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RYSOPR18 : Montana hat been
lured to Vuraya in Mexico by rie
Mexican Robin Hood, Mateo Rv
bne.and Brother I'ascunl, the friar.
They want him to help tteal the
emerald croun of Our Lady uhich
the governor ol the provmr hae
himself ttolen from the. church in
Duraya. Montana hat agreed to
help: Jtulrie hae gone to a friend's
house oh the edge of town, and
ifontana hae gone to the best tnn,
irhera Rosita, beautiful daughter of
the landlord, has ehou-n him o
room The scarred and battered
landlord hoe come to talk with
Montana.
Chapter IS
THE KEY
"TK WE are to talk, sit down," said
1 Miguel.
"I never sit down till I'm wel
come," aald Montana. "I give you
first my name and then my errand.
My name Is Jos4; my errand Is to
steal from the governor the emerald
crown of Our Lady which he took
from the church. I have promised
Bishop Emlllano to put the crown
hack in his hands."
These words brought a gasp from
the girl; she retreated a little so
that she could get a fuller view of
the face of the speaker, but the
proprietor of the Inn was totally un
moved. He finally said: "Well, then sit
down."
Montana bowed a little to Miguel,
a little more to the girl, and took
a chair at the round table In the
corner of the room. Miguel sat op-
poslte him, his wooden leg squeak
ing on the floor.
The girl leaned her elbows on the
back of a chair and kept turning
her head from one speaker to the
other.
'It the governor learns about. you,
he burns you alive; If the Rurales
learn about you, would they have
old scores against you, Jose?" asked
Miguel.
"I never saw one of the Rurales
that I would like to sit face to face
with," answered Montana, smiling.
Be watched the eyes of the other
and almost was sure that ha saw a
slight glitter of answering light In
response to this confession.
"Why do you come to me except
to get help?" asked Miguel.
"Every man who hates the gover
nor Is sure to wish to help me."
"Who tells you that I hate the
governor?"
"Every man who loves the bishop
hates the governor."
"I've never whispered In my sleep
or spoken aloud that I hate the gov
ernor," deolared Miguel, In his
usual rasping voice.
"IT, 'HAT a man has lost on earth
' ' he Is apt to hope tor In
heaven," suggested Montana. He
saw the blow tell, but only In the
slightest lifting of the brows of his
companion.
"Besides," went on Montana,
"your Inn Is just at the door of his
fort How many times has he sat
his horse outside your place and
called for drinka for himself and
his men?"
The mouth of Miguel twisted
&M dp.
"And how many times has he
paid tor them?" demanded Mon
tana. "Besides, after what has hap
pened to you, you cannot love any
of the people of authority."
"What has happened to me?"
asked Miguel.
"You have been In the Valley of
the Dead. You have been one ot the
dead In the Valley."
Miguel said nothing. He only
I
TO PRESENT PLAY
EAGLE POINT. Feb. T.(ftpl )
Ladles of the extension unit will pre
sent the play, "TTib Care of the Ado
lescent Youivt" at the Orange hall.
February 8. at 8 o'clock. The emV.l
admiMlon fee will be used In sending
delegates to the Home In threat con
ference at Corvallls. February 11.
The cost ts as follows:
Mrs. Johnstone Mrs. Rita Myrs
Nora. maid ... Mrs. Edna Farrrs
Fa ye Johnstone . Mrs. France Mers
Madie Mri Millie Tlngleaf
Gertrude Mrs Pearl Henderson
Louise Miss Eleanor Throckmorton
Mrs. Ranford .. Mrs Ruby Walvm
Mrs. niancliard Mm J. E. OiisterhoM
Mrs. Hamilton Mrs Irma Aeamm
Mlsa Case Miss Luctle Hum
Mr. Hmlth Mrs. Bertha Youn
.Tosu ftimm i ii TY1V41 ttearx
ROMANCE BY EVAN EVANS .
sblfted his glance sharply a-,
wards the girl.
"Even If even-thing you sa:
should be true and I admit noth
ing," said Miguel, "how could a one
legged worm like me help you to
break open the fort of Duraya?"
"Yes, tell us that!" breathed the
girl.
"You are the key to the fortress."
said Montana, turning suddenly to
Rosita.
"I?" she cried.
"How many of the Jolly officers,
how many of the corporals and the
sergeants, would give their souls
for a smile from you, Rosita?" asked
Montana.
Bhe shrugged her shoulders. "But
a girl like you," went on Montana,
"will put a smile In every man's
glass and let blm go away with that
alone. You save yourself for one of
the brave and the great. A man with
a carriage and six horses, gold on
bis uniform, and a sword at his side,
and a bouse where Rosita can be a
lady."
She turned her back on him and
walked to the window, and stood
with her face close to the black
shimmering of the glass, though she
could hardly be able to see much
except her own thoughts by this
light. Miguel, as he looked after her,
almoat smiled.
"VTOD are the key to the castle and
the fort, Rosita," said Mon
tana. "Tell me how you will use the
key. It Is no army that wanta to get
In. Only two men. Only myself and
my friend. Tell me what to do, and
you will be paid."
He took out a money-belt and
poured gold pieces out of It. "This
Is gringo money," he said.
And be stacked little bright, five
dollar gold pieces on the table ten
stacks of ten pieces five hundred
dollars. It was not a great sura for
the north ot the Rio Orande. But It
was almost a fortune Iq this part ot
the world.
"Do you see, Rosita?" asked Mi
guel. She came slowly, sullenly back
from the window. She looked at the
money; she looked at Montana.
Then, with a quick movement she
cuffed bait ot the gold from the
table and knocked It, clinking and
spinning, across the room.
For a moment more she consid
ered Montana with such bright
malice that It seemed as though she
would rush at him. Instead, she
whirled around and fled from the
room. The door slammed behind
her. Her heels clacked rarldly on
the stairway.
"You have your anawer," said
Miguel.
"No." said Montana. "She did not
run back Into the Inn. She ran out
Into the open night."
He went to the door, opened It,
and then returned to his chair.
"Will you sit here and wait with
me till she comes back, or shall I
wait alone?" asked Montana.
"Tell me how you got so much
gringo gold?"
Montana thought back to the
truth. "There was a gringo dog of a
crooked gambler," ho said. "The fel
low played a very good game of
cards. Because ot that, he gave me
all the money In his pocket, his
horse, bis saddle, and some new
gringo words which I learned to re
peat afler him."
For the first time, Miguel aban
doned his reserve. He leaned for
ward In his enjoyment. Ills eyes
shone. And at the end he licked his
Hps like a beast that has been ted.
(Copyright, ?J, Harper 4 Brothers)
Montana catches a man In l trap,
tomorrow.
STATE TELEPHONE
SAVING PLANNED
SALEM. Feb. 7 (APt As the re- !
suit of a survey proved bv gover
nor Charles H. Martin and State
Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, the Pa
clfle Telephone A Telegraph com
pany has evolved a plan vherehv the
state would save approximately H.000
a year in telephone expenses. Holman
announced today.
The plan would centrallte state of- !
flees In Portland and Salem, setting; :
up branch offlr-es at the Oregon
building in Portland and the state
office buildup In ?lem. and set up i
two private line between the two
offices.
Holman stated that tinder this
plan the state would have control1
over all long distant' call, when at!
UM gieeaut UUia tere la fioue.
JfEDFORD MATL
VERY INQUISITIVE
Br Robhln room,
HOLLYWOOD ( AP ) That tem
pest In a cocktall-shsker Garbo's
"first public appearance" at a night
npot haa Hollywood divided Into va
rious "schools of thought' tn its
lew flurried and excited aftermath.
The manv who don't care what
cfarbo does or how she doea It noted
with only casual interest that .the
Swedish touch-me-not had broken a
role of long standing and descended
with a party on one of the gayer
dlne-and-dance resorts of Filmland.
The many who do care what Garbo
does and how she does It made the
event something to talk about for
days. Naturally, they were looking
for reasons for the audden. change
of front,, and there arose differences
of opinion.
Not since the Oarbo-Rouben Ma-
moultan excitement during the cam
paign on "Queen Chrlatlnla" has
there been such a stir. At that time,
when the Swedish actress and the
scholarly director's friendship led to
various "first public appearances' In
his company, Hollywood tried to drum
up a romance for Us mystery star.
All the excitement and publicity
seem to have put an abrupt end to
the little dinners In public restau
rants. At least, no acouta have re
ported seeing them together lately.
But why did Garbo venture into
a night club where she was certain 1
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to be seen and create a sensation?
The votes are in, compiled Informally
In one gathering and another, and
here are the results:
lIt wasn't so unusual at all. Gar
bo likes parties, and can be as gay
as the next one In the parties she
does attend. Or as moody aa the next
one, too, admittedly.
2. She Is getting ready to tell Hol
lywood goodbye, and she decided to
we how the other 99 sura lived be
fore she packed her trunks.
3. She simply wearied of her role
as Hollywood's champion recluse.
4. It was a business move. Her two
latest films are not the box-office
sensations they might be. Some new
Interest had to be stirred up; and It I
waa up to Garbo. I
6. She has decided to be herself,
that's all. In the days before the
Garbo legend of mystery grew, she
made all the public appearances the
studio required, posed with visiting
firemen and for other publicity stills,
and went places.
6. And what of It?
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OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 7. (AP)
The melting of the six-foot cover
ing of snow which had blanketed
the higher altitudes In the Molalla
country yesterday revealed the body
of Stanley French, 18. of Oregon City,
who with a companion became lost
In a snowstorm on December 28.
The companion, Kendall Washburn,
17, also perished. His body was found
near "High Camp" on January 1,
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OREGON. THURSDAY,
TOWNSEND CLUB
Regular meeting of the Townsend
club of Medford will be held Friday
at the armory Instead of the county
court house, aa has been erroneously
announced.
"Dr. Frank Dyer, executive director
at national headquarters and who
spoke to coast listeners on Monday
night from KNX. will be present and
all skeptics In Medford and vicinity
are Invited to be present.
"This la the biggest thing before
the American people today, and Dr.
Dyer speaks with authority on the
subject." says L. R. Shurtleff, local
Townsend club president.
100-GALLON STILL IN
RESIDENCE AT TIGARD
HTLLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 6. OP)
Cbrls A. Chulufu, 52. of Portland,
was arrested last night after Sheriff
J. W. Connell and state police hid
raided his "home near Tlgard and
found, they said, a 100-gallon still,
600 gallons of m&sh and 15 gallons
of liquor.
BEER DROUGHT LOOMS
FOR VANCOUVERITES
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 6. &)-,
A beer "drouth" threatened this city
today.
Union labor ' factions, fightlns
among themselves, had effectively
blockaded delivery of local beer to
retailers, and movement of outside
beer Into retail channel.
Use Mail Trioune want ads
FEBRUARY 7. 1935
THE KISS
AOKf Mft-flLCfl ASKS
HASN'T HE 601 A HlCE
H15S FOR HER
IS AU6HT Off 6UARD, STRU6M-ES, 6UT IS DOCKS Hfe HEAD LEA1IK6 EUDORZS THE KISS AND
MH( MATiLDA CAPftlR- TlRMLY DRAWN TbuARD BACK OE HIS KECK AS DEPARTS, !0ROUS'.,V
tH6 HIS HAND HER UHTlL HE 15 fltfALLT OXlY AVAILABLE SPOT Ol) RU8B1K6 BACK OF KECK
llHrtE KISSIH6 ZONE Which 1b BE KiSSED
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WILLIAMS
STORE'S AT AUNT MATiL
DA , FKUrtfc SHE 0U6Kf
1t KHOW BETTER
(Copyright, laSS, by Tin Bell SyniiaU,
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
REM.tt AUNT MKTlLDA IS MOMENTARILY OS".
L00K5 DETERMIrlEP, AND IRftCfO) BY MOTHER'S
SETS HIMSELf F6R HASf 5WiN6 THAT SORELY HE
RETPEAT MRS A KISS foR HIS
DEAR AONT MATILDA
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Rv C M Payne