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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
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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.
THE WORLD AT ITS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply.
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extent of the fire In thla one condi
tions were Just right to caue a real
cyclone so strong that It killed and
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The fire and cyclone occurred In
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an oil field fire. The Intense heat
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Robert Hoffman memorized the
entire United States Constitution
with all the amendments before he
was 14 years old. Just to prove to
himself that he could overcome a
speech Impediment. He has recited It
before the South Carolina supreme
court Justice and again before the
governor.
The United States Agricultural de-
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