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MEDFORD MAIL TREBUOT. MEDFORI). OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 193-f
MSJ Marian Virnrrinn
by JEAXXB IHWMAX
Lane
SYNOPnlS: Jutt at Martant
husband, Lon Oatad. utat getting a
good (art on hit plan to develop
on old apple orciard iillo a region
ot tmoll hornet lor people tvtlh
laatt and lltlle iot- teortlarv
nine aujaw with ttit money ooefc o
the venture. Lon trie to net o fob,
and not no luc. Marina Inollx
peraunrfe him to pay 0J7 nil men
with her eavlnoe.
Chapter 13
NEW NEIGHBOR
ION returned home next day with
no levity In bit greeting. He bad
transferred Mnilao'l laving! to
Joint checking account of their own
The next day waa Saturday; they
had agreed to let the men work oui
the week. He would nay them off
and there would still be one bun
dred and eighteen dollar! In the
bank.
"Wealth. Lon," Marian Insisted
Saturday night, as be showed her
the stub with their balance.
The next day. Sunday, a crowd
from the Mepaicb drove out for din
ner. They'd formed a bablt of that
lure of a hearty welcome. Marian
was amazed at the Quantity of food
they consumed. A whole ham, two
quart Jars of Jam, a pound of coffee
... she checked herself. Did this
mean that In the future ibe would
entertain with one eye on the lar
der? On the first of the month the
maintenance bills rolled In .
(talked In, Lon corrected ber. As be
v bent over them bis face looked aa
If It had been planed by one of
bis own tools, so thin was It becom
Ing. The electricity bill was much
too 'high, they decided. Perhaps
they'd better turn ol the refriger
ator. They could keep things In the
storage bouse, It waa below grouod.
cool. Lon said there bad been a wood
cooking stove In the old farm shack
be could clean that up and they'd
oso that for cooking.
With the advance of summer the
beat became Intense. They took to
going for long drives on Sundays,
and after the gang had come, tar
rlcd and left unfed, they understood
and came no more. And then the
drives wore stopped; even the price
of gasoline must be considered and
they walked.
"It would be fun any other time,"
Marian conllded to Lon as they
stretched under the coolness of giant
redwoods In thr Moraga valley.
Lon bad said nothing In reply to
ber confidence but she waa becom
ing accustomed to that. She was
even learning to refrain from cheer
ful cotnirenta. His silent reception
of them made her feel like a silly.
piping bird, tbe kind they'd seen on
the coast during their honeymoon.
funny little things fussily waddling
along the beach on oversized toot
piping, eternally piping. She musl
sound like that to him.
8undowb and they walked back
through the beat of the bills to tbelr
borne, Lonlan Lodge, thoy bad
named It. Marian watered tbe gar
den while Lon tinkered with tbe
car. He was driving Into town In
tbe morning. Tbe Sunday morning
papera, each folded to the "Men
Wanted" column, lay on his chiffon
ler with black dashes opposite ad
vertlsements he felt qualified to
answer.
rpilAT ulght Marian slipped a ill
1 ver dollar she bad been cherish
Ing, Into Loo's vest pocket. He'd
think he'd forgotten It. the thought,
and luckily didn't iee the lluib of
humiliation on his face as be look
the suit Into the patio to brush It
and hoard the dollar roll down on
Che stones.
That next morning In the patio,
when he stooped tor his farewell
kiss, she clung to him as though she
would never let blu go. What did
wives do to let tbelr husbands know
they were suffering with thorn . .
tor them rather, because life never
seemed as dark to them as to the
men who were trying to protect
them. This night lUe would try
again.
She would wear tbe plum colored
Ilk Lon bad never seen, an old
dress, but becoming. It was the color
of Diablo at suuaeL There was
traps ulce In tbe cooler, her mother
hfj canned It last year. She would
serve that . , . canned tomatoes
could be mado Into a salad If prop
erly drained ... oh, any food would
be good It served In the patio and
he would be calm, and as near like
Diablo as she could.
She dressed and with a book In
her band, curled up on the divan.
She beard lon drive In. but didn't
Mr. He must be tired of ber eternal
dashing out to meet blm. Stie beard
Dim call and wlililled In return, and
then she beard volcoa.
She stood up and peered out n(
the windows. Lon waa laughing
gaily . . , the hadn't seen blm laugh
HP
that wuy lor weeks ... be must
have found work, nothing else could
cheer blm ... or bad Lansing been
found and bad be returned the
money? That would bring the sun
shine back to bis face.
She lay the book on tbe divan
and went '.a tbe patio door and there
stopped short. Lon, with a wide
sweep of bis hand was showing to
Silver Hondon, Lonlan Lodge.
Marian backed Into tbe room.
What waa It Silver bad said to her
Just before they parted? "I'm golog
to bave that man It It's tbe last
'.blag I do." And she bad told Lon
she would see blm again "when be
bad come to bis lenses." In other
words, after the uncertainty of cap
turing tbe woman of his choice was
ever.
Marian's next thought was one of
anxious horror . . . Imagine giving
31lver Hondon tbe kind of dinner
ibe bad prepared. Silver would see
through the pretenses Immediately.
Marian couldo't do that to Lon.
She'd pretend to taint ... do any
thing. "Ian," called Lon, "come on honey
and aee whom 1 found down in
Walnut Creek."
"Why Silver," Marian's surprise
passed muster with Lon, but brought
a crooked uurve to the lips of Mrs.
Hondon. "what brings you to this
part of tbe country?"
"I live here," Silver answered non
chalantly, "the place my big hearted
ex' gave me la Just over the bills
there,"
"Soe, Ian," Lon was pointing
downhill to the group of red-tiled
roots Just visible through the mass
of oak branches. "You know, tbe old
follow who sold ua tbe place in
formed ua that that was where the
'iwells' lived."
Sliver laughed, "We're all going
down to my place to dinner." aba
announced to Marian, "go put on
your best bib and tucker, we're bar
ing a couple of guests In tonight."
Marian waited a moment; surely
she was to be asked rather than
ordered. She looked at Lon.
"Hurry," bo said Impatiently.
Mi utar nm ana tucker, i
Marian repeated, running heri
band along the frocks bung in ber,
codar-llned wardrobe . . . the ivory
and gold, but no that was too formal
to wear with ber hair In the fluffy
condition ber out door life bad left I
It , . . the orange organdy ... it was
cool . . . "thank goodness," thought
Marian. "I spent some thought and
money on my trousseau."
8he chose a dinner frock ot aprl
cot lace, stiffened - with bidden
wires, and trimmed wllb halt re
vealed bowknoii of turquoise rib
bon. A band of turquoise ribbon held
the flame of her hair back from her
face, ,l)olge powder covered the
freckles. 1 '
"Look llko you stepped out of a
valentine," said Lon coming in, trim
In a smart mess Jacket. 1
Small satisfaction In that, thought '
Marian, even Silver's narrowed
eyes, showing she considered hor a
formidable rival, brought little
peace.
They drove out Into the glow ot
tbe suusot. Silver chatting of tbe
guests tbey would meet, "There'll be
mother-and father, ot course, they're
living with u,o, a Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Wylle we met In tbe islands, and
Blaine Kelly, a man fatber would
love to have enior the folds of the
MeSwaln family, he has that much
money."
Thoy spun along !!,e highway un
der trees that r.et overhead, sitt
ing long raa ot sunset through ,
their loav?i. Then they turned down
a side ;'jad and came to the village i
of Panlab homes that made Lonlan '
jdge look like a toy bouse.
Oriental servanta were every
where, at the gales, at the door,
gliding through the cool, dtin in
terior of the bouse, mooting Lon to
conduct 'lira this way and Marian
to conduct her thaL
Silver disappeared and Mrs. Me
Swaln appeared, a corpulent figure
In wlsterU crepe and pearls. Marian,
who bad stood In awe ot the slender
figure of her girlhood memory, fell
a llttlo-iorry tor her now. Tne wynei
were prcienled, a mlddls-aged
couple with the coimopolltao mark
of the Islands on them, and Maine
Kelly, a mnn not overly young, and
with the plumplsh look ot soft liv
ing about Urn.
And then came MeSwaln. Marian
survoyed blm wllh Intonse Interest.
This was the man who was willing
to sacrifice his son-in-law to save
I
IN THREE YEARS
COBVALLIfl, Oct. 26. (8pl.) Efrj
prices are now tbo highet they have
ueen sine November, 1931. says
report on the poultry altuation from
the office of the O. S. C. extension
wimnmiAl Th irlvtrtp at thm nttt
n-'onth ha been more than the tuua!
1 fit fcaonal advance and la the result of
j a rather sharp reduction In produc
tion generally throughout the United
! States.
The drouth, with Its resulting high
feed costs. Is reflected In an 11 per
cent decrease In the number of lay
ers In farm flocks on October 1 and
a 8 per cent reduction In the num
ber of egzs produced per 100 hens
in flocks.
Poultry feed costs are still rela
tively high, says the report, but with
the recent rapid advance of egg prices
the relationship between feed costs
end egg prices has become a little
more favorable. Based on current
prices. It required during September
an average of 6.8 dozen eggs to pur
chase 100 pounds of standard poult 17
ration. During June, July and Au
gust It required more than eight
Cozen eggs to buy 100 pounds of
feed. The figure for September, 1933.
was 6.1 compared with a September'
average 1926 to 1030 of 6.7. I
A dairy report shows that consld-1
arable Improvement In milk produc-j
Hon per cow has occurred, particu
larly In the central states, but that'
heavy culling and marketing of m' lu
ce ws during recent months has left
fetter milk cows on farms than 1
year ago. The decrease in the num
ber of cows has more than offse'
the increase In production per cow
so that total milk production In the
United States on October 1 was about
a per cent below that of a year
previous.
1
IS
Photographs of little Leota Mae
Ontrall, 3-monthB-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cantrall of 608
South Newtown street, and of Robert
Shangle, 4-year-old son of Mr, and
Mrs. J. Verne Shangle, each was
awarded a special engraved trophy in
the National Baby contest sponsored
at the world's fair. It was revealed
by the parents of the prize-winning
babies today.
The two photographs rank In the
first 10,000 of the 114,366 entries;
Prizes have also been won by pho
tographs of Mary Louise Koenig,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luclen
Koenig of 2 Cargltl court, and Phyl
lis Anne Russell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Russell of Vancouver av
enue. Each of these photographs
ranked In the first 6000 entries.
All the photographs, which were
entered In the largest baby contest
ever to be held, sponsored by Be are,
Roebuck dc Co., were taken by Mr.
Shangle.
Cutter CoinmUtlonrd
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 26. (AP)
The new coast guard cutter Cyane,
to be stationed at Ketchikan, Alaska,
was commissioned today at the Lake
Union plant where she was built, ,
third of a trio of vessels of her type
constructed there. The three coat
757,600.
FARM WIFE TELLS
THROUGH INSULL
CHICAof Oct. 38. (AP) Mrs. Mary
R. Jones, 70 years old, a farmer's
wife from Rldott. 111., took the stand
in the Xnsull mall fraud case today
and established herself as a star wit
ness of the elOO.OOO.OOO trial.
"Did you buy some stock In the
Corporation Securities company?"
asked Prosecutor Leslie B. Salter.
"If so, how did you pay for it?"
"We borrowed money and put a
mortgage on the farm," said Mrs.
Jones in a determined voice.
Xnsull, principal defendant In the
case, fumbled with his gold watch-
chain. The 16 co-defendants, all of
them Important men In Chicago fi
nance, looked solemn.
She sent In a check for stock In
the National Electric company, Mrs.
Jones said.
"Did you get what you ordered?"
asked Salter.
"No," said the witness, surprising
the courtroom. "They sent us stock
In the Corporation Securities com
pany, and said It was a better In
vestment. They said they had chang
ed the check."
"Wo though they were working in
our advantage," said Mrs. Jones to
tbe Jury. "Why, we had Implicit
faith In them. That's why we're
where we are today."
Better clothes for less. It will piy
you to climb my stairway. Klein the
Tailor, 128 East Main, upstairs.
WORLD AT ITS W0RS'
7T
ByGLUYAS WILLIAMS
THE WORLD AT ITS WORST
TriE TERM GEf$ FlRSf 62JNPSE
OF A FAMOUS AIL -AMERICAN
HALFBACK OF YH1R1V ODD YEARS
A6Q, WHO HAS MOVED INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD
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hlmsolf. II, was . . . she sought for
a word . . . gross, thai was It. Tiler,
waa bolllgnic.n! line to his law, a
brut nl line to bis brow.
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Tomorrow, man's fat, fall, InU ,
Marian's hand.
PATTERSON, N. J., Oct. 26". (AP) employes In the Paajlac railejr ana
Prnrtlrally every dye chop In the
Patterson area was unable to atari I
the New York v metropolitan area.
In Patereon. It.-iledon, Hawthorne
and Eaat Peterson, fntnuMaetlo. pul;
n. .,.... , 1 Rnn .am rninmon, riumniaauc dick-j
operations today, aa silk ana rayen , ., , ' . ' t
K ' et linen marched tip and down be-
dyers started a atrlka which Is el- tcn pnll, ehovitlng, cheering
pected to Involve 30.000 dye houaelami
HiRlng.
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