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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MTTDFORR OREf!ONT. FRIDAY. JANUARY 24. 193(5.
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DIFFICULT DECISIONS
ay GLUYAS WILLIAMS
NEVER MIND THE' IAD Y
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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BYNOPBIB: Allaire Welt full
ftfl refuted George Potft propusal
of marriage, because at the frankly
t.elLi him. the cannot forget Terry
fVtllett. hard-fighting engineer now
cn hit leap back to South America
and one of the . oet difficult fobt
on the continent. And then Koy
West, Allaire's father, tells her
that Terry . ae been uHtn Puff Har
ritifflon under rathe compromising
circumstances. Allairt hat deserted
the formal dinner arranged by her
father, ant it trying to decide what
to do.
Chapter tt
MORNING FLIGHT '
A ND Alla.tr eonla bar sworn
" Terry Wlllett really loved her.
He'd fought for her and she'd bees
o proud of It Proudl She nearly
laughed. He'd fought for Putt too,
and gone to "Ight Court
A mouthful of fog. Tea, her father
had warned her. Steering an Impoa
Ible coune airld parties, and horse
shows, and bachelor cotillions, to
ward the glow of rivers to cross and
battles to win. And now Ray was
laughing.
She yanked off her sliver satin
slipper and hurled It savagely out
the window.
"That' for you, Wlllett!" she said
furiously. .
The gesture seemed to snap some
thing In her. She sank back as If
exhausted. The gesture bad been
silly. Inane, and she hated to make
silly Inane gestures.
She'd made one before when she
sent Terry away when she knew she
loved him. Sent him away In his
hour of need, the Carteret minister
bad said.
Hour of need) It seemed a spar,
that phrase. In the floating wreck.
age. A spar that any woman would
seize. A strong man had needed her,
one of the greatest honors vouch
safed to woman. And she'd sent blm
away, relinquished all claim to him,
ent him to Puff on the rebound,
She'd driven him to Puff Harriot
. ton.
"It was my fault," she repeated
stubbornly. "Mine.
But he bad come back to light a
battle for her, to sweat and be hurt
and run the gauntlet of an armed
and desperate snake. Allaire clung
to tbat fiercely. She had sent him
away, but be bad come back.
' She went to the pbone and called
Shorty Hasbrouck at the Washing
ton landing Held.
"Shorty." she said clearly, "this
la Allaire West. My bus la still In
the shop. Can you fly me down to
Miami tomorrow morning?"
"Sure." said Shorty. "How earlyt"
"With the sun," said Allaire.
She hung up and stood lost In
thought Tbere'd be a big argument
iround bere: might as well get it
ever. She picked up the house pbone
ind called the butler's pantry.
"Blythe, see If you can find my
father. I want to sea him right
iway."
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ContactI A group of three people
stood on a landing field and watched
a little red and black Stlnson rising
Into the early morning aun. Hay
burne West, Nell West, and George
Fox.
"What got Into her?" Ray sounded
(aied. "After what she knows about
him."
Foi turned and faced them.
"It's very simple," he told them
steadily. "You starved her for af
fection when she was young and
she's crown up with all that affec
tion stored and accumulating and
waiting to get out. And she's made
It over lock, stock, and barrel to
Terry Wlllett."
He took a deep breath. "And If
you ever prayed In your lives he
fore, you'll pray that her courage
and love and fight won't go to waste,
but will see her through. Because,"
and bis voice shook, "she's putting
all ber chips on one turn of the
wheel and the odda are against
her "
He turned away from them. What
did they know of battle?
pROPION'OlREI And the coffee
chutes were humming again.
Coffee! Thousands of bags of It The
Great God Coffee! Hall to Coffee I
It bad broken the grip of the revo
lution. The last mines were being
taken up out of the baibor so that
the freighters of twenty nations
could get In to resume their profit
able trade.
Dark-skinned men In white ducks
came Into Propionolre and filled the
botela and bars. They had been nia
rooned outside by the revolution.
They met their friends, embracing
with alternate hues which reminded
one of a French gunora! eon ra
tionally saluting a decorated pollu.
The coffee brokers In their little
La Grande Normal
To Dedicate Unit
LA ORANDE, Orf.. Jan. 3V V
With Dr. B. a. Evtndfn. Columbia
university (New YorKi pro?riiar ni
one of thn oiUfttAndlng author, tifs
on tpehr t ml nine In thm tlnltrrt
SutM, at the chief speakir. the
lftft.000 elementary school on the
FaMem Oregon Normal school camp
ua wilt be dtdlcatrd here Monday af
ternoon. Chancellor Frederick M.
Hunter, of the Mate ayMrm of high
er education, alo will deliver an ad
cirrus. OltroONTn Y.Vre.'. "jan. 34 ..V
The I not unrobed burglary here
waa cleared today when John Hart.
John O. Beck man and We Outer Wei
don confeaaed to thefu at the Roae
lore here the night of December W
The three, arretted In Portland la.it
Keek, confeatxed to eight burslarle
In ClackariiM county. They weia up
lor aeuKuca todaj(.
i'UuJ-nole on the narrow streeta
were once more at work, and ao
were tbe steamship agencies, and
freight solicitors. Life Begins In
Propionolre. '
But of course tbe revolution had
never, stopped those days of sodden
rain and days of blinding heat
They'd alwaya been there In a place
where anything could happen.
Terry Wlllett and Bucky Corrlgan
had moved In on the river Job.
They'd ahoved Into town the day
the armistice waa signed. They bad
things going In two weeks and In
two weeks tbey also knew what they
were up against
Corrlgan came down the river to
get some more men and ran Into
difficulties. It was golug to be a long
Job and a lot of the women didn't
want either to accompany their men
or let them go up to that unhealthy
spot In tbe river.
The padre bad Influence, but Cor
rlgan wasn't much good In talking
to padres, so be sent for Wlllett
Wlllett cam down Impatiently,
while Corrlgan ended up In Drake's
office, looking as though he'd been
through a war.
"By golly," he said, lounging In s
chair with one putteed leg thrown
over the arm, "It's a stinker It I ever
saw one. You can't get a bold on the
thing It's like grabbing a handful
of ooie."
"It's a tough one," agreed Drake,
the Coffee Company agent, "but
Wlllett almoat licked It before and
If that river can be opened to com
merce It will be a great thing."
Yeah, sure. Wlllett doesn't give
a damn about opening the river to
commerce, but tbe Job beat bis old
man and he's death on beating It
You know what he's figuring on do
ing? putting In a system of locks,
Wby, he hasn't got a chance. Rainy
aeason will be on him before the
work's halt done, and everything
will go blooey."
HE shoved his sun helmet hack
on his head and rolled a clgaret
with deft powerful fingers.
Wlllett's come back from tbe
States funny. Ha doesn't say much.
Doesn't laugh much either. All be
wanta to do Is pull this Job through
and he's putting hla whole lite Into
It."
No, nobody with any sense would
bare tackled that Job. Drake bad
always felt that. But It was every
thing to Terry Wlllett. It was a Debt
of Honor.
Corrlgan went back to his hotel
room in the Santlnl. He poured out
a long ahot, fizzed t dab of soda Into
it, and then glasa In hand aat back
with his feet resting on a chair and
prepared to be comfortable.
Wlllett came In shortly afterward.
He waa a picture ot bronze his
hair, the complexion ot his lean
square-Jawed face, his brown
breeches and puttees and his khaki
shirt with the sleeves rolled up over
tanned forearms.
"What luck with the padre, fella?"
Wlllett nodded briefly.
"He's going to use his Influence.
Great Institution, r"lres."
lean, they marry people too.
That's another great Institution."
Wlllett picked up the bottle and
pulled out the cork. He mixed a
quick one and then sank down In a
chair with his long legs stuck out
before him.
"Ever thought of It, Bucky?"
"Oh, sure," said Corrlgan. "lots
ot times. When I was In the States
last I nearly stepped off In a weak
moment. Cut kid Anne Harlow
waa her name. Cam half-way to my
ahoulder and her eyelashea were so
long thoy got In the way when yon
kissed her."
"What happened?"
Corrlgan wasn't quite sure. It had
been three years ago.
I don't remember exactly. 1 went
to Mexico wltb the McLean outfit
and when that Job waa over swung
south Instead of uortb. She'd have
bad a sweet lite In some hole Ilk
this, wouldn't she? And I'd rather
be able to shove oft somewhere at
moment's notice than be tied up
Ith some babe. Am I right?"
Yes. I guess you are. Bucky. They
don't mix."
"Sure," said Bucky. "Let's get
drunk tonight one last btuge."
Wlllett looked speculative.
"But I'm not going to taka car of-
you," Corrlgan said severely. "If
you get Into any lights you'll bate to
nlsh them yourself. Let's under-
land tbat."
Count m out, Bucky. The Idea
doesn't register. Ana It you knock
over any ot these toy policemen I'll
boot you In the seat ot your Intelli
gence. We can't get Into any extra
trouble."
(Copyright ten by David Garth I
Allilra lands, tomorrow, in Pro.
plonolro.
Mattresses Save
Mules In Tumble
GRANTS PASS. Jan. 34. V Ster
ling Sloan tella It:
Sloan was driving tour mules along
the mountainous Rogue river road.
One slipped off a six-toot bank and
died.
Two others became frightened, rau
a ay and plunged over on BA-toot
embankment. They landed on their
burdens mat trews regained their
feet unhurt and he-haed It took
Sloan most of one day to get them
back on tbe road.
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NORTH PKND. Ore., Jan. 34.vT'
Plates received here tor the ne
Coos highway hr(dge apparently set
tled what appeared to be developing
Into an extensive local controversy
regarding a name for the fpufi. The
hone pUtes bore the words "Coos
Ua) BilOfct. "
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Strange as It seems, Mlcholas Mav-
roghent, ruler of Wallachla, surround
ed himself with a court of horses,
bestowing upon them honorary tltlen
that had been taken away from no
bles who refused to obey orders.
Wallachla, an ancient province be
tween Serbia and Hungary, waa called
upon by Its Turkish overlords to fur
nish an army for the sultan. Mav
roghenl called his nobles together
and ordered them to take up arms
for Turkey. The nobles turned thumbs
down on the Idea of fighting for a
foreign ruler, and refused to obey.
Mavroghenl then ordered horses
brought from the stables and told the
nobles to mount. They refused even
this command and their enraged rul
er dismissed them all from office,
took their titles from them and re
placed them with the horses that
they had refused to mount.
John Hlner, who completed 17 years
of school by the time he waa 17 years
old, entered kindergarten at 6. By
outside study, summer school sessions
and skipping a grade now and then,
ho finished Junior high school at 13
and took three years of senior high
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Convicted by a Shark.
NORTH BEND, Ore., Jan. 24. fP)-
Henry Klrchmann, of the Gardenia
Parking and California Hardwood
companies, said the results of a pres-
I ent survey would determine whether
I1 he would establish two fish -reduction
plants In North Bend within the near
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