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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1941
ky Ketley V"
Chapter 2T
"I Know Lee Gray"
EVIDENTLY Jeff hid learned
all he wanted to. He fot up,
chucking Tommy on the ihoulder
with hij fist "So long, Tom. And
thank. A lot.
Out on the ildewalk again,
walking toward Seventh Avenue,
I had trouble keeping up with
Jen.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
Ha didn't answer. "Jeff, remem
ber me? I'm the girl you're go
ing to marry.
"Yeah, when I tolve thli more
than alight case of murder.
He stopped, turned and started
in the opposite direction, 'naua,
A m leaving you nere.
"Why?"
"You can't walk fast enough.
"Walk fast enough where?"
"Look. I'll meet you at your
place in about an hour. Keep
Carol there till then if you can.
He stepped off the curb and start
ed across Sixth Avenue. I watched
him thread his way through the
traffic tie-up and then, bunching
my collar around my neck with
one hand and holding tight to the
brim of my felt hat with the
other, I elbowed my way to Fifth
Avenue and started up It
It had been a two-faced day,
warm and bright, with the smell
of April in the air, and now, sud
denly, it had pulled itself together
with the coming of night and gone
back to being November with a
vengeance. The wind, swirling
down the wiae street, tooK airaDie
nips through my thin tweed coat
and I lost no time making It to
the sheltering canyon of fifty
fourth Street
There was a knot of men In
front of my apartment building,
two in uniforms of the city's fin
est, the others wearing the glum
mask that is apparently a requi
site for plain-clothes men. I
caught a glimpse of Peterson in
deep conversation with the pho
tographer whose equipment lay
on the step at his feet
I said, "Hi, fellahs," as I walked
past the men and went into the
lobby where the boy who re
lieved Jinx on the day shift, a sad,
morose-faced boy, took ma up.
The apartment was in complete
darkness and I reached for the
switch and snapped on the ceiling
lights. Then, quickly, I turned
them off again and felt my way
around in the blackness, pulling
down the blinds. I had no desire
to be a target for any guests of
the Esquador Hotel.
I locked and bolted the door and
wriggled the knob experimental
ly, in spite of the two detectives
stationed outside, and then lit the
table lamp. Over the yellow shade
I saw Carol watching me from the
bedroom door. She had been cry
ing and the powder she had
smeared over her face In a gal
lant effort to hide the tearstains
was streaked and pathetic She
must have seen all my precau
tionary measures for there was
alarm In her eyes.
"Peeping Toms," I explained
glibly, pointing to the drawn
shades. I sat on the couch and lit
a cigarette, resolving to do my
darndest to drive the thought of
murder out of her mind for a lit
tle while at least "Darling, I
think it's swell about you and
Steve. In fact, I . . ."
"Oh, Haila, keep your fingers
crowed I Steve's telling his mother
about me . , . about us, Steve and
me."
"Shell say yes or I'll mow her
down."
"Oh, If she doesn't I ... I don't
know what I'll do. I won't be able
to stand itl He should be back
soon."
"If she says no, will that mean
that Steve won't . . ."
"Marry me? I wouldn't let him,
I couldn't I've caused Steve
enough trouble, I . . ." She moved
restlessly about the room, stop
ping at last to curl up on the
couch beside me. "Haila . , ."
Newt For Hail
"I VHAT. Carol?"
' "Haila, I'm leaving here.
Tomorrow."
"Leaving herel Why?"
"I'm going to a hotel. I have
some money now my check for
Green Apples, and if I need more
Steve will let me have it I won't
like that, but I guess it's an emer
gency." "I guess It Is, but you're not
leaeing."
"I've got to, Haila. It'll Just be
for until Steve and 1 get married.
If we do." she added and I could
almost hear her breathe a silent
prayer. "Oh, I know it's wrong of
me, things being the way they are.
but 1 wish we could get married
tomorrow."
"Well, whenever the wedding
is. you're staying here until it I
won't have you going to a hotel."
For a moment she didn't an
swer, then she said softly, "I'm
afraid to stay here."
"But you're safer thsn In a ho
tel. Steve and Jeff and I . . ."
"I don't mean that I'm not
afraid for myself. I'm afraid for
you. Haila when these things first
began to happen I was so terri
fied and sort of numb about it all
that I ... I m-ai thoushtleu anrl
selfish. It never dawned on me
how I was dragging you into this
mess Just by living here at your
place. And you were so swell
about It. I just . . . well, I just
took it for granted."
"Carol, don't be silly."
"And then, at first everything
was happening at the theater and
I didn't think there was any dan
ger here. Then today . . . that shot,
Haila, that bullet could have hit
youl You might be dead now and
all because I . . . because of me."
"So that's why you're going?"
"I don't want to have happen
to you," she said, her words
scarcely audible, "what happened
to Eve North. I'm all packed. I'll
leave in the morning."
"Well, go in and unpack. You're
not leaving here until you're Mrs.
Stephen Brown. I won't have it
I'm in no danger, Carol! Why, that
bullet didn't come within a mile
of me. And there won't be any
more bullets either."
I put my arm around her shoul
ders. "Stop worrying. Butch. We'll
see mis tning mrougn somenow.
Now let's have no more of this
small talk. Let's discuss something
really momentous, such as, is
there anything to eat in the house
beside beans?
Husband To-Ba
THERE was a knock at the door
and Steve was in the room.
He didn t hsve to say a word, suc
cess glowed in his face. He took
Carol in his arms but he was too
excited to be affectionate: he had
to talk. "We're going to be mar
ried! I'm going to be a husband!
Look, look at me, i m going to be
a husband!"
"Oh, Steve!"
"You should have seen your
mother-in-law's face when I told
her. darling. She couldn't sneak.
she was speechless! Boy, I thought
it was ... I thought net silence
was foreboding, but I had lust
struck the old lady dumb. I
knocked her for a loopl When I
left she was going to bed!"
Steve dropped into a chair and
Immediately lumped ud. "I '-'Id
her about you, about this, about
everything. Carol. And Mother
said" his voice started to dance
' somebody should marrv the
Eoor little thing and take care of
er!"
But Steve, that doesn t mean
anything!" Carol's voice was
tremulous.
'I showed her your picture and
you're going home with me this
week end at Mother's command.
It's in the bag. Mother never lets
anyone in our house that ain't fit
to marry."
"But she didn t say yes, Steve."
"She knows you're in the the
ater and she didn't say nol And
when she sees you, darling, and
when Dad sees youl Stop worry
ing." He kissed her. I turned my
back and started to nlay he-loves-
me-he-loves-me-not on an old
cactus plant
Ouch! I said. Carol and Steve
laughed politely. I got it. Cupid
didn't have to blow his whistle in
my ear. I went into the kitchen
and played with the pots and
pans.
Jerri greeting to Steve and
Carol brought me back into the
living room ten or fifteen minutes
later at a gallop. He was already
at the telephone. "Hello, has Pe
terson come in yet? This is Jeff
Troy, he'll talk to me. It's impor
tant something on the Colony
case. . . . Thanks, I'll hang on."
Steve and I fired excited ques
tions at Jeff but he was connected
with Peterson almost immediate
ly. "Hello, this is Troy. I've been
trying to get you every five min
utes for the last half hour. . . ,
Listen, Peterson, could you locate
Greeley Morris and bring him up
to Haila's apartment? . . . I'm not
asking you to run errands for me!
This is Important! I've got some
thing 1 11 tell you when you get
here with Morris. . . . I'm not
withholding evidence! When I tell
vou what I know, you'll want
Morris. I'm saving you time, that's
all. ... He isn't at his hotel; I've
just come from there. . . . All
right, i ll tell youl I know who
Lee Gray lsl I've found her!"
"Jeff!" I shouted.
"Please!" Jeff said. He turned
back to the telephone. "You get
Morris up here, Mr. Peterson, and
I'll tell you." He hung up and took
oft his hat and coat
'WelL Jell?" I asked lmoa.
tlently.
"Maybe I shouldn't tell you till
Peterson gets here."
"Maybe you shouldn't, but
you're going to!"
Ukay, relax.
Steve leaned forward In his
chair, waiting. I glanced at Carol.
She was staring at Jeff, her lips
slightly parted, her hands clenched
at her sides. None of us spoke. Jeff
lit a cigarette with maddening
care.
'Lee Gray Is an actress and her
name on the stage is Leila Gray.
Ever hear of her. any of you? No?
Well, she's not very well known.
So far as I can find out she's only
appeared In one play and then for
only a couple of weeks. It was a
tryout In England. In Manchester,
to be exact The play waa Green
Apoia.
Steve said shsrolv. "Green Ap
ples! But then, then Greeley Mor.
ris would have known her. 1 un
derstood . . .
Te ae enttaae
OREGON HAS BIG GAIN
IN SALE OF NEW CARS
FOR FIRST 7 MONTHS
Salem (Spl.V New ear sales
In Oregon during the first seven
months of 1941 exceeded sales
cf the same period last year by
12.210 units, or 47 per rent, it
Barker's BIQ Bale
Sanforised
WASH SLACKS
$1.19
Store or Men
J
waa stated at the secretary of
state s office.
Sales totaled 37.919 units In
the period, compared with 23,'
709 units for the same period In
1940.
Motor vehicle registration In
the state for the same period
totaled 414.878 vehicles, highest
in the history of the state. Last
year, registration at the end of
July total 379.774 vehicles, the
increase this year being nearly
10 per cent.
Commercial vehicles showed
the highest percentage of gain
in registrations during the first
seven months of the year. Reg
istration of light delivery trucks
showed an Increase of 10 23 per
cent while registration of heavier
trucks showed an Increase of
U S per cent Private passenger
cars Increased 8 9 per cent.
Fees for motur vehicle tranva.
tlons during the period totaled
3.353,60.
On the Radio Chains
STATION!
STATIONS
Where te fins' them the dial:
tX. use. Portlandi KM. 4.
Lue anselea; KU. 15IO Spokane:
fcliO, sn. Ran rranelm: KOW.
'!0, rortland; tWR. low. Seattle;
KNX, 170. Los anfelea; It OA.
SM tieoferi KOIN, B?e. Portland:
HOMO, SM. Seattle KPO. MO,
San rranclaeoi KSI use. Salt
Lake.
Ttme Shown la fST
Wednesday
S:00 p. m. Treasury Hour, KlfX.
KBL. KOIN: Norseman Quartet, KOO,
KJR; Hongs of Jean Handallk, KXZ;
Playground News. KOIIO.
fl 30 p. m. Concert Favorites. KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Concert Music, KOW.
S:O0 p. m. Olenn Miller's Orch.
KNX, KisL, KOIN: Authors' Play
houaa, KOO, KEX: Kay Kyser'a Mu
leal Quia, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Scan
dinavian Newa, KJR.
6:30 p. m. Ray Klnney'a Orch..
KEX. KJR; Juan Arum, KSL, KOIN;
Etchings in Brass, KOO; All Around
Town. KNX.
700 p. m, Quia Kids, KOO, KEX.
KJR; Amos 'n' Andy. KNX. KOIN.
KSU Musle for Listening. KPO.
KOW.
7:90 p. m.Plantatlon Party, KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Dr. Christian. KNX.
KOIN. KSL; Manhattan at Midnight.
KOO, KJR. KEX.
1:00 p. m-Qulteer Baseball With
Budd Hullck. KPO. KOW. KOMO:
Easy Acta, KOO, KEX. KJR; Orand
Central Station. KSL, KOIN. KNX.
8 SO p. m. Mr. District Attorney.
KPO. KOMO. KOW: Lea Brown's
Orch, KOIN, KSU Nlcht Muite. KJR:
Baseball Oama, KEX; Dr. Pepper
Parana, KNX.
:00 p. m Paul Sullivan, KNX,
KOIN; Fred Waring's Orch, KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Aloha Land. KJR;
Symphonic Serenade, KSU
9:30 p. m. Matty Malneek'a Orch,
KOO; Fire Edwards. KPO. KOMO;
Newa. KJR. KSU Tango TUna, KOW;
Variety Prgm, KOIN.
10:00 p. m. Reporter Newa, KPO,
KOW. KOMO; Bob Croaby'a Orch,
KNX. KOIN; Jay Burnett. KJR. KEX;
Mualcal Baseball, KOO; Freddy Na
gel'a Orch, KSU
10:30 p. Bf-Hemlephere Revue.
KOO, KJR; Nell Bondahu'a Orch,
KOW, KOMO; Re Id Tanner'a Orch,
KSU Concert Hall, KPO; Maater
worka of Musle, KNX; Eyea of the
World. KOIN.
11:00 p. m. Chuck Foater'e Orch,
KPO. KOMO, KOW; Newa. KOO: This
Moving World, KEX; Nightcap Tama.
KSU KOIN; Fishing Newa. KJR:
Knox Manning. KNX.
Thursday
S 00 p. m. Major Bowes. KNX.
KSU KOIN; Orant Park Concert.
KOO. KEX, KJR; Don Ameche In
Music Hall, KPO. KOMO. KOW.
6:00 p. m. Glsnn Mlller'e Orch,
KNX. KOIN, KSU Cugat Rumba Re
vue, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Rudj Val
lee, KEX, KJR, KOO.
6:30 p. m. High Roads of Muele,
KPO; All Star Football Oama, KOO,
KJR; Organ Musings, KEX.
7:00 p. m. Arooa V Andy. KNX.
KSU KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO.
KOMO. KOW; All Star Football
game. KOO, KEX; Concert Trio, KJR.
7:30 p. m Houaewarmtng, KOMO,
KOW; Maudla's Diary, KNX, KSU
KOIN; All Star Football game, KJR.
KEX.
8:00 p. m. EaT Acea. KOO, KEX.
KJR; Hollywood Smarty Party, KNX,
KOIN; The AM rich Family. KPO,
KOMO. KOW: Saltalr Orch, KSU
6:30 p. m, Tommy Rlggs and Bet
ty Lou. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Carl
Ravazza's Orch.. KJR; Death Valley
Days, KNX, KOIN, KSL: Fellow
Sportamen, KOO; Baseball Game,
KEX.
9:00 p. m. Paul Sullivan. KNX,
KOIN; comedy, KPO; Emlla Pet
U'a Orch.. KJR; Dance Orch.. KOO:
Faithful Stradivari, KOW; Mualcal
Qulnella, KOMO. Symphonic Sere
nade. KSU
9:30 p. m. Nell Bondahu'a Orch,
KOMO; Dancing with Clancy, KOO;
News, KJR, KSU
10:00 p. m. Reporter Newa. KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Marine Band, KOO,
KJR; Bob Croaby'a Orch, KSU KNX;
News, KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Bob Saunders Orch,
KOO. KEX. KJR; Ed Stacker and
SL EEP VS. HUNGER
By GLUYA3 WILLIAMS
Wftrft W HI6H CHAIR WW. HIS
nuKER, mm family
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6V frtE fiME TMhTR ARRlYK
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FWI1LV CONSULTS WHETHER. VrOfHER PICKS HIM UP fcirj
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EAT, OR 10 LEf HIM 6LETP INt lb Hl5 CRI&
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A SOOK AS HE HAS BEEN lfPT
ALONE, COMES WlDE-AWAKE
AHP DEMANDS HIS DINNER
t-27
Music. KOW; Concert Hall, KPO:
Maaterworka of Musle, KNX: State
Traffic, KOIN; Industry and De
fense. KOMO.
1140 p. m. Carl Rarazxa'a orch,
KPO. KOW, KOMO. Thla Morlng
World. KEX; News. KOW, KNX.
KOO; Fishing News. KJR.
British Oflicers
London (U.PJ The British
soldier won't be able to tell
the cook what he thinks of him
in the future "cookie" will be
an officer. The army catering
corps ia the newest formation
so new it hasn't decided yet
whether its cap badge ia to be
a pot or a kettle. First hint of
it formation was when the ap
pointment of three officers to
the new corps was published In
the London Gazette.
Bisters Wed Brothers
Sea Island City. N. J. 0J.I9
Miss Henrietta Braca became
the third girl in her family to
change her name to Gibson.
Henrietta married Corporal Ar
thur Gibson, now serving witlw
the 28th Division at Indian-"
town Gap. Pa. Her sisters, Jean-
etta and Mary, are married to
the bridegroom's brothers, John
and Oscar, respectively.
United States' factories ac
counted for 80.5 percent of
world motor vehicle production
in 1940.
Cash for Poultry and Eggs O. K.
Poultry Co, 4th and Fir. TeL 4313,
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After 72 punishing rounds at the old Colden Gate Athletic club, referee Eddie Graney
stopped Hawkins and Bogan with the most amasing words ever heard in the prise ring:
"Boys, you've had enough for one night. We'll resume this battle tomorrow."
Some of the heaviest bets of the fight were laid that Bogan would not show up for the sec
ond stansa but when he did, the ovation they gave him undoubtedly spurred him to victory.
Though smaller than Hawkins he was able to clout his way to a decision in the 15th round of
the erening the 87th of the fight.l
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