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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOltl). OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1934
SYjudilhW
Mari
anooraon
i
by JEAXXK WOII'.M.I.V
iNOPSIB: While on tr
..ttymoon. Uartan and Lon Catad
uud tuet the tract of land Lon
hue been looking for to develop Mo
a community or beautiful email
homee lor people of taete but no
meant. Lon and Harlan ore tn
their own home, and Lon te pueh
ino work on the othere when he
learne that a eeoretary hoe de
camped with all the moneu back OJ
the echeme. Uarlan triee to com
fort Lon bv the time-tried cake
and coffee method and drope the
cake.
Chapter 22
THE LOAN
"T OOK, Los. 'twasn't Baltimore
'-'at all, It was tha Montana bad
lands."
Lon looked down on tbe crushed
cake. 'It's easier to eat that way,"
be said valiantly. "Doesn't take so
much chewing."
"Glad tbe coffee wasn't on the
tray. It would have ruined the rug."
She sped back to tbe kitchen, re
turned, poured two cups of the
strong black beverage, and handed
him 001.
They salvager tbe cake, nibbled
on It wondering It tbe broken glass
plate bad left any splinters In It.
After the coffee pot wss empty
Marian curled up beside Lon on tbe
divan.
Silence while the Are crackled,
then "You see Ian." Lon began,
"what worries me most Is that I'm
Marian, binoculars to her eyes,
read the story In the droop of hli
shoulders as he left tht car to open
the gate, but rushed down to meet
him with Hero.
"Meet one of the army of tbe un
employed," was Lon's greeting, as
be stopped the car to let Marian and
Hero oln him,
"Lon," cblded Marian, "you're
conceited. Imagine a man thinking
be could go Into a strange town and
pluck a One Job off the first tree."
"I tried more than one tree, Ian,"
countered Lon seriously.
"Of course you did, dear, but you
mustn't feel downhearted because
you weren't successful the first try."
"I'm not downhearted because of
that," be Informed her, "but be
cause of tbe attitude of the men 1
Interviewed. They asked me why I
didn't go back to Cleveland where I
belonged. You see 1 had to tell them
I came from there."
"rvlD you tell them you owned
property here?"
"I told one man. He said If I hsd
enough money to own property be'd
better give bis stray Jobs to some:
poor devil who had nothing at all."!
"Of course building Is picking up'
again," Marian Insisted, "and by tall
It should be In some sort of shape." I
ARCHIE! DEFEATS
"What worries me, Ian, Is that I'm broke."
brUu.', Uat broke. I was so sure I
could wire for money and have It
here wltbln twenty.four bours that
I paid cash tor everything.
"The worst of It Is, 1 gathered
thai crowd of unemployed fellows
to do tbe road work and I haven't
the money to meet the pay-roll Sat
urday night."
"How much do you need?"
"About live hundred dollars. I
sounded baton out on a loan and
you read tbe answer. 1 could try to
mortgage this placo, but mortgages
on orchard land won't be looked
upon with favor. I might try to sell
the car but 1 don't believe I'd get
that much and"
"Lon, 1 have some money. The
aunt who sent me to school left me a
thousand dollars when she died. I've
spent some of It, but I believe 1 have
six or seven hundred dollars left."
"As if 1 could take money from
you."
"70D could borrow It," Marian
Insisted, "you could borrow It
at five per cent. I'm only receiving
four percent at the bank and It
would be sucb fun to have you pay
ing Interest to me." She forced a
laugb with some success.
"And where would 1 find the In
terest?" he asked, unconvinced.
"You'll find work right away," she
assured htm, "and Lon, It would be
better to borrow It from me than
to let those poor fellows do without
their pay, wouldn't It? I bave you to
take care of me and tbey probably
haven't anyone."
"It you'll look upon It as a busi
ness loan," he conceded and she no
ticed be had brightened perceptibly.
"I'll go out and find myself a Job In
the morning."
Marian saw him off In the morn
ing, running to tbe hilltop to wave
with her wlap of an apron, sod run
ning back later In the day to watch
for blm.
The hours passed. Mount Diablo
turned from purple to green and
then to dark blue as the sun spanned
the valley and moved on, and then
Into the rocd that led to their home
came Lon's car.
"And how will we live until fall?"
demanded Lon, a note of Irritation
In bis voice.
He swung tbe car Into the drive
way and brought It to a stop before
the house.
"Well, Lon, It's nearly July now,
you bave the nuts and fruit to har
vest, we have food enough-to last us
for months and anytime we want to
run up borne we can have as much
more "
"I'm not living off your folks," In
terposed Lon.
Marian started to retaliate, then
remembered It waa the hurt pride
of a man speaking, checked the
words and put others In their
place" we can trade them prtnes
and walnuts without tbelr knowing
what It's tor, can't we?"
"Don't worry, I'm not down to the
barter and trade level yet."
"Lon, listen," Marian's red balr
was beginning to bristle. "1 think
you're being a rotten sport. I know
how you feel about the money. Lan
sing gave you tbe worst deal pos
sible. But surely you have enough
backbone to face It like a man. I
don't like the way you're talking to
me. My folks came out here In tbu
early days when thero was nothing
but barter and trade and were glad
they had something to exchange
with the next fellow. I'll bet your
mother's people did the same."
"I'm sorry, honey." He threw bis
arm around her shoulder and nuz
sled his head down Into the warmth
of her hair. "I'm Just so ... so sunk
at thinking that maybe I won't be
able to keep you . . . gosh, It scares
me. Suppose I lost you."
"Try to lose me and see how far
you get with It," whispered Marian,
divided between laughter and tears.
The storm blew over. Tbey bad
their dinner, then went out to the
hilltop to watch night move slowly
Into the valley, to watch the alrl
beacon on Diablo flash Its ruby and!
white beams.
(CuvritH. ItH. K fiene Inmtm)
Tomorrow, a bad pinny return.
TO THE SIMPLE LIFE
COCKENOE ISLAND, Conn. (UP)
Robinson Crusoe would envy Geo.
Monroe.
An architect with profitable bus
lne&i until the depression, Monroe,
a descendant of President Monroe
and Tyler. Joined the army of unem
ployed, toured five states with his
family seeking a job and finally
moved hla wife and six children to
this island, and, in primitive fashion,
started anew.
Instead of designing office build
ings and skyscrapers as he did In
New York, Springfield, HI., and In
Florida, he started reconstruction of
an old house that had been destroyed
by fire. The sea cast driftwood upon
the shores and the children were
taught to haul It above the tide
marks. With a boat, an axe, hatchet,
a few household utensils and a tent,
he fashlolned himself a one-man par
adise, two miles from the mainland.
He has a vegetable garden. He
catches bis water In rain barrels.
During the clamming season he
makes 3.60 a bushel, and In one
week sold 14 bushels.
When school started Monroe rowed
the children to the mainland and
called for them after classes,
"We've Just begun to live," he said.
Only 300 persona obtained divorces
during the same period. The previ
ous record for marriages in one month
waa in June of 1031 and August of
1034, when 667 couples wed.
CUPID SETS RECORD
IN DIVORCE CAPITAL
RENO, Nev. (UP) Dan Cupid aet
an all-time record here during Sep
tember with 676 couples, most of
them from California, obtaining mar
riage licenses.
SET FOR JAN. 2ND
PLEMINOTON, N. J., Oct. 35.
(AP) Bruno Richard flauptmano
entered a personal plea of not guilty
today to a charge of murdering the
kidnaped Lindbergh baby, and Su
preme Court Justice Thomas E.
Trenchard fixed January 3, 1038, as
the date for trial.
When he was arraigned before Jus
tice Trenchard, the indictment re
turned by a Hunterdon county grand
jury two weeks ago was read to
Hauptmann by County Prosecutor
Anthony M. Hauck. Jr. Hauck then
asked the prisoner how he pleaded.
"Not guilty," Hauptmann answered
in a low voice.
FIRE WIPES OUT THREE
ASTORIA BUSINESSES
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 36. OP) Total
lose of equipment and fixtures of the
Golden Eagle cafe, and an adjoining
barber shop and beauty shop, resulted
from a fire which started In the Grif
fin building last night. Owners esti
mated the loss at from 920,000 to
25,000.
Ohio building and loan associa
tions have built 750.000 of the state's
homes; loaned (3,300,000,000 since
1600; paid (40,000.000 Interest and
dividends In the past year; have as
sets of 9900,000,000.
FOR BABIES ASSERTS
EXPERT AFTER STUDY;
AMES, Iowa . ( UP ) Old fashioned
mothers, who Insist that their leae-than-three-year-old
babies get a good
nap each afteroon are pretty close to
the right formula for raising chil
dren. You have that on the word of
Mrs. Lucy R. Lancaster, director of
the child development department of
Iowa State college.
"Study the sleep habits of the
small nursery school pupils ot low
State college has convinced us that
the child who sleeps soundly and
long In the afternoon will sleep more
soundly at night," Mrs. Lancaster
said.
And sound aleeplng at night con
tributes not only to the welfare of
the baby, aha pointed out, but makes
parents much easier to get along
with.
"The Monday nap at the nursery
school is the hardest nap of any day,
and often thw shortest." Mrs. Lan
aater added. "A disrupted schedule
with possibly no nap during the weei
end probably la the cause of this."
Physical difficulties often keep a
child awake and restless, Mrs. Lan
caster aald. Uncomfortable bed cloth
ing, hunger, Indigestion or over-fatigue
are common causes for sleep
lessness also.
"Worry and fear may be the cause
of sleeplessness." she said. "Lack of
of an uninterrupted dally nap ached,
ule la one of the moat common rea
sons, however."
Tha white pine blister rust con
trol campaign is now carried on in 31
states and federal -controlled areas.
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CRUELTY 10 COW
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James Larson of Berrydale waa yes
terday fined 25 and costs In Justice
of the Pesce W. R. Coleman's court,
on a cruelty to animals charge. Ar
rested by the state police on the com
plaint of the Jackson County Humane
society, Larson was charged with
leading a cow behind an automobile
yesterday, resulting to Injuries to the
animal when It fell down.
The court also ordered Larson to
pay for veterinary servle. Larson w&
nld to be leading the animal about
a quarter of a mile, to neighbor's.
Another such case ts now being In
vestigated by the Human society, lii
Ahhland.
Bobby Bass, Texas Christian uni
versity freshman, Is a grandson of
the first girl graduate of tha university.
NORTHWEST AREA
BEATTLK, Wash., Oct. 3(1. (API
New wind storms which had been '
forecast for the Pacific northwest
after Sunday's gale which took 17 :
liven and did an estimate 91.000.000 i
property damage, have dodged to the i
north, the U. 8. weather bureau said
today.
Heavy rains opened all Cascade 1
mountain pass highways last night.
melting snows but leaving roads tn
such condition that motortata were
advised to be cautious.
Chinook psss, cloned yesterday and
last night with four feet of snow, was '
opened to double traffic by snow
plows. Pnowqualmle. Stevens and
Qlevtett paeaea were alio open.
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