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FORLORN ISLAND By EDISON MARSHALL WNU 8orvlo? Copyright by Edison Marshall \ SYNOPSIS With his yacht, the Intrepid, aban doned by Its crew, Felix Horton, mil lionaire, with his mother, his daugh ter Nan, and Roy Stuart, puts Into Squaw Harbor, Alaska, to recruit. He engages a bunch of nondescripts stranded there. A gigantic Pole, San domar, Is their leader. Captain Way mire, the Intrepld's skipper, is an old friend of Eric Erlcssen, unemployed sailor, and Eric engages to sail as chief officer. Nan and Eric Indulge In a moonlight flirtation. The Intrepid Is wrecked, Eric leaving her In a small boat, with Horton and his party. Un able to help, they watch Sandomar kill Captain Waymlre and leave the ship with his crowd. On landing, they learn there Is no communication with the outside world. Flreheart, priestess of ?the Island, descended from a white man In the remote past, knowing a little English, welcomes the cast aways. Sandomar declares there shall be no law on the Island, but Eric, having the only gun, cow? him for the time, declarin^--!^ Is the law. He lays out work for all. Eric's love for Nan swells, and he tells hor he means to win her for his mate. She Is not unwilling. Flreheart claims Eric, and realising the Importance of her friend ship he Is forced to temporUe. De fending himself from attack, Eric's revolver apparently misfires, but his assailants flee. Eric finds the re volver, which had been Waymlre's. Is rlm-flre, while Ave of Its six cartridges are center-flre. Eric has one effective cartridge. "Swede," makes an attempt on his life. He uses his one cartridge, killing "Swede." but Is left defense less, though master of the situation, since he alone knows his gun Is use less. Flreheart's threats culminate In an attempt' on Nan's life. Eric saves her, but Flreheart refuses proffered forgiveness and friendship. CHAPTER VII? Continued ?12? For Nan, this was the beginning of revelation. She was swept Into a primal drama that rent her heart. In the gloom of the turf-house, Chl'gum kept her rendezvous with the Eternal. Save for a crippled ancient, Chlgum'8 father, the two women were alone. The daylight began to fall. The old Aleut lighted the stone lamps, but he knew no way to help, and he did not understand Nan's frantic pleas to summon Mother Horton. Apparently the two women must fight It through unaided ? when Nan tried to break free and seek aid, the cold hand locked fast on her own. Presently the door flew open, some one crouched to enter.and a tall figure took the lamplight. A dry choking cry broke from her tense throat. Per haps this was Just thankfulness that help had come; but she was swept by some stranger, deeper emotion ? n kind of exultation, a sure sense of full fllment ? when she saw Erie's face In the gleam. . . Sane, cool-headed Marie would be useful here ? wise Mother Horton a tower of strength ? but Eric was best of all. Victory was certain, now. Chlgum would come up from the valley. Eric nnd Nan would be doctor and nurse. What teammntes they were, comrades In arms! Eric took In the sltuntlon with one sweep of his resolute ?yes. Wheeling to the old native, he gave an order In sign lnnguage and a few words of Aleut. The old man hobbled out; Eric bent over the squaw. "She's all right, I think." he snld. "If she can Just last out a few min utes more ? " . He spoko to her in kindly, encour aging tones. There was not the least horror for him or for Nan. nor the slightest shnme. It was Mother Earth who gave according to her ancient wisdom, teaching a lesson almost too poignant for mortal heaft. While Eric was losslng the little brown newcomer In the nlr. Mother Horton burst In with dim eyes flitter ing. Tint the fight wns won. The mother lay gasping, well out of the shadow, and with fair luck and a few hours' rest could return to the drying racks. And the first sound to meet Mother Horton's eager old ears wns a thin wall in the silence. When three of the older squaws trooped over to help with the nurs ing, Eric noticed n strange thing. When they even looked at the Infant, fJhlgum's eyes grew wide with dr**d; and when they bent to tako the nafiy from her nrms, she snatched It close with a moan. "What's frightened her so?" Nan demanded. "She's like a wild animal?" "I don't know, but I can guess," Eric answered. lie listened briefly to what seemed a pitiful plea bubbling up from Ohlgum'fl trembling lips, then sent for his Interpreter. When Oheehaquo came, he soon made the sltuntlon cl^ar. "Chlgum, she afraid squaws will take baby out on beach, give him to wind," he ex plained casually. "Too many poople on Island. Too many mouths, not enough meaft. Squaws do this long lima when too many babies born." Nan went white with Indignation. "Chechaquo, tell those won, en that If thej touch one lyilir of that baby's head, Eric will kill them." Her eyes blared. "If he doesn't, X will I Explain to him, Eric,**,, she begged. "You won't let them carry out that horrible custom P "No, but yoii mustn't blame them too much. It's the only way they know to keep down the Island population ? not uncommon In the North. After the flret day, the baby would be perfectly safe. They'd starve themselves to keep It fat, make any sacrifice for It short of defying some of their heathen gods and taboos. You know how kind they are to children." "You say ? no let baby die?" Checha quo asked. "Tell them that the baby must live. There will be plenty of meat for all. If anyone harms the baby, he'll be harmed the same." Chechaquo translated the command amid a poignant silence. The squaws nodded, glad to be spared the grim office, but the old Aleut rose from his corner, hobbled Into the lamplight, and spoke In tremulous, excited tones. "He say, If baby live, whole tribe have bad luck," Chechaquo Interpreted. "When one too many born, one hrtve to die. Old gods say so, long time ago ; If people no obey, old gods get mighty mad, raise h ? 1, birds no lly, fish no run." "Tell him that the old gods are dead," Eric answered gravely. "1 will take all the bod luck op ray head. Tell him straight that the baby is not to be harmed. It Is the New Law. And not to be nfrald ? the God of Ikon and the candlestick rules the island now, and forbids the killing of children." When the patriarch heard, he nodded and returned to his corner. Nan thought she saw a dull glow steal Into his deep-set eyes. After their belated supper by the beach-fire, Eric and Nan turned again toward Ohigum's turf-lnit. "I don't en "I Am Not Aaleep ? 1 Am Not Dead ? I Am Alive." tlrely trust those squaws nnd maybe not the old man, either," Nan said. "Anyway. I want to see If she's com fortable." They walked leisurely at first, but before they reached the door they were almost "running. But the scene by the flickering oil lamp soon relieved their fears. Chlgum lay with her baby at her breast, her broad face radiant, her long eyes darkly lustrous, her coarse lips curled In a wistful half smile. Eric bent over her a full min ute before he chanced to see that the old Aleut was no longer In his corner. "Where is Anulga (Cormorant)?" Chlgum shook her head with a fate ful air. Her eyes moved furtively In their almond slits. Suddenly Eric and Nan found themselves erect, each read ing the truth in the other's blanching face. "You don't think ? " Nan began. "I know it. Life must pay for life, those were his last words. Who can understand these people! I'll get Cbechaquo? we might save him yet." Eric sprinted from tin room, and Nan heard him shout as he ran up the village row. Cbechaquo. Jerked out of his fur-bed, was at first evasive, and only when Eric clutched his shoul der with Iron fingers, did he stutter out the truth. The old gods must be propitiated. It was the ancient h<w of the Island, laid down by Tanaga, the first man who came from heaven, that life must pay for life. White Chief ?lld not permit Chlguni's baby to be given to the winds, so Anulgo took Its place. Otherwise birds would not fly, nor salmon run. "Cbechaquo not know. He gone. Me leave but while you eat meat, say goodby to old men, go away to big j cliff across Island. You no catch him. lie make medicine to gods, Jump in sea by now." "He couldn't have reached there al ready. Put on your mukluks and come with me. We may catch him yet." Hut Checbaquo's Jaw set, and he stood like a stone. "I no go. White j Chief beat mo ? kill me ? I no go! Heap bad luck " There was no time to waste, so Eric sped back to ChlgUm's hut. "I'm going to try to catch him," be told Nan. "It's a long, dark trek, and you'd better stay here." "I'm going too. I won't slow you up? and I'm afraid to stay alone." A moment later they were striding across the moors. Nnn seemed fired by the flint of his will: nothing mat tered In the world but to arrive In time. Her little feet flew. Pltfalf nnd stony mantrap In the grass streaked Impotently behind. With Eric rIio felt r kinship, a kind of unity of soul, that was at once solemn and exultant. At last they saw the cliff In grim silhouette against the moonlit sea. On It* crest was a minute black form It might he no more than an odd shaped stone. As they hurried nigh it grew Incredibly In statnr*. It was Anulga, rising from his knees to lift both arms In supplication to the gods of the winds. Between the gusts, they heard him chanting In a thin, waver ing voice. There was no hope of seizing him unawares. He stood on the very sum mit^ an immense granite crag whose hoary brow overhung the sea. It seemed best to advance silently until they could speak to him In quiet tones, then somehow distract his attention from his sacrificial rite until they could steal nearer and take his hand. "I am not asleep ? I am not dead ? ? I am alive," they heard him chant. Then there followed an earnest Invo cation Eric could npt translate; no doubt an entreaty to the old gods of the wind and sea, the spirits that made the birds fly and the salmon run, to take this humble falling life of his In the stead of the new-given life de nied them today. The two intruders had now crept to the base of the rock on which the patriarch stood. "Anulga," Eric called quietly. His chanting stopped In the mlddJe of a note. He grunted an Inquiry. Eric thanked his stars for his 'few Aleut words and Idioms. "Stay where you are. We would make parley." The reply was an excited outburst at the top of the thin voice. Thete j was a kind of tragic dignity -in his sweeping gestures and erect while head; the moonlight showed his eytb sockets like black fissures In his drawn face. "(Jo' on up slowly," Eric muttered to Nan. "It's our only hope now. Maybe 1 can keep him. talking till we get our hands on him." Hut Anulga's spirit was already run ning to meet his gods. Stronger hand* than Eric's seemed to clasp his own. As the two palefaces peered over the rim, he hacked toward the void. Nan's heart was suffocating, so she clung to the ledge, but Eric sprang for the crest. She saw him risk his own neck as he wrenched over the rim, his hand snatching for Anulga's parka. He was too late. "Kou-yudam Agoa gou !" the old man walled, Invoking his heathen gods. "Achidan Agougou!" Then, with a triumphant shout that echoed and trembled among the crags, he sprang Into the sea. Dark water leaped high and drifted down In a nebulous cloud. Eric stood peering over the brink ; everything went black before Nan's eyes as she expected him to attempt a rescue. Rut It would only be suicide ? and the old Island gods had their due already. "Poor old chap," he murmured. Then he turned back, and reaching a hand to Nan. drew her njn beside him. i Long moments passed before they remembered word*. They listened to the sullen roar of the surf, the long splashtngs of the waves against the rock ; they watched the shimmering ! path of the moon across the sea. ... J They were Infinitely alone. It was as j though they were the only living j things on a far planet, the first of man- ' kind to draw breath In some forlorn, I lost universe, Hod-forgotten through the eons. "I'm almost glad we didn't win," Eric whispered at last. The hushed sound did not break the solitude, but harmonized with the swish of the surf and the wind's I breath. "T thoueht you'd come to j that, before lonsr," Nan answered. "Yoft saw It from the first, didn't ' you? Your sensibilities are far finer than mine ? T could see only my own I side. Anulga's time was almost up, anyway. Next winter would probably finish him, slow decav, at last a rattle in his throat, and his old bones thrust In the sea-caves. As It Is, he went i with Agougou's hand on his shoulder, nnd the flush of clory on his face." "P.efter than that. He died for his tribe ? a hero's death. It wns an Illu- ! slon. of course, but a fool's faith Is bet ter than no faith at all ... T didn't ! use to understand that, but T do now." Eric trazed far off. "And a fool's love ? Is better than no love at all, i isn't it?" Something in bis tone mnde her thront catch. Tn the weird mnnn henms, his eyes shrine like glass. T To reached for her hand. Tils touch seemed to complete nn electric circuit. His bend bent. and she snw tils hair blowing In the wind ns hp slowly, irently kissed her fingers. It wns n token of surrender, his second tonight. A few minutes before he bnd bowed down to the stern des tiny thnt exacted nn old mnn's life In payment for a moment's exultation of his soul. Now he bent his bend again ? to bis own hard-bargaining fnte ns It I moved through Nan. lie would no ! longer haggle over the price. TTo | would risk nil, give nil, for one deep j breath of mountain nlr, one rocket rush to the stnrs. Once he bnd snld thnt he wns nfrnld i to sail the strait, but that fenr had passed. If his ship struck the rocks and went down, at least he would see the distant gleam of the harbor lights. | "I've tried to deny It until now," be said gravely. "I was afraid 1 could j never win you. so T didn't dare love you. F knew how It would be with me ? you did too. ? If It once took hold of me, It would never let me ko. It would follow me always" Nan smiled dimly. This was so. Steadfastness, loyalty, unfaltering Idealism were the watch-crH*s of this strong man's life; raclnlly and Indi vidually they were his backbone. Ills mother was the old sen, his father the new North, To one woman only could he surrender, and to her he must give everything. "Now I've got to love you, whether I win you or not," he went on. "You'tt made me, with your beauty ? and youi brnterv ? and Just you." .to hr IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (lly REV. p. B. riTZWATBR. D. D.. Mem ber of Faculty, Moody Institute of Chicago.) ?. 1931. Wostern Newspaper Union. Lesson for September 17 SOLOMON Gof.nvv T^XT-1 KI"K? I rates 'wfth tt, ?T~ Enter Into' hla fourt. wnh ^8fr,V,nBl Rnd ,nto h,? him ?n?w PrRl?e: be thankful unto PRIMA niea?M8 name- Ps?'ni 100:4. Iimmn ? TOPIC? In Ood? House. I In* Co? TOPIC A Kin* Worship- | 1 INTERMEDIATE and senior top- I ^V??.rn,nK to Worship God. IP T? uP|EOP,iE AND ADUI.T top. IC? The Value of a House of Worship. I. Solomon Anointed King (I Kings 1 :fi-40). Tho divine choice as to Du eld's suc cessor had not been known (v. 20) David is stirred to netlon by the com bined appeals of Buthsheba and Na than. At David's command the faithful | three. Zadok. Nathan, and Renalah. speedily anointed Solomon king. II. Solomon's Ac\ ? to Establish His Kingdom (I Kings 1:41-2:40). He not ed certain dangerous elements which if | allowed to develop would weaKen. If not destroy, his rule. 1. Adonijah placed under surveil lance (vv. 41-58). Placing him on good behavior displayed both clemency and dignity on the part of Solomon. Adonl Jah fled to the altar, not to worship Hod. but to save his life. Ills repent ance was not real. Solomon ordered his execution (2:13-25)-. 2. Ablnthar removed from the prlMlhood (2:20. 27). Ho had Joined Adonijah In his plot of usurpation. .1. .Joab executed (2:28-35). Joab was a party to Adonljah's rebellion. Resides this, he had treacherously murdered his rivals In the army. 4. Shimel executed (2:30-40). Sol omon first paroled him and confined him to Jerusalem, but when he broke his parole, had him executed. III. The Divine Favor Upon Solo mon (1 Kings 3:4-14). 1. God's gracious ofTer (vv. 4, 5). Solomon made a lavish sacrifice, show ing that he had strong Impulses to ward the I.ord. This was followed by the Lord's gracious offer. 2. Solomon's wise choice (vv. 6 9). He was keenly^enslble of the difficulty nnci of the responsibility of his posi tion. 3. God's unstinted gift to Solomon (vv. 10-14). Because Solomon ap peared before the I.ord In the proper attitude, God gave him more than he asked for. IV Solomon Building the Temple (1 Kings 5:1-8-8:56). 1. Preparation (5:1-18). He se cured from King Hiram: a. Wood for beams, ceilings, etc. b" S!?,1!68 for the Rrent foundation c. Skilled workmen. (0:i-3S)'e ?rectlon of the temple g a Located on Mt. Moriah (II Chron b Dimensions. Ninety feet long; thirty feet wide; forty-five feet high this on the assumption that the cubit | was eighteen Inches In lengt!:. e. Its contents. (1) Hie brazen alter. (2) The ^er'P? (3> The goldon candlesticks. (4) I he cherubim. i.J' dedication or the temple slated of: service., con a. Rrlnglng up the ark (vv 1-H) The an, ??? tj.p,cnl of Jmu< chr|gL God dwells among his people through Jesus Christ (John 1 :14). (v? sr?H ""T" to ,h<! p"n|"? Mint . , u po,nt?(1 out to them that God had chosen David to he king yet did not allow him to build the tem ple. but promised that his son should complete tho work. 5oC;?S0,?,n0"'S ^di^ntory prayer (vv fnn . 8 prn>'er- Solomon grate f My acknowledged God's goodness In the past, and plead that the promises made to his father should be verified, e asked that God's eyes might bo Po"th at""y ?P?n tOWar(1 1,10 temple, i (l! ,In.rnso of contention he would be their Judge (vv. 31, 32). (2) If smitten by the enemy, even though they had sinned, God would for Kive And restore (vv. 33, 34) (3) In famine, upon confession God would forgive and send rain ' (vv O.I, .{()). (4) In pestilence and sickness, f}n,i would hour and forgive (vv. 3?-40). (?>) In caso of the coming of the foreigner, because of the news of iod s favor toward Jerusalem, his prayer should be heard (vv 41.43) <?> In Kolnfe out to battle, belr cause should be maintained (vv. 4" h 'I',,'' '"k"" ca pi I ve. Ood would <?v. 4<)K)).Pr"ym """ TO""r" | Solomon hleaaea Ihe pen e Holomon olTerln* socrlllee. of thanksgiving (vv. 62-00). WORTH REMEMBERING Jokur Rtlll If? llfft ? 11 fo find light through truth. ? ? ? Ronl prnyor In tho moat Intonso net n mnn porforma. ? * ? Chrlut Incnrnntos In hla own llfo th?? porfpet preoopta, which ho (might to mnn. ? ? ? In tho beginning of cronted thing* w?t And flod flmt and forpmost. He It wrn who erontod nil thing*. THE CHEERFUL CHERUB My culture writ very deep ? I only tkink <t>f Kov; it looks. I simply re^d'tHe, book reviews And tkerv / pretend Ive v\ re^d the ?3 books. ~J\ rtcv^ GOOD PRODUCER "You don't mean to Bay your gar den Is already a success." "Yes, sir." "But a garden Is not supposed to produce so early." "Mine does. I've dug six cans of the finest fishing worms I ever saw." | KEEP AWAY! Mrs. II. ? I hope we will nhvnys he j ahle to keep the wolf from the door. ] Mr. B. ? Well, If he comes to this flat he's sure to find the doorbell out of order. GOES FARTHER He ? I wish I could tell you all that's In my heart. She ? Oh, Just let your money talk. EXCEPT? "After nil, life In Just n matter of paying your money find taking your choice, you know." "Yes; except when It's n matter of paying your money and taking your chnnces Instead." SOFT PEDAL ON She? 1 have Just Jolno?l the antl gos Rip league. He ? 1 suppose the Idea Is to confine gossip to your own members and not let It got outside. Hot N*wi "We'd hotter make a front page story of this wedding," remarked the editor. "Why?" nsked the society report er In surprise. "They aren't very prominent |>eople." * "That may he," he replied, "but thtfl Is the first account of n wedding you have turned In for age* that hasn't had as a last line, They will reside with the bride'* parents.' " ? Toronto (Jlohe. Seeing the Good Things in Life One of the Great Factors in Man's Search for Happiness. , Happiness consists largely In the appreciation of the good things which occur ? the things which are bless ings. These may be temporal bless ings or spiritual experiences The persons who recognize their bless ings and give thanks for them find llf^ has a wonderful side. There Is seldom a day when something does not occur which is pleasant, which averts misfortune and thereby be comes a blessing, or which is a posi tive Joy and satisfaction. Kvery day does not bring great events, but there are the occasional days when there Is one outstanding event for which to give thanks, and others when an accumulation of smaller good things combine to bring equal happiness. To experience the pleasure which good things bring, two matters are essential. First, the person must recognize the blessing, and. second, he must rejoice in it. It Is not enough that one has the experience. It must be seen as a blessina and If must be delighted in. One can scarcely be happy over a splendid occurrence, unless lie recognizes it. Unfortunately there are thousands of persons who are blind to the good things of life, but have keen sight for each smallest misfortune. They live lives of apprehension, of Jnylosg days and sleepless nights, not he cause they fail to have good things happen to them, but Just because they fail to recognize such things. Those who would experience hap piness will find they must look fur blessings. This is no mere vapid statement. It is a positive fact. One mechanical aid to happiness through recognition of pleasant occurrence Is the keeping of a line a day book In which those things only which make for happiness are set down. Let no day go by without Jotting down some thing good which has been recognized as such. Do not be discouraged If some days are lean, especially at first. Gradually the appreciation of blessings grows. This will be found true partly because the mind comes to see the good with clearer vision, and partly because It will be discov ered that what seemed a small bless ing had tar-reaching results for good In later developments. A sharpening of one's blessings brings its sure re ward In happiness. ?. 1933. Hell Syndicate. ? WNi; service. 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