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CHAPTER V-Continued

He was a Mexican. and bad one,
II ever one of that brand lived.
He spoke, and the man before him
stood rooted to the spot, his arm still
around the girl.
"Hombre.r he said, in Spanish, you
disobeyl Let's CO."
And. turning, he walked swiftly to
the door. The arm slid from Sonya's
shoulders, and without a backward
look the Man OF Lone Mesa followed
Alone. her feet like lead. her head
whirling with strange dizziness. her
throat aching, Sonya crossed the al
most empty floor and picked up her
coat from where Lila was waking
Babs.
Serge Joined them, and they went
ont Into the night among the roaring
cars OF the departing crowd.
Just as they passed out Of the circle
ct light from the open doors fantas-
tic figure doomed for a moment be-
side them, Its shabby garments and
hong white hair dim In the blending
shadows
"Beelzebuh." said the soft voice of
the Servant, leaves hell to work evil
hereabouts. Beware. innocent one"
what In thunder" said Serge.
"Who was that7"
only strange old man | met at
Myra's You know-the old mad
preacher who rides the Reservation on
his donkeys You've heard of him"
"Oh, the Servant OF the Lord7 Yes,
Il have. Never saw him before. though.
Well, let's get going. girls Babs, lazy
bones. sit UP while daddy fixes the
robe for you. That's the girl"
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Hawaiian Problems

There Is plenty OF serious work for
the President on the islands, when he
Is not enjoying their famous sport.
There Is the Japanese problem, with
the day fast approaching when the
native-born Japanese. able to vote, will
constitute majority OF the entire
electorate. There Is the naval base at
Pearl Harbor, with Its wireless towers
perfect landmark for an attacking
Meet to use In training their guns.
There are the oil tanks built by Do
heny money as result of the famous
lease case. There Is the bitterness Of
the Hawaiian sugar growers over their
treatment In the sugar allotment bill.
And finally, there Ia the agitation to
make Hawaii full-fledged state, with
two senators and couple OF members
OF the house Of representatives not to
mention four electoral votes In the
election OF Presidents OF the United
States.
That la one Of the cases where
spoken words and written words are
apt to be different Confidential ad-
vices to the writer are that most OF
the men the President will see while
there Will urge him not to back the
Idea OF statehood for Hawaii, and not
TO Increase In any way her present
local self-government.
The answer to which again Is the
Japanese vote.
30, when the cruiser steams past
Diamond Head on her way back to
continental United States, the Presi-
dent will have mass Of documents
on these various problems, and head
fun OF recollections as to what he was
told while In Hawaii.
But while he is there he Is going to
enjoy himself as much as any school
boy who might be there on vacation.
And the newsreels will have some
swell pictures OF Roosevelt laden with
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"Drys" Not Through

Senator Sheppard's plan for revising
the Constitution to give congress abso-
lutte power over alcoholic liquors, to
create legal prohibition at any time,
or enact any halfway measures which
might appeal. promises that prohibit
fion will continue to be an important
Issue from now on In every federal cleo
ton, whether 1t be for a member OF
the house. senator. or President
For there Is no doubt that the drys
are getting ready to fight, and that
they have profited by many of their
mistakes In the past. AS told In q
previous dispatch, they now regret
bitterly that they ever enacted the
Eighteenth amendment. They wish
they had put through, when the dry
wave swept the country In the World
war days, just such an amendment to
the constitution as Senator Sheppard.
has now proposed.
Then the recent wet wave would
merely have resulted In congress re-
pealing the dry law. And the only
problem that would now confront them
would be to obtain again dry ma
iority In both houses of congress.
Now they have much harder light.
They must attain, at some time In
their fight, Ii they are to succeed a
two-thirds dry majority In both houses.
Then they will face. after surmount-
Ing that hurdle, the necessity OF win
ming ratification Of the new amend.
ment In 80 states. After that the Job
OF getting dry majority In both
house and senate would be simple.
Their best chance, OF course, lies
In the disintegration OF the orranixa-
tions that fought 10 hard for repeal.
With anything like an effective orrani-
cation lighting them, providing the or
ganization In question had no connec-
ton with the liquor interests and con-
sequently would have the standing
that the late association against the
prohibition amendment had, their task
would be impossible.
copvrxht--WNU n~wvis~
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How Japs Did 1t

Interesting In this connection is the
method OF building up the Japanese
naval oil supply after the earthquake
OF 1923. The Japs established what
amounted to q packet line of four
tankers. They carried oil from San
Pedro, the port OF Los Angeles, to
Japan. They we're all slow, and coal
burners. They stopped on each trip
at Hawaii to take on coal. AS every
naval officer and every one connected
with steamships know, terrific price
Is paid for every additional knot OF
speed In a boat. The most economical
pace is 10 knots. Every additional
knot an hour means an increase In
fuel consumption In virtually geomet-
rical ratio. 1t Is not a question OF
expense, In naval operations 1t Is q
question OF how much cargo can be
delivered by the tanker or supply ship
at the end OF voyage of given length.
The Japs went to the extreme of
having their tankers burn coal, and re-
~SAiiAE Gil lOultY pO lIdk LIfEI COuiu
carry more of the precious oil needed
to build up that great reserve which
had been dlssipated by the earthquake.
Mr.. Roosevelt, the naval experts
point out, Is familiar with all this from
his experience as assistant secretary
OF the navy for eight years, including
the World war. He knows the neces-
sity. therefore, OF protecting Hawaii,
and especially the naval base at Pearl
Harbor.
1t will be his first trip to the Islands
and the important naval base there
since the succeeding administration,
with his cousin Theodore playing an
Important part, waded through the
mess OF the oil leases and obtained
these tanks and started to get an oil
reserve. The leases, 1t so happens.
were cancelled before any oil was put
In the tanks under the terms OF the
lease. But that has been taken care
OF since.
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CHAPTER vi


Shadows Of Death.
Ii Sonya Savarin had been troubled
before. had searched her soul with
fearful and bewildered eyes, that sum-
mer night plunged her Into chaos.
Shame was In her, and a breathess
fame OF ecstasy. and fear that
mounted hourly.
And knowledge.
knowledge, terrible, complete. dew
astating.
Destiny had reached and taken her,
body and soul.
All that her life had meant was
gone--her plans. her future, every.
thing. Rod Blake. New York, safety
and assurance. the sane and ordered
things of everyday, they were all
swept into the discard like so much
trash.
And In their place stood Starr Stone
her blood leaped at her first con-
eci0us use OF his name-renegade,
mystery, what she did not know--and
with him danger wrong, disaster. A
man with blue eyes had passed, and
trouble followed In his wake. as the
Servant had whispered 1t was true,
all OF 1t. He had touched her with
his mysterious power, and she had
turned and followed him. In her soul
she had turned and followed. Like
bird charmed to Its death, she had
bent her eyes on his. and she was lost.
There was nothing In this world but
Starr Stones face. the blue light Of his
eyes. the curve Of his lips, the grace OF
his lean body
She had seen no man, ever In her
life before, with conscious eyes. She
had not seen life. She had been asleep,
4 walker In dreams.
Rod Blake was a dream, fantasy.
His face was strangers face, his
voice far-ofr echo. There was moth
ing real about him, had never been to
her, she knew now. There was
nothing real but this man, this rene
gade, this outlaw who followed where
master led, and left behind him a
great flare OF light that glowed with
shadows In her heart.
Fire and flame and darkness. Joy and
ecstasy and sorrow, fear and a vast
strength: these were her portion, new
given to her.
Presently she pushed her hair back
from her forehead, went to the pool In
tho dark corner and, kneelIng, washed
her face with her hands. 1t was a
strange baptism of abnegation, OF ac-
ceptance- Whatever was to happen In
the new future she was committed to
It, body and soul. Whatever happened
10 Starr Stone would happen to her.
that she knew beyond all questioning.
And so she slept. still In her pretty
dress. and did not awake until the
day was far gone toward evening and
Lila came knocking NJ her door.
She went out and met Lila with 4
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romance, It's stern portents and shad-
ows, re-entered the low adobe house
and went about their evenings work
In silence.
Serge came home from his days rid
Ing dusty and tired. weary for sleep.
AS he was washing at the bench be-
yond the door he called In to them.
Sis he said. II think there's going
TO be work for you ahead | saw
old Hosteen T'so today from up Long
Ruins way, and he told me there are
two sick Indians over there
did he say just where they were7"
Eyes. In hogan by Blue Water
hole. Said there was a rug for you
II you'd come. The medicine mans
been making sings for them. but they're
no better"
HIN. Darn these medicine men I"
said the girl. her brows drawing to-
gether. They kill more patients than
I can ever save. I'll start early In the
morning."
II YOU take my advice you'd better
keep sharp eye out for that very
thing-the medicine man."
Don't worry. | know that old chap.
Saw him at Two Fingers hogan once
He'd take my head off. II be could"
well, don't eat anything around
where he is, and watch your trails for
traps"
Il WILL" said Sonya.
True to her plan. the girl was out on
the desert next day before the sun was
up. The thoughts which had moiled
In her mind for hours now beset her
again. Where was this man who was
her man7 Where did he follow that
monstrous master and why7 What
was the power which had turned him
from her without a backward look 7
Was 1t fear, or some strange loyalty
beyond the comprehension OF a nor
NAL mlnd7 What did 1t portend7 And
who was the master7 Who but that
one from across the Border whom the
mad Servant called Beelzebub7 The
terrible prince OF bandits who cruel
fed those who double-crossed him.
Sonya shivered In the coming day.
What had he said to Starr Stone7
'Hombre. you dsobeyi Let's CO."
Where had they gomez What would
he do to him1 And why had he dis
obeyed, In what7 With deep intuition
she knew the disobedIence had to do
with her, with his arm about her In
the public place.
1t was small thing. Not a double
cross. Yet the very thought OF the
sinister words chilled her to the bone.
Come she told herself, SNAP out
of 1t. There is something dark and
terrible here, but Starr Stone"-again
she thrilled at the mental sound OF his
name-"will take care of himself.
He'll come back to talk again"
At Blue Water she found what she
had expected, and 4 grave deal more.
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By vNCIE E. ROE
Copyright. Doubleday. Doran 4 Co.. Inc.
WNU Service

grave face. and the smart little woman
looked at her and set down the cup
she held.
"You may as we'll come clean. Sonya
darling" she said gently. mot to, will
only prolong the agony"
II know" Sonya said soberly.
Come out In the patio. There's still
time before we have to begin supper"
And there, with the sun going down
the western sky and the shadows
lengthening about them Sonya told the
story OF the Man of Lone Mesa, and
Lila listened with inheld breath.
At Its close they looked silently at
each other.
"You will understand, but Serge
never WILL said Sonya, $50 wen not
tell him until we have to-"
Lila laid her hand on Sonya's arm.
"Rodl" she said. 1--WE have forgot
ten hIm!"
NO." said the other, mot l. Rod
will be one of the things I'll have to
face-one OF the dangers. | shall
write to him tonight and tell him."
"What7" The word was In italics.
"Oh, not about Starr Stone or any
of the tragic things I've told you. Only
that cannot marry him."
And you'll have him here as quick
as the air lines can bring him." said
Lila quietly.
you're right" said Sonya after a
moments thought. It'll not tell him
yet"
So these two women, grave of face,
caught In the maelstrom Of LIES
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Oil Men Worry

Fear of very serious condition In
the oil Industry, due to failure of the
oil control bill to pass In the closing
days OF congress, Is openly expressed
by administration officials here. Gaso-
line prices In the mid-continent field
began sagging steadily just before ad-
Journment. -Jobbers realized more
than week before adjournment that
the bill would not pass. They antici-
pated a heavy decline with the col
lapse of the price of crude oil, and 30
withheld orders so that they could
take advantage of expected lower
prices.
Failure of the bill Is blamed by Ad-
mlnistration officials on Chairman
Rayburn whose dilatory tactics are
said to have made passage of tAe bill
impossible. Up to the last few days
prior to adjournment 1t had been
hoped that some compromise would be
reached somewhat similar to the COM
promise on the housing bill In that
case, the powerful building and loan
association lobby, which had the bill
practically killed. was placated by
amendments satisfactory to 1t.
Largely because OF Mr.. Rayburn's
tactics, however, no such opportunity
for compromise was ever worked out
on the oil bill. 1t so happens that
there Is no oil In the fourth congress
sional district OF Texas, which Mr..
Rayburn represents. He was infiu-
enced In his actions by friendly feel
Ing for some OF his colleagues In
whose districts "hot oil'' is produced.
The oil men In those districts natural
ly were very anxious that the regula-
tory measure desired by the President
and Secretary Ickes should not pass
AS matter of fact, the accomplish
ment OF Mr.. Rayburn In defeating the
oil bill. while not nearly 30 spec
tacular as the action of Huey Long In
putting through the farm mortgage
moratorium bill, was really a more
difficult piece OF work. A senator In
the closing days OF the session. when
everybody Ii terribly anxious for adj
1ournment, has the power by threaten
Ing to talk without limit to obtain al
most any reasonable concession. No
such power lies In the hands OF any
member of the house.
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SEEN and HEARD
around the
National Capital
BY CARTER FIELD.

Washington.-High ranking naval
officers are confident that as result
OF President Roosevelts study of con-
ditions at Hawaii, plus certain other
considerations already well understood
by him, he will urge on congress SUBJ
stantial appropriations for improving
the defenses of Hawaii.
With the path smoothed to eventual
independence of the Philippines, these
officers point out. Hawaii becomes our
extreme important outpost, especially
OF great strategic value In any posi-
BILE conflict with Japan.
incidentally. however deplorable
the actions OF certain people were
with reference to the establishment of
an oil reserve In Hawaii, at the naval
base at Pearl Harbor, there Is not
navy officer who does not thank
heaven 1t was accomplished. 1t Is just
the difference between the navy's be-
Ing able to operate with Pearl Har-
Dor as base and being compelled to
base really on San Diego, San Pedro,
or some other point along the Pacific
coast
II Is not Just question of getting
the oil to Hawaii, they point out. IT
Is necessary for 1t to be there at the
outbreak Of hostilities. After that,
every tanker making the 1,500-mIle
voyage over the open sea from the Pa
cific coast to the islands would be In
danger of submarine attack--the more
so because as developed In the World
war. speed Is an essential In avoiding
submarines. whereas all tankers are
OF necessity slow boats. Few OF them
make over IL knots and most of them
barely 10.
Nor Is 1t practical to make them
fast To do so would necessitate SO
much space for additional engine
equipment. and additional oil for fuel
that the quantity of oil they could
carry as cargo would be cut down too
much.
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Dig for Facts

Mr.. Rayburn used his control OF his
committee In the house to win his
point. just as Chairman Seagall, OF the
house banking and currency commit
tee was able to force all kinds OF
concessions from the administration
due to his control Of his committee.
In lieu of the bill desired by the
administration to regulate the oil In
dustry. committee appointed by Mr..
Rayburn Is now at work and will con-
tinue through the summer investigat-
Ing the situation. 1t will determine
whether In effect, the quota restric-
lions Secretary Ickes desired are war
ranted. Just what facts this commit
tee will be able to develop, which are
not already well known, Is the subject
OF humorous comment, but Representa-
tive Cole of Maryland was duly named
to conduct a hearing and compile
report
Eventually, the house committee
may write bill, but this leaves the
oil administration out on a limb until
the United States Supreme court forth
fies Its assertive authority under MIRA
over intra-state operations. The
showdown will come next fall unless
General Johnson again prevails upon
Attorney General Cummings to post
pone the case In which an adverse de-
cision would knock over the wobbly
provision OF many other codes.
Until the Supreme court finally rules
on this question. every trick In the
lawyers bags will be used to badger
the oil administration.
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S16lSA
UNAVAILABLE

There Is nun who never says an
unkind word about anybody"
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum,
II don't believe we should waste time
with him. Admirable as his qualities
may be, how could he be useful In
political campaign.
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Good Ona.

Waiter" said the fussy diner. i
want some oysters. But they mustn't
be too large or roo small, too old or
too tough, and they mustn't be salty.
/ want them cold. and / want them
at once
Eyes, sir" bowed the walter. with
or without pearls?'
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leis, and Roosevelt padding an out
rigger canoe. Especially II the canoe
turns over. which is too much for the
photographers to hope for. 1t seldom
happens.
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Nothing Like That

Has John matriculnted yeti |" was
the question put TO Mrs. Newly Rich,
with son at famous public school.
'Oh, no." came the reply. Hes
not at all that sort of boy
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Allies Ist Hin

well, how has everything gone
since I last saw your"
That's the trouble-everyth
gone. Answers (London).
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

town stuck somewhere below Pata-
gonia, on the Straits of Tierra del
Fuego. To US, after cold, wet. dan
gerOus weeks on end. Il was civil
lzation again. What II It's people
are mostly Slavs, Austrians and
Italians, who speak tongues that
are strange TO US. and who paint
the roofs in bright colors. aud build
tight board fences around their gar.
dens so the gales will not blow all
the dirt away Or. what If the gales
from Patagonia do bring clouds of
dust. filed with grass seeds from
distant pampas, and then tear
across the straits. lifting sheets Of
water into the air and threshing
them about till all the sen has the
aspect OF smoking prairie grass7
It's still Magallanes. a city. place
Of streets, stores, mail from home.
dry clothes, and wireless sta
tion."
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
MILLIONS TO AID
WILDLIFE ASSURED
Program Launched for Pro-
lection of Game.

Washlngton.-Res OF Wild.
Ne will take a biz step forward
~i:h the Inauguration of the pro
gram OF the Presidents committee
on wildllie restoration. which Is 10
begin soon. according 10 plans In
the making now. n bulletin OF the
American Game association points
out. fund OF $4,000 20 start
the program IL virtually assured,
according 20 Secretary OF Agricul
fure Wallace. The bureau OF bI-
illogical survey. under his depart
meat. viii have cha-ge OF the work
J. y. Darling. chief of the bureau,
said that be hopes 10 make a won
derful showing during the year"
This fund ls made up of several
funds allocatcd for different work.
ali. however. for the benefit Of
vildllfe; 100000 vas previously
set aside. taken from funds for
forest purchase: $4,000 for the
purchase OF submargiDal lands /;
$4,000 from the recent dr0uih
relief appropriation. TO be spent in
the drouth areas OF the upper prai-
rle states and S2.aO0.OoO from pub
lie works funds
This Is not free money 20 spend
as we will" Chief Darling said In
commenting upon the fund. 1T Is
not granted 10 us TO use as we think
best II Is subject 10 marginal Land
purchasing regulations subject 10
drouih relief regulations. and sub
ject 20 the rule that we must use
IL for relief labor. excepting the 81.
10000 which We expect from the
public works funds. and which We
have not yet definitely received
from the Public Works admlnistra-
ton.
Even though most OF this money
Is circumscribed with all kinds OF
restrictions. and the fact that we
must work through and with other
ager eles 20 accomplish our purpose.
We hope 10 make q wonderful
showing during the year. II will be
the firSi time wildlife has gotten q
real break" Chief Darling said.
Much OF this fund. it ls believed.
can be used In employing relief
labor 10 the drou;h stricken areas
for the restoring Of drained lakes
and the creation OF new water
areas By dammlng streams. draws
and other suitable places. TO estab-
llsh refugees for waterfowl. and
thus benent agriculture by raising
the water table. and. in some In.
stances. live stock by allowing lanes
Of entrance 10 the areas for wa
,erlng stock. conservatlonIxts point
ed out.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Around Cape Horn
in a 25- Foot Boat

who built ou. 25-foof boat, the Dor.
Jun OF course, never dreamed that
she would one day make this his
toric voyage. But how proud they
would be. could they have seen her
rounding Cape Horn. through seas
that filed even Drake Cavendlsh
and Magellan himself with dlsmay I;
seas, In fact often so rough that
in early days many Portuguese and
spanish sailors gave up the fight.
and went back up the coast.
Hundreds OF landings we made.
nj strange. lonely hooks on rocky
shores where barking seals. otters
and birds only make mans absence
more impressive. In the broken
surf on the outer side Of the Horn
Itself lot OF Emperor Pengulns
are colonIZed.
Glad we were, and weary, back
once more In the town OF Magal.
lanes. which used TO be called
Punta Arenas To you, It's just a
name a name for a far-away sheep