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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1935.
KYSOPSIS: Nlckolae Trc.
Jerry Uordaunt and Holly 0'B
have banded together in an efto.
to recover a valuable formula
ichich hoe been etolen from Holla
Other, and einleter. interette art
aleo trying to Una the formula
Buddenly Jimmy Fox, page bon
friend of h'ick'e OH the etaff of
Molly'e hotel, brinae the neve that
Molly hae been kidnapped. He ha
followed the ear in which ehe woe
taken away; nolo he and Sick hate
' entered the houae uhere ehe in
hidden, and Sirk halt knocked out
the man let to guard her.
LEAVING Jimmy on guard I hur
ried to the staircase. I felt cer
tain that Molly would be on one of
the upper floors, probably In a back
room, and on reaching the first land
ing, I made straight for the door
facing me.
It was locked, but the key was on
the outside. ! wrenched It round,
nearly breaking It In my haste, and
then, as the light of my torch swept
the room, an unprintable oath burst
from my lips.
She was strapped down on a
small truckle bed, her hands tied
behind her her ankles fastened to
the rail at the end. The lower bait
of her face was almost hidden by
a roughly twisted handkerchief.
which bad been stretched across
her mouth and knotted tightly at
the back. On one cheek, just below
the eye, was an ugly red smear.
The next Instant 1 was kneeling
on the floor beside ber, my fingers
working feverishly to undo the gag.
. I got the thing loose at last, and as
she drew In ber breath with a quick
gasping sob, I dragged out a pocket-
knife which, by the mercy of God,
always carry about wltb me.
"It's all right." I assured her. "I'll
hare you tree In a minute.
With desperate eagerness I sawed
away at the stout cord which fast
ened her down to the bed. It soon
parted, and then, baring freed her
wrists and ankles, 1 slid my arm
round her and lifted her up gently.
"What's happened, Nick?"
Ber rolce was so weak that I
could scarcely catcb the words.
"Those devils drugged you at the
hotel and took you avay In a car."
"Yes, yes, I know but bow did
you get here?"
"Never mind now; I'll explain
later." I stuffed the knife back Into
my pocket and picked up the
torch which was lying on the bed.
"We must clear out of this place as
soon as we can. Do you think you
can walk or shall I carry you?"
She made a feeble effort to lse,
and then sank back again with her
head against my shoulder.
"I I don't feel too well," she ad
mittedly faintly.
Getting on my feet I picked her
up Just aa she was. "Put your arms
around my neck and hang on tight,"
I said. "Jimmy's downstairs and
there's a taxi waiting tor us around
the corner.
"If you see what looks like a
corpse lying In the ball don't be
frightened. It'a only that big mutt
they left here to look after you. I had
to knock him out, but he's not seri
ously hurt."
I EDGED my way sideways through
the door, and carrying her across
the landing, began very carefully to
negotiate the staircase. Aa I reached
the bottom I was greeted by an ex
cited voice.
"'B ain't moved, sirl No so much
as blinked an eyelid!"
"Splendid, Jimmy," I said. "Now
see If you can get the door open.
I don't want to go down through
that basement"
Without wasting time be darted
across the hall. There was the grind
ing of a key and the clatter of bolta.
Then the light flickered beneath a
gust of fresh air, and In another
moment we were outside In the
driving rain.
"You hop round, Jin-ray, and fetch
the taxi," I said. "Bvlng It to the
end of the lane. We'll be along there
by the time you're back."
"I'm better no, Nick. I believe
I could walk If you helped me." It
was Molly's robe close to my ear."
"Walt till wa're down the steps,"
I whispered. "Then you can have
a shot If you like."
I reached the bottom In safety,
and still keeping a tight hold of her
with my right arm, lowered ber
gently ',0 the ground. Sbe seemed
very weak and unsteady, but by a
gallant effort she managed to keep
her i'eet.
"There's nothing much the mat
ter." she faltered, "except ray head.
It's all ditty and It's aching, hor
ribly." NEW YORK. Jn. J (API Partly
aa a result of many extra dividends
and year-end payments on accumula
tions, Investors sre reaping more than
f900.000.ooo In dividends on stocks
and interest on bonds for the final
quarter of 1034. Lat year the emre
gat disbursed at the yesr-end wa
SBSO.O00.0O0.
Altogether dividends will be dis
tributed on more than 1000 tiuuies of
lock today, the first business day
cf the new year.
flaw Meet. lnniiht The foERA
interpretive geography claaa meets to
night. Wednesday, at the Srnur hwh.
at 7:lo, and tomorrow night st the
asms hour The Interest of tfce elisa
has been Increasingly hush, and all
who will come are eaaurcri s ple.uwiit
and profitable time. The clAaea are
free.
By VICTOR BRIDCES
.uat's the remains of the drag,"
. said. "If you can force yourself to
walk a little It may do you good."
I put my arm round ber waist
"Lean on me," I added, "and If yon
feel queer, tell me at once."
Very slowly, and with several
pauses on the Journey, we made our
way to the end of tbe lane. We
could already hear the bum of the
approaching taxi, and as v reached
the corner, It came trundling down
the wet road and pulled up exactly
In front of us. Almost before It bad
stopped Jimmy emerged from Its In
terior, "I want to go back to Whitehall
Court," I said to the man.
He looked at us wltb some curi
osity, but whatever bis private spec
ulations may have been, he kepi
them to himself.
"Very good, sir," he replied Im
passively. 1 helped Molly In and took the
seat beside ber. Closing ber eyes
wearily she leaned back against the
cushions. Jimmy scrambled to bis
place opposite, the door banged,
and the next moment we bad turned
round and were bowling up Bishop's
Terrace.
There waa a dozen questions I
wanted to ask, but I could see that
Molly was In no fit state for talking.
Her story would have to wait until
the next morning. The only thing to
be done now was to get her to bed
as soon as possible, and let her sleep
off the after effects of the drug.
LOOKING down at her aa sbe lay
beside me, I again noticed the
blood on her cheek. It had come
from an ugly cut a shade below her
left eye, and at the sight of It a
cold fury against Orloff and his as
sociates surged up In my heart
I took her hand which waa lying
limply on her lap, and with a little
sigh she allowed her head to sink
down until It was resting against
my arm. Hunched up In the oppo
site corner Jimmy stared silently
through the window.
On we went, past the deserted
entrance to Paddlngton Station,
and up the long, empty stretcb of
Edgware Road. By the time we
came to tbe corner of Park Lane I
was halt asleep myself. I had a
vogue Impression of a glare of light,
which I suppose must have been
Piccadilly Circus, and then, with an
unexpected Jerk, the taxi came to a
standstill, and sitting up abruptly I
found myself outside the flats.
I tumbled for my latchk; and
handed It to Jimmy. "iou run up
and get the door open," I said. "If
Dawson's about, tell him to put a
kettle on. A cup of tea will do us
all good."
I roused Molly, who was still doz
ing against my shoulder, and get
ting out first, helped her down on
to the pavement. From bis boi the
taxi driver eyed us with Interest.
Here's a pound 'or you," I said.
"and I'm much much obliged to you
for waiting."
He placed the note carefully In
bis pocket and touched bia cap.
That'a all right, guv-nor. Glad
you got wot you wont for." Jerking
In his clutch, be leaned sideways
towards me. "I was a bit of a lad
meself once," he added, and wltb
this cryptlo statement he swung out
into the roadway.
I glanced quickly up and down the
street. At the Northumberland Ave
nue end a man was crossing the
road with bis back to us, hut except
for him there was not a soul within
sight
You'd better let me carry you,
Molly," I said. "If you try to do any
more you'll probably collapse."
Disregarding her faint protest I
again lifted her up In my arms. It
was a more difficult Job than I had
had before, for the stairs were steep,
and Jerry's flat was on the second
floor.
Tired as I was, however, tbe sen
sation of holding her close against
ma seemed to Inspire me with the
necessary strength, and step by step
1 struealed doaeedlv un. until the
dressing-gowned figure of Dawfon,
framed In a lighted doorway, sud
denly rewarded my efforts.
He stepped aside as I stsggered
In.
"Everything Is ready, sir. I have
put clean sheets on the bed. and the
kettle will be boiling In a few
moments."
"Thank you, Dawson," I said. "It's
an odd hour for a tea-party, hut
we're all three a little exhausted."
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Tomorrow t Little Inclatnt Puts
AM Thought ot Formulas Out ot
Nick's Mind,
TELEPHONE INCREASE
BAN TRANCISCO. Jan. 3 lAPl
Pacific Telephone and Tflrgraph
company told .harcholclpra today Its
total Rln In telephones In service
tor tha drat 11 months of this your
was S0.7J7. This contrasted with n
1033 low In l) month of M.JHI
There are shout l.ar.O.OOO telephone
currently In service.
Tha Information was sent out to
day with dividend checks of Si 50 a
share on common capital aloe.
constancFmaTdoty,
infant. rites held
PVi'.eral aervl.-es foi rm.t.no Ma-.
Doty. Infant d'lhtei cf '.T. and Mir
Neal Doty, and slste:- of Stililev Ann
of (lold Mill, oere held at th grave
side In the H-ky Point -rinelry B
urday. Rev Belknap vaj In cham
of aervliea ar.d Corner funenil parlor
In charge ox arrangements.
BANK OF BONANZA
WILL LIQUIDATE
SALEM. Ore . Jan. 1 The
Bank of Bonanza In Klamath county,
organized In 1907. went Into volun
tary bankruptcy December 39, A. A.
Schramm, state banking au per in t ind
ent, announced today. (
He announced that the bank would
transfer all deposit liability to the
American National bank of Klamath
Palla, liquidating at 100 per cent. To
tal resources were listed at 85,030
and deposits at $67,016.
Dewey Horn waa president of the
Bonanza, bank and John S. Horn,
vlce-prcldent and cashier.
FRUIT JOBBERS MET
JAN. 22-26 IN 'FRISCO
Regarded aa one of the most Im
portant business gatherings In the
United States, since Its discussion
will berr directly upon the market
ing and distribution of a large part
of the nation's food supply, plans
for the annual convention of the
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of
America, scheduled In San Francisco
January 32 to 26, are attracting
widespread attention. j
More than 5,000 growers, shippers'
and receivers of fruits and vegetables j
are planning to attend he meeting,
according to word received here from
Joseph Marguleas of San Francisco,
chairman of the convention com
mittee. BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER
f why wdm'tA Anhy, er7
VOU Y Eft, THE
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Raymore Makes a Proposition By Hal Forrest
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THE NEBBS The Aftermath rtv s,
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BRINGING UP FATHER . B, GeorRe McWaDU,
( NOW-VOU LISTEN TQ ME-FWM I , , - I HUM". IT'S FROM MY " I I . u1,ck1't
NOW ON. I WANT VOU TO PeVf Ff rTT-rc) sisTER. KATV4ERINE- SpSSoinCE
STRICT ATTENTION TO OUR A LETTER omeS COMING TO 5E.EN HR SINCt
SOCIAL MANNERS -VOU JuST CAME' VISIT 1)6-IT'S TO 8E VAS A LITTLE QIKL-
ARE CtTTINC WORbE I '1 MUM- A SlG SURPRISE- ( tlJ-. J I I WONDER WHAT
L. INSTEAD OF NOVv.' ! . 1 rt ' SME ARRIVES lHlli,BJ-.A 1HE WILLBE LIKE!
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 fTPl
Rush D. Holt. 29 -year -old senator
elect from West Virginia, will not
present himself to be sworn In as a
member of the senate until June 19,
his 30th birthday.
Thli was determined today at a con
ference of the young lezlsiator with
Senator Robinson of Arkanaaa, the
Democratic leader, and at a meeting
of the Democratic policy committee
of the senate.
Robinson said the Democratic lead
ership will insist on Holt's right to
his seat when he Is 30, the aire pre
scribed by the constitution for en
trance to the- senate.
Here from Seattle Mrs. Charles
Coeman and aon. Master Elliott, ar
rived last night by train to spend
several daya here with Master Elliott's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johnson.
Time for Action
Ml, C n. 1 ADVERTISE IHEVJILU HV Wfly M MI6THKE- I J L .X" 1
r fi c i Jf? U UelFI BOY OF BORNEO AN O JT . U I'LL RETURN YOUR Sr h ""A
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PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 2 'API
The Portland Clearing Hoiue associa
tion announced today that Portland
bank clearings for 1934 topped the
1933 clearings by nearly a quarter of
a billion dollars.
The 1934 clearings totaled $1,077.
794.624. In 1933 the clearings amount
ed to (847,349.214.
Substantial increase was shown In
the December clearings this year over
the corresponding month in 1933, In
dicative of the unusually heavy vol
ume of Christmas retail sales.
4
From Seattle Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
H. Satterlee of Roseburg arrived by
motor Monday to spend New Year"a
In Medford with Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Orlgsby. James Grlgsby. Jr., was
a visitor In Salem over Christmas,
making the trip alone and returning
Monday night.
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GOES INfo STORE
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with strict orpeps
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BESIDE HER AND fEUS
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JUNIOR WSC0VER6 HE
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in"'Lui itLT. duwoK. PURCHASE SOME
DOES SO, FALLING OFF OTHER DAY
AND BURST1N6 IN10 WAILS
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