Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 15, 1934, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAT 15, 1934. a oWavuIsa. at MOCKING HOUSE . w h e h Braant i that a polieeman and a min uiho reeemblee the contrac tor and votUloal power Pierre Du freene have been ehot In the break taet room of tiufrtene houee he ruehee to the doumtoun: hotel where he had ten Uutreene an hour before, dead drunk. Oufreene te there. Harper returne to the houee and ftnde the Headquarter erperte at work. He aeke tor 'Sheriff" naile. the reporter. CHAPTER II ENTER MRS. DUFRESNE "rvOYLE left. Sergeant," Clymer answered. ' "Did he do any telephoning?" "No, sir. We heard your orders about that." Harper nodded. He supposed that the reporter had become anzloui and nervous about his "scoop," and bad gone out to try to find another telephone. As be turned to his work, there came the sound ot hurried steps entering the hall, doors slammed, and a woman's TOlce cried out, hysterically, "Pierre! Pierre! she walled, "where Is he? Ob, where Is he?" The detective understood In a flash why Doyle bad left the bouse. Laboring under the delusion that Du- (resne bad been killed, tbe reporter bad taken It upon blmself to carry tbe news to tbe man's wife. He nearly collided with the on rushing figure. She was wrapped In a fur coat and out ot Its bugs collar her lovely nead rose, halleas, and with snowflakea glistening and melt tng on ber soft balr Her eyes were wide with terror and despair, the beautiful mouth twisted pitiably, Blocking tbe doorway, be laid bis hand on ber arm. "Steady, Mrs. Dufresne." be said, trying to lead ber back Into tbe ball, "there baa been a terrible mistake, four busband Is safe and sound. The dan who was killed here Is a Strang sr. Ha wore a disguise that made lim look like Mr, Dufresne. Do you rXlerstand me? "Yes, yes," she breathed, "there las been a mistake. Pierre Is safe, But let me see let me seel" "Are you sure you want to look Dto that room, Mrs. Dufresne? "I must see," she declared, In a ow voice. "1 must see for myselfl Harper moved aside from tbe door. frs. Dufresne stepped Into the room, 'Oh I" she gasped when she saw tbe relrd tableau c'. uaath. "I'll show yon how it Is," Harper Aid. Tbe detective stripped away he beard and moustache. When Mrs. Dufresne saw tbe ne ural features of tbe man, she made itrange, wordless sounds. Without earning, her knees buckled, sbe eached forth vaguely to support lerselt, then collapsed. As she fell. ler face atruck the sharp corner of ibe center table, opening a long rash across her cheek. Harper leaped to her aide with a iry of dismay as he ssw the blood pouring from the wound. Calling tor Dr. Miller, be gathered tbe un conscious figure into bis arms" and strode from that Ill-fated room. -1 Dr. Miller gave a little grunt as he straightened up beside tbe bed where Mrs. Dufresne lay stretched out. "How Is she, Docf' .Harper In Quired, anxiously. "Well, I've stopped most ot the bleeding, but . these old hands of mine are too clumsy to attend to that cut properly " " "Will It leave a scar?" "That's wbat we must avoid. Some ot these new chaps do wonderful work along that line. It'd be best to have one In, 1 think." "We'd belter get hold ot her own doctor Or st and let him handle this. I hate to think ot her being scarred or disfigured." DR. MILLER bent down and asked his question. He scribbled tbe doctor's name and Initials on his prescription pad and handed the leaf to the detective. "Dot bla 'phone number and tell blm to come as soon as possible. The sooner, tbe better." When Harper left Mrs. Dufresne's room to go downstairs again, be found Howard Doyle waiting at tbe toot of the atalrs. "How Is she, Ser geant?" he Inquired at once, visibly perturbed. Harper replied angrily. "It Mrs. Dufresne's fsce Is marred tor life you ought to pick out a high bridge and throw yourself over." "Why didn't you say something, then, before you left? This is Du tresne's house and tbe dead man tertalnly looked like Dutresne. You held us all back, locked the door, and went away without saying any thing." Harper's tace flamed with anger. "Listen to this, Doyle. 1 warned you not to release .he story until 1 gave the word. Hold on, now I've no time to argue. I'll talk to you later." Tbe detective looked up Dr. 0. C REV. D. J. FERGUSON JUBILEE OPENING A statewide and nationally known speaker. Rev. David 3. Frguon, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church ef Astoria, will deliver the main ad- dress at the union church service scheduled for Sundsy, June a, at the Jackson county fairgrounds, opening Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. June I to 9. observing Oregon's 7Jtn anlveraary of statehood, The topic of Rev. Ferguson's ad- Areas baa bees wmounoed, as "The BY WALTER C. BROWN Ulrtcb's teiepnoua number and called it Harper explained tbs situation briefly and described the nature of tbe wound. It tbe doctor bad any curiosity about tbe cause of tbe wound be gave no sign ot It. He promised to be over in less than half an bour. - - With that detail out of the way, Sergeant Harper turned bis atten tion to tbe major matter in band. Ha called together Officer Clymer, De tective Latterly, and tbe two plain clothesmen from Headquarters. "So far we have found no clue to the Identity ot the man who has been killed here," be began. "For some unknown reason be chose to Impersonate tbe roaster ot this bouse. It this same man wrote tbe threatening letter and shot at Mr. Dufresne, tbe chances are that we are dealing with a lunatic. There will be traces and 1 want you to look tor them. We haven't found this man'a bat and overcoat, for Instance, Look tor signs of forcible entry, too, but don't go outside. I want tbe snow left undisturbed. Tbe men scattered to their tasks. Harper and Car' In were alone with the dead men, and the Investigation Into their strange death was on in earnest. "Well, Professor: It's time we got down to brass tacks. Wbat do the stars in their course tell you about this?" While he asked this ques tion, Harper waa carefully looking over tbe man In tbe armchair. The ballistics expert smiled at the pleasantry. "Dr. Miller has emptied the pockets." be explained. "Over there you can see all that was found." On a corner of the buffet was a folded, unused man's handker chief of good quality. On It was seventy-nine cents in change. "Wbat has taken place here, Ser geant, la plainly written." He point ed to tbe body In tbe armchair. "That man la seated there. He has been drinking. He la smoking a ciga rette. Tbe policeman enters. Two guns are lifted simultaneously and Bred. Both men are dead they have killed eacb otber. That Is tbe story. Tbe reason why all this happened! That Is your Job, Sergeant, and you are welcome to ltl" Harper nodded. "Tbe reconstruo tlon of tbe scene la quite obvious. But suppose, Carlln, 1 told you that I don't believe everything I bear and not always wbat I see?" then, that makes a differ ence. We can talk more aboul tbls simple story." Csrlln's flair foi tbe dramatlo was being "fed" by tn detective with admirable results "There are certain parte of this storj 1 find bard to swallow. Tbe most ex cellent marksmanship displayed, foi Instance It Is almost too perfect "One shot right througb tb bralu. It Is true that the man In tht obalr needs two shots but one goei straight to the heart, tbe other nol two Inchea away. A man does nol fire after he baa been shot tbrougs tbe brain, nor after a bullet has gon through his heart." "Yet eacb man died where be wai found," Harper mused. "There ar the rtalns on the rug to prove It." "Consider this," Carlln went oa excitedly, now at full tilt with bis subject, "conslde. the absolute non cbalance of these men. This one did not rlso from bis cbalr, an lnstlno tlve movement where danger threat ens. He did not even drop his ciga rette. It burned on and on between hia Angara until It waa consumed, sesrlng the flesh." He screwed a Jeweler's glass Into bis eye and examined a mis-shapen bullet under direct light. "This Is .38 caliber, and 1 have no doubt thai the rifling will prove It to have Is sued from Officer HamlU's gun. And when tbe other two bullet are probed out I have no doubt they will prove to have come from this other gun. "Both deaths were Instantaneous, yet we cannot readily admit so In credible a thing as an absolutely simultaneous exchange ot ahots, toi the man In the chair bare fired twice. "But what disturbs me moat Is this." be went on, pointing to tbi circular bullet mark In tbe strang er's torebead. "The bullet went In through the left frontal, passed completely through the skull and made Its exit ound In the base ol the brain. It we did not have tbe bullet, and you asked me wbat had caused thst wound. I would answer without a moment's hesitation e .45 ateeUackeu But It seems that 1 would be wrong, tor there Is that mark on the walcacotlng where oui .38 bullet lodged luelf. . "1 have a atrange reluctance to asserting thst these men killed eacb other In the manner Indicated, yet there are the facts staring us in tbe face." (Coptrioht. ifSt. bt Walter O. Broimt Tomorrow. Dr. Ulrlch antagonist Stress nt Harsar. Uncrowned Queen of Oregon," paying especial tribute to pioneer woman hood and the Important part it played In the history ot the state. He has been preparing materlsl which will be of direct and touching Interest to all Oreconlans, particularly those who have followed the history of the Bea ver etate. Rev. Ferguson his lectured In every state In the union, and In numerous cities of the British Isle. He has been prominent In the state since 1034. In 1031 he wta moder ator of the Portland presbytery and has also been commissioner to the general assembly In Pittsburgh and to the world ccnlerenoe on ttewara ahlp In Edinburgh, Scotland. fipeclsj church observance will be held In all southern Oregon and state churches Aundsy morning on topics of ulonee rmotherhood. At 3:90 Sunday afternoon. Secretary ot Atrlcultur Wsllsoe will speak at the fairgrounds, making Medford his first stop on his ,111st ytalt to the Pacific coaat. WRITERS' LEAGUE ENJOYS MEETING (By Maude PooL) McnrDera 01 me local Drancn ox vne TVflffiiA nf Wcr.ftm WrltAfH held ft, I meeting of exceptional Interest at the Hotel Holland Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Agnes E. Hlnes of Forest drove, Oregon executive of the Na tional league, met with -the writers. Mrs. Hlnes, who organized the Med ford branch a year ago, spoke of h-r plan to establish a literary agency In Portland, which would be of particu lar interest to local writers, who have difficulty In choosing the right mar ket for their material. Bringing a message of encouragement to her lis teners, she pointed out to the numer ous phases of endeavor open to lea gue members which not only would establish a firmer foundation for ttw league as a whole, but which could bring valuable publicity to southern Oregon. She urged a representation from Medford at the writers' con vention Jn Portland In August. Mrs. Hlnes recently has organized branches of the Writers' league at MoMlnnvllle, Tillamook Washington county, and Roseburg, with Apreaen tatlve members both at Eugene and Cor vail is. She is a tireless worker In the Journalistic field as well as In the production of her educational films In which she baa captured the high lights of Oregon history and scenery. Something of her constant search for the unusual was revealed In her comments on Oregon's first rosebush, one of which she located by coinci 8 'MATTER POP THE NEBBS The Heart Of 1EM SUG&eSTEO BU-Oisl& ft PLtvce eon TD TAKE THE W0.T6 CURE urwew rwe water COMBCOJV GETS BKJOO&W MOOEV TO WrFORO IT. cocrv" seers to TMIVJK VWSU. OP LHM'S IDEA. J HE'S TttrtlKIS CBtOT FOR T UeST THAT ) TrAT.S 1 OTll .ma, ( . X A CTL-V . , 1 . - -v, m-J 3JOLLA-H 7 -uwwy J wok&r'T J l waA-r i Jr TH1W, v ni 5 S t "" jj 'l Copyrigtt. 1934, ty The Bet! gyndfcata, Bc '" TAH.SPIN TOMMY The Mystery Grows! . - , ' ' By Hal Forrest iVhOHTLY I (BETTVi lOHAT 'igTOMMVj SiT-'l----L08T A MV 1 1 HEVI YOU SReATistesSg Ml&TeR.--""p2g sou ASK CIE.---"'' AFTER THE ARE YOU OOINS VOU- YOU T I ,B(MS NEAR THIS ' , .-D g2ip- 8LOOMS1LT ! lb HAVE. I LOST FIOOD U6HTS AT HERE.--" ? " jSSffJK? STARTLE D , i?lllp L HANGAR.--TH1S-- BIS HULK- STOW VLJa ... SUPPOfcE. !h SOMETHING- ..' jjjX BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER "All Ashore" ... . 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IM I ' T" I 1 BEG YOUR I ' BUI LOIN"-THE ELEVATOR ?TOPS I THE DOOR ROOM AT PARDON- I'M RUMMiM' AFTER OME O'CLOCK- SlOPEN AN' UAoTAN IM THE WROWG I i : dence while at Roseburg and filmed for a colored slide In her work. While motoring she dashed off a bit of verse on the beauty of the rose. In the absence of the league presi dent, Mrs. O. R- Satchwell, who la 111, Mrs. Olive May Cook presided at Saturday's meeting, which opened with a short program. Mrs. A. V. Graves, secretary, spoke briefly of tlw meeting of the Portland branch at Multnomah hotel which she attended recently. Members were given a key word as the subject for a poem or story to be read at the next meeting In Juno. A special business meeting will be called In the meantime. eS7 I ALL VOU NEED IS 'Ofehj. " ,iff tLSU (&TANDAR0 Gasoline immWMr S5wci--,wiTM re-irJAETwyu y vpassp -. Gold WSUL, MOTHER. 1VE CKKiO OUST AS SOOM AS 1 GET SSSt.i4 V Ji W- "nroc- V V23 L';w CD-M II I MPSS fiVKJY ViTV WW j&S.l .'. WERe ATT KaCOM AMD ee CUSED PSEE D Fn nV WITHOOTMOMEV AMD TIM i i ' TRUCK OWNERS' CHIEF 0. C, Thompson, vice president of the Association of Commercial Truck Owners, arrived in Medford recently to establish headquarters at 107 East Main street. The southern Oregon territory in cluding Eugene and Bena will be un der the supervision of Mr. Thompson who was formerly associated with the A. C. T. O. offlcea In Portland. ALmvu u.s rty - THE WORLD AT ITS WORST WHEN TRVlr& UN0BTRU5HELV TO SNEAK INTO VOUR OVERCOAT tf ORDER To SHIELD THE RAGGED UMIW6 FROM PUBLIC 6A2E , VOUR H06T 6ENIALLV INSISTS ON H0J.DIN6 IT FOR VOL) (Copyright, 1934 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) S-15 IWCT'S OUST Ut TMIKJK1KJ& OC OTHERS -VOU MIGMt HME A. HE&D M&RD AMD A. DOTES Or-J A .BUT VOU'VE GOT t x JTi- By GLUYA5 WILLIAMS fililVfc.S lVW.IA(7S By 0. M. Payn By Sol Hesi OU, vrjy OL.O fZj THAT'S A SIT MOUTH THAT SOUESJDlO ARSOMENJT A HEART OP r?,oi e mo ( TvApatikjum