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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKI). OREGOX, YTEDXESDA.Y, XOVEMBER 6, 1935.
NOPPORTUNE MOMENT
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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i A HIGH COURAGE
fcLOyAb II (Copyright, 1936, by Ths Bell SynaiosM, Inc.)
WILLIWJ& J " -- J a-.
KYSOPSIS: Anne rarnticorth
Ann decided to go to Astoria to see
her old nurse, Tecla Sorkl, and
flnd out whether the woman knows
anythina about her history. Anne
hae learned s' I not the heir of
Luke and Luoinda Farnsworth : ehe
hae learned too that her "relatives"
plan to drive her out of her home.
Moat cruel of nil, her fiance, Rob
Crocker, hae deserted her, Anne
is alving final instruction to her
maid.
Chapter 15
CHARLOTTE'S FURY
A N'D Yvonne, It might bs well to
keep the doors locked while you
re packing. Call Judge Kellogg It
you hare any trouble. Goodbye, my
dear."
She bent and kissed the little
maid, who had crumpled Into
chair, and picking up the two bags,
walked out of the room without a
backward glance.
Buttons, from the hall, saw her ap
pear on the balcony, and hastened
to relieve her of the bags, then to
gether they went down to the ser
vants' quarters where Anne repeat
ed her little ceremony, the others
protesting at accepting anything
from her.
"And now, If you'll bring my car
around, Carl," she Bald to the ruddy-
cheeked chauffeur, "I'll be on my
way."
A few moments later she heard
the purr of the motor. With the ser-
rants clustered about her she started
for the door.
"Just where do you think you're
going, young lady?" came a sharp
rolce from the Inner door, and Char
lotte Farnsworth appeared. "Sneak
ing out the back way, were you?
What have you got In those bags?1
Anne turned and gave the woman
straight-forward glance which, had
he known it, contained all the ele
ments of the look John Neuman
bad given Rob Crocker.
"You don't leave this bouse until I
search those bags," declared Mrs.
Farnsworth, positively, '
Anne looked at her bags, at the
servants, waiting only a word from
her, and then at Mrs. Farnsworth.
"Ob, Aunt Charlotte," she began In
exasperation, '
"Don't you Aunt Charlotte me,"
snapped the woman, "I'm not your
aunt"
Anne's clear laugh rang out, much
to her own surprise. "I knew I'd find
something to be grateful for," she
replied.
"You feel that way about us, do
you Anne?" came In quiet tones
from the door.
Anne looked back and saw Lee
Farnsworth standing there. "Do you
blame me?" she asked.
"I'll take care of this affair, Lee
Farnsworth," Interposed his wife.
"I think you've taken care of
enough," be answered wearily and,
coming forward, he placed an arm
around Anne. "Are we driving you
away, girl?" he asked.
"ltd rather go than cause trouble.
Uncle Loe," she answered, "I'm go
ing to friends. I'll be all right."
"There was a message from Rob I
was to glvo you."
"I know, I overheard It. That's all
right too."
He looked at her auxlously, then
(licked up the bags and preceded her
towards the door.
"Walt," Anne said, "I'd like you
to look through those bags tor your
wn protection, Uncle Lee."
"There Is no reason for anyone to
look through them," he replied and
moved on, Anne, following. Chap
lotte was stricken Immobile at the
ludden revolt of her husband.
Lee stood by the car until Anne
sad settled behind the whoel. "I
Jon't know whst Luke had In mind,"
he ventured, uneasily, "but I know
he novor Intended you to suffor tbls
ray. I'll do my best for you. Anne,
girl. Goodbye."
He leaned forward and kissed her,
ind Anne, who had faced each cruel
Issue of the day with bravery, felt
br-r eyes flood with tcara at this
utile gesture of tenderness. She
tailed a determlnderily cheerful
goodbye to the servants and drove
i way.
rVN'CB away from the home
J grounds she parked the car and
looked hark on the big house, halt
hidden by shrubbery, the lights flick
fring from each familiar window.
From her own rooms came a flood
of light, and occasionally the shadow
of Yvonne hurried past a window.
Blindly she reached for the Igni
tion key, turned It, blindly her foot
reached for the starter, and the
sther prossed In the clutch.
To get away quickly, aa long as
he must go. She looked back once.
All three windows, tho conservatory,
Luke's and Luclnda's were dark. To
get away! She sent the car rushing
Sown the steep grade, whirling about
the sharp curves, then blinded by
tinging tears, slowed the motor.
BOARD PUIS OFF
I
Only routine msttrrs wers conMd
rrd by th Med ford bosrd of water
commissioners nt thj regular nr.t
lng hild Mondny at the city hull.
No new pinna were In Id for the
construction of n .wui.lsonal rewr
TOlr, ft bond Issue for which was
voted down nt a apeclsl election
October 3d. It had been 'he boards
Intention to proceed with conaf ruc
tion of ft reservoir ftfter 193A when
bonds of the old Finn lake line are
to be retired, but the program was
brought before the public recently
by a federal grant toward the coat
of construction. It was Indicated
thst no funbp.. pi would be taken
VQUl Itr 193bjy
Carefully she threaded traffic to the
arterial highway. Could one leave
memories behind; memories which
whirled like the wheels of the car?
She turned the car into the high
way which wouna down the western
Bide of the Willamette, and later,
the Columbia, and soon tbe hum of
tires on the wet pavement, the
gleaming black road, the burst of
lights as towns appeared and disap
peared, wove a lethargic strain be
neath the ache of reality.
Nine o'clock, ten o'clock. She
passed through Rainier, driving
slowly. Soon she would come to
Clatsop, then Westport, and then
that fatal grade which curved like
Interlinked horseshoes over the
ridge between the Inner valleys and
tbe bay tbat opened to the sea.
Tbe lights of Westport blurred to
the right as she started on this try
ing lap of her journey. She looked
at the gas gauge. Tbe gas was low
and there were no stations other
than the one at the foot of the
grade; the one from where news of
the fatal wreck had been telephoned.
Its lights cut a bright swath In the
surrounding darkness as she drove
In, Intensifying the gaudy orange
and black of a touring car standing
there.
Anne noticed the orange pennants
painted against the black hood. A
nondescript youth In stacks and
sweat shirt was bending over the
opened hood, the doe-skin boots of a
second man protruded from beneath
tbe car.
ANNE drew up before the tank
and turned off her motor, lust
In time to hear the muffled voice of
the mnn below the car shout at the
one bending ovor the englnel "If
you'll quit monkeying with that car
buretor, we'll jtand a better chanct
of getting borne, tonight."
Some gas, lady?" inquired a
Jovial looking little woman, who
came from the store behind the
tanks.
Fill it up, please," answered
Anne, absently.
There wss the clank of the nozzle
bitting the tank, and then the youth
In the black and orange car, re
sponding to ardors from beneath,
tried It" The motor coughed,
stopped. Coughed, and responded
with a hum.
That be all, how's your oil?"
'All right," answered Anne, and
handed the woman the money.
Going over the grade tonight?"
chattily pursued the woman.
Anne stared at her blankly. Ai
there was but one road, and no cross
roads, where else would she be go
ing? Yes," she answered, politely.
Well then, take It easy. Want to
watch yourself up there. That third
sharp turn there, that's where thorn
rich flshory folk went over. Maybe
you'd like to stop and look, crowds
has been down doln' that The brush
is all flattened out an' a little fir
broken off. Y'Know, I don't reckon
I'll ever get over hearing that
man "
"Please!" Anno, who had boon
frantically starting her motor, didn't
realize she had screamed until she
saw the figure beneath the touring
car scramble out.
'Good heavonsl" came a voice
from the oil stained countenance.
Anne Jammed her goars, wrenched
them back Into low. Into second,
Into high. She shot out of the sta
tion, careened unto the highway and
roared away from the woman who
stood, mouth agape, staring aftor
her.
From behind the car Anne heard
shouts, but she couldn't stop. She
had to go on. Did the woman mean
Dad had screamed, or shotted, or
was It the cr(.s:.T What was It she
would never forgot?
"I can't go on." Anne's foot slid
back from the gas foed as the hill
loomed ahead.
A car honked demnndlngly. Anne
looked at the road; she was as near
the edge as It was safo to he.
She stnrtod again. If she had to
cross that grade she'd do It.
The olher car ran alongside and
In the gleam of lights, Anne saw
that the men In the seat beside the
driver was holding something In his
hand which glittered. The cap to her
gas tank.
'I'll put tt on for you," offered the
man.
Anne stopped her car. "If you
ill. please," she said In reply.
A moment Inter he stepprd up to
the side of the coupe. "It's all right
now." he ventured.
"Thank you," Anne murmured.
"At ansitsl," came the cheerful re-
Jolner.
Mr. Newman!" Anns couldn't
say for the moment whether sho
was glad or sorry to see the young
fisherman,
tCaTvrtaM, tttt. Ay Jeann Bowman)
Anna takes the first tttp In htr
euast, tomorrow.
MADMAN PULLS
ENGINE THROTTLE
BAtTIMORF. Nov. fl (API A
locomotive and alx empty pa.enser
cars were aent upon a brief, wild
run today by a man who suddenly
boarded the engine, stuffed the en
gineer and Jerked the throttle wide
open.
The heavy locomotive and the
U cara ran off the end of the
trark at the Hlllen atatlon of the
Western Marvin nd railroad, plunged
through a gave and plowed Into a
shd at the rear of the station.
Aa the roof of the ahM tumbled
down about the locomotive. Lieut
John It -ang and ntner railroad
employs rushed to the cahin to
catch the man.
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Nourishment PRAWM
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One of the strangest battles of the
Revolutionary War wna the nll-nlght
fight between a French man a' war
and a barren, defenseless island In
the Weat Indies. v The Island, called
Sail Rock, Is strikingly similar In ap
pearance to ft full-rigged sailing ship.
It was sighted one night by a
French frigate. The captain hailed
the other "vessel." and. getting no
reply decided that It was an English
waramp. He orderod ft broadside.
This tumult of firing, rlchochetlng
shells, echoing and splashing led the
French captain to believe that his fire
had been returned. Me ordered con
tinuous bombardment and all night '
long the French gun crews poured
a deadly hall of ahot and shell Into
the "enemy." At dawn they realized
they had been fighting with a huge
rock alt night.
Queen Anne of England offered the
first prizes for horse races when. In
1703, she donated a stiver plate worth
30 for the Doncaster race winner.
This continued, with prizes of In
creasing value, until 1714 the queen
put up a gold cup and Insisted that
every owner who entered a horse put
up ten guineas (50) winner take all.
This was the first race, for money on
thla basis and the queen's horse,
"Star," won the race.
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