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PAGE TWO SW BLOODHOUNDS RAY WALTER S. MASTERMAN (W) COPYRIGHT: RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION READ THIS FIRST: Jack Reid, who lias just witnessed the mysterious murder of Sir Henry Severinge «n the chapel of ms annent abbey, is a ne'er-do-well who lias lived by his wits since he left nn orphanage. In the chapel to steal a valuable jew eled cross, Reid had no means ot iden tifying Sir Henry s slayer and could not raise an alarm for fear of jeop ardizing himself .lack haa been reared in an institute for foundlings, but had run away when still a mere youngster. iNOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER 3 JACK MIXED with men—good and evil, and learnt much. His quickness and easy address found him small jobs. He gave his age as 14 and invented different stories to suit the occasion. He had been no idler and no beggar. He had known the underworld— liad been taught to thieve or watch while others did; honesty and dishonesty came alike to him, as long as he could fill his stom ach and have small sums to Epend. Later he read voraciously, in free libraries and in the houses where he got employment as boots or messengerbbo a quick, hand some youth, well mannered and outwardly docile, though a raging unrest was eating him up. At 17 he knew more than most men do at 25, and had come :o realize through mixing with all classes that he came of a good stock —his face and figure and the delicate artist's hands told him that as surely as his instinctive dread of vulgarity and dirt. Per haps with a knowledge of a moral code he might have become a steady, industrious clerk and mar ried and lived in the suburbs; but he knew nothing of the laws of meura and tuum. Why should some people have homes and motors, relations and triends, money to spend, when he had none ? The old eternal ques tions. Sexually, he kept clean .from a rather proud indifference to the noisy, loud-mouthed girls .with whom he came into contact. He studied deeply, watched his chances, read everything in the papers and in books. He worked his owit-plans out with a thorough ness that would have given him a good place in business. His looks and manners got him jobs in crowd work in studios, and [walking-on parts at theaters, but i never a permanent position any where. Then he experimented— [very carefully. He was clever. Small sums of money at first. [Like a wise schoolboy who, when searching the hedgerow, comes across a bird’s nest, takes only a few eggs and leaves the rest, so he never emptied a purse or bag, but took a coin or two, leaving the owner to wonder whether he had dropped two half-crowns by mis take or miscounted his money. His needs were simple; he lived in a bed-sitting room in Pimlico, and cooked his own meals over a gas ring. He hadn’t a friend in the world, and had no intention of making any. He saved every penny and placed it in the Post office Savings bank. The game he was playing was exciting—he was pitting his wits against those of the law. Some of his exploits had revealed a high level of artistry. When Fronstein, the American millionaire, had ar rived in England with a large number of dollar bills concealed in the double bottom of one of his trunks—the rate of exchange at the time being greatly in favor of the dollar—he had been furious on finding that his trunk had been tampered with and a portion of his bills extracted. No suspicion had fallen on the good-looking young lift attendant, quiet and well man nered. When the millionaire de parted and the furore had died down, the young attendant sought out the manager and explained that he had been offered a good position as a steward on board a ship, and received an excellent tes timonial for honesty and industry. The dollar bills he changed in America, and returned with Eng ish notes. A strange being, working alone, for he would not trust a soul, and avoided women above all —they *i£d away of worming secrets from men. If he were found dead >n the road, there would be no •nark or trace by which to identify um, not a letter nor a scrap of CAR O GRAPHICS —by SSSi aWYOUKHO\V TrtF UjiiV rn oiwHo’ ARE mxhav| { 06- 52HBSUS22ffs? JhiM wo you know™ 'NTHEHEaiONOFJAMH SSSI KWIK.ATAftHEfI, NORM KSStmm '«/ CAROHMA GAVE HIS OPPO - BUT BOTH WED BEFORE 3KW N£NT HENRY CLAY THE MA- TtffYWERE INAUGURATED JoRITYOEmVDTW ■I J CAROLINA U$M36 THE AVER- O > f AGE FOR THE UNITED STATES U $2,366 / -*4# «THfc SEND IN tNT£AC6TIN£ FACTS ABOUT vStht COMMON ITT • “1 have some serious news for you, m’lady.” paper; no name tape or washing mark. He would be a one-day’s sensation, perhaps, in the papers, and for the first and only time be mentioned in the news bulletin for millions to hear. "Police notice. An unknown man was found dead,” etc. And then, “If any person can give any information about this man, please communicate with Scotland Yard, telephone number Whitehall 1212.” And then he would be buried at the expense of the local parish after 12 godd men and true had solemnly puzzled over him at an inquest. He was tired of it all: the lone liness, the sordid life and sur roundings. Honest work was not for him, with no character, and nothing but that awful institution to give as his educational ad vantages, and he had run away , from that. He had decided to throw every thing up, take all his money from the savings bank, and seek a new world. And then one day he had read an account of <Severinge Ab- j bey and the- description of the j wonderful Severinge cross which had been stolen by a foirner ; Severinge from a South American cathedral, when serving under Sir Francis Drake —that prince of burglars. The id;r " * ''"g this priceless relic had appealed to him as a fitting consummation Os his present career. As Jack Reid, an artist, he had wandered into Sussex, enjoying the countryside as only a town bred man can do. Well, the ex periment, as far as the cross was concerned, had turned out a dis mal failure, but had led to some thing more exciting—a mysterious and horrible murder under his very eyes; but about this he could say nothing. He would certainly stay and follow it up, if only for curi osity, he thought. ~ But though mentally he made this nis excuse, he knew that the real reason was the vision he had seen at the window in the moon light, that floated before his eyes as he fell asleep and haunted his dreams. * t ■# James Conolly, the butler at Severinge Abbey, entered Sir Henry’s room carrying a tray on which were a cup of tea and two thin slices of bread and butter. One glance showed him the dis ordered bed, a: 1 the dress clothes of his master thrown on a chair for his attention. He set the tray do*.n and took a good look round the room. A large window with latticed, old fashioned panes faced the lake, but the windows were fast shut,/ for Sir James suffered from gout and feared the exhalations from HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, MOlnDax, jnO v biVibnirt the waters below. Pajamas and bedroom slippers were gone, but the dressing gown was hanging behind the door. The door to the bathroom was open, and James looked in; but it was clear that his master had not been there, and the window also was closely fast ened. It was quite unusual for Sir Henry to make a move until he had swallowed his tea and nis morning clothes had been laid out. A search of the compactum as sured James that all the clothes were in their places, neatly ar ranged by himself. He went downstairs and mad« inquiries of the maids who were working in the living room, but no one had seen any sig-n of the miss ing man. and the great front door was bolted and locked, as James had left it the night before. James went through the rooms on the ground floor, the great library, and then into the chapel, but there was no sign of Sir Henry. The Abbey was an old, rambling place, and James felt that he had better report the matter befor* making a thorough search. He ascended the staircase slowly and knocked at the door of Lady Severinge’s private sitting room over tiie gateway. She was reclining in a cushioned recess in the window, fully dressed, but wearing a peignoir and chat ting with Eric Colindale, the agent for the estate, a blonde giant of a fellow in riding breeches and sports coat. A slight breeze ruf fled Hilda Severinge’s fair hair as she turned to the butler with an impatient expression. ‘‘What is it, James?” “I have some serious news for you, m’lady.” Her face went suddenly white. “What is it—not my husband?” Colindale sprang to his feet. “He’s not dead?” “Oh no. sir. I hope it is not as bad as that, but he has gone from his room, and no one seems to know where he has got to.” “But that’s ridiculous,” Colin dale said, glancing at Hilda Severinge as he spoke. “He must be somewhere.” The butler, in a wooden voice, recounted his tale. “We must have a thorough search at once,” Colindale said briskly. “He may have fallen down some where, and been injured,” the woman observed nervously. There was a look of terror in her eyes, as though she feared the worst. “You had better stay here, Hilda. I’ll go with James.” The butler turned his head away to hide a look of anger at the Christian name that had slipped out inadvertently. (To Be Continued) SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS DEACONS READY TO BATTLE WILDCATS Team Will Spend Most Os Time Perfecting Timing and Play Execution Wake Forest, Nov. 23 —With the date of the game with Davidson Col lege there on Richardson Field Thanksgiving Day only a few days off, Coach Jim Weaver has pronounc ed his Demon Deacon squad as fit and ready to go to battle in this an nual Turkey Day classic against the Wildcats. According to Coach Weaver, his boys will spend most of the time th's week in perfecting the timing and execution of their plays. The Dea cons were largely occup'ed in last week’s drills with setting up a de fen :e to be used against the famous running and passing attack of Mr. Lafferty and company. It has been said by Wake Forest scouts and by many fans that nothing short of a court iniunction can s’on the power ful offense of the Newton coached machine. CAVAUERSTACKLE HEELS TURKEY DAY Ancient Rivals Will Clash in Charlottesville In Artnual Grid Battle Chapel Hill, Nov. 23—The Univer sity of North Carolina winds up its 1936 grid campaign Thanksgiv ng Day meeting the University of Vir ginia at Charlottesville in the renew al of an ancient rivalry which franks high in Dixie in color and keenness of competition. The Cavaliers and Tar Hc-els have played 40 times on the gridiron. The feud was f rst inaugurated in 1892 when there were two contests. Vir ginia won the first 30-18 but later in the season the Tar Heels measured off their opponents in an impressive manner 26-0. The Cavaliers dominated the grid p’eture from 1892 to 1927, winning 20 games .losing eight, and tying three. Since that time the Tar Heels have beaten the old Dominion contingent consistently and have lost but once in the past nine years. CATTLE FEVER TICK SEEMS ELIMINATED Not S’ngle One Reported to State Agriculture Department In Over Two Years Dully Di*!»:itch Rnre.-in. *n ihe Sir Wnltrr Hotel. '<v .1. (’. n\«ih >’Hvi > Raleigh, Nov. 23. —Not a single cat tle fever tick has been officially re ported in North Carolina in the past two years. “I believe th.'3-pest has -.-an com pletely eradicated from this State,” said Dr. William Moore, chief of the veterinary division of the State De partment of Agriculture, through which cooperation has been maintain ed with the Federal Bureau of Ani mal Industry, in the battle against ticks, f; ovine tuberculosis and other drawbacks to the cattle and livestock industry. North Carolina was among the early states to be rid of the tuber culosis. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, out of 24,572 cattle tested for tuberculosis, only 64 reacted. For the year ending June 30, 1936, tests num bered 30,334, with only 14 ractors. All these diseased animals were slaugh tered and owners paid indemnities ag gregating $1,424,71 in the first period and $254.31 in the second period, a like amount being paid by the Bureau of Animal Industry. In its control program, the Depart ment of Agriculture, also through the Veterinary Division, made 126,456 tests for pullorum disease among poul try in 1934-35. Os these birds, 3,542 were found to be infeited. During the 1935-36 season 153-551 test were made, with 4,737 birds showing positive re action. All reacting birds were removed from flocks and sold for slaughter, it was pointed out. No anthrax, sheep scab, clackleg or glanders have been encountered dur ing the past 20 year period, and Department has continued to look after the health of livestock on 22 owned farms and has carried on suc cessful efforts of disease control on these farms. Frank Morrison, veteran secretary of theof the American Federation o Labor, born at Frankton, Canada, years ago. - ~ Finalists In P. G. A. Tourney Jimmy Thompson (left) of Shawnee-On-Delaware, Pa., and Denny Shute (right) of Newton, Mass., sailed through some of the toughest ccmpetit on n the ranks of American golfers and met in the finals of the Professional Golfers’ tournament at Finehurst, N. C. They are shown in action during the tournament. (Associated Press Photos). Duke Sensation qXyijNvXriv yy • .v.vX-S? v : ,; ERIC T I &TON Winning his varsity spurs in the opening game with Davidson, Eric Tipton, Duke’s sophomore fullback, has been a big reason the Elue Devils have such a great record this sea son. This side-stepping youngster will be one of the Blue Devils big hopes for a victory over N. C. State, in the final game which would give the Wademen state and Southern con ference titles for the second year in a row. Tipton came to Duke from Petersburg, Va., high school. * You Ye Tellium Me! 4 By WILLIAM RITT Central Press Writer Old radio sets, we read, find a mar ket in China. It appears the Chinese are the only race which can under stand static. ** * * Despite all those pictures of the old saint it isn’t Santa Claus but Father who, after Christmas, i s left holding the bag. *• * * Prosperity Is no longer “just around the corner.” We are! ** * * “Booming Christmas seen,” says a headline, That reminds us, Junior wants Santa to bring him a drum. * * * * New York racketeers are accused of trying to sell women second hand hats for new. That proves racketeers are really dumb. * * * * Little girls think Santa Claus hang s around the North Pole. But big sis ter knows it’s really the stock ex change. ** * * Another new high we expect to see before the close of the year is the length of the stocking Junior plans to hang up at Christmas. ** * * Two significant events have taken Place since 1913. We’ve had a wax to end war—and the total of the world’s j soldiers has increased 1,700,000. THANKSGIVING DAY FEED LESS COSTLY Chiefly Due to Lower Priced Turkeys and Poultry; Turkeys Off Five Cents Wholesale Washington, Nov. 23.—Thanksgiving dinners will cost less money this year chiefly on &ct _»ur • of lower prices of turkeys and f Tii’riy the Bureau of Agricultural Fo-onomics said today. How much less, officials would not say, since prices vary with quality and markets Wholesale prices of turkeys, due to this year’s large crop, are reported at about five cents a pound less than in early November a year ago. Prices of chickens are down about three cents, also due to larger supplies. Ducks and geese are priced slightly under a year ago. Prices of cranberries will be rela tively high again this year (about the same or possi'.ly s’ightly higher than a year ago). Prices of apples are higher. Oranges and grapefruit will be slightly lower. Retail prices o 1 potatoes in October were 80 percent higher than a year ago on account of the small crop of late potatoes. Prices of sweet potatoes also are higher, and the retail prices of cabbage, carrots, and lettuce will be slightly above those of a year ago, the bureau said. But prices of squash and onions will be much less than a year ago—about one-half the prices in 1935. Celery is slightly lower priced as is rice. Vari ous nut crops are small this year with prices advancing. Talk is cheap—and, if you are not careful what you say, it’s cheapening. Wife Preservers To test the heat of your oven if you have no thermometer or regulator, put % piece of white paper in after heating. If the paper turns light yellow you have a slow oven; if it turns yellow, a moderate one; if dark yellow, a hot or quick oven, and if dark brown, your oven is very hot. If paper chars it is too hot for bak ing. We Sell Real Estate—lnsurance And collect rents. List your property with us. "Service That Satisfies” Citizens Realty and Loan Co. Phone 628 JOEL T. CHEATHAM, Pres. Pictured above is the University f North Carclina’3 cross country "team which Saturday won the Souther- Conference championship in -he 13/*! annual meet held at Chapel Hi.i mp.! Tar Heel? dethroned Duke’s defend ing champions. Coach Dale Ranson’s charges corn pleted a highly successful season losing to Navy by a single point' Care Aina defeated Washington ana Lee, Duke, Dav.dson anu . individual meets. Reading from left to right: Front row —DFn; 1 'Kind, Jenkintejvn, p a . Graham Gammon, Charlotte;* j; n ’ Hall, Wilmington; Bill Hencb'x Greensboro; Mark Aderholt, Lexv' ton; Bob Gardiner, Germantown Pa.; Andy Jones. Variana; Frank Wakehey, South Orange, N. j. : gp Daniel, Wilson; and Bob Garland Marshville. Sack row—E 11 Knight, Bynum- Murray Honeycutt, LexingtonS’ctt Hunter, Hendersonville; Ou-C Aloore, Turkey; Joe Russell, Marsh ville; Jim Baden, Washington, D c • Marvin Gewolb, New York City’ Steve Mazur, Irvington, N. J ; Waiter Lashley, Greensboro; and Tom Mor gan, Canton. WOLMIiI FOR DUKE BATTLE Squad in High Spirits While Preparing for Final Con test of Season College Station, Rale’gh. Nov. 23- Wolves of No"th Cambria S ate ’re net to ask Duke for any special favors when they clash in Duke sta dium Thursday. They believe Duke is in for a ber.* : -g. At no time this season have the Wolves appeared more confident. To prove t they have in practice shown more drive, speed, and spirit than in many weeks. The Wolves sr,. they are ready. Fans who have rot seen State and Duke play in past years have mi sed the best played games of the year. There have been many great battles between them and it doesn’t seem pcs sible the one Thursday could be in any better, but this 1936 meeting looks like the real McCoy. MAC CARA TO END CAREER THURSDAY College Station, Rale gh, Nov. 23 A brilliant collegiate football career will end for Captain Mac Cam of North Carolina State when the Wolf pack meets Duke in Duke stadium Thanksgiving. For three years Cara has been one of the State’s outstanding left ends. Th’s has been his best year and his play has solicited the praise of every coach of State’s opponents. 1834 —Henry B. Joy, pioneer auto manufacturer, Packard pres'dent. sponsor of the Lincoln Highway, born in Detroit. Died Nov. 6, 1936.
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