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PAGE TEtf MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1932. wying liarbara by Julia Cleft-Addjun Amisor a -too am wur- 3YNOP8181 Out of a curious failure, vthereby ths eentor mem sere of Quentin. Lodely and Cane died pennlleee, and James Cant prospered and was knighted, has grown an equally curious situa tion, ts years later. Barbara Quentin and Uark Lodely, chil dren together, ars to be married in five days, although Uark is a cripple and often cruel. It teas lr.h'.-; Fzrrr'.l .'.nr.'.lan&s fortune that bankrupted the firm, yet Farrell has fallen in love with Barbara at first staht and tries to win her from stark. And his ally In ths venture u the girl who had expected him to propose to fcer Leiio Cane, daughter of Blr James. Barbara has bungled her attempt to remake the firs in Mark's room, and hs laughs. Chapter 9 BAITING BARBARA BARBARA rearranged the Ore, kneeling before It to hide the color that swept her face, then re sumed her seat. She knew better than to chatter to Mark but his hard stare discom posed her and she picked up a sbeaf of drawings from the floor and ha- g&n to examine them. She was bending over tbe third before she realized that he had probably left them on the floor on purpose. They were In pencil and they were brutal. They followed tbe fortunes of a man and a girl a lame man and a girl with a plodding, peasant soul. They showed the lame man cooking a meager dinner while she, tall, square and frowning, battled with, her ledgers. Or he In a boudoir cap wept while she glowered, three small coins upon the table between them. Or he sat, bis shoulders timidly hunched, winding yarn, his lamo le propped up' to hold the skein cleat; and' she tinkered at some bookshelves against the wall. Barba.'i, cold by the crackling log, closeU hor eyes'. Often, with Mark, one had to close one's eyes for a moment and fumble back for things beliefs, vows, endurances. They came In the form of pictures. Mr. Lodely, coming through the garden to turn Mark's tear-stained, sulky face to his; Mr. Lodely re- llnguishlng him and laying his hand Instead on her curls. "Babs, I want you to promise something. I've got to go away. Until I come back, take care of Mark. Take good care of him, Babs.' And then, three minutes later, the sound of the shot ... And then there was her own ' mother, fading gently out of lite before her husband had been a full year in his grave. "Never forget that It's dignified to earn and mean Just to take. I planned, you know, to keep a little shop. Perhaps when you're a grown-up girl, my baby, you'll like to keep a little shop." "This Is naughty of you, Mark," she protested tranquilly. "And It's brilliant You're always most bril liant when you're most unkind." "It's not unkindness, It's the cry of the sensitive spirit." He flicked a cigarette end in the direction of .the grate. It was not extinguished and she was obliged to get up and iput It into the Are or It would have burned a hole In the hearth-rug. "Judy haa been tolling me I'm too sensitive," he went on, "so I must be. Am I, Barbara?" "Not about stupid, couventlonal things," she said cautiously. (So often. In this kind of conversation, one helped to dig a pit tor oneself). "Not about stupid, conventional things," echoed Mark In tones of admiration. "And bow stupid the conventions oan be only a tree, Jolly, Bohemian soul like our Bar bara can ever know. Now 1 come to think of It, we sball be bowing to a very stupid oonvontlon next Thursday. Let's cut It out and keep house together undor the bulg ing clerical eyes of Toxeter, But no I forgotl It would be bad tor business." Barbara was still determinedly smiling. "Would you rather put oft get ting married, Mark? As things sre, we can quite well vralt a bit. We can't aft we can't spare time for a honeymoon, anyway." "Postponement of sentence? I'd rather get It over, my dear." She was goaded, In spite of the long, patient years. Into a flash of pride. "It you're even remotely serious In what you say, let's call It off 1 We can go on being close friends " "ThiinV ynnl" nh thank yrm fnr those kind wordsl" " . "nothing need be changed. But, after all, It was your your sugges tion, originally. You asked me to to marry you." He lit another cigarette. "But, beautiful Barbara solemn, hard-working, sensible Barbara 1 always ask women to marry me OF ilDIC Kext regular meeting of MMford Post No. 16 of th American Ltglon will take plac on Monday, Do. 3fl despite the fact that this U a hoi: day. Hem-eve r only a short business e ion will be lu-ld and the mertlnR will be adjourned early In order that ail Legionnaire mv attend the an nual Christmas bar. at the Oriental Gardens at 9 p. m. A report of the recent district con fernss will be heard at the session and several lmporUnt matters per taining to the welfare of the rx-serv-lee man Trill be dlACuased, The recent conference was conceded one of the beat in years with large attendance from all southern Oregon posts snd t number of state Leirton oilrlala from Portland, Salem and Kvigene. Among Halting oUiciaJ were when . .i love with them. But, generally, they refuse." She felt the blood scorch her face. She was not jealous. It was not that It was that there were so many rumors In this little town about Mark and his affairs; there was a very nearly substantiated story about Mark and Leila Cane and somehow Barbara could not bear that curious coarseness In Mark, that laid these things bare. . . . She regained her control with an effort. "There Is still time tor me to fall Into line with tbe others," she said quietly. "Say what Is In your mind Instead of of baiting me Into say ing It, That's vulgar." She knew, as she usod the word, that It was tbe wrong one. To ac cuse him of vulgarity was to strike home, and under the smart of a de served blow, ho could be devilish. Sbe stumbled on and mad- things worse. "I tblnk we shall have to decide tonight, one way or the other, be cause If you don't want to lire In Toxeter I ought to clo:e the sin; there and accept that London con tract " He giggled. "Beautiful Barbara, bow could the whims of a foolish, coy creature like me be allowed to Interfere with Big Business? And, by tbe way, how was business today? Isn't that the question that every loving help meet burls at the weary wage-earner before he I'm sorry sbe falls upon the evening bone?" She said nothing. She need not, surely, help him to torture her. The mouse need not stay alive to amuse tho cat Sbe wondered, dazedly, for she was tired and sick at heart, whether Mark would kill her one day. ... He had shitted over to one side and was watching the Are. Only Mark could make a sllonce so fright ening. She found herself breaking It, af ter all. She told him how business was and how sbe hoped It would be. Forgetting him, for a moment she stepped Into the future, calculating, planning. So much for tbelr living expenses in Toxeter, so much to pay off the mortgage on the little house she had taken there, so much for holidays and health. "And your legacy for absolute emergencies, Mark. It's blessed to know that that will always be there." "Oh, didn't I tell you? I spent It." She bit off her exclamation. Qultr useless worse than useless to ex claim over Mark! She sst helpless the mouse waiting for the claws ti strike again. . . . Mark was drawing something from under his pillow He tossed It into liei lap. "Gift of the bridegroom to the bride. Open1 it, beautiful Barbara It cost such a lot and It Is so su premely out of place." She opened the case. A very line emerald lay on pale ado velvet and a platinum chain was colled round it The sotting was platinum, too. and unusual a spider's web, fine but strong, in wblch the Jewel was Invisibly held. With unsteady Angers she closed tho case. "She did not like emer aids. He knew sho did not like emeralds. It was Leila Cane wbo liked them. Three hundred pounds tor an unwanted emerald when li was going to be a struggle to find enough tor rent and food I She felt for the first time In her life, the doslre to strike the smile from his fncA. she clutched the case, her breath ragged. Take good care of Mark good care good care he couldn't holp being like this he was a cripple, shut off from life, blttor, frustrated. "Barbara " Ho had half-risen and flung out a hand, but she could not go to him yet A moment give her a moment ehe sensed that he had flung away the black mood; he would be charming now, gentle, perceptive, Immensely appealing. A moment and she would be able to take his hand. "Barbara, don't shut your face up like that! Don't lock me qut'ot your eyes like that! I won't be a boast any mo;, I'm damned sorry" In a moment In a moment! When a hurt goes deep, one must beg Just a moment "Barbara, come over here." She turned stiffly, still not look at h'ni. She T'cu' n" . him, of course, but at that moment the door opened and Mrs. Lodely came in, followed by the man who had pulled her back on to the pave mont lo the Yarn Market (Copyrlfnl, Julia Cleft-Adiams) Berbers, tomorrow, does some- thing the will never bs able to forget. State Commander Jack Eakln, State Adjutant Carl Moarr, District Com mander Hay J ub, National Commit toe man Sid Oore and Jerry Owen, secretary of the veterans state aid commission, A fine program wae arranged oy Medford Peat in honor of the state department officials, following the conference and included a banquet at the Hotel MetUord. a "40 et T ceremonial at the Armory and ft Le gion dance tt the Masonic hall All Legl m n aires are attain remind ed of the annual Christmas ball next Monday night and are urged to brine; their friends and help make this one of the beet Legion danews of the year. American Beauty To Cast Off Lord LONDON, Dec. 23. (&, Lady Puruess, an American beauty who married Into the Engl lull peerae, filed suit for divorce today against the shlp-bulldlng magnate. The Anaoclatfd Press was informed the grounds fo- the suit will be mis conduct. The suit Is expected to be heard at the next court term but the hearing 'probably will ba quirt, no more publicity than I xwcemsary. A number of attractive outdoor Christmas lighting displays are being Installed by local citizens throughout the residence district and others are planning to decorate their homes, shrubs and lawns, to spread the glad spirit of the Yule tide season through out the entire community. Some who do not Install elaborate lighting ex hibits will substitute colored lights In their porch fixtures, display light ed Christmas trees In their windows or follow similar plans to share their Christmas chr with every passer-by. There are many effective, though Inexpensive decorative Items wblch. can be secured at local stores at small I cost. Including electric candles. Il luminated wreaths and even com plete strings of Indoor or outdoor olored lights, all of which contrib ute their share to the general holiday atmosphere of the community. . To aid those who have not fully Irvded upon their lighting effects for this year, the following list of decorative ideas Is offered as a sug gestion. 1. Substitute a red lamp for the customary one in your entrance fix ture and put a wreath around it. 3. Place electric candles in Christ mas wreaths In your windows. (Elec TAILSPIN TOMMYA Gleam Of Hope For ;ttltpt' TjmrJr sTiverr 0. anvboo7say.s TaMfTi)AT'a th" spirit', jjv rirnoftv is stilcT what voo think is a I Fi'll trv to patch thank vou-- W 7W' HeTMtrtlsy, QeTTV, W -TOMKINS IS CROOK60 mAMIATORS GOT TO WICK FOGGY" I StCM TO 5lDREAM IS PRO0A6LV THINGS ToatT HER- 431 I'LL &. si&-s iasr tat &t is crazier'n i An- ,TostTHeR--AN' ir we have had a THReiet-t c$uhat happened to tdu must so noo- 3 there: W. . WKOE'il HOP olSAi To AN' DID AN INVERTED NttOVQJ uiE'LL DREAM- EVeRYTHIN6S fiOfOU BEFORE YOUR MV NURJ will B( OKK e. J SS'CX. L4fiO AMO yffWir JXZ FLtcJHT ACROSS THeMOaER..' A 4LL MIXED UP. &rJJ.ACC IDE NT- - AHV MINUTE- MEET PIE IN iTTT'Tr1' P GRAND CAr e- DO 7CR OOOIO Be any ewNtcno swvae mey Aster &4Yai7S-vac-tO'svs- TVMMY PeSOf? BOUND TO WIN-The Accusation! THERE'S P'ff BEN WEBSTER? JESOy OUTSIDE I WELL, WELL., WELL? f! 1 WHO WANTS HE'S ACCOMODATING B J TO SEE VOU , HE'S SOInSto SAVE J f MR. DIGGER 1 1 ME A TRVP LET HIM M HE EAVG H, rnMB im I NAME IS BEN) rn, t-nirHfm I LISTEN. K1D.THESE BILLS AReW nlJ-f IVhKIl JSI 1 STW i u BSs-4 1 AWi. ' HHJ H " Ssm -.'(ISTOtif 1 TJ S'MATTER POP Sound Would Get Through a Leak Like That V (welu. caw Woo lp- x 1 W7 -d.t.m-tItbi.uA TSut I )eatci ),m V 11 ( 4 V All,64t 15attl. J Z 7 iZTfT Ap VJILLWUM (",we.1?S ) S- V . 4TdlrZzJ&Lj EATCTo ) lL)t.lOt. s- S ' ' k ffeeyrieTlWZ. by TlirKll Syndtete. Inn THE NEBBS Just A Kid " By SOL HESS lGOOO MOSWIMG MISS XecOO MORMlM&.MR.eOLOecV.YWr-l'M N0TUC4 AKJ OLO- ft :.7"T OUST VJMAT IS THE MAtTER s1 nn DAM FORD, IT'S MICE TO SEE MAM WHO 15 SO eiESSEO f ff LOOKIMS BIRO . 1. HAVCrJT ' 1 Si? ! 'ill' jiff ujitM 'im 'ei T IMrllkJr a. V'i'i TOU THIS MOPWiMTWIS J VWITM HEALTH WEALTH AKlO i j H A VWR.IMKL& Mr HAIR IS V1 . ..i !i f ' ' -TUIvJ& AMD E'S GETTIMSA 1BT -- HAKCS IT OUST THelPOSlTIOM' SHOULDMJT MEED ijSBAV BUT TMATtS A MARK ) j : ,.; op COMFORT OUT OP THE , , DCbiNNiKjij Oh A- AtJ !M3FiSAilOM FSCt-A lR' vl Oi3 1 i MC 1 1 Oisi hhiHch r -i j M,00n0 MW(.cr ti t gj-t c yf i'i'i i jyjT Rl - s j " BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManu. 1 ( BY COLLT-MR-JIGCS lTS ACRIME II If dlit a too Tn i-r. 1 J t l "l"- 1 . . II I I . n THEWAYTWErHMMMSTRUT EH? NOT VHLE JU f tjl V 1S SHOULD PREVEMT ALL VOIEM jjjjt " .t; tric candles are far safer than the wax variety and are cheaper to op erate.) 8. Run colored light through the treea and shrubbery on your grounds. 4. Place Christmas trees in tubs In th yard and trim them with strings of colored lights. 5. Run strings of colored lights along your veranda. 66. Festoon strings of colored lights along the eaves of your house. 7. Place colored lights In your flower boxes. 8. Twine colored lights in wreaths or garlands and hang them In the windows or festoon them about the outside of the house. 9. Place illuminated stars over the doors or on the roof of your house. 10. Illuminate your Christmas trees, both those used indoors and those 1 the yard, with strings of tiny electric lights. 11. Place colored lights, one red and one green, In twin sockets and place them in the windows. Hang illuminated Chrlstmw ' lA the entry or 1 the windows. ,t is hoped that all lighting dis plays will be installed before Christ mas eve, Saturday, December 24, and that they will be kept in place over New Years In order that everyone may have an opportunity to enjoy these attractive examples of the Christmas spirit. Empire Rudy J. Hlllstrom, Marsh field, submitted low bid on project for construction of power line to radio compass station here. FREE Pioneers ami descendants photographed without charge for pioneer historical collection SHANOLE STODIO. VVmtr ya k ss fSftZ 5l3afl Kara J. f lfMyIJ.3 &W . itlllf1 -sT V V. X II t Heat a W IvX II Zr?- S - w esse ! 1 Ji II K I . 1 sr. i - - s -- - rnw.-agi'i I JIem LOST No time im telling dam - DIGGER EXACT LV WHAT HAD KftPPEMED, ALSO WHAT H-3 OVSTM SUSPICIOMS WERE AND THEN PRODUCED THE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TEN DOLLAR BILLS SANTA MAGIC bit SIGRID ARNE SYNOPSIS: Inge, and Plnoochlo. two ToyUnd dolls, bring back Santa's keys, which had been stolen by a dwarf, who Is sorry snd becomes one of Santa's workmen, taeanwblle Pln oochlo ie worried tbst no little child will want blm on Christmas. Chapter XVII Santa Reads His Mall By that time It had grown so close to Chrlst.nas Just as It Is today thst all the toys were rery excited thinking about the children tbey would shortly belong to. . Mall was coming to Santa from children so fast that he had to give over one big room just to opening the letters. You should see how he handles letters. Each night bis reindeers and sleighs flash down over our cities end towns, and some of his assistants Jump out and pick up letters to Santa. When Santa gets them he sorts them all out. "Ho. there!" he shouts, ss be opens eaeh letter. "A baby doll and a story book for a little girl!" And a toyshop elf rushes Tff to the huge shelves and gets down the toys for the little girl. "Ho, there!" shouts Santa again, "roller skates and a baseball for a little boy who I know has been very good to his small sister this year. Find a very good pair of skates." And snother elf rushes off to get Santa the order. Tommy! Cfr COURSE T DIDN'T KNOW IT J 1 SUSPECTED 1WEY WbKE, AND THAT'S WHt I DROUGHT HERE TOX3U 3 andtiie, DOLL But through all the hustle-bus.!e this particular year, there was one toy that was saa. It was Plnoochlo who nad curled up on top of a pile of toy beds where he sat looking morosely out on the scene. Not a single letter Santa received asked for a toy clown. Plnoochlo lis tened hard end long, but laevsr once did there seem to be any little child who wented such a homely, good-natured little toy ss a clown. KIs little face with Its long naee that was ordinarily so happy was pulled into long lines, and sometimes a big tear rolled down his cheeks. He looked so hurt when the hand some tin soldiers had their dally drill. And worse, there were so mony let ters asking for soldiers. "Ho, hum." Plnoochlo said to him self. I suppose I'll Just be stuck In extra In some stocking, and the little boy or girl who gets me will Just play with me one day, and than for get all about me. But Plnoochlo had forgotten one friend who was worrying about him. That was It.'ga. She saw how ssd he was and the hurried off to the long cupboards of doll clothes. Sbe took down a fine, blue uniform with gold cap and a little gold sword. "I think you'd look fine In these," she said, "why don't' you slip them on?" Plnocchlo laughed at her for a min ute, and then he saw how fine the Her v.'.'.V I P" ! OH, YE AH? VOLRE WHAT 1M A REGULAR LITTLE Vl THE WORLD MOTHER'S HELPER., Y'1 HAS GOTTEN ARENT YOU ? I INTO YOU ? ALWAYS DOING WHAT HAVE GOOD TURNS, EM ? 1 I DONE TO I NEVER MIND NOW ? I 1 MAKE YOU I K J.. . v " " " ' ,'-I Willi II 1 ra.inMlrI I ' X WrtY Y . W , tTTissWss. Ko uniform was. He began to look hope ful. He slipped quickly into the clothes and ran to a mirror. But be was so ihln the clothes hung like rsgs on him snd the gold Plnocchlo dresses up in a hand some soldier's uniform siren him by Inga but he was so thin the suit bung like rsgs. csp looked silly with his' long nose sticking out below. Poor Plnoochlo hung his head snd walked away from the mirror. "It's no use," he said to Inga. "I'm Just a clown." He slipped off the uni form ss though every movement hurt him. Inga couldn't say a word. But a little fairy had been watch- I'LL TELL -you WHT YOLSVe DONE! VOLVRE TRYING TO COVER UP YOUR OWN TRACKS AND THE TRACKS Or TOUK TWO PRW I TOLYRB EXPECTING ME TO FALL FOR. ANOTHER OF YOUR COCK- ANl'-BliLL YARNSJ MAYBE mir the scene. She felt so sorry "or this good-hearted toy. Don't worry," she said to mem, 1 bnnw hnv vmir troubles csn be fix ed. And I am leaving right now to do It." TommorroK It's Chriitmss Ere provoijMenserve WILLIAMS CREEK. Dec. (Spl.) The Provolt Community club held lta regular semi-monthly meeting De cember 17, the men furnishing the supper. Two weeks sgo the men and women each put on a play, the losing side to furnish the next supper. A pleasant social evening was spent with music. Martin Trepts of Grants Pass has organized an orchestra In the school with 13 pieces. Members of ths or chestra are Mr. Shipman, Wilms Lemmon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vsr ner, Louis Varner. Llnwood Varner, Mrs. Lee, Delmsr Sorrels, Orval Lew. i man. Thelma Wilkinson. Harold Boat, Jean Goldsmith, Victor Sparlln and Milton Boat. Ptrshlng's Brother 111 NEW YORK, Dec. 23. (PI Vhe condition of James P. Pershing, brother of General John J. Pershing, took a turn for the worse this morn ing at Manhattan general hospital. It tskes a Christmas Seal to make It Christmas mail. By GLENN CUAKFLN and UAL rORBESX By EDWIN ALGER ONCE YOU CAN SET AWAY Wl HM Jl NOT NOT WITH ; DiGGER; By C. M. PAYNE
