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FXGE SEC 1IEDF0RD iGCLL' TRIBUXE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, 'AUGUST I, 1932. W Gamblers Throw BTNOPSIS: Warned not to tt 1 tray the location of a mytterlout island uhere Llmpy Athwood, a cultured gang leader it holding tin prltonert for romom, Jerry Calhoun hatet hit tricndt, ttmary . Battle and Rtevent, a delecttvtt villi move htm Ut hat comt in cognito, planning to help one of the prltonert. llancy Wentviorth. Chapter 19 AN I8LAND PRISON rERE, on the beach, was their monoplane. Half-way to the home, a little procession, led by Emory and Sterens, was plodding through the sawgrasa. Behind hla two eompanlona etrode fonr guards, one of whom held an automatic "Well, well, well. Captain Cal houn!" Ashwood turned to Jerry with a sardonic smile. "Now that I observe your comrade, Lieutenant Battles, coming to Join our merry stood, it seems hardly worth while for yon to remain Incognito, and, as I lire and breathe, It this Isn't the admirable Stevensl Well, well, what a wonderful little reunion!" . Emory waved an unabashed greeting to Jerry, then fell to studying the face of the white haired cripple. Stevens, looking about him with his faded blue eyes, eanght Jerry's glance. "Joke's on us, kid," h said gloomily. "I'm losing my grip." Then, turning to Ashwood, he smiled amiably: "Hello, Llmpy. haven't seen you in a long time professionally, that Is." "Let's hope that this Isn't a pro fessional visit," Ashwood protested suavely. "After you have conferred with the dictates of your con science, yon will realize that you may as well put your silver-plated shield In my safe and enjoy your self for the remainder of your stay cm the Island. I've always longed to make your acquaintance under suitable circumstances, you know." "Listen, Llmpy," said Stevens, drily, "I'm getting pretty old to change my ways. If you are still tree a couple of yeara from now ,wblch i doubt come out and pay me a visit at my pecan grove In .California. Then we can be good jand sociable But between now and then I'm on Uncle Sam's payroll land I got to try to earn my pay, rblch, God knows, isn't much." "Dear, dear, such nobility of .jdharacter!" signed Ashwood, plain jtlvely. "It is so stimulating. I'm ur you will enjoy meeting Mr. iLUGCl." ' "No," grunted Stevens, "I don't ven enjoy thinking about him, much less meeting him. I'm going to have to kill that feller aome day." "Please wait," cried -the cripple . In mock alarm, "until I have col- , lected my final board bill from bis loving and loyal friends." "I've got It!" interrupted Emory, suddenly. "Jerry, this Is the bird we rescued from tbe British M.P.'s after the big party at the Clarldge, He turned again to Ashwood. "My Ood, you've changed! What In the world happened to you to make you look like this?" - The scene came back to Jerry In a flash. A gay, rollicking British It n V. U-A kn A-ttttna aKmit with them all evening, from cafe to cafe. Then, after they had parted with aasuranees t life-long affec tion and esteem, tne two Yanks had heard a sudden uproar and bad raced through the darkened streets to find the young lieutenant In the clutchea of three burly military police. With shouts of Joy Jerry and Emory had fallen upon tne pa- trol and, after a glorious tight, had saved their new friend from a prob able court martial. After another drink together, the three had de parted for their respective units. , And here they were again, reunited at last and under what clrcum stances! Ashwood looked Orst at Emory, then at Jerry, thoughtfully. . "Come In, gentlemen. We'll have - drink and a little talk." Nodding to the guards, who departed forth' with, he led the way to the dining room. Ashwood was first to speak. ' "All of us make mistakes at one time or another, but I bad compll jnented myself tbat this little re treat, of mine was well hidden. . Since frankness is, at this moment, ' desirable, I wonder If you would ' mind telling me bow you ound tnia isianar "Simplicity itself," grinned Jerry , unhesitatingly. "We flew over you , when you picked up that money off , Montauk point and followed you 1 as far south as Atlantic City. We established, on that flight, tbn fact 'that your base was somewhere south of the Jersey shore. Whn you picked up tbe satchel on Lake Michigan, we were flying orer you at better than J0.000 feet, keeping ZANE GREY OFF 10 VISIT CANADA ROSEBDKO, Ore., Aug. 1. (AP) Zane Orey, noted novelist, who has been sojourning slnoe May 30 at Steamboat, on the north Umpqua river, broke camp today, to go to Campbell River, Canada, to spend the remainder of the summer. He has been engaged in flahlnf and writing and Is understood to hive prepared aever al starles concerning the Umpqua country for publication soon. His son, Homer Orey, head of a motion picture concern, nas been making aome movie thrillers by navigating aome of the most dangerous stretches of the north tfmpgua river, by Euitacc L. Adeutvi. in the sun so you wouldn't spot ns. We followed you clear down tc a point near Tallahassee, wiitie ?e had to land. But since yon were steering a perfectly straight com pass course all day long. It oeeaied only rMsonable to suppose tbat if we followed the same course the next morning, we'd find your hide away sooner or later. And we did." Ashwood smoked silently. Then he smiled wryly. "How elementary! It Is, I think, the first serious slip I hart made since I entered ibis highly divert ing profession. I should most cor talnly have followed an Irregular course and taken more c;e to watch for pursuln; planes. It was your altitude and ii ltlon that mis led me." His thoughtful eves were fixed in a moody stare. Then, pulling himself out of bis momentary ab straction, he giants:! at tbe three with sudden decision. "I hare a proposition to make In all seriousness and I am honest when I tell you that I hope It will be accepted. This ulvd, ' a prison, is as escape-proof at the strongest cell in tht Tower ol Lon don. You haven't a dog's chance to escape and I hope tnat yon wjn't attempt It. It would he absolute suicide. My guards hare orders to shoot to kill every time tnoy pull trigger. "Stevens, I have the greatest re spect in tbe world for yon. Of all tbe policemen and detectives of one sort or another who have tried to trace this or that little matter to me, you hare come the nearest to success. But you are too late, now. I have decided that this is to be my last trick and before you have an opportunity to use the evidence yon now have against me, I will be In a spot where extradition will be im possible." He turned to Jerry. "Calhoun, there was something about tbat turbulent evening we three had in London that has re mained In my memory throughout these many years. As .things turned out. It was the lest really happy binge I ever bad. Disasters of which there is no need to speak began a day or two later; things over which I had no control changed the entire course of my life. That is why, perhaps, I bare a decidedly friendly feeling toward both of you. . I am sorry that yon two fellows have, by chance, been thrown into this affair. I'm sorry that we are, this time, on opposite sides of tbe fence. You cannot possibly win. My exits are too carefully worked out." He lighted another cigarette amid thoughtful silence. -When he spoke again there was no mistak ing the sincerity in bis voice. "Now here's my proposition. Give me your parole until, for one cause or another, I permit you, voluntar ily, to leave this island.. I shall do so, bellove me, within three weeks at the most, perhaps much sooner. If you make me this promise not to Interfere, you will be treated as guests and made as comfortable as we know how." Turning to Stevens, he declared candidly; "Old man, I would not suggest this It I thought you had a sport ing chance of accomplishing what you are paid to do." ' He glanced briefly at the other two and his voice suddenly grew hard and cold. "Tbe alternative, gentlemen, la this; I aball give you what freedom I can. But my men will watch you. If, at any time, you become dan gerous to the auccesa of our under taking, we will not bave the slight est hesitancy about killing you in cold blood, even though I should re gret it later. There is too much at stake to permit Interference. "I may add this." He leaned across the table, his mouth tight and grim. "In the past few yeara I have come to regard human life as a matter of the slightest possible import. Tbe world went on mer rily for hundreds of thousands of years before we gladdened It with our presence. It I am forced to kill one, or all three of you, the affairs of the world will still func tion without Interruption. Yon will be mourned by a few, but In the face of the appallingly fast propagation of the human race, your loss will be slight and soon forgotten. "Now what's the answer?" The grim lines were suddenly erased. ill.') eyes twinkled again. "Let me remind yon that your parols can not conceivably affect the final rs- suits, one way or another." (Copyright, Dial PrJ Paroles or possible death? The decision Is made tomorrow. .s PARIS, Auk. 1. (AP mnc hni commuted heraelf to allow debt re v 11 on negotiations wltrt th United States to lie dormant until sentiment in America Is more favorable and possibly until the presidential e!eo tlnn is over. It was learned on high authority today. - The commitment resulted from an IntervlsF yesterday In which Premier Edouard Herrlot, United 8tt Am basMdor Walter S. Edge and Norman H. Davis participated. Davis. a mem ber of the American delegation to tht Oeneva disarmament conference, stopped here on his way home. He sailed today with hi colleague. Ben' a tor Claude A. Bwansoa ot Vlr&UU HAND LABOR 10 L PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1, (AP) To spread employment ae far as pos sible hand labor la to be employed. wnerever expedient, In the adminis tration of the new 1120,000,000 fed eral .highway relief bill. W. H. Lynch, district engineer for TAILSPIN TOMMY Meos S N A SS &Oii ?- Of T4T CWFF MS ORDBieo DF701& OFF 0FT sotv we evosrswp F7VSTKy. 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