PVGE 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."
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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.
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Poorly situated as a nation's capi
tal Is Madrid, Spain. Its surround
ing plateau, treeless, bare and under
ordinary conditions almost uninhab
ited, leaves the city exposed to the
burning south winds and scorching
rays of tbe sun in summer. In the
winter, cold north winds from the
snow-clad Sierra de Quadarrama
sweep down to lay an Icy chill on the
Spanish metropolis. Yet, strange as
It seems, Madrid came to be the capi
tal of Spain because of Its climate I
Seized with a painful attack of
gout, Charles V. Holy Roman em
peror and king of Spain, had a high
altitude and hot climate prescribed
lor him by his court physicians. Se
lecting Madrid, altitude 3100 feet,
s best filling the bill, Charles moved
tin court to the then small town and
found It decidedly beneficial to his
sllment
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of his son, the new king, Phillip II.
established Madrid as Bpaln's capi
tal, 1560.
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