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JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORP, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1935.
SYNOPSIS: Uueh to tverubodyi
eatlefactlon in New Concord Rot.,
Joeelbly excepttng hie own and Let'
It tiamf Jamee attmeon, III
finds htmeell engaged to Jan
Korthrup Jane'e wealthy lather
inetete on buying them a houee and
letting Jane decorate it although
James prelate to live In the etately
firlmion maneton on the edge 01
town. Jane tokee him to look
through the houee when ehe hae
finished with It. and Jamee thtnke
it eo awful he taught.
Chapter 23
RED CARPET
JAMES kissed Jane and told her
be was a wonder. He tried tben
to appear enthusiastic. He agreed
that the plentltude ot gleaming pol
ished oak made a delightful golden
glow, though be thought It dreadful
Later, when Jane bad forgiven
him and was discussing furniture
tnd color schemes, be even essayed
t few tentative suggestions about
his preferences.
"I'd like my den papered In red,"
he said. "And a rlcb red carpet would
look like a million dollars on the
Italrs."
Jane laughed. "This Is woman's
work," she countered airily. "Don't
(o bothering your blessed old bead
worrying about something of which
you know nothing."
A day or two later at an evening
party In their honor, James over
beard Jane laughing contemptu
ously over bis "alleged taste."
"Would you believe It," Jane went
in, "James wants the entire down
stairs, ceilings, walls. Boors, papered
nd painted and carpeted in bright
Turkey red? And bolts and bars on
ill the doors. He thinks the only use
tor a door Is to slam it and bolt It."
"You might feed him red meat
through the bars," Sam Fletcher
suggested.
"Yes, doubtless It will go with his
sura," Jane laughed. Everyone
laughed except Leslie Harris, who
was seated on a cushion on the floor.
"The loveliest bouse I've ever
been In Is the Haskells In Tort
Leavenworth," Leslie said quickly
"You know Mrs. Haskell was one of
the Wbltneys from New York, tihe
tnade the house over Inside and she
has a crimson carpet on the stair
way. The walls are white and there
Is an Iron balustrade. I thought it
was beautiful. And it must be as It's
been pictured In 'House and Garden.
Mrs. Haskell says crimson Is the
richest color there Is,"
"Mrs. Haskell Is red headed her
self; that may account for It Well,
everyone to his taste. And taste Is
never arguable. Is It?" Jane asked
frigidly.
- "Yes," said Leslie flatly. "I think
a good many ot us might argue
whether . . . cortaln things are in
good taste."
"And who is to decide?"
"One's own liner Instincts ... if
one has tbem." Leslie Jumped to her
feet and made for the piano. "I'll
play. Let everyone dance." She broke
Into that new success, "I'm the Man
Wbo Broke the Bank at Monte
Carlo."
James went out to the front porch
nd smoked a cigar. He had left Jane
sitting .Hushed and discomfited.
James' heart was warmed with
sneaking glow ot which he knew be
ought to be ashamed. . . . Still Leslie
was right. It wasn't in the best of
taste. He supposed he'd catch It go
ing home. . . .
But the Incident was never men
ttoned by either James or Jane.
James noted that at subsequent par
ties given In his and Jane's honor
Leslie Harris was conspicuous by
ber absence.
In the meantime the preparations
tor the wedding went furiously on
A WEDDING between a Sttmson
and a Northrup naturally was
no ordinary event. For weeks and
months Jane and her mother had de
voted themselves to making It the
most brilliant wedding ever held In
New Concord, It not In the entire
state ot Kansas.
The bride's frocks were purchased
In New York and the wedding gown
came straight from Paris. The
lingerie was made every bit by hand
In a convent In Saint Louis. The
table and bed linen were Imported
from Ireland and every piece mono-
grammed.
There was to be a caterer down
from Saint Joseph and an orchestra
np from Kansas City and a canopy
and crimson carpet (Imported from
God knows where) at both the
church and Northrup doors.
The governor, a United States sen-
ator and two Justices ot the Kansas
supreme court were to stand In line
at the reception Immediately follow
Ing the ceremony. James and the
Judge were responsible for the nota
bles. The Northrups did the rest.
The last night In his old home
By
PERU, Ind.( April U. (p Merle
Rasputin, daughter of Russia's mad
monk, U In Duke's hospital here as
s result of an encounter with a black
bear In the circus animal arena to
day. Twelve stitches were required to
clone wound In her right arm and
left leg.
In the arena were three bears, two
Hons, two tigers, two leopards and
two pumas. John Elliott, a veteran
trainer, also was in the big cage with
Marie.
One of the bears, It was explained,
does a roll-over set. tn going through
this routine, the bear In some way
struck Miss Rasputin and knocked
ber dov. Tle uUmai luuoixliAteljr
GREAT RICHES
before bis marriage James sat long
on the broad low steps of the front
veranda between the white Corin
thian pillars and brooded over the
morrow. He bad Just returned from
the elaborate church rehearsal.
It was very late, but tired as be
was, he felt no desire tor sleep. A
great depression, an utter weariness
of spirit had settled upon blm like
sn old man of the sea and refused
to be dislodged. Doubts and ques
tions which had pursued blm at In
tervals for months now crowded
about blm, Jeering and mocking.
He was not thinking of Leslie. He
bad bardly thought of Leslie tor a
long time. It was marriage and Its
overwhelming toreverness at wblch
be rebelled. With his bead against
a white pillar he closed bis eyes and
prayed long and fervently that be
might prove a better husband than
a lover and make Jane happy. He
vowed that she should never, never
guess that be bad rebelled at giving
up bis freedom.
Very wearily he rose and went
upstairs to bed. It was because he
was tired that be felt so depressed.
There bad been an unholy lot of
parties. Jane herself was on the
brink of flying to pieces, and no won
der. Perhaps even now she was lying
awake, as unhappy as he was.
For one mad, glad moment James
planned to fly straight to ber and
beg to have the wedding that was to
engulf them both put oft until they
were both a little more certain. But
ot course this was madness. Jane
loved blm and he loved her surely.
When he finally slept he dreamed
fitfully of the first James and of
Sarah, bis wife, whom be bad loved
and cherished so tenderly. They re
garded him pitifully and whispered
together, but would not come close
and take his outstretcbed band no
matter bow bard he pled. But It was
not his grandmother who turned and
looked at blm for a moment with
tender suffering eyes and then
vanished, but Leslie Harris.
HE wakened to find Aunt Sarah In
a long white wrapper and curl
papers bending over blm. "What Is
It? Are you sick?" she asked anx
iously. "You cried out as If you were
In terrible pain." .
James found himself still wracked
with sobs. "Nothing," he got out "I
. . I've been dreaming ... a night
mare." "James, dear, you haven't been
yourself for weeks. Aren't you hap
py. Don't you want to be married?"
"No."
MIbs Sarah sat down abruptly on
a convenient cbalr. "Oh, my darling
boy, this Is horrible ,,. . horrible,"
she whispered.
James said nothing. "But don't
you . . . aren't you In love with
Jane?" Miss Sarah persisted.
"1 suppose so. 1 don't know. I'm
too young . . . I'm not ready to be
married. Jane's all right, but 1 don't
like ber mother and her poddy old
father, nor those damned twins, al
ways staring at me as If I were some
sort ot Insect they'd like to stick on
a pin and see wiggle. If 1 could take
Jane away from the lot of them It
wouldn't be so bad . . . but I can't. 1
can't go through with It I Just
can't ..."
Miss Sarah braced herself to her
duty. "It's too late now," she pro
tested In sn agony. "You are a Stlm
son. You cannot . . . cannot go back
on your word."
James threw his arm over his
eyes, as If . . , as If he could not bear
the sight of ber.
Miss Sarah choked back a sob. "I
haven't . , . haven't been altogethei
pleased with Jane," she went on
humbly. "I bave never . . . been able
to bring myself to forgive her for
forcing you to leave your own home.
1 keep dwelling on tbnt . . , and I
shouldn't The dead have no rights.
Jane owes no loyalty to your grand
father." "But I do, I do. If only Jane could
understand. ..."
"You must make her understand.
That ought not to be bard, once you
are married, once you have ber to
yourself. Remember, my darling,
that Jane loves you. And Jane will
be a Stlmson, not a Northmp, when
she Is married."
"You think . . , feeling as I do . . .
that I ought to go on with It?"
"What else can you do? ... at this
late hour? I would rather cut out
my tongue than tell you so. But to
humiliate a young girl . , . before the
world A Stlmson could not do It."
"I suppose not," James said dully.
"Your grandfather would have
been proud of you," said Miss Sarah,
tremulously.
"I hops so," James answered
doubtfully. "I'm not proud of my
self." (Copyright. liJI. Uateel B. rarnham)
Jamtt has a wild hops, and loses
It, tomorrow.
Jumped on the woman trainer and
began chewing and mauling her. Hel
Uott succeeded In getting the bear
sway and Bert Nelson, another train
er, rushed in and pulled ml Ras
putin to safety.
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EUOENE. April 11. Theodore
Newton Plank, orie of Eugene's Nt
known Civil wnr veteran and tor
eight teima commander of the lo
cal post of the Grand Army of the
Republic, died here Wednesday. Ho
was 01 years old and had been a resi
dent in Eugene since 1900.
Mr. Plank was the oldest deacon in
the First Baptist church nd one of
the olde.it members of the congrega
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