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Show BEAVER PRESS Zmmt BEN AMbS WILLIAMS WILLIAMS THE STORY SO FAR: Robin Dale, young artist, goes to Moose Bay to see her Bance, Will McPhail. But on the nay the meets his brother, Angus, and she realizes that she must not come between the two men. So when the White Queen docks, she stays on board. But Will, operating a crane, Is attracted by the sight of a girl on the deck. He loses his balance and is killed. Learning that Angus blames her, Robin goes to his boat to wait for him and falls asleep. When she awakes she finds that the boat has sailed, carrying her toward Labrador as a stowaway. Also aboard are Angus, Pat Donohoe and a cabin boy named Romeo. Robin Is asking him the time. French-speakin- CHAPTER VIII " "Quelle heure With a flash of smiling teeth Romeo answered at the same time pointing to an alarm clock hanging on a nail against the forward bulkhead. Twenty minutes past two. She calculated swiftly twelve plus two and a half, plus, say five and a half that they must be eighteen hours out of Moose Bay. Maybe 200 miles? Romeo was saying something and pointing. The galley opened into the narrow triangular forecastle with two bunks and a litter of stores and gear; and a steel ladder led up through an open hatch to the deck. She thought Romeo was telling her to go up on the bow deck, and she stepped into the forecastle; but then she saw that the pilothouse was accessible by a set of steel rungs against the bulkhead on the starboard side. She looked up Into Pat Donohoe's scarred and battered countenance. He was looking down at her between his knees, the toes of his boots not six inches from her nose as she stood below him. He and Angus were together there, and Pat moved his great bulk out of her way to let her climb up to Join them, then slid past her and down into the forecastle to give her room enough. Angus McPhail. at the wheel, looked at her with those eyes which so curiously always seemed gray though they were really blue, and she sat down beside him; said, "Good afternoon." "Sleep all right?" he asked quietest-11?- Is It You seem waked me. rested." surely too far away to have seen Robin; she was too well hidden behind Mr. McPhail and in the shadows of the pilothouse to be seen. Yet Mr. Jenkins not only lifted his hand; he raised his hat! Angus McPhail looked at her sharply, as though expecting to catch her in the act of returning that salutation. "Did he know you were aboard here?" he demanded. "I don't see how he could." "He may have seen you come aboard last night." . "I'm sure he didn't." Angus stared at the other boat which drew rapidly away ahead of them. He leaned sidewise to look down into the forecastle. "Pat?" he called. "Aye, sorr!" "Where are you? Where's Ro meo?" "Aft. Will I call him. sorr?" "No, no matter. You come take her, Pat." Pat Donohoe climbed into the pi he went around behind the high seat to McPhail's other side. McPhail asked him a question. "Pat, how did you know I'd be on the White Queen?" "Sure, sorr, Will told me." "Of course, that's so," Angus assented disarmingly. "So you met e; me?" "I did that." "Did Will tell you he'd meet us at the bunkhouse?" "Sure and that one never knew where he'd be from one minute t' lift sackcloth and ashes on his back. Will had been fun; but he seemed now infinitely remote, as though he bad never lived. After all, the dead are the lucky ones. It is the living who grieve, who must go on living. People like Angus here. She said: "Pat loves you, doesn't he?" "Pat? We've knocked around together quite a lot." He said reluctantly: "Miss Dale, if Will was drunk, that's the answer. Not anything you did. No drunken man can handle a ticklish job like that. I've y been these three days. At least I know well, I'm sorry I blamed you." "It's all right." "Even if he'd been sober I suppose it's never fair to blame a woman for being beautiful and wanting to have it noticed. You might as well blame a kitten that chases its tail." He looked at her honestly. "I'm sane enough today. Talk never mended a broken plate; but I'm sorry to have spoken wrongly to half-craz- you." "I'm glad you're sorry, and glad you told me so." She hesitated, then on sudden decision she said: "I think I'll tell you something, Mr. McPhail." He looked at her and she said carefully: "When your brother saw me, he didn't just see a pretty girl in a bathing suit." Her voice was grave. "He recognized me, Mr. McPhail."' He stared at her. "You knew Will?" She told the truth then, in a dozen sentences. While she spoke he watched her keenly, thinking how young she was, remembering Will's words. "Oh, baby, wait for papa!" She was wrong, of course. Will had not known her. But if she was happier in thinking that he had . . . She finished and he asked with a curious gentleness: "You came to Moose Bay to see him?" "Yes. "I see. I meant to surprise him." But when I told you about this trip he and I had planned, you decidd to stay on the White Queen so Will and I could have our trip together?" There was no need of any answer. made none. He turned toward the after companionway. "We're coming in to LaLogue River," he said, in an abstracted tone. "I'll get the gear ready. You might be interested to see how we tag the She Ro-me- o, Did you? -m W.M.U. FEATURES ly. "I didn't know anything till - vvy XL i ...V! ii "Some." She remembered the narrow bench In the cabin that must have been his bed, spoke of it "I'm afraid you were uncomfortable." "No, I didn't sleep there. I came Into the fo'c's'le. One or the other of the men had the wheel all night, so there was an extra bunk. I got up at Salmon River. We tagged a dozen or fifteen fish." "Oh! Did we stop? Why didn't you put me oft?" "I'll take you on to Beaver River. We'll get there late tonight or early tomorrow. A steamer stops there tomorrow night. You'll be in plenty of time to catch it." 2 She looked at him, thinking he was himself again, remote, controlled, quiet and steady as a rock. Romeo was amused at ber efforts But she had gone to sleep last night with a question in her mind. She to talk French. aid: the next; they worked him so. He'd "Mr. McPhail forgive me may be at this job and that, faster than I ask you something?" a man could wink." "Of course." "Queer he didn't see me land?" "Did your brother expect you on "He'd be paying attention to his the White Queen?" job. Eh, he was such a hand to Something quickened In his eyes; work you've no idea, sorr. Never moved and then was still. another thing in the mind of him "Yes," he said, after a moment but the job he was at, ever, to be She guessed that this question had sure." occurred to him before, had been Angus McPhail said sternly: "Pat forgotten till just now. if you ever lied to me, I'd break "But then," she urged, "why you in nine pieces, big as you are." didn't he meet you, or call to you Pat chuckled. "Sure, sorr, you'd when you landed, or something? In- be welcome to. . But if I ever lid, stead of letting you go off to shore?" it'd be a lie that had to be told, It was some time before Angus sorr. Maybe about something that answered.' When he did, he seemed was best forgot Well you know to think aloud, that's true." "I wasn't sure the White Queen Robin watched Mr. Jenkins boat would stop at Rimouskl," he said. drawing away, ahead of them, and "I wrote him I'd catch her if I she thought there was sometimes could, but that otherwise I might between two men a thing no womhave to come by plane. I said I'd an could ever understand, strange let him know; but I forgot to write and deep and beautiful. Angus l him again, or wire him or anything. said now: So he didn't know surely I'd be on "Pat, you're a lying Irish blackher." guard! If a Scotchman hadn't In"Oh!" For a while she did not vented the wheelbarrow, you'd nev peak, nor did he; but she was not er have learned to walk on your satisfied. hind legs." Then she remembered Pat DonoPat chuckled. "If 'twas a Scotchhoe, and she had a dozen question man did that it was so be could get Instantly. two men's work out of one Irishman, "Didn't your boatman, Mr. Dono be sure. sorr. Shall I take her hoe, know where your brother was? now?" He met you at the boat. He knew Angus nodded. He spoke to Rob- you were coming, Mr. McPhaiL He In. "We'll go aft." must have known your brother was Romeo was busy in the galley; right there on the wharf, mustn't and he smiled at her as she passed he?" and she at him. In the cabin, Angus head swung sharply shut the galley door, and he said: McPhail' away from her. She thought at first "Pat will not tell the truth till he's he had turned away to avoid her ready. No use pressing him. You eyei; but he said in a toft sur notice he evaded answering." He sat down wearily. "Will was probprise. "Hullo!" She leaned forward to look past ably drunk," he decided. "I should him through the small side window, have guessed that I can see now to see what had caught his atten that Pat tried to keep us apart till tion. A gray motor cruiser like a Will had time to sober off. The submarine chaser drew smoothly boy was a wild, reckless fool, when abreast of them, traveling three feet he'd had a drink or two. I suppose to their two. Robin recognized it; he Insisted on handling the crane, and as it hauled ahead of them, and someone let him." she recognized the man on deck, She thought of Will McPhail even at this considerable distance, asleep on a bench in the Public Gar as Mr. Jenkins. She said, unneces dens with a roll of newspaper like a sarily: lily in his hands; of Will, after "Why, it's Mr. Jenkins!" champagne, forgetting where he Angus did not speak. Mr. Jenkins lived; of Will on the marrowbones lifted a hand in greeting. Ha was of repentance outside her door with ;y Mc-Phal- i n w rt I mm mm fF m si irwsssssssssssssssslgsss mm mm m- w - Myw'yl ,a i - - m i .,sf 'i .usr 1 Circle Needlecraft nTT Minna St. San Francisco. Enclose 15 cents (plus one cover cost ot mailing) for cm. Sewing fi 117 No Name ., Address When you see a zoo. Grantland Rice We the other night as we stopped in front of Gargantua's circus cage in "The World's Greatest Show." The last time we saw Gargantua, about two years ago, his weight was announced at 450 pounds. On this last occasion his weight was news phot tL0Tl Tamper J " given out at 600. At the moment, we wondered just what would have happened if Tunney, Dempsey and Louis together had entered his cage to throw right and left hooks, plus straight jabs or right crosses. Tunney has always Insisted that if you nailed a gorilla squarely on the jaw he couldn't take a punch and a quick collapse would follow. That could be true. But tangling up with 600 pounds of cat-lik-e quickness and jungle ferocity still leaves Gargan-tu- a 1 to 3 in our book, or maybe transfer.,,,.. n'LH ce. rTWr! Y toeht, I stitches; list of materials n "v-- w nil uiiuauitliy. .large current war conditions, slmhtri VO3" 4 is required in filling ordP Tmoi 4 the most DODular nattom ..." To obtain this nattr .... .et, I oc"a "est, coins to: fX . whip both of them," even though the "both of them" Included Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Commander Tunney never agreed with Mr. Brisbane. The commander was always quite certain that Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey or himself could take care of any gorilla that ever adorned a jungle or uuiu uic uatue-un- s notice often you'll see them smokir, cigarette. There's a good nL for that. Army officials say t cigarettes are an aDnrpiKi.r tor in maintaining morale ' ,. M enlior.! of carton cigarettes from home always welcome. What brJ Well, sales records in pnt and Canteens showtH changes . i tameis are xitne lavorite Cigarr with men in all tho wvi Thoueh there are Post nm . strictions on packages to Army men, you can still Camels to soldiers in tho it and to Sailors, Marines, and uuarasmen wnerever they an. h Vlvtl overse-- J se Coa? Adv. notes make FEW cheer-u- p housework more fun! Take, for instance, these busy little bluebirds to embroider on towels. They Slow Courting are quick to do and how they So far there is no early prospect the kitchen! Match of any little Gargantuas arriving on brighten up color scheme. to the them general the scene. His mate is still in the 1 ft .'",'"s ARTHUR BRISBANE alwayscould that "a gorilla m , : A NO ASPIRIN to 10. next cage, where steel touches steel, but his trainer has been unable to detect any fondness on either side. "It may take another year," one trainer said, "to bring about their friendship, and it may take longer. There's also the chance that might prefer his bachelor life on to the finish. We can't afford to take any such risk right now." Gargantua apparently has a disposition composed almost exclusively of vitriol and TNT. can do more for you, so why pay onto World'slargestsellerat 1W. 36tab!ets2(k 100 for only 35 Get St Joseph Asm. Buy Wat Savings Bond- s- Gar-gant- 1 Pound for Pound The best pound-for-poun- d A ft Ready instantly. Rice Krispies save time, work, fuel. Save other foods, too. Delicious. So crisp they snap! crackle! pop! in milk. A dish to give needed protein 1 Rice Krispies are restored to whole grain nutritive values in thiamin (Vitamin Bi), niacin, and iron. fighter in the circus, or anywhere else, is the black leopard or black panther. Here When they came on deck, it was is a much smaller animal that even she who saw the plane, flying very a tiger will detour. Lightning-quick- , high, a mile or two behind them, at powerful, the black leopard has only times half hidden , in the lower one real pleasure in life and that masses of the clouds. She pointed is to fight. "He is the only Jungle animal who it out to him. "It's a Government ship," Angus is always looking for a fight," Frank decided, and watched it curiously. Buck says. "Most animals only take the war"Hullo, look, it's circling!" The plane seemed in fact to hov- path for food. The black leopard er in one place, like a fishhawk takes the warpath watching a flounder in the shallows. for fun. And he is It circled, it drew figures of eight; tough even for a It loitered in the skies. Yet it was tiger, who will outoverhauling them. By the time they weigh him more drew in toward the shore a mile or than Joe Louis will two short of the river mouth, the outweigh Beau Jack ArmHenry plane had passed on beyond the riv- or er, still flying In that strangely dila- strong. I found it generaltory fashion.. They anchored, and at their signal a fisherman on shore ly agreed among m tf ,J put off in his boat and rowed to- circus trainers that now existhe Louis reached the nothing ward them. Before Joe cruiser, the sound of the plane's ing on this earth, motor had receded as it moved slow- minus tanks or airplanes or machine guns, could handle a big, wild ly eastward. Mr. Jenkins and his boat were al- bull elephant. Here is one party ready out of sight, three or four that always gets a wide detour. miles ahead of the plane. So far as the United States is conThat business of tagging the sal- cerned, "Bring - 'Em - Back - Alive" mon did Interest Robin. Having Buck not only rates the grizzly bear once or twice fished with her fa- far above any U. S. animal conther, she had thought of the men tender, but he also gives him at least an even chance against the tiger and who netted salmon as butchers, soulless and depraved, killing beautiful the lion. fish by the scores. But the man The grizzly is big, quick, power-fu- l who rowed them now did not look and both mean and smart. He the villain. His name was Dubois; is well protected, with a thick coat and he had the stocky shoulders and of hair around the throat barbed-wir- e the lean hips and the sturdy legs entanglements that defy claws of his breed, with a pleasant eye, a or fangs. But after looking over firm jaw, an easy slow way of Gargantua again, it Is still my belief speaking. that Messrs. Tunney, Dempsey and Dubois, in the bow, said over his Joe Louis combined would spend an shoulder: "Here's a live on for extremely uncomfortable afternoon you!" Robin stood up to look; and or evening In his cage. she saw the net floats were being I would like to suggest to Messrs. tugged to and fro by some disturb- Tunney, Dempsey and Louis that if ance in the net below. A moment they invade Gargantua's lair they later, Dubois lifted into the boat a ride in on the Inside of a tank. snarl of net They took from that net a dozen Game Time dead salmon and three live ones One of baseball's leading experiwhich Angus tagged and released. ments should be to find the right There were eight nets alongshore at Wme to start a game that will suit LaLogue, four to the west of the the needs or desires of war workers river mouth and four to the east of without causing any absentee snarls. e or so apart. it spaced a half-mil-worked Cincinnati tried an 11:30 a. m. them; but Angus and Pat after the first Robin stayed aboard game on Monday and the result with Romeo. He was amused at showed an improved attendance over her efforts to talk French;- - and his the same Monday date In 1942. Apflattering glances were eloquent parently there won't be any big crowds through the week from Monenough of the satisfaction he found on through Friday. But there When day cam in her company. Angus can at least be an improvement aboard, after the second net t said: "See here, Romeo'i prancing Ilka Changing Times a goat! I wouldn't be too friendly It was something of a jolt to see with him, Miss Dale." the Yankees moving into May withme she "He's teaching French," out a hitter among the first five in explained. "I can already under- the American league. Apparently stand some of the things ha says, once belonged to the that the power if be talks very slowly." big bats of Ruth, Gehrig, MeuseL Angus said thoughtfully: "I think Dickey and DiMaggio is now transof there are a lot things you don't ferred to pitching arms. Manager understand at all." He added, as Joe McCarthy, one of the most conthough this consideration reassured servative, will make no predictions, him: "But we'll be at Beaver River but he will tell you he Is satisfied. before daylight" That coming from McCarthy is a (TO BE CONTINUED) burst of optimism. A salmon." mm Cocc. 1943 br Kelloa Omm DELiaous! Sfax Surpassed Only by Tunis The white, city of Sfax Is Tunisia's second-rankinseaport and second-largecity. It is thus surpassed only by Tunis. The population of Sfax, however, is only about 45,000, while Tunis has nearly five times as many residents. Sfax rises beside the Mediterranean about 145 miles south of Tunis where the Gulf of Gabes cuts into Tunisia's east coast. flat-roof- g st Fish for Military Consumption Members of the armed forces are allotted about 306 pounds of meat per year, as contrasted with the average civilian consumption of 172 pounds annually. The 1942 commer-cla- l pack of salmon, sardines, and other fish has been ordered for military use. Flavoring and Gravy Sour cream poured over the meat balls and allowed to simmer slowly for a few minutes sends a delicious tart flavor into the very center of each plump meat ball and eventual-l- y cooks down into a thick sauce, just right for serving as gravy. Clean Milking Machine If butterfat is allowed to remain on the rubber parts of a milking the rubber becomes oil soaked and loses its elasticity. Cold water should be used to remove milk from the rubber immediately after milk-in- ma-chin- e, g. if. y B'y rennsylvanlan j Australian Farm Workers d working bees tan boon to Queensland, Ai a proved During te tralia, agriculturists. of 5,$ season upwards harvesting volunteers have been migrating One rural areas each week-enstance is reported of a group olw men bringing In 5,000 bags of potatoes, 300 bags of onions, and 40 bap of turnips over the holiday. ' Week-en- And for Time-and-a-II- Overtime In the 60th Bn., Camp Barkelej Texas, they're talking about the idea of one of the trainee This particular recruit approach'' his commanding ofilcer with tlxto suggestion that he be permitted D serve "twice the duration plu e months" so that he could have off. week ery other t T( Tnn'irtit Here'a a trainee who Just seem to get away rrom canv cn PrV Bn. MRTC, was a former canvass for the awning department of w lanta, Ga., store. Arriving In Cw Barkeley, Texas, he found self quartered In the tent re Barkeley Heights. rmnlnt-B4jllliliwj- i- TTIIfU. f tlllt Aid .,L cow' Edison company of Chicago ed more than a million poun at home, in addition metal scrap . .... iiti.. nntindS uie aimosi eigni miuiun company the metal salvaged by its various plants. Nellie Bly, the newspaper woman Double Purpose Plant who gained fame in 1890 . a by circling circular lists air , Kovernmem a the globe in 72 days, was a 200 plants that are Important foH native of Apollo, Pa., a few miles north-eas- t ana sneuer 10 various of Pittsburgh. Her real almOS' nam life nnr! thoso was Elizabeth Cochrane. are recommended also for cn ling soil erosion. What to -- nl.-int- Do Now? A i Pennsylvania housewife scrapped pancake griddle, made by one of after the Ave Revolution. It had served generations of pancake enthusl- - Oils ,Jt. Cottonseed and peanut oil V00u er Hon for 1942-4- 3 may be smal the but was anticipated earlier, bean crush now seems J'(m,I)i larger, according to the depart of agriculture. ,e |