Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1938)
PAGE EIGHT MEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, .TUNE 2, 1938 i CTAHOuUoOJE, BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR The Slot. . uanomet it aroujed when its citizens art caricatured in the post office mural. The next night, the artist's wife, unscrupulous Marina. Lome, is murdered. Her lister, Pamela Frye, what knife (tilled Marina, appeals to Asey Mayo, Cape Cod detective. Down by his wharf she tells him she found $56,000 worth of ambergris on the beach which Marina tried to claim. Later Pam discovered Ma rina dead in the garage and hid the ambergris. As Pam is about to disclose where she hid it, Asey covers her mouth. Someone very near, smoking Turkish tobacco, has been waiting to hear just that. Chapter Five False Scent "yESSIR," Asey continued blandly, "alter all you been through today, Pam, I should think your trip over would've been about the last straw. Say, you got a match? I thought I had a pocketful, but this old pipe's run through 'em all." He removed his hand from her mouth. for a minute -nd .hen were abruptly silent. Something nearby crackled. No, it was only his imagination. No, it wasn't either. Something ome ne was moving in the shadow .( those tall pines at the foot of the .Hiding. Casually, Asey turned his head and stared, but his eyes couldn't Penetrate those deep shadows. Probably the fellow was crawling n hands and knees through the :'ilck quiet layers of pine needles, creened by the beachplum bushes hat fringed the shore. It was a physical effort to check his impulse to start out in pursuit. If only, Asey thought, he were alone! Somehow he'd get the fel low. But there was the girl to con sider, and other little items, oo. This fellow could fee them, ut they couldn't see him. He vaj probably armed. Asey had nothing more vicious at hand than a clam hoe and a pair of oars. If the fellow wanted to take a pot shot at Pa mela Frye, there was nothing to stop him. If he suspected that they knew of his presence, Asey de cided, Pam was the logical person to pot shot at Nearly a quarter ot an hour passed oeiore tney neara tne sound of a car starting. "No lights?" Pam asked. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor farther proof addreu the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. R- TJ. 8. Pat Off. mm Cops," Pam said. "Exit with handcuffs." "I've got a new flap of "em some where on me," Pam said, slightly dazed at the natural and familiar sound of her own voice. "Wait'll I fish around." "When I ask," Asey whispered In her ear, "where's the ambergris, you be real reluctant It's in your house? Then you say, it's in the wonds behind the garage. Act upl Thanks," he added aloud as she gave him the matches. "Now, Pam, efore we do anything else, we'd better settle up the ambergris part wnere a you nme ill "Do do I have to tell you?" Pam asked. Asey announced with some firmness that he was sure he was as safe a person as she was like to find. "An' certain," he said, "I'm sure the clam dreener ain't goin' to town an' spread the tidin's. "Oh, I didn't mean tr insinuate anything about you," Pam said hurriedly, noting Asey's grin and his nod of approval at her acting. "I'm sure enough about you. It s just well, after what I've gone through, I sort of hate to tell any one." "Uh-huh," Asey said, "but we got to get to it real soon. I s'pose you took it over to your house, didn't you?"- "No,1' she said, "that's .the last place to keep anything safely. We nave hideous rats, vou know. I didn't dare take it there. I wheeled it in the barrow out to the woods, about halfway between the garage and our place. There's an old sum mer house there, filled with trash that never gets taken to the dump. There was an old linoleum rug. I set it on that," it was easy to ro mance, she found, once you got started, "and then covered it, and put things around it. No one's gone near that summer house for 30 years, except a vast family of skunks that live then,. I knew they'd take care of the rat problem for me. I don't know from experi ence if rats like amberpris. but our rats eat anything, and there's no reason to suppose they wouldn't eat ambergris if they got the chance." Someone Was .Moving "T SEE," Asey said. "Well, we'll go after that directly. But first off, we got a mighty heap of thinkin' an plannin' to be done. You sit '.here, please, while I brood some." He closed his eyes and listened. A soft wind murmured in the Jail pines nearby and little waves lapped at the wharf piles. Beyond, on the outside 'icach, the" surf boomed dully. V ivhlppoorwill called olaintiveiy 'rom his or chard. Two dogs yelped furiously "He don't practically need 'em on the road," Asey said. "Not here abouts. He'll put 'em on when he comes to the curve see? At that speed, he'll be hob-nobbin' with the'summer house skunks in about seven minutes flat or else the an- fels'll be measurin' him for a harp, hope for his sake that he knows the road." Copsl " A HEN'T you going to follow whyn't you go after him while he was here? Who is he? Did he hear us? Who is he?" The ques tions tumbled over each other. "Offhand," Asey stood up, "he's the feller that killed your sister. That's my guess. I didn't go for him, 'cause 1 felt you wanted to live to enjoy your ambergris for tune. Pam, this is very enlighten in', this is come on. Let's wander up to the house " "Did Sister tell someone, d'you suppose? Did he hear us? What'll we do now?" "Sure he heard," Asey said, shouldering his oars. "Sound car ries real nice on the water. I guess, Pam, I'll collect an arsenal, an' go prowl round except there's this problem of you. If you come, that means subjectin' you to the cops An' if this feller finds the summer house bare an' void of ambergris, he's going to track vou down an' choke the truth out of you. It's bet ter that you stick here with me An' better that the cops don't get wait Wait up " Thev stoDoed at the landing. "What" Pam asksd Hlnmnllv "now?" "Listen" Asav nM "fn... Hear? Several of 'em, an" bein' driven at a pace go's to endanger. See the lights now? Comin' to my iiuuse "Cops," Pam said. "Cops. Exit Miss Frye, with gyves or hand cuffs. Anyway, you've heard the truth, and you're one up there go the brakes, they're stopping in front of your house. Thanks, Asey, you" "Wait," Asey said, "I keep won derin' why you've got tc be carted off when you'll be such a nice drawin' card for this lad oh drat, I left a note for Syl stuck in mv door, sayin' I'd be in the Mary B or at the wharf here they come! Pam. how much rpirit vou not left?1' "Practically none," she told him truthfully. (CetyntH. mi, .. Stw4 Tt,U') Will the police arrest rem? Con tinued tomorrow TO LAST REWARD KLAMATH FALLS, June a T Funeral services rill be held here tomorrow for Adam Schortgen, W. who first rode Into Klamath county on horseback In the spring of 18B9 Schort7cu had dreams of becoming a cattle king when he first surveyed the lush Klamath basin, but when the first herd he trld to Import 1id en route, he turned to other tnter esu. At one time he was simultaneously Justice of the peace, a poolhall Op tra tor, a saloon keeper, Si blaKmlth an undertaker, a sanely stjre owrer, coffin maker and v i.& dojt:r. He held a fcatf amen public oJUccs, ran a stjiga Una and flat boat freight service and helped to build the btg Weyerhaeuser mill here. For many years he kept the San Francisco mar ket supplied with wild (tame birds from the Klamath lake marshes. The Grange rioM mil Grunge Oold Htll H. E. club met May 94 with 1 members present. Members voted to buy tablecloths, also paint for tables. Business meeting fal lowed by program in honor of Memo rial fey In charge of Madge Ross and Evelyn Novae as follows: Sng, by all; readings. Evelyn N vac; Mig. by all, solo, Be'ulah Na than; flower gue?s!ng contest, Pau line Tysud and Nellie Winn choos inn side.. Prtre uon ty Winn M Hrlrer.l.ir.rnta wrM by Marl Ct'.rlsienscn and Nellie Winn, Came Fuhl and Uizel Shuutermau, all on mm r i ' i TIM . i?"?.' Ji41 --ut 1 in OFm CONFBMRffti ftOBR trie CWll, WftR UcNlMfc STBtatt. lac. IFF? WntJio's if io peer, w& WRiTlW &V t ReDHEY. SPRIGS... WrV&rolW WKKV OHIO IHt cieafj-ieic, ra. A A U i IFI I a 1 or, ii Ptt 19 COUUU I eettcR 3So Peer Career of Stephens Strange as It seems, the man who served aa vice-president of the Con federate States of America during the Civil war lived to serve In the United States senate! He was Alexander Hamilton Steph ens, a man of courageous Ideals. Born a Georgian In 1813, Stephens was the grandson - of Alexander Stephens, a brave revolutionary gen eral who fought under Washington In the French and Indian war. From 1836 to 1841 Stephens was a member of the Georgia state legis lature and In 1843 was elected to congress on a general ticket. While ever loyal to the South aa well os the ntalon, Stephens opposed the strong "Southern Right" movement that threatened to result In ceses Ion In 1850. When General Scott, Whig nomi nee for president, refused to approve the compromise of 1850, Stephens, along with other prominent Southern Whigs, In 1853 withdrew his support, breaking up the Whig party In the South. Stephens, strange as It seems, then oast his vote for Daniel Webster after the latter had died I Always on opponent of secession, Stephens acquiesced when Georgia, withdrew from the Union. He threw In with the South strongly, and in 1863 was elected vice-president of the Confederacy. Stephens engaged In several ef forts at reconciliation between the North and South and finally, dis couraged, left Richmond and re turned to his Georgia home. There be was arrested by federals In 1865 and Imprisoned In Boston for several months. He was later released on his own parole. In 1866 Stephens was elected to the U. S. senate but waa refused a seat because of reconstruction con troversy. Then In 1874, he succeeded In Joining the lower house of con gress where he remained until 1882. resigning to become governor of Georgia. Stephens, having served his coun try aa best he knew from both sides of the Civil war, died In Atlanta In March, 1883. Always In poor health, he never weighed over 90 pounds. Tomorrow': Farm Couldn't Farm! Adviser Who serving committee June 14, and Lil lian Autenrelth and Marie Ohrls tenaen for program. Jackson County Pomona drill team put on the fifth degree In Frultdale Orange hall for nine Josephine county members end one Gold Hill Member May 31. They certainly do the work well and much credit is given them. Refreshments served to about 100 members at close of the meeting. AUTO MAGNATES MUST APPEAR BEFORE COURT SOUTH BEND. Ind., June 2. (AP) Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick ruled today that fifty auto mobile industry executives named In anti-trust law indictments re turned last Friday must appear per sonally In court here for arraign ment. A number are expected to appear within the next 10 days to post bonds for S2.500 each. U. S. District Attorney James R. Fleming at Fort Wayne said the defendants have until June 38 to enter pleas. HURRY By GLUYAS WILLIAMS f 1 ACfQMPAMire MCrMER OK A WALK T?0WK-fOWM SlbPSFKuMUMEfO TiME TO OBSERVE lfN5 or nKCKtSf LIKE OR 6Ktl 6R1KPER5 AHD 0065 MD1WIX65 MOfrtER EXftAIWS H MOSfNPftWPLl:, 1&XE5 HM WfriE HAVJD AND SE-fS A BR16K PACE . M0lHERSluP5T LOOK 111 UERVDUa DRESS SHOP WlUl TJOh. 15 SO HEMMEP INW OTHER WOMEN L00IM6 HE CAN'T SEE WHAtfSfiDMfiflr. IN STREET G0E5 0NM'LP61' SK Iby SHOP WlWDOV WHERE "frlERElS RfAUV SOMETHlNiS Tb SEE AND 1R)E$T0 6T0P UI)UIAHS b-7. MOTHER MURMURS SDnE-ftltfG ABOUT tT5 6EiK& IATE AhJD HAULS HIM BRlSViV ALOrS HAS A MOMENT'S RE SPITE AUD A CHAISE TO SEE SOMEfrilKfi WHEW they have -to WArf FOR -TRAFFIC reflects. as mother hurries him home, that her idea and his of how 10 take a walk. Differ -radically (Copyright, 1988, ty BU Byndlests, Inc.) PAYNE a MATTER POI Bv 0 M. vMe j L- Too Muct-1T ' I'll. LisseM Ky'' y tt, (Oopyritlit, IMS, by Th8- TAILSPIN TOMMY The Teat Hop I By HAL FORREST VPS; T ra wvl ii i at !J1 hi t V V. V look! . . it's FHACl ICALLY vPDTirAl Ann AT THATHBP6HTU IT WOULD BE SUICIDE TO PULL A CHANDELLE LIKE THAT. . WITH ANY OTHER TYPE I SHIP MAJOft! A N'ril3. ,"h ceiling! j a li-T op old lj UB S BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Cancellation! By EDWIN ALGER. 'HELLO. BEN WEBSTER? I GAVE K I THAT RED-HAIRED LAD WORKlN J FER VOL) AN ORDER FER FIFTV C , TURKEYS, BUT I'M CALLIN NOW J T TELL YOU I CAN T 60 THR0USH -r-rn with 1T- r:..AND YOU'RE WITHPRAWING THE ORDER BECAUSE YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER ELSEWHERE ? IS THAT IT, MR. SAXTON? f"7 SEE, I M SORRY- -j r ttFk L. V ST - T Ivtv T BETCHA TEN TO ONE. BEN, THE dlPPEMS ARE BEHIND' THIS 1 ON ACCOUNT Ov MR. SAXTON SAYIN' HE COULD UND6R-BUV im s.iM .a A r i- iiiiiiT i id '11 nw i . i pripf icir-r ura LcMME TRACK THIS -vf SO TO IT, wwn, ykiul TUU, BENT RUSTY THEN WE'LL KNOW V WE'RE M OOST WHAT WE RE UPH FOR A Cl XAGAINST-J IPISHTIO THE NEBBS Legal Information Wanted By SOL HESS 1 UkjOESSTAWOT 5 x (SarA N 1- X IT WASSxT A. SMART IF TWIS GUV IS MV BROTHER. AMD f Vdo SOT A LETTER tocSH LETTER. FEOM ' s LETTER TO SE(OD--ALTWOUSM i IS BROKE, ACCORDING TO LAW MOLU IFROM AM ATTDRtOEVy ippocpo-TCj-eiE J .1 'T AMUSED FAMMV--IP THE GUV ) f LOM3 DO 1 M AVE TO KEEP MIM ? CAUT 1 KVOSJ THAT F3UNJD L--- pSttU crP ,s BROe BUT ITS OUST LIKE SET WlM IM ThE PYX..CO.D OR SOMETHIU&? NAD IgSK 5TEVE WE MEVER K&&ED -- . iVe BEEnJ PAVIM& IMCOME TAV THAT aj&Hry
