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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1941)
'etber 5lA-STORY THE RBGISTER-GUARD, UTTLE ORPHAN ANNffi EUGENE, OREGON "Him; ero LADY BY REQUEST bv HELEN R. WOODWARD tm;p W-f2l i7.pl" Ctrl write "?d.T Willi tk rm. CHAPTER n valked quickly from the 21 breathing rapidly. Her "r,, pounding, her heed wjadly. She bad seen the "JujUoo Thorpe's taoe nd WM 2 of wB ddifat1 retaliation jusBy meted k, hid not seen Stephen Curfs ,7 nor heard' his rrr. Zilmm lauAter. but had slammed the door, Bid duly: j-. jflte the aaie iaay a mu, Richard, my boy!" Tj . i. ntrn1 hill flirv. C were reasons why he did I wast owv " 7, I before Stephen. His wife, 6m. thought a great deal of f ud it would not do at all Lnhli 01 temper known out. i the offl. r mmi) r . . i 4A wmtiniw t rated swv T; Ln that he waa all sweetness linifr he was sorry for his W but that confounded Lb ill had always irritated i MfODQ nun. " A. think she was, talking to eawmiaHT. i4t hua euvtcc INC. 1 ir"5!iJ J-l,"J5ai 11,1 j I ;.':- IF p$u? - 4 W i !-? IS lAv w.. 4h4f And Curt, with i tnalcht seemed to be Lju the situation out of all kgrtkm to its importance, hpa knew that Curt had never Ef like dhlm. m drl'i impossible. We've Kner. Thu is ner last aay, It think, in. if vou're in I hibit of yelling at the poor Id like that" Curt grinned t "T.im. Hi. IHd credit. She feed to have heard of me, and m jot mentioned my name, i wai i utue impressea. zou MUS IKT Jlnnint 01 tTID- hcrpe smiled unwillingly. "I'm L m tk itaril iMm hnnnMMl in. But the girl has been get- tta my nerves zor weeKs." ri Drobably refused vour ad fcet, Stephen was thinking. ri prooaoiy taken no trouble ImvmI thA tart tViat eT.a thlnlr. hiiihetl. She wouldn't bow a u your annne, thank God! oft letting rid of her. Well B be somebody else's gain, njraie could tell that here was rt dlL Stenhen had hunm It Jow even when he glimpsed fta the outer office. It was her K her ore. Curt liked women "temperature could be per pd above a luke-wann level. M llta tn KM that trifl M. . ' . e eaj p She'd be like a child e was nappy. I couldn't remember when M sun or woman, had so ad him. Not Stephen Curt, wmentator. Many people Ui avid attention. But Ste "wt, the man. Once more ue4 inwardly. JUCt mmute. m call Miss fontgomery and we'U con Ihorpe was saying, w restore a semblance Stephen Curt was gather VhU papers, stuffing them tatehl. brief caie, ap- great hurry, fffn't time now. "J. Wve got all the dope. One again Inside the warm building, Diana had to wait for an elevator, and when one finally disgorged its passen gers into the lobby she found herself face to face with Stephen Curt. He picked her out unerringly and placed his hand on her arm. His blue eyes were friendly. Fix up the contract and then Laird and I'll sign it Let us know when it's ready. No special hurry, of course." He took his hat and overcoat let Thorpe help him into' them and was soon out of the private office. But outside, as his blue gaze swept the big room eagerly, he saw only Miss Montgomery, her mouth still open in astonish ment at something that must have just happened. Miss Montgomery had been waiting in the outer office to hand Diana a white envelope. "Mr. Durbin asked me to give you wis," she said, smiling in the manner of a cat that has just swauowea a canary. Miss Mont gomery knew quite well that the pretty nest into which she had fallen had been made possible because Diana had not been con sidered competent in the position. She felt she could afford to be generous and added. "We do hope you will soon be happy in some new location." "Thank you. And you may go to the devil with the rest of them!" Diana said clearly, snatch ing the envelope with trembling angers. Miss Montgomery stood speech less by the desk, her usually quick wit having completely failed her, and Diana, glancing back at her, laughed aloud. It was a childish gesture, but one destined to re lieve somewhat the tension of her taut nerves. e e TJUT as she waited for the ele vator, Diana's face burned with shame at what she had done and especially because Stephen Cart had witnessed her outburst By the time she reached the street her exultant hysteria had passed and she began to feel more and more ashamed of herself. Ex ploding like that! And before Stephen Curt, too! What must he think of her? Perhaps she had better go back and apologize. uezore she reached the corner the conviction had grown on her that that was the thing to do. It was the thing her parents would have approved even demanded. But could she do itT Could she go back and stand before Thorpe and Stephen Curt and say, "I'm sorry I was so rude. Please for give me!"? Could' she so humble herself after that sweeping, triumphant exit? The thought left a bitter taste in her mouth, but might such a course not be the better part of prudence? Richard Thorpe might be so pleased to have her kow-tow before him that he'd let her stay on as his secretary. Or Stephen Curt might suggest a place of employment It was either find another job or go back to the farm, an admitted failure. Surprisingly, Diana found herself willing to sacrifice a great deal of her pride in order to prevent the latter possibility. She could see the smirk, however kindly, on Bill Jackson's face. Hear the moth er's, "Well, I do hope you're sat isfied nowl" Finally childhood training and the desire to try a shrewd attempt to prolong her stay in this, to her, fascinating environment forced her to turn and rapidly retrace her steps. She smiled wryly as she was thinking that her course certainly lay In the choice be tween two humiliations. She had decided which would be the greater. Once again inside the warm building, she had to wait a mo ment for an elevator and when one finally descended and dis gorged its passengers into the lobby, she found herself once more face to face with Stephen Curt He had evidently finished his business with Thorpe and was going home. She hoped he would not recognize her in the crowd, but to her surprise he picked her out unerringly and placed his hand on her arm. His blue eyes, looking straight into her troubled gray ones, were warm and friend ly. And there was no escaping whatever it was he had to say to her. (To Be Continued)' ' F AW wore servW aintlnn. P?& ,la'e 1S.738 j wi ior ew York, the "..Mug siaie. The Nqrth Dakota legislature considered a bill which would pro hibit the use of re-grooved tires on motor vehicles. SIDE GLANCES fcUbui u!?s,brinSfag the streamliner In right 6n i .! w,.f? always meets him so he won't for- 1 ' ,u se. Dome in time for dinner." I Wife Was Model For Rubens' Painting ALTHOUGH the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens, the Flem ish painter whose works hang in the principal galleries of Europe and America, are practically price less, the Belgian government was obliged to issue surtax stamps to restore his home In Antwerp. The stamps, issued In 1939 to honor the great artist, bear pic tures of his home, his two wives and children, and some of his bet ter known paintings. The stamp above was titled "The Velvet Hat," and is a picture of his second wife, Helena Fourment. The Flemish school of painting which Rubens exemplified, por trayed powerfully the animation of life and nature. His dogs, horses, men, women, and all his subjects have a vibrant, robust color and interpretation. Rubens, was not restricted to portraits. His paintings include landscapes, subjects of pure fan cy, those with religious motifs, and frescoes. In Antwerp churches Rubens composed and directed 39 ceiling panels. 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