PAGE TWELVE
MEPFORD MATL TRTBTTNTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. NOVEIBER 17, 1936.
CI
K The Wrong Murderer
By HUGH CLEVELV
SYNOPSIS; Terence Uahony has
'arranged for the police to find out
a pood dat about Imt-roM Lata
ton's gang of kidnappers and dope
runners ; he alto has captured Law
son. But Terence is not free of sue'
picton of having killed Vincent Lit
. tie, whom Lawson really killed.
And he fears (or the life of Kuth
Fraser his friend. Bo he bargains
to release Lpioeon in return for
Lawson's surrendering Ruth. Iluth
has arrived; Terence is speaking
to her for Lawson' benefit.
Chapter 39
FATTY KICKS
THAT th devil do we car If
ths polio ar after us, to lonf
u we're together again," Mahony
aid. "Tbey haveD't caught Ul yet.
and I'm going to take good care
they don't catch ua."
He turned toward! the little offlce
and made a motion to Fatty Bassett
"All right, let that man go," he
(aid..
Reluctantly Fatty cut through the
cords that bound Lawson; from his
expression as he did so It waa eaay
to judge that he would rather have
cut Lawson's throat. Lawson stretch
ed his cramped limbs and rose some
what unsteadily.
"Thank you," he said. "That's
much better."
He turned to Mahony and Ruth,
who bad Just entered the little offlce.
"You two seem rather pleased with
each other," he observed. "Well,
make the most of It while you have
the chance, because I don't think
your pleasure will last very long. If
the police don't get you both,
ball."
With that he turned away with
the intention of walking out. But he
had only taken a step when a heavy
hand fell on his shoulder; be felt
himself twisted round to stare Into
the red, enraged features of Fatty
Bassett.
" 'Arf a mo', mister Big Boss," he
aid thickly. "You fancy yer chance
like 'ell, don't yerl You reckon you're
the great big noise 'oo gives tbe
orders wot other people obey. Maybe
there was something In that a fort
night ego. But that's all 'finished
now. Your number's up, see? An' now
op It, an' take that for a keepsake."
With that he gave Lawson a shove
forward towards the offlce door, and
at tbe same time thrust out bis large
right foot in a hearty kick. Lawson
shot tbrough the offlce door as If pro
pelled from a large catapult,
pitched forward on his handa and
knees, and rolled over twice on the
oily garage floor. Then, his face con
torted with rage and pain, he rose
lowly to bis feet.
"I'll I'll have you killed tor thlsl "
he gasped.
"We've 'eard that sort of yarn be
fore, an' It don't out no Ice with ua
at all," uld Fatty Bastett Jeerlngly.
" 'Op it now, before I kick you
really 'ard."
Lawson withdrew, with what dig
nity be could muster. Iluth and Baa
sett and Mahony were left In the
offlce.
Bassett sat down on the edge of
the table, dangling his legs. He bad
recovered his temper and was look
ing cheerful now.
"I reckon we handed Lawson a
good old Jolt tonight," be remarked.
"I don't mind tellln' you I've 'ad one
or two anxious moments today Some
of my blokes was a bit windy about
buckin' up against the Big Boss. Now
they know 'e con be knocked about
an' kidnapped, Just like anybody else,
they won't be scared of 'lm no more."
"And his own people won't be so
convinced that he can't be beaten,
and tbey may atart getting a bit
windy In tbelr turn," added Mahony.
HE turned to Ruth.
"What happened to you, Ruth !"
he asked.
Ruth's story waa brief. She had
gone to the house in the St. John'
Wood Road, and had found the two
men Mahony had left there tied up
on the floor. Rashly, without bother
ing to ask questions, she had cut
their bonds.
One of them had recognised her,
and they had repaid her tor the good
turn ahe had dona them by tying her
up and leaving her while they fetched
a car to take her away. She did not
know where they bad taken her.
After being Imprisoned for some
hours, she had been thrust Into a
car and brought to the garage. That
waa all she knew,
"What's going to happen nestT"
be asked when she had finished her
' story. "What do you think I ought
to do!"
"I hardly know," admitted Ma
hony. "You eee, Inspector Kennedy
only let me go tonight on condition
that I reported to him at Scotland
Yard at ten In the morning and
told him If I had any news of you."
"Wot's thatt" exclaimed Fatty
Bassett "You've got to go to the Yard
In the mornln' and tall 'em wot you
know abart Miss Fraser? .'Ave you
got to take 'er with you." .
"The Inspector didn't say I had to,"
answered Mahony.
"Right," said Basset promptly. "If
you don't know where sbe Is, you
can't tell 'lm, can yerj"
He turned to Rutb.
"You trust yerself to me, Mlssle.
I'll hide yer away so that the cops
will never find yer."
Ruth shook her bead.
"Thank you very much, but I'll
stay with Terrence," ebe said, "It
Inspector Kennedy hadn't let him
go tonight, he wouldn't have been
able to rescue me; I'm grateful for
that. I dou't want the Inspector to
think that Terence and 1 have cheat
ed him after he did us a good turn."
"I shan't actually take you with
me to Scotland Yard, Ruth," put in
Mahony. "But If the Inspector wanta
to know where you are, I shall have
to tell him."
She smiled at him.
"I'll do exactly what you tell me
to," ebe said. , ,
Fatty Bassett shrugged bis large
shoulders.- . .
Of course. If you bllnkln' well
Insist on glvln' yer selves up to the
cops, there's nobody can stop yer,"
he remarked gloomily.
Mahony lit a clgaret thoughtfully.
"No." he answered. "Bat things
may not turn out so badly aa you
seem to think tbey will. Kennedy
Is clever, and a pretty decent ebap
too, and I've got a proposition to put
to blm that may make things a good
deal better for us. Anyway, It's no
good arguing about it now. We'll
bave to eee what happens at ten tomorrow."
MAHONY was (till in dlsgulu
when he presented hloiself at
Scotland Yard. Inspector Kennedy
looked tired, s If he had (pent a
sleepless night
'So you've turned up," he re
marked. "You've got a nerve. That
was a hell of a show you pulled off
at the Oolden Centipede Club last
night."
"The Oolden Centipede Club?"
echoed Mahony Innocently, as If he
bad never heard of the place. "Why,
what happened there?" ,
Tbe Inspector smiled with an air
of grim satisfaction. ' - -
You know damned well what hap
pened there," he replied. "And In
cldentally that club will not be open
ing again. We found evidence on the
premises that It waa one of the prin
cipal dope distributing centres ol
London, and we've made six arrests."
"Good," aald Mabony, "Did you
And any evidence against our friend
Lawson?" '
"Still harping on Lawson, eh,"
commented the Inspector. "No, we
didn't find any evidence against him.
So far aa we're concerned, we
haven't any evidence, except your
word, that Lawson is not an entirely
blameless citizen. What's happened
to Miss Fraser? Any newa of her?"
Yes," answered Mahony. "I sup
pose you'd like me to tell you where
she Is?"
I certainly should; I'm very anx
ious to get bold of that young wom
an," said tbe Inspector.
She won't tell you anything you
want to know If you get hold of her,"
said Mahony coolly. "And if you ar
rest me I shan t tell you anything
you want to know either. So that
won't do you an awful lot of good.
Listen; are you willing to take a
sporting chance, Inspector?"
"What Is the chance?" asked the
Inspector.
This," answered Mahony. "I've
come here according to our bargain
and I'm willing to tell you where
ansa Fraser Is, and you can arrest
the two of us If you like. We'll be safe
In prison, and nobody will be able to
get at us, and you won't be any
nearer to flndlng tbe head of the
dope and kidnapping ring, the man
you're after.
What I want you to do le not to
arrest slther ot ue at present. Give
ue a couple of hours to mat e our
selves scarce, and. then act all tbe
policemen In the country looking
for ua. Then, if you catch us we'll
tell you all we know. And If you
don't catch us, and wa shall do our
best to see that you don't you'll
stand a good chance ot catching
somebody else the man you realty
want.
Inspector Kenuedy considered for
tew moments. Ills keen, clever
face was very thoughtful. Then he
nodded lightly.
Lswion kpi e dsnosrout rtn-
deivoui, tomorrow.
OF
SYRACUSE. N. T., No. 17. (AP)
John H. 8hobe, Boston airplane pilot
Injured In a crash of his ship that
took two other lives, died today while
hU wlf? uped to hi hedftJde by Air
plant? from Boston.
Henry Hftdenu, il. of Nuhua. N.
H., who ehnrtered Shobe's airplane
for a flight to the bedside or hi
dying father nt IntcrnntloiiAl Full a.
Minn., aueumbed to hi injuries nev
er a 1 hours earlier.
Ml9 PrlwlliH Murphy, 18. Brook
lint. Mum., pchool girl and amateur
pilot, wan burned to death whro the
plane rraahed on a highway a nliort
lime after tatting off from Am toy
airport Iat night after a refueling
atop.
Mount MrKinley, highest peak in
North America, ha two aummlt,
deelnated North Peak and douth
Peak.
FORGER SUSPECT
I
ROSEBURO. Ore., Nov. 17. (AP)
Prank Harper, who nine hla arrest
at Crescent City lu March ha been
fighting extradition to Douglaa
county, waa brought to the county
Jail her e today. Arreated on a war
rant elmiying an attempt to ohattn
property by fain? pretense. Harper
fought through the ui-ate and federal
court to prevent service of the or
der of extradition given Oougla
county authorities by Oovernor Mer
rlam. He whs surrendered to Sheriff
Percy Webb Sunday after the court
Saturday dlMnliwd hi npwal.
Harper, who, the sheriff report.
baa long crlmliml record In Kan
sas. Colorado, California and Oregon.
I acetified of having written a worth
leM check in an effort to obtain an
.iii'onn-'blle from a Roscburg dealer,
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SUPERIOR, Mont., Nor. 17. HP)
Hope for two miner, trapped since
Saturday night In a tunnel of the
Windfall placer mine near here, wa
virtually abandoned today aa shifting
mud hampered rescue crews.
' The "mLnera, An tone OustafBon, 40,
and Oscar Gevdfrt, 45, were trapped
In a narrow horizontal abaft they
were boring Into the snow covered
mountainside. The elide apparently
crashed down Just before they were
to have ended a work shift at mid
night Saturday.
Vegetable Outlook Good
CORVALLIS. Ore., Nov. 17. (&)
L. E. Brebtaupt, extension economist
at Oregon State college, told the 100
delegates at the vegetable growers'
session today that all Indication.
point to at least aa strong a demand
and aa high prices next year aa have
been noted In 1936.
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' LANSING. Mich.. Nov. 17. (AP)
Governor Frank D, Fitzgerald of
Michigan today appointed Pre nt Irs M.
Brown, Democratic senator-elect, to
fill tbe unexpired term of the late
Republican Senator James Couzens.
Women workers In Texas WPA sew
ing rooms manufactured more than
4,700,000 garments last year for dis
tribution to the destitute.
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