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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 16. 1935.
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SYNOPSIS: Alison Rede has
gone to a country houss outside
London to meal her father, ostenei
bly at his request. But the house tt
deserted, and Alison is suddenly
confronted by a horrible creature
tctth a head like a skull. She runs
from him, and Is stopped by o per
sonable young man, with whom
she iuet has searched the house.
They have found nothing but the
light switch, however, and that
they turn on, Alison cannot under'
stand why there are not, at least,
servants in the house if her father
intended to meet her there.
Chapter Five
ABOUT MR. REDE
BUT then the whole thing wa$ to
, odd I
Wh' J Hor father had Hret written
j tut that he meant to leave Lon
don and look tor a house in the
'country, he had sketched an outline
lot the klrd ot place he wanted: had
;mentloued Oxfordshire as a likely
spot, since bis fiancee, Mrs. Sumers,
wanted to hunt.
A golf course not more than a few
miles off, some rough shooting, a
good tennis court, gardens, nothing
too large but room enough to put np
Alison's friends she bad read that
part of the letter with a smile, for it
was like her father to want every
thing and want it Just sol
In the very first few moments in
side this house, she had thought It
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The chauffeur objected
lining that be should take any
thing quite so small, so dingy and
ihahhlly furnished, for Robert Rode,
If not rich tn the sense ot millions,
was comfortably wealthy and All
son's home In London was big, well
rurnlshed and well-run.
Travel, good hotels, a'good cook
and a good school for bis only child
her father had never stluted him
self In any of these ways and Alison
bad wondered as she flashed her
torch Into room after room whether
this lonely little old house up on the
Bussex Downs bad been chosen for
bim by the stepmotherto-be whom
she had nevor met.
If so, she thought, her father
would be terribly disappointed! lie
bad always been fussy ahout details
and by no stretch ot Imagination
could the girl conceive his liking
this bouse or coming here to picnic
In It all alono.
Very odd; yet the tolograra that
she had received only a tow min
utes before leaving ber school In
Lausanne had been perfectly clear.
"fiANNOT meet you as arranged.
Come direct the Croft House,
Warley. Sussex, not later than
eleven. If I Am lato. watt there for
me. Father."
Alison wished now that she had
kept the wire Instead of tearing It
up. Her boat did not get Into Dover
until eight; by catching the very
next train, she reached Warley by
10:35.
The chauffeur of the cor which
she hired at the station did not know
her father's name but seemed to
know the houso quite well, and
spoko of It ns having been sold re
cently; but the man had mnde
rather a funs over the six-mile drive
so late nt nlRht and had dumped All
son's luggage In the porch sullenly,
without waiting to s?e her Inside the
house before he started up and
drove away.
All very Strang and very disturb
ing. Out then she had boon dis
turbed too by the news contolned In
ber father's long letter, which had
come two days before that cryptic
telegram.
Engaged to a widow whom be bad
met out in the south of France, the
most charming, the most sympa
thetic person be had ever met! A
DIN
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
SALEM. May 16 ( AP) What the
Willamette valley nt'Pds Is 'a new
day." C. E Williamson of Albany told
a group of 200 vnllev rodents at a
meeting of the Orrnter Wilismrtte
Valley association here last night.
"We nerd to break down self inli
ne;; we need to become neighbors
and to work unitedly for the Improve
ment of our great state." Williamson
continued. "We must Increase the
number of men In Oregon engaged in
wealth-creating work. We can cut
up our farms Into smaller trat-ts and
make the land more productive than
It has been In the past."
Insect pests that attack forest trea
In large numbers are a great help
to Uie spread ol foreal fires.
lonely Deiug like muiselr, he was
longing to meet Alison, who would
be sure to love her ten pages ol
bis neat, sloping hand bubbling over
with his new found love.
Alison had felt rather ashamed ot
not sbarlng his delight. She had
genuinely tried to feel pleased but
It was too difficult. Tbey had been
so happy together; she and her fa
ther, In the holidays, bad had such
fun! The thougbt ot this third per
son made her afraid.
What would Mrs. Sumers be like)
Would she understand their small
Jokes, their hobbles, the deep love
between them or would she try to
cut In?
A widow might mean anything
forty fifty perhaps twentyl Her
father gave her no Inkling. Alison,
tolling herself that she was belns
selfish, bad tried to write back
warmly, and had failed. They bad
planned so much together for this
year when she left school and
now? She had ended by sending t
telegram ot congratulation.
A SERIOUS and thoughtful girl
older than her age, although (
retrousse nose and round, child like
face made her look younger, shf
had spent thirty-six apprehensive
hours traveling from Switzerland to
Dover, determined that whatevei
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to the lonely drive.
she herself felt, she would not let
It show or cloud ber father's happi
ness. After all, If she did not tike bei
stepmother. It would be easy to get
a Job; with the allowance which
her fathor gave ber stie could afford
to do unpaid work for charity. She
bad worked herself up to a point
when her love for ber father bad
swallowed every other feeling when,
dismounting In the darkness and the
rain, she bad stood In the porcb of
this house, ringing the bell.
And now.
"It's funny." In those two woidf
she framed all ber doubts of the
telegram, bis letter and this queer
arrival. Hor father, who bad always
been so careful, even fussy, for her
safety!
The man beside hor had been
watching ber face anxiously and
now be said quickly, "Uy the way, I
looked up In the attic while you were
In tho bath. If your friend the beauty
champion's up there he must be hid
lug tn tho water tank and laying up
enough pneumonia to keep him
quiet for months."
"I don't understand It," Alison
was frowning. "Ho must be hiding
somowhere tn the house. . . ."
"Assuming that you really saw
him."
"Oh, 1 did! He kept shoving
against the door, trying to get In!
Besides I couldn't have Imagined
anything so so beastly!"
The young man frowned,
"Hm. Well, he's not In this house
now. We've been over every Inch ol
It, haven't wo?"
"Y yes. . . ."
"Well then, obviously, he's gone.
You'll admit that."
Ho was arguing with her fears
gently, an one reasons with a child.
"Yes. Hut 1 saw him."
Tho young man's eyes twinkled.
"You passed out, you know, for
about two minutes and 1 was pretty
busy bringing you round. You also
let out a yell that was enough to
scare the dead. Sorry, but you know
what 1 mean. Don't you think your
friend may've taken the hint and
cleared ?'
Copyright, i..!3, ffifljytt 1. Wtnth)
Alison doubt i,
rescuer.
tomorrow, htr
WOOL MOHAIR DEALER
LICENSING PROPOSED
WASHINGTON. Mav 1 (API
The fsrm administration announced
today hearings will be held Ftsrtlng
July 3 on a proposed il ce n se for
dealers In wool and mohair, to w
come effective January 1. HUtV
The license would be deMgned sole
ly for supervising- trade practices and
selling charges and would provide for
an advisory committee composed of
five Rrowermembcrs elected by pro
duction districts and four draler
memhers chosen at a general election.
Secretary Wallace would appoint n
admlnlstr.it or and the farm admin
istration would hear :i! :iitnit ration
costs.
f ac MtUl Inbuuo aut ada.
$2.25 DIVIDEND
NEW YORK. May la. (AP) The
American Telephone ie Telegraph Co.
today authorized the usual quarterly
dividend of $2.25 on the capital stock.
The distribution will amount to near
ly 42.0O0.OOO.
TYi dividend Is payable July 15 to
stock of record June 13.
While the company's Income his
continued Insufficient to meet the
requirements for the $9 annua divi
dend, financial quarters had been
reasonably confident that the regu
lar payments would be ordered. This
expectation rested upon the com
pany's steady gain In new telephones
Installed during the past year. In
harmony with the general recovery
trend.
For the quarter ended March 31 net
income waa $30,097,288. equivalent to
$1.61 a share, this compared with
$32,992,340 or $1.77 a share In tha
first quarter last year. Increased la
bor and operating costs counteracted
a considerable part of the gain tr
business.
CHIEF CLERK OUSTED
BY GAME COMMISSION
PORTLAND. Ore., May 16- (UP)
Harvey Moreland, chief clerk for the
Oregon game commission for 17
years, was removed at a secret meet
ing. Commissioner Lew Wallace re
vealed today.
Wallace said the dismissal waa no
reflection on Morelanrt'a service, but
the commission decided to employ a
chief clerk familiar with a new ac
counting nydtem now being installed.
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Salem Chain Mail
Exchange Closed
By Police Order
SALEM. May 16. (AP) A "mu
tual chain letter exchange" which
opened here yesterday ran headon
Into the police department and
was forced to cloae after sales had
been made to only a few custom
ers. Three long lines of would-be
customers had gathered before the
building aa Chief of Police Frank
A. Mlnto arrived and closed the
ahop on the basis he "considered
It a lottery." A algn reading "le
gal holiday. If open, Wednesday
1 p. m." was posted on the door
by the proprietor.
District Attorney William H.
Trlndle backed up the chief by
declaring, "there'll he none of
these outfits open In Salem if I
have anything to nay."
BAPTISTS OF OREGON
SELECT NEW LEADERS
PENDLETON, Ore., May 16. (AP)
Dr. H. J. Maulbetiic-h. Portland, today
was elected president of the Oregon
counsel of Baptist men at the an
nual convention here. Dr. Maulbetsch
!a the retiring president of the Ore
gon Baptist association.
The Rev. Fred Greene. Milton, waa
chosen president of the Baptist Min
isters' association.
Mrs. H. M. Sherwood, Portland, was
re-elected president of the Baptist
women's state society.
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K. F. LEGISLATOR
KLAMATH FALLS, May 16. (AP)
Henry Semon, prominent Klamath
j county farmer and Democrat, was
! appointed today to succeed himself
; as state representative from Klamath
: county. The three members of the
county court acted unanimously.
Semon, chairman of the house
ways and means committee, was dls-
qualified recently by a ruling of the
! attorney general. The legislator made
himself eligible for selection by re
; signing his position as member of
the state board of agriculture.
Tlils Is his second term In the
house.
COURT UNSCRAMBLES
SCRAMBLED SCRAMS
LOS ANGELES. May 16. (UP)
Whenever Egbert Scram got the urge
to scram, he scrammed and he got
the urge about twice a month, Mrs.
Irene Scram testified today In di
vorce hearing. She said that scramb
led the Scrams' domestic bliss, so
Judge Parker Wood unscrambled
them.
'TRIGAMY' JUSTIFIES
ANNULING MARRIAGE
LOS ANGELES. May 16. (UP)
Mrs. Mable Johns sought annulment
of her marriage to Vernon Johns on
the grounds he already had two other
wives, and was serving a term In San
Quentln prison for having them.
"Trigamy. eh?" Judge Leon R. Yank
wich aald. "Annulment granted. He's
only a bigamist now."
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