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PAOE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPFOKl), OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932. TAILSPIN TOMMY Theft Of The Padmini Diamond! By tiLKNN CHAFF and UAL fOBBC fBOY CRAZ BrXOPSIR: Uoney and beauty mean little to Hope Hoe, recently made Mr. Dale, since her lather oppoeee her runaway marriage. She ha not heard from Dickey Dale, hrr hueband, elnce Mr. Rose turned him away Irom the houee. Her father hat vren Dickey pri vately, and Injured htm severely in a light. Chapter 20 ' A DREADFUL MI8TAKE HOPE la her room talking to her father whenever ha came. Listening to blm, face averted, silent, unprotestlng. Waiting and waiting and waiting until tired little lines crept around the blue eyes, and a wistful droop around her mouth. Waited, with Sassy In nor lap, as she wrote letter after letter whole sheaves of them to Dickey. These letters she gave to Goody, who bad put In an embarrassed ap pearance the second morning, bring ing Hope news of Mama Ross's dan gerous heart attack and her linger ing Illness. The more questions Goody asked and Hope left unan swered, the more resentful and awk ward the older girl became. For once Goody found herself the favorite of the household. For once she was sought by her father for support and assistance. And Goody gloried in her new Importance. She herself was thoroughly convinced of the madness of Hopo's escapade and felt no guilt In corroborating her father's lie about Dickey's non-appearance. Not a word did Goody breathe of the scene that had taken place In the billiard room the,nlght after the wedding. Never once did she whisper to Hope that Dickey was hurt no one knew how badly and was lying In his grandmother's bouse under a doctor's cere. In Mama Ross's sick room, Goody had stood by the bed (conscious of ber father's broad back as he stood staring unseelngly out of the win dow, and keeping his avorted face from the two women who were plotting) and gravely, sincerely given an oath to her Invalid mother that she would nevor mention the episode to Hope or anyone else. Ooody meant well whon she gavo this dramatle promlso, and Goody was one whose religion It was to keep a promise ai any cost. She never dreamed ber father half bated them both for drawing the knot tighter around Hope's disillusion ment. How could she guess? She couldn't see the half sneer on his face, or the look of disgust and re sentment In his tired, hurt eyes. , , , She was concentrating upon Mama's urgent, balf-hysterlcal prat tlo. . . . And each lettor that Hope en trusted to her sister with tearful pleadings that she post It right away, Goody brought dutifully to her father. Never dreaming that be halt despised her for carrying out bis orders and keeping his secret so nobly, so elaborately, so sancti moniously. Greater even than that were Goody's glories those days. Not only was she her mother's unfail ing staff of comfort, but Goody was the general supply-house of Infor mation for all of Hope's gang as they phoned the house. It was Goody who effected the final triumph In the breaking of Hope's spirit. Papa Ross, feeling that he had done his share, refused actively to Indulge In the gorgeous dram wheh Mama Ross was enact ing with her superb "heart attack." When, after eight days of waiting to hear an answer to her many let ters, Hope had to face herself and admit that Dickey couldn't have cared for her or suroly he'd make some effort to come to her, wire her, phone her, or speak to her, the child caved In completely. Great was the sorrow, the weep ing and the moaning that went on In Hope's room. I'lllow cases wet with tears, bedspread stained with backing sobs, dresses, blouses, pa jamas ruined from continual sob bing. Hope faced the downfall of pride, of trust, of taltb In love of complete disillusionment. Faced the fact that she had been an Idiot, an Infatuated fool, a cheap and easy mark! Realised that all they said was true! Dickey hat been drink ing; she had only known him a tew months she had lot him waits off and have his own way without a murmur) When finally Hcpe permitted Ooody to lead her to Mama Ross'a darkened and lncen(ed bedroom, she went with some dim under standing of the name Mama was playing. Lying there, weak and trail, begging her child to "come back to her." Instinctively she knew It wa( a part, well acted. And yet. Mama did look 111; and the marks ot suffering and torture were plain to be seen In ber faded gray eyes. JAILED HIJACKERS TOLSDO. Ore., March S3. (API With ball placed at sisoo eac on three sepal ate charges. Paul Remaley. Sidney carrtck and Bert Chapman, all of Portland, await action by the Lincoln county grand Jury In con nection with Sunday's Jail delivery and the hl-Jacking ot liquor held In the Jail here as evidence against three alleged liquor runners. The Portland men were charged with burglary, defacing a public building and with aiding and exist ing prisoners to escape. The grand Jury will meet April JS. Rtai t-.ian oi Imuraace Leave ( K (loue Stum Jut, Beside Mama Ross's bed Hop knelt, her arms stealing around Mama's neck, and ber head bent In weeping It out on Mama's shoulder. -"He didn't love me," sobbed Hope, grateful for the soothlni strokes of Mama's hand on her hair. "He didn't love me, Mama." (Which Is one way, ot course, ol saying "I'm sorry 1 hurt you. Mama, and I waa all wrong.") Papa Ross stole Into the bedroom later and sat by the bed-side wltb Hope on bis lap. In low tones th three talked, after having banished Gondy at Hope's request Then, quite dry-eyed, Hope sat at Mama's desk and wrote the words Papa dictated dryly, weightily: "Dear Dickey: "I want you to know It was all a dreadful mistake. I can see that now. I know you see It, too. I never want to see you again. Pleass respect my wishes In this regard. "Hope." This, written wobbly, In Mama's brilliant blue Ink, waa dutifully fold ed, addressed, sealod and handed to Papa. One letter ot Hope's that was really due for mailing A letter that would be taken out of the en velope addressed to Virginia and put In another addressed to tbe home ot Dickey's grandmother, un der whose care be still lay. .. . A week late' Hope set sail wltb her father, who was slated tor a six weeks' trip through Europe on busi ness. Upon tbelr return they Joined Goody, Mama and Cbaille Rand and his folks at Bar Harbor, Maine. Hope vat chauged. Anyone could see that. Everf Hope herself realised that. Short ot temper. Cold. Sharp, and eager for excite ment. Tireless and ceaseless In ber pursuit of pleasure. Tart and sar castic In her recital ot her runaway marrlagel Talking of It quite with out se!t-consclousncB( every time she was faced wltb tbe sheer neces sity of talking of It, as youth faced youth, and old friends regarded one too kindly, too curiously, or too sympathetically. Talked a little too glibly about ber marriage. But on!& when it was necessary 1 Neveronce did she talk of It in private. Not to Mama, to Ooody, nor even to Judy Hunt, "her grandest friend In the world." Only July and Rusty seemed to understand somehow . . . Tholrs were the only eyes she avoided. Hope had loft off thinking about ber marriage. Scorning the thought ot a man who had so betrayed her. Trembling with rage at the whole male outfit, and bent with vicious determination to make them all suf fer for what one had done to ber. Yet despite her bitterness, Hope kept Sassy by her side. Nursed and petted and ted the white cat as If It were a baby. And If any llvlrfg thing beard the Innermost secrets or knew of the woak moments of heartaches and loneliness. Sassy learned Hope's hidden grief and the true meaning to her new brittle and unfeeling hautour. Sassy learned the aecret and kept It well. Back In town, Hope learned from her father that the annulment suit he had Died was coming up on the calendar at the State Supreme Court late in September. Hope was not required to appear. There was no ploadlng, no chance of Interfer ence; for the annulment of a mar rlage ot Infants Is not a discre tionary matter, but an automatic procedure, Even It she wished. Hope could not have opposed It. Even, she mused, had she and Dickey faslstod they wanted to be married, they would have bad no rolcel All thnt counted In the world ot law on such mattors ot Infantile love, was Papa Ross. Papa and Papa's lawyer, and one thousand dollars. It was a funny day. A day that broke hnr heart On the night that her annulment came through, Hope let her gay and defiant banner slump Into the mud of defeat. Try as she might, she simply could not face the huge party that was being given at Charlie Rand's. She pleaded forgiveness from the passive Goody, and phoned Rusty, who was to escort her, and made explanations; pleading a headache with those at home, and shut hersolt into her room. From that night onward Hope was grown up. Bravely she faced her circle Restless, moody, Hope had a dif ficult battle to fight, and as long as people left her alone she fought It superbly. But no longer would she entor Into "Installment bargains" about drinking, and Papa Ross did not press his point. Papa Ross had less and less opportunity to press his points with his blonde and blue eyed youug rebel. (Copyright, rtro'e Perktne) Hope Itarnt wMt Oichty thinks shout har, In the next Installment. But how n she at hlmt F E COAST INADEQUATE OAKD1NKR. Ore. Marrh 3S. 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