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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 5. 1940. Gasual Slaughters -By VIRGINIA HANSON Cf tESTCRDAY: affml Milt Key how Sandrm held over hot htad on Innocent incident which San dra could distort and make tho upright Colonel believe, Sandra may have ujfd similar tactic to font Jeff to marry htr. Chapter 36 No Question Of Staying 'THE Colonel explained to me with cold contempt that he had charged Jeff with murder, that Jeff would Inherit by San dra'! death. "But surely you don't think that of Jeff Why, you (aid he wai like I ion to jroul" "It he were actually my ton It could make no difference under these circumstances. Any man who would kill a lovely young girl a girl he bad been fortunate enough to win ai hit bride " t remembered that he would hear nothing against Sandra. Yet he was ready to believe this of Jeff! The little flame of resent ment that Mimi'i story had kin dled in my mind, fed by my own sense of angry guilt, flared out in reckless speech. "Lovely young fjirl!" I said hot ly. -"What do you know about her? If you weren't so blind, so sure of yourself, this thing would never have happened. It's all your fault, all of itl Marry a lovely young girl yourself and treat her as if she were a house keeper! Pat yourself on the back because you rescued her from starvation and then starve her for a little love and understand ing! Did you ever stop and look at your wife and see how unhap py she Is? Have ysu ever asked . her what was the matter, encour aged her to talk to youT Or have you snubbed her every time she gave way to a human emotion un til snes arraia to ten you wnen she's in trouble afraid to tell you that Sandra was ruining your daughter's life with a vicious lie she had trumped up about her, Mimil Airaid you woman t Be lieve your own wife, that you'd sit in judgment on her at you've ust done on Jeff " ' It's pity I didn't burst Into tears sooner, before I had said all there was to say. He seemed in capable of doing anything to stop me. His face was the color of the overworked tomato; his eyes looked like green marbles about to roll down his cheeks. His whole attitude suggested that of a man trapped with a raging tiger. I ran out of the room before he eould recover his senses and took refuge in my room. From behind my closed door I heard him, pres ently, tramp heavily up the stairs and knock at his wife's door. It was a warm night, but I was having a chill. With buckling knees I stumbled about the room, found my hat and my pocketbook, picked up the overnight case and, closing my door behind me so that they would not miss me, tot tered as quietly as I could down the stairs. There was no question now of my staying under that roof. As I opened the front door I thought once, vaguely, of Frlngy. I had gone to the library with that one additional bit of Infor mation and I had not told it. But I would not have gone back now If I had known that Fringy him self, grown dark and dreadful an menacing, was lying In wait in the shrubbery to make me a third victim. I could not go back. I had thrown the gauntlet in God's face, and hell would be a better place for me. A Lifetime AS THE distance between me and Colonel Pennant wid ened I stopped shivering and my step grew firmer. But I knew I had done for myself forever as far as Fort Michigan was con cerned. I would pack tonight, and the first train in the morning would take me back to Chicago. I only hoped my rashness would not get Adam Into trouble, . . . It was dusky, about the hour at which the carriage had arrived last night Was it only last night? I seemed to have lived a lifetime during those twenty-four hours. I shivered again and glanced over my shoulder. The post was very quiet. Lights burned behind drawn shades along the row, but there drifted out no sound of light voices, no laughter. In unison these people were paying their respects to the dead as last night they had paid them to the living. There were lights In the chapel, too. Thursday night Did they have prayer meeting on an army pos.' But as I approached, tie lights suddenly went out and I heard the opening and closing rf the heavy oak door. A little .Hurrying figure came down the t alk to ward me. "Good evening," Intoned a fa miliar voice. "Oh, is it you. Miss Kay? I'm afraid my eyes are not yet accustomed to the dim light" "Good evening. Chaplain Hen ry. Have you been conducting services?" "No, no. Merely attending to my own devotions." He sighed hesvily and. relieving me of the light case, fell into step beside me. "This unhappy affair has shocked me deeply, aa of course it ha everyone on the post " Junior musicians of southern Oregon will give a concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday In Guild hall on North Oakdale avenue al Fifth street. Purpose la to raise a fund to help pay the expenses of about 30 of the student mu liciaru to the Golden Cat in JUNIOR MUSICIANS TO GIVECONCERI "But you had known her a long time, hadn't you?" I felt surge of sympathy. Sandra bad been his only friend on the post the only ont who hadn't laughed at him. "Sine she was a mere child. It was my unhappy duty to con duct the service for her father and mother. A very sad affair. The lovely wife died of pneu monia: the husband, inconsolable, committed suicide. And now it falls to my lot to read the ser vice over their only child. "Where will the body be sent?" "To San Antonio, where her own father and mother as well as her foster father and mother lie buried. What a succession of trsgedies in those two families!" We went up the broad front steps of the club, and be fumbled the screen door open. The light from the lounge streamed out, and I saw that he was carrying a book in his white-gloved hand. He followed me in, set down my dressing case and slipped the book face down on a table, but not before I had seen the lurid jscket and the title. Come Back, My Heart. "Mrs. Bridewell asked me to let her something." he said apolo getically. "Have you patronized our small lending library in the basement of the church?" "I didn t even know there was His face. I noticed, was not quite so repulsive looking. If he could manage not to get another attack: he mignt look almost hu man in another week. The club orderly, passing through from the bar to the kitchen regions, stopped when he saw us. "There's some mail for you," Miss Cornish. I was fixing to bring it around to the colonel's Suarters as soon as I go off duty, ut since you're here I'll get it lor you. tie vanianeo. "would you like me to put the suitcase in your room?" the chap lain asked while we waited. "Or perhaps you're not staying there?" "No. Just leave it here, thank you," I said evasively. "I'll speak to. Mrs. Bridewell " Rejected Manuscript THE orderly reappeared with the mail I took it from him and muttered something uncom plimentary as I saw that there was nothing from Adam. "Not bad news, I trust?" the chaplain asked anxiously. "No, Just not good. A rejected manuscript and a letter from the same people. They were in an unpleasant hurry about it, I must say." He tut-tutted a couple of times while I thrust the letter, unread. Into my purse. Then he came out with some bright remark about if at first you don't succeed, or words to that effect The orderly, lingering, said. 'Too bad about that young lady." find added fervently, "I'm glad I don't sleep here!" "I understand the, ah, weapon was taken from the kitchens here?" the chaplain asked with what I could not help considering ghoulish interest i guess u was. i ne cook aaia her best butcher knife was miss ing, and she hasn't got it back yet She was pretty sore when she tried to cut the ham this morning I bit back a hysterical impulse to tell him he should speak to the colonel tell him the cook needed her butcher knife. I felt that I would want a vegetarian breakfast "Anyway, I'm glad I wasn't around when that fellow come for the knife," the orderly dilated with gruesome relish. "1 got one scare a couple of nights ago that will last me awhile. I waa ready to go back to barracks, and there wasn't a soul around. It was a week night and I guess everybody was in bed for a change. I went back to the kitchen to change my white coat for my uniform blouse that I always leave hanging out there, and I came back through the dining room. The lights were on out here, see, and the dining room wasn't exactly dark, so I didn't turn on no lights. I was almost to the hall when I seen this sort of floating white figure by the buffet. Not that it was ac tually floating, or even moving when I first saw it. It was stand ing real still, like It hoped I wouldn't just notice it at all. Well, for two shakes I would have lust cut and run. But I was right by the door, and I figured I could get out quick if I nad to, so I reached over and turned on the light" He paused, enjoying our atten tion and creating suspense. Then he chuckled a little and went on. "Well, sir, it was Mrs. Tack the bride, you know. She had on a kind of white bathrobe, and she had a medicine battle in one hand and a vinegar cruet in the other, and she was pouring vine gar into the bottle. I reckon I thought she wss daffy or some thing. I just stood there and stsred until she gave a little laugh and asked me If didn't know vinegar was good for a headache. Seemed she had one and was going to rub vinegar on her head. I told her it was a new one on me. but she Just smiled snd said, 'Don't tell anyone I swiped it.' So I didn't But I guess she was Just joking, don't you?" Te centimes ternational exposition where they will be combined with hundreds of others from the West In a gigantic broadcast concert on August 11. No charge will be made for the recital here but contributions will be accepted. The concert Wednesday eve ning will be directed by R. II Cook, the musicians' teacher Guest soloist will be Miss Cor rlne Harwood who will orcsont a group of songs. About 60 young student rmirinai:s will lake part in the concert. On the Radio Chains STATIONS mi ere te nad Thm mm lb Dial. K.SX. use, ronurt: ktl. Me, u atlai mOk. 147. epoaan alio. M, ae Fraactmi not? ise, romaadi . tie. acaitw: KKJL I . Lm Sns'Ml KOA. as Dearer; KOIN. Me. fort tana: OHO. rc Seattle; ro. kSO. turn franrlKo; L. use. Klt tae. Monday 1:00 Forecast. 1CNX. KBU. KOIN; Dr. 1. 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KPO. 1:30 Scott's Orch, KOW: Treas ure Chest, KPO: Joys Orch, KSL. 10:00 New. KPO, KPI, KOW; Du chin's Orch, KOA; Jurgen' Orch, KNX. KSL. 10:30 Young's Orch, KOO, KOA. KEX. KJR: Prlml. Jr., Orch, KPO. KOW; Oarber' Orch, KNX, KBU KOIN. 11:00 Nottingham' Orch, KPO: Organist. KOA. KEX: Boast's Orch, KSL. KOIN; Knox Manning. KNX: Old Timers. KJR: News, KOO. FIREMAN SUFFOCATES .F. Klamath Falls, Aug. fl H. E. Prevo, 44, night fireman at Kesterson sawmill, was suf focated last night In tho saw dust conveyor at the mill. Donald Wilcox, night watch man, became alarmed when Revo failed to return from an inspection of the fuel conveyor and found the body buried In the sawdust which apparently had caved in when Prevo at tempted to dislodge some ob struction on the belt. By GLUYA5 WILLIAMS wan W75 0U MAM& WE LAND, BiLL.ThE MIoHT Ta.Kc. OtTtNSb PRE5UMINS TmATE IN WnHUUT Kc5tHVA7 Fly further IN DASH 10 FIRE Lakeview, Ore, Aug. 5. UP)i One CCC enrolle from Geor gia was dead and 16 others nursed injuries today, the re sult of an overturned truck Sat urday night a short distance south of the state line. Tom Teston of Axson, Ga.. was killed. Six of the Injured STRANGE AS IT SEEMS 8-S S UllPl - I I4 ' Wr PHOXY PRESIDENT Strange as it seems, pretty Jeanne Kavanagh, secretary of the president for signing land patents, is the only person in the world who can sign President Roosevelt's name to gov ernment documents and get away with 111 Chief executives suffered writer's cramp until, about 1870, congress authorised a clerk ta sign the president's name to these documents. Miss Kavanagh cannot sign his name to any other document. Tomorrow: The $10,000 Photographl thers was Only One REDEEMING FEATURE AcNOUTN J TUAT CAftiN YwE HAD LAST NIGHT.) , I WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR, J TO GO IM TmE MOSQUITOES FU5VJ OUT. .THEY COULDN'T TT STAND THE HEAT j men required hospitalization. All were from - Georgia and members of tha Hart Moun tain CCC camp. They were en route to a forest fire in the Fandango val ley when the truck carry'" 23 enrollees failed to make a turn and crashed. TWIN SONS ARRIVE FOR ASHLAND JUNIOR COACH Ashland, Aug. 5. (P) Jun ior high school coach and Mrs. Al Simpson, Ashland, became the parents of twin boys Sat urday. &x& PUNN-- ZtJearsoti, fO lie PFFT UlUf-N " I T as 111 CfiUQHI IN MID W PY 10NY &NE10 -Cleveland' T ALL THI 3 WOULD 7 WE LA NOT HAVE. H APPFMFHB IP W0 PLANNED A VACATION A.ND a MADE RESERVAva rs. HONS JEWEL EXHIBIT STOLEN AT SAN FRANCISCO FAIR San Francisco, Aug. 5. (fl" A f 1.000 Jewel theft on Treas ure Island was reported to po lice today by Eugene Orelo, steward at the Cafe Lafayette, who said the gems were taken from a locked glass case where they were on display In tha cafe arcade. They comprised six gem-studded bracelets, brooches and pins, lent by San Francisco jewelers. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads 1 1 :30 p. m. by JOHN MX A ?tARFl4H ToMATo drotfnbtj JohnKhare, Baldwin, W JgANNfc KAVANA6H-- government employee, YZ TH ffNC PSRS0N WH? CAN lEGAUy&GN C&ANKLIhJ ft PhMPUFTh NAME To OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS . ''' MAS r-KOM One. U.'ATRr "pommeffor AFPEn. By HAL FORREST (WMOtVER LOST TMISI LIP-5TICK rIU5T KNOW SOMETHING CONCERNING! THE MURDER... AND I INTEND TO PINO ITS OWNER. BEFORE By SOL MESH WENT ALL OvE!l TUAT no LAST NlGvtT, DARLING: AND WHILE tU. ADMIT WE DiDNfT COME TO ANY DEPlNITE CONCLUSION, LETS HOLD IT tH POR V MORE OPPORTUNE Time
