PAGE TEN
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JfEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 13. 1934.
iJr
MOCKING HOUSE
. ,iOf88: 1 wo men one Ofl
i Hamill and the other aooar-
.illy the volllicitn ana" eontractoi
fterre Uulreane. have been tountt
ehot to denth in liutreane'e Row.
htitan Terrace houee. Seraeant Hot
per in charae. had left Uufreent
drunk in hie aoartment at the
Auaterlite a ehort while before
where they hsd dlacuaacd a eerlee
ot threatenino tettere the contrac
tor hid received. Ilarvcr leavea to
drive downtown. ,itvino orAcra that
no one nhnll dlaturb the enow about
the Dulreane hnuae.
Chapter 10
THE AU8TERLIT2
pvOVLE bad gone to a bench In the
hall and sat down. He knew that
It would be useless u. try any ques
tions on the Detective-Sergeant at
this stage ot the game. He lit a ciga
rette, and unfolded the evening pa
per be bad been carrying In bis over
coat pocket Whistling softly to him
self, be turned to the society col
umns. Harper went outside with
Connally. The portico light shone
down over the curved front steps
and the white, unbroken blanket of
snow that covered the lawn.
"Use my footprints as a guldo for
tbe path," Harper directed. "Make
It about a foot wide and pile tbe
snow neatly beside It. Don't scatter
It around haphazardly." He went
down tbe left curve ot the steps and
along the left side of tbe walk, clear
.BY WALTER C. BROWN.
. .wtildor separated tbe two
.,ultea. running diagonally from the
elevators for a distance, then turn
ing right at a slight angle, and
straightening again to linlsb In a cul-de-sac,
a brace of blgb, deep win
dows, from which fell a sheer drop
10 the street, far below.
Marklson, surprised, got up quick
ly. "I didn't eipect to see you back
here tonight. Sergeant. Nothing
wrong, Is there?"
"Plenty, but I'll tell you about
that later. Have you anything to re
port?" "Not a thing. Nobody has come
up, nobody bas gone down. Tbe ele
vators haven't stopped at this floor
once since you left. It has been as
quiet as a graveyard."
HARPER pressed the bell at the
door to Oufrecno's suite. His sus
tained ringing brought tbe elderly
Andrews, wbose dour face registered
amazement at seeing tbe detective
again. "Has anything happened,
sir?" he asked Immediately.
"Where Is Mr. Dufresne?"
"He's In his room, sir."
"Well, tell him that I've got to ite
him, at once."
"But I can't do that, sir. He's
sleeping. He gave strict orders not
to be disturbed for anything. Tbe
door's locked. He always locks It"
"You do as I say, Andrews!"
of tbe other prints. Connally began
to ply his shovel.
The official car, In which Harper
had come from Headquarters to tbe
bouse on Powhatan Terrace, stood
at the ourb, the uniformed chauf
feur at tbe wheel.
"How fast can you get back Into
town?" Harper askedis be got In.
"ph. about twelve minutes, or flf
teen. Where do you want to go, Ser
geant?" "The Austerllti."
With tbe siren sounding, tbey
went plunging on as speedily as
was possible with the streets so
snow-laden and tbe visibility so
poor. But the chauffeur's most ex
pert efforts could not make good bis
estimate, tor It took blm exactly
twenty-two minutes to reach the
Austerlltt.
Tbe detective walked through the
ornate lobby and wml to the marble
fronted desk. The night manager
and his assistant, both of whom had
been Introduced to blm earlier In the
evening, greeted blm. "Has every
thing been quiet?" he asked.
The manager nodded. "All serene,
Sergeant It's not very likely that
we'll have any trouble In a place like
this."
HARPER turned away and walked
over to tbe secluded corner
where "Camera Bye" Jacoby hsd en
sconced hlmseir, quietly watching
from behind a spread newspaper.
"How's everything, Jacoby?"
"All quiet along tbe Potomac, Ser
geant." Harper crossed tbe lobby and
stepped Into an elevator. As the
doors slid open ami Harper emerged
on the twonty elgbtb floor, the two
detectives on guard there turned to
aee who had arrived. Marklson was
one of them, the other a Central Dis
trict man whose face Harper recog
nised, but whose name he did not
know.
The topmost lloor ot the Auster
litt was divided between two suites.
The one to tbe left of the elevators
was Dufresne's. the one to tbe rlgbl
that of the Hon. Royal Sanders,
financier and ex-Senator, who was
abroad at this time. Ills suite bad
been closed for months and the doors
locked and sealed,
"Well then, pound on It, shout
break It down If necessary. This li
Important I have no time to waste.'
. Andrews looked shocked at tbeti
suggestlona. "But my orders, sir? 1
was not to disturb him before morn
Ing. not even If Mrs. Dufresne called
up."
Harper looked at the stubborn oil
serving-man. "You do as I say. An
drews, or I'll attend to It myself."
Andrews' lean Jaws clamped tight
with disapproval, but be nodded
grudgingly and let. the room. Hap
per followed and came to where tb
butler stood, rapping and calllni
Dufresne's name.
"He won't answer, sir, and th
door's locked."
"Did he lock himself In there aftei
I left?"
"Yes. sir."
"He hasn't come out since?"
"No. el."
"1 suppose he took that bottle ol
brandy with him?" Harper took
hand at the pounding, and between
them they raised quite a hubbub on
the stout wooden panels. But then
was not tbe alightest response from
within.
The detective came to a decision.
He strode over to the hotel tele
phone. "Hello. This Is Mr. Dufresne's
suite, Ssrgeant Harper speaking. .
Send a man up with the master-keyi
to the doors . . . yes and hurry."
"Were there any telephone calli
tonight?" the detective asked, while
tbey awaited the arrival of the keya.
"One. sir."
"From whom?"
"Mrs. Dufresne."
"What did she ssy?"
"She wanted to talk to Mr. Du
fresne." "What did you tell berr
"1 told her that Mr. Dufresne bad
gone to bed."
"What did she say to that?"
Andrews tumbled around reluc
tantly for an answer. At Isst be said.
"She asked me It Mr. Dufresno had
gone to bed with a bottle. 1 told her
be bad. Sbe said 'Never mind, then,'
and bung up."
Harper smiled. "That's One, An.
drews. It didn't hurt so very much,
did II?"
(Copyright. I9U. by Walter O. Brownl
Monday, Hsrptr finds strsngt
thlnat bfthind the loflksd door.
MAY BE SETTLED
BY
BAN FRANCISCO. My 11. (API
Th government may be forced to In
tervene In the strike of Pacific count
longshoremen unless a settlement is
reached soon, Charles A. Reynolds of
Seattle, a member of the mediation
board, declared today.
Dr. Henry Grady of San rranclsco,
head of the board, announced he had
telephoned the national labor board
at Washington. D. C. requesting that
Joseph T. Ryan, president ot the In.
ernato Longsboreaiea't associa
tion, be asked to come here and aid
In negotiations to settle the strike
Tbe public should not be forced
to sutler, said Reynolds.
In skirmishes along the Ban Fran
cisco waterfront, four men were In
jured and three were arrested. Two
ol the Injured men claimed they were
not participating In the etrlke.
Meanwhile strike lines tightened at
Portland, while waterfront employera
In other Parlflc coast porta sought
to recruit men to take the places
of the longshoremen.
Warrant Call
Notice is hereby given that School
District No 49. Jackson County, war
rants No, a.924 u 102.10 Inrlualre.
are cslled for payment. Interest to
cease May 11. 1934. Warrants to ce
presented for payment at the office
of the District Clerk, City Hall, Metl
tord, Oregon.
REBECCA JENSEN,
Clerk (School District (to. ii.
Society
aid Clubs
Queen Esther ClrcJo
Will Meet Tuesday
Queen Esther circle of the Metho
dist church will meet with Mrs. F. E.
Redden. 1016 Reddy avenue, on Tues
day afternoon. K
Miss Sollnskr
Here for Hummer
Miss Winifred Sollnsky, ntece- of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sollnsky. arrived
In Med ford on the Shasta Saturday
from Berkeley, Cal., where she has
been residing. Miss Sollnsky plans
to spend the summer In Medford and
at Crater Lake national park, where
Mr. Sollnsky Is superintendent,
Initlafe Mrs. Butler
Into P. E. O. Organization
Chapter AA, P. E. O. Thursday eve
ning initiated Mrs. Arnel Butler into
the society, when the group met at
the home of Mrs. Harry Young in
Central Point. Mr Mary Halston ef
Albany, mother of Mrs. Harold
Johnston, was honor gueat.
Mrs. Leslie Van Doren and Mrs. E.
K. Cobb were taken into the chapter
by demit.
Assisting the hostess during the
evening was Mrs. C. H- Paske.
Kathleen Brattonto Play
At Ashland Tomorrow
On Monday, May 14, at 10 a. m,,
Kathleen Brat ton, gifted young
pianist, studying under Rosa Black
more Wlllett, will play before the
faculty and student body In assem
bly at the Southern Oregon Normal
school in Ashlnnd.
Mlas Bratton'4 numbers will be
"Prelude In ( Minor," Rachmaninoff;
"Romance," Orunfeld; "Etude de
Concert," Chmlnade; and "Staccato
Etude," Rubinstein.
Activities of
Legion Auxilliary
.eW.CT.U.
THE FAMILY ALBUM SAVING TROUBLE
The business meeting of the auxil
iary will be held Monday evening,
'May 4, at 7:15. The meeting will be
j called promptly so that those who
'care to attend the Glee men's concert,
I may do so.
The Choral club will meet Monday
i afternoon at 3:16 at the home of
' Mrs. Warren Butler,
, Mrs. Willism H. Blester. Jr.. of
Philadelphia, national president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, will
t be In Portland May 22 and will be
! entertained by the Portland units.
1 Any member who plana to be in Port
, land at that time, may hear Mrs.
j Blester speak at the old Heathman
hotel. Reservations may be made for
the banquet through Mrs. J. H.
Turnbull, at 975 Powell Blvd., Port
land. Missionary flroup
Announces Meeting
Mrs. Rice, who resides on ricventh
street, will be hostess on Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'ciccfc. to mem
bers of the Missionary society of the
Methodist church,
Mrs. Heine to Enterfnln
Methodist Church Circle
Fidelity circle of the First M. E.
church will meet Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Minnie Heine at her home,
010 West Tenth street. All members
'. are requested to be present, as special
t business is to be transacted.
t.ueMs of
Mr. Carpenter
Gtfesta at dinner Saturday evening
of Alfred S. V. Carpenter at his home
"Topsldea," were Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert W. Ruhl.
j Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U.
: was held Thursday afternoon at the
I Girls Community club, At a special
business session preliminary plans
were made for entertaining the state
. W. C .T. IT. convention which will
' meet In Medford in October.
A letter was read from the Chil
dren's Farm Home exper&slng appre
ciation of a quilt pieced by the L. T.
1 L. girls and other articles sent them,
i Mrs. Helen Baugh of the Duff
evangelistic trio, now holding services
j in the First M. E. church gave an
Informal talk which all enjoyed. She
spoke of conditions in California
since repeal, telling of the crusade
being carried on In Santa Clara val
ley by the churches there.
Call Special Meeting
Crater Lake Auxiliary
President of the auxiliary, Crater
Lake Aarie, 2093 of Fraternal Order
of Eagles, has called a special meet
ing for this morning at 11:30 o'clock
for the purpose of Initiating the
Mother's day claw. A large attend
ance Is desired. A covered dish
luncheon will be served following
Initiation.
Honor Society
Has Swimming Party
The Oradagim society of the Junior
.high school enjoyed a swimming
I party Friday evening at the Jackson
Hot Springs. Miss Helen Winter, ad
visor to the honor society accompan
ied the students. About thirty at
tended. ; :
Card f Thanks
I wish to express my sincere ap
probation to friends for the kindness
and sympathy extended me during my
recent bereavement; also for the beau
tiful floral offerings. Laura Burson.
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