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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, .JUNE 12, 1934. oMwuLtx at MOCKING HOUSE .BY WAITER C. BROWN. SYNOPSIS: nergeont Harper be lieves that the murderer ot the stranger and the policeman found dead in Pierre Dutresne's house is someone connected with the houee hold. But he hue no caee until he can tdentifv the stronger and prove how the murderor escaped without leaving tracks in the snout, flarper and Lafferty are eating luncheon i th Duresne house. Chapter 85 - MRS. CROYDEN "THIS luncheon 1b Mr. Croydon' I kindness, not Dutresne's," Har- per explained. "Lafferty put down hli empty cup and looked at bl companion mean' lngly. "Well, Mr. Croyden may be Tery gracious and I'll go ball that ahe's certainly not bard to loon at, but Bob Johnson told me tbat the leads ber husband a merry cnase. And come to think ot It, Croyden does have a sort of pained and wor- rled expression. That's what comes of marrying money. When two per sons marry, there should only be one bankroll and that should be in the pants' pocket" Harper frowned. "Jack, you sound like am old gossip at a tea fight. Mrs. Croyden Is the only one In this house who has shown us any co-ooeratlon at all. It she hadn i acted as a buffer, we'd probably have come to an open breach with Dufresne before this. "O.K." said Lafferty, with an Imp ish twinkle In his eye. "I was only passing on what was told to me, forgot you have a soft spot for th ladles of the house." Luncheon over, they lingered at the table, smoking and talking over the amazing teat ot the murderer In escaping from the houee without tearing a mark In the snow. It was a problem that gnawed and bit at Harper's Hind, presenting a bold challenge to his wits and Ingenuity. While they were still at It, Mrs. Croyden appeared In the doorway, "Oh, I'm sorry," she said quickly is both men rose to their feet bed no Intention of Interrupting yon." ' . "Not at all, Mrs. Croyden," Har per rejoined. "We finished some time ago. Thank you for your kind ness. We enjoyed the luncheon very ouch." . As Mrs. Croyden graciously dis avowed the necessity tor their thanks, Lafferty left the breakfast room. Mrs. Croyden advanced Into the room, glancing about curiously. "How lis the case progressing?" she Inquired. Harper shrugged. "Slowly, per taps," he confessed, "but that's the order of nature." The bright hair ot the lady ahone wltb a rich golden gleam as she srossed the bright shaft of winter untight coming through the win- lows. She glanced curiously at the photographs scattered aoross Har per's table. : Tbe detective noted her Interest tnd held out several for ber Inspec tion. "Those are the fingerprints of our unnamed victim," be explained, "taken from the liquor glass found on the table. They're greatly en larged, ot course. Here are the ones taken from bis gun not quite as clear, you will notice." "But how do you tell one from the other?" Mra. Croyden asked. "Why, the world must be literally covered with fingerprints!" "No, for not all substances or surfaces will retain a print," he ex plained. "A smooth, hard, polished surface, like a mirror, or a table top, or polished metal, makes the Ideal contact Let me show you how It's done." HARPER went to the luncheon table and carefully lifted the goblet ot water that stood by bis .plate. "You aee this? To the casual eye It Is clear, unmarked glass." The detective took the Insufflator and sprayed the body of the goblet 'with a dark powder. Whei It was sufficiently coated he tapped the rim evenly with the dull edge of a knife. iTbe looser grains of One powder fell land the remaining ones settled more firmly In place. Harper held It at :eye level against the light where I three prlnta of Andrews' Sngera jwer plainly revealed. Mrs. Croyden stood by the detec tive's shoulder and looked at the 'glats. "That's very mysterious, and rather terrifying," she murmured. "But were there any strange finger prints In this room, besides those ot thst man?" "Not one, I am sorry to say. Other signs of this visit yes, but no finger prints." The lady turned to him wltb serious tneln. "Mr. Harper," she said earnestly, "are yon sure that jour deductlona are correal? Are you positively, absolutely certain there was a third person In this house last night? Otherwise you have made a very serious charge. This Is a terrible thing tbat some .au us tbe suspicion tbat soma one In this bouse Is a murderer. Just these few hours has made such a frightful change In every one. J don't pretend to understand police affaire and this one seems hopeless ly complicated. It Is so tar from our custom ot evory-dsy living that ws all feel there must be some error." Harper beard tbe emotional catch In ber voice and lowered his gaze from the lifted glasa to meet her wide-eyed scrutiny. "Mrs. Croyden " he replied In a voice equally grave, "there Is now no room for doubt We are always loath to believe that any person within our own circle could deliberately take human life. We run against the feeling In every case. But It hsppens. Last year there were nearly live hundred homicide caees In New Fork City alone. According to the law of aver ages, out ot every hundred thou sand persons now alive about a dozen will die within tbe next twelve months murdered!" The clear, wide eyes clouded. "Please!" she cried. "I hate such statistics. They are so sordid and hopeless. Is there any real hope of a solution, or are we all to go about under a stigma tbe rest of our lives? This worthless criminal who came Into this house to die has more power to harm us now than when be was alive and threatening only one!" Here was the same wild plea voiced again, even aa Dulresne had blazed forth. "Yes, I hr.ve been told before tbat this unknown man's life was worthless, devraved and crim inal," Harper couatored drily, "and I have also been cold that he Is an ab solute stranger to every one In tbla house. I Sod tbe two statements rather Inconsistent" ALINE CROYDEN turned pale, and her bands clenched as she took a step backwards. Fright and terror stared out of her eyes with tbe realization of the detectlve'a warning. "We have no fear of what you Imply," she declared. "If the facts are dealt with honestly and I trust you to do that" "Thank you," be returned gravely, and looked again at the dark smudges on the goblet using bis magnifying lens through force ot habit Tbat thumb mark, with Ita double ridge breaking across the central whorl tbat was familiar, aurely? Then the answer flashed In to bis mind and such a startled look came over his face that Mrs. Croy den stared from hla transformed features to the goblet and back again. What la It, Mr. Harper?" ahe breathed. The detective flashed her a look as If he had entirely forgotten her presence. "Just a small point, but a curious one," he replied guardedly, placing the goblet far back on his work-table. Now Mrs. Croyden, I'd like to ask a few questions, If I may. Will you sit down?" First to make our records com plete, will yon please tell me how you and Mr. Croyden spent last eve nlng, say from six o'clock on? We are required, you know, not to ex empt any one In a case like this." Well, I think you will be quite satisfied with our alibi. It consists of about two thousand witnesses. Last evening Mr. Croyden and Hugo Palese, the 'cellist, gave a Joint re" cltal at Orpheus Hall. We bad dinner at the Savoy, rather early, as there had been a last-minute substitution In the pro gram and Richard wanted a little extra time for rehearsal. The con cert began at' 8:45, and waa over about 10:30. We had Just reached home and Mr. Croyden waa foraging In the refrigerator for a late snack when Mr, Dufresne's call came through. Our house Is Just around the cor ner, you know, on Cypress Lane. In fact, you can see a corner ot the back of It from these very windows." As Mra. Croyden raised her arm to Indicate the position of the house, the sunlight struqk points of tire from an unusually beautiful ring she wore on the same finger with her wedding ring, catching and flash ing back the brilliance of two excep tionally fine diamonds, a pure blue- white and a canary stone, both per fectly cut and matched and set diagonally. Tbe detective returned to his questions. "You were In the au dience, of course? In a box seat?" "Oh, no, Tbat would be the worst possible place to alt I always choose an aisle seat on the lower floor." "Do you always attend your bus band's recitals, Mrs. Croyden?" "Of course. I never have missed one. Even when he goes on tour 1 travel with him." (Copyright. teSl. bv Walter 0. Broum) Dufrsin. tomorrow, assails Har ' par bitterly. RADIO BALLYHOO FOR PATENT MEDICINE HIT IN MEDICAL CONCLAVE CLEVELAND, O. Juns IS (API Two resolutions attacking the sdvsr tlsing of drugs and medicines over th radio were presented to the tieuss of delegate of the American M-dlrsl Association today. Ths Illinois Medical society pro pcn that all such advertising be discontinued. A New York delegst advocated ths creation of a bureau to regulate such advertising. The house of delegate considered the resolu tions today tor possible actions tomorrow.- Radio advertising ot patent medi cines was deprecated in a report of the bureau of Investigation to th house ot delegates. "Much of the patent medicine ad vertising that goes over the air la reminiscent of the type used by nos trum exploiter before the passage of the national food and drugs act ot 1804" th report said. "Such blatant quackery has aroused ths medical profession and even th more Intelligent part of the lay publlo to th need of an exten sion of th power of th food and drug act to cover collateral adver tising. Inatead of as now, merely th advertising that appear on or In a trad package.'1 E PROMISED ELKS Installation of officers will be the occasion for a great salmon bake at th Elks' lodge next Thursday, P. C. Blgham, salmon catcher and chef de luxe, having offered to spread a feed for the brothers sfter the ledge ses sion. Officers to be Installed for the en suing year Include H. N. Butler, ex alted ruler; Stanley Sherwood, es teemed leading knight: Earl York, esteemed loyal knight: Robert strsng, esteemed lecturing knight; Ernest L. Scott, secretary; Robert Morris, treas urer; N. 8. Young, tyler; J, p. Pilegel, trustee, three-year term; Delroy Qetchell, trustee, to fill the unexpired term of H. N. Butler, "P. 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