The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, April 29, 1940, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. SERJAL STORY K. 0. CAVALIER BY JERRY BRONDFIELD eOFYRIOMT. INO, MSA INVICt, INO. YBSTKHDATI Tk utalu rMarrr aXIrarrS aarrlr. Kim ' mm Pop aValtfa m mmmm ram Mtk Val lul.ta 4Hvim loaa with 1aaaa. Saa mmmm their . taea M alow mmmm mu aarae. A. ilwm flat. VnI walla (or ' IMaTa Is raaar l. a . rhai ho laaraa aar uinii vaaiaa taa nae. CHAPTER XX VITAL gasped as they continued en their way. Then rafe swept oyer her and she itunped her foot helplessly. 1. "You you wretch P the cried, tut they didn't even turn around. Val watched them until they -were out of sight around a curve and then tat down on the running board. She wondered U the could change tha tire herself. She got out the lack. Jiggered with It ex TJerimen tally and then decided she couldn't do it AU (he could do was ait there until someone came along. And that might not be for .quite a while. ). She remembered there had been farmhouse a couple of miles -back. Maybe she could get help -were. Val started out., ,.- e vIJOP GRIMES was grinning widely. "Shell be raving a blue streak. . What made you do tnat, anynowT" , "Sudden impulse, I guess. And i anyway, IVe owed her one like I that" Eddie chuckled. "Did you get .. the look on her face when wa ' i left her standing there?" Val was still a good quarter of ; a mile from the farmhouse when It started to rain. Just a . drops at first, and she looked up into tne sky. The sun was com' pletely gone. She quickened her . pace, but two minutes later the clouds really opened up. By t. time she reached the bouse a1 was drenched. A kindly, gray-nairea woman let her In and Val explained her predicament It was an hour later before the woman sent her son. a Die 16-year-old lad, back with Val. Her hair was still soggy, her shoes heavy with damp mud. Al together she felt so miserable aha could hive cried. She gave the farm lad a dollar when he had changed the tire and then she started back to Prince Hupert Val returned the car to tha ga rage, made a couple of purchases in a drug store and took a cab back to the Northern Belle. It was a bedraggled and steaming Val Douglas who marched up the cangplank. Star Erases noticed her sad followed her to her cabin. "What Happened, Skipper bump Into , utue rauT . iShe supped out of her coat rThat Isn't the half of it Steve. Oooh, waitH my turn comes gainr ; She told, him what had hap pened, eieve Hansen spraddled a enair ana grinned up at her. "Honey, where's your sense ef Humor?" . "Sense of humorr she almost screeched. "Do you see anything nnray in inau" 1 He nodded gravely. 1 do," he aid. "Look, Val, dont you know he's Just been ttchin' to pull a Kast one of some kind on you?" .Steve patted her on the back. "Better get into some dry clothes . . . and see if you can work up a smile of some sort by the tlm mey get back.' She looked at herself in the mirror when Hansen had left and her face slowly broke into a grin. "You're right Stevie," she said softly to herself. "I think Til shock Mr. Cavalier with my sweet nature wnen ne returns." - She changed back into slacks and moccasins and rejoined Han sen on deck. "We're taking on about three sons or salmon," he told her, nod ding to the crates which were be ing swung aboard the ship. "Rest oz tne bold will be filled with Halliday lumber. We ought to be a Die to up anchor sometime to morrow moraine." "The fieht'a next Thiirariav know," she reminded him. "That gives us five good days to get back 10 tisco." - "We'll do ft in four," he prom. hundred words on your first land excursion. "Oh, fine. Swell. Tip-top. Want any more adjectives or will those do?" They'll do," aha murmured. "Anyway. I get the general inv presslon. You'll murder the bum unquote." e e e T")USK was settling over the waterfront when a silver winged monoplane droned out of the south. Steve Hansen, puffing meditatively on his pipe, watched It come. "Don't see many of those things up this way," he observed. Eddie, squinting at the ship closely, saw it slant down toward the bay. "Hey, it's seaplane and it's setting right down there in the harbor." "Nothin to set excited about I don't suppose." "Seaplanes dont set down at Prince Rupert every day, you know." , "Mebbe he lost his way." It was Duffy Kelso, wandertn off Into town by himself, who dis covered that the occupants of the plane hadn't lost their way. Duffy was addressing a picture postcard in the hotel lobby when someone slapped him on the back. HI, Duffy!" It was a robust enthusiastic sort of slap and Duffy almost caved. He whirled around. His eyes popped. "Kenny Bradley! Hey who what th' . . ." Ken Bradley, boxing writer for the San Francisco Express, grinned widely as be introduced the man with him.- "Duffy, meet Bob Monroe of the Post He and I have a slight bit of business to talk over with you where no one will see us," he added. 1 Duffy frowned. "Sure . , . sure, I know where there's a little place. But what brings you guys here?" "A dame by the name of Val Douglas, to put It mildly," Kenny said. "Come on, let's go." (To Be Continued) Goerlng boasts a German army standing with an "Iron front" and begins looking around for. an ersatx metal should Britain's blockade ot Scandinavian ore go through. OUT OUR WAY Penalty for A Slow Start The price paid bj a Jockey for getting his mount off last in a 12-horse field on a sloppy track is shown by jockey G. Winner's mud-spattered face. Due to late start, he was on receiving end of mud tossed by flying hoofs of rival horses in recent Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace. Md. FLAPPER FANNY .miieniniimtir. t. rta n. a. Mr. err- By Sylvia. 4-JM By J. R. WILLIAMS OUR BOARDING HOUSE With MAJOR HOOPLS HiBiSiiafBi km I Z born thirty vears too soon 4-19 0.(?V4.VlAM ALL I KNOW It HE WAS RtADlN THE PAPff. AND THBM HS. JUMPER UP ALL OP A SOOOSN. GRUMTEO '6CW.THIN ABOUT "fiOLOBM HAND OP OPPORTOrJITV" r M6NT MISSING TWO C0US6CUTWS ND6E0A6S HoopleA THAT'S AS OUT OF CHARACTER as ante ignoR' INO A PICNIC; LET'S NOT TEAR OOTjiWi MlM H 'TOO MUCH HAlR.Fi4fmKJ6 tPMVT ME'6 PROBABLV TAKIN3 A FLYER IN THE "LIBERAL REWARO SAMS MiS METHOD IS TO LEASB A PARK BENCH ANO VJAlT FOR LOST S DO&S ID BAOX at Him THi eAvy BOAT NOT ANlCH' ORBO AT HIS PLATS. AND K10 ALERT ELBOW DOINft RATROU1 DUTY CM THB biscuits RED RYDER l W V DOM TO BAftK UffiPrx. mmS&Oli i.jb N"M ATHlMtf M m y.&ZLT mam who mllWtm ,fW WASN'T THERE While he yy Jc CATTLE DRNE, VTM'fV 11 . i LXClOOS UOM 9OIIAB03.' I CArl'T STAMP THE ) THOOC5HT Oat Zmm BY FRED HARMAN I ut ive oorio Vy. LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE SO THATS AXEL'S CAME. Err? AND WHAT A GAME! HE THINKS HE CAN TAKE OVER THIS WHOLE COUNTRY- MAKE HIMSELF RULBR- AND WITH OUST A FEW HUNDRED i BY HAROLD GRAY JeepersI Llssen to 'em yellin' 'Author! Think you can get ul" wk way Deiore mey start tnrowin' things?" COAT OF ARMS J7DDDB and Pop got back lust in tune to take a shower and ruoaown before evening mess. Pop's face was beet-red and he svas breathing heavily. Eddie's sace was covered with perspira tion. They had logged all the way through town Instead ot taking a jab down to the waterfront Muscles get stiff and sore when they cool off too suddenly and Pop waui t wiung any cnances. Eddie shaved and got into some fresh clothes. Val flashed him a oig smne. -Ana where were you "i" rains earner" she In. quired sweetly. "High and dry in a barn down the road," he replied easily. "But rumor nas it you weren't so for tunate. Too bad." He made i sympathetic, clicking noise with his tongue. "I can see you're breaking down rlth grief. Yknow, you're one lucky guy that I have a sense of numor. i wss ail set to put the curse of the Clan Douglas on you, cui . i remembered," she said gravely. "I remembered It wouldn't do for you to fool around wiia jacics ana tires and stuff. Might smash a finger or tear a ligament by accident, and then wuere would you be." ; He glanced sideways at her and elecided ha didn't like the way she was offering his excuses or fram ing his own alibis for him. Nope, he didn't , like the way she was taxing re, , By the way," aha continued. "Howd you feel this afternoon? H.ow.r dld you runt How's your HORIZONTAL 1 Coat of arms of . ? It occupies the Peninsula In Europe. 13 Liquid part oi at. 14 Mites. , 16 GibbotVi' 17 Father. 18 To grieve. IS Fowl disease. 90 Wager. Si Measuring, SUCKS. H Cupidity. 24 Measure ot area. 29 Possessing flavor. 28 Wide smile. 27 Three plus four. 28 Epic. Answer to Previous Puzzle DOOTKT Rl h fc i k-Vrl ssssnpRSYsnoBiE lilt A 84 Impression, S85 Person of r little account It mm m- A . pfloig teiepnone. 87 To throb,. .m 38 Papa. 28 Small naXL 40 Musical note. 41 Preposition of place. 42 Plumbing: ' devire. 28 Jumbled tVDe. 43 Hand nr arm. 30 Hag. 44 Oceans.4 32 Crescent- 45 Piebald. aharjed furura. 48 Thia kintf. 38 Ozone, dom's capital. VERTICAL 1 To accomDluth 2 Church, official "ole- 3 Orderly, .4 Amidst t Form of "a." 6 White clay. .7 Discordant ' sounds. 8 Footed vase. 8 Shrub." 10 Foreigner. 18 One who mopes. S IB Stiffly neat 1 20 This land borders the Sea. 21 Lays a street 22 Its huge island colony. 23 Its chief exports are products. 25 Pertaining to seta. 26 Departed. 27 Stone slab. 28 Flat-bot tomed boat 31 To conform. 32 Burden. 53 Sloth. ; 35 Low tide. f 37 Impudent 39 Grain product 40 Legal claim, 41 Circle part 42 Golf device, ' 43 Sound of i disgust 11 Back of neck. 44 Spain (abbrj, 12 Doctor (abbr.) 45 Portugal 15 Braided. (abbr.). I 2 3 4 5 j 6, 7 ft j l3 u 3 iS" 15 15 iT "18 - Y 19 """" 2J """W 2? W "25 " ""2b mmT" TlT """23 "12T srr --3T - Hff" s 1 sr 37 LJ-L- ... I ll j mn mmmmmmm MEN- WHY.THSfTS CRATt TALK I Jm V"7"ai,'ii'Ti''.w OR IS IT? WHO'S QOIN4 TO STOP HIM? NOBODY TAKES A PLAN LIKE HIS SERIOUSLY- WHY, WEVB GOT MILLIONS O SENSIBLE PEOPLB WHO WOULDMT STAW FOR IT 6URB- BUT WHAT WOULD THEY DO TVMIT TT9 1 ' jCV j J,..:WiJM FWHT? WITH WHAT? EVERY ONE a AXEL'S AQBNTS HAS A THOUSAND OR MORE FOLLOWERS - sncn orw hasj a oob to DO - rii pwummT lu Cluww Uf-OK A- arjara um vi mjr . w r r-,uwar- vh Duns r..-r. IMPORTANT LEADER TO KILL- JKiVa ' '.'.V n Cg7ffauutiji'.i.l,,ii...,.'fl7l. ' .' UlA 'f.-WU mmmm AXEL'S MEN WOULO ALL Bfi ttt CONTROL-ARMED PLENTY a SORB-HEADS-AND COWARDS -AND FOOLS. WOULD JOIN HJfi SIOO COyRSS H8 COOLDN-T WIN IN Ttf LWW RUN BUT THINK O TH' DECS NT FOLKS THATD OST KILLED, LESS HE STOPPfiO NOW WASH TUBBS BY. CRANE JU6T60T A PHOUE CALL FROM FDEDOIE.WHO A.CC0MPAM160 THE POLICE RAW OH THE DIKE'S j -1 HIDEOUT. THE DUKE IS DEAD fepaMA ( tUtOEMTLV HE AMO R00ERIOO HAD AVJ AR6UM6MT OUST AFTERMMGOTl AHD I GOT AW.V. THE POLICE CAPTUREO PlKe, AMO OSCOV ERED OLD LADV PIPPIW6TON5 NECKLACE m WITH CUKE DEAD... OH. DADDY! IT MEADS vNEkEFREE!! WE NEVER NEED FEAR HIM AGAIN... 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