Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1933)
prnu TCTOTTT MEDFORD MXIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1933 kt cnDDinncM i tv BYN0P8IB: Curt Tennyson had vomt down out of the tar North to Edmonton, expecting to take a new and oood lob. But he decide that hit old ohtet in the- Royal Mounted. A. K. Uarlin. needs him worse, and ttarts out to track down the inter national crook. Igor Karakhan. At Vancouver he aatchce Karakhan' trail, and follow It Into the wild territory at the mouth 0 the LiU luar River, uhere he and hie oom panion. Paul St. Claire, are about to land at a tinv settlement on Russian Lake. Chapter Nina IN DANGER A 8 they drew near the landing s Cart looked down the shore larva hundred yards and saw (our Bid titone houses In the middle of a second-growth clearing. He knew what they were; at Tel laeet he had heard stories about those ruins. An ancient Russian far post, located there when Washing ton was leading the now-born Amer ican Republic, It was a relic ot the lays when Russia ruled western America from Nome to northern California, and predatory Cossacks, with "musket, sword and the help If God," gathered tribute for' the tittle White Father in far-away St Petersburg. Except for Inland stations In ilaska, It was one ot the few posts which tbe Cossack expedition had istabllshed at any distance from tidewater. The four stone structures, rearing above tbe second growth, were half-hidden by wood Tines and wild Ivy, much as their actual his tory had been overgrown with tale and superstition. The canoe nosed In to the pier. Paul Jumped out and lapped the painter around a cleat. As Curt tossed their duffle on tbe planking, he purposely made a display of their two gold pans and abort-handled shovels. Among the men watching them a trapper nudged another and remarked, "Prospectors, John." Beads nodded. It was as Curt had wished let them draw their own conclusion and they wonld believe it far more lm Illicitly than If Paul and he should announce tbelr business. ' He Introduced Paul and himself to the old trapper called John, who then Introduced them to the others. Am Cart shook hands around, be lted up the men swiftly. Corporal Hodktns, the Mounted Policeman, was a stolid negligible fellow who would be neither a help xtor hindrance. Mlssloner Lesper ance, a youngish scholar with the yes of a mystic, seemed to have stepped right out ot some medieval cloister. Besides tbe Bay laotor. Ml glnbotham, there were three young traprers, a prospector, a man called Ralph Nichols and a middle-aged city sportsman with a brassy voice and know-everytblng manner. The Indian men. standing off by themselves, were a shabby vacant faced lot Under a flab scaffolding Just ashore seven half-breeds were smoking, drinking, quarreling. Hod kins was a poor excuse of a alounty, Curt thought, to let men drink open ly In Indian torrltory. The man Nichols, quiet and unob trusive, was tbe most Interesting ot the group. No outdoors person at all But plainly from tbe city, be ap peared to be some minor govern ment official or a teacher vacation ing In the mountains. CURT liked him from their first handclasp. And that liking never crew less, in the days they were to spend together. He little knew that he was destined to travel a long path with Ralph Nichols and be with him, his only friend, when Ralph lay dying beside a lonely oampdra. "Didn't I meet yon over at Chips iwyn once?" he asked, to draw Nich ols out "No, I never was there." With his reticent smile, Nichols added, "I'm a prospector tor bugs an entomolo gist" "I see. I don't suppose you've got much competition In this country," He invited, "Come down to our place later on and have a mug ot tea with us, Nichols." Picking up their duffle, he and Paul went down the shore to make camp. Before dark came they want ed to gat squared around and also attend to a certain acoutlng job which they had mapped out as their first step there at Russian Lake. Midway between the modern post and tbs old ruins they found a suit able spot close to the woods edge, and began pitching their tent Nearer the old post now. Curt could eae the narrow muaket-sllt windows, the platforms tor mounting small brass cannons, and all the tortlike arrangement of the rulus. It hsd bssn more a garrison than a fur post for the Cossacks bad not been traders but extorters of tribute, and the had needed defense. NEW YORK. Nov. 95. (API Joe eph W. Hsrrlman, Indicted former head of the Hsrrlman National Bank and Trust company, was declared sane today. Observations disclosed no psychosis, Dr. Mlnas 8. Gregory, head ot the Bellevue hospital paychopathlo ward. declared. Harriman's prosecution on federal ch tries growing out of the bank's failure was held up by the question of sanity. rutz, OIU any kind. Quick service Usdford Fuel Co Tel. sat. Broken windows glased by (nwrmdge Oablnet Works, tm IlJIffinAM RurinM (TlmiiehiL The main building was tumbling to decay; briar and vine covered the slave quarters : the prison house had been struck by a blast ot lightning. No tepee or cabin stood near tbe an cient post; Its very vicinity was shunned like a haunted place. Paul started driving tent pegs. Curt stepped Inside and began ex amining their duffle, to make sure he had overlooked no label or Initial ing which might give them away to a auspicious prowler. While he was doing this, he heard Paul atop pound ing and say "Bon solr" to someone. Glancing out the flap front he saw a girl go past carrying a fish rod, creel and canoe paddle. He had only t fleeting glimpse ot her, but that glimpse mads him straighten up and stare. She was wearing a blue corduroy dress, laced moccasins, a tarn, and a sweater blouse with one elbow worn through. Her hair was a brownish golden; she walked along with a lance-like erectness ot body: and her face he saw It only In profile was so beau tiful and ao strange In Its type of beauty that he kept staring through the flap-front tor moments after she had gone by. When he finished and went out side she was already out upon the lake in a blrchbark canoe, skirling toward a cluster of wooded Islets half a mile offshore. Treating;, he guessed. If she was anything of a fisherman she ought to snag some big ones In the shallows around those Islands; but from the awk ward way she handled the paddle she was plainly a tenderfoot He turned to Paul, who was watch ing her too, "Who Is she, d'you know?" "A stranger to me, to my regret" Curt smiled at his rapt gaze. "Ton find her pretty, don't youf As pretty as p'tlte Reglna Ducbarma at fort ChlpewyanT" "Almost!" "Humph! .That'! a big admission from you!" THIS girl disappeared among the Islands. Curt went on with the camp work. Bending down a near-by sapling, he tied their grub pack to tbe top of It and flipped the sapling up again, safely caching the supplies from stray huskies. He stepped back Into the timber to find a dead birch for fuel. The tropical luxuriance ot the woods amated him, even though he had made trips up Juneau way and knew the "drizzle country" well. The pines and cedars were lordly things, sight feet across the stnmp and toweling above two hundred. The air was heavy with the odor of summer Sowers banked In great heaps in the open spots. Tbe moss nnder his feet was like walking on three Inchea ot sottost plush. The whole woods waa dominated by moss. It carpeted the ground and windfall logs, ran ovsr the boulders and up tbs tree trunks, and hung In festoons from the branches. Tm plain lucky," he thought gratefully, "to be hunting Karakhan In a country like this." He pushed over a dead birch, dragged It back to camp, and told Paul: "I'd better step out to the tradtng store now and get the hang , of things there, so that tonight we can put across the Job we talked about While I'm gone, you can be bringing our canoe trom the pier." When be returned, half an hour later, Paul was standing on the land- wash. The young Canadian beckoned him down. "That girl over among those Is lands Is likely to experience trouble It we don't go over there." "What's upr Paul told him. A tsw minutes after the girl had paddled In among the Islands, one of those half-breeds had come down the shore, furtively secured a canoe, and slipped aoroas the water on her trait He was drunk. Pant added. Curt looked out at those low dim masaes and swors In perplexity. If he went over there and Interfered he wonld make an enemy ot thst half-breed, and It waa bad policy to have enemies at Russian Lake. The girl should have known better than to wander away at twilight when Irresponsible men were loaf ing about the post But stilt she was a girl, slons out there. . . . On the rocky Up ot an Island, where the waves lapped olosa to her moccasins, Sonya waa having fine luck with the butterfly lure which old John Paxton had made for her. In forty minutes she had caught eleven trout some of them so big that their tails stuck out ot her creel She waa conscious ot no danger. (OopyrtoM. tm. William B. VoiMrvJ Curt, tomorrow, uKss a hsavy risk. Long Mountain LONG MOUNTAIN, Nov. 99 (8pl) Howard Gold of Med ford, who hss been working In Klamath rails, la pending several days at Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Holman'a and family. Delbert Mongol, who has been In Washington for several months, la pending a few weeks st Mr. and Mrs. Oeorye stowtll's. Delbert Is the con of Mrs. Atowell. Ross Kline has Inst recently rt' turned from Boise, Idaho, where he attend the National Orange. Mrs. A. H. Case and daughter Alice. of the Rnxy Ann district, spent Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. George stowell Mrs. Thelma Short la spending sev eral days In Klamath Falla visiting mends. I Be correctly corseted In an Artist Model by Xiialwja B, Hoffmann, Beagle BEAGLE, Nov. 34. (8pl.) Mr. and Mri. Kelly are the parents of a girl, born November 19, named Margaret Ann. Grandma Parka la aerlonjily 111 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S'MATTER POP- TAILSPIN TOMMY f -tprJ COMB, JA EAT 3tTlSA7& iPvjul. -Arrolr Y J .AMD TrlMrflM' ) VOMDCBIKJ' VJtfAT A u " I-AlWT -A- ' IV- A156. AToIH-dW Th . I An' Fint Va- Wff miwtj, xiy 1 Ek TCR-A MlJU7jA 1maSiki& I A- CouTLB-, ffl I M A S IM ATI fjY Copyright 1933, by Tbe Bttl Syndicate, foe ) BOUND TO WIN Dan Jeppard's Mansion fl KNOvJfI VJONDER VMHAT THEIR I fegf HERE.BEN.TAKe A LOOK " I I ff!3tM CTnr-Mr wrru CRpaT . .,-,. iv, ,,-r"W "THAT SAME WAS ? "THEY'RE A ) W ATTH Vol! WNTEDTO sUsl INTEREST THE PICTURE THAT'S A ES NOTHG 1 COUPLE O- HARD BOILED f KNOW VMHERE YOU COULD LOOK ME LUKE rWNOED I BEAUTIFUL. B WAS I E6SS IFI EOJER MET A J 1 UPONTHE 16LANO-THI6 19THE J HIM. al PLACE! I TOUCHED 1 PAIR O' BAD 'UN51 IP YOU'D ) PLACE I'VE GOT A JOB '1 WAS ( s I IN THE n ONLY CAUGHT THAT LVTTLE J 1 HIRED FOR VT IN THE CITY IMTO ? gg : l LITTLE K suitcase aVvjart iistheact you r be caretaker of the old , ) iSlgiallP-oC ? building KW5K VT'burglarytJ M WV.XV fc'HL RZ ; li W 1 mMMT" vrl THE NEBBS The Parting Of The Ways ELL, HERE'S tVE I'LL AM6V INI NlSUCK'S COURT . 6ETTIKJG A0 DOIO'T .CAU UMCOMTESTED DIVORCE FROM UlS VJlPSs. SVLL.V. MS WAD TO KICK IKJ MIS BEAUTIFUL. HOME, 1T3 rURXllSHIKJCsS AkJO 7500 CASH WAS. A BARGAIM f V7 BRINGING UP FATHER . I'LL GIT OUT OP I J I 1 I I'LL CALL ON MR. I li;iii.U "I ' I - wgLLTHl'i I. A 1 I I I HOus.ebFoRE CtoJ?lelIt mowarsvou. ro,NC,DEMT?YOLi ( 1 y sssr l:z'rTfi vaS- Tl 'mv- i V a touch- )i f l iTTn ; c ' i N-ST c ivl bring t-hem in- ;! OYSi There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation' Boyle. She has been 111 two .weeke. Rev. Randall of Medford waa a visitor at the Antloch Sunday school last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Edler and fam ily. Jack and BUI Edler, were Sunday dinner guests at the Zuck home. Sunday dinner guests at the Bla choff home were Otto Prey and small daughter, Eva, Harriet Fry, Mrs. Flora Prey and family of Lake Creek and The Acid Test A Failure! HAD ALL THE EVIDENJCE AKJO SI&M TME DECREE IF TOJO PEOPLE A&REE ONI 5ePARAnOSJ 1 KMOLO UUWAT A OUDG)E DO BUT SRAWT IT Mr. and Mrs. Tom Purdue of this place. Sunday dinner guests at the San derson home were Mr. and Mrs. Merle Jacks and baby, Mrs. French, Mr. Nash and Edward Jeffries of Reeee creek, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sander son of the Dodge ranch and Doran Mom of this place. Afternoon guests were Mrs. Flora Prey and daughter, Helen, Otto Frey and daughter, Eva, By C. M. PAYNE BUT" YOU'D MAKE- FOR I MARRIA&E iSHOULO ,OOrOT 3 Harriet Frey of Lake creek and the Reeds of thla place. Med ford visitors Saturday were Mrs. Ryan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Grant and son, Donald, Charles Mulhollen, Mr. and Mrs. Seegmlller and daugh ter, Marie. Seventy grade will put the scene In the sand box thla week-end. Mrs. Merle Jacks and baby, Edwin, of Reese creek spent this week visit THE TOUCHDOWN CMOS "THE TEW 1b6EfrlR TO EXPLAIN NEW TRICK Plr1 HPS frtOU6rTr UP, ' 4 SORr TbVCHVOWN Vlttf MAK1N6 A' HIDDEN BAIL BfcS lb EDDIE SEUER WHO PROPS BACK AMD RRWARD PASSES TD BUD 0EM1&-. TWIMK UJWENJ A MANJ UUtYSTS 'OF YOUR ASE SETS MARRIED, rr UJOULO A PeRMANJEMT IMSTITUTlOlOV IS A WOLY TWISJS AMD IT E SO CONSIDERED YOO TOO PRACTICA.L. FOR SENJTIMESJT - TMISJK YOU EVER SAID A. SVAJeET VOORD TO YOUR IFE IN VOUR LIFE. Si ing at the Sanderson home. Turkey raisers are getting ready to pick their turkeys the laat of the week. Buyers have been plentiful thla year. Tommy Mulhollen fell on a butcher knife and cut his arm quite badly the first of the week. Richard, Paul and Mary Sakralda of Medford spent Sunday with home folks. PLAY SffA V& DIA6RAM MAKES ffiULPUlK. BWD5, HOWEVER. HE OWf REN) WsSRftM BMSQJT SdPE NO SPIES FROM . OtrlTR TEAM ARE USTENljte WHO LATERAL PASSES ,tb 6E0R6IE SCHUYLER, WHO RUNS FOR A ToUOffiOWH 60ES OVER TrlE PUty Wl OR SK TIMES UM TL EVEftfcfJE KNOWS HIS, ASSIGNMENT (Copyright, M83, by The Bn ayndteats, las.) co KJOBOOV EVER YOURS SAYINI' SUEET OJORDS EITWER.A SYLLY ASJD 1 ASREED ONJ A DIVORCE, I SME klEVER LOVED ME AND I'VE. ARE STOPPED LOV1K1S HER - YOO SET DOVJM YOUR LAUJ BOOKS AMD ) I, r IF IT STATES THAT A LOT OF GAS Mr. and Miss Swanson attended church In Medford Sunday morning and In the afternoon Sunday school at Agate. Mr. and Mrs. Dennlson and baby were Medford visitors the first of the week. Heating coata can be reduced. For complete heating service (fall Art Schmidli. 4181662. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS SWS WWER MIND THE DIA GRAM, HFlLJOSTTEli THEM. HE WE5 THE BftUj AND Sftftfe AROUKD lfT EXP AKD SO EVDifittirY CAUS The signal, receives BAIL, 6fcYS RATTLED AND PLUN6ES STfcAHSrtf AHEAD ftR IWo-VARD LOSS , 11-2$ By GLENN CHAFFIN and HAL rOBBISX 0T8Tf- eosove CArVAO-T ATO HAS zeCAt-t or Hs s T LFE-'-'- JlTtVOC6 THE SJtSHT OF T SS TSJlvstOKT 877&S wi snevtseLY EXPLAN ei3H ss- - - By EDWIN ALGER I THOUGHT YOU'D ASK THAT IT'S DAN 3BPFARD'6 TOMB HE VMAS FEARFUL, Of BEIM' BURIED ALIVE! AN- THERE'S A TELEPHONE CONNeCTIN' HIS TOMBHOUSB WITH THE MANSION! fM TO Trie wiNsweKiisjMPTHB TfcLfeWHONSi RINGS I By SOL HESS SOT A FACE LIKE J uaairniu Sntlala he i ma. av. o a. su. drk. i By George McManus A 1 " w I