"No Favor Sicay ps; ho Fear Shall Aice?
From First Statesman. Harch; 2S, 1851
By FRANK B. CENT .
ropj-rijht ISdA by Tfce Balttraar 8a
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raucauonai aveiiciencies
TfIGH schools and colleges are winding up their graduat
ing ing exercises, and this week will see roost of the schools
closed for the summer, and the graduates searching for
employment.' ;i i
How completely will their! education fit thera for the
world in which they are entering I How useful will the body
of knowledge they have acquired be?, How. much will they
lack both of information and of primary skills for the bus
iness of living and of earning-a living? -r
In many respects curricula ire still under the dominance
of the old ideas of a classical education. The early higher 'in
stitutions were established to educate young men for the
ministry. That meant heavy dosages - of Latin and Greek.
Time passed and college entrance requirements still retained
the classics as the foundation: for the preparatory courses.
Now we have a high opinion of the so-called dead languages
and appreciate their value for many of the professions rbut
they should not, and fortunately now da not, form the core
of the training for the mass of young people in high schools.
There still remains, however, a certain artificial aloofness in
the course of study from the practical necessities of adequate
preparation for life. I- i 1 f j . v - " ,
ui tnese graduates of mgn scnooi and college for exam- fight "there u perhap greater
pie, how many are informed la tne simple matters of bus- ranety 01 issues man in a nnm-
iness? Do they know the steps required in buying a house: ber of years. ion before the eieo
judging its value, the terms of a purchase contract, the im- S ?fflclrS
portance of an abstract? Do they know the -importance and stress !n its owa way., .
value of insurance", both fire, life and liability insurance? Do it la bound to dereib'p like that.
they know the function of credit, its use and abuse: of in- EasUy iored and incapable ot in
stallment buying; of borrowing and paying interest? ,
What do our graduates know of how to invest money:
in real estate, in shares of stocks, in bonds, in savings ac
counts? Do they understand the degrees of safety and of headed men who, looking ahead,
risk involved in various forms of investment? ; - ' H "i ,eft necessity for simplifies
Uon. It Is their new that there
incomes? T" ' ! !! i
Simplification Insured
CleTeland, June 11
At the time they are being con
sidered the planks in a national
platform seem vitally Important
and tne strug
gle oyer them
Is often fierce
and prolonged.
After the' eon
Tentions jisnal
ly . the whole
declaration Is
forgotten.
-There are two
exceptions.
' One is when
there is a plank
dealing with
some great
emot tonal, is-
rrtak m. Kent ' sue,; s n c h as
Prohibition ; the other when pled
ges made with particular solemn
ity, as were those of the Demo
crats in 1932, are flagrantly' and
completely Tiolated. Then they
are remembered. Bat nearly al
ways the campaign early boils
down to one or two real issues,
easily grapped by the people and
touching their feelings rather
than their minds. The opinion of
the most experienced obserrers
here is that whUe In the coming
trlcate analysis, the people wilj
not have It otherwise. Already the
lines are apparent. In the Landon
group there are a number ot .cool-
Bennett's connection with 6-13-31
gold discorery in California -and
the story, stranger than '
fiction, of the nts orphans:
(Continuing -from -yesterday:)
When morning came, Catherine
was told to stay to breakfast, then
search again for her mother. .;
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Standing by the store in the
restaurant, she saw her mother
come into the store (the restau
rant was back of the store) for
coffee. The happy meeting dis
closed that the little girl had been
in the same building; the. one oc
cupied by the family.
k
The family soon set sail for.As
plnwalL ArriTlng, they, found but
10 miles of the Panama railroad
completed. (It was finished for
through business in 18S5.) -
At the end of the 10 miles they
arrired at the Chagres rlrer and
spent the night in a bamboo hut
built from the ground on stilts;
with, four beds in this hut, one in
each corner, all on the floor. Mrs.
Entz made a. bed for her six in
the corner assigned. Ti v
; In one corner were three men
in one bed who had much ammu
nition with them, and the two
other beds were ' occupied by
strangers as weU.
In the 'sight a terrific storm
came. A bolt ot lightning struck
the corner of the hut where the
men .with the power lay, killed
one of them -outright, put out the
eyes of the second, and slightly
injured the. other..
. Other occupants ot the "hotel"
met with minor Injuries. . -
The Entz family barely escaped
death. One of the little girls, Vic
toria, carried a scar on her thigh
the rest of her days as a soarenir
of the terrible night f
"The next day. Mrs. Ents hired
boats' to take . what possessions
she had up the rlrer ; 'three na
ttrea bargaining to man the boats.
The, storm had brought an orer-
lata to catch the intended boat for
San ; Francisco, so they had to
wait a week for another.
What a ! plight! Mother and
fire ; children : In a ' strange land,
lltfle understanding . the lan
guages generally spoken; and al
most without money, t
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Then the mother was stricken
with; the Panama (yellow) f erer,
and that night death called her!
Kind women ministered to her la
her last hoars, and after an hour
the body was taken and the child
ren never heard what disposition
was made of it-
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A l generousj man, - whom Mrs.
Pugh remembered In-after' years
as large and baring a gray beard.
took the children under his care,
found from the oldest, a boy of
16, where they wanted to go, and
bought : passage for ; them on the
next: boat Saul Francisco bound.!
Wrote Mrsl Steeres: - t
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"Their benefactor put them In
charge of the; Captain of the boat.
telling him; their history. . . u
and Sat i San ; Francisco they were
transferred : to the Bennett, a
boat! whose owner was the cap
tain.; Captain! Bennett had his
wife i along with him and they
were; rery kind to the motherless
children. Captain Bennett OWN
ED A HOTELj AT SALEM, Ore
gon, and made arrangements for
them to- go there after they reach
ed Salem. ; x,;. .
During thi trip up the coast
from San, Francisco all the child
ren irere rerjrl ill. When they ar
rired at Portland (Mrs. Pugh said
it was lust a mud; hole all around
the little. Tillage) i they were all
so. sick : that two wheeled, dray
was brought Into use to take them
to the miserable place, called a
hotel. 'There were no beds for
them, go they let them sleep on
the floor. i Mi - . : : i
In r the meanwhile they . broke
out with measles, and when the
boat came to take them to Oregon
City they wer! all loaded onto a
are two things upon which to con-
rpntrufa fltut tha rroat vsntA
Do they know anything practical about the rights of and mismanagement of the ad- flow ;'f the stream and the whole IdrariaramJ mlait .tt
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employes as to wages ana wormng conaiuons ana iaoor or-1 mmisirauon; secona, iw eimn io iuuun-y s uuuer water. i taaen to tne boat.
tranizations? Anvthmir about industrial accident insurance. ou' peopie nu meir own r - - . . "At uregon city, they were
nunWnt iniranrfi and nlrf ai annuities? . T' There are plenty of other "m?!?' transferred M anotherrboat by
- Ji I T ,7 "-;--7-- , , , I talcing points. .There are other iu names ot u piaces wnere,ine same sort or a dray and iIb-
Or take our college graduates Who are presumed to be aBe8tloM eaually rital perhaps tn poor family had to. sUy In jally landed at Salem, and accord-
turned out well rounded a to Culture.' How many of them f more o. There are many other jturBJ but she recalled that at the J tag to instructions, were taken to
have had any. course in appreciation of the arts which are
the embellishment of civilization? How many can look at a
painting or a work of sculpture ior hear-a selection of music
with intelligent understanding of its meaning and its beau-
things about the New Deal which
alarm and irritate voters. But so
far as the bulk of the people is
concerned there is nothing more i
offensive than I the : unlimited ex-
edge that the rest funds for re
lief are being used to affect the
election.
Those things they can under
stand. Those things, in tact, they
can - see in erery community.
Those things, tfiere is reason to
believe, aftet the campaign gets
under way will be accentuated by
the Republicans more than any
thing else. It is said that this wUl
be a direct reflection ot Gorernor
Landon's personal riews. As an
arerage American citizen that
happens to be the way he feels.
end ot the first day the natives
tied ' the boat to a tree, swam
ashore, and spent the night in
huts. . -
The mother wae afraid to leave
the boat with her family, so sat
in the open, out under the stars.
More anxious hours followed . on
the boat trip, and when this ended
a long orerland journey by mule
back followed.
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Many: passengers were making
this crossing, and a targe propor
tion were afraid to ride at all.
One woman had to hare a aatire.
lead her mule all the way; and
an inralid man had to be strapped
in a chair and carried on an In
dian's back. Some walked.. .
But after great weariness and
serere hardships they - reached
ty, and with any definite standards ot taste for its ap- j penditure ot money and knowi
praisal? ";V; 7:-y '' " ' i i 1 '-S' K- -" Y ::,v:,
How many college graduates get inspiration for cre
ative original work in literature: or dramatics or any of the
arts? ::u:iv :v, i ' 1'.;': U.-.i? .y;-: :.i:
School administrators j theniselves will admit the fail
ure of school courses for the most part to give this equip
ment which really is needed by j those graduating from the
two types of institution j They still feel enchained by tradi
tional courses whose utility' either for practical living or for
mental discipline is meager, ' 1 I
This paper feels that a course in general business-such
as outlined; above, including elements of commercial law of
investment and of employment should be required of all high j He recognizes, his friends say, the Panama city on the western coast.
school students. It feels that colleges have been all too neg-1 importance of other issues -but he
lectful both of business, particularly the investment side -of I beUeTe that ,B the w"te' mai"
u i j .v:t v " i j t i I administration and political use
quantities of higher mathematics and specialized courses in greatest national dangers and un-
other fieldsTlt feels also that greater emphasis should be til that situation is "cleaned up
put on elementary or "appreciation courses in 'sciences aothing much can be done. That
like physics and chemistry both in high school, and in col- t?MVti
, . . 1 , . . .. . that Is the way he thinks the or-
lege. As it is now these courses kt least in college are strict- dinary maa feels about it. At any
ly scientific designed to furnish ithe groundwork for trained rate, regardless of the contents of
scientistswhereas the vast majority of the students will Ithe platform, the basic Repubu-
nnt he Rripntista hut An rd I an nnrlprstanrlino' hnth of can argument will be upon these
. oiaTTiTirf ! loiro onH at Vi a i mA ; n Awae : if fltiaTiAA n Trnn I
wuuieu uuw iiecu suutc luiuvvicuc ui, cicuieuiitrj' ui euiuuiius i cra yc strategy is equally clear,
and electricity to operate curling irons, flatirons, washing! Theirs is a frank class appeal
'- machines, and automobiles! i fsuch as has been . made in this
We are makinir no ulea for a lowerini? of intellectual country by men who hare unsuc-
standards; but for making curricula an organic part of life.
The schools have left to outside organizations such as - the
Four-H clubs and Future Farmers much of the articulation
ui juwwie uiui iu& , ! ! '. r ; - .
Fortunately it is rare that the schools injure either the
mind or the talents. Usually graduates even from lopsided
courses, are able to orient themselves properly in the. world t dren. The Tugweiis, the Hopkins-
of work; But vastly mgre could be done to outfit youth if
the courses of study were set free from the traditional re
strictions. ' . I ' ' I
the . Bennett : House, where they
found it in charge ot John.. S.
Hunt and wife; the writer's (Mrs.
steeres') grandparents with A
YOUNG MAN NAMED GEORGE
SMITH AS STEWARD." r t
There one gets Information con
cerning the identity of the man
who 'went on I the bond of Mrs.
Charles Bennett as executrix of
the estate of her deceased hus
band, Capt. Bennett. . (Howerer.
more about; George Smith is now
arailable. andjwlll come later in
this series.
George Smith also had charge
of the lire stock of Bennett In
Benton' county, according to the
win.
(Continued tomorrow.)
When the family arrired at the
place where mules were taken.
they had to abandon most of their
possessions, or sell them for what
the natives would give. So when
they arrived at Panama they had
almost nothing but the clothing
on their backs. :
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The delay had made them too
" Twenty Years ' Ago
June 13. 1313
There Is rumor that Tom
Marshall will not' be Woodrow
Wilson's running mate next fall
on the Democratic ticket.
Health
By Royal S.
Copeland, fiLD.
cessfully sought the. Presidency.
but not by a President seeking to-
stay in. The effort win be to
make it appear that the oppon-1
ents of. Mr. Rooserelt are mostly
rich, greedy and selfish, oppres
sors 'of the poor and in favor ot
starring men, women and chil-
Marguerite Clark In "Molly
Make-Beuere" is the current -tea-
ture at Ye Liberty.
Carle Abrams has been elected
president o fthe state alumni as
sociation of O. A. C. -
Landon and Knox
es, the Iekes and other adminis
tration spokesmen hare been do
ing exactly that for a good many
months. In the months to - come
the emphasis along this line will
increase, "the effort to stir the
'Hare Nots up - against the
'Hares" be redoubled. The whole
- Ten Years Ago
June IS. 1928
A column on "How the roads
are" appears la the automobuei
section.
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A W UnDOSSea republican convention has nominated a Strong j tone and type of the Rooserelt Jones, Frank Belnhart and Roy I Inflammation, ; and . ertn rupture ef
t ticket i Alfred aL .Landon foi President and Frank Knox I aaminisirauon maH.u menuiDte, i oiceroerg au oi saiem, receirea
NOT LONG age X wrote about
new 'operation for gallstones. Since
then many lnquiriae bare beea made
procedure -
X did not swan to Imply that this
operation was to be used In all cases
.as a substitute tor ether methods ef
traaimeht. i It nwaa lntendad as an
explanation ef a method advised by
several surgeons who specialize In
this work.. ' : I
Many write 10 Inquire whether It le
possible to be relieved of gallstones
without ci ration. They hope some
chemical or drug may dissolve these
stones. I Unfortunately, no medicine
has as yet been perfected to dissolve
gallstonea. : - ; .,
There Is ne doubt that a great
number of persons unwisely reject
the operation i for gallstones. This
aurg-ical procedure la no longer re.
garded as serious. In the hands of a
competent surgeon the operation Is
a simple one. i ...
' Cites Daagers ' I
The great danger of gallstones 1s
la their neglect.' It to not safe to
delay or to avoid a needed per tlon.
Neglect leads to turthtr infection and
"BLIND TO LOVE
11
by HAZEL
LIVINGSTON
for vice president. Our personal preference would have
reversed the order; but there is no doubt of t the great per
sonal popularity of . Governor i tiandon in the "grass-roots"
country. He is sponsored by able and distinguished Amer
icans from his home state,! William Allen White and Henry
Allen, noted for their progressive r views. Landon himself
letters in athletics at the. Univer
sity ot Oregon this spring.
Rev. Henry J. Duckworth, aged
33, an Ohio minister has married
orer 1200 couples, conducted
2460 funerals and recelred more
than 3500 people to church mem
bership.
Of course the Landon candi
dacy, the way in which it will
hare been brought about and the
character of the - group around
him make this ridiculous to in
telligent people. ; But ; the New
Deal argument, in this fight will
m iu iu jwuhmm f "cvru,lc people. Candid New Dealers them
liooseveu m ivlz. ne nimseu snowed courage m nis teie- seires concede that the more In
gram to the convention making clear his stand on such vital telllgent voters are not with their Democratic publicity, already pre
issnes as reffiilation nf xmvp knA wnrlonc rnnrlitinna fnr I candidate but contend that the pared, is directed toward that
1 rATJi 6V u "f ow" a merous and are soUdly lor Mr,
tuiiuiuuiis siauiuAeiuuiaKeu wise. 4 RooseTelt.-It Is another way of
mere are many important tmngs about this convention, saying that the great bulk of the
The first is that the younger element was in Control. The roters are dumb. Perhaps they
eastern crowd climbed aboard after the big prairie schooner are' bttt, taer ,mr,?ot u anmb
-.vnmui-uiv.4 .t.M fni.''4-r enough to swallow the suggestion
the Landon organization had things well in hand.
The second thing about the convention was ! the evi
dence of party harmony. Both nominations were made on the
first ballot, and were made unanimous. The enthusiasms
manifested both for Mr. Hooveif" and for Landon went far
beyond the bounds of artificial claque and revealed the tre
mendous emotions stirred at the convention for leadership
to rid the country of the incubus of the new deal. i ;I
Another thing to be noted, is the placing of the nomina-
that .Mr. Landon is the. candidate
of "entrenched greed or dumb
enough to see through the cheap
propagandists 'who are trying to
picture - this convention as domi
nated by the "Interests' and the
delegates as -bejewelled bond
holders.
In their franker moments some
of these make no secret that the
basic Idea at Philadelphia will be
to. link Landon and the Republl-
tionln the great midwest.' Landon comes from west of the jean ticket with the Liberty Lea-
Missouri and Knox from Illinois. from Chicago, the capital Jgue. The fact is the bulk of the
of the midwest, There is sound strategy in this because it is
in the midwest that most of the distress has prevailed. Out
of the midwest have come most of the proposals for reform
and for progress, under the leadership of men like Dolliver
end. . Should the League come out
against Mr. Landon the New Deal
publicity department would be in
a dreadful hole. Most f of their
stuff would hare to he throwa
away.' Fro m the Republican
standpoint it certainly would he'
grateful news It the League found
that Mr. Landon did not suit tt
at alL Undoubtedly the League
has been a great asset to Mr.
Rooserelt. Mora than anything
else it has lent plausiMlity to his
class appeal. Next te criticizing
Gorernor Landon tome ot his
managers say one ot the , best
things that could happen to him
would be for the League to close
up shop and Mr. Shonse take a
long vacation, lasting until the
middle ot November.
ai.a candidate for high national office. Hitherto he has been
reserved, abstaining from scramble for the office. Now the
white light of public attention will beat unon him. He will
and Cummins of Iowa, LaFollette of Wisconsin, Norris of I have to define his stand on public Questions major and minor.
Nebraska.' This puts the leadership of the' republican party What gives us hope that he will pass the ''screen test" of
- irTan area where it has always Jbeen powerful but Where its publicity and prominence is his level head," his practical
influence in parry councils nasjnot Deen as great as it ien i icnowiedge oi aiiairs, and his coaching under such veterans
it should have. It also has f put the chairmanship of as William Allen White.
the national committee in the hands of the dynamic Kansan
John D. M. Hamilton who organized the Landon campaign
There can be ho doubt of the big popular, following
which Gov. Landon has. He isra plain citizen who has suc
ceeded both in business and in politics. He is not only a
"governor of a typical prairie state (quoting Farley ) , he is
in many ways a typical American, citizen clean and whole
some, young and active, unafflicted with ego. It remains
r.r.7 to be seen how he will measure up to his opportunities
' Of one thing the country may.be sure. There win be a
battle between now and November which will go to the very
roots of tJie country Landon and Knox will present a for
midable team; and with party unity they will disturb before;
long the equanimity of Mr. Roosevelt and his manager, Mr..
Farley. The Cleveland convention was not just a stage per
formance; it was a reflection of deep thought and feeling on
the part of millions of voting citizens; and only the poll of
votes in November will tell the final tale.
the gen bladder. When these com
plications occur the dangera and com
plications ot the operation are mark,
edly Increased, 1 The patient 1s sub
jected to unnecessary risks. v
For many years society has faced
the problem of gallstonea Although
the actual cause Is not known many
theories are presented. But It 1a gen
erally believed that the stones prU
snarUy f orm as! the result of some
Infection of the gaQ bladder;. . - i '
Tet, despite this accepted theory.
many operations are performed which v
reveal no- evidence of Infection. Ia
such cases, perhaps, the stones form
as a result ef some vitamin deficiency.
For this reason it Is advised that the.
diet be chosen ;to Include an abua.
dance ot vitamins and thus prevent
stone formation, " ? i'J-y
X am often asked whether an eases
ef gallstones demand operation. This
is a difficult question to answer. It
depehda entirely upon the Individual
caser Including the size, location and
number ef stones, as well as the'
symptoms that are present.
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Answers tej Health Queries
. W. ' Q. What can be done to
rfduce? Is it harmfol te take - -
in order te reduce In weight?
A .-Eat less food and take regular
exercise dally.' ; For full . particulars
send; a self -addressed, stamped en
velope and repeat your question.
. Mrs. H. . Ci What would cause
a sharp pain in both the wrist and
hear region a the same timer 1
am a young married woman . and
often shaken with these paina How
does; one know when the heart t
affected f f Y;:
A-Have aav examination. . Tout
doctor will give you full Information
and advice regarding your particular
case. . , " . -:
Dr. Copelsnd (s plat t enticer i
inqwiet trorri. t coder r cho acntf r
addressed ttamped envelope cith .
their quettiott. ASirett eft let
!tcr to Dr. CopeUmi Is car of X
tXU wvctpeper mt Ut wtin effle
la f Ale city.' :
(Copyright, 1SS8. T. F. , IneJ k
CHAPTSS XXVII
Margot was out again, so Mary
had the room to herself. She took
hours dressing, though they were
only going to a movie, f But It com
forted her to make op with infinite
pains, to pat fragrant powder on
smooth cheeks, to color her pretty
mouth scarlet, to pencil her dark,
sweeping brows. -4--t -v
There might be brighter giro In
this town, but there weren't, many
Brettier. Not when she. had some
ling decent- to wear, and ' had
plenty of time to do her hair, and'
make up her eyes. -,.f.. , -, :
"There was a time i wheal she'd
thought she had brains . - v. when
she'd thought she might get some
where. ... - a
I t WeU, she was going to get some
She was going to marry man
with a lot of money. Not that she
was marrying him for the money.
Of course, - - i
She came down the stairway,
smiling a little, conscious that the
Misses Frkk were takiner a rood
look at her, and that Kilt, wafting
on the landing below, waa worship
renrthing went beautifully at
first. She was bright and happy,
and Milt was delightful. He bought
her an orchid, to pin on her coat,
lie purchased the tickets earlier,
so that they didnt have to stand in
une like the ethers.
-The picture was one that every
one was talking about, and she'd
wanted so much to see.
It was about the World War. Sol
diers marching. There was a .boy
who looked like Jamie '. . star
shells burst overhead . . you saw
htm threw up his hands, and die.
Tears stood in , her eyes. i Why
did she cry! It was only a picture.
Milt put his hand over hers, as
he had done so many, many times
in the last few weeks.'
A sob was torn out ef her throat.
And another. And another.
She heard herself laying in a
high, quivering ' voice ) that didn't
seem to belong to herj . t
"I'm sorry 1 I can't stay here any
longer. . . . Oh, don't yon under
atand? 1 want to go home!"
Ue thought she was ill. Be was
all solicitude, one arm around her,
supporting her, as he led her out of
the theater. - -s. .-1- s;r-
"Cant I get row something? Per
haps, if we stop at the ' drug
store" , m -
"Oh, no, no, no I I! want to go
HOME!"
He waa so kind, so patient. AH
the way home he drove with one
hand, carefully supporting her with
the other. And though his touch
tortured her already : screaming
nerves, she didnt tell him to take
his arm away. She sat, tense and
miserable, through the ' minutes
that seemed ; like hours, knowing
that when they were home'agaia at
Mrs. Henry's, she was going to tell
him she couldn't marry him she
couldn't erer marry him, no matter
how hard she tried. J ; . .
She didn't know how she would
tell him.- She didn't dare think how
he'd take it.
She felt so terrible. . . . If she
'Could only die. , . . If she could just
go to sleep, and never wake op. . . .
"Good night, dear," Milt was say
ing. "I won't eren Idas you good
aijtht. You're worn out. Ton need
rest. Touli hare to cult that Job
I of yours, and let me take care of
Torra sorry. Ieana; Mnt, I
don't know how to tell you, but I
cant marry yon. Here here's the
rinT" : .j .
"ily poor chad, you're hysterical I
You must let me ret yoa some-
thiPl ':v
tf o-ne-no IVi atl rifMf I last
want to be ALONE! That's all!
Don't you seef I cant tell you any
other way I just cant marry yon
I just can't -r.'rt' ! --f
And all the while he was helpis;
her op the stairs, talking rery low,
so that the other boarders wouldat
hear, but she couldn't control her
voice, and her "Strangled, wracking
sobs. And she-had to make him
understand. She had to make it
clear, so that she'd nerer hare to
face him again, never hare to speak
of it, or think of it. - - i
"You'll hare to take the ring. I
cant keep it. .I'm sorry I tried
but I cantOh please, please take
it!" .. . i ;.; ,
When at last he took It. dropped
it into an overcoat pocket saying
soothingly, ."All right, dear, if it
will make you feel better." ' she
knew that it had all been for no th
in r. he was just - humorinz her
thinking she would take it all back
tomorrow.
"No. it isnt to make me feel bet
ter. It doesnt matter how 1 feel. I
dont mind that. Don't you SEE!
I thought because you wanted me
and I didnt want anybody., that I
could marry you. I thought - it
didnt matter about me, if I could
gled sobs she heard her own wild,
hysterical laughter. 7
Spent and pale she lay in bed all
the next day, too weary, too cu
riously at peace to worry about
how Bennet could get along with
out her. f ;, .
Mrs. Henry creaked up and down
the three nights of stairs with
chicken broth and toast. The doc
tor, whom M argot had called last
night, came again, told her she
neednt take any more of his little
white pills.. -H'. r -itv;4
She felt that a weight had been
removed from her head. ,-, -Trj
- Everyone was being kind, ' hut
she knew that-when sue was bet
ter they'd ask questions. She lay
very still, wishing that aha might
m i ft i
TonU hare to take the ring. X can't keep it Vm sorry X tried but
V - - :-V :;.;v .,. ;j;i-..V : , I can't" v". - :. -.:
make you happy. Oh, please dont
interrupt Just listen r I DID think
I could but I canWI just cant "
-They were at the second floor
landing now, bnt he followed her
still.
f She began to run. - v
" "Maryf I was going to charge
this up to hysteria or nerves. But
you've gone too far now, you 11 hare
to tell me - -- . '
"I eant! I Just know 1 cant
marry yon. What more ia there
to say! You go on back! You
arent supposed to come up these
stairs. Mrs. Henry will find yen
and . make trouble and : I've got
enough trouble!" .
"Mary, why did von come to this
this sudden, decision? You start
ed out ia the best of spirits, then
you want to be taken home, and you
say you aren't sick and you arent
hysterical, you merely wish to
break our engagement " i
"I dont know whvl We were in
the movie, and I was enjoying it,
but all of sudden I just knew I
couldat couldn't" v. .; j
The tears that she had beea hold
mi back broke now, : -
She was powerless to check
them. Thev rained down her faM.
hook her body, so that she had to
cling to the banister and then her
knees gave wvr. .
He carried her the rest of the
way. She saw Margot'a sUrtled
face fa the doorway, heard; her
tin, - ii oat nappenea I
It was no use, She cocldnt stdp
now. It didn't matter what mrnn.
thought. AboTe her gasping stran-
lie there forever, never hare to face
Bennet or uoiden again. i
Hours stretch into days, dare into
weeks.' Time passes and takes you
with it, no matter how you feeL
Alarm clock. Breakfast. Office.
Work. Lunch hour. ; More work. ,
Five o'clock . . - .:.-l',v; - - u- m
Sometimes she felt guilty, walk
ing out on Bennet that way. Ho
worked so bard, and he looked so
terribly tired. He was really doing
a remarkable thing, talking ship
pers into returning, even planning
a new schedule, end two new ports
in Africa and Australia. : i
She wanted to tell him so. Even
more than that she wanted to ex
plain about the day or two that she
had stayed home from work, after
she had hysterics that night in the
theater when she made Milt take
her home, and told him she'd never
marry him.
She had the feeling that be was
waiting for her to aay something,
and she wanted to. She wanted to
tust awfully, bet something held
.er back. Something she couldn't
help. That perverse streak ia her.
that nasty, uadpendaUe some
thing about her. that made her do
what she didnt wut to do, and kept
her from doing what she wanted to
do. . - . . ... ,
Well, maybe !t was all for the
best. She'd acted the fool, too, many
times where he was concerned al
ready. Better to seem hard and cal.
Iocs than soft and ioolris? for sym
pathy. tTo be continued) -
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