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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
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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
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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
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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.' ,
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BRINGING UP FATHER ' By George McManui
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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
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ASKS WIFE IS THERE '
ANVfHIrte HE CWJ t0 f0
HELP HER PACK ?
REfJrWS WrfH ftRMFUl,
WHICH PROVE To BE THE
CLOTHES WIFE LAW CUf
For Them -To wear ort
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P.E1WNS IMMEOIftlElV
ASWrf6 ISNf SHE 60IH&
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sERb he Found in The
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OF THE CrllLDPrM'S
uo-(hes OFF 1HE bed
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carries Them back it
6ET OTHER PILE, RETURN
ING WITH A CAMERA HE
TfllNkS SHE'5 F0R6CTTEN".
finds if is 6oiw& To be
CARRIED 8V HMD
calls he's 60tthe
Piles of chilppeH'5
clothes. mlxep up now,
she'd better come herSELF
(Copyright. 1834. by The Btll tyndicitt.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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