PAOE SIX
MED FORD M"AIi; TRIBUNE, MTCDFORD, OREGON". TUESDAY. TOVEMBER 3, 19S6.
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& The Wrong Murderer
By HUGH CLEVELY
SYNOPSIS: Terenoe llahony ha
converted part ot Ambroae Law
aon' gang to the plan of "getting"
Lawaon. the racketeering ohlet oj
it kidnapping and dope running
band. Bui Terence hoe troublee 0
hie own. Ela Little believe that he
etabbed her unole. and Ruth Frater,
intending to help Terence in return
tor hi reeouing her from Laweon'e
ang. has given a talte alibi tor
tm which doe harm. Nou Elea,
believing Lawaon an honeat man
and a friend, i telephoning him for
help againet Terence,
Chapter it
THE 8LY ELBA
T ATVSON'S Impatience wai In
oreaalng to get off the line; he
:iardly thought what he wa aaytng.
Yon could get him away from her
all right, my dear Elsa, If yon liked,"
he replied. "I think he's a lot more
Interested lb yon than be U In her.
If yon could make her Jealous the
might turn agalmt him."
"What ... 1" exclaimed Elsa.
Lawaon smiled. Actually the re
mark he had Just made Idly, on the
pur ot tae moment, struck him as
an Idea with possibilities In It But
he didn't want to ko Into that now.
"Don't you both ir your head any
mora tonight about Miss Fraser, or
anybody else," he said In a firm but
kindly tone. "Yon go tc bed and get
a good night's rest I'm not going to
talk to yon any mora now. Good
Bight, Elsa."
. With that he rang off.
Elsa replaced the receiver slowly,
and then sat down to think some
more. Lawson's suggestto had
started a' curious train of thought
-working lu her head. A prominent
dim actress, noted for her beauty,
can hardly fall to be conscious ot
her powors ot attraction. Elsa was
not conceited, but Jhe knew from
experience that men toll easily In
lore with her. Both Ruth and Law
son had suggested that Mahony was
attracted by her. If he was . . ,
A curiously Intent, set look came
oyer her lovely face us she sat there
alone In that room thinking. She was
considering a plan which she hated,
but which she meant to carry out
If Mahony was attracted by her, she
meant to use that attraction to free
Kuth from his clutches, and to bring
about bis own downfall and avenge
her uncle. It would be hateful doing
It, but ber only weapons were her
wit and beauty, and she was entitled
to use them In the fight against her
vnclo's murderer.
At last, with a sigh, she rose from
ber chair, walked wearily to her bed
room, and went to jed. Mianwhf.e
Lawson sat on In his study, smoking
clgnrot ador clgaret, and waiting tor
a telephone call which did not come.
t AHONY had Just finished break
' ' fast, and was smoking a clgarst,
when his landlady announced that a
lady wished to see blm.
"Please show ber In." he said.
His landlady withdrew. There was
a sound ot footsteps crossing the
hall. The door opened, and Elsa
Little stood in the doorway.
, Mahony rose quickly from his
chair. Ho felt contused and awk
ward, and uttorly astonished.
. "Miss Llttlel" ha eiclalmed, as
If he could hardly believe It was she.
Elsa was not an actress for noth
ing; she knew how to play a part.
She entered the room shyly, hesitat
ingly, as If unsure ot her welcome;
her voice, when she spoke, was sub
dued and timid.
"I I don't suppose you want to
see me, but I had to come," she said
falterlngly. "I want to say how sorry
1 am for the things I said yesterday
morning. I--I was upsot; I hardly
knew what I was saying."
"You mean you Jon't suspect me
of killing your uncle t" said Mahony
In a delighted tone.
Mahony's hoart beat fnstcr with
excitement as he waited (or her an
swer. "Well ... I did think I recognised
your voice In the room," she admit
ted hesitatingly. "But I couldn't have
if you were with Kuth when It
happened. It must have been some
body with a voice something llko
yours."
That made Mauon feel rather
awkward. He bad a momentary Im
pulse to tell her the whole truth
that It had been hla voice, but that
all the same he had not killed her
uncle. Bettor not, though, he thought
not yet
"I can'- tell you how glad I am you
don't suspect nie any more," ho snld.
"I halod your thinking that It was 1
who had killed your uncle."
His voice and manuor gave the Im
pression ot absolute sincerity, and
for a moment Elsa was putilcd. If
this was acting, It was very good
acting. And then she decided that It
was acting. But ahe smiled charm
ingly. "I didn't like suspecting you," she
said. "You see, I I -ather liked you
when I met you before, and It was
an awful shock to me to think thai
-that you'd done that"
"I'm Just as anxlons to bring the
murderer to Justice as you are," said
Mahony.
He hesitated.
"Now that you don't think I dm
It may I see you again aome time?"
he asked awkwardly.
"Ob, yea, I'd like to see you again
Come to dinner at my bouse tonight
That will show everyone I don't sus
pect you," she answered promptly
"Thank you very much," said Mn
hony gratefully.
There came a knock on the door;
the landlady announced a gentle
man to see Mr. Mahony. The gen
tleman was Inspector Kenaedy, ac
companied by another plain-clothes
man; they entered In an abrupt,
business-like manner, but stopped
short in surprise on seeing Mahony
and Elsa together in the room, ap
parently engaged In friendly con
versation.
(OOD morning, Inspector," said
Elsa. "I've Just been telling Mr.
Mahony how sorry 1 am for all the
silly things I said about him yester
day."
Inspector Kennedy did sot know
what to make of this at all. Actuary,
he had come to the house In order
to arrest Mahony. But now he
thought he would wait a bit
"You mean you've withdrawn the
accusations you made yesterday,"
he said. "I expect Mr. Mahony Is
pleased."
"I am. Very pleased," answered
Mahony. And he looked pleased. The
tact that Elsa said she no longer sus
pected him was a great weight off
hla mind.
"I must be going now," said Elsa.
"IH see yon this evening, Mr. Mahony."
"I'll walk with you to your car.
Miss Little," put In Inspector Ken
nedy quickly.
He escorted her to tho car. and
held the door open for her to enter.
Then he stood for a moment with
one foot on the running-board, eye
ing her keenly.
Am I really to understand that
you have abandoned your suspicions
of Mahony, Miss LlttleT" he asked.
Elsa shook her bead. Her face was
pale; the Interview with Mahony
had been a strain o ber.
"No." sho answered In a low voice.
"I haven't abandonel any of my sus
picions. But I want him to think I
have."
Inspector Konnody said nothing;
he merely looked at her enquiringly.
It soemod ahe folt that aome further
expanlatlon was called for.
"I I think he likes me," she went
on In an embarraaoed manner. "l
want to get him away from Ruth
to aave ber from blm, and to to try!
to make him feel quite confident '
and rolnx hla guard, and any more
than he menna to."
"I aeo. You moan to vamp him. get '
him where you want him, and then
hand him over to met" auggoated
tha Inspector.
Put like that It did not sound very I
nice. Elsa flushed. j
"Do you think I care what I do, If I
t nan convict my uncle'a murdororT"'
ahe asked pnaslonntely. "Besides,,
what's going to happej to Ruth If
If thlnga go on aa they are? She's
much too nice to ruin her reputation
and get nor self into all kinds of
dreadful scandals for the sake of a
man like blm. Somebody's got to In.
torfere between her and him."
"You think she's completely on
dor his Influence at proacnt do you ?"
aaid the inspector.
"Yoa, completely." answered Elsa.
'Though how he obtained such an
Influence over her In ono meeting 1
don't know But he's clever, horribly
clever: he scorns so honest and de
cent and ho's such a rotter under
neath It all."
Inapector Konncdy's quick mind
pounced Immediately on one sen
tence In her last speech.
"You aay he obtained his Influence
over Mlaa Fraser In one meeting. I
cortalnly had no such Impression
In fact I had a vory dlfforent one.
What do you mean by thatT" he
asked.
"Ruth told mo that bofore they met
yosterday at my house, she'd only
soon him onco," replied Elsa, "At
least, she didn't exactly tell me. It
sort of slipped out"
The young Inspector's keen face
was alight with intorest. Evidently
he regarded what Elsa had Just said
ni very Important Indoed.
Copyright. ISI. Hugh Clevelr)
Mahony unetrgoaa, tomorrow, a
harp questioning.
Price Of Copper
Jumps In Export
NSW YORK, Nov. 3. (IT) Price
of copper for export to European port
soared again today and touched 10.48
cent a pound, the hlKheat sine
March, 1031, when sales were made at
10 5a cents.
Heavy armament demand, depleted
visible etocka and general industrial
expansion have been credited lor the
mounting price which has climbed
from 9.8ft cente In a little more than
a month. On Saturday transactions
were made at from 10 35 to 10-376
centa.
PO n TL A N dTo r e N ovY (P)
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 9 (API
August Berg, 76, widely-known Port
land grain exporter and art patron,
died in a hospital here following a
long Illness. Berg, who retired from
active buainesa in 1020. was born at
Frankfort am Main, Germany. May
14. IRfll. and came to Portland when
30 ye&ra old. i
Find Charred Body
Of Bandon Victim
BANDON, Ore., Nov. a.(,V) Dis.
covery of the fire-charred body of
Jay o. Aahton, A3, definitely account
ed for the laat known victim of the
Bondon ticiructon on September 20
Albert Norrla, member of a search
ing party, tound the body in a clump
or trlah furw about a quartor-mlte
south of the Athlon home. Identifi
cation waa made by Wllford Aahton
33. hla son.
He waa the ninth known victim of
the fire irom direct cauaea. rour
other persona have died alnce of exposure.
WASHINGTON, Nov. a. ()) P
Hannah, secretary ol the Junior Bar
conleretK-o of the American Bar aa
aocintlon. announced today Richard
P. Morris. Portland, had been ap
pointed atnte chairman or the Ore
gon Junior rontrirni-e,
m Mall itiouue want ads.
TAKE HEAVY TOLL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. VP) The
Interstate commerce eommlsalon re
ported today there were 31 grade
crossing acldenta In Oregon involving
collialons between trains and motor
vehicles during the first six months
of 1936, compared with 13 during the
corresponding 1036 period.
Fifteen of the 1036 accidents oc
curred during the daytime, resulting
In six deaths and Injuries to six per
sons. Night time accidents number
ed six. with one killed, five injured.
Grade crossing accidents for the . TUp fDI IMD
.lnn riiirir,,, the 1Q3 nerlrvl I1M1U 1 1 1 1L VIJlVXD
1,710, compared with 1,636 during 1
the 1036 period. The national day
time toll was 451 killed, 063 Injured;
night time, 100 killed, 1,198 Injured.
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Right to Vote.
Strange aa it seems, the U. S. gov
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of voting to the citizens of the United
States. Today tno right to vote is
conferred upon the citizens by the
Individual state governments, but at
one time even the states did not
authorlm tlielr cltlwns to vote.
In drawing up the Constitution It
waa provided that each state was to
have as many electors sa It had rep
resentatives and spenators In congreas.
The legislatures or the Individual
states were to maKo their own rulos
In tbeir method or choosing the
electors.
This provision In the Constitution,
article II, section I, part 3, reads in
part:
"Each state shall appoint, In such
manner as the legislature thereof may
direct, a number of electors, equal
to the wholo number or senators and
representatives to which the state
may be entitled In tho congresa , . . "
Thua there waa no provlalon that
citizens of the states were to be given
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tors who in turn were to elect a
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Amendments adopted In 1868 and
1870 provided In port that the right
to voted wns not to bo denied to
any citizen 'because of race or color,
but still did not CONFER the priv
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condition still stands. It Is entirely
up to the governments of the indi
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its citizens, aa a whole, may vote for
any candidate for office In the United
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Liner "Tag."
Sailing down the Clyde river, Scot
land, at a high rate ot speed, the
British-owned ship. "Comeronla," cre
ated so great a wash that the surge
of water broke the moorings of two
ships tied up In the river baaln.
Aa a consequence, the owners of
the "Comeronla" were haled Into
court and, on the basis that the ship
was traveling at an excessive speed,
were "fined" $700 In damages.
Tomorrow: Puppet of Mystery!
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