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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SEX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1941. by Phoebe Atwood Taylor Chapter tt More Mystery "VTOT to expect her back when? 1 Tonight?" Asey demanded. "Who took the callT What did he ay. exactly?" "I answered." Freddy told him. "I said, "Whale Inn,' and a man'i vole (aid, la thli where Min Olive Beadle lives?1 Z (aid, "Yes and he (aid, "Well, don't expect herl' Then he hung up before I bad a chance to aik who he waa, or how he knew about her, or where (he waa, or anything elaet I called Hanson and told him, right away, and he tried to trace the rail. But he couldn't find out anything about it except that it was made in town here. The oper ator said there'd been a flurry of calls right about then, and sne didn't notice who called the Inn. All she knew was that it wasn't a long distance or a tou call. "What d'vou make of that?' Cummings inquired. That make any sense to you, Aseyi Asey shrugged. "Course," ha said (lowly, "it'( perfectly pos sible she Just happened to do somethin' out of the ordinary to night, an' wanted Mrs. Ooane to know she was all right, but'd be late. On the other band "On the other hand, she doesn't do things out of the ordinary!" Freddy interrupted. "I wish I could make you understand that!" Freddy broke off as Hanson en. tered the living room. He looked distracted, too. "Where the hell have you been, Asey? I wish you wouldn't go dashing off! Peterson wanted to talk with you before he left Look, he says there's everything to in dicate Colt rifling on the bullet the doc found, and the markings on the bullet show no slippage as It took the rifling, so it's probably from a Colt automatic and not a revolver." "Huh!" Asey said. "In other words, she probably waa killed by a bullet from the twenty-two that was there in the booth with her. Peterson was pretty aura, was be?" "He aald there's always the chance it wasn't, but I think he's sure. He'll phone us back later, and he's going to look up and see if he can t find out who bought the gun what'a the matter with her?15 He pointed to Mrs. Clutterfleld, who waa (till squealing at inter vals. "Ooooh!" "What's the matter with you?" Hanson said brusquely. "Ooooh I I didn't know a goat was so important!" "What's she talking about?" Hanson appealed to Asey. "I don't think," Asey said, "It's worth the time to go into It Tell me, Mrs. Clutterfleld, Just what was you lookin' in windows for, anyway?" "Ooooh!" Mrs. Clutterfleld said. "I saw all these policemen mov ing aroundl Alfred waa afraid. He said there might be trouble. I wanted to see what was going onl Really, if it's a matter of a fine, I'm sure I can " "I'm sure you can, too," Asey said. "Tomorrow morn in', Mrs. Clutterfleld. I'll tell you the fine, an'- you will Right now, you go up to your room an' stay there!" Mrs. Clutterfleld scurried up the stairs. Now For Rankin "IVHAT did you pack her off ''like that for?" Cummings ranted to know. "I can't concentrate with her tquealin' so," Asey said. "Besides, I'm sure sha. ain't got a thing to do with this. Her problem is run nin" over a goat" "What was all that about 8nr?" Cummings persisted. Asey grinned. 'That'e Just a rharitahle problem, Doc. Where's Rankin?" "You'll And your friend In the smoking room. Cummings drew on his overcoat and picked up his little black bag. "A blend of tol erant amusement and reflned Irri tation. He was only waiting for a street car I mean, he was only chasing someone else. I always rnjoy that it-wasn't-me-lt-was-two-other-fellows angle. Have fun with him, I'm going to Join Carey." "You're goln' to do more work tonight?" Asey asked in surprise. "Thought you hated workin' up there at night. You a I w a y a claimed the place didn't have enough light." "It doesn't" Cummings said. "But there are several things I wanted to find out I'll let you know if anying comes up I think would interest you. uooa-ny. Asey made nis way to the smoking room, where Rankin was reading a Sears Roebuck cata logue. ''Hullo." Rankin looked up. "Why do you look at ma that way? Have I aged?" "Nope." Asey said. "1 lust never had a good look at you before to night what with our either twin' outside or in a car or in a halL I thought you was older." "It's the beard." Rankin said. "A wise uncle of mine pointed out years ago that successful geolo gists wore beards. People some how connect beards with ances tor. Tm forty-eight, as matte of fact Mayo, I gather it's Ann who's been killed, and not Mix Olive, and I also gather from Cummlng's mutterings that ha thinks I killed her. I didn't I was very fond of Ann. But, as I told Cummings, if it'll make tha au thorities happier, go upstairs and go through my things. Prod into anything that strikes your fancy. You'll And a forty-five Colt in my bureau drawer, and a license to carry it in my pig-skin wallet. And tell me, why does Or. Cum. mings dislike me so?" "Wa-el," Asey said, "I think ifi mostly the bill you owe him." "The bill I owe him? But ! don'tl I left money with Freddy to pay that bil' last year, before I went home! If she forgot, why didn't he send me a bill? My God!" "He said that he did, but" - "He never did! I never got any! How utterly ridiculous, to suspect me of killing Ann because I didn't pay a bill he never sent me! Was that the reason he had me eeized by that trooper? I waa brought in here and told to wait for you. Nobody explained why." "Didn't they bring up tha mat ter of somebody lurkin' around pear In' into windows?" Asey asked. "I brought up that matter, my self!" Rankin said. "Look, you remember my cigarette lighter? You threw it at Hanson, and in all that rush after Elissa, I forgot to retrieve it I'm fond of that lighter, so I went out to see if 1 could find it And when I turned the corner of the house, I saw someone dart away from tha bushea and waited to see if tha fellow might come back. In my own way, I waa trying to be help. fuL I thought that under the circumstances, someone darting around bushea in a surreptitious fashion was someone to grab and Invesigate. And while I waa lurk ing there in the bushes, waiting, this trooper grabbed me. I'm sure," Rankin concluded, "that he meant well. So did L" Blight Girl "f SEE," Asey said. "Now, tell a me about this girl Ann Joyce. will you?" "She was an awfully bright and talented girl," Rankin said promptly, "and I was very fond of her. She worked for me as my secretary the winter before last It was admittedly a stopgap Job. She wanted to go on the stage. She was good-looking, and had one of the lovliest voices I ever heard, and I thought she had ability. So I told people about her, and nelpea ner get a Job here In the South Pochet Barn Theatre last summer. And I don't mind telling you that whatever suc cess the Theatre enjoyed was dua wholly to Ann. Last winter sha got some understudy Jobs, and this summer, she came back to the Bam Theatre to get mora ex perience." 'Then," Asey said thoughtfully, "you couldn't hardly, in all hon esty, refer to her as a star, could you?" "No. That's why," Rankin said In a troubled voice, "I can't begin to understand this business of net being shotl Ann wasn't important, in the sense of her being any colossal, glamorous success in the theatre! Sha wasn't She waa Just a talented, ambitious youngstet starting to work her way up." "An' beln' at tha foot of tha ladder," Asey eaid, "she wasn't far enough advanced on hei career to have what you'd call awful compiles tin' problems, was she?" She had problems, Rankin re turned. "Who doesn't have prob lems? The problem of getting three meals a day is no less acuta in tha theatre than it is anywhere else!" "Uh-huh. But there wasn t Hoi. lvwood agenta flghtin' over her," Asey said, "or admirers chat lengin' each other to duels, ot people she'd stepped on yeafnin' to pick out her eve teeth. Nobody stood to lose millions because shs did this thing Instead of that thing. The point I'm makin' hi that while her problems mattered to her, they wasn't important an' far reachin' enough to maka aomeona want to kill her." "I don't are why anyone would want to kill her anyway!" Rankin said. "You can't think of anyone you might call an enemy of hers?" Asey asked. "Anyone that might have had a grudge against her?" Rankin hesitated. "D'you remember," ha (aid at last I told you earlier in the evening that it wasn't fair for you to ask ma my opinions of tha people at the Inn until I knew who was killed? Well, now I know it was Ann, I m not going to pre tend to pull any punches. Tha Barn's success last summer was due to Ann. Elissa Hingham'a one of tha Barn's backers. Elissa'a husband, Horace, Is " "By the way," Asey Interrupted, "Just for the record, what'a Horace's last name?" "His last name?" Rankin said. "Why, it's let's see. Sproul, 1 think. No, it isn't It's Henderson, or Sanderson, or Martinson, or something. I don't really remem ber. Anyway, Horace has wit enough to know that Ann is good. Te ee eenUaaid PHOENIX TOWNSENDERS MEET TUESDAY NIGHT Phoenix, Dec. 15. (Spl.) Phoenix Townsend club will Women lev men who wtar Kuppenhaimer Suits. S50.C0 sold only at T3aKhC4 Store for Men meet Tuesday night In the Chris tian church. AU members are urged to attend. Election of of ficers will be main business. The notice of the meeting, sent out by the president, C. M. Med calf, says "come and let'a wake up to what the Townsend plan will mean to all during this time of distress." I RITES FOR MEEK i Portland, Ore., Dec. IS. AP) I Funeral services for Lieut.- Col. James A. Meek, 43, of the i 182nd infantry. Fort Lewis, were ' held here today. Meek, a vet i eran of the first world war, died at the Vancouver Barracks i hospital Saturday night of a i heart ailment. On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Chain affiliation and oboe they are en the dial: KALE (MB8) lase, Portland; BEX (NBC-Blue) I1SO. Portland; KOA (MW'-Hlue aV MKS) 1.110, Spokane: KOU (NBC-Blue) SIO, San rranciscai KGW (NBC-Red) (20, Portland; KJat (NBC-Blue) looe, Seattle; KNX ((Bit) lo;o. loe Ancelea; KOA (NBC-Red) S.W. Denier; KOIN (CBH) 70. Port land: KOMO (NBC-Red) . Seattle: KPO (NBC-Red) H0. San Franeiseo; KM, (CBS) 1160, Salt Lake City, Time Shown Is PST Monday (KM) p. m. Adventure Btorlej, KOO. KJR; Vox Pop, K8U KOIN: Adventures In Toyland, KEX; aura of Today, KOW; Jane Arden. KOMO; Don Wlnslow ot the Navy, KPO. (:S0 p. ra. News of the World, KOO, KEX. KJR; Cocktail Hour, KOW; Bill Henry, KNX: Leon P. Drews, KOIN; Christmas BellMngers, KOMO: Waits Rhythm, KPO; Voices ot Yesterday. K8U 6:00 p. m. Radio Theater, KNX, KOIN, KSls. Dr. I. Q.. Jim McCIaln, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Cinnamon Bear, KEX: Roae Re snick. KOO: Scandi navian Reporter, KJR. 6:30 p. m. For America we Sing, KOO, KIX, KJR; mat Brewster Boy. KPO, KOW, KOMO. 7:00 p. m. BUI ot R.ghta, KSL. KNX. KOIN, KZX. KJR, KPO. KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. m BUI of Rights Day. KPO. KOMO, KKX. K8L. KOIN: Mod ern Muale 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. 8:18 p. m. Lenny Ross. KNX. KBL, KOIN: Lum and Abner, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Shall Bert Wheeler. KJR. 8:30 p. tn. I Love a Mystery. KOO, KEX, KJR; Alfred Wallenatetn'a Orch.. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Oay Nineties Revue, KNX, KSL. KOIN. 9:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO, KOW, KOMO; True or False, KOO, KJR, KEX; Sports, KSL. 8:30 p. m. Hawthorne House, KPO. KOMO, KOW: Hollywood Showcase, KNX, KOIN; Nat'l Radio Forum, KOO: News. KSL, KJR; Moonlight Sonata. KEX. 10:00 p. m. vean Wilde's Orch.. KEX, KOO, KJR: Reporter News, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Maaterworks of Music, KSL: i:ews, KNX; Five Star Final. KOIN. 10:30 p. m. Ed Stoker's Orch.. KOW; Stanley Kenton's Orch.. KJR; Alvlno Rey's Orch., KSL; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Ran Wilde's Orch., KOO: Maaterworks of Music, KNX: The World Today, KOIN: Chrlstmaa Fund, KOMO; Concert Hall, KPO. 11 :00 p. m Bob Bradley and Er wln Yeo, KSL, KOIN; String Sere nade. KPO. KOW; This Moving World. KEX; News, KNX, KOO; Rev eries, KOMO. Tuesday 8 00 p. m- Advtntura stories, KOO. KJR; Are Tou a Missing Heir. KSL: Jane Arden. KOMO: News. KOIN: Adventure In Toyland, KEX; Stars ot Today, KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Navy, KPO. 8:80 p. m. News of the World, KOO, KJR, KEX; The Arkaneaa Tra veler. KSL; Horace Helen's Treasure Cheat. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Today's Best Buys, KNX; Byes ot the World. KOIN. 6:00 p. m. Burns and Allen, KPO, KOW, KOMO; We. the People, KSL: Ken Stevens and Erwln Too, KOIN: Cinnamon Bear, KEX; Scandinavian Reporter, KJR; Second Husband, KNX. 6:80 p. m. Symphony Concert, KOO, KEX, KJR; Who, What, Where and Why, KNX, KOIK: Fibber Mc Oee, KPO, KOMO, KOW. 7:00 p. ra. Bob Hope Variety Show, KPO, KOMO, KOW: Glenn Miller's Orch, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 7:30 p. m. Red Skelton. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Treasury Hour, KOO, KEX, KJR: Leon F. Drews, KOIN; Second Husband, KSL. 8:00 p. m. Amos 'n' Andy, KNX, KSL. KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO, KOW, KOMO. 8:18 p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO, NO CO-OPERATION By GLUYAS WILLIAMS EASttrttOrir POOR OPTO ART) KITS SfEALTHIlYlfi 1b ATE IF ICS SATE 1b BRiKfefrlECHllPRPN'J CHRiSfMto SUP hi u HFRRS WIFE REMARK KM5 Gtibm iWfilYHE SHE M0U6Hf SHE HEARD DArfeER IS PASt AND SOMEONE AffriE rROftf YriEN RKOMOlTPlS DOOR.REIKEftfS W&yu TlnTMHECOftSfflEAR, j4P start's in. wife UJfte1bfHllREKl she TEE1S A DRAFT", 60 SEE IF FROUT DOOR IS OPEN BACKS OUT HORRIEJlY I'DD 8 WAHVWCOLP,lWliL MlLDREW HAVE SOKE UPSTAIRS ASAlN, AKID CAlHiOlW EASES HIM SELF WOKCE MORE WIFE CALLS BRlfcHTLV, &1rlArrtXJ,TADDV?" AND CHIIDREH COME RUrWllte. 6ETS OltT OUSflrHrlE &Mri IttUIAtft (nelcassd ey T1s Betl Byndtpafa, tae.) SPENDS HALF AM HOUR HWWG SLED IN 6ARA6FJ writs in hjiw sr uurco fo his wife: all evening g-lS KOW. KOMO; Lenny Hose. KNX. KSL, KOIN. 6:30 p. m Johnny Presents, KPO. KOMO, KOW: Information Please. KOO, KEX, KJR; Are Tou a Miasm Hetr, KNX. KOIN; News. KSL. 80 p. m. We. the People, KNX. KOIN: Eaay Aces. KOO, KJR, KEX: Adventures of the Thin Man. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Sports, KSU 9 -JO a. m. Battle of the Sexes, KPO, KOMO. KOW: Arkansas Tra veler. KNX, KOIN; Mai Hallett. KOO: News. KJR, KSL; Moonlight Sonata. KEX. 180 p. ra. Henry Busae's Orch.. KOO. KEX. KJR: Reporter News. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Masterworks of Muale, KSL; News, KKX; Fire Star Final, KOIN. J0:S0 p. m. Tiny Hill's Oreh. KSL: Charles Dent's Orch., KOW: Stanley Kenton'a Orch, KOO, KJR; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Masterworks of Music, KNX: The World Today. KOIN; Concert Ball, KPO. 1 1 .00 p. m. Chuck Wagon Davs, KPO, KOW; This Moving World, KEX. KJR; Anita Carol. KSL, KOIN; News. KNX. KOO: Reveries, KOMO. 20-30 Favors U. 5. Taking Offensive Marshfield, Ore., Dec. 15. (AP) Governors and congress. men of the three Pacific coastQ states were urged yesterday by 20-30 club members of the north west district to stress offense in stead of defense In national activity. They selected Klamath Falls for the next semi-annual convention. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS ho Two 5pgciMen9 of THE, UOC.K. MOTH ARE ALIKE IN COLOR ANP MARKINGS by JOHN MX On a i..ij OP A gttlVSH. POLONY, rrLiMSU5 1 5H0WN UlNG A TL'5C0F NOT INV&NTEP UNllU-y r fat? TH&TLS f5CAe. . -TUP WATiIM&l F AAfcl PAA OF SCOTLAND KECALrSE .-O AN INVAPINCI PANS ONCfc TePPEP ON. ONE lHWh ,, WAXNINQ THB fP, 'SCOTCH OF, H-te At, -fte gow5eR hotcl bar, VANCOUVER INLAND MIKE' A A'.f AQH3R.EL THE ONLY A'-r- . PROPRIETOR MIKE WOULD BRING ' -TAKE MONEY AMP RETURN ? rMANiP frill patrons without o CHANGE OR SERVICE J, rm M'.n 9i 'i$r,tTs i,n vw7 ll r-7j. ri ft L a u. a ru. oiu-Au mmw CANINE BARTENDER Patrons entering the Bowser House bar no longer find Mike, tha uncannily Intelligent canine, dispensing beer. Mike was struck by a hit and run driver on Jan. 2, 1941. For eight of his nine years Mike brought bottles of beer to customers, took their money, and returned change. Though ha often handled a dosen patrons at the same time, he never made an error. So attached to Mike was owner Charles Winfield that ha allowed the dog to sleep with him and eat at the earn table! Mike'a daughter, Mitii, is being groomed to take her famed sire's place at tha bar. TOMORROWi Pin Head Plantl LI'L ABNER Safety Firstl By AL CAPP WHAT INSPIRING fVSSAGE AnAZING.'-BUT- ( I DON'T HAVE YOU FOR THE. PUBLIC. I WHY DID HE. SAY J A KNOW.' S m. voKun 7 L 'cherry blossom- and-what ws WHAT DOE.S IT A IS WORSE- f-r-r CHERRY rr MEAN -AND WHY DOE'S HE. DOESN'T ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT COHES OVfcK if THIS IS A FANTASTIC CASE. -A CASE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS.? SOM&WHE.RE., DEEP IN HIS MIND -IS THE ANSWER EXPLANATION r 1 A WE MUST SOLVE THIS STRANGE OBSESSION OR IT WILL CONTINUE TO PREY ON HIS MIND AND ULTIMATELY DESTROY IT MRS. EOI-'iMIKc.,'-Y01j MUST PLACE THAT BOY IN MY hands COURSE I WILL. riR- VJEKYLL 2 y ii i TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter Acts Strangelyl By HAL FORREST Skeeter., UNDER. THE HYPNOTIC INFLUENCE OF THE DR.UO Administered him bv dr.. VERMIN. A MEMBER, OF BARON VON HOPSI EC'S ESPIONAGE (CANO. RtTURNSI to his Aero SQUADRON, OBVIOUSLY NORMAL. BUT STRANGELY RETICENT OKAY. DOI' kfeb am f inuiai.u ; ls.HJ& i0,N& TO GET S0ME shot i.Tc..rvs,nie tsurtBI NG PRACTICE TOMORROWS ABOUT TIME YOU ) ;p ll IHEY.VOU LUG.' I'M .SPEAKING! S 1 COT IN. SKEETS fA I TO YOU.. WHERE'S YOUR, t i 'i ( KK KROAlC ANOTHER. SECOND I lUTl TONGUE?... YOU LOOK AS I rrj N' rL, YOU D HAVE BEEN VSa3T.H DUMB AS A CBOa ZJ 123 ZZV V"-AX&4mmt f m MSi" TOMORROW ar i cw lih i o ; t iaw v-' i ii rrrm 1 1 i a ! OUT.' . " III 'in.'i II r S-." X - l "Vv7 k I hrNf. "I'r, I aw I ill mm- nw TTi B rTVffi fil " aflkJl AND THAT MACIC wOTfolNGS J H fl CLOSING. TOMMY.'.' t-15-4 n ... V .! 4 k j, mikrM.n.M TiT- ta A mirir Dceamaiee rnnu rwm-. frfe -9 HE NEEDS MPPirAi -I - i r.,... --rnpi I "il LfiaLlarrST W Pip Rir.UT mow , "-.J T SOL MES3 I SS rr,Q-HT,, vo,?H'CUTS'OC A COUPLE OP VOU YlP " II CsSS VOU THAT CLUCK t T 'y THE NEBBS Innocence