PAGE EIGHT
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOR1), QKEGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1938.
-;.;;;.. i By MAX SALTMAR SJHjS-w -
The Cbaracten
Archie Lumsden, mytelf, vit
itor to the French Riviera.
Ottilia Willi, beautiul Amerf.
eon heiress.
Rene Oelu. man behind a mur
der plot.
Yesterday: W Intercept t
message o the conspirators, but
ft contains only the mysterious
word, "AmourleV
Chapter 38
Breaking And Entering
"tTTILIE was aupposed to meet
v iu here at six-thirty," 1 told
Dunning. "Do you realize it's al
most seven thirty and that girl
hasn't shown up yet?"
He groaned. "Let's call the hotel
.ind see if they've any word of her
Ihere."
But when we got through to the
Carlton, the reception clerk was
oolitely definite. Miss Wills, he
aid. had not returned. Her uncle
also had lust gone out. but before
he left he had been inquiring
anyone had seen his niece.
Dunning1! face was irrave as I
told him the news. "1 don't like
it," said he. "not one little bit. If
I knew the name of her friends at
Monte Carlo, we could check up
on when she left them, but we
don't, so that's that I've got i car
here, and I'll drive out along the
coast road and see if I can see any
thing of her. On the way I'll drop
you at the Carlton and you can
wait there till the old man gets
back and :t him to call up
Monaco.
I could think of no better nlnn
and so we set out. "And what about
tomorrow? I asked.
"The old man doesn't rise till
eight, and they're not likely to try
to do him in In his bed. You and
Hugo be at the hotel by seven
, thirty, and at least we'll be wise to
whatever s doing. I U meet you in
tne lounge.
The reception clerk at the Carl.
ton told me that Virgoe Wills was
sun out. ana i made my way back
to the terrace to watch for the old
man s return. Then I saw the uni
formed figure of Cassandra Chubb
threading her way toward me,
witn small regarf for the peopli
whose elbows she toggled in pass
ing.
"Mr. Lumsden," she began with,
out preamble, "whera'a Ottilia?"
"That's exactly what I want to
Know." i ioia ner. "j'm waiting
here for Mr. Wills, to get the name
of the people at Monte Carlo she
went to see."
She made a gesture of impa
tience. "I've already called the
folks in Monte Carjo. She left
there at five thirty!"
I whistled lugubriously. "Well,"
I said, "all the consolation wm'vm
got is that Mr. Dunning has gone
out to look for hir. Look here,
you're a sensible woman. Keep
around nere aon ' go to bed un
til she comes back, and when she
noes, or if you get word from her
ring up the Chalet d'Amour."
"I will." she said, and then, with
a sort or moan or anguish: Land
sakesl What will her uncle say
when he hears all this?"
"Let's hope he won't have to
hear it," said 1. "Keep your chin
up, Miss Chubb. Ottilie's the sort of
girl who'll always land on her
nuu wiu. uiHi i mBQi my
way towards the ramp.
But I was not to effect an es
cape so easily, for lust as I reached
the bar, a gaunt, gaudily clad fig
ure rose from a solitary table and
laid a hand on my arm, "You are
in a nurry, my young friend?
said the voice of Rene Gelss.
A Mad Idea
""JOOD Lordl" salo 1, staring at
htm. I had as nearly as possi
ble asked him what he was doing
there, when he should have been
in Italy, but even as I caught the
words pack, he answered my un
ipoken question.
"I am spending a few days with
I friend at San Lorenzo," he told
me. "But ! felt sudden nostalgia
tor my pretty marionettes here. I
nan return In an hour u the pas
tnral peace of the Italian oniintrv
tide. Meanwhile, will you not join
me In a drink?"
"I'm sorry," 1 said, "but I'm
clearing out to some place where
there's a breath of freshet air. I
aon t like this wind."
He laughed eentlv. Ylnr mil.
tral? Now me, I Unci It singularly
Invigorating. It even makes me
teel a trifle light-headed."
"Why blame It on the wind?" I
retortej rudely, and with a mut
tered goodby I pushed past him.
A sudden, a mad idea had struck
me. (leiss was. on his own eonfes
lion, going back to ioln Rakovsky
There would be no one In his villa
ind Dunning had said our one hope
of catching him was to find the gun
with which he had killed O'Don
nrll. 1 had done a lot of queer
things In mv time, but housebreak
ing was not numbered among
them. Still, there wrs no harm in
trying, and no harm done either
If I failed.
I turned my steps towards the
rue du Dragon, and as I did so
law a fiery glow like volcano in
eruption. I halted for a moment,
realizing that the mlitral must be
driving the flames down the val
leys, for even as 1 looked, there
came a great spurt of .".re. shoot
ing up into the quiet sky.
I counted one. two, three, sep
arate outbreaks and moved on,
thanking my stars that I did not
live in the track of the flaming
ruin that must bt spreading over
the headland, and as I did so, 1
cannoned into a man.
"Good evening, Monsieur Luma
den," a voice said quietly, and I
recognized Fleuriot
"If you can call it a good eve
ning," I retorted. "I find it a singu
larly unpleasant one myself." And
I added, a trifle maliciously: "Have
you got on the track of our friend
the chasseur vet?"
He looked at me oddly, falling
into step beside rnu "Not yet," he
admitted. "I had hoped that vou
might have some suggestion to
make as to his whereabouts."
"What a hope!" I retorted bit
terly. "If the police can't And him.
how can I?" .And then, on a sud
den impulse, I put a question in
my turn. "I suppose," I said casu
ally, "you don't happen to know
what the word 'Amourii' means?"
He pursued his lips, frowning
thoughtfully. "'Amount: That
sounds like old Frenr:. to me. It is
not a name, and I do not think It
has to do with 'amour.' It is more
likely an ancient ,'orm of 'armu
rier, an armourer, and it may well
be the name of some street where
such a trade was once plied. That
would mean it is in an old town,
not here, for a hundred years ago
Cannes was but a fishing village
Monaco, perhaps, or Antibes."
"Man," I said admiringly, almost
wishing that, in spite of Dunning'i
advice, I had taken him into our
confidence, "you've got a head on
your shoulders. If there is such a
street, do vou think you can find
it?"
"Naturally!" he retorted, and
then added, looking at me keenly:
"But if 1 succeed, what is my re
ward? Have you, on your side, no
information you would like to
give me?"
"Listen," 1 said, "if you can tell
me what that word means a
phone message to the Chalet
d'Armour will alwavs reach ma
I, on my side, will meet you this
time tomorrow night and tell vou
everything I know."
He gave a funny, formal little
bow. "It is a bargain." he acknowl
edged.
''It's a bargain," I echoed, and
halted in my tracks. "This is where
I turn off." and shaking him
warmly bv the hand. I awuns off
into the rue du Dragon.
Strange Wilderness
I PAUSED, hesitating outside the
' villa gate. 1 had alreadv ruled
out the railings as unscalable but
there still remained the alley at
the side of the house. I turned.
quickly up the narrow passage.
it was not so darn here, tor the
night sky was clear overhead, and
a faint glow showed where the
moon would shortly rise I crent
down the lane, scanning the wall
tor some possible foothold and
presently I found it a hole, nhnnt
a yard from the ground, where a
great sliver of flint had been re
cently dislodged.
I set my foot in it. er DDed the
top of the wall, and painfully
nouuea myseu to tne lop, and now
I saw that the moon had alreadv
risen, for a great, lop sided, amber
soup-plate hung low over the
house-top.
I swung both lees over the wall
and 'dropped on all fours on a
patch of rough gravel.
It was a strange wilderness of a '
nlnrik that I InnHnrf in a nan nf
nearly half-liaht ann mennpino
shadows, of dim tree-trunks that
loomed suddenly up at one. or
broken statues leorms down at
one from the shade of some over
grown palm.
For the first time i had a clear
view of the facade of the home, a
two-storied structure, with a log
gia over the porch, supported on
either side by monstrous cupids.
nKca me iook oi that loggia, and
liked still more tha look nf tha
sturdy, century-old wistaria that
covered the wall below it for the
rugged stem, as thick around as a
man's calf, looked as if It would
stand a ton weight.
i gave It an experimental tug,
found it as immovable as a rnrk
and set my foot on the lowest fork
In another minute I had hooked
one leg over the railing of the log
gia anj was peering across it
through the ODon windows nf a
darkened room. There were long
chairs on the loggia and a soft
thick matting underfoot and my
rope - soled espadrilles made no
sound as I tiptoed forward.
As my foot touched the sill. I
stopped short every nerve In my
body tingling, for from within the
room had come a frightened gasp
1 stood there rooted to the spot,
dismally conscious that to anyone
insiae tne room. I must be clearly
silhouetted against the night sky.
And then, with a flnoHins rlif
that was almost ludicrous.! heard
my name whispered, and the voice
that spoke it was the voice of
Ottilie Wills.
Archie, sha breathed. "Arohia
Lumsden I
Next minute she was beslda ma
clutching my arm. and even in the
dim light I could see that she was
badly senred
Arch e she said aaain "Oh
thank heaven you've cornel"
"And how the deuce did vou
get here?" 1 asked, Inwardly r.ig-
g. tor it was one thing to conduct
single-handed search of the
house, and quite another to have
nair-nysterical girl tagging at
one s heels.
"By the same wav as vou did I
guess. She broke off glancing
fearfully over her shoulder. "But.
for mercy's sake, bo careful! He's
tne nnuse.
'Who." I almost shouted, and
she flung a slim hand over my
otith.
Haven t vou ffot anv sens?
Gelss. of course."
rcoryrtear. IJJ Vo lallmarih)
Monday! Strange visitors.
BENES WILL SEEK
I
LONDON. Oct. U.iP It was an-iK-uncpd
officially today Edi'trd
Urn-, (oriripr president of Crholo
vakm, aRtTcd to become the Sotttnh
nationalist candidate for rfctor of
OlaMtow unlvmtlty In th cksMUn to
br '-' ; t nr -''h
chief or the atate he helped etab
llah twenty year ago, explaining till
continuance in office, in the fno of
the dcclarrd enmity of Adolf Hitler,
would "constitute an obstacle" to
revival of the dlnmemlxTOd republic.
He retired to hla aummer home at
Sealmovo I'stt. aouth of Prague, and
withdrew from afralra of state. Brown
unlvrralty and the Univemlty of Chi
cago had Invited him to lecture .to
teach.
Phone 843 We'll naul away youi
ref ine city Sanitar) iftemce
n nit Mme n loo Late to Oas
Ul AO H W
APPLE CROP IRE
THAN LASI YEAR
IN OREGON, CLAIM
PORTLAND, Oct. 11. (IF) The bu
reau of agricultural economlra said
yesterday Oregon's apple crop would
be slightly more than the 1037 level
and Washington's slightly less.
An estimate of 8,924.000 bushels
was made on the Oregon crop, com
pared with 3,900.000 list year and a
10-year average of 4.500,000.
Washington may expect 29,585,000
bushels, compared with 30.340.000
last year and 31,371.000 bushels for
the 10-year average. The crop for both
autes was expected to be one of the
three smallest since 1930.
Oregon's estimated pear crop will
reach 4.323,000 bushels, aa against
3,850,000 laat year and a 3,910.000 av
erage for. 10 yeara. A almllar gain was-
Indlcated for Washington, where the
crop may reach 6.050,000 bushels
compared with S. 900,000 last year
and 4.143,000 for tha 10-year period.
Washington's crop waa expected to
be the largest on recora.
Approximately .1,428,000 bushels of
peaches will come from Washington
trees this year, well above 1037 and
10-year average figures. Washington
grape production, anticipated at 8,
100 tons, waa allghtly above 1037 fig
ures but slightly under the average.
The same waa true of Oregon's 3,400
ton crop. . ,
A bumper prune crop was foreseen
In both states, with Washington pro
ducing 23,800 tons. Oregon 16.000,
both far ahead of former records.
Oregon's filbert crop was estimated
at 3,200 tons, slightly under the 1037
crop but better than the average.
Dae Mall Tribune Want Ada
IN TORTURE CASE
OLYMPIA, Oct. u. (AP Prose
cutor Smith Troy named 70 persons
today as wltnesaes for the prosecu
tion In the Dr. Kent W. Berry kld-
nap-asaault trial, scheduled for mid-
November.
Those hoping through the list of
witnesses to learn namee of those
who attended the Fourth of July
party on Bud Bay. which resulted
In the kidnaping and beating oi
irving Bauer, retired coast guard
lieutenant, were disappointed,
Troy Hated these witnesses as John
8 'MATTER POl
Bv 0 U PAVNF
I'll -Uve. TflSrY qS'matteh. T
WET a 6 aim An' J rPs 'JTjry
$ty
and Jane Doe, and said their real
names would not be revealed until
they were called to take tha witness
stand.
Baker, now an automobile dealer,
was taken from his Olympta home
last August 19, driven to a gravel
pit east of town and beaten and
tortured and threatened with emas
culation. Dr. Berry admitted beating Baker,
Troy said, but denied there was kid
naping Involved. Baker was accused
by the physician of "raping' Mrs.
Berry," during the holiday party.
Also accused with Berry are Rob
ert H. Smith, Brady dairyman; Jamee
Reddlck, Olympla taxlcab driver; and
William K. McAloon, former Mon te
as no night marshal. All are held In
lieu of 1 2 5. 000 ball.
Harold Bchars, taxlcab company
owner and deputy county coroner
Is free on 93,500 bond, charged
as an accessory after a felony.
BOMBS HURLED ON
TO
JERUSALEM, Oct. 11. (AP) Pour
bombs . were thrown frpm the old
city ramparts of Jerusalem today at
a convoy of official motor cars In
what was believed to be an unsuc
cessful attempt to assassinate Ed
ward Keith-Roach, British district
commissioner 1 for Jerusalem.
Two of the bombs exploded oa
the Jericho road, but none of th
four cars was hit. Keith-Roach's oar
was accompanied by two military
escort automobiles and a police arm
ored car.
Keith-Roach, 63, has been oonv
mlssloner for the Jerusalem district
since 1931.
Award Insulator Bid
PORTLAND, Oct. 11. P) Con
tracts totaling 1207.279.44 for 243,888
Insulators to be used on MO miles
of electrical transmission lines in
Oregon end Washington were award
ed yesterday by J. D. Ross, Bonne villa
dam administrator.
Dse Mall Tribune Want Ada.
(SIGNALS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
QDVAS .
WlU.lArt6
WHIJ.E aUAR-fERBACK IS CAl
IN6SI6NfllS,Rl&HfEND -(HAK6K
HOSInX REMARKS
WrTH W OPPONENT
MISSES SI6IAL , Ohl AOOUrtf OF InKK HFAD ibOfiRP OFF IN OR
BElH61uO BUSV WI1H MAKIffe "DSRI'O HEAR BP"ltR. DSfENS
CRACKS AT OPPONENT. CAUS H SI6NAIS iNTfcNYlY
"5I6NAV& OVER!"
HAS to HOIV PIAVUP BE
CAUSE OFISOUBII BUCKUrJfi
HEAD fcUWt ON A6A)K
BV THE TiME HE SfS If Or)
HAS FOR&Ofl'EN SI6NA1.4,
ASAlrl
, QUARltRBACK, DS6USfP,
WH1SPER5 THE PWV IN H5 EAR,
PHU. n ONHCKLD HIYU Itnrl 13
friRoWN tor U5UA1. 5-Yard loss
io-io
(Copyright, 1938, by The Bell 8yiLcaU, Inc.)
TAILSPIN TOMMY--Twist of Fate!
By HAL FORREST
Unaware that one of
the men in th6
vacant house neab.
the air post is now
training a high
powered rifle,
equipped with a
telescopic sight,
right at themike
on the announcer's
platform, ready to
pull the trigger
just a3 scom a3 he
steps up to talk to
the thousands op
spectators, who are
yelling for the
winner of the race..
'ft ' ( and here .s tommv! tommy!' ben sloar5 Suol'iJi
ti TTHHWDI)?7 a gd?8Xfr A M I NUT E I
TOMMY WALKS
TOW A HO THE
ANrOUNCKS STAND
And. .by a twist of
fate . . shoot walks,
into the bullet
which he intended
for tommy . .
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Mystery Deepens!
By EDWIN ALOES
rIESS
-Jil m U LJ U WSMESFMP. I SFMSB fttt&W 1 I Barffi?lSUrWWEl RUSTY? Iffi YlSt
ittynZU V0U 0L0 IV RUSTY? U VOU THOU6HT OF? I KIN I NAP--f YOU HAVE TTOUBLeI I M l ftUD I lit
MSSi ItevWSL J .ira. U I LOADS' Wj I START
' f '
THE NEBBS-A Good Burgnl U '
xttS&o vou got love grie:p- A mwbe vou're: better off Sii,?-. ! see that little love west okj -rue "W
JNOU LOOK LIKE VOU WERE - TMAT WOMAW DlDNJ'T MARR.V V ''''I' V ' w,u VJEU., I SU1V.T ThAT MV DIVORCED 1
(TRV1MG TO SET OVER. A CASE R IVOU- AT LEAST, VOU'RE. EVEKJ- ' jui'i WIFE. IS UVINJ& IKj IT AMD I'M GW1N4' HER,
i .-Yp double-pmeumomia. , vsaJne. oust where vou J mi'k i I a wek all.ev-momev' marry
l
"W"mnt Artvirtlarmrnt Adrfrtmrnnit . Advcrtlsemant Advertisement Advertisement '.
ir iTL i i nr- - : iinr
M V W- lOMCIT Hf 5 Li TX PlANtWCTIrrHAlLWtCTA)
r . WwWll fMI X. -nrisi" 1 t ( whit tmroow) i VSj nto mis. aho AUtwari tc etueov .
A nil 'J AJ BOEING . rJ9 I'il 04ocr rr vtttn vtmkt . E.
1 JV,1A'VA3- fiilf- y-ypyC ThfVre A(r.R.wr Earl Ortnwns own
V C ?- Jtt s'jr , mXS mixiel! Bil. rr.lhtir rvxtrls of
3VA C V s .77 i W r Nav'. and Trnixrt pljnn'
"V inL iX . Thev rome in brilliant cloi . sll
Kid are craiy shout these model rlann
Mother are dehihtrd to huv Alleet to
Itet the ready.to-tet'up models. For hw
msrjnnne n such a itlttmts spread (or
bread . . . saves .'evr on I he food budget
Ivan feed experts hove been
fooled by this margarine
Many food ervrrt have failed to tell AH.
sweet - the "Guest -Quality" margarine from
spreads that cost more. Allsweel is so tempt,
mgly delicate and rich in flavor. Wholesome
ico . . . maae irom
American vege
table Oil scientif
ically miied with
fresh, pasteunred
skimmed milk
Taste Allsweet
... get the model
plane . . . Wyt
XI.