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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1933.
living Barbara
by Julia qeft-AiMn AsUter -roo
cjun nuurr-
KTJfOPSlSt Leila Cans karat
that Uark Lodely, whom she hat
loved secretly for year; is cured
of Me lameness. Barbara Quentin
has broken her engagement to
Mlarkt Farrell Armitage, who has
' devoted much money and time to
eurinff Uark and launching htm
os an artist, hopes in the end to
win Barbara's love. Mark, still in
the hospital is his old arrogant
self.
Chapter it
MARK A8 PATIENT
THB house In which Mark Lodeljr
I ' lay strapped lmmorably Into a
slaater oast was aa Uttla Ilka a hos
pital ai ona oonld expect. Ita facade
ni cheerful and Inside It iraa rev
aonably gulet
Mark's room was on the sronnd
floor so that when the weather and
his mood per-s'.tlsd he conld be
wheeled on to a covered porch at
the back. Mrs. Lodeljr visited him
Sally, Armltage dropped In aa
seemed necessary, and Kenneth
Poole came when he was sent lor.
"The sight of me gives him a bad
'night," Foola ha4 explained solemn
ly to Armltage. "Fact One ol bis
nurses told me so. It's far better
I should keep away and give the
'dear fellow every chance ot re
covery." "Nevertheless, yon must be there
this afternoon at half-paat tonr.
I've asked Leila Cane, too. See
ahe's punctual, will-you?"
"Right you are, Ouvl"
Armltage entered the bnfldlng on
this foggy day at four o'clock pre
cisely and stood for a moment In
the outer hall, taking ott his over
coat. The house-doctor, passing on
the other aide of tba glass swing
doors, pulled them open and called
a cheery greeting. At his request
Armltage followed him Into bis of
fice. "How's the patient?" he asked.
"The patient, Mr. Armltage, has
reduced two nurses to tears, given
me mora lip than I've stood from
anyone In my life, and thrown a
water-Jug at his mother. But I un
derstand that's mora or leas his
asual frame of mind."
Armltage grinned.
He has always bad a vicious
temper. I'm not an admirer ot his
character, yon know, only ot his
talent"
"The nurses always report him
more cheerful after he has made
someone thoroughly wretched," the
doctor added. "It's the people
whose heart ha can't break that de
press him so."
Armltage thought It wiser sot to
reveal that one ot these harder
hearted callers waa expected punc
tually at four. He listened atten
tively while the doctor became lyri
cal In Sir Robert Phtlbay'a praise,
agreed for the twentieth time that
the cur waa well-nigh miraculous,
and made his way to Mark's room
ind Mark'a Inevitable Imperii-aences.
As he entered Mark's room he
heard Mark'a voice, thin and dry
Sflth temper.
"How can yon possibly writ my
letUrs for m when yon misspell
very other word? And how do you
know I have any to write unless
rou've been reading my correspon
lence?" "That's a downright wicked thing
to say, Mark I You know I'd never
lo such a thing. I have my faults
but tpyln' and ferretln' Is not
amongst them. Hullo, here's Far
rell I Do you" Mrs. Lodely looked
loubtfnlly from the visitor to the
Ktlent "do yon feel like seeln'
rrelir
Mark's head turned on Us one flat
pillow.
"My dear Judy, If It weren't for
Armitage'a bounty I shouldn't be
her at all." He smiled, the smile
that slightly showed, hli teeth and
narrowed his eyes. "The question
t whether I want to see you or
not, Armltage, doesn't really arise.
Does it?" -
"Mark! Ton know, Farrell, he's
had a bad night, that's all It Is.
Be doesn't mean half he says."
Armltage sat down by the
wheeled couch. Ills aversion was
(or the moment more from the
mother than from the son. How un
pleaalng she was In appearance, so
slovenly and down at heel I She
wore an Ill-made grey suit, a brown
blouse under It and a tie that
matched neither, ber hat looked as
though It were too small for her.
"As you soe, my mother brings a
breath ot dear old Kings Mallard
Into all this luxurious monotony,"
murmured Mark and not for the
Irst time Armttag uncomfortably
contemplated the fact that his
thoughts had been read.
"The monotony we nan none of
B lighten, I'm afraid, Lodely. Ton
must Just count the days. Look on
them as an Investment"
That's what I'm always tellln'
him." buret is Mrs. Lodely. "I
don't believe he realizes yet what
you've don for him, Farrell, I don't
really. After all, It takes a bit of
thlnkln' about when you've been a
cripple all your life, to Imagine
yourself walkln' easily. Like ex
plalnln' sight to a blind man It
can't be done."
Mark had shut his eyes when this
torrent began and did not open
them aa he addressed Armltage.
"I think I should be able to ex
press my gratitude better it I could
get some Idea ot your motive. Not
personal liking; I am sore I may
still take it that your motive is not
personal liking. And not the desire
to b a patron-saint No. It Is the
old puzzle. I suppose It will never
b solved."
"I'm ready to solve K now, as It
happens."
Mrs. Lodely gaped from one man
to the other in a vague alarm.
Mark's ayes flew open. Yes, there
was fear In them. Poor devil.
"Some other time?" he suggested,
waving a hand. "Unless you 'feel
that you absolutely cannot wait tor
that gratitude of mine any longer?"
"Now, Mark, you're Just rllin'
Farrell for no reason whatever..
You"
"It's all right Mrs. Lodely. I take
a lot of riling. And your son Is per
fectly right In requiring some kind
of statement from me. He has'
asked tor It often enough and lt'a
only fair that at last he should
have it"
"I don't like statements." Mark's
voice rose fretfully. "Really, Arml
tage, I don't feel up to thla police-
court atmosphere. Let us say that
you deserve my most abject devo
tion for everything you have done
for me, for whatever reason, and
let us leave It at that" He scowled.
a sfck child hugging Its grievances.
Armltage looked at him with for
bearance. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to make
myself clear whether you like It or
not It yon genuinely don't wish
to listen, you'd better put your lin
gers in your ears." But Armltage
did not turn to Mrs, Lodely, now
fldgeting nervously. H went on
talking to Mark. "My first confes
sion Is no news to your mother
and, I suspect no news to you. I
fell In love with Barbara at sight
and on the first available occasion
I asked her to marry me."
Mark's color came back. Armi
tage'a. old suspicion became cer
tainty. Mark had guessed his love
for Barbara long ago.
"You tried to take my girl be
hind my back? How typlcall
Would you have done that I won
der. If I had not had a crutch to
drag about with me?"
"You can wonder that, If you
like," said Armltage equably. "The
point is, of course, that it I'd
thought she genuinely, cared for
you and yon could have given her
some kind of happiness, I should
have got 'out without a word. But
I didn't think life with you would
be anything but hell tor her."
Mark's smile grew. Mrs. Lodely,
apparently from embarrassment
laughed loud and long.
"Barbara seemed to admit that It
would be hell," went on Armltage,
when she was quiet again, "but she
Insisted that her feeling for you
was, If not love, something as great
as love and aa eternal."
"Well, I must say, you young
folks talk things out pretty freely! "
Mrs. Lodely got up, knocked a vase
ot flowers over, and sat down again.
"I s'pos it does no harm In a way.
but I don't know I'm sure. It quite
takes me aback."
"Oo on, Armltage."
"My challenge to Barbara waa
that If ah could see you well, suc
cessful, popular, financially secure,
she would perhaps no longer feel
bound to you in the particular way
In which she did feel bound,"
"Your challenge, did you say?"
"My challenge, yes. I said that I
would make you all those things 11
she, In return, would promise not
to marry you for a year."
"But Babs never but dear old
Babs would nsver " '
"Shut up, Judy, can't you?"
"The problem of your gratitude
need therefore never arise, Lodely.
You owe me nothing because what
I have don has been done tor my
own purpose. If I fall, you will
still owe me nothing. It I win"
"Shut up, Jady!"
(Copyright, list, Julia Cleft-Addans)
The natentt falls, tomorrow, tfl
poor Judy.
BIG DELEGATION WILL
Phoenix Grange
Will Celebrate
VHOSKIX, J"eb. I. (Bp!.) Special
plans are being made for next meet
ing of Phoenix iranf, Feb. 1. Thla
will be the second birthday anntver
aary of the Phoenix grange.
For the birthday offering each
member is aaked to bring a penny for
ach Inch of their wrist measure
ment. Special plana are also being
mad by the R. B. committee and a
good time Is assured all that come.
Pasco Hotel Has
$25,000 Fire Loss
PASCO. Wash, Feb. I. (AP)
Damage amounting to about $35,000
wae caused here yesterday when fire
broke out in the Pasco hotel. Twenty
guests fled by fire escapes as great
clouds of smoke blocked stairways.
Insurance partly covered the loss.
Desirable Bourn always la rtnt
olsa condition tor rent, leas or sal.
Call I OS
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C. P. CHEESE FACTORY
A. O. Hubbard, chairman of the
agricultural commlttt of tfce Med
ford chamber of commerce, an
nounced thla afternoon that Medford
will be represented at the opening
of the new cheese factory in Central
Point on Saturday of thla week, and
urged that Medford business and
professional men make a special ef
fort to attend the opening ceremon
ies, which will be held at the Cen
tral Point grange hall at noon, Sat
urday, Thoae expecting to attend from
Medford are asked to meet at the
chamber of commerce building at
11:46, and to make the Journey to
Central Point In a caravan.
The Central Point grange will .have
charge ot, the dedication ceremonies,
with John Anderson presiding. Short
addresses, luncheon, musical enter
tainment, and a trip through, the
new establishment, will feature the
program.
90-YEAR-OLD INDIAN
POLICEMAN BURIED
CASHMERE, Wash., Feb. 2. (AP)
Caml Sam. 90-year-old policeman
of the Wenatchee Indian tribe, was
burled today beside the graves of his
seven sons, seven daughters and his
parents. The aged Indian ,dled yes
terday after a long Illness.
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PORT QF PORTLAND
PROBE AGREED ON
SALEM, Feb. 2. (AP) Oh airman
Estes Snedecor of the Multnomah
delegation In the legislature will this
afternoon appoint' a committee of
seven delegation members to sift
charges growing out of alleged fi
nancial Irregularities of the port of
Portland and out of which grek pe
tition for receivership.
This committee will report to the
delegation .next Tuesday. This pro
cedure was voted at a delegation
meeting today at whlcVh it waa held
after debate that an investigation
was a proper function of the delega
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