Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 18, 1936, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextJ PAOE TEN AIKUKOUD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUI). OREGON. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1936. fil'Au'sitf. Aithcuoh neither te pofftU-s Mm 1A fanned and hanii' gome chap Bobby Jonee found dy ing at the toot of a cliff actually teas murdered, both Uobby and Frankie are determined to investi gate one !. Bassinaton-ffrenc n, who appeared at the ecene ot the "crime" very opportunely. Besidee. Bomebody has tried to murder Bobbv with an overdose ot mor- Shia. and he resents that tact. Per ape the two event Interlock. Frankie must da the ten work, since Bobby is stiR in the hospital Chapter IS LORD MARCHINGTON FRANKIE lost no time In setting to fturk. 8be attacked ber father that same evening. "Father." she said, "do you know any Basslngton-ffrencbes?" Lord Marcblngton, who was read ing a political article, did not quite take In the question. "It's not the French so much as the Americans." he said severely. "All this tomfool ery and Conferences wasting the nation's time and money" Frankie abstracted her mind until Lord Marchlngton. running like a railway train along an accustomed line, came as It were to a halt at -i station, "The Basslngton-ffrenches," re peated Frankie. "What about 'em?" asked Lord Marchlngton. Frankie didn't know what about them. She made a statement, know ing well enough that her father en loyed contradicting. "They're a Yorkshire family, iren't they?" "Nonsense Hampshire. ' There's the Shropshire branch, of course, "Father," she asked, "do you know any Basslngton-ffrenches?" That's right," said Frankie. "He was making Inquiries alou. various small properties with view to purchase. He was obliged to re turn to town the nen day so could not view many of the houses, but 1 understand he Is In no great burry. Since be left, one or two suitable properties have come into the mar ket, and 1 aave sent blm on partlcu lars but have bad no reply." "Did you write to London or to the er country address?" Inquired Frankie, "Let me see now." He called to a Junior clerk. "Frank, Mr. Basslng' ton-ffrench's address." "Roger Basslngton-ffrench, Esq.. Merroway Court, Staverley, Hants." said the lunlor clerk glibly. "Ah!" said Frankie. "Then It wasn't my Mr. Basslngton-ffrencb This must be his cousin. I thought II was odd bis being here and not look lng me up." QUITE so quite so," said Mr Owen intelligently. "Let me see, It must have been the Wednesday he came to see you.' "That's right Just before slz-thlr ty. We close at six-thirty I remem ber particularly because It was the day when that sad accident bap pened Man tell over the cliff. Mr Basslngton-ffrencb had c t o a 1 1 y stayed by the body till the pollci . HL V ... if I 1 1 nd then there's the Irish lot. Which are your friends?" "I'm uot sure," said Frankie, ac cepting the Implication of friend ship with several unknown people "Not sure? What do you mean? Tou must be sure." "People drift about so, now adays," said 'rankle. "Drift drift that's about all they do do. In my day we asked people. Then one knew where one was fel low said he was the Hampshire branch very well, your grand mother married my second cousin It made link." "It must have been too sweet," aid Frankie. "But there really Isn't time tor genealogical and geograph ical research nowadays." "No you've no time nowadays for anything but drinking these poison ous cocktails." Lord Marcblngton gave a sudden yelp or pain as he moved hie gouty leg which some free Imbibing of the family port had not Improved. "Are they well off?" asked Frankie. . "The Baas lng ton -ffrenchesl Couldn't say. The Shropshire lot have been bard hit. I believe. Death duties and one thing or another. One of the Hampshire ones married an heiress. An American woman." "One of them was down here the other day," said Frankie. "Looking (or a house, I believe." "Funny Idea. What should any one want with a house down here?" That, thought Frankie, waa the question. rS THE following day she walked " Into the office of Messrs. Wheel r A Owen, House and Estate Agents. Mr. Owen Llmaelf sprang up to re ceive her. Frankie gave blm a gra clous smile end dropped Into s chair "And what ran we have the pleat ore of doing for you. Lady Frances? Tou don't want to sell the Castle. 1 suppose. Ha. ha!" Mr. Owen laughed at bis own wit "1 wish we could." said Frankie "No. as a matter of fact I believe a friend of mine was down here the other day a Mr Basslngton-ffrench He was looklni for a aouss." "Ah. yes. Indeed! I remember the tame perfectly. Two small fa." camn. He looked quite upset whet be came In here. Very aad tragedy that and high time something wai done about that hit of path. The Town Council have been criticised very freely, I can tell you. Lady Francea. Most dangerous. Why we haven't ha-' more accldenta than we have, 1 can't Imagine." "Extraordinary," said Frankie. She left the office In a thoughtful mood. As Uobby bad prophesied, all Mr. Basslngton (Trench's action! seemed clear and above-board. He was one of the Hampshire Basslng tontfrenches. he had given bli proper address, he had actually men tloned bis part In the tragedy to the house agent Was It possible that after all, Mr Basslnton-ffrencb waa the complete ly Innocent person he seemed? Frankie had a qualm of doubt Then she refuted It. "No," she said to herself. "A man who wanta to buy a little place would either get here earlier in the day, or else stay over the next day. You wouldn't go Into a house agent's at slx thlrty in the evening and go up to London the following day. Why make the Journey at all? Wby not write?" No, she decided, Basslngton- ffrencb was the guilty party. Her next call was the police sta tion. Inspector Williams was an old ac quaintance, having succeeded In tracking down a maid with a false reference who had absconded with some ot ("rankles Jewelry, "Oood afternoon, Inspector." "Good afternoon, your ladyship. Nothing wrong, 1 hope?" "Not as yet but I'm thinking of holding up a hank soon because I'm getting so short of money." The Inspector gave a rumbling laugh In acknowledgement of this witticism. As a matter of fact I've coma to ask questions out of sheer curiosity," said Frankie. "Is that so, Lsdy Frances?" "Now do tell me this, Inspector thst man who fell over the cliff only had one photograph on him, didn't ho? Somebody tcld me three!" IC.-tvirH mili-St. A flee Chrulle) The Inspector, tomorrow, proves a willing ourco. TREATY REDUCES COST OF LIQUORS OLVMPIA. PVb. 18 tAP The tste liquor control board today re duced priori of liquor on those brand affected by the reciprocal trade trraty with Canada, which reduced duties on liquor 60 per cent. Some reduc tion amounted to $1 10 a quart, The new price Hat Issued today In cluded the reductions made on sev era! brand effective on Jauuary 1. The board aald tha new price on Canadian and Imported Scotch liquor and blend were a direct result of the trade treaty. Blend liquor, the board aald. lutual y haa for ita bane liquor imported from cnda. Th new prlae Hit, Uowtver, cwiltd. some Increases In the Imported cham pnftnea and rum. The smallest decrease In price wa five rent, an example being Ken' tuck; Triumph, a domestic blend, tha pint aire being reduced from 85 to 80 cent. ScRRram- V. O. In the quart was cut from (4.50 to 3 40. TOWNSEND PLAN HELD VISIONARY NEW YORK, Feb. 18. (JP, The Townsend old age pension plan n described as "one of the most vis ionary and Impossible schemes ever presented for public acceptance" by tbe annual report of the Csxnegl foundation for the advancement of teaching, published today. "The Townsend bill most hopeless and alluring of the proposals that t.ave been put forward for old age pension originated with a well meaning man whose Intentions were good," comment the report. It warn the net effect of the plan "would be to cut down the expendi ture of the mass of the people by about the same amount that the ex pendltures of the beneficiaries were Increased. The re-port adds: "In no other civilized country, ex- i cept In the United States, would It be possible for a wild and reckless ' measure, like the Townsend plan, to receive the support of the governor j and legislature of a great state, or be I offered In a bill before the national congress." ; . . 8ALEM. Feb. 18. (AP) Ben R. Llftln, The Dalles publisher, filed his declaration with the secretary of state today of candidacy for the Ore-' gon delegation to the Republican na-'. tlonal convention from the state at lsree. fHE WORLD AT ITS W0RS1 by GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply Reg 0 S Pat Oft Aiiill iiJ:m-i i!xYiSI I n tVCVJl itnunv re-Y , mo to ee iwe cvrfotAm way fMIU'rJ'ATilU .S3, ' &1M l -.. tk 4 4 i-fT r mm 100 MllS AWrSV often cm Not i- HSARP AT (00 MLtef MY MUSICAL k7 Francis Scott Koy was a lawyer and a poet but never a. musician. He played no musical Instrument, he wa not a singer, and some students of his life havo found evidence that he was tone deaf. He wrote the words for the "Star Spangled Banner," but the music came from an old English song. Called "Demon" by the ancient Ara bians, the star Algol shines brightly for 59 hours, then dims slowly to about one-third of Its normal light, and regains full brilliance Strain In 10 hours, then shines brightly ealn for snother 59 hours. This periodic vari ation of light occurs every 68 hours and 49 minutes. Its variation of light was first re corded by Montanart In 1669, but the fact that Its name means "demon" In Arabic suggests that 'the Arabians had also noticed and wondered at Its strange behavior. The star remained a mystery unexplained for more than a century, until 1752, when Ooodrlcke proposed the theory that It was caus ed by a dark sister star eclipsing the bright one. This was proven beyond MrNacitht 3rn4MU. tt. reasonable doubt by H. C. Vogel. Algol, which Is 140 times as bright as our sun and four and a third times as heavy, has a dark companion star comparatively close to Itonly 10, 2000.000 kilometers away. These two stars revolve about each other every 69 hotirs so that one eclipses the other. When the dark star comes In front of the bright star the light Is cut down to about a third Its normal brightness. CRISIS IN FAMILY UfE WHErt JUNIOR'S HEWW SWEATER , WMVlOUf WHICH HE MAV POSI tively not so skmin6, 15 found fo be in fhe spare room where a nap is being, enjoyed by aun effie, WUft MAY 'Pns.lflvypLV Mfif Pit r!VfiRRr!r y IrlS ' . (Copyright, 1936, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 'MATTER POP By C M. PAYNE Tomorrow: The Unbroken Bank at Monte Carlo. I HfS- " - (Copyright. 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) TAILSPIN TOMMY Motor Trouble By HAL FORREST PSTOLA LANOeD UPON THE. INLAND AtSO FOUND AN IMPORTANT CLUE, A PISTOL. WHICH SKeeTS DROPPED OiHEN He AND TOMMY wDGRE ATTACKED 8V THC AZTECS BUT AFTER. HOURS OF FURTHER PANCUO By EDWIN ALGE' '-JUI J. FOOD CONCESSION AT AUTO SHOW PROFITS The Lsdy Lion report thst the food i concet-slon, operated by their avixtt- Isry In connection with the recent Lion Club Auto snow st the Armory, ' proved very lurcewful from sit en Rles. The booth s In charge of Mm . 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