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PAGE SIXTEEN MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1934. T" Judith Lane bit JBAHSB UOW.UA.M brs. .jo. The report that oil ts being drilled tor up etream c thort wny threaten to disrupt Ju dith Dale's effort to build the Hio Diablo dam according to Torn Bev ins' plane, and with the live mil lion dollars leu her bp Bevins lor the purpose. 6he tears II HQ letnt to anuou her. engineered by Uor ton Lampere. who ie trying to break the Bevins will in favor ol Mrs. Bevins and her daughter. She tears too that a visit from Booogins. who holds a Hey piece ol land, may mean trouble: he talke about hie wile'e desire lor pretty thinae. ' Chapter 36 PACIFYING SCOGGINS "T7ELL, sir, then we looked in a ' ' store window and there was a Areas all sblmmerln' like It had Osb scales oa It," Scogglns went on. "Sequins, they're called," said Judith, "little metal things that dovetail Into each other." "Wen this one was a green one and Mamie she looked at It and then he looked at me and her eyes were chock-full ot tears, Just beln' nappy. 'Ain't It grand?' she says. "Next mornln' 1 made like 1 was goln' up to buy me a ceegar and I went to that store aimln' to buy that dress tor Mamie It It took my roll. Whatcha think they asked tor ltt Two hundred and fifty dollars. I didn't get It." Judith appeared to be as shocked as Scogglns bad boped sbe would be, but beneath her sympathetic ex. presslon was worry. What In the name cf goodness was the man lead ing up to? "Miss Judith, I got a chance to git them things tor Mamie, an git Tommy a car and send him to col. lege, without waiting tor trees to grow and him too old to go and Mamie too old to enjoy things. I got a chance right now. . "You know that piece a land got that Juts into your flood basin? There's oil there and I'm here to tell you, you caln't use It. for water, One trick that Judith had learned during her years as secretary to Big Tom Bevins was to maintain l lance In a crisis, to let tbe other person speak first. . Judith felt that the fate of the Rio Diablo Dam bung In precarious balance as sbe sat watching Scog gins. Without his land there could be no dam, It formed a queer shaped snake's figure Jutting tar out Into the flood basin. Bg Tom's faith in ScQgglns had been so complete be bad neglected to gain his consent to its use in writing. Judith remembered calling bis attention to It the nlgbt of their first vigil, but he had insisted such a procedure would i. 9 Jeopardizing Scogglns trust In him, after Scog glns bad refused such a big price for his land. "Don't reckon you ' understood, Miss Judy," be began again, trou bled shame In his voice, "I'm going to git oil on my land and I caln't If Its flooded, see?" "What makes you think there Is oil on your land?" she Inquired, with nothing but sympathetic Inter est In her voice. '"THERE'S been a man there with a dlvlnln' rod working about the place. To tell you th' truth, Miss Judy," he leaned cIobb and half whispered, "there's a great lake' ot oil underneath this here valley, yes sir. Just like they've got up to Long Tlew." "Strange tbe man didn't want to purchase It from you," she mused. "He did," was the quick answer, then loyally, "but 1 promised Big Tom 1 wouldn't sell to nobody." Judith repressed a smile at the unlntentloned satire ot his re mark "and then what did he say?" "That he'd sink a test well and take a percentage tor tbe slnkln' If I'd see the place didn't get flooded." "And bow was that to he brought about?" . "He said he'd go to court for me and git an In-an In " . "Injunction," offered Judith to whom the word was fast becoming a nemesis. "Yes that's It. a court order be ex plained, keepln' you from going ahead with your work until we could prove there's oil there." "Is he going to do that?" Judith asked, as calmly as she could. "Not unless he has to." "But Mr. Scogglns you know as well as 1 do that the construction ot the dera as It la going along now, won't harm your land. Tbe gates will be kept open tor the very sake ot the dam until It Is completed. There Isn't much chance ot having a flood like you had here last year and If - you did your oil land would be flooded anyway, wouldn't It?" "Yen, but he says once you get It built we can't stop you, It we're goln' to do anything we got to do It now." "Then what did you mean he wouldn't get out an Injunction un less he had to?" "Unless you'd agree to quit work without it." Judith sat a few moments In si lence. A crisis like this needed a man like Big Tom; not Justin Cunard, Judge Morgan nor any man she knew could handle It She was Big Tom's stenographer, she repeated to herself and she waa going to act as she hod acted In his office when things came up sbe couldn't handle during his absence, Sbe would pretend he was tempor arily absent "Mr. Scogglns, have you signed any papers?" she asked. "No. Miss Judith, they was egging me on to do It this man and Mamie, but 1 says no, I'm not slgnln' noth ing." "That's Una, Mr. Scogglns. 1 tried to talk Big Tom Into getting you to sign an agreement for our use ot your land In the flood basin and ha wouldn't do It He said he would bank everything be had on your word.". "He said that?" came tbe pleased, incredulous question. "Yes." "Miss Judy, I ... I ... I don't want to do tbls. It's Just. Tommy and Mamie and being able to glvs them things, I've got to Miss Judy, I owe it to them, that Ash-scale dress and a car tor Tommy" "I KNOW," Judith, like Big Tom, A was putting her trust In the man as she spoke, "I do understand bow you feel, but I'm going to ask yon to do sometblng for Big Tom. No, not give up your oil. Mr. Bevins would never have asked you to sac rifice yourself for blm, would he? And you could have depended upon blm to play fair with you, always, couldn't you?" "Yes, Indeed. Miss Judith." "Well, Mr. Scogglns, I'm acting as his secretary now and I'm going to carry out his orders, so think of yourself as dealing with him. Give me a few days to think this over. I want to explore an angle I've Just thought about and then I'll meet you and give you my decision. Is that fair?" . "Yes It Is." "And you will give me your word that you will not sign anything un til after I've talked with you, nor go abead with any of tbe plans this man offers?" "Supposln' he won't wait?".' "If he's honest and there Is oil on your land, be will wait" "Ot course . . . yes, of course ha will, won't he?" They shook hands. Scogglns started to go but Judith had mo tioned Delpby and the old woman ap peared with a coffee pot and a frosted cake. They talked of every thing excepting oil and dams and when Scogglns left be bad forgotten bis dogged, halt-shamed manner of the earlier evening. After he had left Judith slipped a light sweater over her head and trudged up to the "Ship Rock". Wearily she stretched out on the rock and looked out on tbe plains, a blue-black bowl topped by a blue black sky. Was It worth the heartache and worry, this bulldlni ot Diablo Dam? Surely It seemed that el dlatlo waa at the bottom ot It something devil ish seemed to dog her footsteps as she sought to carry out her In structions. She had sacrificed her husband, her home, herself on the altar of Big Tom's Ideal and tor what? He had been building for the people and now they didn't want the proj ect that had Indirectly robbed him ot bis life. She laughed, a broken catch In her voice as she realised It was memory ot 8cogglns' houss being swept from Its foundations In the storm, that had sent her away from Norman In the moment of her de cision. And now Scogglns she heard a noise and looked up. A huge figure was silhouetted sgalnst the milky glow of a million stars. "Delpby," she cried, startled. "Yassam," came' the plaintive re ply. "What are you doing up here? I thought you were In bed." "Nome." Without words they went back to the house, Judith meekly accepting her bed-time drink and massage, wblcb she suffered In an effort to repay Delpby for her devotion. Morning brought Slim Santord, and with blm one ot the foremost geologists ot the country. ICopyright. JSJl. by Jeanne Bowman) Judith ind Slim go, tomorrow, on a acoutlna trie. VOTERS PAMPHLETS SALEM, April 20. Pt Tile actus! mailing ot the voters' pamphlets tot under way today when 433.000 of the leaflets were placed in the mails. Thlrty-two different pamphlets wore printed this year ranging from one of 106 psgts to Mxiltnomih county to 33 pages to smaller counties. The pamph let contain both candidates' state ment and arguments on measures. I RIGA. Latvia, April 30. (UP) Blonde Laura La Plant. St. Lo'ii motion picture comedienne, was granted a divorce today from William A. Belter. Hollywood director. mWi I I I LAIS, IS CLAIM According o Water Superintendent Robert A. Duff, many water UMrs in thu city ruin their lawns and perma nently Injure garden toll by excessive us of watr during the summer months. The quantities of soil essen tial to products an excellent lawn do not always exist and flooding the en tire premises and allowing water to run down over curbs will not improve any lawn. No lawn can b produced by water alone, and If proper attention has been paid to placing food by fertiliz ing the soil far less water is neces sary for the making of a rich and velvety lawn. It should not be expect ed that grass, which la naturally a deep-rooted plant will thrive and grow luxuriantly upon water and a few Inches of soil. Use of fertilizers will supply your lawn with plant food that all the water In creation cannot supply. A thorough watering .twice a week Is all that is needed. Among the evils of over-watering may be 11a ted with the following: 1 Keeps the plant roots In cold water a odnslderble portion of the day. Washes the soil from the roots and ! exposes them to the air. Sours the soil bed. Subjects the grass plants to a vast change In temperature from 90 de grees under the summer sun, to the chill of the water at 80 derees. Forms a surface crust of baked soil. Where the soil Is deep over-water! rig has a tendency to "leach" the sail of the very plant food which should be carefully retained. Study intelligently the results of your treatment of your own lawn acid avoid gauging the quantity of water you use by the amount used by your neighbor. DEVERS GRANTED LEAVE TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN SALEM, April 20. ( J- M. Dever. attorney for the state highway com mission today was granted a leave of absence, effective Monday. Oevcrs said he would start his cam paign at that time for the republican nomination for congress from the first Oregon district. Devera will con teat the nomination with James W. Mott,. Incumbent. By GLUYA5 WHJJAMS Oregon's Apoplexy Toll Increasing SALEM, Ore. (UP) In 1926 there; were 909 Oregonlans who died from j apoplexy, the state health board re- j ported today. In 1932 there were! 1,128. Apoplexy la caused principally by hardening of the arteries. Best pre- j ventative Is fresh air, wholesome food, plenty of sleep and regular exercise, i d VMlial.lUMIlll sgrwsM a i si si Wril) SAY YOU FINALLY POUND THE ONE -THINS-IM -THE VJORLO THAT CAM GO FASTER THAN STANDARD AAAni i kit: TJNfcUEPAS5Epr a$DON,TKEEPU&ff , &TEVE. "What kAs. CAM GO FA&TEfi. T-T fi A -THAW OLD 7 VACAllOM ) SIIRIIRRAN HEIGHTS . , ,, I, , , ii -j u ,. .i V V 1 WrtfN TME LAMP AT TriE CORNER GOT BROKEN, FRED PERLEV WAS THE FIR&T ON THE SCENE AMD HAD OUST PICKED UP WE BASE- QfiLL WHEN THE CROWD GATHERED. HE TRIED T& EXPLAIN HIS INNOCENCE, BUT THE ONLOOKERS WERE SKEPTICAL. ESPE CIALLY AS THERE WASN'T A KID IN SIGHT (Copyright, 1934, tiy The Bell Syndicate, Ino.) S 'MATTER POP- 7 1 TIiwk I'm A 1 By 0. M. Payn t&'o ni't You t-fMow ) f V...I . J 1 UW35E.12. T-re EATJ Efii. '-Its sin J 6 K & 1 TAH.SPIN TOMMY Tommy Knows His "Part!' 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