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Show lyjjaY. February isfiress WKC SYNOPSIS In CalUoml d Spanish-governe- of 1783 conflict between Chureh and SUte la represented by two friendly enemhra, Tranci-ta- n brill old Fray Juntpero Fates, missionary, and Don Pedro ha la Berra After telling son. and wife hia for Mexico lending to ahom he has not aeen for eight year, he refuse hia aid toward founding the Santa Dona Barbara Miaaio. In Mejdco 6lty, An Eulalia, accompanied by her duenna. fustias. arrlvea at the embaasy In to a letter from her husband. Pedro. She agrees to go to Call lomia Don Pedro aenda for Berra, tell mg him that two prieata are on their ay from Mexico with Eulalia and young Pedro and that ho la leaving to met , Sen, rn engage a young IndUa aa maid for Eulalia. Eulalia sails from Sao Bias. It la a desothem Fagee girl Indlzuela, late trip. "You would hear gosalp oo a desert Isle, and you the only soul oo it, she remarked, bending her ear, nevertheless, closer to her companion. "I have beard," continued Angua-tla"that ther are two people on this journey who are being aent to California aa a punishment for their Bins, and I wondered . . Eulalia flung out her arms dramatically. "A punishment for their sins! And I am sent to reap a reward for my virtues! A strange country, this California, to which, at the lame time, people are aent tor punishment and s, reward!" An gustias nodded. "Yea, It la. Iam wondering who will get what her they come. Into the light of the lira two brown-cla- d figures loomed out of th shadows. Greetings, Senora La Goberna-dor- a, said a solemn voice, "I am Fray Mariano, and this la Fray two poor brothers of the Sh-h-- h. IV Cootlnaed CHAPTER Ha' she aid again. "So! This beautiful land aenda a acourga of vermin to plague me! Very well. I ihall not weep 1 shall not weaken. I shall conquer this California or I will die. She summoned little Pedro to her. and all afternoon, to the accompaniment of a dismal aand-acatteri- Bar-tolom- e, breeze, beguiled hia imagination and gomforted her desolation with atones- ile that began, "When I waa a girl in beautiful Barcelona" Ut- I For several daya the ancient capi- California stirred from lethargy to prepare La Gobemadora, aa they already called Dona EulaUa, for her a long Journey to Monterey in Alta. But the troubles with stubborn Indians trying to dispose of more stubborn burros, the difficulty in finding and buying satisfactory riding and pack animals, the labor of packing and provisioning food, water and clothing for a trip d that would endure for months, the lady not at all. When at last the long caravan left Loreto, Eulalia was fairly comfortable on a white Spanish jennet It was a strange assortment of pilgrims which rode away from Loreto that morning at sunrise: La Gobemadora herself, hiding her trepidation beneath a demeanor carefully calm, but unusually pale; small Pedro, triumphant on a burro almost as small as himself; Angus-tia- s, her brittle bones boring her flesh agonizingly before Loreto was a mile behind, holding Chichi, the monkey, who was as afraid of the mule aa the mule was of him. At the head of the van rode one Capi-ta- n Canete, serious, troubled by hia responsibility, a seasoned traveler and admiring friend of Pedro There were cooks, muletFages eers, vaqueros, Indian runners and bearers, tortilla-maker- s. soldiers and tal of Baja Its sun M ry -- Call-form- con-cere- water-tender- wood-cutter- s, stragglers. A little to themselves, heads withdrawn into the cowls of their Franciscan robes, two priests rode, their presence in the expedition an answer to Jumpero Serras prayers. In the northern reaches of Cali- fornia Alta a hurrying party of horsemen followed the flying horae of the Governor of the California, spurred and lashed by his rider as the rider was spurred and lashed by hot impatience. CHAPTER V "1 See. And Are Yea Enjoying This Journey?" mendicant order of San Francisco." Greetings to you, good Fathers, Will you not sit replied Eulalia. down by my Are? They disposed themselves on the ground and stared fixedly at the lady. Then they exchanged a long look and nodded. Eulalia was in her turn studying them. They were young for friars, and looked strangely alike, though one. Fray Mariano, looked slightly older. Their tonsures were quite black, and their black eyes very much alive. But Fray Marianos look was direct to the point of impudence, and Fray Bartolomes glances slid about indirectly. Both had sensual mouths, but again with a difference; the lipa of one turned up In a sly grin, the other turned down the comers of hia mouth with a sanctimonious sneer. They were ilent, and EulaUa tried uncomfortably to open a conversation. "You resemble each other very much," she said. Are you brot- her?" Leagues of Eulalias Journey lay "Ah, no, only brother! In God. behind, many terrible leagues trav- intoned Fray Mariano. My famUy ersed doggedly, day and night name i Rubi, and Fray Bartolomes with heat dust, thirst weariness name is Gill. and an awful I see. And are you enjoying thia numbing fear of the unknown that robbed When, at the end of a her of rest Journey?" days travel, Eulalia lay on her pallet and felt sleep must come, that the bleating of complete oblivion and release from suffering would at last requite her, the blessing waa denied. at the moment when she seemed slipping into unconsciousness, a rude hand gripped her weary heart and shook it cruelly, until her whole body trembled and sweat AI-W- coldly. During the first nights she would cry out, and creep to little Pedros de for comfort, or summon to her. Then aha grew ashamed of her childishness, and only lav the quieter when her fear Pocter haunted her. Sitting before her campfire one night at the end of a trying day. ne questioned herself. Why had been persuaded to com on this journey'' She, who was born to lux ury, soft cushions and luxurious coaches7 Lifting her face she stared at the Queen of the California!" she muttered bitterly. ofAhfnfl ws bustlin rke musings tW0 Into the circle tat her rebemou priesU coming to noJi-Eahaahe- . Eulalia did not move. h uestined dully. DovouandIthlnklt' omethinOW ! have heard nin ,bUt 'Chkh to fmfled r to th fire 1 rrn' but th" time. u 1 Thia started a long tirade from Fray Mariano. They decidedly were not He complained of everything: the escort, the trails, the food, the tents provided for them, their mules, everything. Fray Bartolome coughed allghtly, and gave his companion a nudge, which the skeptical Angustlai observed. The other stopped suddenly. he In"But we ere resigned. toned. "Yes, we are resigned. It Is Gods will we should make this pilgrimage. so we do not complain. Do you think we are complaining? he asked EulaUa anxiously. "If you do I'am sure it la with good cause, she replied. Later, after the two priests departed and An gustias was brushing her mistress hair, ahe remarked: I don't know how it appears to you, but those do not seem true religious men to me." un"They are strange. I can not derstand them, Angustias. Their But they eye! And how they stare. are Franciscan, after all. and must but I dont understand be them. They make me feel uncomfortable, Angustiaa." ... CHAPTER VI In the VaUey of Comondu. an oasis in the barren heart of Baja California, La Gobemadora waa entertained at Mission San Jose d Comondu, beloved of aU traveler, and priesta, who made the penin-tuldreary trip up and down th aol-die- a. her duena, with For daya they rested there, bunched closer refreshed by th sparkling water of an abundant stream, and by fig. i Monterey VIRGINIA STIVERS BARTLETT Vtrclnla Stiver Bartlett g f pomegranates, peaches and dates beneath the clashing fronds of giant palms. There waa a halt at Santa RosaUa da Mulege, oo the Vermillion sea, where there was another old atone mission end fruitful gardens. From there the cavalcade traveled over a horrible wilderness d del Inflerno, Bell country, which quaked constantly as they traversed Its barrenness. By a broad fiat camino, buUt many years before by Jesuit missionaries who had urged hundreds of Indian neophytes to the coloesal task by flogging them when they lagged, they traveled to the Mission San Ignacio, which stood in a fertile arroyo that opened in a barren mesa. Leaving ther with water-skin- s and casks bulging for the desert travel ahead, they traveled northward. skirting th eastern edge of the Desert of Vizcaino, a treacherous terrain. At Mission Santa Gertrudls, In a great mountain-gir- t amphitheater, aU gave thanks that they had arrived in safety, though their waterskins were lean and dry. At Santa Gertrudis, Eulalia heard first rumors of the approach of her husband. Indians coming from the north reported fires that burned by night, and a party of horsemen who traveled swiftly by day. La Gobemadora still rode silentIt was only ly, uncomplainingly. her pride that kept her from flinging herself from her horse on to the groupd, and screaming until the tension that was holding her quivering nerves shattered in a satisfying hysteria. At night, In her tent or by the campfire, she waa subject to changing moods; sometimes gloomy, silent, brooding, sometimes bright with febrile gaiety. Angustlai waa watching her mistress doubtfully, gauging her temper, her experienced weather eye reading infallible signs that her lady nerves were frayed to a breaking point, and that a hurricane was due to break. If she can only wait until we meet Don Pedro," she prayed. "She needs her husband at a time like this. The hurricane arrived before the Governor. One evening, just before nightfall, the storm broke. They had been traveling for days among the lofty Calm a 111 mountains, that stretch along the waist, or narrowest part of the peninsula. Eulalia, shivering as night came on, for now the nights were at cold at the days were hot, rode beside little Pedro. Behind came Angustias, cuddling her monkey as they both dozed. At the head of the van rode the Capitan. Little Pedro leaned closer to his mother and whispered. Eulalia frowned. "On my soul, child! We can not stop now I Control yourself." But the child would not be controlled. He stopped bis burro, threw the reins toward Angustias, and disappeared in the brush. Angustlai. startled from her nap, made a lunge at the reins, missed them and brought her band sharply against Chichis face. The terrified monkey. In turn awakened rudely from his little snoozing, leaped straight tor Pedroa burro, and the burro bolted off the trail. "Chichi!" screamed Angustias, trying to get from her clumsy sidesaddle. Chichi! Baby!" But the little burro and his detested frightened burden went careening away in the dusk. Capitan Canete wheeled to Eulalias side, just as Angustias slipped on to the dusty trail, screaming and crying. My Lady! exclaimed the CapiWhat is the matter? tan. But Eulalia only pointed after her fleeing companion. weU-name- TT-err-a "Will you help her? she asked, Will you struggling for control. help her to catch that fool little Chichi? He has eloped with Pedros burrol Oh. damn that ape, and damn that assi Oh, pardon me, Senora but I era you all right my Lady? "Yaa, yea, of court. Oh, her aha corneal" Out of the dusk cams Angustias, trying to hold th monkey which struggled end clawed In furious panic. It had pulled the woman's gray hair in tatters over her face, and she looked like a witch emerging from the night "He doesn't know met He Is mad from frightl Oh, my little darling, my sugar-pluyou are safe in your mother' a arms. There, there I The Capitan exploded "By the holy bones of Saint Bartholomew, woman! Why didn't you get the burro? Here you, to an Indian, fetch back that animaL Grinning, the Indian loped away. Ha hated and feared Chichi as the rest of the natives did Angustias climbed on to her horse again, toothing her weeping treasure. The Capitan heaved a sigh. "Well, he said, are we al- lBut suddenly a piercing shriek came from somewhere, a long high wail that ended in, Eulalia slipped from her jennet "Pedro, Pedro! What is ltl My life has become dependent upon the increasingly abiUty of chemical research workers to convert new scientific discoveries into practical necessiUes. At the end of three centuries the chemical industry in the United State has reached major propore tions. A. Cressy Morrison, in a iUustrated volume, Man In a d recently Chemical World, by Charles Scribner Sons, New York, reviews the position of 292-pag- pub-Ushe- the chemical industry as it affects modern routine existence. Morrison's account cover the effect of chemical progress on industry, medicine, food, transportation, television, home comfort and "the more abundant life. Looking forward Morrison beUeve that "It fa quite' unnecessafylobeledaslf ay to by imagination feel that a very wonderful future Ues just ahead for the human race through the continued progress of chemical industry. Some possible future developments seen bj him include: Further improvements in medicine, particularly in regard to the J Hasty Secret Marriage Solves No Problems, but Makes Many, Ruth Wyeth Spears dene: what d y Dear miss af this problem: The girl le eighteen, the boy ia twenty-tw- . The boy to net la a petition to marry yet although be has steady work. girl feels that he moat marry her aeon in order that she may be Th happy. The danger to that his to and If ahe tarns very high-struaway from the one she levee, ther to a whole crowd of ether men waiting to snap her up. Would it lie possible for these two young people to marry without their parents con- -' aent? F. E. L. ANSWER Tell the girl that If she wants to be happily married, she must certainly wait until her hero U able to support her in ordinary comfort However much ah thinks aha can endure, herself. In the way of poverty, she can have no idea of what an effect the situation will have on her husband. No man to capable of loving a woman romantically and tenderly if she to a handicap to him from the moment he marries her. However heroically ha strives to be understanding, and just he ia bound to feel resentful, after a while, over the fact that he was persuaded into matrimony when his salary waa not yet equal to the Job. Tell ill boy that if his lady Is so highly strung that his opposition to marriage plans will send her off on wild parties with a crowd of other fellows, then she isn't yet ready for flighty marriage. You cant hold young thing by making her repeal tha marriage lines. No girl is true to a man merely because she is married to him. Either she caret for him specially and above everybody else in the world either die has a loyal nature and God Before the Capitan could reach will stick to him because of that or material end else she is bed her, she had met the child and had it will do no marriage her to the lead to good him clasped in her arms. elter in the hope of changing her "Mama, look! Look, mama! At ideas. ail I am hurt! Al, ai, ai! As for a marriage without the "What has happened? What Is It? consent that has never parents' Do no cry, speak to me! been a practical plan of procedure. out He held hia hands to her. It lnvolvei secrecy which starts Look, cactus! All the needles marriage off on the wrong basis. It ran in me! Ouch, ai, at ai!' meant that there will always be an The Capitan took the child from unpleasant aroma about the whole his mother and set him on his own situation. It causes endless compliknee as he squatted on the trail. cations and leads to much petty gosYes, yes. What happened? sip and suspicion. I was back there In the bushes a big black something came after DORIS DENE: I am a me and I ran, and stumbled into the DEAR and have of fifty-fiv- e cholla ouch, ouch! reached the age where I want some His face and arms were swelling fun, after all my years of work and from the hundreds of needles that worry over the children. I am comhad penetrated his skin, stingmg fortably well-of- f, my children have him to agony as he strove to scratch grown up, my husband is dead. I them out Canete took firm hold of have a great many young men his wrists. friends who take me dancing, etc. "Dont scratch! Dona Angustias, My old friends criticise me for my let down your hair!" actions bnt as I am extremely Angustias put her hand to her young for my age and do not look scant gray locks in bewilderment like the mother of tw grown-u- p "But why?" she stammered. children, I dont see why I shouldn't "Because you must help this suf- enjoy myself as 1 see fit. I dont fering child. Only long hair will get along with men my own age e. draw out cactus thorns. Quickly! because they are all dull and Please let me know your But young Pedro was already enveloped In a flood of black tresses opinion. Young Fifty. ANSWER Presumably you pay as his mothers hair tumbled about him, soothing his atingi, and draw- for the young meni entertainment, ing, by some strange attraction, the and in return for that you get the needles from his flesh. pleasure of being taken out, and of At last his cries dropped to sobs, being flattered by the youngsters to have their amusements and his sobs to whimpers. Then he who like without money on them. In spending sniveled softly in his mothers arms. a case like this, nobody loses. "Now, my brave little man, will But In the end the middle-age- d you amile at Mother? Poor darling, who engages in a fierce woman poor little soldier! on to her youth, '1 want a drink of water, whim- struggle to hold loaes a great deaL She losea the Pedro. pered "He wants a drink of water, said chance to find tome peace of mind and some real companionship for EulaUa to Angustias. "He wants a drink of water," said her old age. Surrounded by sycophantic youths AngusUas to the Capitan, "He want a but, by my life, who are willing to make pretty there is no water I speeches if they're paid for them, she is flattered out of eU tense of propor"No water? exploded EulaUa. "No water, Senora. But we are tion. She thinks of hertelff as e budnot far from the Spring of Santa ding young deb, and she shuns the soMarita. Come. Let us get on our ciety of those whose tastes she is mote - 1 qualified to share. way before it grows darker. Come, No one can blame the woman of fifty my Lady. EulaUa grew very stIU. Canete for teaming soma pleasura still in lifa. leaned over her and touched her Bus if the chooses unsuitable end unbecoming pleasures, the surrounds herarm to assist her to arise. self with false friends. She attracts all danshe touch said "Dont me, those who ere willing to companion her gerously. for the take of what they can get from (TO BE CONT1YVED) her. Too often the is an object of ridicule to the very people the is befriendLife Will Be ing. Because she will not admit that the has past her teens, the will listen More only to those who ere willing to soothe her vanity and naturally she doesnt two childhood scourges, scarlet fe- find that brand of admirers among her true friends. ver and infantile paralysis. You can be young all your life. Food habits should change sharpYou can keep a young spirit and a in with ly coming years, biologists heart You can enjoy the leading the way In developing new young of young people. You friendship of edible chemand plants species can make beloved to young yourself to ists synthesizing them make them old with your clear mind, your and easily available to all classes. tolerance, your understanding and Continued study of chemically interest controlled glands is apt to change But you cannot dress yourself up medical technique to the extent that in imitation of what you were at in many surgical operations may sixteen and hope to recapture the the future be obsolete because ai glamor of youth. The more you abthe use of new synthetics. sorb sycophantic flattery into you r Finally, Morrison forecasts, chem- system the lest clear your mind beists not only will contribute substancomes. The more you insist on betially to the prolonging of man flattered, the less tolerant you life but will also aid in making hia ing are of those who wont play up to life richer, more comfortable and your vanity. The more you think more aecure. 0 about looks and the necessity for keeping up a flamboyantly youthful "Hoases of White Men" appearance, the less interest you comes from have in other people and their lives. The word "carioca the Brazilian Indian language and With tha result that you prepare a originally signified houses of white lonelier old age for yourself than if men. It was applied by the aborig- youd accepted the fact of your fifines to the huts of the French in ties gracefully and had chosen invaders who occupied the harbor a terests and occupations which would Rio de Janeiro in 1555. Nowadays have kept your mind active but not it mean a person born in Rio, oi jaded with artificial excitements. anything typical of that city. C Boll Syndicate. WNU Borvica. 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