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.
On the
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GRAF SPEE COMMENT
London, Dec. 19. (JP) (Via
Radio) Winston Churchill, the
British First Lord of the Admir
alty, asserted Monday the first
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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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
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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
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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. C, in one day.
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