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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

"YOu Double Crossing Hound"
gone to his hideout and there was
safe. Nevertheless, Hammond kept
up the search for the better part OF
two days. At least there he had
freedom from the barbs of Kay Joyce
The story Of the fight at Whoopee
had swept Lake Sapphire like a hard
wind. Beyond that, Bruce Kenning's
swollen eyes, his lacerated cheeks and
bruised lips had told their story all
to plainly to Kay. Now, all her pent-
up dislike for Mckenzie Joe had surg
ed to the surface. For the first time
Jack Hammond found solace away
from her. He had found it impossible
to answer amicably her notifications
of Mckenzie Joe. To Jacks view
point, Joe's attack had been the result
of brooding, resentful distrust born of
no foundations, it is true, but certain
ly not deserving of the murderous in
stincts which Kay had attributed to
him. The defence, however, had met
only multi-sided barrage, both from
the girl and the geologist.
Now, at last, there was truce. It
was the morning of the third day;
Jack and the girl stood together near
his cabin. Kay had sought him out
excitedly, her left hand extended, and
in it's palm a dozen or more particles
of thin gold, the result, she said some
what jerkily, of the last cleanup.
Hammond bent to examine them, only
as quickly to turn. Out of the corner
of his eye, he had caught sight of an
approaching figure. It was Mckenzie
Joe.
Gaunt, gray-featured, but sober, he
was approaching from Loon creek.
Silently they watched him come near
err; finally Jack said, in a voice tense
ly laconic:
Hello, Joe."
Hello" he said briefly and looked
at Kay" waiting to tell me what you
think of me, eh?"
Kay Joyce whitened. She said
nothing. Hammond attempted to COW
er the situation with a laugh.
"No. Of course not. She's just hac
a cleanup down at her claim. She's
gotten into, pay dirt"
ESQ? ?" The older man strobe abrupt
: ly forward and stared into her cup
ped hand. washed that out of thu
/ gravel, eh?"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

his struggling partner With a feel
ing of great relief, he saw the half
conscious Kenning slip from the loos-
ening hold of the prospector and, buff
feted by the fighters about him.
stagger into the mass of tangled
forms.
Shortly afterward, Hammond felt
terrific wrench as Mckenzie Joe
exerted his full strength and broke
free. After that, the room became a
vague conglomeration of noise and
conflict, above which Annie's shrill
voice sounded again and again as, her
bunting costume torn, her tricorn a
wreck and her yellow hair streaming,
she swung her blackjack and gave
blasphemous commands for quiet. FL
nally the turmoil Gained. The orches-
ira started again, blaring its loudest.
Hammond disentangled himself from
the grasp of 200-pound Swede and
looked about him for his partner. Nc
Kenzie Joe had disappeared.
Jack Hammond went forth into the
bush to search for him, although he
knew it was useless. Somewhere in
this dense forest of stunted spruce and
high-flung fir, tangled creepers and
matted jumpers, Mckenzie Joe had
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

And say"
"Yes?"
"Don't hold it against Jeanne for
what she said. Me m Jeanne have al
ways thought a lot of each other. 1t
was kind of natural that she'd take
up for me-"
"Of course, Joe."
The older man had looked far down
the lake, CLASSY smooth, and with drift
ing, imaginary islands floating in mir
age.
"For that matter, she's always
thought an awful lot of you. A lot
more'n she did of me-"
II know it, Joe."
The older man had looked at him
keenly, his eyes sparkling, as if he
were about to say that this was just
the trouble, that Jack didn't know it.
But he only replied:
"Well, I guess I'd better be getting
on-better be takin' advantage Of this
calm. Old Sapphire gets pretty nasty
sometimes"
"Yes-it does, joe" Impetuously he
had put forth his hand. "Shake with
me, Joe?"
The prospector had shifted his
canoe paddle suddenly and turned to
his former partner. Then had come
silence, except for the faint grind Of
callus against callus, the jerky intake
of heightened breath. There had been
no other sound; only the swish of
Joe's moccasins as he centered his
weight in the canoe, and the soft dip
of his paddle. After long time, the
ripples had rolled smoothly into glas-
siness again; and Joe was only tiny
silhouette rounding PARKWAY bend.
! So now, two months had gone by.
It was early September, with the
nights beginning to be sharp with
frost, the foliage of poplar splashing
the deeper green, heavier growths with
floods of gold, the grizzly wandering
the berry patches on the rock slides,
and night coming out of the hills
more quickly and for longer duration.
Yet time had only brought Jack the
deeper conviction that Mckenzie Joe
had been wrong in his suspicious.
He was frenzied these days for
gold. Early morning found him at
his placer working on Loon Creek,
with an extra man engaged to help
his two other two employees with the
grueling work of raising the gravel
from the pit which ran down to the
bedrock gravels, and himself laboring
hour after hour to shovel the piled
up earth into the ceaseless flow of
water of the sluice boxes. There was
something in his efforts which amount
ed almost to desperation; big work
was going on above, where he and
Kenning. were testing out the geo.
logist's theories, and men must be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

and went upstream. Kay appeared ex-
cited as usual, herself taking a pan
and filling it with a part of the scrap
ings. Hammond bent beside her at the
stream, where, dipping water, she be-
gan the work of reducing the con-
glomerated residue of the rifles to
tangible loss or gain. There beside
her, as the pan slowly twisted and
dipped and raised and circled, it came
to Jack that Kay had learned much of
mining in the short time she had been
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

paid, especially up here, north of '5s,
where labor brought dollar an hour.
Jack and Bruce Kenning were part
ners now.
Only two things could break the
continuity of Hammond's labors-a
trip to the upper workings or the an
nouncement of cleanup from Kay's
claim. She had just called to him
that the flow of the sluices had been
halted.
Jack Hammond dropped his shovel
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-15

eyes" She bit out the word. Nc
Kenzie Joe fixed her with his blood
shot eyes.
"The hell you did," he snapped.
"That's sniper gold!"
Kay flung her hand angrily down.
ward, scattering the gold in deep grass
Her blue eyes CLEANED with rage.
cit isn't enough that you should
jump on Bruce. Now you include mel"
81 amt jmping on you," said Joe.
"I'm just telling Jack that gold never
came from your claim!"
"Watch what you're saying!" Jack
exclaimed.
Mckenzie Joe eyed him.
"Pick up that gold if you can find
it," he answered coldly. you'll find
it's flat, with old scratches on it
scraped out from ledge rifles in the
main body of the stream. It never
came from gravel"
"Then I was lying?" asked Kay.
She swept her glance suddenly to in
clude another figure; Jeanne Towers
had rounded the side of the cabin. Kay
glared at her, then turned back to
Mckenzie Joe, ANSWER me, was I ly-
ing?"
eyes, you were lying" Joe answered
quietly.
"Joe! Take that back!"
"Never mind doubling your fists,
jack" the older man said. 81 could
kill you the best day you ever lived.
But wouldn't. And I'm going-get-
tin out of here"
Zone of us has got to CO."
"Sure," the older man said. 81
thought that all out-over there in
the bush. But before I go, here's
something for you. That gold finds
a come-on-"
you've said enough, Joe."
"Sure. I know it. But remember
you bangle just a little hay in front
of a horse to make him follow you
into corral. You're bein' led into
something"
Jack Hammond lunged angrily to-
ward his partner, only to be confront
ed by Jeanne Towers, a queer, desper-
ate expression in her face. Kay Joyce
merely stood still, her lips livid, her
eyes strangely narrowed. The North
ern girl braced herself.
Get hold of yourself, jack" she
commanded.
Slowly, Jack Hammond moved back.
There was long silence. Then the
younger man asked:
"Well, Joe, do buy you out-or do
you take my share?"
"He can't have your shared" Kay
snapped. "He's got to go!"
Mckenzie Joe looked about him. I'm
easily he wiped shaking hand across
his lips.
Il guess the young lady answered
for me-" he said. Jack stamped into
the cabin, to return almost as quickly.
He held in his arms four heavy moose
hide pouches, lumpy with gold mug
gets.
cts everything I've got" he said
shortly. "Sign up and get out"
Jeanne Towers Strengthened.
"Jack!" she cried. "You fool-you
'ool!" Then with half sob, she
vhirled and ran back to her cabin.
More than two months had passed
since that morning when Jack had
walked drearily back from the lake,
yaunt with the weight of strange, fore
,oding sadness. Once the heat Of their
quarrel had begun to cool, memory
lad, to a degree, at least, brought
bout a truce in the bitterness between
Mckenzie Joe and himself. The sign
ng over of the necessary papers which
lad put Jack in possession of all the
laims had been done in silence, it is
rue, but not taciturnity.
"Write to me sometime, joel" Jack
ad asked as the older man took his
eparture.
"Sure-I'll be glad to do that, Jack.
there's anything to write about.
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here. Now she spoke casually of pock-
cts and faults, of pay gravel and sedi-
mentation-s suddenly he halted. The
pan had been cleared, the girl had CIV
en- an exclamation and the girl was
bending over it, pointing by nod to
nubbin of gold which lay there.
Continued next week
The Washington times., 1937-05-17
Now Read On

show bought an ice cream soda
and went home. 1t must have
been 10 minutes or a quarter past
II when I got in"
And Lewicki wasn't at the
switchboard"
NO"
And then you went upstairs?"
Eyes. Il went up in the eleva'
tor and directly to my room.
went to bed Immediately. 1t wasn't
until got up in the morning that
I noticed I had been robbed"
Just how did it come to your
attention."
well, if you must know, !
bathed when I got up, and when
I opened the drawer to take out
some fresh clothes I noticed that
someone had helped himself to
most of my lingerie. And from
the top drawer of the chest some
one had taken a ten-dollar bill that
I had put there the night before
when I left for downtown. I
don't usually go out in the eve
ming alone, so I thought it best
not to take any more money with
me than I'd be likely to need"
Several Articles Taken
During Burglars Visit
There was some jewelry stolen,
too. wasn't there?"
"Yes-and a negligee of heavy
silk that I priced very much. 1t
was from Japan. The jewelry
didn't amount to a great deal-a
string of imitation pearls worth
about sixty dollars and dinner
ring which cost even less. The
ring and negligee, though, were
gifts"
Did you give the police a thor
ough description"
She nodded. 1--WE never seen
another ring quite like it. It
was Of hammered white gold with
O. turquoise setting. A Navajo In
dian made it understand the
Navajos are very clever at such
things"
I had been jotting down some
notes. when you returned from
the theater," I asked, did you
hear any sounds from Miss Shan
mons apartment"
mot a sound"
did Miss Shannon have any
love affairs?"
$50
I looked at my watch and jan
Ice rose from her seat. IF that's
all" she asked, "I'll say goodby."
"Goodby. Thanks very much for
being patient-and don't forget
my advice about lawyer"
Her smile returned. I'll con-
slider it," she promised.
Hogan, who had been engaged
in low-voiced conversation with
another detective, saw us standing
and he got up and escorted Janice
Fowler downstairs. When he came
back he was grinning, well, what
do you make of her? Ever run
across anyone like her in your
life?"
never" I SAID. What do you
make of her?"
She's whistling to keep her
courage up"
We'll, she's got plenty of it."
1T remains to be seen whether
1t will hold out" said Hogan.
She'll start telling the truth
pretty soon or she'll get a chance
to tell it to a jury.
You think she's guilty them"
Guilty as hell. She and this
shannon dame had a fight, that's
all. Maybe fight over some man.
Danes are funny that way. That
burglary story of hers is a lot of
baloney. Don't be surprised if"
The ringing of his telephone in
terrupted him. He answered it:
The Washington times., 1937-05-17

Hogan talking Yes, Lieu
tenant"
There were monosyllables on his
part thereafter, and much listen
ing. He hung up finally with ar
exclamation of mingled triumph
and surprise mad turned toward
me.
WAS it Cropsy?" I asked.
Detective Gives Hint
OF Forthcoming Event
Nobody else" said Hogan, land
I advise you to get in touch with
him, because can't give out what
he said. But what he said was
plenty, my lad. It's enough to
convict our lady friend of murder,
Cropsy has got hold of something
and I don't mean maybe!"
CHAPTER XII
Enter Saul
(From the Home Edition of the
Express, Thursday, october I'D
IT saw Janice Fowler leaving
Margie Shannon's apartment after
midnight. She had a dagger in
her hand"
Saul Mitchell, a tenant on the
same floor of the apartment build
ing where the beautiful artists
model was stabbed to death, came
forward with this story today. He
told it to Detective Lieut.. John
Cropsy: and the chief of the homi-
eide squad, after a lengthy private
conference with Mitchell, declared
that he believed the investigation
of the Shannon murder was at an
end.
simultaneously, CropSy an
nounced that another important
angle in the case had been cleared
up. The man who has been known
to the newspaper public these last
two days as "Margie Shannon's
escort" and who has been sought
by police because he was the last
person to be seen with Miss Shan
non before her death, voluntarily
surrendered this morning to
Cropsy and County Prosecutor
Francis Miles. Both the proSecu-
tor and Cropsy are satisfied that
the man knows nothing Of the
crime.
Because Of extraordinary cir
cumstances," to quote Prosecutor
Miles, the identity of this man is
not being made public. One of the
circumstance" is that he gave
himself up voluntarily. The others,
Miles said, '"are best known to
myself"
After his conference at Central
Police Station with Saul Mitchell,
Lieutenant Cropsy called in the
newspapermen, who had sensed a
sensational development in the
tense atmosphere about the office
of the chief of police. and made
public the witness story.
Mitchell, an accountant for the
Perkins Chemical Company, said
that he had spent the evening Of
october 9 in his room reading a
book. His apartment is on the
opposite side OF the hallway from
Miss Shannon's and Miss Fow-
ler's; on the same side with, and
west of, the elevator shaft. The
Shannon suite faces the shaft,
and Miss Fowler's adjoins hers on
the east.
About midnight" Mitchell re-
lated, II began to get sleepy and
to nod over my book. I decided to
retire and try to finish it in bed.
I undressed. put on my pajamas
and then tried my door to see If
it was locked for the night. It
wasn't: and of course it opened
slightly when I turned the knob.
To Be Continued
Copyright by Michael o'Malley) :
distributed by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1937-05-17
"sArfisfS Model Slain
Margie Shannon Is Slain,
Three Others Live
In Deadly Peril
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Bv MICHAEL o'MALLEY

WI Nv Y v
Mnre Shannon famed model for HoDdrd Wrenns por-
stabbed to DEATH Police oteS ana epGpe
OF DESCRIBE hoW e dpdrteE
pa Observation-Disclosures overturned and tapestry torn from he
Robbery moiUe the FIRST theory ouI "oW o"' e
the intricate lock the door is studied 80
LeDicki apartment house. tells OF MISS Shdno dO-
ina home shortly before midnight accompanied oy an unon
janice Fo1Dler adjoining apartment reports e e1E
of uedring apparel and jeUeTy 49, ,. u4.u..o, a., I'D
testified that Miss Shannon had no t0oe GGS WG
accompanied hSr nome from We
studio apartment until 10 and then returned nome ana
Uent to bed. go 49,, ~. e.o. ,,uo o,,;r
il ond in Miss FowlerS apartment Although her ttngerprtS
nre on it. Miss Foer knowledge OF oW came 10 De
there She a describes in detail hoO
she passed the eUening.
Now Read On
She nodded thoughtfuy That's perfectly true And yet
this is exactly what happened worked little later than
usual ate dinner downtown and went home expecting to
spend the evening reading Instead found that was rest
less so changed my and went out When got to
Playhouse Square got off the and went window shop
ping along Euclid to the Allen Theater after the
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Title Bout in Offng.
NADER figures to test Hobo's newl

NADER figures to test Hobo's newly
found boxing ability. if any, to
the limit. Eddie, normally a 175-
FOUNDER, has been campaigning as
heavyweight, and while his recent rec
ord is not too impressive, nevertheless
he is a much more potent package as
a light-heavyweight. Williams, nor
mally middleweight. probably will
weigh about 172 pounds, while Nader
will scale around 176.
Eddie last appeared here two months
ago against Jack Roper, losing on a
technical knockout in the eighth
round when he fractured his ankle.
Should Hobo hurdle Nader and sew
eral other obstacles. there is a possi-
bility he will be matched with Freddy
Steele, world middleweight champion,
for Police Benefit Association show
this Summer at Griffith Stadium.
In pair of supporting eight
FOUNDERS Ossie Stewart, Pittsburgh
colored middleweight, will face Mark
Hough, former international amateur
welterweight champion. and Pete An
dropolous, New York welterweight, will
clash with Clarence Sloat of Baltimore.
A four-round opener. scheduled to
get under way at $3.50 o'clock, lists
frankie De Angelo, local feather
weight, meeting Joe Letto of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
ANOTHER TURF WIN
TO BREEZING ALONG
Six-Year-Old Campaigner Makes
It Six Victories in His Last
Nine Races.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-Breez-
ing Along, 6-year-old gelded son
of Whiskaway which seems to i'm
prove with age, carried Mrs. F. S.
Harris silks to an easy victory in
the mile and 10 yards of the Hanover
Handicap at the Fair Grounds today.
The victory marked the sixth
triumph in nine starts for the vete-
ran campaigner since the first OF
the year. In his other races he was
second once and third the other
two times.
Reel On had the early foot OF the
field. but Breezing Along r'ver was
more than a length back. Swinging
into the home stretch, the Whiskaway
gelding took command and breezed
home two lengths in front in the
role of the favorite.
Mrs. B. Franzheim's Compensatory
moved up to second place at the head
of the final drive and saved runner
up honors from L. Kays Boy Valet
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Star
DettOn Is Rated
Leading Mailman

SELECTING his worlds 40 best"
wrestlers yesterday, Joe Turner,
local promoter, placed Dean Bet
ton, the Salt Lake City battler. and
claimant of the world champion
ship, at the top of the list.
Detton has done everything to
become recognized as the world
champion, according to Daddy Joe,
and deserves the honor, he said.
Steve (Crusher) Casey, the SEN
sational son of Erin, who appeared
at Turner's few weeks ago, pin
ming Stanley Pinto. was placed sec
ond. He also claims the world
title.
Third was Jim Londos, former
worlds champion, now wrestling
abroad. Everett Marshall, another
of the title claimants. was given
fourth place. and Ernie Dusek,
fifth.
Others listed were Yvon Robert,
sixth; Gino Garibaldi. seventh;
Joe Cox. eighth: Vincent Lopez.
ninth, and Ray Steele, tenth.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
Decides to Stay a While.

WILLIAMS lit in Alexandria several
w months ago and has done so we'll
with his fists in this sector that his
wanderings ceased for comparatively
lengthy period. He waded through
many preliminary bouts with ease and
finally was matched Oil top with the
promising Buddy Scott.
Hobo is slam-bang style of fighter,
wading in necessarily and not a bit
bashful in tossing gloves. His boxing
is somewhat crude and Scott capital
lied on that fact to earn a decision.
Since that time Hobo has placed more
faith in the niceties of fighting and
has brushed up little on boxing.
Sparmates who have had the i'll for
tune to run into Hobo during recent
weeks have regretted it. Hobo has
shown no mercy. extending his list of
knockouts even in gymnasium work.
outs and shellacked Popeye Irving so
badly in sparring session that Irving
may be forced to retire from the ring
permanently.
Evening star., 1937-03-07

LeusUse these basket ball charges OF Washington
High champions Northern Virginia. ont find do1Cny path
title phen they start in quest of Metropolitan District
Euenng Star tournament to meek
from tomorrow at Tech High Their fr opponent ,ot be
to lose this plucking the Prince Georges County
championship If Washington Lee gets Mount
Rainier piU be called upon to meet either Western public
high champion of WASHINGTON Little Generals redhot
struggle Northern Virginia cron,
the Presidents OF George Washington High OF Alexandria, Basket
at WdshingtonLee Dhere the
of ethargy For this credit Athletic Director and Basket Ball
pictured Nth players
parley seated kneezing left right Bob
Chichester Ho0t Dansberger Frank Porter Jack Robinson and
Tom Simpson, and those standing Homer Sprinkle Charles Fer
Hal Leatherood Forrest Tucker Aler Anderson Malcolm
Tidler and Harold Wheeler Star STAFF Photo.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
BAXTER AND HADER
WILL ROUGH IT UP
Rassler Who Waived Fall to Foe
in Last Battle Promises
Mayhem in Next.

7 AVERNE BAXTER, the 23-year-
- North Carolina bad boy and
Joe Hader, the Texas bad boy" who
headline the wrestling program Thurs
day night at Turner's Arena. bid fair
to stage an even rougher scrap than
the one they put on a few weeks ago
at the arena.
Hader, whose politeness in waving
aside a fall he won from Baxter cost
him the match, has served notice that
he is out to tear Baxter to pieces
when we meet again."
Baxter pulled something of a new
wrinkle as far as Turner's Arena Is
concerned last Thursday night when,
in the full fury of his villianous mood,
he decided to apply the "hangman's
moose" to Referee AL Baksh when the
latter tried to interfere with Baxter's
Hanging" of Hank Barber, his op-
ponent. OF course, they disqualified
Baxter, but he got as much kick out
of hanging Baksh as he did tearing
Referee Benny Bortnick's shirt and
pants during his match with Hader.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
IN TIE SIAN.
pASE BALL practice at George.

RASE BALL practice at George
town and Catholic Universities
has begun. Although the workouts
are not very elaborate at this stage.
both schools are desirous of getting
their men into shape as soon as
possible Pitchers already have
done a little work in general con-
ditioning.
Manager Clark Griffith and the
ball players who have not yet joined
the squad in Augusta were to leave
today. Each will take a quart
bottle of alcohol for rubbing pur-
poses, as Trainer Mike Martin has
been unable to buy the liquid in
the Georgia city because of the
State prohibition law.
Catholic University's track squad
is at Annapolis for a triangular
meet with Navy and Johns Hopkins.
The Brooklanders are hopeful OF
making a good showing.
Evening star., 1937-03-07
soccERs SEEK TITLE

Heurich, Sun Radio Open Series
for City Crown Today.
The first Of three game series to
decide the soccer championship of the
city between Heurichs and Sun Radio
will be played today at the Monument
Lot. starting at 3 o'clock
Heurich's, winner of the second half
championship of the Recreation
League. will be a slight favorite this
afternoon as a result of its showing
against the fast Marlboro team which
it defeated last week
Sun Radios ability to rise to an
occasion. however, has instilled con-
fdence in its supporters.