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ROCKING CHAIR
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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SVNUHSIS: A storm tneaki
and eery thing start happening
as Michael, hit eweelheart Gay
Palmer and I (Jim rVttti) reach
hit aunw home, r'orrtnoton Bluff,
lor a February weekend, in the
night. Aftke awaken me a
chimney crashes, thoutina thai
Jude Blinshop. the fourth fftieil,
and the Skipper, its tall and
tweedy younger aunt, hacs die
appeared. With William, the
chauffeur, a gun and fiathltght,
Michael and 1 etart to search the
island. At the ooabiouse, Michael
elips over the wet rocks in his
eagerness and alls into the black,
churning turf.
Chapter Five
The Body On The Bluff
EVEN as I realized that the dark
- oojeci was Micnaei wiiuam
moved. He threw the coats, my
heavy one on the end Michael was
yards tr the right of us and the coats
went straight out But William's eya
was good. In a flash Michael waa
washed toward us, and the coats were
blown toward him. As they met I lent
my free hand to the tug. In one surg
ing swell he came In. We pulled like
Dadmen. Headlong, Michael waa
tumbled onto the ledge. '
He lay, horribly still. Throwing
the coats to me, William bent over.
With one lunge he heaved Michael
over bis shoulder, and slowly, la
boriously, wo edged our way back to
the path. Despite the care with which
ve laid him iown. one rrm was twist
ed under him. Blood was flowing
Xrom a gash on his head. ;
Luckily my hip pocket still con
talned the flask with which I had
reconciled myseil to that rldr In the
rumble-seat. 1 raised his head and
forced a little whiskey into him. Pos
sibly minutes ticked by. The roar ol
the blood in my ears drowned out the
combined wind and suit And then
Anally be tioved. It waa Impossible
to catch what he said. He Insisted on
getting to his feet and stood there,
swaying, covered with blood, drip
ping wet, and altogether unpleasant
to look at.
William roared, "Back to the
house, sirl"
We thought Michael understood,
for he started along the path before
we could get the overcoat around
him. As we came abreast of the ten
nis courts, Michael paused and sig
naled for the light. The backstop was
down, a tangled jumble of wire, and
the wet clay was a soft mush. In be
tween the two courts, running straight
toward the boathouse, a set of heavy
footprints showd that someone had
been too Impatient to take the path.
The Skipper? Michael was off lika a
shot.
At the drive we lost them. Too
much water had poured over that
? ravel to leave any sign ot anything,
t aeemed to me that wherever she
was, the Skipper would agree that
Michael neede-1 attention at once We
were directly in front of the house. 1
grabbed bim and shoved him, strug
gling and protesting, i'p the steps and
Into the house.
One Arm Hangs Useless
WE were a mess, all three of us,
dripping and costless. William
still wore rubber boote and a sou'
wester. His trousers and his pajama
'top were plastered against him as If
by mucilage, and his lips were blue.
But Michael was Exhibit A. His face
Michael's face rvas a pasty white; his clothes were
in shreds.
was pasty white, smeared with
blood. His right arm hung useless at
his side and his clothes were In shreds.
"Damn you!' His roar gathered
volume as William closed the door be
hind us, "Let go of me. I'll"
But he didn't do anything. A pierc
ing scream from !he dlningr-tm an
nounced that hi had beet, c'scovertd.
M. FarringVHi bote daivn upon us.
babbling as sha came.
' "Michael! Michaell My roor boy,
what ?"
; I caught a glimpse of Gay behind
her and of Higtilns behind Gay when
MITCHELL TO PAY
NEW YORK. May 10. (API The
U. 6. circuit court of appeals today
ruled unanimously that Charles K
Mitchell, former president of the Na
tions! City Bank of New York, must
pay 1718,700 84 taxei on hla Income
for the year 1020.
In hla tss return for the year 192S,
Mitchell deducted $2,872,309 50 which
he claimed waa a loss Incurred by
him through the sale of 18,300 shares
of National City bank stock at 9aia
share to his wife.
In the circuit court of appeals de
cision, written by Judge Augustus N
Hand, and concurred In by Judge
Thnmao W. Swan and Harris B.
Cheat, It was t forth:
Michael put au end to the scene. In
hei stress of feelinrf. M. Karrinfcton
clutched his bad arm and Michael
crumpled quietly tr the floor. 1
Then things oerfan to nappen M.
Farrlngtoo promptly went off into
hysterica. Gay knelt beside Michael.
Higgins stood wringing his hands, and
William stared dumbly at the gen
eral proceedings.
"He fell on a rock, ' 1 said to Gay's
mute white face. "Higgins. ring foi
Annie and take Miss Farrington to
her room. Lend a hand here, Wil
liam." In spite ot his aunt's protests we
picked up Michael and started for
the stairs.
"I'm going to call a doctor," said
Gay at my elbow.
"He can't get through. The bridge
la down."
"There are boats," she said quietly.
It waa something of a Job to get
Michael upstairs. He'' no feather
weight, and below us M. Pamngton
waa giving efficle.it proof of Higgins'
lack of skill as a lady's-maid. We got
him Into his room and onto the bed.
where a penknife made short work of
what wai left of hla clothes The gash
in hia head was wide, but not too deep.
His knee', and shins were merely
scraped, but the arm waa a different
matter.
"It ain't broke, sir. 1 think It's his
shoulder."
1 nodded. We patched him up as
well as we could and Drought him
around. It took him only a second to
collect himself. His voice was hoarse.
"Did you find them?"
I shook my head. In the midst of our
efforts to keep him In bed. Gay ap
peared behind me.
'The wire's down," she said dully.
Well, 1 aad expected It "Listen,
Mike," 1 said. "You're staying right
here. If you promise to do It, we go
on hunting. If you don't, we'll stay
right here and hold you down "
Once or twice a year 1 succeed
In convincing nlm that I mean Just
what I say. I did It then. He stared at
me for half a minute.
"All right. Only hurry, for God's
sake!"
"I'll get them," 1 promised.
The Sound Of Shrill Sobs
DOWNSTAIRS, Annie and Cook be
tween them had managed to re
move M. Farrington to the library,
whence the sound of her shrill sobs
was distinctly audible. William and I
climbed Into dry coats and tested the
Skipper's Scotch. It was good Scotch
"I suggest, sir, mat we go out tne
west door. If you was to go round
the front and me round the back, we
could cover quite a lot of ground,
meet at the east side, and go on to the
garage."
O.K., l said, "f or tioaa sane
don't fall off the blufTI"
So we parted. Either the gale was
gathering force or we were losing It.
Going waa hard and thinking was
worse. Where the ievil was the Skip
per? And Judel What war that girl
up to anyway?
1 thought nothing of reaching the
end of the house ahead of William
Going, 1 reasoned, would be harder
for him on mushy sod with no pro
tection against tho wind. But by the
time 1 had been there several min
utes, it was beginning to get me. And
then I heart something a faint shout
in the distance, calling my name.
It was coming from the direction
ot the bluff. 1 forgot the danger ol
dashing over the edge l- the dark
ness. 1 forgot everything and began
to run toward that voice. Long be-
fore 1 could see anybody I could see
the light, and I Dellowec at the top of
my lungs as I came. William was
standing not 20 feet from the edge of
the blulf. and 1 wss still some dis
tance from him when he turned hi
light downward.
There, without hat or coat, face
downward In the mud, lay Jude Blin
shop, still clad In her bright blue
dress and sliver slippers
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The Stripper explains her absence
tomorrow.
"There waa ample evidence that
the ai of 18.300 shares of stock to
Mra. Mitchell did not represent e,
genuine transaction, but waa prompt
ed by the realisation of Mitchell,
during the year of an tncom from
which some low had to be deducted
If the pay mere! of a huge us wns to
be -avoided."
BONNEVILLE POLICY
WASHINGTON, May 1.(AP)-Tht
house rlvera and harbors commltbe
took up the aubjtct of power polity
today by opening hearing, on bills to
appoint a separate administration Un
the Bonneville protect in OrrRon
There arc differenced of opinion as
tn whether, thla would fit into a co
ordinated national power program, ex-
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Several crowns will be used In
Oeorge VTs coronation ceremony to
morrow, but St. Edward's crown la
the real coronation crown. Yet.
atrange aa It aeems. the King will
not wear Itl It la too heavy.
Studded with 3800 diamond, the
finest collection of matched pearls
In the world, four rubles, It emer
alds and 16 sapphires, the crown
weighs approximately five pounds
too heavy to be worn with any degree
of comfort. At the crowning, the
coronation crown will be held over
aeorge's head for a moment by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, then re
placed with the Imperial State
crown.
When the late Oeorge V was crown
ed Emperor of India at New Delhi
In 1013. a new crown had to be made
pectd to be recommended In a mes
sage soon from President Roosevelt.
The first witness called by the com-
mlttee waa Secretary Ickes. who aa
chairman of the administration pol
icy committee la aupportlng propoa-
ala for extensive regional planning.'
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for the occasion because of a law
forbidding the removal of either St.
Edward's crown or tho Imperial State
crown from England,,
A strangely symbolic mishap oc
curred at the coronation of George
III. In the midst of the ceremony,
the largest diamond In the crown
came loose and dropped to the floor.
It waa during Oeorge Ill's reign thht
England lost her greatest jewel the
American colonies.
Probably the most undlgniried cor
onation In English history was that
of William and Mary on April 11,
1680. During the ceremony they en
gaged In a fight for the possession
of the only state sword. Later, when
a gold basin for donations to charity
waa passed around, their majesties
discovered they had no money with
them and, to make a contribution.
KLAMATH SELECTED FOR
PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET
GRANTS PASS. May H.(AP)
Klamath Falls was selected as con
vention city for Pythian Sisters, dis
trict No. 4, for the 1938 meeting late
Saturday. Mra, Ella C as beer. Klnm-
Hag a Tough " Break!"
Terror I
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had to borrow 30 guineas from sn
attendant.
"Leftv" Grove.
Run over the histories of baseball's
leading players and you'll find that
practically all of them were tossing
the horsehlde around before they spat
out the last of their baby teeth.
"Lefty" Oroye, Boston Rex Sox ace
pitcher, is one outstanding exception.
Strange as It seems, he didn't touch
a baseball until he was 191
A glass-blower In his home town
of Lonaconlng. Md., he was thrown
out of work by a strike. With noth
ing to occupy his time, he took up
sand -lot baseball, developed Into a
semi-pro first basemat, and then shot
to the big leagues and fame as a
pitcher.
Tomorrow: Thp Qurpn of Queens!
atb Falls, was elected district deputy
Other district officers: Neva Wlmer,
O rants Pass, senior; Mae Parker, Rose
burg, junior; Mrs. Thompson. Med
ford, manager; Grace Fulfcerson,
Klamath Falls, secretary; Elsie Ran-
musscn. Bandon, treasurer; Ruth I
Morrison, Grants Pass, guard. i
AX5 FAME WllL HE COME OUf
AND VIM CfrfCH WMrl HIM AND
Moid wrfri A si6H HE Will
WHEN HE FINISHES 1t)IS WAPTER
AP0L06I2E5, SAY5 HE-f0U6Hf
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CAUSES HIM 1b LOSE HISTLfiCE
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AS WELL SO FLAY CATCH
By HAL FORREST
By EDWIN ALGFW
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