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MTST)FOT?D IfSTL TRrBTJlTE, JfEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDXT, TCGr3T 1, 1933. 1u- HIDDEN DOOR BY FRANK L. PACKARD Hy.M'I'HIX: Krtldy Turner, rronU, haa been allot down by the Muni:, underxeorld cover, in C'oltti He'ritt'a apartment, Colin write myatcrlea.and it tha friend of both rrooka and tha policx. lleddy teat trvinq to "pet" the Maak, tcho trflt reeponaible tor the death of hia aia tar. Colin vaa hadlv wounded; ha , hoa juat left tha hoapital and la rcnemberinn hia promiae to da lifer a mytttrrlnua letter lor Keddy when tha Maak telephonea to any thnt only if Colin doea not meddle, will ha ba note. Herpeant Mulvey tella Colin ha mvat leave Keio York. Colin takra a bunrh at akeleton keya and atarta tor Reddy'a old room. Chapter Seven COLIN'S VENTURE A FULL moon flooded ths little courtyard with light, and hie eyes, entirely ot their own rolltlon, It seemed, searched every corner ot It narrowly. It wa deserted empty. No one vaa there. Of. course notl Who, or what, had ha expected to ie? A lurking ahadow? He cbrugged his ahouldera In Hid den Irritation, as he stopped forward now across the courtyard, and yet as he gained tha atrcet he found himself Instinctively glancing again In all directions about him. That telephone conversation, of course! The fact that the Mask had seem- Heddy's mob. Tbe nurses had been mors often aghast than not. Tea, quite aol But that wag how ha knew Reddy'a old room waa ampty tonight Butch Connal had unwittingly told him ao yesterday afternoon. Butch was ona of Reddy'a mob, and Butch had taken over Reddy'a room. Butch had casu ally remarked that he'd ba spending tbe next couple of nights out of town, and wouldn't be calling at the hos pital again. It remained only to get Into tba room ones occupied by Reddy. Well, hs bad the "open sesame," hadn't ha? Those skeleton keys? He smiled suddenly a little crookedly. This waa getting to be very much like one of his own chapteral He had en acted acenes like this a hundred times vicariously In his books. A queer turn of fats that hs waa to live one ot those acenes now Instead of writs It! He folt hia nerves tingle suddenly at the prospect before him. Non sense! Simple enough! Not a single one ot bis heroes would have batted an eyelasb. TBe whole street whers be waa going was Oiled with apeak easles people at the peephole walling to pass Inspection or pre sent credentials. No ons'would pa) any attention to him If It took bin a few moments to open a front door; if Jj H Who knew what might happen? Ingly been conversant with hli every movement that day! He laughed shortly. Well, there wasn't anyone In sight hers, any. way. And yet "Oh, all right!" Colin muttered savagely to hlmsolf. "Absurd, of course; but no uss taking any chances! If anyons Is sticking around, I'll ba delighted to give blm a run for his money. A taxi hove In sight, and Colin balled It. Roddy's srstwhlls lodging was In tha upper Forties' between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Colin gave the chauffeur an address on Fifth Avenue a block away from hia ac tual destination, and, assured by a swift glance up and down the atreet that there waa no ons near enough to warrant even the suspicion of be ing concerned In hia movomonts, stepped Into the cab. Hs wasn't at all so badly off physl eally not porhapa quits up to par, but lit enough. It wasn't as though ha had been bedridden all the time. He had voluntarily extended bis stay In the hospital because, having neither kith nor kin In the world and rto one to look after him, except old Mrs. Hldgln, hia landlord's wits, who cams daily to keep his diggings In order, be could recuperate there better than anywhere else. Yes, be was quite all right. And, besides, there waa a very good and valid reason why hs should go to Reddy'a old room to night. It wasn't so easy to steal Into house and take down a bedroom eurlaln pole without anybody know ing anything about It! But tonight Reddy'a old room was unoccupied, that waa all. pOLIN screwed his head around and looked out through the back window. Several care had passed hlra. but there was none behind. That took care of that! He settled ' himself back In hia seat again. He nodded rellocilvoly to himself. Despite tbe fact that hs had no fain. Uy ties, he had not lacked for vis itors during bis Illness ones hs had been abls to see them. Rather a heterogeneous lot I Personal friends ot perfectly respectabls social stat us; the police; the mom hers of then along the hall to Ihs rear door on tbs right; then (Ire minutes at most In an unoccupied room and ont again. E half closed bis eyes. That Even If hs delivered the letter he would never know. Had It anything to do with thla worse thfn pervert who called himself, like soms char acter out of blatant melodrama, tha Mask? Hs hoped ao. The car alowsd down and drew up to tbe curb. Colin glanced out. It was ths street corner he had given tbe taxlcab driver as an address. He stepped to the pavement as the man opened ths door, paid the other, stood there for a moment, as hs watched the cab rattle away, and while a car traveling at a rate that defied all speed laws whined by, then hs crossed to the west side of Fifth Avenue, walked a block north and swung around the first corner headed toward Sixth Avenie. Apart from a rather hilarious sex tette of men and women emerging from a basement door, and a parked car here and there, the street at tbs moment showed Hills sign ot life. Exactlyl Ths life at tin's hour waa indoors I It bad ones been a very good residential neighborhood, ot courae, but time and prohibition had wrought Ita heroe In that respect. Ths bouses were for the most part substantial, but many ot them were now used for quite other purposes than those for which Ihey had been erected. Colin smiled thinly. Hs had a "membership card" himself to the "club" he was Juat passing. He had been walking briskly. He was now halfway down the block and ha suddenly slowed hia pace. Tha houss Into which hs proposed to make that "felonious" entry should ba Just about hers. Tes, hera It was I Aided by the moonlight, he select ed a key from among Hs fellows and Inserted It In ths lock. It was almost too easy, but hs none ths less expe rienced a distinct sense of relief as the door gave under his hand at the first attempt. (Copyright, list, frank h. Packard) 10 BE WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (AP) Farm administrators will combat any "profltejrlng that may develop out of th recovery program by Issuing weekly report ot prices paid by con sumers and prices paid to farmers for the same commodities). Dr. Fred C. H.jwe, consumers' coun sel lri the farm administration, to day announced establishment of the new lervire covering food and textile prices -with the first report sched uled soon. Tha tports, he said, will be aimed to provide the public with price In formation to conuteract tendencies toward profiteering and toward the pyramiding of taxes paid on basic farm products by those who make lha products Into things sold to the consumer. Real estate or trfsurancu leavs It to Jones. Phone 696. E LOAN OFFICE E PORTLAND, offices of the Apg. 4 tp) Oregon home owners loan cor poration will be opened here In about one week. John P. Lipscomb, mana ger, said upon bis return from Waa lnf4m, o. C. Wednesday. "The matter of organlr.atton U not wholly decided," he ssld. "I expect to have a staff of a dozen persona, perhaps less. "There Is nothing to say as to the managers of .the proposed district of fices at Eugene, Klamath and La Grande. That's somewhat In tbe elf yet." Formal announcement that hie or anlzatlon Is ready to receive appll. cations from distressed home owners will be made within a week.. Lips comb said, and Instructions on the filing of applications will be given. 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TR.V TO XLOOrC-- fmm3it PoP" Ati2 ffij&), THE u5ms of the plane-Isabella scared him JV FaLtoto us backTcdo anvtvmng M a plane YyX mPfZMFil S5!-"' CHASED HIM INTO THE $A S AOAV- - . JjT, HAVANA I'LL HAVE 5 W) PREVENT OUR yl COMIN ! p T THE- PR BOUND TO WIN-Down For The Count! COT HIM NO M 'tOODfes oa tub s i . DOUG! Tripptd, eiorpow. Colin facts dttth, t.. FrNDLKTON, Ore., Aug. S. (AP) Karl Wardlelgh or Wells, tie v., waa In a hospital here today undergoing treatment for severe facial Injuries and body bruises received In an auto mobile aoeldent on the Old Oregon Trail last night. WASHINGTON. ' Aug. S (API JTarm admlnlstratore said today they had decided to make no attempt to enforce t.'ie Chlcaao milk marketing agreement pending a hearing Mondny in federal court on an Injuctlon to restrain them from ' enforcing the code. Pa. RUM? 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YOU V f I -"'A JoIfK POT ANJ EAR OF CORM ) KTV A E A YEAR OLO ) g-. A BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus Call tha Soutnvrn Oregon Credit Bureau. They can tell you vho pays his debts promptly. THI NATION I HOPE. THOSE HAT I ONOtREO VJ'LL QET HERE MOM, jO t CAM LE HOW THEt MEW GOV;M VilL. LOOK. WITH ' VsMEIM OOTOU EK.PECT TOUR MEW FUR9 ? HELLO'. THI 1 M1M JCCT- PLEASE HMO OUT ALLTHE HATT AMD GOWNS THAT I ORDERED-PLEASE KOH THEM- I i I II S i firrr i i I' ,i: i t i r i .iT.n . . t i : , i i i f r i-J vv i .a. . j HE1.LO-MR-JIC06- UNCERSTANO TOU AMD tOu FAMILT ARE COiNd TOTHE ChCACiO FAR WELL-THAT WUI THE ORIGINAL IDEA- I'M SURE THETYLL CO- BUT I'LL. CO TO THE POOR-HOUSE- - s-B mrwn rTf. ht. G'rv There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation
