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SPA'Qii SIX TVfEDFO'RD fAIL TRTBUyE, MEDFOItD, OREflQNT. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1937. BREAKFAST TIME the dark shi By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof ad drew the author, tncloslnr a lUmped envelope for reply. Reg. U. & Pat Oft BY HULBIRT FOOTHE MILIARS jTh u.MJMHS: tteiu, a young jea eral agent, ftndt his beloved Janet locked in a cabin on Preicotl fanning'! yacht at Absalom's Harbor. With her are a gun and Fannlng'f freshly shot body. Weill hides her nearby in a disused liner, then joins Mark Bonniger, keen local investigator, to keep tab on developments. He thinks Janet thot the swindler until he learns a man was hiding on the yacht. Then he tuepectt queer lit tle Eyster, who hated Fanning, Alto in the picture are Kettering, a Baltimore lawyer down to fish, and Ira Bucklesi, a tough who trails Weill. A fisherman Inds $500 ot Fanning't money that Neil! threw away in anger. Chapter 28 Searching The Ship TlfELL," continued Bonniger, V "upon the supposition that the Sacket was thrown or dropped in le river last night, I started figur ing the time of the tide and the rate of flow. And my calculations suggest that it had made a trip down the river and was on the way back again. If I am right, the fugi tives are still in the neighborhood and they dropped this packet in the river at a point some distance north of where it was found. Well, what's up there? Nothing but the abandoned ships. I'm getting ready to search them." Neill felt as if all the ground had suddenly been cut from under his feet. He had to say something, and quickly. "That's a job!" "You're right. That's what I have brought in the police for. I'm going to take half a dozen of the steadiest Kettering approaenc. Ivc... any luck in town? 'None whatever," said Neill. Kettering lowered his voice. "Gosh! I certanly feel for you In this situation, Wheatley. The strain must be awful!" This gave Neill a nasty start. So Kettering knew, too. How many spies were there around him? Keeping his face, he said: "I don't get you, Mr. Kettering." "Oh, you don't have to keep that up with me," said Kettering. "I'm on your side. If there's any trick we could pull off together, you have only to say the word." Neill silently cursed. "I don't know what you are driving at." "Well, I am sorry you won't trust me," said Kettering. "I would help you if I could." The men Peine posted, the lead ers of the party went into Captain Bickel's cabin to study the plans of the shins. Bonniger said: "We'll start searching on this ship." is it liKeiy tney would nlde so close to me?" asked Bickcl. The ladder is on this shin, said Bonniger. "How else could they get aboard or leave?" neill breathed easier, mis gave him a little time. Much Too Good A Flan BONNIGER spread out the cabin plans of the Montnclier. In ad dition to her public rooms, she had a couple pf hundred sleeping cab ins strung along the five decks. "We need SO men to do this right," grumbled Wilson. "It's worse than mine galleries." "We'll do with what we have." said Bonniger. "We'll start at the top and work down. Notice that there are five sets of stairways. A guard must be put on each so thai wniie we ere Kuing auwn one Biair No cupboard or corner escaped attention. men in the village also. Kettering win oe wun us. Ana no counting on you, of course." Neill could not refuse to go. He drew a long breath to steady his voice. "It will soon be dark. You should wait until morning." "It's dark anyhow inside the ihips. We can search them as well by night as by day." Neill could say nothing more. Bonniger arranged to have his party of 18 men carried up the road in three cars at intervals of five minutes in order not to attract too much attention in the village. Bon niger himself and Neill went in the , first car. Neill, taken by surprise and having no time to plan any thing, rode like a man who had re ceived a blow on the head. All my own fault, he thought. If I had not pitched that money over board, Janet would still be safe. The Skiff Gone, Too CAPTAIN BICKEL, who . had been notified by telephone of their coming, was waiting on the shore. He said: "I borrowed an ad ditional skiff from the farmer up the beach to save time." This was another setback - for Neill. If he was able to separate himself from the party, he counted on using that skiff himself. Bonniger and Neill were rowed to the Montpelier. Gradually the whole parly assembled on the for ward deck. Virgil, leathery faced and bright eyed, was there chew ing his cigar, also Kettering, going about and making up to every body. It made NcHl sore to see how all these men were enjoying the situation. As Virgil put it: "A man-hunt Is the greatest sport of all, boys." Bonniger proceeded to post his men at salient points about the ships. A guard was stationed on the forwnrd bridge of each vessel and another on the after bridge. From these positions they overlooked the lower decks. He also placed a man on each ot the three gangways that connected the vessels. Everybody was provided with a powerful flashlight. Birkel and his three men brought the force up to 20. While they waited for Bonniger to complete these arrangements. way our couple can't be runnln, up another. Wilson, Iiongcope Wheatley and I will do the actual searching. On the lower decki we'll divide forces and one pail take the starboard cabins, the other port. As we finish each deck I'll blow a whistle and everybody will move one flight down the stairways together. Thus if they are aboard this ship we are bound to trap them on the lowest deck." Everybody approved this plan It was much too cood n nlnn tn suit Neill; it quadrupled his difllcultics nowever, ins mind had begun tc work again, and a scheme was be- f inning to take shape. Before the eft Bickel's cabin lie took a look at the plan of the Abraham Lin coln. The little veranda of Janet'.' cabin, ho snw, was under th twelfth window on the Dromenadi deck, counting from the bow. me Montpelier was searched from bridge to keel in the mannei laid out by Bonniger. On the lowei decks, Wilson and Neill were tolc off together Wilson was a good police officer, not bruinv but con scientious. No cupboard, no cor ner, no recess escaped his atten tion. He flashed his light under every bunk. Neill was bored and jumpy because the search draceed so. He thought: This enp would gel a joit ir ne Knew the man he was looking for was helping him lookl When tnev finished with th Montpelier and passed over to ths Montmorcncie it was about nine o'clock and as dark as it would get Neill kent looking at his watch in such a manner that Bonniger's at. tcntion was attracted. "What are vou worrvinn about the time for? he asked'. Neill drew him aside from thi others. "I'll have to leave you fot awhile," he said. "I'm sorrv. I saw my chief in Washington tins after noon. Some departmental business hus come up, and he .'aid he might have to call me at 9:30 " 'Sorrv to lose vou." said Bon niger, "but it can t be helped. I'll take the man olf the second gang way to put In your place." Neill rejoin Janet, tomorrow, hop Inf to dodge the searrhe rs. SCHOOL BUDGET RULES IS SALEM, Oct. 8. AP) The bourn of director of school district No. 1, Multnomah county, had no authority to Adopt a resolution tiling th com penaatton of trachers In exreM ot the amount provided th err for tn the nchool budttet, the state supreme court held here today. The opinion wu written by Justice Belt and affirmed Judge Hall 8. LUAk of the Multnomah county rlrcutt court. The court affirmed the conviction Of Ore O. Oof fa 7, ei-ftelem police officer, who t under three years penitentiary aentcnen for accepting a bribe. All arven member of the court concurred in the opinion. Coffey originally was convicted In the Marlon county circuit court, and later appealed to the supreme court. The caw wu twice argued. The utate minted that Coffey had received varttni a u in a of money (mm Rtwood ttivwn in consideration of an agreement not t Interfere with the operation of a alot machine In Brown's card room. Not ire. I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by Mrs. O. H. Ttoe. (Signed) O, H. TICE. WINDOW 01.A83 -Wt tell window glsas and will replace your ttmken windows reeaonaniv rmwhridi;e Cab inei Works Endowment of Amet ;an ml levee toiaj mors than .11,800,000,000. (Pel.-) WAS PBFEhTEP 76ToO 0 IK I9?f THM vermeo ' I . Ottcao WPA Worker, Lost ft erem-RoLiBR! THE CUKP iMKCKt HC PMwep tr... t insect WWr THRBB7MES iftdOPY (Hemopterifae) m IV JOrtM PAUL JONES fOl6HT ' TSS wcortRtv wasp SrXtPM. " f M UN PER A Jf ' "" Hero tn Trnh Pile. John Paxil who ansumed the name Jones" for an unknown reason the Scotsman - who became America's greatest naval hero In tho Revolu tionary war. the alleged pirate who served as a naval . ofllwr for four nations, unwittingly spent 113 years burled benoath a Paris trash dump, sharing space In tiny St. Loula ceme tery with a number of deceased horses, dogs and alley-cats! Jones died In Paris July 18, 1792, after as thrilling a life as any flc tlonlst could Invent, He waa burled In the tiny cemetery which later was to be used as a site for refuse dis posal and not until 100.1 113 years later was his leaden casket discov ered. When the casket was opened his body was found to have besn woU preserved In alcohol, yet an autopsy was performed to establish a definite Identification. Scientists found traces of heart and lung dis eases known to have caused Jones' death. Ho was re-Interred at the United States naval academy at Ann apolis. John Paul Jones became a sailor at the age of 12. At 10 ho was chief mate on a slave ship and at 21 was captain of an English trader. On December 7, 1775, he received his first appointment In the new U. S. Continental navy as a lieutenant on the Alfred. On this ship he raised, with his own hands, the first naval flag of an American squadron. In aU Jones' ensuing naval career he suffered not a single defeat, al though he engaged In 48 sea fights. During the Revolution alone bo en gaged In 23 battles. Besides his service with the U. S. navy and British merchant marine, Jones sailed under the French flag as a volunteer on the Trlomphant, fla-shlp of the Merquts do Vaud reutl during the closing days of the revolution. Later he served under Catherine of Russia, fighting four brilliant battles on the Black Sea In June and July. 1788. 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West, a staff officer of the Oregon national guard, will receive the rank of colonel. Brings War Refugees. POhVLAND, Oct. S. (fl) The Norwegian motorshlp Bonneville was In quarantine In Portland harbor to day after traveling direct from Hong kong, China, with 12 women and children war refugees. Inspection and disembarkation will be completed today. Many Buy Orchards. THE DALLES, Oct. 8. (AP) Real estate activity from Hood River to Prairie city has reached a higher peak In the past few months than In the preceding decade, dealers said today, one of them reporting sales of orchard land aggregating 260.000 since January 1. 'TALKlKJi To y gfc I TALKIN ToTA 4fe?0 ' UM MainunTTds. lre,,,nM"'c';:y3 sZZ' ' slfy' Adls'lTo m U" I . ; j0 1WT. by ft. B... WnX, TAILSPIN TOMMY A Warning for Bently , By BAX, FORREST ;l'LMEpcuKTsT,: f ,CrjuBMb,lgiM ru) l"T keep away 1 Jfcl NOOSE Y.T...WTH W KEEP YOUR A?rfS F OP... .ll fejgl 5f l SbJ-2alRMTEuSC ? 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