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I PAGE TWO MEPFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MRDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1936. Bv GLUYAS WILLIAMS THE WORLD KEEPING DRY STRANGE A S IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address tb author, Inclosing s stamped envelope (or reply. Beg. V. B. Pat 08. WITH A FENC A Sew Nov! by Marian Stmt Ulmmor 44 DOCTOR'S HELP BLAKE) otared th offlca on 6at unlay morning Ilka a man who walks In all sleep. There wai a quick lifting of beada he entered the room; a wave of lympatby beat against him, and almost submerged him. If they knew, be thought, they'd despise me Instead. ... He smiled slightly In response to the welcome and let hit eyes more swiftly from one face to the otber. The sight of Carol'a face almost broke him. Me went to bis ofllce and at with his bead In bis bands, see ing her face and thinking, lo spite of himself, of the last three days. But not even pity or remorse could temper his lore for Carol. In stead of loving ber less, he felt as if their Joint knowledge and respon Iblllty bad bound them together lorever, and his hunger for ber was ilntolarable. I But be could not force himself inpoa ber yet; the memory of her borror was too fresh. He bad the reeling that the very sight of him Iwas unendurable to ber, and bis heart was racked by the thought of her, chained to her desk like a still, trapped animal. On a sudden Impulse he turned to the telephone and called Dr. Free man. "This Is Blake Thornton," ba said abruptly. "I wonder If I might talk to yon a few minutes?" "Yes, Indeed," Dr. Freeman laid promptly. "If you badn't called me I Intendod to call you In a day or jtwo." ! "What time would suit you!" 1 There was an Interval during 'Which Dr. Freeman consulted his - appointment book. . i "How soon could you get here?" i "In ten or fifteen rrlnutes." "Good. I'll see you then. I'm op erating at eleven." Blake, wondered, sitting In the luxurious waiting-room, what aort of man Freeman was, and how much he could expect In the way of un derstanding. He rose eagerly at the nurse's summons, and entered aa Immaculate consulting room. Dr, Freeman shook hands, and Blake liked the firmness and sure Bees of his grasp. Ha waa a big blonde man, with beautifully kept bands and a soothing manner that might bide a great deal ot force. "Sit down," ho said gravely. "That was a traglo buslnesr." Blake looked squarely Into his yea. "A lot mora tragic than you know. That'a what I wanted to talk bout" Freemau nodded and leaned back In his chair. "I knew, o. course, that there waa something back ot It. Her type usually clings to the last shred ot Hie, no matter bow muoh unhap Vlness It holds." Freeman'a quiet ton gave blm kope. He said bluntly: "I had Just filed suit for divorce: I managed to keep that out at the papers, I went down a week ago to ask her to divorce me." DR. FREEMAN nodded. Ha oould guess at a great deal more, He aid unexpectedly: "You're to blame, but not in the way yon think. Your fault goes back a great many years." Blake said defensively: "Yon mean In marrying her at allt" "No. That needn't have been dis astrous. Your mistake was to humor ing her; In not demanding more ot ber." Blake's mouth was thin. "I'm sor ry. I wasn't cut out tor a tyrant." "Oh, my God I" Freeman groaned. "There's a middle ground. And be sides, a woman ot ber type needs a tyrant: she should have married a Frenchman or a Spaniard. Ameri can husbanda ruin ber sort The Interview, Blake felt, was becoming Incredibly cold-blooded. Tbey were dissecting Irma like a pair of medical students. And then reason overrode bis reluctance. Wasn't this what be wanted: wasn't be fighting for his life? Freeman wont on. very gravely. "1 can guess, of course, what you must be going through, end I'd like to help you. Your responsibility for the trag edy Is not nearly ro direct aa you think. It lies mainly you'll torsive me. I hope In your wife's own char acter. As you probnhly know, she was at a time of Ufa which some times does strange things to women rartlcnlarly where there Is a ten dency to neurosis. Their vlowpolnt becomes distorted, and they exag. gerate every misfortune. A spoiled child who has neen disciplined sometimes resorts to the same, des perate means." Blake's anger faded and he felt a quick liking for the man who waa holding out a hand that might pull him from the depths In which be struggled. He said quietly: Washington CCC Sent To Bap.doTi BKUIrJOHAM, Oct a (AP) On re- quest of the regional office at Port land, Supervisor Thomas Burgeas of the Mount Baker national retreat ar ranged for 100 men from the CCC camp at Olacler, Whatcom county, to leave for Coqullle, Ore., late last night to fight fire. They left In threo buses followed by five trucks of sup plies and equipment. PUty CCC men from the Darrlngton camp were sent Sunday. Plan Debt Free County, WALLA WALLA, Oct J (API Plans to make Tvella Walla county tree of bonded lndbtdneaa In 1037 were announced by the board of com. miKiloners today. Only lin.ooo. held by the state, remain to bo taken up. Present warrant lndebtedneaa ap proximates 130,000, "Tbank yon very mocb. HI try ia remember that" Dr. Freeman was looking at bis beautiful bands. "How does the other girl feel?" Blaka'a bard-won composure was threatened. "She's - stunned. I'm afraid she sever wantg to see ma again." "Do you think she lovei youf" "1 tblnk so." He remembered ber parting words: I'll lie wltb you ev ery mlnutu If that helps any." Ha said In a surer voice; "I know she does." "Then bold on to her, lo spit of everything. Don't give In this time. If you want ma ta talk to her, I will," The offer waa generous, but ha doubted if Carol would aecept It Ha arid: "Thai.k you a thousand times. It I fall I may ask you to belp." But he could not imagine forcing or In fluencing ber decision: Carol waa not Ilka Irma. ON SUNDAY morning Cornelia telephoned Carol. "Can't you come out (or dinner to night? Mother and Dad ara Id New York and I want to make whoopee. I'll run over and get you about sev en." Carol's heart stopped tor a sec ond, because sh suspected Corne lia's Intention. But when they en tered Cornelia's beautiful living roam Carol saw that the room waa empty. They had cocktails, and eat down to a table that war laid tor two. She felt relieved, like a crimi nal wbo, knowing bis execution to inevitable, has been granted brief reprieve, When dinner was over Cornelia rose. Let's have coffee In the den, Oo on In while I speak to James," Carol'a breath caught I cantl sba almost screamed, and Instead turned silently away. Tbere was a log lira In the den. and Blake sat on a couch before the Ore, smoking. He sprang up aa the 'oor opened and tbey stood motion less, looking at each otber. She closed tbt door mechanically. Ha said awkwardly: "Cornelia was good enough to ask me to come. I hope you don't mind. ..." She toreed herself to speak stead ily: "No. We had to see each other and talk it out" She smiled a little. We alwaya seam to ba talking aomethlng out don't we?" Sbe did not dare alt bealda blm on tba coucb, so she took a big chair mat hair raced the fireplace. Ha of fered ber a clgaret and sbe accept ed It automatically, and notloed that his banda were shaking aa ha held the match (or her. Ke said haltingly i "I've been anx ious about you. Ara you all right?" "Yea. ... Ara you?" "I suppose so. I wanted to tell yon -not to work (or a while if yon didn't feel Ilka If Emotion distorted bar face (or the first time. "I didn't think I bad any choice. Unless of course you'd rath er I wouldn't" Ills voice broke. "Oh, Caroll Don't you know I want you tbere even It I can't say a word to you? Just know ing you're In the next room helps me to get through a day." 8be looked at the Ore. "I wonder It It does? I wonder It It wouldn't ba better for me to go away for good." Do you want to?" ba asked final ly. - I don't know. I suppose the courageous thing to do Is to stay if I can stand It" He felt a quick anger against ber because she seemed to misunder stand and to tall him so completely For God a sake don't make me feel like a jallerl If yon want to go. you know I won't try to stop you." Tha flare of anger burned out and the longing that succeeded It broke down bis restraint "Please sit by me," be said gently I won't touch yon unless you want me to. . . ." He told ber wbat Dr. Freeman bad said, and watched her anxiously tor a sign of relaxing tension. He said he'd be glad to talk to you If you cared to." he concluded. "No. I think I know already what he'd say." "And that doesn't make you toel any better!" Teara burned her eyee suddenly. "It ought to. After a while maybe It wlU. It's too fresh right now." He got up end stood on the hearth facing her. "Carol aren't you bs Ing what you've always despised: s sentimentalist? You're the most honest person I've aver known: think." (Copyright, I9J 1 IfartOM Slni Monday. Carel and Blake arrive at a dioltlen. Athletic Director Of Illinois, Dies CHAMPAIGN, III, Oct. 9. (AP) 0-.re Huff, 4, director of athletics at the University of Illinois for the Mat SS years, died today. Huff, one of the ptoneere In the development of western eontervnoe atllcties, waa operated lor a itom oh ellmant Saturday He Insisted on the atrlctest adher ens to ooiilerenee and iiutmi- r,,i.. and waa an unylslrtiftj toe of wsger- iiie- on louioeu gnes. New X-Ray Better CLEVELAND, O.. Oct. 3 (AP) A nw X-ray tube which makes nlcturea of the bones end organs ot the txxiy so dear that old X-ray pictures ap pear use me niurrea work or a not ice was ahown today befor the American Roentgen Kay aoclet. Phantom "Gold Brick" Perpetrator or perhaps the most dir. Ing swindle of all time, Mme. Hum bert Inaugurated the - astounding scheme with the aid of her husband. one day In 1883 she announced that Robert Henry Crawford, an American millionaire, bad left his entire for tune of $ao,ooo,000 to her, Accord ing to subsequent wllla, the securities and bonds were to be kept In tho possession of Mme. Humbert until ber younger sitter, Marie Daurlgnao, be came of age, when the forune would be distributed between Merle , and two of Crawford'a nephews. On the baals ot thla totally flotltloua story Mme. Humbert had authorities place a seal on her sate, suppoaedly con taining the fortune In bonds and se curities. Strange aa it aeema, the daring ad- ventureaa borrowed a total ot 140, 000,000 on the atrength of her atory over a period of 30 years. Finally, In 1003, after being put off again and again by the Humberts, panic-strick en oredltora demanded to have the safe opened. 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