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MEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1933.
d flaying Barbara
fcy Jalla Cleft-Addama Aether ef-too con MAjorr-
BYXOPSlgi en. Lodel de
mand to m ujhv farrelt Artni
tage it turning heaven and earth
to hela her cruel crippled eon.
ilark. rarreli deolaree U ie be
cause he lovte Barbara Quentin.
it-trk't ilancie and hopee to ver
euade her to marry him at the
expiration of the year'e stay ehe
hae granted htm. sirs. Lodely de
elaree Barbara doee not like Par
relL Be hae deputized hie secre
tary. Kenneth Poole, to entertain
Mre. Lodely. while he earee tor
ilark hlmeeit.
Chapter 28
' POOLS TO THE RE8CUE
A CURIOUS expression grew In
Mr. Lodely's ayes. An oil teg
floated Into Armitage's mind, about
all. the world loving a lover. Mrs.
Lodely was crookedly smiling.
"Well, I'm dashed!" She lit an
other cigarette. "I must say I like
man who speaks np for himself.
Men nied to, what's more, when I
was a gel" Incredibly, she was sim
pering. "Look here, Farrell, If I lost
my temper Just now, forget It And
forget Barbara. She has no thought
In her head but Mark. She told you
as much, I'll bet."
- "Oh yes. She told me as much
and more."
"Very well, then, that's settled."
Armltage took her nod as a dis
missal and escaped, though what
It was that was settled he did not
know. A stupid woman and, added
his caution, tor that very reason
a dangerous and stubborn enemy.
'On the threshold of the big
drawing-room he collided with
Poole.
TiOdelyVi awake and asking for
you," said that Innocent. "I went
np but I'm afraid I was rather a
misfit." He turned the misleading
candor of bis gate upon Mrs. Lode-
ly, who at that moment issued
forth from the Inner room. "I say,
he announced, "I've Jjt discovered
that there's a dog show on at
Kern's. Are you too frightfully
busy, Mrs. Lodely, or T"
. Armltage left him at It Loyal
lad Poole! Armltage went up to
the bedroom that bad been bis own.
It should be bis again, too, by gad!
That was one tblng be would stand
out. for. If there was no decorator
who could evolve a suitable bed
room for Mark, Mark could thun
dering well si"-? In the elevator.
"Come In," said the artist's Tolce.
Armltage entered the bedroom.
It was a big apartment but Mark
had managed to clutter It with bis
belongings. A trunk gaped, half
unpacked; the paraphernalia of
pencil, paint and easol overflowed
upon the bed and there were torn
fragments of paper all over the
floor. ... .... .
"I tried to do another Impression
of Miss Raoul before I went to
bed," explained Mark, as Armltage
glanced at the litter, "but I
couldn't I don't suppose I could
have Improved . on the Drst skotch-
"es, though, njryajr.".
"Qood, were they!" Armltage
olearod a chair and sat down. "I
don't think you showed them to
me."
"That was very remiss of me,"
Mid Mark at once. . "I'll see that
It doesn't. happen again.? .
Armltage opened his lips and
elosed tbem.
"Yon are under ho obligation
whatever," he said carefully, "to
appoint me censor of your work.
As to your assumption .that I'm
buying authority over you by of
fering you a chance to make good
well. It's rather an unfriendly as
sumption, Isn't It?"
Mark listened to him with ap
parently deep attention.
"But I thought we agreed when
I came that we were hot friends,"
he said.
' With exasperation Armltage re
membered it Mark's thin, cool
voice went oi.
"Now you are offondod because I
assume that If it is not liking for
me, it Is a liking to be the patron.
Well, if It's from neither of these
weaknesses that yon Invited me
'here, why Is ltt"
- : It was Mark's faint aura of en
joyment that betrayed him. Arml
tage was ' positive, that : Mark
guessed the mainspring of his
'hopes. More than tho mainspring he
might never trouble to discover, so
sure he was of Barbara.
"Why are you doing anything at
all for me, Armltage?"
First the mother, now the son!
Suddenly Armltage realised that It
mattered not a whit whether the
pair of them knew the full'extent of
his bargain with Barbara, Armltage
permitted himself to show njny.
ment also.
"What anuses you" demanded
Mark, oft his guard.
"The Idea of your amusing your
self with mel" returned Armltage
and continued to grlu at him.
Mark grew a little paler. "Now
keep an eye on him," warned a part
of Armitage's brain. "He's angry
and be's going to bite. Olve him
what the bulldog got the left arm
wrapped In a rug, and watch his
style." He said amiably
"Life does make one look a clown
sometimes. Personally, I never
mind being . s object of ridicule."
"Are yon sure?" purred Mark.
"When you're In love, my dear
Armltage, and one day I suppose
yon may be, you'll find you want to
hit the man who makes yon appear
ridiculous In her eyes."
"Very possibly. But the woman
I love" he said It quite deliber
ately "may find she prefers me to
the other after all."
"You know you ought to discuss
your Idea of love with Barbara.
She's great on discussion. Always
digging up love and having a look
at It and planting It In a different
place. And then she wonders why
It doesn't flourish."
"Speaking of Miss Quentin, are
you quite determined not to answer
her wire?"
"I never correspond with any.
bpdy and she knows It" said Mark
and glanced at his breakfast-tray.
untouched beside his bed.
Involuntarily Armitage's eyes fol
lowed bis, and fell upon an en
velope that had not been opened.
"Mark Lodely, Esq., care of Farrell
Armltage."
"You've made absolutely no
breakfast Ludely."
"I had no appetite."
Armltage forced bis glance away
and the first thing It encountered
was another unopened letter upon
the mantelpiece. He supposed that
It had arrived yesterday. He lost
control a little and said
"Shouldn't someone Mrs. Lodely
or or myself send Miss Quentin
a line? She may be anxious about
yon."
"Write by all means. Mother
won't If she can dodge It. And by
the way, I've bad a good Idea. Why
shouldn't Barbara come up here
and fit up that studio that you're
kindly giving me? It would be
a oharlty on your part to give her
the Job."
"It's an excellent Idea," Farrell
said and, turning to face Mark
again, surprised a look of childish
frustration,
"Perhaps you'll make clear," he
added, "when you suggest It to Miss
Quentin that Malavle'. soheme can
be scrapped or used cts a basis for
the uew one, Just as she chooses."
"Malavlel Do you mean to say
that you have had a studio designed
by Maluvle?" ! ' '"" "" '
"Yes, and a bedroom adjoin
ing. But I've already told him that
I didn't think you Would like the
result."
"Malavlol" gasped Mark. "Qood
God, Armltage, I'm -afraid you've
thrown away an enormous sum of
money. You sea, Malavle's Is the
super-scene painter in a limelight
world. Of course," added Mark
kindly, "a Malaria studio might be
useful as a 'stunt. To give parties
In you know; I should get known
that way; and It would do no harm
to get known wblle I'm finding out
whether I've a chance to get good,
t know well enough how much I
have to learn."
It was the first note of sincerity
he had struck since he had spoken
of his work on that night In Kings -Mallard.
It eased the tension a
little. . .
"Oh yes," wont on Mark, "I sold
some sketchos last night to a fat
woman named Constantla J, Jacob
son. I think you should take this
check, Armltoge." - 'i - "
"Why?"
"Because whatever motive you
may have behind your generosity
to me, I must be quite cloar about
my motive In accepting It I am
clear. ... I ask nothing for my own
personal Indulgence, Armltage. All
my needs are centered In the one
great need to be free to work.
"But If, during my probation, I
get every now and then the ohance
of making a hundred and twenty
pounds that Is not through my
crattmanshlp but your klndnoss.
Therefore I don't toel I have a right
to this money."
I see," said Armltage. "But sure
ly In offering you your probation
I ought to hare added a personal
allowance. You will need clothes,
and books and so on. The Lachlsse
la to be at your disposal but there
will be occasional taxis. Shall we
say three hundred a year?"
That will be ample.
'Thon accept this check on ao-
couiit'" said Armltage smoothly.
(Copyright, list. Julia Clett-Addamel
The Lodlya dump snothsr re
sponsibility, tomorrow, on Bar
bars' wllllno shoulders.
WILLIAMS GRANGERS
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WILLIAMS CHEEK, JM 18. (Spl.)
Williams Orange met Jan.. 7. Alter
the regular business meeting an en
joyable soolal evening iu spent The
grange had as visitors W. A. Johnson
of Rogue River Orange, big brother
of all subordinate granges, who was
principle speaker of the evening, also
Albert Peake who gave a talk on life
Insurance. Levi Vlnsen who enter
tained with songs and stories, Billy
Csrl gave a short talk, also Lester
Hill. Harold Whlteetlne of Murphy
Orange. Mrs. Carl and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Johnson of Applegate Orange.
After the meeting refreshments were
served by Frank Wright and Joe Boat
Nets meeting will be Jan. 31,
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SCHADE, ELLIOTT
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Executive board of Med ford district,
Crater Lake Council, Boy Scout, held
Its annual meeting Thursday evening
and elected the following officers for
the coming year: Larry Schade, presi
dent of the entire Crater Lake area;
Dr. B. R. Elliott, president Medford
district; W. H. Jones, re-elected area
commissioner; Dr. D. E. Standard, dis
trict commissioner for Medford; Eu
gene Thorndike will act as treasurer
for the council again this year.
It vai decided at the meeting that
the father and son banquet would be
held on Thursday, February (Kb, place
for the banquet to be announced
later. The banquet la an annual af
fair, being held during boy scout
week, which Is to be celebrated this
year from February 8 to 14.
Seal Estate or Insurance Leave it
to Jones. Phone 799.
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BELL VIEW. Jan. 10. (Spl.) Mem
bers of the Bell view Telephone com
pany held their annuzJ meeting at
the Bellvlew echoolhouse Tuesday
evening. Fred C. Home Is president
of the company. Report of the sec
retary-treasurer showed s gain In the
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by high winds, the treasurer reported
a email balance on band. The com
pany members decided that an as
sessment of el per member would be
sufficient to psy taxes, rental tees,
repair work and the "trouble shoot
er during the ensuing year.
Each member pays MM yearly to
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company, for switchboard service, this
making a monthly cost to the mem
bers for telephone service of slightly
over 43 cento.
Ted Homes was re-elected presi
dent; Albert O. Joy, secretary-treasurer;
Lloyd Moore. Chas. Brown and
W. B. Bee be, directors.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (AP) ,
The American passport of Barmiel
Insull, Indicted mid-west utilities
magnate who refused to return from
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ed cancelled by the state department.
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