THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
Gamblers Throw
srMOrsia: Jtrrr Calhoun, who bu
a B toWas limw " sane
atona in, anivM at Ahoaa" Ultnd
fcaaSattarUn. hapllls W Be DtlMnres ft cut'
away. Ht hu flown to 0 nearby Utand
with a detective and friend. Aihwood
b holding nrlaonet Nncy wentworth. eb
tiucMd ivit Jerry's defetiM. and lite Ben.
Chapter 17
HORNET'S NEST
"I've been rending the newspa
pers, Mr. but you haven't In
troduced yourself," said Jerry.
"How neglecful of me," apolo
gized the cripple. "I am called
Llmpy Ashwood."
"Sorry," Jerry shook his bead
thoughtfully. "That doesn't mean
a thing to me. But, as I started to
explain. I do read the newspapers
and I'm afraid that 1 ve stumbled
Into a hornet's nest. There are a
Jot of people In this country who
would like to be introduced to Miss
Wentworth and One-shot Luccl.
right now."
"Then I'm sure you'll under
stand." murmured Ashwood suave
ly. "why you may as well settle
down to become a member in good
standing of our little houseparty."
Jerry grinned ruefully and nod
ded. Then he patted his dripping
clothes suggestively.
"A thousand pardons!" exclaimed
the cripple. "Alfred, show Mr. Pea
body to his room instantly. Well
complete the Introductions at your
convenience."
The first oblique shaft of morning
sunlight snapped Jerry out of a
sound night's sleep. For a moment
he gazed in bewilderment around
the plain, comfortably furnished
room. Then, with a wide grin of an
ticipatory excitement, he leaped out
of bed and strode to the window.
CUNDOWN
--oWtV
THE PARADE STARTS
By MARRY GRAHAM BONNER
At the first sound of the drum
people came out of their houses to
see the parade.
First came Freddy beating his
drum, "d-r-u-m, d-r-u-m, d-rum.
d-rum, d-rum, d-r-u-m."
Next came Pauline, Alice, Ade
laide, Mattie and Emily dressed
very prettily, Jumping and canter
ing as though they were ponies.
They neighed every so often.
Then came Betty and Peggy, John
and Bill, and as they marched along
they shouted out to the onlookers
along the street:
"The big show begins in exactly
tialf-an-hour. Come to Rlverbank
"where you will see the most mag
nificent, the most stupendous, the
most wonderful circus to be seen In
the world. You will see breath-taking
tricks, you will see the girl who
climbs a tree and you will think,
for the life of you, that she Is a
wild animal rather than a girl.
"Come to see the big show and
laugh at the clown the funniest
clown In all the world. Lemonade
and peanuts at the big show. All
fou want."
Dick came next In the parade and
ow everyone did laugh to see him.
He walked as though he might fall
over any moment because he was
so fat.
Then came the express cart,
drawn by Ada. In It were some toy
animals, a Hon, an elephant, a
monkey and a pig, and In the cen
ter sat Nip, the fox terrier.
"Bark, Nip," Ada whispered, and
Kip obediently barked.
"The wildest animal In captivity,"
shouted Ada to the crowd.
Just then Nip saw something he
thought he would like to chase. Out
of the express cart he Jumped and
Ada couldn't catch him!
The Oulf of Mexico was an Infinite
ly vast lake of molten silver, shim
mering under the cloudless sky. An
other hot day was indicated for not
the slightest whisper of wind rippled
the surface of the water. The palms
leaned this way and that as though
discouraged and weary. Their leaves
were dry, browning at the tips.
No wonder, thought Jerry, these
people were unstrung and ready to
leap for one another s throats at tne
flicker of an eyelid. Never, even dur.
lng those last hectic days at the
front when pilots came in from pa
trol cursing at the tops of their vole
es, had he known such nervous ten
sion.
AU evening, as the "guests" had
sat about the living room he had ex
pected to witness a riotous outbreak
among the fidgeting, taut-nerved
men. Luccl and Mallory, their puffed
and bruised faces covered with ban
dages, regarding each other with
malevolent eyes, greedy for an op-
portunlty to finish the struggle of
the evening before. Those two
strange, silent men, Martin and
Williams, gazing steadfastly at Miss
Wentworth with expressions In their
sombre eyes which caused the flyer
to watch them more closely than he
did the others. Luccl and Mallory,
whatever they may have been be
fore coming to the island, were now
savages, knowing It and not caring.
But what damage the heat and the
unnatural atmosphere of the place
had done to Martin and Williams
was not so evident. They would bear
quiet watching.
That devil. Ashwood, had lounged
in his chaise longue, playing upon
their nerves as an organist manipu
lates his banks of keys. A dozen
times during the hot, interminable
evening, Jerry had tensed his mus
cles, expecting the victims of the
cripple's thrusts to break into a
murderous frenzy and run amuck.
But always, at the very last Instant
before an outbreak, Ashwood would
smooth the other's ruffled nerves
and turn his attention to the next.
Only two of all those who had dwelt
In that house for many days seemed
unmoved by his verbal efforts to
arouse their anger. Hamilton, con
centrating upon -his everlasting soli
taire, answered the cripple's quips
carelessly, seeming to regard them
as only slightly Irritating interrup
tions to the vastly more important
business of placing one card upon
another. And Nancy somehow came
through the evening unscathed.
Ashwood's sallies in her direction
did not cut to the raw. They were
kinder, perhaps. At any rate, the
girl held her own without great dif
ficulty. Jerry had not sought an opportun
ity to explain his presence to her. At
dinner, he had surprised her study
ing his face thoughtfully and, meet
ing her eye, had seen her shake her
head ever so slightly, then look
away. So he knew that she recog
nized him and was warning him to
make no slip that would betray him.
It was with much regret that he
gave up hope of drawing her aside
for a few moments conversation be
fore Emory and Stevens precipitated
him how many guards patrolled the
a battle royal. She could have told
beach, how many machine guns
could be expected to open fire upon
the airplane and where, perhaps,
would be the most likely place for
him to start a row to take the de
fenders' attention away from the
approaching monoplane.
He knew, of a certainty, that the
extraordinary Ashwood did not be
lieve his ingenuous story of being
cast away upon the neighboring is
land. He did not underestimate, In the
least, the difficulties before him.
Ashwood would be warned by his
suspicious visit and would undoubt
edly see that his guards did not re-
las their vigilance. This Ashwood
was no heavy-fisted moron; ht was
infinitely more dangerous as an en
emy. Jerry knew that the most practi
cal plan would be to find some way
to signal his friends to fly to the
nearest town and secure adequate
assistance from the authorities. But.
being young reckless and headstrong
he resolutely pushed the conviction
away.
Suddenly he stiffened in alarm.
The familiar bark of a powerful mo
tor beat Into his ears. Its throbbing
roar mounted as It responded to an
advancing throttle until the entire
house seemed to vibrate. Then, dying
down, it popped and back-fired un
evenly.
Jerry's first impulse was to rush
to the porch to signal to the silver'
winged monoplane. But after the
first instant of indecision, he real
ized that he was listening to Ash
wood's amphibian in her hangar at
the inlet. He dressed hastily and
hurried out Into the fragrant morn
ing air Just in time to see the odd
shaped plane taxi slowly to the
channel and take off toward the
south. He stood on the porch, his
hands clenching the rail, watching
the amphibian's rising flight
What a fool be had been to un
derestimate Ashwood's shrewdness
and not to know that be would make
an effort to check up on his story!
u tne ampmoian continued on her
present course for five minutes her
crew could not fail to see the mono
plane whose bright wings would
loom up in the sand like an air
marker thoughtfully placed there to
draw attention to the spot.
ine wnite-coated steward appear
ed at Jerry's side and bowed civilly.
Mr. Ashwood s compliments, sir.
and will the gentleman kindly Join
him at breakfast? '
Jerry hesitated. He wished to
watch the course of the amphibian.
But the steward waited as though
he expected the summons to be
obeyed immediately, so the pilot
nodded reluctantly sod entered the
house.
In the long, dim dining room,
Ashwood awaited him, cool and Im
maculate in a suit of Chinese pon
gee. The large table, set with places
for two, was covered with napery of
magnificent damask,
"Good morning, Mr. ah Pea-
body," smiled the cripple. "It Is so
good of you to Join me. Our other
guests will presently have their
breakfasts in their rooms and I dis
like eating alone."
Jerry acknowledged the greeting
absentmindedly. He was listening for
the faint whisper of the amphibi
ans engine. Had it stopped sudden
ly or bad it dwindled into silence In
the distance?
The soft-footed steward placed an
iced grapefruit before him. He found
that despite his disquiet of mind, he
had not lost his appetite.
"Nice place you have here," he
observed politely.
"Is nt it? I congratulate myself up
l a happy thought when I pur
chased this house in sections and
had It assembled here after my
plans. The guests Inhabit the west
wing which leads off the living
room. My rather large staff uses the
east wing and some living quarters
over the hangar-boat house. An ad
mirable arrangement."
Jerry grinned whole-heartedly.
There was something In the nerve
and the imagination of the fellow
that was very appealing.
"Mr. Peabody," said the other un
expectedly, "were you ever in the
Q. Is It true that many hundred
dollars' worth of clothing has been
donated for the American Olympic
team inks year 7 wm.
A. It has been announced that
eighteen different firms have do
nated over $8,000 worth of cloth
ing to the Olympic finance commit
tee. This Is the first year this lias
been done.
Q. Which of the Barrymores
the oldest? E. R. Q.
A. Lionel Barrymore Is the old
est of the Barrymores. Ethel is
next and John Is the youngest.
Q. How many women pilots are
there In the United States? How
does the number now compare with
that in 1929? Fa,
A. Five hundred twelve licensed
women pilots are listed by the de
partment of commerce. On Janu
ary 1, 1929 there were only 34.
Q. In how many years has the
treasury shown a deficit? T. N.
A. Figuring on the official war-
air service."
"Yes," admitted Jerry steadily.
Why?"
"Did you, perchance, know Cap
tain Jerry Calhoun?"
(To be Continued)
rant basis, which means checks
drawn In excess of money received,
there have been since 1769. 47 years
of treasury deficits and 97 years of
surpluses. There have been more
peace-time deficits than war defi
cits. The present treasury deficit
is the lafgest ever experienced In
peace time.
Q. Where are the largest Rus
sian colonies in this country? B.8.
A. They are in New York City,
Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco,
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, St. Louis,
Jersey City and Cleveland.
Q. What Is meant by a source
book? D.O.
A. As Its name Indicates, tt Is a
book containing sources of lnfor
maton on any given subject, in
cluding a list of reference books,
annotations, and similar data by
means of which an exhaustive study
of the subject may be made.
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Q. Should the Prince of Wales
succeed to the throne unmarried
would his salary as king be the
same as King George's now Is? P.N.
A. That is a question to be de
termined by parliament but there
would be precedent against the J
privy purse, as the king's salary lfii
called, being as large should he!
ascend the throne a bachelor. Queen
Victoria was the last sovereign of
Great Britain to remain for many
years on the throne without a con
sort. Her salary was about 300,
000 a year. When, her son suc
ceeded as Edward VII, the parlia
ment increased the privy purse to
about $550,000 a year. This was
the amount paid to the last ruler
with a living consort, William IV.
and It was understood that Edward
received the raise on the ground
uiat ne was married.
Q What does the Indian name
Winona, mean? L.F.B.
A. It Is a Sioux word, meaning
first-born daughter.
Q. Does air mall postage pay the
cost of air mail service? H.M.
A. For the fiscal year 1933 it Is
estimated that $20,000,000 will be
spent for the air mail service. The
deficit would be approximately 60
per cent of this amount. The rev
enue received from air mail ap
proximates 50 per cent of the cost.
Q. What Is the derivation of the
name of the dance, Money Musk?
E.R.W.
A. The terra money musk Is a
derived spelling of "mony musk"
which is the name of an old Scot
tish dance known as the Strathspey
which is believed to have originated
during the 18th century in the val
ley or strath of the Spey. "Mony
musk" probably came from the town
of that name In Scotland. There
are many early Scotch tunes called
after towns or places. In Scotch
mony" means many and occasion
ally means great. "Musk" means
a confused heap or a term which Is
synonymous with our modern word
for fog. It is very possible that the
town is named because of the fogs
appearing there. The term "money
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Virginia Reel,
Q. Does much fresh sir come Into
s house when the windows and
doors are closed? C.C,
A. It Is estimated that In the av
erage house there Is enough air
leakage around windows to be the
equivalent of one open window.
Q. Have elephant graveyards ever
been found In Africa? K.O.
A. The many stories about ele
phant graveyards have never been
verified by the actual discovery of
such burial places for elephants. '
Q. Who was the author of "The
best of prophets of the future Is
the past"? N.A.
A. Lord Byron.
Q. How much Is our government
spending annually to maintain the
Yangtze patrol? L.P.
A. It costs approximately (750,000.
This patrol is maintained for the
protection of American nationals
and business Interests and is nec
essary because the Yanktze river Is
frequented by bandits and other
outlaws.
Who originated the electric dis
play sign? N.O.
A. William H. Meadowcroft. as
sociate of Thomas A. Edison, was
the originator of the application ot
electricity to display signs.
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This is the day of his birthday surprise,
And all of the Barnyard, save Puffy,
is "wise.
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trot
A trick so the guests may convene
on the lot.
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