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Show w Writ,Tib' Tin: ,101'WN ion. I r Ml I 4' INSTAI I.MLNT THIHTI S.O FIR. 'lure than sniK lirt n Iroopk huh had been ,, ujiistKirti-- jj Hit- to Mexico suddeiil) l nurd State. Iritellivner dtacovried their had ieail llatvck b miming spy In Mexico CU where itnle lined the confidence ol Finite bus j i ot, two enent) oflicers, but superior turret led b liUlon, lli'iinlin; in cl fimkr who baa conic Ltnic lo do C'l'ion.iie work lor hit Joi I'tiimciil Hriiniiij ronunued lo is a trii nd. and iroi ceded lo Iuncsii Sale a nil U i look (old mlnini: company operating lo New York He belleyed 11 was a front' lor a spy ring. Now (onttnue with (he klory. i' Van STAGE SCREEN 111 Kr fuM J I 1 Kl.lM A I t ll XIV In spue It r ill ul desperate IU 'll s Gotu'icil Quiz 1 ie Quest ions Vast 1 a rr Inum V, A taUlmi.N in s Another T RADIO tl Nruh; VNeji'ciu 'WO Api V Isk Me Q i tO' i movie uil runuiiir, Van llaskrk'i truupk pushed i still a topioN for relemlel forward Returning to Hash bt cause U one tion, ft ft ft ft ft ft Lee the way e nosed about into our to h in that m the heart of a iet font ontional, for 1! U mgs. so have hm wa.t.ng for City, with if s teen.mg mill.ci.s, le the other booouse H was as eonij k tely sealed aw.i as you." unusual for that co. Salvatore strode into the room, an a dead man m a ten b d tl. Out in the officis of the Andes just the aocoptt erect, saturnine man in morning else. where lurid and a Gold Mill.: coat, striped trousers, g Company Mining and ft CHAPTER I N the I'res warnings bad suin' unheeded idem was killed when Wxkhiiiiitun mi bombed t.eneral fir 11. ronimander of the I $ a rm i Hi lesas, was uphed - ami i t i ; o 1 c t vv ' i i ( ,1 i 'I EASY JO MAKE neckwear. Even in the shock of recognition, Benmngs startled mind flashed to a whim of professional observation. This mans presence confirmed his every suspicion of the Mining and Milling Company. Salvatore was Gaujos, the masquerader with whom he had traded shots at San Antonio, the man who as Colonel Bravot had been h.s chief of section in Van Hassek espiAndes recently taken over as director, reaching the forty fifth floor, ing went direct to the compa-- I offices and stepped inside, of a man with fat stamped on his round face up to Benning at once to th small round eyes ird glinted suspicious appraisal oeh glasses. gm Mr. Oldfer, office manag-fcsaid in an ingratiating purr, jj there something I can do for man-- g onage service at the Palacio -- roly-pol- cat-imir- y horn-rimme- k ico City. What explanation have you to d a stockholder, m l. Bravot sat down at his desk and fixed his gaze on his visitor. In his cold, blunt eyes there showed no recognition of the American agent whom he had glimpsed at San Antonio and failed to recognize In Mex- e ? Gold of- fer of your visit here? Bravot Inquired. Im here from Mexico City. Colonel Bravot, Benning answered with Benning Jr.tent on completing his recon-nc- e of the room in the short-- 1 jjssible time. "I wish to in-jit is true the company is dis-jof two mines, the Palacio jfes and the Silver Sabers? lf g teeth gnawed jers hisupper lower lip at this blunt Jenjficatiou of the visitor as a Van nerv-Kjy- Ii at UQk agent. "Jyhe, Oldfer hesitated, you art to see Senor Salvatore? HOnsense! Benning said with You say you are the c lUthonty. gianager and I have just intro-ac- t myself fully. Im in a great Oldfer. stepped decisively past and went to the open 3 cabinet at which a ruddy clerk While f Slav features was working. vHfer pattered up with muttered toitsts, Benning thumbed through Jjlumore entries. Ramsey, RinHe p4, Rosser, Rouse, Rumbolt. Jkd that after each listed stock-ierJder there were symbols purportejto show number of stock shares 4, dates of dividend payment, and ' littered data. Jfr eye caught the pertinent de-,- J that in the Baltimore file, as aipared with other files through Mch he hurriedly skimmed, there er many more entries on each ard. Baltimore, headquarters of Army's Third Corps Area, and tied by some of the Armys im-idrsenals and secret prov-- ; founds, was a logical beehive tffiionage activity. Very good, your Baltimore file V the proper activity, Benning priced, turning abruptly away to ,1Jfor Thank you for your Earning "it fellow ice et seem. I I rTERV DU Ave. I ( d1 oms for Size.. 5TI0H s Heart dt gullet nun he tirfi lidf on : aid of - y u to id lndtiema . Rtll-in- i Mura OLE ipentanct isgressiots altogether irfeav." Ter r Salvatore will be here very Oldfer said. It is necessary t you talk with Mr. Salvatore be-- t D, MOUNT' you leave. Tell Salvatore, Benning said, MATED.. fowling at his watch, that Ill be ck at eleven latest. Just now by IXE UCBOf a In a . R. L hurry. W HAMPsHf "Oh, no, but you will wait, Old-- t KRED ' whined. I1TE BOOS Ja, you will wait, or Salvatore would never forgive ftITSOKPI..a WVA'F1 rmsh comb e He turned to one of his clerks IITE Here, Backropp, you will OWN LEC'? l.ed, jKtne gentleman company until ;HT BRAHBrt t '.Salvatore arrives! man whose squat l"ng face, and angular Turkey M him the aspect of an gave wch deHnrei iv.an, stepped forward with a r FEE V 4 The others moved closer. that only by force might '!? out the door of the Andes HATCHS dM.i.ng and Milling Company. 'Aers were ITT. ITA against him. Inc Oldfer, he yielded with ?inco. I'll wait a reasonable red FRESH- - Irrrcl-cheste- iterBOOT1 d flail-Irrr- .s Ben-Isa- w AW! r rlP escorted Benning into re private room behind c :: ce, where he indicated a :a' fr !" of Salvatores mahog-i- k Backropp sat down close : fo.i' d his ponderous arms !his cnest. Two others of Old-etheir work at the files n r just outside the Benning saw that he sefir.tely a prisoner as if he bumd and gagged. tig a a. ted. impatiently watch from time to time ? fifteen minutes had passed he heard someone enter the from outside. He rose and Sal-flc- con-?h.- s t to an open window. him narrowly. Back-.chin- g Casu-?- . a tjected cigarette from his 'gh.ed it, took two quick puffs ast it out the window. lorg Way down to the street if EackrPP." he said, lean-o- r brief survey below. :.nf law a yellowish phosgene rail out behind his falling and turned back to Back- - J ,.So 4 SeVe- -jl ar down," Backropp dont wait to take you Us Oldfer was speak- voice. OhnlVrat0re hC may bS anxiously, Jced bin self, but 1 new crew had taken over, beaded by Lieutenant Colonel Wallace, corps area Intelligence officer Tluee of Wallace's officers were checking through the company records, three others were standing guard over four glum prisoners. This sharp transfer of authority had been accompanied by a brief, tragic violence. In a corner of the office, covered by a rug, lay the A bullet from body of Backropp Wallaces pistol had been needed to end Backropp resistance. All right, Wallace Oldfer, threatened the cowering fat man who sat in front of him. Ill give you one more chance to remember the combination to that safe. If you do remember, Ill make it an internment camp, if you dont Ill have you hanged inside a week! He lifted his wrist to his eyes and glanced at the time. Til give you exactly thirty seconds more to decide whether you live or hang. Ten seconds had passed wtien the office door opened Safe experts reported in to tackle the job of opening the vault Oldfer was jolted into decision by knowledge that if the man in the vault emerged alive, the jig was up with him. 'Til open it! he cried, leaping to his feet. Ja, Ill open the safe, if you promise me I dont hang for it! of-c- jtj, blunt dont - G-- ape-ma- n d G-- 2 foot-thic- (TO BE COUWEDJ 2 . ::.e -- ; o e t Rudy Vallee is ready to chuck his career and undertake a new one at tiie drop t f a mega- i i ai v !', . I he 1 '.it 1 tit ' o I'1 i ..i i : , 1 i j 1 v i 1 v v iii .il i- vv . l'o lo.iiKo.l r t, o ; do to that horn blow mg t' at two sounds in mi. h u m. inoili- to. Cm (. C.tsubiunea. 7. Egypt. Consanguineous innr- ri.igi s aie those between hulf- bi others and half sisters. H. Yuoo.i musical picture, flower stalks in CaliTime Out for fornia glow fioin 7 to 11 inches m Rhythm," with Atm hours. Miller, Rosemary 9. There nre more than CO faLane and Allen Jen- mous piano compositions that uie kins, he ready to played :th one hand only, among drop acting and them being Zn hys "Val.se Adele singing If he ran and Havel's Collect to for Left get a chance to diHand. Havel wrote this work for rect pictures, lie' a it lend who had lost his right phone. Now appearing In Columbia' 12 1 vv en bought a home In Beverly Hills to be near the center of the movie busit v Unlikely Sentiments distiust those sentiments that are too far removed from nature, amt wlio.se sublimity is blended with ridicule; which two nre ns near one another ns extreme wis- Laws Gravitate I.aws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Liks clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time. Henry Ward I dom amt folly. Deslaudes. . Beecher. . .. ... arm. TIPS to ness. ft During the next few months there will be a virtual parade of film player to the countnes Spencer Tracy and Eleanor Powi 11 are slated for good-wil- l visits; Douglas Fairbanks Jr. will be a sort of good-wil- l ambassador, and Marsha Hunt plans on spending six weeks in South America after she's finished Blossoms in the Dust. Tested .11, d proved ill thousands of holms. Ideal as a unieition . . . a diisut . . . a tie.it fi.r youngsters Juiuh Lives t.l e.iv (.il.it' t.il s t ner that they neuti ahe eiieh er and the lesult is silenee. 5 SQUARES ECONOMICAU t! o enn i J i tvv i Cl 't i Is ttu.v of risu'crs Is., h t io vv u. d is i Si a rtists sav vv ,S v I ' tn M -- .vv . S V. ' pic-tui- : c All 1 Latin-Amerlca- Oldfer fairly raced to the steel doors and nervously fingered the combination. In his excitement three trials were necessary to complete the combination. Colonel Wallace seized the door and pulled it open. Benning was lying on the floor, his right hand clutching a small pocket notebook. Wallace lifted the unconscious man to a sofa in the Salvatore room. A medical officer, who had been hurried in from Governors Island, took pulse and temperature and applied In a minute Benning stimulants. opened his eyes and, on orienting his mind to the whirling gray world about him, attempted to sit up The captain will be all right shortly," the doctor predicted. Its as well, however, you got him just A ponderous hand closed over out of there without much more demouth. Bennings lay. t Half an hour later Benning incalm assurance. I have identified myself and am prepared to do so sisted on getting to his feet. His were wobbly under him, the again. The precise nature of my legs slow, steady throb of his pulse remission I am not permitted to disclose to you. Beyond that Ive noth- verberated in aching temples But he waved the medico aside and went ing to say. into the office where Wallace and his Without taking his eyes from Benmen were- working ning, Bravot slowly opened a drawer "H.re, Benning, youd better take autoan out of his desk and brought it easy, the coips area chief matic pistol. admonished. As he leveled the weapon across Im feeling better, Benning anthe desk Bravots left hand went to swered. Whats the score now. a call button which sent a rasping Colonel? summons into the outer office. OldColonel Wallace was effervescent. fer came in at once. Andes Gold Mining and MillThe We have had a close call, Oldis he exclaimed, Company, ing fer, Bravot said. He passed his the most valuable mine in the world left hand across his forehead, now now. No question about it, This man right wet with perspiration. headed for the biggest spy were is an Army Intelligence agent who in history. roundup stushot at me once, and whom I Bravot?" Benning wantWheres pidly overlooked in Mexico due to ed to know. "Bravot, alias Salvamy preoccupation with other mat- tore. ters. The glow of Wallaces face vanBenning heard the outer door ished into gloom. Pretty bad luck, open. Oldfer, terror leaping into his Benning, he said heavily. "He manroom little eyes, jumped across the aged to slip out his private door as and slammed Bravots door. Benwe entered. I had Lieutenant Crane ning sprang to his feet, but the ape- guarding the hall. Salvatore killed like arms of Backropp were about him with a small automatic and was him in an instant with all the crushlucky enough to catch a cage down ing force of motor driven prongs. A before we could get out there By ponderous hand closed over Benthe way, Benning, when you feel up nings mouth and shut off articula- to it. Colonel Flagwill wishes you tion. to call him at the War Department. Benning felt himself lifted clear Benning checked through the haul of the floor by a strength against of records. There was no need of which his own sinews were poweron the job In a false less. Backropp carried him across cryptographers of Bravots desk, Wallace bottom the room to the Bravot concrete had unearthed a code book which unvault that lay open behind heavy locked the symbols. hurled him steel doors The The first estimates showed sevenand violence a inside with stunning teen thousand cards of stockholders. heaved the doors shut. Many of these were innocent purBenning picked himself up and chasers, Wallace thought from the shook his head to clear his wits from first results of his check, but there the shock of his fall. Only the habit was evidence of thousands of enesaved him from my agents, scattered in important of himself engulfed found he as jianic posts and positions throughout the void. He United States. in this black, heard the vague click of bolts as the An hour later Benning went to door was locked, then silence. the McAlpin. His legs still lacked He felt about the interior of his strength and he took a cab for the prison and estimated its dimensions short ride. Upstairs in his room he as some six feet wide by ten feet called Flagwill, who was on the line in depth. promptly. He knew that rescue depended Glad youre all right, Benning, that cigarette phosgene upon largely you had us worried! Flagwill exA great piece of work, he had tossed out the window as a claimed. besignal to Intelligence operatives simply great! Report back as soon" low. He argued that they had caught as you feel like traveling, Benning the signal; It must have been Flagwill' voice trailed into gravity. men who Invaded the Andes office Things are looking pretty black at the critical Instant of his impris- right now and weve got to find out onment. whats ahead of us. General Hague His ears strained for sound, but suggested well. If you think you've there was only silence. He tried kick- a chance at it thought you might Of steel doors, but learn something in Mexico. ing at the came decide. It let we'll no you was response. course, there Very good, sir," Benning assentTU report in Washington or ed. NEXT WEEK the next available plane." steel-encase- .Its v , a n at ,1 11 ti.ni t .v r ' ' ' iU".i' Huge of i Holm i wns.ll d m It inis Miss lieie ell s to f.uith mat rlfige, they Yum a b then. .selves and t e , i igv '1 e witne in .n loi.l to s,,j ,. ther, Deanna lH.ibm'a n i.ge lo Vaughn Paul, was a h'g cK.uti wr.l-dng- , very beautiful, and n , on star who were finals of the bride and groom were invited but not featured as part of the performAn achievement, in Holly ance. wood The Yii Bennett ai f . I DELICIOUS 1 "g left the hotel at nine i and walked to the Empire g E adding During the night he j collected available information Andes Gold Mining and The firm had been fating in New York for ten year ,t It was a small but regular idend payer, was not listed on stock exchange, and had conned to all laws and requirements . regard to its operations and trans-aonsSimon Salvatore, a Chile-ha- d - SU? l!RiWes Giardeners GARDENS OF tJUAIATY been changes in 'I'llKHK have 1 recent years in garden pracJOIN THE THRONG tices that ate vvoitli reporting. BUY-A-CATODAY Gardeners formeily allowed vegetables to grow as large os possible. ' Citizen Kane, Orson Welles This proceduie gave a higher first RKO Radio production, aroused yield in pounds, but very often it plenty of controverlowered the quality of vegetables. Kin of Omission Selfish Fear sy long before it Some vegetables, of course, like A wrong-doewas released, and is often n mnn What each man feared would tomato, must be mature to be pal- that has left something undone, happen to himself, did not trouble will be one of those atable; but carrots, cucumbers, not always lie that has done some- him when be saw that it would pictures that people boots, summer squash, turniis, thing. Marcus Aurelius. will argue about ruin another. Vergil. radishes, anti others ate more tenyears after theyve der and tasty when not much seen it. It may not more than Half giown. be the best picture Gardeners nre finding that it is ever made, but cerwise to plant oftenor than once or tainly it is one of In SALT LAKE CITY twice a year, to maintain a teguthe best but there w N id . r tk are those who mainlar supply of pioper-sievegetables. Guldens piovo mine entain that it should never have been joyable, and more profitable whin made at all. Welles himself scores successive plantings of favonte superbly as writer, actor and pro- crops are made every two or three j? iff v? ducer; the rest of the cast is so good weeks, providing garden flesh that you forget that theyre acting. vegetables for the table over a long season. The first day she appeared on the It is ai:o true that few gai donset Marlene Dietrich ers Manpower today save flower M eds. Fine T i K a""' JZ'TT id TV'announced that she'd take whatever flowers in the home garglowing Jt i punishment the script asked George den often are cross-- ) ollmali d by i i" . Raft to hand her. That included others of the same making s, sjioce 400 ROOMS 400 BATHS his slapping her twice across the flow rs grown lrom their seed face, knocking her down a flight of inferior, and untrue. to stairs, then leaping after her and hitting her across the mouth with Our $200,000.00 remodeling and refurnishing program has the back of his hand. made available the finest hotel accommodations tn the Officers CMpturvd But George hit her harder than he West AT OUR SAME POPULAR PRICES. Intended. Marlene tumbled down the stairs (as per script), but wound up Under the terms of the Genova CAFETERIA by severely spraining her ankle convention of 1929, oflicers capDANCE DINE BUFFET DINING ROOM (which the script did not call for!). tured in war have their .salaries Th Beautiful MRS. J. H. WATERS, President paid by the power dt taining them MIRROR ROOM Two more well known stage and as prisoners. Each officer receives Manager! screen players Martha Sleeper and the pay made to officers of his J. HOLMAN WATIRSondW.ROSS SUTTON EYERY SATURDAY EVENING William Harrigan have joined the rank in the country in whit Ii tie cast of We Are Always Young," is held captive, but it is provided Mutual chains serial. that such pay shall not be greater That cast probably includes more than he received for that rank in Ilvil Parents Working of Rumor actors than any other se- his own country. name If Poverty is the Mother of Rumor does not always err; It In other words, he cannot get an rial on the air; among them are Jessie Royce Landis, Linda Wat- increase in pay by virtue of being Crimes, want of Sense is the Fa- sometimes even elects a man. Tacitus. ther. La Ilruyere. kins, Margalo Gilmore. Joe Laurie a prisoner of war. Pert Horace Kelton, Braham, Jr., d TIIE t - ; i 4.00 Rales: 2.00 star-studde- d George CouMuris, and William Jan-ne- y, ..... Andy Hardys own, a squadron of RAF fighters, will soon take to the air. Mickey Rooney, the Hardy series Andy, received a letter the other day from a young RAF flier who wrote Were afl young fellows in this squadron and we all think youre an o. k. sort of lad, ao weve nicknamed our squadron (soon to see action) for you. Stirling Hayward lost Madeleine yye ry whos starred. . ' w... v j- CAMELS EVERY , LV '4 H 'Of'' Y, w in Virginia, but hes slated to win her in DikJo Cay." As originally planned, it was Dorothy Lamour whom he was to win, but she will be unable to finish her current assignment in "Aloma of the in time to appear In South Seas Carroll the picture. S .N TIIE SMOKE OF SLOWER - BURNING CAMELS GIVES YOU ODDS AMD F.MDSMutuaTt neut tnaly it, ff ytht Wilhamt, it tponsored on mort nations than any fellow 100 statians . . . Robert Donat has leal from the British army lo make litt the Younger' in sn English studio . . Warner Bros hate bought a story called "Coffin for Dmitrios ," and Columbia is making one called Obituary " and trying to think up a new title for At soon at Abbott and Costello it . finish "In the Maty" they'll begin "Bide em Couboy" . . . Shirley Temple u til u hen the re hate a brand neu hair-dher and the to hair, groto screen, turni i ng darker as she's grown older, i brim n instead of gold n. icotine ana-lysikt- s o than the average of the 4 other largest-sellincigarettes less than any of them according to independent scientific tests of the moke itsef g tested CAMEL- ' ' &x ' r-- j f ,x- TCir ' ,7r 7 - THE CIGARETTE OP COSTLIER TOBACCOS L Li ''A' f j, sv k.. . 1 i |