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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX NrEDFOnn MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORf); OREGON. MONDAY. JTJTiT 19. 1937. H GLUYAS Wn t llU. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof address the author, inclosing a stamped en?elop for reply. Reg. TJ. B. Pat. OIL iHt WORLD AT ITS WORST j w rn -i 1- liny Crandon 0 the Lc:u Hint Mm a ntw " puncher. Ted Gaynor, whom hf ' lnd in the foreit desperately obout to let a Ire to pet a Job. Jaih Haetfngs, who untitle to buy (he Lazy Nine and teed Kay, in vitee her to the Flying Six when her ranch houee and barn myl teriouily burn. She retuee, die truitiny him. but young eifter Babe and Aunt Kate go. Kay tnde she can't yet the insurance money to rebuild it yoee on the mort gage. Ted Hire the outIt to cut Ite own lumber and rebuild without pay. Kay careleeily telle thie plan to Hastings beare buying the only available timberland. Chapter 12 Race To Old Man Warren' THERE'S something I want to ask you," eald Josh Hastings. "Who was the fellow you were in town with, today7" "He's a new puncher I've just taken on." Kay dextrously evaded his grasp, and ran lightly down the steps. "What's his name?" Kay pretended not to hear as she swung into the saddle and picked up the reins. "I'll tell you . about him some other time," she called, with an attempt at a gaily nonchalant tone. Controlling her impatience with a mighty effort, she headed Flicker for the Lazy Nine at a leisurely cam trot until she was out of sight of the ranch house. Once safely hidden in a coulee, Kay swung about at right angles, and touching Flicker with her heel, started off on a dead run tor Red River. "Stupid, garrulous fool!" she stormed at herself, as she urged Flicker on. "Why did I have to be so smarty about telling all my flans? It would be no more than deserve if he did get that timber land away from me!" Resolved to make every effort to undo the possible mischief her ill considered remarks might have caused, Kay busily made her plans as she raced across the mesa. Old Man Warren was an old prospector who lived In a shack just outside Red River. He had im pulsively invested his savings come years ago in the timberland that was so necessary to Kay's filans, and had been cursing his uck ever since. Kay had no doubt at all but that he would be only too glad to sell. But once let him get the idea that two people were after his prop erty, and his price would sky rocket out of sight. As Kay pulled in for a few min utes to let Flicker get his wind, she laughed at herself for her mad haste. , "I suppose I am as crazy as that locoed coyote Josh Hastings was talking about," she observed. "Probably It hasn't occurred to him at all, to buy up this land, and I'm having all this panic for noth ing. Just the same it's lucky Old Man Warren hasn't any telephone, or he might beat me to it, even now." Spurred on by the sudden fear that Hastings might send a mes sage to the store for Warren to go over there and call him up, Kay urged Flicker on again. Gradually through the clatter of Flicker's hoof beats, she heard the insistent pounding of more hoofs behind her. Sudden panic seized her, and she gave Flicker a touch of her spur, not daring to glance back, in her certainty that she would see Josh Hastings following post-haste on her trail! Imperceptibly she could feel the pursuing horse catching up, and at last, unable to bear the suspense and uncertainty any longer, she glanced around. She gasped out her relief, and reined in slightly at the sight of the mysterious horseman. She had no idea who he was, but that slight figure couldn't be Josh Hastings. It would be better, she decided, to wait and see what he wanted, as he was obviously trying to catch up witli her. His horse being faster than Flicker, he was bound to ac complish his purpose sooner or later, so it would be more dignified to slow down thnn to appear to be frightened Into (light. Gradually pulling Flicker In, she rode ahead more at ease, and as the pounding hoof beats behind her drew near, she reined in, and turned to fnce the stranger. No Fear For Herself AY had a vague feeling of hav- Ing seen the man who was coming on at a hard gallop, but for the moment she couldn't place him. Then, as he drew nearer, she recognized him as one of the Fly ing Six punchers. She couldn't remember his name, but she clearly recalled having seen him at the last dance on the runge. Something about him had distinctly repelled her. She had disliked his narrow face, with lis close-set gray eyes, broken nose and the unpleasant twist to his mouth. He'd tried to dance with her, but she had deftly evaded CRATER LAKE DATA SHOW LOIR LAND AIDED BYSEEPAGE Streams And Springs Bene fit, Long Study Reveals Present Shore Line Is 12 Feet Under 1908 Top CRATER L.AKK (Jlpl.) Observa tion over a lonf period of jnn "t precipitation in the form of snow tad him. As Kay swiiuy tiiungnt back to this former encounter, she felt her heart beating fast, with a sud den fear. Not fear for herself, because he wouldn't dare molest her in any way. But fear that Josh Hasting: might have sent him on to make an offer to Old Man Warren, and foil her plan to get the necessary timber to rebuild her house and bsvn. Scanning his face as he cams toward her in the vain effort to read his purpose in his expression, Kay steeled herself to meet the situation with all the cunning at her command. There was a chance, of course, that he was simply on his way to town with no thought of Old Man Warren in his mind, and that all her fears were groundless. In that case, she must just play him along, and not show any anxiety. "Say, this is what I call luck!" Kay Instinctively disliked hii rasping voice, and the bold way he eyed her, as he drew up beside her. "I spotted you a long ways back," he went on, "and reckoned as we both seemed to be headed for town, we might as well ge along together. But it took some catching upl What's all the rush Cutie?" Kay's eyes blazed at his familiat manner, but she controlled het anger, and forced herself to pre tend she hadn't noticed his im pudent form of address. "I am In rather a rush," she answered, "so I'm afraid I won'l be a very agreeable companion. You probably won't want to keen up my pace, so I'll go on ahead." "Haughty as ever, eh?1' Hit laugh had a harsh, disagreeable note. "Well, I reckon I can keep any pace you set." Kay bit her lip as she tried tc decide what would be best to do If he hadn't been sent after hei by Josh Hastings, it would be bet ter to put up with his companj ratner than have any argument about It. After all. the main point was to get to Red River as soor as possible. And even if he was planning on seeing old Man War ren it would be the lesser of twt evils to have him arrive with her rather than to beat him to it. The fact that he had caught up with her instead of trying to past her and race ahead, somewhat al layed her fears about Josh Has tings' complicity in the matter. So deciding to make the best of the situation, she accepted his com pany with as good a grace as sht could muster. "All right. If you want a hard gallop." In spite of herself, Knj couldn't keep her dislike entirel) out of her tone, and she saw an ugly flash come into his eyes, and his mouth twist into a sneer. . Without waiting for an answer, Kay picked up Flicker's reins, and touched htm with her heel. He shol ahead, Impatient to be off after th delay, and like a flash put some distance between Kay and her.un welcome escort, who had beer somewhat slower In starting. Hoping that the man had taker, her hint, and was going to let hei go ahead alone after all, Kav benl forward and gently urged Flickei ahead. Ilelplessly Pinioned A SUDDEN whirring sound madt her start and straighten in the saddle with instant alarm. But be fore she could make any furthei move, she felt the Iood of a larinl drop over her shoulders. The next instant It tightened and Flicker started at the suddei check, springing to one side as Kaj made a desperate effort to fret herself. Thrown off her balance and held helpless by the rope pin ioning her arms to her sides, slit swayed In the saddle, and then felt everything grow black as sht crashed to the ground. it was only a minute or two be fore she came to herself again, bui In that interval the Flying Si puncher had plenty of time to fin ish the lob of tvintf her spcnreli and rendering her absolutely help less. As Kay opened her eyes, stuni Into consciousness by the sharj fiain of the ropes that cut cruelly nto her wrists and ankles, sht found him standing over her with a gloating, jeering expression thai filled her with a-'sinking foar. Resolutely forcing back hei panic, she summoned all her witt and courage to her aid. Her only safety lay in getting a mental ad vantage over her assailant. Anj sign of fear and she would be lost Struggling into a sitting posi tion, she fixed him with bl azint eyes. "How dare you do this?" she demanded, her voice firm with sudden outraged anger that actu ally did, for the moment, dispel her fear. "Cut me loose at once, il you don't want a necklie party when my outfit knows of this out rage!" He laughed softly as his narrow gray eyes traveled with leisurely deliberation from her head to hei feet. Copyright, 1137, UorU ) Ssrvaut) Ted dtrldri to null donn that op tion for Key, tomorrow. rAtnt&U nt Crnter take nro revealing important Information to aid In fa tlmathiff the supply of spring water In the park and the flow of water Into at re a ma and lake bryond th boundaries of the park. John B. Dorrr. Jr. park naturalist, wta forth In a current Issue of crater Lake Nature Notoa. Data complied by the V. S recla mation service and Park Ranker W T. PToat from 1903 to 1915 reveal that when the level of Crater lake varied leas than two feet the inflow of Up per Klamath lake, a short distance south, remained fairly coiuutnt. Prom 1915 to 1934 there waa a constant but gradual decrease In the level of Cra ter lake. During the name period there waa ft constant decrease In the Inflow of the Upper Klamath, since 1934, the level of the former hat varied with in 0 09 of foot And the Inflow to the Klamath like .ha lucrraned slightly. iitfii ) riRiirfK riickt observation. Doe rr states, rmaZEzh V7 .'( n i! fcflJL ,V.' is 1 ftM Tokyo Surpassed In population only by New York City, Tokyo haa a popula tion well over 5.800,000, Before Octo ber 1, 1933, however, the Japanese capital ranked only tenth among cities of the world and had a pop ulation of less than 3,100.000. The reason for the sudden Increase of the city's population waa the an nexation of 83 adjoining town on the date mentioned. Tokyo now In cludes an rca of 317 square miles. The City of London, often miatak enly considered the most populous city In the world, has a population of around 11.000. It Is only one of the many divisions which comprise the area of 893 square miles known as Oreater London. are theoretical proof that Crater lake secpago Is an Important factor In the supply of water for springs and streams at lower levels. Snowfall observation show 37.34 feet a the average total fall for the park area. A high mark came In the win ter of 1933-33 With a total of 73.3 feet, while the season of 1933-34 was low with 18.3 feet. January is the heaviest snowfall month with an av P?7 3 SUNutrtl Sraam. iw TAILSPIN TOMMY And Tommy May Be Next I T COULD.. W SETTLED A ONt MAN STRIKEJ K frf B&Sl ffiW VOL) STAY ' JOSEF' IT WAS i FSS BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER PRVEWDLV SEMKE,PIU9 fAEIHODS. WERE WORVUUG maeus store- fcu&iuEts reauw wasou ftRACAOUS ME.ftuO C &EVJ'S SURE PIUW ? UP PROFITS" J THE NEBBS And the Winner? ASCOT SOU AVJDTMJS I THOCT.HES &EEXI LUTUER GUV GOiKJSTD' V SLAMCeKiM over a 3 v nv 7' LrAvvwa" rUCJHT UflVCJ.J.QWHN. 'Trte jOHHSOHfNW1 near ran&.ui tortrHrSPNWKKfDl oh m wwme m w.s.evfNs Me? 5C0RED HOLfc'IN'ONB mi W Capita! of P0U31SP ife PQPUttTlOti Trie fflioH of loTtf Most tohhoi&'cftl in trie W0KU?( IT UfsPEP To 2.NP flouncing Berries Before a cranberry, is shipped It must prova Its fitness for market by bouncing over a barrier. A berry that has decayed or otherwise deter iorated will not bounce when drop ped from a short height. The "bounce grading" Is done by machinery with the berries being given four chances to bounce over a barrier. Those that fall are thrown out. Anniversary Balloon Following Is the account of the odd coincidence flight, as described by ex-Lieutenant J. J. Qulnn of Hol lywod, Cal., U. 8. naval reserve dir igible and airplane pilot during the World war: "I was completing my course at the naval field at Akron. Ohio, and erage of 98 Inches, followed by 86 Inches for December and 66 for Feb ruary. The level of Crater lake at present Is about 13 feet under the high water mark reached In 1908. The old shore line Is easily discernible on the bases' of rockv cliff surround I ntt the lake. ! Fee for IMc Thrower. MARYSVILLE, Cal. (UP) New sports are developing on the Pacific Happy Days? 6000 MtRCKM4WaUa WOW0EBS WTH Or un A $M6U P). went up for my first free balloon solo flight, on the morning of No vember 14, 1917. After flying all day, I made a landing In a pasture be longing to a farmer named Johnson, near Paris, Ohio. "Johnson was celebrating his gold en wedding anniversary that day and had invited the people of the coun tryside. Fifty years before, he had been married in Youngstown, Ohio, and had attended the county fair there after the wedding. He saw Captain Baldwin, old-time balloonist, make a parachute Jump from a smoke balloon at the fair. That was the first ballcon he had ever seen. "Mine was the second on his gold en anniversary In his own back vard!" coast. 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