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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREfiOy. MONDAY. JUNE 14. 1937. by GLUYAS WILLIAMS SUBURBAN HEIGHTS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot farther proof address the anther. Inclosing a stamped envelope for. reply. Reg. V. B. Pat Off. On IJG DD.UL7L7 r7 J v a -ys-ja I. SYNOPSIS- Jut wild, (lormv unkind at Harrington BtuT. home of Michael's aunU, opn with tht misteriouJ shootina to death ol attractitw Judt Blinthop A aeriee ol ftrangt altacfct ii op parent'v explained when wt find the body of Michael's mad father below the bluff. Then Aunt Mar tha I ehot in the ihoulder by an uneeen hand, and the Skipper, Mike'e tall, tuecdv younaer aunt, dijappeare. Sleeping pouideri nearly finish Aunt Martha. Leav ing Gav Palmer, Mike'e fiancee, with her, Mike and I search the cellar, desperately hunting the Skipper. Chapter 34 Locked In I TRIED the next closet and tht next end the next Splintered wood, broken glatt, end a men of truiti and vegetable!. Mike took tht ax from me and 1 atood hanging on to the light while he bashed in two more doors. Then 1 took another turn and he took another. Before the last closet we paused, looking at each other. I went at It quietly. Perhaps wa were lucky that It was to be In the last one. I shuddered to think of the effect our wild smashing would have had on a person inside any of the others. It took more time this way. The wood gave way slowly with a lull, tearing sound. I seized a loose With a screech of tearing wood we tumbled pell-mell into the entry and threw open the kitchen door upon an empty room. The picture in my mind sent me tearing up the back stsirs. On the landing, Mike nearly knocked me down, attempting to pass me. 1 flung open M. Farrington's door, but Mike was Into the room ahead of me. M. Farrlngton was sleeping. Gay waa aittlng beslda her. and in a far corner of the room William and Annie were whispering together. They all turned sharply toward lis. "All right, 1 think." Gay answered our unspoken question. "Mike, what under the sun" 1 Interrupted her. It seemed to me that this was no place for telling the story. "My fault, kid," I said. "1 though! I'd had a revelation or something." "But" "Not here. Mike will tell you about it Vou two go on down and start Higgins rustling up some food I'll stay with Aunt Martha." I shoved them both Into the hall, still protesting. Why had William bolted that cellar door? 1 was almost positive that be had, and 1 was equally positive that there would be no use in asking him. Ha had cer tainly saved M. Farrington's life, but At any rate, I sent both him and Annie down to help Cook. Alone, I sat down beside M. Farrlngton. She looked better, but not enough better for much rejoicing. The Skip per's words, "Her heart Is bad," Mike took the ax and basked tn two more doors. board and ripped It away then an other and another. Mike's face was turned awoy, his shoulders hunched. Snatching the light from his hand. 1 flashed It upon six orderly rows of canned lima beans. "I suppose," poor Mike's voice was hollow, "wo'd better get back to the others They'll be wondering." I couldn't look at him. "I'm sorry, Mike." I said. "I I'm ditmned sorry." "Forget ill" His laugh was a pretty weak attempt. "Boy! Will Aunt Mar tha be wild when she sees this!" It struck mc that M. Farrlngton might never see It "Let's got back upstairs." We left the ax where we had found It, and started down the passago. our light dashing ahead of us. Mike's hand closed on my arm suddenly. "Jim," he whispered, "wasn't there I light over the stairs?" I stared into the blackness ahead, tnri my heart did a flip-flop. "It was an old bulb," 1 said. "Prob ably burned out." But the echo of my voice wasn't reassuring. 1 breathed a sigh of relief as we gained the top of those rickety steps and my hand found the door knob. Crashing In The Door the devil's tht matter?" ' demanded Michael. 1 had to swallow before 1 could answer. "The door's locked on the outside boiled." The reflected light from the kitchen shown clearly through the keyhole when I extinguished our torch I handed Mike tht flashlight and without a word ht went back for the ax. 1 put my shoulder to tha door. It was useless. On that narrow top step there was barely room for steady footing, let alone for bracing yourself for a pusu. The steepness of the stairs made a running leap out of the question. I was obliged to stand there wait ing tor Mike, my ears cocked for sounds from the kitchen beyond sounds that never came. By the time an advancing ray of light appeared down the passage, my Imagination had me on the run. I imagined that the killer had come down Into the blackness of the cellar to finish his work. I Imagined that I had sent Mike down to his death while 1 stood at a door. I saw the glint of light on the steel ax, and swallowed hard. "Here you are. Hurryl" Mike's voice wsa urgent It didn't take me 10 second, to crash tn that door. Vdenian were drumming In ,ny head. Well, as long as she was sleeping there was nothing more we could do. Sit ting there with anxious eyes glued to the old lady's face, 1 went through a bad half hour. A Conviction Gnaws Me ONE terrible conviction was gnaw ing at me persistently the con viction that the Skipper alone was responsible (or our weekend of hor rors Her peculiar actions had been the direct cause of our presence at the Bluff. We had only her unsub stantiated story to explain her Invi tation, and that story was bizarre, to put It mildly. It was possible, of course, but It was difficult to believe that Norman Farrlngton had lived all theso years unknown to his own son. Was It plausible that Martha Farrlngton, who possessed above all things e generous amount of common sense, would have insisted upon harboring a dangerous lunatic in that deserted spot? Another stumbling block was the presence of Jude Bllnshop. Surely a person of the Skipper's determlna tlon could have found a dozen pre texts for revoking a commonplace Invitation when sh- realized the very real danger Involved. And why tht unusual attitude of both sisters toward poor Jude? With Michael flaunting Gay under M. Farrlngton'r nose, the old lady had almost Ignored Jude. And the Skipper's "Keep, Michael away from Jude!" still rang In my ears unexplained. Step by step 1 once more recon-'-structed the events of tht case. We had come there because of tht Skipper. Her attitude had been strange, particularly in regard to Jude. She had beon out of doors for an Indefinite spact of timt on tht night of tht girl's death, and her actions were none too satisfactorily accounted for. She would have known mora about the whereabouta of firearms at the Bluff than anyone else In the house. And Jude would have followed the Skipper Into the storm without 1 moment's hesita tion. She had been in my own sight dur ing the episodes of Cook, Annie and Christopher, and she had been In the sight of all the others when Wil liam and 1 met our assailant. But again, we had Norman Farrlngton to reckon with. 'CopvWcM iijt. dinar Tvlarf We find Cook "doped la the tills," tomorrow. SPANISH IRKED iNAME AT BY MOVIE TABOO FORF.D-R. WEDDING VAfAVriXK. CiU Sunt 14. (UP) Excitf ment running hU:h tn the Spanish qimrter of Vamrille to night n-ftrr the city council, for the ccond time within ft week, refund permisalon to show an Mitt fuse ut mo tion picture of the Bptnlih civil war. A prevtou refusal to Allow an other film to be ahown resulted in rioting and the aeiiura of the film by police, mho claimed no motion pictures could be shown without H.e sponsors having a proper city license. It was reported a refusal to allow showing of "Spain in Flames. ached uld foe tonight, Inccntted the Span ish sympathl7ers Handbills m-ere dis tributed stating the film would be Mown regard If of police. WILMINGTON. Del.. June 14. t AP) Miab Alme On Pont will be maid of honor, ana Mrs. John Bot llRcr. of Seattle. Wash., matron of hinor. at the wedding of Miss E'hel UuPont to franklin D. Roosevelt Jr son of Preaident and Mrs. Roosevelt, June 30. Miss At met DuPont Is a sinter of he bride, snd Mrs. Bctttger, a sitter of the bridegroom. , Roosevelt's best nun will be his r.unger brother. John A. Roosevelt, Christ churrh. near Greenville, t . home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs Pugene Pupom, ui be tht sune of the wedding. 1 1 ' as .(.ft k I I a-? lll at? w&v&m Safer m&mt im imae wokid 1fte REEDS OFWrWHE 1SW.M fcRE COMPOSED m NSO L&EP fbR tolKe 6OKT-0IMW1MS MCW VoRK. A. I., htto 5 HOMB RUN BACH IN THE GAME GAMS . - May 22, 990- VlflbR Crtf VM4CR, notorious , fttir'OPniir'y french criminal, ik "ik if". 1 rs v I f 1 it III UtNiitf hi 8J1MIK4U. Im. (f) - -3 7 Betrayed By Ills parrot Head of a notorious gang of French criminal, M. Chambon, who went under the name of Victor Chev alier, successfully eluded capture by the Paris police again and again. About 1888. however, the gendarmes were hot on hi trail. Tha livery stable which he kept as a front for his real activities was located and the police raided It. Chevalier had flown the coop with his pet parrot. Only his wife, Marie, remained. The authorities could get no Information from her. Time passed, Chevalier became more and more a thorn In the side of the police force. They followed up lead after lend, but their quarry was alwayu one Jump In front of them. Flnnlly th chaw led to the Mont- ia.i.Lr district where several houf-es were talded. Aa the police broke In the door they heard a shrill cry: "Totorl Rlril Totorl Rirll" Guns leveled, the Investigators rushed Into the room from v.-hence the cry came. There they found a caged parrot. The head of the raid ing prty recognized the parrot's ut terances as the nicknames of Victor and Marie. This bird, then, might he that of Victor and his wife Mane. Here waa a clue worth following up. A aytitrmattc search of the house waa made. It disclosed a letter from Chevalier who was going under the name of Felix Crouzet in Bordeaux. The trail waa followed and Chevalier was captured. One of the worst crim inal bands in Paris was broken up because its leader's parrot hd "squawked." Living On Reeds Sol building material of the Uros Indians living on Lake Tltlcaca 1b the reed which flourishes In the lake. Growing in tangled floating masses, these reeds even make up the islands on which the natives build their reed homes. Charles Penle Chiefly noted for his many paint ings of George Washington. Charles William Peole (1741-1827) was the father of ll sons, each of whom he hoped might follow in his footsteps. He gave them such names es Van Dyck, Titian. Rembrandt, Raphaellc and Rubens after ell old masters. Three of hia sons did become artists Ralphflelle, Titian and Rembrandt. Tomtrrow: Through the Looking Glass hiss r-m S 3 , , , TIRED PERIEV WA DEFlNrffW IN AN ' EMBP1RRP1SSIH6 POSlliON WHEN HIS WIFE, IN OM OF HER KOf UNU6UAL MOODS WHEM SHE MlA"b UP REVERSE AND LOW SPEED AHEAD, DROVE "THE CAR. wro-ftfE bpick Yard of ihe neighbor wrfn whom FRED 15 NOf ON SPEAKING "fERN.5 (CarrjTtght, 1937. by Tht Bell BTBillctle, Ine.) SIAJYAS WllLlAMS S MATTER POP By 0. M. PAVNF Wool Mart Brighter BOSTON, Juno 14 .-t-V. 8. Dupt. Agr.) Moat woo houses In Bea ton expressed a fair degree of confi dence the lest week. Trading showed moderate expanalon confined to relatively few llnea. THK DALLES, Ore., June 14. (AV) Sale of the Inat remaining prop erty of the old Dufur Orchard Co.. later known as the pufur Farm it Fruit Co., baa been mode to Harry A. and Sarah H. Miller of Bend. Sdlom Mill ueta Contract 8ALEM, Ore, June 14. (API The Salem Linen mills received tcday a contract from the navy department at Washington to furnish the Boston navy yards with 61.000 pounds of ' flax twine on a bid of approximately ! 39.000. I WASHINGTON. June 14. (API 1 Fiscal officials said today that, after 1 six yeara of hpavy borrowing, the : government may operate In the next fl8cal year without going to the money market for new cash. J r (.,-4 ) (Too KIEAU A-U m (Copyright, 1037. by The Ball Syndicate, fnc.) TAILSPIN TOMMY An Unexpected Demand! By HAL FORRES'1 Impcrsomatims tomy laccy, slaim pilot TOR AM IMTtRliATDfiAL t3P10MAG OKSAI1IZATCM, PLOTTIMG AGAINST THIS COUnTRY, TOMMY, HIS HAIR DTtO BLACK, ACTIMG OM THE" TIP fURNISHt-D BY THE" StCR SMSVCt" MAM, GOSTOTH BLUIJ LArfTtP.ri I MM TO 3ft" Tht PROPRieron , StRGfr ROBL.fr- SPY COMTACT MAM, WHO APPARHfTLY ACCC-PTS HIM AS LAC tY PMll j yiJiraiin r ,yr ilrliXj0 BAOC f W HAT yg, ' BflJrr' ' DID YOU DtLIVC-R TMfr PLAMS TO HASSAM ? LtTS HAVE- HIS PECMPT.' YtS.. IT A wasn't ' ( SO tASY V GE-TTIMG iirVBACK.. ( I SAID .. LtT MC-HAve- HIS RCfrlPT.' riD TOMMY HASM'T GOT AMY RtCE-lPT F-OR THE- SlMPLt RtASOM THAT THE- RtAL SPY DE-STROYEO IT BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER It 'a Spreading! By EDWIN ALGF" rQO5H.6fHA.1Twt NAV UUCLt' WM'S Ptttt.KED UP fiivjeyj aAE MORE V IU Mi's AP?eAaAUC6 Aiowe OUGHT TO WELP m H A YOUUfl FCLLOVJ OUT HEB.E VJHO WAUT TO OE.1 OOlklQ r U1AOW- -tiL: . ALL R6HT VOUW6 FELLOVJ , I'LL 6E VJITH YOU IM A AAWUTE CiRAOOUi 6O00ME,S. 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