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MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORT), OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1938.
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NEVER MIND THE LADY
faE by David Garth
or nurotor Tern lem.n met
Allaire Weet in the Iroplcs, and Al
laire eaved Terry'e V.le by ehooting
a uative. But there viae a mtoundcr
etcndino; when Terry looked Al
lalre up, in WviMnoton. the meet
ing wa not a auroras, and tt u:ae
britf. Now George For. attneh4 in
the tropical city of the ehootlno,
hat returned to Waehinoton on
bueinetm. hae tried to find Allaire,
u hom he lovee, and hae found in
eteed a very tricky man named
LaMarr ai the West home. LaMarr
demande a tew worde with Fot.
VOa. regarded him keenly. LaMarr
- seemea rerj sure ok nimseu.
Knew all the trlcka of mannera.
could dance divinely, and talk vivid
ly of (ar countries and big game
hunta at early dawn that must
haT Intrigued Nell Weat, but Al
laire bad never had any use for him.
"Well, let's have It," he said.
"What'a onyour mind, Mr. LaMarr?"
The other waved a band.
"This Is hardly the place may I
have the honor to call?"
"What's the matter with right
now?"
LaMarr shrugged.
"Nothing. But let us go where we
won't be disturbed."
He seemed to know his way
around the house. He took Fox down
stairs to the little reception room
with the brasshound clock. They sat
down and LaMarr took a clgaret
out of a long sliver case and then
placed the case at Fox's elbow with
a polite nod.
"Mr. Fox," he said, lighting up and
leaning back in a clnid of smoke, "I
have come across something that
might cause some unpleasantness
snd notoriety If It should be pub
lished abroad."
Fox aald nothing.
"You do not know of what I speak
perhaps?" LaMarr queried.
"Not exactly," said Fox. "Begin
at the beginning."
"Ah yes." LaMarr nodded, and
smoked for a minute in silence. Fox
wondered what nationality ha was.
There was a lot of English in him
and some French and Spanish too.
Might have been aomebody once
he'd been educated at an American
or English university, that was a
cinch.
"Mr. Fox," he said suddenly, "did
you notice anything unusual the
night of the Legation Club Polo Ball
given under the auspices of your
Embassy?"
The attache waa suddenly alert.
"I don't think so," he said calmly.
. "Remarkable," mused LaMarr. "I
would have thought you had. Well,
Mr. Fox, I wouldn't have noticed any
thing either except that I came out
on the verandah late that evening to
smoke, to look at the stars, to wait
for a friend perhaps," he smiled
lazily, "and I heard Novaes, your
Embassy runner, chattering with
the carriage drivers.
"Ho had driven to the Roslna B
with the beautiful Befiorlta West.
The good Novaes waa very curious
why the beautiful Befiorlta wanted
to go to the docks at night. I, too,
waa curious. Strange, I thought.
What business could bring Miss
West to the docks nt Roslna B?"
He nodded at Fox. "Interesting,
4o yon not think? The ways of
women are strsnge, are they not?"
Fox nodded slowly. He had to pick
bis way carefully here.
"Strange," be agreed. "Well, what
bout It?"
'The polo party left," LaMarr con
tinued, "rather ahead of their sched
ulethe tear of revolution perhaps
and yet I was Inlerested tn why
a lady like Miss West should go to
the docks. There must hare been
something very attractive there to
have drawn a lady of her tastes and
refinement. Ferhapa I too would en
Joy It. I was at loose ends. I Investi
gated." TTB PAUSED and Inhaled deeply
on bis clgaret. Fox sat very still.
The man reminded hlra of a hand-
aome powerful cat lastly pawing a
ball of yarn with sheathed claws. .
"And what do you think, Mr. Fox?
What do you think I discovered?"
"A few ships, for one thing," has
arded Fox.
. LaMarr bent forward.
"This must remain a secret be
tween us," he said deeply, "on your
honor as a gentleman. A man bad
been shot on Ihe docks that night,
Mr. Fox. Shot by a woman for whom
the police were even then searching.
He lingered at death's door for a
few days and then died. The lady,
Mr. Fox, had committed murder!"
Something chased up and down
George Fox's spine. This was a new
one on ti Im. lie hadn't known lllldes
nad died. He'd meant to follow Ihe
case, but ho'd been so busy at the
Embassy he hadn't had a chance.
And, anyhow, getting Allaire of! had
been all that mattered.
"Murder," repoated LaMarr, look
AS SCREEN ACTOR;
SILENT ON ROMANCE
NEW YORK. Jn. 10. ,Pi Dow
las Fairbanks Sr.. la through aciluj
and has "nothing to My" about hi
r, porlrd romance with Ldy Ashley
it Fn-rlnnd.
"I'm a producer from no- on."
imc former "Uon Juan" of the fc..r.er!
Ckplalnrd In announcing ha will not
act attain. -
Arriving last night from Europe
on the AqulUnla. Fairbanks was
aiked about his marital plans.
"I have nothing to say a?ut
that." he replied.
The M-year old aclor, who uaed
am iw iwt mvu mini tm iao
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MCVfi HMO TMI UT
ing at htm Intently, "Is an ugly
word, Mr. Fox. The story would
have Its elementa of Interest. Why
then did this American society girl
kill Luis Hllder, the shipping
boss?"
"Hold up, LaMarr," Fox ordered
peremptorily. "You don't know that
she did."
"Ah." said LaMarr, "but who Is to
prove she didn't? Who Is to prove
facta wrong? Vou were there per
haps? Perhaps you will ssy that you
ahot blm yourself with the true gal
lantry of the young man who shields
hla lady? Oh, the story opens tre
mendous possibilities. It must not
get out. Oh, no, It must not."
"Who'd be interested in a story
like that?"
LaMarr shrugged.
"I have reason to believe Oat In
certain ijuarLors It would be worth
ten thousand dollars. Murder under
atrange circumstances Is always In
triguing. Ia Is not so?"
Why did he keep stressing that
murder part of it? It was a dirty
word. What a break I The trouble
was, Fox thought grimly, that Allaire
wouldn't deny anything she bad
done that night, but she'd be too
proud to go Into details. .
Then what? sensational head
lines In yellow Journals, graphic
drawings In scandal sheets, pictures
of Allaire and her home, of Steve
Perry and the rest of that crowd,
stories of her brief stormy affairs. .
And who was to prove she d shot
la self-defense, fill In the chinks be
tween the facts? Where was Wlllett?
Ducking bullets In Proplonolre prob
ably. What a surprise party this was.
LAMARR'S eyes had been fixed on
hint steadily.
"I think you agree that it Is best
nothing be said," he remarked softly.
s It not so, Mr. Fox?
"I'd hate to see any lady embar
rassed, If that's what you mean."
"Quite so. Particularly a lady with
the social background of' he
stopped, smiling deprecstorlly. "But
I must not be Indiscreet beyond the
bounds of comprehension. Let us
ssy no more about It." He waved a
hand. "Mr. Fox, I find myself In a
very embarrassing position, flna
dally"
Fox drew a breath. Now It was
coming. He'd spotted it long ago.'
'certain Investments have
turned out badly." He shook hit
head sadly. "But you are not Inter
ested In that, of course?"
"My sympathy," said Fox, watch
Ing hlra like a hawk.
"Ah your sympathy." LaMart
stnred fixedly at the glowing tip ol
his clgaret. "Mr. Fox, I need thirty
thousand dollara. I need tt Immedi
ately. You don't know who would
arrange a loan for me perhaps?"
"That's a lot of money."
"Not such a aiim considering thi
interests Involved,
Fox said nothing for a moment
There wasn't much of the diploma!
In his handsome faco as ho looked at
LaMarr, but there was a certain
hunching to the shoulders thai
hinted at action some time In the
very near future.
LaMarr seemed to sense that. He
laughed.
"Nothing unpleasant, please, Mr.
Fox,". be said calmly. "I can be un
pleasant too which Is one reason
I have no country Just now. I merely
ask you to arrange a loan for me
you refuse?"
"I refuse," said Fox grimly.
LaMarr sighed and arose. There
was a queer air of triumph about
blm that Fox couldn't quite fathom.
The attach had the Idea that La
Marr hadn't cared particularly
whether he "arranged the loan" or
not. LaMarr had wanted aomethlug
else and whatover It was, Fox had
a atrange feeling that he'd got It
"Ah, well, no matter, Mr. Fox. I
will look elsewhere. It you do not
care to accommodate nie, porhaps
Mr. West will be moro amenable.
Uood day."
"Just a minute," said Fox. "Get
this, LaMarr, I don'. Intend to let
you get away with anything queer.
Understand?"
"You threaten?" said LaMarr,
pained. "A diplomat now, really,
Mr. Fox."
Ha bowed and left Fox lit a clga
ret and tried to relax. It waa aa
pretty a set-up tor a little blackmail
as he'd ever Been.
Allaire would probably have told
LaMarr to go to the devil, but Kay ;
and Nell West would submit to a
shakedown. So would Steve Perry j
probably. And Fox himself hated the I
Idea of seeing the girl he loved
sirencl over countless yellow sheets,
her motives misconstrued, stamped
for life by purple pons.
(Copyright, till by Dai (J Oarlh)
Terry Wlllett taktl an Import
ttnt ltp, Montfay.
to amare movie avwll.iwea with his
athletic feats, said he would spend
the next sis months producing a new
motion picture In tsllfornla snd
thins.
It will be the story of Marco Polo.
'.nMllcval evplorer and adventurer,
he Mid. adding that he has spent
year. In research for It.
Fairbanks sprnl the last erenlnj
on the ship as host to a dozen guests
Including Lupe Vflrr. motion picture
mt tress, snd Johnny Wctaamuller. her
husband.
Fairbanks said hit son. Doudlss.
Jr.. Is "dome verr w.ll In London,"
where he Is a film a.-tor.
rioneer Merchant III...
POBTU.'.ND. Jan. 10. ,4' MoKlnlfy
Mltohell. 78. long-tun. merchant on
the northwests produce and grain
exchange, died here yesterday. He was
born In Oregon City and lived later
at Oerrala. He wu the lint r.uload
slilpprr of potaluea and onion into
Trios from Gervaia.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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Mediterranean would dry up If It were i
not for the Influx of water from the f
Atlantic ocean post the Rock: of Olb-
ml tar. Strange as it seems, the sun
evaporates three times as much water
from the Mediterranean every day s
is supplied to tt by rivers.
Mysteriously, but punctual to the
day, great flocks of swallows annually
tao up their residence at the famous
old fiiiii Juan Caplntro.no mission at
San Juan Caplntmno, California, on
each March 10, which Is St. Joseph's
day. And Just as mysteriously they
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San Juen'a day. Where they come
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THEATER 'BANK NIGHT'
PROTESTED BY PASTORS
ARKANSAS CITY, Km., Jan 10.
lAP) Arkansaa city ministers start
ed a campaign today agairit a Sun
day "bank night" In a local theater.
The ministers, complaining the fea- I
lure interfered with church attend
ance, asked City Attorney Tom i
PrliiRlo tor a ruling on legality of
the prize drawing.
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