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