PA(.K SIX
MEDFOKD MAIL' TK1BUNE, MKUFOKl), OREGON, TUESDAY, MAKCIi 27, 1934.
Judith Lane
by JBAXXB BOWMAN
SYNOPSIS! Btp Tom Btvtnf
death break up Judith and A'or
man Lane's masquerade balL
Judith was formerly Ulg Tom's
secretary, and hat promised him
to carry out hie plant tor tht Hto
Diablo dam and reolamatton prat
tot ehould he die. Norman luet has
returned from the nevtne house,
where he tone called by llathtle
nevine, Judith's would-be rival.
.You Norman tells Judith he finds
he "ts married to a millionaire
strnoaraphcr."
Chapter 14
RIGHTFUL HEIRS"
XTORMAN tat down on the couch
1 but this time Instead of drawing
Judith Into the circle of bis arm, he
faced her.
"What did you mean about a mil'
llonalre stenographer?" she as!ed
with serious intentness.
"A reporter Just telephoned and
asked me how It felt to be married
to one. Judge E. C. Morgan baa Tom
Bevlna' will, he Bled It in probate
court this morning. And
"Norman ... go on."
"He left you the bulk of bla es
tate, aeveral million dollars and tbe
controlling Interest In tbe Eevlns
Construction Company. Hla wife
and daughter will be cared for
througb a trust fund."
He paused and waited for Judith
to aay something but the sat mute,
staring Into tbe flames.
"Judith," there was a note of Irri
tation In bla voice, "haven't you any
thing at all to aay?"
Judith looked un, ber cheeks chalk
white, her eyes limpid with unshed
tears "What can I aay? she asked
"Aren't you surprised . . . Judith?"
and now she heard suspicion In his
voice. "You didn't know this was
coming did youV
. "No, Norman," she spoke with
firm honesty, then added, "at leaat
not this way."
"You mean you expected money?'
he asked.
"No, I really didn't."
"And under the circumstances
you'll return It to the rightful heirs,
be suggested gently.
Judith looked ut her husband a
forecast of pain to come In ber eyes.
To whom was her loyalty more Im
portant, the ghost of a memory, or
this man beside her?
Guardedly, aha answered, "Nor
man, I think we'll find when the will
is read, that the money and the com
pany stock has been left me in trust,
sot for my personal use."
"But of course that will be depriv
ing Mrs. Bevlns, the rightful heir,
from using it as she would prefer."
Judith looked up in surprise. She
started to ask If the money had not
been earned by Big Tom, then real
izing be would see only the ethical
sido of such a question, countered
with: "Let's wait and aee for our-
alirna nhat tfca l- TIM.-.
else did the reporter want to know?"
"A million and one things. He
wanted to know why the old gentle
man left his i, rtune to you, his
stenographer, Instead of his right
ful heirs ..."
"Norman," Judith Jumped to her
feet, "It you say 'rightful heirs' to
me again I'll scream. As if I could
help what I didn't know was going
to happen."
CHE wheeled from him and ran to
" tbe little glassed-ln sun-porch
and threw herself onto a wloker
eoucb. But there waa no time for
tears, Llgo waa beside ber, the tele
phone in bis hands.
"Miss Sanfcrd," he sold.
"Hollo, Judy," Clla's friendly voice
came across the wire, "hate like the
dickens to call you at a time like
this, but I'm determined you're go
Iny to have your say. Bvory biddy In
town will be tearing your reputation
to shreds by nightfall and . . . well,
how about it child, what spell did
you cast over Big Tom to have blm
leave you Ave million?"
"Five million?" Questioned Judith,
then, "Clla, I swear I didn't know
anything about It, but please, say
for ma that I'm hoping Mr. Bevlns'
helis will withhold Judgment until
the will Is read. Say 1 1 have been
lett anything at all . , . and Clla, I
give my word of honor I don't know
what the will contains ... but it I
have been loft anything, It has been
lett tor mo to carry out some busi
ness for him, and not for my per
sonal use."
There waa silence at the other end
of tht wire. Judith beard dim noises.
The far buss of a news olty room,
click of typiwrlters, call of 'Tele
phone Ourley, take booth 1' and
'Copy up,' (hen Clla's voice again.
"Judy, did I start this, telling you
about the Lampera-Marltellan con
ference lo the ale room?"
"I believe so, Clla, Bui don't say
anything aboni lb It might put the
other parties on guard. I can trust
you, I know."
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8AI.EM, Mar. 37. (AP) The state
reclamation commission today ap
provrd the contracts between the
Gold Hill and Hood River Irrigation
districts and the Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation. On the loan by
t'.-r RFC to the Gold Hill district
tho amount nf 38.310.70 was asarrl
tor the purchase of bonds and war
rants of the district, which la suf
ficient to pay Al .34 cents for each
dcllsr'prlnclpal.
The Oold Hill Irrigation district li
located in Jackson county west ot
ana adjacent to the Rogue river. In
the vicinity of the town or Oold Hill.
The Irrtoa'olo area Is 1.03B acres, all
of which is under cultivation and
Irritation, There are 70 land own
"5n 'FARMERS'
"You bet toil can. Well, Kiddle, It
looks to me like you're In for
tough time. I'll pull what wires I
can to see you get a decent break.
Most of tbe boys know you and
they'll play fair,
"The Union, however, may take
Lampere's word that you're the orig
inal office vampire . . . gosh, Jude, It
you weren't so good looking, this
would blow over In no time ... but
print your picture alongside of a
story like that and nobody but your
frlenda will believe Big Tom left bla
money for business only. Call me if
I can help you, I'll keep you In touch
with any fresh dust Lampere raises."
"Judy." Norman stood on the
threshold, looking down on ber.
"Honey, I'm sorry. I know you can't
help what baa happened. Even it it
la Irregular for a man to leave bla
fortune to a stenographer,-1 don't
know what made me talk like that
to you."
Judith stretched peach clad arms
toward her husband and pulled him
down beside her "probably be
cause I was a stenographer . . . that
seems to be the chief bone of con
tention-according to Clla . . . but
more probably Norm, because you
haven't had any sleep. It must have
been a strain at the Bevlna, then
having Clla aend for both you and
Doctor Kelly."
Norman gave a wan chuckle
"Matblle was actually angry. Said
one might think he was your father
Instead of hers."
"He was almost that, Norman.
He'd have taken ine Into his home It
Mrs. Bevlns badn't balked blm, not
that I wanted to live within a hun
dred miles of her, but be was a
darling. You bad to work with him
day after day to really appreciate
him. Walt until bla funeral and
you'll undoratand. His 'poorllngs,'
the people he quietly helped, will be
there."
THE funeral was an ordeal. Ma
thllA hurt InslttAil T'nrman ha
seated with the mourners. Norman
had quietly refused unless Judith
were Invited and Matblle had yield
j(' with characteristic ungracious
ness. "I'm sorry, Judy,' he apologised
when asking her to overlook Ma
thlle'a attitude. "I wouldn't ask you
to do It, but considering how close
our two families have been, and
that I'm the only man left in the
two, I could hardly desert them at
a time like this. You won't mind.
will you?"
Judith didn't mind where she sat.
Numb with slncern grief she 'scarce
ly realized Matblle was only kept
from edging ber away from Norman
by his Arm grip on her arm and hit
mother's, loavlng the two Bevlns wo
men to Morton Lampere, who had
graciously offored his servlcos. ;
Judith surveyed the great floral
display with awe. She had known
Tom Bevlna admired, beloved . .
but this, and then her quick eyes
took note of nosegays of wild flow
ers, withered, tied with shabby bits
of ribbon. An understanding attend
ant had tucked these In among the
gorgeous blossoms which blanketed
the rest. Big Tom would have pre
ferred these gifts of bis poorllngs.
There were photographers pros-
ent as tbe Imposing cortege made
lis way throujh the city streets,
kindly for the most part, gracious
and thoughtful with the exception
of one. The following day Judith
found the Union with a blurred pic
ture of herself, Matblle and a hazy
Norman, under a caption
Millionaire Stenographer and Be
reaved Daughter Mourn Together at
Prelude to Will Fight"
Judith wondered where they had
obtained Information that there was
to be a light or quarrel of any klrd.
Norman bad not mentioned any . .
but then ha had scarcely spoken to
her since the morning following Mr.
Bevlns' death.
He bad gone to his office and re
turned saying Mrs. Bevlns had re
talned bla firm to represent her In
terests and that Lampere would han
dle everything.
That afternoon, aocompanled bj
Judge Morgan, she entered his con
ference chambers and there con
fronted those who were Interested
It the reading of the will: Mrs. Bev
lns, Matblle, Lampere, and her own
husband, Norman Dale.
As aoon aa she was seated the
Judge handed her a letter. She
glanced at the writing in shocked
surprise. It was from Tom Bevlna.
She opened It and read:
"Dear Child: You are about to
face a grueling ordeal. I realise this
and write to strengthen you."
Tears blurred ber reading
rCopvrloM, lit), by Jeanne Bowman)
Judy lltttm, tomorrow, to a voles ,
from ths qtsvs,
ers; the population la 330. The bond
ed Indebtedness Is 191,890 and the
warrant Indebtedness Is approximately
110.000.
The loans to these districts are
contingent upon 00 per cent or more
ot the bondholders accepting the of
fer and that the moneys bo distribut
ed prior to Juno 30 of this year.
BRAIN TRUST DENIES
DICTATOR ADVOCATED
NEW YORK, March 37. (An The
World-Telegram says four members of
the "brain trust" have disavowed giv
ing Information to Dr. William A.
Wirt, Clary, Ind., ot a plan to replace
President Roosevelt with a "Stalin."
The four named by the paper are:
Rexford Ouy TMgwell, assistant sec
retary of agriculture: A. A. Borle. Jr.,
New York city chamberlain and a
special counsel to the railroad divis
ion of the R. P. C: James M. !ndls,
federal trade commissioner: Charles
Tauaslg, president ot the Amerlcau
Molasses Co,
TAKES MOOT
IN CURRENT YEAR
WASHINGTON, March 27. (AP)
The agricultural adjustment admin
istration reported today that 1033
farm Income waa (1,168.000,000 high,
er than the previous year. This is an
Increase ol 06 per cent.
Chester C. Davis, farm adminis
trator, In a report to Secretary Wal
lace covering the period from last
May to February, 1034, asserted that
Including rental and benefit pay
ments, farm Income last year reach
ed $3,371,000,000. A greater Improve
ment la due this year, he said.
"Part of this recovery was un
doubtedly due to the adjustment
program getting under way," he said.
"With livestock and livestock pro
ducts, the production of which for
market covers a longer period, It Is
not possible to make adjustments so
rapidly.
"It should be added that the full
results of a number or Important
projects launched In 1033 have not
yet been felt. It Is expected they
will become Increasingly evident In
1034."
Davis Indicated about 40.000.000
acres eventually would be withdrawn
from production through the corn,
wheat, cotton and tobacco reduction
programs.
Birds Are Executed.
UTICA, N. Y. (UP) Nine parra
keets received here from California
were put to death by order of the
board of health after one. of them
died of pslttlcosls, or parrot fever.
S 'MATTER POP
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NEEDED APRIL 1
PORTLAND, March 27. (AP) All
places selling beer must have their
state licenses by April 1, It was an
nounced here today by George h.
Bammls, administrator of the state
liquor control commission.'
On that date, he said, the various
lew enforcement agencies wilt go Into
Kii-jd Dee's
To 3 AV,
Flies For The Movies !
A ytrange Invitation
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action against those who do not have
the necessary permits.
Bammls said many applications are
being filed at the Salem office with
out bonds, and the applicants there
fore cannot qualify.
The administrator Indicated the
liquor control board will materially
reduce the number of places selling
beer In Portland and elsewhere In
the state.
Airplanes Hunt Coyotes.
BILLINGS, , Mont. (UP) Hunting
coyotes with airplanes has become
such a popular sport hereabouts that
22 of' the animals were bagged from
the air within two weeks. ,
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