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Newspaper Page TextP'AT.E FJORT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI). OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11. 1936. IN THE DARK By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Re. V. 8. Pat Off. SYNOPSIS: At niorlv at Franklt Dertcent and Bobby Jonet can tell, Dr. Klchottun it Vie man retpon tlblt tor the death 01 Han Car ttatrt and the atttmpt to poieon Bobby Sow. with Hoaer Batting-ton-tfrench, Frankit futt hat die covered the body ot Hogtr't brother Henry, apparently a tulcide. But Dr S'loholeon hae appeared eoon after, and Henry Batelngton-ffrench it one ot the two people in the Doo- tor't Kay if it turne out to be true that he ivante to marry Henry't trite Kitlvia. Frankie and Bobby plot tome invettigation in London. Chapter 82 PLANS T KNOW, said Bobby quietly. They were both illent lor little. I hall have to leave to-day, of courie," said Frankie presently. "Yea, I suppose you will. How it the Mrs. Basslngton - Branch, I mean?" She's collapsed, poor soul. I haven't seen her since we we found the body. The shock to her must have been awful." Bobby nodded. "You'd better bring the car round about eleven," continued Franxle. Bobble did not answer. Frankie looked at him Impatiently. ' "What's the mattor with you, Bob by. You, look as though you were miles away." "Sorry. As a matter of fact " "Yes?" "Well, I was Just wonJerlng. suppose well, I juppose It's all right?" "What do yon mean all right?' ' "I mean It's quite certain that he did commit suicide?" "Oh!" said Frankie. "I see." She thought a minute. "Yes," she said, It was sulcjde all right" joure quite surer'. You see. Frankie, we have Molra's word for It that Nicholson wanted two pec- pie out or the way. Well, here's one . of them gone." Frankie thought again, but once more she shook her head. "it must be suicide," she sald.,"I was In the garden with Roger when we heard the shot. We both ran straight In through the drawing- room to the hall. The study door waa locked on the Inside. We vent round to the window. That was fas. tened also and Roger bad to smash It. It wasn't till then that Nicholson appeared upon the scene very sud oeniy. ' "He'd left a stick behind earlier In the afternoon and had come back tor It." nobby was frowning with the process of thought "Listen, Frankie. Suppose that ac tually Nicholson shot Basslngtoiv crencn " ' "Having induced him first to wrlto a suicide's letter of farewell?1 "I should think that would be the easiest thing In the world to fake. Any alteration In handwriting wouio. oe nut down to agltat on "Yes, that's true. Oo on with your meory." Nicholson shoots Basslneton. ffrench, leaves the farewell letter, and nlpa out locking the door to appear again a few minutes later as tnough be had lust arrived." Frankie shook her head regret- runy." "It's a good Idea but It won't work. To begin with, the key was In Henry Basslngtonffrench's pocket" "Who found It there?" "Well, as a matter of fact Nlchol. son did. "There you arel What's easier for hlra than to pretend to find It there? , "I was watching him remember, I m sure the key was In the pocket, "That's what one says when one watche's a conjurar. You see the rab bit being put Into 'he hat If Nlchol. son Is a high-class criminal a simple little bit of sleight-of-hand like that would be child's play to him." "IT'ELL, you may be right about ''that, but honestly, Bobby, the wnole things Impossible. Sylvia Basslngton -ffrench was actually In the bouse when the shot was fired. The moment she heard It she ran out Into the hall. "If Nicholson hsd fired the shot ind come out through the study ioor she would have been bound to tee him. Besides, she told us that lie actually came up the drive to the front door. She saw him coming as we ran round the bouse, end went to meet him and brought him round the study window. No, Bobhy, I hate to say It, but tbe man has an alibi." "On principle, I distrust people who have antiis," said Bobhv. "So do I. But I don't see how you :an get round this one." "No. Sylvia Basslnstonffrench's ord ought to he good enough." "Yes. Indeed." "Well." said Bobby wllb a aljh, "1 rappose we ll have to leave It at sui cide. Poor devil. What's the next angle of attack, Frankie?" "The Caymans," sa'd Frankie. "I can't think how we've been so re miss as not to have looked them up before. You've kept the address Cay man wrote from, haven't you?" "Yes. Its' the same they gave at the Inquest. Number 17 St Leon ard's Gardens, Paddlngton." "Don't you agree that we've rather neglected that channel of Inquiry?" "Absolutely. All the same, you know, Frankie, I've got a very shrewd Idea that you'll find the birds flown. I should imagine that the Caymans weren't exactly born yesterday." "Even If they have gone off, I may find out something about them." "Why I?" "Because, once again, I don't think you'd better appear In the matter. It's like coming down here when we thought Roger was the bad man ot the show. You are known to them and I am not." "And how do you propose to make their acquaintance?" asked Bobby. "I shall be something political," said Frankie. "Canvassing for the Conservative party. I shall arrive with leaflets." "Good enough," said Bobby. "But as I said before, I tblnk you'll find the birds flown. Now there's another thing that requires to be thought of Molra." "Goodness!" said Frankie. "I'd forgotten all about her." "So I noticed," satd Bobby with a trace of coldness In his manner. "You're right," said Frankie thoughtfully. "Something must be done about her." Bobby nodded. Tbe strange haunt ing face came up before bis eyes. There waa something tragic about It. He had always felt this from the Arst moment when he had taken tbe photograph from Alan Carstalrs' pocket. If you'd seen her that night when' I first went to the Grange!" he said. e was crazy with fear and I tell you, Frankie, she's right It's not nerves nor Imagination nor any thing like that It Nicholson wants to marry Sylvia Basslngtonffrench, two obstacles have got to go. One's gone. I've a feeling that Molra's life Is hanging by a hair and that any delay may be fatal." T7RANKIE) was sobered by the " earnestness of his words. "My dear, you're right," she said. "We must act quickly. What shall we do?" , "We must persuade her to leave the Grange at once." Frankie nodded. "I tell you what." she said. "She'd hotter go dowu to Wales to the CaBtle. Heaven knows she ought to be safe enough there." If you can fix that, Frankie, nothing could be better." Well, It's simple enough. Father never notices who goes or comes. He 11 like Molra nearly any man would, she's so feminine. It's ex traordinary how men like helpless women." I don't think Molra Is particular ly helpless,'" snld Bobby. Nonsense. She's like a little bird that sits and waits to be eaten by a snake without doing anything about it." "What could she do?" 'Heaps of things." said Frankie vigorously. "Well, I don't see It. She's got no money, no friends" My dear, don't drone on as though you were recommending a case to the Olrla Friendly 8oclely." Sorry," said Bobby. There waa an offended pause, "Well," said Frankie, recovering her tempor. "As you were. I think we'd better got on to this business as soon as possible" "So do I," said Bobby. "Really Frankie, it's awfully decent of you to" Thta's all right," said Frankie, Interrupting him. "I don't mind be friending the girl so lone as Toe don't drivel on about her as though she had no hands or feet or tongut or brains. "I simply don't know what yos mean," said Bobhy. Well, we needu't talk about It aid Frankie. "Now my Idea Is thai whatever we're going to do we'd better do It quickly. Is that a quota tlon?" "It's a paraphrase of one. Go on ady Macbeth." "You know I've always thought snld Frankie, suddenly dlgresslni lldly from the matter In hand that Lady Macbeth Incited Mac belli to do all those murders simply nd solely because she was S'j frightfully bored with Ufa and la- ilentally wllh Macbeth," (Cetr-iill ItlJ-.'S li. A,ett Ctrhll.) Frankie has a fright tomorrow. 10 OT 10 PEN KOftrBimo, or., Mvch n. AlfriM Moore drw flveyr urn tne In the ntnta prnltntlAry and Oorpe WlUlnma vm nin,M to three yer wlwn the two entered Vlpm of guilty In the circuit court here late yntrdiy oo moral cIwrm A Mntnre of on year u drawn by Vlctof Butferfield of Marehfteld, reused of obtaining morwy by I aim pretnnea, hut eterntlon of the aen tence wm impended for nix month, ftex which he will be on probation. Butterfleld. with Alfred Mitts, also of Marfthfleld, waa accuArd of trading a borrowed caj for another ued auto mobile. anj falllni to lurnth trani fer pa pen. AN iThUM INVASION & iwe most wioew ?umvo COfASKIWe -itte W0RLT? "' , Strange a It seems. Premier Benito Muaeollnl, whose war machine Is now bogged down In Ethiopia In what otler world powers have condemned as s war of aggression this same ! Mussolini was once so utterly against i s similar military expedition that be organized s riot of protest and was thrawn In Jail for bis trouble. ( Twenty-five years ago, when II Duce wm only 38 years old, the Otolllttl ' government In Italy sent a military ! expedition to Tripoli after an ulti matum sent by Borne to Constanti nople was not satisfactorily answer ed by the Turkish government. The Italo-Turtclsh war had the popular support of the Italian people with the exception of the Socialists, who denounced It bitterly. Mussolini was a Socialist he was so much agalmt I lb that Just before actual war was declared, he incited a mob to resist authorities. - He was arrested and semenced to Jail for five months. Mussolini did not oppose war In genera, It was explained, but he op posed the views of the Nationalist. Thty wanted a large Italy, but he wanted an Italy that was cultured, rich, and free. ARE OOlA. CrtiK WiM AGISTER fbPUUKfiOM iHftrATriE WHa& tnLOfStrTo A6RMT to IPAKO, AMP ARIZONA WfS lb PC COLORADO... 4 ,dmP HI When the territory that la now Coiomdo was being admitted to the I I lW oft iff) ' fwoir.i cv ic ciwctnn aa. , SsVi I-; "McNaui! SrvdlttU, Ui Un.on, It came very nearty being named Idaho, because tbe name "Col orado" had been proposed by a Cali fornia senator for the new state later admitted as Arizona. The Colorado representatives actually favored the name "Idaho;' but further discussion of the proposed name brought up the suggestion that the state be named Colorado because of the Colorado river. Senator Owln, California, ob jected because he wanted to name Aneona territory "Colorado" when it became a state. His objection was overruled Colorado became Colorado and Arizona later became Arizona. HEAPS CRVIN&. 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