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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOItl). OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1934
EtIsi Marian Gordon
by JEAX.XE HO !'.. I X
Chsptsr II
NEW EVIDENCE
'T'ENSB with excitement, Marian
leaned forward and studied tie
pair's stamp at the top of Cliff Bon
don's letter to Sllrer. She hadn't
keen mistaken, there It was, "The
Maddern Construction Company"
and, Just below In (mailer type,
"Office of J. C McBwaln, general
tanager."
' Marian leaned back. J. C Mo
Svaln waa Silver's father. Cliff had
wr.'tten something abont Silver's
thli king more of her father than of
him, and Surer bad said no one but
a ead would condemn a girl for
wanting to help her father.
But why, wondered Marian,
should J. C. McSwaln, head of a
company handling such an Immense
contract, need help? She hadn't
thought much of that angle at the
Brat reading of the letter. She would
read It again carefully.
She read, and when she reached
the last of the second page, studied
sacn word carefully.
Don't blame ma, lt' your own
fault, unless I'm at fault for never
bavins refused you anythlns I
could five. Voa seemed to Hsura
your Dad and his reputation more
important than ma . . .you wera
right of oooraa only , . . ob wall.
Harlan turned a page, a thick
re Kha thnmharf fr mAimant
then gasped In wonder. There were
two pages mere. Now she separated
the pages and found the inner one
marked with the same scrawling
writing:
illver. If I hadn't been softheaded
aa well aa softhearted, I would have
kept my money and not put It Into
tha Maddern to sava your father.
He "ays I bousht a title: that's
really humorous, fourth vice-president
with the right to use desk
space In their office and their sta
tionery. Yoo pretend to know nothlnc of
business but you're canny, you
know as woll as I. that he shouldn't
have bid In that school con
tract at such a low flsura. Evon
with labor and commodities at a
new low, ha couldn't nil such a con
tract and not crash financially,
unless ha used the cheapest ma
terial on the market; material that
can't pass Inspection. He thought
ho'u offset that danger when he
bousht tha Inspector with that ten
thousnndi I could hnva saved my
serf with even that It's tost monev
now for even If tha man Is cleared,
tha political faction pressing the
chars; wtll watch the Maddern
work. He'a rolns to need every
cent I cava him to break even. It
looks as though you're In line tn
, find a new rich husband. Tou wtll
and he'll arlve to you lust as I
have. Just as liwson. the poor.
smitten fruit rancher rave the use
of his name and his bank aocount
to save Brown and IndtrecUy your .
father for you.
Marian fingered the page with
irembllng hands. She held here evl
lence which might have sent Drown
k the penitentiary: which might
Itlll send McSwaln there, and Law
ton, too. for perjnry. She knew
Stiver had never read this page,
tor If she had she would have
burned It Immediately.
IT was a wonderful story. Marian's
first Impulse was to telephone
the office at once. But dare she?
aside from the havoo It would bring,
would a scrawled note miraculously
found in a reporter's pocket be
enough evidence? She would wait.
No wonder Silver hsdn't been
orry that Hondon might die. With
his death came certainty of silence
en the bribe. That hysterls had been
half relief, half shock. But what a
eelf-centered person she must be to
bare demanded the sacrifice of Hon
don's money, only to leave him when
It was gone. And how sure of his
honor both she and her father had
been.
But how had that letter reached
ber coat pocket! She had thrown
the letter onto the chair tn which
she was sitting, ber coat had also
been there. However, letters didn't
ap and walk Into pockets, Hamlin
bad taken her coat from the chair
to hang It up. He must have thought
the letter part of ber notee and
crammed It Into hor pocket without
knowing what It was. But wouldn't
he know . . . that man with the wise,
kind ayes snd eynlcal tuoulhT
It remained now for her to give
the letter to Sliver, If possible with
out her knowing It Silver waa In
Oakland by this time . . . would she
try to see Hondon ... try to destroy
nuu. Ai . -u.i ui possi
bility Marian reached tor the tele
phone and placed a long distance
call to the Emergency Hospital.
"Mr. Hondon was moved to Mere
dith Hospital this morning," the
operator informed her.
Marian called Meredith, then
asked for the Superintendent, whom
she knew.
"Marian Gordon of the Dispatch,"
she eiplaloed, "Is It possible for
anyone to see Mr. Hondon?" she
asked.
"No, I'm sorry. Miss Gordon, but
for bis own sake, his Joctor has In
sisted he be left entirely alone. He
seems to have recovered from the
blood transfusion this afternoon and
we believe he will pull through If
he Isn't disturbed."
"That Includes bis' wife, also? I
mean she won't be allowed In?"
"No."
"Mr. Carlyale, this Is most Im
portant 1 am at Reno. I've been
with Mrs. Hondon and she Is ter
ribly hysterical. She doesn't appear
so at first, but any excitement sends
her Into a regular fit,"
"Thank you, Marian," he re
turned, "we'll be extra careful, now,
that she doesn't reach blm."
She turned to the . boxes, opened
the first curiously. A foam of lace
and sheer silk, threaded with tiny
turquoise ribbons. The second!
stockings like gossame: threads
spun by an Indolent spider. Her
lingers moved rapidly now, untying
strings.
TTALF an hour later she went
down to the beauty salon leav
ing behind her a room which looked
aa It It had been struck by a whirl
wind. Boxes, tissue paper, ribbons
and atrlng lay strewn about the
furniture, but on the bed" lay the
kind of a frock she had dreamed
about
Leaning back In the ehlnts
draped chair while the firm fingers
of an operator ironed the lines of
weariness from her face, she smiled.
More Important than the trocka and
their beauty waa a note sbe bod re
ceived from Lon. Just before leaving
her room. Mentally she reviewed
the note. She knew the message by
heart It had been short, terse, a bit
dogged.
"Ian, denr, remember please that
I am driving you back to Oakland
tomorrow and I don't want Ham
lin along as a chaperone. I've lots
to talk about. Lon."
Back In her room she dressed.
then surveyed bersolf In the full-
length mirror In complete surprise.
From tip to toe sbe was a symphony
in gold. Qoldtlppcd slippers, the
frock, evon her skin seemed to glow
with a mellow light, topped by the
cap of ber hair which lay molded
to ber head In soft flat waves.
"If I had anotber nose than this
upstart I wouldn't mind competing
with all the Slivers In the world,"
she Informed the radiant figure.
Lon's surplse almost equaled her
own. She half wondered If It were
complimentary.
Ian," be cried, "I ... I didn't
realise you could look like this,"
then covering bis mlBtnke, "I mean
I know you were beautiful, only now
you re a ... a knockout"
Hamlin was watching the tableau
with bis wise smile, and when Lon
bad gone below for flowers to match
her frock be spoke.
I see you approved of my shop
per's choice," he said.
"She's a wltcb." Marian confided,
and you a wonder to take care of
me In tbls way. I waa stupid with
weariness." '
I thought so and ... I told you
how I felt about pulling strings and
watching puppets dance."
And yon consider me a puppet?"'
No. Miss Gordon, you're my lead
ing lsdy In the smartest comedy-
drama I've watched tor a long time."
Marlon flashed him an under
standing smile"! believe you're
psychic," she challenged.
No," he returned seriously, "but
when 1 see poople who desorve hap
piness and 1 feel I can belp them
along the way to that happiness, I'm
willing to risk burning my Angers
meddling with thetr business.
"Marian, I beg your pardon, Miss
Gordon, you are too honorable . . .
there's Mr. Casad returning, 1 must
rush this . , . don't forget you must
flgbt Are with Are. You bold some
thing which glrcs you control of
your future. Don't fall to use It It
necessary ..."
Hamlin Irove them to dinner.
"I'll forego the privilege of the
host," said be as tha first dance
number started. "Mr. Casad, you
take Miss Gordon, this time."
(Cefynikt, I9J4. h Bevrm)
ellver turns up, tomerrow, in aa
unsxpsetsd place.
Garment Makers
To Work 36 Hours
WAfUnKOTOM, Oct 18 (AP)
S'TMtdant Roosevelt today burned an
executive orrter establishing a ,.
hour week, wllh maintenance of pres
ent wages, in the cotton garment
manufacturing Industry. The order
Is sffectlve December 1.
Eden Precinct
DREAD TSETSE FLY
CAUGHT IN AFRICA
BY SHADOW TRAP
Sleeping Sickness, Terror
Of Tropic Area May Be
Lessened By Patient Work
Of Government Experts.
CAPETOWN (P) fllp.ng dekneu,
terror of the African tropics, a dis
ease which claims many thouaanda of
human Uvea every year, and destroys
vast herds of cattle, may be greatly
reduced as a. result of patient research
work by the union government.
A trap for the tsetw fly, which car
ries the disease, has been perfected
by E. H. T. Harris, government tsetse
fly officer In Zululand.
Adjoining the Zululand game re
serve are farming settlements. In the
early days the files remained on tho
game in the reserve, but as the ani
mals Increased and spread over he
border into the settlements, they car
ried the flies with them and farm
cattle died in large numbers,
Aked Csoverriment Aid
Settlers appealed to the government,
and asked for the destruction of the ,
bush and the extermination of the
game as the only cure. Provincial
authorities, who were the custodians
of the reserve, could not agree. Harris
was called in.
He advised diminution rather ex
termination, and suggested that the
game should be driven back to the
reserve. This, he said, would restrict
the fly to a defined area.
Then he divided the reserve Into
sections and started his work of ex
termination.
Harris s&ld that, contrary to tbe
belief that the tsetse fly hunted by
scent, his Investigations bad shown
that It hunts only by sight. It sees
an object but Is unable to tell wheth
er It Is a live animal or a, trap, until
It bites or la caught. .
Caught By 'Shadow
He noticed that the Insects always
flew to the shadowed part of an ani
mal's belly so he made his traps with
an opening below where tho shadow
part would be. The files settled there,
crnwled up and were caught.
At the top of the trap is another
opening letting in the light and ovar
this a cage of fine netting Is placed.
The fly Is attracted by the light,
crawls up the trap snd Is caught In
the cage above. This light arrange
ment Is the whole mechanism of the
trap. "
In the carrying out of his work,
Harris has supervised the building of
150 miles of road through the Jungle
and across rivers Into the heart of
the Zululand game reserve.
MRS. RIEGEL TO PLAY
IN FINAL GOLF ROUND
PORTLAND, Oct. 12. (yp) Mrs. O.
B. Riegel of Spokane won her way to
the final found of the western wom
en's open golf tournament today by
defeating Mrs. Melvln Jones of Chi
cago, one up.
In the final round she will face
Miss Marian McDougall of Portland,
who defeated Mrs. Martin Hunter of
Portland, 4 and 3, in today's other
semi-final match.
,
Phone 643 wen nam away youi
refuse Olty Sanitary Service
MAY ADD MATTE
TO TROOPS DIET
WASH INO TON, Oct. 13. According
to Information received at the Argen- j
tine embassy here, military authorl-j
ties In the southern part of the j
United States expect to start using
Matte, the famous drink of South
America, with the Intention of de
termining Its usefulness as an arti
cle of diet for troops.
It is stated that a commission of
officers will make the first experi
ments tn using Matte soon in the
state of Texas.
It Is known that President Roose
velt has for a long time been num
bered among those appreciating
Matte frequently appears upon the
presidential menu.
It has also been officially announc
ed that experiments to determine the
usefulness of Matte In the regular
army of the United States will be
conducted throughout a period of 30
days In the state of Georgia, to de
termine the possibility of Including
'this famous drink In the regular ra
tion of the army.
Ma J. J. A. Porter announced that
the state department had forwarded
to the war department a letter re
ceived from the Paraguayan minis
ter, Sr. Borden five, asking that these
experiments be carried out in the
near future.
SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN GETTING THE SHADE RIGHT By gluyas Williams
Word that the army had endorsed
Matte waa received la Medford this
week by Louise Ivanhoe, who Is han
dling this new product In this sec
tion of Oregon. Miss Ivanhoe re
ceives her Matte stocks from her
father, formerly of Medford, who re
sides in Rio de Janlero.
BOftRBS TRfllH AHD
SE-flift EACK COMFORT
ABLY To PAPER
SlJN MAKE5 1t0 MUCH
61ARE0N PAfcE. SEAOe
UP To PULL DOWN SHADE.
SHADE STICK
BV OSIlte KW HAHDS
AND 0AXIH SHADE A
LrffuEirftaVfiElfelT
STARTED PfiwN
SHADE KEEPS RI2Hf ON
DOWN TO BOTfOM WHICH;
HE REAUZE5, MAKES IT
TOO DARK FOR READIHtj
JO
TRIES To PUSH SHADE
HM-TWAY UP, ONE SipH
IMMEDIATELY TiYlfte OFF
TRACK, AMP OTHER SIDE
REfUSlHfe TO MOVt AT ALL
Works on The immov
able SIDE WITH NO AP
PRECIABLE RESULT EX
'CEpTToPlfKH A FIN6ER
6et5 mad and uses
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sides OrTTRftCK. SUC
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HE HAS TRAMPLED PAPER
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MASS
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By ail Forrest
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EDKN PRECINCT. Oct. IS (8pl.)
The lower half of the White Wing
poultry farm haa Chan Red hand a
again, O. A. Parker whoee land ad
Joint the place having purchased It.
E1 Jacobs of North Talent rturnod
from a trip to "Portland lant Monday,
here he was called by the acrloua
111 new of hia brot her, John Jacob,
well known Talent man.
Un. Jacob, Mia. Newman, Mj.
Well. Mra. Margaret Oermw, Mrs.
Walter Oermer, Mra. Noah Chandler.
Mm. Ward MrRnynolda, Mra. M. O.
Carey, ail of North Talent, attended I
The Mall Tribune cooking achool in!
Medford Thursday.
Mra. C, A. Tarker It quite 11) and 1
under the doctor's tar.
Mr. and Mra. Clarence Palmer "nd j
Mr. Falroer's sister, Mra. Lora Good j
of Baker, Ore., and Mr. Mary O. Carey J
went to the Oregon t'avea nnd Crw
cent City Wednesday. The party went
through the cavm for the first time
and found their beauty and grandeur
far beyond all printed description!
The day waa ideal at the beach. Mia. I
Oood niet her brother and wife. Mr.
and Mrt. Charley Palmer, who have j
been In San Francisco visiting rela- 1
lives and they continued on up the
coaai from (iranta Pan.
Oct ready for winter! cmctrLAT
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