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PAG .. TEN fEDFORD MATT. TRTBrTNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, AUGUST 22. 1937 LETTER FROM CAMP By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped enyelooe for reply. Rett. TJ. S. Pat Oft. EDtf SC5m!!3 0)3 8SSSWS1271 LA 2 SYNOPSIS: Kay Craruton oj (he Lazy Nine impulsively hires Ted Gaynor, a jobless puncher. He helps her fight Josh Hastings, . et "friendly" neighbor who want to buy her ranch and marry Kay. Ted pummels Scrap Johnson, a cowhand who molested Kay. . They shoot it out, wounding each other. Hastings sneaks up and kills Scrap with Ted's gun. A girl named Marion finds Ted and her nursing saves his life. The sheriff arrests Ted on a tip unconscious ly given by Kay. His trial for Scrap's murder is going acainst him when Kay stops it by pro testing on a technicality. She is kidnaped by Hastings and locked In a cellar. Chapter 41 Marriage, Or Else THE light of Josh Hastings brought to the surface Kay's subconscious feeling that he was at the bottom of this outrage, and a sense of furious indignation swept away her fear at this confirmation of her suspicion. "How dare you bring me to a place eike this?" Her voice vibrat ed with scorn as she faced him, proudly erect He came in and started to pull the door to behind him, without speaking. With a broken cry of rage, Kay sprang for the slowly closing door and tried to force her way through, but Josh Hastings closed his hand over her wrist like a vise and pulled her back, as he slammed the door. Kay tried to wrench her self away, and called loudly for help, but the grip on her arm only tightened. "Don't be a fool!" Josh Hastings finally made himself heard above Kay's shouts. "There's nobody to bear you. Panting, and with her breath coming in great suffocating gasps, Kay braced herself against the closed door. In the darkness she could make out the bulk of Josh Hastings' figure, and feel his pro truding eyes peering at her. 'There's nothing for you to wor ry about," he said at last, "if you'll behave like a sensible girl. The time has come for us to reach an understanding." Kay's eyes burned at him out of the darkness, but she made no an swer as she waited, every nerve tense and tingling, for what was to come How far would Josh Has tings dare to go? He paused a few moments, as though summing up his arguments to himself, before he brought tbem out When he finally spoke, his voice had the coaxing tone that one might use toward an unreason ing child. "Now there's no point In getting all wrought up." He loosened his grip somewhat, although it still held with a firmness that admitted of no pulling away. "I had to get you somewhere where I could make you see reason, even if It took some time to do it" There was no mistaking the venea mreai in nis suave tone. Kay held herself rigid and motion less, waiting for him to go on. The first thing to get clear Is that I intend to marry you," he went on. "The sooner you give in on that point, the easier it will be. Not that it will make-any differ ence in the long run.1' "I'll never marrv voul" Kav said through clenched teeth. "I expected you to say that." he observed calmly. "But in an hour or two, or a day or two, or" he paused for sinister emphasis "a week or two, if necessary, you'll think differently." A deadly weakness gripped Kay's knees, and she nearly col lapsed at the realization of how completely she was in this man's power. It would be easy enough for him to ffive out some nlaiiKihl explanation of her absence to Aunt --ate, and no one else would have any way of knowing she had dis appeared. Shrinking back, she stared at Josh Hastings and waited. He'll Hang. Cnless . . . "IV'HY you pulled this fool stunt "at the trial, God knowsl" he went on at last "unless you think you're in love with that murderer." He wailed a moment to gauge the effect of this remark, but Kay pre served her same attitude of rigid attention. He gave a disagreeable laugh. "Not that it matters to mel I'll soon cure you of that, after we're mar ried. But it struck me that It might be a good bargaining point." "What do you mean?" Kay hard ly recognized her strangled voice. "Just this. You've succeeded In delaying his necktie party, I'll ad mit. But it is nothing but a delay. A necktie party in Montana can do the trick as well as one in Idaho, and, believe me, Ted Gaynor'll have one, in a week or less. Blazing indignation got the bet ter of Kay's caution for the mo ment. "Don't be too sure I" "I couldn't be," Josh Hastings answered coolly. "He'll hang as jure as you and I are talking here. Unless " he left his snnlcnce un finished, waiting for Kay to take him up. "Unless what?" "Unless I tell something I hap pen to know. And that something won't be told until after you are Mrs. Josh Hastings. It's up to you, whether or not that necktie party comes off." A muffled groan escaped Kay as she realized the diabolical clever ness of Josh Hastines' scheme. "I thought you'd see the pointl" His voice held a cruel satisfaction. "How about coming over now, and getting the holy knot of matri mony tied good and tight? Then I'll tell my story, and your friend Gaynor can clear out, with his neck saved, anyway." Kay's mind worked like light ning while Josh Hastings was talk ing. Her momentary weakness left her. and she determined to meet his brute force with cunning, in stead of futilely trying to defy it "How can I tell you could save him, if I did marry you?" She had an air of considering his sugges tion. "How do I know this thing you say you know isn't all a bluff?" - rouvii nave to taKe my word for that," Josh Hastings growled. "You can't expect me to trust your word, when you treat me like this, can you?" Kay gave her arm a sudden jerk but his grip tight ened on her wrist as though op erated by an automatic device. "It's all one to me." Josh Has tings observed. "I'll wear you down In time." He glanced around the cellar. "Not such a gay place to spend a week or two If vnn act m I'm giving you the choice of marry- .V? X "u savlng me necK of this Gavnor bird, nr nf nm,:.. me later, for the sake of getting out of here." You can't force me to marry you! ' Kay blazed. "No matter how long you keep me. I can refuse to marry you when I do get Out!" "Sure. There's a ehnnro nt that Josh Hastings admitted with an a'ir of brutal detachment. "That's the reason i m maKing this other prop osition, so you'll have an incentive to go through with the marriage without any fuss. On the other hand, I kind of reckon that by go ing easy n food and keeping you here long enough, I can break your spirit so you'll be glad enough to say "yes.' The way I figure it, it'll be a lot Dleasanter if you say 'yes' now, and save your boy friend into the bargain." A Rash Accusation "WHAT is il you know-that wiu ave him?" Kay demanded. I m not telling that to anyone but the sheriff." "I don't believe you have any thing to tell," Kay taunted. An ugly look flashed in Josh Hastings' eyes, but he made no answer. "Unless you're the murderer yourself," Kay goaded. "I'd be apt to mention that if 1 was, wouldn't I?" he sneered, but Kay detected a strained note in the hoarse laugh with which he greet ed this suggestion. "Look herel" he temporized. "If I tell you what I ve got to tell the sheriff, will you agree to marry me now?" "I'm not making any promises," Kay answered warily, "but I'll never marry you without hearing it first I happen to know that you were up there at the scene of the murder, and that you haven't said anything about it1' Josh Hastings vmhhA1 other arm. and.swinirinp her mn'nA so that she faced him, he bent down ana peered into ner eyes. wnai are you talking about?' he demanded roughly. "You're crazy: Already Kay was regretting her rash statement. She'd have to ue cieverer man that to trap Josh Hastings! f erhaps I am." She felt his grip luuaen m ner inojnerent tone, f ol lowing a sudden impulse, she twisted herself free, and made a aive ior me aoor. The next instant, she was rudely pulled back and held in a suffocat ing embrace. Blind panic seized her, and she struggled like a mad ming to break away, but the powerful arms only held her the uKnier. Forcing her head back, Josh Hastings deliberately kissed her, then carried her in snltn nf all hr desperate struggles to the far end of the cellar. Kay twisted around ana sanK ner teeth into his hnnd. With a howl of nnin and dropped her and made for the door. Before Kav couM rrnvr h had rushed out and slammed It be hind him. The next Instant there was the grating of a kev in the lock, and Josh Hastings' muffled but - raging voice came to her through the heavy wooden door. "Have it vour own wnv. vnn little devil!'1 he shouted. "I'm through with barcaininirl AnH I'm through with proposals of mar riage, too! I've used this place be- uiro ana i Know wnat it will dol I'll be back to take what t mini when I'm good and readyl Then we'll see how VOU feel ahnut rH- ding bells perhaps!" With this sinister threat, he stamped up the stairs, leaving Kav crouched in shivering despair on the floor, where ha had flung her. reopirtfM, J7, Uaris is VsrvnuriJ Ted mtiaiii a ronversstloa through bis cell window, tomorrow. RALPH MOODY DENIS GUBERNATORIAL HOPES SALEM, Ana. 21. IAPI AMlmint Attorney-General Ralph L. Moody, who la leading a wsr on ptnhall and marble game, spends considerable time denying rumors that he ut polit ically ambitious. After the death of Supreme Court Justice Jamea U. Campbell, he was mentioned by lb-publican as a prob. able successor. Now plnba' operators In southern Oregon blame his attempu to oust them on "politics because) he Is going to run for governor and wants to maJte a big name.1 Moody, when Informed of the charges, smiled and Mid. 'that's nil ab Me MI ojwslM have to sf. They'll say anything to altempt to Justify their position." Four Injured When Car Goes In Ditch LA GRANDE, Ore., Ann. 31. API Pour of five occupant of an auto mobile received InttirlM 1n.t .mnln. I when the car waa ditched on the Old j Oregon Trail highway near Meerham. A tire blowout caused the accident The Injured: Edgar A. Banders. 80, Dillon. Mont., fractured pelvl and collarbone; Mr. Martha M.vtensen. , Homrrlale. Ida., minor Injuries: Mrs. I Christian Buker. Baseman, Mont., lacerations, severe nnilses: Mrs. Car rie Vanderhoff. Homedale, Ida, In juries to right shoulder, hand and wrist, bruises and cut. Sanders. moat erlouly hurt, was expected to recover Cluein time tor foo Lata to UtJ All UO p. m. W t .rJJ if laW I 77satssl I 1 7S PROVIDENCE, AU, in & major imie shutout 6rm,, cpive vweuucrw lH?Hrr4Sl PROVINCE, China, ovbk om wwuon peKsoiSssmuvE IN ewe's i Mtfc.fcftfftSCW.tRl, Oakland, tel. , WtR MoTrieR, FATHER, apr? SISTER, fcRotHeR, 60H hW PftUflHTER 'NflST- i - :': i I in I 5-2.1-37 . if hi SurtticaU. lac mlHC HEIGHT Of THE 0KtrMKi NPAN. vmiZ 01 -fog WORUP WfSR.rH lfR6 SAlUNfi 4WP 'WeMT Mystery Ship of Jutland At death grips In the greatest naval battle In history from a mod ern standpoint, the High Seaa fleet of Germany and the Brltlah Grand fleet poured death and destruction at each other in the North Sea, May 31. 1U10. Ouns roared at 3:48 p. m. as both fleets opened fire almost simultane ously at a range of about 18,000 yards. The ships closed In for a more lethal range, then raced back and forth over a wide area In a series of maneuvers wherein each fleet trle4 for strategic positions. At the very height of the combat, directly In the way of the charging ships, appeared a large square-rigged sailing vessel. Becalmed, she was helpless to move out of the battle's path. Like a ghost out of the past she lay, her panic-stricken crew lining the sides, as ship after ship surged past her, hurtling tons of steel ex plosives over her head. Almost along side, a German shell found a vital mark and sent the H. M. 8. Queen Mary to the bottom of a pall of smoke and flame. The battle took a turn and the men-of-war headed off to another position. What happened to the aged soiling vessel that went through the thickest fighting of the Battle of Jutland or who she was has never been determined. Land of Cave Dwellers For centuries peasants of the Shansl province In China have found It easier to dig homes than build them. Carved out of clrffs of loess, a loam, their caves are exceedingly sturdy when properly constructed. Over a million persons live In the csves of Shansl, earning a scanty liv ing by means of primitive farming. Vet, from this humble land have emerged some of China's greatest men. Pine Business In West Slumps Again PORTLAND. Aug. 31. (API New buslneaa In the western pine Indus try continued to slump In the past week, dronclni off seven ner cent from the revioim week, reporta from 1IB mills showed today. Orders totaled 62.145.ooo bnrd feet, a decline of 4,800.000 feet, while shlmenta slumped 2.000,000 feet to 6;. 353.000. Production was virtually unchanged at 00,663,000 feet. For the year to date, orders ran 115.000,000 ahead of last year, ship ments were up nearly 400.000,000 feet and production Increased about 350.000.000 feet. SOBERING-UP RECIPE LEADS TO $20 FINE PORTLAND, Aug. 31. (AP) Gov Long's Idea on how to sober up his girl friend cost him 20. He told Municipal Juritre Julius Conn he took her false teeth in the hope she would follow him to a cafe, where he could get her some food and "sober her up a little." GRANTS PASS. Aug. 31. (AP) Jemes G. 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