SERIAL STORY
DARK JUNGLES
BY JOHN C. FLEMING &
i ULA'8 PLOT
I'".'."!,' 'CHAPTER XXII i
g UNSET wai bathing the estan
, . ci clearing in a crimson mist
when LUa, Barry and .Renaldo
came out of the jungle, A chat
tering - flock of . parakeets beat
noisy wings in sudden flight
Barry's band closed on Lila's
sum
,"Technlcolor, uh?" he whis
pered. He' stood watching the
brilliant scene and Renaldo paused
beside him. A muffled fury and
desperation caught up Llla. Would
the fools never get back to the
house?- But she forced herself to
stand quietly. .: .
"If s what gets you about jungle
country," Barry said. "You' never
know what mad whim nature will
be throwing next."
' N6," Renaldo smiled. "You
only know it will be sudden and
vigorous."
They moved on finally, and
crossed the clearing.
' Allison greeted them from the
Veranda. In the sunset glow, she
was a misty vision in her full
skirted evening gown of sheerest
tulle. Llla could have killed her.
1 "We're having a party!" cried
Allison gaily. "
A' party?" said Barry." "What
for?" :
"It's Renaldo's birthday." Al
lison sent the Spaniard a mis
chievous .smile. ; "Cook: told me.
She said father always had. her
bake a cake for him.- So we're
having. one tonight"'
I The handsome Renaldo for once
lost his savoir fa ire. He stuttered
in. . his confusion. "You you '
shouldn't have gone to that trou-1
ble!" But he was pleased. , '
"It's been a gather strenuous i
day" Lila began with controlled'
inger.V- "Couldn't we postpone''
' Renaldo looked sharply disappointed."'-,
' '
'Allison cried, "Oh,, you can't
postpone a birthday party!" -
' And Barry chimed in, "I think
it'B be jolly." ... . .. ..
Lila swept in to her room. If
it weren't that she wanted Barry
even', more than', she wanted to
get her hands on that yellow
haired . vixen! she thought sav
agely. A shower took away some
of the fatigue from her aching
body, , but . she was still in no
humor for. a party. It didn't help
her .mood, either, to have Allison
offer to lend her an evening gown
to make a change from the one
she had been wearing each night
'"This win do nicely," she mur
mured,, slipping the dark satin
over ;her head. But she seethed
furiously . as . she snapped it up
and fastened her diamond clips
at her ears and breast She was
sick- of the dress almost as sick
of it as she was of this place.
Something roust happen soon. She
couldn't ' carry ' on this ridiculous
masquerade much longer not
even for; Barry Fielding. If he
thought more of this awful coun
try and this blonde than' he did
of her r
-But she went out to the living
room looking tall and regal and
serene.
. '
CLIM, dark Renaldo, in spotless
' whites, was a handsome gal
lant, and Barry, with his broad
shoulders, his clean-cut features,
his engaging grin, looked the
spirit of conviviality...
, Over the shining, hand-hewn
mahogany table they toasted Re
naldo,.' the candlelight gleaming
on their copper cups of .wine.
"I wish for you many, many
happv. years on the plantation,"
Allison cried.
.. Renaldo's black eyes 'held a
sudden gleam as they -met Alli
son's across the table. His voice
was low, vibrant with tense ques
tioning. -
"'May I hope the same for you?"
he said.
Barry glanced sharply at the
girl. ; She ignored the significant
tone and went-on smiling warmly
and blithely, at Renaldo. "Thank
you," she murmured. "It's not
exactly the way you welcomed
me, is it, Barry?" '
"It is not," said Barry. And
the three of them laughed with
deep amusement. "In fact," Barry
added, grinning, "Renaldo and I
hod a pact to get you on the next
boat back.".
v.. "It wasn't nice of you," Allison
declared. "I don't like trickery."
.. "Neither do I," said Barry with
sudden fervor.
' Allison's eyes met -Lila's for the
briefest .instant, their laughter
definitely mocking.
":' One . delicate, rich course fol
lowed another. As the lighted
cake was carried in,- an Indian
played his marimba in the moon
lit living room, the wailing native
melody . weaving through their
laughter. Through the lowj wide
windows, the dark figures of na
tives could.be seen drifting at a
respectful distance from the Big
House for a. glimpse of the gala
acene. .... ; - ..y .-
" Barry, smiled ,' across at Lila;
"With company like this, darling,"
he cried, - "it won't matter if the
quicksilver mines -keep us down
here for years!" : '
? !'N61" Lilaechood with a sharp
laugh. She 'turned to Renaldo.
Vhen will the chicle be ready
to send to the coast?" she asked.
TJENALDO ' turned- to her, ' a
gleam of proud satisfaction in
his dark eyes. "In. about three
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days," he said. "Then we shall
begin packing the mules." Drawn
out on the subject by her sudden
show of interest, he began a de
scription of the process of send
ing chicle to the States. He
strolled with her out onto the
veranda still deep in his subject
When he had finished, he lit his
pipe.
"Fascinating, isnt it?" he said.
Lila blew a wreath of smoke
and answered steadily, "No. It's
completely boring to me."
The Spaniard stared at her till
his lighted match burned his fin
gers. She regarded him with cyn
ical humor, as she burst out in
sudden venom, "I hate the whole
stupid business! I hate this miser
able excuse for existence down
here!"
"Then why," Renaldo asked,
"do you stay here?"
"Because Barry won't go home,"
she said. "And I won't go with
out him."
Renaldo'r black eyes sharpened.
"You're afraid of his attacks of
fever perhaps?" he said sol ay.
She met his gaze for a long
minute Then she said bluntly, "I
am afraid of Allison Topping."
With a glow of satisfaction she
saw apprehension leap into the
Spaniard's eyes. "I thought you
might help me get Barry back
to the States," she said quietly.
She felt easier. She had not
misjudged the handsome Renaldo.
He was in love with Allison. He
would give a great deal to be rid
of Barry at this moment
"But Barry is determined to
complete the mine negotiations
with the Quiches," he frowned.
"If the Quiches proved too un
friendly," Lila murmured cryp
tically, "because of his first en
counter with them, Barry would
see he was only hurting the com
pany's cause, and would go back
with me."
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NAVAL AVIATION
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14 Exist
15 Infallible
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17 South Dakota
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22 Symbol for
silver
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25 Ignited
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30 Hang
31 Pertaining to
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frigate bird
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Answer to Previous Pnzzle
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"But I don't believe they will,"
Renaldo's low voice objected.
"Then surely he could be
given a strong impression of un
friendliness. . . ." Her black eyes
held the Spaniard hypnotically as
she murmured on.
(To Be Continued)
More clothes and cloth arc
provided for mankind by cotton
than by all the world's other
textiles combined.
First diamond ever discovered
encased in a meteorite was found
by G. A. Kocnig In Arizona's
Canyon Diablo.
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just once to get hook full
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HUAAAN
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THAN ABOUT
WITHOUT ARTIFKIA'
UNIT INSIGNE '
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11 Mouths
(anaL)
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18 Fat
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21 Lieutenant
(abbr.)
24 Falling in
white flakes
26 Out of place
27 Clamor
28 Cell for a
bull (Sp.)
29 Investigators
35 Weeping
36 Genus of
herbs
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40 Desert fruit
42 Short jacket
44 Symbol for
samarium
45 Boundary
(comb, form
46 Moon-god
48 Silkworm
50 Undivided
51 Scottish river
53 Like
55 Mother
57 Upward
Sincere
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VERY NEW AND GAY
by Alice Brook)
Here's fashion "tied to' your
apron strings!" Fruit appliques
gayly spill down the front and
may fill the basket pocket. A
patchwork hem border finishes
the simple aprons. Pattern 7528
contains a transfer pattern of 2
motifs averaging 41 x 5 inches
and 12 small motifs; applique
pattern pieces; directions for 2
aprons; stitches.
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
ber for reference. Be sure to
wrap coin securely, as a loose
coin often slips out of the envel
ope, Requests for patterns
should read, "Send pattern No.
to followed by
your name and address.
Truck bodies will not bo
changed in appearance after the
war but the materials that
form it will be very different.
Magnesium, aluminum, high
grade secondary aluminum and
many other lightweight materi
als will cut truck weight and
allow for more weight in pay
load. ,
If there are rats in the cellars
of business, you (legislators) have
helped by laws to clean them
out. But thcro arc rats in the
basements of labor too. And
public sentiment will defeat
some of the progress labor hns
made unless labor watches Us
step. Cleveland business man
to Ohio legislature.
Cotton, according to scientists,
is being, planted and picked
somewhere in the world every
day of the .year.
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