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PACSTX MEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1941. VCSTtRDAY: Anns rVIUard, , and ths two men who art trying to pl through the gmire country tilth her. haw apparently es caped thai rapacious ruler by the strataeem o mirwei. Bui it look! ulflki Imir may haee gouBlscrosaed hit America pris eun aMr all, for Anna, Blare Shtrwood and Pt Harkty now ar being driven rapidly into dtsolate country. Chapter It Cattle In The Desert BLAZE walked behind for per haps half a mile, then re entered the carriage. "The camel's real enough." taid Sherwood. "I tee hia tracks min gled with our own animals' as well as older tracks as it camels heavy with young or loaded down with packs had passed here yes terday going the same direction. But we meet no one and there are no returning tracks. It is pos sible that there are wild camels about, which would explain the sign." "What's that about the old Thieves' Road around the end of the river?" Anna asked. "Our captain mentioned It but there's no indication this stretch we're on has ever been a high way. We seem to be headed for the center of the Depression." "So what?" "I don't know." ha admitted. "Mickey's and my revolvers were taken away from us and they haven't been returned, although the balance of our luggage is strspped to the back of the car riage." "Do you suspect treachery?" Anne asked. "If the lama could predict that you would find me why couldn't he predict the end of this journey?" Sherwood took her hand In both of his and held it on his knee. "Doddap," he reminded her. "is not a thinker, and ha likes to be mysterious at times." She nodded. "Tears and talk of paradise." He removed a scarab ring from his finger and tried fitting it on her hand. She became conscious of now blsck and thick were the lashes that shaded his gray eyea. The blaze in his hair stood out like the banner of a special individ uality. An unbidden thought en tered her mind that here was a man who should father extremely handsome daughters. She felt a bit abashed. They passed out of the dunes and entered a region of low brown clay ridges. He smiled and patted her hand and returned it to her, having discovered the ring was much too large. His Indirect love-making had a way of creep ing up on her in surprise attack. She caught herself looking bark to Mackey for moral support He waved and she responded. Sherwood smiled again as If aware of her reaction and began telling her some of his experience in far corners of the world. The sun sank towards the Bek kan Bula mountains that had be gun to loom on the far horizon before she roused from the spell of his words. It had been like a journey back into childhood, to the dear, familiar times when her parents came home from some extended expedition and related their experiences. They always . promised, "When you grow up and finish college you may come with us." She told Sherwood about it. "I can see that child." ha said, gently scrutinizing her face, "big eyes wistful, luminous with longing, little chin aauiver be cause she was going to be left alone again." "Silly of me." she admitted, "I lived only for the time when I should grow up." "That explains Dr. 01 " he stopped, suddenly as if realiz ing he was about to speak private thoughts aloud. "Where are they taking us?" 'That's what I'd like to know. When do we reach Chuka?" she demanded and poked the footman impatiently. The man whirled, eyes glowing, teeth bared, flits clenched in self defense. Then he grinned apolo- Jptically when he saw it was .nne who had attacked him. "Chuka," she repeated. "Chuka. Chuka.-1 He offered her the water skin. "He thinks you're choking." Iested Sherwood, and they were isrk on the old familiar tooting again. Nig ht Stop ONE of the soldiers came up with three fresh camels they had been lesding. These were harnessed to the carriage and continued the Journey at a swift pace hour after hour until these animals in turn were drooping wearily. If Sherwood was dis turbed he did not show It, but laughed and talked with Anne in hia usual bantering way. Once, she noticed a twinkle In his eves and became aware that his fingers rested on her pulse. She drew her hand away with a swift movement. "Have you ever tried to find the pulse of a native inhabitant of this country?" he ajked smil'ngly. "Why should I'" He went on. "The skin Is so thick thit the pulse is almost un discoverable. I've heard of a lo cal tyrant who had leather gloves made of the skin of a particular enemv." "Nice people." remarked Anne As the sun sank their tired camels drew them to the ton of a final clay ridge and stepped as if they, also, wished to take in the Reiner them la an oblong basin shaped like the bowl of a white dish with a brown clay rim that had been molded and baked by a giant potter and tnen broken at one end from the upthrust of a grsnite cliff beside which a creep ing sand dune was beginning to invade the basin. The remarkable thing, however, was a little blue lake lying in the bottom of the bowl. "Water." cried Anne. "In a bed of salt," supple mented Sherwood grimly. Beside the upthrust cliff stood a large pavilion tent flying the colors of Yangsar. At one side burned a fire before which ser vants worked. Several camels were tethered near by. "Castle in the desert," muttered Sherwood. "How beautiful." Anna ex claimed, "and how strange as if it were the landscape of another planetl" Sherwood regarded it with a more somber gaze. The afterglow was dimming rapidly as they descended into the basin. Lanterns had been hung in the tent when they ar rived. Anne and Sherwood walked down to the water's edge immediately, crunching salt un der their feet. 'Its almost thick, she said. feeling the fluid. Then the twilight faded and the moon became visi ble high in the sky. He spied wa ter springing from the rock wall of the cliff and falling in a veil, of mist. "Look," he pointed. They went over to the little stream that flowed the few feet Into the lake. Sherwood tasted it Cool and fresh, he said. Anne drank eagerly from his cupped hands. "Heavenly after that stuf. In the goat skin bag." she murmured. When they returned to the tent the riders had arrived. Mackey lay on the piled rugs in the tent trying to find a yet softer place. Of ail the new twists that camel invented!" he moaned. She could give shuffling pointers to a darky hoedown." Sherwood scrutinized the bales and boxes lining the walls of the tent "The bride's dowry." he said. The Swim THEN this," murmured Mackey significantly, "must be the castle in the desert" Sherwood looked at him. "Have you any idea what ths old devil's .... Mackey shook his head. "The game's beyond me. At least we eat" as a servant brought in a low table. Let's take a swim first sug gested Anne restlessly. He gave her a reproachful glance. "Girl, you're asking me to go through all the motions of standing up and walking to the A plunge will do you good," Sherwood advised. "It appears that we're here to stay for a while." The two men looked at each other, "Eat, drink and be merry, eh?" "For all I know," agreed Sher wood. Do they really think that to morrow we die? Anne wondered, her pulses suddenly beginning to race. There was something elec tric In the air. Mackey got to his feet. "Where's my warbsg? You got a pair of swimming trunks for yourself?" "1 have," said Sherwood, "un less one of the Emir's servants like the looks of them. "What color?" "Black." "You've lot them. Now If thev's been fuchia or green and mag enta striped" Anne opened her suitcases that had been placed inside the tent. "Where can one find privacy?" she asked. Mackey looked around. There sure isn't much cover In this crater. You might try the shadow of a camel." Sherwood had begun letting down the tent front "Come on Pete. Anne csn change in here while we take the whole out doors." Then he thought of something and returned. "Let me open yout bag." When it lay open he asked. "What color?" "Black. I can " Let me." He lifted the folded clothing carefully. Mackey came and watched. -What's this?" asked Anne sud denly, "a customs inspection?" Mackey grinned. "Our good friend, the Emir, has been known to amuggle deadly little desert vipers into the possession of peo ple he does not like." Anne shivered and stepped bark. "There are none here." Sher wood declared, handing her the bathing suit and closing the bag. "Is it safe." she queried, "to leave the dagger here while 1 swim?" "I think so. Remember It Is as inviolate as your person to these people." The men went through their own luggage and then stepped outside. When Anne was resdy she strapped her bathing rap under her chin, wrapped a long coat around her, called and stepped out. Both men pointed simultane ously to her fiery toenails. With bulging eves the sen-ants and soldiers watched the three, as they waded into the lake hand in hand: and made no effort to restrain them. "One thing." murmured Sher worvl. "we can't sink." "Drowning might be a gocd war to die. said Anne. I d pre view before going the last weary , fer It to torture. half mile. 1 Te be eenuneee' On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Where (e find then em the lal KX. IIS, ronland; KM. S40 Lot angelesi KG A. 1510. Spokane: KUO. Sio. San tanelKo; HOW 10, Portland; a. JR. 1000. Seattle: S.NX. 1070. U Ans-trai KOA. 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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX 3f Ws3ty--',- jj'rtW"' & The scorpion's sting INSECTS...BUTDOES NOT HARM INSECT QRU8S 11 cWll 1feAM6TERS If TROM lEFf HAND 1D Rl6Hf li Mr SEft If POUM OH ARM OT RrfHER'S CHAIR, IKSEOJRE' SlfcHS AHP HS1trf$ 1b TAKER'S REMARKS, READIH6 ST, MM HRCff UFSEUIHO) IN WlHcX'S IflK JU5T A UTILE 0U1 Of CUKNtK Of WS Yt (lUUasX St Tb Bll gret, Inn b' cKELETONS THAT 1?He!uARD ENGLAND The famed chalk cliffs of dover, long one OF EHflLAND's NATURAL BULWARKS A6AINST INVASION, ARE LARSELV1 MADE UP OF THE BONES Of COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF MARINE ORGANISMS ArWRnnv mm o udup pi rwFft VIBE BEE" OH A VIOLA Dl BARDONE IT WAS SO HAMED BECAUSE IT S01MDE0 LIKE A BEE'S HUM... Cfanone"i$ Italian for drone') Ed hickey rode a motor scooter. FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK IN ii PAYS asaS mi mo la. E.1 II. s. ral. OS All Uimnnl CHALK CLIFFS t England's chalk cliffs war once part of the tea floor, built up in countless centuries by marine creatures that died. This chalky sediment was eventually heaved up by soma con vulsion of nature. SCOOTER TRIP Hickey, a writer, made his pud Dickey, a writer, made his puddle Jumping trek from San Francisco to New York by riding 17 to 19 hours a day. Near Holidaysburg, Pa a motorist tried to pass him on th right and ha woke up in hospital. Next day he was Just able to make It to New Yorkl Tomorrow) Hairless Manl LI'L ABNER When Strong Men Quakel I By AL CAPP BR-R-R IF COVER 'CM, RATSY THCY'AK FROM HAD DOG MOCKRY'l MOA.V HE SXNT 'CM UP f7 TAILSPIN TOMMY r . . V EJ I . , y t TLVMJ 1 I ip y laJnTTA I W " frl TVJU1-1- c-njvjy inn ticau, iihilluu imit KtAUit mi, -rss.'-AH II I r 1 t - r I vt ii wi in Bvis Sb -run diu dfnNiiLuiJOLr - i unutrscu I a oiri.c inert, mc rco inunnn i i wtvi ati occ ro I s STORIES LIP p TWO MONTHS NOW. WE'VE. Y IT FROM THAT &WCLL. RU- I HAS CHANGED HANDS V HAPPY LtfRlSHUN 1 IN A PE.NT- f BEEN HIDING OUT FROM TAURANT ON THE CORNER. I I J s WHN HE SINKS HK H HOUSE. NEAR rlADDOa MOCKBY'S" MO&, 1 THEY HAVE THE. FINEST I 11 TH' MAN SAID J SQUIRREL V TEETH INTO THE1 A BROADWAY ( AN' HAVIN' OUR FOOD I FOOD IN NEW YORK I t HE'D LEAVE IT Y STEW. CORNED TANTALIZIN' , ) A AND (NU aciNi uk;; inaiwrtwii,,' ci i ncnt. i wvj nun i is I i us i ruire i orvjw mm l mii iucm I J- EmiCnt.1 I ST. IS THE. , JiTCts ir 'r AGO, Brr ORE. WE. WENT . UP TH FINEST I CABBAGE. AN Jt---, S 7 rVl Ovll S RACKETEER, -T ?N (TU NTO HIDING MENU WE CD L A DAINTY sj-7 ME? v BIG "U jV, AKl(S- 1 in ii C v THINK OF.' RASHER O . V vvA STANISLOUSE r Crippled Wings rnnnref TOMMY IS TEST HOPPING THE NfcW sTVe-v ( W-H4..AINT STUNTINi; I V f I B AIL OUT.' "CRACkV . - , WARPL&Nt THW TUE MA1ILIAN sV3!- BETTY-LOU.. . THE SILK." TOM MY.)PI RE EXTINGUISHERS GOVERNMENT LENT HIM.. AND elV HE'S OUTU jMv fSSS. ) WHILt YOU'VE -J QUICK '.' HE'S TORAN DO, WHO SERVICED THE 2mL -yCONTROL M (V C STILL GOT ""AGONNA DIG IN'f PLANE, SEEMS ANXIOUS TO LEAVE ElV TWf j- J FOR. OTHER. 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