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Newspaper Page TextPAGE STX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKOKD. QT?EflON. WEDNESDAY. APRTL fi. 1936. Golden IainyfW!1 CONSCIEiVnOUS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope tor reply. Heg. TJ. 8. Fat Off. SVSOFSItl Through Marfan Black, who appeared on day ma her Aunt Blla Lonning't boar dor. Irit Loaning ha tound th brother Owen who had, aha believed, died many year betor. Hht has tound alto her aunt Joaephtna. a lamou couturier, and loam that agatnet hi wilt Owen deeign tor thtir aunt. Now Iri to taking Owen to e her aunt and hot unci tFtl Ham, both ot uhom hav taerifioed their live to th memory ot IrW dead father, th painter who wa supposed to hav be th family genlu. Chapter 12 BITTER TRUTH "FT A VENT you any money?" asuea lie. "It would take whr. we bota hare tor all that, and ts can? me till things get better tbla la a bad time for architecture anybow. But that lan't the point: SlgTld won't marry me till J cut out working for Phlna. But I owe It to Pblna, much aa 1 hate being a man-mllllner." Hit shoulders sagged a little. There seemed nothing to do but to slip her hand In his and say, "I'm aorry." "But what about youl" he de manded more briskly. "Who's thta Black that seems to be running everything? You engaged?" "Goodness, not" Irl answered aghast "Just a boarder. As for even being Interested In each other, we began with a terrible row. He's a splendid friend, though!" she add ed. "He's been wonderful to Uncle Will. We don't know much about him, except that Uncle Will says be knows enough about human nature to know be'a never done anything very wrong." Owen waa a little white aa he en tered the house; but he waa saying flippantly, "For unworldllness, you ehould all get large leather medals." On the atalrs they met the doctor coming out. "Oh, haa anything happened?" Iris demanded: the doctor did not come to that economical household unless something was very wrong lnded. The doctor spoke to her cheerily. "Only a touch of neuritis, a hang over from your uncle'a hurt leg. And a bit nervoua excitement, 1 under stand." He looked keenly at Owen, unmistakably a Lannlng. "He can aee visitors; It's better for him than suspense. But ha mustn't get up for a couple ot weeka. Tbla la your brother, isn't It?" "Yes. My brother Owen." "Good. Olad to aee you here, my boy. You'll Bnd you have very tine people. Now go along and meet your uncle." Uncle William waa ready for them, calm and Intereated In bla armchair. "I'm glad to see you, my boys," waa all he said, queerly. Oven came over and put bla hand In hla, Iris slipped out of the room. Before she was gone she could aee them, Owen and Uncle Will, sitting tor ward, beginning to talk In the slow cool friendly way they both had She smiled a little to herself. They would get on. After perhapa half an hour Owen came downstairs. He spoke In the light way aha had learned was hla armor. "Grand old guy," ha aald. Then, aa If he didn't mean to be eo In earnest but couldn't nelp It: "Rels tlooahlp'a a queer thing, Iris. I ex pected this would all be pretty awk ward: but hang It all I belong with you and Uncle Willi I'm the name breed of cat. It'a the oddeat feeling possible. I never believed In kinship before." "What did Uncle Will say when jou said that?" HB laughed. "He said. 'Call It chromosomes, my boy, and a young sophisticate like you'll feel more at ease over It' You know he's swell." "1 thought we were Just usual people," said Iris. "Lots like us all over the place." He shook bis head. "Show me Father'a plcturea that did It all." he snld abruptly. She opened the door of the beau tiful long old parlor. She stood by the door, and watched blm move about the room, aba aaw blm pass one picture, pauae at another, till he bad made the round of them twice. He returned to her. "All right, let s go," waa all he said. "No. Tell me." He waa direct. "All wasted. No good at all. Iris." She backed against the wall. She folt as It someone bad atruck her over the heart. Her great eyea blazed. "All for nothing? Uncle Will and Aunt Josephine not marrying all our yeara of pinching and self-denial all Aunt Ella's slaving In the kitchen. . . " "Yes. And the broken marriage, too. That waa because Mother wanted our father to earn money, so that 1 could be given an educa PL PORT ORFORD. Ore , April I , M'l The covered wagon may be e symbol of the pioneer li, many place, but old-timers aroffed at it here. In unison they protested when the stale, alter dedicating; a park here to nine Oregon heroes, started to add a covered wagon to the scene. "We want no covered wagon; It la out of place here." said frank Tien enur, esplalnlna that the nine men who established Port Orlord In lM. after repulsing an attack of several hundred Indiana, came here by boat Tlchenor remarked that If they had waited to drive In with oi-teams they probably would not have arrived In time to be pioneers. He said that HO yeara alter Port Orlord was found ed there waa not too yard of raaon roan There never haa been a rall ies 0, tion. When ha wouldn't go take a job aha took ua and went away." "No good! 1 can't believe It." Sud denly ehe got control of beraelt. "You mustn't tell tbem-Aunt Ella and Uncle William. Tbey'd die." "Gosh, Iris, you're a grand per eon!" She shook her head, tremulous. "I'm not grand, Owen. Can't you aee? I'm selfish. Because this frees me." Her brother flung an arm around her. "I've never been free myself. Bui It 1 can manage It you ehall be After all. It the old people did It they wanted to. There'a a lot ot waste In life usually, 1 gueas." And then Iris knew that In aplte of tbe sophistication and the world- llness of this new brother of hers there waa something ahe could give him: her freabness. her belief In life and living, her knowledge that everything was Important and worth while. But we're young! We can go onl" aba aald ardently. He looked at her. "Can we? If you say so. Iris, some how I can go on believing." She laughed. "Of course! And now, since you are going to be an architect, look at the house. Isn't li good? And Daddy baa a collection of Stlegel glaas be used to show people. Owen, you mustn't think ot him aa cruel. Being with him waa like being In exciting sunlight 1 can't aar It any other way people would give everything for It." He looked at her gravely. "Being In exciting sunlight. That'a a good phrase tor It. You have It, too. Iris." She laughed and ahook her head. Ob, I'm Iris I'm a cross between eun and rainstorms! Here, look at tbe glass!" She went to the cupboard, open ing It to abow blm the long array. DOT ha did not exclaim, or look Impressed, aa abe bad expected him to. "Come on away." be eald, auddenly angry He banged abut the cupboard door. He took her by the wrist and walked her out Into the hall, where be threw ber coat and beret on her and telephoned for a taxi, and bad her back at Phlna'a room In the hotel before ehe knew what It waa about. Pblna, you were darn right about Aunt Ella." be eald furiously aa he walked In. "She'e kept Father full of collector's Items and luxurlea. while tbla poor kld'a never bad a decent thing In her life. Aa far aa I have anything to aey she shan't stay with that nutty old woman one minute longer!" "Hold on a minute." said Mor gan'a clipped quiet voice from be hind Aunt Pblna. where they had been standing talking by the win dow. "Iris has had high Ideals and love and devotion. She'e lived with one of the lineal men I ever met. she's been brought up to honesty and simplicity and gayety. She le belter educated and has more la I ante than any girl I've ever aeen. I'd like to know how much real love and unselfishness and happlnees you can offer tbla girl If you snatch ber away from a home that centers on her." You eeem to have father a low opinion of tha world outside Persia. Pennsylvania," said Phlna In a silky voice with an edge under Ita allklness. "It haa misjudged you, perhaps? Your romantic Ideaa of what wa are offering her d not approve, perhaps, the society ot her own brother and perhaps a belts bat and shoes?" Morgan had Bushed, aa li soma phrase of Phlna'a struck home, but he anawered sharply none the leae. 1 can only repeat that a girl of Iris's Ideals and upbringing will not be happy In the life you can give ber." You seem to think tbe Lannlngs down there are the only people In the world who can love Iris, aald Owen bluntly. "I happen to be her brother, and I love her and want her. So doea Phlna." Iris, hurt at Morgan, a little thrilled, a little frightened, stood lr resolute. "I'd better go to supper," she de cided finally. "That Is" her smile Bashed. "It you won't have van ished Into a cloud before tomor row r Not at all." said Phlna. gay again. Iris went over, and In the old- fashioned affectionate Pennsylvania fashion, kissed them both good by. Owen kissed her In return and Id, "You're a peach. See you to morrow." Then Morgan swept her away. fCWiWU I'll.!, It,,,, n Mimer) Iris hat tier most thrilling day, tomorrow. OF 8AI.EM. April (API The Increase In non-resident tourlat registrations Into Oregon continued during March, giving the first three months higher totals than the Prat quarter of lal year, Earl Snell, secretary of state, re ported. The March registration waa 119 a compared to 3.831 a year ago. ror the quarter the total was B.OOS com pared to 7.777 for the first quarter In 1S.1S. 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