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PAGE EIGH-i MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1939. After A Man's Heart by JEAN RANDALL risTt. . . Buff eou to ih ranch anu indt a young man there. He taps he hoi rented the place for a month. Chapter Three Return Engagement "nUFF CARROLL," Bull told the D young man, "is the hardest boiled proposition you'll meet west of the Mississippi. For example, the hasn't the remotest intention of letting Atkins G.S. get away with this sort of thing. Whatever you paid him will be refunded to you. Ana AiKins loses n jum. Pronto!" That brought him upright as she bad intended. "Don't tell me you're the Carroll girl! The one who climbs the high est peaks, rides the meanest horses, bosses her poor parents within an She winced but said valorously: "Tis true 'tis pity; and pity 'tis ti true. Ho finished it for her with mournful relish: "And 'that he is mad, tis true. I must nave Deen mad to believe a cowboy and a ranch owner could be named At kins. An English butler in a play, yes; or even a Cockney clerk in something by Walpole; but never a Colorado rancher." He sighed. "I thought you Carrolls were safely In Chicago. You're a restless lot, aren't you? I suppose your father will oe along tomorrow "No. I came alone. To to shut up the house, and one thing and another. Now I suppose I've got to go to the bother of finding a new ioreman. uamn auuiui He slumped back once more in the lone chair. "Your profanity, my dear child, does not shock me if such was your intention. It bores me. But then everything bores me at the present moment. Most of all, the terrible silence of tins place. Her brown eyes studied him closely. He looked ill, she thought; ill and unhappy. His clothes hung loose on his big frame, there were deep lines plowed on each side of his mouth. Her fingers itched to (ketch that moutn. it was at once cynical and sensitive, though she was confident it had been made for laughter. She wondered what had set it in us present grim lines. "I like the silence," she offered. "You will too when you've stayed long enough." "Stay? But I can't Didn't you Just offer to refund my money? Anyhow I couldn't stay now if I wanted to. This aroused her natural per versity. "I don't see why notl There is certainly room enough for us both. If you're afr '''I ask you to climb, or rid' do any of the strenuous i men tioned a while a; "The convenl inter runted curtly. "Poohl Who cares uuout 'em out here? Anyway, there's Mrs. Webb. She's chaperon enough for a dozen people if one weighs the conven tions," she added for her own private amusement. He turned a lack luster eye In ner direction, "i rememocr now you've written some one-act plays and skits for smart magazines. I don't think I'm strong enough to bear up under that sort of tiling. Take it all in all, you don't seem to be what the doctor ordered. I'll be on my way as soon as I can pack." "Do!" she said cordially. "And you may have noticed that the sun goes down with a bang up here, especially this time of year. I don't want to hurry you " The screen door slammed on his retreating back. Fat Mrs. Webb combined de lighted greetings to Buff with re grets over losing the latest tenant of the ranch. "I'd promised myselt, Miss Buff, to put a little meat on them big bones of his before he left," she said earnestly. "If you ask me, he's a sick man or will be, if he don't take care of himself. You send him oil?" Buff shook her head. "As a matter of fact, I asked him to stay. But he didn't seem to care for my looks, or style of conver sation, or something. What's his name, by the way?" "Corliss. Timothy Corliss, his mail's addressed. From Boulder. He ain't leaving without his sup per. I hope?" "Depends on your powers of persuasion, I should think. I'm go ing now to freshen up a bit for a meal of my own. I'm starved. Bis cuits, Wehby? With fresh butter and strawberry jam?" 'I'm Off' IVHEN she came down twenty ' minutes later, Tim Corliss awaited her, his bag at his feet "I'm off," he announced. "As you pointed out, It's getting late and that road of yours is pretty awful. Goodby, Miss Carroll! So happy to have " "But the monev!" "What money?1' "The rent you paid Atkins. You can t go without letting me refund it. You haven't had value received you know. Why," she demanded crossly, "can't you be sensible and stay over till morning at least? Then you could get a good start if you're perfectly certain you want to go." He eyed her a bit uncertainly; not as though she figured at all in his plans, she lealized, but as though he were turning some vague idea over in his mind. He seemed like a man to whom noth ing was of any great importance at the moment, at least. "No," he said finally. "Might as well get along, now I've got start ed. That's the worst of feeling like this; the initial impulse ia dimmed, if you know what I mean. Getting up steam's about the hard est thing I have to do." He shook hands ceremoniously with her, with Mrs. Webb who appeared promptly in the hall. Buff caught a glimpse of a greenback chang ing possession in the latter act, and again she reminded him of his rental money. "I'll write you about it from Boulder. Got to be going now!" He hurried out of the front door circled the house to the garage and presently drove out a small car which, Buff knew at a glance, had seen long service. It chugged away purposefully, seemed to leap as it met the first boulders of the road, then disappeared from sight. Buff was somewhat oensively consuming her fourth biscuit when she heard it returning; or at an events heard a car approaching the house. "Atkins," Mrs. Webb said, ap pearing at the dining room door. "And late enough, tool It's almost dark. Mygoodnessgracioussakes alivol" she added. "He's got Mr. Corliss with him!" "Or possibly," Buff said with a touch of grimncss. "Mr. Corliss has Atkins with him! There's a little matter of renting this ranch heavens!" She broke off abruptly and ran out on the porch, followed by the portly housekeeper. Atkins was supporting the late tenant of the ranch, who limned and Dut a hand occasionally to his bandaged head "That road!" ejaculated Buff. "What happened, Atkins?" "He busted a tie-rod. Miss Car roll. Car turned over and threw him out. Messed him up a little. Now, Mr. Corliss, if you can ne gotiate the stens. we'll soon have you comfortable." The girl ran down and placed her shoulder beneath Tim's arm. "Lean hard! she commanded. "Come on now up you go, and up that's fine! Open the door, Webby!" They got him Into the living room before he collapsed. Due For A Smash IT was long after midnight before the ranch house settled itself to slumber. Atkins had done yeo man's service, calling a doctor from Lovcland and driving to the highway to meet him. "He sure can't make that road after night," and conducting him without acci dent to his patient. Ligaments lorn trom me anKie bone," was Dr. Westland's pro nouncement. "Head? Nothing to worry over; just a bump. But this Corliss fellow how come he hap pens to be out here, Miss Carroll? is about due for a smash if he doesn t slow up. Maybe this acci dent is a blessing in disguise. It will keep him quiet for a while, anywny. He had attended Eleanor during one or two of her chronic head aches, and was at ease with the daughter of the house. "Your folks coming back? I thought they'd gone to Chicago for the winter." Buff explained: asked how long it would be before the invalid could be moved. "Not that there's any reason why he should, but he was bent on it tonight." "Oh. well." said the doctor com fortably. "He'll not be bent on much of anything for the next few days but catching up with his sleep. I'm leaving him some sed ative pills, Miss Buff, and I rely on you to see that he gets them. 1 want him for every reason to relax and snooze." Does he need a nurse? He shook his head. "You and Mrs. Webb and Atkins enn look after him. Not much to do for him, at that. I'll be out some time to morrow, if I can get over that con founded road of yours. Whv don't you have it fixed?" "I will. Bull nrom scd. "That Is, I'll have Atkins hire some men to haul out a few of the largest boulders. The fall rains will un cover a couple of thousand more but by that time no one but Atkins himself will be using it, and that not often." This rem nded her of the fore man's villainy, and she considered her Intention of discharging him. She decided she would talk to him first. Just how they would manage without him for the next week or two. she didn't know. Atkins himself was riisnnsrd tn let bygones be bygones, she noticed with amusement the next day. He made no reference at all to the fact of his fraudulent rental of the ranch to Corliss. The man might have been and was, Atkins implied by tone and manner a guest of the Cnrrolls, given the freedom of the place in its owner's absence. Continued tomorrow, ARMISTICE DAY PUN Members of Med ford Post Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary will at tend a dinner at the Armory Wed nesday at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary promises a rrnl din ner and Commander H. J. Melrlnn urges all members to be on hand. After the dinner regular meetings will be held by the Legion and Auxiliary. A nomliml rhsrge will be made for the dinner and a large crowd Is expected. Final election of ArmlMtre Day committer will b- made nt ppec- the Hotel Modford at einht o'clock tonight. November 11 proml.v to be the flne.it Armistice Day yet held in Medtord, according to post officials, and pinna are being made for some real entertainment. AU veterans in Southern Oregon nre Invited to at tend the nil-day session and It la hoped th.tt every veternn will be in the parade. "It semis that rach year a large delegation stands on the aMellncs," say post officials, who urge that all aid In nut King it the largest parade In history. nil her Northern Ciiltforntn: Fair tonight, warmer In Interior of south and cent ml portion-; Tursdny fair with temperature above norm.il; gentle northerly wind off const. On the Radio Chains STATIONS ffliere to Find Them on the Dial: HEX, Portland, 1180; KFU 640. Los Angeles; KQA, 140. Spokane. KOO. '.BO. San FranclKo: KOW 620, Portland; KJR. 970. Seattle. KNX, 11150. I.os A nuclei; KOA, 830 Denver; KOIN. 940, Portland KO.MO, 920. Seattle; KPO, 030. San Pran-lsro; KSL, 1 1 HQ, Salt Lake. Monday :30 Party, KPO, KPI, KOW; We Present, KOO, KEX. KJR. 8:30 Time and Tempo. KFI, KOW: The Almanac, KOO, KEX, KJR: Muter Singers, KPO. t :0O Roth's Orch., KOO, KEX: Radio Theater, KSL, KNX; Quiz Program. KPO. KOW. KFI. 0:30 Templeton Time. KPO, KOW, KFI; Martin's Orch., KEX: News. KJR. 7 :00 Contented Hour. KPO. KFI, KOW; Gordons Orch., KOO. KEX, i KJR; Lombardo'a Orch., KSL, KNX, : KOIN. 7:30 Human Needs, KNX, KSL, ' KOIN. 8:00 Amos and Anny, KNX. KOIN. KSL; Music, KEX, KOO; Aloha Land, KOO; Fred Waring. KPO, KOW, KFI. 8:181 Love a Mystery, KPO, KFI. KOW; Doe's Music, KOO: Lum and Abner, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 8 :30 Margaret Speaks, KPO, KFI, KOW; Model Minstrels, KNX, KSL, KOIN; This Moving World, KOO, KEX. 8:00 Sherlock Holmes. KPO. KFI. KOW: Tun Up Time, KNX, KOIN, KSL; True or False, KOO, KEX, KJR. 9:30 Hawthome House, KPO, KOW, KFI; Soloists, KOO; Ballot Box. KNX. KJR. 10:00 News Reporter, KPO. KFI. KOW: Madrlguera's Orch., KOO. KJR, KEX; News, KSL, KNX; News, KOIN. 10 :30 Foster'! Orch.. KPO, KOW, KFI; Dane Orch.. KOO, KJR. KEX. 11:00 Ravazza's Orch., KPO, KFI; Organtat, KEX: Barnett's Orch., KOIN, KSL; News, KOO, KNX, KOW. Tuesday :0O The Aldrtch Family, KPO, KFI. 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KSL; Madrl guera's Orch., KGO. KJR, KEX; News. KOIN. 10 :30 Foster's Orch., KPO, KPT, KOW: James' Orch.. KOO, KEX, KJR. 11:00 Ravazza's Orch., KPO, KFI: Organist, KEX: Barnett's Orch., KSL. KOIN; News, KGO. KNX. KOW. 55 BILLION PAID OUT ON OLD AGE INSURANCE WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (AP) The Social Security board announced to day wages totaling $55,000,000,000 have been received since Jan. 1, 1937, by American workers covered by the old age Insurance system. The total covers the period from Jan. 1, 1937, to June 30, 1939. A.A.17. Chief Injured NEW YORK, Oct., 9 (AP) Sam uel E. Hoyt, Sr., of New Haven, Conn., national president of the Amateur Athletic Union, was In critical con dition at Flushing hospital today, unconscious from a skull fracture re ceived In a motor car crash. DINNER TIME By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 6iUY6 WIIUATH Gtf5 H15 BOfflE AUP .DECIDES HE ISrPT VERY HUK6RV HAS A 600P flME SHAKING BMllE 6FTS WitRKfEP 1WIH6 To REMOVE NiPPlE FR6M B6tfi.E WHICH ToWuNMELV HE 16 UNABLE to t0 BRIH6S rK"f Itftb AC-fiOri AWp DOES SOME corfsciENa -mouoiEs him and -tries puflniiw 16 fAXr SOME MORE MU.K Bltf CAN'T 6Ef MbUTH NEAR BOtTLE ON ACCOUfOf OF LYIM6 OU BOfllE 60ES SOUND ASLEEP Wlfrt BOTTLE Rr$1W& UKC0MTORTA8LV UNDER HIS STOMACH fBelreed hy Ttif BH Byniftrntu, tne. TAILSPIN TOMMY The First Warning KLAMATH BOY KILLED BY HIT- KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Oct. 9 (AP) An automobile struck and killed Earl Angell, 18, near here yesterday while the youth waa stand- Ing on the highway near the scene of a minor accident. Two hours later Coroner Dr. George H. Adler arrested Robert Jsmes, 21. box Jactory worker. Deputy Sheriff Jack Franey said James reported an accident and upon questioning ad mitted the car had struck a man. . : . Admits Killing LA GRANDE, Ore.. Oct. .JP) Walter A. Cover. 86. was held In the county Jail today after confessing that he -hot and killed V'rgll Jett. 27, State Police Sergeant Georga Glenn said. Gover. a Deer parlor proprietor at North Powder, told Glenn the shooting followed an ergu- L ment over the playing of phonograph, records. ' WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbrldjo Cab inet Worka Use Mall Tribune want ada. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof address the author, Inclosing a (tamped enrelope for reply. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. SEISMOGRAPH -- frfdeit Chins, 122 A. & CERTAIN BAUS PRoPPINfl INTO FRo65'MoUTri INDICATE? THE PIRECTION OF THE IfeM&LORm 5PRUCETREE- 6R0WIN3 REDWOOD 1,31 1 ' I .i . - Answer Saturday's puzzle: f?EARRAN6lN0 THE PINT'S 1-3-5-7-7, SoTriATTHE FIRST TWO LftSTIWo tOUftlS 2222 WHEN 1H6 -MIPPLE wfliT l5 SUBTRACTED.. $0Z& M.McGURE . Garfa Barbara, Calif.. h? rue World's onlv i EXCLUSIVE MERCHhHTf fa HrVS ttUfitff ftUVft . OVER 2500 6BAU5 IN 37 VARS ?OR CIRCUSES, ZOOS AND rVVn,U ClrvJNurw III 1 SRAFj catcher lo you want a neal for a pet? Captain George M. Mrflulrr, 8B. of Santa Barbara, Cal., ratchen them to sell correctly called sea-llnns. Every year Rreat lierrts visit Santa Cruz Island, and MrGu Ire's two operatives snare tlicm with nets and lassos without hurting them., McGuIre claims that three-year-old females are best for training purposes. He ships his captive sea lions world-wide. CHINESE SEISMOGRAPH Earth temblors recording on an early form of the modern seismograph. Invented In 132 A.T). by Chinese named Choko, actuated an Inner mechanism. The result: Balls fell from dragons' mouths, indicat ing direction of the movement. Tomorrow: Does the North Pole of a Compass Needle Point North? By HAL FORREST! Oregon: K.ilr tonlsht and Tuesday but ronMilernble cloudiness In north went port lou : f r,--t In ex t lonir enM port : -n iotvCM n t 1 norlherl WUlU Oil UlS COM4. I ... i i - I, , - .,, .. . . lli w$ mmm wmm mmm ,??IuCinp!7 rfV MEN ALREADY fAjjAYlM&T; WATCH THOUSANDS fTH REE ENEW 'eADY JSk r iSUICJDE' f 3))?X- NO FLYER VJItU SS DIE, AND SMILE...I F ) V FATAL WLL f?C 2 BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The EnemylT Feared BWn ALGER I , -' I YOU WORRIED A YEAH, I I THIS GOV, 0. FAGlH ( 1 I OH, RUSTV ( OH, YEAH? ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR! ABOUT TONISHTj AM, B&N, I STEPLOCK LOOKS LIKE J THE WOMEN WELL, PAL , j&c, J. FAGIN STEPLOCK IS HIS NAME I RUSTY? JJ 'CAUSE -7 A MOVIE HERO AN' Y J WOULDN'T YOU JEST $!t , AND WELL THE PEOPLE KNOW IT I r-rV" THE WIMMEN ARE BUSS SO BACK ON . DON'T KNOW HLtlSAB!I SMS i PT ABOUT HIM AN1 WANTA wfLL.9 If W.MMEN! M TELEPHONE CALLS, ETC. BUT I &fT V$ V Ss' HEAR WHAT HE'S SOT J BALUNSER' , Vrt JSfr&&t4j' TONI6HT HE MAKES HIS OPENING 'M'iM ? V r-1 TO 5AV- 'w tSlJ My of HE NEBBS Well, What Now? ' ' " ' ' Bv S0L Hss f KE-'S A POSTAL " I HE SAYS NOU TURMEO " , llOH, THAT'S NEWTS v fso von TOOK. 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