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ISCHOOL GIVEN BANQUET o Q Q
MOCKING HOUSE
BY WALTER C. BROWN
BtyOHStB: Bergeani
ha Questioned th household t,
Ptitrre Dufresne, eontraotor and
politioal power, without obtaining
any pertinent information about
the murder of two men in th Du
frsant breakfast room. It em
evident that on woe th man who
had threatened Dutresn in ononv
moua letters; the other too a
policeman. Yet Uarver is not eon
vinced. He explains the matter to
lire. Croyden. sitttr ot Mrs. Du
fresne.
. Chapter 16
WORK BEGIN8
"0
NXY the central fact la obvi
ous." Harper said. "Two men
were killed In ttali room last night.
The reason (or that la anything bat
clear. Of course, 1 hare aome aort
ot a theory, bat 1 won't even think
about It until all the (acta are In my
possession. And that," he added,
smiling grimly, "may blow my the
ory aky-hlgh."
Mrs. Croyden looked around at the
various evidences of the police
earch and research and made a
grimace ot distaste when her eyes
rested on the chair with the dead
man's clothing. "I am so sorry (or
that poor policeman," she remarked,
with a shudder.
- "Ves. that waa too bad." Harper's
Una tightened. "Officer Hamlll
leaves a wife and three children,
That la what happens to many po
licemen's widows."
Jne other thing, O'Connell.
WVui anybody comes In here (or
questioning, just quietly make your
self scarce. That uniform ot youra
la apt to make a witness rather nerv
ous, especially the servanta."
O'Connell saluted, grinning.
Harper left the room. Intent on
Investigating more thoroughly his
moat perishable clues the foot
prints In the snow. The winter sun
waa shining brightly and It needed
but a mild rise In temperature to
dlasolve the marka lett by the va
rious visitors on the previous night
He spent nearly halt an hour In a
careful study of these prints, and
when he returned to the breakfast
room he found that Detective Lat
terly had just arrived from Head
quarters. "TTELLO, Steve, I've brought you
J 1 all the stuff that Jackson and
Doo Miller had ready," the lanky
detective announced, tapping the
briefcase he had been carrying.
"You've got the boys at Headquar
ters stirred up. There'a a rumor
flying around that you've got on to
something red-hot up here!"
Harper nodded. "A I told you
last night, Jack, when It cornea to
murdera I have a natural distrust of
unusual and complicated layouta. I
don't like aome ot the points about
this affair, and after talking them
"Stop,
Aline made an eloquent gesture
"Stop, please," she begged. "You
make It sound so real, lean see that
poor man walking up the steps, leav
ing his footprlnta In the snow, not
knowing that he was going to his
death."
She pausod. then went on ear
neatly, "Ot course, we ahall do
everything possible to assist you,
Mr. Harper. 1 know there are lota
of questions you want to ask about
the bouse, and the servants, and all
tbat sort of thing. Please feel free
to call upon me at any time for aucb
Information. It is my sister's home,
but 1 am perfectly familiar with all
the details."
Harper bowed. "Thank you, Mrs.
Croyden. 1 ahall have lota of ques
tions, but drat 1 have to chart my
line ot Inquiry."
Aline smiled In her friendly man
ner, 'There are many questions I
would like to ark, too," she replied,
"hut I'll restrain my curiosity until
i more auspicious time. Meanwhile,
all our facilities are at your dis
posal. 1 auppose you will be In this
room a great deal?"
"Yea, this will be my office and
headquarters while 1 am working on
the case."
"I'll leave you to your labors,
then," she responded, "and 1 wish
you succeea."
"Thank you again. Mrs. Croyden.
We'll have our talk later In the day."
Aline nodded, and. smiling gracious
ly, withdrew.
""plS a tine, pleasant-spoken lady
J ahe la. Sergeant," waa the policeman-guard's
comment atter ahe
had gone. ' Oood looklng, tool"
Harper had almost forgotten the
man's presence. "Yes, she Is," he
agreed, "a very charming lady, 'n
deed. It every one else in the house
la as (rank and cordial It will make
this jqb a lot easier. I'm atrald aome
of the otbera are going to he any
thing but helpful. By the way, what'a
your name?"
"O'Connell, air."
"You understand, O'Connell, that
no one Is to disturb anything In tble
room. I'll be In and out of here all
the time and I want you to keep an
eye on things."
"You can trust me, 8ergeant. An
order'a an order."
please you make It sound eo real." - , .
over with Carnn i like them evet
less."
Latferty rubbed his chin thought
fully. "You know, 1 felt tbat way,
too, when I looked In here laat night,
but 1 thought 1 waa j'tat getting too
auspicious In my old age. Where
are we going to spread Out this
stuff?" ,
Harper looked around at the va
rious pieces ot furniture, but could
see nothing that would aerve aa i
work desk. He did not want to use
the cent, table for fear of marring
Its highly polished surface, tor this .
waa one of the rooms which had
been completely returnlahed while
the Dufreanea bad gone to the Aua
twills. So the detective pushed the
service button and In a tew momenta
Andrewa appeared. The old man .
looked tired and drawn, aa though
he bad spent a sleepless night
"Good morning, Andrews. I need
a table to work on In here. Any or
dlnary table will do. Can you get
one tor met"
Andrewa thought for a moment
There Is a table In the library, air,
which will be lust the thing. I'll
bring It In."
"Perhaps you bad better ask per
mission UratT"
"Mrs. Croyden baa already given
ordera that you .-re to have anything
you need, elr." While speaking, th
butler's were moving swiftly
over all parte of the room. He
seemed very much Interested In the
fingerprint markings which bad
blossomed out over the varloua'ar
tlolea. The heap of the dead man'!
clothing also drew his lingering at
tention, but hla face retained lti
habitual maek ot stolidity.
"O'Connell," Harper directed, "go
with Andrewa and help carry the
table."
In a ahort time they returned,
bearing a plain mahogany table.
"Put It against th windows." Har
par ordered, "the light la better
there. Thank you, Andrewa, that It
just what 1 wanted." The butlet
nodded stiffly and with another lin
gering glance around the room,
made hla exit
"1 don't think he like you, Steve,"
Latferty aald, after he bad gone.
rCopirloM Hit. ev Walter 0. Brown;
The footorlnti, Monaar, tail their
tragio tele.
TO SHOW EVENTS
STATE'S HISTORY
first marriage In the Oregon country
that of Jason Lee and Miss Anna
Plttman. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Daniel Lee. The pa
rade goes on to tell of the establish
ment of the first Methodist mission
in The Dalles In 1839,' of the organ
isation of the first military unit 25
soldiers without uniform of the es
tsbllshmeut of provisional govern
ment In Oregon In 1843 and of nu
merous other historical facts.
While many Oregonlana may pride
themselves on knowledge of state
history, there are numerous histori
cal Incidents unknown to the major
ity. Full realization of such condi
tion will be apparent during Oregon's
Diamond Jubilee celebration In Med
ford and Jacksonville next June 3 to
9 and will be particularly shown dur
ing the pioneer parade scheduled for
Thursday, June 7.
The parade, planned to be two
miles In length, -will tell a complete
story of the Oregon country from the
days Indiana were In sole possession
until the establishment of statehood
in 1859, the 76th anniversary of
which Is the Inspiration for the cele
bration. The coming of the first
white men will be portrayed by floats
and marching figures, followed by
representations of other historical
facts, quite a number of whloh have
never been known by thousands ot
Oreeonlans.
The Lewis and Clark expedition ot
1805 will be reproduced. The two fa
moua explorers will be shown, led by
Eacajawea and accompanied by 18
soldiers, nine Kentucky hunters, two
French Interpreter and t15 other sol
diers. A reproduction 'of the his
torical salt calm at Seaside Is in the
line of march.
A float presents a replica ot Fort
Vancouver of more than 100 yaers
ago. Another float depicts Pulpit
Rock, Important In Oregon history,
followed by an entry telling of the
COMMANDER IS DEAD
Captain .Harold Stow, 4th In
fantry, who returned to Medford Sat
urday from San Francisco, brought
news of the death' Tuesday ot Cap
tain Mlron J. Rockwell, 10th FA, at
Letterman's Oeneral hospital In Ban
Francisco.
Captain Rockwell had been 111 at
the hospital for the past month. Last
summer he wss commanding officer
of Company 964 at Agness, Ore,, und
until December 20 was In command
of the same company at Camp Port
Orford. He reported to the Medford
ceo district from his regular station
at Fort Lewis.
Federal Education
Chief Resigns Job
WASHINGTON, May 18 (P) Dr.
George F. Zook resigned today as
United States commissioner ot edu
cation, effective July 1. .
John Ward Studebsker, superin
tendent of schools of Des Moines,
lows, will succeed him.
Studebsker will assume his new
duties September 1.
Phone 642. We'll haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
BY PARENTS-TEACHERS
The P.-T. A. of Howard gave the
graduating class a banquet at the
school May 16. Besides the banquet
there waa a varied program aa fol
lows: Welcome, Edith Bhelly; re
sponse, Mr. Newton; song, "Water
melon Patch." by eighth grade; class
history, Muriel Stocks; class prophecy,
Monroe McGonagle; valedictory, Dick
Vsn Keuren, Americanism;' song,
eighth grade boya; address, Super
intendent Bowman: presentation of
diplomats, Alta Croucber, chairman
board.
The stage waa profusely decorated
with rose garlands and other flower
wreathes. The letter "H" was cleverly
woven with flowers on the back- of
the stage. There were about 76 par
ents and friends present.
The graduation class Is as fol
lows: Edith Shelly, Grace . Annlng,
Golds Mae Brunson, Muriel Stocks,
Beulah Johnson. Marie Dole, Cath
erine Coy, Dick' Van Keuren, Ray
mond Miller, Jesse Cummlngs, wilHs
Pratt, Monroe McGonagle, Newton
Smith, Glenn Smith, Robert Kent.
Kenneth Lewman.
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Stows In Medford Capt&ln and
Mrs. Harold E. Stow axe leaving this
evening for San Francisco, where they
will enter hospitals for medical at
tention. They returned to Medford
from the south Friday evening, for
the week-end. Captain Stow last week
received orders to sail from New York
for Panama Canal zone, where he is
1 to be stationed.
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LAKEPORT. Cslll, MJ 19. (DPI
KudlsU miut put on their clothes
or get out of Lake county, It wss
vehemently seserted by th Ukepcrt
Toung People's lilon. Th youthful
rhurch folk, however, hed not yet
found much eupport for their cun-
pslftn.
Th union directed 1U shsiU t
the growing nudist colony headed by
Msurlra Allard. Ban rranclsco. former
army sergeant, who haa an option on
property la secluded ctovoa I1t
miles south ot Lakeport on the Laka.
port-Hopland highway.
Th church youths appealed toi
DUtrlct Attorney Burt W. Buech, who
told thera that th law did not pre
vent nudum. If conducted In eeclu-
alon. The union then tent represen
tatives throughout the county, inter
eating young people and their parents I
and seeking to get a movement
started that will Influence the board j
of supervisors to run th nudlaul
out.
Allard's colony consists of about 40
cltlsena who frolic during warm
weather, unperturbed by th clamor
set up by the church youtha. Neigh
boring ranchera said they didn't mind
th nudist, who an given to itay-
Ing within their own property line.
The colony Is conatructlng a 000-foot
awlmmlng tank.
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