MTCDFOTID MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY, NOVES1BER 2, 1936.
& The Wrong Murderer
By HUGH CLEVELY
t'SIH: Terence Mahony
. :iimself, surprlsmgly enough,
. command ot part of Ambrose
utiwaiin'a gang ot dope runners and
kidnappers, leading a tight against
Lawson himself. Uahony knows
that Lawson. ostensibly a gentle'
man. keeps written evidence ot the
crimes of his underlings in a black
book, so that he map squeal on
them at any time. Terence wond
that book, because It iclll give him
control of Lawson. Be just has left
the hide-out of his new "gang."
vhirh last is supervised by Fatty
BassetL
DETECTIVE Sergeant Wlshart
bad been In charge ot tba police
raid Is Jamaica Row. Lata that
Bight he returned to fjcotland yard
to make bli report There he met
Inspector Kennedy, jnet preparing
to go home.
"Any luck?" asked the Inepector.
"Well ye and no," replied Ser
geant Wlshart "The tip waa all
right. lr; the man riarney Flynn
waa In the bouse, but he got away.
There was another man with him,
and he got away too. It was too dark
to Identify him. We found evidence
of a atrugglo In the room they'd
been In. and we found these."
He produced the packet ot dope
which Mahony had seen In the desk.
And he produced a hat
Inspector Kennedy Inspected the
hat critically. Inside It, It had the
maker's name: "Nicholson and Co.,
Bhanghal." and the Initials "T. M."
"Dope and this hat I wouldn't call
that doing so badly even If Flynn
did get away," remarked the Inspec
tor cheerfully.
He paused.
"I wonder what that man Mahony
was doing In that house In Jamaica
Row." he added.
"Why did you He about last night,
and say be was with you when my
i uncle was killed?" asked Blaa gent-
jir.
"I didn't He," answered Ruth. "He
was with me last night. He bronght
me back In his car."
"He wasn't with you at twelve
o'clock, when my uncle was killed,"
stated Elaa quietly. "I know he
wasn't I recognised his voice."
Ruth looked up. Her eyes opened
wider. For a long second she did
not answer. Then sbe looked up at
Elsa, and her eyes were very clear
and blight.
"I know Terence Mahony did not
kill your uncle, Elsa," she said
steadily. "For one thing, he's not
the kind of man to stab anybody In
the back. For another, he loves you
too much to do anything which
would cause you unhapplness. You
think I'm silly to believe In Terence,
but I'd believe In him If everyone
else In the world was against blm.
I think you're silly to 'rust Ambrosa
Lawson. I think that Ambrose Law
son killed your uncle."
This sudden accusation against
Lawson was not based on any ac
tual knowledge whicb she pos
sessed. But she had sensed the bit
ter hostility between Lawson and
Teronce In Elsa's bouse that morn
Ing, had guessed that Lawson wai
somehow the villain of the piece.
"Really, Rnth," Elsa expostulated
"I never heard anything so rldlcu
lous. Mr. Lawson was a great biem!
ot my uncle. You oughtn't to saj
things like that"
But Ruth also was Indignant
"Ambrose Lawson Isn't a friend ol
anyone, except himself," she an
swered hotly. "He's the k(nd of man
who'd stab anybody In the back If li
suited his plans and he thought hi
could put the blame on somebody
else."
ABOUT the time when Mahony
was first Interviewing Lake,
alias Mllson, In the street near Not
ting Hill Gate, Elsa Little was tit
ting In the drawing-room of her
house in Chelsea. The police had
(inlshed their investigations In the
house and left; Lawson bad also
lust left and the house was quiet
Elaa was thinking.
She was conscious of a sense of
gratitude to Ambrose Lawson. He
bad shielded hor as much as pos
sible from the unwolcome atten
tions of the publlo; he had Inter
flowed policemen, directed every
thing In the household, and had in
every way been kindness and
thoughtfulness Itself.
She was also conscious ot an In
tense hatred of Mehony, and the
very tact that she had Instinctively
liked him when she had first met
him made her all the more bitter
against him now. There was no
doubt whatever In her mind that It
lniil been his voice she had heard
In Hi" room when her uncle was
niui'-lfrcd.
But Hutu, her beat friend, had lied;
the had made a false statement pro
duced a false alibi. In order ti shield
Mahony. That worried Elsa a good
deal. It seemed to her that Ruth
could only have liked to shield Ma
hony because the was In love with
him, and she hated the thought that
her friend eould be In love with a
man like Mahony.
Acting on a sudden Impulse, the
put on her hat and coat and went
round to Lee-Ramsden't house. She
was shown Into the dtawlng-room
where Ruth and Lee-Ramsden were
sitting. Lee-Ramsden greeted her
with his usual kindly courtesy.
"Come In, Elsa my dear. I'm very
glad to see you. I don't suppose an
old man's sympathy means very
much to you, but It there's anything
I can do to help you In this terrible
business, you know yon have only to
ask." he said.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lee-
Rsmsden," answerod Elsa.
She hesitated, for she was a trifle
nervous.
"I came to talk to Ruth about
about something," the went on.
Lee-Ramsden knew very well
what she had come to talk to Ruth
about But he gave no sign of knowing.
"Perhaps you'd like to talk to her
tlone," he suggested, "I'll go and
smoke a cigar In my study.'.'
He loft the room. Elsa went and
stood by the mantelpiece, looking
down at Ruth.
"Ruth," she said gently. "1 think
yon know what l ve dome to say.1
"Yes. agreed Ruth. "And It won't
be any good saying It Elsa. You've
come to talk to ma about Terence
Mahony, haven't you?"
"Yes," answerod Elsa. "Ruth, are
you in love with that man?
That question was entirely unox
peeled. Rulh did not know how to
answer.
"My dear Elsa, I hardly know
him, the said, evading Us ques
tion.
YOU'RE talking wildly, you know,
Ruth," Elsa aald In a reasonabls
tone. "Lota of people know who Mr.
Lawson Is, and Ilka him, but what
do you know about this man Maho
ny? How do you know he Isn't just
clever scoundrel making nse ot yon
for hit own ends?"
Her rcaaonable tone did not tn
oeed In calming Ruth.
Lota of people know who Mr.
Lawson It and dont like btatW! she
oountered promptly. "Yon weren't
so terribly keen on him yourself
week or two ago. Terence Mahony It
quite different It you must pry Into
my affairs, I don't mind telling yon
that I'd only teen him once before I
met him at your house this morning.
But that once waa quite enough to
ahow me what kind of man he waa.
He's straight and decent; he proved
that; and I'll go on believing It whaU
ever you or anybody else may say
about htm."
You only met him once before
that meeting In my house this morn
ing" echoed Elsa In a tone of as
tonishment "But . . "
Ruth perceived that In her Indig
nation she had said too much. She
didn't propose to run the risk of
laying any more.
I'm not going to argue about him.
anyway," the put In decisively, and
went to the door.
Yon can come down again. Uncle
Gerald," the called np the stair.
We've finished discussing private
matters."
That finished the conversation be
tween the two girls, and shortly after
Elsa went home.
Elsa did not know what to do. At
last, though It was getting pretty
late, ahe went to the telephone and
rang up Ambrosa Lawson.
At It happened, when ahe rang up.
Lawson waa eagerly expecting a tele
phont call from the Eaat End to tell
him what had happened In Jamaica
Street When the telephone-bell rang
In his room he rose and went eagerly
to the receiver.
Hallo! Is that you. Lake?" hi
said.
It's Elsa Little," laid a voice from
the other end ot the wire.
Oh I" said Lawson in a displeased
voice. He waa annoyed with hlmsell
for having Jumped too quickly to thi
conclusion that It must be Lake, and
mentioning Lake'a name. He wai
also wondering Impatiently what lh
devil had happened to Lake.
"What's the trouble. Elsa?" hi
asked.
Ills voice Bounded more friendly
now. But he hoped she'd be quick and
say what she had to say, and get oil
the line. He did not want Lake t
And his number engaged when hi
rang np.
"It It's nothing much," said Elsa
"I've Just been round to see Ruth
to talk to her about that man Malm
ny. She seema to be completely tin
der his Influence. I wish we could dt
something to get her away from
him."
(Copyright. 151, Hugh Claixly;
Lawaon waits, tomorrow, for a
phone aall whleh Cost not eoma.
The Grange
Central Point Grange.
Central Point Grange has completed
arrangements for the dinner danoe
they are sponsoring November B.
Boast turkey, with all the good
things that go with It will be served
from 6 to 8. Ladles of the Home Eco
nomics group have made arrange
ments so that all guests can be served
promptly. Dancing will start at fi
and continue until 13. Bllva'e 4-plece
orchestra will furnish music.
Tickets for the dinner are on sale
and can be secured from several of
the Central Point Grange members,
among whom are Haroia Head, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Bohnert, Velma Mc
Creedle. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foley, C.
and . Mr. and Mrs. O. O. ,
F. Smith
Mauat. I
A large crowd la anticipated, as J
these dinner dances are an annual at-1
fair at Central Point, and have been ;
very popular In the past. j
CIRCULATING CLOTHES
WINDOW OLASS We tel WUKtow
ilea and will replaoe your broken
wli-dowi reasonably Trowbridge OaO
ln Work
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN KIX
For fnrtHer proof address 'the author, inclosing a (tamped envelope tor reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat. Off.
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U3RhL REPUBLICAN -
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WCK... AND
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fa Colorado
Two-Party Candidate
Strange aa It Keems, Hontcu Greeley,
great American Journalist, not only
ran lor president on two different
tickets at the same time but was also
one of the chief organizers of two
different political parties.
Greeley first became prominent In
politics as tho editor of the "Jeffer
son la n," a Whig campaign newspaper
In 2838. A frank, vehement crusader,
he made many enemies and as a re
suit held but few polllcal offices in
spite of his Importance In politics.
Believed to be the man who gave
the modern Republican party its
name, he was also one of the foun
ders, but dissatisfied with the Repub
lican admlnlatratlon under President
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SALEM. Nov. l.OP) Twenty-five
counties In Oregon decreased their
school Indebtedness the past two
yearn, while the remaining 11 added
to the debt loud-, the biennial report
of State Treasurer Rufus O. Holman
will show.
The material Improvement in the
. ituatlon over the state was revealed
by a decrease of 3,309.533 in the total
chool district Indrbtednena since
5.000.000 was lopped off the state
debt.
Multnomah county made the best
showing reducing Its ou t -stand Ing
obligations by (1.036.336. (town to 7.
731,076. Lane. Coo. Jackson and
Deschutes counties reported recluc
lions of 193,000 to 1317.000. Other
counties which made reduction ol
more than 9100,000 were Clatsop, Col'
umbla. Klamath, Umatilla and Wash'
tngton.
Marion county, with an Increase in
Indebtedness of more than half a mil
Hon exceeded all othr counties In
adding to the school debt. Other
counties whow indebtedness were
large Included Clackamas, Linn, Ben
ton and Baker counties. These in
orea-ies, the report explained, were due
primarily to new building construe
tion under public works admlnistra
tlon projects-
Counties reporting small decreases
Included Douglas, Josephine, and
Grant, Greeley quit the party to or- at Steamboat Springs high school,
ganlzod a new one the Liberal Ro-1 Colorado, played three years of vax-
publlcans. Nominated as the party"!
candidate for president In 1872,
strong approval for Greeley was voic
ed in Democratic headquarters, re
sulting in his nomination by that
party also in the same year.
Tet, strange as It seems, with two
parties backing him, Greeley was de
feated In the election. Democrats
gave him only half-hearted support
Republicans were practically unani
mously opposed to him as a renegade,
and his new party was too weak to
carry any great weight.
One-Day Wonder
Frits Brennecke, now football coach
slty football for Greeley State,
blocking back, he was not once given
the opportunity to carry the ball
until the game against Colorado
Mines, November 10, 1934.
On a special play, called tbe "Bren
necke Special," Brennecke was given
the ball on the 50 -yard line, darted
around end, and was not downed
until he reached the one-foot line
In Colorado Mines territory. Strangely
enough, this the only play In which
he carried a ball went for naught.
Greeley State was penalized and the
ball waa carried back to midfleld.
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