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
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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.
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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.
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