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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 24, 1940.
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HEN the attack came no officer at the party had been armed; but the Datu stand- ing by the table where the side arms had been laid had with almost drill-like precision picked up a service revolver and emptied its cartridges into the body of the Juramentado.
Canavan kept the vigil at Manning's quarters, where Mrs. Manning lay sleep- When she awoke she would need looking ing under the effects of a sedative`.
after.
Linda wiited on the porch. In the face of such ini tragedy they talked
whispers and there were long pauses when they seemed to lose themselves, or be hypnotised, by the false serenity of the night.
The whole village was still- with fear and sorrow rather than sleep, and the waters of the lagoon lay at their feet like a smooth metallic shield under the moon. "Poor thing, she Wan so happy." Linda mur- mured.
Canavan rolled a
cigarette
and looked at her wistful profile.
"I hear you're going back by the sume boat."
"Yes."
"What made you come out anyway?"
"I was in the earthquake in San Francisco. There was death and dying all around me. heard people crying out-call- ing names. Suddenly I was screaming: Father! Father I hadn't seen him for years-he was a thousand miles away and yet I called to him-Funny, wasn't it?"
"No.
People always have to have someone to call to when they're in trouble. You learn that when you attend to the dying. If they haven't got somebody, they invent somebody."
Cime
In the room behind them the strangled volee of Mabel Manning, crying her hus- band's name.
THE REAL GLORY
off into the jungle on his murderous Only a few steps behind them, on mission. "We've got to head him the other side of the narrow bridge, motioned were the three Mores with raised off," Canavan 'suld, and with his head for Miguel to follow spears, making for them with deadly
bitent. tim.
nel lung ilmself forward But neither of them noticed the upturned faces of three More war while Canasan, In one motion, pick- riora on the outskirts of the enmped up the fallen kels and slashed at erutinizing their two figures out the rattan binding of the footbridge As the Moron rushed lined against the rock by the flicker beneath him.
onto the bridge it gave way and ing fires below.
Neither Canavan nor the boy was angred down over the chaam, drop- aware that they, too, were being ping the screaming warriors in the
depth below. ' followed.
Cavan himself almost plunged A BOLA to his death bat managed to hoist through the air himself to safety with the help of jerked the rope to and out over the Miguel. He crude bamboo which the Juramentado was tied. footbridge acros "All right. Hank," he said to the which the Juracowlink Moro. "Giddap!" mentarlo W
And all three started down the running lengt
withi effortless jungle path. - "You said yourself it's a disease; stood in long ceremonial white robe, medicine can't cure," the padre re-s the priest chanted a high wail strides. It twisted around his neck, and as he raised his hands to tear ing ritual. minded him.
Miguel chambered down the face loose the rawhide thong that choked; "Yes, but thore must be some of the rock, holding,
the' tu
rope him his kris clattered onto the way. If I only knew the Achilles which Canavan slowly incufled from bridge. In a split second Caravan | heel of the Moro-what he'n afraid his hands. The Juramentado was was on him, pinioning his wrists.
Moro Chieftain, and had thrown off
Canavan went in swiftly and of Bill shook his head. "But standing now before Alipang, the Linda saw him bent over, sooth-apparently there's nothing.".. This robe. ing, professional, saw him mix
the sedative that would blot out torture of consciousneus
the
from the woman's brain...
After
a while she turned away and walked slowly back to
her father's quarters acrom tho! deserted parade grounds.. No
THE padre
Only breech-cloth covered his tried to help him-he knew compact heavily-muscled body eye- the Moro lembrotes and head were shaven in the perament as well characteristle fashion of the Mars dedicated to kill. as the Filipino,
but it was true Canavan watched intently, crouch- le could thinked low on the rock cliff.
of
nothing the Alipang gave him his instructions!
Miguel gave a shout of ninrm.
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My Sweetie Is Roaming About; How 1 Could Lamen!!
light shone but the one from Moro feared. "Except." he in the low guttural Moro tongue andį the house she had just left. Her amended, smiling rather apologetic- Canavan saw the flat-bladed kris heart filled with pity-and with ally for introducing no trivial assed into his hands by Alipang. pride, too, thinking of the man matter. "he is mortally afraid of Then he fell a qulek jerk on the 2, B. W. on a Frequency of 845 ke's. who fought with such kindly being buried in a pigskin. Ridicul- rope's end and he began to haul his and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm. Carian Gypsy Orchestra. weapons against the battalions ous isn't it? But for him it is to accomplice hand ever hand up the and 8-11 p.m.
ruck-face. he burred from Paradise forever."
As soon as his head was erond. of despair..
--HARTLEY, as Father! You've done it." Cana-over the lodge, Miguel was chatter-
van pumped the padre'a hand vigoring excitedly: Tuan Alipang 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- Hew com-
12.30 Selections from Wagner's manding afficer, ously. A pikakin may be the sal-send Juramentade to kill Hartley ! cession.
Cantwan jerked him quickly over the ledge tuid alared down once more Operas-"The Mastersingers of Na- cracked on his yatic of Mysang !"
"Lohengrin." "I'd rather have the American on the wid illuminated scerat. He remburg." "Tristan and Isolde," and
Lin padre commented saw the Juramentado already Toping.
him.
the
orders...
Double gentry
Army;" wryly.
duty, every Moro in the Mike, Canavan's Maro boy, knew
Bure American phrase village rounded | onc
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7.30 Loulon lelay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report_and_Announcements.
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8.40 DvorakConcerto In B Minor, Op. 101-Pau Casals, (Cello) and The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell,
up and put in the guardhouse... betcha life."--and when his master "McCool, I want a stockade built asked him if he knew his way around the fort at once and beyond around the bush, that that barbed wire-nobody it to be prompt and grinning answer, allowed inside without a " He Of course Miguel was supposed some thirty miles out of Passau on Beautiful Woman, William Ewillko know what was coming, he could to be locked up on Hartley's orders the road for Nuremberg. But the with The Royal Hawalian Glee Club: Events.
Cradle Of Kalua. feel the temion in the man before with the other village Moras, but this 311 father withe, samall portion Maybe It's The Moon, Frank For
most to be land was synthetic coffee,lock Me In A Canavan was sick and tired of art of jars, and some butter which made Hawaiian Trio with Vocal Refrain.
Press, 1.30 Reuter and Rugby "Captain," the Irishman's au-ley's orders, and deliberately hide curious about its Ingredients.
10.17 Benne Molselvitch at the The place was amply and the waiter weather Forecast and guished velco said, "if a Moro can him out.
Plano-P
Polonaise In B Flat Major, Ko Juramentado, why can't a white
No. 2 (Chopin), Grillen He disobeyed another order when talintive. I asked him about the ments.
1.45 Carroll Gibbous (Piano) and Op. 71, buiter. He seemed surprised that 1 man? Give ma a aquad-"
He left eamp that very night after ad net lite it.
the Savoy Hofej Orphicans-Pac (Schumann), Song Without Words- "But it is a delicacy." he said, Miss Glory, You Turned Your Head, F Major (Mendelssohn). Hartley banged the desk with his his talk with the padre; but when
10.30, Lion Relay-Rural Back- first.
There are to be no expedia doctor is okiting a germ he "Many hotels have it, but few privat: Kiss Me, Dear, Carroll Gibbons and usually a renegade in the face of houses. As for the poor people....the Savoy Hotel Orpheans; Bubbling tions-alone or in groups!"
established rules.
He shrugged expressively. I myself over.
Moonbeams Danes, Carroll mund to Wales, have not eaten butler for almost Gibbons (Piano); They Say, Ten If Canavan wanted to condone hitomer than 1 can remember. But Little Miles Froin Town, Mine Almt, conduct he could think of Pasteur then time passes slowly now, and My Own, Cherall Gibbons and the Hartley strode over to the hosp---but he didn't particularly want to. It may not be a long as it seems." Savoy Hotel Orpheana.
1 berian asking about Germen tnt and marched through the sick He was rather pleased about dis- wards where every cot, was filled obeying De old pickle-poes even if entfce when the manager apprach- with the still figures of Filipinos. he was Linda's father. He found Canavan in conversation!
McCool saluted sharply, his Irish) face unusually grim.
with the padro.
"Look here,
this
Canavan! What's)
business of turning your hospital into a refuge for luckers? I want them turned loose. There's nothing the matter with them."
"Yoe, there is," Canavan un- swered. "The Morn that struck down Manning struck then down, too, but not with a kris. They're down with a disease medielne can't cure, fear...
"Rubbish! Thost men will be all right when they learn to handle a gun.
smell danger..
all
2.15 Close Down. 6,00. An Hour of Dance Music. 7.00 Closing, Local Stock Quote- 2.02 Negro Spirlluals-Run, Mary,
jed, and the walter nioved. silenity
away. The mannger hud an ution. MIGUELpleasant eye, but I cared no ing for
Know the jungle that, remembering the Bati pos- Run (arr. Gulon), Nobody Knows De
right. He port in my breast pocket, and know- of the ing little of the activities loped along tire-Gestapo. Perlinpu unwisely I direct- lesaly and with ed my questions to him,
receiving omniscient non-committal replies, given with an sense of diree-III-grace, and a few personal questions tion. And he which bordered on the impertinent. could almost The sequel came n few hours later.
an
Too Inquisitive
At one point the boy suddenly
in Nazi Nurembug was droped stopped and pushed his tall com- panion back from the path. With banners, and I hoped that this did not one baro foot ho pressed down on mean that the restaurants would be pacleed with, delegates to some Hiver the rubble of ground before him.
rally, for I was hungry. But I wes Immediately there was a rising niven no time to think of food,
A large policeman came pedalling dust of collapsed earth, and a high
For four "What's the use of a gun when humming sound in the trees above, towards me on a bicycle and prompt. prison yard your fingers are so paralyzed with as of taut strings released, and ay arrested me and my car. fright you can't pull the trigger?" dozan speara buried themselves in hours I was held in
surrounded with heavily timbered Canavan and with considerable the concealed pit before them-dug fencing, seven feet high. No pasaport
long and wide for a man's body.
was asked for the car was. nut violened. 44
For answer Hartley turned and A spear-trap, a Moro weapon of searched. And no questions of any Presently lacked u policeman if L Issued an order to the Sergeant at defense! The Jungle was full of sort were answered, the door of the ward: "Sergeant them! "You betcha life, Mike could go and get some food, There out of there and said, nad Canavan blessed his stars was a meaning look in his eye when Got those men have them roport to duty at once" that the grinning kid was along, he replied, "No, this time you will go Without another glance at Canavan
At last an official arrived from the he left the ward. i
When they at last reached a high town and ordered my relende. lie Canavan looked after him dis-ridge of rock overlooking Allpang's also answered no questions, and gove sgusted. "All he knows what camp, a coremonial was in progress.me to understand that 1 asked far 100 reomnes out of a book of regulations. Camp fires dotted the clearing and many Bad Fuller He's so hipped on uniforms——— before a nativa altar n Juramentado
[hungry."
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