La Grande evening observer., April 23, 1945, Image 4

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THE GRAVE ROBBERS
XXIX
INHERE In tlio snow Just beyond
tho monument they stood.
Three ot them. They had come
from behind the hill beyona tne
barren lilac bush. And in the
print of my memory Is n picture
that grows no dimmer with the
years: Drenda's face white, drawn,
stricken; curiously unbelieving,
and thut bulky figure before her
leaning on the shovel.
"Father!" she said. There was
To surprise In her voice, merely
scorn end conviction.
"Why did you come here?1
Bruce Temple usked roughly.
"That la a curiously irrelevant
queiuon."
The second of the unholy three
stepped forward. Even after a
bout with a shovel in on unspeak
able business, he managed to look
immaculate, but his appearance
was not enhanced by the ugly.
looking Lugcr pistol In his hand.
' "Nicholas.", said Eric Woolf,
"drop the little sack there."
, And he pointed to a spot on the
ground. I tossed down the sack
and tho third man stooped.
"No, Block." Eric put out his
hand, "Those things hove a way
ot going to a man s head."
Ho thrust his hand into the bag
as if it were a tack of walnuts
ond drew out a handful of dia
monds.' '
"Kltmctl" he said.
Bruce Temple stood motionless
and stared woodonly at his daugh
ter. Eric stuffed the Jewels into
Ills overcoat pocket.
'.'Block," ho sold, "we need some
rope. Is there some In the car?"
'.'Aber, nein." Block grinned as
he drew a coil of rope from be
neath his coat. Eric smiled. "It
is ' a good trait this thorough
ness." He pointed.
"Mr. Trent, first." Eric's eyes
never left Temple's face. "Then
the lady."
"Can't we leave the lady out of
it?" I said.
"She is In It." Eric edged to
wards Bruce Temple. "Very much
in it. I think, Temple, I had uel
tcr huve your gun."
TLOCK must once have worked
In a shipping room for he
made many indisputably expert
and secure knots. I saw him as
he moved towards Brenda, saw
the long knlfc-scar on his cheek
and knew him for the grease'
covered mechanic who had sabo
taged Charley's plane.
"Just like a Christmas pack.
age," murmured Brenda when he
had finished binding her.
Then I heard Eric speak rap
idly in German to Block. Block
came, fished the keys out of my
pocket, and started for my car.
"If I'm not too curious," In
quired Brenda sweetly, "what are
you going to do with Nick's car?"
'Block will let it topple oil the
road by the granite quarry," re
plied Eric simply.
An accident," she said.
Regrettable." Eric took out a
clgaret. "There will be o slight
flurry, I imagine, when Nicholas
is found in the wreckage."
"And me?" asked Brenda. I
saw Bruce Temule's back stiffen.
Eric glanced at him covertly,
flicked the ash from his clgaret
and said nothing.
"Very triste," said Brenda.
"And what will you do then,
polish off Block with your
Luger?" I asked.
T DO not know whether or not
Block actually heard that last
remark of mine but, in any case,
something seemed to bring him
up short. He considered a moment,
then turned back and went up to
Eric. There was some more gut
tural gargling between them. I
don't understand German but I got
the Idea. Block was demanding his
share of the loot before ho went
any farther.
"You' wni do y9u,rt"tvl4."'
Eric said finally in English. JHii
tones were carefully measured,
"Warum?" asked Block very
quietly. "For a congrattUotery
letter from Der Fuehrer? Aein."
He shook his head and I saw
the beginnings of a madness in
his eyes. He took a step and put
out one hand."
"Geben "
He stiffened at the first shot and
the second spun him around like
a top. Eric never Rave him
chance. The next thing I saw was
trie leaning down and placing nil
pistol behind the fallen man'
ear. Brenda closed her eyes. Tho
sound of the shot was not very
loud. Block's body straightened .
spasmodically. He twitched and
loy still. . , : . .:
"The wrong man won," I mur
mured. V
Eric swung around. All of the
Jauntlness had gone out ot him.
"Nicholas, you've been asking
for it a long time!" he Bald to me
as the Luger came up again.
"Woolf!" Bruce Temple's voice
cut into the tension ot the mo
ment. "You can't get away with
this."
That split-second of Indecision.
that tiny moment of choosing;
swiftly a response to a word or
deciding not to respond was what
I hung my hat on. I had been
cuffed, kicked, bound, and shot at
and never a chance to strike back.
Now I took a deep breath, low
ered my- head, and rammed Erie.
All the magnificent fury of a rage
long pent up went into that butt,
I struck and the gun went off at
the tame time. I felt the hot
powder blast on my cheek. lj
threw my feet up, and jackknifed
viciously with my heels, but they
merely swished the air. I hit on
the back of my neck and the
gongs started in my head again.
Then I heard a noise, like the
hard crack of a stout stick break
ing. I rolled on my side and saw
Temple draw back. Eric sagged,
but Temple hit him again a sec
ond time. He moved slightly to
one side and let Eric fall at his
feet. And I lay there thinking -
that it was almost as good as do
ing it myself.
(To Be Concluded)' u.M
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Monday, April 23, 1845
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Boots and Her Buddies
By Edgar Martin
"Clock" Potholdera
Anne Cabot, La Grande Evening
Obscver, 70!) Mission St., Sun
Francisco, Calif. .
City News
In Brief
C. C. Dunning and Oscar Bier
wogen, both of Wulla Walla, were
in La Grande Saturduy on business.
Judge R. J. Green will go to
Enterprise tomorrow to conduct
motion duy in circuit court there.
Mr. and Mrs. Murcus Rocsch
uro reported to be smelt fishing
on the Sanely river, with the lim
it the daily catch. They arc ex
pected to return to Lu Grunde in
a duy or two.
W. W. Rhino left today for a
visit with a son who is stationed
in Cleveland, Ohio.
By MRS. ANNE CABOT
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your hands turn it to good ad
vantage crochet these three 6
inch "alarm clock" holders! Done
in ecru cotton nnd edged with a
bright color scheme they are as
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Swan Island Cuts
Work Schedule
PORTLAND, Ore., April 23
(UP) S w ii n island's 10,500
workers will be consolidated be
ginning April 30, into a single
duy shift working nine hours for
u six-day week, officials an
nounced over the week-end, just
prior to war production board's
announcement thut six tankers
scheduled for Swan construction
will not be built.
The ninth hour will draw over
time pay rates.
Workers unwilling to accept
the Swan day schedule were
urged to take jobs at Oregon
Sliip or Vancouver yard. Ade
quate transportation lias been ar
ranged to those yards.
Native chiefs of Borneo ore
buried in small tree houses by
their tribes when they die.
U. S. Governor
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12 Registered
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14 F.lcctriral unit
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16 Type of tree
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23 Dutch city
24 How
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28 l.ccs
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80 Great (nb.)
31 Any
32 Old-womanish
35 Caravanserai
39 Measuring
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41 Evenings
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47 Hearing organ
48 Listed foi
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50 lUimnnlan
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51 Ilond (nb.)
52 Doubly
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53 Machine part
55 01 the tiling
60 Sword
57 Unblemished
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