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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1941. Chapter 21 "Kidnapped" "OELLO good morning, hon ey." It was not Johnny but Riv who answered. "Love me?" uked Riv in his most loverlike - manner. A week ago she wouK have answered eagerly. Now . . . "I'm sorry. Riv." she said slowly. "I can't marry you. I've tried to tell you." "Nonsense, he spoke angrily, and then his voice took on the coaxing tone she knew so well. "What's wrongT The Colonel of fend you? He came back here last night and was afraid you might Mot understand him." "I understand him quite well." "I'll be over by ten," said Riv stubbornly. "I never thought you a girl of moods. Sue." "This isn't a mood. I can't dis cuss what I feel over the tele phone." Riv Interrupted: "No need to explain. I'll be over at ten and take you out to breakfast" "I don't wint breakfast," she aid flatly. "I'll take you sightseeing, then. We'll drive out to see Lincoln Memorial Arlington any place you say. We'll pack up and start back f-r Tyler Springs together, if that is what you want, but don't think I'm going to lose you. Sue." , "Riv. . . ." But he had hung up. She looked at the clock on her bedside table. Nine fifteen. Forty, live minutes. Forty-five minutes in which she must plan what to say to Riv, to convince him that he meant what she said. He would be persuasive. Suppose he should promise to take care of Aunt Car and Aunt Pleas? Could he hold out against him? She picked up the receiver and called Johnny Harris's hotel There was one way out. Johnny. She waited impatiently, her eyes bent on the ticking clock be side her. Feeling that every min ute was precious. Surely Belle Acres could not be signed away so easily the Colonel might be bluffing when he said the whole scheme hinged on her marriage to Riv. There was something else; whether to avoid the scandal in Tyler Springs when it was known that Riv had married when he was engaged to her whether some financial difficulty of the colonels A voice broke Into her thoughts. "They do not answer," it said. "Please ring again," she begged the operator. The minute hand moved for ward until it was twenty-five after nine, and then she gave up and returned the receiver to its cradle. Johnny had called her last night and she had not been back as she promised and he had gone away and decided she didn't want to see him. She called the desk clerk at the hotel where Johnny stayed. "Mr. Harris checked out at nine o'clock and said that he would not be back," he told her. Help Cornea THAT was that. Thirty minutes later Riv would be waiting in the lobby and all the old argu ments would be gone over again. Did she love him? Had she for given him? Did she remember this and that episode of their en gagement? Bewilderment and anxiety for those at home, making her incapable of sober Judgment. She bathed and packed and dressed. She added an extra touch of vivid rouge to her pale lips. When she was ready she called the hotel desk to send up a boy to carry down her luggage. She had only one plan now to get away before Riv came. At the station she could find a train, or wait all day if necessary, but she must be on her way back to Mis sissippi. The snowstorm was over. Sun light glinted on the windows and slanted across the carpet Outside, the snow was melting fast She regarded her smart pumps rue fully, but hoped she would not have far to walk. Nine-forty-five. She hoped that Riv would be late. He was always late. The boy appeared for her bags and she was in the elevator and a minute later crossing the marble lobby to the desk. Nine-fifty. She paid her bill and ordered a taxi. There was some delay. "It's ridiculous to feel like this, she told herself; "silly to get so upset so afraid that Siv will come before you can get away" Her taxi was at the door! A boy swooped down and swept up her bags and she fairly ran to keep up with him. Behind her. the hands of the big clock moved to ten o'clock, but she was outside now, breathing the crisp cold morning air, . . . drawing It deep in her lungs in a great thankful breath. She started to cross the pave ment and saw Riv alighting from a taxi just ahead of her. Had he seen her? No he was busy paying his driver. In her haste to cross to the rnrh ah stumbled and slipped and would : nave lanen, but a firm hand caught her elbow and guided her i wittly forward. ' Oregon Telephones Show Earning Gain Salem, Nov. 8. OP) Tele phone companies had a net oper. ating income from their Oregon operations of $1,894,283 during 1940, a gain of $434,359 over their 1939 income, the public ROLL IT UP, JUMP ON IT, SOAK IT THE ONE HAT THAT TAKES EVERYTHING! DALTON'S st Qe RUGGEDY wHI.ilD sold only at Store for Men "Union Station," said a vote just behind her. "Step on It" ' She was seated in tne taxi, but not alone. A tall well-knit figure in uniform was crowded in beside her and Johnny Harris's clipped Yankee voice said: "Hello." Her lip quivered ar d the knew tears had come into her eyes, for he smiled and said bending to ward her: "If you must cry when ever I meet you. I can offer a com fortable shoulder." Still she could not speak, her mind a whirl of racing thoughts. The taxi sped down the avenue. Snow capped the government buildings. Slushy snow lay on the street and an army of 'men in shabby clothes were shoveling it away. Snow dashed against the windshield and spattered the win dows, so that great splotches of it shut out the view. Without speak, ing, Johnny reached over and took her fingers and held them tight "I have an idea that something has happened." he said simply. "I called and you were not at your hotel, so I decided that either your fiance had been persuasive and in duced you to consent to his plans, or" "We met the Colonel," she man. aged to say. "So that was It." His fingers tightened. "I suppose he told you about the plantation deal." "Something." The Plan THERE'S only one answer to this situation. Miss Sue El len." His tone was so formal that she felt sickened, frightened. "There is only one way to save Sour face with your friends back ome and one way to help your aunts. I promised my father that I would do everything I could for your Aunt Carolina. It took a little time for me to find out just how this could be done. It isn't an easy thing to assist anyone finan cially. I could see only one way to do it to buy up the old Fairhope firoperty and in some way restore t to your family. "The proposition wasn't too easy because the Colonel was greedy. If I had shown too much interest in your aunt, he would have held me up for believing I wanted the place for some senti mental reason and he would have held it too high for me even to consider. Fortunately, he was hard Eressed himself and his influence ere is slipping. He must have the good will of the people back home to carry him through another election. He only managed re election this time by a narrow margin." The taxi wheeled swiftly Into line with other taxis and stopped. Sue Ellen found her voice. "But why are you here?" He smiled down at her gravely: "Guess?" . "You are going back to Camp Shelby roday7" "Right." . ' ' Her fingers fumbled with her purse and closed tightly on it Just for an instant she had thought something else. What he told tier had shaken her. He had visited Tyler Springs to do something to help the woman his father had loved for years. He had had no interest except in Aunt Car and whatever he had said to her had not been because he loved her. "You should be interested In this trip." His grey eyes were close and gleamed with something which was not laughter, although his lips smiled down at her. She was beine stiff and utimM and he could not know that It took all her will power to control the impulse to out her head down on his shoulder and cling to him ana ten mm that she loved him, that she had never loved Riv never could love anyone had never known love until now. She was proud of the way she pulled her hand away, because she could not trust herself to let him hold her hand in that tight clasp any longer. The touch of his fingers frightened her a mad, delightful fright But she was say. ing quite steadily and with a su perb control which disguised her inner tumult: "How nice that we should travel back to Mississippi together." , "But we're not traveling back to Mississippi together." "But" The taxi driver had the door open and his glance was impa tient. "Let's go." Johnny Harris was out standing in the sunshine. Tall, straight, his eyes bright and the smile on his lips quizzical, as she stepped down to stand beside him. He was amused because she could not follow his thought he was teasing her maybe he guessed that she cared. He seiied her arm and started to hurry her toward the great door rf the station. With a touch of her former spirit she said: "Why do you sav that you are going to Camp Shelby and that we are not going together to Mis sissippithat doesn't make sense Mr. Harris." "Johnny," he corrected. "Get the habit of using my first name in ine luiure. Have you ever heard a modern wife calling her husband mister? Think about that while I buy our tickets." Te ba eoatlnaeg utilities commissioner'! office re ported today. Total operating revenues were $11,084,493. a gain of $1,000,402 while taxes totaled $1.5Sd,15t The average revenue pr tele phone was $00.63, of which $41.58 was local exchange bust ness and $17 48 was long duUnre revenue. Bishop Baxter Heads. Anti-Liquor League Portland, Nov. 8. P) Meth odlst Bishop Bruce R. Baxter of Oregon was elected president of the Anti-Liquor league yes terday. Dr. K. K. Adams, Salem, was named vice-president: Rev Leo Webster Collar and E. B. Hous- er. Salem, and R. T. Hicks , Dayton, headquarters commit' On the Radio Chains STATIONS: Chain affiliation and when they are on the dlalt KALE (MHs U30. rortUnd: KLX (MMJ-bliie) 1 1 SO. rortland; hOA (NBC-Blue a MBs 131. Spokane: KGO (NBC-Blue) lie. San tranrlMo; Hr.W (NBC-Red) 20. Portland: KJB (NBC-Blue) IIHJO. Srallle; KNX (Cb 101. Los AnieM; KOA (NBC-Krd) SJO. Uenter; KOl.N (CBN) 7. run- land: HOMO (NBC-Bed) tie. drank: KPO (NBC-Hrd) HO. an Francltro; KSL (CBS) alt lake City. Time bbown te P4T Thursday 8 :00 p. m. Adventure Stories, KOO, KJR, KEX; Death Valley Days, KSL; Jans Arden. KOMO; Stars or Today. KOW; Eye of the World. KOIN; Don Wlnslow of the Nary. KPO. 6:30 p. m. Duffy's Tavern. KSL; News of the World, KOO. KEX, KJR: Tonight's Best Buy, KNX; Leon F Drews, KOIN. :00 p. m. Major Bowes. KNX. KSL. KOIN: Bins Crosby, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Scandinavian Reporter, KJR. fl 30 p. m. Joe Oalllochlo's Orch., KOO. KJR, KEX. 7:00 p. m. Qlenn Miller's Orch, KNX, KOIN, KSL: Cugat Rumba Re- vua, KPO, rOMO. KOW; Rudy Val lee. KOO. KEX, KJR. 7:80 p. m. Prank Pay. KPO. KOW. KOMO; News Here snd Abroad. KOO. LETTER OPENER IfoftlN-tit- M0JWW6 MMl, C0ri5i5flK6 OF TWO BILIA AW A UffER THAT SHE CANT MAKE OUT WHO FRCM CARRIES TfOvTR t WlUDDW ID SEE IF SHE CM MAKE OUTlUE POSTMARK, WHICH 15 BUiRRED LI'L ABNER When Yokums TH' LEAST A PAPPY KIN DO FOr HIS CHILE. AT A TIME LIKE. THIS IS BLOW HIS B-BRAINS OUT.' THE NEBB3 The Lesson ' . TAILSPIN TOMMY The Traltorl By HAL FORREST SO Of YO ' MAK' DE FOOLS pWAvIT.' tg RAN' YO AN' SENOR. SLeV.DE J bAJ..:- J'LI JIJtljcv -.rvr a-py ' (QUICKLY S ET UP Ot US. SI? 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KOIN; University By GLUYAS WILLIAMS hoik iwaopE close ad tar orr. icons ol back i& see if -WERE IS ANY SEHDER'-i NAME 6IVTS UP WD OPENS IETTER, WHICH b AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE MEET1N6 OFTHE GARDEN CLUB HAS BEEN POSTPONED I f TLL 6IVE NOL TEN BUCKS W APIECE TO DO IT BUT BRitsJG ' tME MONEY Dk 1 i.wi W-VNl HERs TO LOSE ANYTUlNlG 1 WANT A H0LDUH. - 1 DOMT VsJANT WEKj 6ive h5a eoo5-3r.l AKOUMn,' aOQOjV;-. J 11 ML of Oreson Forum. KOW: Three Four T.me, KJR; Sports. KSL. 9:30 p. m. Freddy Martln'B Orch.. KOO. KJR: Chuckwaeon Davs. KPO; Moonlight Sonata. KEX: News. KSL. KJR; Armchair Cruises. KOMO. 10:00 p. m. Bill Clifford's Orch, KOO. KEX, KJR: Reporter News. KPO. KGW. KOMO: News. KNX. KOIN: Maaterworka of Muile. KSL. 10:30 p. m, Danoe Orch., KOO; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Danoe Orch.. KOW: Masttrworks of Music. KNX; Bob McOrewa Orch, KOMO; Concert Hall. KPO. 11:00 p. m. Plckard Family. KPO, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS T-r2C. DROPPED H3La.SS ihVsilri rt;-" ,- B Pv FROM A PIER WHILE if rssj3' W ikX -WIH U FFoHING CAUGHT" THEM NM?) C iAf T.tiBl Q ON HI'S HOOK AT THE LjJ Ol r ZQl I P J U "SAME SP0T THREE fin tJrvT.i. After 10,000 MlLE&NWZ. AND MRS. PRESTON BREEDy PARKED .as?5. THEIR, AUTO TRAILER IN S "SCVSiav ALEXANDRIA, MINN., DUG A XT 'JV BASEMENT FOR IT AND ADDED C trW VTOv 2 ROOM'S TO MAKE IT A ( PfST d53 rf Jack EiCHERLVHifiH school BACK SCORED 279, POINTS IN HohTein, 'lorn, 95... 1 Tm. t I. L Til- OS AU riBu rwn CIVIL LIBERTIES In the infant stage of the U. 8. Government ten amendments to the Constitution were made, covering civil liberties, and were together known as the Bill of Rights. The Com monwealth of M"-echusetts had no objection to the sentiments expressed by the amend ments, but felt they were not expressed strongly enough! Ratification was delayed for a time, and as the years passed this important gesture was overlooked entirely. Finally, in 1939, Governor Saltonstall brought this error to the attention of the Commonwealth legis lature, the amendments were approved and he signed the ratificatlqru Tomorrow) 40 Miles to Schooll r'TuiS IS A LONELyN I ;pnT it ppf E-CTl TO IFOR A HOLDUP fikMD SHES GOT A KOMO, KOW: This MoMnc World. KEX; Ken Stevens. KOIN. KSL; News, KOO. KNX: Musicals. KJ.t Elephants Drink Up Natives' Cocktails Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 8. (IP) ;A herd of elephants is sobering iup after an impromptu cocktail party which created new records of tree climbing among the na- present governor of haachw5Eth" while preparing a speech on Civil liberties, discovered that HftTATE HAD NEVER. RATIFIED THE BILL OF RIGHT'S He signed the ratification in march 1939...50 years LAIS rnorr raKSST VaT IT WONT BE PUT A HA.MD- L0N3 NOW. KERCHVEF AROUND THE MONEY YOUQ FACE.J3CNT ROLUNo IM CHANCES) THE SOLDIER l CAMP OPENED 1 CAMP OPENED V HERE T-r-r!9l .a 7 s its r .5 -v Itive population, said dispatches (published here today from the. 'region of Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa. The dispatches said the na tives were dancing around huge pots of a local alcoholic brew at a harvest celebraton when Q the elephants came thundering ' through the forest. The nntives took to the nearest timber and watched while the elephants lumbered up and fraternized about the bowls until there was hardly a drop left. by JOHN HIX By AL CAPP Be SOL HESS SO V.lL,Oo RE TA.K-1 riA.X 1N3 SO MUCH OUT IS SiMi OF my Business i CMT PAY MY e'LLS-JHEE WON'T &E AJYTM:N' FCR ElTMrt ONE CUS -Irii 1 J;t tr- t . .r I a. it-- 'tea members. a---4!1-
