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MEDFOKD MATTJ TRIBUNE, lEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEB 6, 1933.
HIDDEN DOOR
11
FRANK L. PACKARD
srxopsiMr to, .
Bttoitt, tht torittr, duguiica at a
orook and using tht namt Clarkit
Lunn. hat ktn trailing Ik Jfatlr.
Tht tiatk It a gowtr in Kra york'a
undtntorkt ,' K al hat thrtattned
oH' Hr. By a luefcy trik ukk
tvoVctt knocking out hut frumd,
SstaoMv Btrgtant Mutoty, to V
tuUI'a nlffkt olub. Colin Mi m-
aoed to acctptonct by ont of
tht MatVt numerout eangt. Benny
it lion t it giving htm tht "low
down" i tht bath room 0 on ot
Batrm toboeoo thou Oft tht East
Bid:
Chapter N
THE MASK AOAIN
THB Haskl Tha nam bad
'dropped oflhanded!r unsxpsct
dlr, from Benny Malons's Hps. Co
lin had talked to the man once be
fore on a certain night about the
Maak but, on tbat occaalon, on not
That could be exactly described u
eonddentlal term I How tar waa the
trail to be biased now io that eren
Clarkle Lunn Could follow ltT
He ehook bla head.
"Maybe I'm dumb," he admitted.
"Who's the Maskt"
Benny Malone reared hlmielf up
' rlfht on the aofa and leaned toward
. Colin. '
"Listen I" he said. "There'e soms
thing doing tonight; but, before
tbat, there's a lot of things you're
got to know. You're got to know the
rules and regulations, and I'm here
head of the others to giro yon the
low-down. Ton got the okay today.
You said yoa wanted It
"Well, you're In. You're on the
payroll now, and you get a bunch of
kale eTery month besides a cut on
vary Job tbat's pulled so long as
you don't hurt the feelings of any of
the big boys. Which wouldn't D so
good I I'd hate to see Clarkle Lunn
come riding back from the country
In a morgue wagon like I've seen
some."
?l should worry about thatl" de
clared ' Clarkle Lunn confidently.
"Go on and spiel."
"All right," responded Benny Ma
lone cheerfully. "Just keep your fin
gers crossed, tbat's alL What was I
laying? Oh, yes. You wanted to
know who the Mask 1st Well, you'll
hare to ask me another. I don't
know.
"None of is knows except the
big shots that he gtres his orders to.
And they ain't telling! I're never
aeen him, but he's always Jake with
the coin. All I know la that he runs
a lot of mobs from this hangout, and
that each mob has its own big shot.
and" Benny Malone grinned sud
denly "here's one of them now."
Colin swung around In hla chair,
A man stood there In the doorway
a familiar figure. Colin, simulating
mild Interest while mentally he
seemed to be suddenly upside down,
reached nonchalantly Into his pock
et tor a cigarette. It was Helmle
Schwann, the boore baron.
"Hello, Helmle," said Benny Ma
lone. "Meet Clarkle Lunn. He's
traveling with Buck from now on.
Helmle fcchwarm came forward
Into the room ae Coln lunged up
from his chair.
"Saw blm with you last night, Ben
ny," said Helmle Schwann genially;
then, extending hla hand to Colin:
"Good boy I Too bad Harry got the
bracelets after all."
' "What's that?" rasped Benny Ma
lone as he jumped up suddenly from
the sofa. "When did you hear that!"
"About an hour ago."
"Hell!" anarled Benny Malone,
"Where did they make the pinch t"
"Pulled him oil a train this after
noon Just before he got to the bor
der," Helmle Schwann answered
nnexcltedly. "He was making for
somewhere p In Canada. I haven't
got the details yet. But don't break
your lace scowling, Benny. It'll cost
something, but both Conk and
Harry'!! be taken care of all right."
"Maybe," admitted Benny Malone
lourly.
TTEIMIE SCHWARM toughed.
A A "You're seen It done before,
haven't you? You ought to know!
Forget ltl Has Buck come In yet?
He said he'd be here,"
"I haven't seen him. Maybe he's
pstalrs."
"He's not there," stated Helmle
Schwann. "I've Juet come down.'
"Well, then, he hasn't come In
yet."
Helmle Schwarm pulled a sealed
Invelope from his pocket and handed
It to Benny Malone.
"All right," he said. "There's too
much doing tonight, and I can't wait.
Give him that. Tell him lt'a the dope
he wanted, and that I'll have every,
thing ready for him. Understand?"
"Sure," said Benny Malone.
"Leave It to me. So long, Helmle
"So long," returned Helmle
Schwarm and, with a nod to Colin,
he left the room.
"That's tough about Harry!" said
Benny Malone morosely aa ha
dropped back on the sofa.
Colin sat down again,
"It sure Is," he agreed; "but 1
guess from what this fellow Helmle
said. It'll be fixed up without much
trouble. And speaking of Harry, has
Detective Sergeant Mulrey been '
noslng'around for you today?"
Benny Malone permitted a grin to
drive away his morose expression.
"Nothing doing!" he answered.
"So It's a cinch be didn't get my
number last night"
"That's good," said Colin heartily.
He paused for a drag on his cigar
ette; then apologetically: "Look
here, I guess there'a a lot I've got
to be wised up on. Who's this
Helmle and what's his other
name? You didn't mention It."
"Schwarm," said Benny Malone.
"Helmle Schwarm. He's a foam csar.
Every bootlegger In town knows
him. He runs the suds and hard-stuff
racket for the Mask."
Colin dragged again on bis cigar
ette. His mind was probing swiftly,
striving to bring order out of con
fusion. Last night at Splnelli's
Dollalre and llolmle Schwarm to
gether Helmle Schwarm one ot the
Mask'a big shots wht was the
Mask's game? No answer but not
nice (or Dollalre, whatever It was!
"I see," he nodded. "And who's
Buck? You said something about me
traveling with him from now on."
"Buck O'Mara," explained Benny
Malone. "He's the big shot of our
mob and a damned square shooter,
YouH like him."
"I hope that'll go double," said
Colin earnestly. "What's our mob's
particular racket?"
IT WAS growing dark. Benny Ma
lone got up and switched on an
electric light.
"Anything everything," he re
plied with a short laugh. "Wherever
we're needed. You'll see. And you'll
get your first work-out tonight."
"Well, then," asked Colin compla
cently, "what's doing tonight?"
Benny Malone shook his bead.
"I don't know yet Well get our
orders from Buck. But never mind
about tbat I've got to finish giving
you the low-down on tbls dump be
fore he comes In. It used to be a
pretty hot Joint that was named the
Wine Press we call It W. P, get
me? And It was all fixed up with
passages and halt a dozen ways to
get In and out playing the boobs
tor suckers, you understand?
"The boobs being the slumming
parties that blew down from Fifth
Avenue way looking for shivers and
thrills and thinking they were
naughty. That cobbler's shop, which
maybe you saw when you came
along, used to be a grotto all got up
fancy with low lights and a secret
way out and a way Into here both
ot which same are still useful! Solly
down there was one of the bunch
that was giving you the once-over at
lunch, and he'll pass you In that way
any time It's necessary. Ho cobbles
all right see? but that ain't the
way he makea bis money."
"It sounds swell I" Colin ex
claimed eagerly. "Go on, Benny.
Keep on shooting. It looks like the
place had been made to order. How
did the Mask get onto It?"
"Knew about It, I suppose, when
It was running full blast back In the
old days," Benny Malone answered
with a shrug of his shoulders.
"That's a long time ago before the
war, and bofore the booze law
started making money tor us. I guess
there aren't many even around here
that remon-ber the name It went by
then.
"When the law came In against It
the people who were running the
place kept on selling booio Just the
same until they got pinched enough
times to make them quit cold. Then
somebody -else tried to run It on the
level as a restaurant and It waa a
flop. It wasn't good for anything the
way It was. It was put up for sale,
and I guess It went cheap or else
old Keppolstcln would never have
bought ltl
"He made two houses out ot It
but he didn't spend any more on al
terations than he had to, so he left
this part a good deal like It was, ex
cept that he put In a store front at
this end. He moved Into the other
part himself,"
"I saw an old bird sitting on the
porch as I cams along," observed
Colin. "Was that him?"
(Copyright, ISM, Frank L. Packard)
Colin heart, tomorrow, mere
about thi rtlaik and DolUlrt.
ASHLAND SCHOOLS
0PEN.1028ATTEND
ASHLAND, Sept. C (Spl.) Ash
land ' public schools opened Labor
day, with an enrollment that com
pared favorably with ttrnt ot last
year, according to Supt. George A.
Briscoe, who reported the enrollment
as follows at the various schools this
morning: 0
Senior high, 230.
Junior high, 290.
Washington, 225.
Lincoln, 283.
This makes a total of 1028 today.
The enrollment last year was
slightly higher, but this Is probably
explained by the fact that some stu
dents are still on vacation trips
with their parents. Eventually the
enrollment will no doubt equal that
of last year aa in the .Senior and
Junior high schools the enrollment
today waa more than on the second
day laat year, while In the Washing
ton and Lincoln schools tht enroll
ment was less.
SELMA CCC WINS
The 1740 company fielma again
crashed out two wins over the wee le
nd. Gaaquet camp was defeated
Sunday 7-2 and the Taktlma town
team was defeated Monday 8-8. This
Is the second straight defeat handed
Oasquet and the third straight for
Takllma.
Due tn La Mear1! absence Stapple
ton and Klncart pitched the first
game and Tynan and Klncart again
tolled tn the second game Monday.
A stiff wind In terf erred with both
games and made good playing Im
possible and consequently many er
rors were made. This Is In all prob
ability the last game of the season
for Camp Kerby.
A tew REAL BARGAINS In PIANOS'
at present low prices which can not;
be guaranteed after September first.;
BALDWIN PIANO SHOPPB ;
38 So. Q rape. Lilla M. Puruckesv
S'MATTER POP-
By C. M. PAYNE
LIUEQVIST AT PRISON
FACTORY HEADS' MEET
BALXM, Sept. 8. (AP) L, A. Lll
Jeqvlst, now In Washington, D. O.,
as assistant attorney-general on the
Malheur lake land dispute, will rep
resent the state at a meeting of pris
on good manufacturing leaders there,
It was announced here last night. A
proposed NRA code for the Industry
will be dtecuaaed. the matter being
of Imoprtanoe to this state because
of the prison flax and lime Industries.
Rain Units Ticking.
SALEM, Sept. 8. (AP) The heavy
rains here yesterday suspended hop
picking activities In many yards, but
growers stated no damage was done
and picking would be resumed to
day. It was estimated more than
30.000 pickers are now employed In
the district.
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day to see Orenadler A Macowsky'a
beautiful dreeaes for fall. Appoint
ments may be made by calling Adrl-
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