Gamblers Throw
tni Eustace L. AdamA. ,
UNOPSIS! Prisoners on a
lonely Island, an unusual group of
'people wait for rescue. Abduoted
by an unusually daring gang
Nancy Wentworth. lour rich busi-
' nest men and a gangster. Lucol,
try to withstand the nervous,
strain of suspense and tropica
heat. Ashwood, the gang' leader,
who Is young but white-haired
and Is lame, demands a new form
of ransom installments of board
money. While this money was be-
-Ug collected by the gang from
an Uolated spot their hydroplane
was seen by Jerry Calhoun,
Emory Battles and Stevens, a ue
tective, who are searching for the
kidnapers. The three start to fol
low in their awn airplane, hoping
to find the gang's hidden head
Quarters. Meanwhile, Aehwood
amuses himself observing the re
actions of the prisoners to their
predicament, lie telle Nancy that
they have all been selected care
fully, and are good psychological
-. material for etudy. Nancy asks
who te paying her board money.
Chapter 14
RACKETS
rERE was a malicious gleam In
the cripple's eyes as be watched
a pelican wade at the edge of 'he
beach.
"Perhaps we'd better take up one
question at a time," bo suggested to
Nancy. "I happened, quite by acci
dent, to see a splendid picture ot
you In the rotograph section ot a
Sunday newspaper lust as .1 was
making out my guest list. Beneath
It was a" caption to the effect that
you were engaged to be married to
one ot America's wealthiest men.
Since ydur Banco established, so to
-.sak. your financial standing, It
occurred to me that you would be a
p welcome addition to our somewhat
exclusive little circle.
"I am quite happy to say that Mr.
board bill without undue protest."
Nancy sat very still tor some mo
ments, staring thoughtfully across
the glittering water,
"Tell me, Mr. Ashwood," sbe ask
ed at length, "why did you come
down here yourself when you knew
,we would all be able to Identity yon
Jn court It you are ever captured r"
"That Miss Wenlwortb, was part
ot my plan. My past efforts have
been extraordinarily remunerative,
but, being a restless spirit,' I have
become bored with them. This is
my last racket, as the worthy Mr,
Luce! would term it"
"When I first discovered tbe value
fit airplanes as part ot every Intel
ligent criminal's- equipment," he
wont on,, blandly, "I allowed my
imagination to run riot upon the
uses to which so novel an Instru
ment might be put This plan oc
curred to me, bit by bit and J spent
tbe better part ot six moiths (lading
a proper location tor my guest house.
jib luat. uisiuroiou mis iBinau,
, which is nothing short ot Ideal tor
. the purpose. I purchased portable
; house, with all the equipment, gaso
line lighting plant electrla refrig
erator and the like, and brought it
bore on a scow, where my men
erectod It Very simple Job It was,
too.
"When the house ,has served Its
purpose, I iudll disappear. My sanc
tuary awaits me., In It I have a
grand' piano, a modern radio and
thousands ot books, enough to last
me until I die. There, comfortable,
surrounded with the things I love,
I shall meditate upon these days ot
roguery, browse contentedly through
my library and, perhaps, write a
book or two."
He smiled at her, a wide-mouthed,
generous smile which 'contrasted
strangoly with his words and hleao
tlons. She found herself amaied
beyond belief at the strange philoso
phy of this remarkable man. She
wondered what ho had suffered to
give him this warped outlook upon
lite, but her Intuition warned her
that It would not be wise to probe
- too deeply,
"Ah, Mr. LuccI," he said, looking
over nor shoulder, "ybur presence
this morning speaks wonders tor
your stamina. You'll pardon me, I'm
sure, but that diagonal bandage
gives your face an uncommonly ret
fish look. Bow are the other In-
mates T"
One-shot his face , crisscrossed
with bandages and surgeon's plaster,
grinned painfully.
, "Creiy as ever, Llmpy," he re
plied thickly. "Mallory's still In bed.
Just saw the steward taking him a
highball. Hamilton Is back at bis
blamed solitaire. Martin's sitting In
a corner saying nothing while Wll
Hams tells him what's the differ
, ence between May and September
wheat"
. "How delightful!" commented the
cripple.
LuccI looked at him In wonder.
This was a strange bird. A little
potty, maybe, but a racketeer auch
aa gangland had never known be
fore and would nover know again.
"Listen, Llmpy," he said abruptly,
Ignoring Nancy's presence, "I don't
begrudge you this game one damn
WILL BE REQUESTED
BERLIN, July as. Of) The Ger
man cabinet decided tonight to oak
President Von Hlndenburg to rescind
martial law In Berlin and the prov
ince of Bradanburg tomorrow.
Martial law was declared In the
capital and In the province July 20
when Chancellor Prana Von Papen
became federal oommlaaloner with
dictatorial powers over the state of
Pruaala.
Central Point H. E.
Meeting Tomorrow
CENTRAL POINT, July 9 (Spl )
, Borne Economic club will mvt We1
Btecuv, Juljr 97, wltb ateadamea D,
bit You turned a' nlco deal and I'll
lay my dough on the line without
squawking. What I want to know
is, will you play with me or against
me when this Is over?"
"I take It that you bave a proposi
tion?" Ashwood's voice held only the
vaguest shade of Interest
"You said It! Listen. I control
every monoy-maklng racket west ot
tbe Alleghanles. My muscle men are
n on the graft In Chicago, Detroit
Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis ana
Kansas City. In each ot those cities.
my men act as ne secretaries ot
my outfits and J get the dues, see?
No dues; no protection. No protec
tion; no business, see? I got organ
izers working right now In the East
and In another ail months there
won't be a cleaner- and dyer, a
garageman or a milk dealer in the
United States who ain't kicking In,
see? And that ain't half.
There are a few guys who are
backing me," he continued earnest
ly, "but my gorillas will take care
of them.
I never been able to make out
Just what your racket Is. 1 know that
damn tunny things happen every
once In a while and when they do
I hear talk about Llmpy Ashwood.
Are you the bird whose mob Is
bringing In all the'dlamonda from
Antwerp?" He glared at the cripple
challenging!?.
While a lawyer might object to
that as a leading quostlon," smiled
Ashwood, "It Is flattering, coming
from you. I bare been Interested In
the tax-tree Importation ot diamonds
on a fairly large scale."
How'd you get them by tbe cus
toms?" demanded the other, In
credulously. 'At a prearranged spot oft Nan
tucket lightship, my man on the
steamer drops them overboard In a
metal canister. One hour later the
canister erupts a great quantity of
chemical smoke. My amphibian,
which at that moment Is cruising In
the vicinity, spots the smoke and
picks uptbe container. Quite simple,
eh?" .
The battered gangster stared at
him in undisguised admiration. ,
How many men you got In your
mob?" he inquired.
Forty-four," replied the cripple
carelessly, "scattered .here and
there around tbe world." , ,
That alu't many," stated the
other disparagingly. "1 got more
than five hundred." He stopped and
appeared to ponder. Then, aa a sud
den thought struck him; "Did you
put over the 'silk express robbery,
three months ago?"
"My men did," Ashwood admitted.
I did little more than to fly the
plane. It happened that my regular
pilot was 111." ;
"Fly the plane?" The gangster
seemed puttied. Then his face
cleared In sudden understanding.
"Sure. That's how you made your
getaway! ' No wonder the bulla
couldn't pick up your tracka. Now
listen, Llmpy, bow about the two
ot us hooking up? .We can make
twenty millions apiece In the next
year and that ain't boloney, eltherl
Twenty millions, easyl"
The frail figure In tbe deck chair
stirred uneasily. His eyes had be
come weary and old. '
I'm afraid not LuccI. I don't
want twenty millions. I hare about
all I want now. And ao have my
men.i I've shared with them and
wben we are through our efforts
here, we're going to break up as
an organised unit For my part, I'm
going to retire." ;; (..
He looked far Into the northern
sky, focussing his eyes Intently, '-
"Of course," he added, "there'a
the ver-present element ot uncer
tainty which makes this a stimu
lating profession, 1 Plans are sub
ject to change without notice. For
instance, It In not mistaken; the
crew ot that airplane up there may
hare something to say about our
Immediate future."
Nancy and LuccI, followed tbe
line' ot his pointing finger, saw a
tiny dot In the morning sky. As
they watched It the faint pulsing
drone ot Its motor came to their
ears. The guard on the beach
hastily dismounted his machine gun
and carried it beneath the sheltering
leaves ot a palm. Another guard
appeared, who began to do things
to the breech of the gun. Three
men dashed out of the service door
of the house and raced down to the
hangar. Presently the entire Island
shook to the thundering hols ot
the amphibian's engine. A man ap
peared at the hangar door, dressed
In coveralls and helmet He stood
there, gating alertly at the porch,
as It awaiting aome sign from tbe
white-haired cripple.
(Copyright. Dial Press)
li II
louts D
Jtrrv'a elans? Aahweod'a
houtt party la thrsatsntd by an at
tack, tomorrow.
W. Beebe and Have Rltslnter. at their
home In the Agate district. The
ladles are requested to bring cotton
pieces for quilt blocks. The hour ot
meeting Is 2:S0 p. m.
FirTex Mill Opens
Three Daily Shifts
ST. HELENS, Ore., July 26. (AP)
The fir-Tea mills here, manufac
turers of wood fiber Insulating board
will resums operations Thursday for
a 10-day run, A. I. Mllllngton, man
ager, announced today, one' hundred
employes will be given work while a
special order Is being filled. Three
shifts dally will be employed. Ths
mllla ,bsve been down alnos March
when they ran SO days.
Desirable houses always In first
class condition for rent, lease or ssle.
Call 109.
Crj-atalglow Kodak gloss supreme.
The Feaeleje' opp. Holly theater.
MEPFOTtD MXLTJ I
VETS WILL VISIT
PENDLETON, Ore, July 26(AP)
Between 1800 and 2000 veterans,
tho first contingent of delegates to
the American Leglou convention at
Portland, will arrive here on special
trains for the Pendleton round-up,
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TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
September 8, 8 and 10, Just prevlousN
to their own sessions, It was an
nounced today by railroad officials.
The trains will be parked In the
railroad yards to accommodate the
veterans during their stay. Special
programs bave been announced by
the round-up association which - Is
co-operating with the legion con
vention committee In providing en
tertainment for the delegates. " ;
The Indian . ceremonial dances,
which began at Cayuse on July 4
as a preliminary to the round-up.
have Just come to a close, during
which some of the braves had to be
iTommy Decides To
A Wise Choice
CiOM'. I OOM'T
KlMOVJ.Ht NOT
ONLV A OANKEH,
BUT A LEtE
OF SOCIETY IN
TMlTOWN TVS
ALWA- WANT1D
TO SEB HIM. n
OREGON, TUESDAY,
carried from the grounds as a result
of their continuous dancing.
Ex-Bank Aide Is
Seattle Suicide
SEATTLE, July 20. (AP) A. Rob
ert Morton. M, former vice-president
of the National Bank ot Commerce
here, shot and killed himself today
at hla country home north of -the
city. He had been ill since last fall.
f-i
The beat clear Cedar Shingles. MOO
per 1000. Regular 14.00 shingles.
Medford Lumber Co.
Stay!
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ITULY 26, 1932.
MRD, CONTRACT
I
PORTLAND, Ore, July 29. (AP)
The Aladdin company of Portland
today was awarded a contract by
the federal forest service, to furnish
66 forest lookout' stations In Oregon
and Washington at a cost of $11,000,
on a "knocked-down" basis.
The forest service expenditure will
be about S30.000 by tbe time tbe
cablna are erected, since tbe Aladdin
bid was t.o.b, factory. A. A. Pat
terson, manager of the company,
aald eaah and door manufacture ra.
hardware and glaaa firms, and truck
ers and packers will receive the rest
of the appropriation.
The cabins, with all framework
and siding cut to shape and ready
to be assembled, will be delivered to
the government within from four
to six weeks. .
Real Estate or Insurance Leave It
to Jones. Phone 796.
Order New Boiler
For Prison Power
SALEM, July 26. (AP) The state
board of control today authorised
Improvement of the state power plant
at the penitentiary, Involving the In
stallation of a new "boiler. The lm- ;
provementa will be made at a coot
of about ais.ooo.
Oood grades ot lumber at cull
prices. Medford Lumber Co.
Picture frames made to order. The
Peaaleye, opp. Holly theater.
Uj OLKNN CHAFFIN
. and UAL FOBBE8I
By C. M. PAYNE
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
By BUD FISHER
By George McManus