Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, June 27, 1946
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T tm M ae
ih iim iih «/><-■ w / h i f<ing«'i*i**iif u ilh ihe
hope yo u 've been able to persuade
T a vlsb a w a ite d her. declarin g »he had
II m /im iffiiii llu ii'iiii n i II e.lerw Net«»
th is g irl o f m in e to be sensible."
been out w ith To ni F a llo n . ‘ 'Y ou are In
/xi/H-r I m m i ni Ih lh I " ' S trre l, V »
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love w ith him '• J im ag ain attem pted to
Laurence answered lig h tly , " I 'm
Ilii.ih ing lm i, I*. (!., «» •«/»/»• lu b ru i» "•m l
l(e le .i« r d by W e ite rn N ewspuper Union.
get her to «ell the fa rm , but »he re-
not sure I feel that she needs any
«•r« l h " u r i 'I / i iiiliiiiin mi iirohlein» "I
fn»e,l a n g rily . The next day L a r r y cam e
persuasion ulong such lines. |'v e ¡C A L IF O R N IA P R IM A R IE S
llie i elermi m ill «en n rtnm i m ill l i " film
fo r len eh and a fte rw a rd they w alked to
i h . (.Iiu 'lim n nun be U llllre iie il In ihe
alw ays considered M eggie a very M A R K T E R N OF AN ERA
gether to the ridge. I a r ry told her that
sensible young woman I "
W ASHINGTON. — The C a lifo rn ia ulmi •• I h i " un ‘im l il» I » ‘I l hi' •"‘ 'il i''* 'I
he knew the loved the old fa rm , for he
J im tile d to laugh, p u ttin g his p rim a ry result has caused the most in a jiilm i|iii'iil i i i I i i i i i i i Au reiilie n u n
loved It too. He told her he did not want
c ris p ly barbered g ra y m ustache in tim a te in te rp re te rs o f p o litics he mmfe iliii'i l by »mi/. Im l m i " in the
her to «ell the place, and declared he
ru/unin iih u h m i l »/i/'Siir h i l h " «nr»-
lig h tly w ith his napkin. Sensible ,here
to
vo„ c |ude C IO P A C
Is
w an ted Io m a rry her w hether they lived
paper regularly.
In P leas an t G rove or In the county »eat.
young w o m a n ' T hat h a rd ly sounds through in p o litics in the n ation's
H e kissed her lig h tly and laughed. " I
as to v c rlik e as I would have expect- n flh largest state Indeed, loeul CIO
D is a b le d V e ts P ro d u c e r»
c a n 't «ay I blam e you for not w anting to
ed under the ciru n ista n ce s!*
m unagers there are m u rm u rin g
give a ll this u p ."
"O h , I ’ tn a very sensible young I they m ust reorganize and get a
Disabled veterans on o ccupation
m.-xn," Laurence assured h im pleas- new line.
al therapy fa rm s operated In con
C H A P TE R V III
a n tly.
"A n d sensible young m e n ' T rue enough, they did not lose
nection w ith 31 veternns' a d m in is
don I go in fo r a lot of ro m a n tic m any candidates fo r D e m o cra tic
tra tio n n e u ro p sych ia trie hospitals
They w ent hand in hand up the
nonsense, n o w adays."
nom inations to the Republicans ex
w ill this yeur a tte m p t to surpass
p a th and to the fla t rock that
Don t they, n o w ’ J im was elab ccpting the head of th e ir ticke t, the
th e ir last y e a r’s record p ro d u c
crow ned the v e ry top of the h ill.
o ra te ly surprised.
W ell, of course candidate fo r governor, but every
tio n o f 0,857,000 pounds of foodstuffs
M egan sat down and Laurence fo l
things have changed a lot since my where they showed such weakness
valued at $0-18,678.
low ed h e r to the rock. They sat close
da y! But seriously, I feel that we (hey m ny even lose th e ir hold upon
The higher goal set fo r this year
to g e th e r fo r a m om ent, looking out
have a splendid o ffe r fo r th is place, th e ir own men The head o f th e ir
o ve r the scene spread below them .
and since you and M eggie w on't be ticke t. R obert Kenny of Los An- w ill aid in conserving other foods
able to run it yourselves, and a geles, was not only backed by CIO- fo r feeding the hungry In Europe,
M egan knew the thought that was
but it w ill also fu rn ish thousands of
tenant is v e ry u n sa tisfa cto ry-
in his m ind, and she trie d h ard to
I’ AC w ith considerable money (I
patients in VA hospitals w ith fresh
m a rs h a l a ll her argum ents so th a t
"M e g a n seems to feel that it t cannot ascertain the precise sum ),
vegetables, fru its , eggs, m ilk and
he could understand; but when he
would be best fo r us not to be mar- but has been generally described as
meat. Although the a g ric u ltu ra l ac
tu rn e d his head and looked at her,
rie d fo r another y e a r,” Laurence "e x tre m e ly le ftw in g ." The J im m y
tiv itie s on VA fa rm s are operated
and sm ile d , he said q u ie tly , “ 1 can't
said gently.
"A n d therefore, sh e , Roosevelt - Ickes o rganization also
p rim a rily to p rovide beneficial th e r
say I b la m e you fo r not being w ill
w ill w ant to run the place herself put in energy and money. The weak
apy fo r patients, n il o f the food
in g to g ive a ll th is up! We are go
th is year, at le a s t."
( ness o f K enny's race le ft p o liticia n s
grow n is used in h o spital kitchens
in g to be v e ry happy h e re ."
"A n o th e r ye a r, e h ? " he said at w ith the co n victio n that the support
and none is wasted.
G a y B e d ro o m L in e n s
last. " S o rry —thought you tw o were he had is d e fin ite ly to be avoided by
M egan fe lt as though she had ta k
D u rin g the past year, m ore than
in
love
w
ith
each
other
and
had
anyone
w
ith
a
m
b
itio
n
fo
r
C
a
lifo
rn
ia
en a step in the d a rk and plunged
I ) H IG H T o r pastel flo w e r borders
2,000 putients In the 31 VA hospituls * * in p a irs m ay be e m b ro ide re d
been w a itin g several years fo r you public office
headlong in to space. She could only
spent a to ta l o f 2,263,000 m an hours
to get a s ta rt so th a t you could get
sta re a t h im , wide-eyed, her m outh
tw o w ays. O u tline s titc h fo r q u ick
Indeed, there immediately de
c
u ltiv a tin g gardens and tending ca t
m a r rie d !"
open a little . Laurence laughed and
b e a u ty - buttonhole s titc h fo r d u ra
veloped a tendency among can
tle,
sheep,
hogs
and
chickens.
They
"A s I said before, we are sensible
leaned fo rw a rd and kissed her.
b
ility .
didates who won the Democratic
provided the d ie te tic d epartm ents of
young people. Meggie and I. Slow
“ D id you th in k, d a rlin g , th a t I'v e
nomination to sever themselves
the
hospituls
w
ith
a
to
ta
l
of
thou
and sure is o u r m o tto ," Laurence
M a tc h t o u t la , s c a rfs o r p illo w v .ts rs
know n you alm ost y o u r whole life
from the CIOPAC and leftwing
sands of pounds of badly-needi d w ith th e flo w e r m o tifs In p a ir s t P a tte rn
told him .
and been in love w ith you since I
connections. They are saying
807 has tra n s fe r o f ti m o tifs a v e ra g in g
food products.
.
J im 's ja w set and he made a pre
3*4 b y 13 Inches.
was fifteen, and d id n 't know w hat
they never agreed with Kenny
The largest fa rm is nt C h ill-
tense
of
eating,
but
a
fte
r
a
little
he
D u e to an u n u s u a lly la rg e d e m a n d and
y o u r own land m eant to you?” he
and are strongly anti-CIO. It is
cothe, Ohio, w here 1,444 acres is de c u r r e n t c o n d itio n s . » lig h tly m o re tim e is
looked at his watch, th ru st his c h a ir'
asked h e r q u ie tly . “ I a d m it th a t I
evident they will have to get
re q u ire d In f illin g o rd e rs fo r a fe w o f the
voted to tru c k gardening, wheat and m
back, and asked to be excused un
o s t p o p u la r p a tte rn n u m b e r*
was fo o l enough to hope, fo r ju s t
away from the Mesalliance if
b
a
rle
y
crops
and
pasture
fo
r
d
a
iry
der
the
pica
of
an
engagement.
T
hey'
Send yo u r o rd e r to:
a lit tle w hile, th a t you loved me
they arc to save any of the tick
herds.
heard the outer door close behind
enough to be happy in Meaders-
et from the Republicans in No
' h im w ith a bang th a t threatened Itsj
»I
v ille . B u t when you telephoned me
vember.
Q u e stio n s a n d A n s w e rs
Ilo » 3217
San F ra a c U c o I, C alif.
old-fashioned glass panel.
in a la rm because you had been of
Enclose 20 cents for P a tte rn
Q. My husband was killed In
“ I'm a fra id he’ s upset,” Lao I STRIKES ANGER VOTERS
fe re d w h a t we both know is a very
N o ______________
action on Luzon and 1 have had
rence's words were w ry w ith un
generous p ric e fo r the land, and
Close C a lifo rn ia observers think
N am e
derstatem ent.
"H e w on’t try tc the fin a l blow w hich ruined the CIO several tell me I may be entitled
you d id n 't w ant to take it —w ell, I
to get a loan to build a home under
faced fa cts then and got busy to see
m ake things d iffic u lt fo r yo u ? "
Address
, line— tlie last stra w i f one was need
about ju s t w hat could be done. Be
"Goodness, no—and i f he does, it ed — was the Los Angeles strike . the G.I. bill of rights. Is this true?
w o n 't m a tte r. I'm not in the least T ra ffic was paralyzed com pletely And If It Is not, then I as one of
cause m a ke no m ista ke about it,
a fra id of h im ! " She laughed at the fo r several days in p ro b a b ly the the many widows of this war think
m y love— y o u 're going to m a rry me,
Piioliias <»f Hunidti-
we should be able to. I have three
v e ry idea.
w h e th e r we liv e in M e a d e rsville or
w orst tra ffic tie-up of the n a tio n ’ s
P leasant G ro v e !"
Laurence nodded. " B u t i f there histo ry. A top a street c a r and bus children and have to pay $48 per
E v e ry h um an being has one o fr '
should ever be a n ything to—w ell, to s trike , the n a tio n a l ra il s trik e oc month for rent which I could be
T here w ere q u ick tears in her
m
ore
o f the some 650 phobias, the
putting
Into
my
own
home.—Mrs.
m
ake
you
feel
you
need
help—
y
o
u
'll
eyes, b u t she sm iled tre m u lo u sly.
cu rre d , and none of these was espe
u n c o n tro lla b le m o rb id fe ars of
re m e m b e r m y telephone n u m b e r?" c ia lly p o p u la r w ith the public. Peo S. M S„ Littlefield, Texas.
"T h a n k you fo r understanding,
A. As a w idow you are not en so m e thin g w h ich u s u a lly re su lt
he rem inded her.
ple got fig h tin g m ad a t this total
L a r r y . " she to ld h im h u skily. " I t ’ s
“ O f course—d id n ’t 1 y e ll fo r y o j d isre g a rd o f th e ir interests and of title d to Ioan p rivile g e s under the fro m experiences in b a rly c h ild
—a trem endous r e lie f."
the m in u te I thought M atthew s was th e ir rig h ts, in clu d in g the rig h t to G .I. b ill. You arc. however, entitled hood and are seldom overcom e
L a u re n ce frow ned as though not
going to in sist on th a t co m m issio n ? " w ork, to subsist and to have p ublic to (1) a ll yo u r husband's back c o m p le te ly , says C o llie r's .
q u ite sure th a t he lik e d that.
pay, plus a g ift at six m onths pay
In the next few weeks, life in service.
W hile the m ost com m on include
"Y o u mean you d id n 't th in k 1
fro m the a rm y, <2i a pension fo r fe a r o f lig h tn in g , darkness, heights
Pleasant G rove, on the surface at
The
C
o
m
m
u
n
ist
support.
Russia
w ould u n d e rsta n d ? " he protested.
life fo r yourself and a pension for
least, was e n tire ly n o rm a l.
appeasement and such fam iM ar each of your three ch ild re n u n til and closed places, the least co m
"W e ll, fo r Pete's sake, w hy not? A ft
She shot Megan an oblique look
mon inclu de c h ro m a to p h o b ia (fe a r
The d ra ft called up m ore and doctrines o f C IO P A C
p ro v e d
and then came out fra n k ly w ith
e r a ll, w e 've grow n up together
m ore young men fo r the arm ed heavy burdens, as did th e ir domes they are of age. Unless you have o f c o lo rs ), hypnnphobia (fe a r of
These la s t years since yo u r m o th e r : «'hat was on her m ind.
services; several g irls registered tic econom ic wage p o licy, w hich has already done so, you should m ake going to sleep) and cherophobia
died, I'v e w'atched you fig h tin g
a p p lica tio n im m e d ia te ly fo r back (fe a r o f having fu n ).
fo r the Cadet N urses’ T ra in in g now taken a new sensational turn
d ro u th and flood and h a il, boll wee th in k I ’ ve alw ays expected that we'd
pay allowances to cla im s d ivisio n
Corps; Bud H a rriso n 's oldest g irl am ong th e ir auto w orkers, nam ely
general accounting office, office of
v il and corn b o re r and blue m old be m a rrie d some day. It's —w ell,
tw e n ty-ye a r-o ld M aria n n a , joined th is: As the wage increase w hich
I'v
e
sort
o
f
grown
up
w
ith
that
special settlem ent accounts, 27 Pine
and chinch bug—when it w ould
the WAC; P reacher M a rtin , beloved
have been so m uch easier to give thought. M aybe—could i t be that and feared fo r his " s tra ig h t ta lk they forced in the tong s trik e has street. New Y o rk 5. New Y o rk. F or
been follow ed by p rice increases on y o u r pension w rite all details or vis
up and sell out. D o n 't you suppose th a t’ s the reason you do n 't th in k I
in g ’ ” to evildoers and the like , fell autos, UAW has decided to m ake
it personally your nearest Veterans
d u rin g those years, I'v e come to un love you enough?"
“ I t isn’ t th a t I th in k you don't on his fro n t steps and broke his leg. demands fo r a d d itio n a l wage in a d m in is tra tio n hospital or office at
derstand w hat the place means to
the
Jordans,
over
behind
T
urkey
creases to meet the p rice increase A m a rillo o r W ichita F a lls
you? A nd to be fra n k w ith you— love me. M eggie — I know you
Bend, had another baby.
—w hich, o f course, w ill force an
I ’m k in d of fond of the old place m y d o n 't,” he told her. 'T 'v e trie d to
Q. My husband has been in serv
B u t there were cu rre n ts under o th e r p rice increase and require
self! N e ve r h a vin g owned a square k id m y s e lf th a t you did, and trie d
lee 16 mnnths. 5 months In the
neath
th
a
t
popped
above
the
sur
them
to
get
another
wage
increase,
to
hope
th
a
t
once
we
were
a
ctu
a
lly
foot o f re a l estate in m y life , h a v
states and overseas 11 months. We
ing grow n up on a sharecropper's engaged, y o u 'd —w ell, w a rm up to face now and then, and to no one's and—how long does this go on!
have one child. What I want to
I f you are run down lM«raune
place— the thought of becom ing a m e a little . But when you thought ve ry keen surprise, A lic ia Steven W AIIKE.N P O P U LA R
know is does he get two points for
you're not g e ttin g all the A A h
son
seemed
to
have
a
large
part
in
la n d o w n e r—in p a rtn e rsh ip , anyw ay o f setting a date fo r o u r m a rria g e
V ita m in s you need « ta rt ta k in g
the
11
months
overseas.
Do
they
B ut the overshadow ing instance
Scott'« E m u ls io n to p ro m p tly
and realized th a t you co u ld n't give them . H er m a licious tongue, her sly
—seems p re tty s w e ll!”
get two points a month now? —
h e lp b r in g b a r k r a e r g g a n il
up the fa rm o r the dogs and cats and little sm ile that hinted at so much of the re su lt w hich ruined CIOPAC Mrs. F. C. T., Marshall, N. C.
• ta m m o and build rasistance.
was the w ay
R epublican
gov
Good-tea tin g Scott*« 1« rich in
He g rin n e d at her and said h a stily, cows and chickens, to m ake a new she did not say, the way she had of
A He receives one point a month
n a t u r a l A A I ) V it a m in « an d
e rn o r W arren pulled u m a jo rity of
“ N o t o f course that I w ant you to life w ith me somewhere— o r any always being in the ve ry m id d le of
e n r /y y .b u ild in g , n a tu r a l oil
fo r each m onth of service and an
the
D
e
m
o
cra
tic
votes
away
fro
m
any
untow
ard
event,
filled
people
Huy to d ay ! A ll druggists.
get the idea that I ’ m m e re ly m a r w h e re !—th a t was a ll I needed to
the D e m o cra tic CIO ticke t. He has a d d itio n a l point fo r each month
ry in g you fo r y o u r fa rm —perish the convince me th a t y o u 're not ready w ith a n g ry unease.
overseas,
up
to
Septem
ber
2,
1945
“ It's got so a body a in 't safe in been a good governor and the D em
I f you loved
th o u g h t! I'd m a rry you if you d id n 't to m a rry m e ye t.
Q. My husband has been In serv
me as I love you. M eggie, nothing ! th e ir own home nights, w ith that ocrats ju s t sim p ly w ould not stand
have a foot of la n d !”
J y E A R R O U N D T O N IC
in the w o rld would be as im p o rta n t woman
snoopin’ a ro u n d ,"
M rs any longer for do m in a tio n by the lee 18 months and overseas 10
She laughed and le t h im kiss her.
months.
He
has
42
points.
All
the
Roosevelt
-
Ickes
-
C
IO
PAC
co
a
li
S
tu
a
rt
com
plained
to
Megan
one
to you as being w ith me—anywhere,
And a t firs t, th a t seemed quite sat
afternoon as they sat sewing before tion. They le ft G o vernor W arren boys who went with him have al
anyhow .”
is fa c to ry to L a u re n ce ; but a fte r a
the fire th a t the c h ill ra in made very w ith o n ly a p ro h ib itio n is t to run ready i-omr back. If my husband
He
broke
off
as
though
searching
lit tle he le t h e r go, and sat looking
Get S LIM M E R
welcome.
She shot Megan an oblique against in Novem ber. They kicked is still in the hospital, he has been
fo r words w ith w hich to m ake his
down a t the ric h d a rk earth, where
look and then came out fra n k ly w ith out th e ir own candidate and took there over 3 months. Do you think
thoughts c le a r to her.
this vitamin candy way
his heel was absently d ig g in g a
" I can't the Republican, the firs t governor he will get home soon?—Mrs. O. C.,
" I t is n ’ t th a t I'd w ant you to make w hat was in her m ind.
hole.
H ave a more »lender, graceful fig
Tishomingo,
Miss
even the sm a lle st sacrifice to be im agine w hat yo u r paw sees in her, since H ira m Johnson to be re-elect
ure. No es« reining. N o l.isalives.
A. I have no way of know ing how N o drugs. W ith the simple A Y I >S
“ Then yo u ’ re not in love w ith me, w ith me, M e g g ie ," he pointed out. anyhow .”
ed in C a lifo rn ia .
Vitam
in C an d y Kcducmg H a n
a fte r a ll,” he said q u ie tly , and there " I t 's ju s t th a t i f you loved me the
Megan dropped the tablecloth she
When such a th in g happens in long he w ill be in the hospital. It y ou d o n ’t c u t o u t a n y m eals.
was a note in his voice that caught only w ay I could w ant you to—you'd was m ending and stared at Mrs. C a lifo rn ia , a state w hich has been he has 40 points, he should be home sLarches.j)otatoes. meats or b u tter,
you sim ply cut them down. It's
at h e r heart.
be w illin g to sa crifice a n yth in g and S tuart.
b a lm y in its p o litics o f the past by June 30, 1946, unless he is de easier when you enjoy delicious
tained
fo
r
some
other
cause
(vitam
in fortified) A Y D S candy
“ M y fa th e r? " she gasped in cre d (you could at one tim e get nearly
She sta re d a t h im , b lin k in g in e v e ry th in g ju s t so that we could be
belt en.eals Absolutely liarmlt ss.
am azem ent.
((. I am a widow with four chil
together. Do you understand, M eg ulously.
any kind of a m ovem ent started for
In 4'linieal teats r»ndnete«i by medi
"W h a t in the w o rld —why do g ie ? "
eaJ ductern,moretlien IOO p eeeo n e
M rs. S tu a rt sniffed and set an n e a rly a n yth in g fro m ham and dren, my husband died in 1916 dur-
I n i 1« l . >■ lb.. . . . . . . . in .
you— ” she stam m ered.
unusually sharp stitch in the diaper eggs to Technocracy and " T h irty ing World War I. His death was
f .w w m S . »»»i A YDS vitamin
l.aii.ly IGwIurlnff l ’lnn.
not
connected
with
the
war.
I
have
she
was
hem
m
ing
fo
r
»he
newest
She was s till fo r a m om ent, and
every T h u rsd a y,” ) you m ay be
“ I ’ m not e x a c tly a b lin d fool, Meg
.apply o f A Y llH only «2 26 i f not doll.hu«!
"J o rd a n youn g u n ."
g ie ,” he said evenly.
“ I a d m it I then re lu c ta n tly she nodded and said
sure it bears sym ptom s of an his reared my children from the time Wllb rm u lu , M O N E Y HA CK on » .r » Br.t boi. rh o n .
of
his
death
until
now,
30
years,
“
W
ell,
if
you
don’t
know
th
a
t
the
Leading
Drug Counter« Everywhere
to
ric
national
event.
fa
in
tly
,
“
Yes,
d
a
rlin
g
—
I
under
don’t know a heck of a lot about
without an income of any kind. He
way y o u r paw ’ s ru n n in ' a fte r that
leer Out Ihi« Ad a« a Reminder
w om en; but I do know th a t when a sta n d .”
People are com ing to th e ir senses
“ Then w e 'll leave It at that, fo r Stevenson wom an is the ta lk of the F o r C a lifo rn ia , in th e ir p rim a ry , died before he was enlisted in World
g ir l is in love, she is not only kissed
War I, Am 1 entitled to a widow's
the p re se n t,” said Laurence as he town, i t ’s high tim e you was finding they m arked the tu rn in g o f an era
—but kisses, in re tu rn ."
pension?—Mrs. K. M. C., Union
out,
I
s
a
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,"
she
snapped
b
e
llig
e
r
stood
up
and
drew
her
to
her
feet.
The co lo r burned in M egan's face,
Church, Miss.
"T h e y 're
always
Tidin' PRESSURE ON R AD IO
"A n d now A nnie w ill be sending out ently.
b u t her eyes m et his s tra ig h tly .
A. No, since yo u r husband was
P riv a te in fo rm a tio n has come to
" I —kissed you, L a r r y ," she told a searching p a rty fo r us if we don’t around in th a t ca r o' hers—and
h u rr y ,” he added, s m ilin g , d e lib e r where she gets the gas, nobody m e suggesting one of the la rg i never in the a rm y, you are not en
h im unste a d ily.
a te ly b re a kin g the gro w in g tension, seems to know, but folks say it's Russo • A m e rica n good neighbor title d to a veteran's pension.
He shook his head.
‘black m a rk e t' and she gits a ll she organizations has taken steps to try
s tru g g lin g fo r a lig h te r tone.
Q. My husband was discharged
"Y o u le t m e kiss you, Meggie, ’
Suddenly, a m is t o f tears in her j can Pay ^e r—o r w hat yo u r paw can to assure that p ublic opinion w ill from Ihe army November 21, 1945,
he re tu rn e d . “ T here's a big d iffe r- !
eyes, M egan turned to h im im p u l- I pay fe r.”
fa vo r Russia. This organization has He had a war bond coming nt that
ence.”
•Megan said c u rtly , " M y fa th e i a co m m itte e assigned to the pur
time and hasn’t received It as
T here was a silence, and then she I sive ly, p u t her hands on e ith e r side
o f his lean, pleasant brow n face does not patronize ‘black m a rke ts’ pose of d riv in g fro m the A m erican yet. Where should I write to find
said unevenly, " I ’ m —so rry , dear.
"T h e re 's nothing fo r you to be i and »tood on tip to e to set her m outh, fo r gasoline o r anyth in g else. And ro stru m , p a rtic u la rly the radio, any out about this?—Mrs. J. L. C., Lew
I doubt ve ry m uch w hether he has person m aking adverse suggestions
isport, Ky.
s o rry about, Meggie. I f you don't ! C° o1 and ire sh and SWeet' ° n his
In v o lu n ta rily h it a rm s went about seen M rs. Stevenson m ore than hall They also prom ote th e ir own peo
A. W rite to w a r bond d ivisio n ,
love me, you d on't, and i t ’s plain
her, h o lding her close and hard a dozen tim e s— ”
U. S. a rm y, 4300 G oodfellow blvd..
ple— su rre p titio u sly, of course.
th a t you don’ t . " H is voice sounded
" H a lf a dozen tim es would be
against h im .
His m outh on hers
St. Louis 20, Mo.
tire d .
The scalp of one n a tio n a lly known
was urg e n t, dem anding, seeking a a-plenty, w ith some fo lk s ," M rs
Q. My husband was drafted into
" I ’ m — v e ry fond of you, L a r r y ,”
ra d io com m entator already is ae
response that, a fte r a m om ent, he S tuart cut in as c u rtly .
the army in August, 1944. lie landed
M egan said q u ie tly.
cre d ite d to this special com m ittee
i knew w ith a sick c e rta in ty , was not
in India in August, 1945, and is still
T hanks M eggie
he answered there. A nd then he released her.
L a te r, when M rs. S tuart had gone, How it influences the Crossley or
q u ie tly .
B u t I m a fra id th a t’ s not sm iled at her, his face pale and set, Megan got up and went out to thé o ther ra tin g s of the radio trade, 1 do there, not expecting to be home
q u !,eJ c.nl oug
i and h a lf under his breath he said kitchen. She thought A nnie looked not y e t precisely know, but by fan any time soon. How many points
does he have?—Mrs. M. I). P., Blue
And then, ta k in g her breath away h u skily, "T h a n k you, d a rlin g ."
at her c o v e rtly , but she co u ld n't be le tte r attacks upon sponsors, they Springs, Miss.
by the unexpectedness of it, he
sure u n til suddenly, as though she a p p a re n tly achieved th e ir goal in
A As of Septem ber 2, 1945, your
asked, “ Is there someone else,
A nnie was ju s t fin ish in g the last could no longer keep her words tc one notable instance. They can also husband had 13 months service, or
g roome<l> * 1 wh0 u»e
M e g g ie ? ”
Hollyw.ood •‘»¿’J,.,.
pre p a ratio n s fo r the m id d a y dinner herself, A nnie said, " M iz ’ Stuart'» organize a fan cam paign o f im pres
13 points, plus 1 m onth overseas or
W ide-eyed, she m et his glance,
Ca‘v
n A Robbia». I“« •
when they reached the house, and rig h t, Miss M eggie— folks is ta lkin sive proportions fo r advocates ol
McKesson A »
" B u t—how could there be some J im cam e In, w ell-groom ed and deb about M is t' J im an' dat M iz' Ste Russian foreign policies, which, 1 an a d d ition a l point. I f he has no
BriilgcPoW
»Conn
ch ild re n and no decoration or bat
one else?” she protested.
o n a ir, q u ite as usual, as they were venson—"
am told, accounts fo r some of the tie stars, he then has 14 points. No.
" I ’ m a sking yo u ,” he rem inded ready to s it down.
" T h a t w ill do, A n n ie ," said Me sin g u la r opposition to A m erican for
he w ill not continue to earn points
her.
He greeted Laurence w ith an u r gan sharply.
eigri policies.
a fte r September 2, 1945, the a rm y
" I t ’ s—i t ’ s a crazy question, L a rry
b a n ity that was alm ost patronizing,
W ith the newspapers, they have j now considering length o f service.
E
S1O R V
T ile s
FAR:
M eg
| —I do n 't know anyone e lse ." she
po,n,ed ° u t
"T h a t's not quite fla tte rin g ,” he
assured her. and now he seemed
amused at her confusion and her
be w ild e rm e n t. "N e v e r mind, d a r
ling. W e 'll let it go, fo r now. But
I w o u ld n 't w ant you to m a rry me,
Meggie. unless you fe lt a little about
me as I feel abwut you. I guess I
d o n 't qu ite expect you to be— well,
as m uch in love w ith me as I am
w ith you; the wise people who c la im
to know about such things cla im
that one person in every m a rria g e
cares m ore deeply than the other. I
d o n 't m in d a b it i f I love you m ore
than you love me. Maybe th a t's the
way it should be. I'm a fra id I'm
not wise enough to decide that. I
only know that unless yo u 're — m ore
than ju s t fond o f me— it w ouldn't
w o rk o u t."
Megan said fa in tly , "Y o u mean
you w ant to break o ff the engage
m ent, L a rr y ? "
“ Do you, M e g g ie ? " he asked
q u ie tly .
"W h y —w h y —no, L a r r y —of course
n o t," she stam m ered, and put out
a hand in a helpless gesture. “ I —I
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