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NrEDFOnn MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORf); OREGON. MONDAY. JTJTiT 19. 1937.
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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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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.
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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
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Before a cranberry, is shipped It
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by bouncing over a barrier. A berry
that has decayed or otherwise deter
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ped from a short height. The "bounce
grading" Is done by machinery with
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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'
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"Johnson was celebrating his gold
en wedding anniversary that day and
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and had attended the county fair
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make a parachute Jump from a
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the first ballcon he had ever seen.
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the restaurant of Dolly Gray and
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one at the proprietor. "One dollar.
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