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IT.DFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKL), OREGON. "WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9, 19?.?).
, ., VPSI8: Nicholas Trench,
Jeriy Uordaunt, Molly O'Brien
and Jimmy Vox have arrived at
Hambridae on Jerry' boat, the
"Seagull." to try to trace a form
ula worth millions, which a man
named John Osborne etole from
ilolty. Osborne ha been murdered,
and the formula stolen again, Jerry
is going to examine OsborneJe
workroom, and Stele expects to
?uestton the famihi with whom OS'
orne boarded. Holly has remained
accord the boat, with Jimmy, The
villainous Peter Orlop, who also
wants the formula, may also be in
the neighborhood.
Chapter St
THE GOWLLANDS
ITTE advanced along the roughly
gravelled track, till we arrived
it the gate which led Into the fac
tory grounds, where Jerry produced
his keys. The lock opened without
the smallest difficulty, and whistling
to George, who had drifted off on a
tour ot Inspection, he stepped
'through Into the enclosure.
, "Good hunting!" was his parting
observation, "and don't get too
,'fresh with Mrs. Gowlland. From
what I saw ot her husband, I should
think be was a nasty handful."
I Left to myself, I continued my
way along the outside of the fence,
which extended in a complete circle
'all round the building. At the rear
)Wa& another gate, also closed and
llocked.
' From this a neglected looking
road trailed away Inland, and follow
lng It for perhaps a hundred and
'fifty yards, I arrived at the entrance
to a narrow lane which branched off
to the left In tbe direction of the
'farm.
, There was a stile here, leading
,lnto the adjoining field, and seating
myself on tbe top rail, I filled a pipe
and meditated for a little while on
tbe problem that confronted me.
What would be the best way of
dealing with Mrs. Gowlland, If I
were lucky enough to catch her
alone? It would be easy to open tbe
conversation by asking for some
milk, but to switch from that sub
ject to tile private affairs of the Into
Mr. Osborne was a diplomatic feat
which seemed likely to Involve con
siderable difficulties. '
How was I to account for my
knowledge of the dead man's visit
to Hambrldge? No mention of tbls
had been made during the trial, and
since she must certainly be aware
of that fact, her natural conclusion
would he that I had derived my In
formation either from Sir William
Avon or through some private chan
nel of my own.
I should be forced to put forward
one of these explanations, and the
question was which of the two
seemed the most promising. She
had already been closely questioned
by Avon's representative, who had
apparently come away empty-handed,
and any further catechism from
the lame quarter might only result
In arousing her resentment
, On the other hand. If I were to
pose boldly as a friend and confidant
of Osborne, I should be running a
big risk. Quits conceivably her opin
ion ot him might coincide with my
own, and in that case, any small
lehance I bad of winning her con
ifldence would be Irretrievably lost
It was a thorny question, and
After brooding over It carefully, I
came to the conclusion that I had
Ibetter postpone my choice until I
idfscovered what sort of woman I
ihad to deal with.
1 Sbe might prove a sour-natured
jold crone who would bang the door
in my face or she might be a simple
and garrulous soul quite ready for a
friendly gossip.
One supposition was just as prob
able as the other and the only thing
to do when the moment arrived
would be to adopt whatever tactics
struck me as being the most suitable.
HAVING reached this decision I
slid down from the stile and re
lighting my pipe which had gone out
In the courae of my reflections, set
!otf along the lane.
It was really little more than a
(mere cart-track, leading, from all
lappearance, only to the farm. On
both sides a low hedg shut It off
from the neighboring fields, while
the surface was so deeply rutted
!that In wet weather traffic must have
Ibecn almost Impossible.
I trudged along steadily for about
halt a mile and then, turning a sharp
.corner, I found myself suddenly ton
fronted by a wovd Bsyond
this lay a large itr&rettitg farmyard,
flanked on either hand of thatched
outbuildings.
An old hen with a family of young
thicks was scratching abiiut busily
In the mud her contented clucking
I 10 SHOOT
MOSCOW. Jan. 9 IP- Sixtee n
peron were killed and 67 Injured In
the collision Sunday of two express
train. 130 miles aouth or Leningrad.
It woa learned today,
Soviet official in Leningrad are
inveM'atlrLR the arclrtent and per
ona held responsible, for It will be
hot
Tie dlftpatrher. other emploeia at
the 7rbir,e station, near where '.he
wrerjc orcurred and many trainmen
were arrested
Tiiev testified at a preliminary in
vr&txatlon held by th tmnnport
Hon of the people' coinmlMarlut of
riomrsti,- if3rn. ahlrh established
!!iU one e;up;w piurtl a closed sig
nal it the TorDii.e and danhed Into
the pre-?d;ng trim.
Testimony n-.n-ited the d:patchp
nd other e.npve it the atatlon
mod no effort to hilt the aecond
By VICTOR BRIDCES
belu .. uuiy sound that broke the
silence. From somewhere close by
came the faint pleasant smell ot
burning leaves.
I advanced to the gate and leaning
over the top bar, took a leisurely
survey of Mr. Gowlland's property.
On closer Inspection I noticed that
the whole place had a certain air of
neglect From several of the roofs
tbe thatch was hanging down In rag
ged patches, while tbe window of
the big barn, which had apparently
been broken for some time, still
waited disconsolately for a fresh
pane ot glass; 1' seemed to offer a
silent but eloquent comment upon
what I had already observed of the
owner's habits and disposition.
I was looking about and taking In
these various details when I heard
the sound of approchlng footsteps.
The next moment a woman appeared
round the corner of one of the out
houses. She was walking slowly,
with a heavy bucket In either hand,'
and on seeing me she came to a sud-'
den stop. I
Mrs. Gowlland. for it could scarce
ly be anyone else, was so utterly un
like what I bad expected that 1 was
almost betrayed Into an exclamation
of astonishment.
In the first place she was unques
tionably beautiful. Even the com
mon print gown that she was wear
ing failed to conceal the perfectly
moulded lines of her figure, while a
great mass ot black hair, twisted
into a rough knot at the back of her
head, gave her sometblng of the ap
pearance of a startled gipsy.
But It was her face that chiefly
fascinated me. Never In my life had
I seen a face on which the marks of
tragedy and unhapplness were so
deeply stamped. With its large
haunted eyes staring out from under
their dark lashes it reminded me of
a picture ot Francesca by some un
known Italian which I had once
come across In a Florence gallery.
FOR a second or two I stood mo
tionless; then, collecting my wits,
I pushed open tbe gate.
"I hope I'm not trespassing, I
said. "I'm off the little yacht which
came In this morning, and I won
dered whether you could let me have
some milk."
She put down her two palls and
came slowly towards me.
"We don't sell It as a rule," she
aald, "but I could spare you a pint
It that would be enough."
Her voice was low and deep, with
a kind of taint husklness that I
found rather attractive.
"A pint will be plenty," I assured
her.
She crossed over to an open door
on the opposite side of the yard, and
after a brief interval reappeared
with the jug. I searched In my
pocket and found some coins.
"Thank you very much," I said.
"1 suppose I'm right In thinking that
I'm talking to Mrs. Gowlland?"
She gave an almost Imperceptible
start "Yes," she said slowly. "I am
Mrs. Gowlland. Dut how do you coma
to know my name?"
For good or evil I decided to take
the plunge.
'There's no mystery about It," I
answered. "I am an old friend ot
someone you used to know John
Osborne."
The effect upon her was extraor
dinary. A look ot utter panic flashed
Into her dark eyes, and with a terrl
fled movement she glanced round
over her shoulder.
"Don't be frightened." I contin
ued, "it's perfectly all right. I only
want to have a little chat with you
about htm. You see . . ."
"Dut I don't know snythlng; I've
nothing to tell you!" She put her
hand on my arm and almost thrust
me towards the gate. "You must go;
you must go away at once. My hus
band doesn't like strangers coming
on to the farm. He would be very
angry If he found me talking to you."
Her voice scarcely rose above a
whisper, but there was an agony of
entreaty In It that no words can con
vey. For an Instnnt, however, 1 still
hesitated.
"Very well," I said soothingly,
only If Mr. Gowlland Is so unrea
sonable, wouldn't It be possible for
you to meet me somewhere else?"
With a loud crash the door ot the
big barn was suddenly flung open,
and the gentleman I was speaking
about stumbled out Into the yard.
To Judge from bis appearnnce he
had evidently been enjoying a mid
day nap. Goalless, hatless, his grit
sled hair nil over the place, he stood
blinking at me savagely out ot his
bloodshot eyes.
(Corurlght, l?j, renn Publishing Co.)
Nick If reseutd, tomorrow, front
S viry tickllUl situation.
I ACTION SCENES
Or lntpret t Medford people
the new avnfhronlred flaahltght pr
oAmera jut received by J. Vern
hiIe Tt U one of the very ft
on the cri.t. bein of recent de-.e.
opment. and brlns a new aervU'e t
thla part of the country on n'st
action picture..
At the recent hanketrwll p.mie. in
A.hiino. ha:ij;e g,tt mtnif rem.uk
ab pirttirea of Patterson, colmed
flah for the N.trmai quint, an.1 How
ell. gisnt center. tnttin the u'.r.r.;!ix
ba.ke( In the WUisiuett ame
Shmisile Intends taking pictures (
local busketbiill jriniea and re.t'.;!.rt
matchtw, and a!v interior view r
local biln'n houses C:np!i
the new cimera'a renisrkaMe rfi
t:i he on diaplav In the neur future
Pnone nj we'll livil
refUM. City 6ulUuy 5atU.
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CREDIT CO-OP 10
IP YEARS PLANS
AT FRIDAY'S MEET
Annual meeting of co-operative
marketing aaRotiatlon are the "usual
thing" for farm members at this
time of year. But right now farmers
of thl territory are looking forward
to a new kind of annual me?tlnfi
which will ba concerned with co-operative
credit.
On January 1! the Medford Pro
duction Credit associations itock
holdlng members will gather at the
Jackson county court house to re
vw the first year's operation of
their organization and make plans
for the future.
The morning session will be a busi
ness meeting for stockholders only,
at which time the board of directors
for the ensuing year will be elected.
The afternoon will ban open meet
ing for stockholders, prospective bor
rowers and visitors.
"This should be an especially In
teresting meeting to all farmers."
Secretary Luther Deuel says, "and
we would like to see a good attend
ance. Everyone will be given oppor
tunity to discuss the aiialrs of their :
association and give suggestions for'
Improvement of snrvlce. A reprcsen- j
tative of the Production Credit cor-1
poratlon of Spokane will be present.
to answer questions and clear up '
misunderstandings.
'The Medford Production Credit
association la the farmers' own or
ganization and It la up to all of us
to pull together to make this co
operative financing system success-
S MATTER POP
tw "W. HI
TAILSPIN TOItiM:! Welcomed to Nazil!
CJELCOtte TO NIL, &ENOR5!
Pl-tA&tU TO SEE YOU .'
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER
it
IT WA OUZK VJMEN REflCMeP TVIE
OUTSKIRTS OF WiN-oHlPN.LLE - THE TOWN
V-JA ALL A60G 6EN WAS NOT LONG IM
LEARNING WHY'
YOU,
ftBSSif " - A even
Jill
1 W.'TBf..'" -hi
THE NEBBS The Big Guy
RR1NGINQ l)V FA1HEB
see "THE MEITS FOR g-T'K"I-aM'
1 MlMUTE.MavBE TftLieSS TMlSs'r'
V CAESAR. UJOJLD UIKEn7 MS IvKD TH-TO
.TO TAKE A RiOEliW VISIT -VB BE Sz: - '
ri-r-- cVEUia PlAWO- INJTEe.RLTISJ3 jaM " IMC
Vy,
BliMtlsBfiWlisl n til "lit 1 -of.. nti.i.i.i ti-"
MR MORTGAGE ADVISES
ua to Buy some property
IN MUDVIL.LE ON SPECULATION!
-fey
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ful. For many yean farmers have
needed a dependable source of credit
at low cost to finance their crops
and livestock. Now we have the ma
chinery for this purpose and It's up
to us to make best use of It. How
to do this will be brought out at
our .annual meeting. So we want to
see all of you there."
DRIVE WHILE DRUNK
Vance L. Bostwlrfc. 39, of Medford.
wae arrested near Gold Hill early
Sunday morning by state police on a
charge of driving an automobile while
Intoxicated. He appeared before Jus
tice of .the Peace H. D. Eeed of Oold
Hill yesterday and pleaded guilty.
He was fined 9100 and costs of
84.50, and given thirty days 1n the
county Jail, with hla driver's license
suspended for one year.
The Jail sentence was suspended,
and he was given time to pay the fine
and costs.
MV
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VOU LfcHlAINLY WE ENTHUSIASTIC
WITH YOUB lOELCOME-tOE
EXPECT TO BE 6REETE.D
6UN SALUTE -
Hero's limine. Bon!
NOT ANYWHERE
NEAR TMEHOW IT
Wfl6 TWJO VEOP5
OuO -
FELlk ? THE
rbcidy
W Ortn - A
HE5 S THE MAOP2
IS THE WHOLE THING
UP THERE AND WILL
A
WO NABBED AT STILL
ON FARM NEAR BANK?
HILLSBOBO, Ore , Jan 9 (pi j
T-vo men were arrested and an elan- i
orate distillery was seized last night
when deputy sheriffs raided a farm
near Banks.
Two men who (tare the names of
R. Potter, 32, end M Fr:ch, 52. were
arrested.
Two stills were found. earn about
30 feet hizh. One. for producing al
cohol, had a 300-gaIIon capacity. Tivj
other, a mocnshlne still, was rated '
at 150- gallons. i
A. A A. WEAR BETTER, CLOTHES ;
Suits and O'coats to measure, 821.50 !
up. Kieln the Tailor. Upstairs.
WINDOW GLASS We aell window
glasa and will replace your broken
windows reasonably. Trowbildge Cab- 1
lnet Works. j
t
Use Mail Trimine. want ads.
CANT GET UNDER
UMTiTe.l.uV '. ImI
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(OITH
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DIFFERENT W
I tC0FT4U IX fry Tt.
.
h- lh-i
i'V'i'il 1 !
THE HELPER
WATCHES FATHER SHOV
ELING suovj orr ifie
FRONT WALK. ASKS
CMi HE HAVE A TURrt
Witt frit shovel ?
wither, sk3HiKG, decides
If WllL BE BETTER TO
LET HIM HAVF A TiRM
WITH SHOVEL NOW
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CONKED US" X ACE NOT EXPERIENCED IN FlftlNS OFP ASAIN SO oaOEtt TO SHQOT
r-rrrArr-ff-' ? UPON AIRPLAUC5 SHALL SEe To I YCUR PUNK gATH04E IOMO ACS
iM&. i 'T THEY HAVe M6I2E PRACTICE- $ SUNNE&& 2vT FUtENOLY TO EL
"' "X ttfSl rilT V AN UBE PRE5lDE.NTe. J AhCK
i-ftmMfo K l?-?tl us for. a sonzauss: .
,..(V iT 9till T i Reckon when
v CAUEO CMIRPS I aO CHIRP Hflt?
4J -rrl circu?, though it, it thc
V, 7 I e6c,T flNO
SfSSSnllll' CLEANKT RUM
ti oHOW IN THE
WOLE COUNTRV-
anjo LvjceQSTA.Kjo, voore; njot
6OIM0 TO OOVJLXJSrAlCS
AS.a.'M PLAVIKJG CAROS UWTIL ALL
HOUSS OP TWEC sjlSi-iT AKJO
SIT U MERE! AT FOUH.
WALLS IC IT wiOPENjS AGAISJ
VLL COE AvJD GET VOLI AWD
VOULL COME.A OUICLV AMD
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MUDVIL.LE
IS RIGHT
FATHER EXPLAINS HE
wants 16 6Efif Done
G0KMV, HET better
JUST WATCH
DECIDE TO HEL? BV
US1K6 HIS HANDS
Takes Visorous swin
WITH SHOVEL, SNOIa
H(TTiN& FATHER, WHO
WASN'T LD0NJMG. 0(0
FATHER REflRft INTO
H00SE fO SET DRV,
LEAVING HIM IN POS
SESSION Of SHCVE1
(OopTrigfet, 18, by Tb
Pi 6Ht ic r Couui
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by Hal Forrest
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