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trEDFORD ' MAIL' TRIBUNE,' MEDFORD, OREGON TITEST) AY.- TTOVEirBETt 24. 1936.
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The Wrong Murderer
BYNOPSIS: Using Blsa Wills at
a blind. Ambrose Lawson hopes to
meet and kill Terence Unhony. who
know much too much about Law
ton's mctivltles as head of a dope
and kidnapping gang tor eomtort.
Terence suspects the trap but do
tides to make hie own plans to deal
with it. and leaves hie own gang
out. But Ruth Fraeer Irlendol Ter
ence, has heard Fattv nassett talk
ing, and demands to know where
Terence has gone.
Cbapter it
TERENCE AGAIN
BASSBTT told Ruth briefly bow
Elsa bad got Into toucb with
him and asked tor an appointment
with Mabony. and bow Mabony bad
agreed to meet ber In tbat desarfc
d bouae In Clapham at eleven
o'clock.
Wben be bad finished Ruth stood
thinking. Sbe did not understand It
at all. How could Mabony possibly
ba laying a trap tor Lawson and bis
satellites. If be bad gone off to that
honse completely alone?
"Didn't be say anything at all
about bis plans?" sbe asked In a
worried tone.
"Not a word," answered Fatty.
"U wouldn't tell me notblnk." .
At tbat Barney Flynn spoke. He
also bad a hesitating air.
"He told me not to say anything,
hut yesterday evening be asked ma
could I get blm some soup and a
diamond drill," he put In. "Would
tbat be anything to do with this
night's scheme, 1 wonder?"
"Soup?" echoed Ruth.
The big Irishman blushed slight
y.
" Tls what we call nitre-glycerin."
be explained. "In me old days,
'tis what 1 used to use tor opening
sates. 'Tls quite a simple matter
wben you know bow, and If you can
muffle the explosion with an old
blanket or a coat, It Is not very
noisy. There's many a crib I have
cracked with the aid ot a teaspoon
fnl ot soup."
"But what could he use tt (or In
an empty bouse?" asked Ruth. "It
wouldn't ba any good as a bomb, I
suppose."
"It could cause an explosion, but
a revolver would be handler la a
light.'' admitted the Irishman.
There was another pause. Ruth's
brows were knit In a frown: ber eyes
bad an anxious look: she did not
seem to know what to do or say.
Though sbe tried tn repress It she
eonld not help a slight feeling of
Jealousy: she bated the Idea of Ter
ence going to meet Elsa without tell
lng her.
nut even more than that,' she hated
the Idea of Terence Incurring some
dancer which aha was not allowed
to share.
The frown faded from her face
and waa replaced by a look of firm
decision. Ruth bad made np her
mind what she going to do.
Possibly 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
that appointment In the house In
Clapham at eleven that night.
She did not mention her Inten
tions to Fatty ard Barnoy. tor she
feared that they might try to pre
vent ber from going.
"I suppose Terence knows what
he Is doing," she remarked. "The
only thing to do Is to wait and see
what happens. I think I'm going to
take a walk round the houses and
get a bit of frosb air. I'm alck of
being cooped up In tbe house all
day, and nobody Is likely to recog
nise me In the darkness."
She turned and left tbe room;
they beard the front door of the
house close behind her.
VfAHONT bad very good reasons
A" for not wishing Fstly. or any
of his band, or even Rulb. to take
part In hla expedition that night.
It was not his Intention to walk
Into a death trap alone and be butch
ered like a sheep, but. at the same
time. It waa not bla Intention to
have any sort of large scale gang
fight In that lonely house with tbe
' numerical odds all against his own
side. Ills plan waa Quite different
from that.
He left the hide-out which Fatty
had provided for him shortly before
ten. but Instead of making for that
house In Clapham. be went on the
road In which Lawson's house was
situated. There he waited, watching
Lawson's house.
Hla calculations were simple. He
reckoned that If this appointment
with Rita was a trap set by Lawaon.
both Lawson himself and most of
the men under his commsnd would
be taking part In It: they would
be taking no cbances or failure
through any lark of numbers.
He also reckoned that Lawson
would leave bis house early tn or
OF MINE BOOM DAYS
SILVER CITT, Ids.. Nov. S4.AP)
Doors of the Idaho hotel havea
for Andrew Mellon and hundreds of
other gold swkers during Silver City's
mining heydcy three-quarters ot a
century ago are closrd for the first
time in 70 years.
Diminishing activities In the mines
that produced millions before the
turn of the century have brought
about abandonment of the old Insti
tution, landmark of a one-time fron
tlrr city thai teemed with 3000 real
dents. Mellon, years laUir secretary of the
United SUtet treasury and embassa
dor to tho court of St. James, waa a
guest ot the hotel during frequent
visit in connection with mining Interest.
By HUGH CLEVELY
der to be at Clapham in plenty ot
time to make bis final arrange
ments. Hla calculations were correct. As
soon as be bad received news of the
time and place of Mahony's appoint
ment with Elsa, Lawaon bad sent
out orders to bis subordinates to
raise every man possible tor a -big
Job that evening. It waa his Intention
to have that bouse 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 bis house
Lawaon waa sitting In his study
waiting for a message. This message
was to con.e from a traitor In Fatty!
band, whom Lawson's snbordlnates
had succeeded tn bribing to give
their oblef away.
At ten past ten tbe expected mes
sage came; the telephone-bell rang,
and Lawson lifted tbe receiver.
"What have you got to tell me?"
he demanded.
"Nothing." said a vole at the
other end of tbe wire.
'Nothlngl" echoed Lawson an
grily. "What do you mean, nothing?
I want to know what Bassett'a plans
are for tonight, exactly bow many
men be's sending out, and what
their orders are."
"He ain't got no plans," replied
the voice at tbe other end of tbe wire.
"He ain't given no ordera. Most of
bis blokea are scattered about here
an' there on their own, goln' about
tbelr own business: 1 don't suppose
he'd be able to get 'em together In
less than a couple of hours or so,
even If 'e wanted to. But 1 don't
think 'e does want It. Anyway 'e
don't show no signs of it."
"I see," said Lawson.
TTB bung up the receiver and
1 turned away from the tele
phone. Hla eyea were shining, and
an ugly smile of triumphant malice
parted his thin Hps. He was think
ing tbat this was going to be easier
than be had anticipated even In
bis most optlmlstlo moments.
It was evident that that fool Ma
hony still trusted Elsa absolutely;
he waa going alone to keep his ap
pointment with her. without taking
even tbe most elemontary precau
tions tor his own safety.
In a high good humor he poured
himself out a short whlsky-and-soda,
drank It, donned bis bat and coat,
and left the house, Mahony, bidden
In the dark ahadow of a doorway a
short distance down the street,
watched him go. As the tall-light
of Lawson's car vanished Into the
distance, a nearby church clock
struck the half-hour half past ten,
Mahony bad no time to waste. He
emerged from hla hiding-place,
walked tbe short distance separating
bltn from Lawson's house, and calm
ly mounted the steps to the front
door. From his pocket he took a
bunch of keys.
That bunch of keys had been made
for blm In quick time by one of Baa
sett's men. and they had been made
from the wax Impressions which hs
had taken of Lawson's keys dur
ing the short time that Lawson bad
been lying unconscious In that East
End garage after the raid on the
Golden Centipede. ,
- Mahony glanced quickly through
the bunch of keys, selected one of
them, and Inserted It Into the lock
In the door. It fitted a little stiffly,
but quite well enough; he gave a
slight twist and a push, and the
front door opened. Mahony stepped
through the doorway Into the ball
and closed the door behind blm.
Tbe ball was deserted when he
entered, but the sound of his en
trance brought the butler hastening
from the back regions of the house.
For a moment he stsred In frown
Ing sstonl'hment at Mahony's some
what disreputable figure.
"Who the devil are yon? How did
yon get In?" he demanded In a tone
of angry .astonishment.
"My name Is Mahony Terence
Mabony," answered Mahony po
litely. "I've Just come In to have a
look around."
"Mahony . . . ("exclaimed the bnt
ler. Hla hand flashed to his pocket.
Mahony sprang Almost before the
men's hand hsd even reached hla
pocket, Mahony's right came over
In a hard, crisp wallop, landing full
on the point. The butler's bead
went back, his heels lifted clear of
the gronnd. and be fall sprawling
Hat on his bsck with a thud that
seemed to shake the house. Ma
hony lifted his voice In a stentorian
shout,
tCopvrtght. ISSI. Hugh Clerelv)
Mahony dots a nest Job ef bur, '
olary, tomorrow.
The wooden building still preeenU
mute evidence of a more rtutged era
bullet holes snd scarred saloon
characterlstlo of early western es
tablishment of Its kind.
In Hs dining room guoata were
served eggs that cot S3 a dosen In
1M7, butter at 11.35 a pound, sugar
at 60 cents a pound, bacon and ham
at 7ft cents a pound.
MlUer I'ncliaiiged '
TILLAMOOK, Ore, Nov. 94. (AP)
The condition of Edward W. Miller,
manager of the Coast Highway asso
ciation, whose lung was punctured
In an automobile accident near here
last week, remained about the same
today, hospital ettondanta said. Mrs.
Miller, also hurt In the accident, was
allowing Improvement.
l:rltlii Hide
SAILBBUBY. N. C, Nov. 34. (AP)
What bogan na a prosaic ride to work
turned Into a harrowing bruxh with
death for John Pleas. His car If It the
highway, ran Into a cemetery, bowled
over five tombsionea and snspned oft
an 18-foot monument before turning
over. Pleas' only Injury waa a broken
SHOT IN ESCAPE TRY
SAN QUENTIN, Calif Nov. 34
(AP) Fog failed to save Hany Smith,
one time minor Chicago gangAtar from
tbe aim or tv San Quentla" prison
guard after an attempted escape.
The guard W. P. Qeddea, left aparty
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man from Massachusetts In 1800. at
tornsy-general In the cabinet of
President Jefferson, and lieutenant-
governor of MasBactHuetts from 1807
to 1800, Levi Lincoln, Br., became
altth governor of his state upon the
death of Oovernor James Sullivan.
Death also elevated his oldest son,
Levi, Jr., to the post of governor of
Massachusetts when William Bustls,
tenth governor of the state, died In
February, 1828. Lsvl Lincoln, Jr..
was eincted to the office and held It
until 1834.
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Of- A PLOT TO
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and him from
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flights to qualify
as pilots of large
passenger planes,
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yesterday celebrating bis 68th birth
day, to Join in the bunt for.Bmtth. ,
. He peered through tbe fog, spotted
Smith in a '' clump of - bushes, : and
after repeated commands to halt were
Ignored by, tbe fleeing convict, pulled
the trigger of bis gun. Smith was re
ported critically wounded -- at -the
prison, hospital.
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was elected fourth governor of Maine
and waa twice re-elected, serving till
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1829, Massachusetts and Maine had
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Dr. Relchart of Grants Pass will con
duct evening services at 7;30 In tbe
Presbyterian church of Rogue River,
Sunday, November 29, In the absence
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tending the .dedication, of a new
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Bernon S. Prentice, now president
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total of 80 championships. His last
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