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psy. Chapter 43 SECRET DOOR “TD ODDIE was dazzled,” said Hope. “He said, ‘Gee, Las. If I didn’t know you so well I’d think you were the angel come to get me.’ It was like Roddie—joking at such a time. “He came through all right, and the first thing he did when he left the hospital was come out to see me. No, you didn’t know. But I had lots of callers, your friends, and Ru- pert’s. Roddie came on three or four afternoons. “I took him up to my room, and showed him the big book on the Joris family—I was reading it then. We worked out a puzzle in it, a pug zle that seemed to be about the tower. You could see some one else OWeather 'y MARGARET BELL HOUSTON “You came in then, and there was a minute—perhaps you remember it —when I was about to tell you every- thing. I was desperate, and I seemed te feel your sympathy, your desire to help me. “It was then I saw you watching me—watching me in the little mir- ror on the mantel. Watching me so ... I can’t describe it. It was as if you were in ambush, and had al- most caught me.” “You were nervous and on edge,” Dirk said. “I know. But I knew then—what ‘was true—that it had been you spy- ing on me—not Rupert, not Tor- robin.” “Poor Hope! No friend at all—no friend she knew about.” “I had Olga and Pipolo. Only they were away. And I still had hopes of : had worked on it. There were pencil- marks, and words that had been erased. Some of the words were in Latin. I would never have noticed the puzzle, all buried as it was in the fine old print, if 1 hadn’t been reading so carefully. “We discovered the wall-safe by it, and studying the diagram, found the screw under the wall-safe’s floor. There was a small crow-bar under there too, and a big key. It didn't say what they were for. We loved working it out. “When we turned the screw the door opened—tke secret door. Only 1 didn’t know then it was secret. Roddie had some matches, and we went out into the little hall, and down the stair, and along the pas- sage. When we tried to push up the trap-door we saw what the key was for. There was a lock, and the key fitted it, but we couldn’t turn it, couldn't unlock it. It had been locked so long. Roddie said he would come back another time with a flash. “Of course I knew then I had found the secret stair, that it hadn’t been burned. I knew you didn’t know about it—that no one knew except the one who had marked and written in the book.” “Grandfather,” thought Dirk. “It was fun,” she added. “It was an adventure Roddie and I were having. 1 meant to tell you about it as soon as we had finished working it out, but many things happened before that came to pass. “Roddiv brought his flash next time. I held it while he worked with the trap-door. He finally unlocked it, ut we couldn’t lock it again. We un- cked the door, and came up out of incle Pieter’s grave. “The lock was under the lion’s ead. The long bronze plate was the oor that fitted so smoothly into the. lstone. And there was the inscrip- tion.... “It scared us both. Through the cedars we could see men working down on the tracks. It was bright afternoon. We scrambled down the steps as fast as we could, and pulled y down the door. We didn’t play with J the secret any more. When we used § that passage again it was not in play. { “I wanted to tell you about it. I wanted most of all because we hadn’t been able to lock the trap- door. Any one who knew the secret any one who guessed it—might get into the house. But by then I was positive you were watching me. I didn’t think you'd believe we worked the puzzle out in fun. If you were suspicious of Roddie and me— if you had been told about Roddie— you would believe anything of him, anything wrong. ‘ “TT WAS that night in the library I became sure it was you watch- ing me, having me followed. You came in on me that night right after I had been talking on the phone with Torrobin, telling him that Rod- die was not able to ride in the rodeo, that I would get a physician's certifi- cate saying he was not able. Roddie didn’t know I was doing this. Rod- die wanted to ride. “Torrobin informed me that he and Roddie needed money. That per- haps Mr. Joris would help them out in that respect. I knew then that he knew I was married. But I knew, too, that if I bought him off now, I would have to do it again... and again. Besides, Roddie was booked, and meant to ride. I told Torrobin to go ahead. And I called up and got seats for the evening Roddie was to ride. Today’s Anniversaries 4 1646—Wilhelm G. _ Leibnitz,| German philosopher - mathemati- cian, born. Died Nov, 14, 1716. 1781—James B, Finley, Meth- edist mi ary pioneer to the Indians of the West, born in! North Carolina. Died in Cincin-| nati, Sept. 6, 1856. { | i secre-{ 1802—Gideon Welles, Hartford, Conn., newspaper editor, tary of the navy under Lincoln! and Johnson, born at Glaston- bury, Conn. Died Feb. 11, 1878.} Sand, French Died June 8,} 1804—George novelist, born. 1876. 1846—Wliliam H. Brett, not- winning Rupert. Elinor’s dinner showed me that same night how foolish such hopes were. . . . The todeo came, and it was agony seeing Roddie ride the animals no one else | wanted, Afterwards I went down to the Garden in Roddie’s absence, and saw Torrobin. I gave him a thou- sand dollars of the money Rupert had given me, and he agreed to go away and leave Roddie alone. “(\HOWDHURY had been caught by then, and Torrobin wanted to make a get-away. Torrobin had always said that if he were caught along with Chow, Roddie would go back to Texas. ‘And how!’ he said. He was always afraid we would tell about his game with Chowdhury. He was always reminding us of what would happen. He reminded me again that day. “I had no intention of telling, and 1 knew that Roddie hadn’t. I was happy because he was going away and leave Roddie. Adelaide's party was that night. 1 remember you said 1 seemed happy. 1 was happier than I had been for months. 1 had visions of @ big ship taking Roddie and me away. It would take money, but somehow I would get it. “And then they got Torrobin. They got him as he was boarding a ship himself. He’s in jail. He’ll never get ott. They’ve got other things on him—a long record of things, “1 read it in the paper when I got back from Big Moose. | was certain it was Chowdhury who gave him away, for Roddie said he had kept in touch with her. But I was frightened, remembering Torrobin’s threat, and I couldn’t rest till I had got in touch with Roddie. Martin was watching me then, I knew, and | I felt 1 was watched at night, though I never saw any one but once. “1 got Roddie on the phone—the day 1 read about Torrobin, the day 1 got back from Big Moose—and I made him come out. Even then, so far as I knew, they were hunting for him.” “That's what made you ill,” said Dirk. “Fear for Roddie.” “I thought I would die. But I knew I had to live... . Roddie came that night—down by the secret way. It was a terrible night, snowing | hard. That was the night Martin heard him. Roddie didn’t want to stay. He said he was safe outside. But he stayed. He saw I would die of fear if he left me. “We carried bedding from a closet in one of the closed rooms. His pallet just fitted across the narrow passage | —but you saw it. We found an old lantern, and a kerosene stove. I used to forage for food for him in the dead of night. And books for him to ; read. “Even if Torrobin sent them here —here to Lowrie Wood—no one knew about the passage and the | stair. But 1 still wanted to get away —io go away on a ship with Roddie. “Pipolo was back in town, Pipolo | and Olga. Merritt’s show had broken up down in Georgia, and they were | here, planning to go to Finland and have their own circus. Roddie said they were at Fazzini’s. “I slipped away one night —1 knew Martin was watching me by day; by night too, for that matter, for hadn’t he heard Roddie?—but I went by the front. If I went by the back Roddie would know and go with me, and I felt he mustn’t be seen. (Copyright, 1935, Margaret Belt Houston) | out the visit of the Rev. jevine comes out tomorrow. LOSES EIGHT RI FORT WORTH, Texas.—Los- ing eight ribs in an operation for al Idiig! ailtiénit, ‘didn’t face Pat- tick Mahoney of this city. He had the ribs mounted on card- BS | boaxa aud jpht*on display beside his ba inte hospital. ed Cleyeland librarian, born Braceville, Ohio. 1918. at 1861—John G. Clarkson, fam-} ed Chicago and Boston pitcher of the 1880’s and ’90’s, born at Cambridge, Died Feb. 4, 1909. early Ma: 1862—David White, senior geo- logist of the U. S. Geological Survey, born at Palmyra, N. Died in Washington, Feb. 1935. a; i | | 1 PARK TEAM EVENS CHAMP SERIES, 14.2, EVERYTHING SET ‘CARDINALS TAKE ALL-STAR FIGHT | TWO FROM BUCS CARD need ERNOON; PROGRAM. WILL! BE HELD AT NAVY FIELD | t \ ' ' BOSTON BEES DEFEAT NEW YORK GIANTS; YANKS WIN FROM RED SOX ,EACH CLUB HAS WON ONE GAME; GATES KNOCKED OUT OF BOX; WALKER HURLED GOOD BALL | (Speeim to The C.tizen) i NEW YORK, July 1.—The St. |Louis Cardinals took both games Stowers Park evened the al_ championship So- yester-| (By OSCAR PITA) iof a doubleheader from the Pitts-} With all contestants winding! up training yesterday afternoon is all set for the All- : ; < series burgh Pirates, each victory being, oe \ ;day afternoon when the Sanitary ‘attained by a one-run margin. The! Department fell a easy” victim, | the stage Died Aug. 24,} baseball ; | Star boxing match scheduled for |tonight, at the Navy Field Arena. The | Young Fig ltana, two of boxing card, headed by eredo and Mario San- the hit this classiest light- {weights t neck 0’ the | woods in many a moon, is draw- jing more attention than had been ' anticipated. Both boys, in tip-top shape, are confident they will win, Figuere- do, who has been out of the ring sometime, is being somewhat ated boxing who claim Santana has a for under: by follower better chance of winning because of his more activity in the ving duri jthe year. The local butcher find a difficult mark to hit in the fast moving Santana, The semi-windup offers a main bout in itself. Young Fernandez znd Bobby Waugh are scheduled to trade punches in this The pair of veterans have not met before but Waugh puts in some complaint ‘the decision. always gainst Tonight Bobby will a have the opportunity to prove he jis a better fighter than Fernan- dez. | tement and thrills will be that! of Rogelio Vargas and “Bras Bradley. Vargas is a hard-hitting boy and this Brass is nobody's fool, either, He can sock and | sock with plenty steam. Which} one can stand the most punish- | ment will be a determined factor tomorrow. Young Sharkey, back to the r of several ye: show with ounder against {the Tam In his first} comeback attempt the old fight-| {ing laundryman made good im-; pressions against Bobby Waugh but chances are that his hopes will be shattered when he tangies with the Tiger. The Tampa lad is a herd-hitting aggressive fighter | and that is ene thing that an-! noys our old-timer, Sharkey hates | to be crowded or rushed. i The bouts are being staged by! the Recreation Department of the! WPA, under the supervision of | Clem C. Price and under the aus-/ pices of the American Legion: Po: The first bout is scheduled for 8:30 P. M. THIRD GAME OF SERIES TODAY | The third game of the Social; |League championship series be-! tween the Stowers Park and the! Sanitary Department will be play- ed today. ! Batteries will be M. Tynes and! Hopkins -for the Park boys and C. | Gates and Gabriel for the Health players. i The game will start at 5:15 p. m. LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Club— New York Boston | Cleveland Detroit Washington Chicago .. Philadelphi St. Louis ... who comes g after a lay-off will open the} NATIONAL LEAGUE Club— Ww. St. Louis 2 43 [Chicago .... 241 | Pittsburgh . 38 Cincinnati . . 36 |New York . . 37 iBeston -....... 82 | Philadelphia a] ‘Brooklyn .... - 22 will bout. | A bout that will be packed with] , Mancuso | double win, coupled with — the Cubs’ defeated Monday night, put the. Redbirds back in firsi place with a one-game lead. The tory over the New York Giants. Boston Bees went to vic- The other two games scheduied in the National League were rained out. in New more the two de- the American ¢ircuit, York Yankees added games to their lead by feating their closest rival, the Bos- | ton Red Sox, in both ends of 2 twin bill. 1 other games in this league were rained out. The summaries: NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game At Pittsburgh Louis "R. HL R. St 2 Pittsburgh 1 Batteries: Haines Brown and Padden. and Second Game At Pittsburgh St. Louis Pittsburgh 311 Batteries: Winford and Davi Birkofer and Padden. At Boston York Boston Batterie R. 6 11 ao = 7 338 Schumacher aplin and Lopez. 0 2 and New 56 Chicago-Cincinnati, rain, Philadelphia-Brooklyn, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game At New York Boston New York Batteries: Grove Gomez and Malone, Rr. 10 14 and Russell Second Game At New York Boston a New York Sate 4 Batteries: Marcum and Ferrell; Hadley and Dickey. Detroit-Chicago, rain. rain, Cleveland-St. Louis, Washington-Philadelphia, rain. TODAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Chieago. Cleveland at St, Louis. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Chicago at Cincinnati. FALSE POSING GLENCOE. dertaker’s a this city robbed tl Ill.—Posing as un- nts, two men in he home of J. C. Stelwyn after a funeral,’ getting} $10,000 worth of jewelery. RUSSELL’S; Cigar Store DAILY BASEBALL RETURNS BY WIRE Come in and get the re-} sults of the MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES. Davis; | It. E. 2 h club has ‘The series is for five con- i 14 to ie now won one; game. | tests, { 7 | The Park boy | Willie Gates’ “of to Cigarett ngs in th econd inning and scored three} ‘runs on a single and two doubles. !'Vhey added two more in ‘the third ; fon a single, a wild pitch and a| jcouple of errors.’ Thréé © more! jeame in in the foutth calito ‘ont ithree singles and a walk;'and ‘one | in the fifth on doubl an error. After the Stowers cutfit ped one more in the seventh {2 double and an error by Molina, : taken out and Hale | n to relieve Two sin-} a scor- | ony j Gates wa {went jgles. one dout walk gave the runs. The Health team {yun in the third on a walk and a} double by Molina, Their last. run came in in the seventh frame. } Hale beat out a grounder to short, | Gabriel singled to left and Molina ! him. a triple and a| Park boys five | scored. one | t i t MONKOE THEATER Naudette Colbert-F MtMurray in THE BRIDE COMES HOME Jean Hersholt and Dionne Quintuplets in THE COUNTRY DOCTOR Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches- tra 15-20c; Night 15-25¢ 1 { i} | | | | | | | | YOUR DESTINY BY LE MARS A 1936 Reading to The Citizen Readers by rangements for a Limited Time only TEN CENTS Stamp. THE KEY WEST KEY WEST, FLA. scored “both of ing. Hale club’s run. In the field, Albury and Car- bonell for the winners, and Hale, Griffin and C. Sands for the los- ers played a great game. Hale handled nine chances without an error, At bat, the leaders were Jina, with three doubles in times up. Villareal hit a singl double and a triple in five up. Aibury hit two in chances. 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