hearty man with a well-preserved brogue. "Say? He says everything. And you may be thankful he does, my boy, by all accounts. He says you let yourself out and all of a sudden he heard the window creak and he thought you'd coma back. And It's lucky for you he turned round and saw that It wasn't you at all. "He saw a man with a cap pulled down over his eyes and a revolver In his hand. The man said, 'Put 'em up!' and Van Berg says he was hanged If be was going to let the emeralds go like that, so he charged him. That's all he knows. The fel low must have shot him down as he came on. Fortunately, he can de scribe him." "The description tallies with yours," said the Inspector. "Now If you'll kindly let us have that state ment" Half an oour later they drove back to Hazelbury West In Jock Ander son's car. Jim drove. It Is to be feared that he had one arm around Caroline. The roads were dark and empty. It would be midnight before they reached the cottage. "And I expect, Patsy Ann will have been ringing np the police," said Caroline. "Let berl" said Jim. "They're our bosom friends we lore them, and they lova us. And only a tew hours ago we skulked In lanes and bid be hind hedges! I somehow don't think I'll go In tnr being a crook. It's a dog's lite. Besides, you wouldn't marry me If I was a crook." " 'M " said Caroline. "Does that mean yes or no?" Caroline laughed. "It doesn't mean either." "What does It mean?" She snuggled up to him. "If you were a crook, It wouldn't be you but I'd marry you whatever you were." They drove Into the little garage, locked In the borrowed car, and passed through the dark garden, where the bushes looked like black hummocks. "Patsy Ann will be wild," aald Caroline. She slipped In her key and opened the door. ' Patsy Arbuthnot was sitting st the table, which was littered with sheets of stilt blue writing paper. They were all covered with Robert's up right formal Writing. As the door opened, Patsy picked up the first sheet again. It began: "My deare;! Patsy." It was wonderful to be Rob ert's dearest. She gated absents over the top of the shed at Caro line. "It's frightfully late," said Oa-n line, "but" "Is It late?" aald Patsy Ann. The End L FACTSJO JURY ClrcunutncM connected with th (Wth ywterday of Sam Ctuhollm, 70, who tuauintd injurlw in an auto crmah October 30 whll walking on th Pmclflo highway ntar Gold Hill, will bt prwentM to thft nxi acMlon of tha grand Jury, District Attorney Ocorg A. Codding aald to day. ChUholm waa struck by an auto drlren by Veltte PnitU of Kugvne. ITie accident occurred about 10 o'clock In tht morning. BtaU polio reporu of tha tragedy lndlcau that It waa "unavoidable.1 The diAtrict attorney aald no Inqueat would ba held. Jennings D. Lowman, sub-tatlon commander of the Klamath rail re cruiting office, will be in Medford each Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day for recruiting purposes, accord ing to word received by the Mail Trloune today. A limited number of men may now be accepted for enlistment In the regular army, in the dlferent branches of the aervlee. In the states of Wash ington, Montana, Utah and California. Sergeant Lowman stated that Col onel Covington, in command of the fian Francisco recruUng alstrlct, V. S. army, was much pleased with the city of Medford on his recent visit here, t nd ordered the' local office opened. Sergeant lawman will be here No vember 20, 21 and 23. One and a half million acres of cleared land are Idle In North Caro lina, It la estimated. E PORTLAND, Nov. t7. (P) A special dispatch to the Journal today from Washington, D. 0., eolrt Miller B. Harden of Salem has been ap pointed captain, Judge Advocate di vision of the army reserve corps, and John P. Jones of Medford haa been named second lieutenant of engineers. Mr. Jones, who is with the South orn Oregon fiales. Inc.. came to Med ford about six months ag- from Cor- vallla. Three year ago he resigned his position as second lieutenant to go Into the marine sir service, but due to the lack of a federal appro, prlatlon, he was unatale to take up the work, he explained today. He then resigned from the marine service, end has been named with the 321st company of engineers, station ed at Fort Lewis, Wash. S'MATTER POP- By C. M. PAYNE ( STACK-i OF-r-CKBT rf( 4-rJeL-pa. VacHT im T4t- fl-l te I I O A " . . Ll. AFTER. THP NEIGHBORS HAD RAKED All TriE V AQ&Z J xCsf---'-''' WUt1, LEAVES OFF THEIR LflWKS , THE WAN ON THE CORNER LV fteSWefe- L 1U (Snrria-ht ife. by Th. mi yndite, ma). RAKED HIS UP IN A B6 PILE - JUST BEFORE fc : THE WIND CAME UP H7 (Copyright, ISM, by The Bell gyndteita. ba.) WHUAf7S. iimilRRAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS TAILSPIN TOMMY Brownie Arouses Suspicion! 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