Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 03, 1932, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE EIGHT MEDFORD MXIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", "WEDNESDAY, XTTGUST 3, 1932. Gamblers Throw by Buiiaxz L. Adatn. BYNOPBlBt "I am going to buy you from your fiance's' Aeh wood, polished gang leader who its holding Xancu Wentworth prls oner for ronton telle her. she hot been taken u-lth Lucci, a gangster, and tour other men to an Island. Jerry calh.tun, a friend and a detective have been caugla trailing Ashwood, Chapter 21 ' TWO PROPOSALS " AM taking 70a with me to my A yacht, aboard which I shall spend the rest of my life," Ashwood told Nancy. "She Is a magnificent Teasel, some two hundred teet long, with suffi cient fuel nil capacity to cruise around the world without stopping. I hays spent a year and an absurd amount of money outfitting her as a home afloat. She Is now anchored in Mexican waterB, her steam up, completely manned with a most ex cellent and dependable crew, ready to sail at a moment's notice. We will leave here In the amphibian shortly after breakfast the day after tomorrow and should be aboard the yacht by sunset." Nancy's" brain reeled. She grasp ed the arms ot her chair. She must concentrate upon one thing at a time. "What has given you to believe (hat I am tor sale 7" she demanded, "That blrd'll be found dead In his bed In the morning, Miss Wentworth," Luccl assured her violently. forcing hersolf to speak calmly. Not tor nothing had she been rated a fine actress. . "Are you In love with your flancd, the venerable Mr. Macomber?" be countered Imperturbably. "You will remember that the announcement of your engagement attracted con siderable comment In the Now York press. I noted that some of the so called scandal sheets were some what oynlcal In their observations. Didn't one ot the columnists stoop to the banality ot referring to It as the union ot May and December?" i "No, I'm not in love with Philip Macomber," she flared up. "But what difference does that make? I was tired so tired of having men make love to me. Philip Macomber Is a wondorful man. We've known him for years. He Is kind, patient and fatherly and has promised to demand nothing that 1 do not wish to give blm. When I've married hlra the others will stop. You don't know all the details, ot course, but" "I wonder It you do?" he Inter rupted, his voice mildly question ing. "The arrangement, the settle ment, it you please, between Mr. Macomber and your mother was quite considerable, one is told. Therefore, it is difficult to regard the matter as other than a cash sale. That being so, my predatory in stincts urge me to deprive Mr. Ma comber ot a substantial sum ot money not in cash, but in prop erty that he has purchased tor cash." , Nancy wondered it she, too, had one mad. Nothing seemed real. Those stars, so close that she might have reached up and plucked one ot them, mocked her. The three quarters moon, silhouetting the palmit on the next island in a clear cut half tone, had a face, which grinned sardonically at her. And the man beside her was still discuss ing the outrageous proposal In a matter of fact voice which made it sound all the more unreal. "After the first few days upon the yacht, Nancy, you will be quite con tent, I hope. You will have all the privacy you wish. A large, private suite will be set aside for you Into which yon may retire when you choose. , "We will get under way at once TOPBKA, Kans., Aug. . (fll Mrs. Lyda Southard, known as the "feminine bluebeard," will set out tonight on a Journey, under guard, back to the Idaho state prison from which she made a seiuaUonal eecape It months ago. Warden R. K. Thomas of the Idaho prison, eoenmpanled by his wife, arrived here early today and Immedi ately went to the women's quarte-s In city jail where they received a friendly greeting from the convicted husband poisoner, who escaped tneir custody May 4, 1331, Mrs. Southard exclaimed "Hello Ward' i'n l.d 19 l" MMa." LADY BLUEBEARD READY TO RETURN and begin a letauroly cruise around the world, calling at crery unknown, seldom-visited port on the seven seas. "Yon will find me, I daresay, an Interesting companion. We have many things In common. You are the first woman I have known ia ten years with whom I could be content to spend the rest of my days. Yon nave, thank God, a brain and to watch It develop will be a source ot never-falling stimulation to me. Books, music, art all these things will fill your life to an extent that will amaze you. "It Is entirely possible, of e-urse, that love will come to us. Propin quity works magic, good and bad, as you have already observed here. But we will not look ahead too far. Com panionship Is all that I require at this stage ot events. That Is, after all, what you expected out of your marriage to Macomber." He became silent, the tip of his cigarette glowing and fading like a mammoth firefly. She fought for control of herself. "Mr. Ashwood," she said, evenly, "from the moment you take me away from this Island to begin that mad scheme, I shall watch for an opportunity to commit suicide. You may be able to prevent it for a while. But the chance will come sooner or later and I will kill my- self Just as surely as the sun rises and sets." He made no answer. As he lit another cigarette the red flare il luminated his strange lined face. It was set deop In thought. He took sovoral rapid puffs, then exhaled In a long sigh. "Dear, dear," he observed at last, "I had no idea that you were so con ventional. I had hardly expected that your mind would run in such ultra-conservative grooves. Very well, then, I shall send my airplane after a minister tomorrow. You may not know It now, but you will And that a wedding ring will assuage your pain to a great degree. You will be," he added mockingly, "at least an honest woman, no worse off than millions ot your sex who are uncomfortably tied In the bonds ot matrimony." He pushed himself to his feet "And now, if you will excuse me, I must Join the dollghtful group tc the living room. I bear loud volcei which seem to be raised in angor. It Is possible that their conversa tlon will be entertaining. Will you join me?" "Thanks," she replied indifferent ly, "I'll stay here." A step as soft as that ot a cat slithered on the porch beside the silent glrL "Nancy, don't you worry about Llmpy." It was Lucci's voice, harsh with suppressed rage. "I been creep ing around looking the place over to see what could be done about get ting outa here. I heard him talking and listened to what he said." She was too exhausted to reply. If she opened her mouth at all, she thought, it would be to shriek in hysteria. All day long she had avoided the gangster, for her intui tion warned her that he was reach ing an emotional crisis. "That blrd'll be found dead In his bed In the morning. Miss Went worth." he assured her flolently. "Then I'll get his gat and heat np this Joint 'til the water out there'll be crowded with people swimming to get away from the lead. You and me'll go back to Chi." (Copyright, Dial Press) An "Inhumin icrcim" awakens everyone, late at nlyht, In the next Uiitillment. Ill s EVAN8TON, Til, Aug. . (TP) Police Sergeant Benjamin Rank. blinked. He didn't know whether he could believe his eyea. He had never before seen anyone wtarlng rhubarb leaves. But a second glance convinced the sergeant that Join L. Tucker, who said he came here from Memphis, Mo., to spend his vacation, was wear ing nothing leas than rhubarb leaves In lieu ot panta. Tucker explained he gathered the leaves and rnede himself a skirt after holdup men, angered because he had no money, relieved him of hla t rou ters and bis car. U. S. TREASURY T WASHINGTON", Aug. 8. (P) The government ended the flnt month of the present (1033, fiscal year with ft deficit of 263,390,620, Which was 162,000,000 greater than for July year ago. TAILSPIN TOMMY SOUNO STRANS6 FOR. AN AIR-MAIL PILOT TO BE ASKING ouesTityMS ABOUT A potoep. LINE" J Wwj ( I t-)i ft -1- W- " r.l -l &r r 'VI ? -"witmiimtNi Tttof I THct BE AT I LL.! ! xS J I 6rm rJ l- I f XZrtYh t " CMtK. IO oltAL IHt W .AND THEY'D NFEn ON jb H. fONBinCNTIA -I; I L&m&2& umbt2SM4m--v ttwmmtA m.wi. . ..mice? a unTfirh t to. .09 tm anV - a S'MATTER POP There's Always Another Pill By C. M. PAYNE AH6WYl,y 'ffl LITTLE, "ibovil XUjTTUt TeLI-rVCewt W4, T It 1 -ZJint , "J I f ZA -A Ak. JXJm -Ccpyrlgl1M93;.byTlieBellSvnt51tate.Inc. SJk I i' BOUND TO WIN-The Goal In Sight! By EDWIN ALGER j . THfine sosh.ben, olo woe. cant MAKelBf youe right, aintt thi3 A!v.5m .WwEtL, old' w. o.h". '.ii'l ' I Biga SHE IS, .I'W.D.H.'euRB SAME JT TOtSISHT, EJI 8EN LET'6 JIM-DAMOV WWvSSiEvSJHvSf J5ifes M fOlR HE9SAGU MjF VMSh. 9 is S JONKIHANl 8 U4 WB Bl6m DOPE ! J(5NfNTMAf)-- 5) PITCH OL)R OF A CAMPIN V'ifBsP l THIS TIME DON'T SSEaT JfeS S APRlSONBR'S I SOON AS WE CROSSeO Wg'LU HAV6 TO B TENT IMTHIS PLACE,B6N? Iff 60h, W,? CTk6CARE ME ONE BrtT jWwT (Ifi&i&VA f a' ' , f THE NEBBS The Man For The People By SOL HESS $Teso was II Trs am homorN h.SC'. ItV w PAU-DOKrr V efRe. wor (SoiwaX 1 1 ' rcsTV ( fROM THE PEOPLE'S f ' (ySSre mot (f? VZSIt50 , 7 31JROWM LfSHser twrous spceaoA f THAT We fe- ( oTim cn ?uc V ELECTED ASJO AMD VOaWOW'T THEIRS BECAUSeARauMlJTS irtOTTUC' . ' i RECEIVED THE EM ATA i 1 i V'JSIvoo AJO AMY SROTSr ) Coo FOR SWATOR ll ' MUTT AND JEFF It Puzzled Jeff " By BUD FISHER I , - 71 ?i A MfeFfwttY ) fl THooGHfN (DAT! VMAT SAVK fx HEARD A FtLLOVW 1 , 1 booking f f you utefte you that iMWesW opyoot r ; .Wtuf ri '.O-T V Ut that y DGAD, pJ r tl AWjl' ' f aj-yia 4", !j BRINGING UP FATHER - , c; By George McManu VX' ScSf K JERWaNOTS MfKiMW ELtCT.ONJ. CEEl JERRT TAKIN' nSSfM EVEN COT ".'".J'y J 4 FORftMWTOOOMT.OTI-1 V-OVTAVOTE A UOS TIMS TO WOW OR J LoTTT5oTe Wl tAck i WCMTOOWNTOYOOR , ' J TO CO ANYWHERE. LOOK UKE 1 , ' I LOTTAVOTWI Ml, tAC6 . OFFICE. SO LONG. rr -""n (I SwfA9iCHT r1 9eOvMCTA VA f -s V T k ( IWA,HEO? f- s"! ij pi j Though the deficit for the first month was larger, there wu a bright spot In the situation because 1100, 000,000 of It was due to money paid to the adjusted service certificate fund from which World war veterans draw their bonus. During the month the government collected from all sources $87,764,306 and spent 351.054,827. The receipts were approximately $32,000,000 less than collected In the first month of last year and the ex penditures 30.000.000 greater than those of July, 1931. Tommy's Getting In WdON'T IOOR.B.Y ABOUT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE. l PSSSIBL6. YES. WITH I luOELL. LET'S SAW FOB VklELL ' THFY'n 1 I t &?tSu cnoC..i.iuaT, 4 ( c inn is i nnuw kik r-n N-f vsouv iuiui ivh rFKOvtK tuuirr't'l"! fcwnHt,HOUJtl. Qk NEtD A tniot e i i. i b i nct-u tf now tutu, ewjuu wk roujtK. livhv nu es l ixu I vtia IHlEVtS lufcKe Ul N6"yOF SFEP-DOUIN IT. f : 1, V ' -w 1 ' W. ... ww I I u iv.ru. (.unnr , I rvu. II i 1 1 11" I l.V , II 1 n T l CLC,IK fl I r TTJK .MllIr 1 HHK&rUH VI K U .-1 I a Kl I IWh . . T jrjaw-i jtv ' - i miopi I --it .sn onuuu nrauour imi ujm s iHii routs UNt hkans formers b, -Irf! (if fQ" n,NOr !!i,N WrTi f-j?jS WANT TO DO AGAINST THF CAtO- (fir CARRIES A LOAD COULD Atlantic Hopper Lands At Chicago CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (ft3) Captain Wolfgang Von Cronau and his fellow trans-Atlantic filers brought their seaplane down upon the waters of Lake Michigan here at 1:68 p. m. (central daylight time) today after a flight of 2 hours and 20 minutes from Detroit. VlUanova Burns. VTLLANOVA. Pa., Aug. 3. V?) The monastery at Vlllanova allege was virtually destroyed today by Over His Head! fire which caused a loss that college authorities estimated may reach 750,000. Six Drown When Flood Hits Home LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 3. W) Six persona drowned today when their home was swept away by a flooded creek 10 miles from Lexington. The dead: Mrs. Eddie Bryant, her two sons, Jesse Bryant. 0, and Wlllard, 10; Mrs. Mary Ison, 23. and two children, Ge neva, ft, and Herschel, 0. Multnomah Plans Relief Road Work PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (Jp) Mult nomah county ocmmlsatoners Monday voted to expend 994,164 of the emerg ency relief fund for putting unem ployed men to work on 10 county road projects. Work will be given to about 600 men, for a period of 50 to 60 days. Yale Prexy Weds PORTLAND, Me, Aug. 8. Mrs. Katherlne Cramer Woodman, of Ardmore, Pa., and Dr. James Rowland Angell, president of Tale university, were married today In the chapel ol Saint Luke's cathedral. Cattle Rustlers Invade Big Town MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. S JP) They're taunting cattle rustlers In a town of, almost 600.000 population today. J The old days rustlers rode ponies. Their modern contemporaries used truck to cart away seven oowa worm 300, owned by J. W. Held, Just ou side the city limits of Minneapolis. By GLENN CHAFFTM ; and UAL FOBBK8V J VlU CIIDC..I.IUAT .DO VOU SAY oe .HAVE BREAKFAST ,AND VOU TELL. M6 LO HAT IT IS JYOU'RE DRIVING AT I'LL. CONSIDCR. IT CONFIDENTIAL-- AND MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE 'OUT AN AN&weR TO IT.