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JfEDFOTvD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1932.
Gamblers Throw
BYNOi'BIS: Jerry Calhoun and
Nancy Wentuiorth art taunted
alter their eecret marriage by
Limpy Aehwood, who had in
tended to marry Nancy. Aehwood
hat kidnaped Iter and live men,
one of irhom hae been murdertid,
and holdt them on an island for
ranaom. Lucci. a ganoater, one
of the vriaonere. hope to out
trick Aehwood.
Chapter 29
8UPPRES8ED HATE
' IF YOU'LL excuse us, we'll no out
1 on the porch," Jerry told Ash
wood. "We find the room crowded."
He turned to Nancy, who, repress
ing a start ot surprise, rose Instant
ly and put her arm through his.
"Why not. Indeed?" agreed the
eripple. "I think It Is duly recorded
In the 'Book ot Etiquette' that the
young couple should Invariably sit
for an bo'L or two gazing starry
eyed at the moonlight. It any."
Jerry stood there in hesitation, his
seli-control worn to a thin edge by
the subtle taunts. It Aehwood had
only been ot Luccl's build! What
pleasure be would take In beating
him down! Nancy's slight pressure
on his arm brought him back to
reason. He bowed mockingly and
followed his wife out Into the dark
ness. Hamilton swept bis seven rows of
cards together, placed the deck
meticulously In the upper left cor
ner of the table and, murmuring a
conventional word of apology, lett
the room.
The wide, comfortable porch, In
the utter quiet of the troplo night,
was like a UaTen of peace after the
throbbing Intensity ot the living
room. Nancy stepped to the rail,
silently surveying the long, spark'
ling path ot moonlight across the
black waters. .
"What do yon think Ashwood
will do, Jerry V she whispered.
"I don't know, Nancy," he an-
iwered honestly. "It hit him hard.
Tfcat'i the only thing I'm sure of.
I'm getting o 1 don't know what
anyone will do. We're all strained
to the snapping point Word tins
percolated through the crowd that
Ashwood Is flying away from, here
tomorrow. There's been a lot ot
activity at th hangar all afternoon.
One-shot and Hamilton have asked
ma a dozen times whether we're
going to be released tomorrow or
not Ashwooa has said nothing
about It and they're all afraid we're
going to be lett here while he gets
away. If we have another bot night
tonight there's no telling what
may happen. The whole plic: vi
brates with suppressed bate."
"It be takes me away tomorrow,
I'll Jump out of his plane," she
burst out passionately. "And If
I'm tied In, I'll Jump overboard
from bis yacht tomorrow night'
"He won't take you away," be
declared Irmly. "The first move he
makes toward you In the nornlng
I'll grab blm with my two bands
and break his back before his guards
can pull a trigger. If I were pol
' live be still bad It In his mind I'd
. walk right In there and do It now."
"Please, Jerry," she whispered.
"Aren't things bad enough now
without your adding to them before
It becomes necessary!"
He made no reply, being afraid
that If he spoke at all, It would be
to say too much, i He dared not
even look at ber cameo-Uke pro
Hie, lest he loose the words which
trembled upon his lips. For some
.moments they stood there In silence.
At last:
"Nancy, you you aren't worrying
about tonight are you?"
"1 don't know, Jerry," she con-
tessed, hardly above a whlspur. "1
was watching Asbwood's face when
he listened to your announcement
He's going to make It as difficult
as be can for us, It only out of a
perverse wish for revenge."
"Well," be ventured, cursing him
elf for bis fumbling about In a
difficult situation, "we'll have to
make a pretense of being roall-
married, you know, or all this busi
ness won't do any good."
Why oouldu't be expross himself
to girls as he oould to men? If he
were talking to a fellow, now, he'd
have no trouble. But here he was
floundering like a silly kid, making
It more difficult tor her Instead ot
less. His cheeks were hot too. It
was fortunate that the night bio bis
face. He'd give h'a share of the re
ward, right now, It Lucci or Mai
lory were to stride out on the porch
and give him someone to poke at
"Listen, Nancy," he added. "You
go to bed early. After you've gone
to sleep 1 11 Just creep In and stretch
myself on the floor right against
tbe door. You 11 never know I've
been there."
She was still silent The pause
teemed Interminable.
"Poor little girl," he murmured
Top Ripped From
Auto In Collision
Tbe automobile balonalng to
Archie Pierce, was badly damaged
In a collision at the corner ot
Fourth and Centra) streets yester
day afternoon when the car was p.
set, and tha top torn off. No one
was Injured. Mrs. C. A. Cobb of
41S Woodstock was driving the otner
automobile, according to reports filed
this afternoon at the city police
station.
Mexico Refuses
Veterans Haven
' MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13. (At
President Ortls Rublo announced
today that Mr.tlco would not permit
American world war veterans to
etnbllh & colony here. This de
rision wne In response to a request
by DoaX Carter, leader of one wing
of 'lie American bonus expeditionary
fort, .
soothingly. 'But by tomorrow night
It'll probably be all over."
She suddenly became rigid and
stared through thu darkness.
Look!" she whispered, clutch
ing his arm. "There's someone down
there In the palm grove, crawling
on bis hands and knees."
He peered In the direction Indi
cated and saw a faint blur against
the darker background of tbe trees.
Aa he watched. It moved, progres
sing very slowly through tbe saw-
grass toward the black bulk ot the
hangar.
"That may be the bird who killed
Williams and the guard," be whis
pered. "You stay right here on
the porch until I come back.'
Please, please be careful, Jerry."
she whispered.
He pressed aer band reassuringly.
then vaulted over the rail,- landing
with cat-like silence on the roslllent
sand. In another Instant he was
tiptoeing In the direction taken by
the crawling man. Hurrying at first
then slowing bis pace as he caught
sight of the. man he was pursuing,
be dropped to his hands and knees,
creeping cautiously from the shel
ter ot one palm trunk to another.
Sand burrs punctured bis knees,
elbows and bare hands tike a
thousand tiny needles. The hangar
was not far dlstan now. He heard
a faint hiss from the man before
him. A door In the side of the long,
low building was opened. The man
hissed again. There was a moront's
pause, then Jerry saw the crouching
figure rise and enter the hangar.
The door was clored.
Still exerting tbe utmost care lest
be rattle fallen palm leaves and
Invite tbe deadly probing of machine-gun
bullets, the pilot Inched
his way to tho side of the building.
Then be began a slow, cautious
Journey around Its matched-board
wall In the hope of finding a van
tage spot where he might overhear
what was going on within.
Ah! Luck I He found that the rear
of the hangar was protected only
by a thick thatch of palm leaves.
An effort be decided, to minimise
the force of troplo storms. Tbe
open back would allow the winds
to sweep through unhindered, les
sening the pressure against the
structure. From the other aide of
the thatch ho could hear tbe mur
mur of voices. Leaf by leaf be
parted the barrier with his hands
and burrowed his way toward the
Interior.
". . . you guys will be outa luck,
nothing elsel" It was Luccl's voice.
Unmistakable, that sound; he would
have recognized It anywhere.
"How'll we bi outa luck?" chal
lenged a strange harsh voice. Jerry
held his breath. New complica
tions! "Well, t suppose Llmpy's going
to remember you in his will, hey?"
It was Lucci, again, bis tone vibrant
with scorn. "What are you going
to do when he ma';es bis fade-out,
hey? He's going to lam for bis
swell private yacht and retire, he
says:"
"Aw, Llmpy's treated us right!"
A new voice entered the discussion,
but there was an undercurrent of
uncertainty In the statement that
Lucci was quick to detect
"What do you mean, treated you
right? You're a good pilot ain't
you? You could have made twice
aa much flying for my mob as you've
got now, and you wouldn't be facing
a shift tor yourself, now, either.
Sure, Llmpy's split with you birds.
I split with mine, loo. Listen, you
guys; I'll lay you Ave to one that
I've split grai.ds with my gang while
Llmpy'a been splitting centuries."
"Maybe so," agreed the doubtful
one, who was, apparently, one of the
pilots of the amphibian. "But your
men got bumped off so fast the
money don't do them any good."
"Pah I" Luccl's voice w con
temptuous. 'A few torpedoes and
musclemen get too slow drawing
their heats and the other guy fogs
awny first That Isn't what t vsnt
you for. I want you-birds fo. the
smooth stuff. Tho brain work, see?
Murphy, here, will boss the flock of
new flyers I'm getting togother. This
aviation racket is a new one to me,
but there are millions In it and I'm
going to hop on It good. The rest
otyou will be collectors and Tommy
men. And," be added significantly,
"you can trust me never to lam out
on' you when things get hot and
loave you to shoot It out with the
dicks, see?"
"What do w stand to make If
we come ove: to you?" This was
from a man who had not spoken
before.
(Copyright, Vial Prets)
Tha gangitera plot an attack on
tha houia, In tha next Initalimant,
and Jarry and Stavans atrangthan
thalr dafanaaa.
Elks State Meet
' Opens At Seaside
SEASIDE, Ore., Aug. 19. yf)
With street alive with purple and
white bunting and banners, bands
playing and flags flying, Elks of
Oregon paraded Into Beaalde today
for the lodftemcn's annual state
convention. More than a thousand
members of the benevolent and pro
tective order and their families, are
expected to attend the three-day
meeting.
Famed Painting Defaced
PARIS, Aug. U. (IP) An un
identified person, preaumably a men
tal defective, slashed Millets famous
painting. "The Anaelus" with a raaor
in the Louvre today,
Broken wlnrtowa glased by Trow.
Orldge Cabinet Worka.
.
Auguat coal special. 113.00 per ton.
Medj ful Co,, Tel. Wl.
JOHN GILBERT IN
FOURTH MARRIAGE
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 12. (yp)
The film cameras were still grinding
on the studio lot at 8:45 o'clock last
evening. Before one ot them stood
Virginia Bruce, an actress, portraying
the part of a crippled trader's daugh
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ter in a picture of African life. She
was In rags and, her face was stained.
John Gilbert walked onto the set
and Interrupted the scene.,,
"We're going to be married at 6
o'clock," he calmly announced, and
they were.
The marriage was Gilbert's fourth,
his divorce from his third wife, Ina
Claire, actress, having become final
last Saturday.
Graves Jewelry Shop, one block
north of poatoffice. Phone 498-W.
Fender and body repairing. Prices
right. Brill Sheet Metal Works.
A Story And A Call
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NEW QORK, Aug. 13. (P) Signs
of a, pickup in railroad traffic be
came evident today with the an
nouncement of the New 'York Cen
tral of an Indicated Increase In Its
car loading requirements for the lat
ter half of August. Jt was unoffic
To Arms!
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ially estimated by this road that its
loadings would run from 15 to 18
per cent over the first half of the
month.
Mill Near Eugene
Destroyed By Fire
EUGENE, Aug. 12. yp) Flames
which for a time threatened the
entire community of Veneta, yester
day destroyed the A. M. Matlock saw
mill near there and burned 75,000
feet of timber. The plant was closed
and nearly all machinery had been
removed. Lou was about 95000.
IJen'SNTHUSIASM WAS CONTAGIOUS!
BEFORE THE MORNING WAS HALF OVER,
THE AGE-OLD LURE OF BURIED TREASURES
HAD. AGAIN SEIZED JONATHAN T
60SH.BUT THIS GROUND W IT'S BIG ENOUGH ' IT'S THE 1
IS TOUGH! BUT WE'RE NOW FOR ME TO M. Z , TREASURS, HT
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ALTON, PI.. Aug. 12. (AP) Au
gust Luer, retired meat packer '
Alton, spent S135.000 to keep his
name unblemished in bis home town.
Although under no legal obliga
tion, he psid that much for bonds
now considered worthless, because
about four years ago he sponsored
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the bonds. Issued by a company In
which be was not Interested. .
Flier's Fiance Was
Drug Addict, Claim
MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 13. Tes
timony that Haden Clarke, for whose
slaying Cataln W. N. Lancaster Is on
trial, was a narcotic addict, that he
frequently discussed suicide and that
he suffered in New Orleans from an
Illness with which he was afflicted
at the time of bis death, was given
today by Dick Lavender, Clarke's for
mer companion.
By ULENN CUAKFDi
and UAL COBBESI
By C. M. PAYNE
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
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