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MTTrorcT mail TRrnrrNrp:. MEnronn, oTtEGoy, Sunday, xotember 13, 1938
DON'T MARRY THE MAN
-By Jeanne Bowmtn-
t iie (Jliiiriirti'rs
Kathleen Gregory: red-halrea
member of the Gregory clan goes
West incognito to get a right-of-way
tor The Golden Girt mine
from MacDonald.
Donald MacDonald: young own
er oi The Stubborn Boy mine
hates the Gregoryt at much at
they hate him.
Bridget: Kathleen's companion.
yesterday: Kathleen't father
orders her home. The Gregorys
are going to sweat proof o1 their
prior claim from Balmy, then
close down the MacDonald mine.
Chapter 18
'Not-So-Dcvoted Daughter1
TPHE table cleared, dishes
washed, they sat before the big
stove, Kathleen leading gently to
the purpose of her visit
"The day we visited The Stub
born Boy. Young Donald told us
he'd never Rive right-of-way to
the Golden Girl. He seemed to
want it closed down."
Balmy puffed on his clay pipe.
"Thinks he does." he agreed.
"He said the Gregorys couldn't
force the issue because they could
not prove priority of filing on the
original claim. Balmy," she leaned
forward, "suppose someone had
proof that the Gregorys had filed
first. If their vein traversed near
the MacDonald mine, they could
force the MacDonalds to close
down, couldn t they?
Aye, conceded Balmy, "pro
viding tney round the proof..
-"But suppose they knew It
existed ana could force the person
noiaing it to release it, what then?
Balmy took his pipe from his
mourn, "wnat are you trying to
teu me, lass; .
"I well nothlnff. hut "
"Would you like to see Donald's
mine closed down?"
"I wouldn't give 8 continental
damn what happened to that
stuffed shirt," she flared. "But the
miners. They'd be out. And," she
concluded, lamely, Mrs Arthur
loves her lar closet so.
Balmy's white head went back
and his strong laugh rang out, then
quieting he chuckled. "We'll hae to
see Jane keeps her jar closet."
"How?" demanded Kathleen. She
waited now. eagerly. Balmy was
noioing nis pipe, ready to speak
"Pray," answered the old man
Kathleen sank back Into her
enair. Jane Arthur was right.
Balmy was "faer teched in the
haid. He'd pray for the return of
Ula Angus when he knew he had
been dead for fifteen years.
"Ye see. lass," Balmy had re
lapsed into broad dialect, "the mon
who hae this proof will nae gie it
up to be used as a weapon of hate."
"Not even to save the Gregory
miners the loss of their lobs?"
Balmy sal silent a few moments,
then he spoke. "Sometimes it seems
better they should be forced from
their stubborn loyaltv tc a dvine
clan, now that their loyalty has
turned bitter. 1 fear lass, that
loyalty is more hatred for the
MacDonalds than love for the
Gregorys."
"And aren't the MacDonalds as
bitter towards the Gregorys?" she
demanded.
"Nae. hope, health and content
ment breed tolerance lust as squal
or breeds envy. Whew." he broke
off, "listen to that wind, Snow fall
before long."
Hurrying back to the Gregory
house, tyathleen looked at the sky.
Wind swept, the dark blue arch
sparkled with the stars that
seemed so cfose In the thin moun
tain air. The mountains bevond
the big house hunched black shoul
ders against the rutting breath of
the north. Kathleen thought of the
roofs of the Grpgorv cols and
shivered.
'A Crazy Idea'
"THE patients were quiet that
night, no restless tossing, no
pologetle pleas for water
Bravely they tried to smolher
rasping coughs that their "Miss
Cleo" might snatch a few mo
ments' rest.
But Kathleen couldn't rest. The
mine nurse, settled bv a lamp with
i book in her hand, watched hi;r
Once she checked her restless pass
ing to feel her pulse and nlace nn
Inquiring hand on her forehead.
' You'd better slow down, child,
or we'll have vou fur a patient and
we need vou as a nurse."
"I'll try as soon a- I have another
look at Laura."
The child seemed sleeping when
Kathleen, candle shaded by her
hand, tiptoed in. The covers were
tumbled and one erm. a bony Utile
arm, was thrown over her head
Kathleen tucked the arm under
the covers.
Kathleen thought ot that arm as
she started down the upper hall
There was a liglu under Bridget's
door. She knocked and entered
The Irish girl was sewing "I'm
making over that red flannel dress
Laura will look adorable in red "
Kathleen perched on the arm ot
the chair "Dad says I have to re
turn immediately, she announced
Bridget looked startled
The entire slorv told. Kathleen
concluded. "Bui I'm not going.
I'm not going to leave here until
Laura's bones are decently cov
ered with flesh. I
i can't go," Kathleen expiainea
It's unfinished. I came here to ac
complish something and I've done
nothing but twiddle my thumbs.
I've a feeling my people are going
to need me. I'm not good for much
of anything but fighting but I can
put up a good scrap."
Bridget who had looked up
quickly at my people smiled.
' You're telling me," she mur
mured. "I wonder who he'll send
out to do the dirty work," she
added. Kathleen knew she was re
ferring to Angus Gregory.
"Some of his legal lights," sighed
Kathleen. "I hope they'll enjoy
their stay in The Gregory."
Bridget looked around her room.
It was cozy, colorful. Beside hei
typewriter lay the growing stack
of manuscript.
"I suppose I'll have to retire tc
the tall timber," she sighed. "The
whole legal staff knows me much
too well. But anyone would be bet
ter than your father. Can't vou
imagine how he'd feel to find me
here after he's searched both New
York and Chicago to hire me
back?"
Kathleen nodded. She could: she
could even visualize the reception
he'd give Bridget. She must find
some way to check this legal in
vasion o Balmy's peace.
Returning to her nieht duties
she carried a pad and pencil and
during the waning hours wrote
many letters, discarded them and
sent the first.
It's a crazy idea and I won't be a
party to it. Give me lime and I'll get
your old rinht-of-irai without any-
inmy naving to be closed down.
I don't know why you put any taith
In hear-say. Campbell isn't called
Balmy without reason. He's not re
sponsible. And remember this, if you let any
ol those trained legal seals of yours
recognize- me as Kathleen Gregory,
I'll find a way to stop anything you
mart. Intend to finish this job I've
started without any interference So
warn them. No matter who comes out,
they are not to show any recognition
whatsoever.
Aside from that I love you and I'm
uionderlno why. Voiir disposition ii
worse than mine. Your own not-so-devoted
daughter.
Kathleen ,
Thanksgiving
J7-ATHLEEN did not go to the
veranda to watch the sunrise
the next morning. Instead, she
went to bed to sleep soundly for
many hours and then to dream of
Donald MacDonald and a painted
canyon, and of legal seaiscoming
up from the stream to run Donald
and herself to the caving Iods of
Gregory cots.
1 he days went si dine a one and
the snow held as though awaiting
its cue to fall. Kathleen and
Bridget fell as though they were
awaiting some cue. Their patients
returned home, the nurses re
turned to the mine, and life fell
into routine.
The miniature castles Kathleen
had designed for the Gregory
miners wcri. discarded and in their
place she sketched and nlanned
practical collages with iar closets
and enough ground around each
:o Rrow vegetables for the jars.
There was also a community hall
and in addition to the dance hall.
which could be turned into an
auditorium, and the billiard room
the MacDonnld hall boasted there
was a sewing room, nursery and
kitchen.
Thanksgiving arrived and with
it. Mrs. Donald MacDonald. Sr.
She had wrilten Die girls asking
them to loin her family for
Thanksgiving and thev had ac
cepted .with pleasure.
Mrs MacDona d called immedi
ately upot, hei arrival in Neu
trality, and Kathleen, greeting the
gracious silver haired woman
wondered how anyone as charm
ing could have reared such an in-
ilent son.
"Do vou know." she confided to
the girls, "I've lived in the othei
half of this house oi: and on foi
thirty years but this is the first
time I've ever been inside of this
half. Donald's fntho was oilterlv
antagonistic towards the Gregorys
i tnougnt the tend rather silly, but
then I sunwise one has in be horn
to a feud to feel Us justification
I merely married Into it."
Kathleen decideo Donald took
after his father.
It snowed Thankseivine Eve and
Kathleen awakened the next
morning supremely happy For a
little while she lav-in the warm
nest of hei bed watching llakea
sift in through the open window.
i tie lireaorvs won d he hai.nv t his
day Baltm nad agreed to Kath
leens olan of slmpini live dollars
to the head of each family for
their Thanksgiving dinner The
Gregory store had burjed with
business the previous night
Kathleen spent Ions and anxious
moments scanninu her scanty
wardrobe, then ohosr a brown
panne vehct frock its only orna
ment a lacy ecru jabot. She
brushed net hair until it shone
like polished meUil.
Inking s final whirl before the
mirror, a', four-thirtv that after
noon, she iell she hadn't looked ai
well since she left New York,
And Ihei she saw Bridget, a tall
lender exquisite Bridget in black
velvet, sophisticated, alluring.
Kathleen felt like a school girl.
Tomorrow: The Grcioryt arrive.
.21
.V.iin.M. tax rollevtinnft would pr ;d
for the 1939-40 twliool year, mit
.Superintendent Kinr'.son Landl re
limited only nn tiIit-monUi trim
could be counted on next year bo
on use of failure of a two-mill levy in
Tuesdny'a election.
DAYTON, O.. Nov. 13 ( AP) Day
ton ' 34 .000 c h ool children n r o to
return to their claMe nv. si for the
flrat tlm In three weeks.
Orrore a cheering crowd of cu ns
the board ot education voted inm
night to accept a plan to reojvn :ie
achooln. cI'Hed stive Oct. 28 bf-H;i
of a 181.000 dpflcit. on a promt of
avHllRhilHy of HnuOoo.
Tho vote. In which only one advo
cate of a "pay-ns-you-ao" policy dis
wnUd, followed long drbnte over
plan prepared by n throe-mnn com
mittee headed M Probate Judi Wil
liam C. Wiwir.HU,
Jtu!gc Wiseman held adwuiccfc
I
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the tmni of lulu I):iv:r fi r : ip
project -the coo i; v A nut " t:,
';i!l-(inv -nr.-t -us will he Ivlri on ill
nbove dtte instead ot the trninr
; me?tmt dHt A nuictv , h:i:-iun
j will be provided M the (,:;! e F-vnt
i mm oil for motlurn hnvtni j.:in;i chil
dren. ! Anyone lnd-fTM-d in the wo k Is
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE
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Eighth Hnrse Won
Unparalleled In tho history of the
sport of kings was the announced
finish of the last race at Arlington
Park, Chicago, on July 8, 1038.
Strange as It seems, Martin Bnrtnn,
although he actually finished in
eighth place, was credited with run
ning third, and holders of show
ticket on him were paid off at 8.60
per ticket.
After Lifelike had won the mile
and on eighth event, and a photo
placed Aimnc second, another photo
waa needed to decide which was the
show horse.
Martin Birton's number went up on
tho "tote" board, and the mutuels
began paying off at $8.60. Boon,
however, the mistake was discovered,
and Merry Pete was found to have
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The track backed up both deci
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Brightest lighthouse light in the
world Is that at Cape St. Vincent,
(Copyright, 1938, by Tho Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
11-11
A HURRY CALL HAD to BE SEUT OlK FOR MOtrlERS AT
Elsie brown's BiR-tviDrW partv, because members of
THE ELM Sf. 1I6ERS AND THE MAPLE AVE. 6iANfS
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ONE mentioned The disputed Touchdown of The
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Portugal, rated at 55,000,000 candle- I
power.
Standing 233 feet above the sur
face of the water, the lfgnt can be
seen from a distance of 21 miles at
soi. Yet. strange as it seems.
light cf only 1.000.000 candlepDwer
55 times less brilliant could be seen
Jtwt as for.
This is because the curvature of I
the earth seta the practical limit of I
visibility of any light at that altitude
at 21 miles. The more powerful
light is seen more easily at a dis
tance, however.
FIRS! LADY URGES
ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 12. (API-
Mrs. Franklin D. Iioosevelt made an
Armistice Day plea today to students
of the New York Slate Teachers col
lege to assume active responsibility
in the world peace movement.
"We are letting ourselves be ridden
by fears in this country," she said.
"Pears of communism, fears of fas
cism. There Is only one thing to
fear In a democracy that the people
won't carry their own ahare of re
sponsibility. "When the people don't see that
they elect representatives who will
do their share, when they do not take
active responsibility in their own
government, then there Is danger
that democracy will not meet thflr
needs and that people will turn to
something else."
Southpaw Husker
Wins Sweepstakes
PORT DODOE, In., Nov. 12. (AP)
Carl Seller, southpaw corn husker
from Oneida, ill., won the "hitfkihg
kings" sweepstakes hero today against
a rieid or former national husking
champions. Seller's net load was
ii.449.85 pounds.
In second place was Walter Olson '
ui .uiioriage. in., whose net was
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