PAGE SIX
MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 17. 1941.
'by fT Aorfer NiMen-
ISJIRDA1: Although Blaz I
Sherwood is tn theory working
against her father and mother In
their avert for Shy-a Nago, Ihe
hidden city. Anne rViilard cannot
down her interest in him nor
her fear that the rVaoaras, who
guard the myfterioue Asiatic
city, may murder Sherwood be
cauie he ha teen the city with
out authority. Anne haj gone to
warn Blare of hie danger.
Chapter 28
The Drums
"ANNEI" exclaimed Sherwood,
. hit voice unguarded.
Mackey reached wildly for his
cap and bolted towards the door.
She barred his way.
"It's you I came to see," (Trip
ping his coat sleeve, enraged at
nis obvious conclusions. "Both of
you. I suppose."
Sherwood brought her a chair,
his (ace a mask again. "What is
it, Anne?" She felt that he liked
to speak her name and she knew
that she liked to hear him say it
"Doddap says that your life is
tn danger from the bagaras."
"Haven't I been saying so ill
along?" Mackey demanded.
She went on hastily. "He pre
dicted you'd see the hidden city
of Shy-a Nago and then he burst
into tears. He always does that
He vows he sees a knife thrown
at you. The Nagaras can slip into
this camp like shadows. ou've
got to watch out." She told of
her recent adventure with the
priestly visitors. Sherwood was
intensely interested.
"I like those people," he said
softly. "They may wish to kill
me, but I like the things they
stand for." He turned to Anne
with a look that in its shyness
startled her. "I don't believe
they'll try to kill me while I re
main in your camp." She remem
bered what Doddap naa saia ana
her eyes dropped.
"If I have any Influence with
the Nagaras." she assured him
coldly, "you will have no share
in the hidden city.
He rose abruptly. "Anne, I
promised to be patient "
She left' her chair and looked
at him with an anger rising to
meet his anger. Then suddenly
he smiled,
"and I shall be." he declared.
It left her feeling like a spent
balloon, she turned to Mackey
for a mooring.
"I suggest that you stay with
him tonight and place two men
on ffuard."
"I'll do It. Miss Anne, even If
he screams.
She gave Blaze a swift glance,
"I apologize for being rude," she
said, and fled back to her iiwri
tent.
She looked at her cot dls.ite.
fully. There was no more sleep
in her than In a moon flower. It
was then she began to hear the
drums. Muffled throbbing beats
that pounded on her nerves and
senses. She went to ths tent
donr and looked out.
Clouds had obscured the sky
with surprising suddenness. The
air was still and lifeless as if the
night also held its breath listen
ing with her to the drum beats.
Yet she could not really tell if
aha heard the sound or only felt
it
Doddap, usually sensitive as an
animal to any disturbance, now
lay curled in his sleeping posi
tion as peacefully as a baby. The
lantern that alwaya hung in the
center of the court gave off its
beam more as a pilot light than
an illumination for the yard.
The guard at Sherwood's tent
coughed and spat. Making his
usual beat the sentry on camp
duty for th night swung his
tiny lantern as he circled the
whole encampment
Then Anne noticed a light In
the mess hut. Perhaps someone
there could tell her whether she
heard anything or not. She
crossed the court swiftly and
burst into the room.
Wrangle
PHILIP OLIVER and Diana
stood In front of his desk.
They were quarreling violently.
Philip's far was distorted with
rage. Diana turned imperiously
on Anne, who hastened to sneak:
"Do you hear the drums beat
Ins'" With an effcrt both listened.
What drums?" Diana demanded.
"Just drum-. answered Anne
distractedly. "They're driving me
CTHTV."
The others looked at her
strangely and came to the door
where she stood and listened
with her. She heard the beat
faint and far awav in the hills
in the skv welling up out of
the earth beneath them. . . ,
"I don't hear anything." said
Diana. "You must have the Jit
ters." She gave Oliver an angry look.
"Goodnight," she said, and dis
appeared in the direction of her
tent.
Oliver drew Anne back Into
the hut. 'That drumbeat must be
about his violence and struggled
in terror, turning and twisting
and beating him with her fists.
Suddenly the door opened and
Sherwood stepped inside, his
face white, his hands clenched
as he stood holding himself un
der control, for Philip had re
leased Anne instantly, dazed
look In his eyes.
"What's the matter w th me?"
he groaned, putting a hand to his
head. With a muttered word of
apology he started for the door.
snerwooa lei nun pass.
"He was quarreling with Di
ana, said Anne.
Then where do you come In?"
asked Sherwood in a cold voice.
"I just came, she stated sim
ply. I saw a light and came in."
gazed at nor a moment
longer before bringing her
glass of water from the pitcher
on the table. "You're looking
white, drink this. Or shall I get
you something stronger?"
She took the water. 'This will
do. You're looking little pale
yourself." He sat down on the
wide arm of a wicker chair op
posite her, gripping the wood as
if tn chain himself to the spot
"The impulse to murder is apt
to make man turn pale," ha
answered through set teeth.
"What's the matter with Oliver?
Who does he think he is? Mackey
ran across him and Diana in the
grove a little while ago and they
weren't quarreling. Diana, I
suppose, is up to her old tricks."
"You ought to know," retorted
Anne. "I hear I understand"
she stumbled.
"that Diana Jilted me for
Martaine?" he said, color slowly
coming back into his face. "Well,
I'm afraid it's so."
"That isn't the way I heard It."
He gave her a sharp look, his
ears reddening. "Now you're
condemning me," he said. ' Diana
happens to be an exhibitionist
Shes incapable of anything but
self-love. That's all right with
Martaine. He has certain ambi
tions of his own. Mine are differ
ent" He rose and turned off the
gasoline light. "Come out with
me, Anne, and listen to the
drums."
"Then there are drums." she
cried, springing to her feet
"Philip and Diana couldn't hear
them. They thought I was crazy."
"You know my opinion we're
all a little touched." he grinned,
opening the door for her. They
went to the corner of the porch
where they could look up into the
hills.
Nagara Drums
"OUT this is more than fancy,"
he assured her. "I never heard
such drums and I've heard drums
in all parts of the world." His
voice lowered almost to inaudi
bility and she found herself press
ing close to hear.
Anne shivered. "I can't bear It"
She clasped her hands together
distractedly. "Make them stop.
Can't you make them stop?"
"Listen to them," ho com
manded. "Give yourself up to
them, then it's all right Stop
fighting."
Instead she began pacing bark
nnd forth across the narrow porch.
He cornered her in the bend of
the railing.
His hands slid around her and
drew her against the hard reality
or nis Dody, crushing the trem
bling of her nerves with the
strength of his arms. Waiting a
moment until she relaxed, he
swept her up and struck oil across
the court striding swiftly.
Anne came back to herself with
an effort
"Blare, let me down," she de
manded. "Let me go."
"Too late," he retorted, and then
halted at the entrance to his tent
There were voices inside.
"Damn," he said softly, lower
ing her to her feet The sentry
stared at them in his stolid man
ner. Anne stepped bark. Suddenly
her white teeth flashed in silent
laughter. She felt inexplicably as
if she had won some kind of a
victory.
"Good night," she whispered
and turned and sped across to her
own quarters. The door opened
and Beth came out.
"Oh. here you are," she cried,
at the same time they heard vocies
behind them. Larry Huff and
Mackey had appeared from Sher
wood's tent. Beth waved her
flashlight and the three came over.
"Blare says they're Nagara
drums," Larry informed the girls.
"Whatever can they mean?" de
manded Beth.
"Dirty work at the cross roads,"
hissed her husband.
"Doddap might know." sug
gested Anne, looking over at his
still form.
"I wouldn't disturb him." ad
vised Sherwood. "If he knew and
were willing to tell he'd be titling
up now and talking."
"What'll he do If a storm
breaks?" a-ked Beth. "Try to
crawl into Anne's tent?"
"No. indeed not He'll draw his
robe around him. crouch down on
his knees, back to the storm,
in your ears. Anne" He was still' fheek on his folded arms and
shaking slightly, his face lined """n he night out like an ostrich
and ravaged with passion. Anne , wlj ,r; a '
followed him reluctantly.
He took one of Anne's hands
end (tared into her eyes.
L.iuie nne, i ve oeen in sucn
I.arrv looked at him curiously.
"What1 Is this fellow an old pal
of yours?"
Mackey laughed. "Old! Sav.
muddle lately I euess I've hard- they're supposed to be pals from
ly been aware that you are here a former incarnation Besides,
the girl who came to marrv Doddap saved Blaze from death
me." He drew her to him and about a year ago and so naturally
put nn arm around her. i according to local ethic, he's tin.
"Please. Philip." she said, butter obligation to look after Blaze
he would not release her. She j the rest of his life,
fancied something half insane Te emtlnersl
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London. June 17. -Tl (Via
Radio) Winston Churchill de
clared In broadcast to the
United States Monday that "di
vided the dark ages shall re
turn; united we can guide and
save the world."
His remarks, carried by the
NBC blue network, were In ac
ceptance of an honorary L.L.D
degree conferred upon him by
Rochester (N. Y.) university.
"It has given me comfort and
inspiration," he said, "to feci
that I think as you do and that
nur hanH. are Imnnl nernct the.
ocean and that our pulses throb
and brat as one.
He made reference to his
American forebears end saw in
the awarding of the degree "an
expression of American confi
dence and shall I say affec
tion." Churchill referred to the fact
that his mother was born In Ro
chester end that his grandfather.
Leonard Jerome, lived there for
many years
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rp) Bellingham marine ways
has been awarded contracts by
the navy department for eight
mine sweepers, it was revealed
here today.
The local shipyard original
ly had contracted for four ships
to be built at a unit cost of
$333,000 each but today Ern
est Dawe, spokesman for the
builders, said eight ships will
be built here and there la ay
possibility of orders being re
ceived for additional vessels.
Admiral Divorced
Reno, Nev., June 17. (P
Rear Admiral Sinclair Gannon,
former commandant of the 11th
naval district and San Diego
naval operating base, was
granted an uncontested divorce
here today from Dell T. Gan
non of Norfolk, Va.
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lowered and the men stood at attention until the flagship sank. Official inquiry never solved
the mystery of the mad command.
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