PATTE TWELVE
MEDFOTID MATL TRTBUNE, MEDFOTW, OREGON, FRIDAY, .TT7LY 1, 1938,
Octagon Uoute
BY PHOEBE ATWOOD TAYLOR
i.jc ury So Fan Aiey Muyo, Cape
Cod detective, U investigating the
murder of Marina Lome, uhote hui'
band'e pott office mural hae arouted
Qua no met, 5he uai Killed by a te;t
handed biou from her itetere Knife.
Aiey knows Pam Fry is innocent,
at well at Tim Carr, boarder at the
Frye'M Octagon House. Marina was
married to Tim, unknown to Jack
Lome, and also had played around
toith Roddy Strutt, who i noto beino
"menaced." Then the barn burnt
down. Tim and Asey are knocked out
in the woods, and Pom's father It
found unconscious in the Lome's cot'
luge. The problem uppermost in
Asey mind is a 150.000 lump of am
bergris Pam found the day of the
murder. Pam hid it in the coal bin,
and her father moved it to the barn.
Chapter 30
Aiey'f Opinion
"rID Aaron hear anyone in th
s-i house when he came to7" Dr.
Cummings asked.
"H didn't hear anvthin' or any.
one," Ascy said, "until Pam called
mm. lie didn i nave a waicn, an
the time element's all confused.
He must have been out for a good
while, though."
"How'd he get the ambergris la
to the barn?"
' "Believe it or not," Pam said,
"he just casually wheeled it there
jesieraay morning.
. "He didn'tl" Cummings said.
"He did," Asey assured him.
"Same order of things as my paint
In' an' Duttvin' yesterday. With
troopers to the right of him an
troopers to the left of him, he
wneelea it out to tne Darn in an
offhand manner it was stiU cov
ered up with the tarpaulin an'
dumped it into an old zinc unea
feed bin. The cops didn't say a
word. Aaron was bein' open an'
iboveboard, an' they was sort of
losin' interest in aoggin nis roov
iteps by then anyways, an' Han.
son was away at the time. That's
how that happened."
"And Asey doesn't think that
the ambergris was in the barn
when it burned," Pam said. "Of
course, that particular bin uios
near tne aoor, ana i suppose it
would be the first thing anyone
would look into but see here,
Asey. If the person who fired the
barn actually had looked around
beforehand, he'd have found the
ambergris right oil the batl And
then there wouldn't have been anv
need of burning the barn at all.
unless
"No." Asev said. "He looked
around, an' couldn't And it so he
burned the barn in order to get us
to point It out.
''Listen, Asey," Pam said. "Take
It slowly. Get the whole picture. I
put the stuff in the coal bin. Father
rinds it, and has a fanciful notion
that it'll be safer in the barn. So
he takes it there. Someone wants
to know where the ambergris is.
You claim that they looked around
the barn well, if they did any
hunting at all, they certainly found
it in the bin. And if they didn't
hunt for It, then it just got burned
up.
'They looked for It," Asey re
peated, "an they didn t Snd it. so
they set the barn on Are to see if"
"If they didn't find the ambergris
In the bin," Pam interrupted,
"where in heaven's name was it,
Asey? You just aren't makln
iensel"
"Sure I am," Asey said. "Your
father put it in the bin. But some
one moved it from the bin after
Sour father put it there, an' before
le person who fired the barn be-
f;sn his huntin. That's clear, ain't
tr
"Asey Mayo, do you mean that
there's more than one person after
this ambergris?"
"I'm sort of beglnnin' to think,
Asey admitted in a characteristic
understatement, "that maybe per
haps there possibly might be."
Barn Burner Or BifferT
"TWOI" Cummlngs said. "Two?
What do you mean, two?"
"Two people, or two sets," Asey
aid. "Maybe more. Probably more.
I wouldn't know. That's what I
been wrestlin' with in my mind. I
think the feller that dred the barn
ain't the one that biffed Tim Carr
and Aaron an' me. The barn burn
er uses his head. The Differ seems
to be a violent sort of lad. The
barn burner"
"You certainly can't call him any
quiet shrinking violetl" Pam inter
rupted. "And after all, arson isn't
one of the gentler crimes!"
"I know. But I think the person
that burned the barn hunted
through It first, and then waited
around to see If his burnin' theory
worked out. N'en I think he called
it a day, an' left N'en I think that
someone else carried on the violent
part, biflln' your father before the
fire, an' Tim an' me after it. An'"
"And what about those two
troopers, O'Mallcy and what's-his-name?"
Cummings asked.
Asey shrugged. "No one knows.
Hanson's tryin' to solve that one
right now. P'raps they landed up
with the violent gent, p'raps they
didn't They're not within a mile
of this place, anyway. It's been
looked over again this morning."
"Listen," Pam said. "I've got an
other idea. Suppose someone found
the ambergris in the bin, removed
it, arid then Hied the Darn to make
us think the ambergris was burned
up in it. What about that side,
Asey?"
"I thought of it, but I don't like
it," Asey told her. "If he'd have
swiped it, he'd have beaten it and
not passed for the fire to call atten
tion to things. Firin' the bam then
might of lost him too much time,
ana of course, how an' when could
anyone of got the ambergris away,
with that mob in the woods, later."
"Perhaps that's why Shorty and
O'Malley are missing. , Perhaps
they saw the man take it away,
and perhaps they went after it"
"Wait an' let me get straightened
out," Cummings said. "Aaron put
it in the barn. Someone else call
him B, removes it Someone else
call him C hunts for it an' can't
And it, an' so he burns the bam.
And now you think there's still
another person, D, who's respon
sible for the violent bifflngs that
went on. Well, that leaves you with
three people, or one person three
times, or oh, it's beyond mel And
suppose the ambergris was taken
from the barn where was it
taken to?"
"Not very far," Asey said.
"And who did it?" Pam demand
ed. "Who is this B. and who's C.
and who's D? Who are they?"
Who, Asey returned, "did your
sister Marina tell about the amber-,
gris before she was killed?"
i flnn t tnink marina told i
soul." Pam insisted. "I truly don't
She was out to get that for herself.
And supposing that she did tell
someone. She and the person
would have teamed up and
whisked, it off long before I got
over there to the garage at ten-
thirty. And" .
"Wait." Cummings said. "Wait
another second. Suppose for the
sake of the argument that Marina
told someone about the ambergris,
and suppose the person decided to
get it for himself. And with the
ambergris as a motive, suppose
they killed Marina, and"
Good An' Thwarted'
"JOV can stop supposing right
1 there." Pam said. "If someone
killed her for the ambergris, why
in the world didn't they take it
after they killed her, Friday night?
Why did they leave it for me?
"How do you know they did
leave it for you?" Asey asked.
"You left it in the garage because
you didn't have any way of re-
movin it its perlectly possible
that the person who killed Marina
was in the same position. You've
hunted ambergris all your life, but
you never thought about trans
portation problems. Marina could
nave been Killed for the ambergris,
and the Derson could of been
stumped on the transportation
angle just tne same way. now,
let s suppose "
"No. Cummings said, "don't
let's suppose. Let's stop supposing.
I can suppose up to a certain point
beautifully, but from there on into
higher mathematics, my mind
doesn't function. And my mind's
had enough. Except just this
suppose that the person who killed
Marina didn't know anything
about the ambergris at all. and
suppose they killed her because
she put Lome up to doing those
caricatures In the mural. That's
what everyone in the town of
Quanomet firmly believes, any
way. Asey, do vou think she was
killed for the ambergris, or be
cause of the caricatures?"
Asey shrugged.
"You must have some ODinion "
Cummings said.
"Seems to me," Asey remarked,
"that $50,000 worth of ambergris
is a sounder motive than just bein'
mad at bein' painted into a pic
ture. You could fix the picture up
some dark night with a can of
paint or a bit of paint remover. In
fact you could chip off a little of
the offendin' face each time you
went for your mail. But with a
person like Marina, I don't think
you could put your Anger on one
special thing an' call that the mo
tive. She seems to have been the
sort who inspired people with mo
tives for murder."
Pam ashed. "Thit'i tm
enough," she said. "Oh, dear, this
gets so complicated Asey, if this
person found the ambergris in the
bin, what did they do with it7"
i flon t think they got It away
very far," Asey said, "an" I don't
think they'll get far with It tryin'
to sell it Because I did soma
phonin' last night I'd ought to
have, before. There's only a limited
number of people who'd buy that
stuff. If anyone has managed to
get it away, and if they manage to
get it to Boston or New York,
they're like to And themselves
good an' thwarted."
"Asey," Pam said, "this Is in
sane! Consider if they didn't get
it away, it's still here, or here
abouts! But you've gone over the
whole vicinity hunting for those
troopers hundreds of people have
and if the ambergris had been
around, you or someone would
have found it. But you didn't And
ir you ask me, the ambergris was
burned up last night and if it got
re-stolen before the Are. then it's
hundreds of miles away. Musi be.
As far as I'm concerned, tho m.
bcrgris is gone!"
(CetrtitH, Itll. Tnlm)
Tomorrow: Tralllnf the troopers.
The Grange
JttrkM.nTl.le OmniEf
JeVkjtonville Ornnge enjoyfd cor
red dih dlnnnr In hir hall June
94 and held a regular mwtlng Im
mediate! 7 following.
A ahort program prcarntM by Alice
Marah conalated of a piano oio by
Jfeal Stone of Central Point, a rend
ing by Oellta Jennlnva, two piano
numbers by Joyce Nlrdermryrr and a
reading by Paul Henspeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Beck were given the
third and fourth dfyreea by Master
Otto Nledermeypf after which a ahort
recena wna deolared and member of
Juvenile Orange obligated two new
candidate and three honorary mem
ber!. A. E. Brook way reporting for the
Seglalatlve committee (rave an inter
acting comparison of the tartffa of
Tarloui count run.
Henry conger la led In hi report
for the agriculture committee that
Jtwkflon county had the beat or
ftanlred and newt active commttt in
the atat.
Nellie Nledermeyer and Olive Floyd
tinned attendance at the annual Home
Maker camp to be held at Lake O'
Woods July 31 to Auguat 7.
Chester Wendt gave an Interesting
report for the co-op. committee, re
iterating many things streamed at the
AtMe grange aea.Mon.
Mrs. lioula Brock m-ay announced
purchase of a new Distaff. Mr.
ftinden reported for the band uni
form committee.
Mr. and Mra Otto Neidermeyer
nave rporta on their recent trip to
the atate graiue at Klamath mils.
Win Arnold waa appointed by the
lecturer to take charge of the pro
gram for next meetlrg,
T0WNSENDITES TO HEAR
REPORT OF DELEGATES
All TowiuendltM are Invited to at-
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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The set consists of an oval tray,
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Naming of July
Originally named Qulntllls because
it was the fifth month of the old
Roman year, July got Its present
name to appease Julius Caesar be
cause he was not elected Emperor by
the Romans.
There were but 30 days In Qulntllls,
so another was added to prevent any
other month from exceeding that of
Caesar. Strange as It seems. August
(originally Sextllls) was similarly
named to appease Emperor Augustus
und an extra day was added for
him also.
tend the meeting tonight at 7:4fi
o'clock In Townsend hall on West
Main street. All delegates have re
turned from ti:e convention and will
give their reports.
Delegates of Townscnd club No. 1
were Mr. Johnson, chairman; Mrs.
Whetstone, secretary; Mr. Whetstone
and Mrs. Boles. Club No. 2 delegates
were Joe Smith, chairman; Mrs. Peg
gie Smith, secretory, and Oeorge
Iverson.
"X" Not Needed On
Write-In Ballot
SALEM. July J. (AP) When a
name Is written on the ballot by an
elector at a school election In a first
class district, he Is not required to
make a cross to the left of such
name. Attorney General I. H. Van
Winkle held here today.
Van Winkle said the writing of the
name was one of the metiiods by
which a voter Is authorized to ex
press his Intention at the polls.
The other methed Is making a
cross before the name which la
printed on the ballot.
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