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PAOTC ETOTTT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1934. BLOND MM IS A New Serial SYNOPSIS: Fran Orahame, the explorer. U taking a deeperate chance to eave hie three compan ion in mieeru. Ho it Hooting down in underground river in Yucatan, trying to reach the coaet before the reinu eeneon ftlle the vallev in which the vartu ie imprieoned. Janice Kent the movie etar he lovee. it one ot the party, ae ie Bill Lanoton the tamoue aviator. And there ie alao the high prieet ot a eavage trihe dangerouelu injured, but malevolent. Chapter U THE PLUNGE SWIFTER plunged the current Tna cavern Beamed wider, but tbe root was lower. A down-project-lng italactlte struck bt bead. Halt stunned, be struggled to keep bis bands above bis bead to fuard against a repetition. He was thrown against wall pro jections, and sucked away Into the greedy current He became dazed with an ever-Increasing dizziness. , It was an effort to breathe wltb tbe spray lashing bis (ace. His arms ached wltb the effort ot upholding them. He put his elbows upon tbe top ot his life-jacket and clasped his hands above his head. He realized that be was growing weak with the buffeting. But tbe minutes, be knew, were rolling Into precious hours, eloon be hoped to be spewed Into the daylight Into the quiet waters of some mangrove-fringed lagoon that Joined the sea. Gray daylight showed above him I He was being shot downstream be tween creeper-hung walls. But half conscious, be realized that although he was In the main channel the wldtb ot !t was diminishing. The stream was branching vari ously. A danger lay In that Sucked into one of the brancbes be might be . (orced into a swamp from which he might not be able to extricate him self. He must keep u the main ohannal at all costs! Only tbe mala channel would have water-force enough to bave cut through the swamps to the sea. ' Suddenly he shouted with hope. Ahead, glimpsed on either side of a lotting spire of rock that thrust up ' ward from the seething water about It were low grass-covered banks backed with palmetto and man groves. Further on was a turquoise blueness. The sea! Frank's nostrils twitched with the tang of beach kelp rotting In the sun. That flaming dlso burst as he looked, through a layer of clouds lying low above the horizon. It was peering sunset ' As the current twisted him toward the divided channel, he felt a tug ting at his legs, an Inexorable suc tion that pulled his feet away from the surtace ourrent while the buoy ancy ot the life-belt tended to float It toward tbe peaceful lagoon. Subconsciously be struggled a lit tle aa If the attempt could relieve bis legs of some clinging, unseen menace. Tbe suction pulled harder. Sudden realization swept him. The underground river discharged here at sea level; but also It plunged Into the bidden chaam that could have no outlet except in the floor under that glittering, turquoise sea ahead! Franllo now, he flailed his arms. He kicked and thrashed with bis legs. Striving to tree himself of tbe life-belt so that be could tlatten him self on the surface and swim to tbe safety that was now Just a few yards away, be found that the fiber knots were swollen boond loosening. Tbe breath ' gasped In bla lungs. Deeper tbe suction pulled him. He was spun about In the Inflexible grip ot a whirlpool, Lower he sank. He clawed for a support that was dented him. Down be was dragged Into a vortex. He felt the waters closing about his I head. Gasping for a last despairing breath, ha was shot down Into a great tunnel. A crashing and roaring sound tilled bis ears. His body was hammered and flailed against the rougb sides of this terrible aqueduct i His lungs were on lire no. they 'were bursting. There was a blinding flash on the mirror behind his eyes, Then the darkness of oblivion. JANICE KENT walked slowly back to the little clearing where their ever-burning Are smoked amid Its rocky bed. She seated herself upon the back-log and stared apatheti cally at the glowing embers. Something had gone dead within her something that In dying bad left a void thst yet was rspshle ol aching. Her mind was too contused for analysis but that very contusion released a swarm ot queer mental PORTLAND, March V-A1oph Wolfe, as, founder or Upman. Wolfe A Co., Imr department store here, died at his home here Sunday. He hsd been 111 alnce November. Mr. Wolfe remained aettve in the management of ths store almost until hi death, though the tlrm was sold to the National Department Store. Inc.. 'in 1935. A resident of Portland a for M years. Mr. Wolfe was president of Temple Beth lerael tor a score of years, a 32nd decree Maeon, a Shrlner. paat-preauient of Bna B'rltn canter, a member of the German Aid society. vloe-prealdent of the local eiecutive bosrd of the Boy ffcouta, a charter member and director of the Lewis snd Clark sxpoeltlon here In IUOS. In ad dition to many other fraternal and firlo tikes. GODDESS by Herbert Jcmen figures that seemed to gesticulate at her mockingly. She had told the man she loved that she loved him, and be bad. upon the telling, pressed her away from blm and was gone, perhaps, to his death. This wis Incredible because she knew, instinctively, that this man loved ber. Was a man's love different than a woman's? All her life she had avoided what was called falling In love as a matter of expediency a. measure of safety against an emo tion that she felt would demolish a career and a position In It that she had worked ao bard to achieve. She knew her avoidance was not based npon repugnance, but on timid ity. She had played too many roles wherein the woman gave all for love not to appreciate that there was a sound basis ot fact for this Instinct During the weeks that Frank and she bad been companions, she cam to a fuller appreciation of the enor mous timidity that had held her that nlgbt In Hollywood when Frank had asked her to marry him. Sbe had atruck him, gripped wltb that instinct that is as old as Eve which causes the female to See be fore the advancing male. She bad paid tor that unreasoning gesture since wltb many heartache. Was man's love different than woman's? How could Frank bave left loving ber, without some word for her alone? "Billy will explain why I'm going" Then he was gone like that last night in Hollywood. She Was scarcely conscious that Billy Langton stood before ber. Gently he bent forward and took one of her hands In bis own. "He'll be back. Janice. Frank is resourceful. Why, he's got as many Uvea as a" He broke off slightly confused as it he realized the Impli cation of bis words. But the Import of his phrasing was lost npon the girl. ' 'He left me, Billy. He left me without a word." Tears welling un controllably dimmed her sight Because he loves yon, Janice. A THIN mist began to fall; It glis tened on the shrubbery about them. Tbe tall palms appeared to droop, as If In cringing expectation of a heavier downpour. Janice hunched her shoulders In a slight shudder. "It's so dreary today. . , . Billy, if he loved me be would have taken me with him." "Nonsense!" Langton attempted to make his tone brusk. "What sort of a man would Frank be, if be made you share a risk like that? Any man would have done the same. . . ." Janice nodded ber head In dull agreement "Any man, perhaps, Billy, but not a woman" Langton smiled slightly. He drew the girl to her feet "Come. Janice, let'a go Inside. The rain Is going to soak us. The raft's finished and I've stacked some balsa In tbe shack. We can work on the life-belts Inside." A distant rumble sounded The noise of the rain increased to a steady drumming on nearby leaves. They passed through the shsck Into the cave. At the entrance a small Are was burning. Frank bad made it that morning. Again Janice's eyes misted; a tlghtnesa grew aboul her throat that was Impossible to r lleve. She-cooked a Utile food and served It In the crude utensils that Frank had devised tor them. She put hits of venison into her mouth end chewed mechanically; It was an ef fort to swallow. A tear ran down bet cheek and splashed on the back ol her hand. Later ahe attended to the ahkln The blgh-prlest stared at her curi ously, she thought. She semed tc detect a mocking glint In his eyes Despite his helplessness then seemed to be an Indefinable air ol triumph about him a subtle sensi of success. Her mind was too dull to speculate upon this. Days ot association with him had made her Immune to ths constant hate In his eyes; that this mad priest's hate should Increase or wane was a matter of indifference to her. They worked on the three lite belts until far Into the evening. The downpour outside made a continu ous sound thst seemed to flatten her eardrums. The very air within this closed place was tangibly depress lng. Finally she took down from a peg a tattered khaki coat It was Frank's snd took It to the cot he hsd made tor her hide thongs stretched across a framework and covered wltb skins and soft grasses. (Cotf"iet. I'', h KerUrl Imn) Janics falls Into the grip of a naw horror, tomorrow. PORTLAND, Ore., March 6. (ypi More than 400 delegates from Wsahtngton, Idaho, Montana and Oregon attended the opening session of the Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Conference here today, de termined to evolve a definite pro gram to put more men to work on PWA project In the region. The group will plsn for a decade ahead tor further work In line with President Roosevelt's re-emptoymert program. Marshall N. Dana, regional PWA advisor, presided at the meet ing which will continue through to morrow an4 Wednesday, OF flALEM, March fl Th bufti esfe Msuton of the etate board of con trol In recent months was held here today at which time authorization affecting virtually every atate Institu tion and purchase of more than $350,000 worth of material for the state highway commission was ap proved. A report of the state flax Industry during the pre en t administration showing reduction of deficit at the penitentiary Institution and Increase In balance on hat-a of about 1170,000 was given by William Elnzlg, secre tary of the board, at the conclusion of which Governor Julius . Mejer said "You are stealing the thunder of my second address to the people next Saturday night." 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