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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934 fM arian Gordon bv JEAXXK ttOWMAX SYNOPSIS. Morwn au.u... porter tor the Morning Uisii.ii, hot protected calloue Silver llonaon against the world and against Stiver herself. Silver lust hoe divorced her husband, and he has shot himself Uarlon send uord from Reno that Silver Is rec onctlcd to her former mate. Rut now Silver has set her cap for Lon Casod, Marian's friend and. to ee cape. Morion and t.on are starting to drive alone in th t sarin morn ing from Reno back to Oakland. Chapter 16 LIFE HI8TORY ION was waiting for Marian Id the ' lobby, and after helping the boy How the boxes In the rear be tucked ber under a huge woolly robe as If be v.ere something fragile. He even cautioned Hero not to 'rowd tier As the shining nose of the car beaded along Virginia street and on tbe transcontinental highway tbey laughed together. There was a sene fit adventure In thus running away from the gently determined Silver. And then, rolling over the white pav ment and through mountains where blazing snrs seemed to have slipped from the sky to become en tangled tn the high ridge o' pines, Lon began tn talk; talked seriously, personally. "Ian, 1 said I iiad a lot to talk about," he began. "You'll probabiy laugh whe t 1 tel you that 1 am the subject. But, you see. you don t real ly know anything about me. and I want you to know everything. "You know I come from Al's town, Cleveland. And you know that be fore 1 went to Cleveland I came Iron farther south and that I have a few relative down Missouri way. That's about all. You know I came out herj to go Into business tor myself, b.t you don't know wbore raj money for that business came from nor any thing of the real me, so here goes. "I was born and grew up In i I. Louis. My people were poor, and mean poor; yon have no Idea of what poverty can mean. My father was Irish a r py-go-luc:.y tellow wbo worked wmn he coulon t find anything else to do. My motber was a Canadian, and, Ilk mojt Canadi ans, worked all o' the '.line. "Dad bad the wandorlust. The rea son the family settled In St Louis was because mother refined to go any farther. Thore were three of ns then, a sister and brother older than myself. "When I was lour, the other two contracted som, kind of fever and lied. A few years later Dad wan Sored eft and forgot to come jack. "By that time .nether bad paid a mall amount on the old house In which we were .ivlng. It war large, t regular barn o! a place and as In- :onvenient as a church would be tor keeping bouse. However, she did the only thing shA could do to make i living, started taking n boarders ind roomers. "My earliest memories were of mother, trotting (she never walked. always mov.jd on a little half-trot) across that big kltcbon door, from stove to sink, sink to table, table to pantry. She walk id miles every day. The dining roou and living room were as bad, but tht bedrooms were tike cells. SHE used to fall Into bed, dog tired every night I'll never forget that Huffy little room one window open ing out on to a brick wall, hotter than Hades the summer and damp is a swamii lu the winter. "She used to talk to mo a lot be cause. 1 gueas, there wasu't nyone else to talk to: complained about the way men built nouses In which women bad to wovk "I used to promise her thai when I grew up I'd bulid the right kind of places for mothers, and she'd laugh a bit, but she o let me build toy houses and that sort of stuff. "W lien 1 was ton 1 bogan helping a carpen'er who Mved near us, and by the time 1 left grammar school I had a regular lob. "I spent my spare time doing tue old house over. I cut down the kitch en and enlarged the bedrooms. 1 painted the dark woodwork In buff and papered the wails in green "And then, Jiijil as we had the place looking 3nt, mother's be.ltti broke. She went to the hospital for an operation. That took -II the sav ings Wi 'd managed to scrape togeth er. 1 was only 'u t.eo ana didn't earn enough tu kee,i up the pay ments, tmall as they were, and we got behind. "She rame home, but wasn't strong enough to work a she had before and about that time some In Justry wanted the land our house was on. The city condemned the property, the owners were pali. the: price allowed, and we were told to get out. "It was too much tor -er. She lived lust one week after we moved Into some furnished rooms." He paused a few momei. ji. an. Marian itared rtralgt ahead, not j wanting to see the furtlv move- ! ment of his hand, aa It went up pre- uma'ily to pull 1 Is soft bat - dif ferent angle. "And bere comes the laugh," be resumed. "The only Job 1 could find was working on tbe uuiiulng that was erected on '.hat site. "The old carpenter I'd worked with consented to act as my guard ian, and that kept me from going Into some Institution. "Because 1 was such a kid and pretty bitter at that time i talked a lot, and the men cn the job egged me on. I used to spend my lunc'i hour orating about what I was going to do when I gre-v up. I was -log to build homes and Ax It so they couldn't be taken away from honest folk, without money enough to light tor their rights. "One day In tin midst oil m, ha rangue I not' :ec the men around me motioning mc tc shut up. 1 looked up. The contractor In charge of the Job was listening. He ino.ioned for me to Jolt him and tell him why I was so bitter. I told blm, pleLty. "That night ho took me to dinner with him. I was too scared to be as tough as I'd been irlth the men, so I told blm about mother and tbe things I've told yir. Somehow It In terested blm. I saw a lot of blm dur ing that summer, and In the fall he went to the authorities, bad himself made my guard. an and took me to Cleveland with him and put me In school. j "OB was a bachelor, had plenty of 1 1 time to give to me and gave It and gave me money as well. He saw that 1 had a ch.-.ncc to see all sides of life. Think he wanted to test my ambition. "Each summer I worked on the job with him, sometimes building factories, sometimes working on , my booby. "And out of tbls experience I evolved an Idea. 1 decided I wanted middle class people, the white col lar crowd, to have a chance at home owning. 1 wanted these men and women who'd never be able to col lect enough money for a down pay ment on the kind of a home they'd like to have, to be able to pay tbelr rent Into tbelr own bank accounta. "My guardian agreed It was worth trying. I figured I'd buy a tract ot land, cut It up Into lots large enough for a good vegetable garden and chicken yard In the rear and flower garden In the front. "Of course there have always been cheap places but they looked It and tbe kind ot people I was thinking about would rather do without, than live In them. 1 wanted attractive houses with the grace of good archi tecture and the assurance of sub stantial building. No shacks nor shanties. "Before we could try out this Idea, my guardian died. That was last year. He left me a lump sum of cash, tor tny personal use, the rest be left In a Building and Loan Society which be had headed, to be used In my experiment. 'Experiment In hu man nature,' he callod It. "Ho had suggested 1 try the west where good property at a reason able figure could be found within a short driving distance ot Industrial and commercial centers. "I bought this car. my only luxury. Came out to visit Steele and met you. "I was pretty sure of myself all alonj the way. I thought when I found the right girl she wouldn't mind kM)plng house for me without sorvanta, doing without a lot of things. And then I mv Silver Hon don." He panned "And then 1 mot Silver," he re pealed, "and I realized wbat a lux ury a wife might br And 1 Rendered If I had the right to ask any girl to give up the beauty that Is bought with money." "Thoro are other kinds of wom en?" Marian ventured. "You're one. and that's why I'm gottlng up nerve enough to ask you it you'd he willing to be poor with mo?" (Cefyt: I9"- ey IhmmJ Tomorrow, marrlaot stems to be In tha air. SLAYER OF CHILD II MOUNT VTRNON, N. T., Oct. 17. (AP) Lawrence 8ton admits know Ins that 8-year-old Nancy Jean Cos tlgan was alive when he threw her into an apartment house ftirnara, District Attorney Prank Coyne says, but he denies realizing that the huge oil burner was in uae. Announcing that Stone had con fessed yeaterday. Chief Inspector Mi chael Is. SUverateln of the Mount Vernon police described the prison er's assertion that the fire waa out aa one of several discrepancies in the statement. The 24-y8r-old laborer was quoted aa saying the girl fell heavily while playing ball with him and that he, panic stricken, dumped her In the furnace after ahe "turned blue." f. FOR REPLACEMENTS Replacements for the Sixth corps. CCO, were announced at the Med ford headquartera detachment today, with 298 men expected to arrive in Oregon from the east on October 20th. Of the total detachment, 116 men will be assigned to Camp China ttate, 101 will report to Camp Mc Klnley, and the remaining 81 will go to Camp Cape Sebastian. The men will be entrained at Fort Sheridan. 111. The One Issue In Oregon ASTORIA TAX LEVY VISITORS AGAIN By GLUYAS WILLIAMS We have heard Mr. Zimmerman and believe him to be sincere and a valu able type of man and citizen. We have not heard Mr. Dunne but under stand he makes many promises ar.et claims credit for much which he mag nifies as . political capital without "deafening applause." But singular ly absent from the campaigns of both la the one Issue that overshadows others as a- total eclipse, namely: The success of the national administra tion. Falluie of Roosevelt will make local problems appear as broken and abandoned toys. General Martin makes no promises. In this he la free from one of the moat tiresome, threadbare and dis gusting practices of mere aspirant for office. Like the old warhorse he la, Oeneral Martin poseesea self-respect that will not allow him to make him self an asa in order to make himself governor. The "low-down" of newspapermen in Washington, 0. C. talking among themselves not for publication !n praise of General Martin, waa the highest tribute a public official can win anywhere, bar nothing. Martin is not merely FOR Roose velt. He la, from association and training a part of the Roosevelt ad ministration and program. If you are for Roosevelt, you are for Martin. King wood Review. Double Golden VeMlng WEST PLAINS, Mo. (UP) Mr. and Mrs. William W. Toler and Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson T. Kemp were mar ried at a. double ceremony 60 years ago when all four were atudenta at Kennard college. They held a double golden wedding anniversary celebra tion recently. t Fi ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 17. (AP) The tax levy for the Astoria ctv budget for 1935 will be less than half that levied for the current year. The reduction was assured at a taxpayers' budget meeting last nigii when on recommendation of the cltj manager and city commission the levy for city purposes and debt re tirement was fixed at 160.000 as compared with 326,837 or the prev loua year. The slash waa made on the bas'.r of the planned agreement with holri era of defaulted city bonds. Und the agreement bond interest rstf were lowered and It waa agreed n demand for bond retirement la tr be made for 20 years. The city in turn pledges to lev a dollar for debt retirement purpose for every dollar levied for genera i operation purposes. Rifle Bullet lnBraln 17 Years f FORSYTH. Mo. (UP) Garland Coombs,'' 19. has been carrying a .22 caliber rifle bullet In hla brain slnr he was two years old. The boy v:. shot In the forehead by accident l years ago and doctors feared to r; move the pellet. He suffers no pal. Bike Riders Sfart Road Drive AUSTIN. Tex. (UP) Bicycle ridf of the '90s started the good ron rhovement In America, says Frar M. Stewart, professor of political sc ence, at the University of Callforn at Los Angeles. Dr. Stewart has Ji:' completed & study of the highw? administration of Texas, through n grant from Its bureau of research. M01UER BRIK6S UtSlfoRS IM. KHoWS TrlEV WANT HIM To Dfc" P1AY HI6 NEW ACCOMPlrSH KlEKf OF SAVINS DAOW ASStfMK VfcCANf" EXPRESSION" AS MOTHER BE6IN5 WITH trfg USUAL "5ftV WDDV FOR Trie LADIES' HURL5 HIMSELF BKKWARDS lvWiN6 CWU8BY l& W AIR. LOOKS AROUND To SEE IF THAT SlDE-TRftcKEU THEM NO, MOTHER'S PROMPT1W6 HIM A6AIN . POT'S F1N6ER. I1 MOlHM MOTHER REMOVES F1N6ERS WrtH A "NOW 5Bt DADDY.' PRETEKDS To BE EKRAPfiJRED With soHcfHmi& across foom tries to Divert them by vyaik1n6 on all tours io-n EHDIN6 UP Wtfrl A SOMER SAULT". MOTHER DECIDES IT'S NO 05E AND LMS WSiToRS OUT LIES P1AYIK& HAPPUY WITH F1N6ERS MD SAYING "PAPPY" OVER AWD OVER To HIMSELF (Copyright, 1934. by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) PHEASANTS 'GROUNDED' BY PENDLETON BREEZE PENDLETON, Ore.. Oct. 17.) API Hunters reported sighting plenty cf China, pheasants following the first day's shooting of the season yester day, but said It waa a bad dsy for the hunters. The wind blowing from the west kept the birds on the ground unless dogs were used. 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