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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1941.
ft . 4 O by MARGARETTA
yd U JlOVe f BRUCKER
Chapter 27
Tragedy ' '
"r0 we have to go over all that
s again. Riv?" Sue Ellen demanded.
"And why notT If you'd been
different. I would never have
married Deedora Waller"
Suddenly he broke down and
his voice became pleading.
"There's one thing you can do
one thing you must do, to help
the Colonel. He can't stand hav
ing an investigation made of his
affairs; It will ruin mm.
"Then why not say that you
came to beg me to do son.ething
to help the Colonel, not attempt
to arouse a feeling which is dead.
which never existed.
Riv aid: "Listen, Sue. You're
the girl I love, the only girl I
ever loved and I never realized
how much I loved you until I
lost you. The other affair was a
hideous mistake and every day
make it worse. You know about
Deedora?"
"I know. And you should be
asking Deedora to help you. not
me, for it is help you want, isn't
it. Riv?"
"I have to have it," laid Riv
lullenly, "but I'll not go to Dee
dora and bargain for it She
would like nothing better. She's
down here now, waiting for some
opportunity to force me to live
with her. She tricked. me into
marrvini her. She thinks she can
put me on a horse to manage that
estate and settle down here in
Tyler Springs. She knows the
Colonel's lost most of his money.
6he' cunning. I saw her yester
day and asked her to give me a
divorce "
"She refused because she lovea
vou. Riv.
He stared at her angrily: "Don't
tell me you want me 10 live wun
her now. Remember how you
rushed up to Washington a week
ago begging me to marry you at
once? Or maybe you ve forgotten
all that Maybe that Yankee sol
dier informed you that the Col
onel had lost his money and you
suddenly changed your mind. You
love Belle Acres not a man.
You'd sell your soul for that plan
tation. Well, you'll help me now
or else
"Riv stop being melodramatic.
What do you want me to do?"
"Turn Belle Acres back for the
Colonel to manage. That will si
lence all this gossip."
"I plan to manage Belle Acre
tnysrlf."
"You?" Riv laughed scornfully.
"What do you know about busi
ness? Your aunts raised you to be
a beauty. You've no more sense
than a baby or you would have
een-"
"What would I have seen?
"That this northerner married
you for the same reason Deedora
married me. You're the type to be
the mistress of a big plantation,
iust as I'm the type to manage
)ecdora's estate. You're the com
posite of a dream this man has of
a southern sweetheart"
It was what Ginny had said so
shrewdly Just a short time before,
and against her will Sue listened.
"Love is something different."
(aid Riv, and she knew by his ex
pression that Riv believed he had
touched upon a subject which
might win her over to his way of
thinking. "Love is what I feel
deep in my heart for you, honey."
Truth To Rir
" ALL of which Is more running
" true to type." Sue Ellen
arose. "Making love Is an accom
plishment with you, Riv you're
adept at it But you don't love
me nor any girL You love your
aelf. There Is something else you
should know, Riv. I think it will
aimplify things for you for me."
"And what is that?" ha de
manded angrily.
"I love my husband."
She had expected, an outburst
ef sarcasm. A flood of angry
words, even oaths, but Riv simply
stood and stared at her out of
hot angry eyes, then turned and
flung himself out of the house,
hatless his raincoat huddled
about his neck. She watched his
tall figure disappear In the gath
ering darkness and the rain, with
a feeling of vague uneasiness and
apprehension.
She went back Into the library
and stood before the Are with her
hands outstretched to the cheerful
blaze. She was cold and shiver
ing. Aunt Car looked up from her
work. "You got rid of him?"
Sue Ellen said: "I don't know.
I have a feeling that Riv plans
to make trouble for me, Aunt Car.
He frightened .ne."
"Nonsense. He's head'trong and
Impetuous, but Riv Moore's a
coward."
"Even a coward can be danger
ous." said Sue Ellen.
But she shook off her depres
sion and went back upstairs to
put away her clothes strewn
about hrr room. She had lost all
eagerness to dress for Johnnv
The thought of what Riv might
do obsessed her. Poor Riv. Weak,
yes but she could not help pitv
Ing him. If only he cnuld drcide
to go to Dredora, who had money
and Influence and could help him.
But he knew he must bargain
wilh Deedora.
What bargain had re hoped to
make with her, Sue Ellen? what
ever it had been, beyond men
tioning that It concerned the Col.
onel. he had been too upset and
angry to giva her a clear idea
of what he could do to help him.
Johnny was expected at four,
but four came, and four-thirty,
and he did not appear.
It continued to rain. A gloomy,
dismal afternoon with a rising
wind howling down the library
chimney as she and Aunt Car
sat before the Are. Sue Ellen lost
In her thoughts Aunt Car glanc
ing at her anxiously from time
to time as the minutes passed and
the clch.k in the hall chimed five
five-thirty six.
Aunt Pleas bustled In from the
kitchen with a huge lace-trimmed
apron tied about her stout waist
From the kitchen drifted Aunl
Jennie's mournful voice aigning a
spiritual. The aroma of tried
chicken filled the house.
At six-thirty Aunt Pleas be
came indignant "A gentleman
should be careful about keepinj
appointments," she observed.
Accident
JUST then th doorbell rang
Sue Ellen ran to answer it
Toby Tyler tood outside, his
round face sober and anxious
"Miss Sue Ellen" he began.
"Yes." She drew him inside.
He was hesitating, breathless
"There' been an accident "
"Johnny 7"
Toby shook his head. "If Riv
and he' badly hurt He had been
drinking. He drove out to th
Waller plantation and coming
back he (kidded on a bad curve
he isn't expected to live," said
Toby. "He keeps asking for you,
Sue Ellen."
"Where I he?" She was shak
ing all over with nervousness and
fright Just for a minute the
thought of Johnny flashed through
her mind. Johnny had been de
layed. He would be here any
minute and when he came she
must not be gone, for only now
she realized how much this eve
ning meant to her. Someway sh
would let Johnny know that she
loved him. He might take her
away with him. All this spun
through her mind as Toby talked
and as she found herself nulling
upstairs for a coat when Toby
told her that he had a car outside
waiting, that Riv was at his
father's plantation ten miles be
yond the town, that a surgeon
was flying from Memphis.
Mechanically she pulled on
rubbers and raincoat and took
the umbrella Aunt Car brought
from the hall closet Aware that
Aunt Pleas had come In and was
asking questions, that far back
in the pantry door she could sea
Aunt Jennies black face peeping
through at her. Someway sh
knew that Aunt Jennie cared less
about Riv Moore and his accident
than about the dinner which she
had prepared and which would be
ruined.
Tell Johnny . . She clutched
Aunt Car's arm as Toby caught
ner arm and hurried her toward
the door. "Tell Johnny . . ." Hel
mind was a blank oil bewilder
ment and fear. Why did this have
to happen, but hadn't she felt all
day that the hours were leading
up to a climax, that each stroke
of the clock had not given her
the lift of spirits she should hav
had as she awaited Johnny's com.
ing.
Riv again. Stepping into her
life and upsetting her hope and
her plans. Would Johnny under
stand? Could he?
"What shall I tell Johnny?"
Aunt Car stood on the porch with
the wind and rain tearing at het
soft grey hair.
'Tell him to call me. I want to
talk to him I must talk to him."
She was all but sobbing as Toby
jerked open the door of the cai
at the curb and pushed her in
side. As the car rolled away through
the ram, she saw the headlights
of another car cut through the
darkness ahead. As the car passed
them she leaned forward and rec
ognized it
"I can't go, Toby." Toby Ig
nored her cry and his face was
grave as he bent over the wheel.
"Shut up," he said briefly. "Thi
Is no time for hysterics. A man'
life may hang on whether I can
get you ten miles out in the coun
try on these wretched roads."
A man's life Riv life. A life
was more important than love,
wasn't it? While they rushed
through the night slipping, slid
ing, skidding on a treacherous
bit of clay and back on the road
again.
"Hold the wheel a minute, will
you, while I light a cigarette."
Her hands were stiff and cold
and had no feeling, as she bent
over and hung to the wheel at
Tohv'a bidding.
"Here I have It."
Toby's coolness was steadying
her own shattered nerves. Pres
ently she asked in a small shaken
voice: "How did it happen?"
"He was drunk. He'd been out
to the Waller place and he and
Deedora Waller had an argument
He was found just a few miles
this side of the plantation. At
first the men who found him
wanted to take him back, but he
was so violent In demanding that
he be taken home that they com
plied. Then he began to call for
you. He's still calling. It's partly
dnlinum from the pain. Hi back
la broken." said Toby.
T be eontlnned
COSTLY LESSON
Greenwood, Miss. (A1) Wil
li Page found a bright object
on the street and pounded It
against the sidewalk. It was
a dynamite rap. Willie lost a
finger.
FIFTY DOLLARS
J WORTH OF FUN!
try one of thos
naw Kuppenheimer's
Sold Only at
Stor for Men
BRUMBAUGH LEAVES
Fort Lewis, Nov. 13. ,pi
Col. Harry C. Brumbaugh, com
mander of the l2nd infantry
regiment, left his post today for
an undisclosed "specinl detail"
with the 4th army headquarters
at the Presidio, San Francisco.
SPANISH FAVORED
New York iA') In the pub
lic school of the city, French
long the most popular of all
foreign tongue continues to
be the pupils' favorite, but Its
pulling power Is dwindling rap
Idly since France fell under the
Nazi yoke. German and Italian
are also falling off. In contrast
Spanish classes are enjoying a
tremendous boom the number
of student doubling from about
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS!
Chain affiliation ana where
tri.'y are on rtie dial:
KALE f.MBft) I AM. Portland:
KtX (NRC-fSlue) 1 1 UO. Portland:
KfJA (NBC-Hlue MI1S) 1510
Spokane; KUO (SBC-Kluc) 110
8n Sranclvos low M4C-Hed
8J0, Portland; KJR (NHC-bhirl
loot). Seattle; KNX (CB 10:0.
Loa Anfclrt: KOA (NBC-Rrd) Stt
banter; KOIN (CHS) 9J0. Port
land: HOMO (NflORed) (3D.
Seattle; KPO (NBC-Bed) 8X0.
Ran Franclaro; KSL, (CBS) I ISO
Palttake city.
lima Shown Is PSI
Tharaday
8:00 p. m. Adventure stories.
KOO, KJK, KEX: Dentil Valley Days,
KSL; Jane Arden. KOMO; stars of
Today, KOW; Eyes of tha World.
KOIN; Don Wlnslow of the Navy.
KPO.
5:30 p. m. Duffy's Tavern, KSL;
News of the World. KOO, KEX. KJB;
Rlcardo's Rhapsodies, KPO, KOW,
KOMO; Tonight's Best Buya, KNX;
Leon F. Drews, KOIN.
6:00 p. m. Major Bowe's Amateur
Hour, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Blng Cros
by, KPO.KOW, KOMO; Scandinav
ian Reporter, KJR.
8:30 p. m. Joe OalUech!oe Orch.
KOO. KJR. KEX.
7:00 p. m. Olenn Miller's Orch.,
KNX, KOIN, KSL; Cugat Rumba Re
vue. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Rudy VaUee.
KOO. KEX, KJR.
7:30 p. m- Prank: Pay. KPO. KOW.
KOMO: Newa Hera and Abroad, KOO,
KEX, KJR; Who Dunnlt, KNX, KOIN,
KSL.
8:00 p. m-Amoa n' Andy, KNX.
KSt. KOIN; Pred Waring, KPO.
KOMO. KOW; March of Time, KJR,
KOO, KEX.
8:18 p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Lanny Ross, KNX.
KOIN, KSL.
8:30 p. m. Maudle'a Diary, KNX,
KOIN; Saunders of Circle X, KOO.
KEX: Panny Brloa. KPO, KOMO,
KOW; News, KSL; Hot Stove League.
KJR.
9:00 p. m. Easy Ace. KOO. KEX.
KJR; Duffye Tavern, KNX, KOIN;
Aldrtch Pamlly, KPO, KOMO. KOW;
Sport. KSL.
0:30 p. m. Freddy Ebener Orch.,
KPO. KOW, KOMO: Death Valley
Days. KNX, KOIN: News, KSL. KJR;
Moonlight Sonata, KEX.
10:00 p. m. America's Town Meet
In of the Air, KOO. KJR, KEX: Re
porter News, KPO, KOMO, KOW:
News, KNX; Plve Star Pinal, KOIN;
Maaterworks of Music, KSL.
10:30 p. m. Ed Stoker'a Music.
KOW; Reld Tannera Orch.. KSL;
Maaterworks of Music, KNX; The
World Today. KOIN: Industry and
Defeuae, KOIN; Concert Hall, KPO.
1 1 :0O p. m. Etchings In Brasa.
KPO. KOW: This Moving World. KJR.
KEX; Ken Stevens, KSL, KOIN; News.
KNX. KOO; Emmanuel Tabernacle,
KOMO.
Friday. ,
S 00 p. m. Kate 6mlth. KSL: Ad
venture Stories. KOO, KJR, KEX:
Jane Arden, KOMO: Stars of Today.
KOW: Eyes of tha World. KOIN; Don
Wlnalow of the Navy. KPO.
8:30 p. m. News of tha World.
KOO. KJR, KEX; Eugenia Clair Plat
to, KNX; Leon P. Drews. KOIN;
Three-Pour Time, KOMO.
8:00 p. m. What's On Your Mind,
KNX. KOIN, KSL; Walt Time. KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Scandinavian Report
er. KJR.
8.30 p. m Michael and Kitty.
KOO. KEX, KJR: Uncle Walter's Dog
Houae, KPO. KOW, KOMO: PI rat
Nlghter. KNX, KSL, KOIN.
7 00 p. rn. Rochester Civic Orch.,
KOO; Hollywood Premiere, KSL,
KNX. KOIN; Wings of Deatlny, KPO.
KOMO. KOW; Candlelight Concerts,
KEX; What's Doing in Sport. KOO;
P1h Plnder, KJR.
7:80 p. m. At Pearce's Oang. KNX,
KSL, KOIN; Orand Central Station,
KOW. KPO. KOMO; Weekly Specta
tor, KOO, KJR; Modern Mualc Box,
KEX.
8:00 p. m. Pred Waring. KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Romance and Rhythm.
KOO, KEX; Amoa 'n' Andy. KNX,
KSL, KOIN; Musical Qulnella. KJR.
8:18 p. m. Lanny Ross. KNX, KSL,
KOIN; Lum and Abner. KPO. KOW.
KOMO; Along the sidelines, KJR.
8:30 p. m. Don't Be Personal. KPO,
NOISY ERRAND
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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TJ15C0UFRS IMMEDIATELY,
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JUMPIN6 DOWrt STAIRS
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PRESEHTbiJ AND DECIDES
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KOW. KOMO: Oang Biutera. KOO.
KEX, KJR; Playhouse. KNX. KOIN.
KSL.
9:00 p. m. Radio Chatter. ' KPO:
Pltfskln Party. KOO. KJR. KEX: Kate
Smith Hour, KNX. KOIN; University
of Oregon Porum. KOW: Along the
Sidelines. KJR: Sports, KSL.
:30 p. m. Preddy Martin's Orch.,
KOO. KJR: Chuckwagon Days. KPO.
KOMO; News, KSL. KJR; Moonllirrit
Sonta. KEX: Svm: hony of MeiesM
kow. ir corps groups. The strategy
10:00 p. ra. Hollywood Leg fcoard proposes at least 29 new
Stadium Plghta. KOO, KEX, KJtes
Reporter News. KPT KOW. KOMO:
News. KNX. KOIN; Maaterworks of
Mualc, KSL.
10:30 p. m The Land That Never
Was, KOMO; Hollywood Legion
PlghU, KOO.- KJR; Dance Orch..
KUW, Broadway Bandwagon. KEX;
Maawrworka of Mualc. KNX: Bob Mc
Orewa Orch. KOMO; Mysterious
Hals. KPO.
11:00 p m. Pickard Pamlly. KPO.
which will cost many mil
lions of dollars lo establish. Two
ef the new bases will be placed
STRANCF AS IT fin the northwest, and there will
Ing from Everett, Wash., to
Vf . J.r Vbheyenne, Wyo. and on Into
lIAnV OF THPrSansas, and another line from
Wpc. Ct C aip taract. an
ENGLISHWOMAN W& A MAJOR
IN THE SERBIAN ARMY DURING
WORLD WAR1
During theerbian retreat of
1915 3he led a medical column
TO SAFETY OVER toOO MILE'S OF.
MOUNTAIN ROAD AT ONE
TIME REMAINING IN THE
SADDLE FOR 8 HOURS,
Money for Cripples
Mount Gilead, O. (AP)
Often during the 30 years that
Charles Ellsworth Parsons deliv
ered mail to farm homes in this
vicinity did he think of what
he could do for crippled chil
dren. Last month he died and
his will disclosed he left the bulk
o. his estate of S79.972 to Mor-
w county with the stipulation
J it establish a home for crip-
Valri children on nis eu-acr
of thi
local
appeaj
Aul
J
of thT
appeal
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by JOHN HIX
Alarm clock watch
0O VEARS OLD
Mfdp by a London
waTchmaker in IbH-O...
condieV.-V 1 f I
Cbcrd-tield and Pendleton to 1.
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MONK Fl3H-
HARK-L!KE RAYS HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO SWALLOW HATS
CAN'S OF FOOD AND LARGE
BOARD'S 'STUDDED WITH iNALS
A LOCOMOTIVE. CARS
AND 3 MILES OF STEEL
RAILS WERE STOLEN
( fyom art El CenTro, Calif,
K Conduction Co.-mo)
LiU
LADY MAJOR
In 1903 Mrs. St. Clair Stobert kept a store in South Africa. Returning to England to find
the woman suffrage movement in full swing, she determined to show proof of womens' national
worthiness. During the first Balkan war in 1812 she went to Bulgaria with a first aid group
she had organised. When the World war broke out she moved to Belgium to engage in hospi
tal work. Suspected of being a spy, she was for'unaie ts escape with her life. Later she went
to Serbia where she was made a major, and with her favorite coal-black mount became known
as "The Lady of the Black Horsel" ,
Tomorrow: Allies in Class!
LI'L ABNER A Voice From the Blue
By AX CAPP
AH'M A F-FOOL FO' RUNNIN- ) I 1 ( PUFF T) CAINT GIT T I ( WHUFFO?- X z .
BUT WHEN' AH SEES THET J TH" OTHER SIDE rCYI f IT HAIN'T ) ( Z Jlf 1 Klri
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Next Stop Panamal
By HAL FORREST
SENOR. CAS MET TO, YOU TOLD
ME THAT FOR. THE AID I HAVE
RENDERED YOU WHATEVER.
YOU HAVE IS MINE.. I HOLD
YOU TO THAT PROMISE AND
CLAIM AS MY R.EWARJ5.
YOUR. LOVELY OAUGHTE
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BBUT..BUT,
SENOR. EL
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I HAVE
PLEDGED
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MARRIAGE
TO CAPITAN
GOMEZ...
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... I ACCEPT THAT T.r,.l
GREAT HONOR J Viwric.;!
NT rvTl
OOH. ENRICO.' MY.
HERO.' WHY DID I.. I...
EVER. DOURT YOU?
GOLDER.N
. WHY
COULONT I
HAVE BEEN
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MAN??
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CHEER UP. SKEETS.'THE WAR
DEPARTMENT'S ASSIGNED US
TO A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL
FIND LOTS OF CLAMOROUS
SENO RITAS WE FLY
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IN HER.
EXPERIENCE
LJOER Tm
BOARDWALK
RECOVERING
THE tV7 CENTS
SHE LOST THE
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ATTEMPTED
HOLDUP,
AND MAX
IS ENOOYlNd
HER
INCAPACITATION
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r VMELL.MA ,HOWA&OOTTlL.3Ary IT WAS
I THE TEN PiJCKS FOR. ) PhOWV COlE OVER
1 POLLING THAT PHONY" N THE CORNER, ,
Lholoup on emmaJ uMene. we can J
XT VOU FELLERS
GOT A. OP rvieKV5
WANTING TEN BUCKS
FOR PULLING THAT
MJNGLIN& OCS.-A
COUPLE OP MICE TRMN'
TO TAKE SOME MILK
AWAY FROM A CAT,
LOOKA THE LUMP ON V I CULL PAY THE.
MY HEAD WHERE SHE V ANU
SLUGGED ME WITH TWE BYOLTLL. HAVE A LOOK
BA.& OP DOUGH .THATS A ON YOUR. FACE
worth 2s bucks amd cu J like youre, en
said very Distinctly vCcjcryiN& it.
THAT We SHOULDN'T",
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BEFORE THESE
TWO MICE TURN
INTO WILDCATS.
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