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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1941 PAC5 SIX Chapter 32 Death THEY were all Lrought out of their sleep the next morning by one of Philip Oliver's rage. He had risen and knocked down a Nagara aervant who atumbled over him on nil way to enliven the fire. The boy lay whimpering, the othera had aat up dazedly with the exception of Sherwood, who rose to his feet a alert as a eat Oliver chose to take the move as an intended attack and backed awav snarling. "You're the cause o f all our trouble," he shouted, and added epithets to Sherwood's name. You came between Anne and me. You're trying to make a fool of Diana. You interfered with the Chinese governor. You set the Nagaras against us. You're trying to wreck our expidition. You and his tirade branched off into profanity. Sherwood stepped forward an fTily. "You can t talk to me like that. Oliver." Philip retreated another step still snarling and his shoulder struck Anne's Nagara belt "I'll talk to you as I " sud denly he whirled and seized the dagger, drew it from the sheath, and turned on Sherwood In man iacal rage. The others were on their feet now. Anil then everything haooened so ouickly that no two could htm on what they had seen. Except they were sure that Philip niiwf hurt trirmeri on the belt and fallen with all the foroe of his lunge, half-risen ana puiiea the dripping xmie irom nis sine, Vifnr hf Rank strain. The doctor sprang forward. "Don't touch that knife," Anne tried in terror. "I don't intend to," he answered grimly. Presently he stood up. "Philin Oliver is dead. Miss Wil- Jard. remove the knife from his hand." "I can t, moaned Anne, ap palled. "Do you wish me to asked Sherwood in a low voice. "No, Bo." said Anne. The doctor interfered. "Just a moment. Did It look to you folks as if Philip deliberately turned the knife blade in on. himself as ha went down? "Maybe when he tripped, sug gested Sherwood, "it dropped in such a way that the blade came uppermost and he fell on it." Larry shook his head. "Oliver suddenly cracked up and did it deliberately. We've seen it com ing" "Call It Insanity If you wish." agreed the doctor. "Philip was in a high-strung psychic state. He intended to Kill Sherwood, we saw that at least." Several Nagaras had come In and remained near the door, "Be careful!" warned Sherwood ureentlv. "We're being watched." The doctor went on in his dry voice. "If you, Sherwood, wish to remove tne unite "Nnl" tried Anna again. She bent down, steeling her self to the ordeal, opened the lax fingers and took the knife by the Handle, tne only part iree irom blood. She Tose and fumbled for the belt In which to sheath the weapon THEY continued the Journey that day, the Nagaras in exorable. The only concession they made was that Philip Oli ver's body should be left lying in the tent for future burial plans, a guard keeping watch against wolves. "In case the rest of us come out of this alive," said Dr. Mar- uine. It was a hard, cold ride across the steppe. In mid-afternoon they stopped near a water hole for rest and lunch. Diana continually be wailing the day that had brought her father in contact with Dr. Willard and the promotion of this exDedition. Anne felt a strange apathy bout it all. brie watched Diana rise and join the natives around their fire and smiled wearily when Beth murmured: "She doesn't seem to like our eomoany. Since Oliver's death they had all noticed a subtle difference in the Nagara's attitude to Anne. She had lost something while Sherwood, in circumventing the white outlaws had gained. Mac key looked across the fire at him admiringly. "You're the darnedest guy. Something always turns up to get you in good." They rode until dark brought them to another camp, this time the entrance to the underground river cavern. Fortunate too, for snow had begun to fall again. But the tent set up fur the white people in the big cave was clean and roomy, furs and felts were plentiful, the native food hot and nourishing. Larry found a bub bling warm spring pool on the sandy floor of the cave not far behind their tent Warm baths for everybody. It was heavenly, thought Anne ainking into the refreshing depths w hen her turn came. Then bv the light of the brushwood torch set I in a niche in the waP she saw the folded pale blue paper. It was behind Sherwood, lving beside the ledge on which i Anne s heart sank with dismsy she had placed her clothes. One ' nl terror at first sight of them, of the other girls who had bathed I for they too were bound and before her mut have dropped it. I brought in as prisoners and seat she decided. She forgot the pa- ed beside Sherwood on a fallen per while bathing and dressing ' pillar, armed guards behind them, and remembered Just as she I Te be eonilnirS Portland. June 24. (T) The Oregon Shipbuilding corpora tion has awarded contracts of WHEN . . . Summer comes, live com fortably in one ot the now Palm Beach Suits. $17.75 Store for Men pulled back the blanket curtain to leave the enclosure. It was a note to Blaze signed by Diana and Anne made no ef fort to refold it unread. Are you avoiding me because Anne watches us? she 'began. "Don't you know that she hates you and seems to think Philip was a little tin god on wheels? It happens Philip was break ing his neck to get Dr. Willard's job away from him. Am I speak ing evil of the dead? Sorry. How would you like to be made head of the expedition? Diana. Anne sat down quickly on the ledge. She had once scoffed at Beth's statement that Diana cam to Asia because Blaze was here. Now she wondered. How well the two could work together to de spoil the Willards. Sherwood had vowed ne wouia stop ai noining. Now he had put himself into a position to use Diana. Beth and Larry came looking for her. "Have you fainted? called Beth from beyond the blanket screen. I m coming, answered Anne, hastily folding the note and thrusting it in her pocket. "My bath next you know," Larry called. "Help yourself." she said and passed them before Beth could turn and walK dsck wun ner. In an alcove with a natural chimney not far from the yurt a big brush fire had been built up and drew one with Its light and warmth. Anne slipped Into the tent first thinking she would be alone. But Sherwood bent over his duffle bag drawing out a book. With a sud den resolve she stepped over and handed him the note. "I found this by the pool," she said. "It seems to belong to you." He held the paper close to the flowing coals and perused it hen he straightened and asked Impassively: "Have you read It?" "Yes." she admitted. He folded the paper slowly as if taking time to formulate a statement. But before he could speak Diana darted into the tent and saw the missive in his nana. "Oh, you found it." she said with a little sigh of relief. "Yours?" he asked, reaching It out to her. She drew back. "Haven t you read it?" "No." he lied, and threw tha paper on the live coals. "Oh. why did you do that?" she cried. I thought you meant me to. What was in it?" She gave Anne a sidelong glance. "Nothing," she said. Who does Blaze ininrt nes put ting on this scene for. Anne won dered disdainfully, and turned to leave the tent to them, but Sher wood slipped out ahead of her. Temple EXT day they were conducted ' by Nagara torchmen through the seemingly Interminable laby rinth, continually descending as they followed the river, going from cavern to cavern, some chambers so tall that they reached into the void, others so low that they had to be crawled through. Finally they left the water's edge and entered a branching tunnel which took them through a small mouth into a vast stone temple that halted them spell bound. The place showed evidence that time and earthquakes had left their marks. The room itself was set with columns and the bases of broken columns were thick as ancient trees in a virgin forest. As Anne's eyes began to take In detail she saw that in the dis tant end of the nave sat a con course of native people among the fallen pillars. A dragon of white smoke rose from a mam moth incense urn before them. And behind the urn on a plat form sat yet other people on either side of a mighty door. The two leaves of the door were sealed together by a molded image in low relief, the figure of a giant man, a single luminous eye in his forehead the image the sacred dagger bore. 'weet serpents," muttered Mackey. Anne looked back and saw that Sherwood's hands had been bound again and a special guard stood beside him. She met his eyes, her own unreadable. For the first time in his presence she felt really master of herself. Suddenly drumsstruckup somewhere outside the temple that same nerve-pounding rhythm that had presaged the coming of the Nagaras. Anne was motioned to a seat on a fallen pillar and her two guides stood behind her. The others who had come with her were placed in the renter of the room in front of the audience. Anne turned to the two who stood behind her. "Whereare my father and mother?" Her voice sounded as clear and distinct as if they were in a ten-foot room. "Wonderful acoustics." mur mured Sherwood from across the platform and even his whisper could be heard. i our parents come now, said i the woman pointing to the space more than $4,000,000 to the George 11. Buckler company Portland, for woodwork, furni ture and hardware in 43 ships Trapped Boy Dies in Flaming Home Portland. June 24. 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