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PAGE TEN JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 2?.. 1934. VICTOR BRIDGES SYNOPSIS: J till at Kicholal Trench and Sir William Avon leave the latter3! apartment after hav ing exchanged information about the mieeing formula whinh both wieh to li"t, Ntcholat heart a familiar voice. It it that of the man who two dayt before threatened to murder him tf he Aid not produce the valuable formula. Nick, it oily O'Brien, rightful owner of the mieeing paper, and Jerry Uordaunt are determined to trace it down. Si- William wantt to buy it. Chapter 23 MR. ORLOFP out WILLIAM and Etellman atood there tor perhapa thirty aecouda aoilllag and dialling. I had Jut luffl elent time to gal a grip on uiy icat Cared win, and then, with a farewell wave fit bi hand, Sir William turned toward the car. "Stop lor a moment at the Milan Hotel, Parker," he aald. The chauKeur arranged the rug over our Kueea, closed the door anu walked round to hla seat. There was a warning toot, and with an almost Imperceptible Jerk, we drew away fcrom the curb. As tar as X was aware !Mr. Stollman had not even glanced at me. "It's a peculiar thing," observed Sir William, "but whenever I'm In a hurry 1 alwaya aeein to run across someone who Insists upon stopping and talking to me." ' X managed to torce a laugh. "Most annoying," X agreed. "By the way, U lt'a not a rude Question, who was this particular oUenderV I'm nearly certain I've seen him before." "Not at all Impossible. Most peo ple have met Mr. i'eter Orlotf at some time or other. He's a gentle man ot many activities." "Peter Orlotf," I repealed. "What is he a Russian?" "Ob yes he makes so secret about It. Ho la the head of a large trading concern which operates cere and on the Continent. Uiactly what Its position la 1 can't ejy. It seta out to be an entirely Independ ent organisation, but It must obvi ously have a working arrangement of some sort with the authorities at Moscow. Anyhow, Orlott himself Is a very clever fellow, and there Is uo doubt that ha has plenty of money behind him. lie carried through a big business deal with my Urtu only a few months ago." For a moment or two 1 made uo reply. I was torn with hesitation aa to whether 1 ahould tell my com panion the truth, or whether for the present It would be wiser to keep my discovery to myself. 1 thluk It was the memory of that half Ironic question of his which finally decided me. "Souuda quite a mysterious char acter!" 1 said lightly. "1 expect I shall open the paper one morning and see that the police have beon raiding his headquartera. That's what usually seems to happen with these Russian trading companies." Sir William smiled grimly. "I don't fancy Orloff will ever Ojure In a political scandal. He holds too use ful a position to foul bis own nest." TTB relapsed Into silence until the " car turned Into the Strand, when, with a friendly gesture, he laid his hand on my arm. "Well, good-bye for the present, Mr. Trench." he ssld. "I am glad to bave bad this talk with you, and I hope before very long I may be in a position to send you some satisfac tory news. If you would care to bring Miss O'Brien round to see me I should be most Interested to make her acquaintance." "I'll tlx It up as soon as I've been to Hambrldge," I said. He nodded. "And In the meantime, If you will pardon a word of advice, 1 would suggest that the less you go about alone for the next week or two the safer you are likely to be. It Is true that we are In London, and not In Chicago, but all the same. American visitors who csrry guns and Isbor under a financial griev ance are not the sort to be treated too casuslly." "So It occurred to me," I said. "That's the very resson why I've gone to stay with Jerry." As I spoke we came to a sudden bait In a trafflo block, a few yards abort of the entrance to the Milan. "This will do me all right." I added. "Thanks for the lift, and I'm much obliged to you for promising Co send me the keys. If I make any discoveries down there I'll let you know at once." We shook bands, and selling my rbsnce before the car moved on, I opened the door and slipped out on the pavement. There must have been at least a doien people sitting and standing about when 1 entered the lounge, but 1 spotted Molly and Jerry at once. They were In tbelr old corner behind the palm, and 1 could see the expectation In tbelr faces as ! walked across to Join them. "I'm sure you've got some news for us," was Jerry's opening remark. "You came In through the door look ing so Important and mysterious." "I did nothing of the kind," I pro tested. "I entered with the noncha lant air ot a well-bred English gen tleman." "That's exactly bow It struck me," agreed Molly. "You're right about the news, though," I went on, lowering my voice. "I've any amount to tell you stacks and stacks of It I" I glanced at an adjacent couch on which two gentlemen were gesticulating vigor ously over their coffee and cigars. "Can't we find some place where we shall be a bit more private?" "Why not come up to my bed room?" auggested Molly. "We can talk comfortably there." "That's a sage Idea." Jerry Jumped to his teeu "I'll tell them to bring along some refreshments. We'll probably want a drink before we've finished." He gave bis Instructions to a waiter who was hovering In the neighborhood, and we were making our way towards the elevator when Just outside tbe entrance to the cloak-room I espied the diminutive figure of my young friend, Jimmy Fox. I suddenly remembered our talk of the previous day. "TTELLO, Jimmy," 1 said, pulling U-UD. "Broucht those drawlnea with you?" He beamed at me sbyly. "Yes, sir." "Good," I observed. "I'll have a look at them before 1 go. I suppose I shall find you somewhere about here?" "Yes, sir. I'm on duty In the lounge tilt alx-thlrty." "Well, I won't forget," I promised him. "I'll be down In about an hour's time." I followed the others Into the ele vator, which came to a halt on the fourth floor. Molly'a room waa round tbe first comer at the end of a short corridor a pleasant airy apartment looking out on to the Embankment. It waa comfortably furnished with a sofa, two easy chairs and a writing table, while a tall leather screen on one side of the bed protected lis oc cupant from any possible draught. 1 looked round with an approving nod. "They haven't done you too badly," I remarked. "It'a a lovely room," agreed Molly. That's what cornea of being Intro duced by a baronet. If I'd arrived alone I expect they'd have tucked me away In an attic." As she spoke there was a sound of steps In tbe passage outside, und the waiter to whom Jerry had given his order sppeared with the tiny. He deposited It on the writing table, and retiring with a shilling tip, . closed the door after blm. Now let's get to work." Jerry dropped down Into one of the chairs. Whst's this news of yours, and why was old Avon so desperately keen on seeing you?" Sitting down with Molly on tbe sofa, I plunged straight Into my story. As near as I could I repeated word for word exactly what Sir Wil liam hsd told me. while leaning for ward with Intent faces tbe two of them listened to me In absorbed silence. I don't know whether you'll think I did right," I concluded, "but It seemed to me that the most sensi ble thing was to tell him the truth. Anyhow, we'd nothing to lose by It. I could see that although he waa prepared to deal with Osborne be wasn't really out to swindle us. All be wanted waa to get hold of the Invention, and If . he could manage that through the rightful owner. It would obviously be a much safer and better way than by doing busi ness with a thief." Jerry nodded. "So he knows the whole story." "Everything." I said. "I gave blm full account of my little dust-up st the studio, I told him all about Molly and all about you, and I finally explained bow we'd talked It over and decided that the only course open to us was to tackle the Job our selves." And whst did he say to that?" Nothing very encouraging. I'm afraid he doesn't take us seriously aa sleuths. All the same he's going to let me have the keys of the fsc tory, sad he's promised to give us a note to the people at the farm where Osborne boanred." (Conirlght. Ml, fenn ruMOftlita Co.) A spy enters the plot, tomorrow. 10 PORTLAND. Dec. 22 ( AP) Expen rtlturft of $7,000 of SKRA money in Grants Pom, for enlarging ai'I straightening major drainage out--;s there for relief of congtion durli storms, waa authorized by the state relief administration today. Of ti total, ea.293 wtlt go for wages. The committee approved $5,000 for a public library building for MerMl. Klamath county, on pirns drawn by Howard R. Perrln of Klamath Palis The, building will be o: . jbble ma sonry, 51 by 30 feeit In aire, The relief committee olso approved work on the atate fifth hatchery al Enterprise; repairs to and distribu tion of donated clothing in Lane county; library work at Enterprise; hay and livestock census In Morrow county; remodeling tlx World War veteran houses, state-owned, at La Grande, and excavation and laying cf new trench pipe at Wallowa, previously revoked the company's per mit to operate as a passenger carrier In Oregon, but the bus Una officials succeeded In getting a temporary In junction against enforcement of the order. The permit waa revoked on the allegation that the company had not compiled with the federal bus code and had violated the provisions of the state transportation act. The hearing of the second lir.'stl gatlon has been set for December 27, BOS LI SEEKS NEW RESTRAINER SALEM, Ore., Dec. 22. (AP) The National Bus Llnes, Inc., today asked a supplementary order from Judge L. G. Lewelltng of the Marlon county circuit court, restraining the public utilities commissioner from continu ing a second Investigation of Us op erations. The hearing of the request was set for December 24. Commissioner Charles M. Thomas CARMEL, Cal., Dec. 22 (AP) Con versation o! Joseph Srhaffner, Chi cago clothing manufacturer, on hi arrival from the east today, Indi cated he had given up for dead Ii'a missing wife. Mrs. Eliot Boke Sen a fi ner, Authorities hold firm to the belief she committed suicide by wading de liberately Into Carmel bay. A deep sea diver wss on his way from Monterey to probe beneath hc kelp of Cooke's Cove to see If trie body might have become entangled and wsa being held out of sight beljw the surface. Searchers found an expensive slio per, identified as hers. In the kelp last night. Plans to dynamite th' Carmel river and the cove to bring the body of the surface were abandoned In favjr of the diver. Ryrns I.uuris New Heal MIDDLETOWN, O. (UP) Presi dent Roosevelt's new deal was the one factor that saved this country from destruction, Rep. Joseph W. Byrns. democrat, Tennessee, major ity floor leader, told a political gath ering here. MOSCOW. Dec. 22 (API The so viet foreign oflre refused today to confirm or deny rumors that Gregory Zinovieff and Leo Karrtenelf. former leaders of the communist Interna tionale, have been arrested In con nection with & counter-revolutionary plot. (The London Dally Express said the two were arrested at the gates of the Kremlin yesterday and face execution as a reprisal for the assas sination December 1 of Sergei Klroff. high Soviet official, at Leningrad.) boviet newspapers charge tnat plot with which rumors linked Zinovieff and Kameneff, was responsible for the slaying of Kiroff. SCISSORS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS E TO SETTLE FEDERAL JUDGESHIP PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec 22 (UP) Congressman waiver M. Pierce of Oregon was quoted tonight In a spe cial Washington dispatch to the J ournal as saying he expected to determine within a few days if an Oregon man has a chance for ap pointment to the federal court of appeals. Pierce aald the four Oregon men who have the most support are Evan Reames of Medford. who was Indors ed last year by Pierce and Carl c. Donaugh. state democratic chairman: Bert E. Haney; Circuit Judge George Sklpworth of Eugene; and Lotus Langley. retiring Mulltnomah county district attorney. Ms on -Tissue paper RED RI380N AND SC15S0R5 ON BEP AND STAW& WRAPPING HIS PRESENTS tlESJJ f A BUND1E AND LOOKS. WR SClSSDRSlO CM RIBBON. SCISSORS HAVE V y-"'nT.D PKC0YERS THEM AT" lASf ON FiOOR 6N OftER SIDE of bed where fHEV HAVt SUPPED Off wkviz havm6 meaw--While come wmrrpphj. DOES If DP ASPIrJ PEEIS FOR SCISSORS WHICH HE HAD LAID BE SIDE HIM AUD WHICH HAVE UNACCOUMfABtV VANISHED ASAlH AFTER. SEARC B fiNDS THEY HAP SU t UNDER MASS OF-fiSS 1E PAPER. IMS THEN OH F100R BV FEET WHERE HE CAN KEEP Atf EVE Ort fHEM ISJOST READY 18 COf Rl8 bon, when wife looks iK, crie-s on "There are her AND WRAPS BUKDLE SCISSORS AND CARRIES UPA6AIK THEM OFF (Copyright. 934. by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.) '2-22 8 MATTER POP Bv C M Payne 35 CARSON BALKS AT PORTLAND, Ore,, Dee. 33. (UP) Mayor Joseph K Carton yesterday failed miserably to csrry on the tr. dttton of Mayor Oeonre L. (Kissing Oeorgf-t Bnktr. Ms predecessor. Mayor Bsker usel to kiss every ce lebrity thit csme to town. He greeted Miry Garden, famed singer, with re sounding smacks and Mary remem bered It and asked for Oeorge when she returned to Portland this week Mayor Carson met miry at a lunch eon today, but he didn't kiss her once. Instead, somewhat flustered bv the promptings of civic leaden to not let Oeorge down, Carson shook Mary's hand vigorously on lour occs-ions. U READY FOR 1 Earl Fny. manager of the state liquor store, announced that liquor permits went on sale rrlday for the year IMS. The permits, which Mil for H. mill ie good for the rot of this year as .-!! as net. If pur chased Immediately There has been talk of making a reduction In the prlre in bo cents, which mar be msrte In the neii session of the legislature. It was announced. Toy stated that several special numbers are on hand at the liquor store for the ChrtMma eeeeon. among whlrh me Town Tatern rye selling Tor 7.V rents per pint, an Portugal port, both light and drut sell 1 1) (or I OS per short quart. IPATT OT1TM mmUTWrTTr i miijofiii lumiui hn Aiiuir oi tionoi By Haj Forrest ;Z,,fZCf. tQ& Mft' Wr ACTIVE THIS MORNIW.;? i $ x ? 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