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PAGE ETflHT 2. RPID-flR 6YS0PSI8: The Uontana Km md Mateo Rubrie, fomnue Uejt an Robin Hood, have left Brother Paacval to hold their hone; and tre at a pattern gate of the tort of Dureya. itontana ha$ bribed Hoe Ita, who telle him hovt to tap to that the pate trill be opened. The tiro men hope to recover lor Btthop Emilicno the emerald crown of Our Lady, which the governor hne etolen from the church in Vuraya. Chapter 17 OPEN DOOR I7HEN they were Handing before the gate, Montana lifted hla hand. Rubrls at once stepped up sgtlnst the wall, flattening himself against It There be waited while Montana rapped twice, paused, rap ped twice again, and then three rimes, rapidly and lightly. There was only a moment's pause, and then a key was heard turning. Great bolta slid back, one by one, each making & light clanking sound as It disengaged; and finally the heavy door began to sag outwards. As It opened voices thrust out Into the night. "Be tender, Andres." "Be kind, Andres!" "Be still, you fools!" panted a quick, harsh answer from close to the door. It yawned wider, until the lamp light waa glistening over the thick Iron plates which shod the Inside of the postern, studded with the heads of a hundred rivets big enough to have been worked Into the aide ot the mightiest of liners, He who was thrusting the door span could be seen at the same time. one of those men who are big from the waist up and bowlegged be neath, the legs bending aa though to support and balance more easily the top-heavy bulk above. He wore wrinkled cotton trousers, but above tho waist, where his body became more Important, his uniform grew splendid, also, and wound up In epauletted shoulders fit to have graced a major, at the least. He wore at bis belt a long sheathed knife and a revolver, and he car ried a rifle slung over his shoulder, tor that was the constant rule with all the men ot that wary old fox, Beneral Estrada. "Sellorlta Roslta my dear!' whispered the panting voice of the sergeant as he thrust himself at last through the gap of the opening door Into the dark ot the night outside. "Where are you, my sacred b auty?' The blow that tell on him made a dull sound, because It struck on the padding of muscles Just over the Juncture of head and neck. Even then, only the extraordinary flesh of Sergeant Andres prevented him from sustaining a fracture of the spinal column or the neck verte brae, because Rubric had struck from the side and with much en thusiasm. Montana, gliding forward from the opposite side, received the top pling weight In bis arms and laid It In a heap upon the ground. "Well, close the door, at least,' aid a voice Inside the door, "o wo'M have to come and look out, Andres I" "We've counted to ten, and the door Is still not closed. Poor Andres, Is this our fault or yours?" The two began to laugh. "Let me go first!" said one. "Keep back, you fool! I've started already." 'TMIEY came, scuffling, and struck tneir shoulders against the door, which shuddered open with a slight groaning of the hinges. Into the widening shaft of light whlcb was allowed to escape Into the night In this manner, atepped the masked face of Montana, with Rubrls scarce ly behind blm. Their leveled revolvers drove the soldiers back In a contusion. But they did not actually flee. Rubrls was cursing them by all the names of his favorite saints. "Run, you rats! Run, log-steal- era! Run, brindled swine and give me a chance to Jump on you behind and pull back your heads to cut your throats the better! Ay, run tools! Don't stand waiting!" But they could not run. The husky sobbing of hla breath paralysed them, tor he seemed like a man already drinking blood. - Montana, unaided, lifted up the bulk of the fallen sergeant, dragged him Inside the door, and let his loosened weight spill dow? on the floor. Staring at him, he pulled the door shut again to keep In the tell tale, broadening arm of light that advanced Into the darkness. Montana stepped over hlra and saw that Rubrls had turned his men ANOTHER 'OLDEST' CITY DISCOVERED ON ANCIENT SITE PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 12 (AP SelPtitiRt who uncovprM city of 3.3M) B C. a couple of yfun ngo thought they hid found the world old ft community, but they've lern. swl rwently that town was ,itnng" on lop of Its "duddr"' by eight cen turies. Thle new "oldest' city flourish ing some 6.000 yetrs beck was an nounced In a report from Charles Ba-che, field director of the Amer ican School of Oriental research CnlwaUg q4 pnns)ivftnu Uubeum ROMANCE BY, EVAN EVAW . against the wall and bad i . away their weapons. He was rapldl) tying their wrists together. One ot the soldiers was only s boy. He began to weep in a small, weak voice, getting out the name ol a saint or of Heaven every now and then. Soldiers? I could make a bettei soldier out of wet cornmeal!" said Rubrls. "Such men as these to bs lo tho unlforma ot soldiers." Gag 'em," said Montana, and set to work. The second soldier began to scream. He got out one half-breath ot sound before Rubrii beat out the voice with a stroke of bis list and then began to thrust a wadded piece ot cloth between tbe teeth ot the guard. Not too deep and not too hard, cautioned Montana. "We don't want to have dead men behind ua, amlgo." "Will you tell me how to gag a man?" exclaimed Rubrls, angrily. "Remember, Montana, that I wis gagging men while you were still :n the cradle, and I have gagged them ever since. If any man In the world has the touch, I am he." He finished trussing his man as he spoke. They turned to the sergeant Ha was barely breathing. And be cause of that, Montana took charge ot the gagging, making sure that the wad of cloth was worked well Inside the mouth, but that the tongue was not thrust back Into the throat, with a chance of strangling poor Andres. Now three soldiers of General Es trada lay on their faces side by side, each tied to the other, so that move ment would be Impossible for all. "How much time has that cost us?" muttered Rubrls. "You've promised me," answered the Kid. "No murder, Mateo!" "Call It what you want," said Ru brls, "but the kind God who watches us knows how much time we've wasted here In His honor, when we might have left them still forever, with a thrust apiece. Come on. 1 know the way. I've memorise., every turn of every hall In the place!" HE went on, leading straight up a flight of stairs which was drilled through the thickness o: the great old walla of the tort ot Duraya. Behind them, all the three men lay still, but the sergeant was be ginning to move his Jaws a little. He stirred them with care, and he began to push with his tongue against the base ot the wadding that kept him from drawing r free breath. After a time his tongue seemed to swell with the efforts he had been making. His throat appeared tu b closing, also. He had to . struggli to get any breath Into his lungs. Then he could not breathe at all. With this, In a frightful panic, he heaved himself to his knees so strongly that the other two 'were dragged out of place, also. He tug ged with all his might The twine that bound his wrists cut through the skin like dull blades of knives. But every effort be made only stifled him the m-ire. This he realized. There were two pairs of hands be. sides his own, ready with a gesture to pluck the strangling thing from his mouth, but all those hands were helpless as bis own. The sergeant remembered an old folk tale out ot his youth. And sud denly be saw that to struggle waa to kill blmse.f. It be were to make headway of any kind, he would have to relax himself In every muscle first. Then he might be able to breathe. So he dropped down. His face was In the dust, but this did not matter. He could feel the pressure of the blood thrusting up In his cheeks. His neck was swelling. Even to open bis eyes wi difficult He began ' think of death, but as ha Isuallzed It, and as he deter mined that he would beat out hit brains against the rock to shorten the aguuy, he suddenly discovered that a needle of coldness waa thrust ing Into the fever ot his throat And then be realised that It was s whiff ot air. It drew In audibly through the horrible slaver that filled his mouth. His whole throat was growing cooler. And presently be know that hit life was saved And he could actu ally breathe. By degrees he was go ing to reduce the burning agony of fire In his lungs. Instead of pausing to thank God for this ellverance, with toe stub borness ot a hero, or of a brute, he Instantly commenced making fresh efforts to work the gag from hie mouth. (Copyright, ItSi, Harper A Brother) Rubrls, tomorrow, does a dtnef. Archeologlcal expedition, which be gan Us work eight years ago. Digging In the TVpe Qawra, a pre historic mound In northern Meso potamia, the expedition discovered the heretofore "oldest" city back In 1937. The scientists, however, kept on burrowing downward, and they have since unearthed twelve layers of clvU Uratlon the last few beneath the silt believed to have been left by the flood ol Noah's timeand they be lieve there remain as many more of those serata. Delving in the ruins, the archae ologists found walls of buildings, household utensils, receptacles for the beauty preparations of the ivom en of the day. and other remains of the people's domestic Hie. PENDLPrON, C;c rFeb.Ta. iAn Induins on the l'm.itlK reservat.O'i today hid completed temporary m ganiistion of a llventcvk a.vciatii:. which will ensMe them to exervi'-c better control over cattle received Xrom Lbs government). fedford matl WATER SYSTEM IS AT CCC Men Making Many Improvements Under ground Pathway Made Safer Trail Pushed. CAMP OREGON CAVES, KERBV. Ore., Feb. 12. (Spl.) With clearing weather rapid progress la being made In the emergency conservation work program at Camp Oregon Caves. Ex cavation has been virtually completed at the site of the 38,000 gallon rein forced concrete water storage reser voir being Installed. In connection with the water system under con struction to augment the present water supply to the Oregon Caves monument. Nine thousand pounds of steel have been received and transported to the site and it U expected that forms will be set and concrete poured within the next ten days. Nearly two miles of three and four-Inch pipe have been purchased for this project, delivery of which will be made the fore part of next week. Improvement on the trail system leading to major points of Interest within snd adjacent to the monu ment have been surveyed and work started on the rerouting of the trail to the Big Fir tree. It is planned S MATTER POP ' WAT ATVOU (WATC-H.XH. ) I AT5 ) ( 1 ( MAW Y ) (Copyright, 1935, by The Bell 8yndiete, Inc.) TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Overhears a Plot! bj nai furrest SJMETlMtS WISH W'ljPVlj uiAL,TUEN WS&BE I UT.C f- JUST OVER HEARD. lEI wommvast-o TTrrSk Ym&$cm i'O pavd morjE Mr coolo cook up (.ksnt a uemabu that Y vou MEAN-M LTlJ FiSi rWkJ&r aSS nUrmwriOrH-rO ffry)EANIN6 GNOUSH NER.V T6 Y ujok LEADS ME TO dr "THERE'S J ls GKAS fEQ JHKyV--XMS WAX V?Tf' MY DrWIN' WMAT? 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CARCOSJ ATED H ALWAYS VJAS A PIKER. -) V BOUSUT IOOO JHARE5 ? I KMOCO IT WAS J ASAW I J 1 . , sevERAGE? iTJjVM SO VE.LLOLU THAT IP A LIS. AKOO 1 MODE. ILL BE. FOftG'VECM BUT P , K ( V HAD A. siEADyAyOU CLANJTEO ME, I'D ) T- rt4?KOTMA'I SUJEL.L. V BRINGING CP FATHER By George WcManuj ! r ' ill sereoRisE. her amd surprise .'I ( i vou woold show I i 1 ; MAYBE MAGGIES COWEUAMO MEET HEU Ay, I CAME. TO I OH, YEAH P I UP-JUST WM&M I YA Cant RlUHT ABOUT AT THE LAD'ES' T" JM MEET YOU, (-"!,-, I J IM GETTING IM WIM ' -J.'f ME A J TEATIME. CLUB L ' S DEAKt ta J WITH THE RiGHT J l 1 J;)-V ,"-;v.S lowbrow r l .jW V-vr X PEOPLE JUs "?VW ! aife m. U ot-l3j i irin al jzJc v triboxe, n.t.dfokd. to have this trail completed within a month and the other Important trails completed by the first of April. Work on Improving the trail sys tem within the caves la going on apace. Headroom Is being Increased, doing away with many "headache rocks." Drainage system are being Installed to eliminate sloppy condi tions u nder f oot . W here nece asa ry the trail la being widened and steps are being constructed which, together with Improved rampways. will pre vent slipping and make It easier to climb the steeper portions of the trail. The "Devil's Backbone" la being re moved, thus doing away with one of the most difficult passageways In the entire route through the caves. The water system that runs the en tire length of the caves haa been temporarily doaconnected and an air compressor haa been installed which la tied Into the pipeline, making compressed air available for the use of compressed air tools at all re quired points. Fences and guard rails are being Installed at all points where there Is any danger of person slipping. A masonry wall and masonry seats have been placed in the "Ghost Room" at the balcony below the "Widow Maker' to permit of a few minutes rest for tourists through the Marble Halls of Oregon. It is expected that by the end of March the entire trail system will have been greatly improved. The caves will then be open to the most timid tourist, while at the same time none of the natural picturesque features will be altered. The truck trail being built by en rol lees from this camp tor the for est service Is being pushed rapidly forward and with Improving weather It Is expected that even better pro gresa will be made than In the past. Timbers have been cut, excavations for footings started and materials oregon. Tuesday, February 12. 1935 ordered for an 80-foot span timber bridge across Sucker creek to con nect the trail with the state high way system. Materials have been ordered for s community house to be built In the Orayback forest service public camp ground. Tbe forest camp at thla lo cation haa been cleared of down tim ber and dying trees and the whole site is being prepared for a. large In flux of summer tourists. Visitors at the csmp this week In cluded Major Dark from the Medford army CCC headquarters on a peri odic Inspection of the camp, and "Mel" Lewis, assslstant forest super visor of Siskiyou national forest, on a survey of forest service work pro jects. BIGAMY THREAT FOR .2 NAPLES. Feb. 13. (AP) Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Dick Fter monte waa advised today by her attorney to leave Italy at once in order to avoid possible bigamy com plications. The former social reglsterlte. who Is the second wife of the Italian boxer, said that the attorney had Informed her that she might face a sentence of from one to five years for participating In bigamy, since Italy does not recognize divorce. Tries Kali Suicide NANAIMO, B. C (UP) An un named Nanalmo man was saved from an unusual suicide by police, Inter vention, authorities revealed.' Con staMe Chris Johnson found the man seated before a mirror, attempting to drive a nlal in his skull. He wounded himself seriously In the temple but will recovery ' , Bv C M Payne DIFFICULT DEOS ONS , A SN6WBALL BATTLE BARR1N6 "WE WAV, AND THE 6:15 ALREADv WmsTUN6 POR THE STATION HllUAr3S (Copyright, 18M, by Th Bell BjvAief, fac) T.-lL: By GLUYAS WILLIAMS I
