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.
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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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3 'MATTER POF
By 0 M PATHS
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West to Commnnd.
PORTLAND, Ovt. 6. (AP) Pred M,.
West, captain or the police traffic
division and a veteran of the Mexi
can and World wars, will assume
command of the 182nd Infantry, suc
ceeding the late Eugene Moshberger.
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.
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