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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1953)
Thursday, Auiual U, ms - w THE CAPITAL JOtTfKAIi KaUa. Ar... I II !! Mill II I ill BURNED FINGERS y KATHLEIN NORRIS CHAPTER 21 A week or two alter Stanislaus LichtenstelB disappeared from Jennifer scheme at things Naney Newell iked her to lunch. Jennifer flaneed at one of her euperlore for permission: It was instanuj granted. When they reached the itraet Nncy announced that aha at going flnt to Rousseau's. The nam iiuiuuy orougni a tan. the new coat, and the aablea to Jen nifer's mind. I waa with Idlth Nieland, aid Jtancy, "and aha aaw thla thine there and couldn't afford It. and I can afford It and I'm (Oinc to (el itl Oranny can go ai crazy aa aha llkea afterward." Ana ana cave aa eiultant, mu ch levoua lauah. Jennifer followed her Into the hop. watched the obsequious ssieswotnaa wno orougni out lor her Inspection the extravagant article. It waa the aoft checked coai or iiama wool. Jennifer had seer, that coat be fore. She leaned far back in her luxurious velvet chair, tried to look at It aa If appraising It. "Now. wait until I show you what goes with It, Nancy," aald Mrs. OUiphant, who had (one to school with Nancy's mother and aunts and cousins and knew all about the family. She turned and took from soma waltlnc pair of hands the slim, linked aablea and hooked them adroitly to the coat. IH tell you something," she added, "This exact coat, only In a smaller alxe, and these very sablesr-we haven t another pair nice uiem in tna nuuse were sold to Stanislaus Uehensteln on this very floor last week for his wife. But he came In later and changed tnem lor a oaoy iamb, and that' why yoli can have them." There waa a silence while Nancy who waa somewhat bulky and shapeless, revolved before a mir ror. "Oranny said I could have any thine I wanted for mv birthday 1 ahe told Jennifer when they were out in uie street again, "well, that's what I want, and a horse. and to (o to New York when ahe (oes on this autumn." Luncheon was the last word In ; dellciousness, of course: Icy cold , crab cocktail, eggs bubbUn( away . In a rich sauce In the bottom of f of ramekins, pastries built up like i little hats and castles and bee- hives. Jennifer ate it without tasting it: her heart waa seething. - The aoft spring day waa spoiled for her, the luncheon, everything V waa spoiled. She struggled through ,,' the afternoon hours conscious i only that the world was all wrong the day would and somehow, and ' ahe would go home to the close ' air and kitchen smells of the flat, " And perhaps Betty would say, "Oh, you lucky I" when ahe told her that Nancy Newell had taken her to lunch. But Monty would 't. ask her why ahe waated time on ., mat rat snob. Monty had been awav tor I week; he should be home now. Jennifer crossed the roofs Im mediately after supper dishes i" were done. His back waa toward the ter race windows aa she came in he glanced over bis shoulder at c her, nodded, ana went on with .yjwhat he waa doing. Jennifer per Jeelved that he waa packing an old suitcase. . "doing somewhere?" ahe asked, 4: chilled bv his manner already. M "Yep. Mexico with Jim Sparks J he answered brieny. 1 No greeting, no smile, none of '.J, the usual affectionate questions 3 as to what ahe was ready to re port. Jennifer sank into a chair and tried to control her sinking spirits, wnat eouia ne wrong? "Monty, for how long?" "Oh ..." he said In an ab sent-minded voice. "Months, may be." he added airily. . There waa a long alienee. Pres ently, with an effort and swal lowing back teara, Jennifer asked: Monty, wnats tne matter7" "Nothing." Monty answered. "But there la," ahe persisted miserably. Monty looked about In a busi nesslike way. To Jennifer the spacious, high-ceiled, familiar old studio with stars spangling the black sky above the skylight took on all the fearful qualities of a nichuaare. The lamps burned softly; light shone upon Monty's stooped, bony figure and bald head. He went Into the kitchen, came back, picked up his bag and his overcoat. "Put out the lights when you go and alam that window." he ssld evenly. "Monty!" ahe aald en a sharp whisper, on her feet and taking a few steps toward him. "You can't . . , don't' . . please . ." "You've been so good to me." Jennifer stumbled on, suddenly In tears; "you were the first person who ever helped me. Don't be mean to me now I' He stood silent. Irresolute, watching her. "I'm sorry you came In Jenni fer," Monty presently began mild ly. "I had made up my mind not to see you. You've to live your own life, of course Only . I didn't think it of you. I've no rifht to aay this.' he interrupted himself restlessly. "I meant not to say It. But If It had been any one else . . ." "Yotf see, I was with him when ne bought some things at Rous seau's," Montv said in a dead silence. "They were for his wife'; only ... I happen to re member Daisy Llchterutetn. She's an Austrian womsn: she weighs wo hundred pounds. He never thought of that, never thought that 1 4 remember. And then, taat Seuirday. I went In to the hotel to aay good-bye to hlm-it waa mldaftemoon and i ... with him at the elevator. Now," he finished In a light dry voice. iu. i ll be back FOOD CZCTION--PUW 11 awav and silence In the tiny spirited I had "take care of yours one of these days, and good-bye. u9 miw wnat you thought,'' she said quickly. "I can explain ... The weak. atrjMtvi did not sound cnnvitvino ... 4K -,tw riw. an man eave Her mrv strained hair .miu ..! doorway and was gone. She could jw ms footsteps running dow wie suurs, uiey aied mere wss utter studio. The room rocked tlnni .in.,i slowly down into place. Jennifer ,rT,a Wlln ary throat, aat til;. She was trembling a little and her head hurt her, or per haps It was the efforts to keep from tears that sent the sharp pain back to her eyes. She must uoi, cry. She did not cry but for many art and oulet dava mnA nbht. ahe carried with her a heart that waa like a leaden weight In her urrut. It waa unbellevahla In lb thru. ling early twenties one could feel as sooer, as quietly bored as this The pain and shame drained away from Jennifer's heart, leaving it empty and quiet. The days and ran weniaj oy, aummer morn' ings she wa ked downtown tha world was swathed in whit .il oi log; aummer afternoons wild winds swept chaff and newspa pers about the park benches, and the shop waa frequented by wom en In town for a day or two from uie mountains or ine lake. .Mary Flood, unmarried and 67, waa one of Vogelsang's finest saleswomen. But only a sales woman. Younger women had passed her, graduated into the ouyer class, married, and gone; Mar Wlnwl . .ml n i 7 W - "www a ... U . C AV.C t - lent, reliable, patient, and lactful saleswoman: never missed aavan o'clock mass, and she quietly de spised most of the sales persons and all of the customers at Vogel sang's. She had married alsters with countless children, and brothers who had been a heart scald to her and their mnthar Mary lived in a white cottage out on San Jose Avenue: she never tired of observing that the cli mate there was balmy and fresh when aristocratic Pacific Avenue was bleak and wlndv. and also that you shopped better In the Mission. One night Jennifer went home to arjend the niaht with Marv and oe presented to ner mother. Old Mrs. Flood small front garden Jammed with geraniums, marguerites mari- toids, lemon verbena, alyssum, uchslaa. and border Dinks. She had a back yard with a willow tree In it, two sheds, a clothesline. seven iowis, a derelict old dog, i large gray cat and a noisy ca nary. The Poverty of this house was tne poverty or aimpiiclty, scrupu lous cleanliness, content. Jenni fer's heart quickened to know that Mary and ner mother loved her There was some gratification In helping with dishes here; the towels, tne sink boards were Im maculate. Every hot, shining tea cup had Its appointed place, every scrap or food waa transmuted into something unexrjected and delicious. Mrs. Flood's veiny little spotted hands were never Idle: The first night Jennifer spent there ahe slept deep in fresh sheets and fragrant blankets and awaxenea to und her clothes brushed and Dressed, her shoes shining and a delectable break fast almost ready Mama never stona tnlkfna aooui you,- asary wia ner. jenni- rer was Beginning to feel her own power now. and In a eooered aure sort of way to exert It, It was a power to attract friendship: peo ple liked her. Monty had ad mitted It once, when they had been apeaklng of Julie. Magnetic?" Monty had aald. 'Yes. I suDDoee she Is. But not as youYe magnetic. Jinnv You've got a way of working into peo ple's affections. Thev mav not see you when they first come Into room, but alter a while you're the only person In It." Mary flood waa not the onlv employee at Vogelsang's who made friendly overtures to little Jennifer Richie. Sometimes a customer would say. "That small one. with the pretty speech." Sometimes a brother home from college would linger after his mother and sister had finished their Inspection of aummer wear, to ask the pretty model If he hadn't met her someplace. Al ways she had the half-annoying, secretlv STatlfvlne tribute from strange men in the streets: they could not let her go by without some sort of tribute. Jennifer liked to go home with Mary for the night. Between Mary's grim grav middle age and her glowing young beauty a strange affinity asserted itself Jennifer felt safe at the Flood's little cottage. She went with Mary to the mysterious cere monies called the rosary and benediction, and thought of Eu gene. She liked the candles and the Incense, and the great dim church shaken by the organ: she loved the walk home with Mary. itn twn or three or Marys con temporaries supplying an accom paniment of lachrvmose and re signed conversstion. (Te Be Cenlinuedl IWSLIUB KOftgAN, MO ROPER WEa.MR L - WIS MAM6 IS gTg-irw, ey- 5g tn ca&s'.-eur P'-g. M MI 15 F8I6MTENED ANO & te.VlV Ve8y SUSPtDOUS ANO roGo Hit home awt in ffw eenrrel pert ef r pnuntvli aa. witw e et rasd a a nee er7 noie and mse K,m orpAsn.'" iocs! Thoajfi came rYom e fewfy afrfch mfrcAenra. n menu Ae eeemee entn f eead tl Mmewse rrrVgees MtnM ceraee eresr Pise gmg sf M ORPHAN ANNIE RADIO PROGRAMS FRIDAY- P. M. KGW I KOIN I KEX IKSLM IXGAE IKOCO eaeiraci er cms Ba el Uta i ns, fan I aaeekma Cm Oat It Naaa :f Mits wa. all St.Ha aUaaOaatfav Wlaar aaawaOaatraf iWaaijaaJoUiaj S rials aai Uaatnr' lr. r. ramB Oaatny R. Jhn klaavnr w 0'i wi lraia Wife Idrt Muatrl B aasaa MWlliiail IWIa. 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