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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBTjyTE, 'NfEDFOTlP, OREO OX. RFNDAT. JULY 11. 1337
PA G J TEN
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
EATING OUT
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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SYNOPSIS: Kay Crandm of
the Lazy Nine surprises a des
perate young man about to set a
forest fire. Ted Gaynor convinces
her he it no firebug and that this
U hit first attempt an aim to get
a fire fighting Job and buy food
for hit mother and titter. Kay
offert him a place in her outfit,
Tom Runyon, the fire patrol,
rido up, and Kay hat to use her
Witt to thield Ted from Runyon't
suspicion. Riding home a ions,
Kay sees smoke, and races on to
discover her ranch houte and
barn hopelessly lost to the tames.
Seth Jordan, her faithful fore
man, has saved the desk with the
insurance papert.
Chapter Five
Come To The Flying Six
HOW Kay lived through the
next few hours she never
quite knew. After the arrival of
the truck, everything seemed to
happen all at once. Babs came
home, accompanied by Josh Has
tings, owner of the Flying Six, and
his daughter Ruth, Babs' chum
and inseparable companion.
As she was soothing Babs,
whose 10-year-old courage was
temporarily eclipsed by the enor
mity of this disaster, Kay sudden
ly looked up to And Josh Hastings'
eyes fixed on her with a peculiar,
enigmatic stare. He quickly avert
ed his gaze.
' When Babs was Anally calmed
down, and had gone off with Ruth
to inspect the charred ruins from
a safe distance, Josh Hastings took
Kay's hand in his possessively.
"It's a burning shame for you
to have this happen, Kay."
In spite of the emotional strain
phe was under, Kay was quick to
detect the note of hypocrisy in his
tone. She looked up at the florid
face and china blue eyes of her
nearest neighbor, and it seemed
as though his real thoughts were
written all over him.
A small whirlwind was giving her an impulsive
hug. "Please say 'yes,' Sis.1"
He wasn't sorry this had hap
pened! He was glad, because he
hoped that now Kay would be
forced to do what he had been
urging ever since her father died.
From the first, he had been deter
mined that Kay should sell out to
him, and he had lost no opportu
nity to discourage her and drive
home his point
Kay's eyes narrowed as she
drew her hand away.
"It's bad. of course. But I'm In
i sured, so I can build again and
carry on."
To her surprise, a gleam of tri
umph flashed in his eyes. He start
ed to say something, then didn't.
"I expected you to say that." He
smiled tolerantly. "It's foolish, but
this is no time to talk business,
-ou must come and stay with us
until you decide what to do."
"Thank you, but I'd better stay
here. I think." Kay tried to soften
her refusal with a smile, but an
ugly look flashed in Hastings' eyes
at her answer. It passed so quick
ly, that Kay couldn't be really
aure that she had rightlv Inter
preted his expression. When he
spoke again, he used the same note
of patronizing tolerance.
'Just as you say. But I don't see
exactly how you're going to man
age." He glanced significantly at
the smouldering ruins. "At least,
Jet Babs come back with us for a
few weeks. That would suit Ruth
and me down to the ground "
Babs Does Some Coaxing
t'AY hesitated. She hated accept-
Ing favors from him, but it
would certainly be a lot easier to
have Babs away just now. Babs'
friendship with Ruth put it on a
alightly different basis, and yet
That's awfully good of you,"
ahe temporized, "but "
"What's good of him, Sis?" Kav
Itarted, as Babs' voice broke In oh
ins
GUESTS OF CONG, in
Hv Jim Elliott
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6
(Special Correspond ence.) We frot up
About 8:30 ft. m. on th 6th, berausr
my patrol waa on K P. duty. After
breakfsst wt fixed our tent or in
spection and worked around (or moat
of the morning. Alter church
visited the Arlington cemetery and
aw the Le marulon and the tomb of
the unknown soldier. We aw the
guftrd charm at the tomb.
2a the evening we itw tin lire-
her, and the next minute, t small
whirlwind was giving her an im
pulsive hug. "Is he asking us to
stay at the Flying Six? Please say
yes,' Sis! Please!1'
Ruth's voice joined In the plead
ing, and Kay looked doubtfully
from one eager face to the other,
as she tried to decide.
"Please, Sis!" Babs repeated,
pushing back her blonde curls and
winking at Ruth to egg her on to
join in the coaxing. "Where could
we stay, anyway? '
"I'm going to stay In one of the
cabins,' Kay answered, with sud
den decision. "But if Mr. Hastings
and Ruth would really like to
have you, you can go back with
them for a little visit."
"Whoopee!" Babs and Ruth
both broke into a triumphant
shout, then Babs' eyes suddenly
clouded. "But Sis, wouldn't you
rather have me with you? I wish
you'd come, too!"
"Perhaps she will, yet." Josh
Hastings' tone seemed to imply
something.
"I'm afraid I'll be too busy," Kay
answered. "I'm going to start re-,
building at once?'
The smug skeptical smile Kay
had noticed before passed over
Josh Hastings' mouth.
"I'll be going in to Red River
tomorrow, to see about the insur
ance," Kay went on, bravely ig
noring his implied doubt of her
program, "ana " she broke off
short, and pointed down the road.
"What's that coming?"
The others followed her gaze.
Aunt Kate Rolls In
"T OOKS like Jennings' liverj
L' team." Josh Hastings scruti
nized the oncoming buckboard, en
veloped in a cloud of dust.
"But who could it be?" Even ai
she voiced the question, a dread
suspicion flashed into Kay's mind,
and she started to run down the
road. This would be the last straw,
if she was right, she thought, as she
topped a rise and scanned the ap
proaching vehicle. She saw thai
her worst fear was realized.
? 1
By the time the buckboard cams
up, the others had joined her, and
Aunt Kate was waving them a
smiling greeting.
"I felt so much belter, I flggered
I'd come on and surprise you," she
called cheerily. Another moment,
and the buckboard topped the rise,
opening up a full view of the
smouldering ruins.
With a sinking heart, Kay tried
to answer Aunt Kate's flood of
horrified questions. What could
she do now? This last complica
tion was just one too many!
As though answering her
thought, Josh Hastings stepped
forward, and smilingly extended
his invitation to Aunt Kate.
Kay felt as though a trap from
which there was no escape was
closing around her, as she listened
to Aunt Kate'a voluble thanks and
acceptance.
"That's mighty neighborly of
you, Josh Hastings," she quavered,
"and we'll all be right glad to
come."
"I'm not coming, Aunt Kate, but
it will be fine for you and Babs
to go." Kay steeled herself to meet
her aunt's piercing black eyes with
firm determination. For all the old
lady's 77 years, she had a strong
will of her own.
"Tut, tutl Of course you're com
ing," she snapped. "What'll you do
here, with a parcel of men, and
no place to sleep?"
"I'm going to fix Up one of the
cabins." Kay gratefully turned to
Seth who came up just then to
join them, and put a hand on hi
arm to steady herself. "The bunk
house and the boys' mess shack
art all right," she went on. "I'll
eat with them until I get mv own
housekeeping going. So there's
nothing to worry about."
(CopvrijM. HS1, Jarte it Serwud)
Tti ilsynor tliows up, tomorrow,
and bucks up Kay't utclnr iplrlts.
works which the government put on
(or the celebration. It waa quite a
spectacle We then walked the mile
and a half to camp, going noon to
bed.
ThU morning wo stayed tn camp
and cleaned up. After lunch we got
m a btis as guests of Cortfirpssmad
Molt. o( Oregon. We vlalted th sen
ate and house in enion and then we
went to the coiuresslonsl library and
aaw the original constitution and
declaration of Independence. We
then went through the new supreme
court building and saw where the
Justice hold court.
After dinner we went to a court of
honor for Ksjtlc Scmita Tom Ander
son of our group not hi eagle bd(ie
Dsn Beard presented the badttf In
the evening my sister Amy brought
us three watermelons and we got out
of bed an't hed a we!l wnirmclon
feed.
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Prom the days of the ancient Greek
geometer, Euclid, the proposition of
dividing a circle Into 17 equal arcs
through elementary geometry hnd
been unsuccessfully attempted by the
world's leading mathematicians. A boy
of 18, Karl Fried rich Gauss, solved
It In 171)6.
The son of a German day laborer.
Gauss amazed the mathematical
world with his work ns a youngster
HtJ entered the University o( Gottln-
gen when only 14 jenrs old and com
pleted his Instruction there In three
years. During this period he worked
on his "Dlsqulsltlonea Arlthmetlcae,"
a treullhe which won him high fame
when It was published In 1801.
PORTLAND MAN DROWNS
WHEN LAUNCH UPSETS
PORTLAND, July 10. (AP) Lee B.
Deaton, 20. drowned In Pprtlund har
bor last night when a rented launch
a which he was riding with three
companions overturned In the wake
of the steamer America. Harbor po
lice rcsrued Sam Kurhenthnll. who
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lished. Gauss lnvent?d a new method
for calculating the position of heav
enly bodies, a system that enabled
astronomers to rediscover the lost
planet Ceres. The mathematical wiz
ard's like was spent chiefly in the
field of electricity. He Is regarded as
the founder of the mathematical
theory of electricity.
laniiue.'ie Kinperor
Known to hts subjects as "tensbl"
(son of heaven) or "tenno" (heaven
ly king), the emperor of Japan heads
the oldest existing royal house In the
wcrld. The 123rd emperor of an un
broken line of succession, ho is the
emblem and embodiment of Japan's
mtlonnl immortality. Signified In his
became exhausted In an unsuccessful
attempt to save Deaton.
There are 23 states containing In
dians who are wards of the fed em I
government.
In Mexico fireworks form a major
part of every celebration marriages,
saints' days, birthdays and natlonil
holidavs.
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person Is the fact that the nation has
never been conquered by a foreign
nation.
No ruler on earth enjoys so unani
mous a love or reverence from hts
people as does Hlrohlto. Regarded
more as a god than a human being,
he Is so sacred to the Japanese that
his likeness Is never engraved on
stamps or coins. Otherwise Jils fea
tures would be subjected to sacrile
gious handling and wear.
When the emperor passes through
the streets all window blinds must
be drawn. Looking down from a win
dow at him Is taboo for it would be
gross desecration for a subject to look
down on his ruler from an elevation.
The pmperor's personality Is never
discussed In Japanese newspapers.
Pioneer Parses
PENDLETON, July 10. (AP) Mrs.
John P. Robinson, 74. well known
pioneer of Pendleton, died here last
night of a heart attack. Born in
Eugene, she came here at the age of
three with her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Elijah Welch, a family prominently
Identified with Umatilla county history.
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