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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1931.
BLOND
A New Serial
GODDESS
IY Herbert Jensen
BYNVHX1H: The treaoheroue Or
1oa U leading Janice Kent, movie
etar. and her vartv deep into the
Mexican rungle where a vtvture it
to be made. Ueanichtle Frank
Orahnme and a native ban plvng
ino into the tunole on a eearch lor
Orahame'e aviator friend BUI
hanoton. etumtite aoroee Uetlrath.
one ol the movie technirtane who
had preceded mice Urtlrath had
been with Ortega but had been
ambuehrd and badtu irotmrffd.
Orahame ealle to UeOrath and
oete no anewer.
Chapter 24
THE 6U8LEVAD0S
i TUAN glanced at tbe figure ai his
J feet. He croarec Himself. Gra
bame took off a b kbakl eunnelmet
and iot It beside the overturned wa
ter pan. McOralh's eyes stared
glasslly at nothing.
"Poor devil," said Grahams. "1
irlsh he had let me give him the
hypo."
They burled McGratb In the
swamp. Returning, tbey re-lighted
their fire. Altbougb there was plenty
of game about, they dared not risk
a shot, so ate a meal of cold beans
, and meat.
They slept tor several hours. Gra
hams decided th t for comfort's
sake the troupe ahead of them
would travel all nigbt Juan agreed
tbat tbls was probably true, and If
they began to follow about midnight,
they could comfortably and safely
follow the trail for at least sli hours.
They awoke at eleven Juan slipped
oft Into the darkness and In a little
while returned with a large bush
turkey dangling by his side. He
grinned when Grahame questioned
him.
"You beard this one this after
noon. He sleeps in a tree not far
from here. Tonight " he chuckled.
" he sleeps with us."
The boy dressed and cooked the
bird tropic refrigeration. The
cooked meat would last them
through the next day.
They ate, and began their march
southward along the trail. Grahame
pondered npon what McOratb had
I told him. The taklnt of moving pic
tures id mis cruel country seemed
a little Incredible.
It It were authentic ruins they
wanted, there were several within a
day's train ride of Morlda. the capi
tal of Yucatan, and a civilized place.
There was no reason for striking
outb of Merlda Into this unknown
country.
The wounded man had mentioned
the name Ortega. While tbe name
was a common enough one, never
theless Frank began to have a pre
sentiment that the name was re
curring too often to be entirely co
incidence. It was an Ortega whom
be bad never seen that bad been In
volvedhe still thought In Jan
Ice's abduction In Hollywood.
It was Ortega who Had landed tbe
arms at the hacienda on the east
coast. While that had happened two
weeks before, still, Ortega In th
launch, could have been back at
. Merlda In three days.
And It had bet-n from Merlda that
till another Ortega bad guided the
man McGrath In a southeasterly di
rection to thl spot. That Is, If It
bad been another of the same name.
Frank shook his head In pustlement
Tbe dying man had said others
were to follow Probably a whole
group of actors and technical men.
Women, too, most probably. He was
truck with a sudden chill. Janice
Kent might be among them!
Supposing this was Myberg's com
pany of people come to Yucatan tor
location. He remembered now tbat
Spin Wlnslnw bsd said that Myberg
liked authentic backgrounds snd
that tbls man, urtega. was to have
guldod them to where bigger and
better ones were.
This would be a beastly place tor
women If the plan was to come here.
He uttered an exclamation that was
bait Irritation, halt fear. Juan
paused but at Grahame's gruff word
continued on.
McORATH had "aid that his Or
, tega bad bee captured by the
.Indians who bad assaulted them.
Supposing, then, thai he was one
land the same with the man wbo had
landed the guns. Because ot that he
would have some sinister under
standing with these lungle people
and would net be harmed. He might
evn be allowed to relurn to Merlda
'where he could make plans to bring
the remainder ot the motion picture
people Into this p, ace and to their
': destruction!
He speculated upon th motive.
tnn d!r-ised the train of thought
as being unimportant Plenty of mo
tive for a criminal Itnbbory tor one,
! ransom perhaps, although the lat
ter seemed Improbable sine Mo
Orath had been murdered without a
chance to buy himself out of his
difficulty. Were there women along,
there would be another possibility.
Although the night was cool, the
sweat started trickling trom bis
forehead, and tbe palms ot his bands
were slippery.
He called ahead to Juan, who
slowed his pace until his back was
but a yard or two ahead of Grabame,
"Tell me, son." b said. "Have you
ever soen these people who live la
tbe Jungle?"
"Often. We call them sublevados
unconquered ones. The men com
to the coast at tbe right season and
bring blocks of chicle which they
sell to th agents. ' ,
"What do they look llker i
"A poor lot." Juan spoke contem
tuously. "Barbarians. None have
ever beard of th Virgin of Guada
lupe, or of the Church, tor that mat
ter. They will burn In Hell, all of
them, which Is a pity perhaps, sine
some ot them are white. I have even
seen blond ones."
"Wbat!" exclaimed Grahame. "Did
you say white?"
"SI, senor, white." He chuckled in
the darkness. "Ah, those Spaniards
were great travelers. They tell me
Cortes himself was rublo, blond."
"Have you ever seen their wo
men?" "No," answered Juan shortly. "Nor
has any other Mexican either. Tbat
Is the reason, 1 think, why these
Jungle people bate us so. When Diss
was president, he sent troops in her
wbo acted badly. That was years
ago. Tbey were all killed."
"11-m-m." Grahame strode along
In silence. Blood calls to blood. It
there were renegade whites living
la some Jung! sanctuary, perhaps
there was mora than Just robbery
behind tbls Ortega's plan to bring
the motion picture troupe with wo
menInto this inaccessible place.'
Grahame's belief was growing that
McGrath's Ortega and the one wbo
had taken blm li bis launch to th
east coast were of one and the same
identity. Some Instinct told him
also that th Ortega ot Hollywood
might be the same man.
He remembered how tbe man had
run from blm, bis arm dangling. Ha
saw again the white Jacket he wore
showing plainly against the dark
background as he sped toward the
back trail.
As ha recalled now be bad bad
this target In the sights ot bis auto
matic, and then had lowered tba
arm, be sighed. He wondered if ever
he could shoot J. man In the back,
no matter how richly that man might
deserve killing
If this man war Ortega, and he
was In the business of luring men
and women Into nelpless situations
for the purposes of murder, rob
bery and worse, he should be ex
terminated, like a rattle-snake on
sight,
THE night grew cooler. Toward
morning, the jvngle gave way to
a chain of open savannahs, through
which the trail followed. Deer bound
ed up from the tall grasses, bird-life
made a sleepy -iln; once a dark
shadow Hit ted ahead of them, some
kind ot large cat, thought Graham
as ha swung his rifle's mur.il for
ward. "No!" called Juun sharply. Jaguar!
Dangerous. You may only wound It!"
A half hour later abruptly dawn
broke over the tre tops. Juan turned
hla head questloalngly.
"Not yet," the American replied
to th unspoken Interrogation. "It
will be cool for another couple ot
houra." i
They strode onward. -Already the '
mists of morning arose with humid
promise of approaching heat. A small
hill thrust upward out ot the brush
and palmetto, ahoad of them. Gra
hame wondered at Its abrupt topog
raphy In a country that for some
miles had been quit flat. He stopped
to adjust his pack.
Then from somewhere ahead of
them bedlam broke loose. !
First were two shots closely spaced,
followed by a rattle ot sustained rifle
fire. Thsre was sboutlng, and a drum
ming ot boots. Q,abam grasped
Juan by the arm and pulled him off
the trail. Careening uown th trail
toward them came a charging burro.
Its pack lurching and swaying with
escb convulsive leap As It galloped
by, Graham saw th broken tether
rope dangling from Its neck.
With back bent th man and th
boy slipped away from the trail to
ward the small hill tbat Graham
had noticed a tew minutes before.
As they crawled up the steep sides
ot th hill, th rifle Or ceased, but
fro (f side of the hill opposlt
them they heard the sounds ot many
people moving about The hill was
difficult to climb without noise.
Pieces ot stoue of conventional
rectangular shape lay about This
wsa evidently some forgotlen Mayan
edifice, Grahame believed, as he care
fully tested each upward step. A tun-gle-bldden
fragment built by a lost
race, Th country had many such.
(CetviiH. I'M. h Uere-l .....)
Tomorrow, Frank seat s atartllng i
sight. I
Donald, who played the leads In
"Left Bank," Frederick Forrester, who
played the father In "Animal King
dom." Alice John, who playa the part
of "Mom" Haines In "These Thirty
Tears" has played for the Theater
Guild, Arthur Hopkins and Charles
Frohman.
M FOLKS 10 EYE
FIRES, WHEN WINDY
Two fires were caused In Med ford
yesterday by the high wind, Fire
Chief Roy Elliott reported last night.
One at the Walter Cormany borne.
319 South Orange, brought small
damage to the roof and minor dam
nge aLno rosu 1 ted from a roof f I re
, nt t.Me P. WTaylor home, 339 South
Central.
! Both were caused by sparks on
j tbe roof, fanned Into flame by the
wind. All residents of the city were
asked by the fire department last
night not to build large fires In their
. homes during a wlndBtorm. Yester
day's fires were extinguished with
chemical. '
Pea IMrkerK Strike
CAL1TPATRIA. Calif.. Feb. 10. Pj
Pea picking in the Callpatrla dis
trict of the. Imperial valley, where
approximately 4500 acres of -peas arc
approaching peak of production, was
practically at a standstill today.
Growers said this wa because a now
Influx of agitators scared 4000 Mexi
can pickers from the fields.
Snow In Florida
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Feb. 10. WTj
finow, most foreign to the ele
ments In Florida was recorded today
for the first time in years.
EAKIN BACK FROM
PORTLAND CONFAB
HUDSON DEALERS
Clyde B. Eakln of the Eakin Motor
Co., recently appointed Terraplane
dealer for this vicinity, has ust re
turned from the Terraplane and Hud
son dealers' convention held by Co
hen-Anderson Motor Co., for this
area.
"Never In my history as an auto
mobile dealer." said Mr. Eakln, "have
I Attended a more enthusiastic tnan
meeting than the Terraplane and
Hudson meeting held in Portland,
from which I have Just returned. The
new Terraplane and Hudsons f r
1934 are roomier, larger and finer In
appearance than their predecessor,
and in spite of the fact that they ore
bigger in every respect will out-per
form even the famous cars of this
line for 1933.
"The cars are ultra-modern in every
respect. They incorporate features
which are distinctive of this line
alone. We believe that we can prom
ise the people of Med ford an interest
ing exhibit with the arrival of these
new models which are due here soon.
"Although these cars are-bigger and
more luxuriously appointed than ever,
not one lota of their performance abil
ity has been sacrificed. In fact, the,
contrary is the case.
"After viewing the 1934 Terraplanes
and Hudsons and listening to the sates
executives who spoke to us. I find it
difficult to restrain myself from
all release dates on this material and
telling th public in this vicinity all1
about these new cars. However. I am
duty bound not to give more than
Just a, few hints. The features which
are include! in these new cars repre
sent the most advanced tendencies
of the day and Incorporate many ideas
which I believe will be exclusive to
the Terraplane and Hudson lint.
"Our order for our first carload of
the new 1934 Terr ap lanes and Hud
sons has been placed, We will be able
to disclose this new line to the peo
ple of Medford In the near future."
ON FIR STREET
I. M. Oalner, Rogue river valley real
estate dealer, has opened new offices
located at 15 North Fir street. The
name of the firm Is Gainer Realty
Exchange.
The new office will do a general rel
estate business, with exchanges a spe
cialty, also a special service in rentals.
Affiliated with the real estate busi
ness, Mr. Gainer will handle a com
plete line of ftre and casualty insur
ance, and all written by the New
Amsterdam casualty company, and
the Insurance Company of the State
of Pennsylvania.
With the above facilities. Mr. Gain
er feels that he can better serve the
public. '
He has extended an invitation to
all his friends and the public to pay
his. new office a visit.
Move to Save Hiram
. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 10. ff,
A non-partisan drive for the re
election of United States Senator Hi
ram W. Johnson was begun here to
day with the opening of headquar
ters.
PLAYING IN SNOW
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
GuiYhs
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UP fo PlftV OCT-or-DoORS
Ft"aK6 SORE HE CRrff
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600D CONfWWW. TOR.
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MrflEH err 1& shake
SHOW OOf OF SLEEVE
WONPFRS Why" FOOT
FEELS SO WET AND
DISCOVERS RUB8ER
HAS COME OFF
FirfPS ROBBER
ThXK OFT OTHER Mrf
TEN AWP SITS J)0WK
IN SNOW TO Wf RUB
BER ON
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ON AND CmitS IT IH 0
MOTHER WHO SPENDS
f?EST0n)AV6EffiK6rUr4
DRY AND WARM
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(Copyright, 1934, by Tit Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
S MATTER POP
By C. M. Payne
&e E. U ALL OT
MAW6 Tol
Cyright, 1934, by Th Bell gsmdlctaflnc) "'
TAILSPIN TOMMY-
TUt CWVr SOT CONFIRMATION
OF BETTYS LETTCR FROM
AOVSNTUR.E PICTURES COMPANY
THIS MORNING" FROM
TVHS OLD AIRPORT S
COINS TO BE M0R.5.
ACTIVE. THAN KELLY
field was during
THE LOATft'
:Tommy Isn't Jealous Not Much I
By Hal Forrest
inouj Llr 1
TH MORTGAGE
FROM THREE
POINT- AN '
6TILL BE IN
TH MONEY-
BOUND TO WIN The Willing Buyer!
ANOMWEOlOfc VT AlDcfuH-HUH--SAYr:
TO S!TTY, SKCETV I ( TOM- 1 (OASi fg
SHt OURE. CINCHED JCOU&T THINKIN'-? Egg
THE BACON FOR A.U. WS 1 p
OF US WHEN SHE. 5S55sJL
"mi onj i6 h Tlsr'1 m gEEiggl
this guy, Montague,-
r who plays oppo&nre
ABOUT 'fc, BETTY- WONOERIN' IF
lOHAT' )Trf MOVIE SCRIPT CALLS
WHAT OP T?-d3ETTTS
AN ACTRESS, LOYAV.TQ
HER PKOFt colors
BUT SHE! TRUE. BLUE, '
rro ME.- if she has
TO--TO--KISS TUS
MONTAGUE TO MAK
ITHE. PICTURE A
SUCCESS 1-- LOELL:-
"Theae Thirty Year. a new talk
ing picture produced by the Ford
Motor company, la to be fthown at the
Medford aenlnr high school audlto.
rtum. South Oakdale. Monday night
at 7:30, under the a;iptta of the
C, B. Ont4s Auto com puny. The ad
miralon will be free.
The atory of "Three Thirty Tears"
bcglna 30 years co In the town of
Brook field. Dave Haines and his a (fed
mother are their farm and everything
they own put on the auction block
to satisfy a greedy mortgage holder.
During the auction, however, Dave
becomei Inspired by a "homeless car
riage, seen tearing down a rutted
country road at th neck -break In'
I'M GOING TO BE OUT TOR Pi W 6UR6 , 1
GOOD PART OF-THE? tMGHT. W BUT
MRS. 6CHMDT--Vie CABUeDff BE
NT UNCLE NAT AND TRIED JS CAREFUL.
WONDEH t "TOU'LU TAKE )
EVENING?
I can't i yn
VERV JW
TAKE P W
HIM f 4
c
rl WONDER HOW THINGS ARE GOING 11
MUST'VE GWE3M LUVte MV PLACE,
OTHERwnee he na5to have let
M6KNOW GEE, 1 HOPE NOTHING
HAPPINA Tin nWC rtO TpF PITUPDt
I UUfaHT TOHtRCH I HC JEPWAXD ftt
NCkKACa-hJ ON KAIK.C
O'CLOCK r
By Edwin Alger
BACK IM THE CITY, A FEVS HOURS
EARLIER, ANOTHER SCENE
WAS BEING ENACTED JUNIUS
3ASPER,THE HEAD OP THE 3fiSPER
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Vx AS PAYING
I.HLL UN UlStLt: fMT 1
BUT HOVM DO YOU
KNOW t VvANT
TO SELL THE
LISTEN, BARNES.
I OONfT WANT
TO VNASTE "UR
TIMS, OR
MINE:
Twrjpicft l IMF-, i irii-.'i-.w
I'M NOT IMTWG SHPPING
BUSINESS FOR MY HEAUTH7
I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT
TROPICAL LINE IS UP
I T. 8Nu I'M KtHDT
TAKE IT
OFF YOUR
HANDST
W HOWl
ma much 1
Mh will I
rw
B The
I R AGAINST
THE NEBBS Advice To The Foolish
By Sol Hess
PMd of SO mile per hour." H tm
A grt future In autnmnbltpi and
wnl JJ Trver, locn llvory thl,
owuer, In go Into bunlntM with htm.
Jl wlthholda hi dwlmmi until Dnv
prow ht hit 'crrlll(t' can no In
a croaa-country race with a hen.
Succeaa favora Daw. He wina the
race aio the hand of May Larcomhe.
They ha-e a eon. Bob, who becomea
a problem In later life for he favora
playlnft to working, and apenda hia
dad'a money gambling on the atock
market.
The "craah" of m catcher Bob.
He Ineea everything Including hla
girl, Ann Bailey, who haa been die
guated with him for anme time. Jed.
the partner of Dave, atlcka by Bob.
aavaa hla life on one occasion, and
I finally inaplrea him to become the
I man hla dad and Ann would like
him to be.
The playera featured In "Theae
Thirty Yearal" Include David Mor
rli, who played In "Cradle Snatchera";
K. Elmo Lowe, who played the lead It
"Tbera'a Alwaya Juliet,'' Donald ila-
SAW, AM BY. GOT f 1 SOT MONJEV WHICH
I ANY LOOSE MOKJEY J UJWEkl IT SEES GOOD
AROUMO WERE? A SeCORlTY, JUST WAWTS.
to sum AWAV
""arl Li
WELL. L MAQ A FtGMT WITH
SLIDER. WIS SOM CAME DOWW
WERE. A tOD VWAMTS TO TELL ME
WOVJ TO RUM MV BUSltsJESS AMD
1 WANT TO BUY SLIDER OUT.
I'M MAD AT HIM.'
V WELL. I WAD A W.TM f 13
'i . in n
1 WANT TO BUY SLIDER OUT-
X I'M MAD AT HIM.' S
KilUllUSr ELL, TXEV TELL ME THAT KID'S
PRETTY -SMART ME88E WE COULD
TELL YOU SOMETV-llkJG. IP WE WAD A
BEARD AMD A GOLD-WE ADED CAME
KJOVJ. LETT ME TlL (M 1 snMPTUlk in.
THERE ARE TVJO TIMES TWAT YOU
NEVER WAWT TO BUY AMY BODY OUT,
TWAT .5 WWEM VDURE MAD AeODWHEtO
OU FEEL. CHARITABLE- COME BACK
VWHEMvYOO'RE KJORMAL,
BRINGING UP FATHER
Ok" 1
SO THAT'S THE
CUV THAT
OOT MAGGIE
TO DEATH.
A'U. H
W, I
5 ' -113
HUH' HE SAT ME
WILL BE ON THE AiR
. V . FER A WLf
lM. IC.rta htnni nvj.m. it, CrMt a,,n.n mii
By Geortre McManug
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