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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1934.
IJudithW
Marian Gordon
by JBAXXE B10WMAX
SYNOPSlBt ItaHan Cat ad it in
the deepest trouble of her life. Her
husband. Lon Catad, it working for
a man Marian know it a crook.
She had the proof, but UeSwair.
Loi't employer tricked him into
givhio it up Note, with auettt in .
the Cientt house. UeSwain't daugh
ter Silver liondon oallt to tap
that the it keeping Lon tot din
tir and II if Silver who told
Uarien that the would get Lon if
it vat the latt thing the ever did.
Chapter 33
LON'S BIO NEWS
AR1AN ni serving the dessert
when Lon drove In, nailed them
all with a laugh, kissed Marian's un
responsive cheek, quickly turned so
the caress landed on the tip of her
ear, and asked for food.
"Talk about starved," he said, "I
dashed out of here this morning with
nothing but a cup of coffee and a
slab of bread and butter under my
rbelt, played eighteen holes, and then
had to sit In on a business confer
ence.
"Do you call dining with Silver
Hondon a business conference?"
asked Marian, making no move
towards the kitchen.
"What do you meanT" he asked. '
"Sliver telephoned her half an
hour ago. Told us to go ahead with
'dinner as you were staying there."
"Ob did she?" asked Lon with
Interest, "well they did try to make
me stay but I balked. I would have
called you myself only Sliver said
McSwaln was expecting a long dis
tance call and they were keeping the
wlrea cleared."
Marian believed him; that was
what Silver would say and do. She
served his dinner while he cleaned
up, looked at hln as he came In. He
was happy. "His face was shining
with soap and water and smsll boy
satisfaction. His hair was slicked
hack like that same small boy's on
Sunday morning. .
He delved Into his dinner with an
energy that left neither time nor
room for talk, and wbeL he had
reached the coffee and clgarat stage.
accompanied them to he patio.
He pulled Marian down beside
him on the swing seat. "When you
hear what I have to tell you, you're
sot going to look at me Ilka I'd haen
stealing Jam," be t&jsed.
"Better speal. up, then," said
Steele, "you're In the dog house as
far as I'm concerned, too."
"It happened tbla way," Lon be
gan. "When i met the other three at
the club house, McSwsIn said he
wanted to see me after the game.
Silver had driven the others over,
but 'she didn't com hack, so Mc
Swaln bad me drive them all to his
house. When we got there be asked
me to wait while he changed. Silver
came in to entertain me while I
waited, and It was then 1 asked to
use the telephone to call you.
"It took McSwaln nearly an hour
to perfect his sartorial elegance,
and when he did appear I was about
ready to call qulta. And then he
started talking. Ian, McSwaln has
been called out of town, to take over
another building, and I'm to take
full charge of the East Braios, and
have a raise In salary, right away.
Now what do you think of that?"
He looked around. Steele and
Anne seemed satisfactorily im
pressed, though Anne looked a little
dubious. He turned to Marian. She
was silent, spparently preoccupied.
T ON didn't press Marian for a re
ply, hut after Anne and her hus
band had left ha turned to her.
"Now what's wrong?" he de
manded. "I don't like It, Lon," she an.
.awered.
! "Don't like what?" he asked.
- "1 don't Ilka McSwaln's moving
out and leaving the responsibility of
the East Braios on your shoulders."
"You mean you rton't think I'm
capable of handling It?" he added
bitterly, v
"No." aha countered. "I mean I
don't trust McSwaln."
"Oh . '. . that." He dismissed her
remark as having no significance,
but added, "I didn't suppose I'd
receive any encouragement from my
wife." And when Marian didn't re
ply, "I suppose you're peeved be
cause I stsyed over there and didn't
call."
"Please Lon," she dreaded another
argument, "let's not discuss It. You
know how 1 feel about Sliver and
about McSwaln. 1 can't blame you
for Silver's lies, nor for McSwaln's
lack of honesty , , , but oh, Lon,"
she stopped on her wsy to the
kitchen with a stack of dishes, "do
be careful."
"Careful?" there was a bit of a
sneer In the word, "Isn, It I didn't
love you, I'd think you were a little
off on soma subjects."
The thin veil of suspicion which
had been spun the prevloui week
was again dropped between them.
Lon went to the patio with the Sun
day papers and his pipe and did not
offer to help Marian with the dishes,
a Sunday custom. And Marian, care
fully dousing the precious ware In
sudsy waters, scald'ng the foam from
each piece and polishing It carefully,
atretched her task to the limit of Its
time.
At length she Joined Lon, sitting
quietly looking out Into the dusk,
wonder and worry in ber mind. What
was McSwaln planning to do with
Lon? What would she do If she were
In bis place?
"By the way, Ian," Lon looked up
from the sporting sheet, "I stopped
CLERK AT POLLS
SUPPED BY LADY
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 7. (IP)
I rouoa on me qui vivo lor eiw;uj"
violence raced to answer a polling
place alarm Tuesday to be told Mas
! Je&sle Habener, election clerk, had
got slapped.
! It seems Mrs. Eugene Van Nov.
.'wife of a one-time candidate for
school director, got pretty angry when
I her vote was challenged by Precinct
I Inspector W. C. Crouch. The srgu
i ment raged around vhetrter the Van
1 Nova lived In the same apartment
they were registered from, and a
good deal was said.
Anyway Mrs. Habener said Mrs.
Van Noy couldn't vote. Mrs. Van Noy
said she could and would. Then
by Wakl's and told hltn not to come jcame the Blap, and witnesses reported
up tomorrow. McSwaln'a sending a
broker down to see ine. He'll buy the
crop right on the tree and send bis
own pickers to take care of It"
Marian caught the retort which
rushed to her lips by pressing them
(Irmly together. She waited a tew
momenta, then, sure she had her
voice under control, "I don't suppose
you'll mind If I have him here to
help me In the garden."
"Won't need him," answered Lon,
turning back to bla newspaper.
"Mrs. Hondon's head gardener will
be over in the morning to give you
all the help necessary. He's really
McSwaln's gardener In case you ob
ject," He stopped to look at bis wife
in surprise.
"T ON," Marian was on ber feet, a
white anger searing her mind,
ber heart beating Is thumps which
seemed to shake her entire body, "I
will not have a servant of McSwaln's
on these grounds while 1 am here."
"He's coming lo the morning."
"Lon," she went over to him, "It
he comes 1 leave That's Anal."
"You mean you'll atay away while
he's here? Oh, Ian, why can't you be
sensible."
Marian hesitated a moment. Should
she tell him she waa having Wakl
there to protect ber from McSwaln'a
servanta? No, he'd tell McSwaln. It
was better that be think she didn't
know she was being watched.
"Lon 1 mean this. This Is our
home. You bavo your work, I have
mine. Mine is here In the bouse and
In tba garden. I'm not trying to hire
the men with whom you work. I de
mand the privilege of hiring the
servants with whom I work. If you
can't allow me this right, then I'm
. . through."
"I don't auppose It occurs to you
that I own th'.a place."
"You don't," she retorted, "you're
In California. We own this place.
There Is a community property law
which gives we the right to half of
It and I'm telling you this. As long
as 1 live here no McSwaln servant
sets his foot on this property. 1
have a revolver. Captain Lane of the
pistol squad taught me how to use It,
I won't hesitate to use (V
"Ob for tbe love of mike!" Dis
gust, beneath which was a fully
aroused fury, coated the light slang
expression. "Imagine coming borne
to this."
He stalked Into the house, grab
bed sweater and cap, stalked out,
whistled to the dog, Jumped Into
the car and drove off.
Marian, her temper checked,
watched blm go, longing frantically
to reach out and clutch at bis arm,
his sweater, anything to hold him
there where they could talk . . . could
reason. And then the sound of the
motor died away in the distance.
She waa there alone, completely
alone.
Why hadn't she controlled her
tongue? Why couldn't, she have
talked to him reasonably, told him
she preferred Wakl because ahe'd
known him for so many years? She
knew why she had been able to do
neither. It waa because she could see
Lon responding to McSwaln's sdvlce
like a tautly strung harp to a mas
ter hand; because McSwaln had now
succeeded In having a close watcb
placed over be. movementa under
the guise of generosity In loaning
Lon the Hondon's head gardener.
And then her mind reverted to
the question that had been worrying
her before Lon spoke. Why waa Mc
Swaln placing him In charge of the
building? She doubted that he was
going out of town on business . . .
but bow could shs Imprest Lon wllh
his danger?
She went In to bed, and lay star
lng at the opaque oblong of the win
dow. Would Lon go to Silver's
house? Was ha sitting there now
with her?
rCef''. l9Si, h IimJ
Tomorrow. Martin aeea hew
etevtr htr antaflonlst It,
a swing or two on both sides, while
the determined voter tried to stuff
her own ballot Into the box.
All was calm when the officers sr-rlved.
tlves, said 1200 cars of a full quota
of 3500 would be air conditioned. Of
these 700 cars would be Pullmans
snd 600 coaches.
virtually all western and south
western railroads will participate In
the general Improvement, Taylor said.
$115,432 FOREST
INN
PORTLAND. Ore., Not, 7. (p)
A total of 1115,432 was received by
the 50 forest counties of Oregon and
Washington In 1933 aj their shari of
national forest receipts.
C. J. Buck, regional forester, said
this waa (30,423 Increase over the
allotment for the fiscal year of 1932.
Oregon has 31 forest counties. Wash
ington ha 2fl.
Since 1908, when the payment of
forent money started. Oregon uountles
have received $2,840,755.
PUGILISTS OBEY
'WOMAN REFEREE
MANCHESTER, Eng. (UP) Even J
the toughest pugs toed the mark like
perfect gentlemen when Clasie Wat
son, diminutive, blonde and 20, madd '
her ring debut as Britain's first worn- ,
, tn referee, at Ardwlck Stadium here.
By day, Clssie sets waves and ad-
ministers manicures In a Manchester :
hairdresser's ahop. Recently she haa j
been putting In a, lot of her spare
time In the evenings on the quiet
getting the professional lowdown on J
the boxing game. I
There Isn't much about the way to 1.
detect an ankle-tap, or a kidney
punch that Clsale couldn't tell any
male referee now.
Her first appearance In the ring
here was a sensation. The biggest
brulsera marched straight out of a
clinch without her so much as raising
her voice.
Clssie said she felt a bit nervous at
first but got over that pretty quickly.
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at Cedar Mill near her Tuoftday after
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Ogle at once formed a poese to farh
fnr F'.oyd Covert. 48, who fled after
the shooting.
The shooting took place at Thomp
son's general tor not far from a
polling booth.
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tinucid mluctlon of wheat creaA
to pwtnt rwurnno of world ur
phifie wilt b tircM by h AmrlcAn
dlgat to th mwtlnfl of ch tn
trntionl wht committer t Bud
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and John V. A McMurray. Anwtcin
mlnlatr to Latvia, mill reprMent tha
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By George McManni
Alley VtVt Portrait Hon.
PUYALLY, Waah (UP) A ra-
.rn Whlnlon atat fair wnsn rilifrman liull1 Boat.
h.. ,,.r.i. .,i fi... m n I h. I SOUTH BEND. Wash (UPI Iaa
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n.nn1 hv tha rat a mailer Harrv A. larman. ITMlded Ma trolllra boat to
Kirin of Srattla. ahowad h.r wt.j"r and rarhl It without bip-,
ln on a pillow, aaatng Intently at :Fln any ai,
aomethlnf .
COUNT OE BENTVJRE
JU5T PHONED AMD
SAID HEVOULO BE
HERE IM OME HOUR'
WELL' WMErJ
ME CALLS YO'.
JU4T TELL
HIM WE ARE
CUT-
Daa Vlall Trlbuna vast ad.
Tna man'a TlRld hand
held onto tha tlllar. attrrlntf a
atraight course. He apparently died
from a bear! attack.
BY COLUY1. OARVli WONT
HAVE TO LIE FEp ME- I'M
COMMA BE OUT-I LL GO
TO A RESTAURANT AN
EAT-
WELL". WHAT A
RELIEF IT 1-b TO
CiT AWAY FROM
THAT REST. ALL
HE'S LOOKINT
FEW 1 S
SCJUARE MEAL-
kl
AH'. I CALLED AT YOUR
HOME, BUT TOO WERE.
OUT-MOW 1 OuT
dropped in here by
Chance and there
vou are- 1 not
SOME
PEOPLE
HAVE
nothin'
But
LUCK-
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