The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-07
Chapter A THE SUBLEvADOS

YUAN glanced at the figure at his J feet. He crossed himself. Gra- hame took off his khaki sun-heln ct and set it beside the overturned wa Ter pan. McGrath's eyes stared glassily at nothing.
 Poor devil" said Grahame. "l wish he had let me give him the hypo."
 They buried McGrath in the swamp. Returning. they re-lighted their fire. Although there was plenty Of game about. they dared not risk shot. so ate a meal of cold beans and meat.
 They slept for several hours. Ora hame decided tn t for comforts sake the troupe ahead of them would travel all night Juan agreed that this was probably true. and if they began to follow about midnight, they could comfortably and safely follow the trail for at least six hours.
 They awoke at eleven Juan slipped off into the darkness and in a little while returned with a large bush turkey dangling by his side. He grinned when Grahame questioned him.
 You heard this one this after. noon. He sleeps in tree not far from here. Tonight" he chuckled. "-he sleeps with us."
 The boy dressed and cooked the bird tropic refrigeration. The c % e d meat would last them through the next day.
 They ate, and began their march southward along the trail. Grahame pondered upon what McGrath had told him. The taking of moving pic lures in this cruel country seemed little incredible
 If it were authentic ruins they wanted. there were several within a days train ride of Merida. the capi. tai of Yucatan. and a civilized place. . There was no reason for striking south of Merida into this unknown country.
 The wounded man had mentioned the name Ortega. While the name was 8 common enough one. never. . theless Frank began to have a pre- sentiment that the name was re curing too often to be entirely CO incidence. It was an Ortega whom he had never seen that had been in. volved he still thought-in Jan. ices abduction in Hollywood.
 It was Ortega who mad landed the arms at the hacienda on the east coast. While that had happened two weeks before. still. Ortega in the launch, could nave been back al Merida in three days.
 And it had been from Merida that still another Ortega had guided the man McGrath in southeasteriy di. rection to this spot. That is. If 1t had been another of the same name. Frank shook his head n puzziement. The dying man had said others were to follow. Probably a whole group of actors and technical men. Women. too, most probably. He was struck with a sudden chill. Janice Kent might be among them! .
 Supposing this was Myberg's com. pany of people come to Yucatan for location. He rememb bered now that Spin Winslow had said that Myberg liked authentic backgrounds and that this man. Ortega, was to have guided them to where bigger and better ones were. wNtIgo
 This would be beastly place for women if the plan was to come here, He uttered an exclamation that was half irritation. half fear. Juan paused but at Grahame's gruff word continued on.
 MIGRATE had said that his Or M tega had been captured by the Indians who had assaulted them Supposing. then, that he was on< and the same with the man who had landed the guns. Because of that hs would have some sinister under standing with tLese jungle people and would not be harmed. He might even be allowed to return to Merida where he could make plans to bring the remainder of the motion picture people into this piace-and to theil destructioni Aln ef
 He speculated upon the motive then dts~iss the train of thought as being unimportant Plenty of mo tive for a criminal Robbery for one ransom perhaps. although the lat ter seemed improbable since Mo Grath had been murdered without z chance to buy himself out of hil difficulty. Were there women along there would be another possibility ! Although the night was cool, tn.