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Show CARIBBEAN CONSPIRACY W BRENDA ..Jj THE STORY SO FAR: Anne Heywood, ' beautiful daughter of a wealthy New York newspaper publisher, goes to Puerto Rico on an assignment for her fathers paper. Also on the Island are Pete Wilcox, a reporter on her fathers paper, now n U. s. Army Intelligence officer; Miguel Valera, a Puerto Rican educated In the United States whose orders to report to an army camp were abruptly cancelled; Richard Taussig, an engineer whose identity as a German agent Is suspected but not yet proved; and Russell Porter, n young American engineer, and Ms wife. Sue, who believes Mr. Taussig eaa help Rouen. Anne lets Taussig know she suspects him. He has gone to see Diego Gongaro, Valeras unde. CONRAD fg I For a moment Anne hesitated. A quick little banner of fear fluttered on some inner rampart Perfectly," she said. Shall you go too? Im afraid not Don Alvaro reI have many things to go plied. over with my son. My brother-in-laand his daughter will accompany you. the way his gray eyes smiled slowPattern 7439 contains a transfer ly before his lips did, and the little and instructions for doll and clothes u habit he had of pulling down the REMAINED for a young, keen cuff of his right coat sleeve. It was IT Due to an unusually dema- -j eyed corporal from Montauk, current war conditions, large odd how many things she was aware slightly in the sport as interested is in deeply required filling orders for of about him that shed ordinarily most of our the most popular pattern numbers. servicemen are, to ask never notice In people. a rather baffling Send your order to: Im being crazy, she said to question. herself. There could be a dozen reaWe were talking Sewing Circle Needlecraft DenT" sons why he mightnt want to see about the big bond 117 Minna St. San Francisco, Caw Anne stopped in the middle of the her just then. Or be seen by her, sales Enclose IS cents (plus one cent gathering from t. d broad Plaza Principal she added with a vague sense of un- baseballs Hall of cover cost of mailing) for and looked around her in surprise. easiness. She glanced back at the Fame at the Yankee No Five minutes before it had been door. A man was coming now who Stadium. Name crowded with people, teeming with looked rather more as if he belonged Could you motor cars, carts of all sorts, fruit there. He was small and dark, with me, Address he asked. venders and flower sellers. Now it a blue shirt open at the neck and from this was as empty as if an inaudible air- cotton trousers and straw hat that CHAPTER VIII group, which raid warning had been sounded, and had both seen better days He was you consider Taussig put his green visored cap life of every kind had taken miracu- coming down the hilL outstanding I mean HARSH LAXATIVES jy Cobb on the table and removed the dark lously to invisible shelters. It had Anne moved out to the sentry box the top of the list in lenses from his spectacles. happened so quickly that she could and wandered aimlessly along, look- each position? We have a lot of d Ive been wasting my time be- hardly believe it She looked at her ing up at the blackened arguments about this around the UNNECESSARY? watch. It was ten minutes past walL The man came ing cautious, he said. through the barracks. There must be a few who Then twelve. she remembered the gate and went down the ramp to the head the list. Wasting did you say?" siesta. Whatever changes the Amer- long This was a quick-orddecision. Millions Find Simple Fresh I did. Im afraid it true. pier stretching out into the ican had made, it hadnt shallow dirty water of the bay. The We had to make it that way. And He hesitated. He did not want to done occupation Drink Gives Them ill Fruit away with that For the next pier was empty except for a man here it was: offend the man who was supposed two hours Laxative Aid They Need the everything stopped in its at the far end leaning over the barOntfield to be his chief lieutenant NeverCobb, Ruth and and nobody would venture rier, watching the harbor. tracks, Dont form the habit of depentheless Speaker. out in the broiling midday sun. NoInfield Honus Wagner. ding on harsh, griping laxatives Dont you think, Gongaro, he body with any sense, anyway, she Anne went back to the stone batuntil youve tried this easy, health, Pitchers tlement in front of the pilastered Cy Young, Walter that perhaps you regard thought said, ful way millions now use to keep Johnson. the two of them. The gate, women too highly? watching She looked around again. As a regular. Here were just six names that Diego Gongaros face broke into matter of fact it wasnt particularly man at the end of the pier had Its fresh lemon juice and water was and turned stopback, out coming from what is sometimes n warm smile. He raised his hands hot, popped taken first thing in the morning-ju- st actually, and the contrast of ping once to level his camera at known as the subconscious roundup end shoulders in an eloquent ges- the sudden silence with all the moveas soon as you get up. The the seawall with the gardens and of more than 40 years. of one Sunkist Lemon in a ture of amused denial. juice ment and noise and blaring of horns Here is the way these quick selecOn the contrary, my friend. It was very pleasant She had set out white round towers of Fortaleza glass of water. Taken thus, on an fortions worked out: empty stomach, it stimulates Is you. I think women charming, to see the old city without realizing shining above it. Anne leaned Mr. Richard was normal bowel action, day after ward. It Back of' the bat we have Bill Taussig but shall we say? somewhat stuin his yachting cap, with the breeze Dickey, Mickey Cochrane, Gabby day, for most people. emocontrolled are pid. They by . - And lemons are linen trousers white his actively pood flapping Buck and Hartnett, Roger Ewing 7439 tion, not by intelligence. for you. Theyre among the richest on Bresnahan. ankles the around his had it way But the American girl, Taussources of Vitamin C, which the promenade deck of the ship. My vote here goes for Bill Dickey, A NYTIME is doll time for that sig said curtly, is not controlled fatigue, helps resist colds and So little now started can there an be but down She from get girl. argument stepped quickly infections. They supply vitamins by any of you on this with doll hair the ledge and slipped into the senrag yarn In the box we have Cy Young, Bi and P, aid digestion and help try box. Through th6 narrow slit Christy Mathewson, Grover Alexan- to braid and unbraid. Her chubby alkalinize the system. Anne finished the last of the goldin its circular wall she could see der, Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove. body Is made of just two pieces. Try this grand wake-u- p drink en slip of papaya in front of her And such fun youll have selecting 10 mornings. See if it doesnt help his with shade his. At Lou we first Taussig have eyes Gehrig, and pushed back her cup and the fabric for her dainty wardrobe hand and look along the ramp. you! Use California Sunkist George Sisler, Bill Terry. saucer. Shed expected the coffee Lemons. from your scrap bag! At have we second The the from in house Caleta man Lajoie, Nap was to be wonderful, but it flat and Eddie to San Juan stopped from time time Collins, Rogers Hornsby, tasteless as the worst of the comto look down into the muddy water. Frank Frisch. A photo finish, mon brews at home. In a minute or two they would pass At short we have only one man She picked up the pile of letters of each other. Or would they? Anne Honus Wagner. introduction shed , brought, and waited. The Puerto Rican stopped At third we have Jimmy Collins, looked them through for the dozenth again. Mr. Taussig was on the oth- Pie Traynor, Art Devlin, and Bill time. It was always a question er side of the narrow pier taking Bradley. whether the people they were adanother picture of La Fortaleza. In the outfield we have Cobb, dressed to would think it Then, as casually as an ordinary Ruth, Speaker and Joe Jackson if you didnt present them, or tourist, he crossed over within a with Joe DiMaggio coming on. Ted be delighted not to have to do anycouple of feet of the other man, and Williams, a great hitter, was not a thing about the transient daughter to all intents and purposes devoted great outfielder. of a friend of a friend theyd probahimself to taking snapshots of the bly forgotten they had. unlovely expanse of beach and wall Back to Results She finished dressing, took her letunder the Casa Blanca. I would say the top man on the Kst ters and started for file door. As Anne glanced at her fvatch. Elevwas Honus Wagner in the infield she opened it a bellboy came out of en minutes dragged slowly by on spot. the service stairway. He smiled at its tiny face b.efore either of the two The flying Dutchman, a great her with an intent interest in his men below her moved the tourist shortstop, led his league in hitting she understand. didnt that eyes or the native. It was a Ion time year after year. he said. Senorita Heywood, for anybody to stand in the broiling Keep Kellogg's Com He was also a brilliant base runDon Alvaro say you come down midday sun looking down into the ner. Shortly before he died John Hakes handy! They're super good; right away. mud. Then quite abruptly Mr. TausMcGraw, who knew more than his It was so shockingly peremptory nutritious and easy to serve! was and moved coming up share of baseball, rated Wagner as away sig that Anne felt a warm flush springfrom the of all time. the pier. greatest on ballplayer the ing to her cheeks. She was WORK-F- UEL OTHER FOODS! SAVE TIME Anne slipped quickly out of the In the outfield you cant get away point of saying he could tell Don sentry box and through the gate. from Cobb, Ruth and Speaker hitAlvaro Valera to go to blazes when The hill up under the wall to La ting, fielding and spirit. the boy said anxiously, Fortaleza' was shorter than the othShoeless Joe Jackson was the He say if you please, senorita. It flashed through her mind that er. At the top, in front of the pal- greatest natural hitter of them all. I do not put in English the way he he had been waiting there for her. ace, she glanced back. Mr. TausBut Jackson finished under a said in Spanish. sig was crossing the street headed cloud. Anne smiled. Of course. Thank It was just that sort of what time it was, she realized, and up toward the Cathedral Anne It is almost impossible to split you. looked at her watch again and waitwell do it Collins and Hornsby. If I difficulty in communication, she she might just as Lajoie, It was not until she crossed the ed, ostensibly interested in the sim- happened to be a manager Id like thought, that accounted for a lot of of the facade palace cobbled road in front of the Cathe- ple elegance to have any of these men around. misunderstanding. dral and started down Caleta San and the handsome field Collins had the speed the smartKelloggs Corn Flakes are repoliceman on. duty at the en- ness. Lajoie and Hornsby had the Don Alvaro rose from his seat Juan, the steep lane that leads to the stored to WHOLE GRAIN was less than trance. minIt three VALUES of Thismi old gate, that she began to wish she and bowed. hitting power. (Vitamin Bi), Niacin end Iron. It really utes before the Puerto Rican came Young won 511 ball games, Cy Yougive an old man a great had not been so energetic. slowly through the gate and disapwas hot deal of pleasure, senorita. more than most men ever pitch. the hill. looked back and He was the star of two leagues. She stopped Thank you," Anne said. She sat up peared up Rise Spectacular Busy Depot You can come in and see the As she turned Walter Johnson was the best pitchdown, wondering. The waiter ap- at the Cathedral. Rise of the soybean in the United a - single day the workers at In want if the to, you miss, out man came a saw. palace ever of these believe are I I around er wondered she noticed too; again, parently the Richmond, Calif., tank depot States Has been one of the most the two standouts. that he almost stumbled into the one of the doorways near the bot- policeman said. more military materiel for spectacular in the agricultural field. prepare Look over Johnsons strike-ou- t, Some other time. She smiled fountain when he saw her sitting tom of the street and took a few overseas service than was possessed In the early 1900s only a few thorecord. and earned-ru- n down. steps up the hill. Or he had done and turned across the tiny plaza into shut-oU. S. army before the usand bushels were grown on scaentire the by before she turned, she thought Fortaleza Street. Richard Taussig Theres the story. I have taken the liberty of or- that tanks and armored ttered farms as feed and fertilizer. of Most the war. The best dering you the coffee from our flnca suddenly, because it was hardly an had certainly been waiting for the ballplayer I vehicles used by our forces in the Now the crop covers more than 10 wheeled there If was man. before he other about instant that ihey make for me here, Don nothing ever saw outfield, infield, pitching Pacific have come from this depot million acres, with the 1943 produBut perhaps you preAlvaro said. quickly so quickly that he could not illicit in their meeting, why bad and hitting was Babe Ruth. ction exceeding last years 200 million trailbomb which tanks, prepares fer American coffee. Most of your have been aware she had seen him they gone to such elaborate trouble Ruth and Cobb or Cobb and Ruth ers, tractors and other military ve- bushels by approximately 7 per cent about it? And what did Miguel have and disappeared into a doorway. people do. It has very little appeal are still the two greatest ballplay- hicles and also builds jeeps. for us. Anne shopped abruptly. It was to do with it? ers the old game has ever known. Bauxite Source Its wonderful, Anne said, sniff- Miguel Valera. She had hot been She walked slowly along the nar- Plus Hans Wagner. Bauxite (aluminum ore) is taken New Camouflage Basis ing the full rich aroma. It must sure as he turned, but she was sure row street. At the corner, as she In World War I, artists were given in great quantity from the interior have been American coffee shed had seeing his back in the three or four waited to cross, she felt a light Matheivson and Sockalexis of British Guiana. The deposits relatively free play in camouflagShe tasted it. for breakfast. It steps he took before he vanished. touch on her elbow. Our old college chum, Andy Oak- ing ships and war equipment to dis- are worked by U. S. companies, and Is wonderful! she cried. But why had he vanished? He must What are you doing out at this ley, told me You made a mis- tort the image and confuse the en- the entire output comes to North 93 have recognized her. NaDon Alvaro looked pleased. hour. Miss Heywood? take in naming your two greatest emy. In the present war, the aim America. The United States gets tional tastes differ, of course, he from For a moment she hesitated about WalHer heart gave an excited little pitchers. I mean Cy Young and Is, as nearly as possible, to achieve per cent of its bauxite imports aid. going on down, and decided that leap as she turned. It was Miguel ter Johnson. complete concealment or toning British and Dutch Guiana (SurI know, Anne said quickly. would be silly. As she got down Valera. It flashed through her mind of objectives and the creation inam). Mineral riches of the codown These two won close to 1,000 big And language and customs and there, she was not quite sure which that he had been waiting there for league games, I suggested. lony include gold and diamonds. No of dummy objectives to draw wasttraditions. door he had gone into. They were her to find out if shed seen one else was even close. Whats ed enemy fire. He looked at her a little puzzled. close together, all open, all dark him, maybe. But that didnt matLow Casualty Rato your pick? She smiled. and dank inside, with zigzag stairs ter, not really. 2 Than Cure Better to 3 per cent death rate The Christy Mathewson, Andy said. Im just quoting your son. with of hi going up narrow wells. They were been the evacuation foot hospitals in the Ive dealing grain pests, preseeing city army ol Don Alvaro looked silently out all seemingly deserted too. She tour Number One, she answered 'He was the best and the smartest vention is better than cure. Grain African campaign was the lowest I ever saw in more than 40 across the ocean for a moment went on without looking into any of gaily. I like to do things the pitcher Ill admit Matty never had comes from the field free from in- any army in history. Plasma, sulfa were Then he said gravely, Im happy them if he wanted to avoid hard way. What youre doing out years. as much stuff as Johnson had and sects, and can be kept clean if drugs and excellent surgeryvictor?, that he remembers. I was afraid he her, that was his privilege. But as at this hour is more to the point? in uninfested bins stored and medical credited this with prohe never had the Incredible stamina had forgotten." she passed one house she had a tected from insects that may mi- which put the death rate more than He looked down at her, smiling. of Cy Young. But he was the best. This is why he asked me sharp feeling that she was being grate from infested grain, feed, or 11 per cent below that of World Tm taking you to lunch, he Who was the greatest ballplayer other A pink cotton curtain, Anne thought She felt her watched. down, susceptible materials from War L know youll be ill, I left off? I asked Andy. heart lighten. It could only mean qtained brown with moisture, blew said. Dont you outside sources. around in the sun and wandering second-story . . . She dismissed that quickly. window and An Indian by the name of SockOut of a Hardwood Better Don Alvaro was looking at her blew back again. Or half of it not eating? who played with Cleveland. alexis, Thrift Record Hardwood is far better than He hadnt answered her, but that He could outhit with a kind of sadness and wisdom did the other half stopped, because Cobb, Ruth, Speaker Government statisticians estimate for the comer posts (of crates) either. The sun matter bad didnt that was disturbing in spite of the some one was standing behind it, or Jackson. He, had more speed Americans are saving about 40 bil- because it holds nails better; el her a little dizzy .. . . unless than all of them. sudden glow inside her. looking down, watching, waiting for made lion dollars of their money this year. Is extensively used and is satisfait was the light touch of his' hand her to pass. Don Alvaro smiled faintly. Last high ctory. Softwood is used for the slats, years record-breakin- g arm as he took it to guide Wartime She quickened her step to the bot- on her Sports Program was slightly more than 25 billion basswood is best, for it is straighI wanted to ask you if you would the street across her of the hill and hurried through Most of those who believe that dollars. The pre-wtotal never tgrained, rather clear of knots, does give us the pleasure of dining with tom Im so glad Im here! she said sport should either be eliminated or reached 10 billion, and usually was not us in our home some evening soon. the great gate set in the massive split easily, and is strong. thickness of the ancient city walk impulsively. cut to small measure in wartime far below that. Miss Heywood, he said. His hand tightened for an instant are out of the service. She crossed the ramp to the domed Increases Efficiency Thank you Id love to, Anne or box beside the protecting Then he dropped it abruptly. sentry White Paint Saves Gas Most of those who favor as good If there is plenty of skimmilk aid simply. shorn came I back battlement, and turned around. She Im 4 it home, a program as possible are in the glad months test period, buttermilk on the farm, During a And my brother-in-lasays you wasnt mistaken. It was Miguel. He now," he said rather quietly, it service. a red gasoline storage tank is re- be kept before the turkeys at a wish to see a sugar mill, Don Al- had come out again and was going seemed to Anne, so that she looked I have talked with many serv- ported to have shown an evapora- times. The use of milk or mas Would you care to go varo said. rapidly up thp hill. She could see up at him quickly. and I have yet to find a tion loss of 3.54 per cent as against helps increase the efficiency of tM icemen, tomorrow? him through .the shadowed rectanguWerent you always? single entry who doesnt want sport 1.4 per cent for white an important ration and will give better finishe It would be wonderful. lar frame of the gate. She knew Of course." He laughed. Lets to keep going, largely for his own factor in connection with the war- birds. I believe his friend Mr. Taussig the way he walked, the set of his go to the Mallorquina. 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