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PAGE FOURTEEN afEDFOTtn MAIL TRTBUNF.. MEDFOIW. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 6. 1936 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author. Inclosing; stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat OS. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS I SUBURBAN HEIGHTS i n i i i. i ii t 1 1 . , rs zzzrwi .7 cru J mm ra HYKOPfitR: Bobby Jonee and Frankt Derwent are extnictina in formation from Uolra Hicholeon which makee them think that alter ett Holra'e hueband, not Roger llaaeington-fjrench, murdered Alan Caretaire. e'runkie ie a fftieet at the Raeeington-tfrenchee, md Bobby I pretending to be Hawklne, her chauffeur. Still, there ie the matter of the changed photograph which etill pointe toward Roger. Uolra a.ike, unexpectedly, why they don't aek Roper himeelf about it. Chapter 21 FRESH START l?OIt a moment the bold simplicity 1 of the question quite took their breathe away. Both Frankle and Bobby started to speak at once. "That's Impossible " began Bobby, just as Frankle said, "That irould never do." Then they both stopped dead as tbe possibilities of the Idea sank In. "You see," said Molra eagerly, "I do understand what you mean. It does seem as though Roger must bave taken that photograph. But I don't believe for one moment that he pushed Alan over. Why should be? lie didn't even know him. They'd only met once at lunch down here. They'd never come across each other In any way. There's no motive." It It was Nicholson, I don't yet see the motive. Was Carstalrs on the track of Nicholson as the head of a dope gang? Or Is your new lady friend the motive for the murder?" "It might be both," suggested Bobby. "Now that Is a possibility," said Frankle. "But the first thing Is to make sure about Roger Basslngton tfrench. Tbe only thing we've got against him Is the photograph busi ness. If he can clear that up satis factorily" "You're going to tackle him on the subject? Frankle, (a that wlsel It be Is the villain of tbe piece It means that we're going to show htm our hand." ' 'Not quite not tbe way I ehall do It If be can explain the photograph then be may be a very valuable ally." "How do you mean, Frankle?" "My dear, your little friend maj be an emotional scaremonger whfl likes to exaggerate, but supposlni that her husband really wants tc get rid of her and marry Sylvia Don't you realize that In that case Henry Basslngtonffrench Is In mor tal danger too? At all costs, we've got to prevent his being sent to thi Orange. And at present, Roger Ban slngton-ffrench Is on Nlcholson'i side." Good for you, Frank!"," tail 1. Frankle, "Then who did push him over?' ' tsked Frankle bluntly. A shadow crosed Molra's face. "1 ton't know," she said constrainedly "Look here " said Bobby, "Do you ulnd It 1 tell Frankle what you told no? About what you're afraid of?' Molra turned her head away. "If rou Ilka. But It aounda so melodra matlo and hysterical. 1 can't believe It myself this minute." And Indeed tbe bald statement, made unemotionally In tbe open air it the quiet English countryside, did eem curiously lacking in reality. Molra got up abruptly. "1 really teel I've been terribly silly," she said, her Hp trembling. "Pleaee don't pay my ateutlon to what 1 eald, Mr. Jones. It was Just nerves. Anyway, i must be going now. Good-bye." She moved rapidly away. Bobby iprang up to follow hor, but Frankle pushed him firmly back. "Stay there, Idiot, leave this to me. ' She went rapidly off after Molra. She returned a few minutes later. "Well," queried Bobby anxiously. "That's all right. I calmed her down. Now that you're not ham pered by her being here, tell me all about It." noBBY did so. Frankle listened - attentively. Then she said: "It flu In with two things. First of all, 1 came back Just now to And Nicholson holding both Sylvia Rae elngtonrTrench'i hands and didn't he look daggers at me!" "What's the second thing?" asked nobby. "Oh, Just an Incident. Sylvia de scribed bow Molra's photograph bad made a great Impression on some stranser who had come to the Louse. Depend upon It, that was Carstalrs. He recognizes the photograph. Mrs. Hasjlngtonffrencb tella him that It Is a portrait of a Mrs. Nicholson, and that explains how he came tu find out where she was. Hut you know. Bobby, 1 don't see yet where Nichol son conies In." "You think It tt as he and not lias slnston fTrench? Rather a coinci dence If he and llnsslngton ITiench -should both be In Marchbolt on the same day." "Well, coincidences do happen. But Bobby quietly. "Qo ahead with your plan." FRANK1E got up to go, hut before departing she paused tor a mo ment. "Isn't It odd?" she said. "We seem somehow to bave got In between the covers of a book. We're In the middle ef someone elso's story. It's a fright fully queer fooling." "1 know what you mean." said Bobby. "There Is something rather uncanny about It. 1 should call It s play rather than a book. It's as though we'd walked onto the stage In the middle of the second act, and we haven't really got parts In the play at all, but we have to pretend, and hnt makca It so frightfully bard Is that we haven't the faintest idea whatue first act waa about." Frankle nodded eagerly. "I'm not even sure It's the second act 1 think It's more like the third. Bobby. I'm sure wo ve got to go back a long way. . . . And we'vo got to be quick be cause 1 fancy the play la frightfully near tbe Una) curtain." "With corpses strewn every where," said Bobby. "And what brought us Into the show was a reg ular cue Ave words, quite meaning less as far as we are concerned." , "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Isn't It odd. Bobby, that though we've found out a good deal, and more and more characters come Into the thing, we never get any nearer to the mys terious Evans?" "I've got an Idea about Evans. I'vi feeling that Evans doesu'l really matter at all that although he's been the starting point as It were. In himself he's probably quite unessen tial. It will be like that story ol Wells' where a prince built a marvel lous palace or temple round the.omb of bis beloved. And when It was (In lshed there was Just one little thing that Jarred So he said, 'Take It away' and the thing was actually the tomb Itself." 'Sometimes," said Frankle. "1 don't believe there Is an Kvnns." Saying which she nodded to Bobbj and retraced her step" towards thi house. tCclm,Ai HJJ..IJ-M. ., c, ;..,' Tomorrow. Frankle taeklat Roe- r BaMinoton.Frtnch. ill SATISFIED I EUOFNR. Mrh 8 IAP ConrPM man Jnmru W. Mott Is "quite Mtls fifd" with hi Rout In thr Iuum1 and hftft rrfu.M-d to ron Aider becoming n Townnenri rnndidnte (or Aenitor, ru: -nlv fttfitlntt Sermtor t hurL-n L. Mo Nnrv. the Uriel tcr-tiimnl learned o- tlf.. Chnrlr plne. mrmher of the firut rnncreMionftl diMrirt ilMwry hoard, rrvmlrd today that he had wnt telftram to Conftreemmau Moi t. minding him out on the pmioaition of "promotion" from the nouae to senatr. In his reply Congressman Mntt declared: "Your Inqull) w hrthrt I wouln j connMcr promotiou la vi l.nUnaig but I am quite satisfied for the pres ent Willi niy feat In the house. Th.-re Is a eroat ileal of work to do here for Orrjon whlrh I already have under way and I vaut to lYimt'let (" 1'nwnarnd leaders In this Mate have ekprewed lllwm Itf.it-tton with en. tor MeNary following hl lalltire to "late unequivocally hla aland on iht Townatnd plan, ilia anawn to the query aa to how he atood on the nlm ' aa greeted with booa and jeers when It waa read at the Tonnaend dlitr.ct convention here recently. TALENTlJNiT fOGIVE PLAY NEXT TUESDAY I TALENT. Mnr.-h fl I Hp! I The ext-nlon unit cf T:ilen will give a pin... "Taehe Old MaJde.'' In the ci;r hall rueaday. 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