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M"ETFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MTTDFORD, OREO ON". FRIDAY. APRTL 22, 1938.
By BLANCHESMITH FERGUSON
"1 was afraid Rube was being
dame," Clem
hooked by a cold-blooded
confessed.
The Starr Is Fsr: heartbroken
because the man the lovet hat
lcI her, Judith Goodlo dcldei
to marry Reuben Oliver. Thit
man, who hat pulled nlmiel up
by hie bootstrap, hat one thing
the ariitocratic Goodloei need
money. Desparately in love with
Judith, Reuben reueei to heed
the warning of hit partner, Clem
Roger! that unieu he leaves the
Maryland valley and gele back
into the flvht he it due or a
Jlnanctal licking.
Chapter 18
A Man With Spunk'
TN RESENTFUL surliness Keu-
ben's hands tightened on the
wheel. After all the years lean
years and fat Clem was letting
him down! Incredible! Out of all
the world Clem was the one per
son whom he believed he could
count on. Now
Surely Clem understood that a
man must select his own wife.
Must choose his own path And
again like a gong tolling faintly
and from afar he heard Judith say
ing: "If I had to leave this val
ley" And he had dreamed of marry
ing another Biblical Ruthl "Whith
er thou goest "
Clem, making a ceremony of
cleaning and putting away his
pipe, glanced surreptitiously at tne
lean, serious face of the younger
mnn. with rebellion and frustra
tion in his eyes. What good was
money? "The only thing in the
whole wide world that Cissy wantB
and I can't buy him or bribe him!"
Grim satisfaction in that thought
In spite of a rising anger. If he
could buy or bribo Reuben, he
wouldn't want him for Cissy. Well,
let the young ass go ahead! Let
him go the limit! then when he
came crawling back
In stubborn mood Clem and
Reuben arrived at the gates of
Goodloe's Choice, just as Judith,
mounted on Winona, came out The
temperamental animal protended
to be afraid of the shining auto
mobile. She stnged a grand act.
She danced and pranced all over
the road. She reared on her hind
legs. She pawed with her front
feet. She dilated her thin nostrils.
Judith let her go through all her
stunts. She even encouraged her a
little. She gave a fine exhibition
of horsemanship. Reuben watched
fearfully. Clem with delighted
fascination.
"Whoops, whoops and a couple
of hooplas!" he exclaimed when
Winona at last drew quite close to
the machine she had pretended to
fear, "That's the best act I've ever
een outside of a circus. Don't
know as I've ever seen a better in
one. You're Rube's girl, I take it?"
Judith still busy with Winona's
bridle nodded her assent.
"Well, by cracky if you're go
ing to manage your husband like
you do your horse Rube's going to
need sympathy."
Judith laughed gayly: "Sh-h-h!"
deliriously confidential, "Let's
keep him thinking he has all the
luck."
"Maybe he has at that."
Isn't It Appalling?'
THIS is Clem Rogers, Judith,"
Reuben madt a belated intro
duction, "The man who gave me
my start."
"But who won't be In nt the fin
ish, "Clem thought dourly. He said:
"Pleased to meet you, ma'am."
Judith leaned from her saddle to
take Clem's hand.
"You've been a good friend."
She smiled her own peculiarly
friendly smile. "The very best
friend Reuben ever had."
Clem fell before her charm al
most without a strugclc. "I was
afraid Rube was being honked by
a cold-blooded dame," ha con
fessed sheepishly.
"You don't know the half of It,
Mr. Rogers."
"Neither do you, ma'am," Clem
chuckled.
"He means," Reuben explained
quickly, not knowing what Clem
would say next, "that I'm poorei
than I was yesterday."
"And he'il be poorer tomorrow,"
Clem further enlightened Judith
watching her as a cat does a mouse
"and poorer still the day aftci
that."
Deep In the role she had set her
self to play, Judith said with just
the right shade of concern: Isn t
it appalling the wav money is madt
and lost?"
"You said it. ma am. It s hardei
to make than to lose these days."
I m sure of it.
'It doesn't frighten you?"
'No. I've been noor all mv life
I'm afraid I wouldn't know how tc
act natural under any other cir
cumstanccs." Her eves were hort
est. Her confidence disarming
Come on in and meet Gran." She
turned back to the gates.
uran, in her most gracious mood
talked with Clem about prospect
ine oil. wheat and whatnot whilr
Reuben had a fragrant goodby kiss
from Judith.
"Don't worry, sweet."
Laughter rippled over Judith's
red liDS "You don't know the
Goodloes if you think they worry."
Like Buziards
JUDITH thought old Clem rather
J a Hear. He tnlrf her krw Rpithpn
had looked on the day he helped to
reload the cabbage. "Cold and thin
as a starved rat. with freckles all
over his face and no shoes on his
feet"
She glanced at Reuben, sartori
ally perfect talking with Jim, and
felt the Inexplicable pity she sc
often felt when she looked at him
This old Clem knew they were all
cheating Reuben preying on him
like buzzards
He's a fighter, ma'am," Clem
bragged. "He wasn't beat that dav
and I've never seen him beat
since."
"1 believe you."
"And I'm never gonna see him
beat unless." Clem turned keen
green eyes, not unlike his daugh
ters eves, full upon her. "he runs
afoul of something he can't hit
back at." '
Y-yes." But she did not quite
see. She only knew that Cissy a
father was appraising her. That he
was afraid she was the somebody
who would rob Rube of his power
to fight. Of his power to win.
"You're getting a man with
spunk, ma'am, and honesty. Can
you matcli those traits?"
Her blue eyes did not waver. "1
think so," proudly. "What do you
think?"
I'm not thinking. I'm honing
everything is going to turn out
swell and I wish vou luck."
Thank you. Judith made a
quick decision: "I'm asking Cissy
to be maid of honor."
W-well now Cissy will be
tickled to death."
But Clem was more tickled than
Cissy would be. He didn't give a
hoot for place and honor for him
self but he wanted his girl to strut
with the be.st. He left Goodloe's
Choice well pleased and secretly a
bit overwhelmed.
Not that I am t seen Grander
places." he confided to Rube. "But
when it comes to class lone Boy,
I reckon you're marrying it!"
Reuben, his hands tense unon
the wheel, his eyes upon the road,
his thoughts roaming far. did not
answer.
Clem, cran ng his neck for a last
look at gardens, meadows, hedges,
said: "There's nearly a half a mil
lion dollar lay-out here. Gosh
unless there's a miracle you're
gonna have a heck of a time living
up to it! "
Monday: The wedding marrh.
10
FOR
RESTORE CANAL
WASHINGTON (API Train now
haul the conl and lumber that wan
once carried from thr went, through
Cumberland gap In the A Hoi; nan) tv.
to the Atlantic on the Chesapeake
end Ohio canal.
But the 180-mlle canal la being
taken over by the interior depart
ment, which will turn It Into a
vacation Innd to haul the cam of
vncntlonlAtfl. The '22 miles running
out or Wellington will be restored
to revive the picture of how our
fore bear traveled and ehlnpod their
merchandise before the Civil war.
There are to- its. aqrclui't and old
tell, hquMU algmg the cauai willed rt
MM sound and which will be re
stored in the future.
The canal was built In 1H2A nnd
remained In commercial use until
1024. At U pcHk. around 1B70. It
hauled m much tun a million tons
of conl each year from the mounuiin
coal fielda to the eastern rtxard
10 GAME OF GOLF
LOS ANGELES (API The Kev.
Mr. Walter D. Kallenach ta totally
blind, but that doesn't keep him from
an occasional same of golf.
"Someone tinkles a tin cup and
1 know Just about where the cup ta
and how hard to play the hall."
t'XpHtns. "I nlo plu Im:m ;-.
kmiou bJU th pe lor iue o4
I throw toward the sound. I often
get a ringer."
Village L'nder Water
MILWAUKEE, W 1 r (AP) Max
Kohl, Milwaukee diver, found a huge
stone structure 36 feet beneath the
surface of Lake MilU, Wis. Scientists
believe this is part of a flooded
Indian village of a type heretofore
unknown.
Arctic Gives Peace
WINNIPEG. Man. (AP) Life In
the arctic brings peace and solitude,
along with tba dally hardships, says
the Most Rev. Armand labaut, O.
M. I., first bishop co-adjutor of the
vicar It of Hudson bay, largest and
most northerly Catholic mission In
the world.
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(Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
TAILSPIN TOMMY Bad News for Jerry!
By HAL FORRES'"
When mr .
swift learned
that tommy
was visiting
his home, on
business with
his son, jerry,
he became
excited and
l?USHED INTO
THE LIVING
ROOM, AND
WE SOON LEARN
THAT TAILSPIN
15 NO STRANGER
TO JERRY'S
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I'M GLAD TO SEE 'T OERRY'S BOTH BY ALL ' -fi fHLi BE GLAD
you! how is my Had! please meansT MfM BETor
FR I END PAUL ? SW Cl H
f OF COURSE YOU KNOW, JERRY,
THAT rHIS MUUhLUFYOURS
WILL HAVE. TO BE TURNED
OVER, TO THE WAR
DEPARTMENT.
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