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. ‘mfter the ghastly experience in the ' Lundy saloon, Peebles is convinced ~* must be the result of my ‘I told him ot Synopals: Awakening the morning it was a nightmare. He is surprised to find Furie, Ogden’s queer visitor of the day of the murder, beside him. He questions Furie, who flees when Henry Deacon drives up be- fore the building. Deacon insists that Jerry’s flannels, found in the saloon by Peebles, are added proof of guilt. Peebles claims they were planted by Dillon; then tells Deacon his experiences in Torridity but omits the two stony figures seated at the poker table. CHAPTER 25 THE GOLDEN WALL I told Deacon the story of !hci storm, of Dillon stalking me in the gallery and my finding the prov- idential door that saved me from rie had killed him. But he wasn't. And I can’t make myself see that half-blind old desert rat later on creeping in through the side win- dow and stabbing Andrew in the neck. Besides, the principal evi- dence points elsewhere. As for Dillon, he blackmailed, Andrew, cer- tainly. But it doesn't follow that he killed him. No, I am beginning to believe that this new ledge in the Two Brothers is at the root of the thing. Jerry quarreled with hia father over it, and Furie attacked you because of it.” “You are very tenacious,” I said. *‘Has it occurred to you that since Jerry was seen driving along the Peskella road night he couldn't have fought with me in my den Saturday morning?” Henry nodded. “It has. But 1 A startling discovery—a vein of quart “rotten with gold!” certain death. I any mention of that scene, harassed mentality. “Then 1 became unconsciou: concluded. A humid expression that \\:nvxmn” my heart came into his s, “It's a wonder I found you alive, old | man,” he said huskily. ‘ ‘We blew our noses in unison, and my return to con- sciousness and of my interveiw with Furie. 1 carefully avoided | do which | white disorderd, | affair in your den is a minor prob- | srunted know who was flannels Fri wearing those v night. That lem."” “We nowhere,” 1 standing up. nt to do first? Go sec the mine or in- are irrita “What 'lo you W getting hed with the resort, started down the gallery 31 it occurred to me to glance at the watl where, the night before, I thought my providential door was “Furle, eh,” he mused. “Are you |located. 1 saw no door, of course. A light-beam cut the inky darkness—‘“we sure he didn't get into this building last night without your ng him? He's half crazy, you say, and he re- garded - you as dangerous to his claim on the mine, Wait a bit,” | thought he he | went on as 1 was about to pounce | on him. “Yoit were going to ask me why he he broke in the door. A cr: man is a creature of impu After breaking in the door he may have had one of his lucid moments and lost his nerve. 1 can't tell you why, but that doesn’t affect my conclusions.” "1 chuckled. bly, Henry. But 1 insist wasn't Furic. Do you he killed Andrew?” “No, I don't, recognize Furie's claim: reled. Now, if Andres found dead immediately afterwards “You argue phuisi- that it mean that Ogden refused to they quar- didn’t finish you after| had heen | waited, scarcely breathing” On the Brothers way over to the Two Descon said that he would see Ifurie alone. ‘Il put ound the mine 1 go into the mine at the Skeletons, inty. d through Evidently he did not Going hack to the sedan, 1o the mine buildings. D the preseribed ing around the plant 1 to tie Dea- trail, stopped the gash in the flank of the and 1 showed him the I watched until he passe door of the shanty was @t heme spear on had car for on POOR PA BY CLAUD'E CALLAN “Ma says moaey makes no difference with hcr, but when Betty's rich beau calls, Ma's more particular about keep- in’ Ju:‘linr cut of the front room. Copyright 1323. Publizhers Syndicate AUNT HET BY RORERT QUILLEN in' 1e, but he convinein’ Copyright 1923 Publishers Syndicar- | , we would have concluded that Fu- He seemed to be talking to a cou- ple of men he called ‘Bull' and ‘Nap.’ But I saw that he was only talking to himself. ‘Bull’ and ‘Nap'"” I “What did he say to them?" Henry grinned. *I didn't get much of it, but I've an idea he was talking about you. ‘'Tis a dom shame a o' he goat like me can't have his bit o' peace without them city sharps a-nosin’ in, ain’t it, Bull? Whut's that, Nap? Ye reckons ye got the daylights skeared outen him? He-He-He?!" He saw me then.” I chuckled. “Did you get thing out of him?” “Just about what you told me.” I thought for a moment. “Does this conversation with ‘Bull'’ and ‘Nap’' strengthen your opinion that it was Furie who tackled me in the resort last night?” Henry looked troubled. “It should, I suppose. But after talking to him I don’t know. By the way, here's a souvenir for you.” Grinning sour- I he handed me Furie's eight- sided eyepiece.” “It seemed to be necessary to him, and I thought re- liecving him of it was ,one way of disarming him This was ry’s first expression of uncertainty, and it delighted me much more than his ‘souvenir’ did, but I examined the lens curiously. We made our way to the cavern- like gash in the opposite wall of the canyon and, preceded by the white beam of Deacon's torch, plunged into its forbidding black- ness. The passage was as crooked as a manzanita stick; its walls were of slaty formation, very rug- ged and beetling in places. The dangers of our exploration were made clear when a ton of debris crashed down a yard or so behind us. Before hammer derous echoed. any- its roar had ceased to upon our ear-drums thun- echoes sprang up around us, behind us, above us, in front of us. Never had T heard so frightful a medley of sound. We stood until it had subsided. Presently we found ourselves on the threshold of a tunnel, the roof and sides of which were timbered. The slash had cut across this tim- bered tunnel and continued into the bowels of the mountain. Deacon splashed the light beam into the tunnel. Smaller tunnels radiated from it in different di ections, and I concluded this one was the main bore of the mine. Bringing the light heam ovack into the slash, Deacon swept over the wall above our heads. A vein of quarts some three feet wide on a level with my head caught the light in a way that arrested our attention. Excited, I scized a knob-like pro- Jjection of the vein. It was loose, it came away in my hand, and Deacon bent the light beam upon it. “Gold!" 1 whispered. ledge!” “Rotten reverently, it “Furie's with_ it,” Henry replied CHAPTER 26 “JERRY"—AND ANOTHER I think the discovery of no other form of wealth is comparable with that of virgin gold in its effect upon the’ human emotions. My brain seemed to have become a well of flame. A strange intoxication gave wings to my feet. And Deacon, who is seldom demonstrative, was simi- larly affected. “Looks like that stuff we found in Ogden's desk,” he muttered. “The sam=,’ I said unsteadily. “I had it assayed,” he went on “It ran $20,000 to the ton,” I w ed. “If there's any depth or breadth to the vein or if the hanging wall is good, it may run into millions. . . Hello! what's this 2" We saw it A small, stood in at the same moment. square, shining object, it a niche just below the . My hand beat Deacon's to it. | A silver snuff-box,” “It hasn't been here look of it.” “It comes from one of the French Louis periods,” I observed. he grunted. long by the “Well, whose is it? You look as it you know something." t belongs to Nathan Hyde, Hen- 1 announced significantly. “Hyde, Hyde,” he muttered in perplexity. “It isn't like him to put a valuable thing down and forget it.” I chuckled. “He must have been deeply stirred. Taking anuff from his Louis snuff-box is a sort of a ceremony with Hyde." Henry nodded reluctantly, pock- eting the snuff-box. “Coming upon the vein was enough to make him forget it, eh? Well, we had already concluded he knew something about the mine.” His tone implied that there was nothing more to it than that, but 1 knew the snuff-box had given him something to think about, and I laughed to myself as we went on into the timbered passage. We had gone some distance in the di- rection of the original entrance when I stoppsd abruptly, clutching Deacon by the arm. I went a little sick, for I have no stomach for the grewsome. I had almost tripped over the skeleton of a tall man. Itlay face up, arms folded. A few rags clung to the bones, high-laced boots covered the feet and ankles, a stout leather belt encircled the waist. Undoubtedly the skeleton had lain there many years, but from the uneven distri- bution of dust on it I judged it had been disturbed recently. Deacon looked at “Who is it, John?" I knew very well who it was, and so did he. Dropping to our knees, I gently ran my hands through the dust and gravel around and under the skeleton. I brought to light two bone buttons, four metal ones, a hit of candle, a two-inch wire nail and a stub of indelible pencil. “Somebody else has be him,” Deacon muttered, probably.” “See this!"” I ejaculated. The fifth right rib of the skele- ton was nicked and split in the region of the heart. “Bullet. by the look of it,” Dea- con commented. “Here’s something eclse!"” I cried suddenly. My fingers rummaging below the surface dust beneath the skull had encountered a crackly substance. I drew it forth—a small newspaper, yellow and brittle with age. In spite of my care it split in two as 1 opened it and spread it on the floor of the tunnel. At the head of the front sheet was the legend: TORRIDITY FIREBRAND A Weekly Newspaper Torridity, 8kull Valley, Cal. Monday, July 6th, 1896. ftems of local interest occupied the front page. Gun Fight Along Main. Another Hold-up at Lundy's! Bad Medicine Closes Down. And 80 on. Part of the top margin of the third page had heen torn off. With it had gone the date line. We stared at the torn margin in si- lence, our hearts pounded in our ears. The curtain had lifted. his is where Furie got your pistol, John,” Henry said at length. “Yes. This is the pencil” 1 stared down at the remains below me, Jerry’ — what were you to Andrew?"” T looked up at Deacon. “I suppose this was Andrew’s reason for keeping the mine close he said huskily. “It's a good thing you found the note in that cart- ridge, John.” “You mean you'd have assumed Andrew had killed this man him- self, 30 years ago?" 1 He nodded. “We should have had to. Andrew steadfastly refused to open the mine. Why? Because of what we have just found: the skeleton of 2 man who has been murdered. The inference would have been inescapable.” “Demonstrating again the unre- liability of circumstantial evidence,” I remarked dryly. “Here is my theory: Dillon killed ‘Jerry' 30 years ago, and he killed Andrew three days ago. He killed Andrew because Andrew had just found out that he, Dillon, had killed ‘Jerry.’ ” “Perhaps you are, right,” Henry admitted wearily. “But if you are right, why did Andrew leave this body here instead of giving it prop- | er burial?” me gayly. at “Furie [ —advt, ' “When know we know what turned that we shall! | Alex Peterson JUST KIDS ouT OF \You. YO FATHER WILL TAKE CARE into Andrew Ogden,” I nulM wen- tentiously. “Depend on it, he had some good rveason. Andrew never did anything without reason. *1 wish MacNair was here,” Dea- con muttered, getting up. “He's got a solid head on his shoulders. This thing is too much for me, You'd better take care of that newspaper. That bit of pencil, too.” That blocked door of the mine was just beyond the body, and we were returning silently to the slash through which we had entered the tunnel when I heard quite distinct- ly a small sound. Somehow I felt that it was of human origin. 8o did Deacon, for he anapped out the light and dropped his hand to my arm, “What's that?" I whispered. “Ssh!" He guided me into one of the tributary passages, and we waited, scarcely breathing, for what was to happen. The darkness clung to us like pitch. And yet it was alive and tingling, as darkness some- times is. Intangible softncsses seemed to run through my hair and caress. my eyes and cheeks and throat, Another sound. Louder, this time. And then a ray of lght pierced the blackness of the slash. Deacon’s hand gripped my arm, and we shrank back against the wall of the tunnel. I could hear the breath whistling in his nostrils; my heart seemed to be pounding in my throat. The ray of light expanded, dimly illuminating the slash, which we couid see from where we stood. We drew back again, plastering ourselves against the wall, (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Someone 1is entering the tunnel— Who is it? Tomorrow's chapter will reveal the secret, City Items Muller's new Mark Twain cigar 10¢ The directors of the Bodwell De- velopment Co. have declared the annual 8% dividened, payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 13. The regular monthly meeting of the Polish- Political club No. 1 will be held Wednesday evening at the Falcons hall at Beaver street. N. B. Greenhouse, cor. Oak ani Lasalle. Geraniums 10c and up, Vinca vines 25c, also small potted plants.—advt, A. G. Hammond camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will hold a regular meeting in the camp meet- ing room at the state armory tomor- row night at 8 o'clock. Muller's new Mark Twain cigar 10c —advt. The police were notfied today of the suspension of the operator's li- cense of Stanley Orenkowski of 257 Blater road and the return of | the licenses of Stanley Powerzky of 412 Broad street and Vincenzo Di- mauro of 25 Broad street. Irises are now at their best at Blossom's Corner Iris Garden, 25 Farmington Ave., Plainville, Visitors | are most welcome,—advt. Winthrop Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, will hold a regular meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at Junior O. U. A. M. hall. Officers for the coming term will be elected. You will find rare colors in colum- bine, lupinus at Hansen's Perennial Gardens, Elm Hill. Phone 1791-2. —advt. A meeting of the French St. Anne's society of 8t. Peter's church will be held this evening. A card party will follow the meeting. Special Notice There will be a special meeting of the members of the First Baptist Church on Monday evening, June 10, at 7:30 o'clock, daylight saving time, to approve the action of the ma- jority of the trustees in transferring property known as the Church Par- sonage to Michael J. Kenney. E. R. HITCHCOCK, Clerk. Special Notice Polish World War Veterans, Gen- eral Haller's Post, moved from 157 Broad street to their new club rooms | (second floor) at 121 Broad strect.| A meeting will be held at the new ! ‘club rcoms June 6th.—advt. . ' Over 20 answers to Dr. W. F. Keith's silhouette grected the edi- tor at 2 o'clock this afternoon when he sat down to judge the winner, Yor such a short time, Dr. Keith is very well known. Many of his pa- tients wrote in and they were all complimentary to the limit. Here is Mrs. J. Zapatka of 368 Allen street winning letter— Yast night's silhouette is none other than the prominent Dr. Wil- liam F. Keith who has the most modern dental office in the city with a nurse in attendance at all times. His office is located at 300 Main street in the new Leonard Building. You are well taken care of when you pay him a visit and your toothaches will be passe. Dr. Keith is a good sport and out- door man, fishing and hunting be- ing his favorite hobbies, and motor- ing on long trips. He comes from Nova Scotia, is & graduate of Tufts college, and fis making New Britain his home and likes it too. Who is he tonight? The sil- houette represents a man whose place of business is right near to the Herald office. He's onc of those self | appointed critics of the bulletin board on his way to and from work. He makes out it is shocking, but no more so than the business he's in. He is a member of the Eddy-Glover Post, American Legion Luncheon club thus being a veteran of the World war. You should know him now, why the editor knew him when he went to the old model up on Prospect street, about 25 years ago. Now for some dope on that business he is in. Many, many people go in his store daily to see the latest designs and household appliances of all kinds. Christmas time the children have an awful time getting by his window for every year, as regular as clock work, there is a toy train promi- nently displayed. A toy train is the best eye catcher in the universe, so the board of directors say, and they ought to know, for they certainly have a hbusiness to be proud of. That’'s not a statement made through brotherly love, either al- on the bunch down the street a way. RULES OF SILHOUETTE CONTEST 1.—ldentify likeness. 3.—Describe how he makes livell- hood 3.—Address communications to “8ilhouette™ [Editor, New Britain Herald 4.—Contest closes at 2 p. m. fol- lowing insertion—8aturday 10 a. m. 5.—Answers may be maliled or brought to the Herald office. 6.—Credit given for neatness. 7.—One dollar awarded daily for best answer according te rules. 8—No telephone guesses. though the Werald 15 awtul sweoet They always stress service, and we are hounds for that around here, too, s0 that's the main tie that binds, as it were. This man ought to be an easy one fo} the boys who work, holding up-the New Britain Trust building at the corner of Main and Church streets. Come on now. who is he—He's lived all his life in New Britain, so fa MISS HAUSRATH SHOWERED Members of the I. T. club tender- ed a miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Emma Hausrath at the home of Miss Emma Stehr of Curtis street, last ev . About 30 guests were present from Bristol, Yales- ville, Plainville and this city. Games were played and solo dances were given by Miss Minna Myers and Miss Minnie Kalwat. A buf- fet lunch was served. JUDGMENT FOR GOOBY Judge Morris D, 8axe in city court today handed down a judgment in favor of K, J. Gooby in his suit against John P. Michaels for $220.90 for non-payment of a bill. Suit was for $250. Attorney Harold N. Williams of the law firm of Kirk- ham, Cooper, Hungerford & Camp represented the plaintiff. Legal Notice WILLIAN ve. THE CARBO BRICK ( Buperior Court, Hartford County. In fe Application to The Honorable E. M. Yeomans, A Judge of the Superior Court. ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY RECEIVER, KTC. The application of the defendant in the above entitied action, brought to the Superior Court held in Hartford in and for Hartford County on the lat Tuesday of Beptember, 1929, which application dated the 28th day of May, 1929, ing been presented to the undersi an order for a hearing thereon, before me at my chambers in the county build- ing in sald Hartford on this 29th day of May, 1929, at 9 o'clock in the fore- noon, having been issued and return been made of the service of said therein, the same came ing before me at said time and place, when the plaintiff appeared hy William F. Curtin, his attorney, and the defendant corporation by Mary M. Lard- , its secretary, and the parties hav- ing been heard, it is found that eaid order was duly served, that the allega- tions of said application aro true, and that a temporary reeiver ought to be appointed forthwith, Now_therefore It is ordered 1. That Willlam E. Hagearty, of New Britain, Connecticut, be and he hereby is_appointed temporary receiver of the said Carbo Brick Company. 2, That said appointment shall mot take effect until said Hagearty shall have filed with the undersigned a_ bond in proper form, with good and sufficient surety In the sum of $10,000, condi- tioned on the faithful performance of his duties under said appointment aud in the event that he shall at any time or times hereafter he confirmed or ap- pointed in said action either as tem- porary or permanent receiver, his faith- ful performance of his duties as such recciver, and said bond shall have been approved by the undersigned. 3. That said Hagearty immediately upon the taking effect of his sald ap- vointment shall proceed to take posses- wion of all the books papers, evidences of debt and property of sald corporation. to collect all monies owing to it, and to take all Inwful siepe withip lis power to secure and preserve its a 37 i thamAd eaiver CanindE Wb \iare on, in such manner as he may deem Judicious, the business now conducted by waid corporation until otherwise ordered, hut no longer than for one month fro this date, and to that end he is a thorized to make such contracts pur- chames and disburmements as may be necessary. 5. 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