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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1934.
BLOND ii! GODDESS
A IMew Serial JBaL IY Herbert Jensen
SYNOPSIS! frank Orahame.
In the Yucatan lunate on a hunt tor
Bill Lanaton hut mtaatna aviator
pal, rescues intttai Janice Kent,
the movie btar. and Oreene. her
press aocnt. Theu were held oris-
oner bu the sutdevados. at the top
or an ancient uauan pyramid. But
almost immediately, the nativee re.
capture the party, and eeverelu
wouna f rame tnlo the bargain. He
awakes, a prisoner, with Greene bu
lite tide. Theu explore their cell.
Chapter 80
THE MESSAGE
tTIOH above them were two win-
dows, one on each adjacent
wall. Frank guessed that tbla waa
either a corner room, or that the
eell abutted upon a courtyard. The
window-openings were barred, as
was the square orifice In the
studded door.
He approached the doer and stud
ied It. He lifted his flst and
(truck It.
"What are you trying to do?1
uked Greene.
"Get somebody here, and tell 'em
we want water.
"No good. I tried tbat while you
Were 'bye bye.' "
Orahame unlaced a boot "11 at
first you don't succeed," he said
tugging at the heel, "make some
more noise." .
He pounded the door with bis
boot-heel. After a porlod he beard
a voice outside the door ask blm In
Spanish what be wanted.
"Water!"
The voice spat some reply, and
they heard the man's soft footsteps
Retreating.
Orahame redoubled his pound-
big. Boon the voice spoke again and
Grahame replied In voluble Span
Ub.
"What are you telling him?'
Oreene asked curiously.
"Telling Mm we'll die without
lood and water, and that he'll catch
the devil If he lets us."
The man without seemed to hesi
tate before replying, then, mutter-
big, shuffled away. Grahame smiled,
"Bet you a dime we get the
water."
The minutes sped away. An hour
passed. The beat within the closed
room was stifling. While the pain
In bis bead diminished, Grahame
doubted If be were capable of any
great effort His right arm and
shoulder were worse than useless,
he knew.
There seemed scant chance of
making a break for freedom from
mis situation. It would take a
miracle to alter their circumstances
for the better. He wondered how
long they would keep them here,
and for what ultimate purpose.
They seemed, tbese savage peo
ple, utterly ruthless about the lives
of their male vic'ms. His thoughts
Instinctively refused to dwell on
Janice's fate. He knew too well
what might happen to her.
Many of the warriors bad white
skins, sun-bronzed to be sure, but
undoubtedly white. The eyes of
some of. them were blue, and their
Hair yellow.
He thought, too, of Hollywood
whlcb by now bad assumed the
status almost of a heavenly abode
to him.
TTB WONDERED Just why he had
walked out of Janice's house
that night after she had so curtly
refused blm. He even wondered
whether she had refused blm, or
whether tea slap she had dealt him
was rather the result of over-strung
nervos.
In any ctae, It was obvious that
h(s action bad been responsible (or
most of what had come since. For
evidently If he had talked It out with
Janice that night they might it
least have come to some agreement
that would have made It possible for
blm to continue with Myberg.
And had he continued with My
berg be would have been a member
of the company that had been sent
to Mexico, and thus would have
been able to protact Janice at every
top. Or at least to try to protect
her.
He would certainly never have
permitted the company to advance
blind Into the most dangerous part
of Mexico. He might very well have
brought It nto the wilds, It Is true,
but coriolnly not under the "pro
tection'' of Ortega.
"Hindsight Ib better than fore
sight," be quited grimly to btmaelf
as he looked tbout bis cell.
The whole debacle had been the
result of a girl's slap and a man's
stunned pride. The rancor of the
one had gone, but the consoquences
of the other remained.
He wondered again at tbe fldollty
of Juan, the chance that had
brought the boy to him, and
whether the youth was by now
sorely out of the territory of tbe
bloodthirsty sublevadoa.
he hoped so fervently, for c.
talnly a boy who had volunteered
against his own Interest to aid a
white man, one who bad saved bis
life. In fact, deserved safety at tbe
least
One more consequence of a girl's
sudden action In Hollywood weeks
before. That slap bad precipitated
a train of death like the string of
dominoes when tbe end one bad
been pushed over by the casual fin
ger of a child.
It would not seem so utterly
tragic, Frank decided, If there were
anything be could do to right mat
ters. Once again, and wltb the ut
most weariness, be surveyed the
"field." There was the window,
there was the door. He thought sud
denly of the observation of the
chicle buyer he bad met In New
York.
Once, a generation ago, Yucatan
bad been tbe exile of central Mexi
can criminals, sent there for their
various crimes.
It seemed more than probable
that these people, appropriating
tnia ancient city, bad established
this jungle-hidden community. They
would have mingled with the na
tives they found there.
Also there would have been a
scarcity of women. . . ,
"Greene," be said suddenly. "II
you stand against that wall, under
the window, I'd like to use your
back for a ladder."
Obediently the smaller man
braced himself against tbe wall. At
the fourth try, Grahame gave It up.
Sweat, from the beat and pain,
streamed down his face. The room's
walls weaved slowly about
"10 USB," he gasped. "I'm too
l' heavy for you, and I can't get
high enough to drag up with my
left arm. Let me stand there and
you do tbe climbing."
Its going to hurt you," replied
Greene doubtfully.
Grahame wiped the nersnlratlon
from his eyes.
"You should have been a dentist"
he grinned, and placed himself
against the wall.
Tbe smaller man nut his foot
In Grahame'a belt and struggled,
so that he had both feet upon
Grabames left shoulder. To
Grahame, tbe pain In bis torn back
muscles was exquisite.
It s open country." Greene spoke
swiftly. "We could get through this
window If we could cut tbe bars, I
can see the base of the great pyrv
mm on to the left about a Quarter
of a mile. There'i a lot of buildings
like this one, some larger, some
smaller.
"Say . . ." His tone was Incred
ulous. "Here Is a tunny one. Some
one has scratched a lot of words on
tbe sill, I guess you'd call It . . .
under the bars here. It says"
"Nevor mind," muttered Grahame
hoarsely. "Can't hold you up much
longer."
"Just a minute more." nleaded
Greene. "It's dated only a few
months ago. December 18th. It's
signed . . , It's signed ... by all
that's holy, Its signed by Langton,
who fell In the ocean lost yesrl
Grahame, ..." '
The blood left Grabame's bead.
He felt new strength flowing Into
blm. The pain even, seemed to
bate as he heard the little man's
voice cry out that there was a mes
sage scratched on the stone sill of
the barred opening, by Langton. !
"What does It say?"
" 'December 18. Log covering trio'
until mid-Jay December 15 will be
found In map case on ship. Storm
passed and visibility became good
about four P. M. Gas almost ex
hausted, when sighted ruins. Ship
undamaged In landing. Taken here
by armed natives three days ago.
My guard tells me I am to be sacri
ficed by the ahkln the high-priest
on the central pyramid and
thrown Into the cenote.
" 'December 19. Ahkln here todav.-
Was .taken to ship. Am to teach
tbem to fly. They are sending run
ners (or gasoline. For good-behavior
they let me take some food
from the ship chocolate bars.
ohewlng gum and pop back here.
" 'December 20. No use. Guard
says tomorrow some festival begins
and I am tr die. It would not be so
bad If those people were Ignorant In-
dlans, but some are as white as I
1 will copy a message. and put
It In a bottle. Perhaps goodbye!'
"That's all." said Mr. Oreene. He
slid down to the Hot. "I found this
there." He extended his hand.
Within It was a fragment of glass.
Probably Langton scratched bis
message with this. Dusted a bottle
and used the pieces. They said bis
mesage was written In blood, and
he used another glass splinter (or
that I guess." Grabama frowned.
(C,r-itli. IMI, It Heite't (.,..)
Qrahama mttta Sn eld immv.
tomorrow.
SALES TAX NEAR
More favorable news for the sales
t&x was received today from a state
which hu tried It Illinois this time.
Paul B. iphance, count? superintend
ent of schools In Marlon county. In a
letter to Miss Annette Oray of this
city, has given an interesting review
of the situation in his state.
"The reaction to the sales tax at
this time Is very little," he writes.
"When the hill was first passed there
was & great deaj of opposition. At
this time we hear very little about It
and no one really notices the amount
paid.
Regarding the effect of the sales
tax on the property tax, Mr. Chance
explained, "The state has levied a
property tax of AO cents (five mills)
for state expenses for a number of
years. This year, owing to the sales
tax receipts, this 60-cent state tax
has been eliminated. Several farmers
that I know will have their taxes
reduced at least one-third this year
as a result of this sales tax."
As to the school si tuatlon, the
Illinois educator states: "This past
year only 68 per cent of the state
distributive fund was paid, but the
governor promised during the state
teachers' meeting in December that
next year the money received from
the sales tax would permit the state
distributive fund to be paid In full.
No schools in Marlon county were
closed on account of finances.
"Every district In our county pays
Its teachers with warrants and only
three districts of the 128 have any
trouble in cashing their warrants."
Miss Gray, who received the letter,
lived in Marlon county, Illinois, be
fore coming to Medford to teach.
WHITE HOUSE PLEADS
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WASHINOTON, Feb. 17. (AP) A
White House plea that railroad wages
be continued without further reduc
tion will receive consideration by rail
chiefs.
Railway executives gathered In
Chicago let It be known today that
Mr. Roosevelt'st proposal would be
placed for dlscusson alongside one of
their own a IS per cent cut In the
basic pay rate effective July 1.
TO
BOYS IN CCC
Jewish Welfare Board of San Fran
cisco Is arranging for the distribu
tion of matzoth (unleavened bread)
to the Jewish men enrolled In the
OCO, according to word received by
Medford district headquarters.
A pound of matzoth per man la
being sent for distribution, accord
ing to word received from corps area
headquarters. Leaves will be grant
ed the men from March 30 to April
1, through arrangements with head
quarters. 1
In keeping with tne times Drugs,
and Toiletries at Cut Prices at J Ail-!
MIN'S DRUG STORE. 1
ARGUMENT
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
TOPS LASI WEEK
SEATTLE. Feb. 17. (AP) An In
crease In production of about 8.000,
000 feet over the preceding week waa
ahown for the week ending February
10, In the report of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association today.
Production for 566 down and ope
rating mills for the week was 82,231.
143 feet, compared with the average
production for 1934 of 73.287,763 feet
a week, an Increase of about 20.000,
000 feet a. week over the average
weekly production during .1833.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. '17. (API
New business amounting to 34,573,000
feet. 12 per cent more than for the
previous week, but about 3 per cent
under the three-year weekly average
for February, was reported by the
Western Pine association today for
the week ending February 10.
SALEM, Feb. 17 (AP) Otflcera ar.
rived here today from California to
seek return .to tbat state of Alvln Lee
Roaene. wanted In Los Angeles on a
charge of forgery. He waa arrested
tn Portland.
SEATTLE. Feb. 17. (AP) George
Ranflford MoGee. 85, a veteran of
company I of the Sixth Minnesota
volunteers In the Civil war. died here
yesterday,
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S 'MATTER POP
By C. M. Payne
By Hal Forrest
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IN
The new tan money rolled into
the sherirfa office last week, It waa
announced by the ta department
Saturday. The new payment have
already totaled over 914,000.
The majority of the payments have
been made In full, the officials stated
this afternoon, In order tbat the tax
payers might take advantage of the
three per cent rebat. The latter will
be In force for all complete pay
ments until March 15.-
The bnr-K tnxra are also coming In.
the ehcrllf's office reported, but no
recent flgurca on the extent were re
lased today.
Liquor, alx brand. Price reduced.
Oardner Drug.
SIM OF GOLD FOR
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (AP) A
stream of gold from Paris poured Into
New York today with unloading of
45.000,000 in bullion from the ateam
ahlp Parte, consigned to a docen
banka. Other ahlp were expected
soon with additional eargoea of the
preelou metal.
The Kuropa waa aehednled to dock
late today with approximately MS -000.000
in gold,
Arrivals over the week-end will
awell the total metal received In the
four-day period from Fr!1v to Mon
day to more than ai90.000.000.
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