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1 PAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKI), OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1938. ...f'r': .P.T....MAX SA LTM ARSH l'Ti' Hie Characters llufo Stern, handsom author, living on tht French Riviera. Archie Lumsden, myielf, Hu so's friend. Bene Oelu, a singularly un pleasant cartoonist. Teiterdmy: I hire a French bov, Jean - Francois, fo investigate Ceiss. He tells me GcIjj'j car tons out of the garant at the time 0 the murders. Chapter Eight The Inquiry Begins I MARCHED tntc the living room. -Hugo,- 1 said "we are now the proud possessors of a press-agent And," I continued, feeling I might as well be hanged . for a sheep as a goat, "I've been and had my picture took." He ave me a stifled groan. "Go Dn," he said. "After that I can bear anything. Tell me the worst were you wearing your lavender negligee or your beach pajamas?" I had been extremely uneasy as to how he would react to my re cent activities, but as I unfolded them I saw. with considerable re lief, that a reluctant grin was Iteallng over his face. "Well, well." said he as I fin ished. "I think you're daft, but I can't deny that the bit of news about Ge'ss Is most refreshing. Our dream is taking a semblance of reality." He got to his feet and paced the long room, vhich was filled now with a pleasant green half - light Altering through the closed shut ters. "The fellow can't have com mitted the murder 'himself," he ' broke out at last, coming to a sud den halt In front of me. "Ho quite definitely wasn't there, and if he aia wnat 1 suppose were both thinking and assisted in the mur derer's get-away, he must be even madder than I took him for. It can't be that, Archie. The man's Rot a lunatic intelligence of his own ne s Drimant in his distortod fashion; hed never make a slip iikb mat. "Unless," I suggested, "he had to act so quickly that there was no time for precaution. Suppose he suspeciea mat 11.3 gin knew some thing damaging about him, but wasn't sure, and then suddenly discovered that she not only had the knowledge, but intended to act on it ngnt away7 He wouldn have time to work out a plan of campaign or tnniK about covering up his tracks. He'd have to act damn quick. But as no one appears to have so much as seen the mur derer's face, and we don't know his name or where he'i skipped off to, I don't see how we can hope to prove his connection with Geiss." Hugo nodded. "Incoherent," he commented, "but souna, I d sug gest that we begin our Invcstlga lions back side foremost nduc. tion in nreforence to rlnrlnctinn nnd, starting from the premise mat ueiss arranged the two mur ders, try to find out whv rm did n Come on, Archie. It's time we were racing me music." Ho led the way through the hall to the courtyard, where his black iiispano basked sleepily In the sun We got in and he turned the His- pano s nose towards the town. He tooK ner at a spanking sixtv miles an hour along the deserted es planade, pulling up round the bend at a little cnf6 on the water-front. 'That's the Hdtel de Villc," he told me, pointing across tho clus tering masts to an imposing edifice facing the harbor: 'now for the high jump." And as he led the way round the cobble-paved quay he added: "Have your hnndkcrchiof ready if you want to preserve the copyright on your face." It was a timely warning. As we made a dive through the archway, our faces muffled I henrrl the clicking of cameras. But I saw no sign or Jenn-Francois Lubcc, and I registered a prayer that he had round other and better fish tc fry A military - looking acroent fie eille led us up a stairway to a big pare room on the Mrst lloor where ranged on wooden clinirs around the wall and looking strangely like the patients In a dentist's waiting room, I saw a number of familiar faces and a few thnt : did not Know. 1 .ie manager of Palm Bench was there, chatting with a digni fied unconcern to the assistant maltre d'hotrl, still pale and ner vous. A handful of waiters, oddly different in their civilian clothes, were ranked stiffly at a respectful niMiuu-e irnui men employer, ana heyond them I recognized the nn- llreman who had guarded O'Don- nells corpse the nicht before. In another corner ,me. Stefan, cool and elegant 'n tailored white, lis tened gravely of the whispered re marks of a small, stout, aailated lnoking mnn In a lavender silk smrt and white troijters. who mopped his forehead every other minute with a vast orange hand kerchief And then, as I duplicated llir.o's bow to the assembled com pany and looked round mo for a chair. 1 s.-.w at tho far end of the room, leaning with an elegant de tachment against a battered iron stove, Geiss himself. I'e Means Mischief!' HE HAD the air of being com pletely oblivious of his sur roundings, but as we seated our selves he recognized us with a welcoming smilo and came across the floor. "My friends!" he said, looking from one to the other of us with his head cocked on one side like a dissipated fowl. "You are. 1 hope, still my friends even after last AGREE 10 REVIEW UTILITY MERGER HAN FRANf-USCO. Kpt, 8 (AP) Thr U. 8. flrcult court of appenlti ruled today It would pvlfw thr ciup of tho Pnclfie Lltht and Power com pany nnd the Inland power and Uht company, whew request to mrrsn waa denied oy the :rtit power commlnMun. Tlie companies hat headquarter night? 1 am - j wrryl 1 los. . temper. But you must not do it againl You must not ioke about my little superstitions! They are a furny joke to you. bu 0 me they are part of that dream world in which every great artist lives that worlj which is so much more real than reality. 1 tell you, 1 slept not a wink last night, thinking of what you had said, and if I had tried to work today, I should have been very angry with you. for the inspiration would have been want ing. But as it is, I forgive you, for this morning we are all alike artists, writers, commoners, we are all servants of the State, givin : what help we can. Is it not so?" Hugo Inclined his head. "Today even me east 01 mortals is tne equal or Rene Geiss in the sight or the State." he agreed solemnly "Though I'm afraid that what you or 1 or Arcnie nere nan to tell won't be of much help." lie ended on a note or auerv. unrl the cartoonist gave him a onirk look. Expressionless 'lough his face was. there was nevertheless something fairly derisive In the curt ot nis moutn. For myself, that Is so " he an. swered. and snread out his hanrfu wnai, alter an, do I l.ncv7 I was not there. I saw nothingl But you, my uew nugo, ano your large young friend I fancy you will find that the examining magis trate relies much on what you can ten mm. He turned his onaaue vm nn me. "And you at least," he added softly, "mon chcr ami, have the satisfaction of being the hero of the hour. You will pardon me. I hear my name called I must go." ne turned away to wnere the ser gent de ville was beckoning him through a half-open door into an inner room. I leaned towards Hueo. "Thnt man means mischief," I said under my Dream, and saw him nod. H3 can t dn much." h hM doubifuhy, "but he's a man of consequence and he knows the juye wen, so watch your step, Archie. I've a feeling that we were a trifle unwise in showing our nanns so clearly last night. I was so entirely in agreement with him that I found nothin-- to say, and It wes In a rather appre- nensive silence mat we sat watch ing the hands of the big clock slowly move on. They had traveled as far as the half -hour when the inner door opened again, and every eve in the room turned instinctively towards it. The scrocnt appear-d In. the opening. "Monsieur le Baron stann ne called Incisively, and to my amazement me small tat man to whom Mme. Stefan had been talking, got to his feet and scur ried across the floor like a frioht- enea, unwieldy raooit. Your Story, Please' OE WAS a dark-skinned, SWarthv little erenttire aihn looked as if he would have been more at he ne in the dish-washing department of some Soho .estau rant. He was dressed in the height of Riviera fashion, but the white trousers moved up his great paunch unmercifully, and the lav ender shirt opened incongruously over his hairy .-nest. "If that's a great financier. Pm Turk!" I whisDered to Huso, hul got no answering grin. "He's a badlv friehteneH nn ! all events." he whispered back. Archie. I'd give mv hone of al- vntion and half my Amorican roy alties to know what he's telling t' ;m In there!" The next m u m e n t thn rfnnr opened a third time and I heard my name called. I got to my feet, and I stepped Into the inner sanc tum. It was a middling-sized room, arid at first glance it seemed full of people. Behind a vast desk in ie middle of the floor sat a small. gray man, so thin thnt he looked me a bundle or matchsticks light y buttoned into nn "(llrial frock coal, but with a Dalr of uncom monly sharp black eyes. Tho com missnire of police sat beside him. and at a tab.e In the corner a little fellow like a lawyer's clerk scrib bled furiously on some foolscap. A uniformed gendarme stood by a door in the opposite wall, through which I Imagined Baron Stnhl must recently have made his exit, and beside him three men in civilian clothes gossiped in low voices, but at mv entry thev hrnk off and eyed me curiously. I real- 'jen mat 1 was In the presence of the famous nnrmief. .lie court nf the examining magistrate. 1 he commissnire got ponderous y to his feet, flanned 11 fat whit hand in my direction, and named me. "Monsieur le itiop. this Is Mr. I.umsden." The jiipe watched me as 1 settled mvself and then leaned forward, his elbows on the table. "And now. monsieur." he said in a dry brittle voice hk..' the crack- ng of twigs, "we will have your itorv. If VOIl tlln-to II (will h easier, I think, if you will tell It n vour own words from the hrffin- ning. You know what we desire to hear." It certainly suited me hetter tn ell my own tale and I took It slow v. choosing mv words ns carefully as I could, for though mv French adequate, it could not be de scribed as first-class, and I was mortally nfraid of saving snme- lilng that would not tallv with the ale they would presently hear from Hugo. Ha heard me to the nd in silence, making no com- ment and putting no questions, a fact that, after a time. I found ilightly disturbing: and when I ad finished he sat ror a good min te in silence, Marine at me out of those beady eves with an expres sion that I didn't altogether like. (Copyright. t3. Uaa Balimarth Tomorrow: I'nder lutplrlon. In Portland and nerve. Onyon and Washington. Tho federal power commlMlon da- j tiled them the rWzht to ronaolldato and the companies filed petition for I review with the circuit court and the power pommtrvoon entered a mo Hon to dUniiM the power companiaa I petitions. In a ruling, the court affirmed it rlnht to review, act aslne and remand- I ed the oases to the eommlMton for I reconsideration aa to points of la. Sell Indian Tlmtier. KLAMATH FAUA iVpf- (API Chlloquln Lumber romp.i;iy ttylar contracted for M.OOO.OOO feet of STRANGE Tor forthfr proof addrtM tiKintso fMrtpfAflL CONDITIONS, COUUP PR0PUC6 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 fcfcCTeRlfc WEIGHING 73fcfefONS A Plfl WrVSTRrMNED.ToRlM6 ft KcrU or dch.i -tn&and, im- r f " owm ki tno Otk ygAffS THgRg UNrYSSISTEp PNOrriciftU cuv 7"0"3S W'Nttfhl yadlInti The nitnd Postman Strange aa It seem. Brlgham City, Utah, had for Itji first postman a blind man who had never in hla life had a glimpse of the town. Born a Welshman In the year 1818, Jonea came to America In 1849 and Utah In 1852, settling In Brlgham soon after his arrival He never saw America, aa he had lost one eye u a child, tho other In a Welsh slate factory accident. In aplto of his handicap, Joneo became well acquainted with Brlg ham 'a streets, tnd soon got a Job as the town'o first msll carrier. For 1 Klamath Indian resorvfttton timber, comprising tho Crooked creek unit, with a high bid of S17 a thounnnd foet, neaervatlon Superintendent B. O. CourtwrlGht announced. Highwaymen Take Payroll Pouches fiHOn,OW, Aril., Sept. 8. (API- Two masked highwaymen held up a mall truck at Dull Hollow, 10 miles TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Scorns the Threat 1 SibMF rrfi ) WHATte TH JUST AMOTHER ATTEMPT illiSfl GAHVDAY' f MAN HE -lJJ- V ; BUT "jJf j ;. mote to deliver rtf- n-mjjJ said you'd j.vbl y VfJceea .rSilk mmiW? f-. to tommy the Lv KtripX knoTi f 4 WT"l'-rg TtlJ vl I Ik ! I hmr benox race' wri yJLJitM ) fc-t fiM$)Mk$. i mmm BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE NEBBS Hnrmony ' IF EVER PIACE SAW A STRAM6E SAMPL1N6 foil, yoJCiirJ IT TifOTRi (to, irxe ,T JzTS-, -"r : 1 "Tfc- 77 " CAMPAIGN IT WAS THE LITTLE TOWN Of SOTONEM SaFX I DID1 1 ANV IrvvV? I d. rlJV BESS LOO ALFORP JIST Te r I WHIPP00RW1LL HOLLOW 8UT LET'S EAVESDROP JjW WWK aS-STc SAID SHE'D WHIPPEol ' --.r-. ,.. OVER A FEW BACK FENCES, BEHIND HOMES -tfl TT -tT S72FYT , fAY lTS HER N UP INTO AN OMELET AN' ! -Z , -S- - ALREADY VISITED PV BEN AND RUSTY' I XT" -l--VFptSH AS A DAISY ANP- HAD ENOUGH T'FEED SEVEN rx-rs- MRS. OONE Si kC A-COMIN) 1 rffej. V- lILlT WTUM IM fed UP V IS TUA.T SO? ' i'TMERE ARE A LOT OP ""W" TWAT 5WOVAJS SvjJi-!srMOvJ NO. I ur .i p.'Wcwii nBPnil tui I ' " O, sf ifCl V'V r . DIMES OPF TVE TABL.EStO A . Y;"C'! :y ffX ? AS IT SEEMS By JOHN'HIX th author, Incloatng a atamped anrelopa tor replr Ref. U. 8. Pat Off. Jones, CARRIED MftlL ftMD AdeO hi auiuc mitcenfuvj- - mm 35 years Jones served his Job well, unaided. His only assistance rami from a clerk who dally "routed" his mall for him. With his excellent memory as a guide, Jones delivered each letter to It proper destination, without one misdelivery. Strangers In Brlghnm often turned to him for directions; he waa a capable guide In hi strange city of darkness. Jonea died In 1894, Bacteria Growth By division, tho cholera bacillus; can duplicate Itself every 20 minutes, scientists claim. Thus, In a single day, one "parent" bacillus, under per I north of Taylor, Ariz., today and escaped with two payroll pouches, ono of which contained $21,000. The pouches contained funds for payrolls of the Southwest Lumber mills at MeNary and a logging camp at Whlto River. Amount of the White River payroll was not Immediately de. termlned. Driver of the truck, a man named Ison, said the holdup men parked across the highway at a narrow spot where It dips down Into Bull Hollow Results I . Bv EDWTN b. lnn.9nuin l Hippep 3 Miite mm PiNP BACK I iyn i.ii ,1 '.ii rr - Ti feet conditions, might become 3.000, 000.000.000.000,000,000, weighing 7,366 ions, "In a few weeks at this rate," says Dr. Ronald Macfle there would be a mass of bacteria huge enough to fill the Atlantic ocean " Strange as It seems, the reproduc tive potentialities of all the microbes In a single glass of sour milk are such that, If allowed to go on mul tiplying for five days, they would form a living mass larger than the earth. Tomorrow: The text-book crew coach I canyon, forcing him to atop. Ison was alone. Kavnr School rmjert McMINNVrLLE, Sept. 8, (AP) A 140.800 high school moderniza tion and construction program was I favored yesterday by voters who ap- ! proved a 50.000 bond and a J32.3B0 I warrant Issue to pay school district I coats and match PWA funds. ' Phone S42 We'll haul away youi I refuse city Sanitary Servtc , STROLLING Takes a sfRoii. roimd The NEIGHBORHOOD WlTH BUD 8EMIS Hi SEE WH W'S POlrfa STROLL TURKS IHTO A SORT OF MARATHON OF F05HIK2, TRIPPIK6, SH0VIW6 WlTri 0C- CASlOKAL PUNCHES . S 'MATTER POl iNEHS -fumes OP BYfHROSI'- IM6 FOOT BE-fwJEErl BOD'S L6&,'fi?IPPm6 HIM NEWlY 6ET TlRED OF CHASlXC EACH OTHER , AUD BOTH SO DOWN, WRESTUH6 - iOopyrlgtt, 1838, by Tha BeU Byndiot. Inc.) By CLUYAS WILLIAMS j A MOHEVff UfER IN AH UMSUS PECflN6 MOMENT CflS ft SMART BUM FROM BUD'S ELBOW 1H iWEPifor HIS STOMACH RETilR) HOME AT LAST, A6REE- 1N6 THRTTriETJE IS KOTrilWfi po- IN6 IM TriE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT TrifiTTrlEVHAfcA MICE 6TR0L). 9-7 Bv 0 M PAYNE By HAL FORREST ALOE? HEP 1 Bv SOL -1
