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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUXDAT, NOVEMBER 10. 1935.
HIGH COURAGE
UJmT Bowman,,
BYHUP818: Horn that A .
f'arnatcorth Ao found refuge t,
the home ol her old Finnish ni.it
Tecla Sorkl. near Astoria, she teelt
safe from her "relatives." fhes
last are apparently the heirs c
Luke and Luoinda Famstoortl
Anne has learned that she is
their daughter alter all, and thtt
she was not even adopted. Instinc
telle her that Teela knows at lean
part of the secret; now Tecla has
asked if she may tell John Aeu
man Anne's story.
Chapter II
NEW PLAN
ANNE looked at the man stand
ing before her and aurprlsed
something In his eyes she had never
seen In Rob's during the weeks of
her bereavement, a tender com
passion without pity.
"I'd like to tell him," she agreed,
wondorlng at the sadden trust she
was placing In this stranger.
"Always, we tell John," Tecla de
clared.
Anne remembered Tom Farley's
ridicule of the fishermen's trust In
John Neuman. She realized now
that It was not because ha was
college man, and spoke both the
language of the fisherman and of the
cannery owner, but because there
was a sympathetic wisdom about
him which Invited confidence and
trust.
"I need advice, Mr. Neuman.'
Anne continued.
"You need food, first," Interposed
Tecla, and ladled the flsb stew Into
heavy crockery bowls, cut thick
slices of home made bread, disap
peared Into a dark closet to return
wltb a Jar of buckle-berry Jam.
Anne surveyed her bowl wltb ap
prehension, as she sat down at the
table In response to Tecla's order.
She dipped a spoon Into the savory
mess, toyed with cubes of red sal
mon, onions and potatoes which
floated about In the creamy liquid.
then tasted It.
"Why . . . It's good," she ex
claimed with such surprise that both
John and Tecla laughed aloud.
"You think Tecla, give you some
thing not good?"
Heartened by the food, Anne
turned to the fresh ordeal of retell
ing her story. But somehow, wltb
the attentive John as listener, her
troubles seemed of less and less Im
portance. "And so," she concluded, "now
that I know that I'm neither the
daughter nor the heir of Luke Farns
worth I want to hide away until I
can decide what I'll do with my fu
ture." "And this man, this Rob Crocker,
what will he think of your running
awny?"
"Mr. Crocker understands," Anne
said tonelessly, "he . . . that Is, we are
not going to be married."
"But " Neuman was Interrupted
by Tecla, who spat out a word.
Weeks later, Anne was to find
that phrase in the little English
Finnish dictionary she was studying,
nut by then some of the heartache
had been numbed by time and she
knew Tecla had been right when
she classified Robert Crocker as a
"gold-digger."
"But of course Farley and the
Farnsworths are going to want to
know whore you are," observed
Neuman, after a pause. "They'll
probably start a search for you If
you don't tell them something."
t hope not," Anne said, "and I
don't believe they will. They're go
ing so glad to be rid of me with
cm-t demnndlng sny more of their
wormly goods that they'll leave me
alone."
"T DON'T agree with you," be coun
tered, frankly. "I believe they are
going to want to know wears you are
so they can watch you. You don't
know the entire contents of the will.
Of course they believe they can cut
you off from a dauRhter's share, pro
viding you haven't been adopted as
a daughtor."
"What do you mean?" queried
Tecla with Interest
"When people adopt a child, they
go before a Judge, and papers are
drawn up."
"You sec. Tecla," Anne, explained
further. "Tom Farley says there are
no papers and none can be found, so
It can't be proved that I'm legally
adopted. Of course that won't mat
ter for five 'years, and within that
time I may be able to learn some
thing more about my parents."
"So," murmured Tecla.
"Not that I care for the money,"
Anne hastened to say, "and If I have
to fight for It. I don't want any of It.
Now all I want to do Is rest and for
get about everything that's hsp
pened. But If you think they'll Iran
me here I'd better go away."
"No," Neuroin answered, too bur-
"No, you're going to be safei
, -era than almost anywhere else.
; Tecla you bad a brother south, or
, rait or somewhere, didn't you?"
"Yes." answered Tecla, "he Is far
, iway, why?"
"Couldn't you Intimate that Anne,
here, was his daughter? Our people
would probably know It wasn't true,
but should anyone ask questions,
they'd Identify Anne that way.
"We're clannish people," be ex
plained, apologetically, "but It you'll
study our history you'll understand.
From earliest times we were so sur
rounded by enemies we learned to
trust only our own people and to
build np fortifications of silence
against outsiders. They'll protect
you wltb these.
"Now the Lee Farnsworths, I
understand, have moved to Port
land and I imagine the Tom Farleys
will spend their time there, also. Do
yon know many Astoria people?"
"No, I've scarcely been here since
I wss a child.
"Then we have only your car to
consider. Of course they could trace
that The woman at the service sta
tion bad an Inkling of wbo you were
when you screamed. She'd gladly
tell everything with elaborations."
He thought a moment
."How does this sound? You say
you were born in Crescent City.
Wouldn't It be the natural thing for
you to go there In an effort to trace
your parents? Then suppose I drive
your car down there right away, to
night, or rather this morning, as It's
past midnight now. I have a friend
in the garage business there. He can
either leave It in bis garage, or drive
It back to Portland over the Inland
route.
"In this way, If the car has been
traced they will believe you drove
along tbe coast road to Crescent
City) and dlnapeared frjm there."
A NNEJ didn't need words to ex-
press her belief In the plan. She
leaned back In her chair, suddenly
tired. This man who had saved her
from the river by his quick think
Ing, would handle this new dllemms
wltb equal skill. She need worry
about nothing for a time.
"Better you go to bed." observed
the watchful Tecla. end hurried
away to prepare her room.
I don't know how I'll ever thank
you," Anne ventured, as she accom
panled John to the door, "and I dc
so need to be free of those people.'
You can thank me by not worry
Ing while I'm away." returned John
Then be smiled, caught her hand Ir
a firm clasp, and hurried down tht
stairs.
Anne stood at the door a moment
looking down on Union Town, scat'
tered lights blinking In the dark
ness. A far away clock chimed th
hour of two. At two o'clock last
night she had been lying In her bed
reading to fill the empty hours.
But she had not been altogethei
unhappy. Rob and security la)
ahead. Now she had nothing, and
despite Tecla, she was nobody, Jusi
Nlkkt. But Tecla had said she wai
never to say that again, and sure!)
with John Neuman willing to spent
the night driving south tor her sh
wasn't without friends.
Without friends? She turned ai
Tecla came Into the room, a hot wa
ter bottle In her hand. She filled
this at the stove then motioned
Anne to follow.
Wearily Anne obeyed, cllmblni
steep wooden stairs, turning down s
hallway and Into a cublcle-like room
where Mitna, smiling sleepily, wai
spreading the bed with fresh linen
Anne couldn't help noticing the
linen, hand woven, the edges of th
pillow case and sheet frosted wltb
hsnd made lace. Inches wide.
As soon as she had slipped Intc
her night robe, she found Tecls
waiting, hot water bottle disguised
In a knitted wool bag. This was ar
ranged and rearranged until the
nurse was satisfied.
8he turned off the light, dropped
the lone window of the room, letting
In a gust of rain-washed air. then
with a pat on Anne's shoulder and a
"sleep well," she tiptoed out as
though her charge had already
obeyed her command.
"Sleep well," echoed Anne, to her
self. As If she could ever again
sleep at all. Bits of sentences,
spoken that day (or was It the pre
vious day) spun through her con
sciousness. The loyalty and love ol
the servants, the triumph of 8bar
lee, the queer hatred of Charlotte
and poor, troubled Lee, who bad de
fled his wife, probably for the first
time In his life, to safely convoy
Anne out of her home.
RobI But she must not think of
hlra. Only, bow could she help 111
He had been shocked by what sht
had tnld hlra.
(Copyright. 1931, by Jeanne Bowman!
Anna gets a nw mm, tomorrow.
FIRST FEDERAL IS
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TWILL
STAGE 'CANDIDA'
ASHLAND, rot. 9. (8pl) "Can
dida, one of Osorge Bernard Shaw'a
most popular comedies, will b pre
sented at the Lithlft Spring hotel
by Anjna L. Bowmer of the Southern
Oregon Normal achool dram depart
ment on December A, 7, 13. and 14.
Since the nature ef the production
calls for ft limited audience, at leaat
four production! will be neceaaary.
The nhow will be given aaln during
the first part of the year a a feat
ure of the drama conference. Alo.
tentative plans have been made for
trouplng the play.
Those chosen from the fifty stu
dent who turned out for try-out
ji rooipUie ilobwU Nouxm, Aab-
land; Morell Wayne Smith. Bleber.
Cat: Lexy Ivan Nye. Pronpect; Bur
rm John Harr. Ashland; March
bank Ford Hunnell. Bend; Candida
Marjorle McNalr. Beverly Hills,
Cal.; snd Helen Edmlnaton. Medfortl
Mis McNalr and Mis Brtmtnuton will
give alternate performances.
Mr. Bowmer haa begun rehearsing
the cast.
Under a new federal law, saving
and loan associations have been
granted the power to receive federal
loans and to distribute the funds to
local property owners under the
Home Owners Loan Corporation, the
familiar H.OL.C. The First Federal
Savings and Loan association of Med.
ford, Robert E- Kyle, secretary, was
one of the first to apply for such
funds.
Recently they were granted their
application, and the requisition was
number one, for the entire United
States, while this distinction Is no
particular honor. It Is unusual, and
the company officials are quite well
pleased.
The First Federal Savings and Loan
association ha Increased It assets
over 100 percent In the last year,
Kyle announced Saturday and the
net income of the firm has Increased
over 400 percent.
"People are In a better position to
pay this year than they were last,"
Kyle said. In explanation of the tre- I
mendou leap. "People will always!
pay If they have the money, and there
Is more money In circulation this
year than for a long time." I
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OREGON CITY, Nov. 9. i The j
slot maclne had resulted today in
two more convictions. Cecil Halllhan
and Lester Beck man were convicted
by. a circuit court Jury of owning
and operating slot machine. The Jury
deliberated leas than 30 minutes. The
state l&w penalty call for a fine of
from 910 to 100.
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the regular meeting of Phoenix
Orange Tuesday evening officers will
be elected lor the coming year. Th
serving committee Includes Mr, and
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