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nury T, 1941 THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE, OREGON Tag Tfcre. fcYrag Negroes ks&holicVows AT ST. I)UIS, Miss., Jan. 7. m Four young negro men, tag 14 years of study with of chastity, poverty and 4ienc as part of their ordina te into lb priesthood, became s of the. slowly growing band 'pioneer Catholic missionaries heir own race. 1 tainted, after lying prostrate l"ire the chapel altar to show ' tf humility in the sight of God, 1 will go forth to instruct other 'fcces on the Cold Coast of Afri )r In come dilapidated hamlet 'tie deep aouth. ' ney came to St. Augustine's binary here, the only Catholic Nnery for negroes in the United . while almost children. Germans Are Expected To Race for Tobruk LONDON, Jan. 7. OJ.B A dra matic race for Tobruk between the British empire army of the Nile and German air force squad rons sent to aid Italy was fore cast in military quarters today as the result of Britain's capture of Bardia, a stronghold in Italian North Africa. So important was the victory regarded here, that military ex perts expressed belief that Adolf Hitler would be compelled to make some new big scale move to offset the Italian defeat. CREAM GOES ROME, Jan. 7. W Effective Wednesday, cream is forbidden to Italians under the first new rationing order issued by Gius eppe Tassinari, agriculture min ister and food dictator. SERIAL STORY " CONSCRIPT'S WIFE BETTY WALLACE ropyrirhl, INI. KEA Servlee. Ine. NTINUKI) FROM PAGE 1) clan brown eyes sparkled with Stater, her little white nose telkled adorably. That else?" Bill ran a casual J through her red curls. "Ys -at think I was in love with r" (Ijey munched their toast, in fcsct-bliss. To Paul, Martha seriously, "You should rush ihe license bureau with Su w Decker, that's what you nld do." ' JHil grinned. "Should I? Per LJ Suzanne has other notions." fb and Suzanne came up fre tly for dinners and bridge t dancing to the radio. The of them had watched foot gamea and movies together, somehow, there'd never been ifthing very serious about it. tha couldn't quite put her "er on it, but she'd sensed it. 'Wwho was stupid that way, ft, "Suzanne would jump at the The gal's nuts about you." 5ul raised an eyebrow. "Pass Sthaeiff.-. ita was true, of course. Suzanne M in love -with him, all right, i if he didn't seem to be espe ffjr to lova with her. Martha Stmbered how Suzanne looked X aul. sometimes, when she was uwara of-being observed. She .embered the trembling of tonnes white fingers on Paul's Ofve, and the way she closed her and almost held her breath in they danced. Sou could do worse," Bill was iting, idiotically. "Blonds like i don't grow on trees. Think -a Decker dough! That's what Should . have done. Married ley." Ha took an enormous of his toast, shook his head y, "Yes, sir, if I had it to do again, I'd insist on a wife i money." ve got money," said Martha. rty dollars every Saturday. l. I might get a raise." at'i artha worked for Air Trans-'S-', the sprawling factory on the n i of town where the great Wrr airliners were built. They ...,e switching to bombers, now. le was Paul's secretary. Paul ffl assistant to the chief engb Paul eave her dictation full Msrords like "propulsive effi- ,ncy" and "airfoil boundary r and "translational velo i B." But these days he never ped in the middle of a sen- 1 Me to say, "Your hair's fire in thisun, honey ." ad he: never kissed her, be- OUtl the file cases, any more nr.' AH that was part of the f Tt had ended the night he , ( "Martha, this mug is my old At1 from school. He used to .In all my cigarets, wear my ts, spend my money." catartha was never to forget the , , tent . she first looked up at wis old college chum. Some' ,.(g happened that never hap iw'!d before in all the months of o'rlng . Paul's ring in all the of laughing with Paul, of og, "Quit making love to me. 1 Is office hours!" le bluest eyes in the world ed down into her own brown I, and a shiver coursed through A shiver that was cold and somehow warm. Her smile d, her breath caught, her t began a frightened pound m. The tall man with the lean I to face couldn't seem to tear an eyes away. ien ha said "Paul, I never ""owed your girls before. But es always a first time, ley, wait a minute! We're en- ,lt In the end. when Paul saw ltd jit was and in two weeks, l a blind man could have seen Wiie was awfully decent. He in bis office, turning the i over and over in his fingers, it's all right, Martha," he sid lastly. "I guess you couldn't rC tt. I guess it lust just tr cheeks were hot, and her nai quivered. "Paul, I d give any ... I tm the world not to be doing - to yon. But Bill and I " irf was as if all the months be had never happened. As if O'l never planned to marry I la .1 1 i . , ' i Paul and worked with him nl. kiasad him had been a riif, . Bt gjrt from the Martha Bill ICl! ihatl had pulled into his arms mi mant. know I can't hold a candle Iff auU" Bill said. "I don't make nuch money, never will. I Ui m't his brains, and and he yon first. But darling, 1 love so. from the first moment I you. I knew." knew, too." she whispered sft now the told Paul steadily, I ana I are going tn be mar. tt right away. But, Paul, can't n't the three of us still be Kb?" reeh," he said oddly. "Paul guy wno brought you togeth- AimS T5o,.l Vmi'11 t.,.1. raw uias io cau me uncie. His lips twisted. "Sure, we can still be friends." Paul was best man at the wed ding in the parlor of the minister, thst Saturday night they'd driven across the state line. Paul brought them the absurd square dishes with the yellow daisies off which they were eating breakfast, this minute. Paul and Suzanne tore around getting the gas nd lights turned on in the apartment be fore they came home from the week-end honeymoon, and Paul helped Suzanne broil the steaks for their coming-home dinner. Martha had thought, then, that maybe Paul hadn't minded so much, after all. He'd found Su zanne quickly enough. But as the blond girl explained later. "I've known Paul always. We used to run around before he met you." w w m Bill's voice brought her back to the little blue breakfast nook and the reality of the present. Quit dawdling, Martha, raui and I must hasten to present our selves, give our pedigree, all for the glory of the cause." They trooped out o tne apart ment as the part-time maid came in. She was a dour old woman who sent Paul a sharp glance. "You stay here overnight?" she asekd. "Have I got to make up that living room couch?" Relax." said Paul, slipping tier the dollar she'd expected. "Just extra breakfast dishes." Bill started Peg, amid the usual thunder, and they drove off jerkily. "If I could just afford a new car." When you re in the army, dar ling, earning $21 a month, we'll buy a Rolls.' Say, you don t really think they might take me?" Bill asked, in mock alarm. "Sure they might! With a self- supporting wife, and a job where you're not even useful in defense. What on earth has a credit man ager to do with defense?" Assistant credit manager," saia Bill. "Gosh, I bet they do draft me, after all!" www They were to remember that, later, when the questionnaire came. Because Bill Marshall's serial number had been among the first drawn in the national lottery in Washington. "They won t take you." Martha said. "You're a married man. It was just chance that they drew your number." Paul laughed when ne heard about it. "Hi, General!" But he didn t think they d take Bill, either. It was only when Bill was ordered to report for a physical examination that they became uneasy. "And I'm so damn healthy!' Wait," Paul comforted. "Wr til they get a load of your knock knees." I'll have you understand," Martha informed him primly, "my Bill has beautiful knees." She wished, unhappily, they weren't quite so beautiful when Bill returned to tell her: "I'm in Class 1." "Oh, Bill, no! You're married. You can't be drafted." "But I can. You can hardly be classed as a dependent, earning almost twice as much as I do. You got along all right before we were married" there was no bitter ness in his voice "and, I hate to admit, you contribute more to ihe support of the household than I do." "But, Bill, you'll be credit man ager in no time. And I can quit ny job." They had discussed all this before they married. "But the army won't wait. I couldn't lie about it, Martha. I had to admit the facts. You don't need me. I'm physically fit. My work is not important to defense. Besides, it's our duty my duty, anyway." But, somehow, Martha was sure they wouldn't call him. They simply had to take all the single men first. There were others eager to volunteer. There was need for only a small percentage of the men available. Yet each morning as they passed the mailboxes in the vestibule. Bill's eyes looked for a letter. And each evening, Martha sighed with relief when they found the box empty. One morning, while they were still at breakfast, the telephone rang. Bill answered. "The desk clerk," he said, replacing the tele phone. "Probably wants to know when we're going to pay the rent Be right back." He returned before she had finished her coffee. There was a long white envelope in his hand. All at once the table, the walls were swimming dizzily. Then Bill was beside her, his arms enfold ing her, tenderly. And in his fin gers that white envelope. "Martha," he said tightly, "Martha, this It it! Induction order. I've been drafted!" 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