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PIGE ETOIIT .TpfEDFORD MAIL' TTtEBTJNE, MEDFOTtD, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1933. Outrageous Fortune SYNOPSIS! Caroline lotah re turne from a frvitlesa day in Lon don searching for eomething that will help her covin, Jim Randal, out of a moat unpleasant f ituation. Bha flnda Patau Ann, with whom aha uvea, mooning over a vlait from Robert Arbuthnot. Patau wondara, among other thinga, whether Rob art meant to propose. And both Caroline and Patau wonder what lay behind Robert's cautious - ?uiriea about Jim. and hit euggea ton that theu trice care not to be Involved In a aoandal. There is, for inalance, the picture of Jim that disappeared from Susie Van Berg'a room iuat after the Van Berg emeralda were atolen end BXmer Van Berg was shot. Chapter It t-ftlGHT IN THE NIGHT rTpRT how ahe would, Carolina A could see no way ot getting to Halo Place before Patsy Ann and ttaa village wera In bed and asleep. People In Tillage hare terribly sharp eyes and a superhuman fac- ulty for putting two and two to gether even when they don't really exist As lor Patsy Ann, she had got over being peevad and was affection ate, clinging and conversational to the last degree. She sat up till eleven o'clock talking about Robert. This was tha main theme, bnt It proved to be prollflo in aide shoots, auch as, would It be tactful to In sist upon new curtains and chair- covers In tha drawing-room the existing onea having been Installed by Robert's mother at a period when maroon plush was considered the last word In elegance. Before falling asleep Patsy had decided on namoa for two children. boy and a girl, to ba called re spectively Robert Lancelot and Patsy Elaine. In spite of tha fact that Bhe and Robert were dark, both these children were to have golden curls and eyes ot forget-me-not blue. In her dreams they hovered, smiling. Carolina passed through the vil lage and up the drive to Hala Place In the pitch dark. There waa no moon tonight; a thick haze covered the whole sky, and tha air waa heavy with damp. If aha had not known every step of the way, she might have lost herself a dozen times. She came round tha house and felt her way through tha yard to the back door. Bha did not mind the dark loneliness of the drive, but as she came near the house. Its silence and Its emptiness came to meet her. She felt cold and rather fright ened. She turned the handle of the back door and pushed It open. The dark ness ot the passage lay before her like the darkness ot a cave. She stood on the threshold and called Into the darkness softly. Mlm " There wasn't any answer. What was she going to do It ha didn't answer? He might be somewhere deep in the old house he might be asleep he might have gone away. No, he wouldn't have gone away, because he had promised. She called again, and heard the silence smother his name. The real ly dreadful thought that she might have to wander through tha dark house looking for him turned her perfectly cold. Thora wera cock roaches. There were probably mice. There might easily be spiders. It waa a grim business. A furry thing might run across one's foot One might tread on something that squelched. CHB called once more, and no one answered her. Sha waa a most perfect tool not to have brought a torch. There was nothing for It but to go on. She felt her way to tha kitchen, set down the basket sha warcarry lng, and went on until her out stretched hands touched the green balzo door that shut off the ser vant!' wing. On tha other side of It she stood listening and searching tha darkness. Sha was in tha hall, with tha stair case going up on her right and be yond It a door leading Into the drawing-room. On this side two doors, one Into the dining-room and the other Into the library. Both ot these doora wera locked on the outside, She crossed tha hall and tried the drawing-room door. That too was locked. She had her foot on tha bottom step ot tha atalrs, when suddenly away above her In the darkness a door banged. There was tha mo mentary flash of a torch. Just a sharp stab ot light and then the sound ot someone running. Carolina shrank back against the newel. The distant door that had banged was wrenched open. Jim called out The running teet came down tha stair and nassed her. There waa a sound ot panting breath. A'k Bridge Approval. (ALEM, Oct. 96. (AP) 'Approval of the fire proposed Oregon coast highway bridges before the final check of the plana la completed was asked by Representative James W. Moit In a telegram to Federal Public Works Admlnl-tretor R. L, tckes. NOW IS THE TO BUY try HdOiuui m-tUMUA Tha torch stabbed again. Sha made out tha black outline ot a man's hand and arm, and a vague something that was head and shoul ders. Then ha was gone through tha balsa door, and with a rush of air and swishing sound Jim had slid tha banisters, jumped elear, and was attar him. It all rather took har breath away. Spiders, cockroaches and mica aha had been prepared for, bst not a game of devll-m-the-dark. Bha aat down on tha stairs and waited for Jim to coma back. Bha Jhad to wait for what seamed Ilka a long time. Tha silence settled round har. Tha darkness was Ilka a thick impenetrable curtain. Tha air of tha house waa eold and dead. Carolina couldn't make up her mind which would ba worst to hear soma terrifying sound, or to go on hearing nothing. After a little sha began to think sha would rather hear something anything. The alienee seemed to ba stopping her ears, and tha black dark pressing against her eyeballs. Then alter a long time sha heard; Jim coming back footetepa In the passage and the swing of tha balsa door. Then he was crossing the hail, walking quickly and (Irmly like a man who knows his way. He was actually passing her before she stood up and said, "Jim " Hla startled "Caroline!" cams from less than a yard away. Then his hand touched her face, and ahe gave an odd little cry. It was Ilka a game of devll-ln-the-dark. CAROLINE! Where did yon spring fromf" She caught him by tha arm, hold ing him tight Why didn't you wait for me? If a tha horrldest thing I've aver done in my life, coming Into an empty, pitchy house like this." It wasn't emptV' said Jim a lit tle grimly. That made It worse." Har voice reached traglo deptha. "I sort of strung myself up to bear spiders and cockroaches and things, but I didn't, bargain tor people plunging down the stairs at ma in the dark." "Were you thereT" - "I waa hare and ha nearly knocked me down," declared Care line quite untruthfully. Jim spoke quickly. "You didn't see him when he put the torch on?" "Only his hand, Jim who waa ItT" "I wish I knew. Look here, corns upstairs we needn't talk in the dark I've found some candles." I ve brought you some and things to eat. The basket's In tha kitchen." They brought it and oama back through tha hall and up tha stairs, Jim put his arm round her at the top and guided her along the right- hand oorrldor; then to the left two steps down, a little way along, and three ateps up. A door atood open. Jim let go ot Caroline, struck a match, and lighted a candle In a tall white candlestick. The light toll yellow and soft upon a queer room panelled with oak. It had five tall, narrow windows and a deep alcove which contained an old four-post bed with a heavy valance ot blue damask. The windows ' were shut tered and had curtains ot the same damask as the bed hangings. The fireplace, waa on the right ot tha door. It had a deep brick hearth. On the shelt above It stood tha candle. Jim shut tha door. "Come and sit down. I've locked the back door, so ws shan't bare any mora visitors." There were no chairs In tha room. They aat side by side on the bed and looked at one another. Moonlight can only show a ghast ly Image. It la Ilka memory; It aeta one aching for reality. In tha candle light Caroline looked warm, and soft and young. Her eyes wera bright and her cheeka Ilka damask roses.! Jim could hava kissed her tor being so aweatly alive. She began to apeak with a rush ot words. Who was hel Why did he comet Tell ma all about It" "He came In through tha back door, I'd left It open for you, and I'd gons down to the kitchen to wait for1 you. Well, I heard the door, and of course I thought It was you, but before I had time to call out ha switched on his torch and tha light just caught his hand. I got back be hind tha kitchen door In a hurry, and he went on down tha passage and Into tha hall." (CopurlgM, IHJ, J. B. UrtmmH Oo.) Monday, the mesa deepens sreuni Jim and Caroline. (SALEM, Or.. Oct. M. (AP) Peter I Bauer, St, of Portland, and two oth er men charged with stealing 34 bales of hops, were arrested today. tne sheriff's office stated. The hops. valued at 17000, disappeared from I the Jim McKay warehouse at St. Paul I the night of October 11. TIME i EVERYWHERtLIlJThere's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation GOOD IN STREET PORT ANGELES, Wah., Oct. 2. () Even if you've Men It rain "cat TAILSPIN TOMMY I DON'T KNOIO UbWAT TO fAtce THAT REPORT FROM U3AU-00 FIELD S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE P-'tC-H WwvMi. by Th n fsyndleata, Ine.) r T ( tip IS . .f III II ffvjJH 'ft WtnjWr'tHO J BOUND TO WIN Jonathan Takes Charge . 1 LL BE. SACK 6HORTL.V, l DONfT BELIEME IMVNHV, OFCOURSE.I f I CAN'T nOW, DOSfT SO FReTTlN' f YOU JgofT LEAVE THIMSS TO - NIE , LOTJA HONevM3U AND KEGPIN' NO SECRETS 1 SHSVNON'T, TEUL HOW H 'BOUT THAT, BEtsJ -"MS ME,BEN-VM HAVINi' SIMPK1B ARE6 Lm rTiIS"-LN0 S?. feSTTklE' M 30hATHAN LONG I'LL, AM' LOTTA 1-5 STAVIM' ORNEWUTbTHE HERBSWPEffi VOLi I I a i?JS rf&Z2 I.TXffER JJLSFSiS mM I M NOT BE GOME, Y RIGHT AT LOOOMIE UMTIL. HOTEL, AM' VUU STAT PUT Tlll , GO?MG?j Vto tP pSoJfS'- Be TeLA.HeF. 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FATHER " By George McManua fl Br QOLLV. VocWt ievKsw 1. IH n I 1 1 I ' 1 1 I .1 i I 13 WMi.TTooGw.-n,T.A-r LLXI - ,,rLD MP IFI V A? J terrfflfflMIl Sao"; I Wintvsi1o LHJ1 JMSUL 1 1 U I r. r ' J I K3Ti tf Vi O S I Unr'y Pmem rim . 0 tm efm nmr SiaVasl r! yV V . gMSfcawasqJ J I " and doga you havent aeen anything1 yet. At Forka, 00 mile weat of Porf An geles, It haa poured "Mallard and canvaabacka" in other word, ducka. A pea aoup fog laf within eight feet of the ground. A big flock of ducka, evidently flying low to escape the fog, started winging their way through the main street o the town. Merchants and business men start Three-Point Honor At Sifc ed a shotgun bombardment, many times anooting blind at the quacks which could bo heard a few feet over head. ' After about 100 rounds of ammu nition had been turned loose, 30 Mal lards and can van backs were scattered along the atreet. Pint Methodist Ladles Aid Rum mage Sale, Nov. 3 and 4. Stake! THAT FIELD T WASHINGTON, 3-cent Increase Oct 38. (flV Is reported by - A the COMFORTABLE READING DECIDE TO 6ET"0N WITH TriE BOOK HE HAS TO REM) FOR EH6LISH SCHOOL I510ID HE BA5rlTS0T U6HT EN0U6H, HE HAD BETTER MOVE OVER. NEAR THE LAMP 0-T.o (Copyright, 1933, by The ruawTVE Bee soMel joohbs Vmmnabie- JMU3SLCRS COHO OUST sTHeae ISN'T A HOPPCD OVER TH' BORDER SS LONfiueR FIELD UllTH SOM6 "CrtVNK.'" IN THE CJTATG IF RILEY REALV.V THAN (OALLOO.' Bill I THINK THE BOYS COIL. I BEueve the SAME AS 1 DO- THE toALLOd MAN HAD A fIPE dream: labor department In September's av erage hourly earnings ot workers In 423,000 manufacturing and non-manufacturing Industries, The wages ran AM cents an hour while the hours per week dropped from 88 fl to 84. 1. Secretary Per kins attrlbues both changes to NRA. "The changes in wage rates do not necessarily represen an Increase In average wekly earnings of woken, but LIES PRONE ON NHDPl 0FUVnM6-R0f1 P0& AKP BE61M5 6foLD roRPTM&SAHE JB6EtlB'OFf1rrflO0R ff BC5 60W6 lb READ ARGUES THE MfflTER, BUTAfWSf MOVES RE lUtfAN-tiY ID CHAIR. BV THE LAMP W Vm A MWtJlE Hft5 6oo in shadow and Ff ON ARM OF CHAIR. fcfOUJfo STfOP "PROPERLY Bell tyadfcateIne.), v. DO IB TO KEEP OM S7CAECWMG, for. OR LOP.ECKAG6, OF PLANS. they do represent shorter hours with no pay cut and added jobs by ttie , thousands," -Secretary Perkins ex- plains. t Permanent waves that are soft and lustrous. Call 7J7-J. Prevents Beau ty Shop. 1 100 8 Photos, few days only. Peosley Studio, opp. Holly theater. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 6uWfi.. antes himseifom COOCH IN CORNER AND RESUMES REAPING VENDERS WHY PARENTS CAltf EVER Iff HIM 6f COMFORTABLE WITH A BOOK, AND SOES OPTO TOftK OM SftMP COL lECfiOH' By GLENN CHAFF1H and UAL fOBKESX t'Cl P.EAOV TO SO anv Tine VOU SAT SO, CHIEF'. ewsioNie - THE HIS By EDWIN ALGER J s i
