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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1930-05-22, Page 2• w • 'P . ar - 5 b' •x . dr SAME.. RAVOUR 1' den Lu c eit'RiIrtian- THIS HAS HAPPENED Attempts have been' made on' the life of Elise. Marberry, owner of a coffee plantation outside Porto Verde,:Brazil. Vilak, her cousin, known as Attorney D''avis, believes Gaylord Prentiss, an ei emy of Elise's is' involved. Elise, -Vilak and Lincoln Nunnaily, an old chemist and friend, travel.. to Villapa 'in response to a message. 'Oh the road they are ambushed . and thrown'' in a dismal 'old but in the jungle. I Vilak frees himself and the others•_ • At Vil apa' they find '.:'ut that the message Was but a decoy. - NOW BEGIN THE STORY 'CHAPTER • XXV. He .. war. sorry, 'terribly .sorry the thing had' happened, Wilson went on: .11e hoped ' Elise. wouldn't hold' it • 'against him: • Wouldn't she take. his two pistols? Though -they would leave the fazenda without a weapon,' he'd s be delighted to give them to tier.• Ani -'o€ course she needn't worry about Villapa now. ' He was perfectly, able • to take care of gaierything. She refused a Igen which would have 'seemingly, left him., helpless, ex- pressed her delight that his condition had so improved, and made ready to ' —return to --Porto Verde.- - -�- __-- Wilson ingratiatingly insisted on sending. a bodyguard for at least a' part of the journey in order' to prevent a repetition of Ler misadvenAres dur- . frig . the aftern„on. Accorditig.ly'' he ..Fent for.tiventy of his laborers, armed them with matchets,, clubs, and axes, x ' gave them horses and ordered them to '-accompany the travelers. ":lorry J can't go with you," he said obsequious. ly, his great drawn eyelids opening and sihutting• quickly as though thy were tooweak to bear the light of the ti,rche.; flaming ; the laborers' hands::, "Terri1,ly sorry. . Feel' I'm shirking. But you know' how it -is.. you .know ' hoiw it i:l'... after fever.. . after' fever." ' The :i�•alcade set •riff, the torches outlining ince and horses in fantatstic dancing red against. the ..1)),(P; 'and t ,r!,+tering $11.. i'.phiI!, flr,,v, hiII they rr,do, the',;,kh thi• r:ni).P•w}inti. they .,Sri beentaus, �•,hr.1,'th'r;n tLrough ' the w'4!i•n err t•k . hir•h •f, HPd the' Toad ,r.',,1•to Vetdo.'1h. 1hie,•:tl tv,•�., 'e'a°. ••nl, -';)r4'1�''•, 1„1 the. ria, meals fr,5' :err;:. ,. ; i,;•, •. , ,. , on the part of their attackers of. the, afternoon. But their efforts were wasted. ,They heard' nothing•;.saw no- thing. A short distance 'tram the Porto` Verde fazenda •Elis , •after con-, culting•Vilak,'sent their eacort.back to Villapa. The rain, which had ceased, for a few hors, began to fall again in torrents Elise tightened the raincoat about.' her slim necki• Sudden1y�ehe drew a sharp breath.' .' •Vilak turned. "What's the matter?"' he asked' quietly. , - • ' "Nothing. Only L've just thought about Tinky." Nervously, unconscious_ ly;she quickened her horse.. "A thou sand things can have happened. to hi.m while we've been away.. Anything can have happened." • "But nothing has happened.' ' Be sensible:; You've beeri,,.a good soldier all 'day, a perfect soldier.'I couldn't have asked fora better. Don't weaken and start being ,. ; . feminine . . , :at the last minute. Tinkyg'll•be all right. Here. You'd'•better -have a cigaret." 'She took Na light from his shielded ;hand and let her fingers linger gently' upon his a moment. Then • she put the cigaret tb'•her lips. ' She -smoked pensivdy a moment. "film-net-,-good-sober ':she said at • length.. "You're only.,trying to keep . up my spirits.. I'rn a bad soldier•. 'So wretched that I'd be given a dishonor- dtle discharge „in any respectable army. This. morning you told the not to go to Villapa: I went. You were. right. •I was, Wrong. ' Then, when we were captured, I. did .nothing hot sit on a log and stare weakly into a fire. You, though bound hand and foot, first freed yourself and then freed me. "Tomorrow I'm. going to be a still worse soldier. I'm going to run ,away. from the battJe.1- And frankly, as far as '!'inky i5 concerned, you were' right when you said I'd he glad to get away before. • I' want to get him to some place where things .can't }upper' with the case •they did today. If there were a. boat out tonight, I'd take it. yes, it ste pas to pie, all in ail,. I'm a lirr•tl poor sort of Amazon,,, . • The rain had eztin},,uisbed V rlttkt, cigaret. • lin 'strui:k a ina.ti•h. to light t. 11,,Y the flickering flame !:Bile sa-y I the bandage was no'lnnger .on tit's tit„tnd'h+r had reeeived'in his wrist two Jays before. She Snatched his hand' trail before hi• rnu;d, pri•vent was bind - ng it grent.;y, and effectively with x • ti;ah.” JfTTmd•ke,r•hief• • "i'm' a•' yrateftri Atop z,,n, • at 1 •ant." •Q he inurnrur•rrf, to railt,}}rain "EvPriy•,•i ,'tt•I,t't keep one' • '1•1•rn b4•irig that' • • lbP •r,•ar•had flit, fhhenda.• Isli.t:� . h•rrr•if'd to firtd '!'inky, Ife was in her-' •'l,Pdr•i',r 1 n. rtt.rlriti.ir i,undly, The jovial ila,nr+all -»as sitting irr a, ..chair br•tiri%• Iran, 1h 1 Le n(Y.t 061n. wai. Schwartz, 1.lPenelift a sa:,t r„'Pi'+• hauui pit . 1I„ . looked u},"arid greeted Iai"••: as !..he r,,r,t<rerl. Alertness scores everywhere. Vis, u,t•d i -hal, the;• ehJlrl was : aP i ht,a rikd to have ;rip},er prr'I,arr• r Q:uiciC relief Ilrrrfra'rtr:tt:: ' alio Wrig(cy's• creates pep aril en. : ft,.r' her -two guests tour he rsr•if' 1 he • paifns wililt,irt ;;;t +' •ergyand keeps ,you alert. • '.throe of i.hi•rri raiickly (hanged tiic•i, i. , v,Pt clothes frrr dressing frown:. They • • A -S¢ package may save you `,i,tr heartily, then -played' a single•r.•ri. fra`mgeirigtosleepatthe wheel '1,).r or i,ridg, r the werti•ic>d and ,deep I of your car. old rnan',r„aknrg” blunrk,rs that would i' cUrriblY • iuu d. an my self-eateoni. cuil't have auch a clever person as you Sha } e50 _fr oft, °the table, After tall; perhaps it isn't ,..that you afire any elevere>s..for being' u plan. .Perhaps.. 4:t's that .you've merely ,got a long tris- clition .behind, y,•.ou which we wQnlen' haven't -sort of fooling the"puliiie for; h:untireds of .t;enturies, you know and .that gives, you .eonfide>}ce. Anyway, I'll •saonifort myself by saying it's that, Good night,• 'Mr; '. Nunfially.. Good night, ,.manly and superior relative," she said. She moved toward'th.e•door:, "Jus.t a minute,'.E1i.se," •:Vilak's ban- tering voice checked her. ' "'She .halted "Yes?" . "Just, wantd to ask; you a question- ,Wias that : Itis : •yolt gave "pie this 'afternoon• a sign of homage, e; tribute to your • superior, was: it • cQusitily,. or was it • a proposal?", '• She whipped the, dressing gown tighter about heti,. ".Pardon. 'pelf : I tell .you,. to go: to, the'; devil, my con- cefted friend," she. flashed and whisked alit of the room' After. 'bidding the _ ol'd rn n good night, Vilak made his ' estomdry tour •orthe house, then retired. The pouring 'rain 'continued 'throughout 'the nighf, ;but ceased after a murky dawn.. . • Elise busied..herseif ' i.n completing preparations for her departure. Vilak wishing , to 'go to town.' to make,' a` few purchases, sought out the old man,. in order• that they might, make the jour= ney together, but finding .him deep,in a • sleep of: exhaustion, did not wake him but"set off ,alone. •:He reached Porto Verde, to see the ' usual groups of 'natives clust.red• .n• the road, along. the 'windows of the flimsy Cil'apidated - shops. ,Today they, were'gazing'.om'inr ously at• the puddles of 'water Well lay everywhere,. and. •predieting . dis,-. aster. • • ' 'One, of the'natives • who worked on the fazenda recognized Vilak and..rais ed ;his high conical hat• "•`Eet-is bad,.eesit -not all theso. ram, Meester Davis?['',he murmured. "Eet Will miake,. for us.'a flood. • •Yes, a most bad flood. .Never before' have •I -fain like; these 'see in ,Porto Verde: Never. Though I have live here twenty years. The' dam .at-Avi1o'o cannot but. break" Any •moment maybe will, it, break. My- self, Macedo, I• am ready. ,.To• run fast,. yes,.. ver'..fast:.And this morning. I weed. go seethe pries€. an.' make white my Soul."• •-. • . (Tobe continued.).''. • . hat .View° York Is Wearing BY .ANNEBEI:I.E: WORTHINGTON 1 Illusfrated Dre>..krralainq Les.orn •Furnished IVIth. I;ro:ry Pattern A pint. d `ever' n}p.ried in betted wa'i„, tine that'rntr, ; • it as new and smart. The pin t'ut•k• shr,oldi•rs are rl*-rorar,ive. The, :limit fit orf .the hipline is ;ow!, flhmIm2ti$m? • MiltCfi pep r'qi e , r IhY<•7= ir.irr'a. J,trssi•r,n, �'ilafr, with h:q „a!,urrf.e, r, •, I + , r, p•alla.r•il y, 'writs, I , To relieve the worst rheri,iratie-pain l4 l:lisrs phrtr,k Ilei dab ty }rr ad, }t r a very simple »,etist-. 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