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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOliU. OREGOX. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
By VICTOR BRIDCES
1
A t ' ( t'HIH ' Nu lttitoa Trench,
Jay UurdtiuHl and Uolly UUrten
are about lu eait down to a rte
aerted faciot y on the Vaaca marahea
to look tor Information about a
etolen formula, worth million,
which oelonoa to Molly. Thau or
diacuaaina vlana in Uolly't hotel
room when Jerru catchea a waiter
liatenina. The three believe he ta
in the pay or Peter OrlofJ. uti
arrunuloua Ruaatnn who atao wonta
the formula. Sick aeka a pane boy
in the hotel, a vrottni of hie. to find
out u hnt he can about the waiter.
Chapter 28
MR. CRE8SWELL
I UNDERSTAND." laid Jimmy
1 earnestly. "You iear it to mc,
ilr. I ain't one to miss much that'a
going on."
1 picked up an envelope from the
table heslde me, and Jotted down
Jerry's addresi and telephone nunr
ber.
"Here you are," I said, "and
here's a pound note Just In case you
want It. You're a stout fellow
Jimmy, and I'm much obliged to
you."
He slipped the money and enve
lope Into his trousers pocket and
grinned cheerfully.
I looked up from the typewritten
documeut which I was holding in
my band.
"But, bang It all," I protested,
"this Is absurd!"
Mr. Cresswell sipped bis glass of
port, and then, knocking the ash off
his cigar, glanced at me orer bis
spectacles.
"And where precisely doe the
absurdity come In?"
"Why, the whole thing's ridicu
lous. It's just a bare statement of
your out-of-pocket expenses. You
haven't charged a ha'penny for all
the work you're done yourself.
"I don't Intend to." He sat back,
his head a little on one side and hla
face puckered up In a smile. "It
haa afforded me the utmost happi
ness to be able to help you, and no
respectable solicitor charges for Ms
own pleasures."
"That's all very well," I expostu
lated, "but ..."
"Now listen to me, my doar boy.
Tour father was my oldest friend,
and for that reason, even If 1 wasn't
as fond of you aa I am, I wouldn't
dream of taking any mora of your
- money. This wretched business has
ireaur cost you the best part of
Are hundred pounds. You will need
what ycT have left every penny of
It. if I consulted my own wishes.
I would mucb prefer to throw that
piece of paper into the Are, and re
gard the whole thing as finished,
but since you Insist upon a state
ment, you can send me a check for
the amount stated there. Now nil
up your glass, and dou't let's argue
a limit the matter any more."
I tucked the account Into my In
side pocket, and carried out his In
structions. "So be It." I said, "but I wish I
could think of some way to express
my gratitude. I'd like to make a
full length status of you, and stick
It up In the middle of Bedford Row."
His eyes twinkled. "It's a tempt
ing suggestion, but I tblnk, on the
whole, I should be better satisfied
If you were to tell me a little more
about your Immediate plans and In
tentions." He scrutinized me shrewd
ly. "So tar, you know, you have
been how shall we put UT--ust
a trifle evasive. I've a strong sus
picion that you're up to something
of which you're not quite certain
that I should altogether approve."
LAUGHED to cover my embar-
rassment.
"You make me feel exactly like
George Washington," I said. "Fa
ther, 1 cannot tell a lie." 1 hesi
tated. "The truth Is that I'm in a bit
of a difficulty. Certain things have
happened the last two daya which I
am not at liberty to discuss. If I
were you would be the first person
I should consult."
"I am glad to hear that, anyway.
You mustn't think I want to force
your confidence, but if you are try
ing to get to the bottom of this mys
tery, and It you have discovered
Anything which throws a fresh light
en Osborne's death, It's not alto
roiher Impossible that my advice
might be of some value."
"1 can promise you one thing at
least," I answered. "The vory mo
ment I've any doflnlte proof of what
I'm looking for I shall come straight
to you."
"Well, 1 wish you the beat of for
tune." He paused. "Do you propose
to stay on with your friend Mor
daunt, or are ynu going back to
your own studio?"
"I shall stop with Jerry for the
time being." I said. "I can't got on
without somebody to talk to, and
YULE PARTY IS FRIDAY
Christmas hM again come and
tone, but the Yulrtide spirit allll
lingers In t!ie Jacksonville Grange.
Friday evening they are having their
Chrtatmaa program and trr.
The Orange chorus will atn a
group or hvnin In keeping Kith the
eaaon. aluo ieveral more difficult
ae lections.
BuatneM meeting scheduled for Fri
day will be dtipeiued with and a
truly social party enjoyed by all
Oraiwera and their frlenda.
Everyone who comes I reminded
to he sure and brlnjj an Inexpensive
sift to put under tne tree. fackaa
111 be exchanged following the program.
most of the people I used to know
haro wiped me off their visiting
list."
"Aren't you taking rather an
exaggerated view of the situation?"
"Not a bit," I replied. "Look at
Seymour and look at my dear
frlenda at the Royal United Arte.
Ob, by the way, talking of that, I
forgot to tell you that I'd sent is
my resignation, after all."
Ha shook his head. "I am sorry
to hear it. From your own point ol
view I think you have taken a false
step."
"Perhapa so," I admitted. "Any
how, It will be a great relief to Sey
mour, and It will save old Redland
the trouble of writing me an un
pleasant letter."
"If you prefer to adopt a generous
attitude, there's no more to be said-.
Still, I can't help feeling that you
bare behaved In a rather quixotic
manner. Legally speaking, your
position waa unassailable. You have
done nothing which could be re
garded aa misconduct, and if the
committee were foolish enough to
expel you from the Club, they would
undoubtedly be laying themselves
open to an action for heavy dam
ages." "It wasn't generosity," I objected.
"I'm fed up with the whole stupid
bunch, and until I've proved my In
nocence, I don't want to have any
thing more to do with them." 1 fin
ished my glasa and glanced at the
clock. "About time 1 was toddling
home," I added. "I'm afraid I've kept
you up to an unholy hour, but It's
your fault for being so kind and
having such wonderful port,"
"npHEHE'S plenty more In the eel-
iar when you feel like sampling
It again." He rose to bis feet. "Well.
good night, my boy. Take care of
yourself, and If there's any posslblo
way In which I can be of further
help to you, don't hesitate to let me
know. I'll come and see you out be
cause I fancy the servants have
gone to bed."
He accompanied me Into the hall,
and waving him good night as he
stood on his doorstep I started off
along the deserted pavement of
Barton Street,
Considering ail Crusswell's kind
ness and generosity, I bad felt dis
tinctly uncomfortable at not being
able to tell him the truth. Apart,
aowever, from the fact that he
would certainly disapprove of the
line which Jerry and I proposed to
take, there waa the insurmountable
barrier of my promise to Sir Wil
liam Avon.
It was Sir William who had put
ua on to what, at all events, might
prove to be the right track, and un
til be gave me permission to dis
close his dealings with Osborne. I
was In honor bound to respect his
confluence.
If I could discover the real mur
derer tbrongh my own efforts, the
whole story would naturally be
bound to come out. Falling that,
the only decent course waa to stick
to my word, even If by doing so
robbed myself of the much needed
help and counsel which Mr. Cress
well was In a position to supply.
As 1 emerged Into Parliament
Square, the hands of Big Ben were
pointing to hntf-past eleven. It waa
a dark windy night, with masses of
black cloud chasing each other
threateningly across the sky. Spots
of rain were already beginning to
tall,' and having no desire to get wet
through, I stopped a passing taxi
and instructed the man to take me
to Whitehall Court.
During the brlof drive my mind
waa chlofly occupied with thoughts
of Molly. In the absence of Jerry
who, in company with George, had
set off for Leigh dlroctly after break
fast, she and I had whlled away a
pleasant and uneventful day wan
dering aboMt Hempstead Heath,
lunching at the Spaniards and walk
ing back through Rogent's Park.
She had been In the best of spirits
and apparently not In the least
nervous. Nothing suspicious or un
usual had happened since the In
cldont with the waiter on the pre
vious afternoon, and 1 had finally
left her at the hotel at slx-thlrty,
when she had announced her In
tontlon of having an early dinner
and reading a novel In her bed
rnom.
There was nothing In all this t
mske me the least apprehensive
and yet somehow or other I felt curl
ously worried about her. So strom
was the sonsatlou that I was hall
Inclined to chanm my mind nni
order the taxi-matt to drive me ti
the Milan. On second thought, how
ever, I abandoned the Idea.
(Copyright, tail, Venn VuSliahing Co.i
Jimmy Fan hrlno tad ntws from
ths Milan, tomorrow.
ART OF CURSING LOST
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STOCKHOLDERS OF
MEDFORD PCA 10
T JA
"We want every one of our stock
holding members In Jackson county
to be present at their first annual
! meeting of the Med ford Production
I Credit association In Medford , Janu
ary 11," la the urgent Invitation ex
tended by directors of the Medford
PCA who emphasize that matters of
real Importance and Interest to mem
bers will be taken up at the meet
ing starting at 9 o'clock In the court
house auditorium. Secretary L. J.
Deuel says that all farmers are wel
come to attend the meeting, but
only those owning Class B stock will
have the privilege of voting. Class B
stockholders have one vote each, re
gardless of the number of shares
they own.
"The Medford Production Credit
association Is the farmer's own co
operative organization for making
production loans on a business basis
at actual cost," Deuel points out.
"It len't a government agency and
It doesn't loan government money,
The federal government, through the
farm credit administration, helped
provide the machinery, but It la up
to the farmers themselves to ope
rate this machinery successfully.
"We want all farmers to lesrn
more about thla cooperative credit
nystem by attending the annual
meeting January 11 at Medford. A
full report will be given on the i
past season's operations and there
will be opportunity for free discus
sion. Everyone Is going to have a
better understanding when they leave
this meeting and we hope they wilt
become enthusiastic boosters for co
operative credit."
Local directors to serve for the
coming year will be elected by mem
bers, and plana will be made for
the coming season's operations. A. B.
Robertson, assistant treasurer of the
I Production Credit corporation of Spo
kane, will be present to explain the
whole farm credit administration
system, with particular attention to
the production credit division.
BLONDE WILL TESTIFY
AT SECOND TRIAL OF
MAJOR FOR MURDER!
ON AND OFF
MOSCOW (UP) An elaborate
tomb, apparently belonging to an
ancient chieftain, recently has been
found at Mtzchet. ancient capital
of the Georgian republic.
Fashioned from heavy stone, the
tomb was beautifully carved with
an Image of a dancing faun with
a bunch of grapes held high In Its
hand ths symbol of Cacchus. the
god of wine. A silver coin bearing
the Imsge of the Parthian king,
Oogarzes, was also found in the
tomb, which wa- probably erected In
the First Century, A.D.
FERA WORKERS DEMAND
30-HOUR WEEK, $12.50
BUTTE. Mont., Dec. 27. (AP)
Between 600 and 600 Butte FERA
project workers went on strike to
day demanding a 30-hour week and
a minimum wage of 912.50 for un
married workers.
Other demands also were stipulated
by the FERA Workers' Protective
union of Silver Bow county.
TOPEKA, Kas, Dec. 27. (AP)
Miss Grace Brandon, San Antonio,
Tex., blonde stenogrhpher who fig
ured prominently In the first trial
of Major Charles A. Shepard, army
surgeon, on charges of poisoning his
wife. Is one of 43 witnesses sub
poenaed by the government for the
second trial to begin here January
28.
Major Shepard was accused of poi
soning his second wife, Mrs. Zenana
McCloiskey Shepard, at Fort Riley,
Kansas, In June, 1929, so that he
might be free to marry Miss Bran
don, then a 23-year-old stenographer
at the San Antonio army post. The
two had met In an army boarding
house.
A witness for the government at
the first trial. Miss Brandon testi
fied to receiving letters written a
few hours before his wife's death
and a few mlnuri afterwards. In
which he told of fc.a anticipation of
their marriage.
Major Shepard, who was married
a third time In 1933. was convicted
of first degree murder at the first
trial, but was granted a second trial
by the United States supreme court.
Courthouse to BnlUI Dams.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Mo. (UP)
The foundation of the old Clay coun
ty ccurthouse, being razed, will be
used to construct dams on soil ero
sion, projects. CCC workers appro
priated the lower part of the historic
structure.
By GLUYAS WIL11AM3
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To 5E 6RANDMA, Av'9 60K
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FEEL'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
IW HIS "DRESS-UP" CLONES
AND WONDERS WtJttrlER W-V-iHlKG
AW BE DONE ABOUflf
6ZS MITTENS OFF EASILY
TAdXLES SHOES NET. DIS
LIKES SHOES ETPEMEtV
SHOES PROVIDE QUITE A
TUSSLE BUT HE FINALLY WlUS
OUT.
SOCKS COME OFF WHH0UTANV
TROUBLE. SETS To WORK OK
COAT WHICH IS MAKik'6 HIM Too
WARM
6ETS ONE ARM OUT BUT
CANT 6ET T OFF Crp arm
LtfS lT 60 AT THAT AND STRU66LES
To REM0VE BONNET, BUf CanV
untip The strings
fWi&TS BONNET To RAKISH
ANGLE, AND IS COnTENTEDLV
5UCWN& THE STRjNfeS WHEN1
MOTHER RtTDRKS
Hfcriu -lid or 'adtot new. they rfc
then rt wnen get throutflr.
"Fruitt'i can do H." f boa 22,
LONDON (UF)-t-ord David Cecil
thinks that cursing has gone out or
fashion and that tn no walk of llff
today are people able to express dis
like tn really effective terms.
I thin thii falling off tn the
art of cursing is very distressing.
rieralljr as there hn never been
more to hate than there la now
what with newspapers, films. Com
munists and PaaclKta objects for hate
one and all." he said.
"Possibly it U due to the rise of
science, which tends to mske people
look uptn r..rh other aa mechanisms
and you cannot be very angry with
a mechanism."
WINDOW aLAASV-Ws sell wind?
glass and will replay jroui orone:.
windows reasonably. Vrowbrhlga Cso
me'. Wo;ti
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