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PA'GE SDC MEDFORD MXTJJ TRIBUNE, MEDFORL), OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1935' READY MADE WIF .BY CORALIE STANTON XYNOP8IH. Rea and Laurie Moors are pretending to be mar rifi, because it seems necessary in order that Rex may hold his fob with Mark Albery, whose private secretary Laurie is. Each realizes that he loves the other, and neither nan bring himself to tell Now Rex is having a call from "Gavin Drake," to whom Laurie had given . nn "interview" some time before, dealing with lisr supposed mar- M Chapter 27 CROOK OORE itood In the doorway, looking down at his visitor. His stare was at first bewildered; then (grew Instinctively hostile, and Anal ly a cold light of recognition came Into his grey eyes. "I know you," he said. "But I can't remember your name. Tou come from Sydney." "My name is Gavin Drake. I am a newspaper man now, Moore. I'm over hero on a holiday." "That wasn't your name when I met you before," said the airman curtly, without asking him in. "Whit lo you want?" "I should be grateful for an In terview," "I don't give interviews." "But for the sake of old times!" persisted the young man in that dif fident manner that Laurie had at first found appealing, particularly at she had been touched by his empty sleeve. - But Rex Moore was not touched at all. "Come in," he said. "I know who you are now you are Dunbar, of the Steadfast Insurance Company in Sydnoy who cheated me out of all my savings on that wild-cat aero drome scheme in Warratora. It was you wno got me to teach you to By and then tried to become a stunt pilot, and crashed and lost your arm doing a fool trick I'd warned you against, and went about telling everybody It waa my fault. And you were sacked by your company and would have been prosecuted for embeztlement If I'd told what I knew. Only, like a fool, I waa sorry Decause youd lost your for you arm The young man's face had turned sickly grey for a few moments, but he soon recovered himself, know ing that he held a trump card. He did not Inform Ilex Moore that he bad already interviewed his wife. It waa clear that Mrs. Moore had not told her husband. She had got the wind up. Thuy wore in the living room. Moore did not ask the young man to sit down. "What do you want?" he asked again. "Only an Interview, Moore. You needn't be so snooty. Possibly 1 can De or use to you. I ve got a commis sion for the New Sydney Record while I'm over here, and I'd be obliged for a little story about your recent flight." "I've given all I'm going to, thanka. Tou're too late." "Thon, a little peraonal story, Mooro. About your romantlo mar riage. All Australia would be keen on that. Particularly the women. A few facts, you know when you were married, who married you, why It was kopt a secret. I may say th,M I cabled over a little copy, Just a few casual remarks on 'spec, you know. But It seems they cau't find any record of your marriage, and It would go down like hot cakes, a statement from you." DEX MOORE towered over the ' young man. "Blackmail. Is It?" he asked quiet ly. "It w.a't do. Dunbar. What do you mean they can't find records of my marriage? Who wanla to find any? Whoso buslnoss Is It when and where 1 was married?" "But my dear chap, of course It's frlKhtfully Interesting down there! And to an Australian girl. You must see " "I see nothing, except that my business Is my own." said the air man shortly. "You might have a heart and give me a leg up," put In Gavin Drake, with his most Ingratlnting srftle. "Of course 1 don't want to do any thing you wouldn't like, but I am In rather a bad way. and a good news paper story would be the making of me. I wouldn't dream of doing It without your consent, of course, but you know how the public all over the world gobbles up a mystery" "Out with It!" Interrupted Moore. Ills eyes' were stormy. "Is It black mll or Is It not?" Gavin Drake took heart, lie had evidently landed a blow. He waa feeble and knew it but his opponent was vulnerable. "That's no word to use between you and me, Moore," he said, with an attempt at dignity. "I'm afraid 1 must admit that I'm down and out. and for the sake of old times, you might feel Inclined to help me out a loan, you know. Of course, I would repay it." "That's right it is blackmail," said the airman in a quiet tone of concentrated rage. "If you weren't a cripple, I'd kick you out of the place. My private affairs are my own. If you dare to cable anything about them to your beastly news paper and 1 don't believe you've got a commission for the New Sydney Record at all If you so much as mention my name or my wlfe'a In print, or spread any lying atorles about me, I'll send all the informa tion I have about you to Sydney and Inform the police here, and you'll go to Jail, where you belong! And that's all I've got to say. Good-morning!" The young man was livid. Behind his thick glasses his little dark eyes saw red. But he controlled his rage and hla panic and gave a little laugh. "Good Lord. Moore, don't look as If you'd like to murder me! I didn't mean any harm." "All right, then! Get out!" He walked behind the young man to the front door, and alammed It be hind him. Ills temper was up. He had no prudence In his nature. He did not even realize that he had been fool ish, that no public man can afford enemies, bowover small, howover discredited. Certainly not when there Is a decided chink in his own armor. That was Rex Moore's way. THE next day a young man with yellow hair, a small moustache, and heavy-lcnsed spec tacles, called at the Albery office building on the Embankment and asked to see Mark Albery. He gave his card. Inscribed Gavla Drake with the words "from Sydnoy, Aus tralia, representing the 'New Syd ney Record' " written on It. Hla card did not reach Mark Al bery. He was told that Mr. Albery never granted Interviews with strangers. It was Impossible to see Mr. Albery In his office without an appointment. The polite clerk gavo the young man to understand that Mr. Albery was as unapproachable aa royalty. Gavin Drake did not make an ap pointment Instead, he wont to Al bery's flat In Chelsea rnther late that same ovonlng. He ascertained that Mr. Albory was at homo. Ho must have had an uncanny Instinct, for he wrote on his card exactly the right message to procure him admission to the groat man'a prosence. He wrote that he was from Sydney, Australia, a newspaper man. and that he would be very grateful If Mr. Albery would apare him a few moments. He had some Important newa concerning Mr. Rex Moore. Albery's mind, Insane with Jeal ousy, rospondod automatically to Gavin Drake's mind, Insane with hatred and revonge. Ho happened to be alone and he told his butler to show the visitor Into his study. As soon as he saw the young man, his knowledge of all aorta and con ditions of men made him say to him self "A blackmailer!" He smiled and Indlented an ormehnir near to his own. ' Gavin Druko wus full of nerve to night. He had the unmistakable feel ing that luck was with him. He was going with the tldo. He did not trouble to choose his words. He said whatever came Into hla head. "You are a newspaper man from Australia. Mr. Drnko?" asked Al bery In his toneloss. commanding voice. "What paper do you repre sent?" The young man explained about Tils roving commission from the "New Sydnoy Record." "And you sny you have news con cerning Rex Moore, the airman? Are you a friend of his?" "An acquaintance, sir. I knew him In Australia." "Do you come here as a friend of his?" "Not exnctly. I have come to give you a piece of Information that I think you ought to know." And, al though he was not aware of It. his voice rovealed all the venom and spttn In his soul. "I see. Then, you would not like me lo ring up Monro and ask him to come along? He lives quite close." "No" the roung man looked alarmed. "All right!" Albery was now satis fled. "Tell me. please, what yon know and ihlnk I oupht to know." ICopirlglit, l.'.IJ, CornlK Sfanlonl Drakt money. akei, tomorrow, llttli PRICE ON BARTLETTS Court Hall, one of outlirn Ore gon's beat known Dnrtlett penr growers, has established headquart ers In the Tengwald offices, across from the n I alto theatre on West Main street, according to announce ment made today. Representing Schuckle and Com pany, of Sunnyvale, and the Starr Fruit and Products company, of Portland. Ore.. Mr. Hall expect lo quote opening prices for Hogur River valley Bart lefts within a Miort time. Being a pear grower himseii SALEM. Aug 3. (API funeral services will tie hld here Tuesday nfterncon for .John Itelvheck. 1$. auditor fnr the stt nuiuMrtu! in cident r 'mmlMlon for IS years. I Idled here Saturday follow :-); a Ions ha is thoroughly familiar with Uie nines. fruit situation from year to year None of the Bartletta bought by Mr. Hall will be run over grader and he ha orders for pears two and one-eighth Inches and up. he .stated today. This year's Bartletw are smoother than last seasons although slightly smaller, and are perfect for new. type pee-ters install ed !n canneries. Number twos will be very lim ited as his liberal allowance on that g:nde w HI prartl.-ally absorb them into number one's There are no worms this year and there should be but few cull, according to Mr. Hall. As most of the growers have thinned he expects cannery buying to lie several thousand tons under last fall. TRUCK OPERATORS TO BE PROTECTED IN FRUIT HAULING In an effort to protect the irgttl- I mat truck operators in thia terri tory from trucks operating wltthout proper P. U. C. permit and plates the public utility commissioner will make a very careful check on trucks transporting fruit from orchards to packing plants this season. It was announced today by Marshall E. Nau ma,n, field supervisor of the motor transportation department of the commission, who arrived here for a ten -day stAy, "We plan on protecting and cooper ating with the legltlmAte carriers who are now operating within the provis ions of their respective permit and feel that there la now In the southern Oregon territory a sufficient number of trucks to ttransport the fruit this year," said Mr. Naumen, . "There will be close supervision over carriers staying within their proper classification of their permit and also u to the correct rates to be charged and which are on file with the public utilities commissioner. "In case of an emergency where there i not enough truck to handle the movement of fruit and who do not have the proper permit, and in order that the movement of fruit will not be retarded, the commission will Issue temporary contract permits will be In force for a period of 30 days. These permits will be Issued from the state police headquarters In Med ford. "'We wish Also to coll attention to the change In the motor transporta tion act made at the last session of the legislature In regard to farmers now supplied with exempt plates. Ac cording to the change made, a farmer now supplied with exempt plates can haul his own farm produce at any time but con only make five trips a month for hla Immediate neighbor and not more than 25 trips In a year. There 1 no limit on the load which he may haul but a very careful check will be made on these carriers who are not staying within the limitations of their exemption. "According to the law . shipper who violates the provisions of this act aa to securing rates lower than those on file with the commission Is also liable and the commission In tends to check these shippers as to rates as well aa the carriers who are now hauling products for a rate be low the established tariff on file with the commission." Mr. Nauman will be available for truck owners of shippers information at the state police headquarters be tween 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. for the next ten days. Building Permits Use Mail Tribune want ad a. Permit-granted to Walter Severn , 1301-3 North Riverside, for a bat tery and service station at a cost of WOO. . Harvey Buchter, 1103 North Riv erside, was granted a permit to re pair a porch at a cost of 930. Mrs. Blanche Virgin, 41 Barneburg Road, granted a permlted to repair a garage and erect a fence at a cost of 100. O. T. Jackson, 319 South Grape street, was granted a permit to re' shingle and repair residence at cost Of 60. ERRAND ROGUE RIVER GIRL TO MARRY EVERETT MAN VANCOUVER, Wn, Aug. 6. (AP) A marriage license was Issued here to Alex D. Field, 31, of Everett, and Florence Wills, 18, of Rogue Alver- Von der Hellen Goes North Wil liam Von der Hellen, contractor, left yesterday by train on a business trip to Eugene. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS f ., MOfrtER CALLS FROM H0U5E TO RUN OVER 1b AlWf EMMA'S AUD BOR ROW SOME BtrffcR.AHD PLEASE Bf GlOICK. sunn's Cfltf HE Vtorf Ul fitfms INK INfc IS OVER? MOfMER, HAV)te SHIM" WINDOW, DOESN'T HEAR L0H6 DEBAI'E TOUAMS A61feMfffHER)SlNC 5BT JMDNf ACftfM.IV SAV HE CWUJNtf, If WOULD K MlRfcHffO FINISH OPINION BEltfe EvBtlY divided. shouts A6Ai. SflU 6E(TlN6 NO REPLY DECIDES HE'D BEffER. Stflftf ON ERRAND NOW Jr o . 1m PRKlPrfAfe AR6IJ- MEHf Whether -They'll 60 ON WtfrtOUf HIM OR WArf fOR HIM 1b 6E"f BOCK AfER LOflfi WRAKfiUK6 PERSUADES -Them fo Wftrf. 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Sh CMX ONE5 NNHO KNOW LN1N' "SOUL BEEW N . : :8; ;i;,:A AN0 MADCAP AN0 ALL THE V TALWKA3 TUVS WAV, BUTj WELL , lU. TELL YOU - VJE AIN'T GOT A DURNBP tm 1 THE NEBBS The Mischief Maker t'm thinking ocNl OUR GOLD 'MINE V MO Mean a 1 io-rr- THE OFFICE AND ME BOUSUT MORE SKPCK. I MA 1 5 WH4I HE, rHINKS C ITT JS ME AND MtJ.NEBB IS HiLP PACJDNERS IN IOO SHARES AND PURTy SOON THE MONEY WILL COME ROLLINS IN AND I CAN LAY OFF AND WAVE OUR WASHING DONE OUTSIDE. f FOR A BACK-STOP FOt? MOT FAT THAT FACE LOOKS I, VFC3V .IOVOUS VOU MlffiTi ill THOUGHT OF SOMETHING ) LAST f-IOlMTH AN DA l 1 UUil tf.KUK.fc I HKCUoH V ' MAT 5 WH4I HEIV ; , l HINKS OF IT JS V Bv So I Hesi I SUPPOSE THIS STOCK IS IN HIS NAMF AND YOU AINT SOT NO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT-AIN'T GOT NOT MINIS TO SHOW VQU SOT HOLf- HOW DO YOU KNOW IF I THE. MONEY STARTS ROLLING ANY OF IT WILL, ROLL. YOU WAY f MR. SIBBS IS HONEST HI3 WORD 15 SOOO HE'S- EXTRA HONEST I MOW, VOU WENT AND nAut ne 5U5"icioU5 THE BUNGLE FAMILY Going, Going Vs 0ntlmen,rm sure this t7please,Z-864,I man who. as he sags, rocketed .H beseech you... from 1935 into our midst J ji I not so in the gear 7324, Crn .L f T loud. was sent here r - ri. UVjC i i J ' vv .t to ieaa our ,f-AJ7i iT J By Harry J. Tutlull i. to ieaa ourjf -j r-T- illn n n n n'2h n -it1 es Z-864,the Bous.this man. a lamn to detention camps M make us see ourselves as Mra Kni inA ftvar . :Akk u.. vL aarin to talk '-'be J . .1 i. J raised rT . t are boilinft over ricfit now with men who f'l t " ' , '. -i v voices ' t7-'-. in i V-i women v! ljand.. Treason, ;r'(Age! And here's more ot-it! I -Hh4 j.. m Thi'a treason! 7 4! I' V propose that the Ancient here lead us to the royal paiace to stand there in fair and foul weather until the Dictatress herself notices us LA C yuJ No! No! A Old-timer, will you J Listen boys, I'll thousand lead us to the dp any place to times noU V-i palace.7 'nis time thin& You ,4.0 j JtiB7 ironed out. toofarjA7:' UM : f( Which way 1 7v-" I 7 is this P'Jk iV Cace?
