PACE TWO
MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. W.DFORD. QREGOy. FRIDAY. J7JXE 25. 1937.
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By CLUYAS WTUJAM3
RESTING PLACES
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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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.
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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.
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save
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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
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honor to which It was raised. It cost
him 140.00. due to skyrocketing war
prices.
The Cursed King
Protesting that they bad not com
mitted the murder of which they
stood accused, two brothers named
Caravajel appealed for a pardon from
Ferdinand IV of Spain In 1313. Re
fused, they called on God to prove
their Innocence by calling Ferdinand
to His tribunal In thirty days. Fer
dinand became 111 and on the thirti
eth day after the brothers' execution
he died.
Because of the conditions surround
ing hla death, he Is known In Span
ish history ss "Ferdinand the Sum
moned." Tomorrow: Merry-Go-Round Hos
pital. were associated with him In the
venture, deserted him, leaving him
with the financial burden.
In ancient China a political as
sociation was considered a social
evil and an indication of a rebel
lious uplrlt against tho atate.
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