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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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BEAGLE, Oct. 11. (Spl-) Jim
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week. The animals are becoming
numerous and bold and are taking a
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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.
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