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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1937)
PVG1S SIS MEDFOTIT) TVfXTL TRTBTTNE, irEDFOHD. .'OTSEGOX, FRIDAY, XTJGTTST 13, 1937. Bv GLUYAS WILLIAMS TELEPHONE SHAVE STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Far further proof tddrasti the author, tnelojta stampou enrelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat- ,0ft IK b: I 0)7 Bflammi Q3 SSStW&tBJD i..v'JPSJS: firs dtroy Kay Crandon's ranch hoiuf and barn. Neighbor Josh Haitinst ris to buy hr ranch and court Kay, but ihe hates him and Is determined to rebuild. Ted Gaynor, a puncher he impubtvely hired, flshu Scrap Johnson, a cowhand uiho moleited Kay. Shooting it out, they mound each other. Halting finds them unconscious and kills Scrap toilh Ted's oun. Ted crawls to a cabin where a girl (Marion) nurses him. The gun pute Sheriff Farley on Ted's trail. Kay sees Ted and Marion together in the cabin, and later, delirious ater a all,, babbles all. The sheriff breaks into Marion's cabin at ; dawn. , . . Chapter H Taken Prisoner pHE sheriff's eye travelled swift 1 ly over Marlon. Convinced of the truth of her atatement that ahe hadn't a gun, he motioned her to one side. "You keep out of this now," he ordered. "141 be wanting you to answer some questions later." Striding past her, Zeke Farley crossed over to. Ted's bunk, just as one of his posse was making a rope fast about Ted's wrists and ankles. "Thought you'd given ua the slip, didn't you?" he gloated. "Well, it ain t so easy in these parts to get past the law." Ted, who had been so rudely awakened from a sound sleep, took rapid measure of the situation. He struggled to a sitting position and faced the sheriff with steady eyes. stamping up the steps and crowded into the shack.' In the confusion, while Zeke Farley was explaining the situa tion to the new arrival;, Marion slipped around beside Ted., "Try to get them to leave you here a few days longer," she whis pered, "and don't mention Dad whatever you do!" She shrank back, as Sam Cutter came over toward them. He was a powerful man with a bull dog jaw and a shrewd glint in his squinted gray eyes. . He took both Ted and Marion In for a minute without speaking. Then he said, with heavy sarcasm, "I'm sorry to break up your little outing, but your boy friend will have to come along with me.". Marion flushed at his tone, and an angry oath escaped Ted in spite of his resolve to keep cool. "But for this young lady, I'd be dead now," he declared. "She has nursed me through this crisis, and anyone who insults her will have ma :o recKon wun later. lie glared at the men crowded around him. "He isn't strong enough to be moved yet," Marion broke in, but Sam Cutter interrupted with a hoarse laugh. "I reckon he'll atand the trip," he jeered. "And if he doesn't, that'll save us just so much trouble." He motioned to his men to ret Ted outside. "I ran ride, all right, if vou'll untie my ankles," Ted protested. "You needn't worry about my try ing to mf.ke a break. I'm as anxious as you are to get this thing cleared up." Ted struggled to a sitting position. "If you're looking for murderers, find Scrap Johnson.", "I don't know what this Is all bout," he declared. "If you're looking for murderers, the man to find is Scrap Johnson. He did his best to murder me, and darn near succeeded." "We've fcund him," the sheriff answered grimly, "with a bullet through his temple.'.' From what ?.'ed had overheard from the first searching party that had passed the shack, he was pre pared for this answer, but his ex pression of intense surprise couldn't have been more natural, if it had been real. It was up to him, he felt, to tell a straight and convincing story of what had hap pened, and not complicate it by anything he had overheard. "Never from any shot of mine," Ted explained. "I was taking a drink of water, and turned around to see him stealing up on me and pulling his gun. He got the drop, and my shot went wild. It might have nipped him, but it never hit a bull's eve like a shot in the tem ple. But even if it had, it was a plain case ot sell defense. He ' "You can tell that at the trial," Zeke Farley broke in gruffly. "Sam Cutter'll be up here any time now, and he'll take you in charge. Scrap Johnson was murdered just over tne Idaho state line, so that means you'll be tried in Clear Water Basin. "You may as well know, though," he added, "that your story s full ot holes. The bullet that killed Scrap Johnson came from your gun. "We've got both the gun and the bullet, and the report just came in yesterday." Ted's surprise at this statement was genuine and mixed with in credulous dismay, "Must be some mistake there!" He caught Marion's eyes on him, with a mute warning in their brown depths, and the angry retort he was about to make died on his lips. She was right about going slow! Anything he said now might be twisted to count against him. The only thing to do was to so peace ably, and trust justice and fairness to acquit him at the trial. A Whispered Word A SHOUT from the woods broke in on them. A minute later Sam Cutter and his posse came Sam Cutter gave him a long look and curtly ordered his men to cut the ropes that bound his feet to gether. "I ain't worryin' about his mak ing a break," hi remarked, "and it'll be a whole lot easier going." He turned to Zeke Farley. "Thanks for the Up about this bird. I'll try to do as much for you some day. I reckon the girl friend comes in your territory." He gave Marion a boldly admiring look, and added. laceuousiy, "borne guys have all the luckr Zeke Is More Gentle WITHOUT giving Ted a chance 'I to have a word with Marion, they hustled him out. Zeke Farley motioned his men to follow and wait for him ouLude. Left alone with Marion, he stud ied her carefully. She waited, resolved to have him break the silence. With every nerve tense, sho was determined not to say anything that could be used against Ted, or that would involve her father. She was thank ful that she had Zeke Farley to deal with instead of Sam Cutter, whom she put down as a bully and a brute. "Let's hear your story, now," Zeke Farley said finally. His voice was more gentle, but none the less Arm. "There's not much to tell," Ma rlon answered. "I came out early one morning to find Ted Gaynor crawling across the clearing deliri ous and apparently dying from loss 01 Diooa. now ne ever got as lar as this. I don't know. I got him in just before the storm broke, and naturally did what I could for him. He pulled through, but it was a narrow squeak." "Had you known Gaynor be fore?" the sheriff asked. "I never saw him in my life be fore," Marion answered, looking straight into Zeke Farley's eyes. "Humph!" was his only com ment, but his eyes held an un willing admiration for Marlon's straightforward manner, i (OpyWoM, JJT, JfdH. ita Strvaud) Marlon's itranie falher mentally npsft, Monday. AUTUMN FASHIONS BE EXHIBIT REVEALS PORT WORTH. Tri. (UP) Faun Inn for American womto thla UU mill show definite? coronation in fluence, displays at thff recent Na tional Pnahlnn Exhibitor conveutton here indicated Hardly an Item In mllidy'i fall wardrobe will eacp the touch ot England! apectacular coronation ol King Oeorge VI. Panhlon expert de clared that England dominate uotn color and teiturt change next , eaaoo. Coot are designed In richer tab rlca. with the trend toward cloth rather than fur. For the mora gnia occaalnita, aome coat are trimmed in Peraian lamb; blue or allver tox fur. From the military pomp that aur- rminded the coronation hai come fall tendency toward ao.ua red t.mil der dMtgn, with padded rather than puffed ahouldern. Tailored cloihea are even more military with dounle hnaAtd coats that are belted In the back. The English influence extends to collar, the styles revealed, with smaller collars or none at all ana seaming, at tchlng and welting ueed tewnrk that sin u ks of London, Tailored suita Mill promise to be modish, with moat attention given to the Jacket. Two-tone lonibina Uotie with either plaid Jacket or aJtlrt are recommended by designer. The maactUlne Influence extends to swagtfVr -length coata. More coronation ftnerv Is noted in woiaeu Xormai wear, Bliiaiuier NUIAWICN, fWe forffrtYehRsrtewifte mo 7 8 2 torWfflOM SrAiaRfVlfe &o-t lunik. no-rUPio i n tT' t si f j mo 7 7 WW OLYMPIC CrtfMPI0N$rt.P1Ke Fl&lTlMB HE EVBR COMPETED IH A i yci raw vM7Mfc Ka-a uwmv UOTaA sniN fii-r- dFm, . 'Xlv mq : - f 5 J?5) ,XX mm 1 l-M Vr.; SZ-'t---l ft mW The Novice Olympic Champ Btrange a It eoems, George Bon- hag, a TJ. S. Olympic runner, failed to place better than fourth in any of the events for which he bad been made a member of the team yet took first place at a sport in which he participated for the first time I The fourth place Bonhag had managed to eke out In the five mile race left him pretty well dis gusted with himself and anxious for another opportunity to compete. No other running races remained for him to enter, however, so almost Jocularly he entered In the 1500- meter walk though he had never been In & walking race In his life. Quite a fuss came up before the race. None of the Olympic officials wanted to Judge the event because of the trouble that usually arose In walking races In determining whether or not the racers ran in stead of walking. Eventually Prince Oeorge of Greece agreed to Judge the race and It started. Man after man was disqualified for breaking rules governing walk ing races a the contest progressed, leaving novice Bonhag far out in front. He crossed the finish line an easy winner with a time of seven minutes and 13 and three-ftfths seconds. ItcNatjffct Si-ndauu, lat Trinidad Indiana Dependent almost entirely on ag riculture and asphalt mining a her mean of subsistence, the British Island colony of Trinidad was faced with ruin upon the abolition of slavery In the early 19th century. Ex-slaves demanded ruinous wages for their services and almost all Industry was forced to halt. The introduction of cheap labor from India proved the solution to the problem. Today there are over 140.000 former native of India or their descendants living In Trlni dad out of a total population of 387.000. lng surfaces of lustrous satins and ribbons are used. Borders and bands encrusted with sequins, rhlneatones, and other sparkling effects are pop ular. Waistlines are lower, more slen der and sometime beltless. Whether the men like It or not. the brims on women' hat are wider for the fall and the crowns little higher. Turbans reflecting the Indian princes who attended the coronation have been modified for the feminine taste. Accessories have an even wider variety than usual. Gloves, flowers and feathers will be the mode again for the well-dressed woman. Lire Begins at 70 OSAKA, Japan (UP) Life begins at 70 for Takematsu Kataube, who at that advanced age has started to learn watch repairing so that he can "make a new start." Prev iously he had been a school teacher. Knot ball Drinking Banned COLUMBIA, Mo. (UP) Drinking at University of Missouri football games ha been banned by the com mittee on Intercollegiate athletics. Special police will attempt to en force the order. Wonderland Dolls Shown OKLAHOMA CITY (UP) Alice would have thought she was in Wonderland had she attended tne fourth annual doll show here. Te dolls, and there were about tJOO, were made of nearly everything that a dolt could be made of. Including peanuts, walnuts, pipe sterna, wax, fur, cloth, automobile Inner tube, tin. soap and rice. Li HftS SfMtfED $HAM6 WHEW "The 'phone mo ita iMWRtAitf RUSHES -lb THOME 1tW6'6 WIPE SHAVlWfc SOAP Off PACE ASKS 'fHEtf 1b SPEAK IO0DER Srf rrftfe.rM MAKE HIMSE15 TJ.WM , OWING, 1b HIS 501" SHAVW6 SOW IH MOUTH REASON HE CMH HEAR IS fr)Ar RECEIVER )5 AiSO COVEREP W1H SDftP. WIPES Vf OFF IftlK 0 .WEAK ASAIrl. 6TFICE HAVING. BY THIS Tint 8TOW BECAUSE A LAR6E 810& WN6 UP, 60ES 8ACK fo PlhfiSM OPSOAv HAS 60T0N MOUTH SHAVING and uutio R&nKitv TlECE FROM SHAV1N6 8J5USH SPIRITS GIT'S HIMSEIF (Copyright, 193T, by Th Bell gyajieate, Inc.) 1-31 S 'MATTER POP By C M PAYNE Ih' (Copyright, 1837, by Tin ttU Byndlcat,, Inc.) S ' TAILSPIN TOMMY Chair Number Two ... Is Empty! By HAL FORREST; AS THE STORM STRUCK THE BI3 AIB LINER THE PROXIMITY OP THE LIGHTNING DIMS THE SHIP'S LIGHTS AMD IM SEMI GLOOM, BETTY-LOU SROPES HER WAY FROM SEAT TO SEAT WITH WORDS OP ASSURANCE FOR PASSENGERS AND THEN . 2666 ffiTclf1'T BE alarmedTTI PV THE LIGHTS WILL 1J JJSEn GO ON SOON... Jl SUDDENLY- f THE R E ' 'we ' AS ""3 THE PLAME r s0Pjf- LnOW WHEN YOLI DKCMJ t -, -rf X 'Vtoer nuns, TOUU. J mmmmmmim I T H ; I ls But BETTY-LOU BREAKS OFF ABRUPTLY Chair mumber two is empty the veiled lady is gone. BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER A Promise By EDWIN ALQEB IrHEy. I'M. MCff BUMO.' 1 CAM TELL BY LOOKIMQ ATV VOU THAT 'HETTY madmvs smd Ye5-Wiow uerevd! vou've ear to DO OWETMW6 FOR Me.- CCWMAWO ME. MS BOV- Me 'OVtAY, tT'S A PROAM6E-THB TNO OF VOU 60 AWAY OKI YOUR. HOWtYMOOU-eAY N0TWIW6 TO AUMT HETTY, BUT LEAVE THIr463 HER.C TO ME? THE NEBBS-A Smart Dumb-Bell By SOL BESS tcs a tvomas, TO MO'R'JV EMMiV,, . e-i LWSV'iU.E.W., POJS 6COD OLD COTT5 PCQ wis Piw&MClM. 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