irEDFOUD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON". SUNDAY. JUXE 30. 1935
PAGE TEN"
JUNIOR'S SWEATER
E
DRY LEADER SEES
r 1 t - , - n. ....
oyiiLuiAj WILLIAMS
SYNOPSIS: dluon Redo ("fl I
Ml bin brought m aealnit a di
lemma. Either Mho muet allow Mr
tnnocent lover Guy .umfy. 10 foci
a charge or murder that ho prob
ably oaniMl beat, or the must fr
mil her father to marry Daphne
Burner: And ilUon M oonulno-4
thai Dapf! piano to take her fa
ther to Spain and there do aicav
tolth him at a Uttlo hotel run by a
man uith whom Daphne to in love.
Chapter 41
DAPHNE'S RUSE
ALISON'S Tolce eemed to eom
from miles away as ihe said,
"That's why you wanted mm on ths
honeymoon!"
"What ars you talklnc about?"
But thers was a gleam ol fear now
In Daphne's eyes. Her roles was per
fectIncredulous, a trine Impatient.
But It did not deceive the flrl.
To Alison, It was ss If a dim was
unrolling before her, shadowy, a lit
tle blurred; that hotel among the
mountains a climbing accident,
perhaps Just one survivor. A search
party which failed to find two
bodies, already safely burled some
where burled maybe trader the
floor of an old Spanish kitchen.
So neat, so very simple! No won
der Daphne had fougbt hard to make
her go with them. But even now,
now that she knew and was warned,
would her father be safe? Even
while she lived, Alison thought,
there were other ways; Daphne
might Induce him to Insure his lite.
let If she told her father. Ouy
would be charged with murder
Dapbne would see to thatl Could he
prove his Innocence? Was there sny
way to save them both? Must she
eboose between them?
Guy or her father?
With a sudden, brusque move
ment, Alison eluded Daphne and
stood up.
"I don't care what you say. I'm
going to the police!"
"Oh? About what?" Daphne
seemed merely amused.
"I'll tell them everything that
you got Guy to go down there, that
you planned to kill me," Alison was
little breathless. "That yon killed
your husband."
"You've said that twice." There
was menses In the slow tone. "I've
said nothing, I've made allowances
tor your stats of nerves. But twice
Is enough. You must have some evl
dence, Alison, before you make wild
Itatoments of that kind."
"He has evidence," swore Alison
rashly.
"Who?" Dr. Lumley. I think not,"
Dahpne seemed completely self-
possessed. "People don't die, In this
country Alison, without a death cer
tificate and my husband died of a
duodenal nicer. Fortunately, 1 can
prove that."
She stopped, for Alison was not
listening.
"There he Is!"
A car bad hooted outside. Allsnn
darted to the window. But the car
which had backed up to the pave
ment waa not Guy's, but her fa
ther's, and the man who got out and
stopped to speak to the chauffeur
was Robert himself.
Daphne had followed the girl
tbelr eyea met.
"Well?" Vibrant with triumph.
Alison did not answer; she turned
away with a sinking heart. Twenty
minutes! Where could Guy be? What
could bare happened?
The bell was ringing. Wss she go
ing to face ber father wltb the whole
tory. tell blm everything, knowing
that eacb word she spoke would
strike at Guy? Daphne was looking
towards the door expectantly.
II'HITE. shsklng, deaperato.
AH-
' ' son spoke almost to herself,
wonder If (ather knows that. .' . ."
I
"Knows what?" Daphne snapped
out the words tensely.
"That your real name Is Mrs.
Poynter? He can't marry you under
a (nine name, can be?"
"Oh. huthi Be quiet!"
Such a small thing. Yet there waa
Daphne staring at her with beady
frightened eves; her face had turned
s greenlsh-wbtte. There was no ves
ttfte of her triumph left, nothing but
Itark fear.
The handle of the door nae turn-
Ins when Daphne's hand vent out
mil clutched at Alison's arm
"Listen." Daphne mutered, her
Hps close to the girl's sar. "1 give
In! I'll break off the engagement.
Only don't tell him leave It to me.
"Hullo? You here? Where did you
And her?" Robert, comlnj? In. looked
from AlUon to Daphne h'lt neither
inswered.
"I don't know where you've been
til night but you've given us both a
most terrible fright! It was very
wrong of you. very thougbtlets!
Robert turned brusquely from All
ion to his Hancee, "Are yon ready?
I'm afraid I'm late but we got held
np by traffic. v,e ought to get on at
once."
But Daphne did not move.
SALEM. Ore.. June 29 (AD Only
Oregon manufacturer and firms will
be plard on the .let for compel.,
tlve bidding for state bunt new. a re
tallMlory measure particularly lenlnM
official" California, t-hould Rufu C ,
Hntman. MaT trranurrr. aucceed In j
Betting hld-VroPowl' adopted by the '
state board of control. !
Holman will present to the board
copy of a mlmeonraplied letter sent
to a roofinn manufacturer in Port
land recently In which the Califor
nia aiat purchasing agent Informed
the Oregon rom-an that "we are
am plMLog our nam on our list at
"Aren't you packed?" bj asked,
"Sit down a moment, Bob, I've got
to talk to you." Dapbne trailed
across the room, fetched a new box
of ctgarets from the table wbere tt
lay between a bouquet and the box of
chocolates. She took a clgaret, of
fered them to Robert, but be shook
bis head.
"It's one-thirty already," he said
doubtfully. "Couldn't we talk In the
car?"
"No. It'a something rather seri
ous." "What's happened?"
"Just this" Daphne's voice was
low. tremulous. "I csn't marry you,
Bob. It's off."
"My dear What are yon saying?"
He took her round the waist, drew
her In towards blm. "Dapbne? Dar
ling, are you mad?"
"No. I mean It." She slipped from
his arm, stood upright facing him,
grave, pale and tragic
'But why what on earth ?" He
swung round on Alison. Almost
shouted at her. "What've you been
doing?"
Hush, Bob. It's not her fault It's
I who is wrong." Daphne's tone was
penitent.
What're you talking about?" be
demanded.
1 was wrong Isst night." This
was a new Daphne, this grieving
woman who confessed In slow,
pained words. "I didn't know the
truth then. I thought that Alison
was making up all these tales, be
cause ahe was hysterical. 1 didn't
understand that she had heard some
thing about me."
Alison, turning, bewildered at this
sudden change, met Imploring eyes
that seemed to ask her for forglve-
nesa as Daphns added softly, sweet
ly, "I think you've been rather brave,
really, child, to come to me. You see,
Bob, she mlght've gone to you first,
and I'd have hated that."
'IF you'd tell me what you're talk-
Ing about," pleaded Robert.
"It's all my fault. Bob. Mine for
lying to you. Only 1 was so fright
ened, so terrified! If you knew what
I'd been through! I ought to have
told you everything when I told you
about Dr. Lumley."
Lumley?" He seised on the one
tangible thread. "What's be got to
do wltb It?"
"Everything." Daphne raised her
tear-stained face bravely. "You see,
Bob, whst I told you about blm was
true. But It wasn't all the truth. He
was a doctor, and his practice did
go to plecea because of things that
people said. But before that when
I waa out In Nice with my husband,
when Lumley waa still doctoring
something etse happened." Her voice
trailed off, as It sbe could not go on.
"Don't tell me now It you don't
want to," he said stoutly. "I don't
care what you did or said."
"It wasn't my fault! It wasn't,
honestly!" It broke from her In a
cry of desperation. "I swear to God
I never gave blm the slightest en
couragement!" "Gave whom?" Alison asked that,
sharply.
"That man Dr. Lumley." said
Daphne simply. "He was attending
my husband at the time, he had to
come every day, I saw him, natural
ly. 1 couldn't help It but I never said
a thing to bin to let hln think
that. . . ." Her voice faded. Strength
ened suddenly with Indignation "It
waa simply taking sdvantage of his
position!"
"Are yon trying to say " Alison
began, starting forward but her fa
ther cut her short.
"Shut up! 1 want to hear what
Daphne has to tell me!"
And Daphne went on firmly. "Dr.
Lumley made love to me or tried
to and I snubbed him. of course. I
told him that I'd tell my husband
snd get another doctor."
"That seemed to frighten him. 1
thought I'd get him to be sensible."
Dnhpne declared. "And then oh,
Bob. It was only by the merest
chance I found out what he'd donel
He'd told the matron of the home,
the nurse, everyone, that I waa poi
soning my husband!"
"That's sn shaolute He!"
But Alison's father crushed her
with a look. "My poor darling." he
sympathized, patting his fiancee's
arjn.
"Can you Imagine anything more
mean more utterly beastly?" There
was s broken sob In Daphne's voice,
"It was the nurse who told me. She
knew that I'd simply lived In bis
room, looked sfter him In every sort
of way. cooked things for him my
self because the French cook didn't
know how to rook them as he liked,
sat up half ths night, done every
thing. "She couldn't bear to hear people
saying the things they were saying.
Oh. Boh, It was ghastly"
Copyright tSt Sivlyn W Wineht
A In,
htlpini
n ? tht hoplfliinn of
her father, tomorrow.
ttiic ti:iif inasmuch aa we have con
jMrierable California competition on
thrM" matiTtnis and ace no reaaon for
ii-kini; Mr bid" out o the tt." The
. i" I'M ed m ,t v. Miaplay,
Cultfornta purchasing aent.
, i.n- n. m i - nun, lulinfi action
t tut t :rnti the attifc treasurer will
AUkmrat that rxrluMxe consideration
be tiiven Oregon producers where there
la more than one competitive firm in
the state.
Holman will recommend further
thai should any Ore-iron firm attempt
to take aihantAtfe of such favorable I
t-o!iiricra:tn it ml will not aubmlt the
lowest pnaMhle bid to the state that
It be diMirtrrrd from furtrr state
business.
BARCELONA UNDER ARMY
RULE FOR VAGUE REASON
MADRID. June an (APIA tte
of vwr hp (IM-UrM In Barcelona.
t-npllAl ,f r-eni'-MitiMiomoii- OatMo-
nln. L:,l,-'.,t. No lmmi-,iM.- .-xulan-
tlou lUi tue Kllo.ll ult uieu.
ELECTRICIAN FEES
flALEM. Jun tfV-Payment of
lloeiwsa by electrical contractor.
Journeymen electricians and dealers
in electrical appliance will be de
linquent after Monday. Charles H.
Oram, state labor commissioner td
today.
The department has been receiving
many license payments the past week,
taking In about $2,000 the pMt two
days, but Oram said there were many
who come under the act who have
not yet remitted payment.
The new act providing for Inspec
tion and regulation of the electrlcaj
Industry calls for lloenses of 20 a
year from contracting electrical firms,
$S from Journeymen electricians and
$1 from dealers. The money will be
used for enforcement of the act by
the labor department.
State Housing Plrprror
WASHINGTON, June 29. (AP)
Appointment of Jamlenon Parker of
Portland, Ore., as state director for
the federal housing administration,
effective July 1, was announced to
day at headquarters here. Parker suc
ceeds E. J. Griffith.
fleek Station fund
WASHINGTON, June 39. AP)
The const guard asked the works re
lief administration today for funds
to carry out the following improve
ment projects: OrcRon: Winchester
Bay For station buildings, accessor
ies and equipment, $87,000.
KEYS and expert lock repairing.
Medford Cyclery, 23 N. nr. Ph. 261.
S-MATTER POP
Copyright. 1938, by Th Bfll gyndlww, In.)
TAIT.SPTN TOMMY Fnrrprl trt Fiirhtl R Hal Fnrract
- - - "O - J M. - -..WWW
HIipwl P7 " noio i know who t7 .. I C-'' i, 1 1 WV, A W'& a duel, to ths.
m-TOMM V 53 3 IT IS1. ONLV ONE HAN ' VV '" ik ANO lp ' i V V l ' DEATH tSOU3!-''VE. GOT
MIVO COL. 'M iy:Jr COULD PUU. THOSE STwUS A orT Get )., )' '.', -iSrh ( - H6.LV. TEARV; ' TO UOA5H HIM OUT 90C
josEot-LA, r x vf-A in twat Tvpe. of swp 7 'fcM ( A xS0 OF HVS 5,5- t yf 7 y mnss ; .'. , ? or. he'll set ne' J
coMWDEt ,pfT.wTHOUTTEAwS ws J liiMf C 7mm XL RANSt J. Vi2H X V ov,r : rWT?'-
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The Chaso By Edwin Alget
E :..."T.7Zi:SlwrAMT TELL lMf MftED HIAA,0IONTT'''r,'rri'f1 I 'STEP ON IT, BRIAR A J JJMt ' "CHUCK'S RlOHT.Al
mtrn .innnn f 1 T- ., .1 T . . 1- f t T O i IT-
I cxoceiM W LIFE WUEM I , GOT "V f ,rs U5E: ,OUJ IT -np . ," "V ff LOOKIE.: TMER6.S VOUR rxyjj- woppv pApovA
A OiDWT WODeeFOR.VOUTMBOiUEDLisM 1COOLD 1 evERVTUlM TUHT , WAS MV PICTURE ,1 CRAMED IT AMO VOU ,X '??i9'UC
AtLKV-V MY 5TO&.W SAO 'TWASyMW;W?J P'CTfRE FALLS DOUJM. U ,m THERE -V V OTMV Pi CTU5E I KJ FOMT 19, Wc
; MO 6COD. EV SIMCETMAT sajrJ TSSSSs' Sorrl,SD Vl-J! 0 T CAUSE 1 LOAS 0jrC5
i FELLED SOLD VOLi A PUJSSnr ( OJ Acre IM OR SO'ETWI KJ BftD 7"T VOO NJOUj 1 5P05t DCAJT ALLU5 HAPPEM
I TW PIUGREDVOU p-ll VCSl (- ,V LfM. S A SOOOOMSTITUTIOM.
AnU OUi.VU- 1 n,',,u 4 yv,vuw iv-r,n.u -j -
i taAil,, r.M.oi i -,,.- l ;A.,.j.t. i .... tu.-i. I I A. it mi to.ir ' y i ..-i.. r.,.,( T, t!-i i PiMia.Mr. BunA.lo ' ,ii? I oo rtui m ru M.i Haar (".mi l OaUale.uou Diau with hre. I
! mistake in tliinkii.Im S loffer uou double i.ount.1 did ( at least fifty limes, mg dizzg not annoy me with J (ayj. With satchels and ) Imsorrg ' Life is sweet. Two of the I
'in secret fluent work- N what thee other not take f brother-in-law. one 6us Beefy, this silhi storg.ri valises oozini out everu f but.... J- strongest powers in Lurope
now and that I took ' fsi0vv pau. your 7 1 cleaned out this I P j! O v. ! window. YC tJA fiese p,ans. umy
the nl.ins or ."tMr. f n.,..Ki , hallu , hieo ! 'I m -S - ' . er-. "i . TKrMa Fool would... enourjii!
1?' im v.;.A x: liriir .-Kz&'&P H,:?,1?;
Planed si- 1 1 I li it K m T ..'-a. , i; ' jTJ - "fWif,- 1A T . i MS W IT I t'.il (. w is: i
T
SAN rRANCTSCO, June 29. 7P
Pacific Telephone 6c Teleaph Co.
informed stockholders today there
wan a net gain of 22.723 telephones
In service during the first ft months
of this year.
This gain continued the rise under
way a year ago, at an accelerated rate.
The gain In the first ft months of
1934 waa 6.660 telephones. At the end
of May the company had 1,496.893
telephones In service In the Pacific
states.
Telephone revenue Increased to
436.860,646 for the 6 montiis com
pared with .16,032,819 in the corres
ponding period of last year. This gain
of about A per cent indicated more
active general business on the coast
the company's statistics showing
that where there is more talking
there la mora business.
Highway Board Wins
ROSEBURG, Ore., June 29. (AP)
Judgment In the sum of $7,000 was
awarded by a circuit court Jury here
today in the case of the Oregon State
highway commission against the
Gardiner Mill company and Charles
J. Marks. The action waa brought by
the state In condemnation of pro
perty required for the Gardiner ap
proach to the coast highway bridge
between Gardiner and Reedaport.
BOI8E. Ida., June 29. (AP) The
Rev. Howard Stoy, archdeacon of
Idaho in the Proeatant Episcopal
church for nearly 30 years, died in
a hospital here Wednesday. Surviv
ors include his widow and three sens.
SALEM, Ore., June 29. fTJP)
Restoration of prohibition by slow
accumulation of 40 dry states was
forecast h e re by Dr. C la re nee True
Wilson, national dry leader, address
ing the 83d Oregon Methodist con
ference. "I can cite you 30 reasons why
we cannot immediately restore na
tional prohibition as some suggest.
The sentiment that did not prevent
us losing prohibition, la not now
aggressive enough to get It back."
Conquest of local option must
come through education, revival ot
religion and enlistment of youth to
pledge Itself to abstinence, said Dr.
Wilson.
STATE WHEAT MEN
GET FEDERAL FEE
SALEM. June 29. A federal
grant of $463,000 for the purchase
of 618,000 btwhels of Oregon grown
wheat waa approved today by the
federal relief administration. Gover
nor Martin was Informed by Harry
Hopkins, relief administrator.
The grant was requested by the
governor early this month. The wheat
purchased will be used for relief pur
poses. Ose Mall Trlbuue want ada.
ClttlS D JUNIOR SHE WAN1S
him -Make flL0ri6't'Hi&
EXRA SWEATER ON TrlE
PlCrJlC, SHE'S lEMmtf
on The newel Post
A FEW MINUTE'S LATER. , 1rl6 PRECIPrtMiK SHARP SOME fiME LATER AUttf
JUNIOR REPORTS HE CAN'T UCHPiN.E WrtH HUSBBKD EM CALLS FROrl THE CAR
FIHD If. -fEUS HIM SHF
who
PUT If ON NEWEL POST
HERSELF, AMD To LOOK.
P.
FOR
Afrtn five mihutes ar-
6U1N6 OvTR PROSPECT'S
OF HEKf , COLO AND Hom
SWSHE MUST TAKE IT,
AND THAT'S FlKAl
60ft Olrf 1b 1HE (TAR'S?
WAtT fOR FAMU.Y
wants fo 6ET start- she may have
SOES IN TO LOOK OFF NEwEL POfffAKD
If HERSELF HUNfe if iK OOSEf
(6-Errlg, WV y Tb Ball Syndie-U. Inc.)
fSMlW EMER6ES, ICCWWi
house, junior Without"
his sweater. father,
si6hiks, unlocks poor.
A6G-N
CARRIES rf OUT WlTri
RATHER HARD FEEL1N6
ALL ROUND. JUKOR.
f akem if
DOESN'T NEED fHE E)tfRA
SWEATER ALL MY
M. Payna
Bv C.