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PAv-E TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRTDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936. The Wrong Murderer J? By HUGH CLEVELV Chapter 47 8TRANGE MEETING EVBRYTHINU waa quite quiet ex cept (or an occasional pufl ot wind rattling tbo wlndowa and an occasional board creaking. ElBa talvored slightly. The cru.ipy atinos phere of Mint hmme afrertrrl hor nerves: she bad an uneasy tore boding tbat something dreadful was going to happen, 8ecnnds passed: they seemed fn drag like hours. She wished the night's work was over and every thing settled satisfactorily. Very (alntly front the distance he beard a church clock strike eleven, the hour of the appoint ment. But Mahony's note Dad said lie might be late; she would prnhn bly have to wait some time yet. She wished he would hurry up end come; he dreaded the Interview with him, and wanted to get It over, A slight sound somewhere out side the house caught her atten; tlon the sound of footsteps. Brie caught her breath sharply In mingled fear and anticipation. Ma hony at Inst. With nerves st to inert nd tense she waited for him to enter the room. Light footfalls mounted the front doorsteps and crossed the nail. Elsa stood rooted, walling: surely those footBteps were not Mahony's. The door of the mom opened and Ruth Craser entered. For long socond the two girls stood looking at one another. Then Ruth spoke. "Where's Terence?" she asked, "I ... I don't know," said Elsa. "He's not here yot." Faced by Ruth's accusing glance lie felt oddly guilty. Certainly the plan she hnd formed was Intended to help Mnhnny. but would Kulh see that? She felt that she must Justify her own action, make Ruth see thnt she was acting for tho best, "What do you want to see Tor ence for?" asked Ruth. "Is this an other trap you've set for him?" "No." answered Elsa, "At least . , , not exactly n trap. 1 ... I want to help him, to get him out of the country." Ruth frownod slightly. "How do you mean not exactly a trap?" she demanded. "Is It trap, or Isn't It? Are you betraying Teronce aRnln?" That stung Elsa slightly. "I'm not botraylng him," she answered hotly. "I want to help blm, even If I have to da It against bis will. Call It a trap If you like, but this Is what I'm doing." ITITU that she blurted out the whole plan which Lswsnn and she bad conceived. Ruth listened; her face grew paler, hut he ninrt, no comment until Elsa had finished. Then she spoke, and her voice was curiously flat and colorless. "I bolleve you meant well," she aid. "nut you've betrayed Terence to hie enemies. Lswsnn doesn't want to help yon to send Terence abroad. He wants to kill Teronce. as he killed your uncle." Her voice broke suddenly, "Oh. Elsn. why mnlilu'i ynii have left us alone," she burst out. "We were quite hsppy without anybody's help. And now , . ." There was sheer tragedy In her tone: her face was deathly and her dark eyes were stricken. Elsa stepped forward quickly and took her hand. "Ruth-don't speak like that. It Isn't true," she cried. "Mr. Lawson didn't kill my uncle: I can't think where you got hold of such an Idea He wants to help Terence: he does really. Relieve me, Ruth, every thing Is going lo come out all right: I promise you It Is." "Very arTeitlng" said a voire from the doorway. "Rut, unfortu nstely, not quite accurate. " The two girls turned. I.awnon waa standing In the dnnrwsy of the room. He was smiling, snd at the sight of his smile a sudden dread ful dnuhl Invaded Elsa's heart. "This Is Indeed pleasure." he went on suavely. "I'd no idea that 1 was to meet Miss Praser this evening. I believe you were talk Ing alio ii i me a moment ago, Miss Fiasor." Ruth faced htm defiantly. "I wns telling Elsa that It was you who killed her uncle." she said bluntly. "And It wss you." "Oh yes. I killed him all right." admlilcd t.nwson lightly, "llnluck fly. owing to our young friend Ma hony' Interference, my plana for kidnapping Miss Little went some what astray, and my plans for hold ing you, Miss Frasor, were also rather Interfered with. However, those small mistakes can easily be rectltled tonight. And I don't think our friend Mabony will be In a posi tion to trouble me much longer." He stood there. picture of tri umphant malice, smiling at the two girls. Elsa drew away from him, staring at him with utter horror In hor eyes. "It ... It waa you who killed my uncle?" she gasped In an unbeliev ing tone. Lawson laughed. He was enjoy ing this situation, savouring every second of It, "It was I," be admitted boast fully. "And as Miss Fraaer has re marked, I have every Intention of killing Mabony tonight. This place la entirely surrounded by my men, and Mabony Is coming out here alone. I'm really afraid tbat there's nothing you can do about It," There was a pause during which nobody spoke. Then footsteps wer beard approaching the front door. Mabony was arriving to keep bis appointment. There was a tense, dramatic mo ment of waiting as the footsteps crossed the hall. The door of the : in the doorway. Then Lawson spoke quickly. "Come In," he said. "Rut don't start any funny business, because If you do It will be rather unfortu nate for these two girls." He got that out quickly, becauae the last thing be wanted was a light between Mahony and himself In tbat room. Mahony. however, showed no Inclination to fight. His band was In the side pocket of bis coat, out that was merely precaution. If Lawson started anything, he did not want to be taken by surprise. HEJ advanced quite calmly and casually Into the room; his eg. presslon was serene and unper turbed. "Sorry I'm a bit late," he said to Elsa, and then to Ruth: "Hallo Ruth, what are you doing here? I didn't know you'd been Invited to the party." "I wasn't Invited. I found out yon were coming and so I came too," answered Ruth, She paused. She couldn't under stand hla manner at all. He bad be trayed no surprise at seeing Law son there. "Terenco don't you understand that It's a trap?" she burs: out "They've got tho place surrounded by men, and they want to kill you." "Ob yea, I knew It was trap all right. That waa why I came." an swered Mahony, "It wasn't a trap not really." put In Elsa desperately, "I ... I didn't mean It to be a trap. I wanted to help you. He . . . be tricked me." "That's all right. Miss Little," said Mahony, 'You thought It waa all pan of a film In which you were playing the leading part, but you didn't realise that Lawson waa the -director, la thai right?" Smiling, he turned towards Law son. "Well, and what nnw?" ha asked. "Whnt'a In the big scene for to night ?" Lawson also was puszled by Ma hony's manner. It made tilin teel uneasy. He did not understand now Mahony could be so cool and on perturbed. Didn't the fellow reallre his danger? Or was he trying to bluff his wajr out ot It? "The big scene on the programme for tonlghl la that you get wtiafs eomlng to you.' he snsrled. "You re finished. Mahony finished: I've got you where I warn you at last. This place Is entirely atirnmnded hy mj men. I advise you to submit quietly. If anything happens to me. or if any of my men gel hurl, these iwo girls will pay 'or It: every blow you strike will be a blow struck at them" Mahony listened with an air of polite Interest. He took out nle rlnnret case and HI a clgaret cast ally. "You're a clever fellow Lawson," he remarked rilspasslnnstely. "Also unfortunately, you're about the big gest swine unhung. And nanging, really, would be much too good for you. Which ts rather a pity, because I have an Idea that hanging within the precincts of some gaol Is most likely to be your end." "Whatever my end Is going to be, you won't live to see It," retorted Lawson viciously. "I've wasted enough time talking to you. Now I'm going to show you what hap pens to people like you when they come up against me." (CopirioM fit. Ilvch Olevely' Lawson. tomorrow, blows a whl. " - nd gati a surprise. API STUDENT IS BEAN DECLARES NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. (UP) Dr. Walter T. Marvin, dean ot the college of arte and sciences at Rutgers university, baa discovered a "forgot ten man" the gltwd oollrge student. "Our American philosophy of 'edu cation Inr air." he said In hla annus) report lo Robert O. Clothier, presi dent, "prompts us not only to do the best we can In each generation for tho of low scholastic aptitude but alBo to be ever experimenting In V1 hope of inventing new methods by whlrh we can do still better. "In the meantime, those of high eat scholastic sptltude. who n-ri least help and who oru-n manage to act aa their ou teachers, are no- glected: and yet, If collegee are for those who can profit most by them and who wll) return most to society for the subsidy It gives to their edu cation, ought not colleges, merely aa a matter of sound economy, to be sdmlnlstered chiefly In the Interest of the gifted?" At Rutgers. Dr. Marvin eald, the girted underelaeaman, by demon strating hla proficiency In a fresh man or sophomore course, may re ceive credit for that course and ad ranee to a higher one. "No other country attempta to give a college etlucstlon to so high a per centage ot the population as does America," he said. "This wide exten sion of educational opportunity has Inevitable consequences. One of these Is that our colleges are teaching youth not only of high Intelligence and scholastic aptitude, but also ot mediocre ahttlty." The Rutgera method, be said, waa designed to clear away obstacles In the way of the girted student's ad vancement. . The Unltd States geological survey eattmatea that New Mexico eon'elns undeveloped coal lands with lei.COO, 000,000 tona. H CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 27. (AP) Arthur B. Jenks (r.), and Alphonsd Roy (D.)i both of Manchester, to day tied for election to oongreaa from the first district. Following aa all night recount ot ballots, the off.cl&l tabulation thU morning showed each had 01,679 votes. On the original count Jenka ap parently won the election by 550 votes. H' certificate of election, Is sued by - the governor and council, was held up pending the recount, when Roy, himself member of the council, asked for delay, , THF BREAKFAST PAPER By GLUYAS WILLIAMS J. Arthur Haley. Notre Dame busi ness manager of athletics, found him self In an embarrassing predicament i ai. the Notre Dame- Pittsburgh grid jgame, A stiff neck permitted blm to . nod; but he ;ould not shake his head negatively In refusing requests for tickets to the sellout game. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Res;, V. S. Fat Off. M- Lu! Aim f4 1 Pilgrim Trespassers. "Down to the Pijmoutr. Rock, That had been to their feet as a doorstep,. Into a world unknown, t The cornerstone of a nation 1 Longfellow : "Court ship of Miles Btandlsh." Quite through accident did Ply mouth Ro k become famous as the landing place of the Pilgrims In Amer icaand because it was an accident the result were far more historically Important than the event would have caused If Plymouth had been the soheduled landing place. Blown off their course numerous times during the stormy, nlne-woek crowing ot the "Mayflower," the Pil grims sighted Cape Cod on November 0, 1003. Realizing mistakes In navi gation had brought them to land far from "Southern Virginia" where they had received a grant of land from the London company, they were un willing to again run the risk of stormy seas. But dissension ran rife In thelt ranks. A few men aooard the ship voiced an opinion that they would be lndoponclont of all authority be cause they would not be In the orig inal territory assigned them tres passers on land belonging to the Ply mouth company. To or act any pos sible future trouble on these grounds, the leaders of the expedition drew up the Msyflowsr Compact now re garded as tho foundation of modern American democracy. 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