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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25. 1937. HARMONICA By GLUYAS WILLIAMSi " STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof addrew the author, inclosing a stamped envelope tor reply. Bet. V. 8. Pat Off. m is? sc&ibub ids sssswaaia) ' SYNOPSIS: Kay Crandon of .. th to2 Nine impulsively hir - Ted Gaynor, a joblett puncher. He helps her fight Joth Haitinpi, a "riendly" neighbor who wanti to get her ranch and marry Kay. ' Ted and Scrap Johnson, a cow hand who mcleite Kay, ihcot it ' out, wounding each other. Hast ' Ingt ineakf up and fctlle Scrap with Ted'i gun. Arretted, Ted it tried lor Scrap's murder, but Kay stops the trial by technical pro test. Ted learns Hastings has kid - naped Kay, so he makes a daring ': dash or freedom and etcepee the posse which is taking him back T to Montana for a tecond trial. Chapter 44 At The Ruined Smithy fED dismounted it the first strangling hut and tied his ' horse to a sagging gate post. Then he stealthily picked his way to ward the long low building that he . judged must be the blacksmith shop that the two men he had over heard had referred to. He crept forward silently. Suddenly he shrank back against the wall of the shack next to it, and held his breath as he watched a dark form detach itself from the black mass of the build ing and take a few steps into the load. Ted discounted his first idea that it was Josh Hastings, as he studied the tall slender figure of the man, who now stood in a listening atti tude, one hand at his hip. Deciding that it must undoubtedly be one of the two blackmailing villains he had overheard, Ted crouched for a spring. In spite of his exhausting night ride, he still had a goodly measure of the pent-up energy of his week in jail. This new obstacle in the path of his rescue of Kay, far from discouraging him, brought a sud den wild exhilaration. He sprang out and grabbed his unknown enemy about the neck, at the same time wrenching his hand away from his holster and twisting his arm cruelly as he tried to force him to the ground. After the first second of surprise, and before Ted could down him, the man recovered his balance by a mighty heave of his shoulders that sent Ted staggering with him. They both reeled in a deadly em brace of straining and bulging muscles. As the man made no outcry, Ted felt sure he was there for no good purpose, and struggled to regain the advantage he had had in the first moment of catching him off Sard. But Ted was hampered as did not dare release his right hand. This made it doubly hard to combat the wrestling tactics the man now adopted. Back and forth they rocked, Ted still hanging on like grim death to the gun arm of his opponent, and struggling for position to land a telling blow with his left. Unable to make out anything In the darkness, he hit out blindly. To his own intense surprise his - first thudded with sickening force , against a jaw bone,, and the next instant the man he had been strug gling with slumped at his feet, un conscious. Ted seized the stranger's ban danna and his own, and bound his . wrists and ankles. Then he pulled his victim's gun out of its holster and moved swiftly toward the ruined smithy. The Hidden Notebook rR what might have been min utes, or might have been hours sifter Josh Hastings left her, Kay lay on the smithy floor in a stupor of despair. Long before her temporary physical paralysis lessened, her mind waked to painful realization of her situation, and to a flashing review of the succession of events leading up to it. Through it all, ran the main theme of hurt bewilderment at Ted's behavior. Her own personal nopes nad revived involuntarily at the statement that it had been a "red-headed girl" that Ted had fought for. Tom Hunyon, whether deliberately or unknowingly, had put her on the wrong trail, and it had seemed for one glorious mo ment that all her wild jealousy had Deen unrounded. But how exDlaln Ted's curt re fusal to see her, and the scornful way in which his eyes had passed ner Dy at me man In her semi-conscious state. Kay's fears, for the moment, were dulled, but her love for Ted surged through her, overcoming for the moment her pride and resentment of his attitude toward her. Perhans. after all. he tviu In love with that girl. Marion Howell. But somehow, as he had told his story, Kay had felt that that part of it was Impersonal, and that gratitude for having saved him was the key note of Ted s feeling for this black' haired stranger, who had o tor' hired her thoughts. Her eyes. Rraduallv erowlnj te- customed to the darkness, peered around ner prison, and a sudden terror sent her leaning to her feet. Stumbling over to the door, she beat frantically against it, crying out until her throat was hoarse and parched. Kay took a mighty grip on her self control, and forced down her panic. She must thinkl Think! Nothing but her wits could save herl A memory of Josh Hastings' words that he had shouted back through the door in his parting rage Hashed over her. What had he meant by saying that "he had used this place once before?" Kay shivered at the thought of the sin ister, gloating tone in which he had said that. And his threat to come backl How soon would he make that good? Kay groped her way around the cellar, feeling the damp walls, from the rough rafters overhead, to the floor. Even though all attempt to es cape was futile, anything was bet ter than inaction. Systematically starting at one end, she examined her prison, bit by bit. The only air, apparently, came from a grating In the ceiling, which gave into a darkened room above. Half way around the second wall, she pulled away a piece of scrap iron that seemed to be stick ing out of an angle of the wall In a peculiar fashion. It was much longer than she had expected, and thrusting her hand into the hole that it left in the wall as she drew it away, her fingers encountered a smooth object that made her ex claim and draw back in sudden terror. She steeled herself to investi gate, and put her hand in again. Shu drew out a smooth flat object which turned out to be -a small leather notebook. It might have been a diary or address book. Exclaiming over her discovery, Kay held it close her eyes and opened it, but strain as she would, she could make nothing out of the pages, which might, or might not have been merely blank. Bread And Water A RASPING of the key in the door startled her so that her And dropped to the floor, and was temporarily forgotten at she rushed for the dim streak of light that showed for a minute, as some thing was thrust inside the door. Before she could reach it, the door was slammed, to without a word having been said, and the key turned again. On the floor, when Kay got over to the door, she found a canteen of water and a loaf of bread. With a strangled cry of rage, she snatched up the bread and would have flung it from her, but sober second thought stopped her. If Josh Hastings really meant to carry out his dastard threat to starve her into submission, she needed every ounce of strength she could get. Deliberately she gulped down some of the bread with the aid of sips of water from the can teen, finishing as much as she could, then groped her way back to about where she had dropped the notebook. Feeling around on tne noor, sne nnauy louna it, and slipped it in her pocket. Then she settled down beside the old forge, leaned her head against it and determined to think her way out. But exhaustion mercifully overtook her, and she dropped into a restless sleep. How lone she sleDt. Kav never knew, but she was finally roused by thinking she heard footsteps overhead. A startled scream broke from her as her fevered imagina tion, stung to the highest pitch by the nightmares that nad been tor turing her sleep, pictured the bulky lorm ot Josn Hastings about to descend on her. In answer to her scream, the footsteps rushed across the floor above, and the next instant, she heard Ted s voice calling her name in a hoarse subdued tone. Certain now that she was still dreamine. Kav struggled to an swer, but her voice died in her throat. That was the way it was with nightmares, she thought, des perately. You always tried to call out. and couldn't. Kav Knv Again Ted s voice called, with its hushed but per emptory note, "Where are you? Answer me!" This time. Kay s dumbness gave way to the ioyful realization that she wasn't dreaming and that, in credible as it seemea, Ted was ac tually there. "Here!" she called. "In the cel lar. The door Is locked!" "To hell with the door!" Another moment and Ted was wrenching with an Iron bar at the grating in the ceiling above Kay's head. "Keep clear frem belpw there! he called, and Kay shrank back and waited, ner heart beating a wild tattoo, and her breath coming fast through her parted Hps. There was a splintering sound, as the wood at last gave way, and the Iron grating was torn loose. The next instant there was a swish, ss of a body slipping through the opening, and a thud on the floor. Kay stepped blindly forward and Ted's arms closed about her. tCervrioM, isjt, Ifnrie ife Kervaui) Ted and Ray plan to it Josh Ru tlnrs as they etcspo from Clear Water, tomorrow. You're Almost Perfect If You re Good Camper By JOAN Itl HIIAM (A. P. Feature Oerttce Writer ) A wuonf4 camper ts at unmis takable aa a sunburn. He doesn't rely on anybody lor anything. He bring hi own match, hi own abating equipment, hta own Jacket and sweaters. (U the seasoned camper Is a she, she brings her own make-up, un Un lotion and bathing cap ) He Inftlsta on taking his turn at preparing "grub" and cleaning up afterward and does not get under everybody else feet. Nothing Is an much in tinman d at eamp aa water. It's needed from the time the masculine population dcrIm to ahav U Uja morning until aXtti the fire are put out at night. fto your seasoned camper Is always willing to carry a pailful or two or three. Canoea and row boat especially the former requtra a certain amount of care. So he la careful to lift his canoe aahore at nlht and turn It over so the rain won't get In It. He aim sees to It that paddles, bark rest, pillows and ot her equipment are put In their places. He make his bed the first thing In the morning because he knows it will take Just that much edge off the general wear and tear. He la careful to put phonograph records In piles where they can't be Mt on I Ana lw uotr 1oybj ui UUUnj, Reading (Ps.) 15 C0N$ectI1il i 1he im Joseph t r&siusoh -datt.iti-zs.i?i3- ' DEVELOPED Eyf , cwe-fttAerocfctf, SVK Off ENOUGH 0-25- feNufht fjndkat. lac m KUMhN voice IS DISTlMClty te?mev 17 Tims zti ' echoes i.i Elected U. S. representative from Ark ansa In 1902, the late Joseph Tay lor Robinson held the post continu ously until January 14, 1913, when he resigned to become governor of his state, a position to which he had been elected In the preceding Sep tember. On January 28, just 14 days after be was Inaugurated as governor. Robinson was selected to finish out the term of Jefferson Davis, a U. 9. senator who died In office. Prom 1930 to the day of his death, July 14, 1937, Robinson was the leader of the Democratic party In the senate. Only 12 when he came to Ametica ' from China, Lue Olm Gong worked his way to Boston and obtained em ployment. Here he displayed such a high brand of Intelligence In matters pertaining to plant raising, he was given opportunity to study, went to De Land, Florida, and took up his permanent residence there. Hts skill as a nomologist won him world re nown. Among his contributions to his adopted land's citrus Industry Is the Olm Gong grapefruit, a species that will withstand at least 10 degrees more cold than other varieties. One of the Chinese plant wizard's per fumed grapefruit, when fully matur ed, will throw off enough scent to fill an average sized room. Starting the string of consecutive hits that eclipsed the old world's or ganized baseball record with a single on August 9, 1929, George Quelllch batted out nine more singles, one double and five home-runs before flying out on August 12. three days later. Between hits. Quelllch receiv ed two walks which didn't constitute official time at bat. ASKS CCPIE SU1FRI F0U6W5 HIM AROUND, EDPlf At USf RELIN- TRIES OUT A TEW WHERE HE SOI HIS ' STEMJILY CAN HE WISHES K 6RUD6IN61.Y, FLOURISHES., EDDIE NEW HARMOhflCA ? ftY rf ? WOW CAN HE SAVltfG HE CM PLAV SAVlMS TO 6IVE IT have a Turn ? just ohe tune buck now EPPIE,rAlUH6 TO 6ET OilES Of" A 6RME OF HARMONICA BflCk BY SCRUB SfftrHlN6 COME EDDIE'S REACH WHILE HE PEACEFUL METHODS, FROM BALI FlELP, BOTH PLAYS SOMETHING RE- 60ES lH FOR DIRECT trSTANTLY L051N6 flU. SEMBUHS A TUNE ACTION INTEREST IN HARMONICA THRUSTS If BEHIND HIS MOVES AROUHD, KEEP BACX,C1A!M1N3 EDDIE INS HARMONICA OUT OF 5RID nt COULD rLPrf ONE TUNE AND THAT ONE DIDN'T COUNT (Copyright, 1937, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 8 'MATTER POP By 0 M PAYNE 31 Tomorrow: What great American marching song resulted from a headache? suit on the floor for somebody else to wring out and hang up. He Joins In the general fun at all times and under nearly all condi tions. If he doesn't know bow to pitch horseshoes, he learns how. If he can't swim he goes In any way and sticks close to shore so as not to cause any undue anxiety. He arranges to bring his share of the food and then quits worrying about It except at meal times. He keeps his own belongings to gether so they don't get entangled with anyone else's. And he never bums cigarettes. He knows they are doubly valuable at camp where there's no outside source of supply. CAPITOL COMMISSION WILL MEET MONDAY SALEM. Aug. 26. (JPt The Capitol reconstruction commission will meet In Portland Monday to consider the acquisition of property for the new $1,000,000 state library building In Salem. President Roosevelt removed the last barrier for construction of the building when he approved last week a $450,000 federal grant. The building will be located across the street from the new $2,500,000 capltol. Options for some of the property already have been obtained. Y y yi r v : n i V, J V soiw4, y XyS X-l LX HAW ' JfV VyyT l B-KOopyritM, 1937. by TIM BU SmJian. Inc.) 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