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Newspaper Page TextPAflE STX MEDFORD M- fTi TRIBUNE. METVFORT). OKEflOy. THFT?SDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1933. IN AND OUT CLOTHES DON'T MARRY THE MAN By CLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address tbe author, tncloalnf stamped envelope (or reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat OS. -By Jeenne Bowmin- . t.lui-.ii'lfi lUibleen Greiorjr bom West to secure riaht-ot-wa. from Mae Donald, and (alls in lotu with him. Donald MacDonald hatet the Gregory. Bridget. Kathleen'! companion. Vest rday: Kit Smyth holds The Golden Girl with armed men, demands right-of-way before ree cue can proceed. Kathleen delei him. ind lakes chart,. Chapter 28 Fury fc-ATHLEEN smiled at the miners' wives. "1 promised Balmy I'd be seeing him in a day or two." she told them. "He had me promise that lust before he went down. He said he knew hp would set through You know what it means when Balmy says he knows? "Aye!" V he word was a sibilant whisper which swept out into the night: a whisper or hope. "You'U have to help me. Our men need food. It's up to us to prepare it for them. I d like the MacDonald women to stay here while the Gregory women go to Neutrality to buy the food. The hotels will roast the meat and bake the bread. We ll need pots and kettles for coffee and soup. We'll need fires and tables and dishes, and we'll need beds where they can rest betveen shifts. "Our children?" Kathleen thought of Bridget and the big house. "We'll turn the Gregory house Into a nursery Miss Bridget and the school teach er will take charge. She paused and looked at them again, Something had changed They no longer stood in a huddled crowd. (Junta and shawls which had been pulled over their heads, had been dropped to their shoul ders. It was as though they had discarded mourning. The eyes were no longer stricken with fear they were burning with intense fervor, wide with hope and deep with the loncinp for action. The hours passed. Kathleen worked tirelessly. Joey wide -eyes brought a note from Bridget and she left the hum of the com missary to read it. With no seem ing volition on her part she went Ll IMUUllI Ul VIIO nunc, uciviicu on a pile of timber, waiting to be carried below as soon as the way was clear. The first crew had come up earner, appeared at the commis sary, faces black with powder frim with the risk thev had taken he muckers were down now. clearing away the rock that had been blasted, making way for fur .ther charges. Overhead the cables hummed, nearby the engines thrummed steadily, pumping air to the res cuers, sweeping away the fumes of oowder and rock dust and gas. and on the far side of the plat form, the next crew waited: a ghostly gathering in their yellow slickers, and the gnome-Ilka pad ding nf drill coats. Kathleen opened the note. Hurrah lot a oirl of pure cold. I'm proud to even knout you. The children, bleu them, are all In Jed. the little Impi. Now, at vou suggested, I'm off to The Stubborn Bou to teed the other crowd. A a tuture MacDonald, I mtutt do my stuff. Joey aave me a bird' eve view of the bio scene. Seriously, It was splen did, courageous work. I knew vou had It in vou. But what has happened to Donald? Pm not accustomed to having men walk out on me like that. See vou later, love, Bridget What had happened to Donald? What had caused him to walk out on his fiancee the very evening they were celebrating their en gagement? UraM' THERE was only pain In that thought and Kathleen felt her heart held pain enough with its burden of worry over Old Balmy She'd wonder Instead what had happened to Kit-Smyth. What if he had gone Into Carsted to wire her fnther? Knthlpcn's heart arose In a lump, turned over and settled down Power of attorney had been given her only for use In obtaining the right-of-way and she had ridden, roughshod over Kit-Smyth's In sistence that they bargain. She. a girl of twenty-three, had crushed the barrier of nearly a century when she led those men over The Golden Girl fence. She had defied a man twice her age, one whom her fnther trusted. "But Dad would have done no dlfrcnt." she protested. Then her chin came up "And If he would. I'd only be glad I'd had the oppnrlunitv to handle things first." A skip rattled to the surface and the first casualty was carried out. "Aw. it's nothin'." he protested when Kathleen rushed to him. "Just a hunk a rock hit me when I wasn't lookin'." Kathleen went on to the hospital with him. The iniurv wasn't seri ous, but it would keep htm out of the rescue crews. Returning to her post, Kathleen did some serious thinking. She had ordered the rescue of fifty odd 'TOPSY AND EVA' PARIS (UPI The Duncan sisters. Rowtta and Vivian of "Topsy and Eva" lame have been forced to furfvo cm- of their fondest drenmi. Since first appearing In the old vintor Clflrtlon theater In New Yorh In "Doing our Bit" back In ll'. they have always wanted to appear In Harts. Previously when they were offered bookings their contracts tot other appearances would not permit I hem to necept. Now. here to make reenrdlns. they cannot accept the offers which haw hern made because no rerfh molc-hsll or vn h Btoal ucluaiya of "iiu ' cB put men al tue nsK ol hundreds ol men's lives It wa. a large responsi bility. Too large. She was tired. She'd been tired when she had left the Gregory house . . . was it only last evening? She looked at her watch. Four o'clock. Ten hours ago she hasj sat across the table from Old Balmy. Her eyes filmed with tears. Through the blur she saw the headlights . of a car. Probably someone coming from Neutrality with supplies. But no, surely no one would come a: such a speed unless they were bringing news of some kind. She looked back towards the mine, it seemed deserted. The fresh crew of muckers had gone down while she was at the hos pital: the others were in the com missary: still others, waiting to be called, were sleeping, gathering strength for their ordeal. The car raced on. then came to a slithering stop. From it stepped Donald Mac Donald His face was chalk-white, his eyes immense and blazing with a contempt she had never before seen in anyone's eyes. He saw her and with his lithe, panther-like step came up to her. For a moment he scanned her from the tips of her toes to the top of her tousled head. "The Golden Girl I he spat "Golden . . . brass is thp word. Here you are!" He thrust a folded paper at her. "Here's what you came aflerl You were going to barter your beauty for It. Instead you're bartering the lives of men. I'm telling you this. You're not getting this right-of-way because vou've done anything to win it. You're getting It because the little flnRer of anv one of those men down there is worth a thou sand womer like vou." 'Plated Tin' THE paper fell between them. Kathleen looked down at It In a moment she would be able to think, to reason. In a moment this queer numbed feeling would leave her . . . meanwhile, some place be hind the frozen Immobility of her conscious mind something told her to take it This right-of-way Tbas what she had come after. She had been willing to barter her beauty for it. She hnr! said there was nnlh ino she wouldn't stoop to do to triumph over this man. And what a victorv this would give her. She would accent this symbol of success, sea) the bar gain and only then let him know he had given it needlessly. "There's a clause in there allow ing me use of the mine property." MncDnnald told her. He strode awav to the office. Stiffly Knthleen knelt to pick up the contract. She felt she hadn't strength to arise again Palm of her hand flat to the earth she braced herself, and then she re coiled from the touch of the earth Down under the surface: two thou sand feet down Old Balmy was waiting for her to enrrv out her promise Rlnwlv Kathleen fol lowed MacDonald. He was shouting Into the tele phone when she reached the door Knthleim could henr the hollow tones nf the operator "This is a private company, we have no connection with the Mac Donald trunk line " "Then damn It all, get hold of Old Balmy: get me some Gregory miners. I'll pay them anything . . Kathleen stepped up to the rfpsk. "That Isn't necessarv." she ob served lifelessly MacDonald glared un at her as she continued 'Fverv able-bodied man In Neu trality. MacDonald and Gregory, are working on the rescue. Crews have been blnstlng through to vour level from The Golden Girl since early last night Thev were below within an hour of the discovery of the fire." Her voice had a peculiar tone less aualitv now It deepened. "As for this" she held out the con tract and with . swift motion tore It In half rent the sections nulled the small pieces to hits and with s final hurst of fury threw them nto the face of Donald MacDonald "the ttreannm Ho not bargain In human lives Thev are not like vou. Donald MarDonald You would roh Ave hundred miners of their livelihood because vou're too bigoted to give a rlnht-of-way which would mean work and hread to them. Old Ralmv could have forced vour hand But he believed In nrnver He believed vour heart could be softened and the right-of-way won In harmony For the first time 1 doubt the power of Balmv's oravers He was pravlng when he went down vour winch shaft to carry an air-line to your miners: a Greoon to save Mac Donnlds Rut If his nravrs have no more effect on his nierclng that fire hole thnn thev had on your heart, then God oitv nil nf us. He believed lr vou and loved vou. 1 believed In vou and I loved you Noil) I don't flier lermf to see wnu nnnin Rrass. am I Well If I'm brass. Donnld MncDonnld. you're nIMed tin!" She wheeled through the door "Cleo " She turned back once. The name Is Kathleen Gregory Greg ory, you understand " Tomorrewt Flihtlng against time. anywhere near the price, they would accept. "It's too bad." Vivian aald. "Ro setta and 1 have always wanted to appear tn Paris. We have never played here. And now that w could manage to do so between recordings no one can anywhere near meet what we are accustomed to getting. Wa had several offers and one tnipres snrlo even arraivtett for us to doub'e In a music-hall and a nlht club but even then vc could hot accept." ttuards Sure 80UTII HKND. Ind.- -W) -A de fendant stayed In a hospital un giarded while awnltln trial on a federal narcotics charge. The reason la simple. He hid athlete's foot on one foot and the federal officers had the other leg locked up -it's cork. The food reqntred fT a fimlly of four for 32 visits would he worth 'at? one., acroritlne to one home eec-n-i onus l i via, To SfhRVt To PEATH fQR 2 YEARS (THB INDlMS First Tliankftglvlng Strange as It seems, the "first Thanksgiving day" celebrated by the Pi J gram Fathers with the Indians at Plymouth colony was actually three days long and nearly resulted In the starvation of the entire colony for two years thereafter. The now-famous banquet was at tended by 61 Pilgrims and 90 Indians the latter outnumbering the former almost two to one. Chief Mnfisnsolt and his red-skinned braves brought with them appetites nearly ns fero cious as their appearance. BRITISH STRESS AUTO ECONOiViY LONDON (UP) B r 1 1 1 s h motor manufacturers, In the Earl's court exhibition, revealed these latest de velopments: TAILSPIN TOMMY Friend BUT, 3KEET3I..WEVE60T ro eer FOL LOW NOTIFY t OUARD. 2 BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER THE NEBBS Looks. Bad lor dgSP WILFRED, GET ME A J, 1 BILL OF SALE FORM- M OKAy 1 I IT I HAVE A FEELING I POP if MR. JONES AND I JvT)r WON'T WASTE ANY -f. y TIME COMING TO f COME IrJ.STUPCMOCUS MIWD VOHEM VOO MAKIDED 5TOwy ABOUT TUe VOU TUOU&ur IT WAS A, foREAT PUBUCITV STUrJT. NweUL.lT UJA.S- IT BKOOauT A CLOCK. DOVJM MERE. AMD "OUR rOST HIS DlAMOSJOl h (Si iit-"3 i rUfcANY COVltet BORROWED 2 PIMER5 FROM OREGON STATE iv rinwri in& fCOMP Hblef OfTrtS 1693 GAME BETWEEN TriE TWO TebNVS m loo MUCH) - Hungcrly they attacked steaming bowls of auccotash, cars of corn the Pilgrims had raised In their cemetery, and strange as it seems doughnuts. The latter delicacies the Pilgrims had adopted from the Dutch "olykoecks." which were fried with nuts In the center, giving them their present nnme. For three days the feast continued. The gluttonous Indians ate every thing In sight; the small stores of food the Pilgrims had laid away for emergency use disappeared. Thus the first Thanksgiving day feast brought the Pilgrims face to face with near 1 Small family cars to do 40 to 50 miles to the gallon. Fuel con- ; sumption has been cut without sac- rlflclng speed and pick-up. j 3 More room for driver and pas sengers by extending compartment j well over the wheels. In a line with ' the wing tips. 3 Cruising speed increased by 10 50 miles to the gallon. Fuel con more gasoline, because all-steel con struction Joining body and chassis has given lighter coach work with same strength. On Timet 1 - a( s'rl T'AltiT NO USE. BETTY! ALL TH' a ship AMD TOMMY. LET'S COAST GUARO PLANES ARE OUT SEARCHIN' TOR BARRY. .AM THEY THE COAST AIN'T NO AMPHIBS Missing Person I Steva OUT TVtAT 6lS DlMOsJD OF CROOKS BROTUQ5. rV j. FOa LIMITED TIME ONLY.' itNC LAROB. V a.;XS UYtf3ff mS-AWRESStP. S-CSNT STAMPtP ENVSLOSt li iW B' i,,i'M IT to hal Forrest. this faper. For mooel II ajslyll I HAN OS THE VOUOHT-SBU-l MAW flQHTtR. - u Z4 - - 38 famine, a state which lasted two years. Two-Team Players Oregon State college's first football year was 1893, and a natural oppo nent was Albany college, 11 miles away. In the first half of the game Oregon State so completely drubbed Albany that coach BUI Bloss offered three of his men to the latter team to finish the game for the spectators. Final score was 82 to 0 In favor of Oregon State. Tomorrow: The Underground uni versity! 4 The fashion Is to confine oiling to a central feed, and the rest is done automatically. The new models can be serviced all round without barking knuckles. fi Improved springing by Inde- pendent springing of front wheels, ) with more rigid suspension without t loss of suppleness overcoming the old complaint of heavier wear on tires. An elephant has 40.000 muscles In Its trunk: man has only 560 In his entire body. OM THIS HERE By HAL FORRES'" ; V HERS Vhank hogan if amo so yooVs ftor, Vvou bet i will A COMES SKEETSI IT'S SV M TOHW W,HMI BETTY-LOU! ' HAMK I OUR OLD 1 j7 V WEVt OOT TO MAW BUT I'VE 6QT mSSmMt AIRPORT. J AT THE SAME MOMENT OLD JASON WAS IN THE JIPPEM SPIDER WEB, DR. JED K1LEY HAPPENED BV THE FARM ''howdy, boys ifswf ill IcooldnT HOW'RE Jll STwueisJ BlSSEft AMD B MrSTAES ARE MADE., rJEa WltL. MAKE TUEJ- -IT JAVS HEtRe. THE HOTE.L. IS ONJLY CELSPOMSlBLE FOR GOODS LEFT INJ TVA&R VAULT BUT 1 SUPBOS NOU'LL. MA.reS GOOD TD VOUR BROTHER - A MtRE M1L.UONJ BUCKS S-fofMS OlrffOWAV WrW BUD BEMl$, MOTH ER CAUlKtS rf'5 C01P, HfJ) BEfffK PUT MORE M SUPER VISKI HE IMME DIATE REMOVAL OF HAf AND HEAVY SWEATER 1-13 3 MATTER POl f lAlfSUTV U4DOV Tn UCAO IT I FIGURED 1(D CALMED OLD JASON DOWN, BUT YOU NEVER CAN TELL WHEN HPS GOING TO KICK UP HIS HEELS! OGTTER RUDOLPH . vv f Pop; H!N"3 fK xU'J I Hfc - 4 I (Copyrltllt, 193g, ty Ths BeU BTndfcsU. liw -Sf WRWSBWK UrMRTRO- fe.'Arjppui'soriHAr AND HEAVY SWEATIER SEtS OOf, MOTHER RE aECfirlfelrirtTPOROKCE he's Warmly ekouqh -LOTH ED AlMOSfAfOSCE B0V5 DPr&H OOf-fo 6ETS&ME--frtlriS fROM 6RRAGE, CAUJHS THEY'RE COM- itte Right in a&rin A WhMlE LATER MOTHER DISCOVERS -THAT THEY have &f side-Tracked OUTDOORS 5EEIN6 WHO CAK TvKOW STONES FARTHEST (Copyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, YES, JASON- SAWY WE HAVEN'T "XTT A HIM VESTWDAY U SEEN HIM-J n HE WAS hp I HEADED HERE- M AND WE JfaM M " I T9S9t J ' THERE'S NJO rJE.UJ5r -rMrSB FLAT FEET u- DLutPiKi VOO UWWUNU. IMC COUUDrJT FINJD THBtt DETECTIVES ARCViuv BAFFLED i . V ren mumes iater.disH C0UER6 triAT HE HAS BRbllfcHT' BUD IH TO RAY iHDOOfcS IHS1STS ON WARM CLOTrtlKS BEING RUT ON A6A1M AND PRE SENTLY SEES THEM 60 INTO BUD'5 HOUSE -To PihV Inc.) By 0 M PAYNE By EDWIN ALGER By SOL HE.o GOT DOUJKJ WERE HOME WITHOUT A fSUlDE.' A 0i3 IN Eveav V