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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON'. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1940.
mEmoRy of the moon
MHMaby Jeanne BowminaMMw
VIA. A handsome
wquero . . . oiulanct she it on
the wrong road. Ht tuagett$ she
spend the night at an outrider's
poif. Conttanet decides to eon
cecl her indentify or airhiie.
Chapter Five
Spanish Serenade
TO forestall further question
1 Marietta lifted a towel from a
hue pitcher: "Warm water," she
announced gravely. She lifted a
bar of violently pink soap, "Car
nation," he elucidated.
She lighted candles In wall
scones, then fled from the room.
Constance sat down on the edge
ef the bed; tank into a goose
feathered tick, and regaining her
balance laughed aloud.
Forty-eight hours ago she had
been boarding an airtransport
Searchlights had played on the
towers of one of the greatest cities
of modern times.
Thia was a different world. This
room was older than that city.
The candle light flickered on walls
three feet in thickness.
"And Pedro," she whispered.
"He's of this world. In a moment
Lam son will call me and I'll wake
up. or else a fifty-piece orchestra
the others, mananfl-manona, to
morrow there would be time to
ask questions.
Now she was content to sit
across the hearth from Pedro,
aware of hi eyes watching her,
baffled by their expression; to sit
and listen to Josefa, Marietta and
little Juan plucking their steel
guitars and singing the sense
stirring songs of ker fther' peo
ple. "Thees." piped Marietta, In
translation, is the aong of one
man who lose many cattle for the
love of one foolish girl See now,
1 sing heem."
Constance sat up. alert She wai
about to be one foolish girl who
could lose many cattle in the fas
cination of that man who watched
her. Surely he couldn't read her
mind, but his lips were curved
slightly and his eyes dancing with
devilment as though he under
stood her reaction to Marietta's
words.
The conceit of him, thought
Constance and threw her first
query, the moment Marietta'a
song was stilled. "Speaking of
cattle." she murmured, addressing
the oldest of the riders, "tell me
about your work, what you do
and how, and how many cattle to
your run. Tell me all about it"
The rider looked at Pedro in
sheepish embarrassment. Pedro
interpreted at length, and the
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Nottingham's Orch . KPO: This stor
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KOIN: Drama. KOO, KEX. KJH; Or
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KEX; Bleardo. KPO; Concert Orch..
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6:30 News of the War. KNX.
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Meet Mr. Meek, KNX. KSL, KOIN.
6:30 Mr. District Attorney, KPO.
KOW; Jim's Question Box, KNX.
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KSL; Crosby's Orch., KPO. KOW;
News. KOO, KEX.
6 80 News of the War. KNX, KSL.
KOIN; Easy Aces. KOO. KEX. KJR;
Orant Park Concert, KPO. KOW.
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7:30 Canadian Holiday. KOO.
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KOIN: Rlchard'a Orch., KEX.
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Ttala Moving world, KOO, KEX:
Bum's Orch, KSU KOIN; News,
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Dae Mall Tribune want ada.
CHADWICK FLAYS
j
Yakima. Aug. 21.
Harold L. Ickes' criticism of
Wendell Willkie for challenging
the president to debate, was
criticism also of American free
dom of speech, Stephen F.
Chadwick, Republican candidate
for the United States senatorial
nomination, told members of
the Yakima Young Republican's
Breakfast club here today.
"Willkie was accused of a
contemptuous manner toward
the president merely because he
asked him to debate public is
sues." Chadwick, former na
tional commander of the Amer
ican Legion said. "If the pres
ident's political actions have be
come so privileged that none
may question them without be
ing subjected to diatribes from
White House courtiers, then
freedom of speech is dead in
this country."
"It ,ls the people's right to
be enlightened on public issues
before elections. They are not
enlightened by sucli words as
weasel, mountebank, cutthroat
and craven. I quote from Mr.
Ickes speech."
PRESENTS
Pedro was setting a stage for her.
will start playing La Polotna and
Til know I'm on a movie set."
The music started. Not a fifty
piece orchestra, but one lone
guitar and accompanying it, a gay
young voice.
. Constance went to the window,
pushed aside pout of blooming
geraniums, and leaned out Josefa
was aquattrd below her window
singing, teeth shining white in his
dark, elfin face.
"Play my favorite, Little-Joe,"
urged a voice.
Leaning against a nearby tree
Was the vaquero. Yellow light
from the window of the next
room revealed the indolent grace
of him. red light of his cigaret
gleamed like the mischief she felt
was in his eyes.
onstance thought she under
stood. Pedro was setting a stage
for her. Well, she'd play up to
him, take part in this little com
edy. Besides, dressing for dinner
would be paying honor to her
humble hostess.
Heart keeping time to the in
toxicating melody Little Josefa
aang, she turned back to her
room. She was glad she had
tucked one dinner drew into her
bag; a soft, silk jersey of the same
aapphire-blue as her eyes. With
bracelets, clips and earrings and
her hair swirled high, she would
look festive.
Dressed, she leaned close to the
eandle-lit mirror and marveled.
Donna was the beautv of the fam
ily, but if she, Constance, could
carry this new radiance bark
home with her, Donna would
have to look to her laurels.
Marietta was shyly delighted
with Senorita Micha.M'a appear
ance, and Maria, panting out from
the kitchen stopped still to shrill
"Mueha bontfti.'''
And Pedro?
Sudden f Lime
pEDRO straightened frnm lean
1 in,l on the mantel, snd Con
stance, catching the sudden flame
in hia eyes, frit it had touched
some dry timber in hrr heart and
aet an answering flame there.
It lighted the room, spread a
glow over the whole adventure,
and though she must sit in soli
tary splendor, apart from the
riders and the family. It was like
a living current which made her
one with her surround-pg. a vital
part of this outpost of El Cabrillo.
"Idiot," she chinYd. and tried to
concentrate on Maria's viands,
plump golden rhiiken smothered
in tomato sauce; fried rice with
peppers which brought tears to
her eyes: and clear, cool wine.
Constanre blamed the wine for
her loss of inlere.st in the ranch
affairs. She was ready to say v. nn
rider began ituttering his answer
in Spanish.
Much Work, Little Pay"
"LIE says," began Pedro to Con-
1 stance, "that work is all
there is on this ranch; much work
and little pay. The old daya are
gone. He is very sad. Even the
cattle are sad."
"Paay-dro!" cried little Mari
etta in horror.
"Silence, little one." chlded Ma
ria. "The senorita speaks."
Constance hadn't spoken; she
had caught the quick retort on her
lips when she saw the swift in
terchange of glances as Pedro be
gan his first words to the rider.
Now her words lashed at the
rider.
"And how can you tell when the
cattle are sad?"
Pedro translated and the rider
shrugged his shoulders, threw out
his hands and spoke lengthily.
Pedro's shoulders also moved,
but convulsively, as he answered,
his face serious. "They droop," he
explained. "The spirit of the land
is dead. The Cnhrillos . , .they
have gone to seed "
Maria arose precipitously, gath
ering her offspring together and
herding them from the room, leav.
ing behind her a string of Spanish
directed In pious horror at Pedro,
I he riders followed, as though
glad to get away, then Pedro
I arose and smiled at Constance.
j"W'ould you like to take a turn
about the place?" he asked. "Thia
! valley is enchanting in the moon-
light. The fog is afraid to drop."
I Constance debated. She would.
She knew there was something
! enchanting in the valley. Perhaps
she could learn the secret of it
i And yet this man had been hav
1 ing fun at her exnense.
"If you can't be trusted to speak
the truth in candle light I don't
know what you might sav in en
chanted moonlight," she re
marked, coolly.
Pedro stepped closer, the most
tantalizing smile Constance had
ever seen on human features
lighting his face "And you're
afraid to find cut." he surmised.
Constance straightened in dig
!nity. "Not afraid, she corrected,
i"jut not interested. Goodnight,
.Pedro."
I "Buenos noches, Seftorita Ml
: chael," he returned, laughing.
But Constance was interested;
interested and angry at herself
i for her interest. And when she
had blown out the candles she
( went to the w-indow to look out to
where the moon made a black-and-silver
pattern of trees on the
ell of the white adobe: and up to
the hilltop where the fog hovered
in a silver mass as though it were
truly afraid to drop.
' Ts be conUnael
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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REVOKE 177 DRIVE
PERMITS IN JULY
Salem, Aug. 21. iJP An all
time monthly record of 177
drivers' licenses were revoked
or suspended in Oregon during
.luly, 102 drivers losing their
permits for driving while intox
icated. Secretary of State Earl
Snell said today.
The figure was an increase of
94 over that of July, 1939. Dur
ing the first seven months of'
this year there were 973 revoc
jations and suspensions, com
pared with 692 during the same
period last year.
CBS 4:55. 6.30; WJZ-KBC o;
MBS 8. 6:15. army maneuvers.
MBS 7:15. interviews.
WJZ-NBC 6 30 Rep. Estea Ke
fauver on "Uncertainties of Pres
idential Election System."
Radio Highlights
i '
Columbia is killing "We, the.
People," at 5 next Tuesday to
' c . , rv '
carry opnaiur niuii; ayvn
j accepting the Republican vice
I presidential nomination. WEAF
jNBC will carry it also.
T.ictAnini? innipM fWednesda vl:
i Europe WEAF-NBC 3:15. 3:451
Coming Thursday: WEAF-NBC
9:50 a. m.. Gen. Stephen Fuqua
describes end of war maneuver
(also WJZ-NBC. CBS. 1:39 p. m.,
national doubles tennis, fourth
round. Ted Husing.
There were more than 6,000
carbonated drink bottling plant
in the U. S. last year.
Closing tlma for Too Lata to Clas
sify Ads la 1:30 p. m.
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Castronl Turns on the Countess!
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Strange aa it seems, in the same ring the same night, Preston Brown defeated In on
round each: Harry Law, Jack Reardon, Sammy Willis, Young Sam Langford, Kid Locke
and Willi Sleuth.
BRIAR PIPES
Genuine briar pipes come only from the mountainous "Foreign Legion" district of French
North Africa, where grows a heather root known as "bruyere," found nowhere els in the
world. t
Tomorrow: Submarine Inspiration!
By HAL FORREST
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STATE PARK FEE
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Grdlner. Ore , Aug II. i Pi
The highway commission con
idered the possibilities today of
naking charge for special
privileges at state parks.
About 1.400.000 persons have
visited the parks already this
season, 134.000 to Silver Fall
lone, and the tat?'r. maintrn
net and adnun-sLratiun coat haa
increased steadily. The com
missicn. Inspecting coaM parks
vrMerday, said free wood and
baths accounted for much of
the expense.
The commission studied pro
posiil to expand the "JlOO acre
L'mpqua state park to 3000
acres. It also promised to Im
prove administration of the
Tideways state park on th
i L'mpqua river after donors
threatened to ask return of the
property.
About 13 billion half pints of
carbonated beverage were made
in 1939.
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