Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 27, 1936, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKI), OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1936. PAGE EIGHT SYNOPSIS: At flrtt Frank Derwrnt and bobby Jonet tut peeled Roger Bassington-ffrench of pushing the stranger over the cliff to hie dentil at slarchbolt. But nou that b'rankie hat faked an acci dent with Uobby't help, and Gotten hereelf into the Batsington-ffrench house, the believes the hat discov ered the dead man to be the explorer Alan Carstairs, and suspects Dr. Nicholson rather than Roger. Nich olson runt a drug cure near the Bastlngton-ffrench country house. Chapter 21 NEW CHAUFFEUR BELIEVE Dr. Nlcholson'a cured drugtakera In the mot mar reloua way," Sylvia Basslngton ffrench went on. "People whose relatives despaired utterly." "Yes," cried Henry Basslngton ffrench suddenly. "And do you know what goes on there? Do you know the awful suffering and the torment? A man's used to a drug and they cut him off It cut him off It till he goes raving mad for the lack of It and beats his head against the wall. That's what he does, your forceful' doctor, tortures people tortures them sends them to Hell drives them mad. , . ." He was shaking violently. Bud lenly he turned and left the room. Sylvia Basslngton-ffrench looked itartled. "What )s the matter with Henry?" she eald wonderlngly. "He teems very much upset" Frankle and Roger dared not look at each other. "He's not looked well all the eve ning," ventured Frankle. "No. I noticed that He's very moody lately. I wish he hadn't given Dp riding. Oh, by the way, Dr. Nicholson Invited Tommy over to morrow, but I don't like his going there very much not with all those Queer nerve cases and dope-takers." "I don't suppose the Doctor would allow blm to come Into contact with them," said Roger. "He seems very fond of children." "Yes, I think It's a disappointment he hasn't got any of his own. Prob ably to her too. She looks very sad and terribly delicate." "She's like a sad Madonna," said Frankle. "Yes, that describes her very well." "If Dr. Nicholson Is so fond of children, I suppose he came to your children'! party?" said Frankle carelessly. "Unfortunately he was away for a day or two just then. I think he had to go to London for some con ference." "I see." They went up to bed. Before she went to sleep Frankle wrote to Bobby. OOBBY had had an Irksome time. His enforced inaction was ex ceedingly trying. He hated staying quietly In London and doing noth ing. He had been rung up on the tele phone by George Arbutiinot, who In a few laconlo words told him that all had gone well. A couple of days later he had a letter from Frankle lollvered to him by her maid, the letter having gone under cover to ker at Lord Marchlngton's town house. Sine, then he had heard noth ing. "Letter for you!" called out Badg- ir. ( Bobby came forward excitedly, ml the letter was one addressed In lis father's handwriting and post- narked Marchbolt At that moment, owever, he caught sight of the teat black-gowned figure of Frank- le's maid approaching down the news. Five minutes later he was earing open Frankle's second letter. Pear Bobby:, 1 think It's about time you cam down. I've alven them Instructions at home that you'rt to have the Bentley whenever you auk for It get a chauffeur's livery dark green ours ahviiyi ere. Charge It to Fa ther at llarrod'slt', beet to be cor rent In derails. Concentrate on mak ing a good Job of the mouMache. It makes a frightful difference to any one' face Coma down here and aak for me. 7ou might bring me an oatenalble note from Fattier. Report that tha car la now In working order again. The garage here oiily holda two rara and an It'a got the family Palmier and Roger Uaaalngton ffrench'a two-aeator In It, It la fortunately full up, ao you will go to Staverley and put up there. Uet what local Information you can when there particularly about a Dr. Nicholson who rune a place for dope patlenta. Several auaplcoua clrcumatancea about him: he haa a dark-blue Talbot aaloon, he waa away from horn on the 16th when your beer wna doctored, and he takea altogether too detailed an Interest In tha clrcumatancea of my accident. I think ,1'va Identified the corpse! II Au revolr, rr.y fellow sleuth. Love from your aucceaafuly con cussed FRANK1B. P. ft. I shall post this mvaelf. Bobby's spirits rose with a bound. Discarding his overalls snd break ing the news of his Immediate de parture to Badger, he was about to hurry off when ha remembered that he had not yet opened his father's letter. CALIFORNIA BLOCKADE PORTLAND, Ore . Ffb. 37. (AP The Portland city council branded the Callfrrnlt trmiAlent blockade M nn "atrocious condition and un constitutional aumptton of author ity and ftikM Mr lu dlurontlnu anc. The resolution whirh pawed unan-l mouMy, t e r m d the blockade "blight on our civilisation." "Would Abraham Lincoln, who waa aa poor u Job's turkey, have ben fingerprinted and turned nc had he tried to enter California?' demanded the resolution. WINDOW OLAKS We sell wlnrlcw glKM and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge CaO tnet Worke, The Vicar gave conscientious news of doings In Marchbolt, de scribed his own troubles with the organist and commented on the un christian spirit of one of bis church wardens. There was a postscript By the way, someone called who asked for your address In London, i waa out at the time, and ha did not leave hla name. Mrs. Roberta described him aa a tall, atooplng gentleman with plnce-nes. He seemed very sorry to miss you and very anxious to sea you again. A tall stooping man with pince- nez Bobby tried to tmng oi any one he knew who was likely to tit that description, but could cot. Sud denly a quick suspicion darted Into his mind. Was this the forerunner of a new attempt upon his life? They, whoever they were, had only Juat discovered that he had left the neighborhood. All unsuspecting, Mrs. Roberts had given bis new ad dress. So that already they who ever they were might be keeping a watch upon the place. If he went out he would be followed and Just as things were at the moment that would never do. "Badger," said Bobby. "Yea, old lad." "Come here." The next five minutes were spent in genuine bard work. At the end of ten minutes Badger could repeat his Instructions by heart When he was word-perfect Bob by got into a two-seater dating from 1902 and drove dashingly down the mews. He parked In St. James's Square and walked straight from there to his club. There he did some telephoning, and a couple of hours later certain parcels were delivered to him. Finally, about half-past three a chauffeur In dark -green livery walked to St James's Square and went rapidly up to a large Bentley which had been parked there about halt an hour previously. The park ing attendant nodded to him the gentleman who had left the car bad remarked, stammering slightly as he did so, that hla chauffeur would be fetching It shortly. BOBBY let In the clutch and drew neatly out. Tha abandoned Flat still stood demurely awaiting Its owner. Bobby, despite the Intense discomfort of his upper Hp, began to enjoy himself. He headed north, not south, and before long, the pow erful engine was forging ahead on the Great North Road. It was only an extra precaution that he was taking. He waa pretty sure that he waa not being followed. Presently be turned off to the left, and, made his way by circuitous roads to Hampshire. It was Just after tea that the Bentley purred up the drive of Mer roway Court a stiff and correct chauffeur at the wheel. "Hullo," said Frankle lightly. "There's the car." She went out to the front door. Sylvia and Roger came with her. "Is everything all right Haw kins?" The chauffeur touched hla cap. "Yes, m'lady. She's been thorou"U!y overhauled." "That's all right, then." The chauffeur produced a note. "From his lordship, m'lady." Frankle took It "You'll put up at the what la It Anglers' Arms In Staverley, Hawkins. I'll telephone In the morning If I want the car." "Very good, your ladyship." Boh by backed, turned and sped down the drive. "I'm so sorry we haven't room here," said Sylvia. "It's a lovely car." s "You get some pace out of that," said Roger, , "I do," admitted Frankle. She was satisfied that no faint est quiver of recognition had shown on Roger's face. She would have been aurprlsed If It had. She would not have recognised Bobby herself had she met him casually. The small moustache had a per fectly natural appearance, and that with the at Iff demeanor so unchar. acterlstlo of the natural Bobby, completed the disguise enhanced by the chauffeur's livery. The voice, too, had been excel lent, snd quite unlike Bobby's own. Frankle began to think that Bobby was far more talented than she had given him credit for being. Meanwhile Bobby had successful ly taken up his quarters at the An glers' Arms. It was up to him to create the part of Edward Hawkins, chauffeur to Lady Frances Derwent He mentioned Frankle's "accident" "Young Reeves, he was there snd saw It happen," declared Mr. Askew, landlord at the Inn. Bobby blessed the natural men dacity of the young. fr-" Wl-Jt-Jd. .l,lk, Cirullt) Bobby makes eovcry, Monday. a thrilling oil. AS 10 Lewi, rirlch, m,n,tr of th, at. tlonal ro-employmrnt wrvlce. tcxiv announcpd Mnml openings In do mestic work for younn women, wime, ranglnft from 910 to lio month. Mr. Ulrlrh ind John Pttton. clei. hnv9 Jmt returned from Eugene where they Attended , conference of mn ifier, end clerk, of western Oregon over which Otiy V. Llntner, state ol rector, presided. WASHINGTON. Pyb. 37(API F.-ed with opposition tht threst enwt prolonged dtbate, Bendtnr Nor ri (R-Nebl .greed today to a ma Jorlty leaderahlp aiigitestlon to a week', postponement of further de bate on the 11.000.000,000 rural elec trification bill, TRAGEDY REVEALS CLANDESTINE LOVE CHICAGO, Feb. 27. (AP) Pretty Mary H. Carter, red-haired, 80, and tngle, waa found fatally wounded to day beside the body of Basil B. Cole, young railroad executive, In the tragic ending of a clandestine ro mance. The dying girl's hand clutched a STRANGE AS IT SEEMS fvTor farther proof address the The strange and undescrlptlve name by which the famous gambling re sort of Monte Carlo Is officially known waa not given to It by mis take or Inadvertence It was a de liberate attempt on the part of the founder to cloak his Institution In an Inoffensive name. At first It was called simply "Bathing Society of the Sea of Monaco" but later the owner expanded his name to make It even more strange. It waa called The Association of Sea-Bnthlng and Stranger's Club of Monaco." Behind this strange name and rK--y?) WITH ft BACKBONE tS Trie. ' VO PftNPAKft PrMOEft PISH - TAILSPIN TOMMY A Connecting Link! 09 LLOVD, OWA.T GOAKS ArtO lOUO PANCHO PSTOIA, tOHO HAV ScMGN TO CONTWUt? A SEARCH UNrL THEV HAVE FOUND TOMMY ?AOD SHEETTRDEAD Oi. AUV-AI?e DSOS3V6 A WAS MESSAGE F0i we 6eAve, umich FWCW FOUND IN THE VAIiEY OF CESOIATOV- BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER JA6EI THORPE WANED UMT1L M0RNHM6 REVEAUMO Hl? PLAM5, AMD THEM HE SFOKE TO PCM PRIVATELV- - K . - il- '"11 I THE NEBBS Big Mr. Me FOQ. DEAL. - revolver, aald Police Sergt. Ralph McKenna. Hi put forward the theory that Miss Carter, believed to be a former Decatur, 111., nurse, killed Cole and then shot herself as they lay aide by side In a hotel room shared since Sunday, A note believed to be In the wom an's handwriting made It appear, however, that the two died. In a sui cide pact because they rebelled at being forced Into a "back street" affair. The note was not signed. Cole was married and the father of two children. His wife, at Clinton, Mo., said she did not know.e and author, inclosing a stamped envelope f,!Q Y& tlftHaEV HIS other strange rules and regulations of the gambling resort lies the at tempt to correct mistakes that ruined Fran cola Blanc's gambling place In Bavaria. Blanc, who founded Monte Carlo's "sea-bathing and stranger's resort" began his gambling Insti tutions in and near Paris. Police there would not let him alone, so he moved to Bavaria where he estab. llshed a successful place In 1843. He made the mistake here, how ever, of letting local citizens play. Several family fortunea In the im mediate vicinity were 'ruined by losses in Blanc's place, and public MAKES VOU THINK TUVS MESSAGE. FROM HAMILTON GRANT, DEO FOURTEEN YCARS AGO ANV CONNECTION COVTH WHEREABOUTS OF TOMMY AND The Proposal HAVE YOU BY &OM, EVER. PAMOUC, weLU.MECE'J A CWECVS 5000 TO OUR. 1 CAVJT CALL IT A A EARSA'NJ COT OF rr. Miss Carter had been having a romance. To Name Solon SALEM, Ore., Feb. 37. (AP) The secretary of state today called a meet- lng of the county courts of Crook and Jefferson counties to Prlne?tl,e March 4 to name a successor to Mil- lard Rodman, who recently resigned from the state legislature. SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 37. (AP) Capt. Carl O. E. Glmmler, pilot of the first pursuit group of Selfrldge Field. Mich., was killed at Barksdale Field today when his single-seater army fighter crashed during gunnery practice. By JOHN HIX for reply.' Hps. XT. S. Pat Of. numPMaAist: DfculEVcV a hmc rVfrcn- VJPn nsciit iiiii lui'6 0-MOHffO.T? 6ft8V COKEF?, THffOWM CLEM? OF ft FftTftU AUTOMOBILE WRECK. LfVlPEP UNHhRMEP iNTrte ARMS 2-25- feeling ran so high that he was forced to re-establish himself else where. When he finally settled at Monaco he made It a point to keep the people contented with his enter prise. He arranged for lightened tax burdens, gave the town beautiful churches, and most Important of all he refused to let any residents of Monaco gamble at his casino. Aa a further cloak of Innocence, he adopt ed the strange name the gambling resort bears. , Tomorrow: Chnngps In History a SltiRle Vote. AMY CHAWCE . HEARD OP 7 I CAMT OR.WOR, WLOVTCH,THE J AY THAT 9CIEMTI&T ? J HAVE- Tt4 Mar y X. 0. lLL ASSUME THE MO.TG'eEi W AMD HAVE. 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