î GIRLS! WOMEN! Easy and Inexpensive to Make Hooked, try thl» If you’r« Woven, Braided or Crocheted Rugs LAST LAVER m aterial for hooking can he sal­ vaged from old clothes and blank­ ets. BY C H A P T E R V III She m ig h t as w e ll catch the a fte r­ noon bus, but she w ould have lunch firs t and then t r y c a llin g Spang again to say good-by. F ew people were in the d in in g ­ room , a few c o m m e rc ia l tra ve le rs, several lonely looking women whom J i ll catalogued as o ffice rs' wives, a ch ild perched in a high c h a ir and being coaxed to d rin k m ilk by a w an-looking m other, and at a table secluded near a w indow was the blonde M rs. C a lve rt. J ill went s tra ig h t to her table. "H o w do you do?” she said cool­ ly . " I ’ m J ill M cF a rla n e , we m et last n ig h t M in d if 1 s it here? I have a phobia about eating alone.” "D e lig h te d , I'm su re .” M rs. C al­ v e rt was cool, too, and d e fin ite ly unenthusiastic. “ I'm p ra c tic a lly flu­ shed, how ever. M y lunch—” she made a little gesture to w a rd the h a lf consumed salad before her, " is u su a lly u n im p o rta n t.” " A few v ita m in s and no calo­ rie s? ” J ill took a ch a ir. " Y o u ’ re one o f the courageous women. I'm a fa rm gal m yse lf, w ith an out­ rageous a p p e tite .” " Y o u ’ re ve ry fo rtu n a te to be able to indulge it. Few wom en can and keep the respect o f th e ir m irro r s .” ■‘I ’ll have the je llie d soup, stuffed crab, and some coffee, please,” J ill to ld the h o ve rin g w aitress, then leaned her chin on h e r palm s. “ You liv e here, M rs. C a lve rt? In the ho­ te l? ” M rs. C a lv e rt was s tu d yin g her eyebrow s in a lit tle m irro r , d is c i­ p lin in g the curves w ith a long- nailed forefinger. " I ’m a cam p fo llo w e r,” she said. " I follow ed m y husband here— m y fo rm e r husband. Then he was tra n s fe rre d back to the Islands, and I decided th a t I c o u ld n 't endure be­ in g m a rrie d to h im any m ore. So I ’ m staying because when yo u ’ re e n tire ly alone places don’ t m a tte r.” "A n d w ith a ll the boys a t the field so n ear th e re 's less chance to be lo n e ly, of course?” M rs. C a lv e rt’ s eyes sharpened a little , but h e r voice ke p t its cool smoothness. "T h e y ’ re such nice boys, a ll of them . I was an o ffic e r’ s w ife , bad­ ly cram ped by a lo t of taboos and m ilita r y procedure, but now th a t I ’m fre e I enjoy being w ith these boys of m y own age. M y husband was ye a rs o ld e r,” she added, "a n d d e fin ite ly a home ty ra n t. I shouldn’t ta lk about h im , poor Win, he m a y be in some g hastly ju n g le now in h o rrib le d a n g e r!” N ice, safe danger, a fte r being m a rrie d to you! J i ll was th in k in g w ith the crude b ru ta lity o f youth. A loud she said, "N ic e o f you to give so m uch tim e to R ic h a rd . R ic has alw ays been m o re o r less o f a fa m ily p roblem . M y m o th e r was te r r ib ly w o rrie d about h im u n til he enlisted.” " R ic k y ’s g e ttin g on w ell. I ’m sure. Though, o f course, m ilita r y life is d iffic u lt fo r m en w ith his background. M en w ho've been ac­ custom ed to freedom and having the best, of course. B u t they a d ju st them selves b e a u tifu lly . We have to a d m ire th e ir s p irit.” " I hope R ic decides to stay on in the a rm y .” J ill salted the va p id soup, poked at ru b b e ry lum ps in it. "H e hates our fa rm , and he hasn’t shown any a p titu d e fo r a n yth in g else. And, o f course, he hasn’ t any m o n e y.” "H e to ld m e about your fa rm . It m u st be a lo v e ly place—q u ite a show place, he said. I was so in ­ terested in h e a rin g about it . ” Spang Calls to Say Good-By " I t ’s a p ig fa r m .” J ill was blunt. " R ic m u st have le t his im a g in a tio n get the best of h im once he got aw ay fro m it. When he’ s there he loathes e v e ry th in g about it. We have to w o rk a w fu lly h ard to keep it going. M y m o th e r w orks a ll day in o ve r­ a lls and a m an's s h ir t I got th is b lis te r hoeing beans.” She e x h ib it­ ed her palm . “ O ur fa rm help have gone o ff to the a rm y , and even m y e ig h ty-ye a r-o ld g ra n d fa th e r has to w o rk, so if R ic has been e m b ro id e r­ in g tales to you about green lawns and pedigreed horses and stuff, ju s t w rite them o ff as a hom esick b o y’ s w is h fu l th in k in g .” M rs. C a lv e rt’ s eyes were masked behind c a re fu lly tra in e d eyelids. She p u t aw ay her lip s tic k and the lit tle m ir r o r . She reached fo r her check and picked up her purse w ith fin g e rs th a t clutched a little . " N ic e to have seen you again. G ood-by,” she re m a rke d , risin g . She w alked aw ay b ris k ly , w ith o u t lo o kin g back. J ill, w a tch in g her re ce d in g shoulders, fe lt a heavy sense o f fa ilu re , a feeling th a t she On 'C lR I AIM DAYS' Ot Month IXi (oinain functional m onthly dlaturb- niii'ca lunke puu feel nervoua. Irritable, an weak anil llr n l out at ouch tlinra? Than do try Lydia K I'ln ktiaiii'a Vaga- tabln Compound to rallava aui li ly in p - lin n a. I t » /uinnin lor liilat Tukru N g U - larly — I’lnkhain'a Compound hrlpa build up raalatnnco aualnat aurh dla- Irraa Alan a greut atomai'lilc Ionic I • • • Tennessee named J u liu M cF ar-1 la n e ." Our «0 paiia booklet give« Im lru c tlo m for making hooked, woven. braided, " T h a t’ s p a rt of the technic, J ill. ” crocheted mid other types of rug» Send "B u t it could be true, you know. is ic n in l fnr "New Idea» lor II mil M other was a belle before she was m ad e llu » » ’’ Io W eekly N rw »p a |«rr S erv­ m a rrie d , and it was w a r then, too. ice, 241 W. n t h SI., New V o lk I I , N . V . P rin t name. Bddraaa, booklet lltle mid No Spang You couldn’ t by any chance com V ouno 94. be je a lo u s ? " "S ure, I'm jealous! I don’ t tru s t Cyanide, fo r a ll his bars and m ed­ als.” J ill giggled d e lig h te d ly. Y ou’ re so funny. Spang. The poor old m an looked e n tire ly harm less to U O O K E D ru g s a re a m o n g th e me. Just a lonely, unhappy old * •* s im p le s t to m a k e y o u rs e lf. In ­ e x p e n s iv e , to o ! T h e fo u n d a tio n m a n .” “ He’ s not so old. 1 d o n 't tru s t m a y be b u r la p o r d is c a rd e d lin e n ; h im any, J ill. Stay aw ay fro m the fe llo w .” K o l'k e t B r a k e s "O h, I ’ ll be going home rig h t aw ay T h e j e t p o w e r o f ro c k e ts , w h ic h now, on the afternoon bus. You d o n 't has so f a r been e m p lo y e d a lm o s t know when yo u ’ re le a vin g . S pang?" w h o lly ns a p ro p u ls iv e fo rc e , is "N o, I don’ t know , and even i f e x p e c te d to be used soon in th e op­ I did. 1 couldn’ t te ll you. J ill—and p o site w a y —to b ra k e th e speed o f you know b e tte r than to a s k ." p la n e s and tr a in s in cases o f e m e r­ ’ ’Y o u 'll be fig h tin g , w on’ t yo u ? ” g e n cy, sa y s C o llie r ’ s. "G osh. I hope so! I'm tire d of E x p e r ts e s tim a te th a t a t r a in th is academ ic stuff. The Japs w h ic h tr a v e ls 1,500 fe e t a fte r th e h a ve n 't read any books, but look a ir b ra k e s u re a p p lie d c o u ld be how they fig h t!” b ro u g h t to a s to p in 375 fe e t, o r " W ill you w rite to me. Spang?" one fo u r th th e d is ta n c e , b y th e a d ­ " I f 1 have a chance, I w ill. W ill d itio n a l b r a k in g fo rc e o f fo r w a r d ­ you answ er i f I w rite ? ” fir in g ro c k e ts in s ta lle d on th e lo c o ­ "H o w s illy ! O f course I ' l l an- m o tiv e . swer. Pages and pages, a ll about the p ig s.” • R ub in B en-G ay fo r w elcom e, fast re lie f fro m s tiff- "Y o u can t«fil me w hat you‘ re neck pain. G e n tle , so othing B en-G ay co n ta in s up to d oing.” 2 V i tim e s m ore o f those fam ous p ain re lie v in g agents What would she be doing? W a it­ kn o w n to u ll d o c to r s - m e th y l sa lic y la te and m e n th o l ing! Hung up by the h e a rtstrin g s, - t h a n five o th e r w id e ly offe re d rub-ins. In s is t on torm ented by the in c h in g of the genuine B en G ay, the o rig in u l B aum e A n u lg i'siq u e . hours! Oh. Spang, please le t me I t acts fast w here yo u h u rt. have love to keep, a fire to w a rm I Creomulslon relieves promptly be­ Also for Pain due to RHEUMATISM, MUSCLE ACHE, sod COIDS. m y s e lf by when the d a rk comes too [ cause It goes right to the seat of too Ask for Mild Ben Cay for Children. trouble to help loosen and expel e a rly ! germ laden phlegm, and aid nature B ut though he said good-by h a lf i to soothe and heal raw, tender. In­ a dozen tim es, he d id not speak o f ' flamed bronchial m u co u s m e m ­ branes. Tell your druggist to sell you love. He hung up, w ith the same a bottle of Creomulslon with the un­ little flic k as the salute he alw ays ’ derstanding you must like toe way It gave when he le ft her. quickly allays the cough or you ore | to have your money back. She breathed, "I love you. S pang." B u t the c lic k of the te le ­ phone being disconnected le ft the for Coughs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis w hisper hanging in a ir. unheard, unanswered. A fte r th a t she cried. Long and w re tch e d ly, a ll alone, w ith the hot j afternoon passing. The ye llo w leaves began fa llin g | fro m the apple trees and the sum ac burned red against the fences. J ill crossed her booted leg over the saddle. The m are. D ave's new saddle m are, was w a rm and s a ltily m o ist and lazy. " I hate S e p te m b e r!” J ill said a b ru p tly . " I t ’ s a stupid m onth, th a t doesn't m ean a nything. I t isn ’ t sum m er, and i t is n 't fa ll. I t ju s t sulks thro u g h th ir ty days. A ll the " I'm q u ite d e lirio u s ab o u t the flow ers are tire d , b u t they w on’ t a r m y — h a d n 't you h e a r d ? ” die, and the whole w o rld looks shabby. People look shabby, too, and I thought I'd spend i t w ith you. in fa d y su m m e r clothes o r fa ll N ice o f M r. A le xa n d e r G raham B ell things th a t show d u st and are to have fixed th a t fo r us, isn’ t it ? ” sm othery. I f ever I d<5 som ething “ W e 'll put up a plaque fo r him co m p le te ly m ad and u n fo rg iva b le it som ew here.” J ill answered, m a kin g w ill be because i t ’ s Septem ber and her voice lig h t, not le ttin g d isa p ­ I can’ t b ear i t . " p o in tm e n t creep in to it. "S o rry I D ave did not look a t her. Ju lia have to go w ith o u t seeing you. was w o rrie d about J ill, her g ro w in g Spang.” irrita tio n , her restlessness, her im ­ “ So’ m I. Though I d id n 't know patience w ith e ve ryth in g . w h e th e r you could stand another "T h a t isn ’ t the answer, D a v e ," dose o f the a rm y .” J u lia had said. " N o t tru m p e d -u p “ I ’ m qu ite d e lirio u s about the jobs th a t she sees thro u g h in s ta n tly a rm y --h a d n 't you heard? Don’ t you and does w ith th a t a ir o f a w fu l pa­ know th a t a ll women ru n d iz z ily tience and th in ly concealed con­ a fte r u niform s, e specially i f th e y’ re te m p t.” a ll decorated up w ith brass and She knew so w e ll th a t there was s tu ff? ” no answ er to the p ro b le m o f J ill. " I did hear a ru m o r, but I thought The bloom of love, fr u ity and glow ­ i t m ig h t be propaganda. M orale ing, was upon J ill now, she was stuff, keep the boys happy, keep ’ em rip e w ith it, gilded w ith it, and ev­ singing w hile th e y’ re m a rc h in g o ff e ry nerve and vein were v ib ra n t to w a r w ith b liste rs on th e ir heels w ith readiness, and she had not and shoulders.” been chosen. H er loneliness was made b ra ckish by the b itte r d is tilla ­ tio n of d isappointm ent, and tears too fie rce ly contained canker in to acid and weaken the strongest s p ir­ She said, "S pang, I ate lunch w ith it. irestone tires . . . for your automo­ th a t M rs. C a lv e rt today. I s im p ly “ Take her places, D ave,” Ju lia crashed in, and I know now th a t I bile . . . for your truck . . . for your had pleaded. " I ca n ’t do any­ was a w fu lly stupid about it. I told th in g fo r her. To a w om an in J i ll ’ s tractor . . . and for your every other her th a t R ic h adn’ t any money, and state of m in d other women are u t­ farm use . . . are specially designed by she looked at m e w ith those c y n ic a l te rly obnoxious, even women they eyes o f hers and d id n 't believe a engineers familiar with your needs to lo ve .” w ord o f it. I t w o rrie s me, and yet give you safer driving, longer mileage I hate to te ll M o th e r.” “ I f R ic gets h im s e lf in to a mess le t h im w iggle out o f i t , ” counseled Firestone tires are built by the finest Spang. " M ig h t be good fo r h im . So Dave and J ill rode the h ills M aybe he’ s depended on oth e r peo­ on th is firs t Sunday in September, aftsmen using modern equipment and ple too m uch a lre a d y ” and when J ill had spoken her tira d e had done a naive and childish th in g She's quite sure that R ic is a ric h w om an’ s son and that I'm a m e d ­ d lin g sister w ith m y k n ife out fo r greedy th ro a ts lik e hers, J ill told herself. She put R ic out of her m ind, g rim ­ ly . and thought only of Spang, won­ ! d e rin g i f she w ould see h im again. E v e ry th in g lovely th a t she owned she had put on this m orning. She had turned a hundred tim e s before the m irro r , changed her lip s tic k tw ice, w o rrie d at her nails, and pinned and repinned her h a ir in to e xa ctly the rig h t sort of halo so th a t every c u rl should s h im m e r w ith a llu re , when at last the telephone rang. Spang said. ’ Hello. J ill. I was a fra id you m ig h t have checked o u t.” "O h. no—I m ay not go fo r hours. W ill I see you again. Spang.” ’ " S o rry ,” he said slow ly, w hile J ill's he a rt grew heavier, " c a n 't m ake it today. T h e y 're running in Sunday classes on me, I ’ ll be tied up a ll day. But I had a m om ent. J ill M c F a rla n e . ?«. has la llr n in lev» w ith IJ r u t. Spang Gordon H e r m oth er, J u lia , Is upset as her own husband, ‘ R ic h a rd , disappeared during the Brst w a r and she had hoped to spare her d a u g h te r fro m being an a rm y w ife. JiU 's brother. R lc, is involved w ith a divorcee and J ill goes to c a m p to ‘ In vestigate the m a tte r. R lc tells her j he Is on duty and unable to see her but w hile she Is dancing w ith Spang they see R ic and the w om an In ques­ tion. Sandra C a lv e rt, together. J ill finds Sandra an older, hardened w o m ­ an. Later she Is accosted by C ap tain M a ckey , known at ca m p as " O ld C yan ­ ide '• He tells her he knew her m oth er years ago. He looks vaguely fa m ilia r . 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