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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 193. MOCKING HOUSE BY WALTER C. BROWN BYSOPB18: Although Sergeant Harper has proved that the stranger and the policeman found dead in Pierre Outrcsne'e house did not ehoot each other, but toere mur dered, he cannot pin the crime on anyone until he can show how the murderer escaped, and who the etranger le. He ia questioning Ura. Crogilen, and has learned that the and her hueband have an apparent Iv airtight alibi, lie noticed partto- ularlg a handsome diamond ring Chapter 88 DUFRESNE AGAIN rjARPER leaned forward. "Now, li lira. Croydec I would like to know more about the aerrantg In this house. Has there been trouble with any of them In the past, or any trouble between themselves? I don't mean petty squabbles." For the first time Aline Croyden hesitated, and Harper felt the low ering of an imperceptible fell of aloofness. With her hands lying mo tionless In her lap she studied the detective's face with cool gravity. In all the house there was not a aound at that moment. "I am afraid there Is nothing I can tell you that would be relevant to the Ideas you bold," she answered at last, quietly. "What about Andrews? I gather that he Is greatly In Mr. Dufresne's confidence." "Andrews has spent his whole adult life In the service of the Du fresne family, starting wltb Mr. Du tresne's father. Naturally, be Is treated almost as a member of the family." Harper thought that over. "How long have the Whltmores been em. ployed?" "It must be about ten years. We wish we could find some one half so efficient and conscientious for our own house." "What about Donagby, the chauf feur?" Mrs. Croyden shot him a quick. penetrating look, which the detec tive did not miss, and as she thought over her reply, she kept turning that unusual ring around and around on her finger. "Joseph Is considerably younger than any of the others," she an wared at last, "less settled In his habits and no doubt he has more .outside Interests. But he Is courteous, prompt, and obliging, and I believe there has been no question at all as to his conduct eltber on or off duty." "Then there has been nothing In the nature of friction or bad feeling between Andrews, say, and the Whltmores? Or betfreon Donagby and Andrews?" "No, Indeed." "What of the housemaid who was here last year, Ellon Becker? Sbe left rather suddenly, I believe. Was there an undeclared reason for her departure?" "1 think not. Ellen nover fitted In very well here. She was a reserved, rather melancholy girl, from what 1 saw of her, I'm sure she left of her own accord. My sister would have said something to me had It been otherwise." "How old was this girl?" ' "Thirty, or perhaps a year or two older. Not an attractive girl at all," she added, "and a rather sullen de meanor that did not Improve her any." Harper rubbed his chin reflective ly. "In spite of what you say," he remarked, "all haa not been as tran quil as the surface seems to indi cate. That much Is obvious, for, aside from the murders, Mrs. Croy den, we know there have been re peated secret meetings held In this room, a thing extremely unlikely without the help and connivance of aome one In this house. I value your opinion and Judgment, Mrs. Croy den, but last night's occurrences will not let me accept them at face value In this particular matter." "OU must do as you think beat," Aline Croyden answered, In a non-committal tone. She looked down at her reined handa and no ticed Harper's eyes following the flashing glitter of the twin gems. "I see that my heirloom haa boon attracting your attention." she said, xtendlng her hand in a graceful gesture. "It came from Mr, Croy den's mother, and I can't bring my self to separata the stones or mod ernise the old setting." "Gems are fascinating things," Harper replied. "I certainly would not diminish their sentimental value for the sake of a modernised set ting." They were Interrupted by the ap pearance of Richard Croyden and Pierre Dufrosne. The dapper mas ter of the house had donned a per fectly tailored double-breasted suit, closely buttoned, so that his erect ness and swagger gave him more than ever an air of aggressive vigor. Croyden looked somewhat tired and distraught and was smoking a cig arette with nervous haste. EVANGELIST SHELLEY AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH J. Michael Shelley, evangelist from Southern California, will speak to night at First Christian church. He haa spoken recently In Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and Ashland and comes OIMUTYM "Richard, 1 bave Just oeen telling Mr. Harper about your concert last night," Aline greeted him. Croyden laughed. "The police are going in for subtlety, Aline. What Harper really wanted was our alibi. Are you quite satisfied, Sergeant?" Harper smiled. "It's one of tbe best alibis I ever beard. I don't see how we can do a thing with it," he Jested In return. Pierre Dufresne faced the detec tive suddenly, and asked bitterly, "Harper, bow long are you going to keep up this business? You bave brought a very serious charge against my household and I'm wait ing for you to back it up with proof, sound, legal evidence. If It turns out that you can't I warn you that It's likely to cost you your stripe." "Pierre, .you mustn't talk like that!" Aline Croyden tried to smooth the ruffled waters. "Mr. Har per ia only doing hfs duty" Without the slightest warning came the sudden crack of a revolver, Tbe report seemed to come from be neath their very feet, sharp and un usually loud In that silent house. They exchanged startled glances. "Don't be alarmed," Harper urged. "Detective Latterly Is testing the real murder gun. Fortunately we have found It, hidden in the gutter of the root. That answers your ques tion, Mr. Dufresne. We now bave 'sound, legal evidence' that there was a double murder here. We'll be finished when we find out whoBe An ger pulled the trigger last night!" Richard Croyden's hands had Jerked so nervously at tbe sound of the shot that be bad to recapture his cigarette In midair. He stared at tbe detective wltb frowning Inten sity. Aline Croyden leaped up In ber fright, her hands clasping each other and her ring still flashing Its multicolored sparks. But Pierre Dufresne went on quietly tapping his cigarette against the platinum case. Tbere was mock ery and defiance in his glittering look, and Harper caught a faint reek of brandy on bis breath. "Don't let us atop you!" he sneered, "but I'll be damned If we wish you any luck!" T AFFERTY looked through J-' pocket lens at the crystal body of the goblet and then again at the sbeet of yellow letter paper Harper held out for his Inspection. "It's a smeary print," be stated, "but there's no doubt about it that's Andrews' thumbmark In both places. Well, let's bave another round with the model butler. We'll see If be can think fast enough to get out of this one." The lanky detective took the let ter and read It over. It was the third of the eight crank letters Dufresne had turned over to the police when he bad first placed the matter In their hands, about a week before. The thumbmark appeared about midway of the left margin. It was ,'ust a fluke. Harper ex plained. "I was showing Mrs. Croy don bow a fingerprint Is brought out for photographing and I happened to pick up this glass for the experi ment." It would have come out long ago," Lafferty grumbled, "If Du fresne hadn't opposed the finger printing of tbe staff. Come on, let's put the screws to the old boy. I'm going to enjoy this," "Not so fast, Jack, not so fast. There's no profit In going off half cocked. Nobody's going to run away while we figure things out. It might be a help It some one did," he added as an afterthought. Lafferty threw bis superior a sar donlo look, "You're bard to con vince," he protested. "What are you holding out for now, a hand-written confession from tbe murderer?" "No, but we're not a couple of rookies out after big game for the first time. It we made an arrest every time we struck a clue we'd hare Mra.Dutresne locked up be cause she went out last night and Dufrestre because the un disap peared from his room this morning. Before we tackle Andrews let's have a good look at these letters. We've been so busy with other matters they haven't had the attention they deserve." "The first thing that is apparent," he went on, "Is that each was mailed downtown. That gives us no help with everybody at the Austerllts ex cept the Whltmores. The first four were exactly one week apart, then came a gap of eleven days wltb the last four somewhat Irregular. Du fresne placed them before Director Connora on the 4th of January. On the morning of the 7th came the last letter, at least up to the present." "At least? Do you think there are going to be any more of them?" Lat terly questioned, (Copyright. Jf 54, ey Walter C. Broun, Tsmorrrw, the situation nors a trills. highly recommended. Mr. Shelley and I his wife are soon to leave for Korea where they will open a new mlMlon ary station. The evangelist's subject for tonight I will be "The Path to Glory." The ser- vice will begin at 7:43. The public is moat cordially Invited, E IS CLEVVFLAND, sjune 13. (UP) A blood disease vicious that Us rav ages on man to date always have been fatal, took a bloody nose Itself today. A cure for tbe mysterious disease, luekemla, or agranulocytosis, was an nounced by Dr. William P. Murphy, of Boston, at sessions of the Ameri can Medical Association. Dr. Murphy, world famous already for his discover) that pernicious aenemla, another blood disease, can be cured by a diet of liver, said the same simple cure could now be used for leukemia. Patients stricken with the peculiar malady recovered as soon as six hours after treatment, Dr. Murphy said tests made at Peter Bent Brlgham hospital In Boston, showed. The dis ease strikes by causing the red blood cells to disappear from the blood stream. New hope for cancer patients was offered by Dr. Arthur C. Christie, Washington, D, C, who spoke on "radiation In cancer." He said Improvements had been made in the use of radium and X rays so that many cases would now be treated which previously were not amenable to them. Dr. Christie told of platinum and gold "seeds" which could be Inserted directly Into the tissue. ( In treatment of cancer by radla- j er the effect of the radium or X rnys on both the cancer and sur rounding tissue, so that fractional S MATTER POP Woui the 'iaVdk. 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Inhabi tants were badly frightened, but there were no casualties or damage. WM -LOOK'. IT SAYS HERE 17 , , "1 WMj THAT THE EARLY ! DIDN'T MOW J 7f EGYPTIANS COULD F THE? MAO STANDARD 1 TRAVEL EIGHTY P'-INE. WITH J MILES AN) HoukWf tTBYRAETHYL. 'j - ; Tide Table Given For Gold Beach Time at Mouth of Bogus River. HIOH WATER A. M. V. U. 14 Thura. 1:0 8.1 a.44 ' 8 8 15 Frl. 1:43 7.9 3:21 86 IS Sit. 2:24 7.7 3:55 6 8 17 Sun. 3:05 7 4 4.33 7.C LOW WATER A.M. P.M. 14 Thura. 8:09 -0.5 8:08 3 5 15 Frl. 8:42 -0.3 8:45 3.1 18 Sat. 9:18 -0.1 9:29 3.3 17 Sun. 9:51 0.3 10:18 30 'OSSESSION Visitor 6ivk him her striN6 of beads -Co PLAV With Mother snatches beads, al most CAfCHINS HIM OFF 6UARD, 80T HE HANGS ON MOTHER CRAFTILY OFFERS HER P0CKETB0OK, HOPING. HE WILL DROP BEADS IN FAVOR. OFNEWToV VISrf EllN6, INplCftTES HE DOESWf MtNDT0 6WE UP THE BEADS 3 bursts into vvai1s, causing mother to relinquish beads rather than rw&e a storm SEIZES POCKETB00K AND CLUTCHES IT Ti&HTtV, At WELL A& THE BEADS (Copyright, 1934, by The Bell Syndicate, ( 1 A Inc.) By GLUYAS WILLIAMS FORCE AND PERSUftSIOH FAIL- IK6 MOTHER AMD VISITOR 60 IfJfO A HUDDLE TURNS BACH FOR BEfftR PROTECTION A&AlNSf ANV SURPRISE ATTACK. . CRISIS IS AVERTED BV FOR - TONATE ARRIVAL At frits HME OF HIS- BOTTLE By 0. M. Payna