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THE TURNER TRIBUNE voli. x. HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK TI/ICNEII, O R EG O N , TIFUKSDA Y, BELGIAN DEBT IS APPROVED — Agreement in Effect When Coolidge! Signs Measure. Wualilngton. II. C Aa negotlatlona PARLEY ON STRIKE FAILS Bits of Best News Items From Everywhere. the aenata gave overwhelming sp provai lo the agreement with lielglum General Walkout of Trades Seems Likely. for thn funding of Its fll7.7S0.OOO war obligation. PUT IN CONCISE FORM The agreement provides that Itel- glum shall repay Ih » United States the Events o f Notasi People, Governments 1171.000.000 pro armistice debt fle e of all accrued or future Interest, STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Milverton Sophie’s Princess Hula-J I Trades Congrraa Also Asked to beginning with an annual payment of f 1.000.000 and Increasing thereafter. avow Overt Acta Against Gov- 3.'». ^ BLACK GANG By CYRIL NcNEILE S A P P E R Co f* riq hl b» GEORGE f t CORAM CO D > 1 W # CHAPTER X IV —21 — In Which a Murderer Is Mur dered at Maybrick Hall “ You appear to have a wonderful Hood Hirer. Prospects for an apple faculty for remaining »live, my young rrop were never better In tbe Lyle, 1 friend," remarked I’eteraon two min ’Thing» Worth Knowing. eminent U ad u n Calm. The post armtatlre debt waa fixed W ash, section, according to W. J. utes later, gazing benevolently at at 9246.000.000, Including Interest, but Havener, grower and shipper. Ti-o Drummond over hla clerical collar. “ You can't Imagine tbe unpleasant a part of the Interest will be foregone bloom wus tbe heaviest and most reg Mr« Murlln Flood, t>f*. killed ha>r for the first ten year», bringing a leindon. Any hope of averting a ular of years, according to Mr. Have surprise It gave me,” I’eteraon con tinued gently, "when your charming mot bar iu her Hama In Woat Fork. material reduction. The firat year'» general strike that hung upon Sun ner. and the fruit la setting well. w ife hailed uiy car. So unexpected: I ll'll r F ayi'tlrvlllc, A r t , Kuudny Mho payment on this debt will bo f2.S40.OOO day's negotlatlona between the gov And when I realized Salem. Motor vehicle operators In so delightful. hail r«'< i-ntly been a patient at tho and payments will Increase thereafter. that you were running about in our ernment and the trades union con Oregon thla year will pay in license alala lompltnl fur liu* Itiaailv at Little The debt la to be wiped out In 02 grounds here Instead >d being drowned gress vanished al 1 o’clock Monday fees and gasollna taxes approximately Rock. yeara. aa that fool No. 10 lold me over the 99.500.000, or nearly twice aa much morning when It waa offtc-tally an The American debt commission telephone. . . . By the way. where Mr» A. W all, TO. I'ortland, Or , waa aa the total direct property tax. Thla Is No. i o r k llli'il tn<nr W »al Hid«. Iowa. Inal Sal found some of the major provisions nounced that the negotiations had was revealed In a statement Issued , He turned snar'lnj on the Russian, urtluy Hi«lit Hhe plunged from tho o f the French proposal unacceptable broken down. Tho government Im by the secretary of state Saturday. but It wus one of Ihe men behind vestibule of a sleeping rar on an east and directed Chairman Mellon to com mediately Issued a statement refualng Eugene. — Baker * Scharacbmidt, Drummond's chair who answered. hound t'lilrago A Northaroatorn rail- munitale thla decision to Allibasse "H e's dead. This guy threw him on lo resume them unless the congress contractors on the Roosevelt highway, dor llerenger, who la representing road train. the live wires." withdraw the general strike orders Franc* In the renewed negotiation». were fined 925 and costs and sen “ Do you mean to say,“ said the Rus Thu steamer II T. McCormick ri-a and repudiated other overt arts, which tenced to serve 10 days In Jail at sian In his harsh voice, “ that It was lut’d two IftdlywoiHl aviator». Howard B RITISH F IN A N C IA L the government desrrlbes aa challeng Maplrton Thursday on a charge of only this man Drummond outside llatt and "Hplder" Matlock. otter tliry O UTLO O K BRIGHTER cruelty to animals, made by C. Robert there F' ing the constitutional rights and free Ituil been fon i’ll down at a«*a f t nillva “ You have guessed It. Adolph,” an Wade, field officer of the Oregon Hu- j I-ondon Winston Churchill, chan » i ’l l of San I'edro at t o'clock Sat dom o f the nation. mane society. The Jail sentence was swered Drummond, speuklng mechan cellor of the exchequer, presented the unlay nlglit. ically. It had seemed to hlin. sudden The overt acta specified Include in suspended. budget In the house of commona Mon ly. that, unseen hy the other». I’hyllls Mr» Mollle It IHion, Klltltaa coun day and at the earns time announced terference with the freedom of the Salem .--Prices for lime fertiliser was trying to convey some message. ty tri'U.uri'r at Ellen ihurg. Waah . re provisions he had made In the way press, an obvious allusion of the strike "Alone 1 did IL to *ay nothing of that ceived a raril Friday from a friend of taxes to balance II and leave a of the printers and operatives of the which la being manufactured at the squib-faced bird upstair» with ihe long lime plant at the Oregon penitentiary; that » » malted in Seattle July 7, m il. surplus The chancellor cellmates the Dally Mall becauae they objected to arms. In fact, without wishing lo ex were fixed Friday at 94.75 a ton in Aa usual lu aui'h cases tho postofflce cost of running the government for an editorial sent to them to set up. aggerate, 1 think the total bug 1» live." bulk and 95.50 a ton In sacks. Tbe had no explanation to offer. Wbat was she trying tc uiuke him In view of the attitude taken by the the fiscal year will be £012.041.000. latter price la contingent upon sacks 1 understand ? One of Mr. Churchill's outstanding trades union congress and the miners Tho flr»t woman to bo convicted uu being returned freight prepaid. The And then suddenly she began to announcements was that France up to the present, there does not seem state has 9145 a ton gross leeway laugh hysterically, und he half rose dor tho law making It a criminal of would begin to liquidate her war debt the least probability that they will for expenses. from his seat, only to sit down again fonae lu ultor ilorogatory romarka to 11 real Itrttaln Ibis year, the Initial adopt the course the government has abruptly as be felt the cold ring o f a about l‘ roiul«r Muaaollul la Malvina payment being £4,000.000. She may demanded from them, and the general S alem — A ll state Institutions, with revolver pressed Into the nape o f his Frog loll. Sho baa boon condemned to pay more than that, for the French strike consequently will go Into effect. the possible exception of the state in- j neck. aorvo eight muutha In prison. "W a r has been declared.” J. 11 •lust rial school for girls. Oregon em finance minister. M. Peret. gave aasur- "Three and two make five," said Throo poraona dlod In a flro which ance that without prejudice to the Thomas, secretary of the national un ployment Institution for the adult 1’ hyllls. half laughing and half crying, damugfil a lodglug houao ou Columbus forthcoming negotiations In London, ion of railway men. said to the news blind and state training school for “ and one makes six. 1 worked 1« out avonuo. Iloalon. oarly Sunday to tbo hla government undertook thla as a paper men when leaving Downing boys, have sufficient money remain tonight, and It all came right." She went on aimlessly for a while extent of $16.»»0. Tbo victim», trapped minimum payment without conditions street. “ It Is a very aad state of a f ing In their biennial appropriations1 in the same strain, till the Russian fa ir s ” to carry them through until January In submitting the nation's accounts In Iholr boda, wore Joaepti Addarlo, swung round on her with a snarl, and Asked whether the representatives 1 of next year. hla wife, I .aura, and their & year old to parliament, Mr. Churchill had a told her to shut her mouth. He was comparatively simple statement to o f the congress had made any reply child. Joseph Lebanon.— Workmen are now busy , talking In low tones to Peterson, and, to the government's statement. Mr. with one searching look at Hugh, she Kduiuud Pennington. chairman of make. Inasmuch as the heavy coat of putting the Lebanon cannery In con- Thomas shook hla head and remarked. relapsed Into silence. There was no tho hoard of dlrvctora and ex president the coal subsidy had upset his plana dtlon for the canning season. New “ W e are now going to Eccleston hysteria In that look, and his heart of the Mlntieupolla, St. I'aul * Sault and converted his originally estimated machinery Is being Installed and the begun to pound suddenly in Ills excite square” —trade union headquarters. Sto. Mario tSoo l.lnel railway, dlod surplus Into a deficit. Thla. however, A J, Cook, secretary of the miners' old conditioned for the season's run. ment. For 3230 Mayfair was the num from heart dlaoaae at hla homo In he had been able to overcome and by Indications are now excellent for a ber of Peter Darrell s telephone, and federation, said: hla meaaurea bad turned It Into a Mlnnoapolla, Minn., Saturday night, she could only mean one thing—that "W e are now going to discuss mat large berry and fruit crop this year prospective surplus of £14.100,004) lie waa 77 yoara old. she had got through to Peter l>efore and the cannery expects to run on This necessarily precluded any remis ters together. The premier has de she stopped the car. And If that was full time to its capacity. Dr. William J. Mayo, famoua aur sion of taxation. clared war; we must prepare for the so there wus still hope. If only he goon, baa confirmed a recent Horlln struggle.” Salem.—The Portland Electric P ow could gain time. report that ho lias formally urgod re NEW B ILLS ROUSE First—how long did he want? Two er company, with headquarters in Inalalomont of Herman and Auatrlan W R A T H OF W E TS PENSION INCREASE Portland, has filed with the state engi hours at least: three If possible. To aurgoona In tho Intornatlonal Society B ILL BECOMES LAW neer here application covering the round up sit the gang and get cars iu Washington. I). 0.-: Another batch of the middle o f the night would take o f Surgery, wltlr full equality In every administration bill designed to Washington. I). C President Cool- appropriation of water from tbe Clack-1 time— two hours Ht the very least. reaped with other member». strengthen the federal arm of prohi idge late Saturday signed the bill to amas river, tributary o f the W illam Secondly —and there was the c ro »— A fte r a aummery April In Calgary. bition enforcement was presented Increase pensions of Spanish war vet ette river, for the generation o f hydro how was he going to get such » Alta., May atarted Saturday with Monday to congress. erans and their dependents nearly electric power. The estimated cost of respite? For this (line he could not hope for another mistake. It was the anew. Before noon the fall waa two They supplenn nt measure» recent 919.»00.000 annually. the development It $1.500.000. end. und « - knew It. Inchea. but It melted aa It touched ly Introduced and are regarded by (leu- At the same time, in a formal state Salem. — W hether Salem's street No trace o f mercy showed ,n the the ground The mercury waa 33 above oral Lincoln C. Andrews, In charge ment, he said his approval was not to faces of tbe three men opposite 1.1m. Xero Wcdtieadny and Thuraday. Fri of prohibition enforcement, as essen be taken "as an encouragement to car system is to be anbandoned in favor of motor busses will be deter He caught occasional remarks, und day the wind waa 30 m ile» an hour. tial to a full effort by the government further lawa for large continuing ap mined at a series of public meetings after a while he realized what the propriations.” He gave a warning matter under discussion was. Evi I'ubllcatlon of the San Frandaco to dry up the liquor supply. to be held during the next few weeks. Chairman Cummins o f tho senate that It might be necessary to Increase dently the red-headed Russian was In Herald will be temporarily »impended The street car lines are owned by ue a ineuna of atablllxlng other Van Judiciary committee became sponsor taxes If government expenditures are tho Southern Pacific company. P eti favor of killing him violently, und at once— and It wus Count Endow* who for the measures, which deal with greatly Increased. derlillt newapapera, Cornellua Vander tions asking permission to replace the was advocating caution, while P eter The president waited until late in bilt, Jr., head o f the Vanderbilt news- review of liquor permits, thu search street cars with busses are now before son sat betweeu them listening Impas pnpera. Inc., announced Friday night und selaure of ships within the 12- the Inst day on which, under the law the council. sively, with his eyes d ied on Drum mlle limit and tho employment of re he could act on the measure. He through hla counael, Dudley Field mond. tired army. n ir y . marine corps and made It clear that he had delayed his Scio.- The explosion o f a brooder Mulune. “ I know the Black Gang,’’ Zadowa coast guard officers and men by the decision solely on account of the gov lamp In a house belonging to A. L. was saying. “ You don't. And they The radio corporation of America prohibition unit and authorise cus em inent financing Involved. Godwin southeast of Scto, set fire to know me." Then he heard the word and the Marconi Wlreleaa company of toms collectors to refuse to register Although he had been o f the opin the structure Wednesday and it was “ accident" repeated several times, and England inuiiguruted a commercial ra craft that they believe are designed ion that the Increased outlay would destroyed with all the contents. The at length Yulowski shrugged his shoul dm picture aervlre Saturday. The ns rum runners. raise the expected deficit for the brooder had been placed in the attic ders und lealusl back In his chair. firat photograph aent waa n photo "H ave tt your own way," he re coming fiscal year to approximately of the house to provide a warm place graph of tho apeukora' table at the Long-Bell Firm Sued. for some young chickens. The loss marked. " I don’t care how they're 940,000.000. Mr Coolidge said savings I'llgrtma' m idety dinner In London killed, as long ns they are killed. If Jefferson City, Mo.—A quo warranto undoubtedly could he devised to meet is estimated at 91200 or $1500, with you think It's necessary to pretend Wedncailuy nlglit. Insurance of $500. suit to oust the Long Bell Lumber the increase carried in the bill. there has been an accident, we'tl have The franc, refualng to react fuvor company. Kansas City, and asking for Baker.— A yearling Aberdeen-Angua an accident. The only point is whut ably to the conclualnn of the Frauco- the forfeiture of Its franchise and Diver Seeks Bandit Car pure bred bull was received Saturday sort of an accident." American debt aetllement, continued court supervision of Its properties, It was left to Carl Peterson to de Joplin. Mo.- A deepsea diving suit by W. B. Riley & Sons, livestock men Ita ateady decline lliroughout the day was filed In the state supreme court was used Sunday lo explore a huge, of McEwen, from the Harrison Stock cide matters. Friday, and cloned at 3tM'J to tho dot here late Monday. The petition, which "Nothing Is easier," he remarked water-filled cave at Webb City In a Farms of Woodland. Cal. The animal, lur, a new low record. A fter cloalug was prepared nnd filed In the name suavely, and his eyes were still lived vain effort to locate a motor car. It which weighs over 600 pounds, was in o f the llourae, the franc Improved, of N. T. «e n try , attorney-general, al on Drummond. "W e ure discussing, was reported the automobile had been fine condition on his arrival, but tt my young friend." he continued, rais going (o 30.37 the dollar. leges that the lA>ng-Dcll company vio pushed Into the cave by bandits in shivered In the cold. A n Uve son of ing hts voice slightly, “ the best way of dnllam. la auffering from a phyalcal lated Its charter rights In going out making escape after a robbery In Her California, he displayed n h us las ill getting rid o f you and your charming breakdown at hi» home In Terre side (he scope for which It was organ ryvllle. Ark., nnd If found, might con for the cooler Baker wenth,. wife. I regret that she must share Haute, Ind. T ill» wit» dlarloaed In ised. It cltea the promotion of tho tain the body of a woman who dis your fate, but I see no way out o f It. Marshfield.— A new logging camp to To keep her permanently about the Pittsburg. I'll., Sunday In a telegram townslte o f laingvlew. Wash. appeared from Berryvllle about the from Delia to the national convention time of the robbery. The water Is he opened on Big Creek, In the vicinity premises would be too great an Incon of Bridge, will cut 35,000.000 feet of venience; nnd since we enn't let her Stock Profits »486.000. o f the socialist party of Amerlra and more than 100 feet deep. timber In four yeara. It Is estimated, go without involving ourselves In un- read at a man» meeting, whore Delia (•Irani. Kan E. Hnldeman Julius. lotlrd nnd (larratt have the .allroad pleasunt notoriety, I feur— as 1 said— waa to have been principal apeaker. «Ir a n i publisher, made a profit of Bull’s Attack Fatal that she must Join you. My friend and camp work under way. Mike I’ rlnevllle, Or. W hile pinned against Yulowski wishes lo bayonet you both, Lightning killed three peraona at 940&.OOO In the last 16 day* In the Morrison has contracted to construct lllon, N. Y., Sunday. Clarence E. present bull movement on tho New Ihe wall o f a small pen unable to de the trucking road. There la consid anil bury you In the grounds. He has Ilerkwlth, South lllon, and John S. York Stock Exchange, it was an fend himself. William French. 01, s erable white cedar In the area. The done a lot o f ttiat sort of thing In his time, and I believe 1 am right in stat Monday. Mr. Haldeman resident of Crook county for 40 years, I'opplo and the Intler'u on Stuarl, nounced camp will have a payroll o f about ing that hts hand has not lost Its cun aged 7 year», were flailing In th. lllon Julius bought seven Issues o f stock was gored fatally Friday hy au en 910,090 monthly for the bridge section. ning since leaving Russia. A little roaervolr when n alorm broke. They nnd at one tlmo had a loss of 960.000. raged Jersey 'lull belonging to Lloyd out o f practice, perhaps: hut the re “ I am ashamed to have made so much J. I’owell. who lives four miles east Salem.— Arrests totalling 406 for vio sult Is the same. On the other hand were killed when lightning hit a ateel plate In n concrete pier, bealde which money quickly,” Mr. Haldeman Julius o f here on the Ocho-'o project. French lations of the state prohibition laws t w i l l /.allows, whom you know of said. "Itul I have no hesitancy about died three hours later. old. quite rightly pointr out that (here they »ought refuge. were reported to the state prohibition taking tho proflta." department during the year 1925, ac are the members of your ridiculous The ancient riot act, under which gang, who know about him. and might Wood Tick Bits Fatal cording to figures given out here Sat Sheriff Nlinnio of Paaaiae, N. J„ for Cougar Slain on Stroat. Klamath Fulls, Or —Bite of a wood urday by William Levena, state pro very easily Und out about me. And nearly three week» hue prohibited w hen In a few days your motor enr Is Victoria, B. C.—A cougar was slain tick proved fatal shortly after mid hibition director. A total o f 74 stills m eeting» and picketing of textile hoisted nut o f the water, and Is traced night Saturday to Mrs. Winnie Sousa were confiscated sad fines were col atrlkera In (larflelil, waa virtually set Monday on a downtown street hy Con hy the registration number as being liable Friday when Vice-Chancellor stable Strong, with a rifle. The ani of Mount Dome, Cal. Mrs. Sousa died lected in the amount of 996,151. Jail yours, he fears that not only may 1» llontlcy granted a temporary Injunc mat was In the best physical rondl In a hospital here. Mrs. Sousa waa sentences aggregated 14.694 days. Ap find things very awkward, but that a certain amount of unenviable nnd un tion. Thia legal Inatrument forhlda tlon and had evidently atrayed from bitten hy n virulent species of wood proximately 25.800 gallons of mash Interference with lawful activities of aome mountain district In search of tick which causes spotted fever, from and liquor were destroyed. The o ffi desirable limelight may be thrown on this part of the country, snd Inctde" which few recover. cers confiscated 21 cars. food. the atrlkera. tully on thla house. As my friend and I ' x l f c N o r th »* »!, and Olhrr NO. 1026. William J Thom ley of Milverton, has qualified for a silver medal awarded by Ihe American Jersey club. Salem. — Plans and specifications for the Oregon Linen mills lo be con-[ structed here at a cost of 9240.000. have arrived from Belfast. Ireland. I and have been turned over to local 1 architects preparatory to advertising for bids. Machinery for the mills is Dis on Its way hero frota Liverpool. WANT WORK TO 60 ON «, H 0 4 4M 0 00 0 M 00S M 4 IM 0SI llu, a Jersey heifer belonging to Mrs. for thu aelllemcnt of France'» 94,000.- 000,000 war debt proceeded Monday, M AY Zadowa most Justly observed— we want an accident: a real good bona- Bde accident, phlch will relieve tbe world o f your presence and will bring no scorching glare of publicity upon this house or any o f my confreres who remain In England. You inay re call that that was my original Idea, only you seem In the most extraor dinary way to huve escaped from be ing drowned. Sllll. as far as It goes, we have a very g o o d foundation to build on. Your car— duly perceived by the gentleman of limited Intelligence who works the bridge— went over the edge. You were duly perceive*! In 1L Strangely enou -ti. bis eyesight must have been defective—or else be was so flustered by your amuzlng action that be was Incapable of noticing everything at such a moment Be cauae be actually failed to see that your charming w ife was seated beside you. In the moment o f panic when she realized you had fainted, she leant forward— doubtless to try and throw out the dutch. Y es"—hla eyes, cold nnd exjireaalonleos, were turned momentarily on Phyllis— "I think that U w hat she must have done. That accounts for tbe not very intel ligent gate-opener falling to see her. But that she v as there Is certain. Because, Captain Drummond, both bodies will be recovered from the river tbe day after tomorrow, shall we say? some two or three miles down-stream." lie was leaning forward, his elbows on the table— and for the first time Drummond understood something uf Drummond, and the genial look had vanished from his face. "Douhtleee your humor appeals to some people; U does not to me. Moreover. 1 am In rather a burry. I do not propose. Cap tain Drummond, to take you to tbe bridge and endeavor to make yoar head Impinge on a wall, aa you call IL Ther* Is another fur simpler method of producing the same result. The Im pinging will take place In this bouse. As a soldier you should know the re sult of a blow over the head with the butt of t rifle. And 1 can assure you that there will be no bungling this time. Yulowski la an expert In such matters, and I shall stay personally to see that It Is done. Drummond passed hts tongue over hts lips, and despite himself bis voice shook a little. “ Am I to understand,” be said after a moment, "that you propose to let that man butcher us here— in thla house— with a rifle7” "Just so," answered Peterson. 'T h a t Is exactly wbat you are to un derstand.” “ You are going to let him bash my wife over the head with a rifle buttl" “ I am going to order him to do so," said Peterson mildly. “ And very short ly, at that We must not have any mistakes over the length of time you've both been dead. I confess It sounds drastic, but I can assure yon it will be quite sudden. Yulowski. as I told you. Is an expert. Ue bad a lot of experience In Kusala." “ You Inhuman d e vil!" muttered Drummond dazedly. “ You can do what you like to me. but for Heaven’s sake let her o ff!" He was staring fascinated at tbe Russian, who had risen and crossed to a cupboard in the wall. There waa something almost maniacal In the look on bla face— the look o f a savage, brut» beast, confronted with the prey it desires. “ impossible, my dear young friend." murmured Peterson regretfully. “ U affonts me no pleasure to have her killed, but I have oo alternative. To see you dead, I would cross two con tinents,” he snarled suddenly, “ but"— and his voice became normal again— only bitter necessity compels me to adopt such measires with Phyllis. You see, she knows too much." Yulowski handled his rifle lovingly, and bis teeth showed In a wolfish grin. Which shall I take first, chief?" be said carelessly. •"the point Is immaterial." returned Peterson. T think perhaps the woman." Drummond tried to speak and failed. His tongue was clinging to the roof of his mouth: everything In tbe room was dancing before his eyes. Dimly he saw the red-headed brute Y’ ulowskl swinging his rifle to test It: dimly he saw Phyllis sitting bolt upright, with “ You Appear to Have a Wonderful a calm, scornful expression on her Faculty for Remaining Alive, My face, while two men held her by the Young Friend,” Remarked Peterson. arms so that she could not move. And suddenly he croaked horribly. the diabolical hatred which Peterson Then he saw Yulowski put down the felt for him. He had never shown it rifle and UsteD Intently for a moment before: he was far too big a man “ What’s the matter?" snapped Pe ever to betray his feeling unneces terson Irritably. sarily. But now. as he sat facing him, “ Do you hear the different note to gently rubbing bis big white hands to that dynamo?” said YulowskL gether. Drummond understood. “ What the h— l's that got to do with Thank you a thousand times." he It?” roared Peterson. 'TJel on with It. repeated In tbe same gentle voice. d—n you— and attend to the dynamo "And since you are so concerned about afterward." the matter, I will tell you my plan In Yulowski nodded, and picked up hie some detail. 1 need Imrdly say that rifle again. any suggestions you make on any “The last time," he sahl. turning on points that uiny si.ike you will receive Drummond with a dreadful look of my most careful attention. When the evil In his face, “ that this rifle was car crashed Into the water it carried used by me was In a cellar In Russia— you and your wife with it. You were on even more exalted people than you. both hurled out as the car plunged 1 brought It specially with me as a into the water, and somewhat naturally memento, never thinking I should have you were both thrown forward. Head the pleasure o f using It again.” foremost, you will note. Drummond, He swung It over his head, snd you left the car— and your heads Drummond shut his eyes—to open struck tbe stonework of the opposite them again a moment later, as the pier with sickening force. Just before door was flung open and a man dis you reached the water. In fact. ■ traught with terror dashed In. marked fenture of I lie rase, when "The Black Gang!” he shouted wild this dreadful accident Is rejiorted In ly. "Hundreds of them— all round the the papers, will be the force with house. They've cut the wires.” which you both struck that pier. Your With a fearful curse 1’ etersoe two heads were terribly battered. In leaped to his feet, snd the men hold fact, I have but little doubt that the ing Drummond. luinfounded at the coroner will decide, when your bodies sudden turning the tables, let go his are recovered some few miles down arms. Yulowski stood staring foolish- stream—that you were not In reality ly at the door, and what happened drowned, but that the terrific Impact then was so quick that none of the on the stone pter killed you Instantly. stupefied onlookers raised a finger to Do you think It's souud up to date?” prevent IL “ 1 think It's d—d unsounu.” re With the howl of an enraged beset marked Drummond languidly. " I f you Drummond hurled himself on the Rue- propose to take me and endeavor to 9inn_ b lin d mad with fury. And when make my head impinge on a stone two seconds later s dosea black- wall, someone Is going lo get a thick cowled, black-hooded figures came ear. Besides, the bridge Isn't open, swarming In through the door, for one and even your pal, the not too Intel Instant they paused In sheer horror. ligent gulekeeepr, might stick in Ills Pinned to the wall with hts own toes a bit. O f course” —he added hope- bayonet, which stuck out six Inches might say you were doing beyond his back was a red headed, fu ID —"you - or the movies. Tell hlin you're rail bearded man gibbering horribly In lt foi Charlie Chaplin, hut that you dressed a strange language; whilst creeping In such a hurry you've forgotten your toward a benevolent-looking clergy mustache.” man. who emnehed In a corner, was a The red headed Russian was snarl insn they scarce recognised as their leader, so appalling waa the look of ing venomously. “ l.et me get at him. clilet He won't malignant fury on hla face. cro as coMTisrunD > try being funny again.” The Russian half rose to hts feet, G o lf B all S/ices Bird his teeth hared, and Peterson pulled Driving off the first tee at Ksyr hlin back Into tils chair. "You’ll gel your chance In a imrient golf course, near t'erdlff. Wales. W. A or two. Yulowski." he remarked sav Evans hit a swallow with his bell sad agely. Then he turned once more on cut tbe btnl In two.