PAGE SIX
MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939.
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by Franc Shelley Wees
X KSTERDAY: Tuck. HichaeVt
tprightly tois, btgini to "won
der" why they have come to tht
UnlvertUy. Snoopy Mitt Llttey,
hatin teacher and next-door
neighbor, hat aroused Tuck't tut
piciont. Chapter Four
The Dew And The Sun
f ICHAEL threw back his head
1,1 and laughed.
She paid no attention. "Michael,"
ihe said soberly, "why shouldn't
the want the son of the District
Attorney to live out here?"
"My darling," said Michael, "I
think you had it right the first time
when you brought up that little
word 'imagination.' There's no
reason on earth why my being the
ion ol the District Attorney would
make any difference. You just
didn't like her which I can un
derstand and she didn't like you.
which I can also understand. Your
hair is too much like melted sun
light, and you have too many dim
ples, and you're altogether too
pretty for anything, Tuck. And
then, there's Bunny. Bunny is also
a very nice looking girl, although,
of course, not in your class. And
as I know Miss Alix Lissey, the
spectacle of feminine beauty al
ways did go to her head."
"You're such a sweet thing, Mi
chael," his wife told him, "and
very poetic. You've been reading
things, I'm afraid."
"And you?"
"No, I haven't. Don't be mean,
Michael. I'm perfectly sure, lust
as sure as I'm sitting here, that
she's angry we're here. And I
want to know why. I was just
wondering if there wouldn't be
some reason for asking your fa
ther quite pointedly just why he
wanted us to come out here and
live. I've got a queer feeling."
"What! Again?"
"Umhm. I smell mystery."
Michael regarded her thought
fully. "Tuck, actually, has nothing
at all happened except this call
from Miss Lissey, to put you into
this mood?"
"Nothing at all. That is . . . not
much."
"How much?"
"Well ... it was while I was
talking to Miss Lissey in the liv
ing room. Charlotte jean came to
the kitchen door and said some
one wanted to sop me . . . and I
excused myself .md went out.
Charlotte Jean M fluttery, said
there was a m: n in the study. A
young man. I went through the
dining room, and into the study,
nd there he was, a tall, young,
nice looking chap with sullen blue
eyes and dark wavy hair and nice
clothes . . . and he was standing
right close beside the front of the
big desk . . . and Michael, I'm posi
tive he straightened up when I
went in and his face was all red."
"He'd probably been tying his
ihoe. What did he want?"
"I don't know what ha wanted
but I know what he said he
wanted. He said his name was
uuncan Murchison, and that he d
lived here In this house a month
ago, and he'd packed up rather
hurriedly and he wondered if I'd
found a book of his around the
house anywhere 'The Outlines of
Chemistry.' He was very nice but
most embarrassed. And I said no, I
was positive I hadn't seen it, so he
went away."
"And?"
Inquisitive'
"V TICHAEL, don't you see? He
" 1 knew perfectly well he
hadn't left a book here. He Just
Wanted to get into the study."
"But why, for the love of mud?"
"Michael Bruce Forrester, don't
you realize that big desk was here
when we came? I'm sure there was
something left In It ... or some
thing he was afraid he'd left in it
and he was determined to get
"Why didn't he sav so nlalnlv
and ask for permission to look for
It? "
"That's just it. Why didn't he?
You tell me."
"Tuck, you should have been a
detective. I never saw such a sus
picious inquisitive nose as yours
You shouldn t muddle your
leniences so, sne answered ab
sently.
"This sudden urea to house
clean tomorrow," he said suddenly.
"Were you thinking of taking the
tudy to pieces, bit bv bit, to see
what's concealed tn It?"
"I don't really expect to find
much. I've already," she explained
naively, "taken all the drawers
out of the big desk, and measured
It, and looked for papers, or se
cret drawers. There wasn't a thing
except a couple or pencils and
some torn bits of newspaper. I
was most disannointcd .
"But. my love, what could be
there?"
"Of course I .an't tell you that,"
he said soberly. Michael sun
tressed a grin. "Michael did your
nther say who lived here last?
was it really this Duncan Mur
chiton? Who is he? Is he married?'
Michael considered. "Why didn't
you ask vour neighborly friend?
She'd have been glad to tell you.
wmildn t she?
"I don't doubt It a bit. But she
was so generally snippy that I sim
ply wouldn t ask her anything,
even when 1 was dying to know
The only question I did ask her
Dads' Night Is
Marked By PTA
At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Nov. 14. (SpU
The Jacksonville P.-T.A. cele
brated "Dads' Night" In the high
school gym November 8 at regu
lar session. Over 100 attended,
the dads turning out in largo
number.
The budget, presented by the ex
ecutive committee, was adopted by
the association and It was voted to
hire Mrs. Pswlowskt to take charge
of the lunch room.
Prtre tor Inrgrst attendance f
parents went to Mrs. Lewis' room.
The following prrvrsm was liven:
Fleg salute and rommunlty slnu
lag, f)j;lct b .Uss Dwmi ttlla
was as catty as I could make it.
She had said, you see, that campus
families always went away be
tween terms, as if it were a dread
ful social error not to. So I asked
her flatly why she hadn't gone
away, and actually, Michael, she
turned purple, and she mumbled
and didn't answer my question.
Why didn't she go?"
"Maybe she's teaching at night
school. I know McBain and Deane
are they're in those two houses
on the west side of the Horseshoe."
"I bet she isn't. I bet she is just
sticking around."
"Listen, wife of my bosom.
There comes Bunny, back from her
walk. Let's go and meet her. I am
very fond of Bunny, but there is
an ulterior motive in my sugges
tion. Do you see the gentleman
with the wheelbarrow, coming up
the path in front of her? That is
Jymes 'iggins, gardener. I am ac
quainted with him. He was a fix
ture here even in the days of my
youth. We will stroll along until
his barrow stops us, and then we
will proceed to ask him questions.
I venture to say your smell of mys
tery will dissipate as the dew on
morning meadows fleeth before
the coming of the sun."
"We will," said Tuck, rising.
"But it doesn't. Michael."
"What doesn't?"
"The dew," she said, as she
started for the gate. "It fleeth aler
the coming of the sun."
II iggins Hedges
"npUCK,"said Michae. a few min
utes later, "allow me to pre
sent Mr. Higgins. Mr. Higgins, my
wife."
The little man behind the bar
row managed a bow which was
about half between a duck and a
curtsey. He wiped his hands nerv
ously on his khaki brenks and
muttered " 'Ow d'ye do, Mrs. For
rester, I'm sure," while a .slow
wave of scarlet mounted up the
back of his nock and painted his
ears richly.
"How do you do, Mr. Higgins?"
Tuck smiled'at him warmly, and
he gulped.
"And the third member of our
household," said Michael in the
Grand Manner, as Bunny reached
thorn, "Miss Temple. Mr. Higgins."
He ducked again, and now his
hair was flax-white against the
deep crimson of his skin. Bunny
acknowledged the introduction in
her low deep voice. "I've met Mr
Higgins already," she said. "Out
on the river bank. You were get
ting leaf mold, weren't you?" she
Inquired.
"Yes, Miss," he replied, and
coughed behina his hand.
"It's lovely out there," Bunny
went on, turning to Tuck. "You
must come out with me tomorrow.
There's a place where you can sit
on the edge of the bank and lool
right out across the river, just a1
the bend. It's miles wide."
Higgins wrinkled his brow. Mi
chael spoke.
"I wouldn't advise you to sit
there, Bunny. Unless you want a
sudden bath. That bank looks safe,
but it crumbles. Doesn't it, Jim?"
"Yos, Mr. Forrester, that it
does."
"We lost a good bonfire that way
years ago," Michael went on.
"Built it too close to the edee and
It slid in, edge and all. Of course
. . ." he stopped, a reminiscent
look In his eyes.
Higgins obviously followed his
train of thought. "They ain't what
they was In yore time, Mr. For
rester." No. Michael assented hastllv
"all the good things of life musi
pass, Jim. We must be resigned.
"Hm," Bunny said dryly. Hot
gray eyes danced.
"By the way, Jim," Michael
broke In quickly before she coulr1
speak, "whose house are we occu
pying?"
Jim blinked his pale little eye
rapidly. "Boggin' yer pardon, sir?'
'Who so kindly went away and
left us a house?"
Jim's throat seemed to troubli
him. He cleared it, coughed
rubbed it and coughed again. "Wh
you mean well, the 'ouse be
longs to the University, sir."
Tuck drew a sudden deep breath
"Yes, of course." Michael an
swercd. "But who lived here lust
before us?"
"Well," said Jim. and swallowed
"It was the . . . the Murchisons.
sir."
"Oh. Don't know them. What
department did he lecture In.
Jim?"
There was something wrong
with the toe of Jim's shoe. He
shuffled his feet together. "I don't
rightly know. Mr. Forrester," he
said finally, "some o' the new
tangled stuff."
"Just a young fellow, was he?
Unmarried?"
Higgins looked up quickly. "Oh,
no," he replied. "That s 'is brother
you're thinkin' of."
"Didn't he live here too?" Tuck
asked.
Jim's eyes darted to her face.
"Yes"
"Where are they now?"
"They're weli. Mis. Murchi
son she's over at Devoos, and
young Mr. Murchinson's livin' in
the residence like."
"And Dr. Murchinson himself?"
Michael suggested. Tuck looked at
him sharply but made no comment
"I can't rightly sny," Jim mut
tered. "'E 'e ain't here no more,
i,
Continued tomorrow
end sixth grade pupils; selections
by members of Mr- Harry Prentlce a
accordion band from Mcdford; ad
drees by Don Newbury of Medford
Hefreahmcnta -rv nerved by Mrs.
Stella Bt-nch and committee,
Weather.
Northern California: Gener
ally fnir tonight nnd Wednesday
but overcast near coast: moder
ntc temperature: light, variable
wind off const.
Husker Champ Invited.
Ontario, Ore., Nov. 14. (?')
Sponsors of the Pacific north
west championship to be held
Saturday, November 18, last
night invitee National Hulking
Champion Laurence (SllirO Fil
ler of Attica, Ind., to participate.
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COLLEGE GRID SCORERS
New York, Nov. 14. (JP)
Don Lieberum is still the most
potent scorer in college football.
Holding tightly to the lead he
has retained most of the season,
the Manchester, Ind., captain
and quarterback has a total of
102 points but he'd better not
loaf or a Rocky Mountain sen-
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
SHUTTLES TOWARP STAIRS, SAY1K6
HE'S TiRED ALL 6V)tR AND DOESN'T
SEE HOW HE'LL EVER 6ETY0 HIS
LEssort
is our of the house headins
For footbrll pield in two
seconds flat, caluns he'
FEEL BETTER ALL Of A SUDDErJ
1
IT WILL REVOLUTIOMIZEl
TRAM S POR.TATIOK1
HE HAS TAKEN
AMD
CONFIDENCE. BECAUSE HE CAM
READ CHARACTER
VTD BE
sation is likely to overtake him
Coming from nowhere, Lloyd
Madden of Coach Johnny Ma
son's Colorado Miners is now in
second place with 93 points. A
six-touchdown performance as
the Miners won the Rocky
Mountain conference title by
socking Western State Saturdav
skyrocketed Madden Into the
forefront of the scoring leaders.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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wright. At 16. he wrote his first play, a tragedy, effecting the "murders" of 42 of the castl
At the fifth act, with not enough characters left io continue the play, he had most of the "de
ceased" return as ghosts. His desire to set this tragedy to music decided him to become a
composer.
NUTCRACKER BIRD
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kanary-nut. Thn bird steadies ihe nut in its beak, then saws a notch in the shell. Next it
wraps the nut in a leaf to prevent its slipping, grasps it with one foot, biting into the notch,
breaks away the shell with a nip.
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Eagle Pt. Students
In Minstrel Show
Wednesday Evening
Eagle Point, Nov. 14. (Spl)
Students of Eagle Point high
school will present a minstrel
show and concert in the school
gymnasium Wednesday at 8:30
p. m. A cast of black-face com
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edians will be supported by a
chorus and the combined or
chestras of Eagle Point and Gold
Hill high schools.
The program will include tun
and jokes, southern songs and
negro spirituals, tap dancing,
an accordion band and special
numbers by the orchestra.
An evening of wholesome en
tertainment is planned which all
are urged to enjoy.
By HAL FORREST
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
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