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Illinois Valley News. Thursday. October 30, 194i
"Y e s. I ’ m fre e th is afte rn o o n ’ ’
“ G ot a date th e n ," J im m y im ­
provised. "H a v e to d ic ta te at lunch.
M in d go in g to M ik e 's place around
the c o rn e r? ”
He hoped she w o u ld n 't cave in
and have to be ca rrie d . B ut she
m ade it and dropped in a c h a ir w ith
a sigh th a t sounded contented J im ­
m y m u m b le d so m e th in g about phon­
in g and hunted up M ik e h im self.
J im m y kn e w the answers fo r too
m uch food and d rin k . B u t how did
they tre a t a gal a ll out of pra ctice ?
A nd not le t h e r know it? He told
M ik e all.
"Y o u s ta rt h e r easy. M r. W heeler.
L e a ve i t to m e .”
J im m y re tu rn e d to th e ir table as
M ik e b ro u g h t cups o f golden b o u il­
lon.
"W o n ’t you tr y o u r new special on
the house?” M ik e in v ite d "S h a ll I
fix up a nice lit t le lunch as usual,
M r. W h e e le r? ”
J im m y d e fe rre d to M iss Bond.
She was a lre a d y sip p in g h e r b o u il­
lon b lis s fu lly .
Chivalry
Complex
By
GARRET
S M IT H
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NOON fo rlo rn h o p e r, in the
B e m p lo ym e n t m a n a g e r's an te ­
room at C rom by & Co boiled down
to J im m y Wheeler and the ' P lucked
C h ic k e n ." They had sim m e re d since
nine, w a itin g to be h ire d or to hear,
"W e'U file yo u r a p p lica tio n and let
you know if a n yth in g tu rn s u p ."
J im m y put the firs t of these chances
at less than hundred-to-one shots.
Odds had reversed on h im since
th a t Independence day tw o weeks
ago when his ex-boss had spoken
o v e rw a rm ly and J im m y ’s free soul
chased J im m y off the p a y ro ll.
As fo r the Plucked C hicken, J im ­
m y considered the Old R un-around
fo rm u la a sure thing. He h a d n 't
given her a second look fo r fe a r he d
feel so rry fo r her. No nam e to put
to a m aid in distress, the fo rm e rly
ch iva lro u s J im m y a d m itte d g u iltily .
B ut he'd seen too m any such la te ly.
H e'd soured on the sex anyhow
since his boss's se cre ta ry lied h e r­
self out of a ja m and h im in to one
a fte r he'd stood up fo r her. "T h a t
c h iv a lry com plex of yours is a n u i­
sance!” the boss had roared. Old
F le tc h e r needn't w o rry .
J im m y
agreed w ith h im now.
The assistant m anager gave J im ­
m y a blank to fill and turned to the
P lucked Chicken. E lizab e th Bond
was her nam e a ctu a lly. Someone's
p riv a te se cre ta ry once, would g ra b
a ty p is t jo b now. "W e have a long
w a itin g list. I ’ m a fra id it is n 't w o rth
w h ile c a llin g a g a in " was a ll she
drew. Not even the Old Run-around!
J im m y
handed
in
his blank.
"T h a n k s ," said the assistant "W e ll
file y o u r a p p lica tio n —”
" —A nd le t me know if an ything
tu rn s u p ," J im m y finished. He won­
dered how m any such days his hun­
d red-buck reserve would stand, as
he follow ed M iss Bond's wake
The g ir l was w a itin g fo r the ele­
v a to r, a fra g ile a rm braced against
the w a ll. The d im
lig h t here
softened the cheek-bone, hid w o rry ­
lines and ash-grey bleakness. Why
she was class, a beauty once, be­
fo re she began sta rv in g to death!
The e le va to r came and she swayed
to w a rd it. would have fa lle n if
J im m y h a d n 't caught her.
"T h a n k you. I'm c lu m s y !"
H er face lit and J im m y looked
in to deep v io le t eyes. Then face and
eyes went dead again. She'd keel
over on the street, he w o rrie d . No
b re a k fa st probably. He m ust do
som ething q u ick A t the street door
J im m y clutched the germ of an
idea.
"P a rd o n me. A re n 't you M iss
Bond—in C ro m b y's ju s t now? They
said you m ig h t do a le tte r o r so fo r
me I'm Jam es W heeler P u b lic ity
m an. W ith the F le tch e r bureau
once. C rom by had another good ty p ­
ist on th e ir lis t but c o u ld n 't reach
her. Leaves me In a ja m ."
H e r eyes widened w a rily then
turned eager.
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“ CAMELS ARE THE CHOICE
OF EXPERIENCE WITH ME!"
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More people are smoking CAMELS than ever before!
' cause the com pany fa ile d . J im m y
persuaded her to ta ke expense
m oney and a w eek's s a la ry in
advance, by p re te n d in g h e 'd be
aw ay on business m ost o f the week.
B e tty had a fe e lin g th is was a ll the
reference she needed fro m h im .
J im m y d id n ’ t argue. O ld F le tc h e r
m ig h t say som e th in g sour i f J im m y
re fe rre d h e r to his ex-boss.
B ut, at p a rtin g , q u a lm s began to
w rig g le around in J im m y .
"L o o k h e re ,” he said. " I f you get
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a chance at a b e tte r jo b , ta ke i t ! "
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I ve a fe e lin g you m a y back out
If
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don t run , said B etty.
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\ F T E R B e tty ran , e v e ry th in g
z * w ent g re yish . The im p ossible
d id n 't seem as possible. I t seemed
p la in im p ossible la te r, a fte r long
hours of h a m m e rin g a t his best pros-
pects. The on ly sp a rk he s tru c k was
"C o m e and see us a fte r business
picks u p ." B y five J im m y h it hot-
turn. He sta rte d home d e cid in g he'd
ju s t te a r up those le tte rs B e tty had
agreed to send o ve r by m essenger.
B u t the le tte rs w e re n ’ t there, the
h a ll m an re p o rte d . J im m y thought
th a t ove r, fe e lin g as i f som ebody had
kicke d h im . Stung a g a in ! N eat l i t ­
tle g am e! T h a t refe re n ce he called
up, a p la n t, o f course. He ought to
have seen she cam e o u t of h e r
dum ps a lit t le too fa s t! He was a
fine ju d g e o f w om en!
J im m y 's phone was rin g in g as he
stu m b le d in to his a p a rtm e n t. " M r .
W h eeler?” a rem o te voice said.
" T h is is M r. A. B. F le tc h e r's secre-
ta ry . C ould you see M r. F le tc h e r
here to m o rro w m o rn in g ’ He d id n 't
' te ll me to c a ll you b u t he spoke
about you today. Said he'd hoped
yo u 'd be o ve r yo u r grouch and back
on y o u r old Job before th is I'm ju s t
1 tip p in g you o ff."
C h a m p io n Fa rm e r M c K IN L E Y U ses
2 H a il! (L a tta )
3 Spruce
4 On the
sum m it
5 To bark
6 Sym bol
gold
7 To revolve
8 Consequently
9 P a rt of a
m eal
10 Goddess of
the harvest
11 G o lfe r’ s
mound
16 To allow
18 F in ic a l
20 Spontaneous
in c lin a tio n
21 To defeat
22 West Indian
island
23 F em ale sing­
ing voice
25 To re c tify
28 M olten la va
29 Place fo r
d u rin g L xtd e r
32 Ba
33 S ym t
tantalui
36 K ettled
38 B e e r',
40 D o c to r',
assistant
42 Shosh>mean
Indian
44 To stupefy
45 Land m easure
46 S im ia n
47 C onfederate
general
48 P oetic: above
49 To be obliged
to
50 M a n ',
n ickn a m e
53 S ym bol fo i
ru th e n iu m
GROUND
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More than Seven M illio n Pounds
of Produce! That is the production
record C ham pion Farmer H. L.
M cK inley (on tractor), and sona
D on, P hil, Hal and K eith (not
•h ow n ) made last year on 1100
acres of rich farmland near St.
Ansgar, Iowa. T heir record includes
2*4 m illion pounds o f potatoes from
135 acres, and a nearly equal pound­
age of choice cabbage from 100
acres. T h e M cK inleys keep their
soil highly fertile by a five-year
rotation and the application of 170
to n s of fe rtiliz er a n n u a lly . An
extensive steer and hog feeding
program turns corn and roughages
into cash, and builds additional fer­
tility in the soil. T h e farm is highly
m echanized. All eight tractors roll
on Firestone Tires.
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“ W e ll!” J im m y exploded. "U h —
i say—y o u 're not M iss M oseley'1”
"M r
F le tc h e r's old ^se cre ta ry?
No. She's le ft h im . 1 got a fe e lin g
fro m th in g s 1 heard at luncheon to ­
day th e re m ig h t be a vacancy
w here you said you used to w ork.
And I got a fe e lin g yo u 'd be relie ved
if I found a n other jo b . I bought b a r­
gain clothes and trie d i t . "
The voice tra ile d off in s ilv e r bells
th a t could not be disguised J im m y
was beyond speech.
"P le a se
d o n 't
be
m ad,
M r.
W heeler You saved my life I II pay
back yo u r m on e y.”
"The d e v il w ith the m o n e y !" J im ­
m y suddenly fe lt a ll rig h t. " I ' l l be
around if you th in k F le tch e r w ill
' have the fa tte d c a lf re a d y—and
y o u 'll have luncheon w ith me "
' M ayb e w e 'll have M ike cook the
; fa tted c a lf," said B e tty.
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1 Im p o rta n t
to< d fish
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"She swayed and w ould have fa lle n If J im m y h a d n 't ca u g h t h e r.”
" I 'v e a fe e lin g a n yth in g here'U be
good," she agreed and set down her
e m p ty cup.
" I 'm
a p ig ! Just
co u ld n 't help i t , " she added w is t­
fu lly , w ith a blush.
J im m y grinn e d . "W o n 't have ste­
nographers who a re n ’t good feed­
e rs .”
She laughed. J im m y heard s ilv e r
bells. H er b o u illo n w orked fust. V io ­
le t eyes stayed a liv e now J im m y
w ould lik e to spend a week feeding
th is g irl. He had learned she was
called
"B e tty "
J im m y
th o ug h t
" B e tty " was his fa v o rite name. By
the tim e M ik e b ro u g h t second aid.
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_ He ,u
,„a a
he had , h , e r . talking.
liked
it. No
w hining. She was alone and on her
own lik e h im se lf, flotsam and je t ­
sam fro m s m a ll towns. J im m y told
jo b -h u n tin g ya rn s, too; m ade them
lig h t, set them in a rem o tish past.
She loved the one about the boss's
se cre ta ry who b alled up h e r le tte rs
w hich J im m y co rre cte d u n til a prize
b u ll slipped by and the boss got
I wise. "A n d I was the one the boss
I bawled o u t," J im m y added. "C a lle d
it m y fa u lt fo r co d d lin g the g ir l and
| sp o ilin g h e r."
T h a t was w h ile they sipped dem i-
1 tasses.
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Suddenly a th o ug h t popped up like
an unexpected check. W hy not
re a lly m a il those le tte rs? He m ig h t IJE W A R E of ru sty nails. P ar-
land fre e lance w o rk and keep on I> ticularly, if one has punctured
using B e tty !
the skin for it can be treach ero u s.
For
e m e rg e n c y
tre a tm e n t,
cleanse
"L o o k h e re ,” he said. “ How about
w ound w ith soap and w a te r and p o u r in
a re g u la r jo b , i f w e’ re sa tisfie d a fte r p e ro x id e to b o il o u t p a rtic le s o f ru s t and
sw apping references? M y office is
under m y h a t yet, b u t I ' l l find a
cubby-hole "
B e tty 's fo rm e r e m p lo y e r to ld h im
over the phone she was as good as
J im m y thought, lost her jo b o n ly be-
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S o lu tio n In N e * l l ‘ » u e
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Send 25 cents in co in fo r “ P r a c tic a l In ­
s tru c tio n fo r The H om e N u rs e ” to W eekly
N e w sp a pe r S e rvice . 243 W est 17lh S treet.
N ew Y o rk 11. N ew Y o rk . P r in t nam e, a d ­
dress w ith zone, b o o k le t t it le a nd No. 78
Crecmulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen ana expel
germ laden plilegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender. In­
flamed bronchial m u co u s m e m ­
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un­
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
EXPERIENCE
15 THÉ
A
B E S T TEACHER .
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_ IN AERIAL ACROBATICS -
IN CHOOSING A CIGARETTE TOO.
I TRIED M ANY BRANDS
- , _ CAMELS SUIT
Horizontal
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d ir t Soak In .lot. s tro n g epsom s a lts solu*
tio n I f vou liv e som e d is ta n c e fr o m a d o c ­
to r you should k n ow how to m e e t hom e
e m e rg e n c ie s — b u rn s , nosebleed, fa in tin g . 1
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Z
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
1 Person w ith ­
out gentle­
m an ly
in stin cts
4 To confuse
9 F olding bed
12 Eggs
13 M ole gray
14 Poetic:
to unclose
15 To arrange
in b a ttle
position
17 To im bue
19 Slang: b risk
energy
20 To b rin g d o w n
on oneself
21 To s tim u la te
23 P a rt of
- to b e "
24 Ancient
Anglo Saxon
c h a rio t
27 R owing
im p le m e n t
28 European
m ountain
system
30 P re fix : h a lf
31 Japanese
m easure
32 S tu p id ity
34 French
co njunction
35 P rin c ip a l
m em b e r of a
th e a tric a l
com pany
37 W idem outhed
pot
38 Insect
39 G ia n t
41 Thus
42 To release
43 To d iv e rt
45 Siamese coin
46 Belgian King
in W o rld
W ar I
48 T ro p ic a l
A m e ric a n
w ild c a t
51 E d ib le seed
52 M ore ce rta in
54 F em ale sheep
35 S nakelike fish
36 To h a b itua te
(v a r. >
37 Russian
Leam to Meet Emergencies by Reading
‘Practical Instructions for Home Nurse’
" A r e n 't bum ps fu n to look back
o n !" she laughed.
She could la u g h a t bum ps only
one m ea l and a couple o f bucks
a w a y! She'd w a lk out o f his life and
begin s ta rv in g again. J im m y al-
m ig h tily d id n 't w a n t h e r to sta rve
J im m y a lm ig h tily d id n 't w a n t her to
w a lk out o f his life . H ow could he
help it? The q u e ry fu d d le d his bogus
le tte rs to th e o re tic a l p u b lic ity pros­
pects as B e tty pot-hooked them like
a stre a k on paper M ik e fu rn ish e d
She had to tin k e r his sentences.
Poets and T h e ir G a rlic
H om er had a sincere respect fo r j
gallic, to w hich he a ttrib u te d the
e stim a b le p ro p e rty o f "d is p e llin g en ­
c h a n tm e n t,." W ith us, the Rom an
poet and bishop. Stdonius A p o lli-
n a ris. burn at Lyon in 403 and
known also as Cams Sullius. held
g a rlic in such con tem p t th a t he
w rote
Happy the nose th a t is nev- !
er ex; sed to the poisonous e x h a la ­
tio n , of th is p la n t." By the same
token, an o rd e r o f c h iv a lry , ig n o r­
ing rib a ld ry , exacted in its re g u la ­
tions the agre e m e nt th a t each
m em ber should abstain fro m g a rlic
and
ns fro m Ja n u a ry to Deeem-
ber
he va lued co m p a n io n sh ip
T his str ange o rd e r e xiste d u, C a,-
Ule abo ut the m id d le o f the 14th
ce n tury and the ban on g a rlic and
onions was sa id to ha^e been placed
by the kin g
HAM
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pion Farmer H. 1— McKinley find
costs go down when they use Firestone
Champion Ground Grips.
Tests show th a t Firestone Cham pion
Ground Grips clean up to 10 0 °o m ore
e ffe c tiv e ly , pull up to 6 2 °o m o re, last
up to 9 1 ° o . lo n g er, an d ro ll sm oother
o v e r h ig h w a y *.
The reasons are simple. The curved bars
cut deeply into the soil. Mud falls easily
and cleanly from the tapered openings
between the bars. Because the traction
bars are connected, they re stronger, they
have more tread rubber to push into the
ground and pull. This extra tread rubber
also lengthens tire life . . . makes tires
roll smoother.
Although judged best by leading farmers
everywhere, Firestone Champion (.»round
Grips cost no more than ordinary tractor
tires. Specify the “Champion” when vou
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replacements for your tires. See your
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