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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1932.
Gamblers Throw
by Eu&Loju. L. Adevm.
mlrplane is necessary, Jerry Cal
houn and Emory Uattlrt decide,
in dealing with an ultra-modern
kidnaping pang who have carried
off Honey wentworth and a num
ber of wealthy men and are de
manding "board money" while
they hold the oaptivee tn tome
unknown hide-away. Jerry ie de
termined to rescue Nancy, since
the wae abducted while he wae
with her, and hie plana are ap
proved by Stevens, a government
detective assigned to the cane,
Stevens ie especially concerned
with locating One-thot Lucei, a
gangster among the kidnaped per
sons, who are besides Lucot and
Nancy Uallorv, a etookbroker,
Hamilton, a millionaire business
man, ana Martin and Williams
of Chicago. So el'tes have been
found as to the whereabouts of
the gang and their prisoners.
Jerry and Emory try to follow
the hydroplane that collects the
board monny from a stipulated
rowboat off the coast, but their
own plans fails in both speed and
fuel. Emory plant to buy an up-to-date
airplane.
Chapter 8
"YOU'VE BEWITCHED ME"
HB Implacable glare of the.
afternoon sun hammered down
npon the low, rambling bouse.
The blazing light, nndlmmel by
taj cloud, turned the white shell
beacb Into a dazzling lncan
deacence which burned It way Into
one' eyeballs like it white hot
needle. The palm trees themselves
seemed to And the oppressive beat
and too much drink was taking Its
toll upon a figure which bad, but
three weeks a so, been lithe and
hard-muscled. Here there were no
polo fields with spirited ponies and
pretty women, no band ball courts
with showers and experienced rub
bers, no golf links with frosted
highballs at the nineteenth bole.
Of all these, only two were left, the
highballs and one pretty woman.
So to both be bad devoted himself
assiduously, the drink without re
straint, the woman to the limits of
her patience. Now be stared open
ly at Nancy and smirked.
"No, not drunk yet," be said.
"Perhaps a little later." His mood
changed suddenly. His Irritable
voice betrayed a man whose nerves
were frayed and Jangling. "What
else would one do to help him for
get the pasting of time In this bell
holeT Hamilton, with his blamed
solitaire, Martin, sitting there like
a bump on a log until you could
smash bis face In Just to make blm
speak. 'Williams, stealing every
chance to make calf's eyes at you.
"Luccl, the gunman, pacing back
and fortb like a panther In his
cage. And every time we take a
walk toward the beach or the
bangur two or three guards watcb
us with their bands In their bulg
ing pockets, hoping that we'll do
Suddenly Naney felt, rather
than heard a aharp, ringing
erack.
sbsarable, so dry and brown and '
weary-looking were their rattling
leaves. Their golllwog-Hke dus
ters gave little shade and less rest
to the eye, serving only to accen
tuate the glare of the brassy sky
and the burnished Iridescence of
the flattened sea.
A girl stood In a tiny patch of
hade at one end of the porch, cow
ering from the all-encompassing
beat. She was young and beauti
ful, with the straight, slender fig
ure of a boy. For the thousandth
time she studied the scores of
itslands to north, east and south,
jthea turned her gaze toward the
sharply-edged segment of horizon
between two Islands to the west.
fThe Bash of hope that always light
ed those brown eyes when sbe be
gan her frequent surveys faded
Into hopelessness.
She leaned egalnst the perch
walling, forgetting everything but
the beat and the ever-growing ten
sion In the house. Those little
patches of mangrove-covered sand
might never know the touch of hu
man foot nor those shimmering
(waters the splash of paddle or beat
jot propeller. The twenty-acre
Island npon which the bouse stood
seemed utterly lost amid an unin
habited achlpelago of Island-dotted
sea. The madhouse of which this
porch was a part might burst Into
flame and disintegrate under the
torrid beat, together with Its com
psny of desperate men, and the
tontslde world might never know,
phe shivered, although the very air
corched her Ilk the blast from
an open door.
An hour more before the malev
olent sun would drive Into the sea
with troplo baste. Then one would
be able to breathe. The tension
Which bound the Island like an
Iron band would relax. The men
would become almost normal, re
membering their station In life
before they were set down on tali
un-rldden, hate-mad spot.
, "Enjoying yourself, Nancy!" A
sardonic voice came from behind
her shoulder. Sbe wheeled, ber
land on hor breast.
1 "Are you drunk, again, Mr. Mai
lory!" h challenged him coldly.
Mallory tocterod unsteadily on
11 feet HI close-clipped red hair
was awry, hi Jade-green eyes
bloodshot. Ills broad ehouldors
lagged wearily. Lack of exorcise
something that will give them a
little gun practice. It you weren t
here, I'd have run amuck long ago.
I will yet, If something doesn't hap
pen to break tbe monotony!"
"That will be very helpful to
me." The girl's voice was heavy
with sarcasm. "You fill me with
admiration tor your elf-control."
"See here, Nancy," he com
plained querulously. "It's all your
fault. You know I've not been my
so'.C I'm madly In love with you
and you treat me like a dog. I've
loved you ever since your opening
night at the Criterion, two year
ago. I've tried, Ood knows bow
many times, to meet you. But yon
never went out on parties, never
met people. And now we're to
gether here, I can't think of any
thing but you."
"You've thought of nothing else,"
she countered scornfully, "but the
heat and the liquor and the
chances of escape. , Have you given
any thought to your wife, lately!"
"My wife! I've told you that
my wife and I have been separated
for years!" he declared tempestu
ously. "I'll have ber get a divorce,
the moment we return to Now
York."
New York! A million miles away
from this madnera. It bardly
seemed to exist
"That might be a favor to your
wife," she said drearily, "but
please, please, let's talk of some
thing else!"
"Nancy I " His vole was vibrant
with Intensity. "I csn't you've
bewitched mel You are"
In another Instant sbe wa In
hi arms, kicking, hammering with
ber little fist at hi burly chest
and shoulders, squirming silently
to break bis hold. His kisses fell
upon her check. A guard, strolling
along the beacb, stopped and
watched them In frank, cynical en
joyment She was sick and giddy. Then,
suddenly, she folt rather than
heard, a sharp, ringing crack. The
straining arms sagged as his body
relaxed, became limp and settled
toward the floor. She was dragged
down with him. Strong hands
seised her by the shoulders and
Jerked her back to her feet
(Copyright, Dial Press)
Nenoy esespes from one purtuor
to And hsrself faolng anothsr, to.
morrow.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 19. (AP)
The Oregon Journal said today that
the home loan discount bill which
T BE
WABH1NOTOK, July 10 (AP)
Representative Ralney, the Democrat
lo leader, said In an Interview today
that senate and house omelets "will
be guilty of malfeasance and eubject
to removal" If they do not make pub
lie report of loans filed by the re
construction finance corporation.
In commenting on President Hoo
ker's statement yesterday on the re
lief BUI, Ralney said:
"Tbe president's statement aa to
he publicity feature of the relief
ftll Is absolutely erroneous, notwith
standing the fact some senate leaders
made statements on the floor of the
senate aa Vio president aald.
Reports will be filed monthly by
the carpet when congress convenes
Hon throughout the summer. The
public will be advised as to what la
being done with It money. Tne bill
was drafted with that end In view.
I had a hand In drafting It myself.
"Newspaper reporter will be able
to get the Information during the
summer by applying to the clerk of
the house or the secretary of Vie
senate.
"It these officials refuse this Infor
mation tiiey will be guilty of malfea
sance and subject to removal, In spite
of the president s statement
"These report were not of a eon'
fldentlal nature and wilt be made
public. If they are not made publlo
we will have the clerk of the house
and the secretary of the senate on
the carpet when congress convnea
again."
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Oravea Jewelry Shop, one block
north, of postoftios, Phone 4S9-W.
T
FOR BENEFIT BY
puMd congress In 1U final session
Saturday night, and which Is assured
presidential signature, "will have a
threerfold effect In the northwest,
which, It Is believed, will do much
toward strengthening business and
creating better feeling among the
public."
.These benefits are:
"Increase the demand for Douglas
fir lumber for home construction and
Improvement.
"Gradually ease the home mort
gage situation at a time when Its
need Is greatest.
"Put on the market a new type of
federal bond of unquestioned secur
ity which will prove attractive to In
vestors. Kenneth O. Dawson, ship owner
and director In various corporations,
said: "All types of business enter
prise will be benefited not only by
increasing demand for lumber but by
the new feeling of security It is bound
to Cevelop. It Is creative and .highly
beneficial legislation, the effect of
which will be felt for many years."
Warm Springs. Two new buildings,
boys' dormitory and girls' dormitory,
costing $66,000 each, completed at
agency here.
BEAGLE FARM HOUSE :
TOTAL LOSS BY IE
BEAGLE, July 1U. (Spl.) A fire
starting from the cook stove , com
pletely destroyed the large farm
house on the Wheeler ranch early
Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs.
Wheeler were both out of the house
at the time doing chores and when
the fire was discovered there was
Just time to get the small child, who
is making her home with the
Wheelers, out of bed. Nothing was
saved.
WHILE CHASING Kl
NEW YORK, July 19. (AP) Babe
Ruth waa forced out of the game In
the seventh Inning of Monday con
test between tbe Yankees and White
Sox, when he injured his right leg
attempting to catch a fly, whldi
was Just out of the Babe's reach.
He wsa helped irom wo
.v-minttnn revealed a rup
ture of the extensor muscle In the
rear of the right leg just aoove wm
i - n-hM TiBhe la expected to be
out of the game three week.
Bids asked for Improvement of
Jennings Lodge section East Portland
Oregon Ity highway.
Road to Cloud Cap opened to trav
el Hood River Glacier.
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