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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1035. PAGE TFtf BYKOPS18: Montana and Rub' ri have entered the fort of Duraya and regained lor the church the emerald crown ol Our Lady, etolen in the flrat place by the governor. Montana found the way with the help of Roeita; note Rosita hae be trayed him to the governor. He and Rubria are trying to recipe from the aroueed fort and the chancre are very film. Chapter 84 AT THE POSTERN MONTANA reached the atalrs that slanted gteeply down through the wall. Someone came running up toward htm, almost crashed Into him. The soldier Jumped back against the wall. "Pardon, senor! lie gasped. Montana went silently past. He was down the second flight of stairs. He was at the entrance to the guardroom. There had heen three men In the place when be and Rubrlz made their entrance, terrible hours before. There were almost a dozen present now, and there was a captain among them! From the deeps of his throat the Kid summoned a guttural roar: "At tention!" and strode In on the wings tt that ord. They (fame to rigid attention, all s( them, their eyes foolishly staring. their arms foolishly stiff at their Ides. So the Kid crossed to the door. "Open!" he thundered. "But, Excellency" said the cap tain. There was a corporal who heard the word "excellency" and sprang like a frightened rabbit to do the first bidding. He worked feverlsbly, wrenching back the three bolts. He thrust them so fast and bard that they clanged loudly. The heavy door yawned a little. "Excellency" said the captain. "Silence!" roared El Keed. "Silence be damned!" exclaimed the captain. "What are you and who are you?" Ha came striding, with a Jingle of spurs, and the Kid leaped through the widening Hp of the door. The night struck at him like a wet black hand. He beard, from be hind blm, a scream of rage and as tonlsbment like the shriek of a woman. Hard to the left he turned, shed ding tbe encumbering cloak as he Tan. Behind blm, the arm of light was widening, reaching Into the rain of the night And the guard was .pouring out, each man shooting at the brilliant phantom nothingness of the light and the rain. Then they had sight of Montana to their left, already dim with night and distance, and running straight down the slope towards those wil lows which stood by the bank of the river. They paused even now to fire a few Bhots, In hope of good fortune and also to catch the ear of tho rest of the fort. Then they burst Into pursuit of a fugitive who was already Invisible. One cry came out of the throat of the Kid as ha neared the willows. -And-when he came through them he found the gigantic form of the friar. The Kid leaped on the red mare. "Take the black and the mule," lie commanded. "I have halt of the crown. The soldiers are after me. We must ford the river, Rubrlt will never come this way tonight!" They pushed straight out from the trees into the water, .'he rain, sent out of a kind heaven, the same wind and rain that had tortured Montana on the ledge beneath the window, now stormed down in an Impene trable veil. He could hear gunshots from behind, but he could see noth ing. The water rose to his knees. It shoaled. He came out on tbe far ther shore, with Brother Pascual beside him. AS Montana had guessed, It was not on the strength of his hands that Rubrlz was depending when he determined to leave the governor's room by the open way. When he came to the fallen door, he picked it up and placed the bur den of It over his shoulder and the back of his neck. He had barely put the thing In position when many men stormed In from the hall with panting General Ignaclo Estrada at their head. He caught Rubrlt by the shoulder. His srlp slipped on the great rub bery muscles that shod the bones of Rubrlz. "What's this? What's happening here?" cried Estrada. "I carry away the door to be re paired," said Rubrlz. "I know noth ing but orders. I am a poor servant, senor." "All balf-wlts All fools. Nothing but blind men around me tonight." shouted Estrada. He strode on Into his room. The others foliuwed, and with the bugles SCHEDULED FEB. 25 Argument on a demurrer, filed in damage suit Instituted by Mrs Henrietta B. Martin, former presi dent of Die self-styled "Clool Gov rinment eongrr&s." agatnut Mrs Blanche Virgin, operator of station KM ED. for las .000 aliened damages, and M500 attorney fees, wU be heard February 2 A, In federal court at Portland. iv.e rompUInt allege that Mrs Virgin, alter arrangements had been made lat Decemter for a broadcast by Mrs. Martin to her followers, can celled firm, throuch her station maimer, causing alleged Inconven ient and humUiition. rRAPID-TlH ROMANCE BY tVAN EVANS TJ blowing the call to arms, Rubrlt went on down the stairs. The governor, entering his bed room, looked wildly around blm. But nothing was wrong. The door of the closet that contained the pre cious safe was closed. All was ap parently well. "Your eyes! Your eyes!" he shouted to the men around blm. "It you have eyes, tell me what they see!" "There Is rather an odd odor In the air," said one of the officers. "The damned moldy smell alwaya blows up with a storm out of this old rat-trap!" declared the general. "There Is this black burn on the carpet," said another officer. "Burn on the carpet? What burn, you fool?" bellowed the general. Then he saw It, and followed the Irregular course of the little black spots to the point where they dis appeared under the , door of the closet. At that, a suspicion too ter rible to pass up Into words over whelmed blm. He passed a hand across bis sbaggy balr. It seemed to blm that a ghost, not Ignaclo Estrada, had been rejoicing himself not long before with the pretty face of a girl. Compared wltb such a loss as might befall him, what were all the women of the world? He tore open the cloBet door. In side, the thick, strange smell which had been noticeable In the bedroom was much more pronounced. And the door of the safe hung open on one hinge the drawers had been Jerked out, half the contents scat tered, half taken! He had a good hold on the edge of the door or he would have stag gered. He might even have fallen to bis knees under the weight of this calamity. Instead, he merely rolled back his bead and started upwards. "Father In heaven, what have I done to you?" muttered Estrada. HE turned slowly on the others. "Get out Into every corner of the building!" he exclaimed. "Bur row Into the cracks of the stones. Because El Keed Is here among us. My God! how can a man walk In visible? I am robbed. Do you hear? And El Keed -" A loud and sustained rattling of guns began at this moment The general ran to the open window and leaned out. It's from the postern! If the thief has escaped by the way he ' came, I'll akin the guards and eat them with my own teeth!" 'No, Excellency. He could not have gone that way. 1 myself posted ten men and Captain " "Damn the men damn the cap tains! Names are no good. Numbers are nothing. Brains are what rule the world. Scatter! Use your feet If you can't use your wits!" The door was heavy, but Rubrlz could have carried It like a feather If he had not known that It was bet ter to assume the swinging, slow pace of tbe true laborer. So be went patiently down tho stnirs. and through the lower gallery, and finally into the great open courtyard, where he was shocked by a noise of firing Just outside the fort and a clamoring of voices made high and thin by excitement He dropped the door to the ground, but noticing that some soldiers were watching him, he hastily put It on his back once more and went on. Had they captured Montana? Well, nt least the curse of the alarm bell was still In his ear, beat ing on his brain wltb the Impulse to flee as fast as he could. He kept to his steady gait right across the In side parade-ground. He was right at the gate before he was halted. "Who goes there?" "Luis Lapaz." "What's that?" "The door of the room of General Estrada." "What are you doing with the door of the commander?" asked the . lieutenant. He began to laugh as he asked the question. 'I am carrying It," said Rubrlz, simply. "I can see you are, donkey. But why are you carrying It?" "I am taking It away," said Rubrlz. "Be patient," said another young officer. "You can see that the man Is not right, up here." "Well, these fools! Luis Lapaz?" "Yes, seftor." "Where Is your pass?" "I lost It, my seftor." "Come, come! Simpleton or no simpleton, "that won't do here! Where did you lose It?" (Copyright, I J J . Harper A Brothers Tomorrow, recoonltlon brings sdded danger to Rubrii. The demurrer Is bawd upon two grounds, to wit: "No grounds for caiise for action." and lack of Juris diction by the court. The demurrer further sets forth that the federal law. under which the suit was brought, excepts radio stations not engird in lrUrrptale or foreign transmissions, a classification to which station KM FID Is asMgned, ac cording to defense attorneys. Mrs. Vlrcln Is represented by At torneys A. F Mrames and Herbert K Manna of this city. Mrs. Martin Is represented by Mrs. V A. C. Von Ahlf. an attorney of Grants Pass. MONKEY LAW TO STAY ON TENNESSEE BOOKS NASHVILLE. Trim . Teb. 30 (AP, Py a vote of 7 to JO the state house of representatives tiKly killci a bill to repeal Tennessee's "inonke law." which prohibit, the tt-n-.Tili: In schools of any theory Hint m;m i descended from a lower order ol aai-Bjali. FINAL DEBATE AT TALENT THURSDAY The two teams or the Talent de bating squad will give their final de bate February 21, at 7:30 p. m. tn the Talent htph school auditorium. The question being debated 1b: Resolved that the Federal Government should Adopt the Policy of equalizing Edu rational Opportunities Throughout the Nation by Means of Annual Grants to the Several States for Pub lic Elementary and Secondary Edu cation. The affirmative will be upheld by Alvin Smith. Clarence Mathes, and Irene Alcock. The negative, by Ken neth Haw. Dorothy Mathes, and Dorothy Wells. The squad has had several prac tice debates with Medford and Ash land high schools In which they dis played a knowledge of the question and an ability In debating that would have furnished a fair threat In the debate tournament. ASHLAND. Feb. 20. fSpl.) Paul R. Finnell, of Pendleton, assumed the management of tho local J. C. Pen ney store Saturday. H. G. Dlngeas, who came the first of last week from Chlco to manage the store resigned the latter part of the week to return to California, according to the an nouncement from the store. Mr. Finnell has been with the J. vf..."AiSf'',-. FINNELL NEW PENNEY HWi'JHMlA'Jil.Hir v n ' MANAGER IN ASHLAND hEH- ::1L .1 ' S 'MATTER POP Bv C M Payne TAILSPIN TOMMY Just in Time! ' By Hal Forrest BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER A Large Order . Bv EDWIN Al.r' R (''OF GOURSfc.BEN. t'UL BeY AND THEVREVI W BUT THAT ISNT THE pSlllll? THEY ALL WANT TO 6ET AWAVX- 1 KNOW I KNOwY" VOL) " GLAD TO 9EE THE FOLKA j GOING TO B V 3 POINT-WHEN THEY COME llljE. FROM CHEETS -THEY HATE HIM- BUT WHAT , 1 LEAVE WHO USED TO WORK. FOR GLAD TO SEE f y OVER HERE TODAY 1 WANT pllrEr AND THli liOUR BIG CHANCE, ARCHIE- ) -I ARE WE GOING 1 THAT TO I ME AT THE OLD CIRCUS, YOU TOO. 11 i YOU TO OFFER THEM JOBS- Zr-3- CHEETS WONT HAVE A CIRCUS WHEN TO USE FOR ME J f OH.OH.' WOWOMDERHE AWlMHilFT 1 see OKJ "rME PaGE OP SOVlOUJ '"TV " wes, AioO 1 SUPPOSE VOU'RE WO THE PAPER. MIS ST'CCfi ) 'M I 1 1 jjl I m A.10D GeiEF THAT VOO TOOK A v ( HAPPS AMD I'LL TELL YOU ' .A t OFF TLOO POiWTS Ijj M MOSE. DIVE POR 400 IT ' I SOMETHIMS THAT 1 KkJOLU IS TO DAY J .V j ,;M j LOOS LltiE: VOO'fSe OW THE X; ' eOlNJe TO tlAKE NOU MAD r '' j- 6& KRINliINO UP FATHER By George MclYlanu MAYBE I DON'T TREAT IF I I DEAR - I WAS JUST j I f T I GUESS I'M THE I THE WHOLE FAMILY ! ch . JIGCS RIGHT-AFTER. B THlMKISIG HOW HAPPY LUCKIEST WOMANJ fl CAMT BE LUCHTY- ) k , ALL .THERES NO ONE gt WEWERE WHM WE IN THE WORLD -AND ( A like him 1 j were first married- I you J gf hTTT ) wyi J wt vn l-LJ " L: C. Penney company organization for many years at Pendleton and la thor oughly experienced In the operation of Penney stores in small cities. Mrs. Ffonell and son will arrive In a few days to Join Mr. Finnell. PHOENIX LADIES PLAN CHURCH SUPPER FRIDAY PHOENIX. Feb. 10. (Spl. ) Ladies of the Presbyterian church of this community will give their annual Georgo Washington chicken supper on Friday night of this week. All In the community and vicinity are asked to bear this date In mind nd attend. rne supper recently given at the Grange hall at Phoenix won much praise by merchants and buslr.es men of Medford and these individ uals may be Interested to know this supper will be equally as good and prepared and served by many of the same persons. Serving will commence at 5:30. ' ' (?I0T Of WftlKG ARMS ASt) i6S ' feiMUMPV j .juiiffffift 2.-2.Q (Copyright, 193S. by Th Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ' ikco od-m&$i 1 if v Weffl 11 1 11m iM Ni-fe URGED BY TYDINGS WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. fAP) Senator Tydings (D., Md.) today in-1 troduced a bill calling for the pay ment of the soldiers' bonus in ne gotiable government bonds at their present face value. The bonds, Issued at the present face value of the certificates, would bear three per cent Interest and would mature In 1945. Tydings explained that "the meas ure will not cost any additional money and veterans needing cash can sell the bonds and those who want to keep them can get three per cent Interest." Phone 542. We'll haul away youi refuse. City Sanitary Service. When It comes to radios, remember 'Prultt's can do it." Phone 22. 1 i GETTING DRY GEfS ALL BUNDLED UP IN W IbWEL AflTR HIS BMW fHErt HIS ARMS. DOKNf MlMD HWIH6 W5 HftlR DRIED BECfiCSE fRE ISN'T- urw much of rr AWD 6EffiHS HIS BACK PONE is fun By GLUYAS WILLIAMS AMD LlktS HAVIH6 FACE WIPED 50 HE CAN CPE EVES UJIfrCUf fiEf-flNS .SOAP IK YHEK) ESPECIfltLV WHEN MITHER MS HIM OOER ANp 6IUES HIM A REGULAR MAS5A6E
