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Show I thought I had some aslantly. pirins be a honey and get me some while I get my glad rags together. $25,000 REWARD He whistled merrily as he left the apartment. SB She stood tense until the outer door closed after him. In a moBy PAUL MAUKICE VEST ment her trembling hand reached (McClure Syndicate WNU Service.) for the phone. Get me the chief of police, she, staccatoed into the mouthpiece, was nothing peculiar and make it snappy . . . the envelope. A New postmark. Her name Five minutes to nine . . . Bill and apartment address neat- reached across the table and took ly typed. She supposed it was a her hand. Her feverish eyes fell bill. Idly her slender, brilliant-tippe- before his black,, piercing ones. fingers ripped open fye flap Do you know, kid, he said softand drew out a bulky, folded sheet Ive never been crazy about a of cheap newsprint paper. Curious- ly, dame before in my lifd. But I am ly, she unfolded the thing and a puz- about you. Youre all right. zled frown puckered her forehead. Her laugh was a bit hysterical. The words $25,000 REWARD Youre pretty o. k. yourself, she were smeared in great black letters to say, her eyes, fascinatmanaged across the top of the page. ed, on the hands of the little jew$25,000 REWARD FOR INFOReled wristwatch he had given her MATION LEADING TO THE CAP- Two minutes to nine . . . TURE, DEAD OR ALIVE, OF NICK Four men in dark suits came in GARSATTI, PUBLIC ENEMY . . and took the table adjoining theirs. Beneath the caption was the pic- Bill looked at them dubiously for a ture of a man in a convicts uni- moment, but said nothing. He turned back to her. form. Im not much good, he conHer frown deepened as she notinued quietly. But I havent ticed the pencilled scrawl. Dont he look like'somebody you cared much before. You see theres never been anyone who really matknow? tered. a There was a resemblance , He paused for a moment. The same resemblance striking Sure, there have been dames piercing, black eyes, the bold, full lots of em out for all they could . . . be but couldnt it mouth, Very carefully she folded the paper so get. Youre different . . . Say, for that no part of it was visible but a girl like you I could do almost the mans face and going to the anything! She dared not look at him. dressing table, she fang the bell. Her throat pulsed feverishly. door the opened quietly Presently She clutched a red handkerchief and a stout, middle-age- d negress entered. The girl held out the pic- tightly in her hand. One minute to nine. The seconds ticked off . . . ture. t, Does that look like anybody we sixty . . . Sudknow, Belle? she asked casually. denly she stood up and raised the The woman looked at the picture red handkerchief. The four men at for a moment, then a wide smile the adjoining table jumped to their feet and rushed forward, their hands beamed on her round face. Of course it do, honey. He sure menacingly in their coat pockets. All right, Garsatti, one of the was needin a shave, but thats Mis-ta- h Bill all right. Id know them men rasped in a low voice. Weve got you. Put em up! eyes ever time. But Bill was on his feet, his hand at his hip pocket . . . Four shots Thoughtfully, she watched her reflection as she combed out the shin- split the air. The was in an uproar. ing mass of platinum blonde. Thirty-- Women place Tables were screamed. two she wasnt as young as she overturned. used to be. We got him, one of the men It was time she started to think said, kneeling beside the still body. about the future. Hes dead as a doornail. Bill wasnt as free with his money No one noticed the girl in white as he might be. He had told her he was a broker satin. She stood grasping the table. Over one breast a dark red A broker! A little sneer twisted her red lips. stain was spreading. One of the Still he wasnt such a bad sort, but men saw her as she started to fall He and caught her in his arms. a girl had to think of herself. floor. on her Her the laid carefully thousand was a real Twenty-fiv- e great blue eyes stared up at him. nest egg. was gasping for breath. The sudden ringing of the door- SheThe she whispered $25,000! bell startled her. Its mine . . . every cent She heard Bills voice as Belle huskily. of it . . , Dont let anybody else opened the outer door. She fell back unconscious. She expected him to come boundThe detective looked down at her, ing into her bedroom and catch his hand on her pulse. His face her in his arms. He didnt; the was without expression. bedroom door opened slowly. Yeah, its yours baby. The whole She did not run to meet him, as twenty-five grand. Itll buy you a she usually did, but sat where she swell casket and all the gold was, her red lips puckering into a little pout. Well, arent you glad to see me? she queried petulantly. London Museum Obtains He came over to her and patted Old Romanesque Window her shoulder. Recent acquisitions of the Victoria You know Im always glad to and Albert museum in London insee you, baby. clude several notable pieces ot His voice was troubled. Had some hard luck today. A sculpture and stained glass. Most bad break on the stock market. Im important single item is the French afraid Im about cleaned out Romanesque triple window of stone, Oh! The exclamation was a which was purchased with the help of a generous contribution from the little pellet of ice in the room. National fund and He went on: of in erected east the hall the mube wont afraid there much Im money this month, baby. But may- seum near the main entrance, says be you could take a cheaper place the Times, of London. This window for a little while until I get back on was discovered not long ago during the demolition of an old house close my feet to the Cathedral of Trie Chateau, Her face was turned from him. When she finally looked up, there near Gisors, about 30 kilometers was a serene smile on her face. from Beauvais. It consists of three She agreed in a rounded arches, supported on colSure! Sure! brittle voice. You know Ill stand umns with capitals of a late Romanesque character. by you. Well pull through. Inside each arch is a tympanum He looked at her in wonder. You dont mean it, baby . . . with two small pointed arches conYou dont mean that you wont pull taining carvings of strange beasts (such as birds with human heads), out on me . . ." She stood up and put her slender sirens, and a centaur drawing his white hand lightly on his shoulder. bow against a basilisk. The great Say, what do you take me for delicacy of its decoration, especially she jeered in a silky on the capitals, suggests that the anyway? work dates from the end of the Rovoice. He caught her in his arms and manesque period, probably from the kissed her. His toice was a bit last part of the Twelfth century. ' Among other pieces of sculpture husky when he spoke. a Sixteenth century Florentine Say, youre a real pal! Ill make are terra-cott- a one to figure of a reclining it up you day soon, honey. woman, thought to be an allegorical She felt a little uncomfortable. of history, anc she laughed. representation Oh, forget it, ascribed to Giovanni Bologna anc Youve treated me pretty square. sketch model by J. She stroked his black, crisp hair. the terra-cott- a for the reM. Rysbrack what! tell she cried you Ill of Sir Isaac Newton figure suddenly. Lets forget the tough clining in monument his Westminster on and one throw more luck tonight abbey. The monument itself, erectgrand old celebration. Ive got ed in 1731, was designed by William bucks. Well shoot the twenty but the figures on it were thr Kent, works at Perinis what do you work of Rysbrack. say? He hugged her to Great girl! Great Smoky Mountains him. The greatest mountain mass east Our last blow-ouShe smiled slyly at him, then of South Dakotas Black Hills are started looking for something she the Great Smoky Mountains, with several peaks more than 6,000 feet could not seem to find. Darn it! she exclaimed petu high. THERE d 1 fifty-eigh- fifty-nin- No Arms Embargo Repeal for Them! How Germany In 18 Months Ooo O Maps trace step by step o sequence in building the greatest German empire in history , culminated by the fourth partition of Poland in late September . Four of the United States senates most doughty isolationists pose at a foreign relations committee hearing. Top row, left to right: Sen. Hiram Johnson of California and Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho. Bottom row, left to right: Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Sen. Robert La-Folle- Germany, minus territory lost to France, Belgium, Poland, Danzig, Denmark and Fost-wa- r tte of Wisconsin. Prelate Succumbs Generalissimos Son e, Saar basin (see arrow) joined the 1935 by plebiscite. On March 12, 1938, Hitler entered Austria to restore peace. Reich in George Cardinal Mundelein, head the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, strenuous foe of Hitler-- . son of Chiang ism and the only cardinal ever ap-- ! Chiang Wei-kuof west this in Chinas embattled generthe country pointed Atlantic seaboard, pictured in Chi- alissimo, found no peace in Europe, cago shortly before his recent un- so he sailed for the United States. j Now hes a refugee from two wars! expected death. of o, Kai-she- , ... ... ... k, Her Brothers Keeper, and Good One! Six months later Sudetenland, the was added rim of following the Munich conference which averted European conflict for the moment. Czecho-Slovaki- a, Moravia and Bohemia became a on March 15 (his protectorate year; Slovakia was taken the ne&P1 Charged with being the alleged lookout for two other boys involved , day. This ended in a store robbery Patrick Lynch of New York was placed in legal custody of his sister, Nora, while awaiting sentence. Two months later Nora delivered such a brother to the court that Pat got a suspended sentence. Czecho-Slovaki- a. well-disciplin- Tank of Peace for Antarctic Journey The next month the tory was handed over after a plebiscite; the been predominently many years. Memel terriby Lithuania territory has German for o (1693-1770- ), t! 0 In September of this year, after Here is the monstrous snow cruiser made for Rear Adm. Richard E. the lightning war in Poland, Ger- Byrds Antarctic expedition, big enough to accommodate several men many took a lions share of the and carry an airplane on its back. The cruiser will travel over ice spoils; Russia got the rest. packs where tractors fear to tread. |