Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 18, 1936, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX A The Wrong Murderer By HUCH CLEVELV SYNUI'siai Inapaotor tlennecj . euapeota Terence ktahony ol know tng more about the Little murder than he ahould, and he alao eua peota Ruth Fraaer ol guilty knowU edge. Hut ha ta agreeing with Ter ence that Terenee and Huth may have two houre atari ol the police, lor Mahony hae a plan to oatoh the man he knowe did the murder Ambroae Lawaon. And although Lawaon ta oatenelbty a moat up right gentleman, even Kennedy ie eurtoua about certain thinge Re dote. Cbaptsr 40 LAWSON CALLS " A LL right," Kennedy laid brisk ly. "I'll you a eoupl ot hours' start atter you lears this of fice. Tben If you're arrested, that will be your look-out. You'll simply be charged and brought up tor trial In the ordinary way; any evidence tbat 1 shall give will necessarily be against you. Does that suit you?" - "That suits me," answered Ma bony. ' "I see your Idea all right," went on the Inspector. "But I'm not cer tain that it's a good one. Obviously, wltb a bue and cry out after you, you hope to lull Lawson Into a false sense of security. Well, suppose be does feel secure, and Just sits light and does nothing. What then?" rlnced tbat Mabon was a murderer made him take a far mora optlmls tlo rlow of the situation. His appointment was In an upper room In a home In Bayswater, and the people be tad to meet were bait a dozen men cho bad been working for him for ine last year. Now tbey all knew twt, so far, he bad been worsted in his tight with Mabony. As the rasult bis authority orer them had weakened. It was his In tention to reassert bis authority and ginger tbem up a bit. Tbey were sitting waiting tor him: sit hard, crafty specimens ot humanity. They were .weighing him up, prepared to turn on him as a pack of wolves will turn on Its leader when be gets old and bis strength (alls, Wm. Lawson was fully aware of their attitude, and had bis own plans for dealing wltb them. He entered tht room nonchalantly, glanced wltb a cool, haughty . Indifference round the circle of faces turned towards him, and took his place casually la a seat at the head ot the table round which the men were sitting. His manner when he spoke was cold, precise, and dlgnllled. "I want to talk to you men," he said. "I've called you here heranpe you're all Important members of my organization, and I want tu mil yuu 1 It i : -if w t 4,1 M f AT POOR o'clock that afternoon the early editions ot tbe eve ning papers contained large bead lines, and below these headlines were descriptions ot Ruth and Ma bony. and all the Information the newspaper reporters bad been able to dig up about them. Lawson read bis evening paper while seated In his car on his way to keep an appointment, ll read It with some pleasure, tlfough the news contained In It was already known to him. Earlier that after noon he bad had a talk with Inspec tor Kennedy. During that talk the Inspector had told him that, owing to tbe con versation be had overheard between Mahony and lia Little the pre vious night, he was now fully con vinced that Mahony had murdered Mr. Little, and that ha Intended to arrest htm and Ruth as soon as pos sible. "I hope you'U soon get hold ot them." said Lawson. "They're a dangerous pair to be at large, par ticularly that man Mahony. I was pretty sure he was a wrong 'un the flrst time I met him. I wish you'd let me know It anything turns up. Naturally, as a friend ot the Littles, I'm very Interested." "I'll let you know what progress we make," promtsod the Inspector. Lawson was not only pleased, but delighted with this Interview. As he sat in bis car driving to his ap polntment, be was reflecting that things were not quite so bad as he had supposed the previous night, j Tbe fact that the police were con-1 I'm not satlsDcd with you, I've put you In the way ot making a lot ot money in the last year, and now you've got slack and buy. Tbe re sult Is that tilings are going wrong. That's got to stop at onco or there's going to bo trouble." "If you're arrested, that'll be your lookout." "That might be a hit awkward," admitted Mahony. "But I have an Idea that he won't sit tight and do nothing. 1 don't think he's at all inxlous that Miss Fraser and I should be arrestod; ho has an un easy suspicion that we know a bit too much." "Perhaps you're right," agreed tbe Inspector. "I'll take a chance on It, anyway. I'll do more than that. If you like to ring me up here very morning at ten, I'll give you a hint or two what's happening. But this Is all quite unofficial, mind. If you're arrested, you'U have to look out for yourselves," LTE) PAUSED. Ills opening had taken tbem by surprise. Be fore they had recovered he went on. "Betore we go any furtber, 1 want you to understand this: I'm your boss. If I fall, you all fall. I'll tell you why. You all know my name, but you know practically nothing about me. On tbe other band. I've got wrltton evidence that would send halt of you to prison tor at loast seven years, and would bang the other half of you. If anything happons to me, or If my organisa tion breaks up, the police will get that evidence. "This news may be a shock to some of you, but Cnrford will know that It's true. He's seen the evi dence. Ask blm." He made a gesture towards one ot the men; the man nodded. "Ho's got It all In a big book," he aald. "I've soon It." Lawson smiled. He enjoyed the oRect which bis anuouncement had created. ' I've told you that Just to show you that, so tar as you're concerned, tbero's no question of any of you getting out from under. Now I'll tell you something elso. The man who has been causing most of the trouble Is Terence Mahony. He's on the run now; the police are after him for murder. "In the circumstances, If any thing happens to blm, if he gets his throat cut or Is found with a knife between his rlhs, there aren't likely to be many awkward enquiries. I tell you plainly, I don't want the police to et Mahony." There waa a murmur ot voices round the table. Dm one voice was raised slightly above the rost "That sound all right." It said "Kut how are we to get hold of this teller Mahony? He won't be walk ing about advertising himself." fCopyrlsM. ttsl. Hugh Clevely) Tomorrow, t-nwion offtrs a re ward tor Torenct'i death. FOR HARRY BQIVIN IS SALEM PAPER'S CLAIM C A I.EM, Nov. 18. (API The Cap ital Journal raid today frlftvta of Harry Dovln, Klamath Fa.la Dr mo cm, predicted hltt election a peak r of the house of the Oregon legis lature based on an aaaured S3 vote and a prospect of from S to 8 more. Thirty-one vole of the 80 mem bers are required for election. The Journal aald ita Informant atated that "the pledge to Bntvln were unequivocal and ao certain that he already la proceeding with the problem of hous orgnnlratlon " Bolvtn'a At remit h cmbiAoed mm..-' i WaxbtXB iioux atrn and aoullieru Onyon and the Willamette valley, with at lrnM. three vote from the Multnomah delegation, the publica tion stated. Boivin'a only statement alive he tar ted hit campaign for apeaker waa tlwt he would seek to formulate an organization which would cooler la to the fullest extent with Governor Martin tn the enactment of hi leg islative program. HUMANE HUNTER KILLS MISGUIDED CIVET CAT HOOD RIVER, Ore.. Nov. 18-AP) The atory tfoes that at lea: one hunter waa willing to wiule outlet, intended tor an em, to mv from a atarvntlon death a much-avoided akunk. Score of lumtcta aped paased the civet cat, ita head etude firmly In a discarded food can, a It raced V.Uidly nloryt (he ,Min Hay highway. Then n mo,f humane uportMtian upp'ned along and the episode ended. EAGLES HAVE NEW BACK DUES POLICY Under a new national ruling;, delin quent member of the Fraternal Or der of Eagles may not be reinstated to membership after December t un ices they pay the usual Initiation fee and go through ,tJio lull Initiation ceremony, It waa stated today by William Peck, chairman of the delin quent membership committee of the Mcdford aerie. Members are considered delinquent If their dues are tn arrears for, four months or more, Mr, Peck explained. Under the present policy, delinquent members -may lw reinstated to full membership by payment of the back dues, he said. To take advantage of the present policy, delinquent members of Med ford aerie were urged by Mr. Peck to seek reinstatement Immediately, He emphasized that only two meet ings remain before the new ruling goes Into effect December 1. The aerie meets at the West Main street lodge hall every rriday night At 8 o'clock. Initiation of new members will be held Friday, Mr. Peck said. The neighborhood league STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX rr furthOT vnot address the author, Inclosing stamped eorelope for repljr. ft eg. V. S. Pat. Ot. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS r HZMiouRBKegMrniz -1 Inm wm$& 8 MATTER P0P- mm r -yo o r-1 WHEK OK -friE DPV OF A SAME -fi-tflfc S"fAR. at'ARERBACK AKD TELD 6EKERAL Wfb COW" TiNED -fO fHE HOUSE Wlfrt A COID. -friE" T0RE5Y AVEKOE fe:RRlER5 3AVEP frtE Si-fuAfiON BV r?0V16 fUE 6Wf -To A-VAC-f LOf NEARBV AN0.LElYN6 RIM CAIX. Sl6NA).S FROM HIS WINDOW (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, lnc ) n-13 By C. M. PAYNE (Town Mlanumer. Until 18B0, the town of Wichita Falls, Texas, had a fi-foot waterfall near the present site of the Burk- burnett road bridge. It was destroyed when a nearby dnm washed out, fill ing In the river bed beneath tho diminutive "falls." According to a fnlrly authoritative, version of the naming of tho town, many years ago a Comanche Indian squaw was delegated to test the depth of the river now known aa Big Wichita river. The woman waded out to Ita greatest depth and, finding It came up to her waist, expressed "waist deep" In the Comanche tongue by shouting "Wo-chee-taw." The river waa ao nnmeri and Inter the town. The liliU'ri IjIkIiOioukc. One of the oddest memorials to a U. 8. President's death was that ac corded by the citizens of Blloxl, Mississippi, upon the death of Abra ham Lincoln. Strange as It seems, the town's lighthouse waa painted black In mourning. A year or two later the structure was returned to Its original color. Hark ward First Down. Early football turned Into a dull game under the rules allowing a team to retain possession of the boll until fumbled. The team first getting the ball would push over a score, then simply hang on to It until the end of the game, making little or no ef fort to again score. ui&sn Lis tied with this "blocking" type of game, an official ruling wa passed In 1882 providing that: "If on three consecutive fairs or downs a team shall not have advanced the ball 5 yards or lost 10 yards, they must give up the ball to the other side at tho spot where tho fourth down waa made," Frozen Hrenth. Sounding like a pack of exploding firecrackers, Polar explorers actually hear their own breath freeze during unusunlly cold weather, according to Lieutenant Commander O. O. Noville. executive officer of the recent Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Tomorrow; The l,W Temple! rM, vjr.,,.A : - I LAJts) Xr M CAKt 'S WARLV) WAMTA- 1-OOrrJ ' ""i) "1AV6 A- K AT IT ;Pofc. 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