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MTDFORD MAIL TRTBTJNE, ftfEPFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1936
M The Wrong Murderer
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE
By GLUT AS WILLIAMSl
STRANGE. AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
By HUGH CLEVELY
rror farther proof address the author, Inclosing- s stamped envelope lor reply. Beg. TJ..S. Pat. OS.
BfNorSlB: Although his aoHi
iies last night included rescuing
Elsn Little and Ruth Fraser from
Ambrose Lawson's vicious gang ol
kidnappers, Terence Mahony findt
alt his activities netted Mm is to be
suspected of the murder of Blsa's
uncle. But lluth rhows up lust as
Inspector Kennedy is ready to ar
rest Terence, ana provides htm a
shaky, but sufficient alibi. Ruth
save Terence has been with her the '
night before. And Lawson. whom
? Terence dares not accuse for lack
of evidence, is watching the whole
proceeding sardonloally.
Chapter IS
NOT CONVINCED
"pvidn't you find out from the nsws
papers that the police were
searching tor you?" asked the In
ipeotor. . '
"No," said Ruth, "Anno Is a queer
sort; she has a tiny cottage miles
(rom anywhere, and she doesn't
bother about newspapers. 1 didn't
either, while I was with her," said
Ruth.
"And what time did you get back
to London last night?" asked In
spector Kennedy.
"I suppose we got back at about
four," she answered. "You see, the
Ignition went wrong and It took . . .
It took us about two hours and a
half to put it right"
She was feeling hot and cold all
at once. In the middle of the speech,
when she had been about to refer
"I'm terribly sorry about yom
uncle, Elsa," she said. "You will let
me know If I can do anything, won't
you?"
"Yes. Thank you, Ruth," replied
Elsa, avid then to Mahony: "I owe
you an apology, Mr. Mahony. I'm
sorry if I've suspected you unjust
ly." She spoke a little stiffly, as If she
had made the apology with great
reluctance.
"That's all right, Miss Little," said
Mahony. "Please don't think about
It any more."
He and Ruth Fraser left the house.
When they had gone there was a
short silence. Then Inspector Ken
nedy shrugged his shoulders slight
ly. "It seems that you were mistaken,
Miss Little, In thinking that Mahony
was the man In the study with you
and your uncle last night," be ob
served. "Yes," said Elsa, In a doubtful
voice.
She looked at the Inspector, her
blue eyes full of an acute bewilder
ment. "I ... I still don't think I was mis
taken," she said falterlngly. "I've
got a very good memory for voices.
And why did Ruth say that she was
staying with Anne Dowson?"
"Have you any reason to think
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"I needn't detain you longer," said Kennedy.
that she was not staying with Miss
Dowson?" asked the Inspector
keenly.
"Well . . . yes. The day after Ru 111
disappeared 1 had a letter from
Anno about a picture I wanted tt
buy from her. In ber letter she asked
after Ruth. I don't think that even
Anne would have done that if Ruth
bad been staying with her, though
she Is very absent-minded."
to her rescuer, she had suddenly re
membered tbat she did not even
know his name. She hoped Bhe had
passed It off all right.
Inspector Konno&y made rapid
calculations. It was a good two
hours Journey by road to Harfleld In
a fast car. Two hours going, two
hours coming back, and an hour and
a half allowing for a certain exag
geration on her part spent In re
pairing a breakdown that meant
that Mahony could not possibly have
been In London at the time when
the murdor occurred.
But was her story truthful? It
teemed to the Inspector tbat thero
was something very queer about
very nonrly everything that had
taken place. What was the meaning
of it all? It simply did not make
sense And who had killed Mr. Little,
nd why?
He sighed. He had decided, after
ill, not to detain Mahony for the
present.
Lawson also was very perplexed.
He could not understand why on
earth Ruth should have told that
story ahout stnylng with a friend.
Mahony could not understand It
alther.
"You say that the name of the
friend with whom you were staying
Is Anno Dowson. Would you mind
giving me her addross?" asked In
spector Kennedy.
"The White Cottage, near Har
' field. Sussex," replied Ruth without
hesitation. "But you won't And her
there today, I'm afraid. Sho told me
she was going away."
CHE did not mention (hat Anne
had said that she was going to
Ilorlln; sho hoped that Anno, with
her woll-known carelessness, had
not told anybody whoro she was go
ing. Heaven only know what would
happen If Anne were to be ques
tioned severely by the police. She
would probably throw tubos of paint
at them and end up In prison her
self. She was like that.
"Thank you," said Inspoctor
Kennedy. "1 don't think I need de
tain you or Mr. Mahony any longer."
So that's his name, thought Ruth.
And she wondered what sort of a
Christian name he had. Something
really Irish, llko Shawn or I'adralg,
she hoped.
LAWSON'S first action after leav
ing the Little's house was to
ring up Lee-Ramsden. He found Lee
Ramsdon In a somewhat lrrltablo
mood.
"I've rung you up twice this morn
ing already," said Lee-Ramsden. "1
want to know what happened last
night. How did my ward manage to
turn up here suddenly like that at
tour In the morning?"
"I don't know," answered Lawson.
"I'm ringing you up to try to find out
wbat happened. I didn't know she'd
got away till I saw her a minute or
two ago. I also want to warn you
that detective is on bis way to Inter
view you now."
"1 don't care if the vhole of Scot
land Yard is on its way to Interview
me," replied Lee-Ramsden. "I've al
ready rung them up and told them
that Ruth has boon staying with a
school-friend In Sussex. They can
believe It or not. Just as they like.
That's all the Information they'll
get from me or Ruth."
"But , , ." began J.awscm. He did
not quite know how to go on. "Is
Ruth seriously going to try to keop
up the story about staying with
Anne Dowson?" be asked.
"Yes. She seems to have some
reason for wanting to hide the real
story of what happened last night.
She won't even tell me the name of
the man who got her away."
"I know who he Is all right," an
swered Lawson. "He's an Interfer
ing devil named Mahony, who is be
ginning to know a damned sight loo
much about my affairs. You'd better
slip out of the house and meet me
quietly somewhere before that de
tective arrives. There are a lot of
things I want to tell yon before yon
moot him."
(Copyright. IMS. Hugh Olevsly)
Lta-Ramaden spend torn time,
tomorrow, trying to dialract Ken
nedy Wth red harrlnga.
President Signs
Red Cross Rolls
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. (AP)
White House o'llclnla salcl today
president Poovvelt wanted very mucn
to go to Indiana the final week of
the campaign, but they wero uncer
tain whether It would be iKKAib!.
He took time out this morning to
enroll In the annual Red Cross mem
bership drive and expressed hope that
"every niBn find woman who la able
to do fo" will do likewise
Woman Veils Loudest
LKNBANON. Oct. 31. (API A lone
r. oman entrant, Mrs. Lockett Carl
eon. yrilMl her way to victory over
farmers of the male sex In a spirited
ccoteM at the annual harvest festi
val held here. ?he proved she rould
call hops better than any ol the al
leged peers in thta art. 8he didn't
enter 'tie husband calling contest.
Closing turn: lot Too Late to Clas
sify Ada la 1:30 p. m.
Republicans Hail
Hopkins To Court
WASH1NOTON, Oct. 31 (Har
ry L, Hopkins, works progress admin
istrator, waa ordered by the federal
district court here today to show in
court Monday why ha should not be
compelled to open records of his of
fice to New Jersey Republican lead
ens. CharRlng a -breach of trust" and
that WPA recorda had been used by
the Democratic administration tor
campaign purposes, a group ot the
New Jersey Hepubllejins asked the
court to direct Hopkins to make
WPAa files available to them.
MrALESTER. Okla . Oct. 31 (API
A district court Jury decided today
that sterilization would not harm
the health ot a convict who attacked
the law permitting It. while Warden
Roy Kenny disclosed six convicts had
fled a stale sub-prison In fear of the
operation.
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etep up to the bar and name your
poison!" With these words, spoken
by "His Honor" himself, proceedings
In the court of Roy Bean, Justice of
the peace, precinct No. d, Val Verde
county, Texas, were regularly and of
ficially opened.
Proprietor of the "Jersey Lilly,'1 a
saloon In the hell-roaring, awash-
buckling railroad town uf Langtry,
Bean was elected Justice of the peace
In 1886. With a pistol butt for a
gavel, a single law book, "The Re
vised Statutes of the State of Texas,"
serving as his entire law library, and
with his saloon serving as his court
room. "Judgo" Bean" well lived up to
his self-styled title "The Law West
of the Pecos." He held office with a
firm hand.
There was no Jail In Langtry, but
none was needed. All penons found
guilty before the court were given
one of two penalties hanging or
fining! The proceeds of the latter
always found their way to "His Hon
or's" own pocket. Any form of steal
ing was punishable by hanging.
Bean served an unbroken term of
office until 1894, when he was de
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The exportation of fuU-blooded
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