PAGE EIGHT
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEPFORI). OREGON. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1934
VstusCxl
uditht
Lane
Marian Gordon
bv ,EAXXK IMWMAX
. .yyC8S: Lon Catfld it work
lny lor UcSwain, the oontractor.
and Uarian Cataii leart UcSwain
Iilott han't downfall. More, tht
motes ileSwaln it a orook. but can
not pertuade Lon tot it right. 8he
and Lon have quarreled and Lon
hat aont off tor a night "with tht
bovt." A oarage man near the
Caeait hotitt eallt to eau that Lon
it there and drunk: when Lon ie
brought home and Doctor Steele
hat revived hin it developt that
Lon het b'en paitoned. however.
Chapter 36
. McSWAIN CALLS
"T ON poisoned?" echoed Martin.
- "I ihould have uld drugged.'
aid Steele. "I've in ldei what wai
used. I'm darned lorry 1 didn't lea
him earlier In tbe evening to 1 could
jrov It to my own aatlafactlon. It
wn probably given him In liquor
and acted on him like a strong
drink. Where was be and why?"
Marian repeated Murphy's story
"He told me not to wait dinner on
him as he was having little .
he called It a get-together wltb the
boys. I Imagined he meant some of
the men wltb whom he was work'
lng."
"Don't you know?" questioned
Anne In surprise.
"No," answered Marian, and be
cause they wore the two closest
friends she and Lon possessed she
spoke frankly. "We haven't been on
very good terms this last week. I
have objected to bis working for
McSwaln because 1 know McSwaln
to be completely unscrupulous. Mc
Swaln, knowing how 1 felt, talked
Lon Into believing 1 felt that way
because he and my father were po
litical enemies. And so, Lon won't
listen to me. And . . . and I'm afraid
for blm. McSwaln has reasons to
hate me."
"Hmm," mused tbe doctor, then
"Can you put us up for the night?"
"I'll be so relieved If you'll stay.'
confessed Marian, and hastened to
make her spare room ready for
them.
Tbe clock struck two as she
slipped into bed shivering wltb
fatigue. For a long time she lay
there listening to the even, restful
breathing of Lon, afraid to stir for
fear of Interrupting IL What lay
behind this Illness?
Lon protested weakly at tbe
breakfast allowed him by Doctor
Bteele. He seemed completely baty
about what bad occurred tbe night
before.
"We had a little conference at the
office." be ssld to the others as they
sat around the Are, "and then I
drove Wilson and Meredith out to
tbe Moroco brothers cafe. We had
dinner. I wasn't hungry, thought I'd
have Ian fix me a snack, so 1 Just
took a drink . . . one drink wltb
them to show 1 wasn't high batting
them."
"When did you cash your check,
Lon?"
"Hlght after that, tbe boys needed
some money. Say Ian, look In my
pockets and see If the money's
there."
Marian returned In a few mo
ments and banded a roll of green
backs to Lon. then stood by as be
counted them, "Hra," be said,
"that's queer, two hundred dollars,
must have been in a poker game."
"Lon," said Marian, "you men
tioned McSwaln's Intention to give
you 1 raise; couldn't that iccount
tor the money?"
"But he wouldn't give me a hun
dred at one shot"
"Do you mean to say you get a
hundred a week as foreman there?
Ye gods, why did 1 ever waste my
talents on medicine?" came from
Doctor Steele.
"Isn't that unusual?" asked Anne.
"It Is these days," admitted Ma
rian. "Lon. you cashed your check,
don't you remember how much
Murphy gave you?"
SHB looked at him stretched on
the divan, cheeks chill white,
daik circlet under bis eyea He
cloi'd bis eyes though striving
to close out the faces around blm
and bring back the scene of the
night before.
"No," he admitted at length, "the
whole thing's bszy. 1 only remem
ber . . . let's see. Wilson told me I'd
better endorse It and then be used
my fountain pen to endorse bis . . .
no 1 don't remember. Well, no more
drinks for me, from now on where
1 go, little lan goes to see I come
home on ill twos Instead of ill
fours."
Marian and Anne left the two
men together. They went "dell
cstesslng." Anne celled It. and wiien
they returned. Marian could tell by
the stubborn expression on Lon's
face that Doctor Steels bsd been
talking to blm with the familiarity
of a boyhood friend.
Because she felt she couldn't
tend the loneliness of Lonlan
Lodge, Marian accompanied Lon
Into town the following morning.
leaving Wakl and bis wife In charge
of the house and of Hero.
She loitered about tbe shops,
bought a smart small bat wltb
which to charm Lon at luncbtlme.
and succeeded so well she ilmost
forgot the fear wblcb still bung
over her. She called oi John King,
found him out for the day, enjoyed
a plcturlzed musical comedy and re
turned to tbe car.
Then together they returned
home. Wakl and May met them wltb
smiling assurance that no one had
called In person or on the telephone,
excepting "one man be call. He lay,
I like speak Mlasa Cased. I say he
gone illi same work. He say good-',
bye." '
After the Wakla had departed and'
dinner was over they sat before the
fireplace In tbe restored intimacy of.
their honeymoon days, laughing i
over nothing, listening to favorite'
radio programs, discussing their
future.
"And now to bed," she quoted as
the clock chimed nine. "Hero, want
to go for a walk first?"
She looked down. Hero was stand
ing, ears straight up. Marian lis
tened. There was a car coming Into
tbelr place; It bad stopped at th
gate which they now kept pad
locked at her Insistence. And then
a few moment! later there came
footsteps and, to tbe accompani
ment of barking and growling on
tbe dog's part, a rap at the door.
LON dropped the door abutter
' "Why, Mr. McSwaln," he said
In pleased surprise, "come In , .
back In town, this Is a surprise."
McSwaln stepped in and Marian,
Instinctively, reached down for a
hold on Hero's collar.
Take the dog out of the room,"
barked McSwaln, "be doesn't like
me and I don't like police dogs."
Marian stood still and looked at
blm, felt ber temper rising like a
flood, remembered what that ten-
per bad done In tbe past and obeyed.
closing Hero In tbe kitchen.
She returned to And McSwujn fac
ing Loo, bis eyes narrowed as Silver ..
narrowed hers, bis Hps In a th'i,
cruel line.
"Now young man,' be snopped.
"what's the meaning of this?"
He held out a. slip of paper, re
taining bis hold on It, allowing Lon
only one edge.
Lon's brow furrowed. "Why . .. .
why 1 don't know Mr. McSwaln,
what do you mean?"
"Mean," came In a voice that
brought a snarling protest from the
dog in the next room, "1 mean this
check yon cashed Saturday night;
Isn't this your signature on It?"
He turned the check over. Lon
looked at the signature and nodded.
"Yes, that's mine." he answered.
"but what's wrong with It?"
Not a thing wrong with the sig
nature but . . . don't stall, don't pre
tend you don't know what's wrong
wltb this check . . . look here. I have
the treasurer sign pay check
made out for one hundred dollars
to one Lionel Cased. This morning
that check, showing visible evidence
of bavlng been tampered wltb.
comes Into the bank for two hun
dred dollars."
Marian caught her breath In an
audible gaap. Two hundred dollars.
Lon had come In with two hundred
dollars. Lon couldn't remember
bow much money Murphy bad given
blm.
"Well, speak up. what's your ex
cuse?" Lon didn't inswer, every vestige
of color bad left his face.
"How about you, young woman,
have you driven your husband to
ralslug checks?"
"No, Mr. McSwaln," she answered
calmly, "nor do I believe my bus
band raised the check."
"Is that so? As usua' you know
mora than anyone else In the
world."
"No," she answered coolly, "mere
ly more than the District Attorney."
He turned on her now, "So that's
It . . . you did It; He brought the
check home. You weren't satisfied
with the good salary t was paying
blm and you kited the check?"
"Just minute, Mr. McSwaln,
that Is my wife you are speaking to.
You don't need to Implicate her. She
had nothing to do with It- I was the
only one to handle the check. I was
drunk"
"Lon," Marian cried, "you wore
not" and there she stoppud. It
she could prove he was drugged
there was a chance to save him
Back In her mind a sudden suspi
cion was rearing Its bead. She
mustn't let McSwaln know any
thing. "So you admit It." he said, "yon
admit you did this while you were
drinking."
CetrtH. h isnmvl
The noitlbHltlet of Lon's trouble
dawn on the Cacadi, tomorrow.
The Andrews Opera Company
20 Years of Opera From a Fail Fence Circuit
Intfrrktlng II tut 017 of Mtdford'i riniwr Muitral KamllT In One Mht
Standi In tht Mlddtenrit Many ari Ago aa Told (it Fd Andrew to
Char If 1 hkrll.
cy overlooked. Under theae condi
tion we ultimately decided that It
was a losing game and we began look
ing for a place to make a home and
a living outside of the ahow business.
What might be termed the last
rally of the Andrewa company under
the old banner occurred at Duluth.
Minn., where In the winter of 1902
a new theater waa opened with a
week of repertoire of standard operas.
Within a year thereafter the princi
pals had settled In the Rogue River
'valley of southern Oreqon, which
I later became the home of more than
i fifty of those who at various times
1 had been associated with us In opera
productions.
In twenty active years of trouplng
we had nine or ten prima donna,
some of them achieving national rep
utations. Prior to 1886 Nan Wilkin
son waa the moat popular, he was
succeeded by Letla Prltach, a talented
German girl, who was followed by
Laura Bellini In 1689. Bellini wu a
great artiste. Marie Roe came to us
In 1891. playing at times until 1897.
Nellie Andrewa. a daughter of Will
Andrews, developed to stellar soprano
roles and, being always with us, she
could be depended on In emergencies.
She married Charles Hazel ri erg. who
for years was our outstanding musical
director. Both are now In musical
work In Chicago.
Julia G If ford Joined us In 1890 as &
beginner and became s prima donna,
later becoming noted In eastern comic
opera. She married Bob FltzMmmons
the Australian prize fighter. Rena
Atkinson, a Chicago girl generously
gifted with beauty and voire, came
with us In 1892, achieved stellar so
prano roles and waa In the company
five or alx years. Myra Morello. a
fine artiste, was our leading woman
two years, singing with one or our
most notable tenors, Montegrlffo.
O race Holllngsworth ' became our
prima donna In 1898 and was our last
noteworthy soprano.
It waa In the liter nineties that
Klaw A: Erlanger undertook to "stan
dardize" the ahow booking buftlnesa
throughout the country with a ayi
tem whereby they came Into virtual
control of entertainment In hundreds
of theaters tn the middle est. Man
agers of some very eminent touring
artist. Including Sarah Bernhardt,
Mrs Fiak and David Warfleld. mere
driven to tent and roller skating
rinks It was the beginning of the
end for such as the Andreas Opera
company.
It had been our plan to hire a th
a,tr, maka an advanca ticket tub
Of the men heretofore mentioned,
Billy West was an excellent baritone
and comedian. Prank Walters, tenor,
had come to our chorus an untaught
singer. In ten years of work with
the Andrews company he developed a
voice of amazing power and later was
successful in grand opera.
Undoubtedly the most notable of
the men ho started their careers with
the Andrews Opera company was
James Stevcna, who may be aald to
have become In later years Reginald
DeKoven's favorite baritone. Stevens
I waa a Minnesota boy who early had
(Joined the Andrewa company and
J within a few years waa given Impor
tant baritone roles. When In IBOS.
(the Andrews company having laid off
for a season, he went to New York
City sa a young and ambitious singer,
I he came Into contact with Henry W.
Savage, who placed him under a five
year contract.
' He was put Into a btg production of
"Everywoman," a drama set to music
j a strange piece in which leading
characters were "Truth," "Conscience"
("Passion." etc. The play had a long
run on Broadway, Stevens singing
"Pflslon." Engagements came then
with the Shuberts, with the Aborn
Opera company and with Klaw fiz
Erlanger, and Stevens sang opera in
eastern cities five or six years. He
j has a repertoire of ten grand operas
and some 70 light operas,
j About five years before DeKoven's
death he conceived the Idea of a
grand revival of his opera "Rob Roy,"
with its marvelous first act. Tnla
opera has a baritone lead and New
York was combed for the right man.
Stevens waa selected. With Bessie
Abbott, from the Metropolitan, and
others of a carefully selected cast,
the production went on In New York
to a successful run and was followed
by a tour of the DeKoven company
fn "Robin Hood" In which Stevens
sang his favorite role of "Llttlejohn."
After a year in a revival of "Ruddl-
gore" at the Park theater, New York,
: Stevens was called to St. Lou La, which
had conceived the Idea of civic opera
!on a large scale, and by subscription
1 had fitted Forest Park with an out
jdoor theater seating 10,000 people.
jWith the best principals they could
j obtain, a chorus of 100 and the St.
-Louis Symphony orchestra, the mayor
land his backers started what became
the most notable continuous year-to
- year summer opera In America. The
city government sponaored It financi
ally and It was self-supporting from
, the beginning. This show has played
to business as much as 70.000 a
Iweek, with an overhead expense of
about 35.0O0.
Stevens sang leading baritone roles
with this company four years. Then
his health failed and he waa forced
to retire and seek climate. The city
I voted him an appreciation of $1000.
His calamity changed the current
of his life. He went to the Pacific
coast seeking a health-restoring place
j and found it In the Rogue River ve.l
j ley of southern Oregon, where he ts
! now a voice teacher. In the last 20
years In this valley of the Rogue,
enough members of the bid Andrews
Opera company have reBlded within
calling distance to put on a produc
tion of opera almost without need of
rehearsal.
Observation has shown me that
young men and women Ignore one of
their greatest natural . assets: one
that, developed early and used with
discretion can be made almost of first
importance as a business and cultural
weapon In the winning of success. I
refer, of course, to the human voice.
The re can be gre at bea u ty and
power In a voice and lta value can be
I perhaps greater In dally commercial
land social contacts than on the stage.
1 Edwin Booth's voice moved anyone
who heard It, at any time or place,
j Even hsd I been blind, hearing him
j read Hamlet, his voice would have
Sheld me Bpellbound.
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