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TWO «EX-CONS' TRY REFORM
Out in San Francisco, a middle-aged man put a
"don't disturb" sign on his hotel room door, locked
himself in the bathroom and killed himself by inhaling
the fumes of some chemicals he had mixed.
Roy Gardner had spent nearly 20 years of his life
in prison. In the early twenties, he had been notorious
as a train robber and a penitentiary escape artist. When
his self-imposed death came, he was out of prison as a
free man, not as a hunted fugitive,
Gardner left a note to newspapermen—a pathetic
missive, the last touch to a weak life that might better
not have been lived at all. In it he stated his belief that
a man who has served "time" hasn't a chance to reform
—that he is licked forever the moment he walks through
prison gates. "They kid themselves into the belief that
they can come back, but they can't" he said.
Within the same 24-hour period, Gov. W. Bricker
of Ohio emphatically denied Oklahoma's request that
a certain Garitón B. Chilton of Cleveland be returned
to that state to complete a prison sentence Chilton began
nearly 80 years ago.
Chilton was Involved in a bank holdup and sent-
enced to the reformatory. In 1913, he escaped. No one
knew where he went. In time the case was forgotten.
Three years ago, someone discovered that the fugi-
tive was living in Cleveland. He was a respected citizen,
working at an honest job, the head of a decent family.
There were no black marks on his record, except that
jld one. But Oklahoma wanted the man back to finish
[| tatm Gov. Martin Davey refused to extradite Chilton.
' Blatter was forgotten until a few weeks ago when
Oklahoma tried again, hoping that Governor Bricker
might repudiate the action of his predecessor.
Twice Ohio has vindicated Chilton. Twice friends
and neighbors by the score have flocked to his support.
Chilton has reformed. He reformed the moment he left
prison 27 years ago.
It can't be done, Mr. Gardner? A man has no chance
after he leaves prison? Chilton found a chance, and he
took advantage of it. His chance was harder than yours,
Mr. Gardner. He was a hunted criminal. You were a
free man part of the time—legally free.
Why can't it be done? Because of society—or maybe
because of something within the man himself? Mr.
Chilton's case isn't an isolated one. It's been re-absorbed
because th«r were strong enough to want to break their
Mtybft th¿t wfi s 'the'^roLble with you, Mr. Gardner.
Maybe you weren't strong enough. Perhaps, that's the
difference between you, who found it desirable to sneak
out life's back door, and Mr. Chilton, who found society
wasn't so unfriendly after all.
, ■.
A New Yorker said that a 100-gallon still found
in his home was just for his private use. Just in case the
water supply runs out
The Japanese don't approve of the proposal to
increase the size of the American navy. They naturally
resent our desire to protect ourselves
Beer flowed out of water taps in an Illinois city.
Thi was hard on bsrbers, who couldn't keep customers
from licking the foam off their faces.
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HERA!
BORGER PERSONALITIES
By ALECK SAKOWITZ
SERIAL. STORY
BLACKOUT
BY RUTH AVERS fflrilSSJ.
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MIS MOeeiES AR6-
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ME WAS A MESSENGER
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go to the Rogers liotui' under n 11
agreement to *i llt whatever
money t.!iey could take from Hog-
et: . Morton said.
At tar being questioned for
several hours. Horton unid Lum-
ben told him that Thompson shot
ItogerH and his wife 1 It rough u
window and that Lambert poured
kerosene on ilie bodies and fired
the house.
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South
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CAPKTOWN. Union of
Africa. .Ian. ID - (/Pi
eral B. M. HerUog, whose op-
position to South Africa s declara-
tion of war ugalust Germany led
to his legislation a prime minis
ter Sept. «. continued his fight
against the war today a« parlia-
ment opened n new session.
HOI I,tilt KxriiODKS
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NEW CASTLB-ON-TYNE. Eng.
Jan. 1! (/Pi Mr. and Mrs.
(.'burlew Sharpe, their three chil-
dren and u young niece ware slu-
ing before 1 he tire in their home
at WalkervtHe today when a boil-
er exploded. All six were killed.
McNutt's Charges
AUSTIN', Jan. 10 -(Aff)--
Governor W Lee O'Daniel today
intimated attain that hi- did not
consider a special session of the
legislature necessary to solve
Texas WRA intake problem.
Paul V McNutt. federal secu-
rity administration. said in
Washington yesterday thai the
lack of WPA certification much
inery in Texas wuh "an enter
geiiey which the governor him
self has created," McNutt wan re
ferriug to O'Daniel's failure m
cull a special session.
"The last legislature," said
O'Daniel, "set up it public «el
fare board. Tills mailer comes
under the board's jurisdiction,
not 'hat of the governor. 1 think
the board Is in a position to
handle ll all right "
A delegation of Texan was In
the nation's capital in the hope
of obtaining federal social secu-
rity board approval of a WPA
Intake pfr,„ whereby the stale
old ag pension organisation
would supervise local Wl'A cer-
tifications.
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NEW YORK Jan 111 — (/P)
A Í a-week hotel maid and
a waiter were jailed today on
grand larceny charges, cllutux of
Of 11 n l vestiik«tU)ii of jewel
thefts at the Hotel Plaza that tot-
aled affpi'oximutely $1 ti0;0('t).
The two gave their names us
Minimi Long. ^'2. and Ralph
Palmer. IK.
NWiltO DIIIVKS EVIHKMt'E,
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I.VTOVK 'ATIUN
TYLER. Jan. I !i (/p) Tyler
officers who arrested a negro
leaded him and seven jars of corn
siiueeiiings in the back seat of a
«quad car.
When they reached the jail
house, they -till had the negro,
but only six jars or drippings
The.v added a charge of intoxi-
cation to the one of prossesslon.
I NKMUV.V ARE REMK.MHERHII
DALLAS, Jan. 1!) t/P)
Mrs. Mertha K. Antleres created
quite a problem for executors of
her $ I 000 estate.
Two beneficiaries were
fled only <i«:
"An unknown niece somewhere
lli Switzerland sitia.
"An unknown irlend ii'tin,"
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CHAPTER XXII
JN the same instant she knew she
loved Gilbert Lenox, Mary Car-
roll realized her first loyalty was
to Vincent Gregg.
They had l een engaged and
she'd promised to marry him
when she was free. Gilbert had a
brilliant career ahead oí him and
Vincent had nothing but her.
Vincv'Ot needed her.
The newspaper she had brought
home lay tossed aside on the table,
its importance forgotten in the
overwhelming surprise oí Gil-
bert's return. Now in the sudden
loneliness oí the room alter Gil-
bert's departure, Mary momentar-
ily awaited Vincent's arrival. She
must talk to him about this turn
oí events which would make her
a witness in the reopening oí the
Moravia investigation.
When he didn't appear íor their
usual tea. she decided to stroll
towards Trafalgar Square to meet
him.
In the sU-eets, the ever-present
testimony oí war defense could
not be overlooked. You had to
watch lest you Call into a dug-out
or stumble against a sandbag
while, high in the «ir. a floating
platform oí silver testified the
vigilance oí Uto Royal Air Force.
Mary had gone but a lew
squares when a chauftcur-driven
car drew up beside her.
"Mrs. Lenox, I'd like to speak
to you," a voice called from .the
car's tonneau.
Mary looked up> startled. She
was face to face with Carla
Marchetta. But there was nothing
disturbing about Carla. Her smile,
instead, was disarming.
"You must forgive me," Carla
went on, "for this informal way
oí speaking to you. I was. in fact,
on my way to your address when
I recognized you."
"But what do you want?" Mary
asked.
"1 want to talk to you about
something that OMiccrtis all oí us.
Won't you come with me to my
home for tea?"
Mary hesitated. Fear of Caria i "jyjABY sat before the crackling
held her back, but the magnetism
of the woman drew her on. After
all, she was a friend oí Vin-
cent's. Why should Mary be
afraid? '
Before she realized she might
be involving herself, she stopped
inlo the limousine. But when she
saw Carla exchange a look with
her chauffeur. Mary felt she had
been hasty about accepting the
invitation.
* • *
^ARLA chatted amiably. "I
Á know all about you from Vin
cor. . W!iat a miracle it was that
you're ali/e aftet that terrible
disaster!"
The cir drew up to a side en
trance In ¡Hayfair. T'ie chauffeur
helped them out. The house was
far more luxurious than Mary had
expected.
"We'll go upstairs to the draw-
ing room," Carla directed. With a
smile she turnad to the chauffeur
"Will you bring us to "'" To Mary
again she explained, "During war'
time, I've had to cut down my
staff. Felix is my man oí all
work."
Upstairs a lire was blazing in
the richly ornamented fireplace.
Vou wanted to talk about
Vincent?" Mary asked when they
were seated.
"Yes," Carla answered, "I feel
he's in very grave danger."
"Danger? How? From what?"
Mary was alarmed.
Carl smiled pityingly. "Vincent
i<i a very indiscreet young man,"
she replied. "For both your sakes,
I believe it would be better if you
did not testify when the Moravia
investigation is reopened."
"But I must," Mary spoke with
spirit. "I almost lost nay life and
if I can help In any way to pre-
vent other lives being lost I'm go-
ing to do all I can."
A silver tray laden with a
handsome tea service was brought
in. Felix had changed his whip-
cord jacket to a startchcd, white
coat.
Mary saw him look at Carla
searchingly. Almost imperceptibly
he nodded his head. Then:
"There's a coll for you on the
wire."
"Will you excuse me?" Carla
aíked Mary. "Felix will pour
vour tea."
Are sipping her teg. Her
hands shook and the cup slipped,
spilling tea on the rug. A fresh
feeling oí alarm had flooded her
with Carla's warning oí Vincent's
danger. Carla Marchetta had al-
ways been able to fill her with
a sense of foreboding.
But despite all 'his she louod
herself relaxing. Drowsiness be-
gan to steal over her, a strange
numbing drowsiness. She tried to
light It off. She wanted to atand
up. But she could not rise irom
her chair.
♦ ♦ #
HOURS must have passed. It
was dark. Mary woke from a
heavy, dreamless sleep. Where
.vas she? She had no way to
guess.
Willi the sharpening of senses
tl-.at danger brings, Mary strained
her ears. What she heard was so
shocking, so unbelievable, she was
fully awake at once! Carla's
voice, high pitched and command-
ing, Felix's lower tones. Some-
thing about a ship. Mary held her
breath.
She must get away on the In-
stant.
Outside her room wore sounds
of hurried packing, the flurry of
footsteps back and forth.
She heard a man's voice: "What
are we going to do with the girl?"
"We'll, take her with us." Carla
Marchetta spoke sharply.
"To Bristol? To Von Blum' ?
You're crazy. Von Blum's not ask-
ing us for week-end party."
"Lock her in then. She's got
enough opiate in her to keep her
unconscious lor another 12 hours.
We'll be safe by then."
"How about Vincent?"
"Vincent can take care oí him-
self. Did you send that mes-
sage?"
"Certainly. Static on the time
signal."
• * *
VfARY heard a key turn in her
lU door. There was the sound of
departing footsteps on the stairs
and in the ltallway below. An
outside door closed. Then all was
silent.
Despite her reeling head and
weakness, she managed a few fal-
tering steps. What she had heard
was so unmistakable that she
knew at last Carla Marchetta's
role in the spy ring posting the
enemy on British maritime orders.
Mary was trapped in the room,
locked and barred. She went to
a wlrtdow. The deserted street
was far below. Even If she could
scream no one would hear her.
Then she had an intuitive flash.
She groped for the light switch.
The blackout might save her.
(To Be Continued)
SERIAL STORY
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CHAPTER XXIII
As Mary had hoped, the lights
brought help. Almost out of
nowhere wardeos and chin-
strapped London bobbies came
running.
She could hear them in the
etreet below and then on the front
steps and pounding at the door.
"Lights showing. Turn them
off!" a dozen voices called at once.
It did not take them long to dis-
cover that something was wrong.
She heard the door crash open
nnd thick-soled boots came pound-
ing up the steps to the second
floor.
"I'm locked in," she called when
she heard them in the hall out-
side.
"Put those lights out," she was
commanded.
She had barely turned off the
switch when they crashed into the
room. A shadowed light cut the
blackness.
"Quick!* Take me to Scotland
Yard!" she comm«U0ed before
they had time to challenge her for
violating blackout rules. "I must
see Inspector Babcock at once."
4iTifii¡íi • • •
QUTSIDE, a taxi was comman-
deered and Mary found her-
self accompanied by a warden and
a bobby en route to Scotland Yard.
The cab crawled through the
darkened streets.
It seemed interminable before
she was face to face with the In-
spector. She introduced herself.
Babcock had no difficulty in plac-
ing her.
"The airplanj carrier, Regency,
is to be torpedoed," she told him.
"Enemy spies already know when
she leaves Scapa Flow"
Inspector Babcock Was electri-
fied.
"Do you know what you'ri bay-
ing?" he demanded.
was saying. "They took me to her
house in Mayfair. They drugged
me but I came to before they ex-
pected. I distinctly heard Carla
order Felix, the chauffeur, to in-
form the gnemy of the sailing time
of the Regency from Scapa Flow.
Something about static on a time
signal. That ship will be tor-
pedoed.*
"Oo on," the inspector motioned
"They gloated about It. They
intend leaving England. They're
on their way to Bristol now in
Carla's limousine."
Vaguely, Mary knew a call was
being put through to the Ad-
miralty. Orders were dispatched
to a dozen different officers.
At last Inspector Babcock
turned to her.
"Toll m« all you know about
this," he spoke quietly.
His request made Mary realize
U.e enormity of what she had done.
She knew she had gone too far
to keep Vincent out oí it. She saw
bis name must come in—in eon'
nection with the Moravia, at letut.
Although she knew in her heart
she loved Gilbert Lenox, if she
betrayed Vincent she would have
to stand by him. She leaned
toward the inspector.
"Vinoent Gregg, an American
aviator, is innocently involved in
this. It I've done anything to help,
will you help him?"
Inspector Babcock studied her
"I can't make any promises. But
I'll help if I can."
Mary's long narrative com
menced with the air raid and the
dinner In the restaurant when
Carla and Vincent had first been
linked. She told briefly oí the
«1111
secret time of sailing. When she
came to the last horrible chapter,
she broke down In sobs.
The story was Interrupted by
the Insistent telephone. The Ad-
miralty called back several times
for Inspector Babcock. Reporte
came through from the Yard's own
operators, all along the route to
Bristol. After one of these calls
Jbo^Inspector nodded his head as
felt relieved In the knowl-
what she had done to save
her thoughtfully. "In view ol
what you've done, I'll make every
effort to save your friend Gregg.
He'll be brought In for questioning
and will be interned for the dura-
tion of the war. But I don't think
you need worry 'about a firing
squad."
Daylight was coming through
the barred windows of the inspec-
tor's office when the long v alt was
over. A chair scraped- Ihipe'*o.t
Babcock stood tip.
"Is this Ihc woman?"
In the doorway, hand '^v to
a Scotland Yard man, was Carla
Marchetta!
Rapier-like, her eyes flashed
hatred at Mary.
* « •
(~)UTS1DE the sun of early morn-
v ing strug*)*"1 ",,i< •«*
The clop-clop
struggled with the
p-clop of horses'
. mnded unreal after the fani
events oí the night.
Mary started toward I
Square but found ¡¡.he was
an entirely different dire
WHhout knowing it her steps wetfe
following the dictates of her heart.
She had to see Gilbert Lenox it
once.
At the hospital she was shown
into a waiting room. It was only
a minute—and then—the sight of
Gilbert's sefious face.
"I had to see you. There's
something I must tch jou. I hard-
ly know where to siart." He
waited for her to go on. She threw
back her head, the maize-rlpblcs
of her hair brushlhg her sb(fal-
dera.
"No matter what happen ," she
bagan slowly, "I want you to be-
lieve tills. I love you."
There was a pu
on Gilbert's face,
closer. Then hit eyes
unbelievable '
I "Oh, my
I've wan
I've never sto]
prensión
ill Is what
've waited tar.
W°'nyw
and then
Ptl -
country
ney#r
never will, I
merHid In c
back home OS
my service in Fran...
Mary drew away. It was
izlng—this knowing that hi
was right beside her ai
couldn't reach for it. "No,
V °u KJh0fl
This is the end—goodby.
terday, I'd have given up Vin
tor you, but now—welt, It's
lote. Vi [ 1 " i "
Interned for the
frees you!"
She shook her
«mile "iif "
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