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PTOE ETflTTT -rETFOTtT-MA'TL TRTBTTXE.- :NfEnFCmJV (VTiFnoN; RFNPAT. -XOVIfBFl? 20. 1038- DON'T MARRY THE MAN By Jettn Bowmen the Charm-ten Kathleen Gregory goee Wut incognito to secure a riohf-o-way for the Gregory mine ihaf from MacDonald. DoneJd MacDonald hatei the Gregory', euepecte Kathleen' identity. Bridget: Kathlten't companion. Yesterday: Balmy oivee Kath leen the key to the MacDonald Gregory feud half a blood stained ehirt and telle her to piece it to the other half. Chapter 24 Hours Of Torture TEW Year's Eve and the Mac- 1 Donalds arrived together. Kathleen, standing at the win dow, looking down at Donald Mac Donald, thought she'd never seen anyone as nandsome. . The disturbing, quick smile, the quickening light in his eyes, then at her beckoninc the sure, swift stride that brought him up the Gregory steps and through the door before she could gather her reserve aoout ner. "Seems like we've been away a year," he greeted, lifting the band aged hands. "How are they? Mother had a letter from the doc tor. He says you'll be strumming tne Keys witn them before spring ana no graiung necessary." Bridget came in before Kathleen had time to answer, and still hold ing the bandaged hands, Donald turned to her. "Into your glad rags, we're stepping out tonight. Hotel for dinner, then on to a dance. How about it Cleo. feel up to it?" "Right now," answered Kath leen. "I could climb mountains and do a Suzy Q on the peak. She felt that evening that she had climbed mountains and the air at the top was rarefied, leaving ner Duoyani. careiree. They returned before midnight and Kathleen had the memory of the first and last and many other dances witn Donald and his solici tude concerning her injured hands. "You girls go on in," Donald ordered. They went in. A few moments later the midnight chimes rang out and on the last echo there was a rap at the door, and in walked Donald with an armload of wood and a hod of coal. Another rap and Norman came in with a second load. "Why the two?" inquired Bridget. "Because," answered Donald, "something tells me one of the two of you will be having a home of your own before this year ends, and we would bring you both good fare." Kathleen looked at Bridget and was astonished at the radiance she saw. Bridget was agreeing. She was looking at Donald as though, already, there was some secret understanding between them, A pain, greater than the searing of her hands seared her heart: a sickening nauseating pain. She slipped from the room and went to the veranda to look out on the cold hills, the painted cliffs shrouded In snw, the white blaze of stars. She knew now with a sense of defeated finality that she was in love with Donald MacDonald: a love as hopeless as her quest for the right-of-way. She couldn't fight Bridget even if there were hopes of an ultimate victory. Donald found her there He ap- firoached. warily, and Kathleen, urning, thought they were like two fencers, each waiting for the other to take the offensive so they could gauge their defense ac cordingly "You shouldn't be here." he ventured 'I Need Some Advice' "I KNOW " she agreed with a softness In her voice he'd never heard before, "but I like to come out and see the bigness of things I wondei why people who live in the open like this haven't broader more tolerant views." "Balmy says horizons are In dividual and not limited bv physi cal outlook" "That settles it," laughed Kath leen. "I wouldn't attempt to argue with him." "Wait here for me. I've some thing I want to ask vou. I need some advice" He returned In b few moments with blankets and rugs and thev settled on broad veranda sill. "You've changed a lot since you've been here. Cleo." "Changed?" He sat beside her. his arm blue ing her. '1 should say developed. At first vou went around with a chin on vour shoulder" 'That's. -still there but It's been there so Ions it's worn groove to St into and doesn't knock off as easily." MacDonald laughed "You would explain it that way," he chided. "but I meant you've been too busy helping others to think about the chip" "I don t deserve any credit for that. I tusl happened to be am bling past Mrs MneBnde's when she rushed out looking for some one to stay with Laura " "And of course vou were forced to go after a local doctor? And you had ... uti:g Laura, the first of your patients, into your own Quarters? And cf course you had ! to stamp out the fire with vour hands because tncre wasn t time to go for water if Balmy's Bible wasn't to be burned." Kathleen glanced up swiftly, but MacDonald's face was too breath takingly close. "Any one would have reacted the same way." she demurred. "But what has all of this to do with the value of the pound sterling?" MacDonald looked out across the snow, up to the blue-black sky with its blazing white stars, then softly he spoke. "Just this. Sup pose a man were in love with a girl who came from a world en tirely different from his; whose people lived across the continent; whose . . . say religion, was to tally different from his. Would he have the right to make her for sake her people, her world, her religion, for him? And would she do it?" Kathleen had tensed. Bridget's people lived in another social world; lived a thousand miles .from Neutrality, two thousand from Los Angeles. Poor Bridget. Kathleen tried to put herself in her friend's place. Would she give up her family, the very background of her individ uality for the man she loved, when they had done nothing to deserve such desertion? Afraid to look at MacDonald, lest he see what was in her eyes, loving him with a love that seemed half hatred because it wrought such havoc in her heart, she studied. At least she could help Bridget. 'Only One Like Her' SHE answered his question with firm finality. "A man who would demand a girl sacrifice hei principles in such a fashion, doesn't love the girl enough to think of marriage. "But Cleo, he does love her tre mendously. He's fought it from the moment he first saw her. God knows she's the last person in a world full of girls that he would have chosen if he'd had any say. He hadn't. He knows there's only one like her; only one as com pletely line and adorable. What is he going to do about it?" Kathleen felt she could not stand the torture of listening to that low, fiassinnate voice expressing its ove for another. She slipped from the sill. "Accept her as she is, and remember that she is as she Is, because of her heritage." MacDonald stood beside her. "J can't do that! Isn't there any other way?" Down the trail yellow lanterns came swinging, polka dots of mov ing light. Voices came softly, the sound of footsteps crunching in the snow. A mischievous smile appeared on Kathleen's face. "Once upon a time you suggested Balmy s in fluence would be good for my soul. Why don't you try some? He'll teach you the real meaning of love. You shouldn't expect the girl to do what you say you can't do." She hurried Into the house to be ready to receive her guests. This was the nieht one paid off old scores. She hoped she had settled her debt to Bridget. But all through the hours, and until dawn came gliding across the snow, first gray, then golden. she thought of that one hour with Donald MacDonald. and she won dered how he had known what happened in Balmy s cot. Out of that evening she had only the cold consolation of Don ald looking upon her as a friend. She must build on this. It was one step towards the fulfillment of her new plan. She must teach him to respect and trust the Gregorys The days that followed were lonely days The use of hands, she thought, like love, was something one didn i miss until denied. Bridget, absorbed in the writing of her book, and In her dreams moved about In silent radiance. Kathleen soent her hours visit ing the Gregory mine homes learning graduu Iv to grasD han dles and handle bedding, listening to stories of the olc. world and the early mining days, welcomed al ways as an eager Istener is wel comed. The mini doctor, meeting her at the advent of a lustv-voiced brother to Laura frowned at hei and suggested a tonic. Unable to convince her she needed one he appealed to Balmy. "It's her heart, not her system, that needs a tonic." the old man said. For Kathleen's evenings were not lonely, thev were hours of ex quisite torture. The MacDonalds were tireless In their efforts to make life pleasant fot the two fllrls. And Kathleen was tireless n her effort to make life pleasant for Bridget She turned her charm on Norman, contriving to leave Donald and Br'dget alone to gether, and was humiliated con stantly ov Norman's obvious pref erence for the Irish girl s com pany. Was slu so unattractive that no man wanted her company? It didn't make It easier to know that Donald saw this and sought to take the sting out of it bv treat ing her with esprcial tenderness and consideration. Tomorrow: K.thlrtn rum away. Typewriting Habits Used In Revealing Character PAR Id UP The line of hand, the not of a jaw, the way of r walk or even the mre of nn ear all have born iiJMtl to denote nnd define char acter. Now tne French have a new one the way one turns out word on ' a typewriter, j I.Ike handwriting, aay the Prawn, j t'lrri'rent styles of typhi denote tt. ih Ir way different crmraelcriat lo. V.'luilier it la a wide marRln or a I na-rmv one, poundnm on the keys or j tin tin some letter harder than oth er, each peculiarity In typing mark aome particular trail whlrh can oe Interpreted !T the mrrerent na are unrierntood STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, Inclosing stamped envelop for reply. . Kef . U. B. Pat Off. are Towns in 1Hc 9AME couNty IH OREGON... Veschuies Co) Vlifcrt-HttEU WrVS 4o NftMSD Fortune seekers USED rTToMrSKE DIVINING ROD WoRLte LAR6HTHMBUR&IR frffeET If INCHES ACROSS, it Contained b5 pounds of GROUND 6TEAK. (Made by Broomek Sandwich Shop U,trl STEPHENS-- 1 1 I M w Worfd 'tock champion Hon 7o i CONZtCLiTlVB RACES I "" I in " mm mt 4rte HrVS NEVER BEtN DEFEATED BV mother Woman IJ-7-33 Willi to llareH Holder of half a dozen world rec ords la Mlaa Helen Stephens, ace woman track star of Pulton, Mis souri. Strange as it seems, la a se ries of more than 70 consecutive races In which she competed, Mbts Stephens lost not once. A sprinter of fine form, she has a stride of between 8Vj and id feet, which Is beyond that of most men. Since her debut in major competi tion tn 1936 she haa never lost a race to another woman. Mlsa Stephens' records Include the 100 meters, 11.5 seconds; 100 yards,, 10.4 seconds; 200 meters, 24.4 sec onds; standing broHd Jump, 8 feet 8 '4 Inches; 8-pound shot put, 41 feet, 11 inche. and discus throw. 2 pound 3!ii ounces, 133 feet, 6 Inches. largest Hiimhurger Spurred by an odd creative urge, rive chefs of Broome's Sandwich Shop. Santa Barbara. California, con structed a bigger hamburger than had ever been made before. Ingredient consisted of 65 pounds of ground steak, 13 pounds of cheese, eight hearts of lettuce, one- half gallon of mayonnaise, two pounds of salt and one-quarter pound of pepper. It was served on a bun 52 Inches across. Witch-Hazel Because of the tendency of Its branches to twist In all directions, the witch-hazel plant was used by treasure-seekers to make divining rods. Because of this belief that It possessed strange, supernatural pow ers, the plant earned Its present name. Monday; The Cookie Queen. all struck with virtually the same force Indicates that the wriUr Ik generally good In several fields but not necessarily specialized in any. The "pounder who makes deep im prints In the paper Is enslly distract ed and Is generally not a good con centrator. Those who type words where the letters are not all struck with equal force aro sensitive and usually pos- 1 sesa a great deal of personality. Lastly, where this lrrogularity Is i more marked the person Is overly j sensitive and possesses a sketchy mind with instinct dominating reason. Kim! of a Romance OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 10. Alclde VirchaiuE, 49, an embalmer, shot and killed the woman he loved as she snt beside him last night driving an automobile, and he then turned the pistol on himself and committed suicide, the Oakland po lice reported. Phono 542 We ll noul away youi refuse. City Sanitary Service. Wool Mnrt slow BOSTON, Nov. 19. (AP-USDA) The volume of business in the Boston wool market during the past week was small. ' Heads Kappa I' hi CORVALUS, Nov, 19. (P) Anson H. Smith. Portland, was chosen vice president of Phi Kappa Phi, all college honorary society of Oregon State college at an initiation banquet last night. Among those Initiated was Darle W. Dudley, Salem, THE WORLD AT ITS WORST BY GLUYAS WILLIAMS WITH A SEAT ON THE 50-YAW5 LINE IN VOUR POCKET, THE BOSS, WlfH SEATS BEHIND TriE (SOW. POSTS, CONFERS OH VOU Tr)f HONOR Of ACCOMPANVlMS HM TO "THE BIS (SAME , AND NO GETTING OUT OF IT Ht-lS (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 3 MATTER POT R n M PAVNE TAILSPIN TOMMY A Lifa at Stake-But Orders Are Orders! (fli3 Vc.otell.-t4e V tP'rK-w , AAf c3S V--Vf3,IL-'- Collector ) oKAV -MM iTTy-tut. ' - LaCT W Copyright, 1938, by Th Bti Syndicate, Inc ) By HAL FORREST If I 1 tlg ABMEO WITH IMFOBMATlOM CONCERNING THE L66EN0 O- SKELETON KEY AND his own THKxrv that THI9 LONELY ARCHIPELAGO MAY BE THE RENDEZVOUS OP THE AERIAL PIRATES, WHOM THE COAST GUARD IS SEEKJNS TOR LOOTINS THE SEA WMW AMD ABOucriNO rra wealthy OWNER AND HIS DMJ6HTeft, TOMMY AND SKEETEA HAST EM TO THB COAST OUARD AIR BASE ANO TELL THEIR STOITy Captain jones decides TO RADIO THE CLUS TO BARRY. BUT JUST AT THIS MOMENT BARRY SENDS In Art SO S '''a KEEP TRYINGl WE 7 NO USB. SIR! IF YOU'LL LET us- K BUT THAT JrOn r. ?e ) 'V' .J BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Sell Out? By EDWIN ALOES OLD JASON JONES HAS JUST SEEN THE JIPPEM SOUND TRUCK ANO THE 6IANT ROOSTER AUD REMEMBER, JASON DOESN'T KNOW THAT JUNIUS JIPPEM IS IN THE DARK SO FAR AS DR. JED KILEYS SUNSHINE PELLETS ARE CONCERNED. LiUT r m THE SI6HT GIVES ME CHILLS AN FEVER! I CAN'T LOOK AT IT.' ' NO WONDER DOC KILEV ) CAin anciuEcc wuac nm AT THE FARM! 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