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PAGE STX JIEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1933. m cnDDinncM vaiiiiv .111 1 1 LIIIILIV V IL-L.L. I a K, Til Iff i BYNOPSlBl Curt rennvion re- turns to Rthnontun alter a winter of wolf huntino in the eub-Arotto. rendu to take a fob that will pay him a laroe ealary. Hut he eeee Xoaalie Uarlln. whom he cxaecte to marry eome day, and later Ro oalie'e lather, A. R Uarlln Ourt'i former ohiet in the Royai Mounted, JL-K toante Curt to return to hie old tab lona enouoh to track down iaor Karakhan. international orook who tor 9 monthe hae defied the Xlounted. Finally Curt oivee up hi rosy proepecte and out of regard for A-K takee up the trail. At Van couver he learne from Inspector Baldwin of Helm Mathieeon. a for mer friend ot Karakhan, Chapter Six DATE FOR CURT BALDWIN flushed slightly. "Miss Mathleson and Karakhan vers together a deal here In town, ana pa, took trips up the coast" Curt noticed the flush and the hes itation. Re wondered what Bald win's reluctance to talk about her meant. Was he holding something tackt "Is she still here In Vancouver!" "Tea. Manages a beauty shop down on Kirk street." "Do you know her well enough to get me a date for this evening?" "Oh, let her alone, Tennyson. I've oovered that lead. She doesn't know anything Important That Russian was too cagey to tell her anything about himself. He didn't tell any body." "I'm sot going to grill her. I just want a talk." "She won't date with a stranger." "Try her, won't yout By the way, better use a fake name Ralston will do, Curt Ralston. And I'm a flyer with the Consolidated Minerals." Baldwin was willing enough to co operate, for he felt confident that and honeysuckles, made him think of the many evenings he had spent thoro with Rosalie during tb sum mer vacation or when she was horn from girls' school; but his thoughts of her now were not very kindly. He resented her attitude last night In Edmonton when he told her he had turned down the Consoli dated otter. She had quarreled with him, then sulked and kept away from blm, and spoiled the whole eve ning. She could be kittenish and companionable when she wanted to, but her pleasantness did not seem to go very deep. He suspected, too, that her en gagement rested pretty lightly with her. For all her childish Irresponsi bility In most ways, she was beady enough on some points, and one of them wai the matter of her mar riage. He believed that their engage ment was a kind of anchor to wind ward with her; that besides himself she was keeping a whole string ot possible husbands, much as prospec tors Uked to keep a large number of claims In the hope that some par. tlcular one of them might com through big. AFTER changing clothes, he taxied back to Kirk Street for his strange date with the Mathlesoi Curt thought she was merely a ellent. nothing would come of It Picking up the phone he called a number and got Miss Mathleson. "HolenT Arn Baldwin speaking. How are you? . . . Glad to bear that. I eay, Helen, are you free this eve ning? Why I ask, I've a friend here In town. Curt Ralston, an aviator with a prospecting company. He's facing a lonesome evening, and 1 wondered whether you wouldn't tep out to dinner with him. . . . Beg pardon? . . . You don't care to? But I wish you would, girl; he's rather a close friend ot mine, and I believe you'd like to know him. . . . You'll phone me later? Better make It 'yes' now, Helen. He's entirely a gentleman, you understand other wlBe I wouldn't have suggested this. Please. . . . You will? That's mighty weet of youl . . ." He set down the phone. "Suven o'olock at her shop, Curt If you pick up anything new from her, I'll turn In my commission and got a Job as a trafflo cop." Curt thanked him, left headquar ters, sent a box of flowers to the Mathleson girl, and went out to the Uarlin home. CMASH was gone. He had slept a few hours, the housekeeper aid; then had done some telephon ing, changed clothes and left Imme diately. "Soaking up some more so ciability," Curt thought Going out to the vine-clad porch with bis pipe and the notos he bad made at headquarters, he began blocking out his program In rough outline. The clean swift way ot lo cating Karakhan waa to trail him, to pick up hie trail leading away from Vancouver and follow It There were other methods of go ing about the business; he knew of several which Baldwin and the Si lent Squad had overlooked; but they would take months ot grubbing work. He had a theory ot bow Karakhan had made his got-away and he meant to test It thoroughly before turning to the slower methods. The porch, with Its ellmblng rosea girl. In spite ot what Baldwin had said he expected to And her a worldly-wise croature ot the gold digger type. She must be a pretty shrewd thing, to run In Igor Karakhan'a company; and he would have to handle her carefully. She might know nothing worth while, and then she might give him some priceless little clue. He walked Into the reception room of the beauty parlor. Oo a lounge, a girl sat reading a maga sine, a dark-haired, dark-eyed girl In a pretty black-and-white silk frock. Curt thought she waa merely some client of the shop. She laid the magazine aside and rose up. "Are you you're Mr. Ral ston, aren't you?" she asked. "Yea. Is Miss Mathleson ar T" He bit the question oft short For he suddenly noticed that thi cor sage she was wearing waa his, and as she confronted him under the hanging light he recognised her as the girl of the picture on Baldwin's doak. "I'm Helen Mathleson," she said. The surprise nearly floored Curt. She waa so eiactly the opposite of all his expectations. Her girlish dig nity and her shyness toward him, a stranger, completely blasted his for mer uncharitable opinion of her. He thought her as charming and sweet a girl as ha had met In a long time. For a moment he felt that some body surely had made a mistake somewhere; It seemed prepoeterous that a girl Ilka her could ever have fallen In love with the Cossack Karakhan. He took her to dinner at a res taurant garden, and they had a short dance afterward. Wanting a quiet talk, which waa Impossible at a theater, he suggested a canoe ride. They taxied to the park, rented a canoe and drifted out upon the la goon. ICopyriiiht. Hit. WUHam 8. htewery) Monday, Curt learns a fast ef Importance. UMBER OUTPUT TO EXCEED 1932 WASHINGTON, NOV. 22.--(AP) The National Lumber Manufactur ers' association today predicted a 30 per cent Increase In lumber produc tion in the United Btatea for 1933 over 1933. The estimate was based on figures for the first 44 weeks of the year. The association's report to the In dustry said this year's production would approximately be 13,000,000, 000 feet, of which about 3,000.000,000 feet will be hardwood. Zn 1933 the hardwood production as reported by the United States census bureau was 1,405,596,000 feet while softwood production was 8, 745,636,000 feet. All regions this year, the report said, will show substantial gains over last year, with Washington, Or egon and California the leading states In that order, as they were In 1932. Y SALE IS FRIDAY The members of the local chapter of the Homo League, which Is the international women'os organization ot the Salvation Army are making plana for their semi-annual sale ot work and demonstration to be held on Friday, November 24th. The sale will start at ten a. u. and continue throughout the day at the army's new headquarters at 411 East Main street. Mrs. Violet Rudy, home league secretary, will be In charge. The ladles will offer for aler among other things, a large num ber of new quilts of various designs, which have been made by members of the league. At ,8:00 p. m. the work of the league will be demonstrated and a special program of music and other, items of entertainment offered. No admission will be charged. REJECT SALEM'S OFFER FOR WATER SYSTEM SALEM. Nov. 32. (AP) The City of Balem'e offer to purchase th lo cal plant of the Oregon -Washing ton Water Service company for w 50,000 waa rejected today. TUB DALLES. Nov. 33. (A) A brief requesting that navigation locks at the Bonneville dam be constructed of sufficient sire to permit passage of ocean-going ships, will be forward ed to Washington, D. 0., this week. Broken windows glased by Trowbridge Cabinet Works. MORE SATISFACTION CAN'T BE BOUGHT. 31 S'MATTER POP By C. M. PAYNE i 11 T4VT rAitMl A KJ,.kJ. -, , 'V.SOMB- CRISIS U.OAT cnfJIM FAMILY LIKENESS Bv GLUYAS WILLIAMS A itW Copyright, 1933, by Th Bn gymBcate, too.) 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