SERIAL STORY
DARK JUNGLES
BY JOHN C. FLEMING &
JUNGLE "TRAIN"
CHAPTER VI
rPHB sun was coloring everything
with rosy tint as Allison and
Barry cams down the narrow
gangplank. The wharl was piled
with aolid walla of bales and ma
hogany lumber. Waterproof can
vas bags of chicle were lined In
even rows. Dark-skinned natives,
their broad backs glistening with
sweat, were laughing as they
worked.
. Winding his way through this
crowded, boisterous scene Allison
saw a tall, dark man, approaching
in a perfect fitting fresh linen
suit His white teeth gleamed as
he smiled his welcome. In one
weeping motion he took the Pana
ma hat from his head and bowed
with formal dignity.
"Miss Topping," he said In per
fect English. "Most welcome to
Guatemala."
Allison shifted her eyes from
the stranger to Barry.
"Mr. Renaldo Armado, I'd like
you to meet a friend of mine from
the Statesi Mr. Barry Fielding."
For an Instant Renaldo's eyes;
narrowed as he looked steadily at
Barry.
"You, too, are Interested In the
chicle business?"
. Allison thought she caught a
look of relief cross Renaldo's face
when Barry answered goodna
turedly, "Heaven forbid! I'll leave
the chewing gum business to Alli
son and stick to my mining."
"You are a mining engineer?"
Renaldo asked.
. "That's right"
Renaldo offered his arm to Al
lison, saying at the same time,
"Shall we go to the cafe now?
We can talk there more comfort
ably." The sun was pouring down like
golden molasses and little puffs of
white dust rose from- the street
A short half block and Renaldo
stopped in front of a small white
plaster building with a dozen umbrella-covered
tables along the
sidewalk.
- "Here we are!" Renaldo an
nounced and drew back a bamboo
chair for Allison. The three sat
down and suddenly three cups of
steaming coffee appeared before
them.
"The waiters here must be psy
chic!" Barry grinned.
"They know when Renaldo
comes it means coffee and quick!"
I The dark man flashed r. smile.
"I want your stay here to be
most pleasant. Miss Topping.- I
thought a great deal xf your
father, you know, and aitything I
can do for you will be an nonor
to me. I have reserved the best
room in the hotel you will like
iit there."
i ...
A LLISON looked a little puzzled,
r "That will be all right for to
Ihight but after that I'll be staying
at my plantation."
j Renaldo smiled patiently,
i "I was just getting to that . . .
You see it Is just as I wrote you
the whole idea of a young woman
Tunning a chicle plantation is fan
tastic. The dangers are great and
the discomforts are beyond de
scription. Frankly, I didn't think
you would even come. Then when
I got your letter I decided maybe
it was for the best that you see
for yourself."
When Renaldo had finished
speaking he turned to Barry.
"Mr. Fielding here is familiar
with this country. I'm sure he
will bear out what I say."
Barry's face was a perfect study
in I-told-you-so. .
"I've been trying to tell Miss
Topping the same thing ever since
we left New York but she seems
to have her own ideas."
"I think a trip to the plantation
will be more convincing than
words," Renaldo said shortly.
There was a determined set to
Allison's jaw as she said, "I still
think I'll like it"
Barry lit a fresh cigaret and
tilted back in his chair.
"Are you familiar with the
Quiche country?" he asked of
Renaldo.
"As familiar as anyone can be
without being a Quiche. They are
a strange tribe, you know."
"Yes, I was reading about them
oh the way down How, in the
16th century, to protect themselves
from the ravages of Alvarado's
troops, they devised a blood oath
land swore never to mingle with
any other tribe."
"The oath goes much farther
than that," Renaldo explained.
"They will not use anything that
they have not fashioned with then
own hands. Nothing in the way
of modern Implements has been
used amonc the tribe for over 600
years. As each member of the
tribe attains the age of 12, the
Wood oath is administered. They
cannot be bribed, as they have no
use for money or worldly goods.
The penalty for any violation of
the oath Is death." .
TJ ARRY drew a map from his
IJJ coat pocket and unfolded it on
the table. Tracing red pencil lines
with his Anger he said, "My com
pany has spent years gathering
data on the cinnabar deposits down
Ihere and from what .cattored in
formation they have been able to
Iget, the deposits lie In this moun
Italn range."
"Nobody really knows," Renaldo
isaid, "except the Quiches them
selves. The location of the mines
lis one of their most guarded se
crets. They use a primitive method
lot getting quicksilver from the ore
and I suppose they don't scratch
the surface as far as what the
mines could really produce."
"Until the war most mining en
gineers had practically abandoned
the idea of ever getting into this
Icountry but that was while Spain
istlll could produce enough quick
silver to supply the world's mar
ket," Barry said.
"I know," Renaldo answered.
''And now with every one of your
airplanes and tanks having a radio
col, quicksilver has suddenly be
come vital, I heard the same story
pnly' eight months ago from an
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other mining engineer who had
been sent down from the States."
"That was Matthews," Barry
said. "Tell me, did you also meet
Hall? Ho came down two months
ago."
Renaldo shook his head. "No.
But I have been inland on the
plantation since. He probably went
by another route into Quiche coun
try. There are many trails, none
very safe."
"Oh, Barry knows how danger
ous everything is down here!" Al
lison murmured wickedly.
"I will do all I can for you,"
Renaldo said. "But that might be
of little help. A note to the chief
will gain you an interview, but
I'm afraid nothing will come of it
There are millions to be made if
anyone could gain access to the
mines. It has been tried many
times but no one has ever suc
ceeded." "I will appreciate that . . . And
I will need a guide and interpreter.
You know someone who speaks
the language?"
"Yes. I will have someone here
in the morning, but don't say what
your mission is or you will get no
one to go with you. We will start
for the plantation at sun-up," Re
naldo said pleasantly. "It is bet
ter to get under the cover of the
jungle before the sun gets too
high."
"Is there a train that goes
there?" Allison asked. n
Renaldo laughed softly.
"Yes, senorita, a train a train
of mules."
(To Be Continued)
One start of the motor takes
so much current from the stor
age battery that the car must
be driven at least seven miles
before the charge lost in start
ing is replaced.
THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson
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Ac SPIDERS V
OCCASIONALLY FOUND
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contrary to
popular belief
They are mostly a
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and their bite is pain
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HORIZONTAL
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There is no complnint. Only rest
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Frank Knox.
No one1, whether he is a man
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make an unfair profit out of this
war. This is a time for sacrifice
not avan'ce and for equality of
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Imperium
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by Alice Brooks
What a lucky choice this love
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tablecloth. There are four-leaf
clovers tucked here and there
among graceful sprays of clover
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like in lazy-daisy stitch in two
shades of rose. Pattern 7529
contains a transfer pattern of 16
motifs ranging from 8 by 8 to 2
by 25! inches; stitches.
To obtain this pattern send 11
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to build a fast, modern medium
bomber wore ono foot wide and
laid end to end It would take
an airplane two hours to fly the
length of the strip and the
plane could not even carry the
weight of the prints, much less
the bulk.
New Jap Zeros arc reported
to be an extremely fragile ship,
with a thin skin; its wings and
fuselage built in one piece and
armed with two 20-mm. cannon
and two ,30-cal. machine guns.
Also, tho wings flutter danger
ously at a speed of 400 m.p.h.
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mal declaration of the obligation
of every one to do all ho is able
to do to aid the war effort. A.
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