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PSGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1935. ENBfflS Chapter 46 EXPLANATION iwpHAN'K Goi you'rt afe! Alison looked around to tee Guy In the doorway. She gave a ob and ran Into bli arm. A little man with a itlff crop of bright red hair waa behind Guy and now he moved torward looking at the dog. "WHt'i happened here?" he asked, and hie eyes rested on Daphne. She stood aa If frozen In the spot where she had made her last effort, but now she forced her mouth Into a mile. "Nothing. The dog'a bad a fit or aomethlng." "Dog's been poisoned!" It was the maid Prcedy who gave that Informa tion. "1 don't know what's going on. I was engaged to take charge of a mental case but It seems to me!" She ended with a most expressive anIS which included most of the people present. Orlce touched the dog with his foot. "Dead all right," he confirmed. Then to Daphne, "Mrs. Poynter?" "Yes!" She was cool again now. "1 want a word with you." "I'm sorry, I'm Just leaving for abroad. Couldn't you write? 1 don't want to miss my boat." "I'm afraid you'll have to miss It," aid Inspector Grlce. "I've some questions to ask you." "Alison." Robert ' touched his daughter's shoulder gently. Her face was burled In Guy'a chest. "Come on." He did not look back as he went out Alison, holding Guy'a band fol lowed. Robert made room for them both In the car without a word. He told the chauffeur to get Mra. Burner's luggage off the ear and then ordered blm to take them home. The man, wooden-faced, saluted, bnt Alison thought she caugbt a gleam of curiosity and satisfaction aa he obeyed. They sat silent, Guy holding All son's hand, until the car stopped In Chester Square. Only by the fierce pressure of his hand against hers, did Guy show bis feelings, for they were both conscious of Robert Rede's grey, baggard face and haunted yes. As they got out, be said gruffly, Tou'd better come in." They followed blm Into tbe li brary. He crossed slowly to the fire, stood taring Into It; said without turn ing, "Alison, my dear, I'm sorry " "Darling, don'tl You couldn't help It " She clung to him. "Don't, please ..." Holding her In his arms) he looked at Guy, who stood awkwardly Just Inside the door. "Don't go. 1 want to hear your end of the story. I've been a damned old fool!" The words came out alowly and bitterly. He looked down at Alison's head and added with a wry smile, "Besides, 1 understand you want to talk to me about some thing quite different?" Alison raised her head; Guy questioning. She her tears and looked at her, amlled through nodded. "If I may, sir," mid Ony eagerly. "Oh, you may!" said Robert. "Looks ss It 1 wasn't at to take care of Alison, anyway!" Alison stopped bis self-reproaches with a kiss. ' T5UT It wss Detective Inspector " Grlce who had the last word on the subject. Guy brought him 'round at nine o'clock that night to hear Alison's own story, and receive her thanks. A fatherly little man when off duty, he seemed quite moved and kept repeating. "You'd a narrow es cape! I don't mind saying It, tnslde this room a very narrow escape! She meant those chocolates tor you, there's no doubt about thai!" "Can you get her on It?" asked Guy anxiously. But Grlce shook his bead. "I'm afraid not. sir. There's no evidence to prove It You and 1 may know It, but that won't do for a Jury. We may still get her on those letters, of course." "Can you prove she wrote them?" cried Alison eagerly, and her band went out to squeeze Guy's that lay by ber side. Again Grlce shook bis head. "She's too clever tor that When we found that letter In the dead man's pocket It .was addressed to you, by the way. Miss Rede, for It bad 'to A. R.' on It and It waa to warn you against Doctor Lumley, here, no doubt to make him out guilty! When 1 saw that letter. I thought I had tbe person who'd sent them all of course until I taw the body." Grlce paused artistically, gathering their eyes. Alison, teeing that It waa ex pected of her, asked dutifully, "Why until you taw It?" "When 1 had seen the body, I knew he didn't do much writing." Grlce smiled, relishing bit grim Joke. "I daresay he could use those hands of his all right for some things but not for holding a pen! You see, sir, he was a " leper a sort of living corpse at you might say!" "A leper!" Alison shuddered. "Good Lord!" Guy waa last thocked than Interested in the medi cal fact. "Rare to get a case to tar gone aa that In England." "Ah, but he wasn't English," ex plained Grlce. "You've identified him then?" cried Guy. "Yes. sir. This evening. He's a Colombian subject and over here without a passport, to he's prob ably a crook -nam of Manuel Gompet." "Gomp?" They both cried out together., star ing at one another. "Do you thlnk-" "Brother 'Tjr eomethlng," agreed Guy. "That'd be how Mn. Sumen got hold of him." "You know him?- demanded Grlce. "I we both know on Gompet The Spanish gigolo who was Mrs. Poynter's friend," explained Guy. "But go on. This Is getting Interest ing." ""pHERE'S not much mora to tell you," said Grloa. "He died that night you were there, all right, for the cleaning woman cleared out the recess under the stairs that af ternoon, and whoever moved that linoleum did It between the time that you and Miss Rede left the bouse and the time the remover's men finished, for after that the house keys were at the agents. And It wasn't any light Job. elthar. pulling It oft the dead man. We'ra having It tried for finger prlnta, so per haps wo may learn something. If we can prova that Mra. Burner's touched that roll It means she must've been Into the cellar that day the removers were there and then." Grlce ended grimly, "the'll have to explain why she made false statements to tie police, and why ahe didn't notify ut of the body In her cellar! I think she'll find that awk ward." "What'Il happen to her?" asked All. son. "Nothing, I'm afraid," said Grlce with a algh. "If we could prove the truth, if we could prove that she sent you down there with that false telegram and bad this leper chap waiting to do you In, and that she sent Dr. Lumley here down with the pretty little notion that he'd be accused of your murder well, there'd be something to talk about. If we could even prove that she meant to do you In with those chocolates. Miss Rede, so that tbe money left to you'd go to your father and through him to her well, then we'd have her properly, but as things are" He sighed. But Alison was not thinking of Daphne. "Then It meant you won't get cleared?" the said to Guy. "1 mean, about those letters?" "I'm afraid not. Does It make any difference to you?" b asked. She laughed softly, a laugh of pure happiness. "You know It doesn't!" "Now that your father's giving me a fresh start well I'm going to forget It, live It down." i Grlce stood up. "Don't you worry, sir," he prom ised. "Mra Sumers won't trouble you again. She't had a fright! She left tor Spain by air this afternoon." But be added regretfully, "A pity! A little banging would have done her a whole world of good!" But when he had gone, when she and Guy were alone. Alison sate In bit arms, whispered, "Do you know, I'm glad Daphne's got away. 1 could almost bless her! But tor her" "But for her we'd never have met?" "Yes!" Tbey smiled at one another with that complete trust in the strange ways of Providence which only happy lovers know. (Copyright. 1931, ffiuljm If. tVmcHJ THE END B1 ,517 FOR COUNTY FROM AUTO 8ALEM, July 5 (AP) DifJburbe mfnts to count leu of half of the ut UTory Jl.600.000 annually from ihf motor vehicle fund, vu md by the state department today. The figure was aet by the 10.13 legislature ba.vcd upon the dlRburnement made In 1B;U Of th aeoo.OGO aent out Multno mah unty will receive 301.781. Other count Jrp Include Baker H J 705; Benton 14 730; DouglB ',7. 767; Jackion :M.17; Joaephlne '.,10. 099; Klamath 2B.H80. Une Marlon ri.697; polk I12.4&3 Uma tilla $22,039; and Union aia.Mt). WALLA WALA Wanh. July 5 (AP) Charles B. Nye. 87. who spent nearly a half century w tha harnesa and saddlery bust new '.iere, and prior to coming here in had engaged In buamefis at The n!lcj. Ore., died today. - Cm Mail rabijii wtat ftd. WILL ROGERS LEADS NG STAMfORD, Tex.. July 6. (APV Will Roger, the Sage of Claremore, Okla., led the grand parade of cow bant to hoaree ahouta of "Ride 'em. cofftxiy." at the cowboys' reunion here Thursday. . Right at home with the sun-arorch-ed cowboys of west Texas. Rogers the center of attraction. Record smashing crowds flooded the town. Thousands Jammed the reunion grounds Tor the morning; celebration Last niKht they danced MAR8HFIELD, Ore, July S (AT) Barge were being towej to the side of the freighter A M Baxter, aground in the harbor here, so that part of heavy cargo of lumber could be removed and the ship float ed at high tide this afternoon Thr. Baxter went aground In Coo bay at 3 a. m. yesterday. Attempts to pull the lihip frw yesterday after noon were futile. FOR CMTC VACATION; REST OF OREGON SHY VANCOUVER. Wart... July 6. AP) A month 'a "vacation" at the govern ment'! expense aeema to have little attraction for youthful Americana of Oregon and Washington. With the citizens' military train lng camp, scheduled to open a four weeks' course Friday, officers said to day only 508 applications had been received. They estimated that the number of el tables possible to chose from this number will be far ahort of this year's quota of 480. Last year's quota, was only 330. , Multnomah county, it was declared haa produced but 191 applicants. Its quota, la 2A3. Any youth from the Age of 17 to 24 may apply. Expenses of traveling to and from the camp are paid by the government. Com pletion of & four-year course at the C M. T. C. qualifies outstanding stu dents for commissions In the orga nized reserve corps. Captain Carl Y. TengwaJd of the National Guard here stated this after noon that the quota for Jackson county vu 10 men. Twelve appli cations were submitted, and one ap plicant waa rejected for physical de fects. That gives this district a per centage of over 100. , The captain .said that tf the quota from this district la raised, it will be an easy matter to get more appli cants, but that tha move would have to be made soon, since each man at tending the camp must receive three vaccine shots before leaving. nc DECREASES FOR GIRLS TEACHERS MEET TOLD DENVER, July 5. (AP) Five thousand teachers were told today marriage opportunities for girls ol this country are gowlng scarcer and that suicides and divorces are on the increase. Dorothy C. Stratton, dean of wo men at Purdue university, speaking before the National Education asso ciation, made a plea that girls be given as many opportunities for eco nomic help after their school years as boya. "Every girl prepares for the dual role of a vocation and marriage," she told a general session of the N. E. A. convention. "If she can't find a Job. she possibly turns to marriage as a solution of her problems. "What a fine foundation for fu ture happiness in the home. Even marriage opportunities are not what they once were." Declaring suicide and divorce rates are going up. Dean Stratton said: "That means we are not learning to get along any better with one another." FOUR FISHERMEN DROWN WHEN SHIP CATCHES FIRE VANCOUVER. B. C, July B.-(AP) Pour membera of the crew of the Vancouver fishing boat Bantry Bay were drowned and three others Buf fered painful burns when the boat caught fire off Wood Bay relief camp near Half Moon bay, about 40 miles north of here, the British Columbia provincial police were advised today. DAWN OF THE FOURTH gy GLUYAS WILLIAMS. LANSING, Mich. (UP) The mod ern fisherman la Insuring himself of future good luck by filing a record of the fish he takes from the Michi gan streams and lakes with the con servation department. More than 6, 000 cards have been receU'ed already this season from fishermen record ing their catches. (Copyright, 1835. by Tbe BU SjndlcmU, Inc.) 7 RIMJZI5 51EEPILY Trttf JUNIOR HAS OPEKEP POOR 1b SEE IF HE'S AWAKE VE. KEW SHUf fi6Hf UfrflL JtWlOR 60E5 BCX o BEP AFTER SHOW WHILE JUNIOR IS BUCK, rt6IKS Af BED ODWES AND ASKIN6 CAK HE SEt UP ArJD SEf OFT nKECRACKEBS NOW? 65 NO, AND Tftl$ 1b -fb SLEEP. 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