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MTCDFORD M'ATTJ TTITBTJNE, MEDFORT), OREGON, MONDAY, 'AUGUST 21, 1933.
Ike- HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
tNoram: co;i Aauiii mini
get to tht ortminal hangout known
ct tht "club" to tram ont of tht
Sana, Jot Latarrt, that Captain
olfatre and a schooner full of rut'
fiant plan to ht-jaek tho plaet.
Cotin it in danger from tho Matk.
Sow York ktltor. and, although tht
' Uatk ownt tht "cJufc," Colin hoptt
' 1 letter ho earrtet may gain htm
aid from Latarrt. at borrow
Germaino Tremblay't motor boot,
but will not allou her to go along.
Chapter 31
IN THE DARK
"ND I suppose," Germain re-
. 1 x turned and hesitated slight!?,
"that nothing could persuade you
not to go?"
"No," he answered quietly. "Tou
know why."
"Yes," she said slowly. ?1 know
why. Well, then, go and get on some
dry clothes. Jacques will see the
boat has plenty ot gas and hare It
ready (or you at the end of the
wharf In half an hour. Will that be
time enough?"
"Like the waring of a magic
wand!" Colin declared cheerily.
"Thanks a lotl"
She was Is shadow, her bock to
the light that streamed out from the
hall. He could not see her face.
, "Good luck!" she said and put
out her hand.
And then, before he could answer,
he had turned abruptly and was
gone.
He went down the veranda steps
and made his way to the hotel at the
other end ot the Tillage. Here he
proceeded to change his clothes.
There was no sound from the next
room. It Lnrocque and Boldue had
returned to the Tillage, they had not
returned to the hotel and probably
never would. He smiled dryly.
What a filthy mess he was Int
Ooie, mud, slime but It hadn't got
through Into the pockets. Lazarre'e
letter was untouched, and the re-
Tolver, together with the extra sup
ply ot cartridges, was quite dry.
He stripped, rubbed down, got In'
to clean clothes, tucked the letter,
revolver and cartridges Into his
pockets, added an adequate supply
of cigarettes and matches there
would be a lonely few hours of It
there and back and looked at his
watch. Ten minutes ot ten. He was
surprised to find that It was no later.
Well, so much the better. All the
. longer start on Dollalrel
He glanced around the room.
Those clotbesl But no one would
come Into the room tonight And
ren If the clothes were seen, what
; then? The only suspicion that might
arise was that their unspeakable
condition was due to an orer-free
Indulgence on their owner's part in
whiskey blane. A tribute and a
compliment to the national drink of
French Canada! He laughed, blew
out the lamp and left the hotel.
Within his allotted ten minutes
he reached the wharf. It was de
serted, empty sere for a figure that
merged suddenly out ot the dark
ness as It clambered up prer the
dge of a strlngplece.
"Is ' thai you, m'sleu?" Jacques
asked In French..
"Yes," he answered. "Everything
11 ready, Jacques?"
"But, yes, m'sleu. The boat Is
hsre. There Is plenty ot gas. And
In the locker at the stern m'sleu
will find some hot coffee and sand
wiches." INSTINCTIVELY Colin turned his
head shoreward along the wharf
in the direction of the village and
the twinkling window lights. "Gor
malnel" he said softly under his
breath; and then aloud: "That Is
most kind ot mademoiselle. Will
you tell her that I that I am very
grateful to her. And now my thanks
to you and I'll be off!"
Colin lowered himself over the
strlngplece end dropped Into the
boat below.
"All right, Jacques," he called
. back. "Cast off!"
"All clear," Jacques answered.
"Good luck, m'sleu!"
The launch shot out from the
wharf, and Colin, settling himself
for his solitary -run about two
hours, he figured It, judging from
the time It hsd taken Germalne and
himself to got as far as tha point
yesterday headed for the light
house on the extremity ot the cape.
And presently he rounded the
cape,'hls eyes straining then out to
seaward. It was pitch black. He
was showing no lights himself and
It was rsther obvious that Dollalre
would not be showing any either!
He could see nothing no shadowy
outline of a schooner out there. But
Dollalre would not be off the cape
for another two hours, Bolduo had
aid at halt-past eight That meant
halt-past ten. It was only ten now.
Railroad Offers
Labor Day Rates
Vacation trips over the Labor Dsy
week-end this year will be plsced
within reach ot thousands of per
sons through an offering of cent-a-mile
roundtrlps by the Southern Pa
cific company. It was made known
today.
A WITH
jfflBl THE NATION
That gave him half an hour's start
to begin with before Dollalre even
sent ashore for hie men and finally
decided on bis plans and Dollalre's
schooner, though It would, ot course,
have an auxiliary engine, was not at
all likely to be any more speedy
then this launch.
With the lighthouse behind him
now, Colin set his course; but, err
in a little on the side of aafetv.
I headed slightly In toward the coast'
line. There was the promUs of a
moon later just when, he did not
know. But unless It came out be
fore thei as an aid to visibility. It
would be an hour at least before he
could hope to pick up the point
And then his face hardened. He
must get Into touch with Lazarre
warn Lazarre. He did not know
Lazarre. True, he had a description
of Lazarre but It was a description
that would fit a thousand other
dark-complexioned men. Could he
go up to the club and ask bluntly
(or Lazarre? How would Lazarre
explain that to the others?
Then, otherwise, how pick La
zarre out from his fellows unless
Lazarre went around half naked, ex
hibiting that bullet scar on his right
shoulder? But even granting that
he was able to Identify the man,
bow get to Lazarre without any of
the others knowing It? This for
Lazarre's own sake.
BUT suppose he couldn't reach La
zarre without any of tha others
knowing about It? Dollalre's raid In
volved everyone at the club Includ
ing Lazarre. The warning would
have to be given just the same. How,
then, to account for Colln's presence
at the club, and bow he came to
know about Dollalro? And suppose
he did get the ear of Lazarre alone?
What would Lazarre do? He would
hardly dosert his companions. Then
how would Lazarre explain the
warning he had received?
And then he did not know what
racket thoy were exploiting at the
club under the Mask's guiding geni
us, but suppose, even In the face
ot a warning that made It clear
they would be hopelessly outnum
bered, they decided to light It out?
What then? Lazarre possessed no
"charmed U(e" any more than the
rest ot them. And Lazarre dead
A twlsterl He laughed suddenly
out Into the night He had always
claimed that suspense was the es
sence of a story, and that the appar
ently unsolrable problems piled one
upon another were the essence ot
suspense. A story? A ghastly anal
ogy! It only this wore no more than
a storyl
Time passed. The moon came out.
There was the point He swung
around It and beaded Into the bay.
Lights, window lights, showed dimly
in the distance. The club I On the lap
of the gods there was no other
answer.
Hot coffee and sandwiches! Gor
malnel He had a far greater stake
on the board now than the salvaging
ot his own skin. The vista of years
stretched out before him, glad years,
all that he yearned tor If she cared.
The roar of waters came to blm
faintly. He pulled himself together.
What was It they had said only yes
terday about the Cascade H' ir?
Two channels emptying Into the
bay; deep water It one hugged the
shore ot the point deep onough
that if one went up the river a bit
one could moor alongside the shore
without tesr of the boat being
stranded by the tide.
The lights on the shore grew
brighter. He was near enough to the
club now. It would only be a short
walk It he landed here; whereas,
from the roar of the falls that por
tended fast water, tho river might
prove tricky If he wont up any far
thor. He stopped the engine and
headed in for the shore, reversed
and the nose ot the launch grounded
gently.
He stood up, moved toward the
bow and halted In blank stupefao
tlon. Someone was crawling out
from under the bit of decking there.
A shaft ot moonlight (ell upon the
figure. Germalnel
And stupefaction passed. He was
beside himself with fear and anxiety.
He sprang toward her and grasped
her by the shoulders violently.
loul ' he blurted out almost In
sanely. "Don't you know why I said
you were not to come? Don't you
understand? Don't yon know that I
love you that there Is danger
here?"
And thon In the moonlight he could
see that her eyes were wet though
her lips were smiling.
"It's ntty-nfty. Isn't Itt" she an
swered. "I love you too."
(Copyright, liss, rrank L. Packard)
Tomorrow, Colin plunaoe Into
danger.
The low fares, planned as the lat
est of the railroad's now famous dol
lar day transportation bargains, will
be In effect August 31 to September
4 throughout six western states, ac
cording to A. 8. Rosenbaum, district
frelgh- and passenger agent. Excur
sionists will have until September 19
to complete their journeys, he stated.
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POCATBIAO. Idaho. Aug. 31 (AP)
-A jubilant group of Oregon Ameri
DRIVES ON, JUNIOR 508B1N6 fiOlEfiV. ATUrSf
f A V)lLA6f DRUGSTORE, et1$ HIM A CDOl.
DRiHK OF "WATER
can Legion Junior baseball players
from Woodburn every one with a
fighting heart as large as a water
melon were preparing today for their
trip to Topeka, Kan., where they will
play for the western Intersections!
championship Aug. 35-37.
Champions of Oregon, ths Wood
burn boys scored two runs In the
ninth Inning of the northwest titular
game against the Focatello American
vVtTU A S)6H Of
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W TWrf HE IS
Legion nice Saturday to tie the count
and In a spectacular exhibition oc
baseball went on to score soother
tally In the 15th frame to win 4 to
3 and capture the Pacific northwest
title. In the semi-finals, they had
won from Walla Walla 8 to 3.
Pete Bevans, Woodburn hurler. took
s large share of the credit by pitching
the entire game and fanning 23 Fo
catello batters.
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