BEDFORD .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'
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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.
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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. Despond- TOR WORLD AT ITS WORST
ency was believed to have caused the
action. His wife died about two
months ago. j
He la urvlved by two small daugh-
ters.
WALLA WALLA, March 20 (AP)
Miss Frances Shlpman Penrose,
daughter of Dr. Stephen B. L. Pen
rose, president of Whitman college.
nd Mrs, Penrose, waa quietly mar
shot himself in bed at his home here i ried to Henry Barlow Owen of Seat- j
tie, member of a prominent Ricn-,
mond, Va.. family, Sunday morning
at the Penrose home here, the bride's
about 11 o'clock this morning. He
was & member of the Henkle b
Thomas mortuary firm.
Thomas apparently reached behind i father officiating.
, thorlty between the state and federal
i Jurisdictions which has afforded I
roving bands, of criminals opportun
ity to operate with success."
Cummlngs said the legislation he
was proposing did not go as far as
many Intelligent people desired, but
,he felt "crime suppression must be
primarily the business of local au
thority." "But," he added. "I don't
want to duck any real responsibility
and In dealing with these roving
bands of criminals we are dealing
with a situation that make reliance
upon local authortles perfectly fu
tile." Asking for legislation to control
the use of machine guns, Cummlngs
said "We can afford to place some
burden upon law abiding citizens In
order to reach the criminal."
Urging the committee to enact a
f don't vou g-et tamkful of I I
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Klamath Falls, and Democratta can
didate for the nomination as gover
nor, believes the question of sea
locka at the Bonneville dam la an
"important lue." and will make
known hla position In this connec
tion at a joint meeting ot Waeco
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