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sfi. pron TEN BEDFORD WATL TTtTBUyE, fRDFORD. OT?E("!OV. SUNDAY. EE'BTJFA'RY 16. 1933. SYNOPSIS: Until eomeone tlipyed f grain of morphia into a bottle of beet and almost killed hin. Hobby Jonee took no etock in tlit theory that a certain nice look ir.n man ma puehed over a certain eiifj to hie death Out Bobby, who found the man cannot help but be moved by Frankte Derwenl'e argu ment that the man muet have been pushed over the edge that the onee icho pushed him believe Hobby knows more than he hat told and that they are trying to do away with him. tie vlcke up a newspaper, and suddenly he pushes the bell by his hospital lied. Chapter 11 BAS8INGTON-FFRENCH "IITHATBVER'S the matter, Mr. ' ' Jones? Are you taken bad?" the mirso demanded. "Ring up the Cattle," cried Bobby. "Tell Lady Trances ehe must come back her at once." "Oh. Mr. Jones you can't tend a message like that." "Can't IT" said Bobby. "If 1 were allowed to get up from this blasted bed, you'd toon see whether I could or couldn't. At It le. you've tot to do It for me." "But the'll hardly be back." "You don't know that Bentley." "She won't have had ber tea." "Now look here, my dear girl." aid bobby, "don't stand there argu ing wltb me. Ring up as 1 tell you Tell her she's got to come here at nee because I've got something very Important to say to ber.' Overborne, though unwilling, the nurse went. She took some liberties with Bobby's message, if it was no Inconvenience to Lady Frances, Mr. . Jones wondered if she would mind coming, as be bad something he would like to say. to her. But of course Lady Frances was not to put heraalf out in any way. Lady Frances replied curtly that she would come at once. "Depend upon It," said the nurse to her colleagues, "she's sweet on him I That's what it Is." Frankle arrived all agog. "What's this desperate summons?" she de manded. Bobby was sitting up In bed, a bright red spot In each cheek. In his band he waved the copy of the "Marchbolt Weekly Times." "Look at this, Frankle." Frankle looked. "Well?" she de manded. "This is the picture you meant when you said it waa touched up but guile like the Cayman woman?" Bobby's Anger pointed to a some what blurred reproduction of a pho tograph. Underneath it were the words: "Portrait found on the dead man by which he was Identified: Mrs. Amelia Cayman, the dead man's sis ter." "That's what 1 said and it's true, loo. I can'', see anything to rave over in It." "No more cun I." "But you said" ' "I know i 'said.' But, you see. Fraukle " Bobby's voice became very Impressive "this Isn't the pho tograph that 1 put back In the dead men's pocket. ..." They looked at each other. "Then, In that case began Frankle slowly. "Either there must have been two photographa " ' "which isn't likely" " "or else" , They paused. . "That man what's bis name?" said Frankle. "Basalngton-KrenchI" said Bobby. '"pHEY stared at each other as they tried to adjust tbemselves to the sltered situation. . . , "It couldn't be anyone else," said Bobby. "He was the only peraoo who bad the chance." "Unless, as we said, there' were two photographs?" "We agreed that that wasn't like ly. If there had been two photo graphs tney'd have tried to Identify him by menni of both of them not by only one." "Anyway that'a easily found out," said Frankle. "We can ask the po lice. We'll assume for the moment that there waa Just the one photo graph the one you saw. that you put back again In the mau'a pocket. It was there when you left him. and it wasn't there when the police came. Thorefore the only person who could have taken It away and put the other one In Its place is this man Basstnc-tou-frrcoch. What was he like. Bob by?" Bobby frowned In thi effort to re member. "A sort of uondescrlpt fel low. Yli-isan' voice. A gentleman and all that. really duio't notice him particularly. He said he waa a ilrar.Ker dowi here and something about looking for a house." "We con verity that anyway." said Franklo. "WLeok-r & Uwen are the only house agents" Suddenly the lave a thUer. "Bobby, hate you 'houslit? If Prltchard wai pushed RELIEF COSES IN STAIE LESSENED 8AI.EM. Feb. IS. ( AP) Relief r tlvltle In Oregon up to the ftrit of last December cost t)J7.4lia RflA. le criiKB from all fmidh during Hint time. Including the nun I) ttmoiint of activity prior to Jaiuury. 1P33, total ed aBia.9o. Thif- the report made to Gov f rnor Murlln today by VU4e 8. Wharton, eke'uilvr seerrlnry, tollow n - rruot-d llvlinlllt. of ahe -chef wt-up In Portland. 'Mir rrivirt lulled to show eonf irnitttlon of r'tt coiiiplr.iiita thnt the otflens aere over sUffed. Whsrton stated thnt since the fed eral ilManre for teller ended during November, the olfice personnel and over -Baaalugton-Drench must Dt the man who did It. . . ." "That's prof.y grim," said Bobby. "He seemed such a nice, pleasant sort of fellow. But you know. Frankle, we can't be euro Prltchard really waa pushed over." "I'm quite sure!" "You have beeu, all along." "No, 1 Just wanted it to be that way because It made things more ex citing. But now it's more or less proved. It It was murder everything fits in. Vour unexpected appearance which upsets the murderer's plane. Your discovery of the photograph and, I consequence, the need to put you out of the way." "There's a flaw there," said Bobby. "Why? You were the only person who saw that photograph. Aa soon as Basslugton-ffreuch was left Xlone wltb the body be changed the pho tograph, wblcb only you bad seen," Bi.l Bobby continued to shake bis head, "No, that won't do. Let's grant for the moment that that photograph was so Important that 1 had to be got out of the way, aa you put It Sounds absurd, but I suppose It's Just possible. Well then, whatever was going to b done would have to be done at once. The tact that I went to London, and never saw the "Weekly Times" or the other pa pers with the photograph In tbem waa Just pur chance a thing no body could count on. Tbe proband! ty was that 1 should tay at once. 'That Isn't the photograph t saw. Why wait till after the Inquest when everything was nicely settled?" "There's something In that," ad mitted Fraukle. , "And there's another point 1 can't be absolutely sure, of course, but, I could almost swear that when 1 put tbe photograph back In the dead man's pocket Basslngton tfrench wasn't there. He didn't arrive till about five or ten minutes later." "He might have been watching you all the time." argued Fraukle. "I don't see very well bow be could have," said Bobby alowly. '"There's really only one place where you can see down to exactly the spot we were. Farther round, tbe cliff bulgea and then recedes underneath so that you can't see over. There's Just the one place, and when Bass- logtonffrencb did arrive there I heard blm at once. Footatepa echo down below. lit may have been near at band, but hit wasn't looking ovei till then that I'll swear." THEN you think that he didn't know about your aeelng the photograph?" "I don't set how he could have known." 'And he can't have been afraid you'd seen him doing It the mur der, 1 mean becauso, as you any, that's absurd. You'd never have held your tongue about It. It looks as though it must have been some thing also altogether." "Only 1 don't toe what it could have been." "Something they, didn't kno . about till after the Inquest 1 don't know wb) 1 say they " "Why not? Aftor all, the Caymans must have been In It too. It's prob ably a gang. I like gangs." "That'a a low taste," said Frankle absently. "A single-handed murder Is much higher class. Bobby I" "Yes?" "What was It Prltehnrd said Just before he died? You know, you told me about It that day on the links That fuuny question?" "Why didn't the., ask Evaus?'" "Yea. Suppose that wss it" "But that's ridiculous." . "It sounds so. but It might be Im portant reall) Bobby, I'm sure It's that Oh, no. I'm being' an Idiot you never told the Caymans about It" "I did. aa a matter of fact said Bobby slowly. "You did?" "Yos. I wrote to them thst eve ning. Baying that of courae It waa probably quite unimportant." 'And what happened?" Cayman wrote back politely agreeing that of course there was nothing In It. but thanking me for taking the trouble. I felt rather snubbed." And tro days later you got this letter from a strange Arm bribing yon to go to South America?", Yes." Well," said Fraukle. "1 don't know what more you want They try that first. You turn It down. And th noxt thing Is that they follow you round and selre a good moment to empty a lot of morphia Into your bottlo of beer." "Then the Caymans are In It?" "or conne the Caymant are tn III" "Yos," said Hubby thoughtfully "If your reconstruction Is correct they've slmpli got to is In It." rCVrVirl l!l:'l-l, .ltlkct rt'lix) re-morrow. Fronklt Ind Bobby 1i.ewr atill mother chi ovcrheiid were red need bj -10 per crni. Further reduction of the foive and expenditures for mlnilnlt-tnitlon, . recommended by the bud net do part mem. m now In print rum, h Muted. SELECT JURY TO TRY ! G. P. EAGLE FUND CASE: CI HANTS PAW. rh. 1S(AP With rWeotUm of Jury roniplrte una opening tt-ment madr. trltil o' I Knrl B. Thompson on ilmrRe of em- beTlrmeiu of !R:i Rs rotUUiued tn elreult court txl. TiiomptMtn W KAN-UJted of diverting t0 hU own in thnt smonnt. fnun 1o.-ni aerie fund ; fOr thr Mint I'KlltKllliM.. f.a M ' held hem 1am July. I Hum Acenrtr IMd WrU 1 8AI.KM. yb IS - ( Apt 'vimiitR Alon ntd lltpior fenete during lmt yenr on 11 Nile biKi touii-d flHttTiJ, the budget drpnrtmrnt ntorted o dnj There wrrr l.vi nveui'ica m i-p-eristion at the end of lius. DEATH HEARS FOR BRITISH ADMIRAL LONDON, Feb. 15. (AP) Anxiety arose today for the health of Earl Beatty, 05 -year-old naval hero, who retired a month ago u an admiral of the British fleot. His 'physicians, after announcing laftt night thnt his condition hart been STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address tbe author. Inclosing a stamped enrelope for reply Reg 0 S Pat- OB. ji . seriipfttfiatiR ifc '11 U m ill ONfrlfiJf? ILhVK IrWTrieY CANNOT a : V $0 -II 1 1 Strange as It wems, wme species of ants enslnvo others and depend so completely upon their slitvea that they, the slave holders., ennnot food themselvea or raise their own young. The slavers capture unhatched chkh from nelKhborltiR out nests to keep up their number of ulnvea who do nil the work for them. They oventwnlly became degenerate and sutler more than their slaves, Tor they arc help lens without them. experiment have shown that aluve holding ants are so completely de- TAILSPIN TOMMY The GoHon Girl Disapproves! ronny AND irVf?e EXPt-ORiVC THE flYSTIC PASSAGE UNDER THE TE-MPLS OF the: SUA THEY ciERE SUODNLY ATTACkEb GV BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER ,;rk!r. THE NEBBS For Sale a 1 rvW E'RE AFE, P'Jf-' ?4 i BEN COME On, ) unsatisfactory and that he haa been advised to take a complete rest, la sued a bulletin today saying. 'His condition 1 aa well aa can be expected, but gives cause for amJety." Admiral Beatty, whose retirement became effective automatically when he reached the ago of 05. January 17, suffered a severe cold when he par tlclpated In the funeral procession for King George V. He had also left a sick bed last No vember to attend the funeral for Ad miral Jelllcoe, whom he succeeded as commander of the grand fleet during the World war. Admiral Beatty retired aa first sea id HklTii uiiTU SKnT Him pendent upon their slaves that they will starvo to death with food set bo fore them unless the slaves are there to feed them. , ' When Abraham Lincoln ran for the Senate In 1858 he lost the election In spite of the fact that more votes were cast for hlin than for his opponents. D041KIHS, his opponent, carried a greater number of dltrlcts and was elected. In the Presidential election of I860 more people voted against him thnn I HEYl YOU LEAVE MY PAL ALONE Escape ! Lft All 00 OIA0 '.-iS'-' W00F,' worn eSlm J HCFC'5 A- COPY OF MY AO.." TOCi 5. ALE.. A -2-00- V WIOTC-IL. AKJD HEALTH J lord and chief of the naval staff In 11)37, but maintained a keen lu teres t, In the Brltlth navy. Archdeacon Renamed PORTLAND. Feb. 16. (AP) The Venerable Henry Duncan Chambers! of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon ! waa renamed Archdeacon for Western ! Oregon today in the first official pas toral appointment by Bishop Benja mln D Dag well, ner Episcopal bishop for the state, Be correctly corseted in an Artist Model by Ethel wyn B Hoffmann. - AMMorOVaoTe - ' THfcN FORHM voted for him and In spite of It he won. Lincoln polled a greater number of votes than any one of his oppon ents, but together they polled over 900,000 more votes than Lincoln. Out of approximately 4,600.000 votes. Lin coln got 1,800.000 while his oppon ents got about 2,800,000. "Darenn'f la properly used when It Is used as a contraction of "dares not." it can thus be used only In the third person singular aa "he dares not; he dnresn't.' v i AU RtoHT, HERE I COME - HOLD OLD 6RARSlE,ORHEU KNOCK OUT OF THE BOAT, HE'S TO SEE U& -UNTIE HIM.TOO MTIE TO SELLTV4IS PLACE AfTER SPHNJDlVJii OP-- MV LIPE BUILDlSJ) IT L'O ejt v wcoLDvj r stav ij tme tf' ,JAME TOWM VITMTMAT(H.rr!' sET GOOSE PIMPLES WUEVJffT rJ TUikJ OP J, rrm 1 ' A ; 1 w 0J POSTPONING THE DISHES m si a i fkm n Ms CtfARS DINNER -fABl-E RrMARIM6 WlfH A 5I6H VH&f A LOfOFDiSHLS THERE ARE TO DO foNlHf, UtLPS NEED CREAM PrtHER 'SOME FOR BREAKFAST, AND WASHES IT SEPARATELY filUVAS ItwiuuvfS -5 S'MATTER POP- TME BEST PART M!M r-rT -iL --TJ 1 .it 7 Arte -r"A taukim'P' I iA3v ) Ifcosi'-r oo Xi 1 a My I trHjf d l T..1. M.-h t. r s r.i 0-1- STACKS DISHES Bv'SlM, SU66C5TN6 HOPEFtH.LV . fHfcf -They' leave them wjd do them t&morrow MORNlKS spends ten MiNuite TRV1N6 To PERSUADE we, P0IMTIN6 HOW MUH WORK THEYU 5fVET0lH6lrlEM WifrifHE BREAKFAST DISHB WrE PUT AWAV 'filA ALL MILK LEFT-OlERi WITH VftTER RINSES OFF WnH PAPER. REALIZES AND RESTACKS A6ArJ (Copyright, 1936, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) (Oepyrlght, 1936, by Ths B11 Bjrndltste. Inc T- FOOLS'.--YOU HAVEVg85 ' ?X 'SPOILED EVERY- Jfe. M ' Pl -THING.--NOW i0h Wi ch ks vou Mus;T BoTH wzJr f "TME CLECK "TOLD ME T . ( 1 ) KjEBe IS ADVERTIijlNJio . I TM'S PLACE TO 5ALE . " VLELL, V &UE&S TUIS IS TME A3I1 Ipact!sjg op the u-avs ( S)C' 6-En.UEEM MVSELP AMD ! W SELP, ITS KJOT WITHOUT ' 1 1 Ayu 1 ' -y 1 ri 1 , - By GLUYAS WILMAMS I Wire VlELPlrf A-TLASf, SPENDS TEH MORE MIH UffS RESfACKlWCtViE dishes, so as To leave KITCHEN -TlDV GLASSES SINKS DOWN WEARILY some of -The plate?) That hot vm& dishes has DISHED TAKEN FtfE MINUTES LONfeERl THAN rf USUALLY TAKES 10 DO -THEM By C M. PAYNE By HAL FORREST. By EDWIN ALGEB By SOL HES" i
