New Britain herald., 1927-03-17
WHAT HAS HAPPENED!

WHAT HAS HAPPENED: Diana Brooks, beautiful daughter Of Roger Brooks, owner and pub fisher Of the Catawba City Times, and a chain Of nine other neWspa- pers. was kidnapped and in a few days released, unharmcI. Her father redoubles his scathing attacks on politicians of the Ring and leaders of the Underworld, then himself disappears.
 Donald keere. literary editor of the Times and guardian Of Teddy Farrell, reporter and Sob Sister. learns that Brooks newspapers stock is being manipulated and suspects John w. Walden, promipent law yer, of being involved in plot to wreck the Brooks organization,
 Don gets d clue 10 Brooks where abouts and enlists the aid of Charley Costello. member of q teud- ist gang. Teddy accompanies them in their search. Don and Charley are shot by CharIey's enemies hut es- cape into a sub-cellar, where they remain entombed for % hours. After II hours Costello dies and Don de velops pneumonia. Teddy has re- signed herself 10 death, when :he finds q pickaxc and digs her way out. She calls Bill Garfield, city editor of the Times. and she and Don are taken 10 q hospital. Diana IS informed Of what happened and hastens 70 her sick friends. At the hospital she is told that Don's con- dition is serious.
 NOW GO ON.
 CHAPTER x piara's face blanched as she bent over the sick man. His lips were parted and a hoarse rurnbhng is- sued from his lungs. He was ob- lvious to the presence of his two friends beside him.
 There's nothing We can do 10 help here," said Bill in hushed voice. "yEc might as well go,'
 They were about to enter Teddy's room further down the hall when an elderly nurse stepped from it, She put a finger 10 her lips, q signal for them to be silent.
 Miss Farrell is asleep she whispered. "You'll be able 10 see her in tn morning. It's better If she isn't disturbed now
 Diana and Bill nodded and with drew.
 "Well come down tn first thing in th' morning." said Diana, aS they parted at the entrance 10 the hospital grounds. Lets sec, she added you'd better come out to tn house. I think, and Lola and you can ride down with me-
 Dianas inability to be Of help irked her She lay in bed that night. wide awake, thinking, think- ing. In spite of the search her two friends had made and which had proved so disastrous, her father was still missing. She thought, too. Of Teddy's part in the adven- ture. and wished that she herself had been there.
 Her eyes were shaded with dark violet circles when she joined Lola her cousin, at breakfast. Lola, too was downcast, although to lesser degree.
 Diana was toying absently with the grapefruit that the maid had set before her when Bill Garfield accompanied by Dinny Morrison, arrived. She rese 10 meet them' leaving her food untasted. Although touched by the gravity of Don's condition. it was about Teddy that Dinny was most con- cerned.
 "Tu never forget in way she looked in that drug store all cov- cred with mud and her face sWol- len" said the young reporter Are you sure she'll come out of II | au right?" he asked Garfield, anN- l iously. The city editor smiled, This was the tenth time. at least, that morn 1 ing. he told himself that Dinny had 1 asked that question. If Don were az safe as your Teddy, I'd be happy the young man was told.
 My Teddy, I wish to tn Lord that she was my Teddy sighed | Dinny, sadly.
 There should have been drama | In what happened next. but there wasn't.
 | The girls and the reporter heard | the front door open, then hurTled steps in the hall, then
 ''Daddy''
 "Diana.'
 The first exclamation was al ! most q shriek. On the threshold | his white head towering high above the bronze one Of his daughter stood Roger Brooks' | Joyous cries Sprang simultanc' | l-------- -