PAGE FOURTEEN
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1934.
Judith Lane
bff JEANS K UOWMAX
BYSUPtilb: Jiuluh Oaf ha
gnnt to fiio Diablo dam to super
vise it construction according to
tli instructions in the will of Ulg
Tom Be vina, htsi former employer.
Jievina has left Judith hi ?or
tune to be spent on the dam. Hut
her husband Norman aide
against her, and with Morton
Lamvere, hi law partner who i
trfjino to break the will in favor
of Mrs. Revin and her ilaujhter
Mathite. The mail lust has name,
but there i no letter from Vor
man. Chapter 29
OELPHY'S LETTER
MIZ DALE," Delphy oomo from
the house, full of now dignity
and Importance, "I have a letter
ho'ah an 1 done to'got to bring my
rend in' glasses. Would you-all read
It to me?"
Judith nodded. She Haw through
the ruse. Delphy belonged to the
generation which could neither read
nor write, but proud oC their chil
dren's ability, dreaded to admit
their own lack.
She took the letter and with the
light shining through the door at
her shoulder, read:
"Dear Mammy-Delphy. 1 guess
you don't suspect to hear from me
o soon"
"That'll be from Llge," contrlb
j ted Delphy.
Judith nodded and wont on. "Hut
1 ffot something to worry me. Mis
tor Norman, he come long home .
irom uaiveston trie nigm you-au
loft and he sure was upaettlcd.
Norman's wife looked up, star
;led.
"Delphy, I don't know that 1 have
a right to read this letter" She
i tailed to suggest she ask one of
the boys to read It, then afraid of
what It might contain, went on
reading.
"tie brims' Mix Dale and A!ls
Tilly with thim. They waa sposed
to talk to Mlz Judy.
"Al later Norman he aik me where
In Mlz Judy. 1 tell him she pond to
the dam-devil and Miss Tilly, ihe
mnke a Joke from It. Bhs say she
told him o and Mister Norman he
It down quick and he say did ihe
leave a letter (or him.
"I tell him she didn't and he say
where Is Delphy and 1 lay ahe it
arone with Mil Judy, and Mlia Tilly
ahe say. Mia Judy nave her nerve '
when Delphy done rnlee him for
Mli Judy steal you way."
"Did she say fftatT fumed Del
phy. "She allays has been the cuss
sdess girl fn the world. Qo on Mir
Dale."
l tetl Mies Tilly, right sharp,
that Mis Dale didn't know you was
!:olng. 1 tell her Delphy she say site
real quality und she suing to take
care of tier and I tell her you took
goose grease and flannel an a brick
and choc late. Mister Norman he
Isuth some thon like he Feel bet
ter and he say where did Delphy
get the money an I tell him you
got It from mo and he say he sure
pay me bnck but I tell him you
wen It hones shootln' orap and he
lausrh aomo more. Uut ho pay me
anyhow and now 1 got eighty dot
lars and 1 think I bolter marry
Rosa Williams 'cause she got
twenty left from hor drat- hus
band's funeral and we can put It
In the bank and so to Galveston
for our trip.
1 ntk Mlz Dale, you know, old
Mlz Dale, ir aim think (hat Is a
good plan and Miss Tilly she sprnk
up and she say It Is, 'cause tf Del-
Rny was going to stay 'till Master
orman got ready to take Mis Dale
back I'd be too old to marry"
Judith put the letter down a mo
ment. So she had had a right to be
Jealous of Math lie, and Norman was
through. Queer to be reading of It,
seeing the things she saw through
the penciled scrawl of a servant.
"tyHAT does ho mean, Mia Dole?"
' questioned Delphy, puzzled.
"Goodness only knows," answered
Judith and turned again to the let
ter. ,
"Mister Norman he Is gone up
stairs when she say this, but Mlz
DhIo she don't like It none. I didn't
go long with him because I ain't
never forgot the time Mister Nor
nmit hnd his tenth blrthilnv and 1
had mine namo lime. Mister Nor
man, he say I chu have tho no of
candy, the biggoHt one with tho red
how. then ho go way and Miss
Tilly she stole that box right outen
from undpf my eyns nml nho sav
she lmvo Ulg Tom boss whip me if
I tfll. I didn't want hir to steal
nothing from Mlz Dale so 1 stay.
Judith put the letter down again.
What Mathlle was stealing from her
couldn't be seen with the physical
eye, but It was more vnlunble than
any treasure In Hlllendale.
"Read on," prompted Delphy.
"Miss Tilly she acted up juss
Ilko she own the hoimo. She mnke
snmo tn Ik nbout how eme'd put the
dAiivennrcli by the sun window and
thru Miz Dale the sprnk up right
slmrp Hhe say 'Mason here. Mn
tllly. phe any. dnn't you go long
holilln' no wnke 'till the patient li
' sum nun dnlriV
"Mammy Delphy. whvd didn't
yon-all tftl me Mis Dale, our
young Mlz Dale was so sick?"
"Mlsa July, what do he mean by
thru?"
Judith looked up. her eyes hot
with humiliation and bright with
tears. "I think ho didn't understand
what Mrs. Dale said. She meant that
Miss Mathlle mustn't . . ." she sought
for a word the woman would under
stand, "mustn't gloat over Mr. Nor
man divorcing mo until It had ac
tually taken place, and then she
mustn't think she's going to move
BELL OF ANCIENT SHIP
DRAGGED OUT OF BAY
BAN FRAN CISC. April 13. UV
trom a watery crypt, 100 fathoms
THE FLAVOR
IRRIGATION CHIEF
SreM 111 nnrn iiinini it mi
into Hlllendale until Ulster Norman
marries her."
"Mis Dale, Is you and Mister Nor
man going to get a dee-rorce?"
It was a personal question and II
Delphy badn't sacrificed her own
comfort, In fact everything pertain
ing to herself In her teal to take
care of her "Mis Dale," Judith might
have resented It, As It was she could
understand.
"I hope not, Delphy. 1 don't want
a divorce. You and I both know that
Mister Norman Is the finest man In
the world."
"Sure do," affirmed Delphy, then,
"But, Miss Judy, how come you run
away and leave blm 'thout you
don't want to?"
Judith put Into words the old wo
man would comprehend what had
led up to her taking Big Tom's place
at the dam.
DELPHY Interrupted "I see," she
said, and proceeded to condense
Judith's wordy explanation Into a
line. "Big Tom wanted the dam
built for good, 'n' old Lamps-eai be
wanted It built tor evil." She studied
a moment then arose.
'WJic Dale, you gotta stay right
hore, you 'n'me. We gotta stay right
lioro 'till that dam la finish, else Old
Mister Tom, he'll come back and
hant you the rcsta' your days.
Judith paid little attention to
Delphy tho next day and so did not
see her In conference with Goodwin,
a young onglneer with whom she,
Judith, had gone to college, nor did
she talk to that delighted young
man until after the mall had gone
out the day following.
"Say, Judy, that old servant ot
yours Is a card," he confided that
evening. "She had me write to ber
son Llge, because she forgot her
'fountlng pen." "
"She asked you to wrlto." Judith
was alarmed. She not only had
hoped to know what went into Del
phy's letters but to protect berself
frpm word of her personal affairs
getting out Into Big Tom Town.
"Yes, she said you were too busy.
I thought you'd get a kick out ol
bearing some of the things she had
me write. For Instance, she said you
were eating your heart out for Mis
ter Norman, but scared to come
home, for fear Big Tom's ghost
would come along after you and
shoo you right back. She bad me tell
Llge that you took all ot your on
ders from this ghost and sbe thought
you were his me-Jum." ,
"Mejum?" questioned Judith, then
with a wall "Oh, dear she meant me
dium, can't you Imagine what a deli
cate morsel of gossip that will be
after Llge spreads It with bis usual
elaborations? Anything else!"
"Nothing much. She said tor him
to take good care ot Mister Norman
and make sure Rosa Williams didn't
starch his cuffs In hot weather, and
If MatlHy came over he was to put
art sink In her coffee."
"Art sink?" questioned Judith.
"Arsenic," Interrupted Goodwin,
"Ob, my goodness, 1 hope Llge
doesn't take her sorlously."
"I hope he does," Goodwin con
tinued half humorously.' "1 Imagine
a lot ot us would rest easily If Ma
tllly swallowed a dose of somothlng
of the kind. Seen today's paper?
Ot course, you haven't. The boys
brought one In on the hand car.
Lampere's succeeded In having the
case moved up on the calendar, they
called for a jury this morning."
Judith's breath caught In a quick
gasp. Sha ronllsed Bhe mustn't let
her alarm spread to even the most
unimportant Junior engineer In the
place.
"Goodwin," she confessed, "I've
been so busy I haven't even thought
ot Ihe will contest."
"You must be pretty sure ot win
ning." ho Bald. "Woll, It Big Tom
built his defense as well as he fore
cast the specifications on this dam
we're all safe."
"Yes," said Judith quietly.
The conversation drilled on Idly,
roturnlug, Judith realised, to the sub
ject of Big Tom Bovlns with aston
ishing frequency.
Ilevlns had been a leading light
In the business world, she knew
woll. Now she was learning from
Goodwin that he was a legend among
even the engineering students In the
Toxns schools.
"I think sometimes," said Good
win, "that he was helping half the
young would-be englnoers In Texas.
I know ho helped me."
"And me."
But Judith found It difficult to con
centrate even on Big Tom's virtues
with the menace of Lampere always
In the back ot her mind, and was
glad when Goodwin rose.
After be had loft sbe went to her
chair on the little front porch. The
dam was being constructed by loyal
hands, no chance ot subterfuge,
faulty material, dishonesty there
Would the will contest have the same
chance?"
(C'opirtoM, (, by J.ann. Bowman)
Tomorrow, Judith has a visitor.
deep off the Pnrnllone Islands, the
Consolidated richer If a trawler. Junta,
today dragged the corroded bronae
ahlp'a bU of the Yankee clipper.
Noon Day, which foundered with all
hand aboard January 1, 1863, Jiat
outside the Ooldrn Gate.
LOCAL CONDITION
Orchards of the Med ford Irrigation
district have been fairly thoroughly
soaked by the use of flood waters
from Butte and Bear creeks, accord
lng to Manager Olen Arnspiger.
This con dt ion means two things.
Engineer Arnspiger states: .
It will give the orchard land a
moisture supply until well Into June,
thus conserving the Irrigation stor
age water and permit the use of flood
water now, for general farming and
gardening in the Medford irrigation
district.
All creeks In the valley, Including
Little Butte, Big Butte and Bear
creek, are now falling, according to
Manager Arnspiger.
Orchardlsts and farmers are hop
ing for June rains, such as fell In
pioneer days but have not been very
regular of late years.
The water conditions are not so
good In the Talent district, which
has small flood water privileges.
Refunding of the Talent Irrigation
district bonds via a loan from the
Federal Reconstruction Finance cor
poration la progressing, according to
Arnspiger, but slower than for the
Medford district.
The Talent bondholders' committee
In Portland desires to procure more
than the approximate 35 per cent
which the government has agreed to
loan the Talent district and, In or
der to expedite the refunding and
bring the matter to a culmination,
the Talent district .has made a pre-
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