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
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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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and on December 31, 1603, the entire
party landed there to establish the
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