Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 31, 1937, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFOTCn MAIL TRIBUNE,- ftfEDFORP. OREGON1. STINT) AY, OCTOBER 31, 1937 I JZ-MGtsl wo ontpanu t, MARCAAET CUKDN HEftZOG V (f The Characters Nina, a nlcs girl with flaxen fair. Honey, Nina's gay, plump, . youthful mother, hat brought home a new husband, Rlcbu-d. Nina's stepfather. charming, poised, dark haired, ' well-tailored and Money's junior by 10 years. David, a young auto talesman met Nina at a party he crashed. He has copper hair and an en gaging manner. Cordelia, Nina's closest friend. Chapter Seven Chasing Button pORDELIA said: "We'll talk about my party at lunch, be Muse that vulture, Bridget, will be hovering around tor bits of eos' dp. But afterwards, you've got to live me me real low-aown on Honey ana ner new sizzle. So over their melon and their stuffed eEes and broccoli, they had iiscussed the "Evening on Mont- martre. Nina had told her more tbout the funny young man with :he copper-colored hair, and what tie had turned out to L : , but later, . upstairs in the library, they had gone straight for the business of the day. "Now then, Nina, tell me all about this Richard Challoner, the Man of the Hour. "I don't know a thing. Cordelia Not a thing, except that he's not more than 35 or 6, and frightfully food-looKing. ' She described him, and was sur prised to notice how well she re membered every little thing about him: the way his sleek dark hair Sew in points over nis temples; a nice way he used his hands lighting a cigarette pouring drinks; the way he carried himself with an almost military stiffness . . . turning from the waist. . Her friend made a significant wmstnng sound tnrougn ner ups. "I should say you knew quite a lot about him, she remarked. "Oh, but . not the Important tnings. wnen tney oegan to com pose the notice for the papers, I tnougnt: 'Here s wnere little Nina (eta some data,' . . . but you saw all there was. Born in England. Member of several good clubs in different cities, berved with the Seforth Highlanders during the war. There he is in a nutshell." "And a hard nut to crack, if you as me. . . . Business? "None that I know of." "Um-m. What is known as 'pri vate means,' I guess. , . . Married before?" Nina shook her head. "I don't think so . . . but I don't really know, for sure," . Playing Dog Catcher "AND now tell me about Honey. Are you happy about this? lor her, Nina?" "Well. I mav be a bit nremature. but I think I caught glimpses of an if you can!" ai plainly a though he had spoken. Nina advanced on him, but he stood perfectly still in a queer U shape ... his hind legs facing east, his front ones, west, where he had half-turned round. "Come here, Buttonl" Nina tried to sound stern, but she was laugh lng. Button proceeded to crouch, with his rump high up in the air. His tail wigwagged gaily, and his long salmon-colored tongue stuck out at her. . . . Insolence personi fied. Every muscle In his body was taut for the leap away from her, but Button had forgotten one thing: his rope. Nine planted both her feet, firmly, on the end of it, and he was snared. Betty "alliday caught up with them. "Will you kindly tell me what you think you are doing, Nina. Playing dog catcher?" Nina said: "Meet Button, Betty, Button, the beagle. There's a young man that goes with this hound, and I want to see him." But no coDDer head anneared. Instead, what must surely have been the smallest, blackest colored boy in the world, came dashing round the corner, with the pecu liar, loose-limbed agility of his race. Lawsie, madam, he canted. "I sure am appreciative. I sure do ex press ma gratitude. I wouldn'a dast to go home without that there aawg, madam! Betty Halliday was trying hard not to laugh at Nina's boy friend. "Oh. I see. You're taking him out for Mr. Day, are you?" asked mina. &ne tooK an envelope out ot her bag and scribbled a few words on it "See that Button doesn't lose this, will you? and she fastened it through the buckle on his collar. bhe had written: "Call me ud. won't you, you bum?" and signed her name. David Is Terribly Busy WHEN David did call, he said that he was oh. so terriblv. terribly busy, and that 'simDlv qua-drilltons of things had come up ... in fact, were likely to keeD cropping up for days. -now you re Demg mean," Nina chided him. So he condescended to exDlain that he had been sent out west to the factory to attend a soecial week's class in salesmanship: and was leaving again, on a trip, the next day. When he was nice, Nina was nice too, and told him about Honey's marriage, and whv she hadn't been able to see him. David said: Oh. did I call vou before?" But he didn't fool her. 'And by the way. Nina, when vou were out playing girl scout to But ton, wny didn't you do another good deed, and buy him a decent easn; I m sorry. David. I'll send vou one." Humbly. "If you'll give me your address. . . ." SV. Button's brown eyes said: "Catch me if you can!" entirely different person yester day. More . . . more down to funda mentals, if you get what I mean." Cordelia was very understand ing about things. She said: "I think I know, dar ling." A few days later, as Nina was eoming out of the Colony restau rant, early in the afternoon, some thing large and spotted dashed round the corner of 63rd street, collided with her and very nearly knock 1 her over. The ijirl with whom she had been lunching, Betty Halliday, steadied her, and then looked per fectly dumbfounded as Nina cried: "Buttonl" and dashed alter the hound puppy. , At the sound of his name, he topped, abruptly, and glanced over his shoulder. A long rope it looked like part of a wash line dangled after him, rakishlv. and nil brown eyes said: "Catch me T know. It's a ruse. You're pur suing me." But he gave it to her, all the same. " 'N' how about coming over for that cocktail when you get back? I want to see you." "Honestly, Nina?" He forgot his insouciance. "No foolin'?" "No foolin', David." "Oke. Nina. . . ?" "Yes?" "You really couldnt see me the other day, could you? I mean, you wouldn't have married off your mother just to be rid of me, would you?" i "No, funny David. I couldn't help it." "Oke, again, darling. Forgive a poor man for breaking down." They said goodby, and Nina fell ever so much better about him. (CopvripM. ISST, Jtarpartt BertQt Feeling thrss's-a-crowdish, N'lna de cides to more away, tomorrow. OTTAWA. Ont. (UP) The Cene rilan government has extended Its feeder cattle-freight scheme to em brace sheep end cuttle outside the drouth-stricken areas ot the prairie provinces. The policy, under which the gov ernment pays half the cost of mov ing cattle purchaaed In arid areas to British Columbia or eastern Cao-J ada. la designed to aid western ranchers to dispose of their rattle It originally applied to feed lame purchased In the drouth areas onlv. The scheme has now been ex tended to Include feeder cattle. breeding ewes, and feeder lamb in other parts of the prairie provinces. Buyers may go to almost any part of the west to buy cattle and sheep, and the government will a fray halt the coat of their own transportation and half the cost ot transporting the animals to eastern markets. At the aame time, the government Is entering the cattle business di rectly, although It does not expect to make any profit out of It. The government la buying thou- sands of hesd of cattle and moving them to a 100.000 acre pasturage In Manitoba, where they are being re-eold to eastern buyers. It expect to make no profit on the transaO' tlons. and If there Is one It win be divided up among the ranchers. More than 80,000 cattle have been moved out of western Canaciaa drouth areaa within the past tew weeks with the government's help. Thirty thousand were snipped eaat under the freight and feeder poilcj. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor farther proof address the author, tneloemf stamped envelope tor reply. Roe. TJ. 8. Fat Oft -JfcSJ-la'.'T ill '"".Hi1 1 .iL l K-sr-"-- IfttS OUTLINE Of & &LACKCKTl$ft7RrAEP w rWUN IttlTl irvrryrtis. 0Mb Writ lH1rt' IU MID-AIR WfVS CM16rtTL' ey f scsttptieN mam m am iH-oNecftTcrt nil v w v unifiniiwv , i mi iwu wft cftiiertrp htnencan grmy officer,,. -Philippines, m-Zt S e.uwif war fitam i.'Vi'.-n MSI A VERY SMALL BOY AND A FOOTCAII MftPftWeCHUMftHH-rtElHK iWPewftt oPeRft coMPftNf op viewMftu. -m &AME COMPANY ftSTrlE ViORLP'6 tibvm C0NTr?rMtO "Go Home and Buy a Sewing Marhtne" A short, nnnrlv riiw,urf 'b,h -afh-v homely air! of about is Rtrtnn hAfnn, the director of Vienna's great Imper ial opera company. She had Just finished singing In an audition Anxiously, hopefully, she awaited his comment. The director spoke. Ten Major Bowes.' gonna ringing at tne same time couldn t have been mora crushing. "Oo home quick and ask your kind friends who helped you come to Vienna to buy you Instead a sew ing machine, and learn to be a good dressmaker maybe, or something like that but a singer an opera slngerl Ach, never I" Even this remark wasnt enough to kill the aspirations held by the young girl. Well Justified wss her faith In herself. The girl was the future greatest contralto ofher time the late Madame Ernestine Schu-msnn-Helnk. Years later, at the height of her fame, Madame Schumann-Heink re turned to the Imperial Opera House at Vienna to alng. In her audience was the man who suggested her turn ing dressmaker. 3-In-One-Catch Perhaps the beat documented fish story ever told la that of the three- ln-one catch of Leonard Wood. U. S. governor-general of the Philippines at the time It occurred. It Is de- HdfMgU Srttlata. be scribed on an official aiitd.vit sealed with the Great Seal of the Philippine Islands. Wood's amazing catch took place one day in 1024 when the gen eral was fishing off Apo Reef on the west coast of Mlndoro. Feeling a small fish on his line he started to reel In when he felt a stronger pull. Starting to play his prey a bit he felt a still stronger pull. An exhaust ing battle enaued with the catch an eight-foot shsrk finally being hauled In. Opened. It was found to contain a three-foot Spanish mackerel. The mackerel was opened In turn and was found to have In It a 10-lnch polka dotted lapu lapu. The two smaller fish had been swallowed In turn while on Wood's line! and 30.000 have been purchased by the government outright end re sold to esstern buyers. Teach Lip Reading PHILADELPHIA (UP) Free les sons In lip reading have been Insti tuted In city schools here. The course la open to the hard of hearing and la given In afternoon .and evening classes. Oraduate Re-enrolls CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UP) After M yesrs Theodore Stebblns Is back In school. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology In 1888. Stebblns returns to take a summer course In Spectroscopy, which Is now his hobby. Mae West quit vaudeville In 1922 to play a farce she had co-authored. Snake Pays Jail Visit JEFFERSON. O. (UP) perhsps because It was cold, or mayhap only wanting company, a tiny garden snake wiggled Its way Into the coun ty Jail here to cause consternation until released outside. Rivalry for Influence In Korea was the cause of the Chlno-Japan- war In 1894-1898. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS V lHOEALBERf OU H6 HRlVlDftY. EWIIHES . If PROUDLY &urs KICKS IT, FoCrfBAiU B1bL3 SHARPLY KEOER ' 6RA2IN6 SHClt AlBERCS t WCK ToeTkfiU IN EAR, AMD MISSIN6 -fltt fABLF BY INCHK. 1HE HOUSE A&AIN RECOVERS BPU WITH A TLYlN6LEATSKiPDlH6 INfO AUHt MABEL'S CHWK Aril) Tfcl6rrtFrJlH6 HER fix- HIMSELF BOUWiiMi BAIL DOWN STAIRS, AND CLAf fEKlN6 DOWN AfTCR rf o-15 FAMlft'St'ArJPn'AS l0ti6A1VlcYCAN AP 1HEn SEND HIM OOf-OF-DOWS. 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