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PAOE FJOTTT WTFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, M 17, 1938.- IkA By BLANCHEfMITH FERGUSON Th Story 80 Pari Judith Good lex marrtef Mlf-madf Bubn Oliver or hit money, only to dis cover h It bankrupt. After their twine are bom, red-headed Cluv Roger, who loves Reuben, gets him a job in a lumber camp man aged by Gary Brent the man Judith lover Alioayi a fighter, living bv Judith'e codei hai weak ened Reuben. Now, after a violent quarrel with Judith over Gary, he decldet to make hie oum iatvi. Ciesy, on a vitit, fhocke Judith with the neu that Carv mav loie hie job to Reuben. Alio, ehe blunt ly ay ehe lovei Reuben and ie out to get him. Chapter 37 'Something To Tell You' THE music suddenly took up a swifter measure. Gary and Ju dith moved through space with beautiful, free strides. His eyes spproved her vivid colored gown. You're magnificent, Judyl" "It's this dress," happily. "It's you," holding her closer. "It was madness to wear It to night The dress I mean." "We're swamped in madness," gloomily, "but thank heaven a.erything ends sooner or later." Tenseness under his usual care lessness. A shadow in his blue syes. She wondered If Cissy's The itidge a climbing path, rimmed with semi-circular valley. Towering pines bordered its inner side. Their needles made a soft, spicy carpet. The night was bright ened by a million stars. Soon an almost exhausted last quarter moon would stagger up. Judith walked lightly on orange saidi heels on little wings of un certainty in hushed breathless ness her arm slipped through Gary's. He held her hand in a warm clasp, content to be silent until they were half-way home. Then: "Let's rest on Gambler's Ledge, Judy. I've something to say to you. ''Must you say It now to night?" Tonight," doggedly. At the byways Judith's feet fal tered. If she stopped at Gar.bler's Ledge now the old order of things woulu be gone forever no more careless, nappy drifting she would be swept into the whirl wind "Judith," Gary began when they were seated on the rock that jut ted over the valley, "remember the moths we watched doing their dance of death, the night you came here?" "I remember silly things." "It was their fate. I've been do ing just such a dance," Gary could not miss a chance to drama tize himself "trying to leave the it He drew her closer. "We're swamped in madness: prophecy had already come to lass? She wanted to shout out what Cissy had told her. Wanted 5ary to know he was in danger of osing his position. Wanted to urge lit" to discharge Reuben quickly efore he harmed Gary, shamed limself and her. Something tied her tongue. She ivas like a soldier trying to be oval to the nag he marches under vnue nis neart is on me enemy s ude. ay all the bitter days she had ihared with Reuben, by a' the inxious nights, she owed him a lurface loyalty at least until he Hooped to betray. Dishonor would free her as nothing else would, but maybe Cissy had been talking to gain her own ends; to find out what Judith would do. Cissy admitted she was Mit lor a new deal. 1 Judith forgot all uncertainties. Gaiy's arms were around her. Gary's voice was saying the things the wanted to hear. Gary's eyes were adoring. Why spoil a perfect moment bothering about a future t'uat would probably take care of Itsein It was a typical Goodloe phllo- lochv. So far it had always worked out well for t.icm. No reason to believe it wouldn t con tinue to work out well Flame Growing Warmer fXH THE way home Gary man' v-' aged to detach Judith from Cissy and Reuben: "Let's walk home by the Ridge. There's a late moon. Her hloh beating heart warned her: "Don't. Unless you want to precipitate things, don t Ciary will kiss you tonight if he does Sensibly she reminded herself that Uary had been kissing her. on occasions, all her life. Why the sudden coyness? But she did not deceive herself. She could feel the smothered flame growing warmer "It will be absolutely ruinous to my dress," she protested weak ly. "I'll help you fix It under your coat." He commenced to wrap swirls of chilTon carefully about her. "How do you girls get away with it? The most agile male swathed in one quarter of this would trip and break his neck." he talked linhtly to disguire his real feelings; "How's that?" "Fine if it stays," skeptically, "mavbe I csn tie it with my scarf. There that's better." flame. Getting burnt. Now Judith now" One Little Moment OE BROUGHT his bright head I closer to her dark one. His voice Gary's deep, pleasant voice muted with a strange tender ness: "Judith!" His lips against hers, "Judith!" She felt a little frightened. She reminded herself that this was Gary. This was the moment that had been snatched from her thai Mav afternoon at Goodloe'f Choice. Now it was hers years deferred too late No. no. no! She wouldn t let it be too late. She wouldn't let any thing cheat her of her perfect mo ment. One little moment out of a lifetimel Every woman was en titled to that. She wouldn't think of her tangled life or the problems that lay ahead. The long closed gates of her paradise were swing ing wide. Was the glimpse beyond the perfection or which she had dreamed? Of course it was. She relaxed In the circle of Gary's arm. She breathed in great breaths of lush. sweet air. Behind them a broken fragment of moon peeped shyly over the ridge. Threw a dull glim mer of silver over the valley be low them; over winding streams You love me, Junyf "I love you. Garv!" She wanted to hear herself say it. y.nd 1 love you. Nothing else matters!" His words beat against the exquisite stillness of the night. Beat against the earth. Against the stars Against her heart her per fect moment Judith asked nothing else from life. Expected nothing else. All the loncnne. thft unrertnintv nf th years was cleared away. Her faith u Gary justified it was enough Perfection never lineers. Aris totle found that out centuries ago. Judith was to learn it now. Gary himself shattered her perfect mo ment. Gary who wanted every thing from life. He said: "Thins. can't go on as they are any longer." Her neart lunged: What things?" Oliver, mainly. She drew herself from his arms Gary" "Purhnn. vnn Hrtn't Irnrtu hnw I feci toward him. Jtidv. I hate him But for you I wouldn't have toler ated hint on the work for on hour." fCrA Unit SmUl rtrtmi Tomorrow: DlrorceT IE REST SAVES LIVES OF TWO GRANTS PASS. May IT. UP) WMk-end suspension of mining to txmeflt salmon flahfrmrn probably meant salvfttloa to three men. J. E. Morleon. mining department geolog lut. Mid today. An avalanche cascaded down the 40-foot face of the dlgRlnKt at Bun Watt's Horsehead pla er mine on a tributary of the Applmate Baturduy noon, striking where the men nor . matly work. The elide muddled rhe Applenare river, tnnlllng fishing In the Rogue below Its mouth Warm weatlur melting anow ralMd the main rlvtr more than a foot. Increasing debrla and natural turbidity here from 10 to 20 parts per million. ON UPPER APPLEGATE BIO APPRECIATE. May 17. (Spl) A uew ntor will be openM tn th Apple$ me district this wfcjt by Har old Rred of Jacksonville, who has constructed a small store building near the Upper ApplfRat Orange haj) on property leased from Albert Young. Mr. Reed will carry a line of gro ceries and toft drink, and will In stall a gasoline pump In a short time. He will not handle freh merit, al though lie may sell lunch meaU. He expects to build a home near tits store later. With addition of the ttore to the community center already provided by the grange nail, and with the In creating popularity of the adjoining McKee Bridge fotwt park, the area STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof tddreai th author, lncloslnc iUmpd envelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pit Oft LAJ Aftera fever lssfcvjfe mis NOT A -Town o? to,ooo popdlfSTioN, MS NO PhSSENdER 7fiAlN SERVICE Hft4 B-6EM WMouTfi HOTEL FOR 1MB FIR& FeMfiLSJUffV INIHBUWTEDWTte Mn loMhRMURPSRmoCffiriE RUSTLING CASES BechuseMMz Jurors vjeredfrw TO COmicTtiS WORST OFFENDERS First Woman Jury Way out West where men are men and women are Jurors That was Wyoming back In 1870. Wyoming was the firs; territory and state to grant women the right U vote and hold public office. Laramie, Wyoming, was a real 'wild west" town In those p'oneer days. Lawlessness abounded; the bet ter class of settlers found It difficult to maintain law and order. Murderers, cattle thieves and gam blers operated under the very nose of Laramie's alleged law enforcrrcnt body. They were sure of a speedy ac quittal If It did happi-n they were arrested and brought to trial for their crimes, Male Jurors actually were if raid to convict theml Early In 1870 someone got tho bright Idea that posstbly women Jur ors would not be so Influenced by the threats of Intimidation that had their men-folks "buffaloed." In March the plan was put to trial; a woman Jury was to be empaneled a precedent tn this country. Reports flocked to Laramie's court room to report the conduct of novel trials that ensued; both the grand and petit Juries contained women Jurors who, for the flrrt time, were allowed 10 vote the guilt or Inno cence of men charged with crimes varying from murder to .'legal brand ing. Veiled threats rumored that cer tain elements would make quick work of the women Jurors, In an ef fort to discourage them from taking part In the trials. Newspapers cari catured them holding babes in their laps, saying: "Baby, baby, don't get In a fury; Your mama's going to sit on the Jury." At first opening of the Laramie court, the Jury was addressed by the Judge as "ladles and gentlement of the grand Jury." Stephen W. Downey, prosecuting attorney, attempted thereupon to quash the Jury because It was not composed of "male citi zens" as prescribed by law. His mo tion was overruled. The grand Jury remained In ses sion for three weeks and many crim inal cases were disposed of. prece dent had been established: women had found their place in Wyoming where men were men. Tomorrow: The bashful balloon- promises to attain the status of country village. Hub Fighter Dies. LONDON, May 17. (vp) Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, In charge of the co- against German submarines during the World war, died today at the age of SO. , iiolil Everything! OR ANTS PASS. May 17. (AP) Should Oreeon withdraw evervthlna ordlnated American and British na- j from the 1939 world's fair In New voi iun.es vjmuiiB ui. toun, ireiann, xorit, it would be a monstrous task and might wreck the show. Many of the long fir pilings upon which the buildings are being erected came from this district. WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will .eplace your oroken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet Works. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS A 600P MAriV ED4lKS ClCfriES HAD -TO SO -TO TriE CLEAMERS AFfER A RECEHf PARtV WHEW ERMlE PlUWEfc'S CAR., WHICH B10CKED THE DR1VEWAV, REFUSED To StARtf-. AND.' ' THE GRRAGE SEWS O.OSEP, ftfE MEN HAt TO -' 60 0 WORK ON -fHE ENGINE "THEMSELVES i ' i , . - 5-17 (Copyright. 938, by The Ball gymllcate, Inc.) SUMS S 'MATTER POI Bv 0. M PA7MB TAILSPIN TOMMY Almost Safe . . . But . . . kLlFTIM ON.( Tfcf7 "I , MS.AW -r4l3 mcopyrlght, 1838, by Th BU Syndicate, Inc ) -Hk By HAL TORREST I. . I MADE 7H TURN.. OKAY. . C-G-COLLY . . I HOPE . .1 CAM. 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