Friday, April 6, 1931
LA flRANW'j EVENINO OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE.
Paire Three
Payrolls In U.S.
- Industry At Best
PointSincel931
WASHINGTON, Apr. 6 UP) Pay
rolls la American, manufacturing In
dustry hit a new high In February,
creating peaks in both wages and em
ployment untouched since early 1D31.
The department of commerce, an
nouncing this, added that probable
further Improvement In March would
eupplant these figures, but that only
Incomplete estimates for the month
were available.
The department stated that a
swelling In manufacturing payrolls
of 13 per cent in February as com
pared to January constituted the
greatest one-month Improvement in
15 years.
A six per cent gain In actual fac
Judith Lane
bp JBAMK BOWMAN
SYNOPSIS: Big Tom Bavins'
death breaks up Judith and Nor
man Lrjtio'A masquerade ball.
Judith was formerly Ilia Tom's
secretary, and has promised him
to carry out his plans lor the Rio
Diablo dam and reclamation proj'
act should he die. Norman iust has
returned from the llevins house,
where he was called bu SJathlle
Bavins. Judith's would-be rival.
Now Norman tells Judith he finds
ha "is man-led to a millionaire
stenographer."
Chapter 14
"RIGHTFUL HEIRS"
X'ORMAN snt down on (lie conch,
but this time Instead of drawing
Judith Into the circle of his arm, he
faced her.
"What did you mean about a mil
lionaire stenographer?" she asked,
with serious lntcntncss.
"A reportor Just telephoned and
asked me how It felt lo be married
to one. Judge E. C. Morgan has Tom
Bevlns' will, he' died It In probate
court this morning. And"
"Norman ... go on.''
"Ho loft you the b-ilk of his es
tate, sovorul million dollars and the
controlling Interest In the Uevlns
Construction Company. His wife
and daughter will be cared for
throLgh a trust fund."
He paused and waited for Judith
to say something but she sat mute,
staring into the flames.
"Judith," there was a note of Irri
tation In his voice, "haven't you any
thing at all lo say?"
Judith looked up. her cheeks chalk
white, her eyes limpid with unshed
tears "What can I say?" she asked.
"Aren't you surprised . . . Judith?"
and now she heard suspicion in his
voice. "You didn't know this was
coming did you?"
"No, Norman," she spoke with
firm honesty, then added, "at least
not tills way."
"You moan you expected money?"
he asked.
"No, I really didn't."
"And under tho) clrciimstnnccs
you'll return it to the rightful heirs,"
be suggested gently.
Judith tooked ut her husband a
forecast of pain to come In her eyes.
To whom was her loyalty more Im
portant, the ghost of a memory, or
this man beside her?
Guardedly, she answered, "Nor
man, I think wo'll find when the will
Is read, .hat the money and the com
pany stock has been loft me in trust.
not for my personal use."
"But of course that will be depriv
ing Mrs. Bevlns, the rightful heir,
from using it as she would prefer."
Judith looked up in surprise. She
started to ask if the money had not
been earned by Big Tom, then real
izing he would see only the ethical
side of such a question, countered
with: "Let's wait and see 'or our
selves what the will contains. What
else did the reporter want to know?"
"A million and one things. He
wanted to know why the old gentle
man left his fortune to you, his
stenographer, instead of his right
ful heirs . . ."
"Norman." Judith jumped to her
feet, "if you say 'rightful heirs' to
me again I'll scream. As if I could
help what I didn't know was going
to happen."
CHE wheeled from him and ran to
the llttlo glassed-in sun-porch
and throw herself onto a wicker
couch. But there was no time for
tears, Llge was beside ber, the tele
phone In his hands.
"Miss Sanford." he soid.
"Hello, Judy," Clla's friendly voice
came across the wire, "hate llko the
dickens to call you at a time like
this, but I'm determined you're go
iny to have your say. Every biddy In
town will be tearing your reputation
U. shreds by nightfall and . . . well,
how about it child, what spell did
you taai over Big Tom to have him
leave you five million?"
"Five million?" nuestloned Judith,
then, "Clia, I swear I didn't know
anything about it, but please, say
'or mo that I'm hoping Mr. Bevlns'
heirs will withhold judgment until
the will Is read. Say if 1 have been
left anything at all . . . and Clia. I
give my word of honor I don't know
"hat the will contains ... but ( 1
have been left anything, It has been
left for me to carry out some busi
ness for him, and not for my per
sonal use."
There was silence at the other end
of the wire. Judith heard dim noises.
The far bun of a news city room,
click of typewriters, call of 'Tele
phone Curley, tako booth 2' and
'Copy up,' then Clla's voice again.
"Judy, did I start this, telling you
about the Lampere-Marltellan con
f:rence in the (lie room?"
"I believe so, Clia. But don't say
anything about it. It might put the
other parties on guard. I can trust
you, I know."
tory employment during txio month
as compared to January was recorded
as having bean exceeded only three
times in 15 years.
None of the figures included the
splurge of pay Increases recently an
nounced In the steel, automobile and
other industries, many of which go
,nto effect this month.
The NRA was disclosed today to be
watching such data Intently, while
garnering more of its own.-
COUNTY COURT
ENDS SESSION
The Union county court concluded
Its sessions yesterday afternoon at
tho court house and reported a very
light docket for the April term.
Among the items of routine business
which were presented were a road
petition and a petition to vacate a
street, both of which were carried
over until the May term of the court.
"You bet you can. Well, Kiddie, It
looks to me like you're tn for a
tough time. I'll pull what wires I
can to see you get a decent break.
Most of the boys know you and
they'll play fair.
"The Union, however, may take
Lampere's word that you're the orig
inal office vampire . , . gosh, Jude, if
you weren't so good looking, this
would blow over In no time . . . but
print your picture alongside of a
story like that and nobody but your
friends will believe Big Tom left bis
money for business only. Call me if
I can help you, I'll keep you in touch
with any fresh dust Lampere raises."
"Judy." Norman stood on the
threshold, looking down on her.
"Honey, I'm sorry. 1 know you can't
help what has happened. Even if it
is irregular for a man to leave his
fortune to a stenographer, I don't
know what made mo talk like that
to you."
Judith stretched peach clad arms
toward her husband and pulled him
down beBlde her "probably bo
cause I was a stenographer . . . that
socms to be the chief bone of con
tention according to Clia . . . but
more probably Norm, because you
haven't had any sleep. It must have
been a strain at the Bevlns, then
having Clia send for bulb- you and
Doctor Kelly."
Norman gave a wan chuckle
"Mathilo was actually angry. Said
one might think he waa your father
Instead of hers."
"He was almost that, Norman.
Ho'd have taken me Into life home If
Mis. Bevlns hadn't balked him, not
that I wanted to live within a hun
dred miles of her, but he was a
darling. You had to work with him
day after day to really appreciate
him. Wait until his fjjnojaj and
you'll understand. "Ills 'poorllrigs,''
the people he quietly helped, will bo
there."
THE funernl was an ordeal. Ma
thlle had Insisted f'orman bo
seated with the mourners. Norman
had quietly refused unless Judith
were invited and Mathilo had yield
o' with characteristic ungracious
ness. "I'm sorry, Judy," he apologized
when asking her to overlook Ma
Utile's attitude. "I wouldn't ask you
to do it, but considering how close
our two families have been, jtnd
that I'm the only innu left In the
two, I could hardly desert them at
a time like this. 'You won't mind,
will you?"
Judith didn't mind whore she sat.'
Numb with sincere grief she scarce-'
ly realized Mathilo was only kept
from edging her away from Norman
by his firm grip on her arm and his
mother's, leaving tho two Bevin3 wo
men to Morton Lanipcre, who had
graciously offered his services.
Judith surveyed tho great floral
display with awe. Sho had known
Tom Bevlns admired, beloved . .
but this, and then her quick eyes
took note of nosegays of wild flow
ers, withered, tied with shabby bits
of ribbon. An understanding attend
ant had tucked these in among the
gorgeous blossoms which blanketed
tho rest. Big Tom would have pre
ferred these gifts of hfs poorllngs.
There were photographers pres
ent as the imposing cortege made
Its way through the city streets,
kindly for the most part, gracious
and thoughtful with the exception
of one. The following da' Judith
found tho Union with a blurred pic
ture of herself, Mathlte and a hazy
Norman, under a caption
"Millionaire Stenographer and Be
reaved Daughter Mourn Together as
Prelude lo, Will Fight."
Judith wondered whera they had
obtained information that there was
to be a fight or quarrel of any kird.
Norman had not mentioned any . . .
but then he had scarcely spoken to
her since the morning following Mr.
Bevlns' death.
He had gone to his office and re
turned saying Mrs. Bevlns bad re
tained bis firm to represent ber In
terests and that Lampere would han
dle everything.
That afternoon, accompanied by
Judge Morgan, sho entered his con
ference chambers and there con
fronted those who wore Interested
II the reading of the will: Mrs. Bev
lns, Mathlle, Lampere, and her own
husband, Norman Dale.
As soon as she was seated the
Judge handed her a letter. She
glanced at the writing In shocked
surprise. It was from Tom Bevlns.
She opened It and read:
"Dear Child: You are about to
face a grueling ordeal. 1 realize this
and write to strengthen you."
Tears blurred her reading
(Copyright. by Jeanne Bowman)
Judy listen,, tomorrow, to a vote
from the grave. .
Bank Clearings In
12.6 Pet. Increase
NEW YORK, Apr. 6 W) Dun &
Bradstreeta reports a furtiier rise In
bank clearings. The total for the
week ended April 4 at leading Am
erican cities waa 14.823,053,000, or
12.0 per cent above last year.
OREGON TRAIL
TRAVEL GAIN
IS REPORTED
(Continued Prom Page One)
4,117 for January and February, to a
new total of 8,086, and the March
figures in Oregon allowed a gain
over March, 1933 of 548, or about 15
per cent.
Merchants Encouraged
The local reports are proving very
encouraging to La Grande merchants.
since they show that the tourist
travel through this city so far this
year has been In advance of the gen
eral tourist travel over the state ,
indicating an ever increasing flow of
travel from out-of-state points over
the Old Oregon Trail. A big majority
of tourists who register here also
stop In La Grande either for the
night, or to make purchases. Many
also go into Wallowa county from
this city, thus making two stops
coming and going.
For the lost several years tourist
travel has been an Important item in
retail business sales here, merchants
say, and with indications that the
"tourist crop' this year will be the
largest in several years, sales to mot
orists ar also expected to follow suit.
"Eastertide" To Be
Presented Sunday
(Continued From Page One)
Tenor solo, "It la Finished," E. E.
Hurley.
Chorus, "Finished. And He Bowed
His Head."
Chorale, "O Perfect Life of Love."
PART II. EASTER
Alto solo, "As it Began to Dawn
Toward the First Day of the Week,"
Miss Corinn Baker.
Chorus, "And Behold, There Came
a Great Earthquake."
Soprano solo, "They Have Taken
Away My Lord." Mrs. S. B. Morgan.
Tenor solo, "Woman, Why Weepest
Thou." E. E. Hurley.
Tenor scJo, "Come Unto Me," Tom
Bruce.
Chorus, "My Faith Looks Up To
Thee."
Chorus, "Now la Come the Salva
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nothing taken; Courtney homo at
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Fred Huffman, 1001 Eleventh, Mar.
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T. E. Conrad and George Frers homes.
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(Continued rrom rage One)
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Dick Folsom, well known La
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Five Points creek yielded practical
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Fly fishermen could do little with
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