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may collect one, even two more such
oils before | can bring myself to al
low this delightful little group to de-
part. w
Then, too" ne continued, pouring
himself a second cup Of coffee from
complicated my future plans. Up to
THIS moment, my guests have not
learned the location of our island.
Beyond the fact that 1t Is In the
tropics, they know nothing. The tro-
pics cover a large area If | were to
release them tomorrow In Chicago
and New York, they would not have
the slightest idea where to end the
officers Of the law. I would feel per-
fectly safe in inviting another group
OF guests to spend a few pleasant
weeks here. | am hoping that I can
persuade 0 not to reveal the loo
alton Of the island. Otherwise, /
should have to consider this house
party my last"
Jerry blew rings of smoke thru the
heated air.
What If you can't persuade me
to keep the location from your
he asked.
1T is quite possible that you might
mumps, or the itch or some
such contagious disease" replied Ash
for my guests health, / should have
TO Quarantine you"
The two motors, whose increasing
din had made the cripple's voice al
most inaudible, were suddenly shut
Pr. Jerry could hear the singing of
the wind thru their struts as the
ships glided to earth. Unless Ash
possessed two planes, one of
which was just arriving after a long
the very worst had come 10
BASS.
Ashwood was speaking again.
Il am delighted to have you join
as a ~non-paying guest, to re-
main until we all leave. Just let me
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Chapter 10
A FRIENDLY WARMING

1CERTAINLY." replied the flyer
~ unblinking. He was our COM
handing officer in the 1e9th Pursuit
Squadron. Did you know him, too?'
Il met him at the C1aridge bar,
In London acknowledged Ashwood.
his eyes regarding a newly-healed
scar on the pilots forehead.
Jerry would have given a lot to
have been able to study the others
face. but he dared not betray too
great an interest In the conversation.
He devoted himself to his breakfast.
Il was with the British" contin-
ued the cripple, and Captain Call
houE, with three of his companions
who were on leave from the front,
wandered into the bar and before
long We had joined forces for a bit
OF a hinge. I have remembered him
ever since because he wore his med
ais modestly. held his liquor like a
gentleman n WAS one of the hand
lest men | eve saw with his two
fists in . brawl. / learned with sincere
regret that he was impetuous enough
to interfere when Miss Wentworth
was being given her invitation to this
~houseparty and hat he was slightly
crooked in the ensuing melee"
Jerry could feel The others keen
blue eyes boring into his own.
That was tough" he murmured,
pushing back his well-scraped plate.
7 wish you would congratulate your
chef on these sausages and bacon.
They were delightful"
Fortunately" said Ashwood, toy
ing with a strip of broiled bacon,
our electric light plant also serves
our refrigerator, so we are able to
enjoy many of the comforts of civil
lization; With a fast plane at our
disposal. we are able to purchase
fresh meats, vegetables and table del
icacies at three or four cities within
a hundred miles radius without at
tracing undue attention to ourselves,
so despite the heat we are able to
live in moderate comfort.
II have had the entire building
lined with insulating material and
still the guests complain somewhat
about the heat. / scarcely blame them.
| was led to believe hat the climate
would be much cooler in September.
Indeed, F1oridians assure US that II
Is very unreasonable, but 1t Is just
possible that they are biased in such
matters"
$50 I've heard said Jerry.
Jerrys trained ears caught, again,
the sound of an airplane motor. One
motor? No, there were twoi 1t cost
him much to keep his face a rigid
mask OF polite indifference as Ash
wood lighted a cigarette and squInted
shrewdly at him thru blue wisps OF
smoke. With an effort, Jerry forced
his attention back to the table.
Mr.. Ashwood," he ventured bland
ly, your island certainly has its at
fractions, but l imagine that your
guests will become FESTIVE before long.
The climate here seems conducive to
frayed nerves. When are you PLAN
ming to break up the party?'
That's a fair question" confessed
the other with a CLINT of amusement
In his eyes. "I1l be frank with you.
II you have read the newspapers, you
will recall that I was forced to col
lect a board bill from the friends and
families of Zach of my guests. The
cost Of entertaining them is high. I
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BELFRY
Continued from page ~

Miss Helen Vazanko was a bust
ness caller in Laurel Monday.
Miss Helen Vazanko was @ Wis.,
itor in Red Lodge Sunday.
Bernard Smith and son Harold,
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Moore and
Margaret Johnson were dinner
guests at the home of Mrs. Ida
Moore on Sunday.
Miss Margaret Johnson left for
Powell, Wyoming where she will
be employed.
Bill Richards of Bearcreek was
an overnight visitor at the home
of MI. and Mrs. George Youst We'd
nesday.
Charles Pierce of Bridger was a
business caller in Belfry and
Chance Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Margaret Lands of Red
Lodge was a visitor in Belfry
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Lands and
family of Red Lodge were visitors
in Belfry Thursday. Mrs. Amos
King of Gardiner is spending a
few days at the home of Mrs. carp
this week.
Miss Hollis Andrew, who has
been taking a nurses course at
Denver, Col, is spending a few
weeks at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Andrews.
Miss Eva Zackery of Billings is
spending a few days in Belfry this
week.
M RS. Earl Brehart of Byron,
Wyo., spent a few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Marko-
vich this week.
Alvin and Wilbur Wink spent
two days Red Lodge this week.
Miss Betty Williams was Wis
iting riends in Belfry.
Mrs. Buford Youst and daugh-
ter Jacqueline were visitors at the
home of Mrs. Moore last Monday.
Mrs. Gerald Burgess of Bridger
was a visitor at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Brennon Thurs
day.
Mr.. Wilson of Bridger was a
business caller in Belfry Friday.
Alvin Wink is spending a few
days at the Tolman ranch at Clark,
Wyo.
Miss Helene Rowland is spend
ing the summer months at the
home of her father, Robert Row.
land.
Several men from here were
engaged in roguing peas at Clark,
Wyo., this week.
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He became silent. the tip OF his
cigarette glowing and fading like q
mammoth FREELY. She fought for con-
troll of herself.
MIR. Ashwood." she said, evenly,
from the moment you take ms away
from this island to begin that mad
scheme. | shall watch for an oppor-
tunity to commit suicide. You may
be able to prevent 1t for a while. But
the chance will come sooner or later
and | will kill myself Just as surely
as the sun rises and SETS"
other cigarette the red flare illumin-
ated his strange lined face. It was set
deep In thot. He took several rapid
puffs. then exhaied In a long sigh.
Dear, DEAR" he observed at last,
Il a no idea that you were SO on
your mind would run In such ultra
conservative grooves. Very well. then.
| HAL send my airplane after a min
lister tomorrow. You may not know IL
now, but you will find that a wedding
ring will assuage your pain to a great
ingly, at least an honest no
worse off than millions of your sex
who are uncomfortably tied In the
bonds OF matrimony."
He pushed himself to his feet.
And now. IL you will excuse me, I
must JVth AnC dciEHtlui group III the
living room / lear loud voices which
seem to be raised In anger. 1t is pos
sible that their conversation will be
entertaining. VIII you join me?'
Thanks she replied indifferently.
"IH stay here"
A step as soft as hat of q cat
slithered on he porch beside the
silent girl.
Nancy. don't you worry about
Limpy." 1t was Lucci's voice, harsh
with suppressed rage. Il been creep
Ing around looking the place over to
see what could be done about getting
outa here. / heard him talking and
listened to what he said"
She was too exhausted to reply. II
she opened her mouth at all, she thot,
It would be to shrek In hysteria~ All
day long she had avoided the gang
ster, for her intuition warned her
that he was reaching an emotional
crisis.
THAT bird'll be found dead In his
bed In the morning, Miss Went
WORTH he assured her violently.
Then I'll get his gat and heat up
his joint til the water out there'lI
be crowded with people swimming to
get away from the lead. You and
nell go back to Chi"
ITO be Continued.)
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three burly military police. With
SHOUTS of joy Jerry and Emory had
Iallen upon the patrol and, after a
glorious fight, had saved their new
friend from a probable court martial.
AFTER another drink together, the
I've units. And there they were again,
reunited at last - and under what
circumstances!
Ashwood looked first at Emory,
then at Jerry. thotfully.
Come in, gentlemen. Wen have a
drink and a little talk" Nodding to
the guards, who departed forthwith,
ne LED the way to the dining room
Ashwood was first to speak.
All Of us make mistakes at n
time or another, but / had compli-
mented myself that this little retreat
OF mine was well hidden. Since frank
ness is, at this moment, desirable, /
wonder If you would mind telling me
now you found this island?'
nsimpliclry itselr," grinned jerry
unhesitatingly. 1--WE flew over 0
when you picked up the money off
Nlontauk point and followed you as
lar south as Atlantic City. We es-
tablished, on hat flight, the fact that
your base was somewhere south of
the Jersey shore. When you picked
up the satchel on Lake Michigan, we
We're flylng yer you at better than
zO,OOO feet, keeping in the sun so
you couldn't spot us. We followed you
clear down to a point near ITALIA
hassee, where we had to land. But
since you were steering a perfectly
straight compass course all day long,
i seemed only reasonable to suppose
that II we followed the same course
the next morning, we'd find your
hide-away sooner or later. And We
did"
Ashwood smoked silently. Then he
smiled wryly.
How elementary 1t is, l think,
the first serious slip | have made
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Chapter 10
AN ISLAND PRISON

THERE, on the beach. was their
l. ~monoplane. HALFWAY to the house,
a little possession. led by Emory and
Stevens, was Flooding thru the saw
grass. Behind his two companions
STROBE four guards, one Of whom held
an automatic.
We'll, we'll, well, Captain Call
houn!" Ashwood turned to Jerry with
a sardonic smile. Now that | observe
your comrade, Lieutenent Battles,
coming to Join our merry group, 1t
seems hardly worth while for you to
remain i~ncognito, and, as | live and
breathe, If 1t isn't the admirable Stew
ems. Well, well, what a wonderful
little reunion!"
ing to Jerry. then fell to studying the
face OF the white-haired cripple. Stew
ems. looking about him with his faded
blue eyes, caught Jerry's glance.
Jokes on us, kid" he said gloom
lily. I'm losing my grip" Then, turn
ing to Ashwoed, he smiled amiably:
Hello, Llmpy. Haven't seen you In
q long time-professionally. that Is"
Let's hope that it isn't a profess
sionai visit" Ashwood protested
ely. After you have conferred with
the dictates of your conscience, you
will realize that you may as well put
your silver-plated shield in my safe
and enjoy yourself for the remainder
OF your stay on this island. I've al
ways longed TO make your acquain-
lance under suitable circumstances,
you know"
Listen, Limpy," said Stevens, dri-
ly, TIM getting pretty old to change
my ways. II you are still free a
couple OF years from now-which /
doubt-come out and pay me a visit
at my pecan grove in California Then
We can be good and sociable. But be-
tween now and then I'm on Uncle
Sans payroll and got to try to
earn my pay, which. God knows,
isn't much"
Dear, dear. such nobility Of char
a%cter!" signed Ashwood, plaintively.
1T is so stimulating. I'm sure you
will enjoy meeting Mr.. Lucci."
No." grunted Stevens, II don't
even enjoy thinking about him. much
to kill that Teller some day"
PLEASE wait" cried the cripple in
mock alarm, until l have collected
my final board bill from his loving
and loyal friends"
I've got it," interrupted Emory,
suddenly. Jerry, this Is the bird we
rescued from the British M.P.'s after
the big party at Claridge." He turned
again to Ashwood. .My God, you've
changed! What in the world happened
to you to make you look like this?''
The scene came back to Jerry In a
flash. A gay, rollicking British pilot,
who had been drifting about with
them all evening, from cafe to cafe.
Then, after they had parted with as
esteem, the two Yanks had heard a
sudden uproar and had raced thru
the darkened streets to find the
young lieutenant in the clutches Of
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served politely.
Isn't it, l congratulate myself
upon a happy thot when | purchased
this house in sections and had II as
sembled here after my plans. The
guests inhabit the west wing which
leads off the living room. My rather
large staff uses the east wing and
some living quarters over the hangar
boat house. An admirable arrange
ment."
Jerry grinned whole-heartedly.
There was something In the nerve
and the imagination of the fellow
that was very appealing.
MFR. Peabody said the other un-
expectedly, were you ever in the
Air Service"
Yes" admitted Jerry steadily.
"Why?"
Did you, perchance, know Cap
tain Jerry Calhoun"
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Chapter IL
HORNETS NEST

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advertised supper clubs. The music
was the best, the dance floor ex-
cellent, and the food incredible for
night club) appetizing.
They left the car in the shadows
of the side street into which Steve
had guided it and walked the few
yards to the supper club door.
The doorman recognized Steve
and answered his greeting effusively
springing to hold the swinging doors
apart.
Mona and Steve walked down
thickly carpeted steps into the tiny
foyer lined with mirrors. Then
through more swinging doors to-
ward the insinuating murmurs OF
the orchestra.
1t was easy to see that Steve was
delighted to be able to bring Mona
here. The admiring glances of the
men they passed, the speculative,
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so hard, and that brother of yours
not helping" Steve's voice was
trembling. Lord, Min, I've been
making money! Let me stand be-
hind YOU if you need me. 1t must
be tough going, Min, lots Of times
Most Of the time"
Mona thought of the rent, the
insurance, her fathers small fee at
the hospital, the quarters Bud bor-
rowed and the bills handed every
Saturday to Ma, who stretched them
somehow to last through the week
She thought Of days when she
had gone without lunch. pretending
she had gained two pounds the week
before and was fasting to keep slim.
Then she thought of the ermine
cloak she was wearing. She thought
Of what Mrs. Casey would say to
Mrs. Callahan If she caught sight
Of it. And she thought of Steve's
kisses.
She could not admit-even to
herself-that she had wanted Steve
TO kiss her. No, she had merely
endured those caresses.
Steves sincerity was unmistaka-
BILE. 1t would have been cheap to
take offense. He was her child
hood friend and, as IN the old days
he had brought her apples or
oranges, now he was sharing his
good fortune with her.
Still, it wasn't to be thought that
this could lead to anything more
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South the dealer, opened the bid
ding with one spade, West passed,
and North bid four spades. Under
the one over one system, this is a
slam try.
East passed. South bid four no
trump North went to six spades
and now East, who was not vulner-
able, decided to try for a sacrifice
and bid seven hearts, which was
doubled.
The Play
South opened the king of spades,
which East trumped. The decIarer
was forced to lose two diamonds
and two clubs, and his contract was
defeated four tricks for a minus
score of 500 points, but this was an
especially low minus, as the South
or North hands easily could make
six spades.
Due to the different systems of
contract bidding used, it was pc
culiar to note that at some tables
South played the hand at six spades,
while at other tables North played
it at six spades.
No opening can defeat six spades.
If North were to play the hand,
and East opened club, seven odd
can be made as the losing heart
can be discarded on the long dia-
mond.
lConvrieht. 1892. NEA Service. Incl
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envious glances of the women we're
no new experience for Mona, but
they gratif1ed her escort.
Their table was near the space
cleared for dancing. Mona tossed
the priceless cloak from her shoul-
ders and emerged like a sea nymph
in her sea green frock.
Like it?" asked Mona boldly as
Steve's eyes registered the answer
to her query. She went OH, Little
thing I picked up this afternoon.
Picked up in my room where it
had NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
She emphasized the last four
words with little stabs of her fin
ger in the air She was flirting with
him! Tt was safe enough here.
where he could not kiss her again.
Stoves eyes, however, turned
away and searched the room specu-
latively. I'm expecting my part
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4 K.'.I.'.K
q Day
BY BRUCE CATION

EV VERY school boy, naturally
II knows that the Pilgrim fathers
landed at Plymouth Rock in 1920
and that they cOntrived to found a
permanent colony after a terrific
struggle.
He knows, too, that some of them
had lived for a time in Holland be-
cause Of their search for religious
: freedom, and that none Of them
could get along in England because
Of their refusal to submit to the
established church there.
But few of us know any more
about it than that The human
values involved, the sufferings and
hardships and years Of mental stress
that the Mayflower expedition in
Volved for the men and women and
children concerned-these things we
only can imagine.
We get a look at them, now, in
1--WE Begn," a novel by Helen Grace
Carlisle, which is one of the bright
est spots of the summer season.
The author centers her attention
chiefly on three people-an English
farmer, his wife and his brother
who form an odd triangle in the
Mayfowers passenger list. The
whole story is presented from their
varying points of view.
one brother sees in the new world
n chance to get ahead to farm
broad acres and establish his for
tunes. The other sees it through
the eyes of a religious bigot. The
wife sees it with alternate hope and
despair.
BY looking at it with them, we
find the story vested with a new
richness and clarity. I'VE Begin is
q first-rate novel.
Published by Harrison Smith, ii
is the July choice of the Book
League Of America.
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CTEVE had pressed the bell three
~ times, paused and then twice
more. His old signal.
He sat in the lean, low-swung car
gloved fingers drumming on It's
wheel and hummod softly. II is eyes
we're intent on the dark, dingy little
entrance Of the apartment house.
He had not parked Immediately
in front of the door. Mrs. Casey S
window commanded too fine a view
of the entrance. TOO fine a view OF
that Wop, Steve in big car, sit
ting there for all the Wurrld like a
swell"
There was a dim light in the hall.
The door opened, closed softly and
swiftly. Steve could see the narrow
ing crack Of light vanish above some
ones head. Only Monas hair
could CLEAN with such a halo! He
must learn to call her Mona now.
AS she came into view, the glow
of the street light touching her
gently, he almost gasped This
childhood pal Of his was beautiful!
She was more than that.
The girl who came toward him
was regal her head smartly smooth
her high fur color white as drifted
snow, her carriage gracious.
Mona, moving toward him in that
silent street might have been a
young queen. Get out Of sight
and ear shot, she whispered when
Steve was about to swing out OF
his scat to assist her. She climbed
swiftly in beside him.
Now drive like the fiend you
are and let's cheat the Caseys! I'm
planning to tell you what I think
of a young man who sends ar
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ticles Of attire to his young wom-
en- friends"
The car glided forward, but
Stoves eyes were on Mona. He APP
proved Of her. Three years before
she would have said gentleman"
and lady friends"
Well, you liked them, didn't
you?" Steve asked. You 7ooked
like a million dollars as you came
through that door. Steve, I says
to myself is it Gloria Swanson? No.
It's only that homely Moran girlr "
Mona laughed in spite Of herself.
It had occurred to her that since
she was wearing the gown Steve had
sent she hardly could be harsh with
him. She should have sent them
back with a reproving note.
Il feel like million" she ack-
nowledged Maybe l looked it, but
the door didn't, Steve. Nothing
like it. And I belong behind that
door.
I'm playing Cinderella tonight
only because-weu, because
thought it would please you"
1T does please me" returned
Steve sincerely.
1T so happened" Mona went on
precisely, as though he had not
spoken, that Mother had sent my
one and only evening gown to Alice
s. married Jim Halliday, you
know and lives up in the Dyckman
section. l wore these because I had
to- but they'll 60 back tomorrow"
After you've worn them2" Steve
asked, twinkle in his eye, yet with
mock severity
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ITO Be Continued
ZION CITY BANS BUSES
Sunday Service Petition Denied
When Yoliva Objects.
b IniFcd Prees

~ LHHCu ffess
ZION CITY, Ill. July 26.-Zion
City. which prohibits smoking every
day in the week and a great many
other activities on Sunday, will con-
tinue to have no bus service.
A petition Of the North Shore
railroad to allow it's buses to stop
here Sundays was denied upon the
objection of citizens, led by Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, who believes the
earth is fat.