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Show Englishman Wouldn't Tahe Chance on dooming llomh MUST ONC GRANVILLE CHURCH I TOUT SO rss: Jr Cartlz a4 the Job he In, tn already oa tkrlr way la tl, He Tlarra Libra a bra irf rKiltti i aota night and began THE WW.UfEA.ViCC f-- stretched into dim haze. At the end of the river section of levee the two men urged their mulee up the from Zora Mitchell wamlnf them ao la Here wet hell coma, irl la la ba rkirl aailuat lor eteep embankment. What kind of questions?" a kilometer or so of open space oeztalreS Iron coin past. They arrive la Tlarra Libra la Bad both Zora "About the freight cornin up riv- between the river end the Quebrado and bar buabaad daad, aad III satpeets er. Curt, I dunno nothin' about the Mountains. Across this open stretch they ward aiardarad. Coavaraaiioai alih stuff cornin' in. But Mitch was the levee made a wide elbow, reach espeSaaor bit employer, Moalaya, aad alia cially Interested in a lot that passed Ing ell the way from the river to the bla frlaadt Jerry Mrlaala aad BUI roadrat bia tatplalaaa Ibal thara through Tempujo a coupla weeks hills, which insured the upper end of the valley against future flooding. ago. I did see that I was in Temla aomethlof ttraafa (alas aa aad that Mltr ball aad Zara am klllad baaaata pujo for the week-enFrom the ridge they had a clear and Mitch they baa tea atcb. Maw aa a laer at was at San Alejo. Theae wera big. view couth and east from the Negro, IUi Moauya ba baa aial latpaclloa heavy boxes that came to Cabeza on where the planting we progressing frlaad, Slala Moaahaa. Ha la a Jap tramp. Lika oversize cofllnt rapidly. Montaya by come unHeader-aabaeaaaa Moaahaa, Bka BIB they were. Eight of 'em, marked known magic ee fresh and clean aa la aal aa Irleadly aa Jet expected pump machinery. They brought 'em when he left San Alejo yesterday-wav- ed him la ba. up river that Sunday and hustled em NOW CONTINUE WITH THE STOBT bit arm in a vast arc. on to San Alejo right away. "We have planted about four hun"Weil?" dred acrea weekly," he proclaimed CHAPTER VI "Well, it seemed like Mitch was proudly. "When once thle levee it mighty burned up about It, like they Curt's curious feeling about Mona waa sneakin' stuff In behind his complete wa shall step that up be-to ban persisted all evening. It was back. You know how Mitch was. eight hundred! Thia section here fore us will be bearing by the time not so much what the man said as He hated most foreign goods and the raini coma this year. how he said it. Restraint In this was death on the Japs and Germans The banana planta, set 20 feet hulking fellow was odd. Again the especially. Nothin would do him of impression something lacking in but good old U. S. A. stuff. But. apart, were now from ten to fourBill Henderson's manner came to Curt, If Montaya wants to buy equip- teen feet high. Healthy, vigorous him. Neither Bill nor Slats Monament without Mitch's okay, even plants, as fine a new stand aa Curt han was as cordial as Curt might cheap Jap pumps, I reckon he's got had ever seen. Maybe Dr. Toenjes really had a secret worth guarding! have expected. the right Its his money" In the distance Curt saw a ptane Curt found himself paired oiT with "Stick to Mitch. Montoya for the night in a canvas "Well. Mitch ssked a lotta ques- flying back and forth, back and forth tent There were comfortable cot tions about Lannestock and Ryden. over the land, maintaining an even low height Bringing his field glasses beds on a raised wooden platform, Theyre the two Swedes into play he saw that the plane waa mosquito bars essential here, a 'I know. What about them?" camp chair, a small table on which I dunno, Curt I've played pi- dropping from Its tail a white somestood vacuum ug and glass. nochle with them at Tempujo ones thing which formed a rapidly settling cloud. Opening his musette bag to preAh, he thought Dr. Toenjes prepare for bed, Curt's hand came in cious formula. I could bet a month's contact with the sharp comer of a pay its straight lime in spite of ail bit of folded paper, apparently he says about hii zegred" Ingreslipped under the flap without opendients. ing the bag. Curt pulled it out, unThe toil among the present plantfolded it in the light of the lantern ing showed traces of the treatment hanging from the ridge pole. The ground was faintly leprous with He read: Curt, watch yourself." lime not yet entirely soaked into the It was printed with pencil, in irtoil by rain. regular letters, as though hurriedly. Curt had a moment's thought of It wasn't signed. unknown to Montaya. a getting, Curt heard Montayas steps. He sample of the white stuff to be anapalmed the paper, rummaged in the lyzed for hit own satisfaction. But bag. found a bottle of quinine capbe didn't know enough of chemistry CO, YOU are going to have and as was sules, Montaya entered to do it himself, and there was cerbaby I Well, the clothes probwashing one down. tainly no one here of whom he could lem can be settled very easily My wife's pet phobia," Curt said ask the favor; nor would it be with a frock and jacket just the easily. to sneak a sample over to type we offer in this pattern. right "And a good one. It Is my rule and ask him to get it down. Frock has cap sleeves, pleats that all workers in exposed areas down the front provide all the ex He dropped the Idea. shall take daily doses." Noon found Curt and Montaya Getting to sleep wasnt easy. Curt back at the point of operations. Curt lay staring in the dark. Who had pulled his mule to a stop, Montaya had an opportunity to slip that note followed suit. The dragline was opinto his bag? Here at this camp at erating at a steady pace, dropping 1 some time during the evening each its giant clawed bucket, hauling, liftof the group had had occasion to ing, swinging, releasing its load with A General Quiz leave the mess tent where they'd precision, and repeating. been talking and downing cold of the small It made the efforts drinks after dinner. The Questions army of natives seem puny and Henderson and Monahan, of all e Curt apyet by comparison, these men, knew that musette bag 1. Does February ever have five as preciated their fine of old. It had been a familiar piece trimmed and finished, andj Sundays? they of Curt's field equipment, swinging 2. To what political party did placed the mats for the forward from his shoulder or hanging over march of the big machine. George Washington belong? the back of a chair in camp. So 3. Does a beam of light from the As he sat there on his patient the note came from one of the two. sun travel equally as fast as a beast the the watching operations, "Watch yourself. It tied In with bucket-cabl- e snapped. Curt nudged beam of light from a candle? Zora Mitchell's "Don't come! 4. What had the following womhis mount through the muck to the warning. A string of suppositions What about that murder, Slats?" machine. Monahan was already roll- en in common Lots wife, Bluflooded Curts mind again, circled, ebeards wife and Adams wife? and suddenly one shot off on a tan' or twice when they stayed over of a ing out another cable from the cab. this was a regular occur5. How many Pilgrim Fathers Evidently not gent. Saturday or Sunday. Theyre landed from the Mayflower? His thoughts raced. The Chief exactly the chummy kind but so rence. "What size rope you using? 6. What capital city of what Engineer for the Compania Agricola fars I know theyre okay. But Mitch called Curt. country has had three names all Tropical was the key figure in their had some kinda bug in his head "Inch. within this century? about em. Cant say why." getting into production. "Have many breaks?" This murder of Mitchell was it Go on about Mitch. Too many." The Answers Well, there aint much more. He beyond Old Man Moore to hire the "Why dont you use heavier? job done? Big business has few said he was sittin on a powder it Mitch might jam. thought 1. Yes. It will again have five in scruples when it comes to protectkeg and raved about Loring you "Lets see that break. 1948 and 1976. ing or advancing its interests, espe- know Loring Curt was now at the machine. 2. The Federalist party, Yeh, yeh," came impatiently cially in frontier work such as this. Monahan picked up the broken ca3. They travel Curt. at the same from anwas this there idea, Pursuing on hard hauled lifted the speed. it, Loring had been American Consul ble, other possibility. Perhaps Montaya to This Curt. brought him close 4. Curiosity about forbidden mathad personal enemies who would at Soledad for years. Hed been ap- end for Curt to say, under cov- ters led to disastrous consewant to slow up the planting. pointed through influence of Associ- enough ated Growers and was their man er of the running Diesel: On this new theme was it Mitchquences. Slats, you used to visit with the 5. One hundred two. ell the man, or Mitchell the Chief first and last. Loring was as iuv over in Soledad. 6. St. Petersburg, Petrograd Engineer, who was killed? Curt American a person as could have Mitchells been selected for the job hadnt and Leningrad, in Russia. "Yeh, thats right. Once In finally fell asleep. to the States in sixteen while. Sleep washes our minds. When even been Was Zora Mitchell Curt awoke in the morning he did years. Well, what griped Mitch, Mona not remember at once the note Huh? Thats a funny question, was that Loring was No, course not slipped into his musette bag, but han went on, Why? And what an official American closest the first sight of Slats Monahan brought d'you mean was? to and he for wasnt could help, go it back with a rush. She committed suiCurt stared. dont ask me what Monahan, having shaved before a any good. But Didnt you know?" U v'W A guy thatd blow the cide.No! mirror hung outside on the wall of kind of help. his tent, was now dancing noisily lid off was Mitchs words. Mitch Three ago. Night before complained that he couldnt get to arrived. days under a shower. Shot herself in the left e Zone. times Canal the and made boots, Curt, in breeches temple. for the mirror and began lathering he muttered about how close we Shot herself? Zora Mitchell? his face. He shivered involuntarily are to the Canal, yet not close No! him do to it It for any good. at sight of the other. Taking a bath enough With a Luger. in this chill morning air required may be a coupla days by coast, he Whered she get a Luger? Hey! but moren its hardly guts, for though this was tropical was gripin, Mitch air. hours a by coupla cold could it get certainly country I know. Dont you get news out "What do you know about Monovernight. Monahan dismissed the here at camp? himself was and native taya? rubbing "Only when we go to Tempujo on "Nothin much. Curt. Heard he briskly with a towel when Curt spoke nights or someone comes Saturday with Cedillo in hooked of that his mouth. up was out of the comer river like you now. Why didnt up failed. that revolt "Keep your voice down, Slats, and Mexican mention this before? Or Mon"I know, heard that myself. I you dont look up at me. You touch taya? definite. mean something Nothing my bag last night? Well, there didnt seem any good moren that? "No. for me to speak out. And "I dont know a thing. Except I spot "Didnt put anything in it? you knew. As for Monsupposed wouldnt play poker with him on a "No. Why? Curt reflected, then finished taya now. is he n Curt warn-inote in There it a bet "Somebody put I dont knows I can blame slowly, "Under your hat. Slats. me to watch out. Watch out him for not wanting to spread such idea? "Sure. for what. Slats? Any news himself. With men in the Army, Breakfast over, Montaya and Curt "Hell, I dunno, Curt Got anyhave been could More but said, the crew to dragline Navy, Marines, and Coast thing to do with Chigger Mitchells accompanied of Montaya made Curt the Job. Random, the engineer in speaking murder? Guard, the favorite cigarette glance from the corner of his eye. "Thats something Id like to charge, went along. No time was He is CameL (Based on actual the saw his Spaniard to urging work, mawasted getting down know. What about that murder. mule across the muddy ground. sales records in Post Exchine crew, ground crew, trimmers, Slats? the handed it. The end of to Curt the ragged let Curt. apparent all I dunno. They jumping "Well, changes and Canteens.) steel cable back to Slats, pulled out out it was a grudge killing, and I richness of the soil which the dragkinda think it mustve been. You line turned over was amazing. Cer- his pocket notebook to jot down the know how Mitch was. tainly all the Spaniard had claimed item. Ready to go on to camp? asked it to be. "Yeh. I know. Montaya and Curt spent little time Montaya. His eyes said nothing, but "Only at the working job. Mules, good the.y were leveled first on Monahan, "Only what? "Well, I do know this. Mitch was Missouri mules that could cover the wire rope in his hand, then on ground at a comfortable lope, car- Curt. stewing about something for sevCurt nodded. "See you later. Slats. eral days before they got him, who- ried them on an inspection of the Use up what spares you have now, levee along the river to its end. ever it was. 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