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AT, , DECEMBER 12,1940 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER For Office Supplies and Printinf Se The Moantalnecg Murder, will not out lyl V WHITMAN CHAMBERS hall door ' voeo Finelli BtPl?ed . Mnirk sweep ot is FineUi!" Johnnie clipped. 'nd close that door. ' L in. But this ire. i Ubi8 boy. wtched him close we . i- iV. Anm M(Ye - ,. es wary as a swora Bis eye were ahta. ch did you i cjean up le red, rinem. . tif.lj o tha floor. bar Dim"" , -r.-n: fumed. "Look-a- If U1C-. - you this aint my beef. dough square. ap . th floor." . ' "hii eyes on Johnnie a gun. . withdrew a tmca wane hip jocket and threw it. AfH 1 fc moaned, iaae toa'fuy' last dimer. Toss I my ear without f8 ene thing we pride our Finelli." Johnnie's led in a queer smile. "Our It 11 straight. Later wen foOO out of that wallet m& what's left. Now l want .v.ra nd when and how ibled to the fact that this not Leland Ramage." FinelK sighed. "A truyon has a lot o time to read Word Riddles Lfcoi So.on Soonden Lged her expresson ? And one o' the magazines I read is' calkd the Asiatic Weekly Review. Couple days before I got out I was reading in this Teview about Leland Ramage. He just come out of Tibet and was in Shanghai outfitting a ' big expedition to go back to Tibet again for a year. Yesterday I was at Glendale airport waiting for a plane to take me back to CM. I saw this blue Petrel come roann in. There was a couple reporters there and I heard 'em say Leland Ramage was in the Petrel. "Well, nobodv ever ni! Mown Finelli ain't quick on the uptake. 1 spotfted this mug for a phoney. And I says to my pal, 'This guy ain't pulling this gag just to get a rise out oi some reporters. Let s go.' So we zoiiowea tne plane down here and muscled in." "An opportunist, in other words," Johnnie said. "Huh? Well, maybe. But get this straight, big boy. This ain't the kind ; a rat, and all that, but I never ordered my mob to kill a guy that didn't have it comin. And my mob never bumped innocent by standers or women. I just want you to know that, big boy, because I got a little pride and I don't like to be hooked up with no mugs that-- British Envoy Asks More Aid IFOII AFTER L wild HUMP O0 kw takm mw Ur'Wmg owt into. IUMF0ID can't Im a MMr mif took. AdoraMi unrfora' lotaa 1"Skip it, Mogol" The sharp com mand came from the ODen door of the darkened bedroom. "Drop that gun, ue voe. urop rt and reacb." The voice was Harry Smith's The heaw auijmatie haiallv made a sound as it plumped on the thick carpet. Johnnie looked at Red. and his smile wa3 tired. "Sorry, kid, I for got the balcony." "L. Ramage ' had swept up the automatic. He said, "Nice work, Harry, "How'd you get in!" Harry stood in the doorway, cov ering the room with a big police special. "I got the dough irom Ruby and Hawks and the old lady, and was bringing it up when I heard the beef, I found an open door down the hall. Went through somebody's room to the balcony and came on in through the bed room window. I been there for 15 minutes. Just wanted to see how much this long drink of water had on the ball." "He'a got plenty, Harry." "So what?" "So what the devil do you think." the taller crook snapped. "And you, Finelli, where the devil are you goin'T" ' Fineli. who )lad oAtraA tnwfinl the door, looked sheepish. "Me? Look, boys. This ain't my beef. I" ; "Yeah!" the stocky pilot jeered from the bedroom doorway. "This ain't your beef, but you came up here to collect hai the take. You thought you was cocky when you muscled into our racket, didn't you? Well, you muscled in just once too often." S.iva vnn!" Finplli snpprpH "Did you ever pick up a hot pota to? That's what you dumb clucks got now, see? Three hot potatoes. And there ain't nothin' you can do with a hot potato except drop it. Now lock us in here and scram." The pilot's laugh jangled. "That's what you think. Big Shot You got the idea we're fust sronna mavbe tie von un and adhesive vour mucs and take a powder for ourselves. Just an old Chicago custom. Well, this ami Chlcao-o. This it Mexico. And we got an old Spanish custom down here that's got adhesive backed off the map for keepin' a lug clammed up. Lee, keep your eyes on these guys." He disappeared into the bedroom and a minute later they heard trim telephoning. "Hawks, please. In C-14, .. . . Right. ... Hello, Mr. Hawks. This is Smith, Harry Smith. I wonder if you'd care to come over here to the hotel and handicap tomorrow's card with Ramage and me. , Yes, in Suite One . . . . 0. K., And don't forget to bring your form chart" Harry Smith came out of Bhe bedroom. His lips were twisted in a leer. His laugh was like the rasp of a file. "Form chart. That's good, huh? Well, mugs, this particular form chart ain't got anything to do with horses Our friend Hawks has been study ine anatomv. Neat, huh?" "Not half as neat as the jackpot you two are in," Johnnie said plac idly. He leaned back against the wall, smoothing his rumpled straw- colored hair with a steady hand. "In the first olace. vour friend Hawks is right now being taken imp custody by our police. I leu the, order before I came un here." Smith's gun hand tensed. The other crook took a quick audible breath "And in the second place," John nie went on cooly. "a gun shot from this suite would bring more 1 V 1 Pisgah Forest tVardens Trying fo Trap 300 Ueer Utilising an ingenioua box, live trap developed over a period oi years, game wardens of the risgan National Game Preserve are con ducting a systematic live deer trapping program for the transfer of deer to o;her refuges for atock ing purposes. The trapping season will extend through the winter months and forest officials have set as their goal, 200 deer trapped and transferred to new homes in new forest game protected areas in the southwest. An acre of ground may contain 60,000 earth worma. Lord Lothian (right), British ambassador to the U. S.. chats with Makr General Barton Yount and Mrs, Yount at UGuardia Field, N. Y 2& burning from England b, clipper General Yount was i a fellow pawenger. The envoy reported Britain is coming "to th end ot her L.nclal resources" and must get more U. S. aid U he ja to survive. Uncle Sam Is Ready To Deliver Your i A w Vah9 Moil Worlv tnnsimas uuis - me x uu, iau v When Christmas comes around Uncle Sam faces his greatest re sponsibility in the tremendous de livery task for his rmy of mail men. But annually this job is car ried through cheerfully, efficiently and with elaborate preparation. Yet, the final answer to this prob lem of delivering Christmas gifts before Christmas Day, rents on the sender determined by the time tne rift was bought and when it u mailed. This year, more than ever, mailing of Christmas gifts should RIn5's Heart lo Battle last years he wished to Join a military expedition to the Holy Land. Knowing that he would die before fulfilling his desire, he requested his friend. Lord James Douglas, to lane nis nr after death and carry it Into battle. 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"If, A Bttsine, With V and Sot A Sidelm" i . - - hnusa dicks swarmins in here than the room would hold. "You're on a spot, you two. You'd better call it a night and give up." The tall one's lips compressed. Hi. nhnulder ferked toward the bedroom. He rapped : 'Get tlhe Tommy!" With those words Johnnie De Voe's shoulders sagged. He seemed to wilt and grow preceptibly short er, as though something had sud Henlv turned hia backbone to rub ber. He looked frightened, licked. The burly pilot turned toward the bedroom. And as he turned, Johnnie's long lithe body shot for ward. Four strides and he left his feet in a flying tackle. And in that moment of gripping ailence, while Johnnie's body was in the air, the click of the hammer in the ia.i crook's gun rang aharp and crisp. There was no explosion. Smith half turned as Johnnie's shoulder drove into his thighs. Knocked ten feet into the bedroom, Hhe stocky crook went down on his face witih a dull crash. Rpfnrp'he could roll Sidewise and bring his revolver into play, John nie had his gun wrist in his left hand. Johnnie's riirht fist swunK in a long vicious loop, lar.ded dead on its mark at the base of the brain. Smith went limp and the gun i rolled from his fingers.. Johnnie cauirht it up, scrambled to his feet and leaped back to the living room doer. He brought up ihere, watching Ked Munaon dodge and drive a right and a left into the man's face. The crook staggered backward, raised the gun again. Johnnie barked: "Hold it" And as the two men checked themselves, he ordered, "Drop tihat gun and put your hands up." The tall fellow sullenly obeyed and Red backed off, puffing. "That o-.in )w took from you wasn t load ed." Red grunted. And added, with a midden er n. "Lucky for you' Johnnie smiled. "The clip is full, hut there's no shell in the chamber. I just wasn't taking any chances. A irnnahot in a Dlace like this might start rumors that would ruin Fuente's reputation. "The demon press agent w tne end." commented Mogo Finelli, with a calm laugh. "Look out!'' Red Munson yelled Ton late Johnnie heard tne gur srle of water behind him. He lurched sidewise and the water camfe in Harry Smith', hand tmi.ir him iunt above the left ear. glanced onto his shoulder, knocked him to his knees. He put out his hand automatically'. Red jumped toward the tail crook. The latter sidestepped neat ly, turned, leaped, came down with both feet on Johnnie's right hand. The husky pilot batted Johnnie's hal arain with the water carafe, tumbled over him, came up with the revolver. He equatted on one knee, barked: Easy, you mugs i Take it eaav!" Johnnie tried groggily to pck himself up and sprawled on his fapp. Red. standing in a half crouch with fists clenched, watched Johnnie and cried: You dirty rats- "IH get you for this!" The tall crook knocked Red down with a long right. 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