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on the floor by the stairs, with i
cut on his forehead.
She sank down, crying. nv his
body, and the others found her
there. They were all scared to
death. she says, and kept begging
her to come away with them. She
wouldn't leave Pete, because 1t
seems she'd expected to marry him
and was hard hit. But, at last,
they almost dragged her out. she
said, and some OF the men put her
In a car and took her home. This
morning she couldn't bear to keen
silence any longer, and she came
to tell the police all she knew"
Well" said some one in the
crowd, you still haven't told us
who is suspected OF the murder
The Journalist flashed back at
him. No, because the girl herself
can't name the woman. But she
thinks it's the one she ran into
coming through the door. That
girl was the last to see him alive
at any rate-and this Pearl woman
is convinced she killed him.
"Applesaucey' said one ~ tha
seniors near the door. "That
doesn't mean anything. Pearl
would be jealous of any women
seen with Pete and wouldn't hest.
tate to pin the murder on her out
Of pure spite. You'll have to do
better than that to clear up this
mystery, Eddie"
Yellow-capped Eddie looked
sulky. Well, the police think it's
important to make search for
the girl. Only Pearl can't give
them much help. Says the MO.
man ran into her and instantly
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lJNJ)A x IIO1u hOnu"ce u OOtte9e LHe Virginia Swain

ming to look self-conscious and
SNUG.
Danny Morrison was in the
police station when it broke" the
first yellow cap was saying. He
was not, in moments OF excite
ment, too old for his voice to
break ludicrously.
"a hard-boiled factory girl,
Pearl Hannegan, came in to the
station half hour ago, sobbing,
and the cops made her talk, fast
enough, She was with Pete at
the party last night" she said,
"and she didn't know the name
of anybody there. They'd blind
folded her and another girl, whose
name she didn't know and whose
face she never saw, when they
started out to the place. Some
men came by for her and Pete,
and they were students, but she
didn't know who they were.
She said the party was almost
all students, and they were pretty
tight, even when she got there.
She and Jete danced some, and
drank some. ana tnen she SEppeu
away from him because he was
making eyes at another woman.
The Hannegan woman went out
the front door and sat on the
front steps while, and walked
among the bushes. Then she
realized she was shivering and
she came back to the porch. Just
as she came through the door. a
woman-a blonde--ran into her
and almost knocked her down in
getting out the door. Pearl came
on in, and found Pete lying dead
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wrenched herself away and Cisap-
peared out or the door exactly
as IL she feared pursuit. Pearl
only knows she was blond--and
about her height.
The contentious senior shrugged.
THAT DANES pretty safe, I guess.
There must be hundred blondes
in Marbury above five feet seven"
He slouched toward the door.
Passing Linda, he paused mo-
nent to stare. She was gazing at
the crowd around Eddie with dark
eyes burning against a drawn
white face. Don't take 1t so
hard. sister" he said. What's
one bootlegger, more or Less"
Tom finished paying the check
and turned to Linda. Come on
o,1t for a hike with me-" he said,
calmly. and she let him take her
arm The snow beat yiciously in
their faces as he opened the door
for her.
The Campanile was lost In
snow. only few feet above the
.gro,,nd The ten bell notes for
fer o'clock came down family,
a. though muffled in cotton wool.
students in storm coats and over
shoes made useless show OF
haste. pIodding through the white
drifts on the campus toward
class rooms.
Tom and Linda trudged along
for few minutes in silence.
nIt.s not exactly a. day for
nike" she said to him. at last.
He looked down at her.
"You ARE looking q little
bl,e around the mouth" he said.
"Put it's better to look blue out
here than back there in the
what do you mean?" She
~tood still in the path, very close
to him. 1,44,o.
.Tt Isn't the cold that's making
vo1, look that way. Linda. And
whatever you know about this
r,Irder-or don't know-the
crow,s Nest Is no place to air
yo,,r feelings. Half dozen OF
those fellows were staring az
He iabbed his hare hands into
his sweater pockets again ana
started to walk. his head bent
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exclaimed. .DO You think they'll
nccept n
dom know he answered.
ut depends what kind of disci-
pine they have. We've got that
leader, eli right. Judging BY the
look of him. he's trying to talk
them over already
~ they don't2 she suggested.
they donst; I shall give in
70 their terms because YOU are
here, be answered saws gely.
For half an hour they waited,
then the leader came towards the.
shack
It's no good, Mr. Brennay IVA
he said apolOge ticaliy.
Don't be y fool. Ahranncvel, 8
said Alan sharply What good
would ii d. you To kin us7 You'll
ret that thousand francs and no
more that's only one days
money
That's ali right. sir cut ii
Abram0val. But your offer
wouldn't last more than 8 week.
There's Stephanos he's got g
hundred men more than that,
n1aybeand they're all well armed.
And he'll BE- along here as soon
as he's assembled call Il q
week
For j moment Alan was silent
and then:
did you know I've got ma.
chine guns here, Abram0vel?"
No, sir.
sWslI, [ have. And I've got
some Army pattern riflesand In
three days i shall have more,
and any amount Of ammunition
and round about SO Serbians
who will fight under your orders
and mine. You've had q good
look at this place, daresay, and
you know perfectly well that IL
/ had had dozen armed men
here could have kept you off.
with 4 hundred OF us here
we could not only keep Stephanos
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here TOR they've got 10 have
something or can't get them
away
I'm not going to pay you r.
90 but III tell you what I'll DC
I'm pay you TO stay said
Alan. You We earned regular
money before now and you know
II works out much better than
this bandit game. I'm paying
my gang 10 francs q day and
All their food as much food
as they can eat.
IslI pay your Fellows just the
same for working with the gang
and I'll give them another I'D
francs day to stay BY with
their rifles and keep Off any
other bands Df cOmitadji that
turn UP. You'll draw double that
as leader, and there Will be
bonus on the amount Of work
done and special arrangements
lie there's any fighting.
AbramoveI gaped with aGtOnish-
ment at the offer.
just get this at the back Of
your head, said Alan impress
sively. During the war you Eel.
lows couldn't do this little game.
Most Of you were earning good
wages with the English army and
having the best time Of your
lives. Well, here's chance to
do the same again. You do your
work properly here-and I can
give you all empIoyment-year
In, year out.
I'll build houses for you and
you can make your own villages,
and there will always be plenty
Of pay and plenty OF food. Just
30 and talk II over with your
friends. Come along, Shirley,
wei leave them.
She went back into the shack
and he followed her. He dropped
Into chair and lit his pipe.
Alan, that was splendide' she
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NOw Go on With The Story.
Time q Set up, shirley! Break, I

Time to set up, Shirley! Break
fsas ii 10 minutes"
Shirley was ready nearly as
soon IS the breakfast. Alan was
already sitting at the table and
did not get up. Sitting thus. in
his shirt sleeves. his sinewy
throat exposed. he seemed to her
the embodiment Of physical man
hood.
Did you manage to sleep2s he
asked. There's bacon
but no eggs. You can never get
away from bacon. couldn't In
Mexico. Now, what about
your going back? Am I going
to miss days work.
There's no need for you to do
angfhfng. she said. III you
send me away from the camp
shall stay in the village =
Wait till you've seen the vii
1ake he grunted. Wait till
you've been inside one Of the
houses hullo!
He broke off as dozen shots
rang through the valley, then
sprang to the door. his revolver
In. his hand.
Lie down on the fIoory' he
ordered sharply. Quick! Lie
flat
Shirley dropped on to the floor
and Law flat as he ordered. He
himself was standing in the door
way.
Our friends have come q little
sooner than expected, " he said
moment later.
The comitadji?" she asked
breafhiessly.
Yes. You can get up now.
That was only demonstration OF
fofce. Our fellows are surrender.
ing. Best thing they could do.
She was by his side. unafraid,
exuItant that nothing could now
prevent her from sharing his
peril.
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off w could cut Him off and
finish him. Then yon'lI be top
dog Il you're ever fool enough
to 50 back 70 the game. Get
along and talk this over. i
You erse, wen get down 70
saloinka this morning and be
hack here ii three days with
the men and the arms.
Right you are. Mr.. Branna-
gay!!s said AbramOyel eagerly
and hurried back to his foI.
we've got him alI rightl
said Alan. Hell agree. We'rs
giving him chance to smash
the fop-dog AZ his game and he
wwon't let that 30 by. You had
better start packing your things.
Shirley went To obey, but
before she had finished packs
ing she heard AbrafnOvel's voice.
Well agree to that, Mr.. Bren-
naway. she heard Abranovel
say, but YOU must leave your
wife here until you come back.
Nothing doingT" snapped Alan.
BE reasonable. Mr.. Brennas
way whined AbramOvel. They
DON'T know you the same as &
do. They think you'H bring back;
the troops, ar else attack rs
with the Serbians. We shan't
do your wife any harnIn see
to that. I,
Shirley swept aside the cur
tain ok sacIxing.
That's perfectly fair, Mr.
AbramoveI, she said, trying to
keep her voice steady. n agree.
/ win stay here with YOU until
my husband comes back.
Shirley, you don't know what
you're talking about"
Eyes, / do. They want q
hostage" she interrupted. It's
perfectly natural. I shall feel
quite safe under Mr.. Abromavel's
protection. She turned to Abram-
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three vanity cases, d crushed
flower or two-such rag tags.
They're not pressing those female
clues so hard - for everybody
thinks another bootlegger did it.
But they would like to know who
was there, so they could get wit.
nesses. -
Linda sat staring at the coffee,
as it cooled into an unsightly
cream-clotted pool in the bottom
of the cup.
Tom had finished eating, too.
I shouldn't be q bit surprised"
he said, III the TNT's were mixed
up In this. I've heard they had
their high parties In some secret
joint out of town. That old house
would be IDEAL
Linda dared not look at him.
tHosIxins used to be a moving
spirit In that gang. Wonder
where he comes into this"
Linda moved restlessly, crum-
pied her paper napkin and threw
it on the table. Don't you think
you're rather jumping to cOnclu.
sions?" she said. steadily.
He did not answer.
The waiter brought the checks.
"one bill, or two?" he asked, be-
fore laying them down.
Two" snapped Linda, reaching
for hers. Tom snatched it from
the waiter and rose lazily.
Linda rose Mstlessly. to follow
nin1--but not to overtake.
Before she reached the cashiers
desk, the outer door burst open,
with another rush OF wind and
snow, and, riding on the gust, a
wild-eyed boy wearing the yellow
cap Of freshmen in the school of
journalism.
HI, Archie, listen to this" he
shouted ct another yellow cap in
q FAR corner. Putting out an
extra down at Press Hall. Police
think o student-a woman student
killed Damoras Morton's calling
in all the cubs. .
The % customers of the Crows
Nest gathered around the new
conner. Only Tom and Linda
stood stIiI where they were
The two yellow caps made the
nucleus for the whole milling
crowd. Archie. whom the news
brtngsr had addressed, was begin.
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ovel. lust leave u 3cf mil
ute, WIFI your n Will he cutie
Abrannoyel nodded ana left the
shack.
II you hedge about this,
Alan, they'll think YOU really
mean II bring the troops back
Is capture them. You'll SIM
ply haVe to consent.
He stood for 4 moment glarinG
down at her.
Suppose I'm delayed suppose
fall II suppose I'm killed be-
fore can get back here? he
demanded.
we talked shout All this IN
! Vermont z she said quickly. tn
coming true AZ last; Alan. Didn't
You think III would come true
Were you bInftIng me
No. but You are bluffing me,
he rasped back lii your own
subtle way you're bIuffing me
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low on his chest, and his brown
hair still flecked with snow.
Linda gave little gasp, and.
made an effort to catch up with
him. "Why--do you think i
know anything about the nlur-1
der?'' Her voice, taut with anxiety
ty, had no note OF resentment.
Tom answered quietly. Be
cause that fellows yarn almost
made you faint, Understand, !
don't want you to tell me any
thing about it, but do want you
to watch your step with the rest
OF these prying busy-bodies in
Marbury. You have enemies, my
dear Linda, you have enemies.
She laid her hand on his arm
and looked UP at him. II hope I
have--friends, too, Tom. e
There in the whirling blizzard,
near the steps of Old Brick Hall,
he put his arms around her. You
have friends land lovers. Linda,
and none so much In love with
you as l."
no Be Continued --.------.
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Continued from Local Page.)
moment and ansWere d
That's about all They
kanw there was some kind
ok student blowout there during
ire eyening. for some fool girl
lost her sorority pin and they
picked It up near the punch bowl.
Il was . MI Nh pin, without In
itiaIs on the back, and they can't
make any Of the Mu Nus Tess
up.
Mo other clues?" asked Linda.
Re shook his head. Floors
waxed for dancing. broken violin,
three sOf1ed powder puffs from
~ MnMEmvRg ~ GMT
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Where are they can n see
Look np 1T that ridge he
told her. That where they
showed themselves. They're rid
ing away now to come through
the track we made You have
to ride through that track to get
into the camp from that end
that's where I Intended to have.
the nachine-guns There's an
other defile at the west. tell
YOU, IN this position We could
hold off q force oh, what's the
good Of talking! betten en-
their not coming 30 soon.
Suppose Maurois sent them,
suggested Shirley. He knows a
lot Of them. He may have PASSED
the word.
That's BIT of an idea. he
agreed. wen see. Here they
come. =
As he spoke she saw the leader
come at 8 trOt round the bend,
followed by his men.
What will they do with US.
AIan?'s
II don't know. They may come
to terms they may cut our
throats. !"
The comitadji were riding
through the camp, making straight
for AIan,s shack.
They're going to talk or they
would have shot at us by now, :,
he told her. Everything depends
on how the talk goes"
The men, In every description OF
dress from Greek to shabby Eu.
ropean. now filled the clearing In
front Of the shack and were dis
mounting.
Just what thought, said
Alan. ITS sheer poverty that
drives them into this game for
the mcst part. Look at those
horses and the men themselves
look as II they're starving
He had spoken within hearing
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even ut this moment You think
fhAf because that fellow speaks
Esn1I'sN ana he's leader Of tile
&SHfI8. you're absolutely safe with
him. let me-. tell you that your
charm Viii no work on him. ne
a. much Macedonian as the
rest of the gang It's clean Be-
yond y0ur ina 9In ~ that they
should amnse them S11 by tor
turing YOU 10 death
she WINGED e me htrdn1I q
his voice 81
Bluff YOU! she schoe1s
should / want to bluff Eot I1
what does Il NATTER "a cal.
leneed. ~ you are not blnLlIo 81
n only means that YOU are ready
t0 be tortured 70 death IA order
to put me liz the wrong Ton WtAL
win, Shirley I accept your OTTER
You can remain here A. host
age.
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A Thrilling Romance Of High Courage
and Of Two Who Gambled for
Life's Highest Stake
Read This First:

So returns York n
beautiful
girl with whom KeOn stock
elton Alan shireys Tor has
ShIey Alan lends KeItOn half million him
KeiOn
%
cottage
night the shirley
KeItOm will
husband but
has no Macedonia
o
together Shirley Mrs.
shirley feels uncomfortable around him. believing that ~ knows she
Is Alans WIFE,
Alan GOES ahead with plans ior working ne concession Shirley
so apparently without 40 last morning Maurols
protect
Alan goes into the country e work the concession saynE snl
the
him.
N1aurOis Wnacn sne ~
unsuccessful with Enshes Out ~ me
Aans safety.
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R0THS Elm
IN FEAR OF
NJ V|ANlJS
BY DAVID r. sENTNER

NEW YORK, Dec. II u.N.S).
While the Federal grand jury
marked time today before return
ing further indictments in the dope
ring angle of the Arnold Rothstein
murder mystery, police at least
made a show OF working overtime
In their efforts to be the first to-
bring the gamblers actual slayer to
justice.
with the arrest In Atlantic City
of Leo Maloney, who processes TO
have been in Rothstein's company
a few minutes before he entered
the Park Central Hotel, where he
was shot in room $40, police made
their first arrest in the case since
George A. McManus, associate OF
Rothstein. was locked up two weeks
ago.
Heard Death Threat
Malonev is said to have told At
lantic City police that Rothstein
told him he feared McManus would
which the pair had been engaged.
Maloney said he was seated with
the slain gambler in Lindy's Res
taurant when Rothstein received
the phone call from McManus ask
ing him to come to the Park Gen.
trail.
Later under police questioning
Maloney denied knowing either
Rothstein or McManus.
This later st tement leaves the
police in a quandary. Some Of the
investigating officers are willing
to accept 1t at face value, while
others think the prisoner may be
staIling to save himself from the
vengeance of the gamblers asso-
ciates.
Following his arrest Maloney said
he had been with Rothstein few
hours before he was shot and heard
the gambling czar say George Nc
Manus was out to "get" him. He
supplemented his statement today
with thu declaration that he had
been drinking and was not respon-
sible for what he had said pre-
viously.
McManus, who is under indict-
ment for first degree murder, Is
expected to seek his freedom on
bail this week on the grounds that
the police have insufficient evil
dence to hold him.
Reports We're current in New
York today that Federal authori-
ties had discovered the names of
the two Broadway butterflies, Dot
King and Louise Lawson, whose
murders created a sensation some
years back, in Rothstein's private
files. These rumors could not be
verified, however.
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CHARITIES plan
CAROL TESTS
FOR D. c.

To make Christmas a brighter,
saappier day in the gloomy year of
the sickly and the poor, and to
scatter q little Yuletide spirit about
4te lives of less fortunate ones. the
Council Of Social Charities or
xanized Christmas bureau five
wears ago to see that every child
In the community is remembered on
Christmas Day.
Under the secretary, Mrs. W. A.
Roberts. the council has enlisted
the interests of several organiza-
lions and individuals who provide
toys, gifts, funds, and personal con-
tributions, such as song recitals.
with which delightful holiday pro-
grams are made for the hospitals
and asyiums in the District.
This year carol singers will visit
each of the four local hospitals on
Christmas Eve and the Boy Scouts
and Boys Club will bring gifts to
the Home and School for the Feeble
minded.
Lists of families and individuals
who are to receive Christmas
baskets and clothing have been
compiled by the council and are
used, by most of the local welfare
agencies. in their Christmas charity.
The council invites groups and
individuals to cooperate with 1t in
the distribution of surplus toys and
gifts, in orde' that their successful
work of seeing that everyone is
remembered. and duplication elm.
mated. may continue with its
gratifying success.
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BIC LINER STILL
LIES HELPLESS
ON ROCKS

QUEENSTOWN. ireland, Dec.
II d.N.s).-The 21-179.ton White
star liner Celtic, former queen
Of the seas and a survivor of one
torpedo and several minor mis-
haps, may never sail the seas
again, 1t was feared today.
This morning she was still fast
aground on a ledge of rocks at the
entrance of the harbor here.
Water poured into her hold through
a gaping hole at the side of her
engine room. At ebb tide during
the night, she had lain high and
dry on the rocks, upright and
steady, but helpless.
Her 254 passengers today were
safely in Liverpool. They had been
taken off by tugs with all their
baggage and then put aboard
trains. They had experienced the
thrill of a shipwreck, but had suf-
fered little inconvenience owing to
the efficiency of the crew.
Aboard the ship were 20 sur.
vivors of the Vestris disaster. For
the second time in less than a
month they ran afoul of the dam
gers of the sea.
Attempts by three tugs to tow
the Celtic from the rocks failed
before the tide ebbed last night.
This morning additional tugs were
awaited for renewed attempt to
refloat the liner If the tide per.
mits.
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WILL MAKE!
LONGEST
SPEECH
By LAWRENCE SULLIVAN

BY LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. II 0.N.s).
President-elect Herbert Hover Ii ex-
pected to make one or the most
important speeches Of his good
win" tour at formal state
luncheon in his honor at the presi-
Dental palace. today at 12:45.
President Carlos Ibanez and
members Of the Chilean cabinet
win act as hosts.
Hoover has spent much time in
preparing the speech he will de-
liver. 1t will probably be the long
est he has made since leaving the
United States.
win Avoid Policies
1t is not regarded probable that
1t will contain any political refer
ences. however. Instead, Hoover
is expected to make another plea
for better understanding and
closer cooperation between North
and South America.
During the morning Hoover viii
receive personal calls from mem
bers of the Chilean cabinet and
American embassy. At o'clock
In the afternoon he viii attend q
reception rendered by the Chilean
Institute OF Engineers. An honor
ary degree win be given him at
the reception.
Plan Side Trip
At Z o'clock this evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Hoover and others of their
party will leave for Los Andes,
where they will spend the night be-
fore starting the trip eastward over
the mountains.
Chile's reception of the Hoover
party at Valparaiso and this city
yesterday was enthusiastic. Lead
ing papers praised Hoover and his
mission. Gifts continued to pour
in on Hoover, his wife and others
of the party.