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Newspaper Page TextBEDFORD .MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1934. PAGE ETflHT Judith Lane kg JBA.WB BOWMAN 33 SYNOPSIS: Judll Lone, Tom nevin'e secretary, and Norman nolo return from Rio Diablo on aaged. Bevine is about to build e dam at Bio Diablo to raolotm a huue quantity ot land. They art met at Galveston by the Bevine yacht, on which le Clla Snt.tord, Judilh'l reporter Mind. Mia telle Judith that Uathtle Bevine will try to make trouble between her and her newly acquired fiance, and that Itorton Lampere, eenior part ner of Norman'e Houston law firm, l out to queer Bevine' dam prof' (. Chapter Eight LAMPERE'8 PLOT JUDITH LANE, slightly astonished at the change Clin Sanford bad eroked In her appearance with ruf lies, peach powdar and rouge, stared Into the stateroom mirror and di gested the fact that the girl who practically owned this yacht (Big Tom'a Interest was merely paying maintenance bills) hoped to marry Norman Dale. And then her attention was rude ly switched from ber own personal feelings to concern over ber chief. "It happened ihls way." Clla set tled Into a deep chair and lighted a cigarette with a deliberation which Judith recognized as a forerunner of something important. "Letty Canfleld decided to take a post graduate course In matrimony. and I was sent over to the court house to check on her Bret mistake. It was closing time, but t slipped In and promised to latch the door when I left. You know bow those flies are, don't youT If ever I want to commit murder I'll hide the victim In there and go free the rest of my days. "I was back of one tending to Let ty'i business when I heard voices. I peaked around and found that Mor t'n Lampere and Judge Marltellan bad sblnnled In through the crack of the door and were doing a confl dentlal. "They looked so guilty I felt duty bound to find out what they were talking about. This was It Lam pere was trying to force Marltellan tc get some friend of his In Rio Mar county to issue an injunction against the sale ot any additional dam prop erty to your boss." . "Oh. . . ." Judith bad forgotten Norman, the yacht, her lovely frock. She was the stenographer ready to act as a medium between Big Tom and a danger wblch threatened bis dam. "But, Clla, I'm sure he bought all tLat was necessary; bought the dam site from the State for delinquent taxes last winter, and the limitation date has already passed, so they can't question bis ownership of that. "At the same time be bought all land deserted by tbe bomeseeklng owners, for delinquent taxes, In order to protect those very home- seekers. After tbe Irrigation la available they may have their land back, providing they will live on It and cultivate It, by simply paying what Big Tom paid the State." "Wouldn't Lampere know all of that?" "Of course ... 1 have It." Judith, who bad sat down opposite her friend, arose. "It's the new dam . . the upper one. Clla, 1 trust you lav pllcltly or I wouldn't tblnk out loud. For some reason Lampere Is trying to check Big Tom's control of the upper flood basin ... I remember ending a wire to the Company Board telling of tbe new plans. . . Lampere read It ... be was probably called to the board meeting. "DDT, Clla," she stood before ber " friend, "why should be fight the firm retaining blmT" "You're asking me," commented Clla. "However, Jude, be didn't Intend that Bevine should And out be was behind the Injunction. He threatened tbe Judge with some kind of an expose If Big Tom learned ot It through him." "I don't understand why he's do ll's this." mused Judith. "The dam is only a bobby of Mr. Bevlna, Of course It will make money In time. everything Big Tom touches does and tor that reason be bas complete support of our board o directors he's ready to' build It with bis own cash, It there Is any dissension . . . Clla," she asked suddenly, "why hould Lampore and the Judge dis cuss such a thing In a puhllo die room? "Afraid If they went to either of fice, some smart reporter like Clla Sanford would see them and smell u political mouse . . . yon remember my estimable news-sheet nearly put both ot them on the scandal spot after tbe last election," ' "I must get hold of Big Tom. He should know about Lamrere before Le reaches Houston. Walt . . . there's omeoae it tbe door." "Well. lrls," Mrs. Dale stood In the doorway. "Aren't you coming BP?" "When I was a girl," observed Clla, with tbe affectation ot an an cient crone, "my hostess escorted me" "Times and hostesses havi changed," laughed Mrs. Dale, bnl there waa apology tn her vglce, "M nnder the circumstances come along." The hostess met them on tbe main deck and propelling Judith gently along by a delicate pressure on bei arm, came to a stop on tbe aftei deck where tbe crowd bad gathered. "Folks," Mrs. Bevlns' voice was genial, friendly, "I want you to meet Tom's ttenographer, Mlsa. Lane." "Having been catalogued," ob served Clla, laughing, "suppose you come along over here and sit wltb tbe only other working girl aboard." Judith followed Clla, slightly be wildered, while tbe crowd laughed good-naturedly. Judith noticed Nor man wasn't on deck, nor waa Big Tom. She sank Into a wicker chair which waa pushed out from some where, and then saw Norman ap proaching, an exquisitely lovely glr) smiling up Into his face. The girl accepted a chair, directs 1) opposite Judith's and she noticed with a start that tbla was Matblle Bevlns, a Malblle who had changed tremendously since she bad last seen her. ' Her eyes, artfully shadowed, seemed dark Instead ot pale blue, beneath the crown ot platinum hair. Shi wore a dark blue organdy, cut on exaggerated sallor-sult lines with silver braid and buttons for trim ming. It was unquestionably smart. JUDITH sougbt for a simile to ex " press the change In tbe plump, dowdy girl she had known and the gently- rounded, beautifully sophis ticated one before ber. She jad It She was as different as the Tilly her father bad once called her, waa dif ferent from the Mathlle he called ber now when he didn't forget Norman seated himself near Jud ith, a proprietory air about blm wblch caused the Bevlns eyes to narrow. "Miss Lane," she began with a patronising note In ber voice, "yon look badly. Has father been work ing you too hard, or have you been dieting for the former fashionable figure?" "Forced dieting," barked Tom Bevlns who bad come up behind Judith, "all of us were. We found the natives down there about starved and tbls child," wltb a fond pat of Judith's head, "slipped her poor share to the kids." "Really, tell us about the trip, Miss Lane," suggested someone. "Help!" gasped Mathlle delicate ly, "not that. I've been bored wltb tales ot surveying trips ever since I can remember." "You wouldn't have been bored wltb this one, or on It either," her father suggested, comfortably. "We bad tbe kind bt a storm, Tilly, wblcb used to send you scurrying under the bed." Tilly flushed scarlet and the crowd hooted at the Idea ot the elegant Mateel on all fours seeking nhelter. "Peculiar bow danger brings out the primitive In us," remarked some one. . "Danger," retorted Mathlle, her voice brittle, "brings out a lot of strange emotions . , . storms espe cially. "For Illustration. During one of my earlier trips abroad we spent some time In Italy. 1 managed to shake my chaperone . . . .oh, yea, mother tried to have me properly duennled . . . and take a cruise on the Mediterranean. "It was an Italian boat wltb an Italian captain, young fellow . . , handsome In a plebeian sort of way. We ran Into a tremendous storm. Now ot cour.w under ordinary clr oumstances 1 ' would never have spoken to the man but that storm worked on my emotions so thor oughly It took me a fortnight ashore t- realise I loathed, Instead ot loved, him." Judith's ees were no longer grey, they were blue-black with anger. She looked at Norman, ho was smil ing easily, as though amused at the story, then she looked at Clla, The girl's red lips had parted to show the gleam of white teeth, ber figure seemed vibrating wltb anger, but when she spoke net voice waa ailed wltb laughter. "My word, Mlu Bevlns," abe chuckled, "one might almost think ou were Interring that- Mr. Dale decided to tall tn love wltb Judy, because they ran Into a smal. hurri cane." Norman sat up with a start "Oh, no." he protested. "Matblle's always reminiscing over affairs." ICcpyricht 4Ht by Jeanne Bowman) Tomorrow, Judith sots tier future homo. ,s. F WA8HINOTON, March 20. (AP) Attorney General Cummlngs aatd to day that America'a underworld ha more armed men ttjan the United States army and navy combined. The statement was made to the senate judiciary committee as It be gan consideration of bills submitted by the Justice department to aid the government In a war on gangsters. Cummlngs called on congress to enact strong legislation, asserting: "There are more people under arms In the underworld today than In the army and navy of the United States." He outlined the legislative propoa ' als and explained they were necessary because of a "twilight zone of au- blll designed to cover commercial racketeering, tM attorney general said the federal government had lit tle law but the Sherman anti-trust statute to cover practices of racket eering. Deputy Coroner Shoots Himself DALLAS, March Thomas, 39, Polk 20. (AP) Fred county coroner, j his own body with the revolver and shot himself tn the arine. 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