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PAGE SIX Gamblers Throw 6y Eu4iacz L. Adatn. & BTNOPS1S: "1arrv me," 'T Calhoun till b'ancy Wentworth when eHe save that Llmpv Alh wood, the aangeter who it keep ing hrr and tour men on an (and tor ranMom. hat threatened to make her become hit wife. Jerry Smory Battlre and Btevtne have been raptured while trying to rescue the vritonere. Chapter 26 A THOUSAND DEVILS THE three stared at Jerry as though he bad lost his mind. He lifted loose sand through bis fingers, not looking up. "Of course," be continued slow ly," "you understand that the mar riage would be In name only. It we ever get back to civilization we could all work together and have It quietly annulled. Steve and Emory would be witnesses to prove that It had been done as the lesser of two evils." A thousand devils were grinning from Emory's dancing eyes as he glanced from the sober-faced, flushed Nancy to the embarrassed Jerry. "Fine scheme, It you ask me," Stevens said hastily. "You prob ably won't have to worry about a divorce, or an annulment, either, because If you aren't a widow by the time you leave here, it won't be Jerry's fault. He's more anx ious to go and get himself killed "You are a dear than any feller I ever saw unless It's bis addle-headed running mate, here." Jerry's ears burned as he saw the girl survoy blm thoughtfully. He had never been much of a la dles' man. But ha did feel foolish, somehow. Talking about even this kind of a marriage as though they were discussing a missing engine or a spavined horse. A small hand suddenly rested upon his knee. Ha looked up to see Nancy smiling at him through tear-washed eyes. "You are a dear boy, Jerry, and I trust you," ahe said, simply. "I'll leave all the dotalls to you three." She rose and walkod rapidly to ward the house. Emory broke Into a chuckle. Jerry glared at him. "What are you laughing at, you ap? I've got a good mind to poke you In the nose I" "I'm laughing out of pure relief," gasped Emory, "that I wasn't the falr-halred laddie who thought of that wonderful scheme! Ob boyl Our little Jerry, reBtless wandorer ot the air trails, married!" "Shut up!" growled Jerry mo rosely. "Didn't you hear the con TersatlonT" "Sure, 1 heard It," Emory's grin was maddening. "Didn't you hear me say that the marriage would be in name only!" "Sure, oh sure, we heard It, didn't we. Steve!" The detective's eyes were twin kling, but his face was Impassive. "Well, then don't be an ass!" muttered Jorry. "1 heard you ray it," gibed Emory, "but It didn't mean any thing. You wait." "It's J'ist because I have a won derful control over my tompor," observed Jorry wltherlngly, "that I don't beat you up. I'd do It right bow It we had any privacy." He rose and strode toward the house, very much on his dignity. The majestic hajteir of his re treat was not made easier by the sound ot Emory's raucous laughter which followed him all the way to the porch ateps. An almost unbearable aura ot uneasiness pervaded everything within the house, blended with the EXPRESS STARTS OMAHA, Aug. 9. (AP) Inaugur ating a nationwide air express ser vice an American airways plane took off from the municipal airport here early today for Kansas City with nine packages. Lobsters to Oklahoma, Ire cream to Kansas City, and other shipment to points Including New York and Whit tier, Csl., were Included in the freight flown by Pilot Lee MrBrlde. At Kansas City, St. Louis and New Orelana, the plane made connection with planes bound for other cities throughout Vie country. The neT service Is known as General Air ex- heat waves that rose In shimmer ing layers from the parched sand outside, made ao atmosphere sur charged with electricity. Jerry felt that If a door were to be slammed, each man within that huge, dark ened living room would leap tor his neighbor's throat. Nancy was the only one who, after dinner that evening, braved the torrid heat of her own room. The others In the living room hod settled down to wait, as patiently as might be, through endless hours until bedtime. Jerry, Emory and Stevens sat close together, the flyers attempt ing to read, the old man mildly watching the others with eyes that scarcely seemed to see what tbey were looking at Hamilton was placidly shuffling his cards and placing them In neat rows and columns upon the green baize table top. Mallory, a highball on the arm of his chair, was alter nately drinking and dozing. Luccl, sitting bolt upright In a straight chair, was finding the Inactivity almost insupportable. He strode to the door with irritating regularity, peering out to Bee If the hoped-for evening breeze bad risen. Then h returned to tbe chair lo alt, chaf ing and sweating, waiting for something to happen. Martin, un obtrusive as usual, was half-hidden boy, Jerry." In a dark corner. Ho shuffled his foot Incessantly, unconsciously. Jerry found the noise Irritating. Even Ashwood, stretched out In a clinlso longue ot Philippine wicker, seemed moody and dispirited. "Good Qod!" snarled Mallory harshly. "Why doesn't somebody say something?" Luccl snapped out of his chair and facod him, his dark eyes beady with hate, bis mouth a crimson crack in his swarthy face. Then he iegan to advance upon the stockbroker, treading lightly, swift ly. Mallory pushed himself out ot his arm chair, grinning horribly. Hnmllton swiftly moved bis table away from the area ot the Impend ing clash. "Luccl!" Steven's voice snapped like a bullet. Luccl paused uncer tainly. "Sit down, both of you!" The tension was suddenly brok en. The gangstor, surly, returned to his chair. Mallory seated him solf and drank greedily. Ashwood had not moved a mus cle, lie sat there, watching, an amused gleam In his doep-set eyes, a faint smile on a is lips. "Thoughtful of you. Stove," the whlto halred cripple acknowledged drily, "to break up that little bout, but you must admit that It would have livened up the evening." "Uh, huh," grunted the other shortly. "But at my age, killing Isn't funny. Sometimes It's neces sary, but it's not funny." "Oh, I don't know," yawned Ash wood. "Once In a while It may be amusing, either In Its cause or ef fect." He looked about the room, eyolng each ot the men specula tively. "I doubt, however, that It amused any of us last night With out wishing to seem critical, I might remind you gentlemen that one of you has committed two rather cold-blooded murders, Stovons watched Jerry who, with a faraway expression on his tanned (ace, was listening to something which was apparently Inaudible to the others. Emory, too, heard It "An airplane" he whispered, (Copyright. Dial Preeet Stevens evolvee plan to trick Aihwoorl, tn the next Installment, but It threaten! to lead to pltohed battle. TOSSED IN STREET NEW VOnK. Aug. B.-HflV-Jowph Miller, returning home at 8 o'clock this morning, stumbled over some thing In a burlap bag which had been tensed Into the middle of the street It was a dead man. Police found the man. about 3S years old. well dressed and well groomed, had been subbed 30 time through the heart, apparently with an Ice pick. clothesline hi drawn tightly around his neck. The knees were doubled to the chin, and bound tightly, with the arms strapped to the sides. There was so due to the man's MEDFORD irATL L E BTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 0 AP) A hundred straining policemen reinforced by strong-armed dock hands were required to restrain thou sands of ardent admirers of Greta Oarbo when the liner Orlpsholm ar rived here yesterday. True to the legend of eluslveness, TAILSPIN TOMMY "WilMMI Imff sMMkW( TUNED TO IT AS MINE MMPICK "CM UP IK A WSM BARRY, SOMETHING RED-HOT ioonT be vMIM umWMml iMi'S are, rwYot. i hear. WfMiNUTE. the ships must HAS POPPEP at three-POINT LON& noj-- TO 1 1 'W IT? I DON'T tj7 C AIRPLANE MOTOnLV- A I CAN HEARl K WSH-ANO A LONS $MW EVERY. SPARE SHIP !& IN THE TWUN' 1 WA- ,, AVrrf? A LOT OF THEM y, THEM NOUO DISTANCE AWAY. , S'MATTER POP The Smartest Kid By C. M. PAYNE iPj'M -A ve-ftV Vain't rJO flK' f V6.U4-, I 'Ptcrfe.-D fVL. JuST -HT ?"f Smah-t TSovl I "S 5MA.-raVE- TW j ( a ccptou. I f ( SMA-r-re-R.vfiL4.iB., j AM AisAuraw-r fir ' VTAve. MCKe Aocffil I W LET1 A fAt-HfR. y I TOU Uoo- V.Tv! rV Ttuu-AH- ) 1L ( EMse.T-(AM ' A see. a Ti2ovfi J 1 f I Bowkioast aOout k -awt tte. ,or JLs. 8-9- a jj 1 jj f!.... -. BOUND TO WIN The Real And The Imitation SA, ELI, THAT'S A TRIPLE I JU3T I ( UNUSUAL VN1TH VOLJ, I HAPPENED 'BIG FEET BUT WHAT I 1 TO l6 IT ? I'LL LISTEN J THE NEBBS It's True DV DIDWT HAVE A VES-V fiOOD WI&HTfe SLEEP AFTEB. PANMW SUGGESTED I THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TCLE3RAM Iamnoumcims HIS WOMIMATIOM 8V THE PEOPLES PARTY MISHT 6E A PRACTICAL OOKE OM THE PART OF 50MEOME 1 MUTT AND JEFF jfcFF.rAY vwtFt Cook6 opis 1T irTGr VQcO S oZshTJtjZtJ 1 A,TT"i soap- CYC) fc. iFYoviCANSoessP -r J - '.f I SOAP -7 h? JSv wHAr.T ,: " 0 BRINGING UP FATHER ITS "juerr TBRVUBLSE Mr9 LOTTA M7Tr GO INTO POL.1TIC4 p Ffitmti SvFHtlrtit, tnf.CrMl V II TO TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, Oarbo did not malt an appearance until long after the gangplank waa lowered, fiwedlab and American flagi flew from tbe pier tn the great pop ular welcome and dozens ot a mall craft swarmed around the vessel as she steamed up the harbor. Her non-appearance gave lise to a report that she left the Orlpsholm at sea and came In by speed boat, but a quarter of an hour after every one else had left the ship Oarbo came ashore. TILLAMOOK Construction pro gressing on new county courthouse. A Three-Point Aerial WELL, THERE'S A REAL WLD - ON Hl"Q HERE ISLAND WHAT MBDUT HIM Y ftnppoaiN' He Shows up ? mc-N r Jeff's Sense of Taste iNoeeco i no .' I auerr mate -to THINK OT HfR RUNNING PO. (tfHeln ri$M R9 r - ) vWELLCOMSIDERED ) SeuNJ-aEXJ EV-POLITICAL. ) Gj&t J I S 1 tmvs env ' n NVZCOA A f5kS AAN TO BTV1N IT NOT A CIRL AS OREGON. TUESDAY, MEN TO GET AID MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. ft-. (AP) The "white collared" man Is coming In for help. Some 60,000 of them have been or ganized under a vast creative self help plan In which barter money Is Holiday Or Else! OONT WORRV ABOUT NVltv HIM.SIG FFET' T WITH '1 A COUPLE O' GUNS ) ON ME . I CAN BE JUST ABOUT A4i VJILO I AS ANY OTHER MAN , whaTj HbKt OK IN BORNtO I Is Perfect Vr- I A-V-r TVIOUGMT -rHATT noLmcei H& no PLACE FOR. IX) WOW! Mm AUGUST 9, 1932. to replace United States currency as a medium of exchange. Seeking to aid those unemployed who have not yet asked for direct re lief and who are trying to avoid charity If possible. Dr. George Meck llnburg, pastor of the Wesley Meth odist Episcopal church here, has launched an enterprise known as the organized unemployed, to be oper- jated and directed by the Idle them selves for their own benefit. "This Is the first effort to reach this particular class of unemployed 'white collar worker' and profession WHLU- TUEISm -5 TWO VOTE6 FOR ME rr txcftMV SEEM RfcjHT TO SC5T TV-e A.A.R& AOSCLUT lew a s crry Like PEAK TV4I A lAII HSR 4 VOL BROUGHT MY WvviSH I HAD A Md HfliiffiJitSV &5r9Tuf ASHORE , DIDN'T a TO SEE IF fVE GOT THI6timMWjZ;&S- VOL! ? YE, I SEE IT ! iS5 P WOOL OA STRAIGHT r KSBMWpliW S) ALL RIGHT NOW. TURN S EVEN THOUGH "PIG FEET'iWlMM -3 THE OTHER WAV FOR A ) AOtVS IT'S ME, HE'LL. JW)SlMhiiWi " MINUTE OR SO -DON'TH GET THE) THRILL. OF HIS WW'JjnKIli lRS3r V 7 ) 8? ' al man to whom direct relief would be a most undesirable last resort." Companion Of Byrd Is Drowned In Elbe PRAOUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 9. (AP) Wepzel Vloetech, who ahared the dangers and hardships of Admir al Richard E. Byrd's expedition to the south pole, met his death yes terday In a rowing trip on the Elbe. His boat capsized and Voletech, stunned when his .head struck the gunwale waa unable to have him self. 1 E k"V f y v PHOENIX ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THIS WEEK PHOENIX, Aug. 9 (Spl ) Ladles o-i., nf the Presbyterian All WW-- church will meet at the church on Thursday with an an-aay mmj and covered dish luncheon at noon. All ladles of the community are in vlted to attend. Work commenced at the meeting last Thursday will be completed. Neighbors of Woodcraft Circle will meet at the grange -hall Wednesday night. All members ore urged to be present, By (ILKNN CHAFF1N and UAL rOKUtSI By EDWIN ALGER By SOL HESS ' ' ' - - By BUD FISHER By George McManus -eLTT ANX3NE v& TserTTER 1 THAN MR. JIGOS. So I SUPPOSE WE WLU HOvTS. TO VOTE POR HER identity,
