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CHAPTER V
pOR the next two days the Car-
ibbean stretched as passive
as a sheet of dark green glass
under a cloudless sky. Allison
felt a restlessness stir within her.
She tried playing snuff leboard
with the ship's captain but she
couldn't hold her mind to, the
game. Her eyes kept sweeping
furtively the length of the deck
and holding on the door of cabin
F. But it didn't open. Barry had
kept to his cabin the last two days.
Allison had seen the little Mexi
can cabin boy carry trays to the
door at mealtime.
Breakfast was Just over and
Allison preceded Captain Hooker
through the narrow doorway out
onto the deck.
"What time do we dock tomor
row, Captain?" Allison smiled at
the short, heavy man who walked
beside her.
"With a sea like this we should
reach Puerto Barrios by 5 in the
morning."
His eyes twinkled humorously
as he shot the girl a side glance
and caught the quick frown that
crossed her face.
"Don't take it so seriously, Miss
Topping. Quarantine doesn't open
until 7. If you can sleep through
the noises of unloading cargo I
will see that you are not dis
turbed." Allison laughed.
"Dont worry about my sleep,"
he retorted. "I've had so much
rest this trip I feel like a bear."
The captain laughed. He stopped
as they reached the iron stairway
that led up to the crow's nest.
"Even a freighter captain has
. to make some pretense of work
ing," he said lightly. "And this is
where my day starts. Is there
anything I can do to make you
more comfortable?"
"Thanks, no. I think I'll take a
couple of turns around the deck
and then settle down with a book.
Some people think they're good
company."
CHE swung along the sun
splashed deck with long, easy
steps. The sun caught the gold in
her soft roll of hair and then
poured down over her powder
blue open-necked blouse, her ca
nary skirt Her flat-heeled shoei
made her look smaller, less sophis
ticated. She had dressed carefully
that morning. As she passed Bar
ry's cabin she stopped heavily anc"
slowly. But the door didn't open
and she went on to her own cabin
Back on deck with a book, she
settled herself in a deck chair and
tried to read.. Her eyes kept de
serting the pages, restively turn
ing out over the calm sea where
an early morning mist festooned
itself like a "curtain of sheer, blue
gauze above the water.
She laid, her-head back and
watched with half -closed eyes.
She could hear only the low rum
bling noise of the diesel engines,
and the musical rippling of the
sea as it slid along the ship's hull.
Slowly the discontent left her
face. A mischievous smile ap
peared on her delicate lips. In
quick decision, she lifted her
purse from beside her chair and
took out a pencil and notebook.
She wrote the message slowly,
carefully, and when she had fin
ished, she read it through several
times.
A LLISON opened her eyes sleep
ily in the total darkness of her
cabin as she heard the rattle of
the anchor chain. She lay quietly
for only a moment as she heard
' running footsteps on the deck, and
then slid from her warm bed,
glanced at the luminous traveling
clock on her dresser. It was Just
10 minutes bpfore 5 o'clock and
they were dropping anchor in the
bay of Puerto Barrios. She
switched on a light and dressed
hurriedly, selecting a mist green
sports dress. After she had quickly
brushed her hair she tied a nar
row band of brown ribbon under
it where it fell in waves to her
shoulders, and made a neat tai
lored bow on top. She gave her
self a hasty glance in the mirror,
tossed her polo coat around her
shoulders and went out on deck.
A thin pallor of light was melt
ing the darkness in the eastern
sky. Shadowy figures moved about
on the wharf, shouting in Spanish.
Allison stood alone at the ship's
rail. Her heart suddenly quick
ened as she heard steps behind
her, and then she felt the touch of
; a hand on her arm.
f'l really didn't expect to find
you up at this hour," Barry said
seriously.
Allison turned to face him.
"You mean you thought it was
one of my practical jokes?" she
said lightly.
"I don't know about the practi
cal part but the joke part yes.
When the cabin boy brought your
note I said to myself, I'll try her
onos more. Can't be more of a
chump than I was the other day.
When Can we get this quarantine
business over with?"
Allison felt her face flush.
"It will be a little later than I
expected--"
Even In the pale light she could
see Barry's jaw tighten.
Allison put her hand on his
arm.
"I'm sorry, really I am, but I
just had to see you before we left
the boat!" she said.
Barry's face was stern as he
said, "Frankly, I don't like getting
up in the middle of the night to
hear funny stories."
, The mischievous lights In Alli
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son's eyes had faded. She looked
imploringly up at the tall man.
"There's no joke about what I
wanted to sayl"
"Well"
"It's about the other night. . . .
That man that attacked you I
heard him say a Quiche word. I
knew then that I wasrto blame.
I want to apologize!"
Barry didn't speak.
"I really had a motive more
important than the apology that
is, more important to you. I
thought it might be helpful if I
introduced you to Renaldo. He
was my father's attorney down
here for years and is now manag
ing my chicle plantation. He prob
ably knows more people in Guate
mala than any other man."
"Is there a gag to this, too?"
Barry said sharply.
Allison whirled and walked up
the deck. Then Barry started after
her. He caught her by the arm
and spun her around. Tears were
misted on her long lashes.
"Oh! I know I'm acting like a
heel!" Barry blurted. "But after
all you have given me the run
around." Allison smiled and looked up at
him with the old twinkle in her
eyes.
"I guess it's like the little boy
who yelled 'fire' so often that when
the house did burst into flames no
one would believe him."
"I hope this Renaldo business
is on the level," Barry said. "Be
cause his name is on the list the
office gave me to look up down
here."
"Praise Allah for that list!" Al
lison teased. "Otherwise I know
you wouldn't have believed me!"
Allison was like her old self
again, gay, buoyant and taunting.
"If you were a gentleman you'd
take me to the dining room for
a cup of coffee," she laughed.
"If I were a gentleman," Barry
said as they walked to the dining
room, "I wouldn't have anything
to do with women like you."
(To Be Continued)
THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson
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VIENNESE
HORIZONTAL
1 Pictured
Viennese
composer,
12 Employs
13 Greek letter
14 Article
15 Stannum
(symbol)
16 Exclamation
17 Spider's home
18 Music note
19 Indian Army
(abbr.)
21 Dock
23 Knoll
25 Electrifies
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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form)
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53 Legal point
55 Palm lily
56 Iridium
(symbol)
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59 Individual
60 On top of
62 He is the
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customer was wrong by a long
shot.
A bandit entered a lunch
room. Paul Crowley, a customer,
didn't believe the gun was load
ed and snid so.
The intruder fired a bullet In
to the ceiling.
He finished his work without
further heckling.
STOCKTON, Mo. (,T) It was
election day in Cedar township.
Two judges, two clerks, a con
stable and a messenger were
present to handle the balloting
on several county and constitu
tional convention candidates. ,
One vote was cast.
25 CENTS BUYS
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Twelve bandages might
save the lives of 12 soldiers.
Thinking of it that way,
wouldn't it be patriotic to
sell what you're not using
and buy War Stamps that'll
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I'm a Herald and News
Want-Ad, and I'm enlisted for
the duration.
Phone me at 3124 and I'll
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GYRUS
WCOPMICK
INVENTED THE MOflW
REAPER, BUT IN THE ANCIENT
PROVINCE OP GAUL, A REAPER.
DRAWN BY BEASTS WAS USED
AS EARLY AS 70 A.O.
4-IZJ
for three wars.
COMPOSER
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15 Tidy (colloq.)
20 Century plant
22 Compass point
24 Tavern
26 Shop
27 Years between
12 and 20
28 Token
31 Exist
33 Sick
36 On the
summit
37 Willow twig i
38 Three (prefix)
40 Winglike part
41 Elder .
42 Soothsayer
47 Russian city
48 City in
Nevada
49 Fastenen
52 Skill
63 Fabulous bird
54 Seminary
(abbr.).
55 Also
58 Virginia
(abbr.) .
61 Symbol for
tellurium ;
world's best
known
VERTICAL
1 Younger one
2 Bone
3 Listen
4 Residue
5 Novel
6 Boil slowly
7 Tally
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9 Western slate
10 Symbol for
selenium
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by Alice Brooks
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or as "incidentals." Pattern 7530
contains instructions for making
doilies; stitches; list of materials
needed. '
To obtain this pattern send 11
cents in coin to The Herald and
News, Household Arts Dept.,
Klamath Falls Do not send this
picture, but keep it and the num
bcr for reference. Be sure to
wrap coin securely, as a loose
com often slips out of the envel
ope. Requests for patterns
should road, aend pattern No
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your name and address.
OUT-SMARTED
SPOKANE (IP) Corp. Jack
Schiffncr recognized that old
gag.
So ho didn't slop forward
when a sergeant at the Colorado
Springs, Colo,, army air base
told everyone Willi a driver's li
cense to do so. His buddy did,
thinking he'd he assigned to
driving (i jeep.
"Instead, lie lincl to push a
wheelbarrow," Schiffncr said.
"Me? Well, the next day I got
a job picking up rocks to put in
the wheelbarrows."
KANSAS CITY, Kas. (P) The
sound effects were real.
A character In a Scottish Rite
piny was telling of the Biblical
phenomenon of lightning rend
ing the temple veil.
The building shook.
'Twiis lightning striking the
nearby police radio tower.
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