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PAOE ETGHT flfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. .TUNE 8. 1937. r on nn DD.UFF SYNur. . mislertoiu shooting (o deaMi of attracliv .nil Blfnshop make uj all jit tery on (hit tirfld, stormy week end at Farrington Bluff, home of Michael' aunt. A eerie o strung attack it apparently ex plained when we find below the blu7 the body of Michael' In ane fattier, uppoedly tony tine dead. But our relief it brief; Aunt Martha i hot in the hou!dr by an unseen hand. Who held the gunT Mike; the Skipper, hit tall, tweedy younger aunt; Gay Palm er, hi red-headed uethfart; Hiooln, the old butler; William, the chauffeur; Cook; Annie, the maid? Chapter 29 The Sleeping Powder A ND the murderer was t perron of nerve. The murderer must hive (tood calmly In the halL wiping 08 that fun. knowing: that the report of It muit have bwn heard ill ova the house. There vu my on srumbllnf block. I could not conceive of HI (In a I penon o. that type. Staid and pompom, yea. But oervoT The man had been (baking practically continually ilnc our arrival on Fri day. In the Ugh! of the 8klppar' tor). It Memed quite probable that 'he had been shaking for soma time Before that, too. Gay ended my peculation mi mentarlly by rlIni from the table. "I'm going to beg one of thou powder from the Skipper and lie down.- h aid. Michael and I rose, too. I with rud den misgivings. "Dou't do Itl" i tald harol. Her eyebrow rote. "For Heaven' take, why not?" Feeling more foollih by the minute. 1 l tuck to my gun. "It Un't nfe In thl bom. Take aome more aiplrln o something." She fUred at me blankly, and her voice took on an acid tlnn. "Whv. Jlmmle, you ha vet 't poUoned the eieeping powder, have your" - Her word (tartled more than they annoyed me. My mind had been dwelling on the foolhardln of heavy (lumber In that devil-ridden house. The possibility f poison had not occurred to me. Like the dull fool I was. I allowed my face to register my consternation. "So you have?" said Michael softly. I whirled on him. "Do you believe thtT" "My dear Jlmmle." he wa actually chuckling. "I'm beginning to think I could believe anything." It wa really happening. Mike wa tending there, cold lobei and with out trace of rage, calmly hinting that I wa the murderer! "I eel" I ald heavily To save my self I couldn't think of a thing to ay to either one of them. I faced them tor I brief lecond. turned on my heel, end strode into the library. If they al ready holt believed the caie againat me. what would be the attitude of disinterested luryT I went through a pretty bad Bve minute before Mike lolLed me. He was loading a pipe and he strolled to the window without even glancing at ma. I was tempted to do two things. I was tempted to knock his block oft. . and I was tempted to etalk out of the room without speaking to him I did neither. I stayed right there, welting for him to speak. "We were only kidding. Jlml" I took plenty of time before I an swered him. "Sorry, 1 can't pretend to be amused." Experiment la Laughter TTC WORKED at the nine a while. Then. "I'm w an Impossible spot) Counting out the servant. I'm obliged to luipect my family, my girl or my best friend. It's not so eesy." I could see that, but I etlU didn't cars about being considered the wont bet In the crowd. I wa silent Finally be turned around. "A eouple of hour ago I wa suspecting myself." 1 couldnt rastnln a sulky grin. Ap plying a match to hi pipe, Mike (tinned beck at me. "No hard feelings!" "No hard feelings" That was too much for me. We were suspecting each other of murder es we might have been suspecting each other of salting the rice pudding The Bound of my own laughter fascinated me. I experimented with It Michael didn't loin la "Don't do that for God' ukel He wa regarding m with a pus sled frown. "Sorry," I wheezed. "Ife o damn Illy." "Yea." HI face waa very grave. "Jim have you had anything to do with IhiaT- I would have laugred again, but I hadn't the energv, "No," I said. "Word of honor. Mike. Not e damned thlngl" He looked me stre.ghl In the eye. "Neither have I unless I'm out of my mind." Until that weekend I would have accepted his word l. a lint a supreme court decision. I half believed him even then. But I had oelleved Gey and the Sklooer and M. Farrington also. And they nad aU lied. The thought wa disconcerting. Mike, reading It In my lace, grinned. "You ee?" he said. I did tee all too clearly. "Mike." 1 said after a slight pause, "did Gay tell you what the Skipper asked her to?" His eyes turned toward the Are. "About my father?" "Yes." He nodded. "I saw him last night Jim. When the Skipper feinted. He wa sending In front ol Jude't door. Then was so much fuss that no on noticed, and I didn't lng out because because I knew him. Funny, Isn't It? Twenty-odd years I've thought that he was deed, but I knew him on the spot even knew what was wrong with him." So that explained Michael's sudden notion that he was Insane. It also ex plained how the maniac had gained admission to Jude'e locked room. He had been there, under the sheet when I tint locked the door. And Jude's body It wasn't a pretty picture. -- " uu .ail l J gOOU Idea of Norman Farrlngton's activi ties, escaping from Higgln1 room, b had somehow managed to get out at th hnm. An ffi-l,-.. i . " vu . l-J UlgUh 11 chancea were that he had spent most of the night In the a rage, except for the short time when the Skipper had scared him away. It was even prob- ui mei ne neo tnea to escape from the Bluff In a car, only to And that the bridge was down. He must have gained access to the hQUIA hV th h,f.f Ann. i - " UlUHIUI down Cook and Annie es he came Thee he had prowled the house, up setting M. Farrlngton's room and killing the cat In lust such a Bt ot inuna frnv a, thm GUI-.-... u -.. i .. - j - -,s unipirai i luu urrrii fearing. He had probably scuttled for the nearest door when he heard us on the stairs, and his manner of eon- ceaimeni witnin mat room was grue somely evident Ourlng our excite ment OVttr th RUIrtna, h. down the hall to William's room where Lured To His Death? MY THOUGHTS came to an abrupt halt I had loci ed the door ol Jude's room before William end I met our accident It was still locked when we examined It later, and the lock had not been tampered with Yet the madman must have entered that room at least once in the meantime. When the Skipper end I had dis covered Jude's body, we had also dis covered a lock that had been tam pered with. Why? If Norman Far rington could go through that dooi once without forcing Its lock, why snouio ne nave rorced It later? Had someone else lured the poor bedev iled old chap to his death? I Glanced at Mike. He was staring Into the Are his eyes heavy and brooding, his teeth clamped tightly on his pipe item. -Mike." I laid, "are you sure he was standing in front of Jude's door?" He looked up In surprise. "Positive Why?" Just wondering. Did you see him go in there Jude's room. I mean?" Why. no. He was still itandlne there when I helped you pick the Skipper up." well. It didn't matter. Whethei Norman FarrlnRlon had been seen entering that room or not there wa nothing to Indicate that he had stayed there nothing but our Inability to And him In the rest of the house to Indicate that his hnd had olacot Jude Bllnshop where we found her The wading was gettlne deener and deeper. I had s growing conviction thst the death of Michael's father had been no accident Unpleasant as It would be for all of us, I began to wish that the police would arrive. My mind reverted suddenly to M. Farrlngton's r'lor that she ha4 keen a man' sleeve reflected In ner mirror, -t we tvnslbl that the old lady had been mistaken It wai also possible that she had been at. tempting either to shield or to In criminate omeo.ie. The last Idea wasn't exactly cheering. The only penon who had been in any way in criminated waa myself. And the Idea of M. Farrlngton's Intending such state of affaln was preposterous I began to consider M Farrington carefully. It occurred to me that I should like to examine her room again. I should like to know a thin or two about the angle of her mlrrot and the distance from the hall dooi to her dressing table. The would-be murderer had stood In that doorway, of that much I waa sure. It would be the only logical place to stand In order to allow for a quick disposal ol the weapon. And there were powder burns on the back of M. Farrlngton's robe. Yes. I very much wsnted to see that room. There were only two people It. the bouse that M. Farrii.gton would at tempt to shield In such an Instance Mike and the Skipper. Gay. I tell sure, she would hsve betnyed with out a second's hesitation Since , knew that 1 had not been In that doorway, there was little point In try Ing to decide whether or not she would have shielded me. Would she protect Hlgglns? The question seemed very Important rCopvNcal. 117. Injur Tyler) I search a corpse and And a key, to-marrow. BACKSLIDER HELD CHIEF CAUSE OF rrfd M. We-therford, pastor evan RellAt at the Church of the Nzar?ne. apokf Sunday nlj?ht from th topic: "Wham Slitl. I Fallow?" or "Proving Ood.' H wad hi text from First Kings 18:91. "If the Lord be Clod frllow Him." Hla meMge, tn part, la at folio wi: "The context of my meaaage ta re vealed from the flrat to the 30th verses of the chapter and book cltd above. The narrative Include Elijah challenge to 850 Baal prophets, It took plaoe In the 3rd year of the fam ine, which reaulted from the prayer of PI I J h. Ood fammandPd Elijah to go ahow htmvir to King Ahab. The king art ed him, upon their meeting, "Art thou he that troubletb larael?" T&a very curt and pointed rwpoiw of Elijah waa. "I have not troubled IaracI, but thou ... In that ye have forsaken the commandments of thte Lord." Every back -slider Is a stumbling block to the church. More church trotiblta are chargeable to them than from all other sources combined. The prophets of Baal had been mis guided to aet up a false religion. It is better to test the premtaca thl lead to the conclusion of your re ligious faith now for, If It be falee. It will break down at the door ot eternity. Elijahs challenge to thrac false re ligionism wba a proof teat challenge to evidence the true Ood. and at the aame time, show up the fair?. Elijah and the prophets of Baal entered Into a covenant to each place an offering upon the altar. The aido whtch was able to pray fire down to consume the offering waa the teat by which Ood should be proven. The Bnal prophets prayed first but their Ood proved to be a voiceless myth of their own falae Imagination Though thy prayed from morning until evening, no reanoiute waa evi denced. The teat of fire, tixlay. would reveal many falee religions. Elijah's simple, believing pt.iver proved the Lord to b Qod and vln- STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, lncloalng aumped envelope) for reply. Reg. V, 8. Pat Off. COMPANIONSHIP 5 RUN June w, rao- RUN fOR 011VING WIVl: if com km ftHWJlW&t&lRP AHt?l$Prf1ACriDT0 COIW WITH KesiH .11 Gauls Cm blank 71 4mA 6. WKfoWAfc MHw&Mee, Yi (&, spitistee, ton m id CRT waeNsne vtv ilrteV VIEWED If P6bSl6M - dlcated hla faith. He required tho al tar to be saturated with water three times, then prayed and Ood answer ed In a flame of fire than consumed the sacrifice. According to the agreement, Elijah brought the confession of Baal's pro phets that the Lord was Ood. Airmail Show Will Be Held, Rose Fete Every state in the union and sev eral foreign points will be repre sented In Portland's second annual airmail tom show to be held in con Junction with the city's rose festival June 9 to 12, Postmaster Frank De Souza was Informed today. More than 60 cities have already given notice of entries ana this number Is expected to bo at least doubled before tho show opens, Mr. DeSouza said. Points planning to par ticipate Include such distant centers aa Portland, Maine, Miami, Fla.. Edmonton, Canada:, and Snn Juan, Porto I co. Med ford postal employes will par ticipate again this year, Mr. DeSouza said. Last year, with 43 cities In M states represented by 348 entries. M e d f o r d postoff ice won be verm c wards. Oregon Star Holds Beavers, Then Loses PORTL ANTJ, June 8. ( AP ) Bill Sayles, University of Oregon ace hurler. set the Portland Beavers down with five hits In an exhibition last night, but saw his Portland All Stars drop the contest. 3 to 1. Sayles' own wlldneas and poor sup port in the field resulted In his downfall. The defending champions of the Coast League tied the score In the fourth and then went Into the lead in the sixth. Preakness Stake L'pped. BALTIMORE, June 8. ( AP) Di rectors of the Maryland Jockey club, operators of Plmllco race track, moved today to increase tho value of the Preakness to 100.000 which ; would make It America's richest stake ! for 3-year-olds. Be Correctly Corseted in AN ARTIS1 MODEL by Ethel wyn 8 Hoffmann ASK FIRE CHIEFS TO ATTEND MEET SALEM, June 8. (Spl.) Hugh H. Earle, state fire marshal today gave hla official endorsement to the an nual convention and school of the Oregon Fire Chiefs' association to be held In Medford Juno 24, 25 and 28. Mr. Earle has sent a personal ap peal to the mayors of all cities in the state urging that the fire de partment chiefs attend the conven tion and the school o. instruction and demonstration In tho Interest of advancing fire prevention work. 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