P'AflE SIS
lu- HIDDEN DOOk
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
SYNOPSIS: Colin uewitl, urlter
0 tfteetiv action, hat got him'
eelf-into a tangle more exciting
than any he ever imagined. Reddy
Turner, orook, hae been killed In
hit apartment by the lioek, under-
world eear, whom Reddy himeetf
uai trailing to avenge hie eieter,
Colin had promleed to deliver a
myeterioue letter for Reddy ehould
thie happen. Although he hae been
warned by the Maek not to meddle,
Colin hae gone to Reddy'e old room
and hae found the letter in a curtain
pole. Now he etande, holding the
pole over hie head trapped by one
of the Uaek e killere.
"T OOK lure, I want to ba Irank
L with 70a," Colin confided ear
oastlj. "You'ra got me at your marcy
anyhow, io just a moment. I bad a
telephone call from the Mask to
night He aald ha was satisfied that
I knew nothing mora abont Reddy
Turner than anybody else did, and
that I was out ot the picture so tar
as he was concerned; but In practi
cally the same breath, I hare to ad
mit, he warned me not to meddle In
the affair.
"What I don't understand Is why,
It he thought I knew nothing that
would bs ot any yalue to him, he
still kept a watch orer me; or why,
1( he thought I did know something.
he should warn me not to meddle,
when. If I had followed his advice
he would hare defeated his own
ends.'
The man's lips la the moonlight
practically all that Colin could see
of the other's face, widened In a
wicked grin.
"God, you're a fool I " he Jeered
pityingly. "It's like taking candy
from a kid. I'll tell yon. If you were
okay, you were okay, and that's all
there waa to It. It you weren't, that
warning was a hurry-up lnrlte to
sit In and show your hand. Well,
you fell for It bard. That's the
answer."
"I must confess that thought
crossed my mind," Colin admitted;
"but"
"Never mini the rest I " the other
tnt in rongbly, "I're had enough ot
your cursed Jawl You've talked a
lot about the Mask. Well, I'll tell
yon something now. He had a hunch
that Reddy left some little memento
behind him. But It wasn't never
found until sow. And now you're
going to come across, my bucko!"
"But It I can't?" protested Colin.
"If I tell you I haven't the faintest
Idea what you are talking about?"
The man took a step forward
threateningly. "You saw Reddy put on the spot,
didn't you?" he rasped. "You know
what happened to you once before,
don't youT Try any ot that guff on
me and I'll plug you where you
standi" ' .1
Colin shook his head Judicially.
If be could badger the man a little.
draw him on a bltl
"Oh!" Colin drawled Insolently.
"I see! Well, you wouldn't er
plug me. I'm calling your bluff."
"la that so?" There waa a .cold
fury In the man's voice now.
"Yes, that's sol" mimicked Colin.
"Shall I tell you why? If this absurd
ringmaster ot yours with the lurid
name believes that I possess some
coveted secret or know the where
abouts ot some memento, as you
call It, that Reddy has left behind,
I wouldn't he much good as a source
ot Information If I were dead wojild
J?"
"J'LTj take a chance on that I" rap-
pad out the other. "I know all I
need to know now without you hav
ing to tell me about It. Reddy hid
something In this room, and the hid
ing place had something to do with
those curtains or that pole, or you
'wouldn't have been monkeying
lth them. When I came Into this
room you weren't taking that cur
taln pole down, you were lifting It
Hack Into place. You'd got what you
team for, that's all."
"My eye!" exclaimed Colin Ironi
cally. "That's marvelous! Imagine
thinking that out all by yourself!
.'But In case you were wrong what
would the Mask say If you killed the
goose that might have laid a golden
gg?"
With an oath, his Ups working, the
man thrust himself angrily forward.
"Get down off that chair and hand
overt" he ordered hoarsely. "And be
damned quick about HI I're had
enough from you!"
While the fraction ot a second
slipped away; Colin measured the
distance with his eyes, The man
stood some three feet from him now.
The trap was baited. Perhaps too
well baited. The revolver's muiile
was scarcely more than twelve
Inches from the pit ot his stomach.
An even chance? It wasn't that It
was Just a chance. The only one.
Rparrow Causes Fire.
AURORA. Mo. (UP) An English
sparrow whose nest caught fire suc
ceeded In bringing out the Aurora
fire department. The nest, atop a
atore building, burst Into flames and
the fire engine went to the rescue.
Flremsn believed the btrd had car
ried a lighted clgaret etub to Its nest.
m r mm a wz v
"All rigut," said Culm realguuclly.
"Look out, then, while I drop this
thing."
The revolver muiile strayed for
an Instant, as the man moved slight
ly to one side and la tbat Instant,
Colin leaped. The brain registers
with Incredible speed. In mld-alr he
saw the flash, heard the roar of the
revolver shot, knew that It had
missed became the tumbling por
tieres had engulfed the other's hand
as he bad hoped they, might; and
then, hla hurtling weight backed by
every ounce of bla strength behind
the blow, the brass pole, where It
ley bare for a foot or two between
bla outspread hands, crashed wltb
terrific force full Into the man's
face and Colin lay sprawled atop
him, a smother of portieres aronnd
them.
There came a choked cry, a moan,
then silence. Colin got to his knees
and pushed the pole and portieres
to one side. He could see the other s
face now, and for a moment be stud
ied It Intently. No, he had never
seen the other before, that was cer
tain, and no more than be bad ex
pected; but it waa equally certain
now tbat he would not tall to recog
nise him anywhere If he ever saw
him again. ,
A minute bad passed. How long
would It be before the other re
gained consciousness? He went
swiftly through the man's pockets.
Some money, not an Inconsiderable
sum; keys, some ot them ot the
skeleton variety; cigarettes; the
usual odds and ends; no letters or
papers of any description except a
small card In one ot the vest pock
ets. COLIN lighted another match and
examined this. Scrawled In pen
cil he read: "W P. K.30 tonight." Not
very lntormatlvol He replaced the
card and the other articles In the
pockets In which he had found them.
Anything else? His eyes searched
around the room. Oh, yest The re
volver lying there on the floor whero
It had fallen from the man's hand!
He reached over, secured the
weapon, slipped It Into his own
pocket, rose to his feet and a min
ute later was out on the street.
Here Colin hesitated for an In
stant, then started briskly In the
direction of Sixth Avenue. Fifth
Avenue was virtually deserted at
this hour, whereas, falling a taxi,
Sixth Avenue offered him a choice
between the elevated and the sur
face line to take him where? He
was suddenly not at all sure. Per
haps be bad better walk a bit
thrasH the thing out In his mind.
Colln'a brows puckered. Not so
good! As between himself and' the
Mask now, the Issue was Irrevocably
Joined. Pursuit! What did Immunity
from Immediate pursuit matter It
he now went back home? Long be
fore daylight he would be under
surveillance again. As well offer
himself meekly for the slaughter to
begin with! But to be driven out ot
hla own diggings by this accursed
Mask, or anybody else, for tbat mat
ter I Hla gorge rose defiantly. The
red flushed his cheeks, and his
hands clenched.
His one thought while In there
had been to mako his escape It pos
sible from that room what the aft
ermath might be bad not entered
his mind then. But he was faced
with It now,
"I'm In a bit ot a Jam all right!"
A mirthless smile pulled down the
corners ot his Hps. Times without
number when at work on a story,
he had racked his brains tor a situ
ation Involving a deliberate case ot
homicide which was at one and the
samo time so wholly and obviously
Justifiable tbat no reader could
have any grounds for quibbling with
1U
Well, here waa one ready to hand.
His own Ufa being In the balance,
he had only to go back to that room,
bump off the Mask's tool before the
man bad a chance to communicate
with his chief, and, so far as he,
Colin, was concerned, It would then
bs aa though he had never loft hla
home that night.
Absurd! He wasn't a murderer,
no matter bow thick the whitewash.
He was merely an ass. Damn his
Imagination! Tbts wasn't fiction! He
was up against stark reality this
time!
He reached the corner of Sixth
Avenue. A taxi orulslng by passed
unbailed; so did a surface oar.
Colin started along the avenue In
a downtown direction. "He who
fights and runs away will live to
fight another day." ,
(Copyright, tut, frank V Paokard)
.Calls ty'ttu'- tomerrew, dsoidet
rtrrurs couree.
Tesrbers' Wares Raised,
WtXLSBURO, W. VS. (UP) The
drive tor higher wages has spread to
public school teachers here with an
nouncement that all teacnera win re.
celve salary lncreasea ranging from SO
to 40 per cent for the 1933-94 term.
A minimum salary of 1100 a montn
wsa fixed.
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WITH
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BRINGING UP FATHER
WELL PM ALL READY
PER TWI5 TRIO TO
Chicago am ivs cot
alltms clothes i'll
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There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation
tktbtjne, srEDrcmu,
the "thin air" of blgn altitude, Wiley
Poet pronounces himself completely!
recovered from the severe strain 01
his recent solo flight around the
world.
Veteran aviation men marvelled at
the physical endurance shown oy
Post Is flying alone around the world
in seven days, 18 hours and 4914 min
utes. Asked about hla smoking pref
erence by an Interviewer, Post said:
-Ferd Invites Trouble!
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THE TRIP-
oeeitox, stosbxs", stgtst 7, 1933.
"I have smoked Camels for a long
time, so X don't worry about my
smoking Interfering with healthy
nerves."
DEER LODGE, Mont (UP) A sin
gle bolt of lightning killed 160 sheep
during a storm near Twin Bridges,
Mont. The lightning struck a tree
under which the sheep bad huddled
for protection, and all were killed.
By C. M. PAYNE
OUST PUT IT IM
MOTHER.'! ROOM
WEVS COT CXJR
KMICK-KNACK5 ALL
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ALL THE THIMG
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MT THE GETS
OF
LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 1(JP)Tht
theft of 83 rabbits and guinea pigs.
Including some Inoculated with dis
SNAPSHOTS OF A BOY ON
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ease, had Lincoln police and health
authorities on the alert today trying
to save the thief from harm.
Eaten, the animals might spread
tuberculosis or arthritis, medical au
tnorltles said, snd In any event their
loss would upset important experiments.
Phone S41. WsU haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
THE DAY OF A JOPRNET
DOESNif aUTTEDflRETb
WAKE trlEM UP. CBRRJ&
BA6, COKt AND CtiP
VOWH 16 TRONf HALL
TO REPORT" HIMSELF ftU.
PRESSED ALREADY.
FlMDS THEY'RE SliU.
team
BRUSHES TEETH A4 NOISI
WAS HE CBN AND LETS
THE WATER RUM IflUDtV
SUHiONS HIMSELF BY
TrlER OPEN DOOR, 5I6H
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tK6 HIS-foROATWOV
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1 VJUIRED FOR ?
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PLACE- IT HAS SUCH ABlSOOfSVOO
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A SPOT LOWERS. IW
PRAY FDR WIWTE
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Enlves Made From tuzors. k
MONTREAL, Canada (UP) A
Mffttv razor blade manufacturing
company here has solved the problem
or "wnal to ao who cia ruur uiue.
Th commnv la making "utllltv
knives" out of them and giving the
knives away to customers.
I Auto glass, plate ana anatier-prooi;
Brill MStai worn. , ;
BT GLUT AS WILLIAMS
IfcHlaft 10 WRENS'
BEDSIDE. WISHES THEY
VrWlO HURRY VP AND
Wake
. AT flRSf SlfcN Of "THEIR
6TIRPJK6 DASHES IN
WJD MAKES SURE-THEY
DonY DROP OFF" 1b SLEEP
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By SOL HESS
VT VAJOULO Mftk!F. A ' 1
TWEJWSfMMER YOU
By George McManus