PXOE EIGHT
3IEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUTE, SIEDFOKD, OREGON, TUTRSDlT, XCGTTST 31," 1933.
Ik. HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
, o. Colin UtxcM. the
.. writer. U going about Sew
. dtiuieed as Clarkie bunn, a
minor criminal. He ha been
threatened with death by the Maek,
Veto York underworld Cear; he had
g'jne to Canada in an effort to And
Joe LaMorre. and . get hie helm
agatnet the Mask. But there he
" ituwtbled into a raid won the
ktaek'e huge counterfeiting plant
bu hi-taokere under m rum run
ner. Captain Dollaire, and mieeed
baiarre. He met aermatne Trem
hlap, however, and noto they are
engaged, "Clarkie" iuet hoe been
tipped off that Dollaire to at night
, elub with a "rum baron,"
Chapter M
CONTACT
SPINELLrs enjoyed reputation.
There vat no night club In New
York that afforded better entertain
dent or a wider opportunity to
pend money. It wai expensive, but
adroitly cosmopolitan.
Dinner jackets and "tails" min
gled In utmost freedom with tweeds
and what-nots; the ladles were
equally without restriction In the
choice of their ensembles, and a
street costume was as welcome es
in evening gown. Salvatore Spinel-
It demanded only two requisites
from his patrons: an "Introduction"
by way of entree and the price.
Colin, as Clarkie Lunn, possessed
both. ,
It bad been a matter of only six
ar seven blocks from his room, and.
encountering no taxi, be had
walked; and now, still in one of the
lower Fifties, he rang the bell of the
tbree-story brownstona front with
Its shaded windows that harbored
Splnelll's admittedly colorful con
tribution to the night life of New
York.
' He had been there many times
before. The doorman therefore ad
mitted him without question. He
crossed the wide reception hall to
the desk JuBt Inside the Iron grille
that barred further progress, but
which was so disarming!? artistic
and ornamental that its existence
res robbed of any suggestion of
premeditated offense. Here be laid
down bis five-dollar "subscription"
-and the door of the iron grille
opened for blm. A page took his hat.
Colin thrust his hands in his pock
et! and for a moment stared around
him, It was already after midnight
Bplnellfs was In - full swing.
"Onsets" were swarming In he had
sot been the only one admitted at
the aame time.
Straight ahead of him was the
dance floor, the entrance blocked by
a bevy of men and women gathered
around the doorway. From within,
a saxophone was playing; and some
one, a boy with glistening teeth and
slicked hair undoubtedly, was croon
ing a song. Colin shrugged his shoul
ders. Oh, well, some people liked
that sort of thing and Splnelll's
catered to all tastes 1
On his right was a richly carpeted,
spacious stairway. He turned In that
direction. The bar waa on the seo
ond floor. His feet sank noiselessly
Into the deep pile as ha mounted
the stairs. Dollaire I A month of fu
tility, and now, least expected of all
Dollaire I
An uplift waa upon hfin that he
bad not known tor weeks. Whether
merely contemptuous or not, or
whether he knew It or not, Dollaire
waa playing against stacked cards.
If Butch Connal and his mob had dis
covered that Dollaire was here, It
was as good aa a certainty that the
Mask had discovered it too and the
Mask had a very large account to
settle with Dollalrel
Contact at lastl It luck broke tor
him tonight, he would be able to
Identity not the Mask, he could
hardly hope tor that but one, or
more perhaps, of the Mask's tools.
That would be enough I He would
eot ask for more than that Just to
pick up the trail.
HB OAINED the landing and en
tered the barroom. It was a huge
room Its appointments lavish. The
mahogany bar that ran Its entire
length glistened even in the soft,
rose-shaded lighting. People were
coming and going, pairs and groups
were standing about here and there,
glass In hand; and yet the room was
not crowded, for the bar, though It
kept tour or five white-coated at
tendants busy, was not the sole Mec
ca of the thirsty at Splnelll's one
came here mostly for the hard stuff.
Colin glanced up and down the
room. Butch Connal'a "drunk at the
bar" was not bard to Identify or,
at least, there was but one man pres
ent who was outstanding In that par
ticular. Colin watched the man for
a moment a middle-aged man in a
dinner Jacket, his tie sadly awry, his
gait none too steady aa he moved
here and there, chatterlngly at
tempting to insinuate himself Into
everybody else's conversation. Tfie
typical inebriated pest of the gar
rulous rarletyl
Who waa the man If It was the
man? Ha had never seen the other
before. The man bad certainly not
MOFFETT HEADS OIL
CO-ORDINATION BODY
HYDB PARK. N. Y Aug. 81. (AP)
President Roosevelt today appointed
the oil planning and coordination
committee with Jamee A. Moffott,
been one of those from Butch Con
nal's gang who bad visited Colin
when he was la the hospital. Of
eourse notl Butch didn't work that
way. Nona better than Butch knew
what was at stake and the danger
that would be invited If Clarkie
Lunn were In any way linked ap
with Reddy Turner! old mob but
Butch, when It came to details, mad
tew mistakes.
The man, carrying hla glaaa rath
er uncertainly, and having been
summarily ejected from a group
near by, waa moving slightly to
Colln'a dlreotlon. Colin, starting to
ward the bar, purposely allowed
their paths to cross. They bumped
Into each other, and the eontonts
of the other's glass was spilled on
the floor.
"Shay," said the man thickly, "sor
ry I Most awfully damn sorry 1 1 hie
apologise. Buy you another."
"I'm afraid It was your glass, not
mine, that waa spilled," smiled
Colin.
Someone in the Immediate vicini
ty laughed.
" 'S no matter I" declared the In
ebriated one. "Buy you another all
the same. Come on." -
"All right." agreed Colin good-na
turedly. "Just as you say."
There was an empty space at the
tar end of the bar. The "drunk"
lurched in that direction. Colin fol
lowed. "Make It bio two highballs,"
oommanded Colln'a new-found com
panion. They were served with the
drinks.
"Four dollars," said the barkeep
amiably Splnelll's waa not cbeap.
The "drunk" was apparently hard
of hearing; and, besides, he was
clinging a little precariously to the
bar.
COLIN pushed a bill across the
bar.
The barkeep grinned.
"And besides that," he said in a
friendly undertone as be returned
the change, "he'll talk the leg off yon
If you give blm a chance and ha
ain't got any bottom to bla tank."
"Thanks," said Colin, "I'm onl But
don't worry. I'm no Santa Claus."
The "drunk" bad still apparently
heard nothing; nt, aa the barkeep
moved away to serve another cus
tomer, he turned and leaned heavily
with hla back against the bar. Ha .
spoke then over the rim of his glass
as he lifted It shakily to his lips : -
"Clarkie LunnT"
"Yes." -"Ever
hear of anyone by the nami
of ConnalT" ,
"Butch sent me." ,
"Okay, Sorry to atlng you for
those four bucks but It lets us both
out. Got to keep p appearances,
you know, or I wouldn't be worth a
nickel to Butch. I don't travel
around With the gang not known
as one of them. You're all right
there. I'm undercover see? There's
a lot of things worth cash to get
next to In these Joints and 'around
town." '
"Anyone who'a In with Butcb is
right with me," Colin answered.
The man swayed, upset a goodly
portion of his highball, and then
with a valiant effort carried the
glass again to bis lips.
"That goes both ways," he skid.
"I know what you want. Dollaire'!
brought his schooner up from St.
Pierre with a full load of high-priced
goods. It's somewhere out there Just
beyond the twelve-mile limit Dol
lalre'a been ashore all day angling
tor the best offer. It looks like
Helmle Schwann, the big boose bar
on, was coming across with the big
gest wad. Anyway, the two ot them
are making love to each other now
In the dance hall downstairs."
"I don't know either of them." said
Colin.
"Well, you can't miss Helmle. He'a
a straw-haired Dutchy In a red Me
and light suit like be always wears.
He s sitting In one of those little
stalls near the door, and the fellow
that la with him is Dollaire. Any
way, they were both of them there
a few minutes before you came in,
and I guess they're therd still, for
they were Juet starting on a fresh
bottle of flu." .
"Right!" said Colin. 'Til push on,
then."
"Walt a second. Leave the break
away to me. It'll screen better and
there's no telling who'a looking, And
listen! I don't know what your
game is, but watch your atep!
There'a something queer going on
around here tonight I don't know
yet what It is, but" the drunk waa
suddenly patting Colln'a arm. Hlr
voice rose:
" 'Scuse me for a minute, Just saw
as old friend of mine hlc very In
timate friend over there. I'll get blm
hie and we'll have another."
(Copurightt lfsi, Frank L. PeokareV
Colin gate a" Invitation, Monday,
from a stranger.
former vioe-preeident of trne Stand
ard Oil company of Mew Jersey, es
tno government's chief repreeenta
tin. 1
Cleaning and Pressing, the Camelo
serves you right. Pree delivery. Tl
130. Members N.R.A.
EXPECT STORK
NEW YORK, Aug. SI. (AP) The
possibility that the Jamee J. Walk-
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There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation
era are going to have a baby was
suggested guardedly today by A. O.
Blumenthal, the former New York
mayor's close friend who visited the
Walkers recently In their villa at
Cannot on tbe Rivera. He returned
to America yesterday-.
"They both talk about the baby
all tbe time," eald Blumenthal In an
interview at hti hotel. "It tfiey have
one It will be tbe greatest happptneea
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of their lives. I euspect that there
la some reason for believing that
there will be a blessed event In their
family before long."
NEW PAXi DRESSES, I3.S9 to
13.45. Swagger Suite and Coats.
aiS.ee to tUSS. Hate, Bee and up.
New Pall Shoes moderately priced.
THE BAND BOX 8ROE BOX. "The
store that savee you money."
By C. M. PAYNE
FIR REGION MILLS
I
TACOMA. Wash.
Lumber mills In
. Aug. 81. (AP)
the Padflo north
mma to start
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west Douglas fir district will work a
maximum of 30 hours a week for the
month beginning September 4. the
first period of N3A production allo
cation, it waa announced by the West
Coast Lumbermen's association this
morning.
This will mean a "substantial re
duction" in lumber production In
this district for September. .
The ' announcement . came from
asks rat the fifths
TtM MOW SOON Will
ftPr1 START AND IS SENT
OlKSlDE 10 WAIT
RflURrfe PRREN1W
WnM A SUM. MD UK
to TAKE HOME AS A rtC
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BOX tb Oftfe HIM ri
UTPVES OH
fo&LE MOTHER HA6
OUST CLEANED OFF AND
F0L10W6 HER OUf T 1
LOOK ftR cap
finds os AisoTasoo
ERIK6 LETT" SHOE AND
SoCR ARE S0AKW6
WET
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TO MARRV
you HEAR
Colonel W. B. Greeley, secretary
manager of the West Coast associa
tion, the trustees of which are meet
ing with trustees of the Paclxlo
Northwest Loggers' association to
study the NRA lumber code and de
vise machinery tor putting the coda
provisions In effect.
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Phone 642. Well haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service,
By CLOY AS W1LLIAJH3
M0fHErVHA.tr(6 Vft&ED
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CAP IS WroSIH6. SENDS
HIM OUf 10 LOOK f&R Xt
CW SHOES AND SOCKS
0AV1N6 BEEN UNPACKED
AND Plff ON. DISAPPEARS
OVER ID B0Y5 NEW DOOR
AND IS StlLL Wffirfl
PASBS ARE REBDY t SHKC
By OLENN VHAPFIM
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By EDWIN ALGER
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