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PSGE ETOHT MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPFORD, OREGON, STJNDXY, SEPTElfBER 10, 1933. Ike. HIDDEN DOOR BY FRANK L. PACKARD BVNOPllBt ror awti Colin Bewitt, tht writer, hot been fre quenting tht New York underworld Aitguited at Clarkit Lunn, a erook. ' Bit lite it in danger from tht myl ieriout Uaek, underworld ruler, and Colin hopet to ttumble upon hi trail. Bu luck ha it admitted to memberthip lit one of tha Matk't many gang. Ho is Initiated into the myiteritt of the "Win Preei," tha Uatk't htadquarttre, and tent out almott at oneo with Buck O Uara't gang to dltpote of c Canadian rum runner named Dol lairt who hat hi-tanktd the Maek't fit. Lawrence Htvtr counterfeiting plant. Chapter S8 MURDER 8QUAD DDT then, looner or later, Colin muted, hli Ufa was forfeit any way unless be could uncover the Mask's Identity and force ont Into the open thla llttle-less-than fiend, who more and more continued, It ap peared, to grow and acquire the stat ure of what might well be the moat ruthleee, versatile, and powerful criminal of Us time. The stakes were heavy. Thoughts of Qormalne came to him. He was flzbtlng not only for bis own life but for Germaines happiness as well. His all was on the table. He shrugged his shoulders fatalistical ly. There was no turning back now. K was the toss of a coin. But he bad come a long way on the road. Helmie Schwann and Buck O'Mara, It was certain, were both at times in direct contact with the Mask and he, Colin, was now In Buck O'Msra's mob, Helmie , Schwann was remote; It was Buck O'Mara's confidence that be bad to win, and Buck O'Mara that be had to watch. That was why be was here. He smiled without mirth. Misgiv ings and fears were the human lot and came unbidden, but why sub ject himself to this mental tor ment? It was useless, purposeless even It It was human to do so. He bad chosen bis course deliberately, there had seemed to be no other way, and, whatever happened to night, he must perforce go through with It to the end. He drove bis mind afield. More bad been said about Laxarre and the "members" of the club who had taken flight on tha night of Dol Ire's attack. Tbey were still In biding, still under cover, and New .York knew them notl The Identi fication ot Kennlston, their roue millionaire leader, had been awk ward Kennlston's lite was still being subjected to a searching In vestigation, as were the lives of all those who, so far as the police could discover, bad ever been associated with blm. And since the uttering ot coun terfeit money was a matter that au tomatically Involved the federal au thorities, the Secret Service was In the forefront of the picture. La arre's name bad not actually been mentioned, but through Inference, a reference to the man who had got S "hide full of lead," It was appar i sot that Latarre bad entirely re covered, and like the others, was still In biding. Colin smiled Queerly. 80, after all, be had saved Laiarre's life. He was glad In a purely humanitarian sense that bis efforts bad not been In vain; but In a matorlal sense It mattered little now whether La sarre was dead or alive. Instead ot Lasarre there was now Buck O'Mara, PROBABLY from the start, La sarre, even It Lasarre had been willing, could have helped but little. He rated Laiarre as being perhaps ot the same status and on the same plane amongst the Musk's tools as Benny Malone quite a dlltorent status from that of Buck O'Mara or Helmie Schwann. And yet Reddy's letter, though still undelivered, had proved to he by a strange twist ot fate the "open sesame" to the Mask's operating headquarters at the Wine Press, and to whatever measure ot Buck O'Mara's confidence he already pos sessed. If It had not been tor that letter he would never have gone to Cap a l'Orage; It he had not gone to Cap a l'Orage be would never bave heard ot Dollalre.' And, If be had never heard ot Dol lalre, he would not bave gone to Splnelll's last night; and The trail led on. blazed by that letter, to where he stood at this moment, an Initiate Into one of the Mask's mobs. Nevertheless, though It had now outlived Its usefuneas so far as he was concerned, he wondered, as he aways had, what was In that letter. Some day perhaps he would meet Lasarre again and deliver the letter and perhaps not. And perhaps La sarre would explain the nature ot his liaison with Reddy and per haps not. It mattered little now, La Novelist Kyne Undergoes Knife BAN ntANOISCO, Sept. fl. AP Fster B. Kyne, novelist and magaslne writer. Is convalescent In a hoepltnl here following a major operation. It sarre was no longer needed, and could no longer be of any help. Again bis mental scene shifted. Buck O'Mara and Benny Malone had talked about Splnelll. Splnelll was on the payroll, too. Detective Sergeant Mulvey might prove to be altogether too curious as to tha way In which Harry the Lynx had left the night club whose obvious exits might well have been closely guard edto say nothing of the fact that the lights bad so fortuitously gone out almost Instantly at tbe sound ot those shots I Tbe subject had been Introduced casually, dismissed casually. A pos sibility, that was all. No 8 0 S had oome from Splnelll, to everything waa apparently lake to far. Why worry about ltt Splnelll would be given "protection" It necessary, Co lin cupped his hands over a match and lighted a cigarette. A side Issue that concerned him little no bear ing on the main Issue. He stepped out from behind the wheelhouse and moved over to the boat's rail. Someone was leaving the wheelhouse. Benny Malone. Buck O'Mara was still In there with Smudge KUrea at the wheel "Oh, hello, darkle!" said Benny Malone at he stepped over to Co lln's side. "I waa Just going to bunt you up. Suck wants a couple of ue to go aboard with him and have a little social visit with Dollalre be fore the boys get busy get the Idea? eo's Dollalre won't turn hit toes up without knowing what lt't all about That wonld be Just too badl I said I'd pick you to help play the hand, seeing that yon didn't miss any tricks last night, and Buck said that was okay by blm." "Sure!" agreed Colin enthusias tically. ' "You Just look Innocent," cau tioned Benny Malone, "until Buck gives us the high sign to flash our rods. Dollalre't schooner ain't showing any lights, but Smudge has Just picked her up out there. We'll be alongside In a few minutes. You Just bang around here, and then trail along with Buck and me. Un derstand?" "Sure!" said Colin enthusiasti cally again. "Thanks a lot, Benny, for a ringside seat" OUT ot tht darkness Benny Ma lone't features grinned In friendly fashion. It was coming to you, darkle," he said. "You made good. Now I got to check up with the boys down In the cabin and hear 'em recite their lessons the way Buck doped It out tor them. I won't be long." He moved away heading aft at a halt-run. Colin fallowed hard. Bad at It had looked before this was worse. Dollalre' s executioner 1 Or co-execu-tloner with Benny Malonel He stared out Into the blackness ahead. Something out there was taking thape. He felt the boat't speed slacken, the vibration cease as tbe engine was shut off. A hall came across the water. Buck O'Ma ra stepped out ot the wheebouse and answered It using his bands at a megaphone. "That you, Dollalre!" he bawled. "This Is Helmie Schwarm's outfit" "Sure It's me, by crlpee!" the voice answered. "Come alongside. The Good Lord could not have given ns a better night eh?" Attaboy!" Buck O'Mara called back heartily. The boats maneuvered bumped against the schooner's hull and were made fast Colin brushed his hand across his eyes. His mental processes burned his vision. It was all strangely Indistinct and yet It was all horribly real. He found himself mounting a short rope ladder on tbe beels of Buck O'Mara and Benny Malone. There were no lights showing any where; but his eyes grown accus tomed to the darkness, he could see, as be reached the deck, a doien or more forms leaning over the sohoon- er's rail while a chatter ot voices. as bantered greetings were ex changed between the crew on the deck and the boats below, resound ed discordantly In his ears. Boats always seemed to take him to slaughter, Colin thought with a grimace at he carefully placed hit feet on the rounds ot the swinging ladder. There had been the night when Qermalne's boat had taken him to tht "club" on tbe St Law rence, and when he had had to see men shot down while be was help lessly tied to a tree. Then the slaughterers were Dol lalre't men. Tonight In a boat be longing to the man who had threat ened blm with death, Colin wat to tee Dollalre't men shot to bits Id equally cruel fashion. Copyright, Hit, rrana I. Packard) Tomorrow, Dollalre eurprieoe his murdorouo gusats. was learned todty. Bit physician said be will be In tbe hospital probably a week or ten days longer, . Cleaning and Pressing, the Oamelo serves you right. Free delivery. Tnl 1380. Mambsra HJUL WASHINGTON. 8ept. 9. (AP) The first encouraging results In the at S'MATTER POP TAILSPIN TOMMY BOUND TO WIN A 'ibsiwu wict L ' i f( .'out its I SNB.vr ci-r-ri-ft. r-"TvwliVv-. J I ' -A- 1 1 f CiJY "WAr. W 6AM4 WOOL"!)) 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BRINGING UP. FATHER 1 By George McM.nu. 11 1 ' ( GeE-BUT ITS ' W f NOW FOR S 1 II . A I I A CROW CAN" 1 I7i I t&?j RAVMItKS OUT PLEASANT tl 1 Wl, V V Vf T3 BETTER V OXVt 1 111 1 i 1 1 ' i m i 1 j v ktw 11 ! f j!; 11 1 1 1 t ,v, j , x w.-n- x r lit rTTTTTTiiit 1 1 I 1:1 1J HiiimmiiiiHiiiiiuiiniin.iiu i ll vf-yw intunjuii r-i v , ? -jct There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation tempt to Induce sleeping sickness tn monkeys for research purposes were reported from St. Louis today to Bur geon General Hugh 8. Cummlng of the public health service. Dr. J. P. Leake, senior surgeon In charge at Bt. Louis, telephoned Dr. Cummlng that six monkeys had shown symptoms similar to encepha litis In humans after being inoculated Tommy And Jose "Break Even"! Double Tribunte with material from dying patient. A total of 9ft persons have fallen victims to the disease In the St. Louis area alone. : - Deal estate or Insurance leave It to Jones. Phone 898. Vl'8 WAVE SROPPB new location Hotel Medford. VI Corby and Edna Brewold, operators. Tel. 1430. By C. M. PAYNE DENVER, docile male Colo (UP) Sheik, the ostrich at the City Park THE WORLD AT ITS WORST-THE MISSING QUARTER DHPRftSS FOR BED. COHHIs LOOSE CUM&E IMUWUSER POCKET ASMS tm DOTS SHE KWW WHERE B6oriHlSEHfr &JARTER. WlrT MURMURS SLEEPILY TO RJR6ET ABOUT tf, ANP 6CTT& BED 9-9 boo that tried to hatch out a half dozen eggs after the females of tAe flock became feminists, died at the hands of polaorers, attendant be lieve. Stuck was a bigamist But he was conscious about it enough that after his mates. Sudan and Sahara, laid 14 eggs and then refused to set he took over the Job himself. Zoo at tendants relieved him of part of the FrSBflES HE 0U6HT TO HAVE MiOfrifR OUhRltR. OVER IW5 EXPENDrruES KbM. YES, HE'S OUfA QUARTER SEARCHES P0CKEf6 A 6AI1J , HE MhSHf HAVE OVERLOOKED KNOWS HE WOKf SUSP tWLESS HE (SET'S THIS SfRftlGHTtNED OOf. 60S OVER AMD OVER mrt HE SPENT TODAY1 CENft HE 6AVE (Copyright, 1983, by The Bell Byndteat, he) OF" AtU. THS HUM It- A TSS& TO SAY 7WeT COMAtAAO responsibility by putting half the eggs In an Incubator, but neither Sheik nor the incubator was success ful. Shortly sfter his unsuccessful at tempt to hatch the eggs, Sheik died of a. strange sickness. Caretaker believed sometone fed him poison. Phone 613. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service.' BTGLUTAS WILLIAMS REMEMBERS THE 25CEI.T5 HE SPEWfWR Wri-PRSTf WJP SIMULTANEOUSLY T1NP5 ftUftWER IK OTHER POCKEf, UNBALANCING ACCOWifAfeAkN 0 fir"'i: 32 SOtVES if. If WASN'T SO TAKES TROUSERS OFF JUH10R R AMD FOLPS THEM, GtttfSH THE MOVIES - JUNIOR SAVE SPILLIN6 OUT ALL OVER HIM BACK A QUARTER STuFIS ROOM, SKjHS WHBTS OWUSE BACK IN JACKET WE USE ANP &0E5 ft BED By GLENN CHAFFIN and HAL FORBESI i30tCAt. i 4&TJ, 4A0" By EDWIN ALGER . 1 1 if :W yjL KM AV !S5iV SI
