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PAGE EIGHT MTOFORD MAIL' TRIBUNE, fEDFORD, OREGON'. "WEDNESDAY. JUNE Ifi. 1937. On TMG DD.OITIF t HUrSlb- Utf( wUU, ..... tudkend as farrington fliuj. home o) Michael's aunts, open. with the mysterious thooting to death ot attractive Judt Slinshop. A series 0 strange attacks it ap parently explained when we find the body of Michael's mad father below the bluff. Then Aunt Mar tha it (hot in the f houlder by an unseen hand, and the Skipper, Mike's tall, tweedy younger aunt, disappears. Sleeping poudere nearly Inieh Aunt Martha. An appalling dinntr leads to the dis covery that Cook le "doped to the oilU." Chapter 36 l o Fool The Killer 'pHE whole question ot M. Far 1 rington'a accident m thrown Into hopeless jumble. HlggliM ex traordinary behavior with regard to I tht fingerprints on the revolver 1 might be explained as nervousness. Cook might hive used that gun from iM. Farrington's doorway, left tt in ithe hall, walked a few paces toward ithe servants' corridor, and turned, Igivlog the appearance of having rushed out at the sound of the shot ' The fact that both the Skipper and (Rigglns offered the lime alibi rather 'tended to substantiate this theory. ICould the Skipper, later on, have left M. Farrington alone with Cook, nd might Cook have augmented the .sleeping powder with a preparation of her own? Had Cook in some mys terious way lured the Skipper to whatever fate she had encountered? It seemed rather senseless. Cook had been at the Bluff for several years without any such outbreak. What possible motive could she have for embarking on a career of whole sale slaughter? It was doubtful that she had even heard ot Jude Blin shop before that weekend. She had certainly not recognized her assail ant in the kitchen. To the best of our knowledge, she did not even know of the poor lunatic's presence In the house. How, then, would she have known that there was anyone con cealed in Jude's room? And why would she bother to annihilate him, even if she had? "Has William had any dinner, An nie?" said Michael suddenly. "No, sir." "Go tell him to get some now. Would you mind staying with Miss Farrington for a little while until one of us comes up?" The alacrity with which Annie leapt at the suggestion was amazing. 'Whatever terror the house held for her was seemingly not Increased by feeing left alone on the upper floor with the sick woman. She rushed up the stairs eagerly. "It stands to reason," said Mike heavily, "that the house can't be full of homicidal maniacs." - Gay giggled. "If it comes to that, It stands to reason that all this can't have happened in your own house. Try again. Mike." Michael sat up. "We have enough evidence to hang- almost anyone in this house. That shows pretty good planning on someone's part. And off hand, I'd say on the part ot the person against whom there's been no evl . dence.'' "But there's been no evidence against me" began Gay Indignant ly. Michael eyed her coolly. "Precisely. And you have been the person who's so hot to have almost anybody con fess. Does that suggest anything to anyone's mind?" "Why" Gay stared at him In blank amazement "Why Are you suggesting that I" The upward swing In her voice brought me to my feet "Of course he lsn'tC'I said loudly. "Now, I'm suggesting that we get down to business. William will be down in a minute. Why don't the three of us start now and go Inch by inch over every bedroom in this house? We might find something helpful." The Radio As A Blind 1 think we would have been In for a spirited debate, but the sound ot William's footsteps on the back stairs brought them to a quick deci sion. "Let's." said Gay, simultaneously with Mike's grunted assent Silently we herded Info the hall, taking care that the kitchen door was not left swinging after us. One thing that none of ua relished was the idea ot William prowling through the deserted house on our trail William, Higglns, or anyone else. At the foot of the main stalra Michael, Anger tj Hps, beckoned us Into the living room. We followed him on tip toe and he closed the door softly after us. "The radio," he whispered. "Turn It on for a blind." I had forgotten that there was a radio at the Bluff. Why the dickens hadn't he thought of it during those unspeakable houra of waiting? Mike is not usually a person for details. I watched him In startled silence as he turned on the radio and most of the lights In the room with it "Wait," Gay whispered. "Help me move this davenport Jim. Now the chair. That's it" Working rapidly, SI. PETER MARBLE PILLARS TOPPLE VATICAN CITY. Jun) (AP t Huge tectloni of aovtral of the nor moua marble pillar Inaide 4t. Peters. th world largeat cathedral craahed ' to the pavement tody. j The falling blocks of marble did not endanger touriti. fcuuemo t Innl Pacelll. the Vatican secretary or state, and Monalgnor Lull Pelllzxo, ; iwcrtary of the cathedral building i commute, took Immediate ate pa to Insure the Mfetjr of vnitor Monatgnor Pwllirio ordered a thor ough Inspection of all col'imns In aiue the csthedrai, Vatioan englheera aald the marble rKmenta probably were loosened by a.nlden changr In the temperature .'.tiring the past several days- W LIS DOW QLASft We wlJ inaj lit tad will repisos foui orokei windows reasonably rriiworidta Cao met Works Cm Mail Tribuoe ant sdx mmwmam ri Cull...... ol UU, .lUk ...ge. The davenport was turned be fore the fire and a heavy chair drawn up beside it so that both we.e turned from the hall and game-room doors. With the aid of a couple of steamer rugs and many pillows. Gay swiftly constructed an amazing semblance of three people dozing before the fire. 1 suppose we had all done that very thing a dozen times, but we watched it now with no anticipatory glee. We were In deadly earnest I for ona was thinking, "She's clever. She keeps her head and thinks of details. And she' the only one above suspicion. The only one!" "There!" said Gay with finality. "Mike, throw some logs on the fire, I think that will do." Michael moved to obey her. "The only trouble is," ha said, "that this will be a pretty obvious gag it any on t happens to look through the win dows. And It would sound damned fishy In front ot a Jury." I reflected that practically anything we could do In the way of fooling the murderer would be twisted against us later. If his cunning succeeded In involving us. "We'll have to take some risks," said Gay; but she went back over her handiwork, creating a fair illu sion of three people given to sleep ing with their heads under blankets, "Let's get going," said Michael. At the door an unexpected prob lem presented itself. We no sooner stepped Into the hall than a loud blast of awing music echoed through the entire house. William or anyone else would have to be deaf not to know that a door had been opened I took a wild shot. I said very loudly. "All the hall lights are on. Shall 1 douse them?" Mike stepped back Into the room. "No," he shouted, "leave them on!" I closed the door after him with a careful bang. There was of course very good chance that William had been watching ua through the key hole of either the library or the din ing room door or even through the crack of the door to the servants' hall. He could command a good two thirds of the first floor from the kitchen without once coming into the hall. But there, was no help for it and none of the doors had moved Gay's Room First AT the foot of the stairs, we were confronted with another danger. Higglns and Annie, both aupposedly upstairs, might have been watching the entire performance from the landing, and even it they had not we were now apt to be detected, if they were both where they should have been, they were both very near the head ot that staircase, Annie in M. Farrlngton's room, its doors not six feet from us Higgins In his own room. Its wall right beside us. If he were sitting in a chair, separated from us by a few inches of mere plaster, the slightest sound would ruin the whole show. There were a few things In out favor such as the sturdiness of the old stairs, with never a creak In them, and the thickness of the carpet Facing the west end of the house, we were confronted by M. Farring ton's room on the left with the Skip per'a beyond it. On the right were Gay's room and Jude's. To the east my room and Mike's both faced the door to the servants' corridor. We didn't dare whisper. By some tacit agreement we seemed to have de cided that the person we sought was one of the four servants, and that observation by any one of them must be avoided above all things. Michael pointed to Gay's door, and without hesitation 1 unlocked it. We crept in. Gay switched on the small light on the bed-stand. Her face was rather flushed, but for once she went through an ordeal without fireworks. She even waved us toward the suit case, lying open on a stand. Aside from clothes and the usual odds and ends, It contained three let ters which, at a nod from Gay, I opened. They were from friends and In no way startling. We went through the dressing table, desk and bed stand, removing drawers and turn ing them upside down. Nothing. We tore the bed apart and even felt under the mattress. Nothing. We went through her closet Mike even looking through her shoes. 1 Investi gated coat limvs and pockets. We lifted the rug. We leafed through all the books in the room. To save me. I couldn't think of anything else. "Jude's room." I suggested reluc tantly, the very thought of my latest experience In there turning me a little sick. That business of rifling the pos sessions ot a dead friend in sight of her lifeless body still remains one ot the most unpleasant Jobs of my life, 1 couldn't seem to shake off the idea that the person who had killed her might be one of the persons now rat tling among her things. I couldn't drown the memory of that ghastly sight on the closet shelf and the still, sheeted figure that had not been Jude Bllnshop. I would have given anything to have thrown Gay and Mike bodily out of that room and myself after them. But 1 went through with it (CocvrlQSt 19)7. Kilr Tuler) We learn the secret ef William's past, tomorrow. SUSPECT HELD AT SALEM RELEASED fiAlitM. June 16. (AP) William Myers. who haa been held In Jail hrre for H day as a murder auspect on Information from Pennsylvania authorities, was reltaed today by or der of Justice of the Pence Miller D Hayden. The reiee order was issued 'hen Hayden was Informed by PtmisylYani state police otf.rers that tre Identity of two men named Wil rm. liam Meyer had been confused, and that the Salem man naa not the man wanted. Information from the navy depart ment relative to the two men. both o: whom they satd deserted from ths iavy a short time after the World war led to the contualon. Justice of the Peace Hayden mid. Notice Hereafter I will not be mnonsibt for debt contracted bv one except myeir r.VW ARD COOK Use Mail Tribune vant sls. i STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN IIIX for farther proof addreaa the aatkor, tncloelsjr a damped envelope tor reply. Bee- i. 8. Pat Ott. over cf Antony, 7VWH 0f1HrTNrSM II ISM em Ul.fdnnT 1R II aj 1 a 1 , h. lWft- century writer4, Cli$1brAhRllV WMK6P THKOUGrt fie 5iKeefc of mvm He cbr?RieptfisoWr4f3EP &iepTONTteFtfOr? Lobster Proinenader The. sight of a men taking a lap dog ft.7 a walk Is usually good for At least a few snickers from passers-by, but Imagine the amusement provided by Gerard de Nerval on his lobster promenades. Hla pet lobster almost invariably accompanied him on his walks through the streeta of Paris led by a long blue ribbon. Quite a well-known political writer and poet of the 10th century, de Ner val was either extremely eccentric or a remarkably resourceful publlcty seeker Among his quaint hablta was tht ptchng of a tent In the middle of his sitting room. In this he lived like 1 backwoodsman. When visiting the hwrnea of his friends, he Invari ably brought his own bed: and slept on the floor alongside of It Trans-Amerli-a Dividend. SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (API Tranaamerlca corporation's subsid iary Bankamerlca, Agricultural Credit corporation announced today It will pay a special dividend of a 2 5. 000 to stockholders on June 29, on records of June aft. Will Contest Filed PORTLAND. June 16. (AT) Knut TAILSPIN TOMMY So What, Just as tommy, who IS IMPtBSOMA-TING A SLAIM SPY PILOT, Ifi AM ATTtMPT TO UMMASK THt" LfrADtRS OP- TH6-KPIOMASt- GAHG, WAS GMT IMS IM A TIGHT COSNt-R WITH ROBLt-, SPY CONTACT MAM, A BfAUTIMJL GIRL tMTtPCO AMD THREW Htfl ARMS ABOUT -.ffcTOMMY 2836 BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE NEBBS Faithful Fido OLD SRivjuER. webs eor the POR A. COUPLE fLcsjSAKJO Bucks tHSixii "THE. CLEVER MAvjiPuLAT!OW OP THE BANNER POTTS i KlOW ? rW,UUCU: UMAIW V - J ' ' 1 Lr TlrGO'S? GOT ABOUT V- - uftiwt siuce ive T Lot's of it, 1 f ( I'll sup oki aat coat N tures vaw o' stuff fob. why. OUT OtLWtWUa? I BEM-AWO I I AUO HELP YOU AUD MW. I I YOU-VJHCRe YAWAMT IT Q YE- j T 1 ptrT HERE COWt Fl U. L HGGWi WAIT OU THEAA-LJ I UULOAOtD - WERE AT THE rWswl- 'l l ' n, Oe.llVMj CtSLlinJ nP In I8tLm Bn&tnd KCCORD 5TpqC FOR De Nerval finished his life on the end of a dressing cord at the age of 7 a suicide by hanging. Balloon Record. When, on December 4, 1894. Dr. A Berson sscended tn a balloon over Straw furt to a height of 31.500 feet, he broke an altitude record of 32 years standing but Berron was equipped with oxygen tanks and clothing designed to withstand cold Several features In his balloon were especially designed for high altitudes. Coxwell and Olalsher. the men who .set the previous world's record on September fl. 1863, had none of those, rive miles up. Olalsher became un conscious after going blind speech less, and becoming entirely paralyzed. H. Hakanson, San Francisco filed In circuit court here a petition contest ing the will of W. P. Alden, who died last year at Pendleton leaving a $30. OCO estate. The petition asserted Al den was of unsound mind. Asks Bonus Bond Kxe.uptlon WASHINGTON. June le. ;p Sen ator Frederick Stelwer of Oregon re quested of congress thst soldier bonus Tommy? Ouch I Ifi Here! 'arL .1.. I Vk'MT NOO TO JOT) VOQTUVILLE TUEQES A FELLED TUE5:e p r -- III:-. ts- .i rvj ?lr?STMEW.l$ often 1 own tmi tea SH&i Coxwell managed to pull the valve ;tne jpen with his teeth to start des cent before he too passed out The last barometer reading registered 29. OOO feet. It Is possible that the bal loon soared a good deal higher as was contended by one of the record breakers. Cleopatra. Cleopatra was a title rather than a name. It was Adopted by most of he queens of Fgypt during the Ptolemaic reign. Five "Cleopatras" preceded tho fnmous Cleopatra who ioved Anthony and ended her life with an asp. Tomorrow: den pp. Chloroform Colncl- bonds be made exempt from both state and federal taxation, and from the claims of creditors. Youth Meld SPOKANE. 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