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PACffl FOTTRTEEN MTCDFORD MAIL TRTBUNTC, MEDFORD, ' OREGON. 'FRTD'AT.'AUflUST 28.' 1936. BAGS READY? By GLUYAS WILLIAMS THE WORLD- STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the aotbor, Inclosing- a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. A Pat. Off. WITH A FENCE A Nttv Novel by Marian Stmt BY&0P8IB: Carol Torrance had been determined to use her job teaching high school in Aehboro merely as a stepping stone, but the And she cannot. One reason is Denis Ford who ie verv attractive If a trifle unreliable. The other ts a pupil of here named Hike Han--irtAH ...fin im thu handsomest vouth Carol ever has seen, and who is, un- . fortunately, in tne tons or Annuvc, Monroe. Carol sympathises with Mike's determination to rtss above his poverty out Bistro!, Mnni bet's intsntii xtione. Chapter It MIKE AGAIN A-vCTOBER cams, prying loose tut clinging, dusty flngeri of Bum mer. The air wa different: elea' and heady and foreign, ai It It came from far awa and brought with It the promise of different, more ei- citing tbingi. Before long there would be the alow, porvaslTe smell of burning leaves; ai.J tben winter, to make a mocker of the unfulfilled promises of fall. - "Why Is It," Carol demanded of Ellen,' "that far. Is so unsettling? Spring la supposed to get Into your blood and make you do rash things, but all spring ever does lo me Is tu make me quiet and lazy." . They wero walking In the woods beyond the high school. The woods were still green and quiet, and pen ells of sunlight wrote In warm gold upon the ground. How summer In Georgia does hang on, . Carol thought. Ilka a woman who won't grow old. ... Ellen sat on the trunk of a fallen tree. "Search me. It makes me want to fall In lore with somebody en tirely different." She chuckled. "Even when I'm already In lore (all tries to bust It wide open." She dug thoughtfully In the soft black dirt beneath her feet. - Carol sat down beside her. "Do you ever resent the fact that lore Is so Important to women? Some where In the world there ought to be a Job I could do well. 1 might eren make a good teacher, and heaven knows that's a crying need If ever there was one; but the Idea doesn't set me on Bra at all. I keep thinking about getting married! I do tho beat 1 can, but If 1 thought I'd spend the rest of my life teaching I'd Us down with a lily In my hand tnd wait for the blessed release." She added frankly: . "I like men so much better than I do women. Even their vices are on a more heroic scale. ..." Ellen laughed. "You should have been one." "No; I'm too big a coward tor that. In spite ot all the propaganda women have spread It's men that have the hard time." ' . ' "Ob, (or Pete's sake I" Ellen frowned at her and produced two bars of chocolate. "You scare ma. Stop worrying about the universe and eat thla before we have to drluk It. Worry about school Instead." CAROL laughed. "That's easy. Mike's In trouble and I can't do anything about It." "That Is something to . worry about," iCllen Admitted with her mouth full. "What sort of trouble!" "The Monroe brat has him booked tad he doesn't know what to do about It." Ellen looked skeptical. "Who doesn't!" "Mike. Yon forget that he's In a atrsnge land now. Four ysara at sea may teach yon a lot of things, but not how to shake off a hussy who was bora on the right side of the railroad tracka. Ha doesn't know he can slap her down and leave her." Ellen looked sober. "Can't you tell tm?" "I would It he'd let me. But not ten I'm brassy enough to dive In without a lesd, because I may have guessed wrong." "I don't believe It's serious. Thty're nothing but kids." "That's what you tblnk. Annabel's kind Is bora a thousand yeara old, and Mike la a man whose mind won't catch up with bis body for several years." She got up abruptly. "Oh, damn! Let's walk." They went silently out of the woods end turned Into the street. The high school wss quiet end de serted, hiding Its time until Monday morning. Over the front doors a huge cloth streamer shouted: "COM INCJI Joe Bacon. The World's Most ITamous Ersngellst! Beginning Octo ber 10th I" Carol'a eyea hardened "The cir cuses seem to be heading south (or the winter." Ellen looked hurt. "You're a heathen. It may not be your lnd ot religion, but they do a lot of good. They say he's converted thousands." "Yeah? Tor how long? And to rvhat?" She broke off. A disreputable Ford groaned and stopped beside them. Somebody shouted: "Hey, Mlsa Torrance! Miss Sands! Wanta ride?" . ; Three boys grinned on the front seat. One of the boys poured himself over the edge and opened a door bearing (he chaste Inscription: "She may be old, but she still gets hot!" Rather than dampen enthusiasms tbey got In and were propelled nois ily and cheerfully to Mrs. O'Connor's doorway. The boys wero reluctant to leave. They pummelled each other and guffawed, and Mrs, Taylor, cutting zinnias in the yard next door, looked and listened avidly. Carol said quickly: "Tbauka tor the ride, Jake. We're got to run . . ." and dragged Ellen up the walk wltb her. The Ford churned away. . "Tbat old devil would be there," she muttered. "Hurry up; the bath room's probably pre-empted fill mid night already. . . ." DENIS arrived earlier than usual tbat night, and Carol came down to And him In the living-room star ing Into an empty fireplace. For the first lima since she had known him h- didn't rush to meet her: be turned slowly where be stood, and she looked at him and stopped breathing (or an Instant, The room was busbed and wait ing. She said finally: ". , . When, Denis?" "Next Wednesday. Oh, , Ood, Carol . . , 1" He turned bis back again and the silence throbbed. She sat down, not because she wanted to, but because ber knees were shaking. Well . . . we're supposed to re joice, aren't we?" Ara we?" He moved across the room, took ber bauds and pulled ber to ber feet. "Come on, tben: let's go over home and rejoice." Mr. and Mrs Ford were out, and Carol (elt a vivid embarrassment at -the obviousness ot ber destina tion and Denis's. In bis father's study Denis took bet In bis arms and crusbed his mouth against hers, tben they stood apart . nd looked at each other. Denis's eyes, sbe real lied Incredulously, were as wet as her own. She had never before seen a man cry, and the sight was shattering. He said hoarsely: "Sit down, angel, and let'a talk. . . ." But when they were on the couch he kissed ber gain, longer and harder than be fore. Tell me about It," she prodded him. Anything to dispel this (eellng o( a rope tightening about them, drawing them togethe again. It's the Washlugton Job. Hunter's leaving Saturday (or Russia, con found him I" "Don't be an Idiot." Sbe tried to cay It sharply, but tbe word sounded like a taress. "You can't sit her (orever; you're lucky to get a Job. And I can't think of a better place from wblob to laugh at the show. Right at the ringside." "Yeah." His mouth looked harsh and young. "Only I don't (eel like laughing." Hut you will." And a lot sooner than even I think you will, she re minded herself bitterly. Men didn't fall la love ss precipitately and thoroughly aa Denis without a great doal ot practice. Ha lifted bla head and looked at ber. "Carol com wltb me. It's titty a week. We could llv on that." You know aa well as 1 do tbat It won't last. You lor me now: I'd be an Idiot to doubt It. But you've loved girls before, and you'll love a lot more. And for all my loos re marks, l'v still got a passion tor permanency and stability." II took ber head and looked thoughtfully at It. "You'd be the beat ballast In the world, angel. I can't Imagine going haywire It I had you." iNo, Denis." He searched ber face tor seversl tids. then vlslbl, pulled himself together. "Well, 1 guess I'm licked. ..." She tried to explain her refusal, but ber role was toneless. "Denis, It seems to me thst some body's alwaya depending on me. Mllly does It, and Pat. Even the most promising pupil In school. Can't you see thst I'd like somebody to lean on myself? Tell me again that I'm a coward; I know It." "No." Ills voice was as dead as her own. "I guess I'm the coward. Rut would you come If I made It olone tor a while?" "I think 1 would. Try It and see." "1 will." He said It quietly, sub dued by her passivity. "Now I'm go ing to fit a drink. And we'll talk about . . ." he smiled dimly, "what did you suggest tbe first ulcht? Ein stein?" (Copyright, tilt, by Marian Stmt) Carol qo,i, Monday, to s fars will dinnfr. RETENTION OF PEOPLE IN PRAIRIE REGIONS IS BISMARCK, N. D.. Aug. 38. (AP) Creation of a federal- late board to carry out ft prosmn of n.tr and land oonwrvntlon, Wm dppn1nor on public grants nnd ublilr, resto ration of credit of individual and o( local and Btat government nan rec ommended to President Roowult to day by his special drought relief com mitte. The committee also proposed con tinued "public acquisition of land too seriously Injured to warrant res toration by prlfttt tnterprlM" through co-operation of federal, state and eounly government. A "Ihoivimh-sMiig consideration of how great a population, and In what areas, the great plains can support," waa suggested. "The lundamentHi purpuw of any worthwhile program." the report said, "must be not to depopulate the re gion, but to make It permanent ly habitable. The drift awny from the great plains has alrendy begun nnd Is likely to couttnue unlo remedlul meiisuros are takrn without dlay." Mr, Mneinan Hurl OFAHHART. Aig. 28.AF Nan Wood Honeyman, Portland tv moors tie candidal fur congress, fell down a flight of steps at her home her- yes terday and sprained fectii ankles. SAOHAMRNTO, Aug 28. (AP, Gov ernor Merrlam today signed extradi tion papers for the return from Kkim atli VAU. Ore., of Everett 6 wader to El t'rntro, whrre he ta clutrcd with burglary and escaping from Jail. 'lilt 'PeftNuTWrYS INTRODUCED IN NORTH ftMERICh ff?0M AfRlCP)- Acre useo w&wvjlo&tSfc rV5 AN MO IN OETERMiHma Trie EPICENTER'S of . gftRTriGUAKK ife JAPANESE, Trie PACIFIC AND THE efcSTWfNOYSTJStW aT """kJiTu'slvl law ' -v- X "Cf II 4m 31Na PRISON 1 rtrV6 RECEIVES? OM AN PWeRrVaS 0? ONE ORTWO REQlffiSfe A VEAR fROK CERTAlH PEOPLE WHO WlSHEfl ToPBPUTToPem INTHB. B&flfrlC CHfilRH, " $-2&-36? MNtufct SriNlkiU. If. Cemetery Laboratories In regions whor eearthquakea fre quently occur it Is decidedly lmpor- ant that the epicenter of each quake be determined before a ruined city la rebuilt. With tho epicenter known, architect can then reconstruct de molished buildings so the parts that take the most strain can be rein forced ngalnst the possibilities of an other U'lnblor. Straugg aa it toci)ia, charting the positions of fnllcn tombstone lu cemeteries of qunke torn cities wax. for yea in considered the most accu rate method of determining the epi centers of earthquakes und the method I ma bee u rn v 1 ve d sever a 1 times In recent years. Results of the cemetery observation are bnsed on Omort's theory of columnar fall, Omorl, a .lapeupso scientist, ad vanced his theory In .1891 whan he charted the positions of hundrreds or overturned stone lanterns after tho series of Mtno-Owarl earthquakes of that year. On tho basis or his observations, lie contended that col umns lu opeii areas will fall parallel lo the direction of the earth-wave which dtsplnres them. This theory la Btill wtdtily recognized among ge ologists of the world, though modern selsmotnelrnl Instruments smiif'tlni I anv vxay vou yj JrA, WRKSLEv'S IS 1 flili W Ml ; i ':. " f" per HI I Si disagree with the results of the tomb stone method as wae the case with observations made in the southern California earthquake of 1933, Oddly enough, when seismologists made their surveys for the California quake and the more recent Helena, Mont., quake. It was found that not a stone had been overturned In either of the Jewish cemeteries both lying In the heart of the disturbed areas I When peanuts wero discovered by tho Spanish in South Amerli a, speci mens of the plant were taken acrosb the Atlantic to Africa, where they were cultivated. It whs not until years Inter that the peanut was In troduced in North America after be ing carried again acrosa the Atlantic by African slave ships. 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