PACE TWO
MEDFOKD MAIi; TRTBUyE, fEPFORD, OREO OX. FRTP'AY. MAY 28. 1937.
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SYNOPSIS: Attractive Jude
Bliiuhap 4 mysteriously shot to
dath on a wild, ftormy nlpht at
Forrlnoton Bluff, home of Mi
chael's aunts. Everyone ma
rooned on this island is suspect:
Mike, who talked with Jude
alone that nloht; the Skipper, hit
' tall and tweedy younger aunt;
Aunt Martha, flout and prudish;
Gay Palmer, Mike's red-headed
' sweetheart; Hlegim, the elderly
butler; William, the chauffeur:
Cook; Annie, the maid even i
loho lead the oroup investigation.
While starching the house, Wil
liam and are both knocked out
by tome unseen assailant.
Chapter 20
Don't Watch The Slain'
THE narrow corridor was in com
x plele darknest, We mad our way
lions it slowly wltn the aid ot Mike
flashlight In the main hall full lights
lull blazed. The alienee wai 0DDrcs
rive. As rapidly as my stiff legs and
ichfng head would allow, we crossed
to Cay's door, where Mike knocked
iharply.
"Michael?" came the Skipper's
role from within.
"O.K., Skipper." And the door was
jpened.
Inside, the room was blue wltb
cigarette tmoke. M, Farrlngton was
lull in the big chair, one pudgy hand
Ranging on to Higgins tor dear lite.
William was sitting on the bed with
Annie on one side o him and Cook
on the other. The man looked as if
his last call had sounded.
"Jim's all right," aald Michael
quickly. Just a little shaken up. How
are you now, wiiuam7"
"Not so good, sir." The chauffeur
was flaring at me accusingly. "It's a
nasty thing to be hit on the head from
behind nasty."
Gay shoved chair at me and I
flopped Into It, hardly aware of what
I waa doing.
"William," I said, "what's the big
iaea xnocxing me. out and tying me
to your Ded7"
Someone screamed M. Farrlnaton.
I think and William sprang to his
teat, snaking with tury. "You dirty
aog," ne said ana started for me.
Mike Intercepted him. "Wllllaml'
he shouted. "Are you crary?" His left
arm shot out, and William spun
across the room. "Wo found Mr. Wells
in your room Just now gagged and
tied to the bed."
"What?" In spite of myself I pitied
Mm. J'Ciagged and tied" His eyes
were those of a suffering dog. "Then
wno hit me?"
"I didn't!" I said. "What happened
to you? Can't you see that time is
important? What happened?"
He turned to me like a man walking
In his sleep. "1 went Into my room
11 Ke you told me, his voice was dazed.
"and you hit me when 1 went through
me door, only you didn't hit '
Suddenly his voice rose In a bellow,
"I'm getting out of herel I'll swim out.
We re going to be murdered mup
dered In the darkl Let me gol" Mike
and I were hanging on to his arms.
"Let me gol I can't do no morel 1 "
All the strength Mike had left went
Into that punch. William crumpled to
ine noor.
"Be quletl" Coox was shaking
Annie furiously. "Start any fuss now
and 111 warm you proper!
Over William's body, 1 stared at
Michael's grim face. "It wasn't Wil
liam. 1 guess," 1 said through dry lips.
"No. And the rest of us were all
here."
The Skipper was kneeling beside
William, and Gay was bringing water
from the bathroom.
There IS Someone Else
"'pHEN." iilo Michael at last, "there
a- is someone else In the house
tomeone none of u know about."
There seemed to do no other ex
planation. Which meant that no one
in that room was a murderer. None
of us had crept stealthily Into the
storm after a friend, and I could
have whooped with relief.
William moaned and opened his
yea.
"Better?" asked the Skipper. "You
were a bit excited and they quieted
you."
"Hare," Mike was oozing good
spirits, "let me help you. Stretch out
on the bed a while. You'll be all
rlcht."
W helped him to the bed, Annl
escaping from Cook and fluttering to
his assistance. M. Farrlngton brought
us back to the problem at hand.
"You really think there Is someone
else In the house?"
"Not a doubt In the world. Aunt
Martha." said Michael. 'And that
.vmkes everything all right."
"Does It?" the Farrlngton eyebrows
went up. "Now 1 should say, Michael,
that It makes everything very much
wrong. You don't seriously Intend to
sit here Idle while an unknown crim
inal roams the house a criminal who
has mui-dered one of your guests?"
M. Farrlngton had a knack for put
ting things unpleasantly. I had been
considering doing Just that, and so. 1
could see from his face, had Michael.
Compared to the sensation ot sus
pecting your best friends of an un
speakable crime, the feeling of mere
ly being pursued by I thing wu I
pleasurable one. Michael reddened.
"It's this way, Aunt Martha," I ven.
tured. "W can't do much In th
dark, and he can't get away. And
er well, we're a little done up. I
think the most sensible thing for ui
to do Is to make ourselves as com
fortable as possibl right her until
morning."
M. Farrlngton needed no words te
make you feel like something that
crawls. The Skipper came to my
rescue.
"The most sensible thing any of as
can do-right now Is to eat Do any of
you realize what time It ls7 '
Incredulously w oonpiud
watches. It was after one o clock.
'Twelve hours since lunch." con
tinued the Skipper. "I propose a
kitchen delegation to handle the
crisis."
There followed something of an
argument. The natural thing was to
send the servants all downstairs to
gether. There were four of them,
William in no wors condition than 1
was and not half so bad as Michael.
Higgins still had his revolver. But
Cook had other Ideas. She would
never go back Into that kitchen, not
for all the gold in China, as she put It
The Sklppet had no objections to
taking Cook'i place, but Higgins had
never heard of such a thing and so
assured us. Annie agreed with him
and William agreed with Annl. M.
Farrington, quit herself again, let-
tied it.
Cook," she said sternly, "stop your
nonsense. Naturally you will go
down to the kitchen. The others will
all be with you. There Is absolutely
no danger. In fact" with sudden de
cision, "I think the rest of us would
be mor comfortable In the library."
Gay, who had never really seen M,
Farrington In action, stared open
mouthed. "But" she objected, "there's
aomeone down there, I mean"
M. Farrlngton smiled thinly. "Of
course there Is someone down there,
my dear. Therefore we shall drive
him upstairs where all the doors and
windows ar locked and he can nei
ther do any damage nor escape."
Well, then, come along with you,
Higgins," said Cook. It was settled.
Giving 'Him' A Chance
WE GAINED the library without
incident Wherever our prowler
might be, he was not In the hails,
the dining room, the library, or-rto
Judge by the silence from the other
end of the house the servants' quar
ters. Chaos of our own making was
the only thing that confronted us In
the library, M. Farrington, switching
on the dining room lights, stood the
connecting door ajar.
Sit down, Barbara," she ordered,
seating herself on the divan. "James,
make up a Are. Michael, you and
Grace might put some of these books
back where they belong."
After the high melodrama of the
last 24 hours, I thoroughly enjoyed
that reconstruction program. 1 fell to
work on the fire eagerly, while Gay
mounted the ladder and put up the
books Michael handed her. The Skip
per stood In the dining room door
way, smoking, her back toward us,
and M. Farrlngton's Incessant prattle
filled me with long lost, delightful
laughter.
This," she commenced In her bast
state dinner manner, "is what cornea
of Uieir allowing such unemployment
to continue. People are not safe in
their beds. What 1 am to say to
Judith's mother I do not know. It Is
the fault of the system. No one Is
safe anywhere. Michael, don't put
Schiller on the top shelf. Barbara, 1
do wish you would sit down."
"Why?" said the Skipper brusque
ly, without turning.
Because It Is primarily important
that no one should watch that front
staircase." Everyone turned at that
The man cannot go up the back way
because of the servants. If he Is not
allowed to go up the front way, we
shall have him quite near us. Aside
from the fact that the thought Is un
pleasant, It will be more dlfllcult to
trap him down here."
"Ill be damned!" said Michael
softly. The Skipper sat down.
"My only fear," continued the
amazing old lady, "Is that the servants
may Interrupt him."
But ihe servants didn't It was fullv
20 minutes before the rattle of silver
announced the arrival of Higgins and
Annie In the dining room. They had
seen no one, and none of them had
ventured into the hall. Incredible as
it seemed after such an experience,
w were all ravenous. I think that
even M, Farrington forgot to make
conversation. In any case, no one lis
tened to find out At the Skippers
suggestion, Higgins retired in search
of his own supper, and we were left
to eat in peace.
But food, far from revtvlni us. nro-
duced a lethargy of contentment. 1
was struggling with a cup of black
coffee when 1 realized with a start
that we had alt been drowsing at the
table and that M. Farrlngton's press
ing the bell and the subsequent ap
pearance of Higgins were the onh
things that saved us from lapsing
nto a comatose state.
tCfirntlt. ltir. liH Tyln)
Tortured nerves shriek for last
Monday, but we dare not sleep.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For farther proof iddresa the author, lncloetag . tamped envelope tor reply. Reg. TJ. .8. Pat Off.
BED MAKING
by GLUYAS WILLIAMS
N.i.6tfntG,
POPE ACCUSED OF JEALOUS
TRUTH BY
BEIiLIN. May 38. ifo Nan Ger
many struck new blow todsjr ftt
Catholic- publicity organa and the
mouthpiece of Adolf Httler'i black
ahlrted ftchults Btaffei bodyguard ao
curvd the pope ol an "objective un
truth." The Gwtapo (state secret police)
forbade Issuance until further notice
of me 300 Catholic church paper
printed by the Eraener Klrchben
blactter company of Ken. These
parxira correspond to country news
paper "patent lnsldea" in the United
States, and have the same ten. with
open apace for local turn.
Oficlally, It waa stated the church
papera made faJse atatemenu about
nart girls' league nd generally vllU
fled Institutions of the nir.i state.
A home-made parachute which
Babe Smith, girl Jumper, used in
more than 100 leaps from airplanes
now rests In the Smithsonian Insti
tution In Washington.
AMUCK, KILLS 15
MANTUA, May 38. 0T F.fteen per
sons have been kilted as the result
of Kallnga Boll, Jealousy -era red
Filipino, running amuck In the vil
la$ of Tagan in Cagayan province,
report reoeived at conMabularj
headquarters today aalcl.
Constabulary authorities aald Boll
believed his wife waa unfslthful to
dim and suddenly ran amuck iat
rueedsy. killing her and fire other
persons. He Mm rattan, ahoutlnfl
he would kill at least 24 peraons be
fore he wss through,
Today word waa received relatives
of the victims attacked Boll's kins
men In the village of Abu in and
allied seven. Including three chil
dren. The Justice of the peace at
Knbutfao reported Boll entered that
village and killed two other persons
and lied with rnnntahularynien in
el ore pursuit
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The Lost Skull
Aa recently aa 193S, the British
House of Commona rose up In indig
nation to demand why Article 248 of
the Treaty of Versailles had not been
limited. Article 34a, In Part VIII.
Section II, marks one of the atrangest
clauaea ever Included In any treaty
between nations and la all the more
remarkable In that it wns Included
in 8o modern a treaty aa thut which
ended the World war. The clause fol
lows: ...
"Within six months of the coming
Into foice of the present treaty, Oer
mauy will reatore to his majesty the
king of Hedjam, the original Koran
of the Oellph Othman, which waa re
moved from Medina by the Turkish
authorities and la stated to have been
praented to the en-Emperor William i
II. Within the same period Germany
will hand over to hla Britannic ma
Joaty'a government the skull of the
Sultan Mkwawa. which waa removed
from the protectorate of German
East Africa and taken to Germany."
The hlatory behind the odd clause
:a this: Some 30 yeara ago, Sultan
Mkwawa, former chief of the Wah
hehe tribe of Tanganyika, rebelled
against German rule and met hla
death either by aulclde or execution
by German forces, The Wahhche tribe
claims that the aultan'a skull waa re
moved to Oermany but Qermany
claims It waa burled in Tanganyika
The natlvea look upon the akull aa
a good luck omen and it la In their
behalf that Great Britain demanda
;ta return.
Three timea alnce the war the
nouse of commons hoe Instructed the
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colonial secretary to demand the
skull from the German government
but Germany holds firm In lie denial
of possessing the weird trophy. .
Twin Engineers
The sons of a track supervlaor of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Cameron, W. Va.. the coglcy twine
were given Joba in the company's
bhops In 1885. Both were promoted to
firemen In 1888 and became engineers
on the line In 1808.' They are still
employed as engineers on the B. St,
O.. having completed 51 years of serv
ice. John L. now takes out the first
trick yard engine In Garrett yards
nnd James E. mnkes regular runs on
trains 9 and 10 between Garrett and
Chicago. For several years both were
emptoyed on the same run.
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IjORTLAND, May 28. The Me
morial day la strictly on American af
fair so no foreign flags will appear
In the Portland parade, Major George
tiandv. chairman, nnlrf tnrinv Ha re
ceived a petition from es-soldlcra ask-
ing a pan on the nazi emblem.
Tillamook K. C. Host
PORTLAND. May 38. OP; Tilla
mook will bo host to the Oregon
council of the Knlghu of Columbus
it the annual, convention Sunday and
Monday. Representatives from 23 cit
ies will be headed by State Deputy
George J. Cannon of Klamath Falls.
Bam Sale Open.
SACRAMENTO. May 28. (AP)
The seventeenth annual Calilornia
ram sale got off to an auspicious
start here today with a price of $300
being reached for one ram and nu
merous others selling for more than
100 each. '
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