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A4 The Wrong Murderer
f fi By HUGH CLEVELY
Chapter 48
ANOTHER AMBUSH
TIE took from bis pocket a whistle
and blew a long, shrill blast
Mahony leaned back against the
wall, still smoking, but bis band re
mained In his coat pocket and his
syes were very alert and watchful.
Ruth crossed the room and stood
by htm; her face was pale, but ber
yes were bravs and steady; she
seemed to have no fear.
Elsa sat down wearily In one of
the shabby chairs. She also had
steeled her courage to present a
brave front, but her eyes were ago
nlied; she was tormented by the
thought that it was she who had
brought this misfortune on Mahony
and Ruth.
Lawson crossed the room to the
window and stood looking out. He
was smiling, but there was a trace
of uneasiness In bis smile; he was
still baffled by Mabony's calm, easy
manner. He had the air of a man
watching amiously tor something.
It seemed that he saw what he
wanted, for he turned from the win
dow toward the three In the room.
"My men are coming," be said, In
a tone of satisfaction. "If you have
anything to say to one another, I ad
rise you to make the most of the few
seconds left to you. And let me warn
you again, Mahony, that any attempt
at resistance on your part will In
voire the most unpleasant conse
quences for Miss Prascr and Miss
Little."
"Just like a film play," observed
Mahony, "The villain bas everybody
In his power. 'Ha ha!' he chuckles
fiendishly, and twirls the ends of hlr
magnificent black mustache."
He was talking nonsense wltb the
object of wasting a little more time.
He did not want things to happen
too soon.
Elsa rose from her chair and
looked out of the window. It was
dark outside, but In the darkness she
could dimly distinguish a ring ol
shadowy figures advancing across
the plot of waste ground toward the
bouso.
On they came, closing In nearer
and nearer, and Elsa felt the last
dregs of hope drain from her as sh
watched tholr quiet. Inexorable ad
vance. And then suddenly she stif
fened slightly wltb surprise, and
leaned forward, peering anxiously.
A new hope sprang up suddenly in
her breast.
"But some of them are dressed as
policemen," she exclaimed.
Even as she spoke, ber hope died
away. Obviously Lawson had or
dared some of them to dress as po
licemen for his own reasons.
"What's that?" said Lawson In a
high, shrill, unnatural voice.
TTB stepped quickly to the window,
" thrust Elsa to one side and
looked out On his face was a look of
otter atupefactlon ; and at the sight
of his expression Elsa felt ber hope
revive again. Lawson stared out of
the window, and as he stared all the
color left his checks. Fixed, motion
less, he stood there staring, and his
expression waa that of a trapped ani
mal. "Tbey art policemen," remarked
Mahony In a tone of one who gives
out a casual piece of Information
"Tbat Is, unless friend Inspector
Kennedy hna let me down. He said
he'd meet me here this evening soon
after eleven. 1 Imagine he'll want to
have a word with you too. Lawson.
about that book of evidence I took
from your safe lust before 1 came
'along here tonight."
"That book the police have got
that book I " gasped Lawson.
I Deathly pale, wltb beads of per
japlratlon standing out on bis Up and
forehead, and a wild, hunted expres
islon in his eyes, be looked like man
who has received a death blow
j All the strength seemed to have
gone out of him. He 'timet out one
jhand blindly to the wall near the
window, as It seeking support
-Steps sounded In the hall, tnspec
tor Kennedy's clear, strong voice
could he heard calling: "Are you
there. Mahony t"
The eound ut that voice seemed to
reanimate Lawson. His drooping fig
ure Jerked suddenly erect: his mils
cles tautened; he turned slightly,
lacing the door In a halt-crouching
attitude, glowering like a tiger at
bay.
The door began to open, and as
Inspector Kennedy stepped Into the
room, Lawson s hand flushed swiftly
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TOLO. Nov. 3.Spl.) Bovine in
habitant of the Tolo district this
week faced the loss of four of their
members who met watery dcmli
when attempting to cross the middle
channel of Rogue river where the
stream was deep and swift and filled
with debris.
Charles Stand Hard came upon the
btpleM cattle while tending a trap
line and hurried to Oold Ry to no
tify the owner, E. H- Day of Medford.
and obtain help tn extilcatliwi the
animals. When the rascuere return
ed to the scene, the four leaders of
tbe herd were beyond relief but sev
eral of their companions, hesitating
on the bank, were saved from a simi
lar fate.
The grim reaper also struck at the
herd of Prank Ray. claiming a num
ber of cattle as the result of poison
tug from sproea truly said Ixomui
to his pocket. And Mahony had been
waiting for that. As Lawson'a hand
moved, Mahony hurled himself for
ward from the wall In a swift, long
Jump, and was on him.
The revolver came out of Law
son's pocket, but before be had time
to aim It Mahony had grabbed the
barrel In his left hand and twisted
It sharply upwards. There sounded
the hard, sharp crack ot a shot, and
a flash of bright flame spurted up
ward; a lump of plaster fell down
from the celling and shattered Into
broken fragments on the floor.
Then Mahony's right came over
In a smashing wallop that knocked
Lawson clear across the room, .to
collapse in a heap lu the corner. The
revolver remained grasped In Ma
hony's hand.
"Good work," said Inspector Ken
nedy. He turned to Lawson.
"Ambrose Lawsou, 1 arrest you on
a charge of being concerned In tbe
Illegal sale of narcotic drus. It is
my duty to warn you that anything
you say may be taken down and used
aa evidence at your trial. '. may also
warn you that chargea of a mure se
rious nature will probably be pre
ferred against you later."
The Inspector made a motion to a
man who had entered the room Just
behind him. -
"Take him away, Sergeant," he
said.
pURINO the Inspector's speech
Lawson had risen to his feet. It
was quite obvious to him that the
game was up. What he bed planned
to be the hour of his trlumpb over
Mahony waa the hour of bis doom.
He knew what the further charges
to be preferred against him later
would consist of. He would be
charged with murder.
He laughed. Now that his end was
certain, he could meet It defiantly.
"I congratulate you. Mahony. You
were-too clever for me afier all," he
said. "You can put those handcuffs
away, Sergeant; 1 shall come quietly
very quietly."
His hand flashed to bis mouth.
Inspector Kennedy and the sergeant
both sprang forward quickly and
grabbed him. But they were too late.
Even as they seized blm bis body
arched In a tense convulsion; his
hands clawed wildly at the air; a
hoarse, gasping rattle sounded in his
throat. '
Then he fell limply in their arms.
Inspector Kennedy bent over him
tor a moment. But there waa noth
ing to be done. Ambrose Lawson waa
dead.
The Inspectpr rose.
"You take charge here for the time
being. Sergeant," he ordered. "I'm
going to Lawson's house to finish the
investigations there. You'd better
take Miss Fraser home. Mahony. I
shan't want her or you again tonight.
It may Interest you to know that we
got all Lawson's gang all right. They
were never so aurprlsod In their Uvea
as when they suddenly found them
selves surrounded by the police."
He smiled.
"So far as the warrants against
you and Mlsa Fraser are concerned.
1 think we may consider them with
drawn. You'll probably wake up and
Oncl yourselves the national hero and
heroine In the morning."
He turned to Elsa, who was stand
ing rather forlornly In a corner of
the room.
"It you'd care for my escort, I
could give you a lift borne on my
way," he enld.
KIbr flushed slightly.
"Thank you," she said.
Mahony took Ruth borne lu a taxi.
During the greater part of the drive
both of them were rather silent Now
that all the excitement was over,
both of them telt a little flat and
washed out.
RHtb sighed.
"1 wonder what will happen nowt"
she said.
"Oh. Inquests and interviews and
a whole lot of nuisances of that
kind, 1 expect," answered Mahony
unenthusiastically. "There will be a
lot of fuss In the newspapors and
Miss Little will probably be offered
halt a doren new film contracts. You
will be asked to write the story of
your life, and to allow your photo
to be put In advertisements of dotenr
of patent foods."
"Oh!" snld Ruth. "Anyway. Els
knows now that you didn't kill he
uncle," she added.
"Yes." said Mahony In a somewli
disagreeable tone. "1 suppose s'
does."
"You don't seem ver pin
about It," observed Ruth.
Mahony shrugged his shoulilei
Wovliriolit Hit Hugh CUvtlti
Ruth calls Terence a pig, Mer
dy.
alfalla. .still another barnyard trag
edy waa recorded when two and a
half doeeu young hena belonging to
Mrs. T. A. Mum made th fulfil mla.
take of eating spoiled food.
ASHLAND YOUTHS HELD
ASHLAND. Nov. 37. 8pl.) Virgil
Burnett. M, nd Rock Stewart. 33.
Aahland youths, were charged' with
rUy Utveny tn Justi court Prlday
after allfyodly removing and wiling
w s !vjh accent, hand store a chif
fonier and other articles from nted
furniahed house at 47 ruth street.
The prisoners were arrested by cltv
police Thursday night and held In the
city Jail over Thaukfsgtviiw day.
Burnett Is under parole to Opt tin
Lee Bown of the slate police from a
five-year penitentiary sentence pass
ed several years ago on a charge of
bumlarlflng the J, C. Penney itore
here, a ccord 1 1 to Chief of Police
Toicut.
MEDFORD MAIL
WALLA WALLA. Nov. 28. (AV-
Fifteen-year-old Donald Thurman of
Medford, Ore., was In a hospital here 1
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same year, Judnh Benjamin waa born.
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early school days, he swept through
his successive grades and at the age
of 14 entered Yale university!
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today with three teeth knocked out
and bis chin cut, the result of an ac
cident last night to an auto In which
he said he was hltch-hlklng to Lew
lston, Idaho.
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William Thurman of Spring atreet. I John Bernard Puller, who waa dla
He left Medford Wednesday, nn a I missed from hie teaching post when
hltch-hlklng Jaunt to visit an aunt It was learned lie was a former
In Lewlaton. The first word his par- Catholic cleric who had abrogated his
ents had of the accident was when
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Oddly enough, the young al'eu'a
first political prominence was won
when, aa a member of the state con
vention to revise the constitution he
sdvocated an amendment requiring
the candidates for governor to be
citizens born In the United States.
In 1848 Benjamin waa made a
presidential elector from Louisiana
and In 1863 was elected to the U. 8.
senate by the state. Upon the seces
sion of Louisiana. 1801, he resigned as
senator and shortly thereafter was
appointed attorney-general1 of the
provisional government of the Con
federate States. Subsequently he won
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the above message was telephoned to ,
them by the Mall Tribune.
CHICAGO. Nov. 28. (AP) A Jury
today directed De Paul university to
vows.
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appointments as secretary of war and
secretary of state, winning a repi.ta
t'.on as the "brains of the Confed
eracy." Upon the dissolution of the
Confederate government, Benjamin
fled to England where he became a
highly successful lawyer. Througnout
his entire life he held his British
citizenship.
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The brand of football played m the
firat Intercollegiate game, Princeton
vs. Rutgers, November 6, 1809. would
hardly be recognizable In comparison
with tho modern day game. The game
was much like soccer and tho ball
was a rubber sphere.
Tomorrow: Art In n.slalile
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