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llt MIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
SYNOPS1B: Colin Hewitt, writer
of detective stories, find himself
plunged into a far better thriller
than any he ever imagined. Reddy
Turner, boyhood friend who went
wrong, is killed in Colln'e apart
ment by the Mask, whom Reddy
Was trailing because that master
criminal was responsible for the
death of Reddy's sister. Colin ha
promised to deliver a letter for
Reddy; he goes to Reddy's old
room, found the letter, and turn
to face one of the Mask's killers.
He smashes the face of the mnn
with a curtain pole, and now walks
down Sixth avenue knowing that if
he goes home he it as good as com
mitting suicide.
Chapter Tea
REDDY'8 LETTER
COLIN quickened hli iters, uncon
sciously keeping pace with bis
thoughts.
There waa Roddy's letter. He
couldn't come to any final decision
anyhow until he had read that, and
meanwhile the obvious thing to do
was to keep his tracks covered.
But In any case he couldn't stay
out on the street all night. Obvious
ly again then, a hotel. The Cross
more, for Instance. It was only a few
blocks away and sot far from the
Grand Central. Whether or not he
eventually spent the rest of the
night at the Cross more did not mat
. ter; be could at least digest Reddy's
letter there undisturbed and at bis
tenure.
"We'll try to make you
He Uaveroed the Intervening
blocks rapidly and entered the hotel.
The looby was desorted. Only a
ileepy bellboy and the night clerk
appeared to he on duty,
Colin crossed to the desk.
"This commuter stuff Isn't all It's
cracked up to be," he grumbled, as
he registered, "Second time this
month I've missed the last train 1"
He took out his pockotbook. "I
haven't any baggage, of course, so
I'll pay you now."
The clerk nodded pleasantly.
"Well, It's an 111 wind, you know!"
lie said sentectlously, "We'll try to
make you comfortable, Mr." he
glanced at the register "Routh.
With bath?"
"Ploase," said Colin and a few
minutes later was In his room with
the door locked behind him.
And suddenly he felt very tired.
What was it the doctors had said
about early hours and no excite
ment? Oh, well he flung an approv
ing glance around the room there
was solid comfort here for the time
being anyhowl And a bed by and by
perhaps. But Reddy's letter first!
TTBJ threw himself Into an easy
chair, took the envelope from his
pocket, and tore It open. It con
tained, as Reddy had said, a plain,
sealed envelope of ordinary com
mercial site and two sheets of paper
folded together. He laid the envelope
down on the arm of his chair, and
unfolded the sheets of paper,
Reddy's penmanship was clear
and legible. He road the closely writ
ten sheets through to the end read
them In a sort of tense haste, as
though at a single glance he strove
to master their entire contents.
Then, with a grim smile, he searched
In his pocket for a cigarette, lighted
It, and reread the lottor slowly, as
though almost he were committing it
now word for word to memory. As
Reddy had said, it began wlthct
preface:
, The man to whom the enclosed
letter 1. to b. delivered Ii some
where on the north shore of the
!?weI 0ulr ' Lawrence, or on
the Canadian Ijibrertor roast. He
was last hrard ot at a place called
r.',S i 1 r!W: hut 1m ur. he Is
"'111 oown there somewhere, and I
think has been there for about a
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 8. UFi Homer
B. Prouty, Portland, On, broke his
ytxr. His real name doein't mat
ter. H ii known there as Jne La
carre. He la dark, has black eyes
and hair, is thlckeet, clean-shaven,
and is about forty years old; If you
- have any doubt about him, ask htm
to show you his shoulder he has a
bullet-wound scar alone his rlg-nt
shoulder blade. So much lor that,
If you decide to go.
If you ever read this, which will
only be if 1 have been taken for a
ride, you will remember I told you
that 1 waen't letting; you In for any
thins; exqept the time and trouble
It would take to And Lazarre
(though I didn't mention his name
then) provided you followed the di
rections I am writing here, and.
a fur handing over the letter. Just
let It go at that.
And that la all true; but, before
you finally make & decision. It to
only fair to add something here,
which Is part of what 1 meant by
"following; directions," that I did
not tell you about when I was talk
Ins to you. And my reason for not
having; done so then was that It
wasn't anything you needed to
know until the time came for you to
sit in and take a hand. If you then
felt that way about Itwhich time
would mean, of course, that I'd
been put on the spot by the Mask.
Listen! I've found out that the
Mask hna got some "Interest"
down that way, though what they
are I don't know. Ho if you went,
you'd have to watch your step
otherwise there would be danger.
It's a cinch that If he ever gate on
to me at all, he'll know nil there Is
to know about me before, he's .
through, and he'll know that you're
a friend of mine Hind, If he found
out you were down thnre, he'd get
curious, whlrh wouldn't be o good.
If you decide to go, I'd be Tom,
Tom, the Piper's son. or Little Boy
Blue, or something like that while
you're there, if 1 were you. Under
stand? You know how much I want the
letter delivered, but I'm telling you
eomfot - Ublo, Mr. Routh."
straight now play safe or stay at
home. That's Hat. lso, It's only
fair to tell you that Latarre Is
working for the Mask; but you wilt
be In no daneor from him on ac
count of any letter you hand over
from me. and you can bank on that
to the limit only he wouldn't live
Ions If It were known he ever got
It. See? That's why It Isn't to he
mailed to Cap & I'Orag-o whore he
may not be.
If you go, Rood luck, and a dead
man's thnnks: If you don't go, re
member the bargain the letter Is
to be destroyed unopened, and your
mouth Is ahuU That's all.
COLIN stared unseolngly In front
of him. Mechanically he tore the
two sheets Into bits, and mechani
cally he thrust the sealed envelope
Into an inner recess ot his pocket
book. Thoy spoke' mostly French down
there, of courBe. That was all right.
So did he. A lonoly, dosolate stretch
ot coastline. He kniw something
about it by hearsay, Hoaton Boyce
had been down there on a salmon
trip last yoar, and had described It
one night at the club,
The North Shore, Boyce said they
always called It. A pulp mill, or so;
timber-cutting; fishing. And, sep
arated by Infinite miles, a tow settle
ments that consisted ot no mora
than a cluster ot houses. No railroad
Coastal boats from Montreal and
Quebec the only source ot supplies
and transportation in summer dog
teama In the winter. What the devil
lnteroat could the Mask have In a lo
cality such as that?
He'd have to write a note to Mul
voy. Toll Mulvey he'd taken his ad
vice and was off for a trip not sure
himself where he was going. Also s
note to Mrs. Hldgln to keep bis dig
glngs In order while he was away.
Ha could write them both In the
morning. -
Tom, Tom, the Piper's son, eh?
Queerl He was already Mr. Routh in
the hotol register downstairs. Colin
Hewitt had already dropped out ot
sight But to underrate the Mask
would be fatal. The railway stations
would be watched. Suppose he went
via Boston? Got a car in the morn
ing, drove as far as Stamford, say,
and took the train there? Yes, that
would do,
(OopyrigM, JSjl, rnnk L. facYari)
Colin begins bis trip, tomorrow.
national archery record tor distance
In the national archery tournament
here today by sending an arrow 478
yards from regular (standing) stance.
Prouty used a 68 -pound how. Bis
old mark, made In 1981, was 438 yards.
3S feet. Shooters from all parts ot
the country were here today (or the
tourney.
APOSHIAN DEATH
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BAN DIEGO, Cal Aug. 8. (Ac
cidental drowning wu the theory
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There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation
advanced today for the death of Dal
bert Aposhlao, the child whose mu
tilated body was taken from San
Diego bay, In a new surprising turn
of Investigation of the caae conduct
ed by the sheriff office.
A playmate of the child, whose
supposed slayer has been sought for
weeks, yesterday 4old Sheriff Ed
Cooper that Dalbert had fallen Into
They're Well Warned!
OH. HUT UP".
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the ocean from catwalk under a
pier. - 1
A group of medical experts who re
examined the body, said they belle Ted
the story Dalbert's companion. Jackie
Ccnfar, nine years old, told.
Three of the medical experts added
that It was logical to believe crabs
ate portions of the child's body, lead
ing to the theory that Dalbert had
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been slain and the body mutilated by
a person of fiendish designs. Two
took, exception.
Reld, Murdock Co.. canners . of
the Monarch brand Bartlett pears,
will be represented at Medford this
season by Myron Boot. ,
Broken windows glazed by Trow
bridge Cabinet Works.
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FATAL Ft YOUTH
ALBANY, On., Aug. . (ff) Law
rence Frank, Id, died in a Hospital at
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Lebanon today from Injuries received
in the accidental discharge of a shot- r
gun. The charge mangled his arm
and be died from loss of Hood and
shock- Be and a companion were
hunting grouse, state police said.
Young Prank tripped over a log. There
will be no Inquest.
Real estate or Insurance leave It;
to Jones. Phone 698. ;
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