PXGE TWELVE
Nothing fenture
by Patricia Wentworlh
BYSOPBtBt Nan Weart at loaf
fcas eeoured Ferdinand Franote ae
an ally In her etruggle to protect
her hutband, Jervie Weare, trom
the murderoue deelgne of Robert
Leonard. She explain to Wan
el, who hoe recognized her a the
Jfr-I who ten yeare ago eaved
ervte trom drowning, that what
Fronde had thought an accident,
really viae Leonard'e llret attempt
r Jervie' life. Jervie doee not
elleve Leonard deelree hie Hie.
tie hae aeked Francle to loin San
mni htmtel at Weare, hie country
pla.4.
Chapter It
"WB'VB MUFFED ITI"
fTVttJjl" said Robert Leonard.
" He splashed a email amount
H aoda Into a good deal of whisky
with a jerk ot the hand, picked
bp hla (lass, and turned to Rosa
JJund Carew. She was standing b7
the irlndow ot ber drawing-room
looking out Into the cloudy dark
hi ot the August night. Her right
kind held hack the green and gold
curtain, her left hung at her side.
There was something In the pose
that auggeited strain. Without
turning, she said.
"fa frightfully late."
I Leonard drank half the contents
Bf his tumbler at a gulp. Then he
pet down the glass sharply.
I "Hospitable creature aren't
Wont"
"It's too lata to be hospitable,
I Leonard splashed small amount of
Robert Too oughtn't to have come
In."
. "Rubbish!"
' She looked rather wearily over
her shoulder.
"I have to be eareful when I'm
her alone doubly careful Just
now. It's been touch and go over
this business." Sbe dropped the
curtain and turned round. "I've
squared Janet Tetterley."
. "8h seemed to be all over you."
"I confided In ber," sbe said In a
try, toneless voice. "She was dying
tt curiosity ot course, so I told ber
that when I found out by accident
that Jervls was In love with this
girl, I didn't feel that I could stand
In their way. She simply lapped It
BP-
She cam np to one of the big
chairs and leaned against It.
"What about Jane Manning
ITemple?"
"I got oft the same piece tr her.
Bhe said I was a saint"
"Well, that'a all right," aald
Leonard, "I noticed she-made a bee
lln for old James Mulroy aa soon
as you left her, and between 'em
they'll do all the broadcasting
that's necessary."
- All at once he turned to the
table and put down the empty
tlasa.
"I suppose" he said In a con
sidering voice. "I suppose you
couldn't work off that piece on
jervls, could you?"
1 Rosamund stared at him.
"Jerrls married thla girl to save
the cash. He wasn't In love with
ber, and he Isn't In love with her."
He blew a cloud ot smoke.
"Now you're oelng high faluttn.
What's wrong with your making
him believe" He paused, frown
Jng. "Well? What am I to make him
believe?" Her voice mocked him.
"Hold on I'm getting there. Su
pose the girl hsd told you he was
la love with her that they were
la love with each other."
"What are yon getting at?"
' "It would let you out noble
L INCREASE
APPUOATE. Bent. . (Special)
Applegate schools, which opened
Monday, all show an Increase In at
tendance over last year. Little
Applegate reports IS pupils; Sterling,
30: Unlontown, 33, and Appleitate.
33. Ruch and Unlontown will start
next Monday.
Several pupils from this district
are attending high schools elsewhere.
Vernon and Earllne Taylor are driv
ing from their Jhome to Jacksonville:
Jessie Smith la staying In Jackaon
vllle with relatlvea: Lee Port, Jr., will
take post-graduate work In Ashland:
Pearl
Arant win aiiena Anina
Billy Townaend Is rtaylng In
A. T.uMtla wat nlana to atav
high
Med ford
with her sister in Colusa, Cel., and
attend ' school: Charles Dewou wui
attend In Richmond. Cal. Mrs. Ina
Pursel Is doing light housework
while teaching In the WaKlna die
trlct, Jeanetie Gore Is employed at
gteave Creek. Mia, Walter Armsrlest
self-sacrlllce, broken heart, and all
that. And It would turn him against
the girl If he believed he'd been
tricked Into, marrying her."
"It!" said Rosamund.
"Well he might. These things
atlck, and when a man'a been let
down ' y one woman he's generally
ready to believe the worst about
the neit one. Tou think It over.
But don't take too long about it
What's wanted at the present mo
ment la, 'A separation has been
arranged between Mr. and Mrs.
Jerrls 'A'eare, to take effect Imme
diately.' We don't want any little
Weares, yon know. That would put
the kybosb on the whole affair."
Rosamund turned aombre eyes
upon him. The blue seemed to have
gone out of them, leaving them
bleak and grey.
"1 wish to heaven I'd gone
through with it and married hlml"
"Do you?" aald Robert Leonard.
"Yes, I do," she said. "What's
the goon ot pretending? We've
muffed It, and we're In the soup.
You know It aa well as I do."
Robert Leonard came deliberate
ly over to her and put heavy bands
on her shoulders.
"That's enough about that!" be
said roughtly.
"That'a for me to say." '
"No, it Isn'tl You'll do what
you're told."
soda Into good deal of whiskey.
He slid one hand behind her
head, tilted up her face, and kissed
her. She did not cry out, but he
felt her stiffen. Her lips were hard
and cold against his. He released
her and stood back.
"Now listen to mo!" be said.
"Jervls and this girl baven't been
living together, but she'a going to
Weare with him tomorrow well,
by now It's today. I'm going down
too. You can stay here If you
like."
"The Tetterleya asked me down."
He seemed to consider that
"Quite a good plan. We bad bet
tor not be seen together again for
the present"
Rosamund put her hand to her
head. She pushed back the heavy
gold ot her hair and let her band
drop Into ber lap again. Then ahe
said without looking at him.
"What are you going to doH I
"Mln'. my own business." -IM
She stood up at that ' '
"I think It's my business too."
Bhe went to the table under the
lamp and. Jerking open a drawer,
pulled from It a sheaf ot papers.
"Bills!" she said. "Today's little
lotl Would you like to have a look
at them?"
"No thanks Fv plenty of my
own."
"Exactly. And what are we going
to do about It? I've got this house
till the end ot August I've been
paying the rent In advance on the
first of the month. I'm overdrawn
at the bank. And the minute the
notice of Jervls' marriage Is In the
papers everyone I've ever dealt
with sits down and sends me In a
bill 1 And Jervls flings me a few
dimes!"
"Well, I haven't got them." ,
"What are we going to do!"
"You are going to stay with
Janet Tetterley and I am going
down to Croyston," said Robert
Leonard.
(Copyright, IDS, UpplncoftJ I
Tomorrow Nan It flung Into a
now and taxing tltuatlon at Jr
vla' country eatate.
at Ruch, Miss Emma Cook at Union
town. Mtaa Patricia Hogan at Ster
ling and Hum Ethel Houston at Little
Applegate.
:T ALLEY
NEWPORT, Ore- Sept. .(') A
man who gave his name as Ed Jones
of Oteneden. was found in a semi
conscious condition 'laca of a build
ing In the business district here yes
terday. He was suffering trom a bul
let wound In one shoulder and from
severe lacerations about the head.
The man. about 59. was removed
to a hospital where hla condition
waa described aa critical. Police be
lieved him a victim ot robbers.
CORVALLIS Railroad crossing
where Monroe atreet cro&aea Southern
Pacific tracts on Slith street, being
repelred.
MYRTLE POINT Dr. W. H. Row
Isnd, chiropractic physician, opened
offices In Bond apartments, on Spruce
street. .
MEDFORD MJJL"
APPLEGATE HISTORY
APPRECIATE, Sept. . (Special)
Mrs. A. J. Clark of Eugene is In the
Applegate district raking up old his
tory records. Her father, Mr. Kealer.
was one ot the first men In this sec
tion and established the Ilrat trad
ing post, which was about where the
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jE COMMITTEE
to Pic
BEPRESEMT1MG,
THE PEOPLE
PPJRVf OUST
ELECT
V THE.
PWO A VISIT TO
CAMOlOATE
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TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
house atands now In which Mr. and
Mrs. Edward KuDIl live. It waa galled
Keller and Fowler trading post, as
Fowler waa the name of his partner.
Mr. Kealer also bad one ot the first
mines and was the first man to own
an ore crusher. Kealer creek was
named for fclm and also two ditches
In the lower Applegate section. Mrs.
Clark Is now at Steamboat, where her
father had several mines In the old
en days.
KLAMATH FALLS Bids called for
re-rooftng and painting office build
ing on North Eleventh street.
How About Some Food?
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VOTERS HE'S SOIWG
Tht Pen SyndHHt Int.) T.'.M" h RID. 3. Ii.
A Detour Sounds Reasonable
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I MS- HE LL MeOER BE I
J MATOH- J '
OREGON1, FRIDAY,
EL SEEK ELECTION
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. VP) The
action of Edward J. Flynn, Bronx
Democratic leader and aupporter of
Governor Roosevelt, In cancelling
plana to accompany the governor on
the' latter'a speech -making tour Into
the west, waa Interpreted today as
Birthday Party
DUCKS
A FOOL.
THOSE: THE CATCHER COULD
SET IM
Oll.c,
HE
l a THAT ,o?i WOUDEft
WHAT MAKES THAT
MEW COOK TUTNK I
A WONT BE ELECTED?
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8 " I 1 I
SEPTEMBER 9, 1932.
meaning Mayor Joseph McKee whom
Flynn supports will be a candidate
for election to the mayoralty in No
vember. McKee himself, precipitated unex
pectedly Into the mayor's chair by
the resignation last week of James
J. Walker.sjt.as not talked politics.
MYRTLE POINT Hamm's Cafe im
proved. '
ASHLAND Interior of "The Dally
Tidings' office being redecorated.
CORVALLIfl Benton barber shop
located In Hotel Benton, Improved.
RIGHT. WEIT. HE'S
BALL. OKJE OF
HIS HIP POCET VOU .
ELECT HIM AMD WELL PLAV
Rl MG -AROUSJ D- THE- ROS EV
WITH US
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SWSO'DNT AY ArJTTMINC
ABOUT BEIN" ELECTED? SHE
JOST MD-"HE'LLMEVE1 BE
MOR'? AJ' 6HtS COOKIM
MT MEALS - - I WONDER?
Of COLLT! I'LL MOT TAKE
1 Awy
AT-TY CHANCES-
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3f
ADOPT REPEAL PLANK
EASTERN POINT, Conn., Sept. 8.
(P) Moving rapidly through the tick-'
et after settlement of disputes over
the nominations for senator and
lieutenant-governor, the Democratic
state convention renominated Gover
nor Wilbur L. Cross today on a rising
vote.
hl&Jj , LISTEN! , 1
LIKE 0ELLV OUST
STAV PUT- HE'S
'ANJO WE'RE INJ THE
TO SHOW THESE
THE LI GHTKJ I Nj S
VHAT1THE IDEA OF
MOT tATIM VOUR
BREAK FAT AT
HOME. MR. JlCCS?
L i ! I nfiK'li I1 : 5'lis
Augustine Lonergan of Hartford was
nominated for United States senator.
The resolutions committee adopted a
platform plank calling for repeal of
the 18th amendment and modifica
tion of the Volstead act.
SALEM Bids opened for con-'
structlon of two-story reinforced hos
pital building for state institution
for feeble-minded here.
i .;
KLAMATH PALLS Local pollc
radio system to be In operation soon.,-
CORVALLIS lira. Houser opened:
bakery.
By OLENN CHAFIN
and UAL FOlitttSI
By EDWIN ALGER
By C. M. PAYNE
By SOL HESS.
KSJOW MV MANJ WES
HARD ENJOUGH TO
OUR. CANDIDATE MOW
FISHT SO WE bOT
BIRDS WE'RE STILL.
INJ THE STORM
By BUD FISHER
By George McManus
I VANT TO K4C(W
WHAT I'M EATim'.