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.
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S-MATTER "OP
By C. M. Payw
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ernor Martin tolsj issolnve Mrs
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ber of Hie itau emtislmrs examine
board, to sur-eM Leo Ooetsch, Port
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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. J ore, a memrr of th
Montana Industrial m-h.l faculty
Jone vu alaln when he aurprtwd
I Zorn trying to break into a afe m
the superintendents office at the In
stitution Auft 13- 1934
Washing Machine
Brings Out Gold
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