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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOIiU. OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1934
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by JEAXXK IIOWMAX
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BYNOHSIS: Cliff Hondo at
tempted tulctdtt tht day Stiver
Hondon divorced him, ana Marian
Gordon, reporter lor the Morning
Dltpatch, and Botoen, her manag
ing editor, have given Cliff a rea
ton for fighting back to life. Then
have told him Stiver "under.
tlandt," and it returning to Oak
land to tee him, becauee theu tut
pect that tomething important lite
under tht turface. Silver it return
ing. but Marian tuepectt it it mryrt
to takt Marlan't flanct. Lor. Catad,
oxcay from htr than to tet Cliff.
Chanter It
THE RETURN
fARIAN continued her l&ugblng.
"But Silver li so accustomed to
having every man who aeea her fall
In love with her that the thought
you were no exception." .
"What a kid," Lon murmured.
"How old do yon think ahe la?'
"About your age, I guess; well a
little younger, ahe went to achool
with you, brt If aha waa married
when ahe waa sixteen
"She waan't," Marian reaaaured
blm, "and Just to relieve your fear
of having given s child the wrong
Impression, ahe'a alx yean older
than I am, which makes her thirty,
"Thirty . ... listen Ian, do you have
to go off on aoma fool yarn?"
"I do, but ahe'r the 'fool yarn.' I
have to meet her and go to the hos
pital with her and you have to go
along with us. No, we can't break
the news of our engagement until
ahe'a through with her Interview
with Kondon. Your presence will
keep her atralght. If nothing else
will," ahe concluded enigmatically.
"Come on."
"But wait, Ian, look," he drew
a email box from hla pocket "that
woman haa caused me more trouble,
I'd planned on waiting for the moon
and everything, and ... but bare It
la. I bought It after we got In and I
couldn't Bleep for wanting to put It
on your finger ao the whole world
would know you were spoken for.
He slipped a ring wUh a single
blazing atone on her Anger, then
with Anne merrily singing In the
dresalng room to prove aha waan't
listening, tried to make up for the
lack of the moon.
He aucceeded ao well that Marian
didn't think of Silver, nor of the
letter aba had placed on the dresa
lng table, Intending to slip It Into
her pocket, until they were near
the airport.
They bad talked of many things,
principally of their honeymoon,
"I hope we'll be able to make
that without little Cheerio popping
up aoma place. Honeymoons, you
know, are eupposed to be spent all
alone."
"With Hero."
"You mean you, want the pup too?"
ha asked In delighted aurprlse.
"1 do. You know I saw him be
fore 1 saw you. He waa sitting In
your car outside tbe Emergency
Hospital. I bad the queerest feeling
about blm, aa If, aomehow, he
ahould belong to me."
By the time they reached tbe air
terminal, the shlu had landed and
Silver waa busily engaged In pos
ing for newa photographers. Seeing
Lon, however, ahe flew to blm,
smiled at Marian, then linked her
arm In Lon's and aald, "can we
hurry on now?"
"We can," aald Lon, and with
Marian on hla other arm ushered
them to the car.
"But I'm afraid I'll take cold."
objected Silver aa ha helped Marian
In first.
"Don't Insult my car," countered
Lon, adjusting the glass slides so
so vagrant wind would blight her
delicacy.
AS they drove along Silver leaned
forward and talked to Lon, Ig
noring Marian completely. Lon an
awered lightly, good caturedly. He
aald he waa aorry he hadn't been
able to wait for her In Reno: re
gretted ahe hadn't left her address
so be might have advised her be
waa leaving; waa aure her nerves
were shattered by tbe air trip. And
then they reached tbe hospital.
Not until they were aacendlng the
atepa of the big gray building wbere
a hushed silence hovered like a pall,
did Silver's animation leave her,
Marian aaw her look down the
long, dimly lighted corridors where
nurses slipped along on rubber aoled
aboea like wraiths from another
world. She beard her catch her
breath In a quick gasp, then aaw tbe
narrowing of the dark eyes.
Marian and Silver were left alone
together aa Lon atopped at the Su
perintendents office for the written
permission to visit Clifford Hondon.
"Listen Ian." began Sliver, "you
got me Into this, now li t up to you
to stand by and aee me through."
Marian nodded assent, afraid to
apeak for fear the relief eha felt
would tinge her voice. She waa not
uulj to accjuiiui, Silver to hla bed'
side, but waa to be able to prompt
Silver.
"And Mr. Casad," Silver again
linked her arm In bla aa be returned,
"you will stay with me, won't yon?
It lan't aa If everything were not
over between Mr. Hondon and me,
but I can't let him know tbat at
time like this, can, I?"
"It wouldn't be sporting," Lon
agreed.
"I juat wanted to be aure you un
derstood," murmured Sliver, then
became silent. They bad reached
the door leading to Hondon'a room.
They stepped In. The flowers that
had amotbered the room with per
fume which still lingered, had been
removed for the night. The room
waa barren, a gray-green cell with
white woodwork, a white clothed
nurae, a white bedstead and a white,
silent figure on the bed.
Marian looked at him with awe.
Tbla waa the man whose life bad
been saved with a lie.
Tlp-toelng, as though they would
achieve the rubber-soled silence of
the nurses, tbe three moved Into the
center of the room, then Lon step
ped back to let tbe two girls go
alone to the bedside.
Marian had a vision of Cliff Hon
don as ahe bad once seen blm, tall,
bronzed, clad In the brief blue and
wblte of the Varalty crew, Hushed
with the victory of that crew and
with the realization that the lovely
girl at his aide waa hla tor the ask
ing. VJOW he lay, bla face the color ot
the flat pad which served aa a
pillow for bla bead, bla black hair
accentuating the pallor. And watch
ing blm atood the girl he bad had
for the asking, and bad given up
. . for her asking.
"Mr. Hondon," tbe nurse spoke
softly, "you have guests."
The faintest flicker of a smile
crossed the blue lips. "Show the boya
In," be said.
'It Isn't tba boya thla time," the
nurae aald lightly, "it's a lady."
"Silver ..." he whispered tba
word In a voice charged more with
emotion than life. "Sliver," aa It the
hope It might be ahe, were mora
than ha could bear to have frus
trated.
Marian felt she waa treading on
sacred ground. Thla wasn't her
place. She had no right to let any
man expose the nakedneas of bla
heart before anyone but the girl
he loved. She sought to step back,
but Silver's hand closed on her arm
like a tentacle.
What will I say?" she questioned
with her eyes, and Marian respond
ed In a feather-tipped whisper
useless sacrifice" . . . "ahould have
explained" . . . "hurry and recover
so you can talk tblnga over."
Silver released' Marian and knelt
at tbe bedside, looking at Lon ra
ther than at Cliff. "Silly boy." she
cooed, "why did you try tbat use
less sacrifice? It was wonderful ot
you. So generous, but If you'd only
explained thlnga to me I'd have aeen
everything differently. 1 didn't
understand. You and Dad have al
ways treated me like a child . . . bow
could you expect me to know what
you knew? But forget that. It'a all
In tbe past. You will forget, won't
you, dear?"
You aald It," be whispered, and
the wan, lifeless face began to glow
aa though the lamp of hope bad been
lighted behind It.
'Can't stay but a moment now,"
Silver continued, "bet you must
hurry and get well. Do what tbe doc
tor telle you, and the nurse . . ." Sli
ver flashed a smile up at tba nurae.
let the smile die and stared with boa
tile eyea at the girl.
Marian followed her gaze. Tbla
waa the Nora Rellly Anne bad
spoken about. She waa lovely, typi
cally Irish with dark hair that
curled out from under the stiff
white cap, the deep red and clear
white complexion, and the black-
lashed eyea of clearest blue. She
waa looking at Silver with contempt,
the eyes fairly blazing their knowl
edge that aha knew she waa lying
to impress tha handsome man who
stood near tbe door.
Oh. Silver," whispered Cllfl.
eyes closed, cold hand warming It
self on her warm, aott one. "Silver,
to even guess you cared"
Silver bent to leave a quick kiss
on Hondon'a brow and Marlan'a
keen eye detected a grimace of dis
taste at the necessity. Again her
disgust for the girl flamed.
(Cttruii. I"', h '" v;
llvsr makes a threat, tomorrow.
Society and Clubs
Edited by IrVa Fewell Edwards
Missionary Group
Has Tuesday Meet
The South Methodist Missionary so
ciety met Tuesday with Mrs. McCula
ton. The subject of the afternoon's
program was "Rural Community Work
Among the Negroes," In which It waa
brought out that in some communi
ties the negro has a fair chance and
and In others hla educational and re
ligious advantages are not nearly aa
good aa his white brother's. That the
church is working for hla betterment
is a good Indication of the reality of
the brotherhood of man. It was point
ed out.
The group of lessons for this period
of study Is the rural work among
both the white and colored people
and one ot the special features of tho
program waa a. letter from a rural
worker In thla valley, who la doing a
splendid piece of work In conducting
a rural Sunday achool.
"Her message to us, 'Let ua under
take great things for God,' la very
timely. We take courage In the fact
that in luvvn and country we are ui
one mind and one spirit and are
working for the same cause the bet
terment of humanity and the ad
vancement of God's kingdom," the
members were told.
Mrs. McQulston was assisted by
Mrs. Rice In the serving of refresh
ments. VlKlts Friend
Several l)ts Here
Mrs. W. C. Debley of Los Angeles,
a former resident of Medford many
years ago, la visiting old friends hero.
She plans to remain In the .city about
a week or ten days.
Junior Musicians
Conducting Study
The Junior Musicians ciuu, re
cently organized by the pup 15a or
Effle Herbert Yeoman, met at the
studio Wednesday evening for the
regular meeting.
After the business session a most
Interesting study program In which
each member took part, waa en
Joyed. Musicals numbers were given by
Katharine Gentner and Melissa per
sona. Three new members. Beulan
Vogle, Norrene Bohnert and Robert
Plttenger, were added, bringing the
membership to eighteen.
Hallowe'en refreshment were serv
ed by Meedame Daniels and Crouch
er. Those present were Norrene Bohn
ert, Donald Croucher, Neva Crouch
er. Clara Daniels, Dean Davis, Lavon
Davis, Patricia Dlppel, Catherine
Gentner, Laura Gentner, Stanley
Oustln, Phillip Henselman, Phoebe
Swem, Robert Plttenger. Melissa Per
sons, Joyce Sims, Beulah Vogle.
Katherlne Youmans, Orace Ycumans,
Mesdames Plttenger, Gentner,
Croucher and Daniels.
Mlsa Wilson Invites
Friends for Mualcale
An Informal musicals waa given on
Friday evening by Mlsa Ellow Mae
Wilson at her home on Chestnut
' street, to which she lnvjted a group
of friends.
Included among the numbers given
during the' evening were solos by
James Stevens, accompanied by Mrs.
Stevens, and Miss Wilson sang, while
Miss Gladys LaMarr was her accom
panist. The two latter presented a j
number of their own compositions.
I Phoenix Health Unit
To Meet on Tuesday
The Phoenix Health unit will meet
on Tuesday afternoon, October 23,
with Mrs. John Gammitl.
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Lutheran Leaguers
Hare Social Evening
The Luther Leaguers of Zlon Luth
eran church had a delightful social
evening last Monday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blngman, Miss
Ruth Demmer being assisting hostess.
BLUE SERGE SUIT
Junior Artisans Club
To Meet Monday Evening
A party is being planned for the
members of the Junior Artisan club
and friends to be held In the club
rooms In the city hall on Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Arrangements
for a full evening of games and
entertainment have been made by
the committee. In charge. Refresh
ments will be served.
NG CUT
SEATTLE, Oct. 10 (JP) Reporting
a production of 85.825,218 board feet
of lumber last week, mllla of Oregon
and Washington showed an Increase
of 80,000 feet over the preceding week.
A total of 550 down and operating
mllla reported to the West Coaat Lum
bermen's association.
The average production of the group
In lU has been 78.658,693. During
the same period In 1933 the average
u 7S.645.5M.
New business reported last week by
the 550 mills waa 81.379,744 feet,
against shipments of 70,385,373.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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,ceAvs. company:
Activities of
Legion Auxiliary
The rummage aale held Friday and
Saturday, October 13 and 18, re
aperttvely. waa very much of a uc
CPs, and tha ladiea of tha auxiliary
w.ft to take thla opportunity to
thank everyone who ao genarouaiy
donated and helped in any way
The flret bunt new meeting to be
presided over by tha newly elect ed
off terra of the American Llon and
auxiliary will be held at the Arm
ory. Monday evening, October 23
A covered dtah dinner will be aerv
ed by the ladiea of the auxiliary
at ;30 p. ra., to which everyone
la a Meed to bring hla own table
aervire. Those who have not been
called by the communlttee mny bring
any covered diah they like. The
dinner will bjs followed by tha reg-
ular butlneaa meeting of the tw 1
organisation, after which cards will
he enjoyed.
Our preaident would like ua to
! bring (elly for the welfare ahelf.
Monday evening or any time that I
It la convenient. Anyone having '
Jelly, pleat bring a glana or two.
Fined 2 Ralph Croihera. 10. of
Crater Lake avenue, waa fined 35 and
M 40 coaU in Juatica court. havln !
been arreatM by aut polio at 2 SO
p. m. Oct, 18 on North Rlveralde for
pecklea driving. Crothera waa given
until Dec. fl to pay the fine and coata.
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The I die Altar Sooiety of cred 1
Heart Church are aponaorlng a card 1
party, dance and refreshment. Wed
nesday evening. October 34th, Tarun
Hall. Playing atarta at 8 p M
freahment at 10 P, M Dancing V
10:30. AdmlMlon 2c. Come and b::.
your friend.
Phone bKA Wau nam awa) you
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