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Ike. HIDDEN DOOR
BY FRANK L. PACKARD
trSOPSIB; Colin Bewttt, the
writer, hoe witneeeed murder and
crime tt all eorte. He hae poeed
tor weeke ae a crook in an effort to
track down the ilaek. New York
underworld eear. He fuet hoe oome
from epending the might in the
Haek'e headquarter, Imiti he had
pretended to be overcome by loee
of blood from a evperfioial wound
received on a ht-tacking expedition.
And he hoe dlecovered the hidden
door that in ite turn htdee, he ie
euro, the eecret of the ilaek. Koto
he ie making o rendeevoue with hie
friend. Detective Sergeant Mulvey.
Chapter 45
FRIENDS MEET
THERE was a pause, than Ser
geant Mulvej spoka crisply:
"Whera ara you? Uptown or
thereabouts?"
"Tea," Colin returned.
"All right, I'll fix It Go over to the
Eranwajr-Stratton. One more coming
or going In that lobbv'U be lost In the
shuffle. Don't register. Aak the room
clerk (or the key to 608-A. That ain't
the key you'll get, but it'll be the
key to tbe right room. Go up to the
room and wait (or me. I'll be right
along. Get It?"
"Tea," aald Colin laconically aa he
bung up the receiver.
And fifteen minutes later, baring
followed out Sergeant Mulvey'a di
rections, be found himself the occu
pant of a large, pleaaant "room with
bath" on the second floor of the
Kranway-Stratton. He pulled an
asy chair Into a position across the
room facing tbe door and at down to
wait
Ha bad com to the point be
realized, wbere be could no longer
play a lone band a fact wblch In
ltelf afforded blm Intense relief. He
needed help now. Police help the
sort that Detective Sergeant Mul
vey bau at hla command. That had
been the basla of tbe plan be had
evolved last night
He lighted a cigarette. There did
not seem to be a flaw anywhere In
tbe plan. He bad gone over It de
tail by detail a doien times. He
went over It again now. It ought to
work It Tim Mulvey picked the
right men, and Tim Mulvey could
be depended upon to do that It
was
There was a perfunctory knock as
the door opened. Detective Sergeant
Mulve7 stepped briskly across tbe
threshold and came to an abrupt
top. Then with a suddenly set face,
be shut the door behind him and
planted bis sturdy shoulders bellig
erently against It
"Who the hell are yout" be
rapped out
Collr got up from hla chair and
held out bis band.
"Coming from you, that's a com
pliment Tim," he laughed, "and
don't say you 'wouldn't havi known
me' because you didn't Inciden
tally, at the present moment I'm
Clarkle Lunn all except the voice."
"Well, I'll be damned I" gaaped
Sergeant Mulvey aa he caught
Colln'a hand In a hearty grip,
"What's the big ldeat"
"Howd you work this sort of
thlngr Colin countered as be
waved bis hand around the room.
Sergeant Mulvey grinned. -
"By special request from tbe
police," he said, and bis grin wid
ened. "Tbe gag's so old it ought to
make a hit In one of your books If
that's what you're thinking aboutl
I Just get the right number coming
In, and the floor desk up here's been
tipped off. Nobody knows who's got
tbe room, and there's nothing to
tie us up together.- You can talk
your head off, and for aa long aa yon
like." .
"All right" aald Colin. "Lock the
door then, and sit down."
SERGEANT MULVEY comptled.
"Shoot!" he Invited, as .Colin al
so seated himself. "It looks like
you'd got something to say. What's
it about f"
Colin did not answer instantly.
It was not only a long story, and
he hardly knew where to begin
but be bad Just noticed with some
Inward mlsglvlnga that Detective
Sergeant Mulvey'a left Jaw waa
angrily red and swollen!
"Welir prodded Sergeant Mul
vey. 'Shake It loose. What'a It
about!"
Colln'a eyes lifted, met Sergeant
Mulvey'a, and held the other's for
a moment
"The Mask," he said quietly.
"Would you like to land him, TlmT
Sergeant Mulvey leaned tensely
forward In his chair.
"Yon mean," be asked halt under
his breath, "that yon've got a line
en him?"
"Yes." said Colin; "I've got a line
on him. But I want to say first that
Reddy waa a million times right In
what he said about him, although
yon wouldn't believe tt Tim. My
description of the Mask would be
that be'd borrowed an Invisible
cloak from Satan and then had gone
to work to show Satan bow It waa
done.
"I don't know how long ago ha
began, but long enough so that he's
swinging a moo today in every line
of crlnlnal activity tbere'a any big
money In. It may Interest you to
know, for Instance, that tbe counter
feiting plant down on tbe St Law
rence we were all reading so much
about a little while ago was one of
his rackets."
"What makea yon think sof de
manded Sergeant Mulvey bluntly.
Not 'think,' Tim," corrected
Colin gently. "1 waa one of those
'also present' on the night the place
was hl-jacked and Kennlston waa
bumped off."
"What!" ejaculated Sergeant
Mulvey Incredulously. "Then per
haps you know who did It?"
"Yea; It waa a man named Dol
laire." "Who's Dollalre?"
"A rum-runner from St Pierre."
"That's worth knowing!" Ser
geant Mulvey sucked In bis breath
sharply. "I'll make a note of that I"
"I wouldn't bother If I were you,"
advised Colin confidentially. "He
waa hl-Jacked in turn outside the
twelve-mile limit here last night
he and his crew put in the spot, and"
his schooner sunk."
Sergeant Mulvey stared.
"How In God's name do you t
that?" be reaped.
"I waa there," aald Colin.
"My Godl" Sergeant Mulvey'e
hand roved helplessly through hla
balr. "I don't got youl How did you
come to be there?"
COLIN bent forward and touched
Detective Sergeant Mulvey
lightly on bis swollen Jaw.
"That's the reason mainly," he
said dryly. "And here's your artil
lery. I brought It along with me
from my room." He reached Into his
pocket and tossed the gun Into De
tective Sergeant Mulvey's lap.
"Sorry, Tim! I didn't know It was
you at the time, but I would have
had to do It anyway."
"Almighty Moses!" stuttered
Sergeant Mulvey. He picked up the
gun and examined It as though sus
picious of its identity, then, with a
grunt of recognition, dropped It Into
hla pocket "So you're the bird tbat
laid me out are you?" be blustered.
"I've, been looking tor him bard.
I could aend you up tbe river for
thatl Aiding and abetting a man to
escape arrest on a murder charge
la penitentiary stuff, my bucko.
Damn it" ha fingered his Jaw ten
derly "I'm telling youl"
Colin thrust out his wrists.
"Bracelets, Tim?" be aaked con
tritely. Detjctlve Sergeant Mulvey
coughed.
"Go to belli" he retorted. "Got
anything else to spring? You've
done pretty good so far."
"Yes lots," said Colin aoberly.
"And, except tor the reason, which
I am not at liberty to tell you, that
took me to Roddy's old room on the
night yon left my place, whlcb rea
son in turn was the reason why 1
went down on the north shore ol the
Gulf of St Lawrence, I'm going to
give you the whole story right np to
this minute. Now listen."
Sergeant Mulvey produced a
cigar, bit off the end, and lighted It
"Go to ltl" he urged. "I haven't
forgotten that you said yor had a
line on the Maak."
And then, aa briefly and concisely
aa he could, though Interrupted by
many a quick-flung question or com
ment from Sergeant Mulvey, Colin
told the story of the weeks that had
elapsed from the night he bad paid
the visit to Roddy's old roon until
the hour or so ago when he called
up his listener on the phone.
"There's the story," he ended:
"and here's where you draw cards.
I'm putting In an emergency call."
Detective Sergoant Mulvey Jump
ed to his feet and began to pace ex
citedly up and down tbe room.
"Boy," be burst out "I ain't got
It all yetl I'm trying to make myself
believe 1 ain't boon dreamlngl
Thla'll bust New York wide open!"
"Yea," said Colin with a queer
smile, "except that perhaps New
York would like to know who the
Maak Is. and well Just bow ha
was caught"
Detective Sergeant Mulvey
paused suddenly In his stride
then flopped down In bis chair.
"You're right" he aald. "J waa
counting the chickens. Well?"
(Copyright. 1JI frank L Packard)
Colt, and Mulvsy make a plan,
tomorrow.
0. S. C. WILL OPEN
CORVAIXIS Oregon State college.
the oldest Institution In the state
' ..... . .nK rinf-.llnn will H.
gin tU sixty-sixth yea of Instruc
tion Monday, September 18, when
the class of 1037 registers for Fresh-,
man week.
Freshman week la held In advance
of the starting of regular term, for
which upper clansmen will register
Saturday, September 23. In order
tbat tbe administration and (acuity
of the college may be (ree to give
undivided attention to the needa ot
the new students. It provides an
opportunity (or the freshmen to be
come oriented on the campus, to
learn where different bulldlnga and
claaa rooms are, and to get acquaint
ed with each other and with the
faculty belore the older student re
turn. The cblet value of this prepara
tory week, however, In the opinion
ot Registrar E. B. Lemon, who or
iginated the Idea at Oregon State
11 years ago and has been In charge
ot the programa ever since. Ilea In
the instruction and lntormatlon im
parted to the beginning students by
some of the most experienced, mem
bers of the faculty in lectures dur
ing the week.
Dr. U. O. Dubach, dean of men, In
hla lecture on "Comparative Values."
during this week, for Instance, will
take palna to give the freshmen a
general Idea of the proper relationship
between the omereni pnaseo oi Al
lege life. H. T. Vance,, . professor ol
secretarial actenoe, whose topic
"Budgeting," has had years of expe
rlonc tn teaching atudenta how to
use their time and money to best ad
vantage. Dr. r. w. parr oi me kbwi
of education, whose address- is en
titled "Study Hlnta," la the author of
a syllabus on bow to study which Is
in 0nrat demand, even by exnerl-
'enced students. Dr. Kate W. Jameson,
dean ot women, wm taia on vouege
Spirit and Traditions;" ur. r. a. uu
flllan of the school of pharmacy on
Student Actlvlttea," and Mr. Lemon
on "College Procedure."
1 , ,
tTnlon university at Jackson, Tenn,
began lta 99th session this fait
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