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MHaWifrllaMll VAC"E TWO MTTPFO'RT') UXTTj TRTBTTNTE. TVrEDFORn. OREGON. FRIDAY. "ATTGFST g, 1937. VOICE OF AUTHORITY By CLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author. Inclosing tamped enrelope for reply- Reg. XT. 8. Pat OtL 0)7 seaman ids ssssHmuo) SYNOPSIS: When Kay Cron- don o; the Lazy Nina loses her ranch house and bam in a tire. Join Hastings, ow.tr of the f'lv- ina Six, tries lo buv her ranch ' and court Kay. She distrust him ' and is determined to keep her - ranch and rebuild. Ted Gaynor, a puncher the impulsively hired, . Jlohts Scrap Johnson, a cowhand ., .who molef ted Kay. They ihoot it out, wounding each other. Hatt tnps findi them and murdere Scrap, using Ted'e gun. Ted crawl to an unknown shack where a girt named Marion nurses him through a week of delirious ever. The gun is found and Sheriff Farley trait Ted to the shack, but puill it by. Chapter 28 Best To Stay Hidden IT WAS late afternoon before Ted came out of the heavy sleep into which he had slipped after his lapse into unconsciousness. In the long day that had passed, Marion had had plenty of time to think over the surprising events of the morning. It was clear that, if Scrap John son had been murdered, Ted would be the one to whom suspicion would inevitably point. There were two possibilities either Ted's shot had not gone wild, as he had supposed, or someone else what she'll be thinking about my not turning up. I wonder if she's heard this murder talk?" "She won't believe it any more than I do," Marion snorted. She felt his forehead and added with decision, "You've talked enough, now. Lie back and rest while I get your supper. If you want to get ack to her as soon as possible, you must do just as I tell youl" "Gosh, I hope you two will meet some time," Ted murmured, as he gratefully obeyed. "You sure would take to each other!" "I hope we will meet" Marlon turned away, then stopped sud denly, listening. "What's that?" "What?" Ted asked sleepily. "I didn't hear anything." "I thought I heard someone moving outside." Marlon crossed to the window and tried to see out the narrow crack between the boards, but only the empty clear ing with the late afternoon sun light, shining on the too branches of the pines was in sight one went to tne floor z::a cau. tiously opened it, stepping out a minute on the steps. Then, as she still saw no signs of life, she came in again, pulling the door shut it musi nave oeen some animaj prowling about," she observed. There was no answer from Ted. and she smiled as she looked ovet at him, deeply sunk sgain into health-giving sleep. Stepping ovet ucbiub aim, sno ugnuy pui nw f IE " wonder if Kay's heard this murder talk," he said. had come along and murdered the man, framing Ted as the killer. In any case, the longer Ted ' could stay hidden away, until he . regained strength to fight for him self, the better. No matter how much his mother and sister and the mysterious "Kay" might need him, everyone was better off for the moment if he stayed right where he was. As for herself, she couldn't leave her hiding place for another 10 days anyway, and she would In finitely rather put in the time nursing Ted back to health and strength, than to be alone with her anxious thoughts of her father. Resolving to make the position clear to Ted as soon as she could, Marion came and sat beside him, as he roused himself. Outlining to him his side of the situation, as she saw it, Marion went on to tell him of her own predicament "My father Is In desperate straits of some sort," she ended, "and under the circumstances I have no choice but to let him work things out in his own way. The one thing I must do, is to wait here for the full time he set. Then, If he hasn't come, I must go back to find him." "How about the man you're en gaRod to?" Ted asked. "He is off on a prospecting trip," Marlon answered, "and he won't be back for another month. I hope to Heaven's sake, that my father and I will be safely back in Mis soula before that time." Someone Outside? 'TOD slowly pondered this Infor- mation. "What you say about me is true all right," he answered at last, "I wouldn't be any good to anybody right now, I reckon. I can squash this murder talk easy enough as soon as I'm strong enough to go back and tell them where thev set nlT. With m ml... ing, some of the neighbors will live my momer and sister a help nff hand for a while, invwiv Ami Nay He paused, and a slow color crept Into his fsce. "Who is Kny?" Marion asked gently. "Are you engaged to her?" "I wish to God I were." Ted burst out. "But there's no chance of that! All ! ask is to be near her and help her rebuild her ranch house, and . . . look here, I want to tell you about her!" He eagerly described Kay, and the problem she was up against "I don't know hand on his forehead and, stil'.' smiling, gazed down at him s moment. Then, she quietly went about gottlng supper ready foi him, when he should wake. Passionate Outburst . A S KAY stood at the door of the mess shnck and watched the sheriff ride away with his posse, sho felt stunned with the sick re action to the news she had just heard. One possible solution aitet another flashed through her mind, only to be discarded. It wai all a terrifying mystery, and hei thoughts kept coming back to the dread certainly that Ted was dead or desperately wounded some where. Dozens of questions that she had asked the sheriff came to her. Why hadn't she found out whethet Scrap Johnson's gun had been dis charged? Why a long shuddering breath escaped her. "There now, honey, don't you take it so hard!" Scth came up behind her, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Looks kind of black for this Gaynor fellow, but after all, he's nothing to us We can go along on our own, re building, just as well, as though he was here." "I think you are all perfectly heartless!" Kay blazed, whirling about and facing Seth with flash ing eyes. "All you think about U how It is going to affect usl You'ri ready to use his brains and his plan, and then Just let him die like a dog somewhere!" "Why, Kayl" Scth regarded her with open-mouthed amazement. "What's got into you? The sheriff Is off this m'nute searching fot him, and" "Yea so that he can accuse him of murder!" Kay broke in pas sionately. "You're all waiting like a pack of blood hounds to tear him to pieces on no evidence at all! He's not a murderer, I tell youl It he killed Scrap Johnson it was a fair fight, or more likely, with tha odds against Ted. He's not a mur dered!" Kay ran down the steps and over to her cabin. Seth let out a long low whistle ns he watched her flying figure. Thin he slowly shook his head and made his way over to the bunk house. (I opiirlpM. if jr, UarU at Ntrveui) Kay finds Josh knave a good bit about the ehootlni, Monday WILL UP PRICES - DEirrorr. Aug. . (api tm Csdlllao-Laeallt division ot General Motors corporation announced today price Increases on Its models effective et the clow of butlneaa Aug. 14. The tnerraera rang from 60 on the La Balle an 1100 on the Cadillac. Another Oeneral Motors dlvuion. the Olds Motor Works at Laming. Mich., announced It would iiuptnit operations Friday for the "chen orer" period, and that the n)wt body puut which supplies oidemo bile hornet. lo would clone, oirts Officials uio SO pet cent ot theit last would be abut down tec two flYlM AT W HISH ftir &com tew approach ?ooi eftix MA61C ftcH of THe 3 sire WflW V w v in i m mi m SeCftME Trie af AMClENTKOrAfcr? flKt tfeFAKTMfcNX DMHHflR OWNCflS AflREgp T0S&!. otrcHeftpWm W8 weeks and the remslnder for a month. Oldsmoblle prices eleo will be ad vanced by 15 effective Monday, Auf. . Gold Star Pension Passed By House WASHINGTON, Aug. . (UP) Tbe houw late Wednesday unanl raously pswed the "gold sur mothw" bill providing tiensione for fathers nd mother of dougnboye killed in the world war. The measure which will coat the government sa.o.vi.ooo Annually and replace the preaent war riak Inatirance paj-ments, now goes to the senate where favorable action ts expected. Compenaauon lot widows is increaaed under the bill alt hongs paTmrnt o dendent ni!ciren re not affected The tirat city e'rortory In the. United ttata wa ptluted In Ne Xott to 1764. I Bailor Athletes With the Brazilian govornment run ning too low on cash to toss sway any largo amounts on such frivolities as athletics, 69 of Brazil's star athletes were packed aboard a small naval ship one day In 1033, were bado the South Amerlon equivalent to "bring home the bacon" and headed for Los Angelea for the Olympio games. working the ship themselves, the athletes sailed from port to port slong tha wny, stopping at each one to attempt to peddle coffee, (0.000 bags of which they had been provlaed by their govornment for financing the trlpl Tbe ooffeo bualneea wasn't very good. When tho athletes arrived In Los Angelea harbor, only 54 of them OLYMPIC TEAM HW TO WORK TrieiRovmsHiP ToL0$ftM6HLK and FiNfcMCE Tvte Trip REQUIRED r0R lANPIMfi, Ann "TTl?-TV a. il r?A ll frt L. MNA$miZ PLACS nna me si necessary to pay the land- , the original "lire sale'' gag. Organiz ing tax. The other 48 put out to sea ing a first class fire department, again and headed for southern Call- crasstis piled up o fortune that mode fornla ports where they hoped to sell htm the richest, man In Rome by cnougn conee to get tnem Back to 1 rushing to fires and putting them Los Angeles and ashore for ine games. Evidently the 'coffee market was still bad, for only 34 Brazilians who lanjed competed In the Olympics. They might as well have remained aboard with their ship-bound friends as far as their athletic successes went. Not one of them placed in a single event! Fire Sale Slave trafflo usury and general chiseling all added to the weight of Marcus Crassus' purse, but the stunt that really made It bulge constituted out after he bought the burning properties for a fraction of their worth. While the flames licked through a building, the members of Crassus' flro brigade stood by, calmly awaiting word from their master that he had driven a deal. If no bargain were struck, the building was allowed to burn to the ground. Through bis wealth, Crassus arose to a high position In Roman politics, becoming a member of the first tri umvirate In 55 B. c. along with Cae sar and Pompey. WlfTAiWHIMUcfEa frttWIlOREHIbSfoP lALKHi6AKD601tSirP, SHCH SPOKE -fo-rrilM 1Wlc ' ausuTtfMRS rubral WlCr ofCOMMftrlp, AMP OWttDW6 STOP Af ONCE KMMWVflrT-rWf If 0NLV NEEDS A FIRM TONE, K( WHICH M0 MgrK CWrffcJl)MS RE' HPVt HEARD-HIM.SfRWs fMlb HALL AND REPEfffS 0RDES, LOUPES AMD SIERWER CHORDS OF WHAT DID HE SAV C0K1E FROM UP STAIRS, knows -frWrf fWEY' HEARD BWCANf Tib MllCH tfCEff REPSrf REARMS "CO CHAIR AMID SILENCE WHICH 15 BROKEU ASSOONASHESrfSDBWrt RUSHES UP51A1R5 AMD RffURtK BELOW, RA1HU! IS 6REEfED KEKLV WI1H mrtftRED. HOPES tHE ASSURANCE IrlEy' WERF WIFE DOESM'f NOto JUST 1A1.MK6 ABOlrf HOW 1HE lHISPERlK6 60 MUCH "frlEV LOVE HIM nib 0M l)P5fAlR5 (Oepyrlilit, JSST, by The Bell gynaicata, tee.) 8 -MATTER POF By 0. U. PAYNTB Find Stewarrless1 Body, SALT LAKE CITV, Utah, Ang. . (UP) The hoadlcas body of Gladys Witt, 38, stewardess aboard the Ill fated Western Air Express plane which crashed Into Lake Hardy peak Deo 15, 1036, with aeven passengers, was brought Into Salt Lake City to night by Frank Eaetman, eearcn leader' Her body was found In anow about IS yarda away from the place where her skull was found early In J.une, Amazon Ilobber. ' PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (AP) A woman robber buUt along pretty sturdy lines knocked down Robert L. Jewell and took. $25 from his pockets. Use Malt Tribune want ads. Name Astoria p. M. ASTORIA, Aug. 6. (AP) Mrs. Euna Pearl Burke, widow of the late Harry Burke, received word of her appoint ment as ectlng postmaster, filling ti e vacancy created by the death of her husband. Other candidates for tho post were B. F. Laurln, local drug gist, and Pred Thlele, who was pur ported to have the aupport of state Democratic leaders. TAILSPIN TOMMY Now Adventure! By HAL F0RRE8T iMAOnE tommy's SURPRISE WH6P1 HE LEARMED THAT IT WAS SLIM,(WHCi HE HAD BE EM TEACHING FLYING), WHO CRASHED HIS RACING PLAME. BUT TOMMY HAS HIS LICCMSE BACK , A VINDICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT Or AIR COMMERCE, AND A BIG REWARD FOR APPREHENDING THE SPIES. SO HE CAN BUILD ANOTHE-R BEN By EDWIN ALOES 'BUT VrCN I fP)f IT'S ALL RIGHT, SLIM I ( BUT FOR SAFETY'S f& f-rl ofTr Si lm 3 ilfc" WEBSTER'S CAREER But Ifa tin Awful T.nt.1" V?!t ' ji CAMTBt I $t0,000-ARNfc6CnM6TOflV40 I Vr T J-S jy A. X -y- S Wit MUCW MONEY 6R0WHJ6 OV4 J -? vmSTeR' N-e V, ) -- R0-4 ) jr 7 Vcy-Sii IV OVER ME y-TD KUOCX THE UFE j COT WOT FOR TD WAve VOU STOP SOUtt .OyPPg iV CXJrnX augiMP -TWATS 60TTA rl-''r:Tjj ' T yAD TMROJU WIM 7Sf THE NEBBS Nobly Said By SOL fTESf UUIM GlLEeCT; LOSANJ3ELES CAUF, WRITES ETMMA, SMOJtq PRE. TWE WHOLE BUWCH 'mrXmrsjcvke AMOERSOSJ, SCAR.AUJE,lOWfti vote von potts KJAT LETWlsJ, COKW., Chooses puits.
