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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, arEDFORI). OKEfiON, TUESDAY. MARCH 17. 1936.
SYNOPalS: It look o FroiilHf
Drwent otid Bobby Jonee very
much as 1 Dr. Ntcholeon te the
murderer ol Alar Contact, and at
it they are hot on hie trail But
Bobby hat dieappeared, while re
eonnottering the Nieholeon drug
cure, and Frankte ie deeperate un
til receive a letter froir him,
easing that ehe muil come at once
to Tudor oottage. Chipping Homer
ton. The tetter ateo eave ehe mull
Nof bring her targe and expeneive
ear, and muet tell no one where ehe
U going.
Chapter IT
CHLOROFORM
A NYTHINQ Interesting In your
1 letter?" Roger Inquired casil'
lljr.
For a moment Frankle hesitated.
Surely Bobby bad not meant Roger
when be adjured ber to tell nobodyt
Then ahe remembered tbe heavy
underlining remembered, too, her
own recent monstrous Idea, If that
were true, Roger might betray
them both In all Innocence.
"No," she aald. "Nothing at all.'
She was to repent ber decision
bitterly before twenty-tour hours
had passed.
More than once In the course o(
the next few hours did she regret
Bobby's dictum that tbe car was
not to be used. Chipping Somerton
was no very great distance as the
crow files, but the Journey Involved
changing three times, with a long,
dreary wait at a country station
each time, and to one of Frankle'i
Impatient temperament this slow
method of procedure was extremely
hard to endure with fortitude.
It was getting dark when
Prankle's train, an extremely delib
erate and thoughtful train, drew
Into the little station of Chipping
Bomerton, It was Just beginning to
rain, too, which was additionally
trying.
Bobby's directions were quite
lasy to follow. Frankle saw the
lights of tbe village ahead and
turned off to tbe left up a lane which
led steeply up hill. Presently sbe
saw the little cluster of houses that
formed the village lying below ber
and came to a neat wooden gate
wltb "Tudor Cottage" written on It.
The door of tbe cottage opened
ind ahe saw a figure In chauffeur's
Iress peer cautiously out. Bobbyl
He made a beckoning gesture, then
withdrew Inside, leaving the door
ajar.
Frankle stepped gingerly over
the hreshold Into a dark hall. She
topped, peering about ber,
"nobby!" she whispered.
It waa ber nose that gave her
warning. Where had she known that
smell before that heavy, sweet
Ddor'l 1
Just as her brain gave the anawer
'Chloroform " strong arms seized
hor from behind. She opened her
mouth to scream and a wet pad was
)lapied over IL The sweet, cloying
mell Oiled her nostrils.
She fought desperately, twisting
ind turning, kicking. But It was of
ao avail. Despite the light the put
p she felt herself succumbing.
There waa a drumming In her eara,
he felt herself choking, And then
the knew no more. . . .
ITHEN Frankls came to herself
the Immediate reactions were
lepresslng. There la nothing roman
tic about the after-effects of chloro
form. She was lying on an extreme
ly hard wooden floor and her hands
and feet were tied. She managed
to roll herself over, and her head
(early collided violently with a bat
tered coal-box. Various distressing
vents then occurred.
A few minutes later Frankle was
able, It not to sit up, at least to take
notice.
Close at hand she heard a faint
groan. Aa far aa she could make out
she seemed to be In a kind of attic
Tbe only light came from a skylight
In the roof, and at this moment
there was very little of that. In a
few minutes It would be quite dark.
The groan seemed to have come
from tha corner.
Frankle'a bonda were not very
tight She wormed her way across
the dusty floor.
"Bobby!" she ejaculated.
Bobby It waa. also tied hand and
foot. In addition be bad a piece of
oloth bound round his mouth. This
be had almost succeeded In work
ing loose. Frankle came to his as
sistance. In spite of being bound to
gether her hand were still of some
use, and a final vigorous pull with
the teelh Anally did the Job.
Rather stiffly Bobby managed to
ejaculate, "Frankle I"
"How did they get you?" demand
ed Frankle. "Was it after you wrote
that letter to mo?"
"What letter? I never wrote any
letter!"
"Oh, I see!" salo Frankle, her
eyes opening. "What sn Idiot I have
been!"
HEAVY MAIL RECEIPTS
SWELL TAX HARVEST
Heavy mall receipt and a belated
rush of taxpayer Inaugurated tb
final day for payment of first quar
ter taxra without Intereat penalty.
In the tax collection department of
the sheriff's office.
The fiiml day, March 16. felt on
Sunday, and gave an extra day for
payment.
The California Oregon power com
pany Saturday paid Its quarterly
tax, amounting to 131.333 33.
A la rue consignment of mall la
expected today and tomorrow from
out of county and state residents.
Factory atyle wnrkmanahtp thiw
oiuhly tuianteed Yout watch
Jeavlry repairing receives my perautt
al attention. J no w. Johnson.
He described bis adventures al
tbe Grange and their sinister sequel,
"I came to In this beaatly hole,"
be said, "There waa some food and
drink on a tray, I was frightfully
hungry and I hsd some. I think It
must have been doped for I fell
asleep almost Immediately. What
day is It?"
"Friday."
"And I waa knocked out on
Wednesday evening. Now tell me
what happened to you."
Frankle recounted ber adventures
beginning wltb tbe story she had
heard from Mr. Spragge and carry
ing on until she thought she recog
nized Bobby's figure In the door
way. "And then they chloroformed me,"
she finished.
"The thing Is," said Bobby, "what
are we going to do now?"
"If only I'd told Roger about your
letter," lamented Frankle.
"The only thing I can't make out
Is why tbey didn't knock us both
on the head straight away," mused
Bobby. "I don't think Nicholson
would stick at a little trifle like
that."
"He's got a plan," said Frankle
with a slight shiver.
"Well, we better bave one, too.
We're got to get out of this,
Frankle. How are we going to do
It?"
"We can shout," said Frankle.
"Ye-es," said Bobby, "Somebody
migbt be passing and hear. But
from the fact that Nicholson didn't
gag yor I should say that the
chancea In that direction are pretty
poor. Your hands are more loosely
tied than mine. Let's see If I can
get them undone with my teeth."
The next few minutes were spent
In a atruggle that did credit to Bob
by's dentist.
"Extraordinarily how easy these
things sound In books," he panted.
"I don't believe I'm making tbe
slightest impression."
"Yon are," said Frankle. "It's
loosening. Look out, there's some
body coming."
She rolled away from him.
"AND how are my two little
birds?" said the voice of Dr.
Nicholson.
He carried a candle In one band,
and though be was wearing a bat
pulled down over bis eyea and a
heavy overcoat with tbe collar
turned up, hla voice would hare be
trayed him anywhere.
He shook bis head at them play
fully. "Unworthy of you, my dear young
lady." he said. "To fall Into tbe
trap ao easily."
Nicholson put the candle down
on a chair.
"At any rate," he said, "let me
see If you are comfortable."
He examined Bobby's fastenings,
nodded his head approvingly and
paaaed on to Frankle. There he
shook bis head.
"Aa tbey truly uaed to say to me
in my youth," he remarked, "Angers
were made before forks and teetb
were used before Angers. Your
young friend's teeth, I see, hare
been active."
A heavy, broken-backed oak chair
was standing In a cornor,
Nicholson picked up Frankle, de
posited her on the chair and tied
ber securely to It
Frankle found her tongue. "What
are you going to do with us?" she
demanded. '
Nicholson wniked to the door and
picked up hla candle.
"Shall I tell you? Yes. I think I
will. Lady Francea Derwent, driv
ing her car, hor chauffeur beside
ber, mistakes a turning and takes
a disused road leading to a quarry.
The car crashes over the edge. Lady
Francea and her chauffeur are
killed."
There waa a alight pause, then
Bobby said:
"But we mightn't be Plana go
awry sometimes. One of yours did
down lu Wales."
Your tolerance of morphia was
certainly very remarkable, and
from our point of view regretta
ble," said Nicholson. "But you need
have no anxiety on my behalf this
time."
"He enjoys this," thought Bobby.
And aloud be said In a casual rolce,
"You're making a mistake espe
cially where Lady Frances Is con
corned."
Yes." said Frankle. "In that
clever letter you forged you told
me to tell nobody. Well, I told Roger
llasslngton-ffrench. It anything hap
pena to us he will know who Is re-
sponsible. You'd better let us go
and clear nut of the country as fast
as you can."
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Tomorrow, tholr murdtrout vis,
Itor mill thplr bluff.
EAGLE POINT P.-T. A.
WILL MEET MARCH 23
FAOI-K POINT. March 17. (SpU
The Eritfla Point F.-T. A. will
meet Monday evening. March 93 at
the high school building. All par
enta are urged to onme.
This program is planned partic
ularly to entertain the "dad." The
jbject for dlacuaalon la "Fathers
Are Parent."
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Northern California: Partly cloudy
and mild tonight and Wednesday;
unsettled at time: moderate change
able wind off the coaat.
Oregon: (lenerally cloudy tonight
and Wednesday; probably rains In
northwest portion; moderate change
able wind off the coaat, becoming
noutherly.
t WNMOVKMH Sharpened v call
fo and deliver 2.1 N. Fir St. AIMS
BHoe Pbont 301.
SALEM, March 17. (AP) Five in
mates of Oregon's Falrvlew home,
badly excited by recent statements
concerning a mercy death for feeble
minded . wa pM from t hMr ward
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply, fleg. TJ. 8. Fat. OS.
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Pedro de Valdlvla, Spanish soldier
and oonqueror of Chile, met death In
horrible way at the handa of In
diana whose treasurers he had stolen
and whose lands he had ravished.
With all the cruelty at their com
mand, the Indians contrived to slay
their oppressor with the thing he had
taken from them gold.
When the Indians captured Valdlvla
In December, 16S3, they gathered up
some of the golden treasures that he
had taken from them. Tills gold was
melted in a large pot, and the molten
gold was poured down the throat of
Valdlvla.
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5 SHi ltWl I WV6 WAV-TO BUT THAT A I V WELL.WE CAUT TELL A lTHEV HAVE MENTiOMED'fi'
f CWP.LETSMf WHCH 0R-WLOVTCH'S 1 VOICE, BEU-1 JABEL THORPE VJECAME CjEe if THE KIAME OF MR THORPE ISBIs
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UC?STra ) , ( AMOVieSTUDO.WrOLD Av- - D STTINJ jfy DOWIQ JOT "1
last night, Dr. Roy Byrd, superinten
dent, reported today.
Two were captured shortly after
officials noticed they were mtaslng.
and three others are still at large.
Officials reported that Inmate of
the home were thrown Into panic
by published reports of Dr. 8. B.
Laughlln's statement advocating the
chloroforming of feeble-minded and
socially inadequate state charges.
The scenes were, described as "piti
ful" by Mrs. L. D. Idleman. head
pnychologlat In attendance. "The pa
tient ar rppeatedly asking whether
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Peru, and later led a force of Span
lards and Indians Into Chile where
he overwhelmed the natives and es
tablished Santiago In 1541. Valdlvla
continued his conquests further, es
tablishing new settlements until In
1SS3 there was a widespread uprising
of Indians, during which Valdlvla
was captured. Then he was put to
death.
The name of Valdlvla Is still known
In Chile. It Is the name of a southern
Chilean province, and also the name
of the capttol city of that province.
"Two and Two Together!"
I Valdlvla served with Plzarro In
BcJr-ll -JvTrSl 1T WAS HG"RE ""AND F s-c4ffl WHERE PANCHO FCUt7) SR.EAT
fhfTliWS THAT VOU PICKED &ACK-TRACK YOU MEAN- ONLV ONE SKG-LETOM, Sb SUNS'"
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-L CLUE,PANCr0- WE'LL LeARH 7 FOUND THE J " ' IF U CAM DISCOVER JL THOUGHT
mIFTHil:-C3 SOMETHING S C SKELETON, C ft WHAT HAPPENED TO OP THAT.'
UH CSS ' k THAT MAV LEAD 4-? V30B? 5--, W S BANTS DAUGHTER, y5- i f
what oo , fzr; " iki &jL III C
they are to be chloroformed,' she
said. "They are badly excited, and
we may have more trouble unless
they can be calmed."
Ground for Divorce
DEDHAM, Mass., March 17 (AP)
Mrs. Marjorie dow Bancroft was
granted a divorce yesterday from her
wealthy Cohaaaet aportam&n husband
Hugh Bancroft, Jr., for whom, she
testified, she refused to pose for
nude photographs.
Phone US. We'll haul ibai tmu
refuse City Sanitary Service.
known hmericdn novelist.
Trtft OF Trie WAetVSrV'
NhME NBVBR APPEARED
MUSIC,,.
The Valdlvla River Is an Important
Chilean waterway.
Theodore Dreiser, well-known Amer
ican novelist, author of "American
Tragedy," is also the co-author of the
song "On the Banks of the Wabash"
a fact little known In musical or
literary circles, it waa Theodore Drei
ser who suggested the song to his
brother, Paul, and it was Theodore
who aided Paul In writing the words
which they set to Paul's music. Theo
dore Drelser'l name never appeared on
the music nor did his brother's, for
his brother wrote under the name of
Paul Dresser.
0 'IT 7 n
THE WORLD AT ITS WORST
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AFTER PRIVIN6 PREffY FASf fHR0l)6H 1HE
slush? stofs. voo hear -the Nfrf arrivals aY .
-THE DINNER PARTY DESCRIBE MOW YrtEv' WERE SPLASHED
BV A CARELE55 MOTORIST Af HF- CORNER, 8Uf
FORTUNATELY SOT A 600D LOOK AT HIM IN CASE 1r1V
EUER MEET Afcfilri, AMD YOU WONDER IF IT WAS VOL) ? .
(Copyright, 1936. by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
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