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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI), OREGON", MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.
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by Pereival Christopher Wren -BtAUCOTf
HtllOPSia: Wftn llaraarsi
Hon! lelle her motAer-lii-law SI
lea Beth el Aln. that KaOul. ion
terei her room at night the older
woman attempts 10 call the occur,
rence a joke But Baleul fad Aret
nntten Julee Uaroaret't hveband,
fiefs el Ain u(ll not allow liar
oar?! la Aim- Behind (I all It ,
eerie of intrigue aoatntt rranoe
involving RnOul the Hold, the Ua
. Hani, and Uaior Napoleon Riccoll
of the Foreign Deotoit, uhoae poet
It not tar avoav.
Chapter 21
THE SECRET SPRING
1ND what would yon havu doneT"
ao&ea wargarei in bus w
. wllderment
"Well, what do yon suppose Fre
done a thousand times In this Cas
tle," returned El Isa Beth el Ain,
with my husband hundreds of miles
way, and Zalnub devoting the
whole ol her time plotting my rulnT"
"I don't know."
"Ton don't seem to know any
thing. And Jules was a tool to
hrlng you here."
"1 was a juui to cuuio, uu u,
going back at the very earliest pos
sible moment, and I'll take good care
I don't return."
"You won't take my Jules away
' 'at the earliest possible moment,' "
replied El Isa Beth el Ain quickly,
''and If you are going to lire In Bng-
Upon this unattractive bed re
clined Jules Mallgnl, and beside It,
on a cushion, sat the girl Sara,
wielding In one band an Incongru
ous painted fan edged with dirty
swansdown, and holding In the other
a braes vessel containing a dubious
looking mixture of fruit-Juice, sher
bet and water, with which she min
istered to her patient's thirst.
Smiling fondly upon her son, and
approvingly upon the ministering
irai hniA atlnnHnnit nregumablv
alleviated the pain and anguish that ,
Wrung DM grow, Ejl laa QOiu vi niu
advanced to the bedside, bestowed
a warm lingering loving kiss npon
the patient and bade his nurse clear
out.
"And how do you feel now. Light
o. my Eyes?" ehe asked, solici
tously. "Well, Ornament of Court and De
sire of Emperors, and all that, I'll
tell you. I feel exactly as though
I was very drunk last night. Glori
ously drunk. And so I was. That
Algerian wine Is a, bit aweet and
heavy and sticky, but believe me,
it's great stuff. D'you know, Light
of the Hareem, there were throe
'dead men' under my chair before
I was vanquished?"
"Dead jnen?" interrupted the Lady
El Isa Beth el Ain.
"Yes, and a half-dead one, of cog-
OF LOCAL CHAMBER
The Chamber of Commerce forum
luncheon scheduled for Wednesday
noon at the Hotel Medford, Is creat
ing much Interest among business
men and women ox Mediora ana
promises to be a very well attended
affair, according to A. P. Johzuen,
chairman of the forum committee.
Charles O. Thompson, the speaker
for the occasion, president of the
National Association of Life Under
writers, has bad a wealth of experi
ence In the business world and bis
talk has been designated as "De
pendence and Independence." .
He has been long Identified with
business and civic affairs in many
communities throughout the United
States and his activities in recent
years, as an ardent member ox tne
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, have
made him a leader In that commu
nity. Outdoor sports provide his only
MM-tinn and beside belne an ardent
golfer, be Is enthuslastto over bunt
ing and fishing, so an.enaeavor win
be made to have him stay here a
few days in order to convince blm
of the recreational advantages . of
southern Oregon. '
Quite a number of ticket have
been sold for the luncheon and those
desiring to attend are requested to
notify the Chamber of Commerce im
mediately so that necessary prepare'
tlons can be made with the hotel.
WALL PAPER
Up to the minute
1933 Po.tto.-ns at
K. D. BOSS CO., 93 S Orape.
Real estate or inurenoe Leave
to Jones. Phone 796.
OREGON FELICITATES
INCOMING PRESIDENT
SAUDI, March 8. (AP) Con
gratulations of the state of Oregon,
pursuant to house concurrent reso
lution No. 8, and pledging the whole
hearted support of the people of
this state. Senator Fred Kiddie, pres-
ldent of the senate, and Represen- j
tatlve Earl 8neU, speaker of the "
bouse Saturday sent a telegram to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt upon
the occasion of his Inauguration.
Viola Corbln announces new Beauty
! Shop at Fountain Lodge 328 w Main.
Phone 817-J. new low prices.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
"I won't leave until I see Jules."
land if you ever got there you
will live aa a widow, for this Is
Juice' country and bis home. His
work la hero, and henceforth he will
live here."
- "I'll discuss that with Jules, thank
you," replied Margaret coldly. "And
while we are here, he must stay
with me. After last night, I will not
be left alone again.
"And I Intend to see him now,"
added Margaret
' "He Is 111 he Is sleeping."
"Then I'll wait until he wakes."
' "Yes! Where will you wait? Shall
Hassan take you back to your
room?"
"I'll wait here," repllod Margaret.
"I'm sorry to Intrude, but I won't
leave this room until I see Julos."
"I used to talk like that when 1
was a girl," smiled El Isa Beth el
Ain. -..
"1 toll you I insist," cried Margaret
angrily, and encouraging hot anger
that It might fight chill four. "I In
sist on . . ."
"I used to Insist, at first," said Bl
Isa Beth el Aln, conversationally,
ae she rose from her cushions and
crossed to the door that had
first foiled Margaret, "You were
going to say you Insist on remain
ing in this room? Well, I'll leave
It"
And, almost without pausing, she
opened the door and went out With
a heavy olang and a click, tha door
closed behind her.
Buehlng across the room and
throwing herself against It, Mar
garet again found It Immovable.
Obviously there was some secret
device by which It could be oponed
or disturbing thought someone
.waited, watched and listened on the
other aide. Someone not as deaf as
Haasan el Mtskeen who kept the
outer door.
Traversing a tunnel-like corridor,
the Lady El Isa Beth el Aln entered
a lofty whitewashed room, bare and
unfurnished save tor rugs, cushions,
and a broad bed, or divan, upon
which the place of mattress was
. taken by a mass of colored pillows,
partly covered, uncomfortably and
untidily, by a stained sheet of pur
da silk.
nac, on the table, and three or four
badly wounded ones; of assorted
liqueurs."
And here the speaker paused to
emit a deep heartrending groan . . .
"An Iced lager!" be whispered.
" bottle off the Ice, Instoad of this
appalling bilge sherbot-and-warm-
wator. Oh, Allah, 1 ask Youl Sher
bet and warm wator, with a squoeze
of rotten orange In It!" .
"Poace, my son," interrupted
Lady El Isa Beth el Ain, laying a
hand upon her son's hot forebead.
"Peace; and llston. 1 know you are
a great grown man now, and that
men must be men, and enjoy them
selves, with wlno and women and
muslo and banquotlngs. All that Is
well enough In its way, and right
and propor In due season but It is
the mark of the wise man to know
the season. And I say that It la not
now."
"You don't see any chance ol
changing this foul drink for soma
cold black boor, darling, I sup- '
pose?"
"Listen to your old mother, Heart
of my Heart, and heod ber advice.
I foresee groat chnngos bore, and
at an early day. This young Itnlsul
who
"Good boy, young RalBul," yawned
Julos. "Drank me under the table."
"Sat by and led you on. Filled
your glass aa fast ae you emptied
It, and saw you drink yourself Into
a sleep like the sleep of Death,
while be drank nothing. And when
he had made you drunk as a sodden
servant, he went oft aa sober as a
Judge and got Into mischief.
Jules only laughed.
"Italsul has come back to rule
Mekaiton through his father, the
Kald, that he may the more strong
ly rule It with his own hand after
the Kald'a death. And when will
that be?"
"Don't know, Mother," murmured
Julee.
"No, you don't know. No one
knows. But I could tell thorn. Ilo'U
die Juet as soon as Ralsul hss done
with him."
iCotmtlU. I'll, t. A. SUiet CV)
PI lis Bath tl Aln tells her ton
more of the terrible Reiiul, tomorrow.
Willamette Frosh.
Win Glee Contest
6ALUM, Mar. . JP The fresh
man class was winner of the silver
anniversary freshman glee a Wil
lamette university Saturday night.
In the traditional contest each
class writes a school song and Jre
cents it in a group, the winning class
receiving a blr.nket and the losing
class taking a plunge In she mill
stream.
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Oregon Wrnther.
Rain west and rain and snow east
portions tonight and Tuesday; warm-
er extreme east portion tonight;
fresh and strong southerly wind oft'
shore.
.
Fonder and body repairing. Prices
right. Brill Sheet Metal Works.-
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