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PAOE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24, 1934. BLOND A New Serial GODDESS Ijy I Ierlei-t Jensen ' ' YNOP818: frank urahame, explorer and aviator. tlnde himeel) trpmg to eolie the myetery of the dieappearance of Janice Kent. movie tlar. He and kit partner, fipin H'tntlow. another avtalor, be lieve a Ventral American named Ortega ie reepontible Ortega hae been negotiating with Uyberg film exeantlie. tor a picture with Uext can bnrkarounde and Janice ie to f'tay the lead. Frank and Bpin earn liom JaniceJe maid that Or tega telephoned to eee whether Janice u-ae at home, and find that he hae checked out or hie hotel and taken a cab to Central Airport. They are about to race out to the airport in Spin's roadeter. Chapter Nine THE CHASE BEGINS "pOME on. frank, let's to" On the way down the stairs, Grahams said. "1 feel like a Attn wheel, Spin. You're done everything. Thanks t lot. You know how I feel about Janice. I" Wlmlow paused and turned to ward him. The expression In his eyes was veiled. He parted his lips to speak, paused, and said. "You're as complete a romanticist as Paula. Forget It. Kent's my bread and but ter (or the next six months until the picture Is done. I'm no altruist. I'm Just" The dapper Mr. Greene bounded down the stairs behind them. A paper fluttered In his hand. He looked at Grahams with an expres sion of bewildered respect. "Mr. Grahame." he said breath lessly. "yon forgot your contract." "My contract?" asked Grahams, puxzled. He saw that the crumpled bit of paper was the one thst Mybsrg had given lilm. Mechanically be took It In bis hands. Greene said, drawing himself erect Imp3rtantly, "You'll be need ing some publicity work done. If I nay recommend my services to you" Winalow's long arm reached out. The pslm of bis bsnd pressed gently. Inexorably against Greene's pearl gray chest. Mr. Green, perforce was pushed backward, ' "Greeke," said Winslow gently, "you get upstairs wltb Paula . . . and stay there!" He gave an abrupt shove. Greene stumbled backward up three or four stairs. They passed out of ths house and stepped Into Wioslow's blue road ster st tbe curb. The wheels spun; they lurched forward. They roared down to Santa Monica Boulevard, thence Into Wllshire. Swinging right Into San Vicente, they flashed by the lights of the Pico crossing. As they slf-iagged into Crenshaw and headed south, Orshame noticed that he still held Myberg's scrap of pa per. He tore It across and held the pieces to the halt-opened, window. Tbe wind snatcbed them.- He muttered. "What a hell of a time to think of business." Winslow, Intent over the wheel, ohuckled dryly. "That's a crsck at me, 1 guess. Walt'll you've lived In this town ss long as I have. That's a lot of money you re throwing away." Grahams made an inarticulate noise. "You're hard-boiled. Spin.' "Am IT Yes. I guess so.' for a minute he drove in silence, where upon he said, in a curious tone, "You're no Bfth-wheel, Frank. I'm (lad you're along. Myberg aenssd It. You get things done. 1" , Grahame aald a little bitterly. "So do you, Spin, wben your Job's at stake." "When my job's Yes, I guess you're right." "pHE blue roid.ui slid to a stop oeiors a smsil building. Behind It a hangar bulked whltely against the dark sky. Winslow called to an attendant. "Jeff here?" "Went home at live. Anything I can. The roar of a motor from ome hidden test block drowned the last of his words. "Yeab." said Winslow. He beaved himself out from behind the wheel. "Anybody shove out of here In the last hour or two?" "Dhhuh. Closed Job. Micky took 'em. Just about an hour ago." "Micky who?" "McGulre. Army l "Don't know him. Who'd he take?" "Whoopee party to Callente. Two men and a woman. The girl was al most out." Grahame parted bis lips; Winslow aqueeted his arm. cautioning him. WUalow snapped a light to a cig arette. "Jeff own anything faster?" "Not conditioned . . . there's a D. H. -an old crate In hangar one, but I wouldn't fly her on a bet. I" " You wouldn't, but we will. Gassed and oiled?" "Yeab. but" "While we're L.. imr over, get Jeff on the phone. Tell him 8pln Winslow end Frank Grahame want to take that crate of his down to Mexico end wreck It." They bad the motor chugging on its warm-up wben the msn came back. He aald. "Jeff say's It's all right But be says don't wreck the ship unless you can kill each otber doing it." Winslow chuckled., The attendant said "That prop don't balance right We only been using ber tor short pay hops." "Thanks for the tip, grandma. Climb up, Frank. You want to pee lot?" Grahame shook his bead. He ad justed his 'chute-pack and got In tbe forward cock-pit He noticed that the plane was equipped with dual controls. Snapping on the safety belt, he folded his arms, Tbe motor roared. Behind him Winslow yelled. "The airman's day off ... he goes flying" Frank did not smile. He experi enced a flash of envy for Winslow who could Joke In any situation. Once long ago be waa that way too. Humor waa simple to under stand In those days: you laughed because you fell like It or to keep up your courage. The motor thundered, the plane lurched, Grabame atralned against his belt as the wheels left tbe ground and Winslow arched In a steep bank out of tbe Held. San 'edro below and to the right; Long Beach to the left and ahead. They were over the water; the air waa less bumpy. Curious how at night tbe long line of surf stood out like broken white ribbons floating In an abyss of darkness. Frank glanced at the Illuminated Instrument board. Although the plane vibrated excessively the un balanced prop he estimated that they were doing considerably bet ter than a hundred; they should bs at Callente fleld within tbe hour. Reflectively be stared at the town lights that swung behind them on tbe left He reconstructed the events that had culminated wltb Winslow and blm In a 'plane headed for tbe Mexican border. Ha calculated tbe chances for and against their find ing Janice Kent at the end of their Journey. He discovered that bis mind could not definitely arrange and clarify the facts that be knew Tbey did not make exact sense. An automobile accident bad been arranged, he was convinced, by the man Ortega. The fact that he had arrived at the scene or this sccldent . almost simultaneously with Its oc currence doubtlessly bad prevented Ortega from bringing his plan to completion, DUT what was that plan? Janice Kent's subsequent disappearance from her home threw no light on the matter. Her maid, Paula, had told them that It was because Ortega loved her mistress, conniving the present situation wltb a romantic objective. Miss Kent, sbe bad said, had promised to marry Ortega, ber contract would be broken If she married, therefore Ortega had ac complished an abduction. Frank was assured that the maid believed tbls, but he was equally sura that Ortega although be did not know tbe man would have taken no such bold steps to sccom pllsh his end. It waa possible, of course, but rather Incredible. In the first place, Ortega was re putedly wealthy. Would he. then, take such elaborate, and melodra matic measures to engineer an elopement which when consum mated would relieve Janice Kent permanently of the necessity of making ber own living? Why then, should there be any pretense of mak ing it appear that Janice broke ber contract with the Consolidated not of ber own tree will? Considering bis own regard tor hor, this method of rcaionlng gave Frank a glow of satisfaction. It brought him moreover, with equal logic, to the conclusion that she had been taken against ber will. But for what purpose? There could be but three reasons why a girl would be abducted who was beauti ful, rich, and a public personage. A man might love her Insanely; bs greedy for a ransom, or he could hate her savagely. The last motive seemed remote, and the second Il logical; ths first as he had proved to himself waa Impractical. Tbeai wore not medieval days, when ab ductions were fashionable. Frank muttered Impatiently. It was a merry-go-round of reasoning that brought him nowhere. There was but one fact glaringly impor tant. Janice must be found. They roared t-ver a crescent ol light that was San Diego. Tla Juana appeared below whereupon tbe en gine's crescendo broke Into a ata catto of backfires and tempered explosions that told Frank that they were gliding to a landing. (Cffiet. ten. h Bt-l leeam) ' ARE NOMINATED PORTLAND, Jan. dispatch to the Journal today from I Washington, D. C, said B. J. Grif fith of Portland, prominently men tloned for the vscancy on the recon struction finance corporation, win not get the post. The dispatch said President Roose velt has nominated Charles B. Hen derson of Csllfomla, former United I States senator from Nevsds, and a 24. (AP) A Democrat. today Included Earl Phillips at Sclo, j Linn county; John Q. Buell r.t Chll- oquln, Klamath county, ana S. Jones at Oskrldge, Lane county. BPRINOPIELD, Mo., Jan. 24. (AP) The Rev. Clayborn Columbus Agee, 67 who established the first primitive Baptist church in Walla Walla. Wash., and others in Oregon snd Csllfornls Postmasters nomlnsted for Oregon died today. receipt of a bulletin from Oregon de partment headquarters reading as follows: "We are pleased to an nounce that the stste of Pennsyl vania Is to pay a bonus to vetersns from that state. This bonus, with a maximum of $200, will prove welcome news to Pennsylvsnta veterans, and local le- information may be obtained byjj writing the adjutant general's of flee, Harrlsburg, Pa. Phone 642. We will haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. Dance st Rogue Elk Saturday night, February 3. Adjutant Ray Wright of Medford ; gionalres sre asked to advise former Dance at Central Point Orange hall. Post of the American Legion, Is In 1 vetersns from that state. Detailed Saturday night. S'MATTER POP- By C. M. PAYNE PtW Z , (sua v, pT-Aw. t1 Ar is . ! V CtticKeM Coo-? (Copyright, 1934, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) THE FAMILY ALBUM "THANK YOU" LETTERS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS Srft DOwH flf DESK, CHEERILY1 DETERMINED lb 6Ef HIS CHRIS-fMAS TfoAHK VOU LEXERS WRrffEN f LASf CAjtf AND WV WRtllKA PAPER AMP LEARKS fortf fAMlLV HAS USED rfAUUP AFflER CONSIDERABLE SEARCH D6SUPS0HE SlftfiY SHEEfS m EN (ELOPES UPSTAIRS SlTS TOWN A6AIM ANP D&COVWS roUNfAlK PEW IS MI5SIK6 CROSS-EXAMINES VAM H.V. 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