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PAGE SIX g k " hy Julia Cleft., Cleft-Ad ttYNOHSlH. Ifus .BlM Can ktlpiny from the background, Far rell ArmUagt pereuadee Barbara Quer.tin to go to a dance wth him a tew hourt after he acciden tally meett her. Farrell hae told Leila, who had expected him to propote to her. ihit even though ' - Barbara ia engaged to marry the cruet and crippled Hark Lodely in five dope, ehe will marry Farrell tteteadt Tventy yeare before Warrelt't fortune had been badiy inveeted by the law firm of Quen tin, Lodely and Cane; restoring it mined the firm ad caused the death of Bcrlr.-a'e and ilark'e fathere, although James Cane prospered. All thie if tn the air at Mark ehoioe Farrell eome of hie eketohee, and Barbara drettce for the dance. Chapter 11 HELPING MARK TES," laid Armltage. "This It good. That Isn't 1 mean, I don't ears (or It; 1U seitlment teems to ma false. I'm no critic, of course, and my thillllne Judgments will probably get ma thrown out of your bouse; but. In tha meantime, I'll bur what I like." Ha had let tha word (all with greet negligence. "Bay"! Hit eyet rtitted on one of Mark's thin banda and he saw the muscles stiffen (or a econd. Then be paused to his next point "You must forgive my curiosity, but. why In tha world does one find you In Kings Mallard when there are Paris sud London? Or Some?" The thin band, still a little un t teady, Indicated the crutch propped against a walL "it's not (orbldden to use a crutch tn Paris or Rome or even In Lon don," reasoned Armltage pleasantly, putting aside the three small land acapea on which bit choice had fallen. "An, but hera In Kings Mallard we bare a bouse to garage the crutch In," explained the artist. "In London, we shouldn't even hare tha traditional garret Traditional (arrets. In London, come Tory ex pensive. "Also " bis (air head gleamed In tha firelight at be made one ot bla baffled movements "I know pretty accurately how good I am; which It to aay that I know how good I might bars become It there bad been money enough to take me and my crutch out of Kings Mallard. Those landscapes " be touched Arml tage'i selection "are quite nice; Quite distinguished. But they don't Ten begin to reprosont my real jrork." "Do yon do any portraits?" Mark smiled. "I've tried some portraits." Armltage, quietly opening his checkbook, waa remomberlng Leila's answer to the same query. "For traits yes. When be (eela cruel enough." There was, however, no cruelty (or the moment visible In the curve ot Mark's pale, rather pouting lips. He seemed, at the moat, amused by hit recollections Armltage made out a check that waa neither charitably large nor timidly small. "What are you going to do with the landscapes?" asked Mark, ac ceptlng the oheck without examina tion. "You may be no critic but you know enough not to bang them near your others. "I'll take your advice on the mat ter." . "How can I give It whon I havent een " "But ot course, I hoped you would come and see, If you and Mrs. Lodely would stay with me In town (or a bit I should be delight ad. My bouse !s in Brandlsb Place I'm going back there tomorrow. Jtfould next Thursday suit you?" He rose, hit purchase under his arm. Hit attitude wat now at ltt moat negligent but he waa Im mensely alert Mark, so (ar so .easily handled, might suddonly from some unaccountable Instinct sense a purpose behind thla friend ' llness. He held his breath. He wondered, belatedly, It outspoken ness would, after til, hare beon bet ter. "I want to take your girl (rom you your Barbara. I warn you, I'm going to try." Something like that? He gated steadily at the thin figure upon the cou-h, "No," aald Mark, sighing. "I'm afraid next Thursday Isn't possi ble." "Too badt Well, we must Hi up ioinetblng else tome other time" Armltage became amiably Tagusk "I'm leaving the country for the winter months but no doubt we shall meet again." He looked at bit watch. "I say. Miss Quentln't been waiting four minutes al ready I" !'Su WCS't lnd If r!!u (0H n6r you've been buying ray pictures." Mark's lids had fallen again ai,i to was tearing a dingy thread from the rug that covered blm. "She has GIANT Following closely upon the news f tha appointment of Timber Pro ducts company as distributor for the Olant Powder company supplies in ackeon, Josephine and Douglas coun ties, this old wtabliahrd Medford firm announces a new tut service that should be ot Interest to all e ploalve users. The Timber Product company has leased new sites adjacent to Med ford, Roeeburg and Grants Pass (or tie storage of powder, and other blasting supplies. Theae new stor age si tea are located with one mile of the towns named so It will be poe sible for the distributor and dealers to fill orders within twenty minutes, If desired, from the time the orders are placed. A fleet of fast delivery trucks will Barbara Jsuaaa Amtkmt -too cn-i maut- the business ..cad i U'8 family. As a matter of (act next Thurs day" He paused (or so long that Arml tage was on the verge ot some sav ing commonplace. "As a matter of (act" Insisted Mark, suddenly and violently throwing aside the rug, "I csn coma up on Thursday, If you're still kind enough to ask me. God knows when I shall ever get the chance ot a holiday from Toxeter, once I'm there! . . . It's most extraordinarily decent of you to be willing to put up with me." Armltuge took a deep breath. He drew away from the fire, which seemed to bo making the room tar too hot and took another breath, even deeper. It meant such a lot this postponement of Thursday's ceromonyl It meant among other things, that one need nover, what ever happened, feel any compuno- tlon towards Mark Lodely, "I'll send a car down, then," be said cheerfully. "You'll prefer to travel by road; less fatiguing. By the wy, what do you consider your real work'?" "Caricature," answered Mark. He had drawn himself up to a sitting position and pitched the rug to the floor. His pale eyes glittered, his hair straggled over bis fore head, hit shoulders twitched. He looked, Armltage thought as though he had been burled earth wards from some distant star and had fallen crumpled, but defiant still. "Caricature," he repeated. "I tup- pose It'll sicken you, but I'm good at savaging people. I like ft. It's meat and drink to ma. There's something In my psychology" "Then you must meet McLough- lln," suggosted Armltage, dodging discussion ot the artlpiic psyche. You know his work, of course. I'm fortunate In possessing two ot his most slashing efforts at myself; also, his friendship. . . . We must arrange something." ' "Till Thursday, then." Making his way gingerly down the Ill-lit. cluttered staircase, Arml tage began to lose his sense of sue cess. Barbara's smile, the smile she had given Mark was before his eyes. It shut blm out completely. Of what significance was It to cause the marriage to be postponed, so long as Mark alone could call that sweetness to her eyes and lips? .... He turned the last corner and saw Barbara below him In the hall. She was standing with a hand ralaed to her breast In a curious gesture of pride and pleading, her head a little bent her eyes upon the open sl ting-room door. It was evident that Mrs. Lodely was within, for her hoarse drawl cams up to Armltage as he hesitated upon the stairs. "It's appallln' waste, that's what It Is and I'd like to box his ears (or it As for your keepln' It you'll be out ot your mind If you do, my dear get All very nice, feelln' the bet ter part ot three hundred pounds swlngin' round your neck but you were sayln' yourself only an hour ago" Armltage continued to descend the stairs and the voice stopped. Barbara, turning gravely all her movements seemed slow and grave lookod up at him as he ap proached her. She said uothlng but ho had the lmprosslon that In a businesslike way, she presented horselt for his approval, Armltage possessed an eye "01 women's clothes and he saw al once that her dress was ot very beautiful material, very wonder fully cut It was silk, he thought cpaque and heavy and what he be lieved v,as called "watered." At least there were wide rlpplet at light and thadow sprayed across its supploness and yet It was all white; pearl-white, not trimmed In any way savo that at nock and hem there were uneven stitches of sil ver. Above this gleam of sheer white ness her pointed child-face and her grave eyes waited; ber glided balr leaped into dame as he' h ;ad tilted up towarda blm. She looked like a little girl wbo has been told to run and And a clean (rock and hopes she Is now tidy enough. This it the. . . . Thl$ It .' Then her band fell away (rom ber breast and Armltage saw an emerald swinging on the slenderest possible chain and cunningly sot In web-fine platinum. "Oh, no!" be exclaimed. (Copyright, telle CUft-Adtomt) But Barbara and Farrtlt deeldt not to dance afttr all, tomorrow. be constantly on hand to help fa cilitate this speedy service. This policy. Inaugurated by the Timber Products company for prompt deliv ery of Olant products Is In keeping with the long established reputstlnn cf the firm of giving the maximum service to Its southern Oregon cus tomers. COrtVALMB. Cre., Dec. 3,7. (AP) Salmon poisoning, rsther than a ma licious dog poisoner, was responsible tor the denth of 13 raluabls hounds owned by the 8. W. Purrty kennels at Gold Beach, It was said today by Dr. B. T. Hlma. head of the veteri. nary department. Two of the dead animals were received here for ex amination after the Cold Beach man determined to llnd the raiiKe of the death of the valuabls animals. MEDFORD MAIL Foots Creek Mine District Leading Entire County In Production of Gold (By A. E. Kellogg.) Not since the general business de pression In the early '90s have con ditions been so propitious ss now for intensive prospecting aad develop ment of gold-mining properties In Jackson county for the production of the yellow metal on an Increasing scale. Commodity prices are low. Labor Is abundant. Highly efficient mine equipment Is to be had at short notice and at a reasonable cost. How ever, there la a local drouth of finan ces for this mine development. The FooU creek district now leads in the production of gold In Jackson county with Its gold-dredge, idrau Itc placer mines and quartz vein proj ects underway. The history of gold mining on the creek dates back to the early '60s when the pioneer plac ers on the stream produced many millions of dollars :n virgin gold. In recent yesrs many more million i In gold have been produced by two dredge companies, the hydraulic placers, the quartz mines, and the numerous small placer and quartz diggings and the district is billed to produce many millions more before these .diggings are exhausted. The creek boasted oi a. mining camp of more than 3,000 Inhabitants In the late 'sQs and early '80s, on the slope TAILSPIN TOMMY OH- HOW DO "TOO loi uSiriMiMS feTAr?0 fS51raiaTHe;?CH'P'l fa"' DRt5f 3U ' HOwVHPHI WERE COUNlERFerTS, BECAUSE HERE IN THI3 BEN HERE FOR REPORltSl TkhI ' 2?JJ H t2j2iB,F ' ft10 ToOTlMS jf CAN lOU : g yy jp SMATli : By c M pAYNE fCALU-fllM 50ME74llwA ' TU'r (5 E. CAmV C7 . TTXW V Xj , " "" -Aw' STICK .VtVK. ' J COM6..I, ( SET1SACT i 1 1 if J " ' A' "N ' AT I Tiw4e.t?5 iw We.12. I STtcW My ) Va! wow't 'v TC,MV'JLrT 15M4fMMAi,1JEl sIouu-da Q fl ' PJI I . HWCgT) (Copyright, 193?, by The Bell "syndic..,, Inc' 'jfi THE NEBBS On The" Brink By SOL HESS. VyOUVe TASTED "WPERSOM AS F 3 TVlG ReST V STUCK ONJ TWIS MAKJICURIST- WfeMf - j y nniMritatn i tn riTnrn . . COME RIGHT IN- GLAOTOSEE VOU- C!RL6-PL.Eva& EXCUSE ME - MOT TMKTO MR-JlCCS- TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ot the hill between the famous Blade Channel placers and the Bertha quartz property. The old mining town (Draper), like historic Jackson ville, was underlaid with gold and its former site, including several hun dred acres of deep soli adjoining has Ince been stripped to bedrock and the old camp site Is now monument sd with huge piles of boulders over grown with timber and brush. The big gold producer on the stream at present Is ti e Rogue River CJold Co, Inc., which hss been op erating a blg-capaclty electrically driven gold dredge for a number of years. They succeeded the Champ lln Dredge company which operated two different dredges on the g-ourd a number of years In -the '10s of this century. The dredge company owns about 3,000 acres of rich dredge ground on the two forks of Foots creek, and It will take them a num ber of years to exhaust this diggings. The Black Channel placer diggings, a holding of abcut 1.000 acres, on the lefthand fork of the creek, Is now owned and operated by L. n. Banks of Medford, Dr. P. O. awedenburg of Ashland and A. H. Clementa, mining engineer of Central Point. Thla prop-1 erty controls most of the hydraulic placer water on this fork of the creek ' Memory Or No Memory Here's A Girl! DO-MR- JICCS? 1 - l isseiss sssaa.--.. HOW ARK VOU? I JU.T THOUGHT I'D DROP IN AN' V- HtLLO- OREGON, TUESDAY, which (eede several hydraulic pipes by two high-line ditches. Zxtenslve steam-shovel dredge equipment has just Men installed on theae diggings, which will bsndle a large yardage uf gravel throughout the year with a limited amount of water for washing. This property Is also developed with prospect tunnel more than a half mile Is length on the rich bedrock of an snclent channel Independent of the old-time digging on the pres ent stream bed. Thla development on one of several ancient channels awaits a large production of gold when active mining beglna on theae ancient waterways. The Black Chan nel placers have produced many mil lions since the early '90s and the production Is limited to winter snows and rains for wster supply. The wtr on the rlghthsnd fork of the oreek. devoted to hydraulic mining, is controlled by the famous Lance placers, consisting of several hundred sores of rich diggings on the head of the stream, owned and op erated by the Lance brothers, O. W. and Marlon, ot the Gold Hill district. The Lance family formerly owned the 1300-acre Champlln tract at the mouth of the creek and part of the present dredge company's holdings. Below the Lance placers there were quite a number of smaller placer diggings, old-time producers, now controlled by the dredge company, and will be dredged as the dredge plant ascends the stream bed. On the rlghthand fork are a num ber of small quartz properties, equip ped with small mills and under op eration the past two years. The High land, owned by R. E. Cook or Gold Hill and J. h. Rowo of Sams Valley, Is mill-equipped and a producer more DECEMBER 27, 1932. than SO years ago. It waa la laid in the Highland cUgglngs 'that plat inum was found In quartz, which revolutionized the world's theory on the origin and occurrence of rlat lnum. Other producers under de velopment on the nghthend fort are the Red Ribbon group and the Cos ter and Cotton olalm. On the lefthsnd fork of the stream are ahjut a score of old-timers, pro ducing under development the last two years and several under produc tion, as well as a number of smell placer diggings operated during the winter rains. Two important quartz, properties on the left fork which have pro duced large sums of gold and closed for more than 30 years, were reopen ed last year snd now ready for op eration as soon an ruliing Is pro vided. One Is the famous "Big Buck" or "Hick" mine, now owned by Ed Prefountaln, who auto owns and op erates the old-time "Chip Carr" plac ers on the creek, ss well ss the "Red Ochre" quartz property near the F'.cka mine, under lease to Younp tiieiz ot Medford. The other Is th Bertha quartz property, owned by Kellogg brothers of Medford, now under lease to H. C. Oaley of Ashland. The Ber tha was discovered m the 90s by the late Alex Orme, ex-sheriff of Jackson county, and was owned snd under operation by Ed Schelfflin of Tomb stone fsme. at the time of his sud den 4 death on a prospecting trip on the headwaten of Cow oreek in the Umpqua countalns. The Bertha adjoins the Black Channel placers, and Is situated on the hill between the two forks of -he creek. The extension of the Bertha vein on the north is owned and op DO yOU MEAN TO TELL ME TWVT A MAM IN BUSINESS MUST HAVE A, SECRETARY AN" STENOGRAPHERS- 0t ARB THV( ONLY NEEDED IN CERTAIN KINDS OW eususcss? ) tV7iaV '" J K'oV I Showing some i L erated by Sam Chlahoun. an old-time Mexico miner, and his holdings are proving as rich as the original Orme strike. The south extension of the Bertha vein' Is owned by Dole and Son, which has very rich prospect. They also own placer diggings on the oreek ad;nlnlng their quartz hold ings. The old "Tom Cook" placers on the creek just above the Dole hold ings have been recently sold to the Black Channel people. James Earl Ladd Speaks Wednesday At Local Church James Earl Ladd. evangelist and lecturer, will - spesk at the First Christian church Wednesday even ing. The subject ot his lecture will be "Evolution." Mr. Ladd has made a very extensive study of this sub ject. He haa given this lecture In many schools and colleges. A few weeks ago he gave It before a large group of the Los Angeles ministers. Those who heard It pronounced It the finest lecture they hsd heard ou that subject. Mr. Ladd Is a dy namic speaker and the people of Medford are fortunate In having the opportunity of hearing him. The lecture will begin at 8 o'clock. No admission will be charged but a free-will offering will be taken. All high school students are especially urged to be present. FREE Pioneers anu descendants photographed without charge foi pioneer h 1 a o r 1 c a 1 collection 8HANOLE STUDIO. Real Estate or insuranoo Leave It t Jones Phone 706. MAGGIE-VVE DECIDED I THAT I'M COIN" TO GO NO- ANY kind or BUSINESS NEEDS Ird RUSINESS- ASSISTANCE- ,iii I -rui.!WH I J CLASS IN II DEMONSTRATED. At the regular monthly meeting of tlw Jackson County Primary Teach, ers' Association held at the court house Siturday, Mies Eunice Hager, nrlraary teacher at Bellvlew. pre. seated a demonstration class In mu sic from the f-rst and third grades. The following children from Belle- view gave the demonstration: ai AKr tfonneth Thomnaon. Lois Bell, Josephine Peachey, Cath erine Peachey, Betty Dunn, Fern Beers and A-Berta Kusseu. Unison and two-part singing were given and one new song taught. Mlsa Dorothy Baughman read a paper, on the old carols of the Nativity. ' This Anrlntlon. under the leader ship of the young professional wom an ai th- i-niitit.v u-hools is dolno some excellent work this year. The) January meeting will be directed by Mrs. Marcia uricaaou wuu win uiso as hM aiihlert-. "character education. baaing the discussion on the recent report made tty Mrs. nine uanon ox the Medford schools and her com mittee. 1 KARMEL KORN and home mad Caramels, Fudge, Fruit Squares, pop corn Balls. Holly Theater Bldg. Desirable nouses always in first class condition for rent, lease or sale. Call 10S By ULKNN UUAfFIN UAL FOUR ESC By George McManus and j-J oh- isn't that
