MEDFOKD M ATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. 0REflONT, THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. 1937.
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN' HIX
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SYNOPSIS: fir droll Kov
Ctandon'i ranch hoiut and barn.
Nf uhbor Joih Haitvna' tricf Ic
btiv hr ranch and court i.av,
but .H hutf him and is deter
miiwd in remtld. Ted Gaynor, a
puncner ihe impuUively hired,
flghu Scrap Johnson, a cowhand
who rr.t.na Kay. Thev ihoot it
out, woundina vaeh other, Haet
fnor And them unconeciou and
kill Scrap with Ved'i our. Ted
crawl to a cabin where a plrl
. named Marion nuriti him. The
gun mU Sheriff fariel on Ted'e
troll. Kav eeei Ted and Marion
together tn the cabin and ridel
off in iealou aoonu- Sa fall.
Tom KuMon, the ire patrol, indi
her and he babtlee uneonclou
ly 0 Ted'i hideout.
Chapter 33
The Tip Off
-pOM RUNVON stood up and
turned his mount about, head
ing him down the trail. Then
stooping, he gathered Kay in his
arms, and lay her across the sad
dle. Mounting behind her, he gath
tred her into his arms so that her
head rested on his shoulder, and
ilowly and carefully started the
descent.
By the time they reached th
stream, it was clear that Kay was
not going to be able to ride Flicker
back to the ranch. Untying him,
Tom gave him a sharp cut of hla
quirt, and listened while he
plashed across the stream and
headed up the trail of the west
ern slope of the eastern divide.
Then, holding Kay tightly to him,
he guided his horse into the dark
swirling water.
All through the long ride out of
the mountains, Kay babbled on in
her delirium, and Tom Runyon
listened.
An ugly look flashed into his
yes whenever Kay mentioned
Ted's name. It was evident that
she thought more of Ted than
Tom had supposed, but instead of
shaking him from his purpose to
win Kay for himself, it made him
all the more determined.
As he made his plans for get
ting rid of his rival, Tom gave
a vicious chuckle. He had him
where he wanted him, all rightl
But it wouldn't do to take any
chances on hU making a get-awayl
He must get to a telephone as soon
as possible.
Then Tom struck on a brilliant
idea. Why not take Kay directly
to the Flying Six? Her aunt was
there, and she would be much bet
ter cared for, than in her little
cabin. He had never met Josh
Hastings, but he knew that he had
been n friend of Kay's father, so
he felt sure he'd be only too glad
to look after her.
Suiting the action to the thought,
Tom struck out across the mesa
to the Flying Six
Kay's delirious talk had sub
sided some time before, and she
rested a dead weight in his arms,
as he urged his mount on. Her
breathing was even and reassur
ing. Even though she was un
doubtedly suffering from concus
sion from her fall, the indications
were that it was not serious. He
knew it might be some time be-
fore she completely regained con
sciousness. The late moon was rising in the
east as they came in sight of the
Flying Six ranch house, a dark
rambling mass in the silver light.
Following up a shrill whistle with
a loud "Whoopee," Tom clattered
up to the front steps.
Phoning The Sheriff
ALIGHT flickered past the living
room windows, and the next
minute, Josh Hastings pulled open
the front door.
"Kay Crandon's had an accident,
and I brought her here," Tom Run
yon began, rather importantly.
She '
He got no farther. A shriek from
Aunt Kate's open window was fol
lowed by shuffling footsteps down
the hall, and Aunt Kate's dishev
elled head appeared over Josh
Bastings' shoulder.
"Where is she?" She imperious
ly pushed him aside and made for
trie steps, where she met Tom
Runyon coming up with Kay In his
arms.
"What's happened?" she de
manded fiercely. "What have you
done to her?"
"She had an uelv fall." Tom
Runyon carried Kay up on the
porch, and laid her down in the
hrmmock. "Slie'll be all right," he
added. "It's just a slijht concus
sion, but I thought she d be better
off here, than she would be over at
her place."
"You were dead rUht." Josh
Hastings boomed. "We'll look af
ter her, don't you worry. But
where "
"I'll iell you all that later," Tom
broke in, leaving Aunt Kate fuss
ing over Kay. while he berkoned
Josh Hastings to one side. "I've got
tn get In touch with Zeke Farley
P.D.Q."
TULE LAKE LAND
OPEN THIS FALL
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 13. (API
Five thousand acres of Irrigated land
In the Tule lake district, comprising
09 land unlU, will be opened to
homesteaders this fall. It was an
nounced today by the KWmath office
of the bureau of reclamation
Reclamation crews have been busy
during the past few months extend
ing the present Tule take irrigation
system, building lateral canala and
developing a drainage f,ystem. Com
pletion of the latter project and open
ing of the homester.4 land Hill be
made powlble with part of the IUf,
000 allotted the Klamath district In
the Interior department supply out
signed yeiterdfey by President Rook- 1
sssBw&i3?a
Josh Hastings motioned him to
ward the door. "You'll find the
phone right there on my desk." He
followed Tom Runyon inside
"What's up?"
"I've located that Gaynor guy
who's wanted for murder. Tom
Runyon swelled with importance
as he reached for the telephone
Intent on getting his number, he
failed to see the gleam of triumph
thai quickly flashed in Josh Has
tings' eyes.
"Where is he?" he demanded
eagerly.
Tom motioned him to wait, as he
bent to the telephone.
"This Zeke Farley? I'm Tom
Runyon. the fire patrol. I want to
tip you off about that Gaynor
bird.
An explosive oath over the wire
could be heard, even where Josh
Hastings was standing.
"Yean, I know where he is all
right," bm went on. "He's up in a
cabin by a clearing on the south
side of the central divide. Up there
with a girl friend," he added, with
a malicious laugh.
Again Josh Hastings could hear
the sheriff's exclamation.
"Yeah, I said Jgirl friend,' " Tom
repeated. Kay Crandon saw them
up there that's how I know. He's
there now. How long he'll be there.
I can't tell you."
There was a long pause while
Zeke Farley's voice rumbled over
the wire.
"Reckon that's your best bet,"
Tom agreed finally. "I'm telephon
ing from the Flying Six."
There was another pause.
"O.K. I reckon they 11 give me a
shake down." Tom cocked an in
quiring eye at Josh Hastings, who
nodded his assent.
"What did he say?" he demand
ed eagerly, as Tom hung up the
receiver.
"He's notifying Sam Cutter over
in the Clear Water basin, and start
ing off to meet him there." Tom
turned to the porch. "How about
getting Kay to bed somewheres,
and I'll give you the dope?"
Aunt Kate met them at the door
way. "Put Kay right in that spare bed
in my room," she ordered, crisply
taking charge of the situation. I
reckon you're right about its being
a concussion, young man. She fixed
Tom with a severely appraising
eye. "Only I don't see why you
couldn't have prevented its hap
pening at all!"
"I wasn't there," Tom defended.
He stooped down to pick Kay up,
but Josh Hastings shoved him un
ceremoniously aside.
"Here! I'll do that!"
Tom watched Josh Hastings with
surprised and smouldering eyes, as
he gathered Kay into his arms and
carried her through the door.
"You needn't look like that,
young man," Aunt Kate observed
tartly, as she prepared to follow
after them. "These two are as good
as engaged and you may as well
know it now as later!"
His jaw dropped with chagrin
and amazement as he watched
Aunt Kate disappear inside the
house.
'Throw 'Em Up, Sister!'
MARION HOWELL stirred rest
lessly on her bunk that was in
the tiny room off the main shack
where Ted was sleeping.
She had thrown herself fully
dressed on the bunk, as she had
done every night since Ted had
appeared. Now that he was out of
danger, she wouldn't be so con
stantly on call, she reflected, as she
raised herself on one elbow and
glanced out the crack in the board-ed-up
window over her bunk.
The first gray light of dawn was
cold and cheerless, and with a
shiver, she dropped back, and was
preparing for more sleep, when a
snapping of twigs caught her ear.
She told herself it was only an ani
mal prowling through the brush,
but an instinct of alarm neverthe
less impelled her to get up and
creep tnrough Ted's room to the
front door.
Noticing with a glow of satisfac
tion how deeply and quietly he
was sleeping, she went to the front
door with an amused smile at her
self for her nervousness.
As she put her hand on the latch
to pull it open, a shove from the
outside flung it in, nearly knock
ing her down as it swung back,
revealing a group of men. One of
them instantly covered her with
his gun.
"Throw 'em up, sister," he com
manded, "and the less fuss you
make, the better for you!" He
made way for the others to pass.
"Go on in. and hog-tie that bird."
he ordered, keeping one eye on
Marion to see how she was going
to respond to this surprise inva
sion. "There's no use throwing mv
hands up, as I haven't a gun.1'
Marion was amazed at the calm
ness of her own voice, which belied
the sick terror that possessed her.
Every instinct was alert to keep
her wits about her, as the onlv pos
sible way to save Ted. and her
father as well. "What rieht have
you to break in this wav?"
"The right of the law to arrest
a murderer." ZrKe Farlev an
swered with brutal abruptness.
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aherlff Ram Cotter fortes Ted to
ride off with hit posse, tomorrow.
velt, B. S. Hnyden of the reclama
tion bureau Mid.
As In the past. World war veteran
wilt be given preference when the
homestead laud Is distributed.
APPLES FOR TEACHER
UNDER BOARD'S TABOO
SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 12 (API
The adept art of "apple polishing"
In public schools was outlawed tod.y
by the city board of education.
"Teachers peta" are Just g.MnR to
have to get along as beet they can,
the board said In ruling:
"Gift to teachers from pr.plls or
parent are prohibited, except when
teachers are renting from rvh."
NEW YORkrAugria7-(AP) A
thunderbolt killed a 10-year-old boy
iout to dive off a pi.r for a swim
in the East river at noon today.
Death by lightning In Msnhattan
Is unusual, police ald. owing to the
fact high building Attract nnrt ren
der nannies moet of the boiu.
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Junes and the Flag
In the records of the Continental
congress on June 14. 1777, watj writ
ten the resolution that created the
American flag: "That the flag of the
United StateA be 13 stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be 13
stars, white on a blue field, repic
sentlng a constellation."
Strange as It seems, on the page
of the records In which this mo
mentous resolution was written ap
pears, by a fitting coincidence, the
appointment of Paul Jones as a cap
tain In the American navy. When
the young officer was Informed of
this fact It led him to declare:
"That flag and I are twins, born
the name hour and the same day out
of the womb of destiny. We cannot
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FINE OF
INDEPENDENCE. Aug. 12. (AP)
N. J. Arnold, Lester J. Hanna, John
Doe Nelson and M. W. Law son plead
TAILSPIN TOMMY Off the
S THE STORM STRIKES, TOMMY
noses the bis air liner upward
IM AN EFFORT TO GET ABOVE IT .
WITH THE COMIMQ OF DARKNESS HE IS
FLYING BLIND, WHILE BcTTY-LOU, Iti
THE REAR, REASSURES THE PASSENGERS
THAT ALL IS WELL 2667
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER
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I MR.HI66W9 ASW4GLE ErV.ER. I I tT-LET'S CrtAKlGe THE 6UWCCT- 7 LIKE THE WEVJ V7 MBA- 1 IT, SON- f VOL) AT THE FARM lf50W'
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THE NEBBS A Sure-Fire Winner
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be parted In life or death.- So long
as we can float we shall float to
gether. If we must sink, we shall
go down as one."
Three weeks later this strange
"twlnshlp" was further borne out
when ' Captain Jones hoisted the
Stars and Stripes on the first anni
versary of the Declaration of Inde
pendence the first time the Ameri
can flag was ever raised on a man-of-war.
The conlncldence was to go
still farther.
Sailing to Prance with Important
dispatches, Jones arrived In Febru
ary, 1776. and sent the following re
quest to the American secretary of
the commission seeking a treaty of
alliance with the French government:
"You will confer a singular obll-
ed guilty before Justice of the Peace
E. A. Weddle here today to owner
ship and operation of gambling de
vices and were given a blanket fine
of $50. Six slot machines were al
leged to have been operated by the
men.
Complaint was signed by District
Attorney Bruce Spauldlng of Polk
county and the defendants were cltl
to appear before Justice of the Peace
Elmer Cook of West Salem. An affi
Bearal
More Emphasis!
1WIM iMfe, W
one siuetRe other 6$.
! gation upon me by presenting my re
spects to the French admiral, whom
I mean to salute with 13 guns under
I American colors provided he will
accept the Compliment and return
i Gun for Gun."
The suggestion found favor. On
February 14, the "Ranger" received
the first salute ever given by a for
eign power to the American flag. Dr.
Ezra Green, ship's surgeon of the
"Ranger," noted the event In his
diary as follows:
"Very squally weather; came to
sail at 4 p. m.: saluted the French
admiral and received nine guns In
return. This Is the first salute ever
paid the American flag."
Tomorrow: Where Is the largest
Indian settlement In America?
davit of prejudice was filed against
Cook who had required S600 ball of
the defendants, and the case was
transferred to Independence.
nooks Out 20 Years
SYRACUSE. N. Y. (UP) Three
unlisted books were found on the
shelves of a branch library here. In
vestigation disclosed that the books
had been borrowed 20 years ago from
the Syracuse public library.
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