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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939. by Frances ...uAY. Mipsine law . i-ujey eavesdropping when .uncan laid "I'm going to kilt him." Michael briefly states that Miu LiJiev laid lillle before ihe died, except that Mane was fin ing under false colore and that Duncan's tile would be (polled. Chapter 39 Murder Will Out "T CANNOT throw any light on Miss Lissey's mental state," Devoe testified. "I would suggest that you inquire from Mr Murchi son. She held rather a long conver sation with him. in a very agitated manner. The suhject of that con versation would probably lie at the bottom of her mental disturbance." "Thank you for the suggestion." the coroner said, with a quick flash of his bright, little eyes. You, too. then, are convinced that Miss Lis sey had something out of the or dinary on her mind that after noon? That is, before she arrived at the party?" "Yes." "You knew her quite well, Mr. Devoe?" "We were neighbors." "Her death naturally shocked you?" "Naturally." "And yet Dr. Mayhew paused "and yet I understand that you played golf on Monday afternoon, Mr Devoe. The day after her death. Is that so?" "It is not so," Devoe said angrily. "I do not understand any such re port." "Strange Indeed. You were seen coming from the golf course, late in the afternoon, with your golf bag." Devoe stared at him. '1 remem bered that I had left my bag at the club house, and I went to get it." "You were seen at the club house? Someone could verify that statement?" "I do not see why It would be necessary. It can have no possible bearing on the case, Dr. Mayhew." "Perhaps not. Thank you. Mrs. Devoe?" "I have no evidence to give," she aid. "I was there on Sunday, but I saw nothing and heard nothing unusual." Dr. Mayhew regarded her In tently. "Very well," he said sur prisingly. Tuck drew a long breath of disappointment. Marie Murchison was next, and she was on the verge of hysteria. The coroner did not spare her. "Mrs. Murchison, he began without preamble, "is it true that you and Miss Lisscy were at en mity with each other?" She shivered. "I it is true we did not like each other." "Why?" "You have heard what she was like the unkindness. the spying. No one could like her. "You knew that she had heard the conversation between you and Mr. Murchison that day?" "I did not know." "Did you suspect that she had?" "It may be, I have forgotten." "It was a strange conversation to forget. Mrs. Murchison." His tone for the first time grim. She did not answer. He tried an other tack. "Your husband is away, Mrs. Murchison?" She raised her eyes to his swiftly. "It is true," she admitted. "Where is he?" "I cannot tell you that. I do not know." She waved a quick hand at the Police Commissioner, who had sat silently in the corner of the room all through the long hot af ternoon. "He understands," she ex plained. "Indeed. Well, tell us this; where are his keys? Did he take them with him?'' She shook her head. "I do not think so." "What do you mean?" "I heard him say long ago be fore he went; I henrd him say that when he went away he would leave the keys with Duncan. Dun can has them, then." There was a strange look of despair on Duncan Murchison's face, but he said nothing. Bombshell HIS sistcr-in-lnw went on. She seemed to take a certain ma licious enjoyment in describing the incident, and she talked quickly, volubly, in her excitement. "It is one day when I am In the garden. They are on the sun porch. They do not know I am passing below and my husband, he has said to his brother, 'Some day I shall ro away, and I will be sure to leave the keys with you. I will make no mistake, for no one else is to have them. And afterward you may use your own Judgment. "What did you think he meant, Mrs. Murchison?" "I cannot guess. He has never told me "Thank vou." He turned toward Duncan Murchison, but that young man was on his feet. There were dark circles under his eyes as he faced them. "I refuse to give evidence in this case, he said tensely. "1 re fuse, because there are too many issues at stake. I will not tell what Miss Lissey spoke to me about on Sunday, because it is oft the same piece all the rest of tills evidence comes trom. "Just what do you mean, Mr. Murchison?" the coroner asked quietly. "I mean that the death of Alix Lisscy is so bound up in something else something else that none of us can understand all this mass of evidence. I the time has come to face the whole thinR squarely. When that is done I will give my evidence." "To face the thing squarely, Mr. Murchison? What thing?" He met the coroner's eyes. "The murder of my brother, he said despairingly. When Duncan had spoken, no DROUGHT THREATENS WINTER WHEAT CROP Washington, Doc. 20. UVi The worst fall drought in the half-century history of the weather bureau threatens to re duce drnstienlly the production of 1940 winter wheat, agricul ture department official!) said today. Shelley Wees- one moved. Michael glanced It every face with swift interest. The whole group had been turned to stone. McBain still sat with his hand over his eyes; Jared Devoe's sallow face crimsoned slowly. Mr. Deane swi llowed, and his eyes be hind the thick glasses flashed. Then Marie Murchison was on her feet confronting Duncan. "Murdered!" she said tempestu ously. "Edgar? Murdered?" He looked at her with his hag gard eyes but did not answer. She made a futile little gesture with her clenched fist. "You liel" she cried frantically. She whirled to face the Commissioner, who had come forward. "Tell him he lies," she begged. "Edgar has not been murdered! You know it is not so!" Davies frowned hesitantly. "I sincerely hope it is not so, Mrs. Murchison." Her eyes searched his face anx iously. Devoe suddenly came for ward and stood beside her. "What truth is there in this strange state ment of Duncan's?" he demanded of Davies. The Commissioner did not for a moment answer. He raised his hand and rubbed his temple inde cisively. "Surely there can be no truth at all, Commissioner Davies," Devoe said with the faintest suspicion of a break in his voice. "You would have told us if such a thing were possible." 'Very Much Afraid' DAVIES had made up his mind. t"We are ver- much afraid there may be truth in it, Mr. De voe," he said gravely. His remark seemed to break the icy tension of the others. Mrs. Mc Bain gave a little low moan, and her hands and lips were trembling. McBain rose. "I am taking my wife home," he said firmly. "If you want me you will know where to And me, and he led her out an arm about her waist. No one noted his going. Mrs. Deane sat with her eyes fixed straight before her, stunned. Dr. Deane moved in his chair restless ly. Old Mrs. Devoe closed her eyes. Mrs. Murchison's black eyes were full of fear. "No, no," she muttered to herself, wringing her hands. "No, nol" "Upon what evidence do you base such a belief?" Devoe asked more quietly now. "We can scarcely go into that here, Mr. Devoe." "We must go into it somewhere, and that very shortly. This will be terrible for my cousin. She must know the truth immediately." She looked up at his words. "Where is he?" she whispered. "Have they have they found him yet?" Her words seemed to galvanize old Mrs. uoe into life. She got up and went over to them. "Are you sure Edgar Murchison is dead?" she asked the Commis sioner harshly. We have not fuiind his body, he replied. "Then, you are not sure. Come, then, Marie. You must go home. Jared will bring us the news. Cornel" "She Isn't fit to drive the car." Jared muttered. "I ll take her," Tuck said quietly. TU come back for you later. Mi chael." The Deanes went. too. Mr. Deane in front with Tuck, and Mrs. Deane, for once silent, In the back seat with Marie Murchison and old Mrs. Devoe. There was not a word spoken on the homeward journey. The three women sat like graven images staring straight before them. As Tuck stopped the car in front of the Devoes' house, Mrs. Murchison got out, and turned to her impulsively, a hand on her arm. Tuck was sure that she want ed to tell her something, but old Mrs. Devoe did not give her time. "Come along, Marie," she said, took the younger woman by the arm, and led her into the house. Tuck drove back down town for Bunny and Michael, turning over in her mind the questions and an swers of the inquest; so many straightforward questions, so many strange and roundabout questions. When she entered the coroner's office again she saw that much had transpired in her absence. Devoe's face wore a hunted, furtive ex pression, as though he had been through another period of unwel come questioning. Duncan Murch ison was icily calm. The coroner and Bunny were no longer in the room. "Bunny's in dad's office," Mi chael told her. "If you'll call her, Tuck, we'll be ready to go when you come down." His eyes were tired. Bunny was sitting with her head on her arms when Tuck entered. She looked up. quickly. "It's been a horrible day. hasn't It, Tuckie?" she murmured absent ly, as if she knew she should say something but had no words. "It will come out all right. Bunny." "It doesn't seem possible. After you were gone "Yes?" "After you were gone they turned on him, and almost accused him tn hi tnm nt mnrrlnrind I his brother. I couldn't stand it. I came awav." "Michael too, Runny?" "Michael was pretty bad. Jared Devoe was worst. I don't under stand Michael at all. He doesn't seem quite rational." "I think he knows who's guilty," Tuck whispered under her breath. "1 think he's walking on glass and knows it. Bunny, Don't be cross with him." Bunny looked at her. "You think he knows who's guilty?" "Yes. He doesn't tell me any thing any more, and I don't dure ask. Continued tomorrow Mine Reaches Japan Tokyo, Dec. 20. (P) Domei. Japanese news agency, in a dis patch from Sakata, said today a mine of undetermined nation ality had been washed ashore in Yamagatn prefecture on the Japan sea. The Domei dispaU-n linked the mine with reports that unidentified suhmnrlnes had been sighted near Japan. On the RADIO CHAINS STATIONS Where to Find Them or the Dial: Kei, Portland, 1180; Kll, 61 u Las Ancelee; KGA. M'O, Spokane; KGO, ISO. Ban rranclieo; HUH 620, Portland; KJK. B70, Seattle; KNX. 1050, Loe Ancelee; KOA, SS0. Denier; KOIN. 040. Portland; HOMO. 826. Seattle; KPO, 630, sin r'ranclnco; KHI., 1180, Salt Lake. Wednesday 6:00 Prank and Archie, KJR; Sun set Shadows, KOO; Waring'a Orch., KPO. KOW. KFI. 8:30 Keleey's Orch., KPO; We Present. KOO, KJR. 8:45 Bob Oarred, KNX, KOIN; Organist, KOO. KEX; Two In the Balcony, KPO. 6 :00 Beyond Reasonable Doubt, KOO, KEX, KJR; Star Theater, KSL, KOIN, XNX; Radio Guild, KOMO; Musical Soiree, KIT. KOW; Safety First, KPO. 0:30 Horse and Buggy Days, KOO; Hollywood Playhouse, KPO, KFI, KOW; News, KJR. 7:00 Sketch, KNX, KSL. KOIN; Kyecr'e Program, KPO. KOW, KFI; Shield's Orch., KOO, KJR, KEX. 7:30 Burns and Allen, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Adventures In Photog raphy, KOO, KJR. 8:00 Waring' Orch., KPO; John ny Presents, KOO, KJR, KEX; Amos nd Andy. KNX. KOIN, KSL. GREETER n-5 JUMS-fOTKONTDOORTo MKfrtfrtER wunuap PEriSToBETRVlrt6Tb6ET HIS CHRISTMAS VRthtrif IN UH68SEJWEP RETREATS AS FfiR AS 1WIM6 16 6Ef HIM OUT OFfHE WAV, FATHER TELIS HIM PIEASE TO 60 FFT-H MOTHER SfiMRs Where he waits IN CHEERY1 WflCOME AS FATHER CAUTIOUSLY PUTS HEAD 1M fo RECOMOITTR TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy's Tommy is convinced that uem CAN solo, IN SPITE OP THE LAD5 F-EAR.S; AND HE HAS A PLAN TO MAKE HIM DO IT-' ir-ii-39 LISTEN. LEM.fOU VE BEEr MAKING ALL OF THESE Bi YOURSELF... ONLY WONT 8&LIEVE IT.' ' . I BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Grandma Walters Reportil T gOOD OLD RUSTY. 5; I I WISH HE WOULDN'T ) I fcvN I GET EXCITED SO J (MfH EASILY, THOUGH J ML1W . I THE NEBBS Memories QwEEfc DID RUDV PUT HIS HALF OF Twe FORMULA FOR TWE. POWER. PILLS ? ? ? ? OUST A SCRAP OP PAPER BUT ITS WORTH A PCRTUME. WATH OKI TANT- OF MY FIND TO 11-15 8:181 Love Mystery, KPO, KOW, KPI; Lum and Abner. KSL, KNX, KOIN. 8:30 Paul Whlteman's Orch.. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Quicksilver. KGO. KJR, KEX; Avalon Time, KPO, KFI. KOW. 8:00 Al Pearce, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Fred Allen, KPO, KOW. KFI; Mar riage Club, KOO. 8:30 Noble's Orch.. KGO. KEX; Newa, KJR. 10:00 Martin"! Orch., KGO, KEX; News, KNX, KSL; News Reporter, KPO. KFI, KOW. KOIN. 10:30 Heldt'i Orch., KGO, KEX; Ravazza'e Orch., KPO, KFI, KOW. 11:00 Oray's Orch., KOIN, KSL; Nottlnghams Orch.. KPO, KPI; This Moving World, KEX. KJR; News, KGO, KOW. Thursday 8:00 Rhythm Factory, KPO. KGW; Frank and Archie, KJR; Sunset Shad ows. KOO. 8:30 Strings at Sundovn, KGO, KEX, KJR; Army Band. KPO, KOW. 8:00 Major Bowes, KNX. KOIN. KSL; Good News of 1040, KPO. KFI; Sketch, KGO, KEX, KJR. 7:00 Columbia Workshop, KOIN: Music Hall. KPO, KFI. 7:30 Sports Huddle. KNX, KOIN; Vlckl Chaee, KGO; News. KSL. 8:00 Fred Waring, KPO, KGW, KFI; Clinton's Orch., KEX; Aloha Land, KOO; Amos and Andy, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 8:30 Symphony Hour, KPO. KGW, KFI; Ask-It-Basket, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Drama, KGO. I 8:00 8trange as It Seems, KNX, is Surprised wheK faTher, tries 1b open tt, father SEE1W6 HIM COM1W6, HAST- HDLPIN6 If SHUT FROM ILY backs our amp ouTsipe While cbiuns CLOSES PODR PIEASE To 60 AV&y WITHOUT M0VW6 FROM Hr5 POST, TURNS AND TO MOTHER -mpT DADDV WAHTS HER IRelwid hy The Ball Syndicate, Ine.) Plan Goes Haywirel LANDIN&5 IDIN&S) -BUT...IF- YOU YEW HADN'T GRABBED TH STICK, I. ..I.. NVOULDA CRACKED UP, MR.. ft I HA.Q A PlE.CE. OF PAPER. OUST A LOT OP MARKS IT -IT DlDNtT LOOK IMPOR I LEFT IT IM MY POCKET BLUE SUIT-VOU DIDN'T I IT WHEW YOU SEIOT IT BH PRESSED KSL. KOIN; Sketch, KOO, KJR, KEX. 8:30 Those We Love. KPO, KFI, KGW; Danoe Orch., KOW; Roger's Orch.. KSL; Heldt's Orch., KOO; Operetta Series, KNX, KOIN; News, KJR. 10:00 Newe Reporter, KPO, KOW, KFI; Foster's Orch., KOO, KJR; Newe, KSL, KOIN, KNX. 10:30 Ravazza's Orch., KPO, KGW. KFI; Nottingham's Orch., KGO. KJR, KEX; Prime's Orch., KSL, KOIN. KNX. 11:00 Martin's Orch, KPO. KFI: This Moving World. KEX, KJR; Oray'i Orch.. KSL. KOIN; News, KNX, KGW. Dewey Will Speak In Portland Feb. 12 Portland, Dec. 20. (JP) Thomas E. Dewey, racket-busting New York prosecutor and R. publican presidential aspir ant, will speak here February 12, Fred W. Brown, Multnomah county Republican committee chairman, said last night. Unusual Gifts Portland, Dec. 20. (JP) A Portland boy whose name was withheld will receive perhaps the most unusual Christmas gift in the state come Yule morn ing. His present or presents arrived yesterday via Railway Express, a span of burros, one a jack and the other a jenny. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 5AXPS PSKM6 WW DDES HE WANT HIM TO GO AVW, whiie Father, who is be 6)tJWiwe -rb 6Ef cold, nt- PEATS KEQOEST, LOUDER, AT THIS POIHT ISTORTdNATE IV SUMMONEPTb WSSUFPTR. RETIRES RELUCTANTLY, INCH BY INCH, EYES STiU &UED Of) FATHER AT FRONT DOOf HE THINKS HAPPY VALLEY'S GOING TO TURN INTO AN OIL CAMP WHEN FOLKS HAVE VOTED JUST THE OPPOSITE AND MAvOR BALLIN6ER WILL SEE THAT THEIR WISHES CARRIED OUT J N0,1 DOMT 5AV, DO REMEMBER OFl PIECE LEFT IM ANYTWlWo LIKE J j v I TELL YOU I V. ( I...I.AINT W-WHUT YEW D- rT J THERE GOES MINE... NEVER TOUCHED I READY y. P0IN'. MR.TOMKINS' sW; I N-NAOW, VWHUT DO THE STICK.'... . YET, MR. f -V, . V WE DO, MR.TOMKINS V -i--c- MV WIFE GIVE VOU TUAT-1 DON'T TO REMEMBER OF EVEN LOOKING JTUROUQH V.C VPOCKETS; 7 I H Te tWl' r- OF PROCESSING TAX Washington, Dec. 2ft. (IP) At President Roosevelt's direc tion, administration fiscal of ficials are studying a modifica tion of the processing tax sys STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By For farther proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for lis! 1 mtfsti re fosr office a -isziv2yr-KS4 ,1 1 az w vwA-imeirzMva 1 avi r r r ... J. NOSTRADAMUS Called the greatest prophet of his age, Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus, 6ih century French physician and astrologer. In 1555 published at Lyons an amazing book of prophecies which accurately foretold, among other things, his own death 11 years later. Receiving attention of Catherine de Medici with his prophetic book, which he called "The -Centuries," at her order he cast the horoscope of her three ions, foretelling their suc cession to the French throne. It was so accurate he won ihe post of court physician. Also, he predicted that Henry 11 would be blinded in one eye. This, too happened. Nostradamus' amaz ing predictions covered a period from 1555 to 3997 A. D. and forecast for October, 1999, an Asiatic air invasion of Paris. TOMORROW: The Ghost Engineer. HELLO YH BENi 1 DECLARE GRANDMA I'M GLAD TO SEE WALTERS) YOU I'M ALL , A TW1TCHY ASIN! VOU REMEMBER LET ME OF PAPER 1 SEE IF 1 CAN REMEMBER MY BLUE SUIT, ONCE NOW PRESS ? 2TL Sr. tem to finance parity payments to farmers. The payments, which amount ed to $225,000,000 last year, are designed to lift farm pur chasing power to pre-world war levels. The supreme court in validated a processing tax in 1934, and since then parity pay ments like other farm benefits have been paid out of general treasury revenues. Use Mall Tribune want ads. hCCURfifeli ForeToLdHis ortHMMtl tffc rWRoWKltp 6uaE510N or n TU THRONG Or rKhnc, PWWFRSNCM REVOLUTION I g (JrTlcAlltUKloN- GienwsA -set , i --- caff. HI. OT unnaa nam flSLO Tak Bat. 0. S. rat OB-All WHAT'S IwFBlUfWU THIS OIL BUSINESS, WRONG? J SON! IVE GOT A PROPOSITION TO LEASE MV FEB DRILLIN' PURPOSES J jjTwHATS FOUND IM THE7" PPOCKETS 1. DON'T TlMK i ever throw notuim1 AWAV I ShOULDA HAVE NOTICED IT.V CAN'T REMEMBER JUST MOW IF, IT WAS NOT C- Ca, . Seems Logical Topeka, Kans. (JP) The us--tonaltv fnr declining to tes tify in court is a stretch in jail or a fine. But, recently, a non- r talking witness who came into Judge Warren Shaw's court got away with it. He was a convict, "borrowed" from state prison. "You can't send a man to coun ty jail for contempt when he comes from the penitentiary," ruled the judge. JOHN HIX reply. Beg. TJ. 8. Pat. 09. f UcspA A. ttfWlN&PiHcWAM' paractiumr, , , i TRUCK rifbU iwnal By HAL FORRES- By EDWIN ALGER LAND By SOL HESP THERE AIMT A HEAD AROUND HERE BUILT WITH A STORE ROOM FOR A MEMORY' I OR. til tf t7 A 1 I
