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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORI), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 8, 1933. Valiant Dust by Pereival ' Christopher Wren -beauoest" i i , ul'til s: To cu.nt,tn.ate the inlriiiue against France in the Cita del ot Mekasten. there are personal feuds. The Until ot Mekaxxen, Ralsul hie eon, and Major Napoleon Rlccoli ot the foreign Legion, camped not tar aujag. conduct the chief intrigue. Beneath the sur face there ie the love ot Raisul tor Julee mtallgni' English wite Mar- Saret. Attcr getting Julee drunk, alsul frightens Margaret bv en tering her room. Jules' mother, to whom Margaret telle the incident, is furious at Margaret tor protesting, and telle Julee Margaret hat en dangered all their positions with the powerful Ralsul. Meanwhile Margaret waits in her mother-in-law's room. Chapter 2 RAISUL'S FUN "jjOW ' 5,011 mow n9 threat- ened to ahoot him?" Julei de manded ot hla mother. "She told me so herself." "Well, then, presumably she told roa why." "Why? You know, Raleul; you know what this Ralsul Is. Finding her alone and knowing the state you were In. he thought he'd have some " lun." "Fuur "What he calle fun." "Yes, but surely that' for the swllt smack, the slap that brings the blusb of shame to the cheek of naughtiness. Murgaret'a an English girl, and they don't go about shooting wayward young men rery much. What did happen? "Oh, she'll tell you, no doubt, and make a mighty story of It Proba bly try to give you the Impression that she had a desperate struggle with Ralsul and that the only pos sible thing now la for you to kill him, to avenge your honor or some hysterical rubbish of that sort." "That's absurd, of course, but . . well . , . It's a bit difficult. Ralsul mustn't annoy her, and If ah really threatened to shoot him he must have annoyed her badly. It's a bit awkward." "Very awkward. Ob, m7 son why on earth did you marry an Englishwoman when you knew that you would come and Join your . father In Morocco, when the time waa ripe? ... Bo unsuitable . . . only an additional expense and rospon- lblllty and anxiety. Now, a girl like this Sara, a girl ot the country. with knowledge and understanding t Jules Mallgnl laughed. "You may laugh at me, my son, but I Implore you to heed what 1 aay." "Well, what do you say, Lady Macbeth?" "I say thla: your wife must not offond Ralsul with her alra and graces." "But suppose Ralsul offendB Mar garet? "Then one ot two things; aho must not take offense or ahe must go" "Go where? You don't mean go to Heaven, do you?" "It's aald to be a good plaoa for saints," replied El lea Both el Aln dryly. "But I did not mean Heaven. She could go back to England." "I can't go back to England now. rather and I are . . . "I did not say you, my son. I said your wife. Since ahe finds Ralsul's nonsense ao shocking she baa 1 simple remedy she can go away; ahe can go back to England In theory until you rejoin her. If she (eta tired ot waiting there for yon, he can come back again, and see bow Ralsul behaves then. "Why can't women help their hus bands Instead ot hindering them?' he added angrily. "Help them aa I've helped mine at any cost," "Youre different, dear. You "Yes, very ulfferont I put my buaband'a Interests and welfare let alone hla life before a silly trine like a kiss." "Yea, I aald you're different from Margaret." "Very well. let thla different wo man go back to her own country." "And what about me?" "Yea, and what about you and your father, not to mention your mother It the girl refuses to go, and also refuses to be friendly with Halsul?" "Oh Lord," groaned Jules. "Per feet little headache-cure, aren't yon? Better than three aspirins and a cup of oolteo, any day. "I'll have both, 1 think," he added. "So you beetle off, and make me a oup, strong and black and about a pint of It. Beetle oft, Mother, and let Sara bring IL" And having forestalled her daughter-in-law, and aown certain eoda In her aon'a mind ' the Lady El Isa Beth el Aln "beetled' off. Meauwuile MargA et, sick with Indignation, fear, anger, resent ment, and a terrible sense of help less loneliness, passed a bad hour. Had her Intuition been right when ahe first became engaged to Jules, and ws there a yellow streak In hla character? She bad told him, at the time, that she dl " not love him, and had talked about a twelve months' engagement. Here Margarot pulled herself up aharply, once again. Whoever he waa, and whatever he waa, she had married him of her own free will, and with her eyes open and ahe would make the best oi It He was her huBband, and ahe would make the best ot him. If he were weak, ahe must try and strengthen him; and II Morocco had a bad effect upon him, ahe must get htm out ot the country, ana never let him come back to It And, In any case, they must get out ot this horrible place. It waa like living In the Tower ot London In the days ot Richard the Third, or Henry the Eighth. And meanwhile what to do? How to find Jules? How long had she been In this beastly room? And what would happen It she merely aat tight? El Isa Beth el Aln her mother-ln-lawl bad simply Bald, "If you insist on remaining In this room, I'll leave It" Another hour passed, and a gnaw ing hunger was added to Margarot'i other troubles. If she grew tired ot waiting, and went away, would ahe be re-ad-mltted If ahe returned? On the other hand, ahe would look rather foolish It she merely sat there suffering a solt-lnfllcted Im prisonment She waa being absurd. Everybody had treated be.- perfectly kindly, and ahe bad had nothing whatever of wblcb to complain save for Ralsul'a Incredible mad ness of last night Of course this woman El lea Beth el Aln was bitterly Jealous ot her, but surely ahe would' do her own son'a wife no harm, nqr pormlt any body else to Injure her? Anyhow, this was no good. Springing up, Margaret went to the outer door and hammered upon It, as EI Isa Beth el Aln had told her to do. Almost at once the heavy lock was turned, a big bolt with drawn, and the door opened by Hassan el MiBkoen. I want to And my husband, the Sldl Jules Mallgnl," ahe said: re- neated the tatemont in French, and attempted It ln'a shocking Jargon of Spanish and Arabic, as she realized that It was a waste of time to ad dress this dirty old man In English or French. Hassan el .vtlsltoon, smiling pleas antly, ahook his head and then, opening widely a cavernous mouth, made patont the fact that he had no tongue. Margarot shuddered, pushed past him, and rushed down the corridor. turned to the right at the end of It. and tried to remember whether the turning that she should take out it this passago was the third or fourth on the left, or 'he second or third on the right She could try both aides, and It one passage did not lead her to the stairs, another would. , The second on the right seemed familiar, and yes, there were the steep, worn stone atepx that led down to the Inner court-yard which was the garden and place of recre ation. . But no, thla waa wrong. There should be three (lights ot stairs, and she had only come down two flights. Should ahe go back, or follow thla gloomy tunnel-like passage In search ot another doecondlng flight of stops, and If so, should alio turn to the left or to the right? Well, ahe could explore In both directions, and return to these steps, If she did not find the othur flight that aha must descend to get down to the courtyard. She must not get lost, and aha must not ylold to panic. She must remember that she was an English girl, staying with her husband In the house where his parents dwelt. She must fight against this foolisb fear, this ldlotlo feeling tba ahe was caught trapped, and In some hide ous danger, Turning the corner at the end ot the passage, " Margaret stopped. What waa that sound? Had somebody coughed or spoken, or dropped aomothlngV Or had It been the sound ot a tool step? (Copyright, it 11. r. 1, Blokes Oo.) Margaret mteti a turprlilno man, Monday, and Is ofTorad aid. IS HARRISON'S IDEA WASHINGTON, March 8. (AP) Senator Harrison. (D.. Miss.), who will be chairman of the finance com mittee in tho now senate, said today he favored legislation guaranteeing the deposits ot alt solvent banks and atrlct federal regulation. LABOR TO CO-OPERATE IN MONEY EMERGENCY WASHINGTON, March 8. -The Am erlctm Federation of Labor promlaed complete cooperation and support to tho president In the. present emer gency in a statement today which also said that it currency Inflation arose, labor would demand Increased wages commensurate to the rise In commodity prices. rf IMS RED TAPE HVl SIMPLIFIES uMA THINGS Tm)M( YET TO BE L The first lambtonjue of the season is yet to be picked, according to an nouncement this morning from John ston's aho repair shop, where the annual first lambtongue contest Is on. This year Is the sixth contest spon sored by Fred L. Johnston, proprietor of the shop. In 1933 the first lamb tongue was brought to his shop on March 4. In 1031 It appeared Febru ary 14; in 1030 on March 8; In 1829, March 0 and. In 1936, March 0. Unless someone finds the first flower within the next two days, a new record for retarded blooming will bo established by the popular local flower. The boy or girl who brings in the first blosom, be it cream or orchid In color, will receive new halfaoles and heels for shoes, free of charge, at Johnston's Shoe Repair shop. 4 Desirable- houses always In first class condition for rent, lease or sale. Call 105. 4 Viola Corbln announces new Beauty Shop at Fountain Lodge. 326 W. Main, phone 917-J. New tow prices. 4 Real estate or inturaiice Leave It to Jones. Phone 796. S'MATTER POP- By C. M. PAYNE (lct's. iwouiiee.: J -rA-p-peKie.-o ' St . Vw vaibll.itCDiinV ) Votl ) V I T- LOK' ,-r ' . ( :Do T-rl AT J SjA Sbt.to e-TSoTTom (j ' r jj )j Lht, 1933, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) JOHNSON SLATED T WASHINGTON, March 8. (API- informed circles on Capitol Hill to be President Roosevelt's selection aa commissioner of -the aeneral land of- ! flee. No successor to Commissioner El wood Mead of the reclamation bu reau yet bu been oeclded on. Johnson, an attorney and long ac tive In Democratic affairs In Wyom ing, was one of the leaders In the Fred W. Johnson of Rock Springs, , Roceevelt campaign In the state last Wyoming, today was understood In summer and fall. FORD WINS SUIT ON WINDSHIELD CLAIM PITTSBURGH, March 6 AP) $ Mrs. May Kable Banker, executrix ot the estate of her husband, Arthur L. Banker, today lost her suit for $18, 000,000 against the Ford Motor com pany for alleged infringement on a windshield patent. 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