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PAGE RET MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI). OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1936. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof addresa the author, Inclosing, a aUmped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat Off. 3 m m jggffig sy.VOHSIB; Lady Frances Der went has bought an old car, and is lijm.'itffiff o smash it aoainMt the wall of lleirovay Court, pretend injury, and thus gain admission to the home ) Basstngton-ffrench. l.ndy trantea thinks Bassinoton ffrench had something to do with a certain mysterious murder, and with an equally inexplicable at tempt on Bobby Jones' life. Bobby Is helping ielth the "accident," as is George Arbuthnot, a d"'-"-friend ol Frankie's. Chapter 19 8UCCE88 'I'M made up pale, explained Frankie. "Ready for the con cussion. You don't want me to be carried Into the bouse blooming with health." "How wonderful women are!" said Bobby appreciatively. "You look exactly like a sick monkey." "I think you're very rude," said Frankie. "Now then 1 shall go and prospect at the gale Into Merroway Court, it's Just this side of the bulge. There's no lodge fortunately. When George waves his handkerchief and I wave mine, you start her off." "Right," said Bobby. "I'll stay on tbe running board to guide her until the pace gets too hot and then I'll Jump off." "Don't hurt youiself," said Frankie anxiously. "1 shall be extremely careful not to. It would complicate matters to have a real accident on the spot of the faked one." "Well, start off, George," said Frankie. George nodded, Jumped Into the second car and ran slowly down the hill. Bobby and Frankie stood look ing after blm. "You'll look after yourself, won't you. Frankie?" said Bobby with sud den gruffnesa. "I mean don't go do ing an j thing foolish." "I shall be all right. Most circum spect. By the way, I don't think I'd hotter write to you direct. I'll write to George or my maid or someone or other to pass on to you." "I wonder If George Is going to be a success In bis profession?" "Why shouldn't he?" "Well, he doesn't seem to have ac quired a chatty bedside manner yet." "I expect that will come," said Frankie. "I'd better be going now. I'll let you know when I want you to come down with the Bentley." . "I'll get busy with, the moustache. So long, Frankie." They looked at each other for a moment and then Frankie nodded and began to walk down the hill. George bad turned the car and then backed It round the bulge. FRANKIE disappeared (or a mo ment, then reappeared In the road waving a handkerchief. A seo ond handkerchief waved from the bottom of the road at the turn. Bobby put the car Into third gear, then standing on the footboard he released tbe brake. The car moved grudgingly forward Impeded by be ing In gear. The slope, however, was sufficiently steep. The engine start ed. The car gathered way. Bobby steadied the steering wheel. At the last possible moment he Jumped off. The car went on down the hill and 'crashed Into tbe wall with consid erable force. All was well tbe acci dent has taken place successfully. Bobby saw Frankie run quickly to the scene of the crime and plop down amid the wreckage. George In his car came round the corner and pulled up. With a sigh Bobby mounted his motorcycte and rode away In the direction of London. At tho scene of the accident things were busy. "Shall I roll about In the road a bit?" asked Frankie. "To get my self dusty." "You might as well," said George. "Here, give me your hat." He took It and Inflicted a terrlftc dent on It. Frankie gave a fslnt anguished cry. "That's the concussion," explained George. "Now then, lie doggo Just whero you are. I think I heard a bi cycle bell." Sure enough, at that moment, a boy of about seventeen came whis tling round the corner. He stopped at once, delighted with the pleasura ble spectacle that met his eyes. "Ooer!" be ejaculated, " 'as there been an accident?" "No." said George sarcastically. "The young lady ran her car Into the wall on purpose." Accepting, as be was meant to do, this remark as Irony rather than the slmplo truth which It was, the boy aid with relish, "Looks bad, don't he? Is she dead?" "Not yet." said George. "Sbt must he taken somewhere at once. I'm a loctor. What's this place In here?" PIN BALL LICENSE FIXED IN ASHLAND AMI LAND. Keb. 31. (Spt ) The A hi i n d city council, unanimously accepting tin auHeentlon of a upeelal committee, Tuesday nlftht rlampe-1 down on plnball jtamea In the city limits by Mtnriithg an annual licence fee on each machine. Theatra, carl pwnm. bt lll.i rd hall, ard bowling alley were also affected bv the move In placing the fees, the council pointed out that the move was miule not only for the purpose of raising revenue, but to enable the city fath rrs to keep an eve en auh equip ment An annual fee of ftM) wa piitctvl on all machines using 10 or lesi balls, with the fee to be lh yemly f-.r I... -,;. iYlfi ovr 10 bell. Ill lltUllll i. In t.'.c lew on rt,-li machine, es-h distributor will be called upon to pay a let of 1100 year- "Merroway Court. Belongs to Mr. Basslngton-ffrench. He's a J.D., ha Is." "She must be carried there at once," said George authoritatively. "Here, leavo your bicycle, and lend me a hand." ONLY too willing, tbe boy propped bis bicycle against the wall and came to assist. Between them George and tbe boy carried Frankie up th) drive to a pleasant, old-fashioned-looking manor house. Their approach had been ob served, tor an elderly butler came out to meet tbem. "There's been an accident," aald George curtly. "Is there a room I can carry this lady Into? She must be attended to at once." The butler went back Into tbe ball fa.rt i 'She must be taken somewhere at once." In a fluntorod way. George and the boy followed him up closoly, still carrying the limp body of Frankie The butler bad go,ie Into a room on the left and from tl.ere a woman emerged. She was tall, with red hair, and about thirty years of age. Hor oyes were a light, clear blue. She dealt with the situation quickly. "Thero Is a spare bedroom on the ground floor," she said. "Will you bring her In there? Ought I to tele phone for a doctor?" "I am a doctor," oxplalncd George. "I wns pnsslng In my cor and saw the accident occur." "Oh! How very fortunate. Come this way, will you?" She showed them the way Into a pleasant bedroom with windows giv ing on tho garden. "Is she badly hurt?' she Inquired. "I can't tell yot." Mrs. l)assltigton-nrench took the hint and retired. The boy accompa nied her and launched out Into a de scription of the accident aa though he had been an actual witness of It. "linn smack Into the wall, she did. Car's all smashed up. There she wns lying on the ground with her hat all dinted In. The gentleman he was pnsslng In his car " He pro ceeded ad lib. till got rid of with a half-crown. Meanwhile Franklt and George wore conversing In careful whispers. rirtrnti mt-)-si. HisiU Ct.utisi Qeorgt svsdti s hot spot, to morrow. ly rKsrillPM or whether hs has one mat-hlti or many. pnvlMon Is slao msde tltat the mnchlnrs he limited to five rent piny, ffnd children under lfi will he prohthlted from plsylng them. Cousins United By Musical Laughter MACXN, OS . FVb. 31. (-pi The mitAli-sl ItiUKh of Mrs. trf'wui Hsrper served to unite her with a cousin she hadn't seen In 3S years. Mrs. llirixr Intiched aloud aa sh rrir In s troln with a friend, fleveral srstA swity s womnn rtse quickly, lonkrd lomd snd rrcvnlred ths hivny one m her klnswonirtn. SETTLEMENTAVERTS MEXICO S. P. STRIKE MKXICO CITY. FVb. 31. A ittrike iwheiuiei to start at mxm nn the H'UHhf rn Tarlfic iilway ot MrtuM waa called off early txlay when employe and offlcisla of the company re Ached an aureement on the avmnnd of ihe workTa. The term of the dftnpnient re nt InnnftUately dlscloaed. QfyO ft Work, according to the scientific point of view, Is done when a force acta against resistance to produce mo tion in ft body. When you lift some thing you produce motion In a body whatever you lift) against a resistance- (gravity). But when you hold something stationary overhead you do no work because you produce no motion, despite the fact that the pull of gravity Is acting on the body that you are holding. Work is done when yoi lift a fea ther; no work Is done when you hold a heavy weight overhead. Likewise bridge piling does no work In up porting the bridge, a table leg does no work In supporting the table. Probably the two moat confusing geographic names In the United States are the state of Washington and Washington, District of Columbia. Strange as It seems, the state was so named to avoid confusion with the nation's capital. When "Columbia" was proposed as the name for the new state, this name was overruled on the ground that a state called Columbia would be confused with the federal District of Columbia. So they named the state Washington Instead, and ever since then people have been TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy HAD JUST SUCCEEDED IN KNOCKN& OUT MS INDIAN ASSAILANT IVHSN TH GOLDEN SIRL. APPEARED IN TH SECRET PASSAGE AVO RE PRO A CHED THE POINT FLYSR. FOIZ Ml S 1CTON- BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Tragedy ! vJAA?ASOLUTay7 Lj ORCCWE ) T&W ffiRulf Twtv) EMtA I )Mm f -t vtr mmy LtS fSt Ml uTMBH THE NEBBS The Newly Rich f AunSv-uT Ao iruAs-V TT HELLO, MR KJEBS , I UMOE.iTAMD I" sUSie.TMIS IS TME LIPE.l e.r. . ktS VeSS4 Mt?5ME. eOSiA TP f VCTJ'BE- OUT .TWIT'S S rhLLY DOKJ'T KMOLU HOLU I sor C-W. 1 TO TME. 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Strange as it seems, Hal Styles' championship as the fastest talking human la a result of his Inability at one time to speak at all. During a trip In Arctic waters, Styles suffered a mysterious malady which rendered him voiceless, when he recovered he became especially interested in voice, and developed his until he can speak 450 words a minute. Tomorrow: Left -Handed In many districts of Texas and Oklahoma, the 1035 pecan crop was the largest in years. WRIG LEY'S, Tri PERFECT GUMr FRft) Ft-RU-V WAS PREflV MORfiFlED Hf riE ANNUAL MEETING OF -THE COUNTRY CLU8 WHEN HE ROSE -TO REAP HIS "TREASURER'S REPOFtf ANP DISCOVERED 1rW OWllfe 15 HIS WIFE'S rWjN& TOH MS fUXEPO fO BE PRESSEP THAI' AFTERNOON n.WAS NO L0N6ER IN PI5 POCKE'f (Copyright, 1936, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 7sX S'MATTER POP Wi w ifflBrAjw,, rrm 5$V i ' Simme. Half j Q &m twos mmm- i i iMt4yAi2$.r. ; smOttis"al ffc (OopyrfgEt, 1936, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) " By C M. PAYNE By HAL FORREST IT'S A 8REAK FOR US, SKEETSi-- LISTEN j VsllLU YOU TRANSLATE TO THIS- ERR--PRNCE i .;av a By EDWIN ALGES By SOt HESS
