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MEDFORD MXIL TRIEUXE, MEDFOItD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933.
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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
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when struck by an automobile driven
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