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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EKJHT MKPFOUO MAIL TKIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 21, 1938, SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS II I T STRANGE AS It SEEMS By JOHNHIX For further proof address the author, lsclosuif s stamped anrelope for reply. Beg. TJ. S. Pat Oft BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR vVULIAftf 1,1 Th Story 80 Fan Asev Mayo. Cape Cod delfcKvt. If invfstigafino the murder of Manna Lome, whose Hus band's pott office mural hat aroused Quanomet. She waa killed by a left handed blou from her iiiler' knife. Suspected Pam Frye diiappean after hiding (50.000 worth of ambergrlj ihe found. Asey learns that fomeone smoking Turkish tobacco was trailing Pam to learn where she hid it; Roddy Strutt's plane crath is a suspicious alibi: and apreeable Tim Carr, a boarder at Octagon Home, is left handed, smokes Turkith tobacco, and hated Marina. Atey overheart Tim't grandmother atk him. "Where did the ptrl put It?" And alto discovers that their movie alibi Is a bluff. He talkt wilh Pam't father. Chapter 21 Queer House, Queer People 'TT A VE you any idea what Pam found on the heach yester day afternoon?" Asey asked. Aaron Frye drew In his breath sharply. 'There Is only one thine." he said, "that Pam hunts on a beach. Did she ah. I think I see. Yes. I see. And somehow Marina en tered Into It." He took the Information, Asey thought, with superhuman calm. "You don't need to tell me any more." Frve said. "Pam found the " "Stuff." Asey Interrupted swift ly "That might be best. Stuff. Tve always hoped that Pam mieht find some, she wanted to so barllv But I feared the consequences. I've a notion, which time has never dis proved to my entire satisfaction, that sudden wealth Is a rather aw ful thing." Asey nodded. "What's Roln' on In Quanomet rluht now Is a swell example of aulck money." he said "Look what T want to know is. where can the stuff he? Where could Pam have nut It? Here. I menn." . "Nowhere In this house," Frye said promptly. 'The police comhed this plnce last nieht. hunting for Pam. They would have been sure to have uncovered it. And " "An' these boarders of yours," Asey said. "Where were thev last night, an' yesterday evenln'? I thought that you three went to a clambake an' the movies." "We did go to a clambake, and then Tim narked the car uo In the square, and we set off for the the- ater." Frve said "But I got side tracked. Main Street was dotted with antimural groups, and some of the discussions interested me. I told the Carrs I'd drop into the movies later, but I never got thore. Some of the talk was violent Pam and I had already talked over this uglv undercurrent " "She told me." "Did she? Well. I listened, and when I heard one eager handful planning to burn the post office, and to tar and feather Jack Lome as a ide issue, I decided to stroll rapidly home and warn Jack. In fact, I thought of suggesting that he and Marina might possibly be happier if they took a brief vaca tion elsewhere. I foresaw difficul ties, for I knew they were broke again. Jack had been around In the morning, trying to borrow from me. He" "Any special problems?" Asey Bsked. "Or was it more in the line of general brokeness?" "Marina's hills, ns usual. She had a talent for bills. Anyway, as I came out of the woods behind the house here, I saw the crowd, and the .Carrs. I lolned them, and the police assumed Pd oeen with them to the movies. The Carrs they're very quick wltted they rather led the police to believe that what did vou say, something about the Carrs?" "Go on," Asey told him. Dua For A Shock "IVELL, I saw no reason for dls illusioning the police, under the circumstances. I had nothing to do with the murder, but if It hadn't been for the Carrs. I should hnve been dragged Into It I know. I'm really very grateful to our boarders for giving me that alibi, although I suppose it's quite wrong on my nart. They're charming people. Timothy and his grand mother." "Uh-huh," Asey said. "Now, you ecme home by way of the woods, out back. I don't suppose you hap pened to bump Into anyone lurk in' around t.rc? I'm sure you didn't, because if anyone was lurk in', they'd take care not to be bumped. But did you notice anv thin' thnt didn't seem to be quite as usual?" "Nothing but that elaborate roadster of Roddy Strutt's, parked near the entrance to the oid foot path. But I didn't see Roddy." Aaron got up-nnd walked over to the window. "I don't suppose you could fix that window lock, could you?" he asked. "I spent last night sitting beside the phone here, hop ing that Pam might call, and oh. probably it was my nerves, but I thought I heard someone outside. It wasn't the police, and I couldn't lee anyone " "Have they tapped your phone?" Asey asked. "I wouldn't know. They appar ently haven't given up the hope .of Setting Pam, through me. But tey're not as adhesive about the University Opens Summer Session EUGENE, June 31. (API The an Dual summer session at the Univer sity of Oregon opened officially here Monday morning with registration of both graduate and undergraduate students. The registrar's office an nounced that 305 students had al ready completed registration by noon. The number was a substantial In crease over the same period for 1037. It waa stated. The summer session, which covers a six weeks period, eltracM numerous sttidenta from other statea as well as Oregon school teachers and uni versity students who wish to earn additional credits. Pipe Springs national monument tn northern Arlrona preserves sn old stone fort esumllshed In 1889 oy order of Brlghsm Young to protect e Mormon cattle ranch from msrsud big Ij,uana. idea as they were last night. Oh here are Mrs. Carr and Tim. I'm sure they'll want to see you." "I want." Asey said ruthfully. "to see them. too. Bui you let me choose the time. An' while I dally with this window lock, will vou keep your eyes on the Carr family, an' tell me where they walk to?" 'They're lust strolling around," Frye said. "Why are you Interested in-" "It's their Intense charm," Asey said. "It's got me. Will vou watch 'em, while I fix vour window lock?" He was a little annoyed when Aaron Frye. a few minutes later went out and ioined the Carrs in their walk. That was. of course one way to find out the Carr fami ly's destination, but he doubted If i would be the same destination they originally had In mind. In one sense Asey thought It didn't matter very much If the Carrs were contemplating any di'ty work, their plans were due for a rude shock Timothy and hi! grandmother were very shortly going to be put through a wringer and he intended to apply the han dle with considerable force. And Aaron Frye was going to come in for a bit of wringing, too. That nose of Indecisive absent mlndedness was going to be chased right square out of the picture. He could be decisive enough when he wanted to. Frye must have known, Asev thought, about the ambergris. He must have known. He did know Any man whose nervous system reacted to loose window catches would have reacted with consid erable violence to news like Pam'f finding her long-sought-for am bergris. But Frve hadn't even asked how much she found. He hadn't even displayed ordinary curiosity. He'd taken the Informa tion as casually as though amber gris grew luxuriantly on the trees outside Octagon House, and It was his custom to pluck great hunks of I' every morning before break fast. NotTheOnlv Odd Thing FRYE was an ocld duck anyway. Asey thought ns he finished with the window He'd onre been some sort of college professor Bill Porter alwavs called him "Doctor." and so did lots of other people. But why a college profes sor should choose to bury himself In a place like Onannmet. Asey couldn't imagine People said he had come for his health, which was very possibly true. And Pam had attributed his lack of interest in breadwinnintr to her sister's ac tions Perhaps Marina's goings-on had done something to Frve's pride and ambition. Perhaps. Asey thrust the screw driver back In his pocket. Per haps. Anvway. Frve was odd. and he wasn't the only odd thing in the mess, either. And it was high time. Asey decided, that he ner sonallv got down to work. What ever painting, nuttving and tin kering around he did In the fu ture, he would do as AseV Mavo. He'd diddled long enoush. Squaring his shoulders. Asey started for the hark porch. When he came through the strange cir cular hallway with Aaron Frve. he had not noticed anything hut its shape. In the dim light But now as he stenped out of the stndv. he stonned short and stared at the clocks lining the walls, and wondered how he had missed them before. There were 12 angular sides to that hall, not counting the doors to the kitchen, the dining room, the studv. and the sarlor. and ever" available inch was covered wiri clocks, or shelves with clocks on them. Asev had never seen so many clocks In sucn a umiteo space and no one. he thought, ever saw so many queer clocks nnvwhere. outside of a bad dream There were clocks like cats whorr eyes moved, clocks like eat whose eyes didn't move. Therr were clocks like dogs whose tail' moved. Clocks wilh ship pendu lums that swooned groggily ovet nainted waves. Clocks with moo faces, clocks with human face Cuckoo clocks any number o1 them. And one whole wall was dc voted to a collection of frying par clocks, of all sires. Asev blinked. They were enougi to make a man blink. Thev were enough to drive a man crazy. "Huh, he murmured. I won der how many cartons of sewn an' oatmeal was bought to get them things originally. It's certain sure that no one bought 'cm for them selves alone owl" The hour struck, and for the next five minutes there was pan demonium In the hallway. Asey gritted his teeth. No wonder thing? happened In Octagon House. It just wnsn't sane. He found the hack porch de serted The trooner with the tirert voice had gone. There was no sigr of Aaron Frve, or of the Carrs. He walked around to the fron' of the house. To his surprise, no" a single person lingered hchinc' the barbed wire barricade A Ion' trooper, sitting on an overturne.J bucket, munched a hot dog an;' sipped orangeade from a paoct container. "What happened? Asey asked (Cttvrithl. till, rtfti 4nri r.w-j Jack Lome contributes startling In formation, tomorrow Whitney Shines On Prison Ball Team OSSININO, N. Y.. June 31. (API Wearing gray trousers, a gray sweater and white shirt, Richard Whitney, former president of the New York stock exchange, played first base for the 81ng Sing prison school baseball team yesterday. Guards satd he made two hits In three times at bat. fielded well and waa fast at running the bases. As an undergraduate at Harvard uni versity. Whitney played varsity base ball and football. He was sent to 8tng Sing for grand larceny. Couple Married .s Years M1LLANO, Sussex. End (L'Pt Mr. and Mra. James West, ased !8 and 01. have celebrated their 7Mh wed ding anniversary here. They are Mll Innd's oldest Inhabitants, having lived there sll their Uvea and were farmers tot AO years. iMIL-ftK lb U6HTMIN6 weR oncb usp Qi PilR PiHtf PRSVENT WMU fftUlNfl fCftrWlNfi1Hl UNDER 1HBIR BoDl&, IN 3 IMS Trie 36$ TURN IHTo CfffSRfl W.W ' D D ' STANDS FOR youthful child-star Deanna Durtoln Danielle Darrleux, Introduced to each other on film lot by their TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER , ; V I "AIL, CHUM! . I BOY! 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