MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 19?o.
PAGE EIGHT
MTE &
:iSI8 Nicholas Trench,
pals, Jofl.V 0 'Wt, Jerry
nud Jimmy Fox, have
vrrne to Hambridye on Jerry's
little yacht to try to learn aome
fhiiiji about a missing formula,
itolfn itome months before from
Molly. The thief was John Osborne,
and he had spent a month at 4 am
bridge tust before he was mar
tiered. Peter Orloft. unecrupvtott
Jiussian, clo is tying to flv.d the
formula, which is worth trillions.
Nirk is trytng to question the wo
man with whom Osbnrna boarded
when her husband, furiously angry,
appears.
Chapter 37
DOG FIGHT
AVHO
are you, Gowlland ae-
mandid, "and what the blazes
d'you want here?"
I looked him up and down with
Intentional deliberation.
"I wanted some milk," I Bald, "a
pint, to be strictly accurate."
"Well, you've got It, haven't you?"
He pointed toward the gate. "Now
clear off, blast you!"
I could feel my temper beginning
to rise. "Look here," I said, "you
keep a civil tongue lb your head
.when you're speaking to me."
"Tom, Tom," broko in his wife
plteously, "what's the good . . ."
He turned on her with a scowl of
fury. "Shut your niouth," he roared.
"I heard what he said to you. A
friend of Osborne's, Is he? Well, I'll
A bristling mass of fury
teach him to show his dirty face
here."
He spun round unsteadily, and
lurching across the yard, begnn to
fumble at the door of one of the
sheds.
Mrs. Cowlland made an imploring
gesture. "Go go at once," she
gasped. "He's letting out the dog,
and it will kill you it It finds you
here."
Whether I should have followed
her advice or not I can't say; In any
case It was too late. There was the
rattle of a chain from Inside the
shed, and with a menacing growl the
huge rough-coated brute that I had
seen crouching on the bank that
morning bounded out Into tbo open.
, "At Mm, boy! Get your teeth Into
jthe . . ."
Swift as light a bristling mass of
black fury launched Itself towards
me. I sprang back, and as I did so,
something sllont and yellow flashed
past me from behind. It cannoned
full Into my assailant In mid-air, and
tne next moment, amidst an ear
jspllttlng clamor, two frantic wrlth
ilng bodies were locked In a life and
Ideath battle.
A foul oath burst from Gowlland's
flips, and stooping do to he snatched
iup the broken handle of a pitchfork.
Hefore he could properly straighten
himself, however, I had leaped for
ward and gripped him by the wrist
".Vo. you don't, ducky," I said.
Xt'E swayed to and fro, straining
' and struggling, till with a sav
age wrench I tore the weapon from
his hands. At the same Instant his
foot slipped and losing his balauce
he sat down heavily In the mud.
A little breathlessly I turned to
see how matters were progressing
elsewhere. 1 had Just time to observe
that George was on top, his teeth
burled In his enemy's shoulder,
when with another and equally un
printable observation, my own ad
versary struggled to his (cet.
"Better leave 'em alone." I said
pleasantly. "You may get hurt If
you try to interfere."
For a second he stood facing me,
a slore of murderous hatred In his
half Insane eyes; then he took a
pare bsckward and swinging rcund
WILL APPEAR AT SONS;
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A clMle comedy entitled "Tr-e
Am.irons." by Sir Arthur Plnero. fm
otis British dramMtM of the late IPth
century, will he pren-ntd at Ahland
January 12. by the l'nlver:t? tha
ter of the University of Oregon dra
matic department. The Ashland ip
pea ranee of the ttudent cist will be
the aecond of two In iv.hern Ore
joi.. the first to he at Rot burg,
January 11.
Under the direction of ottille T
ftybolt. hend of ihr unucr-Uy drama
" if" MM
VICTOR BRIDGES
suddenly on bis heel, set off at a
shambling run In the direction of
the house.
"He's gone to get his gun. For
God's sake , , ."
Mrs. Gowlland's frantic appeal was
cut short by a shout from behind us.
"What the dickens here, come off.
It!"
Racing Into the yard, Jerry seized
George by the collar, and releasing
his hold the latter allowed himself
to be pulled backwards. With blood
streaming from bis shoulder, the
other dog retreated snarllngly
against the wall.
"You got here Just In time," I said,
"at least George did. If he hadn't
that brute would have chewed me to
pulp."
Still keeping his grip on the col
lar, Jerry glanced lnqui lngly from
one to the other of us.
"What's It all about?" he demand
ed. "Mr. Gowlland doesn't like my ap
pearance," I explained. "He set Fldo
on me. and now's he gone off to fetch
a gun."
"Oh, don't stop here don't waste
time talking. Go quick, all of you,
before he comes back."
1 looked down at the half dls
traught woman, who bad again
clutched me by the sleeve. "We can't
leava you alone with a homicidal
lunatic," I objected.
launched Itself towards me.
"Ho won't hurt me. Go go, I Im
plore you. It'a the only tfcing that
will atop murder."
From somewhere close at hand
came the hang of a door.
"Sounds sensible to me," observed
Jerry. "He'd probably shoot George
and then there'd certainly be a mas
sacre. Any objection to beating It?"
"None," I said.
And without further ado we bolted
Inglorlously through tbe gate.
T LAV on my back, gazlug up at the
glass skylight, against which the
rain was still fitfully driving.
"There's one thing dead cortaln,"
I repeated; "the man's as mad as a
hatter. What's more, if I'm any
Judge, he's on the verge of D.T."
Jerry picked up his pot of beer
from the cabin floor, and took a long
gulp. "Pleasant for his wife! Good
looking, too, In her way; bit of the
gipsy about her, I should think."
"I wonder what made her marry
him," I said. "He's old enough to be
her father."
"Perhaps ha didn't drink so much
then. It's only quite lately that Ihe
place has gone to pieces like that.
Last time 1 was hero everything was
as smart as paint."
"Well, thero must be some reason
for It," broke In Molly. "I believe
Nick was right In what he suggested
yesterday."
"You mean about Osborne?"
She nodded. "I've been thinking It
over the whole morning. Of course,
I haven't seen Mrs. Gowlland, but if
she's as pretty as you say. It all fits
together nicely. I expect she was
frightfully poor and mnrrled Cowl
land becauso he hsd a farm. As soon
as she found herself shut up In thai
dismal place with a man who wai
twice her ape I imagine she brsan
to feel a bit sorry.
"It might be mighty loncaomi
here In winter time, and you can t
get much company out of cows and
pigs. As I see It, the poor thing must
have had a pretty dreary time, and
then, Just as she was feeling bored
stiff, who should come along but
Osborne."
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Tomorrow, the group mukts in.
ether attempt to interview Mre
GowlUnrt. . ed tn the wme gh., rollickliyi mood
with wMoh It met with much uc
I cw or'.Blnallv ?SKed. and In a re-
I vival at New York, nea.vn Nfor
i It l the atory of a mother who. bit
terly rffirettlnn that her glr'.a are no
hoy, rrin them ip m auotv Vie
complication nuirin when
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quire "Alitor, jviv.ide tn hilar lout
l perform n oe.
Member of the cat In-'Iuar B.M
Cotr.rell of Aahland. Ted Karnfotla
- i of Portland, Horace Hoi)",wn. drama
instructor and dfjigr.er of the s'use
setting. Dorothy Pirks. Helen r
len, Eeleanore O.illlon. Mary Bennett.
Dan Clark. Jr . Robert Winstead, JV1-gsj-
Wulvn. Luc;.le Stewart and Rich
ard Knken. all of E iene
Soap weed, also knon as yucca or
bear Bra w hidi thrive tn any
eaon In the Tex a Panhandle.
beinu ued for ennlspe during
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By WALTER B. CLAUSES'
AttoclatPd Press Staff Writer
PASADENA. Cal., can. fl.- AP) A
preview of the end of the world Is
patiently awaited by astronomer!.
From their choice, seat behind the
world's largest telescope they expect
to aee the curtain nse some time In
the next two years, say Dr. Fritz
Zwlcky. astrophysicist of California
Institute of Technology.
The stage, he thinks, will be In the
direction of Virgo star cluster, some
42.000.000.000.000.000,000 miles away.
From among Virgo'a fiOO galaxies.
Dr. Zwlcky said today, one of the
stars will probably step forth In the
stellar role of a- super-Nova and en
act "the end of the world" quite
harmlessly for the astronomers who
watch.
The play will be fatal to the star
for It wll explode with a brilliance
perhaps equal to that of a hundred
million suns.
There have been such collossal
scenes before, but modern asronomy
has yet to study one. These super
novae have bpen recorded by the
ancient Chines, and even found on
astronomical photographic plates is
recent as 1885, bui never have they
been studied through modern Instru
ments.
Dr. Zwlcky believes any star may
become a super-nova. The study of
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should the sun suddenly explode, the
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SALEM. Jan. 10. (AP) Governor.
Julius h. Meier yesterday Issued
pardon to Lester Darby, sentenced to
serve a one-year term In the Multno
mah county Jail for larceny. He was
committed October 8. 1934.
A second pardon waa Issued to Ray
mond Johnson, aervln? nine months
in the Multnomah county Jail for
larceny. He waa received November
17, 1934.-
The governor also Issued an order
reinstating the driver's license of Eu
gene D. Hermann, stating it wsji nec
essary for Hermann to have his li
cense In order to support his fam
ily. Farmers Owe Millions.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. ( UP)
Utah farmers had 125. 000.000 out
standing against them In Federal
Land bank and State Land board
loans on December 1. Reports dis
closed 6,154 Federal Land bans loans,
totaling $10,963,978.82; 2.397 Farm
Loan Commissioner loans, totaling
$3,959,936.84, and 1.457 Stat Land
board loan totaling $5,276,722.76.
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PURCHASE MS
SOON IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. ( AP) With
in the next six months the federal
government will spend more than
$1,260,000 in Oregon buying up
about 250,000 acres of sub-marginal (
land and relocating families which
are to be removed from land of poor
productivity.
The announcement was made by
Qex E. WUlard, agricultural adjust
ment administration representative. '
About 150.000 acres of land will j
be purchased by the government In
Central Oregon, and 100,000 acres
will be taken up in western Oregon.
The central Oregon land bought '
by the government will be turned ,
over largely to grazing. That in west-1,
ern Oregon will go Into national and -state
forests. Fearful of price boosts,
the federal agents made no mention
whatever of particular districts In
which the work will be carried out.
WUlard said a staff of 15 persons
w.ll start work next week on ap- j
pralsals. Purchases must be made ;
before next June 30. All options must
be approved by the AAA.
The purchase of the unproductive ;
land will fit In closely with the work
of the Orecon rehabilitation com-
mittee in placing on good lands those ,
families removed from sub-marginal
land.
George 8 Shelley of Eugene will J
direct the land purchases In west- j
ern Oregon and E. M. Peck of Red
mond will have charge of this work I
In the central part of the state.
HE FIRST SPINACH
WCHDER5 WHAT- fritt WEW
FOoE 15 KIcrfrlER HAS 6rVJTN
HIM tO-DAV
LlSfEKS WITHOUT INTEREST
TO MOTHER'S SALES TALK ON
MOW 600V SPlKACH 15 FOR
BABIES
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By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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NO, THANKS ! W& SPOOH
DOWN HftSTUY
A!J2E6 WlTrt SlrJWrfe HEARtl
WAT MOTHER SEEMS DE -TERMIMED
comforts himself by s0ckin6
Thumb, happily not realizing
HIS LIFETIME BUTTLE TO WfolD
SPWACH HAS ONLV Jlf BKM
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