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MEPFOTtD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,-OREGON". TUESDAY. PEPTE'M'BE'R 22. 1933.
THE WORLD -
WITH A FENCE
A Nn Novel by Marian Si mi
BYXOPMB: The difficulty at
maintaining an impersonal atlltuds
in front of her employer, Blake
Thornton, In reduced Carol Tar.
ranee to desperation. It Is obvious
that they love eaah other, and yet
each ie too decent to permit ths
matter to rise above the surface
tor Blake la saddled with a telMh.
cold wte who It years older than
he. Borne day, Carol realties, their
reserve will break. Carol it at the
hospital icltd a former college
friend, whose chili has fust been
operated upon for mastoid. Blake
has Insisted on calling for Carol.
Chapter it
BURSTING DAM
IT was time, Anally, to meet Mar
mrv't mother. There was no
change, Dr. Howard assured them;
nothing unnecessarily alarming.
They could do nothing here;, he
suggested supper and bed and a
sedative for them alt He would call
them Instantly If there was any
change. ...
Harry nodded. 1 guess you're
right. Well thanks. Doctor."
Dr. Howard's fine tired eyes
smiled. "Nonsense. Go home and get
some sleep." He disappeared.
Blake was there la less than lit'
teen minutes alter Carol telephoned.
She aaw him from the waiting-room
and stumbled down the steps to the
sidewalk.
He sprang from the ear arid put a
steadying hand under her elbow.
eyed her with a quick, ravenous look.
VAre you exhausted?" he asked un
evenly. "Not quite." She smiled at him.
I'll be all right as soon as I get
home."
He asked about Harry, and she
told him what the doctor had said.
He had, she realized, no Intention of
leaving her at the Sherwood. He
swung the car Into a parking apace
ind helped her carefully out,, then
went with her to her own doorway.
She handed him her key with a tired
gesture that shook him from bead
to foot.
He was coming In with her and
she had neither strength nor will
to stop him. Thank heaven, she
thought Irrelevantly, I took time to
make the bed and put It away. . . .
He closed the door softly and led
her to the couch and took oft her
feat :
"Uo iou," ho ordcrsd, "sad 111
tlx you a drink."
She Bald, "Fix two,' and closed
her eyes and listened to him moving
about In the kitchen. This might be
disaster, she knew, and could make
no move to prevent It. The apart,
ment was warm and still, aud sleep
dragged at her eyes and her mind.
Sleep, and the Intimate sound of
Slake moving about In ber kitchen.
He came back with two tall glasses
and bent over tbe couch. She opened
her eyes and sat up to take the
Clans. ,
"You're a life saver," she said In
adequately, in an effort to push back
the Impending crisis. "I'm not used
to being up at Are o'clock." ' . .
"Don't get up," he said roughly.
"Here," and slipped another pillow
beneath her head. She lay back and
sipped ber drink, and he sat In a
chair and devoured her with his
eyes.
She shivered suddenly, as If a
told wind had lashed her. "Being
rather alone has Its compensations,
hasn't it?" she whispered. "To care
that much for something Is
frightening. The more things you
love, tbe greater your hostage to
fortune. ..."
HIS eyes were on her face. She
looked white and tired and life
less: a stranger would have thought
her without charm or color. But her
very exhaustion aroused In him an
uncontrollable tenderness.
"No," he said harshly. "Just being
able to love that way even if you
lose the thing you love; even It you
never possess It is worth all the
suffering It entails."
The air was vibrant, and the thing
that filled them was a physical force,
drawing them together. He thought
desperately: Ton can't say It you
con'tl And tried to summon a com
monplace remark that would break
the spell. But the spell was too
strong upon him. and In the end It
was his self-control that broke. He
heard his own voice, shaken and al
most Inaudible.
"Oh, God, it's no use! I lore yoo,
Carol love you. . . ."
He resitted suddenly, hearing
what he raid, that the words had
set his spirit tree. They heard the
words together, throbbing In the
air like the echo of a carillon, and
then the torrent poured over them.
She closed her eyes and heard the
echo die away. He sat motionless,
waiting tor a word or sign, not
daring to touch her until he knew
she wished It.
She said at last: "No, It's no use.
Because I love you too. ..."
The words pulled him to his feet
and he crossed to the couch and took
ber In his arms. After a second she
lay motionless, one arm about his
neck and her mouth against bis.
He held her close, and revelled In
the youth and resilience of her body.
To love someone like this, he
thought exultantly someone who
was young 1 Thirty-three years was
not too long to wait. His mouth
moved, gentle and lingering, over
her mouth and eyes and throat.
She drew away and looked at
him, seeing the physical details of
his face. It was Incredible now that
his eyes had been like slate, or that
his thin mouth had ever been
straight and hard. His head was
beautifully modelled, she realized,
and the thinness ot his face threw
Its bones Into sharp relief. She sat
up suddenly and pulled his head
down to ber breast, and ha lay still
and felt the quick strong beating of
her1 heart.
They recovered finally a fragment
ot reason, and sat apart and looked
with wonder at each other. She said
unsteadily: .
"Blake, that was Insane. . . ."
rear darkened his eyes for an In
stant. "Are yon trying to tell me
yon didn't mean It?"
"Ton know better than that. I told
you because I couldn't help It But
what can we do?"
He said simply: "Spend the rest
of our lives together."
She could almost believe! hearing
his words, that It was as simple as
that., A mutual longing that would
achieve a desired end. Almost but
not quite.
"My darling, that's not possible."
"I don't see why not." Ha sprang
to his feet and began to pace the
floor, driven by tbe new-found en
ergy within blm. "Unpleasantness
first, yes. Tears and reproaches,
maybe; but heaven knows they
don't matter. It Iran's lite and mine
had been different I'd reproach my
self; but I can't and won't"
CAROL followed him with her
eyes, and when she spoke her
voice trembled between laughter
and tears.
"Blake, my darling, think. What
has Irma ever done to make you
taluk ane can be generous? I uoa'i
know much about her, but I'm afraid
I know that much."
He said hotly: "Of course I'm
willing to Insist, It that's the only
way. But I still don't believe It will
be." He mado an impatient gesture
anil came to her again.
"Don't think about it tonight;
give me a chance to believe this."
- He smiled at ber, and saw the
light and color in her face that had
been drawn and tired. He felt a
passionate longing to cherish and
protect her; to put his own body audi
strength between her and the world.
He fell back upon the only concrete
gesture that occurred to blm at the;
moment I
"It must be late," be said gently.
"Hungry?" I
"I hadn't thought" She felt a!
pang of shame that she had so com-t
pletely forgotten Margery and.
Harry in the blinding light of her'
own happiness. "I believe I am."
Fine. Let s go . eat our way.
through a big dinner.".
The knowledge ot being thus
loved and cherished was almost too
much to bear. She laughed brokenly.
"I'll have to change clothes. These
are. a little the worse for wear."
His eyes were wistful. "May I
wait, or shall I go away and come
back?" He confessed with a smile:
"I'm afraid to get far from you for
fear I'll wake up I"
She hesitated only an Instant
"Then stay. I won't be long." This
Is too much to ask of life, she
thought. It's dangerous to be as
happy as this: the gods will be
Jealous..,.
She came back In a very few
minutes, glowing and Immaculate,
with her short dark balr once more
In order.
"Tour turn next" she said sim
ply, and smiled. "As the boy told
the vlsttug bishop, 'j-ou may use any
of the towels.' "
When they were In the car hs
turned Inquiringly. "Where to,
lady?"
"Tbe Merrlmac grill?"
His band closod over hers. "What
made you suggest that?"
"Idiot! She laughed gently.
"Don't you know, or do you Just
want to hear me ssy It?
i want to hear you say it"
"All right Because the first meal
I ever ate with you was at the Merrlmac."
(Copyright, I9SI, by Harlan Hmt)
Carol end Bisks and lovs put
the svsnlns togtthsr.
WASHINOTON. Sept. SJ. (AP) The
bureau of air commerce sild today
It hsd given Pan-A.nerlran Alrwaj-s
permloslon to start passenger-carry,
Ing (lights between Oakland. Oallf.,
and Manila.
Officials aald no definite date for
the flr.it airplane-carrying flight had
been fixed, but that It might be
undertaken a early as next month.
Granting of the permission fol
lowed an Intensive Inspection of Pan
American operations tn the Pacific,
The Puclllc service, which was
launched experimentally some time
ago. Is expected to uprovlde weekly
passenger schedules.
The giant Clipper ships to be used
on the route are oapaho of carrying
seven passengers M(j goo pounds of
freight on the first hop from Oak
land to Honolulu, a distance of 3404
miles.
On the remainder of the route,
about 14 paeaengers can be carried,
due to the lighter ga.vline load whlcn
will be carried on the shorter legs.
rare schedules sna other details
are to be announced by the company.
JOAN AND DICK SAIL
FOLLOWING MARRIAGE
HOLLYWOOD. Calif.. Sept, li.iP,
Joan Blondell and nick Powell sail
ed down the coast of Meilco. start
ing a honeymoon that will take them
to New York, They were married Sat
urday night aboard the liner Santa
Foula shortly before It left Its Ban
Pedro dock.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK,
Ore. (Spl.) Tbe never ceasing strug
gle of plant and forest life against
the rigors of an unfeeling nature' le
graphically shown by a tree recently
found rooted In rock on Wizard
Island.
When John Wesley Blllman. a pros
pector, discovered Crater Lake in
1853, the tree was a seedling two
years old. Today et the age of 85
years, the struggling hemlock Is Just
an Inch and one-half In diameter duo
to the scarcity of nourishment in the
rock crack where It took root.
If the tree had been rooted tn soil.
It would have been nearly ten Inches
In diameter and perhaps nearly one
hundred feet alga Instead of less
than five feet. -
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Baby Drowns.
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 33 (AP)
Ooldie Warner. 17 months, daughter
of Oordon Warner, waa found dead
In the pool of a stream near the
child's home ten miles east of Har
rlaburg Sunday. The baby had been
put to bed for a nap and later it wa6
noticed she wee missing. Her body
waa found after a brief search.
LADYLIKE
' By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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Victory In Defeut
Strange ea It setmis, the last battle
of the Civil War was fought after
the surrender ot Lee snd the subse
quent assassination of Lincoln.
Refusing to forsake the Southern
cause, though tho Confederate gov
ernment had completely collapsed, a
large force of cavalry and artillery
under the leadership of Klrby Smith,
held out agelnst the Union forces In
Texas.
Their final stand began on the
evening of May 11, 1865, when Union
troops successfully attacked the Con
federate camp at Palmetto ranch,
near Brazos, Texas. Unsupported by
reinforcements and faced with a su
perior number of men, the Union
forces were unable to maintain their
position and on May 13 wore forced
to withdraw In disastrous retreat,
leaving heavy loseea In dead and cap
tured men. This marked the last
engagement of the Civil War for,
though victorious In their last fight,
the Confederate force at Isst resllzed
the odds against them were too great
to withstand and they dlabanded.
Seasonal Bridge
Used principally for the transpor
tation of tourists and snow-sport en
thusiasts, service on the Furka-Ober-Isp
railway in Switzerland Is discon
tinued In winter months becsuse of
danger of avalanches.
To save damageable equipment
durlnjt this period, moat of it Is re
moved at the end of fall and re
placed in the spring the Stetfen
bach bridge being thus dlaposed of
each year.
Strange as It seems, the railway,
now operating only eteam locomo
tives, was originally Intended to be
powered by electricity. It was found
to be too expensive to remove and
replace the materials eech year.
Rain vs. Snowfall
A cublo foot of water weighs 63 Vj
pounds and a cublo foot of freahiy
fallen snow wetghs about t pounds.
Thus It takes sbout U Inches of
snowfall to be equivalent to an Inch
of rain In water content.
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MOTHER. DETERMINED
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