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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1934.
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SYKUFMlt: While Bob Power!
flotet up hit work In Uexico,
Martha. hit wife, it oaring tor
BoSt mother in Sea York. Uartha
and Bob have been on the verge ot
divorce, but when lire. Powert be
ronul Incurably III. Bob decide
then mutt pretend to love each
other tor her take. Martha wrltei
to aek whether her careful reporte
ot hit mother"! condition annoti
Bab.
Chapter !4
TORN LETTER
BOB'S situation had been even
mora difficult than had been
Marsha's. He was straining to ac
complish In one week more than
two men could In a month, bis one
thought being to get bis work far
enough along so that be could cut
and run. The day's work done, there
was usually nothing left for him but
moody reverie or wonder.
He could not mingle with his as
sociates or stay with them mentally
even when they were loudest. They
watched blm anxiously, and, be
cause be was a general favorite,
they forgave bis nervous Irrita
bility. TouDg Todd, the Insatiable gos
sip always found In every group of
any size, wondered (aloud) why
there was no portrait, In Powers'
diggings, of Powers' wife. A more
robust type wheeled on blm to order
Bob waa doing two men's work, and more.
ilm to alienee and In terms that left
10 doubt ot hie being heeded.
"Like to etlr up talk, wouldn't
rou?" Young Todd beard. "And a
lot of reason for It, with Power,
pending every free hour reading
her lettera. Alexander aaya he'a
wakened at night to see Bob read
ing 'em by tbe light of a candle. So
luppoaa you shut up!"
Young Todd did, but be could not
help wondering why Powers bad no
portrait ot his wife, while be bad
two of bis mother; sllvertramed.
"It Is odd!" ha murmured to him
elf, In his precise and, to men, mad
lenlng way, "Very odd!"
Bob had been starved for word
from Marsha; personal word ot ber.
He had read every letter until Us
creases were worn and a trifle
oiled. He looked between tbe lines
about hla mother, lines that counted
and meant everything, to try to de
cipher bow Marsha was.
And upon that late February eve
ning, when be read the letter In
which Marsha asked him whether
she annoyed him with too much de
tail, he laughed almost naturally.
He pulled a sheet of paper from a
rudely made rack he was sitting
by a table which served aa a desk
end then recklessly, he scrswled:
"WES, your letters annoy me;
they annoy me ao deeply that I
keop Vicente Gonzalea In town,
having reserved a permanent seat
for him In the post-office.
"You see. 1 keep thinking that a
miracle Is going to happen and that.
In one ot your extra lettera which
are not written for effect upon
mother, you will some day slip In a
"dear." But they tell much of you,
without a 'dear,' and they are won
derful letters, and they make me
wonder how long my life must be
without you.
"Yea, they are very wonderful let
ters and I alwaya hope, as I see
Vicente and his mule swinging Into
the gulch and crawling up to ua that
he will bring more than John
Drake's cut plug and Alexander's
home papera and the augar or tea
for Ling; my hope being tor one of
those letters that 'annoys' me.
"And sometimes 1 dream, (this Is
badly mixed, but thinking ot you I
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WFNArCHEE. Wssh., Au. 11. -P.)
An order stopping shipment of "or
third run early" and other immature
applrs to dome tic markets was Is
'ltd here today by Walter J. Robin
son, director ot agriculture. The ruling
becomes effective immediately.
Movement of such fruit will be per.
mittd only for export under special
permit. The fruit must be routed di
rect to its foreign destination and no
diversion will be permitted I
Tivt action tvas taken st the re
quest oS laf am&bef j f rowers
Jj&LO&atf - ivf&l -
I can't he coherent; I am only very
I hungry thinking of you, dearest)
sometimes I dream that this time
1 there will be a gently sincere and
i affectionate letter from you In tbe
Idlc'jag.
"Yet I know I am a fool to dream
so, for I would know If you wrote
that sort. Tbere would be a new,
bright star In my sky, down here,
and I, looking up, would say,
'There's a letter of the sort 1 need
coming to me from my wife! Get It,
mutt vronte, Vicente, or I will kill
you!'
"Or perhaps I would run all tbe
way myself, (and 1 rather think 1
would) because It would be so mucb
easier than waiting."
He sat back. His own hurried
scrawl mocked and laughed at blm.
Suddenly, and with unnecessary en
ergy, be tore the sheet In many
small pieces and dropped tbem to
the floor.
"1 say," remonstrated Alexander,
whose bed-hour bad been Ignored
because of a new detective tale,
"Ling cleaned up hert, today for the
first time In three months. That's
a hell of a way to encourage blm!"
"I'LL pick tbem up," Bob muttered
1 and be did, in a somewhat
shamed, foolish way. He wired
Marsha the next day, fearing she
might wait for his answer before
she wrote sgatn: "PARENTHESIS
LETTER:' uELP MORE THAN 1
CAN Sa.V AND 'l THANK YOU
STOP PLEASE WRITE A3
OFTEN AS YOO CAN WITH
OUT TAXING YOUR STRENGTH
STOP BOB PARENTHESIS."
But even with wiring there waa
a gap be felt to be years long, be
tween those unconsored histories
Marsha wrote for blm. However,
at length he read, and bla heart
pounded,
"This afternoon your mother and
I looked at your baby clothes and
she did enjoy Ul Forgive me If I
dare even mors than usual to rtiaw
too close here, (1 have Just bad your
wire; I tbank you for It) but I do
want to expresa something of my
own persons I feeling. j
"I do think thst you should now 1
be drawing mucb comfort from the
fact that you have alwaya been so
good a son. You've made your
motber so happy; you have never, ,
In any way, failed Dor 1 will write
you, at your mother's dictation, to
morrow. Marsha."
He replied in a stilted way, with:
"(As 1 said before write me any
thing everything you will Your
letters, tbelr length; content, could
not annoy me!)" then, under the
push of all he felt, he added, "(They ;
mean more to me, Marsha, than you 1
will ever know.)" ,
But he scratched this out with a !
letter opener thst one of the newest
and still ambitious Northern re
cruits had made. After he did It ha
sat looking at the spot that be had
scratched, which tells lots even to
those souls who hsve the wisdom to
let psychoanalysis go Its own wsy
undisturbed.
Ha longed tor the relief of writing
all he felt to her; be found himself
aching to do It In the middle ot
those sleepless dreams which be
had assured her would be, and
which were. During the night he
composed the most amaxlng of
screeds sometimes of a purely
friendly nature, and sometimes of
quite snother sort.
(Crtmttl, l'J4. tr t. HmLJ TirtM
Rob sustains a great shock, to
morrow. and shippers. Roblrwon s!d. They
t."M that Immature fruit on domes
tic market would have a bad effect
on the latter deal by giving all apples i
bad reputation.
Wool Mart Broader.
Held Hopeful Sign
BOSTON, Aug. U. vT) (VS D A)
Business in the Bcutcn wool market
during the past wwk has shown a
tendency to broaden, ffales continued
scattered, and mrwt transactions were
of very moderate volume. The increa?
in eslea. even though it was small,
waa regarded by some of the trade a
hopeful sign as It came on the
lines thst had been Inactive for aer
era! weeks. The lower price let-els re- j
cently quoted on the western f ron j
moots were believed to have some In-1
fluence in the lnorerd trade. FieeoAi
were very quiet.
If you want a really beautiful Per-j
manent. call tPl, Medford Beauty
Shop, N. Central.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (APJ
Condition August 1 Indicated i wheat
crop of 490,960,000 bushels and corn
1,607,108,000 bushela, reflecting de
vastation by the drought.
The department of agriculture made
these forecasts today.
A month ago the Indicated wheat
crop was 484,000.000 bushels, com
pared with 528,000,000 harvested last
year.
Corn last month was expected to
be 9.113.000,000 bushels, agalnat 3,
344.000,000 last year.
The preliminary estimate of the
winter wheat crop was placed today
at 400.522,000 bushels, compared with
394,000,000 a month ago, 352.000.000
last year and 632,000,000 the 1927-31
average.
Spring wheat production Is Indi
cated ss 00,438,000 bushels, compared
with 89,400,000 a month so. 176.000.
000 last year and 254.000,000 the five
year average.
Production of other Important crops
indicated by their August 1 condi
tion, waa announced as follows:
Oats 645.345.000 bushels, compared
with 508.000.000 taut month. 732,000.
000 last year and 1,187,000,000 the
five-year average.
Barley, 119,000,000 bushels, against
125,000,000 lftAt month. 157,000.000
tM year, and 270,000,000 five year
average.
Hay (tame) 49.000,000 tons, against'
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53.000,000 last month, 66.000,000 last
year and 72,300,000 five-year average.
Beans (dry edible) 9.200,000 bags of
100 lbs., against 10,400,000 last month,
12.300.000 last year, and 11,600,000
five-year average
Apples. 110,000.000 bushels, agalnat
112,000.000 last month, 143,000.000 last
year and 156,000.000 five-year average
Peaches, 45,400.000 bushels, against
48,700.000 last month, 44,900,000 last
year, and 67,900,000 five-year average
Pears. 32,900,000 bushels, against
22,400.000 last month, 21,200,000 last
year, and 22,600,000 five-year aver
age. Grapes, 1 .880,000 tons, against
1.960,000 last month, 1.910,000 last
year and 2,280,000 five-year average.
Potatoes, S27.OO0.000 bushels,
against 848,000,000 last month, 320.
000.000 last year, nd 366,000,000 five
year average.
Fall and Winter
Goods Ready Soon
Burelsons? Store
Exceptionally smart lines of fall
and winter apparel for Medford and
southern Oregon women, selected by
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Burelson in San
Francisco during the recent market
week, will be received at Burelson's
ladles' ready-towear store within the
next ten days.
Btyle shows at the Palace hotel
were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Burel
son August 8 and 9. Black predom
inated, while green and brown proved
to be favorite fall colors.
Dresses for half and Urge sizes were
purchased by the Burelson's from
eastern firms whose representatives
were at the St. Francis hotel. Mr.
Burelson dealt with these firms when
he was In business in other states,
he said yesterday, and is well-ac
quainted with their merchandise.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. (AP)
Food prices will be "materially high
er" next year, says Secretsry Wallace,
but no shortage la expected.
The drought, which has driven
prospective food and feed supplies
down to the lowest point In 30 years.
Is responsible.
In 1935 consumers will not enjoy
the "customary supply of sirloin
steaks and pork chops," Wallace de
clared, "but there will be plenty of
food to keep everyone In the best of
health."
Yesterday's crop report estimated
that production of 32 principal crops
will be 32 per cent below the average
of the past 13 years. Wallace said:
"Prices will necessarily be materially
higher" but "the essential problem
la still the city problem of effective
channels of distribution."
He added that he would prevent
by every means possible speculation
and profiteering In foodstuffs.
The secretary also declared that
drought damage revealed by the re
port "makes necessary very great
modifications" In crop curtailment
plans for 1935.
To avoid getting production out of
balance again, however, "it will ' e
necessary to have some sort of con-,
trol," even though acreage cuts are 1
not called for, he said.
"It would seem .to be essential to
be In a position to resume control
In 1936," he said.
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