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PXTTE TWELVE ' MTCTVPOTTO MATX TRTOTTNT?, MTSTTFfVRD, CfREGOVt, FRIDAY, TOVEMBER 11, 1938 DON'T MARRY THE MAN By Je mm Bowmen The Characters Kathleen Oreiory: red-haired member of the Gregory elan, goes West incognito to get a right ol-wav for The Golden Girl mine from MacDonald. Donald MacDonald: younp owner 0 The Stubborn Boy mine, hatee the Gregory at much at they hate him. Brldiett Kathleen's companion. Testerdayi Kathleen realties - that if the mine closes the Greg' ory miner toil! be jobless. She miut yet the ri0ht-o-ioay if the hat to marry MacDonald to do it Chapter IT 'Come Home' "I SHOULD be getting you back,1 MacDonald aald. "But . . . but aren't you going on to Canted?" laid Kathleen. "We're not even in the direc' tion of Carsted. I kidnapped you. Thought you needed a change, . Kathleen's lipa curled into smile they hadn't achieved since childhood; aheer sweetness that brought MacDonald up. then checked him abruptly. He had done this for her, ahe thought He had cared enough to notice ahe was over-tired, wor ried, exhausted by the nervous strain. "Bridget and I framed you last night, he explained. Kathleen's lips tightened at the corner. The valley was too hot, the stream wu noisy, and that man was a boor. "She slipped over, said vou weren't resting because you were alrald you might be needed dur ing the day as well as the night. You worked right into my hands." Kathleen looked at him with out any emotion visible. "It's been delightful," she managed, lightly. "Wulte like Bridget." "She's the grandest girl I've ever met, declared MacDonald, heartily, reaching a hand to help Kathleen up a boulder, only to nnd she had sprung up unassisted. "She certainly Is," agreed Kath leen. "One thing We agree upon. Ready7" Kathleen was ready for several things, ahe mentioned only one. "If you don't mind. I'll take the rear seat again. I'm still tired, and I won't be home in time tor my usual rest" The return trip was made swift ly and in silence. Kathleen rolled and bounced on the rear seat and silently addressed herself to the denizens of the lower world. Sleep, en this seat with MacDonald driv ing the car like a cow pony on an upgrade? For the sake of appearances she moved to the front seat before they entered Neutrality. MacDon ald was instantly solicitous. Had she been able to rest a' all? "Haven't told you a word about what 1 thought of vour stepping in and taking care of the Gregory people." he said. "Guess I've been thinking of other things But It was mighty fine of you. "Anyone would have done the tame, demurred Kathleen. "And I suppose anyone would have contronted Kit - Smyth the way you did las', night wouldn't they?1' Kathleen laughed. "1 don't know why that man arouses my Ire I suppose It's because he's so com placent; so sure of himself even when he's wrong. I'd have gone to the Gregorys." she added. "I'd have told them a few things about him. I don't know why they keep such a man." "He's one of the finest mining engineers in the country." defend ed MacDonald. "He couldn't be replaced. Perhaps he's like the Gregorys, he has gold instead of warm blood running through his veins." Kathleen's lips closed tightly Bomething warmer than gold had been coursing through her veins that day. It angered her to think of it. Kathleen made a round of the patients before going to her room There had been times when she had looked upon them as so many odd lengths of flesh to be bathed and stuffed Into fresh fackets. a dozen times a night: tn be held on one arm. while with the other she held a glass tube between parched Ups. 'An Investigation' THERE were two by whose bed side she had hovered, listening to theit heavy breathing, hoping for a break in the'' rasping strug gle for life Both had passed the srlsis the previous night and now as she stopped beside them shi felt that some part of her own self had gone into them, uniting her with them fot all time. The feelina must have been mu tual The nurse on duty called her aside. "They seem to think they belong to vou." the voting woman said. They'll do anything I want them to do If I sav it Is for vou." Grandmother Barkus. who had brought a great bow' of broth to the house waited on the veranda tor a moment with Kathleen. Her black eyes were shining with tears, one old hand mottled brown like a leaf, lay on Kathleens arm "Aye Lassie, we're your peoplo now. There's hope in our hearts. We're fey, we Scotch, and the old er we grov the clearet the vision. Old Angus has stirred in his grave and it's you he's using to repair the wrong his son has done us. Bless you, child." She gave Kathleen a queer, knowing smile and went briskly down the steps, the long flaps of her queer cap bobbing behind her. "ft' people," she whispered and went itack into the house, up the stairs to the room once occupied by Old Angus. From this upper room she could look down on the Gregory cots. And from this vantage point they looked picturesque, but now her vision had an x-ray quality and she could see the squalor below the patched roofs. "Somehow I have to take' care of them," she thought "Somehow . . . oh I wish I were a man. not just a silly, vapid flapper." "Miss Cleo.' Laura MacBride who was sharing her bed. now that she was on the road to recovery, called to her. "There's a letter with lust all kinds of stamps on it Miss Cleo, kin I have the stamps when you get over them?" Kathleen picked up the letter with no misgivings but after she'd read her orders, she. felt the world give way about her, much as it had in the canyon a few hours be fore. Again she read the letter from her father. Come on home. We've found an out Vour letter telling tu what MacDon ald had satd about priority gave our legal staff an idea and he started an investigation. Some fellow named Balmy Camp bell has proof that one or the other, Angus or Old Mac, filed a half hour before the other. We have reason to believe it was my father. We intend to sweat it out of the old codger and if we make the grade we're yolny to close the MacDonald mine as close as they would have closed ours Kathleen stood irresolute. There was more to the letter, she skimmed through this, but always came back to the line "your let ter." ' Confused CHE would be responsible for w anyining mat wouia nappen to Neutrality. The MacDonald mine closed would mean the fate of the MacDonald miners would be that which she had feared for her own. And once The Golden Girl had gained what It wanted, would the owners be any less ruthless in their administration? Yet could she lie untrue to her clan? Suddenly she wanted to see Old Balmy. She glanced at her watch. He'd be coming in from his shift in halt an hour. She'd be there to meet him. Kathleen hurried down the hill. unable to explain her haste, feel ing rathei confused. She must think of an excuse to give Balmy for this call The old man had such a disconcerting wav of looking through one s evasions. The shepherd dog met her and wagged her to the little terrace. She patted him absent-mindedly and perched on the edge of a chair. She could not understand her re volt against her clan. Hadn't she come West intending to force the rleht-of-wav. reeardless of meth od? Hadn't she that very morning wanted onlv the means of savins The Golden Girl for the Gregory miners? But not that way. she pro tested. And Aneus Gregory had said "return immediately." To return meant soft warm beds and scent ed baths; food prepared and served: rest without the demand ing voice of patients: Dan, to drive her swifth to stores where she could spend mono recklessly Kathleen stirred restlessly and looked about her The sun waf nearly level with the horizon: i' threw the landscape into sharph contrasting colors, then pooler them in a golden haze bhe fel she had been drawn into this Don' had become saturated with th fascination of this eolden world. Im free, white and twenty two." she thought, rebclllouslv " don t have tc leave." She relaxed and Old Balrm coming in from his hift found ho there, eyes closed She opened them when she heard his footstep.' crunching across the last leaves of the app'e tree. I was tired, she apologized. It Is so peaceful here." Any time ve wish to stop a bit do. My doors are never locked There's fuel at hand and tea in the caddy. He accepted her presence with out an excuse. Before she realized what she was doing, she had fed the Bnntams. Closed them in fot the night, brought a hat full ol tiny eggs to th; kitchen: had spread the table, ladled porridge into bowls and was seated across kfrom her host the kerosene lamt pushed one side. She told of her quarrel with Kit Smvth and her hatred for the man Balmy interrupted "Each mor to his calling, lass. A flnet super intendent ved ne're find In hi; hands the muckers are safe as mor can be underground " But his eye; twinkled fot he had heard of tht , quarrel. iCfwili. sen. ' i.ni Tomorrow: Kathleen tries to chert the Gregorys. Suicide Mouse Is Found in Drawer PKNDIjrrON, Ore., Not, II (AP) The first reported esse of a "mouse aulclde" In this part of the state occurred this week. Baxter Hutchinson of ilrrmtatott found a rodent dead In a drsaer, a string t'ltrd around It body In several half hltchea causing strangulation. Measures Effective After Proclamation 8AI.KM. Nor. 11 (API All mca Kirrs approved by Oregon voters Tues day will hrcon-v ellrctlve upon proc lamation by the Rovcrnor. Flection officials said the procla mation probably mould not be Is sued for three or four weeks, depend ing upon the sperd with which county election returns are reported to the state department lot eluding. Snow Is Handicap For Elk Hunters PKNnl.KTON, Ore., Nov. II (AP) Snow continued to pile up In the Blue mountains, hanrtlrnpplnn elk hnntere and sheep men. The storm raupht s-vcral bands of sheep hrlore they could be driven to lower levels and owners were forced to haul hay to their mnronncd hands. Klk hunters were having dltrlculty lu getting out caroaasee, only a doren being cheeked in by thla morning although many more were known to have been killed, foreat service of ficials reported. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX . Tar further proof address the snthor, taclosrlnf a stamped envelope far reply. Ss, V. 8. TVL Oft. . ittfc MftRKER C0MM6MORMIN6 ' ''Wirfl W 6ef?MftNV' SURRENDER WTHt fcHP Op W Jy meimiE ml Lost Ifcif falfon Contrary to the popular- legend that hns sprung up regarding the famous "Lost Battalion" of Major Charles W. Whlttlwiey. crack dough boy outfit or the A. E. P., It was never lost and In fact was not a battalion! In the awuuilt of Oct. 3, 1918, dur ing the batle of the Meuse-Argonnc, Major Whittlesey's command of 462 men marched straight Into a great hollow deep in the Argonne forest's western edge. Suddenly they found themaelvea surrounded by Ofrman troops, who had cut Into their rear and flanks, Sheltered by hastily dug pits, the men were prey, to snipers, machine gunning and trench mortars, as well as a blistering artillery barrage. Yet, strange as It secma, the "bat talion" was never lost, although practically every line of communi cation had been severed. Major Whit tlesey released several pigeons. In cluding the famous Cher Ami, which conveyd his exact position to the Allied forces. Isolated for four days and five nights, and for 96 hours without food. Whittlesey's men were not rescued until 7:00 p. m. on Oc tober 7. They consisted not of a single battalion, but of a mixed battalion of the 77th New York division, most ly men of the 308th Infantry, but comprised of men from four bat talions and seven companies. The name. "Lost Battalion. was given Whittlesey's men by Harold D. Jacobs, United Press cable editor in the United states on rewriting a dis patch from Fred Ferguson, U. P. man stationed with the A. E. F. Britain Planning Vast Plane Force LONDON, Nov. 11 (AP) Air Sec retary Sir Klngnley Wood forecast to day a 40 per cent boost In expendi tures for aviation next year In Brit ain's speed-up of air rearmament. Sir Klngsley told the house of com mons air estimates would rise from l'alO.000,000 pound to 200.000.000 pounds ($000,000,000 to 81,000.000.- 000). He an Id be t wee n 5 .000 and 6 ,000 fast fighting planes, designed to com bat 1 n vad 1 n g bom here, e 1 ther h ad been ordered already or would be ordered. Eugene Attorney Seeks New Trial EUOENE, Nov. 11. (AP) William W. Har combe, Eugene attorney, was convicted of uttering a forged check endorsement here late Wednesday afternoon by a circuit court Jury. Sentence was postponed In the case this morning by Circuit Judge O. F. Skip worth when Harcombe's attorney it led a motion for a new trial. Lion Cub's Days Numbered as Pet PORTLAND, Nov. 11 (AP) Har rlette Jonne Hamriiond has a pet for the next month, but that will be about all. Recalling the gift of a fawn to a small girl who asked ' for It, little Harrlette demanded of Commissioner J. E. Bennett a kitty. She got one a lion cub. Zoo attendants said the cub would become too big for the girl to handle In about a month. PRANK By GLUT AS WILLIAMS I HO MA C0t 6fDEH6Hf, POUNCES ON IMWsl rlftRYOBJECfON R.00R. ; MAKES SUE AUXt 15 WlrfCH)H6 ftjiD RE TEtflfclb EXAMINE If WrtH 6REA-T IrHERESf, MAWK6 ONE OR 1W0 PASSES toWARD MOUTH HIDES HANDS AS AUNf 8US1LE5 Uf,,SAYlN"6 lb LET HER SEE WHAT HE'i 60f "WERE Wrlrl SEEM1N6 RELUCTANCE IE-TS HER OPEH ONE EMPTV HAND BURSTS Wto PEALS OF LAUGHTER. AS OTHER HAND ALSO PROVES EMPTV WftfCHES HER RETIRE, A UTTLt SW-XV, AND f DECIDED AONTS CAN'T "TAKE JOKES (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 3 MATTEB POl BtO k paynb TAILSPIN TOMMY The Pirate History Continues I rAKEyRlHSTANCLWp1 STIUU VA- VC 7 HASH- J Y I sSotta. rowsiTJET? I 1 n'a THt 5AM& Aty ' V. Soup- . meat, omiv t ( it's still uooser) i ( , Know'. Tax-El Achat's loos etW v TT2 INSTANCE.- AW VtHaM SOUP? V C fct (OopTrirM, IMS, by The Bell Byna'icsWlec") t By HAL FORRES s! 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