PAGF, TWELVE
fEDFORD MATL TRTBUyE, TifEDFORP, OREOOy. TUESDAY. .TTJyE 1. 1937.
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
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SPEECH! SPEECH1
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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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.
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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
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tophe worked In an Inn for several
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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