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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MED FORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORl). OftEOON. MONDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1938. BAGGAGE CARRIER By CLUYA5 WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN H1X Tor farther proof address the author, isdotmi (tamped envelop for rapl Reg. V. 8. W Of. The Cbaracten tlugo Stern, handaome author, auino on the French Riviera. Archie Lnmiden. myielf, Hu go't friend. Ottllle Willi, 6eaut(ul Ameri can heireii. reiterdari Baron Slohl per uade Virgot VUlt to vieit the festival. Despite our precautioni an attempt i$ made on hi life- Chapter 41 Searching For Ottilie SUDDENLY there was a snarling growl, and from the blue of faces that hemmed us in, a huge, black ahape hurtled through the air, straight at the killers tnroai. There came a scream of terror, the report of a gun knocked sky ward, and a horrid choking gur gle. I looked and saw two shapes, the man and the great, black dog, twisting and writhing on the ground. A woman shrieked, a man shout ed loudlv. and the babel of noise rose to a frenzied roar. The hands that held me loosed their grip, and I flung myself down beside the struggling mass on the cobble stones. "Lulu!" 1 yelled. "It's all right, old chap, I've got him. Let gol and as I spoke, I caught at the beast's collar, striving to drag him off: but I might as well have tried to loose a tiger from his kill. The powerful jaws were locked tight in his victim's throat Finally, Lulu staggered to his leet ana stared arouna mm wnn glazed, bloodshot eyes. I stood up, also, turning with an uncontrollable shudder from the writhing, twitching body on the cobblestones, "A doctorl" I shouted wildly. "Someone get a doctorl" A small, stout man in sober black pushed through the crowd and dropped on his Knees. , He laid a tentative finger on the torn throat, raising one drooping eyelid, and slowly shook his head. "It is useless, Monsieur Lums den!" he said gravely, and as he spoke, I recognized him as Hugo's friend, Dr. Kiquet. "This poor wretch will be dead before we get him into an ambulance. One can not, unfortunately, apply a tour niouct to the neckl" I drew a long breath, half hor ror, half relief that the thing wt had dreaded so long had come and gone, and as I looked round me, I heard a familiar voice at my elbow. i "That animal," said Dunning slowly, "has a fine sense of jus tice. He's revenged his master when no one else could." They were all there, clustered close around me Virgoe Wills, immovable as a rock, his strong old face set and expressionless; Hugo, lips set, pale under his tan; and a little farther off a small, sobbing figure in rusty black Penelope with the end of a broken dog-leash still clutched in her hand. Through the press came striding two stalwart, khaki uniformed policemen. The dog looker up at me with anxious, red-rimmed eyes. "It's all right, old man," 1 told him, answering his unspoken auestion. "You shan't suffer for lis if I can help it" The policemen were Intelligent looking lads, but this contingency seemed completely outside their accustomed routine, and I was thankful to see, following close on their heels, a large, pompous fig ure that I knew. "Moiwieur le Commijiairtr I saluted him with much relief, and he halted beside me. "What is this?" he demanded, with a manful attempt at hut offi cial manner. "The man tried to assassinate Mr. Virgoe Wills, but the dog got him just in time.1" "It is he!" ht muttered. The chasseur from the chateau, and the dog" is the dog of Mr. Venner," 1 finished for him, "who saw his master killed and has taken re venge on the murderer. But see here, Monsieur le Commissaire," I added on a lower note, "get us out of here as quickly as you can, there's a good fellowl This is no place for Mr. Wills after what has happened." The Yacht!' HE NODDED, pursing his lips. "This puts a different com plexion on many things. If it is true that this miscreant killed Monsieur Venner, that is at least one mur der solved!" "And who knows," 1 suggested gently, "if a little further investi gation by a man of your Intelli gence may not disclose a connec tion with the first killings may not. In short, lead you to the per son at the back of all three crimes?" He glanced at me shrewdly. He was no fool. "Whnt, precisely, do you mean by that. Monsieur Lums den?" he asked softly. "I mean," said I, "that 1 should delay until tonight the further in vestigation of this crime, apart, of course, from the necessary for malities. I am convinced," I added, "that you will find Monsieur Fleu riot and Monsieur le Juge in full agreement with this course, and it U possible that my friends and I may be able to give you valuable help by that time." Suddenly. I remembered some thing. "Dunnn s!" I said sharply. "Where's Stahlf BE WASHINGTON, Oct, 17. (UP) Ben. Burton K Whtrltr. D.. Mont., ftnitl tnniKht thtt th trntte will be "much more lnrtpfndent" during vht firxt upMlon cf corwrrM trauae ff thr "fatltirr" of Prrldnt Rootwelt' primarv -ampntgn fttfAlntt nU-New Deal Dr raoa t. He shook his nead. "We lost him," he answered mournfully. "But the yacht!" I cried wildly. "The Kendezous.' He'll be on board by now, and she's got steam up all ready to sail. Monsieur Thiers, you've got to stop him!" "The Baron!" he echoed, aghast, clapping a fat hand to his forehead. "You do not accuse him. surely, of complicity in this crime?" "I do," I said bluntly, and saw Virgoe Wills start and instantly control himself. "But on what grounds?" said the plump man dazedly. "I cannot act unless I have something to go on." "Grounds be hanged!" I cried. "We'll give you all the grounds you wish by tonight, but In the meantime stop that yacht from sailing!" He shook his head dismally. "It will be difficult," he said mourn fully. "I happen to know that she received her clearance papers last night, but still, I will try.'1 Virgoe Wills had all this time been watchfully silent, but now he moved impatiently, holding up a hand with the compelling gesture of a man used to ensuring silence when he wanted it "One moment!" he said In his harsh old voice. "There have been a lot of extraordinary statements flying around, but the one fact that's troubling me is that my niece Is mixed up in this rabble, and I'd be mighty glad if someone would go look for her and bring her here." "Listen here, Mr. .Wills," said Dunning coolly. "The one concern, we all have at this moment is your' safety, and the only place in Cannes I'm sure of is the Chalet d'Amour. Mr. Stern and Mr. Lums den will stay behind and bring Ot tilie along just as soon as they can locate her. and meantime I'll come with you and tell you all vou want to know on the way." Hugo and 1 packed Virgoe Wills and Dunning Into a taxi with the big, black dog at their feet See you at the Carlton in an hour," Dunning breathed in my ear as I shut the door on him. No Sign Of Ottllle "mELL," 1 said to Hugo as they " drove off, "we haven't much money, but we do see life!" He gave an impatient lerk of the head. 'The yacht man!" he said sharply. "What are you stand ing there gaping for? We've got to see if the yacht has gone!" He was completely right and J followed him at a quick trot down through a maze of side-streets and out across the sun-scorched, de serted square to the quay bhe s still there, he said. There was no smoke coming from her single funnel, and as we came up to her at a more sober pace, I saw a singularly ill-favored sailor leaning against the roped gangway. "I wish to speak to Baron Stahl," said Hugo abruptly, and the fel low shrugged. "Then you are unfortunate, monsieur," he retorted "Monsieui le Baron is not here." I leaned beside him against the gangway rail and took out my cigarette-case. "See here, friend. 1 said, offering him one, "we want to see the Baron urgently, and wt understood the yacht was sailing this morning." He accepted a cigarette and tucked it behind his ear with a slightly softened expression. "Sh was sailing," he admitted, "but now she is not" I looked at him and slowly and ostentatiously drew out my pocketbook, extracting a fifty franc note. "It is essential that we should get In touch with Monsieur li Baron," I said meaningly, "or, fail ing him, with Monsieur Geiss." His expression softened still more, as his finger closed on the note. 'The yacht Is not sailing," he said, "because she cannot There la trouble in the engine-room. When Monsieur Geiss came, early this morning, I told him as much. Monsieur le Baron knew already, yesterday evening, and I have not seen him since." "But the young lady who accom panied Monsieur Geiss? What of her?" 1 asked. He gnped at me, so genuinely startled that 1 knew It was the truth he spoke. "There was no young lady," he said. "Monsieur Geiss came alone, save for a half witted creature who carried his suitcases." I thanked him, adding a second fifty francs to the first and slowly and heavily we took our way back to the town. Suddenly an Idea struck me. 'The garage!" I said. "We could hear if he took his car out and which way he went" Luck was with us, for the man tn charge had personally run out Geiss's car for him that morning and helped to fill it up. It must have been, he thought somewhere between six and seven, and the cartoonist had had another man with him, a shambling, down-at-heel fellow, carrving two bags. But there was no "lady: of that ht was certain. We thanked him, rewarded him suitably, and turned our stent back towards the Carlton, Hugo grimly despairing, I for my part with a faint hope that Dunning might have news for us, but that hope died a swift and painful death at sight of the big man's face. fCovvright M.M 11(1 SnUmnrtSf Temorrowi Pleurlot Ande Aaaoartt. Tn previous srwlons of CMittrctit Vhlr Mlrt, tunny mniitors "votJ for New f n 1 projHv 1 1 1 n be otume they were afraid the president mltftit come Into their ntnti And puip them." "The purge failure demonstrated h can't do IhU." Wheeler said. The aenMor predicted the Job of Majority Leader Alben W. Rarkley, D., Ky., "will be that much hnrder' under thoc clrcumatuncM. "He will be able to lead the 100 per cent New IValero, but he won't be iibte to lead the othera," Wheeler Mid. i Cloii time lor Too Lata to Cl Itjr Art II 1 30 p. m. Mllt-HlfiHCWlTOL- 1H6 Of COVVRPiOO'4 CftPtT0l.eUll.DlN6 Denver, , Pi&oVE SEft level. of tfie Chicago VJhHeSot, World' only WorAftN M tCouT, IN W- VEftRS rtrVS TRfwetfp om rMfc MP PiffcNPEP fAoRE APDED I02.OOO MLE4 Of IfcRRlToRV To A21 Woman Hat? It nil Scout Only woman big-league baseball scout In America ! Mrs. Bessie Lnr gent of the Chicago White Sox, who for 1 ears has snooped around the minora for talent. Wife of Roy Largent. chief scout for the White Six, she gave up a musical career to follow baseball. A glance at the roster of more thau 100 players who went to the big leagues on her recommendation tes tifies to her unusual Ability. "Some of my best prospects mtsht be listed as Carl Reynolds, Art Shires, HIGH TAX THREAT ' HALTS BUSINESS WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. (AP)-The Chamber of Commerce of the United States said today the "threat of high er taxes and still higher taxes Is a major deterrent to business progress." TAILSPIN TOMMY Into the BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE NEBB3 Oome Clean I KM JL ( I will : i7,S:77'" t i quit! $,rW8$StnW all right, men, safrL?; f here's a coupla killers! amothso one's out cold in V' . . 1 i;; ',l"rvE beeki woioglq.-'Si' !. S'":.iii! ! i i'ltr.'t, lltrw oust DVisjg vwitw iiiliiHiI II t jves, STHve,wE twou(3kt Jit' ik WO TU1S DAB mm Hi i i f CUgiOSlTN - ME ISrJT U V VOU l'l,a ST8AN6ER WfTW HIS I M I'l1! ' DRIMWNJ THE WATER-' V . P yTllSOOO Hl! WEAO WRAPPEO UP J n 1 LUUAT IS HE DOMfe p-C WJV III MAlO SAW VOU MEAVTUE WALL ANJO H IM A OATH TOWEL sittJ H HERE -VOU CCVLDNtTX 771 . LLJ I VlSJTO WIS ROOt-Lr "J DlDWT SEE ArJV- sfl ten 1 1 'i u i.t i laiv up v fn--i GvH. a&uess -n rrj K-b i r-iii;n sr -rr i . Imf v WW S'M I -Their Trunks in 4J rNaBETtowxfpilf M GoiNortEM mmmrnm CHILE'S - ( Sandy Miorc, Monty Stratton. Vern Kennedy, Rip Radcllffe. John White head, and Luke Appling," says Mrs. Largent. She often sees as many as four baseball games In a single day, aver aging fram 200 to 280 games each season. Recently Mrs. targent acred as Chairman of the AU-Amerlcan Board of the Semi -Professional Na tional Congress, which annually se lects 16 semi-pro ball players from the 400,000 hoys and young men who piny on the nation's sandlots to com pete at Wichita, Kansns. In Its bl-weekly survey, the organi zation of business men contended congress could relieve apprehension by setting up an orderly fiscal pro gram designed to avoid further bud getary deficits. This could be done, It added through the reduction of expendi tures rather than through new and Increased levies. By correcting "obvious defects' In existing regulatory laws and by adopting a "more prudent" govern mental fiscal policy, congress at its forthcoming session could make a Arm of the Law I Back in the Running? iwxsr&x MtetoHM.-m il Lu wdigimTar- , e. MEANTIME, AT THE CHICKEN FARM OF JUNIUS JIPPEM, PR0F. A.A.A0T'WAS MAKIN6 HIS TRIUMPHANT (?) REPORT ALL UUtaTK. III'.'Ih' I;. HE CAME I LIKE TAKIN1 CANDy THROUGH, I ft FROM A BABY, CAME HERE TV k COULD VOU, XV IU C , A WVl f Climbing Elephants Surpassing even the horse and ox in climbing, the missive elephant uses Its trunk as well as Its four feet to gain the summit of some elusive peak. Where another animal must try each step cautiously before proceed' lng over rough terrain, the elephant merely glides' the tip of Its trunk over the ground to make sure it will support him. Tomorrow: What is the largest vil li, rr In the world? positive contribution to enduring business recovery, the chamber de clared, : PORTLAND,' Oct. 17. (AP) Those nickels of Robert Shfl-rpe's proved ox- pensive. They cost the 27-year-old counterfeiter 3$4 years each In ' prison. 1 1 I PORTLAND. Oct. 17. (AP) Frank- j lln T. Griffith, president of the Port- j land Traction company, agreed today 1 to withhold discontinuance of Inter- ' urban service until next Wednesday . after receiving & plea from employers. ' NEVER SAW TWO KIDS AS SCARED BEFORE. 1H MY UFE-THEY FELL FOR THE SOVERNMENT STUFF HOOK, UNE AND SINKER! T I ITU HELPERS, TOO-; ! 11 JJ-lOTURKFYSl J rr nr ttfEfS-TtfrlER W SfA- fiDrJ Mtt) Itl SPITE OT IHSI515 OH CRKXVING HISSUVfCASEfoKHIM ST0P61bRE5f,rAM)).Y ,6EffiN6 FAR AHEM? 8 MATTER POT IfflsvJ "0-TD CAW . . . - . . . V A 'here's a coupla ' 6rT1?eATW .f. fife ZaTeM To-Put YJ jTt by Tin Bell y lIOKAy STOOKER, I'LL I f WILFRED, MY BOY, WE'RE 1 I TN I MAKE OUT A CHICK I I I BACK IN TV RUNNING ! I m I HfHJ I I FOR YOU RISHT NOW-1 I I THSHTS THE SECRET OF L I neui m aaiTuroe'i oe tun u Kaaaak yvjot .n, -t-m mw m r i 1 V. MHJl I I TO COVER YOUR A If 1 U I S1AXT E60S, CHICKENS M POP? H 5fARf5 AUN6 BEHIND FftMllV, ASSURES -("HEM rflSNTA Brf HEAW rotsb An arms AID . 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