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tGE TEN IMORNING STAR Chapter 4 BREAKFAST TAVID woks Just ii dawn was alttlng Into his room. He made it Yallant effort to go back to sleep, knowing that the household would sot atlr tor at least an hour, but the Sort was unsuccessful He telt much as be had telt as a child on Christmas mornings, when tie had lain and tried to decide whether to rise In the cold darkness to a solitary discovery ot his presents, or to wait until Judith labould wake and share bis delight. ! At last he gave up the attempt, and slipping on a heavy dressing gown be went to sit on the window- all! and watch the sunrise. Frost lay like a lace veil over the grass and shrubs, and the rising sun tinted distant fields with a taint pink glow. For the first time In his lite David wanted to kneel at the window and pray, not to any God above blm, but to the earth below. He turned away and dressed Quickly In riding clothes, then stole quietly down the stairs and out Into the cold, still air. j He went straight to the stables and saddled Aubrey's big gelding, his lingers performing skillfully and automatically an almost forgotten task. Tho gelding eyed blm suspicious ly, and blew varm clouds of mist Into the crisp air. He was unaccus tomed to working before breakfast, and be felt, moreover, that be should resent the attentions ot this stranger. But, like David, he sensed In the stranger a kindred spirit. He danced restlessly as David iwung Into the saddle, and David leaned over to pat his shining flank. "1 feel the lame way myself, fella," David chuckled. "Let's go!" : Head out, his powerful body ex tended, the big horse raced from tbe dusky stable Into the advancing morning. David guided him Into a narrow roadway that led across bare fields and through a thicket of pines, then Into cleared spaces once more. ' Mist lay heavy above a stream that wavered across the fields, and the delicate pink light ot sunrise was merging rapidly Into the pale gold of early morning. Having worked off his superfluous i energy, the big horse slowed sudden ly to a walk, and David's mood shitt ed with equal rapidity from exhilara tion to reverie. His mind went back to tbe events of tbe evening before: to Judith and Aubrey, and the feeling of peace and familiarity that had enveloped blm from the moment of bis arrival at Morton Hall. i He came finally and almost reluc tantly to the memory ot Emily, de scending the broad stairway and walking straight into his life again. A very different Emily from the child he bad known before: a poised, ma ture woman, lovelier even than he had remembered her. Not tbe sort ot Woman, certainly, that he could ask to share a life time, perhaps, of poverty and strug gle. He had accustomed himself dur ing the past weeks to tbe Idea of lite alone at Carrollton for aeveral years at least and Emily's reap pearance had deprived the Idea of Its charm. Judith had meant well, bless her. but Judith should have known that It was Impossible A 8 for Carrollton Itself: tor some reason that he couldn't quite de fine be was waiting postponing his visits ot rediscovery. It was 'in ter rible repair, Judith bad warned him, and Carrollton In disrepair didn't bear thinking about. Ha wanted a tew days to fortify himself: after that he would go and see for himself. He turned bis mount towards home, and the horae, mindful ot his deferred breakfast, began once more to run. At the stable David flung himself from the saddle and handed the reins to a grinning black boy. "Give him a good rub-down, son. and no breakfast tor halt an hour." . The boy bobbed like an automa ton. "Yassuh, Mist' David." Tbe household had awakened dur ing his absence, and was alive with sounds of activity: the purr ot a vacuum cleaner, tbe tinkle of silver and glass as Dorlnda set the table, the faint, distant crooning of Louella as sbe prepared breakfast. He went upstairs and changed clothes, whistling softly as be went. On tbe way down again he stopped, aa he bad stopped so many times before, to bang loudly on Ju dith's door. "This Is a devil ot a way to treat a prodigal! I've been np tor two hours." Judith's voice, heavy with, sleep, filtered through the door. "Of all LIFE TERM FACED BY LOVE SLAYER CHICAGO, Oct. 19. (API Mande rllle W. Zenge. convicted ot the tmasculatlon slaying of the man who married hie school-day sweethert, pre served his characteristic Inscrutabtl Ity today as he faced the prospect of life Imprisonment. A fslnfc amlie played over Zengea face when he heard a criminal court lury'e verdict of guilty with a rec ommendation of a life sentence last eight. Court attaches said he waa ven less emotional than at any other time during the trial. Joseph Oreen. counsel for Zenge, announced the verdict would be ap pealed. Judge Cornellua J. Hnrrlng ton est October 3S for hearing on a1 MV'trltJ, by MAsjah Sims the disgusting energy I'l be down In a few minutes to have breakfast with you." . ' "It'll have to be a very few minutes," he warned her, "or there won't be any breakfast to have." He turned away, glanced at Emily's door and realized auddenly that he was Incapable, now, ot re suming the easy familiarity of the past. He passed softly by and went downstairs. But Emily was already down, read ing a book before the library Are. He stopped short at the door. "Another early bird! I've been priding myself that I was the only person on the lot who bad any en ergy." She laid aside the book and smiled at blm, and David's heart began to misbehave. "It's In the climate. I can't resist getting up for tear I'll miss some thing. Jude's given me up as hope less." He dropped Into a chair facing her. "Do you feel that way about It too?" "So much 'that way that I resent every minute I spend in bed." Their eyes clung together, and David, watching her, aaw that a deep flush had mounted awlftly from her throat to her hair. He looked quick ly away, trying valiantly to think of some casual remark that would shatter the Intimacy of the mo ment It was Emily herself who found It, "Didn't I hear you stealing In from an early morning ride?" He nodded. "I waa aa bad as a kid on Christmas morning. 1 lay and looked at the celling tor a tew min utes and then gave up the struggle. Tbey don't have mornings like this anywhere else In the world." Sbe laughed. "Don't I know! I broke all precedents by having breakfast with Aubrey and then rid ing with blm the first day I was here. Judith thought I'd gone crazy." He said slowly, "Would you ride with me some day before break fost?" The flush returned. He remem bered, unwillingly, the first letter be had written her: "To think ot finding a girl who can blush! Ood knows I don't deserve It" She said quietly: "I'd love It" GUS appeared at the doorway. "Breaktus' la served." David stood up, relieved. "Let's go ahead. Jude's coming eventually, but I'm too weak to wait." Actually he wanted the experi ence of breakfast alone with her: It would be something to take to Carrollton Aubrey would be late, Gua was explaining as they eat down; some thing about a calf that wasn't well, He bad thought they might bs "hongry." "We are," David assured him. "You did exactly right" Judltb came In before they had finished the trull She waa about to say, "What a charming picture!" but checked herself abruptly. This was tbe sort ot thing you couldn't push instead she complained to David: "I hardly stoppud to wash my face tor ftr you'd eat the napkins. You'rs wotse than a plague of In custs .; He grinned as he rose to seat her. 'Sweet Kate! t feel as If I'd never been away." "That's why I'm rude," Judith ex plained. "I want you to feel at home. May I have some of those grapes, or are you using them all?" "1 to Ink," Judith announced, 'that tbls would be a swell time to bave a dance. I haven't had a real early for Emily since she's oeen here and certainly we ought to have an official welcome tor David." Emily protested laughing. "My whole visit has been a party. Let David have the undivided honors." David shook his head. "Not with you here." Emily couldn't trust herself to speak She waa remembering all too vividly the dance at Carrollton so long ego: remembering David In the gAiuen with his bands on her shoulders: "Mini being a farmer's wife, Emily?" She had told blm then that she would be a ditch-digger's wife If be were tbe ditch-digger, and four months later he was In Cblna. Sbe stole a glance at him and knew from the sight ot his set face that David was remembering It too. Judith looked sharply at David and realized that he waa afraid, David, who had never known the meaning of the word! The discovery decided her. Wo won't have It until Saturdoy night. I'm going to start calling peo pie tonight." tCopjrljnl. 1)1$, bv Unrian tlmil Tomorrow, tmMy i eertaln threshold. It cirrltd ovtr SEEKS T' PORTLAND. Ore . Oct. IP. (API- Portland planned today to ask the special aesslon o( the legislature for authorlratlon for the port commission to tap Its funds for a new airport site here. The elty charter confines the port commission to acthlea to water-born commerce, but It waa planned to ask the legislature to authorize the com mission to go into the airport bust nesa. Action by the legislature would be more speedy and (ar more economical than a special charter election. It waa pointed out Speed m aeiectlon of a alto Is necessary if federal funds are to me obtained tor an expanded airport her. . MEDFORD MAIL SAFE FROM PERIL WORCESTER, Eng., Oct. 19. (AP) Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin de clared today that no nation la secure from war and "even America U up against that peril." STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address 'the author, Inclosing stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat Oft UHFiT...YTlJt&T0&7$ WSw- nj mi xY Mm Jl', "ay N )tCy J '-veuMissp. t&bc. W ' U 4rlLCftRS- AZ ' WERE ONCE USEP XfllW.XA A PAf?7Z course . . , gffUlM3- Survival of the fittest that was the doctrine of Charles A. Darwin, famous naturalist who wrote tin theories Into his "Origin of the 8pecles," evolution's classic' Natural selection, be held,- accounted 1 for present speclee of animals the evo lutionary process builds up through generation after generation with the best fitted of each generation sur viving to procreate Its kind. In a litter of 10 dogs, (or example, five may be stronger, the other five TAILSPIN TOMMY Garcia Gets His Just Deserts I . . 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MV , U P voau- COME. VAJILL.ISJGLV WELL ) pr -J IJ J I 6QLD, TDOy ' IeAO NOUBACKC TO HEALTH TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, The premier linked his warning with what some ot His hearer Inter preted as a direct bid to the United States to join the League of Nations to Insure the peace of the world. . He declared be would not accept the failure of peace efforts as mark ing the end of the league. "I would say rather," he said, "that If this first attempt by the world to secure peace falls let us see whether our machinery or whether our work may have been at fault; let us try again and let us see once more whether we cannot get those still outside the league to Join the league." In a speech to his political con stituents, he warned the world would find a vast difference If war broke weaker than tbelr parents. The strong are likely to survive, the weak likely to die thus In the next generation that strain will , be stronger, better fitted to live In Its environment. The weaklings of any apeclea. the unfit, and the poorly adapted members have leas chance to survive the battle for life, less chance to grow to maturity, .and consequently leas chance to pro duce a new generation of unfit weaklings. That was, In general, the doctrine of Darwin's natural selec OREGON", SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1935 out today from the conditions pre vailing In the world war. "Not on country to4ay If war broke out," he declared, "could re gard Itself as secure until that war ended.- Even America, which has talked of Isolation, Is up against that peril." . , . . - THE DALLES, Ore. Oct. 19. (AP) Stimulation In retail sales through Wasco county was reported today af ter W. Wray Lawrence, county agent, had finished - delivering e 150,908 in allotment check to wheat growers. . The last of the checks were deliv ered to ranchers of the southern part ox the county at Antelope, pse Mail Tribune want ads. tion a theory that still occasions Its share of debate. Strange as It seems, Charlea Dar win must have wondered about him self when he formulated hla famous theory. Healthy Jn appearance, he did not enjoy good health. Nausea. Indigestion end general poor health plagued him most of his lire the work that he enjoyed so well was limited because he could not stand exertion. Yet Darwin lived to be 73 years old well beyond the average span of life. COFFEE, TEA, OR MILK? 6uJVA . - . - s: ORDERS frlE NUMBER WINE SPECIAL LUNCHEON), WArfRESS ASK1K6 Will HE HfWE COTFEE, TEA OR ? WArfRESS BRW65 HIM HIS ; SOUP AMD ASKS WILL HE HAVE HIS CWEE WITH HIS LUKCH OR LMER. ?t AFTER L6H6 EFFORTS INTERCEPTS LVArTS UNTiL HPS AFRAID ANCTUER WAITRESS AND ASKS HER. HIS LUKCHEON WILL 6Ef ID. feu. HIS WAITRESS lb BRIK6 COLD . EATS rf HIS MILK. ' (Copyright, 193, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) S'MATTER POP- 5 M ALLTt-U CoMCE.lTE.-D j '1 . tMEVMS I'W V -People. J ME 1,- " ' ' jSLaaa (Copyright. 1935. ly The Bell 8yndicitt'! SIMS HE'LL HAVE MILk.AKD BR1N6 If Wife) 1HE LUNCHEON, PLEftSE REMINDS HER HE SAID MILK AMD EM'S HIS SOUP By GLUYAS WILLIXMS WArffi, LCBKIKS FORWARD Wile) PLEASURE 1b A 6Kt MEAL- WAltUESS BRIK6S MAlW COURSE KH) DAM'S AWAV BEFORE HE ' CAU 1EU HER SHE'S FORSOtTErJ 1HE MILK FINISHES AS WAITRESS HURRIES -6 HIM VnH CUP 6F CWE.E AND BRIGHT SMILE, AND SAVS SHP ALMOST FORGOT HIS COFFEE By 0. M. PAYNB
