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. :s pals, JolIy O'Brien, Jerry
..-.-.aunt fiiid Jimmy fox, ftare
,)iie fo Hambrld'ia on Jerrti'a
little yacht to try to learn some
thing nffO'ft a mtj.ltto formula,
stolen some months before from
Motlit. The thief uaa John Osborne,
and )te hod spent a month at Ham'
bridge fust before he icas mur
dered. Peter Orlott. unscrupulous
Hussion, also la f'liino to find the
formula, rchttrh it worth millions.
Xirk ia trying to question the t'rt
man trith u-hom Osborne boarded
u-hen her huaband, furiously angry,
appeara.
Chapter 3T
OOG FIGHT
"II'iIO are
ilO are you," Qowlland d-
manded.
"and what the blazes
d'you want here?"
I looked him up and down with
intentional deliberation.
"I wanted some milk," I Bald, "a
pint, to be strictly accurate."
"Well, you've got it, haven't you?"
He pointed toward the gate. "Now
clear off, blast you!"
I could feel my temper beginning
to rise. "Look here," I said, "you
keep a civil tongue lb your head
when you're speaking to me."
"Tom, Tom." broko In his wife
tlteously, "what's the good . . ."
He turned on her with a scowl of
fury. "Shut your niuth," he roared.
"I heard what he Said to you. A
friend of Osborne's, Is he? Well, 1 11
A bristling mass of fury launched Itself towards me.
teach him to show his dirty face
here."
He spun rouDd unsteadily, and
lurching across the yard, hegnn to
fumblo at the dpor of one of the
sheds.
Mrs. Gowlland made an imploring
gesture. "Go go at once," she
gasped. "He's letting out the dog,
and It will kill you If It finds you
here."
Whether I should have followed
her advice or not I can't say; In any
case it was too late. There was the
rattle of a chain from Inside the
shed, and with a menacing growl the
huge rough-coated brute that I had
seen crouching on the bank that
morning bounded out Into the open.
, "At 'Ira, boy! Get your teeth Into
jthe . .
Swift as light a bristling mass of
black fury launched Itself townrds
me. I sprang back, and as I did so,
something silent and yellow flashed
past me from behind. It cannoned
;full Into my assailant in mid air, and
the next moment, amidst an ear
splitting clamor, two frantic wrlth-1
ing bodies were locked In a life and
Ideath battle.
A foul oath burst from Gowlland's
! lips, and stooping down he snatched
iup the broken handle of a pitchfork,
liefore he could properly straighten
himself, howover, 1 had leaped for
ward and gripped him by the wrist.
"So, you don't, ducky," I nald.
IT'E swayed to and fro, straining
and struggling, till with a sav.
age wrench I tore the weapon from
his hands. At the same instant his
foot slipped and losing his balance
he sal down heavily in the mud.
A little breathlessly I turned to
see how matters were progressing
elsewhere. I had Just time to observe
that George was on top, his teeth
burled in his enemy's shoulder,
when with another and equally un
printable observation, my own ad
versary stniRBled to his feet.
"Better leave "em alone." I raid
pleasantly, "You may get hurt If
you try to interfere."
For a second he stood faring me,
a glare of murderous hatred In his
half Insane eyes; then he took a
pare backward and swinging round
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January 11.
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suddenly on bis heel, set off at a
shambling run In the direction of
the house.
"He'a gone to get his gun. For
God's sake , . ."
Mrs. Gowlland's frantic appeal was
cut short by a shout from behind us.
"What the dickens here, come off.
It!"
Racing Into the yard. Jerry seized
George by the collar, and releasing
his hold the latter allowed himself
to be pulled backwards. With blood
streaming from his shoulder, the
other dog retreated snarlingly
against the wall.
"You got here Just In time," I said,
"at least George did. If he hadn't
that brut would have chewed me to
pulp."
Still keeping his grip on the col
lar, Jerry glanced inquiringly from
one to the other of us.
"What's It all about?" he demand
ed. "Mr. Gowlland doesn't like my ap
pearance," I eiplained. "He set Fido
on me. and now's be cone off to fetcb
a gun."
"Oh, don't stop here don't waste
time talking. Go quick, all you,
before he comes back."
I looked down at the half dla
traught woman, who had osain
clutched me by the sleeve. "We can't
leave you alone with a homicidal
lunatic," I objected.
"He won't hurt mo. Go go, I Im
plore you. It's the only thing that
will atop murder."
From aomewhere close At hand
came the bang of ft door.
"Sounds sensible to me." observed
Jerry. "He'd probably shoot George
and then there'd certainly be a mas
sacre. Any objection to beating It?"
"None," I said.
And without further ado we bolted
lnglorlously through the gate.
I LAY on my back, gazlug up at the
glass skylight, against which the
rain was atlll fitfully driving.
"There's one thing dead certain,"
I repeated; "the man's as mad as a
hatter. What's more, If I'm any
Judge, he's on the verge of D.T."
Jerry picked up his pot of beer
from the cabin floor, and took a long
gulp. "Plrnsant for hla wife! Good
looking, too. In her way; bit of the
gipsy about her, I should think."
"I wonder what made her marry
him," I said. "He's old enough to be
her father."
"Perhaps he didn't drink so much
then. It's only quite lately that the
place has gone to pieces Hke that.
Last time I was here everything was
as smart as paint."
"Well, there must be some reason
for It," broke In Molly. "I believe
Nick was right in what he suggested
yesterday.'
"You mean about Osborne?"
She nodded. "I've been thinking It
over the whole morning. Of course,
I haven't seen Mrs. Gowllnnd, but If
she's as pretty as you say, It all (its
together nicely. I expect she was
frlghirully poor and mnrrled Gowl
land because he had a farm. As toot
as she found herself shut up In thai
dismal place with a man who wai
twice her age I Imagine she hesan
to feel a bit sorry.
"It might be mighty lonesomi
here In winter time, and you can't
get much company out of cows and
pigs. As I seo it. the poor thing must
have had a jretty dreary time, and
then, Just as she was feeling bored
stiff, who should come along but
Osborne."
(Corvriffist, tii.i,. Pm h tii.l1p c.)
Tomorrow, group mikis tn
other Attempt o interview Mr.
Gowlland.
, ed In the asme luslif. rollicking mood i
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I vival at Nw York, season be for lust
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By WALTER B. ri.AVSES
Associated Press Staff Writer
PASADENA. Cel., tMP 9. f AP A
preview of the end of the world is
patiently awaited by astronomers.
From their choice seats behind the
world's largest telescope they expect
to see the curtain r.se some time in
the next two years, saya Dr. Fritz
ZwicKV, astrophysicist of California
Institute of Technology.
The stage, he thinks, will be In the
direction of Virgo star cluster, some
42,000,000,000.000.000,000 miles away.
From nmong Virgo's fioo galaxies.
Dr. Zwicky said today, one of the
stars will probably step forth In the
stellar role of a. super-Nova and en
act "the end of the world" quite
harmlessly for the astronomers who
watch.
The play will be fatal to the star
for It wll explode with a brilliance
perhaps equal to that of a hundred
million suns.
There have been such collossal
scenes before, but modern asronomy
haa yet to study one. These super
novae have bpen recorded by the
ancient Chines, and even found on
astronomical photographic plates 4is
recent as 1885. but never have they
been studied through modern Instru
ments.
Dr. Zwicky believes any star may
become a super-nova. The study of
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SALEM, Jan. 10. (AP) Governor.
Julius L. Meier yesterday Issued
pardon to Lester Darby, sentenced to
serve a one-year term in the Multno
mah county Jatl for larceny. He was
committed October 8, 1934.
A second pardon was Issued to Ray
mond Johnson, serving nine months
in the Multnomah county jail for
larceny. He was received November
17. 1934."
The governor also Issued an order
reinstating the driver's license of Eu
gene D. Hermann, stating tt wa nec
essary for Hermann to have his li
cense In order to support his fam
ily. 4
Farmers Owe Millions.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. (UP)
Utah farmers had 25.000.000 cut
standing against them In Federal
Land bank and State Land board
loans on December 1. Reports dis
closed 6,154 Federal Land bank loans,
totaling $19,963,970.82; 2.397 Farm
Loan Commissioner loans, totaling
S3.B59.938.84. and 1-457 Stat Land
board loans totaling $5,276,722.76.
PURCHASE STARTS
SOOM IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. APj With
in the next six montha the federal
government will spend more than
$1,250,000 in Oregon buying tip
about 250 000 arrea of sub-mareinal
land and relocating families which
are to be removed from land of poor
productivity.
The announcement was made by
tx E. Wtllard, agricultural adjust
ment administration representative.
About 150.000 acres of land will j
be purchased by the government In ;
Central Oregon, and 100,000 acres
will be taken up in western Oregon.
The central Oregon land bought '
by the government will be turned ,
over largely to grazing. That In west- i
ern Oregon will go Into national and .
state forests. Fearful of price boosts, !
the federal agents made no mention ,
whatever of particular districts in
which the work will be carried out.
Wlllard said a staff of 15 persons
will start work next week on ap-
pralsals. Purchases must be made
before next June 30. All options must
be approved by the AAA.
The purchase of the unproductive ,
land will fit in closely with the work
of the Oregon rehabilitation com- '
mittee In placing on good lands those
families removed from sub-marginal
land.
George 8- Shelley of Eugene will
direct the land purchases in west
ern Oregon and E. M. Peck of Red
mond will have chare of this work
In the central part of the state.
HE FIRST SPINACH
WONDERS WHjrf -Crtl, NEW
FOOD 6 KltflViER HAS 6IVEN
HIM To-DAV
HSfEKS WITHOUT IHTERfSf
10 MOTHER'S SALES TftLK ON
HOW 6O0V SPIrtACH IS FOR
BABIES
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PUSHES BOWL AWAYfO SHOtf
WHAT HE THINKS OF IT
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we Thought, but powhs it
all at last
(Copyright, 1835, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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