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& The Wrong Murderer
By HIGH CLEVELY
.IVMUPSlSt Terence ilahonv t
'pending the evening righting
wrongs, tie nae ectea niea jjtltie.
cinema etar, from kidnappere ami
returned her home. His reward lor
that ie to be euepected of killing
a mo a unuiv. r-"if no nog Muigrave,
a member of the eame kidnappinn
f ang in hie ear. threatening to kill
he man unlet he cunleeere the
place Rttth Fraeer hae been hidden,
itulgrave ie pretty euro Terence
ne buelnete.
Chanter 10
MAN KNOCKED OUT
"T D-DONT know where ibe Is," be
itammered. "How should I
know?"
Mahony was not In a pleasant
mood. Though outwardly be waa
quite calm and matter-of-fact, there
was a bard, black core of savage
anger deep Inside him.
Ha thrust the pistol suddenly Into
his pocket, turned on Mulgrare
quickly, grabbed blm by the collar
and waist-band and heaved blm
bodily out of tbe car. Then be
jumped out after blm, hauled blm
to his feet, and gave him a crashing
punch In the mouth that knocked
blm down again. Then quite delib
erately he picked him up and
knocked him down again.
"Come out with It, you rat," he
said in a low, savage voice. "Where
Is she? I'll smash you to pieces If
von don't tell me."
"Ow . , . owl" yelled Mulgrave.
He blubbered like a big baby.
Mahony gave blm a good
kick In the pants.
"Talk," be said. "I didn't
ask yon to sing." "
"Owl . . . all, right, I'll
tell you," gulped Mulgrave.
"Bhe'i In a house near
Watford. There are three
men guarding her."
"And doping her, I
suppose," added Mabony
grimly. "Well, you're go
ing to take me to that house
now. I'll kill yon If you
don't"
Mulgrave made a despair
ing gesture. But he realized
he had no cbolce.
"All right," be mumbled.
"Clet back Into tbe car
then," aald Mahony. "And
mind you don't bleed on the
Upholstery."
i That four hundred yards might
make all the difference between
success and failure It he bad to
make a quick getaway with the gtrL
Bluff bad eerved him well once that
evening; It would probably aerve
him again.
He etopped back Into the car,
drove up the drive, and stopped Im
mediately outside the front door of
tbe house. It was evident that the
occupanta of the house had heard
hla approach. Hardly had the car
stopped before tbe front door
opened.
"Who are yon. and what do yon
want here at this time of night?"
demanded a voice harshly. '
Mahony got out of tbe car. In bis
overcoat pocket his right band was
clapped on bis pistol-butt.
"TBVER mind who I am," be an-
' swered equally harshly. "I've
been sent to tetcb the girl, Ruth
Froser. Bring her out bore to the
car, and get a move on. I'm In a
hurry."
"Obi" said the man blankly. "Too
want the glrL"
The light from the
ear headlamps show
Over. his body Mahony Jumped
into ins nouse.
Five minutes later they were led him etandlng In the front door-.
""" "orm Koaa to- wny of the house a short, fat man
wards Watford,
A BOUT four miles from Watford
tbey turned off the main road
along a little country lane. Another
seven or eight minutes driving
urougm mem to tne entrance to a
rough drive leading through a thick
eopse to a small houso that stood In
an Isolated position about four hun
dred yards from the lane.
"Thai's tbe place. She's In there,"
aid Mulgrave sullenly.
Mahony stopped tbe car Just out
side tbe drive entrance. Tbe lights
01 me nouse could be seen gleam
ing through tbe trees.
"We get out again here." be said.
Ton Drat. And don't about or try
enytning smart, or 1 11 plug you
They got out of the car and stood
tn tbe roadway. Everything around
them wae quiet except an owl call
ing In the copse. Mulgrave stood
sullen and nneaar. Ills face w
hurting blm; he suspected that ha
waa going to lose a tooth.
"W-what have I got to do now?"
he asked.
"Nothing." said Mahony quietly.
"T shsn't want you any more."
With that he euddenly hit Mul
grave a tremendous wallop full on
the point of the Jaw. Mulgrare's
heels came off tbe ground; he
crashed down and out Into the ditch.
Mahony bent over, hauled his un
eonsclous body bsck Into the lane,
carefully bound and gagged him.
and thrust hlra back Into the ditch.
Beside Mulgrave he flung his own
fancy costume. That was a thlhg
he was well rid of.
for a few moments he consid
ered; should he use bluff or stealth
to get Into that house and rescue
the girl imprisoned In It? He de
cided upon bluff. The use ot stealth
and quietness would mean that he
would hare to leave the car where
It was In the lane, four hundred
yards from tbe house.
with hie bead heavily bandaged. Hei
had a sheepish, nervous air.
"As a matter of fact ... the truth
is . , , there's been an accident. I J
I didn't like to roport It, because'
, , well , . , you see . , ."
He did not appear to know quite
what ha wanted to say. Mahony. felt
a sudden quick chill ot fear. What
had happened. Had they killed the
girl by any chance?
"What the devil do you mean?"
he demanded. "What's happened to
the girl. She'a not . . . dead 7"
"Ob, no. No, sho's not dead. Far
from it. But . . . the trouble Is, we
can't got at her. Tou see . . ."
At that moment, from an upstairs
window, there came the sudden un
mistakable high-pitched crack of a
pistol shot. "Whltl" a bullet
flipped past Mahony's head and
burled Itself In the turf behind him.
Mahony cursed loudlv and moved
swiftly. It was apparent to hlra that
the game waa up; his bluff was
spotted. Ho bad no wish to present
a running target to anybody. There
fore hla move waa In the direction
of the house, not away from It.
He slmrly hurled himself toward
the front door, snatching his hand
out of his pocket wllh hla clubbed
pistol In it. Tbe man In the doorway
was so surprised that he did not
even attempt ta move until Ma
hony's cluhhed pistol came down on
his head. Then he collapsed In the
doorway.
Over his body Mshonv liimneri
Into the house, and his voice rose
In a terrific shout: "Miss
Miss Fraaor!"
A door on the left of the hall
openod; a startled looking man
came running out, almost colliding
wun .Miwiony.
Hero! Who the he began.
fCepyrfiM. till, Bugh Cltel
Ana tomorrow, Ruth truer triss
to Ihool Mshony.
Bullitt Presents
Papers As Envoy
PARIS. Oct. 14. (AP)-AnibnMi-dor
Wltlism c. ouJItt plo.1rj.-ct htm
elf to effort to relnfor-t Franco
American friendship on the hesui of
loyalty to "liberty, dennx-my and
peace" in ptvwmliw hie credential
to President Allien Lebnin today, u
orun replied he would find the
French unsmmouely in accord with
hi efforts.
The United States envoy, who suc
ceeds Jesse l.ildor Straus, resinned
prior to his recent ieath. brought
greetings to President fjebri.n from
President Hooeeve't "for the hsppl
neas and prosperity ot your (treat
country."
Long Beach House
Hit By Air Bomb
I.ONO HKAl'll, Cil . Oct. 14
Navy utflelnls Investigated today cir
cumstances hy which a live-pound
prncitce bomb, apparently releaser)
from a seaplane, tell on a beach cot.
tl!c leaned by Mrs. I. 8. nsc.lt of
Seattle.
The bomb, without
I charge, eraehed through the roof and
floor, burying Itself In ground un.
Idementh the houso shortly after Mrs.
rise and her daughter, J. had step,
ped into the bark yard.
Seeks IMvorce.
Rt-NO. Nev. Oct 14. (!, Char,
Ing cruelty. Mra. Catherine Fnrmor
Vanderbllt. formerly of Ne Rochelle.
N. Y . filed suit In district court hero
today to divorce George V. Vender,
bllt, wealthy Greenville, n V., dairy
tanner, and a great grand nephe
of the late Commodore Vanderbllt,
Closing time tor Too lite to Clas
ally Ada la 1:30 p. ra.
TEXTILE WORKERS PLAN
NATIONWIDE DEMAND
PROVIDENCE, R. t Oct. 14 AJ
The United Trvtlle Worker ot
America will demand a nationwide
30 per cent n,;n iiioren.se. a 40-hour
week, and a return to the so-called
work load thiu prevailed during the
NaA period," it president. Thomas
F. MeMnhon, anmnmocd today.
He said a wsje Mu-ren.se , is "just.',
fled" by business renditions through,
out. the Industry, Mid by iiair, liviiv
eoala.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
Tor fmtW proof address the author. todostrrs a stamped envelop for reply. Reg. TJ. & Pat. Off.
! THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEA GUI
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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The Ootik of Hate
Upon his succession ss chief of tbe
Mancnu branch a! Nluche Tartars
in the 17th century, Nurhachu vow-
ed that ha would celebrate the an
niversary of his father's funeral with
the massacre of 200,000 Chinese.
Strange as It seenia, he made hla
formal declaration of war In his
famous book. "Seven Jlatea of the
Tartars Agolnst the Chinese," which
he had published In 1617. Included
In the book waa an outline of the
reasons for the hot he held for the
Chinese,
Organising a powerful armv. Nur-
hachu massacred thousands of his
foresworn enemy but died In 1028
after changing his name to Tien
Ming, without leading his army Into
China proper.
Boon after their leader's death, the
formidable army that Nurhachu hsd
built up, linked forces with rebol
Chinese force, and were successful In
overthrowing the weakened Ming
oynnsry, seating a Manrhil prince
on the throne of the Chinese em
pire. It waa not until 1013 that the
Msnchu dynasty was overthrown and
China became a republic.
vjm upon you."
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fH1ftRTr,fvS fVaAlMSrifte CHINESE."
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OPENED Wfll? AfifMNSTfrle CrilKESE,,.
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The House of Cards
Claimant of the world's champ
ionship for "house of cards" build
lng, Raymond Smith of Schenectady,
N. Y.. reached his all-time "high"
In constructing s card house of 11
stories.
The cards used are of the ordinary
playing-card variety and are held up
entirely by -their balance. They ore
not notched or tampered with In any
way.
Fainting Goldfish
Goldfish have a "high-strung"
nervous system. When frightened
they wear themselves out by darting
wlldlv about their howl or tank.
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