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"" '" ' ' ' I PAGE ETOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOOX. TUESDAY, MAT 3. 1938. OXWOQll THE WORLD AT ITS WORST STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, tncloainf a stamped enrelope for reply. Res. V. 8. Pat OS. GLUYAS WILLIAMS By BLANCHESMJTH FERGUSON JkJk 0 . By V HtH IfcLLTUJ I i i w-1 I I - - I Uv-i, ii SMJTH jiie Story So I'ur: l.ovtng some one else, gently bred Judtth Oliver marries an outsider, Reu ben Oliver, or his money, only to discover that his fortune is lost. But she sticks to her bar pain and follows Reuben to a dis mal mining town. Twins are born and life is a constant struggle with poverty. Then Reuben loses his fob. What Judith has been lohtino Is inevitable they must appeal to her grandmother Into this moment of desperation walks red-headed Cissy Rogers, who is in love with Reuben, Chapter 25 Cissy Investigates COOL as a mermaid, fresh as a mountain breeze, exotic as an orchid Cissy came. Came for a purpose. She slithered through the drowsing afternoon of Casper Street at the wheel of a stream lined roadster. Her red head was wrapped in a white silk scarf. A long white cigarette holder slanted between her lips. A great diamond twinkled on the hand that carelessly managed the wheel. From the rumble the end of a small leather trunk protruded. On the seat beside her was a hat box. An overnight bag. A white coat. From their doorsteps the wom en of Casper street gazed in wide mouthed curiosity. Cissy returned "Hang around for a week or two and you'll find out," Reuben In vited, "Slim rations and hard work make an unbeatable combi nation for reducing." "As if I didn't know!" Cissy grinned. "I just lack the courage to get down to it." ' Reuben surveyed her white crepe ensemble with appreciation. "What are you doing in these parti in that get-up?" . "A nice question when I'm here especially to see you." "Flattering, but untrue." "Believe it or notl Can you put me up for the night, Judith?" Put her up for the nightl Judith straightened in the act of picking up the fountain pen. The twins and their possessions literally overflowed the front room, where there was usually a little breeze. There was only stew for sup per. Nothing but oatmeal for breakfast While her Angers closed around the pen Judith tried frantically to throttle the Goodloe hospitality; to forget that no matter what the circumstances one should always be a gracious hostess. She didn't want Cissy "The house Is yours, Cissy!" Gran would have been proud of the way Judith said it "If you can keep the twins from swamping you entirely." "TwinsI Have you gone and got yourself twins?" "A son and a daughter." Cissy wanted the saint thing she'd always wanted, Reuben. their stares from cool green eyes and scanned the number of each boxlike house. Before number 43 she glided to a soft stop. "Humph!" She switched off the Ignition and surveyed the hopeless patch of moth eaten grass. "Worse than I thought." Her spirits lightened as she sauntered through the water pipe gate. She had done right to come. Nothing like seeing for yourself and certainly 11 you wanted a thing you had to come and get it. Cissy wanted one thing. The same thing she had always wanted. No aouot about that. She shook her half smoked cig arette from its holder, slnmpeH it out on the bumpy littlo walk. Never In ier heart had she really given up Reuben. Some day he would come back or she would bring him back. Now if things were half as bad as they looked, maybe with a little luck- Through the screen door that opened into the front room she saw a woman in faded blue linen. A tall man in his shirt sleeves "Hello, you two!" They started at her voice. "I'm real!" Cissv lauched "Don't think I'm a bad dream or something. "Cissy!" The Olivers called her name in unison though on an en tirely different note. Reuben caroled a paean. Judith chanted a dirge. Ghost F: - The Past TX) HER the arrival of a guest at I this time could be nothing but an additional misfortune. She particularly resented this guest a ghost from her past. Resented those cool green eyes seeing her poverty. Her once lucid thought as on the night when she first saw her, was how to get rid of Cissy quickly. To Reuben the visitor was as welcome as a ray of sunshine on a gray day. Manlik", he welcomed anything that banished the gloom that encompassed him. "Cissy by the Great Horn Spoon, it's you in the flesh!" "In too much flesh." Cissy con fessed, "I've gainrd eight pounds." She kissed him with a mixture of greediness and restraint and turned to embrace Judith, "You're the original sylph, darling." she complimented. "How do you do it?" "Some kids," Reuben said proudly. She Has Broken Him CISSY sank limply to a chair that held a bedraggled rag doll. As on the day she had flown to Reuben's place In Maryland she was suddenly sorry she naa come here. She should go right away. But she couldn't go right away. The sight of Reuben's whimsical face was to Cissy what a cool drink of water is to a parched traveler In the desert She noted in Judith an Indefin able new quality. Judith tired, thin, untidy was In some mys terious way lovelier than ever and not actively unhappy. Cissy knew it at a glance. Reuben ? She couldn't trust herself to think about Reuben not yet. "Show me the offspring. I can't wait to see them." "Reuben will do the honors while I put your room in order." Judith smiled at her guest "I'm afraid you'll And it warm." "That doesn't frighten me. I've stewed plenty In my day." Judith went up the steep box stairs. Cissy followed her host to the narrow strip of back yard, where, under an old canvas swung over four poles, the twins, looking like cherubs, slept 'This substitutes for an oak tree," Reuben waved airily at the sagging canopy, hating it "How long have you been an Inventive genius?" "You'd be surprised! Young Judy just missed being a red head. I think she's going to have a faded topknot like mine." "It's good luck for a girl to look like her daddy," Cissy bent over the sleeping mites, "Young Rube now " "Jim Goodloe." "Ohl Still the only Reuben!" "One is enough." bitterly. Following him she noticed thai while a new quality had come to Judith an old one had gone from Reuben. He walked without verve as a man walks when he knows the end of the road is only a blind alley. "She's broken h I m," Cissv thought resentfully, "She's done what I knew she would." Tomorrow: Cissy teta an tdro. News of 4-H CLUBS ll Ylrcmi i itf) The American Ti uvr II u re mi De partment of Visual Education, pns Mntel pv "Natk;u.tl t'nrkV and wm "dies In motion ilvturt at the How ird school Mon-Hv. Howard per rentngo of the nr.vcrd.i wtl! tK nurd to help send d-'lcnn to the 4-H mmmer school it Corv.ullA. "The "Merry Ma c)" of Howard aad handkerchief shower In honv 5f their leader. Mr. Rtchnrrt Land ers. The girls all feM that Mrs. Land ira has been a very coorwratlv-i ead r and wished to express their appre ciation in tills manner. Game were played, on of which was "Ruth and Jacob." Mrs. Land ers being "It" first waa blindfolded. White being blindfolded each girl pinned her handkerchief on Mrs. Landera' drew with Mrs. Landers be ing awn re of It. Aftrr aiie took the blindfold off nhe dtwovered her hand kerchlera. Prizes were given Jlmmle Landers and Patsy Hutchinson, after which refreshment! were, served by Virginia Ricks. The room waa decorate! In pink and blue. Thnae present were Wll'lsm Landers, patajr Hutchliwon. Phyllis Metal. Virginia Ricks. Le Ella Lend era, and Jlmmle Landers. (By ln Mers.) Table Rock 11 restock cluba mat April 33 at the home of their leaders. Mra. Myers. Norma fiage presided a president. Report were given on breed history by Shirley Angle. Lore Brennesholtz and Olive Davis, telling of the origin of certain breeds of live atixk. which, proved of much interest f 0U6rtf fOR 3 C0UNTR1& m oufeftca of w swMp iwsm aeerHt 4s. 1 1 i Af mtlr, ami". VVv wrnvw -r-vi fas in jamor umt , An upset winning WHesi. wftente, INSPIRATION fORTtfc SPINNING JSNNY, JNA&S HAK6ft&VK IN Wl. -(HeMrVMiNetewDie. H6 NoTlCEU WORKEP DETtEK IN THBT pOSffiON The Traitor of Athena As a youth. A Icl blades had every chance of becoming the Idol of Ath ena, city of his birth. He was reared under the roof of Pericles, the great leader of Athenian democracy, and was a student of the philosopher. Socrates. Alclblados. according to historians, had a likeable personality and an amazing amount of ability as a ruler of men, but his Insurmountable de sire for the luxury of power many tlmea led him to "sell his country down the river" for selfish motive. Athens' rival city waa Spnrta, a highly militarized antithesis of all that Athon represented. When Peri cles attempted to raise the cultural level of Greece, Athens was classed by the populace aa & "tyrant city" and Sparta seized Its opportunity to strike. For nearly SO years there followed bitter war between the cities, end ing In disaster for Athens. During the third year of the war, plague entered Athena, killing off Pericles and half Athens' population. At this time Alclbladea found an opportun ity to set out on a brilliant career and complete Athens' downfall. He Involved Athens In an alliance with Argos against Sparta, then planned an Athenian attack on Sicily to destroy the Spartan colony of Syracuse. Becoming Involved in a scandal at home on the eve of de parture, he fled to Sparta, told them of the Athenian plans, end In 413 B. O. Joined that city In a crushing defeat of his own armyl All of Athens young men 40.000 In number were either killed or thrown Into the atone quarries of Syracuse, where they died of hunger end thirst. Not satisfied, Alclbladea fomented a revolt of Athens' allies, then fled to Persia and threw In with Tlssaphernes. He persuaded the Persian satrap to send a fleet to destroy Athens but at the critical moment Joined the Athenians again In defeating the Persian fleetl He commanded Ath ens fleet fqr four years, In 407 B. C. regaining official command of the sea. Next, Alclbladea led Athens In a defeat over Sparta, and set out to crush Athens' ancient enemy, Persia. True to form, et the last moment Alclbiades again deserted his coun try, Joined the Persians and suc ceeded In destroying the entire Athenian fleet. A traitor to every master he ever served Alclbladea died at the hands of an assassin In 404 B. O. Tomorrow: Death Underground! and help to the members. Members held ft discussion on whether or not to send delegates to the 4-H club summer school in June. The cluba also heard reports on the progress of the Improvement campaign. It was stated that Mr. Hamilton will put a cement walk around the peace memorial In the near future. Mrs. Orlvle Hamilton was a visitor at the meeting. Next meeting will be in the form of an Inspection tour of the club members' projects. No Red lights In G. P. GRANTS PASS, May 8 & Por lice vhj m tilled a tAicm d call .iht over Sixth street hero w-11 have tc look for a jvhlt light to call fcead quertera until the factory fills their order. -THE CHM6E crisis THAT A TEN-DOLLfiR BILL ALWAVS TO CAUSE WHEH YOU AtfE IH A HURRY. THE CASH IS RANSACKEP "TWICE, THE PROPRIETOR TURK6 ODfHIS. POCKETS AND, WHEW V&O'RE READV 1b CALL THE WHOLE TH)N6 OFF, fiiAK VANlbHEo Wnri "THE BILL INTO THE BACK ROOM D ExPlORE THE SAFE WIILIA06 JOoDTriirhL 183a b Th Ball RttiHiuU, In C1 S 'MATTER POf By 0. M. PAYNE o33 SoCtrt ! VE.LL Tt-jAT'i OKJB. VJIT-H WSA L.TI- ! TO-HAVft MoTi?6 T-tUiJ ' owe. miz op &ocksU y TAILSPIN TOMMY Patriotism on the Grill! By HAL FORRES" ' I SAVE MY WORD TO f A. J- TAILSPIM TOMMY lLJvl S. TOMKIINS MEVEO rT?il TO TELL AMY BODY TfedTjli . ABOUT THOSE niVwV VfjX 4' !!' I TOLD YOU ABOUT 'EM, IT MIGHT SAVE. MY LIFE. . BUT LATER MY COUNTRY MIGHT BE DESTROYED BY THESE MYSTERY PLANES, CON TROLLED BY An tri EMY TOLD ME . FOR UIMITEP TIME ONLY! SEND SELF-A0ORESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE TO HAL FORREST, THIS PAPER,' FOR f "T OF MODEL PLANS OF THE KW6I.AS P.S.T PLANE SO I PREFER VHf WHY. . YOU f WHAT'S GOING ON BACK DEATH V VOU..H j I THERE? KEEPS ME BUSY RATHER THAN ry -ft ra CHANGlN' TH1 oishonor1 jm. Y ,i:f;.; J ilS STABILIZER. "'' J BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER No Answer! By EDWIN ALQP" WILL JASON 8E Lf l'M AFRAID SOA-r". WONDER WHERE OUR POET IS? Tpjvi r I ilniiflfft''1' " j BET.' .AND I'M SLAD frMj LAID UP A LONGl MY BOY-A 7w TAR,13 I THOU6HT SURE HE'D HEAR MEgYVd TTl IT -J TO SEE vUTOO, J'fm TIME, OR. KILEY? BROKEN LEG TOOT THE HORN BELIEVE MEltjz 'M'i ZTI BRIARSIB I BUT Uml VrV IS NO LAUSH1NG fTZ , 'z I'LL NEED HIS HELP NOW, WlTHFTT U 1 WHERE'S OMESA? J x;' rp' CT" MATTER.' ?ZZ. JASON SICK -THERR ulA S ESg" Xf '' : ' THE NEBBS The Funny Man By SOL HESP OUST MMY n MUST YOU go: WHAT DUTIES WAVE VOU FAC THERE THAT ARE sSO ORSESJT', W1 DELieMrnjLX ;A ikXJ WECE.OEKIUITH, y . ; W. . . . . .n. ,i. . . . . ,, II . . II 'jr FOR. A MICE VISIT BUT7 X VL MOST 60H0ME ,v I i m m n i v i "v . A" I. 2 .hi IMA . l.1lnJtf(taHV JELL. TO TELL YOL THE TRUTH, AFTER THE WAY HUSBASJD ACTEO AT THE mRTV, 1 FEEL 1 MUST TAKE HIM ACXTQ WHERE PEOPLE ARE USED TO IT WHEvJ HE MAKES A FOOL OF HIMSELF, 'WHY. FAMMV, lTWMSf HE WAS WOSJDERFUL- -jmTH THE EVCEPTIOM OF THE COUMTESS. EVERYBODY EMJOYED HIM IMMEMSEl.yl OU XKJOVJ, RUDY HAS 3f POR H I RACE HUMOH '-I. I IrM. n cgy iuo ifiicrwl HE UF SLADOPn THE COUMTESS I VHCWS OEETYVILLE?l c EAVEKJS SAKE'N TELL HIM -SCll HAS A 35EAT REGARD FOR HIMSELF! NJOvV AMD THERED KIO UVIMG msC WITH HIM 1 1-7 . . , ? i a i ITT i ami
