SERIAL STORY
DARK JUNGLES
BY JOHN C. FLEMING &
TUB mHYl Barrr PlrldlnK
hum coma to Uoatrmala fa aearra
ol qulrkallvtr mine operated by
taa Uulcaa Indian trlbef nha ara
fcoatlla to vralta men. After aa
ardaoas loarncjr tkronsh Juna-la
and nplaad aa aad kli Mextraa
anla, Joir. 'flaalljr reach tlolrae
trrriloir. He beara a letter from
friend of toe tribe and eo vntna.
aa audience irlta the chief. The
chief aad ala eonaell llatea to
llarrya plea that America needa
anlckallver for war prodnctlnn.
Tarr injmlat to a-tra him mm u-
imr in the moralas
.
MALARIA
CHAPTER XII
AT first Barry thought it was an
evil dream ho heard the low,
guttural chant from a dozen husky
throats then he opened his eyes
slowly, cautiously. In the dim
light he could see only the shad
owy outline of the painted war
riors. Their feet moved slowly up
and down in an eerie cadence to
their chant. Then he saw Jose
standing in the corner, his eyes
still heavy with sleep but unmis
takable fear lighting them.
."What's wrong!" Barry said
huskily.
"Someone's attacked an Indian
girL They say it was a white
man!" Jose said quickly.
"But that's ridiculousl" Barry
cried.
"That's what I've tried to tell
them but they won't be convinced.
They say we must come at once to
the chiefs tent for a trial."
Barry got up then, feeling
strangely groggy, and the odd pro
cession started through the murky
light down the village street The
street was deserted but ahead
Barry could see the flames of a
great Are licking into the dark
ness. The fire burned in front of
the chief's tent and around it
moved a dozen natives in a slow
dance to the rumbling rhythm of
drums. Barry felt an icy fear
go through him as he thought
of stories he had read about white
men being burned alive lashed to
the stake.
When the little group reached
the chiefs tent one of the war
riors shouted something in Quiche
and they stopped. The oldest man
of the group entered the tent, ap
parently to announce their arrival:
In a moment he was back and
the procession filed inside. The
chief gave an order then and one
of the warriors left the tent Soon
he came back and with him were
two ancient Indian women who
between them supported the In
dian girl. She was a girl about 18
with a certain sloe-eyed beauty.
Her large eyes were downcast and
the spirit seemed drained from her
body.
'TfTE chief talked at some length
and his council nodded their
heads sagely. Finally Barry caught
hold of Jose's sleeve.
"What is he saying?" he asked
anxiously. -
"They thins: you are tne guilty
one."
. 'Tell them I never left my
tent!" Barry cried.
Jose spoke to the chief in Quiche
' but the chief only shook his head
and drew from behind him the
( waterproof letter case that Barry
ihad used to bring the letter from
Jtenaldo.
. "They say this letter case of
yours . was found, in the girl's
tent!" Jose said through, dry lips.
"I must have dropped it here, in
this tent, when I took the letter
out to show it to the chief. Some
one has framed this on me!" Barry
laid excitedly.
All was quiet then and Barry
knew that his fate was sealed.
The old chief finally spoke a few
short words in a hard brittle voice
and the young form of the girl
slumped to the ground.
"He has pronounced the death
sentence on the girl," Jose said
quietly.
The two old women stepped for
ward and carried the limp form
from the tent
"But there must be something
we can do!" Barry looked appeal
lngly toward Jose.
"After the sentence is pro
nounced there is nothing."
The chief waved his hands then
and two Indians marched Barry
and Jose from the tent They
marched the length of the street
to the last tent, in the rosy light
of a new dawn. The two men
were shoved into the tent and the
tent flaps were closed. Two guards
stood watch outside.
"What will they do to that girl?"
Barry asked after he and Jose had
sat on the mat of straw that cov
ered the floor of the tent
"They will take her back to her
tent and say the death chant until
tomorrow night. When the moon
comes up over Santa Maria she
will close her eyes and be dead."
. "But that's impossible!" Barry
protested. "You can't just chant
over a person and have them
die."
"You can't perhaps, senor, but
the Quiches can. It is the blood
oath of the Chichicastenango.
They have been doing this for
over 600 years. Many doctors have
come here and seen this done.
They can't explain it They Just
shake their heads and go away."
"Maybe if we could get word to
Renaldo we could save the girl?"
Barry said.
"You could get no one to inter
fere with this oath," Jose said
with finality. "Even the govern
ment soldiers from Guatemala
City would not come. They let
the Quiches alone."
JJARRY did not speak again for
. a long time. He laid his head
down in the straw and felt a
strange feverishness envelop him.
His head throbbed and the
strength seemed to drain from his
body. Finally he opened his eyes
and looked steadily at Jose. "What
will they do to us?"
, "They will not pass sentence
until the moon has risen tonight
over Santa Maria. After' the girl
has died then they will come for
us again and pass their sentence."
Jose's eyes narrowed then and
his teeth gleamed as he said, "But
when they come, senor, we will
Dot be herel"
. "You mean we'll make an
escape?" Barry asked.
. "Soon now all the Indians, all
LOIS EBY
copvrioht, teas.
NEA SERVICK. INC.
but those guards outside, will fol
low the chief to the Cave of the
Winds. There they will make of
ferings to their god Vienda. After
they have gone ," Jose rolled his
sleeves higher then and bared his
powerfully muscular arms, "I
will take care of those guards."
The men waited then until they
heard the commotion in the street
outside. Dogs barked and they
heard the slow shuffle of padded
feet as the grim procession
marched away.
Jose got noiselessly to his feet
and waved to Barry to follow him.
Suddenly, like a crouching tiger,
he sprang out of the tent and
locking the two heads of the In
dians in his powerful arms shouted
to Barry.
"Got two mules from the picket
line there!"
Bewildered, Barry ran toward
the line where a score of mules
were tied. He untied two quickly
and led them back to the tent.
When he returned Jose was still
holding the squirming Indians.
Barry struck out at them. They
slumped to the ground. Barry and
Jose mounted the mules quickly
and rode away.
"If we get below the timber
line we are safe. They will not
go out of their own country, Jose
said.
They rode on in silence for a
long time down, down, over ledges
of rock, through sweet-smelling
pines and towering tamaracks.
Finally. Jose pulled his mule to
stop beside a shimmering cascade
of clear water.
"We are safe now. We will camp
here for the night"
Barry climbed stiffly from his
mule and stood braced against it,
breathing heavily. His face was
flaming with fever, his eyes blood
shot Jose cried,
"You are ill, senor! "
"I am a fool." said Barry. "I
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CHOCOLATE SOLDIER?
WORCESTER, Mass., M
The parents of Stuff Sgt. William
P. Curran read nn official an
nouncement that he had won the
Distinguished Service Crosse so
they anxiously awaited his next
letter, expecting it would give
the details.
The letter came, but It didn't
mention the heroism. It said:
"Wo made our own fudge. The
boys pooled what they had, and,
believe me, it was good."
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eagerness
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(abbr.
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(abbr.)
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instrument
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BLOOMINGTON, 111., (IP) A
cat's curiosity was credited by
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her home from fire.
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