La Grande evening observer., May 15, 1945, Image 4

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THfc LA GRANDB EVENING OBSERVES. LA GRANDE, OltEftON.
tucsday,:Way:15, 1945'
. XVIII
pUNICE SAWYER was In the
T kitchen when. Julia - ana
came down on Friday morning,
She looked as large as ever, but
she moved, we noticed, with real
grace. "Will you have Farina or
Cream of Wheat?" she. asked us
quietly. This was something Mrs.
uuptill always oeciaea lor us.
"Farina," we told her..
' The door opened . and she
glanced up nervously. It was
Bosby with the milk. When she
gave us our cereal, we Saw that
jit was Cream or wneat. ,
We looked at each other wisely.
All that day I kept speculating.
Suppose they met. Would they
be very :. calm? Would Ho say
"How are you?" Or would they
stilt be mad? Maybe they wouldn't
speak at all. Or maybe he would
come right out and berate her (or
the past. "I'd be a different man
today it you'd stood by me.
," After school I went into the
' cellar- where Julia was sitting.
'eating a doughnut. "Wouldn't
you like to know?" she said.
didn't need to ask her what she
meant. I knew.
"Of course," I said, "ho might
Just happen to come down to tne
kitchen;" : I ! ';. v '
, That lilght we chose A good spot
on the stairs, and. waited., Once
her yrork was. dope,-Eunice, Saw
yer acted very uneasy)- She .had
her hat and coat on for a . good
10 minutes before her .husband
drove into tho yard.'. : ; ,; ;' "'.
,We wont to bed very disap
pointed. ; " .' '.
; , . ' -.-'
TT was cold the next day and
Mrs. Guptlll took on terrlbly.
Things had come to a pretty pass,
she said, when you couldn't keep
warm- in bed. Every time some
one went up to re-nll her hot wa
ter bottle she had a long list of
reminders ready,. She ought to
be down there herself, she reit
erated. She knew everything was
bedlam.
It wasn't By 3 o'clock the
shelves were lined with Baptist
Cakes, Apple and Boston Cream
pies. The beans were drinking
their, last water. The potatoes
were sliced, the fish boned and
ready for chowder. At 3:30 Julia
and I found Eunice Sawyer sit'
ting by the table, her hands fold
ed.
"Come upstairs aqd rest in the
parlor," Julia urged, 'mere was
lust a possibility that Mr. Tap
ley might have come home early
rrom me store.
"No, thank you," she said. "I'm
comfortable here."
"It's lots nicer upstairs," I put
In.
But she was determined.
We had almost given up hope
when we went into the cellar.
"Maybw he'll go down there to
night," Julia suggested.
1 shook my head. There Wasn't
much hope.
"I could make nun," J una
boasted.
"How?"
She thought a minute. "I could
tell him there was some Boston
Cream 'pfe left.". Mr. Tapley had
a .Weakness -tor pie. . , I ,
.-It was -a real inspiration, : .
' The dinner was a great success.
The Odd Fellows were so pleased
that they called my father into
the dining roomy where he made
a' speech.; taking full credit for
everything. It was 8 o'clock be
fore the last dish Was wiped and
nut away. Then Sue and Ada
rushed over to the hall, where
the Rebekahs were giving a so
cial. My mother went upstairs
to iet Mrs. Guptlll settled for the
night. Eunice Sawyer was alone
In the Kitchen. . , Her nusoana
would be domlhg soon. ... Wo
would have to hurry. .
"You ,ay rlht her
A serving room," Julia told me,
"with the kitchen door open. He'll
go down through the cellar.. He
always does."
She started for the 'office. I
could hegr Eunice Sawyer mov
ing around, getting her things to
gether. The snap of her rubbers
over her heels. Her breathing,
heavier as she straightened. The
click of her coat button against
the table. A little whispering
sound as she drew on her gloves.
It wasn't long before I heard
Mr. Tapley coming down the of
fice stairs, lightly, slowly, be
cause of the dark. Julia crowded
in beBide me. "It was as easy as
that," she boasted, snapping a
finger.
The cellar door opened.
We leaned forward. We didn't
want to miss anything, Would
he call her Eunice or Mrs. Saw
year? He didn't call her anything.
There was a tight, frightening
silence that went on and on.
I began to be scared.
Eunice Sawyer started up the
stairs as if she was scared, too.
"Wait." It must have been Mr.
Tapley, for no one else was there,
yet it wasn't his voice as I had
ever heard it.
"No. No. I was Just going."
"Wait. Please." The voice sound
ed humble now, almost pitiful.
She was half way up the stairs.
"I shouldn't have come but for
pwlng the doctor."' '
"Stand still and let me look at
you,",' v;:-. !..'.'. - " r
I closed pny eyes, . Even men j.
saw. them.;. Mr,' Tapley, ms
stained teeth' and yelfpwed Angers.
His .head! -almost, bald., Eunice
Sawyer, heavy, faded . . . I felt
shame as- though I had seen nakedness'.
We heard the sound of bells.
"That's him." She was crying
as she ran by.
Mr. Tapley turned and went
back into the cellar. We heard
him go up the stairs, slowly, heav
ily this time. Then we. went si
lently to bed.
(To Be continued)
Crocheted Rugs
By MRS. ANNE CABOT
The round rug crocheted of
cotton yarn in any two, pretty
contrasting colors is perfect for
a bathroom the oval rug Is one
of tho much-nrimlrcd od-fHshlon-ed
"rag" rugs. Use old cotton
dresses, old sheets, dyed blight
purples, pinks and greens. Use
plenty of black rag-strips to pro
vide a handsome contrast. Cro
chet this rug any size you like,
cither big or small. Perfect for
hallways, bedrooms or in a Co
lonial living room.
To obtain compluto crocheting
instructions for the bath rug (pat
tern No. 5857) and for the cro
cheted rag rug (pattern No. 5513)
Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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ers of the Big Four. He was vot
ed down 23 to 7. Stcttinlus
quickly put the motion of seat
ing Argentina to a vote. He won
23 to 5.
City News
In Brief
Keith - Province, local commer
cial pilot, returned yesterday
bom' Minneapolis, Minn.; with a
Mr.'.Lloyd of Kelso; Wash., and
Oenc Kins' of Pendleton as round
trip passengers. ' . '
Steven Honry Cashiciy, tran-i
Blent,-'was arrested lost evening'
charged with being drunk . and
was placed in the city jail pend
ing appearanco in police court.
. Two minor traffic collisions
wero reported to city police. In
volved were vehicles driven by
Gilbert Powell and Mrs. Lucie
Bucll, both of La Grande, at 12:30
p, m. yesterday at C and Second
street. Cars driven by . W. N,
Divers ' and. Hoyd Gray, La
Grande, collided Sunrluy after
noon at Depot and Jefferson
stroets.
Mrs. Cella Gates has returned
from Portland where she attend
ed a one : day business conven
tion and heard a textile expert
from Pennsylvania discuss their
products.
send 15 cents In coin for each
pattern, plus 1 cent postage for
each, your name, address and
the pattern numbers to Anne Ca
bot, La Grande Evening Observ
er, 709 Mission St.; San Ffnncis
co, Calif.
U. S. Public Official
HORIZONTAL
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secretary
of war ,
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13 Fleets
15 Vend
16 He is in gen
eral charge of
plns tot
universal
training
JiaOnljr
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22 Numbn
23 Electric;.!
engineer (ab.)
24 Him
VERTICAL
1 Gibe
2 Single
3 One who
heaps earth
( Negative
5 Parent
Weep
7 Centimeter
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8 Whipped
Scent
10 Ell
1 1 South south
west fab.)
12 Sun god
1 4 Obwrvc
17 Artificial
language
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25 Period, of lime" AmrmMlvo
28 Decree g
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wagon
34 Croup of
people
37 Af'can
country
30 Symbol for 1
erbium
40 Area measure
41 Habitat plant
forms
44 Tantalum
(symbol)
48 Reposes
50 River of
Tuscany
51 Forbidden
53 Ireland
64 Unaffected
56 Outdoor party
58 Rlpo .
iOote - (dfctt
26 Ever (contr.)
27 Mohammed's
adopted son
20 Climbing
shrub
3ft Head cover
31 High explo
sive (ab.)
35 Cape In
southern
Australia
3 riltter vetch
37 Auricle
36 European
country
1 rn forth
young
42StulT
43 Pilaster
44 Story
46 Bachelor of
Arts (ab.)
47 Trigonometric
function
48 Journey
49 Pry
51 Paving
material
52 Upward
S Ruthenium
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57 Lives
Classic
8792
14-46
By SUE BURNETT ......
. Crisp and fresh looking all day
long.,- Your favorite shirtwaist
stylo Is ideal for crackling sum
mer, cottons bright checks or
candy stripes.
Pattern No. , 8792 is designed
for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40, 42, 44
and 46. Size 16, short sleeves,
requires 3"b yards of 35 inch fab
rie; 3 Mi yards of 3!) inch. .
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
In, coins, your name, address,
aiic desired and the pattern num
ber to Sue Burnett, La Grande
Evening Observer, 709 Mission
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Send for your copy of the new
spring issue of FashionJust off
the press. Book full of smart,
up-to-the-minute styles, 15 cents.
Official Records
Water turned (iff, May 14:
E. D. Burke, 1417 T avenue; C.
E. Redhead, WI5 Penn avenue;
Mrs. Ed Noer, 104 Greenwood
street.
Water turned on:
Charles Keith, 1303 Tenth
street; Mre. Ed Neer, 306 Fourth
street.
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