Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 13, 1937, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextRCGE EIGHT rEDFOUD rATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1937. the dark ships INK RACE STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof addresi the author, tncloslcc a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pal Oft By GLUYAS WILLIAMS BY HULBKRT POOTHE - 'ZWI SYNOPSIS: Weill, young federal agnt, fin&t hit beloved Janet, a pun and Preicott Fan nina't reshlv fhot body locked in a cabin on Fanning yacht at Absalom' Harbor, Mi. Nelll hldet her nearby In a dleueed liner, then joint Mark Bonnlaer, local investigator. Neill (earne Janet didn't thoot the fiathy ttvindler but haj to find out uho did to save her. He eutpeete queer little Eyiter, who hated Fanning, and Fanning' ex bodyguard, Jra BuckleM. He dlitrueti Ket tering, a lawyer down from fial Umort to flih. The yacht i ran eacked and Bonniger question Buckle, who telle Neill' con nection with Fanning. Chapter 34 Eyster Can Lie THIS fellow's story only con fuses the issue," Bonniger said .lowly. "He claims not to know the girl, and certainly the girl that the crew have described would never have fallen for that brute!" There was a silence. Kettering looked from one man to another. "Well I'll be on my way," he said heartily. "Got to get some sleep." He left them. When they were lone, Bonniger said, without looking directly at Neill: "I took a shine to you right at the start, Neill. Your offer to help me out seemed so friendly. I said to myself: This lad has the mak ings bf a first-rate criminologist. He's cool and he's keen." Neill had dreaded this moment. Bonniger was such a good fellow and a gentleman. When he spoke In this friendly way, Neill had an overpowering desire to blurt out the whole truth. But he couldn't betray Janet. "Certainly is nice of you to say so," he muttered. "Have you anything to ray to me?" Bonniger fooled with a pen cil. "Why, no," Neill said, assuming a look of surprise. "If you were interested In this around to the front, Neill detained the constable by giving him a de tailed description of the man. While they waited, Bonniger and Neill discussed other aspects of the case. The old friendly feel ing had gone. Eyster sidled into the room with his insinuating grin. "You want me, Mr. Bonniger?" "Sit down," said Bonniger. "How long have you been in Absalom's?" "Since noon on Tuesday." "How did you come here?" "By taxicab from Baltimore." He went on to tell the same tale he had related to Neill. "Can you give me the name of the driver or his license number or the name of the cab company?" "Impossible, Mr. Bonniger. I never noticed.", "What have you been doing since you got here?" "Just tapering off. Ain't touched a drop in two days now." Bonniger indicated Neill. "When did you first meet Mr. Wheatley?" "He come on the bus Tuesday Evening. We got talking later and asked him up to my room to crack the last bottle. We sat there drinking and chinning until this lad fell asleep in his chair. He couldn't take it. So I finished the bottle and then I woke him up and put him in his own bed." Neill thought grimly: This guy is a better liar than I am. "What time was this?" "Something after two." "All right Much obliged." Eyster went out with his head over his shoulder and his eyes darting inquisitively from face to face. He wanted to hear more. Bonniger rose and flung his pen cil on the desk. "Let's go to bed." he said. Neill perceived that Eystei had overdone it. He was too obvi ously the glib and ready liar. Watchers In The Night TIRED as he vas, it was impos sible for Neill to sleeD. He dropped in a chair to dope things out. It was clear that Bonniger did not intend to l?t Ihr situation Neill dropped in a chair to dope things out. girl and Fanning wronged you, you could tell me that" "Sure, I could tell youl But there's nothing in itl" "All right! . . . You came down on the bus, arriving here at 7:45 on Tuesday', you said." "That's right" "What did you do? Eat dinner?" "No. 1 had eaten in town. I reg istered at Wickess and sat down on the store porch to listen to the village gossip." "Who was there?" "How can I tell you, Mark? It was dark and they were all strangers to me. There was one fellow I remember, whom they addressed as Jake." "Jake Loker. . , , How long did you stay there?" "Not long. Half an hour. Three Quarters maybe." "Then where did you go?" Eyster For An Alibi THAT question brought Neill right up against it He thought of the crouching figure outside the window, and his ofTers of friend ship. "Have you noticed a guy called Eyster who hangs around? "Sure." "Well, I struck up a kind of friendship with him. "He doesn't seem to be a very attractive sort of man." "Perhaps not. But I was alone. We got to talking and afterwards he Invited me up to his room for a drink. So we sat drinking and chewing the fat." "What did you talk about?" "Good Lord, Mark! What do men talk about when they re drinking? We just made a noise. I was with him until I went to bed. Bonniger, still avoiding Neill's eye. called a constable and told him to see if he could find Eyster. To give Eyster time enough to get ride. HLs suspicions were thor oughly aroused. Morning was sura to bring a showdown. Well, there was only one way to meet a showdown, and that was to anticipate it He and Janet must make a break to get away. Capture was almost certain. Nevertheless they must risk it. As soon as he hnd come to this conclusion, Neill felt better. He set to work to gather together his lew belongings. Ten minutes later he started down the stairs. It wns past two o'clock and the excitement had subsided. Nothing was to be heard except snores in various keys coming through the flimsy doors as he passed. No lights were on. It wns not customary to lock the hotel doors nt night. Neill paused Inside the front door to take a prospect before venturing out. Across the road there was a Ailing station under a canopy and a street light overhead. Neill studied the gasoline pumps. It was a natural hiding place. Sure enough, while ha watched a head stuck out. It bore the cap of a state constable. Neill felt his way softly back through the long dining room and through the swing door into the kitchen. The kitchen had windows on three sides. He looked through first one. then another. There were so many hiding-places outride sheds, fences it was impossible tc tell if the door was being watched Neill tried the expedient of rat tling the door handle. Instantly the top of a head appeared around the corner of a shed. He went back upstairs with a hard grin. The decision had been taken out of his hnnds. What must come, must come. (Cetr'ilH. Itl. h HtltiH rlr) Rurklru' rnllttt It proved, Nelll'i shakm, tomorrow. MPS SEE INSURANCE IN FASCIST SUPPORT TOKYO, Oct. IS. ) The newt, paper Yomlurl laid editorially today that Japan's newly won aupport from Oermany and Italy In her undeclared war agalnat china would be auffl clent ' It the worat comet to worat " In an exhauellve preview of all poa Inllltlet, the paper aald the United States and the League of Nations which hare beun to dance to Oreat Britain's tune," might try financial and economic sanctions "but Japan need not fear at Its trade with Eu rope could continue thrmwrh Oermany and Italy. mi in? Dae Uati ItlbuM want ada. IN VOYAGE UP ROGUE OOLD BKACII. Ore., Oct. 13. (AP) Governor Martin nought first hand Information on tti reported deatnic Hon of tlah life by "mining mud'' tn a bout trip up the Rojiuerlver yester day. The party Included mrmbera of the flah and name rommla!onj and min ing board. Senator Slrayer of Baker. R. K. Carter, and Coot and Curry County Judge A. H. Boloe. They spent the night at the A. T. Jer glna lodge, 40 milea up the rogue. WINDOW (It.ASS We tell window glaat ana will rrpltre oui nroken winduwt reasonably Iruwbfldge Cab. mat tturu. JT w IH 526 PICTURE,., eVcRY WKH5 rOKlHfi UPftl old-timeliisftlieatjHeim Rfeseat Italn rinnr Wettest spot under the American flag la the summit of S, 290-foot Mount Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, where 450 tnchea of rain is a good yearly .overage. Bocauae of the region's Inaccess ibility, measurements are taken only once a year. For this reason, the U. 8. Weather Bureau Installed there In 1020 what standa as the world's larg est rain gauge, with a capacity of 900 Inches, or large enough to hold a good two yeara' supply of rnlnfaU A curious feature of this Instru ment Is It basic design, the reverse of the ordinary rain gauges. Most such Instruments are designed with an open, funnel-shaped mouth leading Into a narrow tube. In the Mount KtLLfi? fsMOy MCKftV IN 17- ROUNP flfiHT IN 1&30-- -M3130J833- ' Walalealo gauge, however, the area of this opening Is but one-tenth that of the Inside area of the container, so that the reading must be multiplied by ten to obtain a true record. An ordinary rain gauge built with an opening and container of one square Inch In area, by comparison, would have to stand 75 feet high to record the same amount of rain this giant Instrument can handle. Movie Veteran BacK In 1908 the "good old days" when Hollywood had a law against driving a herd of sheep down the middle of Hollywood Boulevard Col onel .Sellg, pioneer motion picture producer, moved his studio to Los Angeles to shoot some water scenes for "The Count of Monte Cristo." He located the Sellg studio behind a Chinese laundry at Eighth and Hill streets and, In 1009. set out to make the first complete picture ever pro duced In California "The Power of the Sultan." A newcomer to the Infant Industry was one Hobart Bosworth, a Broad way actor who was recuperating "out West" from a period of Illness. Bos worth accepted an offer to play In this picture and received $125 for two days work, a large sum In those days. Bosworth later wrote, directed and starred In "The Sea Wolf," and has appeared In 825 pictures to date. He la now working In his 52flth, at 70 years of age. Name Indian Forest it. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. (AP) Secretary Ickes appointed Lee Muck. Spokane, Wash., today as director ot forestry for the Indian service. Muck. veto rim of the Indian service for estry division, had been acting di rector since the resignation ot Rob ert Marshall five months ago. Need Marble Workers. SALEM. Oct. 13. (JPf Marble workers are more In demand now than at any time In recent years. D. D, Dotson, manager of the Btate em ployment office hero reported. Dot son hnd received orders for a half dozen marble setters during the past 48 hours. Jolt Drunk Driver. SALEM, Oct. 13. (fl) Alton D. Hurley, convicted of driving an auto mobile while Intoxicated, yesterday was fined $250 and sentenced to serve a term of 30 das In Jail, by City Recorder Pattlson of West Salem. Mrs. June Cooley, arrested with Hur ley on a similar charge, was fined 100 and sentenced to 30 days in Jail. AS Hf HEARS ENP OF IfffE , HCrflCES PEU lb 60IN6 PRT HfrtK fiaiW6 KH WHEr) M.M061- FINISHED WRiflfV6. 5HMES If HARD, 1b HO AVAIL Tries fo OOfwrf pfn by wrkihs verv FASf. IHK BECOMES FAIrlfER AND TAltJIER fEWWAltS LEffER, LEAVING 00 MlXH HE ' WMHEP TbSAV, AND REACHES FOR ENVELOPE- STARTS ADDRESSING BirT HAS 1b 60 OVER IFT 1ERS SEVERAL -TIMES fO MAKE -TrtEM VISIBLE BE6IKS Of) STREET AND NOMBER, 8EARIKS' DOWN HARD, WHICH MAKES FEN CATCH IN PAPER JIN MIDDLE OF NAME OF CHY, PEN 60ES (fOHllEfELY DRV filic, if, M01YEWN6 sDFfiv fb himself1 (Copyright, 1937, by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.) 10-7 8 'MATTER POP By 0 M. PA7NE I -Have. aIumkn Wo ) ( vmW-V-V ?- J f c CArfalcrcntE. 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