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? MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1941. nTGE FOURTEEN" .11.11 . ..T.Y.T. Ji.. ;T.TXTTJ-fl J I . I 1 kl I IMITIIII III I rilOrJ by Phoebe Atwood Taylor i -" Chapter tt ' Hunt For Miss OUve "YOU mean." dimming said again, as if ha couldn't quite (rap tha situation, "that the three of you were there in that room all the time? Every min ute?" "If you want proof," Freddy laid, "I can tell you the plot of every aoap aerial from three o'clock on." " ' "Soundi like quite an after noon," Asey commented. . "It was. Someday I hope to find out," Freddy said, "why people who get bored on dull daya in a hotel do auch utterly bizarre things. Anyway, I finally quelled them by getting them an early tea now there'e another peculiar thine I forgot to tell Mother about Miss Olive came in about a quarter-past four, and the wouldn't stoD for a cud of tea! And ahe alwaya doeal But today he aaid no, and went right up to her room, and then ahe came down in about fifteen minutes, and that waa when the told me ahe waa dining out, by the way got into her car and drove off." "Freddy, you disappoint me," Cummings aaid. "You mean that Rankin was really around all af temoon? Didn t he make any phone calls? Didn't he go near that booth?" "No. Lady Boop did, and so AiA I hut ' "I must confess I'm d!p- eolnted ' Cumminita aaid. "Kan kin waa really here, under your eyes, all the time?" "Well, he did walk up to the main street with Dad, Freddy aaid. "About the time Miss Olive leit, they went to Tony's for their afternoon beer they often do if Rankm a here. Then they rushed back for the broadcast at quarter to five. That's why thia'a so mud dled we were all herel We all listened. Mother, Dad. Lady Boop, Rankin, and L And Mamie Rices. Blie'd been In the dining room, washing the wainscoting " "Waa ahe there all afternoon?" Asey interrupted. "All day, and shell be there all day tomorrow," Freddy said. "Did you ever wash carved wainscot ing? It's hellish job." "Uh-huh, Jennie an' Svl an' I Jo mine every year. Freddy, waa the dinin' room doora open or dosed?" "Open. I suggested Mamie close 'em, but she said ahe guessed he'd listen to the radio. I ahould have been Arm and made her ahut them. Mother would have. But lt'a dull work washing paint, and I never thought till later how Lady Boop and Rankin must have sounded to her. Anyway, we all listened. Then Judge Houghton came for Rankin, and Lady Boop bounced off in a huff to the club when Mother insinuated ahe might not have clams for dinner. People were there in the living room all the timet So this must have haDDened in those few min utes before aix, from the time the lights went out, and Dad and I went to get the lights working, till Asey and Mrs. Mayo came with the clams." "Did you ever get them lights workin'?" Asey asked. "I won dered." "No, tha regular current came back before we got anywhere. Frankly," Freddy said, "Dad and I are not good mechanics. Neither of ua ever understood that ma chine. But, you see, the stoves are electric, so Dad waa stymied" No Mlsa Olive TIUMPF!" Cummlnga said. "I J 1 wonder If her watch was right I" Mine?" Freddy asked. "It usu ally ia." "Ann Joyce's," Cummlnga ex plained. "It was stopped at seven of six. I didn't pay any atten tion to it, because I'm opposed to the theory that someone died at the exact time their watch stopped. Humpf! I guess I'll have to take it all bark, Asey. I thought I had this figured out. "You better turn your mind," Asey said thoughtfully, "to other channels. Huh. I had a solution, myself, but that ain't goin to work. Not if Mamie was washin' paint in the dinin' room." "What are you talkin' about?" "Ann Joyce. Freddy," Asey aaid. "phone around all the places you rsn think of an' see If you can't locate Miss Olive. We ain't got much of a hasis to start from till we can talk with her an' get tilings settled." He was discussing tha wound with Hanson and Cummings when Freddy returned aome twenty minutes later. "located her?" he inquired. "No one'a seen her! Freddy said. "She wasn't at the movies, and ahe hasn't been to Johnson's, she hasn't called on any of the people she ordinarily calls on. and no one has any Idea where ahe might be! And there's noth ing going on in town at any of the churches, or the Women's Club, or the War Relief or the Red Craw! Trulv, Mother and I are terribly worried! What could have happened to her?" "Huh! Asey aaid. "Happen to know her ltcense number? "Her car's a sedan, but I don't know what the number is! Maybe Mother might." Characteristically, Mrs. Doane had the license number on the tip of her tongue. "Fine," Asey said. Til cruiso around an' see if I can't find her. May be that she had a flat, or engine trouble, an' is waitin' for the rain to let up before she sets out to phone (or help. That's prob ably the answer. Oh, Doc. He paused at the front door and beckoned to Cummings. "Doc, keep your eye on Jennie. An' see if you can't do some delvin' into this time problem. So long." He found his own Porter road ster where Sam had Jeft it on the corner where he had previ ously parked Syl's truck. A little wearily, he got In and started off in search of Miss Olive. Two hours later, having covered all the roads he could think of. and having made a canvass of all the garages within a radiua of thirty miles, he turned back to Quisset At Joe's eas station at the four corners he stopped on Impulse, introduced himself to the atten dant who was just closing up the place for the night, and asked il Mrs. Doane had been there for gas around six. Sure. She was here from lust before the lights went till the cur rent came back. All the time. I told that state trooper so." "Another thing, you seen Miss Olive tonight?" Asey asked. "She was here this morning for her weekly checkup," the man said. "I told Freddy Doane so when she called up a little while ago." L.aay ooop ASEY frowned as ha drove on to the Inn. This business, he thought, got more and more like a Chinese nuzzle. Was it the real Miss Olive who refused tea and drove ofl from the Inn that afternoon, or was it the girl Ann Joyce, dressed like her? Was it the real Miss Olive or Ann Joyce whom he and Jennie saw? And, if no one knew that the irl was dressed up like Miss Hive, was it possible that some one had meant to shoot Miss Olive, and got the girl instead? And. if that was the case, had someone realized their mistake, and since gone after Miss Olive and carried out their original in tention of killing her? It almost began, Asey thought. to look that way. The Inn driveway aeemed tilled with cars, so he stopped his road ster a little beyond, got out, and walked through the wet grass to ward the Inn. Just as he stepped on the gravel to cross the driveway between two parked cars, he saw someone duck into the bushes by the porte- cocnere. Asey stood stock-still and watched with interest as the broad figure of Mrs. Clutterfield slowly emerged. Apparently the lack of any further scrunching of gravel re assured her that she was unob served, for after listening a mo ment she tiptoed to the side of the Inn and pecked up into a window. Then she neeked Into another. And still another. Keeping at a safe distance, Asey quietly followed her on her circuit of the Inn. Certainly, he thought not even Dr. Cummings with his love of jumping to conclusions could ever make the error of mistaking Lady Boop for. a gnome! Asey walked softlv over to her and touched her shoulder as ahe started her second circuit "Ooooli!" "What," Asey Inquired, "do you think you're doin ? What's the idea of all this reconnoiterin'?" 'Ooooh!" "Whv are' vou aav. can't van do anythin" but squeal?" When it became apparent that Lady Boop couldn't answer his questions in any other manner, Asey took her firmly by the arm and led her indoors to the living room. Cummings stared at him In amazement as he entered. "For heaven's sakes, Asey, what's that you've gut on youi arm? Who's she?" "Meet Mrs. Clutterfield. Doc. It don't hardly seem possible, but mere s indications that she might maybe have been our Peepin' Tom." "Well, she Is not!" Cummings said. "One of Hanson's troopers picked him up twenty minutes ago. It waa your dear friend Ran kin!" "Ooooh!" Mrs. Clutterfield aaid. "Policemen! Ooooh! Oooohl Ooooh!' "What's the matter with her?" Cumminga demanded. "She's In pain?" "I think she's Just frightened." Asey said. "What do you mean, a trooper picked up Rankin?" "She sounds," Cummings said, "11k? a baby I once saw who'd swallowed a tin whistle. Rankin was peering into windows, Asey. Claims he'd seen someone out there and was trying to catch him-" Freddy came Into tht living room. "Did you find Mi Olive Oh dear, you didn't! This is simply Retting worse and worse! Did yon tell hun about the call. Doctor?" "No, ! was nuit getting to that," Cummings said. "What do you know, Asey, a man phoned a few minutes ago and said not to ex pect her back!" Te fee centlnaed SOUGH! IN BILL Washinston, Dec. 13. Af Chairman Walsh (D., Maw.) of the senate naval committee late today Introduced legislation to authorize a 30 percent Increase In the vessel strength of the navy. Interrupting senate debate on a war appropriation measure Walsh (aid he bad been asked by the president and the navy to offer the bill authorizing a blanket Increase of 900.000 tons. The senator said exact cate gories of battleships, airplane carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines planned had not been designated but that under normal conditions the in- crease would cost about $;t 000. 000.000 and tinder present con ditions "probably much more. BLACKOUT LAW Pendleton. Dec 13 (-J1 Vio lators of a blackout ordinance adipted yesterday by the city council will b subject to fines up to S.'iOO, six month In the city Jail, or both. On the Radio Chains STATIONS: Chain affiliation and where they are on the dial: k ALE I Mil-) 11.(0. rorttand; KI.X (MIC-Hlur) IIIMl. Portland: KUA INHI -Hlue Si IH I .10. NJkinr; KI.O (MXJ-Hliir) BIU. an tranrlwo; KliW (MlC-Krd) 6 ill. Portland; KJR (MIOHIurl HMO. Krallle; KNX ffBM 1010. M Anr.Hr.; KOA OHC-Krd) SIM. Iir-mer; KlilN (I Hs ;o, Port land: Krwo Mr-Hd . Seattle: kl-O (NHC-Hed) SXO. Han Francisco: ksL (LBS) 11M), Salt Lake City. " Tim Shown la PSt '1 Sunday I 6:00 p. m. EdRrr Bcrgan. KPO, ; KOW, KOMO: Blue Echoes, KOO. , KEX; Columbia Workshop. KNX, I KOIN; Oospel Clinic. KJR; Minis- I terlal Assn..K8L. ) e:30 p. m Floyd Wright, KJR; ! On Man's Family. KPO. KOW, '. KOMO; Kperllni! Becllner, KNX; Cm- I namon Bear. KEX; Musical High lights. KOO; Castles In the Air, KOIN. j b:O0 p. m. Sunday Evening Hour, KNX. KSL. KOIN; Orandpappy and j Hla Pala. KOO, KEX, K.IR; Manhat- I tun Mcrry-Oo-Round, KPO, KOMO. I KOW. 9 M0 p. m.Bookman's Notebook.) KOO; American Album of Familiar I Mimic, KPO, KOMO. KOW; News, I KEX; Conf. of Jews and Christians. KJR. I 7:00 p. m. Hour of Charm. KPO, KOMO, KOW: Ooodwlll Hour. KOO. KFX. KJR: Tak It or Leav It. KNX. KHL, KOIN. 7:80 p. m. Helen Hayes Theatre, KNX. KSL. KOIN: Adrentures of Sherlock Holmes. KPO, KOW. KOMO. 8:00 p, m. Crlroa Doctor, KNX, ( KOIN: Vera Vague. KPO. KOW. I KOMO; Inner Sanctum. KOO. KEX. 1 KJR. j 8 :30 p. m. Jack Benny, KOO. f KEX, XJk; I Waa There. KNX. j KOIN; Beau Bolr Musical. KOW; Highway NKht Express , KOMO; Etchings In Brass, KPO. 00 p. m Walter Wlnchell, KPO. KOMO, KOW: Irene Rich. KOO, KJR. KEX; Hollywood Playhouse. KKX: Leon P. Drews, KOIN; String Ensemble, KSL. 9:30 p. m. Story Behind the Head lines. KOO: What's It All About, KNX: Quiz of Two Cities. KOW, KOMO; Highway Night Express. KEX; Baker Theater. KOIN; Regal Amblings. KPO; On Temple Square, KSL. 10:00 p. m. Reporter News, KPO. KOW. KOMO; Screen Oulld Theater. KNX; Stanley Kenton's Orch., KOO, KEX: News, KOIN: Masterworka of Music. KSL; National Vespers, KJR. 10:30 p. m. Henry Busae's Orch.. j KOO: Henry Owen's Orch., KOIN: Amen Corner, KEX; Hollywood Templa Hour. KJR; Report to tha Nation, KNX: Sabbath Reveries. KSL. I HOT p. m Bill Clifford's Orch.. KEX; Oena Orounds, KOIK; Strings i ,that Sing. KPO, KOW; News. KNX auanigm iteiiecuona. Monday a .00 p. m. Adventure stories, KOO, KJR; Vox Pop. KSL. KOIN; Adventures In Toyland. KEX; Stars of Today, KOW: Jan Arden. KOMO; Don wtnslow of tha Navy. KPO. 6:90 p. m. News of th World. KOO. KEX, KJR; Cocktail Hour. KOW; Bill Henry. KNX; Leon F. i Drews. KOIN: Chruttma Betlrlngers. I KOMO: Walts Rhythm, KPO; Voices of Yesterday. KSL. 6:00 p. m. Radio Theater. KNX. KOIN. KSL: Dr. t. Q . Jim Mcclain'. KPO. KOW, KOMO: Cinnamon Bear, KEX; Roe Resnlck, KOO: Scandi navian Reporter. KJR. 6:30 p. m. For America W Sing. KOO. KEX. KJR; That Brewster Boy. KPO, KOW. KOMO. 7:00 p. m. Bill of Rght. KSL. KNX. KOIN, KEX, KJR, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. m Bill of Rights Day. KPO. KOMO, KNX, KSL. KOIN; Mod em Music Box, KEX; Greater Wash ington Hour, KJR. 8:00 p. m. Amos 'n Andy, KNX, KSL, KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO. KOMO. KOW; He-bert Marshall, KOO, KJR. KEX. 8:19 p. m. Lenny Ross. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Lum and Abner, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Shall Bert Wheeler. KJR. 8:30 p. m. I love a Mystery, KOO. KEX, KJR; A'fred Wallensteln'l Orch., KPO, KOW. KOMO: Oaj Nineties Revue. KNX. KSL, KOIN. 8:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO, KOW. KOMO: True or False, KOO. KJR. KEX: Sports, KSL., 8:30 p. m. Hawthorne House. KPO. KOMO, KGW; Hollywood Showcase. KNX. KOIN; Nat'l Radio Forum. KOO: News. KSL, KJR; Moonught Sonata. KEX. 10:00 p. m. rsa Wilde's Orch., KEX. KOO, KJR: Reporter News. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Masterworka of Music. KSL; Tews, KNX; Flv Star Final. KOIN. 10:30 p. m Ed Stoker's Orch.. KGW; Stanley Kenton's Orch, KJR: Alvlno Rey's Orch, KSL: Broadway Bandwagon. KEX: Ran Wilde's Orch, KGOj, Masterworks of Music. KNX; Th World Today. KOIN; Christmas Fund. KOMO; Concert Hall. KPO. 11:00 p. m. Bob Bradley and fcr win Yco.SKSU KOIN; String Sere nade. KPO. KGW: This Moving World. KEX: News. KNX. KOO; Rev eries, KOMO., Closing uou ij Classified Ads 8 a. m. Too Lata to ClasaUj 12-30 p The Grange Central Point Grange Central Point Grange H. E. C. will meet Wednesday afternoon,. December 17. at the home ofW' Mrs. Stella Anderson. The meet- ; ing will begin with a dessert ; luncheon at 12:30. This is our : Christmas party and each lady ia : to bring a gift for her paL I Ope Mail moiUH want aaa. - BEHIND THE BACK' By GLUYAS WILLIAMS rS5H0WnJ6 WIFE -friE MATE. HE 60ff OR JUN IOR'S CHRISTMAS PHft EHT. WHEN JUNIOR. WAlkS INTO ROOM DOKNtfWMtflDROlJSlI HIS SUSPICIONS AND WWeKS TrlEM BEHIND HIS Bn,TKVln'6 HCft icok sar-conscious HftSIDKEEP-njRNlNS 10 KEEP HIS BACK AWAV FROM JlMOR AS 1rlE Btff WANDERS ABOlW iHt ROOM SlfcCESfSlHWHEgO Otff lb 'PlAY' lH frit CLEAR F?t5H SlrtSHIrJE, JUN IOR Af ONCE DEODIN6 HE'D RA1HER 51fcY IH SEfS DESPERATE OH ACCOMT OF HIS NOSE STARTING 16 ITCH AND SENDS HIM UP5TAIR5 ,16 GET HI5 PIPE START'S TO HIDE SWrTfeS WHEN HE HEARS JUNIOR RETWNIN6 WITH PIPE HAV1N6 PERFORMED ER RAND IN 3 SECOND W1 HAS JUST TIME Tb DUMP SrtS ,UERV UNCOMFORTABLE,' 3KHlt5 ON COUCH PtiV U OKftlt JUNIOR rON- Slf ON THEM TUNrTTEW DECIDING Tb 66 OOrWWSTRETtySOON ffttlwM by Thi Boll Pynilritt, Ine.) J2-I3I STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX 213 s - si.AAC 1ND I OCT (, iq we governor of mas who --..-rsjr. ck.. rt risss jiianitiu a mne ar jug aiup "- v V i.ai i Aui - . WA f k. y 2SnJ AILE5 AND RELErVSED, I ' V I --lf3r BAT'S, LIKE HOMING tn PIGEONS, WILL. AT W-.a -spa t: . -law r ii vrs-r KING -fttPn WOT B CROWNED.' When fauk, present ESVPTIAN AAOMADrw. BcCAME KING IN 1957 IT WA, SUGGESTED THAT THE. 1000-YEAR-OLD PlAPEM OP Tl 1TA NkUAAIFKl RP Dl Artrn ON HI'S HEAD BUT ACCORDING iui ftwjtcn L.WV ISO CfcOWN COULD B USED... It WAS THEN PEClOED TO INVENT HIM WITH ' !SWT SWORD, 15 LIT THI'S COULD , NOT SE FOUND AND CREDET At?P THE NAME OF 7. NURSES IN "THE OHIO Wf! FVAM HEALTH OFFICE 12-13 laa. ft(. I. S. Fol. OB. AH rtittta mcnti CURIOUS CORONATION To superstitious Egyptians It might hava augurad 111 that tha stata sword, one earrlad bf Mohammed All. founder of tha prassnt Egyptian dynasty, coulc not b located for us in Faruk's coronation ceremonies. However (ust as the young ruler left tha Abdin palace after his Investiture as king, a white dov settled on the roof of hla coach and remained . thera throughout the procession to parliamentl This circumstance was Joyfully noted by all con earned, and taknn to be a happy omen for the future of both king and countryl MONDAY: Bar Dogl , LI'L ABNER Tim Lurches Onl By AX CAPP pSTO TDHu!TO T8&&d EAT NIGHT-AT AUHT BEsSrsT" AND COURAGtOFTHlS V TIME." Y INTERESTEXi IN THE. HIM PrTTATD'rVAkT Ar p(iOC,AM ) ME.NTAL MAKE-UP )N NOWy TrIS TONIGHT OF THIS S tt-- THE. SENATOK "a f v FEARLESS nJl -AND SO WE PRESENT THIS BUY WITH THt NE.RVE.S OF STr-.E.1 '-WITH THE! HE. ART O? A LION .V WHAT INFiRlNo MESSAGE. HAVE VOL! FOR THE. PUBLIC, i ih. fuiun f T CHERRY BLOSSOM Zr. , on t f TAILSPIN TOMMY A Diabolical Plotl ITONIOHTYOU SHALL REfUltN TO YOUR AERO SQUADRON. LT. MILLIGAN.. AND--TO M0t?R.OW..DU Rl KKV FLIGHT ) sVal A VI r I HffMsaai ss- I a : . fJ THE EDGE OF AN ISOLATED CLEARING AN AUTO HALTS AND FROM IT DESCENDS TME BARON DR.. VERM IN, THE GIRL SPY FR.EDA AND StCEETS WHO IS UNDER TME INFLUENCE OF THE HYPNOTIC DRUG ADMINISTERED PY DR. VERMIN YOU SHALL BREAK AWAY FROM THE SQUADRON... FLY TO THIS CLEARING AND LAND HERE. ..FOR. FURTHER. INSTRUCTIONS HE'S I EiAWLINCi L ft LIKE A Vffy BABY.'.' &k m c,6E.f.r l&f t&mp J -rf71 I I V ... OAr7.li Ala.' i-'l I DOKTOR. fHE SHALL APPEAR OIiitc I VER.MIN... NORMAL TO HIS fOMPArcl ARE YOU J IN THE SQUADRON. ROT I CERTAIN! MTHC UYPNOTir nunr. J MM AT ME??J SHALL COMPEL MlM TT I ys OBEY MY COMMANDS i wji f HAL FORREST EXCELLENT.. AND WHEN HE HAS ACCrtMOi irucr, N OUR. PURPOSE HE SH&LI BE EXECUTED BY HIS OWN COUNTRYMEN.. FOR, TREASON AND MASS MURDER. HAH-H' MY REVENGE IS COMPLETE sM&rs,T THE NEBB5 Liberal Bt SOL HESS THAT'S NOTHING, JMlSS VOU DID ' P.ENTV FOR ME AMD .THAT HOSPITAL POOD VS NICE OP Ythats NOTHING. IWOU TO INVITE UME OOT TO J THAT SOUMDS PEQPECT STEAK OUST MEDIUM W HOW WOULD VOU- V I L1KS A NICE P0RTER-1 HOUSE 5TEAKSOMEl I fTCJ-OiCf r A t- aff a. a. . aa r OU KNOW MAX BTz-i-vrr NOLI TALVt IS KiNDMERTECLlf ABOUT SOMETHIN& -HEO BE RICH IP THAT MAKES SENSE: HE WA.SMT SO DONT VOU EVER LlSE?AI WEDGiVE.'SEAD A BOOK. OK. VOU THE SHIRT A ANYTHING f VOU OPP HIS BACK MARE G0IN3 TOVOUI? i GRAVE WITH THE LAST HA.LP OF VOUR. L IP IT WAS WCREi- MM, WILL VOU STICK THIS OECVC ON THE HOOK WITH THE DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS ANO SwE THE BOY A 50-CENTJ Tip AND ADD IT TO THE .CHECK--EVE9VTH1N& WAS , PERFECT.' mi 4 I
