MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON', THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932.
uying Barbara
by JalU Cleft-AdeUsu Amtkm tfyou utn smart-
'"Si)HSIHi Tht lew ffm
Quenttn, Lodely t) Cant it about
to orith. Lodely it a typioal tn
glith "country gentleman," Qutn
tin a bookith and miring man of
pood bvtsding. Cant tht offlct boy
who hat worked up to a partner
thip. It it Cant who hat dont
thr work of tht Arm. lit and
Lodely quarrel; ht ttormtly or
dert Lonely out of hit apartment,
which it abovt tht tlrm't oBleet,
on tht old Yarn Marktt of tht
town of Ktngt Mallard. Then ht
eekt hit mouse-ltkt wift to call
their 9-ycar-old daughter Leila,
Chapter 1
ANNIE TAKES A MESSAGE
" IKE! to come up to Mn. Quen
tin's with mer asked Mr.
Cane. "You can play with little
Barbara, while I'm busy with her
father."
"They gala at achoo! yesterday
that Mr. Quentln wai dead," re
turned the child pertly.
"Well, he Isn't, not yet Don't yon
try and teach me my business,
miss."
It seemed to him, In his sour an.
ger, that he would do anything, take
any chance that remained to hlu, to
build up again the fortune that had
been snatched from his eager grasp.
"I'm ready, daddy."
Be followed the child down the
stairs and out of the bouse.
Mrs. Cane began to cry as the
door of the house closed upon them.
She remembered her pride at having
Mra. Quentln and Mra.
married a solicitor, even if be
' Wasn't. In the, Klnrn MnllanH aai
of the word, a gentleman. It only
ne would consent to hide with her
In some big city where nobody
Knew tneml
She eat sniffing damply for nearly
halt an hour and was about to go
In search of a strong cup of tea
when her maid approached her,
' thumbing an envelope. Mrs. Cane
threw np her hands. )
"How many times have I told you,
Annie, to bring In letters on a trayf
And If it's a telegram yes, I see
It Is you'll simply have to get on
your things and take It after Mr.
Cane. He'a told me that he wants
all telegrama brought to, him at
once, wherever he Is."
"And where be master to, then,
: ma'amT"
"Gone np to see Mr. Quenttn on
Upper Mallard hill. He'll be walk
ing alowly, he haa Mlsa Leila with
him. If you hurry, you may over
take blm yet , :
In a garden full of lata roses,
Mrs. Quentln and Mra. Lodely sat
enduring each other.
Mra. Lodely endured Mrs. Quen
tln ae the wife of her husband's
senior partner, as an unsociable
neighbor and as a bookish, reserved
woman whom in years the would
never learn to know. Mrs. Quentln
endured Mra. Lodely simply aa a
noise; a maddening noise that per.
aisled somewhere beyond the circle
of her dedicated thoughts.
"Do change places with me,"
otged Mra. Lodely for the third
time. "You ought to be relazln'
comfortably after not sleepln" at all
for two nights."
"Thank you, but I would rather
not move," refused Mrs. Quentln.
also for the third time. "I can see
Lionel's window from here and as
soon aa the nurse draws up the
blind It will mean he la awake and
wanting me and 1 must run In. If
you will excuse n.e."
Mrs. Lodely muttered sympathet
ically and lit another cigarette.
She wished she could remember
that this was a bouso lying under
the shadow of death, but Lionel
Quentln had been so many months
dying and the disaster of the Arm's
ii n
WASHINGTON. Deo, IB. (API
Petitions demanding Immediate cash
payment of the bonus and denounc
ing the wee ot troops In evicting
last summer's bonus army were cir
ri ed to Vice-President Curtis and
Sneaker Oarner today by representa
tives of the rank and file veteran,
radical outgrowth ot the original bo
nus army.
1 committee ot five, headed by
C-mee W. Ford, negro, communist
vice presidential candidate In the
lut election, was met by Oarner In
his reception room.
REEDSPORT L."o. Arthur pur
chased property occupied by Roose
velt Service station.
OAKLAND Mew equipment In
stalled la Oakland, Meat market.
collapse aeemed so much more ac
tual. In spite of herself she bunt
out with
"What I want to know Is, what
are we goln' to doT I mean, all
Sam and 1 have got la my little In
coma that I've been spendln' on my
self. It won't go anywhere. Why.
It Isn't three hundred a year and
Mark's doctor'! feee have come to
nearly that before nowl"
"Still, you are 'ortunate In having
It," said Mrs. Quentln. her eyea
upon the distant window.
"Haven't you you don't mind my
askin' haven't yon anything at all
of your ownT"
"Nothing. Less, even, than Lio
nel thinks."
"How d'you mean?"
"I mean that 1 lied to him the
other day," explained Mra. Quentln,
her dark bead still njotlonless
against the back of the seat. "Yon
see, I once had a young cousin, a
reckless, lovable boy. A few yeara
before bis death he noeded a loan
and be Insisted on giving me as
part security some shares be held
In a South African enterprise. Oh.
I think I saw nurse beckonlngl No,
It's only the shadow of the apple
tree." "Was It a gold-mine?" Mra. Lode
ly gave the short, high laugh with
which she usually covered embar
rassment and Interest. ,
Lodely endured each other.
"I'm afraid not Mr. Cane la very
kindly having enquiries made In
Johannesburg, but he confessed
that at first glance the shares ap
peared to him practically worthless.
Nevertheless, I have told Lionel
that I managed to dispose of them
for Ave hundred. It has eased his
mind a great deal."
"But how long does he think that
will last you, with a child to keep?
Or shall yon send Barbara back to
your sister in France?"
"No, he wUlies me to keep her
with me, after he is gone. And the
money, he thinks, will give me time
to clear things up and look 'round
a little. You must remember that
hla mind la clouded, now, so near
the end."
Mra. Lodely, who never thought
anything worth discussion, agreed
absently, she smoked, starod al
her hostess and presently buret
again Into protest i
"My trouble Is, I don't really
understand what'a happened.
'Tlsn't as if either your husband ot
mine had ever had a orooked
thought in their lives, bless 'eml
They did what they thought right
It waa that beast Black let them
down"
"It seems they trusted htm toe
blindly. They placed most of tht
Armltage fortune, tor instance. In
hla hands, against securities that
were afterwards discovered to b
forgeries. Naturally, they feel ao
countable. They are accountable."
Mrs. Lodely enorted.
"Well, you may think eo and the
law may say so but I don't care,
I don't agree. Payln' back all that
Armltage money out of our private
pockets is lunacy, t say. It'll be
years before that kid what was hla
name? FarrellT before young Far.
rell Armltage comei of age."
Mrs. Quentln did not pursue the
financial argument
"The vicar misses Farrell terri
bly, 1 believe." she said. "He had
him in his charge for a whole year,
wasn't !t? Oh hello!"
"It's Cane," said Mrs. Lodely.
"Just turning Into the, drive,"
(CopvrtfM, mi. Julia Cleft-Addanu)
Can.'e telegram, tomorrow,
arouies Mrs. Lodsly's curiosity.
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BATTLE GUNMEN
NW TOP.X, Deo. 15. (API Pa
trolman Oeorge L. Gerhard, 81, was
fatally wounded by three gunmen
whom he surprised while holding up
a cordial shop In upper Menhsttsn
early today.
Two other patrolmen who engaged
In a runr.:r. gun tight with the roo
here when they attempted to escape
were slightly wounded before they
wounded one of the trio end captured
another. The third escaped.
It tskes a Christmas Seal to make
It a Christmas gut.
BANDON Sixty-two heed of Jersey
cowl from Owe and Curry counties
snipped recently from this place to
southern Call torn la dairy.
RAINU5R Local street, graded.
The Medford Glee men will motor
to Ashland Friday night to present
a short program at the opening of
the theater In that city under the
management of Walter Leverette of
this city, who recently leased the
playhouse.
Four or five numbers will be sung
by the Oleemen. It was decided at
last night's meeting of ths organiza
tion. The program will be directed
by James Stevens, official director of
the group, with Sebastian Apollo,
pianist and composer, as accompa
nist. The meeting will open at 740 and
a general Invitation la extended the
public.
Mining Industry .
To Be Discussed
BOOENB, Dee. Id. (AP) Legisla
tion looking toward establishment ot
a state school of mines, a state bu
reau of mines, federal road appropri
ations and Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loans for the construc
tion of ore reducing mills, will be
discussed at a meeting ot the Western
Oregon Mining congress to be held in
Salem January 16, It was announced
here today by Oeorge Jennings, presi
dent of the congress,
ffnnlr.h pan K kmiaht i . .
Seals are the currency.
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SYNOPSIS: Inga and Plnocchlo
two doyys from Toyland, find the -basket
that la never empty In the
cave of a witch they had burned.
Not only Inga la freed from her
spell, but hundreds of others are.
too. The basket gives them a
coach and they hurry back to
Santa.
Chapter Z
BACK TO THE TOYSHOP
Santa wis so amazed to see his
two dolls from Toyland, find the
such a large company of others that
he had lost that his eyes grew as
big as saucers.
"Where In the world have you
been?" he cried. And Inga and Pl
nocchlo poured out the whole story
quickly.
"And here Is a wonderful basket I
brought you," wound up Inga. "It Is
never empty. What would you like
right now?"
, "M-m-m, let me sle," said Santa.
"I think I'd like a pretty new drees
for Mrs. Banta a red one with a
band of white fur around the bottom
so she will look Just like me." . -
Inga put her hand In the basket
And, sure enough, there was the red
dress puat the right size for Mrs.
Santa. ,
Then Santa's eyes grew bigger
than ever.
"Well, I declare, I declare," was
sll he could say he was so surprised.
"But come Inside. Let's see, there's
Net Closing In On Tommy!
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the red leather dog I lost years ago.
And that company ot tin soldiers
and; my gracious, even the little
black velvet monkey. I'm so happy
to see all of you."
Just then Mrs. Santa noticed the
whole company through her bake
ahop windows, and she came dash
ing out Bhe'a such a plump, red
cheeked little person everybody loves
her.
"My gracious, why dont you come
Inside and SBy hello," she cried.
"Inga, we have been eo worried
about you and Plnocchlo. We could
not think what happened to you.
Santa, let's have a party right now.
We'll all stop work."
Fine." said Santa. "Well Just
eat some of those ginger bread
cookies you've been making, and
then we can bake all the faster to
morrow to make up for It."
"N ot at all," said Inga. "Just
wish tor what you want and III take
It out of this magic basket."
"I want a peppermint candy
stick," shouted one of the soldiers.
"And I want a banana," cried the
velvet monkey.
"Give me some cocoanut coke."
called a doll wearing a soft green
drees..
And as each person wished. Inga
drew goodies out ot the basket until
they had loaded a whole table.
Santa and Mrs. Santa Just sat
back In two big chairs by the fire
place and enjoyed It. It Isn't often
that they can Just stop and let the
toys do the work, I can tell you.
Tbey labor all year long to make
our Christmas a happy one.
After everybody had eaten until
they couldn't hold another choco
late drop the pianos set up such a
Back In the toyshop, Mr. and Mrs.
Santa gave a party for all the re
turned toys, and Plnocchlo did one
of his funny dances.
merry little "tlnkle-tlnkle" that all
the dancing dolls csme out Into the
center f the room and danced. The
tin soldiers did a beautiful drill,
and then Plnocchlo, the favorite of
them all, did one of his funny
dances.
That was one of the merriest par
ties Santa has ever had. It lasted
so long that finally the little baby
dolls were Just toppling over where
they sat because tbey were ao
sleepy. And all the farles had to
sleepy. And all the fairies bad to
their little cribs. Soon they were all
asleep.
Santa and Mra. S a n ta went
through all the doll nurseries and
tucked each one In.
"I guess we wont have any more
worries." ssld Santa.
But be dtdnt know what waa go
ing to happen.
Tomorrow The Dwarf
WILL SPEAK FRIDAY
Friday evening st 7:80 o'clock. 1b
the Presbyterian church, member of
that congregation, aa well aa those of
the Baptist. Methodist, Cbrlatlan.
English Lutheran and Natarene
churches of Medford, and church
people from Central Point and Aah
land, will gather to hear Rev. Paul 8.
Jensen, a missionary who haa re
cently returned here from work In a
leper colony.
Rev. Jensen represents the Ameri
can Association for the Prevention of
Leprosy, to which number of valley
people contribute.
It takes a Christmas Seal to make
It Christmas mall.
Phone 6Ve We'll naul away youi
refuse City Sanitary Service.
Anyone interested to the renewrf
of s, mortgage and lower interest em
an existing one. Is asked to fet ta
touch with Oeorge Schumacher el
019 South Riverside, according to an
nouncement Issued by Or. Schu
macher today.
The Federal Home Loan bank eafc
function through the existing build
ing and loan companies. Dr. echo
mac her stated in his announcement,
but something can be done If Imme
diate concentrated action Is taken.
Those interested In hli plan are ask
ed to forward names, addresses sat
telephone numbers to 'Dr. Scha
macher.
Mail Stolen At -
Myrtle Creek
BOSEBURO, Ore.. Deo. 15. (AP)-.
County, railway and federal offloem
are today searching for cluea to the
person or persons who last night stole
from the Southern Paclfto depot at
Myrtle Creek two pouches of regis
tered mall which had been Itt there
at 11:03 a. m.. by a northbound train.
One pouch was for Myrtle Creek d
livery, the other for transfer aout.
ward.
FREE Pioneers ana descendant!
photographed without charge fo
pioneer btstorloal collection
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