Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 02, 1932, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPA'GU BIX w Gamblers Throw BYNOPB18: Awhwood, an UN ueual gang leaner, demande that Jerry Calhoun. Emory Battlee and a detective, Utevene, give him their parole not to interfere uith the prieonere he ie holding tor ransom on a tropical island. The three have been captured while trying to arrest Ashwood and ret' cue Nancy fventtodrth. STEVENS was chewing quietly, his eyes gazing off Into a far corner. His two companions waited tor him to speak. At last the silence became some what oppressive. Ashwood's slen der, nerrous fingers drummed Impa tiently upon the tab! 6 top. The de tective looked at him with a friend ly smile. "Llmpy," he murmured nnexpect sdly, "you're a great little feller, and I like you. But so long as I keep my health and my Job : cot to do my damnedest to put you In the hot seat, where you belong. And lorry I'll be, too, when they turn, on the juice. Bo, yon see, I can't say anything that'll cramp my style. Hy Job Is bard enough as it Is." He drained his glass. "Guess we'll play alonj with Bteve, hore," announced Jerry quiet ly. Emory said nothing, but nodded In agreement Ashwood's fingers coased their drumming. "Porry; fellows," he shrugged, ris ing painfully. "Don't know as I blame -on. Still, : hope you'll be careful, for I'd hate to have yon shot" He turned to Jerry. "Captain Calhoun, roi are at liberty to discuss this location whenever yoa plwse. Alfred, kind ly show your new guests to their room and see that tbey are made comfortable." He smiled Inscrutably as they followed the steward from the room. "Well, I never Invested 125,000 to better advantage In my Ufa than when I bought that monoplane," de clared Emory enthusiastically, as the steward closed tbe door behind him. He looked at the other two with gleaming eyes. "I wanted ad venture to help me forget the gen eral boredom of life, didn't I? This, gentlemen. Is Just what my doctor ordered I" "Ub, huh," agreed Stevena clum It. "I got a hunch that what you tellers call adventure Is coming along In gobs so big and tough that you'll have a lot of trouble digesting them." "How did they capture you!" asked Jerry curiously. "They Jut, looked down vd saw our plane sitting there on the beach. Then they dived and cut circles In tbe Band around us with a nathlne gun until it would have been silly not to stick up our hands." Tbe detective was clearly dejected. Whatever there might be of adven ture and romance In the situation did not appeal to htm. "Then they landed and Invited ns aboard their plane, whero a guy sat behind us, tickling onr ribs with an automatic Another fellei flow our plane back." "What's the layout herer de manded Emo:y "How are we going to get away and release the prison ers?" "Isn't be the ambitious little boyr mocked Stevens. "This jlaoc doesn't look very dan gerous to me," retorted Emory. "Af ter all Is said fnd done, I ritlier like that chap you call Llmpy. He was the finest fellow you ever fair 'hat night be speaks of In London, and 1 don" believe he's changed much. Little more hard-boiled, perhaps, but that rather adds to his attrac tion." "Sure," agreed Stevens, '1 like blm, too, within sensible llin'ts. But he's something new In tbe ri; of crooks, and 1 play safe with any thing I don't understand. Ocys like Llmpy, when they turn crook, usual ly take to shoving phoney money or , tome other game where brains and glib tongue turn the trick. But this teller's gone Into the racket as a sort of lntereotlng experiment, they tell me, and he's been cleaning up on It Trouble Is, he's always worked through others, so tha. up to a few minutes ago I was never able to get anything on him I could use In court But listen, I 'd; don't fool yourself. That baby meant Just what he said when he wnrned us to step easy. He'd kill you In a minute, even if he was to cry him self to sleep every night over It tor a week. ' "I think Steve's right, Emory,1 agreed Jerry. "I've spent an eve ning and a night here, and It's the damnedest madhouse you've ever Been. It's going to be another scorching day today, and by night jhalt the folk on the Island, Includ E SAT PORTSMOUTH, Bng, Aug. (AP) Mra. victor Bruce, her husband and a radio operator took off Monday In an elaborate seaplane which she calls her flying penthouse. Intending to spend the month of Auiruat In the air in an effort to establish a new endurance flight record. The ship Is a slx-aeatr cabin monoplane with a dining room, a kitchen and a shower. Another plane 1U refuel the ship end renew the food supply ot the fliers as they shuttle back and forth between Portsmouth and London. Mrs. Bruce and her husband wtu alternate at the controls. ing ourselves, will be fit subjects for padded cells and strong-arm nurses. The best tblng tor us to do is to play along quietly, watcli for a lucky break and then jump Ui grab It" "That sounds like sense," nodded Stevens, standing at the window and watching a man who bugged the shade of a palm and every nov and then shifted his heavy holster to a more comfortable position. "My dear Miss Wentworth," sighed Ashwood, "If you were only able to acquire a proper perspec tive, you would find yourself thor oughly enjoying your stay with ns. You arc, I am told, a remarkable actress. Just think of the roles you will be able to create wben you un derstand the pathologic psychology of your fe.lcff guests." A faint breeze from the Gulf ol Mexico caressed Nancy's pink cheek as she lay back In her deck chair indolently watching the soft tropic nlgbt Ash vood's Idle speiuatlons, brilliant but bltlngly cynlcil, in trigued her. "But I'm not a dramatic actress, Mr. Ashwood," she protested. "It's really a pit that you did not lnvitt someone dovi here' who might glvi mu singing and dancing lesson In stead of studies In character." He waved ber argument away. "Hamilton, for Instance," he con tinued, reflectively, "wbo, like a drowning man wltb his proverbial straw, clutches at his deck of cards as a preserver of his sanity. Watch, If you will, the expression in hla eyes when he looks at Williams, the Inoffensive grain broker from Chicago. Strange, those two solid business men should be so antago nistic. Each seems so Innocuous In his own way. But their brood ing distaste for one another will Sara up before long and the results will be fascinating to an Impartial observer. 'Regard the sullen enmity be tween our fashionable amateur ath lete Mallory, and the product of Chicago speakeasies, the worthy Luccl. 'Then, If you please, observe the case of Martin, whose real love Is Chicago real estate In neat little subdivisions on the prairies west ot Evansvtlle. He finds himself, now, In love with you, but perplexed because the heat seems to have dried up the ebullient bubbling springs ot. loquacity which are every real estate promoter's birth right He, too, thwarted In his ambition to sell you the Idea ot sottllng In Chicago, will soon break out Into violence. It la interesting to speculate as to the time and method of his outbreak." Nancy wondered what the three newcomers were doing at this mo ment Tbey had kept to them selves all day, making no effort to talk to her or to the other pris oners. She had thought there would be trouble when she bad seen the queer old detective meet Luccl near the dead line In front of the hangar. Tbe gangster bad clenched bis fists and bad halt crouched as though to spring at the older man. But Calhoun and Bat tles had stepped forward to meet his charge. There had been an In stant's tense silence and Luccl had turned away, his swarthy face dark and lowering. Nancy bad seen a look ot disappointment sweep over the faces ot the two comrades. Her wild surge ot hope that the trio would find speedy means to rescue her had faded Into nothing during the baking hours ot the afternoon. After all, what could they do, surrounded, as they were, by a score ot armed guardsT She hoped they would not -be precipi tate. Ashwood had told ber that Calhoun had been slightly Injured In attempting to tntortere when she had been kidnaped. Her heart warmed to him, but she had had no opportunity to express her grati tude. Later, perhaps, the chancs would come. "And now," Ashwood's somnolenl voice continued, "It becomes neces say, to tell you that the day attei tomorrow I am taking a step ol some Importance. I observe a slight fee'lng of restlessness amon my men, here, so events are shap lng more rapidly than I had antlcl pated. "I have doclded to buy you back from your ah fiance, and we will leave the Island for good. Th others will be released the next day." She sst bolt upright In her chair wondering It she had understood. "Buy met" she gasped. (Copyright. Dial Press) Ashwood's astonishing proposal to Nancy cautrt Luecl to make cltadly threat, tomorrow. OF O RANTS PABS. Ore.. Aug. J. (AP) Mrs. Alice noberuon. who has lived for Ol ytara on the orlslnal home stead la miles down the Rogue rlvr I from here, was honored on Sunday when the Robertson bridge, named for Her. was dedicated. The all-steel structure ob7late the necessity for ferries In operation for many years at the site. Hundreds of early settlers attended the picnic which followed the dedi cation. Oeorfre Werts, Pomona Orange master, delivered the dedication ad dress. 4 . Shoe Repairing, opening Augdat 8. H. r. Preset, 1 So. Front, JifEDFOTlD MXILi M SLANDERED; ASKSipOO LOS ANGELES, ,u-. 3 (AP) The marital bark Mrs. Minnie "Ma" Ken nedy and Guv Edward Hudson launched In the moonlight beside a Washington lake was buffeted against another rock today. 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PLAN BONUS MARCH PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 (AP) The communist party and Its sub sidiary organizations here hsve or ganized a ran-and-file committee to form a new bonus army of veterans and unemployed to march on Wash ington, D. C. Plans for tbe contemplated march were discussed by several speakers at a Plaza block meeting opposite the courthouse Saturday. But no def inite date was set. - Film Magazine Editor Passts HOLLYWOOD, Cel., Aug. 3. (AP) James Quirk, publisher of a mo tion picture magazine, died In a hospital today. He bad been 111 about two weeks from pneumonia and a heart attack. He was hus band of May Allison, motion picture actress. K.ofC.PicnicsAt ! Historic Champoeg CHAMPOEO, Ore., Aug. S. (AP) Knights of Columbus; holding their annual state picnic for the first time at Champoeg Sunday recounted the part Catholics played In Oregon's early history. The Knights plan henceforth to meet here every year on the fourth Sunday of July. goo Die In Flood. CANTON. Aug. 3 (AP) The death toll was counted at 600 as the ram paging Chu Klang (Canton river) T7" Ml? SO INTO which has been battering tofim tbt hut, In th- noorer districts of this capital of southern China, continued to rise today. Five Firemen Die In Gotham Blast NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (AP) An ex plosion in the aub-basement of the skyscraper Bits Tower hotel killed five firemen Monday, Injured another so severely he was expected to die and Injured less seriously 35 perse-na, Including two women and two chil dren. Uy ULENN CHAfFlN and HAL rOBKEBX M. PAYNE By SOL HESS BvC. l CeTRTAIMLY WIL1 rr CAmt UMsm ir i-rrr i -. . A -yj TW1S UM5HACKLEO w I l MSK OK FAVOR TMEV drapteo NJEBBl AYE. AVE. MY GOLXJTRV 1 HATQJ TO yOOR. CALL. ;