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UEDFQRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934.
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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.
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