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Thursday, February 1, BLOND A NW (Serial BYHUPHla: Although Frank Orahame. the explorer, ia convinced ihat 'iaoul Ortega, engineered tile abduction of Janice Kent, mooie elar, xohtch Vrnnte met has blocked, Wee Kent refueee to believes him. Frank le in love with Janice anil Jiae told her o; now. at a meeting in the office ol Aluberg. turnout movie producer, it hoe been decided to proceed mith a Mexican film for which Ortenn ten negotiating without Ortega. Jautce telle of the abduction. Chapter 14 FRANK'S CALL "W,IKN Paula' my roald' eM ttuu '' ho had phoned and asked If I were home, you construed that to hicii n that Ortega wanted to be sure that I wbb available for abduction but I don't think bo. Perhaps he just wanted to call to say good bye; but changed his mind. "When those two men came In, he1 wasn't with thom. They" She re-: proissrtl an Involuntary shudder.' "They held me so 1 couldn't scream.! One of them gave hie a hyperderriilc; Another man 1 Beyer did seu bis face was outside. I was conscious that bo was there when .they put me' In the car. . . v "Did Ae have a beaklsh nose?" asked Prank. Janice shook hor head. "I don't re member." Oreene made a little sound. He breathed: "What a story! What a story! 1'vo got most of It here." He held up a sheaf of paper. "When I break this what n " "Gift them here," said Mybcrg, looking coldly at Greene with his obsidian eyes. Greene passed them over. Myberg grasped them with his pudgy hands nnd ripped the sheaf across. He dropped the torn paper Into a waste paper basket, Greene made a small, strangled sound. VVlpslow chuckled. "Greene," he observed, "considers that vandalism. He Is an artist." "So wass Munchausen." grunted Myberg. "But the new-jpanerB gdt nodding of this. The public wouldn't believe it, They would laugh at it for a lie. 1 don't mind if they laugh at you, Greene, but Miss Kent Iss no joke." Greene looked miserable. Frank said Mndly, "Don't take It so hard, old man. You'll get other chances. You're a good publicity man. Miss Kent told, me so herself. Bhe couldn't do without you, really." at juuicos nod, ureene looked pleased and Important. "I work hard," he said. "In fact, I go to considerable time and expense to devetop these stories. 1 " Janlcs Interrupted him with a swift look. "He gets a perfectly stu pendous Balary for developing these stories, and I couldn't do without him, really. That Is, ha would be most difficult to reblace.!?"W6u!dn't you, Mr. Greene?" She smiled at him engagingly. At tho fleeting expression of dls ' content that arrived and vanished on Greene's face, Wlnslow laughed aloud. Myberg drummed his knuckles Im patiently ou the desk. "There Is nodding to do now ex cept to get on prodooctlon. We will not try to And out any more whys and wherefors. With; the police In it, the newspaper tellers would coom out with stories. Twill get some men from an agency to watch oudt for Janice. That . . . Iss all." HpHE discussion had been conclud- ed early In the afternoon. Janice had gone home and rested. She had eaten a light dinner, and thought once lri a little flurry of agitation that she might run over to a friend's house, and not be at home actually when Frank (3rahame called. But this device, she realized, would bo useless. Sooner or later Bhe must talk with Frank. She sus pected also that It would be a little cowardly. She'd see him tonight, since he wanted It and . . . Her com pressed Hps relaxed. What would she tell him? it was nine-flftecn wheu she en tered the drawing room on the lower floor. Frank stood before tho log Are that burned cheerily In the grate. His wide shoulders bulked against the glow. He held a newspaper clenched In his hands; he seemed to be hypnotized by the crackling logs, so intense was his concentration. She spoke his name twice before he seemed to hear her. He turned the fixed, absent stare of the' thinker upon her. It was apparently an effort for him to bring his thoughts back to this room. "Janice, have you read the eve ning papers?" "No. 1 What Is It, Frank? Is It something about last night? . . , Tell me" He shook his head Impatiently. "It's about Bill Langton. The dead flyer. My friend. But perhaps he T UNION PERSONALS 3 Carl Sllven, of Baker, member of the state game commission, has .been a frequent visitor at the fish batdi cry recently, assisting R. H. Bonney In getting the new schedule off work arranged preparatory to the construc tion of a new hatchery building. Roll call of members at the Metho dist church brought out a noticeable Increase In the various church ser vices Sunday. The. attendance at Sunday school, came up' to the all time record of 192 and a large crowd attended the morning address of Rev. R. C. Lee. A part of next Sunday's program will be to extend Invitations to neighbors and friends to attend the various services, W. L. Teutsch, of Corvallls, assist ant county agent leader, who ha been assisting in the corn and hog conferences In Eastern Oregon, was a visitor at the experiment station one day last week. Mrs. Cora Sanderson, who under went an eye operation recently, re 1934 GODDESS lV Herbert Jensen Isn't dead. . . . See" He shook the paper. "They've found a bottle pa per. Washed ashore on an obscure reef in the Gulf. In Bill's handwrit ing, If It's not a hoax.' Maybe he's alive after all these months down In the jungle somewhere. But why-jt' His brow drew together In a frown, little tanned corrugations. Janice thought, that made him look curiously llko a boy with a vexing school problem. "but why a drift bottle. There are no rivers down there to float a bottle out to sea. None mapped as I remember that coast. 1 wonder. . , Janice felt an odd sensation of excitement and of unease. Frank, she remembered, was an explorer, familiar with jungle trails. Could It be tuat he was considering that this story In the evening paper mlsht contain a clue that would induce him to leave Hollywood for Die south to search tor bis lost friend? v Her heart beat a little faster. Per haps she could suggest that he go. it would be an admirable solution of her problem, or rather the problem he might prove to be.' "But Frank," she said. "He's dead. They proved that months ago. If ho was not drowned when his plane went down Into the sea,1 'he must have been killed If It crashed In the Jungle. This happene months ago. If he survived, surely he coutd have reported " What was the matter with her? This was not what she had Intended to say. She wanted to encourage him to go; yet her words would Indicate nothing to him except that she did did not think there was any use for him to believe Langdon alive and leave Hollywood to search for his friend. SHE continued, "Mr. Myberg Is hav ing a contract drawn tor you, I heard. We aro about to begin a pic ture. You are needed now that Mr. Ortega" He tossed the paper onto an adja-' cent chesterfield. He said something to the effect that evening paper had just the bare details of the bot tlo paper he would know more In the morning. Ho smiled and stepped toward her; had her life depended upon U she could pot have moved. She toori transfixed, looking at him. His arms were about her. She suffered blm to tilt her chin and kiss her. "Kemember last night? I knew you cared. You don't want mo to go away, do you? Oh, Janice, I love you so!" Words tumbled from his Hps. Strong words, masculine words. Something about the non-marriage clause In her contract being drivel, that the Idea of her .working was d;liel,. .He.-, had .enough' mone.yc.foriJ. both of them. 7 ' ". Mi Love. Love In a cottago. A gay ad venture. He would take hor to strange places be had been. Where he'd been lonely. Where they could sit under the stars before a camp fire . . . dinner over, and the dishes washed ' She was away from him. The width of the fireplace was between them. Almost hysterically she real ized that she had struggled out ot his arms and had struck his cheek with her open palm. She saw the bewildered hurt In his eyes, and the unconscious ges ture he made of lifting his hand to touch hs cheek. Her palm burned from thq slap; her heart pounded with a curious and delicious excite ment, her lips still tingled with the firm warmth from his kiss. And she had struck hfflit She wanted to cry out, "I didn't mean it!""-But the words would not come. Frank Bald, "Oh . . . I'm sorry" Even In tho Brought his face looked pale beneath the tan. It was as If a mask had been put upon him, so still were his features. The blue ot his oyos had become a deep gray. Only his mouth had a strange twist to It. She was conscious that he was leaving. She was unable to do or say anything, that would' prjsvent him from going. But he was gone before she realized how desperately she had not wanted him to go. The heed for activity descended upon her. She flew upstairs to her boudoir. She dialed a telephone number. There was no answer. She realized that Frank could not possibly have arrived back In his apartment In this short time. She thought of telephoning the apart ment manager, and leaving a mes sage. But she would try again In ball an hour. During the interval she walked about the upstairs floor; she descended to the drawing room and Hung herself upon the chesterfield. She phoned again. Still there was no answer. (CafyriAt, Ml, h Hl'iirt tune) Tomorrow, Frank lei about tha "bottle paper.'- move turned from La Orandc Sunday. Mrs. O. P. Hall, assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Merton Davis and Mrs. Tex Knight, was hostcsB to the members of the Carnation club at a delightful bridge luncheon Thursday. Mrs, Walter Cock won first prize and ! Mrs. 8. S. Miller consolation, Mrs. Mae Ward was a guest. . Mr. and Mr-j. Nele Morrlsdn enter tained tha Pinochle club Thursday evening with four tables at play. Quests In addition to olub members i were Mr. and Mrs. Grant Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Coles. Mr, and Mrs. Ab j Olpson made the high club score. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, high guest score, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mar tens, the low. Prices go up faster and higher than wages. Its true, but unless they do 1 there may be no. wages. .. Trouble with birth control Is that It cant be retroactive. An habitual critic, Borah of Idaho, I Is one Bill that cannot be amended. OUT OUR WAY fiy ,J. 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