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Thursday, April 12, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Page Seven I.-. Judith Lane Jf BYNOI'SIS: Morton Lampere Is I JoVrt to fcmuct ii attack aoainst 'iff Tom Hevius' wilt and aoainst Judith Date, who has been telt the Bevint frtifies to complete Bio Tom's dam on the Rio Diablo. The catch, ii that Norman Dale. Ju dith's husband, is Lampcre's taut partner, and hieml ol Bio Tom's vidoiv and his treacherous dauok ter Uathile. But Judith stands firm behind the promise made Big Tom when she teas his trusted sec retary. Chapter 18 TOM BEVINS 8PEAK8 JUDITH stood up. 3 tie bad removed the small hat and the beruflled Jacket and with It some of her girl islmess. In the plain cream blouse, her hair drawn smoothly back In a coll, she looked more the efficient secretary they had seen at previous board meetings. "Before going Into this, Mr. Chair man, 1 wish to ask one favor. Will . you please look upon me as secre tary to the late Mr. Bevlns, not as the wife of a member of your legal department? "At the time I received the orders from Mr. Devins pertaining to the dam and to be executed In case ct his death, I was not married. I went to his physician. Doctor Kenneth Kelly, to learn the seriousness of his condition. "Doctor Kelly assured me that Mr. Uevlns had every chance to live tc. be a hundred. If he took a reason able amount of care of his health. Dccquso of this assurance, 1 went on with my marriage, which bad sincerely hoped would not be thrown from Its normal course by my return to business." She sat down, conscious that sev eral stockholders were looking at her with new respect Then Morton Lampere began to talk and her at tention was literally riveted to his message. "As everyone present knows, our dearly beloved colleague, so recent ly departed, left five million dollars with tills little lady." Ho paused Im pressively. "He also left her the con trolling Interest In the Bevlns Con- . Btructlon Company." Another pause. Judith controlled an impulse to demand why she had not been called Into the closed meeting U ebe held this power. "Prior to bis departure from this world, the old gentleman had begun tho development of the hobby ol Ills life, the building ot the Kio Diablo Dam- During the survey, word came to mo that be was making a vital mistake, tbnt due to certain phases oi the river bed understandable to engineers only. It was not advisable to follow the natural bed but start un artificial channel through virgin land. "Bevlns refused to listen to rea son and as a result we, the stock holders, ujay suffer complete loss of our Investment. . "In an effort to avert this calam ity, we tho remaining members of the board, ask you, Mrs. Dale, to relinquish your claim on the money left for the purpose of erecting the aam, mat wo may carry cn this work in a safe and sane manner, and In accordance with the advice ot our finest engineers. "We are willing to give you time for your decision. "You needn't," Judith was stand lug, eyes bright. "You may have It now! " pOM'T be hasty," warned Morton U Lampere. "Hasty rM Judith's voice was low. controlied. "Mr. Lampere. the deci sion was made for me by Mr. Bevlns on the night of August 23th. He fore saw all ot this. He even knew thai you would be the one to lead the in surrectlon. "Mr. Lampere, under no condition will I resign! " Judith sat down, trembling with emotion, but with her Kind alert. Slio saw Mathiie whisper to Norman, but Norman did not seem to bear. His face was haggard and .Judith cried In her secret heart for the pain site was causing hlry. "You have made that final, Mrs. Dale," observed Lampere Willi sat isfaction. "Now kindly accept the unanimous resignation of your board md the withdrawal of your stock holders." "The resignations and the with drnwal are accepted," agreed Judith and turned tQ the men who were watcbing her with different expres sions. "May 1 ask what you wish to do with your stock!" "I'd like to get my money while the gettln's good," remarked one man. "If you will make an appointment with my secretary, 1 will attend to that," Interposed Judge Morgan. "And now, gentlemen," said Judge Morgan, "1 would like to read a mes sage to you from this man whom you admired and respected during bis life " NOTICE We have put in a new stock of Feeds, Seeds, Salt and Poultry Supplies. Gaither Ice & Fuel Co. Phone Main 528 BUS SERVICE For WALLOWA, ENTERPRISE, JOSEPH and Way Points. Leave La Grande, Dally 4:10 P. M. For PENDLETON, Way Points Leave 1a Grande, Dally 10:80 A. U. U. P. Stage Depot, ISM Adams Phone MAIN M "I protest," Lampere was on hit feet. "This, this Is entirely out of order." 1 i A low sob from Mathlle Bevaoa caused the distressed focusing ot In terest in her direction. "Mr. Lampere. kindly put this to a vote." Those present voted unanimously to bear the message, and Judith, af ter a quick glance at Norman, turned to the Judge who stood waiting tor attention. "My friends: There has come to 1 me, suddenly and unexpectedly, , knowledge that some o( you are . working to undermine my plans, duo to your desire to exploit tlie ftio Diablo land for eslllsh purpoues. I am warned by my physician vliat ; I haven't time to wait and prove your loyalty and o I am reponlns t all of my ful Hi In the girl who im worked at my side the past four yvars. Judith Lane, daughter of my former partner and Ufa-long trlcud. Emll Lane. 'Miss Lane has in the past carried out my plans with such perfection nt data!!, that 1 reel no hesitancy in leaving my orders for the construc tion of the dnm in her hands. She Is qualilled to uct as a construction engineer, but has preferred to re main as my secretary, realizing her ambition vicariously, through me. It Is this quality In her which makes me feel she will not be swayed by adverso opinions, but will subjugate her individual U.e- -sires . nil carry out my Ideas. "With tho storm of criticism ynicn my will Is hound to ralso about hod it will not bo nn easy tusk, and 1 am asking you who ere my friends in truth to stnnd behind her In tho reorganization of tho company. There will be a reorganization, tor 1 can tee. even now, that the orig inal linn will disintegrate through 'Vatn leaving monoy for the actual construction ot the dam. as 1 feel liquidation ot stock may embarrass the ftnapclal standing of tho old company. However, she will need , tho moral support and the help or stroiiK men ami I om asking you. who listen to this and who under stand, to supply these," Judge Morgan sat down and Jud ith arose. GENTLEMEN," she said, "those ot you who wish to carry on with the- Bevlns Construction Com pany may Join me In Judge Morgan's ofllce in the Oil and Cotton building, immediately after the adjournment here. It, was Mr. Bovlns' desire that the new company be organized and ready to start operation Immediate ly upon the dissolution ot the old, F' tho men at the dam would suffer no loss," "Mrs.-Dale,", Lampere was on his foet, "what do you propose to call this new company?" "Mr. Bevlns proposed that Its present name be retained." "Why, why, you can't do a thing like that. It's preposterous, presump tuous . . , the Idea , , , look at that poor bereaved daughter sobbing her heart out while you, you a mere hirer ling of our behoved friend dare stand there and say that you , . . foil will carry on a company In his name, the nnmo of Tom Bevlns." "Lnmperol" JUslin Cunard.. rer tired engineer, tall, taciturn, ad vanced towards tho two. "You Insult the Intelligence- of this board. Wo are not a Jury In a criminal court to he moved by emotional appeal. It seems to me that Tom bad a pretty thorough idoa of what be was doing when he took his legal affairs away from you. Now. young lady, ''") ready to Jolu you: you may count on my full time It you desire It '' "Cunard," harked Lampere, "It Isn't ethical to carry on or reorgan ize a compauy using the name of a. deceased man against the objections of his heirs." "in this case It's not only ethical but legal." Interrupted Morgan, "for It Is so expressed In the deceased's papers. Now. Mrs. Dale, are you ready to leave for my ofllce?" Judith was suro, In the hours v lilch followed, that she had said the things expected of her, cleared doubts in the mlnd3 of tho seven men who followed them to Morgan's office, discussed the mailers which needed their Immediate attention, but all the time like a low cry, her thoughts raiig, "Norman. Norman." Cunard drove bor home. He bad been made first vice-president of tho newly organized company, and chairman of the new board. Judith retained the position of secretary to tho late Tom Bevlns, President, a peculiar arrangement, which left her free to carry out his pos thumous orders. "And they needn't lose a single day's work," Judith said ot the men a; the dam, as they stopped before Hlllendale. The cottage was aglow with lights and the quaint old-English standard lumps which lighted each flight of LLeps to the knoll were glowing in the purple dusk. Cunard looked at the house, then at Judith and bis usually taciturn features relaxed Into a semblance of sympatny--" Young lady, If an old man's support and confidence mean anything, you have mine." tCopurioht. by Jeanne Bowman) ' Judith steps crisis, Monday. into a domestlo There are more words in a lie than in the truth. Suffer from Backache? Elmer Rom of COS So. 16lh St., Boistf, Idaho, wya : "Some lime ago I had a pain in the unalt of my back. Wlicn I sat down, the ache bec.itoo more severe and I fqlt bo stiff and Bore across my back. My kidneys secmr! to i too freely. Dr. Pierce's A-nuric completely rid me of the backache and kidney wealtnes." AH druRnits. Send lOe to Dr. Flere Clink. UuiTilo, N. Y., for IrUl pkg. "W l)o Our Part," A Complete Printing Service Quality Counts NELSON ?T OUT OUR WAY KMW DEM RUNGS I WIW SOUNDEP SURE CURED VOUR BROKE MAH PllM FALLEN ARCHES, VFALUT ' TO 11 KWlv V CA,NT UNDERSTAND WW If r-v' l3, WHEN. 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