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PAGE ETfiHT MEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 4. 1940. (casual Slauaht 'By VIRGINIA HANSON Cf- ers It-St bltuAl . Mimi mt Cola nI Pennant and Julia as a tales ciarlc in Sew York. When the lost her lob the Colonel uJud her to marry him. Shi feels hti intent love 1or him is not recip rocated and is tntaruly jealout. c.-ipter 33 tiuuuie Of Contradiction! " I Err grew quite attached to both Dan and me," Mimi went on. "Ha idolizes Can. Hn own father turned against him toward the last I blame Sandra (or that, too and Jeff had to trans fer his affections. And because I waj Dan wife, I ami in for my hare. He wasn't in love with me that's Just silly. If I'd even thought of such a thing I'd never nave let him take me out when Julia was away at school. But I can see now what construction Sandra's evil little mind probably put on it at once. She was like that, Kay. I was a long time find- ing It out: but Im telling you now what I know to be the truth. "Late that summer, about the last week of her visit, there was a hop. Jeff got a date for San dra, and he was taking Julia. But it the last minute Julia went to bed with a headache, so Jen per tuaded me to go in her place. "We went in our car, the four of us. but after the hop Sandra and her Kaydet decided to walk home. I thought they wanted to do a little necking. So Jeff and I drove home alone, and as it was only a short walk back to bar racks, and he had plenty of time, I suggested tnat ne come tn ana wait until they arrived so he could walk back with his friend. "Dan had not waited ud. and the fact that he hadn't made me feel pretty low in my mind. I was always expecting him to treat me liict a bride, and being disap. pointed when he didn't. This par ticular night I was feeling de pressed anyway. I didn't really have much fun at those kid parties, and I would far rather nave stayed at home with Dan, if be hadn't urged me to go. "Jeff was always so sweet and understanding, and suddenly, without Intending to, I was tell ing him my troubles, just as if he were my kid brother. He put his arm around me and told me he was sure Dan was crazy about me that sort of thing, trying to comfort me. "I was crying on his shoulder when Sandra came in. She was always a pussyfoot. I didn't hear a sound, just looked up and saw her standing in the archway from the hall, looking at us " Mimi got up and began to walk around the room again. Her hands were clenched and hr face was cold and angry. I waited, and after a moment she went on. "She didn't say much, but It was perfectly p'ain what she was thinking. I he nastiest expression came into her eyes, an expression of satisfaction, like a cat that has just finished a mouse. I don't sup pose Jeff got it, but I did. She was pleased, Kay. She had something on us. I realized, with an awful sinking sensation, that she wouldn't hesitate to use it. "Her Kaydet had left her at the door and gone back to barracks. Jeff followed as quickly as he could. I started to explain to San dra, knowing it was useless, and aha interrupted me. So 1'prlghf "VOU don't need to think up a atory for me.' she said with a nssty little smile. 'I probably won't tell Dan.' And then, hum ming insolently to herself, she went up to her room." "What did you do?" "What could I dor Tve wished a thousand times that I had gone straight to Dan with it. But. Kay, I'm an awful coward where he's concerned. Suppose he hadn't be lieved me? Suppose he had listened to Sandra instead? I tell you, he would never hear a word against that girl. She could he so plausible; and she could wind men around her finger like like worms!" "I can see that she might have made it look pretty ugly, if she'd wanted to" "Ugly! If Dan were even to sus pect me of such a thinu I don't believe I could bear it. He's so so upright, so honorable! Oh, I know I don't always act as though I thought so, but in mv heart I know. Don't you see. that's why he never would be jealous of me, wouldn't toleratj my jealousy. He was really paying me a compli ment I realized it when I began thinking it over, after this came up " I sat there studying her, trying to understand this bundle of con tradictions, this woman tortured by a sense of insdeouacy, rebel ling occasionally againit her own conception of her husband as a sort of God. incorruptible, imper vious to human frailties, a God who filled her life with kindness but no warmth. And I began to feel a faint stirring of resentment toward that upright, honorable man. Her story grew less coherent as she went along She had lived al ways, it seemed, with her fear of Sandra. And Sandra had held her advantage covertly as a threat over Mimi's head. By means of it sht had succeeded In being asked again and again to West Point during Julia's absence. And she had worked on Jeff. "I don't doubt sht made Jeff think I was in love with him," sht said indignantly. "And thert was nothing I could do about it He avoided mt as if I hid small pox. He never came to our houst any more except to set Sandra, and as sht got in her work he went mort and mora to New York. You can set how he would feel. He couldn't go on and marry Julia, bt brought into closer con tact than before with 'me, tht wife of his friend and superior officer. He would have been cared to death of tht wholt situation." "Then you don't think sht open- ly blackmailed him into marry ing her? I mean, by threateninf to go to Colonel Pennant?" I ve no way tf knowing: but I think she was clever enough to play on Jeff's conscience, and to make him think she was saving him from something pretty awfuC He changed you've no idea how ht changtd, Kay. And I'vt thought, or tried to think, that ht really did lovt Sandra " We were back again to Jeff, who hadn't loved Sandra. I knew that now, after seeing .lim for that one defenseless moment with Julia in the prison ward. And all that I learned only served for worse to incriminate him. He'd had reason to hate Sandra, too. I said what I could to Mimi. and it was little tnough. I did not recount the cast I had mada out against Jeff, for I could tee that she had enough on her mind without that. And presently. looking weary but a little mort at peace with herself, she went to her room to dress for dinner. Coldly Aloof Gy HALD BEAUFORT was with the colonel when I went rinum You're staving here tonieht?" ha asked mt crisply. "That's good." He grinned suddenly, with a return to his former manner. "I promised Adam to look after you. but I can't say I've been a howl ing success. I'll bt glad to dele gate the responsibility." You rt very nattering. That's me, he said cheerfully. 'Fringy the fearlesa flatterer thev call me " I caught my breath, but he did not seem to kno- what ht had said. He turned back toward Col onel Pennant. Its very kind of you and Mrs. Pennant to ask m to stay to din ner, but you see how it is, sir. 11 bt at your office tht first thina in the morning" I left him taking his departure and went on into the living room, Fringy! Then he wat an Imposter. He had known that man at the nn. I would ask Julia at dinner if she didn't remember tht man calling him that. But Julia sent word by Mimi that she had a headacht and would not comt down. There was no opportunity for me to bring up the sublect of Ger ald during tht meal, for Colonel Pennant took tht conversational reins into his own hands and con ducted a tour. Murder and kin dred subjects were, I quickly saw, as taboo as naughty stories at a missionary meeting. I divided my attention between the dinner, for which I had no appetite, and the conversational display in which I could summon no interest But my thoughts) dwelt unhappily on Julia and the manner in which I had betrayed her. As soon as dinner was over 1 asked Mimi to And out If Julia would see me. I followed her up stairs and waited 'n the hall until Mimi camt out, looking depressed and sorry. "She doesn't feel well enough tn talk," sht said apologetically. "But I think she'll be all right in the morning, Kay. It's probably better Just to leave her alone, don't you think so?" I went to my room and looked Indecisively at my overnight case, packed and ready to travel. If I mentioned going hack to the club now thert would bt no end of t stir I thought of Gerald again and went out of my room and down the stairs. Colonel Pennant was In the li brary. He rose as 1 entered. Per haps It was a trick of the light from the green-shadec desk lamp: perhaps Mimi's story had colored my view of him: per.iaps he was only tired. Whatever the cause,' he seemed less human, grimmer, coldly aloof. "I'm s.irry Julia It so rude." he said. "She's behaving like a spoiled child. I've told htr there's no reason for her to resent your telling what you knew and ro occasion for her to rush to Jeff's defense. If he is acquitted I shall be the first to reloice " I felt chilled. "You're going to charge him with murder, then?" Naturally. Tht evidenct all points to him." "But what motive?" I asked desperately. "The most aordid motive In the world. I'm afraid. Greed. Sandra was alone in the world. He. will or would inherit everything." There were cold anger and con tempt in the words. My heart san'n. Te be eenuaatl THE GRANGE ' Ttltnt Grange. Talent Grange met In regular session August 1, with isUors present from Thoenix Grange. The fair to be hcid at Bell view. September 21 and 22 was discussed and the program out lined. Various commuters also reported on what had been ac complished up to date and work yet to be done. Mrs. Lena Luchterhand had charge of the program for the evening which centered around early Orcguu bistury, particu larly that pertaining tr south ern Oregon and Jackson county. Named to act on the hospl Ulity committee fur next meet ing are Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gal latin, Mr. and Mrs. Eric John son and Mrs. R. Htnsol. Body Rtceetrtd Baker. Ore., Aug. 3. iVi The body of Raymond Dick Mur den of Burns was recovered on Thursday afternoon from L'tnty reservoir 82 days after a fishing accident that cost the lis of Murden and his two compan ions, David Woodfin and Jack Ray cf Burns. tie stall Tribune ant e4a. On the Radio Chains Taiiowa Where te riM lam the Diafi ktX. lltMI. Portland; krl. 4. uua aaftlaa; It (14. Mlt pota Kuo. IM. taa rreartmi fc(.w no. ronton: sua, tit. Maine: USX. lost. Lot anarleal si OA. St (tenter; KOIN. 4o. Pun land: HOMO nt Seattle; KPO. null Ma jjanrtaroJlalJlsaajMlie Sunday 6:00 sjymphony Hour, KHX. KSL, KOIN; Manhattan Marrj-Oo-Round. KPO. 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I fast tanks and mechanized units for all defense purposes and en listment, by conscription If nee- Jackson county chapter of the Disabled American Veterans of the World war went on record at its meeting in the armory Fri day night as favoring a United States army of at least a million men, enough ships, airplanes, essary, of all American research scientists to invent, devise, de velop and build the greatest war machine tht world hat aver known. This stand by the D.A.V. was recommended in a formal talk by Floyd K. Dover of Rogue River, state commander. The chapter endorsed his recom mendations without qualifica tion. It was announced also that while the auxiliary is not in ses sion during the summer it was thought the women also would endorse thii policy. Seven new members were ini tiated and welcomed into tha D. A. .V. by tht tata com-mander. McKenrie Bridge, Ore., Aug. 3. (JP) The MiKenrie Lumber company sawmill, three miles west of here, burned to the ground with an estimated loss of 530,000 in an early morning fire today. The plant was oper ated by E. P. Belknap. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX Ninety percent of the urban population of Arizona Is con. centrated in 20 cities. PICNIC COMFORT By GLUYAS WILLIAMS I I TW II SlRTfCHES HIMSa.F00fW.il SHADE, AfTER 600D f ICNsO, M0RMURlW6,r5 15 THE UF MMN6 SUH 6HSIH HIS EVES. POTSHOT OVER FACE .BUT SOOK MUCH TOO HOT BECAUST OFcElKS OUT OF THE 6HADE MOVES, SOOW BECOMING A WMtE -THAT HE IS LV1H6 ON A SHARP ROCK WHICH SEEMS to BE W0RKIrJ6 MS WAVlrtR0U6H HIS BACK MOVES 10 6RA55V SPOT BUT 6RASSE5 TiCKLE HIM.MAKUte HIM THINK SPIDERS ARE CRAWUN6 DOWN HIS NECK 8-5 MOVES ASBIN ANDFiMDS ArtfS REALLY ARE CRAWUN6 UP HIS LE6, ON ACCOUNT OF HE SAf DOWN NEAR AM ANT HILL. 6f OP AND TAKES A BRISK WALK St T Sad traSteata. tae) tuiU.iArro ENalNcERED A I Truss For iRELF YlMPI?4$l0rJ hYiO 1tM0H MSrA&6R5) v h r u: x i l ) . r .'."Xl aw I Jms: i Cr. Vy ratltaf rrtttvTt SyrttlWU taaX m m A BARBCJE I WAS OHCt A FtACS ToeLEEP. (Fnm laitio Indian, barbacoa) Held 45 Jote IN weeks . EACH IN A DIFFERENT UNC OF WORK AND IN A DIFFERENT STATEf TAILSP1N TOMMY Count Cattronl Is Curiousl JOB-GETTER From Jan. I, 1939. to Dec. 25, 1939, Miss Lyra Ferguson mada an amazing tour of the Untied States, alont. to prort that ptoplt can gtl Jobs if thty want lhtm. In 48 weeks sht visited 48 statts and averaged ntarly a Job a wttk. working at 45 difftrtnt occupations. Onct sht stayed 12 days en a lighihousa off Mains, dut to bad wtather. and another lima worktd only ent day. Among htr jobs tht madt salad, washtd turnips, plcktd chlcktnt. gathered maple su gar, milktd cows, cooktd at a duda ranch, packtd salmon, booktd a danct team and tewed with a family of New Mexican Indians. Monday: Proxy Presidtnt. Kr.?J,R'M0ySJ-- 3"-' ' TOMMY, INVS3T! GATING. By HAL FORREST fSMfiP A J-i.PSTJ' MONO O RAM 6 D WITH TM r.,.i-a. a, a.. WN 1MB mau naN'S LAD ' PARDON.' WHAT WAS IT-YOtOI 1 Ah-H '. . tUT Aftfe YOU NOT I SO... I I VVMFN TUB LICHT41 ARC van O LolJ TWr?Lv'! FW"V tcTA' 'JkmtVJ VAT? 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