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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON', FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1931
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HYNUl'lS; Martha Moores
mother has been too pleasure-lov
ina to make her daughter happy;
Admiral Moore, Marsha's father,
had taught her not to care deeply
tor anyone but herself. And when
then died, Marsha vent to live with
her spinster Aunt Gertrude, whose
i arid life drove her to various email
. excesses one an almost successful
elopement. She was saved from the
l elopement by Dr. James, Aunt Ger
trude's rector, and Marsha's one
' sincere friend.
SPITE MMIUMIE
ot moisture upon tils ruuli .iac
of her coat; a tweed that would have
turned a less graceful woman stilt.
Miss Gertrude, whom she was to
meet, had not yet appeared and
Marsha, looking for her, came upon
a group of acquaintances she had
no friends of either sex and as she
appeared their sudden sllonca and
conscious faces confessed that she
had been under the knife,
"I presume," she thought, as she
studied the group, "I prosumo It Is
the caso ot Bobby Powers, and I
am the murderor!"
She said, too sweetly, "But please
don't let me Interrupt! I know some
thing thrilling was being told, and
who was doing the dissecting?"
Borne one moistened orange-tinted
lips with a small pointed tongue; an
other said limply, "But what were
we speaking about?" and a vague
murmur, "I can't think odd. Isn't
It?" answered this.
Marsha let her large, doep-gray,
heavily fringed eyes rest upon Le
tltla Powers, the cousin of the man
who had come up from Mexico on
one of bis rare vacations; "A viking
sort ot person," who was "amusing
ly serious," and who, having come
and met Marsha, remained to plead.
He was making upon Marsha an
Impression that made her smile fre
quently. Of course It couldn't last,
that she knew; but, with blm gone
Chapter Three
MAN FROM MEXICO
kfAHSHA wanted to please Dr.
j" James. She "adored him! wor
shipped blm!" But Miss Gertrude
'nagged so constantly that when a
'chance for "a good time" came she
:grasped It; It drugged her, although
'It rarely was "a good time," even
thougtt It drugged,
I And as time went on she avoided
blm who would cling to his faith In
her, who would think sbe wanted to
be good. And at twenty-six, having
learned to manage very well, sbe
rarely saw him for more than a
space that was built for a nod, and a
"Good afternoon "
' Mss Moore, by that hour when
Martha was twenty-six, was entirely
disillusioned, and between battles
she and Marsha lived In a state of
armed truce.
. Marsha was not the fabric for a
successful martyr and allocking
elfcJR I "And who was doing the dlnect-
"Gorty" had become one ot her
favorite Indoor sports.
"Oh, It I could but wash my hands
ot you!" Miss Gortrude often
moaned; to which Marsha was apt
to respond with a languid, "Darling,
how sweetly satisfying that would
be for everyone concerned. But
I am a duty, am I not? For the mo
ment I forgot that."
And such comment, leading to
other, made life at least, "Interest
ing." ' There were young men and old
men and middle-aged men of all
sorts; Marsha heard tbolr avowals
of undying love with amusoment
which seared somothlng within ber
that should have been fresh and
verdant and young.
' She had no more faith In the pos
sibility ot docent, enduring love
than Miss Moore had In her. Had
Miss Moore had some faith In her,
Marsha might, at least, have credit
ed one sort ot love, but as things
wore It was all a lie and why not
laugh about It and take what one
could get and dance away the
time?
Her nickname was "Princess," an
apt nickname. Her manner was
regal; sbe was at times cruel, at
others, too kind. Her court was re
nowned and democratlo to a dogree
which assaulted those who asked
that hushed, "And who was bis
mother?"
Any Jester was welcome and the
past ot a new comer was no more
questioned than It would have boen
In the tropics, whero men lire to
forget or to hide.
SHE had turned Into the Chelten
ham, color heightened on her
chocks by tho raw air; small beads
from her presence, she kept seeing
blm, staring at ber as If she were
something on an altar.
He had taken a cocktail glass
from ber hand; he had said, simply,
"Do you mind not drinking that? I
think you've had enough, you see"
And that was "amusing;" "enchant
lngly newl"
He made her think, for some rea
son she could not define, of Doctor
James. Doctor James wbb fat, squat,
physically lazy, and his round,
bland face was as smooth as a har
vest moon.
Bob Powers was lean, arrestlngly
tall, hard; his tanned cheeks were
sunken, while Doctor James' cheeks
made one think ot pincushions, Tot
tor some roaBon, Bob Powers con
tinued to make her remombor Doc
tor James,
' TUST left youi- cousin;" said
J Marsha, eves sHIl nn T.aHH
Powers. She spoke In perhaps the
prettiest voice for ber to wear; a
lanquld, gentle swoet one.
"He Is a trllle serious, but enchant
ing. No, thank you. I can't sit down,
but It Is so sweet of you all to want
me so very much I" (The group stif
fened at her "horrid mockery.")
"What Is It about the outdoors that
keeps men seeming so young? I'm
fenrfully attracted. How would you
like me for a cousin, Letltla? We
could have such Jolly times together
you, Jim Bob and r."
Letltla bridled, Hushed, lost
color; her Hancd, Jim Doane, had
wandered a bit, and Marsha's way.
He had returned to Letltla only be
cause Marsha had grown "borod"
with him.
Marsha smiled. "Don't worry,"
she said, and too kindly, "I shan't,
marry your rugged cousin; I like to
play too well. I expect to do a lot
more " (she looked around the
group and they felt her appraising
and weighing their males) "before I
aottle down to anything so dull as
marriage. And what are you all do
ing, and aron't you rather cruel not
to let any of your eager admirers
share their luncheon hour with
you?"
Again ber tone was too sweet and
when response came In a voice made
brittle by rosontment, she listened
carelessly as her eyes swept the
lounge. Stupid frumps, she re
flected; no man would leave an
office to waste time on them. Even
the permanently unemployed, sbe
Judged, could be lur.d their way
only by some real bait such as the
fortune that would be Letltla's. No
wonder they hated her!
"1 must move on, she said rudely
In the middle of some one's descrip
tion of a now hat and a morning
spent in finding it, "So 'nice' to have
aeen you all!" she drawled, ending.
(CcfvrUH, "SI. h K. Bilni-Uyt)
Tomorrow, a slight complication
comes Into Marsha's life.
; nig lUfwrtoIr low.
SANTA FB. N. M. (AP) Elephant
Butte, Itu-gent reservoir yet construct
ed tn the west, faces the prospect of
being drained before the yenr end,
due to drought. With a cnpnrlty ot
two million acre feet, It recently was
lrwt than half full.
I.cmon Da Burglar.
SEATTLE (AP) Three times
within six weeks a bakery here has
hud its cash register robbed at nlftht,
and each time the burglar also took
one or more lemon pie, leaving berry
pies, chocolate pies and other pastries
untouched.
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XI
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EVENTS, ASHLAND
ASHLAND, July 6. (Sp!.) It may
not have been 4000 Grangers that
came to Ashland lor the Fourth, but
the number that ttd come made a,
decided difference In the population
of the park. Twin Plunges and pic
nic grounds. From 10:30 In the morn
ing until midnight, the visiting
members of the State Orange enter
tained themselves with contests, a
band concert, speeches, a beauty con
tent, dancing and swimming.
Two of the speakers scheduled for
the program failed to make an ap
pearance, but Bay GUI, State Grange
master, and H. B. Wlrth, liberal party
candidate for governor, spoke.
Miss Beulah Tlngleaf, small, black
eyed and brunct, took first place In
the beauty contest held at the Twin
Plunges. She represented the Eagle
Point Grange, and so charmed the
Judges that they voted unanimously
to make Miss Tlngleaf the prettiest
of the pretty Grangers.
Erlene Taylor, also a brunette, from
Applegate Gran go, was given second
prize.
Gwendolyn Weaver, a blonde gen
tlemen prefer 'em of Myrtle Creek
Grange and a student at Southern
Oregon Normal, was given third prize.
Prizes In ' the order of their award
were a black silk dressing gown, a
beach capo and a season ticket to the
Plunges.
Following the bathing beauty con
test, a diving exhibition was put on
by Bob Clifton, who at present Is
training for tho 1936 Olympics. Many
persons witnessing the event declar
ed that he was an excellent diver.
He did 10 aivea from the low board
and five from the high platform. The
act waa well received.
The entire event was well organ
ized. Those winning prizes In the park
contests were Charles Warren, Ame
lia Ogden, Jack Reedy, Otis Hltt,
Geraldlne Werner, Gwen Durham,
Donald Warren, June Andrews, Eu
gene Hill, Geraldlne Wenner, Stan
ford Davis, Jack Boss, Jean Hill and
Jack Casebeer.
"Rangers" Back Out.
AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) Several per
sons holding special Texas Banger
commissions ss souvenirs hastened to
surrender them when a report gained
currency that all holders might be
culled out to help run down despe
radoes operating In the state recently.
REVISIT CRATER
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK,
Ore. (Spl.) Long before the days of
good roads and era of gasoline bug
gies, Thomas D. Ross, well-known
southern Oregon pioneer of Central
Point, came to Crater lake. He was
a member of a party which arrived In
1801 when the scenic wonder waa lit
tle known and much misunderstood.
Mr. F,oss la planning to come back
this summer. He Is planning to re
trace h'fl footsteps of 53 years ago
up Wizard Island and into Its cra
ter. As a young man he made his
first visit and now recalls how a
stone mason carved the names of the
entire party on a rock. He Is the
last aurvlvor of this pioneer visit and
Is anxious to locate the rock again
to more vividly recall memories of
long ago. While the Inscriptions
have never been seen by the hun
dreds of others who have visited the
crater since and while the rock may
have toppled from Its original posi
tion, Mr. Rosa expects to have no
trouble In finding It.
All kinds of leg a., blanks for sale
for rent, no hunting, no trespassing
and other cards for sale at Commercial
Printing Dept. of Mail Tribune.
G ON SALE HERE
WITHiN NEAR FUTURE
Ranging in denomination from 1
cent to 10 cents, a special scries of
United States postage stamps deplet
ing scenic views of the national parks
Will be placed on sale in the near fu
ture, it was announced here today.
The 1-cent stamps, which will pic
ture the famous El Capltan of Yo
semlte park, will be Issued at Yo
semlte, Cat., postofflce July 16, and
at other postofflcea on July 17. Two
cent stamps, picturing various tern
plus tn the Grand Canyon, will be
Issued July 24 at Grand Canyon,
Ariz., postofflce and at other post
offices July 25. Dates for the sale
of the other denominations will be
announced later, according to a bul
letin Issued from Washington, D. C.
Stamp collectors Interested In ob
taining so ne of the new scries may
arrange to have not to exceed 10
letters a; the Grand Canyon and
Yosemlte postofflce on the date of
the first sale. Packets may be sent
containing addressed envelopes and
sufficient money to cover the value
of the stamps which are to be af
fixed. Only cash or money orders
will be accepted, It was announced at
the local postofflce.
The Crater Lake fl-oent airmail
stamp Is a part of the new national
park series, and will soon be placed
on sale at the Medford postofflce.
Postmaster Frank DeSouza has not
yet received advice as to the date the
stamps will be available.
Licenses for Bikes.
OGDEN, Utah (AP) In an effort
to cut down bicycle thefts, riders of
ithls city have to buy licenses now
and register them with police. The
cost Is 25 cents for a small white
plate engraved with blue numerals.
There's a tlO fine penalty for riding
an unlicensed bike.
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Bathing caps from loo to JOo at
Medford Pharmacy.
Use Mall Tribune want ada.
NEWARK, X. J., July 6. (AP)
City Clerk Harry Retcbensteln to
day rejected the application of Violet !
Hilton, Siamese twin, tor a marriage !
license because the answers to the
usual routine questions were In the
plural. Mlsa Hilton later told re
porters she would apply for a license
at Elkton. Md.
The twins the other one la Daisy
came here alter Violet's applica
tion to wed had been denied in New
York. The prospective bridegroom la
aurlce L. Lambert, 39, an orchestra
leader, of New York.
Officials later gave a more complete
explanation of their refusal to grant
the license.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rusu
sell Tarbox said the application was
denied because "one applicant was a
Siamese twin," and because such a
marriage would be "Immoral and In
decent." William C. Chanler, acting corpo.
ration counsel, said authorltlea felt
that a publicity atunt waa Involved,
In the proposed union, and the city
would not be a party to auch an at
fair.
WINDOW GLAsa we sell wlndo
glass and will replace your broken
windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cao
Inet Works.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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