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SYNOPSIS:-Jor

Wilgon travelling by car from Chicago to Capital City in the Went to marry his girl, Katherine Grant, te high school teacher, when he is Van-

stopped by armed men and taken the county jail in Suga. to eduver

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The town brezzen like a neat with the news. Led by a Loafer and jail-biri, "Bubbles" Dawson, a crowd of citizens heade for the jail to demand informa- tion about the man from the Sheriff.

CHAPTER THREE THE MOB-MIND IN ACTION Sherat Hummell received the dele gation in his offer. He sat at his desk and faced the half dozen men gravely.

"I'm trying to locate the District Attorney, and we'll get at the truth as fast as possible. Till we do I have

right to make a statement. "Ordinarily Sheriff, is," spid

racister. "But there's a pretty! nervous feeling in town-

"We got a right to know about this klinapper," eut in Dawson.

* don't know he is a kidnapper yet, and so neither do you."

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the bar. "Hid under the seat. Thint's out the forms of the Sheriff and his backt what the

wife two deputies, Courage esmo Jock-up, keeper's

into the turbuleni mob. Dawson, the said."

stranger and a woman drew closer. Garrett followed; he addressed Hum- mell Indignantly:

The

one. whistlings

und

"Why didn't you tell us about the anefive dollar bill? You had a chance."

YA

"Now, you'll see 'men' act," cried

"Let him have it!" "Let's gol" "Give it to him!" cried voices, and the mob surged forward.

"What does she know?" demand ed Bugs. "I tore up the ear myself and I ought to know. All the ran- Gom money this Wheeler---Wilson

was.. himself had enils Ave dollar bill.".

Rudden húsla fell upon the

of tri-Dawson, crowd, broken by a sneer uraph from Dawson: "There arel Who does that make a Har out Walt til I shove that down the of? Sheriff's throat!"

"Yea-a, Dawson?" shouted some-

Katherine Grant, having arranged "Attaboy! Come on!" Amid with her landindy for a sort of wed-

catcalls,

Bug ding supper for Joo and herself, and Meyers, now really alarmed, sneak-warned the minister that they would ed out, while a man named Garrett, be at his house to be married at four who had been one of those to visit o'clock, had gone to Sycamore Carners the Sheriff, tried to reason with the to meet Joe. It was now hours past. the time he had set for her to be men. "Everybody's getting too ex-

there, and there was no sign of him. The Sheriff's okay. This is the cited.

A passenger-hus with a crow of news. our business."

"If reel cameramen inside stopped for Inone of

"No" shouted the stranger,

ven in this town I'd make it my sandwiches and directions to Saga. Soft-When they had gone, the owner of business, What are you crus? You boiled, that kidnapped girl?**

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Der the arm of his chair. "That's somethilfe's right?" "Let's do Miss. I'm

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"The things that happen! They got I been up somebody they auspect of, that kid- Saga, Pella mays his at Capital City strike-breaking for nappin

Maybe ya name's Joe Wilson. The mol there's the street-car company.

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"Joe Wilson from nugs like you!" ex- Not

dazedly. "Joe" Then she realized jelmmed Garrett,

"Here, you lay of him shout- what it meant and her voice sharp. ed Dawson. "The Sheriff made a ened in an agony

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"The boy'a gat my car in town, Amil renowed whistlings, cutenils.

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"There ain't another one to-day." pretty comical, Dawson you teach-leaped upon a chair and shrilled

"But I've put to get to Joe! What it "Come on! Let's have some fun!" ing me how and order! You've been! stirring up trouble for law and or

his wife, who had been Now possessed of but a single idea. I do?" She looked from the old man der eyes ittee you get. Into knee! the men hurried out of the bar, walk-to

lipt-dog stand, parts Anything more I can ing rapidly, silently for the most part, sympathetic, in helpless terror. Then

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a squad of soldiers, took the rond that the bus with the ing in unison, like a As they progressist, other men and cameramen on board had taken, run- toys, with a sprinkling of women who sing as if Joe's life depended upan

their purpose, poinst the her swiftness. guessed

From his second-floor front cell with the Wilson, half-crazed! as it went along and increased in Joe on started to follow Piper out up. The crowd gathered courage

more than a knowledge that it was he the mob ne was after. heard the Sheriff say: the efflce. Dawson swaggered belli numbers-there were

bundred men in it now, half as many "Here they come again! Aim at their gerently to the Sheriff's desk,

of hatred, 11 11 you

one thing. Hum- women and boys. Cries nell; my friends won't be satisfbegan to be heard.

thirst for revenge, thirst for blood, feet! Don't throw the teargas bombs

woo far!"

Why didn't the Sheriff and his with what, these pillars of society" || Sheriff Hummell, warned by Bugs deputies use their guns? Again and He nodded towards the retreatink | stavern, was waiting on the top sp again the mob had advanced only to

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reform and return to the attack. ordinary people where we live. two-storey frane building with iron be driven back by the gas, only to There he is that's him!" he heard An' we're goin' to see that polities bars at the wiralows. Two deputies,

shot-guns in their hands, backed him. veices crying, and immediately stones don't

any ice Hummell's volee heightened with The Sheriff opened his mouth to crashed against the walls of the jail,

that a speak, but his words were drowned in the bars at his window. temper. "I'm going to see

Joe docked down, sprang to the lot of half-baked rumours 'don't an outburst of jeers and catcalls from either Now high-tail out of here, the mob. The stranger thrust him door of his cell, grabbed the bags and

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"Sheriff, we want to talk-to-histock-up-Guard Come here! I county lake you and all your re- dole."

Wilson gus."

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"Boys" warned the Sheriff, keep want to talk to the Sheriff!"

"No shooting! Get more

Hummell's The Sheriff put through a call to the Governor and was assured that out of this. We don't know yet whe-, tour-gas bomba!" came the inflilla would be ready in case ther the man's innocent or guilty voice.

"Lock-up! Attorney is checking

Lock-up! Bring the The District Back in the bar. "Bubbles Day- on him now. Whichever he is, he's Sheitan 'n all right? Let nie talk to somebody! I don't was, unconsciously, working under the protection of the law.

After the jeern that met his words want that. mob on me! Tell the himself and his friends am some

men in the had subsided, he continued: "As long Sherif to phone my girl. She's of the more excitable room into a mob spielt. They start- as I stand here you can sell your waiting for me. She'll tell you who lier name is Katherine ed with the reason for ripping up selves hoarse, but you won't see this I am.

Grant"

(The Continued.). Jor's auto and gradually raised the man." nmount of ransom notes found in it. Bugs Meyers entered the bar and was appealed to for confirm tion of their heated imagininits.

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of an emergency.

Esm

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"Then you won't stand there Jong!" "Won move you!" called voices from the mob.

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