Sinners in Heaven
DEC. Jl . I « ’ «
RURAL K V T F R P R H E
RAGE
beau in uer anus.
t From that day another paradoxical
Xu. T h a t’* the chief p u u i: they
He threw uimseir down acroaa the
phiiao opened before them. For. though
't need to be forced
Hugh—
(Continued from page 2)
When the ranamherud the eloee lated.
threshold without a word
they now bad many surface interests once—called me hearties»—"
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clasp of his hazrta the pressure of Ma
From outside, the noise of the rev­
in common te heigl ten their compan­
He drew her hands down ward, pull­
She
langhed
aelf-xmaoiauaJy,
giving
waz even now eating of their o fferin g 1 elers still came to th eir ears, growing
heed i*s n bar U u a tL l w
pules
ionship, the wall between was yet ing her up close behind him.
her "bobbed" head a shake, eluding hie
H ealth and prosperity would be theirs gradually fain ter . . . and fainter
throb bad aw l fler toes burned tt moat
more strengthened
And. thia time, it
'•I'm going to talk quite straight.
eyea
fo r at least the duration o f this moon! . . . until, at last, silence fell.
quit,
«he
tula
boratdf
rt^eutedly
th
l*
was the girl who unconsciously built Barbara
I gather the real fact Is__
"O h! I — Juee thought I would cuf
T h e music abruptly eeeeetl; the danc­
delightful, MipoeMble tondarneus be­
up the crumbling bricks w ith hasty you are not fretting for— Hugh?”
By hair." she replied, with elaheratu
ers sank breathless to the ground; an
tween them most be slopped st otww
. fingers, not daring to look at that yawn-
rereleasness.
She made no re p ly ; but the fingera
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awed huah fell upon}the gathering
She meet reenlutety hide hqr wootn»
i ing precipice beyond.
la his closed spasmodically
He went
"A ll your beautiful h a ir!" he mur-
When the fire had died down to a
hood. thowUg eotblag bat the seitaaa
A
fte
r
that
memorable
night,
Barbara
From
a
pocket-book
diary
they
were
•
•
on, his voice low, and deeply earnest
mureri. his gate never leaving her.
comrade 1
and
Alan
had
walked
back
together
uble
to
keep
count
of
the
days
and
glowing heap of red.am bers, the al­
"Love can be forced least of all. I f
'•ptfls are out of ptace bare!" ahe
As aoou as Uia soft i^ n t of daws bud
uighta w hidi flitted by so rapidly now. circumstances uomblne to prase that
leace broke atornuly in an outburst early nest morning. Alan for the moat
observed.
•nterttfl
f»e
ttflg
ro
e
*.
she
reee
Tak
The native« le ft theui alone; save mistakes have been made. It Is uo
of Joyous h ila rity . • The procession part silent. Barbara talking feverishly
A moment's reflection, and he had
bag li»i »-lasera, she ctit Armagh hand-
when, at
Croft's
command, they good struggling against the knowledge I
started back to the settlement.' the of the natives' feast, music, ritee—
decided on his courue. “I see. Hence­
fnl a fte r bandful of her lr* g thick hair,
brought rolls of reed matting, or However painful. It Is better than u
riotous m errim ent continuing all the anything to prevent awkward pauses.
forth, then, we are— two »ay dog» t »
waritag oe regrets open the luxuriant
way, the w arin g torches making the ( past Barbara, bllsafolly unconscious swords, spears. Implements. Only one. lifetim e of vain regret
One of the
gather? What a good Ideal"
tresses piling round her bare feet
as
he
knew
wall,
still
hid
defiance
un­
moon seetu pale by contrast.
crudest tragedies in this funny old
of any flaw in this pact of friendship,
His tone was cool snongh to reassure
go tar ao good: But H happened
der «he cloak of subjection, hiding bis world Is the ease with which such ml«
I At a small hut on the outskirts
lost her fear of these childlike folk.
a dozen nervous women. She was con­
that Barbara'» heart remained unshorn
time.
Chimababol paused. in . listing that It I Having proved the effect of a random
I I I « con be made— unconecioualy__all
scious of a grant relief as ahe Joined
ef Its sex. »<th all tie natural tendency
Tbas. for a while, all dancer seemed In good faith.”
was the best they could offer and would | shot from the revolver, she felt safe.
IU b In the doorway
to look well. When the h eir was rut
In future be tabu to the great white .
He turned h it face upward and
One evening, shortly before Chrlst- throbbing pulse, toward the palm grove.
short to her nerk. she beet t i l e d ;
cblef. Then the revelers dispersed, the I mas day, having prepared their supper, Was there a singing In the air around, caught the glint of tears In her ayes
picked up the dtmlnntfve m irro r, lshl
(To be continued)
torches flickering like miniature flre i
she wandered down to the shore, wall
as If every bird spon the ls|pad bad "Ah tny dear! Don't take It so much
It dow n; picked up the sdaaors; hesl
among the neighboring huts. T he man
tug for Alan's arrival.
Sitting idle ' mistaken coming night for the dawn, to heart."
In Illinois (th e state o f H e rrin )
tsted again— then laid them down, and
and the girl were le ft alone.
She gave a strangle« little sob “He
upon a eock. she watched the spray or was It the inward song of hts heart ?
gave bar head a vehement thahe The L. M . H ig h t, form er Methodist m in­
! T he barbaric excitement still tin ­
and foam glistening Is the sunshine ■ For long Barbara sat where he had —cared.
Hugh arOl ever be—faith­
abort wave» and curia free from all ister, and Mr». Elsie Sweetin have
gled In th eir veins and shone In their
against the distant reef, her thoughts left her, without looking up. though ful. He la the truest— ”
restraint, followed their own rweet teen sent to the p en iten tiary fo r life
eyes when, for a moment, they looked
occupied by u variety of small things— knowing that she was alone. S lit faced
"Yea I know ; one of the very beat. will, waving plquantly aronnd her antall
and fo r 85 years respectively fo r poi­
at each other. Instinctively Barbara
chief among them being a cottonless her shrinking soul for the firm tim e; But marriage with him Wouldn't have
head, cluttering about her eara ,
soning each others’ spouse» to th a t
caught her breath, putting her hand to
future! H ie constant mending of their the beacon burned Itself out beside satisfied your nature. You know that,"
A h a stood In the outer doorway,
her throat, as If to wrestle with some­
could m a rry .
W hut m ental
combined wardrobe had drained her her; the sun sunk lazily In a sky
“O h!" she cried startled. "But I
watching a bird preening Its bright they
thing choking her; her torch fell to
slender resources of thread. Fins had aflame.
shall itH I marry him— If we get re»
plumage on a rech H e turned In sun peace could they have expected, m a r­
the ground.
been resorted to that day. Alan sat on
U n til today she had taken for grant­ cuod
Pleas.. don't think me ao die
prise at her early appearance; but the ried, each knowing th a t the other had
"We-we— can’t stay— h e re !” she mut­
one and swore loudly; she smiled lin ­ ed the supposition that, underneath the loyal as aJI th a t!"
word» of greeting (fieri upon hl» Ups
I murdered one m ate and m ig h t re -
tered. h alf to herself.
geringly over the recollection. . . . growing enchantment of this land, the
H e smiled over this third uncon­
"W hat have you done?” he ejacu- |p cat'.’
She felt his hand upon her a rm : the
Her face sobered and she leaned fo r­ craving for Hugh and rescue still pre­ scious appeal for hla good opinion
touch sent a wild trem or through her
ward, then roue quickly to her feet. dominated. . . . F ull of shame, she "D you call it loyal, then, to curry nut
Slowly moving through the clear water, realized thia supposition to have been a compart when the very motive upon
i not fhr from the shore, appeared a bat a bubble burst at this first teat. which H wan founded has proved an
large gray outline suggesting In Its She understood, wath a sense of ebock, Illusion? Yon would be living a lie
‘•THE FOUR ANGLES”
general shape an airship
Barbara the small space now occupied by Hugh all your life— u n fa ir to you both.
H e re ’« a dandy puzzle for beginners and for old hands at the gnm<
drew In her breath quickly, watching in her thoughts. Y et—he seemed. In Snrely be wouldn't w ith I t * ’
Several unkeyed letter», hut only one technical name nnd one abbrevia­
the ailant bulk glide slowly by until, memory, as dear os ever
Team
“You don't quite understand.” ahe
tion. The«e facts nnd Ita all-over interlock make It not such a hard ona
making a large circuit. It disappeared brimmed In her eyes: she realized, at protested " I am Just as fond of him.
a fter all.
In the direction of the reef,
last, how this very dearness proved It would still be the snroe.”
5
ft was. she guessed, a shark.
/Ó
Its vast separation from love.
7
d
9
“Barbara," he said softly, "the love
For the first time the remembrance
Like a bird newly aware of freedom of man and woman Is not fondness "
dawned upon her of islands In the a fte r narrowly escaping capture, she
She could not speak
H e r heart
12
J5
Pacific ocean being often shark-lnfest
stood up and looked around with lin ­ seemed to rise In her throat and throb
ed; the recollection brought. In
gering eyes, which now knew how close there; her limbs trembled. In sudden
flash, fu ll realisation of the risks Alan a hold the brilliant scene had upon her panic she tried to free her bands, her
IZ
18
took when he an* am with her to lnnd.
heart. I f eves- rescoe came, It would
womanhood realizing his manhood aa
W ith another chaotic tum ult o f mind
bring pangs of grief Instead of the un­ It bad never consciously done before
20
21
she remembered Alan's fu rth er risks alloyed joy aha bail supposed.
The Instinct of the wild bird to flee
when salving all necessities for their Again her thoughts turned to Hugh, and hide was hers. H e r turmoil com­
■omfort. his stubborn refusal of her wondering what were his feeltnga to­
22
municated Itself to him. In that vibrant
offere o f help, his stringent commands day. . . . And her sensitive heart
silence. He looked up Into her face,
j against bathing In the lagoon.
smote her, overwhelming her with re­ seeing ’ here what be had hut glimpsed
30
51
She realised, too, his consideration In newed ahnme.
on the nlgbt In the natives' hot.
not mentioning this horrible daneer to
H urriedly she set about laying sup­
“Barbara I" Ire whispered shakily.
v- • ' -
add to her dread of those which al
per. hoping vainly to sfRl the awakened
"Barbara ' Be true to yourself— “
'(■ •
ready menaced their lives.
depths; then sought further occupa
W ith a little cry. she wrenched her
A wave of gratitude— or admiration tlon. H e r glance fell upon her lug­
kanda free
Ae he sprang Io bis feet
swept over her, and she covered her gage. W ith sudden decision, probably
ta rn , hiding the hot involuntary blush, Induced by a hazy Idea of recapturing
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shutting out the sudden, unbearable the Instincts of civilisation to combat
! glory o f sky and sea.
unruly emotions, she seized a box and
Presently, lowering her hands, she opened I t . . .
44
turned her glowing fnee Inland.
When presently Croft retnrnefl. he
W ith a gasp, she grew rigid.
was met on the threshold hy a wistful
5/
A heavy cloud of smoke hung hi eyed figure clothed In something soft
dense plumes over the hilltop I Even and white and altogether womntUy, In ­
54
as she looked, a long jagged flame stead of the blouse and old skirt. He
J "W e —W e— Can’t Stay— H e re l"
I
leapt up , . . then another, and an
stopped abru p tly ; then with rather
other. . . . The beacon was on fire ! grim lips, smiled.
entire frame.
I t was as If In her
She gased at It, fascinated. W hat did
“So we returned to civilization tn
wrought-up state, nn electric w ire had
1
It mean? Rescue at Inst? Thp rescue spirit, if not In fact?"
touched her, im parting strange cur­
for which they had looked, and longed,
His uncanny knack of reading her
rents which, with waves of magnetism,
Horizontal.
Vartiosi.
and lived all these weeks and months motives caused her to give him, ar
dragged her close w ithin their field,
1— T v « e t h r r
I — I n r H u tr n e d
.
.
.
Suddenly,
like
n
heavy
cloak,
all
<
1
—
N
a
r
a
usual, the swift deep-sea glimpse which
while simultaneously repelling her with
2 — I C l f i n r n t In a i r
I t — R u a ia a t r r a a t
9 — M e ta l
the previous excitement and exultation he sought.
nn unknown fear. Feebly she resisted,
IS«>wDaaaF
4— f tm n ll c h ild r e n
fell front her.
“Alan. I want to tell yon something."
but his grip tightened, pulling her
lfV _ -A r tln lr a f a p p a r e l
5— H e a le r l a el«»lba
"W hat Is It?” he asked, bregtbtng
A feeling as of a cold wind, full of
across the threshold.
I # —- f l l a w o f a h n r n
<1— 1 Irm
17— A a tb r n p « * l4
vsgoe foreboding, chilled her heart In quickly at what lie saw in her eyes
7— K n c f t f i r n n
| "The natives are w atching!" he mut­
1M— i ’o m f o r t
* — H ip
“I
saw
a
shark
today.
And,"
hur­
that
warm
evening
air.
tered In her ear.
19— H o te l«
• — O th e r
riedly, “I —ob, A la n !
1 retaliated all
H is torch showed the Interior to be
1 0 — f f m a ll v r e e a r e « e t a l » la
IO — llo r « e o
you have done for mo, all you have
> 1 — N o avee a f l u m b a r
small and bare, the sole contents Iv ln g
19— 1 n r lo « e <
IX
32— F l a l a b
risked and spared me— "
X4— o n e
two rolls o f reed-mattlng or “tapestry."
22—
P
a
r
t
i
35—
N e y -a ll« a
N ear the blaring fire stood Croft.
“All my Invlirlhle halo, In fact?"
Loosing her, he fixed the torch in the
t a — W la b e a f a r
25— o b ta ln r d
H it utuds hung loosely nt 1 i 1 r sides;
She Ignored the flippancy. “And I
ground and took up one of these hesps.
P re p a ra f a r ta b la
37— K a ra
Ids gave was fixed upon the distant, feel ahnply full of—of— "
B4— D l a t r l e t
j “They roll themselves In this, to
21»— O r g a n o f h e a d
35— K i n d a f d n <
heaving
water.
At
the
sound
of
the
.20— P a r t o f v e r b
be*
“O
f—
what.
Barbara?
What?”
(deep," he said. “I t w ill make a sub­
97— T a f if fiip n u t
91— P r i m a r y c o lo r
gift's
hurrying
stops,
he
turned
quickly.
“O
ratltude—"
stitu te for a door."
Fl>— O l r l ' a n flm fl
92— O ld b o r s a
“A ship r he announced briefly.
“G ra titu d e !” He turned away, with
1 She mechanically helped him to fix
42— P l o t o f * r o a a < l
35— B e g in *
“I b It coming T'
a short laugh.
40— C o H V » ) « R r e
99— M aka ovar
It across the openlDg. L ike revelers In
47— T o a i f k a a p a
“ No."
“I can do so little In tarn to make
37— F m i M l t r r
a Continental carnival, the natives
6 0 — T o ebeat
Sh—
T o le t lo o a e
Silently they looked at each other;
things tolerable fo r vuu here." she
were too much excited to settle down
11— V a ile d ( a b b t .)
40— W e a l h e r e o c k
the
man
Inscrutable
as
ever,
the
girl
went
on.
In
the
warm
th
of
her
heart
12— F r a a o f l a f a e t a
49— F u e l
fo r the n ig h t; the noise outside was
clasping and unclasping her hands, her
“Your life was to fa ll— " •
19— I t o r y
44— A e te d p a r i
still boisterous.
Turned and Fled Into the Hut.
14— C b a a r a a
45— K a ra e d
lipa a little tremulous. In the turmoil
H
e
Inked
round
again
quickly
“No
Alan, the same p rim itive tingling In
Bn— f t o l f e lw b
47— P a r t o f l e v
of her emotions, she sank upon the fuller than yours w lfh the man you—"
ah» turned, and, without a word, fl»d
his blood, talked rather w ild ly as he
19— H e a v y h a m m e r
49— « a p e r flu o u a g r o w f b
ground at laid, and buried her head In
“Ah" she Interrupted passionately
Into th» hut. . . .
1 7 — N a a fe 4 I
4 9 — W o o d o f t h e a p o llo c b p1«a<
arranged the cover.
her hands.
T h * a o In ffo R w il t a p p e a r In n e t t la a u a .
'Don't
1
I
—
know."
Hs
stood
still
for
a
m
inute;
than
h»
"Tve are savages now 1 Conventions
j.
Croft looked at her. his own feelings
H er votes went into alienee. For a draw a quick anateady breath, and
don't count here. As you remarked,
Senator M c N a ry appears to have
these may henceforth be our sole com­ in much the some chaotic state. The long time he sat watching the dark­ strode to the shore, to pace up and
down up and down fa r Into the '
panions. And they ragnrd yon as my— hope of once again playing the part ness creep aw lftly over the water.
succeeded in getting liberal appro­
among hts fellowmen— dear to a ntan
A fierce craving for advice, sym­ night. . . .
w ile— remember
Finishing his Job.
priation» fo r Oregon
im provem ent«
Barbara Hty awake throoglmot long
he turned round, his eyes glittering In of action —of achieving the ambitions pathy oven disapproval, »o long as ahe
restored
to
th
o
e
la
te
from which
ru&leasly
destroyed
at
the
very
mo­
bourn
facing
In
terrible
Isolation
the
1
could unburden her agitated mind, mas­
the dim lig h t “You must play up, too.
0
th e y had been oraeed.
fo r—fo r your own sake.
. . , W hat ment of Attainment, had been raised tered the girl. She took one of her old great question o f sex. W hat ahe had
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and dashed almost simultaneously. Impulsive plunges
dimly realised and vaguely feared,
la I t Barbara. . . . W hat'a the m at­
Rut in that same moment he faced the
I am so troubled!" »he exclaimed since that revealing moment during
ter? W h y —do you look at me— like
fall knowledge of what all tills Eden
E A L T
their visit to the natives, now loomed
m ddenly.
that?" H e caught both her wrists.
th o u s a n d s o f t h s m s a s t t s d ,
like existence meant to him—the im
s .e .e ' K J j B
p r o n o u n c e d . a n d d e f i n e d in ,
“T ell me Ju«t what la troubling you," up In Itx naked reality to alter the
"W-we— can't stay— here!” she m ut­
manslty Of lilt Increasing hopes, bitter­
whole
aspect
of
their
life
here
to-
I
L E D 5HP>
he answered, hla voice softening.
tered again, not moving In h it grasp.
sweet In their uncertainty. And. as
gethfr
She faced the true position:
"Loneliness?”
“But we— we've shared a hut before
E M J lT Ö
the flnmpa ascended, he faced abruptly
realised clearly that »he and thia man
— a ll these weeks 1 W hy are you afraid
The Hasp of his fingers encouraged
r e 3M 5 o i
the probable termination of It a l l !
were cut adrift from all the safety of
now? T e ll m e!" H e bent over her.
confidence.
______
L , O ‘U?D
FA*
H e controlled, but not without dlfft-
other
human
companionship,
all
the
*Jk/*r*m*
“T ell roe. Bair ba ra— ”
"No. no! Thia wild fife. this lovely
cuRy, the emotions rioting within his
restraints of civilization with thia ter­
A
L
j
S'E
*1 can't . . .
I don't know, . . 1 heart, when those tense few minute», island, seem to creep up and op. en­
rible, eternal attraction now me» art ng
l A D D E;Rj
— I ’m not— " Desperately she tried to fraught with so much meaning—such gulfing me. ao that I —dread the
a few »ample»
them. Re cape from It was Impassible,
w ithdraw her hands and eyes from his. crucial pages in the Book of Fate— re­ thought of the old restricted existence.
broadcast
fib» understood now the nature of the
abreact Idtl
Alan, it's terrible I t —It 's Intoxicating
She fait powerless, as If she were slip­ laxed.
w hen the fa r off spiral of
abyss yawning below the preriplc* t
agrimotor
hot purauh
ping down some precipice Into roar­ smoke faded Into the clouds, as the dis­ — It frightens m e! I never crave for
which had threatened her of late. This 1
Blue Crews
myvtary »hip
ing torrents which would engulf her, tant vessel vanished, he leaped upon a the world nnd a wider sphere, aa I
new knowfledge Hlirmlneri the paxt even K A I ? K F R
rotogravure
Junior college
sweep her away from every known bowlder and threw his arms wide. The djd In Dfirhury I know I ought m he to the strange magnetic attraction, ■ " z * 1 k i l l J IV
Ewhonla
i
pining for rescue; to long for—ffer—
rl
FascUta
landmark. This was n tterly different
gesture might have been a welcome fo
half-fear. In the earty days of their
Pre
altigraph
i
from that other night's four Then It freedom, or an acquiescence In the in­ those st home; to he unhappy
r
R ik-iag
acqualntBnce It terrified her. shaking
had been fear of him. and tangible. evitable; In either case It savored of tried, htmeetly! But—*
Flag Day
a
9
Red Star
her confidence
Her one shield and
Now It was subtle, terrifying, and— of 'U s m o f"
Laughter Interrupted her.
mud gun
I
■I
paravane
protector in all ther had faced now ap­
herself, in some arrange way.
“T r ie d ! Have you really? Than—
B Ruthcne
J
a J
mega bar
peared In the light of the etiecay
H e turned suddenly toward her
J. W - S T E P H E N S O N .
H e drew her suddenly closer; b u r
I rollmop
taiga
plaamon
again»’ w-boni ahe had ao a lly l
“I am sorry," he sold. " I feared It you are happy here?"
w ith all the Strength of her w ill, she
"That's
the
trouble;
don't
you
see?
aokol
tenoid upset you—today.”
G augamo
ahortoen
flung herself back In his rrasp.
I don't know why. but I am
J was
“ Why today?" »he asked curiously
I
ptoroais
soviet
precool
“Don’t— touch roe; I don't— under-
even glad when the ship didn’t cam»
duvetyn
A look of Incredulity crept Into hl*
realtot
S. P.boat
ktand— Oh. , . A lan — help oa b oth!"
to n ig h t! IF» Just as if there's some
face.
Czech (»-Slovak
camp-fire girl
The cry was one of desperation
It
spirit In thia Island which draws ->nt
' I t 1» December twentieth
Wasn't
A ir Coundl
aerial caarada
Startled him. For a long moment he
up and up-
Do you think me utferly
that to be your wedding day?”
I f the way So a m an’s he«rt it
Devil Dog
salvation
gated deep w ithin her darkened »yea,
heartleoa?"
She tank back, staring t him blank
through his stomach, th ro ttle road
Federal Land Bank
the blood mounting in his face, throb­
He laughed again; and ahe won
ty Twkre she open»-! her lips to speak,
to a woman’s good trace'* is via a
bing in his temples, his verv Ups
dered at the exultant ring o f It
/« t A/« Stotshoeee
At Inst, »lowly,
box of ehogolnten and bonbons.
trembling Then, almost violently, but bet no words came
e f tn f e r m e tie n
T
think
youra
a
goose—
waking
u
p
'
aha
turned
her
ra
re
seaward.
w ith a strange look o f exultation, he
S e r e n e Y oe f
O f con's» only the daintiest mor-
Have you only Jos' realised the—
'
I
t
woe
P
she
«lurmnred.
"I—had—
let her go.
■ela w ill accompl'th that »nd, and
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