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PAGE TWO MEDFORD ' MAIL TttTBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934. BLOND GODDESS : : A New Serial by HERBERT JENSEN CHAPTER ONE , VULTUniNE FACE JITH an odd alertness Grahame arose from the deeply cushioned chair. Some jungle bred instinct stirred within him. His un ease was curiously at variance with the formal surroundings of this studio ante room. The ornamental stenographer - secre tary paused with her typing and looked up with polite inquiry "1 am sure Mr. Myberg vill see you in Just a few minutes, Mr. Grahame," she murmured as if placating his impatience. Grahame shook his head slightly and looked slowly about the huge low-ceilinged room. It was paneled at both ends in silvered ebony. The sides were solid with French windows done in frosted, angular, leaded glass. Shadows of palm fronds from the adjoining patio made queer modern patterns upon the glass. His gale' r ' - examined eacb object wltbln tbe room Tito a studied car. There were but three other chairs like tbe one in which be bad been seated. Etcept for tbe girl at tbe deak, be was alone. , His sense of unease persisted but not so strongly now. Tbe typist's In quiring gaze still beld bis own. He mlled slightly at Ms tbougbt that It was like Myberg. Hollywood's greatest executive, to have this platinum blond seated behind an ebony desk In his celebrated ebony and sliver offices. He wondered If she were as efficient u she was un doubtedly decorative, and conclud ed that she was. He recalled some thing of Myberg's requirements. Tbe door to the Inner oltices swung open. A uaze of tobacco smoke eddied outward. Voices blended In a mild confusion of ound; then one voice predomi nated. ' "no better.man for the Jungle. He's outside now. Snail we nave him In T Our picture " Another to1; rumbled an Inter ruption; whereupon a third voice said, "But Ortega, yon can't do everything, 'understand." The rum bling voice made some reply. Whereupon, as clear and deeply rich as t 'cello, a feminine voice aid: "Goodness, but It's getting dark. 1 must be going. Uentlemen, can't we discuss this tomorrow! . . . Thank you, Mr. Ortega. I'm so awk ward . . . forever losing gloves" The door swung slowly sbut, cut ting off the sounds of tbe breaking up of tbe meeting. Orabame picked up his light camel's balr coat and put It ovei bis arm. He took up bis bat and stood wltb a slight uncer tainty. The door to Myberg's office clicked. Abruptly that former sense of disquiet took bold of blm. He faced tho glassed side-wall. Tbe shadows palms lay against tbe frosted surfaces u If tbey bad been stained In the glass. Whereupon his glance focused upon tbe one In congruous shadow. He felt a faint tingling at the base of bis scalp. Tbere was a shadow of a face between tbe leaves. It was an odd face a vulturlne out line wltb a predatory nose that seemed but a prolongation of an excessively slanting rorebcad. It was as It a man stood behind a palm trunk, waiting. "GRAHAME walked toward the outer door. A buzzer bummed softly. The girl at tbe desk said. In a slightly startled voice, "Mr. My- iii,j)iiiiwiuyuwA.wyy y , a. V ' ' r ' berg will see you now. Tho others are leaving " Halt turning, Grahame roplled, "Tomorrow. It's late now." The closing door blanketed the girl's confused protest. Outside the building he strode along the cement walk toward the palms which threw shadowy pat terns about bis feet. Beams from street lamps sprouted. A thin, dia phanous drizzle began to tall and glisten upon the surrounding shrub bery. Oue swltt glance assured blm that there was no human figure among the palms. Ho stepped upon tbe lawn, and moved toward a central tree that might have betrayed the shadowed face he'd seen from with in the olllce. He glanced at the grass at his feet Behind the smooth trunk it seemed compressed as If a man had recently been standing upon It. Grahame paused, frowning. The fact that someone had stood In tbis place .vas .not especially significant, it was important, bowever. that he bad experienced that sense of un ease within the office and bad local ized It as a strange shadow upon a frosted window. His years in remote places had taught him not to disregard his faint and atavistic sensibilities bowever baseless they seemed He pushed the tips of bis fingers upward over bis forehead and glanced with a semi-wariness above. It was If be stood In some Jungly spot and bad tilted back bis helmet the better to survey the upper branches. Hearing voices from the far side of the wing that Jutted into the patio, be walked over tbe cushiony lawn toward the sidewalk. While it was not yet dark enough to ob scure a view of the street, neverthe less details wero hazed. As be stepped upon tbe cement, a black limousine if expensive make drew up to the curb a few yards beyond blm. A man made a remark In a deep voice. A woman replied and laughed. They were the voices he bad beard through the open door into Myberg's offices. Two figures the owners of the voices, he guessed moved to ward the curb from a doorway. Tbe man beiped the woman Into the car. A door clicked and tbe vehicle moved forward. For an Instant the man remained bareheaded facing the vanishing automobile; then crushing his hat upon bis bead he moved swiftly across the street Grahame watched, and began to feel a slight discomfort. He put on bis light overcoat At which point be became conscious of the tan ear at the otber curb. His mind noted and registered several facts In one Instant. - Tbe tan car faced In the wrong direction. Moreover. It waa parked In a street in which be remembered that parking was prohibited by po lice regulation or Mr. Myberg's In fluence. Although It was raining, the tonneau was open. Tbe man who bad crossed tl.e street reached tbe car. He opened a rear door and climbed wltbln. Grahame bad a brief glimpse of his outlined figure before be seated him self. He was a huge man wltb heavy shoulders and short, thick neck. Two men approaobed the car from opposite ends of tbe street One got Into tbe car and behind tbe wheel. Tbe other a small man seated himself beside the large man In tbe tonneau. Their combined actions were all very regular and conven tional, but vary precise. Orabame bad a peculiar sense that this little scene bad been rehearsed. - There vas no lost motion. The starter growled, and tbe car moved down the street without perceptible hesitation. almost as It timed with tbe sounding of tbe door shutting after tbe .mail man In the rear seat Grahame s'.epped onto the pave ment Soxeral blocks abead be saw the tall light of the first car helA stationary by the red signal of tbe next arterial crossing. The rear light if the second car diminished toward It He beard tbe sound of a motor behind blm, and turned to ward the curb. A taxlcab hesitated, slowed, and stopped. "Cab, sir?" GRAHAME entered. The driver asked blm where be wanted to be driven. Ora name's lips parted to give the man his address: where upon with sudden decision be said, "Follow that tan car you see two blocks ahead.'1 As the gears meshed, Grahame chuckled to himself. He bad acted entirely upon Impulse since be stood up from his chair In Myberg's ante room. Tbere was nothing reasonable or excusable about his performance except that Instinctive unease that bad been the mainspring of bis al most automatic actions thereafter. I He lay back In bis seat, and con sidered. He bad broken an appoint ment with a man be boped would employ bim. He bad noted a spot In the grass where someone bad stood. A woman r-ad entered a car and be had patched her be driven off. Another car which contained three men had gone in the same direction as the otber. Certainly they were not a very significant combination of unrelated tacts. Yet he told himself, be was now engaged In tbe somewbat ldlotlo business cl following an automobile containing throe men who were en gaged on an errand of their own doubtlessly no more serious than that of getting to a place where they could enjoy their cocktails and din ners', which be should be doing. Al most be rapped upon the window be fore him, to redirect the driver. T'uay entered the stream of traffic that flows out Sunset Recalling that they were going In the general direction of bis apartment bouBe, Grahame decided to wait a little be fore telling bis driver bis destina tion. He became mildly interested to see it his cbauffeur could keep bis cab within tb same traffic group as the 'an car. It was dark now. It seemed a difficult Job to avoid being blocked at one of the many Inter sections. A few blocks west of Gower, the driver lost the tan car. He slowed to the curb, and turned a cbagrlned face toword his passenger. Gra hame BcaHor1. "It's all right . . . really; It isn't important Just drive me " "I think 1 know where they went You see. Here's a Jog at " "I tell you: it doesn't "The party's on me, boss." the driver Interrupted him. He pushed up the flag on his meter. The gears growled. Over his shoulder he called. "It takes up Laurel Canyon way and down into the Boulevard. It cuts out a lot of traffic . . ." (Cofyright. 1934. h Blrbtrt Uhh) Tomorrow, Grahams finds him self knocking out an antagonist. OF SO. OREGON TO 16 The winner of the Southern Oregon high school basketball championship will play the winner In District 10. in which West Linn and Oregon City are the leading teams. The drawing were made Saturday at Portland. The tournament la played March 31 to 24 thla year a week later than tiaual. Salem, the host team, and generally the beneficiary of phenomenal luck In the drawing geta a tough team thla year for its opening contest Pendle ton. The Eastern Oregon squad Is go ine great guns, and la rated as one or the strongest In the state. Salem will play one of the night games on the first day of he tourney, ao the home folks will attend, and swell the gate receipts. The Salem aquad thla seaaon Is in no dire need or favors to enable them to hold up their end. They have been winning consistently from strong op position, and throw baskets from be neath the hoop, and out In middle o: the floor with equal 'facility. Fir thetr second game Salem will draw either Tillamook or the Portland B team. The drawing, showing district num bers and the district' representative last year: District 3 (Burns) vs. District (North Bend). District is (Medford) vs. District 1 (West TJnn). District (The Dalles) vs. District 0 (Portland B). District 14 (Astoria) vs. "District 11 (Corvallla). District 10 (Eugene) vs. District 1 (La Orande). District a (Klamath Palls) vs. Dis trict 13 (Sllvertonl. District S (Athena) vs. District 1 (SaJem). Dlatrlct IS (Tillamook) vs. District S (Portland A). UPPER ME? CLUB BBt.LVIEW, Jan. W. (Spl.) -Upper Valley Community club and the Bell view Extension unit held a Joint meeting at the club nouM Wfdne- day. Eleven practical and colorful acrap books were completed and ma terial given out for several other Luncheon, consiatin of dlhe, which were demonstrated during the .cooking le-wonn. wr aerved to 35 ladlea. Upper Valley Community club held a abort bunlnens eewlon at which time Mra. Klncald announced the flrat food aale to be Peb. 9. Mm. Kln cald. chairman, la axxUted by Mta, Andrewa and Mra. Hah. Ail member of the club are JuOtcd to bring their donations for the Dorenbecker hoa ' pltal in Portland to meet In lu Feb ruary. Mra. WI11U Bvrd. Mra. W. t Huxley. Mra. C. A. Brown and Mr. Wren New house were appointed on the program committee for February, and Mre. Henry flteward. Mra. louls Pankey, Mra. Wade Wallea and Ailee Posel were appointed a honteMei. During the remainder of the after noon liwtructlon in garment ftnlahee were given by Mrs. J,' E. oowland, Mra. Steward and Mra, Willi ma. Second meeting of the Extenlrn unit w)l! be Jan. 23, whent the leeeonsj In eewlng will be continued- j Mr. and Mra. Fred C. Hoinea, Mr. Grappler Is Work of Art te- i - : 3W t ft mi t slivt -nil tew.. ( f 1i - GOLF TOURNEY TO OPEN NEW SEASON ON LOCAL COURSE The tournament committee of the Rogue Valley golf dub fesla spring like prosperity Is Just around the corner. In order to inaugurate the season with proper opportunity for all divot diggers of the vicinity to Indulge In their favorite sport, a ser-' les of open tournaments will get un der way Sunday, January 31. . Two more are scheduled in February. The tournaments will be open to all golfers In southern Oregon and northern California with an entry of H to non-membera and SO cents for members, suitable prizes will be post. ed and all entrants, regardless of ability, will be given an equal chance through division of the field Into three classifications wtih handicaps applying. Entries should be telephoned or mailed In to Jack Hueston, pro at tho Rogue Valley course, as soon as possible so that provision may be made to take care of the throng which la expected to enter the tourney. Hue. ton may he reached by telephone 275-J at the links. DR. EDWARD GEARY TEMPLE TO COACH OF (Continued from page one) I SMI MH.OR FRANZ, tnioocd wonder t the V. . nnvv, who will rmppl noy Mrrera, former nnrlii champion. In the main event of vtemiMnay nlslit'a rani at the armory. From, in ndilltlon tn helnj a ronih anil tousli exponent of the hone crushniR jnmr. I. a llviiie rvltll.it ot the tntooer'a art, his epldrrinls bring rovrrrd with n numh'rr of rinhornle di playa In purple Ink. GRAND JURYTOLD TO DIG DEEP INTO DfATHOFDAHACK (Continued from page one) The grand Jury session la expected to last at least ten days. the settlement in the courts of these actions. Last October Cave was ar raigned. His attorneys filed a demur rer, and sought dismissal of the In dlctmeut. t They charged that Fehl and Banks had been In the grand Jury room dur ing the Cave case. Two grand Jury members. Mrs. Edith R. Patton, secre tory, nnd O. L. Knight, made affida vit that Fehl and Banks had been in the grand Jury room, but nothing that they said was regarded as evi dence, and that the pair did not talk aooui tne case. The court sustained the demurrer, and the Indictment was remanded back. The members of the grand lurv fIH that office, and was succeeded now In session are: c. B. Dixon, Tal- hy Dr. Geary In 1888, the city's sec ent; Alice F. Pratt, Medford; Marie nd mayor. Putney, Medford; Leo Jammerthalr! Waa Adroit Surseon Ashland; J. H. Beck, Medford: Thorn- When he practiced medicine here as J. Bell, Talent, foreman, and Geo. there was no hospital, but Dr. Geary J. risk, Medford. ; wbj noted for his ereat proficiency. especially In surgical work, local druggists recalled today. He was able to operate skillfully with either hand. In 1888, when the late Dr. E. B. Plckel came to Medford. ho became affiliated with Dr. Geary and the two practiced as partners in medi cine for a number of years. The large white house, recently razed on West Main street, known for many years as the Plckel home, snd later am nvMintnin Lodee. waa erected by ' T-t- Hnan, arr If nro- th1- Vll fam ily resided, until he sold the home to Dr. Plckel and moved to portiana In 1898. Children Born nere He had previously lived for a time In the Lee Jacobs house on South Central. All the Geary children were born In thla city. The three eons. Would Cut Gold Content who survive their father, and Everett The method he Is trvlne la to cut ' Geary, who died In Klamath Falls the theoretical gold content of the last spring. dollar. This can only be done If the I The family la one known and treasury has all the gold. j revered by all southern Oregon plo- Tharefore, If the gold content of ! neers. many of whom still owe their the dollar Is cut by 60 per cent, the existence to the csre, given them by goiu neia Dy the treasury will be ; Dr. Geary during the early days, worth twice as much In dollars. ' I While other properties here were It was made plain at the White (sold by Dr. Geary, a ranch on Grlt House that thla profit does not repre- : fen creek Is still owned by the fam- NEW DEVALUATION FLAN OUTLINED IN SPECIAL MESSAGE (Continued from page one) to that at which tho debt was incurred. PENDLETON, Ore., Jan. IS. (AP) Mark Temple, star halfback at Un iversity of Oregon for the past three seasons, was today selected as head football coach for l-encieton high school, succeeding Clarence Hlnes, Pendleton coach for the past two years, and formerly of Bend high school. Temple, co-captain of the Webfoot eleven last season, will take charge of the coaching here next fall. He Ls a graduate of Pendleton high school where he starred in football, basketball and track for four years. Hlnea will remain here to teach history and will handle the Junior high school athletic teams. BASKETBALL SALEM, Jan. 15. (AP) Willam ette University won its first basket ball game of the season here Sat urday night, coming from behind in the closing minutes of play to defeat Columbia University of Portland 30 to 37. Mr. and Mrs. L. Q. Oentner of 23 North Orange will be hosts this eve ning to members of the Oregon State college club. Chest Colds Don't let them get a strangle hold. Plght germs quickly. Creomulslon combines 7 major helps In one. Pow erful but harmless. Pleasant to take. No narcotics. Your own druggist ls au thorized to refund your money on the spot If your cough or cold is not re lieved by Creomulslon. )Adv.) sent a base of currencr. Mr. Roosevelt also made It clear that the program did not mean a re sort to greenback currency, and said that the object of authority to buy government securities out of the ily. 1UTH SIGHS FOR $35,000SEAS0N NEW YORK, Jan. 15. (AP) With all the fanfare but not the magic contract figures of the old days Babe Ruth today signed with the New Issue In a period of stress. "The grsnd Jury before you." the court continued, "also Investigated stabilisation fund waa lmm .r. and returned an Indictment charging guar! the price of these aeruriti.. City Officer Joe Cave with Involun- against any ulterior depreciation tary manslaughter. Because of a move by the private holders of the technicality I ordered the Indictment securities, remanded to you last fall, and that i Success Alreailv an is why I sm talking to you now." The president believes that th. mu The grand Jury was cautioned against buying policy of the noi-emm.n. placing credenco In hearsay evidence, which he said ha resulted in huire nicn migni result, in aoortlve in- purchases, ls largely responsible for York Yankees a a player for aieimenw, nut to get at both aides, the recovery In commodity prlcea fol. I other vear at ess.OOO. the lowest and weigh carefully all testimony, lowing the drop of last September ' salary since 1921 when he received realising there are two sides to all and October. ,30 000 for his second year with the i"""' , . , . ! n"" result of the program, he 'New Yorkers. Justice Evpectrd feels, has been to permit foreign sales 1 High up In an old red brewery The court stressed Its belief that of American export-surpluses such as on Third Avenue with Colonel Jacob your findings will do Justice to the cotton and copper. Rupp,rt a beaming witness the Babe state and all concerned." Mr. Roosevelt told congress he 1 put his signature to the contract. Only passing mention was made by felt that he had the authority to take he terma of which he and the col- .... ,v..,.. ,., .,,., u vr, io me goia supply of the nation cases returned to the grand Jury, but "this Is a step of such Importance which Include that, of C. H. Brown, that 1 prefer to ask the conareas bv .--Ati-v nf lata ulr.-tvl "n ............ .. . " ' r. v.,.. ..uti,' enscimem to itnvernmem congress. ' indicted or united Stntea covern onel had agreed on -Friday. l Brown was pres- vrst In the mni title to all iin,.. ; . . . . no" a"rln tht 8rn '-! Mandering a bank dinner guests of Mr. snd Mra, Homer ture hour. i, ,,. Eihart eunday. Mr,. 0,ow, Mr Mlr)tl in articles published bv E. H. TVhl Mr. and Mra. Mvles Parmer, who! True. Mrs. Noel Heard. Mrs. Herman and L. A. Banks, former local aiilta were recently married, are visiting I Helm and Drs. Dott Williams attend-1 tors, now serving state prison terma iti"hi in ruruaufl. ltlp urnniHur ariiooi in Regular monthly meeting of the fUllvla, '..T...,h.. . ....... " '"" , w , --I "w v... .mi -vcisnt and fineness as may be eatab ,... .,.. , , -i nii.'unm Kvnvirs usiiea irom time to time.' house. During the program hour, an Ah W MB L.te JO of the county, supplies of American-owned monetary sold, with provision for the pavment theretor In gold certificates." "These gold certificates will be." he SRld. " nrtu- j .. .. Medford. 'tor ballot theft and mnrrier wild nnrt rtnli.. . .o,' , . .. conducted by Javk Stuart Knspp ot!ugly allegations we hurled, center- urv-gold for each , dollar It the national research .station. , ,s city oiflcr Joe Cave and ,ve, ,d "2 ,Zb) old fashioned enellirwt match will be featured. Mra. Joe Wade. Mrs. R 15. Newbry and Mra. C. B. tamkln are serving on the refreshment committee. Mies Pauline Bvrd and Mra. Kdghm are cookinc snd servlnc th hot lunch. a to pupil of the Bellvlew sciioM this week. Next week Pauline and Mias Oenevleve Parmer will do the work. ronr new pupils entered the school last week. Hang Up Cloves PORTLAND, Jan. lit. (API Alt ;Wlng Lee. Chinese Uglitweljht. will retire from the boxing ring Immed iately, friends of the fishier report ed Sunday after talking with tee at his training camp on a ranch nar Newherg. The Chinese boxer, who has been featured In numerous ngni in Portland snd Seattle, is The public Is Invited to heir Ho resentallr, A O. Brockvt'av snesk nn Taih in H BM -,,rr u ml Mra. noy Carter, Mr. and M. tu Mies tax Tudy evening at tne suit of a iierula opeutum. The grand Jury last FVbruary. of which William T. Orlew of Prosper n-as foreman, returned an indictment ainM rave, al the same ime in dating Banks for criminal lthei and criminal syndicalism, former Sheriff Oordnn I.. aVhernwrhorn was arretted f-ir ballot theft when he went to the police station to serve a bench war- : rant on Cave. j lr;tnmtlc Kvent follow Dramatic e- nn followed In rapltt ; aticifwlon sfxer the Cave indictment, i including murder and the vote nt$. Ta Cave km (wuded dunnj For Growing Girls and Weak Women PoriUnd. Ore, 'Tor wewing irl in4 Mk wcmr, 1 tn hihfv irx-xiimnd I'r. Trc a mM Mia C. P HMce W MH Avf. "When I win tVvflnp. Irs into -ornAi'.hood I 'h fre "fr. 1 id rtnt "! hr.tnni (iiiif and iV.nU. nH -t' L to t'f on my f t. 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