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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
DIFFICULT DEaSlONS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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FOR HIS E)RlMtAV, REFUSES to BE PRIEP OUf OF if
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