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MEDFORD HAIL TRIBTJNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDST, JUNE 22, 193. v
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MOCKING HOUSE
BY WALTER C. BROWN
UPS1B! At last, thtxgt are
trcuking Sergeant Harper's vxty in
hie investigation of the two mtir
dere at Pierre Dufreen&e house,
fie has exposed the lact that both
Mr. and Urs. Dufreene are paying
Ellen Becker, a former maid o
. theirs, to keep quiet about some
. notes demanding a rendezvous, and
he hat broken Pierre Duresnes
eupposedly air tight alibi.
Chapter 44
MRS. DUPRESNE
THE dark blue limousine pulled
up outside No. 84 Powhatan Ter
race. It was only a little past seren
o'clock, but the darkness was a ad
vanced aa though the night were
houra old. Through the twin cylin
ders of light (rom the headlights
fluttered the vagrant snowllakes
that heralded the sequel to the
storm ot the preceding day. The
air was creepy with chill.
"Walt here for me, no matter how
long," Harper instructed the driver.
Ee opened the door and entered.
There was no one in sight and no
sound of activity anywhere. He
walked down the hall, unlocked the
breakfast-room door, and turned on
the wall lights. Whenever he re
turned to this locked room, he had
a foellng that someone had been
there In the Interim looking over
the "exhibits." He had that feeling
now, atrongly, but could discover
no evldenco to substantiate It.
Dropping bis hat and overcoat on
chair, he went to the fireplace.
Sore enough, there was the brass
urn In a corner ot the hearth, ex-
actly as Ellen Becker had described
It Harper pulled it forward and
' handful by handful sifted the sand,
Having made sure that nothing was
bidden there now, be poured the
white sand back Into the urn,
smoothed It down, and returned It
to lta place.
Harper went to the door and
looked out Into the hall. He waited,
hearing a quiet footstep. The butler
appeared, saw the silent mure
watching, and came to him.
; "Where Is every one, Andrewsl"
''They are at dinner, sir." He indi
cated a door farther down the ball.
rAna Mrs. uurresner-
i Mrs. Dufresne la having dinner
fn her own room. Did yon wish to
speak to anyone r
I "Not yet, Andrews. Later In the
evening will do just as welL Is
Doughy aboutt"
1 "I'm sorry, sir. He asked Mr. Du
fresne for the evening off.
''What time will he be back?"
"Eleven-thirty, at the latest That
Is the rule ot the bouse.
The detective went back Into the
breakfast-room, took up Mrs. Du
Cresne's stained slippers, locked the
door behind him, and went quietly
up the stairs. Still quietly, he rapped
Dn the door of Mrs. Dutresne's
room. Without any preliminary
sound the door was opened a foot or
to and Miss Burkett's red head
gleamed in the opening.
Sergeant Harper pushed against
the door gently but firmly and In
sorted himself through the opening.
"You can't come In here," protested
the watch-dog supplied by the hos
tile Dr. Ulrica.
"Not" queried Harper, smilingly,
already inside. Over the nurse's
shoulder ha saw the mistress ot the
house seated in a deep armchair.
"Good evening, Mrs. Dufresne. For
give my Intrusion, but it is Impera
tive that I speak with you now."
MRS. DUFRESNE was resting
very comfortably in her chair,
her teat on a stool, a book open on
her lap, and a soft blue lounging
robe covering her. Dr. Ulrica's
blindages hid the right side ot her
face.
The detective turned to the nnrse.
"I wish to talk with Mrs. Dufresne
privately. If you will please leave
us I'll ring when I've finished."
The red-headed woman looked at
her patient in Inquiry. "But I have
orders to stay here," she objected.
"Dr. Ulrlch told me
"Never mind what Dr. Ulrlch told
you"
; "Go, Miss Burkett" There was so
denying the authority in that quiet
voice from the armchair.
Preceded by a colli "May ir
Harper pushed up a ohalr to face the
still figure. "I hope your Injury la
responding to treatment Mrs, Du
fresne I understood from Dr. Ulrlch
that you would have to keep to a
liquid diet for a tew days."
Mrs. Dufresne ignored the subtle
exposure She reached out her hand
toward the stand at her elbow. On
it were a writing pad, and a pencil.
She picked up the latter.
"Let us put an end to these little
Actions, please," he said, quietly. "If
you can bold conversation with
Dr. Ulrlch, you can talk to me. It Is
Kittens RlMl on rtotl -mack Msris- Rlrtrs. $1 r i . j TSTs.ii bi.k iV I 03 M vi " I" 1L, Cs.e I
SOOTH WINDSOR. Conn. (UP) LBWI8TON. Ms. (UP) It coats 11 1 I 'l Vj5 Jl Tt. t s M Ott 1 I V -f '' l' A w- Hf.J
Whon th mother of four nswborn to ride In Lwlton 'BlscK Mnrls" ! ' 11 II I - 1 I 1 II 1 I I
kltwns tell Tlotlm of a "hit snd whether you nnt to or not. The ; BBINQINQ DP FATHER By QeoreB McManiU
nin" driver. Mrs. Robert Lobrtell pur- police department hs bought a new " 1 , 1 1 1 1 : 11 i i III f I m "TT" "" ' I j
chased a nursing bottle and took patrol wagon and the fee has been I .. ' ,'t.li)l-i?)X?Sp.,t4.. VA-IERP, i? HE ? HA MV I'LL SAV iO- HE . 1 , ,,
over the duties of rearing the or-1 levied to cover It cost. The 1 Is , rJVtSCMA I WONDER IF HE SONBEEN CALLED FOUR W feTEMOrtri APHER hIrquT
phans. The idea wa, a success. added to th. defendant, fine. 1 . I SEE IF J'Sm I HA"b BEEN Mg VET? J ?N ? dTsTANCE PHONIES- t WANT TO HER OUT
i P fe wL tffT
time we bad an understanding abu
certain matters."
"What do you want, Mr. Ha.
pert" ahe asked In a muffled volu.
for the surgical dressing cover.c
one corner ot her mouth.
"I want the truth about eertr..
Incidents, Mrs. Dufresne, and oni.
you can supply that," Harper an
swered. "There Is no use beatln,
about the bush. We have found otu
a great many things from uti
source and another, some things wt
do not yet understand fully, but tin;
case has definitely moved from th.
backstairs to the upstairs, to put jl
bluntly."
Sylvia Dufresne flinched.
"Mrs. Dufresne, who was tbe man
who was murdered in the breakfast-
roomf What was bis name, and
what brought him to this house, not
once, but many tlmest I believe you
can tell met"
"I don't know," the lady faltered,
not challenging her questioner.
The detective's brows went up.
"Where did you go when you left
Mrs. Morlock's house last night?"
Tbe hands tightened so that tbe
knuckles sbone taut and white
"Who told you I loft Mrs. Mor
locks?" she gasped.
For anawer, the detective posed
the stained slippers on the side ta
ble. "These are the shoes you won
last night, Mrs. Dufrosne. The
show that you walked a consider
able distance through the snow. Bui
that Is not all. We bave an eye- wit
nesa who will testify that you icfi
Mrs. Morlock's house."
SYLVIA DUFRESNE was silent,
but the one wholly visible eyi
was wide with apprehension.
"Would you not ratber explali
tblnga to me here, quietly, than at
swer these same questions in i
courtroom!" Harper asked. "Pe1
haps yon will realize what I mea'
when I tell you that I talked wit
Ellen Becker thla afternoon. Sb
told us everything."
Still tbe wide-eyed silence, a
though the Sergeant ot Detective
had exercised a hypnotic spell ovc.
her.
"Believe me, Mrs. Dufresne, yoi
should have realized that tbe trutl
could not be suppressed long b:
bribery. Ellen Becker took th
money, but ahe has told her ator)
Donaghy, apparently, has en
cashed in on this, and I have n
doubt he can be made to talk ai
readily aa the girl."
"Josepht" Mrs. Dufresne mur
mured.
"Yes, Joseph Donaghy," Harpci
repeated. "Not to mince words, Mrs
Dufresne, It will be charged tlm
you held secret rendezvous with tbi
man wbo was killed."
Sylvia Dutreane cried out at that
and put her band over bor face, bu
the detective went on remorselest
ly, "We have been told there wen
a numDer or jealous quarrels be
tween you and Mr. Dufresne am
that he openly charged you wltl
Infidelity. At the time he atated the:
he would never give you a divorce
"It baa been remarked that evei
since this affair reached lta cllmai
Mr. Dufresne has avoided your pres
once. It will be Intimated that you
entered into a plot to kill your hus
band and that In a quarrel subse
quent to the attem'pt on his lite yon
killed this other man.
We are certain that Officer Ham-
Ill was admitted to this house by
some one be recognized as belong
ing here and waa tben ahot down.
Yon have my word that as the
evidence now standa it will make a
strong circumstantial case. You will
be amazed to see how much ot our
evidence will fit Into that theory.
"I have studied these facts and
suspect a different story, but If you
will not confide In me I sball have
to act on Ellen Beckor's teCmony.
I ask you once again to tell me the
truth about last night"
Then her voice came. "No no I
have nothing to say. To you or any
one. Not even if you arrest me. Yon
must do aa yon like. But please
please don't question met"
The tears rolled silently down
her cheek, but she would not give
way to audible distress.
Harper rose. "I- am very sorry,
be said, reaching for the bell. The
nurse responded to the tinkling call
aa the detective picked up the slip
pers. "Miss Burkett I make you ac
countable for Mrs. Dufresne's safe
ty. She is not to have possession ot
any article with which she might
Inflict an Injury to heraolt or others.
That lccludoa anything with a point
ed or cutting edge. You will also see
to It that all visitors are barred
from this room until farther notice.
Those are official Instructions."
(Copyright. tti. bu Walter O. Broumi
..Kssa:"m 1 1 1 bis boss ji vj i I rriK&iiS . vh w- yj nm- r k- "
CCC DEATH RATE
L
A law mortality rata for the Med-
ford CCC district has been recorded
during the pant year, figures receiv
ed from the district headquarters to
day show, with only three deaths
within this section since establishing
of the headquarters In May, 1833,
Last summer there were 14 camps,
with about 3800 men In the district,
during the winter there were 2000
men, and now, with the district en
larged to Include 20 camps and a
headquarters detachment of about
200 men, there are an approximate
,4200 men on duty In this area.
The most recent death. In the CCC,
was John F. Joblonskl, 10-year old
Chicago youth, who died last Sunday
from Injuries suffered when he dived
Into the Rogue river, at a shallow
spot. He wae stationed at Camp Band
Banger station. His body was ship
ped east Wedneeday, for burial.
On October B, last year, John J.
Novotney, 22, an enrolls with the
Lake of the Woods company, from
Streater, 111., was fatally Injured at
the Cold Springs spike camp about
forty miles from Klamath Palls, by
a falling tree.
The other death In the district, waa
Kirk M. Sheldon, World war veteran,
who died at the Boseburg hospital
on November 23, 1933, from car
buncles. According to figures released by In
surance companies, the mortality
rate, for the average aged Junior
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enrolle, would be 7.G1 persona per
thousand, each year. Juniors include
young men between the ages of IB
and 29.
COLLEGES KEEP
SALEM, Ore. (UP) All Oregon In
stitutions of higher learning finished
Some Disturbing Thoughts
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the achool year with expenditures
well under those budgeted, an audit
Just completed by the state depart
ment showed today.
Eijx-udlturts were;
Estimated Actual j
General board .. 147,837 s 111,080;
O. 8. C. 1,702,305 1,593,641 i
U. of O 983,394 882,809
Medical School . 364,716 328,109
Monmouth Nor... 185,017 174,01s!
Ashland Nor 80.147 74.013
La Orande Nor.- 92,788 88,133
Total 13,015,398 t3,253,101
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