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MEDFOTtD MAIL TRTBUXE, ; BEDFORD, OREGON,' THURSDAY," JTIXE 13, 1935.
MFMffMTW FOUNDATIONS
BYXOPSI8: Alteon h f i
atumbled upon the information it.
Daphne humeri it carrying on u.
r.fair Kith another man. althoupL
eho it about to marry Alieon'e fa
ther. Sow Daphne and Robert Rede
havn ordered Alieon not to have
lunch uith her only ally, Ouy Wet'
turn, and ftava tried to convince her
that he in realty Guy Lumley, m
cranked physician. Atieon define her
lathrr.
Chapter VI
DEFIANCE
"TT doesn't natter wtiether you be-
lleve It or not!" said Robert
"You've got to do ai you're told."
"If you can prove It to me, I will!
Alison returned.
They were almost absurdly alike
as they atood there, father and
daughter, facing one another In the
same stubborn attitude, with the
same out-thrust chin and hotly
smouldering eyes.
"Prove It?" Daphne's protest waa
smooth, gentle, faintly amused.
"Have a little sense, my dear child.
You can't suppose that I go about
making charges like that-lf they're
not proved? I tell you, the man was
notorious. Why, I believe that there
were even anonymous letters and
postcards to the club, saying that
he oughtn't to be allowed In as
member!"
"I don't know anything about
that!" said Alison. "For all I know
you may be quite right about this
Doctor Lumley or whatever he Is,
All I can say la that Guy Weaturn's
someone else, someone quite differ
ent, that's all I "
"I suppose It's no good my telling
you," Daphne s voice was ominously
nasal, low and level, "that one of my
own friends, a girl as young as you,
got Into the man's clutches and that
she disappeared?"
"I'm afraid I don't believe youl
"You don't think It a little odd
that he should turn up In the middle
of the night Inside my bouse?"
"He was going for a stroll!"
"I see. At midnight. In the down'
pour that we had that night He was
going for walk."
"If he likes walking In the rain,
It doesn't mean that he's A crook I"
"No," Daphne never raised her
Tolce, "but Its rather funny, Isn't It?
Rather unusual, shall wa say? Just
a Its rather unusual that, having
run Into you thero, he should choose
to stay all night. It wasn't exactly
thoughtful, to risk the reputation of
young girl."
"We haven't all got horrible
minds!"
TvAPHNE S laughter was a master-
A- piece of tolerance.
"We're not all so Innocent as you,
child! Unfortunately! Some of us
might think It queer that he should
drive you home, and turn up next
day to ask how you were, and take
you out to lunch."
"I don't see what yon think he
could do at lunch!" ,
"I don't think he'd do, or haa done,
anything yet, I'm only aaylng that
a rather more scrupulous man might
nesuate before compromising a
young girl of eighteen a rich young
Ilrl."
"He doesn't know " began All-
son and stopped, flushing as she re
membered that Guy did know. He
had commented on the fact that she
did not know what It meant to be
abort of money. Still, that fact didn't
prove this charge! But Daphne had
caught the halt-finished sentence
and she thrust home.
"Most people would think that
enough to damn him, Alison, with
out anything else 1 pursue a rich
young girl against the wishes of her
father!
"He hasn't pursued me. I asked
him to lunch today. I wanted to see
him, I had to see him sbout about
something urgent!"
Daphne smiled.
"After two days acquaintance,"
she remarked dryly." Can you really
wonder that your father la a little
anxious? Dr. Lumley I'm sorry, Mr.
Guy Westurn must he rather fas
cinating, mustn't he?"
"I don't see what It's got to do
with either of you?"
"You can't blame us. my dear. If
we feel you're In some danger of tot
ing your head!" She glanced for
confirmation at Robert, who nodded.
Alison exploded.
She ssid. In a very toud, clear
voice. "If you mean that I might fall
In love with Guy, then 1 am In love
with him, and I don't believe a sin
gle word you ssy about him and I'm
going to him now." And with that
she turned and marched out of the
room.
As the door slammed behind her.
Robert Rede started forward to fol
low hut Daphne caught his arm.
"No, Rob, not now!" she pleaded.
"It wouldn't do any good."
"Out If she's gone off to meet that
How?" he protested.
"She hasn't," declared Daphne
soothingly. "Don't worry, dear. She's
probably rushed off to her room to
cry and that'll do her good. The
best thing you can do Is to leave her
alone."
But Robert was too much roused
now to submit tamely to this sugges
tion. He said with beat, "It she
thinks she's going to talk to you Uffe
that and get away with It!"
Just for an instant, a glint of sat
isfaction showed In the woman's
eyes and vanished. But she spoke
gently. e
"She won't again. The child's hys
terical, that's all. She's at the age
when girls do get all worked up and
excitable."
But Robert was stubborn.
"Alison's not hysterical," he de
clared sternly. "She can be perfect-
ly aenslble when she likes. I've
never known her go on like this
before, and I'm not going to allow
It!"
rTE Cook a step towards the door,
but Daphne drew him back.
"Please, Bob! Honestly, you can't
do any good and you may send her
well, right oft the deep end!"
"What do you mean?" He frowned.
Daphne hesitated. Then she
sighed.
"To tell you the truth, I'm a little
bit worried about her," she con
fessed at last.
"What about?" He was punled.
"Well about her health." That
came reluctantly.
"What's the matter with her? She
seems perfectly well?" But he
could not keep back a note of
anxiety.
"In a way, yes," Daphne admitted.
"But you know, Bob, these hysteri
cal attacks aren't normsl."
Do you mean you think thore's
something the matter with her
mind?" He was staggered, shocked,
repelled at the mere suggestion,
oven while he rejected It, and
Daphne replied quickly.
"Of course not! I only mean that
she's Inclined to hysteria and
nerves, like a lot of girls are at that
particular age. It's the fault of the
schools. They overwork them, too
much competition, and drive them
too hard at games. A girl at that age
Is growing up, she needs rest, care.
She mustn't overstrain her nerves,
that's all."
Oh!" He was openly relieved.
Considered the suggestion carefully.
Yes, I suppose that's -true. She's
certainly been very nervy and up
set this time, since she got home.
But, you know. I think you were
right. It's only Jealousy."
"No, my dear. Jealousy yes. But
that's not enough to account for It,
honestlysShe wouldn't get these ex
traordinary Ideas or these fits of
temper Just because of that. All that
talk about seeing ghosts or some
thing down at Warley and now this
absurd, unreasonable Infatuation for
a man ahe hardly knows! It's nerves.
that's what It Is. The child's very
highly strung, and when she gets all
worked up and hysterical, she gets
these silly, queer Ideas Into her head.
She won't llaton to anyone why.
Bob, she wnt talking as If she
couldn't trust you and you know
that she sdores you!"
"Perhaps If I went up and talked
to her quietly," he began.
No. Don't do that. She'd only
think you were weakening. Leave
her alone now. But what she ought
to have Is a thorough rest, I'm glad
we're taking her with ua to Spain.
Mountain air, a tonlo and complete
rest Is Just what she needs. By the
way. haa she got a maid?"
No." Allsou's father was worried
now. "Do you think she needs one?"
"I think lt d be a good thing. She
oughtn't to have to pack or worry
about clothes."
He considered that. "I might get
hold of her old Nanny. She did act
aa maid until she got married a year
or two ago."
But again Daphne vetoed his sug
gestion.
"ltd be better to get someone
new," she said decidedly. "You don't
want someone who'd baby her too
much, fuss over her. A sensible wo
man, with some knowledge of mas-
sags would be better. I can And you
someone." .
If you would!" He was relieved
now. He put an arm round her shoul
ders. "Whst a comfort you are to
me! I'm terribly sorry, dear, that
ahe behaved to you like that."
"It didn't matter a bit. 1 was ouly
sorry because." Daphne Sumera'
voice grew low, mournful, "I had so
hoped to win her over to me."
(Copyright. DSl. Fvrlyn Jf. Wlnrh)
Alison dots not go to hor room
to cry, tomorrow.
GRANGE RALLY AI
J VILLE FRIDAY
Thre .). bf bll Mdv tHRtit
at. thff JfK-ktyinvlU QrnnfM hU the
third of th rnf prUrptrt in
by lw of th Joining grunge ot
the county.
Th edueatlow.1 committee of Tal
ent Grange will present the progntm
for tle lecture hour, which prom
leea to he of Interest to all attend
ing. The lovely Mtver cup will be pre
snted by this committee to the
educational committee of the Jack
sonville Orange, which grange will
hold the cup until they prearnt the
program at the Bellview Orange in
July, At the clow of the program
the cup Mil be ijiven to the grange
Which ha bad the total largest per
cent of their member present at all
of the ra lit 18. To date, Phoeni
Cinuie U in the. lead. jAcKsonvllia
and Talent Orangea are a cloee sec
ond and third.
The H. B. C. committee haa charge
of refreshment and tuk that each
grange attending bring cookies and
j roffee cream.
Marion Sheriff
To Plead June 27
PALFM. .tune in f API flherlff A
C. Bur. Marlon county, wan arraign
ed before Judge Fred W. Wilson of
The Dnlles here this afternoon on two
indictments, one charging him with
negligence, the other with voluntarily
j allowing escape of a prisoner from
! the county jsll. The sheriff w.ilvfd
;remtlng of the ltullctmcnts and June
j 37 was the dute set for entering ins
plea.
WINDOW OUSA-Wi Ml) windo
glass and will replace yotij oroieeD
wlmluva rtasouaoly. iTowbrid Catv
Lcet Work.
OP
PONCE DE LEON'S
Excavations in San Juan,
Puerto Rico Bring New
Interest in Hero of Carib
bean Who Sought Youth
WASHINGTON, D. O. .ttpl. Exca
vations beneath the Casa Blanc tn
San Juan. Puerto Rico, have revealed
ancient foundations, once part of
Ponoe de Leon's palace. The present
structure, though popularly known as
his residence, waa built a few years
after hla death.
"Modern biographers have neglected
Juan Ponce de Leon." says a bulletin
from the Washington, D. C. head
quarters of the National Oeographlc
society. "He is mentioned only occa
sionally In the documents and records
of hla day; but the events of his life
are written deep in the geograpny of
the new world he helped to create.
Hla sturdy figure stands In sculpture
In the city nquare In San Juan and
again In St. Augustine. His name ap
pears on every map of the Caribbean.
There la Snn Juan, capital of Puerto
Rico; Ponce, the second town of Im
portance in the aame Island; and
Ponce de Leon Bay, cut into the
southern tip of Florida.
' Port of Riches
"Ponce de Leon probably sailed
westward with Columbus on his sec
ond voyage in 1493. On thels way to
Hlspantola (the Island of Haiti) they
coasted past the shores of Puerto
Rico, giving the young soldier a first
glimpse of his future home. Trained
in the Moorish wars, John Ponce was
successful In subduing the natives of
HlApanlola, and was shortly made
governor of Hlguey , the lsla nd "e
eastern province. From his headquar
ters on the east coast he could look
across the Mona channel to the blue
peaks of Puerto Rico. Rumors of gold,
hidden In those mountains, lured
him across the channel. There he
found rich lands, friendly Indians,
and the promised gold. Wit this
newly acquired wealth It was easy for
him to secure appointment as gover
nor of the island. To him It was truly
"Puerto Rico' 'Port of Riches' and
so he named It.
"By enslaving the Indians and ex
ploiting the Island's natural re
sources, John Ponce soon amassed a
fortune. He built and fortified the
town of San Juan, erected a mag
nificent palace overlooking the har
bor, and ruled his lands sternly. His
first ally In all campaigns was a re
markable dog named Bercerlllo. This
bloodho'ind was more feared by the
Indians than was his master. It was a
great blow to John Ponce when Ber
cerlllo was killed In an encounter
with the Carths of Guadalupe.
Sought Fountain of Youth
"A change In political parties de
prived the Governor of office. New
rumors had reached his ears, not of
gold this time. lMit of a fountain of
youth, which the Indiana said was on
the Island of Blminl, to the north.
His was an age of wonders, new lands
and new riches were being discovered
almost dally, and good fortune had
attended all his enterprises. Besides,
the legend was not a new one, Alex
ander the Great had searched India
for these very waters, and they had
been carefully described by the his
torians of the Middle Ages.
"So John Ponce fitted out three
ships and sailed forth on his roman
tic search. He cruised past the Ba
hamas, found no spring, but discov
ered the Bahama channel, . a route
used thereafter by Spanish treasure
ships. Steering north and west he
reached the coast of Florida on Eas
ter day, naming It for 'Paso.ua de
Flo res.' ponco de Leon had a lively
Imagination, and chose romaptlc
names for the lands he discovered.
He probably landed first near the St.
Johns river, then coasted south
around the peninsula and north, per
haps as far ts pensacola. When he
sighted the Florida Keys, he chris
tened them the "Martyrs.' He also
found and named the Dry Tortugas.
where his men caught 170 turtles In
one night I Nowhere did he find the
spring that he sought, but the legend
persisted, and before long there was
scarcely a puddle or stream In Florida
that had not been bathed In by opti
mistic Spaniards and Indians.
"When Ponce de Leon reported his
discoveries to Ferdinand he was ap
pointed governor of Florida, and
commanded to found a colony. For
seven years he was delayed by wars
with the earths; but In 1521 he sailed
out of San Juan harbor with two
ships loaded with men and supplies
for a permanent settlement. Good
fortune had deserted him. however:
hostile natives attacked the party as
soon aa they landed, and Ponce de
Leon was wounded before they could
regain their ships. He died soon after
they reached 'Cuba, and was burled
In San Juan.".
SEAT
TES -
PENDLETON, Or., June 13. (API
Harry Martin, 37. who was injured
In an auto crash here Sunday, died
early today. Chipman Connerley, 34,
was killed in the same accident.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
BiAKEN BV MOTHER 0
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1b FlHD HIMSELF NE)Cf 10
BOD BEMH5 ANP HIS MOfriER
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Mt BE&lMS 1b WHISPER
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MOTHER SHUSHES Hit"),
AND BUD OH 6ENERM
IWNCIPAES 6IVES HIM A
POKE IN 1UE RIBS
BIDES HISfiME, SUD
DENLY DELIVERING A
SMWf KICK 1b BUD'S
SHlrt
BOP RESUMES BY
SNA-fcHWCr HIS CAP
AWAY AtfD 1HRCWIK
rf UNDER SEW
6E5 HOLD OF BUD'S
CAP AND WES1LIN&
MftfCrt FOR POSSESSION
OF If IS ENDED OtW'
WHEN MOfHERS iN-fERdrtfE
Cm ARE RESTORED AMP
PEACE IS ABOUT 1b PREVAIL
WHEN BUD SURREPfifOUSLV
ADMINISTERS WEllPlfKED
PINCH
(Copyright, 1935, fay The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
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CHAN6E SEATS, MOlMG
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