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By Arth r Parry.
A whale 1 cavorting In th. water.
adjacent to the metropolis, and Port
land hunter, .hot at the monster lor
two days, without hitting th. skipper
1 of an ooean going liner. ,
Th. valley' U now getting light
whines and 3.76 per oent cheer.
TUKY SHOULD KNOW
(Press Dispatch)
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. (AP)
Polks who talk hard times ahould
ba ashamed of themselves, In th.
opinion of Russell M. Clark and
hi. wife, Alslna, who have been
married for sixty-five years.
War has been declared on colds
among tha kids, but it will never
amount to muoh until the parsnU
are forced to run around In tha in
vigorating chilliness, with their knees
and shins bare. .
. Write. "Puezled Charles" to Cyn
thia Grey, In th. Portland Telegram:
"I make no headway with my adored
one, though I often have told bar
mother all the sweet things I think
of her." Charlie, you have the right
Idea, but are barking up tha wrong
tree.
Prom a humanitarian standpoint,
war In tha Orient would be a alap In
tha face for the so-called civilization,
but from an economic standpoint it
would b. something els. It would
ralsasa th. gold reserve of Japan, and
eaus. th. sewing machine plant, of
America to make bullets, bombs, and
blundarbusses. Russia threatens to
get Into tha turmoil. This would ba
a fiss thing for Russia and tha rast
of tha world, as both have been suf
fering from Russian orneryness long
enough. A Russian army always
runs, and running la th. only thing
they do with courage. They did that
very thing with disgusting regularity
all through the Oreat War. Tha ef
ficient German, could not oatcb
them, so tha ahort-legged Nipponese
would have no chance. One mad
Chinaman, If ba could get close
enough, would rout a regiment of
whiskered Blava. Th. League of Na
tions, tn stead of endeavoring to pre
vent Russia from entering tha Far
last conflict, should flnanoe the
entry, and ba liberal about It.
CULTURAL CRITICISM
(lleppner News)
Place, of business receiving a
new front in th. way of paint
are th. Shelly Baldwin furniture
store, dene Noble and Snyder
saddlery and repair shop and
' Mahrt eleotrlo store. This 1.
rather a sedate shade of brown.
Some bright window trimming,
would add no doubt.
I don't like to read books; they
muss up my mind. (Henry Ford.)
Wherein, literature should crumple
up like a lender.
Th. Young Squirt Division of care.
ful shooters and autotsU are behind
with their havoc.
"Collegian Refuses $8000 Cat"
(Hdlln. BP. CaU-Bulletln.) Leave
the cat out and eee what higher edu
cation has done for him.
Jeff Hlnze made a business trip to
central city Friday. He returned
with a new top on his car which was
destroyed by fire soma time ago.
(Alc-lon press.) It's a good trick.
Tha dirt farmers have
throwing tha dirt again.
started
FASHIONS
Always the afreets, no matter where
you go,
And always buildings looming
straight and sheer;
Always square windows rising tier on
tier.
And always crowds on crowds that
move below.
Surely those silent blocke, who may
not know a
How fashions have their days, believe
it queer
That while they atay tha aame from
year to year
These humans change with all tha
winds that blow. ,
How ean thoy guess, those many.
windowed wall.,
That they It really Is, not men, who
ojhange.
That times are yet to be far ages
when
These humans will dig out their
burled halls?
And though their speech ba new,
their fashions strange,
They still will be th. same queer
people men. (New York Sun)
KLAMATH FALLS Plans being
made for dedication of $170,000
from local stockyards,
Do WeNeed an
N EASTERN contemporary
selling on the New York
It points out that short selling has sent the stock market as
far below intrinsic values, as
It maintains that the present
sponsible for the unexpected
responsible for the delay in
We don't doubt the truth of
wisdom of passing another prohibitive law to correct the situa
tion.
Far better, in our opinion,
its own house in order, which
rectors, without compulsory legislation.
WHAT is needed, as we see it, is not a change in fundamen
tal laws, but a temporary change in Stock Exchange pro
cedure to meet the present emergency.
Moreover, we believe the country has too many laws already
Prosperity can't be legislated,
islated. Both are controlled by
man-made laws, but natural laws.
Legislation may facilitate
physical, but it can't create it.
the Stock Exchange can undoubtedly do, all that any law could
do, without involving the dangers and complications of more
sumptuary legislation.
True
QPAIN is running true to
" cated, we predicted the real clangor to the new republic
would not come from the royalists but from the radicals, not
from Alfonso m Paris ; but from
The break with the church
prediction. One of the main
It is a basic theory of the Beds, that the church must be de
stroyed, before the millennium
because the church represents
pie," but because it represents
AOMMUNISM is as bitterly
as it is to absolute monarchy. It is as bitterly opposed to
Protestantism as to Catholicism.
are being crushed as ruthlessly, as the followers of the old
Greek church. V
So this break with the church
its, is merely the logical next
republic; and the establishment
tariat.
As the Czar was followed
unless all signs fail, Alfonso
Azana and then
The Spanish equivalent of
Why Not Be Consistent?
C PEAKING of Russia, we know ft man 'in Southern Oregon
J who prides himself on being 100 per cent Bolshevik. He
maintains that. the capitalistic system has failed; that Russia
has as oertainly discovered a new and better form of govern
ment as our forefathers did, and all that sort of rot.
He often visits this office for a talk he is a great talker.
On his last visit he inquired among other things if nnyone could
have made-a more complete failure of governing this country
than has President Hoover.
"Banks and business houses failing, losses in security values
of 100 billions, etc, etc.; what a complete flop," and he carried
on at a great rate.
"But why call that failure 1".. we inquired. "As a thorough
going Bolshevik you detest private wealth, yon abhor dividends
and coupon clipping, you regard poverty as the sure sign of
virtue j you beliove the less a man has the better citizen he is.
The curso of this country, you say, is this mad .pursuit of
wealth. True, in your own business you try to make all the
money you ean, but that isn't your fault it is, so you maintain
the fault of the system."
M'T'IIEN WHY COMPLAINT
capitalist, or what yon
complain, for such losses in wealth, such benighted materialists
regard as undesirable.
"But YOU don't The less filthy
you like it. Instead of regarding
such a complete failure, you should regard it as a sensational
suocess, To be consistent you should wait until prosperity re
turns. Then, whoever happens to be in the White House, you
would be perfectly justified in lambasting, for bringing all the
material blessings to this country that you deplore." t
Marvel of marvels, our Bolshevik friend didn't have a "conic
back." But he will have the next time he comes-around. He
is a great talkor.
Sundown
STORIES
aay
TIIR VAM AIH.n BANDAGE
By Mary (Irahani llonner
Th. water was very blue. Tha lo-
Uage around the Island was very dif
ferent from that around the place
when John and Peggy lived, and the
native were div
ing and swim
mlng and almost
living In the
water.
"Where have
yqu brought us?"
asked Peggy of
tha pilot of their
plan..
"We're probab
ly on an Island
In th. Pacific
ooean," aha add
ed. "You are I" said
the pilot, "and I'm going to leave
you here."
A native apokt to John. "You
wtaij in -cv
Anti-Bear Law?
wants a law passed against short
Stock Exchange.
tha bull market sent them above,
"bear pool" has not only been re
severity of the depression, but is
recovery.
this statement, but we doubt th
if the Stock Exchange would put
it can do through iU board of dl
any more than health can be leg
certain fundamental laws, not
recovery to health, financial or
And in this particular instance
to Form
form. When King Alfonso abdi
Stalin in Moscow.
supports the soundness of this
props of communism is atheism
can be established. Not only
religion, "the opium of the peo
tradition and authority.
opposed to republican democracy
In Russia toduy the Baptists
and the expulsion of the Jesu
step toward the overthrow of the
of the dictatorship of the prole
by Kerensky and then Lenin, so
will be followed by President
the Soviet Dictator.
We oould understand why
term a 'smug bourgeoise,' might
'
lucre you see about the hotter
the Hoover administration as
might care to diva down Into the
water and bring up a pearl oyster,"
ha said,
"I'll tell you Just where to dive
some spot, would not be safs but
seel I don't believe you'll have to
diva at all. Just look at that reef
over there."
There war. oyster, containing
pearl, an right. John found two-
one for each, of them. There, tucked
In on. comer of each of the shells.
was a tiny pearl.
"Do they like pearls?" asked Peg
gy. "I don't suppose they do, but
it always haa seemed funny to me
that oysters should have pearls."
"You sea there are Units when a
bit of sand get. Into tin oyster and
It Irritates him." said the native.
"So the oyster makea a little pearly
bandage until the Irritation la quite
oovered and It Is this pearly bandage
that become, tha valuaol. pearl."
"What a valuable bandage I" eald
Peggy.
"But the oyaters people eat In
your country very seldom use such
a tine kind of pearly oandage so it
you should find a pearl In an oyster
lor your table It wouldn't be a very-
good on.."
But all Pesvy eould think of say
ing was, "What a valuable bandage."
Tomorrow "Vst, er HI4U."
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Thanks, Japan.
Gold, Going Out,
Cold Feet, High Up,
Pullman Berth For Two.
Copyright King Feature Synd. Ino
Draw in your breath in Ori
ental fashion and thank Japan
with a deep bow. Her states
men do not want us meddling
with her affairs, and they de
mand that the League of Na
tions concel our invitation to
help in the row between China
and Japan. Be grateful to the
Japanese for doing for us what
our own government does not
do. But do not be sure that
we shall keep out, even with
Japan's none too compliment
ary assistance. .We have men,
we have money; Europe likes
to use them.
Trouble in China and Japan
begins as usual. Japan discov
ers that it is necessary to take
"protective measures" and
send in protective forces. Ja
pan is worried about the pos-;
sibility of danger to a small!
Japanese military outpost. Such
little things are kindling wood
for a great fire.
The Federal Reserve Bank report.
constant withdrawal, from our gold
supply. For Instance, yesterday France
took $42,148,000 more of our gold, re
questing that a large part be sent In
American $20 gold pieces. The French
like to collect them.
Nearly a thousand million dol
lars In gold baa been taken from our
supply within four weeks. That
should make somebody thoughtful.
You 'will learn 'with Interest that
France has balanced her budget
"without resorting to loan., Increas
ing taxes or drawing on tha sinking
fund."
Our budget balance I. out of gear
by more than a billion, England can
not balance her budget that requires
four billion pound., and knock, down
the value of her pound to deoreaee
the real amount of her debt.
The French are able flnanolers and
business people. Their head men will
soon be here In tha United States to
prove it to us, and we ought to learn
something from them.
M
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts
says the duty of buslneM leaders Is
to restore prosperity and end the
slump, and if business leaders dont
do It, tha lawmakers will.
It will be Interesting to sea ' Just
what the lawmakers do. Unfortu
nately, you can't make prosperity by
law any mora than you ean make
total abstinence by law.
Mr. Hyde, secretary of agriculture,
talk, plainly on tha radio: "The
stock market lies. It doe. not tell
the country's real condition." That
is true; It tells you now high finance
Is shoveling out at any price tha tens
and hundreds of millions of ah ares of
stock that It printed when fool, were
buying them. 4
Mr. Hyde also aay "cold feat In
high places" cause trouble, also a
fact. Th. heart knoweth bl. own
bitterness. Those in high places
know what fearful "Junk" they un
loaded on the public during the
boom. No wonder their feet are cold.
They would be froaen If this were
not, a. Lord Northcllff. used to say,
"a very docile people."
The Pullman company, oompelled
to cut dividends yesterday for lack
of earning., request, permission to
make a small extra charge of 90 per
oent when two sleep in on. berth.
The demand la reasonabla. Hotels
charge more for two In a room. When
Oeorge M. Pullman sold berths In his
first car running from Chicago to
Springfield, each berth waa sold to
two as a mattsr of course, and each
one paid his half.
You know the story about tha In
dignant passenger who wild to Pull
man: "I cant sleep with that long.
legged man In tha berth; his kneee
are In my back." The long-legged
one waa Abraham Lincoln.
The Pullman company should get
lis extra charge for two In a berth.
e
Thomas A. Kdlson's end 1. near.
Ha has lain In a stupor for two
days, and tor several daya has been
unable to drink water or other fluid.
He baa eaten nothing for ten days.
The task of leaving this Ufa In
which ha has worked so hard wlU
son ba over. And hi. nam. will lira
when th. so-called "great" of his day
shall ba forgotten.
As France go there In tha gold of
tha world, by tens, hundreds, thou
sand, of million. "La Matin" of Paris
say. without a am lie: Gold cornea to
Franca because "holder, of capital
also to transfer their holding. 10
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D.
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to dUe.se,
dlagnusu or Irreatm'nt wu be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped self
addresrd envelope Is enclosed Letters shontd be brief and written In ink.
Owing to the large numbei ol utters received only a few can be answered
here. No reply can - be u.d to querlee not conforming to Instructions.
Address Dr WlUUm Brady in oarr tha Hall Tribune.
THE DEAD FINGER SEASON IS ON.
As soon u th. weather becomes
chilly, write, a Chicago man, the
third and fourth fingers on my left
hand go "dead." By that I mean they
turn to a clay
color and get
cold and have no
feeling In them,
and some times
it Is an hour or
more before they
are normal again.
I am 41 years of
age and have had
this trouble only
in the past two
years, and always
when it get.
cold ,
A Broklyn woman complains in the
same man that when the dull, chilly
ciammy weatner cornea and the tem
perature Is below es her fingers and
sometime, the hands up to the wrist,
become what .he calls dead. The
nails look purple and then black.
This condition last, from half an
hour to flv. hours. She is 45 year,
old and ha. had the trouble for seven
years.
A Los Angeles man describes
similar trouble In the toes of one
foot.
Dootora call this affection Ray
naud', affection. In some Instances
It becomes progressively worse and
eventually actual grangrene of the ar
fected fingers or toes occurs.
In some cases th. cause of the
trouble Is apparently chronlo arsenic
poisoning, usually occupational, some
time, from exposure to arsenlo In
dye with which some fur garment 1.
dyed. As we have told here previously,
tha doctor can confirm his suspicion
of chronic arsenic poisoning by
comparatively simple clinical test. He
first ascertains by ordinary chemical
test how much arsenlo 1. being elim
inated thru the kidneys (there Is
normal trace of arsenic In the urine
of a healthy person). Then he In
ject. Into a vein a smaU dose of
sodium hyposulphite (photographer's
fixing agent.) If this produces a dls.
tlnct Increase In the amount of ar
senlo exerted In the urine, It Is reas.
onabla to conclude the patient lias
ohronlo arsenlo poisoning. The same
chemical, either Injected Into the
vein or taken Internally in larger
doses over a period of a few weeks, Is
one of tha best treatmenta for such
poisoning, and this treatment haa
proved of extraordinary benefit In
some oases of Raynaud's disease.
Another treatment which Is giving
muoh satisfaction In advanced cases
of Raynaud's disease la surgical re
moval of the ganglia of the sympa
thetic nerve near the .pine. This
operation Is simple enough and a
minor on. ao far as the risk. Is con
cerned, but It call, for exact knowl
edge of tha nerve anatomy Involved.
If the operator overlooks any delicate
filaments of the nervo structure he
seeks to remove, the patient will not
enjoy the full benefits anticipated.
For symptomatic relief of the
"dead" fingers, heat in one form or
another Is most effective. One suf
ferer mada for himself a little oven,
peaceful country,
their wealth Into
stability."
while converting
money of proved
Premier Bennett of Canada saya
tha worst of the world's troubles are
over, "some nation must start a re
covery, why not Canada?"
Tha recovery ought to be started
by this nation, and It will be before
long. It would have started some
time ago, except that financial Insti
tutions had flrat to shed their burden
of worthless stocks, while sacrificing
good properties, for the soke of the
magic word "liquidity.
f
Talks ID
V
&g parents
How To Criticize
(By Alice Judson Peale)
Criticising our children may be
either a method of education or t
particularly cruel form of punish
ment. It all depends on how It la
done.
Undoubtedly children sometimes
are able to profit by a criticism
made bitterly and In a spirit ol
hate, but It Is a learning accom
panied by reciprocal feelings.
Such learning Is expensive In
terms of character development and
only seldom can be worth the price.
There Is nothing that a child can
learn tn a spirit of reaentment that
he cannot better learn tn a spirit
of love.
Surely any criticisms which
parent makes to bis child should
spring from what the child senses
as a desire to help htm to become
his best self, rather than from
wish to batter htm Into shape.
whether he likes It or not.
If, when we crttlclee our chil
dren, our feelings toward them are
right In this fundamental way
there will be little danger of our
saying the wrong thing.
Tet It Is Important that even a
child old enough to listen to a gen
eral criticism of some phase of hts
behavior be helped to understand
the validity of what he la being
told through Illustrations In terms
of Immediate experience.
General remark to the adoles
cent on the subject of his Irrespon
sibility may leave him with only
a confused wish that he were dif
ferent, unless he Is told also t'nst
how he can learn adequately to ls
chirge his responsibilities.
Dont criticise your child Impul
sively Think out what you want ,
to say and put It into such terms
that be can use It constnictlvelv.
consisting of a portion of an old
glov. with finger tips cut off, tacked
to the frame or base board, and an
ordinary 29-watt frosted eleotrlo bulb
mounted on th. board so that his
fingers were kept a few Inohe. from
the bulb when his hand was placed
In the glove. Over au a place of
heavy muslin, tacked to the edge, of
the board, oovered his hand and
bulb. He plugged his outfit Into the
bedside socket and enjoyed tha heat
whUe ha slept.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Willow Charcoal.
I char willow twigs in a gaa pipe
plugged with clay and then polish
and whiten my teeth with tha char
coal pencils. Thank, to you I no long
er waste time or money with tooth
brushes or tooth cleansers. I'U send
you some of these charooal pencils if
)ou wish. (R. J. A.)
Answer Willow charcoal Is the fin
est charcoal for any medlotnal pur
pose. Charcoal helps to whiten and
polish teeth. But why bother? Tony
the perpetual Pup Is nearly 7 years
old now. and his teeth are still white
and sound, and Tony and I never
give a thought to cleaning our teeth.
We both take a nip of lodln one or
twice a week. If that makea any dif
ference, and Tony gnaw. bone, while
I chaw carrots, turnips, radishes, eel
ery or lettuce for my calcium, pho
phorus. Vitamin and tooth exercise.
No fleas on us either. Tony some-
times has a bath.
Distressing Ignorance.
Please put something In th. paper
about the clanger a tuberculosis pa-
tlent's family Is subjected to. The pa
tient Is my mother. She absolutely
refuses to take precautions, and
coughs terribly In all directions, and
will drink and leave th. glass for the
children to use after nor . . . B. F.
T.)
Answer Such a patient should be
sent to a hospital or snnltorlum for
a course of training In behavior and
good treatment. She la . menace to
everybody around her. Surely she does
not wish to give the disease to those
who love her or serve uer or to those
whom aha loves. The children, and
all other, who have come within her
range, should now be carefully ex'
amlned, and again six montha or
year from now, for signs of early tu
berculosis, for It Is not unlikely that
they have already contracted the dis
ease from the patient.
' Her Id I ty.
We adopted our son. Ha 1. now
years old and apparently a fine, heal.
thy boy. Some friends raise questions
of acridity. We are not raising the
parents, but our doctor had a We.'
serman test given the boy before we
adopted him and pronounced him
healthy. (Mrs. B. O. L.)
Answer Give the boy wholesome
bringing up, a good example, a good
education, and don't worry about
heredity. You did the right thing
It Is alwaya best to have your own
physician examine the child you pro
pose to adopt, and determine defl'
nltely that there is no congenital dls.
ease such a. syphilis present.
(Copyright John F. Dine Co.)
F light o Time
(Med ford and Jackson County
History From the Files of Th.
Mull Tribune of 20 and 10 Years
Ago.)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 16, 1921
(The Day Waa Sunday)
Southern Oregon chamber of com
merce to meet.
Ralph Hand and Walter Miller to
wrestle for middle championship of
America.
Joe Blackburn and Battling Frlck
to meet at Nat.
Defense rests In Brumfteld case.
Doctors declare defendant Insane.
Iowa governor warns nation, "Worst
depression in history on horizon."
Lyda Southard, "Lady Bluebeard of
Idaho," fed dying husband hambur
ger steak and hot toddy.
State mllltla on coast may
called out to halt railroad strike.
be
"Sowing
Page.
the Whirlwind." at the
Two Juveniles arrested for speeding
on Main street.
TWENTY VE.4K3 AGO TODAY
October 16, 1911
(It Was Tuesday)
Athlstlcs defeat New York Giant.
and the great Mathewson, 8 to 2, In
ll-lnnlngs. when Frank Baker crashes
out a home run In the ninth Inning
to tie the score. Coombs hurls for
tha winners.
Postal sub-station opened at Main
and' Grape streets, Miss Marlon Mer
rill in charge.
Peter Bourns.' charged with the
murder of Chris Spanos goes on trial
at Jacksonville.
Paul McDonald, left and of tha
high school football team, aim act.
a. manager and antstant coach, and
is trying to arrange a gams with
Hose burg.
City council asked to put on a
'plain clothe, man" for polio, work.
100 foot pole on roof of Medford
Hotel, erected for th. wireless teleg
raphy company, tall, without warn
ing. COQUIUJC F.f FttEgerald pur
chased Sitka Spruce Co. sit. here.
In sponsoring movement In attempt
to extract gold and platinum from
black sand along Cooa-Curry beachee.
KLAMATH FALLS 16 carloads po
tato, shipped out of ber. during
recent day.
BY FREEMAN
imOPSlB! droewM. re
turn of tfeUon Aldertea, after hi
runaway marriag to th maid ol
all work, tnluriatu hit ttepfather.
Fourth Aldergea. Fourth intuit
NeUon ana" hit wifo, Uartha. uHth
oaroattto rofor&ncet to Vartha'o
social inferiority and to Nelson's
taking away with him houtehold
money. Sam aherrill. Fourth'
ttepdauffhter, welcome the couple
and attack Fourth' attitude.
Sam Is ready to eympathiM with
Nelson' wish to live hi own life,
because of her unhaypy situation.
Bhs it in love with Freddy Jfun
ton, but hat become engaged to
Peak Abbott, wealthy owner of the
Express, to help the family's flnan
cial and social troubles. Ths bur
den of the household responsibili
ties is Barn's. Alter Fourth lost
the family money in bad invest
ments her mother trusted Sam,
and when she died left Bam the
remaining money and the stable
where the family now lives.
Fourth comes to Bam with hi re
bellion against Kelson' marring.
Chapter IT
SUICIDE?
FOURTH choked. "1 can't stand
tha thought of It, or the dis
grace ot it. My God, Joan, what am
I going to do?"
' She shrugged. "You might try
making the best of If
"Did you talk to them?"
"I've talked to them." Sam
shrugged again. "Nelson eouldn'i
find a Job."
"They spent all my money,
Fourth s&ld grimly, "and now
suppose they expect mo to support
them until I find Nelson another
Job. That's a good joke!"
"Is ltr asked Bam.
"You know It Is," he retorted
savagely. "They'll never get another
cent oat ot me or spend another
night under my roof. Where have
they gone now to our fish-dealing
relative? I wish him Joy."
"Martha's father hasn't room tor
them."
"Really?. Then where are they?
Walking the streets?"
"No," said Sam calmly, glancing
at him. "They haven't gone any
where. They're npstalrs Just now.
I put them tn Nelson's old room.
"Upstairs!" Fourth took a step
toward her. "What are they doing
there?"
"I suppose they're unpacking.
Fourth laughed with sharp sav-
ageness. "Are they Buffering from
the wild Illusion that they are go
ing to live In this house?"
"Where else can they live?"
"I don't know." Fourth had su
denly become calm. "I'm positive,
however, that they aren't going to
spend a night under this root. I'm
about to go up and tell them that
interesting bit ot news."
"No I" Sam got to ber feet and
came to her stepfather's side. "No,
Fourth. You can't."
"I can." Fourth's contradiction
waa almost stolid.
He turned and was almost at the
foot ot the stairs before Sam spoke.
Then she said quietly: "Haven't
yon forgotten something?"
He paused to stare. "What?"
Sam drew a sharp little breath
"I hate to say It, Fourth, but
haven't you forgotten that this
house Isn't yours?"
His face went white. He came
back to her. "Just what do you
mean by that, Joan?"
"I mean that this house belongs
to me, and that I say that Nelson
and Martha shall stay here. I
mean that I won't have them
turned out by anybody."
"Oh." Fourth ran his Angers
through his white balr. "Yon know
what the real Issue Is, don't yon?"
he inquired heavily at last. "It's
Just a question of whether you'll
have Nelson or me."
I don't see that I don't see why
we shouldn't all be able to live
here."
He shook his head. "No, Joan,
you 11 have to choose."
Sam said: "I can't turn them out
In the street. Fourth."
So?" Fourth leaned back and
smiled. "So that's my answer! It
Is Interesting to know Just what my
stepdaughter thinks of me."
Fourth walked over to the big
cupboard In the corner. He pulled
out a large kit bag. Then he began
to toss hts belongings Into It,
helter-skelter.
Sam said: "I wish you wouldn't
be foolish."
Fourth did not answer. He nut
on his hat and coat, at last, and
stood regarding the ktt bag with a
stony stare. Then he shook bis
head. "What did I pack that thing
for?" he Inquired audibly. "From
all reports, I won't need my
clothes. Not where I'm going."
"Nonsense!"
"Nonsense Is It?" Fourth drew
himself up with dignity. Then be
picked up his month organ, and
walked across the room. In the
open door he turned for t last look.
"Good by, Joan." ha eald In a low
voice, "I hope you'll ba able to get
along."
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HELD IN CENTRAL POINT
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"Thanks, Fourth, ril try."
"Think of me sometimes, will
you?" He swallowed heavily and
closed the door behind him.
Dinner that night was a strange
and not very pleasant meal. Both
Nelson and Sam were acutely con
scious that Martha was seated be
tween them at the table rather than
watting upon It
Whatever conversation there waa
was strained and disconnected, and
Martha did not contribute toward
H at all, "Where's Fourth?" Nel
son asked Sam.
"Fourth?" Sam was Indifferent
"Oh, he had to go to town for some
reason or other."
Sonny scowled. "I'll bet I know
why he went He went or account
of Martha and me. He hates the .
sight ot us."
Sam shook her head. "Fourth
doesn't hate you or Martha either.
He may be a little bit upset Just
now but he'll get over It Give him
time."
Nelson said grimly: "I know
what I know."
Martha had begun to ery silently
Into her handkerchief.
Nelson frowned at her and said
Impatiently: "Quit sniffling, Mar
tha. You're always at It these days,
and It doesn't help.'
Martha told him In muffled tones
that she couldn't help It, and con
tinued to cry.
"You mustn't mind Fourth, Nel
son," Sam went on. "You know
how he Is, and yon know how
quickly he gets over things."
. "You tell him that we won't stay
In this house longer than we can
help," Nelson said. "We'll get out
as soon as I can find a Job If I
ever can."
"What are you going to do? Have
you any Ideas?"
He shook bis head. "Not an
Idea. It's a cinch they won't give -me
my old one back, and I don't
know where else to go."
Sam was thoughtful. "Maybe
Peak can find something for you."
"Peak? Oh, you mean Peak Ab
bott." Nelson nodded and said:
"You're engaged to bin-., aren't you,
Sam? I'd heard about It but I've
been so worried about my own af
fairs that I forgot to say anything
about It I think It's great He's
a swell guy."
"Thanks, Nelson."
Fourth did not come home and at
eleven o'clock Sam decided to wait
for him no longer.
She told herself that it would be
foolish to worry. Fourth, certainly,
was not the kind of man to do what
he had Intimated was his Intention.
To the contrary, he was the sort
who would come home Just as soon '
as he could think of some explana
tion that would leave his dignity
unimpaired. x
Sam was thoroughly convinced
that she was not worried, but at
the same time she was not able to
sleep very well. Fourth had not
returned the next mocnlng when
Sam came down fifteen minutes
earlier than was her custom.
When Nelson and Martha came
downstairs, Sam did not mention
Fourth. She tried to be cheerful
and chatty; a difficult feat In the
face of the obvious gloom that en
shrouded her halt-brother and his
bride. It was a relief to learn that
the pair was going to the city at
once. Nelson In search of work
and Martha to see her mother.
As soon as they had left Sam
went to the telephone. She called
several places where Fourth might
possibly have spent the night, bnt
at none of them could she get any
news. She gave it op, at last and
was staring unhappily out Into the
rain when the front door opened
slowly and Fourth came In.
He was almost a ludicrous sliht.
although Sam felt not the slightest,
inclination to laugh. He walked
with a pronounced limp, and the
rain dripped from his sodden hat
onto his unshaven face. His over
coat was soaking wet and lncred!-
bly wrinkled. He left little pools of
water behind, to mark hts progress
from the front door to the warmth
of the open fire.
Sam regarded him coldly and
totally without sympathy. Instead
ot a feeling of relief at his reap
pearance, shs was conscious of a
growing anger that she bad both
ered to worry about him at all.
'Good morning. Fourth," she said
crisply. "I'm surprised to see you.
Perhaps It Isn't you, however. Per
haps It's your ghost. Suicides al
ways bave ghosts, don't they?"
Fourth groaned and removed his
overcoat "I think." he said weak-
"I think I'm dying."
(Copyright, Freeman Lincoln;
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