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PACE TEN ftfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, ftfEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1937. CLEAN-UP By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, fnelostn a stamp! aaralopa for reply. Rec. TJ. & Pat Oft wiuiArti ,,PSIS: Kay Crandon dt- aides to rebuild her burned ranch house and barn though Neighbor Josh Hastings, whom she hates, wants to buy her ranch and marry Kay. Ted Gaynor, a puncher she impulsively hired, lights Scrap Johnson, a cowhand who mo- . lested Kay. Shooting it out, they wound each other. ffatttnoi sneaks up and kills Scrap with Ted's gun. Ted crawls to a cabin where a firl (Marion) nurses him. Kay sew them together, mis ; understand! and deliriously gives away the hbleout after a fall. Ted is arrested and taken away. Mar . ion's insane father, the firebug, turns up. Chapter 37 The Sleel Nail Head SOMETHING deeper and strong er than the jealous resentment that Kay had been cherishing took possession of her, and with a star tled gasp she; pulled herself up, as she suddenly saw the whole situa tion in a different light. What did it matter whether he eared for her or the other girl? His very life was in danger, and she was doing nothing to help him! This vital issue surmounted every thing else. What could 3he do? What could she do? Kay clenched her fists un til the nails bit into her palm.. She must think of something! She lay back and concentrated on all she knew of the affair, trying to piece it together, and turn it some way to Ted's advantage. In spite of everything, she still be ta sight. She tiptoed out of het room and made her way to Josh Hastings' door. Noiselessly open ing it, she slipped in and shut it. She leaned weakly against the door and looked around, while her heart beat like a trip hammer. The room was fairly tidy. The closet door was half open, and a gleam of metal on the top shelf caught Kay'j eye. Crossing the room, she reached up. and nulled down the oauntleti she was looking for. She hastily turned them over and scanned the intricate pattern of their decora tion. With a easD. she caucht broken line in the point of a star. Her hands trembled as she pulled out the bit of steel she had found, and fitted it into the gap. It matched exactly! Kay hesitated a moment, then reached up and put the gauntlets where she had found them, and tiptoed back to her room. Once safely back, she sank down on the bed, weak with the excitement of her discovery. Her mind flashed to the possible consequences, but it was all too confused to see anything clearly. However, one thing was certain in Kay's own mind Josh Hastings had been at the scene of the trag edy and for some reason he had suppressed the fact. She realized only too well, though, that her slender evidence would be laughed to scorn, unless she had something more substan tial to support it. If only she could delay the triall Why had it had to happen in Idaho instead of Montana? With Zeke Farley, she might have some influ ence; but with an unknown sheriff. hum mmnww , v""?'' r . TT-muqr; summ With a gasp, Kay saw a nail head missing. lieved him innocent. She shut her eyes, ana pictured again we scene of the crime. Josh Hastings' remark about Ted having crawled to the water flashed back to her, with his hasty explanation that he had only been imagining it His whole manner had been very queer, and Kay felt again the conviction she had had then, that he knew more than he was telling. A fresh wave of resentment against Tom Runyon for having brought her to the i'lying Six wept over her. To be sure, she hadn't seen Josh Hastings since he had been there, but to be under this fresh obligation to him was HnlHAlw flalllnn Vt.an !.. U -U - had not accepted his hospitality of her own free will, the fact re mained that she had been under his roof all this time. She had thought it was queer that she hadn't seen him, when she was better, but until today no one had told her anything at all. This news explained whv he hadrt't sought her out. He had gone to the trial to do everything in his power to convict Ted. "If I could only have a little more time!" Kay mooned, half aloud. There must be more clues that she could follow up! A sudden memory of the tiny steel nail head she had found roused her. Getting up, she went to the closet and felt in the pocket of her leather coat. Her fingers touched the surface of the bit of steel, smooth on one side and rough on the other, where it had been broken off. Pulling it out she examined it carefullv. She soon came to the conclusion that there was very little help to be had from that. Ncnrlv every body on the range wore steel studded articles of one sort or an other. She was about to slip it back In her pocket again, when her eyes sparkled with an idea. Josh Hastings' Gauntlets CHE had seen Josh Hastings with & some studded gauntlets once, and this nail head was about the size that would be used on a gaunt let. It was almost too small for a belt or a saddle trimming. Her heart beating fast. Kav un locked her door, and ijentlv opened it to peer into the hall. No one was there wouldn't be a chance. A vi sion of the monument marking the rlivirtinrr lina h&tinn ,1... states flashed before her. In her mina s eye, sne couta see its let tered markings Idaho on the west side, Montana on the east. .... LAbiunia.iuu auuuiriiiy es caped her, and she sat upright, her eyes brilliant with excitement. . a MM-"'.t one tall UVCL IU the window and looked out. Aunt rwmes rocKing cnair was empty, and the porch deserted. She hastily slipped off her dress nnH nut tn l.n. Clapping her broad-brimmed hat over her gleaming hair, she ran to the living room, and quickly pulled out some books she had been mulling over the day before. Sh t,rtlA.f ll ..w .....iiulu acvcidi paper pamphlets, chose one and slipped it in her pocket. Then, turning to the front door, she noiselessly left the house, and ran down to the corn !. 'No Break This Trip' VHEN Ted was led out of the shack, and gruffly ordered to follow Sam Cutter through the thick hrnvh in th anif u wncic lliv horses had been left, such a wave ui wuaitnras swept over mm that he felt he never could comply with the demand. Realizing, however, that he would be bound and ignominious- lv rarriari If t,a n,iMn' u. 11.. grade on his own, he summoned all his strength, and pushed on. Sam Cutter motioned him to the horse h wn trt rM u. -. a' his wrists, and 'watched him llllillUU "Vnil Vnniu n.hqt hm.. I... - . nil,,, ,,,,, .,v 11,1 i, break meanx riiin't Bftnl" IT. ,. his hand on his holster. led nodded. "I ve given vou my word not to make a break on this trip." he declared shortly. "I ain't worrying about breaks on any other trips!" Sam Cutter gave a short, disagreeable laugh. "My guess is you won't be making so very many more trips." icti made no answer to this ieer- inff nhcprvatirtn mil 4K UJ - c - . . .. nl.u me an, , hi iru the way to the summit of the cen tral divide, and started down the west trail to Clear Wat- Basin. (OrvriuHf, j.!7, ttarie it Xrrntuit) tri't Irlil ict under way, toner Earthly Prosperity Comparative Dross Pastor Points Out Fred M. Weatherford, shaking at the Church of the Nararrne Sunday morning drew his meaaae from the 73rd Psalm, tulng as hta topic "The Solution to one of Life's Qrenteat Problems." "The problem that confronted the Psalmist was tho result of his con templation over the prosperity of the alcxed as against some of the trials and burdena of the righteous," the pastor declared. "He saw that In tem poral blessings they have more than one should dealre. yet they were not smitten. 'The Psalmist had permitted un believing thoughts to fvrment tn his mind and the pang of passionate ! discontent to pierce his Inmost soul. : We had for the moment fnrpotteii ,' that distance v'alch Isolates flora and, separate from tlte, and makes certain the fruit of death. He had overlooked the tact that temporal prosperity often proves to be the pri mary, deceptive symptom of a faul disease. "The problem was Insoluble to him un'll he went into the sanctuary of Ood. When he went Into the sanc tuarv he (ound the light turned on. tn the light ot Ood he easily (III cemed the solution to hta nerolexlt. ! Communing with Ood reveals the comparable dross of all earthly prosperity." Freewater Cannery Destroyed Bv Fire FREEWATER. Auff. 17 IAP1 ! apparently caused by defertlve wiring ! destroyed the P. J. Burk cannery j and the Western Dehydrator Vinegar and Pickle plant Sunday with an estimated loss of 40.000. Only a j change of wind prevented destruction! of other property. ' HiHJ.jmiwii.li mji ilJiJ-LSUMM HJI ji,jij.,., .ll.LU. mm Monroe PocTRtHS ViM NOT ORI&INPiTEP Mick Wock- r PiTCHSR, miff ooo Pot? Pin III Marietta, Ohio. 150 feet PRINK TUB $AME PO40M THey PUT ON 1HBIR ARROIa 1He venaM onus puff mper nev umt T win WMuMiie its mm, ii 'S-17-37 I'd (son Drinkers Though a deadly poison when In jected into the blood stream, the venom of the puff adder may be swallowed without 111 effect. The Kaffirs of South Africa use It tor poisoning their arrows, and drink the same poison, believing that It will protect them If they should be bitten by an adder. Snakes are objects of superstitious awe in many sections of Africa, and are shown reverence In weird,' cus toms and ceremonies. Among some of the tribes It Is an annual practice to kill a cobra de cape Ho and hang Its skin, tatl .downward, from the branch of a tree. All children born In that year are then taken to the tree and made to touch the skin In the belief that this act will put them under the protection of the reptile. Kaffirs, when they find a dead serpent, dress it In clothes and lay It to rest with an elaborate funeral ceremony. Monroe Doctrine Strange as It sems. It was John Qulncy Adams, not James Monroe, who originally formulated the so called Monroe Doctrine. With the recently formed republics In South and Central America look ing toward their "big sister" In the north for protection from European powers who threatened their Inde pendence, the United States sought a policy to govern her treatment of the matter. James Monroe was pres- Ident when matters came to a head and It was on his administration that the problem fell. Long discussions were held by Monroe's cabinet which wound up by Secretary of State John Qulncy Adams convincing the president that he should make a declaration of pol icy. In hls papers on the subject, Adams formulated the chief points of the Monroe Doctrine as it stands today. Most of the presidential mes sage on the doctrine which Monroe gave on December 2, 1823, was pre pared by Adams, even its phrasing and wording being largely written by him. comes our. 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(AP Ex cursions of congressional committees to the west to study national prob lems during the adjournment of con gress will bring at least two delega tions to Oregon. Three members of the house sub committee on interior department appropriations will visit Bonneville dam In September, while a senate agricultural sub-committee headed by "Cotton Ed" Smith. South Caro lina democrat, will ask Oregon farm ers their Ideas on new farm legisla tion. Exact dates of hearings here have not been set. Girls In Holdup Role KLAMATH FALLS. Aug. 17. (AP) Lois Cannata complained to city police today or tne loss of $90 In S10 bills. He said two girls held him up and took nls wallet. WINDOW OLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably rrowbrldge Cab inet Works S MATTER POP By 0 M PATH "Heat? a r- A noit,E? , ' i smA3AsT make Jf:jjiy (Copyright, 1937, by The Bell iyndiott. Inc.) TAILSPIN TOMMY Precautions Taken! 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