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MEDFORD irXTL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, 'OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 24, '1932.
Gamblers Throw
BYN0P8I8? Jerry Calhoun tn a
Moh-powered airplane, with a de
tective and a friend, is following
the hydroplane of a mystertoue
kidnaping gong. The abductore
have captured Nancy Wentworth,
a musical comedy actreee. and Ave
men tour wealthy buninese men
and a gangster. The oddly aeeort
ed group, cloeely Guarded, wait in
the tropical heat of the place to
which they have been taken tor
tome newe of their tate. Uallory
and the aangeter. Lucct. are rival
for Nancy, and ehe ie kept under
- . the strain of handling a tente sll
ballon. 41! of the men ehow eome
evidencee of being undermined by
the waiting and lack at acllirtly.
A etrange man arrives by plane,
whom Lucci hall as "Limpy Aeh
wood." He ie cultured and intel
ligent an unusual gnnoeter chief.
He telle the vrteoncre he is col
lecting board money from their
. relatives. Lucct aeke why Aeh
wood is not satisled (o let Iflem
oo.
Chapter 12
KILL OR BE KILLED
"IT Is possible tbat I shall bava to
collect one more bill from jour
loving friends and relatives," Ash-
wood said. "Moreover, my abnormal
curiosity has been aroused.
"It haa come to my eara that
some of you bava become what
shall wa say? elemental. That Is
a psychological phenomenon that
Kill be absorbing to watch In Its
development
"Sometime It may give me pleas
ure to write up caae histories on all
ot you. It you should go-now, 1
should be denied tbat pleasure"
. "Maybe so," nodded Lucct, darkly,
"but le'aie tell you that a week after
wa been turned loose, It you play
as like tbat, I'll be here with my
mob and tear thla place to pieces,
yon with It At that I'll bare to
work fast to beat the coppers down
hers, but I'll do It It It costs me
my Wast grand note!"
"Very Interesting." conceded Ash
wood, unruffled. "But how, pray,
are you going to And thla island?
When the time comes for me to
break op this delightful party and
Invite a new guest list down. I'll play
th proper boat and return you to
approximately the spot where I
picked you up. And In the same
manner, so far at transportation la
concerned. - After a day's trip In a
curtained airplane, who among yon
will be able to direct; a searching
party hare?"
There was a thoughtful silence
while Lucci and the others consid
ered. Ashwood's voice went on.
"No, let's not look too far Into the
future. Just continue to enjoy your
selves, ach In your own Inimitable
Banner. We'll not Interfere unless
yon become entirely too bolstorous."
"Bo that's your Idea of a good
tlmo. Is It?" Mallory broke abruptly
Into the conversation. '
Something In the timbre ot the
stockbroker's voice caused Hamil
ton to put down his cards and to re
gard the tense, u$ly New Vorker
with unfeigned Interest. The dis
cussion botween Aebwood and Lucci
had goaded the brooding man Into
'a state bordering upon freniy, His
heavy, atuletio figure waa leaning
forward la bis chair, his bands
clamped about the arm rests. His
ruddy face waa auddenly drained ot
all eolor. Ashwood was about to
answer him carelessly but, glancing
at him, be stopped and looked at him
With undisguised curiosity.
"Shut up, you!" Lucci faced Mal
lory, snarling. "I'm doing the talk
ing, sea?"
It appeared to Hamilton that the
gangster was deliberately adding
fuel to the all-consuming flame of
Jgillory's sudden anger. The stock
broker made a mighty effort to hold
himself In leash. The card player
could see the muscles under bis
mighty thighs tremble under the
atraln of his suppressed anger. The
eye ot the cripple were upon him,
too, seeming to probe Into the mad
dened man's very mind. '
: "Is this the gentleman who has
been cave-manning . Miss Went
worth?" asked Ashwood carelessly.
"Yen," sneered LuccL "I had to
alap him down thla afternoon. I got
mind to get rid ot him cow. I'm
getting so I can't stand him around,
guttling llkker all the time and
sneaking up on Nancy every time
my back la turned."
There was a hiss ot ' Indrawn
breath from the Intent watchera aa
Mallory, casting all restraint aside,
leaped. Like the athlete that he
waa, he dashed like a whirlwind
acroas the floor, hla arms bent to
punch or to parry. Lucci, a bead
ahorter, twenty pounds lighter,
smiled grimly as though ha wel
comed this sudden reversion to
brute physical action. Victor In
many a bar-room brawl, he had no
Illusions aa to fair or foul play. To
fight at all waa to fight to win. He
reached Instinctively for hla hip. but
drew hla hand away empty. Quick
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REMEMBER CHIEF
CTNOmNATl. Ohio, July S3. (AP)
Betide railroad water tanka and In
"Jungles," box cars and flop houiws
the nation's hoboes paused today to
pay tribute to their departed leader
and benefactor James Eada flow.
Today waa the second anniversary
of the death of How, a Harvard grad
uate, who scorned a millionaire's llfs
to ride the rods with the "Wander
ing Willies."
Jeff Davia of Cincinnati, now
"king" of the hoboes, haa passed the
word along Vie cross nee to "com
mune today with the spirit" of the
znaa who established the Interna
tional Brotherhood Welrare associa
tion that every hobo, tramp and bum
euJ4 e.
aa light he pivoted on hla left foot,
awayed bla body far away from the
onruahlng Mallory and launched a
sidelong kick that waa as awlft and
as deadly as the stroke of an en
raged cobra.
Mallory, by an almost superhu
man effort, twlated bla body and
caught the terrific blow on the hip.
He crashed Into One-shot and the
two fell to the floor, Mallory on top.
Hla face convulsed with hate, he
clutched two bandfuls of his ene
my's aleek hlac'c hair and butted
Luccl's bead again and again
against the floor.
Nancy Wentworth. standing rigid
with horror, gazed wild-eyed at the
frenzied pair. The dull thumping
aa the dark head rose and tell
seemed to echo against her own
body, yet she could neither move
nor cry out. She beard Mallory
grunting, beast-like, aa bis arms and
body rote and tell, rose and fell,
hammering Luccl's head against the
floor,
At last she looked away, her eyes
darting around the room. Why did
no one move to atop those fiends t
She saw Williams rise from his
chair aa though to Interfere, then
relax again aa be glanced at an auto
matic In the slender hands ot the
white-haired cripple. Toe latter
then laid hla gun on his thin knees
snd watched the struggle with un
disguised pleasure.
In the frenzy of despair, Lucci
struggled convulsively. Mallory
slipped from his seat on the gang
ster's body. Lucci writhed like a
snake. Then, auddenly, lie rolled
over on his stomach, pushed him
self to bis hands and knees and
threw himself backward wltb a
bucking motion. The two toppled
over, sprawled full lengths on their
backs.
Now Lucci was uppermost Mal
lory rolled over and tried to puab
himself to bis hands and knees.
Perched on the other's back, Lu:cl
reached two clawing bands beneath
the other's face and searched with
clawing finger-nails for Mallory's
eyes.
They were down again, rolling
over and over. Tor a brief Instant
they had broken away and crouched
there, facing each other with expres
sions that Nancy had never dreamed
tbe human countenance could as
sume. Half a dozen deep gashes
marked the progress of Luccl's
fingernails from Mallory's forehead
to chin.
With a leap so swift It could
scarce be followed by the eyo, Lucci
hurled himself at Mallory, at the
same time bringing bis right flat up
frorr the floor In a tremendous
sweeping arc It atruck the other's
chin With a thud that echoed across
the room. The stockbroker plunged
to tbe floor as though he had been
bit by a aledgehammor. There was
a long, biasing sigh from the spec
tators, who thought the fight had
ended. But tbe prone man rolled
over. Tbe gangater reached for '.he
other's throat, but with a quick up
ward Jerk of his ,leg Mallory kneed
lucci in tbe groin. Luccl's sob was
like tbat of a wounded animal.
Nancy knew that this was a battle
to the death. Mallory, the suave,
polished gentleman ot Wall atreet
and the country clubs, was now an
abysmal animal, gouging and maim
ing, fighting to kill or be killed. It
waa Incredible. It happened to
other people, somewhere In for-olf
worlds. She would wake up In a
moment, pull the blankets over her
bead and He trembling, trying to
banish the nightmare from her
brain. Yet her wide brown eyes
missed no detail ot the atruggle.
She was shocked to realize that she
was losing all feeling ot horror.
Her pulses were hammering with
excitement
Lucci. again on his back, writhing
In agony, was trying to push Mallory
away. The other, shaking his head
to clear his eyes ot blood, waa beat
ing down with both fists on the
gangster'a upturned face. There was
a sudden flurry of arms and legs, a
quick change ot posture. Lucci was
tree again. He struggled to his
handa and knees, then to his feet,
where he swayed gently, steadying
himself by sheer force ot will. He
apat teetb and blood to the polished
hardwood floor. He lunged forward
and seized Mallory In a clinch, his
left arm encircling his opponent's
neck.
Mallory screamed and threw him
self away. One-shot followed, Jab
bing rigid, prong-like Angers at
his eyea. The other, off-balance to
avoid the spearing fingers, tottered
backwards and Lucci leaped for his
unguarded throat
(Copyrioat, Dial fYssi)
Would Ashwood permit murder,
as h watches ths msn's tmotion
under his akllltul taunts? Hs ana
lyees his Intsrsst In tht struoglss
Monday.
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PORTLAND, July as. (API Opt!
mlstle over measure enacted by
congress to stimulate Industry and
start business "on the road back,"
H. B. Van Dueer returned to Port
land today after apendlng three
montha In the national capital
These measures, he said, should have
a most beneficial effect In providing
work and turning wheels which have
been Mle. resulting In the Initiative
of private Interests to fall Into line.
RVERirrT. Wash., July 93. (API
Harold B. Jory. a graduate of Wil
lamette university and a former
teacher at Corvatlla, Ore. waa an
nounced last ntght aa the new prin
cipal W .the Syerett blg& school,
HOP FROM FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, July 33. (AP)
Vamey Speed Line laid claim to
day to th fastest transportation on
any regular commercial line, with
a mark ot 4.1170 miles a minute
in a flight July 9 from the San
Francisco airdrome to Sacramento.
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The airline distance la 10 miles
and the time waa 17 minutes from
takeoff to landing slightly leas than
348 miles an hour.
Tbe pilot, Vlo Hogaiuon, .carried
alx passengers In the plane. An
nouncement of the record run waa
withheld pending a check to see 11
the time had been bettered in any
part of the world at any time.
Named Security Examiner
, WASHINGTON, July 23. (AP)
Sanford H. Brown of Wa&hiugton and
New York today waa appointed se
curities examiner by the power commission.
"Ghost Ship" Mystery Unsolved!
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haa no name) gets particular atten
tion from the Iowa State college
home economlca atudeuta who ore ex
perimenting with her diet because
she might set a record in the rat
world. .'"
He's Talking About
AlMVTHlhiS UriTll
thought i heard
SOMETHING IPO iHt
FROM THE WATER"
Bo tar she haa produced eight lit
ters ot thriving young rats, the same
number borne by No. 9924, the pre
vious record holder In the laboratories
here.' . ,
Moat rata bear only five or alx llt
tera, after which they cease to be
productive, caretakers ot No. 4524 say.
. New Location,
BALDWIN PIANO BHOI'PE
"In a Piano Us tone."
. Bargains In New & Used Pianos
Ltlla M. Purucker, 28 So. Orape.
Oravea Jewelry Shop, one block
north of postoffice. Phone 499-W.
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MONTGOMERY, Mo. (AP) Sober
second thought or acute scarcity of
ready caah brought an unuaual re
quest to the Rev. R. E. McQule, Bap
tist minister and former chaplain of
the Missouri senate.
He received a letter from a brlde-
ANdVlET'S SUT HIM OVed WMMtfMf
B TO THE SHIP AND WMUMWM IN
T W USE THE FIRST-AID -HELLO-ML
Us- - - kit: boys
nhnM weddtnff he had of
ficiated, after publication of a newa-
paper atory w v. jo cuciv ......
McQuie made no specific charge for
marriages,
"I wish you would please return at
least 3 of the 5 I paid you," aald
the letter. Mr. McQule compromised
by returning (2 SO.
Desirable houses always In first
class condition tor rent, lease or aale.
Call 105.
When you shop at the Groceteria
park your car at the Groceteria
parking lot, 127 No. Central.
By GLENN CHAPF1N
and UAL FOBUKSI
pLENTV OF LIFE
TH OL WALRUS
YET--BUT HE O
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By C. M. PAYNE
, By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
By George McManus