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PAGE SIX EYXOP81B: James Stimeon III. the catch of Se-o Vonvord, has., hits resisted hie Aunt and her friends nobly ill 1'ielr cimnpl 10 marry him oB to Jans Norlhrvp the richest girt in town Ho loves Leslie Harrie. whose father oc casionally oett very drunk. Jnmea and t.ealle are on the verge ol getting thinge atrnlghtened out the nioht of Jomea' htg party, when Ur. Herri arrives very drunk and vera Insulting. He i led away by Lealie. Chapter 20 OPEN BREAK rHKRE came Aunt Sarab, calllnn film again, and Jane headed itralght for him. A momeni more ind be would be caught Abruptly be dodged behind a big lilac bush, and disappeared Into tbe night Alone, until almost morning, lames waited in the woods. Who took Jane borne be neither knew nor cared. And bis aunt warned by some rare Intuition, never mentioned bis absence to bim. James sent Leslie a great box of white roses next morning and went that afternoon to see her. He saw. Instead, Mrs. Harris, who said that Leslie was out and Insiated nervously upon apologizing for her husband's behavior the evening be fore to James' profound and acute embarrassment Leslie was out next day when James called and the next and the next When he happened to meet ber casually a week or two later he found a different Leslie entirely, a proud, cold, aloof little LeBlle he found It lmponslble to reason with or comprehend. At first he tried tried desperate ly and probably would have beon trying yet If bis lelf-conftdonce had not suddenly forsaken him and a sick gnawing doubt not whispered to blm that perhaps after all Leslie never had cared for blm In the least, bad indeed rather welcomed a chance to break off with blm. Sam Fletcher still went there and Bud and Jack and half a dozen others. She did not refuse to see them or to answer their letters. And certainly It wasn't hla fault that her father drank too much and made a scene. He, himself, bad done nothing not a thing that be could think of to deserve such punishment, although be searched bis conscience hour after hour. Surely, If Leslie liked iblm even a little bit she would not treat him so cruelly for nothing at all except worshipping the ground the walked on. Leslie, meanwhile, after a week of retirement, went everywhere she was asked, laughed even more than usual and never once men tioned James or his party or made any excuses for ber father. Howover, not even her mother knew of the scene she had gone through that night at home after Sam had gone when she faced a half sober, half maudlin and thoroughly repentant father and forced from him bit by bit the reason that bad sent blm to bring ber home. "What was It Father? You've got jto tell me," Insisted Leslie, standing over him and shaking him now and again Into wakefulness. "I won't go to bed or to aleep until yon tell me Iwhat It was." V John Harris took refuge first In 'haughtiness and finally In self-abasement Leslie got It out of him finally that Dill Hawks had told him that Mrs. Dill bad heard that Miss Sarah Stlmaon had told Miss Laura Thornton who told Jennie Sears that In ber day young ladles were accus tomed to let the young men do the pursuing, but that nowadays It eemed the other, way round, and that she was thinking of having ber telephone taken out because that flighty little Leslie Harris was for ever calling her nephew on the 'phone and Insisting that be go to aee her when he wanted to stay at home. T ESLIE remembered that she bad JL-' called James on the telephone once or twice some weeks earlier and that Miss Sarah bad answered It each time. "Oh," she said, "oh.", and her color flamed. "Is that all? Was there anything else? she de manded almost fiercely. "Did Miss Sarah say anything elaaT" "According to Dill, It's common knowlodge that ... old Sarah Slim son thinks it would be unspeakably degrading for a Stimson to marry a Harris. I've been a bad father, Lea lie, a damned had falher, but I'd rather see you dead than married Into a family that looks down on vou. Why, if your grandmother . . ." "YesT Tell mo about my grand mother," said Leslie quickly. That evening was the first time In all her life Leslie had heard her father men tion bis mother. E NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8. The ban on Sunday movies in TVn neaaee was lifted Saturday and each city given the right to decide whether they are to be shown when Gov. Hill MeAUster slrnd bill providing "locsl option" plan. ' HOW TO PRONOUNCE 'CABELL' PROPERLY PORTLAND. April - 8. (API The nam of. Henry Fulling Csbel, new chairman of the suite hlRhway com mU'lon. n on many tonRues these days but mo-t tongnen no awrv on the pronoiiii'-tillon ot the f.nnlly dill III RICHES IKINDNESS WEEK John Harris rose and aside from a slight unsteadiness seemed perfect ly sober, "Your grandmother was a gentle woman," be said with more dignity than Leslie bad believed possible. "She has been In ber grave many years and It seems best under tbe circumstances to leave ber there In peace. Silo, was a proud woman and suffored a great deal before she died. 1 must ask you in all kindness never to mention ber to me again. It brings back many memories 1 bave spent a lifetime trying to forget." "I'm sorry," said Leslie gently, "I'll never speak of ber after tonight Out Mother told me once she thought you bad named me for her. Is that true?" 'Yes." 'Am I like her? Am I at all like her?" persisted Leslie. "In your tact and social gifts, yes. in your lack of pride, no. It has oc curred to me occasionally that you were ratbor lacking in proper pride Aside from that , . ." He stopped suddenly struck by what be was saying and shrugged his shoulders In a bait Gallic, balf futile gesture. "God knows you haven't much to be proud of." be said mournfully and broke down and cried. Leslie bad to call her mother finally and between tbem they got him to bed. But before she slept that night Leslie vowed that she too would be a gentlowoman, that she too would acquire a proper pride. She would die, oh, she would die a thousand times before she would let Miss Sarah Stimson say she was running after James. Let James marry Jane Northrup If be wanted to. She would show Miss Sarah, she would show James, she would show New Concord! James would bave to sue on his knees and bis aunt with him before she would take him back. TEVER bad New Concord been so gay as-- during that summer. Thore were other dances, many sun- pors and dinners and picnics. Nine times out of ten James found him self partnered on these occasions with Jane while Leslie continued to be freezlngly polite to blm and made much of Sam or Bud or Jack but particularly of Sam under his very eyes. James never saw Leslie alone now and gradually had ceased to try to force himself upon her, turning nat urally enough to the comfort of Jane's presence. Jano at least was nlways stimulating and entertaining. Jane made his evenings bearable and got him out of himself. ' Nevertheless, James looked so forlorn and wretched and was so evi dently pining to rush back and throw himself at Leslie's feet at ber first sign of softening, that Mrs. Millard, after a conference with Miss Julia and her cohorts, took the bull by tbe boms and Invited Leslie to spend the month of August with her at her cottage on Lake Michigan, offering to pny all the girl's expenses there and back. Leslie, a little white, a little thin. her head held high met Jamea by chance one afternoon on Commer- ! clal Street and told him. "Mrs. Millard has Invited me to visit her at Harbor Beach," sho said smiling happily. "Isn't that lovely? I've been crazy to go there and can hardly wait to start" "Why, yes," agreed James unoasl ly. "That's fine." And added as an afterthought, "Will you be the only one?" "No, Mrs. Millard expects her niece and nephew he's Just gradu ated from Harvard Law School. And Sam Is planning to come up for bis vacation, but of course he will stay at a hotel." If Leslie had lingered a moment she might have noticed how white and sick James looked, but she had caught sight of someone she knew across the street and hurried off. Standing alone In the shade of Moyer's drug store awning, James quite' definitely abandoned Leslie then and forever. She must love the I mutt she must And he had been so sure once that she cared for him. If It had been someone else, some one more worthy who could have appreciated and understood her. It would not have been so hard to bear. Dut Sam wasn't a gentleman. He was coarse, common, supremely unfit to own so beautiful and rare a being as Leslie. It was as bad as a FIJI Islander owning Venus de Mllo. It was weeks before he could bear lo hear Leslie and Sam's prospective engagement commented upon. It was months before he could say without his voice trembling that Sam was certainly one lucky man (Copyright. MJJ Uateel tj. farnham) Tomorrow, Jane t.ikt sn unutu. at tnterest In hr "poor futhor." short as In "nk" Inble accented. ant the first syl WHITE ROBIN REPORTED BY WAGNER CREEK MAN WAONKR CREEK. April 8 (Spl.) h. if. Ooddard reports seeing albino robin at close range near hla i home remit ly. Mr. Oodrtnrd. who la! 76 yrars old. any this In the first j albino robin he ever saw. He gives i the wonderful climate of Wanner , 'creek credit lor both the robin and' rIko his years. own seventy-five active Shh1 itiitr ()uli set WASH1NOTON. Alrll B (API Ttie Interstate cnmtnrrce eonimlMlon to- ! day aimotinord the flatr and places I for hrarlups to be hel on an appll- j cation ot various rntlronda for per mission to litrrrnse freight rates on potatoes and vegetables from the ! west and oit!niv.t I Phone 84J vim i.m.i st youi I MEDFORD MAT!. TRTBUXE. MEDFORD. IS Th twenty-flnt -naU Anniversary". "Be Kind to Ani . was Inaugurated 3unday throughout the United States with the observance ot Humane Sun day. The anniversary will continue throughout next Saturday. with dally ceremonies In large and small cities and towns In all parts of Amer ica. Nationally the event Is under auspices of the American Humane Association, which coordinates the work of more than flOO member so cieltles In the humane field. The Jackson County Humane Society., S. P. C. A.. Is among the member socie ties participating. "Be Kind to Animals Anniversary" Is not a fund raising appeal, though a very large p?r centage of aocftles for the prevention of cruelty to ani mals have been handicapped since the start of the depression because of a lack of funds. The appeal, how ever, aMcs only a more kindly con 'deration of all animals for the en .uing year. Local societies want too, to advise people without funds how best their pets may be properly cared for. Funds have been expend ed In aiding these cases In the past, but most society treasuries are now j bo acpietca mm oniy novice can now i ds given inose wno appeal lor it. Hundreds of ministers In alt parts of the United States devoted all or part of their services Sunday to the 1 kindness cause. During the coming week there will be a series of na- 1 Hundreds of ministers In all parts E 8 W W iWWr.J mil t- -I i fr.a tom LOvLV one HRVt jUrip HbWN, 1-KIMtK .8U-5 fOK UNUe fcAT in v nw- S-MATTERPOP ' " , By C. M. Payne i jV.fc. ' j ' , j () j (CopyriBht, 1935, by Tn Be j TAILSPIN TOMMY 'Iruu! . by Hal t'Qiiest s s I BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The Ranch - By Edwin Alger I f WELL.HERE VJeV ME, TOO, BUT fe3ll5$$rX'! f BEN, I WONDER WHO THAT "1 THERE MUST'SavTT VOORE DEAD RIGHT A lilTHIS l5 IT.W ' HUMPH " ' IF WE HAD r ARE AGAIN I ILL SURE 6ET I m J3wS? E I POOR BIRD WAS ? THE RAPERS M BEEN A REASON FOR I WHY, JIM DONAN Ll I LUKE' j? SOME CATTLE WE COULD P I HOPE WE'LL THE WILLIES If ALL-CARRIED YARNS OF THE I WIM NOT CARRYING J SAVS WELL BE THE P HAVE A RANCH IF VENAO 5 v-i) uci ihkuuuh iKwvtN i YssjeiUSl '?ff , aiuni.dui nuoncuwc m antiHINo THAI J HKSji RESIDENTS ON ( SOME HORSES TO LOOK fe Al THIS TIME- 71 THAT BRIDGE ' k Wjt, If FORWARD TO IDENTIFY HIM B WOULD TELL WHO L. THIS ROAD IN V LS-X AFTER THE CATTLE S pc g ' THE NEBBS Who Who? B;' So' csg awe iskjt a so?&eous II 7 Ma. nebs oust lumo is HI Y oust ask me lomv dokjt "" ' T$ J CREATURE. VM MO OUDGe-SHE TWIS MISS DEEM ,VOUR- FOREUADy I VOU SO DIRECT ? 1 WOTICE. VOU HAVE ) ' '( CERTAIML.V TDO MY MiWD OFF 1 VOR WMATEVER. HER. TITLE: MAY J '. I A SPBAKIrOG, ACOUAiMTAAJCE wJlTH UTHe. VCASMIIOS MACMIIOE. BUSilOESS J . BE. ? s WHERE CX3ES SHE THE LAOV - IF SHE LUAKJT3 VOU TO VthERE ARE A LOT OF THIMSS TOV 1 III' 1 'lVi WAIL FKOM ? TTT "' V2OUJjf SHE'LL. TELL. YOUWD , ' f Ja. I BRINGING UP FATHER I I I M "' .1 -ii VL VOU HAVE SMOKED HAM OR SMOKED HERRIN" PER YOUR LUNLH s IF VOU WORD" 5S-'. i uCOC &C.IS.I , VOU'RE tlonal broadcasts over the Columbia and National systems In which prom Iment stars of the screen and the Broadway stage will appeal for more sympathy to the animal cause. School children everywhere will also observe the anniversary, whose ac tivities this year promise to be more extensive than in the twenty years since Its Inception In 1915. Oddly enough "Be Kind to Animals Anniversary" was conceived by an obscure and retired printer, who at the time had no connection with hu mane societies. He la Henry P. Le wlth, a former linotype operator of Charleston, South Carollua. His suggestion for the kindness week was firht presented to humane societies In 1914, and the anniversary became effective on a national scale In 1916. Interest has Increased In the move ment each year, and this year hun dreds of thousands of people will be active participants. Millions of ani mals are treated and cared for an nally by humane societies. Oregon Weather. Unsettled with rain tonight and Tuesday; snows over mountains: no change in temperature; fresh west and northwest wind off the coast. MENTION THE SMOKE "AROUN fll f THIS MOMEST AUKT SUSflU AS MOTHER PiCKSOP FORK AT LAST FA MHY BE6IN5 TO 'lOTSSOT J 1 1 I J il lM IT.! 3 il MOW WmBR AHp HE IS SENT HORACE'S PLATE, BECAUSE HE UP rK lOSI.HMfc Mlfe TO FILL HER 6LA&5 'CRSoT To 6IVE Hi1 M STUFflKfc I THlNKlN ABOUT FIRED M CIGARS' OREGON, MONDAY. FREE SILVER FOR ii WASHINGTON, April 8. (A") The long dormant senate inflation block roused itself today for la drive to put more money In circulation by cashing the veterans bonus and re monetizing silver. At almost the same time In the iiouse, advocates of a central mone tary authority, which would have full control over currency Issuance, forced the reopening of house bank ing committer hearings on the om nibus banking bill. The senate bloc offered modifica tions to the Pfttman new money bonus bill which Its members con tended would make the measure mo: acceptable to the administration. It also orspnlzed to demand action on the Wheeler bill for free coinage of silver. 1 JUS' WHEN GHT ME MIND OFF SMOKN' SOMEONE'S COT TO REMIND ME OF IT I'LL LISTEN TO THE RA0IO THAT'LL KEEP ME FROM J f 1 APRTL 8. 19IW. DELAYED START HUK6R1LY WATCHES FAIrlfR CARvT THE CHICKEN 5FES MOfUfR PICK DPFoRK., AMP 6E-T3 AU S HIMSELF Uiiu-KirfS -n. ladies amd gemtlemen-this is st ati on o-1 c located on top of dovles shovel fa ctorv-we'll broadcast the. ball-Game between the CASS AVENUE SWIPES AND THE "KERRY- PATCH RED-HEADS BUT- (Copyright. 1934, by Tot Bell Syndicau. lnc RHCEiVK HIS PI ATE i LWi . AWP 6RABt KNIT AKP foRK MOTHER MS FORK TOWN A SAirJ, HAir.e NOTICED Triflf COUSlrJ ELSIE HASN'T 60T A MAPKIK i v -? M& By GLUYAS WILLIAMS RfALUES FATHER HASN'f SERVEP NOT P&3IN EWTlNC LWiL 6R&WN UPS DO COUSIN ELSIE'S NAPKIN BE1K& Discovered ori the floor, FAMILV SEEM5 ABOOfTO BE6IN By George McManus BEFORE WE START THE GAME, LET US REMIND YOU That the. -Wl LITE CIGAR IS THE BEST CIGAR YOUR MONEY WILL BUY- IF YOU HAVE ANY MONEY- a Its Ilka tblt; Cabt; m " ' feluao, City ttauitat) oorvic.
