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The OSEGON STATESMAN. Salsa, Oresrca, Frliif Mcnda?. January t, 1933
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From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 C , ij
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. i futility
r iTPe , surroMNdtiiff te narrow raft illumined by the flickering
tight of human comradeship, the dark ocean on whose rolling waves we
toss for a brief hour; from the great night without, a chill blast breaks
in upon our refuge; all the loneliness of humanity amid hostile forces
is concentrated upon the individual soul, which must struggle alone,
with what of courage it can command, against the whole weight of a
universe that cares nothing for its hopes and fears." !
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Service Well Performed i
JAMES E. SMITH will retire as county commissioner, for
; Marion county on Monday, having completed twelve; years
of service on the board. The county is his debtor, foi he has
been diligent in serving the public interest Much credit is
due him for the careful manner in which the county's; finan
ces have been administered, and-the healthy condition of the
county treasury through the
years of the slumD Mr. Smith
the; difficult problem of relief jof the destitute That Was be
fore the federal government came forward with funds. So
well was the county work handled by the county court and
the Salem Community Service that the state and federal relief
authorities merely continued the same organization, the job
has been much more costly ever since. ?
The twelve years of Smith's service cover the i longest
period of building modern roads'in the county. Marion county
is now serviced with a network of good roads; and the new
North Santiam highway whihi was the pet project of Smith
and Judge Siegmund is being pushed to completion. As road
builder Smith can retire with the satisfaction I that his job
was well done and that these roads will serve the people for a
long time to come, in location; and grade if not in surface
which wears out in timet Hi
t With such talents for public service Smith should not. Be
left in retirement but will doubtless be called on, if not for
Dew public office then for other assignments sfox.the promo
tion of the public welfare.
j J j ; Republican
milERE has been much talk
IX about the future of the republican party.. The Statesman
has .made no contribution to this discussion, preferring to let
j time clear the air and delineate jthe issues. So we let pass the
j calls and cat-calls of various senators who stepped: forward
iwith advice after the battle had been fought, and lost; The
i post-election exchanges did little to harmonize party leader
ship or party policies; and fresh confirmation of the lack of
accord is the greeting given a statement of a legislative pro
gram prepared by a group of house republicans. Representa
; tive Snell, minority leader in the house, gave out the 20-point
document. Whereupon Senator) McNary, minority; leader in
itbe senate and recognized chief party spokesman in Washing
ton, told the reporters he "hadnft seen it!" And Senator Nor
iris, left wing republican dismissed it with this remark, "I
don't want to comment on that conglomeration". I
:- " iThe more probable platform on which the republicans in
iboth house and senate will stand is, "Every man for himself
and devil take the hindmost". The incident offers fresh illus
tration of the division within
yet healed.
1 The Last Round-up?
COMMISSIONER CHARLES
representatives from 48 municipalities to meet on Satur
day to hear "a program for the ultimate solution of the tele
phone! question." His own order, which is now in j court, he
says is "only -part of the movement for final solution. ' j
! Just what the commissioner has in mind we do not know ;
but we question very much the appropriateness of the session
lie has called. His own partial solution is now pending in the
courts and a hearing is scheduled for next Monday. Should
toot thecourt action be prosecuted rather than a flank! attack
be launched at the present time? Jv j ;
j " In another respect the wisdom of j Thomas's meeting is
n doubt. His own term will soon expire and the intimations
are that the new governor will designate a new utility com
missioner. So what Mr. Thomas may now propose will be Very
probably laid on the shelf at least until his successor gets his
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1 1 This rally may be Charlie's ?last rouhd-up". However we
await with interest his proposals1 for a "final solution:" of
the telephone question; and we must confess, also with con
siderable doubt. , I i !l 1
i , One hundred twenty-four deaths; by liolence for New gear's and
about 200 for Christmas.'. The ChifaroL Tribune should IreTjve its
campaign for a "safe and sane" Fourth and apply it to Chriatnkks and
New Year's. ' '
Mary's peak has its white nlghtcan on, as do other of the nioun
tains in the coast range and the Caacaflts. And in the valley we noticed
yesterday some. baby lambs, who mn
-.! . The "Let's Quit Killing" campaign seems to be working" back
wards. ; Portland had 13 fatalitlea'in one month, which must set a
record, i Even those ready with "do something about it" are staggered
ter what to do. . '-
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Tire thousand letters have come to Salem addressed to General
Ilartla.: goTernor-eleci. Probably
ana tne otner nan letters enaorstng
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Governor-elect Martin has named William L. Gosslin of Portland
to be his private secretary. This is
fill it well, he'll soon be a "gone Gossilln."
Tuesday-the stars fell from Alabama on Stanford.
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UEHAMA. Jan. S.-4-The Meha-
ma Sifiiday school will give two
special music numbers at the dis
trict Sunday school convention at
'.: ' the Tnrner Pentecostal church
fj.ezt Sunday. - Abe Mason and
' Floyd Monroe will sins "Why Not
Go a Little Farther and the chll
tren of the Sundar school will
line "No Room For Jesus.
t The Sunday school held Its an-
Oaual election of officers Sunday,
depression years. In the first
devoted a creat deal of time to
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Disharmony I
since theNovember election
the party which defeat has not
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M. THOMAS has invited
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half are from applicant for; office
canaiaates lor positions.
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a key position; and It he doesn't
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Harry .Monroe was re-elected su
perintendent, and Arlyn Moe, as
sistant; WUUam Mulkey.li treas
urer; Ruth Moe, secretary: Mar
jory Teeters, librarian;; chorister.
Mrs. Mabel Boyington; and pian
ist, Mrs. Richard Phillips, i s
.The New . Year's watch party
held at the church New Year's eve
was enjoyed by many. The old
year was rung out and the new
year in by Isaac Dixon;; the oldest
person present. . - -1 -
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University of Kentucky's basket
bill team travels extensively this
winter. Besides trips 1 into Lou
isiana, Tennessee. Ohio and Ala
bama, the WUdeats invade New
York and Michigan. !
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, A1J. '
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE has
made great strides and Its Impor
tance to humanity cannot be ever
estimated. The various states and
t e v or n menu
have set up In
dustrial commis
sions constantly
guarding the
worker against
the hazards of
industrial poU
sons and dis
eases. A large
percentage of Ill
ness due to such'
causes has dis
appeared. Addi
tional Investiga
tion and further
legislation will go
far toward com
plete ..elimination
Dr. Copeland
of the hazards of Industry.
Some of my readers may recall the
time not 'long age when many per
sons suffered from an ailment known
as lead poisoning'. This disease was
common among lead workers and in
Industries where continuous contact
with lead products undermined the
health of the worker. Today this
trouble is rarely encountered among
the employes of large plants because
adequate measures are taken to pro
tect against It
Wrist Drop"
' In spits of these extreme precau
tions, cases of lead poisoning are oc
casionally met. In most Instances
the disease can be traced to care
lessness of the) worker or his failure
to use, the available means of pro
tection. ' !
Lead poisoning- has bean traced to
the use et unwholesome cosmetics,
inch as adulterated powders and hair
Syea. There Is little danger of that
now. The victim of toad poisoning
may be In poor health for years
without actually realizing that he
tad been poisoned by. this metal
Colic, constipation, loss' of strength,
and weakness upon the slightest ex
ertion, are common symptoms. -
These are followed by discolora
tion, and sensitiveness of the gums.
If the gums are examined closely a
black streak win be seen along the
margins of the teeth. This la the
inclusive sign of lead poisoning, or
plumbtam", as It Is called .medically.
The teeth are sensitive and feel
loose. There is an excessive amount
f saliva In the mouth. Loss of ap
petite, nausea and digestive disturb
ances are other symptoms.
Pains, like "rbeumatlo pains", are
present In the most advanced cases.
Paralysis occurs In the chronic form,
jet lead poisoning: " As - a rule the
paralysis la confined to the muscles
et the wrist, with difficulty In holding
It up in proper position.
In former years "wrist drop", as
this Is called,' was commonly seen
among painters and lead workers. .
Answers to Health Queries
Bud. Q. What .foods should be
eaten by a paUent recovering from a
gaU Madder operation T ; ; -
A. Simple food, plenty of fruit and
vegetables should be et general bene
fit and advantage under these condi
tions." For full particulars send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your Question.
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Miss A. O. Q. What Is mucous
colitis and what treatment would you
adviser S: Will diet have any great
effect on this condition? - .j
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self addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat. your question, t: Proper diet
to often very helpful.
(OopvrieM, 19SS, K. r. M4 tneJ
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Sunday School Heads
for 1935 are Chosen
ELDRIEDGE, Jan. I. Offi
cers elected for Eldriedge Sunday
school to serve for 11X5 are:
Ambrose Jones, - superintendent;
George Brown, asst. superintend'
ent: Merie Jones, secretary; Mar.
lettn " Palmer, treasurer; Lela
Runcorn, librarian.
Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Is Ben Wright's scalp
still kept, not distant?
Regular readers of this eolimn
recall the murder of Ben Wright
and Captain Poland near Gold
Beach, Curry county,- on Febru
ary 23. 18 5 S, which was near the
end of the so-called Rogue Riv
er war.
Ben Wright was Indian agent
for the tribes of extreme south
west Oregon, and John Poland
was captain of the local militia
company organised there under
the anthority et Governor Curry
of Oregon Territory.
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Ben Wright had been through
a lot of harrowing and exciting
experiences in southern Oregon,
beginning In 1851, in the rather
minor Rogue RiTer war of that
year; continuing in 1852, when
he led the citizen soldiers as
their captain in protecting cov
ered wagon immigrants coming
into Oregon by the southern route
against outrages of raiding In
dians in the Klamath and Modoc
sections.
In 1852, from 0 to 109 men,
women and children arriving in
Oregon by that route lost their
lives at the hands of Klamath
and Modoc Indians and their
ruthless red neighbors.
At one time, the militiamen
under Capt. Ben Wright learned
that two white women of a cov-
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Today . Shirley Temple la
"Bright Eyes". . .
ELSIXORE
Today Sinclair Lewis "Bab-
bltt" with Guy Kibbee. Add-
; ed. Laurel and Hardy In
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CAPITOL
Todav "M n r d a r In the
: Clouds" and Buck Jones in
"Fighting Code".
HOLLYWOOD i
Today John Mack Brown
in "Against the Law", and
Spencer Tracy in "The
Show-Off. .
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Today In person on the
; stage, Vincent and- How
ard. The Happy Chap
; pies" of radio fame and a
feature picture.
Saturday only Double bill,
Wally Wales in 'The Des
; ert Man." and "The Crime
of Helen Stanley",
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Lcil Timet Today!
ON THE STAGE
IN . PERSON!
"The Happy
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"LETS BE, RITZY"
COME ALONG
ered wagon train were in 'the
hands of those Indians. The band
holding the white women! set
trap for Ben Wright's company
which was pursuing them. Wright
outwitted them, and killed A 0 of
mem an event that caused: a
great deal of talk in those! days;
some persons accusing Wright
with rnthlessness and others de
fending him and commending
him for his bravery. The; two
white women were not rescued
They were no doabt cruelly tor
tured and murdered, and j their
bones were left to bleach on the
stars; plains.
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Frances Fuller Victor, in her
"Indian Wars of Oregon," wrote
a good deal about the murder of
Ben Wright and Captain Poland.
A lew words are quoted:
"So quiet had been the coast
tribes for some tfnie that sus
picion of their intentions was al
most forgotten; and, on the night
of the 22nd of February (18(6).
an anniversary ball- was given at
Gold Beach, or Whaleshead, near
the mouth of the river (Rogue
river), which was attended s by
Capt. Poland and the majority of
nis men, a lew being left to
guard camp. Mi
"Early in the morning of the
23d, before the dancers had ire-
turned to camp, the guard was
attacked with such suddenness
and fury t7 a large number of
Indians that bnt two of the ; 10
were able to. escape. One ; of
these, Charles Foster, being con
cealed in the woods near the
scene of the massacre, was! wit
ness of much of the terrible
slaughter and mutilation, and
able to identify those concerned
in It, who were seen to be such as
lived about the settlements,; and
were professedly friendly, s
"Ben Wright was then at the
house of J. McGuIre, about four
miles from the coast," and be
tween jthe volunteer camp f and
Whaleshead. Early In "the day,
and while Capt. Poland was with
him, Wright received a visit from
some Indians of the Mackanptlhs
tribe, who had a village on the
south side of the river opposite
McGuire's, who came ostensibly
to Inform him that Enoa. a no
torious half-breed, had been wUh
the hostile Rogue Rivers all win
ter, was In their camp, and they
wished to hare him arrested. ; ,
"Without a suspicion of treach
ery, Wright-and Poland repaired
to the Indian village, where they
were immediately seized and kill
ed, with most revolting blood
thirstiness, - being mutilated ji be
yond recognition. if f
""Wright's heart, as subsequent
ly learned from the Jndlans
themselves; was cat out, cooked
and eaten, in admlrtlon of his
courage, which they hoped jl by
this act of cannibalism to make
themselves able to emulate, p i
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"Every house on the river : be
low the big bend (of the Rogue),
60 in all, was burned that day.
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- CHAPTER XLIY
She managed at last to find her
way into the city and to the neigh
borhood in which lay the address
Pete had given her. It was aa out-of-the-way
section- the external
character of whkh was a bit for
bkldinaT 'bat absolutely without s
due as to Pete's situation. What
urn (uui ieea eoug u soca m pan
of New York when he was supposed
to be os his way back to Florida or
to New Orleans she had no ides.
Kay found the street, then the
boildinsr It was. like those sur-
roundint it, a grimy old stone flat
building, undistinguished, -inhos-
pttsoie. She parked the ear, hurried
no the steps and in the hall searched
for the name, Haggeberg, on one .of
the plates. Finding it, she pushed
the bell beside it. There was a abort
wait when suddenly a door opened
almost ty her elbow and a woman's
voice came to her through the dim
naxi: s-jaus uweni"
"YesKay replied earerlv.
Oh ray." said the voice eadly.
Come in."
-What's the matter 7 Kay de
manded anxiously, as she stepped
through the door. .
f Nethinxi" the woman snatmed
as qtdcJc strong hands seized Kay
by toe arms and shoulders; other
hands thrust a gag into her mouth
and a bandage over her eyes while
she could do no more than groan
and struggle vainly. The next she
knew she was being borne by at
toast two men, through doors, up
and down stairs, and finally into the
cool night air. She heard an auto
mobile door open, felt herself thrust
into the tonneau and upon the floor,
then heard the door sum shut and
felt the car start.
How far or in which direction the
ear went she had no idea, but at
last it stopped and once more arms
lifted her and she felt the cool,
fresh air, a welcome sensation after
lying gagged and blindfolded in the
bottom of the stuffy sedan.
When the men finally put her
down she knew that she was in a
chair. Hands fumbled behind her
and the gag came off, then the
blindfold. She looked up quickly
and saw that she was in a weu
fnrnished room. She could not see
who was behind her, but sitting
across the room was a dark, heavy
eyed young man who reminded her
of a dapper villain in the movies.
There was obvious vulgarity about
him. He smiled at her, showing ex
traordinarily white teeth, and
Soiled slowly on a cigaret which
angled precariously from the cor
ner of bis mouth. He had his hat
on, a light-gray hat, almost white,
tipped far back on his head of glossy
black hair, and his- ankles were
snugly clad in gray spats to match
the hat. His suit was brilliant blue.
Kay waited for him to speak. He
was a long time about it, studying
her with unconcealed amusement as
if savoring her helplessness and
perplexity, until finally he said,
owxit, kid?"
Kay made no answer.
He chuckled to himself. Tut to
gether, aint you?" he said unctioua
jy. There was evil In his very voice.
Something about it made her think
of a lizard.
"I suppose you're going to keep
me here?" she asked.
"Howd you guess it? Howd you
guess it?"
Where's Pete Ryan?" she de
manded. "Pete Ryan?" the man said. He
began to chuckle again. She wants
to know where Pete Ryan is. You're
a dumb twist, aint yuh?"
"It wont hurt you to tell me," she
remarked bitterly. Is he hurt? Is
he in danger?"
The man laughed again. He
seemed continually amused. "Yuh
slay me, kid," he said. "Why don't
you just button up your lip and ait
there before you get me burned up
enough to walk over and hang one
on yuh? If there's anything I cant
stand it's a talky twist."
He rose languidly and hitched up
his high-waixted trousers. His eyes
on hers, he began to come toward
her, chuckling a little under his
breath. She began to draw back in
stinctively and. wished she could
vanish within the chair. She could
not tell what he intended to do, but
as each step brought him nearer
and 26 persons killed. The per
sons who suffered were Ben
Wright, Capt, Poland, Lieut. B.
Castle. P. McClnsky. G. C. Hol-
comb, Henry Lawrence, Joseph
Wagoner, Joseph Wilkinson, Pat
rick McCnllough, E. W. Howe, J.
H. Braun, Martin Reed, George
Reed, Lorenzo Warner, Samuel
Hendrick. Nelson Seaman. W. R.
Tulles. John Idles, Joseph Leroc
and two sons, hd John Gelsell
and four children, while Mrs. Gel
sell and two daughters were tak
en into captivity. Subsequently.
to the first attack, Henry Bullen,
L. W. Oliver, Daniel Richardson,
John Trickey and Adolpf Smoldt
were killed, making 1 victims of
this massacre. Seven different
points on the south side of the
river were attacked within 12
hours, showing how well concert
ed was the outbreak."
It was not unusual for hostile
Indians to eat the ' hearts of
their brave victims, to get
strength and' bravery for them
selves. ' The Idea that inspired
such acts of cannibalism Is old
and widespread. Millions of peo
ple In China drink liquor In
which dead Hons and tigers and
such animals have been immers-
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her fear and loathing of him in
creased. She tnrzed at the cords
binding her wrists but without suc
cess. The movement dunrt escape
him? it made him grin broadly.
when he wss stsndissr directly In
front tf her, he leaned over and
touched her hair.
Looks like the McCoy," he said.
"W henna, hunr n i
His hand stole down to her throat
and his long, moist fingers moved
over her skin as if they were so
many cold worms. Cupping his hand
under her chin, he lifted her face to
the light. i
Not ba-ad." he commented. alow
ly. Tasty little dish. Well, kid,
me and you are going to get along.
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At Harrow's Long Island house
the party was going on ga.'iy. For a
long time no one noticed Kay's ab
sence, until Boris began tc hunt for
her again and failed to find her.
He ran upstairs, taking the steps
three at a time with an easy lope.
and went to her room. The door was
open and the room was dark.'
Kay?" he called.
There was no answer. i
He went downstairs, puzzled and
began another search when he
passed a servant. '
Could you tell me where Mr.
Harrow is, Mr. Warren?" f
Boris helped locate Harrow.
Telephone, Mr. Harrow. said
the servant. 1
Harrow went to the ..telephone,
lifted the receiver.
-Harrow speaking."
"Well, Harrow, get a load of. this.
We got. the Owen kid where no
body s going to find her and if you
want to see her again all in one
piece you better listen to what we
got to say."
Harrow's teeth clicked together
and he gripped the telephone vi
ciously. But, as usual, he had him
self under stern control.
SpiU HI" he snapped.
"That's the way. .Okay then,
ThereH be a letter for you in a
can behind the white stone where
the road turns to the right up above
your place. Get it and read it. Then
do what it says." " !
The receiver clicked. f
Harrow jiggled the signal fran
tically until the operator answered.
Get me the supervisor. Have
that can traced."
He jumped up and began to hurry
about the house, issuing? orders.
Within a few minutes he and Spike,
with three of the bodyguards, were
at the whitewashed stone which
marked the turn in the road. Spike
jumped out of the car, ran forward
and found the tin can.
If s here," he said.
Harrow seized the envelope,
ripped it open and read the typed
message:
GET FIFTY GRAND CASH
AND NO PHONEYS OR FAST
ONES AND HAVE IT READY
WHEN PHONE CALL COMES
TO YOU AT HOME TOMORROW
AT NOON IF YOU WANT TO
SEE THE OWEN KID ALIVE.
Pete Ryan had no knowledge of
the time. It was day and he was
awake again. That was all he
really knew: he was awake and
therefore still alive. In a few min
utes, he supposed, he would see the
lily-faced boy again, sitting there,
silent. liQuid-ered but cautious and
suspicious as a est. Funny about
that boy. He was slight, pale, with
aa unwholesomely. sweet face, yet
Pete sensed a definite impression of
deadliness when' he first saw him.
Somewhere, under that tlrht little
gray double-breasted coat, would be
a gun, maybe two. and it wss a
safe bet that the kid could shoot a
f eUows teeth out with them, one by
one.
What day was it? Pete thoafffct
it ought to be Friday, maybe Satur
day. By now they had Kav. The
thought made him set his jaws and
tighten his fists until the nails
gouged the palms painfully. Kay
m a trap, held for ransom prob
ably, and him the Judas I The fierce
resentment, the hatred and rage
born of futility, was making him
reckless.- And he was afraid of thia.
Not that he minded taking a chance
now. He hated himself enough to
die for what he had done. The trou
ed, in order to become brave and
strong. Such liquor pays duty
at the custom houses of the
United States, Imported to be
sold to Chinese residents of this
country.
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ble was that recklessness : might
overcome caution and strategy and,
dead or wounded, he would be even
less vse to Kay than he had been.
What he feared waa that he would
rush the kid next time he came in.
getting at least one smack at that
pale, angelic face before the guns
started to His hate bad to
have a concrete object and the Ida
was becominar iust that.
Pete heard a knob turn, a lock
click: then slow, soft, steps. That
would be the kid, coming to visit
him, for what reason no one seemed '
to know. Certainly there was noth
ing in this stuffy little bedroom that
could be used to def est their pur
poses, unless the sheets as a rope to
hang one's self, and even so, where
could it be fastened, and why should
they care? There was no furniture
but the bed, there was no way of
getting out unless by breaking the
window, and even then it would be
a long drop into a cement-paved
court. Most of the time the door wss
kept locked and what lay beyond it
was a mystery to Pete.
The door lock clicked, the knob
turned and the kid came in to take
his vigil on the window sill. Pete
sst up on the bed and rubbed his
face. His fingers encountered the
stubble of a neglected beard. He
must look just swell, not having had .
his -clothes off in three days, he
thought. Three days? Two days?
Or four?. How long hsd they had
him? He smiled grimly to iimif
at the thought that he might be go
ing just a little "squirreUy." It all
fitted in with his desire to toss the
lily-faced kid around a little.
Well, the Idd came in. No ex-
Eression. as usual; iust the soft
quid eyes, like a calf a. the easv.
quiet walk. He went over and sat'
gingerly. as usual on the window
sill, stopping, as usual, to give it a
flick of dust with a lam white aUk
handkerchief. -
The mere stent of him made Pete
begin to feel perverse.
Why do you come before break
fast?" he asked.
. The youth was a long time answer
ing. That, too, was as usual. Pon
dering the kid's habits when Pete
first bad seen him. he wondered if .
it wasn't because he wss trying to
decide whether it would take more
energy to put a slug through you
than answer your questions. Yet
always his face was as beatific as
if he were an altar boy during high
mass.
Finally the Ud said: "Why?
His voice was thin, uncertain,
not at all the smooth instrument
one would expect in such a silken,
cat-like creature.
Because I could eat better If X
didnt see you first," Pete said with
a cool pleasantness, a saccharins
smile.
.The beys long lashes fefl; rose.
He made no sound, no further
movement.
I suppose you muggs have got
whst you were after,7 Pete sug
gested. You did, didnt you? You
got the girl, didnt von?"
Another of the kid's pauses, un
til he said: "It dont matter to
you. You want to know too much.
I do, do I? Wen, all I want to
uvw mm now toag i m going to nave
to camp in tnis louse-tniested dive.
If you've got the girl, whst arc you
Krpmr, me i or i
fV?a it a a
aois urns we boy answer
promptly:
1 dont know!"
. That was all Pete needed to know.
Accidentally ha had come upon the
stratagem that told him his answer.
They did have Kay. That being
the case, there was nothing he could
do here without needless risk to
himself. But he gave no sign of
having understood. ,
, Pete remarked ssDenly: "Ton
dont need to get sore. The least
you can do is answer a fellow's
questions. I only asked you if you'd
St the girl. Naturally, I want to
ow that. For one thine fc wa
my girl for a while, and for another, -
i ao want to get out of thia dump."
But evidently the kid had resi
tted his alia, and was makns? a
more of them. Talking, obviously,
wasn't one of his aecomp liahments
or pleasures, and he knew it only
too well.
(To Be Continued)
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