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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1932.
TBuring
BYN0PAI8T CHUM to face ruin,
Bamuel Lodeiy has shot himself.
Lionel Ouenlin, kit partner, lice
dying. Only James Cane, ot the
firm of Quentin Lodeiy Cone,
remain master of himself. And
he has done nothing to dlsHn
oulsh himself in anyone's eyes
unless the telegram Urs. Lodeiy
saw him stuff into hie wallet
means something. Three lonely
ohitdren are left vennilese by the
smash: Barbara Quentin, Leila
Cane and Uark Lodtly,
Chapter 4
MARK IN A MAZE
THERE was electric light
Id
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Kings Mallard, twenty years
later, but It had not oome to the
Bank. The Bank was still lit by
fas, which flared and made dirty
patches npon the celling. Under
the badly placed globes, the clerks
sat a-id Inscribed rows ot figures
endlessly In their ledgers.
To the eccentrlo perception ot
Uark Lodeiy, the long rows of
figures were ladders, lifting people
to wealth which he summarised as
freedom or forcing them down
wards to poverty, which be desig
nated quit briefly as hell. . . .
Uark sat under the last gas-globe,
furthest away from the door, furth
sst away from the girl and by
the final tally furthest away from
the manager's room.
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Mark met the horn-rlmmed gaze of Miss Roop.
Ot three advantages, Mark
counted this third the greatest and
best; for the business ot getting
him Into the sanctum to rocelve
complaints In peraon was a lengthy
one. So lengthy end so piteous
by the time Mark had dragged
himself to his feet and found and
dropped his crutch and nearly
lipped going round the head
clerk's desk and Anally sunk ex
hausted Into the visitor's chair oy
the Are that even the manager
tried to Ignore the Incomprehensi
ble mess Mark sometimes made of
both the ascending and the de
scending ladders.
Instead, the head-clerk had In
structions that that poor young
beggar, Lodeiy, should be given
tasks monotonous In their sim
plicity. "Near through with It, Lodeiy?"
talced the head-clerk In his not
unfriendly way. ile stopped behind
Mark's chair and scrutinised a total.
"Why you're Just fooling look'ee
here now, how can" His pencil
went from entry to entry and
finally drew as sure a line through
the whole page as Mark had ever
seen. Presently, he moved on, grum
bling, and Mark resumed his con
templation ot the values of the np-ward-flung
light He began absently
to plies the curve of a shadow on
taper. . . .
"Mr. Lodo'.y, Hi finish off those
totals tor you." tis.Hr met the horn
rimmed gate ot Miss Roop. "I'd
like to, I would, really. I've cleared
tip all mine and you look properly
tired. I always think you should be
excused the overtime work, you
should, really you can't stand It"
"Besides," added Miss Roop
archly, "Miss Tanner Is sitting
over by the window this evening
and she says a cortaln young lady
has been walking up and down
on the opposite side ot the Market
from before the gas was lit And
these autumn nights aren't any too
warm."
Mark's feelings tor Miss Roop at
once ,-ose from contempt to pure
loathing. She babbled on, unknow
ingly. "Doesnt she look fascinating,
too, In those new furs?"
"I didn't know Miss Tanner had
any furs at all, new or old," said
ARTICLES ON FILE
Articles of Incorporation of the
"Med ford Corporation" have been
filed with the county clerk, tinder the
liwi of Delaware. A certificate of
the legal exlitenoe of the corpora
tion, atteatcd by the utt corporation
commlaatoner have also been filed.
The Med ford Corporation Is li
censed under the terms of the Incor
poration to do e, general lumber and
timber business In thl state, with
33,130 shares of no par value.
The Incorporators are Muted as
8. L. Mackry, J. Bklrvan and K. Ken
nedy, an of Wilmington, Delegare.
Officers of the corporation are list
ed as Walter A. Oraff, CblcAgo, pres
Barbara
Mark coldly. It was characteristic ot
him that, although prepared to
I snub Miss Roop as savagely as
social custom would let him, he did
not anticipate for one moment that
she would withdraw her offer to
finish bis totalx He reached tor his
crutch and, as the head-clerk dis
appeared Into the manager's room,
slid off bis stool.
"Now, you know aulte well what
I meant that It's the young lady
waiting for you that has got the
new furs," simpered Miss Roop,
walking straight Into the snub.
"One ot these days I shall be com
ing to your wedding, I expect."
"Not In any capacity," dissented
Mark and made his way with sur
prising agility between the lines ot
desks to the door behind which
waited his coat and hat.
The manager looked up from bis
work as Mark's crutch tapped to
and fro In the adjoining lobby.
"Is that Lodeiy going home?" '
"Yes, sir, I believe so. Found
someone to finish oft for him, I
shouldn't wonder."
"It Just occurs to me," said the
manager, looking up again, "that
there was some orange peel on the
steps when I came In this after
noon. Go after him, will you?
and make, sure that he gets past
it all right"
The hoad-clerk left the room
v.
4 s
without rejoinder. He went, unwil
lingly, Into the lobby and still more
unwillingly Into the hall. Mark had
already closed the main dcors be
hind him, and the clerk, fumbling
Irritably with his sheaf ot papers
and disinclined to go out Into the
rawness ot the October evening,
turned back Into the Dank.
' '
Farrell Armltage and Kings Mal
lard were taking stock ot each other
through the autumn dusk.
Armltage became aware of the
scrutiny as soon as be closed the
Upper Mallard vicarage gate be
hind him and started down the hill
Into the town. A passing laborer'
stared and, lower down, a girl pusn
Ing a porambulator full ot washing
slowed her pace; by the corner
where once there had been a candy
shop, three lounging youths In caps
pivoted on their heels to peer after
hlra. . ,
Armltage did not flatter himself
that It was either his boauty or his
brawn that drew attention, nor
oven the legend ot hit wealth nor
ot his travels nor his Interest In
Leila Cane, daughter ot Sir James
Csno "Sugar" Cane (hrlce may
or of the town and once Member of
Parliament for Kings Mallard. No.
Kings Mallard stared because, In a
way, he was a stranger and stran
gers had to be stared at; and be
es use In another way he was not a
stranger, ng only the man-site
edition of the silent odd twelve-year-old
who bad lived along ot
parson at Upper Mallard for nearly
a year. Let's see now, wasn't It in
the same autumn Mr. Lodeiy shot
himself, that the boy left? No 'twas
the year before, surely. . . , And so
forth.
Farrell walked on, frowning. He
told himself that he had not oome
back to the west country before
this because the vicar ot Upper
Mallard, his one Intimate friend,
so greatly enjoyed visiting him In
London. And as for his money, ug
liness might have made It but In
its turn It could make beauty
let the metaphysicians disentangle
thatl And as for Leila
Copyright, lilt, Julia Cleft-iddamsi
Mark Lodtly hat a mlthao, to.
morrow, that Influence! a half no
n Uvea,
ident; Henry F. Chaijey, Portland,
vice preaklrnt, and Qeorfte R. Btrke
lund, Portland, as secretary and
treasurer. Ohniiey ts listed as gen
eral agent In tht state.
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BETTER THAN FARM
LA MOM, la., Dec. 17. (AP) The
low status of the agriculture,! indus
try has driven Fran): Jackson to the
more remunerative business of throw
In horseshoes,
The former n At tonal oh amp has
sold his farm stock and left with
his family to spend the winter In
the south. ft
"I can make more money pitching
horseshoes than X can farming' Jack
son Mid.
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MINF
BACKS LOAN PLAN
10 HELP INDUSTRY
The meeting loom of the chamber
of commerce was filled Friday night
with members of the Southern Ore
gon and Northern California Mining
Association. Ine., Many of whom had
plans or suggestions to further the
best Interest of the mining Industry
of this section.
After the appointment of a legisla
tes committee and a publicity com
mittee, the following resolution was
adopted:
"Be It resolved that this association
take Immediate steps to get In touch
wltfi the necessary authorities that
hare Just called a meeting of the
Western Oregon Mining Congress, to
De nc-ia at Salem, Oregon, January
15, with a view toward co-oneratlon
of this association with the efforts of
the congress, and to ask for a draft
of the plan proposed to secure a loan
or loans from the reconstruction fi
nance corporation."
It was pointed out by one of '&e
members that one of the three or
more gold-buyers of Jackson county,
for the period ot ten days prior to the
recont cold spell, was purchasing gold
In small lots to the extent of sloo
per day, In small lots, the larger clean
ups being sent direct to the mint. A
TAILSPIN TOMMY
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DRAGNET S
ClOSAG N OAI
70MMY AS
THl MY sVrlfSS
on He s BeiG
TXACtTD TO
lieoo
BOUND TO WIN Jonathan's Confession!
SOH, IT'S AFTER
VMBLL.,
NINB OtLOCK,JIM
WHERE
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HIT THE HA7-
He WON'T
IWONOSR VJHEN
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UNTIL. MKtt.fcJLP.CV,
END HIM ViftlT
COMING HOME ?
A SECOND, I THINK1
1 hfcMK
NOW
S'MATTER POP Group Settlement
l ' (T Lj jryTrndicsie. file.) '
THE NEBBS The Rich Mr. Goldrox
rSoS-TVWUAT WAT WATER YPJK T, ITJ0A0f SIWU VOU HAVE IM VOOR . omSL TrOP SRlEF WOOMi
15 IT THAT WVE SOT HERE-H BE TOU6H FOR THE IP BE AOTV PARLOR -SHcTS l&r j-SJ wueZ TWECTlMe IS RIPE vLL
DAK.FORD KOrffij REALLV GLAD f W CREATEDPEOFLE TD SUFFER HS
6AL MAS IaVjO ftLTV A h -fgl- f& WHEM SHE ACCEPTS . Jr-r ;-rkouD6MEKJT. VAJfcXLL,
WAS S CX rfOOTER Zr Jffl ?M,WJ lUVITATlOM f X JVn-ieReLL COME A V
BRINGING UP FATHER
l THE DOCTOR
IN? I WANT r
to see mim- I
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fair estimate of the (old sow being
produced in this county, with little
capital, ballyhoo or encouragement,
would amount to approximately S500
per day or about $15,000 per month.
It was pointed out, with just a little
co-operation and encouragement this
amount oouW be greatly Increased.
A number of names were suggested
as vice-presidents from the various
mining districts of the territory cov
ered by the association. Including
Ashland, Jacksonville, Medford, Cen
tral Point, Oold Hill. Rogue River,
Grants Pass, Klrby, Holland, Tekllma,
Brookings, Port Orford, Sizes River,
Oallce, Olendale. all In Oregon, and
Crescent city, Treka, Humbug, Horn
brook. Port Jones, Selad Valley and
Happy Camp In California.
Assign Road Work
To 250 Residents
Road relief work was saslgned yes
terday by the county court to 280 res
idents ot the county, ail districts be
ing represented In the allotments.
County warrants were Issued Satur
day afternoon for those employed the
past week. The present workers will
be employed the coming week, and
will receive their pay In time for
Christmas. Relief work will be e
eumed as usinl the Monday following
Christmas.
Miss Spilver Will
Lead Westminster
Miss Ruth Spilver will lead the
special Christmas meeting of West
minster forum tonight at 6:30 at the
Presbyterian church. The topic for
discussion will be "What Christmas
Means to Me." Christmas music will
feature the program..
Tommy 111 With Fever From Bullet Wound!
YflU KNOW, SADIE, WE MiaHTVeA (
THrVT KILLCR ON TH'
BOAD-U) PASSED PtENTV 5
oe AINT PICKIN'
UP NO HITCH
HlKtTRS FROM
HITCH-HIKERS 1 i
NOW
VJG KNOW
SVEMIN'BOVS! AINTTHI'BV
TUB PRETTIEST NIGHT 1
HE IS
. BEN - -
EVER? THE MOON'S 3EST )
BE HOME
AN'6ftV, BEN
1 VP LIV.CL IO HrtVt
is
ok Two vMn h you beforb
HIM COMINC3 j
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NOtXH-OOTILU
GO AN ClT WlM
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OT TO ClT A
Cur or copftp-
SANTA
Is. V
til SIGRID
SYNOPSIS; After Xnga and Pln
occhlo,. two Toyland dolls, burn ft
wicked witch, ft dwarf, ft Brother of
the witch, prepares a potion that
puts Toyland to sleep. He steals
keys to alt the toy trains and carts
and gallops off on ft big rat.
Chapter XH
Hunting the Keys
Santa Just thought his dolls had
fallen asleep early because they had
been playing so hard. And the next
morning they woke up as usual, so
he never guessed, until later, that
the dwarf had' been there.
It wasn't until the little elves who
make the toy trains and dump carts
began their work that Santa knew
anything was wrong. Then he found
there wasnt ft key in the shop, and
not a single train, or Jumping Jack
or cart would work.
"Where are all the keys?" cried
Santa, running around as fast as
though he were six years old. "I'm
sure the little boys won't like toys
that won't work. What good Is toy
train unless it goes?' -
Santa looked high and low but
not a key could he see. He pushed
the trains and they rumbled along
a little and then stopped right In
the middle of the floor.
Inga had been watching from her
little throne at the end of the room.
Quietly she pulled her little gold
mirror out of her pocket, and said:
3a
CURE. I'M SURE IT WAS THC
SAME FEt-lOtO-l 0U8T8AU5
HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPER
PASSDHIM ffOMS HOURS
ONI J
BACKS-
vMBtyaTeR,
F WOMU
TUMBLB
W ALL. RIGHT, J,
j I'M GOING TO (A
V MAKE MTt fl
Wjfia (OREAMLANO 'j Vg 1 1
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I dreamlano-
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( OH-DOCTOR'. Mf FATHER. TOLO MS TOLTne JOST A DARLIMG- -
HOW VOO SAVED M'6 UF6 I 0OT OH1. I'M M HW 17- n WELL.I I
ARRIVED IN TOWN- OH HOW CAN . V . ; ) WONnEO If
V V-ST"l 1 I I I l J I A DOCTOR?
and Vie
-kWsWW fm
"Little mirror, tell me where the
keys to our toys bare gone."
And the little mirror showed her
that path again leading ' to the
witch's mountain, and finally show
ed her the dwarf la hi underground
room counting over the keys and
chuckling to himself,
"Santa," she called, - "there Is ft
dwarf on the witch's mountain who
has all the keys. My little mirror
tells me so."
Santa threw up his hands and
dropped Into ft chair puffing from
all his hunting.
"I might have known," he said.
"I'm not through with that witch
family yet. Why that's the witch's
brother. He must have been here
last night. Did any of you children
see a , strange little man around
here?"
"Why, certainly," replied the dolls.
"The nicest little man brought us
Borne candy last night after supper."
"That's It," said Santa. "I wonder
I didn't see him. Well, what's to
be done?"
They all sat and thought for
minute, and then Plnoochlo stepped
out end said, "Santa, I believe It's
up to me to go get these keys back
for you. I know the road and I
wouldn't be so afraid as borne toy
that hasn't been there. You can't
go yourself, because you've got to
be here to see that everything goes
all right."
"He's right celled Tnga, "and I'll
much orjListrO" i J
S) guess toe'Lt pick A
AL him up in laredOi 1
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BONA.THAN SIGNIFIED TO BEN THAT
HE NMANTEO TO TALK rnMPlHPKi-
TIALL-V, SO THE BOV FOLLOWBD HIM TO
SIT READ1 fOR. A '
REAL SHOCK . BIN
i WEBSTER TARE VOL!
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iTmwtrai i'k ' V -yi t . - M sY
go with him, because I'm not afraid
either."
"Ha, ha, ha, laughed the dolls.
"Plnoochlo doesn't look very brave."
That hurt the poor little clown, and
I
"Where are all the ke.vsf" cried
Santa when he found that none
of the mechanical toys would
work,
he hung bis head and some tears
fell out of his eyes and ran down
hla long nose, drip, dripping to the
floor.
"Don't you are laugh, at our
clownl" cried Inga. "He's as brave
as anyone here even if he doesn't
look it. Can't we go, Santa?"
"Well, I hate to trust you little
things In such bad country," said
uhv
r
MEwvHne-itv
SHACK o
OiTSXKTS Of?
HAL FOR&tTST
SHE DON'T KNOW NOTHIM' ABOUT
IT VET, BEN
QUESTION VET, BEN . c,HE:S TUt 1
UINMtsl,
PVFW MPT.
MRS. JON ATM
IVObOllHK
Santa. "But I guess I'll have to. But
take good care of yourselves. Here's
a little gold bell. , If you get into
any great difficulties. Just ring It,
and I will hear you."
So Inga and Pinoccnlo were off
again. They reached into Inga'a
magic basket and pulled out an-
otner lliue coacn ana , ,,m
trotting off through the woods, in a
hurry. -
Tomorrow On the Dwarf's Trail. .
Grand Jury Goes
Into Next Week
Sessions of the grand Jury, ex
pected to be concluded yesterday,
have been unexpectedly prolonged
into the coming week. The district
attorney's office said it was probable
the grand Jury would not report be
fore Tuesday morning. A number of
local and county matters have beees
aired before the body of which Wil
liam T. Grieve of Prospect, la fore
man. The grand Jury resumed thelr
present session last Monday, Decem
ber la.
District Sergeants
Confer With Bown
State police sergeants of district !,
which includes the southern Oregon
territory, met here Friday evening
with Captain Lee M. Bown. Attend
ing the meeting were Sergeant R. D.
Davis of Klamath Falls, Sergeant O.
C. Williams of Marshtleld, Sergeant
Ralph Qulne of Roseburg, and Ser
geant James O'Brien and Sergeant Ed
Walker of Medford.
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