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an dÒ Q r /n i/£ o rQ P lG G V D ì H M 1 H E STORY T H IS FAR: AUcia starts a tumor that (here “ Is somethin! mlchty peculiar" about Mrs. Fallon's sickness. I I Is discussed In the neighborhood and Megan hears IL She learns that a “ Miss M arth a ," a sister o( Mrs. Fallon, lives u ith the principal and his c ite . Megan l e l l sorry lor Tom Fallon, and she thought a great deal about the gossip about him and his wile when she started t® her favorite resting place oo the top of a low hill beyond the meadow, Tom Fallon was sitting on the rock she used as a bench when she arrived. When she Inquired about his wife's health, he replied: "She is mentally 111." When Meg went to a quilting. party at Mrs. Stuart's. Alicia pricks her about Tom. W.N.U. R ELEA SE raised such a row about my having a soda with him, and behaving as though she'd seen me coming out of some foul dive with him—I'd nev er have noticed what a grand guy he is! Oh, At e»—” NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS SERVICE !EAII Crochet Lovely Heirloom Doily w hite linen oblong place m ats edged in n plain " p ic o t” to com plem ent the centerpiece. • • • dtirk gray of weathered drabness u u r t u v a xotk : ib is MFM' To obtain ro iu p lrte cnichetlng Instruc But since Alicia had come, she had tions for the llelrloo in Dolly (P a tte rn No. painted the window trim and the ihruutih special arrangement uith the #1901 send 20 cento In coin, yoqr name, U'iishinglon Bureau o f If e tle in A r m - corners of the house a rich deep address and puttern number Due to an unusually large demand am) green; there were green window /ti/ie r Vision al I b l b M e Street, N . I t . , U mhinglon, U.C.. M abl» lu bring read rut rent rondltlnmi, slightly more tim e la boxes at the windows, and the place er? ibis n i e l l i column on problems of required In lllllnc orders for a few of tha had taken on a rather surprised iho veteran anti <en n eni«n anti bis lam- most popular pattern numbers They walked on in silence and at perkiness. Send your order to: ilv. Questions mils b» addressed to the the gate to the MacTavish place, "Oh, well—" said Susie at last, above Bureau anil lhe\ u ill b» answered XHW’IN Il C lltt I K N U I I I I WOKK they stopped and Susie said sud and heaving a sigh " If I don't get in a subset/ueul column. No replies can 70S Mission XI.. Xan Francisco, Calif. denly, "Meggie, is there any truth be made direct by moil, but o n ly in the on home, mother will have connip Enclose 20 cents fur pattern. in what Stevenson says about— tion fits and upset dad so that his column uhich w ill appear in ibis u r u t No_____________ Mary Rogers?” IMii>er regularly. dyspepsia will be worse than ever “Mary Rogers?" Megan repeat —and I would like to go to the N a m e __ C o rre s p o n d e n c e C ourses ed puzzled. school dance the Saturday after Address. "You know she got expelled la it Thanksgiving." Veterans administration has ne month and she's gone to stay with She said good night and went on gotiated contracts with 38 educa her sister and learn to be a war along the road A quarter of a mile tional institutions throughout the CHAPTER 111 worker—a riveter or something—” farther on. she would come to the country authorizing them to furnish I / vl “I dun no as any of us think the Susie explained, and after a mo substantial, old-fashioned red brick c o rre s p o n d e n c e and extension fessor's exactly hidin',” she said ment blurted out. "The Stevenson — house that was Pleasant Grove's courses by mail to veterans eligible h / wcg / icc . curtly. ''An' I dunno's any of us er—witch—says Mary is going to finest home. Susie was the only for educational benefits under vet think Pleasant Grove is such a hick have a baby, and has dropped a child of Lawyer Bartlett and his erans legislation. The young w ife had Just gleaned place, come to think of it. Some hint that Bill may have some part wife. Maysie. The Bartletts were, Courses offered cover virtually ev n delightful bit of inform ation. folks seem to like it. If they didn't in the matter—” next to the Burns. Pleasant Grove's ery educational field from academic "O h, by the way, M oth er,” she re I reckin they could go somewhere’s Megan said explosively, disgust in most substantial citizens, and Mrs. subjects to a wide variety of trades m arked, w ith exaggerated non else.” her voice. "Goodness, Susie— what Bartlett was not one to let the and professions. Approximately chalance, " H e n ry ’s going in for Alicia colored darkly and a foul story!” town forget that for a moment. 500,000 veterans already are en anthropology. You know, I always shrugged. "I'm sorry I even men There were times when Megan feit rolled under the government pro Susie nodded wretchedly. said he had b ru in s!” tioned the fact that I saw you." she extremely sorry for Susie—and to gram in schools and colleges, or "H u m p h ! A nthropology"’ sniff said ungraciously. "But aftqr all, night was one of those times. She taking on-the-job training and fur I J E H E ' S one of the most exqui ed the parent. "T h a t good-for- the Ridge is public property. It's not 1 sighed a little and went into the ther thousands already employed site crocheted doilies ever nothing couldn't even pronounc* house, where Annie had supper al are asking opportunity to further posted or anything. I had as much made— it ’s an heirloom piece lent the word! What gave you that their education by mail. most ready to serve. right to be there as you and Mr. me by a friend who collects lace. crazy notion?” Fallon! I was merely gathering a The veteran receives no subsist The Irish crocheted doily is 14 Her father was waiting for her, " W e ll,” continued the young few Autumn leaves and some bit very comfortable in his smoking ence while pursuing a correspond inches in diam eter, has 1!) "roses” wife com placently, "I found tersweet berries to put in the blue jacket and slippers, provided with ence course and the total cost of around the edge and 16 “ al pottery bowl in my front window." a new book (which had cost three all such courses may not exceed monds’’ radiate from the center some green tickets in his pocket, m arked 'Mud^orse 15 to I ' w -••n dollars and a half, and which Me $500. Of the 38 contracts thus far rose. Makes an ideal centerpiece Megan was trembling a little, I asked him about them he said signed, 25 are with colleges and gan could have borrowed for him though she knew she was being silly. for a luncheon table — use plain they were relics of a lost race from the small, but good local li universities in 19 states. Fifteen of The little scene with Tom Fallon brary) so he was inclined to oe these offer high school as well as had been so absurdly innocent; yet college courses The balance of 13 genial. For which small favor. there was something in the sly. fur Megan told herself wearily, she was are trade and business schools of tive manner of Alicia's mentioning glad! fering courses In such subjects as it that had made it seem evil and refrigeration, radio electronics, en scheming. For the next two or three days, although she told herself she was gineering, television, journalism, federal income tax* machine draft being a fool, Megan deliberately Megan, still furious with Alicia The Baking Powder ing, hotel training, traffic manage avoided seeing Tom Fallon at all and her nasty tongue, got away f *• < w ith the He had been in the habit of stopping ment, accounting and filing. from the quilting party as early as site decently could. At least Mrs. Application for these correspond on his way home from school late ence courses should be made at in the afternoon to get milk, butter, Stuart understood, when, at the door Ci and eggs which he bought from her. your nearest Veterans Administra Clabber Girl is today’s baking pow she drew Megan aside and said £ She had always been the one to give tion regional office. forthrightly, “Now look here. Me der . . . the natural choice for the them to him. but for the next two gan, don’t pay no attention to that or three days, she saw to it that Q u e s tio n s a n d A n s w e rs modem recipe. Its balanced double woman. Someone ought to take a she was somewhere else when he gun to her and blow her to Kingdom Q. My daughter’s husband wax action guarantees just the right action stopped by, and Annie, puzzled and honorably discharged in December, Come, and that’s a fact!” watchful, waited on him. in the mixing bowl, plus that final rise 1945, after two years and three Halfway down the road, she But on Saturday, she was in the months overseas. She never re heard a cheerful voice and turned to light and fluffy flavor in the oven. chicken yard checking up on a set ceived an allotment. In 1943 she as a pretty girl of seventeen, her ting hen who was due to hatch her wrote in and asked why. She re arms laden with schoolbooks, came brood in a few days, when Tom ceived an answer saying her hus running towards her. came to the back fence and spoke to band never signed an allotment to "Hi. Meggie,” said the girl, her. her. Rut they sent papers to sign flushed and smiling, and very pret ty in a childish, round-faced, "Good morning.” he said, almost and she sent these in with her mar riage certificate. We never heard warily. bright-eyed way. from them again and they never "Hello, Susie—you're late getting Megan turned, startled, and felt home from school!” said Megan H U IM A N A N O C O M P A N Y l i i t i H A U II, IN D IA N A her face grow hot. even as she returned the marriage certificate. lightly. New she is divorced, but it is not Megan asked curiously, "Is that greeted him casually and matter- a year yet. Is she still eligible for of-factly. "Had to stay after school and all there Is to that story, Susie? this allotment?—Mrs. W. W., Mt. write a composition. Like a fool, He waited for her to come to the Angel, Ore. I thought I could get away with not " I know—the dickens of it is that fence before he said anxiously. A. I believe she is eligible, but doing one—according to the law of most folks agree that the Steven "Fve been a little worried—and write to Army Central Adjustment averages, I shouldn’t have been son's not a liar—but that she just deeply puzzled I ’ve tried my called on today, but the darned law has an unholy capacity for scatter darnedest to think what I could Office, 4300 Gnodfellow Blvd., St. Louis 20, Mo., and give all details. let me down. Miss Pound's a holy ing damaging truth about where it have done to upset you—" Q. How would I get a buxinesi terror—seems to look at you and can do the most harm !” she admit Megan laughed and hated herself loan through? I would love to have know without asking a question ted. “It ’s just that—well. I'd hate because the laugh sounded artificial. a grocery store. I went to general whether you’ve done your home to think he’d be mixed up in any "What nonsense. Professor!” headquarters, but they don’t tell me work,” answered Susie bitterly. thing like that—” "But you have avoided me. and anything. They don’t care whether They walked together in compan Megan said forcefully, "Well, I thought possibly something I said a veteran gets anything or not. Give ionable silence down the wide, un from my own personal experience. or did—” he began anxiously. me all the information possible._ paved road, until suddenly Susie I ’d say Alicia Stevenson has a fatal Megan looked up at him and said World War II veteran. A. O.. Ropes said bitterly, “I hear the Alicia ability to pick one tiny shred off dame dug her little stiletto into you and embroider it to an incredible de quietly and frankly, " I see you ville, Texas. haven't heard the news, Mr. Fal A. First, find a bank or other lend and Professor Fallon today! That gree! I went for a walk on the lon!" er who is making G.I. loans. Tell makes you a member, in good Ridge, with my usual three-ring Puzzled, noting her use of the for him your story, your background, standing, of my own club.” circus, and quite by accident, Mr. Megan caught her breath and Fallon was also there and we ex mal prefix rather than the careless how much money you have, if any. friendly "Professor” that was al and what you want to use the loan stopped stilL changed a few words. But this for. If he thinks you are a good "How on earth did you hear—” afternoon, Alicia let drop the infor most a nickname, he said quickly, “News? No. I am afraid I | risk, he will send in the papers for she began in amazement. mation that since he and I ’d spent haven’t—” your eligibility certificate and make Susie’s little chuckle was dry and hours together on the Ridge I must quite without mirth. the loan. Your local chamber of " I feel very silly to be relaying it know him pretty well!” to you—but I know Pleasant Grove commerce, local Red Cross, or "Oh it’s all over the place." she Susie nodded meaningfully. so well—the attitude toward teach county agent can help you find a said. “By supper time, there won’t "Sure—that’s why I said you were lender making these loans and give be a man, woman or child within now a member in good standing of ers. especially towards the principal of the school—" She floundered you all details. a mile of the place that won’t know my club!” she answered. miserably and was silent. Q. My husband deserted me and you've been meeting the professor Megan laughed a little. "What secretly in the woods—” Tom said quietly, " I think you my two children. He went to the club is that?” she wanted to know. navy, but also deserted there for “Susie.” Megan wailed. "That's “The Club of ‘Why the devil had better tell me straight. Miss not true— ” 7 months and 21 days. When they MacTavish—” doesn’t somebody do something to “Of course not—but d'you think shut Alicia Stevenson up?' ” an "There li» m i to be a rumor got him back in the service they gave him 3 years in prison. We for a minute that’s going to stop about that you and I have been With production delayed, you may be driving that swered Susie. “ It’s composed of drew an allotment while he was in the story? Don’t be a twerp, Meg practically every man, woman and meeting secretly on the Ridge—" old car, truck or tractor a long while yet. So play safe. gie—you know it won't!” said Susie. child within a radius o f ten miles of She let him have it almost in a service, but it stopped when he was Get the amazing new Fram Filcron oil filter . . . out. Now he is overseas and we " It wasn't true that I was sneaking Pleasant Grove. Personally, I ’d single breath. have a divorce. Should the children off to meet Bill Esmond either— proved by the Army and Navy on every battle front like to see her with her throat cut Tom stared at her as though he be drawing from him? The navy but you'd have a hard time con from ear to ear!” thought she had lost her mind. And was to notify me if he went hack . . . to reduce motor wear, save costly repairs and vincing anybody in this town that it then his face hardened and his eyes "Susie!” gasped Megan, between help lengthen the life of your car. Fram Filcron filters to duty, hut haven't. What shall I isn’t! Just because one afternoon blazed and he said through his do?—Mrs. A. M. W., Bluff, N. C. I happened to run into him at the shock and pity for the girl whose remove abrasive particles as small as .030039 of an teeth, "Where in blazes—who'd try county seat and had a soda with bloodthirsty words were at such A. The navy suggests that you inch! Result: you add trouble-free miles to the life to start a lie like that?” him. My mother hit the roof, on comical variance with her Dresden Megan made a weary little ges write to Field Services, Bureau of of your equipment. china prettiness, her young, smooth account of because Bill's folks are Supplies and Accounts, Navy De ture. aot—well, not quite as high hat as flesh and shining blue eyes and partment, Cleveland, Ohio, and ex Money-Back Guarantee golden hair. " It’s too silly—and too—cheap to mother thinks we ought to be_” plain your situation, giving all de "Oh, it won't happen, of course, ’ notice,” she pointed out to him. Her young voice trembled a little tails possible. Millions of Fram Filcron filters and cartridges have been used and she blinked hard to clear her said Susie ruefully. "People like "Except that since you are new by our armed forces . . . while Fram is standard equipment Q. My husband Is with the 6th here and this is your first year—oh. eyes of threatened tears. that live to a ripe old age—and marines in China. He has more on more than 50 famous makes of car, truck, tractor, bus. I feel an utter fool about the whole Megan asked curiously. “Is that then turn into hen’s teeth! They points that are required for a dis marine, Diesel and stationary engines. Experts agree on thing. But I thought it would ne never die—or have accidents!” all there is to that story, Susie?” Fram! Moreover, each Fram Filcron filter is guaranteed to better if we—well, we’ve done noth charge, but he is a regular. He has Megan put an arm about the slim Susie flushed and her eyes were been overseas 16 months. How long give complete satisfaction or your money back. You’ve every shoulders and gave Susie a little ing to start gossip, so it seems a will he have to remain overkhas? stormy. thing to gain, nothing to lose, with Fram! little difficult to know how to stop hug. "Well, don't let her get you "Absolutely! Up to then,” she He has been in the service for it—” added. “Oh, sure. I liked Bill—we down. Susie. After all, everybody over 10 years.—Mrs. J. D. P., Lin . Ask Your Dealer Tom said sternly. "Who started all did! He was an honor student, knows what she's like.” coln, Neb. this talk?” and the kids were crazy about him “Sure—and when she sticks that If your tractor, truck and car have no filters, your dealer will A Ordinarily a tour of overseas "Mrs. Stevenson,” answered Me and he played football like nobody's barbed tongue of hers into their install Fram Filcron filters to help save motor trouble, break duty in the marines for a regular is business—but I'd never had a date own affairs, they say, ‘But of gan frankly. "She happened to be downs and costly repairs. If your equipment is already filter- 24 months unless his enlistment is with him in my life. How could course, that’s not true.’ But when on the Ridge the afternoon we met up prior to that time. equipped, have him make the Fram Dipstick Test. The D ip I, when dad and mother practically she's stabbing somebody else they by accident, and chose to believe stick tells the story ! If oil is dirty* he’ll putin Genuine Fram Q. Will a serviceman returned that we were meeting there regu lock me up nights? But that after say, "Now, I wonder—’ " Susie Replacement,Cartridges to get the most out of your present from Manila so ill with malaria noon, mother was sick with a head pointed out, with such truth that larly—and as secretly as possible—” it appeared he would die and now filters. There s a Fram cartridge to fit ’most every type of "But that’s nonsense—she could ache, and she wanted some stuff Megan could only agree with her improved he able to work after fil filter, so see your dealer today! FRAM CORPORATION. from the county seat that Burns soberly. not possibly believe anything s o - ing for a pension? He filed for the Providence 16, R. I. didn't have, and I took the car and so—darned silly!” Tom exploded. Irove over. And I ran into Bill. " I don’t think she really believes pension while in the hospital, but For a little while they stood In * Ce,ia,’n h e a v y -d u ty oils, due to th e d e te rg e n t a d d itiv e used, He’d just had his physical and was silence, both of them looking uneas it. but she seems to get quite a lot believes now he could farm a little, w ill tu rn d a rk in color a lm o e t as eoon as p u t in t d th e en g in e. could he draw money like other sol all but ready to be taken into the ily across the road and to the shab of pleasure out nt dropping little W here auch o i/s are used, filte r cartrid g es m u s t be c h a n te d on a diers do?—Mrs. D. 8., Luther. Tenn. Cadet Air Corps, and we celebrat by little old cottage where lighted significant remarks.” m ilea g e o r h o u rly basis, A. A disability pension will not ed by having a soda.” windows proved that Alicia was nt Puzzled, Tom said, “Who Is this Susie drew a deep breath and home The cottage set well back Mrs. Stevenson? I suppose she has interfere with his drawing adjusted said quietly, "B ill’s—quite a fel from the road and there were a few a child in school, but I don’t seem compensation for self-employment if he is eligible for such compensa low!” She laughed and said, "May trees surrounding it. It was a to recall the name, though it's not tion and able to work. Apply to your be 1 ought to be grateful to the square, boxlike house, never paint unusual, of course.” nearest stale unemployment com 6tcvenson wench—if she hadn't ed, so that its walls were a rough. pensation office. <Hou) divest 9à. ¿k/f 9 < 'tyoccu . 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