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PACE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTXE, MTIDFORD. OTiEOON, FRTD'AY. MAY. 7, 1937. C3UDDGD THE FAMILY ALBUM ENDING THE DAY By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tar further proof address the author, lncloato atomped anrelopa for reply. Bee. V. 8. Pt Off. 6UWM wiiuarlS on the niunv :r.Z&0: StNUrStH: AfWfwel tan..... ton and 1 (I'm Jim Wells) start a tmalt apartment in Wew York. February hie two aunt inufte u to Farrinpton Bluff for a week end because the Skipper (his younffer aunt) is not well and need company Mike takes along Gay Palmer, his red-haired heart interest, and toe reach the little island estate at niahtalL The Skipper, tall, square and mannish, looks etartiingly gray and worried. Martha Farrlnaton, the smalU stout, rather prudish aunt, is as Victorian and correct as ever. The wind shrieks as we go upstairs to change tor dinner. Chapter Two Jude Gets Mike Alone '"pRUE to the Skipper's hint, Jude BMnshop put in an appearance at dinner, but the meal was not much jof a success. The atmosphere was pe icullar. For one thing, the conversa tion was too free and easy for an M. jFarrlngton function. Not once did Hike have occasion to kick my shins under the table as I hovered on the brink of a slip. Not tonce did M. Farrlngton edge him Into an exclusive conversation with Jude jBllnshop or suggest that he must show the child the conservatory di rectly after dinner. And not once did the Skipper so much ar chuckle dur ing the entire meal. .tier's strenuous objections, be , caused feline arias to mingle with the general uproar, miss larringion sat bolt upright at a discatet distance from the 'fire, while the two girls were arrayed on the davenport and the Skipper and 1 took our stand beside Michael. The stage was set, but the lines were sadly missing. Ex cept for the wind and the cat, silence and plenty of It pervaded the Far rlngton library. "Higglns," said Michael, manfully venturing into the void, "you don't look up to scratch. Getting lum bago?" Everyone turned eagerly to Hlg gins. The man did look ill. as a mat ter of fact. That he should rattle a coffee cup was a situation in Itself. We all braced ourselves for a good rousing discussion of his ailments but Higglns had other plans. "1 feel very fit, Mr. Michael," he said, looking If anything a little worse, and promptly withdrew. At this point the Skipper's foot hit the log a resounding whack and she began to chuckle. "Give it up. Mike. Even Hlggtns can't stand the lift. Take all these kids into the game-room and liven them up. Martha and 1 need a nap." None of us hastened to point out that this was hardly the hour for napping. Michael rose with alacrity releasing Christopher. "Skipper," he said, "you're always right" And Informing Gay that ahe would mold If she sat there another moment, he steered her from th room, leaving me to follow with Jude 'Well, Don Juan, I suppose there's some reason for this stupid stunt?" ' It hu since occurred to me that the disappointing flatnesa wai due to the absence of the spirit cf chaie. We were keyed up for a contest that never transpired. 1 caught myself re calling M, Farrington's campaign for Tessie Appleton almost wistfully. That had been a weekend! And with Mary Gould Well, certainly the old lady was losing her grip. Jude Blinshop, by the way, de serves a word or two of description. Although I hadn't seen her In some time, she and 1 had been very fond of each other once in the dim, dark past One of those sleek, slender girls for whom the collegiate world has coined the word smooth. Her hair was very dark, combed straight back and caught low on her neck Her eyes were an amazing btuo, matched ex actly this evening by her Mown. Her dark clear-cut profile gave a sug gestion of aloofness and indifference. Beside her Gay Palmer looked pudgy, cherublo and thoroughly in significant But not to Michael's way of thinking. Since his first pair of long pants, Mike had never suc cumbed to elude's charms a situa tion that had always been quite agreeable to me. Co tree in the library proved an even more dismal affair. We had by that time pretty well exhausted our stock subjects of conversation the respective healths of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Blinshop. M. Farrington's cat, and the Skipper's dogs not to mention the severity of the winter and the spring repairs. We had also discussed Michael's social, activities to date, (he condition of! my present novel, the reception of the previous one, Jude's opinion of I Florida, and Gay's longing to live In England. I The library did not share the dln-Ing-rnorr.'i sheltered position, and the howl of the storm was painfully audible. Matters were decidedly at a standstill when Higglns appenred with the coffee. The Stage Is Set fICHAEL had taken possession of il Christopher, the repulsive Per sian cat that occupied the place of honor In the heart of Martha Far rlnfiGn. Seating himself calmly on the lender, quite unmindful of Chris- The arrangement suited me to thi ground. The Skipper having yawned In my face and declared that shf loathed both table tennis and bil liards, 1 said goodnight to M. Farrlng ton and eagerly did my duty. My exhilaration was short-lived. The It brary door was scarcely shut behind us when Jude dropped my arm, "Jimmie." ahe said In a low voice "1 want you to do me a favor." a Must Speak To Mike' I HAD once been In love with the girl and 1 hadn't forgotten. "Anything at'alL Jude." "Well, pigeonhole Gay for half an hour, will you? 1 must spent to Mike, and It's a little awkward for ma under the circumstances." "Why certainly. When? Now?" "If you don't mind. Thanks. Jim." And we entered the game-room. Gay and Michael were already seated with their backs to us, and it took no keen eye to sea that they ware neither Interested In billiards nor anxious for our company. 1 looked uncertainly at Jude, but she had turned away and was toying with a billiard cue. Well, i waa playing marbles when my elders plowed through the Argonne, but 1 have my Hunting Instincts. I marched up to Gay and hauled her unceremoniously to her feet. "Palmer," 1 announced, "unless J demonstrate to you Immediately the glories of M, Farrington's roses, there will be fell consequences." "Hey" began Michael but J yanked Gay through the door. It is satisfying to carry off a situ ation, but 1 realised the moment we were in the hall that the situation had barely begun. Gay seated heraalt on the stairs. "Well, Don Juan." she started. MX suppose there's some reason for this stupid stunt?" Not a very good beginning. 1 didn't Improve things any. Gay, tt appeared, had heard of Jude Blinshop. She had also heard of M. Farrington's Indoor sport, and Jude's evident attractions failed to soothe her. (Copyright, JJJT. Either TyUr) Jude and the Skipper disap pear at the height of the storm, Monday. GENERAL RELIEF 0ALEM. Ore., May 7. UP) The number of persons receiving general relief a 1st nee In Oregon decreased 18.8 per cent in March over th pre vious month, Stale Relief Director Elmer R. Ootid y rr ported to the state budget department today. The total number of persons re ceiving all types of a&Altunce de creased 0 6 per cent during March the report continued, because old age lnslstance Increased 1.7 per cent and aid to the blind (Increased 6.1 per cent. The number of persons wit reduced from 60.843 tn February to 46.U07 In March. These were listed tn 24.044 caw of which 63 9 per cent were family cases. Cloudy stated the financial obliga tion during March for the three pro grams was 6404.993 Of this amount 43.1 per cent was for general relief. 63.1 per cent (or old age and 18 for aid to the blind. The total financial obligation waa reduced but 1.1 per cent the past month. AUTO VICTIM HELD E Joseph Prank Dell. 63, was being held In the city Jail today charged with drunkenness following an acci dent at Central avenue and Main street Wednesday night which sow Dell knocked to the pavement by an automobile driven by John A. Adam cyke, of route 1. According to a police report, Dell walked directly In front of the car. which waa traveling between five and eight miles an hour. He waa taken to a hospital In an ambulance, and later lodted tn Jail when It a dis covered the extent of Injuries was a broken noae. Dell, city police say, has been liv ing In Medford the paat MvnU months, and has been In Jail before on drunkenneas charges, police state Dell claims he ha been sleeping in boa-cars Closing time for Too Late to C.as aity Ads U 1:10 p. tn. Moe 3 MATCHES rSHprMeoMW- B .ftcrtef'BEjeMHlWft MUST fORMirtE'SiPe -Solution iomorroti- CM Kffl FOR 2fr HOURS ftriCK m& RerTll.H6hP CUTOFF Mi JL IrlaPtflft Wte UVlbUlfAOlrSLV crepACfiNDiofiife if QMS hfTSR , He was pew 1te KING'S HORSES, r 16 feTe Ate CORONfflioH, gowftRP I, of inland, 3Tt?eeTs of lotion,,, fV5 KloHTrW. CMNcKm mmJ7 mm 'APER D6WN.YAWKS AWO Stt lEfi 60 1b BCD 3l'Mrf5b6l'UP BOf KffttS BACK AS Wirt MORMURS WAlfliUSHE TlNISHES '('HIS CHAPTER WOKS 1rlRMJ6H PAPER 1b SEE irfrirRE IS ANV? 1rlN6 HE MISSED WIFE CLOSES BOOK MS SAYS SHE'S READY JOSf AS HE 6E5 !) MIDDLE Of POLVflCAL CTnbjyAi, finishes rf and 6eis UpnseovEpiNj-frWf wife has be&uN o wihd hawk of yarn by 1rlE -Time she has wound k op, he has Taken down roller shade lb see Why i 80ENW0RK Rl&Hf FlE& ROLLER SHADE, wife who did Nif "Think het) be so hoick hayihs mf anwhile be&uk anoiher Chapter EVENlUftLLY HUSBAND awd wife HAPPewN6 0 CONCLUDE "THEirr ACf- ivifiES M we same Time GEf lb BED 5-1 (Ooprrltht, 1WT, by Ths Bill gyadlcat,, Inc.) 8 'MATTER POP . lue Oliosi Candidate On a tombstone marking a grave in an humble Lancaster, Pa, cemetery are the following word: "I repose in thl quiet and secluded spot, not from any preference for solitude, but finding other cemeteries limited by charter rules as to race, I have chos en It that X might be enabled to Il lustrate in my death the principles which I have advocated through a long life the equality of man before hla Creator." This epitaph, composed by Thad- deus Stevens, who rests underneath it, well shows the character of the man who so won the affections, of hla neigh bora that thoy actually elected him as a candidate for congress of the United States after ne waa dead. Three times elected to congress from the county of Lancaster, be be came one of the leading membera of the house. The news of his deatb in Washington, D. C, on August 11, 1668, came as a blow to his home community. The Republican prima ries were scheduled for the following Saturday, August 15. Pennsylvania's county committee pondered the problem of a substi tute candidate for the dead man No one they could think of came within any degree of the popularity held by Stevens. The chairman came to a decision. His recommendation read: "As a fitting tribute to the memory of our most able and dis tinguished champion of freedom and Justice, the unanimous vote of the party be cast for the name of Thad deus Stevens In the ensuing primary meeting, and that arrangements be made later for filling the vacancy." Lancaster's citizens lauded the sug gestion. When the primary votes were counted, every one hed been cast for a corpse, that of Thaddeus Stevensl- The King's Horses London let down Its hair and went wild for the coronation of Edward I and Eleanor of Caatlle on August 3, 1373. Huge cooking sheds in the yards of the royal palace dispensed food to the entire populace, fountains and conduits flowed Gascon wine In place of water and wealthy persona stood at their windows showering gold and silver to the crowds. To top It oil off, the king had 800 horses turned loose In the streets. Each horse became the property of the person who caught it. PADDLING PRINCIPAL ' RESTORED TO OFFICE .PORTLAND, Ore., May 7. (P) The school board of the Holbrook dis trict unanimously restored Earle E. Helnhart, principal, to hta position last night after a mass meeting to connlder hla resignation, given af ter he had been convicted in court of paddling a pupil and bruising him. The action followed a brief discus sion during which Roy E. Cannon, county school superintendent, plead ed for harmony among factions Relnhart returned to his office today. 4- Oland experiment have been car ried on at San Que n tin prison. Cal . wince 1908. Oclis' Widow Dies NEW YORK, May. 7. (p) Mrs. Adolph Ochs, widow of the puollaher cf the New York Tlmea, died suddenly today at ner home "HUlandale" In White Plains. She sufferea a neart nttack a short time ago and her 1eath cump a little more than two years after her .husband died at Chatta nooga, Tenn., April 6, 1935. By 0. M. PAYNE W6it-oww r 5.. 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