METFOTID MATL TRIBUNE, METWRD. OT?T;flONT. WOWST. JULY "IT, 1938,
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
0CTAOUt)oU&
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR
Thi Story Bo Fir: Atey Mayo, Cap
Code detective, u Invnttpattnc me
murder ot Marina Lome, whose hue
band's pail office mural has enraged
Quanomet. She teat killed by a let
handed blow from the knife ot her
rieter, Pam Frye, who livei in Octagon
Home. Interested partiei are. Tim
Carr, once married to Marina; Jack
Lome, the artist; Roddv Strutt, ishoee
plane crashed the nioht of the mur
der; Pfooy Boone, another artift;
Jennings, an irate plumber; and per
eom unknoum who smoke Turkish
tobacco, burned down the bam,
biffed Asey, Tim and Pam'f father,
and destroyed Jack's mural sketchee,
Missing is a 150,000 lump of amber-
orie belonging to Pam. Interviewing
Roddi'e Injured pilot, Asey learnt
the craih viae deliberate, and that
Marina and a lot of othew had prob
ably feen the ambergris from the
plane before Pam found it on the
beach. Unable to get ft away from
Pam, Marina urns going to use Roddy
in a hijacking scheme.
Chapter 37
Problems Of A Congressman
AS Asey left the hospital, i large
black sedan drew up. Elliott,
the Congressman from the district,
hurried up to him.
"You're one of the hardest men
to find. Asey," he said, "that I
fooled, I'm It. But look here, Asey,
here's what's bothering me. I've
been flooded with petitions be
fore the murder and after and
it's plain that Quanomet is mad.
Now, I can settle the thing in
time, and get the mural con
demned for being unsanitary, or
something God knows it isf But
I've got to let the shouting die
down first. 1 can't touch the thing
now. And the town"
"Is impatient?"
"More than that," Elliott said.
"Here. Take a look at some of my
anonymous mail."
Asev read through half a dozen.
"Pam and the rest all spoke the
truth," he said finally. "Quano
met s maa clear inrougn. in a way,
vou can't blame 'em."
"I don't." Elliott said. "I'm in
that mural, tool They 11 do some'
thing crazy and get everyone into
hot water. See here, Asey, this
murder business. How much of it
is due to the mural?
"I don't honestly know," Asey
said. "I don't know. If the person
who killed Marina killed her be
cause she Inspired her husband to
stick in those caricatures, then it
was a native who knew enough
about her an' him to know that
shed be responsible. People do
oaa tnings wnen iney re maa. par
ticularly when a lot of 'em are al)
mad about the same thing. But I
wonder now," he paused and
"There's no justice," Elliott said, "None at all,'
ever knew. I've been on your trail
since yesterday afternoon."
Asey grinned. "How's things,"
ho inquired, "from the rockbound
coasts of Maine to the sunny
shores of California?"
"It's fate, 1 suppose." Elliott
said, "that the only time in my life
I used that sentence was also the
only time you ever heard me
speak. Listen, this Quanomet bus
iness is getting me hot under the
collar, ine citizenry is arousea.
I'm pretty aroused myself. This
post ofllce and this damn mural
do you know how they hap-
peneq
Asey waved toward the couo6
"Come sit down." he said, "and
tell me. I been wonderin' just
what Dart vou olaved in that. An
I don't mind sayin', I think you'd
ought to be ashamed ot yourself.
"I am. Look, you know me, and
you know I've done as much for
this neck of the woods as anyone
could do for a solid Republican
block crying in the wilderness,
And you know how littln ice I cut"
"I'd almost forgotten." Asey
said, "about modest an honest
politicians. It's wonderful.
"I'm a member," Elliott said,
"of one of the most feeble and im
potent committees existing. Bear
that In mind. And bear in mind
that last winter I was sick. 1 had
three operations, interspersed with
pneumonia. And frankly, I didn't
care much about the government
at that time. I paid no attention
to it. I didn't know that for va
rious and sundry reasons that
committee had suddenly become
vastly important, and my vote in
finitely so. People came to see me
in the hospital and said. I had a
swell new oost office, where did
I want it?"
"And you said. Quanomet?"
Asey demanded.
"Why, 1 didn't believe theml"
Elliott said. "1 thought they were
kidding. I said, kidding back with
a straight face, the one town on
the Cape that needed a luxurious
post ofllce was Quanomet. They
said okay and asked me how I
spelled it. Then I got sick again,
and then in a comparatively
healthy interlude, the boys came
back and said, did 1 wart a mural?
I said. sure. 1 still thought they
were kidding."
Hot Water
"AN' then you got sick again?"
"Exactly," Elliott said "And
well think what 1 thought when
I saw the pictures of the place!"
"Well, there's the story of that.
If ever a Congressman got
thought about Earl Jennings, "if
anyone could get mad enough by
himself to murder well, I don t
know."
"They can get mad enoughl" El
liott said. "Though I suppose that
riot last night sort of cnnled 'em."
"P'raps," Asey said. "But some
one sneaked into Jack Lome's
house yesterday evenin'. an' de
stroyed all of his stull they could
lay their hands on, incluain' the
sketches of the mural. I think that
your best bet it to call in the
Quanomet selectmen and tell em.
that you'll get the mural removed.
Just is soon as vou can '
A Good Defacing
MEANTIME"
"Meantime," Asey said, "you
might find that the paints ain't
proper paints. Non-union. Or thai
the dampness is catin' into Myles
Standish's hair. Get the D.A.R. tc
pass a resolution "
"Oh, thev have. They navel"
"Well fix things so that the
mural has to have a cloth hunt
over it."
"I wish," Elliott said, "that I
dared to subsidize a couple nf good
bums, and have them take the
chance of getting caught, just tc
cover that mural with tar for me
A good defacing would solv
everything. Oh there is on
thing more. Carveth Strutt ha;
been after me, yelping about Rod
dy. Says he's being menaced"
"Somehow," Asey said, "Roddy
Is mixed up in this Marina busi
ness. He's bein' menaced because
it's, such a nice alibi, like. II
you're bein' menaced, then no
bne'll believe for an instant that
yon had anything to do with the
murder."
Elliott whistled.
"Does Roddy oh, I don't like
thisl His other uncle in Washing
tonoh, Asey, I don't like thisl
I'm havins enough trouble as it is.
with the hot-headed citizens of
Quanomet. I deflnitelv don't want
the Strutts to ride into battle. J
know they re bums, but theit
money's handy. Not just for poli
tics, either. I expect to work s
park out of Carveth, and I'm
banking on Dighton to get the
Milk Fund out of the red. Is Rodch
really involved?"
"I think so.
"There is no Justice." Elliott
said. "None at all. If Roddy's in
volved, can't you wait till I ge:
u- m.-i. .... .J
Asev grinned at Elliott's an
guished tones. "I've already wait
ed too long on Roddy," he said.
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Airy visits the post office, tomorrow
SHOTS IN CAMPAIGN
EUOENE. July 11. (AP) Hnr)
L. HfM. L Grande. lmoc Title (tub
frrnittorlnl candidate, fired opening
hot of his campmn hen- Sunday
when he dccrltcd httnseli u "the
only cnmlUtnte wlio could crin co
operation between the federal admin
istration and the statu (tsvernmrnt '
Bidding for supoprt of those who
voted for Oovernor Martin In the
primary, Hess ald. "there la no rea
son why Martin supporters should
not vote for me. The governor and
rmrlf are pcrtvmnl friends, our onlv
differences bclrw on political lasues.'
Hr termed "llly" chare' tht he
would prurtnn "tiivr cwns"
Dm Mall mount Waal Ads.
2-DAY CELEBRATION
WAL.DPORT. Ore uSpU Wald
port. the beautifully located little
city on the chores of the Pacific
ooean. In Uncoil) count r, la tmvtn.-;
a two-day celebration Saturday and
Sunday, July 33 and 24.
This celebration Is Delng sponsored
by the townspeople, the Lions duo
and the Veterans of Fore'dn Wars
Saturday's prtram will consist of
water port, swimming and bevu
races, a baseball game, dnnc.iv And
various concession An alrplanr will
take pasarnjter tVr trip above thr
ocean nivl 'U"roindi!ii rnihcrcd
hill
buitdH.v a UiA.it tiMi.i.h n w II rv
the bug free crab feed. Included on
The pack m &
IT is A Mouze
(6pm$ Neotona)
l CftPTftlM mN0 PWNERofTHfi OHIO
RIVR'S UftR3sr OVERNIGHT
(Operating between . .
Louisville and Cincinnati )
c,Wl mznm HAIFA
CFNTURY h?A RIVER .
PILOT
Pl.PSffoflHePRhTr
OPTlCM. CO, HfYS HVSCfcR
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EWIcg -SfrVfioN,
Zanla Ana, Cal.
Queen of The Hirer
A lifetime on the beautlfut Ctilo
as captain and pilot of her own
steamboat has been the amazing
career of Mra. Mary B. Greene of
Cincinnati.
Born In a small Ohio town on the
Muskingum, a tributary of the Ohio
waterway, In 1888. Mary early became
fascinated with river life. Strang
cargoes floated by on big flatboats.
bound for Memphis and New Orleans.
Sldewheelers carried important men
and pretty ladles up and down the
river, from Louavllle to Pittsburgh.
8hortly Mie married Gordon C.
Greene, a young river man who had
recently won his pilot's and master's
papers. She made her home aboard
Greene's steamboat, the H. K. Bed-
tT
r-rt ( m r .
ftolftm VIM .
Through 3 Towns
&NP 1 CITY OH 1HE
wt"r Haven, .i.w
Orange and x
McNiutht Srtidmu, lite X
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ford. There she took an Interest In
navlatton and under her husband's
tutelage soon was able to pans n
rigid examination and tierself be
como a licensed pilot.
Greene's business rapidly enlarged;
he decided to build a new boat, the
Str. Argnnd. Captain Mary Greene
took charge of her first commnnd as
master and pilot of the new steam
boat. In 1004 Greene ordered his first
stdewheeler the Greenland. On her
maiden voyage Captain Mnry Greene
undertook the Job of piloting her
down the Ohio and up tne Mississip
pi to St. Loula for the world's fair
a distance of 1.200 miles.
Mrs. Greene raised three boys on
the river. And they in turn cap
tained newer steambcaU on the
Greene Line. Eventually there were
11 boats In this Inland fleet.
Widowed a number of years, Mte.
Greene weathered the 1929 depres
sion and successfully bid for the pur
chase of the Loulsvllle-Clnclnnail
line, wflch she still operates with
six steel steamers. Including the Gor
don C. Greene, Inrgest overnight pas
senger steamboat on the river, named
for her husband.
She will still take a turn at the
wheel, and during the summer
months Mrs. Greene lives on ner
"flngshlp." looking after the welfare
and comfort of her passengers.
Tomorrow: Ti:e Spaniard who be
came a Mnya chief.
this day's program will be various
contests, dancing, baseball game, air
plane rides and a general good tlmo.
Committees are actively working to
arrange a very delightful outing and
visit for all who are guests during
tho two days.
Two Hxtremt'N In Taes
LONDON, Ont. (UP) The dead-
lino for paying the Income tax as
sessment was approaching. Two men
were standing In line awaiting their
turn. The first finally reached the
receiving window and handed the
clerk $4,000.000 believed the largest
Income tax payment of the year.
When the first man had finished,
the second" then stepped up. He
reached In his pocket and pulled out
his Income tax a nickel.
I ii Hint Likes Ills Itrlur
TORONTO (UP) A year ago
youthful Alphonse Robert Alda pick
ed up his father's pipe and started
nmoklng. Today, not quite 3 years
old, Robert still Is smoking the
briar. Papa Akin says when the babe
first saw the pipe he became curious
so permitted tho child to try It In
hopes a mild sickness might dis
courage Robert from smoking.
5-foNP5 IM BACK DOGS CAU
INfr to JUNIOR TO COME BUCK
AM FirilSH HIS MI1.K
WAITS, HOLDING 61AS5, WHILE
SNERAl NEJ6HBDRH00P CHIlOROJ
OFFER 1b Fir5 JUHlOR
6E TiRED OT WAIHN6 MX 60K
IN ArtP STAJtfS DDIH6 THE DISHES.!
AT ONCE HEMW JUNIOR CAUINfi
WHIff I$IT6H WANT'S?
DROPS EERVTHIN6 AND
DRSHE6 OUT.DWiWfc HER.
HANDS, BY WHICH TiME JON- POOR -fo CfU TOR iWlOR
I0R HAS VANISHED A6AW
RESUMES DISH-WASHING, Wltf' 6WE5 If UP AS BAD JOB, PlKS
FREfflUEWY SDRfiES "TO BACK MUK AvMr1. WASHES 6 LASS AHD
IS REAWYoTaKE HER REST"
WHEW JUNIOR COMES llJ.YHlRStV,
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Surprise
By HAL FORREST
TJith wires scream
ing AND HIS
ALTIMETER CREEPING
DOWN FASTER AND
FASTER., TOMMYS
SHIP HURTLES
EARTHWARD WITH
BROKEN CONTROL
WIRES. BUT TOMMY,
KNOWING THAT HIS
CHIEF'S FORTUNE
IS TIED UP IN THE
MYSTERY RACING
PLANE, REFUSES
TO BAIL!
nEANWHILE, PAUL,
SKEETS AMD JERRY
ARE FOLLOWING THE
ROUTE OF THE SHIP. .
J'
v
he's bound to
CRASH . . . BRACE
YOURSELF, SKEETER,
TO ohE frit WRECK
ANY MOMENT MOW.
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREERSeeing Things!
THAT'S . . THAT'S WHY 4&fc- - HI. PALS I
I WANNA BE THERE, VV ifWAL l'LL . SB? CAM YOU
I CHIEF. .. TO SEE IM f Xcu" ME A
BEFORE HE . 1 E GOSH" K SfSCA LIFT BACK
7g NGED'
By EDWIN ALOE"
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While ben was havins his unhappy session with
JASON, THE JIPPEMS, FATHER AHD SON, UPSET AT
SEEIN6 A SECOND HUSE GOBBLER, DECIDED TO ACT
WE'RE NOT ftOINti HOMEMt
WILFRED-WE'RE
DRNIN6 STRAIGHT TO
THE WEBSTER BOY'S
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MRS. SONJOMM, THAT WAS
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AMD THIS IS WITH STRANJGS
CLUBS SCO KKIOW, MRS.
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