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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. Oary, widow of the steel
magnate, died at 9 o'clock this morn
ing at her Fifth avenue residence af
ter a prolonged Illness.
Mrs. Gary, the former Emma Town
send, was the second wife of the ste?l
man, whom she married In 1905, three
years after the death of his first wile-
This year marks the 200th annl
versary of the migration of Lutheran
exiles from Salzburg, Austria, to
Oglethorpe's Georgia province.
By GLUYA5 WILLIAMS
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tralm that ernie had 60t up early that
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