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PAGE TWELVE UEDFQRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934. "W,WW -- JUU.UUU IUHUI IU ERECT A N.w S.rl.l by Herbert Jensen tYNOPSIt: Janice tent, the movie alar, haa disappeared, and a man named Ortega, oatenaibly in Hollywood to negotiate tor a ft-rtit picture with the producer Uy brrff. Iiaa disappeared alao. Frank Graham, explorer and kit friend Spin wtnalout, aviator and etunt man. believe urfeaa ftae abducted Janice, and tollovj what they hope la the right trait In a battered old airplane. At Callente they And a party anetcerinp the proper de ecrtptlon haa taken the Encinade road, and again take the air. Hut the plane eraoka tip; they drop into the aeaand Hptn eennot eitlm. Chapter 11 THE BLOCKADE ORAHAME. bending over the nros- trite flyer blgb up on tbe little helving beach, law Window's eyes open. For an mutant the eyea were blank; whereupon consciousness flooded them. He smiled uncertainly "Spin Wlnalow." he murmured, 'once Conaolldated'a Hunt man; now doea bathing beauty blta. Thanks, Frank." "Shut up, you Idiot, and He (till. Here" . But Wlnalow had rolled over on hie cheat, and drawing hla kneea under blm (trove to rlae. Encircling hla walat with bla arm, Frank pulled Dim to bla feet. i m an right, spin gaaped, "arm a till on tbe fritz but i can walk. Let's ' get up to the road." Facing the sea, between them and the road-level above, waa a ahort cliff. Grahams puabed hla companion before blm. They made alow prog reae, Wlnalow hooking bla aound el bow and kneea Into crevices Ir the aaudatone wall, and Frank jupport Ing him with bla (boulder from be hind. Finally they aprawled over tbe Up of the cliff. It waa a (cant two hundred yardc to he road. They (tumbled over looae rock until they stood upon the tony and muddy unevenneaa that waa called the road to Enclnada. Window (aid, "Well, here we are. Once when the road wae dry I made It from Callente to Enclnada tbat'i eventy mllea In two boura. But I nearly tore the tlroa oft doing lu Our frlenda won't go ao faat Even with their hour'a start, I think we're Ihead of them." "Hope ao," commented Grahame briefly. He atrode to the aide of the high way and began pulling rocke Into tbe middle of tbe road. "That'a the (tuff, Frank. Get a few of thoae bablea featooned acroea and they d (tod-a tractor." Frank completed hla barricade. It waa not elaboi-tk but It would aerve. There waa tbe possibility that a car ether than the one they awaited would come (tret. In that case he would commandeer It If he could to take them Into the town ahead. Wlnalow'a arm It waa a break or a dislocation- -would noed oromnt attention. And douhtloae It waa more practical to await the arrival of Jan Ice Kent and ho.- abductora flanked by local authority. It waa the aaner performance, and aafer perhapa for an I v There waa alwaya tbe possibility that he would fall la atop the car. Tbe car contained, he knew, three determined men. They would be armed, doubtlessly. Well, ao would be, but three agalnat one, with Janice's preaence Jeopardising bla efficiency, were odde that gave blm lome little thought. Ing bead. Tju eogme'a aound waa louder: a beam f awlnglng light glowed and vanished upon hillside a quarter mile to the north. Frank atepped behind hla Impro vised barricade of atonea and drew hla weapon. The atonea acroaa the S'MATTER POP road would (top the car he waa sure sa unlesa the driver elected to craab j through. 11 ioa onver suspected be waa being atopped he might make the attempt: It did not matter wbether the car waa tbe one be awaited or aome atranger, Tbe drlver'a rea tlon aeelng an armed man waiting on the other side of tbe barricade i would be tbe same. He withdrew to the side and crouched behlnl a larger boulder. , 1 Hoa-i lights glared from behind the nearest turn. Tbe engine mitred spasmodically as tbe car lurched over tbe une-eo road-bed. Frank could not dlacover the cara make or condition behind the dat zllng light. Tbe automobile ap proached the ro k( strung acroaa tbe road: be beard the springs (weak their protest at the Jouncing. Braaea squealed. A -iat within the car called eometblnt unintelligible. He heard tbe ratchet of the hand-brake click. Ae tbe drlver'e door opened he aaw auddenly that this waa the tan car that had craahed Janice Kent'a motor at the Hollywood Interaectlon three nig! ' i before. Now, however, the top waa up and tbe alde-curtalna taatoned. He arose from behind his boulder and leaped forward. WASHINGTON. Jan. 36. (API- Trie National Lumber Manufacturers ' lot on which they Intend to build. I aaaoclatlon aald today 800,000 persona The survey alao said that moderate In thla country are awaiting only , financing will release a demand for . only "adequate and conservative 11-; 256.000 farm buildings, 38,000 email nandng" to atart construction on business structures and Innumerable new email bomea. remodeling and repair Joba. The aaaoclatlon baaed lu statement on a aurvey made by 1,743 lumber dealera In every atate. The report , N. Y., achoolboy, waa the leading included as "live prospecte" only per- j American outboard driver for 1833. aona who have aufllclent cash or a nosing out Don Frailer of Rantoul 'III., by 283 points. Lewis Carlisle, youthful East lallp. MAILED 10 MANY PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Jan. Sd. (API B. George Harvey of the bureau of Investigation of the department . written aa Jokee." aald Harvey. "But of Justice, disclosed today that let-! the Jokera would do well to remem- tera demanding money under tnreata i oer toe ca oi uuiaevein. of harm or kidnaping have been re ceived by membera of 16 prominent famlllea In the last two months. Harvey aald two of the lettera were In the same handwriting. All the recipient turned Viem over to the bureau. Vlneland, N. J., drug clerk, sentenced to five years for writing a letter threatening to kidnap hla employers daughter." The clerk aald he did It aa.a Joke. - Wayne LeCrone la tbe fifth of five brothers to play baaketball for the 'Perhaps some of them have been I university of Oklahoma since 1926. By G. M. PAYNE TIE took out hla army automatic 1 (lipped out the clip and shook It free of water; be did back the cock. Ing mechanism and with hla band kerchief wiped the arm aa tree of moisture as be could. Wlnalow. watching from the roadside, whistled. "Haven't seen one of thoae for years," he aald.'"If tbe cops back In town caught you with that they'd write y i a letter." Frank grinned. "Just on ounce of prevention. Spin. Hope I won't bara ton " 'Another of the famouj last worda," chuckled Spin. Th seated themselves on road aide bouldera. There waa a moon nearl full overheud, and by lis light Fran aaw that hla companions tare waa pale and atralned. While bi bad j draggln. tbe ha'f-conacloua flyer through the surf they'd been given a bad pounding. Tbe water bad been warm warmer than the air that now was biting through their aodden gar ments. Frank hope that they would not have long to wait. Suddenly Spln'a (houlder bumped nle own; he thruat out bla arm and caught the etunt-man aa be slipped from hla teat. Wlnalow waa out again. Aa he dragged off hla coat, be heard the murmur of a dlatanl en line. He bruahed looae atonea from apot on the ground end adjuated hla oompanloD'a limp form upon It. The rolled coat he put untie, the loll- VEATCH ASSUMES DUTY AS ATTORNEY FOR HOLC PORTLAND. Jan. 26 (AP) John O. Veetch. member of the legal firm ol Joseph, Haney e Veatch, today aa aumed hla new duties as Oregon at- A MAN stepped out of tbe open door. Startled recognition leaned Into bla eyea aa be aaw Grahame. Over bla shoulder Frank waa con sclou( of a gleam of metaL Inatlno lively be swerved. Flame (tabbed from within the ear a gun crashed. Frank felt the tug of the passing bullet at the aide of bla coat. The drlver'a hand Waa thruet within his coat lapel. Before he could withdraw it. Frank awuna h! pistol forward. The heavy barrel mot the forehead of the other. The driver lurched backward agalnat a fender. Grahame swung and dropped to hla kneea. Again the gun from within the cat roared. Frank threw up the muizle of bit weapon and fired at the flash. A man cried out; there waa the clang ol metal. A door atruck tlnnlly ugatnal the side of the car. Springing to hla feet, Frauk tort at the rear dcor of tbe car. He Jerked It open, twisted alCewaya and tbrual hla gun within. Instantly be aaw thai the two oppoalte doora wore open Through the other rear door be aaw two men clawing up the short em bankmant. The one to the left thruat up hli hand gripping at a road post. It waa black-epottod with blood. As be watched, the other, a smaller man. drew himself erect upon the top of the bank. His face waa In profile. The noae waa disproportionate!? large, a booked beak of a noae, preda tory and rulturlne. Frank'a gun lift ed; hla trigger finger contracted slightly. He did not Are, but shook his bend to throw dff the confusing mist the clash tad Induced. He dropped hla arm; ha peered Into the dark recess of the tonneau. Janice Kent waa there. Her fact was vague, her eyea round and (tar Ing. He (aw that (he waa gagged. Fuaibllngly be worked at the (not at the back of her neck. He waa con. sclous of a curloua combination ol odors the acrid tang of exploded gunpowder and a fragrance that was Janice Kent'a hair. Hla hands shook a little. The cloth about her mouth dropped. He lowered hla arma and encircled her. He lifted her from the acat and backed th.ough the door. Setting nor upon tbe ground he aaw that h-r handa were tied. It took him but an Inatnnt to looaen the knota. She awayed toward blm. For a dla treaalng Instant be thought that aha waa about to faint. He put hie arma about her to bold her upright: curi ously ahe did not tall, but pressed against him; her hands gripped the cloth of hla coa tightly. "Janice!" he muttered a little boaraely. ". , . you all right r Her cheek scorned to preaa bla lapel. Sne murmured, "I don't know. I think (0. 1 " Nearby a maaculine voice spoke anxiously. "She all right. Frank! They haven't" Sharply Janice Kent withdrew from Frank' support. They looked toward the volcu. Wlnslow stood In the light of the car's headllghta. "Sorry, folka. I Just came to Pldo't mean to Interrupt the Fella nearly kicked my face In a minute ago on bla way over th hill. He waa cer tainly going placee." (CefyruH, t'li. ft Kerb I,,,,) FnnK thinks, Monday, that ha aeea ,, tipni mill. torney for the Home Owners' Loan corporation, succeeding Idas Freed, recently deAlaiuted stale director of the national emergency council. Veatch ix a democrat. The appoint ment of Veatch waa announced wed. neaday by J. P. . Lipscomb, Oron HOLC manager. ' (Copyright, 1934, by The Bell Syndicate, In .) v M SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS rTinvAc . NOBODV IN THE NEI6HBORHOOI 60f 16 ir MID - WlNltTL rptMER At THE COUNtRV CLUB . BECAUSE FRED rTRLEY.WHD WAS ft FlRSf 1b SYARf. HAP OWE OF HIS SfOBBORM M00I5 WD. DECIDED HE PiDNT NEED CHWNS (Oopyrlglit, 1834, by The Bell Syndicate, he.) -26 TAILSPIN TOMMY Added Danger! 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