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Thrilling Mystery Story Of Life Love and Danger in the Air Ma
Dick and Mary Meet Recon,
citation; They Make Vow
To Solve Mystery

"Dick, you've given me courage,
Somehow, you make me feel brave.
VIII you really Iielp?''
'You don't have to ask me that,
Mary!'s
II know, Dick. know. It's just
that I feel almost as II there'd b
something sacred about a compact
you and 1 made"
"I'H give you my word, Mary"
She held out her hand, and he
took it. They regarded each other
almost solemnly.
.Then she gave q little sigh.
''I,m not worried any more. Dick.
We're going to save him."
The whistle Of a train broke upon
their ears. ''That must be mine, !"
she said.
i've got to go in the opposite
direction. III fly back from the
airport as soon as they'll let me.
And as soon as / do"
Yes%
Il don't know. Only. I've got .
hunch."
"I've got one. too" The train
Numbered up the tracks. Lights
and sounds, and people peering out.
.'Good-by," she said. "I'n be wait
ing for you" Then she lifted up
her face, and for the second time
that day he kissed her.
no Be Continued Tomorrow
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hands back there behind grim
walls.
Dick told her what her father
had said to him. a tortured
look came into her eyes.
"But We must do something.
We've got to do something! !
know he's innocent. And I'm
all alone. I've no one to help
me. Tommy's like : madman
He's just drinking and drinking,
all the time. It's been terrible.
tell you."
II want to do something. too.
but he discouraged me" Dick
said. He doesn't want anyone
to help that's what makes It
hard" A
.He's got to be helped!s.
Dicks determination cams rid.
ing back. You're right. Mary.
ought to ignore what he says.
You and / know he didn't com.
init that murder. We. ought to
try to find out who did"
''If we only conld!''
.sWhy can't we: Wed do every.
thing for him. I don't know
why, but ] feel confident that
just you and /, giving every
minute, every thought, never
stopping, would succeed
Her eyes were wide. She nodded
once or twice.
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NOw Go on With the Story
CHAPTER XIV

nLD MAN RAND seemed to recognize Dicks emotion
Very naturally he began talk speaking Of the prison
routine Of little trivial things 50 naturally that It
seemed hard believe that the who sat here was want
ING trial for frst-degree murder.
There serenity in Rand face look OF resignation
in his eyes, that went to the heart.
Dick could stand no longer He burst out IN the middle
Of that aimless talks
ssOh, Mr. Rand, I here with definite purpose !
There's no why you should trust why you should
tell me anything-Im not asking that But
know you didn't commit that murder
Rand face seemed to grow q little stern
Lets not talk about it, Dick.
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4 restaurant. Sitting there. alone,
his thoughts reverted nnoodily to
his futile visit. He had come
away convinced more than ever Of
Old Man Rand's complete inno-
cence, But Old Man Rand him
self had checked him from at.
tempting to help him.
Dick wandered over to the sta
ton. His train was not due for q
long time yet. The waiting-room
was bleak and empty. About it
there hung sense Of mutterable
forlornness. Even the ticket
sellers window was shut and
locked.
While he sat there in dejec.
ton he could not shake off, he saw
4 girl enter. Then he jumped to
his feet. 1t was Mary She had
probably visited her father just
after he did. Now she was return.
ing to her home.
At that moment she saw him.
Her eyes wavered and fell away.
She murmured a greeting to him
rather coldly.
She sat down on the bench
across the room. They were both
silent. The station clock licked
monotonously. Each was acutely
conscious OF the others slightest
movement, and each pretended to
be absorbed IA profound reflec.
tions.
But as the minutes passed
there came suddenly little sniff
from the girl, Dick saw her
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dMan Rand I els Dick He
Is Willing to Pay the
Penalty for the Crime
What Has Happened So Far

Dick Trent noUice IN the Air Mail Service incars the
dspedsnre of Carmichael Superintendent of Rand Field
Cbep he flies through the Rocky Mountains IN btndtng
storm to bring back goung Tommy Rand .0ho IS
stranded In a drinking and gambling haunt Od Man
Rand oacner of the field beloved By has men, thanks Dick
Mary Rand beautiful daughter Is also grateful to Trent
The mert dag in spectacular flight Dick saOeepS along
side Mays disabled npGciae an midGir and her
from fataIcrasb They eTpress their oVe and Dick Is
happily thinking of the future LGcson has buddy IN
the seruice tells him he is eGUing to marry beautiful
blonde. On his last flight Larson is missing. Dick, IN
sercing the conntry the burned plane and
LdaOSons dead body. package containing $250,000 IN
Government gold Is missing The only che to the crime
is heavy Lnger pistol used to club LGusons sktlL
Mary recognizes the pistol her Old Man Rand,
questioned admitted gving the pistol to LGsoson He re-
fuses hoaoe0er after talking to- his Tommy acO has
been missing again to account for has actions during the
early morning hours When the crime aUds committed
When the charred money bag Is found IN his furnace
Rand is arrested for the murder Dick citk oil the
IN the service is detected They all oUe old Rand and
knoU he innocent Mary IN Mysteries, turns oa00g from
Dick ottrbutinq her fathers arrest to the pistol found
by Dick After has merit he sets out ito pstt the old
man in jail
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aGood.by.g z She said, '.PlI be waiting Cor YOU Z

] PUT his lips against hers. So
for a little time held her.
Then her head fell against his
shoulder. and she said family:
Dick. don't ever keep away
from me again. no matter how
cruel l am to you! i love you,
Dick!"
Their interlude Of happiness
was OF necessity short-lived.
They could not keep long from
the one thought that haunted
them both, the thought of the
lonely man waiting with patient
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brought some stuff home; they
had been drinking absinth frappes
all afternoon. Ethel BurIeigh ex-
planned this in rush and said
they must have a party.
"of course we mustl" Iris was
rather shrilI. Mustn't Ne. Reddy.
red2 90 wrsre we can aye / =
good time. The Emerald Come
on, everybody 4
Mary protested and Danny tried
to reason Iris out Of II but she
would listen to nothing And in
the end they went TO q faourke's
resort.
At mad evening 1t was for all
/ but the ex-gunnAn and the coun-
try cousin. Mary watched with
I hot eiespairfIlg eyes; watched her
cousin ffirt with Clip, saw her
grow restless when the Spook
paid no attention. Then she saw
recklessness change to an assured
I possession toward the red-haired
boy when Nell stepped out 10 sing;
she, was n1iserably conscious Of
the other girls laughing at. Nell
and of the white fury in the girl 3
small. hard face.
And Danny watched Coky Jones
crawl iii; Observed Nell seize him.,
1 drag him to IN isolated booth,
pour out words. He asked Mary
to dance and worked around 10.
ward the booth, near enough To
catch some Of NeIl's choked, saw
age phrases: "Sure he's double
crossin you; ain't he always2
You been tramp, Colky, but the
mob's with you -
You heard that. Danny?'' Mary
was cold, filled with alarm. ''She
meant you?''
He said, "Yeh. calmly. and
I took her to her seat. But when
the man who was like q moving
skeleton sided out 4 few minutes
later their eyes clashed in q look
that was like q blow.
Danny she whispered.
Pipe down kid. Get this bunch
They left, planning to continue
the party elsewhere. But the BUR-
leighs quarraled, and the group
broke up. So 1t was the SpOok
left the girls at mirniglat.
They said goodnight and he
turned only to whirl about and
sweep Iris In his arms.
He's thinking II may be the
last time the last. time Mary
told herself this, fear clutchinr
her heart. Hes saying good
Dye
Though her lips trembled she
gave him firm hand.c d.cIasp.
Good luck. Danny. The very
tsThanks, kid. Take care Of
yourself"
He got into Ma Cleary's by the
fire-escape and stood blinking at
rooms hauled inside out. Pic.
lures had been torn from the
walls; even his books were thrown
about the floor. There was no
drawer. no paper that had not
been overturned.
Coky's work? A stir-bug might
go through a place like that. IT
was crazy enough. Or the pbliee.
What would the cops do II fer?
No, It was Coky
He left things as they were and
went to bed. He had told Mary.
he would keep going, but that
was out. Give Old Potts notice
tomorrow. A guy couldn't buck
the game with all decent people
against him on one side and the
bulls on the other.
He forgot to set The alarm and
oversight. And when he walked
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BY Winifred Van Duzerf

t. s
Hold him. howled the watch
man. Hey, you dirty THEIR
He picked up a heavy, brass
edged ruler and swung it down.
But in that instant the Spook
wrenched his old enemy out Of
range threw him clear 20 Coky
Jones ran down the hall and dis
appeared in the darkness.
Excitement in the morning.
Questions.
'''You would know the fellow
again?'' Sherwood Ring asked
Danny.
II didn't see his face. He landed
me fast punch; I couldn't hold
him.
yes, Of course. Lucky you
were here. since nothing was
taken we won't have the police
in. Avoid publicity best all
around
The Spook drew = breath Of re-
lief. In his pocket vas Q ticket
for Chicago but he tore IL up.
He hated the idea of flight.
Late In the Afternoon he went
to see Mary Smith
CHAPTER 30
she teiephoneds him asked for
q half hour.
Run up, Danny do want
to talk with you.
Whats the use? I'm through. =
'sAnd i thought you had nerve!
I'm expecting you-Won't stir TIL
you come. .
So at 4 o'clock he closed his
desk, growled at Potts, I'm
going, 2 and went uptown.
He said again he was through.
"A lot Of bunk, Mary. What's
it got me but q headache? Lord,
what a fool!''
It wasn't on the right basis.
Danny. You didn't have a clear
motive-don't you seer You
wanted to please Iris instead OF
squaring yourself. Not the best
reason"
Reason enough. =
1T might be- Mary cut of
short, pressing her hands together.
She could go on; say, Reason
enough IL Iris were worth It. =
Loyalty held her; loyalty to her
cousin and TO the ideal this boy
had set up for himself. What
are you going to dO?"
What can I do? Hang around
till the bulls catch me up7
Everyone knows you had moth
ing to do with what happened at
the office last night
Yeh? Don't kid yourself.
That's only one thing. He said,
through Strengthened lips, No
foolfng, Mary. Not down my
alley, this game. y
oh, you're not going baeks
you so fine! Good stuff In you--I
said this. / believed 1t, Never
had a chance and now you've got
It you give up at the first thing
Oh, I'm ashamed Of you! Not like
you. don't believe its 4 WON'T
Her voice went through him,
clear and sharp as little sword.
She was shaken, pale with emo
LlOn.
He eyed her dubiously and
finally came close, looking 1T the
tears that kept splashing on her
clenched hands.
You care what I do, Mary2''
or course / care! IF you'd try
q little longer. Danny. How can
you leave now? They'd suspect
you.n
He had not thought Of that.
Moved BY her appeal, he promised.
He would wait q short time, only
q very short time. and see what
happened.
Mary was a nice kid, he argued
with himself; he would do this be-
cause she asked it. Not much
difference one way or the other;
wait a week to please her.
They were clasping hands on it
when Iris came in with the Bur-
leighs. Jim had met friend
just back from abroad who had
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THE SPOOK

into the office 1t was fun OF
panic. Employees were gathered
in frightened. chattering knots;
Potts desk was vacant; the husky
who guarded the door now sat in
the middle Of the room. eyes on
the safe.
W IL. was the telephone girl who
told the spook what had hap
I pened. Someone robbed the safe.
when Mr.. Potts got down this
morning the door was open and
everything gone. He's with Mr..
Ring and they've got detectives
In there
The spook had not removed his
coat; now he grabbed Mt the hat
rack ana closed his fingers on y
cap. Only when he was half.
way to teh street did he discover
that 1t was not his own, this
large cap which kept falling down
over his eyes and binding him.
So they had got away with It!
Not the mob, hut Colxy, he de-
cfded on second thought: Nell had
put him lp to 1t. The sfiow-bird
had come down here when he left
the Emerald last night, knowing
] suspicion would fan on tle spooki
Az low, = he miIttered. Sure
/ they'll turn ms lip suffering
/ Mike, and I could have got out
Yesterday! It's the jiIlx. Shake
! the town now get going!"
He started home and remem-5
bered suddenly that Mr.. Cleary's
place wnoId be watched. All he
could do was draw his money
this was what he had saved it
for!--and fade.
But when he came up from the
subway at Columbus Circle q man
was lettering on the corner by
the bank. A dick, Too soon for
the alarm to be spread. Or was
it? They did not know about his
savings, would have no reason to
expect him turning up here. The
flattie might just happen to be
hanging around. But the Spook
could not be sure.
He dived back down the sub
way.
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to protect myself BY pretending
oh. Dick, forgive me! was
tout Of my head. / really was!
And I'm so unhappy /"
And then, all Unexpectedly. his
arms were about her. his voice
was murmuring low, saying moth
ing, saying everything. Then he
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"But i've got tor
sim willing to pay the penalty. "
'sBut you're not guilty!''
HDickr Old Man Rand rose. put
his hand on Dick shoulder. Il
want you to do NE 4 tayorthe
favor III appreciate most Of all.
Let things take their course. I've
faced the worst. Nothing can
harm me any more. z
Dick was looking down. His
heart had sunk, and = sense Of
helplessness and despair came over
him. Yet he could not give up
entirely. even now.
'sBut everybody at the airport,
an the fellows there, they believe
In you. they say you were framed. "
DO they?a An almost wistful
smile touched Rand's mouth.
There's no way of telling them
what ] feel for them But
I'm grateful. Just say that to
them for me. I'm grateful, and
wish them luck. every man Of
them. =
There was IN his tone q spirit
of complete surrender. 1t van-
duished all Of Dicks secret hopes.
Against that strange calm. he had
hurled his own furious conviction
in vain.
He did not stay much longer.
sandeed he had said what he had
lcome tO say, and to liDger further
was too painful.
He said good.by, and went out
into the sunshine and the freedom
beyond the stone wallis. He had
not eaten yetsand he dropped into
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this method works only takes
longer. It's a simple compound the
druggist has in tablets. Pleasant.
tasting, but it surely has the '.au-
thorityg'
Plenty Of people with a bad cold
in the morning have been rid of it
by night; and the secret is Pape's
Cold Compound. You'll think it
just luck the first time, but It al
ways goes to the spot. Druggists
have 1t for s6a.
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you wouldn't even look at me
--you hardly. spoke to meF'
'sBut you must have known
why! You can't be so stupid!
You l.ust have known ! was
embarrassed about the way l
acted the other night, l had
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face towards him, weeping mis-
erably.
+Oh, why are YOU SO cruel to
me?" she faltered.
He had crossed the station in
q stride. Cruel to your Cruel
to you? Why, Mary, darling,
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This Day IN Our History

William Mckinley twentyh President Of the United States
was born ct Miles, Ohio January 49, 1S4S He shot by
en- anarchist during his second term the PanAmeran EXPOSE
hon ct Buffalo He died few days later.
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Snaps Out Of Cold
n Record IInael

Did you ever hear OF five-hour
remedy for colds? There Is one,
and II really does bring you out Of
II completely. Even If it's grippe.
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SOVIET filters
IN KRASN0YARSK

Continued from Page One)
send delegates, while rank and file
workers are especially urged to have
their shops and factories repre-
scented.
Beside trade unions, workers fra
ternai bodies and women's councils,
organizations representing the bor-
der countries of the U.S.S.R., such
as Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Fin
land, ETC., are urged to send dele
gates to the conference in order that
the emissaries from Soviet Russia,
who are bringing greetings and ex-
pressions of solidarity from the
workers and peasants of the U. S.
S. r. to the workers and farmers Of
the United States, may be fittingly
received on their arrival in New
York next month.
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GERMAN POLICE
SHOOT WORKERS
Attack Headquarters
of Communist Party
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democrats, but also of democrats
and centrists, called a national pa
rade here today. The Austrian So
cialist defense league and the tiro-
lers participated, demonstrating
for a greater Germany" but altho
it had been announced that 100000
Reichsbannermen were coming, that
number was not achieved, despite
the mobilization of the official and
unofficial apparatus of the state,
LaBunions cooperatives and the
bourgeois and socialist parties.
A considerable number of the
demonstrators were, unfortunately,
proletarians suffering from demo-
cratic illusions. However, the broad
masses of the workers cold-shoul-
dered the demonstration, while
others expressed open hostility
Hoersing and Sch;idemann took
part in the parade to Inter den
Linden where speeches against the
"red terror" were made. Hoersing's
speech was one of furious incite-
ment against the Communists, de-
handing that the government put
Communist activities at an end.
eff the Communists continue their
present activities" he declared, 1--WE
will suppress them with violence"
The demonstration passed the
Karl Liebknecht House, the head
quarters of the Communist Party,
where a tremendous red flag was
flying and a huge streamer, let
tered "The republican constitution
means a bourgeois dictatorship; the
Soviet constitution means social
ISM" stretched across the facade.
An attempt was made to storm the
headquarters, bus the attackers
were beaten off by the proletarian
guard.
Counter demonstrations occurred
in which workers were brutally
beaten up by police, who resorted
to the use of firearms on the I'm
ter den Linden neighborhood.
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workers, built the tent colony
erected the tents and made proper
provisions for sanitation and the
needs of the workers, caring for the
sick, giving out clothes and supplies
1--WE have never yet seen a hun
CRY or ragged strikers child or fam
lily. In many of our families chill
dren were hungry when we worked
eleven long hours every night or day
in the mill. So little of our wages
were left after rent, insurance, in.
stallments on furniture and fuel was
paid for, we could not buy enough
food and never the proper food te
keep US healthy. We never had
money for clothes and our children
were so ragged we could not send
them to school. Neither could we
afford to buy books for them.
Lack of Food.
"Pellegra, the starvation disease
of the South, was unknown to the
organizers of the North. They found
that because of the low wages the
workers received they could never
afford to buy the proper nourish-
ment.
THE sanitary inspector and coun-
try doctor make daily visits to the
camp. They speak to the workers
and have ample opportunity to see
how they live. They have never
registered a complaint yet. They
have never found family hungry.
Face Death.
"Many of the strikers have baked
pies and cakes and brought them to
the boys in Jail. The strikers and
their children have plenty. Let
workers and friends all over the
country send good things for our
fellow-workers in Jail to eat. They
are suffering for US. They are all
faced with the electric chair for de-
Tending our lives, our children's
lives. Their greatest crime is or
ganizing for living wage and de-
cent working conditions.
Communists as wei as others
are welcome in our union, the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union, as
well as in the Workers International
Relief and the International Labor
Defense. The Communists, through
the Daily Worker, have been oul
staunchest supporters.
"At our meeting tonight the Work
ers International Relief, through its
representative, Caroline Drew
pledges it continued support.
"(Sgd,) DAISY MCDONALD,
"Sec'y Loray Branch w. l. R."
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st. and Irving. Pl, at. 1880 p. m, for
the purpose of organizing delega-
ton to receive the Soviet filters who
left the Soviet Union a few days age
and will end their world flight in
New York. If your council does not
meet in time to elect delegates, the
organizer, secretary or any other ac-
tive member is to represent the coun-
Gil. United Council of Working Won
en-. Kate Gitlow, secretary.
Iron and Bronze Workers
A general membership meeting OF
the Architectural Iron. Bronze and
Structural Workers Union will be
held on Tuesday evening, Aug. 10, at
the Rand School, 7 E. 18th ST., at 5
p. m. sharp.
Williamsburg LID.
Will hold an open air meeting
Tuesday, Aug. 13, s p. M, at Skill
man st. and Myrtle Ave, Franklin
Ave- station Speakers: Taft and
Downtown LID
The regular meeting of the Down
town Branch LID. will be held Tues
day, Aug. IS, at the Workers Centers
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MANHATTAN

1. Wednesday, August ID, all Sec
tfOns are to have section member
ship meetings. Attendance at these
meetings is compulsory. There Will
be n Gee and DEC representative to
speak on the next tasks in the Party
campaigns.
2. All section and unit industrial
organizers are to meet Thursday,
August Sth, D. M. sharp, at the
Workers Center.
3. A meeting of all unit and sec
ton women worker organizers will
be held Wednesday, August 9TH, at
y. m. sharp, Mt the Workers Center.
4. All speakers and unit ngitprop
directors are to attend the speakers
conference Thursday, August 8. p.
m. sharp, Mt the Workers Center.
5. Trade union work: During the
week of August IL, Party assistance
to the distribution of special issue
of Labor Unity. Distribution of spe-
ciai IenfIet of the TUEL Party sup
port to this distribution.
9. All Party comrades are to give
special assistance and support to the
meeting to welcome the Gastonia