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Son of Governor Marries.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, November q
Lp).-MiSs Gertrude Elizabeth LainR
and James Stalnaker Conley, son OF
Gov. and Mrs. William @. Conley, were
married here today. The bride is o
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John LainR
of Charleston. Rev. T. K. Young OF
Roanoke, Va, performed the ceremony
at the First Presbyterian Church.
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BAN ALL-DAY PARKING.
Wisconsin Ave. strip Is Restricted
to 2-Hour stopping.

The District Commissioners yester-
day approved regulation providing for
two-hour parking on both sides Of Wis
consin avenue, between M and p Streets.
Since April, parking has been forbid
den on the west side in the morning
and on the east In the afternoon. but
the small amount of trsf1c has render
ed the restriction unnecessary.
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WANG DENIES PEACE OvERTURES
Minister Scouts Reports He Has Asked
Il Goa

Minister Scouts Reports He Has Asked
Russia TO Reopen Case.
NANKING, November 81 (AD.-C. T..
Wang, Nationalist foreign minister, to-
day denied reports from Japanese
sources that he had suggested to M.
Karakhan, Russian vice commissar for
foreign affairs in charge OF Asiatic mat
tiers, q reopening of Sino-Russian nego-
tiations for settlement of the Chinese
Eastern Railway controversy.
Offcials of the Nationalist govern
ment today indicated that the war de-
partment was speeding plans for q
large-scale military campaign in South
China at all major points within the
provinces of Human and Anhwei.
The Nationalist government appears
determined to crush the movement
against Canton.
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FlrC6nttnusd from FIRST Page.l
from Hankow, quoting sources usually
well informed, asserted reports had
been widely circulated that the Nation
alisIs had bribed the Kuominchun to
CEASE fighting.
Heved that Chang Kai-Shek, during
his recent trip to Honan, had sue
ceeded, through Gen Hai-Shan, gov
ernoor Of Shansi Province, in bribing
Feng Yu-Hsiang. head of the Kuomin-
chlIn to withdraw his troops in return
for IL, 00o, 900 Mexican dollars ($5,000,-
0o0).
This dispatch also quoted another re-
port that Chang had paid the Kuo-
minehun commander $8,500,00O, for
which Feng and Yen had agreed to
cease hostilities.
SoOng's Visit Is Cited.
japanese advices pointed out that the
recent hurried visit to Honan Province
last week OF T. v. Soong, finance min
lister of the Nationalist government, had
been taken as circumstantial evidence
bearing out the truth of the bribery
reports.
With the cessation of fighting In Gen.
trail China the principal theater OF in
ternal warfare now is Kwangtung Prov
ince. where the disaffected "Ironsides
Division" which recently withdrew from
the Nationalist army, and . force of
rebels from Kwangsi Province are adj
vancinR toward Canton. Recent dis
patches said negotiations for q settle
ment Of this trouble also were proceed
ing. Marking advices last night said
however that Chang planned to send
more troops southwark to oppose the
rebels.
japanese advices received in Shanghai
also asserted that big scale" financing
also was going on with q view to bring
ing about q settlement of the Kwang-
tung trouble in a manner similar to the
alleged bribery methods used on the
Kuominchun.
Reports from Manchuria, invaded
from both east and west by Russian
troops as the result Of the controversy
over the Chinese Eastern Railway, were
meager.
Toxic advices said an oficial Russian
communicate was broadcast from Kha-
barovsk, Siberia, today declaring that
further punitive measures against the
Chinese might be considered necessary
A dispatch from Hardin to the Kuo-
min News Agency, organ Of the Ma
tionalist government said the situation
at Khailar, Western Manchuria, re-
manned obscure because of interrupted
communication since Sunday.
1t was believed, however, that the
Chinese defensive forces continued to
hold Khailar, although the civilians
had evacuated the city. The message
said Soviet troops subjected the city
to a terrific bombardment Sunday
night, INJECTING heavy losses in life and
property.
Wireless advices from Tsitsihar, Man
churia, reported that Chinese forces
were preparing to launch counter
attack against Chalainor, which was
taken recently by the Russians.
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on ! card. he asked to have the
name PACED.
They heard 4 boy yelping and
Iris laughed. They're paging
you. Danny. How funny.
But Mary was watching him, .
queer chill winding her. The
heavy man stirred arld went into
the lobby. Danny got up then.
half crouching. with nuttered
apology, and sIithered out. Out
through the kitchen door peering
into the street Mary saw him dash
WeIr Now what ala he 10
that for2' asked Irish.
Because there's q detective
waiting to arrest him. Mary
Z answered DULY.
CHAPTER ii
sDonf you see, Iris? Nothing
in ii but grief for you. The Ring
heiress and the spook YOU knew
they call him that? The clever.
vanishing way he has! He always
must watch, go sneaking through
back doors. You'd be marked, 3
criminals sweetheart. Won't You
understand ~
Iris blew smoke rings, brought
her small fist down on the pillows
Of the chaise Tongue while Nary
moved about her room, stirring
things on the dressing table.
This was the day after they had
rushed from the st. Gregory, tear
ing through the lobby IN b panic,
and the detective lurking there
eyed them. He spoke to the.
starter as they got into . taxi: he
would have their address, know
ali about them In an hour.
Iris was frightened but arrogant.
what can they do. Mimi A sirl
of my class they wouldn't 80 too
far: wouldn't dare. III have what
friends choose.
But it's dangerous. You cant
play with mud and not be splashed.
Take him away from them. You
could do this Make him live 50
he'll have nothing to fear. He
loves you enough.
s,oh make him over 10 the
pattern7 Pour him into the
mould, initiate Cosnlo, Burleigh,
Junior? Take away his daring.
the fine freedom? With all there
Is against him he has something
they'll never understand. He II
bigger inside than they. You
would have him cover and Be
humdrum, Mimi. "
Mary stood looking out the
window. seeing the 1.-THE, boyish
figure, the cIear-cut. laughing face
leaning toward her as they
danced. II get you now, kid,
Once you said I had some good
stuff He told her this, his
voice thrilling through her. asking
her good opinion, her tolerance Of
things she did not guess.
"He never win cover or be
humdrum," she said slowly. HE
has personality; that cant change.
If he were digging in ditch It
would be the same. Give him q
chance and It would shine, q
flaming thing. You should do
this. Iris; it's the only way"
iris was convinced. however UNI
willingly She made q half
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CHAPTER 40
He walked ali the way home
and Al he walked ne thought.
Ana tire more is thought the less
~ undersfhf,d
Neil had come shopping around
where Sire. Knew good and plenty
she elidn't belons All he did was
what any self.respecting guy
would do--gfye her. poke In the
Jaw. Not much 81 one at that;
Just a biff 10 lei her know what
was WHAT Ana ] rond iob too.
she wouldn't IS tagring him for
a while.
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dent. or some equally battling
crime.
Dick fought to clear his mind,
tried TO concentrate and under
stand. What could have happened7
The first Of the mysteries; Law
son had come down. Why? Had
he been signalled down? Had he
had engine trouble? One Of those,
II must be.
Lawson had landed on the one
possible place between the two
grim ranges Of moutains where
ship would dare descend.
Dick frowned. Granting that q
criminal, possibly leader Of e.
gang, with a brilliant plan, had
signaIed Lawson down. But would
Lawson come down? With all that
money In the compartment? That,
too, was unthinkable. Could he
have been shot down from the
ground crippled enough to make
him land? Nc-he would not have
flown that low.
Where had the murderer and
his gang gone? They could not
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He said goodnight soon after.
ward. Iris left the bridge table
for moment, giving him care
less word or two and the full
witchery OF her smile. Mary
thought 1t l1eartless and fancied
aim going away puzzled, perhaps
with the slIeer in his thought.
SO she waited in the hall. even
seandalized the butler BY walk
ing down the steps with Danny,
chatting calamity about nothing.
They were abreast Of the ar
Dor vitae when dim shape
dashed from the shadow and
hurled itself upon the boy In
the confusion Mary remembered
the girl who had !; watched here
one night knew this sobbing
intruder would be the same.
Danny e NeIl kept moaning.
s.Danny!!'s
He caught her shoulders, tried
to break her grip, but she chung
hysterieally. Danny, you seen
that dame. You throwed me
down. been here Waitin z
With 81 furious movement he
shook himself loose. His hand
came lin swiftly and 1it Nell
sauareiy on the mouth. Beat
Il" he growled as she staggered
back, Get goingI'
Nell sinking away then and
the other frozen, white with
acorn.
You beaatF' she cried. "Ch.s
you beast!''
''Butsay, what's the matter
with you? Say-no, you don't
He cIutched her as she turned
and held her back, not too gen.
tly Now listen to me. kid.
What you sore abont?''
What oh, I think / hate
your She tried to sputter some
thing that would ,shriveI him
as he stood there, so splendid;
so shameless. But she saw his
blank hewilderment, and gasped:
you struck her! Struck that
poor girlY,
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he caught some OF her spirit and
dropped into the way Of regard
ing the mob as q pretty fine set
of pals after all. and the Emerald
a satisfactory hangout. now that
Cokey Jones was over on tho
island taking the cure; and the
racket plenty good enough for
anybody.
The Spook might have fallen
back into contentment II Iris had
let him alone. But she telephoned
and one day he WenG dowr 10 st.
Gregory.
Mary was with her cousin. Al
little cold, rather distant, accuse.
ton In her expression, she never
theless sat quietly BY while Iris
talked. He wondered why she
had come.
But that Mary, herself. did not
know. Iris, for some reason, had
said she was meeting Danny and
before she had time to think
Mary said she would go along.
Anger and disdain scared through
her when she remembered that
scene by the gate, but stronger
than these was his attraction.
She was drawn In spite OF herself,
held in bright bewitchmerlt.
He asked her to dance. She
had made up her mind to refuse,
even hesitated now when he was
standing beside her. But his
hurt expression brought an ache
to her throat; the next minute
she was in his arms, dancing as
She never had danced with any
one else in all her life.
s'I get you now, kid. Close to
her ear his voice was pleading.
'sBut there's things you don't
understand. Once you said ] had
some good stuff
"oh, you havep' She threw
back her head and looked at him,
ewes trimming. No one could
be finer II you'd let yourself. I'm
sorry for for what said that
night.
asay, that's all right. ! kind Of
thought you'd forget II, see2V
''Of course / will. Why, Of
course, Dannyw
he drew her close for single.
radianb instant. And then the
music stopped and she was walk
ing beside him, moving as IN
golden light.
Hardly were they seated when
the Spook shot a dubious glance
ST a heavy-iowlsd man lounging
near the door. He looked a second
time and called a waiter, his face
like 4 mask. Writing something
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hearted promise 10 speak to Null
Inns. She would talk with him,
see what he could do,
.'Bus any decent work =
Don't be PolIyanna. Good lord,
imagine him behind ribbon
cOunters Sublime TO the ridiculous. 4
ssYou cali bank-brea king sub
liner Mary flared. Does atnaOss.
phere matter 30 much thought
the man imports g
Gould You be excited about 4
ribbon CLERK ~ iris laughed ana
stabbed pointed TN thrnuglt
q smoke ring. Wo pf
pink taffefa Madam. sIId bolt
81 blue lingerie ~ she mimic ked.
Would that give you tnrill7,
Yes. would love him ter.
ribly Tor having chat much c0aF.
age. Spectacular deeds aren't the
real test. It's the snaaIa nonOtCn.
Gus, day-to-day things that try
the soul. IL you wish to do those
for someone then you know lave
Is OF the spirit, q steady ikht4 IA q
high, holy place. Not just = bon.
fire kindled IN the senses. A
thrill? Indeed Never 20 thrilled
az that one 1 love should do such
things for me!'
CTo Be Continued Tom0rrow)
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her cheeks, her hair. But the
thought chified even while it
brushed him with sparkling
warmth. He was afraid.
Iris had the kyho on him, all
right. He was nothing but hands
and feet with her around, tongue
tied, his ears burning Didn't
know what to say But, lord,
she was sweet
The little brown one was some.
thing else again. A guy could
talk to her. Made you feel quiet
some way, like everything was
Jake. Almost when her eyes got
soft and shiny, az e Il would be
herself instead Of Mary
His thought went travelling back
through the years and suddenly
he saw what had happened Ia
new light. Herself always fresh,
always lovely in his memory,
standing there in place 81 Mary
when he hit Nell All that
was fine in him rose up in pro-
test: he was abiectly ashamed.
He sat with his head In his hands
that night, soul bitter with mis-.
cry. Iris was out Of his mind for
once, but the wide brown eyes
kept looking into his, hot with
scorr.
Working on the only theory he
knew, that he might square him.
self with a gift, he fumbled in
drawer and brought IN d little
string oe pearls They were not
genuine, which accounted for their
being where they were; some way
the necklace had got mixed with
q haul the gang had made 4 wear
before and O'Rourle. connoisseur
Of gems, had tossed it aside.
But they were lnstrous and
pretty and the Spook saw them
adding q rich touch to Mary's full.
smooth throat. If he sent her
these perhaps she would be
pleased forget her contempt.
He put them In an envelope
which he sealed and addressed.
But he hesitated, warned 81 IN.
stinct. Mary never would wear
the beads. Just as Herself re-.
fused to buy food with money hts
father had stolen so Mary would
turn from this. Send them bacl.
more than likely. Women were
queer.
He gave the beads to NeIl nert
day, feeling that In some left.
handed way IT, set him right with
the Other girl And Nell received
them with 8 quick, merry look and
gladness flushing her face. she
was SO fllled with exuberance that
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be near or he would have seen
then from the air.
Back and forth Dicks magma.
tion moved, In helpless tangle
OF contradictions that would make
no pattern.
But in the end he was certain
OF his facts--even though he
could not explain them.
The plane had certainly landed
on the rise Of the slope. It had
certainly been pushed by some
one down the incline until it
nosed into the bank. That had
not been the work Of Lawson.
Whose work then? Whose hands
had accomplished the murder?
whose lips could explain the miss
ing steps Of this puzzle?
Dick returned to the top of the
rise. He sat there on q small
boulder trying to reconstruct for
the hundredth time q possible SO.
luton. IA keen detective might
not have come to the prompt
realization of the planes change
OF position. But a detective, he
thought ruefully, would have
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Twins Mother
Proves Claim

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This gun was the gun OF the
murderer, forgotten and left here
that almost certain flaw that
creeps into every grisly plan OF
death. Left here. and rising now
like fresh final proof of the
tragedy that had occurred.
Dick picked 1t up. looking at it
eagerly in the hope 1t might have
some marks Of Identification. As
he turned it, he suddenly saw
that the butt was moist, sticky.
Almost he gave cry at that
discovery. His last doubt van
ished. Here was proof positive:
With this weapon the life had
been crashed out Of Lawson's
brain. Then the pistol had been
flung down and forgotten The
rest he had already OWNED.
Dick was tense now. He sur.
veyed the region with one sweep
ing glance. There was no sign
OF life visible In that barren
reach. An abandoned road, over
which the weeds grew, was
vaguely discernible some distance
away.
He tramped over to It. There
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Thrilling Mystery Story Of Life Love and Danger the Air NJ
Rand in Jail Accused ofMur-
der; Dick Meets Blonde
Girl, Lawson's Fiancee

were tire tracks, but whether
they were fresh or old. he was
not expert enough to say.
He made his decision quickly.
He had learned enough. The rest
must be in the hands Of the police.
To let them have the news as
speedily as possible was the bess
course now.
He wrapped the Luger pistol IN
q cleaning cloth, and returned 70
his plane. with a short take-off.
he was climbing above the range
that interviewed between him and
the field. He made the best speed
his ship had. In less than half
an hour he SKINNED down to the
airport.
Mechanics and fieid.workmea
were there to help him get out,
looking at him curiously. The
news of Lawson's disappearance
must be known by everyone by.
thia time. But he said nothing,
Only HCtlAHH OAA So = ANAl ~ 80
flight office.
He pushed open the door with
out knocking. Then he halted.
Carmichael was not alone. Mary
Rand was sitting there restlessly.
She looked plainly worried. Her
eyes sought Dicks as IL to read
the message. Even Carmichael
had put aside his air OF tired
amusement a. II 1t were a worn
out pose. They stared, both Of
them, at Dicks grim face.
"Weil?' Carmichael said tersely.
IT found him. He's dead
''Dead!,' It was Mary who
spoke. In kind Of whisper. Car
michaeI's mouth twitched little.
"A spin?" he asked.
mo- said Dick Not that. Al
murder
Carmichael half rose from his
seat. What do you meant" he
demanded. Come on-let's
have it,
THE planes across the next
ridge. / found it right away. It
landed there safely in that clear
tng--E don't know why It came
down. The marks OF the tail skid
are plain as daylight Then some
one must have pushed Il down
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known now where to-seek further
clues.
1t was not enough to say that
poor Lawson had been killed here,
then dragged down the slope,
after his plane had been nosed
into the bank and set on fire in
the grey dawn. There must be
more authentic proof Of this. The
disappearance OF the money--that
was an important factor. Was
there anything else in the report
he would carry back to Rand
Field?
As he asked himself that, his
eyes fell on the ground not MANY
feet from where he was sitting.
A stone seemed to have been re-
Gently dislodged there. II stood
on end curiousIy. And next to 1t,
half hidden in the brush and peb-
bles. lay a black object.
In a bound Dick had raced
toward It, A Luger pistol, a
1912 model. There could not be
many of those in this part of the
world! And Lawson went un-
armed. None of the pilots Of
Rand's company carried guns.
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CHAPTER VIT.

TyOR some little time, Dick stood motionless If
stunned by his deductions
He had arrived as his suspicion swiftly that he
felt he must be wrong Lawsonhs friend-lying there
deadl So much was fact. The rest was mere surmses
Who couldn't leap the immediate certainty that the
plane had caught fire. and Lawson 1oosening his belhad
been flung his ironic unhappy death by the force Of
the impact?
And yetthat tail skid e nnnstakabe evidence.
And the backened compartment which had held that
money, and which empty M
Dick went to the body Of his friend more,
white-faced and trembling little Death was not beauti
full thing to See was made any kinder by the memory
Of those words Lawson had uttered only few hours
previously. Lawson who had had much to live for,
who all for quitting the game after this last flight
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a little slope, nosed It into q bank,
set it on fire to make It look
like a crash. The moneys gone.
L4awson's lying there, as II his
head had struck against q rock.
But I found out what really did
that. I've got it here"
Dick unrolled the cleaning cloth,
and displayed the clumsy Luger
pistol.
For a moment there was silence
as all three stared at the weapon
with It's telltale marks.
Then Mary said, in q shaken,
incredulous voice:
But--but I know that pistol
It's the one my father earliest"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1929, By King Features
Syndicate. Incl
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Dick Broken,Hearted as
Mary Accuses Him Of Bring
ing About Tragedy
TIE StOrv Thus Ear:

Dick Trent, young aviator, has Just Joined the Air
Mail Service. On his first trip he carries important
letter from the of the field Old Rand to has son,
marYow pass IN the Rockies locates yo0ng Rand drink
mo gambling resort and flies him back to his
field to him from dismissed The Superintendent
old Rand thanks him for the service Dick falls oUe
NTH lovety Mary Rand and her from fatality BIZ
flying tn her disabled plane In Dd-Gr Dick tells Lar
son. felIoaC aUidor Of his pvenon for shgnUYiting
signal code. Larson Informs Dick he IS Tearing the
service to be married on his last trip Larson missing
Dick finds his plane burned and LGoson murdered
package containing $25O,OOO IS missing.
NOU Continue.
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STOPPING, he forced himself 70
look. The blow tnat had crushed
in Lawson's skull might have been
due to striking q sharp rock, true
enough. But, If that were 50, how
account for the missing money,
the telltale tracks that gave up
their story to his air-wise eyes?
Could Lawson have planned to
take the money himself, come
down here to meet confederate,
fallen foul Of him, and paid for
the quarrel with death? Dick
brushed away that fantastic
thought with q sense Of shame.
He wished he had not even
thought 1t. Lawson, with his hon
est, STRAIGHTFORWARD heart, was
incapable Of trsachery in little
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Every bite OF food you eat MUST
Be digested, ard the. waste matter
eliminated. That's sure. II your
stomach Ii aluggish and old, from
the excessive acids which keep eat
ing away the gastric juices, you
must dissolve them, or you never
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after you eat.
Get 4 package Of Pape's Diapep-
sin from your nearest drug store
and chew one Of the tablets after
meals. Instantly the distress Is rs.
lieved. It dissolves the acids, sweet
ems the stomach and you will have
an appetite again like you had
when 3 child
An drug stores have Pape's Dia.
pepsin. More than 5 million pack
ages are used year.
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things or big. Lawson was no
conspirator: he was the victim.
either of some inexplicabie acct