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JIEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2. 1933.
HEADY MADE W1E
.BY CORALIE STANTON.
BYXOPSIS: Rex and inrli
iloore had only been pretending to
be married, to that Rex mtaht hold
hie job ijffh Laurie's employer,
Mark Albery. But now Rex has re
turned from a dangsrous fight
over Afrira, and quite suddenly
both of them realise that he fovea
the other. The difjloulty is that
nrithcr can bring himself to tell the
truth and that Rex knows Mark
Albery it in lov with Laurie.
Chapter 25
COMPLICATION
"T SAID that the time had come
when we could make an end of
this farce." Laurie managed to con
trol her voice.
"It seems a little soon," Rex re
plied. "I have only been back six
weeks."
"Isn't that time enough for us to
find out that we don't get on?"
"I wasn't thinking of That. There
are other things."
"What can there be?" Then she
put In quickly: "You said before you
went to Africa that you owed Mr.
Albery money. Is that it?"
"One of them."
Her eyes were steady and looked
hostile.
"I can't see how that can matter."
"Albery might turn against me If
he thought I had treated you badly."
He was making excuses and he knew
it. And that made him rage inward-
"I thought that wu fixed. We
shall decide that we don't get on to
gether, and separate. It's nothing un
usual these days."
"But we're supposed to be mar
ried !"
"I know."
"Well, we can't stay married, can
we?"
"I see!" He gave a savage laugh.
"You mean we shall have to get free
legally. Get a divorce, or, rather,
pretend to get one. I must be a great
fool; I admit I never tho'ight of that
But, of course. It can be managed,
somehow, without anybody know
ing." AGAIN Laurie thought tearfully of
the young man from Australia,
but she could not bring herself to
speak of him.
"Are you In a great hurry?" be
asked. "Do you want to get mar
ried?" "No," she said distantly; and add
ed, with a wonderful imitation of a
natural smile, "But perhaps you do?"
"Not likely." He gave her one of
those Intent, penetrating looks from
his grey eyes, that had their snowy,
blind look. "Laurie, bave yon ever
been In love?"
She looked back at him defiantly,
although her color rose.
"We'll aeparate. It's nothing unusual these days."
ly. A loud, Insistent voice was call-
lug in his cars "I don't want her to
go!"
"1 think that Is absurd," she said
"What could It matter to Mr. Albery,
anyhow? "
"I don't want to risk the slightest
chance of Albery finding out the
truth." It was clumsy, ridiculous,
pitiable. He knew It. But the voice
went on "She is lovely I She Is the
loveliest thing In the world!"
Laurie turned away and walked to
the window. The memory of that
fair, one-armed young man from
Australia came back to her. The
questions be had asked her about
her marriage with Rex Moore. And
her stupid answers.
CUE had heard no more of him. She
" had forgotten him until Just now.
What was she to do? Tell Rex Moore
about him? No, she couldn't bring
herself to do that. It had probably
meant nothing. Tho young man had
gone back to Australia, no doubt.
Australia was such a long way off.
And probably nobody would
trouble to Investigate the facta she
had given him. She herself was quite
unknown. More than likely, all trace
of her family was lost by now. Her
father had made such a moss of
things after her mother's death. He
had had no more lite In him, and
Just faded out of existence, a hope
less falluro.
But, oven so. Just the memory or
that interview unconsciously altered
hi-r frame of mind.
She turned and faced Rex Moore
a pa in.
"What do you susgest. then?" she
asked.
"That you should give me another
fortnight or three weeks." ba an
swered Ho was not looking at ber;
he was mechanically pouring him
self oul another cup of tea. although
he had finished his breakfast. "It
n.iuld givo me time for certain
things 1 have to do. and then I shall
he going off on the raclflc flight,
and that will make things easier."
"Very well." said Laurie, and her
heart gave a great thump. "And how
shall we manage It? I moan some
thing will have to be done." I
ELOPERS FOILED
"No. Have you?"
"No."
"What about poor Belle Mason?"
She did not know what forced her
to say such an unkind, vicious tiling.
"You were going to marry her?"
"I was fond of Belle." he an
swered coldly. Then his voice
changed, and he said as casually as
It he were discussing the weather,
"It's kind of you to give me the extra
time, Laurie. I won't keep you wait
ing a minute longer than I can help."
Much against ber will, Laurie was
drawn Into a measure of nubile life.
There was no getting out of it. Rex
Moore was the lion of the day. Not
only his recent rescue flight, but his
dramatic return from the dead bad
caught the public imagination.
Even his grim determination
could not prevent the publicity he
loathed. He told himself fiercely
that he was tied up with these debts
that came crowding upon him be
cause of his own fault, and that he
could not repay. He could not escape
except by disappearing once more
Into the air.
Laurie had to attend several func
tions with him. She did not mind the
public ones so much. There were
crowds, and she was always Intense
ly Interested In everything that
went on around her. And everybody
was so kind.
But several private dinner parties
she hated and only got through hv a
tremendous effort of will. And nen
she had to give a Sunday luncheon
party at the flat, she was terribly
nervous although she was a horn
housekeeper, and Rex Moore had
told her to got all the extra help she
needed and this time not to econ
omise.
"We must show some hospitality
to Albery," he told her. "Hang It all
we are living In his flat rent free!"
so it came about that Laurie sat
at the head of her own luncheon
table, entertaining Wanda Steels
and Mark Albery. as well as other
men distinguished In the world of
aviation. But for her there was only
one man present Rex Moor.
(CopyrtoM jjjj Coralls Stanton)
Tomorrow Albery leerm i,mi.
thing Importer.! from Mrs. Steele.
T
NEW HAVEN. Conn. (TP. Elopf
m?nt in ConnrVticut from other
Mates formerly uas so common pin rr
That manv justices of the peace mm
t( a nentiie Income each vear in
being railed out of bed at all hour
of the night to read the marriage
ferv.ee.
bevernl years ago the legislature
pM-d a law requiring five days no
tice of intent to marry and the rufch
RUbsidC'd, although for a good reaon
the probate JurtRe could waive the
clause.
Now the legislature definitely una
killed the elopement busjnesa by
paisir.g a eugenic law, compelling all
couplea to produce a cert tf lea t of
sood health when applying for a li
cense. "Hurry up" marrtapea consequently
pnwrl on to border line towus and
many couple from Connecticut found
it more convenient to take advantage
of the more lenient law in aurround
tns Tates
Before the eugenic law went Into
effect. foo Connecticut couples
knocked on the door of Town Clerk
F. C. Bain, of Millerton, N. V. He
reported 90 pr cent of his business
from tins state arid expects an In
crease now.
Ne v rk law s make it possible
for the ceremony to be performed
immediately afTer the license la la
sued. Parental cousep.t la not required
for girl 1 year or older.
DAMARICOITA. M(T1 il'Pl
Joe Chapman's mailbox servtes a dual
purpose. A sparrow established head
quarters In It and laid some fp ?!-.. The
letter carter opens the box to deposit
mall and Uia mother bird doesn't object.
6 TEXAS PAPERS
ANOLETON, Tex. (UP) Another
court teat of the freedom of the press
waa In prospect after District Judge
M. 8 Munaon aald he would cite six
Houston newspapermen for contempt
of court because they printed stories
bout a murder trial.
Thos accused by the judge of con
tempt of court are Managing Editor
Max Jacobs and Reporter Prank
White of the Houston Post; Manag
ing Editor Ed Pooley and Reporter
Harry McCormlck of the Houston
Press; and Editor George Co tt Ingham
and Reporter Ed Rider of the Hous
ton Chronicle.
The judae said he would hold a
hearing on the case on Thursday
morning.
The case developed during the mur
der trial of Clyde Thompson, 23-year-old
convict who killed his first two
victims "Just to see them kick" and
since then has been convicted of
killing two fellow convlcta during
prison brawla.
Thompson was found guilty last
Thursday of murdering Everett Mel
vln. an lnmat of the Retrieve prison
farm and was sentenced to 99 years
in prison.
At the start of the trial, Judge
Munson ordered newspapermen not
to circulate stories of the trial In
Brazoria county until after Thomp
son's two co-defendants. Raymond
Hall and Ed Ebers. had been brought
to trial. Hall's trial started today.
In making his order. Judge Mun
son said that publicity made It diffi
cult to secure a Jury.
"It is a situation In which these
cases are all tried In the newspapers
before the defendants get Into court."
the Judge said. "I want to see If
there la not some way to stop it."
All three of the Houston papers
covering the trial Ignored his order.
The editors Indicated they would
cite the rulings In a parallel case as
Justification for printing the story.
In 1903 the State Court of "Criminal
Appeals held that no Judge had
authority to prevent publication of
proceed! nj?s of an open court, and
that a citation for contempt was a
violation of constitutional guarantee
of freedom of the press. '
Radio Police Serve Cupid
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah (UP)
Police radio patrolmen have varied
experiences, including a call here
which sent Officers G. M. Hopkins
and C. W. rarnsworth hustling to a
minister's home to act as witnesses
for a wedding.
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
TREASURY CHIEF
GIVES TAX VIEW
WASHINGTON Aug. 3 fAP)
Secretary Morgentha udecllned today
to tell the senate finance committee
whether the house tax bin disregards
President Roosevelt's recommenda
tions, but agreed the treasury would
have to be satisfied with the measure
the congress enacted.
After reading a statement to the
committee warning against new ex
penditures outside the budget and
expressing the hope the revenues
from the tax bill would be applied
sgalnst the deficit and the national
debt, Morgenthau was asked his
views on the house measure.
He consulted his advisers and then
said it was not his duty to pass on
It. that his views were those outlined
in the president's message.
PICNIC DIET
By GLUYASWILL1AMS
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food fro-i fur picnic.
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wich. Which proves 1&
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LEFT IN HE BA5KE
WHICH KOOUE
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ACQUIRES FROM RELA
fiVES WHO HAVE HAD
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AND SIX COOKIES
Withdraws a u-rttE
from 1he others,
w0nderiw6 why he
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Good Intentions Misunderstood
by Hal Forres
INEZ! SA.NSR.E. DE M PADRE ! YOU-
OU-MY DAU6HTER- DARE TO KEEP
A SECRETO LIAISON-IOITH A STRANGE!
HOMBRE.--IN-IN MY BED
THE HOUSE OF CASrAMETo'j
rt tatter uioiarcM'te.U" .
pabloI-pedroI-miguel! ,
KAVIDO I THRQU3 THS---
THIS-EACORPION OF A i
LI2.AE.D OUT OF t-Y BED
AND OUT OF MY HOUSEHOLD!
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tOPEM mS MP.5 i fA MNDER.STAND-r jHOMBm-.N-MV BED ?
l .vj rr mimst . ski-i m sr urn hm. m wen , a ,mcsM
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By Edwin Algee
COME ON, BRIARE -VJELL "gpVl f VOU KWOwT 1 1 5 I ?
- Uawerme wooo (ORiwe BMm I aeep vawv-ea I JL ( ih mv life that iookw 1 1 ar i jStmn'J
V ' fJy NIGWT FOR 'I) A5 HAPPY AND FREE Aft 3. Vt WOUL0 BE THE RlfiHT J !
X Mi ) Wfiy A "W,NWNS ofl yv'ijs,. . that mo uon&e! ' M0- L thing to do '
r .1 WITH," "Ura
THE NEBBS And Now What?
A LETTER PROMS
MQ . T ECU PSESOFNTi
01 the lam cseek
BOMZANA CO -
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DEAQ MQ.NEB9
CTUE MIINE AND INI A DA-3 I
WILL. SEND VOL) A COW OF OUR
PUJST 4SSAYS TUAT 1 P"EL WILL
BE MOST S?ATIF-y INJG TO VOO
This is not am occriAi i Frree
sut just a confidential messse
setwien fi5ie:n;C'S consioecj. itso;
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JO WAVE SOME BOD V &
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THE BUNGLE FAMILY Tomorrow
he war 7o.4? bsten boo. kVi th orw ftho
I-e bt?n in a racket ...1 n- .s vu , .u
I m in no b-.cr to V',,' tV .
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CUCKOO? M.- V F.-k!u s r. &n Rs.
Listen h3t jrout ,i Mj-i or vis on. Cr act on.
t-.?io,v-s . S'KSV J'-c-m to ds-nar-di.al
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By Harry J. Tutm4
I -'!fi?s. u Yes, let's not be Listen men, to .et
,n too radical.boys. wc to this time
!oad.;f . .J -V-- 7 only 193:
only 1935
tsecause..
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You wish proof? Here, & suffering of our
old-timer, is my J-kS freat Dicterress,
license tas.. I ,.j J;. -T7 mr 7324
reaj "-j- ' ' C see it?