I A The Wrong Murderer I PICK WONDE
I f By HUGH CIEVELV J
arAo'aa. teivnuv stununv .u
listened to Ma aonteetton or hie
bast Hand mill Uoaa made when
Koaa thought ha tela rfvltitf aa tha
reault ul a motor oar aocldent. Hoee
. ia a member of a kidnapping and
dope nana, the nana piote to kid
nap Slaa Little thia verti ntofcl at
the Cinema Hall. Ambroat Lawaon,
reapeeted friend at 'he l.iulea te
head ot tlie aanp act.ordlna to
Hose rusguiaed In ttoaa' enatume.
hlahor.y ia at the ball to help Blea
if he can.
Chapter Five .
8TICK-UP
IT was evident that tbere was going
to be action shortly He made his
, traj to entrance number three. A
short distance from the entrauce two
black-clad monks were lounging.
"Blast!" said Mtihony briefly.
(Ie realized that he was In the
wrong costume. He hurried to the
men's cloak-room, changed his cos
tume about, and returned as quickly
s be could to entrance number three
purlng bis absence the black-clad
monks bad been Joined by another
monk dressed In dark-brown. He
hung about near tbora.
By this time the gaiety had reached
Its highest pitch; everyone was
noisy and excited. A thousand peo
ple were enjoying themselves Irre
sponsibly and a Uttlo drunkenly, not
earing what anybody thought or
them or how much row they kicked
op.
"Stick up your nsnos, all or your
As the floor emptied, Mabony
caught sight of Elsa and the Charles
the Second coming towards the exit
When she was ncarlng the exit, the
monk In brown stepped forward. The
black monke drow closer together, as
it preparing for action.
"Hall! Queen of Hearts!" ex
claimed the brown monk in a loud,
jovial voice. "Let us salute ber,
brothers."
He made a flamboyant gesture
with bis right band, beckoning the
black-clad monks. Laughing loudly.
they rar forward, surrounding lilsa.
Mabony went with them. It was bis
Intention to stay with those monks
- as long as he could, and find out what
they meant to do.
"Form a circle," commanded tho
brown monk, "Dance, brothers,
dance."
'PHK masked figures Joined hands,
forming a circle, and began to
dauco wildly round Elsa and the
Charles the Second it all looked per
fectly natural and harmless, merely
rag by a small party of people oc
cupying a small space on the big
floor. Elsa stood in the middle ot tho
circle, laughing; tho sight of those
solemn figures capering round her
amused her,
"Let's tnko her to tho monastery,
brothers," Bhouted tho browu monk
suddenly.
He plunscd into tho mlddlo of the
circle, picked up Elsa's light figure
easily In Ills arms, and began to
carry her towards one or the exits.
, "Make way tor the Queen of
Hearts," he shouted.
Laughtng and shouting, the other
monks crowded round him. clearing
a way through tho throng. Nobody
attempted to interfere; It was ftlll
so obviously merely a harm lean nig
by a small parly ot Irresponsible.
And Hiss did not necui to mind
much. One effort she 'undo to em-ape
from Her captors' anus; Ihen she
remained quiet and ceased in inig
fie. Shouting and slicing, the parly
surged along a passage, crosucil the
vestibule, and went out by tho main
doorwny or the ball into Iho uroct
outside. A short illstnneo away s big
car was watting with Its engine run
ning, and (hey made for It. The
hrown monk thrust Hlsa Into the
WHOOPING COUGH TOPS
'OREGON DISEASE LIST
PORTLAND. Oct. 8. (p. Whoop
ing cough topped the UU of com
tminicnfole ctlscftnes tn t). slut? for
th wnek of September 27 to October
8 wtth 20 enws reported by Oregon's
a tale board of health.
Other communlcAble ailment 6
c hf ekrd for thta period Included ;
pearlct fevrr, 33 rase; pneumonia,
19: influenza, H. munu. 14; tuber
culoelR, 10; typhoid fevor, 7; diph
theria, 4: measles, 3; chtckenpox, U,
pollomelttus, a.
Two cases of malaria were Hated In
Marlon county, one each in Mult
nomah and Isne. Multnomah, Lake
and Yamhill each reported one ery
klpelu case.
cur; the other monks scraim,
after thoui.
Mauony entered the car with them
Nobody tried to stop him. Under bis
robo, his hand was clenched on the
butt or bis pistol; he was ready for
anything that might happen. Noth
ing happened except that the car
started.
"That went off all right," observed
the brown monk in a tone or hearty
satisfaction. "1 pushed the needle
Into her as I picked ber up; sbe oard
ly moved at all. Now . don't forget
your Instructions. As soon as we've
delivered ber, we get back Into our
Arab make-up and return to the Hall
at once. Nobody will have missed
us during the short time we shall be
away, and when It's discovered that
she's not there, somebody who's still
ralrly sober Is sure to remember that
sbe was carried off by a party oi
monks. A pretty scheme. 1 have to
band It to Mulgrave; he certainly is
a neat schemer."
"Yes. if be thought of It himself,"
observed another monk. "He prob
ably got his orders typed In red on
a sheet of blue paper with a number
at tho top."
"Well, whoover gave the orders,
we did the Job," said the brown
monk. "And a very neat Job we mado
ot It. All we have to do now Is to
hand her over and got back to tho
Hall."
Mnhony sat silent, saying nothing,
lie did not feel in the slightest do
grco norvous. Nor did the fact that
he might have to shoot one or two
ot these men trouble him at all. It
did not seem to occur to any ot them
to question, Mahony'a presence
among them.
TUB driro did not last very long.
Aftor twonty mlnutos they turned
off the main roadfray and drew up
Insldo a small timber-yard off a side
street in Hounslow Another car was
drawn up Inside the yard. In an office
on the hlght-hand side ot the yard a
light was shining.
A man emerged from the office and
enme up to the car.
"Okay?" he asked.
"Okay," replied tho brown monk.
"Wo got her all right. Where do
you want her?"
"Put her In tho other car," replied
the man. "Then go Into the office and
change your costumes round."
"We'd better get nut first," said
ono of tho monks. "Then we can get
her out more easily." p
They ail stepped out or the car
Mnhuny last.
"It's been a nice party," he said
"Hut it's over now. Slick your minds
up, nil ot you!"
From under his robo his band
came out, holding bis pistol.
Thero was a moment's stupefied, si-,
lenco. Then 'the brown monk stroke
"What tho . . . And who the hint
lng hell aro you? I wondered why
thero were four of us." he ejcl.ilmcil
In an ustoulshcd tone. "Wheio the
devil do you come from and what's
your gunio? 1 thought the Chief must
have sent another mnn at tho ln?t
moment."
"Yon shouldn't think." said
Mn
houy. "It's a bad habit. Now
lust
step back a bit, please."
"Halt a moment. I ." began tin
brown monk, lie broke off suddenly,
uttered a startled exclamation, anil
pointed toward the hack of the t aril
over Miihony's shoulder.
fCitpyrtoht lit Huoh Clfvtlvt
flier it a nutrdaruuiiy
situation tomorrow, at tlit
CENTRAL HIT BOYS
RESTORE LOS! PURSE
CENTltAl, POINT. Ot. B (Spl.)
Svprnl dnvs noo. wiion four sinnll
t)oys worn walking Uoino from prhool
thoy cllsrovrrrrt n poi-kfthook In Crnnl
of th All-sunder Implrincnt stor.
nnd pomlorpil ovpr lli qur.illon na
to tlu- inoniui ot llnillng tlift oner.
Not tindini! Ih city msx,bl, Bert
HKlirprMi, tlioy look It to City Clrk
uny Tpx, who. on oprnlnB tho pur,
lotind SUM ond tliB n-RlstMllon
CMtl ol H. C. Ontlev. wlio rV'iirtird
tlwlr lionrsty with 50 cents encn
which tlipy providly carried horns to
how thflr pnrcnts.
The clilltlren lire Paul, son of Mr
and Mrs. Dnve Blimienteln, llnrold
nnd Irlnnd, eons ol Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Mjeic. anil Hilly, son of Mr.
ud Mrs. W. A. McCord.
MTGDFORD MATT.
CONVENTION SITES
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 8. &)
Two California clttca, Susanvlllo In
Lassnn county and San Francisco
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX
For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. IJ. S. Pat. OB.
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Strange as ltecms, the Pacific And
tho Atlantic were not linked for the
first time by railroad when on May
10, IB00. tho famous gold spike was
driven In. uniting tho Union and
Central Pacific railways.
The historic event had been pre
ceded by the construction of a rail
road across Panama n years before.
The total distance covered by this
first transcontinental railroad, run
ning botweon Asplnwnll and Pana
ma, was Just 47' miles long. Today
the line is about ft3 miles long.
The Secret IMwovery
The first dlsrovory of Suturn'a
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A THICK STREAM.
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THE NEBB8 Bnlanco tho Budget?
TRTBTTKTS, ME'DFO'R'D,
were definitely chosen last night by
directors of the Shaata -Cascade Won
derland association aa convention
sites lor 1937 and 1938. No decision
was made on a bid by. Dunsmulr.
which seeks to entertain the asso
ciation In 1938.
Ia choosing San "Francisco, the
Wonderlandera for the first time step
ped far outside the nine-county area
of northern California and southern
Oregon which they represent. Reaaou
given by the directors was that, a
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rings is attributed to Oallteo who,
while peering through his crude tel
escope In 1610, noticed that the
planet had a small attendant body
on each side.
No one knew the nature of these
bodies, however, until the Dutch as
tronomer, Huygens, arrived at tho
correct solution.
Wishing further time to make sure
of his conclusion and yet wantlug to
secure himself against the possible
loss of priority tn the discovery, the
astronomer published his findings as
follows: aanoAaa cccco d eeeee g h
lliill nil mm nnnnnnnnn cooo pp q
rr a lllll uuuuu. Properly .arranged,
the lpttors formed the gist of his
Smokol
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HERE'S HEtt 8Kjw: X AMD HERE'S UMPAID BILLS ' 'f 1 WISM 1 WERE TO REACH i,
BAWCE IAlJMEK4 A! f FOR CLOTHES FOC OVER AOO ' ff HER BV CABLE TO TELL HER TO OTAV Y ',
I 111 TAffreDWB ACCOUKJT V BUCkS.SUE'S BROKE WORSE ASLOMG AS SHE UKE5 AsJD TO H.
. rl lo uf cCvSinm ' llHASJ A HOLLOVM TREE THAT ' ' COMe HONE &V THEVWAV or MARS. V
6l KR HER. .SHE PROMISED TO GETS KISSED BV A1 1 ' ' 3k 1 LIVE WITH THAT TOMAM LONJ&
P'REGO'." THURSDAY,
1039 convention In . the bay. district
might help attract north some of the
thousands of visitors to the San Fran
cisco world Xalr that year.
ROSEBUBO, Oct. 7. (AP) RUey
Steve, 45, a gypsy, was held lor ques
tioning today in connection wltn the
slugging and robbery of Frank Hath
away, farmer In the Tyee ' district
Monday. Steve, according to Deputy
Sheriff Clifford Thornton, donlea
participation In the robbery.
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km
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discovery. "Auulo clngititr, tiinni
piano, nusquam, cohaerente, ad
llpMram, lncllnato." . (It U girdled
by a thin flat ring, nowhere touch'
lng, Inclined in the ecliptic).
"Old Goat Face"
Requested for Information on ."Old
uoat Face," 17-year-old polo pony
star at the University of Oklahoma,
Major George R, Hayman. polo team
coach, gave out the following: 'He
Is an ugly critter but bas a heart as
stout as they come and Is et.Ul play
lng good polo." Tne aged horse Is
used regularly In championship
matches.
Tomorrnw: The Football One;''
OCTOBER 8, 1936.
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