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Newspaper Page TextPVGE SIX MEDFOTtD MAIL TRTBTJNTE, MEDFOTtD, OREGON MONDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1936 CI & The Wrong Murderer SYNOPSIS: Terence is a ft on y only laet night rescued Blsa tittle, the film etar, and Ruth Fraeer from Ambrose Lawaon's desperate gang o kidnapper. Although he ie not sure, Terence thinks he may be sus pected of the murder of Blsa's uncle; nevertheless, when ne meets Lawson near his house, and Law eon suggests that Terenoe accom pany him to the Uttte house, Ter ence agrees. But he dislikes Law son's smug confidence that no sus picion can attach to him. Chapter 14 BETRAYAL THEN they had driven a short distance In the direction of the Little's bouse Lawson tapped on the glass In front of him and signalled to the driver to stop. "You must excuse me for a moment," he said, "I want some elearets." The taxi stopped, and Lawson got out and entered a small tobacco nist's. Mahony noticed outside the shop a sign which said: Public Tele phone. He frowned. Lawson. be knew, smoked Balkan Sobranles. It was unlikely that he would be able to get them at that small, shoddy shop. In that case be had probably entered the shop In order to use the telephone. But what for? What the devil was Lawson up to now, he wondered. Was he planning to have the taxi Intercepted before it reached the Little's houseT He slipped bis hand into his pocket; his fingers closed an the butt of bis automatic The feel of it comforted blm. If Lawson was planning to put over a fast one he was ready for It. He felt fine. But nothing happened to Interfere with the taxi. It drew up safely out sldo the Little's house and Lawson paid the driver and rang the front door-bell. A trim maid admitted them and showed them Into a draw ing room where Elsa, a short, fair man, and a tall, dark-haired man of thirty-three or -four were sitting. The dark man was Inspector Ken nedy. "Good morning, Elsa," said Law son. "I've brought Mr. Mahony along to seo you. Well, Kennedy, how are you?" "Where did you meet Mr. Law son?" asked Elsa. Her lovely face was pale and her eyes showed signs of recent weep ing. As she asked Mahony that sim ple question there was an air of sup pressed but Intense excitement ahout bor that was not easy to ac count for. It affected the others In the room; both Lawson and Ken nedy were listening In attitudes of expectant attention. "I met him at the end of Dul verton Street, near his bouse," Ma hony answered. Now both Kennedy and Lawson wero looking at Elsa, And Elsa was looking at Mahony. On her face was an oxprosslon of the most utter hor ror and dislike. He might have boon soma sort of big. white, poisonous slug. Uie way she looked at blm. She spoke alowly and clearly: "I recognise this man's voice. He was the man who was with me In the study last night," she said, HER words struck Mahony with all the force of an unexpocted blow between the eyes. He bad thought It In the last degree Improb able that Elsa would remember his voice. And he objected strongly to her thinking that he had killed her uncle. The horror and contompt In her eyes stung him. The gleam of satisfaction In Lawson's eyes in furiated him. For a second he was moved to Indignant protest. "It wasn't I who murdored your uncle," he said hotly. At that Inspector Kennedy leaned forward slightly with the eager air of a tiger about to grip Its prey. "So you know Mr. Little has been murdered." he said keonly. "Will you explain bow you know that? The news hes not beon published In any of the newspapers yet." He paused. "I hare to warn you that 1 am a police officer, and that anything you say may be used as evldonce," he added. "You are not obliged to answer my questions now." It was obvious to Mahony that he had made a bad slip. The knowledge jerked him Into a realisation that he bad to keep his wits about him. "How do you think I know he's beon murdered?" he asked bluntly. "Lawson told me on the way here." "What's that?" exclaimed Lawson. For a moment he showed his white teeth In a smile. He would hare smiled In the same way at an opponent who had made a good shot at tonnls, particularly If the shot was not quite good enough to win the point. "I dldnt mention the murder to you on the way here," he said. Mahony stared at him with an ex prosslon of utter amazement on his face. He appeared to think that Lawson had suddenly gone quite mad. "You didn't mention It?" be ex 20 DIE AS QUAKE OANKVA VI SACIIJS. Italy. Oct. It. (AP) Terririert resident o! northern Italy camped In open fields today In fear of recurring earth quakes which killed 30 persona and Injured 30 others. The majority of the caaualtlea came from tumbling walla In sharp earth shocks which atarttd at dawn yesterday. A dozen houses In this region were destroyed while 30O others were dam-air-d so seriously engineers ordered them abandoned. Principal suflerers from the trag edy were farmers living In imll bonnes throughout this rich vineyard area. By HUGH CLEVELY claimed. "Why, good heavens, man, you hardly talked of anything else. Don't you remember asking me not to stay too long, because Miss Little was very upset7" He really seemed to believe what he said. For a moment he paused. Then be scowled and went on sus piciously: "What's the Idea? Why are you trying to pretend that you didn't mention the murder?" He seemed to suspect Lawson of dark deeds and sinister intentions. Lawson retaliated by merely look ing superior. He shrugged his shoul ders with a nonchalant air. "The man who came running out of the bouse when the constable and I arrived, shortly after the murder, bit me and the constable very hard with his list," he observed dispas sionately. He made a slight gesture towards Mabony's right band. "How did you get that graze on your knuckles?" he asked. Mahony glanced down at his knuckles. He had grated them knocking out one of Mulgrave's teeth. 'I fell over and scraped my hand on tbe pavement," he answered. ALL bis indignation bad gone; he felt quite cool and collected now. In a way, he was rather enjoy ing himself. He recognised that his position was very awkward, but it was not necessarily disastrous. Elsa claimed to have recognised blm by his voice as the man who had killed her uncle, but that recog nition alone, especially considering the dazod state she had be", ic after her uncle's murder, was no' iufllcl- ent to convict blm in a 'court of law without a good deal of corrobora tive evidence. It was up to blm to see that no such evidence was forth coming. "Can you give me an account of your movements after ten o'clock last night?" asked Inspector Ken nedy. Mahony ahrugged his shoulders. "Very roughly," he answered. "I'vs been away for about four years, yon know, and last night 1 simply wan dered alone about London seeing the sights. I walked along Oxford Street, the Strand, and back by the Houses of Parliament, Ebury Street, Sloane Street and Hyde Park. I stayed In tho Park for some time listening to one of the stump speak ers. I don't know what time I got home, but it must have been pretty late because everybody was asleep." I suppose you didn't meet any body you knew during your wander ings?" asked tho Inspector. No. But it's not likely that I should. 1 hardly know anybody in London," explained Mahony. There was a pause. The Inspector's next question came very suddenly and curtly. "I understand that you have re cently returnod from ft four years' stay In China, Did you know any body out there engaged In the dope trafflo exporting drugs, I mean?" Mahony hosltated for a moment. Then be decided to be quite truth ful. "Yob." he ropllod. "1 met a man out there who talked to me about that sort of thing. He was a Russian named Vladamlr Kosoff. I believe I broke his jaw." You seem to be a somowhat vlo- lont porson," observed Inspector Kennedy. "I take it that the thought of engaging in that trade yourself has never occurred to you?" "No, answered Mahony. "Do you disapprove of it?" asked the Inspector. I think it's a filthy truffle." said Mahony. But he wondered, a little anxious ly, what the Inspector was getting at 'A most crodltnble sontlmont," said the Inspector blandly. "And when you returned to England you went at once to stay with your friend Mr. Ross." "Yes." agreed Mahony. "He Is a particular friend of youra. 1 take It?" persisted the Inspector. "Yes, agreed Mahony again. "We were at achool togother." Has It ever been suggested to you that Mr. Ross Is a dope addict?" asked the Inspector. Mahony had been waiting for something Ilka that He was ready for It Billy Ross a dope addict! Dont be silly," be ssld contemptuously. The Inspector had not said: "Ross Is a dope addict" in the mannor of one stating a tact; he had said, "Has It been suggested to you that Rosa Is dope addict" in the manner of one sooklng tor Information or ad missions. Someone, quite evidently, had put this dope Idea Into the In spector's mind, and he was merely engaged on exploring Its possibili ties. fCopyrloM. !. Hug CldftyJ Tha last paraon Taranca axpaots to saa arrlvaa, tomorrow. "My wife, tour children and 1 were asleep when suddenly, with a ter rific Jolt, we found ourselves In the open air." related one 73-year old farmer sitting beside a soldiers' eampflre. "The walls of our house had col lapsed around ub but, th'ink God we were not thrown out upon the ground. "One of our children was caught in the nuna hut we got her out with our bare hands." lining Too far PORTLAND. Oct. 19. (fPi City of f totals took steps today to keep park ing iou ort city sidewalks. John T. Shannon, building Inspector, receiv ing complalnu that automobiles were parked In some Instances mi they tn terterred with pedestrians, recom mended the lots be fenced In. VINDOW ilakh we sell rndo snd ill rcpla.-v 0111 nukeo wiuiowa roasontoly. Trourlu cao laet Works. 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