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MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939.
After A Man's Heart
simpler 27
Flight
"here has Buff gone?" Tim
' ' yelled at Webby.
"No need to speak to me so mad
like, Mr. Tim. 1 don't know no
more'n you do. She just said she
was on her way and wouldn't be
back.
"Where's her father? Where are
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll?"
"I can't tell vou that neither.
The last letter Miss Butt had from
em, they was in Arizona.
George was surprised at the look
ol trozen misery on um s race.
"It's all right, guy," he said
gently. "We can always reach her
through her lathers syndicate.
She hasn t disappeared complete'
ly."
The other man sank into one of
the big chairs.
"That's exactly what she's done.
and I know why: because she
wanted to!"
"But why In thunder should she
want tor
A wry smile twisted Tim's lips,
"I thought you knew her so well!
i tnougnt it was i who aian t un
dcrstand her, couldn't gage the
motive for what she did! Of course
she would go after that Denver
business. I think I suspected this
all along. I think I knew she
wasn't sick unless she was sick
at heart, poor child, over the im
becility of her friends. Don't you
see.' he demanded leverishly,
"She did what she could for us
which happened to be everything!
and then she washed her hands
of us; of Boulder. Clean disgusted
with the lot!"
In his turn George sat down.
"It doesn't make sense to me. Why
snouia sne De disgusted with us
e imply because she'd accomplished
wnnt sne set out to dor
"Would you make us some cof.
fee, Mrs. Webb?" Tim requested.
"Mr. George and I didn't have time
lor luncn today." And when the
rat nouseKeeper nad withdrawn,
he explained. "When I said the
lot of us, I meant myself, of
course. What sort of a girl would
she be if she felt the least interest,
let alone friendship, in a man who
stuck his neck out twice in the
same place in less than a year?
wnor u it nadn t Deen tor her,
would have oot it in the neck, ton!
She's fed up. she's through, don't
vnli rtnt it?"
"No, I don't," replied the simple
Mr. Weekes. "She knew all along
the kind of fool you were making
of yourself. Good gosh, Tim, didn't
we talk it over she and I, you
and she? Even Iris dumped plans
and specifications in her lap. She
cared enough then to put that
smart brain of hers on the job and
show you where you stood. Why
should she change her mind about
you just because she did that?
Unless," he added, "she thought
you were -still in love with Iris:
that you resented what Buff had
done for you. Listen," he de
manded, "didn't you call her
telephone even?"
"I telephoned half a dozen times.
I called here. I sent her flowers
that same evening. The shop was
closed and I had to hunt up the
florist and pay him a whacking
sum to open up for me. Then I
got a messenger boy to deliver 'em
the roses, I mean."
"She knew they were from
you?"
"I put my card In with them."
"Anything on it?''
"My name."
George clutched at his van
ishing hair. "Suffering cats, guy!
Of course it had your name. That's
really the purpose of cards, isn't
It? I mean "
A Little Exhausted
"VES, I know what you mean,"
1 Tim said drearily. "Did I put:
"With the heartfelt gratitude of a
twice-proven idiot'? No, 1 didn't
Maybe I should have, but I didn't
It seemed a case for as few words
as possible. Or so it seemed to me.
Thcre'd already been too many."
George regarded him unhap
pily. He felt the situation to be be
yond him. Tim was, as he had re
peatedly assured Buff, one of the
best. Nevertheless his friend and
business partner was finding him
self a little exhausted by Tim's af
fairs of the heart First Iris, then
Buff, then Iris again, now Buff.
"Make up your mindl" he said
Impa'icntly; and it betraved the
genuine seriousness of the case
that he could bo impatient with
Tim.
The other man rose as though
a spring had been released.
"I have! The minute Webby
tnld us Buff was gone. I'm off
George. 'Fraid I'll have to take the
car. And oh, yes!" he paused a
moment at the door. "Look for
me when you see me."
George made a feeble effort to
halt him. "Look here! You can't
go o(T like this! You can't at
least tell me where you're going
for the love of Mike!"
For the first time In actual
months, Tim smiled, showing a
line of while teeth.
"Going? How do I know? After
Biirf. of course. I'll be back when
I find her and" he shoved his hat
at a iaunty angle, settled his coat
more closely to his big shoulders
"III bring her back with me.
too!
Buffs flight had been character
istic of her. The night before when
Webby was safely asleep, she had
slipped into the living room and
telephoned Iris at the hotel It
took persistent ringing, and many
assurances to the switchboard
operator that the call was an im
portant one, before Iris could be
wakened. Buff, listening to the
continued buzz, grinned to her
self. She who had prevented a
fraud, saved a friend and exposed
a villainy, was sleepless; while
Iris, the lovely fool who if noi
actually the cause of it all was
at least the willing assistant slum
bered peacefully.
There was little evidence oi
peace in her voice, however, when
she finally answered. Those heart
stirring tones were hoarse and
thickened by weeping. It didn't
need television to prove to Bufl
that Iris had cried herself to sleep.
The two girls conversed at some
length: Iris at first resentful, re
proachful. Buff firm and kind.
The next morning when the
younger girl's car drew up in front
of the entrance Iris was waiting
for her, a sleepy bellboy stagger
ing under the weight of her suit
cases. "I suppose I can trust you," Irii
muttered. She had dark circles be
neath her eyes, and her usual deli
cate make-up was carelessly ap
plied. "I checked out as you told
me but "
"Get in!" Buff held the dooi
open for her. "I want to be out o(
town before there's danger of run
ning into anyone we know. Had
your breakfast?"
"I couldn't cat."
Something in the forlorn state
ment stirred Buff as perhaps noth
ing else Iris could have said. She
took her right hand from the
wheel long enough to lay it re
assuringly on the other girl's.
"Don't worry, honey. Leave
everything to me. You're going tc
be glad this happened. Honestly
you arc!"
"I hope so," whimpered Iris.
Trail Grows Cold
THEY stopped in Denver for
breakfast Buff, who had al
ready eaten, sipped a cup of cof
fee and talked over her plans in
a ouick, low voice. Iris listened
with gradually rising enthusiasm.
Half an hour later they were on
Colfax Avenue, headed east.
Tim, inquiring at various filling
stations, discovered that Buff had
bought gas and oi! at one of them.
After that her trail grew cold. He
spent some time at the telegraph
office, endeavoring to get in touch
with Lance Carroll. The New
York syndicate had refused to
disclose his address. In replv to
frenzied appeals. Tim had had
only the assurance that mail sent
to Carroll through their office
would be duly forwarded. Finally
he sent another message to say
that Carroll's daughter Buff had
disappeared, and it was vitally
necessary to get in touch with her
parents at once.
This brought results.
"GENERAL DELIVERY, TUCSON, ARI
ZONA, ADVISE CONSULTING POLICE
was the answer.
Tim appealed to the telegraph
operator who wai beginning to
evince a little human interest in
these messages.
What do I do next?" he de
manded.
Wire the postmaster at Tucson
and ask for this bird Carroll's
address. You'll have to tell him it's
about his daughter, and even then
there's no telling if he'll give it
to you till he's got Carroll's Der-
mission."
He proved himself a true proph
et. The postmaster wired: "will
GET IN TOUCH WITH PARTY AND GIVE
Y0UI1 MESSAGE."
'And that," said the operator.
'is every damned thing vou can
do unless vou take a nlane and
fly to Arizona. Bolter stick around
a while, though. If Carroll's wilhin
reaching distance he'll probably
wire you."
The morning crawled by slowly.
Tim had forethoughtedly cashed
a check before entering the West
ern Union office, which was ius!
as well, considering the number
of his telegrams. At noon he had
hod no word from Lance.
"Go grab yourself a sandwich,
buddy, and maybe your mcssage'll
be waiting for you when you come
back." The youthful operator was
hourly feeling himself of more
importance. Tim had a moment ol
grim amusement at that "buddy."
"He'll be patting my head next
and telling me not to cry!"
Nevertheless, he took this sen
sible advice. He was rewarded by
finding an incredibly lengthy and
expensive wire awaiting him on
his return. Lance apparently was
having hysterics in Tucson. He
gave his telephone number, how
ever, and ordered Tim to call him
at once.
This proved Infinitely more sat
isfactory to both men. Tim briefly
outlined the situation and Ruff's
father listened carefully. When
Denver had finished Tucson was
considerably more cheerful.
"Why didn't you say in the be
ginning that she went olT on her
own accord? You had me scared
pink for o while. Thought she wa
kidnapped, or something. Well,
my bov. there's nothing to worry
about. No. the isn't here but then
she wouldn't have had time to get
here no matter how fast she drove.
My lease in Chicago has a couple
of months to run She may be
there, for all I know I'll give vou
the address and vou ran try her
there when vou think she's had
time to make it."
"But It's winter out here," Tim
said, gulping. "It may be blazing
sun and glittering sand in Tucson
nut it's slippery roads and snow
here. Buff's driving 1 toll you!"
Continued tomorrow.
Call GOP Meeting
Portland, Nov. 6 (IP) Kern
Crandnll, chairman of the Re
publican State Central Commit
tee, said today a special meet
ing had been called for Novem
ber 9 to endorse Senator Charles
L. McNary (R-Orc.) for the Re
publican presidential nomination.
Crash Kills Six
Marshall, Tex., Nov. 6 iiV)
Five persons were burned to
dentil and a sixth was injured
fatally when an automobile and
a gasoline truck collided head-1
on SnUirdny at Ward's crock)
bridge, near here. '
More Farm Hornet
Washington, Nov. fi
Stewart McDonald, federal hous
ing administrator, said today
that records for the first nine
months indicated that 45(1.000
non-fatni dwelling units would
be built during !!):)!, an in
crease of about per cent over
last year.
Coast Benefits.
Seattle. Nov. i.Ti The
Pacific Builder and Kngineei
said todny 8:1 public works con
tracts lot In the Pacific noith
wost last month meant S; OHO.-
405 lo t lie engiurci mg and con
struction industries.
On the
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LADY FALLS OFF CLIFF
AT SANTA CRUZ LIGHT
Santa Cruz, Cal., Nov. 6
(U.R Mrs. W. T. Lee, 35, Santa
Cruz, fell 40 feet from a cliff
near Santa Cruz lighthouse dur
ing a Sunday fishing trip with
her husband and 12-year-old
son.
Mrs. Lee plunged into the bay
But was rescued by O. K. Hun
ter, Oakland, and B. H. Cunes.
Suffering from submersion and
shock, Mrs. Lee was given first
aid treatment and will recover,
police said.
TRUCKER MAKES
SLIGHT MISTAKE
Lancaster, Cal., Nov. 6 (U.R)
Charles C. Johnston, 27, truck
driver, admitted today he made
a slight mistake.
Singing merrily, Johnston
watched a train engine puff
across a crossing, then stepped
on the truck's throttle to go
ahead himself. That was his er
ror. In the early morning dark
ness he didn't see the freint
cars attached to the engine.
He knocked four cars off the
track.
Dewey "Boom" Started
Olympia. Nov. 6. VP) The
"Thomas E. Dewey for Presi
dent Club" was incorporated
with Secretary of State Belle
Reeves today "to do all neces
sary things" looking toward the
nomination and ultimate elec
tion of Dewey as president.
Closing time lor Too Late to Clas
sify Adt It 1:30 p m.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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