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PAOB SIX jrEDFORD MXTE TRTBTJKE, MEDFOUD, OREGON, TUESDAY, 'AUGUST i, 1933. WTlu- HIDDEN DOOR SYNOPSIS: Turner, . erook and boyhood iriend of Colin Hewitt, the mystery writer, aske Colin to deliver a letter for him, should Reddy be put on the epot. Colin promises, and Reddy explains what underlies the request. It ie the death ol hie 6ouIiuJ idler, Annie, whoeet hueband had been 4'bumped off," and who had been kidnapped by a man Reddv eue pecte woe "The Uask." Later ehe tcae found dead In the river. The SJask le a powerful underworld figure, with many oange, alt sepa rate. The gang leaders each know the msk le only one of his Innu merable disguises, Reddv believee ne has picked up the Hash's trail, and knows hie own life Is in deadly peril. s Chapter Four COLONEL HARGREAVES 'T DON'T like It," pronouncod Colin 1 gravely. "It's all right In a tory; but, Reddy, If you get the toods on the Mask there's the law and " ' "The law be damned!" Reddy broke In fiercely. "With a hundred perjured witnesses and a million dollars to spend, he'd get off. This ki between him and me. He killed my pal, and what be did to Annie 4're told you. He'll get a chance to Bght but he'll die." Colin paced the room and back sgaln. "Look here, Reddy," he said, 'about that letter you want m to lellver If well. If things go wrong Htmitem "I'm afraid I Intrude," with you. It It'a a fair question, I'd , like to know It it has anything to do with this Inhuman our you call the Mask. 1 know you said that you " He broke off suddenly. gomoone was knocking at the loor. "Expecting anyone?" Reddy asked. "I'm alwaya expecting someone," Colin answered with a faint smile. 'You said It a little while ago." "The park-benchers?" Inquired Reddy. "Your leg-pullers?" Colin nodded. "Probably. Do you mind?" The knock upon the door was re peatedbut, It seemed, a little timorously this time. Reddy ahrugged his shoulders, "It'a nothing In my young life," he said. Colin atepped to the door and threw It open. A curious figure con fronted blm across the threshold; the figure ot an old, gray-balred, gray-bearded man In a shabby, black, broad-brimmed soft hat and a shabby black Inverness cloak that was drawn tightly around a pair of stooped shouldors, "I HOPE I do not Intrude." There 1 was polish In the man's voice, but also the quaver ot age, and tho trace ot a southern drawl. "I will detain ;ou but a moment It I may come In. A friend ot mine to whom you were once very kind suggested that I .-night have something of In terest to Impart to you, sir, by way at a atory. ' That you were In the habit of" "Thafi all right," said Colin heartily. "Come in." The man atepped forward, and with a sort ot old-world elegance re moved his hat And then halted In bis tracks. "Oh!" he exclaimed apologetical ly. "I am afraid I do Intrude. You are alreadr engaged." "Quite all right!" smiled Colin, as be closed the door, "My friend, Mr. Williamson. Mr. t" "Hargreaves, air," supplied the ctranger. "Served as a boy in the Confederate Army. 'Sixty-tour to 'slxty-flve, sir. Long gone by. Later, a colonel by courtesy. I'm a very old man now, sir." He bowed deeply to Reddy. "The honor ot yonr ac quaintance, Mr. Williamson 1" WEYERHAEUSER SHIP ON COLUMBIA SAND ASTORA, Ore., Aug. 1. (AP) The Weyerhaeuiier Timber company's steam freighter, Henley, bound from - Longvlew for New York with a lum ber cargo, grounded In the Columbia ft AfLJ BY FRANK L. PACKARD "A epot of atuic, jiom-. sug gestcd Colin, with a genial smile "I'm sorry I hare no Bourbon." "Sir, Indeed, you overwhelm me. "Splendid!" applauded Colin. Hi poured out a generous portion. 'Neat, or with a splash of soda?" he asked as he looked np and the glass In bis hand crashed and splin tered on the floor. IN his left hand, dangling debonair ly, "Colonel Hargreavos" held his shabby felt bat;, in bis right hand, bis cloak flung back over bis shoulder, an automatlo held a bead on Reddy. "Mr. Williamson, eh?" There was no age In the voice now, no soft southern drawl; It was curt, de cisive, deadly cold. "I suggest that be Is far bettor known as Reddy Turner, alios oh, well, there are so many aliases." Reddy's bend, arrested on Its way to the bulge boneath the left shoul der of his coat, hung across his heart. His face had set. "Who the bell are you?" be flung out. "What do you want?" "Two questions!" purred the stranger with a faint smile. "I will try to answer them both at once. 1 am the Mask, as 1 understand you call me the man that you believed you had so nearly unearthed. "Well, so you had. It Is not often ' ' v. said the Colonel, that 1 honor anyone with my per sonal Interventlou In mattors ot thli kind; but as a tribute to your per tlnaclty I so honor you tonight. And, bosldcs, this place In Its discroot re tlrement lends Itself so admirably to an lntorvlow that I could not roslsl It. What I want, or rather, who J want Is you!" Colln's eyes swept swiftly from one to the other of the two men His throat was suddenly sticky dry He saw Reddy's hand shoot swiftly upward beneath the left-hand shoul der ot his coat but it never reached Its objoctlve. There was a flash, thi roar ot a report. Another flash an other roar. He saw Reddy crumpli up and pitch hoadlong to the floor. And then Colin flung himself for ward around the corner ot the desk He heard a voice: "You are Impatient. It Is onlj that your friend had precedence!" And then a flash and then uttei darkness. It might have been a minute, oi ton or en hour. Colin never knew He oncnod bis oyes. All was mist) at first. Then, though In a blurred way, his vision cleared. The llghti In the room wore still ablaze. Tli fire was still burning In tho grate and In its lltful glow he saw Roddy'i crumpled and motionless figure on the floor. And he remembered. He crawled across the floor, olutched at the edge of the desk, pulled himself desperately to his feet, and snatched the telephone re ceiver from Its base. He stood there swaying. Ages later a voice spoke. Give me police headquarters, Colin gasped. "For God's sake quick!" The room was swirling around him. Around and around he bit at his lips. And then another roles spoke faintly as though through some vast space. He did not know what It said, but he answered It "Colin Howltt speaking," he bah bled. "A murder bore, I " And then his knees gave way be neath him, and he toppled back wardand was conscious of noth Ing more, (Copyright, 1531, Frank &, Packard) Dtctlvt SvraMnt Mulysy cents Into tht tingle, tomorrow. river near Brookfleld, Wash., before dawn today. Indications were the ship had bumped on sand end was probably lime, tr any, damaged. 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Jackson, former Jackson county sheriff, Mrs. Jackson had lived In Jacksonville and Wed ford before going to Ash land, ner people were lor many Old Man Opportunity! HANDLE. OLO Yep, ' VWEU. TW AT5 THE MOST SEtOSIBLE, THIW& X EVER HFARD VQU SAYV3l)'RE THE BUSV MAM VUHO Cfyrl DAocwTER WOIWD OlNTY I VkIOW.-ASK' ATTENTION WANT MY HUBANOTO COME HOME INSTANTLY JUT LET HIM KNOW .MOORB AGAIN- HE SHOULD OB HELPING ME AM PACK THE No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation years operators of the Eagle Flouring mills near Ashland. Mrs. Jackson leaves one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Koyl of Ashland. Lightning that struck the black smith shop of L. J. Scrtvano of Wat sonvllle, Cal.. welded together a horseshoe, singletree and two heavy pieces of Iron. ' By C. M. PAYNE hf I HEARD OP A PLAC VUMERE THE FlSM B1T& LIKE MAvO DCXSS AKJO IT'S A PLACE LUMERE NOO CAM SET CLOSE TO MATURKJO SHAVE, MO DRES5 -OUST A SACsOElO OF EDEM-VOU'LL 6E EVE. 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The body was found about 8 a. m. by the butler, who notified authorities. QMB O'THS 'UU w-o BACK TO THE uuLuncduwi 5Ees THERE VOO GO ', SAV THAT THE SAME. LIFE SROLUS MOWOTOUOUS - SOU CAMT SET IT BV CHAMC.ISJ3 UAkJT TO GO SOME PLACE COHERE L DOM'T LUEAR JOHITE. E TO SPEMD )eJ DOMT HAVE TIME FORAYH 'R AKJVTH1MC3 MOTHER, DEAR' " If DUvlT-f MOORE V.Wfl H AT THE BIO FAIR IM .'"V j CHICAGO' J C ItH Kin, r,,m It, C.-r.i t 1 1 g . Senator Johnson was on his way here from San Francisco at the time Ghe suicide became known. Johnson, the younger of the sen ator's two sons, was shot through the heart. He left two notes, addressed to his mother and his father. He was a practicing attorney In San Francisco, where his older brother, Hiram, Jr, also Is a lawyer. CLUYAS WILLIAMS By OLENN CHAfFUs not UAL FOBBES By EDWIN ALGER N1NMPW POl KATnl V, tv rni. l ir4- nwt-t JCftTGOT HOLLOW TrVsHCHT TUF-v in11 POT toHL-jLOTIHiWft1 TGLL.MeTHe FACT BOYST YOU ALL. 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