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Show THE HELPER JOURNAL, HELPER, UTAn News Review of Current Events the World Over Cuba in Turmoil as Machado Refuses to Quit the Presidency France Germany Rebuffs Britain and National Recovery Progress. By EDWARD W. PICKARD became the to ratify the prohibition repeal amendment, the wets winning by a majority of more than 3 to L Their victory was unexpectedly complete, although the drys bad failed to muster enough votes to place delegates on the ballot. Mrs. Isabella Greenway, national Democratic committeewoman and a personal friend of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, easily captured the Democratic nomination to fill the congressional post vacated by Lewis Douglas when he was named director of the federal budget The victory Insured her election because of the absence of Republican ARIZONA ORLORN ISLAND By Edison Marshall Copyright by EAlsoa WJTD Servtc VuihU Eric gave no outward sign, but CHAPTER X Continued boulder crashed through and thun She began to stalk across the 13 dered to the floor. room, behind Sandomar's back. Even In his Inner mind he turned on the however, might not be Interested In It was like a cold meteor hurled now It was hard to remember that tap of his emergency strength. Still By the island custom. Instituted the products affected by the treaties from the blow, be by a Russian priest, from the sky. The wind of its fall he was deaf that she need not because the treaties would affect ROOSEVELT his by PRESIDENT Fireheart should now kiss the neo- - was an icy blast on Eric's face, and guard against sound, but only the called on all the batstubbornly defiant of his opponents particular products which would to both sides and appeal Hugh tered forces of his brain, nerve, and; From some the abysmal horror of the thing flick of her shadow on the floorplntes on the cheek. arid flatly rejected best be manufactured in some one Johnson by vigorous argument and deep need of her heart, she varied rustled up the hair of his head. It that she had best run before he sinew to prepare for a last charge. the plan that was nation. threat brought the big bituminous custom tonight block where turned his head, saw her, and Sandomar's jests would be worse offered by United Swaying to struck the Explaining why the economic concoal strike In Pennsylvania to an this ward Eric, she fiercely pressed her he had Just been sitting, crushing it reached for her with his terrible than his furies. Ambassaference did not achieve the full end. Their efforts were ably secThen with a squaw "You think this gun's no good, arms. Steady and straight her hand into the earth. lips to his. dor Sumner Welles measure of success that had been onded by Edward F. McGrady, the like Death had missed him by two sped; her fingers clasped the butt. but I'm going to show you It's grunt, she wheeled and trudged for settlement of hoped for. Hull said the various naNRA labor representative in th gooU paces, but he had not come through Stealing back two strides, till she enough to kill a man," Sandomar the Island's politi- tions found that their economic controversy. At first many of the away. a moment later Eric and Nan unscathed. The shock to his nerves was directiy behind her enemy, she went on, quietly. Only Mr. problems and the problem of cocal turmoil. workers were Inclined not to obey were left alone, with the faded Ikon, and heart was of stunning force; slowly raised the barrel until she He looked at the pearl handle, Welles told Machaoperation were much more difficult the order of the union chiefs to redo that lie should than had been Imagined. Nevertheturn to the mines, but when Mr. the tarnished candlestick, and the besides, a block of turf had struck saw his bullet head over the sights. I ribbed with steel. It suited him, She must not miss the first shot flickering inconstant shadows of the his head, making hira reel ask congress for a less, he was unwilling to consider grasped the barrel In his huge McGrady arrived at Cnlontown by lamp, prophetic on the floor. leave of absence the London gathering of CO nations plane and told the men : "I am actagainst the wall. He could not Never in her life was she so cool, white palm. With his left hand flat Eric and his bride could live grasp what had happened. The room so steady. She deliberately chose on the floor, in an ape posture, he after appointing an a failure. ing for the President of the United Gerardo The Aleut people loved was streaked with fire. But Nan, his head for her target rather than started to roll forward. apart man for acceptable and States to Machado go back crowded quarters animal asking you Eric's brain gave a signal. The the position of sec heat, in- springing up with a scream in the his back, to destroy his brain, to fears of war another to work," they cheered him, picked FRENCH to timate contacts comfort their doorway, divined the truth at once. make him fall like Swede had strong wrench of his will somehow no nri.i-i- i oiMniMjr retary of state; that secretary, ac....... .li..i.li cum up their lamps and got back to the wviuiuuj An Implacable enemy had carried fallen, lest he break Eric's neck in hurled him to his feet At the same souls, "lamoring voices to cording to the Cuban constitution, ulated by the abrupt refusal of the The trouble was mainly con- lonely drown out the moaning wind and the stone onto the roof of the bara his dying struggle. would succeed to the presidency in Hitler government to consider the pits. Instant, Sandomar heaved erecty cerning recognition by the operas event that ollice became vacant. He parallel Even the frantic yell above her with sea; so at Anulga's death, Chlgum bara, with his unnatural strength bared and arms requests made by Great tors of the nationally organized and her family had moved in with tugging would then select a cabinet repre- Britain and France that Nazi propait to the very dome. head did not throw off her aim. . spread wide. Drawing a knife that unions. a crack between "Behind you, Sandy!' It was a made little wicked lightnings in the sentative of all political factions, ganda In Austria be discontinued. Tugat, Kanak's widow, leaving va- Through the Under terms of the truce reached cant a large harabara. To blocks of turf, or a loophole bored shrill cry of utter terror and futil- shadows, Garge leaped to cut off the constitutional reforms would be sub- The two protesting nations de- In Washington the miners are to this the mitted to congress and later to a clared the course victim's escape. pair came in the first star- out beforehand, he had located ity. "Oh, good Gord " Germany was purtheir problems before a board light, hand in hand, quietly but with Eric's position; then he had lifted But Eric did not Jump the way constitutional convention; and the suing was In violation of the spirit lay It was Garge, on the way to over the appointed by President, pending no misgivings, naturally as mated the savage missile high in his sim- take his vice presidential ollice would be filled of the four power peace runaway mate, thrusting they expected; neither did he back-tpact re- acceptance of the coal code. Miners flying to the nest. When ian arms and hurled It down. by either the congress or the su- cently signed; but their ambassathe wall to fight. He had only- his head through the gaping hole in are to employ their own Eric had lighted the oil lamp in the But this was only the beginning. the roof. one chance and he played It withpreme court. dors were told by the German In one glance he took to calculate the amount of the two rooms, and bolted Events swept on with the fatal mo- in the still To this proposition President Ma larger In the white parka, al! the valor of his soul. Weavlng-tforeign office that the Berlin govfigure coal of produced, upon which their the door, he turned to find Nan mentum of a landslide. The chado replied: avoid Sandomar's rush, he sprang-towarernment failed to see any reason for pay depends. surprise the lifted steady wrist, the leveled watched him with a contented smile. attack had already staggered the barrel that never twinkled in the "I am and will continue to be the the oil lamp. of the four power treaty application This was home. It was good to victim; before he could begin to re light, and Its certain target beyond ; He would have picked It up an$ president of the Republic of Cuba, in this Instance, and that Germany to last chance faint CHINA'S shut out the haunted dark. She and cover, a second blow fell. It was and he never dared dream but that hurled It, If he could, but the quarexercising all of my constitutional regarded as Inadmissible this InterManchuria and ' Jehol Eric were tried prerogatives. Of these I cannot re ference in the German-Austriacomrades; he would like a bayonet rush after artillery he had come too late. He saw Nan's ters were too close. Instead he from Japan probably has disaplinquish the smallest part without trouble. respect her rights, meet her more barrage. finger jerk back against the trig kicked it over. There was one infor Gen. Feng peared, down through the yawn- ger. in everything, than half becoming a traitor to the confidence stant's brilliant glare, revealing all Peering way a Italy had declined to Join Britain the Indepe n d e n t sweet sense of reposed in me by the people of Cuba and France In their protest, but did Again that futile click! When three antagonists in frozen motion, security swept over ing hole, the attacker saw he had who comma nder when they freely gave their votes make friendly Howling, he she heard it, when Sandomar did then the room went inky black. her, unknown in all the days of her missed his mark. representations to had been leading to me, or without diminishing the Berlin exile. She smiled at Eric's efforts plunged through ; and the further not crash, the fire and powder of Sandomar was deaf. He lived by concerning the Nazi aerial the fight against to make the best of Independence and sovereignty of a propaganda over Austrian territory. the rough fare, collapse of the roof under his feet her life seemed to fail too. The light When it went out. It was as Japanese aggres clean pelts on the floor, wooden shot him Into the room with a vio- room turned black before her eyes. though he had died; a rattle rose republic that I assisted in founding, The Italian government was Insion, has given up own handbag contain lence only second to his thunder having fought In the war for Inde- formally advised that Germany Shrieking, she pulled the trigger In his throat, and he could not move and signed a peace stools, her her few treasures salvaged from bolt Nan saw hira like an evil pendence." would take steps Immediately to end ing and agaia Warned by a a finger. Now was the time to dis napact with the The ('iiban congress supported this the wreck, waiting for her In the dream among the failing clods and again in swirl practice. This eased the sitthe air, Sandomar looked patch him, provided Eric had a tional government Machado in bis determination to re- uation considerably, dust room. but French up saw her came lunging; at the weapon and could first kill Garge, Under the agree- adjoining tain his ollice, and the mediation statesmen were pessimistic and beEric made one hopeless effort to same Instant Garge pitched down But Garge slashed right and left, He unstrapped his revolver, hung ment he abdicates efforts of Ambassador Welles were lieved the whole affair would lead defend himself. on He lunged out Into the room. it wall in the easy then reach, all titles, turns over Only because the cursing, and Eric's hands were denounced as detrimental to the sovdrew her gently to him. "You're from the wall, but he seemed blind, jackal fell In the to the smnshup of the disarmament the command of his tiger's way, empty. He must run to live, and and his movements lacked their fa throwing him ereignty of the republic. To those conference when It reassembles in Feng tired, aren't you, Nan?" did she es- fight again. nato headlong, the troops who know conditions on the Island the fall "Fagged out. We've had two try- miliar litheness and panther-likDucking low, slinking along the cape his maul. In the second's tional government Is this not surprising. The basis of power. The fight ended before it wall, he made for the open door. to political obscurity. ing days." and retires Machado's power is the state lottery. A second later the "I'm going to keep you up only began. Sandomar's arm stretched VNB of the most Important Gen. Sung night wind was will become He controls this Institution and by In his face, and he was free. branches of the NRA. the na governor of Chahar province, seat a minute Just long enough to ask slow and long, an odd, raking blow his favor many leading congressmen then can curl with open palm and hooked fingers. tional labor mediation board, met of Feng's most recent you a x operations, up in questionon the you are able to realize large sums from In Washington, formally organized Eric was hurled back against the there, sealskins." and the government will be reorCHAPTER XI the sale of lottery tickets. The gentleness in his voice and wall, only to wilt to the floor. and got busy at ganized. What the people think of Machatouched her profoundly. Nan gaze screamed once, taking up first with all her She first thought was to find has been one of modern Feng pRIC'S do was plainly Indicated by the cared for him more than ever. breath. To see the vigor and a controversy In China's most romantic Nan, lest she attempt some desand figures events Just preceding the crisis de"What is It, Erie?" New Orleans. Sen his persistent opposition worried strength she knew so well utterly perate act of rescue and fall scribed. It was reported In Havana "I think I already know the an- fail, to behold the splendid muscles ator Robert F. Wag Japan not a little. His power. But he need not capitulation that the president had resigned and ner of New York is attributed to lack of funds and swer, but I want to be sure. . . . quiver and go slack like a speared search for her far. As he sped down Do you love me?" Immediately a great throng began chairman of the munitions as well as seal's, broke her last grip on realthe village row toward Horton's mutiny and She looked into his steadfast eyes ity. The rest was a dark fantasy demonstrating Joyfully. But the poboard, was on vahut, he heard her low voice behind, dissatisfaction his own men. among lice and troops attacked viciously, a cation In Europe, said at one time to have numbered long time before she ventured a that made a blind spot in her brain. him. killing some and wounding many, out messages were 20.000. reply. "I'm so fond of you Eric. . . . She would recall it only in broken "Eric !" and the marchers fled In dismay. More fond of you every minute. But fragments Eric' s dull open eyes sent to him asking Just as he might have known, Martial law was declared and the I don't think It's the real thing-- yet . . . the lamp that he return Ira flickering from the she had already turned back to the on authorities recognized was You T'IREE city want me to be honest wind of his violence. . . . patroled. but acts of viomediately. His secstrife. Hearing his nearing footand finance had a Senator lence were frequent. don't .you?" Yet a mind within ber mind kept retary represented fall, she had hidden in the shadconference with Presthe significant Wagner For several days the city had been Ana tne real reason you married fighting him at the board's cool and strong. Her ows; and not until he had passed tied up by a general transportation sessions, the other members present ident at the summer White House me was so I can protect you? Be-- screaming stopped with a rattle. her looming in the moonlight had In Hyde Park, N. Y. They were strike that involved many Industries. being Walter 0. Teagle, Dr. Leo cause you had to make a choice be- - her hand flashed to her mouth. . . . she dared believe he was saved. AsJames one of the fiscal Warburg, The government announced It had Woiman, Louis E. Klrsteln, John L. tween Roy and me?" If she attracted Sandomar's eve her he whirled, she ran to meet him. for the American delega"I think that had a great deal to only hope of saving Eric and her- granted the demands of the labor- Lewis. William Green and Gerard experts She could speak no more,' save by tion at the l.ondon conference, and but do the union men refused to Swope. with It." Her gaze fell. ers, self was lost. . . . She watched the pressure of her hand on his. It Profs. F. Warren of Cornell George return to work while constitutional "But perhaps you will learn to hira in frozen silence, but he did Henry I. Harriman, president of university and James H. was her left hand ; in her right she Rogers of love me, soon as I love not turn his head. guaranties of freedom remained sus- the United States Chamber of Comyou?" Yale university. firmly grasped, like the old salmon-slaye- r She Is pended. merce, She had forgotten he was deaf! pressed his hand against her highly optimistic concernshe was, a seal-speThe two professors brought to with an Cuban politicians thought Ma- ing the employment situation. At breast "Very soon, I think, if you'll Her muscles had set to hurl her She Must Not Miss the First Shotl Ivory a the on President studthe point report In Never Her Life i Into the room, with the mad aim chado's rejection of Welles' peace San Francisco be Was She So me let in Just learn it own my of way, predicted that ies they have been conducting for She had not come alone. Behind; Cool, So Steady. own time. Just be tender with attacking hira from behind with plan would lead to intervention by 7.000,000 persons would be her, fired by the flame of her purhim. Including the budget, taxation, my the United States, but in Washingme, Eric." by the end of this year. any weapon she could seize, but now she the useless pose, were all of Eric's friends. the tariffs, and particularly the poston this was considered I'm not one to drive a hard bar she stopped, waited in her tracks. respite, threwdropped quite unback the bolt of the Mother Horton likewise held a weapon, a of dollar which sibility adopting he told her in his slow, He was deaf! She must not forlikely. To send our marines to the nUY liberally now, but buy only Nan," gain, door, and tied down the village row. spear, and in the ghostly light her would be geared to the commodity islands would be contrary to Presifrom dealers who display the grave way. "You will be safer as get this again. It was his one weakAs the clouds drifted from Erie's thin face showed set and grim. Horand Index, in price rising falling dent Roosevelt's declared policy, blue eagle. Is the advice of Gen. my wife, but that safety is free," ness. Her eyes began to recede far- mind and the light with value values crept back Into ton brandished a native ax ; Wilcox the of whole and would stultify the position he Hugh Johnson, national recovery adHe kissed her hand, and with equal ther and farther Into their sockets. his thick eyes, he saw Sandomar hunting knife twinkled In his hand. sale commodities. took concerning the Japanese in ministrator. His Justifiable expectaTheir crazed her light grew steely and rear up and peer after Nan, then Even Marie had snatched lips. gentleness up a walManchuria. tion Is that prices soon will advance Her eyes looked like starlit crys gray. kick Garge out of the way, and re- rus tusk and had come to tight beMau-ric- e bold French aviators, Mr. Welles declared that media"pWO as the various codes get Into opera Sandomar stood leaning over cover the gun. He must tal surrounded dark rushes.. pools by have seen side her mate to the last Rossi and Paul Colos. set tion was not ended, and Machado In tlon and the "You will wait for me to learn to Eric, watching hira as a cat watches Nan's futile effort to fire purchasing power of a new record for beThere was one more. Cool and 7 flight Ills statement said: "1 am disposed a mouse. was stunned It the people Increases. love you?" a Jungle cause he handled it with it At the same simian aloof, Roy came to mediate with my political adver- time the recovery administration is and are due to receive a million strolling out of the "There Is your room. He beck- posture impelled by a jungle inIt close to his shadows, a lance in his hand. He saries and to concede to thera their taking steps to keep the retailers francs from the French government oned over her shoulder. "You'll find stinctnothing he had ever done curiosity, holding eyes. Pointing at the floor, he pulled smiled dryly when he saw Eric start Starting from New York, they flew a new bolt on the door. Go in Just demands to any extent that within the terms of their agreeit had shown the workings the trigger. As the hammer clicked, and stare. ' almost directly to Rayak, Syria, will not diminish the authority or ments and to check of his mind better than this vig- he when you like," in brute wonder. profiteering. grunted 500 miles about farther I'm than as "Yes, the a fool as big the the prestige of the Institutions of Housewives and wMge earners over ilant and deadly scrutiny of his Doubting himself and his creed "The won't shoot," he mut- rest," he said in previous record. They intended to blaspheming his Idealism that grim tones. the republic or the head of the the entire country are being organfallen prey. There was no hatred, tered to thing kept himself. to but couldn't quite hira Bagdad Clutching Eric's hand. Nan hurstate." ized for house to house and store to go from his heart's fulfillment, a purely human emotion, in his It was a strange It. Rossi said he thought the otherwise he would have Forgetting his late victim, the un- ried him to Horton'a hut. Presently-alstore canvasses to Insure against In- make Eric alone flickerheart; the lingered by her party were behind the stoutCECRETARY OF STATE COR- fractions of codes and to prevail on record would be accepted at 9.300 ing lamp. His exultation of the pre- quickly seized the chance to crush gainly figure squatted on the floor ly bolted door, kilometers (.V77.'i.3 miles), although vious hour DELL HULL, back from the buyers to patronize only blue gazing fearfully Into skull. Eric's His was had burned to ashes. He Imper- and began to unscrew the ramrod. rage eagle they actually flew more than lO.ono one another's faces. London conference. Is again In his businesses. made no move toward bed; his sonal, like that of a grizzly bear for As In a grotesque dream, Eric saw The storm that had threatened offices at the State department, and Miss Mary Hughes, director of the kilometers (fi.210 miles) at an aver hands felt like stone weights on the a steel trap Just gnawed from his Garge clamber to his knees, and thera so long had broken at last age speed of IGfl kilometers (S2.28 halibut lines. nas lost none of his women's section of the emergency paw. And. the one thing that pro come creeping near to watch. There could be no miles) an hour. Internationalism. He truce, no t Nan's kiss haunted him longed Eric's life was that he made Their heads were close campaign, announced General Balbo and his seatogether as Italian Life was reduced to Its nastill believes all still. It was so light so fleeting, not the slightest motion. Perhaps Sandomar worked out one of the completion of an organization In first form kill or be killed, the plane fleet reached the Azores, some tions can and should 48 states to carry on the educaIts warm ghost returned again some lingering, sixth sense bade cartridges and held it to the of the planes coming down at Ponta yet light. brute battle to survive. He him to end was too he tional and "policing" work. and again to his lips. At last he still; possibly VioGrunting, he pulled back the hamand the others at Horta. "What now, Kric?" Horton asked. the world depresrose from his stool, yearning toward far gone to raise his hand. At the mer to look at the breach. lators of codes and agreements are Delgadaa Then of After and rest night festlvit; looks to me like a light to the "It first stir, Sanrttunar's sion, and says doNan's threatened with publication of their . . quivering he doorway raised his head and blinked at the big planes took off lir home the room. now." finish, ninul would have lashed down. mestic programs for names. , . . His heart was rac Eric across the room. via Lisbon ; but one of tl em, com"But we're only four men against raising prices and Administrator A. D. manded ing. Deputy His "You cheated us with this thing, Slowly his guard dropped. by Captain Rnnlerl, upset reducing unemployBut the way was not open. What tense form relaxed a little as he too," he said in his dead monotone. seven one of 'em Sandomar. How Whiteside, in charge of the retail was left behind. Lieutenant are we going to even up those ment are but the he had fancied was lasting peace saw that his prey lay helpless. store temporary code, said he had and Anything might have happened odds?" was killed. Ranlerl was Sqnnglla was "You rrom prelude to such cheated us, eh?" he mum- next, a surge of rage, violence; but received reports only an hour's armistice, a many parts Eric glanced to Nan, then to Mr. Hull of the country that retail stores are Injured, and the others of the crew breathing spell in the thick of the bled, in his monotone. what did happen was Impossible, from Hull suffered shock and bruises. Sec'y Mother Horton and Marie. At the also announced that fight. To the victor belong the spoils "You didn't take the girl, after all. Incredible. Sandomar looked from entering agreements to shorten the United States was ready and hours of operation so they will not but the enemy was not destroyed, Now I'll take her, hut I'll have the Eric to the weapon, then threw back last and the worst, all three would In the New York . VIOLENCE strik willing to promote close trade and have to hire additional workers. His and Nan's gun first." his head with a hoarse bellow of strive like the women of the covmerely Increased dally commercial relations with the coun- The enforced creation of more Jobs Nan He began to grope at Eric's hip. laughter. His big hands snatched at ered wagons on the plains. love was not a thing apart, but InGov Herbert Lehman, though was dead white, hut i...r tries of Latin America, and suggest- Is the major objective of the cam and exorably bound up with Island his- Failing to find the weapon, he pat- his ribs; his mouth gaped wide as relm-tnr- t to out rail the National burned. Mother Horton looked cold ed the negotiations of specific com. .. i i, ,,,,,.. ted Eric's side, breast, the pocket (i... tory, still to be written. paign. "iiMoimn '"c i,, liny iiioK inroiign me and with Its comMarie's black brows r' mercial agreements. In numerous cases stores also Guard, consulted moved again In a manner of his blue coat. . . Fate him Behind ruined roof far into the silence of were deadly; and prepared fo t.ike that knitted. In advancing bilateral in the dark doorway. Nan's with- the night. trade are "staggering" their employees mander and wildest Eric's guise beyond If It were deemed nec"There are seven of us, too," Eric drea ms. agreements under the most favored to avoid an Increase of their forces, extreme step ered, fainting heart swelled and It stopped suddenly as it began. said. nation principles, Hull explained that Whiteside said. . He sent a sharp essary. The state police, acting as was n sudden violent shock, grew strong. There all "He's that right, he fellow," told guards for milk trucks, were In con"Could we get any of their crowd Biich agreements would relate prilike nn earthquake, leaping through Where was his revolver? For all (large. "Kept us inarching around warning to the Indiana Retail Gro- flict with the strikers In to come over to ours?" Horton many locers' association, walls and under his feet. her dream state, her mind moved like school the turf marily to commodities of a noncomwhich was Inchildren for three calities, using bullets and tear gas promise 'em anything." petitive nature, lie explained that tended as an admonition to retail nga nst the armed fanners. .Most But it was not some subterranean clear and sure. Instantly she re- months with a gun that won't asked. "I'll HB (TO CONTINI ELl.) force rising In blind fury; the membered seeing Eric unslrap the shoot." He started, bit his lip, and reciprocal trade agreements would ers generally and which was Im of the cities and towns obtained blow was dealt from above. weapon and hang It up. not necessarily conflict with most mediately effective. to turned Eric giant's with a Peering malignant Reconsideration Necexary plenty of milk, for by no means all He had time only to raise his eyes with steely eyes, she saw Its favored nation treaties, because such Among the many codes offered of grin. "It was a good Joke you To understand Plato or N'cion or were Included the producers was win "ie dome of the roof collapsed one for the dally and Sunday barrel catch the Innipgleam played. Now I'm going to play one agreements would be thrown open Einstein, one has to rethink their among the strikers. In ruin, and a two hundred pound on the opposite wall. to signature by other cations which, newspapers. on you." Al 183J. Wetttwn NtWKDArr ITci thoughts. 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