AGE TEN
MEDrOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1939.
fAeet PAr.
By Maria
Chapter 38
'Oh, Darling'
pECILY, In her maU bed, thrust
out an arm protestingiy in ner
leep. Her head tossed restlessly
on her pillow with some subcon
scious gesture. She started nearly
awake and then pulled the covers
over her head. Her dreams were
troubled. After that brief almost
mergence from her sleep, she
sank deeper into it
It was summer again and she
was suffocating. rrucKa, wneeis,
shrieking brakes kaleidoscoped
through her dreams. Noise, heat
and cries disturbed her. She spoke
In the incoherent phrases or Sleep,
flung herself from side to siae.
Her throat felt dry, choked. She
coughed and fluttered her eyelids
weakly. The tickling in her throat
brought a rasping cougn ana sum
moned her finally from sleep. She
opened her eyes ana snut tnem in
itantly. They stung!
And there, as she lay suspended
between sleeping and waking, the
acrid odor of smoke came to nen
Her bodv awake, her senses still
numb, she reached for the box of
matches beside her bed, was con
scious of a red light out of doors,
nrl struck a match trvine to find
the wick of her lamp. The light
Bickered on her clock, four
o'clock.
Then coughing seized her again
and she started up in panic
There was a thin line of smoke
. coming In. curling around her
door, increasing while she stared
paralyzed for a moment. It was
coming tnrougn tne Keynote. Dare
lea was on fire!
She iumDed out of bed and ran
toward the door to warn the
others. She pulled open the door
and staggered back. The hall was
filled with billowing clouds of
dense, cnoking smoKe.
A paroxysm of coughing seized
ner ana sne slammed tne door.
From the window it was only a
short drop to the ground below,
but she had to warn the others,
Half stumbling, she pulled a
blanket from her bed, lifted the
heavy pitcher of water on her
wash-stand and poured it over a
corner of the blanket. Then, hold
ing it about her, she opened the
door and staggered into tne smoke
filled hall.
Smoke
SHE tried to scream a warning
but when she opened her
mouth, it filled with smoke. The
smoke blinded her. She could hear
the crackling of wood now, see a
red glow through the black. Blind
ly, she tried to turn back, struck
a wall, realized she couldn't find
her way back. Panic spread
through her.
Then she was seized in strong
arms, the blanket over her face.
She lost consciousness for a mo
ment, realized she was being
dragged back Into a room. Her
own room, filled now with smoke,
the lamp out
She opened her smarting eyes
and looked up into the face of
Locke.
"Oh!" she said. "What have you
dor.s!"
He clapped a hand over her
mouth and she felt herself being
mien.
T ut was all she remembered
She heard the chattering of
cirris in tne trees, ine excited span,
ipsh. A thread of fir. ran along
her arm. No, it wasn't the birds
ahe heard. It was voices. She tried
to make sense of what she heard.
"Splintsplintstenrijstcadi,."
Then she smelled something
iweet Sickcningly sweet.
Her nose tickled, itched. She
tried to raise her arm to scratch
it. Her arm was pinioned. She
couldn't use it Consciousness
struggled through the hazy layers
of her mind, fighting for control.
She tried to sit up, her body
training, fighting. "Let me go!
Help!"
A hand steadied her, a voice
murmured soothingly In her ear.
She couldn't open her eyes. She
could smell smoke. It seemed to
be in her body. After a little while
ahe opened her eyes and stared up
at the ceiling. Only It wasn't a ceil
ing. There were rafters there and
strung on the rafters were old
tires.
"She'll be all right now."
Dr. MacDonald's voice. Cecily
moved her head painfully in his
direction.
Then a voice at her other side
G.
GORED IN FACE
O RANTS PASS. Oct. i. (AP) Wil
liam O. Pollock, dalrr man, was
severely gored In the face Tuesday
afternoon by a Jersey bull when Pol
lock failed to carry an electric prod
with him Into the pen.
A horn penetrated his lips, the roof
of his mouth, and punctuvd his
right nostril. Pollock clamber.m over
a all foot board fence, and collapsed
where hla wife found him.
The bull was dehorned today.
August Sales Up
In Oregon Stores
eORTLAND, Oct. (AP)-A total
Jr iss Portland retail stores reported
alee up S.7 per cent In August over
August of 1938, William L. Austin,
federal census bureau director, said
today.
Over the state 873 stores reported
ft 4 4 per cent Increase. The Improve
ment over July, 183B, was 7.7.
ARMY AIRMAN KILLED
IN SMASHUP AND FIRE
B ROW NS V IILE, Ky., Oct. 5. (AP)
On army airman was Killed and
another Injured aerlo'isly today wht-n
ft plane from Bowman field, Louis
ville, crashed In the heart of Brown
vlHe and burned.
Perry Mrlonn. Brownsvtlle news
paperman, aatd the clad man waa
First Lieut. Lawrence Moran of Louis
tile and the Injured man Corporal
O. H. Smith. i
Lochinvar
Bliiard
said, "Sorry, honey, I couldn't find
a soft place to drop you."
It was Locke's voice! The fool!
What was he doing here? Didn't
he know it was dangerous?
turned her head toward him. His
face was streaked with soot his
clothes torn, his right hand ban
daged, but he was smiling.
As it all came back to her she
looked around wildly. It was still
like a nightmare. It dawned on her
that she was in Wilson's quarters
over the garage. She was lying on
Wilson's bed.
Dr. MacDonald was rolling
down his sleeves, putting things
in his bag.
And there at the table those
strange appearing figures! Aunt
Olivia with a quilt around her,
her head bound in a net Helene
Fernandez, in Wilson's greatcoat
over her nightdress, calmly pour
ing coffee. Gloria cutting thick
slices of bread. Madame Bran-
zanga drinking codes out of a
saucer.
Gloria said, "Cecily s come to!"
'She's Tough'
OLIVIA was getting up and com
ing over to her. Olivia with
tears in her eyes, was patting her
cheek. Big, weak tears ran down
Cecily's cheek. Aunt Olivia cared
for her. She tried to say something;
her throat was still cracked and
dry. "Water," she said.
Olivia, with a shaking hand,
tried to pour water from a pitcher
into a glass. Locke took it from
her and raised Cecily's head.
Her eyes tried to send a mes
sage to him. He grinned at her.
She'll be all right She's tough!
The water revived her. She tried
to push it away and saw that her
arm was stiffly bandaged.
What happened r she managed
to say.
Locke answered. "I threw you
out a window and you landed on
the stone steps. You ve got a bro
ken wing. aneeL and the bump
knocked you out Next time I'D
watch where I throw you."
Cecily had Deen conscious of
voices outside. They grew nearer
and there were heavy footsteps on
the stone floor of the garage. They
ascended the stairs. The others in
the room forgot Cecily.
The red face of Sheriff Newhall
appeared at the head of the stairs.
Then the room was filled with
men. Men Cecily hadn't seen be
fore. Only one thought came to her:
They've come to take Locke.
bhe turned to him, unmindful
of the others, and flung her good
arm around his neck.
Oh, darling!
"Ouch! Look out for that hand
of mine," he answered, but his
arms held her tightly. He held his
moutn close to ner ear. "apeak
quickly, Cecily, are you staying
with me? Good or bad?"
The sheriff said. "We ve saved
most of your house, Madame, but
I'm afraid the loss will be heavy."
unvia was magnincent, as usual.
Thank you. Sheriff. This is not
the time to worry about a loss like
that. Thank Uod we are all safe
Cecily looked from one to the
other. Well, when were they going
to do something?
They were talking about water
and fire companies and loss.
Cecily tried to sit up, get to her
feet She fell back as the room
swam about her.
Then the sheriff was coming to
ward her. "So, Miss Cecily, you're
the only casualtyl Well, you're
lucky at that."
He held out his hand. Not to her.
He was looking at Locke. Cecily's
eyes almost popped out of her
head.
"Nice work, old man. We're
mighty grateful to you. Next time
you might let the police in on it if
you need any help."
Cecily blew up then. "Please!
Will somebody tell me what it's
all about?"
Then they were all trying to tell
her. That is, all of them but Locke.
She shut her eyes. "One at a
time. . . ." she said.
Gloria said. "He ought to tell
you himself, but since he's the
hero I suppose he's going to be
modest."
She was looking at Locke who
was looking distinctly uncomfort
able. Sheriff Newhall said, "You owe
your life to Mr. Callen here."
But Mr. Callen wasn't there. She
looked for him. It would be like
him to say that he had saved herl
Coneluded Monday
CONVENE FRIDAY
Med ford Shrlns club will hold Its
monthly luncheon meeting Friday st
the Hotel Med ford, according to mi
announcement by Oeorge Orey, newly
elected president of the organisa
tion.
A feature of th program will br
an address by Dr. Charlea Lemon
on the Rogue River Sportsmen and
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce's 6-year fish plan. Dr. Lemery
has been actU m furthering this
enon to it Habilitate fishing in up
per Rogue river.
At the last meeting of the club,
unester Huhbard was elected vice
president and Harold Head was re
elected secretary -treasurer,
Comptroller Asks
Report By Banks
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4 (..-pyThe
comptroller of the currency Issued a
call Wednesday for the condition of
all national banks at the close of
business Monday, October 2-
The federal reserve board Issued a
similar call to the 1,126 state banks
belonging to Its system. In addition
to the fl,.103 national banks affected
by the comptroller's call.
ftviipe Firing Squad
SALT LAKK CITY, Oct. d. (AP)
Oeorge Haves, deaf trapper-killer,
escaped the Utah firing squad today
when the state bonxd of pardon
commuted his death sentence to Hfi
Imprisonment.
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Nervy Pilot Lands
Flaming Airplane
BURBANK. Calif, Oct. 8. (AP)
An airplane enveloped In flames
which spectators likened to a comet
was landed safely by Its nervy pilot
at Union Air terminal.
Max Constant, who flew fourth in
the Bendlx race this year, waa test
ing Jacqueline Cochran's speedy Se
veralty today when the motor burst
Into flames. He turned the nose
downward and the pressure of the
air extinguished the blaze.
.
Row Halta Work
EUOEN7E, Ore, Oct. 0. (AP)-Con-atructlon
activities at the Pacific
Greyhound bus depot were delayed
today by a wage dispute between
union workmen and the contractor,
George A. Isackson, Portland. Em
ployes left the Job yesterday.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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DAM WORKER BOUNCES
DOWN CONCRETE STEPS
GRAND COULE, Oct. 8. (UP)
Claude Waggoner, SO, Orand Coulee
concrete worker, was In a critical
condition with a fractured skull
today after bounclng40 feet In ft
aeries of four falla down concrete
terraces at the west powerhouse
shortly after midnight.
F.OSEBURQ, Ore, Oct. 8. (AP)
The state-owned salmon hatchery
on the North Umpqua river at Rock
creek will have a record take of
Chinook salmon egga this year, Lee
McCara, superintendent, stated to
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
Tot further proof addren the author, inclostnr a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat Off.
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tons of manganese ore, manned by 234 men and carryl ng 75 passengers.
of the NaTal Overseas Transportation Service had no cause for worry.
But from the day she sailed nothing has ever come to light to tell
the 309 men she carried. Her complete disappearance con tlnuej one of the
iu.iuanuni Aiie luucnuown King.
day. It U anticipated, be reported,
that the take wUl approximate ten
million eggs, as compared with an
average of from four to five million.
Turkey Growers Elect.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8 (AP)
The Northwestern Turkey Growers
association elected Paul Woodward
of Willow Creek, Mont, president at
lta concluding convention session to
day. Woodward, who succeeded Fred
w Pahn nf Rlveralrle. Calif., becomes
ft member of the executive commit
tee with J. C. Leedy of Brooxa, ore,
and Earl Brockman of Caldwell, Ida.
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BANDIT ROBS BANK BY
THREATEKING BLAST
PIOHER, Okla, Oct. 8. (AP) A
blond young man carrying a bottle
he said contained nitroglycerin loot
ed the First State Bank of Plcher of
about 81,800 today.
Witnesses said ft confederate waited
outside In a sedan while the robber
entered the bank.
Brakeman Killed
MADRAS. Oct. 8. (AP) August
O. Dunn, 65, Portland, head brake
man of the S. P. 8. railroad, fell
from the top of a moving box car
here yesterday, and waa killed.
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