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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUOT!, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933.
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hj Julia Cleft-Addrnma Amtkcr mf tou com Mxur
BYNOPS1B: Whits BarSora
Quentln 4j moving the Lodely be
longings out of the t ouas in which
the Lodelys hod lived at Kinge
Mallard at the request of Jra.
Lodely, Leila Cane arrtvee. Leila
sees a bulging envelope of personal
papers, takes it. and teams much
of the Lodely history from it. Leila
is in tove with Hark Ijodtly. Bar
bara's Jlanc4; Hark is in London,
where Farrell Armitags, who is in
tove with Barbara, endeavors to
launch htm in the artistlo world
so that Barbara can make a choice
between them, unhampered bu
Vitv.
Chapter SI
A JOB FOR POOLE
"I'LL admit I can't stand the chap,
' personally," aald McLoughlln.
Ha aat upon the edge of a chair,
itraignt-DacKea and angular. In a
neat suit as grey as his hair. When
people told him that he did not look
like a cartoonist, he said that it
was his ambition to look like a car
toon of a retired general.
"He was in a bad mood all yes
terday," said Armltage. "But 1
hoped he'd be all right when he was
talking 'shop' with yon. He's gen
erally at bis best, with yon."
"He Is all right on 'shop,' " agreed
McLoughlln. "In fact, for a brll
llant youngster who knows Just how
brilliant he Is, he la most becon
lngly modest A great deal more
modest than I was at his age." Mo
Lougblln's slow smile seemed to
crack his leathery face Into two.
"But the moment he gets on to any
subject but his work, he's Insuffer
able. Wants kicking."
"You can't kick a cripple."
"That's what he bets on," came
from Poole; upon whose person the
terriers had disposed themselves to
sleep.
"Apart from the fact that he's a
cripple," said' Armltage heavily,
Poole thought "one can't snub him
as a guest, especially when his
mother Is present"
"He bets on that, too," murmured
Poole.
"Vory llkelyl Anyway, his
beastly nature will be a constant
factor whatever we decide about
him, and I think myself It's best to
Ignore It."
"Ignoring It makes him very Ir
ritable," said Poole, smiling rami
nlscently. He gently pulled a ter
rier's ear. "Very irritable Indeed
It makes him."
"Ton don't think ha should go to
Paris, Mao?"
"They won't teach him anything
in the way of technique he doesn't
know. What he needs he can get
here or anywhere."
"And that la 1"
"Solid, hard concentration. So
far, his work has been dashed OS
uuder some stimulus or other; some
xcltement. He's got to turn out
as good stuff when he's sober on a
Monday as he can at the Da Capo
on a champagne Saturday night"
"Any good uli haunting places
like the Da Capo?"
"Only to his purse. From what I
hear he's making a bit By the
way, Is It a fact that you put In that
levator to get him up to the top of
this house T"
i "I had it extended."
: McLoughlln left in silence.
! As the front door distantly
lammed, Armltage asked
I "What's Lodely beon saying to
ajet himself so warmly dUllkod?"
i Poole pulled the terrier's other
ar. Easy enough to say: "He
makes endless fun of you, his host
and patron" but difficult to explain
why one should so blazlngly resent
it when the host and patron didn't
apparently, resent It at alt He re
narked, instead
; "Lodely talks of giving a party."
i- "Do we have to charter tho Kits
for him, d'you know?"
"No. The Idea Is a small informal
gathering; but it's to include all
the rabble he has collected at the
Da Capo during the last weeks and
lot of really sound people."
"Where will he give It?"
"In his studio. He actually took
the lift up there yesterday."
"He didn't care for it no doubt?"
, "He thought it would mnke a
good billiard-room with a little re
arrangement" . Armltage laughed.
! "Clever of him. I wish to hsaven
he'd lot me have my bedroom
backl"
I "Make him."
! "No, I can't do that .
', He said it thoughtfully, his man
ner robbing the words of tbelr In
ffectualneas. He prowled np and
down the room, smoking, eyes halt
closed. "What about Mrs. Lodely?" he
asked abruptly, wheeling on his
secretary. "Oughtn't you?"
"Mra Lodely," replied Poole, set
tling deeper under his load of slum
bering dog, "has gone to see a law
yer on family business."
"A lawyer," echoed Armltage.
"Has Mrs. Lodely ever talked to
you about her money affairs?"
"She has declared most forth
rightly, generally towards the
sweet course, that twenty years
ago she would have thought noth
ing of lunching at wherever we
happen to he lunching."
"She has been living on her pin
money, I understand. I suppose
she hasn't said anything to you
about the circumstances of her hus
band's death?"
"You suppose wrongly. She has
told me all about It three mortal
times."
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"They won't teach him anything
In the wsy of technique he doesn't
know."
Oh, I know he shot himself ro
a summer-house and all that What
I'm lntorcsted In Is why?"
"Ho crashed, apparently."
"Yes. But why?"
Poole shook himself free of the
terriers and sat up. He know what
was coming.
"I'd llko you to do a hit of sleuth
work on that, If you can. I know
that Lodely senior was a partner
In a Kings Mallard firm. It was
Quentln, Lodely and Caue. Quen
tin and Lodoly crashed but Cane
prospered, eventually, at any rate.
I can give you the year, or near
onough." He pausod, frownod and
gave It'
"Aftor my father's doath she let
this Kings Mallard firm have chargo
of the bulk of his capital. I've a
notion they playod the fool with It
and that though they rofunded
every penny, It broke them. Dart
er's Is the only private bank loft
In thosh parts. Thoy'll give you as
sistance, within roason."
"ItlEht you are, Quvl"
"Take your time and go very
quietly. I've been Sir Jnmos Cane's
guest"
"I'll leave noxt to no wake,"
promised Poole, "Thore's no rea
son, I suppose, why I shouldn't
stnrt right awny?"
"None. Here comes Lodely."
"This Is the kind of silence that
always ensues when one comes Just
too late to hoar people tnlklng
about one," Mark said sweetly.
Copyright, l)!t, Julia Clrtl-Addami)
Mrk makes himself thoroughly
obnoxious, tomorrow.
ALARMS HIS KEEPER
SEATTLE, Jan. 30.-(AP) Hero'i a
mux who admit hU Job wu tola
for him. George W. Lewla, elephant
keeper t the municipal coo resigned.
The reason: Tueko. once billed in
circus aa the largest elephant In cap
tlYlty, became a city ward last fall
after eating eeveral private owners
out of houses and homes. Tutko
smashed up his quarters during a
stay In Portland, Ore., end Lewis
ttiought he had a reetlce look In his
eye agMo.
ASTORIA. Ore.. Jan. 30. (AP)
The Clatsop county court today called
for bids, to be opened February 10
or construction of a 540-foot wood
bridge across the Necanlcum river at
13th street In Seaside.
Phone Ma Ws u nsu) away your
refuse. Cltj Sanitary Servloa.
380 CHINESE ARE
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SHANGHAI. Jan. 20. (AP) Three
hundred eighty Chinese soldiers were
reported today found frozen to death
after being besieged for two weeks
by Japanese troops on a southeastern
Manchuria mountain top.
The report of the tragedy, carried
in Chinese newspapers, turned at
tention in the Sino-Japaneee contro
versy back to the original theater of
war. Activities were renewed in that
area, along the Manchurlan coast
south of Mi:kden, a month ago.
The report said Japanese scouts
found the dead Chinese soldiers still
clasping their rlflea at their posts on
the top of Mount Takusban, near the
coast between Takusban city and Slu
yen, 126 miles south of Mukden.
The Chinese were hard pressed oy
Japanese and made a final stand on
the mountain, repulsing several at
tacks by the Japanese, the reports
said. When the cold weather set
In a few weeks ago, there was a lull
In the fighting. The Japanese ceased
their attacks and waited. In the
freezing temperatures fit the top art
the mountain, the bleaguered Chinese
found a new enemy the cold as
deadly as the Japanese sharpshooters.
When the bodies were found, the
reports said, they were clad in light
weight summer uniforms.
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JOKER BILL HITS
STATE HOUSE ROW
SALEM. Jan. 20. (AP) Among- the
first "Joker" bills prepared for intro
duction, of which there are several
every session one was ready for signa
ture today. Reflection of the recent
board of control row was seen in the
act.
The bill would change the person
nel of tbe state board of control to
secretary of state, president of the
senate and speaker of the house. This
eliminates the governor and state
treasurer.
COMMITTEE APPROVES
RECLAMATION RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. () The
house irrigation committee today ap
proved the Chavez bill to defer con
struction and Interest charges due on
federal reclamation irrigation proj
ects in the last half of 1032 and all
of 1833. O
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