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PACE TWO MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. W.DFORD. QREGOy. FRIDAY. J7JXE 25. 1937. L3UDDGB By CLUYAS WTUJAM3 RESTING PLACES STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, toelotrof stun pod etiTelope for reply. Res. V. M. Pit Off. OD tlC DD.OFI7 - I m SYNOPSIS: Jud aitruhop, mt old flame. Is mysteriously shol to death. That ftarU our stormy weekend at Farrtnoton Bluff, homo 0 Michael's aunts. A series of strcna attacks occurs. Then we find the Oodu of Michael's mad father below the bluff. Aunt Mar tha is shot in the shoulder, and nearly finished with sleeping powders. The Sklppei, Mike's tall, tweedy youngtr aunt, disappears. Cook, William, the chauffeur, and Annie, the maid, suspect Hioolns, the old butler. . lock him in his room. 6elleolno him the killer, and write cut the case against each person. Chapter 44 The Mark In The Sand THERE was only one person left, J. snd for a moment 1 hesitated There was something repulsive about - sitting there sorting evidence against tho Skipper when the chances wer ttist her oody was floating some. where In the churning waters of the Sound. And yet, fuvlpg gone so far. 1 wanted to anlsh It ( wrote the Skipper's name it the head of a fresh piece of paper and ramea on. SKIPPER Upset from the very becitmfns.Wo Hue obscurs. By nature would stop at nothtnp to pain an end that she be lieved in. Beore the cyclone, asked me to keep Michael away from Judr. No real evidence as to her where abouts when Jud was killed. Appar ently the last person to see Judt alive, Knew of Hipafns' pun. Had been seen io use it when she considered it neces snry. Unusual for her to foroel the doffs. With M. . Farrlnaton when prowler was heard in upper hall With whole party when both attacks were made, would have been trusted by anyone. Seemed to know fust where to look for brother's body. Alibi about second thootina substantiated by filgalns. Last person with M. Farrtnoton bc fore he. second accident. Both disap pearances coincide with disaster ( First Jude's death. Second M. Far- rinpton's near death.) First perton to notice forced lock on Jude's door. Capable of any sort of bluff at any lime. In all probability. Michael was searching the house for me by that time. Nevertheless, the odds were against my getting another chance to think things out alone. Time was pressing. The dial f my watch regis. tered 2:45. 1 Imagined that the boat from shore would be at the Bluff by eight o'clock at the very latest. That left us a little over five hours. I for got old Hlgglns locked In his room waiting for the police. 1 forgot every thing. Feverishly 1 pored over those scribbled sheets. I thought that the evidence pointed to one of two things to an elaborate plan of revenge on the part of Wil liam Miller and his wife, aided by an old friend In Cook, or to an obscure and Inexplicable misunderstanding between Michael and the Skipper, it was clear that. In the latter case, the two culprits were not In each other's confidence. Michael had searched the Blurt for his aunt like a madman. Far-fetched as It might icem, I really believed that he had been Ig norant of the existence of his father. All of his actions seemed to Indicate that he had stumbled uoon some evl dence against the Skipper. He was neither a fool nor a coward, and I could explain his anxiety to have the investigation dropped in no other way. It was an Impenetrable mess. But the Skipper's guilt tallied with the evidence against Hlgglns. There were few people In the world whom I could Imagine Hlgglns try. ink to shield. Barbara Farrington was one of Ihem. In her behalf thi old boy would go to trial without a murmur. He might have taken those letters in an attempt to ihield the snipper He might hive substantiated her alibi and tried to get someone else's fingerprints on the revolver. He might have been with the Skipper when William found him out of his room on the night o: Jude's death. It was possible that he had been bout to confide the whole story to me that day In the living room when he saw someone ouside the window. Could that ijerson have been the Skipper? But what motive what earthly motive could the Skipper have for killing the daughter of an old family friend, for killing her only brother, for twice attempting to kill he.- only sister? It was preposterous! 1 turned hopefully to the other view of the rase. M. r'arrlngton Approves THE Millers had motive and oppor tunity tor everything that had happened. One of them could have hot Jurie In premeditated or sudden revenge. William might have cut me down as 1 was about to stumble ovor some evidence. Any of them could have enticed Michael's father from his hiding place. Either William or Cook could have killed the cat and upset M. Farrlngtun'a room after guessing old Norman's Identity. In an attempt to throw ihe house In a panic. It was highly possible that M. Par tington unconsciously held some evi E SERVICE OFFERED AGAIN AT LAVA BEDS LATA BEDS, Cal. (Spl.) QutdM fit? Id trtpa to points of cnc and hUtorlc Intereit will be offrrtd again at thi national monument during the current travel ae..aon. Vtaltori will be shown aa much of the monument's wealth of natural phenomena and or its historical re gion as poaetble with a minimum amount of driving. Captain Jack a Stronghold, recalling the fiercely fought Modoc Indian war of 1873-73 will be an Important destination of the guided trips and will reveal how a group of 63 Indians battled a supe rior and better equipped force of soldiers for five months before the red men were forced to capitulate Tha battleground area is today much as It was over 00 years ago. Bones ol slaughtered animals, on dence against them. Ar9 of them could have both shot and drugged her and subsequently done sway with the Skipper, who might have witnessed the latter crime, put 1f the Millers were guilty, how could I explain the behavior of Michael and his aunt? 1 sat there for a long time, frown ing at that paper. Even if the Skip per had been telling the truth, what of Michael? What had he and Jude talked about? Why had the Skipper been so anxious to keep that pair apart? I couldn't seem to get any where. Michael. In the doorway, put an end o my speculations. I recited the case against Hlgglns to M. Farrington myself. Michael raged, stormed and threatened to tear me limb from limb. Ha would, he shouted, believe Hlgglns In opposi tion to Saint Peter. But M. Farring ton took it silently, almost coldly, as If she had jeen expecting It and was in a measure relieved. "You were quite right. James." she said, cutting short Michael': tirade. It seems unfortunate, but we must take no more chances." My sympathies, 1 am afraid, were entirely with Michael The logical thing tor me lo do was to present my case igalnst William, but 1 hesitated to tell that story to Farrington. An opinion once lodged In her head had a tendency to stay there, and If I were wrong two Innocent people would be jobless when the whole business was over. Hlgglns was safe and quiet. Since Gay was taking M. Farrington s view of the case, I let It go at that At her own request, we left M. Far rington to sleep. She seemed really much better and announced her in tention of joining us downstairs little later. Gay wanted to stay with her, but she wouldn't hear of it Pretty much involved In our own thoughts, we made weary trek down the Jtalrs. In the lower hall I grabbed an old jacket of Michael's and slipped out onto the terrace. The Imprint Of His Body IT WAS a beautiful night starry, crisp and clear. The salt air felt good. Leaning against a pillar. 1 closed my eyes and listened to the steady roar of the surf. I stayed there until the uproar In my head had cleared a bit Then, lighting a cigarette. 1 strolled aimlessly in the direction of the bluff with some vague Idea of watching the effect of the spray on the rocks be low. As luck would have It 1 roamed unconsciously over the exact ground that 1 had traversed so frantically that morning. I found myself pulling up with a Jerk at the scene of Nor man, Farrlngton's death. The ground was packed and trampled from the Impress of many feet. The marks of our skidding as we tugged on the ope glistened Icily in the starlight Wordsworthlan reflections on Na ture deserted me. i leaned over and looked down. Somewhat marred by the Imprint of Hlgglns' feet but still clearly denned In the sand below wai the shape of poor old Farrlngton'i body. Apparently It had landed hard without sliding or rolling. At almosl any other point on the whole bluff, heavy weight going over the edge would have rolled and slid to the bench below. Slid! If the Skipper had gone over th edge, the extent of the bluff's out ward slope would make It necessary for her to have struck sand. And if she had struck sand, the mark would still be there. The rain had stopped long before she disappeared, and the sand was too wet to be much dis turbed by the wind. It would be im possible for anyone to lump clear ol the bluff Into the water, even at high tide. There was no moon and 1 was without a light, but my eyes, already accustomed to the darkness, had seen the mark of Norman Farrlngton'i body without any trouble. 1 raced along the'top of that bluff, my eyes glued to the sand far below me. When I finally halted on the rocki beside the stable. 1 knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that the Skipper had not gone over that bluff Into the water. She might, of course, have fallen from the rocks either where ) stood or where Michael had fallen across by the boathouse. We had al ready examined that possibility, with no result. turned moodily back toward tha house. That night couldn't end too soon for me. I tried to look at my watch, but my matches were lone. Striding rapidly along, 1 wondered what uay and Mike were doing. It would be pretty terrible if the Hlg glns Issue precipitated another row. The hall was still vacant and thi sound of voices rumbled In the living room. Peeling oft the Jacket, I made hastily In that direction, and Just as my hand touched the knob, Gay's oice came through the closed door. Then would you mind telling me why you were searching your father's pockets a while ago, and what you wanted with the key you took out ol them?" I flung open the living room door In the silence. "Well, Mike?" I said. rCorvne'ii iijt giratr rler) nisetns sires a hint of the Skip per's whereabanla. Monday. which Indians subalated. are still bleaching In the aun. Here and there blta of leather and apent bullets are atlll to b fouud. Even yet oc casionally is found a disintegrating skeleton of tome unknown person, tho victim of a wartime bullet. Over 300 caves are lasted In the monument, the result of volcsnic sctlvity sa recent as 800 years ago. The more Important of these caverns from scenic, geologic and historical standpoints will be visited. Including those with plctofra.-ha. Indian arm hole believed to be In close kinship with the earliest appearance of mankind In th;s section of the west. The monument picnic and camp grounds are now open to the public ucar Indian Well, administrative headquarters. Motorists are remind ed, however, that no food or gaso line accommodations are available. IRE TULSA, Okie . June 93. (AP) ftam 8. Bernard, is, who died today virtually penniless in a hospital at h?m pew&, pums, pthctez, xmwmtz, apricots, cHenRies, m ALL RO$$ Towel That KmleJ u War The Confederacy was through. Its starving, tattered troops were utter ly worn out. It was useless to con tinue resistance. General Lee decided to surrender. With his forces drawn up near Ap pomattox Court House, Virginia, the Southern leader Issued a call for a white shirt for use as a flag of truce. Not a atngle white shirt could be found. The Confederates were stump ed. For want of a suitable truce flag, the major surrender of the Civil war was being held up. A Major 61ms pro vided the solution to the problem In the form of a white, honeycomb tow el of which he was the owner. It was gladly accepted. Borne by a truce delegation, It was carried to General Whltaker who was appointed to receive It for the Union forcea. A meeting of the lenders of Pueblo, Colo., reputedly was worth f 16,000.000 during the gold rush days at Cripple Creek, Colo. His son, Merrill 8. Bernard, at torney of Tulsa and Sand Springs, left today with his wife for Pueblo as soon as he was Informed of hla father's death. TAILSPIN TOMMY Disillusioned! TlsiuusioNe-D TTfiD HtARTBROKtM, BtTTY-LOU LtP-T THS BLUE" LANTERM IfiM WITH SKC-E-TS, AH t R TOMMY, IMPHJSONATI M G TONY LACtY, DtAD SPY PILOT, HAD RE-F-USErD TO ReCOGMIZE- He-R, AND COMTIMUfD HIS CCNVERSATIOrt WITH OUSTIMA, B-XOTIC MfMBE-R OF THE MPIONAGt GAM 6. 28f6 BEN WEBSTER 'S CAREER Tue o10B.V OP THE 6000 LUCK B.Ct HA.D SUR.fc EVJ0U6H CAUGHT tHE FAUCV OP TWE; TOWU-POLKA TALKtO ABOUT IT, WlltD OVER. T AWO, MOST IMPOB.TAUT 10 EEU, pOUSHT FFTTT 6EE.TWM MOVWiG, AUO AT A DAB.U &O0D PCE, tOO-UO MEEO UOW OF EVEU THE KEBBS The Low Down I ( t'i 'IIS AAL-- ' J? pAFnnr i OH.esv tue uvw, 9 yW meWcau- up the Swe pets a psomv onj IX YOU WAPPEK1 TO Ycff trr WSc I -SE'5 r A LOT f GOyESJ VErT THE LVAV IKJ AMD SQOBEZBS ' , rOOUJ ASALBVTHE ) rOQ.PTJLL OP - HOUJ AS M HOW MUCH f IT OM THE WAV OUT-WHEM ) (EgfS V name op SRuwnJEy uA J MUH DO NOU A 1?-,PJ'T lets loose of a dims BUQ?TTPEO SUPPOSE 5HESZ) C SmE POTS OKI HER BLAC 85 rPRESS AS(ESJNTO pewM in save '(amity the two armies was arranged, took place, conditions of surrender were agreed upon and the Civil War was practically over. Recognizing the historic value of ' the towel that had been used as an , aid In bringing about the end of the t Confederacy, General Whltaker care fully preserved It among his effects. Later he cut off a piece of It for him self and turned the rest over to his chief. General Custer. Custer present ed it to his wife. She. In turn, gave it to the Smithsonian institution where It Is now preserved. The strip of towel which Oeneral Whltaker took for himself Is now In the possession of his widow at her home In Washington, D. C Oddly enough, the price paid by Major Sims for his famous towel al most made It worthy of the singular Bernard said his father's rise to great wealth came from a "grub stake" he gave a miner while ope rating a grocery store. In 1013-14, however, he lost wealth In financing a San Luis valley irri gation project In Colorado, when, according to hla son. friends who A Success I IT- WCt 5U9.ft c, AVINOUMClUa A SALE . v 'bCTTY, I KINDA THIMk"'' MtBBt IT WWsVHt..LOCXfDl P'tn SON BACKTO'wDnS? RuT TOMMY I jPlllliiiS' THAT WASN'T TOM. I , TH BF- SULT OF- A DiahtTt mu I - . BACK. TO W D-DOHT HAS LEW 5. 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