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rom rirst Statesman, March z8. 1851
THE STATESMAN
Chajxes A. Spracue
Sheldon F. Sackett -
Member of tbo Associated Press
The Awocfcited Prers Is exclusively entitled to the use for public
lion of U r dUnatclies crediird to It or not otherwise credited m
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From Oregon to Success
THERE died the other day in New York a man who was
known as the "doctor's doctor", a consultant in the diag
nosis of diseases, Dr. Harlow Brooks. His life touched
the northwest and Oregon briefly, for, after his boyhood in
Minnesota he came to the northwest, as did many young men
of the time, tb engage in railroad engineering work. While
out here he entered the University of uregon in xne ciass 01
1894, spending his summers in survey work on the Union
Pacific. He tranferred however to the University fo Michi
gan and completed his medical course there. His professional
career was developed in New York with the exception of pe
riods of war service in the Spanish and World wars. He spe
cialized in pathology and clinical medicine, served on the fac
ulty of New York university and on the staffs of many hos
pitals; and became a famous diagnostician.
The singular fact about his death was that it was caused
by a germ which he with the late Dr. William H. Welch, fa
mous professor in Johns Hopkins, was first to isolate, the
gas gangrene bacillus.
The sketch of his life which appeared in New York' pa
pers revealed how busy a man he must have been. His con
tacts were numerous and varied. He arose each morning at
six and was at his day's work at 7 :30. Besides his professional
work he had many other interests. He delved into ethnology
and studied particularly the Indians of North and South Am
erica. He was not only a lover of music but a performer as
well, playing 'cello in a quartet of physicians. He was a big
game hunter, though in later years his chief weapon was a
camera. He also found time to write monographs and books
dealing with medical topics, in considerable number.
With all this round of activity, which kept him going
often until midnight, his biographer says: "Despite a heavy
daily program, ht ' ever was a bustling man but had a gift
for the appearand f leisure in all his engagements." .
Dr. Brooks d: .d at the comparatively early age of 65.
He lived a full life to be sure ; but one with so many interests
would never grow old. It may be that this young Oregon and
Pacific Northwest in which Brooks spent some youthful
years, gave him a stimulus which remained with him through
his life, awakening interests which renewed his mind weary
from the day's routine.
Industrial Discord
THE public's attiude toward the contentious ship owners
and employes in San Francisco is "a plague on both your
houses."" The lines are drawn for a battle which would be
a "finish fight". Employers apparently want to crush the un
ions and the radical union leaders want to crush the shipown
ers. If either had complete victory it would be universal de
feat, for the victor as well as the vanquished and for the
public which is being served.
The industrial situation elsewhere is in a similar state of
strain with attitudes of mutual hostility, instead of cooper
ative effort for joint success. Unions countenance violence,
and employer groups hire thugs and ex-criminals as strike
breakers. Both attitudes are unenlightened and positively
dangerous for the whole social order.
Each side in a labor dispute has a powerful weapon. The
employers have the club of jobs-which mean income and food
and a living for families. Employes have the labor without
which the plant goes idle and the employer is left helpless.
With each side helpless without the other wisdom dictates
greater forbearance on both sides, less readiness to resort to
force which is costly and often futile.
On both sides much of the trouble lies with its blind lead
ership, which can see the future only in terms of crushing the
opposition.
Waterfront conditions are highly unstable at the present
time, especially on this coast. But the material for similar
strife is present in many other lines of industry which have
been organized on the basis of force majeur rather than that
of. fair settlement.
Youth
1 Portland youth has been
tor's $5000 prize. He gives
not plagiargized. When interviewed after announcement
.of the award, the young man, Owen W. Matthews, III, said
he just wrote what he knew, and drew upon his experience
in attending the boy scout jamboree in Hungary. There he
met boys from all countries,
each others languages they
stood. To quote Owen:
i "We knew that, no matter what the diplomats of pur re-
a pec tire countries might say to each other, we boys ha1 no reason
: tor fighting each other."
1 That be said, was the basis
T to see how he won. It was a practical, experiential approach;
oot a theoretical dissertation, nor gleanings from other wnt
I ings on the subject.
" . j The significance of the essay is clear : there is a grow
ing sense of fraternity among the young men of the nations
of the world, realization that they have no reason to go out
and shoot each other down. This change in attitude on the
part of youth weakens the foundation of war's support. No
matter how much money is spent on cannon and aircraft and
warships this physical material is of little worth if youth is
hostile to the war idea. Militarists need to take note of this
fact when they talk about the need for preparedness. The
mind of youth is being conditioned for peace; it will take a
great deal of martial music to condition it again for war.
Safety Prayer
THE rector of Trinity church, New York, has had printed
on cards for distribution to the public copies of "The Mo
torist's Prayer" which was published recently in the Lon
don Church Times. This is the prayer:
"Grant me a steady hand and watchful eye.
That bo man shall be hurt when I pass by.
"Thou rarest Ufe. and I pray no act of mine
May take away or mar that sift of thine.
"Shelter those, dear Lord, who bear me companv,
From the evils of fire and all calamity.
Teach me to use my car for others' need.
Nor miss through lore of speed
"The beauties of thy world; that thus I mar
---I With Joy and courtesy go on my way."
Why not set it to music and have it sung by the full con
gregation. Who was it said: "Let me write the songs of a
- people and I care not who writes the laws". Maybe by prayer
and song we can get the idea of safe driving drilled into the
Imman consciousness.
J After'f pending $12,000,000 on the Florida ship canal and the
Quoddy tidal power .project President Roosevelt has dropped them,
saying their future depends on the congress. The best economy la to
.ait pouring any more money into them. Both were opposed as un
nound by the best engineering. But it took publicity and a fighting
senator to stop the sinful waate.
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-1 The senate; composed chiefly of lawyers, wouldn't convict Judge
RJtter of allowing too high a fee, $75,000. in a hotel receivership.
TV rule for fees remains as la the good eld days, what the traffic
wilt bear. . ' - .
PUBLISHING CO.
Editor-Manager
Managing-Editor
and War
declared winner of Eddie Can
assurance that his essay was
and even if they couldn't talk
could make themselves under
of his essay. If so, it is easy
The Great Came
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT
roprrigti uy The biuw sis
Public Funds and Politics
Washington. April 20.
IF THAT "Worker-Farmer Alli
ance," with Professor Togweil
last summer announced as the re-.
liance of the
New Deal in
this campaign,
and which he
predicted
would "irresis
tibly surge for
ward" against
the "forces of
react i o n." is
not effected it
will be through
no fault of the
Administration
political man
agers. They
are working
ltard enough at it. And beUef
that it will hold is the real basis
for the present Roosevelt confid
ence.
SO FAR as the farmers are con
cerned, there seems considerable
ground for this feeling. It is not
only that $300,000,000 on old
contracts under the AAA have al
ready started going out, in the
form of checks, but before the el
ection $440,000,000 more under
the new Soil-Conservation Act
will be distributed. In other
words, $740,000,000 or nearly
three-quarters of a billion of
Treasury money taken from the
taxpayers will be distributed
among the farmers in the next six
months and this to farmers who
in two and a half years hare al
ready gotten more 'Mian one bil
lion through the processing; taxes
killed by the Court. (These fig
ures are taken from the authori
tative and reliable United States
News ) If that does not cesient
the agricultural end of that Tug-
well alliance, then the American
farmer, all honor to him, is un-
purchasablc indeed.
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LITERALLY THE THING ig un
believable. That an administra
tion seeking votes to continue it
self in power should distribute,
among the voters during a cam
paign, three-quarters of a billion
dollars out of the Federal Treas
ury is well calculated to take the
breath of the average citizen once
he fully grasps the facts. The
trouble is that so diverting are
the ways of the politicians in of
fice, so specious their appeal and
so plausible their propaganda that
it isn't an easy thing to do. With
smug insistence upon the nobility
of its purpose and the non-partisan
nature of its gratuities, this
Administration seems able to do
things with Impunity that under
any ordinary circumstances would
be regarded as an offense against
decency and in any ordinary time
would shock the country into real
resentment.
AN ARGUMENT, ol course, can
be made that this pouring out of
Federal funds to the farmers dur
ing the campaign is part of a
great program to help agriculture,
that it is all according to sched
ule, and tv.at there is a completely
non-political attitude in this bus
iness upon the part of the direct
ing heads in Washington. That is
true in one sense and not true in
another. The pious aloofness
from even a thought of politics in
the distribution of these billions,
assumed by Mr. Roosevelt in all
his speeches and copied by his
aides, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Hop
kins, can be maintained, doubt
less, with complete sincerity. Of
course, they are not playing Poll
tics with this money. Of course,
their hearts are pure and their
hands clean. Of course, it goes
out on a non-partisan basis.
BUT THAT does not prevent the
local Democratic politicians all
orer the country from capitalis
ing these benefit payments for
party purposes and using them as
an argument to the recipients for
support of Mr. Roosevelt, insist
ing that gratitude is due him for
what they have and if they want
more they will have to reelect
him. There is no more doubt
that this is being done with the
farmers than it is with the people
on relief. While the New Dealers
in Washington keep their heads in
the clouds and pretend there Is
no such thing as practical poli
tics, the Democratic machines all
over the country are squeezing
the last ounce of political advant
age out of the Government mon
ey. BEING HUMAN, they are bound
to do exactly that. Without this
money there would be slight
chance of Mr. Roosevelt's reelec
tion. There isn't a seasoned ob
server or politician anywhere who
does not know that to be true. It
is a simple statement of fact that
these remendous outpourings for
relief and to the farmers in prac
tical effect constitute the greatest
campaign fund in history. That
is what the Republicans charge,
and no amount of protestation
about the. purity of their hearts
upon the part of those responsi
ble alters the fact that there is
real ground for the charge. If
there were no other ground the
continued presence of Mr. Farley,
the Roosevelt political manager,
la the President's Cabinet, itself,
would be enough. In command of
the greatest patronage machine in
history, constructed on a purely
spoils basis, and himself a pro
fessed spoilsman of the true
Tammany type, the continuation
of Mr. Farley in his dual position
completely negatives the nonpar
tisan attitude of his chief. It
does more than that it makes it
aa affront to the intelligence.
LEAVING ASIDE all question of
the merits of the WPA. the old
AAA, and its new substitute, this
tremendous stream of Federal
funds Is calculatingly being used
by local Democratic politicians in
every section to affect votes in the
next election. And that la a shock
thing. Stripped of all camou
flage and pretense, what it am
ounts to Is an effort to buy the
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frank a. Kaat
Bits for
Bj R. J.
"Reminiscence of an 4-Zl-IC
Old Timer," reviewing
life of a pioneer, miner
and scout of the northwest:
(Continuing from Sunday:)
Quoting Col. Hunter: "In the case
of our captain, an aged pioneer
who was beloved by the whole
party, when he vjas attacked we
were encamped on a low bottom
near the Platte, and I was beside
him during his few remaining ter
rible hours.
I shall never forget the cold.
foggy and dismal night, when the
stillness was broken only by the
groans of the other sick and dy
ing, and the howling of the myri
ads of prairie wolves around ns,
which seemed Intuitively to know
flesh must be left there.
S S
"Next day we dug a shallow
grave, bailed out as much of the
water as we could and, wrapping
the remains in a blanket and a
feather bed, we held them down
In the water until the earth and
stones were piled above them;
then, leading away his two sor
rowing sons, we moved on west
ward. . . For weeks we were
scarcely out of sight of one or
more burial parties.
"It was said that if there was
any devil in a man the plains
would bring it out. . . In our train
was a family named Kent, man,
wife, son and several daughters.
This family was stricken with
cholera, and to keep them with
the train I volunteered to drive
one of their teams.
S
After the son Ben got well
Kent prevailed on my father to al
low me to continue driving till
the reat of the family recovered.
This Ben, a burly, red headed
scamp, two years my elder and
equal to two of me in size, was
the most disagreeable fellow it
was ever my ill luck to meet with;
he continually raised the deuce
with his sick sister and mother.
quarreled wfth his father, and
fought his team.
'Finally his oxen became so un
ruly from his abuse that he
couldn't manage them, and he
traded teams with me and aft
erward would trade one yoke and
then another. i
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"To this I had to submit or be i
in a continuous quarrel, which I
didn't relish owing to his size,
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
NATURE HAS glveo each of us
two hands. We constantly use them,
never thinking of the Intricate
mechanism that controls their move
ments. To lost one or to have It
damaged la a real calamity.
Every day to a large general hos
pital it becomes necessary for some
surgeon to amputate a finger or tven
a hand. This must be done In order
that the patient's life may be saved.
In most Instances such a serious
loss might have been prevented if
Immediate medical attention bad been
given the original Injury. Too often,
what appears to be a simple abra
sion or bruise, may be the forerun
ner of a serious infection. Neglect
of that first wound may mean per
manent deformity, or actual loss of a
finger or the hand.
Decline in Accidents
Within the past decade, I am glad
to aay, there baa been a remarkable
decline in the number of hand acci
dents In Industrial labor. This la the
happy result of the installation of
safety devices, and of Intelligent in
struction In guarding against In
juries. Another factor Is the emphasis
placed upon the need of Immediate
medical attention. This la vital in all
Injuries of the hand regardless of
bow trivial they, may seem. Please
do not forget this.
In many states It Is required by
law that first aid facilities, trained
nurses and doctors, shaU be available
in all large plants. This humane
legislation has helped to cut down the
evil effects of old time neglect
But In spite of this progress in In
dustrial establishments, household ac
cidents occur as frequently as ever.
This Is shown by the continued loss
of fingers, hands and arras.
Too many are careless about their
fingers and hands. Receiving blows,
cuta. burns or other Injuries, they
tail to use a soothing applicat1on,or
antiseptic. It Is no wonder that seri
ous Infections of the hands continue
to take their annual tolL
Hands Are Precious
Musicians, artists, doctors and
others who value and appreciate the
Importance of good bands rarely. If
ever, abuse them. Tet to everybody
else the hands are precious, and
equally deserving of attention and
care. Never neglect a burn, cut or
Infection of the hand. Prompt atten
tion may mean the saving of the
hand.
Throbbing of the Injured part Is
often the first sign of Infection.
Swelling may occur, but often the In
fection is so deep-seated that the
swelling Is not prominent.
Many persons avoid the doctor be
cause they fear an operation may be
advised. Bear in mind that early In
daloa of an Infection of this sort Is
advisable It enables the victim to
escape a more extensive operation,
with the danger of amputation.
Of course, prevention Is far more
Important than attempts at cure. Re
spect your hands and fingers. They
art priceless and can never be re
placed with an acceptable substitute.
Answers to Health QwriM
Mother. Q. What wul relieve a
simple goiter In a young glrlT
A For fun particulars send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
-repeat your question.
Dr. Copeland it glad to tntutr
inrMc$ frim feeder tcko send
4dreaed llraM envelope Kith
their questions. Address mtt let'
tert to Dr. Copeland in car at
this netcpeper if its siela afflea
in this city.
IComfrlgM. ISM. K. F. Inc.)
people with their own money.
That is not the palmary purpose
of this amazing outpouring, but
that is the practical effect. And
there is no sense not saying so.
Breakfast
HENDRICKS
But one morn lag he overdid the
thiag by trying to tak as oxtow
oat' of my hand when I was yok
ing np. Ho declared he would
'hare that bow,' and ho staid with
It till he got it right ever his head,
and would have had a repetition
of it but for the fact that my fa
ther seixed hold or me in time to
prevent.
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"Thinking if the Kent could
fight they could drive their own
teams, father called me back to
his own wagons, and it was re
marked that the oxbow had either
reduced Ben's bump of combat
Iveness or developed that of cau
tion. "I knew him In the west for
years after, and he never attempt
ed to take anything away from
me again.
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'Soon after this incident our
train split up near Fort Laramie.
We found ourselves in company
with a family named McFarland
who also were from Iowa, con
sisting of a sprightly girl about
15, her father, a good natured fel
low, and her stepmother, a holy
terror.
"We reached a stretch that was
void of water and our guide books
being imperfect we made the er
ror of not filling our water casks.
"After traveling eight or 10
miles we all became intensely
thirsty, and I volunteered to go
ahead, fill the canteens and re
turn to meet the rest.
S S
"Returning with the water. I
met Helen, in company with my
sister and our friend Haligan,
some distance in advance of the
train.
"Giving them some water, I
went on to meet the .others, Helen
taking my arm. Meeting my fath
er's team first, I was supplying
the family with some water when
Mrs. Mc came up, and, seeing
Helen's hand on my arm, struck
at her with a stick she carried.
"Seeing the motion, I stepped
in front of Helen, and received 'a
smart whack over the shoulder.
Mc. the papa, seeing the act. Jump
ed from his wagon and gave Mrs.
Mc a left in the eye, saying: "Is
this the way you treat a boy who
goes ahead and brings back water
to keep us from choking?
S
"Mrs. Mc declared she would
teach Helen better than to be so
familiar with young men. This
was the first time I was ever ac
cused of being more than a boy.
The knockdown became general
between the two, and finally my
father took a hand. That settled it
there was another splitup In the
train.
"Our family being left alone
with our teams, day after day we
toiled on, leaving here an ox and
there a cow, from the effects of
poor grass and alkali water.
r many we naa to leave a
wagon, and when we reached Fort
Hall, on Snake river, we found
ourselves with but three yoke of
poor oxen and a wagon
S S
"To lighten our load we were
compelled to throw away provi
sions until we had scarcely suffi
cient to last us three weeks.
At this time we were all with
the wagon except one of my bro
thers, who had gone ahead with
another family."
(Continued tomorrow.)
Adult Education
Brings City Cash
ALBANY, April 20 More
than S100 a month in payrolls
has been added to Albany's in
come without any investment by
the community th. .ugh the WPA
adult education program. Rex
Putnam, city school superinten
dent, tola rumors to the open
house meeting held by the adult
education classes at the high
school auditorium.
In addition to the open house
meeting, work done by those tak
ing the various classes was on dis
play. Included in the, evening's
program was a style show, given
by Mrs. Goelda Wicklzer and Mrs.
Winona Agee, and illustrating the
solving of clothing problems.
In the exhibition were samples
of work done by the Lebanon and
Albany classes in typing and
bookkeeping taught by A. H. Gil
lette; arts and crafts, and picture
tinting taught by Mrs. Wlckixer
and Mrs. Fern Brioll; from the
Albany classes, and knitting and
rugs taught by Mrs. Agee; and
from Lebanon was basketry done
by the classes in that city.
District 0. E. S. 4
Meeting Tonight
SILERTON, April 20 Mrs.
Inex Glaisyer of Coquille, worthy
matron of the grand chapter of
Oregon, Eastern Star, will be the
guest of honor at. the Tuesday
night district meeting at Silver
ton. The district comprises Sil
verton, Molalla and Gervais.
Friday night a special meeting
of the Ranaona chapter was held
for initiation. Worthy Matron Ina
Harold and Worthy Patron W. P.
Scarth presided. Miss Harold and
Mrs. F. E. Sylvester were hostess
es at the social hour which fol
lowed the club meeting.
The Sllverton chapter of the
Eastern Star will go to the Ma
sonic home at Forest Grove to
be in charge of the Mother's day
program.
Twenty Years Ago
Salem cltlxens hate contributed
$400 to the general fund of the
naval base committee of Astoria.
D. L. Howard has been elected
director of the social department
of the Commercial club.
Nearly 15,000 voters hare reg
istered from Marion county for
the primaries- next month.
,3tt 4-1
'There's Murder in the Air"
CHAPTER XVII
In the cool of the early morning,
before even the servants were stir
ring, Nat rose. He whistled as he
shaved, took a tingling shower,
donned a business suit. He had
made decision, and the prospect
of action pleased him.
When he had made all his prepa
rations, he knocked softly at Tyler's
door; then at his employers quick,
"Come in," Nat poshed his way in
to the room, and grinned at Tyler's
look of astonishment at sight of his
city clothes.
"I'm running into town to check
up on a littie hunch," Nat explained.
"Please make my excuse to the
family and tell them I'll be back
this evening, stall Gordon If he
gets curious. Say it's a business
matter."
Tyler nodded. "And what about
my own curiosity" he smiled. "Is
this hunch a secret?"
-Not exactly," said Nat "It'a
about the mysterious Mr. Gaudio.
IH want to spend considerable time
In the files of one of the newspaper
morgues. I suppose yon could fix
that by a phone-call?"
Certainly," said Tyler. TB five
the city editor of the Star a ring.
HeU gira you the freedom of the
reference-room."
He glanced inquiringly at Nat,
bat did not Question him,
"Here's the hunch." said Nat:
"II may be all wet. bat I think it's
worth riding'. Th mention of this
uaudio by young Gordon means
something. And the fact that your
friend (J rand all, who s by way of
being a walking- encyclopedia on
crime and criminals, has never
heard of him, or at least doesnt re
call the name, means even mere.
"It may be the key to the whole
business," Tyler agreed.
"Well, my hunch is this," Nat
said: "Gandio belomrs to Gordon's
past, that peculiar past which
seems to extend back only to 191 f.
If my hunck is right, Gaudio, for
some reason, heaven knows what,
wants to do away with Gordon. It
mast be a mightv powerful reason
to nave lasted au these years. The
Gordons know that reason, all right,
bat they're darned well determined
that no one else ahau."
Tyler nodded, interested.
"If Gordon were a different sort
of man," Nat continued. "I'd aay his
extreme secrecy waa pretty good
evidence be bad something anady to
hide. Possibly a criminal record
and an underworld fend fro wing-
out ox that, sat u rm any radge
of character, Paul Gordon didnt
com from the underworld. There's
breeding in th man and integ
rity."
"Right," Tyler agreed. "He. a
renueman."
"Bat I do beUrvw, from what little
the Gordons let oot before they were
oa gTurd, that Gaudio Is actually
the man behind this underworld
threat they fear." Nat resumed.
What I don't believe for a minute.
is that this threat is the result of
Gordon' campaign against ganr-
atera. That a red herring. Why
they should draw it across our trail,
I dent know. That's what I hope to
And oot."
"That all very well," said Tyler.
"But how do yon propose "
"i propose to search the filet 6-
tara 1916 for the nam Gaudio,'
Nat interrupted. "Paying; particu
lar attention to Chicago news sto
ries. And to ptcrwrs. U s my hunch
that th Gordons vers revolved
somehow with a man named Gaudio,
probably in Chicago, and almost
rarely before 1915.
Ht passed and then added, slf-
alfieantlyt
"And here's the point; A man of
Gordon's present wealth and power
could cope sua any nmown enemy,
naless that enemy has something: ta
him. Ws doat think Gordon Is that
kind of man. Therefore the present
Identity of that enemy, who most
be Gaudio. ta not known to Gordon.
BecaoM if as vert, Gordon would
have hire behind. the bars tn short
order. .That can etily mean that the
man who was called Gaudio who
was known to the Gordons as G au
dio. Is now no longer known- under
that same. And whaUver identity
ho has sines assumed, is net known
to tfcs Gordons,"
"I bali.re vWn bit ft! Trier
"Tho , Gordons, think
His Place in the Sun
Gaudio is the mind behind their
peril. And yet they can't lay hands
on him. Because he has covered his
tracks so well I So, in effecthe is
actually an unknown enemy. Which
makes their problem mighty tough.'
"Right," agreed Nat. "Gaudio
has changed "his name and identity,
and unless I'm very much mistaken,
the Gordons have changed theirs.
Bat Gaudio has the particular ad
vantage of knowing their secret,
while they simply don't know his.
They are tangible targets while he
is just a shadow."
Only a single window in the srreat
house was lighted as Nat turned the
car at the entrance to the estate and
came to a stop to wait for Cooke to
open the gat. With satisfaction ha
saw that it was Gordon's window.
Cooke tamed a powerful. flash-;
WV "fey
M V 111 II a. Ml f Sk ! H Mi VYV.
After forty-eight hours a man did come for the money and they
trailed him.
light on him 'from the security of
the lodge, and Mat grinned reas
suringly and Identified himself.
Cooke called a greeting to him. and
the gate swung open.
As Nat swung around the house.
he saw that the lights in the hvtog
room of the cottage were on. Tyler
was waiting tor him. Nat pnt the
ear away. As be cams out of the
garage, he beard the music for the
first time.
Ruth was op ta her dark room,
playing. He stopped, gazed at the
winnow. She was playing softly,
serenely. And yet his spine tingled.
as it always did, probably as It
ways would, at the sound.
Tyler syranff to his feet eagerly.
as Nat entered the eottaare. His eves
went to the manila folder under
Nat's arm.
"I've got IV Nat said quietly.
Trier curbed his curioeitr i
Nat hunr on his hat. then .
ing to the phone, called Gordon's
private number. Gordon himself
answered. -
This is Benson." Nat aiiii.
"There's something of the utmost
importance. We must see yon at
ones. . . . rto. no. it has nouiinr ta
do with the music. ... WhatfNo,
x wouia do oener ix yea came here.
.. xes. Auna, please. . . . Thank
you. we'll be expeetinx too."
Ho hung np and iwturned Tyler
questioning glance. If yow dont
mind waitma Just a minute T" Nat
said.
Trier nodded. Above them. Ruth
still played softly,, another song
now. Nat raised aa inquiring look
toward tho sound.
"Shs's beei pUying far ten min
utes or mors." Trier said. "No
interruption, though. I think the
Miwwin wwwsw w saw a
Th two men fell silent, waltins.
Presently they heard Gordon at the
door. Tyler admitted him. He had
replaced his dinner jacket with a
black velvet smoking-eoat. .
The man sat down, after a searcb-
Inr look at Nat!s faesv Nat paced
p and down as. ho began to talk,
hardly rlanda at Gordon.. Tyler,
howsver, never took his eyes from
tho nsan's eurioualy faserpreasivs
features.
Ry chicr
Tve spent the, whole day and
evening in the files of the New York
Star's morgue. Nat began. j "I was
looking' for one Gaudio. I found
him." ;
Tyler, watching Gordon, saw no
change in the man's countenance.
"I just had a bunch," Nat went
on. "And that hunch was that I
might find that name in news
stories out of Chicago some time
before 1916. .: . I did."
He turned and looked souarelv at
Gordon for the first time. There
was a flicker of the man's eyes, no
more. The face was a mask. He
did not even nod for Nat to continue.
Ho just waited. Nat resumed his
pacux.
"Joe Gaudio." be said, -was con
victed in the year of 1915. in the city
of Chicago, together with his broth-
er Vito, and their father Tony, of
the crime of kidnaping. The vic
tim was an eight-year-old boy, tho
son of a wealthy resident of tha
city, James Moridon."
He stopped and again looked at
Gordon. Tho man was . looking
straight ahead, as if not seeing.
Nat standing quiet now, facing
Gordon, resumed:
"The Gaudios demanded one hun
dred thousand dollars ransom, and
threatened death to tho boy if tho
police were notified, James Mori
don did, however, notify the police:
bat n mada verr nr. th. Li. AiA
last leak out. He left the ransom
money, tnunarxed. at the spot des
ignated by the kidnapers. Detec
tives watched, with orders to follow
whoever cams for tha money, bus
to make no mors until the boy was
safely returned.
"After forty-eight hours a man
did come for the money, and they
traUed him. The boy was returned
safely. And next iay tho three
Gaadus were arrested. Shortly
after their conviction, which was
speedy, the three men, with the aid
of underworld friends, tnads a
spectacular Jail break, In tho fight
Which followed thia. Tonv Candia
and his eon Vito were killed. Joe
Gaudio escaped,"
Cordon, who had hem atttfne-
stifflyn the edge ef his chair, now
sank backhand passed a hand orer
bis face,
"Wlthfa a nV Ma a.M..I
"the house of James Moridon was
bombed. His wife was killed. Mo
ridon himself, his son and his baby
daughter, wera mlracnlotul-r mln.
jured. Moridon, nearly frantic with
sTMX, posted a reward ef one hun
dred thousand dollars for the cap
ture of Jos GaodioL Tha eetmtrr
was raioacked. He was not found, '
Within -another week, despite a
Wry nolle roard, Moridon was
twice shot at through th windows
of his home. Then an attempt war
mad to kill his son. Tho very nexi
day James Moridon. his son and bit
infant daughter disappeared."
(To Be Continued)