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o PAGE TEN Ml HIGH COURAGE! . tjjby Jeanne Bowman,, BYM'jrzl.-i. Although the hat been cheated of her interest in the Farnsworth Canneries by Tom Farley and hie gang, Anne Fame worth, now known at Slkki Nieh sen, hat gone to a eecludrd cove to prevent the angered fishermen from damaging company property. Lee Farnsworth, her uncle, hat been killed and the Sorkl brothert, Anne't protectort. have been ac cused of the deed. She te at the tall, ready to tell the authorities the truth of what happened earlier thi' dark and etormy night. Chapter 35 ACCUSATION fVOU say you were In the boat with the Sorkl brothers," gald the herlff. -'Why were you In that boat?" "John Neuman sent the boys after me when he found the fishermen were determined to take the law Into their own hands. He thought that I might appeal to them In the name of Luke Farnsworth, as his daugh ter." "You're not his daughter," napped Tom Farley. "Will you let me take care of this, Farley?" roared the sheriff, "1 think rou'd better set out In the other of fice, before I . . . I . . . well you'd better go." "You can't put me out of here, Pm an attorney." "And you're not on this case. The other room." As the door closed behind him, the sheriff turned again to Anne. ""Continue, please." "We saw the men leaving In their boats and followed in ours, taking a final chance to reach them." "You say 'ours'?" "I own a third Interest" "You were not In that boat when It put back to port." The chief made this a statement. "No," she agreed, "I've tried all long to protect my Identity. When I realized I was too late to help, 1 only wanted topo back to the peace of being Just Nlkkl. The. boys took me to Hunter's rharf, and 1 walked back to town." ' "If you were hp eager to protect four Identity, why did you come to the sheriff's office and give yourself np?" "Give myself up?" she repeated. "You don't understand. Mllna, she's the boys' sister, toCd me they were being held because a gun had been found In the boat. I knew they couldn't have fired that shot, be cause Orvl was still at the engine and George at the wheel, when . . . must I repeat that?" she begged. "I'm afraid so. Tell me exactly what happened." Anne told him of someone calling ber name, of something whizzing past her head, of seeing Lee Farns worth fall even as she turned to look at him. "I remember a boat bumping Into ours and then hearing a thud," she rocountored. "I believe whoever did the shooting threw the gun Into our boat then." "And you came down here to free them with your testimony, was that It?" he asked. . "Yes. and please may we all go home now? The shock of Uncle Lee's death Is almost more than I can stand. He was the only one In the family who was good to me." Anne felt that If she couldn't reach the privacy of her room, she would break before those men who eyed her so accusingly, so silently accus ing. "Miss Nlkkl," there waa tolerance In the sheriff's voice, sympathy ven, "where did you get the gun?" "What gun?" she asked. "Perhaps the boys had It and you dldn t know about It," ho surmised "You mean " she paused In con sternation, "you mean you don't be lieve what I've Just told you?" i HE shook his head. "Sorry, my girl, but the easiest thing for all of us Is for you to come clean tell the whole truth; get It off your mind. You'll suffer If you don't." Anne surveyed him pityingly. "I've told you the whole truth," she said calmly. "YouVe told ue your version. 1 knew from questioning the Sorkl brothers that they wore protecting someone. I didn't renllze It waa a girl. Yes, Harry," as the deputy came to the door a slip of yellow paper In his hand. The sheriff took the slip, studied It and looked at Anne. Where before there bad been pity, there was now only stem condemnation. "One more question. Miss Nlkkl.' be said, and his voice was cold and eietalllc. "Why did you carry your (oster fruiter's gun away from the Portland home, when you left." "I didn't carry any gun away with n," countered Anno In wonder- "Miss Nlkkl." be pointed to the illp of yellow paper. "The gun which 8red the shot that killed Lee Kama ortli Is registered to Luke Farns- s OtRaOrffl. DIOCESES z?3M, rwmnAiMi urn I nlVW UnUliLLL lilUiL MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 193-: worth. It disappeared from the house about the time of your de parture. It was found In a boat at the scene of the shooting. You were In that boat, you didn't come to the wharf like an Innocent person. you sneaked In; walked two miles out of your way, to keep from being found. Young woman, you killed Lee Farnsworth." Anne listened to the sheriff In sharp amazement. The words fell with the driving force of hammers, pounding nails Into her heart. staples Into her memory. She had thought she needed courage before, but now . . , Luke, or John . . . she needed someone to stand by her In this moment and give her strength. "You are wrong." she heard her self saying calmly, and then her voice broke. "I loved Uncle Lee, please let me go now?" Take her Harry." The sheriff nodded towards the deputy. Anne started forward eagerly. moving towards the door of the out er office, but the deputy caught her arm and swung her, gently. In the opposite direction. They passed through a door. Into a corridor. The deputy motioned the Jailer, who brought out a ling of keys, fitted one Into the lock of a door, and opened It. Anne stared before her. There was a big, white room and In it small compartments, divided one from the other by Iron bars. She heard the door clang behind ber. Obediently she started to follow the deputy across polished linoleum to a desk, behind which sat a plump, white clad matron. "A girl for you, Mrs. Nelson," said the deputy. ANNE! looked at the floor, which was buckling beneath her feet. She looked up once to see the plump woman spring Into action, brush the deputy aside. She caught Anne In her arms. I ne-eeever, f-falnt," stammered Anne, with shivering dignity. Sbe looked at the matron who seemed gyrating about at one side of her, at the white bars which whirled around. It reminded her of a com posite picture on the motion picture screen. 'Tech-tech-tech-tech," said the matron between her teeth, propel ling her towards one of the small cubicles. "Soaking wet," she added. Well, let's book her and get It over," Buggested Harry. Book her my eye," retorted the matron, "I'm going to get the child to bed." Anne shuddered violently. "Cold," she managed between chattering teeth. "Open that door, Harry." Anne stepped over the grating at the bottom of tho door, saw a white cot and sank onto It. Harry," the matron was still snapping orders, "take this key, go to my locker and bring that brown wool robe. Then put a teakettle of water to heat on the gas plate." ' I ve got to get back." "Do what 1 tell you." "Oh. all right." Anne sat dazed as the woman stooped over, pulled off her white sneakers, her stockings, loosened her slacks, pulled them off, slipped a plain white gown over her head, then wrnpped her In the brown robe Hnrry brought her. The matron was gone a few mo ments, then returned with a hot wa ter bottle for Anne's feet, and a steaming glass of hot lemonade tor her to drink. Anne's teeth chattered against the edge of the glass until she feared she might break It, but she tried until it was drained, and then she was allowed to sink back, fatigue racking her bones like physical blows. Dimly she tried to follow the events of the evening. She was In Jail. That waa funny. She, Anne Farnsworth. No, Nlkki Nielsen was In Jail. Wouldn't Aunt Charlotte and Sharlee gloat? But, no Uncle Lee was dead, someone shot him. She heard her name mentioned "Anne Farnsworth. She's traveling under Nikkl Nollsen, but the sheriff says he figures the other's her legal one." There was the scratch of pen on pnper, "Hold for Investigation," Harry prompted. Again the scratch of the pen which seemed Intolerable to Anne'i nerves. "No charge yet. District Attor ney's calling the grand Jury In tht morning, and by the time they're through she'll be held for the mur der of Lee Farnsworth. Anne was flushed with sudden energy. (Copyright. 199S. by Jeanne Bovmanl Anns rights, tomorrow, for nor lilt. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR OF COLUMBUS. O, Nov. 30 (API Women like to rat, Just tht aom1 is men. That, fHid on of th country it leading feminLits today, la why wo rn n want a nw amrndmcnt to the United mntea constitution guaran teeing them equal right in addition to aulfrnp;. Mr. Helen Hunt Weal, vice-chairman ot the national women's party congreMinnM commuter, declared thai 1000 ntjit-cs Inws, p. us tho "mar nage cUum" Id Uio federai economy m act of 1933. deprive women cf 'he i "ThM law discriminate attains I I women In Industry and buAlness." I ahe Mid. "They throw women out ol J,-ba which they need to feed de ' pendent." . Mrs. West, wife of a Jacksonville. J Ft a., newspaperman, declared the 1 party is solidly analnst minimum wane and hour law for women. The woman party, a nonpartisan orRanlvatlon will hold a national conference here Saturday and Sunday to open a campaign for an equal j right amendment. I Any opinion that women are bio ; logically not the equal of men tn ! moat activities draws scorn from j Mrs, West, "Ay person who can work 34 : hours a day raising a family." she asserted, 'can do almost anythlnc" PORTLAND, Nov. 30. (AP) A majority of the 14 standing commit tees of Episcopal dioceses In the United States approved the election of Dean Benjamin D. Da-gwell of Den ver for the Oregon bishopric, Arch deacon Henry Dunoan Chambers, president of the standing committee of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon, announced, today. This waa the mo6t cumbersome of negotiations In bringing & bishop to succeed the late Bishop Walter Tay lor Sumner. It now remains for Presiding Bishop James D. Perry to contact the vari ous bishops. Favorable action wes expected. For Hoee that Wear buy NOLDE St HOKST Ethelwyn B Hoffmann- REQUA AND LANDON GET HEADS TOGETHER TOP2KA. Has.. Nov. 30- (AP) Mark Requa, Republican national committeeman for California and a Hoover floor leader In the Republican national convention that nominated the former president In 1928. con- ferred at length today with Gov. Alf M. Land on, a Republican presides tlal possibility. 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