JIEDFOTCD M5IL' TBIBUXE, BEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1932.
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Gamblers Throw
HYNOraiB: One more on rA
tMnapr- (rod, Jerry Calhoun in
tndf to wipt out hie former tail
we to run them down. Bo re
r.emboro angrily how when Nancy
Weitfioorf A wat captured, a ehoi
put him out of commietton un
til after ehe dteappeared. and that
hie eOorte to follow the gang'e
hydroplane when the raneom
money wae collected tailed due to
hie poor airplane. Sow he hae a
powerful new plane, and with Bm
ory Battlee and a detective. Ste
vens, ie on the lookout for the hy
droplane. A new evetem in ran
eom, the demanding of inttall
mente of board money- makee it
impoeeible to prophety the aang'e
intentione. Five men have been
captured, ae well ae Nancy Luo
el, a panojfer. and tour wealthy
men. Hamilton. Uallory. Wllliame
and Uartin. Far away from their
friende. the eapttvee wait well
guarded in eome tropical plnoe,
that they cannot recc.nUe. They
are breaking under the suspense
and heat.
Chapter 10
MURDER PERMITTED?
JERRY swung over lake and ibore
Una In a series of Immense con
centric circles, urging bis powerful
new ship up and up until her con
trols became loose and the pointer
on the altimeter refused to rise on
the dial.
He was happier, at this moment,
than he bad been since he could re
member. The pulsing drone of the
marvellous new 625-borsepower mo
tor was sweeter music to bis ears
than the most exquisite harmonies
of a symphony.
Emory, his fiery blue eyes dancing
with anticipation, was studying the
magnificent panorama through nary
binoculars. Never, since Inheriting
bis father's substantial fortune, bad
the mere ability to spend freely
given blm aucb pleasure as now.
It seemed to blm that never had
he made as wise a purchase as the
airplane. What better use of money
than to buy adventure. Be remem
bered tbe toast of the old gang Id
bis squadron. Hard-bitten, bard
eyed men rose and drank "bottoms
up" to tbe words, "Anywhere but
here!"
Stevens wiped an ugly little sub
calibre machine gun with a bit of
oily cloth. He chewed rhythmically,
bis faded old eyes looking at noth
ing In particular. He had accepted
the airplane as be accepted every
thing else, unquostlonlngly.
He saw no romance or adventure
In the task before him.
It he had to live bis life over
again, be would have chosen a dif
ferent job. One wblcb didn't csll
tor always being ready to shoot first
and bit tbe bull's eye on the first
shot
"There she Is!" Emory's exulting
voice cut through the blurred snarl
of the motor. "Tbe same amphib
ian. Over there!"
Far below, hurtling over tbe cor
rugated blue washboard that was
the lake, appeared a tiny airplane.
beading straight out from the shore.
Jerry throttled his engine, turned
and carefully Jockeyed the mono
plane Into Its position between the
un and tbe speeding plane fifteen
thousand feet below.
The kidnapers' ship slid down to
the water, taxied to a tiny pinpoint
of black In tbe midst of the glitter
log blue water,, then took off again
and beaded back toward land. The
monoplane, holding Its stragetlo po
sition with ease, followed the am
phibian over tbe rolling bills which
nestled close to the lake shore and
across the flat prairies beyond the
hills. Miles followed miles until at
last those In the fleeing ship turned
abruptly toward the south-south-asst.
At an altitude of twenty thousand
feet the three In the monoplane
watched the orderly lake front sub-
arbs slide smoothly beneath their
illve-y wing.
"I bave a hunch," Jerry said,
"that we're In for a long hop. That
fellow down there Is sticking to a
course that's as straight as a plumb
line. We may as well settle down.
Emory, take tbe stick while I
stretch my legs,"
Theodore P. Hamilton capped the
black deuce with tbe red ace, deftly
swept the cards Into a pack and be
gan to shuffle. He looked cool and
comfortable In the spotless white
linen suit which one of the house
servants bad laid out before lunch,
tt fitted his tall, thin frame as
though It had been cut to measure.
Sitting there at the table, his bony
face half-hidden from the light, he
waa a perfect picture of the suc
cessful Amerlcsn business man en-
Joying a moment's diversion from
the routine of his work. His hair
was graying, but his close-clipped
mustache was as black as bis jut.
ting eyebrows.
He glanced Idly about the room
and, catching the saturnine green
eyes of the half-drunk Mallory, nod
ded pleasantly, Impersonally. It
wss little short of amatlng, the
solitaire player mused, bow quickly
TO
8AM FRANCISCO. JulJ t. (API
Xewspapermon wre asked today to
aaaume leadership In a movement "to
take th government out of business
and awny from Interference with pri
vate Industry," and toward equalising
taxation. The request waa made by
C. D. Morris of Chicago, representa
tive ot the Weitern Railway Public
Relations commission. He said at the
final session here of th National
Editorial association:
"All the railroads of America need
to put the pulse back In American
business Is to give them a fair
chance."
Two loads 10-ln. green slabs, M M.
Med, fuel 00, Tel. Ml,
AluiiU! uau utu.ku, uail-uack oa
tbe county polo toam, a golfer, ten
nis and handball star of considera
ble note, the man had gone com
pletely to pieces under the strain of
nearly three weeks of enforced Idle
ness on tbls beat-encompassed Isle.
The president of tbe United
States Textile corporation consid
ered the matter and decided that
unless they were freed before long,
someone would hare to kill Mal
lory. He was startled by bis own
thoughts. A month ago be would
bave viewed the Impending murder
of a fellow cltlsen with horror. Now
be found blmseit Judging Mallory
Impartially and looking upon hla
possible taklng-olt abstractly, with
out concern.
Williams, too, be could do with
out He remembered tbe clothes In
which Williams bad arrived. Too
nlftlly cut tbey had been. Blue,
pin-checked and with slanting pock
ets. . The man was always Inter
rupting bis solitaire with his silly
blither about Chicago and the grain
market
He wondered If Williams knew
bow be bated him.- If tbls soul-de
stroying tension was not lessened.
be, Hamilton, might be driven to
doing something about It He care
fully placed a red seven upon a
black eight
Martin, now. He pouted. ' Hla
whole face pouted, black eyes, Ro
man nose, thin pink Hps; tbey all
pouted. His silence and morose-
ness was almost as Irritating as Wil
liams' unquenchable garrulity. Ex
tremes, amid all tbls heat were bad.
If the man's eyes would not swivel
around the room sol Those slightly
popped eyes detracted Hamilton's
attention from hta solitaire and
caused him to make exasperating
blunders. He wondered whether
Martin would stop looking like that
If one asked him to desist Or would
he Jail sit tbere In stony silence and
stare? Hamilton atole a glance at
blm and felt bis nerve-ends prickle.
Yes. still staring.
Tbe girl was a plucky one. Not
bis type, perhaps, but be was con
scious of a distinct admiration for
the way she was holding her own
sgalnst tb weather and the men.
When she bad Bret arrived, Hamil
ton bad thought she would break
down. Sbe had eaten little. The
vivid coloring faded out of her
smooth cheeks. She spent much of
her time In ber own room. When
she emerged, her eyes were sus
piciously pink. But she had seemed
to gather strength with the passing
of time. No doubt she bad been
farced to, for wltb every new day
the men had become more ardent In
the attenticus. It had been divert
ing watching ber handle them.
Strangely enough, Hamilton did
not resent Luce!. Of all the men on
the heat-raddled Island, Luccl waa
alone In remaining true to type. He
looked, thought talked and act
ed exactly like One-Shot Luccl,
gangster chief. Hamilton had been
gratified when, that erenlng at din
ner, be had discovered that the
gangster, too, was In love with the
girl Nancy,
Ha had liked tbe way Luccl bad
parried Nancy'a look of scorn when
tbe gangster had Informed the en
tire assemblage that tbe girl would
henceforth be regarded as his on
pain of Instant and brutal punish
ment Mallory had gulped greedily
at his champagne. Williams had
flushed furtively. Martin had looked
at Luccl with eyes like those of a
rattle snake.
Yea, little fear of going mad wltb
all these to watch. Ha shuttled the
pack and dealt tbe cards Into
meticulously straight Una. It oc
curred to him that he was already,
perhaps, a little mad. Well, It didn't
matter, Tbe others were mad, too.
He wondered why their captora
bad allowed things to come to such
a pass. Suave, Impersonal house
servants; ugly, Impersonal guards.
Excellent foods, wines and liquors.
Well-chosen wardrobea at the dis
posal of the guests wbo had come
Ill-prepared for an extended stay.
The rooms were comfortable enough
In this rambling, one-story structure
which had so apparently been erect
ed for tbe very purpose of entertain
ing "guests." Tbe staff must hare
been given explicit orders to allow
the "guests" to do as tbey chose, so
long as no opportunity was glren
them to escape. Hamilton haiarded
a guess that the guards would not
eren interfere In a fight or a mur
der. Well, he would anon know.
Ha looked at bis watch. Only eight
o'clock.
Through the open windows came
the bussing bum of an airplane mo
tor. (Copyright. Diet Frees)
The htad of the gang spptara
tomorrow strsngsr than all thslr
Imagining.
NARROW ESCAPE
MAR5HPIRLD, Ore., July 91 (AP,
M. W. Plnkstcn of Jacksonville. Carl
Jewell and Klmer McCue ot Coqullle
wri rescued frcm Coos Bay this
morning after having held to the
bottom of thflr small overturned boat
for more than an hour.
The boat, loaded with clams, cap
sired In a high wind nar the opposite
side of the bay from Empire. A low
hanging fog obstructed thv view from
shore but the men's crlea were heard
by fiam Henderson of Kmplre and ft
rescue boat tu soon manned. The
men were nsuneated and badly chill
ed but It Is believed they will surfer
no ill ffrct.
4.
Phone M2. We'll haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Servloft,
FORME MAN
OREENSBURQ, Pa., July 21. (AP
On hundred men. women and
children today pushed on toward
Washington to join the bonus camp
ers. They are survivors of 2600 per
sons who left Los Angeles by auto
mobile several days ago.
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snd left today lor Gettysburg. Pa.,
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night. There are 20 children, rang
ing from 2 months to 11 yesrs. In
the group.
Final clearlncs on summer dresses
and lists. All straws 39c, 50c, 75c
and SI. 00, including Oage hats.
Dresses at greatly reduced prices.
The Band Bv.
The best clear Cedar Shingles, S3.00
per 1000. Regular -S4.00 shingles.
Medford Lumber Co.
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Misplaced Admiration
BACK SALOON FQES
ALBANY, Ore., July 21, (AP) The
unqualified support of the Anti-Saloon
League In the fight against
prohibition repeal waa pledged today
by Vie 42nd synod of the Presby
terian churches In Oregon. This at
titude was voiced by the members
Herb!
following an address by the Rev. R.
S. Close, superintendent of the league
in Oregon, wbo urged all church
members to register for the Novem
ber election and to vote for all can
didates who are "out and out dry."
SALEM, Ore., July 21. (AP)
Salem' application for a 1,830,000
reconstruction finance loan to pur
chase a water ytern. waa sent to
Waahlntgon, D. C, direct by city of
ficials. Thla la the first application
for a loan to be made from the state
under the provisions of the federal
relief act.
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Near Dam Site
OTTAWA, 111., July 31. (AP)
Seventeen stick of dynamite were
found today cached behind, the of
fices of the construction company
whose employee engaged In a shotgun
battle with a crowd of union organ
isers at the Marseilles dam yesterday.
State's Attorney Russell O. Hanson
said non-union employes admitted
placing the explosive there.
Good grades of lumber at cull
prices. Medford Lumber Co.
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Enroute Home
PORTLAND. Ore.. July 31 (AP) .
Both Senator Frederick Stelwer and
Congressman Robert R. Butler are en
route to their Oregon homes from
the national capital, according to
dispatch to the Journal today from
Washington. D. C. Senator Stelwer
left today with his family by auto
mobile, the dispatch said, and will
reach Oregon early In August, visit
ing both at Pendleton and Portland
'homes.
By GLENN CHAKFOt
and UAi. FOUBKST
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PROJECT OUT PRETTY
By C. M. PAYNE
By EDWIN ALGER
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By BUD FISHER
By George McManvu