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PAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933. i"'1 - , tut tli'itt'tnUA Ruhnu Dlmiiohit. BYNOP818: Curt Tennyton and Paut Bt. Cinir are trailing Igor Kurakhan, international crook, into the Canadian northtoeet. At the edge of the dangerous Sloeohee " Indian territory they loin varliee tolth Ralph and Bonya Ulchole, ftreeumably entomologiett collect no Inserts tor etudy. At Teeete LeNolr. Karakhan'e ecout, it learn- ing him ot the etrangere' approach, Curt ie trying to learn whether the JJicholeee really are entomologtete. Vo aeke Sonya it ehe reoognieee a beetle he has eaught. Chapter II THE TRUTH SONYA chosa her word! carefully. "It'i a very Interesting species. Wouldn't It make a ehlo acarf pin?" Quite true. Cart thought. And Quito like i girl, to say that. How ever, her description wasn't exactly dentine He hated to go on with hla questionings a wisp of hair play ing against her cheek waa almost his undoing. But be made himself he relentless. "D'you know what family It he longs to?" Sonya stiffened a little and glanced np at Dim, a sharp search ing glance aa though ahe guessed why be was quizzing her. "I don't care to give a mere opin ion," she parried deftly, on guard. "A person ought to make a micro- acoplo examination before trying to classify. Curt dropped the subject, slipped the beetle Into bis pocket, and start ed back to camp with her. He had found out what he wanted to know. Sonya had no Idea what the beetle was. . At his first chance he took Ralph aside and showed him the Clclndela. Ralph knew no mora about It than Sonya did, and furthermore be lacked her quickness of wit In get ting out ot a tight corner. Pinned down for ao answer, he pretended to recognize the Insect, and gare It a Latin name, but hla bluff waa a mlsorable one. In a brown study Curt set the beetle free and walked orer to Paul, to tell him what he had jest found out Neither RalpJ nor Sonya waa an entomologist at all! Tbey knew absolutely nothing about the sub- Jectl He told Paul about the beetle. PAUL glanced toward the fire, where Sonya waa getting the meal ready. "What are they doing In this country then?" Curt made a gesture of baffle ment. "Ton tell me and I'll tell you." "Prospecting, maybe. Cbeechakos take to that." "Ralph wouldn't recognise a gold conglomerate If he stubbed his foot against one: and she's worse." "Vacationing?" "I 'can think of pleasanter waya to spend a vacation than water dogging up this river and taking chances with these Kloaohees. And why should they make such a aecrat about a mere vacation?" . "Then what'a your guess?" "I haven't got even a guess! AD know Is this: whatever they're up to. Iff Important They know they're running Into danger, know It aa well aa we do. but they Intend to go right on regardless. And an other thing Sonya's the real lead er of those two. She's the deter mined one. Ralph's just a tall to her Jdte." Fanl nodded. "Yes. It's not hard Jo see that But what are you going to do about them?" "Hare a show-down with her and make her tell me the truth about this trip." When the party got ready to go Curt kept putting off hla "show down" with Sonya, tor he hated to break Into the pleasant mood ot the hour. Even after a week ot Intimate association be never could tell how she would react to something, or what to expect from her next Often be tried to analyse the tu mult of bis emotions toward her. He had norer consciously said to himself that he had fallen In love with her. But he did realize now how lifeless were his relations with Rosalie Marlln, bow utterly they lacked Are or meaning. As the very heart of the contrast between those J.J.M.J-MI l-J.il- - J- two girls, be knew that be respected Sonya, whereas he had never re spected Rosalie or anything save her prettlness and aa a companion for a light-hearted evening. AT a creek mouth where a family ' of otters were tumbling about In a foamy overfalls, they stopped to catch a string ot trout for supper. Olvlng Sonya hla rod, he leaned against a boulder, net In band, want. Ing her to have the pleasure of tak ing them all. At aucb times, all too rare wltb her, she appeared to for get beraelf and shake off the trouble which he bad seen on her face that night when he crouched behind the cord wood. 'Like It?" he asked, aa he lifted the string of trout Into the canoe ' and they started on. Sbe nodded, ber eyes shining. They skirled along In silence for a few rods. Just aa Curt waa think ing np a tactful way of broaching his talk with her, she surprised him with a sudden unexpected question: 'Curt you're not really a prospec tor, are you?" For a moment he thought ahe had pierced hla mask and bad found out why he really was In there. why, yes, he asserted evenly. "What makes you think I'm not Sonya?" I Just can't Imagine you aa mere ly a prospector, Curt" "Why?" She studied her anawer. "I'm won dering how you can be satisfied with a life llke.thls, year In and out Curt- You're out of things, out of contact with the world: and you're making no contribution to to call It hu man aoclety. For most men It'd be all right but not for you." Why do you single me out?" Because. Curt you've got the ca pacity for something richer and on again, he suggested to Nichols: "Ralph, you're pretty tired; maybe you'd better go wltb Paul this after noon so you ran take things easy. Sonya can go In my canoe. We'll work ahead and have camp made by the time you come In." Sonya stepped Into bis canoe and they started out ahead ot the others. By the time they reached the toot rf a rapids four miles op stream, they had left the heavily laden boats o-U of sight around a bend. Portag ing around the rapids and the over falls above, they came out upon a long quiet stretch. more useful than a burled-away ex istence like you're leading. Please, you don't mind my being frank?" "Why, certainly not" he assured. But doep down, her philosophy did trouble him, arousing bis old fears about the tyranny ot duly. He knew that when he went back to the Three Rivers country he would carry her words with him. and that they would lift their voice between him and a complete enjoyment of bis adven turous freedom. (CcpyHoht tilt ITMItom 0. Uoxcrry) Tomorrow, Curt trios to pons- Irate tho mysUry of Sonya. ARMORY IMPROVEMENT . NEEDS EYED BY MAJOR Major Elmer Wooten, adjutant rn orals office, Oregon National Guard, U spending tevoral days In Medffjl Inspecting the armories located here and at Aaliland, with a view to mak ing numerous muoh needed Improve ments to these two buildings. PORTTjAND, Dee. 8. (AP) A dla patch to the Journal from Washing ton, D. O., today said "Inquiry by Senator McNary aa to the proposed IIS 000 loan tor a gymnasium for the late normal school at Monmouth has brought reply from the PWA that the legal, financial and engineering divisions are at work on It." BIG 5 WORTH ISSAL PORTLAND, Dec. 8. (AP) Advanc ing the contention that with prohi bition jeperU accomplished, the fed eral court 1 wtlhout authority to try the caae, a- motion for dlamlasal of a. federal grand Jury Indictment charg ing liquor law violation, waa filed In federal court yesterday by Dell more Lesaard, attorney for Henry Myera. v It waa the flrat attempt to aet aalde charge brought under the national prohibition act, now defunct. Myera waa Indicted for unlawfully transporting and for posseaalon of liquor. Leaaard contended the 18th amend ment haa been repealed by the 21at amendment and that the 31-t amend ment contain no taring clauae. Hla motion for dUmlaaal of the Indictment will be acted on later. DAIS IN PRAISE CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (AP) A demand for support of the President, politics notwithstanding, brought a. salvo of aplause aa Charles O. Dawes, Intro duced Newton D. Baker to an audi enoe here. The republican former vice-president praised the Democratic formt-r war secretary for holding to hla course even under storms of adverse public opinion In war time. "He waa serving," Dawes said, "un der a great war Preatdent of the United States Wood row Wilson. In these times, there Is the same need to stand behind the President of the United States. There Isn't any more occasion for politics now than there waa then" California's be Industry contrib utes to the support of 14,000 per sona and produces a revenue of S30,. 000,000 yearly. S'MATTER POP ( ' ' ) I 3wAT"ra.i, ( j5PAMrrevi ( .we-J w 1 f Tou3 Mt To r r ) ( vM ) &flV?i ' iekf ' "-eM (Oopyrlght IMS, by The Boll gyndfeats, he.) By C. M. 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