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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1934. By VICTOR BRIDGES BYNUPSItt: Ntcholae Trench, Jerry Uordaunt and Holly O'Brien ere about to eail down to a de eerted factory on the gtiej marehee to took tor tnlormation about a formula worth million which hat been etolen from Uolly. Thev are dlecueetna vlane in llolly'e hotel room when Jerry catchee a waiter llatentna. They tear he te in the eervlce of Peter Orloff unecruau loue ftueeian aleo trying to And the formula, and Nick arranaee with a pane boy at itolly'e hotel to watch rhino tor him. I ., AS by no meant nappy in my mind, ai I mounted the stairs and let myself into the flat The light was burning in the ball, and tbrougb the open door opposite I eaugbt sight of a tray set out In readiness on the dining-room table. 1 took It from this that Dawson bad retired to rest, and deciding that 1 might as well avail myself of bis forethought, 1 mixed a drink and carried It Into my own room. Although it was my third day at liberty, the novelty of being back once more amongst civilised sur roundings bad not yet completely worn oft Compared with my Wands worth cell, this pleasantly furnished room, with Us soft carpet and white sheepskin ruga, seemed Indeed the acme of luxurious comfort 1 gave an appreciative grunt, and depositing my glass on the club fen der, sank down Into the big easy arm-cbalr which stood In front of the fireplace. With a final cigaret to aid my re flections, 1 sat staring at the empty (rate. Before my eyes floated a kind of tantalizing vision of Molly which, much to my annoyance, refused to materialize into a really satisfac tory portrait All 1 could visualize at a time was some little detached and fascinating memory of Mr the forget-me-not blue of her eyes, the glint of the sun on her balr, or the delicious provoca tive tut at the corner of her lips when her face broke Into a smile. It was an alluring occupation try ing to piece together these elusive glimpses, and the minutes slipped away with surprising rapidity. 1 got quite a shock indeed when, on hap pening to glance up at the clock on the mantelpiece, I suddenly discov ered that It was a quarter past twelve a fact which at the next moment Big Ben obligingly con firmed. . "Go to bed," 1 said to myself sternly. "Go to bed and stop maun dering. You've only known the girl for three days, and besides tbat she's already In love with Jerry." 1 1 bent forward to unlace my shoes, and as 1 did so, the sharp trill of sh electric bell ran; out somewhere In tbe back regions. The sound was so unexpected that I gave an involun tary start "Now who in blazes Is that?" I ejaculated. . An instinct of Impending danger swept through me, and scrambling to my feet I glanced hastily round tbe room. The only useful looking object that met my eye was a heavy old-fashioned brass pistol, suspend ed above the dressing-table by way of sn ornament 1 took It down and. tiptoeing quickly across the room, opened the door. - At precisely the same moment Dawson made his appearance. He emerged silently from his own quar ters, clad in a long blue dressing-gown. He was wearing carpel slippers, and his usually sleek hair was a trifle dishevelled, but In-spite of these drawbacks he still present ed an atmosphere of complete com posure. 1T70ULD you like me to sscer tain who It Is, slrt" he In quired, stepping forward. I checked him with a gesture. "I'm going to find out tor myself," I replied. I advanced to tbe door, holding my pistol by the barrel, and bend ing down lifted up the flap of the letter-box. "Who's that?" I asked. "Me. sir," came a voice. "Jimmy Fox." My heart gave a sudden Jump, but by a tremendous effort I managed to keep steady. "All right, Dawson," I said. "You can go back to bed. It's only a boy from the boiel with a message for me." "Very good, sir." His glance trav elled dispassionately towards the pistol. "It -ou should hsppen to want me. sir, V'rhaps you will press the bell." I undid the chain, and wrenching round tbe key, flung open the door. In front of me stood the small figure ot my protege in bis Milan livery. He bad no cap on, his face was streaked with rain and dirt and he was breathing loudly In short hur ried gasps. 1 caught blm by the arm and pulled him Inside. "What's the matter?" I demanded. "The young lady I" he pauted. "She's gone, sir they've took 'er away!" 1 felt at If a pack of ice haJ been suddenly thrust down Inside my waistcoat. "Walt a moment," 1 managed to Jerk out "Get your breath before you try to talk." 1 dragged forward the neare". chair, "Sit quite still for a tew seconds, tben tell me exactly what's happened." 1 stepped across to close the front door, and switching on the ball light, came back to vhere 1 had left him. "Now, Jimmy," 1 said. "It tras Just about 'alf past ten, jlr. I'd slipped downstairs to wasb me 'ands, and there was two of the staff waiters talkln'. One was tellln' the other that the lady In Number elgbty-sls had suddenly come over very III, and that they were takln' her away quiet, so as no one should know nothing about It "When 1 'eard that sir, I thought of what you'd told me. I 'opped out quick, and by a bit of luck I run straight into one of tbe maids whc works on that floor. 'Yes, It's quite true.' sbe says when I asks 'er. 'Flossie' that's one ot the other girls, sir 'Flossie 'eard tbe bell ring, and wbec sbe goes up there was tbe poor lady lying on the floor. " 'By the mercy o' God.' she says, 'there 'appened to be a doctor sleep In' In tbe next room. Tbey calls 'Ira In, and as soon as he'd bad a look at 'er, he says she must be took off to the 'onpltal quick for an opera tion. Offered to drive 'er there In bis own car. They're bringing 'er down now, by the back staircase,' she says, 'so as -ot to upset the oth er visitors.' " HE 8TOPPED for bret'.h, and with the back of his band wiped the moisture from off bis torebead. "Well, sir, after what you'd said yesterday, I reckoned there might be something wrong. I'll 'ave a look anyway. I thinks to meself. so with out saying nothln' to nobody 1 slips out by the side entrance. "When I got round to the back there they was Just llttln' tbe young lady Into the car. It come to me then all of a sudden, sir. that If this 'ere was a put up Job you'd be wantln' to know where they'd took her to. "1 hadn't much time to think properly, sir, but I see a taxi bloke on the other side of the road, and 1 nips straight across to 'lm. 'You tol ler that car,' I says, 'and don't you let 'lm give you the slip. Stick to 'lm tight' I says, 'and there's Ave bob for yourself when be pulls up.' " He paused again to repeat the same operation. "Go on, Jimmy," I said hoarsely. "It wasn't 'alf a chase, sir wot you might call a reg'lar bloomln' cir cus. Right through the West End 'e went, down Oxford Street and up past Paddlngton. I ain't been In that part o' London, not much, and aflc a bit I 'adn't a notion where 'e was takln' us. "My bloke stuck to Mm good aud proper though. At last 'e whips sharp round a corner, and Just for a moment 1 thought as 'ow wo'd lost lm. Instead ot follorln' like as you'd expect, my bloke goes straight on past the turnln'. and then pulls up sudden under a lamp-post 'It's all right, sonny,' e says. when I Jumps out 'That's a blind alley that Is. 'E ll 'ave to stop there whether 'e likes It or not 'Sides.' 'e says, 'I've 'ad enough of this game I 'are. I done the Job for yer, and w you brass up same as you prom ised.' " Half a tick, Jimmy," I Interrupt ed. "Were you out of sight of the car while all this was happening?" He nodded. "Ten or twelve yards along the road, sir. The fare was three and ten pence by the clock, but wanting to get oft quick, I bungs 'lm a ten shilling note outer the money you'd give me, and legs It back to where they'd turned off. "I spots 'em all Hunt, soon as I shove me Vd around the corner. It' was on' a little short street with kinder builder's yard plsce this end of It. Past that there was Just a couple o' mouldy lookln' houses all by 'emselves sn' opposite o' them some ratlin's an' bushes." tCor" -hi. IJJ, renn rM'':i Co.) Mondsy, Nick and Jimmy ruth Into danger. COLUMBUS. O.. i 98 .(API Ploughing through a tampered witch, according to Pollc Chief rrM Kunrit. Pennsylvftnlfc pAMenger train No. 614 criuhed Into a string of empty ran here Thurtvlay killing two railroad men and muting Injuries to a arore of other persona. Kngtneer H. 8. Bearh of Mount Ver non died In his cab when It over turned aftr tha crsnh. A. B. Ecklea of Cleveland, road foreman of en gine, was tha other man killed. "W ara posltlva that someone tsm pered with tha switch, said Police Chief Fred Kundt. Ha ordered fin gerprints taken. ttadtos !-. or 'adioa nw. tha? w-ti trvtii oeet whan wa gal throutft SALEM. Ore. nee. 23 (VPl Di rector of Agrlailtm Mux Oehlhsr aweirted today In hi report for the first three, years of operation of the Mate ani-lcultursl department that Oregon leads alt states in atandardl ration of Ita fruits and vegetables. Ninety-one per cent of all fruits and vegetables shipped out of Ore gon now comply with standards adopted by the department, the re port said. ElghtV'two per cent of all carload fruit and vegetable shipment In three years, comprising 33,7flt cars, were given the department's certificate, of qiriltty. Only 14 grade reversals were iier!rn rv1 on ar rivals Bicjvjm -new huu old- n.-i m PROMISED RELIEF BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. AP Relief for slnua Infection sufferers without tha misery of mechanl.al treatment was predicted today In a new method developed by Dr. A. P. Krueper of the University of Califor nia. Dr. Krueger said he believed the method will work generally except In trouble developed by actual phy sical obstructions In the sinus, which can only be removed by the knife. His treatment, available In general practice, makes use of agents ex tracted from the patient's own bac teria. A commercial preparation also la being compounded, but In not as particularly successful as the Indi vidual preparation, he said. The Krueger method, developed In association with Dr. F. C. Cracaw of Oakland, Involves use of protoi: and carbo-hydrate extracts obtain: from the Infecting organisms and ad ministered through the arm and by placement In the sinus. Dr. Kruegc: said treatment extending over 10 t 14 weeks has resulted tn definite Im provement or apparent cure In many cases. No 111 effects have been noted. Good Solid Year For Business Is Fords Prophecy DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 28, (API A "good, solid year for business" was predicted today bv Henry Ford, appearing at a luncheon for a group of newspaper men In con nection with the first showing of his 1935 model. "Everybody la hopeful and ev erybody ftas right to be," said the motor manufacturer In an In ttrvlew preceding the luncheon. "It will be no such booming year as 1920, when everybody was turn ing somersaults, but l' will be . pood solid year for business." Han't .Mltsed Vote In 12 Years POPLAR BLUFF. Ark. (UP John P. Baumgardner, 92, whose first vote In 1861 was for Abraham Lin coln for president, has not missed casting his ballot In a general elec tion lor 72 years. In the recent elec tion, Judges moved a booth to his automobtle-outslde the precinct head quarters so he could vote. DELAYED BY FOG NEW YORK. Dec. 28. API The . New York Times and the North Amer ican Newspaper Alliance In copy right dispatches aaid today a pro ' Jected flteht across Antarctica by i Lincoln Ellsworth had been prevent- ed by clouds hanging low over Snow Hill Island, In the Weniell sea. I Ellsworth, the dispatches from the ! Island said. Is anxiously welting for ! the weather to clear In order to make the flight. (Dispatches from Wellington, N. 7j., yesterday said Ellsworth, along with Brent Balchen, had successful ly made the hop of about 2300 miles across Antarctica from Deception Island to the Bay of Whales, where the Byrd expedition Is encamped.) In a radio conversation with the United States the Byrd expedition reported Thursday night it had re ceived no word from Ellsworth con cerning the flight. DIFFICULT DECISIONS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS WINDOW GLASS We sell wind o glass and will replace youi Orotic: windows reasonably, Trowbridge Can ine', Works Trtcycles getthm repaired o inted for Xmas Me J ford Cycle 'i Fir. 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