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PAGE FOURTEEN 1IEDFORD MAIL TRIBTJNE, IiIEDFORD, OBECON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934. Judith Lane by JEA1S1SK BOWMAN OREGON BYNOPMB: Facing a court flghl by Hra. Bavins and her daughter Alathlie lor poaaeaeton ol the Bevtna money left her by Bfg Tom Jlevina to complete hie dam in tceatern Texaa, Judith Hale n0vr theUae i$ ready to brgin her tcorlc But her hueband, Norman, Ib the low partner of klorton Lampere, attorney tor the Bovine family, ana moreover, Uathile ie determined to take Norman trom Judith. Judith fliee to Qalveeton, finds Norman with Uathile, and return to t'im haujord, her pilot friend. Chapter 23 TROUBLE "TOT hungry," said Judith wh8n i Slim suggested dinner. "I am," he retorted, "I'm like nix hlp, no fuel no go." "Sorry." she laid her hand on bis ileeve and found it engulfed In one of his big brown flats. "Forgiven ... but bow about run' nlng out to one of tbe oyster farms? It won't take us long." "Anything." Sbe thought of a ton things as Slim droye off In a borrowed car. with her beside him. 811m was be ing awfully decent He hadn't asked a single question about ber sudden return. Queer ' how he had waited, In sisted upon waiting, she must ques tion him about that. Ho d probably say it was a hunch. According to Slim, men who lived In the air lived also by hunches. And then they were passing through a gaudily lighted driveway. Slim was halt leading, bait pushing her along the edge of a dance floor. lined by long tables where couples and families and parties were din lng. And then they were in a small room with crude wooden furniture and steaming broth was before her and Slim was urging her to try tome so he'd feel at home. "Slim," she said at length and , showed blm the now empty bowl, "are there any platinum blondes In Heaven!" Slim speared a succulent oyster and regarded It thoughtfully "Judy, I don't like to sail under false colors. That's one place I haven't landed. However, I think It's sate to say only black haired girls with sea-grey eyes are al lowed," then suddenly, "Judy . . . are there platinum blondes In Oal Teston?" She nodded miserably and a tear plopped onto a halt-shell. "Too much hot sauce,'' scolded Slim, and then he became the Slim she had known heretofore, gay, whimsical, audacious, one mood moving Into the next until she was forced to forgot her woes. "Ah Jude," he sighed hours later, as he left her at HUlendale, "I should have handled my Chinese war lord American fashion; a punch under the chin Instead of six months of diplomacy." "But why!" "I'd have been back here six months sooner." Not until he had left did the catch the underlying meaning of that wish. The house was dark, and yet tho familiar odor of new wood and paint, of pipe tobacco and flowers Intermingling, took away any sense of strangeness. It was home. Sbe reached for familiar wall buttons but even as she reached, heard Llge coming. "Heard your auto," he explained, Blinking his eyes. "Ma'mt comln' long soon't she can hlstt her clothes." Judith waited In her room while Delphy "hlsted," waited and thought of what Blim had said. "Six months sooner." Did he mean he might have won ber, had he arrived In time to try? Goodness no, not Slim, not the good looking sky-blazer who could have his choice of a million girls all over the world. Vet Norman bad liked her. ... "J AW-ZEB, Miss Judy, It's most to' clock an' he'ah you are Jess gettin' In. My the time I been havln' with that telamtoam. Man on there been a swoarln' fit to kill" "Man . . , swearing? How?" dunno how, be Just do. He call up 'bout seven clock an say 'Mis Dale in' and 1 say 'Nosuh, I ain't exceptln' huh.' Then blmemby be rail again an' be say 'Mis Dale come in yet' an' I soy 'No,' an' he say 'Miss Clle, she say she comln' In an' I say, 'No tellln' what Miss Judy do, come lu or stay out'. . . ." "Delphy, quick . . . who called and why did he swear." "That's what I'm splalnln' an' then he say when she do come In you tell her to call this numbo. Tell her . . . and then he begun to swear. He say Hell and Dam and Devil an' aometuln' In a foreign langwlch." Judith leaned back with hysteri cal laughter, "Delphy you'll be the death of me yet ... did he soy some thing shout the Diablo Dam and Rio Diablo and Del Mar?" "Yassam, that's It, and I say 'What you mean Deblow-dam. And then he tell me to go to the devil, or words to such affect an' I ssy 'shame to talk thataway, even to a po' ole colored lady.' " Judith explained that dlablo was Spanish tor devil, something Cu nard had probably tried to do, for Delphy eat down and laughed until the tears rolled down her cheeks. "I shu' do get things messed," she admitted as Judith went to the telephone. It was late, but Judith disregard ed tbe bands of the clock, wblch In dicated four-thirty. "Mrs. Dale?" Inquired Cunard, answering immediately. "Justin Cu nard speaking. Miss Judith, Lam pere has succeeded in reaching one of our men. Received a wire at tbe office late this afternoon saying the foreman of construction, Mason 1 believe Is the name, quit without notice " "Mason" cried Judith In aston ishment, "he's one of the finest men I've ever met I can't conceive of anyway in which he could have bees reached . . . wait!" She had been standing, now she sat down, her thoughts clicking with mecnanlcal precljlon. "There's only one way to handle that," she said after a moment "Wire Max Larson to take Mason's place. I'll leave for the dam Irani dlately." "Mrs. Dale," said Justin Cunard, bis voice sounding vibrant over tbe telephone wire, "It Is asking too much for you to leave your borne and husband-' "Please," Judith's voice was weary, "it might have boon too much this afternoon, or was It yes terday? But now It solves a difficult problem." Sbe felt that way as she went to her room and to bed. Regardless of how good Norman's Intentions were, or what bis alibi might be tor squiring Mathile Bovine when the whole world waa watching, she felt she deserved more considera tion. Going to the dam would give them both time to consider their future actions. She slept UDITH , opened her eyes, and 'o-ind Norman looking down at hor. Judy, I want an explanation. I tried to get In touch with yon through Clla last night and she said you'd gone on some fool flight with that adventurer brother of hers. then I had the operator try here until after midnight 1 got so wor ried by that time, I chartered a ship and flew up here . . . and what do I find . . . you In bed . . . after get ting here at four o'clock In the morning ... can you explain that?" "Easily," answered Judith with a hysterical desire to laugh. "I flew to Galveston, to be with my husband. I found him already occupied with Mathile Bevlns, so I flew back. We developed some motor trouble and were held up on the Galveston field until two-thirty. Is there anything else you'd like to know?" "What do you mean you found ma occupied?" "At the precise moment of my arrival you wore dining wltb her at the Qalves, had dined, 1 should say for you were lighting her cigarette." "And you didn't trust me enough to coma In instead of shying away like" "Trust you . . . nftor that? Know ing that the whole southwest It wondering whether or not you'll fight me to win that . . . that dam money for Mathile, you have no more sense than to be seen dining In publlo with her . . . trust you?" Judith was amnsod to And her volet rising, shrilling. , "I suppose It would be useless to tell you that mother Invited MathlU to hare dinner with us, then mother went on to play In some tourna ment I would have left but 'Teel had to have some fancy dessert and I couldn't get up and walk away from her." "Not her." agreed Judith with more venom than grammar. "You're so Jealous of her " "Jealous ... of 'Teel?" Judith laughed, "Oh, no, It you'd wanted her you'd have picked her up long ago to keop her out from under your feet Your Tilly, now. Is the kind of a girl who can't get a man for her self, so the tries to get one belong ing to somebody else" Then why" Why do I dislike her? For mak ing a fool of you. Every time she whistles you dance. You should have married her and taken a permanent cure, then you'd bees ready to bt a full-time husband to some other woman." (Copyright, toil, by Jeanne 8ouma.nl Tomorrow, ultimatum. Norman dtllvere hit MEDFORD TRUCKMAN ASKS STATE LICENSE SALEM, April . A1) The hearing on the application of MeKey trucks, fiiwnt, for a permit to operate si a contract carrier will be held here Sv. untsy, April 7. the publlo utllltlM commissioner announced totlsy. The appllcMlon of W. R. dimming of Mrdrord for a like permit will be considered April . WEEK SCHEDULED BY PROCLAMAT PORTLAND, Ore. (Spl.) Governor Julius L. Meier will proclaim the per iod Of April 30 to April 28 U "All Oregon Product Day," he has assured the Oregon Man u fact ur era association and Retail Merchants committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The special week ha been set upon as means of stimulating a, greater interest In Oregon product and pay rolls. George L. Baker, ex-mayor of Portland and now manager of the Oregon Manufacturers' association, with Edward P. Casey, chairman of the Oregon Products Days committee of the Portland chamber, have urged that all communities Join In the movement, thereby aiding the Indus tries in the areas they serve. It is estimated that approximately 5,000 retailers over the state handling every line of merchandise will display and feature Oregon products during the week. One of the primary activities of the ReUll Merchants committee of the 'PortJsnd Chamber ofCommerce ha been that of stimulating Interest In Oregon Industries. Oregon today Is leading in a number of industries, and some lines aro outstanding nation ally. Cooperating with the Portland Chamber and the Oregon Manufac turers' association are the Independ ent Merchants association. Uptown: Portland association. Portland Beta!! Druggists association, Oregon Retail I Furniture Dealers association, Oregon Retail Merchants association and the Grocers and Merchants association. Representatives from the Oregon Manufacturers association and the Retail Merchants department of the Portland Chamber will call on the various commercial organizations throughout the state wlthlu the next few days, urging participation In ''All Oregon Product Days." Five members - of the co-ed rifle team at the University of Missouri fired perfect 000 scores In postal matches wltb the University of Illi nois and Drexel university. Widow of Gary Taken By Death NEW YORK, April fl. JP) Mrs. Elbert H. 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