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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1935. Ntvn MIND tW UOT NtVtt (UNO TM U W HMD DM U0T NCVtt WHO TM LAOV NEVER MIND THE LADY by David Garth NIVII MIND mi UDT NIVtl MINO THI LADY NIVII MJNO IHI UAV SYSOPS-3: Terry Willett mf in the (ronlce, where Terry viae try ing to finish up " enoliieenn? )ob, and Allilrt was killing time J the highest possible speed. But Terry went back up river and found that his lather teas dead and had arked to be buried in Virginia. And Allaire eel lull lor America think tno more than she wanted to lit ink of Terry. Allaire has been killing time at the bar of the Arundel, which is a high class gambling fr-lnt. talking with a fnend named Charley. Chapter 16 8PEED all aren't ai nice as you, Charley." Allaire stood with hands on hips and regarded the pol ished Interior of the Arundel specu latively. "We really can't blame the Trigger Fish. Why should It go sev enty miles an hour when It's Just as satisfied to sleep and eat?" "Pshaw." said Charley. "I'm no botanist. Or is It biologist? Say, where are you going?" Allaire turned. She leaned for ward and patted him on the shoul der. "Out," she said mysteriously, "to go seventy miles an hour. 'Night, ; Charley." ! He saw her take her wrap In the ; foyer, nod to the doorman, and slip ; out into the night. Charley couldn't ' figure her out, She never got drunk, but when she NIVII MIND IHI UOT NIVII MINO THI IMI NIVU MIND TM UDT -It is," said Allaire. "And one ot these days Miss West Is going to get a car that will make you think you're pedaling a tricycle. See If I don't." "You've got away from me plenty," Murphy said. "I still can't figure out bow I lost you In Mlddleburg that time last spring." "I can't either," she smiled. "I put It down to masculine gallantry. How are you, Murphy?" "0. K. But listen, you hadn't ought to speed like this, Miss West. You'll crack up some day, so help me." "I'm trying to get home by sun rise. It's perfectly beautiful then." "You always go too damn fast," said Murphy. "That's why I like to drive at night. No traffic." They lit cigarets In a gesture of truce between two friendly enemies. 'THIS ain't night," Insisted Murphy. "It's early morn In'. And there's milk wagons and sucb. Say, where you been? This Is the flrsl time you've come through hfe In months, ain't It?" "I've been In South America," said Allaire. "Yeah?" said Murphy. "Yeah," said Allaire, nodding. "What kind of a place Is It?" "Dangerous," said the girl. "Mur A police motorcycle picked her up. wanted to blow off steam she pulled the throttle wide open in bursts ot sheer hcndlong speed. She'd been driving like that ever since she came back from South America. Probably plenty angry at somebody or some thing, although she'd never choose to let you know it. He gave up. Much easier to delib erate on the whys and wherefores of the Trigger Fish who sat on the bot tom of the aquarium like a rock. What an existence for a fish. Charley was convinced It was the stupidest existence he'd ever seen. ALLAIRE operated Independently ot the separate establishments maintained by her parents. Her course lay between her father's New York town house, her mother's fam ily home In Washington, and her father's country place In Virginia, with little side excursions and dis appearances of her own thrown In for good measure. And ii was driving like hell again. She whipped down to Wash ington, spent a couple of days there, and then took to the open road again. It was thirty mites to sunrise when her long blue roadster raced through a quiet Virginia country side in the hush of early dawn. Al ready tho first faint red glow was touching the hills, and her father's country home was thirty miles up the valley. A police motorcycle picked up her trail and chased her down a long stretch of open pavement In a duel of roaring motors. Then the policeman won. He drew up abreast and careened about a curve with the car In a hairbreadth partnership ot burning tires and screaming brakes. "Oct over!" he yelled frantically. The girl Olrted a hand and brought the car to a stop. Her white polo coat was streaked with' dust and her bright hair bound by a pur ple rltiband was sdutter at her tem ples from the wlndlash of her terrific speed. "Hollo, Murphy," she greeted las lly. "Well, this Is a pleasure. It's been a long tlmi since you arrested me last." Tho officer shoved his gnggles up on his hrow and stared. "Well, for the love of Mike! Miss West!" phy, I nearly fell In love. Isn't that awful?" "Oh. yeah?" said Murphy rising belligerently to the defense ot the male sex. "Listen, one ot these days some guy Is goln' to coma along who'll tone down your speed plenty, lady." Allaire smiled and flicked her clg aret out Into the road. "I'll be on the lookout tor a tall dark stranger on a motorcycle," she promised. That reminded Murphy. Ha fum bled awkwardly for his book. "I ought to give you a ticket, Miss West. But listen, take It kind of easy the rest of the way and I'll let you off. Shucks, It's still pretty early." Hor dark eyes rested on him, amused. "Better give me the black spot, Murphy. Today is my birthday and I'd like to feel I'm getting soma place fast." "Birthday?" said Murphy. He put his book away with obvious relief. "Aw. to hell with It. Go ahead. I'll slap it on you next time." She waved thanks and the next moment had swept off In a purring crescendo of speed. Thirty miles to sunrise and minutes had flown. But she'd make It! She did. The sun was Just begin ning tn strike the roof of Westlands as she stopped on the crest of the hill that overlooked her father's estate. The beautiful old red brick man sion with Its white columns and broad portico was graced by lovely lawns and set In a park of great trees with walks bordered by double rowa of boxwood extending In all direc tions. In that breathless hush before the unsottened light of day. before mo tors began to roar down the drive and cocktail shakers rang through the house, the place was old Vliglnla at Its loveliest and most courtly. A heritage of tradition hovered around. Allaire had a strange love for old battlefields, historic houses, and early sun that made her feel like an interloper, a party to vandalism, as she sat In her car and looked down on the changes wrought by modern wealth. (Copyright, Ml, by David Qarth) A beautiful mornlna ti ihil. Allaire. IINJSTRATION COSTS ORDERED CUT BY HARRY L. HOPKINS WASHINGTON, Dec. SI. (JPi A general overhaul of the WPA admin istrative staff directed at decreasing overhead coste and Increasing effici ency, was said by officials to have been ordered by Harry L. Hopkins. Although emphasizing his action mesnt no change In policy of the 14,000,000,000 program, officials said Hopkins proposed to hold WPA ad ministrative costs to around 450,000, 000. With approximately 3,500,000 needy employed and suilclent proj ect approved to continue the pro gram until July 1. the Washington WPA staff has been ordered cut 50 per cent. Average reduction of 20 per cent was s&ld to be the objective Including the WPA field staff. Along with closer supervision of 2-i 13 Be correctly corseted In an Artist Model by Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN BIX For further proof address the author. Inclosing i stamped envelope for reply, tteg, TJ. S. Pat Off. WHO ib count iwice 4 MUCH AS THE o TOUCHPOWN Lsk- tuJ -I S3-8 ws H I III r.T VI t tv Tl Ate "WATER ON TrlEBRAlH'- 1,000,000 Of ktoMJZrfXS WAlfeRiNORMAW-V WITHIN feiiam- (JZsTwwJrrp? 3a U M6 tblNt REMAINED Jl')y W Jfff , I UNDtSCOVe&D fort CCNTURIK 9 '? ' DURING TrlE WtOKATlONSfTP ffif- v'V jTf' -kesllrtctes- ''mP- Mn.e, IAI75 the project being carried out. Hop-j UAITTWp kins was said to have acted to end ' W AI I iU delay in paying the more than 000.000 needy employed y WPA. His order called for delivery of pay checks within 72 hours after com pletion of a work ptrlod, instead of the week or more which originally prevailed. Those given WPA Jobs have had to be continued on the dole until their checks actually arrived. FiD6tfe M!0UND, ASXIH6 EvlEKV FiVE MlNlKK ISNT NOW ? By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 2-J.5J mother finaiW siws friEV'U vm 1HEM A5 SOOM AS WJHfEM )S REATrV. DASHES OP ib AOUt EN'S ROOM tVArfs UHfil. AUrlf EM HAS WRAPPED A LAST 6lF AND LEAPS HER. DOWNSTAIRS DISCOVERS THAT NOW mother Has Vanished I "Tracks her pown KvfCHEN AMP LEAD5 HER BACK ONW 1b FIND 1W FATHER te NOW MI6S1N6 SHD)TlH6 REPEALS 1VW HE WEST UP TO LOOK POR. A PRESENT THAT HE HID eoMEvVHERE AND F0R6CT. 6DE5 UP AFTER HIM WHOLE FAMIlV IS AS SEMBLED AT LAST. WAITS CU)lVEf?lN6 WtfU IMPA TIENCE rlORfHESlNAt ATLASTMDME'rT. PHONE RlNCS. CQ)S)H ALICE WArtftrtfe 10 WISH tEW ONE AN INTERMINABLY MERW CHRISTMAS. (fcopyrurbtTl835, br The Bell ByndicaU Inc ) S'MATTER POP- By 0. M. PAYNE Football played today under the rules of 1884 would seem a strange game to followers of the gridiron sport. Touchdowns were unlmport " nt as compared with conversions and field goals. For a touchdown the score was only 3 points. Con version after touchdown, however, was worth 4 points, a,nd a field goal was valued at S points. Inter ference, waa something new for fans to puzzle over, nothing like it had been seen before. Another novelty of the season was the "V" trick, but not until eight years later waa the flying wedge In troduced. The game was a one-man show so far as officials went the referee having complete authority. Each contesting team, however, se lected a "Judge" to be present on the field and watch out for their Interests. The "Judges" had no au thority, but It was their duty to watch out for fouls that the oppos ing team made then argue the case before the referee whose de cision was final. The abolition of this system during the 1884 season was a radical change on the playing field. It waa not until three years later that umpires were employed. Strange as It seems, there Is an annual production of a million pairs cf wooden shoes for use In the United States, according to the de partment of commerce. This does not Include souvenir wooden shoes sold at tourist shops. Most wooden shoes are used not by recent ar rivals frcm the Netherlands, but by American workmen who are em ployed In canneries and similar es tablishments where It is necessary to stand on damp wet floors. Less picturesque, but more serviceable than the wocden shoes of Holland, most American wooden shoes have leather or fabric uppers. 36-peiat- p i J . all -aipicuuT r ; I Spell T-4em ), Calls ' S (Oop7right, 1938, by the Bell Bvndicitt. Ire fC 23 TAILSPIN TOMMY Prisoners in the Sky I By HAL FORRESX terd. tomorrow, for Aft TEXAS OPENS WARFARE BIGSli AUHTW. Tex . Det 31 .'$ L CI. Phftrea, acting director of the Texas department of public safety, said to day the state had declared a relent less war sgalnst "big time" gamb lers. "We have made up our mind (ram bling ran be stopped.- Phares said "That Is what we are going to do We told the big shot gamblers they may as well grt out of Texas and tf they don't, we'll put the mout. We will close up every "big shot's' place If It takes the entire force to do it." When an American mission visited Ethiopia in 1003, a commercial treaty between the United States and Ethl vp;a fti algucd HIT GERMAN BERLIN. Dm. 3!.,t. Aixnit M.. 000 ,qnr mllM of Badrn. Wusrt tcmtMT. Hp.wo nl parts of Bsvrl fxpcrlmrfd: lv.o ,hirp mrth lirmori. ch of from two to three second nurstlon. todT. 8Mentl,t M were the mo,t severe shock, In 24 yesri. In Plrmasens wall, ere .nil dOW, CTfked Slid the ,tihu-hn nnn. ulMlon fled Into the oiwn fearing their homes would rollapse. The tre mors coincided with a sudden thaw In the mountains. . 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