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PAGF, TWELVE fEDFORD MATL TRTBUyE, TifEDFORP, OREOOy. TUESDAY. .TTJyE 1. 1937. By CLUYAS WILLIAMS EJUBDGD SPEECH! SPEECH1 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Wot further proof addreee tho author, Inelostnf stamped envelope for reply. Rc-17. B. Fat. OR. On TOE DD.UCC firm T1 oPSIS: A myiteriout shot kills otlroclif Jud Bllnshop on a idld, stormy night at Farrington Bluff, home of Michael's nunU. Then a series o slranse attacks make everyone in the marooned household jitteru: Hike;the Skip- per, hit tall, tweedy younger aunt; Aunt Martha, Jlout and prudish; Cay Palmer, Mike'i red-headed sweetheart; Higgint, the old but ler; William, th chauffeur; Cook; Annie, the maid; euen musel. At the tecond nerve-racking day daunt, the Skipper and J find the body of a gray-haired man, half way down the bluff. Chapter 24 An Insane Ghost THERE was a tinkle of glaai, and 1 caught M. Farrington ai aha cap Ized. Neither of the otheri moved. "Oh," began Gay, repentant eyes on Michael's face; "oh" But we had no time for the sex mo tif Just then. "Come on, Mike!" I said curtly. "Gay, look after Aunt Martha, will you?" Armed with a long coll of tow rope, the servants were waiting in tha halt From the side door, we made our way to the bluff. The body lay Just as we had left it, the surf mounting steadily higher. There was no time to lose. "Hlggins, you're the lightest Tie this rope around your waist. Can you tie a decent knot?" "1 don't know, sir." The old man's lips were gray. I seized the rope and tied it around him. "We're going to lower you down," 1 said. "Then you untie the rope and put It around him this way. There's no danger. Are you all right?" "Yes, sir." We lowered him slowly. The roar of the water was loud in our ears as we waited for his signal. It came, and we hauled. The ground was wet and slippery. There seemed considerable danger of all three of us tumbling to our own destruction before we could bring our gruesome burden within arm's reach. Between us, William and I managed the last stage of the job. In another two minutes, Hlggins was back beside us. wet and trembling but uninjured. He was staring as If hypnotised at the body, which he had rolled over on its back. Slowly my eyes followed his. Except for the heavy white hair, the man lying at our feet might have been Michael Farringtonl William knelt iown beside the sodden heap. "Dead, all right Who is he?" Whatever his name, that man was 1 Farrington. He had Michael's black brows, passionate mouth and chin Mike's slim hips and broad shoulders. The dark eyes were now glassy and horrible, but they were like Michael's and the Skipper's. With two serv ants In the midst of It, wo had cer tainly uncovered a family skeleton. I was obliged to shove Mike violently to move him. During that short Journey back across the soggy lawn, a dozen wild thoughts were teeming In my head. Who? That was uppermost Michael's brother? A cousin? An uncle? Who? Had Mike known him his where ' abouts his motives? Mike had been shielding someone. There was no doubt of that But I would have sworn that the look he bent on that pathetic figure had been one of blank amaze ment. Had the Skipper known? She had been hiding something, too. She had suspected something. She had rushed from the house as If she knew Just uhera to go. She Great Godl Was (ma bundle in our arms the reason for the sudden change in the Skipper? Had thia man's hand moved Jude's body? Had he been lying, alert, wait ing, under that sheet until Family Scene Coming Up I17HERE to. sir?" Wsj were at the I side entrance. I looked at Michael, but his back offered no suggestions. 'The game room, William,'' 1 said. We deposited our burden on the billiard table. Michael gave us no as sistance. His mute vacant stare only Intensified an already unbearable situation. To send the servants away would be to insure the rapid spread ing of the news In all directions, but It was unthinkable to keep them there. . William's eyes were glowing with ex citement, his cheeks flushed. Relieved, I thought relieved that it's over. But he'll talk Lord how he'll talkl "I'll get a cover for him, sir." I turned to Hlggins. The old man's lips were twitching so badly that 1 had grave misgivings for tha fate of his false teeth. Hlggins knew, then, whatever it was that Mike and I did not know, and the story was safe with him. In all fi'.e terrors of the last two nights he had not revealed It. 1 re membered the coffee cups rattling In his hand that first night and Michael chirping. "Hlggins, you don't look up to scratch." "Will that be all. sir?" William, I could see was in a hurry to get out to the kitchen with news. "Not quite, William. Keep your LAWYERS ELECTED PORTLAND, June 2. ( AP Two Tovnacnd-tupported lawyer. Hurry M. Kenln, Incumbent, and hi run nine miit. Loui E. Stnrr, were cloot 4 yesterday to one-year terma on the scliool board. Only about e.ooo of tito 150WX) re, titered voter went to the- poll, the total brine; half the figures (or !at jear'a arhool election. Kenin led the field with 8.78S vote to Btarr'a 7.010. Jenae M Short, cnalrman of the pat rarl. received 0,116. and her running mate Worth W. Caldwell, had 5.8D3. D. L. Van pier l buAlnrsa man, trailed with 1. 142. Four of the arven member of the new ooard are lawyer. AJ1 eandldntea said they favored higher leathern mlarlea and better b tinmen management of achnol af fatra. the campaign being conflmd moatly to Dertonalitle. Pbona Mil Well naui iej yuiu mouth shut Uiiders.m.u'r It will only get the women excited." "Very good, sir." It probably wouldn't work, but la any event there was nothing more I could do. "AU right" I said. And Michael and 1 were alone. I have never In my life so heartily wished myself elsewhere. The fuss and fury were over and i was uncora fortably aware of the fact that 1 wat stranded In another man's house where a terrific family scene was lm pending. Worse than that, my nose was irretrievably thrust Into the mid dle of It "Well, Mike," I said clumsily, laying an awkward hand on his shoulder, "what can I do?" For a moment I thought that he wasn't going to answer. Then, "Get the Skipper. Never mind the rest of them. I've got to talk to the Skipper." 1 left him standing there, staring into space, if the Skipper had Joined the others, how could I possibly get her without bringing the whole hor nets' nest down on his ears? But the Skipper had not joined the others. She was sitting In the very spot where I had left her, her head in her hands, and she didn't seem to hear ma come In. It took an effort to cross the room. "Skipper," I said as gently as J could, "will you come Into the game room?" She raised her head and looked at me. I would have given something for a poker face. "Yes," she said at length very slowly. "Yes, of course." At the game room door 1 tried to get away, but she hung onto me. "Come In here, too, Jim if you don't mind." But Be Died lean Ago! 1DID mind very much. But 1 did as I was told, closing the door care fully after me. Mike came toward her but she Ignored him and stepped to the table, where she stood a long time staring at the dead face. I turned to the window blindly. The silence was beastly. I counted broken branches and small sticks scattered on the lawn, dully noted several pieces of brick missing on the terrace, observed that the surf was already washing above the bluff in a fine gray mist "Skipper," said Michael's voice. "Is was this Norman Farrington?" Mlchael'a father! But he had died when Michael was a babyl "Yes." Silence, a thick blanket of It Was the hammering of surf actually In the room, or was all that noise In my own head? "He was Insane?" "Yes." I thought, "I could open this window and get out of herd Out of here" That queer, flat voice again, "How long?" The other dull voice, "Ever since you were a baby." I slipped the spring lock on the French window and started to step onto the terrace. A deep cry stopped me. "Mlchacll Stopl You must listen to mel You must" My eyes were dragged back to that room, to Michael wrenching himself from her grasp. Automatically I closed the window as the door slammed behind him. "Jimmle," said tho Skipper hoarsely, "get him back here. I must talk to him." , I put an arm around her, "Bettet wait, Skipper," I said. We both whirled at the opening ol the door. It was only Hlggins, bearing, a covering for the body on the table. Without a word he stepped to thi tabte and performed his errand. Turn Ing. he walked over to the Klpper "Don't fret, miss," he said. "It's bet ter so." and was gone. After a while I shook the Sklpnei gently. "What do you want me to do?' I said. "Shall 1 tell the others?" Her sudden grip on my arm madi me wlnco. "Nol No; wait until thil rotten storm is over and and hels comes." "But won't they wonder?" I ob Jected. "1 told them" She was almost shouting, "1 know what I'm doing!" Her voice fell "Sorry. You see, I particularly wanl to keep Martha from knowing thil until things ore more normal. Sh was very fond of Norman. Tell Gaj anything you like, but keep the serv ants quiet, and leave Martha to me." I opened my mouth to say that It would be pretty hard to tool M. Far rington after my announcement in thi dining room, but something In th Skipper's face made me close It again. After all, It was none of my business. I could only hope that William would keep his word, and X could keep an eye on Mike. "Lock both these doors, Jlmmie," said the Skipper, "and then we'll we'll eat breakfast." Breakfast! The word sot my teeth on edge; and yet, crossing the room tc do as I was told, 1 was aware of a hol low feeling in the region of my belt iCimthi, its', iHt r,i) Gar and Mike clash In a blttei scrap, tomorrow. Corn Club Organized By Butte Creek Boys LAKE CREEK, June 3. (Spl.) A free trip to 4-H club eummer eehool has been offeree, as flrnt print) for the bot corn raised by member of the Butte Creek baby beef wrangler The wranglers recently ornnixt a corn club. Officers are: Mcrton Hrdhaw, preMdenl; Olnyton Charley, viee-preMdent, and WHUrd Waleh. twrrciary. Ciuti prlre will also be ewarxted the bent corn. Nett meeting U ret for June 36 at Uie home of Janet Charley when members will Judfto dairy cows. Mmlrruter Namrd PHlt.ADKt.rHIA. June 3. ..T) The Rev. J. J. IX'Wourd of Cedar Grove. Wis. wna elected today mod erator of the Presbyterian clnnvh of America,, succeeding the Rev J. Oliver Btutwflt, Br, of WhciUm. III. Jet prune Prh-es. AAl.fTM. June 3 ( API - The Ore gon pru ne con trol board set ml nl - mum prices yeaterdav on fresh prunes for canning and barrel!;!. the prices being much lusher than last year's. hivh rawed from (13 t $20 a ton. . e ,.. .... . Lawn mowei rvica call and di. laeai tUiop. Tel. 8M. Ill I MUtt. MO m rows op okr. CORNrWS IM Henri Hi'tiAoffaiii. moLUVOHhRi WAR &3L Henri Chrlnlophe. A slave child of Grenada, In the West Indies, Henri Chrlstophe, ran away from his master at the age of 13, Induced a French sailing master to take him to the Island of Saint Dotnlnque as Haiti was called when a French possession, and was sold In the slave market to a young naval officer. Attached to the fleet which France was sending to the aid of the Amer ican forces In their fight for Inde pendence, Henri Chrlstophe'a new master took him aboard his ship The fleet sailed for Georgia, dropped anchor at tho mouth of the Savan nah river and sent an expeditionary force ashore, With them went Chrls tophe. On October 9, 1790, the battle Former Publisher losses. K A LAMA, Wash,, June 3. ?) Robert Hull Mitchell, 83, former newspaper publisher and for many years prominent In state grange and Odd Fellows lodge, died here yestef day after a brief Illness. Nan I AreuMllon, DERL1N, June 3. (JV The Ger- mnn government today formally ac TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter A DC-PARTMtriT Of" JUSTICE" AGE-MT ARRIVC-D AT THBe-e--POIMTTO SfC- TOMMY. HE" WAS VE-RY DISAPPOINT tD TO LtARM THAT TOM HAD LE-f-T P-OR AM UriKMOAtH DtSTlMATIOfi . but SKTR, tMTtRING AT THIS MOMC-nT, ASKS .... 2624, BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE N&BBS- CC5 LUTUEQ ..HE HELDOOT Emmas eer CM (aCVOMisjS AvjO IT PAip OCV.VJ kC06 OS. V Sl.i:aGTw,VJ), 4WTS tnn to fin.s cm tv. era y 4u tKAxiA;acn LW VOTED re POTT5 ! OOU. 06, XT VNNCa.ff ft AVH OLD HERB "HOWOy, LA0& HAVE A ClOAR-J KmE AU' OS MUl VMfl f Cu-r lHft U I "BUT, COWFlOEUTlALLYI VNHO JUT GOT WOOKEM.-WETRXVCUU'- MAM6 TVWO ClOARft I'M OFtRATlU' i UV XT WaOU6' UO ) 6atXot,LtM' U166IUS 'PLXcTX HtaB.WC AAAV SOOVj' Off THC XLtAAAWl-BOY, 0Qt- VCM. VJlDt XW HAW060WE WOW MOW. UZVb- H XIW'T WlCXSWJ'i WTH- CLO0 Y VJOPfc- 6E B.UUV41U' ft 1 I'LL X "VlXWC L00K PROStEWUft TVAXT TWt UTTLt OL OtPB-tftVA , -X ; -y-l OUT THfc rUHMC'i UP? A JI bUP VOU TUE J h'zvi jj""" - 1 '"' S-ovjwk rfWUH7trteePiRTr Hte CROSSED TrtB of Savannah took place. The slave lad served on the American side. Returned to Saint Domlnque, Chrls tophe worked In an Inn for several years. Joined a movement . of the blacks to overthrow their masters and became a divisional commander In the Insurrection. The French were eventually driven from the Island and Oessallnes, the Negro leader, became Jean Jacques 1c Premier, -tlrst em peror of Haiti. "Hla reign ended In assassination by his own troops and Henri Chrlstophe took over the gov ernment as president. Later he had himself crowned Henrle I, king of Haiti, A golden bullet fired through his brain by his own hand ended his reign In 1830 when the fickle Hai tians row In rebellion against him. cused1 the Vatican of endangering normal relatione with the nazl relch by falling to "disavow" the critical speech of George, Cardinal Munde leln, of Chicago. North Pole Weather MOSCOW, June 3. (p) The temperature today at the Soviet Un ions' north polar base waa 34.8 de crees Fnh ren hel t wt th an overcast Helps Out! Herb Hookem ffr, , WOTCHE- R I CAN'T TtrlL MDU f MISTfR, SOMtTHIM" SI fTHr-M THI -T I VfV, Pi4 vwvriTA se-c- , v new. its a personal c I tctlls me- you're- mc- the- Tll Toi K!W ' awl TAILSP"3 , f MATTER BETWEErH ) SQUARE" AM' MEBBE- , QUICKEST N V.MORE-'M . . V ABOUT 1 TOMMY AMD ME. YOU CAM HE-LP MY PAL, WAY I THAT. . . I Lu iXM 'lvniI.HIS PAL- 1 1 YOU'LL HAVE- TO ) -h StT HIS LICEMSE- CAM REACH V-LtAKEt YOU l I ! W -jS' BACK"j ' s "jAIIPIM! t TO .IM li ISf 1 Q'. ' y p- Cornfields. Whereas In the United States "corn field" Is applied only to fields In which corn la raised. In England the word la applied to fields given up to the growing of any kind of grain. In Scotland "cornfield" Is applied to fields of oats. Snrrl fleer. Four times at bat for the Washing ton Senators In the first game of a double-header on August 37, 1910. Wade KUUfer hit four sacrifices. On his first time up In the second game, he made another sacrifice, bringing his total to five In a row. Tomorrow: Old Faithful. sky. Fog limited visibility to 1.640 to 3.280 feet. There was a strong north west wind. The position of the Ice floe camp waa 80.8 degrees north and 33 degrees west. Slips That Pit by K1CKEKN10K $103 Panne. Crepe. Satin $3.95. Ethclwyn B Hoffmann. S A H Ore en Stamps. TWE eco;E. . 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