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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUI). OREGON". TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1934. ; 1 Marian Gordon bv jea.wk non.H.t.x ;if.Vul'H; Work on . tatl'a beautiful ieu development has been etopped becauee Lon'e money hat been ttolen. Silver lion don, the girl who lost Lon to Ma rian Gordon, aeke Marian and l.on to dinner with her parenti, the JJcKwain. Marian overh :are Mc fiwatn plottina to ecatnp a high lehool Jra i building, and agree not to erpoee him it he will plan air. He hae not anfxtred. Chapter 2 NEW SURPRISE McSWAIN 1U01I. bead to one itde aa If listening. In a moment Ma rian also caught faint rolcei calling. "Daddy," called Sllrer, men, "Ian." A whlto-garbed aerrant came ioft ly down the path, aaw the two of them and turned to go Caen, huh McSwaln didn't answer. Marian heard footsteps now, and the rolces of Silver and of Lon, coming towards them. "Haven't time to say much," be gan Mc3waln, "I'm mighty thankful my fate fell into the hands of a girl of honor, like yourself. Give me a little time; this has been a shock, a tremendous shock." "Daddy, you old sheik," cried Sll rer, rounding the shrubbery at the corner, "the Idea of your being out In the garden mooning with that red headed gal. Marian, shame on you" her laughter rippled out, coy. erlng their silence "been looking all over tor you. If you don't come In and drag mother and Wylle apart there's going to be another bridge murder." Lon stepped to Marian's side and as the other two preceded them down the garden path, slipped one arm abjut Marian and found ber trembling. "Honey, what's wrong?" "Oh, Lon," she whispered, "I wish we could go home right now." "We can't rery well, It's only half past nine." "Only half past nine?" she re peated. She had left the card room at nine. Had that whole episode taken only half an hour? To her It bad seemed hours. The group cut for partners. Ma rian found she had drawn Blaine Kelly, McSwaln, Mrs. Wylle. Lon, Silver, Mr. Wylle and Mrs. McSwaln were at the other table. Marian, who played with bril liance at some times, and stupidly at others, found this was one of ber worst nights. She could not forget that McSwaln waa sitting near her, watching her covertly wltb his heavily lidded eyes. Midnight came with truj of sandwiches and tall, Iced nightcaps, and after these were consumed, the Casads left. Escaped, Marian felt, as she sat beside Lon, heard the purr of the motor and the clang of the gates behind the car. They drove In silence for a while, then Lon spoke. "Silver has certain ly changed; she's evidently decided to act her age." "Either that or she's been taking lessons from Mae West." "Prr-meouwl" trilled Lon, chuck ling, "I like her a lot better this way." "So docs Blaine Kelly." "Sliver says he's a new kind of porous plaster, sticks so close she doesn't know how to get rid of him." "She might try marrying him," came In Ironical tones from Marian. Lon looked at ber. "Night cap up set you?" he asked solicitously. "Sorry," she answered softly, "did you enjoy yourself?" "I'll say I did. It's like getting a fresh grip on life, stepping out with that crowd. I feel, oh I don't know, all confident again. I was going to take the car down and sell it to morrow; now I'm going down and beat one of those fellows Into giv ing me a Job." MARIAN felt crushed. Her weeks of yearning to help had meant nothing, this one evening with those people, had Inspired him wltb fresh conlldence In himself. She ahould be glad, should rejoice In It, but somehow she felt that coming away with this renewed assurance, he would go back there whenever the opportunity presented Itself, and that was the last thing In the world she wanted him to do. Hero greeted them boisterously as they drove In. He seemed In as good spirits as Lon, "Iet's go sit on the hill." sug gested Lon, "I'm too pepped up to sleep. I'll bring a rug and we'll have a nice powwow before we turn In, h?" Hero, tired of chasing shadows, came close, settled down at Marian's side, mirzled his soft nose Into her hand. She looked down and thought of the night tn the Nevada cahln. Here was cne creature who wouldn't desert her for Silver. "I believe that dog likes yon bet ter than he does me," declared Lon, arrested In his talk of Silver. "No," countered Marian, softly. ...i 1 need protection, he iu-ows you don't." "You need protection?" repeated Lon. "Don't you think I can protect you?" Marian hesitated a long moment, then "You can If you recognize the danger." She recognized the danger now that It was too late. Looking down Into the bowl of shadows, beneath the mountain, she picked out tbe cluster of lights that marked the village In which McSwaln lived. Whatever had possessed her to talk as she had? She needed the counsel of a wise, older head than her own to deal with a man like that. "But the more I see of other wo men," Lon was saying, "the more I love my wife." "Do jou, Lon?" she asked eagerly. "Um-huh," be answered. "You should dee the two of you together as I do. You're like the sun, vital and warm, and she's like the moon, mysterious and . . . perhaps white Ice Is warm, but I prefer sunlight." "She's very beautiful," Marian said. "TlfHEN she's all dolled up, but I wonder If she'd be as sweet as you are In the mornings, when you're flying around a hot kitchen cooking for your worthless old man, I'll bet she wouldn't." "My old man Isn't worthless," Ma rian reminded him, but, comforted, went back to the bouse, grateful at least that Lon was roused Into be lief In himself. She watched him leave In the morning, assurance In the firm Una of his chin, confidence In the warm hazel eyes. The stamp of th.i unem ployed had been sloughed off dur ing the night. He was the Lon Casad she had married. She waved from the hilltop, then raced to the house; there was much to be done before Lon returned. It was Lon's birthday. After taking a shower and don ning a cool, green linen dress she walked down to the highway to the mall box r.nd found a handful of mall, and a package. A letter to her from her mother and a ten dollar bill. "Juat remem berod It was Lionel's birthday, won dered If you had change on band, am sending this for you to use tor him as you please." There was a letter from her father to Lon, a very thin letter. She held It up to the light, It was a check. And the box, addressed to Lon In her brother Jack's scrawling writ ing. Bless them. What a birthday party they would have! She would use some of the ten dollars, lake a bus to Walnut Creek and buy gro ceries for a dinner royal. Late that afternoon she tolled back up the bill. No trace of the car yet. Another ahowor, a fresh frock. The beat was scaring the hill side; Lon would be tired, hot. S-he went Into the kitchen and started the llro. A salad of avacado, cronmwhlpped potatoes, filet mlguon steaks with mushrooms, hearts of artichokes browned In butter, fresh sliced peaches and Sauterne. She would compete with the McSwalns. She laid the table In the patio, after hosing the stones until thoy were cool. There was a car coming, sho dashed Into her room, fluffed a powder puff over her nose, patted her hair, sprayed porfume over her shoulder, and dashed back. t It was Lon, alono, his face aa ra-j dlant aa the westering sun. She rushed Into his arms. "Happy birth day, Lon." "Birthday?" he asked In surprise "Well, by George, It Is . . , and whatl a birthday. Ian, I've got a Job." I know It," she answered, wrin kling her nose. "Who told you?" he asked In sur-l prise. "Your face . . . and Lon, you've got a package and a couple of let ters and mother and dad sent you some money and I used part of It to build you a grand birthday din ner." She paused for lack of breath. "Hurrah for the Casads," chortled Lon, walking towards the house. Hero nibbling daintily at one hand. the other arm about Marian. "Looks like winter's over, doesn't It?" The cake was duly admired, then Marian started dinner while Lon showered and changed to cool lin ens. Coming In sleek, Immaculate, he smiled at her. "You haven't asked about my Job," he chlded, "don't bother, I'll tell you. I'm the new foreman for the Maddern Construction Com pany, building the Cast Brazos high school." Marian gave one gasp, then crum pled In a heap on the kitchen floor. (Crfmet, till, h ..., tmmm) Oni mors complication tntsngltt Marian, Monday, IRRIGATION RFC CORVALLIS. Oct. 30. UP) R- j financing of at least four Oregon lr- Irlgation district with RFC funds within a month Is assured, accord ing to word received from Washing ton. D. C.t today by Dr. W. L. Powers, I secretary of the Oregon reclamation ' congress and professor of soils at j Oregon Bute college. Dr. Powers waa notified that 1 Chairman Jesse Jones has Informed Congressman Martin that the Md 1 ford, Ochoco. Gold Hill and Hood River districts are the farthest ad vanced, and It la believed money for the first two wilt be available tihls month If details are handled prompt ly. Special arrangements have been made to purchase the old securities Instead of requiring a relseue, Jones indicated. ERIE, PA., SHAKEN BY SUPPOSED TEMBLOR ERIE, Pa., Oct. 30. (yp Buildings were shaken In downtown Erie and In the residential districts Monday by what residents believed to be an earthquake. No damage was reported. SALEM. Oct. 30. (AP) The Home Owners Tax Exemption League filed an expense account In the state de partment here today. In connection with a proposed Initiative measure and constitutional amendment launched In 1032 but later abandoned. Phone 542. We'll haul away your feuae. City Sanitary Service. Wholesale Poison Plot Charged To 22-Year Old Girl Z..ORES, Yugoslavia, Oct. 30 ( AP) Charged with poisoning 10 persons, seven of whom died, MUka Pavlevltch, a 22-year-old Crotlan girl, was taken to a hos pital today for a sanity test. The police said the poisoned persons stood between MHka and her inheritance of a larne estate. STILL IN ACTION BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 30. (UP) The "Phantom Slugger of the Cam pus,' who hss clubbed at least nine University of Colorado co-eda. Is still in Boulder, Chief of Police Rolla, C. Prater announced today, and revealed that another co-ed had been slugged late yesterday In the shadow of the university. Information regarding the latest attack waa guarded as closely by mat rons of the dormitory as those of last week, and Chief Prater waa not given the name of the victim. The terror has spread anew a eras the campus and the force of armed guards patrolling the dark campus waa doubled .In an effort to put a stop to the fiendish slugger mystery. Chief Prater said that although they were unable to question the victim of yesterday's attack, they had ob tained the most complete description: of the slugger yet furnished. TREE CRUSHES TOT BEFORE DAD'S EYES SALEM. Oct. 30. (JP "Hello, daddy." These words from the lips of a proud youngster attending school for the first time this fall, proved a greeting and a farewell this morn ing, for within a few seconds after they were apoken Tommy Judd, 8, 1 lay dead In the roadway, crushed by the heavy limb of a felled tree. ' With his sister Jasquellne, Tommy had paused where his father, Prank Judd. and a neighbor were starting l to fell an Immense oak tree near : the road. In the Liberty district a ' I few miles south of here. The men had sawed only a few Inches Into the tree, which proved to be rotted through, when without warning It fell, crushing the boy to the ground. Hla sister wsa knocked down by the branches and her back slightly Injured. THE WORLD AT ITS WORST By GLUYAS WILLIAM3 OLDEST PIONEER OF ECHO REGION PASSES PENDLETON, Oct. 30. f AP) Mrs. O. P. Thompson, 84, oldest pioneer of the Echo region, died at her home on Butter creek last night. Mrs. Thompson, born In New York state In 1852, came across the plains In 1863 to settle on what la now the Stanfleld ranch. PORTLAND, Oct. 30. (yp) Mua Susan E. Kuter. 62. one of the best known Oregon Methodist deaconesses, died Saturday night In Sycamore, III,, at the home of her sister. Word of the sudden death was received here today. The funeral will be tomorrow In that city. of AJl! A SWlKS "DOOR FOR FEfAR. If VfHU CATCH SOME-SODV A NASiY CRACK, AND FIND YOURSELF ANCHORED THERE HOLDING If OPEN WHILE THE 6wYtfb ' REST OF THE AUDIEKCE FILE5 OUf VCimAMS .(Copyright, 1934, by The BtH Syndicate, Inc.) tO3Q S 'MATTER fOP By 0. M. Payne tl; Hal Forrest L OF EATHER NASHVILLE. Tenn, Oct. 30. (AP) U. S. Commissioner Julian Camp bell ruled today that Thomas H. Rob inson, Sr.. may not be removed to Ixniisville for trial on charges Unking him with the kidnaping of Mr Allre Speed Stoll. "Prom all the facta before me,' Commissioner Campbell said In a prepared opinion. "I find not only that there It no probable cause to believe Thomas Henry Robinson, Sr.. guilty, but no fact to reasonably be lieve a suspicion of his guilt.1' FOR HEALTH, try Crystal Spring falrx Bfeig o& . PENDLETON HOSPITAL I! 8.M.FM, Cvt. SO (AP) Construc tion of a new receiving wsrd for the I Eastern Oregon State Hrplta1 at Pendleton nt a cost or 281.000 to provide additional room for 160 o 300 pstlenta waa approved by the state board of control here today for Inclusion In the 1036-30 budget of I that Institution. The budget now goes to the state budget director and the funds If ap. proved will be left to the legislature I for appropriation or rejection. The I tot nl budget for the next two years for th institution will be :.M18 IMHttllJ. repaired and recover- e4 Wedlord. 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