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MEDFOBD IZATL TRTBTIXE, MEDFORD, OREGON", "WEDXESDXY, SEPTEMBER 33, 1935.
7h- HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
trrXOPBIB: In Me (fort So
frock down rss murdarouj Uaek,
underworld ruler, the writer, Colin
ifeuritt hat himselt accepted ae a
member of one o the Matk'e
ana$ under the name Clarkle
nun. With Buck O'ilara, lieu
tenant of the mvtterlaue etaek. and
Bonnie Malone, Colin kae pone
aboard the Alnuette to vut itt own
or. Captain Dollalre, on the epot
and f teal the llauor cargo to avenge
Dollalre'e wrecking the Uaak't
eounttrelting plant. But suddenly
Dollalre turn on hie would-be
exccutloner$ and firce Into their
midet. Colin daahee the lamp to
the floor and Dollalre disappear.
Chapter 41
THE SLAUGHTER
TpHBRB was a atlnglng asntatlon
In Colln'i left forearm Ilk the
ting of a burn. Strange I He beard
Buck O'Mara groping, stumbling up
the eompanlonway, then the rattle
of lit cabin door as It was shaken
riotously; then Buck O'Mara's
snarl:
"Locked 1 You, there Benny!"
There was no answer.
"What's the matter?" demanded
Suck OMara sharply. "Strike a
match, Clarkle, and see what's
wrong with him."
Colin obeyed. Benny Malone was
till on the settee, only he was
(lumped there now with his bead
aagglng to one side. Colin crossed
to the settee and bent over the other
while the match burned Itself out
"Well, what about ltt" Buck
O'Mara rapped out "Is be hurt
load?"
Colin felt his Hps twitch as lie
Answered.
"He's got his," he said tersely.
Buck O'Mara, lighting a match In
turn, came down the eompanlonway
Into the cabin.
"That's 'a tough break!" be ex
claimed with a bitter oath. "Benny
was one of the beat of them. But
if there's any knowing anything
where he's gone, he'll know that he's
the last man Dollalre will ever pnt
os the spot, which would help some.
.YouhurtT"
"No," said Colin; "nothing to talk
bout Got a little grase on the arm.
maybe, but that's all. How about
yout"
"I'm all right," Buck O'Mara re
plied gruffly. "But you didn't get
that lamp out any too soon. The
last slug hit the floor about an Inch
from my head. Thanks, Clarkle."
"Aw," said Clarkle Lunn mod
estly, "that was nothing, Buck."
And then Buck O'Mara laugbed
out In ugly jubilation.
"It won't take long!'! he promised
grimly. "The boya'U let us out In a
minute or two. Listen!"
But Colin had already been lis
tenlng. Almost from the moment
Dollalre . had slammed the cabin
door he had been subconsciously
aware, while he had been primarily
ocoupled with Buck OMara and the
dead man on the settee, of a medley
of ominous sounds from the deck
above.
He gave his whole attention to
them now. They were the muffled
ounds of shrieks, and yells, and
curses, and whimpering cries and
an almost constant rat-tat-tat like
the muffled roll of snare drums.
But the sounds were growing mo
mentarily fainter, and presently, as
he listened, they died away.
And then the cabin door opened,
and a lantern showed at the head of
the eompanlonway.
"Yoa down there, Buckt" a voice
called out.
"Yes," Buck O'Mara answered.
"Who's that?"
"Smudge Kllrea. Come on up."
Colin followed Buck O'Mara to
the deck. Three men stood there
In the lantern light Smudge .Kil
rea, Klengell, and Oeordle Napp. In
attnctlvely Colln'i glance traveled
around the deck. A few lanterns
glimmered at various points, but
the comparative darkness was
merciful. Here and thore he could
discern sprawled shapes. He did not
look again. He did not want to see
more.
"WellT" demanded Buck O'Mara
curtly. "What's the tally!"
"All ot them," grinned Smudge
Kllrea, "and none of us."
"You're sure you got Dollalre V
"Every one, I tell you. Sure, we
gat Dollalre! But how'd he make his
getaway from the cabin t"
DUCK O'MARA lighted a cigarette
- meditatively.
"He got his gun on a neat play,"
he said quietly; "I'll give him credit
for that and he got Benny,"
"The hell he did!" Geordle Napp
sucked In his breath. "That's
"Yes; It is!" Buck O'Mara broke
In, bis voice gone suddenly hard.
"Only I don't want to talk about It
You fellows got your orders from
Helmle tor the rest ot the nlghtt"
"Sure," said Klengell. "We know
where the revenue birds are tonight,
so that's Jake. We're got time
enough before daylight to get the
goods off. Then we put the crew to
bed In the hold with the batches on
and sink the schooner." He chuc
kled. "Ever hear ot ships being lost
at sea with all hands, and never
heard ot no more?"
"All right" said Buck O'Mara
tersely. "That's your and Helmle'a
end ot It Remember what I told you
about tomorrow night There'll b
a juicy cut In this for all ot us. Tba
MaakMl pay bigger for tonight than
he ever did before even it there ain't
a case landed. That's all Just velvet
It was Dollalre ha was after and
we all know why. Smudge, get my
mob together, and take us ashore."
"That listens good to me," said
Geordle Napp: "But, say. Buck, what
about Benny? What are we going to
do with Benny? He sure was one
swell guy, and ha deserves a swell
funeral."
Buck O'Mara lifted bis shoulderi
In an Important shrug.
"A parade, you mean," he aald,
"with the papers asking where the
corpse was found and who did 111
Think It out for yourself, Geordle.
I don't like It any more than you
do, but he'll have to go with the
rest."
"That's tough," muttered Geordlt
Napp; "but well, I guess you'rs
right Buck."
"It Isn't a guess," said Buck
O'Mara. "Good luck, yon fellows.
Let's scram. Smudge. Oome on,
Clarkle."
Blood was trickling hotly down
Colln'i band as he boarded the motoi
cruller. He saw Buck O'Mara and
Smudge Kllrea enter the wheel
house, then he made his 'way down
Into the cabin, where the rest ol
Buck O'Mara's murder squad were
gathered.
He took oft his coat and rolled up
a blood-soaked sleeve. It was aflesb
wound, no more than that nothing
serious about It except that It had
been bleeding profusely. Some ot th
mob pnt a rough bandage on foi
him. They asked no questions. Thla
time be felt physically a little giddy,
a little nauseated. He went up on
deck again.
THB boat was speeding tor the
shore. The wind whipped hit
face. The talntness passed. There
was but little pals Is his anja
scarcely enough to make him con
scious ot It It was not bis arm, It
was his brain that tortured him.
And, fight against It as he would,
the nlgbt with Its scenes and aoundi
of unbelievable horror kept passing
again and again in review before
him.
Only one thing stood out In com
pensatlon. He must Inevitably have
grown In Buck O'Mara's estimation
and Buck O'Mara was the oni
man now on whom be was depend
Ing to bring him Into contact will
the Mask. How, or where, he die
not know; but at any cost, oi
through any means he could devise
he must cultivate Buck O'Mara.
A wharf showed up out of the
darkness; a house, still mori
shadowy, loomed up beyond. And
then a light appeared suddenly li
one of the windows of tho house
and went out again.
Buck O'Mara came out ot thi
wheelhouse as ths boat drew up t
the wharf.
"You go back in the same car yoi
came In with me, Clarkle," he aald
"I'll drop you somewhere In the city
Stick around."
"Thanks," said Clarkle gratefully
The mob debarked, and Buc)
O'Mara dismissed them at the shori
end ot the wharf.
"Walt here tor me, Clarkle," bi
Instructed. "I've got to go up to th
bouse tor a minute."
In the blackness Colin could see
little only the vague outlines ol
the wharf and bouse. He heard sev
eral ears depart He heard the motot
cruiser start away again to asstsl
the other two boats presumably Id
emptying the Alouette's bold. Per
haps ten minutes passed, thjn Buck
O'Mara came toward him through
the shadows. Buck O'Mara wai
grumbling and cursing audibly tc
himself.
"Anything wrong, Buck?" Colin
Inquired solicitously,
"Yes," growled Buck O'Mara.
"Yon heard Benny and me talking,
about Splnellt, didn't you? Well, he's
In a Jam all right He's got to hare
some kale tonight for his tier. It's
Helmle's racket but nobody's been
able to connect with him, so I guess
I'll have to take It on and It looks
like you weren't through with your
Job yet tonight either."
"That's all right by me," declared
Colin cheerfully,
(Copyright, lUi, rrank L. tackarA)
But Colin dots not go to Spinein's,
tomorrov
Canadian Migration Drop.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. (DP) The
number of Canadian! entering the
United States this year has dropped
sharply as compared with previous
years, according to Mrs. Florenoe P.
Alexander, chairman of the Amort
oanlsm committee of the D. A. It
During the fiscal year that ended July
1 only 4633 Canadians entered a
compared with an average of BO 000
a year Immediately preceding 1930.
O. S. Rose for EJbertM.
SALEM. Sept. 13. (yP) A com
mittee of 15 men, Including seven
laymen, was appointed by Governor
Julius L. Meier today to consider pro
posals for reform In Judicial pro
cedure tc meet changing conditions
In the state, and to recommend these
changes to the state legislature. Rich
ard Montague of Portland was named
chairman of this committee.
The committee was named pur
suant to a resolution passed by the
association, to appoint a committee
of 16 from the bench, bar and lay
men to consider proposals deemed de
sirable because of changes In proce
dure In the administration of justice.
Others on the committee Include:
C. H. Carey, Juitlce George Roaeman
and John Carson of Salem; L. T- Har
ris and Wayne H. Morse of Eugene:
Dexter Rice of Roseburg; Alan A.
Smith of Baker; J. R. Raley of Pen
dleton and B. P. Irvine, Ben T. Os
borne, Nicholas Jsureguy, Arthur C.
Spencer. O. I Price end A. E. Clark
or Portland.
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