Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 24, 1940, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT Gasual Slaughters By VIRGINIA HANSON C YESllRDAY; Sandra lelU Kay the is afraid of Jeff. She stays " Kay's room while Kay ooes to the Pennant's to help them plan parties for the bride and groom. When Kay returns Sandra fin ishes the typing of Kay's neuett love story. Chapter 26 Spot Of Detecting yOU send these right to the I magazine," she said curious ly. "I thought writers had agents to handle things for them." "Good agents don't care to be bothered with pulp stories there isn't enough money in them." "You've sent these people other things? They know who you are?" "Oh yes. I sell them story ev ery month or so." "What becomes of it if they don't take it?" "I enclose return postage and they send it back. So then I try someone else." "How long before they send It bsck I mean, if they don't buy it?" "Couple of weeks, more or less." "Do they ever lose a manu script?" "Sometimes, I suppose. I've never had one lost. But I keep a copy, just in case." People are always asking ques tions like that but maybe f would have begun to wonder why she fiursued the subject so relentless y if we hadn't reached the post office just then. She stamped her two envelopes and stuck them in the chute without a second glance, but I was vaguely con scious that she kept her gaze riveted on the manila envelope while I inserted return postage, affixed the outer stamps and sealed the envelope. It's easy to look back now and aay that I was stupid, that I should have known something was up. But what? What possible connection with the mystery could I assign to Sandra's volun tary assistance? She was impos ing on me to the extent of asking to share my room at night This, I thought was her gesture of re payment "That was a break for me." I said as I turned Adam's car once more toward home. "How much would you charge to take the job en permanently?" "I'll be glad to help you while you're here." she said seriously. ""But I couldn't take any pay." "I was only joking. I can't af ford a secretary wouldn't know what to do with one. When I graduate to the slicks I'll send for you. You're good." "I've had experience I paid my way through dramatic school as secretary to the head." "Oh, I thought you had an in come." "Not enough. I would have had to break into my capital, and I nave Detter uses lor that. She was abruptly silent then, in a way that discouraged pur suit of the subject so I changed it to recital of the plans the Pennants were making. That seemed a matter of complete in difference to her, but she listened Solitely, said vaguclv, "Whatever ley want to do" She went off to her rooms to dress for dinner as soon as we reached the club. Gerald Beaufort was sprawled asleep on my studio couch. I stared down at him in exaspera tion. Was my room turning into a public lounge? I reached down and shook him. He sat up with a muffled snort 'A Commission' SAY, do you have to hi so 1 rough?" "If the bed In your room Isn't comfortable I can easily have this one moved there for you," I said politely. He grinned. "Maiden lady In defense of her modest couch. Frightfully sorry and all that I came here in great dignity to pay my respects your own fault for being out. I say, don't tell me I was snoring?" "Raucously. I heard you clear cut in the street." "It's the weather." he said sol emnly. "The heat. Never happens In the winter." "Why not?" "Always wear a muffler." I groaned. "I never thought I'd encounter a form of humor lower than my own I Now how would you like to run along and let me get ready for dinner?" , "I knew there was some reason for my being here! You're having dinner with me you and Julia Pennant Now don't say no she said she would if you' would. I quite realire I'm a dangerous sort of fellow for a maiden to be ex posed to alone. I hardly know my own charm. But the point is, this is not a strictly social formation. I have a commission from the great Adam Drew himself." "A commiMion?" 'No less. Now don't ask ques tions you'll know all in good lime. We three you and Julia and t. are going to do a spot of detect tng. And that is definitely my last WELLES DENOUNCES SOVIET ABSORPTION OF BALTIC NATIONS Washington. July 24. T Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, today denounced as "deliberate annihilation" the ab sorption of three Baltic rrpub lies Estonia. Latvia and Lithu ania by Soviet Russia. In formal ptatcnient given out at his prcs conference Welles declared: 'The people of the I'nited States are opposed to predatory ctivitlei no matter whether they arc carried ua ly tUo Uie word for now. Be ready In halt an hour." With an impudent grin, ha da parted. "And now we girls are going to take down our hair and nave a good old gossip," Gerald an nounced ai we aat down to dinner that evening. Julia laughed ao happily that fieople at a neighboring table ooked around in smiling sym pathy. "You aound like Felicia." Gerald gave her a reproving glance. "I'm aure I don't know what you mean." he aaid primly. "Mra. Bridewell ia one of my dearest friends and speaking ot gossip, I've had some lovely inti mate chats with her." Julia leaned forward raptly. "Go on. Geraldinel Do tell us what she said!" "Well, for instance did you know that the late lamented Mr. Bridewell was a federal agent who was killed in pursuit of his duty? And that he was so hated by the criminal element that she moved away from her home and changed her name to escape the threats of his enemies?" "Go on she was pulling your leg." Julia scoffed. Gerald looked crestfallen. Do you think so? Why must you take the Joy out of life like that? She even told me his name Morse or Morris or something of the kind. And I had such a nice theory all fixed up " "Besides, FBI men are always young," Julia went on patroniz ingly. "Oh. but you see Felicia isn't old. Her hair turned white be cause of worry over her hus band!" "Geraldine! You wouldn't be a little touched in the head, too, would you? But go on what else did she tell you? Did she tell you about her little niece who was here for a visit in June?" "Nol And me so fond of the little tot too. Tell me. was she a dear little dimpled darling with golden curls? Oil, I must ask Fclish about her." Nearly Blind "TO, Gerald, don't The poor kid 1' is lanky and her hair is like black string. And she wears glasses shea nearly blind. Felicia had her out at the beach one day a haDDV little thine, about i I talked to her, and she told me cheerfully that her Aunt Felicia was going to take her, to Chicago the next day to sea a new doctor wno would make her eves strong. Felicia told me privately that the Chicago specialist was a sort of last hope they weren't counting too heavily on the results of the examination. And apparently there waa nothing he could do, for Felicia never mentioned the subject again, and I didn't like to bring it up. She brought the child back for a few days before she shipped her home, but they didn't come out to the beach again kept indoors during the day. I saw them out walking one eve ning, and they both looked pretty subdued. Poor Felicia was like a different person while she was here read to her, plaved games with her, never left her side. I wouldn't have thought she had a soft spot but I guess that kid is it" "Where does the child live?" Gerald asked, dropping for a mo ment his idiotic posturing. "In New York, I think she said. Her brother's child." "There! Thst proves It! I told you I had a theory. Ten to one Felicia lived in or near New York herself. Some of those terrible gangsters that you have over here we're so much more clever about these things in dear old blighty took it into their heads to bounce off her husband be cause he knew too much about them, and then they got chill of the pedal extremities for fear ha might have told his wife. But do you see, when they thought of that it waa already too lata for she had taken a c-lowout pow der " "You needn't laugh," he pro tested after our hilarious inter ruption. "I reallv like vour color ful speech. What was I say ing Oh yes. so they got busy and traced her, which proved to take some time how long has she been here, by the way?" "Since April." "There you are April. Mav, June, July, August Ave months. And when they located her, they sent one of their men to bounce her off. So what happens? She really did know something sha saw him first and eureka! The blow on Uie bean, the dive into the dark hold!" "You mean Ivan?" I asked in credulously. "No less. Probably a lieutenant in some dope ring" "No, Geraldine," said Julia, "You go too far. I tremble to think what you've been reading." "You don't like it?" he demand ed anxiously. "Well, I'll see if I ran think up another. I rather fancied Felicia she looka the type who might have bounced manv a rolling pin on the pate of the late lamented Mr. Bride well, G-Man or no G-man." Te be eentlnaed of force or by the threat of force." Although the Communist par liaments of the three small na tions have voted to seek union with Soviet Russia, after red troops had moved into their countries, the acting secretary of state said the United "States would continue to recognize the niinijlrrs of the Baltic republics as the ministers of sovereign gorrnmcnts now under duress German Ship Sunk Shanghai, July 24 t Pi The 1.000 ton motorship Karsten, fly tng the Oerman flag, was re I ported today to have been sunk off Ningpo. presumably by Chi I nose artillery fire. The ship had boen plying between Shanghai : and Ningpo for three years. tee AUu fi.uuue aaul a as, MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. On the Radio Chains STATIONS Three to find This oa the Otali ktX. lino. Hunund; kH. SiO. uoe Anitlwi S.OV I47U aputane: KUO. JUO. tin Franrlira: KtiW 120. rortland: KJK. lu. Rraltlt: knx. iom. lm anceiesi HO, ssa. Denver: kUIN. B4U. rortland: HOMO Seattle: KPU. Ju Ma rranrlwo; KU 1130. s't lk. Wednesday. 6:00 Bummer Bhow. KNX. KSU KOIN; Orwn Hornet. KOO. KOA; Or ganist. ROW; Introducing, KPO. : JO Roy Shields. KOO. KEX: Kl- cardo. KPO: Lewtaohn Stadium Con cert, KNX. KSU KOIM. 6:00 Rosla and Her Oultar, KOO. Ky Kyur. KPO, KP1. KOW; News. KOA: millers Orch.. KMX. KSL. KOIN. :SO War News, KNX. KSU KDIN: Easy Aces, KOO, KOA. 7:00 Joys Orch.. KOO, KOA; Ana and Andy. KNX, KSU KOIN: Hollywood, Playhouse, KPO, KPX, KOW. 7:30 Metroplltan Airport. KOO. KOA: Plantation Party, KPO, KPT. KOW; Dr. Christian, KNX, KSU KOIN. 00 Hour of Smiles, KPO, KOW: Adventure ot Mr. Meek. KNX. KSU KOIN; Sports. KOO. 8:30 Mr. Olltrtct Attorney, KPO. KOW; Question Bee. KNX. KSU KOIN: Donahue's Orch., KP1; Blue bell, KEX. 9:00 Paul Sullivan. KNX, KSU KOIN: Martin's Orch., KPO. 8 JO Stanford C. KPO. 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AjO hTV AM3E,L GIRL &UT IF IM MARRiEO. 0U ,ER CNiLV KARC?viSiO JfrE LOMu F5ETORE KUCH NEBS, ESOUlRclJ P J ( TAkE HER PA.THECi AMD MOTHER TD LI5TEW TO HEQ FATuERSli? wife ? 6ut OCT wORCY.KiO.l'vt ( CAU iHUMli HIS 5CHN0Z1LE AT THE J ' S TO UE 'ITU U5 - 5h SAYS 6ACiNYAC;0 CmilOSOOhY I gf?!S S?!5! m,at,"mOm.Al KSU Baker Theater Players, KOW. 10:00 News. KPO. KPT. KOW; Jurgen'a Orch, KNX. KSU 10:30 Oerbtr s Orch, KNX. KOIN.. Ducbln's Orch, KPO, KOW: Sudy's OrcU.. KOO, KOA. 11:00 Fltapatrlcks Orch, KSU KOIN; News. KNX, KOO, KOW; This Moving World. KOA. Thursday 00 Slnjln and Swlne-lng. KOO. KEX; Music Hell. KPO. KPI. KOW; Major Bowes, KNX, KSU KOIN. 6 00 Quartet. KOO: Miller's Orch, KNX. KSU KOIN: Crosby's Orch, KPO. KOW; News. KOA. KEX. 6 SO War News. KNX. KSU KOIN; Easy Aces, KOO, KOA; Concert, KPO, KOW. 7:00 Pred Wartng. KPO. KPI. KOW; Amoa and Andy. KNX, KSU KOIN: Kinney's Orch, KOO. 7:30 Doraey'a Orch., KOO, KOA; Ask-It-Basket. KNX, KSU KOIN; Oood News. KPO. KOW. t:00 Strange As It Seems, KNX. KSU KOIN; Aldrlcb Family. KPO, KFI. KOW; Sports. KOO. 8:30 Symphony Orch, KPO, KPT. KOW; Herbeck's Orch, KSL; Answer Auction. KNX. KOIN. 9:00 Paul Sullivan. KNX, KSU KOIN. 9:30 Dance Orch.. KPO, KOW; Oood man 'a Orch.. KOIN. 10:00 News. KPO. KPI. KOW; Jur- gens' Orch, KNX: Kent's Oreh, KSU 10:30 Safety Pint. KPO: Oarber's Orch, KNX, KSU KOIN: Prtml. Jr., Orch, KOO. KOA. 11:00 Owens' Oreh, KPO: This Moving World. KOA. KEX: Busses HAS 16 SHIFT CONK To ONE HAND IN ORDER fO 6f f MONEV 10 TW FOR frtEM 60es throwh whole pro ceeding again in reverse, and is forced to mop hm self op with handkerchief, ice cream having sorted 10 MELT iinif, lm 1 Does Ha Mean. TommyT OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 24. 1940. Orch, KSU KOIN; News. KNX, KGO. KOW. E Portland, July 24 - Wil lard L. Marks of Albany was named president of the state board of higher education for the eighth time at the annual election meeting here Tuesday. Other officers of the board were also re-elected. Including Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett. Marshfield, vice-president, and E. C. Sammons Portland, third members of the executive com mittee. President Marks reappointed the entire committee list for the coming year. Hitler Lifts Ban On Public Dancing Berlin, July 24. AP via Radio) Germans may dance In public again. By order of Adolf Hitler. Ger mans who have been forbidden to dance since April when the Norwegian campaign began, can now dance on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 p. m. onward says the Berlin radio. Br CLUYAS WILLIAMS umnor-si shift's -Them back to DofM HANDS, PWBBLIHG A LITHE ICE CREAM DOWN Hr5 WRISTS, AND TRiES TO OPEN SCREEN DOOR WITH HIS FOOT 6ETS OUT To CAR AND TlrJDS FAMILY ARE OFF SOMEWHERE BiMNo picture po5Tcrrds 7-25 TO UN'S LEADER Tulsa. Okla . July 24. JP Mra. Roberta Campcell Lawson, former president of the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs of America, declared to day that "all independent Amer icans who still believe in dem ocracy" should support Wendell STRANGE AS IT SEEMS Pol LARS FRoMZCENpsf pedigreed biniio& of UM.EI lis, . AffflHTD"A MUTCONTNNIM?i(! -Wodsfock.VJ- IS W1 SKETCHES 0NTH6 WALL? "W1 of 1H5 CURTIS FAcTorY in Hammondeport, N. Y., ?, Wf?g d&troed when a workman foR WO WEEK'S... PLANS DESTROYED Strange as it seems, plans for tha U. S. navy's first hydroplane built by Glenn Curtlss, war destroyed inadvertently whan a shep hand whitewashed th walls of Curiiss' Kammonds port. N. Y.. airplane factory In 19111 Delivary was held up two weeks until Curiiss could work cut tha details again. No mastar plans of airplane construction existed in those early days. Curtiss covered th walls of his shep with penciled sketches to show tha workmen how tha new plan waa to be altered from a previous model, also built without plans. Ha carried in his head es sential details. TOMORROW Living Pastl L. Willkie, the Republican pres idential nominee. Mrs. Lawson, with two for mer new dealers, John W Hanes and Lewis Douglas, of fered to work for Willkie's election. "I've always been a Demo crat, and am still a Democrat, and though I know there will be some who won't agree with me, my conscience is clear," Mrs. Lawson said. Polio in Ellensburg Ellensburg. Wash.. July 24. Pl With tne report of two In- SilJ M& WAY, MliSTTRAlfL 25 WLE9f AN L Cttfo4rtmr9 gen-flea .. "' ia-asJLl-a-aaMaM-llf J-i f 1 fr - t Xm. Mm. U fU. OC atf cffcla rMfn ' ' - 4T) ! f.r,ii nrivn rases here the park board yesterday ordered the municipal swimming pool and the children's wading pool closed and activities at the city playfield curtailed sharply. Tender Chicks. Felham. Ga., July 24 U.B H. T. Btooks. cond.ictor on a train running between here and Doerun. 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