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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOIiU. OBEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1935. PAGE STTC mm Chapter 44 DEAD DOQ THE sergeant gave a algb o( satls . faction. I "That's tha car wanted In connec tion with tha Warley case," ba said Importantly. "1 want to ring up my solicitor, please," said Guy flrmly. "And I'd like you to get In touch with Chlet Inspector Grlce at Scotland Yard, he knows me. Can I speak to him from here?" "You'll have plenty ot time to ipeak to him," said the sergeant grimly. "Take him along to the cellB, Futcher, I'll ring up headquarters. It was exactly one-thirty that a car stopped at the police statlun and Chief Inspector Grlce himself, lean, ferret-faced and red-haired, got out "Grlce!" Guy atarted with relief as the door opened. The Inspector held out bis band. "Well, now, sir, what's all this?" be asked. Guy's statement of the facts took Just three minutes. "Quite so, quite so," said Grlce soothingly. "1 understand! But ot course, whatever he did you shouldn't have pushed him, sir." "1 know but well 1 was In a hurry. I'll apologize, anything, but can you get me out of thlB?" urged Guy. "1 tell you, Grlce. I'm scared blue! This lady the young lady I'm telling you about, who was with me, has gone to Mrs. Poynter's flat now and Lord only knows what's hap pening!" "I'll do what I can," Grlce prom' Ised, "but I'll have to ask you a few questions first. "Make 'em snappy, then!" "I'll try to," Grlce conceded. ''Put In a nutshell, the position's this: Mrs. Burners or Poynter, or whatever ber name Is, came round to see ns this morning. Mrs. Burners had said that she knew nothing that her furniture had been moved, that she'd only been down there to aee It out and that she'd not been near the collar. That was confirmed by the movers' men, who said the door was locked and the key gone. Anyway, there wasn't any doubt she bad an alibi." "Well?" Guy's eyes were on bis watch; he was sweating lightly. "Well, this morning she came round with a tale that she bad tbe number of the blue car that was seen up on the downs. Said ber gar dener had spotted It coming by his cottage round about nine-thirty the next morning and bad written to her though why I don't know!" "1 see," agreed Guy. "What do you want me to tell you?" "Can you explain, sir, what your car was doing down at Warley that nlRht?" Guy hesitated. "Officially?" he ssked. "Yes," said Grlce. There was a pause that lasted a bare fraction of a minute and their eyes met GUY took out a handkerchief and wiped his face. It had a set, grim look. "By the way, how's your wife?" be asked pointedly. "All right gain?" "Getting on fine now," said Grlce r ep ro ao h fully. "But that's not trlcket, sir, If 1 may say so." "I know It's not," said Guy. "But for Heaven's sake be human!" Grlce looked at the door and at die captive. But be saw neither. He was thinking of a woman who bad lain 111, despaired of, and this man beside him who had saved ber life. "Go on, sir!" he capitulated. So Guy told for the second time that day the story of his movements on the night he went to Warley, and of hla meeting with Alison. Grlce heard him through without expression. "You yourself saw no ont, in the bouse that night except tha young lady?" "No one," agreed Guy ftrmly. "Could you tell me a little bit more clearly what you did down In the cellar?" he asked. "As far as I remember, Miss Rede and 1 went through It very care fully, flashing the light about and looking Into all the corners. We found the main switch ana turned on the eloctrlo light" "Just a moment sir you didn't do anything before turning on the main? Didn't shift anything?" "No." Guy looked at him wonder lngly. "Ohl Yesl There wss one thing." "What?" Grlce was leaning for ward, bis small pale eyes glittering eaKerly. "Tbore was a big roll of linoleum In one corner, near tha recess under the stairs," said Guy. "It fell over. A rat ran out I suppose he'd got IG PROJECT ALLOTTED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. July 3.(AP PrfMdent Roosevelt today allotted 160.000,000 of work relief funds for low cost housing projects. Secrotnry Irkes announced that ap provnl by Comptroller General J. R. McCnrl had made the money Imme diately available. Fifty projects were Included. Ickeit aatd. Including $00,000,000 Announced yesterday as approved by the presi dent. Ickes said one oi the projects was the 4 .700 .000 development In Har lem, New York City. He declined to reveal other developments. Phon 543 We'll haul iwaj refuM. City Sanitary Service. jour frightened at our moving about Why? What's the matter?" Grlce did not answer the ques tion. Instead he asked, "Did the linoleum fall lightly?" ' "Lightly? No!'1 Guy looked up startled. "It fell over with a terrific crash. Why?" "Linoleum's heavy stuff, of course." said Grlce. "But there wasn't much of It" "Not much? There was a huge roll about eight feet hlgb, 1 should think." "How big around?" Grlce snapped out that question. "Nearly three feet In diameter, I should say." Then grasping tbe im port of the question, be cried, "Good Lord! You don't mean?" "1 can't be sure, of course," ad mitted Grlce. "But It's possible. You see, the roll we found was quite small." OU think be was hiding In there i all the time?" Guy was esger now. "More likely to be hiding in the cellar. He might've heard you com ing and have gone and got Inside the linoleum. It's only guesswork, of course." "But If he did that, why should be fall over?" Guy was frowning. "That's lust it," said Grlce. "Did you see a little deal stool about two foot high, sir?" "No-no. Nol I'm sure 1 didn't" "There was one, when the body was found," declared Grlce. "If he'd put that Inside the roll and stood on It to get the edges wrapped 'round him" "He'd be topheavy!" ended Guy. "Exactly." "You mean he got killed like that?" But Grlce was cautious. "It's possible. You see, we found him with his skull fractured and his head cut open at the back where It had hit the edge of the Iron brace across the stairs, and that must've killed him. But he was lying with both arms straight down beside blm, That'a what made it look like mur der or manslaughter his arms be ing at bla sides like that and the key being gone." "But I don't understand." Guy spoke slowly. "The linoleum fell back Into the recess. If he was In It and got killed like that what was there to puzzlo you?" "Ah!" said inspector Grlce. "But there wasn't nny linoleum when we found him. The stool was by blm In tha recess but nothing else. The only roll of linoleum we saw was on the top of the electric switch box!" "The electric switch! Hut there was nothing there! 1 switched on the lights myself and Miss Rede turned them off In the morning!" "Exactly, sir." said Hrlce. "That'a why 1 believe your story." "But If the linoleum was movod?" "Who movod It?" ended the Inspec tor. "Who Is there who'd an Interest in making nn accident look like a murder?" "1 can toll you that!" said Guy. "But for Heaven's sake get me out of here first!" 'All right, sir. You stay hero, .I'll speak to the sergeant." 'pHEY were coming. Alison found herself trembling all over ns she saw Daphne, with the coarse-faced woman behind her. "All right. Bob. You'd better go and leave us." Dnphne was calm again now. "This Is your new maid, Preedy, Alison. She has brought some smelling salts and sal volatile and Bob, don't eat that!" Robert started and look 'round; he had taken a chocolate from the box. She Bald quickly, "I'm aorryl Thosa are the creams I made for Alison. I've some of the nutty sort you like out' In the car." "Oh! All right" The little white dog, scenting the sweetstuff, had been begging and Robert let the chocolato drop Into Its mouth. Come on, we're late." said Daphne. But no one either listened or obeyed. Tbey were all three staring at the dog who was running 'round In little circles. Daphne repeated angrily, "Bob! Come on" But Robert Rede paid no atten tion. He dropped on bis knees. His hands went out to catch the dog as It rolled over on Its back with convulsive struggle both legs stiffly In the air. Then with a Jork Its head fell' back. A faint, sickly reek ot bitter almonds lingered In the air. 'Cyanide," said Robert Rede slowly. Above the body of the dead dog, he looked up at AllRon and their' eyes met f (Copurignt, 133$, ffl'Sljm If. n!nry Robert Red Is oonvlnced, to morrow. AAA PROCESSING TAX NEW YORK, July 3. (AP) The constitutionality of the agricultural adjustment act and the riftht of the government to collect M09,B7fl due In prooi'ss'iiu taxes was challenged Tuesday In a It-iUMal court action by four larpe cereal companies. Federal Juiie Henry W. Goddard granted a temporary order restraining the district collector of internal rev enue from colleetinti the taxes, due July 1. and set Tunsday for arnu mfiits on conilimiiin the injunction until settlement of the suits. A 1,000,000-bushel pram elevator under construction at Knid. OKla., will bring Hie city's capacity to 11, 500.000 buhcls. BRIDE OUT $735 AND HUBBY SHE II ON STREET SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. (Pi Authorities of San Francisco and other Pacific coast cities today search ed for Jack Franklin Mills, whom his bride. of three weeks charges deserted her after mulcting her of t735. The dlsilllusloned bride, Mrs. Ger trude Washburn Mills, advertising woman of Toledo, O., swere out a grand theft warrant for his arrest. Mrs. Mills told police here that she met Milts In "a sidewalk fllrU tlon," three wee lea ago. He told her he was a radio star, screen actor and an engineer for both the Golden Gate and San Francisco - Oakland Bay bridges. They went to Reno the next day end were married. She said she fi nanced all their expenses, accepting Mills' statements that he was tem porarily without funds, but would soon have money. Last week he left her, declaring he had to make a business trip to Seattle. She checked up on some or his claims, she anld, and when she discovered they were false, she ap pealed to the police. A search of Mills' abandoned apart ment, police said, yielded several fan mall" letters, all addressed to Big Brother Jack, Angelus Temple, Los Angeles." Most of them were from children asking that they be enrolled In Almee Semple McPher son's Angelus Temple Radio club. S-MATTER POP- S-SL 3:a: I l. "vsJ jp (Copyright, 1635, by The BelBtofaaw TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter Becomes a Colonel! 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So soon ( Listen, everybody, I know I I Oh he's ahvaus veajWA very , Tell me I I I reiret.Mrs. Voh its no trouble at all U '" at Ati.about thosel riiht J lost that button, as I hear his name ) from what he mst said handy at explaining cheeky j Hartford a Bun&e.that this)l've always wanted to last The papers that rr-UverJ y TVt- after losing rc- I Pl'TVI"1' Hartford things. but this is r fellow. J (second-story affair has P-f hear Mr Oakdale rvA doorbell. SKl. ifc. hw.. TTT mg papers ri J!UL ?Vf,eliome8la one time I 'm- nrr!:'!. worker? caused you J explain something, r'iv Sp- It's Mrs. Mills said she has a mother and two younger brothers living in Houston, Tex. SAYS SKILL NO FACTOR WITH SLOT MACHINES ASTORIA. Ore., July 3. (AP Whether slot-machines in Clatwp county are so constituted as to h'ive an element of skill appeared today to be a question the courts may have .to decide. Sheriff J. V. Burns brought a score of the devices here from Seaside. He claims they have no element other than gambling, In opposition to the state law. The Seaside cl ty council recently licensed their operation. The Bherlff said Irving Allen, Sea side city attorney, had Intimaied that court action would be taken to reclaim the machines. Use Mall Tribuue want ada. WELLESLEY DISAPPEARS AT SEA NEW YORK, July 3. (AP) Miss Angle Eames of Wellesly, Mass., daughter of the late Francis Eames of Philadelphia, was lost at sea from the Italian liner Conte Grande under unexplained circumstances, ship's of- j fleers reported when the liner docked In New York today. Miss Eames, 40, a Wellesly college graduate, was returning to the United States after four years of teaching English in private Italian schools. ' Dstroyers Go North MARSHFIELD, Ore., July 3. (JP) Thirteen destroyers, en route north, have been sighted off Coos Bay dur ing the past few days. They were believed to Wfe on their way to north ern Oregon and Washington points to participate In Fourth of July observances. INTERLUDE (Copyright 1W5, fHlUKfj -fiME SOME OF THESE AUNT'S OF HIS StbPPEP KNUTlNfo AMD PAID A LrfTiE ATTENTION "TO HIM KEEP5 HIS ARMS AND LESS WWIRUWU PRESENTING AliUfS FROM EXPL6RIK6 HIS MOUTH tb SEE WHAT HE'6 60f IN tf IN MIDDLE OF COUNT S1ART6 GYMNASTICS, MAK1N6 "THEM BE6IN ALL OVER A6AIN. by Tat Bll Syndicate, Inc.) FOR KO PARIialLAR REf,S0H POfS HfiND 1b MOUTH. AON-f Sfft HIM ArJD SHRIEKS HE'S SWALU)WK6 SOME-CHINS BY C0MBININ6 FORCES AUNT'S H01I HIM STiU L0N6 EN006H TO FlMD HE HAS IN HIS MOUTH INVENTORY IS COMPLETED AT LAST, WlTri ALL PlNS CN'D BUTTONS PRESET AND AC- COUNTED FOR. AUNTS SI6H itf RELIEF By GL.UYAS WILLIAMS t KlUVftS. UjlUWHS SCCNfS POSSIBILITIES OF TM A AUN6 RUSH FORWARD ArJD RETREATS "TO FARTHER EWD OF CRI6 IMMEDIATELY BECOME SURE . HE HAS SWALLOWED OWECT, AMP START" COUNTING PlNS AND BUT TONS To see That all are there RETdRHS CONTENTEDLY TO PLRVlKf, UlTH -Toes. reflecT- 1N6 HOW Efi&Y IT 15 10 S1W UP'A LlTfLE E)CKMEIT By C. M. Payna