MEPFORD MATE TRIBUNE, MEDrORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1941
MADE UP TO KILL!
Chapter IS
Bad For Tommy
COMEONE said "Hello," and
recognized Amella'i slow, heavy
voice. I clanked the receiver on
the hook.
Tour little roommate ... did
they . . . it ahi all rleht?
I was running my finger down
the B'a to find the Bristol Hotel.
I wiihed fervently that thii tall
gray woman would let me alone
yet I wu borrowing her phone,
and it would have been difficult
to tell her to be quiet I found
the number at last, and dialed the
numoer.
"Good afternoon, Bristol Ho
tel." aaid a lilting female voice.
'Tom Neilson. please, quick!
There was a pause, then the
voice came again over the wire,
still lilting. "Sorry, Mr. Neilson
has left word that he la not to be
disturbed.
"He's got to be disturbed. I've
got to talk to him."
"Sorry. Mr. Neilson has left
word . . ."
"Listen," I said, and my voice
was definitely not lilting, "this is
important I'm calling for the
police. You ring Tom Neilson'f
room and you rinc it right away."
I heard the buzzes then, short
Impatient ones. I counted ten of
them and I Jiggled the receiver
hook. "Will you have him paged,
please?" I asked when the girl
answered.
The gray woman touched me
lightly on the shoulder. Her face
was worried and she was biting
her lip. 'Thia Mr. Neilaon you're
calling. Is he a ... a suspect?"
"You bet your life he is," I said
grimly, holding the receiver
against my cheek.
"You mean it's possible that he
might have tried to kill Miss
Blanton?"
I nodded. I could hear a bell
hop calling Mr. Neilson at the
other end.
"And his first name Is Tom , , .
Tommy?"
"Yes. Tommy Neilson. He was
in our show."
She walked to the window and
looked out into the street "There'a
quite a crowd in front of the Es
quador. Three police cars and I
don't know how many policemen."
The operator at the Bristol was
back. "Sorry, Mr. Neilson doesn't
seem to be in the hotel just now.
Is there any message?"
I hung up and started for the
door.
"Walt a second! Please, Just a
eecondl'SThe woman was standing
with her back to the window,
grasping the sills with each hand,
and the knuckles shone white
through her bony fingers. I
stopped. She glanced out into the
street again, then back at me Her
lips tightened as she spoke. "I
... I think I have some evidence."
I looked at her sharply. "Evi
dence? You don't mean you saw
who fired that shot?"
She shook her heait MTJn mm
Nothing like that. Nothing 'like
that at alL Why, I was . . .1 waa
in my kitchenette when I heard
the snot and when I ran to the
window there was no one there.
It's something else, something I
. . I overheard."
"Overheard? Where?"
"In your apartment One night
about two weeks ago. I was sit
ting in that big armchair over
close by the wall reading. And the
voices came out to me very dis
tinctly. I had no intention of lis
tening, absolutely none at all I
just happened to overhear, that's
all."
She blushed furiously as she
spoke and I knew at once that she
hadn't happened to overhear any
thing. The woman was a chronic
eavesdropper. I thought of some
of the rare and spicy tidbits she
could have picked up in my
apartment during the last year,
and I felt myself reddening with
her. For a moment we must have
looked like a couple of Indian
squaws.
"Your little friend. Miss Blan.
ton, was there. We've spoken to
each other several times in the
elevator and in the lobby and I
recognired her voice Immediately.
The person she was talking to was
a man whom she called Tommy.
That's why I thought . . . when I
heard you calling . . ."
"I'll Kill Tou"
"VES. It waa probably Tommy
1 Neilson. He's been up several
times."
"1 din't believe that anyone else
was there because they were
quarreling."
"Quarreling? Tommy and Carol"
.by K alley Rooa
eause if I hadn't been sitting In
that one chair I probably wouldn't
have overheard. There s no rea
son why I should become involved
in a thing like this simply be
cause I happened to be sitting to
that chair. But if this buiidmg is
going to be filled with those
strange looking men who Jinx
tells me are detectives and people
are going to fire bullets into the
window right next to mine, I sup
pose I'll have to make It my busi
ness." "Yes, I understand." I thought
that if she didn't get to the point
I would do her some physical
damage. "What was this one thing
you heard?"
"I heard him say," she said
slowly. 'I will kill you first!' "
I gulped audibly. "You , . . you
must be mistaken!"
She shook her iron-gray head,
"No. Those are his exact words.
T will kill you first' he said. Of
course," she added with a pathetic
eagerness, "he probably was jest
ing. People say foolish things
when they're excited. I'm sure
there's absolutely nothing in it."
I thought of Alice McDonald's
story and then laughed at myself.
Of course there was nothing in it
If Tommy Neilson had threatened
Carol she would have told us.
She would have been afraid of
him, and she wasn't
Yet why on earth should this
woman, who was obviously re
lieving her conscience and would
give her right arm to have noth
ing to do with this mess. Invent
such a tale?
I looked at her suspiciously.
"Why haven't you said anything
about this before? The papers
have been full of the murder for
two days now."
"Because I didn't want to get
mixed up in any vile murder
case," she said defiantly. "I'm a
schoolteacher. I have my work to
think about, my iob to take into
consideration."
"Well, thank you very much.
I'll tell someone what you've just
told me at once." I started for the
door but ahe caught me before I
quite made it
"You , . . you don't have to tell
the police, do you? '
"Naturally, I do. Why not?"
She fidgeted nervously. "They
won't want to question me, will
they? Detectives, I mean, and
policemen. They won't be eom
ing up here to my apartment?"
"They won't hurt you."
Carol Clears It Up
I LEFT her looking not at al! re
assured and went back to my
place. Jeff was sitting by the tele
phone scribbling something on
piece of paper and paying no at
tention to Carol who sat bolt up
right on the couch and rubbed hei
chin with a tentative motion.
"Well?" demanded Jeff.
"Wait a minute." I went straight
to the point "Carol, did Tommy
Neilson ever sav that he would
kill you. or anything like that?"
Her eyes met mine, but sin
seemed bewildered. Apparent);
she had not recovered from ths
table's left uppercut to the jaw.
"What are you rattling about?"
Jeff cut In.
"I explained about Miss Tal
madge and what she had over
heard. "I think she is telling ths
truth," I finished In time to hear
Carol gasp.
Carol sat very still and a strangs
little sound burst from her lips.
She said slowly, "Yes, It's true
But he didn't mean it He was Just
talking the way you do when
you're hurt and angry. I swear
that he didn't mean a thing and
I swear that Tommy never tried
to kill me. I know he didn't."
"Why?" Jeff was looking at her
Intently.
"Because . , , because he loves
me."
"Suppose you start right out
now, Carol, and clear this whole
thing up for me."
Carol s hands were clasped
tightly In her lap. She hesitated
as though she couldn't find a way
to begin. "It's awfully hard. It
sounds so terrible ana . . , and
damaging, and really it's silly and
innocent. What Tommy said, I
mean. You see, when we first
started rehearsals Tommy was
nice to me. He took me to lunch
sometimes and to dinner and
bought me cigarettes. I think that
Haila asked him to ... to be kind
to me."
Over Carol's head I nodded at
Jeff but didn't Interrupt her. "He
was swell and I liked him lota.
He was elwavs saying funny
things and acting crazy and we
naa a good time together. And
then all of a sudden there was
Steve, and Steve and I loved each
other and everything was so beau,
tiful that I ... I Just forant about
Tommy, I guess. And then I aaw
"Oh. ves. Yes milt violently
Trier raised their voirea anH :
talked very loud. That's why 1 1 what had been happening to him
happened to overhear them, you ! hadn't even noticed. And I
Understand." I was srared and terribly unhappy."
"Yes, of course." "What had been happening. 1
"I couldn't hear all they said it waa that Tommy had fall
because they spoke so fast. You 1 en m lv ''th you."
know how people do when they're 1 Carol nodded. "I couldn't help
angry. But I did hear one thing ! realize it Jeff. I would have been
and it worried me even then. Not : no to. I ahould have known
much, of course, for people say I It sooner except that I ... 1
things they don't mean when 1 wasn't paying much attention to
they're angry and their tempers anyone or anything but Steve
are aroused. But then, nothing And then when I knew about
had happened to Miss Blanton Tommy at last I had to do some,
and I forgot about it really." : thing. He had been so aweet and
She stopped and knitted her; ' . Ju couldn't let things go
bony fingers together, studying ' n and hurt him even more. So I
them intently. "1 thoueht it ; told him."
wasn't any of my business be-
Albany Woman Hurt
Seattle, Aug. 25. (P) Mrs
Clara Dear, Albany, Ore., was
injured critically last night when
she ran across a street to catch
bus and was hit by the
machine.
Barker' BIO Bale
Sanforised
WASH SLACKS
$1.19
Store or Men
Identical Bids
Portland, Aug. 25. The
Bonneville administration open
ed identical bids of $32.368 05
from three companies on cross
arm and X brace fixtures for
Spokane, Wash.
i
On Mudbank
Los Angeles P The sloop
Snark. built by Jack London
during his heyday as a literary
man and the subject of one of
his books, haa been identified on
a mudbank In Los Angeles har
bor. The Snark has been through
many hands since London's day,
and is slowly disintegrating.
Washington, Aug. 25
President Roosevelt has nomin
ated Helen Preti as postmaster
at Turner, Or.
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KOW, KOMO: string Ensemble,
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:30 p. m. Bill Henry, KNX.
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Scent Bunco Ring
1 ortland, Aug. 25. VPh-Two
Filipinos were held here today
on grand larceny charges while
Detective) Captain J. J. Keegan
pressed investigation of what he
believed was a coast-wide bund
ring.
Rain Aids Beans
Salem. Ore., Aug. 25. W0
A steady rain came to the aid
of Marion county's beleaguered
bean growers late this morning
to retard the maturing of a crop
they have been afraid they could
not get picked.
Caah for Poultry and Eggs O. K,
Poultry Co, 4th and Fir. Tel. 481B,
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN MX
PICNIC ERRANDS
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By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
fAKllLV TftRKS CAR AHD
SETS out OM frlE 10NG
WAIK fO FM&RlIt Pie
NIC SPOT OM LAKE
WORE
HAafwav "There MoiUfR
KCIWS JUNOR SHOW
Mwr eROUorir his swerI1
b mn 1HE C, JUNIOR
AfifcUirte In Vain
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wiuc-fAftny.rJoriNps
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SrVEA-reR AD hear
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RUNS AFTER THEM CAUIItt
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CAtHES UP BEFORE HfCAN
MAKE OCT rtefHE SlfcAMER
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HAS HAD NO 0C8T'SiKO MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS, NO BIRTHS OEATrte. OR
ARRESTS. vtCe 1925
"foe 8 INHABITANTS DEtLINQER.
FAMILY) INCORPORATED THE
TOWN IN ORDER TO PASS LAWS
FOR PESmOiINQ CHICKBH-KiU.ihlQ
DOQSf
When Voltaire's Mr, U (2f A Tv5
TOMB WA) OPENED IN ; ? li2X W
I86, HIS BODY HAD W ? dJ&?ZJ-
(Z DIED IN FRANCE 1178) M AfT
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FARMLAND IS MEASURED ,l17.vVVk "
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ABORIGINES fOIL
PURSUERS BY
WEARING SOUND
SHOES
LEAVING NO
Jt'f HEEL OR sJ
WAl.TOE MARKS.
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TINYTOWN
There are no private cltisens in Dellview, North Carolina! Mrs. Tom Dellinaer Is mavort Tom 1
chief of police, though he haa never made an arrest and uses the so-called jail to house chickens.
All other adult members of the family are town officials. Henry Dellinger, brother of Tom, is the
local mail carrier; ao he is DelWiew's postmaater.
BODY MYSTERY
When Voltaire died, his bodv waa nlaced In the Pantheon In Paris, and his heart was olvan to a
French lady of the day. It waa preserved in a silver case. In 1864 the tomb was onened to
replace the heart with the other remains but the body had vanished. No ona knows who took It.
or why.
TOMORHOWi Fuhrer's Farml
LI L ABNER Eating Up the Profltsl
By AL CAPP
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TAKES HER T' DINNER int. ) LIKEWISE ), A A COUPLE OF FRfiNW?-?- llLIKEWISE 5 WW' JaMOTHErT I'lL13
COST" MONEY WHICH AH IS VOTES J J SNAPPY GIRL BIG PARTV'-?- L RECONSClf-t i ROUMFa I JS31
S POSED T' INVEST WISELY) NO; r ( GULP?) rEMM-WE PARTY r RECONSIDERS MORE S ?Hrr
LE'S put IT TO AVorL r HAyi?6- AH RECONSIDERS.'-) -if CHAMfVWaNET ?oo STEAK5"'-
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Mora Evidence of Blade's Villainy!
Bt HAL FORREST
TfOMMY ANI
SKEETER.
ESCAPED FROM
THEIR. CELL.
BUT AS THEY
TR.1ED TO
PiND TWEIR.
WAY OUT
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TMHOUOU A
CONTORTED
MATE OF
TUNNELS ,
THEV CAME
UPON ANOTHER.
CELL. IN WHICH
WAS A MAN
WHO CLAIMED
TO BE
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BEARD LIKE THAT IN
JUST ONE NIGHT.'
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