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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1941.
by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Chapter 14
Madame Can't Drive
FOR the safety of the general
public Asey decided. It would
be best to pull her off the road
entirely.
He blew the horn urgently and
ttarted alongside.
At once, Mrs. Clutterfleld
steered sharply to the left.
Asey braked, muttered things
under his breath, and started to
cut past her on the right.
Mrs. Clutterfleld steered sharp.
It to the riehL
Asey tried again to pass on the
left, with very nearly disastrous
results.
"By golly," Asey said. Til force
you overl
He abandoned that plan when
It became apparent that the only
person who was going to suffer
was himself. Hanson's light car
couldn't stand up against that
heavy, long, wheel-based thing.
As far as nifty blocking was
eoncernea, ne tnougnt, Mrs. Clut
terfleld might have spent three
years in Stanford's backfleldl
"Okay," Asey said with resig
nation. "Okay, Sister Jane. I ll
follow your
He did. cautiously, and with
growing admiration for her hair-
oreaam escapes.
Her turn off the main road re
minded Asey of an old-fashioned
movie comedy when the cross-
yed comedian's car would swing
up a crowded avenue, weaving in
ind out of a conglomeration of
nreetcars, nre engines, trucks,
baby carriages, and pedestrians.
Ha followed her up a rutted
lane. Sometimes the sedan's two
front wheels canted over the ruts
to the right, sometimes they
ranted to the left In general, Mrs.
Clutterfleld's progress resembled
mat o: a mortally sick earth
worm.
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. matijr, a. au auKio wuiwi Gum
plctely blocked his way, the
tedan came to rest with its front
wheels sloping gently toward a
ditch. Something about it re
minded Asey irresistibly of a dog
playing dead.
He swung open the car door and
got out, and was halfway to the
sedan when the fat figure of Al
fred appeared from the bushes to
bis left
"Inspector!" Alfred said breath
lessly. "Inspectorl Hey, Inspec
tor! Asey turned around.
"Inspector," Alfred went on,
let me explain all this to you,
Inspectorl Here."
Asey stared down at the heap
of bills, clearly visible in the
glow of the headlights. In Alfred's
outstretched hand.
"I knew your lights," Alfred
laid. "I know the fog lights on
your cars. Here, Inspector. You
take this and let me explain. I
was afraid this'd happen. I tried
to stop her, but she got away
from me. Let me explain, Inspec
tor, will you?"
"Go on, Asey said.
"The trouble Is," Alfred low
ered his voice confidentially, "the
madam can't drive, see? She can't
get a license. She's been turned
down lor a license about ten
He was mopping his forehead
when he returned to where Asey
stood.
"Now, Inspector," he said, "let'i
us "
"Just what," Asey Interrupted
sternly, "was you buryin', some
thing she run over?"
Alfred's eyes almost popped out
of his head, and he wet bis lips
nervously.
"Cat?'' Asey said. "Dog?"
"Goat" Alfred seemed sud
denly deflated. "Say, how'd you
know I buried anything?"
"I know a lot," Asey said dark
ly. "Where is it?"
Alfred produced a flashlight
and led the way to a little mound
near the side of the road.
"Here it is. Look, Inspector,
here's the trouble, see? If we go
tell people what we run over,
they take one look at my uni
form, see, and the car, and her
diamonds, and why then a cat
costs its weight in gold, see? And
it isn't like we didn't make It up.
We do. Next day we go to the
place, see, and wa buy an an
tique." What?"
"Yes, that's the way the
madam figured it out Next day
we stop at the house and ask tl
they got any antiques, and then
we buy something any old thing,
see? And pay a crazy price for
it. We're going to this place where
the goat was tomorrow, see, and
buy a well sweep."
"Alfred. Asey said, "yourt
makin' this up as you go along!"
"It's God's truth, Inspectorl
God's truth, so help mel She has
dinner at the club, see? And on
the way home well, maybe she
had a cocktail with her dinner,
I don't know. Anyway, nothing'll
do but she's got to drive, see?
Well, it's a long straight stretch
there, see, and I thought if I
let her drive along it then
she'll shut up and give me some
peace lor a day or two. maybe. I
thought it'd be safe enough there.
It's a wide road, and only one
house the whole lensth of it So
I give in and let her take the
wheel. And bang! She gets the
goat Look, I'll show you."
One Grand
HE uncovered cu.'HcIent evi
dence tn ponvtnpe Aev.
There." Alfred smoothed over
the loose earth and then shoul
dered the shovel that had been
lying on the ground. "Now I ve
given you the whole story, I'll
get back and see to her."
He fumbled in his pocket
"What's that?" Asev inoulred.
pointing to the small bottle Al
fred had brought rnrth.
"Smelling salts. She'll be all to
f lecea by now. Let me tell you,
nspector," Alfred said in a burst
of confidence, "I drove for the
best people twenty years, but I
never knew what it was to work
for a living till I worked for the
madam!"
"Tough, huh?"
"Tough! Say, I'm telling you
she watches the mileage like a
hawk to see I don't waste a drop
of gas. but if I was to give you
Ave hundred buck.- to keep quiet
about the goat and her driving -around
without a license, she
thousand tima Rut ah'.
crazy to drive. Can't keep her w,?uIdn't never t an eyelashl
hand! off a wheel, see? And lust whV ! wouldn t give ten centa
now when my back was turned,
off she went see?"
"You mean, you'd left her alone
In the car? What did you get out
Cor?" Asey demanded.
Odd Corpse
ALFRED said In hurt tones that
he'd just stepped out of the
ear for a moment, that was all,
and when he came back, the car
was steaming up the lane.
"The madam's all right you un
rtrrstand, Inspectorl" he added.
"There's nothing the matter with
her only she just can't drive,
and she's crazy to uh what'd
She hit?"
"Plenty," Ajey said gravely.
"PIrnty
Alfred's hand dug Into his
pocket
Listen, Inspector let's you and
me settle this, huh, shall we? My
name's Moriarty,- by the way.
Most likely you (enow my brother.
Captain Moriarty, Station Forty,
up in Boston? Anyway you know
my brother in the registry. Every
body knows Pat. Say, maybe we
can settle everything, huh?"
"MeaninV Asey said, "that If
we can't settle it now. It'll get
settled anywava?"
"Oh, 1 wouldn't say that!" Al
fred said hurriedly. ' You got me
all wrong. Inspector! Only there's
more than one of your boys
around here that's maybe going
to get into trouble if we do.
There's more than one of your
boya wearing hundred -dollar
suits of clothes because of the
madam's little) weakness. Yes,
air!"
"Sn?" Asey, who knew Inti
mately most of Hanson's troopers
in the vicinity, was pretty sure
that Alfred was lying.
"And if you don't mind my say
ing so," Alfred observed, "you
could do with a hundred-dollar
suit yourself. Inspector. Maybe a
couple of 'em, nun?"
"Alfred!" Mrs. Clutterfleld
fulled out plsintively. "Alfred!
Alfred! Where are you, Alfredl I
can't work the doorl"
"Oh, God, she's stuck again!"
Alfred scurried off.
Asey watched while Alfred Jig.
glr.t the sedan's door handle and
extricated Mrs. Clutterfleld from
the front seat Gripping her firm
ly by the elbow, he put her In the
back seat said something to her,
and pointedly closed the door.
to a blind begger froze solid in a
snowdrift for a cup of coffee to
thaw him out," Alfred said bit
terly. "But you know how much
cash she gives me to keep in my
pants pocket to ease her out of
the trouble she gets into with her
driving? A grandl And ninety
five per cent of the time there
isn't a guy humane enough to cut
me in on as much as a sawbuckl
And me with a wife and four
kids! Honest to God. Inspector,
tough ain't the word. If I can't
settle you, bang! I'm out on my
ear."
"A grand, huh?" Asey said with
sudden Inspiration. "Alfred, I'll
settle."
Alfred beamed, put down the
shovel, and proceeded to count
out bills."
"There." he said. "A grand."
Asey presented Alfred with a
hundred, folded the remainder
and tucked It Into his wallet
Betsey Porter's ambulance fund,
he thought, might iust as well
profit by this dead goat and it
was better for Mrs. Clutterfleld's
money to be in circulation than
stagnating in Alfred's panta
pocket
"Thanks," Asey said dryly.
"Now, wait a sec before you re
vive Lady Boop. Let me get
somethin' straight You an' she
was at the club for dinner this
evenin', wasn't you? Say, around
six."
"She wss." Alfred said. "1
wasn't Think she'd waste money
buying me a meal at the club? I
ate at the boarding house I live
at off the main street over In
Qulsset"
"You don't live at the Whale
Inn, huh?"
"No. At this lousy boarding
house say, how'd you know sht
lived at the Inn?"
"I'm part Yogi." Asey said
Then neither of you two wai
anywhere near the Whale Inr
around six or so this evenin'?"
"Well. I was there oh, I don''
know Just what time It was," Al
fred said. "The madam had this
dress to go to the cleaner's, see!
I forgot it, so after I left het
at the club I went back to the Inn
and got it come to think of It I
guess it was around six."
"Alfred," Asey said, "sit down
on that nice rock yonder an' tell
me things. Who'd you see at thr
Inn? What was goin' on there?'
Te be tantlna.4
Cm hat) Tribune want ala.
WHERE
can you find a more
beautiful overcoat
for so little?
$231
Store for Men
King of Racketeers
And Aides Must Die
New York Dec. 3 (.P) Lou
Is (Lepkc) Pucha!trT, onetime
kingpin Industrial racketeer,
and two co-defendants, Emnnuet
(Wendy) Welsa and Louis Ca
pone, today were sentenced to
die In the electric chair the
week of January 4. 1942. fur the
staying of Joseph Rosen, a
Brooklyn storekeeper
The three were convicted of
slaying Rosen by a Jury early
Sunday morning.
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS:
Chain affiliation and wnere
they are on the dial:
KAI.E (MBS) 1330, Portland;
KKX (NBC-Blue) 1100. Portland:
K(.A MM-Hlue tl MI1H) 1.110,
ftpukane; KUO (NBC-Hlue) BIO,
Kan Franrlaro; KC.W (NBC-Krd)
!0, Portland; KJR (MtOHlur)
1000, Healtle: KSX (CHS) 107(1,
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Denver: KOIN (C.'BS) 970. Port
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Sratllr; hPO (NHC-Rrd) ASH,
Kan Franaloro: KSL (CHft) 1160,
Halt take City.
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Wednesday
5:00 p. m Adventure stories,
KOO. KEX. KJR: Big Town, KBL;
Ken Stevens, KOtN; Jane Arden,
KOMO; Sura of Today, KOW; Don
Wlnalow of the Navy. KPO.
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7:30 p. m. Ahead of the Headlines.
KOO, KJR; Romance' of th Rancho.
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KSL: PoUtt Sublime, KPO, KOW,
KOMO.
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I KOW. KOMO; Dr. Christian. KNX.
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KOIN: Masterworka of Vualc. KSL;
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10:30 p. m. Stanley Kenton'a
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Clifford's Orch., KOO; Public Affairs,
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KPO, KOW; Wilbur Hatch'e Orch,
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KJR, KEX; Death Valley Days, KSL;
Jane Arden, KOMO; Stars of Today,
KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Navy,
KPO.
830 p. m. Duffy's Tavern, KSL;
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6:80 p. m. Joe GalUochlo'e Orch..
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8:80 p. tn. Freddie Ebener's Orch,
KPO, KOW; Death Valley Daya.
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popularly called "the laughing jack-
GOVERNMENT SPENDS $3
FOR EACH $1 INCOME
Washington, Dec. 3.
The treasury revealed today on
the eve of new tax legislative
program that it took in only
about $1 for every S3 it spent
in the first five months of the
fiscal year ending with November.
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Southwest can live for months with
out water.
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In the early 1900'a Mrs. Daisy Bates' husband, an Australian cattleman, died and she
decided to sell the stock and property and devote her life to the aborigines lest they be
come extinct. For fifteen years she moved abeut. following tribes or attending gatherings of
tlie people. During the first world war she settled, finally, in a tent in the sand-hills of
Ooldea, There she lived for twenty years, until she was more than 70 years oldl When
she left the pitiful remnants of her black people, a few years ago, she recited to them the
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