MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. "WEDXESDAY, MAT 9. 1934.
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.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-
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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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NORTHWEST PEACH
PROFITABLE YEAR
SEATTLE, Wash., May . (AP)
A coatpllation of horticulturists' re
port Indicated today that Washlng
ton and Oregon peach growers will
cash In this summer on Callfornla'a
winter drought.
The fruit season in the Pacific
northwest, generally sneaking, 1 a
month ahead of normal because of
a warm winter.
Dr. J. W. Lesley, assistant plant
breeder for the University of Cali
fornia, reported this week that the
trees In California have been almost
dormant, falling to leaf and bloom
readily since a warm, dry winter left
the major commercial varieties in a
mld-wlnter condition.
O. K. Conant, president of the Yak
ima County Horticultural union, fore
casts 1500 care of peaches will be
shipped out ot Yakima valley this
season. Last year the county shipped
out some 93 cars of peaches.
William H. Shaw, district horticul
tural Inspector here, said there la no
way of estimating the Washington
peach crop In dollars so early In the
aeaaon, but he believed they would
bring more than the ai.50 a box they
reached last season.
Wenatchee is also expected to have
a large crop, compared with Its 21
care last year.
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The supposition was strong tiers to
day that Important new evidence had
been uncovered In the investigation
of the slaying last November 30 of
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