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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, MAT 14. 1935,
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BYNOH8IB: Alteon Km. 'tu
ome from echool in Bwiteerlana
meet her father at a houee out
ide London he ie euppoaed to havt
tken. But while toothing up by
:ne llvht o her pocket torch the ie
horrified by a hairleee head tohich
.jeer, round the bathroom door,
now ehe hae run doumetaire and
Ueen intercepted by a rather hand
tome young man who will not let
tier on until ehe explalne what ehe
ie doing in what ehould be a de
tcrted houee.
Chapter Tbrea
EXPLANATION
ALISON hesitated. There was a
ring of authority In the man'l
TOlce. Id his old tweed coat, baggy
flannels, with no bat, he had not
looked like a burglar, but still She
tried to push his arm away bat It
held her the more firmly.
"Come on now!"
She yielded.
"11 was upstairs In the bath
room, and and something tried to
come In."
"Something? What do you meant"
Incredulously.
"I don't know. A dreadfuMooklng
sort ot man. Horrible, Ilka a ghost.
( was frightened and"
"Are you alone here, then?" He
founded more astonished.
"Yes."
The Instant she had said it, she
realized that it would hare been bet
ter to pretend that there were ser
vants In the house, sleeping. But
now It was too late. He gave a faint
irhistle. 1
"This Is your house?"
"1 don't know," she admitted. "I
luppose so. . . ."
"You don't know?" On the whole,
bis astonishment was Justified. She
heard blm grope for the switch,
board It click uselessly. The lantern
Ulmmered again as he asked,
"Where's the main switch?"
"1 don't know. I've never been In
the place before." He was looking at
her with such disbelief that she
went on Quickly. "1 came here to
meet my father. You see, 1 had a
wire from him to come here and
wait until be came. And now be
hasn't come " her voice trailed off
lamely, "and 1 don't know what's
happened!" That ended In a slight
gulp.
"There! Don't!" He had let her
go now, was patting ber arm com
fortingly. "I'm not!" said Alison. A manifest
lie.
DV way ot auswer, he extracted a
J large, and clean silk handker
chief and banded It to her. She took
It gratefully. Her own waa In the
bathroom In her bag. It was a min
ute or two before she reappeared
(rom the handkerchief, shakily and
with Bhlny nose, to meet two per
ploxod blue eyes. When he frowned
like Mint, be looked much older and
stern.
"Look here, what house Is this?"
"The Croft House, Warley, Isn't
It?" Alison looked up with surprise.
Waa that the solution, she won
dored? Had she got Into the wrong
bouse by mistake?
Hut he nodded.
"That's what 1 understood," he
agreed. "Does It belong to your fa
ther?" "1 don't quite know. That's the
queer part of 1L I'd never beard of
it before. But 1 know be was going
to take a country house and bis wire
said the Croft House, Warley, all
right. And the man at Warley In the
garage seemed to know It," Alison
explained confusedly. "1 expect that
father's Just moving In you see,
be's getting married again."
"1 see." The young man said that
doubtfully, surveying Alison with
purzled eyes which took In her pret
ty face, well-cut tweed suit, good
shoes and dalntlly-kept bands.
After a moment he added, "1 was
out there In the road, taking a stroll
before 1 turned In, and I ssw some
one get In through this window. It
struck me as not exactly orthodox
so I followed. And the next thing
I know waa you ahovlng your hand
Into my face."
He spoke so frankly, that she had
to believe blm; she smoothed back
her thick chestnut curia, thinking.
"He'a nice."
The young man remarked briskly,
"Look bore, you wait down bore.
I'll have a look round for your bath
room friend."
"No!" She could not help grab
bing at bis arm, though she dropped
It at once, ashamed. "I I'd rathor
come with you."
Ho looked down at her trembling
mouth and eyes big with fear and
nodded.
"A
LL rig lit. Keep behind me,
Hint's all II-... vn.. . nnn,ll.-l
No. I couldn't find any.
GYPSY 'HEALING' COST
AGED MAN $75, CLAIM
PENDLETON. May 14. (API A
man and two women whom police
dencrilwl as Gvplr. and who gave
the names of John, Marlra and Ho
wile Lee, werr held In the county Jul.
here today on a larceny charge a(ie
having been arreMed by state po!lc?
In Brtkrr on it charge of taking $75
from Richard Withers. B5. of Maoh
am Withers said the money was taken
from his pocket. The Gypsies had
'fforccl to "hear him, he aald.
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t'hiM'H V Kit-Two Douglas 0-25.
pilotrd by Captain ClUrler and
McCoy, vlfitod briefly Monday at th"
nnmii:p.l airport. Opt. Olaif w
enroute in Fort 1M.h from Criv
field, and Capt McCcy aa from
Peiin field. noii to Crissy,
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Usa Mail Tribune want ads.
There was a pile pt old newspa
pers In one corner of tbe pantry; be
took up ono and rolled It tightly,
twisting one end. His bands, Alison
noticed, were brown, strong and
very finely shaped, almost too deli
cate for so big a man. The lantern
tlared up as It caught tbe end of the
paper.
"Now, where did you see this
'ghost'?"
"He was coming after me, down
stairs." "He hasn't passed this door."
"He must have gone that way,
then, Into tho kitchen."
Together, by tbe smoky flare of
ft
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Together, they explored the passage
the Improvised torch, thoy explored
tbe passage, a long straight passnge
with a thick, ugly carpet In a 1'er
alnn pattorn, which onded In
flagged kitchen on tbe left and
back door, with some stone steps
leading to a collnr on the right.
The back door wns locked.
"We'll take It room by room. In
ghost-hunting, ono can't bo too euro
ful," said the mnn beside her, light
ly. He was tall, six foel or more, but
did not look It, being broadly built;
there was something definitely com
forting about those largo square
shouldors ns ho moved abend; but
In splto of that, Alison could not
help looking bark nervously, start'
Ing at encb sound.
"Dining room.' Ho bad flung open
a door and was waving tbe rolled
nowspnper so thai Us light fell Into
each part of the room. Faded green
rop curtains were looped high, an
oak table, much tbe wo mo for wear,
stood bleakly In the middle with
eight enne-scnted chairs In a row
against one grcen-dlstcmpercd wall;
tbe whole room wns visibly free ot
ghosts and hnd the barren look of
an unoccupied house.
"Ah!"
"What 7"
Ho pointed tilumpbnntly to a sta
ble lantern which stood on the
shahhy oak sideboard.
"Hold this a mlnuto." Alison took
the nowspnper; after a moment's
wrestling bo got the lantern open
nnd lit It. "Now wo're alt right."
The smell of smoldering paper filled
the room as he stamped the torch
out In the grnto.
(Copyright, t9Si, Kvtlyn U Winch)
A cmh frightens Aliton, tomor
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FACING LOTTERY TRIAL
PORTLAND. Ore.. May IS (API
A w arrant rhaiyin him with con
ducting a lottery was served todiT
on R. V. lUmrofl. proprietor of a
chain letter brokerage office, as th
ctty attorney moved to tost the
K;;:.r of the operations of the well
patronized establishment Bancroft
was released on J5 hail H waa e
pevtrd the "tv-okor.ue" pfrt,- would
contlmto to fun.tion pending a de
cision by the cunt'. m
BIG 1935"TURKEY1:R0P
PREDICTED FOR WEST
SALT LAKE CITY. M..y M - ,.V
Reports from lt sections of tie woa:
Indlcstliii; fie !!i.iS Purkey fr.p w.ll
be coi tie: -'. l.t!;r r than t .i t
1M fr -a ere ro id -r i'?ni
comeiition "t tl.. N "i; 's: ,i V -koy
UroAeia ,wKKiJit ion lit it tociiy.
ANNUAL PLAY DAY
AT ANTELOPE FOR
NEARBY SCHOOLS
ANTELOPE. May 14. (Spl)-An-nufll
play day was held at the Antel
ope school May 3. Other schools tak
ing part were Brownsboro. taught by
Miss Sldley; Liberty, by Mrs. Pelles,
and Little Butte Creek, by Miss Plt
tlngor. A basket lunch was nerved at
noon. Antelope achoot won 42 rib
bons; Liberty 27; Little Butte Creek
0, and Browiuboro 4.
High score In high Jumping, from
first to fourth grades, wae made by
Barney Rlggs Jr., antelope; high
score held in high Jumping from
fourth to eighth grade, Melvln HI1
key. Liberty.
Olrls' baseball throw, first to
fourth Catharine ( ), Little Butte
Creek; fourth to eighth, Helen Wil
liams, Liberty.
GirhV 50-yard dash, 1 to 4. Alio
Day, Antelope; boys 50-yard daJih, 1
to 4. Barney Rlggs, Antelope.
Girls' 75-yard dash, 1 to 4, Jean
Beck, Antelope; 4 to 8, Louis Wright,
Brownaboro.
Olrls' sack race. 1 to 4, Alice Da.
Antelope; boys' sack race, Teddy
Yorton, Antelope: girls, 4 to 8, Ann
abelle Rlgft, Antelope; boys' sack
race, 4 to 8, David Shelley, Antelope
Girls' three-legged race, 1 to ,
Patsy von der Hellen, Liberty; boyV
three-legged race. X to 4, Barme
Rlggs. Jr.; girls' three-legged ack
race, from 4 to 8, Jean Beck and
Annabelle Biggs, Antelope; boys'
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three-legged race. 4 to 8. Charle
Anderson and Melvln Hllkey, Liberty
Peanut race, first and second
grades, (1) Lorraine Blaese, Browns
boro; (2) Henry Williams, Liberty.
Boys' standing broad Jump, Bob
Allen; girls' standing broad Jump, 1
to 4. Clara Mae Big ham, Antelope;
4 to 8. (1, Alice Allen. Antelope; 12)
Cora Blgham, Antelope; (3) Jean
Beck. Antelope; boys, 4 to 8, (1) Rob
ert Arena, Antelope; (2) Marvin
Wood, Antelope; (3) Elmer Blaeas.
Brownsboro.
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10 BE COLONNADE
8ALEM, May 14. (AP) The 13
columns of the old state capltol wl!l
be preserved for use In a colonnade
for the state grounds, the board of
control announced today. The ac
tion of the board was based upon
the condition the razing of the walls
would be permitted and subject to
legal authorization.
The use of the columns on the his
toric building for such purposes was
recommended by Oovernor Martin In
opening the session of the board here
today. The only other matter relat
ing to the disastrous fire of April 26
was approval of a bill for (00 for In
spection of the walls by two engineers
as to their condition. The report of
the engineers was filed with the at
torney general and used In connec
tion with the injunction suit against
removal of the walls.
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glass and will replace your broken
windows reasonable. Trowbridge Cab
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TELEGRAM FLOOD
WASH INGTON . May 14. (API
Twenty -three thousand telegrams--favoring
the Patman cash bonus bill
by 8 to 1 were on President Roose
velt's desk today when he returned
from a week-end fishing trip.
Nevertheless. White House attaches
looked for the president to return
the measure to congress with a veto
soon after It reaches him, probabl?
tomorrow.
On Capltol Hill where the expec
tation la that Mr. Roosevelt will In
clude a stand against Inflation
among hla arguments for not approv
ing the new money bill, congressional
leaders believed they had & narrow
margin of votes in the senate by
which a veto could be upheld.
Stephen Earty, a presidential sec
retary, made the estimate that the
deluge of telegrams were 8 to 1 foF
the bonus. In addition, he said, there
were between 3,000 and 3,000 letters
on the subject.
ANNE LINDBERGH PLANS
BOOK ON ORIENT FLIGHT
NEW YORK, May 14. ( AP) Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, wife of the filer,
will tell the story of the Lindbergh's
flight to the Orient In a book to be
published this fall. The volume, en
titled "North to the Orient," will be
illustrated by maps drawn by Col.
Lindbergh.
The flight waa made In the late
summer of 1931.
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