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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1941.
by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
YESTERDAY: What started out
to be a clam-delivtring txpedi.
turn for Asey Mayo, the Cap
Cod detective, has turned into a
murder case. Asey end Jennie
found a corps in tht phone
booth at the denned IV ha It Inn,
and then Jennie heard steps on
the porch and Ajey took out after
a man he could not see. Sow the
man has Asey covered, and Asey
it a much puzzled detective.
Chapter Five
A Girl Show L'p
"JO CHICKENS tonight, broth--IV
er! Tne man', flashlight
found Asery'a face. "No more free
chicken for you out of my coop
ay, you, what' your name?" -.
"Mayo." Asey said. "I'll admit
to trespassin', mister, but I ain't
after your chickens. I'm Just try
In' to find my way"
"I knew who you was! Asey
Mayo! Knew you in a minute!
Bay, you don't remember me, do
rou?"
"Conaldtrin'," Asey said, "that
t can't see your face, no."
The man obligingly swung the
Eashlight o that it illuminated
is long, narrow, clean-shaven
face and his shining bald head, on
the side of which a blue knitted
up perched cockily.
ed as he strode throrgh i serif
of puddles, to renew old friend
ships, even if he had the faintest
idea who the man might be.
Never, to the best of his knowl
edge, had he ever seen this hearty,
bald person before in hi life.
Before he reached the Inn, the
electric current returned to Qui
spL The street lights came on, the
church spire on the main street
revealed itself in a glow of flood
lights, and somewhere a thwarted
clock chimed twenty-two before
someone mercifully put a stop to
it
The rain even began to let up
as he turned into the Inn's drive
way, past the little whale-shaped
light Jennie had mentioned. Not
that the rain's stopping would
make any difference now to hi
thoroughly saturated, best gray
suit, Asey thought, as he passed
Syl's truck and briskly mounted
the steps.
He was prepared and ready for
one of Jennie's more vehement
onslaught, for a torrent of slight
ly querulous questions as to where
he had been anyway, and what
he'd been doing, and why on
earth he'd dared to leave her
alone so long in that place.
But Jennie wasn't in the living
room.
Softly shaded electric limp
were burning, the candle and
candelabra were back in their
proper place, the telephone closet
door was closed.
But there was no sign of Jennie.
Steffi lV-
'Ji
ttaafli tawwtia 111 Ml
It illuminated his long, narrow, clean-shaven face.
"There!" the man said. "I guess
you remember me now, all right!
. Well, well, Asey! I always meant
to get over to see you aince I set
tled here, but I don't get much of
a chance to get away very often."
He paused. I guess you know my
wife."
"No, 'frald I don't." Asey gently
eased himself from the man'
grasp.
"If you did, you'd understand
ay, come along to my shed. That's
where I spend my spare time when
I'm not workin' my fingers to the
bone. You know, I always thought
soma day you'd turn up like this."
Asey chuckled.
"I don't think," he said, "1 ever
turned up like this before any
wheres, least of all in Quiuct,
Except for drivin' up the main
street, I don't ever see much of
the town. Say, where' the Whale
Inn?"
"Down the line." The man point
ed with his flashlight "This 1 all
my land here. I'm doing pretty
well, Asey. Own place, own gar
den, own chickens say, I thought
you were the feller that' been
wipln' 'em. What do you know
bout that? The shed's this way.
Come over an' dry out an' let's
have a chat about old times. Cer
tainly can't beat the old days!"
Taking Asey'a arm, he propelled
Mm toward the shed, happily re
peating his conviction that noth
ing was like the old days.
I'd like nothin' better than to
ehat with you," Asey said, "some
time. But "
"What' th matter with right
BOW?"
"Wa-eV Asey said, "right now
I got some pressin' business I got
to get along to. So"
"No time like the present!" the
man said. "After not seeing me
for thirty years, you certainly got
few minutes to talk over old
time with me, or you're not the
man I take you fur! Come on!"
No Jennie
ASEY had sudden inspira
tion. "Listen!" he said. "Hear that?
I think I do hear someone after
your chickens! You go that wav
n' I'll go this way an' head him
off!"
"Take my flash" The man
pressed it into Asry's hand. "1 got
little twentv-two here, and if
you'll locate him. I'll scare him
off for good with pot shot!"
"Give me time, now!" Asey said
He waited until the man had
hurried away, and then he pro
ceeded In the direction of the Inn.
Thi wa no time, Asey reflect-
In two strides Asey crossed the
room and yanked open the door
of the phone closet.
He breathed a sigh of relief ai
he closed the door.
The body wa still there, any
way! , ,
"May I help you?"
Asey pivoted around so quickly
that he nearly lost his balance.
Newcomer
OVER In the far comer of the
room, her head and shoulder
lust visible behind the cunboard
shelf where the Inn telephone and
register reposed, was a pleasant
looking, dark-haired girL
"May I help you?" the girl re
peated, and stood up.
tier rose-colored itnen dress
was crisp, the girl herself wa
completely poised and unruffled.
She neither looked nor sounded a
if she had any inkling of the pres
ence of that slumped-over figure
in the telephone closet across the
room.
The girl cleared her throat and
spoke little louder.
"May I help you? May I direct
you anywhere? '
The inflection of her voice sug
gested that directing Aaey to two
other places would be the only
possible help she could offer him.
Asey removed from his head
the soaked, shapeless thing which
had. until recently, been hi best
grav hat.
"Perhaps," he said, "you could
direct me to my Cousin Jennie."
"Does she live In Quisset?" the
girl said. "If she does, and you'll
tell me her full name. I'd be glad
to look her up In the telephone
book for you."
Asey half-leaned and half-sat
on a corner of the center table
and looked curiously at the girL
The best actress in the world,
if she hnd seen or come in con
tact with Jennie Mayo, couldn't
pretend otherwise. Jennie wasn't
a person you passed over lightly.
And the best actress in the world,
if she knew of that body in the
closet couldn't pretend otherwise.
That body was something els
you didn't pass over lightly.
"Now, I sort of wonder. Asey
said aloud, "how this all tran
spires. D you mind telling me who
you are, and how long you've
been here?"
"My name Is Doane." the girl
said. "My mother, Mm. Doane.
manages "this Inn. It's the Whale
Inn. by the wav. and I ralher
think it's not the place vou'ra
looking for. You want the Com
mercial House, don't vou?"
Te at continued
TRAGEDY
Camas, Wash., Nov. 22. (P
Mr. nd Mr. Wesley Newman
returned from neigh'jor's last
night to find their home in
flame and their two children
(uffoeated.
COW SHOW CLOSED
San Francisco, Nov, 22. (V)
The Grand National Livestock
exposition's eight-day stand at
the $2,300,000 "cow piilace"
closed tonight In final flurry
of horse show and rodeo competition.
"THE MAN WHO
KNOWS, WEARS
TIMELY CLOTHES"
Sold only at
Stor for Man
CEMETERY URGED
Washington, Nov. 22. .T1
Passage of hill authorizing the
war department to buy, con
struct and maintain national
cemetery near Portland was
urged by Rep. Angcll (R.-Ore.)
yesterday.
PINE ORDERS DROP
Portland. Nov. 22. ai The
order file shrunk to 63.4S1.000
board feet during the week end
Ing November IS, the Western
I Pine association reported today.
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS:
Chain affiliation and when
Che; art en the dial:
KALE MBs 1330. Portland
B.I.X (NHC-Blur) 111(0. Portland:
KUA (MM'-Bloe tt MMnl ISIO
epokant; KUU (SB-blue) aiv
Sin traiirlaro: HOW NHC-Hedl
mj. Portland: KJK (Mtc-Hiut)
I0UU. Krallle; KNX (C'HDI WiO
Lot Ancrlra; MM (MlC-Ri-d, S.V1
Denier; KltlN IIHH) 7U. Port
land: HOMO (NHC-Ked) (SO.
Seattle; KPO (NBC-Red) M
Han tranrlM-o; KSL (CBS) 1160.
UH Cltf.
" Jim about) tt PBT
Bunday
6:00 p. m Edgar Bergen. KPO,
KOW. KOMO; Blue Echoes, KOO.
KEX; Columbia Workshop, KNX,
K8U KOIN; Oospel Clinic, KJR.
6:30 p. m Floyd V.rt(fht. KJR,
KEX: One Man's Pamllr. KPO. KOW.
KOMO: Spelling Beellner. KNX; Mu
sical Highlights, KOO: Cutlet In the
Air. KOIN; Off the Record. KSL.
0:00 p. m. Sunday Evening Hour,
KNX. KSL, KOIN: Orandpappy and
Hit Pali. KOO. KEX. KJR; Manhat
tan Merry-Oo-Round. KPO. KOMO.
KOW.
6:30 p. m. Bookman'a Notebook.
KOO: American Album of Familiar
Music, KPO. KOMO, KOW; New.
KEX; Con!, of Jewi and Christiana,
KJR.
7:00 p. m. Hour of Charm. KPO,
KOMO, KOW: Ooodwlll Hour. KOO,
KEX. KJR: Take It or Leave It. KNX,
KU KOIN. I
730 p. rn Helen Hares, KNX. KSL,
KOIN: Adventure at Sherlock
Holme.. KPO. KOW. KOMO.
8 00 p. ro. Crime Doctor, KNX.
KOIN: Vera Vacua. KPO. KOW,
KOMO; Inner SanctUA KEX, KJR,
KOO: News, KSL.
:SO p. rn. Jack Benny. KOO, KEX.
KJR: I Wat Then. KNX, KOIN: Beau
Solr Mualcale. KOW; Hlgbwty Night
Express, KOMO; Etchings In Braaa.
KPO.
0:00 p. m. Walter Wlnchell. KPO,
KOMO, KOW: Irene Rich. KOO, KJR.
KEX: Hollywood Playhouae, KNX;
Leon P. Drewa, KOIN; Suing En
tersbla, KSL.
9:30 p m Newt, KJR; Highway
Night Ezprett, KEX; Memory Book
of Melodlet. KOO; Quiz of Two Cltlet.
KOMO. KOW; Baker Theater. KOIN;
Regal Rambltnga, KPO; Sunday Eve
ning on Temple Square, KSL.
10 00 p. m Reporter Newt, KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Screen Oulld Theater.
KNX: Alvtno Rey't Orch., KOO. KEX:
Newt. KOIN: Shining Hour. KJR;
Salon Orch., KSL.
10:30 p. m. Paul Whlteman't
Orch., KOO: Dance Orch.. KNX.
KOIN: Amen Comer, KEX; Sabbath
Reveries. KSL.
11:00 p. m Bill Clifford1! Orch..
KEX; Ken Steveot. KOIN. KSL;
Strings That Sing. KPO. KOW; Newt,
KNX. KOO.
Monday
S :oa p. ra. Adventure storlea KOO.
KEX, KJR; Vox Pop, KSL, KOIN;
sun or Today. KOW; Jane Arden,
KOMO; Don Wlnalow of the Navy,
KPO. n
5:30 p. m. Newt of The World,
KOO. KEX. KJR; CocktaU Hour,!
KOW; BUI Henry, KNX: Seattergood j
Balnea. KOIN: November Overcoat- j
era. KOMO: Walla Rhythm. KPO: !
Voices of Yesterday. KSU j
0 p. m Radio Theater. KNX.!
KOIN, KSL; Dr. I. Q , Jim McClean,
KPO. KOW, KOMO: Secret City.
KOO, KEX; Scandinavian Reporter,
KJR.
6:80 p. m. For America Wt Sing,
KOO, KEX: That Brewster Boy. KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Tropical Moods, KJR.
7:00 p. m. Mercury Theater, KNX.
KOIN, KSL; Monday Merry-Go-Round.
KEX. KJR: Contented Hour,
KPO. KOW, KOMO.
7:80 p. ra. Cavalcade of America,
KPO, KOMO, KOW; Blondle. KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Greater Washington
Hour. KJR.
6:00 p. m. Amos n Andy. KNX.
KOIN. KSL; Fred Waring. KPO.
KOMO. KOW: Herbert Marshall.
KOO. KJR, KEX.
6:13 p. m. Lanny Ross. KNX, KSL,
KOIN; Lum and Abner, KPO. KOMO.
KOW.
8:80 p. m. X Love a Mystery, KOO.
KEX, KJR: Voice of Firestone. KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Oay Nlnetlet Revue,
KNX, KSL. KOIN.
LAST MINUTE PHONE CALL
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
HOUSE, tfteUlNfi WHC6E
FAlL-TlTlS tHEV'RE
601N6 fO BE LATE .
SrtbP5 SHOW AS HE
HEARS 1EIEPH0HE
RiH6
S1AND5 AR6UIX6 WHEIrlB?
tt51Hm PHOrJE.mE
PEOPLE'S mi DOOR, OR
IN HE HOOSE ACRO&S
A . .SUrOS,
B y iMiluMJj
wodk its Theirs a
RUSHES BKK.SEEMIMS
-ib be Au. thumbs as hi
TOES ID 6ET TROW -POOR
KEY OUT
GrfSWPOPEri AUPSf
AND PARIS Irl. iRViSft
iO 6ET 1b PHOrJE BEFORE
n SlOrO KIN6IK
W-SS
AUSTo WlFErrtSftR
HER, WIFE NOV
BEING OUT OF EARSHOT
rushes ouf To side
walk W CALLS HER
back?, Wife 6EIT1N616
'WOnE OUST AFTER fWJTV
has Htwe up
TOUOWSHERODTOF
HOUSE A6AIN, ARfSDlKS
Whose FAutf if is
THEV'RE 60610 B
LATER THAN EVER.
(Welwd by Rie Bet! 8ynSlctt. Inc. I
9:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO,
KOW, KOMO; True or False. OO.
KJR, KEX: Vox Pop. KNX: Ntwt.
KOIN: Sports. KSL.
8:30 p. m Hawthorne Houtd, KPO,
KOMO. KOW; Hollywood Showcase.
KNX. KOIN; Kat'l Radio Forum.
KOO: Newt. KSL, KJR: Moonlight
Sonata, KEX.
10:00 p. m Paul whlteman'e
Orch.. KOO. KEX. KJR; Reporter
Newt. KPO. KOW. KOMO; Master
work! of Music, KSL: Newt. KNX;
Five Star Final. KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Ed Stoker's Music.
KOW. KOO. KOMO: Alvlao Rey's
Orch., KJR. John Sullivan's Orch..
KSL; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX: Ed
KSL: Broadway Bandwagon, KEX;
Masterworka of Music, KNX; The
World Today, KOIN; Concert Hall,
KPO.
11:00 p. m. Bob Bradley, KSL,
KOIN: String; Serenade, KPO. KOW;
This Moving World. KEX. KJR; Newt.
KNX; Reveries, KOMO.
KLAMATH SHIVERS IN
YEAR'S RECORD COLD
Klamath Falls, Nov. 21. iJP)
A temperature of 18 degrees
recorded here this morning was
the lowest for all of 1941 ac
cording to the official weather
bureau. The reading at Chemult,
80 miles north of here was 10
degrees.
Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 21. (1P
An American-born German
with swastika and the word
Hitler tatooed across his chest
was charged here today with
violating the selective servica
act by not having a registration
card.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
byJOHNHIX
-in
-JL
Grandfather ofV
THE ARMORED CAR -
ARTILLERY" A
SADLER, FLYIH&
WAR CHARIOT MOUNTED WITH Z
VPOUNPER CfUN... INVENTED
IN ENGLAND 1799...
Wilfred Hetzel
SHOT 66
'STRAIGHT
BASKETBALL.
FOUL
5H0TS FROM
Howard Lske,
Minn., mo...
V.
1
' For M- months after
HAVING DENTAU WORK
PONE, FRED 'alUTZ'
INDlANAPOI.Ii.
COULD HEAR
RADIO PROGRAMS
WITHOUT HAVING THE
RAOIO TURNED ON
,Her teeth formed
A RECEIVING! cT...
I
two 5PEC1E5 OF U.5.
FIR. TREES PRODUCE
CORK
(Cork-birk flr-Poujas fir)
1
LI'L ABNER Social Llonl
DENTAL RECEPTION
Shortly after having soma dental work dona, Mrs Stuta was riding in the car with her
husband and heard faint music. She asked him if the car radio was turned on. and he
replied that the must be "hearing things." Switching on the set aha was surprised to hear a
selection being played that was identical to the one heard without benefit of radiol Thia
condition lasted about four months, during which Mrs. Stuta often heard faint music, and
occasionally, voices. Another routine visit to the dentist destroyed the self-contained receiv
ing tetl Mrs. Stuta has no explanation of the phenomenon. --
MONDAYi Golden Stool of Ashantil
By AL CAPP
't! AB2UIJ PE-NT f OH, YAS'M.'- PRINCESS.' Y HOWDY, VO' HONOR, RECKON AH'LL GO Y OH .'-HOW (-SH'S mSTAXNG V Y-YE.S-
T&FrSt l ftSikt. JelrVwkrt. I 'J-) SHORE. UPSTAI RS, TAKE CHARMING ) HIS UNCOUTHNESl ) HE. HAS ( UM-M U
N-",N0' 1" V WITTY AN' PRKENT A, BE A NICE DAY. EF MAH SHOES OFF A HIS FOR WIT Am I A FINE ) HASN'T
SSUI;TST2.9 T CHARMING MY V( ITDONTRAIN AN1 STICK MAH 'V, RUSTIC CHARM f-l'fl 1 HE.AD K HE.?-
THE FINEST SOCIETY I THASS EASY I NEPHEW. iVlSB, CATS L FE.ET OUT TH' V7 WIT I SO RLLIBVEDW J ON HIS
AND SO (WANT YOU K. FO" ME.'- MR. FWjrX AN' . WINDOW T'COOL K IS.' SHOULDERS.' J ) J
.ol rry v
TAILSPIN TOMMY Baiting the Trapl
Bt HAL rOnrtbSl
U.S.VRMY AMPHIMAN
i TO S.S. BAftDOO ...
WE NEED PETR.OL-
WILL YOU STAND
RY TO REFUEL i
..US, PLEASE
lt -V I '"J Hi
WE CANNOT STOP.. OR. WE
SHALL MISS OUR. RENDEZVOUS
WITH THE RWDERV-X WHICH
WE MUST REFUEL TONIGHT.'
TELL THEM
NO
In THE RADIO
ROOM OP THE
STEAMER. IS
TOMMY'S OLD
ENEMY, BARON
VON HOPSIEO.
A BLACK PATCH
OVER. ONE EYE
AS A SOUVENIR.
OF HIS ESCAPE
FP.OM HIS
EXPLODED YACHT
"TTtrnTii
w jer r. r nil
I TJ?
M -S. lm t rt OO - H 'HjM teere4
CAPT. TOMMY TOMKINS " EH ?...??
K IN U.S. ARMY AMPHiBrl CAPTAIN '
... DID YOU GET. MY C I TOM KIN $7
CALL 7. .COME ON IIM
A, I N , S.S. 8AR.DOO S. v
Yvjj-r-i-rJ-v.'iX 0
WAIT..TELL HIM.YES-S..
TO LAND.' A-HA. '...AT
LAST THAT MEDDLESOME
YANKEE FLYER. . WHO
FRUSTRATED MY PLANS
AT BERMADO. IS S ABOUT
TO BE DELIVERED INTO
w i i i iv
Tfc - MY HADSy-
A I 1 I -lV5TMToroesT
THE NEBB3 Bad Newt
Bt SOL HESS
OT HON SEEMS
THAT EMMA
NOT ONLY
SPRAINED
HER BCVt
CRANWUMQ
UNDER THE
SIDEWALK.
COT SHE
ALSO CON
TRACTED A
SEVERE
COLD THAT
MIGHT
PROVE A BT
SERIOUS.
V.
MISS &RUNTLEV, I'VE
ftECN SENT WERE TO
EXAMINE OU PROFESSION
ALLY TO DETERMINE-
YOUR
1 OiONT 5ENO
FOR NO DOCTOR J
AlKiT t cm EV.
PENSE, ENOUGH?
1 MAVBE GOT TO
PAY 4 50 FOR
REPAIRING THE
Sidewalk..
This WONT BE NO
EXPENSE TO YOU-.
mR.NE.BB CARRIES
OCCUPATIONAL
INSURANCE WHICH
COVERS ALL HIS HELP.
FOR ACCIDENTS,
SICKNESS
WELL. iF ITS FOR
NOTHING I DON'T HAVE
TO BE PARTICULAR WH AT
KNOW, BUT YOU DON'
LOOK SO HEALTHY
VOURSSL
I TfL - 7W NOW. MISS GRUNTLEY. TAKE
ov-uo. IX A DEEP BREATW A5 1
L MOAN . J THOUSRT IT SOUNDS LIKE
GEARS THAT DONT MESH.YOUlL
HAVE TO SO TO THE HOSPITAL..
-CO NEED THAT CARE.JVOU
'rteCANT BE
jALET AL)NP
1
V.