S outhern Oregon News Review, Thursday, A ugust 22, 194(5
c itic i h e i
P fG G V
T H E S TO R Y T H I S F A R : M a rth a cm-
tln u rd the story of how the had a w a k
ened to hnd le t t y standing over her brd
w ith th * kn ife In hand She and Tom had
ta ken the knife a w a y fro m L e tty . and
M a rth a had gone to the g ra v e y a rd to
bury It w h ile Tom watched over h l* » Irk
w ife. " I hid It— w here you found It." A
little la te r Le tty suffered a hem o rrhage.
“ She died e a rly this m o rn in g .”
Hob
Reynolds pressed her fu rth e r. “ 1 did I t ! "
M a rth a scream ed. " I killed her. I hated
h er. She spread stories about Tom and
M is * M a c T a v is h ."
M a rth a then went
Into d e ta il of how she w ent to A llria 's
house and w aited for h r r r h a n re . waited
un til J im M a rT a v Is h left A lir ia and then
co m m itted the m urder.
Funny U tile Bears
ore
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F o r I lie N u r s e r y
Megan slipped away to offer her
services to Annie in finishing up sup-
per, but A nnie said, "N o 'm , honey,
I's got everything undeh c o n tro l—
v 'a ll go out and g it y o 's e 'f a l i 'l
b its o' fresh a ir, 'fo ' suppeh.”
And g ra te fu lly . Megan obeyed her
It was a lre a d y dusk, though not
.vet d a rk enough to obscure the
vision. She crossed the b a ckya rd to
a b ig old rough bench beneath a liv e
oak tree and sat down, her head
back, b re a th in g deep of the c ris p
nig h t a ir.
SERVICE
BUREAU
RELEASE
were cold and hard us he followed
her across the y a rd to the kitchen
and into the d in in g room .
H e a lth ily tire d at the end of the
day. sleeping soundly at n ig h t. Me
gan discovered, as week followed
week, th a t the m e m o ry o f those
d a rk, e v il days when A lic ia Steven
son s m a licio u s tongue had wagged
so fre e ly, was g ro w in g fa in te r.
And she realized th a t P leasant
Grove, as a co m m u n ity, was also
recovering fro m the darkness when
A lic ia s tongue had set old friends
to eyeing each oth e r w ith m ore or
less veiled suspicion. O ther fa rm
fa m ilie s w ere finding release fro m
d a rk m em ories in the ever new, yet
age-old m ira c le of the d a rk earth,
the tin y seeds, the new, tender green
»prouts that m eant life and hope and
the future.
I
1
By
P a u l M allon
R rle u k e d bv W e s te rn N e w s p a p e r U n io n .
A NEW ATTITUDE TOWAKh
K IH IO N 'S \ O l h .
I h it nen «/xiper,
ih ro u n h «pe< io / u r n u n e m e n t m th ih t
M u th u m to n Ih ir n m it) U e tte m Vei« i
p*i/»er I niirn nt I ft 16
S treet, \
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a th iv ig io n , /b .C .,i.t u h lt to b r i n t read
ers ih it u -re k h n ilu n u t on p r o b lf /n i of
th e v e teran m u l servicem an u n it hit
/ m o ii / s . (lu e s tn in s muv he m lilresseil tc
th e u n til r llu re u u m u l thev u i l l he mi
steered m u «ufisi i/iie iir c o lu m n
Nu
re p lie s cun he m m le d ire c t In m a il
h u t o n ly in th e c o lu m n n i n t h m i l up
pear in this neu spoper re m ilu r ls .
RUSSIA IS D E V E L O P IN G
W ASHINGTON.
Some tlu ile rs
have rh e to ric a lly rolled me over the
b a rre l fo r re p o rtin g re ce n tly it does
not m ake m uch difference whether
M e n ia l Illn e s s C lin ic s
o r not we have treaties of peace
co-operatively w ith Russia.
They
T lie n ig h t was ve ry s till, save fo r
In ud d itim i tu 32 clin ics already
also objected to m y sto ry ubout
the fa in t shouts o f ch ild re n p la yin g
the old p o litic ia n whose a c tiv itie s authorized, the Veterans' u d n iln is
tru tio n has d ire cte d the establish-1
som ewhere along the h ig h w a y: be
CHAPTER X V I
w orked out about the same fo r an
hind her in the barn she heard the
enemy as fo r a frie n d
These m ent of as m any such Clinics as
“ There's a short c u t through the ru s tlin g o f the cows as they settled
w hackers did not understand; they necessary in the 70 regional offices
woods, and it is n 't fa r. I got m y them selves down fo r the night. The
in te rp re te d too generously a pass fo r the tre a tm e n t of m ental i l l
whole scene was quiet and ca lm and
siste r to bed and to sleep. As I'v e
ing reference. F o r Russia is neither nesses among w ar veterans
According to the announcement, ]
a lre a d y told you, T om was out of peaceful. So peaceful th a t it was
She was touched and g ra te fu l to frie n d nor enemy She is som ething
the need fu r tre a tm e n t of these
the house. I found M rs. Stevenson hard to believe the h o rro r and tra g J im fo r his honest, if bungling, a t w hich exists
edy and te r ro r that had gripped the
was not alone. I w a ite d —”
To date she has been co-opera em otional and nervous diseases is
tem pts to help her. She trie d not
*
place so sh o rt a tim e before.
to let h im know th a t his hands were tiv e w ith some ventures fo r a jo in t evident and experience in c iv ilia n
“ She w a sn 't alone?” Bob je rk e d
She c o u ld n 't bear to th in k o f Tom
w o rld peace, but ge n e ra lly she has p ra c tic e both before and du rin g the
clum sy w ith the de lica te, fra g ile
her up sh a rp ly.
any m ore. She w ouldn’ t let herself.
been
antagonistic She cannot be w a r indicates that a m a jo rity of
plants
th
a
t
he
trie
d
to
pack
She
M iss M a rth a shook her head.
knew he was bored, and th a t he converted to our way o f life and such cases can be treated in clinics
“ M r. M acT avish was w ith h e r,”
resented the hard, ba ck-b re akin g la peace, because she w ill accept w ith o u t hospitalization.
she said, and now M egan held her
bor th a t it takes to run a fa rm e f peace only on her own busls. (See
In the m ental hygiene program ,
breath and her teeth were clenched.
Brooks A tkinson in the New Y ork emphasis w ill be placed on group
fe c tiv e ly .
“ He le ft a few m in u te s a fte r I got
He cam e back fro m M e a d e rsville Tim es, and m any others as to why th e ra p y w hich is the sim ultaneous
there. They had been q u a rre lin g .
tills is so. A tkinson concluded a fte r
tre a tm e n t of a num ber o f voter-
late one afternoon, his eyes shining
I could only hear a w ord o r tw o, but
a long and tru ly o b je ctive e xp e ri uns suffering fro m s im ila r m ental
w
ith
e
xcite
m
e
n
t,
o
bviously
w
ith
I could te ll, ju s t lo o kin g in at the
The
news th a t he considered of great ence in re p o rtin g fro m Moscow that o r em otional disturbances.
w indow , th a t M r. M a cT a vish was
"T h e most we can hope fo r is an n e u ro p sych iu trist. c lin
1111 ic %. a «11 l psycholo
im
portance.
ve ry an g ry and th a t M , s Stevenson
arm ed peace the next few y e a rs” ).
g ist and social w ork er will co-oper- C W IN G IN ' on a s lu r and .sliding;
It was a lre a d y dusk, and the d a rk
was la u g hin g at h im ."
T reaties can am ount to m uch, little
ate as a team in th hose clinics in
dow n the m oon . . . th a t's w lm t
ness
had
d
riv
e
n
Megan
in
fro
m
the
Megan could see the p ic tu re as
—o r nothing. I am re p o rtin g on tre a tin g the patient
our personality-plus bears do. Use
fields.
She
had
shed
her
earth-
though she h e rse lf had stood outside
genuine peace, w hich is w hat our
for crib , ca rria g e covers, n u rsery
Q u e s tio n s a n d A n s w e rs
stained dungarees, had a shower and people want.
th a t w indow , and it m ade her shud
linens.
was
dressed
fo
r
supper,
busy
in
the
Q. Can m y daughter, who Is en
der. Y et here was the th in g that
New
thought
is
developing
inside
kitchen helping A nnie w ith the last
gaged to a young fellow overseas,
had w o rrie d her fa th e r—an a lib i.
T h e y * re bo fa* a n d funn>
y o u ’ ll
duties o f g e ttin g the m eal on the here on this subject. As a re su lt
book passage on a boat and be m a r e n jo y th e e m b ro id e ry In b e g in n e r -« titchr*
She d re w a b re a th o f sharp re lie f.
of our experiences in P aris and in
table, when J im cam e h u rry in g in.
ried to him white h r Is s till in se rv P a tte rn 703 has tra n s fe r o f 17 m u t i f i fro m
“ I w aited u n til he had go n e ," M iss
the UNO. the thinkers of the ad
2 b y 2 to f l ’ b b y 10 Inches.
ice in G e rm a n y? —S. P., Havre de
“ The m ost m arvelous th in g has
M a rth a w ent on w e a rily . “ Then I
D ue to an u n u s u a lly (u rg e d e m a n d and
m in is tra tio n > are
clearing
th e ir
G race, Md.
happened, M eggie— I'v e been offered
C u rre n t c o n d itio n « . s ilg h tlv m o re tim e is
knocked and she opened the door.
heads of th e ir w a r propaganda that
A The w a r departm ent suys tlie re q u ire d In fillin g o rd e rs fo r i few o f the
a splendid o p p o rtu n ity !"
She was su rp rise d to see me, and
made Russia out to be som ething
m o s t p o p u la r p a tte rn numbers.
" T e ll m e ,” said Megan, eager and she was not. and are com ing to a procedure is fo r the g irl to w rite
not v e ry —pleasant. I trie d to te ll
Send y o u r o rd e r to :
the boy te llin g h im to get p e rm is
interested, lo v in g h im fo r the under factual,
h e r w hy I had come, b u t she only
tru th fu l,
re a lis tic
vie w
sion
fro
m
the
com
m
anding
general,
standing she had acquired o f him
laughed. She said th a t there m ust
point sooner than the p oliticans of
»1
European theatre, fo r entrance of
Man Fran cisco 6, C a lif
since his m om ent o f se lf-re ve la tio n
llox 3217
be a lo t o f tru th in the stories about
the a d m in istra tio n .
the
g
ir
l
in
to
the
area
fo
r
the
p
u
r
Enclose
20 cen ts fo r P a tte rn .
a fte r A lic ia ’ s death.
Tom and M iss M acT avish o r he and
W IL L T R Y TO IG N O R E RUSSIA.
pose o f his m a rria g e . When he re
I w ould not have been so a la rm e d —
No________
“ W ell, you know the county news
T h e ir
refreshened
m inds
are
ceives
this le tte r of perm ission fro m
and she added th a t she knew th a t
paper in M e a d e rsville ? The S enti w orking along these fo llo w in g lines;
N am e
the com m anding general, he should
L e tty was—out o f her m in d —and
nel?” demanded J im , as eager and
A d dress
m a il it to the g irl She w ill then
How
do
we
get
along
peace
th a t she was a menace to the neigh
tsxcited as a boy. “ D ic k M organ pub
take the le tte r along w ith passport
fu lly in a w o rld w ith a pow erful
borhood. She said she intended to
lishes it. W ell. D ic k 's been d ra fte d
a p p lica tio n to the state departm ent
antagonistic force? Well, how do
s ta rt a m ovem ent to have h e r—co m
and he w ants me to take o ver u n til
and apply fo r passport and visa to
you get along w ith an antago
m itte d —” H er voice broke, and a ft
he comes b a c k !”
get overseas. She then must a r
nistic neighbor?
Some people
e r a superhum an e ffo rt at control,
He beamed a t her h a p p ily and
range fo r her passage and pay her Rslwvsd In 5 numtes or double your money back
fight h im . Most people do not. To
she said th in ly , "A n d so—I k ille d
Megan said q u ic k ly , " I t is w onder
own way
W hen •■ < *••• a tornar b acid rausea p a ln fu i.o u ffo r a t-
fight him is to waste the ener
h e r.”
lf»*f tfaa. sour a tom arh an<l h a a x tb u rn . «tortora uauaJly
ful, D a d —b u t—w ell, you’ ve never
an
gies of both in co n flict w hich
Q. M y husband was in the a rm y prvacriba th a fa s te s t-a r tin g m w ltrln a
had any newspaper experience—do
•y m p to m a tlc rw lto f— m a ilirtn a a Ilk a tfM M nin I toll ana
three years, fro m 1905 to 1908, and la b la fa N o i a i a t l v a H a ll-an a b rin d a r v r o fo r t In a
m ay sap your strength and
I t was once m ore Bob who broke
you th in k —”
J lr f y o r duohto y o u r m nnay b a rk on r«rttjrn o f b o tti«
was in the Ute In d ia n cam paign. U» us. A c a t all druirirlata.
shorten your life even If you are
the tense, breathless pause. He s till
J im looked a little sulky.
Would he be e n title d to a pension?
victorious. M ost people ju s t ig
sat on the corner o f the desk, and
“ Oh, I know that, but a fte r a ll,
He is not disabled fro m m ilita r y
nore him . They plan th e ir lives
he scrubbed out the glo w in g tip of
The g lim m e r of her lig h t-co lo re d
se rvice .—M rs. R. F. J., M ahtowa,
f or th e ir own purposes. I f he
his c ig a re tte as he spoke, his eyes fro c k thro u g h the dusk led him to D ick feels th a t I have o th e r q u a lifi
c a tio n s ," he pointed out. “ And Mrs.
M inn.
wants to come in on some
on the crushed c ig a re tte in the old her.
M organ w ill stay on as business
A There is provision fo r both dis
things w hich the co m m u n ity
glass ashtray, his voice v e ry qu ie t
a b ility and death pensions fo r In
undertakes, le t him come in,
and gentle,- "T h e tru th is. M iss and she was glad when she saw m anager and w rite the w om an's
com ing
tow ards
her page and a ll that. W hat I ' l l have
dian wars. I am not sure, how
Evans, th a t you spoke to M rs. Ste Laurence
and give thanks to God that he
to do is w rite the e d ito ria ls, and
ever, whether these provisions ap
venson, and she answered you about across the dusky dooryard.
sees some things rig h t, a t any
ply to the period 1905 to 1908 They
as you have said. You d id not k ill
rate. I f he chooses to re m a in
The g lim m e r o f her light-colored w hat news I can p ic k up. M ostly,
ap p a re n tly apply to e a rlie r Indian
h e r— but when you tu rned to leave fro c k through the dusk led h im to rig h t now, i t comes fro m a w ire
out or is o b stru ctio n ist of yout
wars. However, to be sure, you
the house, you w ere astounded to see her. He called her name u n ce rta in service, because about the only two
co m m u n ity purposes, leave him
should take it up w ith yo u r near
y o u r s is te r in the doorw ay behind ly , and when she answered hi/n he things people are interested in are
out. Go ahead and plan as you
est V eterans' a d m in is tra tio n office.
you, and realized th a t she had fo l cam e on to her. som ething d a rk in the w a r and p o litics. And there's a
would, and can.
fellow in W ashington who acts as
low ed you. And i t was, in re a lity , his hands.
Q. 1 am a W orld W ar II veteran
This reasoning is fa r m ore sen
correspondent fo r a lo t o f county
y o u r sister, not you, who k ille d M rs.
and would like to s ta rt fa rm in g . I
“ Y o u r s c a rf,” he said. "A n n ie
sational
than
i
t
m
ay
appear
to
you
newspapers, D ic k ’ s paper among
Stevenson.”
kept hearing o v rr the radio that I
fe lt you m ig h t catch colt, out here—
them . And D ic k ’ s got three weeks at firs t glance. I l forecasts a whole
Bob sighed.
He ra n his hands she said supper w ould be ready in
could get a loan fro m the banks
about-face
fro
m
the
w
a
r
propa
before he reports fo r in d u ction and
th ro u g h his h a ir and stood up, w hite ten o r fifteen m in u te s.”
under th r G .I. b ill of rig h ts. Well,
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he feels th a t in th a t length o f tim e he ganda, fro m the tim e when it was
and tire d , haggard alm ost, as though
treasonous to doubt I w ent to the bank and they said
M egan sta rte d to rise, but he put can get me settled in, help me to p ra c tic a lly
the long scene had been alm ost as
1
had
to
have
c
a
p
ita
l
to
get
a
loan
his hand on her shoulder and le a rn the ropes and a ll that
Of that Russia was not our frie n d , did
m uch o f an ordeal fo r h im as fo r pressed her back on the bench.
but how can I have that when I
not go to w ar to save the w orld
course,
the
sa
la
ry
is
re
a
lly
laugh
the broken, suddenly old w om an be
served three years in the a rm y?
fo
r
o
u
r
kin
d
of
dem
ocracy,
and
did
Megan relaxed a little . He lit a able—but I get a share of the p ro f
fo re them .
not believe in a ll o u r freedom s, the Is there any chance of me get
its and a ll th a t.”
c ig a re tte and they sat fo r a little
" B u t how could you possibly com panionably in silence.
freedom
of re lig io n , the s p irit and tin g a loan so that I could s ta rt
" I t is w onderful. Dad, and of
fa rm in g ? — R. L. K ., Winslow. Ill
kn o w —” Megan demanded o f Bob.
the
press
being m ost im p o rta n t. It
course you can do i t ! ” Megan as
“ It's a ll lik e a te rrib le dream ,
A. P rovisions of th is law are th a t
I t was late in the afternoon o f an
pro je cts a notion of us ru n n in g be
sured h im , sincerely. " I 'm te rrib ly
Made on a Jace cream hair Yodora is
the Veterans' a d m in istra tio n w ill
e x tre m e ly hectic day a fte r a ll the she said h u s k ily , and Laurence nod
yond
tre
a
tie
s
to
o
u
r
own
fu
ll
under
proud of y o u ."
ded.
actually soothing to normal akins.
approve
a
loan
up
to
$4.000
fo
r
an
loose ends and the fin a l de ta ils of
standing o f the basis of them , to
Entirely free from irritating »alts.
" B u t yo u 've waked up now, M e
e lig ib le veteran, if the lending in
th e tra g ic s to ry had been cleared
m a in ta in our p a rt o f the v ic to ry in
J
im
looked
at
her
oddly
and
then
gan,
and
sensible
people
don’
t
brood
s titu tio n w ill m ake the loan. The
Can lie med right after under arm
up. M iss M a rth a and Tom had de
our
p
a
rt
of
the
w
orld,
and
hope
he asked, alm ost cu rio u sly:
bank o r other lender is the judge
shaving.
p a rted on th e ir sad e rra n d o f " ta k over bad dream s o r let them affect
that others come to it —in short, it
" A re you, Megan? F u n n y—I ca n 't
th
e
ir
fu
tu
re
liv
e
s
!”
he
rem
inded
of w hether o r not the veteran is a | Stays soft and creamy, indefinitely.
in g L e tty hom e” to la y beside the
would m ean "a n arm ed peace for
her alm ost s te rn ly . “ There is one re m e m b e r when anybody ever said the next few ye a rs."
good ris k and is lik e ly to succeed
lit tle son who had never lived.
Never gets stiff or grainy.
they w ere proud of m e .”
at his venture.
No harsh chenucals to spoil clothing.
M egan had asked Bob and L a u th in g out of the bad dream th a t you
Now a ll the politicos m ay not
Megan fe lt a little qu ick m is t of
Q. M y son was discharged fro m
Tidies or jars, 10<, 30tf, OOtf.
rence to stay fo r supper and they can re m e m b e r, though—F a llo n
hasten
to
this
banner.
M
r.
T
ru
the a rm y in F e b ru a ry, 1946. He was
had accepted g ra te fu lly . And now free. A fte r a decent in te rv a l of tears in her eyes, but she knew this
Yes, Yodora is a gentle deodorant.
m an pointed to the m a rk e r at
tim e — "
was no tim e fo r the d isp la y o f p ity
overseas 25 months and w hile in
they w ere in the liv in g room , w ith
TVy it—Jeel the wonderful difference!
G e ttysb u rg w hich said: "P eace
th a t she fe lt fo r his h u m ility —his
She shivered and said im p u ls iv e
the a rm y he had to w ork so hard
J im liste n in g and lo oking on, w ith
e te rn a l in a nation u n ite d ,”
he could not rest at n ig h t and would
d ra w n and pale, but genial and ly . " I d o n 't feel I could ever bear ta c it adm ission that he had alw ays
He moved to amend "n a tio n ”
to—see h im a g a in .”
hungered fo r a ppreciation, even
w ander around in his sleep. Since
pleasant when spoken to.
to “ w o rld ." So it should be— but
w h ile he had a d m itte d to h im se lf
Laurence tu rn e d on her sharply
he
is at home the same thing hap
"1 d id n ’t know , o f course,’ ’ Bob
i t cannot be. I t is idle to lead
a n g rily .
th a t he deserved no such a p p re cia
pens when he w orks hard. He
answered fra n k ly . " I t was ju s t that
people to expect this in the face
tion.
“ Now you’ re ta lk in g lik e a fo o l!’
can’ t get any rest at night.
He
— w ell, c a ll it a hunch, w hat you
of w h a t we have encountered in
w
asn’
t
this
way
u
n
til
he
went
into
“ B ut of course I ’m proud o f you.
w ill. O nly I k e p t h e a rin g som ething he told her v io le n tly . “ Just because
UNO and at P aris — and are
the a rm y . Would it be possible that
in M iss M a rth a 's w ords that d id n 't a m an has gone through h e ll—and D ad—now y o u 'll get to m ake use of
g e ttin g d a ily fro m the Moscow
a
hell
th
a
t
was
no
fa
u
lt
of
his
o
w
n
-
he
is e lig ib le fo r a d is a b ility pay?
a ll th a t study and research you have
q u ite rin g true. W hat she was say
press. P o litico s m ay wave some
—M rs. J. L . E ., H ic k o ry F la t, Miss,
in g w ould be co m p le te ly sincere and no woman w ith a decent in s tin c t to done these last few y e a rs !” she told
tre a tie s saying so.
h im ha p p ily. " I ’ ll bet there is n 't an
A. I t m ig h t be possible. The only
co n vin cin g . Then som ething would her name can th ro w him a s id e !”
A llnhbina, ln«.
The p rim e m in is te r of B rita in
o th e r m an in the whole county who
way to find out is fo r yo u r son to
Ilrldffeport, Conn.
creep in to the story, nothing I could
Megan
caught
her
breath
waved
one
such
when
he
got
out
has
read
as
much,
o
r
studied
as
and
apply
to
yo
u
r
nearest
office
of
the
set m y fin g e r on, but it was there
m uch, o f c u rre n t events as you of his a irp la n e fro m M unich and
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and I could sense it. E s p e c ia lly th a t looked at h im in surprise.
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an e xa m in a tio n and d is a b ility ra t
all.
ve ry e la b ora te ruse o f h id in g the
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kn ife . I f i t had re a lly been a knife
Then he said h e s ita n tly, "O f "P eace in o u r tim e ” — ju s t before
Q. M y son was kille d in action Buy U. S. Savings Bonds!
out of the kitch e n o f her own home, g ra n te d ? ” she protested heatedly. course, M eggie, I know I prom ised B rita in w ent to w ar, unprepared.
she m ig h t have hidden it v e ry care "T o m Fallon and I were—frie n d s —”
to help you w ith the fa rm this ye a r P o litic ia n s m ay pretend the state of
in W orld War II. His insurance was
“ Tom F allon w a s —and is—in love —but I hate to tu rn down a chance the w o rld today is w hat they in te n d made to his m other. We are d i
fu lly about the house. B u t to get
h e rse lf up lik e a p a rtic u la rly te r r i w ith you, and you know i t . ” L a u lik e this. A chance to— w ell, to be ed a ll along, and re a lism w ill have
vorced. I am 55 years old and not i
fy in g ghost and go sneaking out into rence told her b lu n tly . "E v e n if 1 somebody im p o rta n t, and to have no objection, but i f they pretend
able to w ork. Can I d ra w a de
peace has been established in the
the n ig h t to hide it in the one place h a d n 't known it, the way he looked people listen to m y vie w s.”
pendent p a re n t’s pension? If so, how
face o f facts w hich a ll the w orld
she fe lt sure w ould never be fo u n d - a t you when he said good-by—and
m uch and where shall I apply?—
"N o w don’t you w o rry about the
besides, have you forgotten that you fa rm , o r m e.” Megan assured him knows, they are entering upon m ost
w ell, th a t had me puzzled.”
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dangerous
ground.
For
such
A. Yes, although divorced, as a
" I thought o f that, too, of course. ' told me y o u rs e lf you were in love firm ly .
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cla im s w ill lead in e v ita b ly to dis dependent fa th e r you should be en
w ith h im ? ”
L a u rence co n trib u te d .
J im beamed at her happily, ob a rm a m e n t, and d isa rm a m e n t w ill
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“ Then when she began to talk
viously relieved. He would rid e to lead to defeat. I f you want (he
about going to M rs. Stevenson’ s— hum bly
cation to the Veterans' a d m in is tra
and fro m M eadersville each day peace, you w ill have to keep it.
OR S P R E A D O N R O O S T S
"Y o u guess you a r e ! " Laurence
tion office at H untington.
re m e m b e r she m entioned the short
w ith three men fro m Pleasant G rove
was
caustic.
cu t through the woods? Y e t she had
Q. M y husband is a veteran of
who "c o m m u te d ” to M eadersville MUST M A IN T A IN A R M A M E N T S .
“ W ell, w hat I m eant was— I'm a ll
W ith in this last re a lm o f re a lity
been at some pains to assure us
offices. The paper cam e off the
W orld W ar I, serving overseas 11
m
ixed
up
and
confused—i
t
’
s
been
so
th a t h e r s is te r's stre n g th was not
months. He lias a 50 per cent
press every F rid a y .
I t m ig h t be is p le n ty of room in w hich politicos
Here’s One Of The Greatest
s u fficie n t fo r her to w a lk to the Ste h o rrib le —" she stam m ered fa in tly . necessary fo r him to stay over In m a y safely play w ithout danger or
perm anent d is a b ility given in 1930.
" T h a t’ s understandable—” L a u tow n T hursday night, but the hotel damage, if they wish. But they
venson place. B ut if there was a
This d is a b ility becomes worse. Is he
sh o rt cut through the woods, and if rence conceded g ru d g in g ly. “ But w a sn 't bad and he could stay there. m ust not play us into another Pearl
e lig ib le fo r pension? If so, where
H arbor. They m ust not cut a rm a can he get help?—M rs. M. L „ F o rt
her siste r, in one o f her periods of a fte r a w hile, yo u ’ ll pull y o u rse lf to He had his plans made.
ments to a point of developing na Payne, Ala.
lu c id ity , had follow ed her and over gether and be able to see c le a rly —
Megan, liste n in g to h im w hile she
tio n a l drow siness or in a b ility to de
heard her q u a rre l w ith the Steven and in a ye a r o r so— ”
A. Y our husband e vid e ntly had a
did the m ending th a t alw ays occu
fend ourselves. They m ust not give
son w om an, and the s iste r had been
A n n ie 's voice fro m the kitchen
If you lack BLOOD-IRON!
disability ra tin g fro m the V eterans’
pied her sizable w ork basket, thought
frig h te n e d , excited, as she m ost cer door, th a t spilled an oblong of g old
atom bombs loosely, w ithout ju s ti a d m in is tra tio n w hich lik e ly was
iou girls and women who Buffer so
th a t he seemed younger and m ore
rrorV slrriplo anemia th a t you’re pale,
fication, around the world.
They
ta in ly w ould have been—do you see? en-am ber lig h t in to the backyard,
wiped out by the economy act of) weak dragged out”— this may be due
v iv id ly a liv e than he had been in a
The p a tte rn is the s is te r doing the was the m ost welcom e sound Megan
m ust not scrap arm ies and navies
ro lack of blood-iron 80 try Lydia E
kt».,: Suggest that he contact his
long tim e, and was deeply and self
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as they did before. To have peace
nearest office of the Veterans' ad home way« to build up red blood to
ishly glad that he had found a job
suddenly, and—w ell, you know what she rose so s w iftly that Laurence's
they m u st m a in ta in it w ith constant
<et more strength—In such canes. Plnk-
m in is tra tio n fo r a new d is a b ility
that he fe ll was w orthy of his a b ility
happened.”
vigilance.
nre ono of the greatest
m outh tightened a little and his eyes
ra
tin
g
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