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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFOTtD, OREOOy. MOXTIAY. .TTTN"E 20, 19?,8.
Octagon House,
BY PHOEBE ATWOO0 TAYLOR
HELF7U7
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX
For farther proof address the author, Inclosing stamped enrelope for reply. Beg. V. 8. Pt Oft
The Story So Fmn Ativ Maio, Cape
Cod defective, ii investigating the
murder of Marina Lome, whote hiu
band'i poit ojjlci mural hat arouttd
Quanomet, She wat killed by a lejl
handed blow from her tlstert knife.
Suspected Pam rrye disappears de
cause lomeone who tmoket Turkish
tobacco is trailtna her to discover the
whereabouts of J50.000 worth of am
bergrit she found. Agreeable Tim
Carr, boarder at the Frye't Octagon
Home, it lejt handed, tmoket Turkith
tobacco, and hated Marina And
Roddy Strutt, whose alibtino plane
crash took deliberate, u offermo
reward for the murderer. Atey aoes
to Octagon Howe to make sure Pam't
ambergrU is tafely hidden. From an
open window he heart Tim's orand
mother aik him, "Where did the girl
put 117"
Chapter 20
Enlightening Conversation
"I DON'T know," said Tim, "but
by heaven I'm going to find it!"
"You will, Timmy. You will I
know you will. And I hope that
you don't let graaj grow under
your teet wnen you no.
Timothy laughed. "When I find
It," he said. "When well. I'll act.
all right."
"But there's still the chance.'
Mrs. Carr oaid, "that it'll come to
light some other way, even If you
do manage to find It first You can't
guess how many people she might
nave torn. Ana tnen tneres asey
Mayo to consider."
"Don't vou think I know it?"
"He believed us last night. But if
ne tin as one break in our story,
Tim, he'll turn those blue eyes on
us oh, dear, 1 don't like to think
about it. Get along, and keep hunt
ing. Hanson doesn't suspect you,
does he?"
"Hanson," Tim said, "thinks I'm
a perfect fool. It's the old Harold
Lloyd Influence, he thinks anyone
with glasses like mine is a fool. Of
course, ne might have a brain
wave. Very shortly It ought to 00
cur to him that Pam Frye did not
kiii ner sister, ana tnen you can t
f redid where his fancy may turn,
ve asked a lot of questions. And
01 course mere 1 Aaron."
"Frye won't talk," Mrs. Carr
spoke with assurance. He wouldn t
dream of talking. Why should he?
Everything was so beautifully
timed. We saved his skin, too."
"How about driving over and
chatting with Comrade Mayo?"
Tim suggested. "Shouldn't we con
tinue this intense interest of ours
in Right and Justice, and all?"
Mrs. Carr hesitated.
"I don't know. Too much, and he
toil! suspect something. I wish he
didn't seem to look at you as
though he could read your private
thoughts as well as your public
utterances. That sort of calmly
piercing gaze disorganizes me so.
It's so bland. Like Emma Goldman
watching that parrot, or waiting
for her fish to cool. Yes, Tim. I
should feel far more at home with
Asey Mayo If our relations were
on a more honest foundation. If he
finds out about the movies "
"Gran, what drab ideas you
havel We Implanted that movie
idea firmly, and after all, we went
to the movies, didn't we?"
"We implanted the movie Idea,"
Mrs. Carr admitted, "at least, you
did. And we went to the movies.
But that will hardly matter If Asey
Mayo happens to find out that we
left the movies long before the
time Marina was killed. And I
wouldn't put it past him to find
out. Get Emma she's itching to
lump up to that cage. Such an
Inhuman parrotl Just beadily
staring and staring. I wish It would
talk."
"Perhaps," Timothy said, "it's a
mercy that It doesn't."
"Perhaps so. Let's go out and
take a walk. All these police
around make me nervous."
The Coal Bin
TJEFORE Timothy picked up the
1J cat, Asey ducked away and
walked rapidly to the rear of the
house,
"Say, mister," he said to the
trooper, "I got to get Into the cel
lar an' find"
"You can't go In the cellar."
"Mister," the note of desperation
in Asey's voice was not entirely as
sumed. He could hear Timothy and
Mrs. Carr approaching the rear
porch. "Mister, Pam said she'd
leave the sprigs In a box for me,
an' I need 'em for this pane "
"The whats In t box?"
"Sprigs," Asey said. "Flat head
ed nails, like. Ain't you ever reset
glass? One of them pane's half
out. I got to get sprigs."
"All right, get 'em. Do you know
where they arc?"
"In the furnace room," Asey
said. "At least, that's where Pam
said she leave 'cm. Can I go in
this door?"
He was through It before the
trooper had time to answer.
The door opened directly Into
the hallway that diagonally sliced
the octagonal cellar, lie paused by
the circular staircase that led to
the first floor, and removed from
his hip pocket a battered tin box
of sprigs. He had about eight or
ten minutes, he decided, before the
trooper would wander in. When
he did come, Asey would have the
box of sprigs at hand, ready to
wave triumphantly under his nose.
In the meantime, he might see
u ram r rye naa reauy niaaen net
ambergris In the cellar. There was
an inside, built-in chute for coal
attached to the window on which
he had been working. Probably
Pam had wheeled her barrow over
from the Lome's garage and
dumped her ambergris, still cov
ered with the tarpaulin, down the
chute. Then, somenow, sne naa got
it into the coal bin and covered il
with coal.
He was so positive that the am
bergris would be in under the coal
that it came as a shock to find that
it wasn t.
Pam might, of course, have
wheeled the barrow directly In the
back door. The abnormally high
door sill would have presented a
problem, but if she solved it, she
mignt nave len ine amDergns in
any one or the other rooms.
Asev began a cautious investica
tlon. One of the rectangles was a
laundry, with old-fashioned soap
stone tubs. There was no trace of
the ambergris there. The other odd
rectangular room was fitted up as
a workshop. Everything was in
plain sieht. and there were no cloS'
ets or cubby holes ii. which to hide
anything. The other triangle which
matched the furnace room was
empty except for an old churn and
a dust mop. The two largest rooms,
the peculiar six-sided things, were
Doth lammed run 01 dusty iurm
ture.
Nothing was big enough to hold
the ambergris. The old trunks
were far too small, and the lids
were still opened from the ren
zied search of Hanson'j men for
Pam Frye, the night before,
"You on. vou in mere "
"Yup," Asey nut on his gold
immed glasses. "I found mv sprigs.
They where are you? They was
ho. 1 thought you was that
cop, he , added as Aaron Frye
walked up to him.
Yes, Mr. r rye said. "Yes."
'I'm Incog' '
ITE stared searchingly at Asey,
and Asey stared back at him
He had almost forgotten what a
distinguished looking man Aaron
was, with his massive head and
white hair that somehow canceled
his slight stoop. His grey flannel
suit was old, out neat and well cut
Yes, Mr. (rye said, obviously
puzzled as to what Asev was doina
and who he was anyway, "what is
going on? Im sure Pom never
mentioned anything about having
the windows fixed, although the
dear Lord knows thev need it. I
should have got to it myself see
here, ir you re more reporters
He stopped uncertainly- If. Asey
thought, he had happened to be
more reporters, he could get an in
terview from Aaron Frve without
half trying. He could almost feel
the man trying to decide whether
to dig to the root of the situation
himself, or to call in the trooper.
ine last time you seen me,
Asey said, "was at your wife's
mother's house. A fourth of July
back oh, ten years ago, easy. I
was teachin' vour daughter to sill,
around that time."
"Oh," Fryo was obviously re
lieved, "you're"
"Y110. out I'm incoe.." Asev told
him. "Right now, I'm the man Pam
hired to fix windows. I can't see
why she didn t tell you. She made
a point of my comin' here this af
ternoon. Name of Nickerson."
"Why, I do remember now, Nick
erson, rrye played up nobly, once
he had been given his cue. "Yes,
indeed. Nickerson. I wonder if vou
could fix my study window? The
latch is very bothersome, in ract, '
he added as they walked down the
hall to the door, "it's really beyond
repair, but Pam said she was cer
tain you could fix it if anvone
could. Ah, Shorty," he spoke to the
trooper, 11 s Nickerson, you know.
Quite all right, really. My daugh
ter did tell me that he was coming
but I forgot. I'm forgetful. Shorty
knows how forgetful I am. too. He
had to save the house from flames
today when I absent-mindedly
filled the oil stove tank with water
I can't think why. I never did be
foreit's all right if he fixes the
latch on my window, isn't il.
Shorty?"
"Sure, I guess so, Mr. Frye. Sure,
all right. Go ahead. Hanson said no
one was to come to see you, but
he's gone till midnight."
In the book lined study at the
front of the house, Aaron pulled up
an old Morris chair and sat down.
"Where is she?"
Asey shook his head. "She was
all right with me last night. Then
she lit out. But I'm not worryin'
about her, because I think she's
one girl that can take of herself.
I'm not worryin' a bit about her.
Now look how absent-minded
are you?"
Frye smiled. "Terribly, some
times. As I was today about that
stove. More often, as Pam knows.
It's a matter of policy. A very po
lite method of ignoring things 1
don't want to be bothered with.
Particularly town affairs. But if
there's something you wish to tell
me, and you're afraid I'll blurt II
out well, I think you may safely
trust me."
"Have vou anv Idea what Pam
found on the beach yesterday af.
tornoon?" Asey asksd.
fCttmttl. I'M. fi.vt, Alwcri r((
Will Asey And the mbrrirliT Don't
miss Monday's rhaiitrr.
Bit of Salt in Drinking Water
Is Advised for Heat Sufferers
WASHINGTON ( UP, The Hrd
Crow, In n bulletin Juai Uued. ad
Ylttrg heat sufferers to drink lluht
wilt twlutlon to prevent hent stroke
fttHl heat prostration.
" C cm mon -sense precautions during
periods of excessive heat may pre
vent prostration and heat stroke."
anld Harold F. Enlowi. director or
first aid and life saving for the Red
Crow
"Because race salve perspiration re
duces the tssrnftal saline content of
the blocd stream, an excellent pre
ventive measure during high tem
perttire periods Is the taking of a
pinch of sslt In a glM of water when
thirsty."
En low Mm v.srne.1 asHlnst c.m.
fwMng heat moke with heat proaUi-Uoa
"Heat stroke." he slrf. "Is r a used
by exposure to heat particularly the
sun's ray. Heat prostration ts caused
by exposure to the sun's rnya or in
door heat.
"Heat stroke symptoms are neid
ache, rid face, skin hot and dry. no
sweutlng, pulse at runs and rapid,
tempernturo very lilnh, victim usually
unconscious."
Heat prostration symptom are
opposite In a 1 mast every ny. En!owi
po!n tix! out.
"Prostration swnptpms.' he said,
"are pale ficr. .skin nnu.sl and coot
with profuse per. pirntt in. pn'r?
weak, tcmpcr.itui-o low. victim ot'U-n
faints bvit seldom reni.iiu.s uncon
b 'tou f.r more i; ui a fc rnin
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En low 1 emitiuizcU that remedies
Vlnt7 prw ny" '
TltilN CANARI&, ,
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Respect
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Almost Perfect Record
Here Is one case when a dog felt
a man and It WAS news:
Jack D. Qulnn of Bnverly, Wash.,
up to November, 1937, had never
missed a day'a wont because of sick
ness during the entire 63' years he
worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee,
t. Paul & Paclflo railroad.
Qulnn prided himself on this rec
ord. Ho laid plana for his retirement
on December 1 a retirement which
was to be doubly honorable becauso
of his splendid attendance record.
Then, as fate would have it, on
November 30 he was confronted with
dog a vicious dog. It bit him.
Sod as It seems, Qulnn spent that
last day In the hospital Instead of
at work I
Qulnn started with the road as a
construction laborer in 1882 and
rnRde his first trip as a fireman in
1888. Next year he was promoted to
locomatlve engineer, In which posi
tion ho served until his retirement.
Canary Twins
Just like two peas in a pod arc
"Blng" and "Nelson." twin canaries
owned by Willlnm M. Hiney of Los
Angeles. Strange as It seems, both
birds were hatched from a single
egg I
'Both are males, yellow with the
conspicuous top knot inherited from
the mother, a yellow warbler top
knot. Since hutching last .July they
havo grown up with amazingly simi
lar Idiosyncrasies.
"Nelson." "however, has the song of
his father, a Hartz Mountain roller,
while "Blng" sings the song of a
warbler. Strange as it seems, the
only outward difference In appear
ance is In the birds' wings; "Bing's"
left wing haa dark feathers, while
"Nelson's" right wing has dark.
Hiney has refused offers as high as
$1000.00 for the pair.
3-ln-Oiic riinmplon
Charlie Mitchell won the heavy
weight glove title of England In a
competition In 1882 and retained It
until his retirement In 1894, success
fully dofendlng it against John L.
Sullivan In March, 1888. at Chantilly,
Prance, Mitchell also held the light
weight and middleweight title of
England.
Tomorrow: The human Incubators!
for the heat maladies differ widely.
"Heat stroke treatment, he ex
plained, "Includes placing patient In
supine position with head elevated:
cooling body with bath- or placing
person In sheet and pouring on tap
water; no stimulants.
'HeAt prostration treatment con
sists of placing patient supine with
head level or low; applying external
heat If needed; giving stimulanu of
salt."
Win t her
Northern California: Pair tonight
and Tuesday except local showers
over Sierra. No change In temper
ature; modern northwest wind off
coast.
Oregon: Pair tonight and' Tuesday
but frgs on the coast; warmer in -?ast
portion Tuesday; moderate northerly
wind off coast.
A Bequest
It has been requested of me to In
form sufferers of hay-fever that Hol
ford's Inhaler will prove a god-send to
them; not only them but to anyone
troubled with colds, catarrh, asthma
sinus and all head, nose and throat
diseases. You "may purchase same at
Wainscott's East Side Pharmacy. W.
Krug.
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