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Newspaper Page TextPACE STX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1941. by Phoebe Atwood Taylor Chapter 33 1 Buck Private TIALF an hour later Dr. Cum mlnga sat down on the bath house steps beside Ajey and tossed the bedraggled remains of chewed-up cigar at horseshoe crab. "Never In all my days," ha clamped a fresh cigar between his teeth, "have I aver seen anything like this. Never! I'm speechless, Asey. Speechless, I tell you. Asey, who was that soldier who popped out of the fog and helped the troopers hunt? Was he the same soldier they found hanging around before? Who is he? What in blazes has he got to do with things?" "Wa'el" Asey puffed at his pipe, 1 got him cleared up, Doc. Seems he's Freddy's beau. That buck private?" "Uh-huh. Seems he was gettin' along fine in the world bein' a copy writer in an advertisin' agency, an' then he done some re cruitin' sds, an' he got so fired with patriotism he up an' enlisted. Seems whereas Mrs. Dome could tolerate the idea of a copy writer as a son-in-law, she couldn't stom ach the notion of a buck private. an' so a considerable number of problems arose. If Washy d only f:one into more detail about him ast night, I'd of got him settled sooner. "What's he doing, lurking arouna nerer u ne on leave? "Nope. Seems the next problem of his outfit is the defense of Quis set Harbor from attempted inva sion, an his colonel got the idea that the other side might be doln' some preliminary spyin', so he hit on the idea of preinvasion counterespionage, as you might aav. This feller's It." Cummings kicked at a piece of aeaweea. "Asey, why In blazes was this fellow Smith shot?" "Smith?" "That's what the draft registra tion card in his wallet said, nor ace Smith what's so funny about that? bometimes, Cummings said. "you stump me, Aseyl Anyway, of all the innocuous-looking in dividuals did he lisp?" "Not exactly. Whvf" "Oh, he looks as if he might have lisped, that's alL Why was he shot, Asey? "He knew too much," Asey said. "An' I'm inclined to think. Doc, that someone's made i mistake in killin' him. I think if someone had left him alone, an' let him talk to me, the chances are good that he'd have answered some questions but just set up a lot more, like every one else has done to date. But now that someone's gone so far as to kill him, I kind of guess I'm on the track at last. I guess it was the girl was meant to be killed, all right. I guess someone besides Horace knew about her intention to dress up like Miss Olive, an' so they grabbed the opportunity to kill her while she was dressed up, to spread confusion. Which, I must say. they sure done! "Humpr. And you said you thought Miss Olive knew d'you realize, Asey, that woman's never turned up yet? "Uh-huh. I do. How long was Smith you can't guess how funny that Smith part is. Doc! How longs he been dead? Oldest Inhabitant HOUR or two. I don't i think." Cumminea said un happily, "that I can face going to work on him. I know just what I'll find, that he wasn't shot by that twenty-two, either. I know itl Asey, who awiped that gun from me living room7 "You ought to be able to guess more about that than me," Asey saia. - iou was mere, so was nan son." "Well, It's Hanson's fault!" Cum ming's said defensively. "I brought the gun there, but he ought to have known enough to take it back when he left Someone must have sneaked it out of that fancy ca.se we!!, someone had every chance. Thev could have taken it any one of half a dozen times when the living room was empty, before you came back with Mrs. uuttpffield." "Clutterflcld "Buttcrfleld. C! ut tern eld, what d-?j it matter!" Cummings said wearily. "You know who I mean and suppose mv God. I'm tired of supposing! Let's get back to the Inn. You got any plans now?" "I wonder, Asey said, as they walked through the beach grass, "whst time an oldest inhabitant gets up? Early as six, you think?" Cummings stopped and atared :t him and shook his head. "Are you stark mad. Asey? Jennie told me how you raved and raved about a tomato pincushion, and then hurled yourself out of an upstairs window!" "I feel fine," Asev said, "except I'm hungry an' I m tired. But havin' hung on this thing thii far, I'm goin' to see it through to the bitter end." "Of course." Cummings said, "those clothes you have on make you look different Asey, where In blazes are your shoes, man! Why are you going arcund bare foot? You haven't look here, you haven't Joined a cult, havt you?" sev Knnnea. "AN th! NOTICE! Barker are Still Selling ARROW SHIRTS at the Old Prices 2.00-2.25-2.50 Arrow Shirt increase in Price January 1st at Store for Men 'Nope. 1 had shoes, but I shed 'em for some second -story work, an' I had socks, but they got so torn while I was patterin around huntin' Horace, I shed them, too. Let's see, now, I could rouse Bram Held an talk to him, even though I don't think he knows a thing about this masqneradin'. I ought to talk " Have you forgotten Miss Olive entirely? ' Cummings interrupted acidly. "She's missing, you know!" "Uh-huh, but one of Hansons troopers said that a description of her an' her car'd been put over the teletype, an' it seems to me that oucht to bring her to light sooner or later. Doc, if Angie Har ris's aged mother can only remem ber about Ferdinand's picture of Old Whiskers an' the baby. I'm foin' to be a lot happier about this, think!" "Mad! Cummings said unhap pily. "Stark, staring mad! Mad as a hatter what's the matter with her?" He pointed to Jennie, who was running down the path to meet them. "I seen you," she said breath lessly. "I been waitin' for you Asey, there's a soldier up there to the Inn! D'you suppose he's after me for bustin' up that line at th four corners? Do you?" "No," Asey said. "I'm sure he ain't. He's Freddy Doane's boy friend." "Oh, myl" Jennie fanned her self with her hand. "My, I been all a twitter! Asey, I guess you better just drive me home! If what I been through since six last night is detectln', then I don't want no more of it, ever! Will you drive me home7 "Sure. By the time I got you home an' had a bite to eat" Asey said, "I guesa even the oldest in habitant ought to be up an atirrin' what is It?" Jennie drew him to on side, out of earshot of the doctor. Jennie's Bis "ASEY. will you do something s for me before we go? I fee) terrible about it Kind of ashamed. But I went back up in Miss Olive's room, again, after 1 was there with you. Just to look around again, that'a all. But I played with them Venitian blinds I know I hadn't ought to of. But I did. An' an'" 'An' what? Don't look so down cast, Jennie! What happened?" "I broke 'em," Jennie said in a small voice. "Asey, you suppose you could mend the old things?" "I guess I maybe most likely could7" Asey told her. "Sure." "Can you? So's Mrs. Doan won't know? She's looked down her nose at me so much already, I don't know's I could stand her smirkin' at me any more! Could you manage to slip up an' Ax 'em now, before we go home?" "I'll take a whack at 'em," Asey said. "Was it one of the tapes that busted, or the roller ?dget that angles 'em, or what?" "I don't know what It was, but I got the pieces right here." Jenni opened her pocketbook. "They almost been burnin' hole In me! They sort of popped an' scattered around all over the floor, an' you should of seen me scurryin to pick 'em up an' put 'em in my pocketbook before aomebody come! I been so worried I hate bustin' other people's thirrsl Here. Here's the spring plrt Here's metal thing. Here's that round part like a fountain pen, an' this other big piece, an' here's th two little pieces. There! You think you can fix it up?" Asey stared down at the aix pieces she had deposited in his hand. "What's the matter?" Jennl demanded. "Oh, dear! Can't you fix it so's she won't ever know what I done?" "Jennie, where did these come from? From a Venetian blind?" "Yes," Jennie said miserably. "I was flddiin' with It, an' Asey, come back here! Come back here Doc, yell at htm to come back here!" "No use," Cummings said. "Man's msd. Can't do a thing with him. Going barefoot, you notice that?" Bv the time thev reached the Inn, Asey was striding toward his roadster, talking earnestly to Washy Doane, and before they could do more than yell at him the Porter streaked out of the drive way. Cummings shook his head and frowned. "Usually when he drives thai wav. he's got something!" he said. "Washy, what did he say to you? Did he make sense?" "Told me he wanted his shoes," Washy said. "I picked 'em up when he kirked 'em oft last night I give him the shoes, an' off he went Doc, ain't anyone found out yet where Miss Olive went?" "Nobody," Cummings said, "has found out nothing I mean, any thing! My God. how do I get mixed up in this kind of thing?" "I wish," Cummings said slowly, "I wish I knew if he'd reslly got this, or if he's as daft as he seems I guess, Jennie, that I'll sit down and wait with you!" At noon they were still waiting for Asey, and Wa.hy Doane was still audibly wondering where Miss Olive could be. It was after one o'clock when the Porter slipped into th drive way, Te e eenUnvte (Chapter SB appear en Pg 7.) BACK HOME Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 27 (CP) Pte. Harvey J. Peiry. young American who enlisted In the Royal Canadian army medical corps at Victoria and waa thought to be with the Cana dians at Hongkong after stow ing away on a troop ship, is back In Canada. VICE CLEAN UP Pendleton, Dec. 27. (Pi Mayor C. L. Lieuallen today announced that police have been ordered to notify any house of prostitution that they must be closed and all prostitutes must 'eave the city within 12 hours. u'M 1UU Tribune ni dJ- On the Radio Chains STATION: Cbaln affiliation and where tbev are on the dial! KALE (MBS) 1330. Portland, KKX (NBC-Blue) 1 1 BO, Portland: KOA (NHC-Hlu MBS) 1310 Spokane; KOO (SHC-Hluc) SIO. Ran Francisco; KUW (NBC-Bed) 20, Portland; KJR (NBC-Blur) 1000. BeattI; KKX (CBS) 101. Loa Anfilra; KOA (NBC-Red) SSft. Denver; KOIN (CBS) 70, Port land: KOMO (NBC-Red) W Seattle; KPO (NBC-Bed) w. Ran Franflaro! KSL (CBS) lie. Salt Lake Cltr. Time Shown la PST Monday 1:00 p. m Adventure atorlea, KOO, KJR: Vox Pop. KSL. KOIN; Stan of Today, KOW; Jane Arden. KOMO; Don Wlnalow of tbe Nary, KPO. . 6: SO p. m. Newa of th World, KOO, KEX. KJR; Cocktail Hour. KOW: BUI Henry. KKX; Newspaper of the Air, KOMO; Walt Rhythm, KPO; Voices of Yesterday, KSL. :00 p. m Radio Theater. KKX KOIK, KBU Dr. I. Q.. Jim McClaln. 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KOIN; Fibber McOee, KPO, KOMO. KOW. 7:00 p. m, Bob Hope, KOW, KPO, KOMO; Olenn Miller's Orch., KSL, KNX, KOIN. 7:80 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 Warlnir. KPO. I KOW. KOMO. 8:15 p. m, Lum and Abner, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Lenny Rosa. KNX. KSL. KOIK. 840 p. m. Johnny Presents, KPO, FORCED LABOR By GLUYAS WILLIAMS KSIS15 JUNIOR 6Ef THE COAL SHOVEL AND HELP HIM SHOVE! SNOW', C1AIM IV6 If'S IfME HE LEARNED t RE OF HOP t IMPRESS JiWlOR, YsSORODSLV' StbRS lb 6Ef WS flJJTATrl. 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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS E&it4NVi3 ACMV PIVOT'S OPTJrA FLV WlTWOUT HOE-JTO diet A . v of -rue by JOHN HIX ? Twe eiND of -rue... I'o y J . ike Whale uar.., 70 FEET LONG r TWE Urgent fiw in TvA -sea... ANP iS gir3GR THAN AUU t?UT OHS PEClE'i Of YVHAUg VAUEPlCTORrAN OF Hi's CLPGfr r.APKIP.n H VA12ITV ON FOOTSAtL BASKETBALL, TRACK ANP BASEBALL) WHILE WORKING W WAY Trt OU6M SCHOOL. College of 6t Ihoma St feul, Minn. Ta- art U. a rsi Off AH rtthla nmtmS 1 Bx FLYERS' FOOTSIES Flying without footgear Is not standard practice In th air training centers of our armad forces, but many fledgling pilots believe it help in handi ng th delicate control until they are used to . them. Other aviation cadet wear a flexible aoled sneaker or alipper. FANTASTIC FISH Th whale-shark, second onlr to Sibbald'a Roriual. a whale, as th largest creature en earth, ia not ferocious, has snotted skin, and th mouth is in the front of the head rather than underneath. Rather indolent, it does not bother to attack larg prey. Consequently it row of teeth have degener ated to mere stumpsl TOMORROW! Dog Auction! LI'L ABNER Th SUr Makerl By AL CAPP r,nC?X An (Si At the theatre -after the matinee-"! I ah wants M ('UNUSUAL! ('GULPSHE'S WEARIN' HER I'LL TMlf. GLAD I CAUGHT YOU W A PICTURE. , rjEE .MISS jfL ) HAJROVER HER Y ( GET I CA-dWy Vrri ( BEFORE YOU LEFT, CHERRYA TAit NT SCOUT.' ?Xm t " 1 WSPP K 7trTJ RATu.rl X-i srLIK V MAGNIFICENT PICTURES J I HAVE A DATE. rScPf SST IkorcelVruSr B Tn-r- J ITV CHIRRS IS SENDING A TALE.NT L n -BUT D-DO THET V jMff MDMSSED TH VAY ftsL TAILSPIN TOMMY Speed Wanted! BT HAL FORREST 5 KEETE&i. , RENDERED HELPLESS BY THE HYPNOTIC INFLUENCE OF DH.VEHMIN, LEFT WIS squadron And landed HIS SHIP IN AN ISOLATED CLEAR! NO, Where the spies gave him further instructions.' ENOUGH SHALL CONFESS.' AN AMERICAN FLYER, HAS BEEN INOCULATED WITH A POWERFUL HYPNOTIC PKU& BY DR. HERMANN VERMIN.' UNDER. ITS INFLUENCE. THE FLYER. 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