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Outrageous Fortune BYNOPSib): The man pus" hie memory gone, on llie eliors ater the icreck the .iMce Arden hoe eet Keeta Rlddell and Caro lina Leigh againet each other. After hearing him babble in hie coma of tha etolen Van Berg mer aide. Seeta has identified him at her hueband. Jimmy Riddell Caro line thtnke ha may be her oovein, Jim Randal, but .Veil a trtil not per mlt her to eee him. Note, at mid night, Neeta hoe orept to tha man'e room, having heard that a eleep ing person villi antver any mention after hit hand hae been placed in i o bowl of cold water. The man vakene and eeiaoo Keeta'e throat. Chapter 16 -A CRI8IS IVJESTA was a brave woman, but aba m taken moat utterly by surprise. She tried to oall out, to push blm away, but ber rolce oboked under hla grip. The blood sang In her ears, and the darkness was full ot flery sparks. Then quite suddenly he was tree. She sat back on her heels, gasping tor breath. The parka died out, and abe beard him cay In a sharp, bewildered voice. "Who's there t" Be repeated the Question again at jsnce. "Who's thereT Speak, osot you! (What's happened?" Nesta stumbled to her teat. "You're done your best to strangle- me. She heard him say, Tm drench' Next moment he had ed"i and then, "What are you doing here?" And with that, he was out of bed and switching on the light. All Nesta's nerve had not kept her Jrom a sharp recoil which took her hack to the mantelpiece. ' He stood against the door and looked first at her and then at the had. He might well say that he was drenobed. Wheu Nesta threw up her .band to try and push him away she lied still held the bowl of water. Dt struck his shoulder, overturned, and sent a cold cascade down his (back. The shock ot U biought hun broad awake. His hands let go their hold. He'd been strangling someone. Who? Good Lord where was he? iWhat a nightmare! He'd been dreaming. But this wasn't a dream, ifor there was Nesta with her hand at her throat; and thore, tipped up Ion the bed, was a yellow china bowl. Tba bed Itself showed a large wet patch where the clothes were flung (back. He awung round on Nesta. ' "What's the meaning of this?" She had been frightened, and now lehe was angry. She could not bridle Tier tongne. "You dangerous brute! You might liave killed me!" Her rolce broke on a sob of pure rage. "I'm sorry bpt what were you do ing In my room?" "I'm your wife!" "I don't think you were here as my fwlfe." Nesta flung up her head. "What d'you mean by that? You talf kill ma one minute and Insult )ms tha next!" "I don't think It's as bad as aU 'that You can talk all right" He stopped and ducked shsrply. There was a rough lump of pink and grey quarts In the middle of the mantel piece. Nesta bad swept It off and pitched It at his head. It missed, crashed against the door, and fell heavily. XJBXT moment be had her by the wrists. "Look here, that's enough ot that I Pull yourself together. H ytm dont, . Son Of Oregon Pioneers Passes &POKANB?, Wuh, Oct. 10 (AP) Krmrt De Lashmutt, 63, son of the late Mr. and Vus. Vsn B. De Lath mutt, well known Oregon pioneers, died here Saturday night at a hos pital after a brief Illness of influ ence. WERE r TUE rt f n WTI I'll empty the water Jug over yon and you ean explain to your sister-In-law why I did It Take a tew deep breaths and count a hundredl I'm sorry It I hurt you, but I've been knocking about In soma (airly rough places, and If anyone creeps into my room tn the dark and puts a hand on me. It's their look out I don't stop to think I ahonldnt be here now If I did." Nesta had ceased to struggle. Now she suddenly leaned towards him. "Where have yon been?" He dropped her wrist, stepped back, and looked at her, frowning , "I dont know." "Yon must know. Tom said" Be passed his hand across hla brow. "What did I eay!" She laughed, half angrily. "You said you'd lived in some pretty rough parte the last few years. I believe yon too, the war yon tried to strangle me. My lord, Jimmy you've got a grip!" She broke off suddenly. "D'you mean to say you don't remember whM yon saldr HE shook his head. "No If s gone." She looked at him curious)?. "You don't know where yon llTed or wbat yon did before I met yon? Honest Injun?" her by the wrists. He shook his head again. "Well, I'm blessed!" She began to !"igb. "It's a rum start. Isn't It? The 'nan without a pastl And I can't help you, because you were always most uncommon close and never told me a thing, and as far as I'm concerned you start In where you stepped out from behind a bush In the drive go ing up to The Hall at Fackbam. "And If I've got to guess, I'm go ing to giiess that getting away with the Van Berg emeralds wasn't your first job by a long chalk. Rough places? Yes, I believe you places where you shoot first and ask ques tions afterwards. Lucky for me you hadn't got a gun tonight wasn't It? "And lt'd have been lucky for you It you hadn't taken one to Fackbam. Couldn't you have got the emeralds without shooting? You know what sort ot sentence you'll get It you're caught, I tell you you'd better get out of the country aa quick aa yon can. But you must tell me where the emeralds are before you go." She came up close and slipped an arm about his shodldors. "Come, boy It's nothing but common sense, and you owe me something." When she stopped, he put a hand on her arm. . "You haven't told me what you were doing here." She looked at him coolly. "You oalled out In your sleep I came In to see what was the mat ter." "What ware yon doing with the bowl?" "I had It In my hand." She laughed. "Lucky for me I had I II It hadn't been tor tha water waking you, you'd have done ma In." She put the quarts back on she mantelpiece, and yawned. "Well, I want some sleep. You'vi had yours. Oh lord my throat'! sore!" She came up to him. tlltlnf her chin. "Like to kiss the place ti make It well? You can It you like." His band fell on her shoulder. "There's nothing tha matter wit) your throat. I want to tftHc hnst ness." (Copyright, MM, Jr. B. lArpincoH CoJ Tonorrow, Jim demands SAerrtlrTa frcm r4ets. Born at Portland. Oregon, In 1S70. ,he was graduated from the Bishop Scott Academy, atuled In Europe snd recelred degrees from the University ot Lelpslg and at the &or bonne. 1 ' Notice. Protect the birds. Oa your "No Hunting, No Trespassing" signs at tha Job Department of the Mall Tribune 38-30 N, Grape. CARRYING mm fun s s m ... ' W HsfssU V Chief of Police- Clatous McCredle received from officers In Pittsburgh, S'MATTER POP- TAILSPIN TOMMY BOUND TO WIN A Vf-Pciy, I CAwV "NA (M6U-T1tS 4fc OUT) 7-ratii Th4iovt ka,v r V twTiwc Test. T-t)e J maw -Put Tti r LC'j V T JJLM V -FAU.& - P Klow.fciTtl A-PVwV JJ5!gs. 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I OPCHeftTRA OPP-feUTT I MRe.COSBV-yoUR ARM S V, T1 jLX CAN I I lX- rf LAW ME; ff MV, MV( FWrfXlr-aM THE NEBBS The Kid', Rifht . By SOL HESS t AMSdOS. THfS AU MjOFUU II 1 WEWt to Sett vOuft Fft'EMOX f II WES AJJUUS TTM-KIIO A80UT WOUJ AOGftV FeVCB VOOWJ ajeRIMS 1 JUCXJB MIOUCK ABOUT tSSTTlNJ I -i MOtJEST HG IS -' LUHEM A FELL 3. COMES Y (this MORUiioa it ooesuT a oivorce from s.vu-V he J sSxg? ikitd bauk awo th.u.3 me-swomcsti V SEEM OUST TWE W9HT J DIDKJ'T 3JVE. MSA CHAUCE C Sf 1 StAKT TO SHIVER WSXT TTMS I jvE you V UT UEAVmRICMFeRSOrjy BUT WE UEARW CHEWED JJ TU)ej-flvePOU.AR5 TO ,cO ELECT BRINGING UP FATHER - By George McMamw aUT-MOTHER1. I OONT UKk 1 I 6MOTUD-I HAVE I t ' t 1 1 I 1 I I -THE COUNT AND t W?H INTm)CTTiDfOOH TE-TUIli 1 MAGGlt- MO- I JUST NOW , . VOU WOULD LST ME FATHER TO CtVK MIM D'',jT TCU A-3KEO HIM IF ME AN' HB FAINTEO- CHOOSE KVV OWN FRiEMD- J A PCV5ITIOM IN Hi Q rJ?lEf V1 A WOULD LIKE TO HE'S "nt-l. 3rV OFP1CK-TME COUNT l POSITION? CO TO WORK- UMCOM5CIOOS- There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation Pa., finger print and pictures of Arthur Parker. 36, negro, formerly of Medford, requesting his orlmlnal rec ord while here. Parker. Known as "Black Friday," was sentenced to the Oregon penitentiary from Medford. Parker, according to Chief Mc Credle, was sentenced to the peni tentiary for a two-year term on Oc tober 28, 1930, on chargee of forgery, and was paroled to the district at Aeflal Transportation Slight Error W Vij si' a eosjjf bo 4J; rW 'J kffitMi MieWJW . r? ? iLs yg torney. On June 11, 1031, hla.. pa role was revoked, and he was sent to the penitentiary, where he 'com pleted bis sentence. Parker was arrested near Pitts burgh last Sunday, the report shows. ATTENTION, MOTHERS I Tile fam ous "Renin Hood Shoes" mean health tor your children. Sl-26 to 13.45. THE BAND BOX & SHOE BOX. By C. M. PAYNE DeLuxe! zoo. TM4T etssa LOSE BY DELAY CHICAGO, Oct. 10. (AP) Charges thst milk producers have lost mil THE WORLD AT ITS WHEN A WNPW NEIGHBOR tWES YOO IN FOR COCOA AND D0U6HrWTS, ftND YOU REALIZE THOT YOU CAKT 60 IN WITH CLEPfTS 0N,AKD YOU CANY TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF BECAUSE OF LAR6E HOLES H YOUR SfOCKlKfcS lions of dollars recently through de lay of the agricultural adjustment administration to reach an accord on prices snd marketing were made today by Charles W. Holmsn In a report to the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation. "The government's movements have been very slow snd Its attitude by no tneana firm," said Holman, must have action, and quickly." I (Oopyright, 1933, by Tha Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Holman said the delsys In putting through tihs milk agreement had caused a condition that might make enforment ot the codes difficult aft er they had been signed. He said producers generally had become dis gruntled over the situation. Only seven fluid milk agreements have been signed, he said, although 136 have been submitted In Wash Ington, some of them 8 months ago. By GLUT AS WILLIAMS IO-10 By GLENN CHAFF Di and HAL FOBBESt MAD MY SOLO IN A PLANE VOU NKKDl ' THRre HANDi TO FLY- IF I IOCR FI.VIN6 THI3 'JOB R.E6LM.ARLY 'D lUAVK TO KE9 PINCHIVS rfTTSeUF TCT STAV flWAKt By EDWIN ALGER
