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Newspaper Page TextPAOE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFOItl). OREGON', SUNDAY, if ARCH 15, 1936. SYSOPSIB: Every time Frankie Dcrwent and Bobby Jonee think they are about to eolve the myetery of Alan Carelalre' murder ana ex plain the suicide of Henry Bneelw ton-ffrench eomethtng eet them off on a treeh tack. While Bobby in vettigatee the eutpieioue Dr. Ntch oleon, Frankie inveetiaatee the equally evepicioue Caymane, in London Frankie tearne nothing about the Oaymane, but in oonver eation with her tather'e lawyer ehe euddenly diecovere that he known a pood deal about the myeterloue Carstatrt. Chapter 86 NEW MYSTERY "TIB was. He consulted me when 11 he wat last In England month ago. You know Mr. Carstaln, Lady Frances?" "I think I may say I do," replied Frankie. "A most attractive personality, said Mr. Spragge. "He Drought quite a breath ot the er wide open spaces Into my office." "Ho came to consult you about Mr. Savage's will, didn't be?" said Frankie. 'Ah!" said Mr. Spragge. "So It was you who advised him to come to me? I'm sorry I couldn't do more for tlm." "Just what did you advise him to 4o?" asked Frankie. "Or would It be unprofessional to tell me?" "Not In this case," said Mr. Spragge, smiling. "My opinion was that there was nothing to be done nothing, that Is, unless Mr. Savage's relatives were prepared to spend a lot of money on fighting the case which 1 gather they were not pre pared, or indeed In a position, to do." "The whole thing was very curl ous. said Frankie thoughtfully. "Such cases are less uncommon than you might think," said Mr. Spragge. "Cases of suicide?" Inquired Frankie. "No, no, I meant cases of undue Influence. Mr. Savage was clearly as wax In this woman's bands." "I wish you'd tell me the whole tory properly," said Frankie bold ly. "1 never seemed to get the thing clearly." "Mr. Savage happened to be trav eling back from the United States to England In November of last year. He was, as you know, an extremely wealthy man with no near relatives. On this voysge he made the ac quaintance of a certain Mrs. Temple ton. Nothing much Is known about Mrs. Templeton except that she was t very good-looking woman and bad a husband somewhere conveniently In the background." "The Caymans," thought Frankie. "These ocean trips are danger ous.' went on Mr. SpraBge. smiling and shaking his head. "Mr. Savage accepted the lady s Invitation to eome aown and stay at her little cottage at Chipping Soraerton. There Is no doubt that he rame more ana more under mis Mrs. I em piston's Influence. "Then came the tragedy. Mr. Sav age had' for some time feared that he might be suffering from cancer. He was staying with tbe Templetons at the time. They persuaded him to go up to London and consult a spe cialist "That specialist swore at the In quest that Mr. Savage was not suf fering from cancer and that be had told him so, but that Mr. Savage was so obsessed by his own belief that he could not accept the truth when he was told IL Now. strictly without prejudice, Lady Frances, and know ing the medical profession, 1 think things may have gone a little differ ently. If Mr. Savage's symptoms puttied the doctor he may have spoken seriously, pulled a long face, talked of certain sxpenslve treat ments. and while reassuring blm as to cancer yet have conveyed the Im pression that something was seri ously wrong. A NYWAY, Mr. Savage came back to Chipping Somerton In a itate of great mental distress. He law ahesd of him a painful and Un tiring death. He sent tor a solicitor a very reputable member of an imlnently respectable firm, and the latter drew up a will there and then which Mr. 8avags signed and which he then delivered over to the solici tor tor safe keeping. "On that same evening Mr. Sav ige took a large overdose ot chloral. "By his will Mr. Savage left the sum of seven hundred thousand pounds froe ot legacy duly to Mrs. Templeton, and the remainder to certan specified charities" Mr. Spragge loaned back tn his ebslr. He was now enjoying himself. "Mr. Csrsulrs' contention was that such a will was completely un characteristic of Mr. 8avsge. Mr. Savage had no liking for organised charities snd bad always held very strong opinions as to money passing by blood relationship. However, Mr. Carstalrt had no documentary pro.jf Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Vrrh H (8pl ThP Inttrmtdlate C. K poet ft y ot tbe Pr-fbyterun church recently hkt ptrty In the church pat-Inn.. The lit tle folks report a very good time. MIh Deer. Barry wan ft recent ovr- Blrht guost of Alice Madoen. The school board held It annual mating Tuesday evening. Wr. Helen Coke Ctily waa vlaitln filenda In Jackwnvllle last .Saturday Mr. Lewie and Mr. Wetterer, wiu arc officers of the local Tnwnaencl cK.o. attended a meeting of the Tcwnwnd county unit at Med ford Wednesday night. The nett regular mating of Jacksonville club No. I will be held Monday nlKht at tae ettv hall In Jacksonville. Outalde speakers will be present and a moU nicyable evening Is anticipated. Ev erybody Is wclrome at the local meet Ingr nd also at the county unit ot these assertions and. at I pointed out to him, men change their opin ions." "There was no fuss made at the time?" asked Frankie. "As I say Mr. Savage's relatives were not living In this country and they knew very little about the mat ter. It was Mr. Carstalrs who took the matter up. He returned from a trip Into the Interior of Africa, and came over to this country to see If something could be done about IL I waa forced to tell him that In my view there was nothing to be done. Possession Is nine points of tbe law, and Mrs. Templeton was in posses sion. Moreover, she had left the country and gone, I believe, to the aoutb of France to live. She refused to enter Into any communication on the matter." "I see," said Frankie. "And no body knows anything about this Mrs. Templeton?" Mr. Spragge shook his head and pursed bis lips. Frankie rose. "Men are extraordinary crea tures," she said. She held out a hand. "Good bye, Mr.Spragge," she said. "You've been wonderful simply wonaerful. 1 feel too ashamed." "You Bright Young People must be more careful," said Mr. Spragge, shaking his bead at her. "You've been an angel," said Frankie. THE Inexplicable absence of Molra worried Bobby more than he cared to admit. That she had left Staverley of her own free will Bob by did not for one minute believe. No, the sinister Dr. Nicholson was at the bottom of this. Somehow or other he must have become aware of Molra'. activities, and this waa bis counter-move. Somewhere with in the sinister walls of the Orange. Molra was a prisoner, unable to com municate with the outalde world. But she might not remain a pris oner long. Bobby believed Implicitly every word kolra had uttered. Nlcb olson meant to get rid of bis wife. Bobby believed be would. Molra's body would probably be found In some district far from Staverley. It might, perhaps, be washed up by the sea. Or It might be found at the foot of a cliff. The thing would appear to be, Bobby was almost sure, an accident." Nicholson specialised In 'accidents." ' Nevertheless, Bobby believed that the planning and carrying out of such an accident would need time not much time, but a certain amount. Before that Interval had elapsed Bobby meant to have found Molra If she were In the Orange. After he bad left Frankie In Brook Street, he started to put his plans Into operation. That evening a young man with a moustache, dressed In a cheap dark blue suit, arrived at tbe bustling little town of Ambledever. He put up at a hotel near the ststlon, regis tering as Oeorge Parker. Having de posited bis suitcase there, he strolled out and entered into nego tiations for hiring a motorcycle. At ten o'clock that evening a mo torcyclist In cap and goggles passed through the village of Staverley and came to a halt at a deserted part of the road not far from the Orange. Then he sauntered along the wall till he came to the little door. Inside tbe grounds of the Orange every thing seemed quiet. He i lade a careful reconnaissance round the house. Some of tbe up stairs windows hsd lights In them snd there wss one lighted window o the -round floor. Towards this window Bobby crept. The curtains were drawn across it, but there was a slight chink between them. Bobby put a knee on the win dow-sill and hoisted himself noise lessly up. He peered through the slit. He could see a man's arm and shoulder moving along as though writing. Presently the man shifted his position and bis profile came Into view. It was Dr. Nicholson. Bobby saw every detail clearly, even to the Doctor's ears. Thes were practically without lobes, he noted weren't criminals' ears su posed to be that tort? Tbe Doctor wrote on, calm and unhurried. At last with a sigh, Bob by let himself slide noiselessly to the ground. From the look of It Nichol son would be writing for some time to come. Now was the moment to gnln admission to the house. It Bobby could force an entrance hy an upstairs window while the Doctor was writing In his study, he could explore the building at his leisure later In the night. lie made a circuit ot the house ugnln ard singled out a window on the eoond floor. The sash was open at the top; moreover a convenient tree promised a means of access. Tomorrow, (tnrknt. Bobor Into 1 tabltshed tt 31 South RlverMde tn charge ot Mm. Clay. Young people . art e&peclnlly Invited, j With the coming of lovely spring w-Mher. attendance at church serv ice is expected to Increase. Services ; at the preshyterlan church today an j as follows: Sunday school claw. 10' a. m ; church service 11 a. m. to 13; Intermediate C. E , 3.00 p. m; and, J senior Christian Endeavor 7 30 p. m. 4 CLUBS TO DISCUSS I PARK SNOW CARNIVAL) Officer of the Rogue Knowmrli. t!i Bend pkvllium, the fmt Klam- th SKI dub snd tbe Klamath Snow I'lxn will meet t I p. m. Sunday at government headquarter in Crster Lake rat lr.ru i park to itix-uu plans for the third annual Crater Lake winter carnival. The mretlng will be addraMed by David H Canfleld. park superintendent. Date of the carnival will be set and a program outlined, Martin Turns Dirt For Flax Plant MT. ANGEL. Ore.. March 14 (AP) Oovernor Charles H. Martin turned the first toll In a green field of grow ing wheat here yesterday as the first step toward construction of the new cooperative plant for flax retting and scutching. The plant site, located In the midst of sn area which has proved Its worth aa a flax growing district, was chosen because a creek with a good supply STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. B. Fat. Off. Uzlw.? Nathan Bedford Forrest, who gain ed fame aa a cavalry leader In the Confederate army during the Civil War, waa born In 1821 In Tennessee. Hla entire schooling amounted to only about alx montha. He was first a horae and cattle trader In Missis sippi, later dealt In alaves, and final ly became a ootton planter, in which buslneaa he became wealthy. Up to the time of the Civil War aa hsd never had any army experi ence. When the South seemed ready to brealt away from the Union, For rest waa aalnat It. Yet. at the start TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy TOMMY SHOT me knfe FeOW TH HMD OF TEXCOt,C VJU3TAS the: COA& ASOUT TO PlUfiee T A7D THE HBARTOF THe GCCOZNGIRL PQNCS CALTVMAC, THG IZTCS. &j7 ftPossrfflTi, THE SMfCXOZ CAllED AS AQCtVEGS BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE NEBBS Puis WWffe OM. CRP. "SHAKE AW, l7 W LCC3A,KU WELL HAt WMt I . 3 tf V y, , BREAKFAST, THEM BE OKI r M( TIME Y I X. .. . . . . "V II - ' . : r. r. 11 ? I IMC rjiym. lL.XMtXO J- 1Mb. vJtJNJt T OM ) I srlltJa O.VJU UXJfOCM COUMtEK l, V t-- Wt OV.U MU rvjfc.W KOftD. AT OOTH PLACES AMD CUCUSM t f ZZI fc III wtl.l t-UMCt. K.V IvtFceSHMEKJT J TH& t-OOD fKOn THE HOTEL, - I ' j I K I LJrAgLoys AKjO-oa. yr&Tioisjs vjvce'-s gold m them i ih !, LtVai V3L t- mVi Mi -pz2Z ' "ly I ' txe. future a. m aki C-n fTZs-s -U fa. VriTr-ZT- il Kwws,T. acts, t, dreams .tJ We. . J ,- 1 L.r:J .1 , . v 1 LT3 rvziA- . l A Tv 'V JY 1 ii " lewrwi tit I , Zrf'S. . v I V- ""e-V of water for retting cuts across one aide of the tract. It It located a mlie and a half from Mt. Angel. France To Boost Quota On Apples PORTLAND, Ore, March 14 (AP) The Journal's Washington correspon dent said Senator ' Stelwer received word from the state department that Prance will add 3000 metric tons to its apple quota the first quarter, and ponelbly will double that quantity. fb''t RUNS IN P TROUGH OH of hostilities he Joined the Coaled cralea as a private. He waa 40 years old at the time.. He waa a eoldler by natural instinct, ad although he ha ahaolutely no Schooling In arms, he rose to the rank of brigadier gen eral inside of 13 monlhs. Forrest, shortly after hla enlist munt. waa named by Governor Harris of Tennessee to raise a cavalry unit. He waa stationed at Fort Donrlson during Orants famous attack, and escnped with his cavalry under cover of darkness. Ho was given a roving commission with hla cavalry, and soon the name of Forrwt came to be Moves Fasti In Sight of the Goal SLAVW C,T0m!-QU1CK! TWtV'RO (WSQMSc. I IISUT THE D ill 1 V -rue CMPrDD ,gl HM.5yV VibW. to vca th" Vg3sEi prince's .1HPe50R" IS . JyM J r-fvtwppibircO rfT sz? prvinc&s . f izx ? washed up,ske.ts jtcfyijff Vsim v ?ub?f J f Jwm j& the: C0N! Drought Strikes Pitcairn Island LOS ANGELES, March 14 (AP) Drought has struck the romantic lsl- ana of Pitcairn. settled by multlneers of the British warship Bounty In the 18th century, word received here said toray. A letter from Pred M. Christian, defendant of the leading colonizer of the South Sea Island, told Phlles Cock of how lack ot rain bad pre vented a harvest. NBWAN & fbrWESf WITHOUT PREVIOUS MIUIARV TR6IN1N6, JOINED THE SOUTrt WHEN He fO MO BECAME A 8WG&MR-6E-NERA1. IN ft MONTrlSm ...6 Wfy; ONE OF Trie OUTSTANDING GENERALS OF Trie CIVIL WAR I known and dread North, v General Sherman knew Forrest's value to the South. He offered a re ward for Forrest'a capture and eald that he must be taken "If It costs : 10.000 lives and breaks the treasury." Forrest, however, was never taken. After the war he was a leader in the ' Ku Klux Klan. and whan he believed 1 its purpose accomplished, he wai Instrumental In disbanding that or ganlzatlon. Tomorrow P-.ce. Punctuation e'foeAM' IWb HERE CXX?1 WLOVTCH AlWTArJY HAPPIER OVERc,EHr4,USTWAW HE WA OUR. HUklTER FRIEND OF LAST MIGHT f WHAT RE CiaM'TO DO? STOPPING WITH JUNIOR 1 ' ; ' Walk is WtCRRUPfeo While McrfrlER S1bPS "TO 60S4IP Wrfo NEIGHBOR. JUNIOR IS VERY MUCH BORED AH05E5 WM5EIF HAH6IN6 BV rlOTriER'S HftND ArOO SWIM6IN6 IN CIRCLED GUJYAS 3-4 S'MATTEB POP w EAGER, TO BE MOVING, &EN Ikw "n . -Jmtmr t ji j Iff ERENCE. L i j ,T To ME.. 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MAI E15 By GLUYAS WILLIAMS COMPJ-ICft-fft HftfftRS Etf CIRCUHi MtrfrtER WHO HPS 1b lrlfERRUPf COMFRSMlOrJ 1b UrJWlND HER5JLF JUNIOR IS IMrlEDIAYELY FILLED Wlfrt DESIRE 0 STOP AND EXAMINE EVERV PEBBLE AND BLADE OF GRASS (Copyright, 1936, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By C M. PAYNE by ED vrai. ALGER By SOL tiS3 S . 1 - j, WHAT DO VOU M mc CiCHeEK OK SV UIITU AJ1&J .