PAOE SIX
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934.
A Now Serial
GODDESS
by Herbert Jensen
MULHOLLAND PET
..UF8I8: tff a moror off
...rut. Pratt- Qrahame ha corns
In th rescue 01 Janlc Kent, movi
liar. She refuse to countenmc
prank' belief that the accident
mau hav been planned bu a man
named Ortega, and hpln Wlnilour,
lellato aviator and trtend of
Frank'!, believe it i because Jan'
ice vilthea to play the lead in a
Mexican film tor which Ortega t
negotiating with iluberg. the fa
tnoui movie executive, Frank' ex
vlorer instinct tell him that hie
hunch i right, alto that a vulturtn
profile he aw peering through the
window of iluberg' office ha a
connection with th mvsterv. Be
find that Janice hat disappeared
auddcnlu: at he and Hvln. with
Greene, Janice' publicity man.
Question the maid Uuberg enter.
Chapter Eight
A CLUE
if YBERQ'S ohaldlan eye flick
ered. Their ylance Interrupted
Oreene as a blow would hare.
"Greene." said the chlet executive
of the Consolidated, "this Iss not one
' ot your monkeyshlnes?"
Greeno opened his mouth to pro
test. Wlnslow wared him to silence.
"1 think It's on the lerel, Mr. My
berg." Grabame noted that Wins-
low's the scoffer's rolce held
tinge ot respect. Whether It was tor
consideration ot the seriousness ot
- the situation or for Mrberg, he
could not tell.
The newcome. asked to be told
what had happened and what tbey
knew.
He listened, frowning at the car
pet There was something Napo
leonic about bis posture; yet, too,
something that derided the comparl-
. son. Finally, without looking up, b
asked, "Who Iss this aian7" His arm
gestured raguely,
"Frank Grabame."
"Oh, the Jungle n!5n, eht" Gra-
hame was farored with a swltt
glance. "You get people out ot trou
bles, eh? All right. You get Janice
out ot this Jam she Iss now In, and
I bire you. I hire you tor the new pic
ture. 1 pay you" He pursed bis lips
and stared at the celling. He took
out a small black notebook and tore
a sheet from It. Carefully be un
capped bis fountain pen and scrib
bled something on tbe paper. He
handed It to Grabame.
Grabame wltb some astonishment
' took the paper. He glanced at it
; "The salary seems sufficient" be
; said somewhat stiffly. "But does
this seem the time to "
"Any time lst all right to talk
business," said the man In black. He
straightened bis shoulders. "You
call up that feller Ortega, and ask
him what he knows. He bsss ants.
know when a man bass ants." He
looked cryptically upon the three
men and the woman, and turned
through tbe door. He called orer bla
shoulder:
"Grabame. . , . That figure on the
paper Is for the week, not the
month." Ha disappeared through
the doorway.'
Grahame glanced again at the pa
per he held In nil hand. He hissed
a soft whistle through his lips.
"And I thought It was tor the
year," be said. He laughed with a
trace of uncertainty. "I can't figure
him. The man's a nut ... or a fool."
11TIN3LOW smiled faintly. "You
' ' don't know blm, Frank. He may
be a nut . . . perhaps . . . but nobody
ever proved blm a fool. You're
lucky. He likes you. And"
Orabame gestured Impatiently.
He crumpled tbe paper be held In bis
band and tossed It toward the waste
paper basket "He said call up Or
tega. Good Idea. Know his number?"
"1 don't," c ld Wlnslow. He stared
blankly toward the girl, Paula. "But
ahe does.
"No. ..." tegan tbe maid.
"Call him up," anapped Wlnslow.
Paula went sullenly to tbe phone
on the night-stand next to the bed
Ostentatiously she thumbed through
thf telephone book; she glanced
once with a shade ot doHance toward
Wlnslow, who met her look with a
faintly mockljg smile. She bent her
head over the phone and dialed the
number.
There was t slight delay and she
hold the rocelver toward Wlnslow.
"It's his hotel," she said.
Grahame said, "Give me that" He
took the receiver.
"I want to speak with Mr. Ortega.
Whatr . . . He's left? You mean left
the hotel checked out? What
time?" For tbe space of a minute or
two be listened attentirely. . . . "Ob,
all right . . ." He put the recelrer
back upon Its ;tand. He said:
"1 'eel so damned helpless In all
this. There's something wrong, I
know. I felt that the other night
Thst accident was framed. You
laugnad at me. Spin, but I'm right
Just the same." He strode toward the
door, turned, and paced bark. "Or
tega checked ou. hours ago. Left no
forwarding address. Tbe bellhop put
his bats In a cab while Onega made
a call on the lobby phone That's all
the clerk knows."
"Easy to trace," cuuuueuied Wlns
low. "We can know where Ortega
went in Ore minutes, If the cab Is
back."
He took up the phone and got th
hotel on the wire again. Asking bis
question, be seated himself cn th
bed; he crossed his legs and snapped
a light to a cigarette.
"Fella's gone to get the driver.
While I'm waiting take a look out
side, Grahame, and see what you can
see."
French windows opened upon a
small balcony facing west Grahame
stepped out upon It It was one story
abora tbe garden beneath. He re
turned and crossed the room. Open
ing another pair of windows, be
found that only three marble steps
separated the room from the lawn
behind. As be ascended onto the
grass, he heard Wlnslow talking on
tbe phone.
Tbe lawn led eastward up across
two small terraces to tbe hedge
screened street. An Iron gate was
set In the hedge; It bung open.
Grahame looked at tbe flat stones set
In tbe lawn; they made a path from
the house to the street that showed
no erldences of recent use.
Tbey wouldn't thought Grahame,
show anything short of hob-nailed
boots. Hit stood on the sidewalk near
the gate and looked up and down the
deserted street
He shrugged bis shoulders, and his
teeth caught at his lower Hp In a lit
tle expression ot Impotence. He
turned and walked back toward the
bouse.
Mrs. R. 0. Mulholland, whose well o'clock. AH Inquiries about the
known pet, 'Laddie," returned home , neighborhood proved futile until
alter being missing for several hours about 10:30, wften Laddie's anxious
Sunday night with bis mouth and I whine was heard at the door. He
one paw bleeding. j appeared over-Joyed at being home
Having never strayed from his ; 8ln. although his mouth and toot
home on Berkeley Wsy before, a ' vtn injured.
search for the large black and white ! The guesa of the Jackson County
- : bird dog was started as soon as he j Humane society yesterday was that
"If only dogs eould talk," such! was missed, upon the Mulhollsnds, the dog had been taken from home
was the lament yesterday of Dr. and 1 return from an early movie about 7 against his will snd had gnawed and
j pried ,hja way to freedom, receiving
injuries In so doing.
Keller Pardoned
SALEM, Jan."" 23. (AP) Rudolph
A. Keller was glren a pardon from
1 the Washington county jail by Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier today. He was
committed August 30. 1S33 and was I WASHINGTON Jan. 23. (AP) 1
fined 1200 following conviction on an I President Roosevelt today notified thej to communicate with their own gor-
assault ana Daiiery cnarge. diplomats or central and South Amer- ernmenis.
E
lea that he was ready to reeognla-
the new Cuban government.
An early statement was in prospect.
Tbe President met briefly wltb th
Latin-American diplomatic corps, re
porting what has occurre din Cuba
and outlining his own attitude for
recognition of the Mendleta regime.
The diplomats left the White House
AS he entered Wiuslow slammed
the receiver on lta stand. HI
eyes glittered as he arose to face
Grahame.
"Tbe cab drore out to Central air
port Just Ortega noboby else.
Howerer . . ." bis stare sought out
Paula, who sat with expressionless
face, upon the chaise longue. "How
erer. they hare a record ot the num
ber he called from the lobby. He
called thia house. Paula . . what did
be say?"
The girl looked up defiantly. "He
asked If Miss Kent was In."
"Thatall7"
"That was all."
"Didn't ask to speak with her?"
"No." She snapped petulantly.
"That was all, I tell you"
Wlnslow caught her by 'the arm.
Ha gritted, "By God. you will tell
mo! Of I'll bare you down at the
Hollywood station In ten minutes.
whaterer notoriety It may mjan for
Kent" He ahook ber arm. "Come
throjghl Why did he want to know
It she were In? Why Tell me: Has
Ortega been ring you monjy?"
There was fright In the girl's eyes,
although ber voice was sullen when
she Jiswered, "I don't know what
you moan."
"Yes you dol" He reached down
h'.i other hand, caught her shouldei
and lifted ber t" her feet.
Grahame remonstrated. "Spin," h
bogan. "Don't"
"I'll handle this. I bare a way with
women!" He sneered half contempt
uously, "She'd tell us next that ahe
sensed a romance and waa helping
true lore along. But ahe waa getting
paid for It . . . weren't you?" He
shook her shoulders.
Yes," she replied. "He is In tore
with her."
Wlnslow laughed grimly. "What
did 1 tell you, F.ank? She' an In
curable roinantlclatl But sbe was
getting paid for It You know that
Ortega . . . had someone come here
to got Janice whether she wanted
to go or whether she didn't."
He looked at the broken powder
Jar on tbe floor. "I don't think shs
wanted to go. Paula ... do you know
that abduction is a crime? Tbat th
police can, and will, put you away
for a long, long time It tbey And out
that you're taken money to assist In
a kidnapping? . . . Start talking!"
Hor face waa a little white; ber
Hps trembled. She drew In a flutter-
ng breath. "I didn't knowl" she said
breathlessly. "Don Raoul he Is a
countryman of mine said that Miss
Kent bad promised to marry him.
But th it she wouldn't because ot her
contract with the Consolidated.
ThoyM break her contract If aha
married. He la rich. He does not car
for her contract So "
Wlnslow Interrupted with a harsh ,
laugh "so nerei mind th rest !
Where waa he going to take herl
D'ye know?"
Paula's face waa drawn with mis
giving. She answered, "I don't know.
Moxlco. I guess. Do you think I will
be arrested!"
I hope ao," replied Wlnslow cal
lously. "You better do a little ray
ing that ahe get back all right
reen . . . you atlck around here Id
case a call comes in. t can't quits
figure this racket. Frank and I an
going out to Central airport"
(Cttftl. I'!'. It K-terl Imn)
Qrshame and Spin btgln a mi
dash to ovtrtsks Janice, tomorrow.
S'MATTER POP- By C. M. PAYNE DIFFICULT DECISIONS By gluyas williams
" Copyright, 1834, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) "
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and HAL FOKRLST
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PATH CLEAR FOR
OF
Ordinance providing; for a contract
with Scott Davis which will bring to
the city of Mcrlford all land needed
for the straightening of East Main
street, okehed some time ago as a
CWA project, was passed by the city
counc 1 yectrday. In special session
at the city hall.
The work is now expected to con
tint' unhsmpered as the Davis
prcVerty the only part previous
ly standing In the way of the Im
provement,.' contracts having been
srranired with John Johnson and O.
y. Mjren, owners of adjoining prop-
LOOK OX HER MOT A BOVJU OR A kIMD
VMOB.O TO AWV80DV REMEMBER WOVJ
MAO SHE USED TO GET lOMEfO SHE WAS
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TABLE LOOKIKJ FOR A. XIP THAT
WASW'T THERE
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to rae ll-J TDWW.BPCJSHTIW
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FOR ME ASJD fOOUJ HER PARENTS ARE A
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H&H. FW.M1I.W TREE BECAUSE SHE HAD AM
UKJCLfc. TCTE UJHO WAS A HORSE COLLECTOR-,
WAtOGtrOl3 OKJ ATREE
AJOO HF WASkJT
AkJ APPLF FITHFR
BRINGING UP FATHER
JTi n rC-H
erty. Condemnation suit wns threat
ened for acquisition of the Davis
property and Institution of suit was
authorirrd at the regular meeting
ot th council last Tuesday.
An agreement was then reached
and the ordinance passed Monday
provides for an exchange of the Da
vis property, 33 .ixSTxSJ 8 feet, to the
city for a piece of property, SOxvuai
In lot 1, block 1, Siskiyou Heights
Addition to bs bought by Vie city
from Johson and Myers.
The Davis property u to be trad
ed the city tree of all liens and en
cumbrances, excepting the 1033 taxes.
germanTaskedIor
uniform treatment
WASHINGTON. Jan. 33. (API
President Roosevelt today cslled In
the German ambassador. Dr. Ilsns
Luther, to ask thst Germany glv
the ssme trenunent to American
creditors as V given to credltora In 1
other nations. I
By Georpe MfManui
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