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PTGE FOURTEEJT MEDFOTiD MAIL TRTBUNB, MEDFORD. OREGON1". FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1931. Judith!) LaHe" Marian Gordon by elKAXXK HOW'MAX KYh'OPSlS! Varlan Claeai has m letter in her eafetu deposit bog that vill tend the contractor. Mc Swain, to jolt, Mctiwain cannot persuade Marian to give it up, mo hiree Marian's husband, Lon Ca sad, as foreman on the very job ' he plane to eaamp. Then Marian receivee a telegram eaylng her mother te danaerauslg ill ; the goee at once to the Gordon ranch and finds the message viae talee. Know ing the telearam had been a ruse to get her aieav while Iter house u-as searched for tne Utter, she returns. Chapter it LOW TRICK TTERO Jumped from the car and J- J- ran sniffing toward the house. Marian followed, watching the dog's peculiar actions. . He reached the house, waited for ber to unlock the door, then entered with low growls rumbling In bit throat, Marian nodded. There was little likelihood that anyone would he here now, but some one bad been here, someone whose scent Hero .disliked. She switched on the lights and followed the dog from room to room, Still the low growling, the uneasy !paclng from bureau to chest, from chest to secretary, from secretary ;to Lon's workroom. , Nothing seemed disturbed. But Iwbere was Lon? ' A car was coming up the drive. She heard Lon's "Good-night, thanks 'for bringing me over and say, the barbecue mi One. j He came running towards the mouse now. "Ian," he called, "well, 'this Is a surprise; I didn't expect ;you back tonight. I'm glad your mother's better." "What makes you think mother's better?" she asked. "You wired me shotwas . . . say what's tba matter with Hero . . look he's actually growling at me. "He probably doesn't approve of your dancing with Silver," she bai- ardeu. Lon looked at her in astonish. tnent "How did yon know?" be asked. "I don't know, but Hero does. He's found the same scent on you that be found here In the bouse. "Lon, listen. My mother wasn't tn. Neither she nor Dad sent the wire. It was sent by the same per son who saw that I had the car here at the house to use, In order to give them a chance to go through this bouse without fear of Interruption. "Ian, what are you saying?" "This. McSwaln sent me vord that my mother was 111. After I left Silver came here . , . look at Hero It you can't take my word . . . she wont through everything . . . watch him go from place to place ... he associates something unpleasant with that scont. She frightened him that night In Nevada and you scold' ed him for snarling at her. He smells ber scent on you, now bold out your hand, the one you used li holding ber hand while you were dancing." "Ian, for Pat's sake, be yourself, I suppose that next thing you'll be telling me you didn't send me a wire from Sacramento asking me to get that letter out of the safe deposit box and mail It " "Lon!" Marian screamed his name as realization of what had happened came upon her. "What have you done?" "Well, for the lore of Heaven, wbafs going on? You wire me to do something, then yell at me tor do Ing It " "Forgot me. Lon, Itston, tell me everything. You say you got a let ter out of the safe deposit box. What did you do with It?" "Mailed It to Sacramento like you told me to ... I guess It was tho right one: It was the only one thoro In a plain envelope. It bad Sliver's namo on It. Marian, what's the mat ter?" "Toll me, Lon, you say you mailed that to mo. To what address, and at what time" She looked at her wrist watch. Could the reach Sacra mento In time to Intercept the let ter? ITTITH a look of offended dignity, Lon walked to the divan, sat down, selected a clgaret and lighted It. Marian watched him, breathless ly. He wasn't acting natural. His hand teemed a little uncertain at he held the flame to the white cylinder; his cheeks were orernushed. Mow much did he know of McSwaln's ac tions? Under normal circumstances he should be as upset as she. ' flense, Lon," she besged patient It golnsr over to sit beside him, hat time did you mall that letter i.d to whom?" "I followed your Instructions" he relorled bluntly. "Lon," she reached for bit coat ilcove. tugged It as though she could force hlra to give her his full atten tion. "Listen, Lon. J didn't send that wire letter Is of vital Impor tance. I must Intercept It before It's delivered, If It It physically possi ble. Tell me, how did you address It?" "I addressed It to Mrs. Lionel Cv sad, Congressional Hotel, Sacra mento, California, U. S. A." "At what time did you mall !t, and where?" "McSwaln, who took the time from his work to drive me to the bank, was kind enough to carry It clear out to the Oakland airport so It would be . , . wbat't the matter . . . do you want me to drive you to Sac ramento?" He seemed roused from his lethargy as Marian Jumped from the divan. "No," she answered, and after a moment' restless pacing of the room, "'here's no use now. The let ter didn't go to Sacramento any more than McSwaln went to the air port, "Oh, Lon," the turned to blm again, "don't you tee what's hap pened?" "All I can see," he returned with spirit, "Is that the girl I married la carrying on like a prima donna." Marian sat in a chair, head in her hands. Well, that was that. While she was sitting with ber motbor, chuckling over winning the first round with McSwaln, he was taking her only weapon away from hor. But how had he known where to find the letter? She arose and went into ber room and delved Into the desk In whlcb she kept all receipts. There on top of one pile lay a receipt from the bank for rent on safe deposit box, held by Marian and Lionel Casad, Jointly. McSwaln waa clever, as clever as a fox. Had the letter been mailed, delivered and accepted by someone else, the might have charged them with intercepting the mailt. How ever, he had read Lon rightly. Lon waa too bonest to conceive of anyone else's being false. SHE went back Into tho living room. Lon was still sitting on the dlvtn, dark head resting on tbo pillow, a fresb clgarot between bit Hps. 'Lon," she sat beside him. tonV one hand In both of hers. Instead of curling about hers It lay passive. iry 10 listen to what I want to aay. "I was called awav from her hv telegram tunnotedlv comlnn- from Sacramento. I telephoned vou. Yon told me to take the car, then you turuea from the telephone and talked to someone. That person sug gested to you that I take Hero with me. wim mm out of the way, they know whoever waa going through this house would be unmolested. Lon, whom do vou know thnfe afraid of Hero? Who wired you to meet them anc" suggested In the wire that yon leave Pal at home?" 'Oh, now listen. Ian." nrntiMrtori Lon, "If you mean Sliver, nut her out of your mind. She waa down at ine r.ast uratos all dav . . . had lunch with us there." "Has she ever dona that hnfnrT And how long after I left did she ar. rive?" 'She was there before that wire came from Sacramento, asking me to senu tne letter on to you." or course the was. Look." she handed him the receipt, "she found that here, tipped oft tie person worxing with them In Sacramento what to wire, and tbon proceeded to arrange an alibi for herself. Lon, why won't vou be convlnt-eii that Silver and McSwaln are lulltv of actually robbing me?" hy? ho repeated, and wits. drawing bis hand, faced her "n. cause I happen to know what is be hind this whole affair." You do? Would you mind tolllnir me?" When McSwaln and I atnrtni n this morning, he asked me It you nno mcKea un a fuss over n w,rv. lug for him. I replied that you hadn't. ne enia ne was enrprlsod. I asked him wby, and this It what he told "He laid that he and your father had been enemies for years. He told me a lot about your girlhood that I had never before known; how you used to be taken arouud to all sorts of places with crowds of rough men. so your father could use bis nrettv daughter for political purposes. He said It got to such a place your father'e lister realised you were nemg apoiied for aay normal womanhood and the ttenped in and paid your way through thia exclusive girl school, hut that as soon as you left tchool. he forced the nowspa- per nacing hla faction Into glvlns you a Job as a reporter ro you could further bit Interest! there." (Ce,,ri,H, Ml, f, , ) Tomorrow, MarUn sltsps under tho stirs. OF 2 SALEM. Ore., Nov. 3. tAP) The progressive constitutional amend ment committee spent $3300 In be half of the healing art amendment to appear on the general election ballot. It was shown hy the com- mtttee's expense statement filed at the Mate department. It expected to spend 5fi0 more In support of the propoiftd amendment. The Joint committee for pr enerva tion of Oregon hospital standards and the workmen's compensation law ex pended 5547.7S In attempt to prevent the passing of the healing arts mean lire, and estimated an additional ex pcndttiire of 1000. Contributions totaled A9O0.34. The Oregon Asso ciation of Hospitals and the Oregon State Federation of Professional SO' cletles spent $106.26 and 625.83 re spectively In working against the same measure. A statement filed by the Tax Limi tation League of Oregon ahowed that this organization expended 7623.3ft In support of the 20-mlll tax limita tion measure, with additional expen ditures between now and November 0 estimated at 01659.18. Contribu tions totaled 6RQ45.31, of which 11. 000 came from the Corbett Invest ment Co. of Portland. The Northwestern Electric Co. ex pended 9647.34 In opposing tne Orange power bill and will spend an additional (60 prior to election. Ex penditures of the Pacific Light & Power Co. against the same bill to- Army of Crickets Forces Sams Vale Family From Home SAMS VALLEY, Nor. 3 (Bp!.) The cricket are becoming a men ace here. An army of them moved Into one home and ousted Ha oc cupants this week. They ate the paper off the walls and Invaded beds, clot lies closet and every corner, Inside, and outer walls of the house, also filled the well and generally took possession. Other families have been pestered great ly with them, too, but not In such hords. iSON BY CHEMIG PROF THE MINUTE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS with an additional teo taled S559, to be spent. rooseveLTurges red cross giving WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (AP) Gen erous support of the American Red Cross wns urged today by President Roosevelt. Opening the annual membership roll call, the president received a Red Cross button from 5-year-old Phyllis Smith of Washington, who was taken to the White House by James L. Fel ser, acting chairman of the Red Cross. rial ins HaiidniaMer Title. KIEL, Wis. (UP) Edgar P. Th les sen, 30. director of the 30-pler K'.et community band, la-ys claim to the title of Wisconsin's youngest band master. He has been a musician since he waa seven years old. VroDT.rTOWN. Conn. (UP) Dr. O. Albert Hi!!, professor of chemls-, try at Wc-.!?.ran university, camei home from a picnic one day with a , severe care of rotson Ivy. He was j curious to know what made the lvyj poispnous ana r.uniea up numerous books at ths library only to find apparently no one else knew either. During the enduing three years he mane it the subject of Intensive re search and experiment. He collected t hor.se ndi of pounds of leaves and pant, went through several more poisonous doses snd, after consider able difficulty and discomfort, suc ceeded In extracting and Identifying the poisonous element. It was urushlol, the same as found by a prominent Japanese scientist in 1907 In the poisonous Japanese Rhus, a plant. Persons with open akin pores, he found, were highly susceptible and once Infected, unles Immedate remedies were applied, suffered patiently until the poison had run Its course. Interested In Isolating the toxic element, he naturally was interest ed in a remedy. He found that after handling the plant. If the affected parts were Immediately washed with, a cheap laundry soap several times! thoroughly, the possibility of severe Infection was remote. Potassium per mansganate and hypochlorite solu-j tlons, alkaline and oxidizing, alsoi helped. i THAT SEEMS A YEAR ' i in niM int? AFTER 'HAWMERI'KS OM 1t-) BfrfHROOM Door mv shons to junior for pnvs sake to hurry up vou want o 6E cleaned up for. SUPPER. , JUNIOR STROLLS OUT" OF H5 ROOM TO SflV Triftf MftYBE IT'S -fHfcT FRlEND OF MOTHER'S IN TtfERE WHO ARRIVED UNEXPECTEDLY -To SPEND "THE N6Hf Ills llmue Was stolen. 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