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Show BEAVER PRESS JLV1V 5 Youthful Preacher Soon Uad Them All at Sea! --mTk- SOMBRERO w CLIFFORD KNIGHT mauiem. Hollvwnnri irH.t i. m. Inherited by her Aunt Kitty, who died from an overdose of morphine. Hunt Rogers and Barry Madison, sleuths, to to MazaUan, Mexico, to solve what they believe to be Kitty Outfield's murder On arriving they find that Elsa's party had preceded them by plane. During a fiesta at the ranch of Sam Chatfield (Elsa's lather) James Chesebro is murdered. Lombardo, Mexican police chief, arresti Keed Barton, but he Is later While fishing for marlln, Sam Chatfield has a itrike. As he Is about to land the fish, his swivel chair gives way and he topples out The marlln'a rapier-liksword drives through him and he sank below the waves. liiKa By viltuii-'i.Released by Western Newspaper Union. a great comfort, while watching Universal's "Phantom Lady," to reflect that, no matter how menacing the villain is, he simply must not be allowed to kill the heroine. The picture's a mystery that comes very as good as the best of There are some murder close to being s. the super-thriller- strikingly beautiful e photographic 6hots, many excellent performances. The cast is headed by Ella Raines and Franchot Tone; it includes Alan Thomas Gomez, Andrew Curtis, Tombs and Elisa Cook Jr. AH great members of the Thursday Bob Gypsy Rose Lee; Spike Jones and bis City Slickers in "Ziegfeld Follm Ella Raines was signed by Charles Boyer and Howard Hawks to a con- tract when neither had seen her act yet they made her sole asset of a producing company capitalized at $1,000,000! During her first year in pictures she made good with lead roles in four pictures for three dif- w tf ,ww j I I J I I Now under con- she's beautiful (brown hair, green eyes), talented (See "Corvette "Cry Havoc," "Phantom Lady"), and her name is really Ella Raines Trout; hex hus- band is Capt. Kenneth Trout, who has the President's Citation, the Dis-- I tinguished Flying Cross and the Air ferent XIV well-define- d ELLA RAINES I companies. tract to Universal, Medal. The crew of a U. S. submarine In the Pacific was the first audience to hear the musical numbers of Samuel Goldwyn's "Up in Arms"; advance copies of records of songs by Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore were presented to Lieut. Com. H. J. Kossler, USN, by RKO Radio. Marcy McGuire has been besieged Sinatra fans by letter and in person who want to know how she felt when she worked before the cameras with him. "They tell me by I'm lucky," says she as if she hadn't known all along what a break it was for her. But where they saw it as a thrilling experience, she saw it as a big help in her career. And that recent personal appearance tour didn't hurt, either. "Well-perha- ps." "Of course it's an Idea that requires exploring. But there's a practical side to it; was or was not the seat tampered with? And can we W determine at this time whether it Bud Abbot and Lou Costello can was or not? Let's go see." claim the title of "The World's HighWithout waiting for my reply Rogest Priced Dishwashers" since their walked aft to the launch which ers recent appearance at a bond rally stowed in its cradle. We paused was t Victory House in Los Angeles. beside it in the dusk. Made members of the Dishwashers' "Have you a flashlight, Barry?" I'nion, they auctioned off their servi"I'll get one." ces. Ted Lewis with bought them the mecha-nlsm,- " "I can 55.000 worth of bonds, Invited 12 remarked after some Rogers fuests to dinner. The comedians tinkering, "if you'll hold the light demanded that he double his purfor me, Barry." chases before they tackled the job. He gave it to me and I directed the rays while he fitted together "Wide Horizons," the new radio the several parts. He soon had it eries on Mutual Sunday afternoons, complete, except for a nut is practically a must. Eddie Dowl-toI am not much of a mechanic, the but Rogers had demonstrated that a r as well; he launched he was quite good at it, and soon we Bob Hope, Kate Smith and William had the chair back in what seemed Saroyan. His new discovery is normal working order. Maria Mendoza. "The swivel seems to work all Sit down in it, Barry, and Three daughters of famous fathers right. watch the mechanism." I me let re working at Warner Bros, these sat down as he requested. "Now days. Karen Hale, daughter of Alan, rock back and forth in It, and swing "lakes her film dabut in "Cinderella round and round in it." jones," in which Walter Brennan's I followed his instructions, while oauRhter Ruth also appears. Dolores he lay flat on his stomach and with Prinz is in musical sequences of the aid of the flashlight peered un'Janic" directed by her father. derneath. Suddenly and without warning the seat collapsed under The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, me and I fell with it in a heap. e oi me world-- , greatest, will Rogers, exhibiting extraordinary a series of five broadcasts managility for a man so large, over NBC on March 25, under the aged to escape unhurt baton of Desire s Defauw. The "Didn't hurt you, did it Barry?" have been titled "The Fes-va- l ha his Inquired, sitting up, hugging of Symphonic and knees. My back had suffered a Favorites," iH be broadcast from Orchestra so. "I'm slight wrench, and I said sorry." he apologized, "but you ware nearer Sam Chatfield's weight W'O.S AM) ESUS Alice rW than I." m",if''i dramatic role will If "Do you think, then, that someI, "' "';" "I "SiMy" ,, miion picture body tampered with the chair?" ,Z'l"n "I "A Tree Grout in llrook-J'"George?" about "What "l 20th Century-Fo. . . I'ern night while we were T" ., rwfi,,y b inmrthin h' "Last and before any of us had h dnr for "Something Z ll " ' Elsa and I were at . Nnrtnan Com in ashore, in " I'tnnrhf on his now radio pro-'- gone the rail. Somebody was loafing dark. """" Coruin I'retrntr . . ",?' the launch alone and in the M.'.r ,"m"rr hat been borrowrd from Elsa asked me who was down there. i "rnpf Hrn.i. or lite letulinu I thought It was some one of the George hands, perhaps. And thencame 1 up . . " Rumble climbed out and Coulouri he aligned the ladder." ln'")l ' ffington," her new picture to his feet, shift Rogers got slowly star-make- - d, ' Z'yr o'""'' '' house. Rogers and I hung our hats on the rack at the entrance and prepared I saw the black, wicked point to wait in the big living room until emerge through the white shirt on we could in decency depart to a his back, and then instantly in one more cheerful atmosphere. Rogers mighty threshing of foaming water, offered his cigarettes and lighted Sam Chatfield, impaled upon the one himself. cruel weapon, swordfish and all "It's all very puzzling, Barry," sank below into the depths of the sea. said Rogers with a sigh. "I don't make much of it. To get back, We stared horrified from the rocking launch at the spot where they though," he continued, "to the case sank. For some moments huge bil- of Kitty Chatfield; everybody has been frank to confess a motive of lowing masses of bubbles streaked with blood came boiling up to the sorts, ranging from Elsa's bitter surface. Finally even these ceased, hatred of her aunt down to Rumble's and the dancing, sparkling waters of unpaid bill. Again, in the death of a blue sea held no sign of what had Chesebro, Rumble has a motive; Reed Barton and Dwight happened. Nichols have motives equally good; Rogers accompanied Dwight and'j Reed Barton that afternoon when and Elsa, the other day, while still angry, threatened to kill him. they went solemnly into the lounge very to break the news. The rest of us Whatever it was that roused her to were purposely occupied with getting the launch stowed on deck and preparing to weigh anchor, for we were, of course, returning immediately to Mazatlan. Dwight came out at last, followed by Rogers and Reed Barton. The latter two joined me at the rail, while Dwight walked slowly forward to the bridge. "Berta took it very hard," Rogers commented, as If making a required report. "In fact, she went to pieces. It was all that Margaret and Elsa could do to quiet her. Margaret gave her a sleeping powder, and she'll probably soon be asleep." We came abreast the harbor entrance and into smoother going; the yacht ceased to roll in the long swells. Something was on Rogers' mind. It was quite obvious, now that I had learned to recognize his moods. "Barry," he said speculatively, "could tils afternoon's tragedy have been entirely an accident, do you think?" "It couldn't have been anything else. An accident, you know, may have many purely coincidental factors In it, but they all click In sequence. That's what constitutes an accident. How else, except by accident, would a swordfish stab a man to death?" "I don't mean the swordfish's part In it," he said. "That, of course, is quite accidental But could it have been an accidental factor in the sequence you speak of for the chair to break?" "She's gone to sleep," was the "It did break." calm answer. butI -" know, "Yes, "You're wondering if someone such anger, she has not divulged to could have iampered with the chair me. Do you know what it was?" with the expectation of causing an "No." accident." "You seem to have Elsa's conf"Exactly." idence to a greater degree than the CHAPTER Burns airshow will be busy movietor lne next couPle f making The "Arkansas Traveler" months. will be performing in "Belle of the with Dinah Shore and Yukon," ies." ed his legs outside of the launch and stepped down upon the deck of the yacht. I followed, holding my back. "I think that we should have a talk with George." he said. A little group of household servants clustered about the huge studded door as we drew up at the ranch. Willing hands helped Berta from the taxi; scurrying feet went to prepare the way, while Berta, round and plump and widowed, made a pathetic figure between Elsa and Margaret as they helped her to the seclusion of her room in the rest of us, Barry." "I'm proud of that fact. Hunt, but she's not told me what was between her and Chesebro that day." Rogers yawned and looked at his watch. "I wonder," he said, "if we'll have time to look up Rumble when we go back down town tonight?" "I should think so. He'll be around somewhere, of course." Rogers got up and went out into the living room. He was growing restless and I suspected that he was hoping to catch a glimpse of Margaret or Elsa and, if possible, hasten our departure. He came back presently without having seen anyone. As he stood on the threshold his gaze strayed to the shadows above book shelves. His musthe built-icles tightened perceptibly and an odd look came into his face. He walked to the desk and lifted the oil lamp overhead the better to see. "It gave me a start Barry," he said. "So natural it looks as if it's up there." By this time I was on my feet staring up at the mounted head of a marlin, its long spearpoint thrust out into the room, the glass eyes supplied by the taxidermist seemingly possessed of all the wickedness that must have shone through the natural ones when its owner swam the blue seas. He continued for some moments to examine the trophy, then climbed down, replaced the lamp and resumed his seat "Gruesome thing to have around now," he remarked casually. His left hand strayed to the desk blotter where several letters and papers were tucked in the pocket corners, fingering them Idly. Rogers suddenly reached into the center of a small bunch of letters In a corner pocket of the blotter and drew forth a clipping from the rotogravure section of a newspaper. "What have you found?" I asked. "Something?" "Yes, something Interesting." He passed it across to me and I took It and held it to the light. "I have one like It Exhibit A, I think I called It; you've told me that Reed Barton has one. It seems that Sam Chatfield procured one also." It was the picture of Elsa and the n P ttllV ICE. baby which had so startled us all only a few days previously. Un- deniably it was a most appealing picture; Rumble was right when he said it contained heart interest. But those damnable cut lines underneath the picture: "Elsa Chatfield, whose caricatures have recently won wide acclaim, and her small daughter, Mary Frances." "That was a lousy thing for Rumble to do." I said. "His explanation was plausible and quite innocent of any intent to fmmAND 1 IN THE recent gathering of oldtime stars for war bonds and Red Cross collections, the matter of the - Dempsey - Firpo fight has been brought up more than once as the leading chapter of all brief sporting thrills. Even this far away from the battle areas it is somewhat astonishing to see the number of letters you receive from servicemen all over the world about this spectacular whirlpool. harm." To help clear up any further areffor the "Lousy just the same, here are a few of the guments, fect that it must have had back more important dehome. I wonder if Elsa dares face tails that took place: now. her it It will revive among friends and acquaintances the old a series chiiis and up and I V story that once in the belief fevers V Avenue down South Orange Grove If that DemDsev would V in Pasadena." stop FirP in the first sSSMsf "I remember Dwight's telling us V round before a Mil- of it." lion Dollar Gate. Fir"Hard on Elsa." po, to Rickard, was "Very." a complete flop as a "Especially now that Chesebro's fighting machine. dead." I passed the clipping back He begged Dempsey to him and he took it and studied it to carry Firpo at for a long while under the light. Dempsey least three rounds to "Now that Chesebro's dead, his the big crowd. Dempsey resatisfy The in will the be papers. picture fused to make any commitment. two so close together, in point of 2. Dempsey took the fight in a time Chesebro's and Elsa's with the serious way, knowing that indeadly who's will set baby everybody Firpo could still punch. In a visit terested to comparing the two." to camp with Rogers put the clipping down and BobDempsey's wetraining told Dempsey what inhaled deeply of his cigarette. He Bill Edgren, Brennan had told us: blew the smoke from his lungs in a "This Firpo guy throws rocks at thin cloud before he spoke again. You think you are out of reach you. "Unquestionably, Barry, it's a Chesebro's child," he said. "You by three feet and be hits you with or a This is what can't mistake it if you have even rubber arm,in the rock." first round. happened half an eye for such things." 3. Dempsey went out to win not We sat silently turning over in in the first round but with the first our thoughts once more the implications in this most amazing of the punch. "1 knew the fellow was dangerous, many strange events that had occurred to us. As we sat there in but also wide open," Dempsey told the study there came the sound of a me. "In the first, I threw a left motor car on the gravel outside. It hook at him that would have ended stopped and the motor was shut off. the fight in less than 12 seconds. But There followed the sound of voices, I was, overanxious. I just missed and footsteps upon the graveled ap- ana tnen a rocK nit me on tne cnin I hardly remember what happroach. A brief command in Span- and ish was given at which Rogers sat pened through the next three minup quickly. I translated the words utes. in the voice of the jefe del policia: "Firpo weighed 220 pounds, and I can say now this was the hardest "Bring the prisoner!" Pedro, the pulque seller, stood in punch I ever took in any fight. I the living room between Lombardo know I wasn't fighting for any miland the latter's satellite, Alvarez. lion dollars or for the championship. I was trying to keep from getting g He made a figure, in contrast to the neatly dressed Dr. killed. Foul him? Maybe I did. 1 him every time I saw Miguel Cruz, who was in the party, just socked and the uniformed police. His white him, before be could sock me cotton trousers were wrinkled and again." stained with dust; his white shirt 'Out of the Ring" Episode was so torn that much of his brown We keep getting letters about back was visible. His sharp foxlike face was haggard. His small Dempsey falling on top of our dark eyes were dull with weariness. typewriter. This never happened. He was bareheaded and barefooted. Just beI had not noticed before now that fore the fight started we moved over the man's left arm was bandaged three seats. Jack Lawrence took the seat we had just vacated. just below the elbow. The rag was of old an was stain there and Dempsey came through the ropes dirty There blood upon It. Pedro, I noted, kept on top of Jack Lawrence. that arm quietly and with a mini- was no effort made to shove Dempmum of movement at his side. sey back into the ring. There was "Pedro has reflected upon his only the protective effort anyone conduct of that night he ran away; makes with his hands when 192 he regrets that he did so, eh, Pe- pounds is about to land on your head and neck or your typewriter. dro?" The punch that drove Dempsey "Yes. sir." through the ropes was nothing like "And he is eager now to the punch that left Jack dazed in with us." the first ten seconds. It was a half "Yes, sir." "You wish to go ahead with the lunge and a half swing. It caught Dempsey off balance. enactment?" "Of course, Senor Rogers." But Dempsey was another man "May I suggest that we are not when the second round opened. In all here? Senores Nichols, Barton, defense of Firpo it might be said and Rumble are not present." that he could hardly have been ex"They are following us, senor. I pected to have a clear head after talked with Senor Nichols before I what happened to him through the first round. In that first round the started with the prisoner." floor had become "old home week" "Senor Chatfield of course" "It is very sad the death of Senor to him. Chatfield. I heard that be had died I've forgotten now just how many at sea, but I do not know the de- times Jack had knocked Firpo down. But there were times when the Wild tails, senor." "I'll tell you. Let Pedro sit Bull of the Pampas was bouncing down." Rogers pointed to a chair. around like a huge rubber ball. He "And you and Doctor Cruz come had taken plenty on his own by the with us into the study." time he catapulted Dempsey through Alvarez and the prisoner relaxed the ropes. outside In the living room. Lombardo and Cruz followed us into the Never Met Again The strangest part of this study. I poured a whiskey and soda for them and we sat down. Rogepisode is that Rickard ers began a detailed account of the never matched them again. After accident omitting, however, all our what happened in their first meetspeculations as to the part Rumble ing, here was at least a $2,500,000 e recor a $3,000,000 show, an might have played in it ord. no dewas there Is Apparently the death "It very sad, senor, of so good a man as Senor Chat- sire on the part of Rickard, Dempfield," Lombardo said when Rogers sey, Kearns or Firpo to bring about a repeat engagement. Maybe it was had finished. "Were the gentlemen Senor Nich- just as well. The second might have ols and the others coming Immedi- been a record flop. As the case stood, the two crushately, Senor Lombardo?" I inquired. "I believe so, Senor Madison. ing punchers gave the fight game its When I mentioned to Senor Nichols greatest four minutes of raw melothat Pedro had been returned to drama with a million dollars, and a Mazatlan, and that I wished to pro- heavyweight title worth millions ceed with my Investigation, he said more, spinning around the roulette wheel of fate at a dizzy pace. that he would try to find Senor And out of 70,000 or 80,000, probthe caballero with the very fine clothes and bring him along. Who ably less than 2,000 saw just what knows" and he shrugged his shoul- happened. ders "but what he is the guilty one? We must have all who were Biggest Sport Show here that night of the fiesta." Zeke Eonura writes me "Of course," Rogers answered. "Dear Grant I've been around The next moment a car rolled up quite a bit, as you know. But for to the front door, the motor died the last word in sporting color, give with a cough, and footsteps sounded me North Africa. 1 know you've heard about the Arab Bowl for foobriskly upon the gravel. , "It is they, senores," said tballincluding a camel race and a scarlet-cla- d rising and leading the way donkey race Arab Into the living room. troops parading between halves-cr- ack Dwight Nichols entered the doorparatroopers bailing out "Now we are getting ready for way with Reed Barton at his heels. n They took in at a glance the fac our army baseball round-uthat we had been waiting. This is the place (oil ay (TO BE CONTINUED) where the world goes by. Asked to address a mission to seamen, a young preacher thought to add point to his remarks by drawing illustrations from the sea. He spoke c lae captain at wits' end navigating his ship through a twisting channel abounding in swift currents and rocks. 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