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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
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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
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Charter Oak of Masonry. The first
chapter In the state was called the
Holland Lodge, which later was
moved to Houston.
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
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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
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