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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT TirEDEOTO MATT, TRTBITNE, fEDFOTlD, DREG ON. WEDNESDAY, .TTJLY 13, 1938. LAYER CAKE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS QtTAOOU Hoo& BY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYLOR W IT STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof addreaa tb author. Inclosing. stamped envelope for reply. Ret. V. .8. Pat OS. crcesi ,0' The Story So Far: Atev Maya, Capt Cod deteclivt. Is IntisstioaUno the murder ol Marina Lome, whote hut' band's poet office mural hae enraged Quanomet. She tool killed 01 a left handed blow from the knife ol her titter. Pam Frye. Interested parties are; Tim Carr, once married to Marina; Roddy Strutt, uhoee aliby- ing plane crash wat deliberate; Peggy Boone, an artist; Jenningt, irate plumber; and persons unknown who burned down the rrye t barn, biffed Asey. Tim and Pam'e lather, and destroyed Jack Lome's mural sketches. Missing is a K0.000 lump of ambergris belonging to Pam which several people must have seen on the beach from Roddy's plane. Atey gelt into the post omce on Sun cay Jor another look at the mural. . Chapter 39 Agreement All Around "THE miscreanUI" Elliott aid. 'The miscrfeantsl Thu is an outrage. This is why. there's not single inch of that mural or of the side panels left! Not an inch that isn t covered by that red Damn It Jonah, don't you think that this U an outrage? Jonah, the dour post master, looked carefully at the Congress man and then at the red smeared walls before replying. "Well, he said cautiously, "yes, an' no. Yes, an' no. if you ask me. It's a crime to hurt gov'ment prop'ty. They hadn't ought to of touched eovment prop'ty. But I tell you, it seems awful good to be able to look around the inside of this place without bllnkin an wincin . Red lead, am t It, Asey? Asey nodded. Red lead seemed to be playing quite a part in this case. "Put on," Jonah continued, thrusting out an exploratory fore. finger, "put on around the middl of last night. I'd say. Kind of a nea Job. They didn't spill much paint an' they didn't do any tramplin1 around In what thev did spill either. No. sir. this wasn't no mad lob. This was delib rate. "I am profoundly shocked," Elll ott said. "Profoundly, Im at loss." His voice was entirely serious. and so was his face, and both were impressing Jonah enormously. Bu it seemed to Asey that underneath his seriousness, tlliott was consid arably pleased, and considerably relieved. It had solved his prob lems. anyway. "I s'pose the picture's ruined?" Jonah asked hopefully. Elliott looked inquiringly at Asey. I guess so," Asey said. "1 don't think you II be able to do much reclaimin'. an' it'll cost a pretty penny " "Asey," Elliott said, "you have hit the nail squarely on the head Any sort of reclamation would necessarily be a most expensive lob. a burden on the taxpayers, ol ready burdened and so on. And after all, you can t expect the gov ernment to pour more money down the sewer I mean, down the pipe." You don t ngger there s any cnance that they might, do you? Jonah asked. "I would not like to go on rec. ord," Elliott cleared his throat, "but I think I may safely say that im speaking for myself, vou understand. This is not an official statement It should not be con strued as such. Jonah nodded. "I see." "But I think I mavsafelv sav1 Elliott went on. "that the chances of this work of er art, this work or art being reclaimed or reno vated are well, they're remote. Jonah. They're remote." He spoke with such relish that for a moment Asey wondered If Mliott might possibly have lost his key on purpose. "That's fine," Jonah said. "I don't mind tellin' you. I sort of wanted to paint the thing out. my, elf." "Off record." Elliott said heart ily, me too, Jonah. A Silly Story" "CAY!" Jonah, who had walked over to the front door, beck oned to them. "Say. looky here, in the inside of the lock here. Looky! This gold key. This" "In the door?" Elliott asked un happily. "Right smack In the front door it's unlocked, an' this key's sittln' here on the inside. Say well, whnt do you know about that, this's your key. Elliott!" "Impossible." Elliott said with prompt firmness. "Ab: jlulely im possible. I don't believe it!" "Well. It's got your name on the tag," Jonah said. "U P. Elliott That's you. ain't it? Say." his dour face lighted up. "Say, vou oughtn't of forgotten this. El. You'd ought to of been more careful" "Jonah, vou don't think that I" Jonsh winked elaborately. "But. man alive. I had nnthlno to do with this! If that, is mv key. It was stolen. As a matter of fact. I knew it had been stolen. A man came out of my hedge" Lllio't stopped in confusion. "It is," Asev said sympatheti cally, "kind of a silly story, ain't it?" "But It's true! Jonah, you've got to believe me " "I won't say a word," Jonah said. "Not a word. Here, take it. Now, you know what I think? We came in the back way, an' no one seen us. But if they did, we can fix that up. I think we better get along" "What?" Elliott said. "Justice" "I know," Jonah returned. "But there still might be time for some one to salvage that damn painting, for all we know, but if we wait till tomorrow when it's good an' dry" We can't do any such thing!" "Come on, El," Jonah said. "Lefts let it get found tomorrow, just to be on the safe side. I'll find it my self, when I come over early to morrow for the up mail. If any thing') said about your bein' here this evenin', why, you fust come out back with me to get a valuable doc'ment that got mailed by mis take. We didn't even come In this part of the buildin' at alL Come on, now. We don't want to be in here too long hurry!" He shepherded them out. despite Elliott's voluble protests. "Now see here," Elliott said as they paused on the rear steps, "see here, Jonah. I did not have a thing to do with that! 1 give you my word of honor that I did not "Go long." Jonah said. "I was your sergeant in France, remem ber. I know how straight a face you can lie with!" But I didn't!" 'Listen." Jonah Inserted a fineer In Elliott's vest buttonhole. "Lis ten, this'll get Quanomet and the towns around all so roused up in your favor why. a hundred per cent! Just you consider the next election all over an' done with. EL We thought you was shilly-shally-in', not wantin' to get involved with Strutt's uncle in Washington that chose Lome's picture. They been callln' you a fake, an' a strad dlcr. But this'll save you, this will. An' don't think anyone'll ever let on, or give vou away. You won't got involved a mite. I'll see to that. if Asey don't. We'll what's the word, Asey?" No Wild Geese " A LIBI, I think," Asey said in a 1 1 strained voice. "That's itl If it should happen that you get mixed ud. whv. we'll alibi vou. We'll lay it all to the tourists in that mess last night." Jonah patted Elliott on the shoul der. Now. you get along, El. I n goin' to be late for evenin' serv ices, as 'tis. An' don't you give this a thought we all wanted to do it ourselves, an' we'll show you how we appreciate your doin it for us. We know now that you got our wishes right to hjart!" Elliott gazed blankly after Jonah as he got into his car and went off. Asey having restrained himself as long as any human being could, laughed until the tears streamed down his cheeks in rivulets. Whee. Asey said at last. "I'm exhausted. I'm all wore out. Oh. golly. I think this is the funniest thing that's haDDened to vnn vet about this edifice. Elliott. I think say, you didn't do it. did vou?" "What?" Elliott veiled at the ton of his voice. '"What? Listen to me!" After ten minutes. Asey stopped him. "I didn't reallv think so." hs said. "Honest, I didn't. Look. 1 got to get over to see Roddy Strutt. I'm ashamed of mvsolf for not havin' been there hours ago. Are you comin' with me?" "Well." Elliott said with resiff- nation. "I've apparently eat the native vote, solid. Mnvbe I don't need the Strutts. Who knows? Sure. I'll come along, but if you find me being political, please don't take it seriously. If Roddy airuu actually is involved in this. I'll do everything In my power to help you get the worm. Only, it's just possible that I may have to pretend otherwise." I understand. Asev said. "Let's get on." He stopped by the telephone ex change to talk with Hanson, whe hailed him wildly from the side- a ik. I ain t got time." Asev taiii drawing Hanson aside, "to go intc lot or details, but this's what 1 ant you to do. I want vou to check up on Elliott " Him? The Congressman?" "Lower vour voice, an' don't point." Asev said. "I mean him. the Congressman. Check up on him from when the post office closed last night till this afternoon. Got that? And for the love of heaven don't let him or anyone else sus pect that you re doin any checkin'. lther ihen vou phone your bost n Boston, an' tell him thnt I wnni him to get from the newspapers the best pictures he can find of the mural. The best pictures, of all ol it, and I want 'em enlarged so's I n see all the details. Got that?" "But vou can eo over to the nn.i office, an' see it for yourself," Han son said. Asey drew a long breath. "Wil oil do what I tell voir nr llcton do I usually ask vou to chase wild geese? Well, then! You get aftei them two items, pronto, an' I'll see vou later." tCtrr.,H. till. Atveed Tnltr) Tomorrow: A visit to the Strutts. IS FOUND BY POLICE ROSEDURO. Ore., July 13. tf, BUte police offlcera today are in vestigating discovery of the charred remnants ol tn automobile found near Leona and believed to be con nected with thefta of ft car at Eu gene and licence platci and accesso ries at Roseburg. Servant Paul Par toni of the atate police aald today. The car. a Pontine coupe, waa ap parently abandoned and purposely burned Thursday night. Sergeant Parsoni aald. Sergeant Parson reported that In hla opinion the burned car la con nected with the theft of a car stolen night at Med ford, and with license plates stolen from similar makes of car at Roeeburg. The machine recovered here Mon day night was a 19.17 Chevrolet coupe owued by E. E. Wyatt of Eugene. It was found abandoned on East Fourth street in the 100 block. Ac cording to local state police orflrfra, the burned automobile discovered near Leona was a California car. Jihit Kira MclKmell PALO ALTO. Cal.. July 13 John Ezra McDowell, 66. former slumnt secretary of Stanford univer sity, died at his home at Lo Altos today after a cerebral hemorrhage, McDowell waa graduated from Stan lord in 1000. then became alatant registrar. Later ha was alumni sec retary and then academic secretary until his rottrement year ,'0. More than 1 3.300. ooo tree planted In New York states from JEugene mid recovered Mouday I reforestation program. were 1938 WsSSW'I'Mr. SI II II ;A MM 1 -frig cfimiofmm Arabian outooefnHhA French Foreign ifooN HAS 3FBN HELD 3 6 DIFFERENT NhVONS Pela, Arabia, 5um, Turkey and France) I K lltVeAI Kltttt. lri FH.WPO ftV AIAM fOllfe W40 MfJg MoN. liiHUtoJrxl. UUK1NO MU30V IN MftRCH, W?& err Ilk J fe. I . -.L t 1 ' Hrw pcen woKn ey 3 GENERATIONS Of CHH.PREN IN b f AMIUS& VET W NEVER N66P&P REPAIR (OMPdtyR.L.DKotl, yackiniille.N.C.) 7-I3-3Q Internationa) Fortress The citadel at Aleppo, Arabia, baa long been fought over by nation which hava sought to gain power In the desert peninsula. Built on a high hill, which Moham medan tradition saya la supported by 8.000 massive columns, the citadel was tax en In 1400 A D. by Tamer lime, who entered through Bab-ul-Hadld (The Iron Gate.) With 50,000 men he marched up the hill to wrest tho old fortress from the Syrians. Legend states that Tamerlane waa forced to sacrifice 10 000 men to form a human bridge over the water-filled moat aurroundlng Aleppo ro that he could march to the citadel with the ! rest of his foroo. 1 Aleppo haa been oocupled In turn by Egyptians. Persians, Arabians, Turks, and, recently by the French Foreign Legion. The center of tho great caravan trade between Bagdad and Damascus, Aleppo still carries on important export and Import trade. Pair of shoes Strange as It seems, one pair of child rep's shoes, size 5, ehod eight members of six different families, representing three generations In Yadklnville, North Carolina Purchased 73 years ago in 1866. tho shoes were first worn by BetMe Ris sell. Next Bob Dixon inherited thorn, then Dixon's nephew, Charlie Wil liams, who wore them to church a few times. Two sons and tare grandsons of Dijon next founa use for the shoes, still In good condition. All eight of the "shoe relatives" are alive ttxlay. "Terra-planing." During the heavy rains which flooded Southern California last win ter, two boys found a way to turn misfortune Into fun. Allen Couse and Clyde Eaton, of Lynwood, hooked up an aquaplane behind an automobile and drove through the streets which were cov ered with foot-deep water until the ignition wires dampened. Kayaks and paddle-boards were a common sight on the city streets. TISfOUEeS TRESM.V BAKED LAVER CAKE -TR015 OOfTbHAU AND Cfilli UP 1b MOTHER MAY1 he hrve A piece of 'That NEW AKE ? KKEW SHE WOOlTSN'T ToKES 1b SEE WHElHEW LEf HIM, AMD 56 )SM rf'S HARD TR0STIH6 DisArpoirtiED. JWuRrts or sorr -16 APMIRE CAKE VESV SOPC! LICKS' YIH6ER; TiUPS A FEW STRAY CRUMBS AND BTS 6f TROSTiMiS AROUND TriE EP6K. ems Then TRIES To SMOOTH OVfER DECIDES HFU SET W16 TELL-TALE F1W6ER MARK. TROUBLE If HE STAYS A- WHERE HE POKED TrtE ROUHD THPiY CAKE, AND FR0&TIN6. MAKES MHf- lEAZES,LlVlHS FW6ERS TERS MUCH WORSE 6ujVas . Wii-uahs (Copyright, 1838, fry The BeH gyndlcite, Tm.) 7-2. 3 MATTES POI PAYNE Tomorrow: ventluns. Man of a thousand ln- Kennedy In Plea For Toleration WINCHESTER, England, July 13. (AP) With a plea to democracies to resist "Intolerance such aa Is abroad In, so mucu of the world," Joseph P. Kennedy, United States ambassador, today unveiled a cathe dral window aa an American mem orial to the late King Georve V. Kennedy urged sympathy for the task of 32 -nations refugee committee now In session at Evlan-Les-Bains, France. The memorial waa suggested by an American citizen living in the Unit ed States, whose name waa not dis closed and who paid half the cost. The rest was met by American resi dents in Britain. The czarina of Russia paid $2,500 for an embroidered handkerchief which took 70 years to make. f . band ruff is believed responsible for 90 percent of cases of baldness. ' By 0. M. t jeJ TAILSPIN TOMMY Checking "Up! BUT HOW COULD ACID HAVE GOT OM MY CONTROL WIRES, CHIEF? THATS WHAT I'M GOlMS TO im - I N f" 'itaul'g.M fOm '-(Copyright, 1838. by Th B.U gynaic.to, Im.). By HAL FORREST i iim.wi'isi m i. kuo i t.. wnu. hea uea yd j- AA"'. i u api i ce tt tci i ah iimc i S-SlIrVV rfl 11 SELF. WAS NEAR THE Y THERE WAS AND DCTrrco Tommy's racing PLANE, THE MERCUR.Y; DAMAGED FROM A FORCED LANOIMG, OCCASIONED BY A BROKEN CONTROL WIRE, UPON WHICH ACID HAD BEEN POURED BY SOME MYSTERIOUS HAND, IS NOW IN THE THREE - POINT FACTORY, UNDER GOING REPAIRS. til BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER No! No! By EDWIN ALGER WELL, ER, ER, YOU'LL SELL US ONE O' THOSE BI& TURKEYS, w WON'T VOU? an micTcd THEV AINT FOR SAL.E- ro vw; THE NEBES Reading the Riot Act i : -- If LCT'Q (SFT DOWN "ml f OUCiTfrvwJT N f WPI I umiTEUCO IT icA . II "" n,ir ,v,t .... A 11? BUSINESS! WHAT PE I CALL ME THAT, THE WEBSTER BOVS I (SEE, WURE EARLY TRAININ' AN1 THE WAV lYOU MAKING HERE, I MR. 0IPPEM MAKE PAY1N6 YOU, WE'LL SENEROUS! f" MOM AN1 DAD BROU6HT ME AL6ERN0N? --J IT MR. McSURK, J J0ST DOUBLE IT! 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