Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, March 13, 1940, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTHE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON SERIAL STORY $15 A WEEK By LOUISE HOLMES iPTER xnr There was a oil laP .mine on a Darty T . t v. When she FloAbelle said, "And Ifhorabelle." Clara breathed &tl urruat'a s w ell s im D 1 V fc??i Party" Ann filr.mrwwhat kind of a 88 "" S, - riorabelle continued care 4e'U have dinner some- rrHnce. darkled. "Will we F".,7 taiimi-s?" She had Nlj, Olives ucm.iu .e ,i ihpv sDent their EL in night clubs. She had jiai in the movies. n best families in town will Resented," Florabelle assur , with a little grimace. lt Clara sighed. "what'U Ert vou got an evening -1 Clara and Ann shook their rel don't try to be dressy. , itreet clothes. The smartest tin Chicago never dress." j,, ran to the closet and M forth an atrocious taffeta tit was cerise, trimmed with 0 lace. "Will this be all t' she asked excitedly. 11 do." As she left the room, ibdle said, "You're 'the im atcne, Ann. The party is be ptn in your honor." honor?" lit Jake Bontel was in the the other night. He saw you isied me to bring you 'round." rai there be a man for i!" oiabelle nodded. "Three men be there. Clancy Horton he's and don't you forget it for jute Jake Bontel and Steve -bourne. Steve goes with the J Side crowd. . Occasionally ike to meet the other half." j was a little dubious about affair. She had the feeling florabelle ' was railroading into lomething. On the other k the was eager for gaiety. is and dancing it sounded fctful. fcnbelle took her acceptance Inuted. "Just wait till Steve tacurne sees Clara," she said, Kail lazily. I . . . tire was a flurry of baths COPYRIOHT. 1940. NEA 8EBVICE. INC. and dressing in the apartment the iiexi evening. Ann wore the new blue dress and little pancake hat. Her hair was liWo anA . burned in her cheek's, her eyes were mysteriously dark. Flora belle's gown was black, sleek and plain. At her throat she wore an immense rhinestone clip. A smart ly veiled hat partially covered her ash blond head. Clara was a living demonstra tion of what a girl should not wear. The cerise dress fought with the shade of her rouge, her flame colored nails fought back. She'd had her hair done at noon and her head haH an iv,,,j ...V-UUUI1U look. Banele hrarolot? ;;i,i from her wrists, a bib necklace of raw gold covered her chest. "Aren't you going to wear any jewelry?" she asked Ann. ."I haven't anything nice." "Gee,-1 wish I'd known it. They have swell stuff at the store." Ann looked at Clara's decora tions and was nnf In itA la., envious. They found a cab wait ing ai me euro and Ann quietly enjoyed the unaccustomed luxury. Clara's pleasure was less quiet. Ann said, "I wonder why the men didn't come for us." Florabelle glanced at her nlii7.- zically. She said nothing. It was a long drive and Clara's excitement rose as the meter climbed. "Look at that thino" she kept saying. "Gee, they must be rich." At last thev stODDGrl before an apartment hotel on Sheridan drive. Florabelle gracefully led ine wav 10 an e evarnr nnri thev snot upward, Anns doubts in creasing with every floor. wny should we go to Mr. Hor ton's aDartment?" she askerf "Whv don't we meet them where we are io nave dinner? Florabelle lost natienne "T.nnk she said firmlv. "Are vnn nlan. ning to have a good time or are you going to put on an act at every turn; wno is throwing this party, anyway?" Ann felt DroDerlv soueleheH. "I just wondered," she said lamely. "Well, storj wonderinff. Take things as they come. I go to par ties like this about five times a week and I'm none the worse for them. She lfllnekeH nn a elneo1 rfrtrtr and it swung open. A large, beefy man with several chins and a bulging waistline beamed out at FLAPPER FANNY - COP. 1M0Y MA IHVICC. INC. T. M. 6. U. I. PAT. OFF. By Sylvia m 7 nyii i i w xtm Y.iJJ ,W-ll III f II V: not stay longer than we abs'Iutely have to right uer mey serve the ice cream." SIDE GLANCES v 0, 'J I ISUaSa-JSe-t. imi l Ten-. ?-"J C , V8? he smart! He wrote uom a ioye i- Latin aad he can't even translate ill .. them. "Three little gifts from heaven " she proclaimed loudly. "This is Clancy," Florabelle said, "Ann and Clara." "Howdy, Ann and Clara. Come in. The two male earth beings behind me are Jake and Steve. Step up, boys, and do your man ners." Jake appeared on one side of his host and Steve on the other. Each carried a glass in his hand. There was a confusion of greetings. Jake removed Ann's hat and clumsily attempted to unbutton her little jacket. "This stays on," she said, back ing away. He roared with laughter. "All right all right just wanted to be helpful." He patted her cheek. ''Look at her, boys," he yelled. "Am I a good picker or am I a good picker?" He had purple jowls and a bald head. Ann knew right then that her doubts had been well found ed. She glanced about the apart- ment. No one lived there, that was obvious. It had merely been taken for the evening's entertain ment. A kitchen, brilliantly light ed, opened off the main room. From where Ann stood, she could see down a hall from which opened bedrooms and bath. Jake took her hand. "It's plain that you need a little drink." he said thickly. "Come with your old pal, Jake." He led her to a console table which had been turned into a bar. It was loaded with bottles and glasses. Ann said, "I thought we were going out to dinner." Anything to get away. "That's the surprise," he told her with sly heaviness. "We're having dinner right here. You like that, beautiful?" Florabelle had removed her fur and hat. With a glass in her hand, she sat on the arm of a chair, looking extremely decora tive. Clara, aided by Steve, was getting out of her wraps. She was laughing and talking inanely. Ann looked at Steve. He was younger than the other men, younger and nicer. Jake had gone behind the im provised bar. "What'll it be, angel?" Ann was at a loss. Evidently this was what was meant by "be ing on a party." She had never tasted intoxicating liquor, her father had seen to that, Inexperi enced as she was, she knew that it was up to her to bluff. She couldn't "put on an act" as Flora belle had said. "Mix up something you think I'll like," she said indifferently. "Did you hear that, Steve?" Jake bellowed. "You see before you a smart Jlttle lady. She says, 'Mix up something that you think I'll like.' " By this time Clara was sipping a long drink. She was doing her best to be casual about it, imi tating Florabelle's every move. While Jake hilariously mixed the drinks Steve crossed the room to Ann. He was an exceptionally good-looking young man, well groomed and nice mannered. He was a little less intoxicated than his two friends. "I've never had the pleasure of meeting you," he said. "Perhaps you've never gone slumming in the right places," she returned coolly. Ann was angry, more angry at herself than at the three men. Why had she come? Why had she let herself in for something she might not be able to handle? What was the fun in a gathering like this? Where was the excuse for it? "Pert little devil, aren't you?" Steve remarked. "I can hold my own in any crowd." "Do I detect gravel in that re mark?" "I put some in. Maybe you are clever enough to detect it." Jake came from behind the bar, a stemmed glass in his hand. "Here you are, my sweet." (To Be Continued) LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Widening the Net By HAROLD GRAY - iscirsa tei umSTi fSSSSS ? R?W.a ill D n AVENUE KI fcivl riJ&SJ B M EW SCHOOL- f-pW,Jfc5itRfftra I fu n iU -L K8SE9 mmm Mflew mmm jk in z&tMmiwapBs& m POPEYE Now Showing "FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!" Tomorrow "IT'S A GRUDGE FIGHT." By E C SEGAR 1 rORE P1Ni&0.)( YA6 ) ( I AM tjl-AD UpT I ( VOU EXPECT TO Yl Y I .HA.UP IN NOUR l V THFcr-Pncc coo l 1 ys. .. 3 ' l7 r7T,rT N-fW ; Fwir rae - J purposes i have VlV'-yg fWHAlN V2& V EWlNfc, FIERCER. I MUST NOT , nf PROCURED WE , ' If LMT 1 WYM n X:& MM m WIM- SECRET AGENT X-9 1 In the G-Man's Spotlight By ROBERT STORM ; I 1 srAiSfVSP. V:i"TOUSrA ( see JiW DOUT KN0U3- J?t IfV; A V I " STAMPS p-ywv 'rwr t "two BOOTS AND HER, BUDDIES Pug Still Says So By MARTIN i Lv:.m :, .--. .'..? r j She captain's THE WCrRM AS AS V BEGAV4 WAi VROSASW ioW VOO d Ort-rtH. V VI U nvtr I A. Of 'EVA Wkmm i IH'IbbbST' COPH. 1IKO by wg gFRvibV.I' t. w. ma u, . rif. ir:: WASH TUBBS The Upper Hand BEWME THE AOHESWE TAPE FROM THE MOUTH " OF MUE. LETORE, SPIKE, AM LET US TRV I . .- X PUMPSOME SEMSE IMTO By CRANE Til UFUFB Uiuc Mi uei umi u,u i AWVTHW6 T8 CO PEAR, FOR VOUR FATHERS wnn vouk schemes,) sake, perhaps VOU yOU.. VOU F1L7HVARE UWAWARE THAT HE , THIEVES! y HAS A PRrSOW RECORD BACK IN FRANCE 12J AH.VES, A JEWELER, A PILLAR IN " 1 ' THATsJHE COMMUNITV. BUT VEARS A60 J 19 NOT80(HE WAS LETUSSAV-At WV FATHER IS I TRIFLE INDISCREET T ONE OP THE V- , FINEST MEN fT Kcon iwyr.lrt- ie: T. M. F(f. u. . hl.M,. I.tfi lfiW,, CALL IT BLACKMAIL, IF VOU LIKE. BUT AT 1 t rtsi c, vvy uwci wtlft wpiAIfJED HIS AID IU DISPOSING Of CERTAIN STOLEN 6MS IP VOO "PERSIST IM TBVlMaTO6RIN6UST0i JUSTICE, VOU'LL 6UCCEETJ IN SEUblkia YOUK OWN FATHER TO PRISON V ALLEY OOP We'll Make It a Party By V. T. HAMLIN TeIIuVeIt?5)'' Yym SOI 0IV.S A6? WHV'l fl-ASVrWEEICEH, THEN VOL) Zp WE'LL WORfcV ABOUT THAT NEAEAM LIOMf JSHnJMB CUEMJOUT ( THEM 1 XBH, ) THATOWLV 5sT LtSR.oI ("gSgffiSgV wIS'ItV SS?-! 7 ' l THOStr AUGEAN ABOUT THCT A urci" iA-lrn A0 m1 3X ennu -rucne -r. ) YtlTrr V STABLES A. YEARS AAO f P 1 CGATY.' r ' J , r y B HBBEjg iBMm Letter Carriers Are Remembered on Stamps THE men who carry the mail ire not neglected in philately's gal lery. Above is a reproduction of the U. S. 2-cent parcel post issue of 1912-13, showing a postman de livering mall. This stamp was one of 12 issued upon enactment of the parcel post law, but discontinued within a year. When United States inaugurated free City delivery service July 1, 1863, there were 68 carriers. In 1939 58,817 city carriers were em ployed by the Postoffke Depart ment, In 1884 there were 8 city delivery offices; 3236 were listed In 1939. JUGOSLAVIA has honored the J letter carrier with the stamp above, one of a series oi five semi postals, with surtax (or the coital employes fund, OUR BOARDING HOUSE -. with MAJOR HOOPLE I WAS JU6T THINKJN'. AMOS, I'LL BE PLfcPPIM1 My WIWSS ANV DAY, AW' I GET TURR1BLE LONESOME ON THE ROAD SOMETIMES MEBBE. I'LL CHANGE My MIND ABOUT GIVfiN1 VOU SCRAMMy I'M AvFUL ATTACHED TO TW PUP HE'9 LOTS A COMPANY NOT SO FAST. My BULLV BOY X HANDED YOU 5 FOR SCRAM WOLD, AMD HE'S AS LESAL A PART OF My ESTATE AS , MY ADAM'S APPLE BUT. SINCE VOU'RS MV BROTHER , EGAD. yOL) MAV HAV6 HIM BACK ANy TIME AT ALL FOR 500 BROTHERLV LOVE WAY By WILLIAMS OUT OUR -X MAKING A MAT LIKE HER V WELL, IF X SPEMD Wmt NEW OK1E r OP AN I A QUARTER FOOLISH, Wffl OLD HA-T OF PA'S- JUST I'M GOIN TO TH' DOGS, MM I TO SHOW HER SHE'S GONNA DIE IN POVERTV M V EXTRAVAGANT.' SAY, BUT IF SHE SPENDS -IP VWV CAN'T VOU' Q FIVE BUCKS FER A li DO NICE, KIND SLICE OF FELT AN" I ' 'i!' Sy THINGS INSTEAD A FEATHER, WHy ' il m& J F ALWAYS STARTING I WELL, I'M NOT Ii J." J AM UPROAR? J ARGUIN'-I'M JIS i fjv Ps 6HOWIN' y-1 JxFtv.vSr' wny mothers get grav -