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lEBFOTtD MAIL TRIBUNE, fEDFORD, . OKEGON, TTTESDAY, 'AUGUST 24, 1937.
WATER SPORTS'
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS'
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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SYNOPSIS: Kay Crondon of
tha Laiv Hint impuUlvely hiret
Ted Gaynor, a jobless punchr.
H helps her fight Josh Hastings,
a "riendly" neighbor who tvont
to get her ranch and marry Kay.
Ted pummeU Scrap Johnson, a
cowhand who molested Kay.
They shoot It out, wounding each
other. Hastings sneaks up and
kills Scrap with Ted's pun. A girl
named Marlon finds Ted and her
nursing saves his lie. Arrested,
' he -is tried tor Scrap's murder,'
but Kay stops the trial by tech
nical protest. Ted it about to b
taken back to Montana or a sec
- ond trial, urhen he learn Hast
Ings jias kidnaped Kay.
Chapter 4S
Dash For Freedom
AS TED rode out of Clear Water
with Zeke Farley and his
posse of our men grouped before
end behind him, his eyes scanned
the outskirts of the town.
His week's enforced rest had
done him a world of good, in spite
of the mental strain he had been
under, and he felt like a different
man from the weak and nearly
fainting person who had come into
town by this same route such a
relatively short time before.
"What are those old buildings
town there?" He turned to Joe,
who was just behind him, and
nodded toward the north end of
town with an air of idle curiosity.
"Just a bunch of old shacks,"
Joe answered. "First off, it looked
like the town was going to spread
, that way. Then, the railroad come
mile farther south than they'd
reckoned, and left that end flat.
Cleaned Ran Simpkins and a cou
ple of others out complete, and
their places have been deserted
ever since."
'They're not much to look at,"
Ted observed carelessly, cleverly
disguising the excitement that
coursed through him at the
thoucht of Kay beine concealed
somewhere in those ruined shacks.
The tim? f jr a break was not yet,
and Heaven only knew when it
would be. But at least he knew
Where to head to look for Kay.
One thing would be in his favor:
If he once made a getaway, the
last place they'd expect him to
make for, would be Clear Water
Basin I And while they were
scouting for him in the mountains,
he'd at least have a chance to get
back and free Kay. After that,
It didn't much matter what hap
pened, he thought recklessly, as
they left the confines of the town,
and headed up the trail on the
west side of the central divide,
A Pretext For Lagging
FOR two hours they had been
climbing, and the long purple
shadows thrown by the setting
tun filled the deep canyon that
yawned at their left, aa thev
rounded the high cliffs on their
right. ,
So far there had not been the
lightest chance for a break, but
?ed was pinning his hopes on the
more open regions above, Just be
fore thev struck the big timber.
For Kay a sake, as well as his own,
he could not afford to let his 1m-
fiatience lead him to take too reek
ess chances.
To his relief, Zeke Farley had
decreed that they should push on
fter dark, until they reached the
(lore dangerous passes.
Ted's attitude of alternate weak
Irritation and apathy had per
luaded Zeke Farley, as Ted in
tended it should, that he was
Incapable of any desperate or
daring action, and this feeling had
communicated itself to the other
members of the posse. So when
Ted complained of his cinch being
too loose, causing his saddle to
ilip.-there was no objection raised
to his dismounting to fix it.
By this time, they had left the
narrow defile through which they
had been pushing their way up
ward, and had come out on rock
ledges that were bordered by
iteep slopes scantily wooded with
scrub spruce and pine. A stream
of water, cutting its way down
from the upper levels, had carved
out for itself a canyon SO feet or.
so in depth, but fairly narrow at
the top. Wooded slopes rose again
on the far side of the canyon.
The thin, exhilarating air of the
high country sent a thrill of ela
tion through Ted. Anticipation of
daring action at last set his blood
tingling through his veins and, as
he bent to his cinch, a heady reck
lessness took possession of him.
One by one, the men passed him,
as he fumbled clumsily with the
leather. At a bend in the trail, 50
feet or so from him, Zeke Farley,
who was in the lead, called im
patiently, "Get a move on," and
rounded the curve, calling to Joe
to wait for Ted.
At this instant, Ted's clumsy
faltering changed to dynamic ac
tion. Springing into the saddle, he
seized his mount's mane and
twisted it desperately, as he raked
him with his heels.
A Daring Leap
SNORTING and terrified, tha
horse wheeled and plunged
down the trail with frantic speed.
GASOLINE COST
VEXES FRENCH;
CAR TRADE HIT
PARIS. (UP) The ficwwlve prlc
of pasollne In Prance remove more
than two and ft half millton poten
tial buyers out of the automobile
market, a survey Indtcntea.
Invent Ifga tor reported on how ninny
persons of each town and viMaar
they pnnaed through mould b able
to buy an automobile If they could
afford to keep It.
The report revealed that ftO.OOO
persona would b willing to buy an
automobile coo tins around II (too or
mora ana 4 fuxtliar 1 7 A, 000 would
Ted gave a sudden lunge and
shout, and guided him to the can
yon's edge. With u squeal of panic
the animal took the jump as the
only alternative to the death drop
that yawned before him.
The horse barely caught the
other sufe, miraculously gained
his balance and plunged up the
timbered side, as shots and curses
rang out from across the canyon.
Leaning low over his head, Ted
urged him on, ducking as the ran
dom' bullets whistled past, and
praying to the gods of luck, into
whose hands he had so recklessly
played. Behind him resounded
the scream of a horse in terror,
and a dull crash. Then came a
blasphemous chorus of shouts, and
the shots ceased.
Ted pushed on with a shudder of
horror. One of the men must have
tried to follow him, and missed by
the narrow margin he had won by.
Realizing that at last he had the
break he had hoped for, Ted
crashed up the slope. He must give
the impression that he was making
for the high timber, where there
were plenty of places to hide.
It would take Zeke Farley and
his posse some time to round the
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With a squeal of panic,
Ted's horse took the jump.
canyon that he had leapt across
And he could easily count on their
putting up an all-night search fur
him, and probably continuing il
by daylight. They would never
dream that he had headed back to
town where anyone who saw him
would recognize him, and the game
would oe up.
When Ted arrived at a point
where both shouts and shots be
hind him had died away, and
the twilight silence drenched the
pines, blurring their outlines and
bringing out their sweet sharp
fragrance, he turned shortly at
a right angle and started down.
Just how he blazed that un
known trail, against the odds ol
darkness, Ted never know. Not
his own safety or anything but
the desperate urge to reach Kay
could ever have pushed him so to
attempt and accomplish the im
possible. With reckless disregard of con
sequences if he was seen, he final
ly, after hours of agony, headed
down the bench and toward the
straggling lights of Clenr Water.
He was thankful that there was
no betraying moon to reckon with,
as he galloped toward the north
end of the town, then pulled down
to a walk.
(Copyrtffht, IMT, Marie rf .VerrautfJ
Ted breaks Into the ruined smithy
where Kar It troprltone it. tomorrow.
invent 11000 In the purrtiane of a
oar. An nddlt tonal 'JAo.000 would
buy one for around 9800, while a'J5.
000 would pay from IJOO to $400 fr
a e-cnd-haiKl vehicle.
Thin makes an approximate total
of 3 AOO.OOO inhtibitttutn of Frn nee
who wMi and enn afford to buy an
automobile if they were not held bu'k
by the question of upkeep.
The com of upKt'pp, however. 1
not much higher than what the av.
erase buyer would be willing to
spend, and a reduction in tnritrn on
gasoline would jus tabout bring the
level down to what many would .on
sent to witdr.w from their annual
budKet for that use, the survey In
dlcated.
For small car, in figuring 140
Insurance and (30 for repairs, the
annual cost would not be exoe.vive.
All people having luted tlwtr names
In the report would be willing and
able to fpend thot amount. Hut
reckoning on 150(H) kilometer. as
the distance over wWi-h th car is
taken during the rar. th -r or
gasoline consumed wouid be 1180.
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OF CAPT.D. CHARMS
MASCOT OF C0.CI21IKE
DIED JAM. 29,1936 Aflttt
FAITHTUITO THE LAST
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Stamp of Klfhl Mllllnn Driiths.
Gtrango as It seems, the schoolboy
who plunged the world Into Its great
est war la a national hero of Jugo
slavia. Though Oavrllo Prlnzlp's ac
tion in aaansalnatlng the Archduke
Ferdinand of Austria at Serajevo on
June 28, 1014, precipitated the World
War In which some eight and a half
million lives were loat, Jugoslavia re
veres his memory, honoring him In
1831 with the atamp Issue pictured
In the above cartoon. He la regarded
aa the emancipator of the Slavs In
that the war he started with three
pistol shots ended In the freelnn of
Jugoslavia from Austrian rule.
Includlnn oil. the annual expendi
ture would be 240, and this la more
than the hesitant buyer can allot
from his yearly budget.
Loan For Bandon
Waits Agreement
WASHINGTON. Anir. 34 lji.n.
ator Prederlek Stelwer of Oregon said
today the reconstruction finance cor
poration has held un a A'J'jn ooo riU-
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Playing agnlnst Newell W. Banks,
nationally known checker expert of
Detroit. Michigan. William P. Ryan
won the "Blindfolded Championship
of the World" on April 25th, 1037.
Both blindfolded, the players sat
at the table with their backa turned.
Twelve games were played simultan
eously. When one of the playera de
cided 6n a move, he directed an
official to make It for him. The dic
tation method also nerved to Inform
the opponent of the moves made.
Once spoken, however, each move had
to be kept In both players' minds
entirely through memory. Ryan won
agreement by mnnlclpa! bondholders
to terms of a write off on their
holdings.
The money waa to have been used
In reconstruction of the city's public
works, destroyed by forest fires a year
ago.
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SILVERTON. Aug. S4. (P)
Ebner Rcmber. 86, was found dead
at his home today. He lived alone
and had no known relatives.
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Lieutenant Bobby,
Mascot of Company C, Georgia
National Guard, Lieutenant Bobby
Is said to have been the only dog
ever to be awarded a commission In
the United States army. President
Coolldge gave him an official com
mission aa lieutenant for faithful
attendance In training classes at
Fort Bennlng. Killed by a fall, the
dog was burled with full military
honors on February 1, 1936.
Tomorrow: TIip Itrlilce of 17 Voices!
Bean Field Fall
Cause Of Death
SALEM, Aug. 24 ;pi Apparently
startled by the crash of trellla In a
bean field at West Stayton today, a
man Identified of James Evans. 60,
of 15 Southwest second avenue, Port
land, died of a heart attack.
Identification was made by a regis
tration card in his pocket.
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