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PAGE TWO MF.D'FORD MATL TRFBDNE, MEPFOHD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935. ...I STAPID-FIRE SYS0P8IB: Today Montana, l. Keed In tn Mejtcane, it to marru Ruth Lavery, tht dauahter of a Mtalthy rancher, afttr etteral fnttpoaemanf. tor which ho it to lartte. A'out Mateo ItubriM, the Quixotic bandit, haw faktd a chat fenge by Jack Lascar, in order to put Montana afoul tho lata and tenure hit help in recovering the emerald croicn of Our Lady, stolen from the church by the gnrernor of Mnleo't province. Mintnnn ilrrtilrt to nmtrer the challenge, in epite of the intuit to Hulk, Chapter Eight PARTING "I'VE got the call that a man has to A answer, Ruth," Montana laid. She only (tared at him. Her Hps were parted a little. 8ns looked older; aha seemed to be squinting at a bright, distant light. The future, as Ilk as not. Montana tried to feel sorry, but couldn't. Richard Laverjr did the speaking. Ha said: "This will be about all, my lad. My girl has put up with a good bit. You'll forget about Jack Lascar here and now, or else you'd better forget about Ruth." Montana dismounted. The "wild" mare started to follow him up the steps, but shrank away from these strangers. Her maBter stood over V Ruth. "He's speaking tor you, I sup pose?" said Montana. But she only kept on staring. One could not say whether there was more pain or fear In her eyes. "It appears that ( am speaking for her," said Lavery. "We know what we owe to you, but there's ft future aa well as a past to think of." "Walt a minute," said Montana. "You can only talk for youraelf. Say omethlng, Ruth!" "I can't," she answered. "If J try to talk I'll only be weeping." "People cry about thlnga that are gone, finished. Am 1 finished as far as you're concerned!" She shook her head. "I gave you a promise about the riding of the mare, and then I broke It, Does that make you feel that you can never trust me?" "Do you trust yourself?" sho afkod. This struck him very hard, appar ently. He began to reason on her alclo: "It's our wedding day and J ride off I'll always be riding off. Is that what you feel?" She was silent. "I know," concluded Montana. "I can see It. What's left In you Is mostly fear." "I want to be braver and bigger," said the girl, "but I can't help It. Why are you this way?" "Because the devil got Into me be tween breaths, I suppose," said Mon tana. "You won't believe how my heart's aching for you now. You seem to me everything that's right and beautiful. If I go away, the best half of the world will be behind me. But I can't stay and be the happy cat by the Ore, Ruth, I'm going away. ... No matter what happens today, there's no coming back for me." He took her suddenly In his arms. The tears began to run down her face, but alio snld, very gently: "I'm not pitying myself, It's for you! I think God pities you, too and loves rou." SHE lifted her face and he kissed her. Then he turned to Lavery and book hands. "I was hating you a minute ago but you're right," be aid. "There'll be another chance for me to show you Hint I'll never forget you," said (Avery. "If you'll still listen to me, I'll still bog you" He checked hlmsef. His unspoken words filled a beating moment of si lence, and then Montana was walk ing Jauntily down tho steps and wav ing his hand. "So long, everyone," he called. Afterwards, as he sat the saddle, be heard Ruth crying: "nut he'll be killed! Father, ho's going to be" The sudden beating of the hoofs of the rod mare drownel out that complaint As ho camo to the turn of the road, he felt an Invisible hand tugging at his shoulder and there tore be turned Into the saddle and rode out of view with his hat waving over his brad. Now ha let the red mare race to get through the pass between the hills, pointing towards tar-oft Bon tonvllle. Atler that he felt that he had slipped the hand of the past from his shoulder. He began to laugh like a child. Ho had not renllied how he had dreaded double harness until he was started on the empty trail again! It was ten-twenty by his watch WASHINGTON. P-b. 1 p, T.ie top. hat. of officialdom and the broad-brimmed Stetsons of the cow country will hang on the name rack In Denver. February 11, at the na tional grazing conference called to dlacuu the administration of Jie Taylor grarlng act. Some Bo.oofl.ooo acrea of public lands were brought under Jurisdic tion of the Interior department by the Taylor act. piuued by the laat eonnreaa. Stockmen of tho west who loolc to the public domain for their livelihood have tpreaaed a desire !"r some knowledge of regulatory meas ures being planned hlh will affect ' the granng of their aheep and cattle l'lh Miiry. WBENTIIAM. Maaa (UP) Ertnar A. Dart hnokvt two (lah on. In alrte th other. A member or the Wrenlham Bportomen'i aaaoctatlon. Dart caiiKlit a 3',-pnund pickerel and Uulds m an tight-Inch ttuul. .1, ii.i.h1ij.iiI,i, i n ROMANCE B T EVAN EVAN .. hen be headed into the main street of Bentonville. That was cutting the time a bit short, perhaps, but he did not want to burn up the strength of Sally with too bard a run. For, sup posing that he met Lascar and sur vived the fight with him, he might need all the speed that was in the mare Immediately, Gun-lights wore barred In Benton, vllle. A message bad been sent to the sheriff, who was probably running ft horse at a dead gallop to get back to the town in time to prevent this duel. And that same sheriff, solemnly, with careful words, had warned Montana that a single flash of a gun In bis band would be enough to land him In Jail. It was curious, in way, that Jack Lascar should have called for ft show-down public show-down. Be cause there was nothing public about the character or the past of Jack. He loved twilight and twilight ways like a cat. There was some mystery behind this challenge or was It that tbs memory of that other defeat, that public shaming, had driven Jack Lascar into a frenzy at last, until death was hotter than a life in which men smiled behind his back? A freckled-faced boy ran out from a yard and at tho sido of Montana: "Are you gunna do it, Montana?" be shrilled. "Are you gunna kill him? The sheriff'!) chase you If you pull a gun In this town! Don't get yoursell chased away from us, Montana. Ev erybody knows you licked Lascar once. Everybody knows you ftln'l afraid!" "Things will be all right, thanks, brother," said the Kid. The boy, panting, drew off to tht side, shaking his bead; and then set tied down Into a steady dog-trot to get to the appointed place of tht , meeting. THEN Montana saw HI Balloy'i blacksmith shop In the distance, thin blue wisps of smoke leaking out through the big, open doors of the place. No horses were tethered is front of it, waiting their turn to b shod. Instead, the string was hitched on the near side of the place. Well, It bullets were to fly, borse flesh Is as penetrable as the bodlei of men, but the Kid knew bimsell and he know Jack Lascar. Then would be no wild shots Ir this flgbtl No wonder the rest ol the towi had seemed deserted. All the life ol , It was concentrated here. Tho win dows, the doorways, wore filled, ant people stood at tho corners of tht houses. A dull murmur rose, swelled into ft many-throated voice. Thi women and children gave the shrill to the sound. The Kla looked down and saw thai he was whilo with dust, He ha stuffed the tiousers into the tops 01 his boots and dust was thick In tbi folds beneath tho knee. Then he saw a slender figure wait slowly out from undor an awnlni and step Into the street with feel that lifted high, as though this mas did not vlsh to kick the dust up ovei the polish of his hoots. That was Jack Lnscar. His bright Mexican Jacket flashed dazzling li the sun. "I'll put c red spot on that Jacket,' said Montana softly. He dismounted. The mare followed him, shying a bit from side to sldi as she kept seeing fresh crowds ol humans on either side of the street Lascar stood In the exact center ol the street, with his hands on his hips If he had more light on the face, h would try his shot for the head. Well he might tr: for tho head, anyway. The bright bucklo of the bat-bell would be a neat target neat and small. And tho rather bad chances ol Jack Lascar would be evened a little Some one yelled: "Hurry it upl Hurry it upl The sheriff's comln'. hell bent!" Then out of the dlstunce Montana could hear the small beating of hoofs. Jack Lascar had turned sldewlse. He wns not fool enough to offer tht full breadth of bis body to an onemy. He forgot that this turn brought (lit buckle of the hat-helt Into tullei view. They were twenty paces apart. "How does this suit yon. Jack!" asked Montana. Lascar's whole body Jerked with the violence of his words. He barked his curses like a dog. Any distance suited him. Ten paros would be bet ter. The Kid smiled and walked straight on. (Copyright, I!.1, Harper A Rrathertt Montana me.ta an ininty whs alio ( a friend, Monday. SPI LOSER GETS LIFE IN PENITENTIARY PORTLAND. PVb. 1. ,V.Clrcult JiKljie Liuk here today imixwd a arntrnca of life impnoimuMit on Al bert Howard, 44. found guilty on a cnarrfr or aault mm intent to roi The umwuftlly heavy punlAhment mi meted out to llownrd on rec ommendation of Deputy District At- torney Joe Price, who told the court tha tHoward u a aix-time offendT j ind life lmprlmntncnt "would ave ' the expense of trying him a(rtln." 1 1 1- :ud ( BRCH-KTON, Mum ( VP) Mm Frank Santaro. who three month! beame a (trnntlniothrr at 40. re cently gave birth to her Wrd child Only 13 of the 23 are living She waa married at the ae of M Bet ween 300 and iCn volcanU ere tern, believed to have hern Imu'tlvt for nearly half a renin;)-, have been eiplnred )ut! of Ailona'i border in Mexico. IS SWINDLED BY OLD WALLET GAG! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. iVP, Prank Rutin. Portland mining man, told Oakland police today he had been wind led of $11,000 by a trio of men who worked the old "wallet gatr" on him. early tn January. The first man, giving the name "George Ward." ecraped acquaintance with him on a train en route here from Portland, later met him In an expensive hotel, where the two "acci dentally' found a wallet containing a 45.000 bond and roll of money. Re. turning It to the man whoee card was in the wallet, the owner, who aald he waa "Prank Sterling." offered a reward, and when this waa de clined, aald he was a peculator and would "Invest" 100 for them. This later resulted in winnings of 1300. Lured on by promise of more money by the new found friend, who waa "on the Inside" of the market, Rahn turned over $500, which re sulted at first tn huge wlnnlryr, and then loaa. Then Rahn contributed the $11,000 for a "pool" with which to recoup the losses. "Sterling," who had moved to Oak land from this city during the trans actions, reported that his firm had ordered him to Helena, Mont. Rahn was given a ticket to go there and ; meet him, "Ward" and a third man known as "Barnes." He never found them. He told police he then re- I turned to Portland, reported his loss S-MTTM MP- e,C M P.,.. -Cgf III V HOoZE- J yirmmm ' ml j ' "" 1 TAILSHN TOMMY McGaire Is jn a "Jam!" , , dj Hal For est TIt1 ' !, T.fZZ "MF ii EM& STINSE TO"CEaT4MOT ?-HV BUT, 5ENOR, sOrTT, Zr f,ZJf: AUfZZ , J.?"7Z. Xf "E TOO ,Fr S' MEjSENOfcMC&UIBe, xYOU POOR SOOF-OWLGP OtO'ii COME YO' SSi 1, ?fnc JZL.- "Z'" SfWIOE SUY rS TH6 DICE 6AM6--AN' TH066. MW FINO VDURSUNS t Jl'i t JX,?,vc etfitAM ATS tTXI SSfeSr?.A'-' J1: , Y4NQ.UIS FLYERS MAK' WAS SHOOTlM AT 'tt Jfig TTfS ?or 1 MAY OUT OF BEN WEBSTER'S CAF-A W-tOe povnl! 1 - . Bv RDWIN ALOES s&Sm yE5 fve G0T A OUM, HAVwAER' te33i33gl IRuBegeT TVIEM I yoULL NEVER GtT I f BREAK L OOSB. T LINE OP WITH TH6AA TWO PUNHS V-BgsgT i two DOOS-rJEVER "I TWESe OOOil GfifiB RUBS.1 , f ZM f77h OR VOOLL GET BETTER ACQUAINTED fegti;:-u; MINO WILLIE -WE HIM, BRIAR. ' I BREAK LOOSE' I Zrvr- I V WITH IT ' ' J t rrS AIN'T LEAVIM' HERE tl it , -rO-A. ,,7.a I Ar7 THET' -t " I LISTED, LITTLE BIT OP " MERE IT IS 'VT P R T . llWHETM I SUV 7 YOU CAfOT MAKE AMV NOTHING . VM COirOCb TO CARBONJATEO rPAVS AUVTK1M& IT'S U DOUSM OnJ SUCM STUPF- V TCENJ tTS y I I naLA fWoP I I'M TOO OLDTO8UV 8WM& SOMeTHlMSOME:TMlW6 THAT SOES PUCES: 1 "n! - pmj BKlwuiflU iir TAI'MBM ' Bv George McManQI I 5 I n : : ; -i i i s i . AM! I'VE GOT AM IDEA.-I III L14TEM. tOU MUTNT I J I . . Q , f . , . I n DON'T WANT MAGGE GO HOME- MAGGIE AM' T-f? rxT ' Sk -V IWIWICOULO ! L tlAgTMtVE l"EFT- S- i 1 i-j V5 TU AM' J III iir-AC- a -ir- ti. i- I I 1 " I -f. , 1 v .a ns I I I I TV1 .C(. m I I -- r a. I W 1 THAT- A B.Q HELP- " TOJ K 'SrS, - to the aherlff'a office and was ad vised to tell his story to Oakland police. A description of the men waa broadcast by police. NEWBRY ELECTED ASHLAWD, Peb. 1. (Spl.) Earl T. Newbry waa elected president and manager of the Hlllah Temple banrt at Its annual meeting in the Mftsanic temple. Other new offlcera are: Wara V. Croft, director; H. O. Enders, as- sistant director; C. H. Thomas, secre tary-treasurer; Perry Aahcraft, drum major, and Dr. R. L. Burdlc, quarter master. Several new members were elected to membership and regular rehearsals are to be held through the year, :t being the Intention of Hlllah Temple to build up a band that will take high rank with the fraternal bands of I the stat. ' The principal objective at this time is the Shrine Imperial council meet ""frffffim? miFil li -! ia.-',aaa1Tl ' Uioin& (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Byndicita, Inc.) - ) ing to be held tn S:attle next year. A concert la to be given at thtf potentate's ball In Ashland next month. Illustrious Potentate Ployd T Whittle was elected to honorary mem bership. PARAGUAYANS MARCH ON LAST BOLIVIAN HOLDOUT j BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 1. (p, The ! Paraguyen army, deployed In two Bolivia's lust ,ron.;h3ld In the Chaco. Villa Montea, today, according to d.a patches from Auncl.n. Paraguay. CAPITOL, OLYMPIA, Feb. I. p The senate today memorallaed con gress to protect the narcissus bulb Industry In this ata-e ay re-enacting the embargo anlnitt fpreign bulbs which was recently revoked by Sec retary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal lace. Dairymen advise against giving cows highly flavored feeds Just before milking time because of their ten dency to glvti the milk an unnatur.il taste. PAYMASTER ASHi MOTHER, WHO rS MAKIN& TEM-CErJf TtR OtftSE Af PRUfe SfORE, CAN HE 61UE THE MAN 1HE MONEV FtR If LOCATES IT AT LAST IN POCKET WHERE HE PUT rf FOR SAFE-KEEPING keeps m0nev clutched w fist, while purchase 15 beih6 wrapped up. looks to see if the two nickels are sUli safe AND TRAPS ONE OFTriEM, which rolls uSDEfv COUNTER, REQUIRING MOTHER. CLERK AKD ArJ UMBRELLA To 6T T OUT mcTher has To Take His COPT OFF To SET iT our, BECAUSE If HAD 5UPPEP frtROOfcri A HOLE INFO TriEUNlSfi. PUTS COAT ON A6AIN, AND AFTER SOME DELAV SHAKES OTHER NICKEL coT of mitteN where HE HAD PUT f By GLUYAS WILLIAMS PR0MI5ES HE VONVWOP If A6AIN, AND DISCOVERS The OTHER NICKEL. 15 60NE THAT HANDLINS MONoV IS PREftT COMPLICATED 1
