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PAGE EIGHT KvGREflT BYSOPSIS: Jamea tHtmon III, . a "riaing young lawyer" and has hie eyea on politica. tie ia alao the beat "catch'1 in ti'euj Concord. Ko... and the ladtee ot Keu) Con cord havo chosen the rich Jane Korthrup at hi wife to be. Jamee trefere LeaUo Bama, whoae father i a drunkard. Jane ia broken hearted but ehe mieht put un o better front if it mere not for her twin Irothere, Kate and Xorrit. Chapter IT THE TWINS THE twins were built on th llnee ot a pudding end their round pink faces and round blue eyes, whenever they guessed that they were being watched, were as com pletely devoid of expression as figures of porcelain. They were silent children, silent at least In the presence of their elders, but carried on a never-ending and elaborate system of communi cation by almost Imperceptible winks, Jerks ot the head, twirls of the thumb and similar manifesta tions. They were almost never heard criticizing grownups, yet the latter were always conscious when the twins were near of being watched and perhaps made fun of. Indeed their continued presence, except when they were actively employed In absorbing food, so embarrassed their father that he bad aa little to do with them a possible and even their mother was often uneasy on der their combined Impassive stares. jane and the twins usually main talned an armed neutrality. Jane's twelve years seniority and her lather's open favoritism gave her an apparent advantage over her broth' rs. Bbe was able for Instance to have their pocket money curtailed If tbey offended her. At times, when the ot tense was serious enough, she could jcet them punished In the good old' fashioned way; and when Mr. North' tup's secret irritation against his sons crystallised Into whippings tbey were occasions to be remembered hudderlngly. But Jane bad learned that many an unpleasantnesa, usually Impossi ble to trace, happened consistently whenever she Interfered with her brothers: she found it wiser to leave them severely alone. Unfortunately for Jane the twins had recently eaten the four under layers of her gor geous box of birthday candy, leav ing the top layer untouched, and been soundly whipped tor It. For days they made no move to pay Jane back. Now when she was most unhappy, fretting, as she thought. In secret over James' pref erence for the despised and de tested Leslie, Jane found that the twins had neither forgiven nor for gotten. Jane took her breakfasts In bed. The twins, passing her door in the mornings, would sing In falsetto voices, "Only a bird with a wounded heart," over and over, and then laugh stridently. "Stop that horrible noise," Jane commanded daily, but the noise went on. Once they lingered and de bated loudly whether It was a bird with a wounded heart or a wounded wing. "The evidence points to a wound' d heart," Norrls snickered. "Yeah, you bet It's a wounded heart, all right, all rtghtey," Nate added, and the two leaned up against the wall convulsed with their own wit. ' Jane appealed to her mother to top the outrage. "But yon sing It yourself," the twins answered In chorus. "We learned It from you.' "It's a silly song," their mother said firmly, "but it you must sing It, sing it outdoors and sing it correctly, It goes like this, 'Only a bird In a glided cage . . .'" She sang the chorus through, and made the twins repeat it after her. "THANK you," her sous said gravely and bowed. As one man they turned and walked out of the front door, down the porch stops and around the yard till they stood be low Jane's window. "Only a bird in a glided cage," Nate carolled at the top ot his lungs. "Only a bird with a wounded heart," Norrls boomed. Then togetb er, "Only a bird ... a bird, a bird . . a bird wounded to the heart . . . lo the heart ... In a glided cage," until their mother descended on them and jerked them Inside. "It you ever do that again, If 1 ever hear you. It Jane hears you so much as hum that tune I'll see that your father gives you such a whip. ping as you ve nevor had yet," Mrs Northrup threatened furiously and her sons knew that she meant It They stared at her blankly. "Anything else?" Nate Inquired blandly. ".Nothing. But remember your father a bought a new carriage whip IN CIVIL SERVICE Competitive examinations are open for several good civil service posi tions. It waa announced today by Earl H. York, secretary of the local board of examiners, from whom full particulars may be obtained. His of fices are In the postoffice. The ex aminations are: Senior atock clerk, $1800 a year; stock clerk, lfl20, departmental ser vice. Washington. D. C. Junior graduate nurse. lOSO year. Junior biologist (wildlife research). Junior entomologist (man and ani mals). Junior forest ecologlst, Junior forest pathologist, Junior meteorolo gist, Junior nematologist, Junior plant physiologist, Junior plant quar antine inspector, Junior pomologlst RICHES and It you don't want blm to nsa it . . ." At that moment the voice ot the Irlah cook was beard In the kitchen uplifted In song, "Only a blrrd, in a gilded cage," carolled honest Ellen O'Flaherty. While Mrs. Northrup fled towards the kitchen the twins rolled on the floor, shrieking and gasping and pounding the floor and each other. Only too well they knew that Jans was hanging over the banister. Foi days that memory was sweet. The singing ceased, but except In the presence ot their parents Jane never encountered her brothers but that one or both ot them emitted faint little cheeps that exasperated her almost to the screaming point Family meals became a nightmare. "I saw Leslie Harris walking up the street with a bunch of violets as big as a cabbage," Nate would state Innocently. Or Norrls would quote Judge Hol comb as saying that these days James Stlmson didn't know whether his head waa screwed on behind or before, and ask his mother what the Judge meant by that. They never made but the one re mark at a meal and sometimes de layed It until the dessert, but Jane knew that It was coming and watched and waited tor It, shrinking almost visibly. She never answered ber brothers, never If possible so much as looked In their direction, but sbe knew well that across the table four Impish china blue eyes were watching her covertly. Sooner or later she would feel herself flushing and could all but hear the twins' dlabollo Inward chuckles. OH, to pay them back! The hate ful little devils! They deserved to be beaten until the blood ran. It only sbe could beat them herself, strip them naked and beat them and beat them with a black snakel It sbe did they would be capable ot poisoning her . . , might cut up needles and put them in her food. She wouldn't put even murder be yond them. They were so careful now to do nothing ot which she could complain to her father. But sooner or later she would get even. She would turn the tables and they would laugh then on the wrong side of their mouths. She would get even, she would. But how? Her mother told her to laugh, to pay no attention. Hadn't she tried t Wasn't she always trying? Outward ly no one could have been gayer than she was that early summer. She had given party after party. got up picnics, hay rides, a tennis club. Her father grumbled that he never saw her alone for more than ten minutes at a time. No one In New Concord could say that she was grieving her heart out tor that gawky James Stlmson. And she wasn't, she wasnt. Ex cept to make the twins look silly she wouldn't have James back on a bet. The twins and Leslie Harriet Nothing would so thoroughly spite the three of them than for James to return to his former allegiance. Per haps her mother was right. Perhaps Leslie had said something. . . . Per haps poor James was more victim than sinner. ... That afternoon Jane broke an en gagement to play tennis and went to call on Miss Julia Pratt. Jane did not bring up the sub ject ot James, but Miss Julia Pratt did. She told Jane, confidentially, of course, that Sarah Stlmson had said that she would rather see her nephew In his coflln than married to that designing common Harris girl. Miss Julia added that this was un just. Leslie was neither designing nor common. But Snrah, since los ing her money, bad developed an oversensitive pride in family. For her part Miss Julia was fond of Les lie. Still, It did seem rather a pity . . . "Everyone likes Leslie," Jane said quickly. "But If James really means to go to Congross I'm afraid that Leslie is hardly . . .' "Exactly." Miss Julia sighed and looked hard at Jane. Jane looked hard at her and the compact was made and signed. They kissed at parting, although neither was demonstrative and they had never been especially Intimate. Miss Julia waved goodbye to Jane and flew to the telephone. The battle was on. It has long been sgreed that all's fair In love and war, and In this cam paign there were elements of both. Miss Sarah started the ball rolling by giving a cotillon which Jane was Invited to lead with James Invited before James had been consulted concerning bis partner. (Copyright. tSSi, ilateet 8. Farnhom) Tomorrow, Jimai makta a re marK about a moon godri.ia. (fruits), Junior nomologist (plant propagation), Junior seed botanist. Junior seed botanist, Junior soli scientist (erosion). Junior soil sur veyor. $2000 a year, depsrtment ol sgrlculture. Junior forester, taooo to I300 year. Junior range examiner, 13000 year. Rnge examiner, .1800 a year, as sociate range examiner, $3300 a year, asststant rsng examiner, 13600 a year, geological survey. Bank Of Mexico Buys More Gold WASmiNOTON. April 4 (.VP) The treasury today announced a new sale of 61.300 ounces of gold, amounting to 91.800.000. to the Dank of Mexico, j The sale was termed similar In every respect to one made a few dys ago. when 33.000 ounces, amounting to 91.130.000. was transferred to the Mexican Central bank for the pur pose of building up it mouay re- sarvaa. MEDFORD J IAIL TO BE STRIKELESS i.L NEW YORK, April 4-(AP)-The ptutor may carry union card the MlntitpTR Union of Amerlra ha ap proximately 100 member but there la no danger that the congregation will find him picketing the church on Sunday morning. Although a. minister atrUce la un likely, the organization will aulst other unions In atrlfcea whteh the clergymen believe are Justified. In two . recent New York atrllcea union membera carried sandwich boarda on picket lines, exhorted the strikers at mass meetings and lent a helping hand with the strikers' clerical work. The primary aim of the union la to aid the cause of labor, said the Rev. George Mils, the union's or ganiser. "Our objsset In forming th union Is to Indicate the one-new of the church with the marchers In the ranka of the disinherited," he ex plained. "We have made application to be come part of the American Federa tion of Labor be cause our beliefs are in accordance with the alms of the federation. The affiliation would be of great benefit to both groups." The union la Interdenominational and open to all races. The membership has extended to cities In nearly all parts of the east, Mr. Mills said. The dues are only 25 cents a month. S-MATTER POP By C. M. Payne TAILSPIN TOMMY Betty Is Worried ay am c orrest Vy I f THIS--THO TE.RBIGIE "vTle. MUST B PATIENT, I I UJHACT l& H.V , S6.NOR , VSR." AQ ! f i f 1F409Z. ? Wrf who ausPENse-uaitL my oeA. remember, it. paofto? c captain migu&l an' hees T iWjHwcte jJJy-ai'C'.'K lpt-vUl IT EVER END? 7JI fl THE SOYS u5E.R. . ? (5UUALES REPOR.T THAT A V ig.BjL 2&lj$VY,(mX UNCLB AVr A wc tVSH. DELAYED OVER. 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CREATURE - She: J COME. FROM SOME. P(.AC MACMIWES TO TWE T-iVES.)U'5lirXV V5t 'A V UEAVEM7 J KWOUJ WMERE SHE BELOKJ&S IM THIS UJMERE WOMENJ ARE J VUU BE WERE. FOR. A-UUMILE XtL2- . . Z Vll CAME FROM AtOD 1 BURS LIKE AM j SCARCE. IP YOU THIlO . AUO IP VOU HAVE ASJV SOOD)S , XTx MOeOOV CARES 'LESS sK- ORCWiO .M AM 6wES M,UCK food, ooor sive it to me S I 1 Vts voo JrfTrYK vOsj.onj patch '. v!-r 1 ' 11 1 ' 1 " ' 1 1 11 ' - u : ii BRINQINQ UP FATHER By Georee McManu fll I'LL 'bHOW MACGE I j ALL. ONE. HAbTO DO,) 1 1 1 VEH-THAT'S ALL-1 7' II I I BUT-VOU CAN'T 1 1 HAVE WLL-POWER- J-v 15 TO MAKE UP tTT' JUST MAKE UP ! i $uf DO IT IMA t SMOKIN'- j,f J fea STOP. THAT'S ALL MIND- T.N " Xlfi CLAD IT OION'T TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, I SPARING ROOSEVELT IN ATTACKS ON NEW DEAL WASHINGTON, April 4- (AP) A belief Republicans ehould not hesi tate to use President Roosevelt's name In the future attacks upon the new deal is spreading among party members In the capital. Some of them hope to see a direct drive against the president get under way at a meeting of mid die -western Republicans in Kansas City next month. Leaders familiar with plans for that gathering have predicted it will take particular exception to the ad ministration's crop control program, the federal deficit, the number of persona on relief or otherwise de pendent upon the government, what critics call the "regimentation" ot Industry, and the work relief bill now In congress. The demand that the party attack the president by name. Instead or Indirectly In ' criticism of his poli cies and assistants, was explained in this way by one prominent Re publican: "We tried Indirection In the last campaign and got nowhere. If the Republicans are afraid to call the president by name In assailing new deal tactics, the party might as well fold up now and not have a 1936 campaign." Phone 642. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. When It comes to radios, remember, "Prultt's can. do It." Phone 22. OREGON. THURSDAT, L POINT P,T. A. WILL MEET ON FRIDAY; REV. LEWIS TO SPEAK CENTRAL POINT. April 4 (fipl ) April meeting of Central Point P. T. A. will be held Friday afternoon at the high school with Rev. R. C. Lewis speaking on the subject, "Have we forgottten the religious and character development of our children?" The program will be given by the third and fourth grades. Tea will be served at the social hour by the sixth grade mothers. Executive committee met March 2fl with Mrs. Bert Langston. It was vot ed to sponsor the garden program being conducted by the city. It was voted to have a "What-Not 6ale" Friday end Saturday before Easter with everything on sale from cooked food to garden seed. A lot of fun 1 anticipated and It la hoped to raise sufficient money to carry out the work planned for the year by the P. T. A. Central point P.-T. A. Is working hard for betterment of the commun ity and welfare of the children. They have sponsored a boy scout troop, and girl scout troop, a Sunday school contest, have provided clothing and school supplies for needy children and each month a nice picture is given to one of the school rooms. All mothers of the community are Invited to join and share in the good work. For Hose tbat Wear buy NOLDE 45 HORST Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann 1 Use Mall Tribune want ads. 1 1 HFRIL . 1935. 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