PA(JK SIX
MKDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1934.
By VICTOR BRIDGES
SYNOPSIS: Nicholas Trmrh
fust has been acquitted of the
murder ol Osborne, lite solicitor
has aiven Trench a letter from hi
couein. Sir Seymour, asking him
to call at once, and the warder has
let him out of the prison by a
back wait so that he cannot be
teen. Sicholat has only one pleat
ant memorii of the trial the fart
o' " nirl uho attended evcru tet
Chapter Three
TEA SHOP
A MELLOW September tun shone
down Into the street, lighting
tip the windows of the opposite
warehouses. From somewhere
close by came the rumble of buses,
and the Insistent hooting of cars.
Two or three pigeons were strutting
about In the roadway, while a desul
tory stream of clerks, porters and
office boys hurried or sauntered by
on their respective errands.
None of them paid the smallest
attention to me, and rousing myself
from the kind ut semi-trance Into
which I bad fallen, I started off
along the pavement Whro ! was
going to I hadn't the least Idea: all I
wanted was to Snd some quiet place
close by where 1 could sit down, and
where no newspaper reporter was
likely to discover me.
I was nearly at the end of the
street when a decorative sign, jut
ting out from one of the doorways.
attracted my attention. On It
sldered it more prudent to wait until
1 was actually acquitted, tils
letter, for all Its expression of good
will and offer of assistance, was
at least a month too late, and Id
spite of Mr. Cresswell's charitable
advocacy, 1 felt no particular grati
tude stirring inside me as I ran my
eye down Its stilted and character
istic phrases.
t was Just wondering why be
should be In such a remarkable
hurry to see me when the waitress
reappeared with my order. She
prosonted me In addition with a little
pencilled Blip stating the amount of
my bill and, putting Seymour out
of my head for the time being, I
proceeded to turn my attention to
the more congenial subject of hot
buttered toast.
It was while I was in the act of
helping myself to a second piece
that I heard sounds on the farther
side of the Japanese screen. Some
fresh arrivals a young man and a
girl to Judge by their voices were
entering the compartment next td
mine. They gave their Instructions
to the waitress with what seemed
to me an unnecessary amount of
noise, and not feeling In the most
'ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF
MEDFORD TAKE PART
IN LODGE'S BIRTHDAY
t 1 FA KIlUVA K 1 1
f p''''iir pi
Sf It m 'jSii I 1 hesitated a moment, then went in.
Camp No. 4713, Royal Neighbors of
America of Med ford, 1a talcing pirt
.n the 40th anniversary membership
campaign of the fraternal benefit so
ciety. The campaign opened Sep
:?moer 1 and clooea May 31. 1835.
Special significance Is attached tc
the campaign as It will serve aa en
observe nc of the 40th anniversary
of the chartering of the organization
cs a fraternal benefit society. Tie
40th anniversary occurs on March 21.
1936, and states reaching their quo
tas before that date will receive hon
orable mention.
Prizes will be awarded throughout
the campaign. These Include cash
awards to Individual members, camps
and district deputies and regalia
prizes to camps for obtaining ne
rdult and Juvenile members.
The Anniversary membership effort
recalls five outstanding events In th?
nlstory of the fraternal organization.
These are: Inception of Royal Neigh
bors of America as a social order In
Council Bluffs, Iowa, on November
28, 1888; chartering of the organiza
tion S3 a fraternal benefit society on
March 21, 1805. by the state of Illi
nois; establishment of the juven.le
department on March 21, 1018; dedi
cation of the new supreme office
building In Rock Island, 111., on Octo
ber 17, 1028, and dedication of trw
I society's home for aged and depend
ent members, located near Davenport.
Iowa, on July 18, 1931.
GCC EDUCATION HEAD
FOR MEDFORD REGION
D. E. Wledman. educational ad
viser for the Medford CCC district,
left today for San Francisco, where
Friday he will attend a conference
with C, S. Marsh, national educa
tional director for the CCC. Dr. J.
B. Griffin, civil director for the ninth
corps area, will also be tn attend
ance. Mr. Wledman will tell of the Med
ford CCC educational program, this
district having been selected as an
example for the other groups.
Free correspondence courses In
many subject are offered the men
in camps, including forestry, how to
study, psychology, photography, busi
ness English, Journalism, auto me
chanics, Diesel engines and how to
read blue prints. Other courses are
to be Inaugurated later.
Bridge Squabble
Ends In Divorce
BROCKTON, Mass.. (AP) The Law
rances were having a friendly game of ,
bridge, but as the game progressed ,
Everett Lawrence almost killed his
partner.
In divorce proceedings, Lnwrence'i
wife, Eleen, charged that her husband
tried to throw her out of a window
because she played a wrong card. ';
Baked Apples fanned i
YAKIMA, Wash. (UP) A new in- '
duatry has sprung up here. It con-,
sists of canning baked apples and Is 1
the only plant of its kind In the j
country both processing and cannlns i
the fruit. i
Plan to have your Thankaglvlr
dinner at Durlg hello's. Choice of tu.
key or Italian dinner, 50c.
Also organized under Mr. Wled-i DCCT"l?ffTFr IIPX
man. are corresoondence courses for Ixt-O 1 1 LJ I
officers In motor transportation,
cooking, and camp Administration,
and a course for company clerks.
These are to continue over a period
of two months and are now being '
sent the camps from headquarters, j
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green letters, were painted tbe
words "King Hid Tea Rooms. First
Floor," and underneath was what
appeared to be a fanciful portrait
of that venerable monarch, pointing
encouragingly up the staircase.
I hesitated a second, and then
coming to the conclusion that this
would probably serve my purpose
as well as anywhere else, I turned
In at the entrance.
After a short climb 1 arrived at
my destination a discreet and rest
fully lighted apartment, set around
with comfortable chairs and small
spindle-legged tables. Each table
was divided from Its neighbor by a
Japanese paper screen, the privacy
of customers being further ensured
by the presence of artificial palms
sot In pots down the centre of the
room. Just Inside the door a tall
young lady with honoy colored hair
was presiding over a desk.
IT was precisely the type of place
tbat I was looking for, and walk
ing across to the extreme end, I
turned Into a vacant compartment.
Kxccpt for a stout man with a bald
head, whom I passod on my way
along. I appoarod to be the solitary
patron.
A waitress arrived as I was set
tling myself down, and having given
her an order for tea and toast, I
pulled out Seymour's letter from my
pocket and began to road it through
tor a second time. It was the only
communication I had had from him
since the day of my arrest for all
those four grim weeks not so much
as a word of sympathy, not even a
brief line of encouragement.
Knowing him as I did I had not
been altogether surprised. I could
well Imagine how bitterly he must
have resented the unpleasant pub
Holly thrust upon him by our near
relationship, and how anxious he
must have boon to dissociate him
self In every possible way from a
man accused of a peculiarly brutal
and sordid murder.
Dr-fore sending me even this be
lated message lie had evidently con-
amiable of moods I anathematised
them silently for disturbing my
peace.
CHAIRS crenked. followed by a
rather common female giggle.
"I don't know how you can stand
It, Perce. It would give me tho
creeps."
There was the scrape of a match.
"Well, people are different of course.
It's always been a sorter hobby
o' mine goln to murder trials. 1
wouldn't hare missed this ono, not
for a fiver."
My hand, which was conveying
the bit of toast to my mouth, stopped
short In mld-alr.
"What was It all nbout?" Inquired
the girl's voice. "I did see something
In the Sunday paper, but 1 couldn't
be bothered to read It "The Hol
land Park Mystery- wasn't that
what they called It?"
"That's right. Case of a chnp
being found lying In his study with
his head bashed In. They arrosd
this bloke Trench some time ago,
but the trial only came on Inst
Monday. I been there every day
not missed a blooming word of It."
"Was It excltln'?"
"Not iinlf. You ought to hnve
come along with me. Holler than
the pictures and nothing to pay Into
the bnrgnln."
I roplaced my tonst on tho plnte,
and taking out my handkerchief
wiped my llugors. This dialogue
seemed to require my full attention.
"What was the trouble?" demand
ed the girl. "Anything to do with a
young lady 7"
"Nothing of that sort. Question
o' money according to the prosocu
tlon, but 1 shouldn't be surprised
moself If there wns a bit more be
hind It."
"How do you moan?"
"Well, Osborne, the chap who
wns done In, was an old schoolfel
low of this chap Trench. Been In
Amorlca for some years and coma
over hero for a visit. Odd sort of a
cove least that's how it struck me.
Instead of staying at a hotel, like
you'd expect, goes and takes a fur
nished houso one of thoso quiet
little places with a garden up be
hind Ladbroke Square." ,
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Nlcholnt rlori n Injudicious
thinQ, Monday.
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CMLllIN GIVEN
CARMME, t1 . Nov. 3. jpt Ma
jor C. M. Wilhelm. deputy superin
tendent of alate police, said today a
California couple with three children
answering descriptions of the three
dead girl in the mountain mystery
stopped at a lounst camp near Soui.i
Ijinshorne. near Philadelphia, from
Monday, November 19. until Wedn--!
day. November 21. !
Wilhelm aaid Mrs, Ooodrn Dtl.s '
who operates the tourist camp. .
ported to state police the couple gvr
the name of Mr and Mrs J. C. Ait
lone of Vallejo. Csl.
Arrangements mere macie Tor Mrs
Dills to ftp to llarrlsburg torn or r j
in company with a state trooper tnr
further conference with mate po'.-e
nffi-i'' shr t.irn will come to Cr
li&le to view Hit bodie.
HELP ON AIRPORT
CHll-OQl'lN. Nov. Sfl. ( ATM The ,
allocation of somewhat more than
7.000 for completion of the I'hilo-1
quln airport In Klamath county was
approved hy the Mate emot-rnry re
lief administration todsy. Almost ,
l.i.OOO of this nioncv will go to wage ,
for heads of Klamnlh ctmnlv fami
lies mho arc on relief rolls. The
Chiloquin airport w stsried months
at;o under ( VA. but the work wns
discontinued. The SEHA announced
mortt mill be resumed immediately
on clearing and n railing the runway
300 feet wide and 3 OtK) feet lone.
The committee nlto alKvntcd 17.
000 to rtner freight, Morale and pro-cta-Mug
of ratlle from drought area.s
Already the HFRA has placed In stor
ace In Portland lU'Bono i-sns of
toast beef. 'I ona of tin If cam,- of
beef and mutton are In cold storage
herr for liM ,b-; this iu lei
lhtouhoul the state.
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