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PXGTC TEST IMEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTNE, MDFOTCD, OREOON'. ETTNTVAY, NOVEJHBER 22. 1936 The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY ' arnoPBIS! Although Inspector Kennedy euapecta Terence Mahony 0 Vincent Little's murder Ken nedy la giving Terence a aporting chance to catch the man he knowa ia guilty 'Ambrose Lawaon. And Lawaon htia twisted Elaa Little'a plan to help Mahony into a trap to oatoh him and kill him. But Law aon flnda an unexpected obstacle, which ia that Elan instate on ootng to the fateful rendetvoue with Lawaon and lie anna of supposedly benevolent kidnappere. who oaten T aiblit only want to get Terence out 0 the oountry. Chapter 48 NEW PLAN ITTHEHEVER, . thought Lawson, that houso was situated, Ma bony was not going to leave It alive. possible, he had Intended to kill Mahony, dispose of bis body quietly, and then pretend to Elsa that be bad been captured, placed unharmed aboard a small steamer bound tor South America, and would be looked after when he arrlvd there, Now that plan was completely spoiled by Elsa's stubborn Insistence on being present at Mahony's capture herself. A slight, devilish smile touched the corners of Lawaon's lips. It had occurred to him that perhaps, after all. It would not be a bad thing If Elsa were to go to that house. Cor- He came straight to the object of Ills visit. , "Look here, Lawson, I want to know what the devil you think you've been up to," be said bluntly. "So far as I can see. you've bungled things absolutely hopelessly." "In what way?" asked Lawson. "In every way," replied Lee Ramsden. "You know perfectly well how I'm situated. In seven weeks' time from now. Ruth cornea Into con trol of her money, That means my ruin. We agreed together on a plan which would enable me to retain con trol of the money. You were to kidnap Ruth, make her Into a dope addict, and then return her to her home." "And a very good Idea It was, too," put In Lawson. "She'd have been In control of her money, but yo"'d have been In control of ber, and every thing would have been very comfort able for everyone." His manner was cool and Indiffer ent; he had the air of a man with not a care In the world. Actually, he was feeling far from Indifferent to the failure of his schemes: bis airy manner was assumed to hide his own chagrin. "YTOTJ bungled that scheme," said Lee-Ramsdon harshly, "You let that man Mahony get the girl away from you." "kali Mahony was to have been placed aboard a small steamer. talnly she would witness his treach ery, but what of ItJ What would that matter? Lawson's smile broadened; a hard gleam came Into his narrow eyes. He was a vain man, and liked to Imagine himself the oentral and Important figure in dramatic situations. The situation which he was now planning for the following night In that lonely house on Clapham Common pleased him greatly. Mahony had once saved Bias from being kidnapped by him. Well, Ma hony should see him kldnnp ICtsa and be powerless to Interfere. Elsa bad been trying to dlscovor ber uncle's murderer. She should learn the Identity of that murderer from the murdoror's own lips. He Imagined himself triumphant, with Elsa and Mahony both helpless In his bands, Already In his mind ho was savoring Ulna's white-faced, ter rified horror and Mahony's despair Ing, Impotent rage. Mahony he would kill, there nnd then, with his own hands. . - But Elsa he would not kill. She should be taken away and held prisoner until she was a hopeless and Incurable slave of the drug habit Then he would release ber. knowing that, as her only means of procuring the drug she craved, he held her In a captivity more secure. than any prison. tTE turned from the window and " looked at Elsa, smiling, but now his smile wan friendly and good natured. "So you want to be In at the death eh, he remarked liehtly. "I think It's unwise, but, of course, If you really Insist . . .' He made a llltlo gosluro as If to Indicate that with him Her wishes came first In all things. "You'd better go to the nnuse first on your own," he wont on. "I'll make my arrangements and close In on the house after you've entered." Elsa departed, well satisfied with her evenings work. Boon after she had gone, Lawson had another vis! tor. "Mr. Lee-Ramsden to see you, sir," announced the butler. "Show blm In." said Lawson, Lee-Hnmsden was In a very bad temper. Tor once his customary 'iiavlty had almost doserted him "That was unfortunate," admitted Lawson. "But I haven't Onlshed with Mr, Mahony yot. What are you worrying about? There's still an other seven weeks to go. A lot can happen In soven weeks." "Quite a lot has happened In the last weok," retorted Lee-Ramsden angrily, "And most of It has been to your disadvantage. You told me days ago you hadn't finished wllb Mahony yeu It seems to me that the boot Is on tho other foot that he hasn't finished with you. , Why, you damned Incompetent bungler, every lima you've come up against that man he's bested you. And look at the position now. Hall your tamo crooks have doserted you, The police are after Ruth, and most likely they'll catch her, If they catch her, they may send her to prison: In any case they'll detain her for a time. "In either case she'll come Into her money when she's twenty-one, and she'll be after my blood. You know porfoctly well that once any smart lawyer starts Investigating ber affairs It will mean about five years tor me. And that Is what will happen; there's no way of stopping It." He banged his fist down suddenly on the table. "Understand this, you pitiful, cheap charlatan!" he shouted. "If 1 am ruined. I'll take good care that you won't get off scot-free, I know enough about you to ensure that you'll get a heavier sentence than I shall, and I'll see that you get It And once you're In prison, the police msy find out a thing or two more about you than I can tell them, and then you'll hang." Lawson listened, leaning back against the mantelpiece In a casual attitude. Ills face urd gone slightly paler, but his expression was cold and disdainful. Actually he was sur prised that a man of Lee Ramaden'i normally cool temperament should have so far lost control of himself; he failed to take Into account the nerve strain under which the old man had been living during the last week. But, though he concealed It, n was furious at the Insults Leo Ramsden had hurled at him. (Copirlnht l.tt Huoh Clevtly) I Tns two men mctl in a dssth 1 struggle, tomorrow. BEFORE BIER OF VALUE'S EX-WIFE SANTA MONICA. Cal Nov. 31. (UP) rvath struck a final dramatic blow today In tho tragic career, of fav Wbb VallM, ctlvowd wife of croonar Rudy Vallwi, Atrtkln down h aunt an she Ard Into Fay cum coffin in a crowded funeral chapel. Mi&B Winifred Webb, middle-aged plnater alater of Kay' father, col lapsed and fell dend beside the bier, throwing into confusion the thou nda who were filing past the cnket tot ft ftn&l glimpse of J'y lying with head at a floral pillow aent by Rudy from New York. Mm Webb atood txw!da the coffin ahakln with aoba, then turned and collapsed, She died In the amis of Fay'a father, Clarence E. Webb, for mer Aauta Monica police chlel, who aaw hi wife aa well aa hi daughter d!t during the. laat few months. Webb carried hta attr'a bodv Into another room and attempted rtlfl. clal reuiicltaMoi.. but a doctor pro nounced her dead. Word of the new tragedy paused In a hunhed whisper through a crowd of aeveral thouwnd Jamming the t.apel and spuing out Into the street and It w with healtant tp that the lonr. alnle file resumed It alow pa aie by the blar, Soon after, in deference to Capt. Webb, the honor r;wt of Santa Monica policemen carved a parage through the crowd ant carries the body of Rudy Vallee'a former wife to Woodland cemetery for Burial. Uee Mtul Tribune want ada. WATCH IN APPLE WBNATCHEE, Wash., Nov. 21 (UP) DoreU Bledler today waa under sentence to IA years at Monroe re formatory because a deputy sheriff accidentally picked up an apple from a table In Bledler 's room.' The apple contained a watch which Bledler admitted he stole and hid there after digging a hole In the bot tom large enough to bide the watch. The deputy sheriff said he went to the suspect's room on a "hunch" and was Invited to search. Judge W. O. Parr sentenced Bledler to the re formatory, i LIVER FLUKE CONTROL BEGUN BY R. F. CHASEi 'PRAIRIE CITY, Ore., Nov. 31. ! (AP) R. F. Chase of Medford. work ing under a 16,000 WPA allotment, ' began the supervision of a liver ; fluke control program In this area. Twenty men were employed. Ranch ers said the liver fluXe took a heavy toll of sheep. ' Use Mail Tribune want ads. THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat Oft waive W TeftcrttR lectures f RcM 13V3C3 COUNTm The saooi & tffiiffeo cm The couKiy une... a lanurid uuuiiih, twain, I PWWliP 9 CON$eCUHlE TlSfaX&hllGhHEsl HnP VUTCKcNl 4 nsn cirnwtn If you should hook that flah naln that got away laut year It will be even bigger than you said It wna or at least bigger than It was. Strange as It seems, regardless of age, flah never stop growing until they die. After they attain maturity the rate of growth In nearly all species alows down considerably. In very old spoolmens, the rate of growth Is slight. On an entirely different basis. It might be said that all living things continue to grow until death since new colls are constantly replacing old onea. ft has been estimated that human beings have an entirely new body about once every seven years, all cells present at the beginning of this period being replaced by new ones. This theory has never been definitely established however, it Is believed by some scientists that cer tain parts of the body. Including the nerve cells and skeletal muscles are composed of the same cells through out the llfo of a human. Tie Teoin Meeting the Granger high school team, September 37. 1936, White 8 wan started compiling one of the strangest score records ever made In football when they tied their oppo nents 7-7. In their next game, Octo ber 11. a 13-13 tie game waa nliiyed UtNanifal I radical. Im against Toppenlsh. A game' against W a pa to brought a scoreless- tie, a return match with Granger was play ed to a scoreless tie on November 1, and another game against Wopato, played November 6, ended without either team scoring five consecutive ties In all I !I-I7 NEvte REACHES THE FOCfBflLl FIELD fAT ELA1ME PRlfCHE'S MOTHER IS HAVING A BIRTH DAY PAWV TOR ELMNE ON "THE T?AV OF A LEAGUE SAME AND fHEYU RlL BE MADE TO SO (Copyright, 1B3, by Ths BU Byndicsts, Inc.) 8 MATTER POP By 0. M. PAYNE 2-County High School Strange aa It seems. Rex Kelly, Yoakum high school's Spanish teach er sits at his desk In Lavaca county end teaches pupils In DeWItt county. The county line runs through his classroom between the students and himself, Mciiifliiy: Noii-Si'iiHfitial Tree 1 . 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