Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 24, 1936, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE "EIGHT MEPFORP MAID TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936. THE WORLD WITH A FENCE -' ' Naval by Maria Sims Tltti BYXOP818: Carol Torrance ana Blake Thornton fought for a long time against the evidence of their tore, Carol because of fear thai she would injure Blake; Blake because of a false sense of duty to hie older, selfish ioife Irma. But at last the love could not be denied. And now the two are making plans for tlie future. Blake has told Carol that he expects to go to Florida next week-end to ask Irma to divorce him. TEXT weekend lr days away. Six day, perhaps, before her world crashed. "Why not wait till Christmas?" Carol asked. Christmas was three weeks away, and If you lived In tensely you could crowd a life time Into so short a space. Blake frowned. "Christmas with her?" She tried to rationalize her de sire tor procrastination. "My darling, iyou know how busy we are at the jofflco." And you know, he heard her mind adding, how badly you may need money. , , . "Christmas Is on Tuesday; you could go Saturday night. His mouth was stubborn. "I want to spend It with you." "But you can't. I'm going to Mere dith, and you cau't come there yet." She explained gently. "Mllly's rather old-fasbloned; I don't want her to know until the thing Is settled, and then she'll have to get used to It gradually. In Mllly's eyes no nice girl would break up another wom an's home!" "Even If there wasn't a home?" "In her eyes all married people have a borne. Tbey are one." He touched her band. "They will ,be, this time." "And you mustn't write to, me," she said quietly. Because of the loving curiosity of her family; be cause tbey would expect to be told whether the letter was from one of her beaux. "Or send me a present of any sort That sounds conceited, but I have to say It." She was right, of course. She was nearly always right, he thought adoringly, and his eyes brushed her left hand "I know what I'd like to give you. ..." "I hope you will some day." But the thought was too disturbing and loo dangerous tor this moment. She made he voice completely matter-of-fact "What will you tell Irma?" "The truth, unless you'd rather I wouldn't mention you?" "I don't mind. She'll probably guess It anyhow. And If she re tuses?" "I don't so" why she should. If I keep on feeding and clothing her. It's all I've done tor ten years,.any how." "Assuming, Just this once, that be dops refuse, what then?" I IE laughed gently, "Hell-hont on I -1 borrowing trouble aren't you?" "Muybo." "Wellthen I'll have to come I orris and see a lawyer about doing It myself." "And If you find you haven't sut Iclsnt grounds?" He smiled and stretched out his urns toward her, "A Daniel come lo Judgment. My precious, can't we cross one bridge at a time?" ' "No." She put his arms away. It aas bard to think straight, alone In this brooding quiet with him, and be was too drunk with the realization sf her presence and her love to help ber out. He reached out his hand and laid It against the firm coldness of her check and she disregarded It de terminedly. "If you have to fight In the open with ber I'll be the one to help you tight. Even a a triangle ran have dignity. If we say frankly that we're In love and want to marry, that's bettei than a cheap affair that's obviously framed." ' He looked steadily at her, and his lyes were clouded with the Intensity if his feeling. -"Do you roalty love ne that much?" "Yes." "Then I could go down on my tcees to you for it. I I'd like to :ry " She stood up and stretched out a band to him. "Don't. Laugh instead. It's getting cold, and we started out lo walk." n LT Blake's realisation of his own passion mndo him sane. For God's lake be a man, he told hlmselt an irily; don't put the whole burden in her! He vowed to himself that jorenftor he would never ask Carol lo be strong (or both of them. And In the three weeks that re mained he kept his promise to him lelt. They spent only a few evenings together becauso much of her time aas filled. Tbey bad three hours together on the Saturday afternoon before Christmas, and they managed to sustain a note of casual quietness almost to the end. She was leaving for Meredith at six o'clock, and he was leaving for Florida at nine. They had lunch together and after lunch he drove her through pulsing streets to the comparative quiet of the apartment He looked anxiously at her. "What will you do between now and train time?" "Pack my simple wardrobe and address my last Christmas cards." "May I stick around? I swear I'll be quiet; I won't even kiss you un less you say I may," , it u : 1 it a fc i ,. X u He held her tighter. "Of course you may." It may be, she was thinking, the last quiei hour we'll evor have. . , . He found a magazine and pre tended to read It while she packed her bags. Two bags this time, be cause of Christmas packages! a tat angora sweater tor Pat, who has i passion for clothes as well as books; hand-t&llored pajamas of thick sill tor Jill, who would be assembling i trousseau of her own partlcula' kind; a lacy negllgeo tor Mllly whose great love and pet econom) was boudoir attire: silk stocking and a lurid scarf for Annie. She finished her packing an changed Into a tweed suit, then be gan on the Christmas cards. At five o'clock she pushed bac! her chair and Blake was beside hei Instantly. "Is it time for me lo go?" "I'm afraid It Is. Portor'll be hen In a few minutes." Suddenly she was crying; noise loss, racking sobs that shook then both. He held her tighter and felt hit own control going. "Caroll Oh, God. Carol, don't! I'll go haywire and take you awa If you do. Tell the world to go tc hell. Cnrol, I 1 can't stand It . , .' She grew very qulot "Sorry. Thai was the tonmle In me." She straight ened and smiled dimly. "Oo-7-qulck ly Blake." He turned and fumbled for th door, and almost lurched from the room. When Porter came twenty mlnutei later she bad herself completely In hand. "Come In. You're rlg.ht on the dot." (CcpyHahl, l9St, by dorian Stms) Tomorrow, rather surprlied St h.n.lf, Ctrol tfllli her brother Pet. ANTI-SEINING BILL ' RULED OFF BALLOT SALEM. Sept. 24. (AP) The antl Cohunbia river flan bill prohibiting use of Retries and fixd apparatus In salmon fishing will not be voted upon at the November election. The Oregon supreme court, In an opinion by Justice Oeorge Rosaman, reversed the decree of Judge Arlle .O. Walker and enjoined the secretary of state from placing the Initiative measure on the ballot. The suit wag brought by Attorneys Jay Bowerman, W. S. U'Ren and Ros coe Krler. through District Attorney W. H. Trtndle of Marlon county, al leglng false presentation In obtaining names to the Initiative petitions. SHERIDAN, Wyo Sept. 24 (AP) One man was killed and 13 persons were injured, none seriously, when a Burlington passenger train collided, head on with a "helper" locomotive near Wyola, Mont., 43 miles north west of Sheridan last night. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelop; for reply. Reg.'TJ. S. Fat. Off. ' V- .- ir. k, f-r.r'f mm Y1 re setus Leapt euus eY eoiRNiua caries,.. v& wrto$s Muster FeRTiuzeo weww? vjilp I VyUIXffl w' w Cvi if-- $UMl iflLJSk HAVE BH WRITTEN Fig I'ollrnlziittoii It was not until attempts were made to Introduce the Smyrna fig into California tunt tho strange pro cess necessary to the growth of cd- lblo figs or that variety first came to light. Late In the 1880's a San Francisco newspaper sent to Smyrna, for 14.000 fig cuttings and gave them to Us readers, believing that the closely similar cllmato In California would give the fruit Ideal growing condi tions. PlmUed throughout the warm sec tions of the state, the fig trees flour ished hut upon reaching the age of fertility their fruit was found to dry up and fall from the tree. The reason was a complete riddle for years un til a U. 8. department of agriculture , Investigator mode & trip to Smyrna to solve the problem. Here he found that the natives of the region never failed to plant outside their orchards a few caprlflg trees which bore an . Inedible, dwarf ed fruit. At certain times In the year, the natives gathered strings of the dwarfed flga and hung them on the cultivated trees "to ward off evil spirits." Upon observation, the Investigator discovered, that the wild figs con tained tiny Insects which flew to the cultivated trees and forced their en trance Into the young fruit. They bore a necessary pollen contained In tho wild fig that fertilized the cul tivated fig, allowing It to grow to full maturity. With the secret ut last known, wild fig trees wore transplanted to Cali fornia, where today the Smyrna fig grows In all its lusclousness. Fairy Tales Strange as It seems, the hand that rocks the cradle has never yet achieved any lasting success In writ ing tales for the nursery. Such great collections as "The Arabian Nights," "Sanaklrt Tales," the works of the Grimm brothers. Charles Perrault and Hans Anderson, all translated into the languages of almost every nation on earth, have never been approached In popularity by the efforts of any woman. Tomorrow: America's First "Best Seller." 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Sept. 34. (AP) A combination autogyro and auto mobile pattfcd a maker's tt auccens futlyat suburban Horaliam yesterday preparatory to Ita being turned over to the department of commerce. The ahlp, deelgned by A. E. Larson. c)iief engineer of the Autogyro Com pany of America, is little wider and longer than an automobile and ran be plared In an ordinary garage. It weighs 800 pounds. James Ray. vice-president .! the company. Mid the ship was designei bo ita owner might keep It In hia garage, drive it to an airport, take off, fly to hla destination and drive It right up to the door. The ship tiaa a top apeed of 100 miles an hour in the air and 35 to 30 miles on the road. Kay aald the "readable autogyro" could be produced In quantity to sell for les than 'J000. The original ship will cost the government 13.-500. Northwest Leads Railroad Pick-Up PENDLETON. Sept. 24. (AP) Al though rallrvnd lirtght and passen ger volume hnA lncreAped throughout the nation, the three northwest at te Oregon, Washington and Ida bo are the center of the most mark ed 'Improvement In the country, it vhs revealed here late yraKrditv by President Carl Or.iy of t he u nson Pacific syntom. Orny Hopped here briefly late yes terday afternoon enroute west. T '"''': ""' "i ri:ii.iiiiiii:ii:iiiiniii"" I 1...: ,,..-.!.. .j i . , l "llllllUtJ!i:i,il1'. ..Ai4 mUSTY'5 GMJl THIS WITH THE K IMG BIRD) K WAMT THE SHOPl ' foH.. M.STERY !!,.. MMM fRo.. N r(" p- ftPrriA. ..ANh RfttiTC it on to X Ito" cufc tuata M.-ruy A H Ififi'ilUHMl'11' V;,,. 5 WEBSTER'S CAREER Jnbez Thorpe's Story WURfteO.V JAftEI THORPE TOLD HG 0RV- I rVw NM.FE,A BEAUTIFUL EU6U,H CirQ I 1H VERV VJEE. 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