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MEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFOim OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1935.
A RAPID-FIRE
SYSOrsiS: ilnteo Rubrit and
Brother Patrual have ridden north
into the i:mted Statee to eft the
Montana Kid'a htlp in recovering
the emerald crotcn of Our Lady,
Mtolen by the governor from the
church in Duroua. liu tricking Mon
tana into a fight that I the law
on him, thru ecparnte him from
Ruth Lnrrru. hie bride-to-be. Soto
theti hne tnld him about the crotrn,
end he imit on htipina them,
fftving a hit reason the daughter
of an inn-keeper of Ouraya,
Chapter 11
INDURAYA
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"HE friar walked or ran moat of
the way south; and he aeemed to
spend more energy pulling the mule
after him than In getting hla own
bulk over the ground. Only when the
way was level and there was a
chance for a lope or a brisk trot
would he step Into the saddle and
ride the mule through the dust
which the horses raised.
"Why does he do It?" asked Mon
tana. "Once a mule that was carrying
him through the mountains slipped
on a frozen rock and broke its leg,"
answered Rubrli. "Since then he
takes pity on four-legged beasts. I
had to stamp and rage to make blm
ride, on the way north with me. Even
then he would not take a horse. A
mule was too good for him, he said.
You see, he I . but a child."
"A child that moves mountains,
eh?" snld Montana. "But why did he
conn north with you?"
"He had heard the thousand
atorles about you, brother. He was
hungry to see your face. That will
make him a great man with the
shepherds and the villagers."
"Ah! So that was the reason
murmured Montana.
nut though he smiled, the first
doubt had entered his soul, coldly.
He saw that he woujd have to be on
his guard from now on.
As they came through the hills
Into view of Duraya, the sunset
flared and died quickly. It made the
white walls of the town bloom for
a moment. It made the looping river
run red. Then the soft twilight rose
out of the valleys, overflowed the
hills, Invaded the sky, and brought
down the atars.
They descended Into the plain.
"You tell me, Brother Pascual,"
said Montana. "Shall I pass as a
true Mexican cowboy?"
"Why not, dear friend?" asked the
friar. "Your hair Is black. And now
that you have rubbed a little of that
stain Into your skin, you are as dark
as most. Your hair Is already black,
and as for the blue eyes, those are
found In Mexico often enough.
"Besides, the red mare Is the sort
of horse that a famous charro would
ride. And you have a suit of yellow
leather with silver spangles all over
It. The good Mexican speech comes
Bp easily off your tongue that even
I; who know, at times, forget the
truth about you."
"Tell me, also," said Montana,
laughing, "If you think that you
could ever really open your heart to
a gringo."
After a long pause the friar said:
"I can at least try, my friend. All
men are the children of one God.
Bo I can at least try!"
N DURAYA they separated.
1 The friar went to the church.
But the bishop was not there. So he
went to the bishop's palace and
climbed the stairs which were open
and unguarded day and night In
order that the poorest of the poor
might come to the Bishop Emlllano
In the little, bare, upper room which
was all that he reserved tor himself
out of the splendors he might have
enjoyed.
That was why little Bisho Emlll
ano, kneeling In prayer with only
two candles to light the wooden
cross on the naked wall of his room,
paid no heed when the friar entered
and kneeled In turn. The poor often
did this.
The bishop was only vaguely
aware that another presence was
there, and It was some time before
he looked over and found that
Brother Pascual had returned to
him. He started up at once and went
to the kneeling giant.
"Give mo your blessing," said the
filar, earnestly, without rising.
Even on his knees he was almost
as tail as the bishop. "Give me a
blessing of a special grace, for I
hare done a thing that will bring
much evil on aiy country."
"Whet thing have you done
asked the bishop.
"I have helped bring Into Mexico
a terrible man," said the friar. "I
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ADVISED ID HE
WITH REPAIR PLAN
The Better HmiMnir program of the
federal housing administration U
Inducing property owners to spend
millions of dollars for needed renov
IririR of their home. Floyd Irwin
told about 54 matter painter and
paint dealers nf this city and vicin
ity at a dinner meetlnn given by the
National Lend company last night at
the Hotel Medford. The chairman of
the meeting was J. J. Wilson and
the piogram was presented by Messrs.
Irwin and Harman of the company,
manufacturers of Dutrh Boy paint
product.
"neportj. that come to our com
pany's office from all over the coun
try," Mr. Irwin siud. "indicate that
the better houMng proRram la golnit
ROMANCE gr EVAN EVNt . r
have brought El Keed all the waj
from the north to Duraya."
"Ah, my son," said the bishop,
why bave you done this? That Is
known man and a lawbreaker."
Ha Is - lawbreaker," said tbs
friar, "and In fact he breaks the law
so well that Rubrlz would not try to
steal away the emerald crown of
Our Lady unless be had the help of
the gringo."
Are they not great enemies?"
asked the bishop. "The story Is that
the gringo stole away the foster son
of Rubrli."
"They are great enemies, but also
they love one another," ssld the
frlsr.
What sort of a man Is El Keed?"
asked the bishop.
'He Is a man swift enough to catcb
a mountain goat ana almost Dig
enough to eat one."
"A great, sour brute?"
"It would be better If be were a
sour brute. No, ne is a smiling
danger. Men cannot help trusting
him. The women look as though they
were seeing their first man."
"But has he actually come to help
Rubrli steal the emeralds?"
'That Is vhy he has come. Partly
to steal the emeralds, but more to
find trouble and adventure."
"Will he need a large reward, Pas
cual?"
'The danger he finds will be his
reward."
"You speak of a reckless fellow,
but not of a bad man, I think," said
the little bishop.
"I speak of a Are," said Pascual.
"Some men may be able to warm
their hands at it, but others will
soon be yelling Inside the flames."
MATEO RUBRIZ, at this time, was
nWHnff In the house of a friend
at the edge of the town. It was a
poor shack of 'dobe with only one
room. On a mattresa In a corner lay
three grimy children, sleeping In
spite of the lamplight that shone In
their faces.
The wife of the family was un
dressing behind a rag of an old red
curtain. Her husband sat at the table
with Rubrlz. The peon kept smack
ing his thick lips over his pulque. He
looked at his drink with astonished
eyes, and with continued amaze
ment stared at his guest. For here
sat a fortune In the skin of a man.
But to Oflate, and to Onato's fami
ly, the bandit appeared as a good
angel. He could trust them absolute
ly. They would hardly allow him to
spend enough money to buy the very
food that he consumed. And they
dreaded almost more than they de
sired the gold piece which he al
ways left behind him when he dis
appeared.
It was in the house of Ofiat- that
Rubrlz had wished to put El Keed,
also, hut Montnna refused, point
blank.
"You'll He In a soft bod," said
Rubrlz, "and you'll sleep sound even
after the Rurales are In the room!"
"Well," Montana would answer,
"I'd rather wake up and see Rurales
than chickens on the rafters and
pigs on the floor."
So now he was verging towards
the most prosperous Inn In the town,
and the mare passed like a sheen of
red silk through the lamplight that
passed out a few steps from door
and window.
She went daintily, sniffing at tbe
myriad ordors of man and cookery
and dogs and pigs and chickens that
crossed and recroased In the air, be
sides that other scent which some
times made her throw her head high
as she perceived the acrid air from
the mountain desert blown In from
afar.
Her rider sat crosswise, with his
left leg thrown over the high pom
mel of the saddle. He carried under
his arm a guitar which he had picked
up cheap In a muslcshop. Now that
It was tuned, he struck out a few
soft chords and then let his voice
start ringing In a very old Spanish
song.
That song penetrated Into the Inn
of Miguel Santos, where every chair
around the little tables was filled
and clgaret butts lay about every
where on the earthen floor, and the
lamplight showed nothing very
clearly eicept the faces ot the dirty
playing-cards and the lower twists
and whorls of smoke.
Miguel Santos himself had step
ped out from behind his little bar
and had gone Into the small back
room where the more sorlous games
of chance were In progress.
(Copyright, JPJI, Harper 4 Brother!)
Tomorrow, Montana moots Rotlta.
paint dealers of the country are to
get their rightful share, they will
have to follow proper advertising and
selling methods. They will have
tell the property owners that paint Is
the greatest modernlzer of all. as well
as the soundest investment."
The program Included a short tais
by Mayor Geo. Porter, an Illustrated
Ulk on the Better Housing program.
a talkie, "He Who Laughs Last
newspaper and other advertising feat
ures to help painters and paint deal
ers get their share of returning pros
perity. .Several painting demonatra
tions were given by Mr. Herman to
jshow patnters the latest trend in in
ferior and exterior painting.
Among the painter and dealer
guests were many from this city.
Giant Pans, Ashland, uoid Hill and
Central Point.
Spain, rranre and Mexico will be
invited to place exhibits In the Texas
memorial museum to be built on the
campus of the I'nlverslty of Texas
A pepprr pod grown in the gard-n
of Mrs. R D. Jordon at Woodlann
Tenn., h the exact shape of a doj'
Phone MJ We'll haul away
refuse City Sanitary Service.
you.
AT KfWANIS MEET
Criminal aynfllralltim Vs the sub
ject of Gecrge Codding, district at
torney, as main speaker at the regu
lar luncheon of the Klwants club
yesterday at Hotel Medford.
Organization of the communistic
party In the United States and ef
fect of communism In this commu
nity were brought out In an Inter
esting way by the speaker, who
illustrated his talk with communistic
literature received by Jackson county
officials during the trial of Kyle
Pugh, recently convicted here for
criminal syndicalism.
TI19 literature, giving direct refer
ence to communistic leaders, was
quoted as strongly advising officials
to release the defendants. The speak
er referred to the I. W. W., which
he said Is now a part of a nation
wide organization of similar bodies
represented by well trained agents
of communism In every part of the
country.
Codding said the recent 'unem
ployed council" disrupted by state
police during one of its sessions
west of Bear creek bridge, had been
ordered organized by communistic
leaders. He said antl-rellglous and
antl-pntrlotlc papers are being broad
cast over the country, and a move
ment Is underway to undermine the
youth of America.
Codding urged that Instead of
being repealed ot modified, the Ore
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gon syndicalism law should be
strengthened, and said that a bill
to strengthen It Is now under con
sideration in the legislature.
J. K. Fletcher of Jackson County
Building and Loan association, re
ported on the work of the state
legislature, followed by remarks from
Judge Earl B. Day and Ralph Bil
lings, who have attended the ses
sions. They spoke highly of Jackson
county's representation.
Two new Klwanians Introduced at
the meeting were R. W. Frame, dis
trict manager for General Petroleum,
and J. W. F.wler, district representa
tive of B. and W. Co. Ouests at
the meeting were David Rosenbrrg
and H. W. Conger.
Ii was announced that the Kl
wanis Ladles party will be held next
Monday at Hotel Medford at 6:30.
STEEL UNION HEAD
CALLED DODDERING
PITTSBURGH, Pa.. Feb. B. (UP)
More than 400 rank and file members
of the Amalgamated Steel Union
brought the growing discontent with
in that organization Into the open at
a mass meeting yesterday.
The group, under leadership of Wil
liam Spang of Duquesne, Pa., de
nounced leadership of Michael Tlghe,
76 year old president of the Amalga
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers. He was described as
"doddering. Inefficient and half
asleep". Tlghe himself had outlawed
the meeting and threatened to expel
from membership any who attended.
When it comes to radios, rememoet
Pruitt's can do it." Phone 23
Eagle Point P.-T. A.
Founders Day Will
Be Thursday Event
EAGLE POINT, Feb. 8. (Spl.) An
interesting "founders' day" program
and silver tea has been planned by
the P.-T. A. to be held in the high
school Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock. All are asked to please note
the change In time. Mrs Millie
Tlngleaf. president, will preside and
tlie meeting will be opened by the
P.-T. A. song, followed by "Auld Lang
Syne" by the high school girls' sextet.
History of the local unit will be
given by Mrs. Julia Davles, and the
history of the national congrew by
the county president. Mrs. Bertha
Young..
This will be followed by the candle
lighting ceremony and sliver tea. Mrs.
Rita Myers will pour. Proceeds of
this tea will be used to assist In the
extension work of the P.-T. A. con
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Charlesworth
of 608 South Grape street are tbe
parents of a baby girl, weighing 7
pounds, born Sunday at the Commu
nity hospital.
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A continuous steel wire fence 19
mile lon, five feet high and sup
ported by 6.308 steel posts has been
built In Southern California to pro
tect fields against invasion of Rus
sian thistle and tumbleweed.
Money received by Virginia tobacco
growers for the portion of the 1934
crop sold prior to December 1 totaled
$18,000,000 In contrast to 7.000.000
received at the same time In 1933.
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WHICH TrtEf ARE APT 10 HEED BADiY
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NEED At ALL Ab SOON A THEV TtfACH
THE MAIN HIGH WAV At frtE BOTTOM
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