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MEDFORD MATL TRTEHNTE. MEDFOUD. OREGON, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1934. -
P Marian Gordon
by JEAXXK KOWMAX
srsufsia: tlarlan Caead't aw
band, Lon, jutt ha been put in
charge ot the Baet Braot high
tchool building, which etructur
hi employer, the contractor tic
Swain, plant to tcamp. Lon it be
ing made the goat, and ilarian't
Eraot ot UcSwain't treachery hat
een tott to her through Lon'e ttu
pidity. Sow Lon hae flounced out
ot the houte becautt itarian hat
objected to hit taking the tchooi
job, and alto to UcBioain't ar
rangement to replace Waki, her
friend and gardener, with hit own
head gardener.
Chapter 14
CLEVER FOE
f ARIAN couldn't think clearlr
IVi she was too tired, too alck at
heart. !3be heard the purr ot a
motor, caught the flub of head
lights on the windows and, turning
over, nettled her bead Into the pillow
and feigned sleep.
Lon was moodily allent tbe next
morning. He kissed her lightly and
went off to work with scarcely a
irord.
Marian did not go to tbe hilltop,
but she didn't need to see the car
she heard coming to know to whom
It belonged. Only one car had such
an asthmatic cough, Wakl's.
"Mlssa Casad say come up fli him
garden," Wakl explained. "Alia
same come after say not come alia
same say come. I here."
, Marian gave an unnecessarily
. . auiumoDlla at the curb. A lady
with red hair and dreised In m tan
and whit aporta ault aave him tha
typewritten meaaage and a aub
atantlal tip. Said tha oar waa black
with ailvcr V hood trim and th:it
thera waa a police dot In tha car.
Again Marian laid the letter aside.
She had worn a tan and white sports
suit Lon's csr bad a silver V hood.
It waa easy enough to duplicate tbe
T. SOCIETY TO
MEET H000 RIVER
OORVALLIS. Nov. 8. fBpI.) Dates
for the 49th annual meeting of the
Oregon 6tat Horticultural society at
Hood River have been announced for
December 10 and 11. and detailed pra
7ram are being prepared for diatrl-
colors of a aporta ault, easy enouo j huon by O. T. Mewhorter, eecro-
to duplicate tbe sliver V oo tbe bood
and easy enough to find a police
dog, but bow clever. Tbey could
have Bent this message without tbe
trouble of tbe masquerade, but, by
producing ber double, tbey mad
proof that aba did not send It Ira
possible.
She read on:
I checked the tint n. enact. The
relay mentioned by tha operator
who talked to you, waa Included In
the message, it came from a, pay
atatlon at the main atage depot. 1
checked two other ca.Ua from that
ame depot into the city. They
were received at thla end at a, pay
atatlon in the Union Depot
So there you are and where are
you?
You apoke of paylnr me ai aoon
aa you were In touch with your
father. Forget It. You've given me
enough free publicity in the punt
to more than pay for thla. Bealdea
I'm Interested, and with your per
mission I'll watch thla end. I'll
communicate with you through
Mister Wakl. Hoping to be of more
assistance In the future, 1 am,
John King.
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"Alia same come In postman," Wakl was saying.
brilliant smile In response, inter
preted, Wakl's message meant that
last night ton bsd driven down to
do aa she asked and she waa tree of
tbe Hottdon gardener.
Alia eame come In postman.'
Wakl was saying, working mean
while to extract a letter from tbe
Inside of his sweater. "Come me like
you say. See Mlssa O. K. Wakl."
Marian nearly snatched tbe en
velope from his band. Tbe letter, re
layed through the only person she
could trust, waa from John King.
Ber detective friend. Perhaps In thla
waa the evidence she needed to con.
Tlnce Lon of McSwaln'a part In her
Sacramento trip.
She dispatched Wakl to look over
tbe grounds r.nd see what was need
ed to beautify them, while she bur
rled Into the bouse.
Two pages ot closely typed words
confronted her.
Dear Marian : Sorry to aend you
thla report but It la the best 1 could
do. I'm afraid McSwaln la too clever
a man for a girl Ilka you to tight
aintcle-handed. I'd advlae you to
talk to vour father aa aoon aa
possible.
'Now about the talegrama. 1
atarled here, learning the telegram
had actually been eent from Sacra
inento. The wording follows: To
Lionel Casad, Construction Office,
Kit Drama High school. Lon dear
f 'lends go to safely deposit box nnd
iMior wrltlsn by Cllrf to Sliver
llondon stop addresa and mall to
me Congreaslonal Hotel, Sacra
mento stop send alr-msll special
delivery stop vitally urgent, Ma
rian. X t ARIAN leaned back In tha chair.
Clever, how clever. Of course
McSwaln, knowing It was coming
and having arranged to have ton
leave his car at home for her to use
In leaving town, was ready to take
him to the hank. She was willing to
wager tha he had also accompanied
Lon to the vault and ascertained not
only that he had found the right let
ter, but that he did not have time to
road It.
McSwaln had risked nothing. He
was able to gauge ton's lack ot
knowledge ot the letter, by his at
titude towards him. it had never
changed from respectful admiration.
She turned back to the report:
Mr operative In Sacramento
checked with the Telegraph tlfflce
t:iere, learned that MessenKer 20ft
had brousht It In and talked to the
boy. He aald ha waa hailed from
1 ARIAN folded the letter and put
" It back In Ita envelope. She
called Wakl In, asked him to take
the letter home and put It In a safe
place, and then turned halfhearted
ly to a pretense of Interest In her
garden.
Days passed like long grey rib
bons slowly rolled onto a apool.
Monot nous days do 'old or any blgb
lights, ton was sullen. He would
come In, touch her cheek with his
lips, clean up for dinner, and with
tbe new.mper folded t tbe . :s
page, go on with blj meal without a
wort t her. Olnne; over he would
retire to the aecluslon ot a book, and
read v.ntll long after she had retired
Even the weather became grey.
ML Diablo disappeared behind a
gauze veil, only the pinnacle pierc
ing the fig. The wind blew and dust
from the valley swirled about the
house.
Dowr In tbe orcbatu the pickers
were shaking the trees, tbe fruit
falling with soft plops outo the mus
lin spread beneath, to be packed In
trays snd rushed to the drier.
Marian made futile geatures to fill
the day, canned fruit, pickled wal
nuts, made more Jam than tha two
ot them would use In a lifetime. And
ahe read, read all of the books she
had been wanting to read, trying to
find momentary release from hei
worries.
By Friday ahe was roady to de
clare a truce. She felt that even the
presence ot the Hondon gardener
was preferable to thla misunder
standing with ton which persisted
like the dull ache ot a wound. She
made a tew overtures that evening,
only to be met with monosyllabic
answers from ton
The next mornln. gloomy with
storm brooding in the hills, be
stopped at the doo.. "I'll probably
ba late tonight," he said, "don't wait
dinner for me. I'll eat with the hoys
we're having a little got-togother."
Marian nodded, afraid to trust ber
voice. After ton had I't aha went
to the bll'top. The mountain atood
out black against the storm clouds;
ha valley lay below like a chalice
awaiting the rain.
ICefmi't, "' tr Item
Len'a return, tomorrow, brings
terror to Marian.
Wry-treasurer of the society and eg
tension specialist at Oregon State
college,
A pregram In keeping with the past
history of thla old organization Is
promised by John H. Mohr, Hoed
River, president and chairman of the
program committee. As usual, It la
planned to make the meeting a cen
ter for the announcement of the lat
est developments In horticultural sci
ence during the year.
Other officers this year sre Fred
Chambers. Eugene; Elmer Chaataln.
Milton, and Col. Luther Voorhela.
Medford, vlce-prealdents; olen B.
Marsh. Hood River: Raymond W. Re
fer. Medford, snd Howard S. Merrlam,
Goshen, trustees.
VEGETABLE SHORT
E
OORVALLIS, Nov. 8. (Spl.) A
three-day Abort course for rcgetao.
growers of Oregon, haa been arranged
at Oregon 6tat college from Novem
ber 21 to 23 Inclusive, fifteen apec-
lellata In various field of agriculture
at the co'.:e?e. commercial truck grow
era, and othera are cooperating with
A. O. B. Bouquet, professor of vece.
table crops. In the educataonal pro
gram arranged.
The course will be divided Into
three parte. Soils, fertilizer and lrrt
(ration matters will be dealt with
throughout the ftrat dey. Greenhouse
crops, frame end plants will be di
cuawed the second day while on the
third day attention will be confined
to Insect and disease control, and
marketing.
Demonstrations and exhibits of lat
est vegetable gardening equipment
will be an Important part of the short
course, says Professor Bouquet. These
will Include showings of soli fertiliza
tion and Irrigation equipment, green
house and notbed materials, and ln
sect and disease control supplies.
Registration Is open without charge
to all Interested in vegetable growl nx
and they may attend the entire cour
or any part of It.
Mushroom Method Failed
boston,- ( UP ) it will be a long
time before Louis Marino eats any
more mushrooms. He tested them !n
his usual way by dropping a nickel
in the pan. If the coin turned bla-k
mey were dm; ir not, they were
edible. The nickel kept Its uauiM
color. Marino ate mushrooms. He
was taken to a hospital aa the meth
od failed.
State May Hell Gasoline
OLVMPIA. Wash. (UP) The state
of Washington may enter the whole
sale gasoline business If major com
panies do not reduce prices. Gov
ernor Clarence D. Martin threatened.
He told the association of Independ
ent service operators: "We are over
charged several million dollars annually."
Be correctly corseted in
an Artist Mode by
Ethel wyn B Hoffmann.
THE FAMILY ALBUM TOWEL SERVICE
IS NOVEMBER 17
CORVALLIS. (Spl.) i Homecoming
festivities at Oregon State college.
combined with the annual business j
meeting of the Oregon State Dart's 1
club, are being arranged by commit- i
tees of students and alumni under
the general direction of Lewis RM-(
chers of Portland, general chairman '
Saturday, November 17. la the day I
when most events are scheduled, in-J
eluding the varsity football game with
Montana university.
Organization of a large "home chap.
ter" of the Oregon State Mother's club
has resulteld in more arrangements
for the convenience and entertain
ment of visiting mothera and other
women than ever before. Committees
of Corvallia mothers are arranging
Saturday luncheon and looking aft;r
transportation, reservations and hous
ing for women visitors.
Alumni registration will start Fri
day afternoon, with ex'enJng attrac
tions Including allumlnated house
signs, the big annual Rook bonfire
and rally dances. A crew race on te
Willamette river and the Dad's club
meeting will be Saturday forenoon.
The second Hort show since that
colorful display was revived by the
Horticultural club, will be open to
visitora over the week-end.
Following the game Saturday will
be a combined alumni and dad's ban
quet in the Memorial Union build
ing, with the annual ball following.
Pear Tree's Seasons Mixed.
SEATTLE. ( UP ) A pear tree at
home of Ludwlg Metzger got Its sea-
eons mixed this year. Metzger dla-
covered blossoms and ripe fruit on
the eame branches.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
Wrllii HCTBtfH AC'
ODrNfAUY KHOCKS TOWrTU
off Rop into Water
WRIH6& rf oof
SPREAPS if OOf T5 DRV AND
cau for somcoME To bring
HI? A BAfM fOVEU
FINISHES BATH WHILE ME5Sft6E
6REIAYEP AROUHD FAMILY fritf
FATHER WArKS A BATH fOWa
5H0Ufe FOR rW5 SAKE TO
HURRV UP IrlE WATER IS
6EfflKS COLD
hear mildred reporf yo
mother There akent anY
towel?) is The linen closet!
MOTHER PECIDES THEY'RE WlfH
THE CLEAN1 WASH IN LAUNDRY.
BE6WS. To SHIVER AND TURNS
OH HCff WATER
HEAUZES TuAt WATER 15 SEf
TiN6 SfiLL COLDER BECAUSE All
THE HOf WATER MOST HAVE BEEN"
USED UP IN KITCHEN
WIFE ARRIVES FROM 1AUK'-"
PRY WlfH TOWEL OUST IN'
TIME fo KEEP HIM PROM
FRttZN&
(Copyright, 1934. by the Bell Syjidicats Inc )
S MATTER POP-
By C
By am t uuest
BEEKEEPERS WILL
CORVALMff. Not, 8 (Spl ) Honey
producers of thla state will meet in
rrtlnnd Friday and flaturday, No
vember 9 and 10. Tir the annual
business and educational session of
the Oregon 8tMe Beekeepera bsm
ilatlon. The session will be held
In the Portland Civic temple on
Southwest Fourth avenue
Featured on the program mill be
reports on production. dmesAe con
trol, and marketing problems, an.
nounces Dr. H. A. Scullen. aecretaty.
nd bee apeclallst at OreRCm BU
eolletre Speakera will Include Frank
15 Todd of the federal experiment
station at De-via, Csl.; Cos. A. Coia,
state department of agriculture,
lem; W. D. Haskell. Multnomnh conn.
tv Inspector. anH rr Riiiin I
Other officers of the association are '
BRINGING UP FATHER
a. j. Ranroro. ndmond, prlnnt,
8 D. Wllllama, Portland. vici-pr.l-ont.
IVpartnirntal -halrmn to re.
port are Collie Onoort. N-Sr. u--ation:
J. ioth ltrrotton. inar.--tlon:
w. o. Norlrta. Hrrmlaton. or
RanlMtlon: S D. Wllllama. Portland,
morltptlrut: E D Mown-, Pilot Ro-H.
falra and uhlblt. and L J. Damr,
Portland, rwarcri.
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