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Newspaper Page Textr V rrcrFORD matl trfbuue, tedfohd, Oregon. Sunday, julyi7, 1938 PAGE ETOHT By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof addresa the author, tacloilng a aUioped envelope for reply. Beg. TJ. 8. Pat Oft BY PHOEBE ATWOOD TAYLOR J. nrni ic n i rru nil a 1 1 n u ill i .4 it rhe Story So Fan Altv Mayo, Cape f'nrf rirrttt)e. li Inueftioating the .niiW nf HfiWn Ijirw tuhoifl hu- iiand'f post ofllct mural hat enraged Quanomet. sn wot Kiuea oy a in lister Pam Frye. nlerested parllee are. itm uarr, once munwu w rlna; Roddy Strutt, whole alibiins plane crash was deliberate; Pegav Boone, an artist; Jennings, an irate plumber; and persons unknown who burned down the Frye'e barn, biffed Asey, Tim, and Pam'e other, de stroyed Jack Lome's mural tketchet and defaced the mural itself. Missing is a 150,000 lump 0 ambergris belong ing to Pam. Then Roddy disappears, and the biffer turns out to be Jen nings who has just spancea uorne. Chapter 42 Strange And Beautiful "T'LL murder him. I'll" 1 "II you insist," Tim said, "let me give you me aaaresa ui w nH 1 knniv. He's a Drofessiona) builder-upper. Maybe inside of two or tnree years, you nugm wo a whack at Jennings, but I'd just give the whole idea up." "No one can do that. Lome said dramatically, "to met And livel ' He got up from the couch and strode around the studio. "No onel" he yelled, and hurled a glass vase at the fireplace. "No nnp" "Not that," Tim said. "Don't throw that. Jack. That s a nice Tnhu far too anod for vou to smash for demonstration purposes. Take this highball glass, if you have to express youiacii m wumcij. Asov waited for Lome to calm dowt.. "Now," he aaid, "tow long ago was Jennings here 7 lugger it out, because it makes a lot of dif "rence." "Oh, about a quarter to eight between seven-thirty and eight or so," Lome said. "No earlier than seven-thirty. He came in. and picked me up, and spanked mel' "Then what did he do? Where did he go?" "I don't know, but when 1 see him again oh, you can laugh, but the next time I see him, I'll break every bone " Asey looked toward the door way and began to chuckle. "And if you don't stop insulting me," Lome said, "111 begin on you. I mean( what I say about Jen- "'ifnTsmiled. "Well, begin," he said. "Aren't you," he inquired po litely of the man standing in the doorway, "aren't you Mr. Jen nings, of the tall, dark and mad Jennings?" Lome wheeled around. "You you " , "Wait," Jennings said. "Don't start anything you might regret I told you that once I had my in nings with you, I lost all my hard feelin's. All of 'em. But," he added simply, "if I hadn't had my innings, I'd have gone plumb off my head. Asey, I just had to sneak out of that hospital. I hod to." "Where've you been since you spanked our friend Lome?" Asey asked him. "Down fixing up the tank and the drain," Jennings said. "Thats what 1 came in for. I got to get into the garage and it's locked. Got the keys, Lome? Honest, I know it was a dirty trick to stop your plumb ing up, but I said to myself, I said, I'll show the little cuss how pipes can leakl" Asey pointed to a chair. "Sit down, an' let's weed. You beat it from the hospital soon after I seen you yesterday. Why?" With utter honesty, Jennings explained. "The money there was being made," he said. "I lust couldn't bear lying there and thinking of that money, and me getting none of it And then up town, a reporter spotted me and asked if I was the man with the leaking pipes lots of people who'd seen the mural, they all recognized me and they kept kidding me, and I got sore. And by the time I got all set to cash In on the tourist money, why the outsiders had come with their midways, and there wasn't any money for me to make. And then! had a couple of drinks, and then more people recognized me, and I kept getting sorer." "And started off after Lome." 'I Seem To Get Mad' "VTES. Honest," Jennings said, I "I'm sorry 1 whacked you. 1 was so mad, I didn't know what I was doing. And I thought you was Jerry Chase. And those troopers, they got in my way. And then I sneaked in this house, and I thought it was Lome coming, but it was Aaron Frye I'm nioful sorry about that I'll pay all his bills and damages and alL You know, I did think he was Lome. And then when I seen what 1 had done, I beat it. And then I said to myself, Earl, I said, you go back and see how much damage you done, and be a man about It But when I come back, the troopers was out and they chased me " "To the river, an' you foxed 'em at the pond." Asey finished up. "If it'll make you feel any worse, neither one of 'em can swim worth a cent and it was the will of God that they somehow managed to land on Dune Island and not in Davey Jones's locker." Jennings shook his head sorrow fully. "Well," he said, "1 guess 1 got a lot to be ashamed of. Any way, 1 went back to town and had a few more drinks, and then I went to Strutts'. 1 was sore at Roddy by then. Honest 1 don't why it is, but the minute I get a few drinks in me, I seem to get mad." "You do," Tim said. "And then," Jennings went on, "my wile made me come home, and this morning she got the doc tor, and they made me go back to the hospital. Then I met Jerry Chase, and he got me mad again, kidding about those pipes, and then this afternoon well, 1 had to leave, Asey. I'd have burst if 1 hadn't come over here and given Lome what was coming to him. Ol course, if I'd got hold of him last night I might have hurt him bad. But just spanking him, it eased my feelings right away. Like magic. Ain't that strange?' "Strange," Asey said, "an' beau tiful. Beautiful to think you're back to norma) again. Now, when you came back here last night an' biffed Aaron" "That's something 1 want to talk to you about," Jennings said. "I thought of this plan last night be fore I come back, and the troopers chased me. Pam's been wanting water laid on, and a bathroom, over to Octagon House. Do you suppose, if 1 fixed 'em up free, they'd forgive me? 1 like Aaron, and I'm awful sorry this happened. I didn't know he was hurt so bad till I heard them talking in the hospital. I didn't throw him down the stairs, cither. He must have lost his balance. Do you suppose I could fix things up?,f "You could try," Asey said. "What do Tim anr I get? An" the troopers?" Jennings sighed. "Can I take it out in plumbing?" "What about my drawings. Jack Lome demanded, "that you stole? Oh, don't stare and pretend you don't knowl You can pull the wool over Mayo's eyes, but you can't fool me. What about my drawings?" "I don't know anything about your drawings," Jennings protest ed. "Except that thing in the post office now, why do you have to keep reminding me of that, just as soon as I get my mind off of it? Serves you right, if someone stole your drawings. They ought to be burned say," he added regretful ly, "Whyn't I think tol Why" No Hard Feelings '"TpHEN who stole them if you I didn't?" Jack asked. "There isn't anyone else who could have!" Jennmes looked pityingly at him, and then turned to Asey. "I'm sorry," 1 he said. "That's about all I can say, I guess. I'm sorry I banged you up, and the rest. But mostly Aaron, nes a good man. I'll try to make things up, somehow." "Been to Roddy's this evenin'?" Asey asked. 'No. I had to thumb a riae to get here," Jennings said. "I found this pair of overalls and this sweater out in the hospital shed. I didn't have my clothes, or the car. I just came over here ana tenaea to Lome, and then I went to work on the niDes. just to show I hadn't any hard feelings at all." Timothv was srinnins broadly, and Asey couldn't hold back a chuckle. There was something rather amazing about this big husk of a man, and the simple directness with which he went to his point. What about Hoddy an' the plane crashin' into you?" Asey asked, "an' his uncle In Washing ton that got the contract for Lome, an' that got your face in the mural " "He did not get that contract for me!" Lome said. "Ssh! What about all of them, Jennings? Ain't you still mad about them? About the accident. Asey. Jen nings said, "well, Strutt'll pay for that And the mural well, he waved his hand. "I Eot that all out of my system on Lome, here." Come over here, Asey said, an' let me see your hands." "Sure, look away. There's some poison ivy on this one, I got it last night in the woods." "Done any painting with red lead, lately?1' Not since I was here the other day see, Here's some under my thumb nail. It's hell to get off, that stuff is. My wife's got some soap she makes me use, but what's the use? That takes off the skin, too. Asey looked at him. "Can you prove what time you got over here, or when you left the hospital?" he said. 'Why, I don t know as I could tell you exactly. They got my watch at the hospital, you know. But it was the minister that give me the lift. I guess he could tell vou, all right Look, can I get Into the garage?" Asey shook his head. "The cops got the key." 1 wen, then, Jennings turned to Lome, "I can't do any more till that's open. Say, Asey, can I see Aaron? I'd like to get it over as soon as I can. If I could just make Pam and Aaron understand that 1 really didn't mean a thing " (Cvfvtlt. lill. rl.-tS Atm?4 Tsfltr) Tomorrow: The murderer strikes afaln. THREE SMS LISTED FOR POLITICAL PROBE WASHINGTON. July 18 ;P) The pedal trnate campaign exptndtturrs commute decided today to Inveitl gat chargei of political abuaea tn Kentucky. Pennsylvania ani Tennes see. rhalrman Sheppard (D-Tunas, aald four member of tht commute had voted to aend Investigator into the three atatea. : Senator Bark ley (D.-Ky Demo cratic leader In the aenate. who haa received unqualified backing of Presi dent noosevelt, la opposed In the Kentucky Democratic prlmnry. Au jruat 6. by O over nor A, B. "Happy" Chandler. Corvallis Chosen By Presbyterians EUGENE, July 10. (AP) The Ore gon Presbyterian synod selected Cor vallis Friday for Ita 49th annual conference next year. The church board of pensions re ported It paid (3.150.000 to 6350 per son during the paat year. Mission ary work In China and Africa will be continued despite military conflict and generally adverse conditions. 1 I " owx fvM-- . , s mi x? 1 imM cmv& (WW.U4MA g jjpvM IwL, , I p Www, jn ft "fnnfcW.. Rhocekland$tefeCollegefr'3ckco3ch, m vmm loo w& 3? feet, l INCH FARTHSRTHMmfFlClAl. Wadl P V RBCORO IN 7HB WENT Hammer Thrower So consistently can Fred. Tootel, track coach at Rhode Island State college, throw the 16-pound hammer around 200 feet that he la considered 'off form" if the weight drops In the neighborhood of 180 feet, ey3 Inches the recognized world's record for this event 1 Strange as It seems. Tootel actually threw seven 16-pound hammers In succession over the 200-foot mark one toss reaching 210 feet 7 Inches. Thla remarkable feat was performed In May. 1925. Tootel was then coach nlg at Mercersburg Academy and In eligible for actual competition. Oddly enough, the world's record In this event, held by Pat Ryan, an Irish New York "cop" haa stood unbeaten since 1913 at 189 feet 0! Inches. Tootel in 1922 won the national championship event and also cap tured the 1924 Olympic event at Paris, but his record-breaking heaves were not recognized by the Interna tional Amateur Athletic Federation Tootel's first throw In his fresh man year at Bowdoln college, 1919, nearly resulted In disaster, according to John J. Magee. his coach there. Tootel became excited, danced around for five turna, then let go of the weight in the wrong direction. It flew out of the field and lit In a passing farm wagon. Many of Tootel's proteges have led the sports field In hammer throwing Out of Rhode Island State have come Henry Dreyer, 38-pound weight world's record holder; Irving Fol wartshny. who held the same title for a week In 1936: and William Rowe, National AAU hammer cham pion In 1936. Bay Bridge Gadgets Complete even to a 6-by-6 foot Jail, the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge Is appointed In all the latest gadgete -for safety and conveni ence. Along the four and one-half mile span are spaced call-boxes for two car service or for summoning the bridge's fire truck. A miniature weather bureau under Tower Two analyzes the air for destructive ele ments which might do harm to the bridge. Monday: The money eater! THREE P0WDERMEN DIE IN PREMATURE BLAST COCHRAN. Ore., July 16. (AP) Three Portland men, members of a powder crew for the Standard Lag ging company construction gang. were killed yesterday In a premature dynamite blast. Dead were Harold Olson, 54; Hans Anderson, 51, and Nels Erlckson, 29. Hie men. Instantly killed, were working on a new mainline railroad about 12 miles southwest of the prlncnpal logging camp. ICKES APPROVES HIGHER TREE PROTECTION SUM WASHINGTON. July 16 (AP) Secretary Ickes announced today ap proval of the first of a proposed series of agreements to Increase forest fire protection on 2.500,000 acres of tlm ber land tn Oregon. The agreement was made with the state forest fire association of Oregon, Ickes aald. to safeguard 1,670.000 acres of land In Lane and Benton counties. 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