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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEPFORD MATE TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1939 Meet Mr. Lochinvar By Marie Bliiard1 YESTERDAY: When Cecily learn that a detective hat ar rived at Mrs. Brewtter'e to invei tigate the disappearance of the pin, she hurriedly telephone Laura from the house. Laura of fere to go and talk to Locke. Chapter 31 A Secret LAURA opened her eyes and the sunlight striking the eyeballs struck darts of sharp pain straight through her skull, making the pit of her stomach feel squeasy. She stretched her aching leg out ex perimentally and the hard cot be neath her felt like a board. She twisted her head around to look at the unfamiliar room. She saw that her shoes were neatly placed under the chair. Her white coat was folded and placed over the back of it. Her pocket book and wrist-watch lay on the top. She picked up the watch and squinted at it. The effort to see pierced her head with another pain. It must have stopped, she thought; it can't be after twelve! She sat up and called weakly "Yoo-hoo!" . "I'm right here, Laura. Stay where you are and I'll bring you a cup of tea." Laura stayed where she was, suddenly longing for the tea. In less than ten minutes, Locke said. "Okay to come in?" "Okay." "Good." He parted the curtain and brought her a tray on which there was a steaming cup of tea and two pieces of quite present able toast "Get this under your belt and you'll feel better," he said. Laura sipped the tea gratefully without speaking. Then she broke off a corner of the toast, found thai it was good and devoured the rest of it "You're right my belt does feel better now, she said. "Let's have a look at the head?" She bent her head forward obligingly and Locke, with gentle fingers explored the ''imp at the back below her ear. "It's gone down but it was a nasty onel Might have been much more serious, too. Do you see any spots before your eyes?" Laura blinked. "No, I feel fine. I was dizzy when I woke up but the tea worked a miracle." "Take your time; there's no rush." "Oh, Locke, I'm so sorry. This Is your only bed, isn't it?" "Not at all. I have a good blan ket and the whole outdoors. Sleep ing under the stars is an old habit of mine. I'm afraid that you weren't very comfortable." "It was grand of you to let me have it. Shall we talk about last night?" "There doesn't seem to be any thing to say. I guess we covered it all pretty well last night. You say you haven't the least idea how it was done? You saw no one? You were coming along the road just this side ol boderson s when sud denly you went out cold and you didn't come to until I found you?" "That's right. Don't you think I Could have stumbled over a Itonp?" "Fall on your face and have a bump on the back of your head? It Isn't likely, Laura. That has all the earmarks of a man aimed blow. Now can you see why I had to take you into my confidence and why you can't say anything at all ibout it? We've got a secret, Laura, and I want you to promise that under no circumstances will you breathe it to one person. Say noth ing no matter what happens! I may be wrong, but I don't think I am, and I'm counting on you to see me through. Will vou?" Darn Sweet Girl' "IT all sounds fantastic, Locke, but I'll . . . yes, I'll see you through." They shook hands solemnly. "Now I've got to get to the vil lage. Cecily will bo worrying about me. I'm sure she expected me early this morning. I'll tell her I overslept" "Think we,ought to bandage up that head?" "Good heavens, no! I don't want to eo back to town looking like the spirit of '76." "I'll walk as far as the Junction of tlio road with you. You look pretty white." Laura looked at herself in the mirror from her handbag. "I look . quite blooming, or at least I will when I get some rouge on. No one would ever know what I feel like." Locke was troubled. "You ought 10 orop in and see tne uoc. "Nonsense! What's a little blow on the head? "I'm afraid I'm going to have trouble before I'm through, Laura, and I don't want to have any with you. "You won't" she promised "Laura, I . . ." Locke appeared to be embarrassed. Cecily's Lockel "Yes?" "You know what you might be gcning in lor, aon i your "I do." "You're a darn sweet girl, Mrs Atwill." Laura sent him out with the tray and got up. She tidied her hair as best she could, got her shoes on and went into the small kitchen to wash. Then when she was readv and steady, she said, "I'd better be getting on back. "Laura, wny do you de HI 1 haven't given you any creden tials." "I know you haven't but 111 gamble this time." She smiled at him, 'There's only one thing: what shall I tell Cecily?" "Please don't tell her anything and if you can keep the news about being ambushed as you were to yourself, please do. And, above everything else, don't go out at night alone!" "I won't" she promised. But he was not satisfied. "You're quite sure that no one knew you were coming here?" "Oh, quite!" Even then Laura wouldn't tell him that Cecily had begun the thing by saying she wai going to him. It wouldn't do any good for him to know that. Laura incurable romantic' that she was was determined to preserve Ce cily's romance. "Then there's nothing to worrj about. Evidently the person who did it, was taking a shot in the dsrk and it has nothing to do with this business. Now, your story is: you came here and found me gone and that's all there is. I shall be gone tomorrow and then it will be the truth." Out All Night CECILY STUART counted the hours. Nine o'clock. Ten o'clock. Eleven. Surely Laura must come any minute, she thought Laura knows how anxious I am to hear what Locke had to say. "Yes, Mrs. Hargreaves." she heard herself saying to a custom er, "you can always depend on Fletcher for a good murder mys tery. Have you read The Commu nist Corpse? I think you'd like it." She was thinking: I wish to good ness you'd take it and get out Mrs. Hargreaves. Smile, shop keeper. Business before pleasure But this waiting is no pleasure. Twelve o'clock and a new fear took possession of Cecily's thoughts. Suppose something had happened to Laura? Suppose Laura had been taken suddenly ill? Suppose there really was a mountain lion. Stranger things than that did happen. Suppose Locke had kidnaped her? At half-past twelve Cecily cor ralled a small boy, gave him five cents, promising him a dime if he'd run out to Mrs. Atwill's and ask her if she could come in at once. With the small boy dispatched, Cecily felt better and aDnlied her self to satisfying the wants of her customers who came in in what appeared to be droves. Another day, she would have been delight- ed at the spurt of business. The small boy came back quick er than Cecily had expected. Cecily's note was still in his hand. "She ain't there," he reported. "She ain't been there neither." "W-what?" "She ain't been there," the boy repeated. At that precise moment, Donald Hemingway appeared at Cecily'i shoulder. "Good morning, Cecily. I won dered if Mrs. Atwill had had luncheon yet I've a guest that 1 would HRe her to meet. . . ." The little bov said. "Her hired girl says Mis. Atwill didn't come home last night Her bed ain't been slept In." Cecily gave him his dime and struggled for composure. tier tace was white when she turned to Donald. She smiled weakly, trying to down her rising feeling of guilt and apprehension. "It's nothing, really," she said. i n go and . . . "Has something hanDened to Laura? Where is she? I don t know. Cecilv said mis erably. "But I . . ." The rest of what she had to say trailed off as she went back for her coat. Donald was waitinir at the door for her. "I'll go along witli you." Cecilv caucht her breath. She didn't want him to go along with ner. ur did she; it something had happened to Laura she would never forgive herself. She had a vision of Laura lying in a ditch with a broken leg. Perhaps she had stumbled over a cow. Perhaps a car had struck her in the dark ness. Only cars never went out that dark road late at night Oh, what a little fool she had been to bring Laura into this. At what horrible expense to her friend? "All right," she said, "come along." Donald's stride was long but he was breathless with the effort of trying to keep up with her. "Look here, where are we go ing?" "Out. Just out," Cecily said. She was in no mood for explanations. Why, of all things, did Donald Hemingway have to turn up at that moment? Whatever had hap- Eened would be forgiven her by aura, she knew. But what would Mr. Hemingway think of it? Cecily was very much annoyed at Mr. Hemingway for being him self. Strong. Silent. Down-Easter. Quick to judge. Quick to think a girl a fool. Unforgiving. Poor Mr. Hemingway. He matrhed his stride to hen and they cleared the main street striking off toward th left, fol lowing the road to the junction. "Cecily," he asked reasonably, "why are we going this wav? Laura's cottage is in the other di rection." Cceily did not need to answer him. Two figures emerged over the rise of the road. Continued tomorrow. Bond Thief Given Three Year Term PENDLETON. Ore.. Sept. 37.-41 jlhur Simmons, 62. transient, who onfessed robbing the Mtlton-Eree-uter drpot of bond of the North- test Blmle University of Eiwene property of Mrs. Launt Harrln and aughters, sent from Eugene), bond f an original value of more than 36.000 but depreciated to less than tenth of their value, pleaded guilty l circuit court here today, to a barae of burglary not In a dwelling. ;e was sentenced by Judge Caivln L. week to serve a minimum of three ears In the Salem atate peniten ts ry. Closing tlmi fnr Too Late to Claa- j a Ads Is 1:30 p. m. I Need Ten Million For Grand Coulee WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. (fPt The reclamation bureau disclosed today a supplemental appropriation of ap proximately S1O000OO0 would be needed within the next few months If construction of Onind Coulee dam In central Washington were -to con tinue at its present pace. Heclnnutlon Commissioner John Paise said the contractor at the dam was far ahead of schedule and if funds were not forthcoming H would be neeeosary to stretch out work until July I. when 104 1 appropri ations would become available, or shut down. About 5. 500 men are On the Radio Chains STATIONS Where to Find Them on the Dial: REX, Portland. 1180; Kr'L, 640. Los Anselea; KGA. 1470, Spokane, KOO, 780, San Francisco; KUW. 620, Portland; KJB. 070, 'Seattle; KNX, 1050, Lea Anteles; KOA, S30. Denier: KOIN. 040, Portland: RO.MO, tit, Seattle; KPO. 630, San Francisco; KSL, 1180, Salt Lake, Wednesday. 5:00 W Present, KOO, KEX, KJR; Soloists, KOW, KPT; Warlng'a Orch.. KPO. 6:30 Hobby Lobby. KPO, KPI, KOW; Buenos Nochea, Amlgos, KOO. KEX. 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KFI; Barnet's Orch, KOIN, KSL; News, KOO. US' PROSPECTING FOR WAR METAL TO MEET NEEDS BOISE, Ida. (UP) What geolo gists describe as potentially the great est deposits of antimony In the con tinental United States are located In the yellow pine - stlbnlte area, about 60 miles northeast of Boise. The United States bureau of mines and the U. S. geological survey plan to Investigate the deposits In the near future as a possible source of ore vital to national defense needs. Sinclair H. Lorain of the U. 8. bureau of mines said preliminary prospecting work in the area started recently and will continue through -THE BRlDSE aufS HAS HAD 16 6NE UP MEfrttfS Af WEMPLE'S , BECAUSE Wlfri JUNIOR. WEMPLE'S TRlErJDS W0RKIN6 ON A MODEL AIRPLANE IN HIS CEllRR, Ifl5 ALMOST' IMPOSSIBLE fO GET OUT OFfHf HOUSE WHEN THE BR1D6E SRSION IS OVER, Mlrlfd by Ttif 6LUV&A the fall. They will prospect for likely spots where test drills can be made. Antimony 1 essential to the mak ing of steel and lead alloys. It now Is obtained by the United States principally from China and Mexico. In the event importation was stop ped, domestic production, now com paratively small, would have to be Increased to meet needs of the vast steel Industry so vital to national defense. The Bradley Mining company al ready la taking commercial quan tities of antimony from Its Valley county gold mining operations as a by-product of gold. During the World war. large quan tities of antimony were mined and shipped In Idaho. The present development work U being undertaken as a part of a stra tegic metals program for which con gress recently appropriated $500,000 a year. The aurvey work will cost in Idaho about $20,000. The metal la found In atibnita rock, a combination of antimony, sulphur and other metals. It muat be milled and smelted. Military Rites For German Army Chief BERLIN, Sept. 37. (P) The body of Col. Gen. Baron Werner von Frltsch. one-time commander-in-chief of the German army, was burled today with full military honors. Ha fell before Warsaw last Friday. The general's aged mother sad Field Marshal Hermann Ooerlng stood In a cold rain for the stata funeral ceremony at Berlin's World war memorial. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address tie author, Inclosing a sUmped envelope for reply. Reg. U. 8. Pat Oft. oMV SHADOW Tm Id tlsPil OH All right rrsiml ?27 Vou CM SMKB HANDS HUH YOUR OWN SHADOW I 1m 60 away and i,eave it "fousecf Magic," KAIlRoAD EN6IMERS BLEW Post HoRNS PRIOR To I332 ... 13 . lb 17 13 14- 15 lb 17 fU.lHeso&RE WljrtPI6rfelTo5 fefimeseach) 1b OBTAIN THE GIVEN ToIMS b3 YEAR'S olV, TILL CONTAINS THc oris NftL -Owned by Mn.M. B. tiibk, Portland, 0m- TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter Insurges INDEPENDENT SHADOW "I Imve a little shadow that soes In and out with me, And what can be the use of him Is more than I can see." 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