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Show 8 JRDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14," 10257 - Vs." GY CUVE AHDItl Synopi$ 4 ' ! , . I RT L Living la the small Eng-vlllase Eng-vlllase oiwarbur-. old-faahloneo1 sedate pUo, Barbara Btockley, hter of a widowed mother, la soon elebrata her marriage to Hun dale, rich and well connected, ara la adventurous, and has aed,' with an aunt, aa airplane trip iustralla. Major Alan Croft, fa- as an aviator, la to be the pilot, t her first nseellns; with Croft Bar-l Bar-l Is attracted by his manner and versatloa, different from the ct--drled conventions of her small hey set oat. Barbara, her auat it, and a mechanician. Word la a r days oomea to Darbury that the ne is aalaslaaT and its occupants bored bo-red lost. "ART IX. Crot aad Barbara, after S- wreck of the airplane in a ruriouj . na, reach aa appareaUy an Inhabited ' -4 In the Feci do ocean. The other members of the party had perished. - he two castaways bull a shelter. Oreft's absence Barbara la attacked .a black maa. evidently a aavace. f It reoeaea her. ron OleeOVeSS B pony el mimmmm, iently reeonnoltertag, bat they ve without attemptlaa f harm Us r. Croft reoovers hU aerial from i wrecked plane. Xlth the aid of the wtreleea Croft ,rke oa the superstitious fears of i e aattves aad aa attaokla party la ,avea off. apparently la abject fear. Secure from Immediate aaacor. Croft aa4 Barbara aottlo dowa to make the aot of thlaca Croft already has roe; praise -the charm of the fir! aad ara the outcome of their oUeaMoa. ie aets a message to the aatlvo oh let rdertac him to visit them. He oomea. JroH, who has traveled la maay aay-re aay-re parts of the world. Is able to talk with him. - - Barbara and Croft visit the ohisf. Is tells them of a raiding expedition rem a warship, which had maaeacred two-thirds of the tribe. la oonse-luenoe, oonse-luenoe, the blacks had registered a vow of hate against all whites. Croft aaoceeda la arranging peaoo between che tribe and tha castaways. . Omfi with tha o bleat of essurla Barbara's safety, tells the bUcks she 4s his wife. Barbara deprecates the Uc but reeoa-nlses lu necessity. Barbara begins to feel a warm sentiment senti-ment of admiration. If not love, for Croft, but remembering: her duty to Hugh, sternly discourages it. The constant association of the two and the fact that Croft has learned that practically ao ships reach the Island, awaken him to love. He urges Barbara to become his wife. She oe-" oe-" jura, aad ho argues, but does not press his lovemaklng. ? The altaatloa becomes acute, though Croft la aaabla to convince Barbara that aader the circumstances their walon which he declares would be a - real marrlaa-o Is right and proper. " Oae of tha natives, Babooma, at aompta to kill Croft. Barbara snoots atad woaada him with a rsvoivor Croft : has glvea her for her protection. ."FART IH The natives, under the leadership of Babooma, exhibit rest-lsssass rest-lsssass Croft, by a almpla kaowl-cda-e of medicine, has saved tha life of s ehlM. aad ite gretefal parents. Roowa ' and hteamaa. some to live a ear the two whltea The company at the woman Is omsthlac of a solace to Barbara. Croft aad Barbara have been oa the slaad nearly- year and there la ao prospect of rescue. Ha urgee Barbara caora strongly to marry him, bat the arlrl. though admitting her love fot -T aim. OUSei OO orUHBBl w svimut. la: the company of ateamaa a en i mi re Barbara-begins to think more of the SsacUtr ef marriage rltea performed y herself aad Croft. hc fTaallf de- cldea sueh a aalca would be lawful la Che eight at Oca. If not la that of man: . aymbol, the pair uke the vows of maa aad wife " 1 T ,r -r-- Ufe ccca aa aneveatfally aa. the lalaad. Barbara tails Croft she Is te iiitisi a mother. ' Their matwat delight de-light U aataraUy mingled with, a oer-aU oer-aU fear at the catocmc - a.kvini Iuihi death for the two whltea. While Croft la preparing for defense aa alrplana Uada oa the lalaad. sen naama at hand. The aeroaauts ore rroachmea, PhlUppc and Louie dc Beroeaa. Barbara's delight at their Arrival la tlaotared with a aartaJa fear her aad Croft'e- welcome la the world to. vhtBk they may bow return. laooma . w r-n k.. w..B Kr.V .-with Barbara make their escape In tha airship. "They ar b PPed tod1 ointly. Wai ih hlw-r- ,0l-lsh ,0l-lsh and, tbova all. appear to. with this man? , Openlnf tba door, aha took Id out of tha bain, without lookln up. A scented, steamlnf bath could not have beta more welcome than that little lit-tle basin of cold water. The freghnets invigorated her. reviving a girlish In- terast In appesrsncea. ,UB..f tiny traveling mirror, she proceeded to 4e op her hair, dressing In one of the ..cool washing frocks Intended for Australia. Aus-tralia. L , . . Croft was thumping on the hut, demanding de-manding breakfsst, bsfore the compla-f compla-f th!. toilet, His quick glance took In her dainty bik! very clvlliied his voice. .ppeHmnce down to the gray sueae hoe.: but he made no mmt- AgaiiyUj contents of the old tin box rover1 invaluable, with the addition of ,annns and coconut. They' spread their store upon the ground outside, in the early morning sunshine Conversation languished. Crort seemed abstracted, deep In thought. Her riddle of the nlfiht lay un- After several furtive glances at his " face""sne--TflHde plunge. 1 want to know" vresT Whatr Quickly his eyes arche1 her own, causing her to low-r low-r them confusedly. "I can't remember what happened Tin afraid I -did I behave rather atupldly, last nlghtT",. . . " . He stretched out his hand fwr a ha-ana. ha-ana. paellaf 't with Irritating dellher- atlon before repiytn ""Ton were, naturally, slightly hinged after all your experiencaa.' This guarded reply waa unsatisfactory. unsatisfac-tory. 8he felt exasperated. Looking serosa at him, she fancied the suspicion ef a smile hovered around his llpe. Ton realise, of coarse, that anything any-thing I did or said was because I mean. It was not my normal state P -. h. I oolte realise that V HU tone eaased her to look up Quickly again. Why ara yom laughing r she asked an easily. '"" "Why are yon so afraid T" he retorted. re-torted. Nonplused, she took refuge In a dignified silence. Finishing her breakfast, break-fast, she looked round the bay at the rugged hill beside them, the palms and dens forest trees in tha background, the coral shingle and white sand stretching down to the magnificent bine of. the lagoon. In the distance the reef and vast stretch of limitless sea: the Intensely vivid color and contrast shone te the sunlight with extraordinary extraordi-nary brilliance. "Ita all Very beautiful' she saM at last, conversationally. "It Is!" he agreed warmly, rising to his feet. Bringing his mug filled with water, he sat down close beside her. "Now. please mend my head." Barbara waa concerned over his pallor pal-lor and the lines surrounding his eyes. "Ton look worn out !" she exclaimed Involuntarily. "Didn't you sleep well last nlghtr "Not a wlnkT lie glanced quickly up at her. Whereupon her unraveled confusion returned fourfold; sad she finished her Job In silence. "I'm going up the hill to the wire less." he observed then. "Ton need not fear the natives. They won't return re-turn until they have mustered their numbers." At her look of alarm he continued hurriedly: Tv got a scheme for scaring them' off altogether. I shan't be long awayr If you shout, I shall hear." There waa na suggestion of her com pany being requireo. ne waicuen mm disappear, wun a aicaening cense ef the etpreaetve loneliness that she dreaded; hat pride forbade her uttering utter-ing a word to detain him. Then, with unconscious imitation of Croft, she threw her head a little back ; clenched her hands,; and entered the hut . . . While the .natives hurried to the south, to prepare for battle, the maa sat on (he ground beside the transmitter, transmit-ter, staring- out to sea. his brain working work-ing oa the scheme to which he had Just alluded; his mind torn between conflicting dedsteos. la this predicament, predica-ment, at the mercy of a tribe of hostile hos-tile savages, there were but two forlorn for-lorn hopes ef defense. One Isy ill the little weapon down ta the hot. with Ha limited supply ef ammunition ; the other oth-er in the Inherent saperstltlon of the Islanders. If once the Utter could bo roused; If his ruse, for all Its wfidnees, succeeded, their' tlree might yet bo safe. Oa the other hand, wireless meets mee-ts gee might reach a shlp la time There wis not enough electrical energy en-ergy for both purposes? . . . Which should It be! "My God!" he muttered to himself. "Was ever a msa la such a d d position po-sition r . Taking her hand, he drew her down dose beside him; then, la a few curt sentences, he told her. , The fingers ho held closed convnl-alvely convnl-alvely upon his own; her free "hand clenched Itself upon her knee; the faint .color drained away, leaving her face quite white. " "Cant we go hide somewhere oa the reefr she ' nrgtd, turning dark eyes of fear npoa htm. Do shook his head. Tory thoughtfully,' thought-fully,' from every point of view, had he considered ' the position. Should they,' by biding, elude the natives tonight to-night It would be hot a respite, -The same danger would surround them every ev-ery moment they spent here; they could never know peace or safety. For some reason these aattves were hostile hos-tile : something most be done to overcome over-come their hostility. ..Until and unless a friendly compact could be made, they must be forced to .leave the two white people alone, through fear. All this he explained to the girl, who recognised rec-ognised the wisdom of It, as well as U4-I what she deemed the, impossibility. "Two! Against, possibly, hundreds I How can we make them fear usT" she asked hopelessly. "Through their superstition," he re plied promptly, "Once make them believe be-lieve we deal with the supernatural. or possess magical powers, and they will make ua tabu. The dread of death or disease from violating a tabu will cause them to shun us like lepers. Barbara, Inexperienced la natives' ways, was only half convinced. She listened incredulously to the scheme he propounded, her knowledge of elec tricity being limited, "I will get some sticks," he eonclud-er, eonclud-er, rising; "and place everything la readiness; then I shall turn In for a bit This afternoon well Strengthen the walls, of the hut r and ril put up a partition. Then we shall each have a room until we can build another hut Plenty of work before us, u rescue doesnt come soon!" Silently, she helped to collect sticks. an extraordinary numbness pervading her mind. Croft's spirits rose. He .had faced and eluded death too .oftea to fear It. Hlg confidence la this sim ple ruse pussled her. Collecting the rubber shock absorb er belonging to the wireless outfit, he broke the sticks Into short stakes, showing Barbara how to cover them. This done, he proceeded to fix them firmly In the ground ground the hut then attscbed the aerial to the top of each : thus forming a wire circle a few laches above the ground, as far from the hut as the amount of aerial permitted. per-mitted. The two ends were carried through the entrance and. connected to the transmitter within. "Now!" he exclaimed, "whoa I wave, press the key oa the transmit ter here, and watch the result" He went out to the wire; aad, kaeei lag down, placed one hand about half aa tach above It Raising the other, he gse the signal. She pressed the key as directed. Im mediately, a series of bright blue sparks flashed, like fireflies, from the wire to his hand, which he repeatedly Jerked away ; then, delighted with Its success, he returned to her. "Too see," he explained, "the vol ume of current Is alwaya large with wireless, therefore take effect by sparking at the moment of contact The human body is, of course, a con ductor. Our visitor wiUget the shock of their lives especially aa they usually usu-ally approach any object of attack by waddling along oa their stomachs!" He chuckled with the anticipatory ctiiaraeat of a schoolboy ever a practical Joke: thea suggested having some food. Mechanically she fetched Aunt Dot ly's box aad! drew out tins of beef aad coffee, heroically trying to share la his coafldeacsw Be talked oa, compelling her to at tend, dlverttnf her thoughts until the hut te where Barbara waa collecting the remains pt their sapper., He carried car-ried something la his hands. "Do yoa understand a revolver r he Inquired. She turned round, mingled fear aad relief la her face. "Have you one? Ne; I hat never fired one la my Ufa I wouldn't dareT ' " "Well, I want to show yoa how to use this little beast ia case anything goes wrong and you ar loft" She laughed, miserably. "If they manage to kill you, they will soon, finish me off P He regarded her la silence, for a it "They wouldn't kill you." he said quietly. "Do you understand my meanlngr ' ' Her face went very white. For a few minutes she paced up and dowa, Home Grown trut-trees for. .sale. By Samuel Radmall, Pleasant Grove. ' MMtp. Good Work Horse and Mllcn Cow For Ssle Cheap. Inquire John Beck, American Fork, . l-14-lp No better tonic could have hoea given giv-en to Croft's mind than this necessity for Immediate action. Until he had made his decision sad the details were matured, he forbore to alarm Barbara with the prospect before them. For snout two hoars, he was absent Then a spiral ef gray smoke ascended from the hilltop, and he appeared with his arms full of wire. "I have left a beacon burning. In esse a passing vessel" Abruptly be ceased, standing still, bis eyes upon the figure emerging from the hut "A transformation !" he exclaimed; nnd there was a strange new tone la The dainty shoes and stockings had bi-en discarded, the hairpins thrown nway. With s long thick plait swinging swing-ing down her back, sleeves rolled tip, hare feet sinking In the sand, she flashed him a shy look of inquiry. - "It seems more natural here," she said. Thus did Barbara take the first step from out the net of lifelong conventions, conven-tions, and tread the free spaciousness beyond? "Ton fit In so well ss if it Is your narufar sphere f- saddad.,,,,. He smiled half to himself, patted the spare seat beside him. Rather' wondertngty she approached, looking, he thought with-, compunction. ' extremely ex-tremely young and delicately saade. To Inform a sensitive girl of the forta-mmlnff forta-mmlnff attack of -possible csnulbals waa, to Croft, tea times mors torastaV nhle then meeting them alagle-lwacV ed. He waa not voraed la Mb lbss dilng of thee sftwattemm, :: Nr BUY THE BEST l IT PATS to buy your baby chlx from a recognised 8. O. W. Leghorn breeder. - Accredi ted Hatchery AAA grade. 250.285 on sire's side, April ll.0O. Hay $11.00 Prices on breeding stock on request. Jamea Gage Breeding Farm, NOVA. TO, CALIFORNIA. Jan.10- Apr. 4. They Wouldn't Kill You," He "Do You Understand r atdL hand clenched, feeing this hew terror, ter-ror, striving to control herself before thid maa whose very look discouraged weakness. The coolness of his bear-lac, bear-lac, aa he stood playing with the weapon la his hands, calmed her, bracing her to a simulation of th same, fearlessness. ... (To be Continued.) GOOD MILK COW tor sals., a tt Ohlpmaa. MSt? . BABY aaCKS-geve you flO per thousand. 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White Hatchery Twtaliima California i ' better taw PRZVENTIO?J Tatt's fine takes I tUawareaetealyanMaeey icibutiisrsel SICK KZAOACKZ ass bM ikcata Merest Tutt's Pills Financial Report of American Fork City For the Year 1924 meal ended, covertly watching her every ev-ery expression. Then he drew her with I the hut to rest ' Mechanically again, she entered, going go-ing to th little window aad looking oat drearily, toward the palm. He fixed up the door, thea came over to her. "You don't feel at all nervousr he asked nonchalantly. She turned, with a forced smile. "Oh, not ' ; . - Dear me, not . . Of course not" ah answered. with terrific emphasis. That's all right! You're a plucky soul for s girl r . 8he flashed aa Indignant look at him. which, in spite, of herself, fsded as she met th unexpected laughter la his eyes. . "You wsnted adventure !" he re minded her. Too wanted to 'feel life,' to learn the 'meaning' of things, to sound the 'deep chords Well! You have your heart's desire at the very bedrock of nature! Seise it Barbara ! Drink ' to the very dregs ! Then tell me If you hsve discovered what Is missing." Surprised, she lUtened silently. He turned swsy, laid one of their coats Just Inside the door, end threw him self down upon It Within a few minutes he was steeping the sleep of sheer exhaustion. But the girl sat for long under the little window, lout In thought, won dering over his words. And ever her mind reverted to one sentence. A few words of praise from one whose opinion - you have,.- unconsciously learned to respect and what a world of courage do they bring In their train ! c e , e e e e There are no pleasant hours of twi light in tli tropica .The sun sets. and soon the world Is wrapped rn darkness. It had disappeared behind the west hill, snd already a few stars wer showing in the swiftly dark hag sky, when Croft came out ef the w RECEIPTS Balance Cash on Hand, Jan. 1. 1924 $ 2.048.11 Licenses 1,181.80 Cemetery :. . 1,135.75 General CHy Taxes, 1923-1924 23,754.04 Back Taxes Tax Sales, etc 283.96 Rent of Real EsUte 294.17 Water System 7,733.63 Fines 684.50 Irrigation Tax - Collections 53.13 Water Meter Deposit 15.00 Loans - 9,700.00 Interest ... ".- 64.97 Building and Plumbing Permits 9.00 Dog Tax . 118.00 Refunds - 120.71 Estray Pound 7.00 Use and. Sale of City Property 177.70 Cigarette Permits . 250.00 Paving Dtatrict Expense 140.38 American Fork Silver Band Credit...... 150.80 Outstanding obligations ..... 160.W ..48.05y 5 Total Receipts DISBURSEMENTS Streets and Allays... Flra Department Pollce Waterworks Paving Installments and Expense Irrigation Taxes and Expense Salaries General City Officers Electric Light . Cemetery Printing and Advertising... Stationery Sprinkling Streets Incidental Contingent Expenses Prisoners -.. Special JEax Sale.. Ch$Jr8uits ..a. fimlnal Prosecutions Vmr and'tndlrent... .ww. I - . W elephone .IM, Fuel . , z-"1 Bank Loans paid 1 9.700.00 Interest . Rof.mrt. lOu.00, ....$ 3,482.42 . 2,714.18 ... 2,662.93 ... 3,730.45 ... 225.69 29.26 . 1,050.00 2,423.75 1,899.80 150.45 175.15 420.45 509.04 26.05 415.54 1,966.25 50.90 50.29 Katray Pound 26.60 Improvements on Public Property 932.RS Quarantine : 53.00 Insurance Outstanding; accounts "'' Paving Deficiency Loans 23.07 American Fork Silver Band 1.031 .00 Paving Guaranty Fund 2'I Cash advanced 4U.UU .100.00 4.50 Curfew - Public Library Doe Tax Exwnire Waterworks Sinking Fund Bond Redemptions ., 6.050.92 Total Disbursements M44.280.07 Balance cash on hand $3,772.58 . tauMaKCH-T-i ;m m I, hereby certify that the above and foregoing .financial statement for the fiscal year 1924,1s correct . - - GEO. F. SHELLEY, City Recorder RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER SI, 1924 . Cash on-band. L ..... J,77,Bt City Hall and Grounds... 14.600.00 City Jail 1,700.00 City Park and Improvements 3,750.00 - Land in Block 12, American Fork 600.00 1 Lot 11 in Block 13.. ...... 4,000.00 Public Library Property 11,800.00 Cannon MUlslt property , , , 1,000.00 ! City Camp Grounds, and Improvements 600.00 1 City Gravel Bed .. . 880.00 Due from Coaaty Treasure!" 1924 Tax account 5.141.64 Tax 8si account L535.95 Irrigation Delinquent account 1921-1924 . 126JO City Waterworks system.... ... 62,000.00 City Waterworks Supplies and Tools 794.6fr City Waterworks 1924 accounts outstanding J. jj.u Fir Department-rFlm Engine, Hose and Supplies U6,999.25 Street Department Machinery and Supplies -J. .L 710.00 Police Department equipment 634.00 Piano and City Hall Furniture (not including benches)........:.... 659 J5 Outstanding accounts and notes and land escrow 1,466.94 Street Lighting Dept. Supplies 8.52 Special Tax Sale Certificates 2,538.19 Interest on Tax Sale Certificates rf to date 636.43 Band Instruments M. 230.00 Cemetery Department Hose, tools, etc 181.50 Outstanding account .... 215.00 Water System 600.00 Resources (not Including special funds) .... 1117,410.49 LIABILITIES Waterworks bonds .. $26,000.00 Waterworks advance payments 11.00 Bills Payable Note outstanding. 8,946.25 Accounts owing 888.17 Public Library tax account ... .911.80 Total Liabilities $36,258.22 Amount of Resources over Llabllltles$81,152.27 ACCOUNT OF WATERWORKS SINKING FUND Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Paving Warrants $ 5,197.38 Accumulated Interest on Warrants to date 99.61 Bills Receivable Money loaned 1,214.60 American Fork Cityi 1924 Payment 2.000.00 Balance on Book Account, Cash in Bank. Less ($91.08 Due Cemetery Perp. Fund) 461.60' Total - .$8,972.20 CEMETERY PERPETUAL FUND . Individual Payments to Fund, 1924. $ 803.35 Intiwst"..r.L B'lls Receivable Money Loaned .,.., 91.08 -"Duo -reWaUorks..SioXta ft ' Fun nd 18 Due From General Fund American Fork City 20.00 Total 1 ( lt.01S.6S Approved by the City Council February 7, 1925,1. THOMAS CODDINOTON, Mayor, GEO. EWmUSr; GIT Recorder ... v -i- WWiiatflfclMiMMftti!1;- taiswicfcnWn., J; ( it H |