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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1942. Chapter 36 i. The Dying Walk "IF THAT'S the way it was," Murdock tail "then Raeburn didn't know Delia wai on the way to HardackerV "Maybe Hardacker told him after ne got there and maybe not. Bacon (aid. The point is. 11 the time we bad Raeburn at Headquarters, Hardacker was out on bis own. Either Hardacker told him Miss Stewart was on the way. or else Raeburn Just knocked off Hardacker. put him in the closet and was about to shove off when he heard her come. Now. suppose vou just go over what you did again tor me. Mrs. Mur doch." Joyce traced her movements the night before, recalling such details as she could: so did Delia. It took them perhaps five minutes and when they had finished Bacon looked none too pleased. "Nothing new there," he said. He snorted softly and lowered his buws at Delia, "If you'd only come to me in the first place in stead of that louse Fenner . . ." "That would have been lust dandy, wouldn't it?" Murdock said. After Bacon left they went In the living room and when Mur dock and Fenner continued to talk. Joyce sat down and did some thinking of her own. She realized at once that there were some gaps in Bacon's theorv about Raeburn; she also was vaguely disturbed by the knowledge that Ward Allen had been released at seven thirty the night before. Suddenly a long dormant question demanded at tention. Kent," she said, wondering why she had not thought to ask before, "do you know when Hes tor married uosado? "I'm not sure about the year "The month?" July." Joyce sat up. "I knew It I knew there was something" She looked at Delia. "Don't you remember?" "Wait a minute." Murdock was qulntmg at her. "You what?" knew ' Not flestor "CHE wasn't divorced until Au gust She was never really married to Losado. I knew she hadn't liven Pcrrv Clarke a hun. dred thousand dollars just for old times' sake. She cave it tn him Decause sne had to. because if he told what he knew she'd never get her share of the estate. Even after she paid him she couldn't be sure, so she went up there and ahot him and " "Hey." Murdock said. "Hey. Takft It AV " Hi Vnif nr.. (.aim and she saw that he was smiling. "You've sort of got It in for Hes- tor haven't vou?" "But, Kent" "She didn't shoot him." She tried to put down her ex- asperation. to speak quietly. "You said that before, darling." "I know. And I'm saying It again. Clarke was shot twice and one of the bullets went right through him. They dug It out of , L. j , A . , uiv uuur inme inree leel irom the floor. Clarke was a little man; ; Hester's not tall either. The bul let had to go through his chest at a sharp downward angle to wind up three feet from the floor. Whoever shot him was consider ably laller than he was. And that my sweet is why I say Hestor didn't shoot him. Joyce felt her cheeks get hot but she smiled. "All right" she aaid. "I'm squelched. But just the same" "How do you know she got di vorced in August?" Fenner asked. "There was a copy of that di vorce in the envelope and I no ticed the da'.e." "Let's go calling," Fenner said. "I hear she's quite a number." "You'll like her." Murdock said dryly. GREEN GUARDS BELIEVE IN "It's easy to get to be a Green Id Rosebnrg youth tells Oregon boys and girls. "Just drop a postal rard to address shown on card I am holding and sign your name. The Green Guard program Is a splendid ooe for the boys and girls of Oregon to Join to help our nation win the war. Vou know, we watch and report fires In our forests." Harris Ellsworth, Roseburg publisher and Keep Oregon Green chairman for Doug las county looks on approvingly to Green Guard Lander's novel way of enlisting Green Guards, as does Harry flnnlnger, county civilian defense coordinator. Timber and Wheal Dangered by Fire Oregonians Warned Salem (Spl.) Two of Ore gon's great resources, her timber land and her wheat fields, both of them vitally important to win ning the war, today stand in dan. ger of destruction by fire, un less every citizen of Oregon Joins wholeheartedly in the cam paign to prevent forest fires and fires along roadsides, says Dean Johnson, state chairman of the Keep Oregon Green campaign. "We have been stressing lire prevention In our forests all spring, with outstanding results ao far," Chairman Johnson point ed out, "but now that our great "I know I will. But If the knows anything about who killed Nick Hardacker it won't make any dif ference." "I thought we'd decided Rae burn killed him?" "We have until we find out different." Joyce watched her husband. "Kent. We're all agreed that there omh Imn nth.. Kallara thai ninht were two other callers that night besides Delia." "I guess we are." He answered without turning. "The one she heard while she was in the bedroom must have killed mm and left by the oack stairs as Delia did. Then Ward came. He must have if ne left with the gun. And vet how did he get in? A murderer would not leave the door unlocked." She watched Kent turn: sne paused, went on. "And Ward wouldn't go around with a bunch of keys in his pocket expecting to break in. He must have expected to be ad mitted. So how did he get in?" "Clarke let him in." Joyce gaped at him. "Oh. now, really. Kent." Kent's Theory HE CAME back to the center of the room, his face grave He repeated himself, measuring bis words. "Clarke let him in." "Figure it for me, too," Fenner said. "If there were two others after Delia, the first one killed him and left the gun. Allen came along and knocked, possibly scaring the killer off. possibly not "And Clarke is dead on the floor." Fenner said. "On the floor, but not dead. He bled freely." Murdock said. "He may have lost consciousness for a while, but it must have come back to him. tar a few seconds at least His vest and shirt were blood soaked but there were also spots along the front of his trousersl mat mucn : snw.- "Oh-oh." Fenner said. Joyce was still waiting. "But I don't see " "He stood up!" Fenner said. "If he had stayed where he'd fallen." Murdock said, "you'd have no blood on the thigh and knee. He had to stand ud to eet blood to run don there gravity. my sweet and 1 think ne not only stood up. but walked. When I saw him his feet were pointed towards the door and quite close, as though he had gone over to it and finally fallen backward. . . . And that follows. He got up. that mucn 1 Know; the rest is guess work but it's good enough for me. He looked down at Joyce. "You've been shot twice. The lights go out for you and then, for a little while, they come back. You know vou're dying and you try to get up. You make ! to your feet Then what would you I ao; ... . . JoW hook her hea(1- 1 -"' Iknow I "One of two things: you'd want help a doctor or vou'd want to make sure the man who shot you 1 Pald 'or Either way you've It two choices. The first is the telephone, the secom' is the door vou might open it and call for help. . . . Clarke did not go to ' 'n telephone, although it was -icfh. In... in tk. mnm t!7 U .. "r " " when It was the easy, logical thing to do? Because I think he heard Ward Allen knocking Here was help. He staggered over and opened it before, he fell back and died." "Thanks, Kent," she said. "For what? That's only my the ory." But she could only smile at him. "Let's go tell Hestor." Fenner rubbed his palms and srinned. !"Huh?" "I m going, Murdock said re signedly. She got his hat and cnat and after they had gone. Delia came up to her. "I wish we'd told hirr in the first place." she said. "So do I.' Joyce said. Te be centlnvrd DOING "BIG THINGS Guard." Dale Lander. 13-rrar. acreages of wheat In eastern O-e-gon are ripening, they offer a great potential danger lone for tit. i. Now, more than ever, we must ask that every citizen be come a fire warden. Flipping of cigarettes from cars into dry roadside grass could cause devastating fire In whratlands. and wheat today is needed for a United Nation victory. State highway officials, and many county officials, arc to be commended for the program of cutting tall grass along road ways," Johnson continued. "The boys and girls of Oregon have responded in splendid style by Joining In the Green Guard, fire prevention campaign, aim It is not too much for us to ask everv adult to likewise do everything within his power to soe that he doc not cause a fire." "I; On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Chain affiliation aoa arben ty are en lbs dial: KALE (MHtt) 1130, Portland. SEX (NHC-Blue IIIM. Portland; KUA (NHC-Wue MHMI 151 Spokane: tuio (NBC-Blue) ilo. San Franclaro; KliW (NHC-H-4) S2U. Portlands KJR (NBC-Bliin 1000. ftnttle; UN ICBSI HH lot Angrlea: S.OA (NBC-Red) S!M) Denteri KOIN (CBftl SHI. Port land: SUMO OHC-ReA) H Seattle; KPO (NHC-Rrd! Sua San rranrlarai KSL (CBS) U0 Sail Late City. lime Shown Is PST Monday 5:00 Don Vlnnlng, KPO: Vox Pop. KSL. KOIN, KNX; Plying Patrol, KETX. KOO. KJR: Start of Today. KOW; Transltunos, KOMO. 6:30 News, KOO; Vote of Fire stone. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Harry w. Planner, KNX. KOIN: Hero Comes the Band, KFX: polk Muslo Prom Many Lands, KJR; Melodies Moderne, KSL. 8:00 Victory Theatre. KNX, LOIN, KSL; Goldman Band Concert, KEX. KJR: Minstrel Melodies. KPO. KOMO; Junior Victory Army, KOO; Oregon on Guard, KOW. :30 Martin's Orch.. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Paul Waltl. KOO: Dr. I. Q.. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Greater Wash ington Hour. KJR. 7:00 Contented Hour. KPO, KOW, KOMO: Tour Blind Date. KOO, KJR. KEX; Norman Corwln. KNX, KOIN. KSL. 730 Vaughn Monroe's Or eh.. KNX, KSU KOIN: Lands of the Pree. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Llghtln' Jim, KOO. KEX. 8:00 Amos 'N' Andy. 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Pint apoear .-n if-ne 10 ACr.m ante l.le 11 Fi.or M I'jT up .1). H:M..r c ! M.lil .'1 M,i:'m n Kirxi of iriie i'. Ta:ir mi i:ta variant J l..:"r It S..fw:h-a la -1 F"-hr fruit J4 1Xi'--"1 by m !. It l!r.. Df.'r. till y Km of tocae i troiu.-.t il 8. rroua I. in 13 Hi oreat.n ! T 5 Tt,' i Si. !-!- MJ aiea.u;e H!t5: imam 9:30 Over the Top. KOO. KJR: Uncle Sam Presents. KOMO, KOW: Second Husband. KNX: News. KSL. KEX; Leon P. Drews. KOIN; Amer ican Song Shoppe, KPO. 10:00 Sing for Doueh. KOO, KEX. KJR; News, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Five Star Final, KOIN; Masterworka of Music. KSL. 10:30 Sports. KSL. KNX: Harry Owens' Hawalians, KPO. UOMO; Freddy Martin's Orch., KOO, KJR; Brcadway Bandwagon, KEX; Moon- nljht Conata. KOW; War Time Women, KOIN. 11:00 Swing Your Partner, KPO, KOW: This Moving World. KEX KJR: Kews, KNX: Dance Orchestra, KOIN; Reveries, KOMO. The Grange Gold Hill Home Economics Club met July 28 at the home of Marie Christensen with Lillian Autenreith and Florence Lance as co-hostesses. Mrs. Bertram from California was a welcome visitor. A first aid class will start In Grange Hall about August 15 Exact date will be announced Classes will be held each Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Esther Gilchrist will be instructor. Any of the community wishing to learn first aid may enroll. Lyndal Cameron and Beulnh Nathan were remembered by their Flora friends, and Maude Martin won a prize. Delicious refreshments of sandwiches vegetable salad and iced tea were served by the hostesses. Next meeting will be August 11 at Grange Hall with Pearl Gray, Gertrude Rosecrans and Dorothy McGuire as co-hostesses. Our annual picnic was held July 30 on the Rogue River at the George Potter place. Forty members were there. Supper was se.-ved at 7 o'clock, and a bountiful supper it was. The losing side in the attendance contest furnished plenty of ice cream. All enjoyed a plcasajit evening. . HAP HOPPER, Wushington Correspondent Bombs and Baseball r :rs o.t xti. map! rertw m m aiu t-i bccre boii. air iT5ft'.lON LI'L ABNER No Boy Wanted By Al Capp Sl exria.- A Hi BENITO jj I A rcw nHur- I I M.. 1 T-T;i,r W GIVA DA MAN j g??Sg TSWlS W.F TH'S LI L KEY. THAU. HMNT BACK HE.E.SA p ttAVE O" ON "i t2- plTlw rw, 'T I ".'f-TH Il f 1 J ? 1 1 ' AN NOW, NtCOflE-A ( EFAX KIN L rll4CLU?vF j " ' - " THE NEBBS Burying the Hatchet 1M KiPC tj SEE TUAMKA..ANO I'M CJ ft- . ON ti-iJhappy ncxi JT Tup RkVO TmE fvkO COMIITEE FOR During the past month the Jackson County War Transpor tation committee consisting of A. S. V. Carpenter, administra tor; Lloyd Rupp and L. B. May- field has met with representa tives of local groups and organi zations to determine ways and means whereby automobile tires might be conserved. Mr. Carpen ter received his appointment from Joseph Eastman, national director of the office of defense transportation. The national office has urged that every community in the United States be organized tc study and make recommenda tions concerning local existing t r a n s p o rtation facilities and problems. Local problems considered are business, working and school hours, making more efficient use STRANGE AS IT SEEMS The Eaa op -ruts COMMON GARDEN LU6 ARE 6-3 sr, -.&S WAES A6AiNsr NAPOLEON B&X& -' MUSEUM AiAlM PRODUCING i-A ill ' i a :ai ,rv i 4 WALLOPER No other heavyweight fighter has touched the Manassa Mauler's one-round K- O. -acord. Jack (Tig-rl Fox and Buddy Baer are runners up with 23 bne-stansa blackouts each. OLD FOUNDRY V. Sheffield's oldest steel mill, which for 62 years have been used as a museum of Sheffield tools, as again in operation, manned by young boys and old steel-making veterans. It is now turn ing out several million dollar's worth of tool steel for the Brit sh war effort annually. T.j.t it iK k -I If c,v. um W m.rigv 1 I ,-.nl 1 atiT 1 T-l.. VTI I 1 ASA-! ;ov.. I f TStf C?rBS-.3E4 mSSiCiluM 1 L tut SUBWf A V I l-a--L - V- W Li"? T ,i Tiff . T vWkS SiCK OP made it 5QUATTISi3 .VOCS RESCUE OP FANiKIV ME A CHANCE to Quit of private automobiles through group riding and more efficient movement of passenger carry ing vehicles. Meetings have been held with leaders of labor, the local trans portation company, construction companies, local industry and Camp White army officers. The problem and need for conserving rubber is definitely recognized by those attending the meetings. It was unanimous ly agreed to do everything possl ble to conserve rubber. ' Union officials are completing plans to bring the problem be fore their members. Officers at Camp White are working on plans that will curtail use of private cars to and from the camp. Transportation officials are arranging routes to care for the greatest number of local people desiring such transportation. Contractors and industry are endeavoring to eliminate all un necessary use of cars on the var ious jobs under their supervis ion. Where possible, working hours have been so planned Jo permit maximum use of trans portation facilities. The local war transportation committee urges that every t wn- 65 Tub NEXT BEST vz ... HbLW (JOINTLY BY Z FICMTERS... Edited by TJjust the SAfe;! FCHAjo&e 6NeiTS TmeTi aa rju im ivr MAvr miKiii.LAk tmk v ' . TQ CHANStt V3tCl IvVAV FC MOOCSM er of an automobile observe the following: 1. Discourage needless driv ing. 2. Keep tires Inflated to reo ommended pressure. 3. Use commercial transporta tion facilities whenever possible. 4. Travel in groups or double up in use of cars when necessary vo travel. 5. Drive carefully and within the recommended speed limit at all times. Jackson Go. Students Register for U. of 0. University of Oregon. Eugene, August 3. (Spl.) Although ap plications for admittance to the University of Oregon for next school year are running slightly behind last year, more than 500 high school and advanced stu-.J dents have already been accept ed by the university for the open ing of fall term on September 21, according to Dr. Earl M. Pallett, university registrar. Those on the list from Jackson county include: Robert Arthur Brewer and Jeanne Winifred Smith, Med ford; John Hallett Kent. Butte Falls; and Russell Hawk and Richard Henry Finnell, Ashland. byJOHNHIX ONE-BOUND KNOCkOllTSj RECORD Q0 Tec. Drew Pearson and Bob Allen By rlesa SKARdetlPSBSCS-IE MEM TO CHAN&e TM6R minos Than it is to tirMI
