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PABE TVVELVB fEDFOKP MATL TRTBTTyTE, MEDFO"RD, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1938. IY PHOEBE ATWOOO TAYUK 1 H attrj M Fwi Anv Maya, Cap od rftttctiet. it invotioaling th iimiar of Marina Lorn, uhou ta and't pott offlct mural hat nraotd Vuanomet. Sht umj killed by a left landed blow from the lent of hr itjter. Pam Fry, fnttruted parttei ir: Tim Carr, one married to Iforina; Roddy Slrutt, tohott alibytno ilaiM enuh waf deliberate Pcagv Boone, an artUt; ,tnninfft, an Irate olumber; and perioni unknown who Surtwd doum the Frvt't 6am, biffed tv. Tim and Pam' father, d- itroyed Jack Lome' mural elcetche ind defaced the mural iteelf. Miwing it a tSO.000 lump of arooernrtt 0 tonaino to Pam, which eural peo I taw on the beach from Roddy plane. Then Roddy duappear. Chapter 41 The Big, Bad Biffer " A LL I got to lay," Asey twirled the Colt, "to that you better find him an' bring him back in just fifteen minutes, Brother Strutt, or you'll be struttin' into a jail. Do I make myself clear? Roddy's father was almost In tears. "But I tell you" "Neither Elliott nor me," Asey aid, was born yesterday, you nna Roddy, an' And him quick, or the house of Strutt'U be cold turkey" "He's gone," Carveth sobbed. "He was here before you came, an' now he's gone. That man's got him!" "If this is an act," Asey said, "it's one of the best I ever seen outside a theater. Elliott, will you explain to him that I want Roddy, - without any mora tears or squeaks?" "But it's that man Jennings!" Carveth said. "It's that man Jen nines!" "Oho, It to? You mean Earl Jen nings, the plumber?" . "Yes," Carveth said. "Yet. It it was most unfortunate. "I'm sure we did everything in our power to make things right, and then this mural " "What's this?" Asey asked. 4 "Jennines' daughter." Elliott ex plained while Carveth blew his nose. "And now," Carveth said, "he's done what he threatened he's kidnaped Roddy and why don't you two do something about it?" "Earl Jennings," Asey said "to ever in the Pochet hospital. I seen him there myself " "Most unfortunate his being hurt . In that plane crash, Carveth said. "Most unfortunate, as I told Roddy, why couldn't he have picked some one else. But of course that would have been satisfactorily adjusted by the family, just as the other un fortunate incident was adjusted. I told Jennings that myself, last night." "He was in the hospital last night, Asey said. "Oh, no, he was not!" Carveth retorted with a show of spirit. "He was there, here, threatening us! After I taw you at Octagon House. And threatening Roddy, too. He seemed to think that he had been put into that mural because Roddy told Mar I mean, told Lome to put him in. And that accident "You mean to say that Jennings, Earl Jennings the plumber he was here last night? Ascy's eyes lighted up. "He was," Carveth said. Asey smiled, and remembered the conversation he had had with the nurse about Jennings. If he had had the slightest bitof intelligence, he should have guessed. What was it she'd said? Something about "So Asey had heard what went on about Jennings " On The Loose "IT seems to me," Elliott said, 1 "that I did hear something about Jennings on the loose last night. He goes off on busts, you know. They're the talk cf Quano met They used to be thi talk even of Company B, in the old days." "Listen to me," Asey said to Carveth. "I'm comln' back here in an hour, an' you produce Roddy for me. Elliott's goin' to stay here , with you an' see that you do, ain't you, Elliott? Right. You see he finds Roddy, if you have to fight another Chateau Thierry. Here," he handed over the forty-five. "You take this, an' And Roddy, I'm goin' over to the Pochet hos pital an' see Jennings. I happen to Know mat nan oe mere- The nurses crowded around him by the desk. "Asey," Susan said, "you cer tainly did the trick! We haven't had a peek out of Jennings since you were here. He went to sleep like a little lamb" "I want to see him," Asev said. "Quick tell me if he got out last night." "Yesterday afternoon, shortly after you were here. Thry say he was on a tear, but he really hadn't had much to drink. His wife and the doctor made him come back this morning; they simply couldn't quiet him down. It's that mural and the pipes that have got on hi nerve " the opened the door carefully. "I think he's asleep" she flicked on the light "Oh, Mr. Jennings Mto " She and Asey stared at the emDtv room. Asey brushed past Susan into the hall, and raced back to the desk. "'Scuse me," he said, and grabbed the telephone. "Hello, this ia Asey Mayo. I want to talk with Hanson of the state police thafi right Ask the Quanomet exchange where he to right." Susan whispered breathlessly to the other nurse. "Hello, Hanson? Oh, Lane, Listen. Time tome men, go over to the Strutt place by the beach. Hunt for a fellow named Earl Jennings, and . for the young Strutt boy. There's a Congressman there named Elliott He 11 explain every' thing to you. You want Ear) Jen' nings, anr Roddy Strutt Got that?' He listened for a moment - "That's it Lane. What do you do when you get inemi You alt on them both, Oh, an' phone to the barracks get Jennings' car plate numbers from someone. Have the roads watched, for fun. Thais right I'll be over." He put the phone down, stared reflectively at a chart on the desk and then picked up the receiver again. . "I want Octagon House, over ia Quanomet," he said. He whistled under his breath as he waited. "Octagon House that you, Tim? Tim, have you got troopers there? Well, leave one at the house, take the other an' ffo over to Jack Lome's he's still there? Okay. Take a trooper an' go over an' stay. The biffer's loose again, an' he might come for Lome. That's right. No chases, thi time, Tim. Tel) those fellers to get him." "What" Susan began. "I ain't got time to tell you," Asey said. Oh, why didn't we tie that fellow up!" ' Sus-spup-pankedl TTE hurried out to Tim's car and swung it back toward Quano met. At the cross roads he hesi tated the fraction of a second. It would be a little longer to go past the Octagon House but, on the other hand, it might be wise to drop in there on his way back to the Strutt's. Tim howled at him as he turned up the Lorries' drive. "Asey I Come here my God, come here" "What's happened?" Asey didn't even bother to turn off the engine. "Lome" "Lome, what? What?" "Come and see," Tim held open the door. "In the studio." Lome lay face down on the couch, his shoulders shaking con vulsively. "What's the matter?" Asey de manded. Lome lifted up a tear-stained face, looked at Asey, and then dove back into a pillow. ''He's been spanked," Tim ex plained cheerfully, "What?" "Believe it or not, he's been spanked. It took me ten minutes to get the information out of him. I thought he was having convul sions when we first came in." "Who spanked him?" "That," Tim said. "Is something I don't know. I haven't got that far yet. He's terribly reticent You'd think he'd had his tongue spanked." Asey walked over and shook Lome by the shoulder. "Come to! What happened, an who done it?" Lome sobbed bitterly. "Cm h... " A.-,, .1J me that artists had to suffer. This ain t no way to take a spankln You'd oualit to consider it i thrillin' experience that'll prob'ly make you another Mike Angelo." "He he sus-spup-panked me!" "Sooner or later," Tim said, "spankings come to all men. Brace up. We want to know who the hero was. Earl Jenningsl" Asey sat down. "How long ago.1 he asked, "did this happen? Come on. come to. Lome! When did he do ill" "I don t know. A long time. Two hours. Maybe less. I don t know. But," Lome sat up, "I know ont thing, if I ever see the man again I'll kill him, d'you hear me? I'll kill html I II tear him apart with mj bare hands!" The idea of the slender Jack Lome tearing Jennings apart was somehow irresistibly funny tc Asey. It appealed also to Timothy. "Does ..e mean he'll do that to the biffer?" the latter wanted to know. "He does? Oh, no. Jack I No. I've had some brief enperience with your spanker, and 1 11 tell you for your own good, just you let him have his way, and forgive him freely." (Cifyriit; mi. rkfU M T.&r) Jenntnt It nabbed, tomerrew. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, laeloafoc stamped envelope for reply. Reg. XT. 8. Pat Off. EDICT BK EMILY POST OAKLAND, Cft!. (UP, Emily Poet' edict that It Is the bride's parent who must giro nnd pay for the wed- glng suprrr, wu overruled here by ustloe of the Peace Harry W. Pulel fer, deeplte the fart that the eti quette book Itself was produced In court for correct rending on the dic tates of polite society. Last August the daughter of sr prominent couple here was married to ti e nclon of another equally prom inent couple. In (he evening, wedding suppei waa served by a catering company, at which nine bottles of sherry, one half barrel of beer, two cases of soft tdrlnlu, so chlrken dinners and 150 feiasorted sandwiches floured. The ho tel company serving the supper pre sented bill for 1130.00. The mot if r of the groom paid 140 rest, saying It was tiie duty of the bride's parents to give the supper, and quoting Emily Post as her au thority. The parents of the bride refused to pay the balanoe on the wedding supper bill and the case came before Justice Pulclfer. He declined to ac cept the authority of Emily Post and ruled that as the mother of H e groom had assumed part payment of the bill, she was responsible for the rest. He sugKted, however, that as a compromise the two families might get together on the matter, but the court at least couldn't stand for split wedding bills. m&rfio - AHlSl ATMPBRATUREOF JPilLSf' Q ' l6lf ' ) sy.-JAF- famous non-ma$netic 10&WT& WR ViNsve OUNCE Of 'mm I ekes Puts Quietus On Umatilla Funds WASHINGTON. July U Secretary Ickrs expressed an opinion today which apparently ruled out allotment of public works funds to army engineers for construction of Umatilla dam on the Col u mot a river In Oregon. He told his press conference he "doubted very much" whethei money could be advanced legally i tjavl gatlon projects not prevlouilv auth or I red by contfrre. U mat. Us dam In nillerfon.Ca., i$0NU & INCHES HHV'f" " CxfJL.MfvS iX l-t , rC5 O1" OO IfeNMCM Sndtcatt. 1M Mmiillot 1'urk Strange as It seems, there Is a Public Park In Pullerton, California, which Is only eight Inches square yet It provides a garden of sweet peas, an official mall boi, and Is sur rounded with nn attractive picket fence I The little plot of ground Is own ed by Pullerton. Tie fence was built by W. P. Metcolf, postofflce Janitor. The citizens of Pullerton call It the Postofflce Park." according to R. 8. Gregory, postmaster. There are no 'keep off the grans" signs posted and maintenance consists of an occasion al sprinkling of the sweet pea vine. f The Irmilrss Ship A true world-traveler was the Car negie, non-metallic survey ship of the Carnegie Institution In Washing ton, D. C. Launched at Brooklyn. N. Y., in June 1909, she carried out work In all oceans between latitudes 80 deg. North and 61 deg. Sou ID, until No vember 29. 1929. when she was de stroyed by an explosion while loading gasoline In the harbor at Apia, Sa moa. An auxiliary brlgantlne of 568 tons displacement, the Carnegie carried aboard not an ounce of steel nor Iron, so that her compass-needle would not be affected In taking mag netic readings. Copper or bronze composition met al was used for all fastenings tn the hull and rigging, replacing the usual Iron work. The rigging was of hemp; the four anchors were of manganese bronze with II -inch manlla cables. The fuel tanks were made from copper, while the galley-ranges and even the engine propeller shaft were oast of bronze. Oddly enough, funds for constructing this non-metallic ship were supplied by Andrew Car negie, uiio made his fortune In steel. In seven cruises the Carnegie cov ered 296,579 nautical miles over 342,000 statute mnes and was per haps better known than any other ship that sailed the "seven seas." Transport Improved. LONDON (UP) London 8 20oi- 000,000 transport plan Is at its peak this year. The municipal i a 11 ways will spend $60,000,000 during the year. Ten miles of new subways will be built In north and cast Lon don. Kock l-'lslirrmnu Fined THE DALLES, Ore. (UP) Sher man Christian, local barber and sportsman, was fined S end costs In Justice court here for "fishing" with rocks as bait. A game warden said the fisherman threw rocks at the fish In shallow water. Thieves Steal- Whnrf METHUBN. Mass. (UP Add freak robberies: isves stole a wharf from Camp No. 2 at Forest Lake. Nothing else was taken from the camp or adjoining garage. To Workhouse oo Pay Off CLEVELAND ( UP ) Theodore Re gan's employer gave him a day off so he could go to the workhouse. Regan, who pleaded guilty In traffic court to a speeding charge, told Judge Julius Kovachy that he could not go to the workhouse for three days as he would lose his Job. The Judge told him to ask his employer for one day off. The request was granted. 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