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siedfoud mail trtbtjst, medford, Oregon, sttn"d3lT, September 3, 1933.
Ike- HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
KYSOffilS: Colin Hewttt. my
terg writer, dienuieed at Clarkle
Lunn, a crook, it trying to catch
the trail of the Uaek. Sew York
underworld ruler wht hat threat'
tned to kill him. Hi titt In SplnelK'i
nwht club ieatching Captain DoU
lairs, Canadian rum runner, drink'
Ing iclth tltimtt Schwarm. Ntie
York "boost baron," knowing alt
the time that Dollalrt it marked
tor death bv the Uaek becavet tht
Canadian hUiacked tht itatk't
counterfeiting giant on tht St.
hawrencn river. Colin hopr.t that
th ilaek't apentt, trailing Dollalrt,
man reveal themtelvee inadvertent
lu to him, Ht it invited to another
table.
Chapter 3!
OLD FRIEND
pOUN turned around. One of the
two men was beckonlm to hlra
Oh, well, one could watch Dollalre
from there aa well aa here and It
would not be politic for Clarkle
' Lunn to refute an Invitation from
uch a man aa Harry the Lynx,
Harry the Lynx waa a crook of
no small degree. He, Colin, did not
know ust what the other's racket
was, but he had met the man many
timet In various dives and hangouts
when, at Colin Hewitt, he had been
out on his nightly prowls alter ma
terialand, subsequently, as Clarkle
Lunn, he had met the other fre
quently In the same places.
Colin rote to hi feet and stood
thor for an Instant as though rlv
eted to the spot, the blood pounding
In sudden hammer blowa at his
heart. The face of Harry the Lynx's
companion bad until now been bid
den by the former's back but now
It stood but, alone, as though It wore
the only face In all that crowded
room. '
It was the face of the man with
whom he had fought that nlgbt In
Reddy's old room the man In
whose pocket he bad found the card
with its cryptlo "W. P." scrawled
upon It the man be bad loft uncon
scious there on the floor.
He fought for composure, affect'
Ing an air of nonchalance, aa be
strolled over to the other table.
There was no question In bis mind
now but that Dollalre's presence
here was known to the Mask. He
. bad hoped for a break, hoped that
he would be able to "ticket" who
ever might make a move against
Dollalre; but he bad not dared to
bone tor a wide-open break like this.
Here waa a man that, whether any
move were made against Dollalre to
:nlght or not, he knew definitely was
one of the Mask's trusted tools. Was
Harry tbe Lynx another? Almost
certainly! Otherwise he would not
be at the same table watching Dol
lalre. But it Dollalre was, say, to be
put on the spot here tonight by these
two and possibly others, why was
Colin Invited to their table? He did
not know. But, whatever the reason,
nothing would have deterred him
now.
"Hello, Clarklel" Harry tbe Lynx
greeted heartily. "Meet my friend
Benny Malone. You're never talking
to the wrong one when you're talk
ing to Benny." ,
Colin extended his hand.
"Q lad to know you," aald Benny
Malone cordially, aa he pulled out a
chair. "Sit down, Harry was tell
ing me about you."
Colin sat down In the chair Indi
cated. It placed him with his back
to the entrance, and his bad to Dol
lalre but he was no longer Inter
ested In watching Dollalre. His In
terest waa centered now In Benny
Malone and Harry the Lynx, tbe two
men between whom he sat
'CURE!" he said pleasantly.
3 "Harry and I have met up a lot
YVhat'll you have!"
"Nix!" Benny Malone laughed
strangely. "There's enough here to
last as long as we'll want It, I guess
there's another glass for you. Help
yourself. Let's talk quick. Harry
says you're from Boston, and that
you've pulled a tew deala with Papa
Goyette and that yon had to blow
out of Beantown 'cause the pussy
foots were getting curious."
Colin poured out a glass of wine
for himself.
"Harry said a mouthful," he
stated laconically. "That's right, all
right."
; "Working any racket now!"
"Nope."
"How's fundsr
Colin shrugged bis shoulders.
"The last bsndout I got from Papa
Ooyette," be grinned philosophical'
)y. "Is getting down to a thin layer.'
"Looking for something?"
"The wadding's out of my ears."
"Okay. Suppose 1 oould let yon In
on aomethlng where your cut would
be a grand or maybe more, what
would you say?"
"I'd say" Colln't voice held an
eager note "that yon were kid'
ding."
SURPLUS HOP PICKERS
REPORTED DESTITUTE
SALEM, Sept. 3. (AP) The Mar
lon county court today received a re
port that 1300 people were In the
Jungles near Bast Independence, un
CT MD OSS'
Benny Malone leaued across tbe
table.
"I'm not kidding It you're there
with the guts" he was speaking
more hurriedly than ever, and in an
undertone now. "Maybe you'll get a
chance to prove whether you've got
'em or not In the next few minutes.
Harry spotted you over there, and
said you'd keep your face closed any
way. He'a In a Jam, and we may need
help. What do you say? Are you sit
ting In, or do you want to fade?"
Fade and lose tbe promised
chance of future Intimacy with
Benny Malone! Colin was thinking
In high. He did not know what tbls
"Jam" was that Harry the Lynx was
In, or what his, Colin's, participa
tion therein might mean, though he
waa uncomfortably aware that he
did not like the sound of It at ail
but there wai only one answer.
There was no apparent hesitation
In his reply.
"Deal tbe cards," he said, with a
convincingly twisted smile. "I'm sit
ting In."
"Attaboy!" applauded Harry ths
Lynx. "I ain't going to forget this,
Clarkle, and"
"Jeese!" Interrupted Benny Ma
lone In a fierce whisper. "There he
Is now, and it looks like he's got two
or three with him. And he's got you
lamped, Harry. Well, here's where
Spinel!! gets the tip to put the lights
out." He pulled an automatic stealth
ily from his pocket. "Keep your feet
out of the way, Clarkle," he warned
and fired three shots In rapid suc
cession under the table Into the
floor.
Women'a screams, the scraping of
chairs as both men and women rose
in frantic hSBte from the tables, and
a babel of panicky voices answered
tbe shots.
AND then, almost on the Instant,
the lights went out.
"Scram, Harry!" snapped Benny
Malone. "Splnelll'a on the Job, all
right. Here's your chance, You know
tbe way. Take the first train out of
the burg. Clarkle and I'll entertain
'em long enough to let you make
your getaway." And then, with a
short laugh: "Look out for yourself,
Clarkle! Behind you! Stop him but
keep your rod parked."
It bad all happened. It seemed to
Colin, In no more time than It bad
taken him to gain his feet. He
whirled around. Someone, a black
bulk out of the surrounding dark
ness, was rushing upon him.
He caught a blur of lighter color
the face. And at that face he
whipped out with hie right, driving
home an uppercut wltb all his
strength behind the blow. But the
blow, though It reached Its objective,
did not stop the Impetus of the
other's rush, which drove him back
against the table, where, losing his
balance, he fell to the floor, his op
ponent on top of blm.
And then, as he grappled with the
other, he felt a gun In the man's
hand. But the other did not grapple
In return he was only a dead
weight Colin snatched the gun
away and stood up.
It was a lucky knockout, that was
all; but he smiled grimly the gnn
waa aafor, from his standpoint, In
hla possession than In the other's!
One sometimes did not take even the
count of ten!
Pandemonium reigned around
him, hysterical cries, a bedlam ol
noise; but he could see a little bet
ter now that his eyes bad grown ac
customed to the darkness. A furious
struggle was going on a few feet
away the swaying forma of two
men, One of them, of course, was
Benny Malone. He could not tell one
from the other; but, as he sprang
forward In that direction, one of the
two forma crashed with a heavy thud
to the floorand. then he heard
Benny's vicious challenge:
"Who'a that?"
"It's all right," Colin answered.
My guy's asleep."
"Good boyl" approved Benny Ma
lone hurriedly. "I had to plug mine
wltb the butt I gueas there were
only two, after all. Come on, bent
Itl I'll show you the woy."
But what the "way" was, Colin
never knew except that there were
numerous doors and passages
through which he waa guided wltb
Benny Malone'a hand on his arm
until they came out on an alleyway
and from there, presently, reached
Fifth Avenue.' And then, turning
down a cross street, Benny Malone
spoke tor the first time as bs slowed
bit pace to a leisurely stroll.
"That was a swell piece of work
you did tonight, kid," he said enthu
siastically. "And, lake It from me,
you ain't going to lose by It."
tCopvrlght IMS, Frank t. raekard)
Temorrew. Colin Itsrns he has
knocked out a friend.
able to secure work In the hop fields.
Many of the families were said to
be practically drutltute and without
gasoline money to seek work else
where,
e
Pnone . We'll naui sway row
rerute. City aanitary Service.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. fAP
The war deportment moved today to
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BRINGING UP FATHER
WHAT THE
KVSTTER-OINNY?
YOU LOOK AS IF
WOR1E
THE
SOMEONE. WANT
YOU TO CO TO
WORK" .
There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation
effect the president's plan for con- I part me Mt Mid. adding that the labor
tluulng the civilian conservation I Uepartceiit and veterans admliilfttra
corpi anoVier lx months. lion are beginning selection of 36
All members will be discharged be- Pr tCnl ot tiw original state quotas
tween September 30, and October 15 lrom nom mn to Pce losses
but ran re-enroll for another haUjdu r discharge will be chosen,
year period. ' In pteparatlon for winter activities,
"The strength of the corps of the J some units will be shifted and seml
secoml period will be brought up to t permanent shelters erected. Some
300,000 men aa rapidly as poralble
and well before Christmas." the de -
Score One For Our Side!
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tOHATS WRONS ME SCAGLBT qBiuu. mjySE rS OT lr.rn S HOPS SHE H7S tv& STAUIN' IT'LL BtT A
tOHATS tORONS
2 NOu3. SrCBFTR'
Wedding Bells Yet!
THAN THAT-
RAC - WACON
OWVCfl CLUB IS
CONNA CXPEL ME FER
CONDUCT OMBEOMlN
A 6t NTUfcMAN-TME.
COMMITTtE 1
MEETIN TO-DAY-
j units will be moved to the Tennessee
1 valley project.
By C. M. PAYNE
WE'LL HAVE A TOVMr-J
WEDDIN RIGHT HERE AN'
MOW-BEN AN' ME VN1LL GO
FETCH PARSON TVEM THIS
VERY MINUTETCOME ON, BENT
I ' YE- VELLTELL ME-1
JUT A MINUTE- WHAT WA THE J
I'LL CALL' EM UP- SSSj- V. COMMITTEE
THE MEETlN' l I A DCCIOE.D?
Smoulo ee over J fir - I
ER BUS!
pnnTi ANn rm tunt udi
J New business amounting to 82. 788.-
ASKING
OCCUPWJtS OF REAR 5EAT BE
6IN 1b EXPRESS THEIR OPlWOtf
THAT THEY'RE ON THE VVRCW6
ROAD
A LKHE TAR-MEW oti HAll..
A MAN, WHO REPLIES THAT
HE'S A STKAN6ER "Voo
A FEW MILES LATER HAILS A
MAN, WHO 1TT0RNS OUT IS5ELU
IN6 BASKETS AND THINKS HE
WANTS SOME. DRIVES HASTiLYON
9-2
evenin'.mr9.tyemnhy, I'M meluW i'm afraid not, iuo-doug
IS YOUR HUSBAND I60RRY, IUO, FL HE'LL H SILVER CAME BY 'BOUT TEN
i THOME tWIE'RE ( ) BUT HE AlfW BE. ffl MINUTES AGO AM' THEY
AIMVN' TO HAVE A V( ISN'T -''J SACK eyjj LEFT FER SOMEPLACE ON
i WEDDIN' DONNTOl HERE-- JT SOON, Vi, HORSEBACK THEY SAID Yi
gVJHE VILLAGE J riW'f WON'T rK THEY OlDtSTT EXPECT TO JA
000 fest or 8.4 per oent lees than the
previous week, was reported by the
Western Pine association here today
for tha week ending Aug. 26. . The
total wits about 31 per oent under
the 3-year weekly average 'for Aug
ust. Of 100 reporting mills, 70 were
operating.
Shipments for tne week were 40.
093,000 feet, and production 47-976,
000 feet, putting production at 36.9
YIEIM AT LASf 1b $1tKH TRE5
SORE THAT HE OUGHT To STOP
AND ASH . VAfCHES FOR.
SOMEBODY TO ASK
SHOUfS fb A FARMER "' tflE
ROADSIDf , WHO TO EtfERY
QUESTION REPLIES. HEH ? HE
DIDN'T (SUITE HEAR
comes on another man, who puts
his rt on tonnin6-board and
after 61v1n6 his views on the
NEH DEAL, TAXATiOrJ, WEATHER AND
BUSINESS ADMITS HE'5 Oti RI6HT ROAD
(Copyright, 1933. by Tlie Btfl Syndicate. Inc.!
Yot)'RE ALLRICHT-THEY COULOMT
EXPEL YOU BECAUSE
TMB COMMITTEE KNOW WHAT
A GENTLEMAN
per cent of capacity compapred wltti
35.8 per cent for the previous week,
and WJ9 per cent for the year to
date.
Current ordera m-ere 31 per cent of
sawmill capacity.
t.
- Cleaning and Pressing, the Camelo
servei you right. Free delivery. Tel,
1260. Members N.B.A.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
SPIES. A MAtf ACROSS THE WW
AND SLOWS DOWN, MAN DIS
APPEARS INTO STORE BE
TORE HE CAN ASK
CONVERSATION WITH DEAF
FARMER 6ETT1M& KOWHERE, '
DRIVES ON. ROAD BECOMES
PESERTEP
CASTS TRIUMPHANT 6LANCE
AT OCC0PANT5 OF REAR
SEAT, AND DRIVES ON
ITiDVAf,
By GLENN CHAFFTM
and HAL FORRESl
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
THAT'S A PIVE-
DOLLAR. MOLE, RUDY.
setter use a Meuu ,
BALL .THAT OlOE
THiUKS YOU'RE .
IDDIKJ&.
By George McManus
NO ONE ON
IS
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