THE TURNER TRIBUNE
VOL.
TTICNK1I, O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y ,
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DRIVE STAR TED ON DRY LAW
HAPPENINGS OF
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Bits of Best News Items From
Everywhere.
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fo u n d u n re a s o n a b le , a n d th e I n te r s ta te
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c o m m e rc e c o m m iss io n S a tu r d a y o r
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d e re d now r a le s p re s c rib e d on o r be-
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to a d o p t a r e p o rt n s s n llii.g th e d e p a r t
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“ S ta y in g h e re a ll by y o u rse lf? "
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w h ich th e A d a m s boy a n d h is b r o th e r, th e c o u n ty .
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s h o re a f t e r a s tr u g g le In th e edd y . v o ir w ill u n d o u b te d ly b e o v e rflo w in g .
fro m b eh in d h is sp e c ta c le s.
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"N o n i f a ll th r e e b a d b een fo u n d ad
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reco n ciled you to th e lo ss o f th o se h u n
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m an I sh o u ld im ag in e ju s t lik e yon,
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in g I ts e lf th e B lack G ang. So th a t
sh o u ld p ro v e a v a lu a b le clu e fo r th e
p o lice w h e n th e y h e a r o f It.”
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w a s dow n on th e t a b le : h is Id e n tity
a s le a d e r o f th e B lac k G an g w a s
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m o n d .” sa id th e c le rg y m a n m ildly.
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“A n d y et. M r. L on g m o o r.” sa id H u g h
g ra v e ly , “ e v e n th o u g h la te ly 1 h av e
b een re in fo rc in g th a t sy s te m — lit e r a l
ly h e lp in g th em m y se lf—th e y a r e still
c o m p le te ly in th e d a r k a s to h is
id e n tity .”
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vve c a n o n ly h o p e fo r th e b est. By th e
w ay . I’m a f ra id y o u r w ife h a s Anally
d e s e rte d you f o r lo a c h .” H e p u sh e d
h a c k h is c h a ir. “1 sh a ll h o p e to h a v e
th e p le a s u re o f m ak tn g h e r a c q u a in t
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sa n d th a n k s fo r th e m ost e n jo y a b le
m eal.”
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a n d th r e a d e d h is w ay th ro u g h th e
cro w d ed r e s ta u r a n t to w a rd th e door.
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d is a p p e a re d fro m sig h t t h a t H u g h
tu rn e d to P e te r D a rre ll w ith a th o u g h t
fu l e x p re ss io n o n h is face.
"D eu c e« in te r e s tin g p o sitio n o f a f
fa irs , P e te r ,” h e re m a rk e d , lig h tin g
a n o th e r c ig a re tte . “ H e k n o w s I ’m th e
le a d e r o f o u r b u n ch , a n d d o esn ’t know
1 k now i t ; I k n o w lie’s P e te rso n , an d
lie d o esn ’t know I k n o w It. I w o n d er
how long It will lie b e fo re th e gloves
co m e off.”
C H A P T E R IX
In W h ic h Count Z a d o w a Is
I n tro d u c e d to “ A lice in
W o iiJerlan d ”
A q u a r te r o f a n h o u r la t e r th e tw o
y o u n g m en ste p p e d In to P iccad illy .
E v id e n tly P h y llis w as n o t p ro p o sin g
to tu r n u p . a n d n o th in g w a s to be
g ain ed by rem ain in g . T h e n e x t m ove
lay w ith th e o th e r side, a n d u n til It
w as p la y e d It w as m erely a q u e stio n
o f m a rk in g tim e. A t th e e n tra n c e to
th e llltx th ey s e p a ra te d . A nd it w as
24 .
Ju at aa he w aa s ta n d in g In B erk eley
sq u a re , w aving hla stic k v aguely a s a
m a te ria l aid to th o u g h t, th a t h e felt a
to u c h on b is arm .
" E x c u se m e, s ir,” sa id a voice a t
hia elbow , “b u t I w ould lik e a few
w o rd s w ith y o u .”
H e looked d ow n, an d hla ey es n a r
ro w ed su d d en ly . S ta n d in g b esid e him
w as th e h u n ch b ack . Mr. A tk in so n , an d
f o r a m om ent H u g h re g a rd e d him In
silen ce.
T h en , d ism issin g a stro n g
in c lin a tio n to th ro w th la u n ex p e c te d
a p p a ritio n u n d e r a p u ssin g f u rn itu r e
van. h e r a is e d h is ey eb ro w » slig h tly
an d rem oved hi« c ig a r fro m hla m o u th .
E v id e n tly th e n e x t m ove b a d begun,
an d h e fe lt c u rio u s a s to w h a t fo rm
it w ould ta k e .
"M y (low ers a s a c o n v e rsa tio n a lis t
are
w ell
k n o w n ,”
lie
re m a rk e d ,
“ a m o n g st a la rg e an d v a rie d circle. 1
w as not, h o w ev er, a w a r e t h a t y ou b e
lo n g ed to It. In o th e r w o rd s, air. w ho
th e d eu c e a r e you a n d w h a t th e d ick
en s do you w a n t t o ta lk to m e ab o u t? ”
“ S o m eth in g w h ich c o n c e rn s u s bo th
v ery In tim a te ly ,” r e tu rn e d th e o th e r.
"A nd w ith re g a r d to th e first p a r t o f
y o u r q u e s tio n —d o you th in k It n e c e s
s a ry to k eep u p th e p re te n se , e s p e
c ia lly a s th e re a r e no w itn e s se s p r e s
e n t? I su g g e st, h o w ev er, th a t as o u r
c o n v e rsa tio n m ay lie a trifle prolo n g ed ,
an d th is sp o t is so m e w h a t d ra u g h ty ,
w e sh o u ld a d jo u r n to y o u r h o u s e ;
B ro o k s tr e e t. I b elieve, la w h ere you
live. C a p ta in D ru m m o n d .”
H u g h rem o v ed hia c ig a r, an d s ta re d
a t th e h u n ch b a c k th o u g h tfu lly .
" I h a v e n 't th e slig h te s t w ish to h a v e
a p ro lo n g ed c o n v e rsa tio n w ith you in
an y p lace, d ra u g h ty o r o th e rw ise ,” h e
re m a rk e d a t le n g th . “ H o w ev er. If you
a r e p re p a re d to ru n th e ris k o f b ein g
■lung o u t o f th e w indow If you b o re
m e. I’ll g iv e you te n m in u te s.”
H e tu rn e d o n h is heel an d stro lle d
slo w ly on to w a rd b is ho u se, w h ile th e
h u n ch b ack , sh o o tin g v en o m o u s g la n c e s
a t him fro m tim e to tim e , w a lk e d by
id s s id e in silen ce. A nd it w a s n o t
u n til zom e flve m in u te s la t e r w hen
th e y w ere b o th in D ru m m o n d 's stu d y
th a t an y f u r t h e r re m a rk w a s m ade.
I t w a s H u g h w ho sp o k e, s ta n d in g
w ith h is b ack to th e firep lace, an d
lo o k in g dow n on th e m iss h a p e n little
m an w ho s a t in u n a rm -c h a ir facin g
th e lig h t. A n u n p le a s a n t c u sto m e r, be
reflected , now th a t h e sa w h im clo se
i to f o r th e first tim e : a d a n g e ro u s, vtn-
•lictlve little d e v il— b u t a b le , d istin c t-
i ly ab le. J u s t su c h a ty p e a s P e te rs o n
. w ou ld ch o o se fo r a tool.
" W h a t is it y ou w ish to sa y to m e?”
h e s a id cu rtly .
"A few th in g s. C a p ta in D ru m m o n d ,”
r e tu r n e d th e o th e r, " t h a t m ay h elp to
c le a r th e air. In th e firs t p la c e m ay
I sa y how p le a se d I am to m a k e y o u r
a c q u a in ta n c e in th e flesh, so to s p e a k ?
I h a v e lo n g w a n te d a little ta lk w ith
th e le a d e r o f th e B lac k G an g .”
" I tr u s t ,” m u rm u re d H u g h so lic ito u s
ly, “t h a t th e s u n h a s n ’t p ro v e d to o
m uch f o r y o u ."
“ S h all w e d ro p th is b e a tin g a b o u t
th e b u sh ? ” sn a p p e d th e o th e r.
“1 sh a ll d ro p y o u d ow n th e s ta ir s
if y o u ta lk to m e lik e th a t, y ou d— d
little m icro b e,” sa id H u g h coldly, anil
th e o th e r g o t to h is fe e t w ith a sn a rl.
H is ey es, g ls r in g lik e th o s e o f an a n
g ry c a t. w e re fixed o n D ru m m o n d ,
w ho su d d e n ly p u t o u t a v a s t h a n d to
sc re e n th e lo w er p a r t o f th e h u n c h
b a c k 's fa c e . W ith a c ry o f f e a r h e
reco iled , a n d H u g h sm iled g rim ly . So
it h a d b een M r. A tk in so n h im se lf who
h a d flung th e bom b th e n ig h t b e f o re :
th e ey es th a t h a d g la r e d a t him
th ro u g h th e c ra c k in th e d o o r w e re
u n m ista k a b ly t h e sa m e a s th o se b e
h ad J u s t lo o k ed in to o v e r h is ow n
h an d . W ith th e r e s t o f th e fa c e b lo t
te d o u t to p re v e n t d is tr a c tio n th e r e
co u ld b e n o d o u b t a b o u t It. an d h e
w a s still sm ilin g g rim ly a s h e lo w ered
h is h a n d .
“ So you th in k I'm th e le a d e r o f th e
B lack G ang, d o y o u ? " h e re m a rk e d .
" W h a t a r e y o u r g ro u n d s f o r th is som e
w h a t s ta r tlin g s ta te m e n t? ”
"M y g ro u n d s a r e th e s e ,” sa id th e
h u n c h b a c k , re c o v erin g h is s e lf- c o n tro l:
" la s t n ig h t m y office In H o x to n w a s
w reck ed by a bom b. T h a t bom b a lso
k illed a m an .”
" I t d id ,” a g re e d H u g h g rim ly .
"O n e o f th e th r e e m en w ho b ro k e
in. T h e o th e r tw o e s c a p e d — how , I
d o n 't know . B u t one o f th e m w a s
reco g n ized by th e c lerk d o w n s ta irs .”
“I g a th e re d t h a t w as th e s to r y ,” s a id
H ugh.
“ H e w a s reco g n ized n s th e le a d e r of
th e B lac k G a n g —a n u n k n o w n p erso n .
B u t to d a y — u t th e R ltz, C a p ta in D ru m
m ond— m y c le rk , w h o h a d b ro u g h t m e
a m essag e, reco g n ized him a g a in , w ith
o u t h is d isg u ise. N o lo n g e r a n u n
know n
m an ,
you
u n d e r s ta n d —b u t
y o u .”
D ru m m o n d sm iled , s n d se le c te d a
c ig a r e tte from h is case.
“ V ery p r e tty ,” h e an sw e re d , " b u t a
trifle cru d e. A s I u n d e rs ta n d you, I
g a th e r th a t y o u r sh re w d a n d in te lli
g e n t c le rk s ta te s th a t th e le a d e r o f
th e B lac k G an g b ro k e In to y o u r offire
la s t n ig h t In o r d e r to In d u lg e In th e
d o u b tfu l p a s tim e of th ro w in g bom bs
a b o u t th e p rem ises. H e f u r t h e r s ta le s
th a t I am th e h u m o ris t In q u estio n .
A llow ing fo r th e m o m en t th a t y o u r
c le rk is sa n e, w h a t do you p ro p o se to
do a b o u t It?"
(TO B E CONTINUED >
Fight Came F int
T h e k in d ly old p a rty sa w tw o u r
ch in s fig h tin g w ith m o re g u sto th a n
d am a g e to th em se lv e s.
H e h u rrie d
u p a n d s e p a ra te d th e c o m b a ta n ts.
“ Now, th e n .” sa id he, “w h a t's th e
a rg u m e n t
a b o u t? ”
The
w a rrio rs
g la re d a t each o th e r w h ile a jo u th fu l
b y s ta n d e r p ip ed u p : “ A rg u m en t, boas?
T h e re ’s no a rg u m e n t I T h e y ’re fight-
In '!
T o m o rro w will be th e a r g u
m en t !"
D o n 't m a k e Im a g in a ry ev ils, w hen
you know th e r e a r e so m uuy real
o n es to e n c o u n te r.