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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1930-05-08, Page 2OIL by Bch Lucien _.Burman THIS HAS HAPPENED Vilak Aliaa glance 'at a • BlILXlow Attempts have been:made on the life pool of water forced in the mldillii thf Of Elise' Marberry,, owner of a, coffee the room where:the:gr'ound^t411e'fifi4itllE ' �lazitation near Porto Verde, Brazil; `"T have.azt idea," he.whispeaed to telt' Vilak, her cousin,. and Lincoln Nun- old -zuan beside hint, ' tally, aged chemist, believe that Gay- "To escape?", Nunnally's eyes were, lord Prentiss, a neighbor and enemy of eager. Elise's to 'be involved, although they, ply But • ion't. be toil hopeful. nit; rare ignorant' of the reason.. Word is just an idem. It nay not .work, but t brought to Elise that •her'ma'nager at..hope it will.. •These rppes tv.}th ivhfoh Villapa is desperately ill She,, Mary- „ iaally and Vilak start on a visit to hien we are tied" are'. hide, like most of.' the but'' are .ambushed and,. taken ter a .roper in this part•.of the country.They lonely and filthy hut, where .rthey are ought to expand consideerablyi .in water .:' told they must the for the- rnurder of if ;they haven't been cured too much., ' the leader ofthe' band of ruffians who and allow us to .squirm out, of "'then. capture°them.• Theyknow.i't is but a You. remember the; story. in your prim- •txumped up change..•• They,: sore trussed' er of the' girl who• was captured by the. up and thrown on the wet.flOr. Indians and escaped because "a• heavy, NSW $FGIN TOP +STORY'„ rain fell and sweledtheciords'oideer hide that hound hes? The is the; same ,CHAPTER.Principle:" • "After' all, .they .are- or�a4ats,„Hreflect-to•the. edge of the pool; • Vilak replied, his digs barely moving. then into it, the water coming upal- "They're not interested iri us.'-They're'most to the 'b•ittons.'of his coat. Here :a merely :.looking : for; a meal—sugar, he lay, without stirriiig' for half an .leather,. or. a leaf -they can use in.their • houses. • Interesting little brutes They could tear'down this house: in a dait or hour, which to. Ws old. manseethed ntermanab.1 Then 'he rolled out again an. iiegan manipulating his long • two i it were. made of wood they fan -.wrists u> liah• now from the they .�.: � P: P pies- �•_•.,t; ea3::b.TLrtcky,.. ax. tlL-tkeY.,a e:iiat'tar- sure of the cords upon the veins. azillides; which are so thick in so many ' . The old man watched him reathless- of these old deseed houses. „Look out ly, „For; ted minutes; Vilak pulled, tug- for:•that• corner) .otter , these...near ,the •reed, twisted, writhed: Now it was his window. I think 1 saw the hairy foot we:sts.he was attempting:to free, now • . — — • He rolled to the edge of the pool, then into it,:the: water coming up almost` to the buttons of his coat. .r •of one of them a minute ego. Maybe a nest of them there; Mal don't'think they'll both 'r 7 y e • lis, unless we' bother them.” He stopped short as he heard Elise's voice in the other room but the Wooden! door• effectually kept out most :of • the sound; he couldl not distinguish what :she said.. ' • - • The two men beca•me siTe'ht again, anotionless except' for their _'regular crushing of the ':inquisitive crawling visitors., There was a crackling noise in a ,hole near the bed, A small rat- like animal, with ristling .whiskers,, and bright. g t bullet -like, eyes, ,emerged from the• orifice, looked at the ''two men curiously, then retreated to his black home, • A moment later,e swarm of brilliant purple butterflies swept down through the betoken roof and, settling on tables, walls, bed; and men, for, an instant, left nothing to be' seen but their vivid flaming wings. Then they flew away. WRIGLEY%'t it good; cstnpai v Ibn any trip. It's delicious flavor adds zest and'cnjoyment. The sugar sup,. plies pep and energy when the day seems long. , In short it'sgood' and gotid jot • .oiew..r L SLJE No. 1 s. • it was his knees, now it Was his' bony tinkles.. - "It's s no go,,>•"They've slid. They ve only stretched an infinitesimal fraction, 'if it all. Thgy,'re oily, a•nd•take up prac- tically no,water.' Sorry: Wish I could smoke.: a ,'cigarette." He tolled out onto, the .dry . ground , again. • The 614 man gazed at him dejectedly and .let his head sieinp ack to the mud. J He 40;0 them painatata kiaigly'aKaitlt and slammed the door. The sudden, darknes1 of the equator- q �a#'1>kI 14 regions begs► tip clutch house, field. a, ; alta forest in its ebony embrace. Peer- --- tag+ agtalde _again throrigb the trek • BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON to the wall, Vilak,saw Elise led to a • log on w'h:leh two soldiers were sitting. Illust.'aded Dresshuakistf Lesson A. Third who was guarding her ordered ' Furnished. With Every Pattern • I rot to alt. Own between:,them. • She i til SIR* In obeying. The guard jerk. ed her arm cruelly She struck vao lently ngiinat the wood, then stared up nt her •captors, helpless but defiant.' Vilek. bit his lilt fiercely H. watched ai moment longer, then rolled back' to •the edge of the pool mild. once 'more •ixn:niersing himself'far an •instant, 'rolled• out.and again began tugging' at his .shackles. It was useless. 'Th ngh his 'powerful. muscles strained. until it seeniedthey, must burst, the' leathern sinews. held. ' ' He ceased• his••futile• efforts and lay on the ground; 'breathing heavily, too. exhausted for the 'moment •to' protect. himself ' from the greenish ' term'ites crawling iri swarms- all aver. ;his,`long 'Suddenly he beg.#uri•, to laugh, a lqw, cifuckling ;laugh.. The old man looked' at him in amazement, unwilling to be- li:eve>thnt the :sound had come from between' his friene's lips. But • there could be ne:doubt.., Vil'ak.was stili. 'chuckling. He tasted his head smi1=• ingly`to th'e old ,man,'then "Vegan rub-. bing his. thonged 'body . against the wall. "No, I'm na crazy, Nanny," he, murmured, "I'm merely, chuckling be- duee have. been` crazy ever. since' we've been in here. Or stupid, which- ever you prefer to call it. We've, had; a ',key' .oi..escape'here: all the time•'t .. The old man squinted wonderingly around .the: darkening. wane,. "I don't, see'...• anything. .. Real'ly .•; er , anything." ' "These termites," He lay upon the ground'..again, and let the insects: swarm over him:, "The're -wild aboii •. leather and' hides of any sort. • I've had the soles of far too many' shoes eaten up over night :down here not to know that • They want •to eat these hide .ropes witch: 'which.., we're tied. That's. undonte'diy,what's drawn them to us. The ropes have probably been soaked in oil besides, and that's•rnade them'doubly attractive. •They've been trying •to save' us ancoilze wouldn't let theft. .. • • . (�' : • "Don't beat them oft ane langer.'•At the expense of a few stray nips they'll have .us cut .loose in half an hour or Iess." , ` He• put his; eye to the crack in the wall again, and watched, while the inseeta, finding theniseives 'unmolested, crawled upon him in increasing num- bers open his body -seemed a. trembling greenish carpet. Some hurl'•.d -therm-: selves • uponhis leathar,' puttees and shoes and, digging . their. razor -like., pineers ' deep .into the. fibre, -began carrying off tiny- morsels to their un- seen home not 'far ;,off in the' jungle. Others began to : attack the thick, squarish ropes that bound his limbs.' It had now• becomecompletely dark and fly, the firelight he could see' the soldiers -gat round .for their stream_, ing, meal. Elise still sat on the log, patient, 'imrrlobile...Each nionient Vil- ales lingers roamed along the hide for the' few inches theycould reach to see how the work of destruction was pro- gressing. ••At, length he felt a notch •where the insects ha&' bitten more deeply -than the rest. Concentrating all his energies ' in 'One tremendous pulse,• he. thrust his arms .forward from his chest. Hall the effort would have sufficed, for the curd; almost sev- ered, sna ed as thou it had been a ., h a e PP g tl.read .. He was -free. • (To be 'continued.) • A' bizarre -colored toucan flitted onto ;tl:e windowsill, cocked his huge .billed head grotesquely, then ftew.away. The sound of a horse's hoofs' sloughing through the road• drifted, through' the natieless window. Vilak rolled to a, stack in 'the wall and peered outside, "Another one- of our coldier comrades," he ,announced.' "Looks as if he' were bringing a message. We ought ti► know what they are going to do with us pretty, quickly now." ' They heard the newcomer tramp into the other room. There was a long ex- cited conversation which. -they could. not hear.' Then the door into their' •raon► opened and the elstling mustach- ed captain entered. • ' "We have j o'hdei•ed ,well what is to he. dobe with you=; rooting- pigs who call yourselves men," he j rumlijjed , glancing' down disgustedly at th'e two •mud -covered prisoners and hestowirg nn thein a well -directed k'iele."And we have decided.' Your woman goes With us. For she is.he'autiful. Yourselves shall hang like the gallows dogs that 1 you are.' My men now get ready their .Tar•inhl and .touchino for they. have eaten little because they watch for you. and they have long' to travel. - "The'y are hungry. When they htt•ve eaten, -then they will rest. Par it te- net good to teasel quickly rater -Ming. Tired they. will. takeaway *your woman. Arid Hien you will hang. We do riot' hang .now for this might make i1 ick. the wo1nan, and a sick woman is a Nutlet As are ail women . • ." • •lie glapced • outside the window whew two soldier's were toiling ,over 'streaming lacy pot "fjy-the' y the tourhino •boils 1 will say you have Per- haps. 0r. '; Maybe • two hours in which ltd "a'iitl clesinsre vo W fel s r ls; It this. Is not . neugh, so •«•i.1I it be the het ter.. In Fat m Ren Lai the 11o'vil that rt: i. the (a off pf •Cripi tai •T TaipeihT • The.. new fitted- hipline, swathed in Grecian- manner, Makes' this printed, crepe frock very desirable. ' The ,:neckline is, generally becoming in deep open • V, finished With ,rolled collar of 'plain harn%onizing crepe. ' The hemline achieves a fluttery ful- ness through the gradual widening of the.. circler' skirt that moulds the figura through the hips; Plain crepe., silk' :and light, weight woolens appropriate. . ' • ' . Style No.. 3382 comes ie sites 16, 18 yea:rs.,.36, 38; 40 and 42 inches, bust.. In the medium size, 3 yards of 39 -inch material .•With '/z'yard of. 27 -inch con- trast is sufficient. A `Fresh from the gardens' INDULGENCES •Suppose that the" m6ney pow, wast- ed in foolish• 'indulgence's. were • ex• pend'ed'••lipoii whcleh3on a •.•food . ancr- furiiiture :and 'clothing, or were in ested ' in such a way .as to become part ot ;the capital or `,wage paying fund of the col munity,:wliaf a• trans- foi mation .fol• the better would be u -volved in this!L-Beam Vaughan. , The: conference was over and the ladies were returning froin seeing the visitors off. "Whom did you have,, Mrs: Tones?.' asked one 'h•pstess ."O1, •ryuite a nice clergyman. . Whom did • Ddu have 7" •'"1 Irad. two locust preachers," saidthe ether...Li "You . mean lode! preachers.' ' Locust's are those things that come in swarms and eat,up•every. thing." • "That's right,'.' said .her 'friend. "I" iiad •two of them." . :*— _The Customer. .complained. of the •cost of shay. ing. • • "les; .'but have you considered the extra labor involved, Sir?" asked •the barber "What extra 40oi'7" snapped, the ,Irritatel.'cus- tomer. "Well, sir," .replied •the•••barber, "what. with bad weather and the in -- come -tax falling due, men's faces, are considerably longer thbtn thef were." "Attacking the problem • of crime and ,,criprinals. through prisons is Jo. approach 'the•'problem hih!h-end £ore• most."--1-Lewis E. Lawes: • . "We. inust not .confound:leisure 'with ahiftlessne'ss:"—Hehry. Ford. ' :.fudge (to '.oy witnesao.n stand)- • — 'W e11,. .my ' ;little .man, do you • know ••; what an oath is?"' '• • • .Boy—"Yes .sir) 1 was your golg, caddie , for a whole• week,: last stam- mer. •• LEARNING , No science is, speedily°' learned', by • the `noblest ;genius without• tuition,— Watts. - A real estate . salesman s of 'West' •Teta had just finished describing the gloribns opportunitiesof that .part of the country. "All" West Texas needs to become the .garden Spot of the world is good people and `water," . lie said. "I-Iuh,". rePlied the 'prospect; '.'that's all hell needs.", ' • :110W T -O ORDER PATTERNS • ' Write-yourname-and addre s •plain- - ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 24c in.ro: stamps or coin (coin preferred; .wrap it carefully) fpr each number, .and address your artier' to Wilson- Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto; • T— Heel the Sprain with. Minard's. . Insurance Agent -"Conte along with me,• my roan, I can get' you damages for thi." . Big Nigger' (hit by 'bus) : • "Good 'lawksie; man, Alt don't need any mo' damages. What I needs t, repairs." . Ernpire-.Free Trade . • Calchas.. In the • National *View' (London) : ' An .op oi'tanity is like a lass; ICA is not f keti when it is of- fered, itis not again to he counted up- on. 1n .1887- the Colonies would prob- ably have agreed.to a complete fiscal union' if •they had been offered securi- ty in the British market for their pro- duce; it was the old Colonial system against the destruction of which by Cobden and. Bright they. had passion- ately but'Vainly protested.' • But in 1930 It is differernt; Great Britain in, 'deed begins to repent•herself of Free Trade; hat the Dominions show no, sign of repenting of Protection. SUN'S'HINE' • I do not say you can' make yourself merry, and happy when you are in a phylgicali condition which is conkrary to such m$nta•l cdnd'rtinn bnt,'by Arae- •tide and 'effort you can learn to with - ilraw from it, refusing to allow yotir judgments and actions to be ruled by it, "What does •that matter?" you will learn to say. -"It is enough tor me to know that the sun does shine; and that thiis.is Onlyea weary fog that risk roundabout me for 'a motatenr. I. shall: come out into the light beyond jhresentiy," This Is 'faith -faith hi God, who is Light.-Gieorge'MacDon- ald. CONTENTMENT It is meet to be Contented with what tvo have, but neer with what We are. -:-• Sir J• 4ackh'moSh: ' Contentment consi;teth not In add,1' .11V. more foal, but in taking away sotre fire. --T. 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