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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKOKD. QT?EflON. WEDNESDAY. APRTL fi. 1936.
Golden IainyfW!1
CONSCIEiVnOUS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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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
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gera than all the suburays. elevated
trains, busts and street cara. During
the last fiscal year In New York, sur
face, subway and elevated lines. In
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almost 300 times larger than the
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passengers carried per year on steam
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ohamplon fire fan, started his career
of attending fires when he waa about
five yeara old. He has been at It
ever since, and to date has an Im
pressive record of having attended
more than 32,000 fires. He used to
play hookey from school Just to en
Joy a good fire, but now he Is in the
fire protection equipment business
and can combine pleasure with busi
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the 10,000 alarms that sound In hla
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came during the world war when he
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of voluntary firemen organized to
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