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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOltU. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1934.
ft Ma
rian Gordon
bv JEAXXE BOWMAX
BYSOHKIg: I.on Cased, Ha
rlan's husband, has had to abandon
hit real estate development be
causs hit money has been stolen,
and look tor work. Harlan has proof
that HcSwain plans to scamp ths
fob on a new high school hs is build'
Inn: while I.on looks ones atiain (or
a job Slarlan spends a hot day
preparing a birthday dinner for
him. When Lon returns with ths
news that he Is hired as foreman
t"r VcSwaln. Harlan faints.
Chapter 27
COMPROMISE
JARIAN, Ian dear . . . open ywir
eyes."
Lon waa bending over her. He had
carried her to the patio, dashed wa
ter over her (ace and now waa
smoothing her hair back from her
brow.
Slowly Marian opened her eyes.
Ehe saw the table In all of Its birth
day glory, the four-tiered cake with
Its pink roses . . . she laughed hys
terically. "It's that hot kitchen," Lon de
clared savagely. "You've worked In
there all day. Wouldn't be surprised
It you walked home from town . . .
good heavens, Ian, you didn't do
that, did you? No wonder you
fainted.
"We'll get that electric store back
In running order tomorow . . . you
lie still, I'll finish dinner . . . poor
kid."
Satisfied she had regained con
sciousness, he left her in the cool
of the pa'tlo, while he went to the
kitchen.
Marian heard dishes rattling,
heard one crash, winced . . . won
dered why she couldn't gather her
wits about her. McSwaln had told
Brown that he had a man In mind
for foreman; "Just the fellow," be
had said. Could he have been think
ing of Lon?
Silver hadn't had time to see Mc
Swaln after they reached the house.
But the valley was small, perhaps
she had heard the tradespeople
talking. She might have learned
from them that Lon was looking for
.work.
' Perbsps learning these things, Sil
ver had bided her time until she
met Lon, alone.
Lon came in from the kitchen wltb
a tray. "Feel better, honey?"
Marian sat up, swung ber slippers
to the floor, ran a band through her
rumpled hair and grinned like a rue
'ful child. "So ashamed. Lon," she
said.
"You ought to be," he teased.
"Here I come home bursting with
good news and you faint when you
hear It."
Marian tried to smile, but It was
a pathetic attempt. Hbw could she
tell lilin his good news was bad news
to her? Could she tell him what she
knew about McSwaln? Could ehe
spoil bis Joy after these weeks of
hopeless Job bunting? She couldn't
just yet . . . she must have time, and
be must enjoy his dinner, his birth
day gifts. La' jr. perhaps she might
bresk It g'dtly.
Lon': generosity with the water
had used to bring ber out of tbe
faint necessitated another change of
dress. She looked In the mirror, her
cheeks were like tiger lilies, freckles
standing pale gold against their
pallor. She dabbed on some rouge,
slipped the orange organdy over her
head, It was cheerful, daintily ruf
fled, a party frock for a birthday
dinner.
LON enjoyed his dinner. The
steaks were burned on one side,
but he'd burned them; the potatoes
were lumpy, the lettuce had wilted,
having been set on tbe warming
oven while Lon rescued the steaks.
Marian pretended to eat, pretended
to laugh, sipped the sauterne, and
nibbled at the cake.
With the twilight came a cool
breeie. Marian sat In' the circle of
Lon's arm whlls he talked. The pres.
ents had been opened. There was a
book on wood staining and carving,
Lon's hobby, from her brother; a
cigarette case of sandalwood from
one sister, a hand knit tie from the
other, and from her mother and
father a check for fifty dollars.
"That will tide us over until I gel
my first psy check." Lon said.
Marian didn't answer. Lon turned
on the radio, tuned Into an orches
tra program and silently they lis
tened to Mendelssohn's "Flngal's
Cave." Listening, Marlsn thought
her mind was like the melody, the
ceaseless quest of waves washing
up on a rock bound coast. Would
she continue beating herself against
a destiny that seemed as unrelent
less as rook? Or hsd her habit of bat
tling tor principles not relsted to
ber become so much a part of ber
life that she would soon cesse to
regard It as anything but the mo
notony of living.
"Iau," Lon confided as the over
ture ceased, "you haven't lived u(
to my expectations."
"What?" she asked, startled.
"I expected you to fight my work
ing for McSwaln."
"Why?" she asked, alarmed.
"I was forewarned I might ex
pect It."
"Silver?" she questioned.
"No, McSwaln. He said you'd been
reared to believe that everything bis
particular political faction spon
sored was necessarily wrong; that
you couldn't believe him capable of
carrying on with honor."
Marian was silent. Did tbls mean
McSwaln bad taken ber warning
and was seeking to tell her so
through Lon? But If so, why had he
mentioned it.
"How about It, Ian?"
"Lon, I believe that you will be
completely honorable, no matter for
whom you work."
"Thanks, dear, but you haven't
answered my question. Is that how
you teel about McSwaln?"
"I feel that McSwaln Is like the
thieves you mentioned that night In
the court room. If be Is honorable.
It's because he's afraid he'll be put
on tbe spot It he Isn't."
"Do you.ttiink It's right to let your
father's political prejudices sway
your judgment like that?"
"My father has nothing to do with
this," she answered quietly. "I
know, and because you are going
to work tor him, I will tell you this.
McSwaln did bribe Brown to pass
bis work.
"VH now Ian," Lon laughed ess-
J lly, "you don't think the Dis
trict Attorney would have let him
get off without a conviction It be
had been guilty, do you?"
"I don't think the District Attor
ney's desires had anything to do
with It. He knew, hut he was ham
pered by lack of evidence."
"And I suppose my little red
head has this evidence," be re
turned lightly.
"I have," she answered, "Lon will
you drive me In town with you In
the morning?"
"Sorry dear, McSwaln's picking
me up, will tbe next day do?"
Marian decided It would. She had
promised McSwaln she would bold
ber hand until there was reason to
do otherwise, and wltb Lon as fore
man he would be forced to build
according to specification. Perhaps,
Bhe thought, as she lay in bed watch
ing the curtains billow In like salts;
perhaps that Is why McSwaln gave
him the work, to prove to me that
be can be honest.
Reassured, she saw Lon off in the
morning, then turned back to the
house. It seemed lonely without Lon.
She wondered what it would be like
having a husband come In to dinner
In the evening, going oft to work In
the morning like millions of men
In the world. He'd be happier.
She spent some time In tho gar
den, and was working there when
Hero's bark brought her to a real
ization that the telephone was ring
ing Insistently.
Telegram," came the voice, "1
want to speak to Mrs. Lionel
C&BtLlI."
"Sneaking."
"I will read this wire relayed to
Sacramento from Valley View. s
moiner aangerousiy in, come at
once. Ed. Gordon.' "
Marian turned from the telephone
with a contused memory of having
given an answer that she would
leave at once. The car waa there.
She blessed McSwaln for taking
Lon with him. She'd call the East
Brazos, there would be a telephone
In the construction office.
She succeeded In reaching Lionel
almost Immediately.
"Lon." she said, "I've Just re
ceived word that mother Is danger
ously 111, tor me to come at once. Do
you mind It I drive up?"
Of course not, Ian, I only wish
I were there to take you."
I II call you tonight IM can reach
a telephone. Lon, you'll take good
care of yourself for me, won't you?"
Why certainly, Ian, don't you
worry about me. Just a minute," he
turned from the. telephone, talked
to someone, then turned back.
"You'd better take Hero with you.
I'll feel better, there are so many
men on the roads nowadays, and
they won't try to board the car If
he's In sight ... and Ian. don't drive
too fast . . . when you're tempted re
member, you want to get there with
out having to stop for repairs."
"I'll be careful, good-bye dear."
In ten minutes, with Hero at her
side, she was driving out of the
tract. Thank heaven, her mother
bad sent her that money, and she
hadn't given the change to Lon. It
would carry ber home.
ICopyrloht, 1931, by Jeanne Beit-maa)
Marlsn Is the victim of a trick,
tomorrow.
CCG EDUCATIONAL
E
Millard L. GUbreath. educational
adviser at the China Plata camp icr
the put several months, la being
transferred to the Medford district
CCO headquarters where he will
serve as district educational coordi
nator. Qllbreath's assignment followed the
visit last week of Dr. J. B. Gritting,
civil educational adviser of the ninth
corps Area. With the movement or
camps for the winter the educational
advisers of the district are being re
assigned to camps. ,
Kenneth H. Baker, formerly wltn
the Dog Lake comp, will handle the
Apblegate and Carberry camps. W. W.
Belcher will continue at Rand. Law
rence Berger, a newcomer from Oak
land, Calif., will be assigned to the
Spring Flats and Yreka camps.
Clarence T. Brlckell will handle
the educational programa of Camps
Sltkum and McKinley. Alton Y. Elia
son, who came here with the new
company at Selad, will handle that
camp and Oak Knoll camp.
Kenneth Plbush, another new
comer, has been assigned to Oregon
Caves and Kerby. Eugene C. Oolden
will have charge of Indian Creek and
Clear Creek camps. Chester B. Ken
nedy will continue at Hilt and Eu
gene E. Laird will be assigned to
Bradford.
Stuart A. Marshall will go to
Devils' Flat camp. George E. Melsln
ger will have Wimer and Evans creek'
Henry Petri, formerly of Applegate,
wilt be sent to Gasquet. Victor B.
Sparks will continue at South Fork.
Joseph. O. Stanton will handle
Steamboat. Howard M. Stiles will take
Qllbreath's placa at China Flats.
Mack Stoker will continue with Co.
1023 at Coos Head. D. L. Wledman.
& newcomer, will handle Humbug
Mountain and Cape Sebastian and
Cellan Ufford will take care of the
work at Elk Creek. A new adviser will
be sent here for the Wolf Creek
camp, according to Dr. Grifflng.
A conference of camp commanders
and educational advisers will be held
nt district headquarters Saturday,
November 17. according to Major
Clare H. Armstrong, district commander.
COHAN STAGES SHOW
IN OLD HOME TOWN
NORTH BROOKFIELD , Mass., Oct.
31. AP) George M. Cohan has
added Main street to his conquests.
There were 650-odd packed into
the 70-year-old town hall, and out
side In a cold, biting wind, a
thousand more heard "Georgle"
through amplifiers.
It was the fulfillment of a prom
ise Cohan made to himself a long
time ago. He said that some day he
wculd "go back home" and put on a
show for "the folks."
Hi
CAR SOUNDS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
PORTLAND, Oct. 31. (AP) Killed
by a skull fracture, the body of John
Rawley. o2, s rooming house Janitor,
was found today at he bottom or
ft flight of stairs. He was believed
to have slipped on the stairway last
night.
t
Phone 542. Well haul away your
feuse. city Sanitary 8ervlce.
SISKIYQLLFOREST
GRANTS PASS, Oct. 31. (Spl.)
Road building In the Siskiyou na
tional forest Is opening up ttw lower
Rogue river wilderness and affording
new vacation spots, It was shewn at
the chamber of commerce forum
luncheon In a talk by Glenn Mitchell,
supervisor.
Mitchell's statistics revealed that
since the organization of the Civilian ;
Conservation corps, which began to j
function In southern Oregon in July,
1933, 141.75 miles of roads have been
built In the Siskiyou national forest
at a cost of approximately 933,239-40.
The value of the CCC workers to the
national forest road program was
pointed out by Mitchell when he
quoted the cost of building 21 miles
of roads under NIRA and FRD funds
as being about 941, 564.53, which In
cluded salaries for workers, board,
transportation and all other items.
"We feel that our worst pieces of
road have been built." Mitchell said.
("And this year we are concentrating
more man ever Derore upon recrea
tional development, which includes
Improving the forest campa on the
Redwocd highway."
The Siskiyou national forest of
ficials are plannfng stretches of road
in the lower Rogue river country,
which will have the town of Agness
as a hub. Although protection against
fire Is sought principally the new
roads will lead into scenic mountain
areas heretofore unseen except by
occasional visitors on foot or horse
back. It was shown.
(Copyright, 1934, by Ths Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
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TfcXES FAMILY FOR SOW ArTS-
noon ride, cries suddenly
HARK! ThaT SOUNDS LIKE AiR.
COMItfe OUT OF AliRE!"
DISCOVERS tTWASOSLYjLWJCR
ON TrlE BACK SEAT, MAKItfe A
HIS5IN& SOUKD BEtWEErl HIS
TEEtW tO AMUSE HlMSElf
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CRIES HARK, HE HASN'T
HEARD TrlE CAR MAKEfriAT
SOUKD BEFORE
family immepihteiy breaks
WTO A BUBBLE OF CHATTER
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IS SURE IK TORN THAT lT'5 THE
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SOURCE OF THE NOISE PROVES
To BE IN AKoTriER CAR WHICH
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PRESEflli-V IS ALARMED tV A
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DECIDES HE'D ENJOV DRltltffc
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H. Harrlann, 71. who In isra -tanped (AP) A father, hl four children and
an Indian maaaacra In Tcxa In a housekeeper, wer burned to death
which hit father, mother and before daybreak today when fire de
brother were alaln, died at hla home atroyed a five room aback on the out
here Monday. aalrta of the city.
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