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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON. SUNDAY. APRIL 17, 1938
INNOCENT BYSTANDER
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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.
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"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-
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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,
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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.
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mounted police Is: "Maintain the
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control early today.
Tha flames endangered the lives
of hundreds of firemen, threatened
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added, and in 1920 the mountles
become known as the Royal Cana
dian mounted police. In April of
that year the number of officers
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