PAGE SIX
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1942.
Chapter IS
The Stranger
JOYCE saw Nason's lidj lower
and map back before he spoke.
"I'm aure I don't know," he
said.
"Your name's on the paper."
"I see it is. Perhaps 1 should
have said that while I didn't know
Clarke. I had met him.
"Here yesterday?"
"Yes."
"They tell us at your office that
he called on you yesterday morn
ing." Bacon's voice was curt "Go
ahead and deny that
Nason merely shrugged. Bacon
turned to Hestor. "How long have
you known him? he asked, re
ferring to Nason.
"Why three or four days."
"But you asked him to your
party. Do you mind telling me if
he represents you in some capac
ity?"
Nason snapped at him. "She
doesn't have to answer Questions
like that and you know it
"Certainly I know it" Bacon
gave him a rakirfe glance. "But
we'll And out anyway and it will
lave time if she'll tell me now."
"I don't mind in the least" Hes
ter said. "Part of my inheritance
was the Losado estate in San
Baria. I put it on the market
since I have no intention of re
turning, and Mr. Nason's helping
close the sale."
"In what -way? Ia he buying
It?"
"It's being bought by a syndi
cate in San Baria. They plan to
turn it into a club. I believe. The
estate will not be paid over until
the first of the month, but I saw
no point in remaining there. Mr.
Nason is the correspondent of a
legal firm In San Baria. and as I
understand it the papers are to be
sent to him and will be signed
here."
"Thanks," Bacon said. "Thanks
very much."
Nason's, broad face was red and
angry.
"Does that satisfy you. Lieu
tenant?" "No thanks to you." Bacon said.
"Because if it does," Nason said,
Til have to ask you to excuse
me. Some other time if "
"Go ahead," Bacon said, his
glare morose until Nason left the
room.
Case Agalast Ward
MURDOCH pushed up from the
window seat and yawned.
"How much longer?" he asked.
"Not long." Bacon hauled out a
thick watch and examined it "I'm
expecting somebody, and as soon
as he comes "
"I hope we've been of some
help." Hestor said.
"You have." Bacon said.
"But Lieutenant" Hestor bat
ted her lashes at him. "Surely you
don't think any of us I mean,
you don't suspect anyone here, do
you?"
"I suspect everyone," Bacon
said. "I could work up a pretty
good case right now against at
least one of you."
"Me, I suppose," Ward Allen
tain.
"Yes, you." Bacon iwlveled his
chair. "You knew about those
bonds. You delivered them or
so you say. You've got no alibi;
you had trouble with Clarke.
Suppose you didn't deliver those
bonds at S o'clock? Supoose you
tailed and said you couldn't get
them to his place until later. You
could have gone there last night
with the bonds, waited until he
signed the receipt and then let
him have it Not only that
"Nuts." said Allen. "Nuts."
Afterwards, Joyce was grateful
lot those cryptic words, because
simultaneously she had heard a
3uick sucking sound, throaty and
istinct, a word almost that aaid:
"No!" She knew at once who had
uttered it and why and when
she looked up Delia had her head
bent one hand to her mouth.
Bacon had heard it too. He had
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his hands on the desk, his gaze
narrowed and suspicious as it
fixed Delia Stewart "What's that.
Miss Stewart?" he said.
Her recovery was magnificent.
Shocked by her fears into an in
voluntary and audible reaction,
she had had the quickness cf
mind to hide her face; now, as
she met the detective's stare she
was smiling. That smile was thin
and twisted, skin-deep and forced;
yet Bacon had to accept it
"I'm sorry." she said huskily.
"I couldn't help it It was Ward
I couldn't help laughing, reallr
I couldn't."
"Oh" Bacon said. ."You
couldn't huh?"
Joyce was watching Ward Al
len. He sat very straight, no long
er looking at the detective, but at
Delia. His face seemed frozen and
there was something in his eyes
that Joyce could not diagnose
alarm perhaps, or incredulity.
When she managed to look again
at Bacon she saw his cheeks were
pink and his mouth hard. Some
thing had haDpened that he 'did
not understand. It had slipped
away from him before he grasped
its significance and now it was
gone forever and he knew it.
For a long second no one spoke,
no one seemed to move. Some
where in the house a door
slammed and presently there
were sounds of footsteps in the
adjoining room. Sergeant Keogh
automatically disappeared. By the
time Bacon had cleared his throat
he was back.
"See you a minute. Lieutenant?"
he asked.
.Bacon went out with him.
Hestor stirred on the divan.
"I'm worn out" she said. "I really
am. 1 don't know about the rest
of you but I could do with a
drink."
"I could do with one myself,"
Thorndike said. '
Hestor went over to the desk
and pressed a button.
Although her face still lacked
the proper color Delia was trying
very hard to be gay now a she
reached out and put her hand on
Ward's knee.
"You shouldn't talk to police
men that way, darling," she said,
"it's not good form."
"You mean they won't like
me?" Ward gave her a twisted
smile of his own. "Wouldn't that
be tough?"
The butler appeared in the
doorway.
"Drinks, Edward," Hestor said.
"Scotch, I think. And some sher
ry." The Dropped Glass
I V'HEN Bacon retur.ied the but
' ler wheeled in a tea wagon,
well weighted with glasses and
bottles and ice. Thorndike pre
sided. Sergeant Keogh came back.
"He's the guy the maid saw on
the back terrace, all right."
"Tell Malloy to bring him In."
Bacon said.
Keogh Jerked his head at some
one in the other rocm and a plain
clothes man entered, holding the
arm of a tall, straight-standing
man with blue-black hair and
opaque black eyes. His smooth,
almost beardless skin had the
color of a summer-long tan and
his features were sharply cut, the
nose straight and thin.
He stopped just inside the door
way, his eyes taking in the room
In one swift, hostile glance. Joyce
stared at him, confused by the
impression that although the man
was a stranger she had seen the
face somewhere before
A loud crash ruptured her
thoughts. By the time she had
located its source Hestor was
leaning over, looking down at
what remained of her drink.
"How awkward of me," Hestor
said. She looked up and her face
was white, her smile unnatural
and fixed. "It knocked against my
knee and slipped out of my hand."
No one else said a word. Bacon
was scowling at Hestor,
Te be conlinaed
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Ruth Mitchell Returns
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Ruth Mitchell (right), arrested and imprisoned by the Ger
mans as a member of the Yugoslav Chetnik guerilla army, was
greeted by her daughter. Mrs. Albert K. Yohn (left), when she
arrived in Jersey City, N. J. on the diplomatic exchange ship
Drottnongholm. Miss Mitchell, sister of the late Brig Gen.
Billy Mitchell, declared aerial bombing was the way to beat
Germany.
Canadian Strikers
Back to Shipyards
Vancouver, B. C, July 4
Canadian Press) About . 1,000
machinists In three Vancouver
shipyards started back to work
today on a trial basis after hav
ing been on strike a week.
They quit in protest against a
plan to operate the yards on a
seven-day-weck staggered work
system but voted .at. a union
meeting last night to put the
scheme to a 30-day test.
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Two Flying Cadets
Killed in Smashup
Victorville, Calif., July 4
(JP) Two army flying cadets
were killed in the crash of their
bl-motored advanced training
plane 16 miles northeast of here
yesterday.
The dead were announced by
the army as Wayne Kiger,
Monterey, Calif., and Harvey B.
Jensen. International Falls.
Minn. Their ages were not an
nounced. By CLlfYAS WILLIAMS
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On the Radio Chains
stations:
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the; an en Ibt dial:
KALE (MBS) I3J0. Portland.
Ktx (MtC-Uluel 110. Portland
KU MM.'-Hlue a MBS) 1310
Spokanai KUO (NHC-uliie) SI.
Han rranclaro; Kuw (MtC-Ked)
tto. Portland: kJK (NBC-Blufl
luuo statue: KMX (CHx) line
Los anc'ln: kO NHC-KmJ S.vi
Denver: KOIN (t'BHI S10. Port
land: aOMO (NHC-Rrd) 8 VI
rattle; KPO (NHC-Krd) HO
San Franruro; KSL (CBS) USO
Suit take City.
llnir shown la PST
Sunday
:00 p m. Vaudeville. KPO, KOW.
KOMO; Tommy Doraey'a Orch., KOO,
KEX; World Nawa Tonight, KNX.
KOIN; Ooapel Clinic, KJR; Heroes
of the War, KSL.
6:30 p. m. Song Shop Romance,
KEX; One Man's Family, KPO, KOW,
KOMO: William winter. KNX: Musi
cal Highlight. KOO; Ellis White Re
cital, KOIN; Vesper Hymns. KSL.
00 p. m Mlseha. the Magnifi
cent, KNX. KOIN. KSL: Phil Bovero's
Orch.. KJR; Manhattan Merry-Oo-Round.
KPO. KOMO. KOW: Amer
ica's Town Meeting, KEX; Speaking
of Sports, KOO.
6:30 p. m. American Album of Fa
miliar Music. KPO. KOMO. KOW:
Jane Proman. KNX. KSL. KOIN.
7:00 p. m. Hour of Charm. KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Goodwill Hour. KEX.
KJR. KOO; Take It Or Leave It.
KNX. KSL, KOIN.
7:30 p. m. Report to the Nation.
KSL KOIN; Walter Wlnctwll, KPO.
KOW. KOMO; Inglewood Park Con
cert. KNX.
8:00 p. m. Crime Doctor. KNX.
KOIN; Inner Sanctum Mysteries.
KOO, KEX, KJR: News. KSL.
0:30 p. m- Buddy Franklin's
Orch.. KOO. KEX; Lea Brown's Orch..
KNX, KOIN; Private Life of Jose
phine Tuttle, KPO, KOMO. KOW;
Captain Quiz. KJR.
:00 p. m. Organ Music, KPO.
KOMO. KOW; Sun Kenton'a Orch..
KNX, KOIN: Orandpappy and His
Pals. KOO. KEX, KJR; String En
semble, KSL.
0:30 p. m. Teddy Powell's Orch.,
KOW: William Winter. KNX: Del
Courtncya Orch.. KOO: News. KEX.
KJR: Leon F. Drews. KOIN: We Be
lieve. KOMO: Regal Amblings, KPO:
On Temple Square, KSL.
10:00 p. m. Reporter News, KPO,
KOW, KOMO: Freddy Martin's Orch.
KOO, KEX: News, KOIN: Vespers.
KJR; Emll Cote Singers, KSL.
10:30 p. m. Three Sheets to the
Wind. KPO: Vienna Melodies, KOW.
KOMO: Quiet Hour, KEX: Oospel
Hour. KJR; Report to the Nation,
KNX; War Time Women. KOIN; Sab
bath Reveries, KSL.
11:00 p. m. This Moving World.
KEX. KJR; Manny Strand's Orch..
KOIN: Harry Owen's Orch, KPO.
KOW; Kewa. KNX. KOO.
Monday
8:00 p. m. Floyd Wrlflht. KPO:
Vox Pop. KSL. KOIN. KNX; Flying
Patrol. KEX, KOO, KJR; Stars of To
day. KOW.
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KPO, KOMO. KOW: Harry W. Flan
nery, KNX. KOIN: Here Comes the
Band. KEX; Folk Music from Many
Landa, KJR: Melodies Modern, KSL
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KOIN, KSL: Minstrel Melodies, KPO.
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Jr. Victory Army, KOO; Oregon On
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0:30 p. m. Tour Blind Date, KOO:
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KOMO: Newa. KEX: Greater Wash
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7:00 p. m. Major Hoople, KOO.
KJR. KEX; Contented Hour. KPO.
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KNX. KOIN. KSL.
7:30 p. m. Vaughn Monroe'a Orch..
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KOIN. KSL: Fred Waring, KPO.
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KJR. KEX.
8:15 p. m Abe Lyman's Orch.,
KOIN: Lum and Abner, KOO, KEX.
KJR: News, KSL; Time Out for Mel
ody, KNX.
8:30 p. m. Jlmmle Fldler, KOO,
KEX. KJR: Hawthorne House. KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Oay Nlnetlea Revue,
KNX. KSL. KOIN.
0 00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO.
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KSL. '
30 p. m. Hollywood Showcase.
KNX. KOIN; Unlimited Horizons.
KOMO. News. KSL. KJR, KEX: Your
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10:00 p. m Natl. Radio Forum.
KOO. KEX. KJR: Reporter News.
KPO. KOW. KOMO: Masterworks of
Music. KSL: News, KNX: Five Star
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10:30 p. m. Henderson Le. Vere.
KOO .KJR: Sports, KNX, KSL:
Broadway Bandwagon. KEX: Moon
light Sonata. KOW: War Time Wom
en, KOIN; Ice Follies. KPO.
11:00 p. m Wilbur Hatch's Orch.
KSL, KOIN; Music and Moonlight.
KPO; This Moving World. KEX:
KJR: News. KOO, KNX; Reveries,
KOMO.
NO HUSKING CONTEST
St. Paul, Minn., July 4 (JP)
Cancellation of the national
corn husking contest scheduled
to be held October 29 near Man-
kato, Minn., was announced to
day by Berry Akers, St. Paul,
director of the National associa
tion which sponsors the annual
event.
Washington, July 4 (JP)
The Office of Defense Transpor
tation today prohibited all auto
mobile racing In the United
States, to conserve rubber tires.
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DUCKBILL'S DELIGHT
The duckbilled platypus has a bill Ilk a duck and lays eggsl In parts of Australia duckbills ara
dwindling numbers from natural enemies. kept in captivity to be studied, and to protect their 'a
USEFUL NUT W
Twenty-one million acres of land In Brasil are covered with Babassu nut trees. The oil Is used
in making soap, perfume and paint, and also as a cooking oil. The husk and shell produce every
thing from imitation ivory to insulating materials!
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CUNNE R Mrs. Potter Pal
mer (above) of Chicago Is new
women's Great Eastern skeet
champion. Her score: 123x125.
Washington, July 4 (JP)
President Roosevelt asked today
that farmers begin immediately
to pay off their debts, mort
gages and other obligations so
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"to avoid the unnecessary
hardships such as were expert.
enced by farmers and others 47
during and following the first
World war."
Copco Net Income
Increases In May
San Francisco, July 4 W
California Oregon Power com
pany reports an Increase In net
income to $89,113 in May from
S66.713 in the like month a year
ago. Net income for the 12
months ended May 31 rose to
$1,003,180 from $911,828 of the
preceding year.
Operating revenues for May
rose to $460,045 from $447,350
a year ago, and for the year to
$5,646,979 from $5,391,217.
Salem, July 4, (IP) Stat
selective service headquarters
announced today that 21,518
men were registered for tha (fa
draft on June 29 and 30 in Ore
gon. The registration, fifth to b
held, was for men 18-20 years ol
age.
Keep 'Em Rolling at
Ashland Roller Rink
Tue Thur., Sat., Sun.. Evas
Plan A Partv. Call S6S1 A.bland.
"Fur Health'! Sake, Roller skataj'
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