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eeber 21. 1938. THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON Page Seveit C5lAL STORY HIT-RUN LUVt gY MARGUERITE GAHAGAN COPYRIGHT. 1 ft SCRVICC. INC. . -j v,wllesslv on the y -.rest the door testified to PTce of the boys. The V??n dance band. BiU --iid in a big chair reading tit pa" while J?e lW1?,tea So M over ,0 Puce !.r handsome." their young deep bass now, greeted fShcd yur coat si5 we're j, to fa' " .r. m0er came in from the i. " v.i'H think they'd l w dwi. nth tQ t5 M this talk "bout 'hurry :. she smiled and put i "Tv.L.t .eainst Pafs. "Have r .. j,riincr' I thoueht home earlier.' ite comfortable talk that r j . outside world far Kfpat hung up her wraps, de-P13- . ..... hmrnx in her room. ESd her rain-damp hair into E. Downstairs the police call tie into a monotonous stream .WISTS r;. attention aU An". Yk-nt for a blue that struck and seriously i-rl a WUIiuu ' iS this aneriiouii. a.--... j ,t Hazel wood and rlrth The driver is wanted on I hit-run cnarge. nu uuici .u L.sti0n yet. Attention all cars l& we repeal ?at stood staring imo uie nur- serins ll" , -- , ,k. memory of the scene that . wife - . . . . . bhfd before ner again. j piue C'ne- thousands of them in the P'j ...... IMn nthpr identifl- TV .01 tuuiJv. . i A little stab of fear son as j-" - . , . , . Lust at her heart, dui sne pusnea I away. Thousanas oi sucn cars. L traffic-conscious. That was Voices from downstairs broke .. h pavfi tier nose .a L.i.tah rtf nnwrier and went tu to the security or me lamiiy, I TUt.n handsome." BIU inter- Liud his attack on a well-filled Sate to turn to her. "About those kbs Larry promised me and Joe ts summer. Well, we'll need a t to get to work, and we found Liwell bargain today: just a Altar a 1030 model, that we Ln fnr nrartirallv nothing. fae Davis wants to get rid of IHe s going to camp tnis summer k i counselor, and he'll let us have it for just about nothing. If we can make a little down pay ment we can pay the rest when we get throuih working v thought maybe you'd help us out on the first payment and we'll pay you back pronto. How's about li : - Pat hesitated. Thev were hi boys now. Old enoueh to have jobs, nearly through high school, oia enougn to get driver s licenses, ana yet to her they seemed so young. She turned uncertainly to her mother. "It's not just buvine a car," she said slowly. "There's in surance. You'd simply have to have that, and sometimes I think a car's a terrible worry. So many acciuenu nappen ner voice trailed off as the boys over whelmed her. "My gosh, Pat. we know how to drive. Haven't we been drivlne Artie's car for two years? It isn't as though we were beginners. You got a complex from that old traf fic court." Joe said impatiently. It's a wonder you don't try to make Larry stop selling cars." tier mother looked at htm re provingly. "Pat's thinking of your good, young man. Boys are apt to be heedless. You'll probably speed, and get in accidents. It's always happening. I don't know what to Say," she concluded lamely. "Well, it doesn't have to be de cided tonight anyway," Pat said finally. "I just want you to to realize, though, that there is a re sponsibility in owning a car." The boys forgot the matter while they concentrated on ice cream made in the new electric refrigerator, and after the dishes had been done Pat thought of her date that evening. They were to go to a dance at the Country Club a really smart affair, Larry had explained. She went upstairs to look at her dress a last sum mer's party gown that she had freshened and brightened with new touches here and there. After all she hadn't known Larry last summer. The dress would be new to him, but whether or not it would be appropriate for a dance at the club was another worry. Her fears disappeared when she went to the phone to answer a call from Larry. "I'll be a little late," his drawl. FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia -C0PR. 191a IV HU SCIVtCC. UK. T. M. ICO. 0. 8. MT. Or.- ing voice came to her. "Delayed' at the office a bit, but we'll "get there in plenty of time. Pick you up around 9:30." She felt the exhilarating thrill that always came when she heard nis voice. "Of course, darling. 1 was late eettins home mvlf Don't hurry. Just take your time and be careful." She had meant to tell him that he had narrowly avoided being neia up oy an accident that after noon. If anythim ever hanneneri to him she didn't know what life would hold for her. She meant to tell him later just how fortunate ne had been to be ahead of that crash. The time slipped by magically wnue sne Busied herself with a shower, brushing her dark hair into a soft, curling silken halo. smoothing the lace frock around her slim hips, dancing a few steps in me new satin sandals. And then it was time to to. Larry arrived looking smart and blase in his tuxedo, his blond hair snining. She knew he anticipated the party, but she hadn't expected I mm to show quite such concern. A lot of important people go to tnese parties, he said, helping I her into the car. "People that count. It can help me U I really get in with the right crowd. They spend money for cars all right. I No cheap jobs for them. Why I i just heard that Dottie Barnes is in the market for another model. She's the one I told you about! last winter, 'member? ' Remember of course she did. Pat felt the lace of her frock, looked down at the new sandals, wondered in a moment of panic just how she would compare with the other girls. Dottie Barnes with her cars, horses, servants, Paris I gowns. She did want to help Lar ry, wanted him to be proud of her, to help him make friends. only she didn't se why he placed such importance on these people. The subject made her uncomfort able. She switched the conversa tion. , 'I saw a horrible accident on the way home," she told him. "A car struck a woman and child " Larry interrupted roughly. Now for heaven's sake, Pat, let's not talk traffic. You get it all day, and I should think you'd want to forget it once in a while." She sank back in the seat at a loss. "I'm sorry, Larry. I didn't mean to. Tell me did you have busy day? Where all did you go?" 'It was busy enough. Went tol High Hill about 5. That held me up and I went straight home from there. Didn't even go back to the I office. High Hill far out north, Pat thought mechanically. High Hill and then straight home. Why he I couldn't have been on Fourth then, at 5:45 if he were on the other side of town. She laughed at her own silliness. 'I guess I have you on my mind." she said, moving closer. "On the bus going home I thought I I saw you drive by. It was rain ing and the traffic was heavy, but I thought I saw you. It Just goes to show how one's imagination can play tricks." He answered calmly enougn. 'Yes, your imagination did thatl time: I was on the other side of 1 town and you didn't see me.' (To Be Continued) LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Could Be By HAROLD GRAY 'm sick of clubs ! The Carefrees' treasurer just put the bite me for my dues, an everybody in the Happy Chums is sore about the election." SIDE GLANCES "s carnival men don't know that I'm about the i bt horseshoe pitcher in the county. Stories in l STAMPS The Caspian tea is tideless. Budapest, Hungary, now uses an electric stunning device In the slaughter of pigs. The First "Dork Horse" In American Politics TORN by dissension and the A tuvarkinr tMllcies of President rAhn Tvier the Whl faced cer- taln defeat in the stormy campaign of 1844. oo me uemocraw sembled In frenzied convention in Baltimore to pick a leader for re turn to power. Van Buren, defeated four years .-i ir H.mmflMi r nomination. but Cass of Michigan, Johnson of Kentucky, Calhoun and James Buchanan pooled their strength and held Van Buren short of the required two-third's vote for many weary ballots. The convention ap t,nallv deadlocked. Then someone mentioned James K. Polk, former &peaner ox me uama .inHer Jackson. Polk had just returned to the public scene when he earnestly aavocaiea me annexation of Texas. He even prophesied that if the United States did not take Texas, Eng land might The convention was hv fMa rhanre for com- luu.n "J ... promise, unanimously nominated Polk. He thus became the first "dark horse" candidate in n iii.-. iu., , . . - - -- - - He was elected, defeating Henry Clay, the Whig candidate. Texas. OraaMi anH California became American possessions during his term, out only alter Dioooy con quest during which Polk himself was labeled "Napoleon." 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