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XGE FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1941. by Phoebe Atwood Taylor Chapter 22 The Ooanea Confuted THAT'S Mrs. Hinghm' name," Freddy went on." You see---this is rather complicated, I'm afraid but people aiwaya call her by the name of the husband who bought her the opera company. I don t know why. I presume it'a be cause she waa Tuiown to more people as Elissa Hingham. She waa Mrt. Hingham when ahe first came here, and we've never called her anything else." "That -till," Asey pointed out, "don't solve the problem of Horace's last name." Freddy bit her lip. "Honestly, I can't remember It! Here's Mother," she called to Mrs. Doane, who was just coming along the hall from the kitchen. "Mother! Mother, what's Horace's last name? Isn't it something like Prang?" Mrs. Doane looked startled. "Your father asked me that when they came this year, and I really meant to find it out and learn it. We shouldn't call him Horace all the time, and Mr. Hingham would never do isn't it Anderson, or Patterson, or Peter sen? I think it'a Patterson. Re mind me that I must find out and learn it. Freddy!" Asey suggested that they might aiwaya loon in tne notei register. "You eot one. ain't you?" "Of course!" Freddy went over to the desk and picked up a tooled leather book. "Here. They came two weeks ago. Mrs. Hingham signed. Elissa Hingham well, what do you know, she forgot to put Horace down! Well, anyway, whatever his last name is, he's Elissa HinEham's husband, snd he'll be sure to know why Ann was dressed up. Mother, it wasn't Miss uuve at all, Dut Ann Joyce dressed up In her clothes?" "Whatl" Mrs. Doane almost slid into a chair, and for the first time since Asey had met her, she smiled a genuine smile. "It's not Miss Olive? Oh, that's the best news I've had of course," the smile disappeared as she added hurried ly, "I'm sorry about Ann Joyce! That will only add size to the head lines, what with her being on the stage. ' But anyway, she wasn't staying here! How did she hap pen to be dressed up in Miss Olive's clothes? When did she tome hsre? How" "Let's get out of this hen-party powwowP' Cummings said. "May be I should call it a powhow get that, Asey? That wasn't bad. Pow how." "It was terrible," Asey told him, "an if you want to know the truth, I can't think of anythin' but a lot of how's, myself!" Trouble is, you're t r y 1 n g too hard," Cummings said. "You won't tee the trees for the forest. Come up along the hall to this little smoking roof." He led the way to it "Now, ait down and listen to me. You thought I was just takine cracks at Rankin because I don't like him. But I meant what I said I don't trust him. And let me tell you this. No strav Dot shot from Washy Doane or anybody else Kiuea mat gin. mat was a neat, cold-blooded, well-thought-out bit or snooting, someone stood behind her, Asey, took very, very careful aim. and shot her through the heart She couldn't have suspected what was coming, and ahe cer tainly never knew what hit her. And your friend Rankin " Crack Shot "IVHAT about him?" Asey asked ' ' as the doctor relighted his elgar. "Remember the Pochet Home Guard they organized last fall, about the same time all those wo men started up their Rifle Corps? Were ycu here on the Cape Labor Day? I didn't think you were. Well, to stir up enthusiasm, the Home Guard and the Ritle Corps had a ehooting match. And your friend Rankin won it with his little pistol. The girl was killed by a good shot Your friend Rankin is a good shot." "So, presumably, Is Washy Doane," Asey said. "At any rate, he practices. "But Ann Joyce," Cummings re torted, "was never Washy Duane's secretary! Instead of bowing and whating around, you get hold of RankinT Kind out where ha was and what he was doing from four till six!" "From four till six?" Asey said. "You mean, she might have been killed as early aa four. Doc? Be cause Miss Olive used the phone at half-past four or so, an' Fredilv us-d it later. You sure about your timin'. Doc?" "Of course I'm not sure!" Cum mings said testily. "If I've said It once, I've said it a thousand times that you can't look at a body and say that person died at two minutes and sixteen minutes past twol My gurss is between four to Six! You certainly can find out from someone when the Joyce uirl came here, and who saw her last, and all that sort of tiling. You can make some time estimate yourself, on the basis of her coming here. "There a little problem nere. Doe." Asev went on. "that maybe you ain't considered. That's what's got me feelin' a little floored. Ran kin says he give Miss Olive two nickels to phone witn. An "What have Rankin's nickels got to do with the time Ann Joyce was killed?" "Wa-eV Asey said, "he says ha give 'em to her, an' Freddy says she seen Miss Olive leave. But was it Miss Olive, Doc? Was it her, or the girl dressed up like her? Jennie an' I take it for granted it was Miss Olive we seen at the four corners. But was it? We don't know her so well we could swear up and down it was her. Lots of folks has seen Miss Olive, but nobody's seen the girl Ann Joyce. Now, people know pretty much what Miss Olive wears. They see her coat an' they take her for granted. Nobody a goin' to begin any intensive ex amination of her, like you did. Now, Doc, s'pose the Joyce girl's been goin around all day as Miss Olive?" "What? Asey, you're crazy!" "Could be," Asey said. "Maybe we seen the girl dressed as Miss Olive, actin' Tike her. She could have driven back here an' been killed like we liggered at first, around six. Until Miss Olive her self comes back, an' we can And out from her just where she really was, we always got the possibility that sometimes maybe folks who thought they was seein' Miss Olivs was really seein' Miss Joyce." "My God!" Cummings said. "I never thought of that angle let's And Mist Olive! Where is she?" He went to the door. "I'll bring Freddy here. She ought to know where Miss Olive Is." Freddy shook her head when Asey told her he wanted to find out about a few odds and ends. Radio Program "I'LL gladly tell you anything can, but don't expect me to ba too alert, will you? I'm Just getting myself adjusted to all this. And Mother's just confessed she moved the body from the phone booth, and Father's confessed he was shooting at his target this evening he knew Mother was out, and that I'd never hear. He even says he took a practice shot past Al fred, too! Alfred's Lady Boop I mean, Mrs. Clutterlleld's chauf feur' "I know him well," Asey said. "Why'd your father want to scars him?" "He claims he couldn't resist Al fred's broad beam," Freddy said. "Anyway, Mother's giving him hell, and we're all awfully con fused. And none of us can remem ber seeing Ann after she was here this morning. Mother was at the desk till three, and I was there from three till the lights went out And wa know Ann never came through the living room!" Asey suggested that there was always the possibility of Ann's having entered the Inn by a rear door. "I suppose to," Freddy said, ''but I don't see why she should come in the back way! She never does. Of course. If she sneaked up and swiped Miss Olive's clothes to dress up in, as Mother and I sus pect she must have, maybe she did come in the back way. I don't know. I'm so confused I can't even guess what might have happened!" "Where's Mist 01ive?,f Cum mlngs ssked. "Do you know where she is tonight?" "Now there." Freddy said, "is something Mother Just asked me. She just went off, that's all I know." "Didn't drop any hint as to whera she waa eoin'?" Asev asked. Freddy shook her head. "S'pose," Asey said, "we phone around to places where she might be. Will you do that Freddy? An" Doc, I hear a noise out there that suggests Carey an' Hanson's crew. We better see 'em." "Just one tiling first," Cummlngt said. "Where was Rankin this af ternoon, Freddy? Say, from three o'clock on? I) you have any idea?" Freddy sighed. "I certainly do! He and Lady Boon and I listened to the radio in the living room." "You don't mean," Cummings founded incredulous, "that all three of you were there all after noon?" "Weren't we Just!" Freddy said. "I never put in such an afternoon! You see, they were both really waiting to hear that special broad cast of the King and Queen and the President probably you heard that. Everyone listened. And to kill time," she went on as both Cummings and Ascv nodded, they bickered. Lady F.oop wanted to listen to the continued stories she a so crazy about and Rankin wanted war news and some sym phony orchestra. Between the two of 'em, I waa almost frothing at the mouth!" Te as renllnaew NUT DIVERSION PLAN SAME AS LAST YEAR Los Angeles, Dec. 12 (JP) The same diversion program that hat obtained for the past six seasons will cover surplus tinthelled walnuts in California. Oregon and Washington this crop year, the department of agriculture announced today. It provides for bonus pay ment! of 33i cents per pound on walnuts diverted or exported. SKI AND SKATING SWEATERS! Jantttn'a Norwegian westers for men and women 73axk$a Store lor Mea BRIDGE GUARD'S DEATH DECLARED UNAVOIDABLE Newport, Ore., Dec. 12 (41 A coroner'! Jury decided last night that the death of Orville Garrison, Taft, was unavoidable Garrison, a civilian defense bridge guard, ws struck aa he attempted to halt a car driven by Jerry Sllser, Do Lake, to advise of blackout regulations Tuesday night. Sitter waa slightly Injured as hla car caromed into the bridge railing. BULL KILLS FARMER ON WAY TO PASTURE Hillsboro. Ore., Dec. 12 ) A Chehalem mountain farmer, David A. Otto, about 83, was trampled to death by a bull he was leading to pasture yester day. The bull was shot as it stood over Otto's body, preventing anyona from nearing it. On the Radio Chains STATIONS: Chain affiliation and wbere thv are on the dial: K.lLK (MBit 1X10. rotllind; KKX (Ml:-lllil-) IISW. Portland, hOA (NHT-HIM MHi I5ltl. fcpukane; KOO (NBC-Blue) 810. han Iranrlaro; KGW (NBC-Krdl Sill. Portland; hJK (NHOBIu-l Kwo, Heatu-; KNX ftBs) Mio. Lne An(H-a; KOI (MIC-Krd) SMI. Drnter; KOIN (BI 9?u. Port land; KOM'I (MIC-Krd) M. femttle; KPO (MIC-Krd) Km. San franilvo; KSL (CBS) 1160, Halt Lake City. Time Shown la PAT """ Friday p. m. Kat Smith Hour, KSL; Adventure Stories, KQO, KJB, KEX; June Arden. KOMO-, stars of Today, KOW; Don Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO. 8:30 p. m. News of the World, KOO. KJR. KEX; BUI Henry, KEX: Cocktail Hour, KOW; Leo F. Drews. KOIN; November Overconters, KOMO. 6:00 p. m What's On Tour Mind. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Walts Time, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Clnnsmon Bear. KEX; Judy Splinters. KOO. Scandinavian Reporter. KJR. S:0 p. m. Michael and Kitty. KEX, KOO, KJR; Uncle Walter's Dog House. KPO. KOW, KOMO; First Ntghter. KNX. KSL. KOIN. 7 00 p. m. Shirley Temple Time. KHL, KNX. KOIN: Wlnga of Destiny. I KPO, KOMO, KGW; Candlelight Con- I certs. KEX; What's Doing In Spona. , KOO. ! 7:30 p. m At Pearce'a Ganf . KNX ' KSL, KOIN: Grand Central Btatlon. r, ry, nun, mjaayj; " i j Dnw j I tor. RJlt; Modern music box, ala, ' Amateur Hour, KOO. i 8:00 p. m. Fred Waring. KPO. 1 KOMO. KOW: Amoa -n' Andy, KNX. i KSL, KOIN: Buy Washington. KJR. I 8:15 p. m. Lanny Roaa, KNX, KSL, KOIN: Lum and Abner, KPO, I KOW, KOMO; Along the Sidelines, ! KJR. 18:30 p. m- Don't B Personal, KOO, KJR. KEX; Playhoun, KNX, KSL, KOIN. j 8:00 p. m. Radio Chatter, KPO, I KOW; Three Ring Time, KOO, KJR, I KEX; Kate Smith Hour, KNX, KOIN; Along the Sidelines, KJR; Punch and Judy, KOMO; Sport. KSL. 0:30 p. m Ran Wilde'a Orch, KOO, KJR; Dark Fantasy, KPO; Monnltttht Sonata, KEX; Mary Bul lock. KOW; November Overcoaters. ! KOMO. 10:00 p. m. Hollywood Legion Stadium Flithta, KOO. KEX; Report I er News. KPO, KOW, KOMO; News. I KNX: Maaterworks of Music. KSL: Seattle Public Schools, KJR; Five Bur Final. KOIN. 10:30 p. m. Hollywood Legion Stadium Flghta. KOO; Dance Orch.. KOW; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Northwest Bible Institute. KJR; Maaterworks of Music. KNX: The World Today, KOIN; Bob McOrew's Orchestra, KOMO, Eight Mysterious Hats, KPO. 11:00 p. m Ptckard Family. KPO. KOW; This Moving World, KEX: Harry Owens' Orch . KSL, KOIN: News. KNX. KOO: Scandinavian Mu Uo, KJR; Rsverlea, KOMO. Batordav. 8 :O0 p. m- Ran Wilde'a Orcb., KOO, KEX: Muale of the Americas, KPO.' KOMO. KOW; Spoils Story, KSL, KNX, KOIN. j 8:80 p. m-Ed stokera Music, j KPO, KOW, KOMO; World Peace- j wave, KOO, KEX; Saturday Night Review, KNX, KSL; Newa. KOIN; Along the Sidelines, KJR. 6:00 p. m. Your Hit Parade. KSL: Barn Danes, KPO, KOW. KOMO, Message of Israel, KOO, KEX; Who. What. Where and Why, KNX, KOIN; Scandinavian Reporter, KJR. 6:30 p. m. Toacannl Treasure Con cert. KJR. KEX: Sports, KOIN, KEX; This World. KOO. 7:0 p. m.Toaeanlnl Treasury Con cert. KOO, KEX. KJR; Sports News reel. KPO. KOMO. KOW. 7:30 p. m- Grand old Opry, KPO, KOW, KOMO; HI. Nelgnbor, KNX: University Explorer. KOO. KEX. KJR; Leon F. Drews. KOIN; Ameri can Challenge. KSL. 8:00 p. m. Bishop and Gargoyle, KOO. KJR, KEX: Truth or Conse quences. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Ouy Lombardo-a Orch.. KNX. KOIN. KSL. 8:30 p. m. Knickerbocker Play house. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Spin and Win. KOO. KJR. KEX; Hobby Lobby. KNX. KOIN. KSL. 8:00 p. m. News. KPO. KOW. KOMO: Henry Busses Orch, KOO. KEX; Tour Hit Parade, KNX, KOIN; Serenade, KJR: Sports, KSL. 8:30 p. m. The Edwards. KOO. KEX: Best of the Week. KPO. KOMO, KOW: News. KSL, KJR, 10:00 p. m. Two Round Jamboree, KOO. KJR. KEX; Larry Carr. KOMO; News, KOW. KNX. KOIN, KPO: Dance Orch, KSL. 10 30 p. m. Two Round Jamboree. KGO. KJR: Harry Owens' Orch, KNX. KSL; Tha Quiet Hour. KEX: World Today, KOIN; Bob McOrew'a Orch.. KOMO: Concert Hall. KPO. 1 1 00 p. m. Frances Welner, KPO. KOW: Martha Mears, KSL. KOIN: Carl Ravazza's Orch.. KJR: News. KNX. KOO; The Quiet Hour, KKX; Evening Reveries, KOMO. FIRST AID CENTERS IN SCHOOLS OF PORTLAND Portland, Dec. 12 (JP) Port land's school buildings will be prepared ai emergency first aid centers with cots, blankets and first aid equipment. Supt Ralph E. Dugdale said today. Teachers are to be trained in first aid and students unable to reach their homes witnin iu : ,. alarm an ft tit milium relieved of classroom wotk. A practice evacuation reveal ed that only 240 students in 3S reporting schools needed that much time. Osa Mall mouse want SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYA5 WILLIAMS IL2iL2- rnzv pef?LlY had to so to bep for a coupie OF "DAYS AS THE RESULT OF THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRAIN OF HELPIN6 16 DECORATE - THE COMMUNITY CLUB FOR CHRISTMAS UNDET TRE DIRECTION LADIES, NO TWO OF WHOM COULD A6REE Ai t It am ft r 'a. T"y-v STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX rue 600 CRAB. DEPTHS OP QVR always live- in a piece OF BAMBOO 9Mf 1 t -l v V ! r A Wia"Al OWNED BY P. L. KELLUM, OAKLAND CALIF. will P AV" THE PANO WHENEVER. REQUESTED TO DO SO I FLOUNCE . FlR'ST GREAT WAR ,A.-r 1t VCADC K ( UNTIL HE YVAi 33) ' OA O P KIT A I .APPROVAL BEFORE EMBARKING ON , HER CAREER. v . isso'?... L "" V x, FDA iKtf A i-r-i It? r. TVA MAY REDUCE 'SPEED A5 MUCH A 8 MILES PEIZ HOUR....O?1EU ENOUGH TO MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND PEATH LI L ABNER Merrily Wa Roll Aroundl NIGHTINGALES CAREER Florence Nightingale was born a lady in those days when tha girl's first duty was to tha home. As a young girl she whs attractive and it was expected she would "make a good marriage," but she wanted to take up nursing, to relieve tha sufferings of mankind. Her mother and sister were violently opposed to this course, and for 10 years, from about tha time she was 23, Florence had to ba patient and try to win them over. Finally they grudgingly gave their consent. A year later she had reached the Crimern war front. Hera her calm presence in the crude, dim lit hoslptal wards earned her tha title of "tha lady with the lamp." TOMORROW! Uncrowned Klngl By AL CAPP AH'LL GRAB THIS POST.? 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