PA'fiE EIGHT
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, !M"EDFORD, OREGOX. THURSDAY, MAT 3, 1934,
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MOCKING HOUSE
SYNOPSIS: Pierre Dufresne, a
person ot importance to the traffic
officer who helped him. Is ambushed
on a lonely road. Watson, the offi
cer, goet hack to tearch tor the
fmnner: Dufresne in reporting the
ncident to Police Captain Robin'
eon.
Chapter Two
BIO BUSINESS
'TVD you tee any one loitering or
hiding before the shots?" asked
Robinson.
"There wasn't a soul In sight, man,
beast, or machine," Dufresne an
swered. The police chief pondered. "I'm
lorry this happened in my baili
wick," he declared, "but I'll look Into
It myself and see that everything
possible Is done."
Pierre Dufresne opened bis cig
arette case and lit a long Russian
cigarette. He gave Captain Robin
ion a shrewd look. "I have my own
theory, and I hope It's wrong. If this
turns out not to have been an 'acci
dent,' the alternative Is not very
pleasant to consider. It has shaken
sp my nerves a bit, but I'll get over
that I doubt It your men will be
able to uncover anything, Robinson.
It looks like a Job for Connors. At
any rate, I shall turn the matter over
to blm as soon as I get back to tbe
elty."
It was cold, standing tbere by the
.BY WALTER C. BROWN.
now. I've got real troubles to look
after. Bee me tomorrow, and keep
your shirt on It's no money out ot
your pocket."
"But, the deadline for filing bids is
midnight, tonight," the other per
sisted. Dufresne baited, forcing his mind
to forget his persona) problem!
while be dealt with this fresh mat
ter. In a moment he was speaking
rapidly. "Two can play at that game.
Tell Harry to call back our original
bid and rewrite It. Cut the figure
$100,000 and slip in that' re-pavlng
clause under section 9. We'll let
them pay tor their fun. And tell Har
ry to send the papers to me at the
Austerllts for signature."
THB puffy man stood back, nod
ding and smiling slyly at this
piece of strategy. Dufresne went on
into tbe busy offices of tbe Depart
ment ot Public 8afety.
At tbe end of the room was a
bozed-ln cubicle with one ordinary
size switchboard, presided over by
a rary efficient young man. Dufresne
dropped Into the chair beside him
and the young fellow favored him
with a pleasant nod. He had a double
ear-piece clamped over bis head and
was listening Intently. Presently be
pushed these aside and gave his at
tention to Dufresne.
"Tommy, ask the Director It he
The operator waa listening Intently,
car. The mid-afternoon sky was al
ready like twilight, and out of the
yellowish gray density came the first
fluttering messengers of the hover
ing storm. Tbe breath ot the two
men rose steaming, and the Captain,
missing his overcoat, slapped bis
hands briskly together as Dufresne
slid Into the driving seat.
"Shall I get one of the boys to ride
along with you, Mr. Dufresne?"
Pierre Dufresne turned over tbls
uggestlon In his mind, then shook
his head. "I'll be safe tor tbe next
few hours, anyway," he replied.
AS SOON as he was clear ot the
town, Dufresne put on some
thing ot his former speed and It was
Just a little after half-past three
when he reached the Municipal
Building. He drove Into the oourt
yard reserved for the cars of rank
ing city officials. The policeman on
guard came up with a semi-formal
alute.
Several men whom he passed
greeted blm deferentially. It was
evident that Pierre Dufresne was
not an unfamiliar figure In this
nerve-center ot tbe city's official life.
Holding no public office, his posi
tion was anomalous but reputedly
all-powerful behind the scones.
Once a highly successful archi
tect, he had dropped that for the
more lucrative, if less artistic, gen
eral construction business. The
ipreadlng of that business to State
wide proportions hsd Inevitably
forced blm Into politics, and, it may
lie added, politics ot a very practi
cal nature. Tbere were tew official
quarters In which he could not bring
pressure to bear when necessary.
When Dufresne left the elevator
at tbe third floor he was button
holed at once by a puffy man who
had been talking with soma men In
the corridor. "I've been trying to
feacb you all afternoon, P.D.." the
man wheeted. He dropped his voice
to a hoarse whisper.'
"You're got to see the Mayor.
They're trying to give us the run
around on that Bridge Boulevard
contract. Hallaban has pulled back
his original bid and he's cutting f 00,
000 under our figure."
Dufresne shook himself free. He
looked with Impatience at the puffy
man. "Don't bother me with that
can see me now," the latter request
ed. "Tell blm it's Important."
"There's a conference of Police
Captains, but It must be about over,"
the operator volunteered. He
plugged in the connection and spoke
a few words In a low tone Into the
transmitter.
"Five minutes private corridor
glad to cut It short," be said,
Dufresne nodded, lit a cigarette,
and kept his eye patiently on the
clock until the designated time hsd
elapsed. Then he went through a
small door and along a short, nar
row corridor which ended at a door
whose frosted panel bore black let
tering In a aeml-ctrcular arch: "Di
rector ot Police," and below. In a
straight line: "James J. Connors."
Aa his visitor entered, Connors
smiled and pushed aside the welter
of papers, as If welcoming an excuse
to deter an uncongenial task, then,
aeelng tbe aerloua look on Du
fresne's face, dropped the pen and
wheeled around In his chair.
"What's the trouble, P. D.?"
"Jim," Dufresne stated with de
liberation, "somebody's trying to
'get' met I waa put 'on the spot' to
day!" Connors' eyes began to gleam. The
pupils, centered In their discs ot
frosty blue, contracted to tiny
points. Beneath Dutresne's habit- '
ual polished calm he could discern
signs of the strain and panlo that
the man would permit neither word
nor movement to reveal, "Who
could It be?" Connors demanded.
"Don't tell me It waa that orank
letter-writer?"
Mechanically the Irishman
reached for one of the long, tat,
mahogany-colored clgara which
were never far from till hand.
. Dufresne shook his bead. "I
wish 1 cou Id tell you." he said quiet
ly. "When 1 came to you last week
with thoee crank letters, Jim, It waa
only because they had kept coming
long beyond the usual time, I've
had such stuff before even mora
violent In tone. But this afternoon
It became a question ot bullets!
Some one went sniping at me be
tween Waterdale and Edge Hill."
(Copvrloht. HU. til Walter O. Brown)
Klaborata plans srs madt, tamer '
row, to protoet Dufraana.
FUTURE POSSiBlLITY
PITTSBURGH, May . UFr Mm Of
tomorrow may cure an aching tooth
by switching on the radio.
Experiments In treating dlaeamst
teeth with a simple ahort-wave broad
caatln? net were disclosed today at
the eanual convention of the Penn-aylva..-J
Stat Dental society by Dr.
J. s. Curtl of Wllklnsburg.
He said that experiment have
shown that 30 per cent of the grm
Jn dlaeaMd teeth may be killed by
placing the tooth between Bending
and receiving plates. Thus far the
experiments have been limited to ex
tracted teeth.
"Within a short time." Dr. Oartel
continued, "I plan to try experiments
of this nature with actual patients,
t hare every reason to believe the
method will be just as successful ss
with extracted teth."
The denttat said Ms experiments
are based on the um of rsdlology In
the trestment ot rheumatism end sr
thrltls. If perfected, he added, pati
ents will be sand teeth, psln snd
money.
"Algerian Aoudad"
Beer Is The Drink
CINCINNATI. (UP) Beer drink
ers who know their animals will or
der "Algerian Aoudad beer" when go
ing a-qutfflng thee days, and that's
no "animal crackers."
At least, according to Sol Btephan,
of the Cincinnati Zoo, who deposes
thst the snlmal sppearlng on the
bock beer advertisement Is not a
goat, but an Algerian aoudad. In the
second place, he affirms, the aoudad
la not a goat, but a sheep.
E
T
OLYWPIA, WMh May 8 ftf The
stat liquor stor waa upheld' today
by the a tat supreme court in an
eight to one decision, Justice W. J.
Millard dlsaented.
The decision, holding all provision
of the act to be constitutional, af
firmed a. Thuraton county court
judgment.
Judge John M. Wilson of the lower
court, ruling on 4 suit brought by
Charles O. AJax, Seattle druggist, alto
held the act to be valid In every re
spect. The supreme court majority held
it wa clearly within the police power
of the state to enact a liquor con
trol law and that a constitutional
provision barring the legislature from
tampering with an initiative law for
a, period of two years after its adop
tion does not apply to the question
of regulating the sale of intoxicating
liquor.
AJax, In a suit attaclclng the valid
ity of the law on 17 grounds, sought
to enjoin the Washington liquor con
trol board from carrying out the pro
visions of the new measure.
The supreme court majority, how
ever, concerned itself mainly with
only three of the questions raised in
the AJax suit.
Smallest Standing Army.
CONCORD. N. H. (UP) New
Hampshire, perhaps has the smallest
atanding army in the Union. It has
14 soldiers of all classifications.
Tn DATTir rnim i
lUDMiiiiruun l
SPOKANE, May 8 (AP) The or
ganisation of lumber mill workers in
this area, with the avrwed Intention
of displacing the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen, la being started
here, Leo Welsh, oh airman of the or
ganization committee, said today.
Nearly 100 mill workers have been
signed In tbe local organization which
possesses an A. F. of L. charter, Welsh
said. He said he believes most of the
1000 workers in this region will Join.
STANDARD OIL VOTES
DIVIDEND OF 25 CENTS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. (UP)
Directors of Standard Oil company of
California today voted a dividend of
25 cents a share, payable June Id,
1934, to all stockholders of record as
shown by transfer books in San Fran
cisco arid New York at close of busi
ness on May 15, 1934.
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