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MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1935.
BYSOrmS: Guy Weaturn hat
i escued Alison Ktdt from a de
serted Sussex house, and brought
her back to her greatly relieved and
rather fussy father Meanwhile the
mystery of the deserted house it
increased by the appearance of
mover a and of a dark woman who
superintends their work and finds
something very strange in the cel
lar Alison's father it horrified to
know that the hnt received a tele
gram ostensibly from him direct
ing her to the house. He has tent
no such telegram.
Chapter 13
ABOUT DAPHNE
'T DON'T know what I Bhould've
done without Mr. Westurn," aald
Alison sweetly.
Robert Rede took his cue.
"I'm extremely grateful to him,"
be remarked.
"I don't know what else I could
have done, sir, said Guy modestly.
facing the two honest eyes which
were summing him up. "Anyway, It
was a pleasure."
Major Rede nodded in approaI
he liked young men to call him "sir"
respectfully, and he liked & modest
tone, compliments inserted In their
proper places.
"I hope you'll come and look us
up," he said to Guy. "Live In Lon
don, do 5011?"
"Yes."
"What elae could I have
"Mr. Westurn'a an architect," put
m Alison.
"Ah! An architect. Well, I hope
you'll come round and see ua when
we re less when we're leas" he
tlntshed that sentence by a fierce
twlat which sent hla tie Into Its place
and a pat on hla dishevelled, thin
nlng hair. Alison seconded the mo
tion with a soft "Yoa, please do!"
"I'd like to very much, If I may.'
There are tlmea when words are
quite unnecessary; two pairs of eyes
can talk without such a clumsy me
dium. A glance exchanged on the
way to the front door, a amlle, a
hand which liners half, a second
too long In saying goodbye can
press some things much bettor than
any language yet Invented. When
the front door had shut, Alison gave
a sign.
"N'lce young follow," Major Rede
aald warmly. ". . . good manners.
Decent One can always Judge." He
linked his arm Into Alison's and
stooped to kiss her again. Said In
gratitude. "We must ask him round
to lunch or something one day, don't
you think we ought to?"
"I think perhaps we ought," said
Alison. "He's really quite nice."
Which only goes to show the com
plete duplicity of even good girls.
CHE was halfway up the stairs
J when she remembered that she
bad not asked Ony lor au tddnai
Wll, h lived la LooJo and It
would b la th, MUphon, book
Whan she had enpaoked. bathed and
changed, Alison ran down to the
library.
"Good to be home again!" she
thought, looking round the big.
equari room irlib !u Mild old fural
ture, lu rich, vtn-aotorij fUtnasks
and lu air o! sobftr paaoa (load to
be back and uuod. too, :e think that
her father liked Oo, that h, would
be ooinlng to lam-h!
She pIckKd up the telephone book
and opond n at W. Page, and
page, M TVee(rna tnauranne, and
nwapapen aud factories; West
urns and Weston, and Westlns U
took veral minutes to run down
tha Uilcklj loitered columns; when
she had finished she turned back
and bepnn nsnln. mnro slowly. The
book dropped from her hands.
LAVA BED VISITORS
lava nrrDR national monu
ment. Calif. (Spl ) An enrly sea.
eon ettc-ntlaiire lncrm:-e here is indi
cative of uluit Is oM'ccred to he a
record travel yenr for the monument,
well known for It? Indian war battle
grounds and Its numerous lava caves,
tunnels and cinder cones.
A comparatively short distance
from hard (lurfacM hV,hwnys. the
lava beds promise to be one of the
leading tourlyt attractions of north
ern California and will undergo nu
merous Improvements for the benefit
of visitors. Guide trips, under the
direction of the nutlonal park service,
are regular features on Sunday, es
pecially among the cbje.-ts of histori
cal Intere. t on the txi'alr-rotin.is
vbere a &a;ail :oup oX Iudlan In
Westerns !n plenty, uut ....
gle architect called Guy Weatum j
the whole book!
IT was after dinner that night that
Alison summoned up enough
courage to ask about her father's
fiancee.
"Tell me more about her. What's
she like? Where did you meet her?
How did It all happen?'
Robert, sitting contentedly In hie
big chair, a bright fire burning, hie
cigar alight and his daughter
perched on the arm of the chair, fell
cheerfully at peace with the whole
world. He smiled merrily at Alison
"I expect you thought me an old
fool, didn't you?" be guessed. "Bui
you won't when you've met her."
"Yes, but what's she like?" Alisor
insisted. "Yu know, father darling
you're not good at description! Voi
haven't even told me whether she
dark or fair!"
"Oh! Dark."
"Pretty?"
"I suppose she's not what you'
call pretty," he admitted. "But at
my age, my dear, one doesn't judgf
by looks. She's charming and attrac
tlve. A woman who knows her world
and a delightful companion for f
lone man."
XT', 'P
4 ynryr;
dona?" asked Guy.
"Has she any children?"
asked
Alison.
"Children? Good Lord, no!" He
soemed almost shocked at the no
tion. "How old Is Bhe then?"
Her father looked up at her blank
ly. "D'you know, now you come to
mention It, 1 don't know!"
Alison laughed.
"Darling, Isn't that like you!"
"1 should say she was about," he
considered, "well, ten years older
than you."
Twenty-eight. Well, that wasn't
too bad, decided Alison; It would be
more like having an elder Bister.
The phrase In her father's letter:
"a Airs. Burners, a widow," might
have meant anything.
"You know you haven't really told
me anything about her; what's her
other name?"
"Daphne."
"That's pretty; Daphne Sumers,"
said Alison approvingly. Her father
tweaked her ear.
"She won't be that soon!"
"Why, when ore you to get mar
ried?" Not soon, Alison hoped. Let
her have a little while with her fa
ther first!
In about six weeks, we thought."
he told ner. "Ton see, we're going to
honeymooa a Madalra, so 1 thought
i a wait antll roor annt Emily got
home from India and then yon could
stay wlin .r while ire ere away."
i rami that a a splendid Idea."
agrxd Alison; her fat. red faced
obeery aunt waa dellhttul and
iked both her yonng oouslna.
He satd rather wistfully now. "I
hope yon are going to like her."
Alison stooped and kissed him
lightly.
"1 know I am," she said warmly,
expect l; has been lonely for you."
He laughed slyly.
"Has? Don't you think I'd be
rather rash to count on many vears
of you, my dear?" He noted ber
Hush with a imlln and added. "Think
I didn't notice how that young man
looked at you?"
"He didn't!"
tCfipyrleht. l)!S, E. rljn V. ITIitra;
But Guy turn, up, uniought, to.
morrow. " '
MONTANA PICNIC SET
JUNE 1G LITHIA PARK
ASHLAND. May 31. (Spl ) Former
residents of Montana are looking for
ward to their annual picnic In Ltthla
park this year to be held on June
16. Mont a nans from all points of
the vallev will be In the city for the
event, according to Oeore T Allen,
vice-president of the group, who Is
tn charce of Ashland Arrangements
A basket dinner will be enjoyed
with the committee to provide cor fee
and ice cresm.
MOVED-DENTAL OFFICE
Dr. W c rnompon is now located
at Room 313 Liberty Bldg Te.1 70
Re.uonAtJie Dentistry
872-73 fou.;ht R suivriir number of
wliKe soldiers lor many weeks.
OPEN FOR TRAVEL
IE 15 IS
Despite heavy snowfall. Crater Lake
National Park will be open to travel
by June lfi, park authorities have an
nounced. The south and west en
trances, leading from Klamath Falls
and MedXord. will be cleared of snow
within ten days, permitting traffic to
park headquarters, three miles from
the lake rim.
Approximately two weeks will be
necessary to remove the heavy ac
cumulation of snow along this route,
with ten feet on the rim at the pres
ent. The Crater Lake lodge, cafeteria and
store are to be In operation June IB,
providing rooms and food for early
season visitors. Housekeeping cab
Ins will be available as soon as snow
conditions permit, followed by the
resumption of stage service to Med-
ford and Klamath Falls, boat service
and the opening of the postofflce
July 1.
It Is probable the trail from the
lake rim to the water will be open
July 1, when boats for fishing trips
and excursions will be ready for use.
Due to exceptionally deep drifts, the
rim road, around the lake for a dis
tance of 35 miles, will not be open
before July lfl and probably not un
til the latter part of the month.
The recent mild weather has been
melting snow rapidly and has re
duced a 13-foot depth at Govern
ment Camp to six feet, and a ten-
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foot depth at Annie Spring, Junction
of the south and west entrances, to
less than four feet. This indicates
the possibility of camping at the An
nie Spring campground In three
weeks or less.
CAVES EXPECTING
OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MON
UMENT, Ore (Sb!.) With tourist
travel beginning, preparations have
been completed to provide for the
arrival of thousands of visitors at the
Oregon Caves this year.
Regular guide service was begun
May 15, offering scheduled trips at
regular Intervals from 10 o'clock In
the forenoon until 0 p. m. The sched
ule Is Increased after June 15 by sev
eral trips, with 16 persons limited to
each party.
The past winter and spring wit
nessed numerous Improvements with
in the caves. Including Improved
lighting, trails and stairways. A new
water supply Is another Improvement
In the monument, tnciuaing the con
struction of a 38,000 gallon storage
reservoir.
The Oregon Caves Chateau, with
regular hotel accomodations are aug
mented by a group of comfortable
housekeeping cabins, constructed In
rustic harmony with woodland sur
roundings. A
The Catholic Card Party will he
held at Parish Hall Wednesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock. Auction and con
tract bridge, pinochle and five hun
dred will be played. Refreshments
will be nerved. Price 25c. All are In
vited.
GRANTS PASS P. 0.
PLANS COMPLETE;
SOLICIT BIDS SOON
WASHINGTON, May SI. (AP)
The treasury department reported to-
day that plans for a new postofflce
and federal building at Granta Paas.
Ore., had been completed. ,
Bids for the project will be called
shortly, It was said.
The new postofflce. In contempo
rary architecture, will be two stories
high covering an area approximately
85x87 feet. It will be fireproof
throughout.
A base bid will be aaked for con
struction of brick and stone, and
contractora will be asked to submit
an alternate bid for an exterior con
structlon completely of atone.
The postofflce wtll occupy the en
tire first floor and part or the base
ment. The civil service commission
will have quarters In the basement
also.
The second floor will accommodate
the agriculture department's exten
sion and forestry service and there
will be rooms for the labor depart
ment. The lobby will have a terrazzo floor
with marble wainscoting. It will be
partially panelled In walnut.
Home portrait of family group,
and children at Special Prices
Shangle Studio Phone 1308.
Phone 543 We'll naul away your
refuse city Sanitary Service.
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