PAOE SIX
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20," 1932.
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Julia Cleft-Addmans kttar ! -too camt massy
aYSOPBIBl The etrange tangle
0 evente that have eurrounded
the Cane, Quenlln, Lodelu and
Armltage amlllee now (off Far
rell Armltage and Barbara Quen
tlii into each other' orml. Far
rell marches Barbara from 0 mo '
tor truck'e path; Barbara ruehee
to aid her tone, Uark Lodelu,
Uh9, a cripple, hat alien. Leila
Cane drlvee Uark home. Far in
the poet llee the allure 0 Quen
tin, Lodely f Cane, a lata firm,
with the eenlor partnere bank
rupt and Cane etrangelu oroe
peroue. It toae making good Far
Tell Armttaoe'e eetate that had
ruined the firm; now Farrell la a
ffueet in the home of Sir Jamee
Cane
Chapter (
THE CANE8 AGAIN
BARBARA reflected Cor moment
while Farrell watched her. His
thoughts were building a home Cor
her. White stone and fountains and
magnolia buds under a kinder sky
than this.
Or a house of logs, low-eared,
reed-thatched, lit and warmed and
gay amidst northern Corests. Or a
clean-Uned schooner, riding the
seas, carrying them west . . . 'Tills
ti ihe, 0 fortunate ant predestined
thit it ther. . .
She was finding something diffi
cult to say.
"Yon saved my life," she brought
out at last. "Thank you!"
"May I come and ask how your
brother Is?"
"The radio's developed a hiccough, Farrell," said Leila.
"Thank yon," she said again.
"Leila will tell you where to find
him. But he Is my fiance, not my
brother. We are to be married on
Thursday."
She made blm a little bow and
again left him. He stood watching
her go. 'Thie It she . . .'
"Ob, no!" he said aloud, when
the corner hid her. "Oh, nol Not
on Thursday or ever. You are not
(olng to marry Mark."
And he was still repeating his (or
mula when he reached South-the-Water
and was accosted by Us own
er, Sir James Cane.
"Well, Armltage, how's the
vicar?"
"All smiles, sir."
"Surprised to tee you, I don't
ioubt"
Sir James Cane smirked and sat
track In his chair. It was his smirk,
together with something Ingratiat
ing In his manner, that had made
him 'Sugar Cane to Kings Mallard.
Ha could be extraordinarily naive
sometimes, as now, when he was
howlng transparent triumph at
Armltage'i sojourn at Bouth-tbe-Water
instead ot at the vicarage,
farrell, not (or the first time, wished
that he had dodged this Invitation.
It had been given on the Finesse,
England-bound (rom New York,
wbere the Canes had been pleasure
seeking and Farrell, almost unwill
ingly, had gone to make yet more
money. In a moment of boredom,
he had persuaded himself that he
would like to re-explora Kings Mal
lard and that the vicar's frugally
run house would not be equipped for
a guest. So be had coma to South-the-Water
and dallltd In Leila's cool
yet glittering company tor a week
or so . . . Leila was peeling a peach.
She murmured
"I hardly remember you as a boy
at all, Farrell."
"'The moon boos many brooks,
the brook sees but one moon',"
quoted Armltage. "We met at a
garden-party given on a very hot
August day by Mrs.--Mrs.--no, the
name's gone. Ton were dressed in
blue sash"
"Surely the day wasn't as hot as
that?"
"and a dress with Jlggerles all
ever ft and a hat with a sort ot
thingummy at the side. And I re-
S. P. DINER PRICES
ARE CUT TODAY
Effective today, sweeping seduc
tions will be made In the price of
meals on Southern pacific dining
ears, through the Introduction of an
entirely new "fixed price" service
whereby a complete five-course
luncheon or dinner will be served
tor as low as 80 cents, according to
advice received at local S. P. offices
from J. A. Ormendy, paasenger traffic
manager, at Portland.
Under this new service a complete
meal will be served for the price of
the entree. Including soup, salad,
entree, vegetables, bread and butter,
beverage and desert. For luncheon
and dinner the following entrees will
be on the menu at the prices shown
these prtres beln the cost of the
entire meal: Fish, 80c; casserole 4
Barbara
gret to say that you (ell down twice
and bowled each time and cheated
at the games."
"Was I such a brat, mother?"
"Oh, no, dear!" said Lady Cane,
"Not really." She was still a ner
tous, hurried woman with her eyes
generally upon her husband or her
daughter. "I eipect Farrell means
one of Mrs. Lodely's parties. She
had a big garden, poor thing, and
she used to Invite a lot of children."
"To play with Mark?" Leila lifted
an already arched brow.
"Well, yesno, I suppose he
couldn't play with them, exactly. It
was more to take him out ol him
self." "I drove him home today," said
Leila. "Have a peach, daddy?"
"Clover devil!" cblrpod her la
ther. "No, thank you."
"By Jove!" Armltage bent towards
Leila, one hand on his hip. "I do
remember now, there was a lame
boy at tbat party. Was he the cbap
you took charge of this evening?"
Leila nodded. Then old Cane
chirped up again.
"Very sad case, young Lodely. Ac
cident when he was only two. Been
looked at by a dozen surgeons, I
suppose, and everyone of them has
a different song to sing. Unfortu
nately there'' not even enough
money (or blm to enjoy tho tew
pleasures llfo still offers him."
"I seem to remember a pretty big
garden," ventured Armltage, "and
everything done rather lavishly."
"Ah, yea!" Sir James changed a
smirk Into a sigh. "Very likely. Bat
there was some trouble later on,
after you left the Vicar. Lodely
Mark's father shot hlmsolf and left
nothing. .Mrs. Lodely lives on what
used to be her pin-money. Painful
business. I was a partnerpossibly
you remember? Quentin, Lodely and
Cane. But It's a great many years
ago."
Quentin. Barbara Quentin. She
had not (or one second loft Farrell's
mind, yet, at the sound of her name,
he felt the blood pounding up to his
temples. He opened his mouth to
interrogate these people about nor -
and was unable to form any words
at all.
Ridiculous, this shyness; but ex
hilarating. , , . Ridiculous, because
It she planned to marry Mark Lode
ly on Thursday, ho had only five
days In which, coming to her as a
stranger, be must turn her from her
purpose.
To his relief, Leila abandoned
her peach and stood up.
"Come and look at the radio, Far
rell, will you? The darned thing
has doveloped a sort of hiccough
that's really quite alcoholic. Mother
says It absolutely belchea forth the
music."
"Oh, my doar, I dldn'tl I should
nover "
Armltage, smiling politely, opened
the door (or Leila. There was some
thing In Lady Cane's enquiring gaie
and 'Sugar's' complacency that he
bad sensed before In parents of
young and marriageable daughters.
"1 apologise," said Leila, as the
door ot the drawing-room closed
behind them, "for thus snatching
you from the pleasures of the table;
but I can't stand It when father
sheds tears over the Quentln-Lodely
smash. 1 cannot stnnd It"
"Reasons?" askod Armltage,
watching her.
She walked away from him, op
the long, polished room, drew aside
a curtain to look out over the bay
and then came slowly back.
Copyright. llJf, Julia Clet-Addamt)
Veil dficrlbet "iomthlna odd,"
Monday, In tht carter of her
tetner.
lamb sirw, 00o; minced chicken, pork
chops, veal chops or tenderloin tips,
1.10; lamb chops, mixed grill, ten
derloin steak or chk-ken fricassee.
ei.2S. New club breakfast will also
be inaugurated at prices of 60c, )0c.
75c and 00c. A limited a la carte
service will aloo be available.
Planning Christmas
Program In Phoenix
PHOENIX, Deo. 20. (Spl.) Svery
effort Is being put forth on the Christ
mas program at the Presbyterian
church, to be given Friday night at
7:30. All are Invited and especially
the parents and family of the little
folks ot the Sunday school. The pro
gram wll. tvnnlst ot readings, recita
tions and little Christmas skits, and
a pageant to be given by the young
people and adulu ot the Sunday
school. A Chrlstmae tree will be en
Joyed.
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gages to home owners In their com
munities, where mortgage money is
not now available.
It was not the Intention ot con
gress to place the federal home loan
bank In competition with existing
mortgage lending Institutions. In
stead, the object of the system Is to
provide eligible institutions with still
more money to lend In first mort
gages to home owners.
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on homes should first call on the
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calities, where such eligible insti
tutions require additional funds to
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the above statement, but its extent
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make sure that home owners are
served by the member Institutions.
Under this clause the Home Loan
Bank of Portland may consider di
rect applications for home loans from
Individuals. If the existing home
lending agencies do not meet legiti
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will be establish! after the eligible
Institutions have first had an op
portunity to serve. It Is now known,
however, that If the bank eventually
makes any such loans, they will be
limited to 40 per cent of a fair ap
praisal on homes occupied by the
owner, who can show his ability to
make regular payments.
The Federal Home Loan bank does
NOT lend on or discount mortgages
on business property. It does NOT
lend on or discount mortgages on
bomes worth more than $20,000. It
does NOT handle second mortgagee.
It does NOT lend on or discount
mortgages on livestock or farm prop
erty. Respectfully submitted,
F. 8. MCWTLLIAMS,
Chairman.
' Portland, December 19.
. Christmas seals work the year
round. Buy them now.
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It Christmas mall.
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SYNOPSIS: Inga and Plnoc
chlo, two Toyland dolls, are Im
prisoned In a cave by a dwarf
they were hunting after be had
stolen Santa's keys. The drawf
stole the keys In revenge for the
death ot his sister, the witch,
who was bnrned to death by the
two dolls. A mole releases the
dolls.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Toads.
It wasn't until the next morning
that the dwarf discovered bis pris
oners had gone. Be Just sneaked
Into the room to laugh at them.
"What has happened?" he cried.
"No Inga and no Plnocchlo here."
He bunted all around but couldnt
find hew they had e:caped because
the little mole had filled up the
opening of his passage.
That frightened the dwarf.
"Well, If they can get out through
the mountain-aide I'd better look
closely," he thought to himself.
"I'vo got to bide those keys better
than I have or Santa will have them
back again."
So he rushed back to his under
ground room and got out the keys
he had stolen from Santa's toyshop.
"I'll have to ask my friends, the
toads, to help me," he thought, and
he dragged the bag of keys to his
doorway on the mountain-side. He
looked around very carefully to see
1 nou -n-iiMK.TMis r if -rou'o aivevouii If7
and ih&
that there was no one around and
tben he stole down to the woods.
He blew a "tie wniRle and from
a hundred little crannies came hun
dreds of little toads, all blinking in
the daylight.
One of the biggest, with a bright
green coat, stepped forward and ask
ed: "Did you want something of
us, Mr. Dwarf?"
"Yes. I've got to hide these keys
right away and I don't want any
one to get them. What can you sug
gest?" "Well, let me think. If each of us
took one would that help?"
"Yes, but where would you hide
them?"
"That's easy. In our mouths.
We're got very big mouths. Look,"
and the little toad opened wide his
Jaws. '
"That's fine," said the dwarf, "line
up and I'll give one to each of you.
Now guard them carefully, and when
I want them back I'll blow this
whistle.
So they each took a key and hop
ped back to the little crannlea where
they had been dozing.
The dwarf grinned a self-satisfied
grin, rubbed his hands together and
hurried back to his underground
home.
"Now I guess they can look and
look. They'd never get those toads
all together," he said. But he dldnt
know who had overheard him. The
little woods fairy had been standing
t
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behind an oak tree watching the
whole scene.
So the dwarf called' the toads
with a wbtstle and asked them
to hide the keys to the toys In
Santa's toyshop.
"Now I wonder what keys those
are," she said. "He must be up to
mischief. I'll find out." So she
walked all around the woods asking
everybody she met if they had lots
some keys. But nobody had. Finally
she came to a little mole, and he
looked quite surprised at her.
"I dln't lose them, but I have a
cousin over by the blue pine tree
who haa visitors that are looking for
keys."
So the woods fairy hurried over to
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the home of the mole by the blue
pine tree and there the found her
old friends, Inga and Plnocchlo.
"Are you up here again?" she aek
.h n,,it HMitrhtMi to see the two
dolls who told her their trouble.
"Hmm-m-ml That cwan nas me
nf rattlna together all ,
the toads." the said. "It's a whistle.
We must think of some way to ge
It from him."
Tomorrow Getting the Whistle.
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
WILL BE HEAVY
Prediction of heavy Christmas and
New Year travel throughout the wort
were made here today by represent,- .
tlves of the Southern Pacific com
pany. Round-trip fares have been cut to
approximately one cent a mile for
the special holiday excursions, It was
pointed out. and extra equipment ,
has been assembled at all Important i
points to handle the traffic.
The low-fare Yule trips will oe
operated by Southern Pacific from
December 22 to 26. with the New
Year excursions scheduled from De
cember 20 to January 2. It was an
nounced. The return limit will be
January 4.
Patronize hume Industry.
Buy Whltelaw's Chocolates.
Keep that money at home.
By C1LKNN CBAKFUH
and HAL FOUUK8S
By EDWIN ALGER
Ar-V STARTER TO
CALLED ME MR. COSBY 1
By SOL HESS
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TSTIVJ- KUKI AWAY
AKJO WIDE. PROM VOU
IKJ A WUKJORED YARDS,
By George McManus
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