Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 10, 1940, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETGHT ItlEmORlJ OF by cannc YtSTLHUAt. Constance goat into Pedro's innj, (Jim remem bering her bargain with John, explains thai if she fail with tht form ha loses eticryMilno. For the first time she faces the possibility of beina defeated by her refractory perionnsL Chapter 22 Letter From John fr PEDERSEN wu th adviser, ' Pedro wu the quiet executive. He laid a colored chart of El Ca brillo before them, ahowing open fields; degree of slope, drainage, and aectiona liahie to be affected by highwater. He had a gang plow ready for delivery and crewi appointed. Soy bean, man gel and alfalfa aeed itored againit advance in prices. "If you'll authorize the plow furchase and let me hire another, can have the winter ploughing finished before the rains, then we can give the land another turn over befora feeding and apring rains." Constance remembered Peder sen saying the land must be worked deep this first season. She looked out of the window to th east Difficult to think of It being winter, but the peak upon which she and Pedro had stopped that memorable day was covered with snow. "Gentlemen, she said, as they were leaving for a rid to th pro- Fosed barn aite, "I don't see now can fail with you around me, each doing your part" "And you riding herd on us to aee we do," teased Peter Taylor, aenior. Constance, who had slipped out to give Pancho an apple, earlier, found her favorite hard to con trol He wanted to run. She gave him rein, knowing Pedro waa not far behind, and when Pancho was satisfied, Pedro rode up. "Do you mind my saying you look particularly stunning in that outfit, Miss Cabrillo?" asked Pe dro. Constance felt the swift flash of color in her cheeks. Resolutely she looked at him. 'Thank you. A Christmas gift from John Rask thorne." "Raskthorne?" Pedro's voice rasped on the name. "Oh, yes, Juliano showed me his picture on time. Polo game, you stand ing with him while someone handed him a trophy." Constance nodded. "That was taken a long time ago. He hasn't ridden since his father's death. He was thrown, hunting. His mother died from shock." Pedro stared ahead a moment. "Then it's this John who handles your estate in the east?" "Yes, he . . . he'a been a very fine friend to the family aince his father's death . . . and before, too, of course." They rod on In silence. Con stanca noting th silver sheen of winter grass and the sharp white line above the peaks like a reflec tion on the sky. "May I ask if he approved of your decision to take over th ranch?" Constance looked up, relieved. "Yes, oh, yes, he did . . . he does. He's very interested. You see, he agrees with me that w Cabrillos must have some kind of an in come or we'll, as my brother would say, 'shoot th works in one play.' Th clop-clop of horses hoofs measured time, then Pedro rode close, lifted Constance's left hand and stripped off th gauntlet. "No ring. Michael?" "No ring, Pedro." "And you're not wearing one en a chain, someplace?" "Only a heart on a chain, Pe dro. The one you gave me. ... I mean the locket, of course." Wordless Melody PEDRO'S laugh rang out, free and happy. "At that, you have my heart dangling. Michael," he lowered his voice as the others rode up, "do you know how many seconds there are in three years? Throe million sixteen thousand, eight hundred. . . . That many heartbeats, Michael, and mine beats double when I'm with you, think of the wear and tear "Then I must stay away from you, Pedro," she retorted, and welcomed the other men so gaily that they turned to look at her again and again. It was Pedro, however, who stayed away from Constance, though not willingly. The plough ing under way, he drove his fa ther south to sell the cattle, and then he was off with Pedersen to buy the dairy herds. He dropped from her mind to heart, to remain there like a wordless melody and left her thoughts free to write John; long letters full of the details of prog ress on the ranch. "one cow palace Is completed. John, and such a palace, as clean and white as a modern mansion; air conditioned; private compart ments for each of the bovine blue-bloods. There's even a nurs ery and maternity ward off the Chemists' laboratory. ."Pete Taylor, a nice old grum bler, says we should have dotted Swiss curtains with bahy-blue tie-cacKs, out federaen told him cows doted on dotted Swiss and wa might find our milk trough flowing with polka dotted milk, so we refrained." Judge Franck had convinced John Raskthorne that It would be better to bargain railroad right-of-way than sell it and on day Constance wrote. "They're here, the tractors. One w ith its crew arrived here today to start from th ranch and lay BARKERIZE and GOSH! you'll feel wonderful Barker's MEN'S STORE THE HlOOIl Bowman aa th roadbed north to meet tin other ' started two months ago from Beachport Next time I turn around I'll hear a whistle, and down from the hills will com flat cars loaded with timber. It's fun. John, watching things grow." From John came all news of her family. Her mother did write an occasional perfumed note, brief and filled only with warnings: "Do look after youi hands, dear, they coarsen so when you're rid ing. I'll send you gloves to wear at night they have some new medication guaranteed to soften and whiten" The gloves never arrived, nei ther did the eye-wash to be used religiously every rest period. But then, thought Constance. I wouldn't hav bothered to use them. John reported their gradual dropping of servants until only Lamson and the cook remained; reported Don's refusing to bor row on his car to pay for Donna's spring wardrobe. Spring, thought Constance, looking out at the cold drizzle, splasi ed against her windows by the wind from the sea. There would be snow in the east And then John's letters pro tested: "I believe. If dear were not the accepted opening of a letter, you would never spare a word of af fection for me. "Admitting I am Interested In th ranch, I confess that interest secondary. What of yourself? Do you miss having me around? Do you never think of me . . . John? "Conchita, I'mwondering why you never mention the younger Taylor. Isn't he around your age? There is something . . . ominous . . . in the omission." Nothing To Mention' C INSTANCE was relieved that she could reply honestly. ' "I don't mention th younger Taylor because there is nothing to mention. As far as I know, he's been here at the ranch only two days since New Year's . . . and John, he doesn't correspond with me. Now maybe that is the omi nous omission. Shall 1 take it up with him when he returns?" John's answer came air-mall "I have a dandy ivory-handled crop that should be used on fresh little girls like you. By all means, correspond with young Taylor, keep track of him, watch him, then you'll know what he Is up to." It was still raining when the letter arrived. Constance had turned one room into an office. She was to be her own book keeper. She had spent most of the day making copies of a skele ton form of report It wasn't a stupid procedure to her, this leaving space for the name of cow; her age, weight and the amount of milk and percentage of butter-cream she was giving. She had enjoyed the day; en Joyed the beating rain, the dreary sound of trees soughing, and the coziness of Are and red leather chairs, deep and inviting. She'd sent coffee royals to the carpen ters and ordered brandy for the herders. Riders from the ranch had carried it to the hills when the round-up was going on. The last round-up. Now she went to a deep chair, re-read John's letter and was worried. She was being complete ly honest with neither John nor Pedro. Yet how could she be? There was really nothine she could tell John, unless she want ed to confess that Pedro was the incarnation of EI Cabrillo, fasci nating, romantic, and that each moment with him was an Intoxi cating madness. She couldn't tell that to a man who had Invested fifty thousand dollars in her common sense. Especially when nothing would come of it And she couldn't tell Pedro he must not think of her because, while she had never promised. John expected her to marry him some day. And in the meantime she had promised to marry no one else. Exactly what had she prom ised? Constance sat rigid In her chair. She had promised John Rask thorne that she would marry no one but him until she had repaid his loan. She couldn't do that without sellino El Cobrillo.' The three-year limitation was only to show profit If she did, the not would be extended for twenty years, but only if she could meet the Interest out of her one-fourth of the net Income of the ranch. Terms of the will pre cluded her taking more for any outside indebtedness. And she could not depend upon th fam ily helping her. John Kaskthorne was giving her a three year moratorium on marriage to him. The other alternative was sac rifice of El Cabrillo Rancho. "And I thought I was shrewd," cried Constance. The room grew dusky with twilight, as Constance sot hud dled in the deep chair, thinking. An approaching car threw yellow bars into the room, intensifying the darkness as they disappeared abruptly. Pedersen home from Beach port, thought Constance. "Michael:" The door was flung open. Cold. wet. salty sir rushed in and with it Pedro. He kicked the door closed with his heel, strode across the room, lifted her from the cli.nr, and laughed down at her. "I'm borrowing ten minutes out of three years hence." he explained. "Or have 1 been away three years?" To bo continued Into th Told Memphis. t Tenn. I P) The minister of a country church near here was beginning his ser mon when a commotion outside caused him to pause. Into the front door and down the aisle trooped a herd of goats with several dogs at their heels. The procession continued noisily rut the rear door and disappear, tl The minister calmly cleared his throat, continued. MEDFORD MATt On the Radio Chains STATIONS: When U rind Them on th Dial: KEX. IIS, Portland: KM, 4. U) Anfelrs; KUA. It;, npokan: M0, Me. Han rranrlaro; Kliw, !. fori land: kin, 07. He.ltlr; KNX, 1050. Lot Anteles; KOV am. Denver! kOIN. Hill. Portland: HOMO, tts, Hrattle: KPO. 630. Kan Franrtvn; KM., inn. Salt Ijihe. T urMlay. S.-OO Marimba Band. KPO. KOW; Exposition Band. KOO, KEX. 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(Pi The Pacific northwest's retail trade bettered national marks in July, Census bureau reports made public today showed both Oregon and Washington among the nine states making larger than average gains over 1939 sales. Consumers In Idaho maintain ed the most consistent Increase in purchases of all the states during the first seven months of the year. California's July sale were 8.8 percent higher than a year ago exactly matching the na tional average Increase. Washington, with a gain of 12.5 percent, stood third in the percentage gain list. Pennsyl vania gained 14.9 percent and Ohio 12.8. Oregon was eighth, with a gain of 9.9 percent. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS' VVA CIO L00K6 AROUND TO SEE WHY MOTHER DOESN'f TEll HIM NOT "ID a LLy did SHE LOOKS UP, BUT To HIS DISAPPOINTMENT ONLV SMILES AND RETURNS TO HER WORK. JiES UP, DECIDINS THAT SOME THIN6S ARENT ANY FUN To DO UNLESS SOME BODY TELLS YOU NOT TO t 2&eW.-i?.,n I l T"ANK GOODNESS NOW., , I I DO YOU REALISE THAT si) CAPTURED THE THIS ENVELOPE ..TO KEEP ACCOMPLICE OP J I t. A A ENEMY SUB... f i IN THE PLANE'S SAFE.... COUNTESS LATROf-F . J iVLwitEVERYTHINO 1 II CONTAINS IMPORTANT WHO MAS JUST J IM A. HAN WHO WORKS VvWEM WE VvORKS AWO LOAFS . 1 OOsTT MIX TwEM UP-1 5AW Or4E GUV WWO MAD WIS CAJDDV CARRV- ) IM3 A, PORTABLE CHARGE IS UPHELD Salem, Sept. 0. (IF) Drs. Wendell H. Hutchens and James H. Huddleson, Portland psychi atrists who examined former Jackson County Judge Earl Fehl at the request of the circuit court during Fehl's action to obtain release from the state STRANGE AS IT SEEMS f 1 1 I M 1LM A J J48 TIT rtw 144 r rUsJ mur. VrwoTVwU I fa. f-fC Tm. Bag. Ulru Off. Al Hfhta iwnil Wim WiTrl CIRCULAR MN6 V CoUtPflJ WM.RH. SPEEDING PRESIDENT Ulysses S. Grant liked to drive fast and, strange as It seems, was lhroa times arrested fof speeding once while President of the Unitsd Staiesl On this occasion Grant ran his fast steppers down M street, Washington, and a Negro po liceman, William West, grabbed the bridle. He apologised profusely when he discovered. Grant's identity, but Grant stepped from his buggy and said. "Officer, do your duty." The Presi dent walked to the White House while the buggy was impounded in lhe police station, later to be returned to Grant. Tomorrow: "Wild West" in Africal L0PS WHEN WE , RAvOlO ON TME GOLF .COURSE TO KEEP IN A TOUCH WITH TmE M ARKfeT J 'hospital, charged the county $123 each for making the ex aminations. I r-riruit Judit Calvin L. Sweek refused to release Fehl. the doctors finding that Fehl is insane and unsafe to be at large. The attorney general ruled today that the county should pay the fees to the doctors. Death la Parked Auto Eugene, Sept. 10. P) Har ry C. Farley, 59, was foVind dead in his parked car on a country road near here today. A garden hose was found lead rhaafO CHURCH - - . PUT 1HK aa m treePiN& (in a eu6&Y) - m m ONCE WHILE. I I . PR&lDBNToFTfe UNlfEDSTms l DO YOU REALIJ6 THM THIS MAKES YOU.. AN fttCUMPLICE Or SNT THAT !J 'S-S V". JNOUR HUSBAND )7 POUND A MARKETj a. MRS NEB5?yV POa WS ,c-'"' Jj VJAsnivERSAOnJ ing from the exhaust into the car window. Coroner Charles Poole investigated after a pass erby discovered the tragedy. Sub Overdue London, Sept. 10. P The British submarine Phoenix is considerably overdue and must be considered lost, the admir alty announced tonight. Th 1,475-ton submarine normally carried 50 men. Accidental deaths of persona under 25 are more numerous in the summer than at any other time. by JOHN HIX vjlllj fit?0 A MAfnKo ife NfcSf !M W tfKPLt, &mN6 ITARRE - ... . ,tf .n ll ! C" nMV? mw . -Memphi6,Tenn., A - Mi JIM !!;!! 1 1 1 I' 'i!i.iljTilK-fiir5M ril(?rwi ismurvn ., s, . -fejbijanabrjltprini, 1 Br HAL FORREST I...I...MAD NOIHINO IO DO WITH WITH THE r-lURDPR OF LORD TWFEDLY WAfT.'....l'LL. ELL YOU ALL B EDWIN ALGER By SOL HL63