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SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR
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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.
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tn northern Arlrona preserves sn old
stone fort esumllshed In 1889 oy
order of Brlghsm Young to protect
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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.
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WOKE HE SHUT OFF H)S ALARM . AND WENT BACK 1b SLEEP,
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