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.
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DECIDES HE'D BEffER.
Stflftf ON ERRAND NOW
Jr
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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. STfS OlK
HAliS To JOIN IN HR0
MENf WhWMER IfS
QUICKER 10 60 CROS'.-
Left or round by -we
street; 5Taks on A6(?itf
Oopyrtgto, last, by TH Ml Bjte, tmj
RE1URNS PRESEMV
1b FlNTJ OUf WHA If
WAS M01UER WfrtrtEDl
HIM TO BORROW
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S-MATTER POP
By C. M. Payn
By Hal Forrurt
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TAILSPIN TOMMY The Abandoned Plane!
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Cal Sees It . By Edwin Alger
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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
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; , 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
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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
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raised rT . t
are boilinft over
ricfit now with
men who
f'l t
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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?