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II was, Of course, barely possible that
Loughrey would take off the cuffs after the
train was under way. With little Louie
on the inside there would be no real danger
of his climbing out unless the train were
wrecked. Still, knowing the deputy's eau
ton, and that Louie was up for murder,
Heron did not count on any bit Of luck like
this. Hence it became a vital point that
he secure the seat directly behind them.
This would probably be easy enough.
He knew that it was the custom to put
prisoners on the train early, before the cars
filed up, partly to avoid attention, partly
because the deputy must be in time to Sc
cure a double. seat. Usually he chose
seat with an empty one behind. Once
aboard, no one but the conductor would
notice that they were handcuffed together.
Louie, of course, would be tipped of
that Heron was trailing them, and
would try to steer into a seat with q vacant
one behind (much as q conjuror forces .
card) in case Loughrey did not. Then Her
ron would slide in back Of them.
In case he had to share the seat, be
felt no anxiety about getting rid Of his
fellow passenger. There were plenty Of
ways to do this, according to the character
and disposition Of the stranger. II was pos
dble for Heron 10 b quite unbsarsble. To
mako assurance sure, he prepared q cigar
BY carefully inserting scraps Of rubber
tarred string and other odds and ends A
few whifs blown carelessly into the face
Of an undesirable would make him as anx-
ious to get away as II Heron were Q taran-
tula.
Granting. then, the two essentials to even
the one chance in a million which optimism
might count on, that Louie should free his
wrist and Heron secure the seat behind. be
could not see an inch farther. He would
open his own window, Of course (be pro-
posed to have little jimmy in his pocket
in case it stuck, and at that place on tho
road where the train ran on low speed
Louie must swarm over his own back seat
and out of Herron's window, and jump for
his life. But for a brief moment. say
twenty seconds, Loughrey's attention must
be completely engaged elsewhere. And how?
This, even with sagacious an old watch
dog as Loughrey. did not offer insuperable
difficulties, save for one item. Under no
circumstances would Heron incriminate
himself. Frankly as he acknowledged his
debt to Louie the Leper, he placed far
above it his own security and the happi-
ness of his wife and children. How distract
the .deputy's vigilance and yet keep clean
and even unsupported? Otherwise, be could
start something in the aisle, enter into an
alteration with Loughrey or pose as an
inebriate and stumble fnto his lap and
for a few seconds hamper his movements
do any one of a, dozen things manifestly
out of the question as an innocent bystand-
er. And no solution had come to him
during the night or two he spent walking the
streets or, smoking in the hotel cafe waiting
for Tuesday to come.
In one point luck was with him. Some
few miles this side of Albany in a stretch
of unsettled territory fringed with pines,
q trestle was under repair, and the train
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to Sing Sing and short circuit the electrical
plant the day they plan to give Louie his last
shot the arm or what b the ideaf'
The Ferret tossed down q glass Of whisky
rs one having no Adams apple to block
traffic.
I'VE come to you as an ace up the sleeve
"a sort O. last chance" he whispered.
'Chance is good" growled Heron 'T'd
like to know where 1t is! II get you
right, Louie is taken from the Tombs next
week, hustled across town in the bull tank,
and goes up the river bracketed to a sheriff
All in broad daylight. And when you can't
think Of anything else, you come to me to do
the impossiblen'
Cause you're the only guy we know can
do impossible things, boss" breathed the
Ferret.
The words fen with JUNCTION upon Herron's
ears. Even though untrue, they soothed.
And he did not need their incentive, because
many years ago Louie the Leper had saved
his life at some risk to his own. And he
had never approached him for a favor. Un-
I'll the Bayliss murder brought his name be-
fore the public, Heron had not known that
he was still alive. Now, in his extremity.
he had sent to him-now when il WAS too
late.
mo chance Of a getaway from the
Tombs, of course?' he asked the Ferret.
''Nh-uh! Not If you was to spend a
million! Nor the van driver and guards,
either. They's q hundred of 'em-and
they're shufaed round every day or two,
same as the keepers. 'Tain't like It was
in your day, at ALL" 80
Heron scowied. He discouraged personal
illusions.
''who 'chaperons him up the wen known
rfvsrP'
big Loushrs1. We got that much
straight But We don't know for sure
whether IT'S Tuesday, Wednesday or Thurs
day."
Heron clearly visualised Deputy Sheriff
Loushrey; q huge, fat-footsd, unemotonal
mechanism, with gristly red mustache and
deceptively sleepy blue eyes. When one
was siamese- twinned to big Loughrey he
was as good as In Murderer Row. He had
never lost a man.
II might ride up with 'em and carry q
good sharp meat saw, and hack of his mitt
while he's lampinE the paper" Heron
meered. Il can't think Of anything better
and even then some rubber neck passenger
might see Louie fading away with q length
of chain dangling to himr'
You'll think Il over between now and
next week, won't you, boss? Anything you
say goes, and we can slip it to Louie through
Mike Cummings. Him and the chaplain is
all that's let to see him."
Go back to New York." ordered Her
ron. ''I'll think-and guess that's as far
as I'll 60. Tell me where can get you
quick, but don't give Louie the least hope
in the world. I'd go through for him, of
course; but I'm no miracle man! I'm only
human"
TyHE Ferret frightened up nevertheless,
L helped himself to another drink and
handed over a greasy card with an address
scrawled upon it. Then he crept away.
Whether his -cheerfulness was due to having
done his duty or to preposterous confidence
that Heron really would contrive some i'm
possible break, the latter could not divine.
As soon as he had left Heron memorized
the address, and then carefully burned the
card to ashes in the alcohol fame of his
cigar lighter. Then he put the matter en-.
tirely out of his mind and went in to dinner.
The following day be went to New YORK
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by early train. He had no plan In mind,
but felt that there, where Louie the Leper
waited to be taken up the river, he could
concentrate better on the case than at home.
he put up at a small, quiet hotel which
catered to prosperous middle class, middle
aged shopper from out of town-people who
rode on sight seeing autos, bought tickets to
John Drew and blew themselves to special
coffee made on the cafe table in a real per-
colater.
He could think OF nothing better than
to make the trip on the same train that,
two or three days later, would watt Louie
to his final home. He could think as well
in its smoker as anywhere else, and some
thing might occur to him. At any rate, 1t
was on the train journey that any plan must
center-for he knew that it was a sheer
waste Of time to speculate upon a rescue
either from the Tombs or the prison van.
Not that he had any expectation Of bringing
off one Of the brilliant coups for which he
had gained an underworld reputation. but
because he never forgot a good or bad turn,
he proposed to 60 ahead exactly as If he
had chance. And here. on the train where
there would Be but the single deputy to
guard him, and no police to rally about In
case OF a row, the thing must be pulled Of
O., II anywhere.
uERRON knew already that they voun
IL take the 8 o'clock express. He chose q
window seat and rode mp on the right side
and returned on the left. His eyes photo-
graphed On bis brain the country tbrourh
which they sped, while he spread on his
knees q road map Of the Hudson Valley.
He noted everything, no matter how trifiing:
the conductor and trainman, the paper boy,
the number and types of travellers. Most of
al, those places where the train slowed
down, any houses or woods nearby, the dis
tance from the nearest town, counted By
milestones.
His problem was divided in two parts.
First of all, Louis must contrive to un-
shackle his wrist from Loughrey's. If he
failed, that settled it. Then he must jump
from the train when it was not moving too
fast. No shopworn trick would do no per.
mission to go to the lavatory, and, with
Loughrey on guard at the door, leap from
the window; no request to have his seat
window open for air and then dive out be-
fore Loughrey realized that he was free.
That sort of thing was all well enough in
, the movies, or when shepherded by a rube
= constable.
In some way he must slip lock pick to
Louie, who must stealthily spring his own
handcuff, ready to jump when the time came.
This was not as difficult as it sounds. The
three a. day circuit is full of handcuff kings
who pick any variety of bracelet or leg iron
made, with nothing better than stiff wire
held between the teeth. Heron had
often done it for his own amusement-
Louis himself was as gifted as a safe
cracker and lock expert. The real diff
Guilty was to do it without attracting Lough-
rey's attention; under cover of a news
paper. say. Well, that was up to Louie.
He couldn't expect Heron to step up and
Go It fys bis,i
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With an automophe unu Cnante
Of clothes. But be repeatedly warned the
Ferret that in his best judgment there was
NO human probability Of his putting Lough-
rev out Of the picture for the necessary
few seconds. Any open interference with
condemned prisoner would be very Sc
rtous offense, one that none Of Louie's
pals, certainly mot Heron himself. would
dare attempt Thus matters rested when,
on Tuesday morning, Heron posted himself
near the train gate.
1t happened that be did not 20 up that
day. As soon as the train had pulled out
Heron telephoned the Ferret and learned
that the trip was fixed for Wednesday. The
next morning, fifteen minutes before start
ing time, he fell behind the big deputy and
the prisoner, and followed them to the
smoker. A couple Of plain-clothes men
loitered about till starting time. The car
was only half filed up, and Heron dropped
into the seat back Of his quarry just as the
air brakes were released with q mighty sigh.
TT WAS evident from the first that Loush
i rey had no intention of unshacklins his
man. He gave him a cigar, lighted one him.
belI ana nelQ lne udlCu IOr Louie, after
which he produced morning papers.
Now was the time, Heron felt, 10 slip
Louie the pick loci, before Louehrsy should
finish his paper and lay 1t aside. And Louie
had maneuversd for this, his right hand frss
and his left more or less concealed By the
paper, and moving constantly - he read.
Ths tool which Heron slipped between the
back cushion and window ssat-and which
disappeared as II BY sleisht Of hapd-wss Of
high speed steel, with q very fine wire point
on one end and q heavier one on the other,
not unlike q dental implement
Heron found himself heartily hoping
that Louie would fail. That would let him
out-would save his face; for IL Louie
were unable to pick the lock, no one could
certainly know that Heron himself was
at his wits end to frame a getaway. At
the same time he pitied the little devil being
swiftly borne to a swifter death. Crowded
into his corner by the burly deputy, their
respective backs gave the grotesque i'm
preston of a big father and his puny, ILL.,
nourished boy. As a citizen, Louie the
Leper was certainly no asset, but he was
being railroaded to death for another mans
crime, and the poor, thin little shoulders.
the i'll shaped head, the beaten, hansdos
attitude reused a sort of contemptuous COM
passion in his breast. Then, too, there was
the old debt to pay. Louie, of course, knew
who was behind him. What dreadful agony
of hope and despair must be pounding in his
wretched hearth
He was perfectly certain that Louie's
chance of escape was nil. A million to one
against it would be about right, as q fier.
He could only sit behind him, and 20
through with his part, waiting for any in
credible break that might come. Just be-
fore they reached the trestle he would open
his window. He had tested it, and found
that it raised easily. Meanwhile, there was
nothing to do but stare at the backs Of the
two men before him.
Louie's head was perfectly fat behind.
There was about as much domesticity
indicated as in the skull Of q cobra. But
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slowed down to q bare six miles an
hour. Heron estimated 1t BY count
ing the telephone poles By his watch,
and learned BY q casual question
addressed to the trainman that the
repairs would not be completed until
a week. Here then, II at ALL Louie
the Leper must leave the train, and
this information he duly gave the
Ferret, In their only interview.
Louie was to know that Herroa
would try to secure the seat behind
him, and slip him q lock pick. and
he was 10 Chamber back and through
Herron's window when the train
slowed down at the treste, If Her
ron could contrive to distract
Iourhrey's vigilance A con-
H. -o{ffn~ nAar hy
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TlHE Ferret's shifty eyes passed warily
= from the closed door TO the shaded win
dows. He leaned forward in his chair and
whispered: The Baltimore kid. You know,
McCuen! But they can't hang it on him;
he made a clean getaway"
docs Louie knowf'
"Surs he knows. But he won't squeal
He's a good little guy, in his way. That's
why I come to you'll"
Heron regarded the Ferret steadily for a
long minute.
Cummings and Gettings defended him, I
believer he asked.
"They tried to-"
money enoughT
''Surest thing you know! Louie never
vas no spender. Strong for the rainy day
stuff. All kinds Of kale. G. and G.
wouldn't "a touched the case IL there wasn't
q good rakeoff In It for them. You sure
cughta knowi'
Appealed, Of course?"
'"To the roof, and then to the moss on the
shingles. Nothin' doin'"
"Um-m. The Governors straight, isn't
he?"
"Yes-him," admitted the Ferret with
feeling.
Then" said Heron, pushing decanter
and glass toward his caller. 81 don't get
you. What do you, expect me to do? Go
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up saTueo ana uncomprehendinr. Heron
among them.
Intense as was his suffering. hi, Ara
act, before he even realized ~hat had han.
pened to him, was to look for the pr,,o,e,-
But Louie the Leper was no LONGER in th.i,
midst. 1t is probable that he had M ide,
what had befallen his guardian: his no, "a
question why! Two passengers were abb.
10 report having seen q man climb Ike a
monkey over the back Of his seat and out
OF the open window. 1t was their impre..
sion that he had been scared out of his wit,
BY the blazing collar.
Even Loughrey could see that Il wa, ont
OF the question for him to do anything until
they pulled into Albany,
A doctor was aboard, and as he dressed
the burn with picric- acid gauze after wash.
ing the siyid flesh with soda solution. he re.
marked: ''Celluloid is a great thing for nv
profession! I've treated emergency csses
due to combs, hair curriers', brushes, eye
shades and pipe stems, but never before ia
a collar! Smoking, weren't your
Loushrey groaned that he was tn.
doctor I.odded, pleased with his deduction.
Two dollars will be right-picric gsuzs
expensive, count Of the war. Thapk you-
Better call and have the dressings changed
in q couple of days-here's my card. Me-
Yorker, Of coursef Som /. Be back to-
morrow. And, another thing-no ertr.
paper ones IL you prefer. BIT no Inols
celluloid 70
mo more" eroaked LouEhrey.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02

saur skeleton is expressed by Of
ficials OF the society here following
the offer by Colonel ID. Crockett,
Of Corvallis, Mont, Of a huge ske-
Teton which he recently discovered
north of that town,
The skeleton, which was found
on hillside near the Canadian
border, with u portion OF tho I'M
mense head and forelegs protrud-
ing, is declared to bo in perfect
state of preservation. Colonel
Crockett estimated that It would
be found to be more than 100 feet
in length upon excavation. There
appear to be several smaller skel-
ctons In the vicinity, he stated.
e. A. Lindsey, member of tho
board OF directors Of the museum
has replied that arrangements will
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02
Restaurant Workers
In General WaIkout
Continued from rage ~


the contract. While not absolutely
insisted upon, the proprietors asked
for seven days week work. The
cooking part of the contract was not
objected to so much as the walters
and dishwashSrs wages and the fore
cd relief clause, the proprietors said.
A statement was issued this noon,
prior to meeting OF the Culinary
Union executive committee this af-
ternoon. in which Secretary McMil-
Ian said; I'VE have used every en-
deavor for conciliation. After the
adjourned conference Monday after
noon, to await the decision of the
proprietors organization, Mr.. Nick
erson, on behalf of the Proprietor's s
Association In conference arrang-
ed with the president and secretary
of our organization, rejected the re-
submission of our wage scale which
included the Z per cent cut, and sub
mitted to us counter wage scale
with further reductions"
"The president Of the culinary al
lance, in conjunction with the secre-
tary, argued two hours pro and con,
asking Mr.. Nickerson IL he could
not see his way clear to further re-
consider the wage scale. Personally,
tMr. Nickerson) was willing but was
bound by the association views and
stand. The rejection was final. We
asked then "if another conference
would bring us closer together and
he made negative reply"
THE action taken by the entire
membership body of the culinary al
lance, following this was unanimous
rejection OF the counter scale, as our
contract had expired November 1,
and we were bound no further. The
secretary was instructed to withdraw
the union house cards and notify the
proprietors that their culinary en-
ployees could not work further un-
der their conditions
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02

Chris Gollieb, w. Il. Brayton ant
A. Brayton made up party of Med
ford motorists that arrived here las
evening on u combined business ant
pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Blakley, who
have been in San Francisco for the
past few weeks, where Mr.. Blakley
attended the Logging conference, ar.
rived on last nights train. After
day spent here they will continue
the journey in their car to their home
In Bend.
Il. w. Fisher, G. G. Williams and
w. II. Woods are railroad men who
arrived here last night and are stop
ping at the white Pelican hotel.
Irving e. Kesterson and w. I. Kes-
terson are here from Ivan looking
after business connected with their
lumber business.
J. T. Houston and J. r.. Scott, Bo-
nanza residents, made trip into
town yesterday and transacted busi-
ness at the court house.
Philip Oden was purchasing sup
plies from local merchants yesterday
for his ranch in the Dairy country.
II. b. Looseley is attending to bus
mess affairs here this week from his
Fort klamath cattle ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walton drove
up from their home at Merrill yes
terday for the purpose Of attending
to business affairs here.
A. Il. Gale was county seat visit
or yesterday from Bonanza. where he
operates n ranch. Il. S. Riley and
Robert Clungston were other Bonan-
"a farmers who transacted business
here yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Murphey left on the
morning train for a vacation trip
to San Francisco.
Ross Finley is back In town after
several weeks spent looking after his
cattle interests in the BLY, section.
Joe Foster of Round lake is maxi
ing frequent trips into town these
days with winter wood for his pat
rons.
Bert Withrow left this morning
for Rocky Point for the purpose OF
closing his summer boathouse for
the winter months.
Buck Williams is in town this week
from his large cattle holdings on the
Sycan marsh.
Walter G. West Is a city visitor
today from the klamath Agency.
Uncle Nate Merrill was in town
today from Merrill visiting with old
friends.
J. Y. Upton and family have NOV
ed into town for the winter from
Kirkford.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02
Personal Mention

Due to the fact that the Elks ar
having dance on Friday night, th
date first chosen by the Universit.
club for their dance has been chang
ed to Tuesday of next week.
Clyde Griffith and l.. A. West
both farmers in the valley south o
town, were in the county seat thi
morning purchasing supplies.
Mrs. Eugene Fisher and daughter
Mrs. Fritz Markwardt, left this af
ternoon for Swan lake valley to visit
with Mrs. Fishers mother,
E. M. Hoppe was in town yesterda,
afternoon from Merrill.
Mrs. Clarence G. Hunt and daugh.
ter, Eta, were shopping here yestr.
day from their ranch in the Orindale
district.
F. NJ Cleaves OF Crescent is in
town for q few days looking after
business affairs.
Sidney Smyth, Of the Warren Con-
struction Co., is spending few days
in town attending to company bust.
ness. -H.a sr
Bruce Shellhorn is In town this
week from Portland,
Ray Cyr and wife, who have been
spending the summer at Kirkford
have come into town for the winter.
Frank Ross is here from the Rogue
River valley and may arrange to To-
cate in Klamath Falls.
Jack McAuliffe- left yesterday in
his car for Medford.
Fred Steiner and wife are here for
a few days on business and pleasure
from San Francisco.
Roy Durbin. Fred Houston, Lester
Kirkpatrick Thomas Durbin and
Shedd Garrison made up party OF
hunters that left here Sunday morn
ing for the Merrill country, and they
are anxious for their friends to know
that they got the limit of geese.
Mr.. Garrison and Thomas Durbin,
employees Of the Southern Pacific
company, are spending their vaca-
tion here as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Durbin.
The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Christian church will meet on
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. c. F. Stemwell, 414 Ninth street
All members are requested to be
present and to bring a friend with
them. Mrs. M. l.. Miller will act as
leader and the subject to be dis
cussed is Africa"
w. H. Gaddes is a business visitor
here today from Eagle Ridge.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02

w. d. Mann, formerly connected
with the city fire department, has
taken over the management Of the
New Hot Springs bath house, which
will hereafter be known as the
Hot Spring natatorium.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02
Seeking Skeleton
of Perfect Dinosau,

SPOKANE, WASH, Nov. 2. -
Hope that they may obtain for the
museum Of the Eastern Washing
ton Historical society here an al
most perfect specimen of dino,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-02

he made at once for the investiga-
tfon Of tho find with q view to Its
la.ter excavation. The museum lie
making plans at present for the
Evening star., 1921-03-06
Novel Handbags.

There are many charming effects
secured on handbags by means OF
tapestry omb-oideries and appliques.
Good looking color combinations are
oita aimed by means OF el6broiderles
land stitchingS of chinelle and tinse
threads Or little cprdings, all used to-
gether in the making Of little scenes
and figures. These new tapestry bags
are used on smart ceiluloid frames
carved i'll ingenious ways. These
frames are also used on smart ap-
plique bags as well. which are made
OF narrow tnsel and colored ribbons,
shirred in solid embroiderieS or made
into flower sprays and apliqued on a
fabric ground.
y new beaded bag is made of solid
bueles of jet with design painted
over the bugleS in different colorS and
metallic effects. Little figures of col
ored celluloid are used as appliQueS
On some of TIE new bags. These fig
ures are in the form of orientals or
small figures on camels or the lik,.
and are appliqued Oh bags made or
small ribbons or frillings of silks.
Faille silk bags are used with carved
cclluloid frames. These bags a~
hand painted in bright colors. Ere
quently the design is outlined in
beads. \ very pretty bag Of navy
blue satin has an all-over design don"
in small gold buttons.