Show r TELEGRAM FICTION fICTION I FORBIDDEN v VALLEY i A i T iv By W W. BYRON SYNOPSIS Curt Tennyson trailing the the- crook Igor Karakhan into the Canadian wilderness wil has picked up Sonya Nichols and ana anda a a companion Sonya wilt will not tell what her mission is Curt has flown to o British Columbia and although he hehns helas has hns las found she is a Russian princess he 10 his has n no clue to h r-p r He re TC- tu turps urns to find th that t his partner Paul las learned th that t Sonya is to meet the villainous villainouS villainouS-LeNoir LeNoir contact man that night What Whal did Sonya want He fie was was the cossacks cossack's contact man Was that t fact ct the reason sh she wanted to see him I Whys she meeting LeNoir She giving him hima a letter A Al Aletter letter To wh whom Paul h hesitated t d. d shuddered but there was help for tor it arid he lie took the step Its It a l letter to Karakhan Curt stiffened like the granite he stood against He sh shook k F Paul roughly by bythe the emu arm Does she know Karakhan She Sh knows know him Very well Forgive me mc- part partner er but you had to know Cu Curt turned slowly and stared down toward the te tents as though trying to catch a glimpse of a a girlish figure yonder ond i in the a a time he t turned to Pa Paul 1 again His voice shook t r r. r r. r Dont Do t make a mistake y about her sending lendIng g a 5 letter to Karakhan Are Ar- you positive of It Dead positive f- f r To the t extent Paul said quietly have coPY of the letter it Jt- self L Last night I saw her writing inthe in inthe 1 tl the tent Sh She Shel will was so secret nerd th about it U th that tX I k 1 she was wa writing some thing I I watched through one of the arrow arrow holes and nd where saw she tI the note when when's s he e finished I and after fter- shed she g gone ne to sleep I w went zt in and got it I sat Here liere behind th these e made 1 de a copy by your electric electrio elec elec- trio trie torch and then I 1 returned d the letter What I does it tsay sa say 7 What t- t did she tell hi him l Paul aul reached reached- Into his is jacket and brought out a paper carefully You had best bes wrapped in in- canvas s s rea react it yourself Then The yo you'll know H He H. gave gave- Curt Curt- the pages page and saw at them at-them them with fascinated fasci asci dread Why didn't he snap on oh the flash and rend rend cad them W Was 3 be he afraid Time f r or Me Netting Ih Inthe the southwestern t rn sky Antares down Wn till it hovered lookIng not m like e astar a star b but t some distant light on the mountain I top Time fo for loi her meeting with LeNoir Le Noir he thought Wh What t are we going goins to do about th l he lie asked Its our Chan chance f 6 find out where Karakhan sure to drop a about ts hiding pla place e. e I suppose we Ye ought to do some some- thing g. g Curt agreed dully It seemed th that t locating Kar Karakhan n had hild d become of at no no importance Across A i ss the Uie channel Paul heard the fluttering c call Of 01 an owL It did did not fool him liim I Ih ie I IAN signaling t to herTh her Th That That's t the signal he was wu to use sc Aren 1 t tw twe w we going to shadow them Well find out more mor in ten t n minutes 3 than w we could in a month otherwise Curt the Jetter etter into his pocket pock pock- et at unread We HWO W w want pt t y ib h. h her hen r Ill I'll do it I want to hear bear what they s say y Paul Pai theres there's something to th this that you didn't get the truth truth of There gotto to be signaled d' again 1 P Paul ul glanced down to ward the tents tents heard herd rd nothing of Sonya Sony law caw nothing of her Well have t to give her ber a clear r ad he suggested before shell she'll cr ha ch channel e Suppose up I godown J i t to th the te tents and make meher her believe Im I'm turning hi ln-If ln by the by-the the canoe Ill I'll drop the remark that youre you're tired and almost asleep You can st st. stay here an and you can follow followIll followIll Ill I'll bring you a canoe canoe t to cross with Curt shook his head LeNoir L Noir would s see a canoe noe No Ill I'll get across Just Jut lea leave e me your blankets and t the e flash The The Meeting Meeting Paul vanished down the island and Curt w waited alone A A queer unnatural frame of mind had come over him Sonya meeting IeN leNoir ir CO conniving con with him against the two who had had defended defended d her It a little less t than her er knowing Intimately knowing Igor Karakhan He could no longer deny that she was Wa acquainted acquaint acquaint- cc ed with the c cossack ack and that her trip was was somehow si connected with the man But her motive in this affair might be be innocent even even commend commend- able k Footsteps came up the presently Through eyes yes narrowed harrowed to slits he saw Sonya's faint moon shad shadow ow fall across his feet She stood there therea a few s seconds looking at t him then t to make doubly sure she bent down so near that near that he shut his eyes to keep her from seeing that he was awake He had th the strength of will to sit sit sit-mo- mo motionless sS feigning that he was oblivious Lou ious of her when every nerve in iri him Was tre trembling at h herr her r nearness She straightened ned up at last and d went went back back down the When she was gone Curt took took-oU off his jacket a and d- d moccasins laid his rifle automatic auto auto- math matic and flash on top tap of them and crept cret to the waters water's s e edge dge ge Ta Taking care cate to make rio ho moon ripples for the sharp j. j eyes of LeNoir to catch he struck out out- for the other ther island and landed I at its upper As Ashe he be turned to look back backa a a long m mottle J left ft the opp opposite shore and across the yard 50 chann chan chan- n nd nel l I It merged with ith the shadows of ot the willows and was w s up In a kind of f daze as though he were an actor in some ugly dream Curt worked his Iw way y down through th the should shoulder high brush bru When he Heard hear cauti cautious us voices ahead he dropped to hands and knees and ond cr crept pt on toot foot by foot till he came up behind thick clump within of Sonya and LeNoir and nd could hear their words I I have never never- heard beard of this man you ape speak k about LeNoir was wa was argue ing mg There is h no such man in these mount mountains For Forthe the fifth time noni Sonya stamped d her small fo foot t im mm- p patiently For the tenth time time She dropped her her Imperious tones bec became be be- c came persuasive coaxing I understand understand under under- s stand d how c carefully you must gua guarI the secret of ot his his' hiding place from all al strangers Will you not believe that thai he hc and nd I are fellow c countrymen and Intimate ultimate friends Has he not men men- me a d dozen zen times to you He has hu not mentioned you once once LeNoir too quickly Sonya c cau Up Y You u have I m made d th the admission in of know knowing g him ilmi N Now Now- w. w perhaps w can cm Admires Her Way The detective In Curt admired the deft led I L LeNoir Noir into h het hel 1 trap It was WilS clear clear- that Karakhan did not know waS coming to him It meant that Karakhan had not nut sent sentor for or her herat at all Xh t was something something some some- some some- thing here which Paul hadn't found ou out I Iou LeNoir growled at being trapped Into nto admitting that that- he know Kara Kara- khan chan What is it you want he de do- v For you yot to take tak him this letter Jetter Only that When hen he reads my note he ic will give you more money for tor bringing it than for all aU the help that youve you've been to to him since last fall faU At the mention of money LeNoir prick d up p his ears But still he hung back sack warily What more do you want of ot me Nothing more ore You o see 1 am not asking you where he is or endangering endanger endanger- in ing his s security c i in j any n w way vay y He e will relieve you of oC all aU responsibility Take your directions directIon from rom him He will wills s send nd you back here u undoubtedly to get set me LeNoir jumped as as' the situ situation Uon dawned on Is 15 it that you are arc going to join him there Y You u are arc not entirely without understanding un Sonya answered Yes I am jol joining ing him there there and and remain ing log I Behind the screen of ot windows Curt rose on his elbow and a cry choked In his throat And remaining those two shameless words of hers stabbed him like a knife She was joining K Karakhan in his wilderness refuge Ill be waiting far for your return Sonya continued to LeNoir Each night when the red star sets ets Ill I'll listen lis ifs ten for your signal N Now w one other thing These Indians are rc planning ng to attack my party You have influence with them You m must keep them from doing that Ralph is my friend Mr Ralston and his partner have been bee good to tome me me too Id I'd be sorry if they harm hann I have hav little influence evaded But perhaps I can do some some- thing I i You must she insisted And now Ill go back t to camp Those Thos two y yonder may discover 1 I am gone LeNoir detained her Will you say n nothing thing he stammered about about at at R Russian Lake when I came over over tc to the island You will s say y nothing to to Karakhan about that little indiscretion indiscretion in discretion Nothing at said Sonya Copyright 1933 1033 Wi William iam B. B Mow Mow- cry ery I Tomorrow w w Curt reads Sonya's damning letter i |