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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 MADE UP TO ZULU Chapter 38 The Cap "ROWERS watched her," Jefl O went on. 'They were alone on that tide of the stage. He came up behind her quietly, held one hand over her mouth and (tabbed her with the other. He wiped the knife clean of fingerprint on Eve's jacket and dropped it beside her body. "It was then he had his inspira tionin the form of Carol's cape. He tUM it on the banister where he had dropped it. Everybody was looking for Carol's murderer. He would keep it like that "He threw the cape over Eve, making it look as if she had been mistaken for CaroL It worked. And he was aided by the fact that nobody had an alibi backstage. Anyone could have done it Then he tried to improve on his plan with the shot through the win dow. He couldn't stay quiet; he had to try and make himself safer." "But, Jeff," I asked. "It sounds right but . . . but how were you going to prove it? It seems to me that it would all rest on whether Clint admitted or denied it." "It did, my dear, it did." Jeff smiled sheepishly. 'That was the trouble. There wasn't one single scrap of evidence or proof con nected with the whole shebang. So I had to think up a way to force Clint's hand by showing him that I knew he had killed Eve North. Of course, my way wasn't nearly so effective, nor so dra matic, as yours." "As mine? What do you mean?" "You went to the theater, got yourself alone on a dark stage with him, dropped a nice juicy hint that you knew he was the murderer, then let him chase you around the theatre and damn near kill you, so that I could bring friend Peterson and his boys in to make an easy, clean-cut ar rest." "Is that what I did? Boyl Am . f the Smarty-Pants! But what were you going to do, Jeff? Let bunt cnase you7 Stage Party THAT Idea never occurred to me. No, I had arranged a little social gathering. I asked Alice McDonald and Phoebe and Phil ip Ashley to come to the theater. Bowers had said ha would be there. "I was going to plunk him In the audience with Peterson beside him and a couple of New York's finest stationed at the doors and F resent a little playlet for him. meant to show him how Eve had unconsciously switched the poison from her place to Carol's by do ing that scene again. Philip Ash ley was to play his part and Alice was to play Eve's. "Then Alice was to imperson ate Eve again, the next night, as he stood in the wings just before she was stabbed. Ashley was go ing to show how someone, sitting on that pile of furniture in back of the set where Bowers had been sitting by his own admis-1 -by KeNey Root. sion, could easily have dipped around to where Eve was, stabbed her, and gone back to his place again without having been seen." "But how could Clint have known that he wouldn't be seen?" "He made sure of that If the coast hadn't been clear he would have waited until it had been. He knew that sometime during that evening, shielded by the almost total darkness of backstage, his chance would come. And it did come. And he got an unexpected break to boot Carol's wrap. "That made him too cocky, though. He began cooperating with the police while they looked for Carol's murderer. He could afford to. They would never have found any connection between him and Carol because there wasn't an. It was because he was so sure of himself that I hoped my little charade with Ashley and Alice, and with Phoebe Thompson being my assistant might shock him into giving himself away. "Well, maybe it wouldn't nave worked. But I've seen Bill Powell make it work in the movies, hun dreds of times. Of course, as I said, your way was much surer." The Ring "fY wy!" 1 uddnIv hl1 o - laugh. "You know, I was scared to death when I found my self on that dark stage alone with Alice and I was so relieved when Bowers appeared and she sneaked out Good old Alice! She would sneak out and leave me alone with a murderer." "She didn't know. But the fact Is she did a lot worse than that She almost cooked your goose for good. If she hadn t buttonholed me and Peterson in the alley out side for five minutes, you would only have had to run around the theatre a couple of times. And if she hadn't happened to mention that you were inside with Bowers for another minute, well, I guess there wouldn't have been any use mentioning it." The shudder that zigzagged down my spine called for another healthy sip of my drink and I lost no time taxing it "You see," Jeff went on, "you had frightened Alice." "I frightened Alicel She scared the daylights out of .ne!" "She thought from the way you talked that I had picked her as our murderer. Sure, the girl's wacky, but that's what she thought She was scared stiff, and the first thing she wanted to do was explain to me why she left the theater opening night In her mind that was our big point against her, since I had made so much of it." "And did she explain It?" "Sure, she left the theater to get her ring." "A ring! Oh Jeff!" "You're laughing, huh? And that's exactly why she wouldn't tell uv especially you. She knew you'd laugh." "But she gave up-her big chance to play a part for a ring! It sounds awiuuy weird. To Be Continued Pay-Envelope-to-Wlfe Giver Called Robert Taylor Type; Loy Kind Is Hard to Please By Martin Kan United Press Staff Correspondent' " New York (U.R) Madam, does your husband bring his pay envelope unopened? Whether ho has hair on his chest or not, and ttiough he may have Gable ears and a Durante nose, 'hat makes him "the Robert Taylor type" so far as Jay Benner, New York marriage consultant Is concerned. He classifies his clients, according to movin types, because it makes them feel good and helps them visualize 'their qualities. The Robert Taylor type,' Benner reports, "brings his sal ary home If you ask him for a buck he gives you a hundred. He wants to be looked up to." He also has something In row mon with the Allan Jones and Nelson Eddy types, Ber.ner finds. All three "think a woman is the best thing in the world," though in their romantic tech niques they differ somewhat Approach in Three Ways "Jones makes the elegant ap proach," according to Benner's analysis, "Taylor makes a dig nified approach, and Eddy uses the understanding approach " These are all good sound ap proaches said Mrs. Benner. who assists her husband in his work. She explained that looks mean nothing in classifying a person as to type. You don't find many of the Taylor physi ognomy hard pressed to find a mate, so In analyzing clients the Brenners look for spiritual qual ities mostly. "A Myrna Loy type, for In stance, has the carriage of a queen," she explained, 'she lkes to be treated like a queen. She likes the best of everything She is very generous and digni fied loyal and honest fearless and has a tremendous amount of ambition." Benner said he gets more of the Myrna Loy. Jean Arthur and Carole Lombard tvpes among his women clients than any others. They are the hardest to please In their search h,r a mate. Among men, the Mclvyn Douglas type Is most difficult to please, Benner has found. "He wants beauty and youth,'" ha explained. It seems that there are quite a lot of Melvyn Doug las types. Benner entered the marriage consultant business after tome years In real estate, where, he explained, he had a splendid op portunity to study human na ture. He has been In business for himself since he was 12 years old when he read a book entitled "How to Use Strategy" and thereupon set the neighbor hood children to selling candy for him. He has to use strategy In his present business. Nothing In Name Portland, Sept. 8 P) David Lloyd George of Portland was named as defendant today In a Multnomah county circuit court divorce action by Mary George. The namesake of the former prime minister of Great Britain was married In Vancouver, Wash., in 1933. Postal Robber Sentenced Portland. Sept. fl. iJI Fed eral Judge James A. Fee today sentenced Margarete Ruthrauff. 29, to two years In a federal penitentiary for robbery of the postoffice at Manzanlta. Her plea for probation was denied "MEET ME AT BARKER'S" ' To pick out these Back-to-school clothes tore or Mea Heads 142 Festival Portland, Sept. 6. 41 Geo. W. Schoeffel, insurance man iaa wrtH lt nlirht in haH ;J the Portland Rose frstlval next year, succeeding Chester A. Moorrs. No School Closure Lakeview. Sept. -f1 The Lakevlew school distrlrt and county health officers decided last night that Infantile paraly se In this section was not suf ficiently widespread to warrant closing of schools. The Imperial gallon, the mea sure used in Britain, is about 25 percent larger than the American gallon. On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Where to Una there on the dial: IU, 1 1 Ml. PortUad; Kt'l. 0. Loe AhiiIm; KOA, 1910. Spokane; KUO, SIO. San rrancltro; KOW. Portland ; KJH. looo, frsttlt; KNX. 1070, Lot Anselre; It OA. SM. Denver! KOIN, 170. Portland! HOMO, SM. Seattle; KPO, 630, Si a rraoclMO! KaLi 1160, aalt Lak. " time Shown Is PST Sunday 1:00 p. m. Sunday evening Hour. KNX, KSL. KOIN: Bouthemalres. KOO, KJR. KEX; Manhattan Merry-Oo-Itound. KPO, KOUO, KOW. 6.50 p. m. Bookman's Notebook. KOO. KJR, KEX; American Album of Familiar Music. KPO, KOMO. KOW. 6:00 p. m. Hour of Charm. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Ooodwlll Hour, KEX. KOW, KJR; Take It or Leave It. KNX. KSL, KOIN. :S0 p. m. Studio X. KOW, KOMO; Columbia Workshop Pre ante,. KNX, KOIN, KSL; Corned j. Music, KPO. 7:00 p. ol-Crime Doctor, KNX, KOIN: Arturo Arturo's Oreo, KOMO, KOW, KPO; Inner Sanctum Mys tery, KOO, KEX. KJR: News. KSL. 7: SO p. m. Treasure Trails ol Song, KOO, KEX. KJR; Answer Auc tion. KNX, KOIN. S:00 p. m. Walter Wlncnell, KPO. KOMO, KOW; News. Lionel Ramp ton's Orch.. KJR, KEX: Leon P. Drews. KOIN; Leaders of the West, KSL. 1 30 p. m Vera Vague. KOO. KOW, KOMO: Woody Herman's Orch, KOO. KJR; Dont Be Personal. KNX. KOIN; Hawthorne Temple. KEX. t:00 p. m. Will Osborne's Ores.. KPO; Bob Saunders' Orch., KOO: I Was There, KNX. KOIN: Highway Night Express. KOW, KOMO; Trop ical Moods, KSL. 40 p. so. University Explorer KOO, KEX: Matty Mai neck a Orch.. KPO. KOW; By the Way, KNX. KOIN; News. KJR; Sunday on Tem ple Square, KSL. 10:00 p. m. Fantasy in Melody, KOO, KEX. KJR; Bob Crosby's Orch.. KNX: Reporter News, KPO. KOW, KOMO; News, KOIN; Salon Orel)., KSL. 10:30 p. m. Etchings In Brass. KOO, KEX; Ken Stevens. KNX. KOIN; Sabbath Reveries, KSL. 11:00 p. m. Floyd Wright, KEX: Newt, KOO; Bob Saunders' Orch.. KPO. KOW; Dick Aurundt'a Orch.. KOIN; Newt, KNX; Light Classics, KSL. Monday 6:00 a. m. Radio Theater. KNX KOIN, KSL; Dr. 1. Q.. Jim Mc Claln. KPO. KOW, KOMO; String Ensemble, KOO, KJR, KEX. I so p. m. News, Hers and Abroad, KOO. KOW, KOMO. 6:00 p. m. Freddy Martin's Orch.. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Oordon Jenkins' Orch, KEX. KOO: Contented Hour. KPO. KOW. KOMO; Scandinavian News, KJR. 640 p. m, Cavalcade of America. KPO, KOMO, KOW: Blondle, KNX. KSL, KOIN; Boxing Bout, KJR: Shall We Walts. KEX. 7:00 p. m. Amos n" Andy. KNX. KOIN. KSL: Fred Waring, KPO. KOMO, KOW; Bob Cheater's Orch, KEX; Amateur Hour. KOO; Creator Washington Hour, KJR. 7 80 p. m. World "a Best. KPO. KEX, KJR; Oay Nineties Revue. KNX, KSL. KOIN; Ozxle Caswell's Orch, KOMO, KOW. 6:00 p. m. Bill Clifford's Orch, KPO; True or False, KJR, KEX: What's On Tour Mind. KNX. KOIN. KSL: University of Oregon Forum, KOW. 640 p. m. Point Sublime. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Dance Orch, KOIN: Woody Herman's Orch, KEX: Mem ory Book. KOO: Buy Washington. KJR; Park Concert. KNX; Dance Orch, KSL. :00 p. m. Paul Sullivan, KNX KOIN; Emlle Pettl's Orch, KOO. KEX; Hawthorne House. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Dance Time, KJR; Master pieces of Music, KSL. 40 p. m. Pick a Tune. KPO, KOMO; Beautiful Music, KOO, KEX: f "ORDER, PLEASE? Bjr CLUYAS VVULIAMS fiOE4 N1& RBAURftr(f WrfU FAMILY, IS 6lVEr) MENU AMDfc-fbLDIo SH WW HE WANTS SEfflM BKX tWIfbRlA- C0ME& CN SEVERAL BLV K) RM EVEW S1H6U tfEM& WITH TANCV ITEM ON MENU, lAWW URfclHS HIM TO HORRY" UP AhD DECIDE NAMES AV)P A$rS HOW V0 PROriOUHCE friEM AHD WHAT THEf ARE rVlTH FAMILY 3ffri6 IN CREP61M6LV IMPfiflEKT. feOES CH RE&DIN6 MENU, MOSHY ALOUP BltMPORATJiLY P15 TKACTED BV THE 500ND OF A TRW OF mlVi, WO FORMS RF1X6 DROPPED 2ife 6Eft UP OH CHAIR Tb 611 WHAT HAPPENED until yaHked Back 6V FAMILY 1b THE BDSiNKS OF ORDERING DIKOtlERS THAT MFJffl WHiU MENU Hfrj DIS APPEARED AND 60E$ IVl SEARCH FOR if IMDER TABLE C0ME5 UP WITH IT AT" LAST AND FiNDS THAT MEANWHILE FAMILY HAS SETO-ED THE MATTER &f ORDER iNfc CORNED BEEF HASH FOR EVERY 0JE ffttleleed tr Tha Ben Srnetrete. Tne. I Deep Night. KOIN; Newt. KJR, KSL; Modern Music Box. KOW. 10:00 p. tn. Bob Crosby's Orch, KNX; Reporter News. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Baaln Street Chamber Music, KOO. KEX, KJR; Newt. KOIN; Mur der on the Hour, KSL. 10:30 p. tn. Ed Blocker and Mu sic, KOW, KOMO; Clark Dennis. KJR; Jerry Jones' Orch, KSL: Con cert Hall. KPO; Broadway awl wagon, KEX: Matterworkt of Music, KNX; Eyes of the World. KOIN. 11-00 p. m Bill Marshall and Oaylord Carter, KSL, KOIN: Carl Revazza's Orch- KPO, KOW. KOMO: This Moving World, KEX: News. KOO: Flan ins News. KJR; Knox Manning. KNX. Enters Guilty Plea Boise, Sept. S (JP) Pleas of guilty were entered yesterday by Robert Lee Carroll, 35, for mer manager of the Weiser Branch of the First aNtional Bank of Idaho, to 10 counts of falsification of records and embezzlement. Who's Dumb? Ashevllle, N. C. Wr A. 8. Nicholson, 90, a veterinarian 84 years, says animals are a 10 like humans, "only sometimes they act with more sense when they get sick." Air Will Ds Rock Hill, S. C. (V-Rationed gasolinu wouldn't bother James S. White, 63. White, a grand father, says he has pedaled his bicycle more than 18,000 miles. 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Tha carp is known to swim upstream against the current and Is therefore considered a symbol ol couraoe. Japanese fathers thus try to impress their sons that they too must have courage. MONDAY: All Work and No Payl By AL CAPP f -r- ...,Mr AH ,s LOST-N ( BUTAH MUS' NOT DRAP WONDER HOW LONG X-Sy T7 ( TH,eSAwrTORM ) JHEF BAGS O' GOLD IS i 'EM -THEY IS TOO VALOOBIE- HE'S BEENDEAIV? f V IS OVER. J SO HEAVY.V-CAIN'T HARDLY I f WHEN AH--6IT - HOME IT V J WALK-bRAGGIN"EM.r- J au'a riiV-.I- W ) 7 , 7 AH--IS --SO --WEARY -Arui- --BUY--A I 7 -SO-THIHSTY- -y-rr7 rj7 -MlLLYUr4 ..GALLONS- "Jfe , --J c vg TAILSPIN TOMMY Two Minutes To Llvel Br HAL FORREST 2 Astsf TW6RE IS A TIME I THIS IS TWS LAST CHaNCB TO SZY ft BOM6 IN THEIR. WAIN THEM. ..I CAN'T GET -ST 3 i PLANE.. AND THEY t THEM ON RADIO 1- -! HOLY CATS. M EB8E WE " PONE SOMETHIN'TO MAKE EL CONDOR. MAO, TAILSPIN HE'S TH K.OWIN THIN OS AT U5." 1 asa,iv it1 a - s r 1 ---. .....I. m. neaeMwa 3 IT JAYS. OREtVT BALLS 1 -"- r-iKS.VII JMTJ.. 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