PXGE TWELVE
JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. JfEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932.
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bu Cant Marry
oy juita itieji'xaaam
8YS0P818 : Her own happinete
mutt be tacriUved tor that of her
eouttn Qeorgie, Jenny Itevell de
cide, for Georgia hat btcn kind
to her. Oeorgie it tecretly married
to Eddie Toicntend. but to prevent
her employer dltcharging her,
the hae told him that Jenny it
Eddie'e vile. Dr. Taltae tutpecte
thit trick.
Chapter 8
BLACKMAIL?
"BECAUSE be'i the Old Man!"
" Georgle's laugh was curt, as
her voice. "He never actually ac
cused me of jelling those figures to
the Qortens crowd, so be (eels he
needn't apologize. But he wants me
to know I'm vindicated, all the
. same!"
"I do like him so much." said Jen
ny softly. "Is ha very HIT After I
left he was .olng to see some doc
tors." "He's been 111 for years, off and
on, hut that wcn't stop him living
forever It he wants to, the old
beast!" Georgle's manner was ab
itracted. "Look here, kiddle, I'm
going to send you home In a taxi.
You're not fit to go on foot. And
wben I get In I don't expect to be
late I'll come to see It you're all
right. ... It'll be like old times,
hist you and me "
"No," said Jenny unexpectedly.
'It won't be like old times. Don't
ago and pretty well the only ont
I've kept" ' -
"Ob, but really'
"Before we've got to our coffee I
may not want to be under an obliga
tion to you."
"Perhaps not," smiled Tallas. He
paused, then added: "But long be
fore the coffee you'll And you can't
afford to quarrel with me."
The waiter came back, and they
began to eat Georgle found that
she was hungry: opposition always
stimulated her, and this weedy crea
ture was, It seemed, not an enemy to
be afraid of. He would demand
more than she gave Gill, but not
more than she could afford. But
she must be bold and Arm.
She finished her chop and noticed
that be had hardly touched his.
Opening her bag, she asked, with
out any preliminary:
"Well, let's get on with It? Bow
much?"
He gulped, gasped and took soma
minutes to recover. Then, to her
renewed dismay, he smiled again
and shook his head.
"You're offering me money not to
tell old Matching that you married
Townsend? That's not very Intelli
gent of you. You evidently have
courage, but not Intelligence."
Georgle waved away the waiter,
Wben be was once more out of ear
shot, she said:
I MIR 1
mui ix.r
Blackmail. Tallas
would ask a heavy price.
"Wall," aald Georgia, "hew muehf"s
let'a pretend It will. I went to Mrs.
Blgger'a on my way to Rochester
... Gate, and Eddie has gone."
'rwhere toJ"
: "She thinks to the airfield, but
she's not sure. Hi left word that he
would write. To me. I'll go now,
Georgle, dear. I hope you'll enjoy
i your chop."
. Georgle bit her lip as the slender
figure vanished. She telephoned for
a taxi for "Mrs. Townsend" and
- then, as an afterthought, for an-
' other for -herself. The chop was to
be eaten at seven In a secluded city
. grillroom, and she wanted to be
early. Her host waa Dr. Leslie
Tallas.
Aa she made ready to leave the
building aba lnought of the way bis
vole bad tome over the phone.
"You'll come, won't youT I really
think you must -.ome, By the way,
how Is your cousin's husband, Town
aendT By an odd chance I came
across a chap who's clerk at the
City Hall, where they were married.
Talkative sort of chap. . , , Shall
we aay seven? Somewhere quiet?
I'm a talkative sort of chap, too, you
I see, and I've got one or two things
to say."
Georgle frowned. Fear and hatred
were In her heart Squaring people
like GUI and Mrs. Bigger waa one
thing this significant voice put of
the air waa quite another. Black-
mall, no lesa. And, with those narrow-eat
eyes and thin mouth, Tallas
would ask a heavy price.
Absorbed In her thoughts, she
went down to the taxi and waa
driven downtown. The grill-room
was certainly secluded. It held no
one she knew. She thought she
would choose a table not too much
In a corner and then she found
that, early aa she was, Tallas waa
earlier, He waa standing smiling
by a table In the most secluded cor
ner of alL
8he studied him aa they sat down
and discussed their dinner. He bad
the small eyes and the mean mouth
of her recollection, and ha looked
worn and shabby aa well.
"Do you want to see mo on a mat
ter of business?" she demanded aa
toon at th waiter had left them, -
"You can call It business." His
hands worked nervously. " -.
"Then you'll please let me psy
ay own bill," announced Georgle
calmly. "It's a rule t made years
"I can't give anything bat money.''
"Can't you?"
Georgle'a pulse began to race.
She waited.
"Money isn't of so much use In
the end, Mrs. Townsend I beg your
pardon Miss Revel!. Money is only
an end In Itself. I'd never ask for
money If I could have Informa
tion." "Information?"
"I'd refuse five thousand If I
thought I could find out what the
estimate waa that old Matching
aent by air. Townsend took the
document, you'll remember. And
you'll remember, too, what the fig
ures were. . , , Well?"
"Well?" repeated Tallas after a
long, strange silence. "What were
those figures that Townsend took?"
Georgle stared down Into her bag.
She bad left It open not because
she had any hope that the man
would accept her money after all,
but because It so happened that, as
she sat, aha stared down at her
weekly check and her wedding-ring;
and It aeemed so significant that just
at thla moment they should be to
gether In the little leather compart
meat. The ring, certainly, waa In
side the lining, hidden there after
the ceremony, but the outline of it
waa clearly visible. And the check
wsa outside the lining, very crisp
and clear.
Well?" snapped Tallas. He
sounded extremely nervous, but she
knew thai he would not yield an
Inch of hit advantage. "I may aay
tbat I don't Intend to wait about
while you make up your mind. I
mean, I'm not going to give yon
three daya or three weeks, or even
three hours. I want that information
here and now or we'll go atralgbt
away to Matching and tell him all
about last Saturday. No good say
ing thst If I do that, I'm killing tie
goose that lays the golden eggs
I'll kill It, all right, and you and that
little baggage of a cousin of yours
can learn to be more civil In your
manner to atrangert.
And no good taylng that Match
ing probably knowa already, because
I II give the newt to the prest and
he'll have to take notice of It, then.
And-" . ,
(Copyright, Julia Clttt-Xddamt)
Oeergle prepares to defy th doe.
tor and ends Qarth Aveney bands
liar, an Monday.
L'S SCENARIOWINS
DEGREE AS ARCHITECT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ruth
Morris wrote a movie scenario and It
won her the degree of prof rational
architect at Ohio State univaralty.
Mlaa Morns, after receiving tha de
gree of bachelor of architecture In
1M4. went to Hollywood, where she
tsalated Vie art staffs In producing
seta for moving pictures.
Whan the returned to the unlvev
ally for another degree she wrote a
movie, "Catherine the Great," for
her thesis. It contains 17.000 words.
Sketches showing various dramatic
Incidents In tha play were Inter,
eprrsed In the thesis.
Aahland. Kntrance and front
Flaaa oaft being Improved.
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JACKSONVILLE GRANGE
PLAYS HOST TONIGHT
Jacksonville Orange will be host
to the Rosy Ann Orjnia tonight in
a Joint aeasion at I SO o'clock. Rosy
Ann officers led by Roacoa Robert,
m aitcr, will preside, conduct the
meeting and present th program.
All Jacksonville patrons are Invited
to meet the Roxy Ann folks.
The Jackaonvllle Orange picnic
held July 4th, was well attended. A
fine plcnlo lunch waa enjoyed, after
which everyone participated In game
and swimming. The day's festivities
ended with a dancing party at the
arena hall with about 40 gtieatt
present.
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NEW YORK, July 8. (AP) The
women'! organization for national
prohibition reform decided today to
support Pranklln D. Roosevelt for
president. The organization claims
a membership of more than l.OOO.QOO
branches In 43 states.
The decision was reached after an
all-day meeting of the executive
committee, attended by 60 women
from 23 eta tea.
Twenty-nine of those present were
Republicans.
The last paragraph of a resolution,
as adopted, read:
"We therefore urge members of
this organization, because they are
committed to the cause of repeal,
whether they be Republicans or
whether they be Democrat, to give
their support to the nominee of
that party which favors the repeal
of the 18th amendment. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt.'
HARVEST WAGES
SET IN BIG BEND
WATER VILLE, Wash., July 8 (AP)
At. a special meeting of wheat
growers snd farmers of ths Big
Bend section of the Columbia river
last night, wage scales for harvest
ing were set.
It was decided to Issue a warning
to outsiders tbat there Is plenty of
local help available to handle the
harvest. ,
The scale adopted la as follows:
Baying, tl a day and board.
Combine drivers aad crews, SI. 50
to $2.60 a day and board.
Tractor drivers, S3 a day and
board.
Horaes, It a day each team, plus
feed.
Combining, SI .50 to 13.23 sn acre
Header puncher, S2.50 and board.
Loader, 92.
Header box driver, $1.50.
Spike pitch. S3.
Cooks, 13.
Australian Bribe
System Battled
By "Secret Six"
SYDNEY (Ap7 "Business men
here, with a secret Inner council of
tx of Australia's leading citizens,
have, at the .Instance of the Rotary
organization, formed an antl-brlbery
and secret commissions protection
league.
For some years bribery has been
Increasing. Business men found they
had to pay "commissions" and give
"presents," mostly to polltlclsns, WT
obtsln big orders and contracta.
The Inner council will lay trap
for bribers and arrange for Imme
diate prosecution.
Ease Berlin Ball Jaunt.
WANSEE, Germany. (A) The)
electric railway which connects Ber
lin with this lake resort will seoat
have the longest rails In the world,
stretching 60 meters, or 10964 lest,
between Joints. The long rails ara
expected to Insure smooth riding.-
Roseburg. Plans proposed for nes
sewer system here.
TAILSPIN TOMMY Missing One Airplane!
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THE MOUNTAINS BROUNIE
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By George McManut
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THAT -OOR DAUGHTER
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