PAGE TWELVE
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST lfi. 1940.
Gasual Slaughters
-By VIRGINIA HANSON Cf
Chapter 4
In Lota
"VOU haven't told mi yet what
happened when you found I
ain't at tht Pennant'." I re
minded him.
"I lost my head. You see. I had
bit of bad iucIc. Mrs. Pennant'a
car waa gone, but aha waj at
home. The colonel phoned the
sentry at the gate, and fat aaid
the car had left tl.e post not ten
minutes' before, headed for Chi
cago. He didn't know who waa
driving, nor whether there was
more than one person in the car.
"I thought you had that story,
and that your life was in danger.
For all I knew you might have
been kidnaped. It didn't even oc
cur to me to look for you at the
club. You aee, I quite lost my
head. I started in pursuit, while
Colonel Pennant notified the state
police. Not until I had left did
anyone think of Julia, and when
, they went to look for her, she
waa gone, too. They decided you
two were together, and their
anxiety abated. They waited for
, me to bring you back. Actually,
of course, it was a wild-goose
chase. Julia had soon turned off
the highway and was driving
about on the back roads. It was
a fool thing to do, without telling
anyone, but I gather she was in a
state or mind. 1 got back lust be
- fore ahe did, and when I found
, out you and she had quarreled
of course I thought of the club."
He paled. "I got there just In
time," he said grimly. I was
tiptoeing along the corridor, won
dering where to look for ynu.
when I heard your acream. The
killer took to his heels when I
broke the door down he had
dropped his gun. evidently In a
. fall, and had no time to look for
it I thought at first he'd killed
you. I went through the bedroom
after him he got out a window.
I saw him making for the garage
saw a moving figure, anyway.
I shot him. Meant to kill him at
the moment, but he'll not get off
' so easily, I'm glad to say."
' "You you were armed?"
"I'm always armed."
He unbuttoned hi Impeccably
tailored suit coat and showed me
the butt of a gun nestled under
his arm. I should never have sus
pected it was there. He buttoned
the coat again and I could detect
no slight bulge to betray its
' presence.
Gerald's Ooodby
- T REALIZED that I was staring
, and dropped my eyes. I think
I hava never been so impressed
with any man. I suppose hero
worship strikes every woman at
some time in her life. A sort of
cloud of glory seemed wreathed
around his head. I was so thrilled
I expect I looked half wltted.
Then you saved my life," I
said tritely. "And risked your own
to do it If he had been armed "
"It would have been worth my
nre ir i naan i, ne said ngntiy.
"Think I was anxious to face
Adam? As it is, he ran hardly
- keep his handa off me!" .
It was a gentle reminder that
he had been only Adam's deputy.
I didn't like him any the less for
It, but I felt my cheeks warm a
little. And then I thought of
something else.
"You were right about Julia,
Gerald. She's been in love with
Jeff for forever."
"I Jiave eyes," he said.
"I'm sorry."
"Why should you ba sorry?
I'm not. Julia s a grand girl. I like
her. But I" he atood up. grin
ning a little "I've no time for
romance. And besides" he
touched my hand lightly and the
smile spread to his eyes "I've
always had a weaknrsa for red
hair. . , , And now I'm going to
, aay good by. I'm leaving early to
morrow, and I may not aee you
again "
"Gerald I'm proud to know
you. You you won't forget us?"
He shook his hesd. The smile
waa still on his lips, but not in
' his eyes.
"If ever you should need me,
no matter where or why, wire me
in care of the bureau and I'll
m come." He touched my hand
t igain. "Taka care of yourself."
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I Over his shoulder I saw Adam
standing in the doorway. Gerald
turned.
"As I was Just ssying," he ob
served lightly, "if I had a girl like
Kay I wouldn't leave her to
strangers. I'd take care of ber my
self "
Adsm scowled and turned beet
red. He atood aside and watched
Gerald out of the room, but he
said not a word. He watched un
til Gerald's footsteps diminished
into silence. Then he came over
to the bed and just looked at me.
"That fellow's in love with
you," he ssid accusingly.
I raised eyebrows.
Adam's Arms
" IUST what wat your mission
J in New York?" I asked po
litely. Abruptly his annoyance faded.
A teasing smile twitched his lips.
His eyes sparkled.
"A few blondes, a few night
clubs. Is that what you mean?"
I leaned on one elbow and
thumped the pillow.
"What did you accomplish?" I
demanded bitterly.
"You're not belittling blondea
as an accomplishment? They're
second only to redheads all
right, all right, don't work up a
temperature!" He sobered abrupt
ly. H learned three things: that
Ivan was a liar and a money-mad
scoundrel of whom his poor old
parents had despaired: that San
dra had backed his play with all
the money ahe had in the world
and lost every penny of it: and in
a trunk she had left in storage I
found a vague, pitiful letter to
Jeff from his father a deathbed
letter explaining that he had left
Sandra the ten thousand dollars
because it waa the smallest part
of hia estate, and that there was
silver on the Ozark farm"
"Oh. Adam that Mend of a girl!
I can really despise her now. Of
course it waa just a sick man s
delusion, but to let Jeff think that
his father died hating him"
"He knows better now. I did
that much." He paused, regarded
me searchingly and forced a note
of lightness into his voice. "I sup
pose thst was a touching fare
well I just witnessed Beaufort
wouldn't dream of going behind
another man'a back. His lips
would be sealed, you would never
know "
He Interrupted himself to draw
a deep breath and expel it in a
single caustic commentary:
Hooey! '
Having. aoent. along with the
breath, a measure of suppressed
fury, he returned to his milder
manner and his apparent neces
sity to interpret Gerald to me.
When I first saw him last n iht
he was nearly nut of his mind. I
tell ynu, the fellow's In love with
you "
I shook my head. "Youre
wrong."
i m right.
Our eves caught, held.
"So what?" I said.
"So If you want him you'd bet
ter say so before he leaves."
"You don't think he's eolng tr
Join the foreign legion?"
Ite looked arfronted.
"It's no inuffhinff matter" h
said stiffly. "I'm trying to sav that
I don't blame either of you. Beau
fort is a One fellow, quite apart
from his glamor: and I hope I
hone I can lose like a gentleman."
"Oh. so vnu want to loin the
leeion yourself!"
Trie power of speech seemed
briefly to desert him. He opened
his mouth, closed it, looked
around for something to throw,
then abruptly grinned. He sat
down on the ede of the bed. his
eyes shedding blue sparks like
me oroken ends of a live wire,
and bent above me smiling.
Confucius sav man who hno.it
brother through window mav find
self left out In cold." he s'd.
Under the electrical bombard
ment of those eves, my own con
versational prowess flagged. I
stared back at him In tranced
helplessness, saw that he waa de
liberately waiting for ma to
speak.
Confucius nobodv a fool." I
said weakly. "But much talk,
little do"
He gave a quick, voiceless lsuch
as his arms sweDt me uo from the
pillow. '
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War, Weather Hike
Price of Mustard
San Francisco, Aug. 18. (.r
It may not hurt the sale of hot
dogs, but the price of mtistarl
has gone up on account of war
and weather
Oisipnointing crops In south
ern Calnornia and Wfrshinctnn
and poor prospects in Montana
-only arras where musMrit
seed production is commercial
were blamed on adverse whe
ther. " War cut off the usual
shipment; from Europe.
TO MAKE TANKS
Washington, Aug. 18. (IP)
The Chrysler Corporation of De
troit contracted today to build
a $20,000,000 plant to manufac-,
ture tanks for the army. Tanks
costing $33,500,000 will be
turned out.
The contract was announced
by the war department after be
ing cleared by the defense ad
visory commission. The plant Is
LOADING
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Instructlonst
THE NEBBS Dun and Bradttreei
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expected to be completed and In
production In about 13 months.
No time was given for delivery
of all the tanks.
Between 4.000 and 9,000 men
will be employed, the depart
ment said.
Military circles understood
the tanks would be of medium
size weighing between 20 and
30 tons each.
Under the contract, the de
partment aaid, the Detroit mo
tor concern will buy the site
build and equip the plant and
transfer title to the government
which will then reimburse the
Chrysler corporation for all
costs.
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Chines Drown
Shanghai, Aug. 16.
Dome! (Japanese newi agency)
reported today that several
thousand Chinese had been
drowned in floods of the Yellow
river in the region of Kaifong,
llonan province, north China.
Most of that area is held by the
Japanese army.
Strike Settled
Baker, Ore., Aug. 16.
Striking employes of the Stod
dard Lumber company and com
pany officials reached an agree
ment Wednesday night over mat
ters that caused the workers to
strike last week and were to sign
a contract this afternoon.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
MOVE? CN'E LARGE AND ONE
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similar historic infernal machines. As early as the Peloponnesian war, burning sulphur and
pitch was hurled over the enem, and Byianiine Greeks employed "Greek fire," touched ofi by
water, to repel besiegers of Con lantinople,
A machine closely resembling the modern flame thrower appeared in the Civil war. Known
as the Winan Steam Battery, it hurled a scorching blast of liva steam against lha enemy thru
a slot In its armor.
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