PAGE 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.
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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
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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-
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! 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. Ga., reported today
that hi pet hen which roosti
in the tender had Hitched two
chickens en route.
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