Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1937 — Page 30

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CAST OF CHARACTERS ROBERT BARRY—hero, explorer. MELIS LANE — heroine, Barry’s Pectner. HONEY BEE GIRL—Indian; member of Barry’s party. HADES JONES — pioneer; Barry’s party,

Yesterday: Bob learns that the strange little brown people are. the remnants of a lost kingdom—a people whe once lived in Deflance Castle. These people think Bob and Melissa messengers of the Sun.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

HE white visitors stayed il a strange home that night. The chieftain with his family and servants vacated his house, best in the kingdom, and with considerable pomp offered it to Bob and ‘Lissa. The hospitality was genuine. “But where are the doors?” ‘Lissa whispered. There was no opening in sight on the ground level—no windows, doors or holes. Two ladders led to a second story ledge, however. It was a , rather imposing house, two stories high and perhaps double the size of any other. It was strongly made of stones and plastered mud.

“In the ceiling,” Bob answered. se pueblg-Indians still build that way sionally.” : “Yo Vv an—?” : .

“$7 ES, you have to climb up a ladder to the first-story roof, then down again inside, through an opening in the ceiling. And those other ladders lead to the second floor. That makes it automatically a fortress; see?” “Enemies couldn’t get inside so easily, you mean?” : “That’s right, ‘Lissa. The ladders are pulled up after the residents are all in at night. No doors; no ladders—not bad!” “Seems- mighty the girl suggested. ‘Sure, and doubtless unnecessary now. But very important in the old days. The simple folk evidently cling to old customs, regardless.” : : ® 8 »B HEY found the first floor rooms used only for storage of grains, skins, tools and other valuables. Beds of grass and woven mats were on the second story floors, inside small rooms. re “You can stay up there,” Bob said, “and I'll curl up somewhere down here in the store rooms. -I'll pull in the ladders for you.” They didn’t get to retire immediately, though.~ They had hardly finished exploring when they were hailed from outside. They hastened to the ledge and peered down. There stood the chieftain and two other men, evidently an official body, and before them were four brown maidens, young girls all. The chief was pointing and signing. Bob hastened down. "This new powwow, lighted by torches, lasted fully a half hour. In the end, the three dark men led their maidens away, and Bob came back up the house ladder. = “What is it?” ’Lissa demanded, anxiously. “It’s awful!” he whispered, in a strained voice. “Things have taken a much more serious turn. Those girls—they are sacrificial maidens, “ 1»

inconvenient,”

“Sacrificial?” She looked intently at him, . ¥ # ” - ES! The old chief says they have chosen the most beauti-. ful girls in the kingdom for the white gods to see. You and I have to. pick the one we want sacrificed to the sun!” “But—but—how? Sacrificed how, Bob?” You mean——" He nodded. “It means death for her, even though it's honor for us!” : The thought appalled them, and for a moment the two were silent.. Finally Bob spoke again. ' “He wanted us to choose tonight, but I stalled for time. Told him the sun was down now, and it couldn’t be dcie at night, - But tomorrow—goodness!” “Couldn’t we refuse?” “We don’t dare. Our own lives might be jeopardized. It's a delicate situation. It’s normal, too, but I never thought T'd experience it. Human sacrifices were common among most savage people. The

it, the Mayan, Aztecs and such. They had special stone altars for it. Removed the heart, and had feasting the while. This custom Joris up with the Asiatic countries,

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ARY MELISSA barely listened A to the rest of his explanation, with its scientific background. She was too horrified. She heard him, though, when he told her the chief himself has promised to officiate at the ceremonies tomorrow. - “You mean he will—he’s the one to—2" Bob read her thoughts. There was great anxiety in his tone as he answered

- “Yes. He will honor us in the highest form possible, by personally slaying the maiden we select. We will occupy seats of honor at the ceremony beforehand snd afterward.” Mary Melissa couldn’t quite grasp it. Charged with emotional strain, she shivered ‘a little and almost groaned. This was fantastic, unreal, impossible. She wanted to flee, to have Bob grab her hand and run with her out of this nightmarish region forever. Again she shut her eyes and squeezed them tight, as if trying to blot out the whole ugly dream. But her mind was normal, she knew. It was real, it was true, Her brain was absolutely clear, alert.

| QEE had studied the brown girls

closely while Bob conferred:

with the chief. They were not pretty in the Caucasian sense, but they were handsome and strong. They must have been 16 or so, with muscles developed by toil in the fields. Their. hair was done in. tight whorls. Their garments, of

a religious _ told her.shatches of such things, she recalled. :

quiet. There was no calling, singing, visiting or other manifestation of communal routine. She had swift mental pictures of New York at night, by contrast. Bob reached to pat her hand, encouragingly. “Don’t let it get you,” he half whispered. “We still have time. And as yet we are in no danger ourselves. That’s something. A whole lot, in fact.” & 8 =» : HE realized the truth of that. These strange lost people might indeed have decided to sacrifice the visitors! For a moment she almost wished they had. The apprehension of death couldn't be much worse than this nerve-wracking tension. “Do you think they know one .of them is to be sacrificed?” she demanded of Bob, in an awed whisper. “Yes. The chieftain said so. They consider it an honor to be chosen, and each one hopes we’ll pick her. Their idea, you see, is that the sacrificed girl becomes a lesser gggldess herself.” ’Lissa shuddered anew. “How often does this happen?

But it isn’t exactly murder.

year. of view. Now

It’s all in the point you take—" ® = = “ O, NO, NO!” Mary- Melissa wasn’t going to “take” any-

ten to any more scientific talk about it. She was exhausted, emotionally and physically. She could not possibly have restrained the sobs that shook her then. i ; Bob said no more. He just held her tightly as she cried against him,

outcry had caused any sort of alarm. He was badly shaken, himself. He gave thought to one ‘or two wild plans for| flight. Maybe, in the dead ‘of night—! But no, his reasoning corrected him. : He realized they couldn’t get out in secret. News of their presence had of course exeited the whole village, and, their | slightest move would become known instantly. Only their utter fatigue drove them to sleep, eventually, huddled together there on the second story

ledge.

This human—murder?” “I don’t know, Probably once a

(To Be Continued)

Daily Short Stony

LIBERTY HEAD—By David N. Lewis

“YS there anything else?” asked the clerk mechanically. “No,” said Marty. “Beans, soup, bread—I guess that’s all.” He picked up the bag, the 15 cents change, and went out wishing he could rémember which pocket didn’t have the hole. ' At the corner, while waiting for the green light, he glanced down at the change in his hand—a dime and a nickel. Something caught his eye, and he peered down intently as the crowd surged forward. He stood there unmoving and bewilderéd, and as the light shone red again, he suddenly scurried across the street. The traffic cop put his hands on his hips and pivoted around to watch him. Mrs. Ludwig stopped sweeping when she heard him slam the-screen door and leap up the stairs shouting, “Hey, Myrt! Hey, Myrt!” Then, from the top of the stairs, “Oh, Mrs. Ludwig, where’s my wife?” 2 2 “ MES: LUDWIG gave her rumpled stockings an upward tug and shuffied to the foot of the stairs. “She went out, Mr. Shane. She said she wouldn’t be back for a while. You found a job?” “Yes and no,” Marty shouted down. “Mrs. Ludwig, how much rent do we owe you?” “Twelve dollars,” Mrs. Ludwig sighed loudly. “Twelve dollars, not counting the ice.” Grinning, Marty could hear the confirming drip-drip from the dilapidated icebox in the kitchen. “Well, I'm paying you in full tomorrow. Rent, ice and for that exterminator I borrowed @and broke. And I'm going to buy you the biggest ‘Home Sweet Home’ sign you ever saw.” ] “That's nice,” said Mrs. Ludwig. Then, with amiable boldness, “Where you getting the money, from your mother-in-law?” “I should say not! I've got a rich uncle, Mrs. Ludwig. Uncle Sam.” _

. ” s ” MAsTx tossed the groceries on 4 the kitchen table and sat

placed the dime and nickel carefully on the table, and with a grin he winked broadly and meaningly to the lady on the nickel. The dime was worth 10 cents.

and it was worth $50. Luck! The good old Shane luck. Here he was—down to the last dollar, with a promised job at least three weeks off, and Myrt’s rich mother hanging around the door like the bad wolf, trying to grab Myrt away for a “vacation.” Only two days ago, while Myrt was out, Mrs. Pearson had given him a severe lashing right there in their parlor bedroom. “I know you don’t like me,” she had said stiffly, “and you know I never approved 6f this marriage. Now this has gone far enough. - You're killing my daughter here in this hole. This isn’t Myrtle’s life. Can't you see how she’s suffering—and too proud to say anything. Let me take her away for a month or two.” And So on. : ys 8 ME knew that once Mrs. Pearson took Myrt away she would do anything to keep her from him, but his confidence had wavered for the firsy time in two years. He had suddenly realized how forced were Myrt’s jokes about the furniture (“Easy on that footstool, mister. It’s only an overdressed egg crafe”) or about the clothesline in the room (“At least it'll scare burglars away”). He had watched her apprehensive glances when Mrs. Ludwig came lumbering up the stairs, or when the rowdy Parkers next door began fighting. 1 + Marty tucked the nickel carefully away in the chiffonier drawer. That nickel was going to take the Martin Shanes on their second honeymoon. The little cottage on Beaver Creek where they had spent the happiest two weeks of their lives.

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HEY could do it for $30. Morgan would charge him-almost nothing for rent. Just.train fare, food and some fishing tackle. . And after two or three weeks that job might | could move to “some place where they didn’t hide the ‘sun behind alley fences. ; “Mrs. Ludwig!” Marty yelled toward a figure clouded in dust. “I'm going out. Tell Myrt I'll be late for supper.” At the door he turned. “And for heavens sake if any mother-in-law comes say we're out!” Marty returned at 8, tired and happy. He had:seen Morgan and rented the cottage for $5. He had selected some tackle and camping equipment that he would pick up tomorrow. He had a timetable in his pocket that was covered with arithmetic. Everything was accounted for, even the return tickets. They would leave tomorrow. # #2 = E could hear the Parkers, loud and menacing, as he entered, and he could smell Mr. Ludwig's corn-cob all the way from the kitchen. He ran] up the stairs, sniffing for some whiff of food. Myrt was sitting on the edge of the bed, red eyed, a half filled suit-

case beside her. And near the win-|:

dow, with one arm resting solidly on the back of the rocking chair, stood her mother. | “Ho, ho!” said Marty, flinging his hat on the bed. | “Greetings and what's the funeral about?” “Marty—I—" | “I'm taking Myrtle with me, Martin. Now please let's not make a scene about it.” | | . Marty wanted to make a scene. He wanted to slap Mrs. Pearson on the back and before she recovered call her Old Faithful. Restraining himself, he said calmly, “Mrs. Pearson, youre right. Mpyrt ought to get out of here. What she needs is a rest in some quiet place.” | Mrs. Pearson almost smiled. Myrt

started up, looked at him wide-

eyed. -8 8 = “NOU see, my dear,” her mother said significantly, “just what I've been telling you. This — this place has slowly been destroying you. A few weeks of fresh air—” “Sunshine, spring water and outdoor life,” Marty (chimed in as he sat down beside Myrt and took her hand. i “Exactly,” Mrs.| Pearson agreed. “You'll feel like a new person.” Smilingly, she turned politely to the window. f “Marty, I didn’t want to go.” She gazed at him wretchedly through eyes filling with tears. “I wanted to stay right here with you—”" “Darling, don’t worry. Everything’s all right.” She shook her head and stared at the suitcase. “I thought I would stand it, Marty—until today. That dripping icebox, the smell, the noise, cooking over that stove—" | Marty could afford to wait, “Oh, Marty, don’t blame me. When a big mouse jumped across my feet a while ago—it was the last straw. I tried to find the flashlight—

anything to throw at him. I must!

have been hysterical. I saw a nickel in the chiffonier and I took it and ran out. I ran into some drug store —I don’t know where—and I phoned mother to come.”!

(Copyright, 1937)

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By Dr. Morris Fishbein American Medical Journal Editor

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