,51, 1939
THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
rAL STORY
BYTOM HORNER
COPYRIGHT. I93,
NEA SERVICE, INC.
CHAPTER XX
n hurried on up the stairs,
.Sine Emilys oewuuer
k.S her half-spoken appeals.
tB'' v. i.m h mseil as ne uji-
Y"- climbed into bed, he
i'i about Emily's leaving.
PArVoner it was said and
fte better.
iiv did love Eric. No deny
anv fool could see it.
u .he'had kissed Kane, the
with which she had
K his burned hands. Her
Khen she found the injury
W 3 npe serious.
fl n m eo away: she
JW , uor divorce and then.
MH uo,,- tn think of her
RS m n-s lte, in another
? Lnme. What would life be
SI, without her?
f1', .i..n Sumner, and his
KasaU. Tut he wanted
VrzLi of her smile was
EL out bv sheets of wind-
ves became as
m ram. "-'. . m
E, flowing aceiyi
L was a roaring in his ears
houts, scretuuo,
i. so young, too." . . . A aarK
Hnwn UDOn him, the
j!0( waves against the launch.
at last drove the
Sorted "dreams from his mind.
11 not hear mny upiuc iuiu
,,n Hmcn the shades.
-I room. fu" V . :
K hinnkpts closer about
i efl tUCK h..l, mft
Nor am ne ,
iffi-si ins ,r"
Ej her sob-and they gave no
. . .
me ringing of the telephone
. j li tin cit im In hed
piieriea mm.
Sitiied lor me uuuwiiww
ti nearby table.
William Peterson. New
Irt' calling Dr. Alan Warren,"
j operator saia.
.!.. .. minute. I'll call him,
Lily said, on the downstairs
toe.
Tm awake, I'll take It here,"
Uu broke in. Then to the op-nlor-"Thls
is Dr. Warren."
Hello, Alan: uongraiuiaiions
jome fine work," he heard
mow say a moment later.
tm the papers nere in new
M are making you a hero. Well,
i food advertising for the
Ueol."
Haven't much time, sailing ai
asdnlght, but wanted you to know
that your contract is safe. All you
have to do is sign it, and move to
St. Louis before school closes in
June."
"I'm not taking the position, Dr.
Peterson," Alan said.
"You're not what!"
"I'm staying here in Sumner.
My work is here." Alan spoke
slowly, carefully choosing his
words. "I'm sorry if I've caused
you any trouble, accepting at first.
fhd now, backing down. But 1
can't do it. I'm just a country
doctor, Dr. Peterson. I belong
here I'm going to stay here."
"Is that absolutely final, Alan?
You won't change your mind,"
Peterson asked.
"That's final, Doctor."
"Well . . . you know what you
want to do. I had hoped though,
that you'd be with us. I need
you, Alan. The school needs you."
"My people need me here, more.
Have a good trip, Doctor. I'll be
up to see you when you return."
"Goodby, Alan. You've made
your decision. Never regret it."
Alan sang lustily in the shower,
and was grinning happily as he
hurried downstairs. Outdoors the
sun was shining brightly. A car
dinal whistled from a treetop; a
few green blades of grass were
pushing up through the Ijrown
bareness of the lawn. Spring al
most here, Alan thought. And
only a few short weeks ago, all
this had been hidden by the bliz
zard. Emily was waiting in the break
fast room. And Eric. Alan's grin
faded.
"Hello, sleepyhead," Emily said
with a laugh, as she kissed him.
"Thought you'd never wake up."
"You slept the clock around, and
then started on it's second trip,"
Eric said. "You were still dead to
the world when I awoke, and left
last night and pounding your ear
when I came back to say goodby."
"I guess I was pretty tired,"
Alan admitted. Then as the im
port of Eric's words struck him
"To say goodby? What do you
mean?"
"Orders. Conference in St.
Louis on whether we'll go on with
the dam. Brass hats from Wash
ington will all he there to rake
me over the coals.
"Farrell looked at my hands this
morning, put on new dressings.
He says they're coming on fine,
probably won't even scar. I'm tak
ing the noon train."
Eric leaving. Eric, carrying his
FLAPPER FANNY
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broken dreams in bandaged hands,
stepping out again. But it would
be different this time.
"I told you yesterday I had
something to say about your leav
ing, Emily," Alan began. "I want
Eric to hear it too. It concerns
both of you all of us."
"But, Alan I" Emily inter
rupted. "Yes, I know . . . but listen to me
now. It's going to be difficult to
tell you, but I have to do it. Let's
get it over, get it settled."
"Alan, what are you talking
about?" Eric asked, almost an
grily. "About you, about Emily, about
me." Alan spoke quickly, as if
trying to hurry through his un
pleasant task. "You love Emily.
And she loves you "
"Alan! I don't you don't be
lieve "
"You may not realize it now, but
you will," Alan went on, striving
to keep his voice calm and even.
"It will take time, but eventually
you will know, what I know now
that you love Eric.
"I'm staying in Sumner. It is
best that I do. I might go away,
go with you to St. Louis, but the
break would come sometime. It
might as well be now. I have my
work; I'll be all right.
"Your place is not here in Sum
ner," he went on, avoiding her
eyes. Eric stood, silent and won
dering. "This is not your world,
Emily, and I've been a fool, I've
been cruel, trying to make you
stay in it. Here you have sickness,
trouble, pain and death. You de
serve something better than that.
"You are too young, too beauti
ful to give up the happiness that
is rightfully yours. You need mu
sic, laughter, love gaiety.
"Eric can give you these things.
I can't.
"Your debt to me is paid, Eric.
You took a chance on losing yours
to save me. That falling lamp
might have seared your eyes you
might have breathed flame. I
know that.
"Eric is the man (or you, Emily.
He can give you the kind of a life
you want the kind of a life you
should have. He's a fine man, a
true friend, and I'm proud to have
known him. He s brave, he's hon
orable. He'll make you happy.
And that's more than I've been
able to do.
"Be good to her, Eric. She's
precious."
Eric nodded, solemnly. He said
nothing.
"Alan. Alan, you don't know
what you're saying!" Emily's voice
was almost a scream.
"But I do this is the way it
should be. Break quickly. All
friends. No tears. No hate." He
turned to go. "Please go with
Eric now, Emily. Have Herminia
pack, send your things. Don't
don't be here when I come back!"
His voice broke. Quickly he turn
ed, ran from the house.
"Alan darling don't don't go!
Come back! You're wrong!" Em
ily screamed after him. But he
was far down the street, walking
swiftly, when she reached the door.
If he heard her, he did not let on.
She stood in the doorway, tears
streaming down her face. Eric's
arm was around her.
"He's gone My Alan gone'"
(To Be Continued)
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By MARTIN
BELLFOCNTAIN EVENTS
BELI.FOUNTAIN, March 20
(Special) Mrs. Ira Malcolm en
tertained the F. L. Girls club re
cently with a luncheon, assisted
by Mrs. Lloyd Malcom. The club
voted to purchase new linojeum
for the kitchen at the I.O.O.F.
hall in Alpine. Members present
were Mrs. Elmer Kester, Mrs.
Josephine Pockrus. Mrs. Harold
Larkin, Mrs. Lloyd Malcom and
Mrs. Ira Malcom.
Mrs. J. V. Mill entertained re
cently with a luncheon and
pinochle party at her home
Beilfountam. Hign score lor me
afternoon was won by Mrs. El
wood Lee.
Present for the event were Mrs.
Garth Rickard, a guest, Mrs.
Emil Price, Mrs. Harold Larkin,
Mrs. Avery Larkin, Mrs. Elwood
Lee. Mrs. Glenn LeVaugh, Mrs.
C. R. Irvin and the hostess.
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cjal)The members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church Ladies aid
society entertained at a silver tea
in the Epworth league room of the
church last week. Mrs. J. R. Las
well led the devotionals. Mrs. B. F.
Roberts had charge of the pro
gram. Mrs. Melton, Mrs. Frank
Madder, and Mrs. Fred Taylor re
r.oivd nri7.es in a guessing game.
Refreshment were served to
Mrs. Frank Madden, Mrs. Olive
McKee, Mrs. Bruce Highloy and
baby, Mrs. Edgar Richards, Mrs.
Pete Petterson, Mrs. B. F. Rob
erts. Mr. Harley Stonaker, Mrs. S.
A. Walkinshaw, Mrs. Fred Taylor,
Mrs. George Edes, Mrs. Reta
Peart, Mrs. Ben Huntington, Mrs.
Alice Canney, Mrs. Fred Lee, Mis.
Mary Lohrey, Mrs. Hallie Geider,
VT- T . Kmu Mrs. J. n. uiwuj.
Mrs. Ernest Warner and baby,
Mrs. Maude Thiel, Mrs. i.
Stenscth. Mrs. E. D. Allen, Miss
Beth Wilson, and Mrs. David Hag
gard of Eugene
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DEERHORN, March 20 (Spe-
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per was held at the schoolhouse
lat week, sponsored by the Deer
horn Sunday school. The evening
was spent in Bible study, games
and singing. Owing to the inclem
ent weather the crowd was smaller
it,, nrevious occasions. At
present, a contest is creating in
terest in attendance at the Sunday
morning sen-ice. The junior class
members, divided into two sec
tions. vie with each other for new
members. An all-time high of 8fil
chapters were read during the
week by the membership ol the
entue school.
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