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WTFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, M 17, 1938.-
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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
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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.
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