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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
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SUK SALUTES V'SJ2 Mb tTT OBHATrO,
m
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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
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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 ?
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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. HIM
-lb BUILD if
By 0. M. Payna
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