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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 193.S. r A RAPID-FIRE ROMANCE BY EVAN EVANS . 8YSOPSIS: The Montana. Kid end Mateo RulriM tiai etolen the croicn of Our Lady from General Estrada, uho had Mtoten it from the church. But before Montana and Rurin can return tho croicn to the lithop, Rubrle It captured. Montana and halt tho rrou n on onto; Ruins hoe toet hie half to tho general, and now tho neneril hope to torco Mateo to betray tho meetino place he ha arranged ulth Montana, jut a the lovely Roaita had betrayed Montana and the Kid to the general a few hour bach. Chapter 2" TORTURE ROSITA slunk out of the room, her hands pressed over her ears. "Is Rubrii chained?" asked Es trada. "Sea, Excellence." Estrada, with a sense ot luxuri ous content, surveyed the heavy chains that weighed down the hands of Rubrlz. There was an Iron ball of twenty pounds' weight bitched to his ankles, and the chain from the ball passed up by a special chain and was fastened to a collar that fitted close around that great neck. "Leave him, then," said Estrada. "I may need you again In a moment. Walt outside the room." When they had withdrawn, Es trada said: "Rubrlz, the fact Is that you worked with El Keed. You made a gringo your partner to steal from me today." Rubrii said nothing. There was merely a sort ot Idle curiosity In the eyes with which he scanned the face of the general. But In Estrada there was a mighty confidence. It was as large as bis soul and rooted as deep. "When you stole the emeralds," said Estrada, "you took half and El Keed took half. You went by dif ferent ways. And, by God! you al most escaped, as he did. Bad luck stopped you. And yet, Rubrlz, It may not be such very bad luck, after all. S'ou have fallen Into the hands of a man of understanding. "The poor have never had any rea son to fear you. Now, then, I was nnce a poor man, myself. I remem ber those days very well. And I want to tell you that I can feel such a sympathy that I could give up all the noise and the reputation that will come from all over Mexico be cause 1 am the man whose grip at last closed on you. 1 could arrange matters so that you would be able to slip quietly away, Rubrlz, one of these nights. And all that I want you to leave benlnd for me Is a little Information Just a little Informa tion. Rubrlz. "Something for nothing Is not what a man can expect In this world, Rubrlz. But the payment I ask from you Is very small. I begin by pointing out to you that there are certain Jewels In the hands ot El Keed that El Keed was your part ner In the work of this night I merely ask you where I csn find the gringo." There was no answer. The general aald: "You note, Ru brlz, that the man Is not one of us. Ton note that he Is a gringo?" Rubrls smiled. And at that, with touch of anger In his voice for the first time, the general continued: "If you will talk willingly you receive your freedom. But If jou put me to It If I have to tear the answers out at you. I shall have them, with blood dripping from every word of them. You hear me, Rubrlz?" GENERAL 10NACIO ESTRADA could not believe bis ejes. Yet he saw that the prisoner continued to regard him In silence, without greater emotion than a mild Curios ity. The general leaped to his feet. "You fool!" he shouted. "Do you know what I am?" "A dog and the son of a dog," ssld Rubrlz. Not tor the first time that night, the rage of the general was so great that he remained calm. In a sense It would be better this way. More than once General Es trada bad enjoyed putting his ques tions by force, but he bad never had such a complete man to deal with. There was pleasure as well as an swers to be extracted by the method he bad In view. Therefore be almost wondered that he had. In the first place, offered any sort of a bargain to Rulirlt. The little cell In that old dungeon which was supposed to be disused was the lowest ot the entire cellar of the building. It was so low that tb river water, seeping aslant through the soil, kept oozing through tho walls and covering them with mold. And on the door there was slime from which sprang up a disgusting odor ot decay. But though the Irons were thick with 10 SUICIDE'S LETTERS LONDON. Feb. 23. API Coert Du Bols, United Statea consul gen eral tn Naples, and Ms wife may learn from beyond the grave Monday why their daughters, Elisabeth, 33. and lane. 30. plunged to death from an English airplane. Two Utters were found In the empty cabin of the plane when' its horrified pilot landed at Horn ford airport yesterdny without his two passengers. They are being held for the coroner's Inquest Monday. It was rumorfxl that the notes would Indicate the (Iris had decided to meet death at their lovers, two Royal flying corps officers, died a week -n a cr;.-rt tn ni the air to ear!,. 1 hi- c.'T.ots, Flifltt I.ie'.iten ant Henry lJDgfiuld iteait; and fif scales ot rust, they retained a strong core. By pulleys, and by ropes which were fastened to the Iron r',m at the base of the opposite walls and also to the feet and the hands of Mateo Rubrlz, his body had been stretched taut. After that, in order to Increase the strain, a low hurdle had been passed beneath his huge, naked body. He was now left alone with the general, who had for bis equip ment only some buckets of perfect ly Innocent water and a large leather tunnel. The general did not begin at once. He first admired the Immense strength of the body of his victim, the great thews and sinews pulled so tight that tbey stood out In a high relief. It reminded the general of the strings of a musical Instrument, properly tuned. So waa Rubrlz tuned, and Estrada felt that he knew how to extract the most ex quisite pain. "After so many days In the desert, after so many hot days with sand In. the face and the throat, what could be better for you than a little water, Rubrlz?" asked the general. "And you shall have some. You shall have such a drink as you never tasted before. We begin with a drink, and afterwards we ask a few questions. But when you are willing to talk, you can algnify by the lift ing of one linger. For I shall be watching, my friend!" WITH that, he pried open the Jaws of Rubrlz; using a cold chisel as a leverage for that pur pose. Then Into the gullet ot the prisoner he forced the small end of the big leather funnel. Out of the nearest bucket he filled the funnel, and stepped back to wait. Gradually the liquid ran down Into the body of Rubrlz. Stretched to rigidity as It was, the least pres sure from within was a frightful agony. It waa that old torture called "the question," ot all abominations the most terrible gift from brute to brute In the history of man. With that device, more frightful than all Instruments, tor tearing flesh or bruising bones, murderers In the old days were given the palna of ten deaths before the law permitted them to expire under the merciful band ot tbe executioner. And the governor, looking down at the Immense bulk ot bis victim, filled the funnel again, and watched tbe liquid work like twisting fists Inside the body of Rubrlz. He stood directly above the face of the man, so that Rubrlz could not help but look back Into his eyes. He saw the sweat brighten the face of tho out law, and the porfect agony brighten his eyes. A thin tremor of Joy, like sound, ran through the body and the heart of Estrada. He leaned still closer and forced bis gaze Into tbe eyes of Rubrlz. He could gain no real satisfaction in this manner however. For the agony of Rubrlz did not seem In creased by this personal supervision of his pains. Estrada sent down another tun nelful ot water. He could see the whole body ot bis victim begin to work now. And presently, almost be yond his hope, be could hear the voice of groaning agony. He thought tor a moment that It was the appeal for mercy. When he saw that It waa merely the Involuntary reaction that accompanied breathing, the face of the general grew black with an almost virtuous anger. Rubrlz bad begun to wish lor death. He wished for It more pas sionately than he ever had wished for another thing in his life. There was no part of his body that was not In pain. The frightful drawing ot the ropes cut Into his wrists, Into his feet and ankles. Bones might be broken under the strain, but the numbness and the agony combined so that he could not oven particular ize the regions ot the torment. Sometimes It was Ice that filled his reins, and then It waa swelling lira And then It waa tbe pure es sence ot pain, and nothing else ex cept that frightful and Increasing nausea. General Estrada was no longer calmly contented. He had begun to curse. More than once he beat the body of his victim with his fists. And every stroke left a great swell ing purple mark on the tensed flesh. And then. Ilfllng the eyelids of Ruhrlz. he saw that the life was ebb ing rapidly from his body. (Copyright, 1JJ, Harper i Brother) Montana, tomorrow, attends a flsita. ing Officer John A. C. Forbes, were killed with seven others when their flying boat, "Ace of Diamonds." crashed Into the hill near Mctstna. Sicily. CONSUELO SMITH GETS RAPID RENO DIVORCE! RENO, Nv . Wb. 33 iVP Sf cretly divorced m eight minutes, j Mrs. Cnnsuelrt Vanderbilt Smith be , enme one ..f the wealthiest unmnr rted youiw women In America tislay Mrs. Hmtth. wn reputrd to re- , eelve on Income of sitiooixi Rn. I nually. duoroed Farl t T. Smith. New York socialite, on her ohum ! . oi crueiiy loncw nip me brier hear- ! ItiR behind the locked door of JmUr : Benjamin F. Curler's couruevni. For Hoje that Wear buy NOl.Ul v HORS1 Ethelwyu B. Hoffmann AUTO OFFICIALS WASHINGTON (UP) Motorists and highway official throughout the nation are watching the United States Supreme Court to see If it will sustain a recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court up holding the right of that state to regulate outdoor advertising within "public view," President Thomas P. Henry of the American Automobile association Raid the decision "la a landmark in a con troversy which ha been conducted on many fronta and In many states for more than a decade.' He said that if the high tribunal sustains the decision. It will have far-reaching effecta on the future of American highways. "It will certainly lead to new ef forts to solve what has been an ur gent problem for a long time." Henry declared, "that Is. the reconciliation of the Interests of commerce on one hand, and of safety, beauty and pleasurable travel on the other." The court's decision answered IS equity suits attacking the validity of regulations drawn by the Massa chusetts Department of Public Works under legislation drafted in con-, formlty with a constitutional amend- j ment. The amendment provided that I "advertising on public highways and I on private property within public I view may be regulated and restricted j by law." The suits questioned whether a S MATTER POP- ; . " ' Bv C M'v n n T, i. g 2, 1 ) Ttx A m (Copyright, 1935, by Tat BI1 Syndicate, Inc.) J TAILSPIN TOMfIY Skeeter Makes a "Hitl" By Hal Forrest J:OAy AS THAN YOU" GRACI AS , J II JcWllJMJ?' 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WE CAN'T BEG THE ANO THE TENTS l i HEWILL- VWITH THE fRAPE TOMOBROWj MTlSk.M-ii'f ARE WE COIN' ANIMALS TO LEAVE CHEETS, AND EVERYTHING iWmFk y TEM ' ' ' "" $oX Heg Z II f WELL, WELL., WELL -LOOK. WHO'S TUESE ARE. Tr-itZ CUDTMES V. i" KIOuO YOO SO BACK AfOO IsODV IS ' ,.A HERE ? PvLL DRESSED UP AWO BOUS.HT VJITM MV PROPIT ifsj 1 teLL TWEC GUY WHO TOOK THAT ' M MIG.W I1'.' 'VSOLmeiSH-LlKE VQU DiDKJ'T S O CAR.BOMATED BETVERAGE-S- f BIS IROKJ AtOD PRESSED TWAT i s-. GET A BAG OF MARBLES OHO GET YOURSELF A LOOK ATi, SOIT IKJTO 3HAPE TO PISESS I VT" ' SPIRITS TWESE : -rTOTVvjijITM THAT OUTFIT ? lOHAT SMART PEOPLE J rffl 4 I ABOUT 50 YEAW5 OF VAJRIMKLESJ i i'fy DAYS.. WE IM l rP 7 -r-f M VWEAR .ADMIRE TW5 AS( Qi, C7 . oUT OF THAT FACE AWO fV ' f-ij H y, &y f pV yco vjoulo lodximg Sru.y you've got someaC' t, . IS SOO SX JX'Z J 1 V Vj a swolO loi njDolU i $r rgggvTMiNis : )t! SOOO IOOLO ' " 2-23 f-g I I I n,d' " "' I U . v- . j BK1WUINU UP FATHER rrr- - L'NCEra. TU& CACPT i MAID MUST MANE 1 i 4 .CrTJ7Hn. I -'.".A wUNKMAN state could, with constitutional war rant, prescribe the uses to which a man may put hi land. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY HALLE. Germany. Feb. 22. (Ap Halle, birthplace of Handel, Immortal composer of "The Messiah" began Friday a three-day celebration of the 'Joutn anniversary of his birth. The composer's birthday, February 23. was ushered in with a midnight concert from the balcony of the plc tuesque city hall A program of Handel revivals will be presented through tomorrow and the "Messiah" will be rendered In the cathedral tn the evening. The festival will close Sunday night. Lighted Signs To Guide Fair Guests At San Diego 1935 SAN DIEGO, Calif.. Feb. 23. Mo torists to the California Pacific In ternational exposition, opening May 29 at San Diego, will find that every facility has been provided to guide them. Brightly illuminated signs, reflec tor buttons and painted bulletins are being posted on major transcontinen tal highways. The first unit, a sixteen by twelve foot sign at the Junction of Hlgsways Nos. 60 and 80 at Phoenix. Arizona, bears the inscription: "To San Diego and Los Angeles Broadway of Amer ica All Year Fnlr Weather Route to California Pacific International Exposition." BRONZE BUST OF IRVINE UNVEILED PORTLAND. Feb. 23. (AP) HI co-workers and friend paid honor last night to B. F. Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal, aa a bronze bust i of the editor waa unveiled and pre sented to student of Oregon State i college, an Institution dear to him for manv veara. Mayor Emeritus Georze L. Baker nf Portland received the bust in behalf ' of the college. "Thla bust will typify", I he said, "to atudenta and alumnt his j i Irvine's) resilient step about the' campus, symbolize hla eloquence, his 1 spontaneous humor and remind us of j his unbounded confidence in Oregon,! which some of u once thought vis- j ionary. but which has been proved ; tea i ib iic ana prophetic." Irvine waa for 30 years a regent of the State college and now Is a mem ber of the state board of higher education. 59,000 MALARIA DEAD IN CEYLON EPIDEMIC COLOMBO. Cevlon Frtrtnv vu no (UP) Fifty-nine thoussnd deaths from Malaria hurt nrnirrrl tn rvi.n during the current epidemic, It was Famine Is Increasing on the island Some families are eatlne onlv one every two days. Attention Woodmen of World All members of Camp No. 90 now make payments to Leland J. Knox, clerk. Room 303, Medford National Bank Bldg. Man agers Camp No, SO, Woodmen of World. SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN Copyright, 1935, WAkft UP. W&HR Wirtpow WTPE ao$EP 50 ROOM WOULD BE 6E1"lri6 WARM DWB UNDER BLAMKEfS A6A1) ft) 6Ei WARM 6P-0RE MAWNb A Q.0ICK PASH FOR WHPOV TRIES fo PEACH WfXDDW CANT QUITE MAKE 1 W CRITICAL MOMENT" LOSES AND CRASHES TO FL00R- nmuftna 2-2.3 - . CLOSING THE WINDOW by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) TR0M BET? BUf GRIP 6N BED By GLUYAS WILLIAMS O - .. AffER A WHILE DECIDES Tt & UP AW9 no6E window, sirs up. b-r-r.ips wen colder. "WAVJ HE"TH0l)6Hf 1.00KS AfWlTE 1b SEE IT "THERE'S AhV CHANCE C HER WAKIN6 UP AND CLOSING WINDOW & HAM6IN6 ON fo BED WI1H HIS TOES CAN JUST 6E HIS ?iN6ERS ON WINDOW Picks himself up, closes Window and 6eTs hack into bed , wife waking, up and remarking IT'S -Time Z get" up now
