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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MED FORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1939. -by Frances Shelley Wees- ttSi EHOAV. Tuck fiaurei out thai the icrapi of paper art a puzzle. Put together in the ripht way, they make a pattern ol the garden. A hole in the center rep resent! the sundial. That's toners they find the diamond. Chapter 20 lirenkfast Guest "TWELVE sparkling stone lay on the desk in the tudy, di vested at last of the hard coating of wax which had dimmed their luster and concealed their bril Iiant beauty. "On a snap guess, I'd say they're worth fifty thousand dollars," the District Attorney laid. Tuck drew a deep breath "We've accomplished something," she said. "We've made the first grade. Bunny had a tinge of bright color in her cneeKs. "i m giaa, she said happily. "Somehow it seems to clear the air. There's tomething tangible to fasten to, Somewhere to start trom. "And," said Michael, "a million questions to answer. Who put the diamonds merer Are tney mur chison's, or did he steal them, and hide them where they'd never be brought out as evidence against him? Or is there some other queer business wrapped up in them? "I shouldn't be surprised," his father said dryly, "if, from what you've told me of her, his wife didn't have a hand in any thievery that went on. "You mustn't be prejudiced, dad. Wait until you get a look at her. fanes very good looiung. Tuck sniffed, but her heart was not in it. There was, for the first time, a hint of some serious erao tion in her eyes. "I don't just like It," she said. "I don't think I really believed any of it before. Now I know some ol it s true, it makes me wonder . . . The District Attorney put his hand for a moment on her bright hair. He frowned. "How would you like to go down to the lake for tane is empty. It's a nice lake." Tuck leaned back and stared up at him. "A lake?' "Urn. A lake. I hear there's a new pier, and regattas and the like. Dancing, perhaps." "I think that's a fine idea, dad," Michael said enthusiastically. "I :ould drive down week-ends and the girls could stay there all the ;ime." "I like it here," Tuck said point sdly. "No doubt you do, my dear. But I'm afraid they'll be wanting the louse for a new professor. In fact, : heard something to that effect odny." He knitted his brows. "That's just too bad, Father For ester. Bunny, do you want to go o the lake?1' "No," said Bunny flatly. "And neither do I. So, since we've aken the house . , . since we were nveigled into taking the house or three months, we'll just stay ight here. And that's settled." She milcd wickedly at him. "But, look here. Tuck," Michael lenan. "We've done what we came ml to do. The diamonds are bund." She shook her head. "Nothing loing, you two. Your motives are is clear as crystal, and we know vhat's bothering you. You think hat since this has turned out to e a real honest to goodness crime, nstcad of just a simple little mys cry, you'll get us out of here . . . ind have all the fun to yourselves. Voll. we're not going. At least, I'm not going. They're not going 0 murder me, and they're not go ng to murder Bunny nor Michael. Ne haven't done anything as far is they know . . . whoever they ire. There isn't the slightest dan ger, and there's a tremendous lot f things I want to know. As I laid before. I'm staying. Bunny?" "Of course. If we must die, we lie tnjsether," "The ca.e won't be in my hands, Tiy dear." the District Attorney mid, abandoning all pretense. 'The Commissioner will take :harge now. and put detectives to ivork agnin. You've done all you :an. Anything else will be imped ing the course of justice." Tuck looked at him critically. "Detectives, poof," she said. "Still. th.it Inst was a very, very good lin 'Imniding the course of jus tice.' It certainly was. How do you think those tilings up. Father For rester? They're simply wonder ful:" 'Woman's Place' "IT'S no use, dnd. She's on. We ' stay." said Michael ruefully. "Tnc Commissioner will be very glad to have us," Tuck explained to her father-in-law carefully. "He'll do everything he can to Tmke our visit here enjoyable. I'm sure he will." "I wouldn't put it past him." he said grullly. "He'll use your ln qtusitiveness and your boldness to good advantage." "Now. is that nice?" She patted his hand in swift contrition. "I'm sorry I'm i list terribly sorry, but I'm not sorry enough to go away and never find out anything more. 1 believe firmly that woman's place is in the home." "I think you're unnecessarily alarmed." said Bunny. "No one really suspects us. The other night st the party we were accepted per fectly naturally. In any event, It doesn't seem possible that , . . that iny of those people are really juilty of . . . that they know . , , ihe stopped. Michael was regarding hei thoughtfully. The District Attorney spoke to Tuck again. "You haven't even a good dog!" "No, but we've a perfectly love ly cat, Father Forrester." He rose. "I'll give up, however unwillingly," he said. "But you must have a talk with the Com missioner, Michael, and tell him everything. Everything," he re peated firmly, looking Michael in the eye. "This is out of my depart ment. And I've got my doubts," he said as a parting shot, "whether he'll want you here at all." "He will, Tuck replied sweetly, "if you don't go poisoning his mind." Michael dropped into his chair at the breakfast table next morn ing, with a cheerful remark about the state of the weather. He was answered in kind. There was not the slightest evidence that mys tery and even crime were in the air. "Everybody happy?" he In quired solicitously. "Of course." Tuck replied. She straightened the asters in the bow on the table. "Why not?" Charlotte Jean came In to re port that a gentleman had called to see Mr. Forrester. "He says it isn't important, he'll wait," she repeated the message, but Mi chael had gone. He came back in a moment, followed by Professor Jared Devoe, who was rubbing his hands. Mr. Devoe called on a little matter of business," Michael ex- Elained to Tuck as she held out er hand to her guest, "and I in sisted that he have coffee with us." Why, that's lovely." Tuck re plied. "We're glad to have you, Mr. Devoe. Michael, do hand me an other cud from the cabinet, will you?" Explanation rvEVOE bowed to Bunny and '-' turned back to Tuck. "I'm sure I had no intention of intrud ing this way, Mrs. Forrester, it was just ... I assure vou I didn't dream of your breakfasting so early, and I saw Mr. Forrester out in the garden, and wanted to have a little talk with him." But vou must have a cud of coffee first. Michael hasn't had any, and his mind will be terribly foggy until he does." She smiled at her husband, smoothed down her crisp yellow linen frock, and picked up the silver coffee pot t-ream and sugar, Mr. Devoe? He sat down, still with an air of hesitation, in the chair Michael had brought up for him. "Very well, then . . . just cream, please. It is very kind of vou. I . . ." he laughed deprecatingly. "The fact of the matter is, I haven't had any breakfast yet, although I rose early. I I had rather forgotten about it." , "That s not a thine I'm at all likely to do," Michael replied. He took his cup from Tucks out stretched hand. "Nor I, ordinarily, however . ." he sipped his coffee, set down the cup and turned to Bunny. He surveyed her cool ereen dress and her smooth dark hair with evident approval. "I hope you are enjoy ing your stay on the campus, Miss Temple?" Bunny s eves, at his full-lidded heavy glance, took on a look that Tuck always thought of as "fath omless." There was a veil before their gray depths as she answered, Very much, thank you. "We must try to provide vou with adequate entertainment, he went on. "There is very little to dc out here on the campus. However, there are some interesting wood land paths hereabout." he said in gratiatingly. "Do you care foi walking?" "Not particularly." said Bunnv coolly. Devoe took his rebuff calmlv. "My mother and Mrs. Murchison will perhaps be calling on you within a day or two. Mrs. Forrest er. That is . . ." he turned to Mi chael with what he may have con sidered to be an engaging air of frankness. "I think I shall just dis cuss my errand this morning here in the presence of the ladies. After all, it is possible that an explana tion of some sort will be due Mrs. Forrester . . . that is, if my mother fails to call to see vou. She mav perhaps find herself unable to per- orm any social duties, it it may become impossible." Bunny buttered a sauare of toast leisurely. Michael frowned in polite attention. I m sure we shall understand." Tuck murmured at random. "Isn't your mother very well, Mr. Devoe?" He put his coffee cup down on the table carefully. "It is not that," he replied slowly. "I speak, of course, in riddles. I might say sim ply that she is ill and ask you to forgive her. But I prefer to tell the exact truth to you. since 1 in tend to consult Mr. Forrester, as lawyer, on the matter. Mv mother. ' he said after a moment's pause, "is rather upset at this time. Her mental equilibrium Is a little shall we sav . . . distiirhed? Oh, temporarily, of course." he hastened to finish, perhaps at the astonishment in Turk's face. "We are undergoing rather a trying time at our house. Mrs. Murchison Is being very brave, but the strain is telling on her, too." "You have had bad news of snme kind, Mr. Devoe?" Tuck broke the awkward silence again. Michael did not seem disposed to speak, and Bunny was quite ob viously determined not to. Continued tomorrow Derby H. Hnynrs will Join them Derby, Doc. 1. (Spl.) Mrs. eorge Klrby and Mrs. M. F. aynes visited nt school Thurs- y. They admired Mrs. Hutu iyes' schoop keeping and the listlc decorations begun for 5 holidays. tfrs. C. H. Hnynes and two imntl Jghters left Wednesday for a visit h Mrs. Hnynea' mother and other itlvcs In Hnnford, Cnl. Her broth Jerry Arnold. srrompanlM her. f Intend to aoend the holidays ( tliere. C ' Inter. Mr. nd Mrs. John Msyer, friends from OlMnevtn. Safk , who hive been Tinting t the Rlchsrtt Knye home, left Tuesday tor California. Ben I. Bftlib ha moved his family over on the Apnlenat. to be near hta work. Frank. Mill sold some Trry nice calrea Iftat week. Vernon J. Hnynea and nmlly have the flu thla week. Frank rhupl:n"s family also are confined with it. On the RADIO CHAINS STATIONS Where to Find Them or the DlaJ: Ke, Portland, 1180; KF1, 640 Lot Angeles; KUA, 1470, Spokane; KOO, 71MI. San Francisco; Klin 620, Portland; KJK. 870, Seattle; KNX, 1030, Los Anreles; KOA, 830. Denver; KOIN. 840, Portland; HOMO, 828. Seattle; KPO. 630, San Francisco; KSL, 1181). Halt Luke I KOW; Ben Berate, KNX1 KOIN: Mr. District Attorney, KOO, KJB. KEX. 9:30 Rogers' Orcn., KNX, KOIN; j Martin's Orch., KEX; One Man's Family, KPO, KFI, KOW; News. KJB. 10:00 Martin's Music, KOO, KJR, KEX; News Reporter, KPO, KFI, KOW; News, KNX. KOIN. j 10:30 Owens' Orch., KOIN; Noble's l Orch., KOO, KJR. J 11:00 News, KOO; Oray's Orch.. : KOIN, KSL; Nottingham's Orch., i KPO,. KOW, KFI; News, KNX. 10:00 News Reporter, KPO. KOW; Maderlguera's Orch., KJR; Paul Sllllvan, KSL, KNX: KOIN. 10:30 Music by Wpodbury, KGW; Frlma's Orch.. KOIN. KNX; Foster's Orch., KOO, KEX, KFI. 11:00 Ravazza's Orch., KPO, This Moving World, KEX, KJR; KOO, KNX, KOW. KFI, KOO. News, KPO, KSL. KJR, KFI; News. More than 100 countries offer more or less protection for In ventions. Kmiday 8:00 Edgar Bergen, KPO. KOW, KFI; Festival of Music. KPO, KOW, KFI; Festival of Music, KOO, KJR. KEX; Adventures, KNX, KOIN, KSL. 6:00 Note Book, KGO; Manhattan Merry-Oo-Round, KPO, KOW, KFI; Sunday Evening Hour, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 6:30 Organist, KOO, KJR. KEX; Familiar Music, KPO, KGW, KFI. 7:00 William HI 11 man, KGW; Playhouse, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Sleep Serenade, KPO; Hour of Charm, KGO, KEX, KJR, KFI. 7:30 Carnival, KPO, KPT; Cheerio, KOO, KJR. 8:00 Ranny Weeks, KOMO; Hobby Lobby, KNX, KOIN; Night Editor, KPO, KOW. KFI; News, KSL. 8:15 Drama, KPO, KFI, KOW; Ranny Weeks, KEX, KJR. 8:30 Sweet and Low. KGO, KJR; Jack Benny, KPO. KFI; March of California. 8:00 Walter Wlnchell, KPO, KFI, Monday 8:00 Party, KPO, KFI; Frank and Archie, KEX, KJR. 8:30 Time and Tempo. KOW, KFI; Kelsey's Orch., KOO, KJR: Master Singers, KPO. 6:00 Radio Theater. KSL, KNX, KOIN; Quiz Program, KPO, KGW, KFI. :30 Templeton Time, KPO, KGW, KFI; Drama, KGO, KEX, KJR. 7:00 Hall of Fun, KOO, KEX; Hour, KPO. KGW. KFI; Lombardo's Orch., KSL, KNX, KOIN; News, KJR. 7:30 Blondle, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Sensations and Swing, KPO, KGW, KFI; Radio Forum, KGO, KJR. 8 :00--Amoi and Andy, KNX. KOIN, KSL; Aloha Land. KGO; Doe's Music, KEX; Fred Waring, KPO. KOW, KFI. 8:16 Richard Crooks, KPO, KFI, KGW; Lyman's Orch., KEX; White man's Orch., KOMO; Model Minstrels, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 8:00 Sherlock Holmes, KPO, KFI, KOW; Tune Up Time, KNX. KOIN. KSL; True or False, KGO, KJR. 9:30 Hawthorne House, KPO, KOW, KFI; Herbeck's Orch., KSL, KNX; News, KJR. COMES 10 STATE Portland, Dec. 2. (JF) Mod erate temperatures provided Oregon with spring-like warmth today. Minimum readings sagged below freezing at only two re porting points, Baker and Burns. Greatly needed rains pep pered western valleys and cloudy, unsettled conditions ex tended east of the Cascade mountains. 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