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
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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
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TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
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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
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