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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1935. GREAT RICHES BYSOPSIBt After the death of the Hlimeon turins. James nmlo makes t S.QO0 very easily, and de cidcs to spend most ot it on a long trlu. He and Jane have been drift, ina apart, but alter their return trom their second honeymoon averybndu in Seto Concord decidee th'V are at lost "adjusted" to each other and oolna to be happy. But is not to. and note the Judos is tell ina Uise Julio, who helped entice James into the marrtaae In the first place, tuet what he thinks or Jane as a trite. Chapter 15 EXPLOSION " f AN'AGE hlmT Yet. Jane'i man " aging him all right." roared the fudge, bringing one Bat down with a bang Into hla open palm. "She'a man aging him atralght to belt "What Jane waa really cut out for waa a matron of an orpbana' borne and God help the orphanal You know, Mlsa Julia, that James Stlm on Isn't a clodhopper or a human machine Ilk that Northrup outfit He'a aenaltlr and delicate Ilka a harp and haa to be handled like a harp and not like a trained pig. "The Lord-a-Mlghty didn't make Jamea orderly and Ha didn't make Jamea practical, but Jane thtnka abe can. I waa over there last night and Jamea dropped aome cigar ashea on the floor like any man would In hla own house and you should have seen the look she gave him. "She told him there waa an ash tray at his elbow. In the same tone she would have told a stray dog to take bis dirty bone out of her par lor." "What did James dot" "He didn't do anything but shut up and never act natural again all eve ning. I'd like to be married to Jane myself for about a week so that 1 eould tell her what I think of her It would take just about that long. 1 waa so mad I went home and didn't sleep a wink." Miss Julia tried to stand up for her young friend, but the Judge wss In no mood to listen. "You want to keep your eyea abut to the truth or you would not talk that drlveL It's plain enough to any one who wants to see It The trouble Is that Jans la a born old maid with the mothering instinct gone to seed. "She acts as if her husband were a naughty little boy Fata or the Devil had wished on her to bring up and who hasn't sense enough or judg ment enough to wipe his own nose or wash behind his ears, j "Why. I waa over to the MUlards for dinner last week along with Jamea and Jane and when BUI Mil lard asked James whether he would have his roast beef rare or well done, Jane snapped out before James could get his mouth open, that he liked It well done. James never said a word and ate what was given blm, al though I happen to know that he likes his beef rare." "Seems to me that Jamea better learn to stand on his own feet occa sionally Instead of letting Jane do all the leading. She probably doesn't realize Just how such things sound." "There's just one way to manage a woman Ilka Jane Northrup and that's with a club," growled the Judge rudely. "1 never said James Was perfect he Isn't But If he added vlfe-beatlng to his other qualifica tions 1 wouldn't be able to find a flaw In him. As It Is I'm worried wor ried sick." "Oh, pshaw," said Miss Julia. You're talking pure nonsense." She sent her old friend home some what comforted, but she remained worried and uncomfortable herself. TAMES meanwhile was asking him " self a dozen times dally Just what had happened to him and Jane. Things had gone so well tor a while after their trip East He had plunged Into his work expecting soon to make another five thousand dollars and take Jans on snother wonderful trip. But he hsdn't made the Ave thou sand or in fact much more than usual and In a few weeka Jane began again to appear restless and bored; later to complain of her health: or worse still to maintain queer sulky silences in his presence: to look at him as If she wished he were not there. During the next year what little love there had been left between them seemed to die a rapid and nat ural death. Their relations went from bad to worse. They hsd come to the point where James dreaded to be alone with hla wife as he reallied one warm Spring evening with pe culiar poignancy as he hesitated at his front door, bating to fit nts ley In the lock and open It The bouse waa still Jane's and Jane's alone and he never felt com pletely at ease In It His long ago dream the dream of hla early mar ried life of some day moving back to the Mansion, he had never so much as dared mention to his wife, although she had long alnce begnn to complain of feeling cramped In the Tyler House and longed to remodel It or to buy a large place where she could mora fittingly entertain. The Mansion was large and spa- clous, but any mention of It or even of past Stlmson glories was almost certain to provoke Jane Into a suc cession of caustically sarcastic re marks that Jamea dreaded more than anything else. James Indeed made heroic efforts to remember Just what subjects did or did not Irritate Jane. Much of the time he was unsuccessful. He sighed wearily aa be turned the lock, hop ing that this evening would not be one of those times. Jane proven somewhat sulky and tired and bad little to say as they ate their dinner and James, after an at tempt or two at conversation, ate si lently and rapidly as was his wont Afterwards they sat together on the front porch, still silent and It waa a relief to both of them when Mr. Northrup's large bulk loomed dark ly before them at the foot of the steps. Jane Jumped up and kissed her father affectionately. James drew forward the largest, most comforta ble porch rocker; almost ran Into the bouse to get his choice cigars. "npHANK you. Thank yon very 1 much," said Mr. Northrup benevolently, biting off the end of the cigar and lighting It "I am afraid I am putting you to a great deal ot trouble 1 am afraid so Indeed. 1 Just dropped In for a moment to offer James my congratulations. Tour mother assured me that morning would do as well, but I felt I would sleep better If I told you both of the gratification, the extreme gratifica tion, Mr. Preston's offer has given me." "Mr. Preston's offer! Offer of what?" asked Jane quickly. "I haven't heard anything about It" "That aurprlses me, surprises me very much. But I was told by Ellison on the wsy home that Mr. J. H. Pres ton of Kansas City had himself la formed blm that he Intended to en gage Jamea as counsel after hearing him argue that er Mltchel woman's case, 1 think It was. It was merest chsnce, one In a thousand. Ellison as sured me, that took Mr. Preston Into the court room. Opportunity at last has come knocking on James' door. I should call It Providential myself quite Providential." "Why, James, that's splendid." said Jane warmly. "You ought to get a big fee out of It The Ellisons say that Mr. Preston is worth a cool five millions. But why on earth didn't you tell me about It?" "Nothing to tell," said James shortly. "You mean he hasn't yet offered to engage you?" "Ye es, he offered to, but II wasn't a case 1 could touch with a ten-foot pole. As far as 1 could And out he Is trying to get rid ot his wife and haa nothing to base his case on except that she la old and tat and hasn't been able to adjuat herself aa rapidly aa he to their rise from noth ing to five millions. Personally, 1 be lieve there is another woman In the background egging him on." "Do you know that or Is It Just surmise?" "1 know he hssn't any grounds to divorce his wife." "He must have or he would not be consulting a lawyer. You don't know a single thing about Mrs. Preston. She may be a perfectly terrible per son. You might at least And out Why It's the opportunity of a life time. Did you refuse It deflnltely? Just what did you say to him?" "I told him I was not a divorce law yer." "But you got Sally Mltchel'a di vorce, didn't you? You can take a washwoman's case. I fall to see the Ane distinction that keeps you from taking Mr. Preston's. Perhaps It was because Sally was Just a lap or two ahead of the poor house and couldn't pay you a cent, while Mr. Preston would be sure to be good for two or three thousand dollara perhar more." tCopyrioht. 1IJI Uateel B. rarnhami Mr. Northrop offtrs to straighten matters out, tomorrow. T PORTLAND. Or.. April 3S APt Fecommendatun. thit an unofficial planning commission be nimM for commercial and recreational develop ment of th Gold Beach are In Curry county waa studied by Ooremor Mar tin's state planning board at a meet In? in the Portland hotel Tuesday. It waa undehstood that the state group will give Ha approval and for ward the suggestion to the governor. Inasmuch aa the recent legislature turned rtnwn a bill providing for county planning commissions, the Curry bnsrd would be unofficial. The Curry county proposal la con npct(j with the plan to develop the R:ue river aa a recreational play ground similar to aouthern California resorts. The work la linked with the railroad rr01 from Bea-; to a point near Oranta Pass. YREKA RAILROAD DEAL AUTHORIZED WASHINGTON, April 36. The in terstate commission today announced It had authorized the Yreka Western Railroad company to acquire and op erate a line of railroad extending from Montague to Yreka. California, formerly owned and operated by the Yreka Railroad company. The commission also authorized the Yreka Western Railroad to issue not more than $7,800 of capital stock. consisting of 75 shares, in payment for the line acquired. The stock was ordered delivered to Carl W. Faucett. a trustee. -w The commission stipulated that the Yreka Western, in recording acquisi tion of the Una should not value the stock In excess of it par value and that the stock should not be sold, pledged, repledged or otherwise dis posed of by the applicant without the approval of the commission. Silverton Starts Reconstruction BJLVERTON. April 23 (AP) With the ground still warm from the dis astrous fire that Tuesday swept an entire city brack nere. Al Adams, owner of the Palace theater, one of the buildings destroyed by the blaze. began work today - toward replacing hla motion picture establishment. A group of men were at work to day clearing away debris and exca vating for the rebuilding. Adams estimated the new building project would cost $40,000. Grocery Basket And $325 Taken By Highwayman ST. LOUIS. April 25. fAP Mauri c Komblet, grooer, had no intention of losing hla day' re ceipt to bandits ao he put ago in hla pocket and hid S3 2 5 In his grocery ba&ket. Two men stopped him, took the gflO, and aaked, "What's In that basket?" "Just groceries," smiled Korn blet. "Wei!, we eat, too,' he waa told. The robbers tcok the basket and with It got the 325. HOMESTEAD SUES WILL B1S0A1ED WASHINGTON, April 25 (AP) A detailed rurvey ol proposed subsist ence homesteads In western states will be launched within a few days by Investigators for the subsistence homestead division of the federal emergency relief administration. H. D. McCullough. an Investigator for the division, said today he would leave for the west within a few days, making stops in Utah, Idaho. Wash ington and Oregon as well as other state which have proposed sites for subsistence homesteads. In Utsh he will visit the proposed Mldvsle. Carbon County and Ogden projects. No specific projects were mentioned in Oregon and Idaho but In Washington he will look over the proposed Roza and Grand Coulee developments. I ALAMEDA, Cal., April 24. (AP) . Clouds, headwinds and all. Captain Edwin J. Musick of the Pan-American ; clipper would like to have the 2400 i mile air Journey between Alameda ( and Honolulu as a regular run. j The veteran of more than 1,000.000 miles In the air made this observa tion today aa he and the other five men of the 19 -ton flying boat's crew awaited orders for further flights to follow their spectacular round trip etween caiuornia and Hawaii. He laughed at the headwinds of near-gale force encountered on the return trip Tueeday and commented 'The flight back waa fine. I'd like to have it for a regular run. "After checking over the equip ment the Clipper will be ready to go over the route again. When that will be Is up to the officers of the company." THE BACK OF THE CAR By GLUYAS WLLI Oregon Squabble Seen N earing End PORTLAND, April 25 (API It began to look today as If the peren nial squabble over a permanent berth for the historic battleship Oregon In the Portland harbor may soon be set tled. The city council voted 3 to 3 in fa vor of a site for the veteran gunboat In the Willamette river at the foot of Southwest Jefferson street. Commis sioners Bennett and Clyde opposed. They favored a site at Swan Island airport. ttflNKS HE'li-JUSf HAVE TiMC 1b CHUN OUT BACK OF CAR BFfDRE FAM0.V IS READV fo PRJVE- PlCKS UP AlrfO R66H 1b reus rf, uncovrin6 set OF FMER6EKCY' CHAINS WHICH WAV 8EN IN CAR SINCE WlNYER . A150 DWMS OlK OLD Picnic box, BOfllEfM OKCE HaP ONES, AND SCRtrV DRIVER 1r)AfB iCMi, IN 6ARA6E FROM UKPER REfiR CF FROrtf SEAf PRODUCES PAIR OF ROBBERS WttttgJ MRS-WlMPlE A1S0 SAJ.VA6K AN 01D MOVIE NAfcAimE.A L0N6 piece of string, a cara mel, AhJD A SfRAN6 piece of meal FINDS ON FLOOR A IA32. ROAD MAP. LOOKS if CVER 0 SEE IF rf '6 VroRfM SAVING ON SEW DISCOVERS AN OLD &L0VE, AND 1W0 SWEATERS - ONE, JUM-lOR-S ANDOXE-frW HE'S NEVER SEEK BEfORS ftf mS TOlNf FAMILY ARRIVES READV 1& fiflj PUTS EVERYWINd BACK ItWO CARv (Copyright, 1936, by The Bell Syndlcata, Inf .) UiiaiArtS S-MATTER "OP By C. M. Payw 8AI.EM. Ore, April Si 1 .'? Oov. ernor Martin tolsj issolnve Mrs Foberta Vlrey of PorUssa a a mem ber of Hie itau emtislmrs examine board, to sur-eM Leo Ooetsch, Port lacd, n-hoM teim s.o - I YOUTHFUL SLAYER MILES CITY. Mont . April JR. ( AP) Tremhllns Mttihtly hut other wise unmoved. Hen nr John Zrn. 3 year old alaver, walked to hl death on gallowa In cramped, quarters of the Cuiier county jtil here early today. Zorn, victim of the first let;! exe- ' cutlon this cow town ha aeen in all the turbulent year of it existence. waa hanged for shootint to cleats Letter C. 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