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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUXE, MTHDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1933.
7U. HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
irnurnst conn (levui. dis
guised as a crook, darkle Lunn,
U told by Bennv MaXono that the
man Colin knocked out In Bpinelll's
club woe Bjrgeant Uulvev ot the
BomtcuU Houad. Colin nova to
track down the Mask, ruler
" New York's underworld, because
the llaek has threatened Colln's
life. Bennv s an apent ot the Mask;
in return for Colln'e (isle at Bp In
elll'e he promisee to introduce him
into the gang which he controls for
the Mask, is a preliminary. Colin
it ernt to have lunch at a certain
restaurant.
Chapter H
A PACKAGE OP W. P.'S
GOLIM bad obeyed. He had been
under observation at the restau
rant, that waa obvious enough, but
be did not know by whom or
whether by one or many. Then, later
on In. the afternoon, Benny Malone
had telephoned again, and this time
bad given him the street and num
ber ot a tobacco store where he was
to report at half past seven that eve
ning. If no other customer was In the
store at the time, he had been In
structed to ask for a package of W.
P.'s otherwise be was to make any
purchase he liked that would serve
as a pretext foT his presence there
and wait until he was alone with the
proprietor.
Colln'a lips compressed on the
butt ot his cigarette. A package of
W. P.'s I The Wine Press! Cap a
l'Orage had taught him thatl This
was more than the thin edge ot the
wedge It looked like a wide-flung
door with "Welcome" Masoned on
the doormat. Or was It the old, old
story of tbe spider and the fly?
It was nearly bait-past seven now.
He glanced around him. He was ap
proaching an old, elongated, two
story frame building with dormer
windows, a relio of New York's
early days, that flanked a modern
six-story tenement.
It looked as though it had been
made over Into two houses at least
there were two entrances, one at
either end but, while the one near
er him boasted a narrow porch be
fore Its door, the one at the tar end
seemed to be that ot a store, and,
judging from the way the house and
- tenement numbers nea oeen run
ning, it obviously must be the to
bacco atore he was looking for.
tbe direction ot a door at the .
of the Btore beside the telepli'..
booth. "Go on in there. First re.
you come to."
"Thanks," said Colin.
the door indicated, and found
himself In a narrow passageway. On
his left vas a Uosod-tn staircase:
just a few paces ahead, on bis right,
was an open door. He reached the
latter and paused for an Instant on
the threshold.
It was quite a sizable room evi
dently Mr. Michael Barney's "par
lor." Shabby genteel. Knlckknacks
and china ornament in profusion, a
worn carpet, chairs ot the long ago.
EASIEOEPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8. (AP)
Governor James Rolph, Jr., of Cali
fornia, seriously 111 wltb pneumonia
at St. Francis hospital Here, was re
ported "resting easier" today.
The governor, who celebrated bis
sixty-fourth birthday recently, slept
during the night and hie tempera
ture which had been as. high as 10SV4
was reported at 101 in a bulletin at
12:30 . a. m. Earlier In tbe night it
had dropped to 100.
attendance at the bedside and bulle
tins were Issued every few hours de
tailing the progress of bis fight
against the disease,
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SEATTLE, Sept. 5. UP) Mark
Reed, well-known lumberman and for
mer political power In this state, died
here today, following a long illness
and an. operation performed several
ALSO HELD ILLEGAL
SALEM, Sept. 6. (AP) Mint and
gum slot machines, substituted for
pure chance machines, will be con
fiscated In Marlon county, Sheriff A.
C. Burki announced today. He stated
the district attorney had declared
these machines as Illegal as those of
the older device, upon which a cam
paign had just been made.
Owners of these machines indicat
ed they might Invite a test case to
determine the status of the devices,
but the 'sheriff stated he would not
watt for a case before renewing the
campaign.
SALEM. Sept. 5. (AP) Mrs. B. F.
Chsrboneau, Portland, was taken to
the hospital last night with serious
injuries as the result of an automo.
bile accident near Woodburn. Her
condition today was declared un
changed, hut the extent of her In
juries had not yet been aacertalned.
TTIS glance,
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apparently casual,
was suddenly critical, absorb
ing details. He was abreast of tbe
norch now. An old, white-haired
man. the only person In the neigh
borbood who, It would seem, did not
feel the heat, for he wore a rusty
black, shabby Prince Albert eoat
buttoned tightly around him, sat
there on the porch In a rocking
chair, a cane across bis knees. Intent
upon a newspaper which he was
'roadlng through steel-rlmmed spec
' tacles that straggled far down his
oose.
The man did not look up as Colin
passed by.. Colin did not alter his
pace. A curious place, this I Besides
Ihe two entrances he had already
noted, there was also a third one
he now saw, n about tbe center or
the building a basement entrance
from tbe sidewalk.
This was wide open, and over the
head of the doorway at the bottom
ot the steps there was a "Shoes to
Mend" sign. The obvious questions
flashed Into his mind. It this was
the Wine Press, was the cobbjer
down there a factor also the old
' man on the porch T
Ha baited now In front ot the
store. The window display had a
cheap appearance. White -painted
lettering on the panes, the paint
scarcely discernible on many a let
ter, proclaimed the fact that one
Michael Barney dealt In cigars, cig
arettes, pipes, and tobacco.
It was the store he was looking
for undoubtedly and through the
window Colin could see that there
was no one Inside at the moment
excent a wltened little man with red
hair who atood behind one ot the
counters.
Colin mounted the three steps
from the sidewalk, opened the door,
enterod, and shut the door behind
him. It waa a small place. Prosper
Ity did not seem to lurk In the seedy
showcases or on the none too gen
erously stocked ahelves. There was
a publlo telephone booth In one cor
ner at the rear. Colin nodded pleas
antly. The man with the red hair
was looking t him Inquiringly from
across the counter.
"I'd like a package of W. P.'s,"
Colin requested.
The man nodded In return.
"You're Clarkie Lunn, ain't youT
"Yes." said Colin.
"I'm Barnoy." announced the
other. "It's all right I've boon look-
ing tor you." He Jerked his head In
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It waa the atore Colin wanted.
plush-upholstered, the plush faded
and colorless, a horBOhalr sofa and
on the sofa, sprawled at full length,
was Bonny Malone.
"Hollo, Clarklol" Bonny Malone
called out with a grin. "Wo meet
again, How'd'yo Ilka your lunch?"
Colin grinned back.
"You're all to the good, Benny.
I was getting the once-over, eh?"
Sure! I'll say you wcrol But the
gate's wide opon tor you now. Sit
down but leave the door opon. Some
ot the boys are blowing In by and
by. Sorry I can't flash a drink," he
drooped an eyolld "but this dump
Is on the love). Booze, cards, and
skirts Is ruled out.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney are Just
quiet old pair got a bedroom whore
they aleop, and a kltchon whore they
cook and eat, Just behind here along
the hall, and a couple ot rooms up
atalrs Just because they're there,
that tlioy rent sometlmos to room
ers. There ain't much dough In run
ning a tobacco emporium In those
parts. Poor but honest, get me? The
pastor ot tholr church comes around
regular to see 'em tho cops gave
that up long ago!"
Colin slumped down In a chair.
"You mean they're in the know?"
he Inquired.
Bennv Malone laughed.
"Whnt d'ye think! Just as much
as I am or you ever will bo unless
you get picked out for one of the
Mask's big shots. They're under
cover stufl."
(Copvrlcht, Jl). Fran I, Paekari)
Colin gits "ths low down," to
morrow, from Benny.
SALEM. Sept. 0. (AP) Allison A,
Bristol, Eugene, who a few days ago
was released on ball after his arrest
for agttattlng bop pickers, waa again
in the county Jail today on the
same charge. With two other al
leged agitators, he was arrested by
Sheriff A. C. Iiurk as he began
sneaking at the Jermsn yards north
of Salem, early last nljiht.
Joe Sigrlrt ami Q. I. Wilson, claim
Ing ituy were from Portland, were
held with Bristol. All three were
booked on charges of vagrancy and
disturbing the peace. All will be
taken to Woodburn today for hearings.
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By EDWIN ALGER
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