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PAGE TEJ3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOT?!), OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 16. 3931 Ik SFHTIE MAlffiMffiE SYNOPSIS: Boo Powerf mother hne died while he uol working tn Mexico. All that had kept him and Marsha, hie wile, from divoroe was hoh'e mother's illneee: now that reetriction hae been removed. But neither can make the first move, and Bob's stubborn refueal to liit deretand Marsha and Marsha e occasional flippancies seem to push them farther opart Chapter 38 SORE SPOT THH subject to rasped hla luuauied nerves that be could not Jit as they spoke of It Now he asked Marsha whether she would mind having coffee In the library. "But of course not," ahe answered easily. He decided with a turtber tightening of & tension already too great, that she did not mind at an that, after the divorce, their con nection would be dono for all. long time. The fact still could and did torture him. He rang for Bartholomew, who carried the tray to the library. Marsha settled before a black-marble grate In which a coal Are whis pered and whimpered. Bain neat sod' denly, steadily against the windows, which looked on that dismal court. "Miserable day," Bob thought. He glanced down at her. sitting back and relaxed. He was normally rea sonable, entirely fair; but now, he felt anger at the fact that ahe could alt so, while he was In bell! "When do you want the divorce V he asked sharply. "Ob," ahe answered easily, and after a lift of shoulders, "why not let nature take Us course? Then It will hatch when I've been on the Reno or Paris neat the proper num ber of months." "I wish you did not have to be flippant," he flung out, "about this! I happen to loathe It anyway!" "What do you wan', me to beT" she asked, "and do?" "I'm fool enough to be fond of dignity," he responded. "But there la no dignity whatso ever In this situation," she pointed out, "nor in tbe personal habits of today. A man Unas a woman to be considerably less than bis dreams and he casta her oft as be would a pair of old ahoes that were mired by a bad day's play. Understand, I'm not asking you to keep me. I don't want to stay." Sho didn't want to stay now, she knew; that la, un lesa he wanted her to stay. At one desperate time ahe bad felt different ly about it, but that time waa gone. "And that rather gets me!" he admitted with a harsh, mirthless laugh; "1 aupposed you might think me half a sport, at least, because I did not try to hold you." "But you did not want to hold ma, did you?" she drawled, and, It eeemed, with ease. "Heavena!" she thought; feeling the pound of her heart. "No," be responded and loudly. "Well" she murmured. "All of which," he stated, "ia uae lesa and getting ua no farther than we were last night and the night be fore. I say we drop the damned busi ness. I beg pardon" he ended quickly. She did not reply. "T7ILL you live with Jour aunt?" VVhe asked after the tick of the clock had become too assertive, and the dickering whisper of a Ore had begun to make Itself beard. He did not want that tor her. "I don't know. I don't know what I'll do." "And It la none of my business," he added harshly. "Well," she admitted judiciously, "I suppose It Isn't, but Inasmuch as I don't resent your Interest why don't you allow yourself to gratify your Idle curiosity?" He didn't reply, "I'm aorry," she said softly. "For what?" "For being unnecessarily flippant. I don't mean to be. 1 really want to help you, Bob. But sometlmea my particular devil" she stopped, shook her head and stared Into the Are. He wondered what made her particular devil walk, aa she won dered at the wickedness of women, and how a loving woman could want to hurt the man ahe loved, because he did not love. "1 think I must be off," she an nounced ua she rose, "I have letters to write." "I never knew a woman who wrote so many letters!" he com plained Irritably. She did not aeem to hear that: he stared tragically after ber. and she did not turn her head to glance back at him. Alone, Bob sat staring at the chair In which she always sat, while they were In the library, head Phoenix PHOENIX. Aug. 18 (Spl.) Mr. and Mrs. C P. Chriatsnson and son of Linden. Cal., are rliltlng this week with Mr. ChrlBtenson's sinter, Mrs. Lillian Coleman. Mr. and Mrs. Chrls tenson, Robert Chrltnon, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hearn, Bobby Hearn, Mr. and Mra. R. ff. Resmes, Bernlce Resmes, Harry Resmes. Mrs, L. Cole man and Miss Fsye Civver enjoyed a family dinner at Lit hla park Sun day. August 12. Lloyd Smith of Wittsburg. Want) , a student st the ffcn Francisco Theo logtral seminary at San Anselmo, Is visiting with Rev. snd Mrs. Peterson. Mr. Smith delivered tn morning and evening sermons at ins Prebytrlan church last Sunday. Rev. R. S. Peterson spoke to the CCC youths at Camp Applegat Tuts dav evening. Mrs. C. B. Drake, daughter Sytl and small son, of Norfolk. Vs. ar thrown back, sometlmea an arm raised and back of It. "Why," he had questioned, early In their knowledge of each other, "do you almost alwaya throw youi head back, dear?" "Because," she ana.vered lazily, "one of my Srst adorera admired the line of my throat It la beautiful, and that realization has made tbe habit" He knew It waa beautiful, and he knew all of ber many lovelinesses. But Is waa the thought of those depths be bad glimpsed only once or twice through her kiss on his home-coming, her gently tender, comforting hands the thought ol those that made the lder of leaving an ache. He seemed to see her aa It she were still In tbe chair on the oppo site side of the fireplace; to feel her eyea. whlcb sometimes held a bitter hurt he could not analyze, her llpi which curled occasionally with a faint, and also unanalyzed scorn. The problem rose. Was It fair to her, who could not understand or sense the depravity of a chap like Geoff, fair to her not to protest? He began his pacing again. Should he ask ber to come down to Mexico for a year to visit him? He'd make the proposition clear, so clear she wouldn't be afraid. And certainly she'd trust him. A year while she thought It over. And they would play around to gether, and she might like some thlnga about the place. He felt cer tain ahe would like Mexico City. And they could go there once a month and perhapa ottener. And perhaps, after the year waa up, she might like some things about him, HE brought himself up abruptly. And the hard lines In hla face which had been dispelled by dream- Ings, came back with cruel force. I must not let myself Imagine ' things!" he remln'"ad himself half aloud; "I must not hope again. 1 can't stand another cropper!" 1 He settled to take a magazine from a near-by table. Dull things, magazines. No, be must not let him self go to dreaming about taking her back. They could ride down there and ahe would like the scenery. And per hapa the boya would entertain ber . they were an amusing lot and they would certainly vie with each other to do III They'd all go utterly mad about her and he would have to make her understand that she must not hurt them. Applicable to Marsha, that East ern maxim. "Truly It Is written one precious woman will cause more strife than twelve armed men can quell." He would make her under stand and promise not to hurt any of the boya by playing with them. She did keep her word. But aha probably wouldn't for one minute, consider going, even If he could bring himself to tell ber that be felt ahe should test Tarleton for a year, before casting her lot ltb his. A year wltb her for himself, thus. But, he realized, it waa her good he was thinking of first They could play cards. Alexan der's contract was unusually good. No, she didn't like cards. What waa he doing, planning so? He must not let himself go! She would mlsa a piano; well, he'd have a piano towed up from Mexico City. He had managed har der jobs, he would manage that; be cause without a piano she would be lost Then at night they could have music he loved hep voice, a voice at which ahe laughed and he could stand near while she played and sang those little French songs that sounded as If they must be very wicked. Perhaps sometimes she would be glad to see him when he got back In the evening. Perhaps she'd say, "Bob, I'll never love you aa I do Geoff, but 1 like you and I know now, I don't like him." Somehow It did sound quite like her. and It shi ever came to saying that he'd never let her go! And be d have an elaborate aulti added to the east side of the place It would get the sun In the morning and miss It after four In the after noonand they could probably rig up a drainage system that wouldn't be bad. and a tin tub that would drain , . . Clfrk would do that Clavk w7'.o bad done wondera, with ra Ubor.'some pipes and hit head, for another woman who pre ferred Mexico and a man to New York without him. (CeimiH. I'll, 't K. Beeiled-Ter!er) Msrihi'a frsllnvii, tomorrow, troubles Bob, rived in the -alley this merit for a month's visit with her sister, Mrs. Edith Thompson. Miss Jarvls Thompson entertained I st couples at a party at her home last Friday evening. A acavenseri hunt was the feature of the evening. ending at the Thompson home where I delightful refreshments were served. Mis Ethel Houston of Medford la 1 spending the :; with Miss Suaanne i Barkley. Mrs. Arlot Short spent Sunday with home folka In Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee and son I of Buffalo. Okla . who are vlslttng at the Brownrlgg home, are spending few days on the coast, accompanied hy Mr. and Mrs. Rrownrlsg d Mrs Fred Hoagland snd daughter. Joyce) Lee. Chet Bourne spent the week-end I In Phoenix, returning to Camp Wine glass early Monday morning. WINDOW OLAfts sell window (issa and will replaoe your broKea windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cao met Work E NVENTORS' MEET Wooden Bathing Suit, Bounc- mg Chair for Baby Among i Devices Exhibited Some Patents Already Sold CINCINNATI, Aug. 16. (UP) These Inventor fellows turn out some funny gadgets. They were spread all around the place at the opening of the national inventors' congress today. The ball room of the Slnton-St. Nicholas hotel wss a madhouse of Hashing lights, queer sounds and whirligigs. More than 430 devices, some of them fantastic, others practical, were on display In an exhibit 'through which the nation's Inventors strive to draw attention to their brain children The Inventions ranged all the way from wooden bathing suits to models of huge, floating landing fields fo.1 planes in mldocean. Many of them already had been sold, and for hand- tome sums. Frank McOusln, Cincin nati, exhibited, a patent bouncing chair In which baby will ride com- j fortably In an automobile. He got $9000 toi It. j The Puyallup, Wash., Inventor whoj sent the wooden bathing suit to the i congress was not on hand to explain I what earthly good it would be to I S MATTER POP ETr . VMm& , wj r : --s mmm : : . s 7 j XX r fr. (CojvTight. 1934. by The ) TAILSPIN TOMY StartHn Developments ! By Hal Forrest BEN WEBSTER'S CA REE R Happy Abnzo! ' ' ' By EDWIN ALGER I WAfc SAFELV HIDDEN, HAL JAEGEft fiff' RECKON MAH FOUSES BE Sl I J- kft A TATER Foaa n W UMPH UMPH AIN' DAT OJAAP'n ? YO' MADE FOR A SECRET PATH H THE JUNGLE JLJ SHOWN' UP SOON-AN' BE IIsSkS t OtfclS HIS Jat -CROUM'-' f RESTRlC YO' EXPLORlN' ACTIVITIES TO W BEHIND FISHTOWN- fJLsCREAMIN' FO' VITTLES ,T00 um ..5t fiO.'XiV' f 'TAKERS AN' VEGETABLES, ALONZO BfiOWN, M , ' "5 Jl , BallK N I vo" nevah.nevah, nevah git into M f : 5Milt Mm r,UN IfcT trouble jm b fe 1 sS THE NEBB3 No Fury tike a Woman Scorned By Sol Hesa M6L L0 , LA.DV FCVikJS . f 6RAB LOOSE OP TWEM OOOSM- J L f AwD STAN OUT OF HERE.' , IPANJ, MOWS TWE FAT yfi I MOTS, VOO BIS WUNJK OF KJOTWt Kj OR VOU'.CE. &OIKJ' TO WEA.R ) SPUTTe.R.IKJ' FOS HEB. "' I 5eE MOUJ QUICK VOO CAM H. . J V THIS FR.-INJ PAKJ IUSTEAD . LMW5WIP ? " ' f SET OUT OF MERE IF VCXJ LllCE MV Afags ( I X. OP THAT BUM FEDORA j J y j COOKIM', 6CT ITINJ THE - i . i - Hi MB I " mf '-mT, i - vv-.. y v, t-r BRINGING UP FATHER ' By George McManui IJi waay w - 1 1 fzzri i j you ? ??tpm H Kif...n..-iL..X W. (., I1....I. .-. ' A' ' II V j j -" ji,,! bithers. The suit Includes a skirt, I panties and brassiere, all made of red 1 stained shavings. Many Traps Shown. No Inventors convention Is com plete without an assortment of traps. This one has 20. One. Invented by E. L. Harrison of Portsmouth, O., catches rata alive and arranges for the rodent to reset the trap for the next rat. Henry Keller, Detroit, has a light for a telephone dial, which Is Illumi nated when the receiver Is lifted. Joe Lateana's exhibit from San Francisco lsa model of a mid-ocean airplane tiona for SOO persons. A non-skid at. tachment for bathtub bottoms Is an other. Andrew J. Heart, of Seattle, thought up a French fried potato cutter. Con sidered a knockout ia the electric light arrangement for advertising displays Invented by Frank L. VenDope, Fort Worth. It is something like a string of Christmas tree lights. The adver tiser punches holes In wallboard for the lettering of a sign, and Inserts the lights. Headlight on Iron. Charles W. Bell and Fred Suther land, Harrodsburg, Ky., thought housewives might like to have a head light on their electric Irons. A. F. Elliott, Denver, decided too many criminals were escaping, so he fash ioned a pair of steel mitts, Joined by a chain, to use Instead of handcuffs. About 700 Inventors attended the conference, many of whom were wo men. Mrs. Elizabeth Price, Clay Cen ter, Kansas, knows what members of her sex want. She exhibited a vend ing machine, which will provide emergency paper lingerie. Business sessions of the convention will be devoted mainly to discussion of how to get some government money for financing Inventions. Use Mail Tribune want ads SERA LUNCHEON AT ASHLAND ON FRIDAY ASHLAND, Aug. 18. (Spl.) Fri day noon, members of the Chamber of Commerce, business men, and anyone Interested In SERA work and Its organization, are Invited to the Ashland hotel to attend a luncheon to be given by the Chamber of Commerce. E. L. Venton, district en gineer for SERA, will be the guest of honor and speaker. Ouy Apple white and other SERA officials will be there. The Invitation to such a luncheon was extended to Venton two weeks ago, when he was here on a tour of the county projects. DALLES CELEBRATION FOR MARTIN'S VISIT THE DALLES. Ore., Aug. 1. P The visit of Major-General Charles F. Martin, Democratic candidate for gov ernor, here Thursday, will be the oc casion of a celebration of sea locks Inclusion in Bonneville dam. The committee representing civic organizations laid the plan. A sched uled non-polltlcal dinner will be held at Hotel Dalles In honor of Congress man Martin, who will be the principal speaker. For 22 years they've won popular favor. KLEIN TAILORED SUITS Now showing Fall 1934 styles and woolens. As low as $30 per suit. Klein the Tailor, 128 E. Main, upstairs. Use Mall Tribune want i THE HELPER UXlUMTi ASKS WIFE IS THERE ' ANVfHIrte HE CWJ t0 f0 HELP HER PACK ? 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