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afEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932,
Gamblers Throw
bf Eu&tcuu. L. AdevmA
8YN0P8IB: Jerry Calhoun.
Bmorv Battlaa and a detective,
Slovene, art preparing for an n
temtve hunt alter the kidnaper!
who carried off Nancy Went'
worth, a mualaal comedy atar, and
vho alto have abducted a gang
ater and our wealthy buaineae
men. They plan to follow down
the gang by airplane, aa both
boya are pllota. Nancy, captured
while ehe woe with Jerry, and the
ether are being held while their
relativea pay "board money" to
eneure their aafety. The money
waa collected by a hydroplane,
which glvee a olui aa to the mod'
ern methoda and reaourcea of the
kidnapere. ifeanwhlle the cap
Uvea find themeelvea tranaported
by plane to eome unknown place
ot tropica! heat. They eee only
aervanta, and their nervea grow
atratned in the euapenee and heat.
One of the millionaire!, Mallory,
telle Nancy he hae been In love
with her for yeare and Met to
klee herwhen eomeone inter-vente.
Chaper I
A DANGEROUS MAN
,THB whirling blur of things
steadied. Nancy' eyes returned
to focus. A long breath or two and
ana was almost hersolt.
Before her was the gangster, One
ihot Luccl, balancing himself lightly
noon the balls of his fast, rubbing
me itnucKies of his right band and
taring at her with bis brlsAL hard
Uttlo eyes. His shock of black hair
was slicked back against his head,
(lued down with pomade. She
could smell the lllao scent of It
"If he tries to neck you again, I'll
kill him," he declared flatly. "Lucky
I happened by." He paused a mo
ment In thought Then his brow
cleared. "Wouldn't it be better If
I eracked his neck right nowT
There wouldn't be a squawk outa
mm."
"No, no, please!" she turned
mod into a nervous laugh. "Thank
you so much, Mr. Luccl, but let's
not add to our troubles." Mr. Luccl
looked as though be thought the
trouble would be negligible, a thing
io oe iorgotten in the next breath,
but she hurried on. "I'm sura he
won t bother me again."
Mallory was strugul!n to hli
feet his green eyes hot and mur
derous. A bluish lump waa already
becoming evident on the point of
ois cum. He lurched as he turned
and staggered into the bouse.
"That's what too much hootch
floes to a guy," Luccl observed
philosophically. "It that bird waa
In training, now, he cpuld muscle
sua way inrougn quite a good set-
to." He wiped his forehead with
' florid handkerchief of lavender
silk, bordered and Initialled lu pur
pie. "Gee, ain't It hot! Have you
got any Idea where we are, Miss
wentworth?"
"Not the slightest" She drew a
long breath of relief. A danger point
nad been passed in safoty. "Mr,
Mallory thinks we're on one ot the
southernmost Islands ot the Ba
hama group. Mr. Hamilton thinks
we are on the Florida coast"
"How long were you in that
plane?"
"It must have been flftoen or six
teen hours. The curtains were
drawn during the day time and we
landed at night so we couldn't see
whether we had been flying over
land or water."
"Fifteen hours," echoed the gang
ter reflectively. "That knocks my
Idea out of the picture. I figured
we'd been In the air long enough to
of got to California or maybe Mex
ico. But I don't think they could
have carried you that far from New
Tort It's hot enough to be 'way
down In the tropica. Well, I'll pass.
fWe'll know sometime, I guess, If
we don't all get bumped off down
here fighting with each other. Have
they said anything to you about
ransom money!"
I "Not a word. Nor to any ot the
others, ao far aa I know. Perhaps
that's one ot the things that makes
the tension and the uncertainty."
I "Well, it'i a swell racket what
ever they're doing about collecting
;Ior us They bought this Island, and
(this portable house tor 115,000, say.
iThs airplane cost them fifteen
twenty grand more. The clothes
they bought for ua when we got
down here, and the eats, drinks and
furniture, say, another live grand.
That's aomethlng like M0.000. God
knows how much they will chisel
outa us before they turn us loose.
But me, I don't mind. It's worth
whatever It costs. I didn't think any
red hot living could teach me a good
racket And this one's a wow."
His calm analysis ot the situation
aa a business proposition appealed to
her sense of humor and quickly re
stored her perspective.
She had heard ot notorious One
shot Luccl, aa had every other news-paper-reading
Inhabitant of the
United States. Tales ot his diaboli
cal ferocity, his cold-blooded use of
machine guns, bombs, airplanes and
other frightful weapons ot modern
warfare, his bruen disregard for life
or man-made law, his complete domi
nation ot mora than two-thirds ol
the entire criminal element of the
country, had been widely written
up In the preis. She, In common
with millions of others, had im
agined One-shot Luccl to be a mod
ern edition of the wild west gun
man of popular fiction.
Instead, ha reminded her of the
prosperous fellow who owned her
favorite fruit shop In New Vork. It
was only the expression ot his eyes,
chill as brown agate, and the hard
set to his jaw that was markedly
different Yet those two features
slone told ber that he might bi
that he was all of those things de
lineated by the newspapers. His
exceptional Intelligence, combined
with a total lack of moral sense,
made him what he Indubitably was,
one of the moat dangerous men In
America.
"Well, what do you see!" His
crisp voice, with scarcely a trace of
accent, challenged her, ,
"Very little that I did not know."
He accepted her thrust
"I must find a cool spot," she said.
She turned toward the door and
had nearly reached the sanctuary
of the darkened Interior when his
voice, cool and measured, came to
her.
"Next time anyone starts to make
love to you, Nancy, tell him that
I'll toss his heart out to the
sharks."
She wheeled around, her courage
returning, determined to fight It out
then and there. He had disappeared
His steps could be heard slithering
through the sawgrass around the
corner of the porch.
Not since the spy scares during
the World War had there been such
a general feeling of distrust per
vading the country as that which
followed the bold raids of the kid
napers In Chicago.
Newspapers were filled with head
lines reporting the latest vague
pronouncements ot the police
which, when analyzed, revealed
that the officials knew nothing and
were at their wits' end.
Every airplane manufacturing
plant In the United States was vis
ited by police who checked the
came of each recent purchaser of
an amphibian or a flying boat Work
of checking the resales of such craft
was proceeding apace but since
aviators are notably a migratory
lot months would be needed to com
plete the work.
Attorneys representing the two
Chicago millionaires took the train
for New York, with a man who
was reputedly the cleverest crim
inal lawyer In the United States,
who represented One-shot Luccl.
After a very lengthy conference
with the firm of Hammond, Smyth,
wnlttelsey, Van Asbforth and Ham
mond, the reward fund was in
creased to $150,000 for each person
rescued from captivity. Also 250,
000 was offered to the person or
persons causing the arrest and con
viction ot the leader of the kidnap
ing band.
An undented rumor was published
in the press stating that a score of
wealthy, men had underwritten a
huge fund to be used in retaining
the services of the two largest pri
vate detective agencies In the coun
try to work Independently of each
other and ot the police.
On Saturday, the 15th, It was an
nounced that a demand bad been
made upon the friends and relatives
of the Chicago victims tor a "board
bill" ot $100,000 each, to be placed
In a rowboat anchored upon Lake
Michigan exactly IS miles east of
the Oreat Lakes naval training sta
tion. Speclflo mention was made
in the demand that watch would be
sot tor aircraft or aurface vosscls.
Warning was given that It a similar
trap wore sot on Lake Michigan to
that oft Montauk point no effort
would be made to take the money
and th prisoners would bear the
brunt of retaliation. As before, the
notes were written and onclosed In
non-descrlpt stationery but were,
on this occasion, mailed from a box
In Chicago's populous Loop. There
were no finger prints nor any other
traceable -clues.
At nine o'clock the following
Wednesday m.r-nlng, a large cabin
monoplane loomed off an uneven
Hold ot stubble on the outskirts of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an fitw
southward at an amaslng speed.
When It turnl out over Lake Mich
igan at Waukogan, Its altitude was
such as to render It almost Invisible,
from the ground.
Twenty-tour thousand feet abovi
the vast expanse ot inland sea, three
men were comfor'ably seated In Mi
heated, enclosed cabin. Jerry, his
gray eyes sparkling, was at the joy
stick. (Copyright, DM Treat-',
Jirry It grimly ttereane it
chut ths kldnaptrt, this tfait, to
thtlr hlddtn htadqutrtiri, Ten-o?-row,
tha Strang plant spvtart
aosln.
LAKE RESORTS
REDUCE RATES
TO LOW FIGURE
Wm. K Offutt, manager of the re
sort at Lake o tns Wood, waa In
Medford today, and announced re
ductions In th prlMt ot houalng fa
cilities and boats for the remainder
of the season.
"Fishing la at Its bat at the pres
ent time," Mr. Ottutt reported, "and
the mosquitoes have practically en
appeared from the report." He also
aid that dancing at the Unit pa
TllUon was being enjoyed by the
fusats, as well aa water sports.
Among the Itstlnsa marts by Mr.
Kfttll 1A ! nunereuj ftdwilou.
were housekeeping cabins, which may
now be rented for SI SO per day, or
14 a week. Rowboate are being
rented to visitors for 13 per day, and
motorboata for 19 a day.
Ratea at Diamond Lake have also
been greatly reduced.
In keeping with reductions In other
lines, t,ia Diamond Lake Improvement
Co, under the management of Oeo.
Howard, naa reduced the prices on
ootttagea, kitchenettes, cabins, meals,
boats, etc. from 20 to 50 per cent.
The fiehlng la reported good at the
lake now, the company'a accommoda
tions are first class, the weather Is
delightful and with the reduced rates
the attendance will no doubt greatly
Increase for the balance of the season.
VESSELBP UP
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. July 20.
OP) Two men were killed, three In
jured and 11 missing Tuesday when
& dynamite explosion on the drill
boat "America" blew the boat to bits
and shook the St, Lawrence valley
for miles.
Speedboats raced from this summer
resort town to the scene of the ex
plosion to rescue any survivors who
might have been swimming or cling
ing to wreckage In the St. Utwrcnce
river.
WASHINGTON, July, iuv (AP)
President Hoover today received the
resignation of General Charles McK.
Saltzman, chairman of the radio
commission and made known that
he would accept it. In a letter to
the president, Saltzman said he was
forced to submit his resignation be
cause of poor health and the orders
of his physician. !
CITIES OF CHINA
WASHINGTON, July 20. (AP)
The state department has been in
formed, that cholera epidemics have
broken out In Tientsin, Nanking and
Shanghai, China, with nearly two
hundred deaths reported and more
than 2000 caws.
No Americana have been reported
stricken.
The advices were that up to June
23 there were 330 cases at Tientsin,
Including at least 35 deaths, all in
the native hospitals. Officials said
the number of cases abroad In the
native quarter would be much larger.
Albany. Burned Aioany Floor Co.
plant No. 1 to be reconstructed.
Roseburgj Work progressing rap
idly on Veterans' home.
Tillamook. Work o-. paving proj
ect north of city started recently.
STATE SHOW GAIN
ALBANY, Ore., July 30. AP) An
Increase of 32 communicants of the
Oregon synod of the Presbyterian
church was reported by the Rev. D.
A. Thompson of Portland, synodlcal
executive, at the 42nd annual synod
In session here Tuesday. The mem
bership Is 21,686, he said.
Dr. Thompson announced that the
church income had fallen only 10 per
cent in contributions to all channels.
In spite of the fact that business has
In many Instances shown a 60 per
cent decrease.
Ex-Insurance Head Dies.
BEBNARDSVILLE, H. J., July 20.
(AP) Forrest Palrchlld Dryden, for
mer president of the Prudential In
surance company, died today.
St. Helens. Plans being considered
to establish power plant here.
TAILSPIN TOMMY A Break For Herb!
Corvallls Charles Bwaln awarded
0778 contract for paving work on
Jackaon street from Arnold way west
to Slat and on a tat street north from
Van Burert to Harrison.
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