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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. JUNE 22. 1941. by AWWer MMf rtSTERDAT: Tht Naesre rribt it taking Annt tVllIerd and tht olliart of lh WiUard Asiatic txpedition to tht hidden city of Shy-a Nato, trhara Anno hoots , to rnruo htr father and mother. But now, when the way Is diffi cult and all must uallc the haotxrat and their prisoner! art allocked by etrange band of marauders. Chapter 30 The Dagger Strike MACKEY'S hand came down hard on Anne'i shoulder. They flattened below a cliff edge. The rest dodged behind atonea and the Nagaraa aent a (ew wild ahota up the glen. "Sweet serpents!" exclaimed Mackey. "Have the Nagaraa ene miea in their own territory?" "Might it be aomebody trying to rescue us?" Anne aaked. "It could be a scouting party from Shanl Lun looking (or Blaze." he admitted. The half dozen Nagaraa left un hurt had organized their rifle Are and checked ths advance from the glen where the aniping had begun. Mackey risked a glance over the ledge and ducked aa a bullet whizzed above hia head. They're men wearing the Turki headdress of Yangsar," he cried excitedly. "They muat be the Russian renegades." "What are they after now?" Anne asked, thoroughly terrified. "God knows!" He looked around desperately. "I wish I could get you out of here or even hide you. We're safer with the natives than with these birds." Judging from the rifle fire the attackers had superiority of num bers and they seemed to be ad vancing. "Damn why haven't I a gun," groaned Mackey. But before the words had left hia lipa his right hand went up, palm out in the sign of aurrender. Two men, rifles in hand were converging on them from the rear, creeping along close to the ground. Suddenly, ehouting and blowa could be heard In other directiona. It had become a hand to hand conflict. The ene my rose and came forward boldly. "They're the Russians, all right," whispered Anne, noticing that one of the men had a blond beard. "And they're at the teeth," said Mackr : and helping her to her fi were motioned to keep u hands nd were searched ly. The blond man acrutm I Anne harplv with his bleak, bloodshot eyes. When he found the dagger belt he spoke to her in Russian. She could not understand, but Mackey did. "He calls you the Eye of Shy- Nago. He's the leader of the gang, he says. He recognizes the dag ger. It's you he's alter." Instead of taking the weapon from her aa she half expected he fastened a chapped and grimy hand to her wrist, while the other follow proceeded to bind Mackey'a wrists with a cord. Mackey at tempted to talk to them ana was slrjck for his pain "Be cartful, Anne, they're dan gerous," he warned through bleeding lips, and was knocked down and kicked until he got up again. Anne'a captor drew her for ward roughly to the center of the camp. The Nagaraa had been dis armed and trussed. Diana and her husband and Beth were brought forward, hands tied. From behind a rock two men dragged Oliver fighting senselessly. Suddenly one of them, in a rage, grabbed the gun from his belt and struck the American, cutting a bloody gash In his head. Oliver, fell, atunned. and was loft where he lay. Larry submitted with better judgment, Doddao likewise, talking himself Into a job as interpreter. Anne waa quick to observe that Slier wood did not appear, "Haa he been wounded or or " she stopped, sic' with a dreadful apprehension. "I don't know," admitted Mackey, pressing his lips against his coat sleeve to staunch the blood. No Hope 'THE leader directed another man to bind Anne'i hands, after which he pushed her down on a stone and admonished her. she supposed, to stay there. Two bodies were brought and laid beside the native who had lallen into the ashes Neither of firm waa Sherwood's. Anne saw. The lama answered a call of ttif leader to interpret a parley with the Nagara chieftain. "Blaze! B'.aze! Blaze" Anne felt afire with the silent summons. She saw Diana catch the leader'a eye and give him a look, half appealing, half coquettish as he lifted a hand in a little femi nine gesture. He scowled at her and stopped before Anne, motioning her to rise. "Where is Blaze?" Anne cried while the man was unbinding her hands. Diana looked at her. He es caped," she said, "though I sup pose you're sorry he's not dead " Anne said notiiing, rubbing her wrists, her eyes downcast that no one might see the sudden relief loat had sprung to tfiem. The Nagara chiefain had been freed likewise. Now he was mo tioned to lead the way, the lama and Anne following, and they con tinued the journey up the moun tain. The going was frightful Anne marvelled at her own fortitude, 5 rounded in the recklessness of cspair. She did not care what happened and the attitude aeemed to give her an immunity from ac cident The depth made no pull at her sensibilities. Rocks remained firm when she stood on them. Slides braced to sustain her Doddap fortified himself for each ticklish pitch with hia chant ing and the beating of hie little drum. At least, Anne thought such was his object until she saw tears streaming down his face. "What is it?" she asked. "The time approaches. I fear for the master." he said. "But he's better off than any of us. Diana saw him escape." "He is in great danger," and the lama renewed the beating on hia little drum with a despairing vigor. Eventually they emerged on a broad bleak tableland. Before them atood a stonefenced en closure with cross fences of stone running here and there, dividing the compound. In one section stood a score or so of horses, their saddles on the fence beside them. In one of the yards stood two felt tents. Smoke rose from the smoke holes but there was no sign of dogs, people or flocks. The brown plain stretched wide and empty to distant snow clad peaks. The Nagara chieftain led them Into the largest tent and Anne un derstood at once that it had been erected by herdsmen and left for travelers, but not for these trav elers. The leader posted a guard outside and then ordered the men to sit down and get out their food bowls that they carried in the na tive style. The place was warm and becoming stifling. Anne re moved her leather coat and of fered to ladle the food so that she would not have to sit down with the men. The little lama was the last one served. "What are they trying to do, Doddap?" she asked, making a slow and difficult task of filling his bowL "They will tell you," he an swered somberly. "Aren't there any natives here to rescue us?" "A camp on the river bank deep In the canyon. They do not intend to return until morning when they come with more food " "If only we could let them know that things are wrong here!" A squat Dlack bearded white man thrust his food bowl between them, jabbering angrily. Doddap aat down beside the door. "The leader is more of a white man than the others," she thought hopefully, "despite those bleak bloodshot eyes. Sudden Death A NNE choked down a quantity of the food fur her strength's sake, aa she crouched beside the fire cage. Presently the weary men stretched out. smoking the tobac co thev had taken from their cap tors. Then the leader came to her and she rose hastily. He beckoned for Doddap to join- them and ex plained his intention to reach the high priest of the Nagaraa and by craft, or force if necessary, to break his way through to Shy-a Nago. As hearer of the sacred dag ger he believed Anne would be of use to him. He demanded a look at the weapon. The man spoke with sharp im patience and Doddap translated, tonelessly. "He says give it or he will take it." Anne saw the cold venom In the white man's eyes. These three stood alone in the center of the tent back of the fire cage. The Na gara chieftain had risen to his knees and was watching them, the blood drained from his brown face. Anne, her back to the door, slowly drew out the dagger, won dering desperately if there was any use she could make of it to gain her freedom If she struck him with the weapon she would be helpless, at the mercv of the others. To use It on herself might be the last resort. She thought ol the native tahoo without much hope he would be Impressed. "Tell him." she directed Dod dap. "that unless he has the right, the touch of this weapon means death." In answer the man gave a short mirthless laugh and took a threat ening step towards her. Anne snatched the knife from its sheath and held it in her palm point to wards him, the sharp blade gleaming, the green eve glowing unnaturallv in the dusk like the eye pf a live animal. "Come and get it if you don't believe me." The man hesitated, staring a moment as if some instinct warned him of danger he could not see or believe in. A line from one of the men set him off. and he seized the dicer from her hand. His eves had lifted, looking across her shoulder. Suddenly thev widened Hi' hand flashed up and threw the knife. Anne dropped Instinctively. A bullet opened the man's forehead, and he crumpled to the floor. Sherwood sto.xi in the doorway, the daccer hanging in the tent felt be.i.ie him At his shoulder was Mackey. a pistol in his hand. Ta fee cenllnnee' On the Radio Chains STATIO.NSI Where to find them oa the dial tX. 1 11H1. Portland i art. MO Lot Angeles: KUA. ISIO. Spokane KUO. aio. an rrancleeo; ana (20. Portland; KJK. 1000. teatlle: USX, 1010. Lot Anirlcai KUA. sso. Denier; KUI.N, 7u, Portland: HOMO. aao. aeaitiei KPO. eao. San rranrlKoi KSU 11M. Sell Lake, "" Time Shown It PST Sunday A .00 p. m. Manhattan aferry-Oo-Round, KPO. KOMO. XOW: Amer ican Red Crote Program. KOO, KJR; Summer Hour, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 6:30 p. m. Bookman 'a Notebook, KGO, KJR; American Album of Pamlltar Music. 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June 21.- By direction of President Roose velt, all petroleum products were subjected today to export control, and export from the eastern seaboard may be made only to the British Empire. Egypt and the Western Hemis phere. The White House disclosed that the president had directed the export control administrator to place the restdictioru on oil products. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS DRAQON FUK HAVE ZQ BREATHING TUBES AND BREATHE 118 times a minuie,,, 100 flVIES MORE THAN MAN . by JOHN MX W GtwsVilley.Calif, HAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY FOR 91 YEARS, ALTHOUGH ff.raTS SEVERAL VMEG DECLARED THE GOLD EXHAUSTED Ir$1900rttT DEEP, miWMILES OF TUNNEL AND PRODUCES 100,000 OUHCES ANNUALLY No ARGUMENT HERE... Russell Herring, Rocky Mount, H.C., Baseball referee, o A DEAF MUTE &RMUDA HAD COINS BEFORE THE PILGRIMS LANDED Woa MONEV. SO-CALLED BECAUSE ii Bum; mc nuuKc or R ria,.,Y&fi VilNTcP IN bb... J h flQxifiK VilNTcP S' ZiS 6-2" ,S5e-e?-' LI'L ABNEH The Hltch Hikerl vTe." VY ru.oe-uin.bi.r-. OLD GOLD MINE Because at that time Cornwall. England, was the only district having experienced hard rock miners. Cornishmen were imported to work the Empire mine, discovered in 1850. To this day most of the miners are either natives of Cornwall, or descendants of natives who came over in the 19th century. SILENT REFEREE Russell Herring, deaf-mute, is a linotype operator on the Rocky Mount, N. C. Evening Telegram, and has not let what most people would consider an affliction keep him out of sporta. He officiates at basketball and baseball games and you simply can't argue with himl ' Monday: Real "Street Light" By AL CAPP Vi-yX " IfcARAMRA.'.'-THISSUN EES X I ( EX DIABLO k J HFYA'J I STARTLtD. LI'L A&NER -JV BLINDING .'-AMAPOLA WAS ' MY CLOAK WEEL A y nUI..j ZOOMS UP.' 1 A FOOL FOR NOT BRINGING J NOT COME: OFF I .-Whtf V ksU& s V. ""riA fxVTXSw HER SUN-GLASStS A THE LINE. J -J&tfS f f V t r.T f F A eXVXN AMAPOLA WE.E.L PUT HER r 4 LEGGO .V ) II . V J I' CLOAK ON-AND JB VA 1 MXaA 3 . w j TAILSPIN TOMMY Betty Lou Makes a Decisionl Bf HAL FORREST BETTY- I'M WORRIED.... B-BUT. . I'M GOING-ANY WAV.' 6-BETTY" LOU.' IF THE BOYS sRE DOWN I'M COINOTVlN A MAZIUIAN LOU.' 1 ABOUT TOMMY K ...YOU Si HAVE A FEELING WAIT UNTIL IN THE JUNGLE, WE'D TO SEARCH WAR-PLANE" W-WHtVT I AND SKEETER.,1 C AN NOT H THE BOYS MAY HAVE DAWN... FATHER. I NEVER PINO THEM BY. FOR. THEM BETTY LOU IS I YNEZ .. I... I'M E MY H CRASHED IN THE j- WILL ACCOMPANY) MEANS OF AN AUTO IN VlYOU CAN'T' WR-ONCy GOING TO SEAttCH FATHER. 1 UN&LE Vrrjr- YOU IN HIS FATE SEEMS TO HAVE LI EUTENANT YVw - V, ' V fOR. TUEM WOULD 'Vi I AUTO... 1 I PDOvi nm TUC WAY . CcDukunn'cl ' av- I - . .. , i:;;. .M.Q, .-,1 v .' tUPQg.t- I M' I - , rrVrl" )jf IT IS THREE O CLOCK. IN THE- MORNING AT CAS A GRANOE DEL CASMETTO THE DOCTOR, WHO ATTENDED THE GRVELr VYOUNOED LT. FERN AN DO. HAS DEPARTED HOURS AGO; AND ALL IN THE- HACIENDA HAVE RETIRED.. ....THAT IS... ALL BUT BETTY- LOU. 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