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medford itxn: tribune, medford, Oregon, wedsd't, November 2, 1932.
A PATH WARADISEl
u Cmbj sftJ dawsov I
BYlWPtlBI Santa iM hat rt.
11. rued (a Air pMIaadirtae
be! Dicky 4 CMcngo WAI ilrl
learn that he hat dive her polo
coat to a girl whom ho had known
teore their marriage. " ""'
inuik, end perhapi teeing Cllve,
tie lover the had filled tor Dicky,
at her parent koirn (n Neia
Jereev helped htr to a ieeftlon.
Bht toet to t) lawyer friend.
Chapter It
SANTA BARES HER HEART
1NXEO lomeone 1 can trust,"
Santa declared. She palled her
It together with an effort "I'm
her to learn whit are the grounds
for divorce."
"You're thinking ot divorcing
Dicky I"
She hadn't (hocked him. Hli ex
pression iu unperturbed aa If
he'd enquired how much hli wife
paid tor butter.
"Can ir
. "Before 1 can give as opinion I
must hear the provocation."
Her tense of the indecency of ex
posing her tragedy faded. Gar
atead'a attitude wa aa matter of
tact aa that of a doctor examining
a patient. She forgot that they both
wen young and were discussing
her dead passion. In an aloof way.
Imitating him, she viewed herself
as a case. Her burden grew lighter.
With a question here and an astute
suggestion there, he coaxed from
her bar story.
"Thl Cllve," he pinned her, "your
old suitor, couldn't be made , the
excuse for a counter-charge by your
husband t"
"How conld he? I've not written
him a line. He's been out of the
country since I married. It was
only by pure luck I mean accident
that I met him at my parents'."
"We lawyers are compelled to' be
Intrusive."
Dusk was gathering. Windows In
the ramparts opposite were begin
ning to shine. He switched on tbe
lights.
"As I see things, Santa, you're
got your husband cold. Habitual
drunkenness. Non-support. If they
don't constitute cruelty, I don't
know what does."
She began pulling on her gloves.
- "It I decide to proceed against
him, what should be my first stepT"
"Ton must leave him and estab
lish a separate domicile."
. "Thanks tremendously." She rose
almost gaily. "I felt I ought to
know to be on tbe safe side."
As he accompanied her to tbe
elevator he chaffed her.
"You'll have only one difficulty:
to persuade any Judge that a man
who had been so fortunate as to
marry you could be unfaithful."
"Dicky didn't have to struggle,"
she glanced up side-long.
"It he could only see 70s as
other men see you."
"Men who aren't married to me,"
she retorted.
It was her parting shot The
sliding door of the elevator flew
open. With a smile, unconsciously
alrenlsh, she vanished.
Not till the chill air of the street
kad restored her did she realise
that her afternoon had been enjoy
' able. It had put her In a good
humor. Paul Qarstead had proved
to be a thoroughly nice person.
She wondered vaguely whether he
often held such Intimate conver
sations. She ran over snatches of
wbat they'd aald. They sounded
desperately like the prelude to
flirtation. n
She'd heard that divorce lawyers
often married their clients. Wbat
more natural? They bad to flatter
a woman by pretending to believe
aba was always In the right A
husband who believed his wife al
ways In the right waa th kind for
whom every woman was searching.
Scandalised, aha discovered that
ha was light-hearted. She probed
for the reason. Merely because a
man had Implied not a syllable
more that she was desirable.
"Don't be a debutante," she up
braided herself.
Her lapse Into frivolity Inclined
her to be charitable. There was
the bare chance that she'd Jumped
to mistaken conclusions. To Invite
Dicky to an explanation was the
only fair course. The prospect of
having to provoke another scene
sobered her.
Beyond the door as she ap
proached, she conld hear the phone
ringing. 8ome seconds were lost
In finding her key. The apartment
wap In darkness. Again shs wasted
time In groping for the switches.
Tbe phone continued to Insist and
command.
"Hello!" aha exclaimed fretfully.
"I should hope so." Dlcky'a
voice. "Been trying to reach yon
'All-Day Auction
On Balfour Farm
In Ashland Area
P. O. Miner ot San Jose, who re
cently purchased the entire Baliour
Guthrle ranches at Ashland, Intends
to operate hts holding sa a stork
ranch and therefore will dispose or
all machinery, tools and dairy equip
ment at publte auction November H.
it was announced today. With the
purchase of this property he secured
eeooo of new machinery and a new
30,000 modern dairy barn fully fur
nished with the latest Louden equip
. merit.
The property Is being sold so make
Mr. Millers holdings conform to his
purposes of operation. Catalogue of
article will Include over a 00 Items,
making an all-day sale necessary.
There will be a lunch stand to serve
hot coffee, sandwiches, etc., during
the noon hour.
It Is expected that this sale will
draw a large number of dairymen and
ranch owners from the Coos Bay dis
trict, as well as from northern Cali
fornia and the Klamath basin, Walter
H. Jones of the Land Auction com
paai, said, toojaf,
for the past two hours. Don't wait
dinner. Oot a business conference."
"It won't do, Dicky." She spoke
firmly. "This Is my first night
back."
"Too bad, darling. The confer
ence Is about those mines. And
It's -too worse, too; I have to sleep
on a train, for I'm due In St Paul
to-morrow."
"For another conference?"
"You're becoming quite a cute lit
tle guesser."
"I don't believe a word of it
Dicky. 7or some reason you're
afraid ot me."
"For heaven's sake!" He yawned
so that she beard him. "This la
your chance as much aa mine. If
the deal goes through, we'll be In
clover."
"Then I wish you luck, It I don't
see you again."
"But you will." His tone became
anxious. "I have to fetch my suit
case. It you're a kind little wife,
you'll have It packed."
She made her toilet with special
care, choosing tbe hlgb-walsted Ve
netian gown with the billowy skirt
which he'd loved when he was
courting. Between tears and temper
she flung bis travelling kit into his
suitcase. Dlnnerless and wounded
she sat down to wait for blm.
Hours slipped by. Seven. Eight
Nine, There would be no time to
deliver her ultimatum. To start a
discussion with a husband In a hur
ry would be useless.
Her reading of his character be
came clear and yet more clear.
From that third night of the honey
moon when ho'd called her Lou-Lou
she'd been continually stumbling on
discoveries. Most of them she'd re
fused to admit till now. Tbey bad
come to her In fragments. She
pieced them together like a Chinese
puzzle. At last she had no doubt
that she knew all about him.
His key In the latch. She snatched
a book. He entered briskly, bum
ming.
From the hall he called to her.
Got my suitcase ready!"
"In the bedroom."
She heard him go In search of It
-then bis footsteps returning.
"Well, I'm off, darling."
"That's good."
"Not huffy, I nope."
"You're an optimist"
"Bless my souL I badn't noticed.
You're all dolled up. Why the mag
nificence?" .
"O, trot along."
She turned a page. He ap
proached and stood over her.
"Expecting someone?"
There was one name with which
she could always annoy him. I
"Joking BBlde, she glanced np,
to whom did you lend my coat? To
Lou-Loul"
'Been snooping! 80 that's how
you've spent the afternoon?"
"I'll band It to you, Dicky, when
you place your affections, you're
tremendously loyal."
"You're right" He twiddled his
mustache a aura sign tbat be was
contused. "I hate to quit on any
body. Tbe poor kid was down and
out I used to be her pal. Ot course
when I married you So In a sense
I felt responsible. Surely you don't
blame me?"
Blame yon, for playing tbe good
Samaritan I" She opened her eyea
charmingly wide.
"I wish I didn't have to go." He
perched himself on the arm of ber
chair. "You strike me as queer,
Santa too darned polite. Wbat are
you planning about the twenty
thousand?"
"Oh, that! You really must go,
Dicky. Look at the time. I'll give
you my answer later."
"That's not very satisfactory.
These follows I'm to meet will ex
pect me to be definite."
He hovered uncertain; then
picked up his suitcase. She accom
panied him to tbe ball and sub
mitted to his embrace.
The moment he was gone, the
slipped the chain In place. She
might have forgiven him had the
girl been anyone but Lou-Lou.
Next morning she removed all
her belongings to storage. She was
scrupulously honest leaving him
his share ot the wedding prosenta
and tbe bed, which had been his
solitary contribution to the furnish
ings. To the pillow she pinned a
note referring blm to her lawyer.
Her final act in the ritual of de
parture was to tiptoe through the
empty rooms. She'd promised him
his answer: here it was with no
word spoken. She pictured the sur
prise of his homecoming.
(Ctfrrtikl mt-ltSI. C.itafitt Dim)
Tomorrow, Dicky risk Coos Jutt
what nobody woule have suspected.
Central Point C. E.
Demand Enforcing
Prohibition Laws
As the result or carefully studying
the effects ot alcohol on the mind,
body. Individual, society, and (torern
ment, during the month of October,
the young people of the Federated
Churches of Central Point, 84 In
number passed a resolution putting
themselves on record aa demanding
tit their protection the enforcement
of laws and the observance of the
constitution In full, and stated their
Intentions aa follows:
"Believing that the um ot Intoxi
cating beversgea is destructive of
physical fitness, mental alertness,
and moral power, we solemnly coven
ant that we will abstain from sucn
use, and In the Interests of a sober.
Intelligent cltlvenry, will do all In our
power to prevent the sale and use of
such, and demand that for our future
safety the dry laws be left as they
are and enforced.
"For the sake of these and thou
sands of others In our great nation
let the voters perform their duly be'
fore Ood on Nov. 8. as never before
i and keep our oountrj dyf
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!N DOZEN STATES
OF MAIN INTEREST
W AflHT NT OTON . Nor. 2WflV-Aside
from general Interest In the presi
dential and gubernatorial con teats
next Tuesday, political leaders are
paying particular attention to sena
torial races In a dozen or more states.
Chief Interest of tbe party cap
tains la centered on the senatorial
races In California, Idaho, Iowa, Kan
sas, Missouri, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Wash
ington and Wisconsin, along with
several others.
In California, Tallant Tubbs, young
Republican atate senator; William O.
McAdoo, former Democratic secretary
of the treasury, and the Rev. Robert
P. (Bob) Bchuler, prohibition party
candidate, are In a tbree-cornerod
contest for the junior senatorshlp
left open by the primary defeat of
Senator Samuel M. shortndge, Re
publican.
Tubbs Is for outright repeal of the
18th amendment. McAdoo stands on
tbe Democratic repeal platform.
Cars Crush Hand
Gold Hill Worker
Arthur Braden of Gold Rill was
rushed to the Sacred Heart hospital
TAILSPIN TOMMY
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TO WAIT ABOUT BRN AN1!! YOU ' i IVTHE STOCK FORGET THE ZX M JONATHAN, ARE THeCIRftWCEBW YsZ
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S'MATTER POP Stretching Pleasure
THE NEBBS The Low-Down
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YOURS, DEFEATED
A COMFIDEMTWL MAN PETE oETNJER
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CHAKlCe
IHtn. IWI. bf
BRINGING UP FATHER
UTCM- ark
TOO POSITIVE
THW I'M NOT
B.LECTCO?
yeatenUv morning to receive
treatment for bU band which was
severely crushed between two rail
road care be waa coupling at tbe
Portland Beaver Cement plant. Bra
den underwent an operation on bit
band.
Tax Collection
Continuing Brisk
Tax collection continued "fairly
brlok" yesterday In the sheriffs of
fice, with slightly more than $10,000
being paid. Largest amounts record
ed yesterday were from the J. O. Pen
ney Co., of this city, and the Pacific
Telephone company. The former re
mitted 91500, and the latter $7500.
The remainder was from small tax
payer!. The final day for paying the last
half of the 1031 taxes Is Nov. S.
After that date delinquent and Inter
est payments are Attached.
Medical Society
Meeting Tonight
Jackson County Medical society will
conduct a meeting at . the Llthla
Springs hotel In Ashland this
evening, with Dr. Harvey Roberts of
Ashland giving a dinner there at 7
o'clock. During the meeting to fol
low. Dr. O. C. Bellinger of the state
tuberculosis hospital In flalem, will
give a paper on tuberculosis.
Dr. Bellinger will conduct a clinic
In Medford tomorrow.
I
Phone M3. We'll haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
Dry slabs SI. 00 per tier. You haul
'em. Medford Fuel Co.
He Couldn't Afford
this relative, op
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FLOOD OF PLEAS
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 3. ()
Walter Hadlock, former state bank
commissioner of Utah tentatively
appointed treasurer 0i the federal
home loan bank of Portland. 11th
district, today undertook the duties
of office manager of the Institution
and was In conference most of the
day with J. T. B. Lyle of Taooma,
tentative manager of the bank.
Meanwhile, requests for direct loans
on real estate throughout the six
states and Alaska, comprising the
11th district, were pouring Into the
Portland office.
Hadlock's appointment as treasurer
has been sent to Washington, D. C.
but as yet has not been confirmed
In addition to having temporary
possession of the treasureahlp, Had.
lock has been employed as office
manager and will continue in this
capacity Whether or not his treasure
ship appointment la approved, Lyle
said.
Lyle's appointment as manager of
the bank, likewise, has not yet been
confirmed by the Federal Home Loan
bank board.
Hadlock said he has not yet moved
To Miss!
' TWI5 FTLLOVA KJHBS
CAMPWSMERjITS ALMOST A SHAMS TO
BEAT M1M I'M TRVINJG MV BEST BUT IT'S
OKI MV OWM ACCOUSJT BECAUSE 1 CAM'T
MMODLE HIM AMD X
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PIPES
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bis family to Portland, but expects
to do so soon.
SUICIDES IN AUTO
KLAMATH PALLS, NOV. 3. (P)
The body of Algot Westman, - 43,
building contractor, was found slump
ed In the seat of his automobile In
a monoxide gas filled garage at bis
home this morning.
Police sald.lt wss a plain case of
suicide. Westman bad placed a gar
den hose In such a position as to
carry tbe gas from the exhaust of
the automobile to the Interior of the
oar. Officers said be bad quarreled
with Mrs. Westman.
Chair Leg Repair
Takes Red Tape
SPRINGFIELD. Mass., Nov. 3. OP)
A bulletin posted In tbe Federal
building bere today calls for "sealed
blda In duplicate" for the repair of
a broken chair leg, which will be
opened bere and forwarded to the
treasury department for approval
and award. Should there be no bids,
Postmaster J. P. Smith explained, be
is authorized to have the work done
at his own discretion. He said these
regulations must be followed.
For Sale Dry alftbwcod at unbe
lievably low prices, $3.60 per load
13 or 18-ln. Valley Fuel Co., Tel. 7tf.
IS A 6 P. EAT
WAWT YOO TO PUT
ANJO SMOKE IT UMT1U
,TWE ASHES COME THROCX3M
FOR THAT LITTLE TURNJ,
OlO POR ME(IM rJO
FOP. VOU
I'M CLAO VOORE PHONlM'
FOR A DOCTOR-1 VAJZ. i
JOT CONMA PHONE.
FOR ONE TORYOO-
TRADE ON COAST
BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. i UP)
Optimism held Its ground In Pacific
coast trade centers the last week, the
Bradstreet coast survey Indicated,
though changes were minor.
San Francisco Canned fruit and
vegetables moving freely.
Los Angeles Employment con
tinues upward slightly.
' Seattle No Important change in
business generally.
Spoksne Building remains very
slow.
Portland Lumber orders Increase;
Home Loan bank of ens.
Real Estate or Inauranoe Leave It
to Jones. Phone 794.
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EXPECTED TO LIVE .
CLEVELAND, Nov. 3. yn A new
claimant to the ehemplonsblp ot
featherweight babies was discovered
today.
She Is the daughter of Mr. end
Mrs. Prank Sens af Brecksvllle, and
at six days of ays tips the so!ee
t exactly one pound and six ounces.
She'll have to stay In the Ineu
bator for a while, but hospital at
tendants said she Is normal and
healthy, and has every chance of out-,
growing her title.
Hats remodeled, blocked end clean
ed. Adel Lee Millinery, M. M. Dept.
Store.
Vg.
By GLENN CHAKFfil
and HAL fOBBESX
SORRY-'TmS IS MV
FIRST OFFENSE. ANDI
IT'LL BE MV LAST IF
VC'J DON T LET M
RIDE uDITH VOU--AND,
THEN STEP ON
.THAT C4S:
By EDWIN ALGER
VOELU, I'LU NEVER FORGET
FOLKS. AMD I'LL. ALJJAV
BE GRATEFUL. TO YOL1 VOLi
BROUGHT ,M6 MELRVOER AND J
MhN who sees esve to
WITH MB ON EVERYTH NQ-
re SIR MEL3 STYlr-J(S Ot-)
HERE FOR KEEPS AND IP VT
INtKbN' 1 FOK. 8ND
JONATHAN I D NEMtR
By C. M. PAYNE
By SOL HESS
1 VWANJT THIS FELLCAAV
WUHtN J. WWM I -MVJ.T- a
HlNJ&.l WAKJT IT.'-IVBI
GOT A MEMORY THAT
LIVES LOSJS AMD A '
MISlD "THAT KJEVER
ORGETS OR
By George McManus
HELLO-DlNTf I'M JUT ONE
Of THE BOrS AG'lN- COOK UP
ABOUT -pf DOLLAR.?) VroRTH
O" CORNED BEEF AkT CABBA6E-
'LL BEBlOHT DOWN
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