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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCIT 14. 1935.
A RAPID-FIRE ROMANCE BY IVAN tVAH . ;
Chapter 43
ACTIONI
npHEY worked with Juan-Sllva tl
lentiy, wiped tht. red from the
llpi of the dead man and drew him
beck In his chair so that his head was
at a balance, supported against the
high back of the chair.
"Now, aald Montana, and he
strode on past the fountain, to the
door of that farther room out of
which the voice of great-throated
Estrada was making a steady rum
bling. Then he thrust the door open, and
eaw the general walking back and
forth. The major and Jack Lascar
were sprawling In chairs out of
which they leaped at the sight of the
Kid.
He smiled back at them, a very
alow smile of a genuine amusement.
"Juan-Silva wants to speak to Gen
eral Estrada," said the Kid. "Juan
Sllva wants to talk to the general
alone or with me present"
The general looked rather wildly
about blm.
"8tay herel" urged Lascar
through the twisting side of his
mouth.
"Go. for God's sake!" said Major
Alvarez. "Or are we to stay forever
Is this hell-hole?"
With a frown of military courage
gingerly, as men must do u y
wish to disturb their aim.
There was not a word spoken.
Then the two put their hands above
their heads. To ask for mercy was a
folly. Tbey said nothing as the
cords were fastened about their
wrists. Then Pascual took them out
of the room to tbe table where the
dead man and the living prisoner
already waited.
They were bound into chairs.
"Search them, drat search every
inch of them," said the Kid.
They searched, quickly, using the
flat of tbe hand carefully to feel
whatever lay in pockets. And that
was how Pascual suddenly produced
from Alvarez the gleaming green eye
of the last emerald.
HE held It up. The Kid was al
ready speaking.
"We bave one passport, and only
one. That's the word of Juan-Sllva.
He'll never write again, and the best
we can do Is to take blm with us.
Pascual, take that scarf on the
chair wrap It around his skinny
neck and see if that will keep his
mouth closed."
The friar obeyed. And as be twist
ed the scarfs length strongly around
the neck of Juan-Sllva, the pressure
of the upper layers of the cloth
forced the Jaws to close.
"1 am going out Into tbe patio,
there, to be the coachman," said
Montana. "There's no weight to
With a frown Estrada strode for the door.
Estrada strode straight for the door
is one resolved.
"The general la coming," called
the Kid, over bis shoulder, and as
Estrada crossed the threshold be
quickly closed the door behind him.
Turning, he heard a soft beating
In the air. That was all.
Bo they bore tbe general Into tbe
middle of the room.
By that time his two guns were In
the bands of Montana, and the
weight of the revolvers seemed to
clothe tha Kid with a new strength.
PERHAPS It was mere chance that
made the friar deposit Estrada
In the chair oppoalte to the death
grin of Juan-Sllva. But the sight of
that hideous grlmancs turned the
governor rigid.
He offered no resistance as tbe
Kid tore bis uniform coat open and
reached Inside 1L ' There, in a soft
coating of chamois, he felt the hard
Bess of metal, and knew that his
guess bad been right. He gave one
glance Inside the leather and saw
the green of the emoralds. That was
enough. He flashed the gold and the
green at Rubrlz and then dropped It
Into hta pocket.
Brother Pascual and the outlaw, In
the meantime, had bound the general
to the chair he sat In.
Mateo Rubrlz. standing back from
the bound ana gagged general, folded
bis arms and they rose almost to bis
chin with the greatness of the
breath be drew. But then, gradually
relaxing, he was beard to mutter:
"San Juan or Caplstrano, keep my
bands from him. Save this dog meat
tor ihe dogs I"
"Now Mateo now, Pascual we
bave the other pair. Hore we have
guns. And there are only two. Vou
ttrst, Mateo."
Mateo looked at bis friend side
wise, with a grin wider than that or a
marling cat. Then be went to the
floor, with Montana at his heels, and
threw it open. Tbe long-stepping
Psscual was right behind them.
They went over the throshold with
their guns before them, walking
Juan-Sllva. Vou can seem to be
merely walking hoslde him, and you
can hold him up. Pascual draw that
end or the scarf down bis back under
bla cloak. Now If you koop a hand on
that, bla head will be raised. Not
too much. He always walked with It
bent forward.
"Support blm one of you on each
side. I'll back the carriage to the
door. When you bear the wheels,
open the door and come straight out
wltb tbe dead man between you
quickly, too, so that the swing of
bis legs may look like walking. I'll
try to keep the eye or the people
yonder. One chance In ten, Brother
our only chance!"
A black pang or desporatlou struck
through the brain of Montana. But
he gathered himself for half a sec
ond, and then stepped out Into the
white blaze of the patio. There was
a pair or guards on the farther aide
of the open epace, In the shadow of
the wall. They were smoking their
clgarets, Idly. And the heads of tbe
leaders were held, now, by a mere
house mozo.
The Kid sprang up lightly Into the
driver's place and gathered the reins,
singing out, "Let their heada go,
boy!"
One of the guards, calmly, delib
erately, raised his rifle to his shoul
der. "El Keed!" be called out. "Get
down from that place!"
The Kid merely tossed him a
phrase across his shoulder.
"Why do you think Juan-Sllva has
been taking me out wltb him every
day" Because he wants a real coach
man, amlgo."
With that be awung the leaders,
and backed the wheelers wltb a
strong pull. The carriage lurched
well bark to the main door of the
house from which be had Just
stepped.
He beard one guard saying, "Put
down your gun, fool! 1 have seen
Juan-Sllva making him a friend.
Look! Here's the senor himself."
fCopyHpM. JPJJ. llarjter d Brothcrt)
Tomorrow, the throe friends bo
gin a mad doth for freedom.
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WASHINGTON, March 14 (AP
BecwUry ewannon Indicated today
he eonMrtfiing filing formal
charges agnlnut 20 alleged communist
civilian employe at tha Washington
navy yard.
Earlier, labor department officials
aald deportation hearing probably
would he held tomorrow in Chicago
for John Btrarhey, Brltlnh writer and
lecturer, who vu arrested there last
night charged with being an alien
communist.
Rum-la Invite Movie Ptar.
MOSCOW (Up A number of for
eign "movie euut" have been in
vited here to take part In the cele
bration of the 15th annlverwirv cl
the Soviet cinema next month. They
Include Charlie Chaplin. Greta Oar
bo, Bene CiAiift tvad .jsaa itwwu.
'PiNK SUP1 REPEAL
WASHINOTON. March 14 (AP,
The aejiate finance committee today
approved the hoiwe resolution to re
pral the "pin flip" provision for
publication of Income tax figure.
The committee rejected an anienn
ment by Senator Courens (R , Mich )
to ImpoM a graduated excess profits
tax designed to rlase i2AO.000.000.
Fxp.rer Mut lnce,
MOSCOW (LP The Soviet tTn
lon'a future Arctic explorer must
know bow to dance and play garnet.
well a read scientific Instru
ment. To guard ajralnn noreoom
during the long winter night In
the polar reglrna. thow nho are in
training for service in the Soviet's
Arctic stations are being given
course In "Amuneiin'nt "
m MaU Tribune mt a da,
NEW YORK (UP ) Down through
the ages ale hem lots and scientists
have sought to manufacture dia
monds and gold. These efforts never
have been successful commercially.
A recent report from London that
a new method of making diamonds
had been discovered, recalled to old
time diamond men here the long list
of attempts to create the gems artificially.
The first to attempt the manu
facture of diamonds were the al
chemists of the middle ages who
labored tirelessly for centuries. It
was believed In their day that a
word might be discovered of such
potency that its mere repetition
would create diamonds, and also
transform lead Into gold. With the
develcpment of chemistry the ancient
problem was attacked more scientifically.
One of the most elaborate attempts ,
was made by filr William Crookes i
who exploded cordite in closed steel I
cylinders under & pressure of 8000
E
Efforts Down Through the
Ages Prove Failure
Manufacture of Gold Like
wise Fails Realization
atmospheres at a temperature of
7000 degrees Fahrenheit. He - thus
obtained tiny crystals which he
thought were diamonds, and which
had some of the properties of the
natural stone, but were not of the
slightest commercial value.
Another elaborate attempt was
made -by Sir Charles Parsons who
subjected carbon to a pressure of
15.000 atmospheres, but without mak
ing diamonds. Moiwan. the French
scientist, carried on similar experi
ments with the same disappointing
results.
Two German scientists, Drs. von
Hassllnger and Wolf, after yeara of
labor, announced that they had pro
duced diamonds by crystallzlng mag
nesium silicate, but the process has
been forgotten. A French engineer,
Guyot de Bolsmeu, attacked the
problem electrically and believed for
a time he had made a diamond
nearly one-eighth of an Inch In size,
but fatled to develop any practical
method. A similar futile announce
ment was made recently by a pro
fessor at Columbia university.
Exhaustive testa made In German
universities show that while micros
copic crystals resembling diamonds
may be made at great expense, there
Is no proof that real diamonds ever
have been made, or that they ever
vill be madeTae tiny diamond like
crystals thus formed never have the
beauty of the diamond and only re
semble It In hardness. The only pos
sible use for such so-called diamonds
Is to crush them to form diamond
dust to be used for abrasive pur
poses, and diamonds of this kind are
plentiful and cheap.
Despite -he countless efforts to
change the baser metals Into gold
and to transform carbon Into dia
monds, gold remains gold and dia
monds atlll are diamonds.
RUSH HOUR
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
L01U.IAT25
When It comes to radios, remember,
"Prultt's can do it." Phoi:e 22.
GIVEN HIGH RATE
SALEM, Ore.. March 14 (AP)
Oregon's coast defense regiment, the
248th coast artillery, rated second In
the United States, during the past
year In efficiency, It wa learned here
through Information received from
the war department.
The Oregon regiment waa 1.4 points
below the first place winner, the
19th coast artillery regiment of the
Delaware national guard.
The Oregon regiment Is command
ed by Lleut.-Col. Clifton M. Irwin of
Salem, and Is composed of units lo
cated In Klamath Falls, Ashland, Cot
tage Grove, Marshfleld, Albany and
Salem.
WOMAN PIPE SMOKER
OUTLASTS TEN MEN
LONDON, March 14. (API The
Englishman's proud bout of pipe
smoking superiority was shattered to
day. A mere woman outlasted 10 men In
a plpe-smoltlng contest at Covcnt
Garden. She kept 1-13 ounce of to
bacco alight for 20 minutes. ;
Moscow Subway to Start Soon.
MOSCOW (UP) The first section
of Moscow's new underground rail
road, the Metropolltalne. Is expected
to start cperatlon next month. This
great engineering project waa carried'
out In large part by voluntary labor
of office and factory workers who
contributed their "free days" to
work In the subway. I
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