MECFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, JRESGif, f StTKSfoStf, MARCH t, 1-934.
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GODDESS
by Herbert Jensen
Chapter it
TEMPLE DRUMS
SCANNING th sky sba saw tbat
yesterday's occasional cloud
patches had dluappeared. It would
be a clear day a day without rain.
She made a gesture about her
boulders, as if it draw an Invisible
cart about flesh tbat was suddenly
chill
The sun rose In a sudden upheav
al o purple, go.d and crimson. A
jaguar snarled in the moat. Janice
lett the root and retired to the sump
tuous room that was hers hers un
til the rain stopped for a day.
A remote thumping, vibrating
some chord In the recesses of ber
mind, came to her. For a moment
she lay relaxed staring at the
V-arched ceiling. Boon she was con
scious tbat about ber silent figures
were moving.
She propped berselt upon an el
bow and watched tbem. They were
her servants women garbed In the
ankle-length robes square-cut and
embroidered at the neck.
The thumping continued. Sudden
ly she realized It was the flat sound
ot the temple drum sounding out Its
dread summons from the pyramid
top..
' The women were preparing a cos
tume. For a brief Instant of panic
be thought ot screaming, of Hunt
Aneaa sne saw a curious cage ot
wood upbeld upon the shoulders ol
half a hundred mea clad only In loin
cloths. Above the murmur of th
crowd she beard the snarls ot tbi
Jaguars imprisoned within the bug
cage.
Tbe beasts, evidently, were to tx
part ot tbe ceremony.
Desperately she shaded her ey
against tbe new sun whose rayi
were beginning to pierce the sk)
over tbe eastern Jungle. Where wai
Billy LangtonT Could It be that hi
had been done away with that hi .
had sot been held to participate li
this gbastly rite? ' .
She saw him, finally, beading tbi
approaching procession. It was lit
tie wonder tbat she bad not beei
able to pick him out of the column
It was bis limp that betrayed bin
to her.
He was atrlpped to loin clotb an
sandals. Some garment a skin ol
some sort was bung from bil
shoulders. His bead-dress of tea
there was like ber own but fullei
and more elaborate.
THE two columns joined one an
other on either side of tbe cag
of Jaguars. Bhe saw the deep Unei
on Langton's face bis blond beard
could not hide those engravings ol
suffering. Ills eyes were shadowed
with pain and despair. .
The drum Increased their tempo.
Ing, ot making as great a difficulty as
ho could anything to delay the In
evitable procession that she realized
was now scheduled tor today.
But reason told her tbat she must
conserve ber strength. Some remote
opportunity might occur that would
give Billy and btr a chance for liv
ing, or at worst a chance not to die
on that horrible altar atone that to
Janice seemed an animate thing
crouched In the shadow of tbe
priest's house awaiting the slanting
rays ot the morning sun.
She struggled, and succeeded In
retaining her poise.
She allowed the women to dress
ber, passive under their nilnlstra-
tions. A sleeveless robe, such ss the
one she wore yesterday, but more
boer ot material, more lovely as to
embroidory, was put upon ber,
Jeweled sandals were slid upon her
feet.
TIER mlntcd-gold hair that the
XI demands ot her profession had
kept long was combed In a vivid
cascade down her back. A Jeweled
Circlet was placed over the crown of
her head, a band tbat served as a
base tor a multitude ot brilliant
feathers. m
Food was brought to her, a veri
table cornucopia nf abundance, but
be did not touch it Her throat
was dry, her eyes felt hot and tired.
Her heart seemed a pulsing machine
that hurt as It throbbed.
The.thuddlng ot the temple drum
continued. She waa scarcely con
scious that she was led out Into the
open. She noted curiously aa ahe
passed through tbe small door out
In the other wall that tbe Jaguars
were no longer there.
People were hurrying across the
great open central plaza toward the
pyramid. She saw a procession of
priests and guards approaching
from the eastern snd of the plaza.
Her own column of women waa aug
mented by male guards.
He flashed toward ber a brief
smile, a amlle of encouragement ahe
thought, but plteoua in Us Impo
tence. She returned his smile; and
thought she saw his eyes mist with
a Sim of tears.
A Jaguar screamed and threw Its
sinewy weight against the wooden
bars. Instinctively she shrank
away. The bars gave slightly but
held. She noted in that Instant that
the gate to the cage waa held by
tied thongs.
It seemed a flimsy prison for such
ferocity. She turned her attention
to a litter, upheld by four men, that
waa approaching from the base of
the pyramid.
Reclining upon It was the figure
ot the high priest. She had not seen
him alnce she had been brought to
the city. His lace' waa pale it
shade lighter than the usual mahog
any color could be called pallor.
Hla lips were grim under thl
beaked nose. Only his eyes lived.
They examined tbi grouped caval
cades Impassively; his glance hear
Ing upon Langtcn and the girl
caused his eyes to gleam In fanatic
approval at what they observed.
He raised hla bind. . .
Aa If the signal had been awaited
the flat thud ot the drum Increaaed
its tempo. The columns stirred Into
action. A murmur, 'like that ol
spreading fire In a' sun-dried savan
nah, arose In the steamy air.
The throngs about the pyramid
and tbe cenote cliffs were antici
pating their performance. The atagf
waa set; the drama ready to be
played. The prologue waa dont
with; now tbe ceremony of the aao
rifles was about to begin.
Janice thought of the bravery ot
Horatio Greene In a similar situa
tion not long before. Would she be
equal to the ordeal, she wondered?
Would Billy T
Tomorrow, there Is eioltimtnt
en the attboard.
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flALEM, Ore., March 8. (UP)
Unification of tha lgUature into on
hot- being uriwt !n Nebraska by
tVnntor George NorrU, may alio be
attempted In Oregon.
At leant that la the threat voiced
br the Oregon Orange, Bulletin, which
expreaacd tha opinion that "aoone-r or
later, in order to permit the people
to decide their own lawa, and to keep
4 doner check upon elected repra
entatlvw, the at at Orange will be
compelled to Initiate a constitutional
amendment limiting tha legislative
body to one home composed of not
more than 80 members.
"With two hotiffpA, rraulta are ob
Ulned too alowly and under the prei
ent net u p. on houae paasra the buck
to the other. Iiwt-ancea could be re
el' fd where a me an re ha pawed IM
lower houae with the understanding
that the aenato mould defeat the pro
posed law.'
All ktnda of .al blanks for aaie
for rent, no hunting no trapaaal:ie
and other carda for sale at CommtrciaJ
Piloting .Dept. ol Mail Trlbun.
MISSOURI FLOOD
ATCHISON, Kant., March 6 4"i
A swollen and rampant Missouri river,
Inundating 10,000 acres of bottom farm
lands, had marooned M persona this
morning and five were mlaslng. aa
farmers, in tncreaalng numbers, aban
doned the low lands on the Kanaw
Missouri border.
The crista had not passed. Flood
waters, sweeping don from the Da
kota, were piling up behind a 35
foot tee Jam. Rescuers risked their
Uvea in small hoate aa they attempted,
amid floating ice, to reach the refu
gees. The family of 8. Nunn. which fled
from Itt home near Oak Mills, Kan.,
last night, returned to the edge ot
the flood, hoping to aalvag belong
nunn noiise criisnea, nirnrq upwiow
down and reatlng on Ja?ed Jawa of
Ice.
Rum ma it 8ale. sponsored by Cath
olic ladies, will be held at m West
Main St-, March 0 and 10 for fur-
thtr information cU 703-W or 40J-X.
DEALER SPEAKS
Q. If. Hurd of the Rogue River
Chevrolet company,1 who recently
came to Medford to make hla home,
waa gueat. speaker at the Lions club
Wednesday,' briefly gave -hit Impres
sions of Medford, and expressed hla
enthusiasm over the buslnesa oppor
tunities here.
Lion A. H. Banwell, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, also ad -dressed
the club members, and In an
Interesting . manner explained the
manner In which the radio broadcast
from the Chamber of Commerce la
conducted. '
To further explain the programs,
Mr. Banwell read some broad oasts
that have been presented. In hla
speech be told of the many advan
tages of residing In the Rogue River
valley, and cited numerous instances
concerning the Ideal climate, and how
many flowers had been blossoming
here all winter.
"Persons, not people, make up a
oommunlty," Mr. Banwell told the,
Lions. Vitality, vision and virtue were
named by him aa the three requisites
of fine citizenship, and said that a
city should be beautiful, courageous,
and radiate good-will. These, he said,
were Intangibles by which Medford
people may make their own city great.
The program was in charge of Wal
ter Abbey, who had as his luncheon
guest, Mr. Hurd.
Lion Roy Elliott announced that
the committee for ladles' night had
set March 22 at the date of the party
which members voted to hold at the
Colonial club. Lion Coleman was
named in eharge of the entertainment
for next Wednesday.
PORTLAND. March 8. (flV-Harbor
patrolmen, dragging vne Willamette
river opposite Oaks Park for the body
of Melvin E- Johnson, 36. were ttl:l
unsuccessful this morning.
Johnson lost hla life when a canoe
upset late yesterday. Three ' com-
panlona narrowly missed death is the
accident. They were Marlam MoClure,
22; Maxine Bar, 20, and Locke Reeder,
26. The girls clung to the overturned
craft while Reeder swam ashore for
aid. , The. canoe overturned when It
struck a log. .
Be sure to see the charming new Nelly
Dons for spring et Adrlenne't. ' priced
from 91.05 to $10.93.
ii TT-1 I. iii
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&TANDAI2D Gasoline
vwiTh Te1(?AETHVL
TJm&urpa&sed
WAKING UP
By QLUYAS WILLIAM)
WONDERS WHY If IS IHtfT
WHEtf HE WAK5'0P FROM-;
HIS NAP '1 :
KELIK6 HAPPV AND COHtWltD AND 15 VERV GOOD MO .
AMUSES HIMSELF CLUlEltY
t l y
1HE FAMILY JW6 NO ATfcHTlOd AHD DOESN'T PICK HIM OP
10 HIM FOR A6E$
AND HE DOESN'T SEEM 1& '
MlWP Af AlU ,
BUT WHEN He WAKES UP
CROSS AND DBA6RIEABLE
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TriEV PICK HIM UP RI6HT AWffi' AND SfiLL HE DOESN'T SEEM
AND MAKE A FUSS OVER HIM AND To FEEL ANY HAPPIES
&V HIM ANYTHING HE WANTS
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The Hnrricnno Arrives!
humblv Bes to evcuse-) s " TSW'
CHINM30Y OF GOOD INTENT (uSOTCHeR SAY? s
AN" UARG6 AMBITIONS--- CBvi VOU IOANTA J JT"
HAVE UMSUPPBESSEI DEblRE. & TAE A J UjTT
TO TRAVERSE IN UPPER Jm. C HOP-HOP 3 Toril
AH. AN' LONS VALLEYS Of C wTH ? "S3 IB r3te
THE CLOUOi WTH WORTHY -f9 . HJdflLX
By Edwin Algst
fl HLRRCANiE . THAT DRBftD
l1 SCOURGE OPTHE WEST INDIES.
on it e vajav rr weANT a dark
ened erry, men,women mnq
CH1LDREM HUDDLED BEHIND BARRI-
CD1D DOORS AND BATTENED STORM
VJINDOVMSt IT MEANT THE ROAR AND
M4K7 Off WIND THAT bCHfcflMED
ALONG AT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
MII.Ea AN HOUR AMD A DnWKlCni
OF DRIVING, BLINDING RAIN? T MEANT
DEATH AND DESTRl.CTION FOR MANY
WHOWSRE UNFOBTUKiaTP k.x-,i fu -r
!BB ABROAD EITHER ON LAND OR 6EW ?
ITbRACE THOSE
FOUR-BV-FOliRS
ASAINST THE
DOORS , MEN 1
HURRY,'
HURRY
NONtT yoU LET
ME GET A VVORD
IN EDGEVMISt .
PARTOSi ? WON'
TH5 6TOKM
BLOW OVER IM '
A HURRY ?
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K UliDDS P ISX
THIS t6NT P STORM
LUKET WE'RE IM, FOR
A HURRICftNET IT
MAV TAKE AL.L. OP
THREE DAYS TO
BLOW ITSELF OUT, IF
IT HASNTT BLOWN
MEANmMEI J
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WHAT ABOLST
WEBSTER?
j'POSIM' HE'S
hi Ft I -V ti 1 M m I. t 1 I
SUPPOSING BEN WEBSTER'S
OUT IM IT ? WELL, LUKE, ALL 1
CAN SAY THEN HEAVENS
HcLr I HAT BO 7 T IT
WILU BE HIS ONLY
CHANCE BECAUSG
t KNOW WE'RE
POWERLESS
IO DO .
ANYTHING
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r nil'l . J
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DONT SAY
I THAT y THER6
SOMETHINfi
WEWNDOVyi
THE NEBBS A Friend Indeed
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I 1 UJAWT TO TALK. W
V TO YOU ABOUT U
ip rrs A.WYTWIKJG
BAD. YOU CAKJ SAVE
VOUR BREATH. 1 XtOOUJ
ALU HIS FAOL.TS
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ill 'Ji'C hi i M '
NO, ITS KJOTMINJG DAD
UMILe 1 MATE HIM AlOO IU
MY PRECSENJT MEKITftL OOlOOmOSJ
COOLOVOT SAY A KIIOO TWIIOG FOR.
HIM .I'M TWROOSW - I'M LEAVIKJO
HERE MX L DOMT UJAUT YOU TO .
LET HIM SELL TW15 BUSINESS.
Bv So Heai
rrs a fisje propostokj AMD pits mis
NEMTAL. POSSIBILITIES .THERE'S A FELLOW
HERE lOHO UJAMT5 TO TAKE OVER THE PLACF"
F-ivJtJW; tJfOte l NUSt oTDCK UEAL5
MIWD IF WE HAS OWE, THAT A MAU OHO
IS AS LUIDE OPEIO TO FLATTERY AS HE
S SHOULD NOT DEAL. LUITK A FELLOUJ
WHO'S VWALKIU& AROUMO
ILSTH A MOUTH
l lULL OP IT,
A
7 ( 15 As' "JIO OPENJ TO FLATTERY AS HE Jp4J
I- . . .- mill IS SHOULD NOT DEAL. LUITH APELLOLJ S
' j .J
BRINQ1NO DP FATHER
1 Said you can't
jon that low
lifers' club with
that no-good
marvin dugan
NT
AH, HAVE
A HEART-MAOClE-
fa- L
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I I WHAT WILL I TELL I
MAfRVIN ? I HATE
TO HURT HIS
Ipeeungs - J
,iJ t'
HELLO,
JIGGS.
K
I'M SORRY, MARVIN,
I CANT OOlN THE
CLUB j
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By George McManuj
I KNOW YOU CAN T
BOTH OF US WERE
BLACK- BALLED
THIS MORNING'
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