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JfEDPORD MAIL TRTBTJN'E. AfEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. TUXK 15. 1937.
I D3UQDGD
On tlE DLUC7C?
SyVUfMS. .ui wild, stormy
tossksnd at Fairington Bluff,
horn 0 Michael' aunU, opsns
uith lh mytteriaiu fhoolina to
death o attractive Jua Blimhop.
A leriee of itranse attack iJ ap
parently explained when we Ind
the tody of Michael's mad father
below the bluff. Then Aunt Mar
tha it shot in the ehoulder by an
unteen hand, and the Skipper,
'. Mike's tall, tweedy aunt. dlsap
pear. Sleeping potcder nearly
finish Aunt Martha. William, the
chauffeur, Mike and J leave Gay
Palmer, Mike' lancee, with Aunt
Martha while we hunt utilely or
the Skipper. .
Chapter 35
Doped To The GiUs
THE Skipper had run from June's
room straight to the exact ipot ot
hsr brother' fall, lust ai If h had
known what ihe was looking for and
where to Ond it She had particularly
requested that her doubtful story
bout the old man not be repeated to
her sister, the only person aside from
Higglna who could In any way sub
stantiate or refute It.
Her alibi with respect to the shoot
ing of M. Farrington rested exclu
sively on Higgins, who would have
died for her with pleasure. Higgins
had been In a bad state of nerves
sines our arrival. I could not forget
that he, Intentionally or otherwise,
had almost succeeded In causing my
fingerprints to be planted on a
weapon that he certainly believed to
be the only one used on M. Farring
ton. It all boiled down to the fact that
the Skipper was the center of the hor
ror that engulfed us. She could use a
gun quickly and well we had seen
her do so in the case of the cat Her
tory could be substantiated only by
Martha Farrington. and Martha Far
rington' life had twice been threat
ened since we had heard it The Skip
per had been left alone with her sis
ter, who, but for our chance arrival,
would be dead. And the Skipper was
missing.
My mind began to consider the un
suspecting rescue party that would
probably put In an appearance by
morning. 1 wondered what they
would say what we should say to
them. 1 speculated upon who would
be In that boat
I pictured to myself old Andta Dar
ral, with salt water running down his
wrinkled face and his enormous
mouth gaping at us. Andle would be
la that boat And aftet Andie 1
couldn't seem to decide on anyone
, else. Well, we should say that two
people had been killed, a third both
wounded and poisoned, end a fourth
disappeared. Andie would gape at us,
and then blankness. I went over the
same ground a dozen times before
William came In.
"Mr. Michael says to come down to
dinner, sir. I'm to stay with Miss Far
rington." William was to stay Well, suppose
he had locked that cellar door? He
had saved the old lady's life first, and
he would hardly have gone through
all that if he were planning another
attempt After all, It was Michael's
aunt and Michael's decision. 1 went
down to dinner.
An Appalling Meal
1HAVE eaten some bad meals In my
day, but I have never been con
fronted by anything equal to that one.
Hash-browned potatoes, cold and
reeking of grease, underdone pork
chops, limp and slimy, burnt peas
fresh from a tin can. Mike threw
down his fork In disgust
"Higgins," he exploded, "what the
devil la the meaning of this?"
Higgins had been quite well aware
of what he was giving us. He hsd
served the appalling meal as quietly
and carefully as he might have served
a banquet for the Duke of York, and
yet 1 had the Impression that he had
been enjoying an excellent Joke. His
face never moved a muscle.
"The meaning of what sir?"
Michael nearly strangled. "Dont
mimic me! What do you mean by
serving this disgusting mess? Has
Cook lost her mind?"
'No. sir. Cook Is a bit upset sir.
Tm very sorry."
"Sorryl" Michael's face turned pur
ple. "Do you mean to"
But Gay Interposed quickly. "Shut
up, Mike. Is there anything In the ice
box. Higgins?"
"There might be. miss. 1 will look."
Gay pushed back her chair. "Never
mind." she said. "We'll look our
selves." Unexpectedly Higgins planted his
back against the door. His face was
expressionless, but It stopped all
three of us.
"If you'll excuse me, miss, I
irouldnt advise your going Into the
1 JOY RIDERS
LOB ANOE1.E8. June 18.(AP
Tro plan craahca and the d?ath of
ftra arta. "Joy rldtn" In tha If
Angel ea art, Sunday npurred draitlc
nforemnt of Hying ruJca today.
J. S. Marriott, aupervinlnt; Innpctor
of the federal bureau of aeronautlca.
aAktd Washington headquarters lor
more men to handle increasing air
traffic here and warned airport
siralnat violations by pilot.
Three orcupanta of an old model
biplane were kilted when It lost a
wing during a loop above San Ma
rino and plunged floo feet to a ra
cant field.
A small training plane carrying two
young men fell In a tallpin six
blocks from IU hangar at Grand
Central air terminal. Glendale.
More Inlnn Voting
PORTLAND. June 15 (AP I. B
Weber, aecretary of the Northwfft
Woodworkers PVderatlon. eald today
that a balloting committee is in
Longview preparing to conduct a rote
on the question of whether loon la
of the Lumber and Sawmill Workvrs
Union In that area will affiliate with
the C.I.Q.
Jap Contul Moved
PORTLAND. June IB (API Kin
Tturuml Japane. consul here since
. 1035. waa notified today of his p
polntment as consul genera) for the
Harbin Mtnchoukuo. district. His
uccMt9f b4 bt& turned.
kitchen Just now.' His word weie I
civil enough, but nls ton waa com
manding. It took Michael several sec
onds to be abl to speak at ail.
"Why not?"
"Cook Is not quite herself. Nerves
and a little too much stimulant sir."
I glanced back at the untouched
meal. "Do you mean she's drunk. Hig
gins?" "No. not exactly."
Brushing past the butler, Mlk
strode into the kitchen with Gay at
his heel. 1 took a good look at Hig
gins. With a slight shrug, he stepped
to the table and began to clear It 1
wanted to knock some answers out of
the man, but his back told me plainly
that 1 might Just as well save my
breath. Reluctantly 1 followed the
other.
An arresting scene presented Itself
In the kitchen. Cook tat at the head
of the table, a huge spoon in her hand
with which she from time to time
dipped into an enormous bowl in
front of her. The woman was not
drunk. She was doped. Her eyes and
skin betrayed that
Mike was staring at her, dumb
founded. But sheer terror was writ
ten all over the face of Annie, who
crouched on a stool at the other end
of the table, apparently under order
not to move. Through the open door
Into the entry, I could see Gay rum
maging In tha refrigerator.
"What's the matter with you?" said
Michael sternly.
Cook waved a roguish, dripping
spoon in his direction and began to
curse fluently. We couldn't quiet her
for a long time.
Finally, she turned the full benefit
of her glassy, muddled eyes on my
face. Then, grunting like a ponderous
animal, she wobbled to her feet and
wove an unsteady course up the
stairs, still clutching the repulsive
bowl In her arms. Four of us gaped
after her.
I Cook An Addict?
MIKE flung himself Into a chair.
"Oh. hell!" he mutttered wearily.
"What next? Damn It all, what next?"
I didn't answer him. My attention
for the moment was Axed upon
Annie, still shivering a! the end ot
the table.
"Annie," I said, "have you ever
seen Cook like this before?"
The girl nodded dumbly,
"Often?"
' "No no only once."
"When?"
"Last winter. It was only once, Mr.
Wells. She ain't done It In years ex
cept then. It was was an awful
storm, sir. And she had a toothache."
I chewed that rapidly. "Did either
of the Miss Farringtons know of it?"
Annie was on the verge ot tears
"No, sir. We we said she was sick
me and William. There wasn't no use
in letting on to Higgins. He'd have
gone straight to the missus, and it'i
hard to live things down, sir. I used
to know Cook when 1 was little. She'd
given it up, sir. And anyway. It
wasn't like this. She was just quiet
Mr. Wells, you're not going to"
"I don't know," 1 said. "Go help
Miss Palmer scare up something tc
eat out there."
She went, but I had tc help her t
her feet As soon as she was out ol
earshot 1 whirled on Michael.
"She's doped to the gills now. Thai
means" 1 was Just beginning tc
realize what it did mean. The second
attempt on M. Farrlngton's life hal
beer made by dope. Anc. either Cook
had once been an addict or Annli
was a liar. No help was forthcomlni
from Michael. He sat staring at th
floor, not even listening to me.
"What do you think, Mike?" Ni
answer. Impatiently 1 shook hi!
shoulder. But the entrance of Gaj
and Annie stopped me. They had
found food all right plenty of it Bui
for once a successful raid a&'ordec
me no satisfaction. We all ate because
we needed food, not because wi
wanted it Higgins made quiet en
trances and exits to and from the din.
tng room, assured us that he had at.
ready eaten, begged permission to re
tire, and took himself off upstalrf
with evident relief. '
Over and over in my mind, I
mulled the possibilities that this new
angle lent to the situation. If Cook
was now doped and there seemed
very lltle doubt on that score there
was a possibility that she had been
In the same condition on the nighl
when Norman Farrington made his
dramatic entrance Into the house.
In that case, all M out previous cal
culations of time were worthless.
There was no telling how long Annie
had lain bound and gagged In the
entry. And the unquestionable fact
of William's lathered and partially
shaven face dwindled In Importance.
He might have taken all the time In
the world !o prepare the' evidence.
fCovvrtoM JH7 Bithtr Tvttrl
Oay does a little sUge setting in
the living room, tomorrow.
LAUDED BY S
PARIS. June 18. (API Farmer Qov.
ernor Alfred S. Smith of New York
said today his Impressions of Europe
led him to believe the American sys
tem of government was better than
any kind of "Isma."
Addressing the American club, the
former governor Orlared ha waa a
Jetfersonlan Democrat, "which mean
that I am for the kind of government
that can t be changed unlwa the peo
ple want tn changed."
Smith will be received by President
Robert Lebrun Wednesday, and Pre
mier Leon Blum Friday. He plins
then to visit England and Ireland.
Auto Crash Vlrtlm.
POfDLETON. June IS (API Em
It Biankenslilp, Heitx. waa In a Pen
fieton hospital in a entire! condi
tion with a fractured skull, the re
sult of a collision Sunday ntght nine
miles north of heie of cers driven by
f.wciH- King. Helix, and Miss u.
Fienfes Blanchrtt, Pendleton.
Self Confirmed.
PORTLAND, June IS (API fd
eral Jude Jamra Alfler pre confirmed
sale to the Pacific American Plsher
lee for ISSono of the Italian mt.ior-
ship Peltre, sunk In a collision In
the commb'a river last svnmary. and
subsequently raised and brought to
svrtland.
Use Mail fnouc ataaa.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
Tot further proof address tha author, tnclotbur a aUmped envelope for reply. Bee- V. 8. Fmi Off.
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The cause of the strange reflecting
phenomenon found in the so-called
magic mirrors' of Japan aroused
considerable Interest in scientific cir
cles some years ago. It was finally
explained as follows:
In common with practically all
mirrors made In Japan up until re
cent years, the "magic mlrrora" were
made of metal and had raised de
signs molded on their backs. Cast
fist, they were curved by being
scratched with Iron tools and then
smoothed off by rubbing m mercury.
Thla treatment caused a greater curv
ature of tha face of the mirror over
the plain parts of the hack than
over the paru carrying a design. Due
to this unequal curvature, beams of
light reflected from the face of trie
mirror to a wall or other flat aurfnee
shows the outline of the design on
the back of the mirror In much the
County Restricts Credits.
COQUILLE (UP) Sales of all
county-owned property for lesa than
100 will be for cash only, the county
court decreed here.. Sales of more
than $100 worth of property will in
clude the provision for terms, '10
per cent down and the remainder
In Installments.
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same manner as a piece of paper
covering part of the fact of an ordi
nary mirror will outline Itself. On
the "magic mirror." however, no Ir
regularity is visible to a person look
ing at lta survace.
Presidential Race Fan
Ready-fisted and wild, Andrew
Jackson must have been a big dis
appointment to his mother, who died
when he waa In his fourteenth yesr.
It was her fond hope that he would
take up the ministry as his life work,
but "book lsrnin,"bored young Andy
to death.
Raised In the Carolina frontier
country, he came Into an Inheritance
of $1600 at sixteen. This was a
good-sized fortune In those days, but
the young heir didn't keep it long.
A lover of horseflesh from boyhood,
he tossed the entire sum away on
OSC Students Tour.
CORVALLIS, June 15. (API
Twenty-three students of the Ore
gon State college summer session
field course in home economics,
representing U states, will sail from
Vancouver, B. c, June 26 for a
two-month tour of Japan, China
and Korea.
Class Tells!
Now
H EVERV X -aS - WETM0O6UT HE NOO COULD PUT MIM k' "fL "Pj
Vaaasaaj '- yt tsaty Yfa raj s'a'So
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ONTHS BACK ..
beta at a Charleston race track.
Later, when he became a rising
young lawyer. Andrew's flair for
horse racing had him tn continual
financial hot water. Heavily In debt,
on one occasion, he backed his horee.
Truxton. with every cent he owned
f50o. The horse won.
All-Round Athlete
There are few important sporta
which Hank Barber, now a profes
sional wrestler, ha not tried. Three
years a football tackle at Dartmouth,
he was also a member of the school's
track, basketball . water polo and
baseball teams. He made the 1032
All-American nine In the latter sport.
While at Cambridge Latin. Barber
won the All-Interscholastlc tenuis
championship.
Tomorrow: Lnhtter Promenade.
Waiting at Prison Gate.
HELENA. Mont.. June 15. (AP)
Governor Roy E. Ayera approved the
extradition to Ve-le, Ore., on a swlnd-
ling charge, of Harry Sullivan, allaa
Steve Sullivan, due to be released
from the Montana state prison where
ha Is serving a sentence for forgery,
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