THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
impatiently at such time.
Kitty had heard her berate David.
"You haven't done a bit of work to
day. I can tell by the hang of your
head. Are you going to be content
all your life with a column of drib
ble for the Times? Well, If you are,
go on home." And David had gone,
his face angry, slamming the door
behind him.
Kitty had come to know, with
some excitement, that David's work
was the writing of a novel. But
neither he nor Dorcas talked about
it except, now and then, to ex
change some pertinent comment
concerning It, or a question and a
brief answer, or often, on Dorcas'
part, a sharp rebuke. It seemed to
be something between the two of
them and Kitty sensed that Dorcas
cared a great deal about It; she'd
seen the look in her eyes when
David went out, slamming the
door behind him, a aoriy, tender
look.
Kitty, even In her most Intimate
moments with Dorcas never touch
ed on her own discouragement. She
could tell David how frightfully
tired she got. And with David she
could talk of Car. David hadn't
said anything about self respect.
David's sympathy was different
from Dorcas'.
Four blocks from Stratum's was
the Times building. As Kitty
reached It David stepped from the
wide entrance way and Joined her,
Just as he met her nearly ever;'
evening, making the encounter
seem to happen without any plan
ning. And always on the instant of
seeing him, tall and lanky, a little
shabby, his hat pulled down over
his eyes, Kitty felt little rush of
gladness.
"Well, ho did It go today?"
"Oh, better." Her eyes clung to
David's face. She slipped her hand
through his arm.
"David, did you see him today?
Hear anything?"
(To Be Continued i
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Q, How many bull rings are there
In Spain? How long does m bull
fight last? D. W.
A. There are about S50 bull rings
In Spain. About 1500 bulls and 6500
horses are killed each year In the
bull fights. But fights usually form
the program for one attendance.
Q Do the rules of Auction or Con
tract give a player the right to de
mand a new deal if he has neither
an Aoe nor a face card? M. O. M.
A. Under a chapter called Absur
dities, Milton C. Work writes at
length about this notion. He says
that there has never been a rule In
Whist, Bridge or Auction which
makes such a provision. Contract,
the newest form of the game doe6
not have such a rule.
Q. What Is considered the coldest
part of the country the year 'round?
F. B. D.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
It cannot state the exact locations
of the coldest points In the United
8tates, but It is believed that the
northern portion of North Dakota
and the eastern portion of Montana
KITTY
by JANE
Chapter 16
WHILE KITTY WAITS
"You have to hang on to your
self respect or you're nowhere,"
Dorcas said finally, concisely.
"Now it's un to you to see It
thmuph But vou don't have to
plan anything tonight. Tomorrow'll
be time enougn. Leis get ui u.
rn fix von on the couch here."
She sprang up and vigorously fell
to work transforming the couch
into a bed, folding covers, spread
ini sheets and blankets.
She tucked the covers about
Kitty's shoulders and the touch of
her hand was warming and re
assuring. Like a weary child Kitty
snuggled further down under the
soft blankets. The embers of the
flie made fingers of light across the
darkened room. Through the half
open door of Dorcas' bedroom
Kitty could sec her moving back
and forth. A blessed drowsiness
enwrapped her.
Tomorrow, they'd plan things
out. Dorcas would help her. But
tomorrow Gur would come for her,
of course!
It was closing time at Stratton's
department store, three weeks later.
The last minute shoppers had hur
ried oft. The salesclerka were put
ting away the stock, working furi
ously against precious time.
No. 12 in the sportswear depart'
ment was hanging tweed ensembles
in a case. Her unaccustomed fin
gers made slow work of It and the
other girls, folding sweaters and
blouses, watched her and smiled
slyly at one another. No. 12 was new
and It was giime to leave to a new
one the Job of hanging the suits
away. It took longer.
A bright eyed, blonde girl passing
No. 12, hesitated. "Gee, don't both
Ir so much. Lee's gone." She caught
up an armful of the garments and
swung them on to the bar of the
case. "Rotten day, wasn't It?"
No. 12 knew Josle Price was try
ing to be friendly. Her tired face
flushed gratefully. She agreed that
it had been a rotten day. -
"Bet you're dead." Josle went on.
'My feet used to hurt as If they had
bolls on 'em. But you get used to It.
I guess you get used to mast any
thing unless it's Lee's tongue, after
the ad bunch've taken her for a
ride. Anyway, you don't have to
mind that, do you? Diiln t she take
you into her office?"
Miss Lee, the head of the depart
ment, hnd taken No. 12 Into her
office while she checked over new
stock. But Just then No. 12 was too
tired to wonder why Josle put the
question, to read Into It the Jeal
ousy with which each snloscleik ob
served any distinction paid to any
s
UNDOWN
TORIES
THE WONDERFUL HORSE
By MARY GRAHAM llONNER
Surprises, the Magic Maker, sent
this note to John and Peggy:
The pilot Is coming for you. I've
stirred the magic preparation In the
cauldron that turns the time ahead.
Be ready In one hour."
They went down to the beginning
lf th Mil noli, nnt tt..
which had "John" written upon It
had come for them.
They went up In the air until they
landed at the enormous circus
grounds, built upon a very large
platform attached to a dirigible.
The Magic Maker had certainly
turned the time ahead when they
could see a circus held up in the air!
There was a place, too, for the
planes which kept landing now from
II directions.
Now there were distant sounds of
music, and a succession of planes
landed which belonged to the circus.
There were many animals, many
performers, and John and Pegay
joined a number of children who
were rushing to see the planes un
load. The planes were painted in a most
magnificent manner with pictures of
wild animals. The band was very
magnificent, but the great excite
ment was the horse.
The people were more exclled
about the horse than anything else.
In fact, before the people weut into
the big tent they took a long look at
tht home In a special tent of his
own. !
"Come along." the pilot called. "I
ham the tickets and the allow Is
bout to commence!"
The? went Inside the big tent at
once.
lasl
are the places on the whole having
the greatest cold.
Q. If the Yenisei river navigable?
1 D D
' Thu Ritalin river Is navigable
up to Turukansk. The steamers are
paddle steamers wnicn oin araw
barges.
Q How many federal prohibition
officers are there In the United
States? H. S. M.
A. The Prohibition Bureau says
that there are approximately 2500
prohibition agents and 3800 employ
ees of prohibition iorces m uie unit
ed States.
Q. Has the German police dog wolf
blood? E. W.
A All Anna nf nrhnfovPf breed are
remotely related to wolves since the
wolf is the ancestral form of the do-
,1. n Tn tha rrmtn iholthpni I
nicsvu; uub. ii i
dogs, popuiany canea uwmnu yu-
nMni than in snv other breeds and
it is likely that this breed of dog Is
more directly aesceuaea jruiu
wolf.
FREW
ABBOTT.
one of them. No. 12 hud not been at
Stratton's long enough to lift her
eyes toward the glamorous position
of assistant buyer.
"Well, yes, she did," she answer
ed, tlredly.
"Oh, well, she's taken us all In,
one time or another."
They took their wraps from their
lockers. Josle Jammed a tight lit
tle red hat down over her head, ar
ranged crescents of blonde hair at
each temple, applied powder to her
nose and a daub of scarlet to her
lips. She drew her coat tightly
about her thin hips, holding It
there with crossed arms.
"Taking the street car home?"
Her eves were pointed with cuiios
ity. "No. I walk home."
"Well, by by. Miss Brandon. See
you tomorrow."
"Good night, Miss Price."
"Oh, make It Josie!" the friendly
Josle called over a hunched shoul
der.
Stratton's knew No. 12 as Kath-
erinc Brandon.
As she walked out into the chill
ed dusk. Kitty felt a little cheered
by Josle's advances. Until today the
girls in her department had left
her alone. Her own fault, of course
she'd wanted to be friendly, but
in her awkwardness she'd felt shy,
and probably they'd taken that
tor standoffishncss.
Josie was a leading spirit In the
sportswear department. She was
good natured, sympathetic and
ready with a Joke, mimicked her
customers when they departed, ban
tered with the floormen. Every
morning she regaled her associates
with her experiences of the evening
before. Dates and boy-friends made
the substance of her easy chatter.
She was alert in her work, ap
proaching shoppers with an attcn
tlveness that held them and more
often than not sold something to
them. This and the fact that she
had been In Stratton's for four
years, beginning at the bundle desk
gave her an unofficial seniority over
the others. Kitty had recognised
that seniority.
Thinking of Josie. she walked
swiftly, liking the touch of the cool
air against her tired face. Like
Josie and the hundreds of others
who had left Stratton's before her,
she felt a sense of lightness with
the day behind her. At this hour
even the pain in her heart lifted a
little.
Most of all she walked swiftly
because she was going back to
Kctchum street and Ketchum street
meant to Dorcas' room with its
lamplight and its flic Dorcas her
self.
It had been three weeks since
that night David had taken her to
Dorcas, infinitely longer when she
measured it in heartache. Gar had
not tried to find her. He must
know where she was Pound knew
and must have told htm.
Dorcas had taken her to Strat
ton's. Dorcas knew the head of the
personnel there. The wages Strat
ton's paid her gave her a meager
independence. She was living In a
small room on the same floor as
Do rem' apartment.
Kitty knew now that Dorcas
owned the old house on Ketehum
street. She knew that Mrs. Gentle
to whom she paid her week's rent
only acted as Dorcas' agent. David
had told her about Mrs. Gentle.
One day Dorcas had found her, des
titute, evicted with her two chil
dren from a basement apartment in
block and had taken her in. "She
can get on U someone Just gives
her a hand." David had quoted
Dorcas as saying. And Mrs. Gentle,
installed In the big kitchen of the
old house, sleeping In what once
had been the dining room, had got
ten on. Just as Emu Schelllng was
getting on, Kitty herself.
Kilty had met others In Dorcas'
apartment, to whom she knew
Dorcas had given a hand. Young
Mark Qulnn who worked In a ga
rage and went to art classes at
night, Leah Moore, a -lawyer. 30.
cynical, brilliant of intellect, decry
ing sentiment, sneering at any
Ideals and yet somehow softening to
humanncss afier an evening around
Dorcas' fire; Max Adler, sensitive
faced, dark browed Jew, shouting
communism yet arrogant himself.
He was a violinist. It was Dorcas
who hd secured for him a place In
the Palace theater orchestra. Per
haps Dorcas had helped them all,
In one way or another, to renin
their self respect. In the una and
aowns oi iverytnmg eac of them
was- doliiK, Dorcas showed a deep
Interest. But she would not tolerate
whining, "Oh, stand up!" she'd cry
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"where the senorltas are,
I think I'll trade my bike in for a
second hand guitar.
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to sing a song of love
Of eyes and sighs and let me see;
oh, yes the skies above I"
SOCIAL LIFE IN THE ORIENT!