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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH When carving a rolled or standTake some garden soil, mix in some compost and fertilizer, and ing rib roast use a very sharp, long handled knife. it away where it wont freeze. Senor. Montaya preened .himself. put or next spring For the rolled roast cut thin slices winter next Then A good site, no? The whole year to do some extra across the top; for standing roasts there are winds that sweep across when youof want in thin slices at right angles plants, you will have cut this face of the mountains in late potting ribs. to the afternoon and evening, but never some nice soil ready. does the wind come up from the old When unsalted fats are used to Be sure that the fruits and nuts The result? We are swampland. butter or margarines in replace happy to have no malaria here are well distributed throughoutor baking, additional salt may be fruit-cake mixtures. Chop where we live. This makes the your . needed. . senora more comfortable, no? grind them into uniform-size- d with well them He pointed as the car rounded a pieces and sprinkle Broiled vegetables brown better curve and the town came into fuller flour to prevent them from stickwhen one in dipped in salad oil or melted view. ing together or remaining butter. batter. cake the in You see that long, low building? spot Our hospital. Larger than we need, perhaps, but it is more better to be prepared. Across the plaza is our clubhouse. That building of two stories which looks out over the valley from between, it is our administration building. The ground floor is commissary where the senora can Creomulsion relieves promptly beget anything she needs. We are cause it goes right to the seat of the of San Alejo. very proud trouble to help loosen and expel And now the car took another germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, incurve that brought into sight the flamed bronchial mucous memof Mt. San Alejo. farther down-slop- e branes. Tell your druggist to sell you Below, about a kilometer from the a bottle of Creomulsion with the unthe way it town, was an exceptionally long, derstanding you must like or n you are quickly allays the cough cleared field, with a broad back. to have money your of A branch its down length. strip the railroad led to it around the base of the mountain. for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Good sized field, Curt commented. Youve several buildings besides hangars. m CHADES of Australia, Africa and Yes. Just the one word. around see I But is that a fence Alaska here come Oswald the the field? . ostrich, Marty the monkey, and Your eyes are sharp, Mr. Curtis. Emeline the seal. A three-rin- g ABOUT Yes, the field does have a fence. circus all on one pattern! You Our chief pilot nearly lost his life see, Oswald, Marty and Emeline during his first month here because are stuffed toys easy as pie to of a natives mania for souvenirs. make. The feathery and hairy apWe had not thought to properly pro? pearance of the ostrich and montect the planes. It is a serious thing key is achieved by clipping seams. to risk ones life in the air, Mr. CurJapan now contrail about 89 f tho nibbor plantation! of tha Oswald comes In about tis, so I felt I should put a fence size, world. 17 13 Outinch. around the field. Marty inch, and Emeline lines lor all three come on pattern Z9496, Regardless of whether synthetic rubCurt saw a flash behind the 15 cents. Patterns for Martys clothes are ber i s made from petroleum, grain, ehrubsor chemical it will bo some Swimming pool? also given on this same transfer. Young time before car owners willbo able Yes, a small one. I do all I can seamstresses as well as older ones will to purchaso synthetic rubber tiro. fun making this playtime menagerie. War purposes hero first call. to keep the men contented. It is have Send your order to: A tombstone mark tho spot much worth the cost, it pays well. near Sussex, Sngland, whore a The motorcar, laboring up the AUNT MARTHA tiro that had served Its owner 15 Box Kansas City, Mo. years was seremonlouily burled. grade, came out onto a level stretch, Enclose 15 cents for each pattern 300 rubber parts, not including tires picked up speed, and at once they and tubes, are used in the modern were in the heart of the small town. desired. Pattern No automobile. Without rubber the cox It is late, Montaya was saying. would truly be a "olt" wagon. Name You have yet to unpack and get Thera Is talk those days of reAddress capping 15,000,000 tires a year I settled. I will .take you to your Quito a lump from tho 3,500,000 house now. I trust, Senora, that the rosappod - retreaded mark of 1937. cook and house servant we furnish For those smokers on your Automobiles were on over 58 of you will prove satisfactory. eUU.S. farms in 1940; 15.5 of the Lee made a vague sound in reply. Christmas gift list give a carton of farms bad motor trucks and 23.1 of or a motor tractors. pound smoking In the morning, Montaya turned cigarettes tobacco. Particularly those smokto Curt, if you will come to my office at eight, I will spend the day, ers in the service. Surveys show with you. We shall how do you say cigarettes and smoking tobacco are preferred gifts. Sales records it? ah, yes, buckle down to work. The sidewalks were not wide from Post Exchanges and Canteens show the favorite cigarette enough for the group abreast. Monis Camel. And, of course, for the walked two the ahead, carrying taya service man who smokes a pipe children whose shoes made smudges give Prince Albert the National on his spotless coat. The boys were silent with this stranger. Lee wrinJoy Smoke. You have your choice of Camels in the Christmas Carton kled her nose in distaste at the containing 10 packages of 20s or faultlessly 'tailored back. Ha! she murmured. Look at the Camel" Holiday House of four boxes of flat fifties. Prince Alhim, the dark lily! FIRST Sh. Curt tightened his hold on bert comes in the pound canister a grand gift. All are Christmas-wrappe- d her arm. - He may have ears, he and ready to give. Your . whispered. local dealer is featuring them now Well, I dont care, she muttered as gifts sure to please. Adv. Look how he carries resentfully. the kids. He likes children? I laugh. Montaya deposited the boys carefully before a hedge of hibiscus, opened the wire gate, smiled them through onto the neatly scythed lawn where a mango, a tree, already offered some shade to lawn and house. He was about to turn away with a gallant lift of his hat, when Curt mentioned Mrs. Mitchell for the first time. We were close friends with the Mitchells a few years ago. It must SAVORY SALMON: have been a terrible blow to her, It isnt every woman who can bake a crispy, airy I think we should express he said. our regrets as soon as possible. souffle. To turn out a successful souffle is an accomAh. Senor Montaya pulled at plishment in itself. It can be baked either in a pan his lower lip. It was a most terriof hot water or in the oven, but in no case should ble shock to her, Mr. Curtis. He you try to serve souffle if there is a possibility that cast a glance at Lee. I ah, had dinner will be held up for any length of time. Here not meant to speak of it before the is an unusual salmon souffle for six. senora, but to be sure she will have to know. Mrs. Mitchell ah, comINGREDIENTS: Two tablespoons butter, two mitted suicide only yesterday. From tablespoons flour, This teaspoon salt, grief. morning she was buried. A sad affair, yes. That was what teaspoon paprika, cup milk, three egg yolks, one cup canned salmon, three egg whites. delayed me. Curt managed a blank face to hide the disturbing shock, but Lee was with melted butter; slowly add milk, stirring over frankly astonished. She readhed for Curts hand. Not until Montaya was low heat until mixture thickens and boils. Remove out of hearing, however, did she from heat and add beaten egg yolks; fold in salmon exclaim : and allow to cooL Fold in egg whites stiffly beaten. She never! Zora Mitchell comPour mixture into greased baking dish and bake at mit suicide? Not Zora! She wasnt 425 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. the type. Besides, she never cared that much for him. She never seemed to, admitted Curt slowly. They were a cool enough couple. He turned to the house. Absently he held Lees hand as they climbed the steps. But his free hand, in his pocket, was crushing Zora Mitchells M Gm note. Before going to bed that night. Curt held a lighted match to the note. But the words were burned 'II. into his mind.; thin-blade- Senor Montaya eyed Curt a moment. I am quite sure we shall get along, Mr. Curtis. in the They took a rapid look-se- e port office, Montaya introducing Curt casually, then returned to Lee and the children, seated on their pile of luggage. The boys leashes were on them again, much to their audible disgust. A pair of quick toots now came from the river steamer that had been loading all morning, even as the Pisces docked. The baggage was haulediaboard, the little party followed. As they headed slowly upstream, Senor Montaya made his guests comfortable under a deck awning. CHAPTER III Iced coffee was served as the children, exhausted from heat and exMclnnis shoved off for Puerto slept on a sarape spread at once. His launch was built citement, on the deck, each jealously clutching for service, not speed, and bucking his new hat, big as himself. the tides along the coast would slow To Montaya Jeff said casually, I him down further. suppose theres no reason why you On the dock it took the combined shouldnt say who recommended me efforts of both Lee and Curt to keep to you? the boys out of mischief. No, none, admitted his host. It Presently a downriver boat snug- was Mr. Mitchell. gled into its berth with the ease of Mitchell! a ferry. Yes, himself. Though perhaps Senor Montaya was unmistakable unknowingly. I explain. Many times tall, erect of bearing, very clearly I had to warn him about his attitude the gente de pelo, the gente prin- toward the men under him. Of cipal of these countries. He wore course, I what do you say? ah, yes, faultless whites, a crisp panama on I hounded him to get the work done, curly black hair. Straight from the for we have much to do before the ship to the little group he came. rainy season, and it has not gone too. My sincere apologies, Mr. Curwere his first tis, Mrs. Curtis, words. He spoke with very little accent, though the. timbre of his voice betrayed his Spanish origin. He made a deep bow to Lee, held out his hand to Curt. I have been more than busy since ah, Mr. Mitchells unfortunate happening. You have discovered by now the reason I need a new Chief Engineer, no? Lee took the boys in hand, holding their interest with the selection of a gigantic, gaudy straw hat for each of them, from stock piled a dozen high on a vendors head, while Senor Montaya led Curt on a quick survey of the docks and facilities here. In the. sheds, two items instantly caught the eye two boxes forty feet long, ten wide, and quite thin for these dimensions. Curt cocked a brow at them. Montaya said briefly, Spare wings. We have two planes. One of them was tied up for weeks once by a damaged wing, so now we have spares on hand. One end of the bodega was piled high with barrels bearing the stencil n of a chemical firm. Curt before them, looked them paused over with considerable interest. Lime. So you treat the soil before plantOver-aciI suping? he asked. pose, from centuries of flooding. A frown definitely stamped forehead at this, but was imEach jealously clutching his new mediately chased away by a smile hat big as himself. that showed even, white teeth. That, Mr. Curtis, the senor re- well. But certainly I did not want plied smoothly, is a question that him to antagonize the workers. would come under the head of chem- One can ah, drive some men, ical research. We have a chemical others not. It is a fine point to expert, Dr. Toenjes, from Amster- know how far one can go with workdam. If he likes you, he may be ers. When I saw the many enewilling to answer your questions. mies Mr. Mitchell was making, I But I wouldnt count on it, he said, thought, But this is unfortunate. I Dr. feared ah, an accident. So it was with another flash of teeth. Toenjes is quite jealous of his the- happy for me that I led him into ories, which I expect will produce talk of competent engineers. You more and better fruit than Associatwere one he mentioned above othed across the river. ers. You see? As Curt was turning this over in Two hours of fighting the current his mind, Senor Montaya pulled at upriver, and they found at Tempujo his lower lip a lip unusually red another modern dock, with a long even for his swarthy skin. floating stage built to allow for the I expect you to work along with rise of the river in Now, us in this fashion. You are responsithe river at low point, the wharf ble for the engineering work as- towered high above them. Their signed to you, just as Dr. Toenjes baggage was' swung upward in a is responsible as Agricultural Super- cargo net, a deckhand1 riding the intendent, just as Mr. Lannestock is hook to avoid the stairs, while Curt n and the others climbed the long responsible for aviation and Mr. for transportation. flight of steps from the floating Lannestock? Ryden? stage to the landing above. Most of our contract employees Spread before them, on the are Americans. These two are Swed- rise of land for miles' along only this ish. I brought them here as pilots. side of the river, was a small town e But we no longer need two built arrowhead-fashio- n around a As Mr. himRyden proved pilots. railroad terminus of self capable in transportation mat- storage tracks. ters, I have given him charge of that Montaya pointed out a centrally department. located Your Tempujo bungalow. Curt had a habit Mr. Curtis. There is sleeping of fiddling with his pipe when mull- office, accommodation there for you. There ing over some point that needed will be nights when you are unable thought. He suddenly discovered to get back to San Alejo. hed been stuffing it during this poMontaya led the party to two molite harangue. Since the senor while automobiles with flanged torcars, been had leading the way talking into the open, Curt now lit up, ex- wheels to operate on the narrow-gaug- e railroad tracks. Side winpelling a huge cloud of smoke bedows of the sedan bodies rolled fore he said mildly, with a smile: into the framework, All of which is by way of telling completely cars for the vame to mind my own business? Well, making climate. riable all hired me Youve, right. thats for the engineering end of your venMontaya ordered the two motor ture, and thats where my interest boys ahead with the baggage, while lies. Ill try to curb my wandering he drove the Curtises in the second car. curiosity. THE STORY SO FAR: Jeff Curtis and his wife, Lee, are already on their way to Tlerra Libre when Jeff receives a note from Zora Mitchell warning them not to come. It Is too late to tnrn back, so Jeff decides not to tell Lee, who was op posed to their returning to the tropics. She finally agreed to go only after Jeff had persuaded her that the job of chief engineer for a newly organized fruit company Is the chance of a lifetime. They arrive In Tlerra Libre to find Zoras husband dead. In a conversation with Jerry Mclnnis, Jeff learns that Mitch ells death was murder and that there is something strange going on. Jeff and Lee are waiting now for Senor Montaya, who hired Jeff. In spite of the fact that his investigation of the company revealed nothing, Jeff Is suspicious. NOW CONTINUE WITH THE STORY . So-led- ad . well-know- i d, Mon-tay- as . flood-tim- e. 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