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MEDFORD MAT1; TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. 18, 1938.
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Bv BLANCHE MJTM FERGUSON
ltte Story So Far: Judith Good
toe marries tell -mad t Reuben
Oliver or hit money, onlu to
discover he ie bankrupt. Alter
their mini are born, red-headed
Cissy Roocre, who loves Reuben,
pets him a Job in a lumber camp
managed by Gary Brent the man
Judith loves. Always a fighter,
living by Judith's codet has weak
ened Reuben. Alter a violent
quarrel with Judith, he decide!
to make hie oum lau. Cissy telle
Judith bluntly that the ie out to
get Reuben. Also that Gary it in
danger of losing hie job to Reuben.
Judith realizes she must make her
decision.
Chapter 38
Divorce?
GARY'S ferocity surprised Ju
dith. An instinct foi (air play
made her say: "Hasn't Reuben's
wnrlr hpn satisfactory?"
- "Oh. he has earned his mooey,"
grudgingly, "But i don t nice
nim.''
"Is it necessary that you like
each employee?"
"It's necessary that 1 have the
respect of each employee. Oliver
if rude, overbearing He's forever
making a play to the gallery."
"Aren't you being supercritical.
Gary7
"Defending him?"
"Maybe. Not knowing why
she did so, she kept right on. "If
Reuben doesn't kowtow
"You think I want that?"
She studied him in the uncertain
light arrogant under his noncha
lance. Sure of himself. Demanding
first place and getting it, believing
it his infallible right, and in a
revealing flash she knew that
under his lovame carelessness,
Gary wanted power and homage,
in great or small proportions, from
all with whom he came in contact
Especially would he demand it
trom me woman ne lovea. now aia
she know this How?
Because knowledge rushed
over her like a tidal wave thes
things were the very breath of life
to her too.
"No, no, nol I'm not like thatl"
Judith denied to Judith. "It's not
truel"
But it was true. She had been
demanding from Reuben, not the
give and take affection due from a
man to his mate, but the worship
accorded a superior being. Now.
because Reuben rebelled
Almost she could be glad he had
rebelled. Reuben catering, servile
she could despise, but Reuben re
mote, untouchable
Gary said: "You think I'm han
kering for a pedestal?"
Her fingers tightened over his.
"I know It. darling."
"Well of ell thingsl" Undecid
ed whether or not to be offended.
"And I'm crying for one too, and
Gran Oh, Gary, don't you see? I
leverdid until this minute We've
taken it as our divine right to be
looked up to. As long as folks do
that everything is all ritsht. Wlon
they don't "
Involuntary laughter broke from
her, went tinkling through the
night, "Garyl If you could Imagine
my rage when the women of Cas
per Street saw me, not only with
out glamour but as a sort of moron,
I liability to Reubenl"
"How did we get started on this
fool subject anyhow?" Gary de
manded. "We were speaking of Reuben."
"There's no love lost between us,
I ean tell vou."
"Probably not."
"There'll be less." In the wa
vering moonlight he watched
her vivid face as a cat watches
a mouse, "I am discharging him
Monday."
Reno!
NEITHER chagrin nor dismay In
her telltale face. Sheer relief
In it
"Judith you don't care?"
"I don't know." Her thoughts
seethed. "Rouber's money buys
you bread Reuben's job means
safety for the children But now
Reuben wouldn't have a chance to
to cheapen himself and her
With Reuben out of the way Gal
breath would keep Gary Super
intendents wore not picked up
overnight "
"By putting Oliver out I'm pre
cipitating a crisis."
"Why why do you want to do
that?"
"Why?" His eyes widened,
"You've Just admitted that you
love me. That means the end of
Oliver."
The end of Oliver!"
"You must go to Maryland at
once, Judy. Non-support is a
grand reason."
"But"
'Til follow as soon as the buy
ers go. We'll push everything right
through. You can go to Reno
Judith awakened rudely from
her dream of the past few months
Idyllic that dream, nor sordid
"Are you planning for me?"
'Tor whom do you think, lady?"
"But I don't want a divorce.
Gary."
"What?" Not believing his ears.
"Don't you love me?"
"Yves."
. "Well, then?"
"But I've always love, I you fir
years and yars you know it but
you never did anything about it!"
"I'm doing soriiething about It
now."
"But" not quite knowing what
she meant herself. "Now you've
told me, Gary, everything is all
right"
"What?" His eyes were cold steel
all the laughter, all the warmth
had mysteriously vanished. "You
only wanted to bring me to
heel?"
"No, Gary, no!" Haltingly she
tried to tel him just what loving
him, without certainty, had done
to her through the years. That it
had been a sort of blight across her
heart preventing her from living
in the present
"There can be no divorce for me,
Gary."
"Don't talk nonsense. Her re
luctance made her a million times
more desirable. "I'll push it
through so quickly "
"You don t understand, Gary. A
bargain is a bargain. I'm bound
not only by my marriage vows, but
by the boxwood."
"Well of all thingsl"
"Reuben saved it saved every
thing." "If you feel so all fired obligated,
dig up the blamed thing and give
him back his money!"
"Gary!" Was she going crazy?
Was Gary actually telling her to
sell the hedge?" .
Gary stuck to his guns. "I've
often wondered why your grand
mother didn't sell that box long
ago. With the price skyrocketing,
it seems wicked not to."
Horrified she looked at him, ex
pecting to see clay feet a cloven
hoof. Could this be Gary? Had she
gone mad?
'Reuben Will Marry Cissy'
"CERIOUSLY Judith," he cap
3 tured her hands that were
worrying the moss that covered
the. rock, "You wouldn't let a silly
sentiment about some old shrub
bery spoil our lives would you?
Isn t our happiness the only thing
that counts?
She was not sure. "Can you
Imagine Gran?"
"Gran's life is behind her. Ours
is ahead. We can't worry about
Gran."
But she did worry about Gran
She couldn't even think of Gran
and divorce In the same breath
Divorce to Gran was the lowest
ebb the last gasp of a poor weak
fish upon the hook of circumstance.
Goodloes didn't get divorces. If a
Goodloe made a mistake In the
selection of a life partner he kepi
a shut mouth, an upflung head,
grinned defiantly in the face of a
world that expected him to be a
shining example of all that was
finest and best.
"I could never get a divorce from
Gran's house."
"Thinking it over, it will be best
to go directly to Reno from here.
Get all the gossip over at once."
"I could never go back to Gran's
house a divorced woman."
"My house will be waiting for
you, Judith."
Garys house! Her dream home
out of all the world! But her smile
was just a faint twitching of
muscles. Impatier.'ly she called
herself an absolute Idiot. Hadn't
she known she was drifting to
this? Hadn't she known when she
stopped to think?
Gary said: "Oliver won't give
you any trouble. He wants to mar
ry Cissy."
Hearing him say it was like
hearing an explosion of dynamite
"Reuben wants to marry Cissy!"
It didn't make sense. Reuben who
had been so adoring. Who had
walked the floor countless niht;
with croupy babies so that she
could get some rest "Reuben
wants to marry Ulssy "
"Mow do you Know, uaryi
How do I know? Haven't I eves
and ears? Doesn't everyone know?
uon t you Know7
"No'
"Oliver spends every spare min
ute at the Curtis camp. No wood"
man, that lad, after five o'clock. A
millionaire's car whirls him awa;
for bridge, polo, sailing "
"Why shouldn't he go places?"
Gary shrugged: "I m not stop
ping him."
"Reuben has known the.Curtisc;
for many years."
"He won't have to worry about
the job he's losing when he mar
ries Cissy. A wife with as many
millions as she'll have is easy tc
take."
Easy to take! All her old leal-
ousy of Cissy rushing over her.
clawing at her like a leopard's
fang. Cissy breaking up her life
a second time. Not that it mat
tered about Reuben. It was only
that she had to get used to the idea
of divorce.
She tilted her head backward
and smiled up into Gary's eyes.
What she saw there made her for
get Cissy. Made her forget the
world.
Gary whispered against her hair:
"Nothing matters now except our
love."
All his old fascination enfolding
iier like a soft, warm, blanket. Hei
heart throbbed out that it wa?
made only to love this man. Al
that had gone before was just i
Drclude even the tired moor
knew it. It sent a last pale ray ti
touch Gary's hair.
"You're not to worry, Judv
Soon I'll have the right to tak
rnre of you forever and ever."
rCeirv'. I'll. llnrH, SH
Tomorrow: Gary gets In rant
knife-work. .
ADDITIONAL STAY
SACRAMENTO. May IB. (Up,
Oot. Frank T. Mrrtm lte Mondty
granted another two month reprieve
to John and Coke Brit, condemned
BUklyou county triple-Alayer, who
were to hava been hanged at Polaora
prison Friday.
The governor made the atay of exe
cution effort Ire until Friday. July 13.
"When the laxe reprieve w&a grant
ed there was an application for com
muntatlon of sentence to life Im
prisonment pending before the state
advisory parole board," aald M pit lan..
"This application has bren rent to
the stat rupreme court for revU
and the supremo court luu. not yet
returned a decision on iu to view
of theiw clrcumatAneea I feel that an
additional reprieve la called for."
JAP GAMBLING KING
GIVEN McNEIL TERM
T A CO MA. Winn.. May If.. (UP)
Federal Judge B- K. Cunhman today
sentenced Keneklchl Yamamoto, Se
attle Japanese, to IB months In Mc
Neil Inland federal penitentiary nd
fined him 93.000 on an Income tax
evasion charge.
Yamamoto, who allegedly conduct
ed gambling establishment up and
down the Pact flo coast, was convict
ed last wee of Income tag evasion
on the profits of his various night
clubs and gaming houses.
BAKER. Msy IB. r-Charlea L.
Palmer, former Baker postmaster and
mayor, died Monday afternoon at his
home, after a long illness. Mr. Pal
mer was born i:i Concord. Pa . August
A. 1640. and mved the plsiua to
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Oldest Newsboy
Emll Lindner began hustling sheets
at the corner of 18th street and West
ern avenue, In Chicago, M years ego.
He was then a lad of 14 years.
Today, strange aa It seems, this
same man, now 68 years old, still
sells newspapers at the same corner.
Lindner Is a well-known character In
Chicago and has built his business up
until now he manages a successful
newsstand.
First Balloon I st s.
Strange aa It seems, two condemned
criminals were granted the honor of
being the first men to ascend In a
balloon)
When the Montgolfler brothers,
Joseph and Etlenne. completed the
manufacture of their first successful
balloons, they were averse to trying
them out personally as man -carrying
machines.
However, the king of France was
Interested - In their experiments and
agreed to allow two condemned con
victs to risk a Journey Into the air
In exchange for freedom if they
lived through the experience.
The two criminals were reprieved
from the guillotine And preparations
for the flight completed. Then, at
the last moment, a patriotic French
man, PUatre de Rozlers, came for
ward and offered to risk his own life
rather than see "vile criminals" ac
corded the glory of being Uie first
men to ascend Into the air.
After a test flight In a captive bal
loon, Rozlers, with a friend. Marquis
d'Arlandea, ascended In the first free
. balloon flight ever made by man on
November 21, 1783. They ascended
j 3000 feet, stayed up 25 minutes.
Chesbro's Wild Pitch.
In the 1904 baseball season, Jaok
Chesbro, pitching Hr the New York
Yankees (then- the "Highlanders"),
won 41 games, lost 13, a record never
beaten.
Yet, pitching against the Boston
Red Sox In the first game of & double-header,
October 10, last day of
the season, Chesbro threw a wild ball
to Fred Parent, with the score 3-3,
two outs, and two strikes on the bat
ter and Boston won the American
league pennant by a game and a half.
Tomorrow: The turnabout fish
story!
NAVY EXPANSION BILL
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. Xfav 1ft. ( AP
President Roosevelt signed today the
bin authorizing a el.OOO.esa.oOO ex
pansion of the navy during the
next ten years.
The administration measure carried
no funds, but the navy department
has recommended an Immediate ap
propriation of about BlS.ooo.ooo to
start the program which eventually
will Increase total naval tonnage by
30 per cent.
SALEM, May Ifc, (AP) The state
relief committee has authority to
refuse Inspection of Its records, At
torney General I. H. Van Winkle
ruled today.
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WASHINGTON, May 18. (AP)
President Roosevelt signed today a
bill to remove the 13-pound weight
limit heretofore Imposed on postage
free packages of reading matter and
sound-reproduction records for the
blind.
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