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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935. Chapter 48 8CANDAL 8UT James did not spend all his time before bis marriage with Leslie. He realized only too well that he bad to bestir himself If he was ever to succeed In fulfilling the fine promises he bad made on a certain summer afternoon on a Kan sas bill top. As yet James asked for no favors, but he started edging In at political gatherings, both state and local and lined up with the progressive and balky younger Republicans those determined to kick free from the domination of the "Old Guard" and start a new deal for others and themselves. He took an active part In the iall primaries. He began, under cover, to pry into the use and disburse ment of the city and county monies. He found them shamelessly mis used. The local bosses discovered that Jim Stlmson was sniffing around the Court House and laughed at him brazenly. They had laughed at b'.m for years. "Of course, I may not be able to prove a thing," James explained to Leslie. "They're rotten as hell, but they've got everything sewed up tlsht. Going through with It may mean political suicide. It's certain to mean a big loss of business; they're already blackballing me right and left. Bnt if you're willing to take a chance, to live on halt my present income ..." Leslie was not only willing but stirred and excited. James promptly went to work in enrnest and In a short time uncovered one of the ugliest scandals In all New Con cord's history. James got nothing out of It in a money way. In fact, as he predicted, for a while he lost money. But before James got through an erstwhile county attor ney was in the penitentiary and sev eral eminent citizens were frozen with terror lest they be sent to keep him company. And the big boys, although they distrusted James, be gan to conciliate him. And then Just a tew weeks before the date set tor his second wedding the American Legion held a na tional convention In Kansas City and James, to his delight and sur prise, was invited to make the open ing speech. The announcement came on the beels of James' rather spectacular success in cleaning up local affairs In New Concord. The newspapers, even the Kansas City newspapers, chose to reprint this. One paper sent a reporter np to Now Concord to Interview James. Jnmes had gone with Leslie to call on A number of his farmer clients. The reporter, not wishing to waste his day, decided to interview the old timers who remembered Gov ernor Stlmson. There wore not many old timers left. One of them, by the grace of God, sent him to call on Miss Julia Pratt. Miss Julia gave him a won derful interview. Later, she took him out to see Miss Sarah and the reporter photographed the Mansion, photographed Miss Sarah and Aunt Lou. The result was a full page In the Sunday paper. Other papers printed bits of it. A syndicate used much of the best of It. And so It happened that James had his first tAste of the potent wine of pub 'Ilcity. IT went perhaps a little to James' head. Leslie, radiant with pride and Joy made the most of it and , inalstPrt that he he proud of him self. It wns splendid preparation for the day when he was to make his momentous speech and prove to bis home town that he, "poor i James," was sfter all worthy of their confidence and worthy of their votes. For James had made up his mind to run for Congress in 1928. James knew that he had to make good in Kansas City. New Concord was non committal. If he succeeded they were ready to make much of him. If he failed there would be a chorus of I-told-you-soa. Practically every man attending that convention would be the eon or grandson of a pioneer. James de cided to make the pioneers his sub ject. If James Idealized those earlier tiroes he was not aware of 1L James bellovod with his whole heart and soul In every word of his speech. It wos not long; James was not to be the principal speaker. Finally he committed It to memory. But after he had It sll by heart he sud denly turned shy and could not bear to let Leslie hear him speak It aloud. In tha early mornings or late afternoons, alone In the fields or the Mansion grounds, he re peated his speech again and again OLD BASEBALL STAR SALINAS, Cal. VP Cyrus "Oy" Townwnd, former Salinas bmh leaguer." ha Joined the $ett list of the game's millionaires but not by pltyliiR baseball. Year a ago. be held the bomerun rrcord in the Paclflo Coaat League. Then he went to the "bushes" and eventually became a storekeeper In the desert villa of Mojavt. One day, he happened to grubstake several prospectors for 40 per cent interest In their strike If any. They Jound the fabulously rich Sliver Queen Mine, whirh was purchased by the South African Oold fields, Ltd., ftr M.ooo.ooo making Townaeuda' 4aa better Uuui 91,000,004, i GREAT RICHES to the somewhat puzzled robins and wrens and red birds who were not In the least Interested. But as the great day grew nearer and nearer James' courage and con fidence began inching out of him. "It isn't that I don't know my speech," he explained to Leslie, "or that I'm not certain it's a good speech. "But I'm such a, damned sensltiva fool that if I cp.tch sight of one per son in the audience yawning or sneering I'M lose my grip. I remem ber onco out In Nortonvllle at a Grango meeting I had a corking speech and I caught sight of . . . of someone in the front row Just looking superior ... as If I wasn't such a much . . . and I went all to pieces." Leslie knew all about Nortonvllle. It had at one time been common talk In New Concord. It was Jane who sat on the front seat looking superior. Well, Jane, thank God, thank God, was in New York. Leslla assured James that his audience would probably have dined well and be In a good humor. SO James went down to Kansas City one moment uplifted in an ecstasy of pride and confidence and the next sunk in a chill of despair. Leslie, of course, went with him. Leslie was to hear the speech from the back wings of Convention Hall, as James was afraid that even the sight of her dear face might upset him. Leslie ate her dinner alone in a hotel that night as James was din ing with bis comrades. She met him afterwards back stage and found him in reasonably good spirits. "I'm all right I think I'm all right." Les lie pressed his hand and left him. She slipped Into the wings where she could watch the audience, watch her beloved In bis moment of triumph or failure. She clenched her hands and demanded rather than prayed, "Help him God. He's had such an unhappy life. You know." She opened her eyes, choked back a sob. And could not bellove what her eyes showed her. It couldn't be ... it Just couldn't It was. There on the aisle in the fourth row in a beautiful glittering gown of blue sequins sat Jane Northrup Stimson. Where James could not fall to see her . . . where she could look up with her superior smile . . . with its hint of a sneer. . . . And in ten minutes . . . five min utes, James was due to walk out on that stage. , . . A band began playing. There were shouts and cheers. Leslie did not hear them. She had to save James. God had tailed her. He had forgotten James. He allowed Jane to come there . . . sit there . . , end hadn't struck her down. . . . Leslie never remembered Just how she got around the stage and out at a side door. But a minute or two later she found herself on the floor of the hall clutching tbe shoulder of a boy scout usher. "Do you see that lady In blue, In the fourth row?" she asked breath lessly. "Yessum." "If you'll deliver a message, bring her to me quickly, Just where I tell you I'll give you Ave dollars . . . no ten. Will you? Will you? It's a matter of life and death almost . . . terribly Important" The boy scout amazed and pleased, promised faithfully to de liver the message. "You say to her," Leslie went on, "that Mr. X" (here Leslie used the name of the very very august personage who was to be the moln speaker of the evening) "Mr. X begs Mrs. Norlhrnp-Stlmson to come back stage for a few mo ments ss he has something of the utmost importance to soy to her. "Then bring her to that little cloak room . . . the third door down the stairs under the stage." Leslie described tha location of the cloak room explicitly. The boy fortunate ly knew it "Now go. Here's your ten dollars. Hurry. Hurry." "Yessum." In tbe small littered cloak room under the stairs lighted by one dim dirty electrlo bulb. Leslie waited and waited. She had time now to notice that the band was playing "Over There, Over There," and that a thousand masculine voices were lifted in lusty and hilarious song. Minutes, hours . . . eons went by. There wos the sound of distant clapping and cheers that shook the rafters. And then a sudden clap of thunderous silence. James was al ready on the stage. . . . (CopyrigM, I93S, ilateel R. Farnhm Monday, a Boy Scout doot his dally good turn. CAKE BAKED IN 1 879 IS FAMILY HEIRLOOM LAORANGE. Ind. (UP) A cake baked In 1879 and presented to Cyrus F. Flllmors. brother of former Presi dent Millard Fillmore, is owned by Silas Riley. Lagrange. It was bakrd in honor of Cyrus Fillmore's 77tb birthday by a Mrs Thompson ot Orland. Ind. The coke Is a model of the old Fill more home hlrh still Is standing In Oreenflelrt township. Lagrange Coun ty. It Is a fruit cike (even Inches in diameter and two and one-half Inches hlsh. Riley keep It on a board under s larne glow cover. Ihe Icing has turned i to cream color. Orlaliially 11 u aluta, 1 I flNfl M Uh AHA IfliflIX chapter In the state was called the U LILi LfU I V , UniinUn LLrVLU Ln?IU Holland Lodge, which later was U UJ ULfLl UU 1 UUUIU J-TK n t ) nnimilfllA TflllhlrtTrt moved to Houston. La wpih Ain nnw t ii-r I rr Urn OTTAWA, Ont. (UP) The Cana dian Government la relaxing Its cus toms regulations affecting tourists entering Canada In an effort to at tract more visitors. In future, the government will al low free entry to a number of arti cles, such as camping outfits, wear ing apparel and other personal ef fects, heretofore admitted subject tc deposit. It has extended the time limit during which tourists from abroad may stay In Canada without a permit from 24 to 48 hours. Household furniture and other ef fects brought In by a. non-resident for the temporary equipment of a summer residence and to be exported within the season, will be admitted upon reporting them to the customs office and depositing a sum of money equal to the duty and taxes on the articles. BRAZORIA, Tex. (UP) Tev Masons will celebrate the centennial of the founding of the lodge In the state. A giant live oak under which John H. Wharton, James Phelps, Alexan der Ruesel, Anson Jones and J. P. Caldwell stood as they drew up the charter of the state's first chapter. still stands here. The massive tree Is called the lbOO6 A IF THE Tujo papas ARE EMOOVlfO TL,'EIR CwiLDnew's WOUEVMOOM THEY'RE SriU. MERE DBlWVi- THE UXX1DERFUL t riavge MERE LIKE MEAITH VJLATE.I2- V MOP IM EVERY DI?OP' flW UUK 5 5kTATctTOiuiAv U-TtAK-ULU bUY ? C A44r Vh- TEXAS MASONS PLAN pjii,inty,t.vt' Zff LODGE'S CENTENNIAL h ' - -Zzzzrrzzrri: - i 8-MATTER "OP t -rr .I, i . i Bv C! M. 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SALEM, May 10 (AP) State offi cers and employes may observe day light saving hours during the sum mer months. The board of control, at the sug gestion of State Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, today requested a survey be made of departments for expressions on the daylight saving recommerrl ac tions, and if favorable, such an order would be made. The rule would go Into effect May 15 and continue until September 15. Work hours would be from 7 to 12 and from 1 to 4. The clocks would not be changed. its Tme ree, TRY DAYLIGHT III 7rrt fS$fh K-bJLJ$l use Man TTioune want ads. Chester was dead 1 ' I i fTlSlt-5l sfg rE 6,6 &os who ?imlf TfXfnilr 1 HAVE LOST TtfEIW BALL DOUW A iWWvWi fulilrc 6urreK drai. cast a speculative YOUR BALL (OopyrWit 1888. br Tin Brfl Srndkxta, few. J .V- O BUT 50MSTW1MG DOuJM TJWA.TR.l AT MAS MV FEET FEEL-, tws yt: r,rx - THE1VD LIKE TO CO MORP TLIttil Ol A c VAMD J3try (AKOMV i rnnr.inr.ru nun nnnm TRILBY, O. (UP) Thirteen -year- old Chester Christmas wanted to hunt crows so badly that he couldn't resist his father's warning not to use his revolver. The forbidden weapon .ficfvirw.,i-- cost him his life. N W Mil f , I r) The boy's mother. Mrs. Pauline I) Vl ft I 1 ' 3 w o -w V ( J "CS1 Christmas, said his father had for- I 1 hh ThI V . ' bidden him to use the gun and that (J jjl X&A 9 A Jj JV v he showed no disappointment when J I H. J VI cfflS f I i-VO- ) " she relayed his father's order to him k OJSil B T I ( jFs&J ' - after the parents had talked It over. H3 (y J JXZTA "But that afternoon, he was In the xjjly Lx-X aTTT yard with his younger brother and f. I I ' me." the mother said. "Several crows 1 were flying about and apparently at- I t Tn tracted his attention. He ran Into the f J I house. Next, I hear a noise as of L IJ f someone falling upstairs. I found him A""" M on the floor, his father's gun nearby. I sy 7 I 1 - " "v i i i vuv r S. 3 I 1 T rUT B. TJ . '. , . . . . - VAPLO nclSQMP invBOuaiiK. stomach BE PTOITASLE " ' THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS rwvj ti twat to JJVl--. ()IS I M BUT A ?VER SO BISOkE A YEAR V II I I II .17 M n I nPTUVII I " , . r -a D.AR.0UD MORTUVlLL.TV(. CEMi c rr "rwi-. w vo i r- va v i . . si iti. wjcJtuvj OM TWE HOTEL l WAV VOU LOOK. 11- 110 njwi ntT lOU By GLUYAS WILLIAMS fOU CAK1 ST AKJP PORCM AKJD EVEAV CT TVJe JAME r!axt-(H iwt WORLDS CEWTEft HERE AJOD HEf-
