PAGE ETOTtT
trEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, ST7NDAT, "APRIL 15, 1931
Judith Lane
by JEAX.XK UOWMAN
j: Judith Dale It at
thu . ... titablo dam to tupervlee
its tuttelruetion accurdtng to the
plant provided by Tom Uevlnt.
and with the money Beoine left
Judith for the purpose. Judith's
hutband Norman, however, hat
tldet' aiiaintt her. and joined hit
law partner. Uorion Lampere, in
conteetina the will In the interett
of Urt. Bevint and her daughter
ilathile. a friend of Norman't. Ju
dith learnt that Lampere hat
treaeherouely had the court hear
ing advanced.
Chapter 30
GOOD NEWS
THE little conn of Bis Tom. Sbe
liked It; liked the raw pink of
fresh cut lumber used In the build'
lngs on the town's main street, the
hot dog stands with their Inevitable
iroma of frying onions, the chill
parlors, barber shop, Ike Epbrlam's
Emporium, the little proprietor witn
kind dark eyes who wrapped a mor
sel of philosophy into each package.
If she lost control of the Bevlns
fortune. It would mean these keen
eyed young construction men would
go out to look for other work with
the unsatisfied feeling of leaving
nncompleted work, and for the mass
of dam workers there would begin
mother forlorn beglra to "another
Job If we can find one."
She should have been more alert
, . . should have. She looked towards
the sky with wordless prayer. Two
tars seemed to separate from the
mass In the heavens, move forward,
grow larger. The night lights of an
air ship. She beard the muted roar
of three motors, saw the Sip of the
plane, towards the leveled Held
Slim Sanford used foi landing.
From the small front porch of her
hack, Judith watched the figures of
two men approach. She knew that
one would be Slim Sanford. The
other . . . her heart beat like a trip
hammer with hope that he might be
Norman, and then the hope died as
the two men swung Into a lighted
area. The other was Justin Cunard.
She ran downhill to meet them,
her voice caroling before her, "What
news?"
"Good news," they answered In
unison.
"The will contest has been con
tinued to late September."
"But I thought. ... I heard that
It started today!"
"No," Cunard bad caught her el
bow and the three bad started back
np bill, the older man propelling
her gently forward. "No, thanks to
your friend Clla, It didn't start to
day. . "As soon as she found out that
Lampere and Marltellan bad slipped
the case in earlier tban it waa sup
posed to be on tbe court calendar,
be called them to her ofllce.
"Sbe told thera what she had
beard In the Die room of the county
court house and' said she would
make It public if they tried to push
tbe case forward without giving you
a chance to get up here and Judge
Morgan a chance to appear. He was
out of town on another case and one
of bis partners would have had to
handle It.
"Marltellan said the docket was
full and it would have to be con
tinued to fall. I suppose Lam pare
thought you couldn't hold out finan
cially that long. Maybe you can't,
but now that I'm drat vice-president
of tbe company I have the right to
put my personal fortune Into it. I
talked It over with Mrs. Cunard and
he's with me a hundred per cent,
so we'll aee you through.
"And so this morning, wben the
case was called, Lampere aent Mor
rison to represent him, Judge Mor
gan's son appeared for him, and
Marltellan, a little bit yellow about
the gills, set It over. I teel sorry for
Marltellan, he's a One white fellow.
I'd like to know what hold Lampere
has on him."
THEY reached the little house
nd Cunard gave It a quick ap
proving glance. Dolpliy met them at
the door, with a quick inquiry as to
their dinner hour. Satisfied they
were as hungry as she had hoped
they would he she went Into the
kitchen and the others sat on the
porch to talk.
"This will probably mean war
down here, Miss Judith," Cunard
admitted, wben they had discussed
Lampere and Marltellan. "Morton is
clever enougb to know that by fall
the dam will be tar enough ahead
for Judge Morgan to use it as proof
that you are following Big Tom's
directions In using his money,"
"Why didn't he get i court order
restraining her from going on with
the dam?" Inquired Slim.
"He tried," Judith explained,
"tried when he succeeded In getting
the Injunction against my use of the
monoy, but there hag bean too much
unemployment the past tew years
for any human to refuse work to
three hundred men, as long as 1
was willing to pay them.
"Lampere would nave bad to go
before the State Commission and
prove the dam Impractical from an
engineering viewpoint, to have suc
ceeded in that and be knew he
couldn't do that."
They were silent a moment end
Judith longed to ask for news of
Norman, but was ashamed to admit
she knew nothing.
"How do you auppose Lampere
will wage his war?" Sanford asked,
breaking In on ber thoughts.
"I wish I knew," answered Co
nard, "It will be something Inspired
by diabolical cleverness."
Cunard discussed tbe city end of
tbe dam building, while the two
men did Justice to Delphy's beaten
cheese biscuits, potted chicken and
coffee. He expressed a desire to
make a tour of dam property and
said he would be there for several
days.
Sanford said little. He watched
Judith anxiously, remarked sbe
looked tired, and pretended to scold
Delphy for starving ber mistress,
then, as they arose from the table
and started to leave, ha turned to
Judith.
"I have a package here from
Clla. Doggone, must have left It In
the ship, but here's a letter your
husband asked me to bring down."
"You saw him?" she asked, hop
ing ber voice didn't reveal her
eagerness.
, "No, but Clla did. He dashed Into
the courtroom ' this morning, said
he'd Just beard of tbe trial starting'
and told young Morrison quite
frankly, that be didn't like the way
their firm waa doing business. Clla
sidled up to him and wangled a
luncheon Invitation out of him. You
know Clla. He asked about you and
I Imagine she told him plenty. Sbe
would. Sbe told blm 1 was' dying
down tonight and be asked her to
wait while he wrote a note to send
down with me."
"How did he lopk, did she say?"
"No, sbe didn't. Well, goodnight.
Judy, you need some rest. We'll see
you In the morning, adlos "
AS soon as the two men bad left,
Judith turned to tbe letter.
Would he be asking for a divorce?
"Dsar Judith, a hssty not, as
Clla's waiting. I And It difficult to
ay what want to lay, perhaps be
cause my mind Is not yet clear. A
. year ago 1 would have sworn that
a woman did not love a man, If she
could leave him to work against
hie Interests, simply because eh
believed In what she was doing.
"However, I find 1 am doing the
eame thing. .1 find my love for you
le unchanged, yet under the cir
cumstances 1 cannot ask you to re
turn to me.
"I believe that had we been mar
ried longer and our lives welded
together with symoathetfa inter- 1
ests, this separation could not have
happened.
"It has. 1 shall leave you free to
do what you wish, and I'll try to
be as fair aa you have been In not
blamlna me tor my stand. I love
you, Judith.
-NORMAN."
' Judith reread the note, trying to
sense the meaning between lines:
trying to read Into each line more
than the actual worda revealed. Did
he mean that In leaving her "free"
he wished their separation to be
come permanent?
She felt a momenta pique at bis
sportsmanship. With feminine in
consistency she wished be would
rush to her and demand aha return
to blm. She wondered what Slim
Sanford would have done under
similar circumstances.
Sbe reread the last line, "1 love
you, Judith. There was sincerity
there. She would keep faith wltb
that line, and maybe time and des
tiny would do the rest.
Sbe slept better that night than
she had slept tor some time, per
hapa because having heard -from
Norman, she entertained neither
false bopos nor fears. Sbe remem
bered Big Tom's plea that she be
patient with Norman, and promised
herself that she would be patient;
a promise she was to laugh at with
bitterness.
Breakfast, Cunard and Sanford
arrived simultaneously. Judith en
Joyed the festive air which seemed
to permeate the little dwelling with
their coming.
Later a stable boy brought np
three horsoa and the trio started on
their tour of inspection. Judith felt
pardonab!epr!de In tbe friendly loy
alty of tbe men whom they met at
every step of their Journey. When
Cunard expreased a desire to meet
Scogglns. after learning who held
the salient point ot land Jutting Into
the main flood basin ot the dam,
they rode down to the Scogglns
farm and were Invited to stay for
dinner.
Back to Big Tom Town and Ju
dith's shack and Cunard announced
that on the next day he would like
to make an air tour ot the Rio
Diablo couutry.
To Judith, who bad covered near
ly every atap the year previous, the
air trip was fascinating.
tCopyrioht, ttU. by Jeanne Bowman)
Monday, Judith goes to Mexloa.
FABRIC FASHION
T MANN'S
TOMORROW 4 P.M.
For th benefit of southern Ore- (
gon women and girl who are ambl-j
ttoua to make their own summer
costumes, Mann's Department Store
will stage a fabric fashion show to
morrow afternoon beginning at 4 '
o'clock.
Charming models will display frocks
made In Mann's sewing department
from materials , selected from the
large stock being shown this season.
Butterlck and Women's World pat
terns were used exclusively In mak
ing all of the ensembles which will
be shown.
A comprehensive description of the
yardage, trimmings and patterns used
In fashioning each garment will add
Interest to Mann's annual style show.
Both cotton and silk In a wide va
riety of colors will be Included In'
the summer-time fabric dresses and '
suits to be modeled by clerks
Mann's store.
4
Sardine Creek
SARD IKE CREEK, April 14. (Spl.)
. Marglne MyeiA, who la 'employed
at the Studwell home, became so 111
this week from poison oak, she was
taken to her home near Grants Pass
for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell at
tended services at the Presbyterian
church In Mcdford Sunday and on
the way home visited Mr, and Mrs.
Earl Croft.
Mrs. Plckell and son, Douglas, of
Med ford spent Saturday and Sunday
here with Mr. Plckell, who Is mining
on the S. A. Dusenberry plac.
Ted WHbrton of Gold Hill and
Mark Campbell hiked to the head of
the creek Friday bight and camped
over Sunday.
Mrs. John Smith and son, Allen,
visited Monday with Mrs. 8. A. Du-
sen berry.
Mrs. Eva Smith and mother, Nina
Dusenberry, have been assisting In
papering and cleaning house for
Grandma Vroman In Gold Hill this
week.
Madge Croft, who la attending bus
iness college in Medford, visited her
mother here Wednesday night, left
Thursday for Grants Pass and from
there will go wltb Mr. and Mrs. Ha
bermah to Portland for a few Hays'
visit with their son, Velton, who la
attending school there.
John Smith Is assisting his uncle,
Jack Smith, In making shakes to
cover the new barn he Is building
on this place. It will replace the one
destroyed by fire some time ago. -
A large 'crowd' attended the dance
at the community hall Saturday and
reported a good time.
Quite a crowd of young folk gath
ered at Mr. and Mrs. Jess Durkee's
Monday night as a surprise to their
son, Edward, In honor of his birth
day, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Croft received
word this week from their son, Wll
lard, who Is In the naval training
scftool at San Diego, Cal., that his
troop left by boat Wednesday for a
tour of the Atlantic coast , going
through the Panama canl, then north
to New York, to be gone until No
vember. -f :
ST. PETERSBURG, Pla., Aprl 14.
(P) "Rabbit" Maranvllle made his
first excursion on crutches today, go
ing for a brief stroll around the palm-;
shade grounds of City hospital.
DETROIT, Mich., April 14. Chev-(
rolet'a production during March set j
a new high mark for the year tot
date and shattered all monthly pro- I
ductlon records for the past thirty- I
four months, M. E. Coyle, president
and general manager of Chevrolet I
Motor company, announced today.
March also established a first quar
ter's output unapproached In the
last four years.
Output for the month was 110,
260 cars and trucks, the third larg
est March output In the history of
the company, and the largest March
since 1920.
Production for March, Mr. Coyle
said, was 285.1 per cent of the pro
duction In March, 1033. Production
for the entire first quarter was 223,
010 as compared with 148,336 In the
corresponding period last year.
This production record Is consid
ered particularly Impressive In view
of the fact that, while In 1032 and
1033 the manufacturing and assembly
plants were In full operation at the
turn of the new year, in 1034 not
one passenger car had been assem
bled until early In January. Within
three months, starting literally from
the beginning, the output has been
moved up to a dally total of above
o.OOO units.
Chevrolet entered April operating
at capacity, with steadily Increasing
shipments leaving the company's
nine assembly plants for dealers and
Immediate delivery to purchasers.
Orders on hand at the beginning ot
April, Mr. Coyle said, and the con
stant influx of orders to the central ;
office sales department, Indicate
capacity operations for months to I
come.
LEASURE RI0E
Copyright, ltot.
by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
SE-fe OUf FOR AfTERrJOOVl
drive wnvi family", admires
the scenery
TEUS OUNloft NOT To kNEEL
0N SEAT AND LEAH OOf
"1URHS tb SCENERV R-FLEC-fiH6
HOW PLEASMtflflSlo
6Ef ouf imb "The country
TEltt JlWlOR NCfTfo PA AY
WllH1rlET00R HftKDLE, HE
MIGHT ACCrDENfALiy OPO
THE T00R
fEUS OUHItrR NOT lt TEACH 60T
ANP fRV lb SKAB LEAVES, HE
MI6HT BFEAK HIS ARM IrSAT
way
HAS A MOMOK'S PEAC AS JUNH
loR SE6 INTERESTED LEANIN6
OVER TR0MT SEAT WATCHIrte
PADDY PRlVE
DADDY 6fe NERVOUS HAV1K6
JUNIOR BREftTriE P0WN HIS
. ftfcK and "Tells him to sif
down, other Takes him ih lap
JUNIOR DECIDES Hf DOESN'T
WANT fo BE IN LAP AND EN
GAGES W SPIRITED WRESf
LIN6 MM&H
EVERYONE BE1N6 TiRED OUT
SY NOW, CAR HEAPS &BCK
FOR CITY, JUNIOR IMMEDIATE'
W S0IN6 SOUND ASLEEP
S 'MATTER POP
By 0. M. PayM
By Hal Forrest
By Edwin Alger
TALES OF TREASURE
DISCOVERIES EXCITE
SEA ISLANDS
SYDNEY, Australia, April 14. (AP)
Tales of Vie discovery of burled
Peruvian treasures valued at $50,000,
000 sprang up today coincident with
the return of an Anlo-French schoon
er expedition to the Tuamotu archi
pelago In the South Pacific.
The lender of the expedition de
nied gold had been found, but said
the party had located the submerged
island sought.
On this Island, according to a pi
rate's map now In safekeeping in a
Tahiti bank, u a gold trove burled
many years ago.
The leaders ot the expedition are
planning id return vo tne site to i
.Immjj loan ' .
It waa reported from Papeete, Ta-
.hltl, Wednesday, that the expedition
had located an enormous cache of
pirate gold on a lonely south
Island and that the French govern
ment had ordered a guard posted 1
and had taken steps to claim half ,
of any treasure found.
The dispatch said the leader of i
expedition asserted the reputed tteas- 1
ure comprised 9fi tons ot gold IngoU !
dating back to the time of the Incaa I
In Peru.
4
Nine Me In Slide
ALESSANDRIA. Italy, April 14. ;
(AP) Nine persona were kilted to
day and as many Injured when a
mountain slide destroyed five house
in the town of Orondona, near here.
All kinds oi .tta. olanka for sate
for rant, no hunting no trespassing
and other cards for sale at Commercial
PimUnii Dept, oX Mail Itlomie,
a f-tl.t4 c -il Isi 1 L (Oopyrlgtt,193i by The Bell eradicate, fao.) '"j
TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeta "Pulla A Fast One" On Sheanl ' '
OOH, ttCESTAlft SHtSH-V p flj STll11 jL-iJ SKBeTAlR-HC -TCuTL oH,HE'6 AV BUT HE WeEi. osMATVS teia. DARN THAT
MU MUtf DO SOMETHING- . LhVVm ME HEr WBEL 5ti,A,H ? t RIST MAwmue THSflW ZE J THAT?- 1 JU&EFOrO( KID!-- WE
UECK-HE WEEL X jjF'imMJ4 2 AEROPLANE --0US' b L'VRILU, HE 'CHUTE OUT "SE. WOU) DO YOul HE FLV OFF-? SUPPED
BE XIU-eD" J&fmffll nr.r. Mkl LIKE MEE STAIR C S HA& A CRASH j OF ZE PLANC- KNOUJ J HE bAV EET ONE OVER
''fitE etiSlsli "'lr NKK8RACS-Oi SH-- AN'NOZZING sgI MAK' SRAM' ON ME
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Cap'n Dee's Mission ' .
I fiOcoT aiKvmnH WJL W BiJSiNessm 6USiness,too ww ASm MMKk & SAIIOKS BOARDING HTVW have vou ggpHssji ike-he-s in wm
lMAE--raKTHB8REAOjfe: TS& Yj PO WHAT H MIND YOU I FIRtT, XffMsSt M-- PVVSLirW fUJUJt SEEN WCK IdWv1THE 6flCK ROOM,!
'p J ll
THE NEBBS Foiled?
. r. , v VWMO CRES ABOUT A 'P! IS toOT jTvywA-T HAvevOO SOT TO f VWWAT DO 1 MEAJJ EW 9MP 111
I coKiFHReioces T l !Hjrsoiws to sigkj M SM ABOOT Twis?voo'ce S, P-teariug, up the contract? opNROQ7 iJ!'
I 7f V t 60I5E ) ItMATS OUST A. FAJOCV) III " : 'WtwAT COJTEACT .' THE M1MORITV STOCKHOLDER ( WE GOT A COPV OF if IM MV A "CNKUU J f'
I ,KJ . i-VuJORO FOR. A. V WE GOT SOME- n AMD THAT'S ftBCUT THE POCKET- TMATS RENROD'S V
; VpESSV dumb visit.' y i 1 iH ,twinj3 to saV. most "sav-lessv--twikjo T ccwtbact I.vour headis sol a S
If -IT H trtit Mirt Itt V 1. r.L onto if Co.O..C.V,.-J . I
I
BKlNulNQ UP FATHER By George McManuj
I WITH HER COOKING 6HELL MUi WHAT ME OWM IT MOST B GIVE OP HER t piDMr
I UE-oOnjS . J OLEE CT yjl DAUGHTER 1 . ,NCAED MUSIC FER ) TV00
4r.W iCYM- jm
By Sol Heu