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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCII 12. 1934.
A RAPID-FIRE
EYSOPS1S: Brother Paeeual
and the Montana Kid haw entered
the Valley of the Dead to find a
vray to releaee Uateo Kubrit, eon
demned to die under ite eeorehing
enn. faerual it made to work; he
meet hlateo in the tout bunk
houee. El Keed ie given a horrible
test, and then received by Jnan
Btlva, matter of the valley, a a
Buret Juan-Silra hae explained to
Unntana that hie ape-like eervlng
iromait ie onlu trailing tor the
peaur of eeeing her matter die.
Chapter 41
JUAN-SILVA'S DREAM
"TDT I shall not atay hera In the
Valley of the Dead until my life
ends," Juan-SUva added. "All of this
all of Oiee yeari they are spent
for a purpose."
"What purpose, seflorT" the Kid
asked.
"Shall 1 open my heart to you7"
croaked Juan Sllva. "Shall 1 tell you
that 1 am barely forty thousand
pesos Irom my goai? And then 1 may
leave the Valley of the Dead I may
sail over the sea I may go again to
Old Spain!
"When 1 was a boy I was a shep
herd In old Castile. The lend of cas
tles I Vou understand what I say?
People make the shepherds sing
songs. But all that 1 heard from my
companions was cursing. But always
there was something above us!"
He pointed npward. Heaven? won
dered the Kid.
The old man continued: "There
was always the castle on Its rock.
The trail wound up to It But the cas
tle was empty, and still we were all
serfs. And as I walked with my sheep
I used to look up and up, and 1 saw
the castle and told myself that I
would one day come to have a mjl
Hon pesos, and then I would buy
that castle.
"You think, my friend, that these
years In the Valley of the Dead have
been a torment But In the hot sum
mer day 1 think of the castle hold
ing lta head among the blowing
clouds. And In the winter 1 think of
how my hall will be In Spain, and
the great Ore of loga burning on the
hearth."
He actually extended his hands
before bim and rubbed them to
gether as though at this moment a
winter chill struck through him with
the memory.
And Montana said, bluntly, "Will
you have long with your casus?"
"Ah." grinned Juan-Sllva, "you
look at the body and you see that It
Is like old leather, ready to crack
apart with a little bending. But the
place to look Is In the eyes of a man.
Men have lived twen.y years past a
hundred. Considering them, 1 still
have a third of my yeara to spend,
and they shall be spent In my Spain,
In my valley. In my castle on the
rock."
In the strange company of Juan
Sllva the daya might have gone
swiftly enough tor the Kid, but be
hind his mind there was the con
stant anxiety about Rubrls, about the
friar.
When he felt that ha had gained
some foothold In the thought of the
old man, he spoke to him one day
when they were In Juan-Sllva'a car-
rlnge.
He took the Kid with him every
day tor a drive of Inspection; and at
last Montana said: "SeBor, there
are two friends of mine In the valley,
Be kind, and let me see them."
TUB friar?" said Juan-Sllva.
"He's one."
"My lad, think of the food he Is
iolng!"
He gave his hoarse, croaking
laugh.
And the Kid, looking down at his
gripped hands, fiercely restrained
the Impulse to throttle the old Send
at once.
"But then you have a aecond
friend, til Keed?"
"Rubrli."
"Ha! Rubrls! But ask me tor
something I can give! The friar la a
jewel to the other poor devils, and
Rubrli Is a Jewel to me! "
"Well," said the Kid. alowly.
don't ask you to set him free, 1 ask
to see him, only."
"To i jo him? To talk with him.
you mean?"
"Tea."
"Ah. my son," aald Juan-Sllva,
"why do you make me aay no to you
so often when I have nothing In my
heart but a sense of kindness and
even of gratitude to you? This much
I know that not while 1 live will a
man escape alive from the valley.
But perhaps three men togethfx
are a great strength! perhsps you
and your friends might work '.he
miracle. They might pass the guard
it the gate of the valley. They n-.lght
S. P. MAY BATTLE
TRAIN CAR LIMIT
BAN FRANCISCO. ltrch 12
Angus D. McDonald, president of the
Southern Pacific company, said to
day e la considering legal action to
re train the state of Nevada from en
forcing its 70-car tin limit law.
The law prohibiting more than 70
cars In trains running through Ne
vada was signed today by Governor
Richard Klrmrn, St. It becomea ef
fective In 60 days.
previously, McDonald had threat
ened to remove work from the South
ern Pacific ahops at Sparks. Nev., to
the compar.y's Ogden and Sacramento
op. wh'x-h ha sa:d ct working
under capacity and could hsnd'.a the
xtrm work aaslly.
Sea Mlon Jeanne lor things that
wear. Dependable quality is what
ha naj that.
ROMANCE BY EVAN EVANS ,
pasa even beyond the reach at
those."
Here he paused, and pointed to
wards the wall of the valley. Along
that wall three Indians were trotting
their ponies. They looked clumsy,
unwieldy, but the Kid knew that,
once roused to action, man and horse
would become as one savage beast
to pursue an enemy.
And behind that trio the dust rose
from the hooves of another set of
three, and behind them still another
appeared.
The Kid closed his eyes. And he
began to think, not for the first time.
of Roslta, far out there In the hills
but not far enough, because she
would keep herself alwaya close
enough to one high point so that she
could see what was happening In the
Valley of the Dead. Or had she given
up her watch before this? Had she
retired towards the land of the liv
ing?
She might And enough of the
sun-starved grasses to serve as fod
der for the horses, but how did her
own food last? Or what traps had
she contrived tor the lean lack rah
blta, alnce she dared not shoot for
fear the noise might reach some dis
tant ear?
HE had lost his count ot days. But
time was like a hand pulling at
him constantly, and the tenseness
grew little by little until he knew
that a breaklng-polnt was near.
How he could help his friends
that waa the chlefeBt of the miracles
now. But he could see no step of his
way towards It He spent hours. In
addition, wondering anxiously what
that "great good" might be which
Juan-Sllva expected to draw from
him. And then he learned.
Old Maria stood Inside his door.
"The mpster wants you." she said.
She remained there, standing back
to let him pass through the door, and
as he went by her she spoke: "Your
hands are free. Why don't you use
them? Why do you wait to die like a
poor blind snoop?"
He could not answer this. He
walked on before her Into the patio
of Juan-Sllva, and as he stepped out
Into the blinding strength of the
sun he saw the carriage and the four
white horses already harnessed and
waiting, though It waa hardly time
for the master to begin bis dally
drive. There were sweat stains on
the four, moreover, and a servant
was now rubbing down the spokes of
the wheels.
When e spoke to the mozo who
held the heads of the leaders, the
man said, with a grin: "Great people
have come generals and great peo
ple!"
Old Maria still showed the way
until she hnd opened the door Into
the main room of the house.
The KK . aa he entered, was
gripped by guards who waited ou
olthor side of the doorway. Then he
saw before him tho cause. For In the
middle of the room, at a table with
Juan-Sllva, were the lean, yellow
green face of Jack Lascar, yeak
faced Major Alvarez, and above all
the swinish Jowls of General Ignaclo
Estrada.
All heads turned towards hlra as
he stood there, made helpleis by the
hands that were fastened on his
arms.
And Juan-SUva said: "Well, take
your hands away from him. Even a
great man like El Keed needs
weapons. With his bun fists he can't
do vory much!"
So the Kid, mado free, walked
slowly on towards the table. Behind
him, the guards wrre retiring from
the room. Only old Maria remained
to serve the guests, who already had
before them Utile glasses ot that
One. green-tastlr.g tire, tequila.
It seemed to the Kid that he was
advancing into an ethereal rogion,
an atmosphere of pure hate. They
were all smll'.ng at Ulm Lascar, and
the governor, and the major, and
Juan-Sllva.
Jack Lascar rose from his plsce
and bowel to him stiffly.
"Your 'jleasure. Montana." he said,
"ain't half as great as mine."
"You're sitting In at a olg game.
Jack," answered Montana. "If you've
got the cards, d'you think that you've
got t'ne stakes?"
"We're three with one thought,
partner," said Lascar. "That thought
Is about you!"
"Sit down, my son," said Juan
Sllva. The Kid took a place a. the end ot
the table, and old Maria poured out
a glass of tequila for him.
"You, my general." said the old
man, "should be the first one to
spenk."
(Copyright, I9JJ, Harper d Rrathere)
Tomorrow. Juan-SUva mskas tn
unholy bargain.
$1 BARREL TAX
SALEM. March 19. ( AP Further
complicating the legislative snarl the
nate committee on alcoholic affairs
today reported hack at least one
sweeping amendment to the liquor
revenue measure pruwd by the home.
A majority report of the committee
signed by Senators Le. McMmmsck.
Walker and Stray-r tecom mended
that the present tax on beer be in
creM from 62 cents to $1 a barrel,
and 10 cents of each dollar be rehstd
back to the cltiea and counties In
proportion to their population. They
would also divert 10 percent ot all
state wine taxes to trie cities
WASHINOTON, March 12
Repeal of the Income Mi p;ih'.ip;tv
law was v.itfd tnd.iv by tie hoe
The bill now gi.es to the senate where
U publicity propoesi wU orlf.na.te4
MYSTERIOUS BUI
ADEQUATE
Speaking Sunday night at the local
Church of the N&zarene, from the
topic "The Revealed Vcret of
Christ." Fred M. Weatherford. paator
evangellat, drew hla text from I Tim.
3:1. Without controversy
great la the mystery of Oodlinesa:
Ood waa manifest In the flesh. Justi
fied in the spirit. Men of angels,
preached unto the gentiles, belie vM
on In the world, received up Into
glory."
His message In part follows:
"There Is a mystery involved In the
collaboration of all the success ve
phenomenal events In the life of
Christ that will ever remain outside
the pale of Intelligible human un
derstanding. In this world we will
never understand Just why God elect
ed to save the world by the method
He Instituted. It Is sufficient for
ua to know that the method He
choee Is adequate to the means of
human satisfaction. The test of the
method proved tho effectiveness of
the means.
"'Ood waa manifest In the flesh.'
Christ literally became God's voice
to save the world. "The Word became
flesh.' Thought la unintelligible un
til It Is Intelligently expressed: Dle:y
likewise In the abstract is unrevealed.
Only through the revelation or His
Son has He made Himself known to
men. Gcd has spoken unto us In
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His Son. The Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us.'
'The second mystery to be unfold
ed to us Is 'Justified la the Spirit.'
As the first Adam through trans
gression was condemned in the fleh,
God vindicated Himself in behalf of
humanity by sending to us J wis
Christ, the second perfect Adam, a
Redeemer: The Holy Spirit Justifying
Hu claims.
"Another mystery revealed is 6en
of Angels.' This revealed mystery
reminds us that each of the phenom
enal events In the outworking of the
Saviour's redemptive plan was seeled
by the witness of angels. It was au
j?els who announced to Mary, the
manner of the Imaculate Conception.
Angela likewise announced the birth
of the Son of God. An angel as
sisted Him In His soul burden In
the garden. It was an angel that
unlocked the seal of Hts tomb and
roled away the stone. The angels an
nounced His ascension and gov
promise of His return.
"Human eyes witnessed these an
gelic appearances of which the Scrip
tures give record Just as I looked
out over the surrounding hills ad
jacent to Medford today.
"Another mystery revealed la His
plan of communication. 'Preached
unto the Oentlles.' By the preaching
of the Gospel He made His plan of
redemption known to man. He said
' Repe n t ye for the Ki ngdom of
Heaven Is at hand. Repenting of
one's sins and believing on Him as
the Son of God makes salvation a
living reality and personality."
Wheat Checks Pue
PENDLETON, March 12. (jpt
Wheat allotment checks amounting
to nearly 12,000 will arrive here
next week for distribution to com
plying wheat growers. Another pack
age of checks totaling 960,000 will
arrive soon after.
HOLD HEN PHEASANTS -AT
STATE FARM UNTIL
PORTLAND, March 13. (P) The
state game commission Instructed to
day that female pheasant raised at
state game farm must not be re
leased until after the open season on
pheasants has terminated.
By this simple expedient It Is hoped
to conserve and build up the stock
and obviate the necessity of raising
an excessive number of birds to the
end that production and maintenance !
costs on the farms must be lessened.
The cost of raising tho pheasants
amounted last year to $1.07 for each
bird, tho commission learned. En
couragement of establishment of
holding pens by local clubs was ex
tended by the commission.
Fifty thousand hunters and anglers
have reported to the commission on
the kills and catches for 1933. Tne
number of Chinese pheasants bagged
was 47.869; Hungarian partridge fa
talitles reached 4,120; the valley quail
total was 12.465. and native pheasants
taken numbered 2.623.
During that year, 8.503 deer were
killed, and of these 3,175 were mule
deer. The largest number, 650, was
taken in Grant county. Lake was
next with 465. Of the black-tail
species. Lane county led with 475,
and Douglas was next with 451.
Jacksonville Orange St. Patrick's
dance. Friday, March 15, old Court
House. Supper 11:30; $1.10 lnc, tax.
Dance 9 to 1:30.
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