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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
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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
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