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8YN0P818: Frank Orahame.e
plorer, bound into the wild of
Yuoatan to look tor trace ol hi
m4Stnp aviator friend. Bill Lanp-
ion, narrowly ecape death at th
hand of a man named Ortega.
Frank euapent he i the man who
tried to abduct the movie tar,
Janice Kent, in Hollywood thortly
before Janice had refuted Ftunk'e
propotal of marriage. Janice and
a company from Hollywood are in
Yucatan, unknown to Frank, to
make a- picture. Oreene, Janice'
publicity man, ha been thot on th
way to Uerida,
Chapter 21
AT MERIDA
OREENQ rubbed at a lump over
his temple. Thoughtfully he ad
lusted hie coat upon his shoulders
tnd studied a ragged rent In Its aide
through which some papers In the
pocket bad been blown by the bullet
"H-m-m-m," be grunted. "So this
la Mexico. What happened? A sate
md sane Fourth?"
They explained as much as they
knew. While they talked tbe train
began to move, haltingly at first then
with gathering speed. Lights began
to slip past the car windows; then
the trucks of the cars screeched
around a turn. Tbey were passing
through a lane lined with shadowy
buildings.
"Merlda, f guess," offered Ho
garth.
They Jerked Into a dimly lighted
station. The men began to arrange
the boxes so as te be ready for their
depart1 7 Tbe '.rain stopped.
The other passengers crowded
through the door. Outside they
could see dozens of brmed soldiers
patrolling the platforms. There was
a commotion at tbe doorway. A huge
man shouldered himself through the
press and approached down tbe
aisle.
I His face was blue-jowled and dark,
moke from his black clgaret drib
bled through thick nostrils. He wore
ithe bleached linen suit of the had-
andado, with the tunic buttoning up
to the neck. His arm was carried In
r black silken sling.
, He loomed above the seated Amer
leans. For an Instant Janice did not
recognise him, then she caught her
breath. It was Ortega, the man
whom Frank Orabame bad suspect-
ad as being Involved In her abduc
tion In Hollywood a month ago.
While she had told, them all In My.
berg's office that she did not believe
ghat Ortega was implicated; never
theless to herself she admitted that
he waa unsure. Janice looking at
blm now, was conscious of a sense
of uneasiness as his glance met
hers a tiny ringing of some sub
conscious bell of unrest as those flat
toned eyes were turned down to her.
He bowed deeply.
"Miss Kent," he began. "How are
you Mr. Oreene, and Mr. Hogarth.
It Is a pleasure to see you all again.
I am delighted." His somber stare
made his statement sound contra
dictory. "I have a message for you
from Mr. McGratb, your advance
man."
Oreena stirred Irritably. "Where
U he?"
The big man's glance flickered
over Mr. Oreene and paused at the
torn and stained shirt front. He al
lowed the question to remain un
answered and addressed himself to
Janice.
"So Mr. Myberg decided to go on
with the picture? It la good. I shall
be delighted to help you. It has been
a great regret of, mine that I was
forced to leave Hollywood so sud
denly. I was planning to return
when I met Mr. McOrath. I decided,
then, to await your arrival."
JANICE wished the man did not
make her feel so uneasy. Was this
the suave, well-mannered Ortega
that had sent her dally flowers In
Hollywood? He seemed the same
But with a subtle difference.
Once, two years before she had
met an industrial executive and had
been taken through one of bis fac
tories. She had admired blm for his
.power, decisiveness, and shrewd
command of his organisation; later
he met him at a masquerade cos
tumed as an eighteenth century
beau and be bad been clumsy and
ridiculous.
She thought of him now, looking
at Ortega. In a sort of reverse way
this had happened to him. Tbe pol
ished latin aristocrat In Hollywood
had become somewhat gross he
was more effective this way Janice
admitted but there was a shade of
Incongruity In it like a fop turned
rowdy.
"80 you waited," said Mr. dreetie.
"Yesh. That's line. But where In
hell's McOrath? He should have
met us at Progreso. He didn't show
up. Instead we come here and get
shot at What Is It? A revolution?
What's tbe matter with you guys
down here? Don't you know this Is
lousy publicity? Now If 1 wts run
ning this country
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"Please!" Interrupted Janice,
"You were about to say. ..."
There was a shadow of annoyance
in the smile Ortega gave Oreene.
"I was about to say that Mr. Mc
Gratb asked me to meet you. I would
have been at tbe dock when your
steamer arrived but we have bad a
little trouble here."
.His glance roved about the dam
aged car.
"I am sorry you were attacked
on tho way In from the coast, but th
revoluclonlstas were marching on
Merlda and the troops on your train
were federal soldiers. The revolu
tionary party have captured Merlda.
Tbe federals bave retreated and are
encamped, we think, a few kilo
meters from the city. They await re
inforcements from Campeche."
"What effect will that have on
us?" asked Janice. "Mr. Myberg
planned for us to take the location
shots at Chlcben Itza, Instead of at
tbe place you spoke of."
. "Impossible." Ortega shrugged his
shoulders. "That Is wby I am here.
A week ago McOrath was going to
Chlchen Itza to make arrangements
tor a csmp there where you could
stay while you took your pictures.
However, he was unable to set per
mission from the authorities. They
had word that the revolution waa
about to begin and the ruins at
Chlchen would probably be within
the sone of war."
"Then what did he do?" asked
Mr. Oreene disconsolately,
"He met me," replied Ortega with
tbe slightest of bows. "All the ruins
In Yucatan are not at Chlcben Itza,
nor yet at Uxmal. Back along tbe
trail of the Caribbean coast are
others, bigger ones, and In better
condition, too, for your work. Mc
Orath has gone ahead. I will guide
you there." .
"'T'HANK you, no," snapped Mr.
A Oreene. Something In tbe tropic
air had made tbe little man as ag
gressive as a fighting cock. "Not any
at all, thank you. Yours very truly,
accompanied by Miss Kent and
these three sons, will take the next
train back to the coast, and thence
to these or those take your choice
United States."
Ortega shook bis head and smiled.
He appealed to Janice with a gesture
of his unhurt arm.
"I am afraid ha does not under
stand. There will be no steamer
away from Progreso. None will come
to go away. The revoluclonlstas con
trol Progreso. When steamers come
their supplies will be seized, so none
will come. It Is always so."
"Well, I don't like this ruin busi
ness of yours," persisted Mr. Greene.
"What's more, I don't like you,
Ortega. I think you're up to some
monkey business. You're bad copy,
If you want the truth"
"Mr. Oreenel" exclaimed Janice
with some sharpness. For Greene to
call a person bad copy was, for blm,
highly Insulting almost a curse.
"Well, anyway," continued Oreene
In a quieter tone, "we'll stay right
here In Merlda until you settle who's
who and what of It. You can ten
McOrath to come back and make an
occasional fourth at bridge until we
can get to the only legitimate rains
I know of In this country."
"He means,'' chuckled Hogarth
who had been listening Interestedly,
"that he's plagiarized a lot of copy
out of tbe Encyclopedia on Chlchen
Itza. Any other ruins would cramp
his style."
"Who says so, you . . Svengall?"
Hogarth flushed; Oreene knew the
director's weakness.
Ortega looked at Oreene specula
tively. "Merlda," be said, "will be under
Are continually. It will be safer
where I will take you."
"Oh," said Mr. Oreene after a re
flective pause.
"Again," continued Ortega, "Mr.
McOrath told ma to say that he was
In complete cbarge of arrangements,
and that It Mr. Oreene wanted to
stay and be killed, by all means I
was not to discourage him."
Greene bristled. Hogarth chuck
led. Wallace, the older of the camera
men said, "Oo ahead and stay,
Oreene."
But Mr. Greens looked pensive.
His glance shifted from the face of
Ortega to that of Janice, and back to
Ortega's again.
"I don't like this layout," he said.
"It seems to me that the best thing
we can do would be to get out ot this
country as soon as we can. You
never can tell about these revolu
tions." He turned to Ortega "You ssy
we can t get out the way we came?
Is there any other way. . , ."
The big mall dropped his clgaret
and ground It under his heel. "Tbe
territory ot Quintans Roo lies to the
eastwsrd. It Is there I Intend to
take you."
(CcfyntH, IIS4. Ir HirUn Inm)
Temerrow, Frank an Juan flshl
tha Junglt.
onre, waa announced at the union's
headquarters here today. The In
creases reetore the 19JB and 1930
wage levels which were the peak for
that lnclu.tr1.
e
In keeping with vne time Druaa
and Toiletries at out Prices at JAR-
MIN 8 DRUCI STORK.
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
PARTICIPATION IN
24TH ANNIVERSARY
Boy Scouts of the Crater Lake coun
cil will participate In celebrating the
34th anniversary ot the establishment
of the Boy Scout movement In
America. On Thursday evening at
8:18 all local Scouts will rededicate
themselves to the Scout cause by re
peating the Scout oath and pledging
that they will do their bent to live
up to the Scout oath and law.
Scouting In America has enjoyed
an increase In membership every year
In the past. During the year ot 1933
there waa an Increase of 28,000 Scouts.
On January first 604,340 boya were
actively participating in the work. "
During the year ahead the entire
Scout organization will prepare for
the sliver Jubilee, opening February
8. 1935. Every Scouter and Scout in
the country is looking forward to this
event. It is expected that the active
membership will exceed more than
a million during the year.
All Scout troops In the council are
preparing for participation In the
Scout mobilization Saturday, Febm
ary 10 at 0:00 a. m. President Roose
velt, who has been connected with
the Scout movement for the past 10
years and at the present time 1
honorary president of the- Boy Scouts
of America, will speak to the Scouts
of the nation. President Roosevelt
will request the Boy Scouts of
America to undertake a special good
turn. The nature of this service Is
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The annual Scout Father and Bon
banquet will be held Thursday, Feb
ruary IB, at Medford Junior high
school gymnasium. Troops are en
thusiastically preparing for this event
and it Is expected that every Scout
with his dad will be present. Scout
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. The advices also reported that 700
worker, had been killed In a coal
mine explosion In the region. '
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