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Newspaper Page Text4 PG15 SIX MEPFOTID MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1937. the dark ships SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot farther proof address the author, inclosing stain ped envelope for reply. Re. TJ. S. Pit Oft i BY HULBKRT FOOTHIB SXNOMM: Nelll, - uunfl J.u rol agent, findi hit blova Janet, a jun and Prueott fan ning'f rethly the. body lotted n a cabin on Fanninc'i yacht at itbtalom'i Harbor, Mi. Weill hidee her nearby in a duuied liner, then joint Marie Bonniper, local (nveitioator. When Nelll learnt Janet didn't thoot the flashy tu)indler, he tutpecte queer little Eyster, who hated Fanning. Alto on hand are Ketterino, a Baltimore lawyer, and Ira Bulk iest, a tough who traile Nelll. The darli thipt are tearched, but Nelll and Janet cleverly dodo the eearchert. Nelll it having friendly chat uiith Bonnlaer when they are hailed from the yacht. They rota out. Chapter 32 Buckles Talk THEY went aboard. The light were off. Their electric torchea revealed that the doors of the for ward hatch, the dining saloon and the after comnanionwav had all been forced. Down below, the yacht was a scene of wreckage. At first glance it appeared as it some body had wantonly torn and ' smashed his wav through the cab ins, but upon closer examination it was clear tnat mere naa oeen a painstaking search for something. Neill thought: Bucklesil "What was ht looking fort" asked Wilson. "Some toot that Fanning had or that the murderer thought he had," said Bonniger. "Judging from the general ruin, he didn t find it That's all to the good." Bonniger was only one step from the truth. "He was scared off on the night Of the murder," Bonniger went on, "and tonight he came back to look again for it" Forsythe said: "I think I scared him off this time too, sir. When I was rowing out I heard oars up the inlet. But by the time I had got aboard, he had landed." Longcope, Wilson and Trueman rowed back to the shore, the ser geant to spread what men he had to search through the village. Bon niger and Neill remained on board to make a closer examination. It was evident that the man had worn gloves because there were no fin gerprints to be found anywhere. He had torn up the carpets, slit the mattresses and cut open the pil lows. He had even gone down into the bilge under the cabin floors. Here he ran into some grease, for they found the print of a whole hand under i hatch cover. "He was wearing gloves, sure enough," said Bonniger examining it "Pigskin gloves of all thingsl" There was nothing more to be done aboard. Forsythe put Bonni ger and Neill ashore in the dinghy and returned to his post The news had spread around the village and a small crowd of men in various stages of undress was waiting on the wharf. Newspaper men and villagers. They fired questions at Bonniger. He led them across the road and into the store to look them over under the light. Kettering was In the thick of the crowd and on the edge slouched the uncouth figure of Ira Buckles. Neill edged around behind the lat ter without attracting his notice. Buckles was closely attending to the questions the reporters were asking and Bonniger's answer. Neill took note of a bulge In the llghthand pocket of hi jacket and with delicate fingers pulled the pocket open a little. Inside lay grease-stained pigskin gloves. Neill moved away from him. He had no intention of passing on the tip to Bonniger. He could not risk a show-down until he had proof that Buckless was the killer. However, Bonnlger'skeen glance picked Buckless out as the only completely dressed Man In the crowd before him. "Hey you, whatever your name Is I mean the big fellow there," he said stern ly. "I'd like to ask you a few que, tions. Come back into the office with me, will you?" Buckless looked around icowl Ing, made up his mind that escape was impossible and, pushing through the crowd, went with Bonniger. Neill remained In the background. Anxious as he was to keep in touch with what was going on, he knew that for him to be present at this scene would only precipitate disaster. The Soiled Glove VIRGIL, uneasy about the An gers in his cracker boxes, was shepherding the crowd out on the porch. As the floor cleared, Nelll saw a pair of soiled, trampled gloves lying there. Virgil pounced on them. "Hcrel Here!" he cried Tunning to the office with them. Neill went into the hotel and paced his room In a torment of sus pense. What was going to come of this interview? During the last two days Buckless had had reasons of his own for keeping his mouth shut about Janet, but Bonniger was pretty sure to get him in a corner. And what then? In a few minutes there was a knock cm the door. When he opened It, Neill stiffened at the siRht of the waiting constable. The man said: "Mr. Bonniger says he's Y, ACCOMPANY STAR HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Oct. U (AP Dan 111 Dtnitux, French movie itnr. arrived today to ply in a musical for Universal studio. With her the brought 47 trunks and her husband, Henri Deeoln, French writer. A crowd of reporter,, cameramen, studio officials and members of French societies greeted her nt the train. "Americana are wonderful she xclaimed. "1 love them All." Hollvwood not hi will honor her vita a gtl reoenuoa this wtek. sorry to dia.urb you, but wiii you please come down to the store? The crowd was still hanging around the store when Neill passed in, talking over what had hap pened in low voices. He saw Eyster in the group with the top of his pajamas tucked in his pants. Eys ter grinned at him in his crazy fashion, and nodded to assure Neill that he could depend on him. Neill entered the little ofilce at the back. Bonniger was there with Sergeant Wilson, Kettering and the hulking Buckless. Bonniger's greeting was unchanged. So noth ing serious could have happened yet Buckless on the other hand was sweating and uneasy. Ketter ing's face wore its usual pleasant mask. The soiled gloves lay on the desk. Bonniger said: "I picked up t'r.is fellow on suspi cion of having broken into the yacht He swears he has never been aboard her." Neill coolly looked Buckless over. The big fellow showed his teeth. "The gloves were picked up on the floor of the store." Bonniger continued. "Anybody in trie crowd might have dropped them. I have no proof as yet that this is the man we want but I have trapped him into an admission that he knew Fanning, and I have decided to take him into custody until I find out how much he does know." "How can I help you?" asked Neill. Bonniger smiled. "He has Inti mated that you know more about this case than you have let on." "The usual red herring," said Nelll easily. . "Sure. But I thought you wouldn't mind confronting him." "Certainly not Why does he pick on me?" "Ash! you're a cool hand all right," growled Buckless. "You know what I know about you!" There was nothing for Neill to do but brazen it out "Well, spill it!" he said. "This guy I a federal agent," Buckless said to Bonniger. "I don't know what his right name may be, but he goes in the department by tho name of Neill Tryon." "I know it," said Bonniger. "So what?" "He knows the girl In this case." Neill laughed out "That's a good one!" Kettering led the laughter of the others. But support from this quar ter only angered Neill. Looking For Revenge "CHE was his girl," Buckless as J serted. "Fanning took her away from him, and he was look ing for revenge!" "How do you know all this?" asked Bonniger. Fanning hisself told me. 'How did vou know that this was the man called Neill Tryon?" "I seen him in Fanning' com pany Monday night." unaer wnai circumstances i "1 went to Fannlng's room to re port ..." "Just a minute. What were your relations with Fanning?" "I worked for him." "In what capacity?" "Body-guard." "Body-guard?" "That's what I said. Fanning was a slick business man. and when he out-smarted a man sometimes the fellow would get sore and lay for him, and it was my job to pro tect him, see?" "Ask him what Fanning s busi ness was, put in Kettering. "You heard the Question, said Bonniger. Buckles turned wary. "I don t know. Fanning was a slick opera tor, and I was just his strong-arm guy. He never told me nothing about his business ant' I never asked." "Which may or mav not be true," said Bonniger. "Let's go back a little. You sav vou went to his room Monday night to report." "Yeah. And he says, 'Ira,' he says, 'I got a guy here who's en tirely loo nosey ana 1 can t tigure what he's after. Take a look at him through the door.' I takes a squint and I says: 'I never seen him be fore, boss, but I bet he's one ol these college-boy federal dicks. I can smell out them buzzards." Kettering laughed heartily. "And then what?" asked Bon niger. That was all at the time, said Buckless. "But I seen Fanning again couple hours later and he says to me: 'Ira. you was right about that guy. I been through his pockets since I seen you and had a look at his papers.' And I says to Fanning: 'What the hell have the federals got on you, boss7' And he says: 'Not a thing in the world. Iral It's a personal matter with that guy. His doll has fallen for me. Is that my fault?' And he laughed. He showed me a picture of the doll that he had took out of Tryon' pocket." All Buckless' hearers laughed together. Bonniger said: "Have you any proof of thl yarn?" "Only what I'm telling you," growled Buckles. "Well, as the self-confeed strong-arm man for a swindler, your word doesn't carry much weight." tCtyrigt. t9!f. SVfe ftftmt) Nelll produces the snmpahot ot Ja net, tomorrow. Lunch Donations Admit To Derby Cufe's Program DERBY, Oct. 1 1 . (Spl) Lunch donation program of tho 1P37 Derby Community club will be neld Oct. 18 at eight o'clock. Following is the program to be given: Songs by school ranger. Short talks by Mrs. Conrad. 4-H club leader for boyi in Jack.wn coun ty and Mrs. O. C. Snier. leader for girl In Jackaon county 4-H club work. Piano solo Jane Mann A medly of sons. Mr. El rod and his doll Ventrilo quwt. Violin solo Mr tvn. Piano ioln- Stanlev Otisltn, Violin solo Mr. O'Neii. Orviip of numbers by Whale? bruUiera, 4 Metf1HeMoNKEfVtoRlft k eooKcoKfotMiNaifte lOKfe PRMER IN 307 lANfilfoSfiS a-VW2L SSM fl'l No Mi-hMige. to Garcia An expert. Insurrectionist was Cu ban Parlot Cnllxto Oorcla Y Inlguez. Twice captured and held prisoner In Spain for Inciting antl-SpanUh revo lutions In Cuba the "Ten Yeara" War" of 1863 and the "Little War" In 1870 Gnrcle, eAcaped twice, the last time to New York, where ho fitted out a filibustering expedition which failed to reach 'Cuba because of a shipwreck. Lntcr he landed success fully In Cuba with arms and supplies and assumed command of rebel forces once more. An expert militarist was Andrew Summer Rowan, American patriot and first lieutenant In the Ninth In fantry, U. 8. A., and West Point graduate. Bemuse. Rowan had once Admittance to the program la a pound or pounds of the following: Macaroni, rice, potatoes, spaghetti, Cocoa, canned fruit, beans, corn. sugar, peas, tapioca, flour and salt. All will be kept for hool lunches. Oeneral committee of the Derby school community club are Mrs. Mary Mann, chairman, and Mrs. Omlo Chambers and Mrs. Catherine Fklrrd. TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER - iltH MX -0l)L VJHAVS ALL THE THE NEBB3 Poor Emma llEM EMMA ATOLEV U1TU twe Koaies' TREAT PICTURE., ME LEFT 1M HUFF ! pv'iXST WE FIXED UP her cverncsTl AJOO is PICKET IMG TUE AVMCOMOKJ INJVJ IM HOPES OF AM ACCCewiAL r ' jMVMs- 'i YOU Me-AM RITA? V TELL ME JOMtt OF THERE ABE "WAYS B THEM. 1 MIGHT SSSGS OF ESCAPING TOO J HEED TO KMOW Er'Wfcp 1 iiili Ms published by tadre Herasm - 6pairt. 1737- skillfully written a book. "The Island of Cuba" although he had never visited the spot he was selected early In 1898 to find Oarcla, learn the strength of his forces, what sup piles they needed. Qarcla's plan of campaign and whether he would co operate with an American Invasion against the Spanish In Cuba. Rowan's Instructions were entirely oral; no scrap of paper was carried by him on hia perilous trip. Dis guised as a fisherman, he sailed to Cuba from Kingston, Jamaica. The next six days' Journey through the teeming, tropical swamps to Garcia's rendezvous were memorable for the hardships Rowan endured. Yet he obtained the required In formation and In six hours was on his return trip with a MESSAGE COYOTES TAKE TURKEYS SHEEP IN BEAGLE AREA BEAGLE, Oct. 11. (Spl-) Jim Martin caught three coyotes last week. The animals are becoming numerous and bold and are taking a number of turkeys and sheep In the neighborhood. Arrives in Time I Gold I 'lC I If VWa'sy I DUUVJO,60V-8UT LJ Iggf BR1AR.S16,' DID -v" 1 V ....AMD I YdlORY BE WHV.IP fi I I FiW() 1 tiOWiCs I I HfcAR.D THEY STRUCK fe3 XOU HEAP. vJHAi lr 7 OUC n o a k-uc, ocm, ihc nuooci T1 1 OUT- fev h OM? ) GOLD A61U ftACK. IWJ J fL tt r c W 6RAMD K1EVJ I UME9 60T A CWAMCtr I rrV J S51 gk. , tub hills- e A s? flOLO ) v- r oiscoveb.y, c n. . , A ' I KJE'EC 5LEPT AJllOW. LAST MIGHT". 1M HE.At3.T- oexi eecAuE. i diomt BRUCE RIGHT-1 GOV stt wiri . Mtcfc. it- HIS) HLAt. trMULAsMj ILL Mttl HIM ACCIDEM JOLLY WHMrtiTTKIrW i.lr Ua a, ANPKCW wwm 10 inc. Ol&frN REBEL lPER FROM 6f)RCh FOR THE f MO WtfiTTeN WMfeRlM FROM GARCIA also oral. An even more dangerous Journey of five days brought Rowan and two Cuban guides to the coast where he escaped Span ish patrols In a hidden boat with gunney-sack sails. Eventually Rowan and his guides reached Nassau In the Bahamas after riding out a se vere storm. Here they were quaran tined for two days due to a yellow fever threat. The American consul then secured thler release and they proceeded to Key West. Rowan here delivered his Information to Ameri can army officials information that was to lead to the fall of Santiago, Twenty-four years later Rowan re ceived the Distinguished Service Cross for his act. Tomorrow: Trick of Columbus! PHOENIX HEALTH UNIT TO MEET ON TUESDAY PHOENIX, Oct. 11. (Spl.) An all day meeting with a covered dish luncheon at noon Is scheduled for the Phoenix health unit on Tuesday at the R. H. Wilcox home. I'LL TILL YOU WHEN WE'RE f LOROY! NOW I BETTER ACQUAINTED. HOW ABOUT LET MY- sew in FOR- A KlSSr1 A, SOME- WELL. WAVE 1 AMY MOUE y o-oh, -m rat V P5k rrrr um r r 11 uni b 4. 1 R.AMD IM AS A n n 7TrX4-vROAD.' ,1 t r.i ci: .1 I " 1 SUPPER WAS BUf 1HERE WAS N0;frtlK6 Yo EAT IfWlfri WHEN FRED' PERLEV, CHARGED Wlfrt REfURMJNS THE CUTLERY AND CHINA-WARE, WHICH HIS WIFE HAD BORROWED FOR HER. 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