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Li i., I ,. PAflTC TEN" The Wrong Murderer 8Y.iHSlS: Lee-ttamaden hud - hired Ambrose hawtton and hi gang of kidnappers to make away with Ruth Fraaer. who la Lee Romatlen'a word. Terence Mahony " relcaaed Ruth, ftotruuer and Ruth hoa tried to rcpap hint bp providing a falae alibi for Terence in the mat tar of a murder Terence did not 'commit. Ruth and Terence are eau Ing lunch tolth Lee-ftamaden. find In hta oulaa of perturbed guardian hee-IlnmBden ie extracting valu able Information tor the use of htm aelf and Laweou. Chapter 19 FALSE AT HEART A FTBR coffee had been served, Lee-Ramsden took Mahony up to the study for s cigar, leaving Ruth In the drawing-room. There Lee-Ramsden'a manner changed, be came altogether serious. "This Is a nasty business, Ma hony, a very nasty business," he said. "I may seem rather casual about It, but I hate my ward being mixed up In It. You were a friend of young Ross, weren't you?" "Yes," admitted Mahony. "And Ross pretended to be a friend of Lawson. Actually he hated him hated and feared him. 1 don't go about with my eyes shut, and I've noticed the way Ross looked at Law son when he thought nobody was watching him." It was absolute lies, of course; he had noticed nothing of the kind: but he spoke very convincingly, Mahony was conscious of a new respect for the old man. "A charming fellow, Lawson," continued Lee-Ramsden. "So hand some and cultured. And also, If I'm any Judge of men, one of the most unprincipled blackguards In crea tion. He seems to have been bob bing up a good deal in this matter last night and this morning, doosn't heT" . He pausod. ' ' ' "Won't you tell me the whole story?" he asked. "I'll' help you If jl can. My ward Is a very good rea son why I should help you. 1 might easily be useful; I'm not altogether without brains, and even Influence." Again It was superbly acted; the old man appeared quite sincere, Ma bony was quite won over. He told Lee-Ramsden the whole story. At the end of tbe story Lee-Ramsden's face was very stern. "Those follows must be crushed," ho said. "Utterly stamped out. Hang ing's a damned sight too good for them. I'm wlUi you, Mahony. to the last Inch." He held out his hand. Mahony took it. It was then that, for the Drat time, Mahony noticed the curious shape of Lee-Ramsden's hands. AFTJSK Muhony had gone, Lee Ramsdon laughed. There was till an air of amusement about him when Mulllns entered later In tho afternoon with his tea. "What did you think of youc; Ma bony, Mulllns?" he nskod. "A very ordinary young man, If I may say so, sir," replied Mulllns. Lee-Ramsden shook his head. "On the contrary, Mulllns, a very extraordinary young man," said Lee Ramsden. "He has both brains and guts. I like him. And that's a great pity, because I'm afraid he's going to die young. Do you know what he told me?" "No sir," said Mulllns. "Ha 'old me," said Lee-Ramsden In a shocked tone, "that the foul gang who kidnapped Miss Ruth meant to make her a drug addict, so that when they roleased hor, she, and Incidentally hor money, would till be entirely under their control. Isn't that dreadful?" "Er ... yes. sir," said Mulllns. He hardly seemed to know how to an swer. Lee Ramsden laughed. "Don't be a hypocrite, ' Mulllns: the only dreadful part of the scheme from our point of view Is that It did not succeed," he said genially. "What will be really dreadful will be It I lose control of Ruth' money when she's twenty-one. But I don't Intend to. Mulllns; 1 don't Intend to." AFTER leuvlng Lee-Ramsden's house, Mahony took the Under ground to Nottlng Hill Oate Station, and began to walk back to his lodg ings. About ten yards from the sta tion entrance a man hurrying along the pavement bumped Into him somewhat roughly, "Sorry," said the man. Ha paused for a moment, looking at Mahony curiously. "Isn't your name Mahony?" he asked. "Terence Mahony?" CALIFORNIA RED El CENTRO. Calif., Oct. 34. (AP) Esco Richardson, communist congres sional candidate, returned to Los An gara today after a crowd of 300 per orw had drHggfd him from in front of a radio microphone, here IaM night and peltrd him with rotten fgga and fruit. Forming quickly about the radio station at the hour act for Richard son' addreM, the crowd pulled a awltch, cutting him off the air aa he began to talk, and then escorted him to a vacant lot nearby. There members ordered him to make his peecV. hut how'.M him down and forced him to go to the rUrci station ana board, train. By HUGH CLEVELY "Yes," answered Mahony. "What about It?" He did not feel In the mood to chat to strangers. "My name's Mllson," said the stranger. "Andrew Mllson. Don't you remember me?" "No," answered Mahony. To the best of his knowledge he had never seen the man before In his life. "I met you a couplt of years' ago. In the Shanghai Bar," said Mllson confidently. "At that time I believe you were special correspondent In China for an American newspaper the Chicago Leader." That information was correct. Two years previously Mahony had done newspaper work for an Ameri can paper. He had also quite fre quently been in the Shanghai Bar. "I saw another chap from China "Isn't your name Mahony?" the other duy, too," went on Mllson. "Kosoff you know him, didn't you? Ho's over here now on a visit. Very well dressed and prosperous. He In troduced me to his partner, a man named Mulgravo." Mtilgrnve was the man whom Ma hony had held up at the pistol point to find out where Until was Im prisoned. And Kosoff had mnde hta living In China hy exporting dope. Mahony began to bo Interested In Mllsnn's conversation. "When did you see Kosoff?" nskoil Mahony. "About four days ago. Ha looked so prosperous that I tried to touch him for a fiver. 1 didn't expect to get It, of course. I was novor so sur prised In my life as when Kosoff ac tuolly gavo It to mo. Ho also told me that If I was down on my luck and not too particular, he know a placo where I could got a Job!" Mllson laughod. "Well, I am down on my lin k, and I've never been very particular as a matter of fact, I had to leave China rather suddenly but tliore are some Jobs that 1 do draw the line at, and Kosoff's aro among thorn. Ho had a chat with Mulgrave about me, and Mulgrave gave mo a note of Intro duction." ''The Job was dope peddling, I sup pose?" suggested Mahony. Mllson nodded. "Kosoff was quite frank about It. Ho knows I'm a public school man, Hint I've got a pretty tough record In China, and that tho English police don't know me, and those aro th qualifications he wanted. I took tho noto and thanked him because of tho money, hut thoro's nothing doing." (Copyright, int. Huah clevelp) Mahony buys th not from Mil. on. tomorrow. ON AUTO PEW SALEM, Oct. 34 (API The words "Buest of Orefion" will he used on all non-resident permits for out-of state cars during 1037. Secretary of State Earl Snetl enld In announcing a departure from t-le usual formal permits required hy law. The wording oh the more demo cratic sttrker w MiwreMed by Aaron Frank of Portland, and the neat design adopted was drawn by George Stephens, an employe nf the secrotary of state's office. They will be Issued shortly to the M nonresi dent registrars In the state. T:io cinntte w'i mailt- to "eo-oper ate In every wuy possible to make visitors to Oregon welcome," Suell said. V MIL 4 ! I'-Vr lk!)- jit! I" i$ I Hish 5i 4 i WDFOTUV MAIL TRrBTTNTE. MEDFORD, OREGON', SUNDAY. FORECAST STRIKE AT COULEE WASHINGTON, Oct. 34. (AP) A strike at Grand Coulee dam in Wash ington state was forecast today by STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX For further proof address the author, inclosing a stamped envelope tor reply. Beg. TJ. 8. Pat Off. GOLD- III 26To WTtieONNflf&rDOWHoFTtie eNvi&oflm whs mw w t Ml S) si lO7C- First IotviilPrtS Uouilprs , Strange aa It seems, the Ht-rndon high football warn, soundly drubbed by a score of 126-0. made tho only first down of the entire game I The reason? Every time their opponents, the Glenn Rogers grldders, took the ball they made a touchdown! In the cloning seconds of the game the Herndon rooters were allowod consolation fhen they saw their team Advance the ball ten yards to earn the only first down of the garni. Coctu Money Money really did grow on treoa In Central America at one time) In the TAILSPTN TOMMY The Chief Ia Put in Storage! I EARNING THAT PAUL SMITH PLANN&DTO MetTl THE PHANTOM FDKKER IN AERIAL COMBAT OVER AN ISOLATED RENDEZVOUS., TOM MY AND SKEtTER RESORT TO -DESPERATE-AND DARIN6 MEANS TO SAVE THEIR CHIEF-... THEY PRACTICALLY KIDNAP HIM... 2(38. BEN WFBSTER'S CAREER PERCY ?bTTY.' 8Y JOVeYtHAWK YOU-TWAWl I'M HOMOREO-CAW t ) V0U. 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Coyne, chairman of the board of trustees of the International union of operating engineers, unless builders of the federal reclamation project meet union demands for recognition and a pay increase. - Coyne said the International or ganization had given consent to em ployes of Mason, Walsh, Atlknson & Kier company, the contractors, "to strike when and if they see fit." Elect amat Ion officials' said such a walkout would virtually shut down Wtit ORIfilN&UY P10CKS OF WOP 0 days of tfce Spanish conquest the Azteos and Maya both used the cocoa bean as their monetary standard. Yet the Aztecs had tremendotis hoards of gold. l lotsuni rustle "This building cost but little money but much work, without which life affords no satisfying kick." This statement, crudely enrvod into h board which served somewhat aa a cornerstone on "Flotsam Castle," ex pressed the philosophy of the man who built the queer structure Strange as it seems, every piece of wood and stone that went Into the building of "Floteam Castle" was cast The Champ BUGLE -YOU CAW r T-i - -' raw a k " 1 1 WEV?Mt-V10TFUAMCfiH LY, HOWEVER! the big $60,000,000 Columbia river project, although operating engineers are few in number In comparison with other workers. , Flour Subsidy Price PORTLAND. Oct. 24. ( AP) U. S. Department of Agriculture reported the flour subsidy price Saturday at 160 per bbl., unchanged from Friday. AUTO LOANS AND REFINANCING W E Thomas. 46 8 Central WfV5PUICrftM0ftlRMl6riE0 civsr ivsHoRe ev up on the California coast oy the sea. Even the stove and other fur nishings In the dwelling were "gifts or tne Pacific. Some years ago the beachcombing architect was forced to leave his odd dwelling when It was torn down to make wey for modern Improvements "Honk" Derivation Ancient Saxons and Germans first, used beech wood to write on. by scratching symbols Into them. The Anglo-Saxon word for beech was boc. later changed to Its present form to mean "book." .Monclaj: The 20-Mlnule Baltic! in ihis UNuseS HANGAR... DON'T ONE O'CLOCK ... .TH 15 WO, VDOU'T VMOl WHERE I icnrHi lyn II kj ! I inii t I jte.rT KifsiLCi vo nuw i rj U0M THAT W HE'D KEPT UP &oyjue, he'd ee the champ OF THE WORLD IU HIS CLA&&- OCTOBER 25. 1936 THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEACUE II 11 THE MAPLE SlREEf BEAROtfS HtVE PROItSlED 1HE LflSf SANE, WHEN friElR OPPONENfS LAfEPAL PASSED tb A PUAVER HIDDEN! IN A THEE ON friE PlELT? Of PlAV, WHO, UNHOVES-fED PORWARD VbhVES b AN ELIGIBLE RECEWER WHO RAN FOR rtE WINNIE -foOCHDOWN 10 -ZO (Oopyrlght, 1836, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) S MATTEB POP By C. M. PAYNE rr-7 T-Jiwa Va do is stat $'lyi JM. -m i ( ' I fr -dt ft (Oopyrlglit, 1986, by Th Bell 8ynillete. Inc.) LLlt9( LISTEN, BILL, KEE-P THIS hanaap rmni? ior.K(-ri.. OPEN IT UNTIL. , ( WHY I ONE i AFTERNOON iN.. O'CLOCK, VTOMMY? f LA5T TIME I oAM HIM tU UMERPOOL TWO MOUTHS ACiO-HE WA? RATHER SEEOV,. BUT HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT HELP FROM ME -I HAD ' ) LOOK W1M UP- y SKB ETS .. ANDN I ARE GOING 1 TO KEEP 2 Tut lj i nc 'o APPOINTMENT VDU WITH THE A t-TlfJ-l- TOM WA9 LEAVING ."SOOU At AVW A BOAT- TO g; ,Jf" fi By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 6LuV UiaiATttl By HAL FORREST AT ONE O'CLOCK i 5U R.E , " YOU DISCOVER, if BUT BOY THE CHIEF-... AND THE CHIEFS RELEASE HIM... GOING TO DON'T KNOW) (BE- PLENTY ANYTHING.. 1 SORE , By EDWTN ALGEB FOR CAMADA Ai HF. COULD CATCH GOLD MIUUS OR OMETHlU6- A
