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-A PA'GE TEN MEDFORD TVfATL TRTBUNTC, MTCTTFOnD, OREGO'J. WEPyESPY. yOTEFBER 11 1938. ff The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY SYNOPSIS: Kic Little eurvt., that Terence Mahony killed uncle, and it charming htm in otdet to get information out of htm. In the next room. Helming le Inepee tor llcnnctiu. But Elea te beginning to believe Terence'e story, while hi is telling tt. Terence ie verteottng tn hie mind a plot that vttl capture and irnnvict Ambroee Laweon. head 0 a kidnapping ring and murderer 0 Little. Itut Ruth Fraeet Elea'e . friend, ie aleo mixed up tn the mat terand in danger. Chapter 85 DECEIT WILL OUT TERBNCE went on: "Lss-Rams-den wouldn't believe that Roth bad been kidnapped. Ha tuggested that yarn to bar about flaying with a friend In the country. I think be wanted to avoid a lot of fuse and bother with the police." "And where is Ruth now?" asked Elea. ' ' "I don't know," replied Mahony. "I taw her for a moment thli morn' Ing In her guardian's house, and I haven't seen or heard from her since." While he was speaking there was a ring at the front door-bell. They heard the maid cross the ball and open the front door, A man's deep voice sounded In the ball. "I want to speak to Inspector Kennedy at once," It said. Mahony looked startled. Else rent very pale. A frightened look came Into her eyes, and she rose quickly from her seat. She did not want to look at Mahony, and some how she could not look away from him. For a long moment they stared at one another, Mahony's Bewil dered eyes asking a question which Bias's eyes did not want to answer. The maid opened the drawing-room door, and they both looked towards the doorway. CEKGBANT Dawklna entered. " "Sorry to trouble you. Miss Little, but I've got to see Inspector Kennedy right away on very im portant business." be said In a matter-of-fact voice. Elsa did not answer. She did not know what to say. Sbe found It Im possible. In Muhony's presence, to admit that Inspectoi Kennedy was In the bouse. There was an awkward, trained pause. Then another step sounded In the hall outside. "What do you want, DawklnsT" aeked Inspector Kennedy's voice from the doorway. Mahony looked at Elsa, saw her white face aud distressed air, and tn a stunning shock of Insight saw the whole plot. Elsa bad betrayed mm She had fooled hlin. She had deliber ately encouraged blm to commit himself, knowing that Inspector IKennedy was listening to every iword he said. ' For a moment his mind fought desperately to discover some way la which It might appear that she had not fooled blm, that the Inspector's preseno was accidental, and not de liberate. But It waa no good. in tacts were quite plain. He had been bad for a mug. well, that was that. It couldn't be helped now. He smiled. He looked Elsa In the face and smiled quite amiably. It seemed to him the only thing that he could do In the circumstances. Something In his smile affected Elsa strangely. She made a hesitate Ing Bait pace towards nlm. Her lower Up waa trembling sligutly. and her blue eyes looked very sol inn. She looked as If she wanted him to comfort her. "I . . . I'm sorry," she murmured Indistinctly. "I . . . I'm very sorry for what I've done." She spoke like a child contesting to some fault. Obviously the was sorry for what sbe bad done. That struck Mahony as quite unreason able. He bore her no particular grudge for giving blm away to the police: that had been his own fault, for being mug enough to let her do It But that the tbould stand there all sad and sorrowful. Irritated htm slightly Did the want him to forgive her, or something like that? "Ob. tbat't all right." be said In differently, as If nothing that she could do or feel could Interest him greatly. He look a clgaret from a box on a small table, lit It casually, and rose. "I lake It you were HtteulngT" he said to Inspector Kennedy. The Inspector nodded. "Yes." he replied. "Well. Mabony. It seems that you wore In the room when Mr. Little was murdered." mere was no use In denying that ,iow. Mahony shrugged his shoul ders. "Yes. I was there." "But he didn't murder my uncle," put in Elsa suddenly. Everyone looked at her in sur prise. Her face waa flushed, and her eyet were eager and pleading. "I thougbt he did," she went on quickly. "That was why I arranged this . . . this trap. But somehow, while I was talking to him. I began to change my mind. He ... he seemed to me to be telling the truth when he said be didn't kill my ancle Ob, I do wish I'd never agreed to that horrible plan of letting yon listen to what he said." TEARS were streaming down her cheeks. Sbe turned to Mahony. "I'm sorry, really I'm sorry." sbe said plteously. "I suppose yon hats me for what I've doner" "Not at all." said Mabony politely Nor did he. He merely thougbt she was being stupid, like a woman who putt down a mouse-trsp tnd then weeps when sbe catches a mouss In It He thought she was making rather a lot of unnecessary fuss. Apart from that, be seemed to have no reelings about her whatever. "What It It you want with me. Dawklns?" asked Inspector Ken nedy. The sergeant had been regarding this scene with eyes of wonder. Now be stepped forward with the air of a man carrying Important news. He held out a letter. "I'd like you to look at this letter, sir." he said. "While I waa search Ing Mabony's rooms this evening, according to Instructions, ibe post man delivered this for him. I opened It. and when I saw what It was about I thought I'd belter bring It along to you right away." Inspector Kennedy glanced through the letter, and an expression of satisfaction crossed bis face. You were quite right, Hawkins," he said, and then to Elsa: "We'll leave you now, Miss Little." He turned to Mahony. "You come with us, Mabony," he said. Elsa stood helplessly and watched them go. She felt utterly miserable. When they bad gone sbe sank Into a chair and cried for a long time. A police car waa waiting outside the house, and the Inspector mo tioned to Mahony to enter it Ma hony did so. "Am I under arrest!" he asked. -Inspector Kennedy smiled. He bad a cheerful air. "Well, you ought to be," be said. "And you might be It I hadn't dis covered that you were speaking the truth when you said you didn't know Miss Prasor bad been to Pennytleldt, or where she was. "Besldot, I'm hoping that tt I leave you at liberty for a bit I may find out exactly wbat your game Is. But I don't propose to let you go till we've got our bands on Miss Fraser and beard what she hat to tay. We're on our way to fetch ber now." , He handod a letter to Mahony. "Perhaps you'd Ilka to read this. It arrived for you this evening while Sergeant Dawklns was searching your room." Mahony opened, the letter and read It It ran: Dear Terence, I'm wrrttlni this In a frantle hurry, and it will probably he all mliad up. I hop vou'fl undaratani it. Aflar you'd left tha house this morntnt I overheard my tuarillan talaphnnint to Lawaon talllns him varythlns vou d aald. I triad to tala phona to rnu. Oul couldn't tat you o I warn off tn my car to aaa Haaaatt. A man lat ma Into th house, and whll I waa In It thr waa an awful tltht unsUtra. and whan I want up to saa what waa hapnanlnt t round a man had been killed. I tot out or In nous by ih back door Just aa th police ware oomlnt In at tha rroni. hut I lart my ear outstd th from door I don't Know what to do. and i want to saa you. i am andins rou tnla latter, and I shall ba waltlns tor you tonight In an empty house at number SIS St John'a Wood Knad Please com and se m aa aoon as you can. Kuth. "It will be Interesting to hear Miss Fraser's story." said Inspector Kennedy. Yes," agreed Mahony absent mlndedly. Mahony wasn't exactly communi cative at any time, and certainly he wat less so than usual now. The tact waa, he could not get the considera tion or hit own stupidity out of his mind. He had been deceived beautifully by Lee-Rnmsden. And when Lee Ramsden had betrayed him. the old man had compounded the trick by leading him to doubt the loyalty of Ruth. Now, partly because of Ma hony's fatal error. Ruth was In dan gor. More danger than Inspector Kennedy suspected. fCoptrrtoM lJ Hugh Clevelv) Mahony and Kennedy etrik e dangerous bargain, tomorrow. TO END TOLl ROADS HARRISBURO Pn. (UPl Krw of the many motor. at who drive over Pm.n'.vai..a' IW.OOO-mile ribbon of highway today renllee that In 1830 there were 2.M0 mllea of private toll rood in the commonwealth. Vtol of thtw privately owned road were eliminated only nix years ago. Toll roads, usually termed turnpike, bernum of the piked barriers irwlrlct ing travel on privately owned toll roada in the .8th and 10th centuries, were created after the Revolutionary war. The first loll mid company, which built tn Philadelphia ana Umcaater turnpike, waa formed In 17PU. There waa a turnpike boom until 1B30. tf ter which time the atate gradually usurped too entire highway system.. LONDON. Ont. (UP) The welfare board here haa dealt a death-blow to romnnc- among Jnbleait. Official Urvrry that, marriage contracted by relief reclplenta In the future will not be recosntred by the board, and the bridegroom will continue to be listed on the relief rolla aa "ulnKle ' The official Mid they objvt1 to financing home for an ever-tnereaa-tng number of pennlleaa, but r-manUcaily-lncllned couplea with welfare fund. "They'll have to teM the ancieut adnge that two can live as cheaply as one,' one official ald. '-.odd. tune 'ai l. Lot to Cus- su Ada U 1 .30 p. vtx. WANING IN EUROPE LOS ANQBLES (UP) Opportun ity for advancement in the world to day Ilea In the Psclflo area, Dr. Adamantiot Plyzotdes of the Univer sity of Southern California haa been telling California audiences lately. "The European civilization Is a dy ing one today." declares Dr. Plyzoldet "while the new world, vital, progres sive and dynamic, Ilea along the Pa cific" The future develoument of world opportunity Ilea, he believes, with the reawakening of Japan, China and Russia. ' "While the various political move ments In the Par East," Bays Dr. PlyzotdM. "may not be to our llkln?. yet because of those movement one- half of the world's population Is awakening to the future, lvicn this awakening, the opportunity for busl nea and cultural development of American Institutions will be unlim ited. " "Competition from European sources will be only negligible because the European nations are too lntereeted In tbelr petty 'International tiackyard fights' to see what tbey are missing In the way of truly world develop-. ment." THE FAMILY ALBUM STRING SAVER By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address) tha anthor. Inclosing s stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pit Oft OFFICE lONGtR THAN.Tfe MWHOMWEY APPOINTED it KIN6 Wo CHhNGK CAti&mX 14WH60F EsfliREUV FREE ftND VlUfH IN DENMARK HE K Off ICI ALW IMWttEWtKlffiLhNDrte ft KlM6 OP ICELAND AND PEKMftW" 1 l ,Va' I itxxm were mmm petweeh 1 MrK.EMMETTMCNEILW. ofMauffeldM ii i efi. rciATM.- PEEK PKOMO(P HDCVE IHClrtVE Of '' VlLVn'm 3fR textinn fan 1 1 Jf I l WT1HE CORREsfbNPENpS lWtf- ff 71 i I I B Lcttcr-Frlcuilitliip Begun in 1800 by the late Mra. W. O. Davis ot rarBOns. Kna., when she wrote Mrs. Emmett Mortality re garding tbe health of a mutual ac quaintance, a strange "letter-frlond ahlp" grew up between the two wo men that lasted 36 yeera. though the correspondents never met. Through girlhood, young woman hood, marrlngo and maternity the corranondenta wrote faithfully each week telling tho othnr of the Joy6 and trlbulationa that came Into their lives. They arranged little "radio trtps." each tuning tn to tho aamo program, thus creating a 'spiritual meeting" that was not destined to be consummated In real life though until the day of Mrs. Davis death, November 0, 1035. the two had always planned to actually meet. Since the heath of Mra. Davis hor daughter, Mrs. Don Kttterman of Chanute, Kas., haa carried on the odd correspondence. King of Two Countries Under the act of union, passed No vember 30, 1018, Iceland and Den mark became free soverolgn atatea united under a single king. When In Iceland, King Christian and his queen. 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