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Show THK SAUNA SIJN, SAUNA. UTAH Kathleen Norris Says: By ARTHUR TUB STORY SO FAR: Although he eutpecte blm of being up to something, Alan SLade agrees to fly a "scientist" named Frayn and hla assistant, to tbe Ana otto river In search of the trumpeter swan. Frayn pays them enough to enable Cruger, Slade's partner In Norland Airways, to buy a Lockheed plane. But while Slade Is away tbe plan Is stolen. When be starts out to find It, Slade Is aided by an e.klmo named llmanak and by two old pros pec tors, Zek and Minty, lie returns to Frayne's carnp, where be learns that Frayne bas tbe Lockheed and that an outcast pilot named SUra Tumstead la flying something out of the country tor him. But when Slade attempts to eg amine tbe plane's cargo he Is knocked unconscious by Karnell. Tumstead saves him but abandons him later on a deserted Island, llmanak, tbe esklmo, succeeds In getting a sample o Fraynes cargo, which turns out to be pitchblende, a valuable source ot power. Now Zeke and Minty, wbo found Slades plane and are guarding It, have been Joined by tbe flying Padre" and bis daughter, Lynn. Knowing that Slade would oot have left bis plane unguarded, they realize that something bas happened to blm. Lynn has gone off alone In her lathers plane to And blm. Now continue with Ui story. Love and Service Are Irresistible Weapons STRINGER BeU Syndicate WNU CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT HONEY WANTED HIGHEST PRICES paid cans furnished any quantity large or small. Write for further details. SIOLX HONEY ASSOC., Lima, Obis. bleu City, levs. Feature. Kar-neL- l, Tommy Had Followed The Cat Rather Closely The teacher was attempting to explain the meaning of certain words to her class. She came to the word sufficient. let Now, she said brightly, us suppose there was a eat here and I gave it a saucerful of milk, which it drank. Then I gave it another saucerful, and it drank it all. But when I gave it a third lf saucerful it would only drink of it. We can then say that the cat had had sufficient. Now, Tommy, what is the meaning of sufficient? Please, teacher, replied Tommy, who had been eagerly attentive, it means a catful of milk. ' one-ha- -1- Yes, its Lynn, she and not seen you." He blinked down at the plane wings in the lake cove, surrounded its sheltering ridges. A lowering sun and a quick glance by What is it? asked Lynn. at her gas gauge told Lynn that Ive got to go back," cried Slade, her cruising had carried her farto his feet. ther afield than she had first in- struggling Back where?" asked Lynn, startended. Tired and dispirited, she tled by the look of hate that darkset her ship down on a ened his face. lake that met a series of limewith that To where stone ridges on one side and merged Lockheed. theyre hiding Ive got to find TumInto scattered islets and muskeg on stead and Frayne. His voice shook the other- - And after eating and not- with Ive an account to passion. ing the thinning light about her she settle with them." decided that enough flying had been He told her, briefly, of his capdone for one day. ture and abduction, of his escape So she slept that night in the plane from the island, of his loss of cabin, as she had done often enough strength as he tried to fight his way before. Her sleep, for all her weari- down to the coast. ness, was both broken and troubled. And if you hadn't come, he When she awakened, in the gray Id have gone out the concluded, light of morning, it was oddly like way they wanted me to." to a call. She sat up awakening Then you mustnt go back," she and looked about, wondering as to Youve faced danger the source of that ghostly summons. maintained. We know what those men enough. She smiled when she heard it reare now. stop at nothing. peated. For what had come to her And I dontTheyll killed. want you over the lake water draped with its He shook off her hand and faced morning mists was the echoing call her. of a trumpeter swan, Who knows what those men Lynn quietly opened the cabin-hatc-h are? he demanded. and studied the lakes surface, She told him of Umanhks discovA moment later her eyes coasted Padres flight the nearer shoreline and through ery and of the Flying brought him to the two embatthe scrub. spruce she saw a bear that Kasa-kancrawl down to the waters edge and tled old sourdoughs from the drink. Slades eyes narrowed as he lisShe thought, at first, that it was tened. wounded, its movements were so Then hunch wasnt wrong," slow and uncertain. Then the bear, he cried my out as his face darkened with an effort, stood up on its hind with a newer hostility. He looked legs. And the staring girl saw it at the spruce ridges that stretched was not a bear, but a man. away to the south. Then he looked Lynn clambered down from the at the faded blue wings of the plane. plane and hurried ashore. She Lets get going," he announced coursed over gravel beds and gul- with a brusqueness that brought her lies and pushed her way through a gaze about to his face. tangle of briars, her breath coming Not she said, realizing how in shorter and shorter gasps as she remote yet, from her he stood in his ran. She did not call out. Gut mans world of conflict. gladness and anxiety swept through What is it? he questioned, puzher in interlocking waves as , she zled by the intentness with which hurried on. For even before she she continued to him. study confronted that squatting figure she If you go back there, she told knew it was Slade. him, it will be like going into batShe dropped to her knees, in front tle. It will of him. But he cut her short. Alan, she cried. Itll be battle all right, was the His gaze remained empty and un- batk that came from his dry lips. We cant tell what will happen, responsive. Its not a dream, Alan," she she went on. We cant be sure of panted as she crowded closer to anything. But before we go I want to him and brushed back the tangle of be sure of one thing. hair from his face. She could see Of what? he" asked, his eyes on a little of the vacancy go out of his the plane. But after another look at his gaunt eyes. he mumbled, still in- face, she knew there was no room Lynn? credulous. for lifes subtler hungers in that tired and broken body of his. And Yes, its Lynn," she told him, pride, coming to her rescue, kept encircling his ragged body with her from answering his question. her arms. Ive found you. Lets go," was all she said as Lynn noticed, for the first time, the gauntness of his tremulous body. she stooped to gather up her scatShe supported him as he sank to tered possessions. the ground, where he sat staring at Slade, at the controls, arrowed his worn and battered flyers boots. southward with his throttle wide I lost my knife, he muttered. open. Lynn, from time to time, was That doesnt count now," she conscious of the grimness of his told him. Theres food and every- face. Yet she smiled as she realized we in the plane. But that a part of his grimness was need thing Im wondering if you can walk that due to the assiduousness with which he was chewing dried beef as he far. flew. He had been hungry, she reHe laughed again, less harshly. membered, for a long time. I guess I could still walk a hunThen he stopped chewing and dred miles for a meal, he said as he once more got to his feet. Its scrutinized the . country under his floats. The emptier rock ridges had what Ive been doing . . walking given way to more closely watered . walking! . She eased him to the ground, terrain, to a region of lakes and streams interspersed with dolorous along a slope of rock, when she reached the lake arm stretches of muskeg and marshland. We must be getting there, he where the plane was resting. Then she hurriedly made a fire and called over his shoulder as a still lake floated under them and brought canned milk and coffee larger was left behind. from her cabin stores. There should be smoke, Lynn He remained as passive as a child told him. "Father said a fire would in a hospital ward while she tugged going. and turned and rid him of his tat- be kept Where? asked Slade. tered clothes. She bathed his bruised Where you left your ship," she body, noting the cuts and scratches, ' already searching the explained, which she later anointed with witch before her. ridges hazel. Then she dressed him in But Slade was the first to catch the Padres denim shirt, which was f plume of too small for him, and in the Padres sight of the He could see the gray drift denim overalls, which were too wide above the furred darkness of the in the waist. ' slopes. His jaw hardened as And now, she said, weve got spruce his he changed course a point or two to get you looking less like a bear. and droned down on the manyHe smiled a little as she lathered armed lake that more and more took his face and bent over him with her on an aspect of familiarity. His razor. memories of that district clearly Howd you find me? he asked were not palatable ones. as the razor blade scraped clean his "Where's my plane? he demandhollowed cheek. ed as they dropped lower. The swans wakened me, she It should be here, said Lynn, said as she scraped. I might have busy searching the shoreline. But it was not there. All Slade lept on, if it hadnt been for them. CHAPTER XVII many-arme- d a. r . moss-covere- d - blue-miste- d far-of- ' signal-smok- Ive him. found you. 7 could see, after drifting into the lake arm between the ridges, was a ragged old figure with a rifle, watching them as they came. Behind him burned a huge fire of spruce boles, sending a drift of smoke up the air. Its Minty," cried Slade as their pontoons grounded on a gravel bar. Lynn was the first to clamber down and hurry ashore. Wheres Father? she questioned. But the ragged old sentinel with the rifle was watching the d figure with the mooring gear in its hand. So they found you, Lindy," he exulted. And youre back in the nick o time, son. For theres hell let loose in these hills. Wheres Father? persisted Lynn. Minty, finally conscious of her questioning, inspected her with a reproving eye. Hes out scoutin' for you, lady. And he sure lost sleep wonderin whatd happened to you. Whered ? you find this That can wait, said Slade. What I want is that Minty spat and squared his shoullong-legge- puddle-jumper- swan-hunte- r. ders. Then youve sure come to the right quarters, son, he asserted. For hes barricaded over at that lake end o his and hes slingin lead at anything that comes within half a mile o his hide-ouAnd that flyer of his, Tumstead? questioned Slade. I aint seen no flyer, answered Minty. "And I aint seen no plane come and go. What hes tryin to do, Id say, is hold us off until a plane can swing in and pick him t. Edrly and Late Babes Healthy babies have been born 65 days before and 50 days after the full term, the difference between these extreme cases being almost four months. Thit game of tmiles, agreement and good manners will be enjoyed by the children. foreign-borGrandpa will be first delighted and flattered, and then, inevitably, And the softened. By KATHLEEN NORRIS X JT Y HUSBANDS father is foreign-bor- n, A writes Emma. He never is and there lives with us, a meal during which the old man doesnt start up an argument in praise of the Father-lanHe is 83 years old, but strong and hearty; he owns the three bakeries of which my husband is manager, and pays me good board. We have four sons d. and a daughter, whose ages range from 17 to 6; it is very hard for them to hear their country criticized, and its enemies praised all the time. Up to this time Grandpa and I have always been good friends. He is devoted to my children; he and they have had a little home orchestra ever since they were mere babies; they love him. He putters around the farm, practices his violin, likes to help me in the kitchen. I can boast that there was complete harmony and serenity in my home until just these last few months, when the curse of war seems to have crept in, and we are having difficulties in getting through a single meal without bitterness. Otto, my husbanc is the gentlest, most angel with which any wife and children ever could be blessed He merely laughs about all this, and says, Go easy, Papa; were all Americans here. But the boys and I find it very hard to keep our mouths shut. Last night the third boy, Harry, broke out suddenly, You could be sent to a concentration camp for saying that, We were all shocked, Grandpa! and the old man was reduced to tears, for Harry is his special favorite. Gave Her His Farm. What can I do to get us through the years that may be ahead, Without destroying everything toward which Otto and I have been building all these years a happy home, with nothing but love and kindness in it? Grandpa wants to live with us now; he has given me this farm, but it is his own old home, that he and his wife built fifty years ago. He has a right to be here. His only other son has an invalid wife; we will not break his heart by 'suggesting that he go to But this present situastrangers. tion is almost unendurable to me and I would be deeply grateful for any solution- that you might suggest. My solution, Emma, is a simple and effective one. It is that you take the four children into your confidence and play a game with Grandpa. He is too old ever to suspect it is a game, and its rules are such that the more outrageous his remarks the more fun the children will have. It consists merely in politeness. But not ordinary politeness.. The politeness your children. Will learn from this game will last them all their lives. To illustrate whht I mean: One of the fighting men of today was a small boy on our mountain ranch t of his years ago; he summers with us. We have a pool on the ranch, and two generations of children have learned to swim in the pool. They begin in the shallow end, gasping under splashing water and never too far from the safety : of the steps. GAME PLAY The Emma who writes this letter has a problem we can all understand. She must choose between hurting an old man who loves the FatherlancT he remembers and listening to him defend one of our country's enemies. Kathleen Norris advises Emma and her children to play a little game with him. It can do no harm, she says, and it may do a lot of good. What is the game? Just the light hearted practice of good manners and the loving kindness which is more convincing than all the arguments in the world. A Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to Boothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Seize the Hour The golden opportunity is never offered twice; seize then the hour when fortune smiles and duty points the way. Old play. Quick application af ha taught himself or herself to be comforting Retinol at home in water. gives prompt relief from fiery throbbing. Well, this particular beloved boy He eily bote soothes was in the Midway sea battle and parched skin. at Midway. A hot still day came in found Pacific the he himself when ocean, with only a plank between up." him and death. Death indeed was Slade turned to his ragged old all about him; waves of smoke and friend. Begets Delinquencies oil washed over him but he had Let me have that rifle, he said. unpunished delinquency Every been trained to dive and float and But Minty promptly backed away. stand on his head and save his has a family of delinquencies. Not on your life," he retorted. I breath, and he could hold out where Herbert Spencer. got use for this old girl. other gallant boys could not. He He pointed toward the widening was battered and blackened and vista of muskeg country that YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROMv stretched away into the north. slippery when they picked him up, he was but his first remark that out there stalkin Zekes that could have stuck it out for another And Im six hours. goin to help him run down that If yeu suffer from hot flashes, dizziThe moral for you in this story human gorilla. ness, distress of Irregularities", are You mean Karnell? cried Slade. is that you have an opportunity now weak, nervous, irritable, blue at to I five teach your children mental Thats jus who mean, Lindy. times due to the functional " period In a woman's and spiritual diving and swimming The slinkin louse tried to outflank life try Lydia E. Plnkhams Vegeand endurance, and you must not us in the night. But Zekes got him table Compound the medicine you can buy today thats out miss the valuable chance. cut off from his camp-mat- e made especially tor women. Tell them that because Grandpa is there, dodgin lead like a coyote. Plnkh&ms Compound has helped And Im goin out to back up my old, and because he remembers so thousands upon thousands of women to relieve such annoying sympbunkie. fondly the Fatherland of his youth, toms. Follow label directions. PlnkEven as he spoke the sound of a which he has not visited for more hams Compound is worth trying than forty years, and because he repeated rifle shot, thinned by disDID emigrate to this country with tance, came to them. a good father, when he was only 17, Ill go with you, announced Friend Slade. you- are going to humor him in his delusions. Be sure to make it a The shortest lived friend is Lynn could see his gaunt face once more darken with hate. Then game...-sometimes the one approached for he turned to her. Grandpa Will Be Delighted. help. It is a game of smiles, agreement, Stay here with the plane, he told her. He pointed to the fire. attention, good manners. They wilj And youd better keep smoke showenjoy it tremendously, once they are well into it. Grandpa will be first ing until the Padre gets back. She was able to forgive the perdelighted and flattered,' and then emptory note in his voice as she inevitably softened. Their courtesy will lead him to speak of his childmoved closer to him. He stopped, for a moment, to study her face. hood, of the old days of music and But he failed to fathom the source gardens and home, and he will grow of her anxiety. less assertive and truculent' every ORASPRE A PJ.ON1ROOSTS Youll be safe in the plane, he day. Nobody can argue with himtold her. "If youre in doubt, or self, and a smiling nod and pleasant WNU W 4042 assent will daunt hiiq as no vitutheres any threat of danger, you can take off. could. peration Road to Glory I wasnt thinking about myself, What harm will it do? - it wont The of duty is the way of path she said with reproving quietness. make the boys one whit less loyal glory. Tennyson. Then whats worrying you? he to America;, it will teach them the asked mighty power of good over evil. She caught at his sleeve. And when once a boy .or girl has "I dont want you to go, Alan. learned that lesson he or she has His eyes remained preoccupied as been given a greater treasure than he freed himself. anything else you could wish for "Dont worry about me, he said. him. If the nations had learned it, Tve got to go. May Warn of Disordered far back in the past when nations But what good will it do? Kidney Action were young and small, poor old I dont know yet," he retorted. Modern life with Its hurry and Grandpa would not have to be vioIrregular habits, improper eatir .. But Karnell tried to kill me. And lently defending the policy of a drinking its risk ef exposure and infee I can to round tion throw henry atrain on the work Im going to do what robber" and liar murderer, today. of the kidneys. They are apt to become ' ' him up. and fail to filter excess acid Yes, I mean Hitler.-and other impurities from the She knew enough of frontier life Silence, love and service are irblood. to realize there were times when resistible weapons. Your children You may suffer nagging baekaehe, women figured small . in mens headache, dizziness, getting up nights, will soon' find them so strong that leg pains, swelling fe constantly scheme of things. And this was tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs they will be almost sorry to use another occasion, she remembered, of kidney or bladder disorder are somethem. It will be almost cruel to times burning, scanty or too frequent when there was no room for tenderurination. baffle Grandpa by a gentle rejoinness in life. Try Deans Pills. Deans help tho a friendly glance. Impress upon der, kidneys to pass off harmful excess body "All right," she said, 1 Soon a them Learned.' that what 83 man of They waste. They have had more than half a says in quick decisions from others. Ill eentury of public approval. Are recom But in no time at all shrill shrieks is colored' by his happy childhood in mended by grateful users everywhere. be here with the plane. When Fathe old country, of the music he Ask gone neighbor I ther gets back Ill tell him which of .Watch me! Looky, Im swimthe and nervousness pain can of, ' Im lpves, under, ming go, diving1 way you went. and anxiety that "he is suffering now inShe wanted td say more. Put she water I can turn somersaults forms us that ontf more boY er girl with the rest of us. L., knew it was useless. RESIIMOIL good-temper- ed swan-hunte- side-kic- rs k. ' nor FLASHES middle-age- best-kno- 1 Short-Live- d . - matter-of-factl- - - - - spent--mos- - : over-tax- t. well-school- (TO BE COXTIXLED) DMSRlfiS |