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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI), OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1933. . I By M A X5 jnapter 43 Forcat Fire t CAUGHT up with Fleuriot )ust as he reached the office. "You'd better Inform your bu reau that Geiss ii wanted for one recent murder, as well as com plicity in the others." said 1. perch tag myself on the table at he wrestled with the telephone. "He bumped off Henrietta Adams last night In his villa, and 1 saw him do it He gaped at me like a codfish, receiver in hand. "And may one ask if you hive any more of these interesting details to communi cate?" he demanded bitterly. "Lots!" said 1. grinning down at him, and added a short resume of the events of the night before. "But get on with your telephoning. - man." I finished. 'The news will keep, and Henrietta, poor soul, can t run away, but Geiss can and will." Fifteen minutes later it was all over. Instructions were being flashed across the length ana breadth of Prance to hold the yel low car and its occupants. We met in the hall, four worried, dis gruntled men. "Where to look?" asked Fleuriot, his round, red face all creased and puckered with anxiety. "I have done what I can. executively. I have ordered the detention of Monsieur le Baron Stahl. as toon as he can be found. and I do not think he can be far away; my bureau is requesting the Italian oolice to keep an eye on the interesting Monsieur Vladimir Rakovsky, and I have given In structions for the villa of the mis creant Geiss to be watched until I have leisure to examine the corpse of Mademoiselle Adams. It was in the room where she lies, was it not, that you discovered the gun which may have killed the la mented ODonnell? But what a pity that you were not similarly fortunate In finding the other gun with which the poor little Monet was shot, i nd the weapon wnicn struck down Monsieur Vennerl" He broKe off to laugh heartily. "I make the ioke, that's all!" "And a very funny joke too," I commented dryly, "but In this case you happen to nave nit trie nan on the head. The gun which killed Eve Monet is in the possession of Mr. Dunning. There are no flnger- Brints on it, but I can tell vou that le man who fired the shot Is Rakovsky s chauffeur. Hes dark, medium-sized, with the first fin- ?er of his right hand missing As or the weapon that killed Venner. It's a serviceable kind of wrench, and you'll find it, and the old man's wallet, under the loose tile outside my bedroom door in the Chateau la Vague." I jauacu lui a mutuant, w mvvi to the full the almost ludicrous astonishment that spread over his face and even as I did so, a great light dawned upon me. I sat down heavily on the nearest chair. "Merciful heavens!" I groaned "Why didn't I think of it before? The Club des Sans Clubs, manl They meet in the cellars under the chateau. Ten chance to one that s where they ve taken Ottilie. Fleuriot gaped at me. "This club. I have never heard of It" he said dazedly. "But then, it seems to me I have heard of nothing. . . " But before he could finish his com plaint. Hugo had grippe' him bv tne arm. "You'll hear of a lot more be fore this nieht is through." he re torted grimly. "Come on. we're going to the chateau." Night was falling. The sinister smoke-cloud had lifted, but to the west the opal sky was flushed and angry: we could not see the doomed cape, but the wind that blew strongly down upon us was fiery, and I breathed a prayei for any living thing that might be left in the glowing furnace that was once the Esterels. Into Custody THE gardens were dusky and de. serted, and the only people abroad besides ourselves appeared to he a Dartv of half a dozen sail ors strolling arm-in-arm a little way ahead of us. I wasn't paying much attention to them, out sud denly there war a chorus of angry shouts, and above the dark, cms tered shapes, I saw ai arm shoot high, and the hand at the end of the arm held a glittering knire On a swift ungovernable 1m pulse I shook n.vself free of Fleu riot's grasp and sprinted towards the shouting, milling group. In a counle of seconds I was upon them and knocked down the knife Instantly, they were run ning for their lives, scattering Into the darkness, all except one. "Monsieur." said the voice of Jean-Francois, slightly tremulous. I thank vou from the heart, mat knife was Intended for me. I gasped, a gasp of sheer amaze ment "And what the devil." laid T "hsvii vnn hen tin to?" He smiled up at me with simple pride. "It .va the vacht. he ex plained, "the Rendezvous! As Monsieur Dunning will have told you, I was able to obtain a post on board her as cabin steward, and when news came that she was to be ready j sail Immediately. I Indeed it mv duty to delay her. I waited until the engineer was on shore, and did a little work with a wrench. "And then?" said I "Monsieur," he said simply, "1 fear that they suspected me, for they knew I was no sailor: but Theater Operator Asks Appeal Time 8AI.EM. Oct. IP. (API Attorney for Hurry Poo if. KUmnth Kalli th itr operator, ftentvnretf to iftht yen r it In prlaon for rnpe, Mkrd th tut nuprcme court today for 00 city' ttme In which to tile their p prnl. , Arthur H. Ronton, court clerk, Mid Hmd.n C. BlACkmrr. Klamath county district attorney, would op pone the request, and that the court probably would rule tomorrow on tht application, Poole la free on $5000 ball on a uprcme court order. WINDOW O LASS We sell mlndow fflnaa mvl will repla-' your broken rindoivn roaaonaOIy. Thowbrtdga Cab- AjJ M. A W SHi they did nothing. I think they wer watching me, biding their time, for when I asked leave to go on shore, I was refused. 1 had seen nothing of Monsieur le Baron since yesterday evening, but tonight as dusk fell, a small boat came up by our bows, and with much secrecy he crept on board. I could not hear all that passed, but I gathered that he will remain Hidden on me nen dezvous until the small hours of tomorrow morning, when a fisher- boat will take him over to tne lies de Lerins. This newt was so im portant that I judged it my duty to come on shore at all costs to re port to Monsieur Dunning, but 1 was overtaken by these men, who. under the guise cf friendship, forced me to stroll along with them. Two, who were unknown to me, then started an argument the excuse for the quarrel and the knifing, you will understand and had it not been for the arrival of Monsieur, I should not be telling this story." "Fleuriot" I said, "did you heat that?" "Certainly. We will now, If 7011 please, Monsieur Stern, proceed in your car to the police-station, where I can make what arrange ments are necessary." At the police station Fleuriot re vealed himself as a master of swift action. Before I could realize what was happening, order had oeen given, police mobile, reinforced by the local oendormerie. had piled into two cars, and - couple of men had wheeled out powerful-looking motorcycles Into position be hind the Hispano. "It is possible we shall need ex tra help at the chateau.", he ex plained. We whizzed on U. the quay. Uni formed men hurriedly scrambled Into rowboats, while others trotted silently along the jetty towards the dark and silent Rendezvous and I knew that it would not be long before the yacht was encircled and her obese owner In safe cus tody. The Second Door j "AND now," said Fleuriot, set- tllng himself comfortably be side me in the ton.ieai of the His pano. "we will have the rest of the story, If you please Monsieur Lumsden: but we will begin at the end and work backwards, for time is short" I did as he bad- me. collecting my scattered thoughts and trying to give him some coherent account of what had been, taking it by and large, the most hectic week ol my life: but before I had got any appreciable distance, the car turned with a grinding of brakes into the familiar empty lane, and next minute we were pulling up at the gates of the hotel. The great building loomed be fore us, shadowy, unlighted and indescribably dreary. The next minute I had led them through the lounge and under the curtained arch to the door with Its battered poster: "Club des Sans Clubs." The door was a heavy slab of wood, solid an.l Immovable as the house Itself. Fleuriot shook his head. "I do not like It," said he. "This door has not been opened for a long time see, the paint fills the cracks and I fear there are bolts on the other side. Skeleton keys are useless against belts: Monsieui Archee, is there no other en trance?" "There is," 1 answered dubi ously, "but 1 doubt if it will bi any better than this. It Is undei the arches below the terrace." "Show us the other door." led the way on across the sunk en garden. At the farthermost darkest end was something that looked liki wood, and as Dunning flashed hli torch on it. I saw that It was in deed a decaying, decrepit door. I' did not seem possible that any liv ing thing had passed through it ir the last decade, but Fleuriot step ping up to it. gave a sudden, stiflec exclamation. "We have It!" he whispered "See, the lock has been freshlj oiled and there are .10 cobwebs!" He bent to his task, Insertlni first one, then a second fantastit implement in the rusted lock, anc again, as the wards clicked. Huge and I took a step backward anc hurled ourselves against it There was a cracking noise. I crash of breaking wood, and next minute we shot forward, spraw ling, on to wet stone flags, with Dunning at our heels and Fleuriot close behind. I got up dazedly and looked about me. to find that I wai standing in r vast, vaulted place lit only by a flickering lantern at the far end At flrjt glance th cellar seemed to be completelj empty, and then suddenly 1 saw crouched against the farther wall a huddled, shuddering form. In one bound I was across tht floor and had him by the throat "Noah More!" I said between mj teeth. "Tell me, man, before 1 wring the life out of you when has Geiss taken Miss Wi'is?" His hands feebly plucked at my in on his throat. He has taken er ." he said, and swayed as I' he would fall, "he has taken her tc the Esterels to the Auberge an Allouettes." And with the words he fainted dead away In my hands. I turned and looked through th open door, out towards the wesl where the crimson sky was shot with darting flames, and as I did so. I heard Hugo groan like a mar in torment ICopvqM ISSI. Ua SnltmnrtSI Tomorrow Into lh fiery furrow. Big Lady Jumps To Death In Bay SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10-(D An unidentified elderly woman, who weighed more than 300 pound., leaped to her death today from a deck of the ferryboat Tamalpaia a it pawed oppoalte AlcatraB Inland fedpral prlaon. The bod? -f rcv,rred after bring carried more than 2000 fret by a strong tide. ftttlem Plain Mrtrra SALFM. Oct. ID. Tina flrat move for the Installation of parkin t meter In Salem wan made at the city council meeting lt nUht hen an ordinance hilt fr the nirpNw aa Introduced pv the police cmmlttec, Vie Mall Tribune Want Ada, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, inclosing stamped envelope tor reply. Bf . V. . Pat OC. at - . W m 1 pj a 1 iftsfcua im V The Cinderella Emperor Stationed In the Aztec temple of the great national war god as a servant, Montezuma II, nephew of Montezuma I and grandson of a preceding emperor was busy one day In 1502 sweeping the temple steps. A messenger Interrupted him; he had been elected to rule over the mighty Aztec empire. In preference over hie brothers because of hla su perior qualifications both aa a sol dier and aa a priest. With becoming humility, Monte- Kuma professed hla unfitness for the PLANE MECHANICS TO CAST STRIKE BALLOT SEATTLE, Oct. 19. fP) A atrlke vote will be taken Saturdny by the members of Aeronautical Mechanics' union 7S1 aa result of tVie union's rejection last night of a wage pro posal presented by the Boeing Air plane company, I. A. Snndvlgen, union business agent, said today. The -union by a vote of 432 to 85. refused to accept the proposal, the terms of which were not made public. 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Oct. 19. &) "This is how It should be done," remarked Robert Wakefield, forest service foreman, u he awung an ax for CCC boys at an accident-prevention demon stration. The ax slipped from his grip and gashed hla foot. Hia troubles continued. While re ceiving medical attention someone stole a checkbook and 1150 from hla automobile. More Villainy 1 tftAPEROR M7KTeZUMft U-- nuieecfMeiico, ilAPBROR . Phi Son HrsV4m$ IN coins. (NO VOlUbR) VfeTYoU CbNNoT CHhNfit h Vol-JAR.HAIF'POUAR, .QMRTeR;plME,OR Nickel, WHATARS THE friiKic ? (Atekiertombmi) Non-freezing I-ake Although fed almost constantly by melting snow. Lake Tahoe, 627S feet above aea level, never freezes over, due to a natural system of vertical circulation. On the floor of the lake, the temperature remains con stant at 4 degrees Centigrade. Ice will not form ordinarily until the temperature drops to 0 degrees Cen tigrade, a situation which never pre vails In this strange lake. ' Tomorrow: What waa the first land added to the U. S. outside American shores? DISCOVER NEW PLOT FOR BRAZIL TERROR . RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 19. (fl) The ministry ot justice today an nounced discovery of , revolutlonaty plot to assassinate "high authorities" and establish a reign ot terror In Brazil. The two men now In prison on changes or participating In the abor tive fascist uprising My 11 were aceised of being Involved In the near plot. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS ('MATTER P(VI FRED PttlrEV WAS TriE CEHffR OF AN AN)MA"TEP St&iE ON 1HE SIMON PLATFORM WHEN , SEElKfi A WOMAN BOARD THE "TRAIN 1TJMN6 HER SUBCASE BEHIND, HE PlX IT ON CAR PlfrfFOKM FOR HER., T5- ' COVERING 166 LATE -THAT" SHE HAD NFRELY HOPPED ON FOR A SECOND 1b &l HER fORSOffEN UMBRELLA (Oopyrlgbt, 1838, by Th Bril gyadlesta, Inc.) llo byall lf ANO TH EV E jW RT CLUYAS WILLIAMS ?HrVfe By HAL FORRESt Bv 80L HES8 I I.OEB
