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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1942. Chapter SI Call From Jimmy AT the noonday meal that was both hreakfatt and lunch aboard the River Queen. Randy waa in high spirit, to much to that the othera looked at him curiously. And when Melissa came in and they law the bright color burritnK in her cheeka beneath Randy's caressing glance, they all grinned and exchanged meaningful glances. Randy looked about the room, grinned and said, lifting hit glass of orange iuire, "O K, folks, I see there's no need of our trying to keep it a secret Melissa baa con tented to marry me." Alice said driiy. "It's too early In the morning for effective act ing, so do vol- mind if we don't register surprise? Congratulations and all that and felicitations, I've seen It coming from the very first!" "Wise guy, aren't you?" laid Randy, coloring a little. "Very wise," agreed Alice, grin ning at him cheerfully. The others were laughing, talk. Ing. teasing the blushing Melissa, and for the moment Randy and Alice were able to, talk unob served and unheard. "You think I'm doing her a dirty trick, don't you?" demanded Randy ttraightly. Alice met his eyes levely. "Not If you are quite sure that no little ghosts out of the past will bob up ti make her miser able later on," tha answered quietly. "I haven't broken any laws, if that's what you mean. I'm not a racketeer or a gangster to be hauled off to Jail unexpectedly or to be put on the spot and have the spot rubbed out by some irate former accomplice," Randy re minded her drily. "I didn't mean that and you know it," answered Alice with spirit "I know everything on the Rivor Queen is on the up and up or Hugh and I wouldn't be work ing here, badly as we need the money. I ...eant the only kind of ghosts that would bother Melissa later on. If you were hauled off to jail they'd have to haul her, too that wouldn't bother Melissa the way I mean." "That what sort of ghosts would bother her?" demanded Randy curtly. "Doloret" kind," answered Alice Brmly. "Oh," tald Randy, and looked Startled. "You mean you think there was well, something be tween Dolores and me other than the relation between an employer and employee?" "Something of that kind." ad. mitted Alice frankly. "Then you're wrong, Alice," said Randy so limply that Alice was convinced in spite of herself. "I never made love to Dolores, or any other woman, for that matter, until now. I've always fought shy Df women. I've seen the mess that some of them have made for men I liked, and well, I lust thought that for me the marriage stuff was out. I still feel I've no right to Melissa ahe'a so young and iwect and untouched. I wish I could be oh " "A knight In illver armor, without fear and without re proach and aboard a white horse?" suggested Alice, affection ately derisive. "Well, take another gal't word for It. boss knights in silver armor can be the most gosh twful bores sometimes. I'm sure Melissa would rather have you as you arel I know I wouldl" Summona RANDY tald limply, hit eyet shining, his voice eager and vibrant, "Thanks, Alice thanks a million. You're a pall" "Think nothing of it boss think nothing of it," said Alice cheer fully. "You were pretty much of a pal yourself to Hugh and me when we landed here. Any little thing I can do in return Randy held out his hand, and Alice put hers in it, and they smiled at each other in warm, friendly understanding. Trere was Melissa and Rand agreed, no point in making a secret of the engagement. The wedding date was set for a month hence, to give Randy time to make certain business arrange ments so they could have a week or two for a honeymoon while Al took over in the game rooms and Bab. the orchestra leader, and Hugh took over the entertain ment. Three or four days after the engagement had been announced informally among their friends and some of the snow boat's most frequent visitors. Melissa was on deck in the late afternoon, lying in her favorite deck chair, a book unopened on her knee. Her thoughts and dreams were far more perfect company than any firinted page could ever be, but f she pretended to be reading people didn't disturb her by try ing to talk to her. A car drew up at the pier and a negro man, middle-aged and wearing a smart gray whipcord chauffrur's uniform, came swiftly to the River Queen. "I'm lookin' for Miss Melissa Marlowe," he said, and Melissa stood up, facing him, puzzled. I'm Marse Jim Marston's chauf feur. Miss. I been sent to fetch you young Marse Jimmy's badly Japanese Migration to Merrill District Arouses Residents Klamath Falls, April 1. PI Sheriff Lloyd Low of Klam ath county today escorted lix Japanese from the Merrill dis trict, where they arrived Sun day evening to work for white farmer they know at Tacomi The sheriff laid he asked the Japanese to move temporarily from the Immediate vicinity pending settlement of questions brought up there after their ar rival. Rciidenti of the south end of the county were reported ) I By ROBERTaI! I COURTLAND j hurt and he lay he want to tea you. I 'specti we betteh hurry. Docto' lay he hurt bad." Melissa caught her breath on a little gasp and found Randy betide her, puzzled, questioning. The chauffeur explained hit pret ence and Randy, frowning, said, "Now what the devil could Jimmy Marston want with you?" "I don't know, tuh. but de docto' tay the have to hurry ef the. wanna see him." said the chauffeur simply, his fact ashen with tragedy. ".'II go, of course," said Me lissa, and looked down at the honey yellow sharkskin slacks and jade green jacket that was her favorite lounging costume for leisure hours aboard. "I don't sup pose I'd have time to change?" " Traid not. Miss," answered the chauffeur, and turned away. "I'i: go with you, of course," laid Randy, and together they followed tha chauffeur to the waiting car. Melissa was frightened. Some thing ugly lay Just ahead. The implications of the doctor'! in structions for haste could not be avoided; Jimmy was badly hurt; if she wanted to see him. she must hurry. That meant Jimmy might be dying. She caught her breath on a little sob and found Randy's arm about her, holding her close, wordlessly comforting her. The big car turned in at the private drive and she could not help remembering the last time she had come there, with Jimmy gay and quick with life and youth and animal spirits, beside her. And now Jimmy was badly hurt The car halted at the steps and Randy got out, turning to help her, a gay little figure in honey yellow and jade green, with silly little embroidered wooden-soicd clogs on her stockingless feet As they went up the steps the door opened and Mrs. Marston stood there, her face gray, her eyes bleak, a wild look about her before which Melissa shrank backward, despite Randy's arm about her. Bitter Word! "VfOU needn't come In," said Mrt. Marston in a harsh, ugly voice that had an almost eery quality in It "It's too late. He he doesn't want to see you evei again." Melissa said shakily, "I'm ter ribly sorry he's hurt" "He won't ever he hurt again not even bv cruel, heartless little wretches like you!" Mrs. Marston cut in savagely. "You can be very proud of your work. You flirted with him, led him on, got him crazy about you, thinking that you were going to marry him and then when he stopped being amusing, you threw him over made a fool of him" "But Mrs. Marston. I told him all along that 1 didn't love him that I couldn't marry him. I told you that first day I came here " stammered Mel'ssa swiftly. Mrs. Marstor.'s lip curled In ineer. "And of course, Jimmy and I both recognized that as an excel lent bit of technique. You were smart enough girls of your type usually are! to convince him that vou were hard to get -that he bad to fight hard for you. And Jimmy always loved a fight. Any thing he had to fight for seemed to him gloriously worth having " she said harshly. "But now hei finished with fighting he's fin ished with loving a girl com pletely unworthy of him he's fin ished with living! And to have I-" "Jimmy Is dead?" asked Randy, and knew by the look on his mother's face that Jimmy was. Melissa gave a little shocked, firotesting, "Oh, no!" and hid hei are against Randy's shoulder. "I don't wonder you cry out," said Mrs. Marston grimly. "I hope you will suffer as you made him suffer. You couldn't suffer as X am suffering for you're only a cheap, spoiled, shallow little thing not worth the paring of Jimmy t lit tle fingernail." "You mustn't lay things like that, Mrs. Marston, said Randy swiftly. "Melissa is In no way to blame for whatever has hap pened." "No?" Mrs. Marston's Hp curled. "She made a fool of Jimmy she let him think she loved him. And he fought for her, forcing them to accept her forcing his father and me to consent to his marriage to her. He used the Christmas check his father and I gave him to buy an engagement ring for her. and even then she was coy, pretending that she didn't intend to marry him. And then yesterday when he heard that she was go ing to marry you well, of course the whole world will think that it was an automobile accident that he lost control of his car and that it turned over on him. "But his father and I know that it was no accident and I want Melissa Marlowe to know it too, and to know hnw it feels to have a man's blood on her hands." "I'm terribly sorry for your grief and suffering. Mrs. Marston, but I can't let you talk like that to Melissa," said Randy harshly. "She is completely innocent and I won't have her bullied or tor tured." He turned and guided Melissa back down the drive. Te be eenUnned ., aroused over the presence of the Japanese. The sheriff was expected to confer by telephone with Ta coma authorities and the army He said the six Japanese, three men, a woman, a young girl and a baby, moved from Taroma on a permit from an employment office there. The Merrill ranch is outside militnry area No. I The farmer for whom the Japanese started to work Is Don Hubble, who told the sheriff he knew the Japanese at Tacoma and did not anticipate any com munity resentment when he ar ranged for them to work for him at Merrill. 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