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."
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STATIONS!
Chain affiliation aoa
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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
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Seattle; KPO (NHC-Rrd! Sua
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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.
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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. KNX. KSL,
KOIN; Pred Waring. KPO, KOMO.
KOW; Earl Godwin, KOO. KJR.
KEX.
8:1S Olmsted's Story Dramas,
KPO: Lum & Abner. KOO, KEX.
KJR; Time Out Por Melody, KNX:
Leon P. Drews, KOIN.
8:30 Cavalcade of America. KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Oiy Nineties Revue.
KNX, KSL, KOIN; Major Hoople.
KEX. KOO.
S :00 Telephone Hour, KPO, KOW.
KOMO: News, KOO: I Was There.
KNX. KOIN: Down Memory Lane.
KEX; Treasury Star Parade. KJR.
8:30 Hollywood Showcase, KNX.
KOIN: Hawthorns House, . KPO.
KOMO, KOW: Olen Cray's Orch..
KOO; News, KSL. KJR, KEX.
10:00 National Radio Forum.
KOO. KEX, KJR; Reporter News.
KPO, KOW, KOMO; Master-works of
Music, KSL: Five star Pinal. KOIN.
10:30 Les Brown's Orch., KNX.
KSL: Broadway Bandwagon, KEX:
Moonlight Sonata. KOW; The World
Today, KOIN: Ice Pollles, KNX.
11:00 Wilbur Hatch's Orch., KSL,
KOIN: Muslo and Moonlight. KPO:
This Moving World. KEX. KJR; News.
KOO, KNX; Reveries. KOMO.
Tuesday
11:00 Ray Harrington's orch., KPO,
KOW; Are You A Mining Heir?, KSY;
Flying Patrol. KEX. KJR, KOO:
Afternoon Dances, KNX; Musical Por
traits. KOMO.
5:30 Hobby Lobby. KOIN, KSL:
Clete Robert Reports. KEX, KOO:
Horace Heldt, KJO. KOMO. KOW;
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"I guess I'm getting on in years," Henry Ford remarked
on his 79th anniversary in Detroit. He visited the little shop
in which he built his first auto, sat in the car and gased at the
crude equipment he used half a century ago.
Harry W. Tannery, KNX.
8:00 Tommy Rtgga and Betty Lou.
KNX, KSL. KOIN: Battle of the
Sexes. KPO. KOW. KOMO; Orcen
Hornet, KEX; Voice of Victory. KOO.
8:30 John NMbltt. KPO, KOMO.
KOW: Homicide O'Kane, KJR: Cheers
from the Camps, KNX, KOIN; News.
KEX.
7:00 Counter Spy. KOO. KJR:
Cheers from the Camps, KNX. KOIN.
KSL; A Data With Judy KPO. KOMO,
KOW; Air Ban HI Jinks. KEX.
7:30 Tcmmy Dorsey's Orrh., KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Red Ryder, KOO, KJR,
KEX: Talks, KSL; Time Our for
Melody, KNX.
8:00 Amos TV Andy, KNX. KSL.
KOIN: Earl Oodwln. KOO. KJR, KEX:
rred Warln.?. KPO. KOMO.
8:15 Glenn Miller's Orch., KNX.
KSL, KOIN I Lum & Abner. KOO.
KJR, KEX: Olmsted's Story Dramate,
KOO, KCMO: Music Salon. KPO.
8:30 Information Please. KOO,
KEX: Are You a Mlsln? Heir. KNX.
KOIN": Johnny Presents. KPO, KOW,
KOMO: News, KSL.
0:00 Hobby Lobby. KNX. KSL:
News Here snd Abroad. KOO: Alvlno
Ray's Orch.. KOIN: Adv?ntlirea of the
Thin Man. KPO. KOMO. KOW: Down
Memory Lane, KEX; Concert Hall.
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10:00 Sing for Doueh. KOO, KEX.
KJR; News, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Five
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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. .
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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