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MF.D'FORD MATL TRFBDNE, MEPFOHD. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935.
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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
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tTXI SSfeSr?.A'-' J1: , Y4NQ.UIS FLYERS MAK' WAS SHOOTlM AT 'tt Jfig TTfS ?or 1 MAY OUT OF
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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
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