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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,
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blood disease vicious that Us rav
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of Boston, at sessions of the Ameri
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Dr. Murphy, world famous already
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Patients stricken with the peculiar
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He said Improvements had been
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rays so that many cases would now
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Dr. Christie told of platinum and
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directly Into the tissue. (
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er the effect of the radium or X
rnys on both the cancer and sur
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'OSSESSION
Visitor 6ivk him her striN6
of beads -Co PLAV With
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most CAfCHINS HIM OFF
6UARD, 80T HE HANGS ON
MOTHER CRAFTILY OFFERS
HER P0CKETB0OK, HOPING. HE
WILL DROP BEADS IN FAVOR.
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VISrf EllN6, INplCftTES HE
DOESWf MtNDT0 6WE UP
THE BEADS
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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
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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