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PAGE ETGHT MEPFOKB MATL TRTBiryrTC, MEDFORD, OREGON. TVEDXESD AY. NOVEifBER 9, 1938. DON'T MARRY THE MAN By Jteww Bowmen Tlie l.hunulers Kathleen Orereryt peppery red-haired member of the Grea ory clan, goes (Vest incognito to eecure a right-of-way for The Golden Girl mine. Donald MaeDonald: young timer of The Stubborn Boy mine, hotee the Gregory. Bridget: Kathleen'! companion. Yesterday: The ion of a miner break! hit leg, the daughter it lick. Kathleen goes after the Gregory doctor, whose services are free only for mine accident Chapter 18 Pent Up Wrath JOHNNY was good sport, though a very white lipped port He wished they'd let him remain where he was. or take him home. Tears smarting her eyes, she went into the Gregory store tor "Golden oranges." They didn't stock them, nobody ever bought citrus fruit excepting lemons, in the winter. The MacDonald store had plenty. She had a basket filled with fruit, rode back to the mine with the doctor, picked up her car and drove back to the cot "These are for the little girl,' she told the mother when she had brought her the solacing news of Johnny's luck. "She seemed to like fairy stories of" "Where did you get them?" de mantled tne woman. "At" Kathleer hesitated. "I knowl" The apathetic figure iraiRntenea ana natrea Diazea from her eyes. "You ve been fine, but set that fruit out of mv house. I'll not poison a child of mine with MacDonald truck! Kathleen stood appalled. This mother would let. her child do without what she heeded, sooner man accept anytmng purchased from her enemy. She har forgotten she had said she would sooner sleep in the street than sDend an other night in a MacDonald hotel Her hatred was a veneer: this woman's hatred had been in. grained through three generations. "I'll drive into Carsted." she told the woman. "You'U accept fruit rrom there won t your And l ve other purchases I want to make. "Would you" the woman hesi tated. "Would it be asking too much tor you to take Grandma MacBride with you? She's never been to Carsted. Kathleen set out for the nearest town with two guests. In the ton neau sat Grandmother MacBride. nearly smothered In blankets, her toothless mouth, wide with happy smile. Beside her. brisk, alert and talkative was Grandmother Bark us. the other old woman's cronv. Carsted reached. Kathleen spent half of her time shopping, the other half writing an air-mail letter to her father. t demand you have every roo; in ureoory repaired oerore snowfall. ( demand you releaie Doctor Cleve land from that asinine limitation Give written permleelon for him to attend su Gregory people free of charge He's more than loilllna. This it enough for now. I'M tell you Uftat eue u needed In my next letter. . The missive was hurled east by sir. Epidemic IT WAS after dark when Kath 1 leen returned to Neutralltv Da. positing the old women at their respective cots, she stopped at the roung macoriaes Doctor Cleve land was there. He drew Kathleen outside. "You seem capable of getting what vcj want" he began. "1 wish you'd HnoVa way to permit me to care for this child. She's going Into pneumonia if she isn't taken out af that damp hole and given proper nursing. "Bring het to my olace." wered Kathleen promptly. "It's s Pig as a barn, but it is drv and we've plenty of fuel. I'll take care An anxious Bridget, who had leen Kathleen back the car out of the barn and drive off: who had lince received word of her dash ing around Neutrality down to the Golden Girl: then setting forth to Carsted; opened the front door to nnd her standing there, cheeks white, eyes black with determina ,Uon. Behind Kathleen stood s man, a child wrapped in blankets in his rms. Behind the man was a nurse. "I'll open the parlor," greeted Bridget with quick understand ing. "A steady fire In the living room will keep It at the right tern-xrat-.u-e." Laura MacBride was the first eictim of the influents epidemic which struck Neutrality: especl illy the Gregory side, only an iso lated rase or two reaching the MncDonalds. Within four days the old Greg ory house had been turned Into a lOipltal, Bridget and Kathleen ilternating shifts, each with a hds Dital nurse. By silent, mutual consent a bar rier of silence was thrown about the activities and not until the fourth day did Ktt-Smvth learn what was taking olace. On the evening of that day he drove up to the Old Gregory bouse. Kathleen met him at the door. Weary with long nights of nurs ing and vicarious suffering for her patients, she was ready to release her pent up wrath against the Gregorys. "You can't turn this house into a hospital," Kit-Smyth said. "Oh can't I," retorted Kathleen. "You try to stop me." "That s precisely what I Intend to do. Get those people out of there or I'll-" "You'U tohat?" flared Kathleen. Tm not moving people too ill to be moved, and what's more, when others need to come in they're coming, and not you, nor your whole damned county Is going to stop mel" '1 know someone who can," yelled Kit-Smyth. "If you haven'1 cleared that house within twenty four hours I'll call on the law." "You call on the law and I'll call on the Gregorys," promised Kath leen. "I know they're a rotten lot I've seen enough and heard enough since I've been here to gauge them pretty accurately. However, even a Gregory must have an ounce oi humanity, somewhere. If they haven t tney nave pride. Let them buck me and I'll write friends I have on the New York newspapers and they'll hound them with pub licity until they will wish they had flven in. You start something and leave for Carsted the moment I'm through with my shift. I'll call this Angus Gregory and tell him a few things." . "And I suppose you think the New York operator will fall ovei herself to give you the Gregorys' non-listed number," observed Kit Smyth, sarcastically. 'Acting Like A Child' "OAVE you ever tried to keep a " non-listed number from a newspaperman?" retorted Kath leen. 'Til have It within half an hour after I call." "I'll call first" threatened Kit Smyth. "You do and you'll be the sor riest man on this continent. If 1 can't reach this Gregory, person ally, I know a New York publisher who can. And I don't think a boiled shirt front like Angus, is going to like that do you?" "All right all right," soothed Kit-Smyth. "Forget it. Forget the whole thing. Run your damned hospital, but I'm promising you this. You'll pay for every bit of damage done to that house." "That's a bargain because there isn't going to be any damage. But just remember. Let one officer of the law step his foot on this place, or serve me with any papers and I'll make things so hot for the Gregorys they'll wish they'd never Kit-Smyth digested this in si lence, then with a forced laugh he stretched out a conciliatory hand "And you won't er a mention the tenancy?" Kathleen gave a sudden happy laugh. "So that's it." she said. "No, as long as you play ball. I won't mention our tenancy to the Gregorys." Kit-Smyth departed and on the MacDonald side of the house a window closed softly. i told you. lad. she d be need ing no help," said the housekeeper. MacDonald frowned. "Queer. 1 could have aworn she was Kath leen Gregory." He lauehed. "She certainly hasn't any more use for them than I have, has she?" Kathleen made an urchin's face at the closed MacDonald window and prancec1 back to the Gregory house In triumph. That will hole. him. she told Bridget, who was lust retiring. "Oh. Cleo. there's a letter on the desk for you. I didn't want to waken you " Kathleen opened the letter found an enclosure Inside and opened that. She read the contents then to Bridgets astonishment threw herself on the bed and cried Cleo . . . don t. I ve never seer you cry. What Is it dear, has some, one hurt you?" Not me. the girl sobbed, "noi exactlv. They've been hurtint other people. Oh I'm tick of beine a Gregory. Bridget opened the letter and read it It was from Beatrice Gregory. My dear flece; i told Angus he should have some responsible person accompanying you You're r --no like a child. The idee of won ' a vour father with demand like tha S though he wasnt having trouble enough with the mine. He's gone to Canada tor a reel Be. fore he left he said lo Call vou I'll try to quote him, tu.it oj he spoke when he read your letter. Repair those cots and let thou damned MacDonald think thev'a scared me Into It I wont put a penm in them if they all cave in." And now my dear child, about thi physician After all we pay the regu lar wage scale. If the miners aren' thrifty enough ro save their monei and have a rainy day fund for Mines that Is their fault. Please let us hear no more abou this. Your work is to obtain the right of-way. Lovingly, Beatrice Gregory tCetrrlttl. I'll. lumM lirmtm) Monday: A ride with Donald. SHORT ME RADIO TO YHEKA, Nov. B (SpD Yreke will soon be able to boast another short wave radio station. The state high way commission la Installing a sta Hon at the home of Harry Nutting on French street, which will be used lo fartliuiie now removal wort dur ing the winter months. Aerial poles for the new station hv txcn erected and It Is espected that the Installation will be complete-; mtliln llie urn few weeks. The station, which will Be ol 30O watt strenim, vUl provide two-way communication with rotary anow plowa and other type plows. This la a unit of a system being Installed In the northern part of the state to assist In keeping hlsh waya cleared of snow during the winter storms. Yrrka will be the main ntauion. with other stations being located at Mt. Phasta, Susan vllle, Alturas. Itedrlliig and Saora- imento. Heavy snow removal equip ment will carry mobile stations. , Schedules are being worked out ' With nwvnn inH Wn-lilit.if.-tn l,l)t- way commissions so that storm con ditions can be charted and prepared lor. Mrs. Marguerite Nutting will ue the operator at the Yreka siatlou, which will be operated durluo the entire winter period. HALIFAX. N. 8 (UP.)-A violin bearing the date 1B73 la owned ly Arthur Murphy, ol Mnlltn rile in strument IS Relieved to lie rue mrte : bv Nleolo Atnsll, (am t:moha. i 1 Italy, nth century violin maker. ' STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN' HIX For farther proof address the author, Inclosing stamped envelope (or reply. Reg. TJ. 8. 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To School by Air Going to school la fun for David and Sadie McQlnley of Dumfriesshire. Scotland, for they ride each morning across the River Nlth on a suspended cable car. Thla Improvised pulley ays tern was errected to save the children a flve-mtle walk up the river, across a bridge and back along the other bank. Snoivshoe Shod Horses Strange as It aeems, pack horses In the High Slerraa of California must wear anowshoea In the winter ' time to keep from sinking through the deep drifta that pile up along the roads. Made of strong planking, the shoes ore a foot or more across and are held to the horses' hoofs with metal straps and clamps. Shod In thla manner, heavy draft horses are able to pull loads over snow-covered roada which otherwise would make such travel impossible. Tomorrow: Something new about gnus. 6- GRANTS PASS, Nov. 9 (AP) SU- man football teams of Josephine. Jackson and Douglaa counties will stage an Invitational tournament here Thanksgiving eve, President Bill Boscow of the 30-30 club announced today. Rogue River, Qlendale and Grants Pass have agreed to enter squads. Word la awaited from Jacksonville. It la planned to have two half-length games, with the winners to play a full-length "championship" game the same evening. Receipts will go toward turfing the local Bthjetlc field. Iing tabor Itow Kmls PORTLAND. Nov. 8 (A P.) A two year labor controversy ended here to day with the withdrawal of pickets trom the downtown Selling building. Gust Anderson, secretary of the Cen tral Labor council, said the office structure was placed on the fair list after a settlement between the Build ing Service Employes' union and the management, : CONNEAUT. o. UJ. A raccoon took advantage of "squatters' rights" by taking possesion of a squirrel's nest. 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