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BTK0PB1BI CoroMiw IMsh
Uarns from Susie Van Berg that
the latter believe Jim Randal hot
her husband, Vlmcr Van berg, at
the time the Van Berg emeralde
vera stolen. 7 hen Carolina over
heart a "seance" In the house
keeper's room in vhtrh Caroline
Bussell, Sirs. Van Berg's house-,
keeper, describes the Blue Room at
Bale Place in connection talth the
emeralds. Caroline goes to Bale
Place, where Jim is hiding, trying
to regain memory of the events of
the last few weeks. The secret
hiding place In the Blue Room Is
I' landing open but empty. And. Jim
i not there.
Chapter IS
JIM'S BATTLE
JIM RANDAL bad told Caroline
that the was not to corns again
to Hale Place, but be did not really
expect that she would obey him.
Wben, therefore, he roturned from
a walk across bk own dark fields at
a little after ten o'clock, be did not
lock the back door behind him, but
left It just ajar.
He llgh'.ed one of the candlea
which Caroline had brought He
blew out the match and stepped
back, and then and there a voice
poke aloud In hla mind: "Eight
green stones Are wlndowa like
slits no one knows where they are
but me." Then the voice stopped.
He was left staring at the candle
flame with a most frightful feeling
of apprehension. The words linked
Elmer Van Borg'i emeralds with
the Blue Room.
The shock of the thought was
tremendous. If the emeralds were
here be must have brought them.
If they were here, then be had shot
Elmer Van Berg.
They couldn't be here.
Jim took the candle and went np
Stalra to the Blue Room. He went
up to the four-post bed and threw
the candlelight upon the headpiece
with Its earring of the Tree of
Knowledge. He twisted the bottom
apple on the right-hand side; at the
same time be pulled on the shield.
It opened like a door. His band tell,
and the yellow candlelight shone
Into the cavity.
Jim stayed, staring. Hers ware
the emeralds here, In tbls secret
place. He tried to stir bis mind to
thought, but nothing moved. Tho
emeralds were In the secret place
behind Ralph de Burgh's shield.
Without altering bis position, be
put out a band, took hold of the gold
shaln, and pulled It out of the cup
board. It swung as be had seen It
iwlng from Elmer Van Berg's hand
eight square grocn stones with
pearls between them "like a kid's
green beads."
He bad got as tar as that, when
the first sound reached him. As be
halt stood, balf kneeled at the bed
side with the candle end burnt to
Its last Inch on the white coverlot,
he was In full view, not only of tbe
door, but of the whole length of tbe
passage between the door and the
main corrldor-
The man who bad turned the cor
ner a moment before bad first
started back and then come cau
tiously on. He could see the limited
panel of the door, and beyond It the
bed head with the right hand pillar,
and Jim half turned away, a knee
npon the bed and his left band just
out of tbe picture. Another yard, and
the band was in view the band and
what it was holding tbe eight
green stones, rimmed with gold and
dripping with pearls. The low can
dle made black shadows every
where. AT Jim's drat movement the man
charged him, snatching at the
hand which held the chain. They
came down togotlior across the bed.
Tbe darkness came duwn too.
As be foil, Jim struck the jutting
shield with his head. Ths chain was
wrenched out of his grasp. He had
the man by tbe shoulder with sn
awkward left-hand grip a bard,
wiry fellow with a twist on blm like
as ocl. He was twisting all the time.
He was a little dated with the sud
denness and the blow to his head.
With a vlolont effort be heaved
over, and as be did so, the man
wrenched aside and got his teeth
Into his left wrist. He bit deep,
jerked backwards, and with a rip of
cloth he was free. He must bare
been as quick on his feet as a cat,
for in the same moment he was
across the room and through the
door.
Jim stumbled up, heard tbe sound
of running tect In tbe passage, and
gave chase. Ho had cut his forehead
and the blood ran down Into his
eyes and bothered hlra. The man
had the start of him, aud this time
Jim was not sufficiently surs of him
self to slide tbe banisters. As he
came to the foot of the stairs, he
heard the dull thud of the balse door1
which led to the kitchen wing.
When bs reached it, tbe wind was
blowing to meet.blm down the long
stone passage.
He dashed h,ls band acoss hla
eyes anjl ran at top speed down the
passage and out of the open door.
The Headlong Instinct of pursuit
carried him across ths yard and out
of ths gate. There his mind checked
him. He stood (till and listened. It
was no use just blundering on In the
dark. He'd got to listen, and be'd
got to think. If the thief was a local
man, ha would take soma slds path
or cut across ths garden. If be was
a stranger, he would probably stick
to the drive.
Jim caught the sound of crushed
gravel and began to ran again. Tbe
fellow was sticking to the drive.
That looked like a stranger. He
wondered bow he bad got here. If
he had a car or a motor-bike, he was
as good aa gone already. Remem
bering tbe wlggle-and-twlst brand
of fight the thief had put up, Jim
didn't think ha bad to do with a
novice.
He had almost reached the gats,
when be stopped suddenly and ran
back again past the house along a
gravel path which wound between
shrubberies. He had taken a sudden
decision. To catch a lighter, faster
man with a twenty yard start and
tbe darkness to help blm offered no
chances. In a rapid survey of the
possibilities he had seen only one
real chance.
There are three ways oat of
Hazelbury West the main north
road, the Ledlington road, and the
path across the fields to Hlnton
which was tbe nearest railway sta
tion. If you walked to tbe station,
you took tbe field path, and the dis
tance was four miles. It you drove,
you followed the Ledlington road,
and it was six.
Ths path along which Jim was
running cams out upon ths field
path to Hlnton, outtlng ths corner.
If tbe thief was making for Hlnton
with ths Idea of catching the last
train there, Jim had a reasonable
chance of Intercepting blm. Ha
badn't gone north; Jim had heard
those running footsteps go off to ths
loft before be himself turned back,
AS he ran, Jim wondered whether
they had altered all the trains.
Seven years Is a long time to be
away. There ueed to be a crawling
local train that stopped at Hlnton
tbe twelve-twenty-flve and arrived
at Ledlington abont one. It didn't go
any farther.
Jim kept a steady pace across the
fields. The farther he went, the
more of a wild goose cbase did ths
whole thing appear. He had had a
hunch, and he had followed It. Some
times bunches turned out all right;
sometimes they let you down. He
began to feel gloomily certain that
he was going to be let down flat.
He crossed a stile, and came In
sight of the lights of Hlnton station.
As bs did so, the church clock of
Hlnton St Margaret chimed out ths
hour of twelve. It the train had not
been altered, he had a ntarter of an
hour in band, and a couple of hun
dred yards between htm and tba
main road.
The field path ended in a gap with
posts across it Jim emerged,
crossed tbe road, and began to walk
down tbe Incline wblcb led to ths
station. It is a long incline.
The clock bad only just struck
twelve, but the train was coming in.
It might now be anything from the
eleven-fltty-five to the twelve-live,
but It couldn't any longer be the
twelve-fifteen.
He started to run, and as bs did
so, something black began to bob up
snd down ahead of blm. It was an
other man, also running, and pre
sumably with ths same objoct Jim
put on all the pace he could, gained
a little, and then saw ths black fig
ure draw away.
They would hold him at the
wicket If they held him, be'd be
likely to miss the train. Would they
bold blm? No, he was through, with
a band thrust out aa It hs were
showing a ticket
He was across the platform and
Into one of the rear cars as ths
train began to move. Jim flung him
self against ths wicket and saw
the red tail-light slide off Into tbe
dark.
He had shot hla bolt
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Jim ends, tomorrow, s turlous
luo.
Activities of
Legion Auxiliary
I to aid In the development of our
country and to stand guard over lta
By Mr. Goodwin Humphrey
Ths meaning; of a membership in
the Auxiliary In 1U larger signifi
cance. Is an opportunity to help
I
; principles and Ideals. Your pres
1 ence is greatly needed and your
membership desired! A membership
drive Is to be held Tuesday, Novem
ber 7trt, beginning at 0 o'clock.
Anyone who can. Is asked to meet
at the home of Mrs. O. L. Over-
meyer on South Holly that morning
and If possible to return there, where
lunch will be served and the drive
continued In the afternoon. Mrs. B.
J. Leach and Mrs. Overmeyer are
chairmen of tho membership com
mittee. Tho Auxiliary Is assisting with the
Community Chest drive Wrhlch la to
be held November 7, 6 and 9. All
members are asked to bo ready to
' respond. No greater service can be
rendered to the community I
The Be wing olub will bold the
first meeting of the new year In the
Sewing club rooms, Medford Nat
ional Bank building. Much work
Is to be done and a pleasant eve
ning is anticipated. Mrs. Bay
Wright and Mrs. 8. O. Kuna, wel
fare chairmen, will be In charge.
Mrs. Warren Butler, music chair
man, announces the Singing club to
be held at her home at 7:30 Mon
day, November 0. AH Interested to.
music are asked to be present.
Call Mrs. George Codding cr Mr.
Cole Holmes for reservations for the
Armistice day luncheon to be held
at the First Methodist church at
12:80. A very entertaining program
la being planned with Mrs. Belva
Aiken, chairman.
Vesper services will be held the
Sunday following Armistice day, Nov.
IS as o'clock. In the Presbyter
lan church. Rev. W. J. Howell will
give the address.
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"During Dr. Em mens' absence In the L
east, Dr. Howard N. By water, eye, ear,
nose, and throat surgeon, will be m
his office at .Grants Pass to attend,
anyone needing his services. Dr. By
water is rated as one of the best men
in hla line on the coast.
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Disturbing News From South America
By GLENN CHAFF LH
and HAL FOBEESU
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BOUND TO WIN Now, Go On With The Story
By EDWIN ALGER
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0EN WEBSTER, A, STURDY, COURAGEOUS
BOY OF SIXTEEN .ACCOMPANIED BV
HIS IMSEPAFABL.E COMPANION , BRIAR.
A NOBLE AIREDALE, IS EMBARKED ONi A
NEW AND THRILL-INGLY DANGEROUS
ADVENTURE S
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JEN'S ONLTy" RELATIVE, COLONEL. NATHANIEL.
BARNES, HAS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM
EUROPE AMD PURCHASED A STEAMSHIP COMPANV T
IS KNOWN AS THE TROPICAL LINE AND ITS DOZEN OR
SO SHIPS CARRY FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS TO VMEST
INDIAN) , CENTRAL AMERICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN!
PORTS ONE OF THEIR MAIN STOPS IS HURRICANE ISLAND
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA WHERE THE COMPANY MAINTAINS
VAST WAREHOUSES HURRICANE ISLAND, HOWEVER, HAS'
BEEN) THE SCENE OF AN OR6AN1XED CAMPAIGN OF
STEALING EVER SINCE COLONEL BARNES TOOK OVER THE
LINE VALUABLE SHIPMENTS OF MERCHANDISE AND
PRICELESS CARGOES HAVE EITHER BEEN STOLEN OUT
RIGHT OR PILFERED FROM
OoOR UNCLE NAT SAW HIS COMPANY GOING TO RUIM
HE FELT ALONE AND HELPLESS BECAUSE EVERY
STEP HE HAD TAKEN TO STOP THE THIEVERY HAD
FAILED THE COLONEL REACHED THE POINT WH'RE HE
BECAME SUSPICIOUS OF EVERYONE AROUND H1NI,
THOUGH THIS WAS LARGELY BECAUSE HE KNEW LITTLE
OR NOTHING OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WORKING FOR HIM
IN HIS DESPAIR, FINALLY, HE THOUGHT OF BEN WEBSTER,
HIS NEPHEW J HE REALIZED THAT NO ONE, CONNECTED
WITH THE TROPICAL LINE, EVEN KNEW HE HAD A NEPHEW HERE WAS SOMEONE
HE COULD TRUST I HERE WAS SOMEONE ON WHOM HE COULD CALL FOR ASSISTANCE I
On ORDER TO ASSURE SECRECY, UNCLE NAT RIGGED HIMSELF UP IN AN)
ELABORATE DISSU1SE WHEN HE SOUGHT BEN HE BELIEVES THAT HE HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL AND THAT HIS MEETING WITH BEN IN THE HUSHED CONFINES OF THE
MAGNIFICENT HcRDOWOPc HOTEL HAS BEEN UNDETECTED WE SHALL SEE T?l
tJUFFICE TO SAY THAT BEN AND BRIAR ARE
LEAVING IN A FEW DAYS ON THE BETSY DUG AN,
THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE SERVICE OF THE TROPICAL
LINE AND QUEEN OF THE FLEET, AND THEIF.
DESTINATION IS HURRICANE ISLAND ! THE SHIP
SAILS TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT T
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By SOL HESS
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By Mrs. ITm. H. Hill.
Tlw regular mMtlng of ths Wom
en's Christian Tamjwrancs TJtilon has
been announced for Thursday after
noon at ths T. M. 0. A. Reports of
the stale convention held t Portland
will be Riven by Mrs. McCormxk of
Ashland snd Mcsdamea Russell and
Woods of the local union.
An interesting meeting Is assured
all.
SYLVIA SIDNEY IN
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maxlng chroolci of tha Itf and
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