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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 5. 1941.
6 Rltx, Afifcr NvrWrv
VESTERDXV: Wlieii the tmlrt
servant let Anne, drugged and
weary, at a tiny desert oani fhe
had had two companion! Blaze
Sherwood and Pete Aiackey, to
the first of whom she had been
married at a meant ot escaping
the Emtr. The Emir wot tricky,
and betrayed them. Almost as
frightening it the fact that Pete
hat disappeared, and apparently
Anne and Sherwood must starve
together.
Chapter 16
The Dead Man
DLAZE gazed at her a moment
longer, shaking his head.
"I've a hunch that a lover, like
an artist, should not be too sym
pathetic." Anne continued to
tare at him, blinking helplessly.
He drew the bed pallet that
had been left them to the fropt
of the tent and threw himself
down on one tide of It where
he could look up and lee the
iky.
Presently Anne sat down on
the edge near him.
"Hungry?" he asked, scrutiniz
ing ner lace.
"Not especially. A slight head
ache. You?"
"Not so bad. Think of our
blessings! Free at last from all
compulsions! Nothing to do but
exist!
She answered, a trace of derl
Ion in her voice. "Now is your
chance to prove what absolute
surrender to Destiny will bring
you. "
"If I'm man enough," he said.
Anne began to laugh a bit un
steadily. "Grandmother must be
turning over in her grave. Her
young man said, 'Darling, I'm not
worthy to kiss your little hand'."
He grinned and persisted. "I'm
trying to say that you and I be
long to each other, Anne. Always
have. Always will. Not in the
sense of possession love is not
bound. But in the sense of having
the same destiny, traveling the
same road, responding to the
same rhythm and," he smiled,
"enjoying the same fun."
She eyed him skeptically. "So
what?"
"You know what," he retorted.
"Don't pretend."
"You're speaking outrageous
ly." "Granted. Anne. I'd like to
shock you out of this smugness
of yours. You won't admit you're
a human being. You're more than
a clothes horse."
She sprang angrily to her feet
"Blaze Sherwood I "
"Don't high hat me, Queen Vic
toria." He caught her ankle and
brought her down on top of him.
She screamed In unexpected sur
prise and terror. He released her
at once, rolled her over on her
back on the pallet and moved
away an arm's length on the rug
and sat up.
"Anne, you're acting like a
little fool. Your body shouldn't be
afraid of mine."
She laid an arm across her
eyes, and when she was breath
ing quietly again, tried to explain.
"All her life a girl is trained
and admonished to keep herself
to herself. Then someone like
you comes along and calls her a
little fool."
He gazed at her contritely. "1
understand. I've been clumsy.
Sorry, precious " He clasped her
hand that lay between them.
"Any objection to our hands, at
least, becoming acquainted?"
She smiled and shook her head.
"Besides. I'm here on a mission
that excludes you. I will not for
get that."
"You can't keep from falling In
love with me, Anne."
"I can keep from doing any
thing about it."
"Agreed," he admitted. "But
fieople who live only for the fu
ure cheat themselves of both the
present and the future."
Anne looked at him helplessly.
"You think of the strangest
things."
He smiled. "Maybe hunger has
something to do with it." She
felt that he gave all kinds of
meanings to the word.
"I should think you'd hate me."
she remarked. "If I didn't exist
ynu wouldn't be in this horrible
predicament."
"You swear we're going to
live." he reminded her, suddenly
changing tactics. "If so. It's not
such a horrible predicament. A
week or two of fasting is no more
than food for the soul." He sprang
to his feet. "I m getting out. bee
vou later."
Eagle's Nest
SHE sat up and watched him
walk down to the little lake,
follow the margin around to the
farther side and strike off In the
direction where they had seen
the eagle.
"Why didn't he tell me he was
going up there?" she akrd her
self. "He's a difficult person to
understand." One moment he had
tabbed hrr heart with the
words: 'onlv a few more davs in
which to really feel alive' and the
next he had bewildered her with
the statement: 'a week or two of
fasting is no more than food for
the soul!' What was a girl to be
lieve? The sun was low. Sherwood
disappeared, a tiny speck In the
distance, and she remained there
alone in that strange crater of
desolation so barren of life beside
her own that not even a flv shared
It with her. Presently she pulled
a blanket about her shoulders and
clur-d her eyes.
When she opened them at dawn. :
she saw Sherwood lying ne?r by,
wrapped in a rug.
They enl much of that dsy
talking about food, though she
noticed that he seemed preoccu
pied at the same time as if his
secret thoughts were quite differ
ent from his surface speech.
When she asked him what he
had found among the clay ridges
he answered, "An eagle's nest
from which the life has flown."
"I'd like to see it."
"Nothing to see," he answered
quickly. "You'd only tire your
self." She made a secret resolve
to take the walk.
Once, when he would have put
an arm around her she drew
away. He looked at her steadily
for a moment. "Do you still think
we're coming out of this alive,
Anne?"
"I refuse to believe anything
else."
He started to reply and then
restrained himself.
That afternoon he went off In
the direction from which the
carriage had brought them. "To
see what I can see," he explained,
but did not ask her to accompany
him. When he was out of sight
she headed across the basin in
the direction of the eagles nest
Strangely enough, as she ap
proached the region she was
thinking of Mackey, wondering
what had become of him, for
there was no evidence of a fight
Skirting a clay ridge she came
to the spot where it met an en
croaching dune.
suddenly she stopped and
stared stark unbelief changing
to dreadful certainty. She found
she was whispering to herself.
An eagle s nest from which the
life has flown. They killed him.
He fought and the soldiers killed
him. She went to the crave in
the sand and knelt down. Mac-
keys uniform coat decorated the
mound as a blanket of flowers
would have done at home. She
lifted a sleeve of the coat to her
cheek, and crouched there crying
softly until the sorrow that wrung
her heart was chilled by physical
exhaustion.
Suddenly the flapping of wings
startled her. A great eagle set
tled down on the comb of the
dune above and watched her with
his fierce golden eyes. Wonder
was added to her fear of him
When she backed away the bird
sidled after her for a few rather
terrifying moments and then de
sisted and began preening hit
wings.
Despair
SHFRWOOD had not returned
when she arrived at the tent.
She looked up anxiously at the
rim of the bowl in the direction
he had taken and then down at
her body, faint with the effects of
fatigue and hunger and sorrow.
Suddenly she crumpled to the
pallet, and when she Anally
roused, the sun had set and she
was still alone.
"Perhaps something has hap
pened and he will never return."
she thought in wild despair, as
she stood in front of the tent
watching the sunlight fade and
the pale stars appear. If he were
not here when the moon rose she
would take his path and follow
him. Anything better than this
dreadful waiting.
Her knees were trembling. She
clung to the tent cloth for sup
port trying vainly to thiijk of
what wisdom she had been taught
for such an occasion.
Then she looked up and saw
Sherwood coming down the path.
For a moment her breathing
stopped: she could not move, but
stood and stared, glad the moon
light would not reveal the tear
stained face.
"Anne." he called.
Instantly her strength returned
and she ran to him. His head
hung in weariness: his clothes
were caked with mud.
"Had a little difficulty," he said,
patting her hand that clung to his
arm. "Didn't know for a while
if I'd come back or not. Got
caught in quicksand." He threw
himself down on the ground in
front of the tent and when she
protested replied. "I'm too dirtv
to go inside. Let me get mv wind.
Later I'll change and swim "
She wanted to do something
for him bring him a drink
bathe his face. And she wanted
to do something for herself
kiss him-take him in her arms
feel his nearness. But she saw his
greatest need for the moment was
rest and stillness.
If onlv she had food for hlml
She had lost her own hunger, but
famished he must be. She picked
un his hat and went down to the
falls to carry him water, taking
time to wash her tear-stained
fare. He was sitting up when she
returned and drank greedily.
"Why didn't you ask me to go
with you?" she queried as she
knelt there before him.
He looked at her. "I don't
know." he said. "Wanted to sava
vour strength. I guess."
"For what."
He stared again. "I don't know."
After a moment's pau.se he asked,
"Want to swim with me. Anne?"
She went inside the tent to
change.
He was floating lazilv when she
loined him. "The water is like
cream.' he called.
They came out together and
dropped down on the sand where
the dune had stuck lis thirstv
tongue into the lake. "I'm a new
man." he said.
"I wish I had something to feed
you."
"Love Ij nourishment enough,
Anne."
When she saw he would sa
no more she asked. "What did
you find out todav?"
"Onlv this there Is nothing we
can do to get awav "
Te ae eenttnard
JUST . . .
8 Shopping Days
until Father's Day
STOF
" "EN I I
Big Ben Silent
New York. June 3. T"i Big
Ben. London's world -known
clock, was silent for 12 hours
because a workman left his
hammer on the hour hand brack
et last night. The trouble was
discovered Just In time for the
quarter hour to strike at 10:19
a. m.
Bandon, Ore, June 5 V
Dredging of the harbor entrance
'n-re will start this wcik to pr
ide uuiXorui 12 lout depth.
On the Radio Chains
TariONSi
Where to find them on the dial
KtX. 1 1 BO. Portland: KM. IO
tM Aiiseles; KIM. ISIS. Spokane
KUO. Slu. San rranrleroi KIlW
S20. Portland; KJH. low. Braille
KNX. IU1U. Lot Anielrs; IM
ISO. Uenter; KOIN. a;o. Portland.
HOMO, IU. Seattle) KPO. S
Ran rranrlwo; KSL. 1100, Ball
Lake.
lime Shown It PSt
Thursday.
5:00 p. m. Mulc Hall, KPO,
KOMO. KOW: Major Bowrf Amateur
Hour. KNX, KOIN. KSL: Tommy
Dortey't Orch.. KOO. KEX. KJR.
6:30 p. m. Drama Behind the
Newt, KOO. KJR. KEX.
6:00 p. m Olenn Miller's Orch.,
KNX, KOIN. KSL: Xavler Cwtl'i
Orch.. KPO. KOMO. KOW: RudyVal
lee. KEX. KOO, KJR.
8:30 p. m. Richard Hlmber't Orch.
KPO: Ahead of the Headlines. KOO,
KJR: Something to Thin About,
KEX: Quia of Two Cities, KOMO.
KOW.
7:00 p. m. A mot 'n' Andy, KNX,
KSL, KOIN: Pred Waring, KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Elizabeth Ruswll,
KOO. KEX: Concert Trio, KJR.
7:30 p. m. Spotlight. KNX. KSL,
KOIN; Fanny Brlce, KPO. KOMO.
KOW; Clara Dennle, KJR; Dinner at
Omar't KOO; Silken Swing. KEX.
00 p. m Easy Acea, KOu, KEX.
KJR: City Deak, KNX, KOIN, KSL;
Aldrleh Family, KPO. KOMO, KOW
30 p. m Tommy Rigga. KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Chuck Foster's Orch..
KJR; Aniwer Auction. KNX, KOIN;
Fellow Sportemen, KOO; BuebaOl
Own, KEX; Faihlob Notes. KSL.
S:O0 p. m Paul Sullivan, KNX.
KOIN; Comedy. KPO; Jim Blade's
Orch., KJR. KOO; Faithful stradl
Tart. KOW; Musical Qunella, KSL;
Symphonic Serenade, KSL.
0 30 p. m. Llonri Hampton's Orch.
KNX; Nell Bondihu'e Orch, KPO:
Sklnnty Ennlt' Orch., KOO: Newt.
KJR. KSL; Oood Neighbor. KOW;
By the Wty. KOIN; Richard Hlm
ber't Orch.. KOMO.
10:00 p. m Reporter Newt. KPO.
KOW. KOMO; Ray Noble's Orch..
KSL; Newt. KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Ed Blocker. KOW;
Maeterworkt of Muelc, KNX: State
Traffic, KOIN; Industry and Detente,
KOMO.
11:00 p. m. Sklnnty Ennlt Orch,
KOW; Ken Stevens, KNX. KOIN;
BUI Stbrantky, KEX, KJR; Music
You Wtnt. KOO.
Friday
B:00 p. m Walus Time. KPO.
KOMO. KOW; Janet Jordan, KOO.
KJR: Quia. KEX; Buddy Malevllle'a
Orch.. KNX: Eyea of the World.
KOIN; Unlvertlty of Utah. KSL.
8:30 p. m Drama Behind the
Newt, KOO, KJR: Uncle Wllter'l Dog
Houee, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Drama,
KNX, KSL, KOIN: Accordlan club.
KEX.
00 p. m Hollywood Premiere.
KSL. KNX. KOIN: Romance and
Rhythm, KOO, KEX; Wlnga of Des
tiny. KPO, KOMO, KOW.
6:C) p. m. Melodic Moodt, KPO;
Fin- puno Quartet, KOO, KEX.
KJR; Something to Think About,
KOW; Comedy. KOMO.
7:00 p m Pred Waring. KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Amoe 'n' Andy, KNX.
KSL. KOIN; Tour Happy Birthday.
KOO, KEX. KJR; Dance Time, KJR.
7:30 p. m. Death Valley Days,
KPO, KOW, KOMO; Oreat Momenta
From Oreat Playa, KNX, KOIN.
KSL; Ben Bernlet New Army Oamt.
KOO, KEX, KJR.
8:00 p. m. Charlie Splvak't Orch..
KPO; Orandpappy and Hla Pali,
KOO. KJR, KEX; Kate Smith Hour,
KNX, KOIN. KSL: Richard Hlmbler a
Orch.. KOW; Flab Finder. KOMO.
:30 p. m. Ohuck meters Orch.,
KPO; Al Donthue'a Orcb., KPO;
w.'re Building a House. KOO; Btae
ball Oame, KEX; Fort Lew'a Newa,
KOW; Public Sohoole Prgm.. KJR;
Fort Lewis Life, KOMO.
0:00 p. m Ozzle Nelson'a Orch.,
K-0; Jim Blades Orch.. KJR; Paul
Sullivan, KNX: Chuck Wagon Daya.
KOO; Your Mayor Speake. KOW;
Highlight Hour. KOMO; Symphonic
Serenade, KOMO.
0:30 p. m. Nell Bondthu't Orch .
KPO; BUI Henry. KNX. KOIN: Skln
nty Ennlt' Orch., KOO; Frontlera of
BUTTONHOOK
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
Gtuyas
HARS TAMU.V EXCLAIM WHERE DID HE 6Ef-frlfiT
JutYoNHOOK , TAKE If AWAV FROM HIM BEFORE HE
HURTS HIMSELF WITH rf
MOTHER REALIZES SHE WOhT SET IT W FORCE
WH0UTBRW6ING OH A STORM, MD DECIDES
n
v- iAi ' v jst
6ETS fWHER, BY ACTIN6 IHE CLOWrl.-fO DI
VERT HIM, IN THE HOPE HE WILL PUT THE
BUTTONHOOK DOWN
R05E IS SUCCESSFUL 3W BEftRE 1HEV fAM
SrWcH IT AWAY" HE HAS SAT OK If, WHERE
1UEV CAN'T 6ETAfrf
FATHER,6ETTiN6 TtRCD AT LAST LURES HIM OFF
BUTTONHOOK. WHICH JflMILY STEALTHILY
iMa fT t g.ll arnaitii. in.i
SHOW BEW6 OVER, LOOKS FCC ffi "tREASi'RE ,
Finds it gone and lets tai mv know -tmwre
noi IV3 utvtK ffi) IHfcY THOOoHl THEY WEE
Industry. KOW; Newt, KSL, KJR;
Dancer-Antwert, KOMO.
10:00 p. ra Reporter Newt, KFO.
KOMO, KOW; Jay Burnett, KOO.
KJR: Ray Noble a Orch. KNX; Newa,
KOIN.
10:30 p. m Enrle Madrlquera't
Orch., KOW, KOMO; Al Donabue'l
Orch., KOO: Behind the Hetdllnet.
KEX: Korthwett Bible Intt.. KJR;
K tterworkt of Mutlc, KNX; Portland
Police, KOIN. .
11:00 p. m. Bob Saundert' Orch.,
KPO. KOMO; Thla Moving World.
KEX: Newt, KOO, KOW; FUh!n
N'ewt, KJR; Knox Manning, KNX.
Salem, June S. (IP) The Pe
ruvian government asked the
state board of control today to
send Leo Demytt, plant manager
for the state flax industry, to
Peru for 60 or 80 days to give
instruction In the marketing and
production of flax fiber.
Hay cox Appointed
On Library Board
Salem, June 5. VP) Ernest .
Haycox, Portland author, was
appointed by Governor Charles
A. Sprague today to the state
library board for a five-year
term beginning June 1. He suc
ceeds Earl C. Bronaugh of Portland.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
15 cnftDltu 10 ferKEAD BECAUSE
rTS SEEPS ARE EQUIPPEP WITH'
pfiPfir kiii-fec." Ann BoeTuiid
l nunwiif i nni nnu iiiw
CARRIED BY THE
WIND
f I k M
MORAVIAN CEMETERY, WinsTon-SalemM,
ALU QKAVESIONES ARC EXAULY ALIKE.,
for rich or poor
Men, women and children
are buried separately...
laue are
LEGAL TENDER
IN BOULIA. ,
AUSTRALIA
LI L ABNER Abner Enters
: The rock that fell
: Indians who built their pueblo
at the base of 30,000-ton
THREATEHIHG ROCK'LWZO IH CONSTANT
FEAR...BUT WHEN, AFTER CEHTURlES
OF SUlFTlNS.IAZ ROCK finai.lV
COLLAPSED. THE PUEBLO HAD LONG
SINCE BEEN ABANDONED
ffi CM Catiijon, H. Mex., Jan.22, mi,.
6-5,
1000-YEAR THREAT
Indians who built Pueblo Bonlto at the base of Threatening Rock, put up masonry
buttresses against the rock to help support it. On January 22, 1941. government workers
were cleaning and repa ring the long abandoned pueblo when the rock suddenly
leaned outward about 40 feet and collapsed. Thus after shifting and grumbling for 1000
years. Threatening Rock finally made goodl
PROMISSORY CURRENCY
Boulia. town in northwest Queensland, Australia, has no banks and It Is Impracticable
for tradesmen to carry sufficient quantities of regular currency. Thus, I.O.U.'s have be
come legal tender!
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m-mebbe: these, raddio Y
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AER.OPLANE HE FILED MY. ISAY, TOMMY.' TORANDO.AND BRING AEROPLANE TO CAPITA.N NjUSTWHAT DO
f-OR. YO.SENOR. CONTROL WIRES Vl? i, ' Ml M TO ME, PRONTO TOM KINS ??... H E ALSO V YOU MEAN'V
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SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH -A PHYSIQUE.
THAT DEFIES DESTRUCTlON-AND THE.
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WONDER THAT THE FLYING AVENGER"
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TAILSPIN TOMMY
BUT-WE HAVE A PROBLEM .'
UNTIL NOW-WE'VE NEVER
ALLOWED A STUDIO AUDIENCE
TO WITNESS A BROADCAST
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BELIEVE IN "THE FLYING
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LT. FERNANDO WOULD..
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SCOUNDREL AS TORANDOI
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