Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 29, 1932, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAtfE TES JfEDFOED MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932. Gamblers Throw by Euilact L. AeUmi. HYSOPalS: Jerry Calhoun, ieho has been trailing Limpy Ah wood's gang of kidnaper, arrive! at Ashwood's Miami headquarters, hoping to be believed a eaetawav. Be ha flaunt to a nearby inland uith a detective and a friend. Ashwood is holding prisoner Xancv Wentworth, abducted over Jerry's dtfenss, and five men. Chapter IT HORNET'8 NEST "I'VE been reading tba newspa- para, Mr. but on haven't In troduced yourself." said Jerry. "How neglectful of me." apolo gised the cripple, "I am called Llmpy Asbwood." "Sorry," Jerry ahook bla head thoughtfully. "That doesn't mean thing to me. But, as I atarted to xplalo, I do read the newspapers and I'm afraid that I've stumbled Into a hornet's nest There are a lot of people In this country who would like to be Introduced to Miss 'Wentworth and One-shot Luccl, right now." "Then I'm sure you'll under stand," murmured Ashwood suave ly, "why you may as well settle down to become a member In good atandlng of our little bonseparty." Jerry grinned ruefully and nod ded. Then be patted his dripping clothes suggestively. "A thousand pardons!" ex claimed the cripple. "Alfred, show Mr. Feabody to bis room Instantly. We'll complete the Introductions at . your convenience." The first oblique shaft of morn lng sunlight snapped Jerry out of a sound night's aleep. For a mo ment be gazed In bewilderment around the plain, comfortably fur slshed room. Then, with a wide grin of anticipatory excitement, be leaped out of bed and strode to the window. The Quit of Mexico was an Infinitely vast lake of molten liver, shimmering under the cloud less sky. Another bot day wna In dicated for not the slightest whis per of wind rippled the surface of the water, The palms leaned this .way and that as though discour aged and weary. Tneir leaves were dry, browning at tba tips. No wonder, thought Jerry, these people were unstrung and ready to leap for one another's throats at the flicker of an eyelid. Never, even during those last bectlo daya at tba fiont when pilots came In from patrol cursing at the tops of tbelr voices, had he known such nervous tension. All evening, as tba "guests" had sat about the living room he had expected to witness a riotous out break among tbe fidgeting, taut- nerved men. Luccl and Mallory, their puffed and bruised faces cov ered with bandages, regarding each other wtlb malevolent eyes, greedy for an opportunity to finish the struggle of the evening before. Those two strange, sllont men, Martin and Williams, gazing stead taatly at Miss Wentforth with ex pressions in tbelr sombre eyes Which caused the flyer to watch them more closely than he did the ethers. Luccl and Mallory, what ever tbey may have been before oomlng to the Island, were now lavages, knowing It and not car ing. But what damage the heat and the unnatural atmosphere of the place bad done to Martin and Williams was not so evident. They would bear quiet watching. That devil, Ashwood, had lounged In hla chalsa longue, play ing upon tbelr nerves as an organ ist manipulates his banks of keys, A dozen times during the bot, In terminable evening, Jerry had tensed bis muscles, expecting the victims of the cripple's thrusts to break Into a murderous frenzy and run amuck. But always, at the very laat Instant before an out break, Ashwood would smooth the other's ruffled nerves and turn his attention to the next. Only two of all those who had dwelt In that hour tor many daya seemed un moved by his verbal efforts to arousa their anger. Hamilton, con centrating upon bis everlasting solitaire, answered the crlpple'i quips carelessly, seeming to rogard them as only slightly Irritating In terruptions to the vastly mora 1m portent business of placing one card upon another. And Nancy somehow came through the evening unscathed. Ashwood's sallies In ker direction did not cut to th raw. They were kinder, perhaps. At any rate; the girl held ber owr. without great difficulty. Jerry had not sought an oppor tunity to explain his presence to her. At dinner, be had surprised tiirlvlti him ih.iifktf..n. and, meeting her eye, hid seen her shake her head ever sr. slightly, 'then look away, 80 he knew that she recognized him and was warn ing him to mane no sup uld betray him. It was with much regret that he gave up hope of drawing ber aside for a few moments conversation be fore Emory and Stevens preclpl tated a battle royal. She could have told him how many guards patrolled tbe beach, how many ma chine guns could be expected to open fire upon tbe airplane and where, perhaps, would be tba most likely place for blm to start a row take tbe defenders' attention away from tbe approaching mono-, plane. 1 He knew, of a certainty, tbat the extraordinary Ashwood did not be lieve his Ingenuous story of being cast away upon the neighboring Island. . He did not underestimate, In; the least, the difficulties before him. Ashwood would be warned by bis suspicious visit and would undoubtedly sea that his guards did not relax their vigilance. This Ashwood was no heavy-fluted mo ron; he was Infinitely mora dan gerous as an enemy. Jerry knew that tbe most prac tical plan would be to And soma way to signal his friends to fly to the nearest town and secure ade quate assistance from tbe authori ties. But, being young, reckless and headstrong, he resolutely pushed the conviction away. Suddenly ho stiffened In alarm. The familiar bark of a powerful motor beat Into bis ears. Its throbbing roar mounted ss It re sponded to an advancing throttle until the entire bouse aeemed to vibrate. Then, dying down. It popped and back-fired unevenly. Jerry's first Impulse was to rush to the porch to signal to the silver winged monoplane. But after tbe first Instant of Indecision, he real ized that he was listening to Ash wood's amphibian In ber hangar at the inlet. He dressed hastily and hurried out Into the fragrant morning air just In time to see tbe odd-shaped plane taxi slowly to the channel and take off toward the south. He stood on the porch, his handa clenching the rail, watching tbe amphibian's rising flight. What a fool he bad been to un derestimate Ashwood's shrewdness and not to know that be would make an effort to check up on bis story! It tba amphibian continued on ber present course for five min utes ber crew could not fall to sea the monoplane, whose bright wings would loom up in the sand like an air marker thoughtfully placed there to draw attention to the spot. The white-coated steward ap peared at Jerry's side and bowed civilly. Mr, Ashwood's compliments, sir, and will the gentleman kindly Join him at breakfast?" Jerry hesitated. He wished to watch the course of the amphibian. But the steward waited as though he expected the summons to ba obeyed immediately, ao the pilot nodded reluctantly and entered tba house. In the long, dim dining room, Ashwood awaited him, cool and Im maculate In a suit of Chinese pon gee. The large table, set with places for two, was covered with napery ot magnificent damask. Good morning, Mr. ah Pea- body," smiled the cripple. "It la so good ot you to Join me. Our other guests will presently have their breakfasts in their rooms and I dislike eating alone." Jerry acknowledged the greeting absentmlndedly, He was listening for the faint whisper ot the am phibian's engine. Had. It stopped suddenly or had It dwindled into silence In the distance? The soft-footed steward placed an Iced grapefruit before him. He found tbat despite his disquiet of mind, he had not lost his appetite. "Nice place you bare here," he observed politely. "Isn't it? I congratulate myself upon a happy thought when I pur chased this house in sections and had It assembled here after my plans. The guests Inhabit tbe west wing vhlch leads oft tbe liv ing room. My rather large staff uses the east wing and some liv ing quarters over the hangar-boat house. An admirable arrange ment" Jerry grinned whole-heartedly. Tbere was something in the nerve sad the Imagination of the fellow tbat was very appealing. "Mr. Peabody," aald tbe other unexpectedly, "were you ever In the Air Service." ""Yea," admitted Jerry steadily. "Why?" "Old you, perchance, know Cap tain Jerry Calhoun?" (Copyright, Dial Press) Is Jerry trapped, or ean be lie lucceufullyr Hi receives a serious AT Jacksonville Orange held regular toclal meeting July 23, with a more than average attendance. Patron ap preciated the efforts of the new lec turer, Mlu Ruth .Severance, In pro viding an excellent program, and are looking forward to the next one, Au gust 13. The following numbera were pre sented: Two saxophone solos by Dr. James Johnson of Medford; readings by Lulu Sauls berry; sole numbers on the musical aaw by William Vlmont of Sams Valley; vocal numbera by Florence May Severance; saxophone obllgato by Dr. Johnson. Ruth Sev erance played the piano accompani ments for the musical numbers, and lsitly, Webb Clark of Medford enter- talned with clever sleight-of-hand stunts and tricks, the most surpris ing of these being the handing of a lemon to Charles. Hoover. Chester Wendt, master, expressed his appre ciation of the program and to those who helped with It. Ways and means committee held a candy sale which netted a very sat isfactory amount for the Grange treasury. This committee Is plan ning several other benefit affairs which are to combine pleasure and profit. Members of the home economics club enjoyed to the fullest extent ter tbBt Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Anns Wendt as hostess. After attending the matinee tbe guests were Invited to Mrs. Wendt's home where th irere served Ice cream, cake and Iced tea. A brief meeting was held to take care of routine mat ters. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Florins Severance, who will act as Joint hostess with Mrs. Peter Pick. This meeting Is sched uled for August 10. OREGON CITY. Final plans or proposed postofflce building sent to the theater party at the Holly thea- Washington. D. C, for approval. SILVERTON SLAYER IN GUILTY PLEA BALEM, Ore., July 28. (AP) Rob ert Ripley, on trial here for the mur der of Jamea Iverson, Sllverton night watchman, on May 1, 1931, this noon entered a pica of guilty to first de gree murder. HI trial was started Tuesday and several witnesses for the state had already been heard. Ripley will be sentenced Saturday and It was reported he will be given a life term. Dupree Poe, convicted of first de gree murder In the same eeae, was sentenced to a We term oy jua8o Fred W. Wilson here today. The Jury In lta verdict early Tuesday recom mended the sentence. Call Lottie Howard, Rep. Investors Syndicate. 1336-L. Broken windows glazed by Trow Bridge Cabinet Works. OUST DISBURSER AS FUNDS SHRINK PORTLAND. July S9- W) Because the fund tor the care of indigent eoldlera In Multnomah county I ex hausted, there la no need for dis bursing officer. This was the conclusion ot the county - commissioners Wednesday, and they removed A. P. Goes, who had held the post more than five years. Mima Lucy Llllls, secretary of the office, likewise will be removed, both effective August 8. Removal ot the disbursing office will mean transfer ot eome 3B0 a month In salaries and f0 a month In expeiues, to the Red Cross, which anil direot toe work tor unseat tol- dlera. About 174.000 waa provided for such soldiers this year. TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter Makes a Discovery By (iLKNN CHAFF IN and UAL FOBBtST howalT i and so to -fm-'n okay, T " dern ae if t eoouWr rnr S & BED AND FOReT J I DOCiS.NIF I f 4 PtEAJTY Tt MAT T0'S H S ' a $ eoOT.U- Vy HERB'a ALL RIGHT ,W 60T UP HS SiSevSf , Zl'Jt OT 1 S i j 1 LOOK LIKE YOU 0 J C I'LL LAM OUT FOR. IWE tfy 7WAS GHOST MP 5 till- M BEEN THROUGH J .MY DOMICILE ! v&Jf KACKET. BUT T& TOO Shot THERE ME 3-JU6r AS fcZL'j) GOT T O0O TO A &P0 Rtfr votv S'MATTER POP Misinterpretation By C. M. PAYNE BOUND TO WIN The Long Trail By EDWIN ALGER TH UBH t TOUCH iKW I OONT KNOW ipl 00660NELeT'6 GO BACrt. WWiWf HE7, BErJ . Xrf feSMM HE'3 G1VIM' US i.) 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