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PAGE EIGHT . MTCDFOTCT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1937. GOOD TRY By GLUYAS WILLIAM! the dark shins STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX For farther proof address the author, mclostng a stomped envelope for reply. Re. V. .8. Pat Off. V HULBKRT rOOTNC J 1 ' I SYNOPSIS: Null, a iotms Jed tral agent, ftndt hit beloved Janet in a locked cabin aboard Pre eott Fanning'! yacht at Abialom' Harbor. Fanning it (hot dead and Janet in a faint, a gun betide her. Weill hldee her nearby In a dil uted liner, then Joinj Mark Bon niger, keen local inveetigator, to keep tab on development!. He think Janet shot Fanning until he learn a man woe hiding on the yacht Then he uipect queer little Buster, who hated Fanning. Alto in the picture are Kettering, a Baltimore lawyer down to flth, and Ira Buckleti, a tough who trait Weill. Cutter tip enable Weill to find wealthy old Mitt Rayner In Baltimore. Chapter 2T A Cool Million "rON'T you read the newspa U oers. Miss Rayner?" "Certainly not. I've something better to read. "Mr. Fannine Is dead." She took it more calmly than Neill expected. Death 1 a com monplace affair to the very old, "Dead?" she echoed sharply. "Where? How?" "He was found dead on his yacht tn Absalom s waruor. -"I didn't know he had a yacht." "Murdered." "Bless my soult . . . Why do you come to me about it?" Neill endeavored to soften his story. "We can t find out anythin about him. Who his folks are. am so on. We thought perhaps you could help. "I liked the man." said Miss Ray. ner, "but I was hardly what you would call a friend. We had some business dealings. This was what Neill was after. "Who brought him to you?" "My estate agent, Edward Bar nev. I have a house for sale on Linden avenue. Mr. Fanning was thinking of buying It for a specu lation, Dut ne mougn' i was asiung too much for it. So he persuaded Mr. Barney to bring him here. I wouldn't come down in my price but, as I said, I liked the man. He stayed on here chatting after Mr. Barney left and he came to see me t number of times after that" "Have you confidence in Mr. Barney?." asked Neill. "Absolute. A good, faithful crea ture. He's too dumb to be crooked. He's only my renting agent. He knows nothing about my affairs." "Well, about Fanning . . . ?" "He was a man of large means," the went on, "and we had a com mon interest in our investments. He told me that he had established an Investment trust in New York which paid 6 per cent and over on Us stock. I was getting less than three on my government bonds. I am interested in many philan thropies and I need all the income I can get my hands on. So in the end I exchanged my bonds for stock in Mr. Fanning' trust. I took a little at first, and as the price continued to rise, I got more. "Without any investigation?' "Certainly not! I investigated it tnorougniy. i received very nne references and testimonials on Mr. Fanning' behalf from New York neople. I'll show them to you." "Didn't you consult with any Baltimore business men, or with your lawyer?" he askea. "No. I prefer to act on my own Initiative;' "Do you know a man here called Horace Kettering?" 'The name is familiar." "He's a lawyer in town." "I've never seen the man nor had anything to do with him." "Did Mr. Fanning ever speak of him?" "No." "Did Mr. Fanning Introduce you to any of his friends or associates?" "Nol" "Did you ever hear the names ba Buckles or David Xyster?" "No." "Of course, they might have gone under other names. They are peculiar looking men." He de scribed Eystcr and Buckles. "I don't know any men of that sort," she said scornfully. "Is all this leading up to the suggestion that there is something crooked bout Fanning?" Neill didn't answer. "That's ridiculous on the face of It!" said Miss Rayner. "He only promised me 6 per cent. A swindler would have guaranteed 10 or 15." The Fake Certificate! IN SPITE of her confident talk, Neill had roused an ugly doubt In the old lady's mind. Hoisting herself out of her chair, she tot tered to a safe that stood open against the wall. Taking from it a portfolio, she brought it to him. Opening it, Neill thumbed over sheaf of beautifully engraved certificates. Not worth the paper they had spoiled. "Aren't they all right? Aren't they all right?" she demanded. He had not the heart to deliver the blow. "I reckon so," he said. "I know nothing about such mat ters. How much did Fanning charge you for the stock?" "It sells at par over the counter," tnn eagerly explained. 'That's 10. He let me have it for 9 V The certificates in the portfolio represented 123,000 shares. So Fanning had rooked her for over a million dollars. Neill inwardly gaped at the thought of such a sum. What had become of it? He handed back the portfolio. "The first dividend was paid on the nail," said Miss Rayner. Naturally! thought Neill. She brought him a sheaf of let ters. 'These will tell you all about Mr. Fanning. Who his associates are, and so on." Neill took down names and ad dresses in order to satisfy her, and got out as soon as he could. It made nim feel a little sick to think of the brutal awakening that was in store for the frail little old lady. In the street he thought things over. Beyond establishing the Identity of Fanning's victim, he had not got very far. The manner of Fanning's introduction to the old lady suggested that the estate agent was in no wise implicated and Miss Rayner had confirmed it Neill drove back downtown and called at Mr. Osgood's office. He louna mm a conservative speci men of the genus Family Lawyer. Impossible to suspect such a one. Mr. Osgood claimed not to have met t anning. lie was dcenlv shocked to learn that Fanning had been a frequent caller on his client I must iook into this, he mut tered. Neill didn't envy him that iob. Mr. Osgood said that his acquain tance wnn netienng was very slight He made it clear that he did not care for the man. "A successful criminal lawyer, I understand," he said condescendingly. Before returning to Absalom's, Neill had himself carried over to Washington. In the treasury de partment he cashed a check for all he had coming to him in order to be ready for anything. He looked in on his chief. "Having a good time? asked the latter. Swell! said Neill. If you knew the half of HI he thought grimly. i n nave an assignment tor you on Monday." As he started out of town. Neill bought the latest Daners and found. as he had foreseen, that they were now playing up the theory thai Fanning had been decoyed into the girl's cabin and killed by a man for his money. Neill flung down the sheets with a groan of helpless anger. The Mob Mutters IT was approaching seven o'clock when he got back to Absalom's. Lately the papers had been sent down from town as fast as issued and the latest story was already having its effect From the crowd that pressed around the store, Neill heard a new note, a slow growling sound thnt once heard can never be forgotten. As he crossed the porch on his way in, he overheard a snatch of talk. A man said: When we catch them two we ought to string them up." ' Not the woman," answered an other. That s never been done. "Well, we can string him up and let her. watch. That'd learn her!" Neill swept a glance around. Every face bore the same dark look and he knew then what It was to be alone. Hyenas! he thought, hardening. He found Bonnlcer with Ser geant Wilson and the constables in the loft over the store, and made his report. uood work, said Bonnlcer. "It fits in with other information about Fanning that has come over the wire today. During the past four or five weeks he opened accounts with half a dozen banks in Wash ington, Baltimore and New York. Large sums of money passed through these accounts. Just be- out and got his checks back, thus blocking our investigation of his operations." rretty slick, said Neill. It's clear that he converted his million into something easily portable," said Bonniger. "He must have had it with him, and mere s your motive for the mur der! A cool million! This case looms bigger and bigRerl" neill noticed with considerable uneasiness that all the constables with the exception of the man f Harding the yacht had been called n. He had evidently interrupted a conference. "What are you get ting ready for? he asked. we have not been idle while you were away, snid Bonniger. "This afternoon a fisherman called Jake Loker brought me a packet containing 100 new $5 bills that he had found floating In the river." Neills heart began to sink like a piece of water-logged wood. tie picked it ud at a bomt oft Northern's pavilion," Bonniger went on. "The tklo was then at half flood. The money had been in the water more than 12 hours, but not much more, because the paper was not yet pulpy. Of course the fact that the bills were bound in tight bundle helped to protect them. Through the Merchant National Bank of Baltimore. I es tablished that these same hills had been drawn by Prescott Fanning last Monday." "So what?" aked Neill. tCrtnitU. Kit. r HmliTl Bonnlcer and hit men Urt te search the dark ships, tomorrow. War Time Methods For Jobless Count WASHINGTON, Oct. . (API Some of the technique of the "Lib erty Loan" campaigns of World war days will be rerived, officials aald today, to aaaurv national cooperation In the unemployment censua next month. School, churches and public offi cial will be asked to carry out pre liminary education campaigns. Help of labor, agricultural and Industrial o-. gaulraltons also will be sought. President Roosevelt, official aald, probably will launch the campaign witb a "flrealde chat." MAR6HPIELO, Oct. 6, AP) Pall ing beneath a freight train a be attempted to brake It near the Marshfleld roumlhouar Thome Coa. 11, ra killed Sunday. Dm 1UU TMbuae want 4. G-Men's Chief Hits "Convict Coddling" BALTIMORE. Oct. 6. J. Edgar Hoover, chlrf of the frdrral bureau of tnvrM Ipat Ion, blufd to day at "tntrfcrlna mcddlfru" who intercede for criminals and at "con vict -cod rill n, acntimental. ailly par ole boards" who Tree prisoner un m-tnely. He addrtMtd the International As sociation of Chiefs of Poll re after Chief Leon V. Jenkins, of Portland, Ore., tn the prfaldent'i add row. had taken the members to tank for "tria! and error" met hod in handling strike dtftordera. WINDOW GLA8&-Vt sell window el ft as and will replace your broken windows reasonably rmwbrldge Cab inet Worka. Phone Ma Well nam away youi rtiUM. Cltj ftaaiurj ee.vioe. RI6HT HORlBFT ftfORt tig... tlWeRrtoftCOUW FOOT,,, ?&MW & VlCB'PRSSlOffltf M omw vicepRKioeMTeVER v''Vv lit! i .,, MP mm ft-Ham 1. . . 0-5-37 & w fMt.eo -fa SCORE rSIH6lBftlHT NEW TChtS 'WJVOJ 1 whu zeKcy fJkM of ihe Lesser Mille$ ' TriffTWAV&WMH CLEAR V Vice-President lo Senator John C. Calhoun, elected vice-president of the United Statfa under John Qulncy Adams In 1624, wo a re tained In office under General Jack- on. Jackson and Calhoun found running the government together a bit difficult, due to strained per sonal re lot tons. . Mr. Calhoun liad sought to have Mr. Jackson called to account for his acta In the Seminole war. Mr. Jackson resented this. Puhthermore, Mr. Cnl hunt refused to havp anything to do with Mr. JacUnon'a attempts to have a certain Mrs. EntDn reinstated In WaHhlngtonlon society. Mr. Jackson resented this, too. As a last straw,. Mr. Calhoun, a southerner from South Carolina, com plained bitterly niltist a protective wfeNaBftl Srdni, lac tariff of 1828 that bore havlly on southern farmers the "Tariff of Abominations" and Mr. Jackson would not help Mr. Calhoun effect Its repeal. So Mr. Calhoun tendered his resig nation to the secretary of state In Aiich haste that he misspelled the tat ter's name. He wrote "Hon H. Living ston, Sec. of State; Sir, Having con cluded to accept a seat In the senate, to which I have been elected by the legislature of this state, I herewith resign the office of vice-president of the United States. Very respectfully, your ob. avt., J. C. Calhoun." The secretary of state's first name was Edward. No official recognition of Colhoxin's resignation was taken, however. It was tendered on December 38, 1B32, and forwarded to the senate on Jan uary 4. 1833, but nothing was done about it other than to stop Calhoun's salary on January 4. 1933, and renew It when be took the oath as senator. Calhoun Is the only U. S. vice-president to have resigned office. Vnrter-Water Island Only 12 miles long and two miles wide, Anegada, tiny island of the Lesser Antilles. Is swept by waves from one shore to the other In rough weather. Four hundred and sixty three natives manage to maintain an existence on the Island, although It Is nearly devoid of vegetation. Fish ing plays a large part in their strug gle to Uve. Tomorrow: Pile! The Hero In a Trash Turkey Crop Early In Central Oregon THE DALLES, Oc. 5. ( AP) Esti mates that the 1P37 turkey crop will start moving 3Q days ahead of last year came today from producers of central Oregon. The Redmond-Prlnovllle section has 10.000 birds almost ready to ship and producers estimated they would send 2.325,000 pounds of turkey to Thanksgiving tables. Fiery Crosses Burn Near F.D.R. Estate POUOHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Oct. 5. (AP) Deputy Sheriff Harry Wicker aald today he was Informed by vil lagers In Hyde Park that two fiery crosses were burned near President Roosevelt's estate, last Friday night at the time Justice Hugo L. Black made his radio address. Wicker said no complaints had been filed and no investigation was bring made. t 10CMIV IN SNU6 TOR 1HE rll6rrf 64 M 1W0 MINUTES Hte VOtiZ A IVlOROUfeH JOfl OF BUHKEf WREK1K6 commence Troubles him. spreaps 8lhrJKEf A6R1N r i ii s x -WdKS IT IN At SIDE, WHICH PULLS WUP FROM OVER HIS FEE-f. 0 Jf fud6 It IN At OfrtER 51DE WHICH VAWKS Otff SIDE ALREAW "fVCKED iW DECIDES HE SHOULD PROBABLY HWE SlAR-fEP Ki "fHE BOTTOM COB SO COMPLETE A JOB 1HflT HE SCUFFS FEELS HE CAN'T COPE WITH H SITUATION ALMOST AIL OF BLANKET UNDER NATTRE55 AND 60E6 0 SLEEP su)yA& (Copyright, 1937, by The BtU Syndicate, Inc.) q-iq WuiflnS S 'MATTER POF By 0 M PAYNE 6onwA 5e.TTA ) WJL A- NsJM ,T!JJ-f oo) PW Not A- VNk3L- ?MV AU KIT li .SflW oo! 13.12TfOAV. 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