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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.
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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
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tration of the new 1120,000,000 fed
eral .highway relief bill.
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quired to the extent possible with
out interfering with the quality of
the work, or unreasonably increasing
Ita total cost."
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done by contract only but each con
tract will contain provisions to pro
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the taxpayers against waste. Lynch
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ASCUNSION, Paraguay, Aug. 1-
(AP) Jose Gugglarl, president .of
Paraguay, In an Interview today de
clared any new attacks In the Chaco
by Bolivia will mean "the commence
ment of war."
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slat with decision and courage." 1
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tivity of recent days was noticeable
st government houre today. Ameri
can, Brazilian and Uruguayan diplo
menta conferred at the foreign office.
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Railway Express building progressing
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DETROIT, Aug. 1. (AP) Henry
Ford's formula for a "youthful old
age," given on hla atxty-nlnth birth
day today, Is: "don't ever be bored."
The motor manufacturer said today
he "never was bored with anything In
my life," and to prove it he talked
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has passed the "rocking chair perfod
for old age."
"Of course, we older folks like to
have people think we get better as
we grow older," he continued, "and
I think ,that is more true than ever
today."
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