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Show THE TIMES NEWS, NEPHI. UTAH INNER s 8N EM UEM BY CLIVE ARDEN Mrvmttir av tmc "OH, HUGHIE1" SYNOPSIS. Living In the small English village of Darbury, and aedate place, Barbara Stockley, daughter of a widowed mother, la aoon to celebrate her marriage to Hugh rich and well conRochdale, nected. Barbara Is adventurous, and has planned, with an aunt, an airplane trip to Australia. Major Alan Croft, famous as an aviator, is to be the pilot. At her first meeting with Croft Barbara Is attracted by his manner and conversation, different from the conventions of her small town. They set out, Barbara, her aunt, Croft, and a mechanician. Word In a few days comes to Darbury that the plane is missing and its occupants believed lost. Croft and Barbara, after the wreck of the airplane In a furious storm, reach an apparently uninhabited Island In the Pacific ocean. The other two members of the party had perished. PART TWO Continued, 3 "Let me do that. Shall I?" she asked. "Don't you mind blood?" "Of course not 1" she answered Indignantly. He handed her the wet handkerchief without a word. Inclining Ids head toward her. In a few minutes he rose to his feet, all traces of blood washed away, his head bandaged adroitly with her own handkvehief twisted In his. "I'm going up that hill, to view the land," he said, with abrupt decision, proceeding toward It as If oblivious of her presence. "I'm coming too!" she exclaimed, hastening after him. "I'm not going to be left alone down here ! There may be alligators and things!" He gave an luipntHtit smile. "Come along, then; I'll help you up." I can manage "Oh, no, thanks! quite well," she replied rather coldly, nettled by his tone and manner. He said no more, hut began to climb the rugged, hillside with the agility of a mountain goat. Barbara struggled after him, slipping, bruising herself, panting for breath. The shock had left her weak ' and unnerved. She sank upon the ground, drawing hard sobbing breafhs. Croft, without a backward glance, was disappearing among the larger boulders at the summit. Fearful of being left, she rose again and scrambled on. Her aching head throbbed wildly now ; sudden dizziness caused everything to swim around her. . . . rock, Stumbling over o she fell prone upon the ground. . . . There she lay, conscious of a terrible No other sentient silence. being seemed to move within a world so full of awful loneliness that It appalled her; it was almost tangible. A great wave of fear, grief, loss, homewild almost chldlilM sickness, longing for Hugh, swept her away. For the first time since the horror beShe gan, she found relief In tears. lay there alone, sobbing weakly. , . . From the top of the hill . Croft scanned what was visible of the land along the north, east anil west ronsu. This was, he concluded, an Island of volcanic origin, with the exceptionally high reef more or less surrounding It. sometimes at a considerable distance from, und sometimes fairly neur, the shore, lie surveyed the view critically, a purpose forming In his mind. The gradient Inland culminated In a short, fairly ateep rise to a grove of cocoa palms, near which a clearing wr.s visible, covered with little groups of something possibly caves or rocks. Nowhere did there appear to be sign of human life. It would be easy, he saw, to reach those possible caves by following the i.eck of high ground running Inland Com the top of bis hill. Turning be shaded his eyes with his I:: nds and scanned the horizon. No Indication of life was visible. No remke, no mast, no sail. lie swept the small Island with another keen critical glance. From his l.i.owledge of the South PacificIn v hk h ocean, somewhere, this Island must lie he guessed It to be of little r no use for trade, either In copra or o;her exports, In spite of its patches of luxuriant verdure. Therefore, probe ably. It was never visited by the world! teles there were Habitation In the south, It was conceivably uninhabited possibly unknown. For some morients be stood motionless, facing these probabilities. Tiirn, with s grim face, he turned In search of bis companion. r.arbura, her head burled In her arms, did not hear his approach. It was with a start of surprise that she found herself suddenly lifted bodily, as If she were but s featherweight. fetling Again very small and ashamed. blood-stnlne- rock-strew- d n sooai COiiem she would have straggled free, but his grip tightened. "Keep still ! It's a rough climb." He spoke abruptly, ever his way In moments of stress. The tears of weakness rose again In her eyes. She closed them, but too late to hide what she felt he would despise. She turned her face away Into his wet shoulder; and he strode along In silence. Stray rocks lay about the ridge; small shrubs, Interspersed with ferns and club mosses, made progress difficult; but he never paused until they were among the tall trees of the palm grove. Then he set the girl upon her feet. "Where are we going?" she asked. "Listen !" he commanded, without answering her quetslon. From near at hand came the noise of rushing water. He turned farther Inland, amid toll avenues of bamboo, toward the sound, Barbara closely following. Presently a pleased exclamation escaped his Hps, and he halted. From the high ground the river tumbled down, a sheer waterfull of dancing crystals splashing from great boulders high up among the forest trees to smaller ones on the lower level ; thence hurrying and gurgling over little rocks, which encircled small pools of translucent green, Into a clear, softly flowing stream some six feet deep. This after a time spread out and grew shallow, finally disappearing between rustling walls of bamboo canes toward the cove where It Joined the lagoon. From the nature of this deeper stretch of water and the comparative clearing of undergrowth on the banks. Croft Judged It to be partly the work of man's hand, not entirely the result of nature. But he forebore to suggest this to the girl. Croft led the way back to the grove, then on to the clearing beyond. Suddenly I'.url.uru stood still, with a little cry. "What's, that He sbmiped, looking aside In the direction Indicated. Stooping swiftly. Be lifted a queer bleached object and examined It closely. She drew near. glancing curiously at the hideous thing. r out-fid- y "It's a That; Shall skull! Isn't It?" Me Do ir "Yes," he rcp'Jed, "and of the negroid type!" She looked up, startled. I'ntll then It bad not occurred to her to wonder concerning the Island. The past with Its tragedy bad expunged all else from her mind. He continued to examine the skull, with puzzled brows. "There are some curious boles which I cannot understand," he said. "They might have been caused by bullets. But It Is doubtful If natives would possess bullets here." "Io you think there are any here now any natives?" He .met the eyes raised In trepidation to his own. "I can't tell, yet. But they are friendly enough to white people." Throwing away the skull, be went on tward the open space. The apparent caves proved to be rains of bamboo huts. Many hail fallen Into rough heaps upon the ground; of others, bits of all remained standing, guarding like sentinels the broken portions resting wearily against their bne. Lying about, In undergrowth, were oddly shaped household utensils made of wood or rough kind of pottery; also large shells, rude cups fashioned from coconut shell, broken spears. The scene was desolate, giving the Impression of Death, of the relentless hand of Time sweeping away to extinc moss-cover- half-hidde- in" 1 tell ' Now, Stay Here Until the heat became Mercilessly the sun, like a quiv ering mass of molten steel, beat down upon the shore; no breath of wind stirred the hot air; the lagoon, with Its almost Indigo blue, assumed an oily, sluggish appearance, as If sinking to sleep with the lowering tide. Within the shade of the angle formed by one side of the hut and the hill behind, Barbara lay Inert upon a soft, if coats. Findsimple, couch of ing that the ground swayed and rolled like a mountainous sea If she endeavored to rise, she gave up the attempt, and lay motionless, with closed eyes. Nearby were some untouched bananas and a broken coconut, the shell of which was filled with water and placed upright between three stones. From within the hut came the noise of splitting sticks, as If somebody were breaking the bnmboo canes which, crossed and Interlaced, formed Its structure. The girl listened, wondering dully at the endurance of her companion, full of a miserable sense of shame at her own weakness. ithout pausing for rest, after fetching their coats and procuring food, he had begun clearing and Improving this dreary abode carrying down broken portions from the ruins above for a door, fetching other cones s for mending the and thatched roof. Presently, hot anrl disheveled, he appeared. He had shed nil his clothe except breeches and shirt, ami looked, she thought, strangely in keeping with the scene around them. This was her first experience of a man whose life had been spent chiefly In wild surroundings, often upon but the fringe of civilization; whose abundant vitality responded to the call of untamed nature In a way that proved he had not been shackled by chains of convention closing around him, fetter by fetter, as the years passed. That's done!" he said briefly. He sat down and proceeded to peel and eat bananas with considerable relish. "I feel so nseless!" she exrhtimed, miserably. "Such a hindrance Instend of a help. It would have leen wiser to have left me In the water. You would get on better alone. We shall only die lingering deaths here, If rescue doesn't come." "Dashed If I mean to die!" he protested, between two large mouthful of fruit. "Nor shall yon !" he Throwing away his banana-skin- , rose and surveyed the water; then be came close to her, towering over her, as It seemed to her excited fancy. "I'm going to try to reach the machine. I may be able to rescue our luggage and provisions " "( ih ! no, no, no !" she cried wildly. "Suppose ton get drowned? Neve mid-da- exces- y sun-drie- d "Let over-sprea- "We must as you said buck up," she whispered, the trembling words scarcely audible. At sive. ' mind luggage! What does that matter? Oh! don't leave me all alone " Terrified, she tried to reach soma part of him, to restrain him by force. He caught her arms, raising her to her feet and supporting her. "Listen, !" Jie commanded In a tone which checked her agitation. "It's not only luggage! I want to save the wireless transmitting set " d "Wireless" Radiant relief her face. "Why then we can soon get rescued after all? I forgot about that." "Tou mustn't rely, too much on It It will be only the short range set. The long range used on board obtained its electrical energy from a generator run from one of the engines, and Is therefore useless now." Her eagerness for this new hope to be tested was still modified by fears concerning the risks of his venture. He pointd out the shallowness of the water and the scattered little coral Islands. "The tide's low enough now for me to wade to that one nearest the reef. From there it's quite a short distance, if swimming is necessary." "I will wade with you " "The devil you won't !" He suddenly wheeled round upon her. "Look here! You're never to go In the lagoon ! Bathe in the river, but don't ever go In the lagoon. Swear to me !" She gazed at him in stupefied amazement and anger. "Why not? If if you go "I er I understand these waters. They're treacherous. Promise me " "Oh !" she interrupted Impatiently, "I don't want to bathe ever anywhere! I'll sit and watch you go." "In this blazing sun? No, Indeed Tou must lie down in the hut and sleep." Vainly she remonstrated, fearing a recurrence of the tangible loneliness lips. II d sea-wsr- tion what once had seemed strong and full of life. "It's quite possible," he said, "that the whole colony which lived here has died out. Populations dwindle very much In the Pacific Islands." She gave a little shudder. "It's horrible here I don't know why ! Let's go down to the shore. There seems to he a hut standing down .jere." eShe pointed toward a small, sheltered structure half-wadown the lower slope, sheltered beneath the hill which they had climbed. Croft hurried In its direction. It consisted of one small room. The bamboo walls were Intact, but the thatch forming the roof showed large rents; on the ground within, amid musty, dead leaves, were scattered utensils similar to those which they had already seen. Croft glanced round critically, then at the girl, who had followed him, then out through the opening seaward. "We can make this sufficiently habitable to carry on with," he observed. His words went out Into silence. They brought instantly a vivid realization of the Immediate present to her mind, followed quickly by thoughts of the future. A . new fear shot up, clutching her heart with a horrible, clammy hand. She looked with sudden dread at her companion's profile; and something about his tense lips seemed to confirm the awful foreboding. The faint color revived in her cheeks by exercise ebbed away, leaving her white.- She clenched her teeth and her hands; then, with on effort, put her dread to the test. "We shall soon be rescued? Ships are certain to call here? It will only mean a few hours or days?" The moment which Croft had dreaded, yet known to be Inevitable, was at hand ; and he felt the utter Inadequacy of Us sex In dealing with delicate situations. From his prolonged silence Barbara guessed the truth of his convictions; words were unnecessary. She clasped her hands In agony, uttering a little moaning cry like some dumb animal recelvlng'tts death-wounCroft turned quickly. He looked down at the quivering, girlish form, meeting the frightened eyes turned to him, trusting in his Judgment and resource. And all at once he realized that. In this ghastly predicament, her very life lay In his hands. He leaned forward and took her clasped hands In both of his. "Don't give up hope," he said earnestly. "It's very doubtful If ships call ; but they may pass this way. We will ' do all we can." She clung to his hands, breathing hard, seeming to find the old magnetism of his personality draw her up, deriving mental as well as physical support from his grip. Her eyes fixed upon his, as If searching for help. . . . Suddenly, like a plucky ray of sunshine in a stormy sky, a faint smile flitted tremulously across her pale pnlin-lenve- I Lowden Unwilling! to Succeed Wallace Frank O. Lowden, former goverx nor of Illinois and a national figure. Is possibly the leader In the nationwide movement to promote marketing among the farmers. When Secretary of Agriculture Henry 0. Wallace died recently and President Coolldge intimated that he should be glad to hear from the national farm organizations as to the choice of his successor there was a general sentiment in favor of Lowden. He headed off the movement, however, and said : "I am aware that it Is often said that there are too many farm organizations. That may be true but I am sure that there is not enough real, practical, effective farm organization to put the business of farming upon an equality with other industries In this highly organized world. Farmers have the power within themselves to effect such organizations. If they can be persuaded of the necessity of organization they can now organize Independently of the Department of Agriculture. If they are not so persuaded the Department of Agriculture can help but little. "I am convinced that I can be of more service in helping to bring about the more effective organization of farmers outside the Department of Agriculture than I could in the department. For the head of the department must of necessity devote the largest part of his time to administrative routine." Wyoming Again Blazes Political Trail Thirty-fou- r years ago, Wyoming to territory felt sufficiently grown-u- p put on the long pants of statehood. The strangely assorted group of cowmen, homesteaders, prospectors and lawyers who framed her progtesslve laws cudgeled their brains for some gesture with which to demonstrate their superiority over the backward and decadent East As a result, "votes for women" was written into an American state's constitution for the first time. Today, Wyoming Democrats have blazed still another untraveled trail. Nellie Ross will be the first woman chief executive of a state, regardless of "Ma" Ferguson's election in Texas. For "Our Nell," as they call her In Cheyenne, was immediately called upon to take up the reins struck from her husband's hands by death, filling his unexpired term before beginning r 15? jy her own. Widely read and well informed as to political Issues and government problems, Mrs. Ross yet Is the perfect type of homemaker. She plans to "keep house" for the state as she did for William Ross, practicing the homely virtues of rigid economy, neatness, orderliness and efficiency. She was born In St. Joseph, Mo., where her father was engaged In merchandising. She was educated there and In Omaha, where she resided when she married William B. Ross of Tennessee, a briefless barrister, who recently had hung out Iris shingle In Cheyenne, where he was a stranger. Return.' she had experienced upon the hillside. His Jaw set in a way she was to know well. With a viselike grip he drew her toward the hut. The Interior was cleared now of rubbish, and a rough aperture for window had been made at the end fac'ng Inland. The shade was cool and welcome. .Croft fetched the coats and spread them upon the ground "Now," he said, "stay here until I return. . Too promise to "You understand? remain? Or must I barricade the door?" She pulled her hand away, and let her aching head fall back ppon the fleece lining of the coat. "Oh, don't bully me!" she protested irritably, trying to control the quaver In her voice. "I won't endure It. Please go- "people - He looked down at her In silence for a moment, his brows knit In per plexity. Then he turned and went out, setting up the Improvised door behind him. Lying motionless In the compara tive gloom, a prey to rising fever, new fears spoiled her. Shrinking In horror, she faced the fact of her I solution. Sundered from all the sure harbors of civilization with this man nuw'ls a man whom she of neither liked nor understood ! . . . A care for her physical welfare had certainly tcn shown today. lint In everything her will had been overpowered, even to the extent of physical force. What It was nut to he borne might not happen? ! . . The fears, accumulating, grew Into feverish terror. She si niggled to her feet, and hurled herself weakly at the door, with some frenzied Idea of escape. . . . The door was barricaded on the outside! with As a caged Veo't. half-materror and imimteiiee, she staggered up and down the little hut, her brow clammy, her clenched hands shaking. . . , With a rush of hysterical tears, she flung herself upon the ground. "Hugh!" she sobbed, dl fraught. "h, Ilnghle! Hughltl" Countess Karolyi Is a Romantic Exile Countess Catherine Karolyi, whose this conntry caused such a stir among Immigration officials, is an Interesting personage. And she Is a personage, for not since Louis Kossuth rode down Broadway amid the thunder of cheers has Hungary sent to the United States a more romantic exile than the countess. She is the of Count Julius last foreign minister of the empire, and wife of Count Michael Karolyi, once heir to estates worth $30,000,000, then President of the short-live- d Hungarian republic of 1918 and 1919, and finally a fugitive before the "white terror" of Admiral Hortby. In a sense Countess Karolyi is an even more appealing figure than was Kossuth, for she and her husband fought against odds fur more terrific than he had to face. The Karolyls had everything that aristocratic Hun gary could offer. Their blood was counted with the best in Europe, and their social position was so high as to place them next to royalty. Countess Karolyi, moreover, was and Is one of the most beautiful women in Europe, and she and her husband have sacrificed these advantages for an Ideal the Ideal of democracy. coming to (pi) step-daught- Austro-IIungarla- n Stanley Baldwin Now at British Helm Stanley Baldwin (portrait herewith) is once more at the helm of the British ship of state. The labor government of Prime Minister MacDon-ald- , following its defeat at the polls, resigned. Mr. Baldwin was summoned to the palace and received the king's Conservative adrequest to form ministration. The personnel of the new Conservative cabinet, as approved by King George, is as foilows: Prime minister and first lord of the treasury, Stanley Baldwin; lord of the privy seal, marquis of Salisbury; lord president of the council and leader of the house of lords, marquis of Curxon; lord chancellor. Lord Cave; chancellor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill; home secretary. Sir William Joynson-HIcks- ; colonial secretary, L. C. M. S. Amery; secretary of war. Sir Laming Worthlngton-Evan- . The man Intends to live. The secretary for India, Lord Birkenhead; girl Is hysterical. Is he strong air minister. Sir Samuel Hoare; first enough for bote? lord of the admiralty, W. C. Pridgeman; president of the board of trad.', Kir Philip Lloyd Greame; minister of health, Neville Chamberlain; minister ITO BK CONTINUED.) of agriculture, Edward F. I Wood; secretary for Scotland. Sir John Oiltnour; president of the board of education, Lord Eustace Percy; minister of labor. Un poetic Envy ; attorney general, Rlr Douglas Hogg. Sir Arthnr He Do j oil know, 1 envy the birds. The cabinet contains two great surprises. One Is the Inclusion of Winston She So do I. They're so gay and Churchill In the great office of chancellor of the exchequer. The other Is the free, can fly here end there, an absence of Rlr Robert Horne, the former chancellor, who la Mr. Baldwin's He And have only one bill the year greatest rival for the leadership of the Conservative party. The appotatireut round. ef Aosteo Chamberlain as foreign mla titer la hailed with approval. 1 d Steel-Msltlsn- |