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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.
Reaming their giant hoax would
soon be dlacovered, the couple fled
to Spain. With the safe opened by
authorities' and found to be empty,
TAIXSPIN TOMMY The Department Investigates
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