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CHAPTER XVIII

DICK swore Ignition gone. Nothing to do but land
Then he remembered suddenly He had not followed
the route, with its fields at safe intervals but had
taken short cut the worst stretch in that He
shot glance downward. There one small open spot
He coud sdeslip the trees-and make it. With his
Rnt he had no brakes They had been connected yet
He groaned Why hadn't he kept to the route7 Nothing
meant enough to risk Marys life like his Then ne pulled
himself together o
It's going to be bad" " he told Mary Don't forget to
put your arms over your face when we hit r.!
He grtRd his teeth as the ship neared the ground IL
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Thrilling Mystery Story of Life Love and Danger the Air Maj
Leave Plane and Take Train
To Head Off the Blonde;
Find Her at Home

don't quite understand who you
are"
I'm Dick Trent. You've proba-
bly, forgotten. You spoke to me
on the field that day. And this
is Miss Mary Rand"
The frail-looking girls face sud.
denly changed. A strange vital.
ity seemed to fill her. She rose
to her feet.
Randi she cried. Are you
that mans daughter-that man
who killed him? How dare you
come here! 1 won't even talk to
your
Ito be Continued MOnday.)
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By Winifred Van Duzer

Mary got away, pressing her
lips against words that clamored
to be spoken.
1t was on one of the trips to the
waiting motor that she glimpsed
black and white checks and the
corner of red hat. Down the
tagging she went and found Nell,
small tear-streaked face filled with
desperation. Mary confronted her,
eyes stony with the memory of
that night in the Emerald when
this girl had plotted with the
Spook's enemy.
What have you got to say"
she demanded.
"Who are you to be askin' me
that? Oh, know what / done.
/ started it. You think | wouldn't
give my life TO put him back where
he wasp Nell began to cry noisely,
like a child. rocking on her feet.
Say, been all over huntin' him.
Is he here?"
Mary softened, reached out and
cIasped the others hand, feeling
that a common bond held them,
He was here last night.
"Yeh?' The green eyes turned
bleakly toward the house. And
that one-dld she treat him right?'
mo" Mary stated brutally.
"She threw him out"
"Throwed him out? That one
throwed him out?' The girl tore
into maledication, pouring forth
stream of curses which would have
done credit, Mary thought, to the
mule driver at the sugar beet fac.
tory back home. Yet she listened
without interruption, rather in
agreement with that passion of
anger.
Nell ran down. finally, exhausted
by her own violence.
DO you know who shot the Of
ficer?" Mary asked.
was the Ring rat flashed a rod
and Coky Jones both. Danny hadn't
none"
why don't you tell that to the
police il you want to help him?'
Suspicion twisted between them.
"You ain't looking out none for
your cousin What's the idea?"
"I'm looking out for what's right.
Is it fair to accuse Danny of this?"
'sYou love him toor' Mary did
not deny it and Nell stood head
down. When she spoke it was
softly, in the sweet throaty tone of
her singing voice. Il knowed he'd
ditch me sometime. Too good for
me-for all of US over there what
with his books and the grand head
he had on him. Was it girl like
you he'd fell for I'd of left him go
without no fuss maybe. But that
blonde stick?"
II think therell be no more of
the blonde stick, Nell"
"say, is that on the level? /
guess you know more'n you're
tellin'. But that's all right. III
go see the cop about the shootin'."
She leaned forward, peering into
Mary's eyes. you'll give him
break? God bless you? she cried.
And was gone--a small. pathetic
figure creeping away through the
gathering dusk.
Just before dinner. when the
servants were engaged and the
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an admission that they had lost.
What can We do?" she whis-
pered.
Lets go on. Let's go there.
We can have him drive us to
Norrisville."
A futile gesture. Dick thought.
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farmer as to the plane and sent
a wire to Carmichael from the
Norrisville station.
The train, a wretched local,
crawled like a snail across the
landscape that was bathed in the
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ALIAS THE SPOOK

} But he would lie with eyes closed,
SO still that sometimes she start
ed up in fright. thinking he
no longer breathed
1t was only when she hap
pened TO bring in Robert Ser.
vices poems and her voice
thrilled to those haunting word
paintings of the North's bleak
grandeur that he would listen
with a flicker crossing his thin
face.
Then she read him Kipling and
inadvertently started upon that
masterpiece of cynicism:
"A fool there was and he made
his prayer,
Gwen as you and ~
To a rag and a bone and a
hank of hair
(We called her the woman who
did not carel
But the fool he called her his
lady fair
Gwen as you and ID
She stopped after the first
stanza, fluttered the pages
wretchedly. looked up to see him
smiling.
That guy knows his yege-
tables" said the spook.
1t was the first bit of active
interest he had shown in any.
thing, but it depressed her un-
reasonably. After that she fam
cied him thinking of Iris, al
ways of Iris, longing for a sight
of the lovely face, the sound of
the slow, lazy voice.
Often, however, she caught
him watching her in a puzzled
way and once. when she leaned
over to stir his pillows. Ger.
tain warmth glinted through his
look.
What you bothering with me,
kid? You're playing a loser"
II don't believe that. Be-
sides, why shouldn't l bother
with you? It's the least one of
my family can do after-after
everything"
He said, "Your familyP' and
sank into thought. Restlessness
took possession of him then; he
still was very i'll, but now he
could not lie for hours without
moving as in a shadowy stupor.
Once he asked about Clancy
insisted upon knowing what had
happened
He's in the hospital" Mary
admitted. but the papers say
he is getting better. They ar
rested that terrible 'Coky' Jones,
but Junior is free. Uncle sher-
wood has sent him away"
They're looking for me? On
the level now, Mary?'
What does it matter? You're
safe here"
But"
Size gave him his medicine and
said there must be less talk,
thinking the matter settled. But
in the night she awakened with
the sense Of something wrong that
had beep the cause Of her first
meeting with the Spook. And
when she flew to his room he was
standing by the bed, clinging to
the rail for support partly dressed.
Danny she cried. why
why, you We're going away? You
were going To run away In the
night?"
(TO be Continued Mondayl
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to carry out their trip. now that
it was useless. Yet he could
not halt while a vestige of hope
remained. while the thought that
some unguessed miracle might
save them.
He left instructions with the
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winter twilight. Then Dick lost
all sense of time.
He only knew at last that he
and Mary dragged themselves out
at the station, weary and travel
stained. and took cab to the
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
MISS BAILEY IS BRIDE
 OF INSPECTOR CURTIN
City Official and Lincoln Street Girl Married at St. Mary's Church
 Today.

At o'clock this morning at St. Mary's church, Miss Alice R. Bailey of 20 Lincoln street, became the bride of Cyril J. Curtin. city cleo trical inspector
 Rev. Walter J. Iyddy celebrated the nuptial mass and performed the marriage ceremony. The bride, dress ed in f1owrrcd chiffon, with a pie ture hat 10 match, carried a bouquet of taliaman roses with babys breath. Her attendant was her sister, Miss Anne Bailey whose dress was of tan chiffon with picture hat harmon izing. She carried an old-fashioned bouquet of delphinium and lark spur. Bernard Curtin, brother of the bridegroom, was his attendant.
 After a wedding breakfast at Wright's Tavern, Plainville, Mir. and Mrs. Curtin left on a motor trip 10 Niagara Falls and Canada. They will make their home at 20 Lincoln street.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
HOOVER ID PROBE
 POST OFFICE LOSS
Deficit Draws Executives At- tentiOn-ReaSOn Demanded

Washington, July P-Presidcnt Hoover wants to know just what t IS that causes the huge annual de- icits in the governments big postal business, ana how the losses can be reduced.
 Figures now being compiled for the last fiscal years operations by the post office department are eN- pected 10 show deficit consider ably in excess of $100,006, 900, and Assistant Postmaster General Triton has been assigned the task of mak- ing a detailed survey looking to the devising Of means of effecting econ 0mies.
 The presidents concern over the situation was disclosed after his first conference with the full administra- tive staff of tho department includ- ing Postmaster General Brown and the four assista mt postmasters gen- aral. The conference discussed means of putting the department on 3 more nearly t-sustaining basis and considered air mail problems, Brown disclosed, but did not con- .ider the raising Of postal rates.
 The departments deficit in 1920 was Sl7,27N.4S6. and it jumped the next year to S157.5O2, ,39S. In 1926 the deficit was down 10 $19.9T2,&79, but it rose in 1927 10 S31.506, 900, and in 1928 10 $%2.121,O95. For 1929 Comptroller William F, Buff fngton is expected to report a figure com parable to that of 1921, because Of increased compensation granted to railroads for carrying the mails. advances in the pay of employees and decreases in postal rates.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09

their guests 10 a dozen. The rates start at SS5 weekly and go up, and for the most part the altitude would shame an endurance flyer
 They advertise extensive. especial ly in society publications along the Atlantic sea board, but they neither maintain offices nor do they adNer- tise in cities along the Pacific coast which leads 10 the conclusion that apparently dude ranch managers be- lieve that westerncrs won't buy at mosphcre.
 Even the smart New York cloth ing stores look upon the dude ranches as an opportunity and bene- fiji by selling sl.25 blue denms for s25 as a 'cowboy special
 Tho dude ranches find little ap- proval from bona fide cattle rancher. however.
 Were in the cattle business: we don't bother with sightseers," the Western Cattle Association scorn- fully declared when questioned upon the subject. None of our members engage in boarding dudes"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
TWO HOMES RANSACKED
 BY CLOTHES BURGLARS
Wearing Apparel Appears to Be Object of Sneak Thieves
 JcWelry Also Stolen.

One silk georgette crepe negligee a gold chain and elephant pendant, jar of cold cream. 10 pairs Of stockings and underwear a white felt hat. string of beads, a pink linen dress and a mans red stone ring
 No, it is not the beginning of an inventory, but just the list of ar ticlcs stolen from the home of Mrs. Edward Meckenstrien, 8 Atwood street, when it was entered July f. Al first, Mrs. Meckenstrien did not think anything was taken, but closer checkup revealed that the above article had been stolen, it was reported at police headquarters last evening. The detective bureau is working on the case.
 Joseph Abraham, 1 55 North street, reported to the police last evening that sometime Sunday his home had been broken into and a lady's red drcss, mans union suit and two pairs of stockings had been stolen. The robbery has been referred to the detective bureau.
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Toulon. IL. July 9 (UP)-The torch murder" confession of Laura Weaver 2l, was altered today to reveal the age old story of a wo- mans past as the true basis Of the murder of Wimer T. kitselman, 52.
 In new statement, Miss Weaver. a six-foot, 230-pound giantess of the farm. confessed that she strangled her elderly lover and burned his body because he had threatened to disclose her past" to her wealthy and respected father.
 Changes First story
 Her first confession had descrih- ed how she strangled kitselman with his belt while he slept, wrapped his body in q quilt transported it 30 miles in a small coupe, poured naph- tha over it and set it afirc among the weeds of deserted road. She had asserted she killed kitsclman because she was tired of his con tinual drinking and the heatings hich she said ne gave her.
 But the manner in which she laughed and joked about the mur- ter aroused authorities 10 believe that another motive lay behind her indifference.
 You couldn't have been afraid of him because you are twice his size deputies told her. And if you didn't get along with him, you could have left him"
 Threatened to Tell Father
 That's just it. the young wo- man sobhed in reply, T couldn't leave him. He threatened 10 tell my father we weren't married if l he knew about me"
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NEXIC0-NEW YORK
 AERIAL SERVICE
Two Day Service Planned in
 First Such Link in Nation

Mexico City. July 9 F-The Mexican Aviation Company today announced plans for the establish ment next week of an international plane passenger service-the first to connect two nations-whlch will link Mexico City and New York with two day transportation.
 The fastest trains now require nearly five days for the trip, while the boats require more than a week. About 1,4o0 miles of tho approNi- matcly 2.200 mile journey will be made by plane, with two all night stretches by train.
 Leaving New York Tt night pas sengers will go hy train to Greens horo, N C.. and transfer 10 plane which will fly to Houston, Texas and complete the first days journey, Overnight the passengers will travel hy train 10 Brownsville, on the Rio Grande. where they will board a plane arriving in Mexico City at /. ?. m. on the second day after leav- ing New York.
 Returning passengers will leave Mexico City at 7:45 a.. m, arriving at Brownsville at 1 ?. m, They will spend hours there and go to Hous- ton that night hy train, flying the next day to Greensboro, x. C.. from there they will travel by train, ar irving in New York at 9;53 on the second morning after their dcpar turc.
 Tho announcement said tri-motor planes would he used throughout. The Mexican Aviation Company will operate the planes on the Mexican end of the trip, while the Greensboro and Houston hop will be made by
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
EASTERNERS FLOCK
 ID DUDE RANCHES
Spend Summer in Faxed At-
 moSphere Of Old Wild Days

San Francisco, July 2 UP)- About this time of the year when June brides and summer resort mos ouitoes command a respecta ble amount of attention a shrewd group of business men turn their efforts to selling the old rip-roaring west to the effete east.
 And while 1he east is husy pouring hundreds of it's population and thousands of dollars of it's money into this western industry, few west erners know of the existence of dude" ranches, or have al best only a hay impression of their purpose. The business of selling the old days of woolly chaps and two-gun men. cattle rustlers and the pony express age to faded city dwellers of the east, thirsting for the adven- lures they have read abounds in the west, is lucrative ono.
 Briefly. it is a business Of retail
 ing atmosphere and little restraint is used in dressing up the dude ranches for the coming of men who have never quite suhdued the boy hood dreams painted in their mem ory by the lurid pen of the Zane Greys and the B. M. Bowers.
 To these establishments, more than 100 of which are scattered over the old COW country. come nerve frayed" business men and young so- eiety bloodS suffering from the ennui Of the lea tables of Park ave- nue or run down" by the cocktails of Newport.
 Some of the ranches. which have organizations behind them main- taining offices in New York, Boston as many as 100 while others limit
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
SECRET SOCIETY IN
 NARROW SHAVING
Whalen Says Police Looking for
 Man Who Planned Crime

New York July P}-The man who planned the murder of Frank Marlow was disclosed by Police Commissioner Whalen today as the New York head of a powerful Ital- ian secret society.
 He said this man, who dropped out of sight the day after the Broad way raCketecr was found fatally shot on June 24, has since been the object of a widespread police search. He declared unless he surrendered "very soon' for questioning he would make public his name. He said the man has left the state. The commissioner did not disclose the motive for the staying.
 "We have learned that this man was responsible for MarloW being expelled from a secret order in Brooklyn" said the commissioner He has plenty of money and that that is making it difficult for dotoc- tives who are attempting to find him.
 He was not at the scene of the murder, nor hear Broadway when Marlow stepped into the car thai was to bea" him to his death. Gentlemen like this man are never at the actual scene when trouble ls developing"
 Harlow was an Italian, his real name being GondoIfo CUrto. l that two witnesses have been found who saw tho death car shortly be- fore Marlow was slain and heard two of the three shotS that were fired Detectives located 3 father cards on the porch of their home in
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
OPIUM IN TRUNKS
 WORTH Sl,0O0,000
Chinese Vice COnsuPS Wife De- nieS Knowledge Of Drugs

San Francisco, July (P-Eleven China to San Francisco by Mrs Susie Ting kao. daughter of the Chinese minister 10 Cuba and wife of the Chinese vice consul here, iisgorged q fortune in opium when opened late yesterday by customs officials.
 Baggage Seized
 The baggage, which was seized last Friday as the result of reports received from representatives in China of the United States treas ury department, was opened upon instructions from Washington that Mrs. kao was not entitled to dipo- matic privileges.
 Customs officers opened the trunks and suitcases in the pres ence of MT. and Mrs. kao and their attorneys, who protested that the act was a violation of a Chinese American treaty. Mrs. Kao was not detained.
 The value of the opium was fixed by customs officers al s1,O00. .000. Three other trunks. said to contain only personal property of the diplo- mats wife. were not opened. but were held by customs agents pend ing further instructions from the treasury department,
 Mrs. kao declared the opium was not her property and that she had not known the trunks contained the drug. She said she had been persuaded by ''wealthy and inf1uen- tial friends in China" to bring the Il pieces of baggage into San Francisco under diplomatic status and believed that they had contain ed presents for friends in this country.
 Won't Name Friends
 Asked to name the persons in China 10 whom she had referred, Mrs. Kao refused, saying that since she now knew the trunks contained opium her life would be endanger- ed by revealing the others names.
 Customs agents declared that the opium was the property of q huge smuggling ring. They said if had been made in Macao. Portuguese China, and was the most expensive and desirable brand obtaina ble This same brand of opium figured in a seizure several months ago. they said. as the result of which William Rosa. clerk Of the United States district court Of Hawaii, and two wealthy Honolulu Chinese were sent 10 federal prison.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
MuffIe Echoes in Hall
 At Central Junior H. s.

The auditorium Of the Central Junior high school has been treated to improve it's acoustics, and tests made yesterday have convinced Building Superintendent John E. Downes that the difficulties experi- enced in the past with echoes have been eliminated. The work will cost about S3,0oO, The school de- partment is carrying on its regular summer program of repairs and also is erecting two portable schools 10 provide for an overflow of pupils at the Stanley school.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
23O Pound Murderess Says 'Past''
 And Threat of Exposure Caused
 Her to Kill Lover, and Burn Body
Afraid Father Would Hear Real Facts She Tells Police Compelled to Live With Man or Face
 Row With Family.

The 'past' of which only Kitse!- man knew. the girl said, was her employment several years ago in a resort at Peoria where he first met her. She further admitted that for several months after their meeting kitselman hal employed her in a beer flat which he operated in Peoria.
 Miss Weaver explained that her mother had died when she was 16 and that she had left home then always hiding the true story of her employment from her father.
 After we left the beer flat Kit solman promised to marry me and treat me decently," Miss Weavnr continued. We came 10 Wyoming H., to live and he took a job as cook while I went to work ill the knitting mills.
 Believed Girl Married
 "I left him little later because he beat me and went to NapcrVille, hut he sen, letter to me addressed to Mrs. w T. Kitselman and my father and sister and two brothers thought I was married to him. He came and got me and told me that unless l went back 10 him he would tell them the truth about mo. So l went back to live with him and after more Of his drinking suddenly decided to kill him. After 1 I burned his body, I went back 10 ! Naperyille to my sisters l Wasn t afraid, only l didn't want my peo- | pie 10 know the truth about me- l Miss Weaver said she was mot | afraid of the electric chair" and ! showed little interest in tho counsel offered by an attorney employed by i her father.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
France, Germany Confer
 On Start of Young Plan

Paris. July 2 P,-Aristide Briand and German Ambassador Won HOesch coGFcrsed last night on the subject of q place for conference of the nations relative to putting the Young r,rrations plan into effect,
 Rriand oppressed the determina- tion that the conference he in neu~ tral city, prr rferahly Lausanne. cX- pressing himself much as he did in another noto to the British GoNcrn- ment earlier in the day. The Ger man ambassadors views were not made known.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-09
POLICE SEEK NAVY MAN

Reported as a straggler from the United States Naval hospital at New port, R. l., New Britain police have Fioretta. son Of Mir. and Mrs. Giu- scope F'ioretta of 2S7 T.awlor street. Fioretta quit from the navy on July 4 after serving a few months, He is 17 years old.