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PXTST5 TWELVE WTTOFOTTO WATL' TRTBTTND, METVFrmn, OREGONy BTjyDAY. yOTTfBTTR 6, 1938. DON'T MARRY THE MAN -By Jeenn Bowmtn- l uu Character , Kathleen Greiory: peppery red-haired member of (he Greg ory clan, goes West incognito to ecure a riBhl-oZ-icoy or The Golden Girl mine. Donald .MacDonald: owner of the rival Stubborn Boy mine, ha tee the Gregory, Bridget: Kathleen' companion. Teslerdar: Donald telle Kath leen that until he taw her taaeh . ing windows he thought she uxw . the spoiled Golden Girl Chapter 12 Can This Be Love?' "yOlFLL admit the MacDonalda have done a better Job than the Gregorys when you see our holdings," said Donald "You've had a chance to look over the Gregory shacks "I thought them most pictur esque," Interposed Kathleen, lnno cently. "Picturesque.'" exploded Mac- Donald. "They're plenty pictur esque in a rain storm with miners' wives using every kettle they dm- ses under the leaks; or in a snow storm when the root caves in on some poor devil down with pneu monia from living in a damp house. Those places haven't been repaired since they were huilt, sixty years age." Kathleen had one dimple other men had found ravishing. It was very much in evidence as she smiled up at MacDonald. "I no ticed how new your cottages looked," she murmured sweetly. "You mean " For a moment it looked as though the man who had so recently replaced cots like those of the Gregorys, with modern structures, would burst Then he laughed. "Will you tell me why you pull something like that just as I begin to like you?" Kathleen's brows were brown . scimitars of ennui as she answered. "It's just possible that I don't give a continental aarn wnctner you do, or don't, like me." And then she gasped. MacDon ld's arms had shot out to grip her snouiaers. ruriously sue 'ought until the turban slid down over one eye. "Get this," he stormed and shook her in rhvthm to his words. "You're going to like me before you leave here. You're going to ime me ana nice llKing mel Under stand?" Released, Kathleen grabbed for the turban with one hand, the other swinging in an arc that end ed flat against MacDonald's face. "Like this I" she exclaimed. "Can this be love?" caroled Bridget from the doorway. MacDonald, hand to his cheek, turned, then hurried to help Bridget with the tray she carried. "Miss Donahue," he begged, "have you ever known anyone as consis tently cussed as this friend of yours?" Bridget giggled. "No, but I'm f letting acquainted with him, rap diy." she confessed. . Kathleen remained silent She feared if she opened her lips for more than the rim of the coffee cup, she would say what she thought, and that would be fatal to her plan of vengeance. All consideration for the clan had left her. The only reason she would bargain for right-of-way was to bring this man to time. This desire burned so deeply it warmed her cheeks, her lips and eyes and eventually melted thi wrath which had congealed her power of speech. Bridget, watching her, was amazed. Never had Kathleen been as delightful, scintillating, gay and altogether adorable. She felt a lit tle sorry for MacDonald who ac cepted this play of charm as the triumph due him. This handsome, fine young Scot was riding for a fall A Letter "I'LL have to hand you the lau- rels," she told Kathleen when Young Donald had left. "But I didn't enjoy it. It was like watch ing an innocent lamb led to the slaughter." Kathleen started pounding on the huge oak table. ''Some day," she fumed, "I'm going to pound on him just like this." It took the girls the entire week to settle. Kit-Smyth sent Joey up every day and under the Ute boy's carefully enunciated directions and the surprising strength in his slender arms, the big houso took on a semblance of comfort. The living room which contrarl ly opened onto the cabin kitchen because, explained Joey, "Old An gus desire to perceive with the ear what goes on in the MacDonald house, was made the focal point But It was to their respective bedrooms the girls gravitated for actual living. Bridget Indulged in a bolt of scarlet cheesecloth and a few yards of scarlet oilcloth. Out of this she evolved drapes, mantel and stand covers, and spread; add ed cushions of blue and yellow and fireen; stacked books in gay bind ngs, then called Kathleen in to view the result. "It's a happy looking room." ex claimed the Gregory girL "Even the typewriter, pulled up before the window there, looks ready for action." Bridget smiled. I've talked about writing so much, I'm going to have to carry on the pretense. Expect to find me at the table be fore the window every morning, tapping the keys." Kathleen departed Immediately for the Gregory general store, in tending to buy drapes, cushions and other accessories, suitable for a Gregory boudoir. The limited stock defeated her and she re turned staggering under bundles filled with materials she would never have deigned to notice a month ago. Nor would she let Bridget do more than advise, and help her solve the deep mystery of the an cient sewing machine Hour after hour she labored, converting the figured yellow calico into casement curtains; the kapok into cushions covered with slips of rust green and dusky rose. Saturday morning she called Bridget in to view the result "There," she pointed to the heavy library table which had been carried before the windows with their astonishing view of painted cliffs, "you may expect to find me sitting every morning, twiddling my thumbs. I can't even write letters. My only talent is temper." She did write one letter that day. It was to her father in answer to one relayed through Bridget's uncle, and it was brief. Yes, uie are settled. Yet, have met MacDonald. Yet, he it insufferable. Ves, am making some headway. No, I am not proud of our holdings. I am f lad no one knows I am a Greg' oru. Yes, I am feeling fine. And Dad, when you see Aunt Bee will vou tell her that Rom wasn't built in a week and the Caeiar amity didn't have any damned MacDonaldt to contend with. Kathleen. Thcv attended the Oreem-v church the following morning. Old Balmy sat several rows ahead of me gins, the sun. flltorine ravs through the high narrow windows. resiet upon his white hair. . 'Tell Me' SHE was unaware of the sun rest ing on her hair also. Fore warned that the mine women didn't wear hats to church, she had gone as one of them and did not notice their admiring glances. Accustomed to deference, she saw nothing unusual in the atti tude of the congregation as the members gathered around her at the conclusion of the service. She only knew she felt a spontaneous liking for the people; somber peo ple with a hint of sadness behind their quiet eyes. They walked homeward with Old Balmy, nodding to MacDonald who was walking nome with his housekeeper, a portly woman. Kathleen conceded to Bridget that he did look nice In tailored blues. She attributed her feeling of intense excitement at the sight of him to a desire to quarrel. "I'm sorry vou won't have tea with us," he told them as they reached home, each traversing their respective sides of the road. "However. I'd foreeo the Dleasure just to have you spend the time with Balmv. I couldn t Drescribe anything better for your disposi- ."Terribly unfortunate he's a Gregory so you can't leaven your own disposition, Mr. MacDonald," she retorted. At five minutes of four the two iris walked up the path to lalmy's cot the old shepherd doe ambling beside them. Balmy led them through to a stone terrace at the rear. Protected from the north and cast by the walls of the cottaee. and shaded by a gnarled old apple tree, now a cloud of russet leaves, it pro vided a cozy retreat. Here a rustic table had been spread with a white cloth and set for three. Tiny blue-banded crocks filled with butter and wild black berry jam, flanked the thick yel low cups and saucers. 1 he talk was general until Kath leen asked impulsively. "Who is the lovely lady in the large photo graph at the Gregory house? His wile? tell us about her. Tell vou . . . vou mean vou don't " Balmy seemed startled out of his usual poise. "Of course," he murmured. I luriiet I am an old man and few here knew her. She was the second Mrs. Mac Gregor " MacGregorr echoed Kathleen and Bridget in unison. unimy smiled. "Ave. until An gus would have none of the Mnc- Uonalns, even a name that began ns theirs, the Greoorvs were Mac- Ciregora." Hut 1 thought the two men lived alone at the time of the feud," ottered Bridget. "Aye. they did. And Angus had changed his nome before he mar ried, but it's always MacGregor tc r. Kathleei, had been leaning for ward, brown eyes round with won der. "Do you know how the feud started?" she asked. "Aye, he responded briefly. "Tell me, please." she begged. tCrfmtl. 19Jt. ;,mh .-MJJ Tomorrow: Kathleen villi the Marllonala mine. FATAL TO RAN FRANCISCO (VP) Scienti fic proof that the fi t al hortwi rncfph nlltln. or ftl(Vpln McknrdA. enn be tnt1 i tmumtttrd to hu i nit n brine with the -nnmc fain I rrnult as In animals, ha been MtnblUhrd by the Hooper Fotiiirtntinn of Merit ml Hewn re h of the University of California. furthermore . an official annonncr mtnt Raid, the dlncrine la now en demic In a larKf number of plac thr-'iifthout the United St Men, and witb Uie diK-ovtrry ttit u U cuuuiiu- nlcnhlc to human bclngi, It become an Increasing menace to public henlth. The dlncovery of th active apmt of the equine Alecplng Mcknrv in the brum of a human being w.-ui made by Mlaa Prattle Howltt. research Mo dule for the foundation. "During the summer and autumn of lim." iwid Dr, Knrl P. Meyer, di ret t of the foundation, "many rvo pie In the central and tint hern Call (ornta valley region a bream 111 with an aente encephalitis or brain dla eiiee resembling sleeping lekne?n. Many died within few day af ter the first appearance- of the ymp torn. However, no etiological agent at the time maa recovered from any of them. 'Hiit two months hko. a ehtld died at the Freano County h'pltM Willi acute encephallttc nvmptomi and from the hraln of thti victim. Mlaa Hen trice How lit anccetsted In recov ering t!ie acttva Burnt." xjvr.icuu allU Uilt uvutt Ur, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For furUier proof tddreu the author. Inclosing a (tamped envelop (or reply. . Keg. V. 8. Pat Oft VJORWfc tARflfcSf JoSHUiNlfcEE- -Mojave Desert, Calif,' if 14 Su-FEErtALU 15 FEET n ...... .. tkt l I IN CM in frtt U.0f WtCKlfiPiM fa?reftU.Tl:rM SCORED 3 ONi-POINT VICTORIES IN UCCclAKI . 1HEY IOWA 7-(, IUUNOIS 7-t, AND CHICAGO I3-.2 H6 mtV CZftR over $0,000,000 wxmt foR OM VSftR (lfco5-0bV ysTToWSPAYHooNS KNOW mo HI WAS 1 jmyX m mini -5-SS I nkiioun Cznr Strange as It aeema, 50.000.000 Rus sians for 11 months (1605-08) were ruled by a czar of myatery a man whose Identity will probably never be known. Lzhedlmltrl they called him the "Falao Dlmltrl," as he gained the Russian throne by pretending to be Ditltrl. dead son of Ivan the Terrible and brother of peodor, who ruled after Ivan's death. Lzhedlmltrl first made his appear ance In Poland where he sought Stg Ismund, the Polish king. The mya' If I IMM III It A HJW !ll I I II ni I THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS' tot' terious Iniponter claimed that, aa the baby Dlmltri, a pl,ysif.!.m nad been sent to poison hlui at Uglttch, but In reality had spared his life. Now he wag claiming the throne which, lie said, rightfully belonged to him, the last of the line of Ruriks. Siglsmund raised an army to place Lzhedlmltrl on the throne of Rus sta and ostensibly, to further his dream of spreading Catholicism through that country. Russian peas ants, tired of Boris, brother-in-law of Feodor who had ruled for seven years, went to Lzhedlmltrl's aid. Twice in 1604 the impostor In v.ided Russia and was defeated by General Bajsmanov. Pour months later, however, he returned to Rus sia to find that Boris had died some say murdered. Easily Lzhedlm ltrl ascended the Russian throne In 1605 and for II months ruled as Czar over 50,000.000 people. In 1606, however, he was assassin ated by a conspiracy headed by Prince Vaslll Shulski, who then sue ceeded him. Monday: Jingo Kogo Japan's flghtlntf empress. Meyer said, have demonstrated that It gives a similar type of brain dis ease to mice, rat, guinea pigs, rab blta and monkeys, it also proved to be Identical in characteristics with the sleeping sickness virus previously dis covered In 1P.10 at the Unlvernlty of California which la the cause of the disease In horses. 'The disease has become endemic In this region during the poat five yeRra," Dr. Meyer said, "and now we are at last sure that it can be trnns m It ted to human beings. "While thla la the first occurrence of tho recovery of this western type of equine encephalitis virus from a human brain, yet within the past month the eastern equine form has been found capable of Infecting children In Massachusetts. "The two discoveries corroborate ech other In establishing the men ace of this Infection to human be ings. It baa also been established that this Infection Is now on the in crense throughout the country. "The next step of science, of course, will bo to find the means to combat it." Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. Jack's Beanstalk Again NORTH KINGSVILLE, O. (UP) A giant bmnstalk here grew to the top of a 30-foot born and then al most 13 feet on the barn's roof. One of the beans on the vine measured four feet In length and five inches in diameter at the bottom. ..?uVAv WIlLIMr tA ii m a if WAS A LOCKS' BRfAK FOR lHEMlDSEf6 friAf 1HE FOOTBALL hat? lopsep in auree, on a misplacep kick, a few! seconds BEFORE BUD WELLER'S OLDER BROTHER CAME AR0UHD LOOKING FOR HIS &RLL WHICH HAD 5TRAN6ELN1 DISAPPEARED FROM HIS CLOSEf (Copyright, 1938, fcy Th Bell Syndicate, Ice ) S MATTER P01 By 0. BL PAVN TORONTO, Ont. (UP) Automo bile thieves are reaping a rich har vest here. They have stolen 1230 cars, valued at approximately 750, 000. so far this year, an Increase of 30 over last Year. All exepnt an nt th cars have been recovered. Ik l fMpr' WArr opyrtght, 1838 by The B.B gynlcato, IneliB TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Hag a "Hot Hunch"! By HAL FORRES AERIAL PIRATES, .IN PICTURESQUE GARB, BQ&BDED THE PALATIAL YACHT, SEA NYMPH, LOOTING THE VESSEL AND ABDUCTING ITS RICH OVtMEft, LATIMBO . J.TREYrlORB AMD HI3 BEAUTIFUL DAUSHTEB. BERMCE. "POMMY AMD SKEETER, ABOARD A COAST GUARD AMPHIBIAM.WTTH . LT. BARRY, RECEIVED AN SOS FROM THE YACHT. fTHEY FLEW TO IT AMD, JLAFTER OBTAINING ALL DETAILS, TOOK THE AIR GAIN IN AN EFFORT TO UNO THE PIRATE IAIR . . we've Circled OVEQ A HUNDRED OF THESE SMALL KEYS WITHOUT tommy.; y Yi4 TanD IN HALF- AN ffltk HOU5 IT'Ll- BE WSRX too daok to m LOOK FURTHERS ZPWafc I?. v I OUT? . PlLSok) I ifi GOL-EE! SKEET5, GOT A HUNCH) IT mi MAY- DISCLOSE JPiSM' THE HIDEOUT Op Ai9r"'' BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Big Plans! rusty was right I old junius jippem, NOW BELIEVING HE, TOO, HAD THE SECRET OF GIANT CHICKENS AND EG6S almojT as URGE, LOST NO TIME IN SW1N6ING INTO ACTlflMl V 1 'I II II II ll i hi I IlVEAH TWId ICL .IIDDFul YEAH, A CARLOAD, I 6AI01 A CARLOAD Of I THOSE PELLETS! EDWIN rYLOJ- no I JUST WEISHFD TUP OTHER CHICKENS, PO(? AN mtv AIN'I CAININ BUT I THINK I KNOW -J THE REAS0N- 1 I MUSTA TURNED THE BOTTLE 01 PILLS OVER, AN THIS ONE ROOSTER GOT H 'EM ALL J ? Jl WELL, THAT fpi Aims EVERYTHING, WlLrKtDJ THE NEBBS Guilty Conscience 1 a , Lruis ai..,.i I'M GOING AHEAD FULL SPEECH VE bU Mil MANSI AND IN ONE MONTH FROM TODAY YOU'LL SEE THE END OF THE WEBSTER KIDS POULTRY BUSINESS.' 1 7 1 rf a h v Bt sol he- - L.TJ w iTiaiiii :-i r-'l L-1 ' L-iOOD-MlGUT ' VM 6.VT-eruL tO WOW l rTOTVlF.Kl a PIME EVE.VJIKJV3 SCOLDS, IT 6 M71T iDO MEL iWUAv .VOO PAULTV ILL TAe ALL TVl ( r 1 I'M MOT CX3INJG WIGHT BY MELL'E MISS COMVEIJSEIR, WELP5 ME F"05eE.r Y l t I" AU)Vt i CAVT IAt MY MISJD Otp MY LOE. . -1i&POIvTUNjeL5 rA- tt at I ' vkELL , VUM AT WO-5 FAST AMN'TWiNJG CAM 1 ksjOw IT BoT I'm DOiMto TH5. PEST I CANJM'S SO ADDEO UO 1U'TM LOvE. FOB JIS NJELL'E. THAT mAiF TuP 'Time, vcaj TOSaS lCX'E uXiROS
