The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Saaday Morula January 26. 1930
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Y ROY VICK
"Our nVnrf, Aace cornea lie Moner ,on J
expected,1 h .aid.
CHAPTER XLIII.
' It is easy enough to say no
and condemn yon to death and
XH'ich easier to come up Irere and
d: with you if necessary, than
ts..y'down in the city and wait to
lirar that you had been killed. So
lie:? I am."
J Us pipe had pone out and he
re-lit it.
" Devil of a row these fellows
r.al:e!" he exclaimed. "Barbarous
irutes, really. They dance, some
evenings, like savages, only worse.
... I don't think the comitadjl
are likely to turn up for a few
days, anyhow. In the next few
day.; we shall finish the track up
to that ridge you see orer there.
That will link on to the existing
'track which is in pretty good con-J
flu.on. We can then bring up
none from the quarries to finish
tfc last twelve miles."
There was more about the track
an i she listened attentively, won
dering why he made no allusion to
M aurois.
"N'ow, I've been into this comit
adji question with the officer in
charge of the troops a quite de
cent chap, though without a
ha'p'orth of loyalty to his gorern-ment."
' i i? going to let me hare a
couple of machine guns, and I've
already got fifty rifles and a store
of ammunition from him. My idea
is to finish up to that ridge in
the next few days and then get
down to the city, recruit about
fifty Serbians, who fight like wild
cats and thoroughly -enjoy it, env
ploy them as laborers, with their
rifles handy, and it the comitadjl
turn up well, make them darned
sorry for themselves. About twen
ty per cent of these laborers can
be made to fight for us, and al
together we shan't make a bad
show.
"Suppose you get killed?" she
asked.
"Precisely! It would be pretty
awkward for you if that were to
happen. I know how to look after
myself we had a bit of this sort
of trouble in Mexico but 'there's
always the risk. That's why I
don't want you about the place."
"You might get wounded in
stead of killed. I shall stay. I
can be of some use to yon hero
even if nothing nappes, -f saw
you doing jome kind of accounts
at that, desk." ,
"Look here, Shirley, let me say
that I appreciate your , point of
lew pretty thoroughly. At the
same time, I cannot let you stay.
To rwn his camp, especially if
there's going to be be anything In
the nature of a scrap I've got to
behave in a way that yon very
likely will consider uncivilized and
brntal. Apart from the jrfr that
you would simply be In the way
and tie my, hands if there were
any trouble I' sorry, but, you
must go tomorrow."
"Iff no good. Alan,-, she
laughed. "Ton won't' tarn me out
of here by force I don't think
you would order any of these men
to touch nie.
"I swear to von thai if vm da
pot go of your Own free will. I
win iaxe you back to the, city by
force myself," fie cut in. "I mean
it. You carry your environment
With Ton. Shirler. To rnn ifm Inst
laughable that I should use force
gainst you. a silly joke. Because
this iS in Eurose. on think tha
piace is realty civilised at bottom.
"If a man disobey. m km tn
this camp, I dont argue. I pall
out my revolver, if i can get it
before he rets to his knif. ani
shoot him. I haven't killed any
body here yet but I may have to
any minute. That will give you
an idea of the atmosphere of the
place."
"Right!" said Shirlov. "Y
carry me off by force tomorrow.
Now, let's enjoy the rest of the
evening with amicable conversation."
Alan grunted.
"Petros will bring us some tea
in a few minutes and then we go
to bed." he told her. ''The camp
rises at four."
She asked questions . about the
work and be answered amiably
enough. Alt work; she gathered,
finished at ten o'clock in the
morning, on account of the heat,
and was resumed t roar in the
afternoon. She was interested 4a
the details of the camp and knew
that he liked explaining them to
her.
"It's no good. Alan." she
laughed. "You won't turn me out
of here by force r dont think
you would order any of these men
to touch me"
He talked' on for half an hour
after they had finished their tea
and she knew with a thrill of
satisfaction that whatever h
might say, he was glad to see her
and have her listen to him.
"Bed!" he exclaimed sudden
ly. "You'll get little more than
four hours Bleep as it is." He led
the way back into the shack and
went into her section of it. "I
want to see if Petros has man
aged that mosquito net .... I
think it's all right." he said.
"Good-night."
Before she herself had finished
undressing, ahe heard him snor
ing. Soon she, also was in bed,
sleeping, for the first time in her
life without sheets.
She was awakened by his
voice calling to ber through the
saeklng.
"Time to get up, Shirley!
Breakfast in ten minutes. -s
Shirley was ready nearly as
soon as the breakfast Alan was
already sitting at the table and
did riot get up. Sitting thus, in
his shirt sleeves, his - sinewy
throat exposed, he seemed to her
the embodiment of physical manhood.
"u yuu muugi iu steep i as
asked . . . "There's bacon but no
egg. You can never get away
froin bacon. I couldn't in Mexico.
Now, what about ' yoirr going
back? Am I going to miss a day's
work?" ,
"There's no need for you to do
anything," she said. "If you send
me away from the camp, I shall
stay in the village."
"Wait till you've seen the Til
lage!" he grunted. "Walt, till
you've been inside one of the
houses hullo!"
He broke off as a doien shots
rang through the valley, then
sprang to the door, his revolver in
his hand.
"Lie down on the floor!" he or
dered sharply.. "Quick! Lie flat."
Shirley dropped on to the floor
and lay flat as he ordered. He
himself was standing In the door
way. "Our friends have come a little
sooner than I expected," he said
a moment later.
"The comitadjl?" she asked
breathlessly.
"Yes. You can get up now. That
was only a demonstration of
force. Our fellows are surrender
ing. Best thing they could do."
She was by his side, unafraid,
exultant that nothing could now
prevent her from sharing his per
il. "Where are they? I can't see
anything."
(To be continued)
"TELLING TOMMY"
ROAD AGAIN OPENED
LINCOLN. Jan. 25. The Lin-coln-Zena
lane that has been
blockaded with three feet of snow
for the past week is being opened
to traffic today with a crew of
six men and eight horses operat
ing a road scraper. The men
helping with this work are Clar
ence Merrick. Alvin Madsen, Ivan
Merrick, Tracy Walling, Ted
Wolk and Fred Purvine. This will
be appreciated not only by the
ones living along this road, but
by the whole enmmunity.
TOfffl IS Miff
ELECTRIC RATE DROP
TURNER. Jan. 25. The city
of Turner has received word ,
from W. M. Hamilton, president
of the Portland Electric Power
company regarding the lowering
of fteir rates for Turner as pre
viously petitioned for by the citi
zens. The company will agree to
furnish their electricity at the
Portland rate, hoping to find that
more electricity Is used by the
town, thus netting them the same
income as that of last year.
It is their desire to render at
Laii times the best service possible.
PThey feel that they have incurred
a big expense when they made the
Turner distribution system and
the 11,000 volt transmission line
to the town.
Dental treatment for 4,070
Alaskan natives and surgical and
medical treatment for 3,290 was
done by the federal government
in the season just closed.
By P1M
Z3E
'niMUMlBimi
BU55 CARMAN LED THE P0H5 OF THE
EARLY TNEttTJETH CENTURY lrt Y1HAT HAS
BEEN CAILEO'POETRY OF THE OPEN ROAD"
HE WROTE OF NATURE AND LOVE.THE NOMAD
UFED THE lOYE OF COUNT W.TOMMY.
Cross -Word Puzzle
By EUGENE SJSEFFER
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6 Break up with a spade.
8 Always. ....
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City tka capital?
15 Hail!
14 Any.
15 Lair. , ,
16 Officer in a Mohammedan
mosque.
17 Glided. .
18 What AsasrSaaa swat of
ay ist wrote "EagUalj
Traits" aad "Cwerd
Hymn"? . , '
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SI Organ of hearing-
82 Liberate.
33 Bird.
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36 Performs.
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Ualtad Stataa la CmMV
adssmUtratioa?
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what Sowth AssMicM . rap-Mi
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electrical
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a tin - n
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Stataa aaparataa vmnn
PettMytvaaia from Naw Yark
aad Naw JarsayT
2T Homan being.
28 Born.
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35 Shock and bjenumb.
37 What Greek gedd s oeTO
SS Wear nway. '
SO Barriers to prevent the DOW
f liquid. ...
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4S Girl's name.
50 Parent.
Herewith Is the solution to Sat
urday's puzzle.
PIPES OF PAN
LOW TIDE Ofl GRAND PRE
Janada gave bliss carman ufe and
PROBABLY MOST Of HIS INSPIRATIONAL .
THOUGH THE UtllTED STATES WAS HIS HOME
FOR MANY YEARS.. HE WAS BORN IN FRED
RlCTON.NEW BRUNSWICK ON APRIL 15.
6I. HE HAD EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL AD-
BlSS
CARMAN
VAN1AGE5.1NCLUDING COURSES AT THE
UNIVER5ITY OF NEV1 BRUM5WICK.HAR
VARO.AttDTHE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBUR6H.
EMONG HIS BOOKS OF VERSE ARt'lDYl TIDE
ON GRAND PRE , PIPES OF PAN AND SONGS
FROM VACABONDlAOniTH RICHARD HOVEY).
HE DIED AT NEV1 CANAAN.CONN JUME 8,1929.
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POLLY AND HER PALS
DO YOU N0V1 1
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TILLIE, THE TOILER
The Boss Boss
By RVSS WESTOVER
t HEARD VMHAT you "TOLD
MISS ELU3 - MOVaj LlTEW
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0O M KVEWV MOPilNlZr LArD OUT
Mf CUTTME e PUT Trtfe BUTTONS IN MY
U CUtKV. IN MY MOUTH ONE OP THE
SERVANTS WOULD, J-tHT A MATCH
RW. MS1. IP t REACHED OO. THE CREAM
AND &U6AQ. AT THE TABLE. A WATTEPC.
ViOULD -BEAT ME .TO IT' AND PUT EM
s4 ;MX COFFEE! . MO MATTER VsHAT
t WANTED ALL HAD TO DO
VMS PRESS A BUTTON, AND
I aOT rr! IKl THE. END
I WAS ETTINT TOO
LATTTO PRESS THE. ,tA
BUTTON.! "
CASPERaWrPX.'
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TO CLEAN UP
THE. KirCHCM WHILE,
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AND. I crlfieSS '
THIS IS AS &OOD
A TIME AS ANY!
By JIMMY MURPHY
?1 !
i I DONrT TWNVfc
E15aTTrAlKs?
"TOO -rOJ.X (M M
when i 'Qtrr home!
. -- 1 NEVER MmrjECS
r4ELPM4r WITH THE ?
NOUCMORU UNTIL.
HESPOtUED ME!
to