New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1929, Page 18

Synopsia: Nathan Hyde's sliver:and fro, but atill without revealing spuff-bex is found by Peebles and Descon near the rich vein in the mine. Further exploring the tunnel, they stumble over the skele- ton of a man, covered over by dust that apparently had been disturbed recently. Under the bones, Peebles finds ' Torrility newspaper, dated 30 years before. From the top of the third page a strip had been ‘orn —the message found in the cartridge of Alex Peterson’s revolver! As Pee- bles and Deacon turn to leave, they are astartled by the sound of some- one entering the mine. CHAPTER 27 A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR The light came from an electric flash and we saw vaguely the f ure of a man in the darkness be- hind it. But his face was invisible LAY VW i « Suddenly the light flashed into 2~ his body was so distorted by the leu ving shadows that I could not tell whether he was large or small, Neaurer came the light and we bacl ed still further into the tunnel. The man turned the beam on the auri- ferous wall, but instead of focusing it on the gold vein he ran it up and down the wall and over the floor beneath it, as if he were looking for something. When he had done this for several minutes he stepped through the break into the main, tutmel and flashed the heam nht‘;\d‘ of him over the walls and floor. | his face. Was it Hyde? Somehow, ¥ thought not. We must see his face. But could we manage it without dis- closing our presence? Deacon was on the point of rush- ing out upon him when the man suddenly turned the light straight up and full upon his own face. If Deacon’s fingers hadn't been biting my arm like diamond drills 1 should have cried out in amaze- ment. The man was Roy Hammond, the San Felipe lawyer! Deacon’s breath blew gustily on my cheek and I knew he was as hard put to it to keep from rushing out on the man as 1 was myself. T had never cared for Hammond over- much and as1 stared at his meaty face he was less attractive to me the man's face—Roy Hammond! than ever. He looked perplexed and dismayed, but as we continued to watch him his head inclined toward the gold vein and avarice also became a part of his expres- sion. Then Hammond swung the torch downward and his face was again lost in shadow. Flashing the beam to and fro, up and down, he turned and made his way back along the slash. The light was completely gone before we permitted ourselves to speak or move. “Roy Hammond!"” Deacon mut- " wlt's sinister smoothuess scared my hand—1 held (he ace of spades” The darkness behind the torch still concealed his face. He proceeded down the tunnel and the darkness thickened again. “Who 18 it?”" Henry whisp “f don’t know. I've an idea he's after that snuff-box.” Henry nodded. “Get face, It may be Hyde. yourself.” We waited, steeped in silence. The darkness began to retreat as the man returned. Brighter grew the light. He passed the small tunnel which concealed us, pla the beam before ‘he slash, he stepped ugain swept the auriferous with the beam. Deacon’s hand tightened cruelly on my arm. 1 could feel him siraining forward like a hound on leash. The man played the heam up and down, to a look at his Don’t show wall him. Coming to | into it and | tered in bewilderment. “Jerry, Furie, Mrs. Lundy, Dil- (lon. Hyde and Hammond,” 1 ildn’t help marmuring ironically. our field of investigation is wid- ening, Henry., Shall you let him | go2” | He did not answer for a moment. “Yes, I think #0,” he said wearily, “Where did you leave the car?” “In one of the sheds at the mine, He won't see it unless he goes up there. What do you think his game don’'t know, the Probably he was snuff-hox. That couples him with Hylde. Neither of them would want it found here. The thing's got me buffaloed, John." This delighted me An excellent state of mind,’ | said. “As soon as man admits his fallibility he be- gins get somewhere. What after to POOR PA BY CLAIU'I'E CALLAN “Bella is just a little too broad-minded to suit me. | like folds that are narrow- minded enough to think that some things are wrong.” ‘Copyright 1939, Publishers Syndicate AUNT HET BY RORERT QU “Most husbands get mighty careless of their personal ap- pearance after a year or two, but a body can always change that by takin’ in a female boarde “Copyright 1929, Publishers Byndicate) next?" “g8an Felipe. T am going to work on Hyde, Hammond, and Mrs. Lundy.” 3 “You haven't found her, yet?" *“No. Queer, isn't it? A woman in that get-up. 8he must have changed it or be lying low. We'll find her, of course, Are you coming with me?" “Yes,” I saild. “I've had enough of Skull Valley for- a while. I'll send a mechanic for nfy car. What about Furie?” “He'll be here when we want him, I doubt it he would survive anywhere but in the desert.” As we made our way along the slash T dwelt silently on my own reasons for wanting to return home. My desire to see the chils dren and to hear Jerry account for his extraordinary flight to S8kull Valley was not the least of them, you may be sure. And I don't think T ever longed for anything quite s0 much as I did for the sound of their voices and the sight of their eager faces. And then, also, I wanted to relate my experiencea to MacNair. How would his brutal- ly logical, mind interpret them to me? Yes, 1 had a good deal to look forward to. Neither Furie nor Hammond was in sight when we emerged into the canyon, but as we came out into the open desert I caught the flash of a windshield on the trail which led across the valley. Deacon had scen it, too, “That'll be Hammond,” he said. I nodded. “He's not going by Pitchfork. I'll bet he didn't come by it, either.” Wheel tracks were visible in the ravel at our feet and it was evi- dent that Hammond hadn’t gone up to the mine, “Probably he doesn’t know we are here,” Deacon grunted. The sun was lustier than ever and by the time we reached.the mine buildings Deacon was mumb- ling profanely and mopping his face with a sopping handkerchief. He found nothing in the abandoned plant that interested him, and when we had each eaten a couple of sandwiches and refreshed our- selves of the warm water in the canteen, we set off, As Jerry's flan- nels were in the back seat there was no need to stop at Torridity and T was mighty glad to sce the last of its huddle of buildings van- ish over my shoulder, for the town had come nearer than I liked to burying my old bones: A crackling in my pocket remind- ed me of the newspaper we had found in the mine tunnel and | carefuily spread it out before me. CHAPTER 28 THE ACE OF SPADES One of the headlines I had no- ticed in the mine again caught my eyes and I read the paragraph be- neath it: Another Hold-Up At Lundy’s Where Is the Law? Ten thousand in gold and cash | were stolen from Mr. Joe Lundy's safe early this morning. This is the fourth of a series of thefts and hold- ups in Lundy's Place in the past three months and it is by far the largest amount yet taken. The town I In » fine state when a man can- not conduct ‘a respectable busin venture without being subject te outrages of this sort, and the Fire- brand calls on Deputy Sherift Bill- ings to do his duty. The Firebrand has it on good authority that Mr. Lundy has brought an expert from San Francisco to see what's what; and he has ordered his- men to shoot to kill!- Citizens of Torridity look to your gold! And your guns' (We know of half a dozen good ropes itching to stretch the hom- bre's neck, Joe. Ye Ed.) The item was interesting and amusing and something of a side- light on conditions of that day, but nothing more, apparently, and why it should occur to me that there might ke n connection between Mr. l.undy’s misfortune and Andrew's death 1 couldn't for the life of me! tell. But the notion had got into ny head and there it stuck. “Listen to this, Henry." I read the item to him. “Pity the poor devil if they found him,” he muttered grimly. “Tor- I hear.” Of my feelings that the item might have bearing up the mat. ters which occupied our minds 1 said nothing, Henry is intolerant cf feelings. Pitchfork Canyon, to which we presently came, had lost none of ita grim terror, but we managed the ascent without disaster in something under two hours. It was three o'clock when we reached S8an Felipe, Deacon dropped me at a downtown corner, muttering some- thing about seeing me later. He had been in a gloomy mood ever since we left Torridity and I had attributed it to his bewildered state of mind. Henry had beepn so sure of certain things, regretfully aure, it is true, but asure, nevertheless, and our discoveries had shaken his conclusions more than he had ad- mitted. ° Needless to say, his per- vlexity had delighted me and I had let him alone. Halling a taxi, I settled into it, keenly anticipating the joyful re- union before me. I had expected Deacon to insist on driving me home and T was relieved when he didn't, for I wanted the children to myself. My longing for a sight of Lucy's face had become almost a physical ache and I could hardly sit atill on my seat. Lucy had come to me as a little thing, but I had never dreamed that she would ever fill my heart as completely as she did. One of these days 1 would lose her. The realization twisted my heart, but I knew I could re- roncile myself to it. Jerry was a fine lad, too. It only Andrew had lived to see the flowering of these young lives! But he hadn't and we had still to clap a rope around the neck of the devil who had killed him. Well, in a little while now, surely. . . . I began to think of what we'd have to say to one another, Jerry and Lucy and I. What with Jerry's mad flight to Torridity, Lucy's dars ing pursuit of him, my own experi- ences in the town, and the discov- eries Deacon and I had made in the mine, we'd have enough to keep our tongues wagging until midnight. Mrs. Moffit met me at the door. “Where is Luey?” I demanded, pushing into the house. “I don't know, Mr. Peebles. I haven't heard a word of her since 1 went to Circle Sunday morning. Nor, you, neither. Nor Mr. Jerry. And what with the house being broke into and your lovely door ruined—simply ruined—and the police doing nothing about jt—" “Not here! Not here!" I shouted. *“Nonsense, woman! Of course they are here!" “Indeed they are not!" she wept hysterically. “And I haven't seen Miss Lucy since Sunday morning. And what with you going off and the house being broke into and your lovely door—" Thrusting her aside, I rushed into my den and took up the telephone. Deacon was in his office. “What have you done with Lucy and Jerry?” 1 bawied at him, “They are not here, John,” he eaid in a troubled voice. “I don’t know where they are, John. They are not here. The boy hasn’t given himself up. We haven't seen either of them.” I hung up the receiver, an empty feeling about my heart. If I hadnw't put the instrument down I should have dropped it. My legs began to tremble and I collapsed into a chalr, They hadn’t been seen! Where were they? What had happened? Yesterday afternoon—they had ..ad plenty of time! That sandstorm? Good God! Nonsense! They were mafe — somewhere! But where? Why hadn't they telephoned? Mrs. Moffit was in the room. 8he began to weep. “Mr. Peebles!—there’s something the matter—Miss Lucy—they have- n't turned up—" she was be- ginning. * 1 stopped her sharply. “There’s nothing wrong! The children will be home tomorrow. What have you got for supper?” She must have believed me for after a sniffle or two she dried her eyes and gave me her melancholy smile. “A beefsteak pie and a caramel ridity was one wild town from what | ing. “Excellent. - Early, please” I went on briskly. “I haven't had a square meal gnce Sunday morn- Brushing her out of the den, 1 went to my bedroom and began to prepare for my bath. But my mind waa still in a ferment of apprehen- sion; at moments, actual dread me. Should I atart out to look for them at once? Should I raise a general alarm? Or should I leave it entirely to Deacon? When I found myself atanding in the bath tub with my shoes on I decided it was time I made up my mind. | would give them until noon to- morrow. If they hadn’t turned up then I'd atart hack for Torridity in a hired car. Cleansed of the grit of 8kull Val- ley, I got into clean linen and a fresh suit. I was fumbling for my billfold in the right-band hip pocket of the trousers I had taken off when my blood suddenly turned cold in my veins. My billfold was there - right enough, but there was something else with it, the sin- ister amoothness of which seared my hand as if it were a hot iron that 1 held—instead of & playing card, the ace of spades. It hain't been a nightmare—and Furie had lied! (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Peebles’ ghastly nightmare with the two figures at the poker table was no dream, Tomorrow's chaptey brings him a step nearer the solu- tion of Ogden’s murder. A railroad tunnel from Sweden to Denmark, which would be five or six miles long, has been proposed. City Advertisemen AIRPORT IN NEW BRITAIN Notice is hereby given that a hear- ing will be held before the City Plan Commisaion, City of New Britain, 1a Room 208, City Hall, at 8:00 p. m. daylight saving time, Friday, June 7th, 1929 on the proposed airport within the limits of the city. Al interested persons are re- quested to be present at said hear- ing, and be heard in relation to the above. CITY PLAN COMMISSION Philip A. Merian, Secretary JOHN J. TOKARCZYK, of the Town of New Britain, Ve, Y THE NEW BRITAIN SAVINGS BANK AND BUILDING ANSUCIATION, & Defunct Comnectiont corperation for- -oflyng-.-p:ndm:“xew , Conn., its smecevesrs, creditors and assigns. Clty Court, City of New Britain, June 5, 1929, ORDER OF NOTICE Upon complaint in the above entitied action, brought to this court-and claimed for reamons set forth,—1. Judgment met- tling title and 2. Judgment declaring & mortgage from Thomas Markley to New Britain Savings Bank and Bullding As- soclation, null and void, now pending In said City Court of New Britain, on the of June, A. D. 1939, and being found, by the horlty that the New avings Bank and Bullding As- now defunct and that the of residénce or businesd of the successors, creditors or assings, of the New Britain Saviog Bank and Building Association are unknown to the Plaintit or the Plaiutiff's Atiorney. Wherefore, it is ordered. that notice of the institution and pendency of said complaint, be given the Defendants by nublication in The New Britain Herald, a delly newspaper published In New Britain, Cennecticut, and having & cir- culation in said Town of New Britain, once a week for two consecutive weeks, commencing on or before the Sth day of June, 1929. ENIL 1. DANBERG. Clerk of the Court. Britain soclation names, RULES OF SILHOUETTE OUNTERT 1.—ldentify likeness. 2.—Describe how he makes livelt hood 3.—Address communications to “8ilhouette™ Editor, New Britain Herald 4.—Contest closes at 2 p. m. fol- lowing insertion—S8aturday 10 a. m. 5.—Answers may be mailed or brought to the Herald office. 6.—Credit given for neatness. 7.—~One dollar awarded daily fot best swer according ¢ | rules. 8—No telephone guesnea. JUST KIDS OH-DEAR-IWAS JUGT THINKINGSTHE PRYMENT ON THE REFRIGERATOR 1S DUE-AND THERE'S NO NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, D, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 19%9. Charles Hayden, whose silhouette appeared in last night's paper, the New Britain Herald, confused not a few, There were guesses in here for consideration, it is true, but the cnly one having him correct - was Raymond Begley of 719 East strect, and a statement in his letter sounds a bit off. That is a fellow can't be 2 member of the Lions and the Ki- wanis club also, unless he is a darb on eating out. He might have re- signed from the Lions club and adopted the Kiwanis or vice-versa. Anyway, Raymond you get the doi- lar for the following letter: The likeness in Tuesday's Herald is that of Mr. Charles Hayden, sec- retary and treasurer of the 8pring & Buckley Electric company. Mr. Hayden is a member of the Eddy- Glover post, American Legion and has served in the World War. He is a popular member of the Kiwanis and Lions clubs, and also a fourth cegree Knights of Columbus mian. He is a widely known electrician. Mr. Hayden resides at 89 Prospect street, Who is it tonight? You know, he too, looks out on Church street, zithough the official entrance of where he works is on Main streei. For the past few years there has béen an ‘“esprit de corps” among us fellows on the sireet which is hard to beal, like & broken drum, as it were. The thought comes to the editor, who is continually h: ing ideas -along original lines, that the likeness of the silhouette ap- pearing tonight could interpret that #pirit musically. What a theme could be interwoven in “A Frolic on Church Street.” Passing the Her- ald office could be the pot pourri part, with the embellishments fea- tured by the numerous:eating hous- ‘es, in fact it would parallel closely “The Storm on Lake Lucern”, be- cause of the many topics to be translated musically. Thus emdeth today’'s lesson, so we'll all go back to the likeness of the silhouette. He lives on Ten Acre road, has been recently honored by us musical folk, and is a Lion of long standing, you can bank on that. His job is full of interest, and is considered one of the city's wizards of finance. He has a job which we would all like but, alack a las, only one in a hundred thousand gets a job like his, life is just one sweet song for him, He has a wonderful house, an example to the editor, who points it out to his wife and says: “Look at that; I'm going to have one like it someday when I get wealthy writing’ this stuff, and get paid the half of what I'm worth.” All that's just a hint for the likeness of the silhouette to dish out one of his 50 cent ci- gars, and really, Fred, it the editor gets one, he promises to even chew the ashes. Now, to clinch the cigar. Fred is one of the finest fellows 1 cver met, serves az an example to the younger generation, should he governor of the state, is a wonderfu! singer, has a pleasing personality, and is everything nice. Come on now, who is he? 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 street. | A meeting will be held at the new club rcoms June 6th.—advt k2 | HIH ing in waid Hartford of May, 1929, at Ef i ! to a hearing before me at mid time place, when the plaintiff appearsd Wilism F. Curtin, his attorney, and the defendant corporstion by Mary M. Lard- ner, its secretary, and the parties hav- ing been heard, it is found that said order was duly served, thet the allega- tions of said application are true, and that & temporary receiver ought to be appointed forthwith, Now_therefore it s ordered 1. That William K. Hagearty. of.New Britain, Connecticut, he and he hereby ¢ s appointed temporary receiver of the id" Carbo Brick Company. = That said sppolntment shall- wet take effect until said Hagearty shall have. filed with the undersigned a bond in_proper form, with good sufiicient wurety in the sum of $10,000,/ condi~ his duties und in the event tl or times hereafter be comfirmed pointed in said action either as t porary, or permanent rec hit tul performance of his dutl recelver, and said bond shall have' been proved by the undersigned. That said Hagearty immediately upon the taking effect of his said ap- pointrhent shall .procesd to take posses- sion of all the books, papers, evidences property of said corporation. 1l monjes owing to it, and take all lawful steps within his power to secure and preserve its assets. 4. That:said receiver continue te carry on, in such manner as he deem Sudicious, the business mow conducted by sald corporation until otherwise ordered, but no longer thay for ome month from this date, and to that end he is’ thorized to make such contracts, ppr- chases and disbursements .ss may be necessary. 5. That a hearing upon the confirma- tion of said sppointment, and for the appointment of two appraisers, be had before the undersigned in the. Superior Court room, civil side, in mid on the 14th day of Jume, 1 o'clock in the ftaremoon, temporary receiver give notice of 'his appointment and of said_hearing to all parties in intereat, by publishing & copy ot this order in the Hartford Daily Courant and The New Hritain Herald, twice each, and by maifing a Ii postage prepaid, to each stockhelder record and known creditor of said poration at their several best obtatna addresses, all on or before the Sth day of June, 1920 artford, this 23th day ef : E. M. 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