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PAGE SIX HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926 it THE BLACK GANG 1! (Continued from Page Three) "Do you hear the different note to that dynamo?" said Yulowski. "What the h l' that got to do with it?" roared Peterson. "Get on with it, d n you and attend to the dynamo afterward." Yulowski nodded, and picked up his rifle apain. "The last time," he said, turning on Drummond with a dreadful look of evil in his face, "that this rifle was used by me was in a cellar in Russia on even more exalted people than you. I brought it specially with me as a memento, never thinking I should have the pleasure of using it again." He swung it over his head, and Drummond shut his eyes to open-l thorn again a moment later, as the door was flung open and a man dis traught with terror dashed in. "The Black Gang!" he shouted wildly. "Hundreds of them all round the house. They ve cut the wires. With a fearful curse Peterson leap ed to his feet, and the men holding Drummond, dumbfounded at the sud den turning of the tables, let go his arms. Yulowski stood staring fool ishly at the door, and what happened then was so quick that none of the stupefied onlookers raised a finger to prevent it. With the howl of an enranged beast, Drummond hurled himself on the Russian blind mad with fury. And when two seconds later a dozen black cowled, black-hooded figures came swarming in through the door, for one instant they paused in sheer hor ror. Pinned to the wall with his own bayonet, which stuck out six inches beyond his back was a red-headed red-bearded man gibbering horribly in a strange language; whilst creep ing toward a benevolent-looking clergyman, who crouched in a corner, was a man they scarce recognized as their leader, so appalling was the look of malignant fury on his face. Carl Peterson was no coward. In the world in which he moved, there were many strange stories told of his iron nerve and his complete dis regard of danger. Moreover Nature had endowed him with physical strength far above the average. But now, for perhaps the first time in his life, he knew the meaning of stark, abject terror. The sinister men in black mem bers of that very gang he had come over to England to desrtoy seemed to fill the room. Silently, as if they had been drilled to it, they disarmed everyone: then they stood round the walls waiting. No one spoke: only the horrible imprecations of the dy ing Russian broke the silence, as he strove feebly to pull out the rifle and bayonet from his chest, which had fixed him to the wall as a dead butterfly is fixed in a collection with a pin. Peterson had a fleeting, vision of a girl with white face and wide, Btar ing eyes, beside whom were standing two of the motionless black figures as guards the girl whom he had just sentenced to a dreadful death, and then his eyes came back again as if fascinated to the man who was com ing toward him. . He tried to shrink back farther into his corner, plucking with nerveless fingers at his clerical collar while the sweat poured off his fac in a stream. For there was no mercy in Hugh Drummond's eyes: no mercy in the great arms that hung loosely forward. And Peterson realized he deserved none. And then it came. No word was spoken Drummond was beyond speech. His hands shot out and Peterson felt himself drawn relent lessly toward the man he had planned to kill, not two minutes before. It was his turn now to wonder desper ately if it was some hideous night mare, even while he struggled impo tently in his final frenzy with a man whose strength seemed equal to the strength of ten. He was choking: the grip on his throat was not human in its ferocity. There was a great roaring in his ears, and suddenly he ceased to struggle. The glare in Drum mond's eyes hypnotized him, and for the only time in his life he gave up hope. The room was spinning around: the silent black figures, the dying Yulowski, the girl all seemed merg ed in one vast jumble of color grow ing darker and darker, out of which one thing and one thing only stood out clear and distinct on his dying consciousness the blazing eyes of the man who was throttling him. And then, as he felt himself sinking into utter-blackness, some dim sense less paralyzed than the rest seemed to tell him that a change had taken place in the room. Something new had come into that whirling nightmare that spun around him: dimly he heard a voice loud and agonized a voice he recognized. It was a woman's voice, and after a while the grip on his throat relaxed. He staggered back against the wall gasping and spluttering, and gradually the room ceased to whirl round the iron hands ceased to press upon his heart (ind lungs. It was Irma who stood there: Irma whose piteous cry had pierced through to his brain: Irma who had caused those awful hands to relax their grip just before it was too lato. Little by little everything steadied down: he found he could see again could hear. He still crouched shaking against the wall, but he got a respite anyway a breathing space. And that was all that mattered for the moment that and the fact that the madness was gone from Hugh Drummond's eyes. The black figures were still stand ing there motionless round tho walls; the Russian was lolling forward, dead; Phyllis was lying back in her chair, unconscious. But Peterson had eyes for none of these things; Count Zadowa shivering in a corner the huddled group of his own men stand ing in the center of the room he passed by without a glance. It was on Drummond his gaze was fixed: Drummond, who stood facing Irma with an almost dazed expression on his face, whilst she pleaded with him in an agony of supplication. "He ordered that man to brain my wife with a rifle butt," said Drum mond hoarsely. "And yet you ask for mercy." He swung round on the cowardly clergyman and gripped him once again by the throat, shaking him as a terrier shakes a rat. He felt the girl, Irma, plucking feebly at his arm, but he took no notice. But once again Fate was to inter vene on Peterson's behalf, through the instrumentality of a woman. And mercifully for him the intervention came from the only woman from the only human being who could have influenced Drummond at that moment, It was Phyllis who opened her eyes suddenly, and, half-dazed still with the horror of the last few minutes, gazed round the room. For a second she stared at Hugh's lace, and saw on it a look which she had never seen before a look so terrible, that she gave a sharp convulsive cry. "Let him go, Hugh; let him go, Don't do it" Her voice pierced his brain, though for a moment it made no impression on the muscles of his arms. A slightly bewildered look came into his eyes: he felt as a dog must feel who is call ed off his lawful prey by his master. Let him go let Carl Peterson go! That was what Phyllis was asking him to do Phyllis who had stood at death's door not five minutes be fore. Let him go! And suddenly the madness faded from his eyes: his hands relaxed their grip, and Carl Peterson slipped unconscious to the floor unconscious but still breathing. He had let him go, and af ter a while he stepped back and glan ced slowly round the room. His eyes lingered for a moment on the dead Russian, they traveled thoughtfully on along the line of black figures, and gradually a smilo began to ap pear on his face a smile which broadened into a grin. "Perfectly sound advice, old thing," he remarked at length. "Straight from the stable. I really believe I'd al most lost my temp-r." (To Be Continued.) ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morning Service, 11:00 a. m. Bishop Remington will preach and administer rite of conformation Sun day morning, March 21st. REV. S. W. CREASEY. Dance Atrair Pavilion, Heppner Friday, March 26th Beautiful monogram community quilt to be given away. MUSIC BY , Fletcher's Six-Piece Orchestra Pendleton Round-Up Orchestra $1.00 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE. Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an execution and order of sale issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, to me directed and dated the 11th day of March, 1926, upon a judgment, de cree and order of sale rendered and entered in said court on the 11th day of March, 1926, in favor of Equitable Savings & Loan Association, a cor poration, as plaintiff, against Edgar Jay Ball and Vie Ball, his wife, de fendants; for the sum of $4,059.44, with interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from March 8th, 1926; the further sum of $300.00, attorney's fees; and the further sum of $11.00 costs and disbursements: and the fur ther sum of $5.25; said decree further ordered and directed the sale of the real property mortgaged to the plain tiff to secure the payment of such judgment. I will, on Saturday, the 17th day of April, 1926, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of said day at the front door of the County Court House of Morrow County, State of Oregon, at Heppner, Oregon, offer for sale and sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following described real property situated in Morrow County, State of Oregon, to-wit: The East half of the East half of Section 23, and the South half of the Northwest quarter and the West half of the Southwest quar ter of Section 24, in Township two South, Range 23 E. W. M.; or so much of said real property as i:.ay be necessary to satisfy plaintiff's judgment and accruing costs of sale. Dated at Heppner, Oregon, this 17th day of March, 1926. GEO. McDUFFEE, Sheriff of Morrow County1, Oregon. yiMlllllllttlttltlllllHIIIINIIimillllllllllllllllllltllllltlllHIli 3 1 Marcelling is . Beautiful when WE Do It! 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That is one reason why depositors who maintain large balances get better service from their bank. They are entitled to it. And even more than that, a large balance provides the depositor with sufficient funds to take care of emer gencies and business opportunities that may arise. Fanners & Stockgrowers National Heppner Bank OreSn Now is the time to order your COAL for your winter needs TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. - Heppner, Lexington, lone TO OUR CREAM CUSTOMERS : : Wo can only make the grade of buttre from the grade of cream we receive. Now, if we are going ahead and be on the map like other surviving creameries, we must have A-grade cream. We are not churning any B-grade cream. We will pay market price for A-grade cream. Morrow County Creamery Co. W. C. COX, Manager. ' . ionjrout 0o Xtt The Rolls " i 'fyt $2 dfliM '10 - ynP W cTicFLORSHEIM SHOE Two" men sign two promissory notes. One is worth one hundred cents on the dollar. The other note is worthless. 5 The same with two shoes. The Florsheim crest is a promise of quality that is backed up by years of integrity. Wilson's A MAN'S STORE FOR MEN HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, Only $2.00 the Year Star Theater THURSDAY and FRIDAY, March 18-19: ROBERT AGNEW and PEGGY SHAW in "GOLD HEELS" Adapted from the story "Checkers" fey Henry M. Blossom, Jr. A great race-track romance, a dynamic drama, a hair-raising horse race. Also Edmund Cobb in "LOADED DICE." and 6th episode of "THE FAST EXPRESS." SATURDAY, MARCH 20 : Jacqueline Logan and Capt. Nungesser, the greatest living ace. "THE SKY RAIDER" When you see this remarkable picture you will know why Nun gesser is acclaimed the Ace of Aces and why he is the most decorated man of the great war. The most spectacular and spine chilling air battle ever recorded in motion pictures. Also two-reel comedy. 'NOBODY WORKS BUT FATHER SUNDAY and MONDAY, March 21-22: LON CHANEY in "THE UNHOLY THREE" SUPPORTED BY MAE BUSCH AND MATT MOORE. Lon Chaney as Prof. Echo, the Ventriloquist, here achieves his crowning triumph in one of the greatest of pictures. It Is the tale of three men of the side-show who unit their uncanny" powers in a career of fantastic crime. The Ventriloquist could throw his voice from behind doom, The Dwarf could climb into locked places, The Giant had the strength of a dozen men. You'll say it is the most exciting picture you evr saw. Packed with suspense, thrills, romance and comedy. It will keep you guessing. AUo comedy, "OFFICER 13." TUES. and WEDS., MARCH 23 and 24: FLORENCE VIDOR and EDMUND LOWE tn "BARBARA FRIETCHIE" Based on the play by Clyde Fitch. The sweetest romance in Ameri can history. A mighty epic of inspiration to every American. A heroine lauded in story, sonic and pages of history brought to lift on the screen with all her fervent patriotism, courageous constancy and enduring charm. Also comedy "MUDDLED UP." NEXT WEEK: Clair Windsor and Pat O'Malley in "THE WHITE DESERT.' 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