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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»—”
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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
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corners of the house a rich deep
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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
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they stopped and Susie said sud
and heaving a sigh " If I don't get in a subset/ueul column. No replies can
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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
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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
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“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.
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