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PAGE TEN TiIEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKL). OREGON SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1935. READY MADE WIF .BY CORALIE STANTON SYNOP818: Laurta Uoorm haa appropriated Rex Uoore'a noma to auva heraelt from a bad attuation. thinkinn him dead. Now that ha haa returned, ahe muat eonttnua to pre tend she ia hia eifa to aave hia iob. lint Wanda Hteele. Rex'a benefac tor, audtlenly oppeara. a uidout note, and makea demanda upon Rer. Chapter H tiHOCK FOR WANDA ITTANDA continued: ' ' "Ferdy left me all his money (Ve can do everything we Hko. We can forget everything about the past; we can go all round the world All I van! I to make you happy lo be happy with you." "I have my Job," Rex Bald. "Nonsense! I couldn't bear to think of you flying again!" She was In a way like himself; he was pulsating with strength, with energy; the wine of lite ran In her veins. And she was a woman starved of love, and she bad found the man she desired more than any- thing on this earth. She -vas looking at him with burn Ing eyes. "You have forgotten because you want to." she said bitterly. "And all this time I've been thinking of you and longing to Bnd you Ferdy thought you must be dead, because you never let us hear from you. But, somehow, 1 always knew you were alive." "1 am sorry." His voice wa grave. "But 1 bave my life to live. I have my work. I have my cbance again. It's seldom a man gets such a chance twice over. My life Is my Job. 1 will pay you back all that I owe ynu In money. 1 can't bear to be In your debt. Ever since 1 came back, I've thought of nothing else. Bu' beyond that It's Impossible." "How dare you Insult me like that?" Her eyes glowed red with the fury of balked passion. "You are a miserable coward. No, I don't mean that. Rex!" Her voice changed, became ab ject. "I'll watt, I know bow you must feel coming back to your Job. I won't stand In your way. You shall do all you want to. You shall .bow the world that you are the finest airman In It. Everything I have shall go to help you. But say you haven't for gotten! Only say you'll love me as I love you! That's all I care about' He shook his head. "You mean you want me to marry you, Wanda?" "Of course." "1 can't do that." "Why? Because I am rich? Don't be a fool! You owe me so much al- ready." "I know. I will pay It back." "You can't. Rex, you can't bave forgotten what you said when we sat out those nights In the garden, aud you were so dear, so sweet to me? 1 told you 1 couldn't live with' out you, aud you said on. so many things, but always that fate had beon uuklnd to us, we had met too late, and " He interrupted her harshly. "Please don'tl 1 didn't mean I don't know what I said." A ND Indeed, he did not know. In 1 1 that dazed period of seeing again, of looking on a new world, of the miracle of emerging from that awful darkness what had be said? What could a man have said to tbls woman to whom he owed his eyes, his life? To whom he could give nothing real, nothing that mattered, nothing that she wanted? Only gratitude. What could he say to ber? The man was strldlnt up and down the room, his hands clenched. The woman's eyes did not leave bis face. They were both lost to what was going on around them. Rex Moore bent only on escape from ber; she best only on grappling htm to her, so that he could not get away. The .ige-old drama of passion pur suit and flight. But against the fundamental laws of nature. For man must be the pursuer, or he Is no man. So that neither of them was aware of a key turning In the lock of the front door. Nor of a woman's voice In conversation with Mrs. Budd In the kitchen. Nor of the sitting-room door open ing and Laurie coming into the room. Not until she was there. Hex stood still when be saw ber. Laurie stood still on the thresh old In surprise at Hading a visitor there. And a woman so arresting, so distinctive, so wonderfully dressed. A figure so sophisticated, so as sured, so Intriguing to the girl who bad been brought up so roughly and bad to work her way through so much hardship and sordldness and tragedy to the little spot In the sun that she had achieved entirely by her own efforts, only with the miraculous help ot a dead man. And Wanda Steele looked at Laurie through her heavy lids lowered over her enormous black eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know there was anybody here!" said Laurie. Her voice was like a breeze stirring the congested air of the room. She stood, looking from one to the other, feeling Instinctively that she was In the way. "I'll tell Mrs. Budd to get tea," she said, turning to the door again. But Rex Moore Intercepted ber. "Laurie, this Is my friend, Mrs. Steele," he said conventionally. "I want you .o meet her. Wanda," he turned to Mrs. Steele, "tbls Is my wife." Wanda Steele was too much a woman of the world to show any surprise. Her composure was some thing to marvel at. From under ber heavy lids there flashed one murder ous glance ot Jealousy at the girl and one ot furious resentment at the man. But they were looking at each other at the moment, and when Laurie came towards Mrs. Steele, she was smiling and gripped the girl's hand warmly In her long, lean fingers. "Why, to think I didn't even know my friend Rex Moore was married!" she said. "And we've bad so much to talk about since 1 came that he hadn't even time to tell me!" I?OR a few momenta Laurie was so " occupied In following Moore's lead and saying the right thing that she was hardly conscious of the other woman's personality. She was only another person who had to be tooled. Rex explained that It was she and her husband who had picked blm up In their yacht wben he had crashed and looked after htm In California while be was blind. Gradually, Laurie got the bang of the situation, and was able to take notice. And the first thlnrf she saw waa that Mrs. Steele was in love with Rex Moore. The wonderful-looking lady was cordiality Itself to Lands. On leav ing, she said with an almost affec tionate note In ber high-pitched drawling voice: You must let me be your friend, too, my dear. I'm sure you don't mind, but 1 feel tbat a tiny bit of Rex really does belong to me, al though he baa treated me ao shab bily, the bad boyl Now, positively. you must both come and dine with me tomorrow." She would take no refuaal, al though Rex tried bard to make an excuse. "1 shall expect you at eight," were her Inst words. "Rex, I suppose I must forgive you for not telling me that you bad such a charming little wife!" When he came back from seeing her down to her car, be said to Lau rie gruffly: 1 owt everything to Mrs. Steele and her husband, my eyesight as well as my life." 3he la wonderful," Laurie re pllod enthusiastically. "One of those women one reads about In the Il lustrated papera Just perfect In ev ery way. She must be enormously rich. Is her husband nice?" 'He Is dead." "Ob!" Laurie did not know why ahe gave him such a bright smile. 'She Is In love with you, of course!" "Don't be absurd!" "Anybody coula see IL And you're not blind any longer!" It sounded unkind. She could not understand why she felt unkind. It must bave been the surprise. He gave ber a furious stare. "Ynu little cat!" "1 didn't mean that It waa horrid of me!" she said Impulsively; then hurried out of the room. She came back a few minutes later. Mrs. Budd says Mr. Albery has sent In some lovely trout and would you like them for dlnnor?" don't want any dinner," he an- awered roughly. "I'm going out for a walk." When she was alone, Laurie gave way to a tew painful sobs. Her nerves were going to pieces. How she haled him! Why couldn't she make him pay, as be was making her pay? (Copyright. Itii. Coralta Stanton! Rx trlts to borrow soma menty, tomorrow. c OF IN SUICIDE PACT CHICAGO. July 20. A, Jonh Oornik, 21, confeivwd today to de tain John McOlnnln of the New York potlc. thts cttptain Mid, that he itib bM to death Miss Mae Uikavloh, IL Cornik in his alleged confession tn-Int-tvt the slaying waa part of sui cide psct to which the (Ctrl had agreed. She was killed In i clump of bushes in a parkway between an au tomobile drive and t street cat line on the southwest side. McGinn Is quoted Oornik s saying st the slaying scene: "First we went for a walk. We stop ped at my home and I got my ki.tfe Then we ccme here. We sat down and she reclined across my lap She M.d: 'Why don't we die'?" FRETS GARAGE In new location, Phone M3 We'll nu! sway jouj 01 N. central. Fnoue 1388. refuse, city aiaitary Seme. I FOR WIFE THEFT ftPOKANB. July 30 -,4V-Convicted tn federal court of a Mann act chance. Robert Kennedy was se n te nvd to serve his fourth penltenttery term. Kennedy admitted taking a younjj marrlM woman from her husband and transporting her from Pendleton, Ore., to Walla Walls several times. He was sentenced by Jude J Stanley Webster to serve four years. He pre viously had served sentences In Ore gon for burglary, theft and bad chads operations. The grave of Peter Stuvvessnt. famous Dutch governor of colonial New York, ts situated at St. Mark'i-on-the Boery. A New York sidewalk "merchant" teaches h!i audience to draw fancy stencil letter, then nells an tw-y-let- tering device. NEW DEAL STUDY Organization of Med ford women under the "Reporter Plan" which Is gaining momentum In alt parts of the nation as an outstanding con- trlbution to the education of the public to the true characerlslcs of the new deal, was accomplished here Thursday night at ah enthusiastic meeting, called by Mrs. A. E. Reames. vice-chairman of the Jackson county Democratic central committee, with Mrs. Nanny Wood Honeyman of Port land, vice-chairman for Oregon, and Mrs. Elsie Gardner Picking, regional director of the women's division of the national Democratic committee. as speakers. In spite of the rising temperature. 32 representative Democrats gather ed at the Hotel Medford to welcome their political leaders and launch organization of the local study clubs. which will assemble and disseminate information on all federal agencies, formed under the new deal. The "Re porter Plan" was explained by Mrs. Honeyman and Mrs. Picking, who emphasized the need for thorough study of federal agencies by fact finding groups. The club, they point ed out. is not limited to Demo crats, since the plan is not for in spiration of partisan polltlca but for the education of people of all polit ical faiths. Under the "Reporter Plan" each major project, such as the AAA, CCC and NRA, will be thoroughly stud ied, and the reporter on each topic will be prepared to answer whatever questions may arise In forum regard ing the project. In addition to re porting on the majoj federal agen cies, the groups will study unem ployment insurance, old age security, children's security and all legisla tion, now pending. Continuous study will be required of those participat ing In the plan and complete clip ping services maintained. The summer months will be de voted chiefly to obtaining Informa tion, and definite meetings will be held at regular periods, beginning in September, with extension of invi tations to all women, interested In "becoming informed, on governmen tal matters." Men will also be in vited to participate in the meetings, although the plan is sponsored by women. The group of representative Dem ocrats attending Thursday's organiza tion meeting included the following women: Mrs. J. C Mann, Mrs. Geo. Codding. Mrs. John Peter, Mrs. A E. Reames, Mjs. O. I. Overmeye'r. Mrs. Stella Anderson, Mrs. John Fuller of Ashland, Mrs. Lewis Ulrich. Mrs. Moore Hamilton. Mrs. Kather lne Huntress, Mrs. N. S. Oatman. Mrs; A. V. Graves, Mrs. E. E. Kelly, and Mrs. Thatcher of Talent. The great plains drought this spring resulted. In an exodus of cattle to more favorable areas twice as great as that of a year before. About 91,000 head were shipped out. More small trout "planted" by the government in streams are killed by other fish than by the big birds commonly believed to be the fish's worst enemy. The department of agriculture re ceives thousands of letters a war atk- llng about means of eradicating weeds. APPEAL FILED IN STATE AAA CODES SALEM. July 21. OP) Appeal from the decree of Circuit Jude Winter of Multnomah county in which he held the state marketing codes and agree ments were unconstitutional was files with the state supreme court here today. The arguments in the appeal will be heard July 24. The suit in which the decree uas handed down was brought by the ice cream code authorities to restrain Fred Meyer from selling Ice cream be low the code price. While Winter held with Meyer he ordered he comply with the code prices until the su preme court decides upon the consti tutionality of the statutes. Should the supreme court uphold the decree of the lower court, 11 ag ricultural marketing codes will be thrown out. Solon T. White, dlrectsr of agriculture, stated however, that until the state court acts all codes will be enforced. William Goebel was administered the oath of off lea as governor of Ken tucky while on his death bed from an assassin's bullet In 1900. Dr. A. H. McArn is serving his forty-fourth year as pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Cheraw, 8. C. Department of agriculture engin eers have developed a portable outfit for Irrigating crops. 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NIGH (ONTO TWENW NEAS.-OH, IVE STAKED A RICH CLAIM OR TWO -I AIN'T NEVER GOIN TO WIND UP IN NO , BREAD LINE 6UT- -- WHEN THE ANGELS WAS DOWN HERE SETTIN' THING'S TO RIGHT FOR U7 HUMANS, WHV THEY UP AN FLEW AWAY AN1 6Y MV5TAK.E LEFT A LITTLE BIT. O HEAVEN - m 3 AN IM THE ONLY TWO -LEGGED CRITTER ,50 FAR A5 I KNOW, WHO'S LAID EYES CWII-I NAMED IT, 6EN-1 NAMED (T WILD HOSS VALLEY AM mm THE NEBBS It Was a Dream By Sol Hess i I'll go to mr.nebb aimd oav l. AlF OFTHE A5SESSMENT-sn A .- AND THEN WE'LL BE 1 IN TUE MINE AGAlfN 'TUEQE'S OWE "TUJN3 1 THAT FORTUNE TElle:)- II- 5HL CAN ii5SOFAR IN THE: FUTURE WHY . A 15 SHE SO RAGGECVr J : GEST. OOl HAVE A SWELL D5EA !rV'':''.'.V .'-' 'si-'E SAi A DASK. MAN v.'OULoW' j 7 III !!!' !":ll :i!'ll7 T DREAMED 1 HAD SO MUCH MONEY '-'''y.-.-yi COME ALONfi - AND SueCOULD,! I U III i'l I THE GOVERNMENT ASKED ME TO J SHE MONEV EVERV PLACE f-'' W - I l" -l-ifli iM.mV (SIRS SHE TOLD ME ' -X "iV t. hill h1; I- :: 1 n Annur i-r TTT , Kzr-s.' j 1 VT .J '.'. r X . 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