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PXGE ETGHT MEDFORD JISIL TRrBTTCSTI, JIEDFORD, OREGON, ST7XDAT, DECEMBER 3, 1933. FORBIDDEN VALLEY K YKOPMH : On the trait Ms Russian international crook, Inor Karakhan, Curt Tennyson and Paul St. Claire have reached Russian hake In the Canadian Northwest. The have resousd Bonta Nichols from a drunken half-breed, but Bonya and Curt have quarrelled beoause Curt has approved the downfall of the Romanoffs. Jit a potfatcfc on the lake shore Curt I plays an old Rueeian tune, end , Bonya sings the words. At least. Curt ie sure th' it Russian. Chapter 14 : 60NVA APOLOGIZES OONYA, mart b t Russian, exiled O by th revolution and therefor bitter against It. That was why she had flared out at him whin ha mild ly praised the Leninists. Her man ners Indicated that ah had com from a well-to-do family, possibly from the aristocracy. But what about her brother! Ralph didn't appear Russian, or an alien at alL His nam was English and he seemed to be an ordinary Canadian eltlien. Ot course he could have changed bis same, and it was possible that he had lived In the Dominion longer than Sonya; but even so they were Tastly differ ent people to be brother and sister. Altogether here was something odd about the relationship of those two, something that he could not quite fathom. Old John took the trout from the balsam slab, dlrlded It; and an In dlan girl handea the portions around on strips ot blrcbbark, with an oollcban and piece of bacon to each portion. As Curt passed out bis cigarettes and chocolate squares, he purposely stopped with Nichols, crouched down, and fell Into talk with the entomologist "I understand you're not staying at Russian Lake much longer. Ralph." "No. Mr. HIgglnbotham her baa hired two guides for ns and we're leaving tomorrow morning. "Making a trip into the bush?" "Tea, up the miliar." ' A young trapper cut In bluntly: "Nichols, it you try to go Into the Klosohee ranges. It'll be Just too bad, tbat'a all! Those Klosobees ain't any tame treaty Slwash. What I mean, I'd ruther fight a grliily b'ar with a pin branch than argy with them boys. When I first hit this country four yean ago, ,1 thought this talk about 'em waa mostly nonsense, but I found out different!" you may be a scientist, Nichols, an after nothing but harmless bugs. but they won't know you from a human beln', an' they don't have any more use tor you than for any white man. You'll git to the pass all right, but if you go any further you'll float back down, so full of arrers you'll look like a pincushion! Ain't I right, Johnr "They don't let whites in," old John corroborated. "They'll giro a man ta'r caution, as' if a prospector happens to stray Inside, they'll take m out peaoe'bly. I'm list meanln' to say they shoot squar with per son at first, an' then It he don't take warnln' tbey shoot straight," The city sportsman winked know ingly at Sonya. "Scar talk. Miss Nichols. They've repeated it so much that they've got to believing it themselves. You'll And those Smokies as tame as tabby cats." Bonya quietly Ignored the sports man and spoke to the men who knew what they vera talking about. "I don't deny there's a danger. Bnt .we're going to try and get on friend ly terms with the Klosohees. If they understand we're altogether peace ful, they probably won't object And we do want to work In that coun try. One week la there would be worth a year in a country that's been combed and combed." CURT took no part In th discus sion. By linking up Jsmleson's account ot th wild Lllluar tribe with Sonya's sketch of their history, be could see th whole story ot the - Klosohees pretty clearly. Their hos tility toward whit people undoubt edly sprang from the brutal treat ment they had received from th 'Russians. In so Isolated a tribe, traditions would hang on tor genera tions. Now Bonya and Ralph were going Into that pot ot trouble, with no pro tection except a pair ot guides who would desert at the Drat real danger. For a city girl and man to venture into territory where experienced bush-Iopers stayed strictly out wss sheer suicide, and not a very pleasant kind ot sulctd at that. At eleven-thirty th first spatter ef rain broke up the party. The In diana faded Into the darknea: the factor ambled home; the mlasijmer wrapped hi black robe about him CONVICT CARGO OFF FOR FRANCE'S DRY GUILLOTINE By RICHARD MASSOCK ST. MARTIN DB RX France, Dee. MV--Tlie convict ship La Mortimer erammed ita heavily barbed cages with Its second cargo of bsnlshed prison ers In two months snd sailed Friday for the "dry guillotine" of French Qui ana. The human freight, after two weeks of seaalckneu, will find Itself 4.000 miles from the homeland, with alight chance ot ever seeing it again. There, hemmed In by tropical Jungles, in fested by snakes snd wild animals, the voys-ers will reloln 87 who shut fled out of the Island penltentlsry here September 9 for U Sam des ttnetjaiij , ant left; the j . . .1 stuck wolf cub In each Jacket pocket and trotted for his tent Curt wanted to ask Sonya if he might walk up to Hlgglnbotbam'a residence with her, where she and Ralph were staying : but he waa afraid ot getting snubbed. While be wavered, Sonya said good-night to Mr. Hodklna and turned to htm. "I've been wanting to apologise to you, Mr. Ralston." She waa really sincere about it eo contrite, In tact, that she would not look him In the eyes but stared at a button on his Jacket "Why, It was a much my fault a yours," he Insisted, aa they start ed np toward the factor's house. "I threw out a big wild statement and yon caught me np on It But honest ly" he was thinking of her Javelin- sharp words "I'd hate to ever get Into a real quarrel with you." "Am I that bad?" j "Oh, you're positively formidable! i To change the subject there's some-: thing I'd like to say, it you won't bite my head off." ."I promise. What la It?" "Well, if you don't mind an un solicited opinion, I believe you and your brother ought to think twice before you start north Into Klo sohee territory. I don't know any think about the Klosohees myselt. but I do know that some ot these northern Dlnnehs can't be Judged by the bands closer In to clvlllratlon." But we've thought twice already. Mr. Ralston, and we've decided it' worth the risk.' She said it ao conclusively that Curt dropped the subject It ha was to stop them, he would have to think up some way more effective than argument At the door of the residence tbey chatted a tew momenta about the party, and then Sonya bade htm good night Curt turned away re luctantly, looking back once for glimpse of her as she stood outlined In the shaft of light from the door. HB told himself when the Karak ban bunt waa over he waa going to look her up, And out who shs really was, and try for a better ac quaintance. He would be a poor de tective It he could not trace Ralph and her. The rain came on in earnest short ly after be reached camp. A high wind lashed the pines, woke up th lake and tugged at their tent; rain fell In gusty sheets; flash aftel blinding flash of lightning banged Into the timber and rolled bellowing across the lake. Sitting on their steeping pokes, hs and Paul waited for the time when they could begin their work. Not long after the storm began. Curl felt a trickle of water on his bat brim. He reached for his torch and looked up. About two feet down from the rldgellne a seat hole th else ot a pencil had appeared In tht canvas. On the opposite wall and at the aame height was another hole 'Look Paul how'd those gel there? No stick would blow deal through both" A livid white flash lit up the tent aa plain aa day. An Instant later klp-plangl their nested sst of alu minum dishes, lying on a box neai the flap-front suddenly exploded la a dozen directions, ss though poa sessed of some diabolic magic. In the rolling thunder Curt heard the halt-muffled bark ot a rifle. He aprang to his feet "Hell! Somebody1 ahootlng at our tentt It'a that 'breed!" They grabbed eltckers and auto matics, and leaped outside. Throw ing themselves down behind the fire wood, tbey waited for the next spurt ot rifle Are to atab th darkness. Watch back in th Umber, PauL '11 watch down toward the fort He' in on of those directions. He'a not out on the lake or around the post anywhere." A minute lengthened to three, Ave. Curt bad never known It to rain so bard aa Just then, or to lighten so tremendously. One moment they were blinded by a dassling glare: In the next the dark dropped like a pall. They lay there for ten minute, praying for Just one gllmps of a rill flash. But th sniper did not shoot again. "We might aa wall go back in." Curt auggested Anally. "I ought to'v taken your advice and left him over on the Island. We aaved him from a soaking snd then got It ourselves." "Sometime we're going to have a show-down with that sllnker. He'a going to kill us or we're going to kill him." It was exactly Curt'a own thought (OotirrlaM, lilt. WtWan . Uouew) Curt an ssul o en a etrano expedition tomorrow. (lathered in larg part from Franc' far-flung colonies of Africa and the Orient, the eslled convict Included Hindus, Arab and Chinese. Black men. brown snd yellow min gled with Europeans of assorted ss- uonsiuy convicted of crimes commit ted on French soil. A gigolo, eondemned to txplsts the slaying of a women who hi un willingly shared hi affections with another, marched to the ahlp with hardened criminals who killed unro msntlcally for money. Ther were 20 eonrlcts seoard. On the way they will b Joined by , 400 mor from Algiers. . Each, conykt, greased. W a tin. form of coarse gray wool and wooden shot, carried as sole baggeg a blan ket in a sailor's kltbag. Their wrists were chained. Soldiers, with bayonet fixed and rifle cocked, marched them through the prison door and across the grass-grown path seldom trod, but always one way known ss "Guiana walk." Police held back relatives and the curious. S'MATTER POP TAILSPIN TOMMY m o4ec Tor T sosee&i sirv Am TUe jtVAvxiM t efteakXVeT, STtt soever- wer &i4AE V WIT- BOUND TO WIN A r vjillyum vriM I I ijr.,!. ,v ! i --JS l''1 r-' r f-1J?1s,lt1" 53 "orfAv! If a tie.I A-re itu?: W r'oT, ) -7 uga SAwa-reve.j W J f 6tff fr ' LmW (Copyright, IMS, by The Bell Syndicate, he.) jjSA UPOM MVS ARRIVAL IN) HURRI CANE CITV, AS THE CAPITAL. OF THE ISLASJD WAS NAMED , BEN LOST r-io i ir-te u-j toterMrJo klwlc t LIVE--HE FINALLY DECIDED ON A NEAT ROOMING HOUSE ALONG THE VJATERFRONT X HAF VUN NICE SMALL ROOM ON THE TOP FLOOR THREE DOLLARS LlfTl FT KiBfM & I Ml r t ikrT cicc UOLLHNb Ml r MM.5CHMIOT ROOMS BOARD THE NEBBS The Low Down Jje STILL tnUD 6 ITT AT THE OOTTS HOUSE UVIWO OW TWC PAT OP THE LA.KJD AfJO ALL OW TICK.. PRETTY SOFT POO. &VTT . 121 BRINGING UP FATHER I ft! 1 1 1 nW XM I . f ILL COLLECE.' WHAf A J f.i I There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation Boy Scout Court of Honor Monday Eve. A Court of Honor for the Boy Scout of the Medford district of Cra ter Lake council will be held Monday evening in the auditorium of the court house at 8 o'clock. Many awards la the various merit badge subjects will be made, and a number of Scouts One Of The Ironies Of Fate! fTt LITTLE FOREST M. in tuiS. EfetrfSm. ""jrO VS fts rSZmS.' t-mmSSSi New Surprise - - , MAV I y oES IT, -7 PLEASE! v ' l OOUT 3EE HOJO ft- GUY -T CAM TAKE SUCH AKJ AOVAWTAGEy WELL, I'LL BSV lOP KlMDKJESS V UIISW I WAD A OARJsJEO IP T Vths merve to Tea him,-' aikJt thw i to get out s ' j l;tii V (6uiiihh it. tj n. n. will appear for second claw and first claw advancement. Don Newbury, chairman of Court of Honor, will pre side as Judge, with Larry Schade act ing as clerk of the court. With the winter months, sctlvltles In the -Boy Scout troops sre begin ning and the boys sre busy with many projects and merit badge work. Each troop Is planning Christmas boxes of food, clothing - and toys to By C. M. PAYNE I'm SiwpiE.it et HoT$U3Y CftOLt) W roe. MOKt -VJOKleiT T-ttAkl Maw 7HtRC COETHE BHONE-I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE? THIS IS SVOELL MRSSH SCHMIDT-- I'LLTAKE IT jSSfc2SSsS'-$S AND PAY YOU A WEEK B? IN ADVANCE I'M LOOK OUT IS NOT SURE ABOUT Wffl THE MEALS YET SO I'LL J&S& VINDOW J OUST PAY FOR THEyTH :ylS TWAT GUY BITT STOPPHsltt ' 'tJJ!,r-JferWlS WEALTH ?. I'M TELLING YOU OOKtT i WERE? IP HE IS, LOOK OUT- rTTT LET UIM GET INTO YCO IP HE DOES, ITS HE NEVER PAID A ILL VJ )T7Ti3irrl ( PERMAJOCIOT BUT 1 DOKjnT WAVE TO TELL L j MIS LIFE HE NEVER WORKED 5,f !Ts A YOU - YOU LOOK LIKE A PELLER. VAJMO 1T X A OA-Y IN HIS LIFE -WE Ltvts-vl;S HERS t AXJSies MIS HEAD POR A COMVEBSATIOW & vKf1?:R- rSl rluLTM A- y'FTCB- AMD OMIY LET ,rSTWE FACTZ be distributed at the holiday time.' As a part of the yesr's program, Troop No. 8 of'the Washington achool Is planning the organisation of a band. Troop No. 3 of the Roosevelt school Is taking week-end hikes to the sur rounding hills In search ot a suitable cabin site. They sre steking a place that will provide good skiing in win ter and good hiking In summer. The PERSISTENCE Ufa sarER's, Pirfe fingers BETWfEN imMND iVflGHBOR CAUS ttR trie SE1ZERS HAVE ALL 60NE AWAY FOR THE A,, MAC UiuuamS (Copyright. 1933. by The - ..-,... .-w.-w wxtmii ,mmm Jar I ml riltm 1 ' , rTrt r VslHY, YOU CAN SEE THE BAY AND SAY. ftREN'T THOETHE PIERS AND WAREHOUSES OF THE TROPICAL LINE , OLroT DOvvN THE tiTKccl T THEY'RE PUTT1N& UP A SS I WONDER WHAT IrlW5PO YE-THI MR - JlGC'i - VOU ftY NY SON ARRJWF.O I THREt HOURS: ACO? WHAT I L iim v other local troops, and those in eagle Point, Oold Hill and Jacksonville are also busy with similar projects. The snnouncement comes from headquarters that all sppllcatlonrfor Monday's court of honor must be In at the office before 8 o'clock. Each and every scout Is urged to attend with his parents and friends and the public la cordially invited. KJO REPIY W2UKS OVER UNDER ET raes WNPOW AND ' SMOUft "HI, EDDIE!! NlER.1rlELESS SPErJPS MAKES CtRCOlf OF THE SEVERAL MlNUfES "fcSS- HOUSE, C0r1IN6 HACK Hb PEBBLK AT Ep- 16 VRoNf DOOR. AND die's window nmrtb beu at imer- VTllS FOR FIVE MlNWft Bell gyndlcste. Inc.) AH.DESE POOR PEOPLE T ALL THE TIME TROUBLE ONLY LAST 1561 FENCE- KILLED , UNDT VATCHM ANT MAYBE 1SSTO VA - iA.T - gpu Ssy M LaV'n:na?ni GLASGOW. Mont., Dec. I. (P) -m General Edward M. Markham of Washington, chief of army engtnears. left today for Portland, Ore, to In spect the Bonneville da..,, after hit. lng viewed and approved work done thus far on the Port peck dam project ' Be correct corseted in an Artist Model by Ethelwyn B. Holfmann . By GLUYAS WILLIAMS SElTWS HO ANSWER. MOVES AROUND 10 BACK POOR AND 6NES THEIR. PRIVATE 0NE-L0N6-TvH SHORT Kit MDffERS WEU.tflOOM AS IF EDDIE WEREN'T HOME AW STROUA OFF By GLENN CUAFFW and HAL FORBES! By EDWIN ALGER , TROUBLE .TROUBLE T j NEEK A MAN VAS LAST NIGHT ALREADY MY, MY , MY ! THE FENCEJ KEEP 'MCM IN3lDt, HA r By SOL HESS By George McManus 1 3 I MtmU (Copyright, 198S, by WOM? MW DAMAGED TV4E WOOL TO TME EVT6NT OP TWO HUWORtD dollar's, already- muh . he drove mis auto into the dining-room - ? iiuruiwic
