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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1920)
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920. TI1E SrWNGFIELD NEWS VAQZt' Crooked Trails and , ." . Straight j Br i WMtam MacLeod Ralne t X 0ffifi.f 0 W IMluaiaaai Uaaaaat SYNOPSIS. rn i. CHArTm Afvantuions n rarg. Waa, ralttar thaa crimiasl. sit selta ay llqtisr. Curly laniau anil his rliura. Mar sath r dtt-ally met a soya, ba-oma lavalva In huiaa alaallng asantnta. Dlapaatag af Ilia aialan eia.-s. In Ilia lawn ?r hsgaana, A.. th. ban aaparsias, tirly aa hi- auiMr staying hr lews,, hay aia awassna an ia a M In lawa la pursuit af Inaav Tha aiu alr aurtMaia. Ovansaaa uait day, Ma la allla ay lb aoaaa an Curly wasa aaatlya, aftar Ha has aliol ana and htm eaff bsen wauasa,- la a aim . ahol it Iraok Ctilltae. ; . CHArrtn' n-rulHaan'a frtewsa. 'all MUWraeM. Otaimlaa la lynch I'ttrly a aa eieiBgl la caMla iblavta Willi ilia .. ra arun hia neck ha la aava by I ha hi(araniiaa juia CMfltaan. , Uiss'e arugfcur. - , CHirriCR III. -Mis wasn't aass. M farther rlalattna as aaprahan4s4. Curly la eaal lor by C'aUiaaa, Ha suaa tlaas ths or rancaralbf a aslarlaiia it law, taagf kis, ral Taasar af Ihs rlia ttavg wba ha baa a Cmlr'a ao4ala. Vtan4raii Isaraa I bat Aaaar la Cut. Ilaaa'a blilar aaam y aa atarriaaa a bala fal Mnan afar Iha aa-abarlff's aan kn. wiia haa guarrala wlik kla latkar. C'ttllUaa gasa kali far Cully. , CMATim"lV.-,,u1y raaruaa aa tana rata a baaf ttag lata arkbib ha haa alwmafa. ana slaaavara Itiat Iks ullaaj t H4iu I rival fsrtlia haw afl.au ta lionaon ha glv.a C'lrly a na la aaltvar la Mam. an riandrau an taa aal aul (or Iha lattar's ranch. CM AITKR V.-Tliars Curly meats hli oompanlona af Iha mailing aapMUIon and aallvara Uun noia lo Ram. fount 4 til II aon baliavaa Blona la hia Man and eaya lis will illik by him. Manilraii aaaa soma iiiov, la hrlng plannad and haramaa rnvlm-at ll la train robbary. gain laavaa Iha ran. h In g to s-guaiha. Curl ac coropanlra bint. CM APT Kit VI - Favaadrovplng al a anastlng pla a. Curly tiaara Minna and hi lleutansnl, l.ma Htarkatl, arrant l.t linld up Ilia train al a rrnaaing known aa Tin Cup, and aTlar Ilia robbary aliool young iillia.ni and laava hia body 011 (ha a-ana, linni ihua glinting hia revanca on Iha a-liarlft Itiioufh lila ann'a da1li and dlaara.-a Curly la a.riif.l by Ml-tna of l1ii a apv of I .tic li Culllann'a Thay ara aapiualail. but lrt wild Uia iindaratand ln that Ihi'lr iil marline will maan a flint lo Ilia ilrai'i. I'uity niakra a run fldanl of lil'K Matnnav. rallloman ami lhay In fm in I. in k Cul'laoii of aluns'a plul , agalnal lila aon. Part II. niAITKn l.-Aflar an all nlihl ar. alnn at Ilia Koundup club. In wlil-h ruin aon haa dial li-aMly. Diaia la an axi-haugr of aliatp wurda balaxn lu.k ami a vhrrpman. Can Fandrlok. with wlmm L'ulllaon baa a faud. CIIAITKIl II -Hauaha la aUrtrlflad by tlia nawa of II. a holdup of iirai mraaanara. Ilia liandlla a. urlni ti.' Culllaun pava hia pokai ilalilx anil alintily aflarwarrt Mn.-kciiila and Al l-1andiau, tils rloaral filrluU. Irani lir In aula."d of Ilia rri- robhrrv. lila hat having bran fniui.l on Ilia a. rna and l a being wilaalng. ' CM AFTKK lit -Kta goaa tn Haurhi f.ir a cona'illiilliin Hh MarUrnrlr. Alr I'landrau and Curly. All ara nuivliuT'l of I.u.'k'a IniuMaiua. Tli al.arlfT irvrila that braid. (ha llii'llng of Culllaon'a liar, and hia i4ymrul of lila dobla, Caaa Krn diirk hu.l arm Iha roblirr and la luiot rrrtaln It wa l.iuk. Culliiuiu la aixiul to anlar a liunu al'-nd rlulm whb li will prac tically put Krndrkk out of buslnora. "WIihI Komi would Hint it? If Ih'k pilllly lie wniililn I Inlk. Ami If hi li liiildlnu your fuilu-r HiniiHwhore In the IiIIIh II wmilil only ai'irintt no lice llial tve were netting warm. Ni. I'm for a at ill limit. I.d (.'" rll around hihI incrl III pail nor In thli ilevl. We'll keep an eye ou hlni, all right." "Maybe you're rljht," Knte gJniltlrtj with a wish. osaaaaa, Hlierlfr Holt, Ihiinuh a politician. t an lionen nmn. It troubled him , that CulllNun'a frleuda believed him lo i b pa ill u In a ma iter in thlg sort. For 'which roxon lie met mure I ban -liHlf wgy Curly'g overiurea. Tntinf; Handrail wax In the oflVw of the alier Iff good ileal, been uas h wanted to keep Informed of gny nw develop ment In Iha W. a S. robbery re. It waa ou one of thoi occasions that Kolt loaned acroMH to hlra a let lair he had Juat opened. "I've been gelling letters from the village cm up or from some crank, I don't VnoV which'. I If re' a a .ample." Tint envelope, atldreMHed evidently In a riixgultiPd hand, contained ont nheet of pnper. I'l'iin thlg wan lettered roughly, PI.A-T TIIK JACK OK UK ARTS." i'landrau looked up with auguei lion of piigerneHi, In hia eye. 'Wbat doyoii reckon It means?" ha axked. "Search me. l.lka aa. not It don't mean a thlnir. ,;'Tbe others had Jutd 'aa much nenxe gg that one. J -chucked them Into the Wnie-paper basket. Oos tmne by the moriiin run II yesterday and one' by Urn aJ ieriioon. I'm no mlud render, and I've got no lime to gllCHM fool puzxle." .Curly cmjitied I he Imsl.et on the floor it mt went over II contents euro fully. found three coianiunlcntliMM - i Want Ovar It CantanU Carefully. ' i ; ' f , ' r i t 1 ' from the aakaowo writer.' Bach of idem wag prlo'tasJ ay aani a a best af cheap lined paper I ara from a acratcb pad. Ht awooihad them oat and pat them aid by gtd on the labia. InJg waa whgt he read: "HKAflTS AK15 TRUUP!--WHICM IN DOUBT PLAT TRVU? -PLAT TRUMPS NOW." Tier waa only tha eae Ha la serh itieasage. and all of thata were plainly In lb aguie band.' hta capld aaake oaf naly an iblng. that eanaona'wa try l"t to glv fjte sheriff lnfrrnation la at gtuNed way. He was atlll puullng over Mi thing when a boy ram wlib a aitfiial deliv ery letter for the aheriff. Roll glanced Hi It and handed Iha note to Curly. "Another billy doo from my annotu irlend." This Utoe the sender had leeo la i oo much of a hurry to prim the vord. They were written in n stiff l in ml by nitne uneducated iM-rann. TIIK JACK OK THUMPS. TIAT." "Mind II 1 kijp in. :'' Curly ukrd. "Take em alo:ig " Kliitidiiiu m rolled l!ick lo town along Kl Molino aireel ami -li-wti Mmu. lie llHil Jllht tl'iiHsitl llie old Si:llll-ll ptilxa wlicti hlr all-ill i'C.I uii.o fell on a aJj(U I tin I broiixM liiiti up hhort. In front of a duar More slrclcbed acroni, the fide- walk a u meil picture of u J nek or, hearts. '1 no auiiK- name m on the! window. r'tfly yard behind lilm was the Sil- j ver I'ollar kiIooii. where l.uk Culliion i bad Inst been itecu ou hia "UJ the lel M.ir one bundrcd and till yards In front of Lt i tu. 8mtiliertf wiilnu Hint dlaliiiite of two bmnjred vards the owmi of I Ik- l'nle C Imd van ished from I he al?hl of men. The evldi'iice aiioMi-il lie Initl uol reached the hotel. fl it cul I It' bller hud been nailiu): liieie lo lull wilh him. Hi tca'iuiouy, .is well us that of the hotel clerk, was positive. Could tin-' little store, Ihe Jink of lltiirls. be tbe celiirul point of the mystery ? In bin search for inforina l lot) Curly hud alleudy been in It. hud lioiiiclit a tlunr, n ud luid Kiopped to talk with Mri. Nylie. llie proprietor. She us a washed ui little woman who had ..ice been pretiy. ..She had protested with absurd eurne.siiiei thai she had eeu nothing of Mr. Cul l.aou. A ainule glance bad been enouyh to diamiaa Uer from any possible sus picion. Now Curly stepped In a Vecoud time. The frightened gaze of .Mr. Wyl.ie fastened upon him liMtantly. lie ob served that her hand moved Instinc tively to her heart. Beyond question ahe was In fear. A flmh of light rlarl Ottd hia uilnd. She wa a conspirator, bub an unwilling one. Possibly she might be Ihe author of the anonymous warnmii sent Holt. ,Tlm yvung vaiiero tubcrlled for a magaxiiie and paid her ' the : money. Tremldliijly ahe tilled out the receipt. He glanced at l he slip and handed It back. "Just write below the signature 'of the Jack of Heart a.' so that I'll re member where 1 paid the money If Ihe inogaKlue doesn't come," be aug geated. She did so, and Curly put the re ceipt In bis pocket carelessly. He sauntered lolsurcly to the hotel, bul aa noon ns he could get Into a tele phone booth his llsllesKiiess vanished. Malnney had returned to town and he telephoned hlra to get Maekeuxie at once and watch the Jack or llearu In front and rear. Kefore ht? left the booth Curly bad compared the writ ing of Mr. Wylle with that on the sheet that had coma by fcpH;taJ, de livery. Beyond question the aaine person had written both. -- j Certainly Mrs. Wylie waa not wan-j lug the sheriff against herself. Then agnlnst whom! .He miui know her autecetlenia, and at once. Calling up a local detective agency, he aaked the itiHuager l' lot him know within an hour or two uli thai coaM b fu." oat about tb woman without alarm- t Ing her. "Wall a moment. I think we have her on die. Hold Ihe 'phone."' The detective presently relumed. "Tea. W ean-gh you the facls. Will you rome lo ihe nfflce for IheinT" Kirieen mlnliieg later Curly knew (hat Mi. Wylle was lb diverted v. If of Lute Black well. . II returned lo tb Del Mr and aeat hi aara np lo Mlas Culllaon. With Kal and Bob ther waa also In the room Alec Flandraa. Th girl cam forward lightly to meet hi m. "Have you heard aoine thing!" she a iked quickly. "Te. Tell me, whan did yoor fa ther last meet Lata Blackwell so far as yon know?" The owner of tbe Map of Texas an swered the question of Ids pepbew. "U met him tb other day. Let' sea. It was right after the big poker game. W met him downstslra here, l.uck had lo atralghten out gome no tion he hsd got." "HowT v'gndraa, 8enfor, told the Mory of f what had occurred In th bote! lobby. "And yon say be awor to get evenT" i That 'a what h aald. And h looked Ilk ha meant It, loo." "What I It? What hav yvu found air Kat Irnplared. Th yaiiBg nan told about th let ter and Mra. WylK - "We got t get a rnve on n," ha eoneladed. "Tr If Lute Blackwell dtd thl . thing t yar father It'a mighty serines for him.' Kat waa whit to th Hps. but la I dagr.. areaklag dowa. "Tes1 If thl man la In It he would nf giop al less than' murder. But f don't he- Mv It. I know father Is alive.' Ca Fend rick I the man .we want. I'm sur of If." "Kirst thing I to search th Jack of Heart and e w Ian fa there. Are you with me. Uncle Alce!"- "I sure am. Curly," and he reached for hi hat. - , ! man that cam over th threshold hd spoke with a casual nod. "Morning.! Ca0 i " ffendrlck raomhfed a arrrly niretv Th mntiDer of Irtmiml niradfrah!p hia captive chiMu? to employ waa morw than an annoyance. To rve hi end If wag necessary to put the fear of death Into tbl man's heart, which waa a thing he had found ImrHiasihle to da. The logic of cJrcnmstance wan drir- Curly turned .t Itflr d.r with Mg , , .h,apma. Into a corner. Ha warm smile. "By the wgy, Tv got aome new I forgot, t know where, yur father got Ihe money to pgy hlg poker debts. Mr. Jordan of th Cat tlemen' National made him a per sonal loan. He fl cured It wonld not hurt the bnk because the three men Luck paid It to would depoglt It with th bank again." "By Oeorge, that'a whgt we did, too, every last one of ns." hia uncle ad mitted. "Kvery Utile helps," Kat aald. and her little double nod thanked Curly Maloney met them la front -of th lack of Heart. "IMck. you g with me Inside. Unci Alec, will yoa keep gnard outsider ffo,' hub, I won't. I knew Lack Wore yoe were walking" bowlegged," the old cattleinaa answered braiuely. t'nrlj grinned. ' t All right. Pon't h'ama? me If yon get ghot np." Mra. Wyl'e startled eye told tale ot your friends thla tiro. Mr. fherllT." Black well Jreret "I get a stay of etecMtlon, do It" J'he cmI drawling voice of rhe cart! man showed nothing of th tent feel lug within. . Oe resumed his seat and the reading of . the aewspaper. Pregently. to tha had on Impnlse made the owner of ths t Circle fJ hi prisoner. . Seeing bins' IT ther unconscious on Ihe floor of tlso Jack of Heart. It had come to bias In a flash that h m ght hold him and force a relinquishment of the Del Or claim. HI disappearance would ex plain HsHf If tbe rumor spread that be wa th W. & 8. ex pre rohier. Css bad done It. to ave himself fernst the ruin of Id business, but already be had regretted It fifty time. Tlireb could aot obov Lack la th least. . H was as hard aa Iron. (To b continued.) 1 Periodic Biliowa Attacka. ;'. 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