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PAGE SIX MEPFORD MATL TTCTBrrNT?, MEDFOHD. OBEflOy. MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1938. WEATHER UNSETTLED By GLUYAS WILLIAMS LOVE OH THE RANGE STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, Incloslof t stamped envelope tor reply. Ref . U. 8. Pat Off. MUX .ir xelso) c m. The Story So Far Someone it out to butt the Ratla T ranch. To help lovely Lee Trone, "Blur" Ankrom takea a job there under the name oj Streeter. The ranoe U wiped clean by ruMtlert, and a man and woman posing as Mends of the Trone are revealed as impostors. The man is myterlouMly shot, but the airl, Betty, stays on. Chapter 19 Hurt And Anger FOR a man to be sure that a thing is so, is one mi..ter; for a man to be sure that a thing is so and then be forced to listen tn some woman's corroboration of that un- fileasant fact is quite another. In he days that followed Betty Struther's revelation that Lee con sidered nim a gun man. Ankrom rode the range with bitter thoughts and somber countenance. His glance took on a colder inscruta bility, his lips an mhappier twist. As foreman of the Rafter T he got the ranch work done, but his man ner of getting it i?une warped the filayful dispositions of his men and eft them saturnine as he was him self. As Alkali one day put It to Windy Jones, "Ridin' for this Streeter wolf Is Jure gonna sap every drop o' the milk of human kindness from my system. Windy, tf I keep it up much longer. 'F it wasn't for Miz Lee. by cripes. I'd that Ankrom came riding In to tht home ranch to find Lee Trone lean ing against a post of the veranda. Then she called him softly. To his surprise he found his horse moving toward her. Chagrined he suddenly swung the buckskin'i head around and rode nim in the opposite direction, dismounting stiffly by the pole corraL Later he was eating a cold snack the cook had grumblingly got to-' gether when a shadow darkened the shack door and, looking up. Ankrom found Lee Trone's green eyes upon him oddly. In silence he continued eating. 'ct her stand there. He'd be damned if he'd speak firstl "Your education in manners, Abe, seems to have been neglect ed' she said coldly. Resentfully he doffed his bat tered hat. The sunlight streaming in the open doorway struck across his rumpled sandy hair and bur nished it like copper. He stood stif fly bv the table ?nd his glance held no sign of friendship. "w;iat ao you want 7 "I wanted to see you. Abe. but 1 didn't know you'd be eating. 1 called to you when you rode in. but I guess you didn't hear me." "Well?" he said. "If you have somethin1 on your mind, go ahead an' air it" 'To The Last Gasp!' "HpHERE'S an unpleasant change 1 come over vou in the last few days. If you don't like it here, you're free to leave when the no- r 1? - f : lis v. JU 'r&. i frTniTfir . HIV -r 1 o Lee called him softly. tell that dang slave driver a thing ni turn an' mill mu rtlilft rtin on w. ...w urn. f pill ail drift." "I expect you'd pull yore picket pin, all right," Jones grinned. "But if you went to handm' Streeter any gas I don t rckon you d do a neap 0 arittin . If Ankrom 'callzed his growing unpopularity with the men, he must not have cared, for he gave 11 no attention nor modified his treatment. As much as possible he Kept away rrom mem, taking many long rides into me surround ing country. Visits to the home ranch were nade no more fre quently than absolute necessity demanded, and then were brief. Two emotions swayed him hurt and anaer. He was hurt bv the knowledge that to Lee Trone he was tn much the same category as a bonnet a thing of use to be discarded when its use was ended. His anger had been roused by a number of things, but chiefly by the discovery that Lee's reported opinion of her 'lired hana could so effectively throw him out of stride. To be sure, he had repeatedly reflected, her opinion of him was deserved. It was practically his own estimate of himself that first night of his arrival when they d sat in the touring car together in the darkness of the stable. At that time, hoWcver. she had rejected that estimate; had pro tested vehemently against it, and he blind fool had believed her protestation sincere. lie had taken pride in thinking that the only barrier to a friendlier relationship between them was the barrier raised by himself. That Struthers dame was right: what he knew sbout women was best left tinmen tioned. Ankrom's Code HE COULP quit the ranch, of course; he could throw this Job in old Trone's face and go his way. That is. he could do so. nad he not Eassed his word to see this un nown business through to the end In Ankrom's code the moral acceptance of a commission was binding as the strongest contract: his given word was a thing by which he had always abided, and he must abide by it now. It was early afternoon one day bout a fortnight after his llluml aating conversation with Betty, tion strikes you," she told him coolly. "If you're in a hurry you can come up to the house and get your time right now." 1 Surprise showed In Ankrom's glance. Then his features resumed their former inscrutability. , "When 1 make a bargain I keep It. If you feel like releasing me from my word, go ahead. But I'm telling you right now that I ain't goin to be rid of that easy. I'm not Benin' out of this till the ol1 man sends me walkin down the road. Like I told your tough sher iff, I'm a gent that sticks to thi last gasp!" You seem to have a pretty good opinion of yourself," she said with curling lip, then asked, "have you tound out yet wno s in cnarge 01 the rustling activities on this range?" "No, 1 haven't yet but I will." "It must be nice to have such confidence as ours." Confidence, ma am, is part of 1 gun man s stock in trade. He saw that he had scored. The smile slipped off her lips. "I could name e number of lest desirable things which seem to be a part of you.' she retorted. 'Yes, ma'am, I expect you could," he said and began twirling his hat It surprised him to find that Lee Trone s charm was as ef fective as ever. Just being near her did things to him; accelerated his pulse; made his stormy heart miss beats, and caused his blood to -flow more swiftly. He resented her power to sway him. He felt ashamed to realize that he could still feel Interest in a girl whose expressed opinion of nun was steeped In cold contempt What kind of a man was he? Did Lee Trone affect all men so? His glance .ook in her overalls and woolen shirt yet did not see tnem. He was conscious cnly that these rough clothes could not con ceal the grace of her slender bodv. could not detract from the spirited poise ot ner nean He said. "If ;he talk-fest is over, I'll get on with my eatin'." The crecn eves raked him ftiri. ously. The next moment she was gone. tCtrnril. IV.lt. f,U C. K More woman trouble, tomorrow. GRANTS PASS TO HAVE FINE NEW THEATER OF 800 SEATING CAPACITY GRANTS TABS, Aug. 16. (Bp..) Construction of ft luxurious nw tlif tr for OrtntR Puna, fmbmcinn the most modfrn accomplishments in theater comfort, dentin and enter tainment facilities, started today on the southwest corner ot Seventh and H street. Completion Is expected about October 15. One of the flneit structures of Ita kliKt in southern Orejton. it will hove a sentlng rapacity of 800. 8. O Mendenhall, general manager of the Grants Pass Amusement company building the theater. ald. The thestrr proper will roM be tween 135.000 and 150.000. rxrluOre of real estate and wlU hava ov-alUalted down enough for msny meals j dimensions of 01 by 100 feet. An adjoining garage building on the property Is to be remodeled Into space (or three modern small stores. On th south end of the garage building a theater annex containing heating and alrconditlontng systems and dressing-rooms will be built. Conntructlon of the building ha been contracted to Elmer Charters of Med ford, a specialist in theater erec tion, who recently completed the wtdely-acrlalmed Varsity theater In Ashland The (vntrnrt stipulates that local help shall be used as much as possible. Mr. Mrndenhhll became part owner and general manager of the Grant Pass Amusement company tn rVbru ary of 1033, and has provided the firm's present theaters here, the Ft I vol I and State, with a superior quality of entertainment. Tm cat eh STA IUh ADDISON, Me a "i- Setting out to catch lie?, lo return'-tl a few Was v.th -2' hetr faml l - :hton Th WUSIftN como, Africa, HAP 7o328iA$reD WR0U6H. AH ANTHILL . (V 0 wtwe built on MfiurJ.. Peftmers; Jr., ' 4-JfT I i i0mmT Mr r flnfi,AttC P.t?fS ftflLL W 1160 lo ChRRY U A. MftlL"' i'fT i ys- -rUAJJ 9nn AAll P FDnAA (Between Oguo&ocand Kempbzgo lake, Li MhMb louiss QlhZK M.H, Or COMMON, HEFU1HE WORLDS iargegt Political coNSTiTuENCf f)N mth 0? 200,000 45UrSR6 MllK OFtrifi IZOO PERON WHO VcHfeo hck inio ornce Woninn Legljilntor First American-born woman to sit In the Canadian Parliament Is Mrs. Marth Louise Black, 71-yeirold Yu kon Territory Representative In Can ada's House of Commons. No quirk of luck got Mrs. Black her seat. Almost unparalleled Is the story of her campaign to succeed her husband, Captain Oeongo Black, to the post she now fills, following his retirement due to Illness. Stretching over ntore than J00.00U square miles of Northern Canadian wilds, the vast Yukon Territory Is today the largest political constituen cy in the world, yet Its entire popu lation is that of the average Amer ican small town about 0.000. There are over 1,800 eligible voters In the Yukon, according to Mrs. Black, but of these Just a little over 1.200 voted, m the rest of the men were mining or prospectnlg far away from civilization. Herself an "Independent Conserva tive," this courageous weman Bet cut In 1035 to capture the votes of a population Inrgely composed of Lib erals. By airplane, canoes, a small motorbrat, a river-steamer, and two horse teams she vLslted her Yukon friends In every corner of that vast region. Once she trekked three miles through the fores. Just to visit three trappers. 'Untll within the past two or three years I have known piratically every man. woman, and child in the Yu kon Territory, but of late there has been quite an Influx from the out side world,' Mrs. Black says. Tomorrow: The man who lives In side a volcano! HUTTON VOTERS WILL SAVE 700 MILE TRIP Bia APPLEOATE, Aug. 18. (Bpl.) In remote corner of the Apple- gate district located over the Cali fornia line, a handful of anxious voters have brought about establish ment of the Hutton voting precinct, and will be able to conveniently cast their votes at the next election without traveling 100 miles by way of Ashland and the Pacific highway to reach their former precinct at Oak Bar. The new election board serving the Elliott creek and Ward's fork resi dents Includes Erlo Anderson, In spector: M. P. Clark. Judge, and Prod Smith and Dean Bush, clerks. This fall will mark tho first election on Elliott creek since 1024. The homo of Eric Anderson at Joe Bar wlU serve as the polling place, and 19 voters are registered. LEAVES FOR S-tA-ft&Hj EMPHAIi CAlW REJECTING WlFE'5 SU6- ' 6S-fi0M TrierT HE TAKE AW UMBRELLA pa05e5 t corner , wonper im6 if maybe he was nt a mle hasty. "didn't reali2i? Klookit) so Threaten in 6 STARTS ON A6RIH, 6ETTlfV6 embroiled wnh newspaper in -tWing To find weather Forecast FlHDS If: RAIN. BECOMES AWARE THAT ALL HIS MFJ6H B0RS ARE CARRVIN6 UMBRELLA?, TetA A DROP. WOHDERS Whether To 60 back for UMBRELLA OR TRY To 6Ef To STAfiON BEFORE DOWNPOUR GOES BACK. FiNDS THEY1 J.cf-HIS UMBRELLA To UNCLE JOE LAST ' NlfcHT, LEAM6 OULV HIS WIFE'S WHICH. HE REFUSES Tb CARRY. 6ET5 TO STATION WET AND UERY SULKY (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 3 MATTER PAYNB Fish Boats Saved ASTORIA. Ore., Aug. 15. (API Two tuna fishing boats were rescued yesterday by the coast guard from Clatsop spit, death ground of ship ping, where they ran aground In a fog. In the Boston fire or 1872, sixty acres were devastated, with a prop erty loss of over (60,000,000. POI Bv 0 M TAILS PIN TOMMY The Unhappy Stowaway! By HAL FOREF" BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER ' ' Explain Pulleezol' . OT A , fJ4!lMt, REMAIN K, 1" FlAw. V J5S KJig E R ' r-L HAVE GOTTEN AWAY '. r By EDWIN Kl LEY! AND, SOLLY sSi ME FROM S0MEB0OV ' BET Vxj1 A MilAR EXTRA I THEBP? fill -J .S I THERE'S OASON'SK. S AROUND HERE? rf HAvE! 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