PA'GE FOURTEEN1
MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUD, OREflOy, FRTDAY, MAY 27. 1938.
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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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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
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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.
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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.-'
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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,,
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CORNER 1W0 BLOCKS AWAY WHERE VOU FOlWD If ABANDOWfP,
VOU "DISCOVER HIS VELOCIPEDE PUT AWAY IN ITS
USUAL PLACE IN ThE FRONT HALL
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