Friday, Dec. 20, 1940 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER r,4> B in A mes W illiams BIN AMI S WILLIAMS M. o. service Hl.Phillipr She turned to Jarambo, and sud­ •«MV tmW denly she felt like a little girl be­ George McAusland was 38 years old fore this old man who had been her MONKEYING WITH THE Whan he sailed from America to under­ father’s friend and hers. She said take his post as a missionary tn the Fiji BIG SHOW to Jarambo: "Keep this house Islands A crime he had committed In From Sarasota comes the word a fit of excitement had shattered all his well. Jarambo.” confidence tn himself He felt forced to that the circus of 1941 will have He assented. "Yes. But better avoid pretty Mary Doncaster, who board­ more rutiles thun ever. It hus been ed the ship at Honolulu. She was en you go.” route to vtsit her parents, who were mis­ going Hollywood for the past few They moved down the path togeth ­ sionaries on Gilead Island Mary was attracted by George's attempts to avoid er. Jarambo spoke to her, and she seasons, but next year the biggest show on earth will look like some­ her One day George accidentally fell turned. He thrust into her hands a overboard Mary unhesitatingly- dove into little twist of tappy cloth, and he thing out of the "Arabian Nights” the sea to rescue Georec who falls tn via Metro-Goldwyn. love with her. When the boai approached said: her home on Gilead Island, they learned • • • "You keep. Belong to you. ” She that Mary's parents had both died Norman Bel Geddes has been re­ George volunteered to take charge of slipped Ute packet into her waist, the mission and asked Mary to be his tained by the Ringlings to stream­ and turned and faced Peter. wife. She accepted his clumsy proposal, “Come along, Mary," # he said. line, decorate und dress the big and they left the ship to live in her for­ mer home on the island. The scanty show from the peanut bag to the ele­ "It's late already." dress of the natives shocked George at phants; and circus addicts who like She followed him toward the boat first, but he soon became reconciled to their customs Mary discovered that When she was seated, she looked their circus plain and a bit oderifer- CHAPTER IX Corkran. a sailor friend ot George's, had It may be hard back and saw Jarambo standing ous are worried come there to help George and Mary if to tell the 1941 show from a night alone where the path emerged they needed him. Their peaceful life Late that morning Captain Corr’s was Interrupted one day when a ship body, sewed snugly in clean canvas, from the trees. She touched the club interior. ■topped in the harbor in search of • • • pearls They see the pearl divers at­ was brought ashore. Mary went to packet inside her dress, wondering tacked and their schooner sunk by a hear Richard read the funeral serv­ what it contained, pressing it with The circus of tradition had faded pirate ship. The pirates head their boat She felt in it some costumes, a hard-boiled Queen of toward the bay near their village. George ice. and she thought he was like a her fingers. sends Mary inland tor safety and walks small boy floundering through a reci­ small, hard, round objects. Several Sheba and a Maharajah of Indore down to the beach, alone and defense­ tation badly memorized. of them. Her heart began to pound. who had two cauliflower curs and less. to meet the unwelcome visitors. When the time came to speak to She knew even then, without see­ a broken nose. NaUves ?arry him back to Mary hours later, shot through the shoulder. Na­ George of departure, Mary told him ing them, that they were pearls. tives killed the pirates that night and Cinderella and her ladies general­ The sun was already below the set their boat afire. The boat was still what they planned; but she found in burning when the long-awaited whaler, him an unexpected opposition. He mountains when Peter's boat with ly had the appearance of being ref­ the Venturer, arrived Mary was told was weak enough to be stubborn; Mary in the stern sheets came ugees from a midway. that its captain had died, and that his sons. Richard and Peter Corr, were now and he watched them all with dry alongside the Venturer. George on in charge as captain and first mate. burning eyes and said flatly that he his stretcher lay on the main hatch The Fairy Prince had fallen would not go. Peter in his persua­ amidships, and Mary stopped with arches, a three-days’ growth of beard sions was gentle with the hurt man; him there. Men were at the wind­ and a middle tooth missing. And CHAPTER VIII—Continued but Richard, uneasy for his ship, lass, and aloft making sail; but be­ the Caliph of Bagdad seemed fresh­ Mary told him what had happened. I was brisk and stern. Sometimes fore the anchor came aweigh, Rich­ ly bounced from a corner saloon. ard picked George up in his arm; When she spoke of Fritz Aulgur’s with a feminine gentleness, and car­ But the old-time circus fan was first coming to hunt pearls, Richard ried him like a baby aft and down satisfied. He didn't expect too much. asked quickly: the companionway. "Pearls? Did he find any?" Richard laid George for the pres- There was something rough, “Yes.” ent on the long bench in the com- catch-as-catch-can and impromptu "Here? On this island?” mon room. He felt the Venturer an­ ubout the big He frowned at his own thoughts swer her sails and turned to go on show that was ap­ as she went on. She told him she deck. The sun was gone, night had pealing, If you and George had half forgotten Fritz, fallen; but there was light enough wanted art and because there were so many people to see the bold headlands at the beauty you went sick on the island, and dying, and mouth of the bay. He took the to a musical be asked: ship in hand, and Mat Forbes spoke show or a muse­ "Whece’d they catch it?” at his elbow. um. And a circus “George had a cold when we land­ had to smell like "A white man came aboard just ed here. He’s not very well, even now, Cap'n Corr," he reported. "He a circus, too. now. I’m afraid they got it from • • • swam off to us in nothing but his him.” She went on to tell him of But the big top woke up one spring pants, with a handkerchief around thi- other schooner, and how the his head and a parrot hanging to morning and found that it had been men aboard her killed Aulgur, and it. Name of Corkran, he says, and to the beauty parlor, caliphs, shot George; and bow the islanders princes, maharajahs, princesses, el- calls himself a sailor.” surprised that schooner in the night Richard asked sharply: •Was he ephants. ponies and all. and clubbed the men and burned her • • • off that schooner the islanders afterward. When the bands blared for the burned?" She saw him more and more alert as she proceeded. "That’s why "No, he deserted from the Sun- opening pageant that season there they’re hiding now,” he decided. set, the ship that brought Mr. and wasn’t a plug-ugly in the parade. eat "They’re afraid of us. They’ll jump Mrs. McAusland. He looks scared.” That would have been all right us too if we give them a chance. "Scared of what?” They’re scared, and when natives "He didn't say. He doesn’t look | with the old-time circus addict it are scared you can't figure ’em.” He like one that's easy scared, either." I they had stopped there. But the asked: "Mary, have you told P»ter Later Richard met the sailor un­ circus management went in head about the pearls?” over heels for glamour. der the boat house. • • • "No. I didn’t tell him much of “Your name's Corkran?" anything." Mary went to bear Richard read They rouged the elephant’s toe­ “Aye, sir.” "Well, don’t, then,” he directed. the funeral service. nails, powdered the gorilla's nose "Where did you come from?” “Don’t tell him or anyone about the and made even "Off the ship Sunset” pearls. The men will be w dng to his tone made anger rise in George’s the hostlers wash "Deserted?" cheek. turn divers if they know.” behind the ears “Yes, your honor, sir.” “All right.” "You’ll never be really well They hired beau- “I’ve no use for deserters." “Is your husband badly hurt?” here,” Mary pleaded. “I want to Corkran nodded respectfully. "Nor tifui showgirls, in­ "I think he'll be all right. But he's ' get you back to clean, sunny, cold I, sir! But I did think himself and troduced the De sick, too, Richard.” weather. That's what you need.” the young lady might be needing a j Mille, the sur­ "Richard, will you take us home He looked past her at Richard, yet good man with his fists some d^y, on realist and the with you?” he spoke to her. "What changed the island, sir. Himself is a good De Sylva influ­ His eyes lighted. “Sure! Now your mind, Mary?” he asked. “Has plucked one, but he knows nothing ence in one movement, and even y.ju’re sensible. You don’t belong Captain Corr here persuaded you?” at all, and such gets themselves into went in for air conditioning the cir- here. Mary. How about your hus­ Mary said: "No, of course not! I trouble they can't get out of.” i cus tent band? Will he go?” think I’m afraid to stay!” see “You weren't much use to him "He wants to, yes.” He swung to “You can always hide.” he pro­ when he did need you." If you want your circus straight, look vigilantly toward the Venturer tested. "And after what happened "It’s sorry I am, sir. Would your with all the smells that had become at anchor half a mile off, and she this time, the people will hide too." honor be telling me what hap- traditional, you had to stay down said: "George doesn’t know what The argument proceeded for so pened?” near the camels and sea lions. happened. I mean about the mas­ long that Richard became more and • s • "You don’t know?” sacre.", more impatient. He broke in at last "I know 'twas bad.” Corkran And it looks like a non-top trend. Then Tommy came down the path on their long futility of argument looked around. "They had me Norman Bel Geddes is now report­ to f ill Mary that George was awake and pleading. asleep, your honor, sir,” he said in ed working on the tents. That looks and calling her; and a moment lat­ "Mr. McAusland,” he said, "this shame. like carrying the glamour stuff too er Peter appeared. He saw Rich­ is no place for Mary.” "Drunk?” far. A circus tent has always looked ard, and hesitated, and Richard said "It’s my place," George retorted. "I would not say so. I no more like a circus tent. What it will briefly: "I’m needed here; and Mary’s place than noticed a queer taste to the look like in 1941 is anybody's guess. "Father died about daylight, Pe­ is with me, isn’t it?" coconut juice, not bad at all; so I • • • ter. We'll bury him here this morn­ Richard cried explosively: "Man, drank it and fell for a bit of a nap. THE BREAK ing, and pull out this afternoon.” they don’t need you! They need to The next I knew, an old man of I haven’t any sables to slip ele­ Peter protested: "What’s the hur­ get rid of you!” them came to see was I still asleep. gantly on. ry?” Mary caught her breath; but be­ I was awake enough by that time to Nor silver fox or monkey-fringe to "The natives here killed three fore she could speak George asked pretend to be asleep; but when a lure a Don Juan; white men a couple of days ago. sharply: "What do you mean?" troop of them went up the trail I haven’t any star sapphires or robe Traders.” Richard looked at Mary “Why, I mean you've killed a fair past my house, I could look with with diamond bustle. warningly. "And burned their batch of them already,” Richard one eye; and after that I sweated And I haven’t any bomb-proof cell schooner. That was the smoke we told him. cold blood till I got away from that to which I have to hustle! saw. That’s why they’re hiding Island, sir.” She cried: "Hush, Richard!” G. K. B. now. It wouldn’t be safe to lie in the George lifted his thin, veined "What did you see?” • • • bay overnight” band. "Be still, Mary,” he com­ "Save me from remembering, "Eskimos Can’t Understand Peo­ Peter stared at his brother, and manded. Rage choked him; he be­ your honor. Would yow honor be Mary saw his lips white. "Killed j gan to cough heavily, and could not needing a good harpooner, maybe?” ple Setting Into Wars.”—headline. Have patience; it’ll come to yon. them?” he whispered hoarsely, and ' speak, and a red stain touched his "You’ve served on whalers?" • • • looked quickly around, "Say. are lips. He wiped it away with his "Aye, sir. Nineteen months, I HOW LIFE GOES they laying for us?” He swung to­ fingers, and muttered apologetically can earn my way, you’ll find.” Part to working, part to sleeping, ward Mary. "Blast it, why didn’t to Mary: "I guess the bullet must Richard nodded. "All right, Cork­ part to playing, but most of life gees you tell me?” have touched my Jungs.” ran. The less talk about that back to waiting for some woman! "I'm not afraid of them,” Mary Richard spoke in wrath, "Don’t there, the better. Go forward now.” • • • explained. "I never thought of tell­ be blind, man. You’ve got con- Richard went below. George still Several New York policemen have ing you.” She said: "I must go to sumption, You’ll die of it if you lay on the bench in the common George. Don’t tell him about the stay here, and so will half the peo­ room, Mary beside him; and Rich­ been drafted into the army, and this ought to discourage Hitler about killing, Peter.” ple on the island.” ard said: "We’ve a friend of yours as much as anything else. He nodded. At the house, she "Richard, don't! You’re cruel. Be ’board. Corkran, off the Sunset.” • • • • went in first. She found George in still. George, it isn’t true.” George exclaimed: "Corkran?" NEW VERSION his right mind, his fever gone; but "It is true, isn’t it?” George Mary looked up at Richard quickly. Early to bed, early to rise, he demanded at once: asked, looking up at her. “What "Yes. He swam off to us with Leaving more to your heirs “Who was that boy here, Mary?” Captain Corr says? I can see it his parrot on his shoulder.” Than you would otherwise. "That was Tommy Hanline, my must be true.” “Swam off? You mean he was at • • • cousin. Don't you remember I told She said slowly: "I’m afraid it is, Gilead?” “Italy Breathes Easier After you the Venturer is here?” my dear.” Richard was surprised. "Didn’t Pact.”—headline. "I don’t remember much of any­ He nodded in a broken submis­ you know it? He must have kept That isn't breathing; It’s heavy thing. What happened to the men sion. "Very well,” he said. “Then out of your way.” panting. from the schooner, the men who shot I’ve failed here. Worse than failed. George looked at Mary, and saw • • • me?” We’ll have to go.” confession in her eyes, and smiled Simile by T.G.D. —As overdressed She told him less than the truth. After that surrender, as though understanding^. "You knew it?” as ■ cut-rate drugstore window. “They took some girls aboard, crushed by his own defeat, by the "Yes. I was afraid it would both­ • • • George, but they’re gone now.” collapse of his life and hopes, he er you to know he was there.” EPITAPHS FOR TRAFFIC CHAOS “I tried to stop them, but I wasn’t did not speak, He was passive in "It would have,” he admitted. ("Neon lights on store fronts are man enough. Where are the people their hands. Peter came down the companion, lights. ”—News item.) from the Venturer? Bring them in.” Once the decision to depart was and Richard said to Mary: Here lies Lester So she called them into the little made, Mary had begun to pack their “You’ll want to give him supper Luther Watt: room where he lay. They seemed to belongings. When the last of the here, I expect.” He thought a traf- fill it; and George on the bed was load was borne away down the path, She nodded, and she stayed with Fic light was not. very smal’. Mary said: "This is Peter said urgently: George while Richard and Peter Richard Corr, George. And Peter. "All right, Mary, come along.” went into the main cabin. Mat Here reposes And my cousin Tommy.” She bade him go. ”1—want to Forbes came below to join them, Bixby (Leon): “Glad you've come," George told say good-by alone," she said. Ja­ and Tommy brought them their He thought the stop them. “We’ve had trouble here.” rambo stood watching. Peter moved meals. Light was ■ Neon "We saw no sign of them when grudgingly down the trail. (TO UE CONTINUED) synopsis we came in.” Richard assented. Mary looked at him gratefully. George asked: "Where's your uncle. Mary?” "Uncle Tom was killed by a whale months ago. George.” she said. "And Cap'n Corr died last night.” She looked at Richard. 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