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PAGE STX MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MEDFOTCD, OT?EfiOX, WEDNESDAY, APKTL 2ft, 1338, SPRING PRACTICE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot farther proof address the autior, Inclosing a stamped enrelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat Off. FERGUSON fe ilie Slory So Far: Judith Good lot has the code of an old Mary land family to ilv up to. Reuben Oliver hoi wealth, and the ethici : of hf own making. Desperately lorlnp Judith. Reuben propoei to her uihen the Goodloe Inancei collapse. Gary Brent, the man Judith lotiej, hat left her. Mar rlafe to Reuben meant (tenpins ' the pleasant lle she has a!uai known, so Judith accepts. Chapter 14 Strangers To Each Oilier THEY were engaged to be mar ried. They had been engaged an hour, these two who were almost strangers. They had much to say to each other, yet they said only that which could not remain un said. All the dear foolish inco herences, the breathless mur murs, the divinely silly personali ties, were unuttered. If their hour was less than perfect neither seemed to notice. They were at peace, sitting on the grass in the naae or tne mapie. From under long lashes, Judith looked critically at her future hus band at his lean brown hands, his leaf-brown eyes with Inex haustible wells of strength behind them, at his firm mouth with its elusive hint of gentleness She wondered why she had ever thought him amusing? "He is wise," she decided, "but he is guileless too. He is being cheated" She said with brutal frankness: "I don't love you you know that. "Why" he came back from some far country, "yes, I know It. He wondered how he could accept it so calmly. "I I really don't know you,' half apologetically. "Perhaps, when you do?" "There Is someone else," dog gedly. Silence. A hawk flew over the garden. It cast a dark shadow. "Who?" But he knew before she an swered that it was Gary Brent. He reflected that he should not dis like Gary, since to his idiocy he would owe his wife. But he did dislike Gary. Intensely he disliked him. The conceited ass! The dunce! "I guess most girls imagine themselves In love with Brent. He has the thing women fall tor small talk and flattery. You'll get over it, gruffly. "I'm afraid I won't. So If you want to change your mind ? "Nonsense! Did he want to stop the sun from shining? Did he want to shut all beauty from his life?, He started to argue with her to convince himself "You'll be much better off with me. Brent will never amount to anything you'll see." "That wouldn't matter, If he loved me." simply. If anyone had told htm in the old days that he would want to marry a cirl who did not love him! A girl who was openly pining for someone else. Where was his com mon sense? Where was his self respect? "You're really being foolish," he persisted. "You're being a poor business man too taking us on is going to be fnahtrully expensive. He turned to smile at her whim sically, "I've always had to pay pretty well, in one way or another, lor everything I ever got." He broke off a tiny sprig of the box wood. It gave out a spicy odor be tween his Angers. "Life is like that my life. There's always been a price." She reflected watching him that so far she had never been called upon to pay for anything. She reached out and took his hand. His fingers closed over hers. The sprig of box lay warm between their palms a fragrant symbol. He wanted to tell her that all the kingdoms of the world would not bo enough to lavish upon her, but the words stuck in his throat, so he just sat there Inarticulate and happier than he had ever been in his life. Buying Her SHE walked with him to the gates. At parting his arms closed around her. "I'm going to love you so, Judith be so good to you give you everything. He kissed her full upon her red lips and the power, the cleanness, the beauty of his passion touched her went surging through her, not the pure ecstasy of Gary's touch, but something that was neither triumph nor humility, but an odd blending of both. Halfway home Reuben dis missed his car and walked the re maining mile ano a half across green fields and through dim woods. He was going to marry Judith. She beat in his heart like music and ran like wild honey in his veins. The fact that he was liter ally buying her witr a boxwood hedpe and sundry considerations hardly registered upon his con sciousness. His mind turned to ways and means. It would take all of $200, 000 to straighten out old Mrs. Goodloe's complicated affairs and Jim's mesh of debts. Then, they must have something to keep go- ing on. No use to preach thrift and economy to persons who did not know the meaning of the words. "Five hundred thousand dol lars will do it," Reuben figured mentally, "I have half of that amount lying idle. I'll arrange for the rest at the bank tomorrow." He tasted in full the power of hii money. The taste was sweet. As he reached his gates Hugo emerged from some bushes and flung himself upon him. "Well welll Did you miss me, old timer?" Hugo whined his delight. The man felt a sudden need to confide in someone. He went down in the path, took the dog's head in his hands, looked deep into the adoring eyes. "She's coming to live with us, Hugo. The princesi out of the fairybook. ' His voice was a bit husky. Wor riedly the dog licked the man's face unsure whether his master was happy or unhappy. Perhapi Reuben aid not quite know either. She did not love him Judith, making her slow way to the house with the measured tread of a sleepwalker, was sur prised to find that much of the restless uncertainty that had been her portion since Gary's depar ture, had mysteriously left her. She had saved Gran, Jim, the hedge that was triumph. She had saved herself from being one ol those futile, boring women, who die by inches, crying for a happi ness that has eluded them She loathed that type of woman. Mar ried to Reuben Oliver she would be a busy person. Important. Be loved. Unconsciously she held her head higher. That evening, In Gran's own bedroom she confided the news to her. Casually, gayly, she confided it. "Wish me happiness, darling and get ready to go shopping." Mrs. Goodloe, at her desk, dog gedly adding up a long column of figures, as though in the end she could beat them down, smiled ab sently at the girl from harried eyes. "Wait just a second, Judy Fourteen thousand and twenty nine plus six percent" Playing A Part WITH a sweeping hand, Judith pushed the paper aside. Cap tured the pencil. "Didn't I tell you to wish me happiness, young wo man? Where are your manners? I'm going t o marry Reuben Oliver." For the first time In all the years old Mrs. Goodloe failed to meet a situation. She sat staring a long moment, then collapsed in her chair, repeating in parrot fashion: "Going to marry Reuben" hhe was still lauRhing shrilly and crying feebly, when, an hour tucked her in bed and put out the light. When she closed the door softly hur grandmother was de manding over and over, to know which was preferable to b hangetf for a crime one did not, commi, or to get a reprieve on did no'i want? Judith didn't know the answer. In 'the morning Amanda was quite herself. 1 h Goodlne-Oliver engagement was n nine days wonder. Mrs. John Walleston Unodlo announces the engagement of her granddaughter " A choice morsel of news. A young beauty of famous family about whom romance hovered with a capital R, was not to marry Gary Brent after all. but Reuben Oliver, a man from nowhere, who had literally pulled himself up by his bootstraps and whoso doubt ful millions had grown quickly and by devious ways. Almost immediately Goodloes Choice took on new life. Gay house parties one after the other. Guests arriving at all hours, de parting at all hours. Reuben's shin ing cars taking them thither and yon to the city, to shops, to the atres, to Gibson Island where his yacht waited to steam down the Chesapeake. The nights great golden moon, shimmering sheet of water were made for romance, music, laughter and through them all danced Judith, a stranger. Not the old reckless, gipsying. un thinking Judith, but a poised, care ful person, an actress who had stepped into a role and was con sciously bending all her efforts to lve a good performance that of appy fiancee to an important man. Gary, the old longing, were pushed Into the background. All day and far into the night thera was never a minute in which to think. She gave such a clever imi tation of perfect happiness that even Reuben was deceived. "She s forgotten Brent already. he gloated, "she loves me." Ann that was as it should be. He felt not the slightest inferiority where Gary was concerned. He was a better match for Judith than Gary Brent with his tumbledown old house, his mouldy furniture, his lack of ambition Gary accept ed his poverty with me same smil ing good nature with which he ac cepted invitations. "I'm a go-get ter a better man. f(.V?)M4. 19.1$. RUicki Smilk !) Tomorrow: Bud news for Rruben. ?N$ fAbH- 5HRWiN, 80, war RBPUbUChH i.hn&ivj ii'.en hs. i.lb.rj l(5kOnU rV W0fa vnwr-c-io Keawniip incus Jr Miner bird, S& lM ftoM NeWftUMlfWTcy JfCrT-JWAM MM. WW) at n Knox, ez" rii n - II A just PiRATef pip CcNTURlES MO.-khOOO.OOO.OCC IN WWOW IS Burled Treasure. Captain Kldd. Sir Henry Morgan and all other pirates of hlatory uero "pikers" alongside of the United States government as far as hiding money Is concerned. Strange as It seems, the govern ment does with Its gold exactly what pirates of old did they bury HI ; While pi rate plunder was oftlmes In terred on a lonely Islet, significantly '- marked by a notched tree of other Indication, todny gold bullion Is stor ed, away In Impregnable underground faults at Fort Knox, Kentucky. There 11 $6,000,000,000 In gold. about onc iialf of the world's total supply! I The Fort Knox wh rehouse is ne 1 itoved to be the most Invulnerable nulldlrm In the world. Its vast vaults low ground nra proofed Against everything from termites to bombs Secret devices known only to high government officials make a raid there a virtual Impossibility. Previously, the nation's gold hne been stored away In Philadelphia New York and other federal vaults. Director of the Mint, Nellie Tayloc Ross, supervised the mailing by par cel post of the gold bricks to Port Knox early In 1037. Oprnuinj's Suit murine. Submarines, a decade before the World war, wero little thought of as war weapons by Germany, yet every other world power had realized what possibilities they held. The United States. France, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Japnn. Aus tria, Norway, Holland, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Great, Britain all had "subs" before Ger many. Germany did build and experiment with two submarines In 1890. but not until 1906 were they seriously at tached to the imperial navy. Then, strange as It seems, Germany led the world In their use as Implements of war. Soon after the declaration of war the German admiralty decided to utilize them to Intercept Allied trans ports running the English Channel. Warfare with U-boats really began with the sinking of the British cruis er "Pathfinder," a month after the war started 'irst British warship sunk by a submarine. Tomorrow: The bird of war! w . H. Stemmer were Indicted by the fda county grand Jury today on ! tftaarges of misuse of public moneys I la connection with two north Idaho ! md contracts. Each was released on 91,000 bond. STATE MB ACT OF IIABIES CASE 8ALKM. April U0.(Al1 A decree of Judge Jacob Kanzler of Portland, holding the i935 Oregon aprlcultuml market Ing act unconstitutional, was reverArd Tuesday by the state supreme court In a four to two decision. The high court, dismissing (he suit brought by 10 creameries against Solon T. White. Mate director of wrl culture , ruled t!ia. the question ol con'tttulloualitv of the act was not befo"-" th- eourt. asserting that th qu-"':l'in lll (y reserved for decunn Ucn u leiual controversy txlata. The creameries sought to have the law declared invalid on the grounds that It Injured their business. Ihe law empowered the director of HRrl culture to maintain balance between maiketlng and consumption of (ttrm product, to limit production, to con trol tar:n urphi5es, to fix prices, to specify unfair trndc practices, and to regulate price sprrnria to proee.-isors, hsndlt-io and distributors. GRAVE CREEK GRANGE MAJORITY FOR PERRY OH ANTS PUS. April 30 Oravs Crrek Oram, reported todny that B. W. Prrry ot Hol RIvit received 1 nil but one vote" tor etate master The number of votei waft not reported. ex-idaoo7fTcTaTs under indictment noi.r IdAh-v April 20 FVr mer Public Works Com ml winner a R MiKe.tt) uU Sute H.hy Dueaor Phone 263. Odelio Osborne A est ot jlosalle Leslie for a spring permanent Jld ley's Salon of Beauty. FIND FARMER'S BODY IN RIVER NEAR PEEL ROSEBURG, April 20. (fp) Tho body of W. H. Mather, 60, Peel farmer drowned Monday night when a farm truck driven by his son, James 21, plunged Into Little river, nt Pall creek bridge. 18 miles east of Rosoburg, was recovered Tuesday afternoon. The body was found In shallow wat er about a quarter of a mile below the scene of the tragedy by boatmen who started dragging the swift, swollen stream after diver Mike Sklorenko of Marshfleld reported Mather was not pinned in the cab as previously be ll c-ed. K DISC0URASEP "friW OH- A HfttJDfUi. Of B0VS HAC 6H0WCP UP Ohl time for mc-ficr SrfS DOWN TO WAIffoR THE OfHERS, CARWlrU 0MRM0HOLO6UE ASOlK NEeDlrJ6!0PRftcri: IF fMEfflM5-rb8EArft600! "REau.5 tHtrf jde rWfr1 SfliD HE'D COME AND SfARfS SH0Uflr)6 TOR HIM Tb HURJJV UP 1WN6 1fa FlrtD THAI" MFANWHIIE-BUD BMIS,I SAVlKS HEISHTS01H6 16 WAIT AROUND AU-Wn HA5 SiARlEP HOME SES0Uf rJTURSUir DISCOVERS THAT "TWO PURSUES friEKl SHODT- REAfRHS fo BftU FlELP, amp Through FiAtftRV others, ieavin6 word m down The sfREEi; FindikcsThaTmeanwhilei AND IN1IM1PA1I0N) 1HKI "HEY U. BE BACK. BUT FA115 TO VtKoUADt Iric REST Or IHt KZnYEXo BRIrfeS HIM BACK. VHEr) THE REST SHOW THEM To TURW BACK HAVE DISPERSED. 60ES UP, HAVE 60NE OFF HOME, DEJECTED (Copyright, 1938, by Tha Btll 8yndk;ate, Inc.) WIU.IAHS 4.20 S MATTKR POl Bv C M PAYNE Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. ( ta -pemm-z j I TA NIK'S J VT owe Va- J ( J 1 by Th Bll,9yiuUet, lac ) 1AILSPIN TOMMY-Jerry Explains! By HAL FORRES Tommy amd skeets aare at the. home of jerry swift, in an attempt to LEARN IF AffYONE OTHER THAN JERRY MAD MANAGED TO OBSERVE CLOSELY THE. MODEL PLANE, WHICH THE LAD HAD BUILT PROM THE THREE POINT PILOTS' plans WHICH WERE STOLEN BV THE WEASFL'5 GANG . NOPE! NOBODY BUTVwHAT DID MYSELF KNOWS fl THE MAN about this plane! A look like, A MAN TRIED TO L, UERRY? , BUY IT FROM MEnlflSK-y hough r-SJjrc& , ' T TNT" t Y WELL, HE HAD A MONOCLE IN ONE EYE, A SMALL WAXED MOUSTACHE AN1 A SHARP LITTLE BEARD, AN HE WORE A SILK HAT. r JERRY, WILL 1 tfc ( THEY'RE CQNeT SET O-OOH.A THEY WfRE I THOSE V UH..GOSH, MtK-BLJRNED UP PLANS FOR I MISTER L jA fM WHEN MY us now, A tomkins! workshop '4 I P'EA51? y TT? CAUGHT l BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Finding; Out By EDWIN ALOETl . . MEBBE IHE VJ1DDER. FLORW WOULD BIN TH& MEW COOPS J ops: r AMD MAYBE eH6'D GO 1M THE TURKEY BU6IUe??) VJ1TU Uf COAAE OU,eRlAR'pe,VJELL WHY, BEU, VsMAT YOU'Re 1 PROPOSE' b M16HTY AT.TRACTME. DOROTHY EVEU 'FQRt 6HE VJEMt BACK. TO THE CnV. THAT 3 10 TAKEW OU TOO MUCH ,f ..1WORK.U nnrr; VJELL. MRS. FLORM . U I'M euRE WE'D ALL MAKE AAOUEV OKI TUF DF-AL. c - I LL DO IT, eow.' 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