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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, ME I) FORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1935
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRAIGHTEN1NG-UP DAY
HIGH COURAGE
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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8YNUPS1R: Anne Farnaworth
hopea to atroiahten out the tangle
that ie her life with the help of
Tecla Borkl, her old nurse, and
Tecla'a Finnish friends. Hecauae
Luke and l,uclnda Farnsworth
i ailed to adopt her legally, Anne is
eing kept from sharing their for
tune bu Luke's elronge u?lll and hie
stranger relatives. In addition, the
Farnsicorth Fisheries and their
fUhermen are on the verge ot seri
ous labor trouble. Bealdee Tecta
and her children, John Neuman ie
proving very hrlpui to her. Anne ta
now In n Finnish steam bath ictth
the Sorkta.
Chapter 25
HOUSE-RAISING
THE water hissed on the atones,
the steam rolled out In billows.
The others were singing a Finnish
folksong and Tecla was beating
time with a bundle of cedar boughs,
sending their spicy fragrance
through the air.
Rob Crocker had loved Anne
Farnsworth. Now he loved Sharlee.
Anne sat up straight. Rob Crocker
had loved the Farnsworth Fisheries.
She might as well face the truth.
The quick pang of Jealousy which
had cut through her at the sight of
the two changed to contempt.
Rob Crocker had seen Anne only
In the reflection o' too fisheries. Now
that she was no longer connected
with them and Lee was In control, he
was turning to Sharlee, who stood In
the spotlight Anne had commanded.
They drank cups of
"Time for shower," Tecla an
nounced. Anne, who had copied the othors
t Haying her skin with the boughs
until It was rosy ping, gasped as the
Ice cold drops cut down from over
head. She could bear the laugh of
others from their cubicles, hear them
call In Finnish over the low par
titions, but It all seemed very unreal.
Tecla appeared at the door of her
shower with a sheet. "The towel Is
for your hair," she explained, "wrap
In this."
"But I'm wet "
"Like velvet your akin when It
dries of Itself," Tecla promised, and
with Anne feeling like a Roman
senator, draped In the sheet, she
preceded her to a little room lined
with bunks.
Anno lay on one ot these, smiled
at Tecla'a Insistence she relax. She
focused her gaze on the rough boards
ot the wall and pretended to obey.
She could feel the atlng of Shar
lee's triumph at bavlng won her
dance. She didn't love him, and yet
. . . her mouth curved Into a piteous
mile as she thought of a caricatured
scene, Crocker, his arms around the
fisheries rather than around Sharlee.
'"pHE aching muscles wore easing,
the gnawing hurt that the sight
of Crocker had brought was dulled.
Anne snuggled her head Into the pil
low. The blessed realization was
coming to her that at least she didn't
have to face others while she
watched Sharlee and Rob; that she
wouldn't have to watch thorn at all,
here In this haven.
"Nice nap?"
Anne opened her eyes. The others,
fully clothed, were standing besldo
her bunk laughing. Lllsas top knot,
triumphantly erect and gleaming
with the strenuous brushing It had
received, seemed to Join In her
amusement.
"Was 1 aclcep?" she asked In sur
prise. They were still laughing when
they loft tho bathhouse, nntl nil about
her Anno henrd sott chuckling
sounds of amusement, peppered
with Finnish woids.
Like a crowd of school girls, they
CAMP WIMCR. Nm. IS. (flpU
Another Wlmer man who took ndvnn
tuc of the opportunity offrr-M by the
CCC for iwlf-lmprovement la former
member Lawrence A. Dalrymple who
will soon b Luwrenc A. Dnlrymplr,
2nd Lt. Inf. -Res. Dftlrymple worked
hard on extension coun white he
WM at Wlmer and later when he wn
sent with a carina to Camp Applets
where he acted aa senior foreman. lie
took his ftnaj examinations Nov. 14
before a board of Mod ford officers
headed by Major C. S. Pette. Inf.
USA and paa&ed them sticcefi)ly,
tt was announced today
Other Wlmer member who are Ink
ing extension courjiea with a view ol
entering tha arm art Donald pailp,
t T
MEMBERS OF CCC
WIN PROMOTIONS
trooped to a coffee house built out
over the water, sat on high stools al
a long counter and drank cups of
steaming black coffee, and munched
on frosted cakes.
It was here the boys found them.
Marching In like a triumphal proces
sion they came, surrounded by
friends.
'We've got her," Orvl announced,
"she'll be the C F 54, but we'll call
her 'Nlkkl'."
"And Monday, we'll go for a trial
cruise," George assured them.
"They mean the boat," explained
John Neuman.
"You think It Is a good boat?"
Tecla asked Mm seriously.
"Fine," Neuman agreed and
Tecla nodded with a satisfaction
that was amusing to Anne, who saw
in It perfect confidence la John'i
word.
The morning following came the
house-raising, although to Ajine II
seemed more like a tearing down.
John, at the request of the others,
took charge and Anne understood
why. It seemed to her that he was
born to command. Under bis direr
tlon the wall between the two front
rooms was leveled. Arch-like stan
chlona were slipped In to brace tlx
ceiling, the debris swept away anil
the holes the partitions had left wen
quickly patched with plaster.
steaming hot coffee.
IN the other rooms neighbors won'
touring paper from the walls,
patching holes and cracks, and
when this was completed, palntlnc.
wainscoting. Out In the yard a dele
gatlon cleared the weeds from flow
or bods, rebuilt walks and strength
ened tho long stairway.
Down In the Sorki kitchen the
women gathered, cooking great pans
ot fish pudding, pots ot vegetables,
squares of berry cobbler and boilers
of coffee.
It was, they explnlncd, a festival
Anne caught the spirit ot It and
though she understood but little of
what was said, she found the laugh
tor and gaiety Infectious, and Joined
them.
John, seeing an Inquiring look up
on her face, Joined her, Interpreting
their Jokes and the folk songs they
sang.
"I'll bring mother's books over to
you," he promised, "dictionaries,
trnnslntionB and her notes."
"You mean sho Isn't Finnish?"
"No, as Irish as Paddy's pig, and
my sister took after her, while I"
"Took after your father. You are
all Finn, John," interposed Tecla.
laughing.
"No, Tecla," he corrected gravely,
"all Amorlcan."
"Yes," she agreed sobering, "so
are we all though we cannot speak
tho language to let others know we
feel so."
Anne awakened with thought of
the all-American, the noxt morning,
lie was going on the trial cruise of
the new boat with them, but she was
sure be had nothing to do with
trouble she look going through her
trunks to find a scnrloY sweater and
Breton berot to go with her dark
slacks. Resides she took equal care
to provide Mllna with a delft blue
outfit.
It wns a brisk dny with a high
wind piling waves Into froth rapped
billows, piling cumulus clouds Intr
downy whlto masses along the horl
son.
Nearlng tho wharf, Anne noticed
a group ot men Inlklng. Her atten
lion was distracted for a moment,
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At lait.
Crockti fcu
tha truth abut
ilea uut, tomorrow.
a-stxtnnt education!! afivLvrr and Wil
liam Bartlra. company clerk.
Pnlrym;lf . formerly of Lake Gene
va. Wiai-oiuin. liaa neen living recent
ly In Mwlford ami for some time In
Oregon. Ilia iwunmfi.t to Iuty as
a, commissioned officer awflltji the re
turn of hl iAicr& from the war de
partment. rathrr
Northern (nllfornla: Incrfaslng
cloudlnrM nh rain Tuesday and In
north portion late tonlKht; allithtly
h'.Khrr temperature tonlttlit In eolith
and renlrnl portion. IncrraaliK south
east wind off the coast, becoming
strong.
Oreiion: tncrenMng cloudiness In
west portion tonight and Tuesday
with anow east portion Tuesday; not
so cold In southwest portion tonight;
strong east and southeast wind off
the coast, with occasional cales prob
able. Southeast storm warnlnas were
displayed from North Head. Wash, to
Tort Ban Luis, Ititlf.
1 i.i tT COHfA FROM
lite
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Strange m It seems, the main span i
of the new South Omaha bridge was
built to cross the MiAsouri river be
fore the river was there to cross.
It was built over dry land west of
the actual course of the rlvur. When 1
the project la complete the river will ;
be brought under the bridge by a
series of dikes and pilings, and the
eastern approach to the span will be j
constructed over land on tho old river
bed. Thus the entire project can be
carried out over dry land by simply
moving the river out of the way
where building Is under way.
Expressed In terms of horsepower,
the human heart may seem to be a I
machine of a very minor work out
put but over a period of a day It
delivers an amazing amount of en
ergy. .Scientist have determined that
It operates at about fifty-seven thou
sandths (.0067) of one horsepower-
it would take 10,000 such machines
to equal one B7-horsepower engine.
Tet even st that rate It does work
equivalent to about 11,000 foot
pounds per hour, a foot-pound being
the amount of enertry required to lilt
one pound one foot against tho pull
of gravity. In a day this force would
be enough to lift half a ton to the
top of a 25 story building.
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WOMDERS Wwrt MOTHER
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SHE SfRArSHfEHED UP
HrS ROOM
PECIDES SHE MAY HAVE
PUT If IN HIS "TREASURE
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oip radio parts, base-
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CLOSET AND SEARCHES
POCKET
LEAVES OOlrlES ON
BED AND RANSACKS
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UPSETS BOA OhJ R00R
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Finds jack -
bureau and
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1HEM ON -Top OF DESK-
knife neatly piaced on -cop of
cheerily leaves room which
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