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MEDFOTIP MATL TRTBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1934.
IS
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A New Serial
SYNOPSIS! Frank Orahame.
explorer in the Mexican lunale on
a eearch lor Hill hanalon. mj,fn0
aviator, ten da hie companion,
Juan, back to the eoaet and deter
mlnee to try to reeow the movfa
etnr, Janice Kent. Through hie bin
eculart he hat eeen her led up the
etcpe of a iavan pyramid with a
companion ; hi realleee that ehe
hae come to Mexico "on location"
and hae been bctraucd into the
hande of the "sublovadoe," a dan
acroue band in the Yucatan iun
glee. Chapter 27
FRANK EXPLORES
THE tun had sunk below the
horizon. Cautiously he slid Into
the open outside the ruin. Ahead,
where the column ot pursuers had
gone, ha made out a whttp object
above the tree tops.
He drew forth his binoculars and
adjusted them. It was the house
atop the pyramid reflecting from Its
altitude the sun. He was closer to
the city than he thought, not
more than a mile or two.
He heard a rustle behind blm. He
whirled, gun In hand. The shadows
bad lengthened, and seml-obscurlty
shrouded the ground. Tbe sound
was not repeated, but he believed
he saw a shadow fade and disappear
at the Jungle's edge.
An Iguana, as large as a cat,
drifted across the rocks ahead ot
him. Doubtfully be holstered bis
pistol, and withdrew Into the ruin.
Time enough to enter the city after
dark; meanwhile he would get some
badly needed sleep.
Tbe squeaking of bats and tbe
soft whispering ot tbelr wings
awakened Frank. He glanced at
th" Illuminated dial ot bis watcb
It was a little after midnight. He
stretched the stiffness from his
limbs. He adjusted bis clothing as
best be could hi the darkness, and
tightened his belt. He was very
hungry.
He stepped Into the open and to
lowed In the tracks of tbi party that
had passed tbe ruin during the af
ternoon. As he aproached the city
the trees thinned and gave blm
scanty cover.
Ahead, he saw a light, a dull glow,
that he guessed from Its height to
bo a Are ot some kind atop the big
pyramid. This was confirmed as he
approached the huge mass. He
wondered at the lack of edifices on
this side.
Doubtfully he gauged the height
of tbe moon, speculating If tbe two
bours light remaining were likely
to be more ot a help than a hin
drance.' He was grateful for tbe
dim Illumination a few minutes later
when he stepped Into the shadow of
the pyramid.
He stopped, rigid with astonish
merit. There, ahead of him, almost
at bis feet was tbe white disk ot the
moon I It took a few seconds for an
explanation of this eerie phenom
enon to penetrate bis mind. It was
the moon, reflected in a pool of wa
ter. As bis gaze adjusted itself to
the correct focus, he msde out the
dim bulk of the pyramid refleoted
below the lopsided shield that was
the moon.
It was a cenotel One of those
huge cavernous openings that
abound throughout the Yucatan
peninsula, where the roof of rock.
agos ago, bad fallen Into a natural
subterranean reservoir.
Graham dropped to bis bands and
knees and orawled to the edge. Tbe
brink was sharp and the sides al
most perpendicular. It made a sort
of lake sunk scores ot feet below
the surface of the surrounding ter
rain. The cenote was a rough oval,
a hundred yards long, with a
breadth-span ot about two-tblrda
that distance.
The pyramid abutted against the
farther end, looming like a grim
sentinel ot past ages.
HE stopped away from the edge
and progressed with tnflulte
caution to the base of the structure.
The moon was somewhat behind
blm, hlnlnf jpon the mied stone.
He i to his snrprlse that the
pyramid had been constructed so
that this aids reared itself In a
smooth perpsndlonlar line from the
Up of the eenote.
It would be s terrible fall, thought
the American, from the truncated
top of the pyramid. An object
hurled from that height would hm
an uninterrupted plunge to thi sur
face of th water.
He rounded tbe eorner away from
the pool, and fuldtna himself with
one hand toshlng the masonry, ap-
proaobed the esoter t the sharply
eloping side. He was la deep shad
o. At the center the biwn-atone
step Mgan.
Be stlmbed a little way, and resi
st, lewaing for sounds ot human
bslata. He progressed slowly but
snored himself that no one was
about. At the top he peered over
the edge.
CONNECTICUT, WYOMING
GET LEAST RELIEF AID
WASHINGTON, Feb. H (AP) Fig
ure showing Connecticut and Wyo
Jng led ehe entire country in per
centage of their relief burdens
borne by state am local agencies
Sr
EVERYWHERE
WmMt FLAVOR!
GODDESS
lY Herbert Jensen
Tbe stage was flagged with bugs
blocks of stone, and In the center
stood the temple-house, built
squarely. It was much larger than
It bad seemed from tne plain below,
There was no opening at the side
facing Grahame, but be observed
that a glow came from around a cor
ner, the exposure facing the sheer
drop to the cenote.
He knew that there was a door
way facing eastward, toward the
small ruined pyramid at the edge ol
the city, from which point he had
made his observations of the pre
vious day.
In the center of the light from
the western door, and standing
halfway toward the edge, was a
huge slab of stone supported as a
pedestal, walst-tlgh, by four smaller
stones at the corners. It was evi
dently an altar of some sort. Even
In the dim light Grahame saw that
It was covered with elaborate carv
ings. The surface of the slab
seemed to slope toward the brink.
With swift certainty be covered
tbe space between the stair's top
and the shadowy corner ot the
house. . A glance assured blm that
the altar side ot the bouse was un
occupied. He slipped within the
doorway. There was a corridor
ahead, and at the end of It there
showed a glimpse af star-studded
sky, the eastern door.
SEEMINGLY there was no one
about. He penetrated farther
Into the place. At the middle he
found that another corridor, blind
at both ends, bisected the other. At
the Intersection a stone brazier
burned, throwing smoky shadows
about.
He turned to the left, and pro
ceeded toward tbe end. On each
side were doorways, evidently tbe
entrances to the rooms that lined
this pyramid-house.
- He paused. Dark lumps lay be
fore two of the doorways. He beard
the sound of human beings breath
ing evenly. The red light from the
central urn threw stabbing flashes
about tbe walls and be caught
glimpses ot reflected light upon the
metallic equipment of the sleeping
guards.
He retreated softly,, and atole
down tbe corridor to the opposite
end. There were no guards before
the dooorway.
He nodded his head and com
pressed his lips. He returned Into
the left corridor and approacbed tbe
end until he stood over the sleepers.
He reached under his arm. His au
tomatic gleamed dully In the fitful
light,
Sllontly, like a cat compressing
ItBolf tor a spring, he beut over. His
left band closed accurately upon a
throat. A whisper died with the
pressure ot his ringer muscles; he
brought the barrel of the gun down
upon the spot over the ear
Grahame made an unintelligible
sound In his throat and reached for
the other's neck. There was a
whistling of the guard's breath as'
he essayed a shout and he writhed
within the sudden grasp. His back
bowed and he pounded at tbe Amer
ican's face with bis fist.
Grahame threw his leg forward
and pressed the man's arm to his
side. Again he chopped down the
barrel of bis pistol, and the figure
collapsed to the stone.
He paused, holding his breath.
There waa no aound but the sput
tering ot the central urn.
A glance at his watcb told blm
that It was nearlng three o'clock. It
would be getting light soon and there
was little time to lose If he were to
find Janice, and get down the pyra
mid Into his hiding place.
He was fooling faint from lock ol
food, and his Imagination a be
ginning to play tricks with bis sense
of smell. He would have sworn that
he smelled food, ever since he bad
topped tbe pyramid.
Ha found that the doors of these
side rooms were casually fastened,
rough wooden pegs pinioning a
metal latch. The doora were wood
en. He lifted tbe peg and pushing
open the nearer one be entered.
There was a lamp burning dimly In
the room be entered.
At the farther end be made out
a pallet ana a figure reclining upon
IL He approached the figure; his
shadow hounded abont the atone
walls like a huge misshapen phan
tom. He bent over the couch; al
most be eiclalmed aloud.
Tne wide-open eyes ot Janice
Kent, tbelr blue Irises glowing with
a dars contempt, stared at him. He
watched them widen in astonish
ment. Her lips parted, as If she
were about to speak, but his palm
swiftly covered her mouth.
Don't speak," be cautioned In
the barest of whispers.
(Cvrmt'. 1UI. h H-tnt hiem)
Tomorrow, Jsnlcs complicates
thfir tela.
with the minimum of feriernl id
were hiMrtrtt In the ronttreMlonM
record tortay by Senator Hnyden
(D.. Ariel
Idaho, NrvrB, Montana, UtAti,
Colorado, Arlmna, Wnshlngton andj
Otrgon woelvfd bptwrn 75.0 per
cih ano no per rein 01 ineir money
irom vie government.
TRADE BOOSTERS
RACKET EXPOSED
The chamber of commerce waa
i aAked by National Recovery Admin
istrator Hugh S. Johnson today to
lasue the following statement:
, "Information has reached the NRA
that certain individuals and corpor
ation, operating fur private profit,
are going about the county oganlz
tng trade stimulation campaigns in
various communities, soliciting funds
from citizens and merchants, osten
sibly to be used to cover the ex-
1 penscs of trade stimulation cam
paigns in those communities,
"Tihe arguments employed by these
promoters In the solicitation of
funds, so closely parallel the "Buy
Now" appeals of the government,
employed In the recovery campaign.
that strong Implication is created
that these efforts are made under the
auspices of the government.
"It should be known that the
government has not designated to
any Individuals or corporations au
thority to promote such campaigns
under Vie auspices of the recovery
movement,"
SUCCESSOR TO HOSS
ARRIVES WITH AIDE
SALEM, Feb. 14. (AP) Miss Ce
lla Gavin, city attorney of The
Dalles, arrived here today with P. J.
Stadelman, secretary of igtate, to as
sist ttie new official for a short time,
she said.
Miss Gavin stated she did not
contemplate a permanent position
here. It was previously reported she
would be Stadelman's private secretary.
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,l BY COLL-Y. THIS LICE l OUST ) I I t 1 ' 1 I H TC?) - T3UT 11 I I 1
PORTLAND, Feb. 14. (AP) Three
Portland men were appointed Mon
day to membership on a "state ad
justment board" which will assist In
adjustment of controversies over
NRA code compliance.
Ben T, Osborne, executive secretary
7J m J 1 L J 1
.I'lUliiffn.i.ii.n
'ie! "This ikwention
' will PEMOLutiONize The
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ELIMINATES
-SHIFTING-!
of the Oregon State Federation of
Labor, will represent the workers:
Herbert H. Clark of Portland will
represent employers; Dr. O. B. No
ble, professor of political science at
Reed college, , will be chairman of
the committee appointed by Edgar
Freed, Oregon director of the na
tional emergency council.
HARRODBBURG, Ky. ( AP) Ken
tucklans are hopeful President Roose
velt win come here May 8 to dedi
cate a (100.000 federal monument to
the memory of George Rogers Clark,
"pathfinder of the west."
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