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twice about Lance. And I went over
to San Quentin once" Tam said in o
whisper. George knew she was not
thinking Of what she was saying.
George" she said. why does he want
to see me? Mayne, I mean. Why
does he want to see me?"
II suppose he wants to ask you to
do something for him, try an appeal
to the Governor, something like that"
George said. II suppose he may want
to try out exactly how much of hold
he has over you. At all events, 1t will
be only for few minutes"
But won't you be recognized,
George? Every one knows you from
the posters. Won't reporters be there?"
That won't matter, Tam. I was
his counsel at the last trial and you
are an old friend from theatrical days.
1t seems to me-" George said. "the
simplest way out is to see him. We
have only to be sympathetic, to PROM
ise to do what we can, to quiet him
down. He's probably desperate. VIII
loughby was talking very big about
an appeal. but think they all know
there won't be any appeal. He's got
four weeks to live; that's what he's got.
George" Tam said, walking along
beside him in the dark streets, do
most lives have things like this in
them, do you think?"
Like what?"
Everything" she said. II don't
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| an interval, when he had obediently
seated himself upon the old parapet
and Tamara had established herself
in the curve of his arm. He dropped
his brown face to kiss her hair.
Maybe we can get away now for a
week or two and get rested, Tam
1T feel as If life had whirled us
along too fast, George. want to be
quiet for a while and think every
thing over and begin all over again.
I'd like Tam said. her voice sweet
and serious in the dark. I'D like to
be like Mrs. Martell-Ellen Martell.
She's such a lady, George. You know
what I mean-an old-fashioned lady.
Gentle and good and intelligent"
Tam paused on a wistful note and
George said:
"You have more magnetism In your
/ little finger, Tam, than she has in her
whole body. What do you suppose
she'd ever do If she found herself in a
theater dressing room waiting for her
call for a new part?"
"Oh, I don't know. What d'you sup
pose she'd do if she thought she had
to learn a hundred parts?" Tam said
on laugh. George" she added. Il
want to have a pleasant, ordinary sort
of home with children and flowers and
friends and scooters and school books
in it some day. Do you suppose that
we've made such queer start that we
can't ever quite get into step with
| HortnI1c9o
We'll, for one thing" George said,
and she could feel that he was smiling
in the dark, I'm smarter than Bill.
I'm smarter than Warren Hunter. I
don't say I'm as solid: don't say I
know as much about law. But I've got
something they haven't got. We have
had queer start, Tam, but I'm not
sure that it hasn't given us a shove
up. looked at you tonight among all
those hard-boiled party women. You
looked so fresh and young and diff
ferent somehow. We're not conven-
tional exactly, but as sit here on this
wall tonight, district attorney of San
Francisco and married to you. ]
wouldn't change places with any one!"
"The only thing now is the verdict.
When that's settled, one way or the
other" Tam said after a long, con-
tented silence, then I'll feel that ]
can start"
"You started a long time ago,
George told her. But about the ver-
dict. If it goes against him he'll not
bother us long. But if they find hin,
innocent or the judge gives. him life,
then we may have Mayne to deal with
again. When you think of it, which
way do you think?"
Il think I'd little rather they ac-
Quilted him, Just because he's human
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feel myself SO different from other
women. ! remember In the convent
actually thinking Of myself as--well,
as the same as Pauline and Helena
and the Frosts-not rich, but with q
home and mother and sister and
brother to come to. I remember that
Pauline was going abroad In the
Autumn Of the year we graduated.
and said perhaps my mother would
let me 60 abroad, too. I never knew
what the apartment at the Valhalla
was like or what Lance and Mother
and Coral were like. It seems to me
even now that ] did my best-or had
some vague idea Of doing my best.
But somehow everything went wrong.
was always weak when I should
have been strong and strong when
should have been weak!"
mo; don't think most lives are like
ours, but that only makes 'em more
interesting" George said stanchly.
Interesting! To go see q man like
Mayne after he's been condemned to
death, to think what he Is to darling
little, eager Mary, to know what he
knows"
Perhaps made a mistake In say
Ing you'd come. But it seemed the
wiser, the simpler way out"
"Oh, think it was! If I'd known
he wanted to see me and hadn't gone
I'd worry all night. AS 1t is" Tam
said with shudder, "wen hope it's
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morrow. Tam, he wants to see you
before he goes"
The last color drained from her
face. Her lips moved without making
. sound.
II know" George said: "I know.
But he has asked for 1t. Willoughby
came to the oflce and told mean
hour ago. He doesn't know anything.
He just said that Mallory had always
admired my wife and had an old
friendship for her and he would like
very much to see her, If only for is
minutes"
George, could not! II would
faint, think. I could not" But be-
fore George could speak Tamara q
mood had changed and she added In
whisper Of infinite distress: HE is
| a dying man. Perhaps he never meant
to be what he is, perhaps 1t isn't all
his fault. II 1t made him feel hap
pier"
There was long. silence.
Tam, 1t seems the turn of the
screw" George said. II know how you
dread 1t. But it'd be tonight, only
for q few minutes"
Her face was ashen, and her blue
eyes looked black.
"Of course" she said quickly. "Of
course, I'll go!"
Presently the Chinese servant an
neunced dinner. Tamara was ex-
cited and restless and said that she
wanted no dinner, but George had
pepared for her something milky and
hot and the brown toast she liked.
He saw that she managed to eat some
Of 1t before they started to walk to
the Jail.
Ever been in q city prison before.
Tam?"
"I-What did you say, George?"
Ever been inside a prison before?"
Well, went down to Kearney street
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INSTALLMENT xxx.

~ UTE suddenly. without the
threatened recount and de-
spite the dire prophecies Of
Mullins, George was elected
district attorney. He and Tam spent
an excited election day going about
fbetween the various party headquar-
ters.
All the time she was distracted, ex-
cited, trembling. Did she want George
to be district attorney. or didn't she?
What would Mayne do if, in a few
days, the verdict went against him?
Would he feel that the reversed de-
cision was in some way Georges
fault-that George should have been
his attorney in the second trial, too?
There were men at the Judge Tim
othy Moore house, and the younger
Maftells we're there. Tam liked gentle
ELLEN Martell; they talked of Ellen's
children, and Tam told the other
woman of the interesting child who
was Georges niece, and who already
had shown such artistic ability at Z.
But all the time she scarcely knew
what she said. Her heart was beating
fast; she felt sick with a vague, un-
named fear. What would happen If
George were elected? What would
happen if George were not elected?
Tamara was tired. and in the brightly
lighted Moore house, with the radio
and newspaper men chattering, politi-
clans and party leaders coming and
going, she was conscious of wishing
only that it were all over, that the
election was over, and the year, and
next year.
A man named Cohalan was keeping
a sort of chart. He was thin faced
man as black as a Spaniard and
looked like priest in his strong
glasses, with his brushed black hair.
He had the precincts all listed on a
blackboard.
And at II o'clock George was dis
trict attorney, and, of course, was
pleased. His rise to prominence in
the city's legal and political circles
had been nothing short of sensational,
and old Judge Moore told Tamara in
great delight that they would send
him to Washington in four years
time. George and Tamara walked
home beneath Winter stars. Both
were tired, Tamara almost to collapse,
but the cool night air refreshed her,
and presently she stopped him at the
low. long line of stone parapet.
sit here, George, and look down at
the bay. It's so lovely tonight after
all that noise and toasting and eating,
and all the bells and messages and
yadios!"
"Well, it's over" George said after
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being" Tam said somewhat hesi-
tatingly after q pause. "But I don't
care much. It's all burned out; It,,
over, anything ! ever felt about him
II only we're not dragged into II
again; If only he goes his way-to jail
or to death or to Hollywood-it1l al
be the same to me. want so horribly
to have 1t overt"
"ItIl be over this week." George
consoled her. They ought to give II
to the Jury in q couple of days now
Mullins sums up tomorrow, then Will
loughby talks for Mallory"
"And what do you think will hap.
penn"
George had lighted q cigarette
Now he waved the match back and
forth In the black night to put it out
flung it away.
IT think they'll find him guilty and
I think they'll hang him." he said.
They started to walk slowly to the
hotel.
my last fear will die with him,
Tamara said.
George came in upon her in mid
morning three days later.
Tam, any one else here?"
mo" She put her hand to her
heart. "Guilty?" she whispered.
George drew her into the sitting
room.
"They were out all night" he said.
"They came back at 1920 this morn
ing. Guilty, and no plea for clemency
or anything else. Judge Oppenheim
will sentence him Monday. They say
he's to die in the week Of Decem-
ber TO-"
Tam sat silent, stricken. She had
expected 1t, but 1t was none the less
terrible, none the less q thunderbolt
when it came.
"Oh, George, mol"
They take him to San Quentin to-
Evening star., 1936-05-08
the end. You've done all you could
for him. George"
(To be continued.)
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~ UTE suddenly, without the
1 threatened recount and de-
Y spite the dire prophecies OF
Mullins, George was elected
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WEEKLY SERVICE makes possible with the NORTH
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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-01
Weather Today
 (U. s. Weather Bureau)

From weather reports received this morning from all over Alas ka. Canada and the northwestern states it is evident that the au- tumnal turbulence of the atmos- phere has begun in this quadrant of the globe. Several marked disturbances are charted: One in the center of Alaska, another ov- CT the north Pacific and another over British Columbia. Wind velocities were higher over a wider area this morning than for several months.
 At Nome the highest velocity was 24 miles per hour from the north at 8:10 pm, at Kotzebue it was 30 ' a.m., at Barrow the winds were fresh and along the Gulf Coast as high as 34 miles as reported.
 A belt with low clouds and rain prevails from Barrow through the center of the Territory to Cor dova; elsewhere generally fair weather prevails.
 The highest temperature in Nome yesterday was 55 and the lowest this morning was 34.
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Zionists Finish Seven Day Meet
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Young Woman's Body Found In A
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(By The Associated Press)
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 Captain of Detectives Harry Kelly said "she apparently was criminally attacked then murder ed." She was prominent in Riv- erside civil affairs.
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OF
CAGE LOOP ENDS
TUESDAY NIGHT
BAKERS MEET WPA FIVE
IN FIRST GAME; TIGERS TO
PLAY SCHOOL QUINTET IN
NIGHTCAP

Tomorrow night at the High
School gymnasium the final
games of the secopd-half will be
played.
In the first game the Busy Bee
Bakers will play the WPA five
and in the second game the Park
Tigers will meet the High School
quintet. These two clubs are tied
for first place and if the Tigers
win they will cinch both halves of
the schedule. as they have already
won the first-half.
If the High School wins they
will naturally cop the second-half
and will then have to play the
Tigers a tfree-game series for the
league championship.
sac Should the Tigers win both
kalves, then the Bakers and High
School boys will have to play one
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meet the Tigers in the three
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One of the hardest fought and
fastest games of the season is ex-
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SHOWERS PARK
VS.. FERA TODAY

This afternoon the Admins
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Tomorrow afternoon the SAM
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play the Research Department.
Wednesday afternoon the Stow
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Bayview Park club.
Thursday afternoon the Admin
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Research Department unit.
Friday, Bayview Park boys will
tangle up with the Sanitary De-
partment players.
The above games will get I'M
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CHAPTER 10
AMATEUR SLEUTHS

you've not annoyed a malev-
L olent chemist lately, have
you?" asked frankie.
"Why a chemist?" Bobby in.
CURED.
"Free access to morphia, Of
course"
"Well. haven't annoyed anybody
at all that 1 know of, excepting my
clergyman father"
"And you haven't got any enemies
that you know off"
Bobby shook his head.
swell, there you are" said
frankie triumphantly. ut must be
the man who was pushed over the
cliff. What do the police think?"
"They think it must have been a
lunatic."
"Nonsene. Lunatics don't wander
about with unlimited supplies of
morphia looking for odd bottles Of
beer to put it into. No, somebody
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pushed Pritchard over the cliff. A
minute or two later you come along.
and he thinks you saw him do it and
so determines to put you out of the
way"
81 don't think that will hold
water. frankie"
why not?"
well. to begin with. l didn't see
anything"
"Yes. but he didn't know that"
"And if l had seen anything
should have said so at the inquest"
81 suppose that's So" said frankie
unwillingly. She thought for a
minute or two.
Perhaps he thought you'd seen
something that you didn't think was
anything but which really was
something. That sounds pure glib
berish. but you get the idea?"
Bobby nodded. Eyes. see what
you mean. but it doesn't seem very
probable somehow.
"I'm sure that cliff business had
something to do with this. You
were on the spot-the first person
to be there"
Thomas was there too" Bobby
reminded her. "And nobody's tried
to poison him."
perhaps they're going to-" said
frankie cheerfully. ''Or perhaps
they've tried and failed"
at all seems very far-fetched."
81 think it's logical. II you get
two out-of-the-way things happen
ing in a stagnant pond like March.
Observation-Disclosures a third thing"
"What?"
THAT job you were offered. That.
OF course. is quite small thing. but
it was odd. you must admit. I've
never heard of a foreign firm that
specialized in seeking out undistin-
guished ex-Naval officers.
"You hadn't got into the B. NJ. j.
then. But you see my point. You've
seen something you weren't meant
to see-or so they (whoever they
are) think. Very well. They first
try to get rid of you by offering you
a job abroad. Then. when that fails.
they try to put you out of the way
altogether"
ISN'T that rather drastic? And
anyway a great risk to take?"
ooh, but murderers are always
frightfully rash. The more murders
they do, the more murders they
want to do"
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Like The Third Bloodstain', !"
said Bobby, remembering one Of his
favorite works Of fiction.
Eyes, and in real life too-Smith
and his wives, and Armstrong and
other people"
well, but frankie, what on earth
is 1t I'm supposed to have seenr
THAT, Of course. Is the difficulty"
admitted frankie. 81 agree that It
can't have been the actual pushing.
because you would have told about
that It must be something about
the man himself. Perhaps he had a
birthmark or double-jointed fingers
or some strange physical peculi.
arity."
your mind is running on DR..
Thorndyke. see. 1t couldn't be
anything like that because whatever
l saw the police would see as well"
$50 they would. That was an
idiotic suggestion. It's very difficult.
isn't it?"
tits a pleasing theory" said
Bobby. "And it makes me feel i'm
portant. But all the same, l don't
believe it's much more than the
ory."
"Tm sure I'm right" frankie
rose. 81 must be of now. Shall l
come and see you again tomorrow"
oh. do. The arch chatter of the
nurses gets very monotonous. By
the way. you're back from London
very soon?"
"My dear. as soon as heard about
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SYNOPSIS: frankie DeT1oent
has maintained all along that
Pritchdrd, the man Bobby Jones
found dying at the foot of q cliff
near MdrchboIt, tcGs pushed oUer:
And until Bobby t0GS nearly killed
BIZ being slipped 8 grains OF NOR
phfd in a bottle OF beer, he secuted
her theory. But Frdnkfe ana the
Tlorphid haze convinced Bobby at
last, and noU the ttCo are IN
Bobbu's hospital room trying to
discover tChGt Bobby could knoto
that t0ould Justify an attempt on
his life.
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you. | tore back It's most exciting
to have a Economically poisoned
friend"
Il don't know whether morphia is
so very romantic" said Bobby remi-
niscently.
well. I'll come tomorrow. Do
kiss you or don't IL"
Its not catching" said Bobby
encouragingly.
Then I'll do my duty to the sick
h oroughly." She kissed him
lightly. "See you tomorrow"
The nurse came in with Bobby's
i tea as she went out.
1--WE seen her pictures in the
paper often. She's not so very like
them. though. And of course I've
seen her driving about in her car.
Not bit naughty. is she?"
"Oh. no." said Bobby. 81 should
never call frankie naughty"
81 said to the head nurse. said.
she's as natural as anything Not a
bit stuckup. She's just like you or
me. l said"
Dissenting violently though
silently from this view. Bobby re.
turned no reply.
His eye was caught by the vases
of lilies. Trightfully sweet of
frankie to bring him all these
flowers. and of course they were
lovely. but he wished it had occurred
to her to bring him a few detective
stories instead. He cast his eye over
the table beside him. There was a
novel Of Ouida's and a copy of
John Halifax. Gentleman" and last
weeks "Marchbolt Weekly Times"
He picked up John Halifax. Gentle
man."
After five minutes he put 1t down.
To mind nourished on THE Third
Bloodstain." The Case of the Muir.
dered Archduke." and THE Strange
Adventure of the Florentine Dag.
GER" Mrs. Mulock Craik's John
Halifax" somehow lacked pep. With
a sigh he picked up last weeks
weekly Times"
A moment or two later he was
pressing the bell beneath his pillow
with a vigor which brought a nurse
into the room at run.
(Coswish I0s3-;s-3o. hsahss CG,istisJ
frankie and Bobby puzzle over a
very suspicious circumstance, to.
! morrow.
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from them. Avoid a tendency to
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content to remain in the path
of modest industry.
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Today's
Anniversaries

171S - Matthew Tilghman.
Maryland patriot Of Revolution
airy days, advocate of civil and
religious liberty, born in Queen
Anne Co. Nd. Died May 1,
1890.
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1s06-Enoch c. Wines school
principal and college head, pen
ologist and founder of the Ma
tional Prison Asso., born at Han
over, N. j. Died Dec. 10, 1879.