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PXGE ETOTTT MEDFORD MXIL TRIEUXE, MEDFOItD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933. kt Jmi flliffi'nut RiihnM fflmDMui. - T t - - r BYNOP818: Ourt Tennyson, Paul flr. Clair, and onia Aici ol, with her party, are slowly pushing- into the mountain refuge at the dangeroue Klosohee Indiana. Curt'e real purpose is the appre hension of Igor Karakhan mil lionaire crook, and Sonya and her brother Ralph are presumably sci entists. Meanwhile Teests LeNoir has seen Ourt and Paul, and is re porting their presence in the moun tains to his chief. Karakhan. Chapter IS WHO 18 RALSTON? IT ni twilight In the mountains. Where the aun had dipped De hind the northwest ranges It had left In the iky a plaque of reddish- golden, bordered with purple. Only poorwlll, whittling lta repetitions mating call near the Klosohee lean to's, and a (aml)y of young musk rata splashing about the crude ban gar which boused Karakbm'a plane, broke the deep mystic hush. His refuge, at the beadwatera of the Lllluar, had been all that Kara khan bad hoped tor, and more. The big cabin, his home for nine months, waa comfortable with handmade fur niture, bear rugs on the floor, a spa- dons fireplace and even a small ra dio. At his door lay a jade-green lake. Ice-fed, teeming with ateelbead and grayling. Just west of the lake two great mountains, Sunall and Dlnag- gwah, had given him unimaginable shooting moose and caribou, big horn and goat and the surly trun dling grizzly. The rigorous life outdoors bad braced him, hardened him. The old weariness bad vanished. In Its tead a new energy flov ed In his reins. Tet he had grown tired of It all, Tired of the monkish austerity Tired of his isolation from the world Df men end women. Tired of the rotgut whisky which LeNoir brought Tired of slaughtering big horns and hearing the lonesome cream of the eagle. Tired of the superstitious Indians who harbored Dim and wbo had fallen under his sway. The city waa a drug in bis reins, and be could not live for long without It. A few months more of 'his, till he was sure that the hunt had been completely abandoned, and then his Bight out, a port In the Orient, free dom and the wide world before him I His fortune now, hovering near three millions, gave him power to hunt bigger game. If he only could deliver some smashing blow . against the Soviets, who hud exiled him, conascated his estates, killed his relatives and hounded him for years that would be scope tor bis talents and game worth stalking! But LeNolr's report was -. ripple of wind across the placid water. Was the 'breed lying? He lit a goose-tallow candle and set It where It shone o' LeNolr's , face, but left bis own In shadow. It was possible that just before the flight out, when there -va. no pros pect of more money, the 'breed would betray him to the jlounted In order to collect a reward. Even dis counting that risk. It was never wise to leave anyone behind who knew too much. With no scruple or 'ompunctlon, or gratitude for LeNolr's faithful service, he Intended to play sate by doing away with tho man. He would need one mora batch oi sup plies. In August. Ho would let Le I.olr make that trip. And then he would quietly slip him a dose of the strychnine with which LeNoir poi soned wolves on his fur path. "Just wbst sort of people are this Curt Ralston and these two Nich ols!" he asked, trying to trip Le Noir up. LeNoir told him again, repeating the whole story. Karakhan's doubt about the re port vanished. The details came too readily to be manufactured, and they squared exactly with his first account, TAPPINO a fresh cigarette, Kara 1 khan reached the candle for a light. He had never known Sonya or Ralph Nichols; but the descrip tion of the girl golden-brown hair, brown eyes, a faint accent flashed a picture of Sonya Volkov before him. His blood ran faster at the thought of her In his loneliness ho would have given a small fortune to have had her there. But of coursi It was ridiculous to Imagine that this girl might be Sonya Volkov. the had not the faintest notion where he was: and she would not come to him any way, the little puritan. "How far np :ha l.llluar did you aay they are?" he asked : Nolr. "Dey mus' be 'most U de pass, now. I leave dem 'boot forty-five miles below dere, an' stake beeg hurry op here." "They might be Jnit some party of trippers making a little Jaunt into the mountains." "Nod, non! Dey take on too moch grub dere at Russian Lake, I talklt to dose guides an' On' out, Dey breeng grub for mebbe two mont'l treep." ! "Ton say that this Ralsttn fellow) Is some prospector loping thai bush?" j "Dat's wat he say he Is; but me,; I don't b'lleve heem. He got no cal lous on hees ban's, lak prospector got He do t'lngs lak ceety man say t ank yon,' keep shave, and talklt lak book-learn' feller." Something queer abont this Ral ston, Karakhan sensed Intuitively. A trained geologist would know that the formations of the Lllluars were not gold-bearing. Anybody who Ten-! tured Into Klosohee territory after' all the warnings at Russian Lake,; must have Important business In; there. Ralston might be a Mounted! detective. Whoever Ralston was, he had to be stopped. It sn enemy, the sooner the better. If only a prospector' well, the country had plenty of such1 bush-lopers, and one would not be missed. Where's the southern band of Klosohees, LeNoir?" 'At de Lllluar forks. Dey span' summer dare, camjl at flsh weirs.", "Do they know about this party coming up river?" LeNoir shook bis head. Karakhan flipped bis cigarette through the window, a decisive ges ture. "Well, see to It that they find outl Tell 'em that this Ralston Is a land scout for the white men, com ing In here to look things over. Tell 'em that other white men will follow after him and shoot the Klosohees down and take away these moun tains, understand?" LeNoir grinned. He could imagine how the Klosohees wo"ld react to that! "Yon gefback down the Lllluar." Karakhan added, "and keep tab on that man yourself. Olve him a warn ing at the pass. If he turns back, let him alone; we don't want to stir up trouble If It Isn't necessary. But It ho disregards the warning and comes on, simply kill him, and make the Job look like a rapids aocldent" LeNoir nodded, his black eyes glittering In the candlelight FIFTEEN miles below the pass, " Curt's party went ashore on a j headland one noon for lit midday I rest Casually walking (way from the others. Curt started rp the land wash on a little expedition of his own. For several days suspicion had been growing on blm about Sonya and Ralph, and h- meant to settle the matter before going a paddle-stroke farther. He glanced back once at camp. The two guides were laslly building a Are. Badly fagged out Ralph had flung himself down on a bit of moss to rest At the upturned canoes Paul was calking leaks with gum pot and canvas while Sonya cut strips and handed him things. As he walked along the landwash. Curt looked on np river at the Ulluar pass, In plain eight now. grim re minder of danger lust uhead, it brought him somber thoughts oi ram-horn bows, his hunt for Kara khan, hla heavy responalbllty for Ralph and Sonya. He had counted positively on those two turning back at the pass, but now he doubted whether they would. Tbey seemed determined to go on, especially Sonya. Out of sight of camp he cut a pine branch and sat down on a rock. Sir- spots, robber flies, mud-daubers and yellow-Jackets kept lighting all around him, but the beetle be wanted waa rare. He waited twenty min utes before one Anally came. At the first motion of his pin brancb the beetle went fllttlne away. Curt sprang np and took after It Swift and agile. It led blm a hot chase back and forth across tho sand; but Its brilliant color proved Its undoing, for he kept It In sight and at last got In a lucky swipe that stunned It As he picked bis captive up and rolled It over on his palm, a twig snapped behind blm. He turned. Under the pine where he had cut the branch. Sonya stood looking on. her eyes dancing with laughter. Curt realised she had been watcbl t the chase and had been amused by It I gueta 1 did look ridiculous." he thoaght "chasing aroun with halt pine ires to knock down a little bag.. But anyway, I'm going to And out something now." He mopped bis forehead and stepped over to her with the beetle. "Dyou know this beetle, Sonya r (Copyright. I'll William a. Moiceryl Monday, Ourt teams a startling, fsit about Sonya end Bales. WASHINGTON. Dm. 7. (AP) W. W, Chase, president of the Chase National bank, told the senate bank ing committee today the new securi ties act and uncertainty over the future value of the dollar were re sponsible for what he described ea stagnation In the capital goods mar ket. Aldlich aald toe slow merLjt In long time securities was only partly due to the new securities act, but that anxiety over the future value of the dollar was "exerting great In fluence." "Since passage of the securities act," he added, "serious apprehen sion has arisen as to whether the actual effect may not La to Impede revival of the normal capital market." Phone 543. We will haul away you refute. City Sanitary 8ervlos. NATIONS TO SEEK LEAGUE REFORM BOMB, Italy, Dec. 7. (AP) The Associated Press learned In highest quarters , today tihat diplomatic con versations have begun la the various capitals of Europe seeking reform of the League of Nations. . They began several days before the Fascist grand council declared Ital ian permanence In the league de pended upon radical reform of that Institution. Absolute divorcement of the league from the principles of the treaty of Versslllea which would eliminate from the league covensnt articles which guarantee preservation of boundaries created by that treaty la under discussion. It was learned. The article provides for use of military and economic forces to . squelch such cases of aggression. Beating costs can be reduced. For eomolete heatlna service call Art Schmldu. slB jaea. S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE COTTAGE CHEESE USES TO BE DEMONSTRATED The Central Point Extension Unit will meet at the Orange hall Friday, December 6, 10:30 to 3:30. The dem onstration will be on the uiws and cookery of American and Cottage cheese, given by Mabel O. Mack, home demonstration agent, Mrs. Warren Patterson, vice-chairman of the unit, Is In chsrge of local arrangements. Everyone Is Invited to attend. Byrd Will Sail Tuesday, Report WELLINGTON, N. S., Dec 7. IA1) Rear Admiral Richard X. Byrd prob ably will aal) for tne south pole next Tuesday, It waa said here, where his antarctic flagnhlp waa in harbor to- WEST CRATER ENTRY IS CLOSED BY SNOW While rain was soaking us the city of Medford and adjoining agricultural sections, where It received a hearty welcome, snow waa falling today la the Crater Lake national park. The west entrance waa reported closed by the psrk headquarters In thla city. Snow was two feet deep at Government camp and the big white iisxoa were etui railing. Rilled In Inlrraertlon OROV1WJT. Csl.. Dec. 7. (AP) A. Y. Mowry. 7. of gutene. Ore., was killed todsv at an InteraerHnn hr when struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. May Fish. Ilia widow is In augrne. ana n vu DfIIM-l other relatives live In Oreeon srul VL'mah. toft on. r ST AVAPfritl Tiui-yy 6tiow J f IT , ( t-b it 1 W ? 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