Show U lil 1 n IS S' S I Sinners in Heaven L I II I CLIDE ARDEN i s I Copyright by The Bobbs Co S S Fil fa I ITS SO LONELY SYNOPSIS Living In small IEnglish village of Darbut r. r old- old fashioned and sedate sedale Barbara Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara Stockley daughter of a widowed mother molher Is soon l celebrate celebrate celebrate cele- cele brate her marriage to Hugh Rochdale rich and well wel I connected connected con con- Barbara is adver lurous and has planned with an all aunt an airplane trip to Australia Major Alan Croft famous B as an aviator Is to be the pilot At her first meeting with Cr Cri ft Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara barn is attracted by hlf hir manner and conversation different nt from the dried cut-and-dried conventions of Tier per r sm small ll town They The set out o Barbara her aunt Cr Croft ft and a Word Nord in a few days comes to f that the plane is missing and Its occupants occupants occupants pants believed lost Croft and Barbara after the OW wreck reck of the airplane in a turf fur furious ous storm reach an apparently uninhabited Island In the pacH t ocean The other Bother two members membeni of the party had perished two castawaYs cast- cast Sways Sway's build a In Crofts Croft's absence Barbara Is attacked ty by y yh h a 1 cannibal Croft Croll rescues her Croft discovers a party arty of blacks I evidently Croft I fixes up an nn elect deal al guard which scares off an attacking party party- Secure from immediate danger Croft and Barbara Batbara settle down downto downto to to tomake make tIl th best of things Croft already has recognized the thet f t charm of or tl tb the girl and fears the theof outcome outcome of their situation W r PAR PARr f TWO TWO- TWO TWO Continued Continued on u d e f rangI embarrassed r Barbara hesi hesitated esl tat ed uncertain tf whether to go or st stay y She W was S In the act of turning away he lifted his head and saw her l a moment both were silent In his face was the look she had seen there ther on on the morning after the wreck He vose fOse- to his fe feet t and ler ker embarrassment she w went nt toward 1 him m t i What Is it she asked earnestly K f He Be looked d. d cloy lo Y n i into to th misty msty blue blueeyes blueeyes blueyes eyes yes raised full of ot shy sympathy to his face What Is it he be r repeated II H H 11 That's what it Is He stooped to pick pickup up P the fruit What are you d doing here Going to bathe w. w I I was she replied hesitatingly But dont ut- ut don't dont go Cant Can't w we sit down and talk It Its It-It's its it's so lonely 5 Again he looked down into her e eyes es almost hungrily Nothing she could have said could have hie the mark with surer surer aim atm But he clenched his hands and put them behind him She gave ga a quick look at his gloomy face threw pride e to the winds s and p plunged with her old impulsiveness x 0 Cant we be be friends friends s she asked r t t He lIe remained silent with hands still clasped at t his back watching her bel curt curl t. t r. r I thought you did not wish It he remarked n at t 1 last ast J She he sat down upon a rock abstractedly ab ab- abstractedly picking out bits of ot the moss which covered ItI It ft t. t I forgotten I Ive I've forgotten that that She paused flushing If we If we shared share o our r thoughts more things ml might ht not seem 1 so bad she su suggested The Life ghost of a smile moved moed his lips Ups t fc e You ou shall have more company soon Ye iVe are going to visit the natives 1 gave fc c e sent a message t to tp the chief chef fc About what To come to see me and be prepared lin l conduct us back to their settlement iTo To o make male friends Friends Those savages savages savages- ri I Its necessary They leave us alone now nl through fear which probably wont won't last They will hate what they fear anti and In time only the hate may mayi i remain That's not the rj right ht keynote for a happy life Ute here Is It 1 He looked quietly up tip at her with a smile full of hidden meaning No She flushed a little then gave a dreary laugh But J I cant can't cantI I Imagine lne what could be in these cir cir- cir dr- Cant you yon He looked away at the water tumbling over the huge bowlder catching here and there Hashes flashes of sun sunlight sun sun- light through the network of branches o You were going to find out trill 11 11 about that In crowded cities clUes weren't you ou f l' l A it Abo boa what Wha Wh the keynote Is which you have found missing to the vast vast harmany harmony har bar many mony m y of Crea creation lon She one ne glanced at mm him in pleased sur stir prim prise How v nicely you yon express it 1 I never neer r realized reali It t so 10 o clearly as that It was all allI I vague ague Yes I suppose that Is what I felt Its It's strange but I haven't felt jj It It so o much here L i f She he watched him collect his fruit I k Have c you ou found the keynote she asked boldly r L I HP lIe looked at her for a moment momen r thoughtfully then answered guardedly guarded ll l- l l l ly I know what that It Is is And AntI I have bave i only fully realized Its necessity since sincer since since- r coming here I 1 We all use substitutes out nit In the world It has a lot o of branches or branches or rather lather sub Per Per- imps few people ever eyer discover dIscO It Yell Wen Barbara have your oUr dl dip He was a t bor to turn away awny but noting acting upon some Impulse paused behind behind be be- hind herIs herIs herIs her Is It all nil very dreary for you you here here hereU U Un In you hate it so 80 much ranch 7 I was a wonderful unusual gentleness gen gen- la in hip voice voles an an undercurrent of something almost yearning which i I touched her unaccountably Its ts t's no worse for me tha than for tor you sh she replied responding to his tone in inthe he the natural generosity heart He Be made nade no reply renly for a moment Then lightly he pressed her shoulder with his hand Come and tell me mo when the loneliness lonell- lonell ness is too bad baa And he was gone his footsteps dying away upon the loose twigs of bamboo cane She undressed and stood fair fairand I and slim as Ps Psyche beside the water a afresh afresh fresh resh Interest awakened in her com com- panion As she lowered herself into the he shimmering ripples she resolved to follow ollow up this talk to press through this his thin piece of wall and by a n process of subtle siege win the friendship friendship friend- friend ship hip which all at once seemed extremely extreme- extreme ly y desirable But as usual disappointment met mether mether metler her ler efforts when next nest she assailed the wall The gap proved to be firmly patched up even barred across It was vas Impre Impregnable Baffled named she could only finger the bars and wonder The old chief appeared keeping a safe distance soon after receiving the white mans man's message But an outbreak outbreak out break reak of sickness wits was raging In the settlement therefore much to the girls girl's relief their visit was postponed 4 Having HaIng ascertained from him that rn na trade rade was ca carried ried ion on ou wl wIth h other Islands that that hat no no ships shIps' c came me to the e south Croft threw brew himself with with renewed renewed zest Info the he building of f a n new w hu hut As if to tg dron rown all all' thought lie c cin in Inces e es antly sometimes sometimes' mes' mes moodily t some some- times Imes s seeming keenly to enjoy th the new new comradeship comrade hip that h had established e itself Its lf little by by little between n them then YA tA A month Or 61 m more re passed before tl the native wrinkled il black face dip hp- ap appeared eared again hi two two war warrior i iS in attend attend- l. l anc ance Croft thrust a sf hanO hand through her arm I when they Joined the natives natives' and again she was conS I of ot the old bId magnetic stimulation of his his' personality which had sustained her hr during the first st terrible nights and rand days VI Fear Fear and curiosity formed the chief elements of the unusual animation inthe Inthe in the he natives natives' settlement Gre Great t- t bustle of preparation was in progress progress spear spear spear- ing ng of offish fish gathering of fruit by men while the smoke of many fires ascending ascend- ascend Ipg ing ng into the still air all indicated the occupation occupation occupation pation of the women Had not the chief ordered unlimited feasting to pacify the stomachs music to o delight the senses of ot the Terrible On Ones s l' l the stone god looked Incongruous among garlands of trailing trail trail- Ing n j vIne lne and the feathery leaves of tree ferns Before him stood the sa sacrificial sac sac- ri cial table table table-a a massive tree trunk stripped of ot Its bark upon which was wr piled a heap of dried sticks and ever demanded a sacrifice at full fall moon and the moon was now at atthe atthe atthe the full and the people trembled for forthe forthe forthe the selection had been reserved reser for the Great White Chief and who could tell what ruthless cruelties he might no exact sat by her sick child and wept People shunned her bel hut al although although although al- al though It t was not yet proclaimed tabu She knew well what was in their minds With no superficial civilization causing them to hide their natural in instinct of at self protection the they openly hailed this possible substitute for an offering ottering Some of ot her friends even taunted her with their hopes If it she appeared outside A ra I 1 a aa I l Weep 1 1 The little one Is with thee for the day but aa a-aa I l with the setting of the sun sunhe sunhe he lie shall become as the smoke curling up to the nostrils of the Great White Chief Weep 1 Yet she was one of themselves and the child a favorite fa She thought none the wor worse e of or them they knew not th the theart theart art of wearing faced double masks s. s Meanwhile the dreaded visitors visitor werbeln were being escorted with some di dignity through the Intricacies of the thick Inland vegetation Although obviously ob terrified the old chief bore himself well maintaining a natural dignity with his humility emboldened by a friendly friend ly overture o put Into words word a question which had lon long troubled him Where dwell thy tribe 0 O Mighty ChI Chief eO he Inquired with some som trepidatIon tion No white warriors were visible around thy dwelling d upon the coral oral shore Do no they perchance live In the tile rocks or In holes deep the earth eurth l For or a moment the other was m fied tied Then remembering the natives native tribal Instinct he seized this advantage and stood up waving his arms cs as If to Include the universe My tribe he explained equivocally Is 15 ever er present it ft ever surrounds us Armed and ready at any moment to come to our aid ald It watts waits though invisible In- In visible to mortal eye Earthly hn habitation tatlo ta- ta tion is not necessary for tor tIl the White Chiefs Chief's warriors The old native glanced about uneasily uneasily un un- un easily a look of at alarm overspreading his face Ills sense of of drama rising with the situation Alan stretched out outa outI a regal hand I I Peace Pence 0 Chief 1 Have nv no fear tear ti I will not nol touch thee without They my command I r and my tribe would be he friendly to thee and thine Wh Why hast bast thou heen Ileen hostile unto us wl Wily y ha has thou tIlO so tempted the wrath of the gods who sent seat us hither by greeting us with spear and arrow beat his breast looking fearfully at Croft It lilt was the Vow he be said In a low tone The liThe Vow What vow The Vow Hate 1 of Vengeance of of The old man ruse rose and walked to and fro feverishly pulling his beard obviously obviously obviously ob ob- ob- ob laboring under some strong emotion At last he hc paused opposite them and they saw saw tears upon his wrinkled black cheeks Hearl Hearl en Great white whiteman whiteman Chief 1 he said The man came before not many summers past He lie came In great numbers and he kill 1 A aa I He let loose his magic and he kill most of my tribe with his smoke 1 It hit them making holes boles hlll s len leaving little hard devils ball behind Our homes were near thine own even evenIn evenIn evenIn In the huts hurts beside the waving palms They also were shattered by the smoke and Its ball ball My warriors lay dead bleeding on th the ground Our women also our little ones they spared not I He paused overcome o for a a moment C Cro ro rot t f Ja 1 J I Intently t with dawning shing comprehension How w did they her c come come me he he as asked d. d I The lagoon a own n w was black with s stran strange ran e e ca canoes canoes canoe's Gre Grer e t fJ In Beyond 9 d. d n near nr the bIg gaR h In the reef ef a floated an I- I I Island t nd f aa A ati n strange sight filling filling th bravest VJ r with fear He stopped again ag n overcome o anal rne aw away y Hastily Croft interpreted this reon- reon to fo f t the the e girl 0 I thou thou attack these white white 1 It men men first he asked T The e Q man an sh shook oo t JI h his Is head q P We fe pared feared ed t their ar arrival 1 We tiVe ered together ou outside our ur houses s to tos see e the thet 1 f f t l j 7 c t r a G j Thou to Learn the Fear of Us Usand Usand Usand and Our Wrath wondrous sight The hand of Death has hus been heavy upon us and we were small in numb number r. r even then That day less than half halt were left alive r My lIy sons were all slain The d d-d d d murderers looked up startled b bj by this burst of vehement English Croft controlled his Indignation making further further further fur fur- ther inquiries which elicited the answers answers an un- he lie expected The They were all men t the le native nathe told him After they had killed they fled away to o their canoes They were were covered cowered COy cow ered with dark clothing each like unto each When they spoke they spoke strangely strangely here here he stroked his I throat and their words were like the soun sounds s made b by one whose stomach Is too full and who must return somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what 1 lying therein This vivid d description of ot the Teutonic Teutonic Teu Tea tonic tongue convinced his listener lIn Ha 1 The d d d Huns I I thought as aR much He 1 again interpreted for forthe forthe forthe the girl girt at his side Now let me think We must turn this to our nur ad ad- advantage vantage It proves es what hat we about that evening e by the river river river- fy t I tIt It The effects of our civilized war ar arere were ere felt even here I He lie ran hl his fingers fin fin- gem gelS through h his hair hall watching Chirp thoughtfully And thy Vow Yow was of vengeance upon all white men Even so Great Chief Hm I Ills HIs fertile brain I speedily conc conceived Ived n plan which If wild was yet founded on fact Chief he lie began confidently those while white men who murdered thy sons were rin an enemy nemy tribe waging war against my ray tribe And AntI their ways were treacherous their weapons terrible was vas unusually Intelligent for a native Quick to grasp rasp the meanIng meaning mean mean- In Ing of ot this stranger who spoke a dialect dialect dialect dia dia- lect so much resembling resembling- his own a flash of comprehension leapt Into his eyes I And they came hither thinking to I Li fh l t f l Si I find Ond thee here Great Chief BO so that they might sIn slay thee A smile lit up Crofts Croft's Crofts face If not strictly accurate this surmise would suit his purpose admirably Even so sol 1 And seeing thy tribe of at ofa ata a different hu hue hup they were filled with fear tear and cried saying Let us slay them theIr lie he he had a vague Impression of Biblical eloquence but It translated very well well And And they slew all thy sons In their fear then ran to their boats For their hearts are areas as the fermented breadfruit long stored in n a pit to refresh his oratory he |