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MEDFOHD ' MAIL" TRIBUNE, TMEPFORD, OREGON; TUESDAY.-TsTOVErBETt 24, 1936.
The Wrong Murderer
f i ' By HUGH CLEVELY
BTNOPSIB: Vtino Blea Utile at
9 blind. Ambrose Laweon hope to
meet and kill Terence Mahony.who
knowe much too much about Lata
ton'e mcttvitlee ae head of a dope
and kidnapping gang for comfort.
Terence euepecte the trap, but de
cide to make hie own plant to deal
with it. and leavee hie oton gang
out. But Ruth Fraeer friend 0 Ter
ence, hae heard Fatty Baeeett talk
ing, and deniande to knout where
Terence hae gone.
Chapter 45
TERENCE AGAIN
BASSETT told Rutij briefly bow
Elsa bad got Into toucb with
him and asked (or an appointment
with Mabony. and bow Mabony bad
agreed to meet ber In that desert,
d bouse In Clapham at 1 eleven
o'clock.
When be bad finished Ruth stood
thinking. She did not understand It
at alt. How could Mabony possibly
be laying a trap tor Lawson and bis
satellites. If be bad gone off to that
house completely alone?
"Didn't he say anything at all
bout bis plans?" she asked In a
worried tone.
"Not a word," answered Fatty.
U wouldn't tell me nothlnk." .
At that Barney flynn spoke. Ha
also bad a hesitating air.
"He told me not to say anything,
but yesterday evening be asked me
could I get him some soup and a
diamond drill." be put In. "Would
that be anything to do with this
night's scheme, 1 wonder?"
"Soup?" echoed Ruth.
Tbe big Irishman blushed slight
ly.
" Til what we call nltro-glycer-tee,"
he explained. "In me old days,
tie what I used to use tor opening
safes. 'Tis quite a simple matter
when you know bow. and If yon can
muffle the explosion with an old
blanket or a coat. It Is not very
noisy. There's many a crib I have
eracked with tbe aid of a teaspoon
fn) of soup."
"Uut what could he use It for In
an empty bouse?" asked Ruth. "It
wouldn't be any good as a bomb, I
iuppose."
"It could cause an explosion, but
a revolver would be handler in a
fight," admitted the Irishman.
There was another pause. Ruth's
brows were knit in a frown: ber eyes
bad an anxious look: she did not
aeem to know wbat to do or say.
Though she tried to repress It. she
could not belp a alight feeling of
Jealousy: she bated the idea of Ter
ence going to meet Elsa without tell
ing her.
But even more tban that, she bated
the Idea of Terence Incurring some
danger which she was not allowed
to share.
Tbe frown faded from her face
and was replaced by a took of firm
decision. Ruth had made np her
mind what she going to do.
Poislbly she was being foolish,
but she did not cars. If Terence
was going Into danger, she was go
ing with him. She also would keep
tbat appointment In the bouse In
Clapham at eleven that night.
She did not mention ber Inten
tions to Fatty and Barney, for she
feared that they might try to pre
vent ber from going.
"I suppose Terence knows what
he la doing," she remarked. "Tbe
only thing to do la to wait and see
what happens. I think I'm going to
take a walk round the houses and
get a bit of fresh air. I'm sick of
being cooped up In the house all
day, and nobody is likely to recog
nise me In the darkness."
She turned and left the room:
they heard the front door of the
house close behind ber.
MAHONY had very good reasons
for not wishing Fatty, or any
of bis band, or even Rutb, to take
part In bla expedition that night.
It was not bis intention to walk
Into a death trap alone and be butch
ered like a sheep, bnt. st tbe same
time, it was not hie Intention to
have any sort of large scale gang
fight In that lonely house wltb tbe
numerical odds all against bis own
aide. His plan waa quite different
from that.
He left the hideout which Fatty
bad provided for blm shortly berore
ten. but Instead of making for that
house In Clapham. he went on tbe
road In which Lawson's house was
altuat6d. There he waited, watching
Lawson's house.
His calculations were simple. He
reckoned that If this appointment
with Else was a trap set by Lawson.
both Lawson himself and most of
the men under bis command would
be taking part In It: they would
be Hiking no chances of failure
through any lack of numbers.
He also reckoned that Lawson
would leave his house early In or
der to be at Clapham in plenty of
time to make bla final arrange
ments. His calculations were correct. As
soon as be bad received newa of the
time and place of Mahony's appoint
ment with Elsa, Lawson bad sent
out orders to his subordinates to
raise every man possible for a big
Job that evening. It waa bis Intention
to have that house In Clapham sur
rounded by a force big enough to
deal with Mabony and any body
guard which Fatty might have
formed for his protection.
About the time that Mabony ar
rived In the road outside his bouse
Lawson waa sitting In bis study
waiting for a message. This message
was to con-e from a traitor In Fatty"!
band, whom Lawson's subordinates
had succeeded In bribing to give
their cblef away.
At ten past ten the expected mes
sage came: the telephone-bell rang,
and Lawson lifted tbe receiver.
"Wbat have you got to tell me?"
be demanded.
'Nothing." said a vole at the
other end of the wire.
'Nothing!" echoed Lawson an
grily. "Wbat do you mean, nothing?
I want to know what Bassett's plans
are tor tonight, exactly bow many
men he's sending out, and wbat
tbelr orders are."
'He ain't got no plans." replied
the voice at the otber end of the wire.
He ain't given no orders. Most of
bla blokea are scattered about here
an' there on tbelr own, goln' about
their own business: I don't suppose
be'd be able to get 'em together In
less than a couple of hours or so,
even If ' wanted to. But 1 don't
think 'e does want It. Anyway '
don't show no signs of it."
"I see," said Lawson.
HBt,
bung np the receiver and
turned away from tbe tele
phone. His eyes were shining, and
an ugly smile of triumphant malice
parted bis thin lips. He was think
Ing tbat tbls was going to be easier
than be had anticipated even in
his most optlmlstio moments.
It was evident that tbat fool Ma
bony still trusted Elsa absolutely:
he was going alone to keep bis ap
pointment with ber, without taking
even tbe most elementary precau
tlona for his own safety.
In a high good humor be poured
himself out a abort whlsky-and-aoda,
drank It, donned bla bat and coat,
and left the bouse. Mahony, hidden
In the dark shadow of a doorway a
short distance down the street,
watched blm go. As tbe tail-light
of Lawson's car vanished Into the
distance, a nearby church clock
struck the half-hour half past ten.
Mahony had no time to waste. He
emerged from h! hiding-place,
walked the short distance separating
him from Lawson's house, and calm
ly mounted the ateps to the front
door. From hla pocket be took a
bunch of keya.
That bunch of keya bad been mads
for blm In quick time by one of Baa
sett's men. and they bad been made
from the wax Impressions which ha
had taken of Lawson's keys dur
ing the short time that Lawson had
been lying unconscious In that Beat
End garage after the raid on the
Golden Centipede. .
- Mahony glanced quickly through
the bunch of keys, selected one ot
them, and Inserted It into tbe lock
In tbe door. It fitted a little atiffly,
but quite well enough: be gave a
slight twist and a push, and tbe
front door opened. Mahony slopped
through the doorway Into the hall
and closed the door behind him.
The hall waa deserted when be
entered, but tbe sound of bis en
trance brought the butler hastening
from the back regions of the house.
For a moment be stared In frown
Ing astonishment at Mahony's some
what disreputable figure.
"Who the devil are yon? How did
you get In?" he demanded In a tone
of angry astonlabment.
My name la Mahony Terence
Mahony," answered Mabony po
litely. "I've Just come In to have a
look around."
Mahony . . , ("exclaimed the bnt.
ler. Hla band flashed to bis pocket.
ftianony sprang Almost before the
man's hand bad even reached bla
pocket, Mahony's right came over
In a bard, erlap wallop, landing full
on the point. The butler's bead
went back, hla heels lifted clear of
the gronnd. and be fall sprawling
flat on his back with a' thud that
seemed to shake the house Ma
hony lifted his voice In a stentorian
shout.
rCowrtoM. fl. Hugh Clei-ely)
Mahony does a neat Job of bur.
alary, tomorrow.
OF
SILVER CITY, Ma., Nov. 34. (AP)
Doors of the Idaho hotel havro
for Andrew Mellon and hundreds ot
other gold seekere during Silver city
mining neyaey three-quarters of a
century ago are cloaed for the flrat
time In 7ft years.
Diminishing activities In tbe mines
that produced millions before the
turn of the century have brought
about abandonment of the old lnU
tutlon, landmark of a one-time fron
tier city that teemed with 8000 resi
dents. Mellon, years later secretary ot the
United 8tates treasury and ambassa
dor to the court of St. James, was a
guest of the hotel during frequent
visits In connection with mining In
The wooden building still present
mute evidence of a more nutged era
bullet, holes and scarred saloon
characteristic of early western es
tablishment of lis kind.
Is Its timing room gueota were
aerved eggs that cost S3 a dosen In
1867, butter at M a pound, sugar
at 60 centa a pound, bacon and ham
at 7S centa a pound.
Miller Unchanged
TILLAMOOK. Ore, Nov. 34
The condition of Edward W. Miller
manager of tho Coaat Highway aaeo-
clatton, whose lung waa punctured
In an automobile accident near here
last week, remained about the same
Kxiay. nospltal attendant Mid.
Miller, alw hurt In the accident
showing Improvement,
-(AP)
Mrs.
. waa
l:rlllin itlilr
SAILSDURY. N. C. Nov. 3V (AP)
What lvan as a proealc ride to work
turned Into a harrowing briub with
death for John Pleea. Hla car left the
highway, ran Into a cemetery, bowled
over five tombstones and snapped olf
an la-foot monument before turning
over. Plesa' only Injury was a broken
arm.
SHOT IN ESCAPE TRY
SAN QTJENTIN,- Calif., Nov. 34
(AP) Fog failed to save Harry, Smith,
one time minor Chicago gangster from
the alrn of a- Ban Quentln--prison
guard after an attempted escape.
The guard W. P. Oeddes, left a 'party
yesterday celebrating his 58th birth
day., to Join In the hunt for, Smith. ,
He peered through the fog. spotted
Smith in a ' clump of - bushes. . and
after repeated commands to halt were
Ignored by, the fleeing convict, pulled
tbe trigger of his gun. Smith waa re
ported critically wounded-, at the
prtson. hospital.
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pastorate in California. . .
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