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JifEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932.
lb Nothing Venture BEER BY MARCH 4
ZX p""e" '""" i pinMrn'p iioinii
MjrxtH: At u jruitteae tearcn i
tmr him goes vn almost over hie
Mai, Jervie War comet fo Mov
1 in a forgotten cave ueed year
ejre 6y smufwiers. realise
eolth terror that toon the tea toill -rift
above where he liee; that
treat iron bare are between him
and eafetv. Nou he realixet rueul
ly that Kotamund Careto and Rob
ert Leonard brought him here
and that hie wife Kan had warned
him against them.
Chapter 44
A VISITOR APPEAR8
JERVIS did not know bow long
ho bad been listening to the tide.
There bad been a moment ot horrid
panlo when be knew that the tide
vat coming in.
It bad been high tide last night
Tuesday night at nine o'clock.
It would be high tide, and spring
tide, at ten minute past eight on
Wednesday morning. That made
low tide just after two. It muBt
have been somewhere about three
o'clock when be was knocked out
Eajr that was an bour ago. . . ,,It
,was verr difficult to gauge time,
and he had no watch. He regretted
hie watch, with Its luminous dial.
Well, It It was four' o'clock or
thereabouts, the tide had turned two
hours before, and bad another three
hours to go. The question was
how tar up was It going to come?
Be was on tbe landward side ot tbe
bars In the Inner cave. Where did
Foxy store his kegsT He didn't Just
leave them banging about In the
tide-water.
A little careful exploration
showed him that be was on a raised
ledge about six feet by eight On
one side It was bounded by a slip
pery tilted boulder ot unknown
height, and on tbe other three aldos
by an equally unknown drop. He
couldn't climb the boulder; It was
water-worn and as slippery as glass.
Water-worn and that tide was
coming In., He could hear It moving
stealthily.
There must be some ledge to
which he could climb. . , . The
thought of tbe passage came Into
. his mind. Leonard must have
brought him here by the passage.
Then there must be a way down Into
the cave and not too hard a way,
because Leonard couldn't have car
ried him down much of a slope.
He wondered if there were steps
out in the wall,
He must wait until there was
enough water to float blm, and then
swim round the cave feeling tor a
toot-hold. His head was better now,
hut he felt terribly thirsty. The lap
ping of the water suggested a long
cool drink. His thirst became In
tense. Thirst, and the lapping of the
tide....
"I should hate that death ban
daged my eyes, and forebore and
crept past." . '
Where did that come from? He
didn't know. He must have read It
And there was something farther an
about the "black minute." Black
minute black eternity the lap
ping, rising watqr, It he could only
see. ...
With tbe word In his mind, he
aw. ,
A harsh dragging, grating sound
made a confusion among the echoes
ot the cave, and cutting through the
black darkless and the contusion,
came a white and brilliant shaft of
light.
Jervla looked up at it, tingling
with a sense ot shock. Light a
level ray ot It overhead.
It sprang out ot the darkness' Into
which he was staring, and be saw
black scarred rock all wet and shin
ing, with Assures that ran moisture.
Someone had come down the
passage from Old Foiy's house and
was standing In the mouth ot It with
a powerful electrlo torch In his
hand. Then suddenly the beam
swung down and hit hltn In the face.
He threw up his arm Involuntarily,
as It to ward a blow; and from the
black mouth ot the passage Robert
Leonard laughed.
"So you've come to, have you!'
"Take that damned light oft me!"
(aid Jervls furiously.
He felt It go, and then flick back
and catch him blinking.
: Robert Leonard laughed again,
"Not looking quite your best aro
you? Like a wash and brush up?
Oh, I see you've had the wash.
What about a drink? You've got a
bit of a head, haven't you?" As he
apoke he swung the light to and fro.
Jervls steadied himself against
the Intermittent dattle, and got
what he could from It Only a tour
SECOND BIG FIRE
.ALBANY, Ore.. Oct. 13. AP)
Fire that destroyed three warehouses
last night at Brownsville threatened
for a time to apread to two large
oil tank on either side of the flam
ing buildings. An eiploeton was pre
Tented when firemen saved two other
nearby wareiHouaea.
The loss was estimated at 94.000.
ar.vv-3ifl ; At a iruilteee eearcn I ia3l Ol'un Irom waera hn wru in nnnl 1 l-linmrn a illllliv
1031 oiop Irom where he was to pool
level. There were two pools, one
: - imiiiiiiiii in
running right back to the wall of the
cave, and another between him and
the Iron bars.
Tbe tide was right up to the bars
now, and the step was bidden. The
passage from Foxy 's house had been
behind him. The beam cut down
from It at an angle and swung to
and fro. There must be a fairly foot-
worthy path between tbe edge of the
pool and the tilted beulder, because
Leonard must bare brought blm
that way.
The cave was about twenty feet
across, and his rock a little on one
side of the middle say eight feet
from the wall where the passage
came out
The light swung In. He saw that
there was Just euch a narrow path
as he had guessed at The ray
poured down almost vertically for a
moment, and then cut right across
the cave and made a steady circle
on the dripping wall. Jervls guessed
that the torch bad been set down.
I've come to talk business." said
Robert Leonard.
Jervls spoke to him for the first
time. He said.
You swab I" .
And I don't want any of your
back-chat," said Leonard. His voice
was the voice ot a man who stands
la a lounging attitude with his
hands In his pockets. "I've got you
cold and It you haven't got enough
sense to nee It, and to keep a civil
tongue in your bead, you can stay
here and drown it would suit me
better.
"D'you get that? I'd sooner you
were drowned dead men tell no
tales, and all the rest of It. It would
suit me a whole heap better to let
you drown. You get that by heart
and keep It In mind!"
Jervls could Just see blm now
that the light was still. He had set
It down, not nt at his feet, but on
some sort ot ledge on a level with
his hand. His hands showed, and
his face, and a light patch that was
collar and shirt They looked like
pale funguses In the dark. The rest
was shadow.
Well?" said the easy voice. "Go
ing to be sensible and talk? You're
up against It, you know."
Jervls got up and stood against
the tilted boulder. He set an elbow
on It and leaned, bis bead on bis
hand. Moving made him giddy tor a
moment He said,
"What do you want?"
The thing seemed still so Incon
ceivable. His thoughts felt stiff; he
couldn't really bend tbem to deal
with It There was a blind rage wait
ing to sweep him off bis foot, but
he'd got to koop that back, A blind
rage a blind tide rising tide
spring tide storm tide waiting to
carry him away, to sweep him
ngalnst the rocks, to dash blm sense
less, to drown the cave and him.
He leaned heavily upon his hand.
He heard Leonard speaking, but
the words went by blm. It was like
a wrong tuning on the radio a
blare of sound without words or
sense. Thon, all at once, his name
sharp and clear, and the contusion
gone.
"Jervls!" and, "What about It?"
He looked up stupidly, blinking at
the ray.
"I didn't hear what you said."
Robort Leonard swore with an
obvlousersor which Jervls found
heartening. Come to think ot It It
was annoying- to breathe flro and
slaughter, and find that the victim
hadn't been attending. Jervls
laughed Inwardly.
"Perhaps you wouldn't mind say
ing it again," he said politely.
Once more Robert Leonard swore.
He had quite an extensive vocabu
lary and appeared to be In good
form,
"Look bore, I've come here to talk
business, not to waste my time!"
"It's valuable ot course," said Jer
vls. Leonard's voice took on a nasty
rasp.
"Yours Is, If mine Isn't Perhaps
you've noticed that the tide's com
ing In. Well, either we're going to
talk business, or I go away aqd
leave you. See?"
He snatched up the torch and
turned Its circle of light straight
downward. Jorvle had thought there
mint be steps cut In the rock.
There were no steps.
(CopyHpM, l'St, tfpptneott;
Jervls learns the true reason, to
morrow, for Rosamund's strange
conduct.
The three buildings were owned by
the defunct Brownsville bank.
A transient was held for question
ing today by state pollc as an In
wndtnry atwpect but today had not
been Implicated In the cavw.
Brownsville suffered another seri
ous fire two weeks ago.
Adrlenne'a has Just recelTM ft
fourth shipment of popular Auede
und Korrio-hlde. washable leather
Jackets. Smart new styles In dark
brown, sawdust, mandarin green and
rhum brown.
-
LOOK! A BIO HAT 8 ALB all thU
week; 800 new hata at 95c and $1.03.
The greatest values we have ever of
fered. The Band Box & Shoe Box.
UMI1IILIIU IIUIVII
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. (API-
Speaker John N. Gamer, democratic
vice presidential candidate, eald to
TAILSPIN TOMMY
I DON'T rCNOtO
WWCTHE9 00 e
CAN DO IT OR
NOT, BUT IF WE
CAN II WILL lit
A RIOT.
BOUND TO WIN Hassett's Invitation
I CANT HEAR fiSM NO.THerVB JUST r"ie JUST W5CONNECTED VOU FROmW Froe- OUGHTW GOSH i'thWWA frHE STOCK A ALL RIGHT, ALPHEOSS
THlKlS NOW, ( MOVED ON WATT fi Die OAS6ER COVE MICROPHONE EEM TO Be OKI THE Wljh TMGYRE V'dMrWn MARKET'S I MUCH OBLIGED SAV, BEN,
BILL. T DO YOU iAMINUTEANDVLL sj i THE66 CTTHER HOLES? WELL.THE7 FRINGE OF ttSJI TALVtlrM' jMsi3tii SON8TO POt!UHILE JONATHAN'S- LISTEr-
6'POSE THEYME i 6HOW VOU HOW VOL) 1 COt-TTACT VJITH THE OTHER MICROPHONES Y&M THE EAST JW3E.6T AiS V WMg5 YOUR BANK Jl INKS IN, SUPPOSE VOLS AKIO
UP AN' KILLED M.CAN FOLLOW THeM M I HASTE SCATTERED Wai-. OMMMWJm&M 3L)NSLE WA MEAN AS Y, iBgSZ HAS ( I SO UP TOPSIDE FOR Aj .
car" muBO f yT, , rfffij ABOUTTME ISLAND J,S'VMmrm HEAR - MMk EVER. , JIBaE TELEPHONED LITTLE CHAT J
S'MATTER POP No further Research Necessary
p 111
THE NEBBS The Ingrate
I HESE aSP 11 WMAT ARE WE SOIMS ES, AKIO WHEW i- COME OUT AMD
-rovjiir TlMr To 00 ABOUT THIS Vfp-wsr'frr, - I OEMs THAT 1 AM IKJOEPEKJDEKIT OF tl
Jl' J LITERATURE THAT TWEVRE DUV UP ALL. g HEIT A KID WIS 6AKI&.VOU GOVS FROTH f f
FOR THE 3PRIKIKLIMG. FROM THE THE AiRPLAMESV I AT THE MOUTH AMD CALL ME AM k
HEOPLE'5 SKV i 1AWO PR1MTIMG IM GRATE I COULDM'T BE ELECTED :.. VJDRtCS OM THE EMD OF A PICK TO SEKIOj
CANDIDATE V PRESSES DOORKEEPER IM HADES WITH HIM THROUGH COLLEGE AMD THEKJS
MUTT AND JEFF
THfc TOUOHCST GUY IMTTOUHO-
rl6 Polls th MeTftt. caps
off or soft riwK bottlm
vuiTH HIS TCftTM.
10-IX
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BRINGING UP FATHER
I 30T TO HAVE.
& 00.22 TO SPEND
IK) THE 2 ii2 VVARD
THER.VOTE
day he believed "there la a distinct
possibility that there will be some
form of modification ot the Volstead
Act to bring about tbe return of beer
before March 4."
"My guess," he said, "la that there
will be some legislation for modifica
tion of the VoUtead Act when con
gress meets for the short session in
December.
"1 believe this will happen because
of the demands of the democratic
platform and the ststements by
The Boys Plan A Surprise Act!
tr - ir bt, m jt I & u n."rwm- 'i.Jf - i is - --v j x t i as vv N fi - u--ii
Is Kid Sneeze Tough?
I KNEW DU
WERE GOKlG
I'LL rsAAKE.
i I He. vreixts matches om his tuio-days
I 1 1 6(?0JTrt oF BCMt- ANt He r?
I dTH Always cools his i
J " K. BY FANMIM6 IT C"?CVv
an r WBSsJr -'
CHECK TOR 400.
AND THAT'S AU.
TO eV THAT
of
DRESS SALE 200 new dresses Just
arrived. A regular W value special
at $2.99. Other dresses up to 1350.
Costs 8 95 snd up. Shoes SI 49 zo
(4.99. THE BAND BOX tc SHOE BOX,
"The store that asves you money."
Rummage Sale, Wednesday snd
Thursday, next door to West Side
Pharmacy, auspice Lady Lions.
Oy Yoi! ! !
OUT A "
WEU,HUKRy
UP THE
GANCj IS
WAITIN'
democratic congressmen, many
whom are now up for re-election.'
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FARMERS HINDER
STOCK DELIVERY
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 13. (AP
Thirteen livestock trucks were escort
ed into Minneapolis by officers to
BUT If VfJKAT I HARD
THIS MORMUJG IS TRUt-
Trlfe KID S 5oPrtM4M&
UP A IT- CVItN
? PoUTfr
192, King Frtrurrj Srnici(e, Inc,
Vri r x- - -tlL3 E
( I GOT TO GET 1 V " V THAT'?,)
some csas ko? WA irtrniBv -t-Hat-
9 KV GAR j r IGOTTWO V J
I ' ' ' TICKETS FO? XI Y
' SO DO I THE. FIGHT T V-?
a I RESERVED OfTfJ
rWSi $10.33 MORe;7 J lM&
Hh?ri I and the rfcDNT youf fUn
rjLZrv. -- V -TONIGHT VTS J LTf, w3--i
I III - o
day after being pursued and delayed
three hours by farmer-pickets.
The trucks, en route to South St.
Paul, were forced beck near Anoks,
18 miles from here. The drivers fi
nally entered over snother road, not
patrolled.
Anoka county pickets learned of
the plan and cut in ahead of the
caravan In Hennepin county. Nall
Etudded belts were apread on the road
and tires punctured before the trucks
stopped.
VJHO MOM1MATEO
VOU OUT OF POLITICAL. OSSCURITV AMD J
vou'Re oust like
VJORKS OKI THE
him through
THE- KID'S ASHAMED
P
Gft 8htuo ripfeo wmtJ.
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p. ,T- pres.TeY tcll n hg.6ot up)
vJ-r' 1J Mt GAe HIS SCAT TO A J
III Hll
Sheriff John Wall sent seven depu
ties from here, but the pickets had
fled back Into Anoka county.
SAMS VALLEY HIT BY
FIRST FROST OF FALL
SAMS VALLEY, Oct. 13 (Spl.)
Plrst local frost reported for the Ma
son came Saturday night, doing email
damage to gardens.
Uy OLtNN CIMrTLN
and HAL FOttUESX
By EDWIN ALGER
By C. M. PAYNE
By SOL HESS
VOO? VWMQ PlCKfED 3
a, cuv whose father
EMD OF A PICK TO 5EKJD
college amo them
HIM.
By BUD FISHER
By George McManus