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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETGTTT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941 6 RiT AVi(br NfrWf YtSTtRDAY: Anne Willard has Been dropped into th middle of a Mcmaolian snowstorm bv ' plane uhich teas carrying her to the camp of her parents, an the desert, Her two companion have bee lake, to tlx tmtr; she is beine smuggled to the Emir1! pal act, but under promts of pro lectio by the potentate's head wife. Anna is disguised ai an old crone. Chapter Seven Discovered MEXT morning Khalima rented l ' donkey from the inn keep er: Anne might ride but the her self insisted on walking. She had always walked this road. They would stay with the caravan as protection from possible highway men. Anne noticed that the little lama joined them as It he be longed to their party. They passed a caravan of corpses bound for Turkish holy ground and once they met a party bearing the empty coffin of an ancient Chinese still alive but expecting to die on the way and be carried beyond the Great Wall for burial. Shortly after they stopped at another caravanserai that night, four men and a pack camel came into the courtyard. When Anne looked up and saw them she felt her face suddenly grow warm enough for the black grease to melt and run. Sherwood, Mackey, the headman and his younger son. With a happy heart Anne saw that the camel carried the lug gage from the plane including her own. Perhaps somehow she could gain possession of It The white men were not shackled in any way though their keepers kept them pretty much under their eyes. Anne and Khalima had chosen little room oil the main court next door to the common Kitchen. Presently the lama came in and squatted down in a corner- as if he meant to stay. Anne objected mildly. Khalima explained she had planned it Her relatives were present iney migni suspect in trigue; they might suspect she was traveling with the woman sup posed to have disappeared In the storm, out as it was, sne accom- f anied a family she had met on he road. She was servant to the old mother of a holy man. She looked up as Khalima stepped back from the doorway and permitted her relativea to enter. Motioning the white men to follow, they came in and squatted down and began smok ing their pipes, taking it for granted they had a right in the Tonm. With trembling fingers Anne took the -bowl of food Khalima handed to her. The native men stared sharply at the holy one in the corner. Khalima explained demurely that she was being paid to look after the old mother who snt looking helplessly at her Bowl of food. Anne could not bring her self to eat with her dirty fingers as she was supposed to do. Sensing her need without being told, the little lama handed her his cnopsticKs, out Anne ten as helpless as before. Sherwood who hid been watching offered the servant woman a spoon fcom his pocket 'Try feeding the old woman with this," he directed. The native men picked up a conversation with the lama while Sherwood and Mackey began talking between themselves. Mackey refilled his pipe and Sher wood took a book and a candle from his pocket and aettled down to read. When Anne felt that the atten tion of the others had been suf ficiently withdrawn from her she turned her back and began eating her evening meaL Then she crouched down in her corner hug ging heraeff for warmth, for the room was chill and becoming colder. With a start she became .ware that the white men were talking about her. "You wouldn't think," said Sherwood, "that a person could get so grimy in one short life time." "Maybe it's not so short," re marked Mackey idly. "She looks to me as if she might be a hun dred." "These women are sometimes mothers at twelve and toothless at twenty." Sherwood reminded him. "Did you notice if the old gal has any teeth?" Mackey laughed. "With your scientific curiosity you'll prob ably know before the night is over." Sherwood spoke hastily. "Look at that nose of hers," he chuckled. "A Tibetan with a retrousse nose!" "And ( bald head. I bet." of fered Mackey, lying down fiat on his back. Sherwood Knows ANNE felt an impulse to hide a her face from all this fun at her expense, but she realized it might be a confession that she Understood the talk. "1 wonder," mused Sherwood, "if we could persuade her to sing for us." Suddenly the lama rose and the native men followed him out into the courtyard directing Khalima to guard their prisoners. Mackey sat up when they left and looked about the room. "It is cold in here." he said, "and my confounded tooth is beginning to ache again. Sherwood took a eamelikln from the bed platform and hung it before the doorless entrance. Then he told Khalima to brine in a brazier of coals for warmth. He promised they would not stir from the room. When she hsd left Mackey asked: "Do you suppose this old lady would screech an alarm if we bolted?" "She might and it would give us a chance to see if she has any teeth." Who cares If she fas any teeth," demanded Mackey in irritation. "She looks angry enough to Bite nails." said Sherwood and laughed. "Miss Willard. the getup is great" Anne started. Mackey s eyes bulged. "Sweet serpents," he muttered. Is that Miss Willard?" Anne saw that Mackey was In nocent though Sherwood had been teasing her all along. "How did you know?" she asked coldly. "I made Khalima tell me when I left you the other night I was worried about you. I couldn't let you disappear tike that" "You mean you wanted to keep track of the talisman I carry," she retorted sharply. "I do want you to be careful with that dagger," he confirmed. "And whatever you do, don't let anv court officials know that you carry it You see, the Emir has also neara 01 sny-a nago. 11 means treasure and loot to him." A native came in, having been told there was a white man pres ent To the natives all white trav elers are doctors. This man rubbed his stomach and made the appropriate gestures to explain his Blight Sherwood dosed him and ordered him out Khalima returned with the fire cage and resumed her spinning. Mackey lay down with his face close to the coals in hope that the heat might relieve his pain. "Would you like to try opium?"' Sherwood asked. Mackey shook his head. Tm afraid of the stuff. It almost got me once." Sherwood threw a sheepskin over him and then came and sat down beside Anne. "Forgive my teasing," he said, "but I couldn't resist the oppor tunity. Somehow, Just the sight of you suggests fun and happi ness." Anne felt depressed and cold and dirty. "I don't feel happy," she replied gloomily. "sny-a nago is not sometnmg one finds alone," he hinted. She misunderstood him. "I shan't be alone. My parents share it with me. "You don't mention Oliver." he observed, keeping his eyes on the ground. "And Philip Oliver," she added gravely. in the silence inat lonowea iney heard the hum of native voices from the adjoining rooms. Com plaining camels moaned and gur gled in the covered stalls in the courtyard. Somewhere close by, a misguided rooster crowed. A man brought in a child with an Infected foot Sherwood cleaned and bandaged the wound and sent them away again. Then he returned to Anne. "What is the book you were reading?" she asked. "My desert island book," he smiled. "You know in foreign lands an archaeologist frequently fets cast away on desert islands, f you and Mackey weren't here tonight this would be a desert island." "I ought to have such a book," murmured Anne. "Yes especially now that you've really graduated into the tribe." He put the book away. "Where do you carry the dagger?" "It wouldn't do you any good to take it away from me." "I might take you both," he threatened, a speculative look in his grey eyes. The Dagger ANNE drew back her native cloak and showed the leather case fastened to a belt about her waist "The priest said no one will harm me while I carry the dag ger." She opened the case and drew out the knife. Sherwood's eves glistened. He spoke softly. "Besides your par ents, you and I are the first mod ern white people ever to see that knife." Anne turned the weapon over In her hand. Sherwood caught her wrist "Look," he cried, "the Eye of , Shy-a Nagol" lie continued to gaze in awe at the figure carved on this side of the handle. "Among these native peoples of the present day a green eye in a man Implies the incarnation of a spirit of supernatural origin god or devil or both." "When I first took the knife In my hands that pair of natives watched me to see what I would do," Anne told him. "The weapon felt alive and I gues I showed it The man aked, 'Do you wish to kill yourself?' and he didn't seem to mind if I did." "What else did they say?" "After we got to their camp they warned me that any one touching the knife without the right of ownership would suffer mifnrtune and die." "Do you believe that?" he queried, giving her a sidelong glance. "I don't know. Do you?" With an impulsive gesture she held out the dagger to him. He Hughed and drew back has tily. Never before had she seen him so nearly disconcerted. "Anne, you don't mean this." Mackey. who had roused and overheard the last of the conver sation, reached out a hand. "I,et me take it. Death couldn't be ant wore than the way 1 feel right now " Sherwood Intervened sharply. "Don't touch the thing. Pete!" Te eenllaeee On the Radio Chains STATIONS! There to find them oa the dial KEX. IIIM, Portland; gfl. MO Los Anselta; KG. ISI0. Spokane KUO. SIS, San rraneltro: Hull 120. Portland: KJK, 1000. Seattle: k.SX. 1010. Lot Antrim KOA SSO. Denver: KOIN, S70, Portland: HOMO. M. Seattle: KPO. SIS San rranrlKo: KSL, 1160, Mil I j lie. Time Shown Is PST """""" Monday 6:00 p. m. Radio Theater, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Dr. 1. Q . Jim McClaln. KPO, KOW, KOMO; String Ensem ble. KOO. KCX. KJR. 6 :S0 p. m. Drama Behind the News. KOO. KEX, KJB; Floyd Wright, KPO: Stars of Today, KOW; Chuck Wagon Serenade, KOMO. 0:00 p. m. Ouy Lombardo'a Oreo., KNX, KOIN, KSL; Gordon Jenkins. Orch., KOO, KEX; Contented Hour, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Scandinavian News, KJR. 6:80 p. m. Cavalcade of America. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Blondle. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Natl Radio Forum. KJR; Mlmo Bondsldl, KOO; Shall We Waltz. KEX. 7:00 p. m, Amos 'n Andy, KNX, KOIN. KSL; Fred Waring. KPO, KOMO, KOW: Voice of Hawaii, KEX; Oreater Washington Hour, KJR. 7:30 p. m. I Love a Mystery, KOO, KEX. KJR; Oay Nineties Re-1 rue, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Harry James' Orch, KOMO, KOW: American Chal lenge, KPO. S:00 p. m Nell Bondanu'e Orch, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Those We Love. KNX. KOIN. 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P Secretary Hull Indicated today that the I'nitrd States would take nn action with regard to the British navy's seizure of the French oil tanker Shchrrazade which was en route from the United states to Casablanca in North Africa. WAITING By GLUYAS WILLIAMS, ajiuif) rr BfclDEUDlE CANT COME 60ES AROOHD 1b SIDE Of EDDIE'S MafrtER CflUS 60ES AROUND lb WHERE our uittiL he has Finished house ahd amuses him- not to do Thm; rr shakes eddie is practicing aud PRftCfiClKfe AND HE HAD SELF B0tKCIrl6 BASE - THE HOUSE AND HE MI6HT SHOUTS TriRCUfcH WINDOW BETTER WAIT OltfSlDE BBLl A&AlHST WALL BREAK A WINDOW . HURRV UP Mastenrorks of Music, KNX; Sol dterc of the Air. KOIN. 11:00 p. m News, KOO, KOW; Bob Saunders' Orch, KPO. KOMO: Ken neth Stevens and Oaylord Carter. KOIN, KSL: This Moving World. KSL. Fishing Newt, KJR- Knos Man ning. KNX. Ritchie Heada Seedmea Corvallis, May 28 (P) Glen Ritchie, Forest Grove, was elect ed prc,dent of the Oregon Seed Growers league, formed here Saturday. Frank Grants Pass, was rector. Schotrwohl, named a di- On All-American Team Corvallis. May 28. WV n,, iH p r-.rnes Corvallis. ton ranking shot on the Oregon Stat. College rifle team, nas uera picked on the Ail-American rifles ttam announced by the National Rifle association. Die Mall tribune want ads. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX EDDIE'S MOTHER Cfllfi HIM AWAV TRDM WINDOW. SITS ON TROUT STOOP &0ONCIH6 Ma on porch floor EDM'S MOTHER OPENS DOOR AND TEli'S HIM foSTb? IT MAKES TOO MUCH NOISE SHOUTS t) HER -THROUGH KITCHEN WINDOW CAN HE AS 500N AS SHE HAS 60NE, R1N6S BELL AM) BRIhto HER BACK fO ASK HER HOW COME IN fO WAlf NOW ? MUCH LONGER EDDIE HJfc IN SELF-DEFENSE, MOTHER 10 PRACTICE fRailsjtKNl hy Th Ball Bytidlfttt. Tne. RELEASES EDDIE FROM FURTHER PRACT1C1N6 THE CHlHftMAiM FISH IS GOOD To car except IN JLINE.JULV Akin Mir-iiicr ufUPki nni nuwu- if rinuii "m a , . ITS FLESH IS POISONOUS SasMa, A3 HIGHEST AHO MOST SPECTACULAR SAND DUHES lHTri 11.6. ARE LOCATED HIGH IH THE COLORADO ROCKIES.,. H ONE OF Trip MOST FERTILE VALLBiS IN THE COUNTRY They are SOOfeeT deep and cover 25 SQUARE MILES After the defm of his wife, ahdrew SvW R&T OF HIS LIFE... 5lkR 17 YEAK? I 5K "HITCH Harold Eches of LosAwefes- HWED 36.000 MILES THROUGH if- COUNTRIES IN MONTHS. . . AHP HEER USEPHIS THUMB r a i 11 vyav I J. If 3 1 j . eVer-miarCnlMPtmaraeiMte UUk sa. u. s. ru. oa-Au ,ighu nMri3u SEA OF SAND Located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado's famous dunes became the Great Sand Dunes Na tional Monument in 1932. Higher in places than most of New York's skyscrapers, this great tum bled mass of sand is constantly shifting, and bones of men and animals are reported uncovered by the wind, buried possibly for centuries. The Denver and Rio Grande railroad runs along the edge of this waste for SO miles with out a curve. From one window passengers may see vast fertile valleys, while from the other they see sand where nothing grows or livesl Tomorrow: Adventurous Biblel LI'L ABNER Throw Away the Carcassl I By AL. CAPP I I HAVE. STOOD MOTIONLESS OUTSIDE. THIS DOOR. FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES-BUT, I MUST HESITATE NO LONGER (- I MUST WITHDRAW THE LAST RE MAININO QUART OF "TYPE X'FROM THE BOY TAILSPIN TOMMY Crossed Wires ... In Favor of Tommy and Skeeterl AT LEAST BY ONE. HOUR LATER- I AND NOW-TO DISPOSE. 1 WORKING IN THIS J jsjgt- OF THE BODY OF A JZ I DARKNESS-1 SPARE. O I ffP ff if BOY WHO GAVE. HIS " fV MYSELF THE! OUCLldO .V -4 LIFE.-"THAT OTHCRS S Zf .PAIN OF SEEING 1 MY EXPERIMENT g MAY LIVE .V J M HlSCE-AS DEATH J T IS A SUCCESS, ff -. '. A COMES ZS I r V awes ,' awiWTr. ..'ii . IJP By HAL FORREST FAt ACROSS TWf 5CA leROM MAUL, PAUL SMITH. pre: ident OF 8-POINT AIRWAYS. RECEIVES A STARTLING WIRE.'.' AND SUMMONS HERB SLACK, OENERAL MANAGER., TO HIS PFICE Q HERB. THIS WIRES FROM COL. HALL. HE SAYS NAVY DEPT. RECEIVED DISPARAGING REPORTS OF TOMMY'S AND 1 SKEETER'S ACTIVITIES IN MAUL.. RE FUSES GRANT THEIR REQUEST TO REPLACE PLANE I WHICH WAS DESTROYED.. MAY .RECALL THEM FOR OFFICIAL .PROBE. HAVE NO DOUBT THISI I WILL Kuu ire incis, DISMISSAL FROM AIR. CORPS IN DISGRACE ..IF THEY HAD ANOTHER, r PLANE THEY MIGHT VINDICATE THEMSELVES, -J I ILL mh rM in 1 in -e THEM. -WHAT DO YOU J I SOLOED THOSE KIDS, PAUL.' WE CAN'T LET 'EM DOWN .'I DON'T KNOW . OR CARE WHAT HAPPENED IN MAZIL, I STILL HAVE FAITH IN EM' f JONES 7..VVI RE OUR, NEW YORK ASSEMBLY PLANT TO IMMEDIATELY SHIP TWO S-POINT-XSO COM BAT SHIPS, WITH GUN MOUNTINGS TO CAPT. TOM KINS I V SSTILL HAVE fiAlAf : IN MAZIL lfr;t3e M0MENT.IN MAUL YOU SAY.. ALL YOU AND TOMMY NEED TO STOP THE AMERl' CAN GOVERNMENT FROM MAKING VOU LEAVE MAZIL. .FOR EVER-IS A.M AERO PLANE? BUENOS My FATHER SHALL PROCURE Tu at AEROPLAN SKEETAIR A.... A WARPLANE? WITH GUNS ON IT?? OH.GOSH! YOU'RE MONDERFUL TNfcZ is THE NEBBS That's Telling Him By SOL HESS veu.,i CHAsao this guy gentry OUT OP TDWW.ThEV WAMTPn MP. m I "lO.OOO OP The. JtOO.OOG HE WANTED. kCOULDN'T GET THAT KINO OF OOUSM -7 rTMEMINT, 1 OPENED UP WERE AnO LET 1C SUV WHOLES At EJ EVEWV MAM HAS A RIGHT TO HIS HOMEST OPINION! , EiOT NO MAN HAS THE RiSHT TO ABUSE A 1 MAN WHO APPEARS BEFORE our chamber cf commerce. .WITH A PROPOSITION7 sr L y rr A GOLD MINE RlAuiT Dl IT fte kjODTVivii i c ? NOU NEVER DiO ONE THING FOR NORTMV1LLE i smitww UDMT DO FOR NESB-I'M GETTING JTlRED OF NQUB. 5 tl -JUMPlKir-. nu rP0CKETB0Ol 'Val i f Clottng time (or Too Late to das- Closing time tot Too Leu to cue s', fj Ads la t :o p. as, I sir; Ads is 1 SO p m.