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On TMG DD.OITIF
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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-
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windows reasonably rriiworidta Cao
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...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
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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
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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
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cent before he too passed out The
last barometer reading registered 29.
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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:
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Chloroform Colncl-
bonds be made exempt from both
state and federal taxation, and from
the claims of creditors.
Youth Meld
SPOKANE. June 16. ijpf -Spokane
police heia Robert Smith, dllas Rob
ert Benham, 29. of Dishman. Wash..
for authorities In Baker, ore. They
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