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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."
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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.
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