PAflE STX
MEDFORP MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY. MAY 14. 1934.
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,.SUrSI8: Sergeant Harper
i 101 I'ierte Uulresne drug tn
hie apartment at the Austerllls
ana' has driven out to Uutreene's
suburban home only to find a po
lineman and a man, apparently
Dutreene. ehot dead In the break
laet room ot the hondeome house
The enout about the home ie undle
turbed exaeot tor the tracks ot the
policeman who had entered the
house onlv to meet death- Harper
hat been helpinn Uulresne u.ho
was ambushed earlier tn the dak
after havlno received a set ot
threatening letters The Beraeant
tries to enter liutresne't locked
bedroom at the Austerlilt.
Chapter 11
OPEN AND SHUT
BEFORE the dtecomllted ervant
could reply, the SuDtrlnlondenl
of Service arrived with a bunch ot
keys on a heavy ring. The third
key be tried did the trick. Harper
and Andrews entered the bedroom,
and the detective, after one look,
closed the door on the others.
A disheveled figure lay across tbe
bed, fully clothed except for coat
and shoes. The coat was flung care
lesBly across a chair, the shoes
kicked or thrown under the bed.
Harper lifted the lolling bead. The
eyes were closed and puffy, tbe fa
clal flesh flabby and loose, but there
was tbe meticulous beard, tho fine,
clearcut features of the real Pierre
Dufresne.
Wbo, then, was tbe dead man sit
ting at the bead of tbe table In that
mansion on Powhalio Terrace, wllb
a gun In his hand and a neat round
bole through bis brain?
At first glance Harper had been
deceived by tbat corpse In tbe arm
sbalr, but a closer view had revealed
differences In the hair, tbe facial
structure, the ears, tbe age lines of
his features, while a still closer scru
tiny bad shown him the fact thai
tbe dead man's beard was artificial.
So he bad turned the key on that
room ot death and followed the sud
den, overwhelming urge to go back
and make certain that Dufresne
himself was still In safety.
The behavior of Andrews had
been very peculiar and Harper had
Dot been too absorbed to notice 1L
When tbe bedroom door bad yielded
under tbe master-key, tbe old butler
bad stumbled Into tbe room like
one In a daze, and now be stood use
lessly around, wltb bis eyes staring
at bis master's Inert figure wltb a
peculiar fascination.
- The detective saw that bis bands
were trembling and that he grasped
at things tor support. This was tbe
more notable vtben contrasted wltb
Andrews' unspoken truculence be
fore the door had boen opened, tor
at one point Harper had felt that
the gray-balred butler was consldsr
lng forcible resistance. '
Tbe detective heaved the sagging
figure around so that the lolling
head rested on the pillow of tbe bed.
He plckod up the brandy bottle
which stood on the nlgbt table be
side tbe bed. It was empty. Some
of the liquor bad been spilled on
tbe rug by tho bed.
The detective's lips curled as be
shook Dufresne brusquely by tbe
shoulders.
Harper soon realized tbat more
heroic, measures would be needed to
rostore this Inert mass to reason
and consciousness. He turned to
Andrews. "We've got to get him
sobered up," be declared. "You get
on that 'phono and order up a bowl
of cracked Ice and a couple of quarts
of tbe blackest coffee tbey can
make."
WHILE Andrews was carrying out
this order, Harper admitted the
two guarding detectives Into the
bedroom. He gave a brief but ade
quate account of the situation In
tbe bouse on Pcwliatan Terrace.
"Mnrklson," he went on, "we've
got to got Dufresne sober. I'm
leaving that to you. They're send
ing up some cracked Ice and black
coffee. Open those windows and get
blm over to tbe cold air, Rub the
back ot his nock with tbe Ice. Then
fill him with as much of the coffee
as bo can swallow. Walk blm up and
down. If that doesn't work, give
him an emetic and start over again.
Lot blm growl all he wants, but gel
him on his feet."
t Harper looked at his watch. "I've
got to gnt back on the Job. 1 bavon't
even started tbe work up there.
When you get him Died up. Markl
son, bring him up to Powhatan Ter
race. You two will ride with blm,
of course. We've got to try to got
somo sense out of this quoer busi
ness and I want Dufresne to see
that room and the bodies In It as
they were found."
Andrews bsd been listening,
agbsst, to the detective's descrip
tion of the grisly scene In bis mas
ter's house, "Mr, Dufreine's car Is
here In the garage, sir," be re
marked, on bearing Harper's plan.
"Whore Is the chauffeur!"
"Somewhere In the building. He
The Soldlers-Fntlierl club at Ashe
vllle, N. C, 11 civic orR.mlzallon, plnns
to erect a 910,000 monument In n
municipal park In memory of resi
dent killed in the World War,
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Contlnuoua work In any one ahllt
IVRIGLEY'S
GUM
.BY WALTER C. BROWN.
until midnight. He can
uw ,ujuj un a few minutes' notice."
"How long has he been In Mr.
Dufresne's employ7"
"Six or seven years, sir. He's
quite reliable."
"That's all right, then. Come
along with them. too. Andrews. By
tbe way, do you know where Mrs.
Dufresne Is staying?"
"Yes. sir. She Is visiting Mrs.
Crelghton Morlock."
"Then get Mrs. Dufresne on the
phone for me, will you? I'll talk
wltb her before 1 leave."
Andrews went to tbe outside tele
phone and gave the number from
memory. Presently he was expostu
lating to tbe operator, "Out tbat's
quite Impossible, Miss. There's a
dinner party at thai bouse. You
must be ringing the wrong number."
He turned and spoke to the detec
tive over bis shoulder. "She Bays
there Is no answer. Mrs. Morlock la
entortalnlng this evening. There
must he some one to answer the
telephone."
Andrews finally called for the
chief operator and told bis trouble
to her, but she confirmed tbe opera
tor's story. They were ringing tbe
right number and there -vas no re
sponse. Harper was Impatient to be on
his way. "All right. Andrews. Try
tbem a little later. Tell Mrs. Du
frcene that there has been some
trouble at Powhitnn Terrace and
that I've Bent Mr. Dufresne to come
up there and give us his assistance.
Assure ber that he will not be Incur
ring the slightest risk. . . ."
"Yes, sir. She knows about tbe
attempt to shoot Mr. Dufresne this
afternoon. He called her up as soon
as b,e got back here."
"Then you may tell her that we
bellove tbe crank letter writer bas
been killed. That will ease her
mind."
HARPER left the Austerjltz. His
car was waiting outside and he
directed the chauffeur to drive to
Headquarters, where he found De
tective John Lafferty waiting In the
Homicide Bureau. Tbey returned
to Powhaton Terrace and Horper
tilled In the time by giving his assist
ant a full account of what bad trans
pired. When they drew up before Du
fresne's bouse, tbe detective saw
tbat the police ambulance and an
othor official car stood outside.
When Lafferty was warned to keep
to the neatly nmdo path be asked.
"What's the Idea, Steve?"
"I'm keeping the place from get
ting all tracked up by the coming
and going here., That snow started
late this afternoon and It we can pre
serve the tracks made In It up to the
time tbe murders were discovered it
should tell a pretly clear story. But
we'll have to wait for daylight to do
that properly."
Lafferty gave his superior a keen
look. "1 thought this was an open-and-shut
case? It sounded like It."
"There are some very pocullar
features. Not knowing what may
turn up. I'm going to be prepared."
"everything will be covered deep
by morning," Lafferty suggested.
"1 don't think so. The snow's be
ginning to east up already."
All the lights In tbe house seemed
to be on and all the doors open, but
the only person In sight was a plain
clothosman who was arguing an
grily over the telephone, it seemed
thnt the Inaufllator powders In the
fingerprinting kit had been sent up
Imperfectly packed.
Harper found the experts from
Hondquartars gathered around the
two bodlos, vehemently srgulng the
case.
Bergoaut llnrpor ran bis eye over
the group. "Whero's Jackson?" was
his flrst question. Jackson was
chlof photographer of the Bureau ot
Identification.
"He left Just a little while ago.
He said he'd develop the prints him
self snd have 'em up hero hy morn
ing." Clymcr reported.
"Did be tako any 'shots' wltb the
beard and moustache off?" Harper
contlnuod, nodding townrd the dead
man In the armchair,
"Yes, sir. We tumbled to the make
up as soon ns we got a good look at
blm."
"All right, men. Clear out bow
and give us a I'. lie breathing space
In here. 1 want to hoar what Doc
Miller has to tell us."
Dr. Miller, a police surgeon ot
many years' tenure, looked as If he
would have a great don I to say. Ray
mond Carlln, the ballistics expert,
was at the far ond of the room, buy
with magnifying lens and flashlight
"Where'd Doyle got to?" Harper
asked, suddenly missing the report
er's face In tho midst ot all this ac
tivity. tCopyrioht. iSJ, Bl H'ollff C. BrovnJ
Tomorrow, frlQhttntJ woman
nttrt tho cat.
tor women and children In Italy la
limited by law to alx hour, and the
a-orklng day may not exceed M houra.
The weather bureau at Anhevtlle.
N. C, aaya the anowfall there last
winter waa the lliihtrat In 13 yenra.
CAPT.ANDERSON TAKES
HELM AT CAMP RAND
RELIEVING LI. UNOEN
CAMP RAND, CCC, Mfty 14. (Spl.)
Captain Albert T. Anderson, F. A.
I reiserve, arrived here this week to
j take command of the Rand 3-C camp
I 25 mile west of Grant Pass on the
Roijue river.
Captain Anderson ha been In
command of the Port Orford camp
since December fi. having been trans
ferred from the Sltkum camp In the
1 former Eugene dUtrlct.
Lieut. RaKiiar Unden, who has been
in command of the Rand camp since
the departure of Captain Jack Drew,
will have charge of establishing a
side camp ftt Cold Springs. The
nnmp will probably houso a total of
80 men, of whom C4 will be sent
there soon. A side camp of 25 men
Is now being maintained at Camp
Kerby.
Lieut. Roy Craft, formerly of the
Eugene district headquarters, has
been assigned to this camp and will
serve as welfare and athletic officer.
Two baseball teams are being or
ganized under direction of Con Fen
ners of the forest service. Fcnners
has taken an actlvo part In the ath
letic program and has sponsored sev
eral outstanding fighters from this
camp. He plans to develop a regular
company team as well as one team
from the colored members of the
company.
A number of improvements are be
ing made at the camp now that the
company Is definitely slated to spend
the next enrollment period here. The
recreational facilities of the camp
are being expanded and new equip
ment purchased.
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With the exception of the local
woodsmen and overhead personnel,
all men of the company are from lilt
nols, the newcomers being from Chi
cago proper.
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Justice of the Peace Coleman will
be the principal speaker at the reg
ular meeting of Mcdford Post No.
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15 American Legion, tonight at the
Armory.
Mr, Coleman will give a running
comment on the various traffic rules
and regulations and describe some of
the hazards which his office has
found most serious.
Music will be furnished by the
orchestra from Bonney's Grill.
Scientist!! urge placing hospitals
and homes at points where tempera
ture and moisture are unfavorable
to Insects and small animal pests.
Irrigating farms with sewage In
India has been found to Increase the
yield of sugar cane greatly.
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