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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934
BLOND
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GODDESS
by Iferlerf Jensen
.s '.Vi'.S7S: Frank Grahame,
J-tnire Kent, the movie ttar, and
Greene, her press agent, alt are
condemned by their captors, the
cruel sultlcvados of the Yucatan
iunale, to death nert day. In the
middle 01 the nli'ht. Grahame te
awakened by an oblect thrown into
the cull he and Greene occupy,
lhere ie a messarje from Juan,
the Mexican boy he had supposedly
tent back to the coast the day be-
Chapter 33
ESCAPE PLAN
J?IiA.K scanned too message
quickly, a new hope rising tumul-
tuously in his breast. He awakened
his companion, lu a low voice he
read the note aloud, translating
roughly In to English.
"Get this Greene: 'Very estimable
sir, and my friend: the talk within
the city is that you and another man
and a lady are to be sacrificed to
Yum-Chac at the pyramid top to
morrow In the morning. It la with
little hope 1 write you, but 1 have
secured the extra pistol and some
cartridges from our packs which
were In the ahkin's dwelling place.
'"I did not gc to the coast, tor
which please excuse me. I followed
you to the small ruin where you
slept. I watched you go Into the city
and return with the other man and
the beautiful lady.'
"I heard the young rascal. Thought
It was a lizard." There was a tight
ness In bis throat as be chuckled at
Juan's naive compliment to Janice's
beauty.
"He says also, 'I saw these suble-
rados capture you. Excuse me for
being of no help. 1 hoped to come
Into the city and make effective your
release later. This 1 cannot do as
your prison Is very well guarded.
. "'There Is an aeroplane In the
central plaza. There are boxes of
gasoline nearby. This knowledge
may be of use to you.
"After you read this, throw the
stone out to me and 1 will tie to It
two pistols. Juan Fledra.' "
"Who's Juan Fledra?" asked
Greene.
Franks voice was soft. "A very
courageous and loyal young maa A
Mexican lad who came with me from
the coast."
There was a moisture In Frank's
eyes as he tossed the stone through
the window opening.
"It's a chance In a thousand," he
commented as he drew the cord,
heavy with the pistols through the
bars. "Thank God for Juan ... the
young Idiot. Perhaps, tomorrow, we
may make a break, and shoot our
. way to the ship.
"It wo could do that, and stand
them off long enough to gas the bus
and warm the euglne, we might get
away. Langton's massage on the
wall said his landing was okay, so
the crate's In good shape anyway.
What luck that tbero's gas. They
probably brought It from Merlda.
.Wonder if it's high test?"
Greene asked, "Was this Juan the
ace you had "p your sleeve when
you threatened Ortega that you'd get
him It he didn't got Janice out of
this?"
Frank shook Ms head. "Sorry If I
raised your hopes on that one. I was
bluffing. I Just had soma Idea that
I might seal a message and send It
out like Billy Langton did. But ss
soon as 1 said it 1 knew It would be
practically Impossible. Even If 1 got
bold of a bottle and could seal It,
chances would all be against any
ones' finding it as they did Billy's."
He talked swiftly, formulating
plan after plan, discarding some ss
too hopelessly Impractical, accept
ing others as secondary ones, In case
the break for the airplane was Impossible.
"T3EST talk it all ovor." be said, "so
- we can act upon whatever
seems best at the time. At the very
worst we die. Got that guy Ortega,
Greene. If it's the last thing ynu do."
"Don't worry." replied Greene.
"I'd like to Interfere with that
ahkln bimbo too."
"Here ... see If you can lift me
lip to the window." Hope gave him
strength that had not boon his when
he attempted to climb that after
noon. Clinging to the bars with bis
sound arm. he called softly.
"Sonorl" Juan's voice came from
under the window.
"Is the airplane guarded?"
"No. senor.' '
"Do you think you could go there
and pour one or two cases Into the
tank? You will find the tank-cap tn
the hood Just back of the engine. Put
two or three more caso In the cock
pit as far b;k as you can."
"I will try. senor." j
"Good boy, Juan. Don't get caugbt.
It Is not that Important. Come back
here when you are finished and
throw two stones through the win
dow. If I throw them back, then I
will want to talk with you again. It
I do not, then go away from here
and don't come back. Make the coast
If you can and tell the authorities
what you know."
"Bueno, senor. Good."
They waited two hours, fretting
with Impatience. Just as Grahame
bad decided that something had
happened to the boy, a stone tinkled
against a bar In the window and
tell Into the cell. A moment later
another bounced on the floor and
rolled across It.
"The kid did It!" exulted Gra
hame. "Have we anything to say
to him before he goes?"
Greene pondered. Grahame stood
with the two stones In his hand,
ready to return them to Juan
through the window. Greene opened
his mouth to speak when from with
out came the sound of a scuffle, and
a sharp cry.
"Senor!" The word floated like a
wall of hopelessness through the
barred window. Grahame's face be
came a mask of distress.
"They've got him!" Grene cried
out hoarsely.
"Lift me up!" His tone was bit
ter. There throbbed In his broa.'t a
great wretchedness that Juan had
come to grief through his last effort
on their behalf.
As his face rose above the sill he
heard a thud, the rattle of metallic
accoutrements and the sound of a
man breathing doeply.
"Juan," he called, caring not how
loud his cry sounded In the night
"Juan!"
"Sllencio'." A new, harsher voice
spoke from below. "The Bat will
have another heart to feed upon to
morrow!"
Juan did not answer. Grahame
slid back to the floor. Despondency
ovorcame him a blanket of anguish.
Juan, the laughing. Joking lad,
whose Catholic concern humorously
congratulated Grahame that he was
not of the Faith, since then It would
not matter were Frank to die un
shriven, was captive.
Juan the loyal, would be a sacri
fice by Cams-sots, tbe Bat, to Yum-Chac.
TO
WA8HINOTOK, Feb. 31. (AP)
President Roosevelt wa toid today
by Francis M. Law, president of the
American Bankers' Association, that
there la "a very definite and very
real Improvement in business,"
Banks are returning to "a more
normal lending policy," he comment
ed on leaving the White House.
"The banking structure Is very
sound and that has helped to restore
confidence.
"Business men are attacking their
problems with ' renewed confidence
and looking forward to profits this
year.
"Banks are getting back to more
liberal lending.
"Naturally, they were not lending
normally when confidence was shat
tered. Now with an Improvement In
conditions It Is no longer necessary
for banks to be super-liquid."
Accompanied to the White House
by R. 8. Hecht, first vice president
of the asoclstlon, Law said there
were some forms of credit such as
capital financing and long term fi
nancing on which the banks may
need assistance. He withheld com
ment on the impending administra
tion proposal to establish Interme
diate credit banks under the federal
reserve system to handle this form
of credit. He did say that this form
of credit "doesn't belong In commer
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Phone 333. Relnklng Trucking Co.
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THEFT EPIDEMIC
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. (AP) An
epidemic of petty thievery Is spread
ing among students In the public
school system here, It was disclosed
at the weekly meeting of the school
.viard Monday. Supt. C. A. Rice said
"There has been more petty thefts I
In the schools during the past few I
months than In years. Books, hats, J
caps, overcoats snd other articles '
have been stolen."
The city council will be asked to ,
pass an ordinance requiring second-:
hand book dealers to list names snd
addresses of all persons from whom
purchases are made.
Phone 542. We will haul away ?ouj
refuse. City Sanitary service.
Suits cleaned and pressed. 85c
Dresses 75c up. Tel. 835-J. Economy
Cleaner, 1728 No. Riverside.
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S 'MATTER POP
By C. M. Payne
'T'HB sound of many feet padding
In the corridor, and tbe clanking
of metal, awoke Grahame. His shoul
der hurt blm, but be felt at tbe
bandaging with a glow of satisfac
tion for conceal 11' vlthln the rough
swathing, that once had been
Oreene's undershirt, was tbe thick
lump of his automatic.
His companion had lied It there be
fore they bad stretched themselves
on their benches to spend In rest
what remained of the night. It was
accessible to his left hand, and
could be gotten at with little trou
ble.
Greene had bidden the other In
his waistband under the sbtrt Whon
his coat was buttoned, Grahame be
lieved that It would not be detected.
Sooner or later they could expoct to
have their clothes torn from them.
but that again, depended upon wbat
use they made of their guns.
A few minutes later Graham had
his first sight of Janice since the
fight of the previous day. The corri
dor was packed with guards, and
her white helmet showed above the
heads of the natives.
Thoy were small men, these Jim-'
gle people. Graham eyed them sci
entifically, as a boxer studies his
prospective opponent. They were
pushed toward Janice; evidently the
party was to be reunited for the final
scene.
Grahams stared at the girl anx
iously. It would be horrible It she
had been mistreated, but ss hsr
glance met his his tensed muscles
relsxed with relief.
Her face was pale, but composed.
About the eyes were trsces of fa
tigue, but the eyoa themselves
seemed to glow with calm courage.
The American permitted hlmselt
a wsyward thought of admiration
and of compliment, as he faced hsr
It was unbelievable, but typically
feminine, that she could be so cooly
self-possessed.
Her skin was desn and fresh at
If she had recently bathed; the col
lar that flared away from her throat
over Ih lapels of her trim khaki
coat was spotlessly white. Even the
boots thst laced her calves, glesmed
dully as If polished. She appeared
as though she were about to step
out Into tbe sun for a morning's
canter.
(C'frHtH. ItU. ty Hsrterl
Tomorrow, Juan tvsna Ms score
with Orttga.
By Hal Forrest
Bv Frlwir iler
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