Dayton tribune., December 24, 1925, Image 2

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B LU K GANG
A Sequel to Bulldog Drummond.
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GI a VÓE h . IWAN CO.
BY CYRIL M^NBLE sapper
«BLACKS AND REDS
SYNOPSIS.— To a gathering of
anarchists In Barking. London
suburb. Zaboleff. foreign aglta*
tor. tells of the operations of a
body of men who have become a
menace to their activities.
He
says they are masked and wear
long black cloaks and are acting
without the law.
CHAPTER I—Continued
In the doorway stood a huge man
covered from head to foot In black.
In each hand he held a revolver, with
which be covered the eight occupants
during the second or two which ft
took for half a dozen similarly dis­
guised men to file past him, and take
up their positions round the walls.
And Waldock, a little more educated
than the remainder of his friends,
found himself thinking of old tales
of the Spanish inquisition and the
doges of Venice even as he huddled
a little nearer to the table.
‘‘Stand by the table, all of you."
It was the man at the door who
spoke tn a curiously deep voice, and
like sheep they obeyed him—all save
Flash Jim. For that worthy, crook
though he Was, was not without
physical courage. The police he knew
better than to play the fool with,
but these were not the police.
“Wot the—" he snarled, and got
no farther. Something hit him be­
hind the head, a thousand stars danced
before his eyes, and with a strangled
grunt he crashed forward on his face.
For a moment or two there was
silence, and then once again the man
at the door spoke.
“Arrange the specimens in a row.”
In a second the seven remaining
men were marshaled in a line, while
behind them stood six motionless
black figures. And then the big man
walked slowly down in front of them,
peering into each man’s face. He
spoke no word until he reached the
end of the Une, and then, his inspec­
tion concluded, he stepped back and
leaned against the wall facing them.
“A nauseating collection,” he re­
marked thoughtfully. "A loathsome
brood. What are the three under­
sized and shivering Insects on the
right ?’
“Those are three of my clerks.”
said Waldock with an assumption of
angry bravado. “And I would like
to know—”
“In good time you will.” answered
the deep voice. “Three of your clerks,
are they; Imbued with your rotten
ideas, I suppose, and yearning to fol­
low In father's footsteps? Have we
anything particular against them?"
There was no answer from the
masked men, and the leader mad£ a
sign.
Instantly the three terrified
clerks were seized from behind and
brought up to him, where they stood
trembling and shaking In every limb.
“Listen to me, you three little
worms.” With an effort they pulled
themselves together; a ray of hope
was dawning In their minds—perhaps
they were going to be let off easy.
“My friends and I do not like you
or your type. You meet In secret
places and In your slimy minds you
concoct foul schemes whjch, incredible
though It may seem, have so far bad
more than a fair measure of success
in this country. But your main Idea
is not the schemes, but the money
you are paid to carry them out. This
is your first and last warning. Another
time you will be treated differently.
Get out of here. And see you don't
stop.”
The door closed behind them and
two of the masked men; there was
the sound as of a boot being used
with skill and strength, and cries
of pain ; then the door reopened and
the masked men returned.
"They have gone.” announced one
of them. “We helped them on their
way.”
“Good,” said the leader. "Let us
continue the Inspection. What are
these two?”
A man from behind stepped for­
ward and examined them slowly ; then
he came up to the leader and whis­
pered In his ear.
“Is that so?” A new and terrible
note had crept Into the deep voice.
“My friends and I do not like your
trade, you swine.
It Is well that we
have come provided with the neces­
sary Implement for such a case. Fetch
the cat.”
In silence one of the men left the
room, and as his full meaning came
home to the two Jews they flung
themselves groveling on the floor,
screaming for mercy.
“Gag them.”
The order came out sharp and clear,
and In an Instant the two writhing
men were seized and gagged. Only
their rolling eyes and trembling hands
showed the terror they felt as they
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dragged themselves ou their knees to­
wards the Impassive leader.
“The cat for cases of this sort Is
used legally." he remarked. "We mere­
ly anticipate the Ipw."
With a fresh outburst of moans
the two watched the door open and
the inexorable black figure come In.
holding in hts hand a short stick from
which nine lashes hung down.
"Heavens!" gasped Waldock, start­
ing forward. "What are you going to
do?"
"Flog them to within an Inch of
their lives." said the deep voice. "It
Is the punishment for their method of
livelihood. Five and six—take charge.
After you have finished remove them
in Number 3 car, and drop them In
London."
Struggling Impotently, they were
led away, and the leader passed on
to the remaining two men.
"So, Zaboleff, you came after all.
Unwise, surely. In view of the police?”
“Who are you?" muttered Zaboleff.
his Ups trembling.
“A specimen hunter." said the other
suavely. “I am making a collection
of people like you.
The police of
our country are unduly kind to your
breed, although they would not have
been kind to you tonight, Zaboleff,
In the Doorway Stood a Huge Man
Covered From Head to Foot in
Black.
unless I had intervened. But I
couldn't let them have you; you’re
such a very choice specimen. I don’t
think somehow that you've worked
this little flying visit of yours very
well. Of course I knew about It, but
I must confess I was surprised when
I found that the police did, too.”
“What do you mean?” demanded the
other hoarsely.
"I mean that when we arrived here
we found to our surprise that the po­
lice had forestalled us. Popular house,
this, tonight.”
“The police!" muttered Waldock
dazedly.
“Even so—led by no less a person­
age than Inspector McIver. They had
completely surrounded the house, and
necessitated a slight change in my
plans.”
“Where are they now?" cried Wal­
dock.
“Ah! Where Indeed. Let us trust
at any rate In comfort."
“By heaven!” said Zaboleff, taking
a step forward. “As I asked you
before—who are you?”
"And as I told you before, Zaboleff,
a collector of specimens. Some I
keep; some I let go—as you have al­
ready seen.”
“And what are you going to do
with me?”
“Keep you.
Up to date you are
the cream of my collection.”
“Are you working with the police?”
said the other dazedly.
“Until tonight we have not clashed.
Even tonight, well, I think we are
working towards the same end. And
do you know what that end Is, Za­
boleff?" The deep voice grew a little
sterner. “It is the utter, final over­
throw of you and all that you stand
for. To achieve that object we shall
show no mercy. Even as you are
working In the dark—so are we. Al­
ready you are frightened; already we
have proved that you fear the un­
known more than you fear the police;
already the first few tricks are ours.
But you still hold the ace, Zaboleff—
or shall we say the king of trumps?
And when we catch him you will
cease to be the cream of my collec­
tion. This leader of yours—It was
what Petrovltch told him, I suppose,
that made him send you over.”
“I refuse to say,” said the other.
"You needn't; It Is obvious. And
now that you are caught bo will
come himself. I’erbnim not nt once
—but he will come. Ami then , , .
But ne waste time.
The money,
Zaboleff.”
,
"I have no money." he snarled.
"You Ue. Zaboleff. You He ctumally.
You have quite a lot of money brought
over for Waldock so that ho might
carry on the good work after you had
galled tomorrow. Quick, please; time
passes."
With a curse Zaboleff produced g
small canvas bag and held It out.
The other took It and glanced in­
side
"1 see^" he said gravely. “Pearls and
precious stones. Belonging 'once, I
suppose, to a murdered gentlewoman
whose only crime was that she,
through no action of her own. was
born in a different sphere to you.
And, you reptile"—Ids voice rose a
little—"you would do that here."
Zaboleff shYnnk back, anil the other
laughed contemptuously.
"Search him—ami Wuldock too."
Two men stepped forward quickly.
“Nothing more." they said after a
while. “Except this piece of paper."
There was a sudden movement on
ZabolelTs part—instantly suppressed,
but not quite soon enough.
"Injudicious," said the leader quiet­
ly. "Memory Is better. An address,
I see—No. 5 Green street. Hoxton.
A salubrious neighborhood, w ith which
I am but Indifferently acquainted. Ahl
I see my violent friend has recovered."
He glanced at Flash Jim, who was sit­
ting up dazedly, rubbing the back of
his head. “Number 4—the usual.”
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There was a slight struggle, and ;
Flash Jim lay back peacefully un­ ■
conscious, while a faint smell of '
chloroform filled the room.
"And now I think we will go. A
most successful evening."
“What are you going to do with me.
you scoundrel?” spluttered Waldock. ।
“I warn you that I have Influential
friends, who—who will ask questions
In—In parliament If you do anything
to me; who will go to Scotland Yard."
“I can assure you. Mr. Waldock,
that I will make It my personal busi­
ness to see that their natural curiosity
Is gratified." answered the leader
suavely. "But for the present 1 fear
the three filthy rags you edit will
have to be content with the office boy
as their guiding light. And I venture
to think they will not suffer.”
He made a sudden sign, and be­
fore they realized what was happen­
ing the two men were caught from
behind and gngged. The next Instant
they were rushed through the door,
followed by Flash Jim.
For a mo­
ment or two the eyes of the leader
wandered round the now empty room
taking In every detail; then he stepped
forward and blew out the two candles.
The door closed gently behind him.
and a couple of minutes later two
cars stole quietly away from the brok­
en-down gate along the cnrt track.
It was not until the leading car
turned carefully Into the main road
that anyone spoke.
“Deuced awkward, the police being
there."
The big man who was driving
grunted thoughtfully.
“Perhaps," he returned. “Perhaps
not. Anyway, the more the merrier.
Flash Jim all right?"
"Sleeping like a child.” answered the
other, peering Into the body of the
car.
For about ten miles they drove on
In silence.; then at a main cross-roads
the car pulled up and the big man
got out.
The second car was Just
.
behind, and for a few moments there
j
was a whispered conversation between
,
him and the other driver. He glanced
at Zaboleff and Waldock, who are
peared to be peacefully sleeping on
the back seat, and smiled grimly.
“Good night, old man. Report as
usual."
"Right,” answered the driver. “So
long."
The second car swung right-handed
and started northwards, while the
lea<ler stood watching the vanishing
tall lamp. Then he returned to his
own seat, and soon the first begin­
nings of outer London were reached.
And It was as they reached White­
chapel that the leader spoke again
with a note of suppressed exsltement
in his voice.
“We’re worrying 'em; we're worry­
ing 'em badly.
Otherwise they'd
never have sent Zaboleff. He was too
big a man to risk, considering the po­
lice.”
“It's the police that I am consider­
ing.” said hfs companion.
The big man laughed.
“I<ave that to tne, old man; leave
that entirely to me.”
First blood for the Blacksl
and a pretty good Job. And so
delightfully mysterious, as well
as efficient.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Abturdify of Man
Really, when It comes to glory there
Is ho limit to the absurdity of man.
A man will glory In a disease, a vice,
the wealth of an ancestor when he Is
himself poor or the poverty of an an­
cestor when he Is himself rich; the
street In which he lives; the color of
his hair, of his eyes; the possession
of something which he picked up In
the street—even the abuse of gome
one more notorious than himself. Men
will glory In anything, Just ns the
famine-struck will eat anything. Snch
Is the appetite for glory. And why
Is It there? I say again, to make men
achieve, to make them write bad verse,
build hideous houses, put up ImposHf-
b.e monuments, pass had laws, and ,n
general destroy their kind.—Miliars
Belloc In the New Statesman,
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Georgia Hale
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JUNGLE
Wìfh Chee rupi and die Quixies
'Grace Dliss Steward
MR. HOOPOE’S HORN
cry I make would be nil
right for some folks, I suppose.
Lots of little birds would bo proud of
It, but I'm not satisfied. It Isn't loud
enough to suit me," mumbled and
grumbled a Hoopoe to himself, as lie
sut one tine day In tile xliudo of n rock
out on the Great Desert.
Hu looked so nearly like the sand
as be crouched there Hint lie was
scarcely visible. HI h body of grayish
brown nnd bls black wings nnd full,
barred with white, were a perfect pro-
to. Holl.
"There's Mr. Hawk nulling around
nnd around up in the sky. He's look­
ing for me, I gueas," thought the Hoo-
poe, “but he can't find me, eveu with
his shurp ejes. I'll Just flatten out
tiepins
Thia
well-known
“movie"
star
climbed Into pictures via ths “extra"
path, travereed by many others. Born
In St. Joseph, Mo., of English and
French parente, Mies Hale spent most
of her life In Chicago, In the latter
city having won a beauty contest In
1922.
Sho was singing and dancing
when she was six. In school she played
parte In little dramae. Later site
braved the coast and obtalnsd employ-
ment as an “extra,” and her success
now Is well known.
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“I’m Mr. Hoopoe From ths Great Dee-
art," Replied ths Bird.
I my body on the sand uml keep per-
! feet I y still. He'll go away in a minute
; without his dinner. Oh. I'm quite safe,
but safety doesn't come first with me.
No, n|r. 1 want to make a noise Per­
JIBEN TACK
haps If I tried nnd tried. I might be
OBLETS REMNANT, the civil serv­ able to get out a docent whoop, but It
ice examiner, wus putting young Isn't wise here with that |s-sky hawk
JI ben Tack through a course of ques­ about. I believe I'll go Into the Jungle
tions toedetermlne whether he was where It's cool and quiet mid practice
mentally fitted for the Job of dog li­ a bit "
Off flew the dissatisfied Hoopoe Into
cense inspector.
“Who Invented the first steamboat?" the Jungle. On and on between the
1 great trees with their big dewy leaven. I
he asked.
"Ponce de Leon, wasn't It?” replied In and out of the tangled Jungle Vines. I
across the Yellow River mid through
Tack evasively.
“Well, no? but I don't know ns t’a t's the Winding Way he went, looking for
so Important.” sold .loldets Remnant. n good place to stop and begin his
"Where does the Ganges river rise singing lesson.
“Here's the very spot," cried lie.
and where does It fall?"
“It rises In the enst and falls In the "It's all cleared out nnd there's no­
west," hesitated Tack.
“Wrong; but there's smarter mon
than you tluit don't know the answer
to that,” admitted Remnant. “Name
two principal Ingredients of bronze"
"Ivory and blubber." named Jlben
Tack.
“Not exactly, but we'll let It pass."
By H. IRVINQ KI NQ
said Remnant. "One more question.
Who was the most famous French gen­
eral of history?”
EYELASHES AND WISHES
"Schopenhauer," replied Tack after
some minutes' thought.
NE way to "get your wish" Is to
“Oh well, IH pass you for the Job,"
place an eyelash—or "eyewinker"
agreed Joblets Remnant. "I've passed as It Is sometimes called on the back
more uneducated men than you. By | of your hand and blow It off. If It
the way, Is that the afternoon paper files off nt the first puff you give It
in your pocket? Who won the game?" yon will get your wish. Another Is to
“I never read the football news,” put an eyelash down your back, wish­
said Jlben Tack.
ing as you do so; and still another is
"What?" roared Remnant. “Such to place the eyelash on your finger
criminal Ignorance Is positively sis,, k- and, ns you wish, carry the finger
ing! Your application is rejected!”
three times around your head mid tlwn
(© by Georg« Matthew Adama)
throw the “winker" over your shoul­
der. Some people, Instigul of trying
j to blow the eyelash off the back of the
I hand, try to knock It off by striking
the hand with the other. This super­
stition is common In various sections
of the country.
Its origin Is to be looked for In the
| far days of the lost gods nnd In that
primitive idea which considered the
hair
as a vital und Integral part of the
CHRISTINE NILSSON
possessor no thnt It was often offered
In sucriflce, sometimes even as n sub­
ENNY LIND, Adelina Patti and stitute for the sacrifice of the man
Christine Nilsson were the three su­ himself. The eyelash 1s a hair and It
preme singers of the 'gist century. Lind
comes from the eye; and the eye was
and Nilsson were both from Sweden. one of the symbols of Osiris, the great
Christine Nilsson, born August 2<k
god of tlie Egyptians. Therefore the
1M3, bud few advantages of educa­
eyelash lx offered ns a sacrifice to
tion, ax h child. Her father waa a
Osiris that he may be propitious to the
poor working man, but in some way,
wish of the suppliant.
the young girl learned the violin and
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used to play and sing at popular gath­
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erings. Am| one day when she was
fourteen, a wealthy man with consid­
erable musical taste heard her and
recognized something of tier womb r-
ful gift.
He provided her family with the
means of sending her to a school for
proper instruction In singing, and she
studied so hard that when only seven­
teen she apimared on the concert stage
In Stockholm and Upsala. She went
to Paris for four years more of hard
study, arid made her debut ns "Violet­
ta" at the Theatre Lyrlque. From then
until she was nearly thirty, when she
married nnd partially retired, she was
the leading prlma donna. She went
to London, and all England thronged
to hear her. After a time In Paris,
she came to America, which, recover­
ing from the strain of the Civil war,
wax becoming another musical center.
Her husband 'lied In 18S2, nnd Nils­
son again catne to America this be­
ing her third trip. Some five years
later, she married a second time and
retired finally from the stage. She
was now fifty, nnd friends claimed her
voice was fresh ax when n young girl,
but she Insisted on n quiet life.
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” STORY
J
body around, oh, rw " me, sir; I
thought I was alone. I hope I'm not
Intruding," us he caught sight of a
tiny fulry dressed nil In green.
"intruding? Dear me, dear me, 1
should any not." ehu* kind the little
fellow, smiling from eur Io ear. "I'tu
Cheerupa, mid I Just love visitors.
Why, I stay at home almost all the
time so ns not to miss anyone. May
I ask your num», sir?"
"I’m Mr. Hoopoe from the Great
Desert," replied the bird, putting out
bls feathers. "You’ll find me in 'Who's
Who Among the Hoopoes' any time you
cure to look, sir. I was Just trying to
find n quiet place for u little vocnl
practice
You see, I'm not satisfied
with my voice. You'll agree that
the quality is splendid when you hear
me, but I Want more volume. Will It
disturb you If I begin right myf
"Begin by all uiemis, Mr Hoopoa;
nothing could please me better. Be­
sides, I might be uble to help you,”
cried Cheerups eagerly. "I mn quite
it Judge of music. Why, I used to give
lessons to the Cricket children and
Mr. Screech Owl, and once 1 trained
a chorus of bees. Buzzy Bumblebee
had a wonderful bass.”
With such encouragement. Mr. Hoo­
poe began to sing, but It wus u poor
attempt. Cheerups knew right uway
that It wouldn’t d<>. Such a small,
squeaky sound wasn't Impressive at
all. No, Indeed, It wouldn't do!
"Your method of singing la all
wrong If It's volume you want, Mr.
Hoopoe," said Chcerupe. "Now Just
puff out the aides of your neck, then
hammer your beak three times on the
ground, nnd you'll make as big a sound
as anyone could wish. Every time you
strike the ground with your beak some
of the air In your throat will escape,
and that will muke the noise.”
’Three times on the ground, did you
any?” asked Mr. Hoopoe, puffing out
his neck and looking about to burst.
Then three times he replied the ground
with Ida beak, and out on the morning
air rang three loud clear calle.
"Hoo-hoo boo. hoo hoo boo," screamed
that delighted bird.
"My. but
that's fine," he gnaped, when ho could
get his breath. “It wax hard work, but
It was worth It; and I'll tell everybody
In the Jungle sho wanta singing les­
sons to come to you. You are a won­
derful teacher. Mr. Cheerups. How
glad I am that I dropped In."
Then "hoo -hoo boo" cmne fainter
mid fainter the sound through the
Jungle ns happy Mr. Hoopoe hopped
uway, blowing his own horn.
(X by Lillis. Bruwn a < u.)
"What’s in a Name?"
CTHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
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By
MILDRED
MARSHALL
Pacta about your name. Ite Malory,
nwaning. whanra it was derived, »14
mAcanca. your lucky day. lucky lewd
ADELINE
IS difficult to Imagine noblUty In
I T connection
wiy» a serpent, yet
"noble snake" Is the significance given
the charming nmue of Adeline. It Is
one of tlie many Teutonic appellatives
arising from the custom of honoring
nnd glorifying the lowest of God's
creatures, by using It as u suffix to
proper names.
Adeline grows out of the old Ger­
man term Ado nnd Unde, the serpent.
The feudal princesses of each little
Frnnkish duchy neem to have favored
some variation of the name. It up-
peared finally In Lombardy ns Allsn
mid Inter throughout France ns Alix.
Englund received It when Henry I
married Alix La Belle und promptly
anglicized It, ho Hint It' occurreil In n
variety of forms. Including Adeline,
Adelaide. Adellza mid Adela.
Meanwhile In Germany, the original
form Adellude remained In vogue.
Under modern Influence. It wnn con­
tracted to Adeline, despite tlie preju­
dice to forms already evolved In
France and Englund It's sound fitted
It well to poetry and romance mid
many were the ballads of early times
which possessed n beuutlful heroine
ho called.
Jasper Is Adeline's tallxinanic stone.
Curiously enough this Jewel will pro­
tect her from her nmni'suke which Is
not Hiifllclently noble to forbear an at­
tack upon her. Not only from snake-
blle, but from the sting of other ven­
omous creatures Is Jasper a defense.
Saturday Is Adeline's lucky day and 2
her lucky number.
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