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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY. JULY 22; 1940.
Gasual Slaughters
By VIRGINIA HANSON
tlSTtRDAV : Sandra Milt
Adam that can uu highborn
Russian tmuoalrd out of Riuii
during- th nvolutfon by dtioW4
ttrvanU. 5ht btcomct aoitatfd
when Adam mention! th poi
sioility o (sift.
Chapter 24
Goodby Kiss
-HTHEN art you leaving?"
' "Tomorrow morning at
won after the coroner's inquest as
it can be arranged. The body is at
a mortician's in town. There will
be a brief formal Inquest mur
der by person or persons un
known. The usual wing.
"Oh! I'd forgotten about the ln
questdo wa all have to be
there!"
"No. Just Gerald and I to de
scribe the finding of the body.
Colonel Pennant has arranged
that vou airls won t be called,
except possibly Sandra, who may
have to identify the body. These
things are only a formality. You
won t need to attend unless you
want to.
"I don't" I shivered.
"I didn't suppose you would,
It's scheduled for ten o'clock to
morrow morning. I expect to get
a train out betore noon.
"I'd like to go with you." I said,
and surprised a quickly veiled
gleam in his eyes.
"I'm afraid Ivan would make
neither a pleasant nor an ade
quale chaperon," he said lightly.
"At least as far as Chicsgo," I
continued, as if that were what I
had meant all along. "It's time I
was terminating my visit here, as
you so aptly suggested last night
"Please don't Don't terminate
It: and don t remind me of that I
was not myself last night now
get Insulted about that too, if you
mutt But you know it'a true. I
think you must like me or you
wouldn't continually try to put
me in the wrong. Ana i particu
larly want you to stay until I get
back I'd like you tc keep an eye
on Sandra. Cu'tivate her, see if
you can get her to talk. She'll be
right here in the building. You
may stumble onto something. I
have a strong hunch that she's
not telling all she knows."
I thought she isn't the only one.
A feeling of helplessness descend
ed on me, and with it an impulse
to tell Adam all I knew. I was
getting too tangled up in this
thing. Why should I let a new loy
alty to Julia make me forget that
Adam was my friend here the
only one on the post who really
Blattered?
It isn't easy to Jump right Into
an acknowledgement that you've
been holding out on someone vou
like. I cast about in my mind for
waya of leading up to it gradually,
but the little moment of intimacy
was already gone. Adam was deep
in his problem again and the eyes
that were fixed on mine were
veiled by abstraction. He did not
see the words trembling on my
lips. And ha took my silence for
consent
"I'll try to be back by Wednes
day," he ssid. "If I'm detained I'll
let you know. Promise you'll not
go out alone at any time. Use my
car, by all means, but take tome
one along. And be back here by
dark."
I promised, and he went off to
communicate with Colonel Pen
nant to arrange about leave and
to pack his grip. I know he had
not thought of any possible dan
ger to me beyond that covered by
his admonitions. He has told me
that nothing of the kind even oc
curred to him. Certainly it did
not to me. I did not want him to
go. Not because I was afraid, but
because I would be lonely without
him.
Secret Rapping
T SAT down with the play and
1 read it through or as nearly
through as natural boredom per
mitted. It was an ambitious proj
ect having as its theme nothing
less than the restoration of the
Homanovs to the throne of all the
Russiaa. Young Alexis, the tsare
vitch, like Ivan, had been smug
gled out of the country. At a time
which appeared to be the near
future, his loyal supporters over
threw the Soviet Union to the ac
eompaniment of loud bombings
and impassioned speeches.
I saw Adam agstn at cold sup
per in the mesa hall, when I gave
him back the play with a brief
comment that seemed to please
him. He ate hurriedly and left
before the rest of us were
through.
I was alone in my room, trying
to read, when he csme in about
ten o'clock. I dropped the book I
was holding and smiled, in the
foolish hope that he would not
notice my eyes were red. He
closed the door behind him,
looked at me for a moment with
out ssying anything, then put a
hand on each of my shoulders.
"I'll be as busy as a boy killing
snakes in the morning," he said
lightly, "I may not see you."
His hands were holding me, but
they did not draw me into his
arms. His eyes were luminous and
ve'-y tender. He bent down and
kissed me on the lips.
"Are you yourself now?" !
asked as soon as I could.
"Very much so." His hands
tightened a little and he shook me
lightly, affectionately. 'Take cart
E PROVI
APPLEGATE THRILL
Big Applegate, July 22.
(Spl) Mild excitement w
created in the Big Applegate
section last week when Ezra
Peyton of Medford landed t
two-place Cub plane In the L.
C. Offenbachcr ttubble field,
taking off several timet to take
the citizenry for a ride. Mr.
Peyton, known aa "Tailspin,"
of yourself. And I want you right
here when I get back."
Ha was gone ao quickly that I
had no time even to aay goodby.
It must have been about mid
night that I heard the light se
cret rapping on my door, at if
whoever was there wanted to at
tract as little attention as possible.
My room was dark. I had been ly
ing there, smoking and thinking,
for about an hour. Sleep was still
far from me.
It did not occur to me to be
frightened. I turned on a bedside
light went throug'.i the sitting
room and opened the corridor
door.
Sandra tlLpped In. She had on
terry cloth robe over her night
gown. It slid down for an instant
to reveal a red mark on her
shoulder a mark that might
have been made by an ungentlt
hand.
She saw the direction of my
gaze and caught the robe to
gether. Her face looked white and
stiff.
"May I stay with you tonight?"
she asked bluntly. "I know you
have twin beds. I could ask Fe
licia for another room, but I
don't want her to know. I trust
you."
What could I say? She volun
teered no explanation and I cer
tainly could not ask for one.
I led her into the bedroom and
watched while the turned down
the vacant bed and got into it
facing away from ma. Then I
turned out the light and lay
down, respecting her silence, but
passionately resenting the inva
sion of my privacy. My thoughts
had been company enough with
out the intrusion of this alien, un
comfortable presence.
I could not sleep. And tnougn
the lay quiet not turning, breath
ing evenly, I knew that ahe waa
awake. And aa the night wore on
I could feel her thoughts, too, a
dark and dreadful company, be
tween us in the room.
Offer Of Ilelp
I MUST have slept toward mom
lni. for I roused at the aound
of the reveille gun. It woke San
dra, too, if ahe had been asleep at
all. I heard her stirring, heard the
bed springs creak when they were
released from her weight. She was
trying to be quiet, so I did not
open my eyes or let on that I
heard her; and presently I knew
by the slight click of the closing
door that she had gone.
I sot ud then and showered and
dressed. It was too early for
breakfast, so I solaced my hollow
stomach with cigarettes and set
tled down to my typewriter un
til I heard sounds from the kitch
en. The mess hall was emotv when
I went in it was still early. I
breakfasted hurriedly and es
caped before the crowd. My brain
was seething with plots and char
acters and 1 wanted no distrac
tion. Sandra came to my room about
eleven-thirty. She had just re
turned from the inauest. She
apologized for interrupting me,
thanked me for letting her atay
with me. but still with that re
serve which made no explanation
and forbade questioning.
I asked her about the Inauest.
It had been much as Adam pre
dicted formal identification of
the body, medical testimony, a
brief account by Adam of the
beach party and the finding of the
body. Verdict of murder by per
son or persons unknown.
And Adam, with his grim com
panion, had started on their
journey.
Sandra looked t red and rather
cold, as one might who haa closed
a chapter in her life forever and
faces an unknown future. I re
membered that Adam wanted me
to cultivate her, ao when ahe
rose to go I stopped her.
Mar and have a cigarette
with me. I'm ready for a recessl"
"wnat are vou doina? aha
asked curiously, looking over my
shoulder at the half-typed aheet
or white paper.
Copying- a atorv I finished th is
morning. It's been hsnging around
for a couple or weeks I want
to tend it off today."
Oh. I tee vou write It first on
this yellow paper, then you have
to copy it I thought writers just
wrote.
'Maybe aome of them do. I al-
wava have to make a lot of
chsngea."
'Then I auppose when you let
it all copied you have to read it
over to make sure vou've made no
mistakes. Maybe I could do that
for you would it be any help?
I wondered if she reslly wanted
to help or if it was only an ex
cuse to read the ttory. Some peo
pie are funny that way. I publish
under a pen name because pulp
stuff is pretty sticky, and I cherish
the illusion that one dsy I'll write
something good.
lour welcome to read It U
you want to, but it's already been
proofread I usually do that at
soon as I finish a pace. It's less
monotonous that way."
Oh. I didn t mean I wouldn t
want you to think was just curi
ous. 1 really thought I might help.
You tee. I haven't a thing In the
world to occupy my mind."
Thanks for the otter. If I need
anv help I'll let you know."
She took that for dismissal and
moved toward the door. But she
did not go. There was something
on her mind.
. Te be eeuUnatd
and formerly from Missouri, Is
the first pilot to land and take
off in the community, lie was
accompanied here by Lee Port
Jr., both of whom are employed
at the state forestry patrol
headquarters near Medford.
The first passenger to ride
was Mrs. Lee Port, who, ex
perienclng her first flight, has
expressed her desire to be a
pilot. L. C. Offenhacher also ac
conipanlcd the pilot on a short
trip over the valley. The tmall
red plane all but swooped Into
the neighbors' back doors In Its
friendly exhibition.
cioaiut in for Too Lata to cta
tit; Ada la I lo f m.
On the Radio Chains
STS1ION8
miera te Una Thra on the Dial:
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una Amelaai tut, U70 apuaant:
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no. Portland: SUM. ate. seniles
KNX. IOVJ. Lnt Antrim HO. S30.
Dealer; KOIN, 4U. Portland:
homo tat amities kpo. a. Ma
rranrlaro: KM., IISO. alt laae.
Monday
:0O Forecast. KSU KNX. KOIN:
Quia Program. KPO. KOW; Orten
Hornet, KCO. KEX, KJR.
6:30 Martina Music. KOO, KJR,
KEX; Grant Park Concert, KPO,
KOW.
:00 Newt. KEX; Hour. KPO.
KOW; Rlcardo. KOO; tombardo's
Orch.. KNX. KOIN. KSU
6 :SO Burnt and Allen. KPO. KOW;
Blondle. KNX. KSL. KOIN.
1:00 Amos and Andy, KNX, KOIN.
KSL: rred Waring, KPO. KOW;
ileathrton. KOO.
7:30 Merry-do-Round, KOO, iEX.
KJR: Where and When. KPO, KOW;
Newt. KNX. KSL. KOIN.
8:00 Passing Parade. KOO: Dane
Orch., KSL. KOIN; Ttit American
Challenge. KPO.
8:30 Hawthorn House. KPO,
KOW; King's Orch.. KOIN, KSL,
KNX: Dance Orch.. KEX, KJR.
8:00 Little Ol' Hollywood, KEX;
Paul Sullivan. KSL, KNX, KOIN;
Claaalca for Today. KPO. KOW.
8:30 Dance Orch., KOO, KEX;
FTIml. KPO. KOW: Newt. KJR.
10:00 Jurarn't Orch.. KNX. KSL:
Reporter, KPO. KOW: Martln't Orch..
KOO. KJR, KEX.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS . By cluy as Williams
. . rum0r5 have been around shce the nishf "the perlevs
had to 6ive up 60in6 10 "the lecture the woman's club
was sponsoring, because they couldn't 6ef their,
car out on account of another car blocking their
drivewav, that fred perlev had been seen pushin6
The stran6ER's car across the drivewav himself ..
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The Attack! B. EDWIN ALCErl
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THE NEBBS Why, Certainly
ttlZf Mere, its miguty
M0MEr6.IT3 MlGUTY
2?4 WARD TO INCREASE Vp Offi CRAMPED 8 V
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PRODUCTION! 1M
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4 yORE ROOM PADLYX
MOCie ROOM PA.DL.Y
I0:0 tlutlc by Woodbury. KPO.
KOW: Duchln'i Orch., KOO. KEX;
Camera Club. KSL. KNX. KOIN.
11:00 Sudy s Orch.. KPO; This
UOTlnt World, KEX. KJR; Clark
Rota, KOIN, KSL; Ntws. KOO. KOW.
T ueaday.
1:00 Marimba Band. KPO. KOW;
Exposition Band. KGO, KEX; Helen
Menken. KNX; Sport. KSU Newt.
KOIN.
tM Kent t Orch., KOW; Mualcal
Reru. KPO. KOW; Rerurra, KOO;
Court of Misalng Helrt. KNX.
6 00 Newt. KEX; Doraeyt Orch..
KPO; Alaho Land. KOO. Mllller's
Orch.. KNX, KSL. KOIN.
8:15 Public Affairs. KNX. KSL.
KOIN: News Conference. KOO.
8:30 Easy Acet. KOO. KG A: Dog
House, KPO. KOW; Newt of War.
KNX. KSL. KOIN.
8:45 Sports Huddl. KNX. KOIN;
Sln;ert, KSL; Lott Persona. KOO.
7:00 Amot and Andy. KNX. KSL.
KOIN; Information Pleat. KOO; Pred
Waring. KPO, KOW.
7:15 Lenny Rol. KKX. KSL.
KOIN; Montan'a Orch, KOW; Expo
sition Spetka. KPO.
7:30 Breese'a Orch.. KOO; Johnny
Present. KPO. KPT. KOW; Dane
Orch., KNX, KSL, KOIN.
8:00 We, th People. KNX. KSL.
KOIN: Musical Americana, KPO.
KPT. KOW: Bportl, KOO.
8:30 Battle of the Beset, KPO.
KOW; Prof. Quia. KNX, KSL. KOIN:
Baseball. KEX.
. 8:00 Paul Sullivan. KNX. KSL.
KOIN; Klnnrya Orch, KPO, KPI.
KOW.
8:30 Agullar's Orch.. KNX. KOIN;
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Cheat. KPO.
10:00 News. KPO , KPT. KOW:
Judgrn'a Orch, KNX. KSL.
10:30 Toun Orch, KOO, KOA.
KEX; Duchln'i Orch.. KPO. KOW;
Oerber'a Orch, KNX. KSL. KOIN.
11:00 Sudy'a Orch, KPO; Buaae't
Orch, KSL. KOIN.
FAMED SPEED FLIER
I
Indianapolii. July 11. (IP)
Col. Roscoe Turner, famed
speed aviator; hit secretary and
two other persons were injured
severely late last night in in
automobile collision on the west
side.
Col. Turner, driving one of
the motor cars, received a frac
tured pelvis. Physicians de
scribed his condition as fair.
Miss Marian Allyne, his secre
tary, received a fractured left
collarbone, cuts and bruises.
Worry About Regalia
Edenburgh, July 22. (IP)
The officera of state responsible
for care of the Scottish crown
regalia met today for the first
time in 110 years because of the
"present emergency."
W 'U. I Afft
DONfT WAMT VOU
TO TUIMX. I'M COMPLAIH-
IIM3 fiUT THE MORE
KOOM WE HAVE TO
PRODUCE THE MORE WE
CAM PRODUCE AKlD ThE.
MORE MONEY WE CAM
MAKE
TWO STUDENT PILOTS
TO
ADVANCE Til
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Southern Oregon College of
Education, Ashland. July 22.
(Spl) Word haa been received
from Wiley R. Wright, senior
flight specialist of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, that
Kent Norman Ashcraft. of Ash
land, and Harold J. Grow, of
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( M, MRS. WARRfcH CARAACHS Ofraj
Tie:
U. S. POSSESSIONS
"The sun never tatt on the empire." originally applied to holding! of Spain, ia true today
of the United Statet, but not of Spain.
Included among 9,000 island potsessions ara mora than 7,000 islanda in iha Philippines)
mora than 1,180 in Alaska; three Virgin Islands: eight inhabited Hawaiian Island; Tutuilai
Guam; Puerto Rico; Midway and tha Panama Canal Zona (virtually owned). Other smaller
island possessions bring the total to around 9,000.
Tomorrow; Boiling Horses Prohibited!
IT DONTT TAK-E. MUCK
ARITHMETIC TO FIGURE.
TUAT OUT-ILL GET PLAMS
.Right away.nou.l fimO
ThAT 1 MOT ONLY MEET
OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT
COMES t?OTl GO LOOK
ING FOR. ,
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Eagle Point, have been accept
ed for advanced training in the
civilian pilot training program.
Both were instructed to report
to the Oregon Institute of Tech
nology in Portland for the sen
ior training at once.
i The secondary Tight course
consists of 40 to SO hours of
dual and tolo flight instruction
over a period -of approximately
eight weeks. The ground school
curriculum will include inten
sive coverage of such subjects
as aerodynamics and aircraft,
civil air regulations, engines,
instruments, meteorology, navi
gation, parachutes, and radio
aids and facilities.
A CWCKM
AND M t66
ftuND By A MecriANic
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YES SiQ, NOLLU HAVE ALL THE ROOM
YOU NEED IF WE
IWIHOLE COUNTY WT1 A ROOF. ILL THROWi
.OUT A WORM FOR A FISH -WHY
.SHOULDWT I THROW OUTA, OOLLAR
Both men completed the pri
mary course given jointly by
the college, the Civil Aeronau
tics Authority, and Thomas Cul
bertson, flight operator, and
were students of Mr. Culbert-son.
Congo Inflexible
EHzabethville. Belgian Congo,
July 22. tips Governor Gener
al Pierre Ryckmana expressed
in a broadcast today the "inflex
ible determination" of the Bel
gian Congo to stand by Britain
"until victory ia achieved" and
Belgium ia liberated.
Closing time tot Too Late to CU.
ttfy Ada la 1:30 p. m.
by JOHN MX
By HAL FORREST
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