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Southern Oregon News Review, T hursday, O ctober 10, 1946 A Dressing Table For That Corner BROWN CINNAMON BUNS W N U PEATUR ( » Duke M c C a lc . p riva te d e te rliv r, 1« I fishy 1 w a sn 't pulled rig h t o ff the lu a rd .n s the wetMlnc prevent, at the , t l u | s e c > j , w a s o v c r „ w c c k b f . illgelow m ansion. lie sense* th at old fo re Stevey cam e in to pay up. We M is* A delaide Bigelow I* a fra id of some h a d n 't heard fro m h im to the con- thing m ore serious than theft. He meets the bride and (roo m -to-be, V eronlea and ! '■‘ary. so I kept on the Job. B ut the l u r t V a lla ln r x u r t. and V ero n ica’ , m oth ' blonde bom bshell never w ent near »r, Sybil, and ber brother and . l it e r , j P a re c in i's studio again. She m ust I s v v rs rr __ u _ t . r O U b Ie Se<S Stephen and V ic to ria , w h ile at a m th i I slob M c C a le spots V a lla ln rx u rt In com- I «any of the club's « in te r. S hari Lynn, lie talks lo J e rry T a le , a newspaper m an, tn d learns lh a l V aU alncourt Is a b l( and ler, « " and Stephen lh a l he H.«e- was * ipender • < « • g " a • « m b »« ing the back o f y o u r s m a rt new |OW for a short h a ir-d o , here is a d re ssin g ta b le As soon as he th a t solves the p ro b le m . I t fits baled on her in to a c o rn e r and is so designed ___________ th a t you can s it up close to the tim e , according to rum or, m et ve ro n ica , he concen- CHAPTER VI t r ip le m ir r o r . I t is easy to m a k e fro m a th lrty -s lx - , Inch square of plyw ood w hich also pro- have backed down som ewhere ulong the line. "T h e y p robably had a nice old- fashioned heart-to -h e a rt ta lk a’nd patched it up. M y guess w ould be th a t she wanted to continue her studies w ith the ideu of going on the stage, or som ething o f the sort, but Stephen put his foot down. The fa m ily probably w o u ld n 't stand fo r it . " "Y e ah . F unny, is n 't it? N ot th a t e ith e r of them seem so cia lly con scio u s." “ Y our in s ig h t is am azing. They are both good fa m ily , but not quite —as you s a y ." "W e ll, w hether you know it or not. Stevey was q u ite a gay dog once Used to do a b it o f chasing in the old days.' "1 do n 't doubt that, but 1 th in k ' he's in love w ith his w ife. "U m m . B e tte r to have loved, et j cetera. He sure seems nuts about I h e r." "D e c id e d ly ." "She meets me last n ig h t, shows me around, sort of lm |>vrsonal-like. So fa r as she was concerned. I m ig h t have been the p lu m b e r's helper come to re p a ir a leak V ery cool and calm , but b u rn in g up w ith som ething inside her A cts a ll the tim e us If she's scared stupid but w on't a d m it It If it k ills h e r." Rocky poured h im s e lf a second cu p 'u f coffee and took a deep breath before he continued. "She went to h e r room early. about nine. I d id n 't see her a fte r that. V eronica, the b rid e and jo y ." he looked nt M cC alc to see w hether he was amused by the play on words, " o f the old la d y—she is that, is n 't she?—it sticks out a ll o ve r stayed home a ll evening, too. She was in the back lib ra r y m ost of the tim e ." " D id she look good to yo u ? " "O h, yeah, if you lik e the placid type. She had tw o visito rs. G uess?" " I ' l l buy it. D on't p la y guessing games w ith me so e a rly in the .. w e ll, the present and the past G la m o u r Boy N um ber One, and • good old dog - like, ever lo v in ' C h ris ." "Oh. He im pressed you th a t way? C h risto p h e r S torm . I m e a n ? " "R e m e m b e r, I only got a short , gander at the past and present j crown princes, as they entered and left. He was the second one, by the way. M r. B ig cam e fir s t." “ Go o n ." but thanks ^ o r a ‘ n lo s ' n o th in g A nyw ay." He le ft the C lub and trudged _ . through the m id n ig h t c ity , a sullen fu lly in ^ S E W IN G ' R o c k 's w h ie h ^llo 'c o n ' R’ 00r” c u rta in in g his thoughts, tains illu s tra te d directio ns fo r m o re than The lig h ts of an a ll-n ig h t lunch th irty o ther things to m a k e fo r vo u r home, room w in k in g through the m u rk ¿ L Z 5 y drew Duke inside It was a dism a l sending 15c w ith n a m e and address d i re c t io : enough place, peopled w ith a few Send y o u r o rd e r to: down-at-heels stragglers. The re sta u ra n t door banged and MRS. R V T H W Y E T H SPEARS Bedford H ills . N . Y . D ra w e r 10 a ta ll, wasted figure in a bedraggled Enclose 15 cents fo r Book No. >. coat and hat slouched to the coun ter. There was som ething fa m ilia r N am e _____________________________ about th a t back. In s tin c tiv e ly . M c A d d r e s s __ Cale h a lf rose to his feet to see, but his m ovem ent was too late. Joe Leach saw h im as he turned, tra y in hand. He shuffled over and sat down. “ H i. sh a m u s." he said. "W e ll, a ll turned out in ta ils , I see. Excuse “ Well, I'd ju s t got settled in the me, but you look as though you'd s ilv e r and cro cke ry d epartm ent, helps build real ju s t been th ro w n out of the Ritz. when Johnny W e ism u lle r comes W hat are you disguised as—a m a sw inging fro m tree to tree c a llin g ! g ic ia n ? " fo r his m ate. Such a flu tte r they get M cC ale grunted n o n c o m m itta lly into over h im . d o n 't they? The b u t "W o n ’t ta lk , huh? I t ju s t happens le r scuttled around a fte r him as if Enjoy the feeling of energetic well- being ! Take good-tasting Scott’s I'm a b it of a d ic k m yself, bud, so he'd ju s t brought the fatted calf. Emulsion right away, if you feel I ’l l dig down in m y bag of tric k s Then the bride-to-be comes down tired, rundown, unable to throw off and p u ll out the fa c t th a t you’ ve the sta irs in a flu rry . B ut a flu rry . worrisome summer colds—because your diet lacks natural AAD Vita been hobnobbing w ith the elite— the 1 said. And he ju s t te lls her he's mins and energy-building, natural B igelow trib e to be exact. What off to d in n e r w ith some friends. She o ils! Scott’s helps build have they been having— a so ire e ? " looks at h im w ith the tru s t o f a ilumiiM, rests to nr«. Buy today "G ood God. H ave you had a ta il b ird fascinated by a python. You on m e?” know— ‘What enorm ous eyes you have. G ra n d m o th e r.’ And o ff they ( 'D eduction, shamus. No. To be Y £ A R R O U N D T O N IC go to the lib r a r y .” honesty, e ve ry agency in town knows yo u 've knocked off the B igelow job. " I take it you d id n 't « a rm to R om eo." H ow ’d you do it? W hat's it all a b o u t? " "N o t me. Obvious as heck, do n 't "W h a t'd you give to know ?” you th in k ? " Relieved la 5 m an tes or double four money beck When ezecM stomach acid causes painful, suffocat “ Oh. Lord. I'm ju s t c u rio u s ." " I don’ t know. The boy's got in g gaa. sour stomach and haartourn. doctors usually proscribe the fasteet-acting medicine* known fo r “ I t m ig h t be w o rth y o u r w h ile .' som ething Just w hat is it? ” symptomatic re lie f — medicines like those in Bell-ans “ Look. I w on’ t argue w ith you. " I t ’ s as old as the w orld, ch ie f TAblets. No laxative Bell-an» brings com fort in a jif f y or double your money back ou return o f bottle E ith e r you te ll me o r te ll it to the The V a lla in c o u rt can ju s t m ake his to us. 25c a t all druggists m arines. I'm in d iffe re n t now. What eyelashes go boo." does i t m a tte r? " He m ade a s lig h t "T a k e th a t needle out of your One night late she came out w ith a rm . He’ s in love w ith the g ir l.” m ovem ent as i f he w ere about to m iddle-aged guy. get up and go. " A ll rig h t. So he's in love w ith h e r.” " A ll rig h t, a ll rig h t. I ju s t thought " T h a t’ s a ll o f m y little offering. “ W hat's yo u r im pression o f the I m ig h t soak you fo r a five. I lost Do I get the fin ? " g irl? You d id n 't show a g reat deal m y pants in a gam e tonight. The "Oh. sure. . . . Take it . ” o f enthusiasm .” tru th is, Stephen B igelow called our He s lid the money over to the office to get the low-down on you " I guess I d o n 't lik e 'em qu ite so big man. He had the exasperating la te th is a fternoon.” wide-eyed, chief. She's nice. You , feeling th a t he'd been cheated. He know w hat I mean— nice—and when 1 “ C alled yo u r office? To get dope shrugged it away. you’ ve said that, you've said e ve ry on m e ? " Duke gave a raucous, de M cCale had set his a la rm fo r sev thing R ig h t out of a M ignon E b e r ris iv e howl. “ T h a t's too darned fu n ny. W hat's the connection—between e n -th irty the next m o rning. It had h a rt novel, i f you get w hat I mean y o u r o u tfit and Stephen Bigelow. 1 s h rille d in vain. A feeble ray of Just bea u tifu l and w ispy and too s u n lig h t flickered across his face as dum b to take o ff her rose-colored m ean?" someone shook him by the shoul glasses." "W e did some w ork fo r him onight. . . do what most der. Shrugging out fro m under the once.” Rocky had already settled fo r mothers do to relieve mis none too gentle pressure, he blinked, h im se lf the fa ct that V eronica B ige “ You did ? ’ eries of children’s colds: yawned, and saw by the clock th a t low was both b e a u tifu l and dumb. Simply rub warming, sooth “ Uh, uh.” it was m uch la te r. “ W hat kind ing Vicks VapoRub on M cCale leaned back in his ch a ir M cC ale began to dress as Rocky throat, chest and back at “ Sure. and sm iled, fo r Rocky was a good headed fo r the in n e r sanctum . It guy. m o stly amusing. bedtime. Results are so good "W ho was because VapoRub’s special d id n 't take him long. His to ile t com "H is w ife ." Searching fo r the coffee pot, relief-bringing action starts pleted. he went d ire c t’? to the office Duke's eyes slanted up q u izzica lly M cC ale’ s spine began to p ric k le instantly . . . and keeps on windows to pull back the curtains He hoped his sudden in te re st did at Rocky as he said, "W e ll, boy, working for hours during not show too much on his face. He on another d re a ry m orning. He took w h a t’s the w ord on C hristopher the night while the child the cup of coffee his assistant hand Storm , now that you've dusted ev not show too much on his face. sleeps. Often by morning ed h im and w aited u n til they sat eryone else o ff? ” most misery of the cold is facing each other across the desk, gone. Remember, Mother... before beginning conversation. be sure you get the one and O f In fo r m a tio n “ W e ll." he said, between sips of only Vicks VapoRub. "Y o u m ay not th in k it's w o rth the the hot black liq u id , " le t's have five, but here it is. About six yo u r birds-eye or keyhole view of "J . P. M arquand has done h im to m onths ago this Stephen B igelow the goings on of la st n ig h t.” a turn, on both sides and in the came in to see W atkins. Wanted a m iddle. M ore than once. T hat guy ta il put on his w ife He d id n ’ t say was bom to the Yankee purple, has m uch, but the boss figured it was gone to the best schools, and never the old d ivo rce routine. I got the — Helps Save the Day" stepped out of lin e in his life He n ig h t jo b —fo llo w in g her around to m ay be a little shocked a t the B ig e "N o th in g sensational to report, the nightclubs She went out a lot boss, outside of a lo t o f nervous ru n lows, but they are Bigelows, aren’ t THE - A r W \ alone. I tra ile d along fo r a couple ning in and out t ill about one a. m. they? So they c o u ld n 't be wrong. TIME TESTED lnh»1' 'hr rich, sromatic INHALANT ° f DR R SCHIFF- of weeks. She’ d stop in at a lounge I had a look-see at about everyone V eronica has tossed h im overboard, nT AT H tN nrr i MANN asthmador ■ a ta iin the nex( s lime yOU 1 ^ ,, Jn b a r now and then, alw ays m et peo but the dame called V ic to ria . She’d b u t would he say a w ord about it? stuck of bronchial nth m i A STH M AD O R ple she knew, but never seemed to gone out someplace to d in n er when Would he ride up in his Stanley is inrxpenuve —easy to us« —nothing to tike ga th e r in anyone p a rtic u la r. Then I got there and m ust have slipped S team er and rush her o ff to the internally —a dependable, effective treatment one n ig h t I follow ed her as fa r as in w ith o u t m y la m p in g her, if she nearest Justice o f the Peace before that helps relieve the sgony of ihe attack- aids distressed breathing. Sold by druggists a studio b u ild in g in Copley Square cam e home at a ll.” she makes a fool o f herself? No everywhere under our money-back guaranree A dum b e le va to r boy co u ld n't place -th re e convenient forms A STH M AD O R sirree. I t ju s t isn’ t done by people "N o tro u b le w ith the servants?” her o r te ll me where in the b u ild in g powder, cigarettes or pipe mixture “ I only saw the b u tle r. Very su In our set, doncha know ?” he took her. I ’d w a it and in a few "H e d id come to see h e r." p e rio r guy. He kept looking in the hours she’d come out—alone. This d in in g room where I was s ittin g "O h. yes. Had a short confab happened two o r three tim es a week w ith an eye on the door. I do n 't w ith her in the lib ra ry . I d id n ’t get u n til one night, late, she cam e out know w hether he thought I was go a chance to eavesdrop, of course, w ith a m iddle-aged guy. They w ent ing to snitch some o f the flngerbow ls but I did see them when they said to a quiet little re sta u ra n t around o r sam ple the fa m ily bourbon. A ny goodnight at the door. He had the the corner. I tagged along. It how, he kept popping up at odd m o most m iserable little-boy-w ho-has- looked lik e the old. old sto ry to m e ." ments u n til around te n -th irty . Say, been-kicked expression on his puss "Y o u found out who the man w h a t a parade o f ju n k th e y’ ve ac when he kissed her good-by.” w as?” c u m u la te d .” “ He kissed h e r? " "S ure. Well, here’ s where the "Y e ah . What do you th in k of the " D o n 't let it throw you. I t was d ram a fa lls apart. H m m , I see set-up? In general, I mean. A t ju s t the old I ’ U-be-a-sister-to-you where I don’ t get paid off. He was m osphere— that kin d of th in g ." act. She sort of put her head up a piano teacher, name o f P arecini. and he gave her a solemn b ro th e rly " I m ay be wrong, but outside of N ot an old foxy grandpa w ith a kiss on the forehead before he went i weakness fo r blondes, a fte r a ll. We the little old lady, th e y’ re a bunch in to the n ig h t lik e the last act o f turned the news o ver to Stevey boy, of screw balls. She's okay. A little an old m elodram a. I could have and damned i f he d id n ’ t seem re ju m p y , but fo r th a t m a tte r, the spit in his eye, the do p e !” lieved. He came in a week o r so whole caboodle a in ’ t m y idea of "M y , m y. You are ta kin g this to w hat I ’ ve been led to th in k of as a fte rw a rd s to pay his b ill. He told h e a rt.” ’ us his w ife had once shown g re a t ca lm , quiet, unruffled bluebloods. One of the best home ways to "N o t so you’ d notice it. Well, do ta le n t fo r the piano, but had lost T h e y’ re a ll as jitte r y as a hang I go on in the o rder of th e ir ap the use of an arm fro m nervous o v e r.” “ D e fin ite ly .” pearance?" he asked, a sour sm ile shock o r a rth ritis o r som ething. “ W ell, here’ s five to yo u r one that on his lips. She was getting back her old w al- “ Oh. of course. No offense, p a l.” j lop again, slow ly She'd been going there's som ething cooking th a t's go Rocky w aited a m om ent, looking to the old b ird fo r lessons, keeping ing to sm ell to heaven.” if you lack BLOOD-IRON "Y o u 'v e no ta k e r in m e ." McCale at McCale ske p tica lly, not qu ite It fro m the fa m ily fo r a surprise, You girls and women who suffer so sure he wasn’ t being made fun of. o r so he said. Now. how do you grinned and l it a cigarette. from simple anemia th a t you're pale, lik e th a t? ” weak, "dragged out”—this may be due "S m a rt, as usual. The old dame Then he resumed. to lack of blood-iron. So try Lydia B " I lik e It.” acts as though she was w alking “ L et's see. F irs t there is M r. Ste P ln kham ’s TABLETS— one of the beat "Y o u th in k It was the tru th ? Now. through a bad dream but doesn't phen. Now there's a ju m p y guy. borne ways to build up red blood—In euch cases. 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