NfEDFORD MATL TRTBUNTE, MEDFORD, OREGON". MONDAY. MAY 10. 1937.
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WHIRLWIND
ay GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX
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PAGE SIX
SXNUPSIS: A storm creates
and queer thtnos start happening
as Michael and t (Jim Welle)
reach his aunt's home, farrtnoton
Bluff, for a February weekend.
After a dismal dinner, tmooth
jude Bliruhop gete Mike alone in
(he game-room, and Gay Palmer,
Milee'e red-headed sueethcart re
tiree in a huff. The Skipper,.
Mike tall and tueedu younger
aunt, urges me to keep Mike and
Jude apart In the night, Mike
awaken me as a chimney crashes,
shouting that Jude and the Skip
per have disappeared. Martha
Farrington, the stout, Victorian
aunt, and the our ttrvantt gathtr
in the dining room.
Chapter Four
Into The Churning Surf
"VfOirRE rather damp yourself,"
Gay-said to Mike. "Do you take
trolls In February, tooj"
Right there I think it began to dawn
on Michael that the course of true
love can be lumpy. He stared at her.
"1 went down to see If the bridge
was all right."
"Without a coat?"
"In a topcoat It's raining. What
the devil"
But Gay turned her back on him
and asked me for a cigarette. She
didn't appear to enjoy asking me
"Klgglns says, sir, mat it ain't never
shot wind yet, but It might if you was
quick about It" William was grin
ning. Michael pocketed the gun and
opened the front door. A blast of icy
wind snd rain shrieked up to meet us.
"Keep the light ahead of you, Wil
liam." "Tel. sir. But don't you think If we
was to stand on the steps here and
flash it around, Miss Barbara might
see It ana sing out or bead In this
direction?"
. "No," said Michael.
There was something In his tone
that 1 didn't like, and neither did
William. His. "Yes, sir," was surly.
We started down the drive. That
night reminded me of one of m kid
nightmares in which the world came
to a sudden end with trees crashing,
nouses tumbling down, and souls in
long white nightgowns shrieking all
over. Aside from the chimney, the
house gave no signs of tumbling and
there were certainly no souls in evi
dence. But the old elms creaked and
clashed horribly; the rain came m
slashing torrents; and the roar of the
wind was both deafening and breath
taking. The light was of little use. for
it was impossible to see more than 10
feet ahead of you. No, there was no
contrsdlctlng Michael's statement that
nobody had gone out for a casual
stroll that night
We went down the drive rapidly,
fairly blown along by the wind at
our backs. The light disclosed nothing
but mud, water and broken branchea
We had a horrible picture of what might be lying at
the foot of those rocks.
either, but iho wasn't quit up to
asking Hlggim. My cigarettes, how
ever, were in my coat and my coat
was In my room. A few noun later
I might have dashed outside clad only
In my trousers, but at the moment 1
hadn't reached that stage, i made for
the door, and my example was fol
lowed by Hfgglns, Annie, and Cook.
I took one fleeting glance over my
shoulder as 1 went.
Gay was standing at the window,
her back to Michael, and poor Mike
was wearily trying to pacify M. Far
rington. 1 took the stairs three at a
time, one Idea bouncing about In my
head. Did Mike know anything about
this performance, and did his knowl
edge In any way hinge on his talk
with Jude? i remembered something
that caused me to sit down hastily
and hard the Skipper standing on
the stairs saying, "Keep him away
from Jude Blinshop. 1 count on you."
"Michael's voice cut short my ram
blings. "Are you waiting for warm
weather?"
At the foot of the stairs we found i
William in oilskins, armed with an,
enormous searchlight.
"Ready, sir," he said.
Michael looked at him. "Have you
got a gun?"
A gunP 1 echoed.
Michael snarled. "You've heard of
them? Well?"
William's mouth closed with a snap.
"No, sir," he said. "Begging your
pardon, we ain't likely to need It
However, Hlgglna "
"Then get it," ordered Michael
sharply.
As soon as the chauffeur's back was
at a safe distance, I delivered myself
of a few well chosen words.
"Look here. Mike, don't be a damn
fool. There's nothing to get so worked
up about. Probably"
"Isn't there? Ills volet, was savage.
"Well, get this. Those two women
didn't go out In this mess for their
health!"
The Gun Goes Along
I HAD an Inspiration. "Maybe Jude
got a call from home and asked the
Skipper to run her into town."
"Nobody went anywhere. That
bridge was down at 10 o'clock, be
cause i taw It."
Ten o'clock! "But you couldn't "
"But 1 did." he said, very quietly.
They mlKht be In the cellar"
"Sifting cinders? They're not We
looked."
William appeared, waving an effi
cient looking revolver.
At the toot of the drive a roaring cur
rent of water had entirely effaced the
little creek bed. The bridge was no
where In sight. Only a few broken
and twisted piles gave evidence that
It had ever existed.
Mike Drops Out Of Sight
MICHAEL cupped his hands and
roared, "Boathouse!"
But getting there was no easy mat
ter. Our way was up hill, over rocks,
and against the wind. It was slippery
and cold. Once William slipped and
nearly lost the light altogether. When
we reached the ropks overlooking the
beach, 1 made an ineffectual effort
to make myself heard above the din
The wet rocks sloped down smooth
and slippery as glass. 1 seized Mi
chael's arm.
"Go around!" J bellowed with every
bit of wind J had.
Michael's answer was to sit down
on the rocks and start to slide. 1 say
start because he sailed down the first
dip, landed on his feet, staggered, and
the next minute disappeared head
long Into the darkness Simultane
ously William's huge paw descended
upon my shoulder. He was dragging
me toward the path and the steps,
slipping and scrambling, more on
our hands and knees than otherwise.
A horrible picture of what might
be lying at the foot of those rocks
went with us. With the path came
sure footing and we fairly tore along,
but at the head of the boa thou ae steps
wt were stopped short Water was
beating against the top step.
Somewhere In that boiling mess was
Michael or what was left of him.
And the Skipper Something hard
and heavy was thrust into my hand.
The searchlight William was peeling
off his oilskins. 1 was hardly aware
of what he was doing before he had
again seized the light
"Coat!' he yelled. "Oftl Quick!"
1 wrenched myself out of It and
held the light for him. As fast as his
wet fingers would move, they tied the
coat and the oilskin together Signal
ing me to follow. William began to
edge himself out along the ledge of
rock that ran above the boathouse. I
followed him. Just beyond the boat
house he halted and signaled me to
throw the light out over the water.
For a second only churning surf
met our eyes and then something else,
something dark and bulky.
(Copyright. 1937 E$thr J yterj
A body Is found on the bluff, tomor
, row.
V.F.W.AUXILIARY
ESSAY WINNERS
Crater Lake Auxiliary, Veterana ot
Foreign Wara, through the courtesy
and co-operation of City School Su
perintendent K. H. Hedrlck and
County School Superintendent C. B
Bowman has been conducting an es
say contest tn the city and county
schools the past two months. Ihis
contest la nationwide and prelimi
nary reports show that 1O0.0O0 stu
dent from all faction of the coun
try entered the con tft whlrh wan
Included In the curricula of P
prosimateij 3000 school. 'Perma
nent reace for America' is the sub
ject of the etways.
The contest closed April 37 and
the local auxiliary will aend the two
winning fwtyi to the state essay
contest chairman of the department
of iregon. V. P. W. auxiliary by
June 14. Mrs. C. C. Murray. Mrs.
F. J. Newman and Mrs, Bert Uwrj
are acting as judges for the local
auxiliary Cah award of & and
250 will be given sa first and sec
ond prires to the local winners.
Winner of the first prlne in the
state will receive a suitable trophy,
characteristic of the organisation
and there will be also two medals
for second and third priws. The girl
or boy who wins the first priee of
the state wilt also be given free
transportation and all expenses paid
for one day at the state convention
at Astoria In July for the award ot
the trophy.
A gold medal. 9100, and a trip to
Buffalo via Washington. D I'.,
the time of the V F. W. national
enrsmpmen' Is the nsiionsl awsrd
offered mucr of fust place, becoud
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Mother's Day
Fast becoming one of the moat
widely observed cuAtoms In the world,
Mother'a Day brought candy, flowers,
telegrams and assorted glfta to mil
lions of mothers yesterday. To the
"Mother of Mother's Day," however.
It brought little more than disgust.
She Is Mlsa Anna Jarvls, the Phila
delphia spinster who founded the
observance of Mother's Day In 1907.
Observing the anniversary of her
mother's death on May 9, Miss Jarvls
was struck with the Idea of popular
ising a day set aside for ell mothers.
living and dead. Leading a move
ment In these channels, she succeed
ed In having congress pass a resolu
tion on May 10. 1913, commending
the observance of the second Mon
day of Mny as Mother's Day by gov
ernment departments. Now she looks
upon Mother'a Dny as a "rncket." he-
W tri
Ing vigorously opposed to what she
regards as the commercialization of
the memorial day. She Is quoted as
having aald a few years ago: "Moth
er'a Day began as a personal, family
and memorial day a day upon which
to show our gratitude for what our
mothers have done for us. But the
telegraph companies, with their ready
made greetings; the florists, with
their high-pressure publicity and ad
vertising campaigns; the candy man
ufacturers and others with something
to sell have made a veritable racket
of It. , . .
"Even a barber in my neU?hbor
hod has put a sign In his window.
'Get a shave Jind take a clean mug
home to mother.' "
Miss Jarvls Is said to have been
arrested for disorderly conduct at a
meeting of the War Mothers' asso
ciation In 102ft In which she pro
tested their adcpLion ot th? white
carnation as an emblem. Several bit
ter legal fights have been waged In
her attempts to win sole rights to the
name "Mother's Day" on the grounds
that she has It Incorporated. In
1934 she attempted to stop sale of
the Mother'a Day postage stamp.
Pious Pirates
Scourge of shipping and towns
along the coast of Spain and on the
Mediterranean from 1658 to 1684. the
pirate band under Le Sleur Raveneau
de LusAan became the veritable "bo
gle men" of their day. Yet, strange
as it seems, they hever once failed
to attend church services. De Lus
san retired from piracy and settled
down as a respectable citizen in 1684.
Tomorrow: fJrorgn VI Won't Wear
(he CriMvn:
national award Is a gold medal and
$60. Third prize, a gold medal and
as.
Announcement of the local wln
nera will be mnde shortly and also
the time and placo of the presenta
tion of the local prizes.
Use Mall Tribune want ada.
Apprentices Wanted
PORTLAND. Ore., May 10. AP
Stimulated building activity has cre
ated a demand for trained appren
tices, A. M, McLean, state supervisor
of apprentice training for the Port
land district, told the 36th annual
convention of the master plumbers'
association.
Wrfrt NEWSPAPER,
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WIWCE6, AS FROrtfDDOR
SlflMS BEHiNP JUNIOR WHO
HA$ RUSHED IN fO 6Ef HIS
BRSEBflU BAf
THERE T01A0W IN UUltK' SUC
CESSION SLUMS OF COBf CL05I1'
T60R, BEPR00MDOOR .STORE
ROOM DOOR AND CEllhR POOR-
ASJUNlOR LOOKS TOR HIS BAT
5H0U6 TOR PMV'S SPXE POH'T'
SIAM fiHOTvtER DOOR, BUf
IS TOO LAfE , FRONTDOOR
SURMMIN6 SM AS JUNIOR
RUSHES OUT"
WIPES BROW, picks UPHtwK- At THIS MOMENT JUNIOR T0KES
paper and Tries To rela heap in a6 ain To spy he found
HIS BAT IN THE 6ARA6E, MP
IS OFF A&AlrJ, FNONTDOOR
CLOSING Wlfn A FINAL SLAM
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S 'MATTER POP
By 0. M. PAYNE
First Flood District
SALEM, May 10 (AP) Residents or
Fairfield. 16 miles north of here,
formed the Ditmars Bend District
Improvement company, forming the I
first corporation to sponsor a flood;
control project in the Willamette val-
ley under the enabling act passed by i
the last legislature. I
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