Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 11, 1936, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTFTORD-'WATL'TRTBUNB.'MEnTORn. OREGON,--SUNDAY,-OCTOBER 11. 1936 The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELV tiYNOI'ftia: Terence Mahony hae . learned that an attempt ie to be made to kidnap Elea Little, film star, at the Vlnwna Ball. Terence knows that Ambrone Laweon, re epected friend 0 the Littlee. in be hind the plot. Su he oaee to the ball, loine In the kidnavpina through a clever ruse, and then tvrne on the kldnappere and reeouee Elaa. Mean while Laweon hoe announced Elea'a dieappearance to Ur, Little, and Little hae called the police. A knock Is heard at the Little door. Ohapter-jeven MURDER fit. LITTLE left the room. Law- ton waited. Hit dark eyes were flowing, aud bis fists were tightly clenched. All nil muscles wen taut with suspense. From Inside the study h heard the front door open. Mahony's voice sounded In the halL "I've brought Miss "Jttle home. She's unconscious. But 1 don't think there's much wrong with her." Lawson'i. tensed muscles relaxed. Now he knew the worn In the ball he heard Mr, Little's roles, boarje and Indignant. "What does this mean? What bare yon been doing to uerf Etsal . . . Elsal . . . What's the matter with her? Has she been h urt J" Through the slightly open door way Lawson could see a black garbed monk In the ball, with Elsa In his arms. 80 tbat was what Ma taony bad done pretended to be one of bis own men. In tbat case he bad probably carried out this business (Ingle-banded. And tf so, there was hope for him yet. He glanced around him quickly. Hanging over the mantelpiece was a mall, sharp-pointed, ornamental dagger. He picked It np and crouched against the wall of the room. Just Inside the doorway. Mahony saw the light In the study and dismay. Then bor mourn opened wide; she was about to shriek. jVTAHONY sprang forward, grabbed her two wrists, atd shook her slightly. "No, stop It; you're not to," he sail In a commanding voice. "Shriek Ins won't help." She did not shriek. She did nol oven struggle. "Let me go," she said. Malion let go her wrlstB, and she rose from the sofa .ind dropped to bor knees by her uncle'r side. She still bad r. dazed air. Over her uncle's body she looked at Mabony "You . . . you've killed htm," sbe said In a low voice. "No I haven't," begar Mahony. "I Again there was the sound of a car drawing up outside the house. Mahony broke off bis speech abrupt 1), cursing himself for a fool. What the devil was the jod of hanging about trying to explain things? His only sensible course of action would be to get away as quickly as pot iltle. Elsa would certainly remember baving been kidnapped by a masked t t CORN AND WHEAT WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (API The department of agriculture reported today the corn crop, severely datn- nited thin year by the drought, would be 1.609,362,000 bushels, as Indicated by conditions October 1, and an nounced the preliminary estimate of all wheat production as BS7.233.000 bushels. , . While coming too late to benefit many of this year's crops, rains dur ing September Increased th prospec tive potato crop by 10,000,000 bushels and. the corn., crop., by ..61,000.000 bushels. Production of other crops as Indi ca'd by October 1 conditions, was announced. Including pears, 33,038,-1 000. Last year 33,036,000 ' bushels. Apples, 104,943,000. Last: year, 167, 563,000 bushels. AUTORLA, Oct. 10, fAP) Walter nauuo. Seaside, suffered amputation of his right leg at a hospital here to day alter an accident at the M. . legging camp Thursday In which tractor crashed Into a stump, crush Ing his foot. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS I M. Use Mail Tribune want ads. til mads for the study door, "She was kidnapped by your friend Lawson," ha tald grimly. "I managed to get her away from bis tougbt. Now for heaven's sal.e stop quawklng; pull yourself together and try to be useful." He thrust- open the -tudy door with bis foot, entered the room, and crossed to & small tofa. He did not tea Lawson crouched against the walL Mr, Little entered almost im mediately behind htm. "Lawson I" be exclaimed In an In credulous tune. "Lawson I I don't be lieve. His voice died away abruptly In a choking gurgle as Lawton't knife slid neatly Into hit hat.k below the ihuiilder blade, piercing to the heart. AtlONY heard Mr. Little gasp as . I he was laying Elsa down on the sofa. Ha turued quickly, Just In time to tea the back of a tall figure van lablng through the doorway. The door slammeo to at Mr. Little, al ready dead, tubsldsd In a heap on the floor. Mahony (tapped quickly forward r l bent over Mr Little. The hilt of the knife (ticking out of hit back made clear what had Upponed. The front door of the bouso slammed. From outside came the sound of a ear engine accelerating. The sound faded. Mabony withdrew a knife from Mr. Little's back, found some brandy, and tried to revive him. But a couple of minutes effort showed him that It waa useless, and be abandoned lbs attempt and pauseu to consider What bis next move should be. Again the front doorbell rang shrilly. "Ob, damn!" said Mabony, aud vent to the window and looked out On the front doorstep stood t policeman. from the tofa came a long, ahud daring sigh. Elsa moved slightly; be stretched out ber arms In the manner of one awaking from aleop and opened her eyes wide. The sound of a movement from Mahony eaused her to look In his direction. As yet she bad not fully recovered frum the effect of the drug; the had a dated, sleepy look. Her blue eyes, wide open, stared at Mahony's masked, cowled figure wltb a bewil dered question In them. Sbe hardly seemed to know where she was, or how the got there. The front door-bell rang again. Insistently. Elsa lookeu away from Mahony towards .he door. Her glance encountered the still, ghsstly form of her ancle lying stretched out near the daor. Tbo knife, bloodied up to the hilt, waa by him on the carpet She shrank back; her eyes opened wider; her hand went to her mouth in an Instinctive gesture of horror I STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor farther, proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Beg. O. 8. Pat. Off. mmm I m jjn run rf L 3fJf 1 fl fL t tm 5 4 7 y. V r "Lawsonl" Little exclaimed credulously. In- man dressed as a rnoni.. He bluisell was masked and dressed as a monk. and her jncle was murdcrtd. II would be Impossible to explalc hli presence In the room and clear him self of a charge of murder wllhoul telling all he knew about Billy ltoss. And even it be told all he knew about ltoss. there was a good chance that he would not be believed, tor be bad no proofs of his stoiy. The front door-bell began ringing again Mabony wasted no more time arguing with Elsa. Ho ran across the room, wiped the dagger quickly on his robe, opened the door, crossed the hall qtilcKly, and opened .ne tront door of the bouse. ju mo ironi door-sie.. stood a constable Another man had lust 10I out of a car and wat mounting the steps 10 me tront door to Join him. uy tne light that streamed from the open door. Mahony recognized me now arrival as Lawson. nnnoi sain Sanson In a sur. prised voice. "Who are you? And where t Miss Llltlef" mis intention onviously was to protend that he knew nothing ol Elsa's deliverance from the kldnsp- pers or or ner uncle s murder. fCotreat. int. Huah Clevelv) Impaelor Kimntriy tifers chsrgt or tho Llttts cs, tomorrow. ALL RETAIL LINES NEW YOIIK, Oct. 0,-(AP1-Th broadnoM of cnnsumi-r demand for practically all or merchandise featured rr-tsll dltr!bution this wccK, Dun k BriKltr.t ,id today in the weekly review. "Althnitot, I " f'-'-viu wribKiy-- xne t.ijfncy mid, 'wholesale trim's d:l not equal Hie previous week't showiug. "Industrial opemtiona In ihe on Mlmer dlrlslont assumed a Quicker "iiirienieni weather and rising temperattims slackened the actvoncel in some districts," .he review inld, nut the Increase over the previous wevka sliOTlug mimed trom II to 7 lernt." perceninwe incrcimes orer II 36 In the major ttecMrnphical arena Includ ed. Pncllic c.innt. ill to 30. Infant Killed In Automobile Crash I PENDLETON, CV(. 10.-(AP) Jnckle Lrroy lngalls, nged 3 months, son of Mr, and Mrs. Kn1e.1t lngalls ;f Adams, was Instantly killed In an automobile m-cldcnt last nllit near Adnma In which the father unllered serious injuries to his buck nn imul. ' "1 production srhrduim nf i tiers and the mother sustained ri,n. (iursble goods sere get ,Prt , an . hip hrenk In the right arm and pain effort to catch Up on mount no nacr-' ful bruljes. 1 I Mr. end Mrs. IiiiiaHa were return- try was estimated at 13 u is percent ! the cm.ntrv wlini'th- car .truek L. aneaa 01 me lanw week in mi. ' gravel and turned ovur. logs." Retail trade throughout llu couh- ' mprkSt 3$3r of fuel. AR REQUiREP tl a. 3i HeviVorH Yankees, vft? ewe mive in tat. Jk My is, m. . . 75 ffif&OLP, riftWOiUF6t3Uf,RP1W? IRC MUNICIPAL eWINAMlMfi ttooU lie rir,5 5ftVEP0VR 0Q IQ'lOih MrHtitU trMnu. to. Septnugeiuirliiii Life (luard Strango as It seems, Jonas Burch- sin. a great grandfather, has saved more than one person from drownlmj for every year of his life. Today, at 78, lie can still put most of tho youngsters in his communltv to snome In both swimming and diving Since 1031 head Ufa aunrd t the Blair municipal swimming pool, Mr. Burcham looks with prldo noon hla long career of water rescue work in which he has saved over 100 persons. His greatest feat In this lino oc curred In 1008 when, as Blair's chlot of police, ho BtHged a single-handed rescue of seven Boy Scouts. caUKht In a trensherous undcrcum lit of the Elkhorn river. - Naming tbe Teddy Bear "Mother of tho teddy bear," Mar garet 8tl(f, a crippled Oerinan dress maker, devised the toy In 1888 from left-over materials. Imported as a "rag bear" to the United States In 1603, It was rccolved with open arms by the nation's children. Lster In the same year a news dls petch from Smedes, Miss., gave a hu morous account of how Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, engaged on a hunting trip In tho locality, had in- "iw " snoot a small bear, captured and brought Into the president's camp for that purpose. Inspired by the story, Clifford K. 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