Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 20, 1936, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPGE GDC arEDFORD rAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD. OREGON". MONDAY. JANUARY 20, 1936. MVK MM, n U6 MVU MIH0 IM U0T NIVM MIN0 IW UOV NVU MIND mi UUIT NEVER i MIND THE LADY EQUIPMENT By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof address the author, Inclosing stamped envelope (or reply. Reg. V. S. Pat OS. time, mind tm uor zzzbtf David Garth MVtt MMO mi LADY NIVM MINO INI IAOV NfVU MWO TW LADY Mflvu MMO BYXOPSlg Attain Weet tuit hat ctmfteted the truth to the old mtnUtw who recently buried Terry Wtllttft father. The truth ( laal the lovet Terry, and tt kept from acknowl edging the tact by her pride She le en her way back to waehinoton; meanwhile her father and Terry, in New York, are negotiating with a blackmailer named LaMarr. who telle Ray Will that A llaire killed a man in the trovtct. Terry, tcha hnowt that LcUarr it lying it with Ray. Charter Si TENSE 8CENE A LLAIRE drovt, back to Washing- ton at a rary reasonable rata ot ipeed (or bar. Onct or twlca sha laamal to twist bar abouldara Im patiently, and once aba blew bar Bom for no reaaon at all Juat banged the born button with bar lloyed flat. Another time she aald "Damn! In accenta loud and clear, and trowned mightily. All of wblcb might have pointed to an lntenaa mental struggle. But when she rolled Into Wash Ington In the early evening aha knew perfectly well tbat aha waa going to aee Terry wlllett again. Chasing after a man! Sha banged the born button again and turned In at tha entrance drive of ber mother's home. Aa aba walked past tha drawing room aha heard a sudden Incredulous exclamation and two strange men pounded (.at Into tbe ball and looked at her as though sha were a walking grenade. One of them aald, "My Ood!" "Miss West!" croaked tbe other. Why, yes." said Allaire, "what's the matter?" "Matter? Your father haa bad us looking high and low for you tha last two days and here you come walk log In-" Her mother waa right behind them. She pushed them aside and looked at her daughter with an ex pression of relief mlied with amass ment. "Where on earth have you been?" sha aald weakly. "Hell has been pop ping In New York" "T AMARR." a Tbat'a all that" Raybi-rne West had said. He looked strained, Courtney Rayburne Wost of Mead ,owbrook, Cannes, Del Monte, and Westlands. So did Qeorge Fox ot Harvard and the United States Foreign Service. Terry Wlllett threw his clgaret in tha fireplace and stood by tha man tel, his hands locked behind bis back. LaMarr, He was ushered In and stood near the door, his eyes glanc ing swiftly from one to the other Ha was groomed as It he'd Just come from a Fifth Avenue tea and musi cals. Tall, dark-eyed powerfully built and Impeccably dressed no wonder Nell West bad been sur prised at ber Ramon. "Why do we meet here?" ha asked Ray suspiciously. 'Does that make any difference?" "It doos, Mr. West Ah, yea 1 do ot go to strange houses that seem remarkably quiet and And mysslf with three men. Your plans, Mr. West?" There was a sudden per emptory ring of steel .In his soft spoken voice. "Mr. Fox you know," said Ray ateadlly. "And Mr. Wlllett la also acquainted with tha circumstances. Don't be afraid." La Ma it's eyea flickered. "Afraid? "he ropeated, amused. "I am not afraid for myself. During negotiations of this sort 1 find It wise to carry protection. Just let me advise then, Mr. West, discretion above all else." His hand came part way out of the Inside ot his coat and thoy saw the blue steel butt of a revolver. "A mere matter of detail," ha aald politely, and slid the weapon back. Ha sal down comfortably, nodding to George Fox. Wlllett had boen Inspecting him keenly, lie atlrred In bis position at the ((replace and LaMarr'a quick glance was on Dim In an instant "This gentleman la acquainted with the circumstances, you say?" "Yes," said Terry. "I'm plenty ac quainted." He seated himself on the edge ot the desk and folded his arms. Ilia face as he regarded tha urbane LaMarr was not too pleasant "Do you enjoy this matter of try ing to burt a woman?" he asked curiously. "1 do not bollove I have had the honor" "My name's Wlllett I happen to be Interested in what you're trying to lam through here. You know, Marr. there are three waya ot deal ing with blackmailers. One Is to call the police." He paused. "Uut Mr West doesn't want that." "No," smiled LaMarr. "Mr. West wise." "And a Seconal la to pay up am like It" . "Ah. then. Mr. West would b wise." "And tha third," aald Wlllett un emotionally, "Is to beat hell out o the blackmailer every time you se ll Is face." LaMarr'a black eyea awept hln swiftly. "That," be murmured, "I think have ahown you would not ba at wise." Fox felt that absurd little thrill hi bad felt aeveral tlmea before wbei Terry Wlllett prepared to act He'd swung tha lamp of reason before; ha tried It again. "Get to tbe point, Terry," he urged. "Tell him what you know." "Sure." said Wlllett "LaMarr, right now, the Brat way la out No police. And ao Is the second, because you haven't any story tbat would hurt anybody. Allaire went to those docks berause 1 took ber there. She shot a man In self-defense to protect me. But that man didn't die. He lived. So there's your mysterious murder gone up In smoke. You haven't any facts, LaMarr, and your bluff Is be ing called. "So," he said thoughtfully, "there goes the second way of dealing with a blackmailer, a sneaky breed like a kidnaper." I A MARR'S face was Inscrutable. ' There was a tightening of bis mouth, but that waa all. "If Mr. West chooses to bellove you, that Is his affair," he said smoothly. "1 know 1 don't" "You don't have to believe me. You knew Hlldoi wasn't killed, but you took a chance on nobody else knowing It. and nobody la going to pay you a nickel for that take yarn ot yours. "Now get out of here, LaMarr while your skin la still safe. And II there's any further trouble from you II beat you Into something crawly and shapeless and halt blind. Maybi I'll do It now. 1 don't Ilka you, LaMarr." 'A atrong arm man, perhaps r La-Marr said lazily, but bis eyes on Wlllett were deadly and alert "No," said Terry, "Just somebod) who alwaya trlea to tlnlsb what hi starts. 1 started the Job of coverlni tbat girl and I'm going to Inlsb it You're not dealing with these twe gentlemen bore. You're dealing wttr. me and I've been called a rough neck. Well, all right, that's what I am. A roughneck." 'LaMarr then pulled hla mastel stroke. Ha turned coolly to Ra) West "You are liberty to bollove thli man, of course," be said. "But 1 dc not regard his word aa any proof, mentioned thirty thousand dollar) before, I believe. Mr. Wost the sun) Is now forty thousand, or the story Is released. You may take your own chance." Ray West was helploss In eltua tlona ot this kind. He looked at Fox Tha attache was Indecisive also That Torry knew what had happened on the docks he was sure, but bow could be know anything of H tides' tlnal fate? That death angle gave the story spice, and Ray West seemed to be uncertain also as to how far to atrlng along with Terry Wlllett He might be bluffing, hlmsolt. LaMarr pressod his advantage. In Ore minutes," he said calmly, "I will take my leave with your an awer. Consider quickly then." Ills effrontery touched oft Wlllett "Oh. hell," he ssld suddenly, "why argue with tha snake?" Ha waa around tha corner ot the desk, moving fast, coming (or La Marr. Terry!" shouted Fox. "He's armed." LaMarr leaped to bis feet Ilka a oat His revolver appeared In hli hand, but be didn't got a chance to level It He struck with It Instesd, clubbing Wlllett across tha forehead and ripping a wide gash. But that didn't stop Terry Wlllett lie was on top of LaMarr. Tbe tlghlei was In action, tha merciless, hard Dated fighter of the engineering camps and free-for-alls on docks at midnight A furious, slashing man who ripped Into LaMarr with the venom ot a striking panther. A human ba Ing going after another human ba Ing. Itay West watched, his face white. And Fox, lntorcolleglate boxer that ha was. champion ot three-round boxing matchea In college gymna slums with referees and hand-'hakes ana points scorea on muo wnite earns, innxon upon a ngnt that car rled punishment and tury and sav age strength. (Coryriaht. lilt, by David Garth) Tsrry stts, tomorrow, an spparl $TA8$ AND miPK fORMR, " CAME TO HIM IN ITS tOTlrSisiy PUWN6 M OCEAN VOVrViE Wt MlTort FftPER AFTER HE LANDED. ftNP NO NoTE of IT WP6 l f? CHAN6P. .IftMiK MADISON . MONl JtfrtH Q TAPAVri RSON R06 AWTRf-W .IACK40N MfeRliN VAK6UR6M ftjCtEfWORb 6. HAVfeS .me. A.&AKft' CHesren A. Arthur 10 Affo CtEVELANP WILLIAM HOWARPTMT ..lite tern V Wrs occumv va-m Nwie of evekv u.s. president &CEPT WOOPROW WILSON, :Weott7FS ROOSEVeut AHP JOHN lYi-CKm,- A - . fK-AMI tv nul CftRRlS ONTvAE. COW- SrjSslA. CfttcHER OF THE aP -97? W in ti&nhinAhrr. 'lo DRIVE VKC7M IHft TRACK.- SfAftftOUlTo ?M DECIDES HE MAV WANT 1bT)l6 WTrtE SHOW AMD COMES BACK TO 6E EQUIPMENT A MOMENT LATER C6ME IHTO HOUSE A6AIM ANP AW MOfHEI? WlUSrlE HELP HIM 6ET HIS SLED UP FROM CEJi-AR. LABORIOUSLV CARRIES SLEP OUT. ' COMES. IN A6PIN. CALLS. RE1l)RN ALMOST IM TMERE ISNf EN0U6H MEDIATELY ANP ASKS SNOW, SO HE CAME IN WHERE HIS RUBBER. TOR HIS TIRE EN6)NE,IN BALL 1$ CASE THEV PLAY FIREMAH CRRRIES If 00T WITH ABAT.TWO OLD BOARDS AND A DISCARDED SAUCE PAN WHICH MIGHT" COME IN USEFUL IN A FEW MINUTED CALLS IT'S ERV COLD OOf, CAN HE PIAV INDOORS NOW Copyright, 1936, by The Btll Syndicate, Inc.) -3 fijJVAS UniJWf5 S'MATTER POP- IP By 0. M. PAYNE I' lb '30 MtMufU Bt range aa It scemfl. Soma's mosti popular march, "The Stars and Stripes Forever," came to his mind while he waa on shipboard. It was net down on paper, complete and unaltered, when he came ashore . after the voyage. No note of It waa , ever changed from the original, nor did he do any work on It at ail during the trip. As Bousa himself related the Inci dent, he was Just leaving Naples, worried by business and the death In New York of hla manager, when suddenly he became conscious of a martial tune running through his mind. All through the trip his "brain band" kept playing the same march ing song over and over, but Sousa never made an attempt to set the music down on paper. After he landed In New York he wrote It note for note as it ran through his mind, and called It "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Not a single note was ever changed After It was first set down. T3 ANY WAY VOU FIGURE FLAVOR. 4- QUALITY A mile In Sweden Is 10 kilometers each kilometer being 32fl0 .83 feet. A Swedish mile, then, la 32.808 feet. or 8.21 American miles. The first railroad In the interior -i I of Washington State, 1872, slow-moving, cumbersome thing that ran on iron covered timbers Instead of steel rails. The locomotive car I rled a dog as standard equipment I to chase stock off the rails. The dog, strange as It seems, ran ahead of the train when stock was sighted cn the right-of-way. then waited for the locomotive to catch up. Tomorrow: The Detroit River, KLAMATH FALLS. Jan. 20. (APJ Henry McKlnnon, 30, was la Btnntly killed 30 miles west of hera Saturday when a dead snag over loaded with snow fell and crushed him. McKlnnon's death was the first storm fatality hero this winter. WRIRI CV'C "- TH PERFECT GUMr 1 M Snow COMiHi I M i V. vjoN$fuJ waa a i.ifpiuHuo' i i i a i i k wxiJiftKita l i icm . rr TAILSPIN TOMMY The Pledge I By HAL FORRES7 JAMES MOORE NEW Rcvlrnir;on here will be rprent ed In (heir extension activities it James Moore b'Ji Htahic strwt. A certifies of appointment as com missioner u received by Mr. More from IIesdcuarter of the RoaicrusUn Order In Jtwe, csllf , today. "The Cslirnrnia heftdqusrtera of the or ffsnlAtlon is for the North American jurisdiction. "Ksch country rms It var ious ectionsl lodtjes. chnpters, and extrnston commissioners," ay Mr. Moore. "Duties of th oom nit winner of the Extension Department are vsried Thy require the placing of psid srt rertlsement in the vsrious nrwftpv pcrs of the comuiuultjr in conjunction with tin- naiioial svertuui cam paign of the Rttsicrucian Order. Tne commissioner is also required to ana- lye the Koslorurlan nsdlo proirrams If and when brosdeant over local sta tions." stites Mr. Moore. 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