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jJV ftAPlD FlRt ROMANCE BY CVAN EVANS i V""
BYXOFStS: The Uontaua Kid
hae arranged utth ttotita, daugh
ter of an inn keeper whose place it
hard by the fort of Durayn, an en
trance into the fort. Montana, with
Mateo Fubri and Brother Pascual,
plant to eteal the emerald crown of
Our Lady from the governor of
Duraya, who himtelf had etnlen it
from the churrh. hinteo and Pat
eual come tn Montana's room in the
inn for a talk. They hip to return
the crown to Bishop EmiHano.
Chapter 18
CAREFUL PLAN
ITTB NEED," a!d Montana,
'a
1 V
man to hold our horses In the
right place. Pascual will do It for
is. Wa also need 'aoup.' Hava aome
lynamlta boiled down during tha
lay to get It, Mateo. Get the fuse
ind the rest we'll need to blow r
late, and sime yellow soap to run a
nold."
"What safe?" asked the bandit.
"Up In the tower la the room of
ihe governor, with hla office In front
f It. And In a corner of the room
there la an old ssfe, but a strong
one."
"Are the emeralds In that safe?"
tsked Rubrlz.
"How can I tell? But if they're
lot In that safe, where would they
be. friend?"
"Very well. That Is one thing
learned. What else?"
"Here la a plan of the Inside of
Ihe fort Every room and every gal-
They paused, out of
cry Is marked down. And all the
lourts. And the sentry posts are
Barked In red, you see?"
"I see," said Rubrli, poring over
Ihe plan. "All that we need, now, Is
I pair of wlnga to fly over Ihe walls,
nless the sentries are ready to
Ihoot us out of the air."
"Come to meet me, tonight. Just
ifter dark, at this same place. Or
wait here the rest of the day with
Be," said Montana. "Pascual can
let the horses, In the meantime. He
ran keep them down In the willowi
by the bank of the river. You know
where the wlllowa are thickest, down
there, Pascual?"
"I know," agreed the friar.
"Ay, but how to get Into the fort?"
lemanded Rubrli.
"That will be managed. I know
I certain way to tap on a certain
postern down at the bottom of the
rail above the river. And my tap
will bring out a certain sergeant
with a smile on his (ace and his
ands empty. If be leavea tha door
pen behind him, can we trust our
lelves to get Inside, friend?"
p UBRIZ began to sweat. Ills face
shone almost as brightly as hla
lyes.
"What lies Inside the door?" he
isked.
"A guardroom with two private
loldlers Inside."
"And these two?"
"There are only two of them,
Mateo."
"Ay. but two can a!arm ten thou
sand." "There was never any good plan
without a little rlfk In It." an
swered EI Kred, shrugging his
shoulders.
"Look! muttered Rubrli to Pas
cual. "He Is a devil, eh?"
"He does a work In the name of a
kind God," said the friar devoutly.
"And how do you know that the
fool of a sargfnnt will opeu the door
when you tap?"
START JUNE 24
UNIVERSITY OF OPEOON. SU
OENE i Spf rini. i --immrr ssssln
at the University of Oregon In Eu
dene tnd PortH-id. nd t Orrson
Btaw contve in corvauu win atari
June 34, and aex 5ns at the normal
schools at A-thlnnd. La Grande, and
Monmouth on June 10, tt waa an
nounced at the office of th chan
cellor of higher education hera to
day. Authorization of the summer
school season program, which will be
approximately the name as last year,
was made at the recent session of
the state board of higher education.
Preliminary planning and organi
zation work for tha session will (to
ahead rapidly, since the board also
authorized the chancellor to make
ail necessary Arrangement. 8Lnce
Qv 45
"He Is not a fool. He's only a mas
In love."
"Hal, brother! And you know the
girl a little better than he knows
her?"
"Five hundred dollars worth bet
ter. That's all."
"It's a good bit of difference."
"He's told her that If she ever
comes to that postern and raps on
It In a certain rhythm, he'll be out
Instantly, and have her In his arms.
It he should put his hands on Mateo
tiuDnz, insieaa, mat woma dc uniy
his hard luck, I'd say!"
Down among the willows the light
thickened earlier and there waa a
tone of green added to the gloom.
Here, as the day ended with Its sud
den fires In the sky, Rubrlz and Mon
tana met the big friar.
Brother Pascual was gravely and
deeply excited. He led his own mule,
the great black stallion of Rubrlz,
and that red-allk beauty, the mare
of the Kid. As the darkness seemed
to lift In a wave that closed at last
over the walls of Fort Duraya, the
friar said: "If I could go with you,
friends, it seems to me that I should
be happier than any other man in
the world."
"Three men can be teen where
two might slip by," answered Mon
tana. "And knowing that you're out
here, waiting, will make us that
much stronger if we ever get insldi
the fort."
WAIT for us till the morning,'
' said Rubrlz. "Then wait again,
tomorrow evening. If we have nol
come by that midnight, go your way
and forget us. Give my stallion t
the blBhop, If he's brave enough to
ride the black horse."
a common Impulse.
"And take the red mare," aald
Montana, "a good two days' march
Into the mountains. When you come
to grass and water, and no man's
house In sight, turn her loose with
out a strap on her back."
"I shall do It," said the friar. "I
swear uiyler the eye of Heaven.
Brothers, give me your bands."
They were given to him, and ha
exclaimed In hla great deep voice:
"We three are bound together. The
warmth of our blood commingles
and the breath of one spirit moves
In us. There la more than the
strength of earth In us. Bishop
Emlllano prays for you tonight. Ba
strong. Be patient. And 1 shall wait
here and pray In my turn. If only I
could fill my hands In this work. In
stead of filling my throat with
words!"
When the honest friar had fin
ished speaking, the quick dark
of the night already had closed over
the town, and Montana and Rubrli
went up the slope towards the fort
through the first blackness.
They were close to the black and
rigid heights of the fort wall when
they paused, out of a common Im
pulse, and looked behind them. All
the stars were shining except to
wards the east and south, where
thick clouds had unfurled close to
the horizon. Perhaps a storm was
moving up from that direction.
But all was placid and the nlgnt
was so windless near by that they
could see the thin faces of the stars
In the shallows of the river loop
near the wlllowa where the good
brother Pascual was watting for
them.
"Now, 1 tell you this," said Rubrli.
softening his mighty voice to se
crecy. "It Is better to have the naked
prayers of a fellow like that Pascual
than a hundred strong men at your .
back."
ICoriHgH, I9H, Harper 4 Brolhert)
Tomorrow, Mutoo and Montant
tap on tha postarn oata.
the R5ioni ar largely self -sup
port in(r. the board authorized by i7,-
&00 for necessary expeiws. Pout ivft
slona. which will be conducted In
Eugene and poaMnly on other camp
use.v are entirely uplf-iupportlnK. and
no appropriation will be needed for
them It vm stated.
GOLD RATdREDGE TO
TRY GOlD HILL AREA
TOLO. fob. II (Spl , Mer.
RoMnn and Plv.n.. who hve been 1
i owritlna Atf4M br-ow Oold R...
dam are reported planning to mow
near Gold Hilt. They have worked
out the gold at their present loca
tion. Rate tijiiallt) krd
PORTLAND, Feb Df man U
were nude upon two railroads h"J
by Portland interest today tnai
Portland and Vanxniver be given tti'"
same rate reduction from the lnt-v
lor as another railroad has announc
ed for Seattle wl Taooma.
UH Mail Iriouiit vaiit u.
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JfRDFORD MAIL
FRED COLVIG TIES
IN EVENTS E
! UNIVERSITY OF OREO ON, EU-
! GENE (Special.) After all teach
er doesn't know everything even If
' he happens to be the dean of one of
the leading schools of Journalism In
the country I There were some "oh's
and ah'a" heard In the University of
Oregon school of Journalism this
week when It was discovered that
several of the students In Dean Eric
W. Allen's editing class beat the dean
i by a wide margin of points lri a cur
rent event test.
Tied with Dean Allen for S3 points
was Fred Colvlg of Med ford, Ruth
McClaln of Hood River, finished the
test with a score of 100, or a possi
ble 105 points. Frances Hardy of
Ashland plaoed second with a score
of 97.
The test was given through the
co-operation of the American Coun
of Education, and covered eight
fields: national, foreign, transport,
1 business finance, music, art, books,
! and beliefs. Some of the questions
! asked were: "Do you know who Is
manager of the Manhattan Metropol
itan Opera company, who has had a
volume of poetry published most re
cently, what Is the most glaring vio
lation of the NRA code. In what field
and to whom waa the 1031 Nobel
prize awarded?
A similar examination was taken
by seniors last term. Scores In rela
tion to those of four other universi
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER
cently, what Is th. most glaring vio- fYVIiY B a lllUHl 1 ft ,kt"n nil I I WHO HAS ALREADY HAD
prtz awarded? I 1 V MM yXXrr-SS0yA I I
A similar examination was taken I Vuy U4-4r52Sa'"'??jS"" 23"'' I :
by aenlora last term. Scores In reia- i r -m- , -ra.. i- ..n jr"r.. "i-ll
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TRIBUNE, 'MEDFOrtD,
ties showed the seniors on the Uni
versity of Oregon campus to be sur
prisingly high. They were, Oregon
seniors, 124, while seniors In other!
universities averaged 104.
Colvlg has been outstanding In
Journalistic and literary activities,
and at present la editorial writer on
the staff of the Emerald, student
dally publication, and la also a mem
ber of Ye Tabbard Inn, organization
of outstanding literary lights on the
campus.
taienTotonsors
TALENT. Feb. 11 . ( Spl . ) Mon
day night the chamber of commerce
will sponser a program given by
nearly all organizations of Talent.
An evening of fun and entertainment
is promised. A lunch will be served
and a social hour enjoyed after the
program. There wilt be a small ad
mission charge.
El W h
ir. ii-Tiirfhliflfariii- '
Ben's Pledge
iffM i Hc,l-W PLATE 6RUD6IK6-
A VirtrA1! n I M 1 U w while mm uw,
OR EG ON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1935
THE GRANGE
Sams Valley Grange. "
Grange met February a and f
the first time since her election to
tha station of lectures, Mrs. Walter
Grant was able to attend, having
been 111 from an attack of pneu
monia early in January, from which
she ha now fully recovered. Song
practice filled the program hour.
An Interesting patriotic program la
planned for next meeting.
During the good of the order the
dance committee advised there would
be no more dances since the recent
disturbance caused from outsiders.
The committee asked that all re
sponsibility for the dances rest on
the committee alone, since the
grange had never voted to sponsor
dances. The committee also wishes
it to be known that none of the
parties causing the disturbance were
members of the grange and were
residents of Trail. Shady Cove and
Applegate.
When It comes to radios, remember.
"Prultt's can do it." Phone 32.
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