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MTNOPaiUt James llftuM Hi,
U to be married tomorrow to Jane
Sorthrup. the noh tftrl pttked lor
him by alt the butt neople ot Sew
Concord Sas Ue cannot be eure
that tt ts iht memory ot Leslie
Harris wtch makes him dread the
ceremony , he knows however that
he 'eeente Jane'e toreing htm to
Hoe in the expensive but uoly home
furnished by kfl father tnetead of
In the lovely eld Sttmen maneton.
Wildly he derides to tell Jane the
mtirrlatt must not be But h:
knows he dart not.
Chapter 24
TIAPOT TEMPEST
JAMES I'll at lut Into an i
bausted sleep. He wai till sleep
Ini soundly at olne next mornind
when Aunt Lou wakened blm. "Mle
Northrup't calling you rn the tele
phone." Aunt Leu 'old blm. Une
seems terrible upsm und wante that
yon should come rigut orer there
quick as you klo make lu"
James' heart leaped high with
hope as be hurried into his clothes,
gulped down a cup of coffee and ran
for a street car.
Jane didn't want to get married.
Jane had the courage he lacked, the
courage to save them both. He
pushed the slow-moving car all the
way down South triftb Street and
up North Fifth and Jumped from II
before It halted at Oak Street Mrs
N'ortbrup was waiting for him on the
porch.
"You look very happy, young
man," she said grimly and led the
way Into the front parlor.
"What's the matter? What's hap
pened?" James asked; and stilled
the feet that wanted to caper. He'd
bave to pretend of course to be sorry
. horrified, and be wasn't good at
pretending. Trust that old harpy to
see through him. Ho'd better Insist
on seeing Jane alone. Good old Jane
Ho and she ...
"It's the altar guild," Mrs. North
nip snapped, "or rather that hateful
Mabel Webster. She won't allow
Jane to have candles on the altar
and we've gut such beautiful oues.
hand-dipped. Jane was lu hysterica
I had to give her a bromide. It does
seem after all our work ..."
"The altar guild?" James Inter
nipted stupidly. "What's the altar
guild got to do with It?"
James was a Congregationalism
the Northrups Episcopalians Jamos
made out finally from Mrs. North
nip's confused explanation that the
present Episcopal rector was high
church and Mrs. Northmp low
church. A year before the rector,
then new, had the effrontory to In
tall candles on the altar and Mrs
Nortbrup unhappily, bad fought the
Innovation tooth and nail.
Now the Janus-faced Mabel Web
ster had called up that very morning
to say that the altar guild, knowing
that Jane would not want to bave
ber rows desecrated by candle light
bad sent the dedicated candle sticks
to be roplated and refused absolutely
to produce them In spite of persun
slons and threats. Mrs. Northrup
fairly bounced with rage.
"But ... but Is It so Important?"
James stammered. He was so disap
pointed he wanted to die.
"Not Important to havo Jane
tabbed In the back? You of all peo
ple .. . ot course It's Important The
candles are an Imogral part of the
decorations. A more heartless, cruel
;. . . I should think you could see that
;without being told."
i "It doesn't seem very Christian,"
'James said weakly,
i "Christian? I should say It wasn't
Christian. It Mabel Webster after
itbls Is admitted to a Christian
'Heaven. . . ."
: 1 lis. Northrup had a great deal to
U' l say about Mabel Webster, about
'all the altar guild In fact James
llooked so miserable that even Mrs.
Nortbrup was satisfied.
At that moment the telephone
,'bell rang shrilly. Mrs. Northrup has
itenod to answer It James heard her
jcry sharply, "It simply Isn't possible
1 will not, Mr. Northrup end I will
jnot allow It" A silence. Then. "This
Is the last straw. I shall certainly
appeal to the bishop " She hung up
Mrs. Nortbrup had left the room
red-faced and dotlant She returned
while-faced Bnd trembling, broken
and suddenly old. James got out ot
ber finally that It was the society
reporter calling up to point out to
lier that the wedding, scheduled to
take place that evening at etuht
thirty o'clock, conlllcted with the
venkly prayer meeting hour No one
had thought no one had remem
bered about pniyor meeting.
And now the society reporter said
aba had been reliably informed that
Dr. Morton bad stated that be would
delay the prayer meeting until aftei
the ceremony, but that he could not
refuse admission to the church to
any member of his congregation who
assembled tor prayer meeting at the
regular hour.
WOMAN HELD AS
FRIEND'S SLAYER
FORKS, Wash., April 12. (API
rrHnk Lindsay, on ol tha proprintors
of the Porka hotel, vaa &hot and
fatally woundrd here lnut ntht and
Mra. OtTinida E. Hog was hiinR hfld
In Port AnRrlMi aftrr polic Od ahr
admitted ahuotlng Lindsay with a
riria.
Mn. Hong told Phcrlff Charlro
Kempt and Proaecutor Joseph H.
Johnston iht shot Ilndtuty when he
attempted to break Into her home
about 11 p. m. Her hupiwrnri, Elmer
O. Hoar, an automobile mechanic,
died only Ut Tuesday and wnn to
be burled today.
She satd she and Lindsay hud
been "Irlendk" lor some Uine but Uiat
6REHT NICHES
Jane's wedding list bad been care
fully gone over and eipurgsted.
Many had been Invited, but more
had not Admittance was by card
Now, the entire riff-raff of the town
was free to force Its way Into the
church. Mrs Northrup. for the lirst
time In years, burst Into hysterical
leurs.
It was a terrible hour. Mr Nortb
rup waa Bent for. Uuyoud vowing
that the Revereud Dr. Murtou abould
shortly be forced to rosign or he
would leave the church. Mr. North
rup offered oo suggestions, "it was,"
be said over and over, "ao outrage,
yes, an unforglveable outrage."
Mrs. Northrup turned to James.
'You must do something," she com
manded sternly.
James, with a sudden Baab ot
spirit, refuaed even to try to Inter-,
fere. He Bald that the only dlgnttled'
thing to do was to Ignore the whole'
rumpus. After all a few candles, a
tew uninvited guests, were of smalli
moment unless they wore made so.
His advice was to assume a bold'
front, laugh it off or be forever!
laughed at !
After long and acrimonious argu
ment, in which James, to hlB pain
and surprise, found himself cast un-,
accountably In the role of the culprit,,
his advice was accepted.
The Northrups would do nothing,!
except keep the last horror from:
Jane. James was dismissed In Ig
nominy, not even allowed a sight otj
the stricken bride. He walked home,
slowly, a puzzled and abysmally:
gloomy young man. Cod, If he'd only
bad the sense to fall In love with en :
orphan. :
When Jane had baroly managed'
measure of calui, James tele-:
phoned her at six o'clock, ostensibly
to ask bow she felt and In reality
to tell her callously that site was not
to mind about the candles, that It
would be all the same In a hundred
years and that she was to cheer up
and forget all about It
i
WITH the whole town laughing,'
with even her bosom friends she
had honored as bridesmaids running
In and out all afternoon, twittering
and whispering and pretending to be
sympathetic, and actually blissful
with pleased excitement, with Mabel
Webster triumphant and Dr. Morton
biding from a Just and awful wrath.
James actually dared to take the
whole shocking Insult as a Jokel
Jane could bave screamed at blm
over the telephone that he was a
beartloss fool. If It had not been so
late, it the govornor and the senator
and tho Justlcos wore not already
there across the street at Judge Hoi
comb's . . . the bishop due at the
Union Station ... all those thou
sands her father had spent . . . and
Leslie Harris cooling off to Sam
Fletcbor, now that ha had failed of
Ills purpose of arousing James to ac
tive Interference . . . that cnt Leslie
eager and anxious to snatch st
James. . . .
Jane bung up the telophono re
ceiver and wont slowly upstairs.
Sho must calm herself. She must
breathe Boftly and regularly aud still
that awful thumping of hor hiiurt
Of course she loved James. It was
only hysteria that fathered that sud
den desire to beat him savagely In
the face. All Bhe asked from nlm
was a little human understanding;
and he had failed her.
This was to have boon hor grr-nt
hour, the supreme climax of her girl
hood. She had thought horsoll loved
aud admired. And sho was laughed
at she, Jane Northrup! And James
thought It funny. . . .
At. the head of tho stairs het
mother snld (Irmly, "I've sent for
Miss Minnie to come and give you a
tnnssage. Tako a hot bath first and
rolax.- I'll bring you your supper on
a tray. You must relax."
Jano was only too glad to bo taken
In charge. As sho Iny In tho scented
wator she uiattnKed somehow ta
make her mind a blank. Afturwaids,
competently massnged and ruhhed
with alcohol, her heart stopped Its
ominous pumping. She was aliie to
eat her creamed chicken and drink
Ihe glass of sherry her father
brought her It was pleasant and
comforting lo be fussed over, babied
as If she hnd been a little girl.
Jano came of no weakling breed,
'm all right now." she told her
mother at aeven o'clock And she
was. Slim and white and virginal, a
little wistful aud pathettc. hut rea
sonably tranquil, she let herself be
dressed In her wedding littery
Jane ant stilt for a short while.
Then rose and walked slowly to the
long pier glass that stood bv the win
dows. Not even Leslie Harris and
Mabel Wernter rould truthfully deny
that she was beautiful.
I Copyright. I9J3 Uateel ft. Farnhaml
Monday, th twin, puncturs
tht pretty, prttty Dubbtt.
recently she hnd bivome nfrnld of
him bccau.se he hud "IhriMtrnrd hor
life and proposed a sulfide: pnet." the
prosecutor quoted her. At another
time she said Lindsay eh used her
with an open Jack knife.
13
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KINO.STON. Jiimlcs. April 11 l,V)
TlilrHN-n mfn rtrownM wK-n tlK1
Norw.ylim l:,'.;htr:- H.ivmoy ronnrtfr
M 20 nilU-s .u'.l,.lt of INu-tUnt
loliit Turl.tv. tivf nurvlvor Wftourd
todav rc;-rt.-il.
T:io Ilw 5-.iruor. w'.io fr pl-'K
er up hy ii.iM'.t llicrmfii vyt. nuiru
.IV .lul b:ou!)t t,i K'.n-ton m: 1
:lipy tvu'.d (live no tor the .ink
ln of the Ire-Mrr. wMlrh ovu;rd
i at 3 o'cloca TurMl.iy af'.tuivvn.
MEDFORD MATL
FIRST LADY ENJOYS
RELIEF HOMESTEAD
WASHINGTON. April 13. (AP)
How nh li'irc-uir.brd to the galrty of
called -off country dnncing was de
scribed todtty by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
It hnppcned exactly a wck lao,
on an "off the record" trip to the
'juhalstenre homfltader near Reds
ville, W. Vh. Thuac who danced with
the presidents wife kept It "off the
record" until she told of it herself,
pronouncing the entire experience
most enjoyable.
When Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by her son, John, suddenly appeared,
a community dance waa Immediately
arranged.
At first, the president's wife sat
with the onlookers, who occupied
:halrs ranged around the wall. But
the rhythm proved Irresistible: the
:igures not too baffling.
Soon she was Joining In a set, snd
he said tcday she had several of
the homesteaders for partners before
her first lesson In square -dancing
was over.
PIE SOCIAL AT TALENT
HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT
TALENT. April 12. (Spl.) A pie
social, program and fish pond will be
Given by the Talent P.-T. A. In trw
auditorium of Talent high school Fri
day starting at 8 p. m. Proceeds of
the affair will be used to help In
making up the deficit In the hot
lunch fund.
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SALEM, April 12. (AP) An order,
formally closing the investigation
against the California-Oregon Power
company for an Indefinite period,
was tfisied hrre lnt yesterday by
Frank C. McCslloch, public utilities
commissioner.
"It Is the opinion of the commis
sioner that a continuance of this
Investigation and the expenditure of
large sums of money under present
economic conditions, are against the
public interests," the order stated.
Mc Col loch said the Investigation
to date had subjected both the com
pany and state to unwarranted ex
penses. The order followed a- recent an
nouncement by McColloch that the
Another Srrnrise
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ftm m JLreTfTTI T Jll OF A ItA-PAWY, AND UNABLE 1b itlL IN FRONf
lUia Wmi qf1 .J m LLLA4r VI of whose housh he: cars were: parked,
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Wfi Sntn f0 fnjj Which house: was lo be avoided
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ODMOOR "VOU ARE jiTHS MKED AtRONAuTA, ATTACKED A SUPPLV ( J;:fl ESTA NOCHe-TO MiS HT MENDOZA ,- I T- Tjgy
NEKT"" WHAT rf'VWWSTsis TRAIN -AN'-- Je& M6 Pt,AV- COtSl , WANT VOli- J
OREfiOX. FRIDAY, APRTL 12, 1W5
utilities department would limit It
self to pending court actions grow
ing out of rate investigations anc
to the completion of Investigation:
which were nearly finished. He hoc
indicated the California Oregon Power
company probe would be dropped.
ARTILLERY FOR OREGOI'
WHEN FREIGHT IS PI
I I 'I ns 10 pending court actions grow- I "
iliUli lnP out f rnt investigations anc I I
to the ccrcpletlon of investigation: I r I I V
8AIXM. April 13. P, Governor .'i '" 1 I ,Jf' IpSaeS VX)
Martin received a letter today from ' " J P
Harry H. Woodrlng. assistant see re- -ssw2vf I jS1 J
lary of war, stating that a shipment AJL&m i iJ ' ""'
of artillery allocated to Oregon was . I W I ' y t2T yv
ready to be sent, but no provisions ' I I s S '
had been made to pay for Its trans-! I 7" F m CV
portatlon. I l , -JL
Recently the federal government V 1 raaT f
allocated to the various Btates certain ' UJ LA . Ci o
lota of railroad artillery. Oregon' 1 V ' Crc 5
hare waa to go to Port Stevena. I fl J ' 1 fc- tiP"-
Woodrtns's letter Indicated the J mssmememim -Y
state would have to pay the trans-
portatlon charges. n. f -..
ciidiiddaw imrim By GLUY AS WILLIAMS
juuvuunn ttuuuij
By C M. Payna
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