New Britain herald., 1927-03-16

o' Roger Brooks. o"E-- and p-a- .I-a-. Of tae Ca'aR o2 Guy TuHes -HL G.na other l-@sr2p=Ts. .aA .l4c-i-. and l.. tan Jays released. crha-:uet Roger Brooks --1oarles hls scarain- attacks on io.uiclars rt '.5 Ring and leaders O. -ha h. . 54-~or.t. then t.5msa.: disappears. Donald Na@Gs. literary editor O.. 'as Tines and guardian c pre--y T. .5g Farrell reporter and Sol Sister. lea.Es tlat Brooks news paper stock is beng uaa.p .pglated, H. suspects John w. Walden. pro ,-..-1' .avF.r. ls .l.l.-.i n a pto. 70 wreck ta. Brooks organization.
 lon ge-s d. clue 70 Brooks 7~z.,s-o1E-s arI .al.srs ne aid c: 1.lari : Costello. member ot q t"sa- Is, a--E. Taking Teddy along. they -J n search ot Brooks and have 6 battle with Costel.o's c1-m4es. Don
 I'd Charley a~o wounded. bGt es- cape from n" cancst.rs into slih- cellar. he entrance ot which is worked hy 9 trap and can be opsr- a'a8 only from abo.e. After they hay. been estoHoed for T hours Costello dies. Don daTeloIs I1eI- mania and .apses into deiriuCA. Tod 1v. t-,1zted, decides to Xiii herself f h4 dies. BG. as she waits for death. .te finds ptckax and digs 4 ~ay out.
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 !. r-s 2 o'clock on ;he morning of .h.!r seco0t days incarceration tn -h- s9h-ce.lar whyn Teddy start Il 70 work with p,csax and spade. 4. II o'clock that night small figure earbei .n what evidently aai beAn dress. something ro- semb.;ne q human caKed ia mud from aaad 70 feet. staggered into drug store on .trn street and legged the clerk to call 'aa city desk q ths Times.
 Tha clerk starsd q. the figure ln os'o.ishman'. bu. ha compiled. i moment later his visitor was taking with BilI Garfield.
 This is Teddy, B.!i'
 An excited exclamation s-rucl. E-r ear from across the wire. "On. TeGdy--hank Cod Bll's voice shook. Then; "Whera Eou been? Have yuh seen Don? Where are-'
 And she told him - very little, but enough-toli him where she vas and for him 70 get DIcny and Tim Whalen - if they could be found nmadiately-gat q taxi and rush out 10 where sre vas waiting. She gave him the location of the store, hung up the receiver and turnad to the clerk who had lis tened 10 the one-sided talk, amazed.
 "IU wait here uatil my-my friends come" she said, every word an etfor: uttered through sheer force Of sill power. She knew she must stay on her feet and keep moving in order to remain awake until Bill got there. When she ] had taken them 10 where Don lay in that awful cellar, then
 Sure thing" The clerk still stared
 May I have drink of-of water" She had almost forgotten ! her dry throat in the eXci'em ont ! Of escape from that tomb of the ! quick and the dead" Tnirs. had ! been clutching at her palate with ! an iusistency almos, maddening ! for more than q day and night. ! Time and again during those we1r- some hours of back breaking labor il had seemed 10 her she must get drink or give up. But she had f tough. on. toIle1 on with logged 1 grit, gaining courage with the progress O her job. And now 1 How would q big glass Of choco- ] late matted milk go'" inquired ] the clerk. al last showing some life.
 The drug clerk remembered now ! abo4. reading about a missing edi- l tor, and he hustled the business Of preparing the drink, with drove 1 Of questions 10 ask.
 Teddy had nodded. Her tongue i vas swollen and dry and sine spoke i with difficulty She <aned against ] the counter for support. Her trembling legs were aching with fatigue.
 The drink was hundred times more delicious 70 thirsty Teddy than ! any nectar the gods eyer served. Nothing, she thought, could have been more suitable.
 Thank you--it vas just grand,' Her parched tongue articulated the words thickly.
 4 moment later a taxicah drew up at the curb in front of the drug store and stopped. Dinny Morrison, closely followed by Bill Garfield.