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P.AGE SIX MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1939. by Frances YESTERDAY, tin. McBaltt rt oeait that Utu Lissey tea pre pared to warn Bunny against tht attentions of Devoi. Dr. UcBain tettttia that Mia Lissey's death vhu catued by a common poUon, one kept in a locked Laboratory cabinet, to which only he and ' AfurchUon had the key. Chapter 38 Insinuation! "r0 you remember particular time when you caught Miss ussey spying7" the Coroner asked HiRgini looked at Michael again, and received only a bland stare. "I don't just seem to be able to remember anythink, sir," he mumDiea. "That's very unfortunate, Mr. Higgins. Very unfortunate. I un derstand that Miss Llssey herself maaesomestatement which would seem to prove that you are mis. taken at present" Higgins pushed back the hair. "Miss Lissey said that? ' "Yes." Higgins twisted his hat In his Hands, "it was over at Murch ions'," he muttered. "Yes?" Marie Murchison was sitting forward in her chair, one pink tipped hand pressed to her throat, totally unconscious of the silent scrutiny of half a dozen pairs of eyes. "It was." ha looked around half-ashamedly, haLf-deflantly, "it was Mrs. Murcnison and Mr. Mur chison talking." "Professor Murchison?" "No. This one here. Mr. Duncan Murchison. They was in the study. And I seen Miss Lissey slippin' up unaerneain tne cage o: the sun porch to listen. I was under the study window myself he said naively, "an" just when they was done talkin', Mrs. Murchison come out on the porch suddent-like, and saw Miss Lissey snoopin' there. She never said nothink, but I could well imagine her eyes flash Ing." "You are sure she saw Miss Ussey eavesdroDDine?" "Well, of course Miss Lissey acted like she was coming to call, but that wouldn't fool nobody." "Mr. Higgins, what was this conversation between Mr. Duncan Murchison. and Mrs. Murchison that you remember it so clearly?" Duncan Murchison was on his feet In an instant "I protest," he said angrily. "That conversation has nothing to do with Miss Lis- sey's death, and that question can not oe askea at tnis inquest." The coroner looked at him with those round eyes. "You and Mr. Higgins seem very sure as to what has, and what hasn't any bearing on this death, Mr. Murchison." "I don't like your insinuations, Dr. Mayhew. I know nothing about Miss Lissey's death, but I do know that private family matters can have no bearing on It" The coroner looked away. "Mr. Higgins," he repeated, "what was this conversation?" Duncan Murchison looked down at Michael. "Forrester," he said savagely, "you are a lawyer. Has he any right to ask that question?" "In this particular case," Mi chael said regretfully, "I am con vinced that he has." Murchison dropped Into his chair without a word. His sister-in-law had two bright spots of crimson standing out against the ghastly white of her cheeks. "Mr. Higgins?" Terrible Amazement THE little man fidgeted. "I don't rightly know what they was talkin' about" he said finally. "But they was both pretty mad. Mrs. Murchison was cryin'-like, and Mr. Murchison was all upset And I didn't 'ear 'er say much of anythink except 'No, no, no!" But he said This 'as got to stop, Ma rie, I can't stand it any longer. I'm goin' to kill 'im, that's what.r" McBaln suddenly put a hand over his eyes. Duncan looked across at him, and turned back with a look of terrible amazement In his eyes, as if he had only now realized what that speech might mean. "That was all, Mr. Higgins?" "Yes, sir." "It was there that Miss Lissey was discovered?" "Yes, sir." "Do you, by any chance, know of whom these two people were speaking, Mr. Higgins?" Higgins swallowed. "No sir," he said. "They never said no names." "I see. When was this then? When did this conversation take place?" Higgins considered. "It wasn't very long before the Murchlsons left that 'ouse," he said neatly. "Yes. Now, do you recall any other times has anything else printed itself on your mind where by Miss Lissey might have made enemies?" "No, sir. I can't rightly recall anything else, sir." The coroner reflected. "You weren't by any chance working around the gardens on the day Miss. Lissey died?" "No, sir. That was Sunday." "You weren't out on the Horse shoe at all that day, then?" CENTRAL POINT H. E. YULE PARTY THURSDAY Central Point, Dec. 19. (SpU Home Economics club of Cen tral Point Grange will enjoy its Christmas party In the Grange hall Thursday at 2 p. m. Each member will bring a gift for her "pal." Tough Quit. Eugene, Dec. 19. (fP) Ore gon freshman Glen Wcstfnll Boise, Idaho, though his first year zoology exam was plenty tough. Today he discovered he'd gotten his schedule mixed, had accidentally taken the quiz the professor nad planned for senior biology students. He was pleased to learn, however, he'd come within only nine points of passing it Shtlley Wom "No, sir The coroner called Michael, then, and considering that he. having been with Miss Lissey at her death, was one of the princi pal witnesses, it was perhaps strange that his evidence was taken so swiftly. The coroner asked him a few questions as to the exact time of Miss Lissey's death, as to the telephone call, and as to the calling of the doc tor. And then he began to ques tion him on what was in reality Miss Lissey'i dying statement "She was evidently preparing to tell us something that seemed to her of very grave importance," Michael said slowly. "In reality, she said very little. She gave us nothing but the barest inkling of what she might tell us." "How did she begin, Mr. For rester?" Michael hesitated. "By speak ing of her dislike for Mrs. Mur chison," he said gravely, "and of Mrs. Murchison's dislike for her." "Did she give any reason for that mutual dislike?" - Michael's manner was apolo getic. "This information that she gave us is probably not correct," he said. "You are not called upon to de cide that. What did she say?" "She said that Mrs. Murchison was shall we say flying under false colors." Marie Murchison jumped to her feet "She lied!" she cried franti cally. Hysterical Creature' OLD Mrs. Devoe startled them all, then. She spoke harshly to Mrs. Murchison. "Sit down, you hysterical creaturel" she com manded. "How do you know whai she saidl" The woman sank slowly into her chair, her eyes still on Mi chael's face. "In what way, Mr. Forrester?" "She said," Michael went on unhappily, "she said that Mrs. Murchison had been a lady's maid before she was married. The black eyes closed suddenly. "Whv should that make nnv difference?" Dr. Mayhew asked kindly. "It doesn't, of course. But Miss Lissey resented it for some reason of her own. Possibly because she hadn't been in Mrs. Murchison's confidence." Did she make anv further statement which might point to enmity between herself and Mrs. Murchison?" She said something that sound ed rather ridiculous. She said that Mrs, Murchison and and the De voes were not related." Jared Devoe smilpri nnhpllAv. lngiy, and shook his head. He had regained some of his composure. mat is any "That is all she Insinuated against Mrs. Murchison." Someone else. then, camn un der the lash?" Michael hesitated. "Shu nlt that Duncan Murchison was a very fine boy," he said quietly. "She said that what she had to tell would SDoil his life fnr him? and then she went on and repeat ed the storv that Hiee'in nol nnw told, from her point of view of course. She said that she had heard Duncan say to his sister-in-law, 'Marie, Marie, this can't go on. I can't stand it. We've got to end it somehow. I'll kill him. That's one way out.'" There was a terrible little si lence. She didn't aiiffirpst that mhm knew to whom Mr. Murchison was alluding? Whom he threatened to kill?" "She d ed. then." Michael said gently. The coroner let him en. and called Jared Devoe. Mr. Devoe. vou have heard the evidence. Have you any light to throw on Miss Lissey's death, or on any of this mass of detail that seems to be accumulating?" ,vi tiiiic, mil autfiu, voe said stiffly. His shoulders were held very straight Mr. Devoe. did vou overhear Miss Lissey's remark to Mrs. Mc Bain on Sunday?" "l did. "Did you understand what she meant?" I did not I Dut It down tn pique. Miss Lissey did not care to nave any gentleman oav anv at tention to any woman except her self." You put it rather olalnlv. Mr. Devoe." I am rather tired of the In volved nature of the evidence, Mr. Coroner." "You are willing then to state exactly what is and is not so?" to long as it has any bearlni on the case." You. too, the coroner mur mured beneath his breath. Devoe flushed angrily but said nothing. Some reserve strength of charac ter had manifested itself, within ihe last few minutes. Something had angered him, perhaps. "Then, as I see it, you must have had a certain understanding of Miss Lissey's mental make-up," the coroner said. "We have heard that Miss Lissey was disturbed in her mind that afternoon. Can you tell us, can you vouchsafe any in terpretation oi mat inner disturb ance?" Continued tomorrow EAGLE PT. TABERNACLE PROGRAM FRIDAY NIGHT Eagle Point, Dec. 19. (Spl.) The annual Christmas program of the Sunday school of the Highway Tabernacle here will be held Friday at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially Invited, according to Rev. M. R. Bruns wick, pastor. Weather. . Northern California: Cloudy tonight with rain in extreme north portion; Wednesday cloudy with light rain in north portion; slightly warmer In north portion tonight; cooler on north const Wednesday; light variable wind off coast, becom ing southern and inri rasing to strong above Point Aeraa. 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(JP) (Via Radio) Winston Churchill, the British First Lord of the Admir alty, asserted Monday the first By GLUYAS WILLIAMS SHDITCS If BUT JUNIOR, HE - YOICE BEIW6 DRDWHFD OUT BY WIFE'S CALL M6 MOr-fD OPEN POOR, JUNIOR WOWS HE OUbhTYo COME lit BUCK WAV PUTS BUNDLES DOWN AND SETS KEY OUT, WIFE IMMEPIATELY APPEARIn-j At POOR, ASKIN6 WHY DlDN'THE JUST RING OR CALL OR SOMETHING ? Canadian expeditionary force had been convoyed across the Atlantic unmolested by German U-boats. In s speech to the empire saluting the self destruction of the crippled German pocket bat tleship Admiral Graf Spee which was driven into shelter at Montevideo by British cruis ers and came out Sunday only to be blown up by her comman der Churchill declared in a STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat Off. at Pacific owe, Calif fiRMeM i&eo VINEGAR Wh VINEGAR FACTORY , Gattti Rose, Caff f. .8UBSie scientist 773-m? Won IhSunG rntAEBY SWU SOAP BUBBLES IHTPBFPDPkrP 92-1 C,Pr-l,M b U' '" SrtUhiito. ln? ' ' Tin. Htt. V. 9. rat. OR. All rtlhU rnrrrrd SOAP-BUBBLE SCIENTIST It takes no elaborate equipment to delve into the mysteries of such natural phenomena as Thomas Young studied more than a century ago. Young chose soap bubbles for his ex perimenting. He previously had discovered that air waves produced by whistles gave "Inter ference bands" of silence and sound. He reasoned ihe same thing might happen to light waves. Strange as It seems, through observation of common soap bubbles Young proved the wave theory of color by light interference. He found that where two opposite trains of light waves direct and reflected meet each other, they interfere so that some of lha waves usually seen as white light are partially stopped and transformed Into color effects. Tomorrow: Nostradamus. 1 voice of cold satisfaction that Germany had felt "the long arm of sea power laid upon its shoulders." In support of his claim that the German fleet was on the run, he said a Canadian divi sion had been landed Sunday at an undesignated port. The escort, he added, was provided by the main British battle fleet. The first lord twitted the German fleet, asserting "Ger 3 of 1H6 UnVl to MoLE $T BUTIFPFLIES lf WELL, IP THAT GUV l ... I. IMTV? XiTf "V" THE. FORMULA AFTER wORKlMfi Dm it 1 .I'.'POtt VCAB LaOxy WHAT L DD WITH Thins is sure... NEVER SO FAR ihiiss it- i. BLAME THIS OM man warships hardly ever ven ture out of port, and then only for furtive dashes." German naval effort, ha added, was now concentrated on an attempt to sink "fishing boats," but "the heat of their fury has far exceeded the ac curacy of their' aim." Eleven million menhaden, driven onto the beach by blue fish, were picked uo at Beau fort, N. 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