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kS The Wrong Murderer
By HUGH CLEVELV
XK.VO'SS: In the determined
t (fort to bring Ambrose Lawaor
tr.id his gang of kidnappers and
tlttpe runners to Justice, Terence
Mahony has walked deliberately
Into one of l.awsou's naps. He has
gone to a rtuict house in an uu
suvory neighborhood, and is wait'
Inn lor a mysterious Mr. Brown
when suddenly a very angry Irish
man breaks Into the place, lie 00
cuscs Terence of being Mr. Brown,
and ihrrntens to take fifty quid out
ol his hide.
Chapter 21
DEATH STRUGGLE
IlITH that It seemed the man's
patience came to an end. His
large lists clenched; he took half a
pace forward: and at that Mahony's
pistol came out of bis pocket and he
pointed It at the man's stomach.
"Better not," he said curtly. .
At the sight of the pistol pointed
t him the Irishman paused. But only
for a moment.
"So that's the game twist me out
of me money and threaten me with
a gun!" he exclaimed In a tone
of outraged astonishment "Shoot,
then, me toine glntleman, It you've
the pluck, and if you kill me, may
you swing for It."
At that, with an agility astonish
ing In a man of his bulk, be darted
suddenly sideways, In order to con
fuse Maboney's aim, and then
iprang, bis huge hands outstretched
towards Mahony's throat
Mahony did not Are. The last
thing he wanted was the noise of a
shot, which would attract the at
tention of the whole neighborhood,
Including the police, to the house.
He ducked quickly under those
outstretched hands, stepped nimbly
lo one side, and slipped the pistol
back Into his pocket Then, as his
opponent turned for another spring,
Mahony stepped In and brought bis
right over In a crisp, bard punch to
Ibe man's face.
The man's head went back: be
fore be could recover himself Ma
hony had bit blm again with the
left In the stomach and the right In
the Jaw, both good solid hefty
punches that might easily have
knocked an ordinary man out
The big Irishman took them with
out flinching; then he gathered hlm
lelf together and sprang again.
Once more Mahony slipped light
ly to one side; again bis fist
thudded Into his opponent's face.
The big man's right cheek was cut;
one of hts eyes was fast closing; bis
lower Hp was considerably swollen.
It seemed that he bad learnt his les
ion; he no longer Indulged In those
nind rushes.
Instead he adopted a half crouch
In'; nttltmle and began to advance
ipi'ie slowly across the room to
uunls Mahony, watching blm like a
nil Ihe while. His Intention was evl-
ili ni ; he meant to crowd Mabony ln-
lo a corner where he could pen him
and get a grip on him.
But Mahony was not having any.
He realised very well that once he
came to grips with bis herculean
opponent he would stand little
chance.
Smack, smack, his fists landed In
rapid succession In the man's face,
and he slipped away out of-range.
But the Irishman, It seemed, also
knew something of boxing: thougb
he could not avoid the blows alto
gether, he managed to turn his bead
lightly, so that none of them
reached a vital spot.
Slowly, remorselessly, he shuffled
after Mahony, taking all the punish
ment that Mahony dealt out to htm,
waiting his chance to come to close
quarters and get a grip on Mahony
with those huge bands.
TT1S chance came as Mahony,
stepping back quickly out of
range, caught his heel In the edge
of a rug. For a moment Mahony stag-
Rnred, off hts balance, and In that
moment the Irishman leaped.
Mahony twisted desperately, try
ing to get out of range; he almost
euceeeded, but not quite. The Irish
man s left hand got a good grin on
Mahony's coat; with a sudden Jerk
he drow Mahony near to him; and
bis right hand, like a snake striking,
closed round Mahony's throat
"Now, me folne glntleman, we can
continue tbe argument more com
fortably," said the Irishman In I
triumphant tone.
For a moment. In that tremendous
grip. Mahony felt utterly helpless.
He struggled, hitting out with both
lists at bis opponent's body, but it
was like battering at a brick wall.
The Irishman was smiling; his eyes
wore biasing with a light of victor
kus exultation. Mahony's struggles
irear weaker.
And then the rug which had been
lis undoing proved his solvation. A
ihe two men struggled, the loose
ug. which had become thoroughly
nicked up, became entangled be
tween their feot. Still holding Ma
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bony, i... . ....i nipped; the
two men together staggered Into a
small chair, knocked It over, and
came crashing to the ground.
As be fell, the Irishman bad In
stinctively released his grip and
flung out one arm to try to retain
his balance. Mahony gave a desper
ate wriggle and got clear.
The two men rose to their feet al
most simultaneously. Mahony's back
was against a corner of the wall; his
breath was coming painfully in sob
bing gasps; and tbe Irishman barred
bis exit from the corner. In another
moment that terrible grip would
close on Mahony's throat again.
Mahony had neither the energy
nor the breath remaining to dodge.
There was only one thing to do, and
he did It As the Irishman sprang
in again to the attack, be marshalled
all his strength In one supreme ef
fort and sprang to meet him.
And this time, either from sheer
carelessness, or because be thought
that bis opponent was exhausted,
the Irishman left a vital spot un
guarded. Mahony's fist with all the
skill and timing . learned during
many hours of boxing, and with
every bit of bone and muscle In bis
body, and all the strength of despera
tion behind the blow, crashed fairly
on to the angle of the big msn's Jaw.
The Irishman, coming forward at
full speed, was knocked clean over
In his tracks, landing on 'he flat of
his back with a crasb that seemed
to shake the building. Mabony, pant
ing and exhausted, leaned back
against the wall. His right band felt
as tbougb every bone In It was
broken. The Irishman lay still.
From outside In the street came ,
a sound of voices and a car drawing
up. The big Irishman stirred. Slowly
and feebly he raised himself Into a
sitting position. Mahony stepped tor
ward from the wall. In case of any
more trouble be meant to use tbe
butt of bis pistol.
Tbe big man, sitting on the floor,
stared up at him In a bewildered
manner, his eyes wide wltb wonder.
A hideous smile twisted bis battered
lips.
lrTHAT was a folne puncb, Mister",
he said In tone of awed ad
miration. "I don't know that any
body ever hit me as hard as that
before."
'I'll hit you a damned sight harder,
with the butt of this pistol, If you
try to get up," said Mahony bluntly.
The Irishman raised a protesting
hand.
Be alsy," he said. "You can keep
the money. I know"
He was Interrupted by a knocking
on the front door below. Mahony
turned swiftly to tho window and
looked out. A car was drawn up in
front of the house, and by It wos
standing a uniformed policeman;
another was standing a few yards
away down the street. Both of them
were looking at the house.
"Hell I The Police!" exclaimed
Mahony.
"What's that?" exclaimed the
Irishman.
With an effort he staggered to his
feet, and looked round him. Tho
smile had left his Hps: his expres
sion was that of a hunted man.
"It will be me they're after," he
went on. "Some dirty traitor must
have seen me come hero and given
them the wire. Oet me out of this,
mister yon will get me out of It,
won't you? Sure, a man like you, a
flghtln' man, wouldn't see a poor
devil of a fellow sent to Jail without
stirring a flnjer."
"I don't know the blasted way out
myself; I don't want to be caught
here any more than you do," re
plied Mahony. "From what I can
see, the place Is surrounded. It will
be no good going downstairs; I'm
going to try my luck npwards. You
can come If you like."
"I'm with you," said the Irishman.
He reached out his hand, lifted
the whisky from tho table, and took
a mighty swig.
"Ah," he said, taking a deep
breath. "Now I fee like a man
again."
They left the room swiftly and
ran up the dark, narrow staircase.
From down below came a sound of
loud thudding on the front door. The
police were no longer content with
knocking; they were breaking In.
At the top of the stairs was a
small landing. And In the middle of
It a narrow wooden ladder leading
up to a trapdoor in the flat roof of
the house. Mahony ran up the lad
der. To his- dismay the trapdoor
was securely locked with a padlock.
From down below came a loud
crash as the front door burst open.
Mahony seized the padlock and gave
It a wrench. But it was a good
strong lock and securely fixed; It
did not move.
(Copyright, Bugh Clenly)
Tarenee nukes a thrilling data
for llbarty across tht housetops,
tomorrow.
and Winter Nells are also advertised
in season.
In addition to dealer help material,
newspapers and radio will be uned in
the leading auction and Jobbing mar
ket.
The new "Identification mark" of
the pear bureau members a pear
with the words "Super Quality Pears'
superimposed on a seal Is being fea
tured in the pear bureau advertising
this season. In newspaper advertise
ments, and appears on the display
material,
DEATH ON HIGHWAY IS
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Oliver B Hsrdwlrk. 3. West Salem,
was Instantly miled but ti.glit live
mllee south of here on the Eugene
Highway when struck by a car driven
by Roy Ihomaen of Eugene, rturln
a dens tog. Hardwlek had toppod
on the road to wipe off the wind-
,l)i"lrl on bis oar. Thomsen was cot
held.
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The SimiKK'Pd Industry.
No silk was produced outside of
China until about SfiO A. D.( though
tho Industry .was then nearly 3000
year old For tho entire period the
Chinese had guarded the secret of
tho silkworm with death tho prom
ised penalty for betrayal.
Two stories as to the way the first
silkworms were smuggled out of China
are widely accepted. The most au
thoritative version ts to the effect
that two Perslon monks of the Nes
torlan order who had lived In Chlnn
for several years, discovered the se
cret of sericulture and told the Em
peror Justinian of It upon their re
turn to Constantinople. Greatly In
terested Justinian promtsM a htiize
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by authorities, has had more automo
bile accident for the first nine
months of this year then the corres
ponding period of 1935. The figures
were revealed In a survey by the state
motor association.
There were 22,302 accidents for the
first nine months, an increase of 40
per cent over a year ago. September
alone had 3162 mishaps, a Jump of
68 per cent.
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roward to the monks If they would
return to China, get the materials
necessary for the cultivation of silk
and bring them to Europe. Return
ing to China, they concealed several
eggs of the silkworm In a hollow bam
boo cane and smuggled them out of
the country.
The other version Is that a young
Chinese princess, betrothed to an In
dian prince, concealed silkworm eggs
and mulberry leaves In her head
dress when she left the country to
travel to her new home.
Legnl Counterfeiter.
The more complicated or "fancy"
a signature Is. the more easily It Is
forged, according to (leoree DoRabln.
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The year already has brought death
to 215 end Injuries to 5051. One hun
dred ana eigniy-nve persons were
killed during the first nine months
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the "professional forger."
Working for Hoove n letters, Inc.,
Mr. DoRabln hu for the past 16 years
earned his living by signing other
people's names to letters In direct
mail campaigns, motion picture star
photos, holiday greetings, etc.
Strange as It seems, he has been
offered more money for single signa
tures than he earns for a hundred
thousand signatures on his run-of-the-mill
work. However, as these sin
gle signatures entailed the writing of
other people's names on Buch docu
ments as wills, death certificates and
checks, he has firmly, If a bit regret
fully, declined.
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