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Golden Pain
ty buMargartt CVlddemer -
SYNOPSIS: IHt tannine s
been matched out of the oritto
cratic but poverty-etrtoken home
. of her Aunt Silo and Unci Will, In
Perils, Pa., by IHt brother Ouen
ehe hadn't known txieted, and the
aunt Pnlna who turned out to be
the moil tomoui eouturtere in .
Amerioo, She rea!(ee the ohanoe to
Phlna'e Park Avenue apartment
will be oonelderable to do Aunt .
Ella and Uncle Will, and Morgan
Black, through whom trie found
her other refatltfie. Slit even the
rallvay nation eeemt marvelous to
Iris.
Chapter 17
LUXURY
"1TH0 war thosa psoplt wbo
V spike to 70ut" Pblna asksd.
"I don't know," imll.nl trie. "1 wat
In the abaarvatlos car. Tb rtt
beaded one bad something to drink,
and vat trying to re me to go over
and join bli crowd. Tbe tall man.
the older one. stopped him from be
ing a nuisance."
"You didn't think oi golniT'
"Why. no!"
"It might hare been better. If peo
ple are objectionable yon can al
ways drop them," said this aston
ishing aunt. "They look like the
right kind."
"She's not what yon thought a
chaperon was, Is she, little country
mouser said Owen lightly.
"Nothing at outworn as that, 1
hope," Phlna smiled, tupping an af
fectionate arm through Iris's.
"We're going to be companions, not
old people and young peo; .'. aren't
we, my dear?"
"I hope so," Iris nld thyly. It
teemed topsy-turvy. She'd tupposed
Phlna would bavr approved of her
staying away from the shouting
strangers. Well, she was a country
mouse. She laughed.
"You'll have to let me work up to
being a sophisticate by degrees."
he said. "I've been living In the
iztiet or nineties or something like
that, you know." . ?
"Good line," approved Owen. Then
they were at tbe apartment house.
A slender silver-gray terraced tower
toward tbe upper end of Park Ave
nue. Iris tUred around the foyer,
aa they stood waiting for the eleva
tor. It wat all sbarp-llBsu metal and
livery velvet A tingle strange
twisted picture, all red-and-sllver
Unoa and planes, dominated a man
tel and fireplace which gave the
place a look of a deserted room,
not a hall
The smiling uniformed, 'operator
awept them upward, a royal, proces
sion, a door opened .n the rear of
tbe dlevator and let them' directly
Into Phlna i apartment. A maid In
violet taffeta and lace apron took
their outdoor things, another swept
away tie baggago.
Tbe hall where th'vy stood , was
paneled In silvery wood, like the one
downstairs: over ,i . console-table
hung one dry-point of Phlna, signed
by a famous etcher: a Lallque vase
holding out-of-season- II. a of tbe
valley stood below 11 on a tcrap of
exquisite Chinese brocade; . Jade
toys lay about
"Don't dream dear come up to
your room!" Phlna wat laughing.
"But It't to lovely." .
She could not help contraatlng
Phlna with shabby, tense Aunt Kilt
and ber Immutable toclal Unas. A
woman who bad made herself a post
tlon and could have a place like this
wat still beyond the pale to Ella.
Phlna, to Aunt Ella, wat a dress-
maker. No matter bo-r successful.
Poor Aunt Ella, suck Queer things
nattered to her. Of course, Phila
delphia bad always worried over
uch things And little Persia, a
province of Phlladelphli a back
water, held to the old lines more
than Philadelphia tttt.lt. And Aunt
Ella wat an old lady. Irl't people
had all been middle-aged when tbe
wat born, and probably old-fashioned
for that as provincial gentle
folk wbo have been '-"pover" '-d
are apt to be.
"I'm Jumping fifty years," Iris told
herself as she stepped across from
the elevator to the gray-velvet rug
of the foyer. Tbe excitement of It
rushed over her again.
A ND then, eomewuen In ber mind
came the thoujr-t of what Mor
gan would have said. "Be sure you
don't alight on the wrrng square
when you come down, like Alice In
WrtndArlnnd.'
He said clever, disturbing things
like tbat Oh, dear. ss M.irgsn to
haunt ber through evety'Mng she
eald and did la this amatlng new
world?
The elder violet-taffeta nald and
Owen followed Iris up a pair of
dolls' stairs and a loud voice took
ber mind from Morgan for the mo
ment Somebody In tbe drawing room
below was wslllng suddenly, "Ob.
Pblns, I'm In such a mesa about
u.n;yi" and Pblna, 'i ber tailor
nude, calm as a doctor or a nurse,
wat saying In her tool carrying
GOV. ROSS TO SPEAK
10 YOUNG BOURBONS
ft AX EM, April 14. AP) Oownor
Bn C Rou of Idaho will bt th
Uat pektr At the April 24 banquet
meeting of th tt convention of
rouryt Democratic olube it Ailam
olnntn April 34, U. 8. Burt, pw
ident of the Oregon tMoclttlon, an
oounwd.
The committee In charg of ar
rangements here rvportd &n Mtl
Ytated 600 mrmbori of the oixan
eationa In K of the 38 count ie in
the itt will be preatnt at the three
Say aeeAlon.
The keynote add rest the main day
of tbe convention, Saturday, will be
ivn by V1tv1 lAnjitry of Bend.
Um Mall Tribune rant ad.
mm nimjt
voice, "Now, Mrt. Russell, Just what
seems. to be the matter" .
Iris peered back over the carved
gray banister and Jalil, "Owen who
It she?"
Owen followed Iris Into the rosy,
lacy bedroom to which the maid led
ber. He sat down on the edge of the
graceful Ivor) dressing-Is t-le, rather
endangering Us allvei brushes and
buffers, and grinned as be Ut a
clgaret
"Just one of Phlna'e pets In need
of financial reassurance. Nothing
unusual."
Iris tat down on the nearest
thing, a scroll-shaped Empire love
sert "Phlna must be awfully kind
and Isn't It expensive?"
"Oh, well, most women like Pblna
(and I may tay there aren't many
of them1 are tort of unofficial Little
Helpers to the Rich one way or an
other. Fhlna's been ' iken up by a
lot of smart people. She's more or
less the fashion.
"She helps people like this Rus
sell woman out with tr-ir bills, or
maybe puts an extra polish on some
dud debutante's clothes" Owen
frowned as If this thought had an
noying connotations - "and she
lunches with them, or runs down to
keep them company wben they're
alone In the great big oountry house
with dear stupid Georgo away."
"But" began Iris. Phlna's steps
clicked up the dolls' 'airs before
she could continue. She came In and
spoke rather sharply to Owen.
"SIgrld't downstairs. I told you
she had to come ove. to work with
tbe fall plans, but 1 certainly didn't
mean you to ask ber to dine."
"I can ask her out to dinner." said
Owen, more quietly, hut as sharply.
, "Nonsense. . Now she's here she
may slay. I onlg tbougbt you might
Ilka to have your slstor to yourself
tbe first evening."
"I wanted her to sej Slgrld," said
Owen, flushing, and went down
stairs. .
"The wrong girl, at his age!" said
Pblna, throwing out her red-nalled
capable bands In a despairing ges
ture. "perhapL you ctn help me. lit
tle niece. With his looks and charm
Owen could marry anywhere. And
well, you'll tee."
She put her arm around Iris, and
finished. "I'll count on you. And
now you' J better get your bath and
dress. Honora't drawn It 1 see."
. ."Hadn't I better let you have
yours Brstt" ' ,
Phlna laughed outright "Every
bedroom hat Its own, you cunning
thing! Wear the rose-quarts with
the frock on the bed. You're tbe
most adorable Ingenji- But, dearest,
go light on It or people won't think
It's real."
IRIS wat lying luxuriously In clear
green water In a bathtub tinted
rose like the rest oi the room before
the meaning of Phlna's parting re
mark struck ber. Phlna teemed to
think that the way people acted waa
a garment to put on and off aa they
pleased.
' For a moment the excited en
chantment slipped a little: all tbe
delight of this fairytale apartment,
ber beautiful clothed. Aunt Pblna
with her power and her all of own
ing the world, Owen -no, not Owen I
That was real, no matter what else
wavered.
Well anyway, middle-aged people
were queer. And a frock she'd never
worn was In the jext room, and
undreamed-of delights were down
stairs and out In New York City
and on Long Island. She was home
sick, that was what It was she
missed Uncle Will; the missed lov
ing driving Aunt 311a: she 'sed
Morgan, with his crossness on top
and his eager kindness and honesty
beneath, and the disturbing love be
neath that
She turned on a sharp cold
shower tbat made ber al- alive and
thrilled again; she ran back and
waa In tbe adorable rose chiffon
with Its beads and slippers, ber hair
coaxed Into "-- smooth close waves
she loved, and down the toy stairs,
ready tor anything In this most al
luring of worlds.
Tbe other two were before her.
Owen In bis dinner Jacket Phlna In
a marvelous gold tlssuo frock down
to ber fingertips and cut to tbe waist
behind. The tiny beautlfully-mada
bionde girl in black velvet lounging
with exaggerated nonchalance on
the piano bench must be Slgrld. She
spoke, lifting thickly blackened
lasbes: "This the long-lost slstert"
Except for ber stature she was as
Scandinavian as her name. Iris
liked a certain honesty she felt in
her. She hsd gray eyes set wide
apart a milky skin, plquantly high
cheekbones In a pointed face, lips
made Just tbe right red. and wheels
of very fair hair framing the heart
shaped outline.
(Cttvrttil, ltil-30. tittle, WiUtmt)
Iris meets her red-heided toy,
SUCCUMBS, AGED 66
MIAMI BMOH, Pla. April 14
(AP) Howard Thtiraton, the magic
ian, died here today.
Thureton. 66. oajne her early in
the eaon In n attempt to regain
hie health. The fammia myatifier a
tmptM to return to the tAg abort
ly eltr Chnatmae but wjw forced to
retire.
Thuraton wa born in Oolumbua,
Ohio, and from boyhood wa a mag
ician, tn lt04 he Nvii a world tour
that laated until 1007 and returned
to thla country hailed aa one of the
greatest magician of the era.
New Spring FVrml
Prints, Organelles, Crepes
ETHELWVN B HOFrMANN
MEDFORD MAIL
AUTO INSURANCE
HIKE IS OPPOSED
SALEM. April 14 (AP) Proposal
of automobile Insurance - companies
for an Increase of 16 per cent In rstes
on public liability premiums. If pro
posed In Oregon, will be rejected by
the state insurance commission un
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author, ladoslng stamped envelope tor reply. 'Bee. TJ. 8. Pat. Oft.
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Pitcher Ira Ball's spectacular base
ball accident all happened, between
the time he wound up and a. few
seconds later when he beaned a spec
tator. Ball threw the ball so bard
that his arm flew around against his
side, fracturing the arm. At the
same time the blow broke three ribs,
and after that his fist flew up and
bit him In the eye, blacking It. The
ball, mlssong lt mark at home plate,
struck and knociced down a spec
tator. Just before the battle of Manila,
during the Spanish -American war, the
TAILSPIN TOMMY Trapped
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TRIBUNE, MED FORD, .
lets the firm snow sufficient Justifi
cation, Commissioner Hugh Earle
carle Baia Be then otsto u, vue pro
posals and expected them to be pre
sented In this state. To date),-he said,
he could see no Justification for the
lncieeae, . end unless the companies
csn show ample reason, a rejection
order will -be-Issued.
The - Increase on premiums would
reach about aso In Portland - and
about 38 in this section. Eerie said,
with corresponding Increases in other
places. "
American fighters were given a piece
of hard-tack In their rations. Kin
ney Yens wine, who lives now In" Los
Angeles,, said his was wormy he
couldn't eat It. He put It In bis pack
and kept It as a memento of the bat
tic. Mr. Yenawlne still has the same
piece of hard-tack more than 37
years after the famous battle was
fought.
Haiti was discovered In 1493 when,
on December 0, Columbus landed on
the Island. The Island then was pop
ulated by from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000
Inhabitants, mostly engaged In agri
by Telavision !
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OREGON, TUESDAY,
REAL ESTATE SALESMEN
MUST SECURE LICENSE
SALEM. April Hr (AP) The fact
that a real estate salesman la em
ployed by a licensed real estate brok
er on a regular salary basis, does not
exempt such salesman from the
necessity of obtaining a license. At
torney General Van Winkle held to
day. The opinion was requested by
Hugh Earle, etat real estate com.
mlssloner. ...
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
culture and fishing. Almost Immedi
ately European settlers were attract
to the Island and within a short time
they had killed off almost all the
natives by overwork and military con
quest. Importation of African slaves
began In 1512. after sugar cane waa
Introduced, but within a few years
most of the whites had deserted Haiti
for mainland settlements. .
Today the population Is 90 percent
black, and almost all the rest of the
Inhabitants are mulatto. White men
are rare.
Tomorrow: Silver Threads Among
the Gold.
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RICH GUVS VOMO'LL.
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APRIL 14. 1936.
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15 SCRUBBED, BRUSHEP
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IN LASf FiVE SECONDS
ACQUIRED SOME SM0D6ES
ON FACE, NCj ONE KNOWS
HOW
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