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MEBFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOlfD, OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1931
G N&w SjvdaS btj Cjcuvjuuuu MevuL.
BYNOl'SIS: I'M clan vl i.'u.
Wong Bo and hit radio overall,
Flint, to tcutlle the "Boldero" lor
the inturanct hat been temporarily
postponed bu :e illneee ot Input
UcLeod. UcLeod ie takina a aaroo
ot animal to Singapore, but must
go aehort at the Dutch tort ot
Binbao tor an appendicltlt opera
tlon. Harvey Boicere bio oame
hunter, oflert to chaperone the ant
male on to Singapore and tnaaott
Ivy Qreen. animal trainer In a de
unet oircue. at helper. Ivu telle
Botcert about a cinaret'Catlna
honey-bear.
Chapter Nina
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
"pvIDN'T mastlcatln clgareti
maka tha honey-bear alckt"
wked Bowen.
: "He aald not," Itj amwered,
Bmlllnr. "He would rub bli etomacb
when they were down, and the ex
pression on bis face was not pain.
It was sheer bliss. For some time
after be bad swallowed a package
of ctgareta he would look and be
have like a blessed angel."
They drew or presently In front
of the hospital, and after hesitation,
Bowers thought that Miss Green
bad better be on hand In case Mc
Leod wished to ask her questions.
"I won't tell him that I have en
gaged a woman," said Bowers. "But
these Scots are devilish shrewd and
he may guess. Then, ot course, be
would want to see you. But don't
worry about that. You bave sold
yourself to me absolutely, and you'll
sell yourself to him."
. Like everything else In Dutch
Malaysia, the Slnbao hospital bad
an Immaculate look. A man need not
have objected to eating his curry
from the veranda Instead of from
a clean plate.
. The building was ot modern con
struction. It was only one story In
height, but there was a One big air
space under the green-tiled root, and
strategically placed electric fans
helped to keep t the temperature
Miss Green turned to Bowers.
That's your cue," she said, "tell
him what you'd tell any other sick
animal. Tell him that everything's
all right Tell bltn that you guaran
tee It. But whatever you do, don't
make a slip and tell him that the
trainer you have engaged Is a wo
man." Van Reuter. who had managed to
clear the sweat out ot bis eyes,
watched her attentively while she
was speaking, and when she bad
finished, the malt In him suddenly
transcendent, be exclaimed;
, "And above all. don't tell blm that
she Is a young, charming, and beau
tiful womanl"
"Hey," said Bowers, "what's the
IdeaT Yon and she aren't going to
be shipmates. Leave some of those
beguiling things for me to say, tor
heaven's sake."
Ivy Green shrugged her shoulders.
It began to look as If Harvey Bow
ers, In spite ot the snubblngs which
he bad received, was Incorrigible.
You smacked blm down, And up he
bounced for more.
"If by any chance, I am wanted,"
she said, "to put In a good word for
myself, I'll be In the waiting-room."
Bowers followed Van Reuter to
the door of tbe private room to
wblcb McLeod bad been taken from
tbe operating-table. On the way be
determined that If it were neces
sary In keeping the sex ot the en
gaged trainer secret from McLeod,
be would He to the last ditch.
VfcLEOD, a very sick man, to
down,
The appointments ot the hospital
-were surprisingly modern. On the
right, as you went In, was a wait
ing-room with selections of news
papers and periodicals. On the left
there was an office where you gave
your name and stated your business
to a sweet-faced middle-aged Dutch-
-woman In a nurse's uniform
But Bowers, apparently, did not
bave to give his name. He bad ac
companied McLeod to tbe bospltal
earlier In the day, and tbe woman
remembered him. She nodded to
him and spoke softly through a tel
ephone, and almost immediately Dr.
Van Reuter appeared In the en
trance hall, still wearing tbe white
smock and turban In which he had
operated.
It bad of course been frightfully
hot In tbe operating-room and tbe
doctor was drenched with sweat. It
made dark patches on tbe white
smock, and It musi hare been run
sing Into his eyes, for be wiped
them from time to time with the
backs of his hands.
For the rest be was smiling and
cheerful. He knew that ha had done
a good job. Whether McLeod lived
or not was another matter. The ap
pendix, he told them, had not burst.
For the rest, poor McLeod had had
less vitality than bad been expected
and was a very sick man.
"ITILL ha liver asked Bowers.
' ' "He Isn't an old man." said
Van Reuter. "and be will have ev
ery care. If tbert are no complica
tions, I expect to pull blm through.
He has only lust come out of the
ether, and ought not to make an ef
fort of any kind; but he Insists on
seeing you
"He could perfectly well afford
to bold the ship over tor another day
and see you tomorrow, but you know
these Scotchmen. The mere thought
of spending a penny that doesn't ac
tually bave to be spent runs up their
temperature when they are sick,
and makes It subnormal when they
are well.
"If It were a question of your lite
or mine, I would say 'No visitors,'
but It's a question of McLeod's life.
McLeod Is a Scotchman, and you
know how they hang on to whatever
belongs to them.'
"By the way. Doctor." said Bow
era, "1 have engaged an animal
trainer. Mlsa Green, may I present
Dr. Van Reuter7"
"You are lha trainer?" asked Van
Reuter.
The young woman nodded.
"That Isn't so good," said the
Dutchman. "I'll have to be frank.
While McLeod was coming out of
the ether, he talked about women In
general, and women In particular. I
regret to say thai he goes so tar as
to consider them a race apart a
race accursed."
dge by the granite-gray of hla
face, lay flat on hla back without
even a thin pillow under bis besd:
but his mind was clear, and be had
Just finished dictating a short note,
Introducing Harvey Bowers to his
agents In Singapore, and touching
on money matters.
The nurae In attendance had
taken this down on a prescription
pad. and as there was no envelope
available, she simply folded tbe
sheet on which she bad written, and
which McLeod hod already signed,
wrote the agent's address, turned
down one corner, and at a faint ges
ture from McLeod, handed the com
pleted letter to Bowers.
"Well." sala McLeod, "what luckl
Have you got a man?"
"A peach," said Bowers promptly,
"A what?" said McLeod, with fee
ble amazement.
"A peach," Bowers repeated. "It
Is an American word. It means ef
ficient, competent."
"How old will he be?"
"Old enough to be steady."
"A thing or vast Importance,"
said McLeod. "Has be tbe strength?"
"Strong as a lion," said Bowers
without hesitation, "and now that's
all you need to know. The doctor
said I wasn't to stay but two min
utes. I have the Instructions that
you gave me, and I wrote down. I
have got a first-class trainer, and
unless the ship Is wrecked, I give
you my word that everything will be
all right."
A look of great cannlness came
Into the Scotchman's heavy eyes,
and again a smile flickered about
the gray lips.
Even It the ablp la wrecked, lad
die," he said, "everything will be all
right. Tbe Scot may na' have In
vented gunpowder, or printing, or
perfumery, or silk stockings; but
he did Invent Insurance."
This time Bowers' laugh, though
subdued, woj. natural.
You have nothing to worry
about," be said "I know you feel
rotten now, but the doctor says you
are In splendid shape. Tbe Drat
thing you know, you will be up and
about."
That may be. laddie," said Mc
Leod. "I can only tell you this: It
Angus McLeod Is to part from his
life In a Jumplng-otf place like this.
twill only be after a terrihle com
bat betwixt a Scot and bis Msker."
Now you're talking!" exclaimed
Bowera, and be patted the sick
man's hand. "Good luck to youl"
He had turned and was moving
toward tbe door when McLeod
called blm back.
If tbe animals begin to Itch end
scratch," he said, "flowers ot sul
phur will be Indicated."
"Shh." enld Bowers, "and good
luck to youl"
"It's a well-known fact," said Mc
Leod, "that 1 am a sparln' and a
savin' man; but herewith I make
you a free gift of my blessing."
Overcome by weariness. Mc
Leod's eyelids flickered and closed;
snd Bowers, with a smile and a nod
for the nurse, tiptoed out of tbe
room.
Ivy Qreen took up ber duties on
the Boldero before ber luggage was
aboard, or she had been assigned to
a stateroom.
(Cetrru!, 19J4. er Geirtrw lerrit)
Tomorrow, lints art drawn for
a ttrtngt voyaot.
CLUE SOUGH! IN
ICE BOX DEATHS
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 3. (AP)
Prora the lips of a two-year-old boy,
able to prattle only a few words, au
thorities today sought a clue which
would put them on the trail of the
attacker of the child's two young sla
ters, whose bodies were found locked
In an Ice box.
An autopsy revealed the girls,
Mary a an, 7, and Mary Patva, 0, daugh.
tera of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palva, hop
pickers, had been criminally assaulted,
At first authorities believed their
little brother, Alfred, had locked them
accidentally In the new, shiny Ice
box at the Plava ranch home, 18 miles
from here, but the autopsy findings
of Dr. O. H. McDonnel sent sheriff's
deputies searching for the attacker.
BONDED WAREHOUSES
TO HOLD PRUNE CROP
SALEM, Stpt, 8. 7P) Eight bond
ed warehouses, where prune growers
may store their fruit snd receive
warehouse receipts, will be establish
ed In the prune growing district. R.
A. Bailey, administrator for the prune
control board announced here.
The storage plants will be located
at Roseburg. Yamhill, McMinnvll'e,
Sheridan, Dallas, fialem. Dundee and
Albany.
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Mexican Rebels Killed
MTSANTLA, Vera Cruz, Mexico,
Sept. 1. (AP) Two rebel chieftains
and four federal soldiers were killed
in a clash between a group of 26 1
Insurgents and federal forces, delayed :
advices reaching here today said. 1
Feathers For Fall
if it rfk
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Feathers, says the stylists, will t
modish In milady's bonnets thr
fall. Here's a model, Russian Ir.
line, with two red quills set Indiar
fashion behind. (Associated Presi
Photo)
Cheaper In the long run. Better
looking and shape retaining. Klein
tailored suits made to fit you (of
guaranteed woolens) from S30 up.
KLEIN THE TAILOR, 128 E. Main.
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PILES ON
DEL MONTE, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)
Running around on Pebble beach
in & dense fog. the lumber laden
freighter J. B. Stetson was abandoned
today, and marine authorities said the
old wooden steamer would be a total
loss.
Captain Carl Hubner and hla crew
of 30 men were removed safely from
the boat by coast guardsmen on the
cutter Daphlne, who reported the
creft of 621 net tons was filling with
water and back was broken.
The vessel, cutting through a calm
sea, apparently got off her bearings
and rammed Into submerged rocks as
she attempted to ease her way Into
Monterey bay.
TO ALCATRAZ CELLS
BELEV, K. M., Sept. 8 (AP) An
armored train, presumably carrying
convicts from the federal prison at
Leavenworth to the new isolation
penitentiary at Alcitras, passed
through here at 1 a. m.
Newspapermen at Clovls said they
recognized Harvey Bailey, George
"Machine Gun" Kelly and Albert
Bates, who got life terms In connec
tion with the Charles Urschel kid
naping, among the prisoners In the
three heavily barred and guaried
coaches.
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l," tha annual convention of the
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