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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. HfEPFOTtD, OREGOy. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1936
THE WORLD-
WITH A FENCE
A New Novtl by Marion Sims
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BrrtOPSlB: Carol Torrance ham
aone home from Atlanta tor ChrieU
mat: ehe iuet hat told her brother
Pat about her love tor Blake Thorn
ton, her employer And Blake te on
hie way to Florida to try to per
euade hie neurotio.eelfleh wife Irma
to dlvoroe him eo he may be tree to
marry Carol. Blake hopee Irma lotU
tree htm eince their life together
hae been a decade ot traveety. But
: Carol ie pretty euro Irma Kill try
to maintain her hold, rithough ehe
earee nothing tor Blake,
Chapter It
BEFORE THE BATTUE
BLAKE lay In hla berth and tossed
Impatiently, cursing the hours
that lay between him and bis battle
with Irma. He planned his attack
with care, and hoped fervently lor
enough self-control to carry him
'through the ordeal with dignity.
Irma wonld probably storm and
weep; It was (or him to keep his
temper and his poise.
He tried to guess a, her reaction,
to prepare an answer (or any argu
ment or Justification she might of
ifer, and saw the hopelessness of the
attempt. He bad humored her so
long, had (or the sake of peace
given In so completely to her
whims, that her attitude was un
predictable. Be had no key by which
to read her now.
The train roared through a night
that seemed to have no end. When
the train stopped at Intervals the
(Hence was thick and warm and
threaded with a snore from the op
posite berth. He swore beneath his
breatb and snapped on the light
above his head. If be could not sleep
be could perhaps read. '
But the printed words had no
meaning. He tried an article on
"Our Neglected Frontier," and dis
carded It (or a story In the same
.magazine. The story was drab and
formless and wholly uninteresting
and he threw It angrily aside, won
dering why the "literary" maga
zines were so averse to grace or
color In their writing. There was
drama In the upper strata at well as
the lower ones look at Carol and
himself, he thought but the (act
that they were articulate and (airly
solvent seemed to put them beyond
the pale.
Ha tamed off the light and
elosed bis eyes again, and Carol
came at once to him in the dark. He
lay still and remembered her: the
lear steadiness ot her eyes and
the humorous twist of her beautiful
mouth. He remembered bow her
hair felt to his linger: thick and
abort and crisp, like a boy's.
Her body was boyish too. He won
dared suddenly If she would want
children, and knew Instinctively
that she woulc. Her personality
would not depend (or Ita fulfillment
upon maternity, but ber curiosity
and her zest for living were to great
for ber voluntarily to miss that ex
perience.
He fell asleep just at dawn, and
slept uneasily (or three or (our
hours. When he woke he wsa at
least able to say to hlmseK: today
I'll see her and perhaps know the
answer. Porhape. Or perhaps irma
would vacillate and put him off, feel
ing a sadist's pleasure In prolong
ing his quivering uncertainty.
The dsy wore on, and he found a
sort of respite In the mechanics of
arriving at his destination; In
changing trains and eating break
fast and lunch, in watching the
country take on color and warmth
with the mllos. The miracle of a
summer that bad come In the night
i moved him greatly, and he longed
to share the miracle with Carol.
His love for her had deepened bis
own awareness of beauty and ugli
ness, of Joy and pain, and a sensa
tion shared with her was a sensa
tion doubled In Intensity. He was
glad now that he had taken the
train Instead ot driving; he bad
not only escaped the physical strain,
but night had blanketed the monot
ony of south Georgia and northern
Florida and he had waked to
bright new world.
MARSTO.V, trim and neat; bright
with the conviction of return
ing prosperity and a bumper crop
iO( tourists. He went to a commer
cial botel because he could not bear
the Idea of sleeping under the same
roof with Irma.
His heart was boating thickly
and be knew that he was suddenly
afraid. Tbls would make Irma an
gry, even though he had prepared
the way by a curt note about an Im
portant matter he wanted to discuss
with hor -a note that deliberately
omitted even the emptiest and most
casual terms of endearment.
He had a bath and changed Into
light clothes, then telephoned her
hotel
"Irmaf he said abruptly when
he had reached her. "This Is Blake."
"Well (or goodness' aakel" Her
voice waa puizled and fretful.
"Where cn earth are yon?"
At the Melton Hotel. I got tn
about an hour ago."
, "Why didn't you come out here?"
"I thought, under the circum
stances, I'd better stay here. Will
you be In this evening?"
She said Impatiently: "What
under the sun's the matter with
you, Blake? Ton sound as If yon
were drunk."
Her Impatience supplied the stim
ulus be needed. If she had been
sweet and eager he would have fal
tered and tried U. soften the blow
if It was a blow! but now he felt
merciless. Irma had helped him
again without meaning to. He
laughed shortly.
"I was never soberer In my life.
When can I see you after dinner?"
Irma'a bewilderment deepened,
and for the first time her com
placency was pierced with dread.
Blake sounded well, strange and
tar away. He had gone to another
hotel and now he was asking for an
interview as If he had never seen
her. Her voice was suddenly shrllL
Blake, what's happened V She
repeatedly frantically: "What's the
matter with you?"
"I'm trying to make an opportu
nity to tell you, but not over the
telephone. Bball I come out after
dinner or shan't I?"
"But why not come to dinner?
Or-let me have dinner with you?"
He could not bear the emptiness
of the amenities with her, or run
the risk ot being enmeshed even
for an hour in the terrible, invisible
strands of habit. He could not re
sume (or a minute his conjugal rela
tion; not -while bis ueart and soul
and body were filled with the mem
ory of CaroL He said steadily:
"I'm sorry. This Is not exactly
dinner table conversation." He
knew her to be entirely capable o(
a public scene. "We'd better talk It
over in private."
' Her dread and her cur'-jslty won
out. She said plaintively: "All right.
If you Insist. I had an engagement
tor the evening but I'll break It."
He smiled grimly. "Please dont
do that on my account. I can wait
until morning." He knew very sure
ly that her "engagement" was the
Inevitable bridge game, and that
she would not rest until she heard
what he had to say.
"Don't be silly." fine was trying
now to be coy. "Why shouldn't I
break an engagement for my own
husband?" .
Ob Ood, he prayed silently, don't
let her start that. He said formally:
"Then I'll come about half-past
eight if that's convenient."
"Ot course It Is." She hesitated.
"Come straight to my room if you
like. Pour-twenty-eight."
"Thank you. I will."
He replaced the telephone and
realized as he turned away that the
palms of his bands were icy.
SAFETY PIN REMOVED '
FROM BABY'S THROAT
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 26 (AP)
Kenneth Roger Ogden, age 3
months, appeared little the worse to
day after surgeons removed an open
safety pin from his throat. The Cas
tle Rock,
Pendleton by car and rushed here by
plane yesterday. Hospital attaches
said he would remain under observa
tion a few days but tbat no further
trocble waa .jxpected. '
WINDOW GLASS we sell window
glass and will replace your broken
windows reasonably Trowbridge Cab-
Wash. Infant waa taken to' ln.it works
OREGON INCOME TAX SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
UULLtWIUNS JUMP'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (AP)
The bureau of Internal revenue said
today Oregon income tax collections
for the period, September 1 to 21 In
clusive, 193S. totaled 4888.513, com
pared with M0.179 for the corres
ponding period a year ago.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS'
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Beg. IT. 8. Tat. Off.
IRMA put down thu receiver and
stood motionless, staring straight
ahead. For the first time In eleven
years the glass case In which she
bad shut herself from the needs and
wishes of others was cracking. She
saw Blake dimly, It was true as
an Individual and not as ber bus
band and provider. What under
heaven could be want with ber: to
say perhaps tbat his business bad
failed? But she remombered his tell
ing her that there had been an Im
provement . . .
A hint of the truth crept towards
her and she crushed It benoatb ber
heeL Jlake couldn't have fallen tn
love with another woman; be was
definitely not the typo for that. You
dldn t live with a man for eloven
years without knowing whether you
could trust him. Hor jwn tempera
ment was too cold for her to Imagine
a love that defied one's own wishes
and soruples: It you tell In love
you did It because you wanted to,
She picked up the telephone to
break her bridge engagement and
slowly replaced the receiver. Should
she tell Mrs. Francis that ber bus-
band waa in town? Mrs. Francis
would be sure to learn that Blake
was staying elsewhere; the woman
knew everything.
No, she would wait until she had
heard Blake out and brought him
once more under control. Then she
could be llht and arch about bis
coming and bis departure. Business,
you know. . . . January is a terrible
month for him. He Just wanted to
see me. , , ,
8he took up the receiver again
and called Mrs. Francis. A alluht
headache . . . nothing serious, but
she thought It best to go to bed Im
mediately after dinner. . . , Tomor
row night, she hoped. . . .
She turned from the telephone to
her mirror and studied her face care
fully. There was time for an appli
cation of her beauty mask treat
ment, she decided.
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And tomorrow,
th truth.
Blaka tolls Irmt
NEW LEGION CHIEF
ADVISES AGAINST
SCATTERING FIRE
CLEVELAND. Sept. 3. (AP) The
American Legion's faat-graying war
veterans deployed homeward today,
leaving thlr newly-elected national
commander. Herry w. Oolmery ol
Topeka. K., to promote their alma
and ideals until the Una forms next
year on New York's riftb avenue.
Delegates beard Colmery conclude
their convention yoaterday with a
declaration that the Legion should
keep within the confines of lt own
program, that -tha ruination of vol
unteer organizations cornea when
they try to abrogate to themaelvei
the solution of all tte moral, social.
religious, and economic problems of
the American civilization."
A 39-year-old toll-styled "butter
milk pastor." Dr. Bryan N. Kaathlev
of Mineral Wells. Texaa. declared In
an Interview lut nl(jht that, as the
Legion's new national chaplain, one
of his major objectives would be u
combat elbow-bending at veterans'
conventions.
"I do not think the problem can
be solved by a dlrert reform method
and by continually referring to the
alcohol evil," said Dr. Keatliley. who
win maxa a nation-wide tour of Le
gion departments. 'Initead. I will
address the spiritual value, overcom
ing evil with good."
He explained: "At Legion conven
tion In Texas I have often sat
around with the boya. They had
theirs' and I drank my buttermilk.
FLOWERS TOR Tilt IM1IIS
The nubile la Invited Rat and Sun
to attend the opening of Tne Meyer
ureennousee. At the old Rogue Val
ley Greenhouses. Wfl Tranquette Ht
DUN 810HTS to fit all nuns. Slm
Pros, 23 H. ru. duns re-bored.
Itlver Touchdown
Harry Hughea Is now serving his
38th consecutive year as football
mentor at the same school Colorado
State,
At the time of hla remarkable
touchdown In 1D04. football rules al
lowed the offensive team to recover
Its own punts over the goal line.
Playing halfback tor Oklahoma uni
versity, Hughes sent a long splrallng
punt soaring over the opponents'
gal line and sprinted down the
field In en attempt to recover It.
The ball feu In midstream of a small
river which lay several yards In back
of the goal line, without halting
In hla stride. Hughes dived after the
slippery pigskin, and succeeded In
grasping It for one of-the strangest
scores In all football history a
touchdown In a river.
Oddly enough, the name of the op
posing school was KINGFISHER col
lege I
LouUbourg
For more then loo years, English
Harbor. Nova Scotia, was a simple.
Bleepy village, chiefly populated by
English flahermen but It waa dea
tined for stirring times.
Under the treaty of Utrecht in
1713, Cape Breton, on which the vil
lage wsa situated, became a French
possession, while Arcadia end New
foundland were ceded to Great Brit
ain. Aa a result, a large portion of
the French Inhabitants of Newfound
land and Arcadia moved - to Engllan
Harbor' and, changing lta name to
Loulsbourg In honor of Loula XIV,
King of France, laid down the doun
datlona of a good. sized city.
Selected as an Ideal site for a
Frelich stronghold In the New World,
a massive fortress, two and one-half
miles In circumference, was erected
at a cost of (10,000,000.
With France and England at war
In 1749, siege was laid to tbe sup
posedly Impregnable fortress by New
England troops which ended in the
city's capitulation. Returned to the
French by the treaty of Alx-la-Cha-pelle
In 1748, the fortlftcatlona were
considerably strengthened, but with
another war on between France and
England, Loulsbourg was once more
captured through siege In 1768.
Shortly after thla the great, fortress
waa destroyed, leaving only the bomb
proof shelters which still exist.
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