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Newspaper Page TextSERIAL STORY DARK JUNGLES BY JOHN C. FLEMING & '' CHAPTER XIX fpHE mootv.wns full a brilliant. luminous disk moving through the warm blue of the tropic eky. The breeze was warm. Even the towering depths of the Jungle , seemed pulsing with some dark, Vibrant elixir of life. Barry, strolling beside Allison across tho clearing from the In dian huts, gave a sigh of im patience. In all this vital, urgent rushing of nature he felt himseli the one fixed, helpless point "It's been nine days since I got back from the Quiche country," he muttered. "I can't sit around forever." . . Allison lifted the soft flared skirt of her evening gown to leap a puddle. "Henaldo says you are a very strong man if you can 1 throw off the kind of fever you got in two weeks." Barry ignored the reminder. Til be aU right if I take it slow. How soon do you expect to have the chicle ready for shipment?" She glanced involuntarily to ward the line of cooking vats in the deep shadows of the jungle. "Tomorrow," she said, "or at latest the next day." They went up Uie steps to the veranda. She crossed to let down the bamboo screen, and called a servant "Have her bring my drink to my bedroom, will you?" Barry asked. "I want to get out some reports to send back to head quarters with the chicle train." "Oh, bother reports!" cried Al lison. "It's such a lovely night." The hanging lamp above her made a molten aureole of her cropped hair. She looked like a pampered debutante in her black wisp of a dress and her gleaming jewels. "All right, then," she flung out with a pouting smile, "IH let Bcnaldo whisper beautiful noth ings to me." "I'll bet he can do it," grinned Barry. "See you at breakfast." He went to his room, the grin lingering on his face. It was a constant source of surprise to him how this autocratic little darling of society could adapt herself to this heathen mode of existence. He had seen bther women try to do it and fail women with far . more strength of character, more poise. What was the difference? A certain flexibility, he decided, as he brought out his small port able typewriter and found a suit ably low table. She had no strain or grudge over the loss of her fortune. She was not making the attempt to mold the jungle to her, but was content to mold herself to . the jungle. She had a quality of receptiveness, that's what she had that essentially feminine key note so eternally lacking in most . women. . . .'. '"' TIE got hold of his thoughts by li raain force then, realizing he'd been about to compare her with his fiancee. And Lila Grad ually he was able to concentrate on his reports; He worked at first with ab sorbed speed. The mule train go-' ing out with chicle would be the last chance to start the reports to the New York office before he made his next attempt to persuade, the Quiche chief to open up his mercury mines. He wanted these reports complete. In case he didn't come out of the Quiche country' this time, the company would have all data at hand and could carry on the campaign for the mines without loss of time. Time. ... His fingers moved faster over . the keys. There was so damnably little time and the need of the mines was so great! He felt a fresh wave of impatience burn through him. He cursed his stupid fever. If he could only start back tomorrow! For a minute he played with the idea. Why not risk it? He might make it. He might be ble to prove to the chief that he had been framed. He might . . . But cold logic smashed his wishful thinking. He was already trembling with the effort of a half hour's typing. His head felt light and dizzy. No, he would be throwing away the one chance of accomplishing his mission if he went off half-cocked. Better to wait till Benaldo had finished the chicle boiling, and made the trip to the new grove. Then he had promised to go with him. And Renaldo's friendship with the re mote old chief would be the one hope of explaining the suspicion pinned on Barry in their unfor- . tunate first encounter. His fingers were stumbling over the keys now, hitting more wrong keys than right He pushed back his rude chair and crossed the ow-roofel room to push the win dow open further. He clutched the sill for support and struggled for his breath as he looked out at the moon-flooded clearing of the cstancia. Cursed fever mak ing a weakling out of a. man in a couple of weeks! ) A KNOCK sounded on his door. And at his invitation, Allison entered. "Renaldo didn't come," she murmured wickedly, "so I brought you your drink." But as she han&ed him the iced pineapple juice, abrupt concern swept the provocative teasing light from her face. "You're sick again!" He explained bitterly that it was the work he'd done. He wanted to get it out and She broke in eagerly. "I'll do the typing. I'm marvelous at hunt and peck. You dictate." He refused at first, but even tually tried it. Ho found tho method worked, and warmed to his task. Hope lifted him, He'd get the reports out all right this way. Allison typed obediently nt first. But gradually her rising interest broke into questions. The picture of his mission began to toko form ' for her. He answered her ques LOIS EBY ' copvwioht. teas, NCA SERVICE. INC. tions readily. Told her of the estimated amount of quicksilver to be found in the volcanic Quiche highlands. Of the huge mining and transportation system ready to be hurled into the country the moment Quiche permission was given. "You'll get it, I know you will!" she said. Excitement was like a trance on her. "Renaldo Will help you." It was late but she insisted on finishing. When the reports were done, she put away the type writer and moved back chair and table, turning out the bright typ ing lamp. The small night lamp by his bed was a feeble glow in the flooding moonlight As her silhouette moved by the open win dow toward his empty glass, he had again the swift impression that she was a gay debutante at a club dance. She was murmuring peacefully, "Full moon makes the jungle rest less. So many noises tonight Mules stamping around. Indians stamping around. The trees shout ing around . . ." "Make you nervous?" he asked. She paused .beside him, glass In hand. "NervNus?" she echoed wonderingly. "Why should they? Right at the moment I love them all." He searched the white oval of her face turned up to him. She meant it "You're a miracle woman," he told her. "And thanks for everything." She started to answer him, then broke off to listen, her face still lifted to his. It was only the sound of footsteps on the hard wood of the hall, but the rhythm of the movement was wrong lighter than Renaldo not the slithering step of a servant. A tall, slender figure in light suit, boots and sun helmet moved into the open doorway. Calmly, as if her being there were an ordinary, not an impossible thing. THIS CURIOUS WORLD , By William Ferguson COPR. 193 BY NCA SHYKt WO I. M. kmL U. ft, PAT. 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