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s,. FORBIDDEN VALLEY
SYNOPSIS: Curt Tennyson hat
left hts parly in the wilderneee of
Northwest Canada, and hat flown
to British Columbia to learn what
he oan ot Sonya and Ralph Nichols,
whom he has picked up in the
wilds while trailing Igor Kara'
khan, wealthy crook. Bonya is, he
finds, a Russian princess, but he
cannot learn her reason tor mak
4nff so dangerous a trip, although
Curt's associate in Vancouver sug
gests it is to meet Karakhan. a
tutwestion Curt indignantly rt-iects.
Chapter 29
SONYA'8 WELCOME
'pHE next morning Curt and
Smash started north ones mora
Id the plane.
On that long trip up across the
latitudes, Baldwin'! suggestion In
the ear the night before haunted
him like a nightmare. He, fought
against it but stray thoughts kept
getting past his guard.
There was Sonya's passionate de
termination to go Into the Ullusrs.
Her secrecy. Her mention, once, of
a week-end trip to Juneau. LeNoIr's
order that she must not be harmed.
The woman's description of the tall
Russian who'd been so frequent a
caller at the Volkov home. . . .
In the hash of twilight they
sailed over a spearhead range and
saw the Iskltlmwah lake nestling in
Its mountain cradle.-They cut off
Ignition, made a long fourteen-mile
glide, and drifted down upon the
water.
Curt's canoe was there near the
cabin, where he bad left It. He
floated the craft, shook bands with
Smash, gave blm final Instructions,
and set out down the Iskltlmwah.
It was a little before midnight
when he threaded the rlrer delta
and pointed his canoe out across
the lake toward camp. After three
days of freedom from ambushes
and ramhorn bows, he was op
pressed by the feeling of danger
closing around blm again. With
Siam-Klale'a main band whipping
south and LeNolr probably suspect.
Ing who Paul and he really were,
ometblng drastic: was bound to
happen, and quickly too.
The Island loomed up ahead
dark, and silent. Everything seemed
peaceful there. Presently 'he dls
tlngulshed the outlines of the two
tents. Thank God, nothing had gone
rery wrong while he'd been awayl
From the upper tip ot the Island
a hawk-owl s cluck challenged him,
to sharp and peremptory that be
had to smile. Trust Paul to spot any
canoe approaching that Island I
He answered back, landed at the
lower end, beached his canoe and
hurried up to camp. Beside the
boulder "fort" Francois and Jocku
were rolled up In their elder pokes,
sleeping soundly while Psul stood
guard. On a spruce mattress under
his tent fly Ralph was tossing rest
lessly In a dream. The Indian, Tenn'
Og, was not around.
Beyond the tents Sonya was sit
ting on a canoe near the water edge,
looking out toward tbe willow
Island,
"Sonya
It, she tried to draw her band away,
and Curt felt her stiffen against him.
"Dear, please," she Insisted, as hla
arm tightened about her. "I asked
you not to, once."
He allowed her to (re herself.
When she looked up and saw the
bitter disappointment on bis face,
she kissed bis cheek, a brief formal
caress which meant no more than
her assurance that she forgave bis
Impulsiveness.
"Sonya, look here," he demanded,
"is there somebody else!"
She turned bis question aside.
"Curt, I wish you didn't Idealise ma
so much. You nave, ever since we
met. Yon know so terribly little,
about the actual me. Our codes are
so different. Something that I con
sider right In my deepest heart
might seem to you an unthinkable
wrong."
"Are yon meaning this trip ot
yours?"
She debated a moment "Yes,"
"You're making a mountain out of
some molehill. Tbe Idea ot you do
ing an unthinkable wrong' Is ridic
ulous." "We won't argue It, Curt. You just
wouldn't approve, you'd violently
disapprove, ot my trip."
"But you told Ralph, and he evi
dently doesn't oppose "
"Ralph's too gentle to oppose any
body. This bas to be a matter ot my
own choice and conscience. After
ward, after It's all over, I'll write
you or let you know somehow
I'll answer every question you've
ever asked me."
"You say youH write me won't
I see yon afterward! Can't I come
to see you?"
She laughed, bitterly. "You may.
If you still want to. But you won't
want to."
Before he could stop her she
turned away from him and disap
peared in the darkness toward her
tent.
She sprang np from the canos and
whirled around.
"Oh-ool Curt! It's youl 1 wasn't
expecting Curt, where have you
neen au tnese a ays 7 why did yon
leave ns that night!"
-"I've been prospecting a creek
that old John told me about," be
lied. "Everything went all right
here, didn't It!"
"Yes, but you were gone so long
and Paul wouldn't tell me a thing,
na I i worried about you."
TN THB ghostly light her face was
x white and ethereal as she , con
fronted blm, and ber bosom still
was heaving from the start he'd
given her. She appeared so afraid
and alone that all the stern things
he meant to tell her dropped away,
as once before In the csnoe at Rus
sian Lake.
"I worried about yon too, dear.
Are you glsd I'm back!"
"Awfully gladl Paul Is depend
able, but he's he's not you."
Her Angers tightened upon bis as
though asking blm not to go sway
again. Impulsively Curt swept her
Into bis arms.
"Sonya" his band caressed her
hair, he was flittlngly conscious of
that small automatic beneath ber
blouse as hs held ber close to blm
"you seemed so glad when you
saw me. . . . Can't I hope you do care
a little bit, sweetheart!"
Sonya did not look np or answer
his question. For a tew moments
she lay In his arms, not resisting,
with tbe velvety softness of ber
cheek against his own.
"Sonya, listen," he urged, not
knowing how to Interpret her pas
slveness, "I know It's wrong to force
myself on you when you feel under
obligations, but 1 can't go on not
knowing "
She stopped him. "Don't say that,
dear: you'd never take advantage
ot obligations." But even as she said
Tut book Writers Acruned.
ST. LOUIS. (UP) Prof. Maynard
O. Kreuger of the University of Chi
cago, in a recent address, aoouaed
textbook writers and teachers of "do
ing their best to develop a generation
of spineless people."
5
E TO
PORTAGE, Wla. (UP) Stanley
Manteufel, an ardent burner, bad
de-
four duck which he trained
coya. They were great peta.
He took: the four blrda to nunt
several days ago. While h waited
In bla blind lor the blrda to attract
their wild neighbors within gun
range, he noticed the three were
"headed for the bottom."
Finally Viey floated td the surface,
all three dead. Manteufel, greatly
grieved over hla loas, claims the blrda
committed suicide because they could
not stand the dishonor of luring
their wild friends to their death. All
were In good health previous to the
Incident. Manteufel claims.
Inventor Dies.
PHOLADEL? HIA, Dec. AO. (AP)
Herbert Th acker Herr, 57, vice presi
dent of tVie Westlngbouse Electric it
Manufacturing Co., died yesterday.
FROM RUM SALES
WASHINOTON, Dec. 80 (AP)
The government collected 9, 111, 173
In liquor taxes during the first 13
days of 'December.
Tbe Internal revenue bureau said
today that S3.174.338 was derived
from stamp taxes on distilled spir
its and wines. Another S3, 865,180
was collected oa beer ot more than
8.3 per cent.
While repeal did not become ef
fective until December 6, officials
explained that heavy stamp sales be
gan December I In anticipation of
the day and consequently In guaglng
the first returns, officials took the
days Immedlatelx preceding repeal.
Other taxes Included In the total
were M.ia,793 on 3.3 beer, I91.
148 on retail liquor licenses, S49.564
on wholesale licenses and S4.10O on
rectifiers.
The tax on beer exceeding 8.3 per
cent is 88 a barrel while that on 34
is 88 a barret
S'MATTER POP
By C. M. PAYNE
MJRT stared after her, torn by
v the desire to follow and Snd out
what she meant. He thought It
ominous that she had not answered
bis question, "Is It somebody else!"
She seemed to be at war with her
self, doing something which violated
a part ot her Instincts, yet driven to
It by a passion sh'e could not resist
In a tortured mood be started up
the' Island to Join bis partner. That
ugly suggestion of Arnold Baldwin's
was Jigging through his brain again.
and for-once he could not fight It
Paul came a little way to meet
him. "Any luck In Vancouver!" hs
asked In guarded voice.
Nothing that I hoped for."
You still don't know what she's
doing In this country!"
D you mean you found out some
thing!"
Psul changed the subject abrupt
ly. I'Our Indian friend has de
camped."
Tenu-Og! When!"
Last night 1 knew he was go
ing, but I didn't try to stop him. We
don't need a prisoner to guard; our
party Is clumsy enough now."
So he pitched off) Well, you did
the wise thing; If he wouldn't stay
voluntarily he'd only have been a
bother. Did he steal one of our
canoes!"
"No, he swam It A little matter
like a bullet through his shoulder
bothered him not at all,"
Hmmphl If he ever gets the
chance, I suppose he'll show his
gratitude to us by sticking us full
of arrows. What else happened
around here!"
Paul fidgeted and looked out
across the dark water. Hla reluc
tance and the sombsr psln on his
fao. struck a chill Into Curt
"What's worrying you, Paul! It's
something about Sonya, Isn't It!"
I hate to be the one who brings
odious news."
"Why Paul what Is It!"
Paul sidled Into his story with
slow unwilling steps.
Sonya was partly the cause ot
Tonn Og's going away. On ths day
after you left she msds friends with
him, and I knew she bad some
reason tor doing that. Last night,
when hs left shs sent a message by
him. I overheard. They were here
by these sentry rocks. I put my self
respect Into my pocket snd crept
up close enough to listen."
"She.sent a messago by him!"
"To that 'breed.
"LeNolr!" Curt gaspsd. "To that
fellow I Why PauL you've you've
msde some mistake therel"
I heard what I heard," Paul In
sisted. "Shs had trouble malting
Tenn-Og understand snd she re
peated bar Instructions so many
tlmss thst 1 caught every bit of ber
message. She's meeting LeNolr to
night. Over on the willow Island.
Tbst's why shs's staying awake
down there."
(Copyright, It St. William B. Hewsryl
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