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PA'GE FOURTEEN1 MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUD, OREflOy, FRTDAY, MAY 27. 1938. OXWOVil ' STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, Inclosing stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pet Oft THE WORLD AT ITS WORST By GLUYAS WILLIAMS By BLANCHE'SM FERGUSON . Chapter 48 Love And Pride DEUBEN continued to (tare at x the mountain. Ciasy watched him through noment of Drofound desperation, I lis silence told more plainly than word the hopelessness of her 'use. She said: "I could put you on top of the world. 'Til put myself there, youngster. watch me. "How?" "If Judith cares it will be easy. ft was the old Reuben speaking. The eagle, eager to soar again Ready, alow poke? This, then, was the endl The end of what was to have been her per fect day. And she was the one who had vowed never to compromise with life! Vowed to accept no sec onds Even now she had not given up. There must be a wayl If if she just flew straight ahead, at not too great an altitude and at full speed, he'd crash beautifully into the Lode Ridge. Go whirling down. aown. lane ituoe witn ner- She turned and "swung herself up the plane s side with the aguity of a monkey. "All aboardl We're on our way, big boy I" . She settled herself securely in the pilot's seat, while Reuben climbed into his place behind her. Neither saw nor heard f ike run' ning towards them waving a let ter "Hey, hey! Special delivery! Held up In the Christmas jam- Cissy took off. She didn't see the Held. Didn't see the controls. Didn't et anything. What difference did It maker 11 sne new luriousiy ana low for Ave miles "But I won't do it!" Cissy up. braided herself scornfully. "I'm too darn decent! A tough guy up to a point, then i turn musny ana re member all sorts of things I want to lorgetl" She felt tears on her cheek hot, rebellious. She bit her lips hard, to keep back a groan. Ulad Rub was behind and couldn't see her face. Glad the propeller made uch a noise it matched the tumult within her almost . . "I've fought a sneaky fight and lest. Serves me right," Cissy told herself severely, "but I feel like like If hell is a place of self tor ture I'm there." Gradually the must cleared from her eyes. She saw the compass. "I don't want to fly true." defiantly he shouted it at Reuben, "but I Will." Quickly she changed her course. Lifted. Now to get there quickly. Straight as the crow flies. Three years ago she had taken from Ju dith what looked like happiness. Today she was bringing the real thing back to her. In a few hours she would land In that same mead ow, lose her passenger. Then ? Cissy didn't know what Pain gnawed at her heart like the claw of a leopard. The end of the world was a long, long way Heaven Or Hell? r) REUBEN, Maryland was the end of the world and the be ginning He was on his way to Maryland to Judith. What he would say to her he did not know. He only knew that the first words that passed between them would decide whether life was to be a thing of pain or ecstasy, heaven or hell. If it was to be the latter he hoped Cissy would fumble. Send him crashing down One glance at her squared shoul ders, at her small hand upon the tick, assured him that Cissy would not fumble. Though the end of the flight meant Paradise for him and purgatory for her, Cissy was head ing toward it swift, brave, true as swallow on the wing. Stout fella! Cissyl Terribly he longed to tell her so even while he was glad that the Boise of the propeller made it im possible. Words were such futile things if only he could find the right ones for Judith If only Ju dith would be glad to see him! If he needed him The sun, rosy and heartening, was rising over the Goodloe mead ow when Cissy, after circling a half dozen times, floated down to in easy landing. "We made good time. Rube," she loosened her hel met "Cissy," he stretched his taut muscles, "you must be dead tired." He climbed from the cockpit and turned to help her down. "When Amos has fed you, promise me you'll sleep the clock around." She would sleep the clock around but not at Goodloe's Choice. A hotel in Baltimore was better any place where she could not witness Reuben's reunion with Judith was better there was a limit to everything. "I'll send flow ers for poor Jim and I'll see Ju dith later." "Cissy, If you knew how grate ful I am for everything If you knew " Gratitude was the one thing that Cissy could not stand. Knew she did not deserve. Hastily she re tightened her helmet "Happy landings, big boy, and good luck all the wayl She waved a casual hand and set the plane's engine humming. Ilatless, motionless, Reuben watched it take the air, then, breathing deeply, like a swimmer about to plunge, he started acrosi the meadow. The branch was high this morning, its edges ice-coated. He had to make a runnine leap to span it Thin patches of snow lay here and there but in between ad venturous blades of new wheal peeped up and straight ahead wai the hedgel Green, pungent In the frosty air, planted in tradition, nurtured on pride, it stood sturdy as a valiant old soldier on guard. Reuben ran his hand lightly over It the price of his acceptance by the Goodloesl Well, many a man had bartered more for less. Once, because hi! dollars could save it he had been welcome here. Today T Meeting HE DREW his hand away. May be he had been a fool to come a fool to hope- He went doeeedlv on to the higher level of the terraced lawn. He saw the house. Even the sha dow of death upon it could not mar its air of hospitality, its dig nity, its beauty, its comfort Nc wonder Judith had longed for it: had despised what he had given her and now. with little better tc offer her he was back. He had an imnulse to turn and run, but love, stronger than pride sent him forward. ... Judith, making sure that Gran ...... n 1n.t .1nn tin-i.: nmn the wide stair and let herself soft ly out the front door. There wai something she wanted to put ir Jim's still hands before he went away on his last journey. Some thing that would speak of Good loe's Choice and her love a sprig of boxwood, and if beneath the dining-room window, buried close and warm under a blanket of fall en leaves, she could find a few ol the big, purple violets Jim loved Sale v outside she went dowi on her knees where the sun shorn warm and commenced hurriedlj to delve beneath the leaves. Ah a violet another She was still dazed from thi tragedy of yesterday. All nighl long sne nad relived it again ana again Jim and Biddy were gon Jim had promised to help her, rear her babies her babies whosi father did not want them; whe hadn't answered her letter: wht had spent Christmas with Cissy; wno wanted to marry Cissy- Lost in her thoughts, intent upon her search, Judith did nol hear Reuben s steps upon the ter race. He had been standing beside her for a long, breathless second before she looked up and saw him. Strong, bronze, vital, his eye.' held hers steadily. But she coulti not tell what was behind them The words of Judith's lettel mocked her. It was one thing tc pour out words to an Image in the heart But it was another thing tc see that image come alive before her, the man who had been a stranger to her for so many months, whose thoughts were secret Suppore he had come to tell her that he and Cissy Color drained from Judith's face. Her slim brown hands with the violets in them, fluttered to her throat (Ctvruil, ltll. Hctt Ahweoj Tnltr) i u- ' net ,fT-. . : an m inrasa x jew- r i i CrVfeRPlUftfl Wf MhoefflOMMllK of 737 cows.,. QUeeN VICToRlft. HUNT rW BP) IMPERIAL WOPPSOGRS PK5 ft CUKE for? VZfifNESSI Owned tyit fdna Rai'mitlle, Spartanburg, national hero, DlRSclEDTttDEFEPiTOFlOO.OOO eitt&KMTtooK tiiTHONLWO,OOQA UHmbmwooHemNFsmim . . . (ism century ) a smis IN HIS cNURB LIFE The Blind Commander t Forerunner of the Reformation pe riod Jn Europe was "the martyrdom of John Hum, Bohemian religious bereslarch, who In 141fi was burned at the stake In Constance, Switzer land, for breaking with the Roman church To avenge his auto-da-fe, the Hus slt movement spread like fire over Bohemian (now Czechoslovakia). At this time, fighting the English at Aglncourt was John Zlzka (one eye), a Bohemian soldier educated at the court of King Wencelas at Prague. Zlzka Immediately came to the as al stance of the Hussites and launched Bohemia Into one of history's most terrible wars. In 1410 he formed what was to be a truly invincible army, establishing fame for htmsell as the father of modern military strategy. Strange as It seems. Zlzka never tost a battle, although he suffered the loss of one eye, In 1420, and the other In 14211 Ztzkq Introduced the use of field artillery during ' the Thirty Yeors War; he Invented the systematic re treat as a ruse to gain advantage over the enemy; he Invented and used a machine amazingly similar to the modern war tank, consisting of field pieces mounted on armored wagons. He was responsible for many other military contributions still in use today. When In July 1420. the Emperor Slglsmuud sent an army of 30,000 Into Bohemia, Zlzka hastily con scripted 4,000 peasants and decisively defeated the enemy. Europe threw her finest horseman end Infantry men Into the crusade 100,000 In all yet Zlzka, with only 40,000 peananta time and again overthrew the at tacks. When totally blind, Zlzka contin ued to direct his troops with un varying success. Prague refused to recognize his authority; Zlzka com pletely subdued It. In June, 1422; he again met the combined army at Kanltz and defeated it. The follow ing spring, near Auslg, the blind commander repeated bis past per formances. Zlzka did, however, realize the fu tllty of conquering Bohemia entirely, so in 1424 he started negotiations toward a treaty that would give the Hussites religious freedom, and Zlzka governorship of Bohemia. Death halted his plans at the siege .of Prbyslav. Tomorrow! The boxwood barrier comes iown. F WARNED OF PERIL CAEN, Franc. May 2T. (X Mar thai Henri Petaln. World war com mander, today called upon France's 4.000,000 war veterans to resume the "mental habits of World war o! dlera" and work quickly to unite the nation In the face of the threat of war with Germany. The 82-year-old marshal, France's greatest living soldier, told th clos ing banquet of a war veterans con Yen t ion i "We- faced with a serious situ ation; our future Is threatened. "Today we are faced by a Oermany which has recovered her strength of 191 and Is increasing It every day. Wo must clearly foresee the cons. quences. "First, we must reforne a united national aoul for Frenchmen. This moment resume your mental habit of World war soldier. You can d mand the Immediate union of French energies. It must be done urgently.-' IE JAMES ROOSEVELT HAS SMALL GASTRIC ULCER ROCHESTER. Minn.. May 27. J.tmes Roosevelt, son of the presi dent of the United State, is "suffer ing from a small gastric ulcer." the Mayo clinic announced today. Young Roosevelt, secretary to the president, arrived here Tuesday, and was to leave by plane todav fr Wa.rli. lngton. He wtll return tirxt month for further eiumlnatlon and treat PORTLAND. May 27. (Tl The state humane society forwarded mes sages to rodeo manager yesterday warning them against "torturing or tormenting anlmnls." Harry Daniels, president, said the action waa aimed primarily against the Pendleton rounduy. He asserted the society "nearly had to clone" the (unions eastern Oregon r-how last year. He asserted the bulldotigln con tests Injured csttlc and horses and "the animals are then left lying help less for two or three days before they are dest roved." Daniels said the society had con demned admlnlf-torlng stimulants to eelt horses to more spirited per formances, gouging spurs on saddles, electric probes on Brahma steers' girths, long hooves and heavy shoe to mnke show hordes prance higher, arched and nicked tail sets for sliow and saddle horses. CAPITOL DEDICATION MAY AWAIT SESSION SALEM. May 27.,r The capltol reconstruction commljaunn said yes terday that dedication of Oregon 'ft new r ,500.000 crtpitol huiiding nrob- ahlv notild tnke rl:u" 'i '--c Liken ing day of the lii.'S It alive iclon The building will bo completed Uu . June and ready for occupancy by July 1, the contractor said. Bids for 33,000 In furnishings will be opened in Portland, June 15. The commission authorized pur chase of two additional residence properties needed for construction ot the new library and offlco building from Mrs. Ray L. Farmer and the Alpha Pal Delta fraternity of Wil lamette university. Family .Man Killed. OREGON CITY. May 2T. (f Thomna Benton Garner, 54, a WPA foreman who died yesterday In a crash between a train and an auto mobile, was the father of 14 children. TAILSPIN TOMMY It's Up to Jerry's Mother I Honor Mtin. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 27. () Midshipman John Elmer Dacey, Bl loxl. Miss., will graduate as honor man of this year's class at the naval acadamy, officials announced, today,, HAVlKS , At 1HE C0$f Of CONSIDERABLE. PERSONAL. Di&witv, trundled junior's velocipede home from te CORNER 1W0 BLOCKS AWAY WHERE VOU FOlWD If ABANDOWfP, VOU "DISCOVER HIS VELOCIPEDE PUT AWAY IN ITS USUAL PLACE IN ThE FRONT HALL 5-X7 (Copyright, 1938, by Th Bell gradient,, Ine. (LLlAtlS 3 MATTEB POI Bv 0 M PAYNE I AWT JCaTSEu) ( 'Ll "PULVE.T2IZ.E j Lvy t?f Ve... -A- VV-Xj--x Always Yo.t ijiQ JTOO-il LooH'iiA, --C7" Vou To Avoid jf& 7. I retlA-H- was NfeJg) ll3Jn ei (Copyright, .1B3S, by Th BU 8yndlcU, fne.) By HAL FORREST i BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Tlio Now Helper By EDWIN ALGER RUSTY)S STORY AADE A PROFOUND IMPRESSION ON BEN SO MUCH SO, IN FACT, THAT HE EXTENDED HIS HAND TO THE RED-HAIRED LAO WHO ALSO ANSWERED TO THE NAME OF ALGERNON McGURK! Ahonest, DOH ( 1 YOU?.THAMKSy n Ti V . ,A GEE, RUSTY, I THINK VOlVE GOT PLENTY OF STUFF IN YOU IF YOU WANT TO WORK HERE, YOU'RE HIRED RIGHT NOW! I CAN'T PAY YOU VERY MUCH MONEY BECAUSE I'M IN A PRETTY TOU6H SPOT MYSELF, BUT -IF WHILE JASON'S OUT, YOU CAN HELP ME WIN THIS BATTLE A6AINST THE 0IPPEMS, I'LL PAY YOU 7 TO IWUAT'C Tucl MATTER, p RUSTY ?j nw 1 run, ccri, .ckiim I WANT BRIAR TO BITE ME, ON ACCOUNT 0' ME WANTING TO KNOW. IF ' IT'S ME THAT'S BEINX OFFERED A JOB! ji r THE NEBBS 'Twn Ever Thus By SOL HESS MATTER, RUDY , plVl CVU PERTURPeD-.lKJ VOU LOCX A I U I '1 PACT COKDERiMG ) B1T OUT OF J hi IV01 A GOOD Nl. sorts CA LM4J4J:Kworr.n 'r I . J ' f IT -S 1 . - ' III I mv DUG UP A WELL.WHAT IS PERSOK1AL 1M THE. WOME-ThAT TD WORRY TbYJNJ PAPER WAKJT1MG ABOUT f MAVBEt TO KXOW MY WHEREABCTSASOMEONJE WANJT5 amd 1 1 Like The pive 3TAO. RUMMY THAT i AM . ANSWERED IT TO SOMETUlKJG GIVE. YOUy YES. I SUPPOSE A v ,Ht PLAC5, ftiN is -5Tirwiii. Avi x A wwwi-vjisrr Hv& AD IN THE PAotro TO ASISWERED THE AD.. cTn kc av in r! mc ww THAT VOU DID, SSB,0 ewA,T UMT.UTME WORRV MEET IT ' LJJ,''-- .iHCSl C-Ckso"-
