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Southern Oregon News Review, T hursday, Septem ber 26, 1946 B edside Tables O f Orange Crates S E W IN G C IR C LE PATTERNS ¿iaAit to b b a in ty D uke M r C a lr , p riva te detective, i> en gaged by w ea lth y old M iss B igelow , to gu ard her niece's wedding prevents. M o r a le guesses there Is something sinister In the situation, and so accepts. He m eets M rs. Sybil B igelow , the brid e's m other, V ic to ria and Stephen B igelow , the b rid e's brother and sister, and M rs. Stephen B igelow , a strik in g ly beautifu l blonde w om an. L a te r he becomes a c quainted w ith Christopher S torm , a not ed arc h ite c t, who Is too in quisitive to suit M r C a lr . Then he m eets V eronica, the bride-to-be. an a llra c U v e and in te l ligent g irl, and the bridegroom to be, the e x tre m e ly handsome C urt V a lla ln - court, big and m aste rfu l. He gives V e ronica a strange, m eaningful glance. LINE CRATE W IT H I O IL C L O TH T A C K 1 C H E C K E D SKIRT TO < S ID E S W H IT E F R IL L EDGES COVER FOR TO P ''P H IS crisp green and w hite bed- * room is proof th a t it is not w hat you use but how you use it th at counts. O range c ra te s for in stance. The problem alw ays is how to cover all of the rough wood inside and out if you w ant to use them for cupboards or tables. CHAPTER IV Here It is done with oilcloth and ging When C u rt began to take his ham with muslin (n ils a ll to harmonize with the bedspread and lamps. leave, he doled h im s e lf out. Stephen More complete directions for covering the crates m ay be found in BOOK 7. D i rections for making monograms from straight strips of fabric such as the one on this bedspread are in BOOK 9. Books are 15 cents each postpaid. W rite direct to: M RS. R U TH W Y E T H SPEARS Bedford H ilts, N . Y . D ra w e r 10 Enclose 15 cents for each book. Name— A ddress- Miniature Auto Speeds The 10,000 m in ia tu re m o to rca rs th a t a re ra ced annually in the U nited S tates a tta in incredible speeds for th eir size and w eight as th eir wheel b ase is only 12 inches and th e ir av e rag e w eight betw een six and seven pounds. The speed reco rd for c a rs guid ed by a ra il is 80 m ph, while the record for those guided by a cable is 114 m ph. Gas on Stomach Relieved in 5 minutes o r double your money bock When exeaaa stomach ad d causes painful, suffocat- Ing gas. soar stomaco and heartburn, doctors usually prescribe th e fastest-acting medicines know n fo r symptomatic r e lie f— medicines like those i n B èll-ana Tableta. N o laxative. Bell-arts bring« com fort in a j if f y doable vour money back on return o f bottle to us. 25c a t all druggist*. Y o ir - c a n r e l i e v e ATHLETE'S FOOT w he tre a te d like a brother, S torm as an affectionate frie n d . It was the women who b it at his heels m ost a v id ly . Miss A delaide glowed, turned coy. S yb il shook h e rse lf out of the sulks, sim pered. V ic to ria looked at h im h o tly, and K a re n 's eyes k in d le d w ith an icy fire. V eronica w aited to le ra n tly , as if she could w e ll a fford to do so. He crossed to her fin a lly in his n e g li g ently g ra c e fu l stride. He took her hands in his big ones and, leaning over, w hispered in her ear. She la id h e r bronze head against the massiveness of his chest fo r a m o m ent. E veryone m ust have heard her say, . . B u t it's a ll rig h t now, d a rlin g . A ll rig h t. I ’ m so glad— I was devastated.” V ic to ria 's eyes w ere half-closed, m ere pencil strokes in her Beards ley face, and K a re n 's only m ove m e n t was the tapping of a ca rm in e fin g e rn a il on the a rm of her chair. C u rt kissed his fiancee. And then M cCale knew . T here was no a ctin g in th a t kiss. This was no em brace in the th u n d e rin g a n im a l way o f a T arzan. This was not the se lling pow er behind p e rfe ct m erchandise. In spite o f the stories, in spite of the m an’ s reputation, he was re a lly in love w ith V eronica Bigelow . It was in his eyes. I t was u n m is ta k able. How could anyone in th a t room not know it? Then the p a rty broke up. It was a fte r th a t th a t V ic to ria laughed de ris iv e ly , and in passing C h ristopher said s ly ly , "Y o u big, big fo o l! To give them The Nest. D on't te ll me you wanted to .” C h risto p h e r sm iled in a depressed m anner, got up and took her a rm . As they headed fo r the door, M c Cale heard h im say, ‘ ‘C alm y o u r self, V ic k y , m y g irl. ‘To the v ic to r belongs the sp o ils '.” “ R a ts,” she answered. " Y o u ’ re a congenital id io t.” A delaide B igelow had been snuff ing out candles here and there. She sw itched o ff a table la m p and came o ve r to McCale, who stood in the fire lig h t, a d a rk figure, sorting his im pressions. The old fu rn itu re and tra p p in g s seemed to flic k e r and d is solve in the h a lf-lig h t. The fire pulsed in the grate. “ You won’ t need me to n ig h t? " he asked, as i f i t were finished. "N o — I th in k not—“ she fa lte re d . “ W ill you telephone me in the m o rn a SORETONE days treatment wi . SORETONE in impartial, scientific test. I Mads by Mettawa t Robbins SsM aWi MHyAstk panstss 50* and U.00 2 T a b fe s p o o n fu fs o f X2IT REMOVES SOOT from CHIMNEYS, HEATERS ooH FURNACES TT takes so little. Just two table -sp o o n s of XZIT sprinkled in the fire once a week keeps your chimney, stove, and heating unit cleared of soot. Soot can be dangerous, for soot often causes costly chimney fires. Don’t take chances. Use XZIT regu larly. XZIT sprinkled freely in the fireplace or firebox quickly and effec tively extinguishes chimney fires. Keep a supply of X ZIT on hand. Ask for XZIT SOOT ERADICA- TOR at your grocery, hardware, drug or fuel supply store. ing?“ “ O f course.” " I shall need y o u ," she said w ith em phasis. She looked older and m ore haggard in the gloom. He nodded as she followed him to the door. " I th in k I should have one of m y operators on du ty here to n ig h t.” “ Oh, no— it won’ t be at a ll neces s a ry .” " —The w edding g ifts .” There was an oh-so-subtle tinge o f sarcasm in his tone. She s m ile d u n co m fo rta b ly. “ T h e y ’ ll be a ll rig h t.” “ V e ry w e ll." “ He was outside, in the co rrid o r. " M r. M cC ale.” "Y e s .” “ You saw the bridegroom . What do you th in k ? ” He hesitated. “ V ery handsom e.” He knew th a t w asn't the answer she wanted. " Is th a t a ll? ” “ C haracter? I c o u ld n 't say. I s im p ly recognize h im as a typ e — one over w hich I ’ m not enthusias tic .” “ 1 w atched you this afternoon. You are so calm . D on't you ever get e x cite d ? ” He chuckled. " I have a ve ry even te m p e ra m e n t.” She looked disappointed, but he would m ake no fu rth e r comm ent. “ Good n ig h t.” “ Good n ig h t.” Dinner Date at The W hite Abbey As he w alked crosstown, he fe lt s tra n g e ly disem bodied, lik e some one com ing fro m the th e a te r—a 5 S 0 0 So. H oover S t., Los Angeles 44. C tlif. th e a te r where one had seen a queer- ly d is tu rb in g d ra m a . On im pulse he entered the firs t drugstore th a t he saw. He dialed the B igelow num ber, w a itin g im p a tie n tly u n til he heard M iss Ade la id e 's voice. “ On second th o u g h t," he said, I " I ’ ve decided th a t it is necessary B e a u tify to have m y assistant in yo u r house tonight. A M r. B jo rk la n d . He w ill re p o rt to you at eight. Good night w ith a g a in.” He hung up before she could acquiesce or dem ur. Then he called his own num ber. Rocky answered. a v a ila b le a t a ll stores “ Hello, R ocky. I w ant you to BEAUTIFUL« NOVEL» ENCHANTING spend the night at the B ig e lo w s." XZIT SOOT ERADICATOR X Z IT RAINBOW COLORS “ Okay, boss. W hat's cooking?” “ Something — yes — but nothing that I can get m y teeth into. 1 know th e re ’ s som ething wrong, though.” . "D o you w ant m e to w atch out fo r a n ything in p a rtic u la r? ” "No-o-o. Just keep yo u r eyes and ears open. I w o n 't even g ive you m y reactions to tlic B igelow clan. I w ant an unbiased opinion fro m you in the m o rn in g Y o u 're sup posed to he g u a rd in g those precious w edding g ifts . Miss B igelow w ill be expecting you ut eight o'clock. Ask fo r her. Y ou'd b e tte r run along now and get y o u rs e lf some grub. Put Ann on the line, w ill yo u ? ” "T h e pow er behind the th ro n e ,” quipped R ocky, "to o k her ro y a l de p a rtu re at the stroke of s ix ." “ Just lik e th a t? ” "Y e uh . She had a w icked gleam in her eye v^hen she sealed the note she le ft fo r you. I ' l l lay odds th a t she's up to some d e v iltr y ." "N o doubt. W ell. I 'l l be seeing you in the m o rning. D o n 't let any of 'em ra ttle you. Be seeing you. N ight, now .” The desk lig h t was on in the outer office. In the sm a ll, round pool of lig h t it th re w lay a note fro m Ann n u , 2 > a , j t i ine ^Jroch 7 JoLe b b , •rJJ f o r f i t n if f J o t cd to recount ca re fu lly the a ffa ir B igelow us fa r as it went. When he fin a lly paused, she said, "N o m o re ? ” “ No m ore.” “ So fa r as I can see fro m where w e’ re s ittin g then, there Isn't any m yste ry unless i t ’ s y o u r Irish hunch.” “ Have I ever been w rong?” “ Oh. you m ust have been, once or tw ic e ." “ But 1 swear there is som ething going on there— some deep trouble. I te ll you. the whole fa m ily has the jum ps. T hey’ re shaky, n e rvy—out o f sorts. It sticks out lik e u sore th u m b ." Ann selected a suited nut and b it into it w ith her strong w hite teeth. She said, an amused look in her eyes, “ W hat sticks out is that the whole fa m ily is crazy about the g o r geous C urt. And he takes the one w ith the money. He m ust be quite a b o y." " I assure you he is. C a n 't you ju st see them a ll fro m m y description? The old lady at w it's end; Sybil dro w n in g som ething o r oth e r in sh e rry; K aren cold and lax. ta kin g i t out on the piano; Veronica daz zled: V ic to ria cruel and fighting back; Stephen lost and floundering Why—" " O f course, d a rlin g , I see them a ll.” "B u t w hat do you th in k? ” “ I th in k yo u 're sm itte n w ith this Karen w ench.” McCale roared. “ Good Lord, are you jealous? Of me? Now, see here— ” " If course I'm jealous, you I 12-42 w re tc h ." She w aggled a finger at h im , then pointed. "A n d here, if I'm not m istaken, comes another P ractical Daytime Dress m em ber of our cast.” A BEAUTIFULLY simple day- L ig h ts went down suddenly and a j * * tim e frock th a t’s so easy to g irl stepped in to the ye llo w o val of m ake — ju st two m ain p a tte rn a spot. She was dressed in some pieces 1 The button front m ak es it silv e r business so cunningly draped easy to slip on, and easy to laun that it turned her Into a s h im m e r der. B rief sleeves a re p ra ctical ing p illa r. She had a w ide rasp and c o m f o r t a b l e . If you like, b e rry m outh and d a rk brown h a ir w ith strange lig h ts in it. The saxo- > b ra celet length sleeves are in . phones w ailed and subsided to a cluded in the • p attern • • moan. The d ru m s were a tom -tom Pattern No 808.7 Is designed for size» 12. accom panim ent. She stood p e rfe ct 14. 10, 18. 20: 40 and 42 Sl/i- 14. cu p ly s till, a c ig a re tte hanging from •leeves, 4 yards of 35 or 391nch fabric. the corner of her m outh w hile she sang. H er voice was a husky con tra lto and she wrenched the ly ric s fro m the com m onplace in to the re a lm of the boudoir. It was top- notch old-school singing. “ W o w !” exclaim ed McCale "T h a t's showmanship. What were you saying, m y pet, when Love j Shoes th a t a re not to be worn for W alked In ? " a season should be r e p a i r e d , cleaned, and polished, put on shoe “ T h a t was S hari L y n n .” McHale raised an eyebrow. The tree s to keep shape, w rapped in g irl had w alked out onto the floor tissue p ap er, and stored. — • — again to take a bow She accepted Soak wooden clothespins in w a the a ccla im in the same slow, sul te r a few m inutes before using. tr y way she had sung. ” 1 hope you w o n 't go in to a je a l This way they a r e n ’t a s likely to ous rage if I say I th in k she’ s got split when fasten ed to the line. — • — som ething th e re ," said McCale s ly To install glass in a w arped win ly- “ N ot at a ll. She's got som ething dow fram e, screw the fra m e tig h t w ith her, too, if y o u 'll look wlrt?re ly ag a in st the sill so th a t it is pulled she's headed." back to its original shape. Then M cCale turned and saw the top put in glass and release screw s. — • — of a c u rly black head, the set of To keep putty m oist place it in unm istakable shoulders. He w his a g l a s s co n tain er and fill with pered under his breath. “ C u rt V a lla in c o u rt,” he m u r w ater. m ured. Ann sighed. “ So th a t's the boy A GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER him self. I can c e rta in ly see why BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES the g irls d rop th e ir handkerchiefs If you wish to be su re your gift w henever he goes b y.” is received and rem em b ered with ••I'll a d m it he's handsom e.” highest ap preciation, ju s t send a “ Handsome, d a rlin g , is not the box of our fam ous Chocolates, w ord fo r i t . " Date-N ut-Candy or D ate Confec “ Ann, I ’ m ashamed o f you. I did tions. I t ’s the th rill of a lifetim e to open a box of these wonderful con not dream th a t g irls —” “ You listen to me instead A l fections. The donor is alw ays m ost any m an w ith a lo t of money g ratefu lly rem em b ered . Boxes at is on the hunt fo r the best deal he $l-$3 and $5, G IF T W R APPED can buy. W hat's the m a tte r w ith a and m ailed postage paid. Address woman w ho's got a few m illio n ly THOM PSON’S, P alm Springs, Cal. ing around loose buying herself a —Adv. gorgeous piece of fre ig h t —like th a t? ” He was shocked, even though he knew she was enjoying his reac tions. For the Sweet Little Miss C U E 'L L look ns p retty as u pic- tu re in this dainty little yoke dress. P leats give the full sw ing ing sk irt little g i r l s love, and th e re ’s a tiny P eter P an collar edged in narrow lace. P an ties to m atch. Use a soft checked or flowered cotton with crisp white collar, or for dress-up, pastel crepe or organdy. 8083 Lights went down suddenly and a girl strpped into the yellow oval of a spot. M a rrio t re m in d in g h im that he was ta kin g her to dinner. She had u n derlined the final w o rd —dress. He knew w hat th a t forecast. It m eant The W hite Abbey, the sea son’ s so c ia lly renowned "sa lo o n .” He grunted, turned off the desk lig h t, and went through the qu ie t in n e r office to his bedroom and bath at the back. He shaved and show ered, dressing a u to m a tic a lly , his m in d busy in a tre a d m ill of its own. He went over the events of the afternoon, try in g to docket his im pressions in some way, to relate them to the d a rk omen he had c a r rie d away fro m there. He wished Rocky w ere w ith him now to ta lk i t over. He called a cab and rode cross town, deep in the groove o f his mood. They drove up to a row of old brownstone houses w hich looked deserted, th e ir flat, unlighted fro n ts a deceptive sepia blank. One of them had an o yster-w hite door. M c Cale made fo r it. Ann Sizes Dp the Situation A fte r a w a it of less than five m in utes, Ann came fro m behind a door m a rke d "P o w d e r R o o m ." She was slender and s m a rt in a green draped a ffa ir th a t ended in 'a lot of g ray foam . The gown had no straps that he could see and it seemed she m ig h t be ris in g out of it to be w ith h im m inus the s u rf she was rid in g a t any m om ent. They clim b e d one o f the s ta ir cases and were bowed in to the d in ner room by another in te rio r deco ra to r. There was a lo t of diffused lig h t in here w hich m ade it ra th e r be tte r, although the w hite p re vailed. They sat on one of a n u m ber of s e m i-c irc u la r velvet divans w hich form ed a series of alcoves around the room . They lingered over the e x o rb ita n t ly priced dinner, M cCale preoccu pied, bored by the place. " A ll rig h t,” Ann said fin a lly. “ It's not so hot—but I had to see it . ” “ W hat do you re a lly think of it? ” “ It's fa s c in a tin g ly —d u ll. H owev er, th a t's w hat i t w ill be like when you m a rry me. Y o u r week w ill be a ll mapped out fo r you. I 'l l w ant to dress up one n ig h t and go out to the place of the m om ent; a regu la r n ig h t fo r the m ovies; then we’ll have to take in a ll the good plays; m aybe go dancing and—” “ W hich leaves— ” “ One nig h t a week fo r me to sit by the fire at y o u r feet while you discuss the in tric a c ie s of your la t est case. Yes, I know. Y ou're fu ll of the blasted Bigelows now Tell me a ll.” “ I hope th a t's only yo u r way of te llin g me th a t y o u 're burning up w ith c u rio s ity .” “ And so I a m .” He lig h te d a cig a re tte and sta rt- • • • I ’ a l l f i n N « . BOMft r o m e a In a is r a ?, 1. 4. ft a n d <t ) f 4 r » M lae 3 . d r e « a , I*h i y a r d » u l iiW -In c h ; p a n li e a , A4 y a r d . I h e F A L L a n d W I N T F U I« « « « a f F A H I1 - I O N la n o w r r a d y . . . I b a l a p 4 tr k lln g p a l* I r r n m i t g a i l n e t h a l 'a n e w a n d d i f f r r r n l . 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