PAGE EIGHT
After A Man's Heart
by JEAN RANDALL 1
Chapter 29
Found I
HE SHOULD have reached the
ranch before noon. Three
o'clock found him still on the high
way, his windshield wiper click
ing with the regularity of a metro
nome, the snow whirling in great
gusts before him. Occasionally he
ran into a road almost dry where
the wind had acted as a giant
brush; but oftener he encountered
drifts too great to venture into be
fore making use of the shovel with
which he had provided himseir.
Steam from his breath frosted
the windows and had to be re
moved again and again. Several
times he missed the road entirely
and felt the crackle of drie-' grass
and saee brush beneath his tires.
But for the first time since Buffs
flight his spirits rose. He whistled
as he got out and shoved the small
car back onto the road. Here was
somcthine he could wrestle with
overcome. His mind was clear of
emotion, the vapors of bewilder
ment, remorse, grief, and loss
blown away by the icy wma. fcven
his love for Buff was translated
into a determination to conquer
the elements. He would reach the
ranch or die in the attempt, he
told himself, almost gayly.
And reach It he did, though not
until the early darkness had fallen.
He had dreaded that dangerous
road which led to the house itself,
had almost decided to leave his
car and walk rather than risk hid
den boulders. To his suro-ise he
found that although snr.w lay here
and there upon thyroad, it was
evident dailv work had kept it
open. The new foreman, he thought
with gratitude, was proving him
self a worthy successor to Atkins.
Tim's car sped gayly along, up
to the very porch on which Bluff
had found him sitting last uctoner.
How much had happened in that
short space of time! How greatly
he. Tim Corliss, had changed.
thanks to Buff!
He chuckled to see the house
briqhtly lighted. Evidently Webby
and her fellow servant were tak
ing full advantage of their isola
tion. And who was to blame
them ran his indulgent comment.
Heaven knew it was dull enough
for them alone out here through
the winter. He hoped they had
lighted as many fires, kept the
radio on as many houra, cooked
and eaten as many hearty meals
as would help to lighten the
months of their exile.
The front door was unlocked
and he went in without knocking
or ringing. He forgot that the
steadily increasing wind drowned
the sound of his car.
Webby was coming down the
itairs as he entered: a Webby
whose appearance strangely be
lled the jolly picture he had been
building up in his mind. Her face
was drawn and anxious. She bore
a hot water bag in her hands.
Upset
" f R. TTMI" she exclaimed. "You
"1 did get the message thenl
But the line's down . , . how did
you know?"
"Know what?" He was sliding
out from his overcoat, shaking the
now from It before he tossed it
onto the big chest In the hall.
"What's the matter, Wobby? You
look upset."
"Upset? I should think sol It's
Miss Buff," she went on gravely.
"She's awful sick and I can't get
hold of Dr. Westlmd. Simons
that's the new foreman he's kept
the road to the highway free but
he can't go on further with his car.
He "
Tim's painful grasp 01 her arm
chocked her speech.
"Miss BulT here? How long
when did she come? What's the
matter with her?"
"I ain't right certain." Tears,
caused partly by anxiety and part
ly by Tim's Iron fingers, rolled
down her broad cheeks. "She
caught cold and it settled In her
chest "
"Pneumonia?" asked Tim. hor
rified. "I don't know. She's suffering a
lot and she's favensh, but it don't
act just like pneumonia to me.
She "
"I'm going up to see her," Tim
said; and strode past her, taking
the stairs three steps at a time.
Buff's doo.- stood partly open.
From the big bed came smothered
little moans that wrung his heart
He tiptoed in and knelt beside her.
gathered her hot hands in both his
own.
"BufT! Oh, RulTI"
She attempted to smile, then
caiiKlit her breath sharply.
"Oh, Tim. it hurts so!"
"Does it. my darling? Where?
Show me where?"
She laid her hand on her heart
"Here when I breathe."
"Is it nil right when you don't
breathe?"
"Yes. If I could Just get along
without breathing . . ." Pain caught
her again and she bit her lip.
Chicago. Nov. 8 (! U. A.
Sanabria, chief of staff of the
American Television institute,
asserted today that the introduc
tion of television as a popular
cntcrtninnient medium would be
the nation's greatest prosperity
stimulant.
Once established, he said in an
Interview, the television indus
try would "easily employ 1,000,
000 men and take care of 5.000.
000 indirectly" nnd through Its
ramifications bestow benefits up
on many other industries.
"Some 2.000 televisions sta
tions." he continued, "undoubl
edly would be Headed to serve
the larger population centers,
which make up at least half of
the country. Each of these stH
tions would be a potential place
of employment for 30 men. and
tliat'i taking into account only
Tim's head was down on her
breast, listening to its tortured rise
and fall. He knew pleurisy when
he saw it. The question was: could
it be checked before it went into
pneumonia?
"Does it make you pant to turn
on your side?" he asked anxiously.
"No. Tim."
"There's no effusion then, thank
God! Nov; listen, 3uff. I've seen a
lot of this kind of trouble among
the men in mines, you know, and
elsewhere. I don't dare wait until
I could make it to Loveland or
Boulder for a doctor. Will you let
me take care of you?"
"Anything anything," she
murmured, breathing as lightly as
she could.
Tim took Immediate charge of
the situation. He set Webby to
making mustard plasters and ap
plying them faithfully. He
watched Buff's temperature as
well as he could Ly the throbbing
nf the little vein in her temple,
the touch of her hands. When he
judged it was growing too high,
he ordered an alcohol rub for his
patient.
Gradually the pain lessened. By
morning it had disappeared and
Buff slept like a ti ed child. With
the coming of daylight the snow
stopped and Simons was sent in
Tim's car to find a doctor.
"Not that she needs one. Mit I
want to make sure she's all right,"
Tim said. He was sitting in the
kitchen, drinking cup after cup of
the strong cofTee the housekeeper
had made for him. "Now tell me,
Webby, how long Miss Buff has
been here? How did she catch this
cold?"
Actual Ilatred
"CHE come the day after I left
3 Boulder," was the surprising
answer. "She fixed it all up with
me beforehand. She was taking
Miss Iris to Chicago "
"To Chicago? Why?"
Webby pursed her lips. "She'll
tell you what she wants you to
know, Mr. Tim about Miss Iris.
I mean."
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have
asked. It's none of mv business, of
course. But Miss Buff is my busi
ness!" The fat cook sent him a shrewd
glance.
"Mebby mebby not: that's for
Miss Buff to say. But anyhow
that's how we had it fixed. Miss
BufT told me to stay on in the
apartment till the first of the
month, then come out here and
she'd loin me And ahe done it!"
"All this time out here! Tim
was dumbfounded. Ho had thought
of her in Florida, in New York,
even abroad: it never entered his
head that she might have sought
refuge in a ranch house within a
score of miles of him.
"All this time, out here. We got
along real well, too. Miss Buff, she
had some writing to do. I cooked
for her and Simons, he kept the
road clear of snow and done the
chores. If it hadn't been for that
letter "
"What letter?"
Webby considered. "1 guess I
better tell you about It, after all.
It'll save Miss BufT talking. It was
that DeMuth girl again," she ex
plained, bitter accusation in her
tone. "Miss BufT got ,ier a job in
Chicago. Something to do with
clothes, I don't know just what
She wears her clothes real well.
I'll sav that for her And vou can
bet Miss Buff didn't stop there
either. She leased a little apart
ment for her. she introduced her
to some of her friends. You'd
think," she went on acrimonious
ly, "that was enough to satisfy
anybndv. But not that Iris De
Muth! She wired she was tired of
working nnd was coming bark to
Denver. Miss BufT drove in to meet
her."
"In this weather?"
"In this weather. Of course It
wasn't snowing so hard then, but
it was plenty cold. She staved two
days and got Hint Iris girl talked
into going bark to Chicago. Then
coming back here it betiun to snow,
and poor little Miss BufT had to
fight her way to the house."
Tim shuddered, remembering
his own struggle of yesterday A
twenty-yar-oki girl, alone in the
storm, getting out to scrape the
frost from the windshield, battling
with drifts, chilled through and
through The papers were filled
with stories of travelers who had
died under such circumstances.
Buff, his little BufT!
And all to heln Iris DoMuthl
A dislike for her which was akin
to actual hatred took possession of
him. A hundred Irises would not
be worth the risk of one BufT Car
roll. Nor did he believe Iris needed
help She would alwavs land, cat
like, on her feet no matter what
the circumstances. IIcv.v like her
to abandon the comfortable npart
ment, the pleasant work BufT had
secured for her. to come back to
Denver, her unshakable egotism
directing a new appeal to BufT,
perhaps even to Tim himself.
Webby was watching his face.
Continued tomorrow.
the engineering talent. The per
forming talent would exceed the
engineering personnel."
UNCLE SAM'S WHISKY
STOCK SEEN AMPLE
Portland, Nov. 8 i,n Uncle
Sam's whisky stock is big. big
enough to prevent a war in
crease in liquor prices, heads of
the National Alcohol Beverage
Control association declared yes
terday. Bernard E. Manley. associa
tion president declared that even
if the war halted imports the re
serve stock was still large
enough to insure stationary
prices for several years.
Ml. Angel Mayor
Ml. Angel. Ore, Nov. 8 i.l'
Jacob Berchtold was reelected
mayor yesterday, defeating Math
Wagner 234 to 41.
Wenthor
Northern California: Fair and
cool tonight; Thursday fair with
lower temperature oulh por
tion: fresh northerly winds off
the coast.
MEDFORD MATT,
On the
RADIO CHAINS
0TAT1ONS
Where to Find Them on the Dial;
Kei, Portland, 1180; KM, U4U.
tot Angeles; KOA, 1470. Spokane;
KGO, 700, San Fraiicltcoi KUW.
620, Portland; KJK, 070, Seattle;
KNX, 1050, Los Angeles; KOA. Hill.
Denver; KOIN, 040, Portland.
KO.MO, 02(1, Seattle; KPO, 630. San
I'ranrliteo; KSI., I ISO, Suit IJiUe.
Wednesday
6:0O-Trank and Archie. KEX.
KJR; News. KOO; Wsrlngs Orch.,
KPO. KOW, KPI.
8 :3C Kelseys Orch., KPO, KPI,
KOW; Music for Listening, KOO,
KEX, KJR.
6:00 Sketch, KOO. KEX. KJR:
Star Theater, KSL, KOIN. KNX;
Safety Pint. KPO.
6:30 Radio Guild. KEX: Holly
wood Playhouse, KPO. KPI. KOW;
Convention. KOO; News, KJR.
7:00 Sketch, KNX. KSL. KOIN:
Kyser's Program. KPO, KOW, KPI:
Magnolia Blossoms, KOO, KJR. KEX
7:30 Burns and Allen. KNX,
KOIN, KSL; Shelld's Orch., KOO.
KJR.
8:00 News, KPO; Breezing Along.
KOO, KJR. KEX; Amos and Andy.
KNX. KOIN, KSL.
8:161 Love a Mystery, KPO, KOW.
KPI; Lum and Abner, KSL. KNX
KOIN.
8:30 Whlteman's Orch., KNX.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
I Willi RMS
TAILSPIN TOMMY Beverly Is
BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER A
THE NEBBS Peek a Boo
V SKEET6R. WMTV WHY ' RE VOU f I l VOU WANTED TO WARN THE. ..THE If HE'S GE.TI NOV BUT. ..IF F uc
IT rrV DON'T FLY THAT J V- I WOR.1YIN' ABOUT 1 JUST vHlM ABOUT WHAT, ( STUNT IS TOO PAID FOR. CRASHES.. HE'LL
YifeTV? -vSHlP y ME THOUOHT l WANTED -rVMISS TiLTON?l DAN6ER.OUS, TAKING ) BE THE FIFTH PILOT
ilL VtC -sT - i ( YOU AN' DIRK TO.... C-VTia MH.QUENTIN , CHANCES V TO DIE ON THIS
N....? ARN V ' PICTURE PLEASE
-" ""THERE'S THAT PECULIAR . 1 l l1 ' '" I II y .1 I t"""M- ll'ruj a. -r. r.
"-ODOR IM THAT MYSTERIOUS iKioninvtr- V 7 OU.I-. f ' k Mm 4 1
CTrf GUY'S ROOM THAT THE BELL- ESSS BURgN , , AH..ER.. loTTO uAvp'TtJ . .
' BOY WAS TELLING ME. r--1 ME UP lit. SEMF I V J I APTER A titv-l?9 J I
li -
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
KSL. KOIN: Quicksilver. KOO. KJR.
KEX; Avalon Time, KPO, KPI, KOW.
8 :0O Pearce't Gang. KJCX, KSL,
KOIN; Fred Allen. KPI, KOW, KPO.
8:30 Nobles Orch., KOO; News,
KJR.
10:00 Martin's Orch., KOO, KJR.
KEX; News, KNX. KSL. KOIN; News
Reporter, KPO. KPI, KOW.
10:30 Madrlguera's Orch.. KGO.
KPI, KJR, KEX; Ravazza'i Orch.,
KOW; Owens' Orch., KNX; Concert
Hall, KPO.
11:00 Organist. KOIN; Nottlng
ham's Orch., KPO. KPI; This Moving
World. KEX, KJR; News, KGO.
KNX. KOW.
Thursday.
6:00 Prank and Archie, KEX,
KJR; Sunset Shadows, KGO.
6 :30 Kelseys Orch., KOO. KEX.
KJR; Army Band. KPO, KOW. KPI.
6:00 Major Bowes, KNX, KOrN,
KSL; Oood News of 1040, KPO, KPI,
KOW; Beyond Reasonable Do bt,
KOO, KEX. KJR.
7:00 Workshop. KOIN; Music
Hall. KPI. KPO, KGW.
7:30 Kogen's Orch., KGO, KJR;
Pop-Offs. KNX. KOIN; News, KSL.
8:00 Fred Worlng. KPO, KOW,
KPI; Cutler's Orch., KEX: Aloha
Land, KOO: Amoa and Andy, KNX,
KSL. KOIN.
8 :30 Symphony Hour. KPO, KOW,
KPI; Ask-It-Basket, KNX, KSL,
KOIN; Lyman'a Orch., KOO, KEX.
8:30 Those We Love. KPO, KPI,
KOW: James' Orch., KGW: Powell's
Orch.. KSL: Madrlguera's Orch., KGO,
KEX; Operetta Series, KEX, KOIN;
News, KJR.
THE MEETING OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB HAD 1b DO
WITHOUT REFRESH MEMTS LAST WEELK., BECAUSE
MRS- PERLEV, WHO WVa PROVIDING THEV7, LET
frep carrv the basket over top her)And fred
STOPPED FOR A FEW MINUTES To WATcH A TOOT&AU. SAME
Which THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOSS IaIERE ALSO ATTEKD)N6
tHrti-vt hy Th RH1 Syncilinttr
Worriedl
Fact
J( HOPE ff 1 EVER V "Ti I VOU KNOW, BOVS, I KNEW VJ I VOU, BEH AND RUST, I I I'LL BET TWAVBE WELL " " "
Recife? N I 2'Y TO CACHED THE END OP OOROTHV OET2ER AHD OLD V V THEM THREE SO J VBh' I
Kul tScI ittwii k ! 1 THE TRAIL WHEN OUST JIM CRANE WERE FOUR ' WERE LEVEN IP
wAVu.EA .xfiS SEVEN PEOPLE TURNED OF THE SEVEN-AND WHEN STOOSES 04 THE V HAD &
I WAV HE DOES J JJZ UP AT AAV METING LAST fT I GOT THROUGH AITH MV FoR fV pUDFO IP
QLTTTj T"H ri 7 ""SHT ANDy I SPEECH, THE OTHER THREE J 6TEPLOCK IT WOIADN'T T
OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
10:00 News Reporter, KPO. KGW.
KPI: Newt, KSL. KNX: Potter's Orch..
KGO, KJR. KEX: News. KOIN.
10:30 Ravaazat Orcb., KPO. KOW,
KPI; Nottingham's Orch., KOO, KJR,
KEX; Tucker's rch., KSL.
11:00 Martin's Orch.. KPO, KPI;
This Moving World. KEX. KJR: Or
ganist. KSL. KOIN; News. KGO, KNX.
KGW.
HEADED FOR PEN
San Francisco, Nov. 8 (IP)
Jesse Ray Mowery, 43, whose
two wives said he kissed with
"hypnotic" power, was headed
for Folsom prison today to serve
two consecutive terms of from
one to ten years for grand theft.
He was convicted of stealing
$3,000 from Mrs. Vivian Korth,
32, of Martinez; and $2,000 from
Mrs. Laura Alvina Smith, 41, of
San Francisco, each of whom he
wed about two years ago. He
was sentenced yesterday.
The women testified his kisses
had a strangely narcotic effect.
A bigamy charge against Mow
ery was dropped.
Closing time for Too LnM to Clas
sify Ads is 1:30 p m.
By iLUYAS WILLIAMS 1
In - . I
NOVEMBER 8, 1939.
OREGON POWER RATES
WHITTLED DURING YEAR
Salem, Nov. 8 UP) Oregon
power companies have reduced
their r .nual rates by $342,000
so far this year, compared with
$137,000 during the same period
last year, public utilities com
missioner Ormond R. Bean said
today.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
Tor further proof address the author, Inclosing tAmped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat. Oft
iNSPiffPoTite INVEhHToH
BY CHARLES PUKYEA, ,
FATHER oF THE AUToMcpBILE ,
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'It a ttltby mited Ftatort Iredkata. Inr.
frO Tn Rr l'. S Pit. on All rUht twml
VlcARlHUR
McArthur
McARTHUR bNP
tAc ARTHUR
Won THE AMERICAM
LftWNBoWUNSrWT
CHWIONSHIFJ
Chicago, ft?
CARBURETOR INVENTION
Charles Duryea, who claimed to be the practical inventor of the modern motor car, tn 189Z
nearly half a century ago was inspired to invent the spray injection carburetor while watch
ing his wife using a perfume atomizer
Duryea, strange as it seems, won the first automobile race in the United States (Chicago.
1895) with one of his own vehicles, traveling 54.36 miles at an average speed of 714 milts per
hour.
HAT-CATI
Chat, from the front, is much the same as any other cat. But his hind quarters are covered
with sleek, gray hide and his tail oddly resembles a rat's. His paws have but four toes each.
Mrs. Carmen Delegro of Belleville. N. J., Is his owner.
TOMORROW: Man Who Won the War of 1812.
Residential reductions so
farj
this year loiai ioo,vuu, wuus
commercial and industrial rates
have been cut by $156,00U and
$12,440, respectively.
Ex-Forester Dies
Grants Pass, Nov. 8 OP) J
H. Billingslea, supervisor of the
Siskiyou national forest from
1927 to 1931, died Tuesday in
o? The epRtif carburetor
CHAT 1HE RbT-ChTf
CAT WHOSE
uiwo f0L)AJ?Tf?f? AMD 1ML
RESEMBLE A RAT'S
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Belleville, H.J,
J
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St. Louis, Mo., where he had un.
dergone an operation by '. rain
surgeon.
Father of 28
Conway, S. C. (U.R) Ed J.
Roberts, who was elected mayor
of Conway over 23 opponents,
claims he will guide the citizens
paternally. Roberts, aged 69. U
the father of 28 children.
W W
By HAL FORREST
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS