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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TTEDXESDAY. MAT 22. 1935.
Ed. Note: Because of a mix-up In this week's lnatoMments of the serial
"Enemy's Kiss." chapter elRht, which should have appeared monday, U
published today. Subsequent chapters Bill appear In their regular order.
I merely a rather shabby bedroom
which badly needed redecorating.
She picked up her coat, put It on,
SYNOPSIS: Alison Rede goes to
a lonely house in Sussex to meet
her father. But her father is not
there; instead she is frightened by
o horrible, hairless man, and res
cued by a second stronger, who is
pleasant and gives his name as Guy
westurn. Ouy insists that she lock
the bedroom door behind her and
rest, with his dog Oafte to guard
her. while he waits downstairs for
her father or for the dawn.
Chapter Eight
THE INITIALS
ALISON turned the key In the
look; there were no blankets on
the bed, and she did not undress but
took off ber blouse and skirt, her
shoes and stockings and piled all
tour of the pillows In their grey
ticking under her head.
The room, small and squara was
furnished In a strange, old-fashioned
way, with heavy pieces of satlnwood
all to match, and an engraving of
Queen Victoria's coronation occupy'
lng the place of honor ovar the man.
telplece.
I Alison, used to the fresh, modern
rooms at school or to her own lux'
.nrlous room In London found It
queer, as she settled down under the
coat as queer as the thought that
he should be going to bed In
strange bouse, with a strange dog by
ber side and an unknown young man
for ber sole company.
Queer and, In spite ot ber mi
'iety for ber father, Just a little thrill
ling. ...
she had novcr bad any adventure
'before In her life; her days had had
an ordered smoothness, almost dull-
iness, and even ber travelling had
been done in comfort, either with ber
father or someone to meet her and
to see her off. She wondered what
her father would say to It wben he
did come. And she thought of Guy
Westurn with growing approval.
He was nice; she liked the way ba
spoke, the rather firm, deep re-Ice
Irefreshlng after a year abroad and
the excitable tones ot foreigners!
Alison, curling sleepily down un
der her thick cost, tbought "I do like
him. Guy Westurn. Guy's nice. He
looks like that somehow. Not like
Bob or Charles not even Ilka Philip
jor John Westurn. I wonder bow be
spells It e, r, n, or u, r, n."
She felt Gaffe's tall thump and put
down a band to pat him; the big dog
wriggled Ingratiatingly up, snug
gling against ber and sweeping a
!large red tonguo across ber band.
Blinking down at him, Alison no
ticed his collar and. In a spasm of
jcurlostty, leaned over to read the
'brass tab.
' "Gaffe" then two initials and a
telephone number.
Only the initials were Q. L.
Toe man who had left ber went
slowly downstairs and through the
empty bouse, listening Intently,
looking Into every corner as he went.
But there was no sound. He opened
the drawing room door, walked
across and drew the curtains, then
iltilss at the desk, tried the top
drawer of three. It was locked.
Ha sighed. He took out a penknife,
slid It In between the drawer and
the desk, and began steadily and
with an Increasing pressure, to force
open the lock.
A LISON woke with a start For a
moment It seemed to her dazed
mind that she was back In the train
with the steady beat of wheels under
ber ear. The nezt she met two Im
ploring dark eyes flxod on her, and
located the beating noise as the
threshing ot Gaffe's thick tall on the
bare boards. '
At the sleepy Invitation of her ez
tended hand, the dog Jumped on the
bed, wriggling delightedly and ask
lng ber In the clear language which
all nice dogs use to wake up and take
some notice.
Alison sat up. The rain had
stopped; pale wintry sunlight was
leaking through the wooden slats of
the green blind and she had the lm
prossion which sometimes comes
Immediately on waking, that she had
overslept.
She glanced at her watch, then re
membered that the glass had got
broken on the Journey and that it
had stopped. She slid out from under
her coat. (cell Kg. a liitle stiff, drew
up the blind and fllnglag open tbe
window, looked out.
Tbe blue haze of an autumn morn
ing was Just lining: seen by day
light the Croft House had dropped
Iti mystery and had become lust a
house set In a sloping garden, with
four tine old trees glowing red snd
gold on one side, a dismantled tennis
court below and beyond a low fence,
bleb green downs which rolled away
tow a ills a valley.
Kven the room, seen by daylight.
Lad no ghostly corners but was
opened the locked door and peeped
out to be met by an overpowering!
delicious scent. Until that minnta
she had not realized how hungry she
was or how good the smell of frying
bacon could be.
The passage was empty, she ran
along It, through the baize door. Into
the bathroom.
Small and white, with sunlight
playing on the chromium taps, it was
hard to believe that aba had stood
there In terror only a few hours ago.
No grey horror lurked now In the
glass as she splashed the clear, cold
water on her face. I
The road outside looked ordinary,
macadamised and safe; the black;
dark had given place to a green rise
of downs crowned by a sweep of sky
dotted with Hocculent clouds. To ber
sleep-rested serves, the Idea of
ghosts seemed palpably absurd.
Wasbed, dressed and powdered,
she followed tbe alluring scent of
bacon Into the kitchen.
"Hullo?"
"Hullo. How on earth?"
The oil-stove was burning; he was
standing by It, trying-pan In hand.
A shiny new kettle was singing on
one flame, a rack of fresh toast
browning on the otber, while tht
deal table bad been set out neatly
with plates and cups for two.
"Hungry?" ,
"Starving!"
He surveyed the arrangements
complacently.
"Not too bad r
"Marvelous." Alison sniffed ap
preciatively, "nut bow did you da
it?"
"VUITB simple. Early this morn.
lng, as soon as it was light, 1
walked back into Warley and picked
up my car; also the bacon, ate. I
thought you'd better eat before you
traveled." With a triumphant flour
ish he laid a plate of eggs and bacon
In front ot her, added a brown ter.
pot and tin of milk. "How's that?"
"Perfect!"
Sitting opposite to her at the other
end ot the deal table, he looked re
freshingly normal. Just a large young
man, rumpled dark hair, twinkling
blue eyes and an unshaved. cbeerful
face, Alison felt ashamed of the sus
picions which she bad harbored tba
night before. After all, be might have
borrowed the collar or the dog!
Sleep well?"
Wonderfully" she assured him.
"But I do feel a selfish brute. Ton
must be horribly tired, I'm afraid."
"Oh, I get a good many late nights
one way and another," he said
lightly. "I'd quite a peaceful one ac
tually. No alarms ot any kind. And I
think I've solved the mystery.
"Oh? How?"
"Going out this morning I found
a long painter's ladder up against
the roof. Your ghostly friend may
bave climbed out through the attle
skylight."
'But would Gaffe"
"Not If he lurked up there until
you'd s"ne to bed."
"1 expect yjii've hit It" agreed
Alison. "But I'm glad t didn't know
that last night!"
"Don't worry. Ho's miles away by
this time. You probably frightened
him more than he frightened yon.
More tea?" He filled Alison's cup,
bent to pat Gaffe as he added "Any
way, one thing's sure. He wasn't a
ghost."
"Oh? Why?" She could not sea his
face as be stooped but noticed a
sudden red flush spreading above his
tennis collar.
"Because 1 found someone had
been at the desk n the drawing-
room. Have a look when you've fin
ished breakfast I don't know If he's
taken anything but he's certainly
broken all the drawers open."
borne poor wretch of a tramp,"
she suggested.
"That's about It" he agreed. "By
the way. there's been no word from
your father."
I can't understand It Alison
frowned, wrinkling up ber little nose
as she always did wben she was ap
prehensive. "You don't think there
can've been an accident?"
"You'd have heard by now. As a
matter of fact, there's been some sort
ot mistake, for 1 asked a few ques
tions In Warley. while 1 was shop
ping, and no one there seems to hsra
heard of Mr. Rede. They say that the
people who lived here were called
Graham and before that there was a
very sick old man and his wife who
called themselves Potter." Was there
a slightly unnatural Inflection in that
casual tone?
(Copyright. Hit, gtwlyti If. Winch)
Tomorrow, Qirfo adds axclu.
AT STATE
SALEM, May 22. (AP Oranrt
I'Klgs and Rh"lciih a.wmbllfi h?Ut
the center of the tage the second
day of the annual convention of the
Odd Fellow h?re Tuwwtiiy following
tne opening ceremonies condutt a
the mute, meet got under way.
Eleven perwina were recipient of
the decoration of chivalry at an Im
press! v program last night by the
department council and .tulips' auxil
iaries. Those hrmoied for distinguished
service included, Oeorgi W. Ilea ol
Hertford.
Pat;ltu(&ft UUUat adopted ht
Junior Odd Tellows movement aa it
objective for the new year.
Nettle Clreenough of Portland tea
installed president of the ladlea'
auxiliary of the canton, succeeding
Aneta Nicholson of Harrlsburg. Other
officers elected by the auxiliary were
Nettle Laporte of Eugene, vice-president,
Mabel Gilbert of Bend, treas
urer, snd Olga Towers of Newberg.
secretary.
The seeAlons of the grand lodge
and Rebrkah assemblies will con
tinue until Thursday night.
Mra. Arthuh D. Hesa of thl city,
awarded the decoration of chivalry at
Sam. won the honor through
airy In an Impressive ceremony at
tl.e OQa Fellow Annual convention
at Salem last night.
The decoration, awarded upon th
the recommendation of the Patriarch
Militant. The citation is granted upon
a bAAis ol consistent distinguished
service, both witliin the Uie circle
and in the community,
Um <Ul TilbuAs want ada.
FILM -STAR KEEPS
FOR RETIREMENT
By BOBBIN COONS.
HOLLYWOOD.- (AP The movie
colony la "home" to many of It stars,
and there are many who own homes
here. But for others who take ac
count of the vagaries of fortune.
Hollywood never can be a place to
"settle down.'
Ralph Bellamy belong In the lat
ter group. He owns two homes, out
the residence he and Mrs, Bellamy
occupy In Beverly Hlllls la rented.
Careers being what they are, he
does not want to be one of the crowd
that "hangs on" after Its day Is done.
Hence his great Interest In the old
farmhouse In Connecticut, now being
renovated.
The house In Palm Springs, on the
desert, he considers an Investment In
health, while
"Our home In Connecticut." he
says, "la an Investment In a graceful
exit. It Is a place to go when Im
through and my questionable value
to pictures no longer Is. I want to
be able to say to Hollywood, "Thanks.
It's been fun, you've been very good
to me and If you're ever east, look
us upl"
Bellamy came to Hollywood from
New York. He had been broke, liv
ing In a basement In Greenwich Vil
lage, and unable to get a job of act
ing. Being broke was no novelty to
him, but this time the break In the
clouds brought a shower of fortune.
He .ot a stage role the kind of part,
ho ,, ciuit .ny actor could shine
In and immediately after the open
ing he as swamped with offers,
stage and screen. He accepted a mo
vie offer, anl came west on borrowed
money.
His movie contract carried a 30
week guarantee, $660 a week. But
when he arrived, the producer
promptly began the contract with
the 22-week lay-off period, no salary.
He told Bellamy he had no screen
personality and would not photo
graph, but still ha ,voi.::;'t let the
actor go out on hla own. Except for
a small role In "The Secret Six" at
M-O-M, for which he was loaned,
Ralph waa Idle 22 weeks and broke
His contract was then voided one
day before he would bave begun
drawing salary!
In spite of which, Bellamy since
has done very well.
"Once," he Illustrates, "I turned
down 18 roles In a row, because I
didn't like them. Then all of a sud
den the offers stopped coming. That
was when I decided I had better get
to work again."
But some day, he anticipates the
calls to work In pictures will become
few and far between. That Is when
the Bellamy household will pack up
and move to Connecticut.
SENATE FOR SUSPENSION
OF MINE ASSESSMENTS
WASHINGTON. May 22 (AP) The
Hatch bill suspending for the yew
ending July 1 next the requirement
that $100 worth of improvements be
made on unpatented mining claims
In the United State and Alaska, was
passed Monday by the senate and
sent to the house.
The bill, Introduced by Senator
Hatch CD.. N. MO, would not apply
to persons who paid a federal Income
tax for the calendar year 1834.
MOVED DENT All OFFICE
Dr. W. C. Thompson is now located
at Room 313 Liberty Bldg. Tel 70
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