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! PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1934. By VICTOR BRIDGES SYNOPSIS: Jerry Uoriaunt and Nicholas Trench are at th former's flat. With Molly O'Brien, the two young men art engaged in trying to recover a valuable for mula, stolen by the murdered John Osborne from Molly alter the death of her father. Sinister persons alto are trying to find the formula, and moat of them belteve Nicholas hot tt, wince he hoa been accused of the murder of Osborne, although I later he is acquitted. Jerry just f has joined Sick. Chapter U SIR WILLIAM AVON PORKY to have been ao long," , lj said Jerry. "I don't know why, but I waa a bit sleepy tbla morn W" 1 "It you will Insist on dragging ua to expensive night eluba and danc ing till three o'clock ..." I began. "Waa It aa late as that?" He dropped Into an easy chair and ran his fingers through George's silky coat. "Still, we didn't bare a bad time, did we? I think Molly enjoyed herself all right" 'To sure ehe did," I aald. "A sim ple nature like hers , , ." "Simple nature be blowedl I tell you, Nick, that girl's a wonder. She'a sot only pretty, but she's got brains nd guta, too." "According to the best scientific authorities," I observed, "most young women have." . paddling sedately at ,.' -'a. we emerged through the Admiralty Arch Into the ordered peace of the Mall. Buckingham Palace loomed up ahead o! us In all Its reassuring ugliness. Jerry, who was telling me about bis late trip, rambled on cheerfully from one experience to another, while a stream of smooth running cars, with their well-dressed occupants lolling back against the cushions, added to the general at mosphere of comfortable security. When we arrived at the gate op posite St George's Hospital, Jerry came to a halt. "I think I'll turn round and toddle back now," he observed. "If I take George along Piccadilly he will stop and look at the shop windows." 't T7ELL, you can expect me some time about three," I replied. "I should think I ought to be through with Avon by then." "Don't rush It. There's no hurry aa far as we're concerned. It It's anytblng to do with Osborne get aa much out of him as you can!' He whistled to George who waa eyeing a large Alsatian that had Just trotted up from behind us. "I've a notion," he added, "that we're 01 what they call the brink of dlscov ery." 3 J? f With a sudden smile Sir William stepped forward. "Look at the way aha bluffed those two thugs In your studio." be went on with growing enthusiasm. "Masterly bit of work I call It! And the Jolllest thing about her la that she's so easy to talk to. We got along together like a houae on fire." "What were you discussing?" I Inquired. "You, chiefly." "It's a fascinating topic," I ad mitted. "She's worried about you, Nick. Got It Into her head that she's no right to lead you Into any more trouMo." "Oh, tbat'a bunkum," I objected. "What I want to find out la who killed Osborne. Until I do, every fool In England will go on believing that I'm a murderer I" "That'a what I pointed out to her. S'explalned that we were both act ing from entirely selfish motives. You wished to clear your name and I waa thirsting to try my hand aa a sleuth. If we were able to help her t the same time ao much the bet ter." j "Well done, Jerry," I said. "I'd no Idea, you were such a diplomat." it'VE always been underrated by my friends." He glanced across at the clock. "When Is this appoint- rent of yours with Avon?" "One-fifteen," I replied. I "That will give us time for a walk 'first. Oeorge wanta some exercise ao I'll come along with yon aa far a Hyde Park Corner." "What are you doing atter (wards?" I Inquired. "I thought I'd lunch with Molly at ths Milan and wait for you there. When you're through you can come along and tell ns the result. I'm yearning to know what he wanta to ee you about." "It ought to be Interesting," I evgreed. "By the way, I rang up old Cresswell Just now, and he suggests that I should go to dinner with him tomorrow night." i "You didn't mention anything. . . ." ' "Not a word. Until I've seen Avon think we'd better keep the whole thing to ourselves." "That'a my opinion." He got up and with a Joyful bark Oeorge bounded towarde the door. "Just you and 1 and Molly for the present: of course, I don't count Dawson." "Does Dawson know?" I Inquired. Jerry yawned. "I expect so. It's Bo use trying to keep things from Dawson. I gave It up long ago." The world seemed to nte a very agreeable place, as, with Oeorge "You're on the brink of a dog fight If you don't look out," I re marked, and leaving him to deal with the situation I sauntered out on to the pavement and crossed the road In the direction of A p s 1 e y House. A few minutes' walk brought me to the Park View Hotel the most select and expensive of all London'a' recently erected beauty spots. My host had evidently left Instructional at the office, for, on my mentioning his name, the reception clerk at once summoned a page, and with out further preliminaries, I waa promptly conducted to the lift. We stopped at the second land-, In;, where, leading the way down a softly carpeted corridor, the boy knocked gently at a closed door. It was opened by a manservant. Yes, air, ' be murmured In re sponse to my Inquiry. "Sir William Avon la expecting you, sir." He relieved me of my hat, and. conducting me across a miniature! hall ushered me Into a large oral-! shaped room, the windows of which looked out on to the Park. Standing with his back to the fire place was a man whom I should have recognised at once. His mas sive shoulders, his square chin, and tbs lock of while hair falling across his forehead were all familiar to me from his photographs In the newspapers. Though he must have been at least seventy he was as up right aa a dart, and his eyes, which were a curious shade of frosty blue, were about the hardest and keenest that I have ever encountered. They rested on me for a moment In a quick appraising glance: then, with a sudden smile, he stepped for ward. "I am glad to make your acquaint ance, Mr. Trench," be said. i (Copyright, I'll. Penn FuMKfclns CoJ Hlcx learns I things from air row. . m. aitonUhing William, tomor. A I IS LAW HELD MID BY U. S. COURT PORTLAND, Dee. 18. (AP) The validity of the Oregon law requiring use of uniform berry boxes was up held In federal court here today In a decision handed down In the action brought by the Pacific Btatea Box and Basket company attacking the statute. The company had sued for an In junction to prevent enforcement of the law which requires use of uni form berry hallocka. The company had alleged that the state law inter fered with normal course of Inter state commerce. The oourt ruled that the constitutional rights of the box company had not been Invaded. "Legislation designed to aid and promote the Industry In the manner provided by the Oregon laws," the decision resd. "Falls within the le gitimate use of the police power of the state, whether the state de partment of agriculture acted widely In making aelectlons. or whether the containers manufactured by the plaintiff are aa well or better adapt ed to the Intended use does not pre sent a aubject for Judicial reviews." FLIER'S WIFE CHARTERS SCHOONER FOR SEARCH SYDNEY, N, 8. W Deo. 18. (AP) Refusing to abandon hope for her husband, missing for two weeks on a trana -Pacific flight, Mrs. Charles T. P. Ulm chartered the schooner Lana kal today through the British con sul In Honolulu to -make a month's search for him. The Lanakal will cruise about reefs and island! from Honolulu to Mid way Island. DEATH TO SAWTELLE, .NINTH CIRCUIT JUDGE SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18. (AP) Judge William H. Sawtelle. formerly of Tucson, Ariz., one of the three members of the ninth circuit United States court of appeals, died sud denly at his home here Monday. He waa appointed Feb. 6, 1931, by form er President Hoover. 28 TERRORISTS SHOT ON SOVIET ORDERS MOSCOW, Dec. 18. (AP) Twenty eight alleged terrorists under death sentences were duly executed today In Kiev, bringing to a total of 107 the number of alleged terrorists exe cuted since the assassination of Sergei Klroff, December 1 PAY BOOST COMING FOR RAIL WORKERS WASHINGTON, Dec. IB. (AP) Railroad union workers who In 1032 took a 60. 000. 000 -a -year wage cut will receive an Increase In wages January 1, restoring their pay to "within A per cent of the baslopre- depresslon scale. ' PENDLETON, Dec. 18. (AP) Ap proximately 1,600 wheat allotment checks amounting to $340,856 were being distributed thla week to Uma tilla county wheat ranchers who have complied with the government's re qulrementt acreage reduction. An equal amount will be distributed later. Oross returns from Florida's 1933 34 fruit and vegetable crops were 983,407.184. 4 AUTO DEATHS PORTLAND, Dec. 18. (AP) Four persons lost their lives In automobile accidents In Oregon over the week end, several others were critically in jured, and a dozen or more were less seriously hurt. The dead: Charles W. Mead, 37, of Portland. Emory H. Fuller, 32. of Oregon City. Ous Holgate, 40, of cottage Grove. Mrs. W. H. Powell. 50. of Yamhill. Mead waa struck down In Portland by an automobile reputedly driven by Francis J. McDonald of Bonneville who was booked for Involuntary manslaughter. Fuller was killed when his car skidded on the Columbia highway near The Dalles. Holgate's automobile collided with a truck on the Row river road near Dorena. Mrs. Powell died in a hospital here frc-n injuries suffered near Condon. Gene Tonles, 19, of Umatilla, was perhaps fatally Injured when his car skidded Into a guard rail at Umatilla. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH Tiber Ousts Italians ROME, Dec. 18. (AP) One thou sand persona. It was estimated touay. were forced toMeave their homes here during the night aa the flooded river Tiber continued on a rampage. Prop erty damage was large. Three houses caved In but their occupants escaped. Funds raised through the sale of Christmas seals are used to promote better health by educating children and adults in the ways of healthy living and by helping to find early cases of tuberculosis. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS OU WAfO fRMN STEPS MOTiCB CROWD AND 1Mb DEPARflflENf SlbRC SfCPS 1b WWCH f 1AW T6 6Ef SLED FOR J0NIO1& DEMoKSTRMfT SEf Of CHRISTMAS PRESEttf MA&IC HACK'S INQUIRES WHERE WIU. MURMURS HE REBU.Y he Find sleds aud rut must hUrrv and sees rVrlrl MECHANICAL 1bVS && tlSPLAV OF ElECfRlC OH COUNTER TRAINS, "MO AiSl.ES OVER elbows his wav 0 Front line position SH)Vai PULLS HIMSElF AWAY AT LAST, B1ST6ETS SIDE -TRACKED IN PU22LES AND DEPARTMENT SEES CROWD FlUtfe lf)RO06H HURRIES FOR TRAlS. 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