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PAGE TES UrSOFBlB! A'teaola, and Jimmy Fox, Ifit latter a pu;M oy proteat at Kick': ltt ai riimiei Molly O'Brien from the rlutchet of Pettr Orion. Orloff It determined to kao formula sort million, : eelon.M Jfolly, i l ' bell'tte that it hat been ttalen from her. Tko thret. trUK Jerry Mordnunt, Ian to tail in Jerry't boat to Ham nrfo, fnr to tnepect a factory in Khlrh tho man teho first ttote tr.t formula produced m pioct of tho Chapter 38 ANCHORS AWEI8H AM' ready!" i jerry heasMl OTerboard tha (In can which marked our moorings, and catching hold ot the halliard hauled up the peak. Aa though revelling In her new found freedom the Seagull heeled ever t the atrong westarlT breete. I iteadied her with the tiller, and bowing a farewell to the other email craft which were tossing ahout at their anchors, she plunged forward down the Has'. It was barely four o'clock, and the broad expanae of the Thames Estu ary was still shrouded In darkness. Ahead ot us on the left the mile-long Ilghta ot Southend pier alabbed their way out Into the river. The green eye of a steamer, slip ping np on the half-flood, moved slowly across our bows, whiie far lu (he distance, like a false dawn, a faint gleam from Sheeraess Dock yard mounted up Into the starless sky. The atmosphere was distinctly chlUr. I buttoned up my coat and peered ahead under the swaying boom. For ward In the bows Jerry was busy stowing the anchor and colling up loose ends ot rope. H had the true allot! horror of. untidiness, and tor ten minutes or so he continued his labors nntll everything on deck was in apple-pie order. Then with a satis fied air ha sauntered aft and dropped down beside me Into tbe little open welL "Going along Ilk daisy," he cbserved. "It this wind only holds we shall have a topping sail." I nodded. "You're quite a good weather prophet, I will say that for you, Jerry. I'm glad now that we didn't start yesterday." "W shouldn t have got In." was the reply: "at least. It would have been a near thing. One can only scrape over the bar an hour each aide of high water." "Inconvenient sort of place to ahoose tor a factory," I remarked. "Isn't there any other way of get ting at itr "There's an entrance from the Crouch farther up, but wa should bava to go right round outside the Uapllns for that. Aa It la we can ineak up Inshore. That's the best of these centre-board boats; they can ail practically wherever It's wet" I looked back at the lamps along Westclld Parade, which were al ready fading Into the distance. "I'd give something to know vhether we've been followed from London," I said. Jerry shrugged his shoulders. "Probably: and, If so, no doubt they've seen ua pushlns off. All the same I'm not worrying. Skunks like Drloff and Dlmltrl are dangerous enough ashore, I grant you that, but when It cornea to this sort of thing they're a bit out of their element. I lon't suppose they could tell one and ot a barge from the other." "What about that Russian ship that's lying In the river," I sug gested, "the one they were rclng to take Molly to? If she's any sort of a (tie there must be at (east half a dozen men on board, and I expect some ot them know how to handle t boat" I paused. "By the way," I added, "now I come to think of It, I wouldn't mind betting that that big lout I clipped on the jaw was one ot the crew. He looked Ilka a sailor, anyhow. He'd rinses In his ears and hie arms were tattooed to the shoul der." , i 1EURT yawned. "Woll, you never " know. Funny things can happen but I can't exactly picture a boat load ot Bolshles bumping about In an Essex creek." He leaned across and relieved me ot the tiller. "Perhaps I'd better take her ovr now. It's rather tricky work dodging In and out ot these steamers, especially In the dark. I tlld forward along the seat and at the same moment Molly's head appeared through the hatch. She m wearing a blue knlltted Jorsey which she bad bought at Weatcllff the previous day, and with her short curly hair blowing about In the wind she looked like some nilscblerous and attractive boy, "Hello!" she exclaimed reproach fully; "yoi might have wakened mo." "We hadn't the heart," explained THE GRANGE on Md.T evening Jumur. a .... .1 m ( a ing or me grange was enjoyed by a large attendance of Roxy Ann Orange and visitors from Central Point, Bell - view snd Rogiie River Grange. After a abort bualneas amnion the officers of Central Point Orange toot the chairs and rave the Initiation of third and fourth degrees to a rlaaa of 14 candidates. Tbe work was put on in sucb an Impressive manner It was enjoyed by all. The ner? mem bers are: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kel stir. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Konkle Mr. and Mrs. E E. Robinson, William Robinson, Mary Connora. Virginia Connors. John Connors. Edith Me cum. Margaret Norvell, Claude Hoover. J, W. Cook. We are very p If a fed to havs thftn in our Orange. Mr. Morton Tompkins, state over seer, waa a visitor, and pave an in tfrettlui, iniuuctl'-s talk on Wis By VICTOR BRIDCES Jerry. "It was only four oeloci wbea we started, and you were snor Ing away so comfortably la yont bunk. . . ." "It's a lie," I Interposed, "a cruel and black hearted lie. I was awake all night and I awear on my honor that you never gave even the tiniest snort." Tbank you, Nick." She climbed out and, steadying herself with on hand, gazed Inquiringly over the cabin ftp. "Where are we?" she de manded. "And what are all thoee pretty lights:" That's Southend pier," a a 1 d Jerry, "one of England's famous beauty spots." Molly gave a little shiver. "It'a horribly cold. I aball go down and make you both a cup of hot cocoa. Ton must want something starting like thla without any breakfast" We meant to wait until wa got Into the creek," I explained. "It will be nice and quiet there, and. . . ." "Don't you trouble, miss." An un tidy head poked Itserf out from the cabin. "I've lit the Primus, and I'll bring It up to you aa soon as it'a ready." Jerry laughed. "Splendid," he re marked. "I quite forgot we had a ' steward on thla trip." "How did you sleep, Jimmy?" J Inquired. "Fine, sir; and the dog, too. Lay alongside o' me all night e' did. II waa 'la llckln" me ear wot woke ml up." "I thought you looked extraordi narily clean," said Jerry. "Bright lad that," he added as the grinning face disappeared. "I've half a mind to take him on aa understudy to Dawson. He could do the rough work like brushing George and an swering the telephone." "rOU can't hava Jimmy," I ob 1 Jected. "If we all get safe out of this he's coming to me. He'll be jolly useful In the studio and I shouldn t be surprised It some day or other be didn't turn out to be a good artist" "Well, I won't stand In hl way." Jerry bora np abarply to meet the wash of a passing tramp. "After all, It would be a pity it Dawson hadn't enough to do. He mlgit lose bia llgure." By now tbe first glimmer ot dawn was already making Its appearance. Low down In the east the sombre grey of the sky bad glvon place to a alckly yellow, wblle little by llttte the vague outline of the opposite shore was beginning to separate It self more distinctly from the dun colored water. It waa a cheerless dawn, as dawns at sea usually are. The mystery and beauty ot the night appeared to be changing gradually Into a dreary ex panse of tumblltig wavas and Inhospitable-looking mud flats. The arrival ot cocoa, however, fol lowed by a welcome clgaret all round, soon dispelled our depres sion. As though scenting the ap proach of the sui,, George, who up till then had remained In the fo'c ale, condescended to Join our company. For the first minute or ao he stood up In the well on his hind legs sniff ing the broeze and glancing suspi ciously round tba horizon; then, having apparently decided that there waa nothing wrong with the navigation, ha gava a short bark of approval and atretched himself out contoatedly at Molly's feet "Don't altogether like the look of it," remarked Jerry, Jerking his head towarda a bank of black cloud which had crept up behind us. "Shouldn't be surprised If we wars in for a spell of rain." "Hambrldgs must be a gay place on a really wet day," I observed. "Still, aa far aa that goes, we shall have plenty to do." "How long do you think we shall hava to stop there?" asked Molly. "All depends." Jorry let out tbe malnsheet a trifle and the Seagull umieu ber nosi Joyously In the white-crested water. "Wa don't know anything about this farmer and bis wlfa at present. People who settle themselves In these out-of-the-way places are generally Inclined to be a bit grumpy and susplcluua. No use trying to rush 'em, or they shut up like an oyster." "It's the woman I want to see," I said. "If aha was looking after Os borne and getting his meals and all that sort of thing " "I wonder whether she's preUy," broke In Molly. "If she Is I've no doubt be talked to her quits a lot. He waa always running a.'tar some woman or other when he was with us; It was the one thing father need to object to." Jerry shook his head. "I shouldn't build on that" rCopifrfjM, m, ftnn Tlltti Co.) Monday, tht SoaQuH Arrlvvs mi IW D.aolttt Dtttmntlon, i work being done by the Orange tn the stats tfKlolatnre snd cooperative marketing SMMtclatlon. He discussed problems of ft rat Importance to all ! Iwmerj and granger. Refreshments were served at t'ne close of the meet- The New Yesr eve dance of Roxy 1 ' Ann Orange was well attended and; j Indications are that It v.as greatly .enjoyed. The attendance from out-1 'atrte la appreciated, a fvinda raised ' from the danre are to be ued tot lift the debt from the new grngr Tins limn Ki'nniMnlr'i alith ' meet with Mrs C. O. Hoove' on January 18. All are vb1 to attend ' aa curtains for the new hall are to , - ibs finished at this meeting. CM.l. VOH KHWH Srhotil PIMrirt No. PI Notice Is hereby given that therv are funds on hand for the redemp tion of marranta No's 440 tn 047 in clusive, IMS and lw:4 aeries Inter est censes on this. 0th (tsv of Janu ary, 1033. J. 8 fMHH. Clerk Pchool Diu No ot Uutlc rails, ivrs. SrEDFORD MAIL NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Thers la ex cellent stimulant for th mind In popping quickly out ot th rut and Tarylng ths metropolitan monotony. Coney Island is a monument to well ordered peo- 4 pi rho want to do something crazy.- The hap piest Journey are for those who grab tlie duffle bag and suddenly away. Roaaeau ttiought habit was life's greatest strangle. Most men go on Jamborees tn sheer ennui over humanity's Inces sant ttck-tock. I believe much of Noel Coward's nimble neaa mentally results from dropping an Idea that Is hitting all cylinders and dashing around ths world. Mo one ever thought of a Journey without Immediately rearing a dozen Insurmountable hurdles. Mot many can beat the last hoist of Uw gang plank for some outer rim of the world. Yet there Is scarcely one of us who cannot In a lessor way hop -skip out of the groove. X was up at 3 a. m. the other night because I imagined hearing a strange noise. Unable to sleep, I aroused my wife, patient soul, and we dressed and caught one of those hourly trains to Philadelphia. We got home at 11 a. m. after breakfasting In the Broad 1 street station. It Jousted us out of a 8 MATTER POP r, I HEAP THAT OUR St2TEF? b ViiTiMQ VOU-JUST BACK FROM COLLEGE. I SUPPOSE'' ' ch" ' TAILSPIN TOMMY Shot Down! By Hal Forrest SUK SALUTES V'SJ2 Mb tTT OBHATrO, m BEN WEBSTER 3 CAREER It Works! ', ' "" 'bb 0H,SONNV, yWjHH&ReliBlllfl JU6T fl rWNOTK, f WHAT' 11 - 4. f ' v'" SOO oHOULDNT COW16AV1R. pUg VOUNG WAN I Mffeijep WILL YOU, V "me f &-L-LOC?! s 6E0OIN6PIU ) WALLOPER AND K-issl WHHT BUSINK4 TjeAj ' J YOU BRflZEM, 1 RUWIPO M C,AWV;OM'3 LET AIE V$x( "? ) V THI5 FOR- I WILLie-YOO I HAVE YOU PROWUNO i ' J YOUNO ( l OUT HERETO COT I WMSON-MX ' ' THE NEBB3--Tho Sick Mrs. licit . ' Kv Sni Hpsi 'VOU VWOKTT MAKE AKJV Z' AUO SHE'S SICK IKJ BED AMD S. AMD TMENJ SwE 5EMT MDRD " MOKJEV OKI ' f"" ' "-". - UJUAT DO VOOTMIMK SHE HAD TOR. I TO K,xcweKJ SHE UUAWTejDll UcmkI 8HE HM AM 7 -ram V SS 4 rffr ?Z, 5Zr J V OUA.L 0V B,RD -. , -T-.r-, CT-- r. f THAT WOO COULDWT PACK. ISJ A MAT . S II I 1 I -JLL- J I llim aVIII I n U I I II I r 1 111,. I I I rn. m-M . I I ' lv- I BEINOIMQ DP FATHER By George Mcmauii ill I i.'.'J. "i fr' h".''. I'e.C'n' mrt '..ili. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. several day funk. Jobyna Howland. In that ecstasy of ers so memorable, wires from Beverly j Hills an eloquent citation for Thyra Samter Wlnalow's dog story In a re cent Harper' Bazaar. J had already 'shed a tear over It, as wilt posterity. i Thyra once lost a dog tragically- and In sending condolences I suggested Immediately acquiring another dog. It shocked her. but she followed the advice end was glad. It's ths only way to soften such blows. Greenwich In Connecticut Is one of the more exalted faubourgs. Poets have lutanlzed Its de luxe commuta tion trains as excursions Into Arcadia. The passengers wear the gold chev rons of suburbia, and are ths highly civilized owners of moated castles landscaped far back from traveled highways. OUtterlng limousines with cb au f fe urs hold! ng rich fur robes stand at attention at the station. Yet the splendor of Its artifice to me razors the delightful bucolic touches that should be pronounced st every suburb. One rather wished Fontaine Fox's ToonervlUe Trolley was some where about. The machine age, too, hss lost for us the village hackman usually a Niagara mustached Lem or Tom. He was the official greater, a cheery, soil ed, veteran of Irregular hours. He asked no tips or expected them. One would as well think of tipping the banker. As a historian, he could tell you the happenings of the town since you went away. He waa there when most of us went off to school and, until recently, was there when we came hack fal hires or successes. Eith er eventuality made no difference. He wns a gossip but a kindly one. telling mannerly fibs about those who had fallen from grace. A true patriot, his town, his people were perfect. WW V- tr R - A H V E . I'LL HAVE VOU MCE.T HEP SOME Tl MEM KMOW HE WOULD UKE TO HEAR TOU SlMG- J 'TV I ' 11 1 --i I , l sail i OREGON, SUM3AT, JXART 6, 1935. Prowling tn ths bush of Aeribner's aisles. I stood for a time near a Jet- bonneted woman whose further old faehlonednesB was expressed la black half-fingered gloves. It Interests mc what people read, I cannot retrain from peeping In library reading room ; observation cars or deck walking. Or. the Aquatanla one time I waited list' a burglar at a window for a distin guished gentleman several chairs away to close his volume. That's how X learned Charles Schwab was reading "The Mystery of the Folded Paper " So I watched ths Jet-bonneted wom an. She fingered Edith Sitwell's "Ulc of Alexander Pope", left It, returned to It again and finally walked away with Caroline Miller's "Iamb In HI Bosom." Another customer wavered between a chance Op pen helm and Swlnnerton'a 'Ths Oeorglan Scene ' and sensibly chose the latter. I lug ged home a shocker "Outward Bound from Liverpool." K. I. Phillips, the newspaper para grapher, has turned out the most hilarious revue skit Idea of the sea son. The locale was a mountain cabin lh the Carolina with the last family of hill -billys trying to hold out against the Invading theatrical, movie i and radio agents. All the 17 children, not Including the one who was snake bit, have been lured away by fancy city offers. Only pappy, mammy and pipe smoking grammy are left as notes are tossed through the shot-gun ; guarded windows. Finally pappy and mammy are about to succumb to a Shubert offer but grammy ferret 11 them with buckshot snd goes herself. . Card of Thanks We wish to express our sincere ap preciation to the many friends for the acts of kindness and sympathy extended us during our recent be reavement; also .for the beautiful floral offerings. R. H. Seegmlller and family. RA.CE AMD FURY! OW. JUT A FEW OF MY SISTERS COLLEGE BOY friends She INVITED TO CALL WHAT A RACKET'. WHAT CAN IT BE? l!HHnEirii.:2m3r , .'aV ' : THE FAMILY ALBUM THE SUV'S It FEEIS A UTTl MUI.Y, HE frlltJW HE'tL BUILD A FlRf IN THE DOWN SOME WHltE WILFRED B IAWH6 FlRE.DIREeYU MILDRED To LOOK AROUND URSrAlRS F6R AN OLD NEWSPAPER AND If DOWN. wimftrft g GREAT HEAVENS'. ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD A UNIVERSITY ? iii .i W EXECUTIVE WlifRED lb RlJH CEUAR 8WI Up REMIKW WPifRED HE Hft5 RR&OtTEU fr)E KlHD UK6, HG'tl FM& 50 ir fiiE C&RNER CyjHECOfU. 6AVS To WIFE HE HASNT WIFE 6E6 UP FROM HER. 60T A MATCH AD HE SEuJlNfc S) 6ET HIM A wnt find anv in usual mai"ch which he applies place on mantelpiece 1&the fire which wll ' fred has laid (Copyright. 1936, by Tht Bfl Sjadlcata, loe.) The men who are calling om your sister placed these implements on the piano- what Shall I DO WITH THEM '. KL-CLiJ L .., , .l .Ji Sw . By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 6PfS NEWSPAPER 16SDsR , flRE WITH BUT FiNDS HE HASN'T READ EDlfORlAL PA&E VEf . PUTS IT WARMS HIMSELF BEFOPE FlRf, REMARKING AM1- Ael-Y IT RWUY UASN'J ANV TROUBLE FOR. 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