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a 'a step. _ not lyin' to you, mister. THURSDAY, SEPT. 29th, 1932 THE HAILEYBURIAN Page 7 34 CHAPTER IV The Man at Goldcrest Grant paused outside the door of Korman's cabin, then knocked sharply. Korman's wife, a mean faced slatternly creature, opened the door. A shadow of appre- hension crossed her features when she saw the uniform. "Where is your husband?" "In bed." "I want to see him." i Grant stepped into the dingy, low-ceilinged room. He cast a swift glance about the place. He saw Korman's boots beside a chair, the man's hat and coat hung on the back of the door. The woman went into another room, he heard Korman's sleepy, protesting voice and a moment later the man appeared, clad only in his underwear. "Been out tonight, Korman?" The.man rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Out? Why, no, cor- poral. Not since I left Lawson's. "Norris is dead." Korman's astonishment was unfeigned. "Norris! You don't mean--the Raider?" Grant nodded. "Put a bullet through his head before he reach- ed home. And he also tried to get Pettengill, but missed." The woman whimpered. "We ought to go away. I'm afraid. She grasped her husband's arm, her sallow face drawn with anx- iety. "You'll: be killed, like the others." "Norris!" muttered Korman, his sluggish brain trying to com- prehend the fact. "He's dead, eh? "J thought I ought to tell_you. Don't take any chances. . Don't admit any strangers. Lawson and Norris are gone and the Raider tried to get Pettengill. You and I will be next." 'Do--do you think I ought to stay here?" blurted Korman. "You're safer here than out- side, Sit tight. I think we'll] Grant and have the Raider before morning. Grant was looking at the coat that hung on the door. There was along rent in the sleeve. He would have noticed it, he thought if the sleeve had been torn when Korman was at Lawson's cabin earlier that night. He said fio- thing, however, and after bidding them good-night he left the ca- bin. He was halfway up the slope, ~ on the dark trail, when he saw a aman coming stealthily down the path. ~~ The man was panting, now and then he ran.a few yards, then stopped, muttering to himself. Grant slipped into the darkness of the bushes. He waited there. The man drew nearer, shuffling down the trail, mumbling in a sullen voice. Grant stepped out bushes. There was a frightened yell, then the other wheeled about and would have fled, but Grant seiz- ed him by the shoulder and flung him around. -He peered into the frightened face of Dopey Magee. "T wasn't doin' nothin'," whined the half-wit, squirming and twist- ing in Grant's grasp." I was just goin' home, honest I was." "You don't live down this way. "T wanted to know what was happenin'. One of the men said you went down here. I only wanted to see what was goin' on. Lemme loose." Dopey wrenched himself free and staggered back "Did you go over to the Goldcrest yet, mister? I tell you there's a dead man _ over there. I saw him. I saw him myself, tonight. The Raider did it, I bet anything. I been tryin' to tell you and you won't be- lieve me." Grant had not forgotten Ma- gee's insistent story about the dead man at Goldcrest but events had crowded so swiftly that night that he had found no time to investigate. "Whereabouts on the crest?" he demanded. "Right beside the road leadin' up to the old shaft-house. Im T found him ther. I hunted all over to tell you about it." "All right. I'll go over there. Look here, Dopey, will you do from the Gold- _ something for me?" e fellow nodded vigorously. Sure* What do you want me The Hooded Raider B | Leslie McFarlane to do, mister? _ the Raider for you? and I'll help." "You won't need any gun. You know where Korman lives?" "Sure. Sure. Right down at the foot of the trail. You want him? The Raider is goin' to get Korman, eh?" Dopey chuckled. "I guess Korman is hidin' under the bed. What do you want me to do?" "T want you to go down there and hide outside the house and keep an eye on the place. Under- stand?" "Watch Korman's place!" ex- claimed Dopey, delighted at be- ing allowed to help. "Sure, I'll do that. What do you want me to watch the place for?" "If Korman goes out, you're to follow him. Get that?" "Got to follow him, huh? Sure. I'll follow him," said Dopey eag- erly. "['m going over to the Gold- crest. Then I'll be at the office. You can find me there if you have anything to report. Get that?" Dopey was already scuttling down the trail. Grant went back to Petten- gill's place. There he found Jensen and a number of the searchers gathered in the drive- way listening as Pettengill ex- citedly related the story of the abortive attempt on his life and the subsequent pursuit of the man who had hidden in the gar- age " Help find Gimme a gun id you get him?" he de- manded sharply as Grant came up. Grant shook his head. away in the bushes." "It must have been the Raider," said Jensen. "He doubled back and figured he'd be safer jhiding in the garage than in the woods." "We'll take a Hae) tg oro ae "Got torn coat or a torn pair of trou- sers." "Right, sir." Grant then sought out the doc- tor. "Drive me down to the vil- lage, doc. We'd better get busy analysing those samples." Before leaving Lawson's cabin the doctor had poured the liquor from the glasses into tiny bottles and placed the glasses carefully in his kit. The car sped back down the driveway. "Don't know as I feel safe, driving with you," grinned the doctor. "You're on the Raid- er's list too, aren't you?" "Iam. But I have a notion that I'll get the Raider before he gets me. When we reach your office, doc, I want you to test those cards and the glasses and liquor for any trace of poison. In the meantime, I'll borrow your car if you don't mind. I want to drive up to the Goldcrest." "The Goldcrest? What on earth do you expect to find out there? The place has been de- serted for years." "Tm going out to look at a body." "Holy Moses! More work for the coroner? When did you get wind of this?" "T'll tell you all about it later, if there is anything to it." Puzzled, the doctor stepped out of the car at his office in the village. "Drop in on your way back," he said, tapping his satchel. "This won't take long." Grant went on alone. He drove out of the village up the winding road that led to the abandoned Goldcrest mine. The dark shaft-house and tumble- down buildings reared gaunt silhouettes against the sky. As he drove he swiftly review- ed the tragic eyents of the night. The fact that Lawson had been poisoned seemed to indicate that the Raider was one of the men who had been with him in the cabin. But this, Grant knew, was absurd, inasmuch as Norris, Pettengill and Korman had _ all identified Demave as the Raider's companion on the night the Raid- er had tried to rob the mine of- Ceome Pettengill, according to the evi- dence at the trial, had not been the garage. The 1 flashlight swept across the floor e|away by the Raider, and had set the police on the trail. their!azine.) Then he remembered that er's threats. ; And here, at his feet, lay the corpse of a stranger--a tall, hea- vily built man with square jaw and neatly clipped mustache, clad in a rough flannel shirt, worn trousers and heavy boots. In the centre of the forehead was a bul- let hole. Grant did not jump to the con- clusion that this was the Raider's work. Murders were not un- common in the mining country. A hard-working laborer, a cashed pay cheque, a few drinks with a plausible stranger... . He searched the dead man's pockets. They were empty. He found not a scrap of paper that would serve to identify the murdered stranger. Then he looked at the hands. They were smooth and uncallous- (ee well cared for. Grant stood up, directing the flashlight the whole length of the prone figure. Something odd about the attitude of the feet drew his attention to the man's boots. He knelt down again, scrutinized them carefully. He got up, snapped out the flashlight, and strode back down the road. The body, for the time being, would have to remain where he had found it. But as he returned to the car, Grant re- volved in his mind the incredible solution that had suddenly burst upon him. The man on the Goldcrest had been slain by the Raider. Of that he was now convinced. And the Raider's identity? It would be difficult to prove at once, and by morning he might be too late. Bue he thought he knew. (By' special permission of Clues Mag- To Be Continued. INFANT WELFARE CLINIC COLUMBUS HALL EACH THURSDAY [TO.68.B Meets Second and Fourth Mondays of each month in the L.0.0.F. Temple at 8.00 p.m. N.G.--R. H. Dods Rec. Sec._--J. T. Leishman Fin. Sec--K. M. Stephen BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL CARDS Frederick Elliot BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC Ontario and British Columbia INVESTMENTS, LOANS, ETC. LEGRIS BLOCK HAILEYBURY W. A. Gordon, K.C. William C. 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Smith PIANO TUNING Practical Instruction in Violin Playing given at your home VIOLINS SOLD AT REASONABLE PRICES BOX 556 NEW LISKEARD Liggett Block Saxton Electric Blackwall Street Phone 243 BLECTRICAL SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS CONTRACTS ESTIMATES Canadian Legion HAILEYBURY BRANCH No, 54 Meets in Club Room on Browning Street First Wed. of Each Month, at 8 p.m. ALL RETURNED MEN WELCOMB JACK RYDER PLUMBING, HEATING and REPAIRING Phone 207, Blackwall Street. Your Complete Satisfaction is My Guarantee Treasurer's Sale of Lands For Tasue Town of Haileybury TO WIT: with Norris and Korman when] necessary to,discharge such arrears 0 Demave was shot. He had seen|}een sooner paid. Pes , a eS " Pree FHS Ss Te ho Nn - ---- By virtue of a Warrant issued under the hand of the Mayor of the Town of Haileybury and the Seal of the Corporation of the said Town, bearing date the 10th day of August, 1932, and to me directed commanding me to levy upon the several parcels of land hereinafter described for the ar- rears of taxes respectively due thereon, together with all costs thereof, I hereby give notice that pur- suant to the provisions of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1927, Chapter 238, and any amendments there- to, I shall on Monday, the 14th day of November, 1932, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon at the Municipal Offices, Ferguson Avenue, proceed to sell the said lands or so much thereof as may be f taxes and all costs thereof unless such arrears and costs have' Dated, at Haileybury this 10th day of August, 1932. ee ce SN pm ENED ST "EH CLIFFORD, Treaeurer. and finally fell upon the opén| But Pettengill had narrowly|Lot Np. Plan No. Street Arrears of Taxes Expenses Fees Total Owner window. There was nothing in escaped death at the hands of the|E. pt. 4.-_M-13J Broadway cae $ 133.01 $ 3.32 2.60 Sh 8S) SOiaienaneh oes Fred. Elliot the garage but Pettengill's car,|Raider that very night. Grant] 14 |--- M-13K_ Main -------- ; 187.96 4.70 2.60 195,26 --.-_--. Mrs, P. Martin some tools and old tires in a cor-|had witnessed! that attack. Nor-|C. pt. 21 M-13M Ferguson AV. 653.30 16.33 2.60 672125 -- 92-28. e G, Seguin ner. Grant examined the sill,/ris was already a victim. -- 3...---M-13N Main -------- 736,86 18.42 2.60 757.88 -- -- R. R. Hennessy then the window-trame. ' "Korman," he muttered, as he]E. pt. 4-__M-13N Main = hla 270.05 6.75 2.60 279.40 -___2__- Miss E. Candy |. He uttered a growl of satis-|stopped the car at the entrance|W. pt. 4__M-13N_ Main -------- pele 4.50 2.60 187.13 --____ Miss M. C. Black faction as he found what he|to the mine property, "you and I]14, 15, 16--M-13Q Marcella ---- 379.56 9.49 2.60 391.65 ~.-----. S, Boissonnault sought--a torn fragment of blackjare going to have a good long|C. pt. 1_-_-M-46 Marcella ---- 10523 2.63 2.60 110.46 -___- Mrs. H. Poppleton cloth on a nail projecting .from|talk." W. pt. 1---M-46 Marcella ---- 430.42 10.76 2.60 BAS BS <5 ers S. Boissonnault the frame. S He went up the road toward] 13 ---M-46 Meridian Av.- 696,54 17.41 2.60 7K is einen R. F. Dempster Jensen whistled. i the shaft house, flashing his|N. pt. 21 & That ought to be val ©." |light into the ditches on either|S. pt- 22._M-46 Meridian Ay.. 261.93 6.55 2.60 BAL OSe a ose te C. Thisdale Mele saa side. 25. |= M-46 Meridian Av.- 87.57 2.19 2.60 92.36 _.-___..___. Wm .Watson "Looks as if the Raider tore|Halfway up the hill, just as Do-|S¥% 97 ---M-46 Georgina Av.- 129.08 azo 2.60 134.91 __ _._._. A. McMaster his pants on that nail, eh?" pey Magee had said, the beam of] 128 ---M-46 Marcella ---- 429.18 10.73 2.60 BORO as Sat ae L. B. Ryan "Maybe," said Grant. "And it|the flashlight revealed a sprawl-| 131 ---M-46 Marcella ---- 791.88 19.79 2.60 Re ie mean G,. C. Seguin might have been his coat." ed figure beside the road. 4 "RRRN-46 Cecil! -------- 572.57 14.31 2.60 Beads 22 te OVC Hane They left the garage. Outside,| Grant had not really expected|E. pt. 31__M-46 Meridian Av.- 887.80 22.19 2.60 CN 2, So aes Seite a A. B. Iliffe Grant questioned Jensen briefly|this. Only the half-wit's repeat-|139, 141 _-M-46 Marcella ---- 111.09 2.77 2.60 AO ees react G. Patterson and got his story of the fatal at-Jed declarations that there was a] 151 ---M-46 Rorke Ave -- 177.63 4.44 2.60 184.67 -__ Mrs, J. McDonough tack on Norris. dead man on the Goldcrest prop-|| 176 ---M-46 Blackwall --- 1002.50 25.06 2.60 LOBONG sacs oS ua) Dy thelee Better stay on the job," helerty had led him to investigate|199,200---M-46 Russell ----- 186.78 4.67 2.60 194,05 __-_-_-_ R. J. Creighton advised. "See that the body is|He had felt that the story had| 24 ---M-81 Elliott ------- 57.43 1.43 2.60 61.46 ---_-______- H. Authier removed and keep the search go-|been spun from Magee's cracked|54-57 ---M-73 Broadway ---- 29.46 73 2.60 32,79 ____ Mrs. H. R. Ledyard ing. And I don't need to warn brain, already teeming with| 74 ---M-73 Amwell ------ 3.64 7) 2.60 6.49 _ Mrs. A. Hammerstrom you te keep your eyes open for aweird fancies born of the Raid-| 123 ---M-73 Russell ------ 195.04 4.87 2.60 202.51 Wm. Boyce - 271 ---M-73 Cecil -------- 81.07 2.02 2.60 85.69 ..-- Non-Resident Sr eine crince ae caas a sae --- 302, 303--M-73 Georgina Av.- 606.48 15.16 2.60 624.24 D. 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