HFEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFOliD. Cr.EGOX, THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. 1935.
PAOE SIX
A RAPID-FIRE
syyorsift: In order (o orre
Afoiitatia, cnllcd El Keed in lfe-rli o,
fo flee into Mexico u-tth him. iloleo
Rubrie plant to run him foul of the
laxo. Mateo wanta Montana to hell
htm recover the emerald croun ot
Our Lady, atolen fcy the governor
of hi praviure. Montana, alter
various postponements, plana to
marrtf Ruth t.avery, daughter ot a
wealthy ranch ouner. But Ruth'a
father, after Montana breaka hie
promise not to ride the iclld mare,
flallv, ha nn faith in hit prospec
tive aon-in-law.
Chapter Seven
WEDDING DAY
SUNDAY morning on the Lavery
ranch found the Montana Kid
moving about In his room with a
alight limp, but whistling at the
work of Incasing his long body and
his strong shoulders In white shirt
and collar, In socks ot black silk,
and In a fine blue-black serge, at
last.
Even as he knotted his necktie
on his wedding day, he kept fleilng
his feet a litle In the softness ot his
fine calf boots because he could
not tell what guns might look at
him before this day was ended. It
was what he most disliked an ad
vertised appearance; and there
were plenty of men In the world
who might want to take advantage
of It.
He would need three pairs of eyes
with which to keep on guard this
day; but that was what he had need'
ed a great part ot his life, and per
haps It was why be was whistling
now.
His stay on the Lavery ranch had
Been a quiet back-water, a pause
1n the hurry of the current that waa
headed towards some wild and un
known sea. Now that he waa
dressed, he looked quizzically at
the brown face In the mirror and
found that the blue-bright eyes were
alert for danger rather than for hap
piness. Gray-headed Ransome, the fore
man, poured tight and helpless Into
Bunday clothes, smoked a clgaret
and watched his friend. "It'll be a
great day," said Ransome.
"A, long day," corrected tbe Kid.
"Any bozo might think," suggest
ed Ransome. "that you wasn't
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tinna step out with a baauty that
had a coupla millions to Host her,"
"Might an? boio think that?"
murmured Montana.
"Any boso might think," want on
Ransome, hearlly, trowntnr, "that
you didn't Klva much ot a damn
about one ot the prettiest girls In
the world."
THE KID, Instead ot answering,
looked at Ransome with eyes
that had become the color of slate;
then he picked up that pair ot Colts
with the extra long barrels and
made them disappear Inside his
clothes with one ot those swift,
easy gestures which the eye could
not follow Tery well. After that he
went to Ransome and laid a light
touch on hla shoulder.
"Old Ransoms!" he said.
"Yeah, old Ransome be damned,1
said the foreman. "What about old
Montana, I'm asking?"
Many othor things were going on
at the aarne time about the big Lar
ery house. There was Ruth Lavery
In her room, being draped in films
of white. She smiled a good deal
until the girl who was the best ot
her friends said to her, suddenly,
whispering: "Iluth, are you amlllng
because you're happy, or Just to
please me?"
"I'm happy, of course," answered
Ruth Lavery, "Rut I'm frightened.
Something Is going to happen!"
And In tiuiit of that house Rich
ard Lavery senior was walking rest
lessly up and down, up and down,
canning the horlson from time to
time as though he expected a sign
ECLIPSE OE SUN
SAN FRANCIHCO, Jon. SI A(P
The fur Mil win so s partial e-llpe
of the un btelunlng st approxi
mately 7 31 a. m. (P. 8. T.) Bunday.
In the San Prnnruro region It will
be an eclipse of about &0 per cent
nd will reach 69 per cent at Seattle
and 80 per rent In Salt l-ake city.
The ahadlnft will end at 19 s. m.
Karl o. Lliwley, chief aatronomer at
Chabot obaervatory m Oakland, Cel.,
said a partial eclipse of the sun oc
curs two weeka before and after s
total lunar ecllpae. A total lunar
ecllpae January ID waa preceded by a
small solar ecilpae January 6.
WINDOW OLAS8-We sell window
liana and will replace your broken
wtnilou reasonably, Truwbrldgs Cab
loot Works.
V II Ms Xav- w sill ill mm
v.wxvzssrMt All
la Ti
a-HhtTftlil-
ROMANCC SV EVAN EVANS ,
of changing weather to roll darkly
up on the edge ot tbe world.
He turned almost expectantly to
wards a sudden rattle ot hoofs that
beat on the lower trail and then
revealed a rider on a sweating mus-,
tang. It waa a young fellow with a
look of anxiety, as though wild In
dians might be behind him. He
threw himself out of the saddle and
ran to Lavery.
"D'you know what's happened?"
he gasped. "Jack Lascar that yal-ler-faced
teller called Lascar that
showed up In town the other day
he's gone and nailed a notice on the
bulletin-board In front of the post-
office. I've copied It down!"
He nulled out a piece of paper
and read aloud. Half the words
were a gasping whisper and half
were almost shouted.
Everybody notice that wants to:
Me, that l Jack Lcar, ! go
Ins to etand out In the middle of
the etreet In front of HI Bailey's
blacksmith ehop at ten-thtrty this
name morning and watt for the low
yaller hound by name of Montana
Kid.
If he don't enow up then and
there, you all know what kind of
a skunk he Is.
JACK LASCAR.
"1ITAIT a moment," exclaimed
W Layory. "Where's the sherltt!
What does he mean by permitting
open challenges In a place like Ben
tonvllle?" "The sheriff's out of town," said
the messenger. "Some ot the boys,
have sent for blm. He ought to be
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mmm
"Get off the ranch' cried Lavery.
back by about ten-thirty. But I
thought that you might want to
know "
"Get off the ranch!" cried Lay-
ery, "Don't let Montana see you.
If he should And out "
He found that the rounded eyes
of the messenger were peering
straight past him and, turning, Rich
ard Lavery saw Montana standing
in the open door of the bouse.
AboTe the white ot the stiff collar
his face looked browner and young
er than ever. Montana was rolling
clgaret, letting his Angers see
thlr own way. while he said:
You ride back and tell Jack Las
car that It's a little late for me to
get his message, but I'm coming
down there as (nst as a good horse
111 take me. Tell him that I'll fin-
tin the Job 1 loft half done a while
back."
lie scratched the match, touched
the flame to the crimped end of the
wheat-straw paper, and took In a
good, deep breath of the smoke. His
eyes had an absent look, as though
he were considering a further an
swer. But the messenger Jerked his
head In understanding and ran back
to his pony. It was something worth
remembering during a life to be the
connecting link between a Jack Las
car and a Montana.
When Montana got Into the saddla
and Jogged around the corner of thi
hsrn he saw that he would have to
face all the music In one great
burst.
For on the veranda stood the as
sen. bled family down to the one
Wgged cook, with a shimmer ol
whtte for Ruth Larery in the centei
of the group, and her father tall
and straight and forbidding beside
her.
Montnna rode straight up to them
and pulled oft his hat
(Cop vrtpM, JJ(, Harper 4 Srolhtrt,
Montana rldtt, tomorrow, to mott
hit chtlltngtr.
POHTl.AND, Ore., Jan. SI (API
The Portland city council, In a heated
aeaaion today adopted a resolution fa
voring a statute which would make It
compulsory for each public achool
teacher to take an oath to uphoH
and defend. If neceaaary. the consti
tution of the I'nited States.
Tlie resolution also recommended
the dlamlMal of any Oregon teacher
who advocates, publicly or privately,
any radical thought toward overthrow
of the United Statea government.
Mayor Cars.ut and Commiaslonera
Bean and Riley favored the resolution
but they were opposed by Commis
sioners Bennett and Clyde.
When It comes to nl!. rememoei
"fiuuti c.a da it." fUous H.
m
s'i tan it vr
UUULU
E
TO
CONSUMERS TOLD
Recent Trends in Wholesale
Butter Markets Upward
Vegetables Unlikely to
Move Either Direction
WASHINGTON (AP) For the
near future, and possibly lor the
entire year, housewives can expect
a rise In meat prices, the consumers'
guide says. The guide Is & publica
tion issued by the consumers' coun
sel of AAA.
.Meat prices, In their rise, will be
doing an "about face." Between Sep
tember and December they showed a
more Important drop than other
foods. They were dropping from the
high level established In the late
summer when It became evident the
drought damage would be severe.
Those high levels could not be main
tained. The drop was hastened by the fact
that farmers were forced to send
their steers, hogs and lambs to mar
ket sooner due to low supplies of
feed. As a result meat has been
abundant on the markets.
Dairy Products Up, Too.
But the situation will not last, the
guide eays. Livestock economists fore
see materially lower supplies for
8 MATTEB POP
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WH&T KIM WE DO TO
GIT MAGGIE'S bl'bTF.r?
TO CO SACK HOME?
SHEL S GiTTiM'OM
MT MERVES-
s3-.- TAlL8ftN 'jLl-m'.m The Hoys Got Away! , . By Hal Forrest
S? 1lJ, I I THE eROPLANO.lii3 1SiWE X SAY.TWIT AfsoGG W' 4 At GU-
tSa 9lWH"-e "7"S EBT-- EES S5IN6 ZyxZ-Z 0 OUR SUNS. JT 5j7 OIL STOP t: jSU3i'?F0?- AS eSSTTSa AC713A tVOtLOWr V A T4K
feW 'T0 B6t SlMem .4WAV-. THEY 'AVE 4r N3.PEORO, ll 'BCI R3ft , asSJSssyfiSs THAV COATSA7-- THE FFTY OOilAGS
"iisfiJ) toeae e-Atsseo jw7sP--5 disappear-- u& laid 2r volK8cYs! j24PPMi- Msrce hou ue JXmN offres it to
lffSf 6Af 10Wv(?W'iM4S "Js? THEM 1VE 6Tlt rr PXETeHDEt) TO Shoot H '. Jrc, .
KM Wwef -hMiStWS B6W STOLEN i AJSVSt? souveos rrm-l
WEBSTER'S CA
B f YOORe FAIR. AND ( THAT MAN THERt,CO0Fr5H ? ul5TeN,CiOPFigH. Vj -r-pizEIS HOW A600T X E7nKt,r- OJS
7 ,.tWWE, f ..... V CKARLEY, THREATENED WILLIE AIN'T NO USE y ; -AS 5lR 9 THE BOV fonfiau' pH
I ANP I WANT TO TELL new I 01 WITH A REVOLVER- TO OS NOW, AN TH 15 WAIT, U I MAkE A hW.
K VOO OUR STORY? ZZrt.c. I ASK HIM IF HE'S GOT A , THING'S GETTIN' A YOU K 'SPRIOO'S S PAOE
THE NEBBS-On His Way ' '' By Sr.r RPS
Ili'F"raORnMn RFVERASE ""N'i I IIHh'l C WELLONE5l UJT TO TA.LV; TO f WELL, THE LITTLE CAR. IS OU ITS LUAV TON. "
U CARBOMWED BEVEA& V ( CRi-rz. MMPR VES MCLLO PRITX ( MS AMD IT-3 KjOT GOIM& TO COST
1 HAS MOPOED OTMEPOlMr -- T. MAVER J ) RuDV A DIME-IT'S TIME: FOR RUOV TO GET
ILL BUY A IJUMDRED SHARES -J i l BEVERAGE U.IM AT ? 1 DiOIO'T ASK FOR J LUCKV . WEMEVER I STAW.T 5AVIKJ& OPTOMA
TM AT BIRO WMO TIBPEO ME VT" AOVlCE L OUST LUAiOT SERVICE VI I50METWIW&, SOM6THIMG HAPPEMS TO TAKEl
TO IT KWELU , - Qt . IpvAwM -fHAT Vfe. SOMETMItjS TWATIWAsI
,SETUIM6 jj "C S m l3s'M&
nnrn BRINOIHQ UP FATHER By George McManui
v .it V'l I ivj i'inrr. ntn rtt. i v 11
early February, Higher prices are
expected as a, result.
. Dairy products and eggs also are
expected to reflect the high price
of feed.
Recent trends In the wholesale
butter market have been upward.
This Indicates consumers' prices may
rise further. However, the guide ex-
( pects to see butter Imported from
New Zealand if the price at New
York goes any higher.
Egg prices usually drop st thlt
time of year, but they may not drop
as much this year as usual. This
Is because the number ot laying
birds hns been reduced, and perhaps
also because the feed ration has been
cut rather drastically In many poul
try producing areas.
While egg prices will drop some
from now until spring, hen prices
can be expected to rise.
Vegetable Prlres Lower.
In most of the other major foods
the prices are expected to remain
comparatively level, even In the
classifications where the present
price la a low one.
Fruit and vegetable prices are
lower this year than last.
Reasonable prices In certain food
crops are due to the large supplies
en hand. The potato crop Is 5.4 per
cent above the five year average from
1037 to 1933; sweet potatoes, 8 per
cent up; pears, 5.1 per cent up;
oranges. 35.7 per cent up; grape
fruit, 35.3 per cent up.
4
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 31. (AP)
Sir Graham Wad dell, chairman of
the Brazilian Wool Growers' council,
addressing wool growers of the United
States In convention here today took
a thrust at price fixing and govern
ment regulation.
4- .
SALEM, Jan. 30. (AP) Issuance
of $250,000 of certificates of Indebt
edness against receipts from the Uq- j
uor commission, was authorized late
yesterday by the board of control. I
DEVR HE-DAODY I
WISH I KMEW- I'VE
RACKED MV BRAiM
TRYING TO TMINK
oc ome scheme
TO MAKE HER FEEL
MOME-SlCK-
. uw ni ip- s w. 7 v r-ir-r, n , ,,-in
-y Ufa
Optometrist Lee
Opens Remodeled
Office Tomorrow
Dr. Robert E. Lee. optometrist, will .
open his newly remodeled offices at
103 North Central tomorrow, pre
senting to the people of southern
Oregon superior optical service In in
attractive modernistic setting. Plant .
for Improvements were made by Les
lie Van Doren.
The front entrance has been com
pletely reconstructed and black and
sliver used for the name plate am1
original design' Mulberry is the pre
dominating color In the rugs anr
drapee, and modernistic wall papei
adds Interest to Dr. Lee's offices.
New equipment, a good ventilating
system and fixtures have also been
installed in the optical rooms. Dr
Lee's personal office adjoins the largr
reception hall, and an examination
room, laboratory and two treatment
rooms are Included.
LITTLE GIRL SUFFERS
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BIG APPLEGATE, Jan. 31. (8pl J
Although making a good recovery.
Jean Hanscam, 6, Is as yet unable to
walk as a result of severe leg burn?
sustained Friday morning when her
pajamas caught on fire as s'i stood
by the fireplace. Burns extended fro;--the
ankle to the hip, although th
flames were extinguished as soon a
possible. Jean is the 5-year-oI -daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hans
cam. Phone 543 We'll haul away youi
refuse City Sanitary Service.- i
THAT IT- MAKE HER
HOMESICK- 1 LL-OIVE
HER A LOtMG TALK
ABOUT THE OLD
HOME FtRE-SlDE-
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
j,
HOtiE Of Yh COMMU-feRS OU "TriE 5:S, WHO ARE
ACCUSTOMED "1& PARK IK YHE LlffLE AHEV ACROSS
THE TRACKS , COULp 6l -fuElR CARS OUf WHEN
FRED PERLEV, WHO HAD HAD AN UPSEflWfc XAY AT
THE OfTict. TOUND THAT iKSfEAD OF THE KEV OFHIS
CPR HE HAD THE KEV OF -fHE OfflCE SA.FE ,
(Copyright, 1888, by Th Ball Syndics!,, Inc.)
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ME TO COME HOME.
SOS HE KINJ' COME.
AM' VISIT
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
SLOVAK
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BROTHER OF MAGGIE'S
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