Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1927 — Page 14

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•CAD THIS AND BEGIN THIS GREAT NEW STORY TODAY DIANA BROOKS, beautiful daughter fll ROGER BROOKS, owner and publisher of the Catawba City Times and a chain of nine other daily newspapers, was kidnaped from the veranda of her home, but released, unharmed. Roger Brooks redoubles his efforts to overthrow the corrupt city administration and defeat politicians of the Ring and the Underworld, and then himself disappears. EDNA “TEDDY” FARRELL, reporter and SOB-SISTER, accompanied by BILL CANFIELD, city editor, and DINNY MORRISON, city hall reporter, wait at 3 a. m. in the editorial room of the Times for news of the missing publisherN. They are joined by Diana and DONALD KEENE, literary editor of the Times and guardian of Teddy. Diana has received a possible clew to her father's whereabouts. The entire •company goes' to meet the woman from whom Diana has received the tip. She tells them that Brooks has been removed from his original place of concealment and promises to phone Diana of further developments. Toddy, by her actions, betrays to Diana her secret love for Don. CHAPTER 111 “I just felt it In my heart, somehow," declared Diana, as she plimbed into the seat at Donald’s Keene’s side in his sedan, others taking the rear seats. "You know I told you I had a. premonition that we were going to be disappointed. Oh, Daddy, Daddy!” she broke out, sobbingly, and buried her head against the convenient shoulder of the driver. After a moment she straightened up. "Don’t you think, Don,” she began, turning a supplicating gaze on the man at her side “if we told th’ police he was being kept somewhere in K— street they might be able to find him?” Donald Keene shook his head. "No,” he said firmly, ”1 don’t think it would be advisable to ask their help. If we did th’ kidnapers would know it in less than an hour. We stand a better chance to wait for this woman to get th’ number. To be perfectly candid, Dia,” he added earnestly, "I don’t trust th’ police in this matter th’ least little bit. It’s ltyy belief there’s something distinctly rotten in that department!’’ “That’s precisely my opinion Don!’’ supplemented Bill Canfield. “There s certainly something damn queer about this kidnaping business right under th’ nose of th’ police!’’ Diana Brooks turned to speak to the girl in the rear seat and saw that her eyes were closed. "Poor kid,” she said softly, her heart swelling at sight of the tired droop of the little reporter’s lips, “she’ just about all played out. I’ll take her home with me and see that she gets a good rest.” Leaving the girls at the Brooks home, Teddy having accepted Diana’s invitation ; with a grateful smile, Donald Keene, with Canfield an! Dinny Morrison, drove across the city to K—street in the faint hope of picking up some clue. “Ransom is th’ motive back of this thing, wouldn’t you say?” asked Canfield, after answering some remark of Don’s regarding the kidnaping of the publisher. “What other possible reason could there be?” “It’s difficult to say what motive is back of th’ thing,” replied Donald "in view of the strange experience Diana had. Otherwise I’d say ransom was th’ most likely possibility But possibly —” He didn’t speak the rest of the thought which quifkened his heart. The drive through K. street brought no results other than a useless burning up of gasoline. It was in the poorest, most poverty-ridden section of the city, the inhabitants made up mostly of aliens. The afternoon, however, brought information that opened Don’s eyes to/possibilities of which he had not thought. He was busy at his desk when a man entered his office and introduced himself as James P. Gordon “I was told, Mr. Keene,” said the visitor before Don. had a chance to even acknowledge the self-Hitroduc-tion, "that you had some Brooks newspaper stock you wanted to sell. Was I informed correctly?" Don looked at the man In surprise. Who could have told him such a thing!? "You certainly were not!” he replied after a moment of recovery. ’Whoever told you that was speaking without the least bit of authority. Do you mind telling me who your informant was?”. “Why—er—really, Mr. Keene.” the man answered hesitatingly, evidently chagrined at the other’s manner. “I could hardly do that. The information was supposed to be confidential, you know.” “Well, confidential or not,” returned Don shbrtly, “it was not correct—it was misinformation in fact. It Is true I have 1,000 shares of

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Brooks stock, but I wouldn’t sell them for 10 times th’ market price right now. In fa£t, I wouldn't sell at tiny price just at present.” When his visitor had gone Don picked up the telephone and called several acquaintances he knew who were holding some Brooks newspaper stock. He discovered that each one had been approached that very day by would-be purchasers who had offered them the market price for their stock and SIOO bonus for blocks of 1000 shares. Some had sold, Don learned, and some had held back, desirous of getting at the cause of a bull move in a stock on the outside of the market. One of the men with whom he talked referred him to John W. Walden, senior member of Catawba City’s leading law firm, Walden, Higgins & Walden. The junior member was John W. Walden, Jr., a “popular young man about town” and a very persistent suitor for the hand of Diana Brooks. “I think I’d better see th’ Waldens right away and have a talk with them on this matter,” mused Don, w’hen he hung up the receiver. “Old John Walden and Pop have known each other for years He’s better posted in stocks than I am and may be able to wise me up to something." An hour later he was sitting opposite the junior member of the law firm in his private office. He had made the other acquainted with the facts as he understood them regarding the evident attempt to corner all the outlying shares of Brooks holdings. “What Is th’ game, and who is back of 1t?” That’s what I’d like to know!” asserted Don, with a pugnacious setting of his square jaw. John W. Walden Jr., studied the tips of his manicured fingers to mask a closer study of his visitor's face. This was the first time that Don Keene and young Walden had ever met, despite the latter’s acquaintance with Diana Brooks and the fact he moved in the same circles with Don. It was with some curiosity, therefore, that Don looked the other over and was looked over in return.

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'tailor, “that you had some Brooks k to sell.”

I’l’ll take th’ matter up with my father when he gets back to town. He's out of th’ city for a day or two,” was the more or less evasive reply vouchsafed the newspaperman. So thus it happened that Donald departed after more Inconsequential words, as wise as he was before he came —and no wiser. "There’s some connection between this sudden move in Brooks stock and th’ kidnaping of Pop.” he told Bill Canfield upon his return to the Times office. “It's a moral certainty that two such uncommon events—or three, If we include Diana’s experience—wouldn’t happen almost simultaneously just by chance!” The city editor nodded in agreement. ■,‘Tt's th’ working out of a wellcooked scheme," he said with conviction. “Th’ abduction of Diana Brooks and her release 24 hours afterward was done to scare Pop. There’s no chance about it. And th’ devil of it is,” he went on worriedly, “Brooks newspaper stock hasn't been paying any dividends for more’n two years. Th’ six papers have showed a nice profit, but it takes all their earnings to keep th' four ‘white elephants’ in th’ swim. Poq’s been fighting tooth an’ toe-

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nail for six months to put those four | 3heets on th right side of th’ ledi ger. But —” A significant shrug that spoke volumes supplemented hhf speech. “You mean failure to pay a dividend is scaring people into selling their stock?” asked Don, in his direct way of speaking. . “Even so,” he continued quickly should th’ buying up of this outlying stock affect th’ organization as a whole?” ‘'That’s just it; therein lies th’ nib of th' little secret. I’ll bet on j it! Who and what is back of this | plot? Why was Diana Brooks kid- | naped, held 24 hours and then re- ! leased? When th’ reason for Pop’s disappearance—th’ puupose of his 1 kidnaping is shown —then we’ll know what this drive on the organization’s stock means!” “Do you suppose the Waldens could possibly Know who Is at th’ bottom of it?” queried Don, his mind reverting to the equivocal answer young Walden had given him that ! day. Bill Canfield’s sensitive mouth twisted curiously and the look J>e | shot at his associate held a world j of meaning. “I don't know what your opinibr. is of John Walden, Jr..” he said, slowly, picking his Words with extreme care. “As for me. I—well, th’ fact Is I —l just don’t fancy him. I know there’s a rumor that Diana Brooks and he are engaged. I don’t believe* it myself. I don't believe l he's th’ type of man she'd come to ; love, and from talks wd’ve had—she and I—l don’t believe she'd marry a man she didn't love. Whether he or his father could be mixed up in this stock buying deal —well. I’d hate to accuse anyone without just cause. At th' same

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time, as I said before, 1- don't like John W. Jr.” To this somewhat voluminous answer to his question Donald Keene listened without comment. But he smiled his appeae! tion of 'he city editor’s characterization. | (TO BE CONTINUED) What’s the answer to this enigma? Is John W. Walden wielding the mysterious power confronting Brooks? Read tomorrow’s instalment.

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