MTCDFORD MATL TRTBUNE. MTCDFORD. OREOOX. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1936.
THREE IS A CROWD
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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at&ol'Nta; The only euriout
thing about the man Bobby Jonct
and Dr. Thomat fountt at the loot
of a cliff wot tin question he asked
ae he died: "Why didn't they ask
Rvane " Hut the man hot been tat
itactorily identified by tome tm
pleatant people called Cayman. And
even Frankle Derwent, a friend ot
Itobby't. can't find anything to
hang euepicion on however hard the
trii-t. Sow Hobby it oolng up to
London to help the utually inoom
prtent Badger Iteadon run a ga
rage he hat etarted, for no reaton
tit all. Ult lather it not very much
pleated with the idea.
Chapter Eight
BIO OFFER
ON THE Wednesday ot that week
Bobby received another letter,
(t was addressed In a foreign, slant
ing handwriting. Its contents were
somewhat surprising to the young
man.
It was from the firm of Henrlquez
t Dallo In Buenos Aires and, to put
It concisely, It uttered Bobby a Job
In the Arm with a salary ot a thou
sand pounds a year.
For the first minute or two the
young man thought he must be
dreaming. A thousand a year. He re
read the letter more carefully. There
was mention of an ox-Naval man's
being preferred, a suggestion that
Bobby'a name had been put forward
by someone (not named). Accept
ance must be Immediate, and Bobby
must be prupured to start for
Buonor. Aires within a week.
"Well, I'm damned," said Bobby,
giving vent to his feelings In a some
what unfortunate manner.
"Bobby!"
"Sorry, Dad. Forgot you were
there."
Mr. Jones cleared his throat. "1
should like to point out to you"
Bobby felt that this prccesa usu
ally a long one must at all costs be
avoided. He achieved this by a sim
ple statement.
"Someone's offered me a thousand
a year."
The Vicar remained open-mouthed,
nnable for the moment to make any
comment.
"That's put him off his drive all
right," thought Boby with satisfac
tion. "My dear Bobby, did 1 understand
you to say that someone has offered
you a thousand a year?"
"Holed it In one, Dad." said Bobby
"It's Impossible," said the Vicar,
Bobby was not hurt by this frank
Incredulity. Ills estimate ot his own
monetary value differed little from
that of hk father.
"They must be complete mutts,"
lis agreed heartily.
"Who er are those people?"
Bobby handed blm the letter. The
Vicar, tumbling for bis pince-nez,
peered at It suspiciously. Finally he
read It twice.
"Most remarkable," he said at last.
'Most remarkable."
"Lunatics," said Bobby.
"Ah. my boy," said the Vicar, 'It Is,
. kftor all, a great thing to be an
Englishman. Honesty. That's what
are stand for. The Navy has carried
that Idtfal all over the world. An
Englishman's word! This South
amerlcan firm realizes the value of
I young man whose Integrity will be
nshaken and ot whose fidelity his
imployers will be assured. You can
puais depend on an Englishman to
Iliy the game "
"And keep a straight bat," said
lobby.
rHE Vicar looked at bis son doubt
fully. The phrase, an excellent
ine, had actually been on the tip ot
Us tongue, but there was something
o Bobby's tone that struck blm as
lot quite sincere.
The young man, however, ap
peared to he perfectly serious. "All
Ihe same, Dad," he said, "why mo?"
"What do you mean why you?"
"There are a lot of Englishmen In
England," said Bobby. 'Hearty fel
lows, full of cricketing qualities.
IVhy pick on me?"
"Probably your late commanding
sftVer may have recommended you."
"Yes. 1 in pose that's true." said
Bobby doubtfully. "It doesn't mat
ter anywny since I can't take the
lob."
"Can't take It? My doer boy, what
lo you mean?"
"Well, I'm fixed up, you see. With
BartKer."
"Badger? Badger Beadon? Non
lenso. my dear Hobby. This Is serl
us." "It's a hit hard, 1 own," said Bobby
Kith a sigh.
"Any childish arrangement you
have made with young llcadon can
not count for a moment"
"It counts with me."
"Young Beadon Is completely Ir
responsible. I'- has already, I under
r.and, been a source of considerable
trouble and expense to his parents."
"lle'o not had much luck Badger's
Infernally trusting."
"I.urk luc! I should say that
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VALUE OE MEATS
CMICAOO. Trb. 12, (API tilvv
tik mid meat prices were abarpiy
Mltber mrhIii today m auppllea were
rut rtriifitlrnlly because of mow and
cold outlier which crippled Iran
porintlon. The upturn wm mst prnnmmewi
In hoy unci pork, with awln r
ce'.pU thl wprk reduced to the low
rut volume In many yrara. Packer
bid 2,S to 5n rent h Inner for the
inn 1 1 run of finoo om today and
the top Miartxi tn ll.lfi per Mm
dredweiphl In enrly round.
Till wan the hlRheat paid for
hnfi, in FVhniarv in ! venrs The
Market linn adanrfvt & rntA to l
and mure m far thia wee.
young man had never done a band's
turn In his life."
"Nonsense, Dad. Why, he used to
get up at fire in the morning to feed
those beastly chickens. It wasn't his
fault they all got the roup or croup
or whatever It waa."
"I have never approved of this
garage project. Mere folly. You must
give It up."
"Can't, sir, I've promised. 1 can't
let the old Badger down. He's count
ing on me."
The discussion proceeded. The Vi
car, biased by bis views on the sub
ject of Badger, was quite unable to
regard any promise made to that
young man as binding. Hs looked
on Bobby as obstinate and deter
mined at all costs to lead an Idle
life tn company with one ot tie
worst possible companions.
Bobby, on the other hand, stolidly
repeated without originality tbat
be "couldn't let old Badger down."
The Vicar finally left the room la
anger, and Bobby then and there
sat down to write the firm of Hen-
rlquez ft Dallo refusing their offer.
He sighed as he did so. He waa let
ting a chance go here which was
never likely to occur again. But he
saw no alternative.
Later, on the links, he put the
problem to Frankle. She listened
attentively.
'You'd have had to go to South
America?"
"Yes."
"Would you have liked that?"
"Yes, why not?"
Frankle sighed. "Anyway," she
said with decision, "I think you did
quite right."
About Badger, you mean?"
Yea."
1 couldn't let the old bird down,
could I?"
No, but be careful that the old
bird, as you call him, doesn't let
you In."
Oh! 1 shall be careful. Anyway 1
shall be all right I haven't got any
assets."
That must be rather fun," said
Frankle.
Why?"
"I don't know why. It Just sounded
1 nice and free and lrresnonaible.
suppose, though, wben 1 come to
think of It, that 1 haven't got many
assets either. 1 mean. Father gives
me an allowance, and I've got lots of
houses to live In and clothes and
maids and some hideous family
Jewels and a good deal ot credit at
shops but that's all the family.
really It'a not me."
"No, but all the sarao " Bobby
paused.
"Oh, It's quite different, 1 know."
"YeB," sold Bobby. "It's quite dif
ferent." He felt suddenly very de
pressed. They walked In silence to the next
teo.
"I'm going up to town to-morrow,"
snld Frankle as Bobby toed
up his ball.
"To morrow. Oh and 1 was going
to suggest you should come for a
picnic"
"I'd havo liked to. However, it's
arranged. You see, Father got the
gout again."
"You ought to stay and mlniatei
to him," said Bobby.
"He doosn't like being ministered
to. It annoys him frightfully. Hi
likes the socond footman best. He's
sympathetic and doesn't mind hav
ing things thrown at him and belni
called a damned tool."
Bobby topped his drive and II
trickled Into the bunker.
"Hard lines," said Frankle and
drove a nice straight ball that sailed
over It
"By the way," she remarked, "wi
might do something together In Lon
don. You'll be up soon?"
'On Monday. But well It's no
good. Is It?"
"What do you mean no good?"
"Well, I mean 1 shall be working
a mechanic most ot the time. 1
mean"
"Even then." said Frankle, "I sup
pose you're just as capable of com
Ing to a cocktail party and getting
tight as any other of my friends.'
Bobby merely shook his head.
"I'll give a beer-and-sausage part)
If you prefer It," said Frankle en
couragtngty.
"Oh. look here, Frankle, what's
the good? I mean, you can't mix you!
crowds. Your crowd's a different
crowd from mine."
"1 assure you," said Frankle
"that my crowd Is a very mixed
one."
You're pretending not to under
stand."
"You can bring Badger It yov
like. There's friendship for you."
'You've got some sort of prejudice
against Badger."
ICetmttl t'it-Syit, If I' CfUiJ
Bobhy gott plcnlclng slant, to
morrow. OLD AGE PENSION
GOING ON BALLOT
SALEM. Feb, 13 (API Tin ref
erendum petition on th old K
pemton measure waa lucveanful, A
check of bona fide names by th
Ns-retary if Male' office allowed
13.57. names, or more than a thou
and over the required amount to
place the measure on the November
ballot.
The referendum waa sponsored by
the Orrtton Old Ace Pension Detenu
tongue. The present law. If sustained,
would divert old i.e money to gen
eral relief.
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five years and In that time has
schooled himself to operate his fill !
Ing station with' only occasional j
help from his customers. He guides I
himself around by Ingeniously plac-
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feel of coins which he carries In
different pockets of his best. Now 1
that he Is blind, he says, nobody ,
ever tries to cheat him and he
feels perfectly safe In letting cus
tomers tell him how much gas has
run out of the pump. Before blind
ness, he had to keep a sharp eye
on would-be cheats.
Mr. Tllden was blinded five years
ago by robbers who, while holding
him up, beat him over the head
and left him for dead. Beginning
again, surrounded, by totul darkness,
he has been able to auccesKfully
operate his own place of business.
Because he wrongly called the
flip of a coin, Orvllie Wright won
the right to everlasting fame as the
first man who successfully flew an
airplane. When the Wright brothers,
Orvllie and Wilbur, were ready with
their first crude airplane, they
agreed to flip a coin to determine
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