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MEDFORD "ROlTTj TRIBUNE, MT5DF0RD, OREGON, MONB'AY; MAY 7, 1934.
erVLwuhm. at
MOCKING HOUSE
BYNUi'"lH: AnonvmoHt letters
have been threatening th tile 01
Plerie Uureene. contractor and po
littcat power. Then he it llred upon
on a totietv road, takee the eaee to
Uonnore. head ol the votice depart
menl, and 1 aeetoned a heavy
Jmard, and Sergeant ol Detecttvet
larper. Duircene and Harper jutt
lava dined in the ormer'e apart
ment at the AueterUti.
Chapter Five
STRANGE HOST
SEVERAL nours of intimate con
tact wltb Dutreano bad failed to
dispel tbe haze of uncertainty that
clouded Harper's mind. Dulreane'i
actions and moods bad been so vari
able, ao erratic Ordinarily, affable
and courteous, a perfect boat, tbe
slightest crossing of bis will un
leashed a blazing temper and a vitri
olic tongue. '
Harper began to grow restive un
der the virtual stalemate that bad
sprung up and when Dufresne ap
proached the cellarette to replenish
bis glass tbe detective felt con
strained to voice a protest. "I'd go
easy with that, Mr. Dufresne. Wher
ever there's danger, It's best to keep
a clear bead."
Dufrosne smiled scornfully.
"There's not enough brandy In the
world to dull this brain of mine," he
boasted, then, wltb the petulant Ir
ritation of tbe tipsy. "But you're not
BY WALTER C. BROWN
threatening letuis uver a period ol
several months. You would say to
yourself, 'Well, tbat crank shot him
at last.'
"On tbe other hand, let us forget
those letters. Say they do not exist.
Suppose, then, tbat 1 was found
murdered. What would you dot Vod
would go to my family, my wife, my
servants, my friends, asking ques
tions, looking Into their actions, de
manding alibis. Yc would expect
to find tbe murderer' somewhere
among those who knew me, who bad .
personal contact wltb me. That
would not be unreasonable, would
It? Nor without precedent!" be
queried, slyly.
Sergeant Harper was electrified
by tbese words of poison falling,
drop by drop. "Mr. Dutreano!" be
gasped, sitting bolt upright. "Do
you believe tbese letters to be a
screen, biding tbe real motive for
an attempt upon your life? Are you
withholding information from usj
That would "be extremely foolish.
We are here for Just one purpose
to protect you, to help you."
DUFRESNE staggered to his feet,
"No, no 1 am mad mad," he
stammered, "but that little rat
keops gnawing away. Somehow, I
can't feel, safe, not even In this
room, guarded as It Is. That's a hor
rible feeling, Harpor!" , . ; w ,
"There's not enough brandy In the world to dull this brain,"
drtuKiDg, Harper. 1 11 nut have yuu
Insulting my brandy In that fash
Ion." Sergeant Harper flushed. "You
forget that 1 am here on duty, Mr.
Dufresne," he answered stiffly, "If
you don't mind, I'll be getting along.
You'll be quite safe, I'm sure. No
one can get past our men. There's
really nothing more 1 can do to
night. Tomorrow we can go Into all
tbe details and map out a plan of
action."
Dufrosne sat down' heavily. His
face drooped Into sullen linos. "1
know what you're thinking, Harper.
You're saying to yourself, 'Here Is
a man who has been shot at He'a
scared stiff, he's gone all to ploces,
be's yellow. He's got to keop drink
ing to hold bis nerve together.' But
you're wrong. Harper. It Isn't that
at all. 1 won't deny that I felt shaky
after those shots, but there's some
thing else. Did you evor have a pre
sentiment, a hunch 7"
"XJON SENSE," the dotoctlve
' broke In, "you must not give
way to such ideas. We'll clear up
this case In no time. These cases
are always troublesome while they
last, but an unbalanced brain Is sel
dom consistently cunning. Once
they come out from behind the
anonymous threat and go Into ac
tion, they've lost tholr trump card,
and their rope Is sbortened.
"We've got to put down some bait
to tempt this fellow. I think the
shortest way would be to give out
the announcement that you are go
ing to open up your house. With the
proper amount of publicity, that
should draw the crank Into the
open to try again and this time we'll
be ready for him. You will be ade
quately protected while all this Is
going on."
Dufresne picked up his goblet
and downed the contents In two
gulps. The sneer had gone from his
voice and something stark and
naked peered from his brooding
eyes. '
"Now, DotoctlveSorgcant Har
per, I'm going to show you the kind
of rat that Is gnawing at me. It I
were found murdered tomorrow
morning, what would you, as a
policeman, think about It? You
would know that I had received
He shivered us he iiuik duWu ID
a chair facing the bright fire, hie
fingers still caressing tbe empty
goblet. His glittering eyes seemed
to be watching things that were hid
don from the detective. Truly, he
had said either too much or too
little.
Dufresne lifted his head. "There,
It's out now," be said, ruefully. "1
want you to remember what 1 have
told you here tonight. Take nothing
for granted',- accept nothing at Ha
face value. Remove no one from
your list of suspects except by ac
tual elimination. No onel
"And now, If you'll excuse me, I
think I'll turn In and got some
sleep." Ho lifted the brandy bottle
and shook It speculatively. "This
should be enough to turn the trick,"
he added, pressing the button to
summon Andrews who was sent tor
Harper's hat and overcoat.
Dufresne got to his feet a trifle
unsteadily. "Good night. Harper,
and tell Connors that 1 am pleased
with his selection. I'm sure every
thing will be all right until morn
ing, anyway. I'll expect you about
ten o'clock, and then we can decide
on our best course. On your way out
will you please toll Marklson that I
do not wish to be disturbed tonight
on any account? You hear that. An
drews? I've bad more than enough
tor one day."
Tbe gray-haired servant bowed,
tall, thin, taciturn.
Dufresne moved forward, stag
gered, caught himself up. and went
on, cautious but s'eady. "Did I show
you Mrs. Dufrosne's picture. Har
per?" he asked. "A very clevei
woman Mrs. Dufrosne!"
For a tew seconds they stood
thus, Harpor trying to fathom thi
gllttorlng black eyos peering Into
his from tho shadows above the
lamp. Was the man too tar gone to
remember, or waa there a sinister
emphasis bohlnd the duplicated re
mark? Then from the cornor of his eye
Harper saw that Andrews waa
watching blm with a thoroughly un
plonsant expression on bis face, and
the old butler'a hands wore tlgbtly
clenched. .
ICovvrtght. IMI. ov trotter 0. Broun)
Thi Fourteenth Precinct, tomer
row, eeema perfectly quiet.
TONGUE POINT IS
,F.
JETTY ANGLER DROWNS
WHEN HIT BY BIG WAVE
FLORE NCR, Ore.. May 7. API
W. A. Relmtl. nbout 87, was awept
from the north Heccta Jetty here
Sunday and drowned. The body was
not recovered. Itelnril was IlM.lng
with a neighbor, wltufMCs ha Id,
when a hutte wave it'vept htm from
the boulders into the ocean. The
drowned man came here About two
year Ago from Helena, Mont. '
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Hlher.
' NBW YORK. May 7. OP) Bar ti
ter firm, higher At 43'-,.
At meeting of Crater Lake Post,
No. 1833, of the Veterans of Foreign
Wan held on April 16th, the follow
ing resolution waa passed.
Whereas, the coastline of approx
imately one thousand milles between
San Francisco bay and the Strait of
Juan De Fuca, including the entire
coastline of Oregon, Is without any
adequate military or naval defense
and has no base available for the use
of the U. 8. navy; and
Whereas, the Columbia rtver en
trance and lower river channel have
been Improved for navigation to a
degree comparable with the greatest
world ports, and the Columbia river
drains a territory of 350,000 square
miles, containing a tremendous
wealth of natural reeouces. Industry
and agriculture; and
Whereas, a well balanced system
of national defense should Include
adequate provision for protection of
the present most vulnerable point on
the Pacific coast at the mouth of
the Columbia river; and
.Whereas, Oregon la now represent
ed on the defense map of the Pacific
coast only by a naval radio station
and an Inactive military post; and
Whereas, International relations In
the area bordered by the Pacific
ocean are In an unsettled condition;
and -the United States Is commenc
ing a program of naval expansion and
Is also engaged In the construction
of permanent, useful federal pro 1 ecu
through the public works administra
tion; these factors all arguing strong
ly for the U. S. government to de
velop and construct Immediately
proper defense requirements for pro
tection of the Columbia river re
gion. Now, therefore, but It resolved by
Crater Lake Post No, 1833, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, that we do urgently
request the secretary of the navy to
proceed Immediately with the devel
opment of a naval base at the
Tongue Point site now owned by the
V. 6. government, donated by Clat
sop county In 1021; such base to be
sufficient at least to accommodate
cruisers, destroyers and airplanes,
with the usual facilities to maintain t
and repair them; and j
Be It further resolved, that copies J
of this resolution be forwarded toi
the president of the United States, '
the secretary of the navy and the
Oregon congressional delegation. j
I. D. CAN FIELD, Commander, i
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Rodney GlUan Dies.
PORTLAND, May 7. (AP) Rod
ney L. OUsan, 65, well known Port-;
land attorney, civic worker, moun-!
talneer and world traveler, died at 1
his home here Sunday from a heart I
attack. He was a native of Portland
and the son of Dr. Rodney Gllsan,
pioneer physician.
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