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rEPFOTCD MATL TRIBUNE, ftrEDFOKD, QREGOy, TTTURSDAY. "STAY 5, 1938,
AFTER THE PARTY
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For farther proof address the author, mclosln a stamped envelope for reply. Ret;. TJ. 8. Pat Off.
By BLANCHEyJTH FERGUSON
2hA
l'ue M;w bu fri.i. I 'e u..
dashing Gary Hrcnt, ,uaibi
Coodloe marries Reuben Oliver
or hie money, only to discover
that he is bankrupt. Sticking to
her bargain, she accompanies
Reuben to a dismal mining town
tvhere her twins are born. Then
Reuben loses his job. At their
lowest moment in walks red
headed Cissy Rogers who Is still
after Reuben's love. Scheming to
get Judith and Gary together
again, Cissu finds Reuben a job
in the lumber camp Gary man
ages. Chapter 27
The World Stands Still
IT SURPRISED Judith that he
J missed Reuben so They hadn't
been very congenial. When he had
no work she (ound him terribly in
the way. crowding the already
crowded rooms with his blunder
ing masculinity, but now that he
was gone she missed his strength,
his unfailing good nature, his help
fulness. 'It's funny what marriage even
a loveless marriage does to one,"
Judith thought, but she had not
much time to philosophize over It
1 A hot wave hung like a smother
ing pall over Fordney'a Gulch.
Drought seared the whole area.
Dust, poverty, sickness, heat lone
liness. Taken separately each
would have been bad enough. Col
lectively thev were unbearable.
The remainder of Cissy's parting
gift bought ice. paid the rent hired
Jeff Snow's old Ford for an after
noon and set Judith and the chil
dren free to breathe in great
draughts of damp, cool air. Paid
for glasses of milk and thin, white
slices of chicken breast. But even
these luxuries, enioved for the mo
ment, left a taste bitter as gall in
Judith's mouth, as she planned
wava and means of returning
Cissy's money. When Reuben got
his first month's salary she would
start putting by S10 at a time $20
if she could. Each night she ten
asleep planning.
When he had been working at
most a month. Reuben sent $50 and
wrote:
' The Government has a camp
at the forest s edge, adjoining Gal
breath's lay-out with their people
managing things. A few cabins
have been built, but nearly every
one lives in tents. They have
raised wooden platforms and out
side grills. Pack up the kids and
be readv to ride back on the sup
ply bus which leaves Pitts Junc
tion every Saturday about day
light. I've ordered new cots. If I'm
In the forest, some of the boys will
put up vour tent. There's a dance
every Saturday and the nights are
so cool vou need blankets "
Blankets! After the unbearable,
perspiring heat of the little house
Blankets! The miracle of cool
nitihts
llnr fingers closed over the card
enclosed in Reuben's letter. "Camp
Number 2. Site 16." She read it
over and over. From the thrill she
got it might have been the deed to
a mansion on one of the worlds
greatest boulevards. Her camp
site! And she had $50 with which
to get there! If she could squeeze
out some for Cissy
Fiercely she pushed the memory
of her' indebtedness behind her.
She'd spend it all every cent
lust to be cool once more. Just to
take her children away from dust,
flies, heat!
Feverishly Judith commenced
to make preparations. Today was
Thursday lots to do before five
o'clock Saturday morning.
F.xhaustintr Trip
CLOTHES to bo washed, house to
to bo put in order. Dishes and
pans to be packed take a dance
. frock or two alone seem funny
to wear an evening dress again.
Take riding clothes, too mavbe
some dav she could hire a horse.
In the end she did not go on the
supply bus. Jell Snow was going
to buy a new Ford. Judith bar
gained for the old one. Got it for
$30. The engine knocked. The tires
were worn. The body sagged, but
it looked like Gabriel s shining
chariot to Its new owner.
She didn't get anv rest the night
before she started. There was
much to do lunch to be packed
sandwiches, fruit, malted milk.
The children were bathed, dressed.
Breakfast gotten
"I'll clean up this mess," Mrs.
Krnus enme over to sav goodbve.
"You go long an' dress. Mis' Oliver.
I'm going to miss vou. but I'm glad
you're going. You look sorta
peaked."
It was not quite five o'clock
when Judith kissed her next door
neighbor gratefully, and with the
twins tied securely to the back
seat and with bundles, baskets,
protruding on all sides, trundled
the rattlv old car down Casper
street.
She wondered what Gran and
Jim would say if thev could see
her. Hard to believe that she was
blood kin to people who lived
leisurely, graciously at a place
canca lioodloe s Choice,
uooaioes Lnoicc! That name.
this morning, conjured up a vision i
of the sprmehouse erav stnnn.
under a huge chestnut tree where Tomorrow: Gary rearets lost op
great earthen crocks of thick, vel- i portuulty.
II
WAGE UNO HOUR AC1
WASHINGTON, Mtiy 5. (AP)
Bprnkpr Bnnkhrnd pnMlctod today a
majority of the houw membori would
Blftn petition to force floor consid
rnit'.on of the ndmtnktrit tlon -supported
wn ue-hour bill.
"On the bnfla of information I
have recclvrd. I think thnt there will
be a majority of the member Un
the. petition, " Bankhead told news
men. Chairman Norton m-N.li of thr
houne labor er.::r!tt.'p will file the
petition Fruity, fihe said &he oe-
. .vish cream were sunk In b
uo'jjh of clear, cold spring water
Madness to think of (hat but
iome day, somehow, her poor per
spiring babies must know the
peace, the comfort of her old home.
Thev must! She wanted it for them
with a passion that frightened her.
Gradually the beauty of the
morning exhilarated her. Soon the
August sultriness would be un
bearable but now dew covered the
earth: mist shrouded it. A hint of
the old free feeling of her riding
days stole over Judith. She started
to sing, very softly. About four
hours easy driving. Cissy had said
All day in Judith's car with its
leaking radiator and knocking en
gine.
The day grew hot pitiless,
cloudless heat Judith stopped
singing. A tire punctured. Having
it fixed made a hole in her scanty
funds. The exhausted children
slept. Judith's head commenced to
ache.
On the way again. Gradually the
ground began to rise up, up. up.
ine old car panted protestingly,
Above its exhaust was a faint tan
talizing odor of pine. Passing tour
ists waved goodnaturedly as they
whizzed past: "We'll tell 'em
vou re on the way, sister!"
"Thanks!" Judith tried not to
think enviously of Cissvs high
powered motor, bhe turned her
thoughts determinedly to the cool
night ahead.
Gary I
THE children awoke, hot, tired,
hungry, with throbbing sore
gums. Judith's courage deserted.
She wanted tu sit in the road and
howl with them.
Coaxing the car along Father
Sierra's trail between tall red
woods, straight somber pines. Top
ping a winding hill she came sud
denly upon a great, green plateau
camp one No. 2.
Celestial gates would never ap
pear any lovelier to Judith than
did that roadside sign. Cars were
parked about what looked like a
combination gift shop and general
supply store. Group; of people
comfortable, careless, friendly
stood about chatting. In the dis
tance, through trees, could be
glimpsed rows of white tents. Be
yond the store was the post of
fice.
Feeling at least 100 years old
and unspeakably dirty, Judith got
stiffly out of the car and entered
the post office. As she hoped there
was r note from Reuben.
Sorry I'm not on hand to greet
you. Go to Pike's store, have him
take you to your tent. I gave him
$5 to have beds up, etc. All my
love.
Reuben."
At Pike's store Judith found
there had been a misunderstand
ing about her tent. ,
When you didn t get in on the
bus I thought you weren't coming
til next week. Mrs. Oliver, so
I
man t hurry none, Pike ex
plained, We ve been so busy to
day with visitors and the dance to
night, but I'll have your place
shipshape before dark "
Before dark before the end of
time? It was all the same to Ju
dith. She couldn't walk another
step. Her knees trembled. Her
head ached from lack of sleen and
from driving long hours facing the
sun. She asked for a glass of water.
Gulped it down. Refilling it she
walked slowly back to give the
twins a drink just as two horsemen
drew rein near her car. One was a
fat heavy jowled man with little
pig eyes. Judith noticed that peo
ple stopped their chatter to speak
to him respectfully.
"Galbreath?" she wondered, and
glanced at the second rider.
The world stopped revolvlngl
She trembled. Cold water splashed
over the edge of the glass in her
hand. It steadied her a little That
man whose bright, waving hair
shone like copper in the sun was
was Gary!
She watched him swing from
the saddle with well remembered
grace. Her heart felt as though a
hand was squeezing it.
The fat man brushed close on
his way to the store. In another
minute now Gary She had
never thought thev would meet
like this!
Vanity urged Judith to remove
herself from his path. She couldn't
move. The interlude that was her
marriage did not exist. She was
back again in a Maytime garden
and Gary was going awayl
His horse tethered, Gary earn
swinging along. He glanced care
lessly at a slim, dark girl in blue
linen shrunken and so faded that
it was a dull, tannish hue. He not
ed absently that there was a sort
of tense grace about her an un
conscious hauteur.
She clasped both hands tight
around the glass to keep from
reaching out to him. She hoped he
wouldn't hear her heart drum
ming lrudly, uncertainly. In an
other second now he would be
gone
But in that second. Gary looked
full into her eyes a searching,
startled look. "Judith" His arms
reached out to her, "Bless my soul!
1 m ginu to see you !
r-'. fv.is, 4si
'I
Ueved illS members majority
would sign It In tlm for the con
troversial lenlslntlon to be called up
for debate May 33.
Preparing to take action on anoth
er phase of President Room vein
program, the houae agreed to start
debate on the administration's omni
bus lendliu-apenUIng bill to passage
by a week from tomorrow.
NAVY STARTS DRAFTING
PLANS FOR NEW SHIPS
WASHINGTON. May b. An
augmented for,-e of draftsmen and
rmtinrpra bent over drawing boards
at the navy department today, pre
paring deMsns for the 7a new ships
authorlrrd by the bllllon-dollar naval
expansion program.
Their work was laid out for them
by the nenatr's two-to-one endorse
ment of the bill yesterday. The hoiiM
already had approved the measure,
which makes po5lb!- iie mightiest
fleet In the nation's history.
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Ltnu
r Woman At War
A lady In Spain filled with tha
spirit of adventure was young Cata
Una da Erauso. Born at San Sebas
tian In 1592, she had early entered
Dominican Convent, but restless
ness goaded her to escape.
She scaled the convent wall one
night, then disguised as a man, she
drifted hero and thore, following the
life and occupations of her opposite
sex. In 1S07 Catallna sailed on a
Spanish vessel tor South America.
So well did she like her new life
that In the following year Catallna de
Erauso Joined Spain's army. For 16
years she served Spain, fighting tha
Indian tribes of South America and
winning honors for valor. She at
tained the rank of lieutenant.
One day Catallna was gravely
wounded and, needing medical atten-
FEDERAL ROAD AID BILL
ASSURED CONSIDERATION
SALEM, May B. (p) Action on
the Cnrtwrlght bill, containing fed
eral rond old for stBtes for the fiscal
years 1040 and 1041, appeared as
sured today when U. 8. Sen. A. E.
TAILSPIN TOMMY Yes, What
IfH THE CABIN
plane , jerry
swift, a captive
of the weasel's
henchmen, listens
to the threats
of sergmosk.
but courageously
repuses to
divulge the plans
OF tommy's NEW
MYSTERY PLANE ,
ADDING THAT HE
PREFERS DEATH
RATHER THAN
DISHONOR TO
HIS COUNTRY.
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER
THAT YOU, JIPPEM?
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tlon, was forced to reveal her true
sex. Because of her splendid service,
Catallna was urged to remain In ac
tion for Spain.
In 1824 Catallna left the 'army, re
turning to Cadiz where Philip I grant
ed her a pension of 600 ducats for
valor In service of the king. She also
was granted, the privilege of wearing
malo attire for the rest of her Ufo, by
special concession of the Pope.
Once more sailing for America, cat
aallna de Erauso disappeared when
her boat landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico,
and never again was she heard from.
Mystery today shrouds the fate of the
little convent girl who preferred to
fight for her country.
Discovery of Pluto
Ninth and last discovered planet of
the Solar System Is Pluto, a celestial
Reames (D.. Ore.) and U. S. Rep.
James W. Mott. (R.. Ore.), advised
State Highway Engineer R. H. Bal
dock that the house rules committee
had ordered the bill to the house
floor for consideration Friday.
Baldock said passage of the bill
by congress would give Oregon
S3. 129.000 for each of the two years,
About That, Tommy?
Business?
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By EDWIN ALGEE