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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHI). OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1934.
4
YjudithJ
Lane
Marian Gordon
by jeaxxe non.u.ix
bYMJI'MX: ijarian Catad hat
lira one more proof of Iter convic
tion that UcSwain. the contractor
tor ichom her husband. l.on Catad.
workt. it a orook. Lon hat oone out
tor a night with "the bout," hat
aomt homt druotjed, and in hit
pocket there were $t00 when hit
pay check ehouid have been tor
9100. The next day ucswain enowt
up with the check, which hat been
rnlarrt, and declares Lon did it.
itarian hat put Lon to bed and tt
tryino to think of a Way out of the
atntcuiiy.
Chapter 38
WAR PATH
f ARIAN itood up. or
ill
course,
Evon though she no looser held
the evidence the could fee that a
State Inspection took place before
the building was turned over to the
city. She could give details on how
McSwafn had proposed to thwart
the city's attempts to build the saf
est schools possible, so that the In-
I least. Marian found herself huncficJ
over trying to help the old car on
its last lap. Then she turned to the
letter she was writing, addressed to
the District Attorney.
Marian nibbled the end of her pen
for many moments. Where and bow
could she arrange to meet him with
out being seen? She couldn't go to
the court bousv . . . she couldn't
go to thu Emergency Hospital be
cause that was too near the court
house . . . she couldn't meet blm at
the offlce of the M?r!s; Dispatch,
because McSwaln would be suspi
cious of her visits to any of these
places.
She looked out of the window.
Wakl was lifting some shrubs from
the tonneau of his car . . . that was
It. She could have him drive her into
town and they'd visit a nursery.
Wakl had a relative who ran one of
the finest In town. There was an of-
CLEARS PATH FOR
Defeat of 20 Tax Limit
Removes Uncertainty
La Grande Hotels Offered
For Use as Dormitories
spectors could go Immediately to flce connection with the display
room, jne wouia meet nim mere.
Her letter was written hurriedly
"Please meot me Wednesday, I
P. m at Hasbya's Floral shop. I'm
being tralied; vitally Important I'm
not seen with you. Utmost secrecy
necessary. Advise you to arrive
there at least tan mlnutos before the
hour." She hesitated over signing
it, then, remombrlng a nickname
the District Attorney had given her
In childhood when he was a con
stant visitor at her lather's home,
signed It, "Red Pepper."
He would be there or he would
send someone she could trust If he
were due to appear In co'irt. He
knew ha; knew she didn't become
dramatic over trfflns."
The letter doubled Into a small
envelope, she went Into consultation
with Wakl.
the weak points of the structure.
Then, how could be control ber?
He couldn't control her because she
waa unafraid. He didn't dare do her
physical Injury for tear of the effect
upon himself. The only way he
could handle her .was by getting
control of Lon, by holdlnc some
threat such as a penitentiary term,
over his head.
He would not send Lon there be
cause that would cause her to go
Into action with such bitterness she
would force blm to spend more than
he bad stolen on the building, but
he would come to her to make
terms. He would tell her he would
be lenient If she kept out of bis
business. And ... he would force
Lon to close bis eyes to the Inforlor
material going Into the building, by
holding tbe threat of prosecution
over his head.
-PORTLAND, Nov. 13. (if) Further
legal details In connection with con
struction of the teacher training
school at LaQrande as a PWA project
were cleared by the state board of
higher education In brief special
meeting here today. The meeting fu
called originally because of uncer
tainty at the last session regarding
the fate of the JO-mlll tax limitation
measure. With It defeat some ser!
oils problems of the beard failed to
materialize, It was said today.
Seven of the nine board members
were In session for leas then an hour,
acting mostly on minor matters defer
red from former meeting!,. The next
regular meeting la set for December
10.
Special committees on radio KOAC
and conduct of the library setup in
the system made brief reports. Re
quest of radio station KOW to trad
wave lengths with the state board
station KOAC waa laid on the tale
at the suggestion of KOW, represen
tatives of that atatlon having noti
fied the board that other adjustments
are now contemplated.
Library Report Later.
Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, cha.r
man of the committee on libraries,
reported that her committee had met
to consider "matters brought before
It." which were aald later to Involve
a request by representatives of the
University of Oregon library to be
exempt from certain of the require.
menu under unified library control.
Mrs. Pierce said the committee "de
cided that this matter properly lay
within the authority of the director
of libraries. "We asked those Inter
ested to refer their statement and re
port to the director of libraries fo.
Inveatlgatlon and report."
President Wlllard Marka and Sec
retary Charles D, Byrne were given
authority to approve possible minor
changes in the legal contracts con
nected with the LaOrande training-
school building project and to exe
cute the architect's contract If and
when favorably approved by the
building committee headed by F. E.
Callster. This Is a 130.000 PWA proj
ect to be financed Jointly by the
atate, federal government, state and
LaGrande school district In spproxt
mstely the proportion of 35.000, S39,.
000 and 156.000.
May Still Alter Plans.
Poulble minor alterations In plans
ror the Lacirande project were said b7
Eites Snedecor, building attorney for
me board, to be still possible If mem
bers of the board desire. Mrs. Pierce
said this might be the case If a build
ln offered the board In LaOrande Is
accepted.
This brought out the fact that
owrers of two major hotel in that
city have offered to present the La
Orande hotel to the board of higher
education If It will be used as a dor
mitory for the normal school. Th3
board pasted a resolution requesting
that the offer be made in writing for
final decision.
The board, on motion of Mr. Canis
ter, changed the title of C. D. Byrne
rrom acting sezretsry to secretsry
He is also director of Information fo:
the system and executive assistant to
the chancellor. The board also voted
60 to take out membership In the
national association of governing
boards or state colleges and untver
sltlts.
SHINGLE QUOTA
ENFORCING NEAR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (API De
scribed by lumbermen here as the
last step toward enforcement of the
Import quota of British Columbls
red cedar shingles, the Dcmlnlon of
Canada government has approved the
establishment of the British Col
umbia Export association.
Through this association It Is ex
pected that Canadian exportation of
shingles will be limited to 25 per
cent of the demand within the
United Statea, leaving to red shingle
manufacturers of the Pacific North
west 75 per cent.
10!
TALENT ELECTION
TALENT. Nov. 13 (Spl.) In the
city election held Tuesday. In con
necctlon with the state election, the
following city officials were electel
fpr 1935-36: Mayor. W. P. Hart: is-
corner, toun Cochran: treasurer, E.
V. Anderson: councllmen. Harry Ham
ilton. Clarence Homes, Claude Jones,
Hr-.rry Lowe, Joe Spitzer and O. With-
row.
THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
11-13
AFTER YOUR WIFE A LECTURE ON BEING
BUSINESSLIKE I hi SHOPPING, AND ALVAVS
MAKING SURE OF THE PRICE AND VALUE
BEFORE PURCHASINGS, VOL) START OFF
WlfHOU-f YOUR. CHANCE
(Copyright, 1934, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
WlUlftWo
S'MATTEF POP-
"Ob.
"Sometimes you go to visit your
ha will, will he?" Marfan cousin Hashya in town, don't you?'
By C. M. Payne
asked of the mountain. Her shoul
ders squared back, she felt her hair
tingle at the roots as a red rage
swept over her.
She strode back to the house like
a young warrior, undressed, turn.
bled Into bed, and slept like a top.
Tbe morning alarm aroused her and
she found Lon was already awake
and dressed and out pacing up and
down In front of the bouse,
'Lon, coma In here," aha said.
Clad In the gayest pyjamas she
owned, she stood at the door. "Are
you trying to wear the soles off your
ahoea, or tha grass off tha path?'
"I'm worried, Ian," ha answered,
"Just sick. Ian," ha tipped her cbln
up so ha could look down Into her
eyes and her heart teemed to catch
as she saw the suffering In his, "Inn,
do you bate ma?"
"Umhuh," she laughed, "hate you
so much, I'm going In and fli you a
breakfast that will make Doctor
Steele rear up on bis bcels, to pro-
'Lot time. Alia same have much
fun."
"yAKI, could you go to sea him
' tonight? I have to meet a
friend of my father'a where no one
will aea us. Will Hashya let us use
his office for about half an hour?"
"Tonight?"
"No, Wednesday afternoon. To
night 1 want you to take a note to
Hashya and ask him to send It to
this man."
Sink very good," confirmed
Wakl, "sink Hnshya say yes very
good."
And then Wednesday you will
drive ine In, Wakl, and we'll pre
tend we're going to buy some
shrubs. We'll buy the shrubs, but In
the moantlme I'll talk to the man.
understand?"
'Yes, sink very fine good. I go."
And Wakl, you'll keep the letter
hidden while you're on the way In
so If anyone stopped ' you and
By Hal Forrest
teat Llston, big boy, forgot the ponl- searched, yoiTknow looked all over
tentlary and disgrace and all that
stuff. It won't coma to pass. I'm
psychic . . . umhuh, I can tell you
exactly what will happen this morn
ing.
"You'll go In to aea McSwaln.
He'll be storn, then gradually he'll
aoften until ha becomea magnani
mous. He II tell you he won't do any-
tuing aoout it ana, because ha s a
nice fatherly aort of a guy and likes
you exceptionally well, he'll keep
you on at tha same salary. Oh. ha
may cut you a couple of dollars. And
"thoy
you like this.'' she Illustrated,
wouldn't find it?"
Ha puzzled over this a moment.
took bis round bat from his head
and scratched the thatched mop of
greying bair.
Suddenly bis wrinkled face bruke
Into a radiant smile. "Take fish,
mebbe put letter Inside fish."
Marian noorly shouted In protest
mlnglod with historical laughter.
Oh, Wakl, ploase, let's mnke It
prunes or walnuts."
Sink walnuts more dry," Wakl
then he 11 remind you that you have agreed, laughing with her,
to travel the straight and narrow.
because If you don't ha has the
check thore and he'll prosecute."
"D roa thlnl ,0' l,n'' he Mked
eegorly,
"I know so," aha answered with
such assurance he waa convinced.
And alio did know It She went
Into the kitchen and soon from the
gay little room cams her voice In
boisterous tones, singing, "Who'a
afraid of the big, bad wolf, tha big,
bad wolf" Lon looked In onca to
see her making Imaginary stabs at
the air with a bread knife, and had
to laugh,
"I'm Just practicing," she apolo
gized, flushing.
As he left for town she went out
to the car with him. "Chin up. ahoul
dors bacL. toes out." she advised
him, and added, "give him my love,
Ilka this." and sbe lifted a dainty
mule, tha pom pom executing an
arc,
Lon left laughing and the moment
he was out of sight she whirled
about reedy to start her own battle.
McSwaln was going to watch tha
house more closely than aver and
at the first Intimation of her getting
In touch with the authorltlca waa
liable to close In on Lon. She was
afraid of tha telephone, he might
be able to have that tapped. Wakl
was her only hope, he was coining
up tha drive now , , , trying to at
Tho rest of the day passed quick
ly. Lon came In, Ills face tolling ber
she had been right In her surrqlrr.
lou are paychlc, Marian." be
said In greeting, "McSwaln did ex
actly as you said. Ho was so darned
nice about It all 1 folt . . . terrible
Of course he's convinced I did ii
when I was so far gone I didn't know
what I waa doing."
Bosh," aald Marian, "you didn't
do It and don't you lot anyone con
vince you that you did. If Doctor
Steele hadn't been so fiiBsy about
your diet I'd try an experiment,
neit noek end. I'd make you drink
lota mora than you drank last Sat
urday and then watch to see the effects.
"That reminds me. What did you
have for lunch?"
"Ham sandwich and a cup of cof
fee and a piece of banana cream
plo. Why?"
Would you be ashamed to carry
your lunch If 1 put It up for you?
I'd fix you a thermos of your kind
of Coffee, and some real sandwiches
and fruit, and salad and things."
I d Ilka It, Ian. It It wouldn't ba
too much trouble. Most of tha other
men take theirs."
Mnrlnn sighed with relief. There
would bs no more food doctoring
now.
Cft"ll. I'll. Item t.:m)
Marian maals tha district sttor
nay, Monday,
PASTOR SCORES
Speaking from the local Church
of the Kararene Sunday night, rrefl
M. Weatherford, paator-evangf MM
iff In part:
This eleventh day of November
marka the fifteenth anniveiaary
tinre the aigntng of the a r miotic,
that ended the world war.
In commemcratlng the event we
do not feel like boa ting over the
American Victoria during that con
flict of bloodshed. Rather we are
I tumbled over the oead, and more,
ftf are 1 'morefully chanrlnned ever
the bitter pans brought on by the
tuUsQtiUM QI UiKtUlUOWa U14-
craft. Resorting to arma rather than
arbitration, to arttle International
disputes la untenable.
"To lay hinda on a known a.Mdler
j compelling war that blows him into
moment, then by war-lord valor
make of him a national memorial
of the heroic dead, (the unknown
aoldter), la Incompatible.
"We now have an unsettled ac
count with the unknown soldier
But the debt we owe the known
wldler la to renounce war. True
patriotism protexte life by renounc
ing bloodshed "
lrURht Mill Krlsned
1.ENOX, la. l'P-Si wwkt af.er
maul iowa towns had begun to forget
the summer ' drought, ihla vllUtfe
till obliged to h:p In two taik
oars of water daily from 81 JotepX
Ma. Ralna have fallen here but ihf
parches fijund aoaked up the molt-tun.
life iST w 'Tptt '7rr'
ivav ;'. i.. - . rzivyjAJi r f t ym i.i . i ; wan s:s;;; i, i is j i v 1 ljls a
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