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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON. SUNDAY. APRIL 17, 1938 INNOCENT BYSTANDER .n By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof address the author, locloslat stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat Oft By BLANCHEMITH FERGUSON The story So Far: two rank outiiden ham penetrated the eacred boxwood hedge at Good loe'e Choice Reuben OHuer, sell made millionaire, and Citsv Hog ri, red-headed aviatrlx. Reuben, mho it in love with Judith Good loe, i injured Jumpina hie horee ooer the hedge, and the accident brinpe Ciy, uiho lotiee Reuben. Judith, in loue uiith dajhina Gary Brent, leei CUy captirate him. Then, instead 0 the propojal Ju dith expected, Gary telle her he is going to a job in the west. Chapter 11 Heartbreak RADIANCE died from Judith like candles suddenly snulfed. Filled with his own plans Gary did not notice. "I'll get a kick out of the experience and the money Gee,"' boyishly, "can I use some real money? The pay is good I ve never had so much money at one time In my life. In about 10 or 20 years, darling, I may have enough saved to come back and marry you, who knows?" Ten or 20 years! Great anguished waves of life beat against her. Roared oyer her. He was joking about their mar riaee. He wasn't serious had r.v er been "Isn't it grand, Judy?" Grand? Between one heart beat and another all )oy could vanish from the world. "Congratulate me, woman!" She put her hand into his out stretched one. For the first time In her life, her eyes wore masked Judith's honest eyes. "Cissy Rogers is going West the last of the week. She has asked me to fly as far as Chicago." Through a copoerv taste In her mouth Judith said: "These are your luckv days. Gary!" "Aren't thev thou-i?" He smiled absently his thoughts winging ahead to an adventurous future. Judith got to her feet with ef fort. "Let's go back to the house. I'D try to keep Cissy for lunch." "Judy, you're sweet." His arm went around her in the old fond way. His touch was agony. He-was thanking her for being kind to Cissy. film remembered his kiss of yes terday a lifetime ago sensitive now to Its quality. "I've been a fool." she told her self. "A half awake, . dreaming fool. He never cared never. nev er He was going awav In 10 or 20 vears He never cared Meanwhile, in the big bedroom, Life plaved Its most perfect sym phony for Reuben. It had one theme, one melody, one movement Judith. For 10 perfect summer days he saw her. for a few minutes every dnv. detached, beautiful, smiling before she hurried awav. He spent the rest of the time reliving that moment. She seemed always In a hurry, taking her pleasure feverishly swimming, riding, golfing, flying even, picnicking trying not to see Gary's open devotion to Cissy. Trying not to see Clssv's trlum phnnt acceptance of it. Reuben wondered if Judith had alwavs been so so nerslstentlv cheerful. He did not know her well enough to be sure. Clssv now Very definitely Cissj had changed during her brief stay In the Maryland valley. She remind ed Reuben of a tiger lilv Incon gruously placed among orchids the one alien flower In the bouquet but nevertheless dominating It. glorying in her dnrk spots He real bed very forcibly the difference in Cissy the morning she breezed Into hi room to snv goodbv. He was wearint the new dress ing gown she had sent him. and seated In a big chnlr bv the win dow. He was thinner. Cissy no ticed, and his whole face had un accountably softened. No Option On Love "GREETINGS, old thing!" ' She flung the roses Fhe carried Into his lap and herself to an otto man at his feet. "Strong enough to stand the shock of a farewell kiss?" "Try me." he grinned. 'Thought you were going to keep my house from being lonely until I get back to It?" "I would." candidly. "If you eared. You," accusingly," don't care!" Reuben made a stiff movement with his bandaged arm. "Why Cissv-" "You're so moonstruck over her." bitterlv. "It's as plain as the nose on vour face." He was so distressed that Cissy had to laugh. "Not to everyone, dnrline." she hastened to assure him. "I'm the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter. I see things." "You see a lot that Isn't so." "No I see too truly. Don't let ter make a liar of vou. Rube. Xou've never been that." It was no use. He didn't know how to hedge. "I do care. Cissy." It wns a relief to say it. "Don't care too much. She thinks we're dirt vou and I." "You don't like her?" "Why should I?" "Why shouldn't you?" simply. OLDEST YAMHILL LAFAYETTE. April 10 (AP, Th prwipfct of "gold In them thar hills" drew inUrratrd spectator to watch demolition of "t!:e old Mloon." Ym ti ill county's oldmt building. A youth was reported to have found dollar of early mintage. Another realdent previously dug up num ber of gold coins while spading an adjacent lot. The building, believed to date from the late 1850 a, was condemned at a fire horard. It has housed a iloon. notion store, rug tartory. frathe Clfitilng plant and Junk s' op Come oi tUe timbers, briMllng with. 'Tve never met v.i.li so much kindness." "The 'stranger within their gates' stuff. They're long on that sort of thing but it's a plain case of the sheep and the goats, old son. Don't ever forget it." He looked into her bright, so phisticated face. Cissy loved him silly to pretend he didn't know. If he had one iota of common sense left he'd love her too. Marry her. Be happy with her. They spoke ths same language. Had lived through the same experiences. Learned all about life. Knew how to meet its ups but were more expert wres tling with its downs Cissy read his thoughts with the accuracy of a witch. "No use to worry over what vou can't help," practically. "I guess love is one thing you can't take an option on." Reuben frowned. "You're letting your Imagination run away with you." "Maybe, but I'm giving you your chance." "What chance? Don't talk rid dles." "I'm kidnaping Lothario." "Who the devil are you talking about?" "Gary Brent. I'm taking him west this afternoon." "Cissy!" "You'd have as much chance as a last year's snow squall with that bird around. You're no competitor for a masculine beauty with a soul warming smile and a heart-melting kiss." Reuben's face darkened. Cissy, loving him, felt her heart darken too. He said: "Are vou trying to tell me that she loves Brent or that you have sampled his kisses?" "I'm not trying to tell you any thing!" Cissy flamed, "and I'm fed up on Judith Goodloe! Gary has a iob with that old crook Galbreath. I'm giving the lad a lift west, that's all." Flying Away SHE got to her feet. With one of her quick, darting motions she swooped over and kissed Reuben where his stubborn hair reared over a cowlick. "Goodbv little boy, who must get burnt before he dreads the Are. Goodby!" She tried to wink back the sud den, hot tears. One escaped and trickled down her nose. Cissy brushed It away angrily. She per suaded herself that it was not real ly goodby. He'd come back to her badly hurt probably but ned come. From the door she flung over her shoulder: "Try not to break your neck or your heart until I see you again." Cissy was going. He felt sudden ly desolate. Alone in a strange country She was part of the old life. He'd call her back tell her he would follow her to Chicago tomorrow the next day as soon as he was able to travel, but be fore he could voice his quick deci sion, another step sounded in the hall, another voice Judith's. Reuben leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes So quickly do the sands of life run In the hail. Cissy was saying to Judith: "You've been swell to me. To Rube too. Thanks n lot." "Are you really going today?" "Soon as I get th plane tuned up I'm taking off." That meant that Garv was tro- lng! Strange that Judith could be ghd of that! The Past 10 days had been pure agony. Trying to meet him on the old friendly ground. Playing around with a smile. Lying wide eyed through long nights. Trying not to see Gary flirting with Cissy, laughing with Cissy, falling in love with Cissy Gary departed as Joyfully as he arrived. With his goodby klsj bittersweet upon her lips Judith stood in the middle of the meadow looking up at the silver, soaring streak. Great clouds of agony swept between her and the sky. Gary was living away. Flying out of her life. Flying with a red-headed, green-eyed girl, who, if she guessed her misery, would laugh at it Judith strained her ears to hear the last throb of the engine. She did not bother to brush awav the tears that streamed down her cheeks; dropped on her clasped hands The plane winged over the tree- tops. Vanished behind them. Garv was gone. Dear God send him back! She would wait! She would never complain never ask any thing else! Just send Gary back! The gales of her fool's Paradise swung shut. Clanged. Left an emp ty, cruel sound echoing down the world. Gary was Rone Five davs later Reuben was on- ing home. He came downstairs to cool, dim rooms and quiet orderli ness. On the surface. Goodloe's Choice pave no sipn that it hnrt been shaken to its very foundation bv a devastating upheaval, but during these past Ave days, much nad happened of which Reuben knew nothing. Amanda's world her safe, aloof world surrounded by boxwood had tottered and cojlapsed about her head. At one and the same time, her obligations became due and her few remaining bonds worthless. Monday: Reuben is fnnbbed. old'ftuhlcned square nalla, will ba used In construction of a residence here. EASTER BUSINESS PORTLAND. April 18. ( AP Easter business sent Prt'and'a retail trade tip sharply, approaching but not equaling that of last year, Dun and Bradstreet's weekW review said. Baa increaaed as much as lfl per cent over the prevlotis we. Restnuranta reported volume of 13 per cent v.nrter that Mune time iat year, wh'.le wholesale salrs and col lect lr.g more down 10 to 12 p.-r cent but holding even with last week. t i. lllil 8 me right" ISfHeMCflTo of Trie MOUHtfcO pouce- If I !& office'' ctfoMMft, CRRlgP Trtfc twi oh Plug Hat Post orrir "Keep this under your hat," was the way cltlzrna of Omaha, Keb., greeted Postmaster A. D. Jones when they handed him a letter to mall. Strange as It seems, Jones' plug hat waa Omaha's first post ofllcoi Wherever Jones went, the post of fice went with him. At night, when he went home after a day's work, he hung the post office on a hat rack In the hall. It was one post office that stayed open on Sundays. When A. D. Jonrs received his ap pointment In 1854. Omaha had no official pout office, so he substituted his hat. Postmaster Jonrs did the delivering In those days. He carried ( the letters around town In his hat. passing them out personally to the addressees. A decade before the opening of 200 Firemen Battle Frisco Dock Fire SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (APt A waterfront blaze bnffled one of the largest flre-flghtlng forces ever massed on the San Francisco water- TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy VOULL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME, please . i am PREPARING BlNMEB 57 MMl if JIOO BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER ! CftOAA OF THE NEBBS The Build up WHAT'S TME MATTER ( KIM WeV-'" " j eURE.IF iHtRE'Sj-H COME I 1ROOM FOR ALL i I IWeiDE, OF VOU. SBBfoKj r WIITU MF l!t-);. Ml !AAIKJSY-LL rt NILt. AS V DOivrT 1 EVE.R LOOK Riswr to sou r M California, EteierSiJndayjqo') get your man mmm m this unusual government Institu tion. Los Angeles, Cal., got Us mall In a washtub, sitting on the counter of a general store. On arrival of the overland mall j from the states, the entire popula I tlon gathered at the store to receive j their letters and have Dr. William I B. Osborne, Los Angeles postmaster, read them. He was about the only man In town who could read, j Dr. Osborne, besides being post master, was Los Angeles' first city marshal, first coroner a'nd first pol itical boss. He operated the first drug store and first plant nursery In the little "pueblo" and was one of the first superintendents of schools. Mnliitriln the Itlght Motto of the Royal Canadian mounted police Is: "Maintain the ront for 10 hours waa brought under control early today. Tha flames endangered the lives of hundreds of firemen, threatened two moored freight ships and men aced pier cargo valued at $200,000 Fire Chief Charles Brennan esti mated the total damage, mostly to Tells a Story I OP- COURS I'M 50RR THAT W INTERRUPTED AT THI TIME, M SWIFT' The Delegation HEM?.., H St M 7rh ?i feURE.lF THERE'S! FnC AI 1 VOU. ROOM b CEKTAHslLV. Sla; DLn IWJ MlbMT Ab CARELESS, SIR- VOULL. PXROON4 ME PUT NOU'RE MOT THEl TVPE V0WO CK4 r' DRESS CAQE.- LESSLV. SIR ft SAIVB w ancient fWhrts fttu? GRttRS .right," not "Get your man," a slo l gan popularly attributed to the j force. I When In 1869 the Hudson's Bay 1 company gave ip Its territorial ' rights In the Canadian northwest j to the dominion government, steps I were taken to provide an efficient I police force to patrol the vast re gion. The northwest mounted po lice accordingly was organized In 1873. In 1906 the name "royal' was added, and in 1920 the mountles become known as the Royal Cana dian mounted police. In April of that year the number of officers and men reecho a na It tntji 1 1 ntr 1.880. These hardy troopers assist nearly every department of the Canadian government In carrying out their functions In Canada's less approachable regions. the pier, would amount to from $50. 000 to $100,000. Phone 642. we'll nam away youi refuse City sanitary Service Closing time for Too Late to Clas. airy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. "' Jf.i'rtra 1 ' ' ' ' 11 ! 'JERRY, WHERE V WE RXIMO ' UERRV, WHAT I AM DID YOU GET 'EM ... 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