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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. "WEDXESDAY, MAT 9. 1934. i ! II! in ) it I! BCFmocking house .iOPmS: it lnti obvious .jt the man icho ambushed Pierre Oulresne. contractor and political power, ie he who has been eendtng Dureene threatening lettera. But Beroeant Harper ie not eo cure, and he ie puesled by Duresne'e hint that someone close to him may be ullty. Dufreene is about to open is house on the edge of the city as bait or the oulltu man : "Sheriff" Doyle, reporter, arrives at ths Uth Preoinct police station lust ae OW eer Hamill fails to pull his bos lor the first time, . Chapter Seven ENTER TRAGEDY LEWIS sit bolt upright at men tion ot those names, while the others ceased their activities to hear more of this. Detective Barry was virtually In command ot the plain elotheemen In the Central District, while Sergeant Stephen Harper waa the particular bright and shin ing light of the Homicide Squad. "What would they be doing up here?" Lewis queried. "What's up?" "Don't you read the papers, Ser geant?" he teased, "This is front page stuff and the gent lives in your own bailiwick. I see you've got my paper there. Page one, column three. Another scoop for Howard Doyle, I've got a date here tonight with either Barry or Harper and won't they be surprised!" He grinned through a puff ot blue moke. Lewis spread out the newspaper ind turned to the indicated spot. Beading the column was a picture . tt. Dufresne s brown coupe, with seavy circles drawn around the bul let marks. Inset waa a photograph M the dapper Pierre Dufresne him elf. Then followed a double-col-una account of the anonymous and threatening letters and their dra natlo sequel, which had so narrowly iverted tragedy. They road through the account, while Doyle warmed himself and blew smoke rings toward the cell ing. Before they could question him further tbere was an Interruption. This was a blast from an .-.utomoblle siren as a car came pelting along on kid chains and halted outside. Voices were heard and the slam ming of an auto door. Two men caine stamping In, stiff and cold from a long drive. They were Officers bmlth and Hllleary, the crew ot Bandit Chaser No. 18, Dow steaming and chugging outside. Billeary knew the reporter and dropped a friendly nod in his direc tion. "We Just came In to warm up Cor a minute,'! he explained to Ser geant Lewis. LEWIS had begun to worry about tbe unreported Officer 1845. On such a night It seemed difficult to account for No. 1645's dereliction from duty on any grounds short ot accident or willful neglect. On the one hand, Officer Hamill was known as a conscientious man and a stick ler where rules and regulations were concerned, and, on tbe other, where, In that bowling wilderness ot de ierted pavements and aloof, inhos pitable mansions could he have , taken shelter and lost 'track of time? The Sergeant came to a decision. "One of my men tailed to report on tbe last 'pull,' Hllleary," he ex plained. "Could you take Connelly here over tbe beat and find out what the trouble Is? It would only take a (ew minutes In the car." "Sure," the good-natured Hllleary answered. "There's only room tor two, so I'll leave Smltty here to get thawed out till we get back." After a minute's breathing spell, Hllleary buttoned up his coat again and drew on the gloves, while Con tally bundled himself up similarly. At 9:45 they set out on their search. The Bsndlt Chaser had been gone but a tew minutes when another car pulled up outside, and, as Doyle had predicted, Sergeant Stephen Harper ot the Homicide Buroau entered the Station House. Rapidly he returned tbe policemen's ealutos as he ad vanced to the railed-tn desk, where Lewis rose. He was Just about to ask tbe Ser geant some question when he no- Knotts Nominated For Albert Prize WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sulem. Ross Knotu. senior from. MWord, hu been nominated a candidate far the Joseph H. Albert price of 135 for "the student having a record for Ws , 9 tv'4 VVRIGLEY'S GUM MM M JT BY WALTER C. BROWN. need the ivw'ier perched by the radiator and regarding him with the peculiar smile of the cat who has just swallowed the canary. Harper checked the question. Standing erect and silent, be pulled off bis gloves, while he and the reporter exchanged a long, non-committal stare. Harper unbuttoned his over coat and loosed the muffler, reveal ing hie formal attire. "How did you get out here, Doyle?" he questioned at last. "I walked the last mile or ao," was the flip answer. Harper walked over and sat down beside bim. "You know what I mean, Wby are you hanging around here?" DOYLE brought a folded newspa per from bis pocket and handed it over. "Page one, column three," be advised wearily, reaching for an other cigarette. The reporter permitted himself another mocking smile. "You've been outguessed, Sergeant Markl son pitched the boys that yarn about Dufresne coming up here to his house tomorrow. I printed It, but I smelled a rat Just tbe same. I figured that was Just a little cheese to ball tbe trap and that either you or Barry would be up this way to get some advance dope and arrange for warm reception should our friend They read through the account. the crank try to finish his Job, De duction, simple deduction." , Harper nodded. "I see. Perhapi you can deduce the next move?" "That depends," the reporter re plied. "I'd say the best play would be to 'take' the removal ot Dufreene from tbe Austerlits to his home and then wait for the crank to try again. If that's the scheme, you needn't worry. All the boys will play It up strong for you. Am I right?" "That's too good to be only a guess," tbe detective answered. "I know your methods, Sherlock Holmes," Doyle retorted, then dropped his voice Into a more se rious tone. "I've been let in on the ground floor, believe It or not. I know Dufresne. He consulted with me about those letters before he went to Connors about it. That waa my advice. I didn't like the tone of them, not a bit. I saw Dufresne be fore you reported there. He'd Just finished talking with Connors over the 'phone and he askedme about this man Stephen Harper who was being assigned to the case. I told him you were the smartest detective north ot the Mason and Dixon Line." "Thanks for your good opinion," was Harper's dry comment "Listen, Harper, was Dufresne drunk when you left him at the Aus-terms?"- The detective nodded. "I thought so," Doyle continued. At that moment the white bulb on the switchboard flared, and dyers clapped on his earphones. At the first tew words he stiffened. "That's Connally," he flung over his shoul der, "they've found Hamill at No. 34 Powhatan Terrace and there's another dead man In the same room!" Doyle looked at Harper, and Har per looked at Doyle. 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