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PAGE TWELVE MEDrOTtD f ATL TRTBTTyE, rEDEOUT), OTlT.C,CK. TTTTTtSDAT. fAT 26. 1033. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof address the author, Inclosing stamped onrolope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat OS. WATCH GAME By GLUYAS WILLIAMS SIUVA& WllLlfiMS FERGUSON " 7 it) . S7 I at awus Smith Chapter 4& Crou Country Run GARY looked at Judith vivid, vital, utterly desirable, from angry, skeptical eyes. He loved her but he did not love her enough to humble himself and confess the truth about the timber, or hl hatred of Reuben, from whom he had not been able to lure Cissy and her millions; against whom he could not hold Judith perhaps if he had loved her enough- He said with a fine showing of his old nonchalance: "Blamed if I can figure out the secret of Olivers iascinatlon. Useless to try to tell him. She said helplessly. "I'm sorry. Don't let's talk of it any more, uary. "Of course, we'll talk of it,1 furiously, "Do you think you can make a laugning siock oi mer "You don't really care much.' Til not die of a broken heart if that a what you mean, but I care, Judith. I've Droved it. I've been reasonable, generous, even about "Generous?" "Many men would Insist that you leave them here at Goodloe'i Choice or ship them back to Oliver but 1 m willing to lane mem. i m eivine vou every chance." "Thanks, Gary, but I don't want It now or ever." And before he could think of a hurtful thing to ay he wanted to hurt her badly she had turned from him and was walking rapidly towards the house. She met Jim and Dick making their way leisurely to the paddock. "I'll overtake vou." Judith called to Jim. If Reuben had not reached the -urtis Camp until to day maybe she could still get her letter dock, one couia never nam up her head again if Cissy found out about it. Even if Reuben had received it she could tell him it was written under stress, that she didn't mean one word of itl She put in a long distance call lor tne uurtis uamp men sat down by the telephone waiting. She couldn't take her eyes from it. If Reuben answered if she heard his voice Ten minutes passed. Twenty. A life time. The Christmas angel hanging from the chandelier turn ed into a grinning, mocking demon "Peace! Peacel" There was no peace anywhere. The scent of fiine and cedar sickened her. All his stuff would fill the house for I week Intolerable! The tele phone tinkled. Like one hyp notized Judith picked up the re ceiver. "The Curtis line Is busy," op erator informed her. "They've been connected with New York nearly all morning. Big business doesn't stop even for Christmas," grumblingly. Judith murmured something. "I'll try to call you ir an hour." An hour! She couldn't sit still nether second. On knees that trembled Judith went outdoors, mounted Winona. In the lower meadow she came upon Paddy O'Hare, lathered and excited, taking his jumps with uick astride mm, liv ((, a e jUiiiMC, at ipjii Judy!" Jim riding Biddy greeted ms sister joyiuny. "I knew he'd be good." she was remembering the morning Paddy was born her wedding day. Jim laughed. "You don't know how good. Ho is the next Maryland Hunt Cup Winner. Heady tor a little run across country? "Ready." "Ben, Jim called to the watch ing colored boy. "The two young hounds need exercise. Turn them loose and follow along" "You won't pick up a scent to- day." Judith said, "the wind la from the South." "And the going bad," Dick said. "And we're all due at the Hunt for egg-nog or tea at four-thi-ty." but he followed Jims lead hap pily. Prodding Winona on. Judith envied Jim his mount He and Biddy shared the same trait recklessness. Gunshot BIDDY was unusually Irritable today. The thin, crusty pat-, es of snow and ice hurt her. The wind favored the fox. He doubled and redoubled When he hnd his pursuers thoroughly be fuddled he made off to his lair. The chase was over almost before It was well begun. "You'll be in time for your tea, old maid," Jim teased Dick, "I wonder if it's tea or gossip that lures you?" "Both," Mr. Blout confessed easily, Three abreast they rode towards the highway. "I'm going home," Judith said as they camo out on the road. "Better change your mind and come along." Jim tried to light a cigarette. The wind extinguished the match. He struck another and letting the bridle fall to Biddy's shining neck, cupped the flame 1 with both hands. In the flaili of a second the thing happened. Down the highway Biddy pounded, bridle dangling. Jim, c'ught unawares, firmed his scat and' let Biddy run. Jim reached to recover "tha bridle. I Biddy leaped u a rouuiuc u , ran along its slimy bottom. Not three feet ahead a maple swung a low, heavy limb "Roll off, Jiml Oh, God!" While Judith breathed her prayer, Biddy swept under the limb, unable to free himself quickly enough, Jim caught tha impact where the horseshoe pin fastened his white stock. Riderless the mare swept on crazily on . . . Even before aha touched him. Judith knew. Snow. Water. Mud. Blood and something utterly still, that just a moment before had been Jim, warm, laughing, vital. Where had he gone so quick ly that all her love, all her plead ing could not reach him? "Jiml We must go home home to Granl Jim, don't you hear, dear?" The M. T. H. gave no sign. He lay at ease In the mire, a hint of the old reckless smile upon his face. Dick, his floridness washed pale, climbed down Into the ditch. 'You must get help, Judy." She continued to plead with Jim to come home. "Judy," Dick spoke patiently, "You must get a doctor. Get the house ready. You must get a doctor" . . . Jim did not need a doctor. Ju dith was sure of it. She wondered, numbly, if some one would stop poor Biddy before she killed her self. Too late. Biddy crashed over the hedge, rolled in agony, tried to get up Whimpering, staggering, Judith reached the terrace, crossed It. The telephone was ringing when she entered the hall. Blindly she walked towards it. Must get a doc tor "Judith Oliver speaking" Pant ing she leaned against the wall for support. Reuben's voice came over the wire clearly. "You called me, Ju dith?" She made no sound. Reuben said: "Are you there. Judith? Are you having a" A gunshot, shattering the Christ mas peace: resounding across the world. Reuben's voice raised sharply "In heaven's name what ?" "Biddy O'Hare is dead. Jim la dead "Are you hurt, Judy? I can't hear you!" The receiver fell from her hand dannled by its cord. She went out through the snow. She sat down by Biddy O'Hare. She saw three men walking slowly Car rying something very carefully Jim. Gran met him at tha door Ths last of the Goodloes Gran was tasting the bitterness of life. . . . Judith sat on by Biddy O'Hare. Every event of her life and Jim's passed in detail before her. They were gay little lives not much growth perhaps as reckoned by the realists, but happy little lives sur rounded by love, filled with laugh terJust an hour ago Jim had laughed. Now Biddy's satiny neck grew cold hitnftnth her flnBars. With orief too deep for tears, Judith sat on while tho sun went down and the world grew dark. 'Is This The End?' NEARLY 2,000 miles away Cissy buttoned herself into a leather windbreaker, fastened a helmet securely over her red head and looked at Reuben from eyes grown hard. Just when ner plans were nearing perfection, when all her dreams were coming true, a voice, drifting across the continent shat tered theml He was answerinp that voice, going away from her it she let him go now "Ready?" Reuben turned to thf silver plane, impatient to be off "Hurry a bit, can't you, Cissy?" Deliberately Cissy pulled on hei left ilove. "It's like Judith to spoil our Christmas. Helpful little Judith!" "Cissv I wish you wouldn t "Wouldn't what?" "Dislike her -o." "Is there any reason why 1 should like her?" Perhabs not. but vou sneak as though she planned this terrible thing just for spite." Rube, carefully Cissy fastened the snap of her glove. "Does this mean the end for us?" Was there ever a beainnlne. Cissy?" If she hadn t called you to day" I couldn t have held out much longer, Cissy. I was going back, going after her." worm! scornrully. "Maybe." Unperturbed he looked at her from deep, serious eyes, toko juditn and the kids out of my world and there's nothine much left in it." "Suppose, when vou act there she wants a divorce?" Reuben stopped his restless pac ing. He looked across the fields, looked at the lone, undulating line of purplish blue mountains with out seeing them. If Judith wanted a divorce Shea hysterical now. Rube, hut her heart is where it always was with Gary Brent." (Crty'lH. I'll. Sm.lt ftfl Tomorrow! Throufh tho oloodo. CANNED GOODS THEFT EUGENE, May 26. Judge O. F. Skip worth In circuit court today paroled Elmer Muhle. Roneburg, and Keltvr RurRotne . Mrdf ord. r f tcr he hid sentenced them to aerve three years each In the state penitentiary for burglary not In a dwelling ThB y mi tha wore arrested a few day a ago for stealing canned goods at Hem lock Htatlon on the Southern Pacific Una near WeMMr. The youths pleaded guilty Tues day, waiving grand Jury Indlctmeiu Burpolne was paroled to hi brother. Carl Burpolne. tn Med ford, and Muhlr to Mr?. W. Strickland, Rtweburg. OonttiK time foi Too Lata u CIm )fy Ada la t :3l P m. Train Ktlti Autolxt PORTLAND. May 36. (AP) Thomaa B. darner, M. WPA flood control wc;ker. wma killed today when his automobile waa struck by a pas senger train of the Southern Pacific system at Slat and Harrison street. Mllwaukir. Oamer apparently did not aee warning safety algnala, paving one automobile that had stopped for the train. Sfiuitnr'fl Wife Dies CONCORD. N. H.. May 36. (APt Mr. Sally Bridge. 34, wife of V. 8. Senator H. Styles Brldpe. R.. N. H ). died today, a few houra alter ahe suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while seated In an automobile. Senator Bridget was enroute from Washing ton by airplane when aha passed away. loritrt Steel IHvldeml CI EVFI AND, Miy 36. i API Dir ectors of Republic ttteel corporation. meeting today, took no action on payment of July I dividends on tha Liv-' W veazw of 1H& . mm erms uprecourI .M1bMMbr Vim rtoTPutvm Wm ftUff IMfttff WCMrtiOHS ( HcM&VER, THE ToMfiTo l$ IK VicTbff HUGO won -we FRENCH, AhARP TtR h vom He WRdfe AT 17 a m sr i iff & &f IB i 1 -W M -!-jJLi7 ' f etfoR61rierWVlORLt Wft DrSCOVEREty Tomatoes In Court. Justices of tho United State su preme court, highest tribunal In the land, were mildly shocked one April day In 1803 when someone threw a tomato Into court figuratively, of couras. Strange as It seems, the best Ju dicial minds In the United States were needed to decide whether a to mato Is a fruit or a vegotnblel The opinion rend by Mr. Justice Gray, decided that a tomato Is a vegetable, at least under Jurisdiction of the tariff act of 1883. The strange case arose In an ac tion brought February 4. 1087, against tha collector of the port of New York to recover back duties, paid undqr protest, on tomatoes Imported the m on imp ON ft ?M OF MiTew&shep Rocks OfTRiSTfiHPACDNHA. South fift&Nflc bianp year before from the West Indies by the plaintiff, a man named Nix. Nix contended- that tomatoes were fruits, therefore not taxable under the section of the tariff act directed at vegetables. Findings of the U. a. circuit court for the southern district of New York favored the defendant port of New York, so Nix carried his case to the highest court In the land. There ensued In cotirt a strange array of evidence, presented by coun sel for both stdea, consisting of dic tionary definitions of every Imagin able type of vegetnble. tending to prove that tomatoes were or were not vegetables or fruits. In settling the case, Justice ,Oray stated : "There being no evidence that tlw words 'fruit' and 'vegetable' have ac quired any special meaning In trade or commerce, they must receive their ordinary meaning. Upon such a ques tion dictionaries are admitted, not as evidence, but only as aids to memory and understanding to the court. 'Botanlcally speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine. Just aa cucum bers, squashes, beans and peas. But In the common language of the peo ple, all these are vegetables, consti tuting the principal part of the re past and not. like fruits, generally a dessert. Beyond the common knowl edge we have on this subject, very little evldenra la necessary. Judg ment affirmed." Tomorrow: Zlzka the blind commander. corporation's 6 percent cumulative convertible preferred stock series A or on the 6 percent cumulative con vertible preferred stock. Hack to Work TACOMA, May 26. (AP) First of tho 335 employes of the Oregon Washlngton Plywood company re turned to work here today after a month's Idleness, Company executives said the entire crew would be work ing within two days. FALL RIVER, Mass., May 26. (AP) At least 25 members of the crew of the oil tanker Elwood were Injured today when a series of explosions caused fire which threatened to de stroy the craft. Firemen battled for more than an hour before they brought the flame- under control. Auto Injury Fatal PORTLAND, May 26. (AP) Mrs. Bessie Swanson, 44, Oswego, suc cumbed at a hospital yesterday to injuries suffered when she was struck by an automobile near her home on March 1. In the reign of Richard I scholars were maintained at Oxford by royal bounty. 0 I00k3 ON WITH ALMOST NO INTEREST WHILE UNCLE JOE PW5 WELL-WORN 6AME OF MAWN6 WAYcH OPEN BY 810WW6 ON rf 2 d&& IARIES 6AME BY SUDDENLY SNATCH 1X6 WATCH OUT OF UNCLE'S HAKP ' sip FRUSTRATES ATTEMPTS156ET IT BUCK 8V FORCE 8V THREA-TENIN6 TO CRY WHICH AJ. WAYS iMiMiDMfcTS UNCLE JOE l5 XiA . mifc-foMfrKErrOPEN BY &L0WIK6, UNCUT JOE, WHO l&lERY UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE HE 6 ATTACHED 10 WATCH BY CHAlhl, MURMimW6 HE PLAYED WITH IT EK0U6H N0w ROLL, WITH WAfCH , FORCIrXS UKCLE 00E fo 6WE 6R0UND WITH HIM AMD 10 CALL FOR MOTHER TO COME 10 S0METHIN6 A800T f (Copyright, 1938, by Th BU Syndicate, Inc.) IfclE -TO INDICATE 10 UKCLE JOE AS MOTHER RESTORES WATCH 10 HIM, "THAT HE'D LlKEIbftAY SOME WORE. 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