Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, April 3, 1947 LUST LOVER BY NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS Simple Stitchery for Kitchen. Linens THOU-» These fruii» make bright and fascinat­ sim p le » lllc h ir y , P a tte rn (173 ha» I i>l 13 motifs from I % l,y 2 in fl'i by 7!k luche» Send your order to: ing Jill M cFarlane, «hose lather, Rich­ ard, disappeared la World War I. fall« In love with Lieut, Spang Cordon. She la upset lo find that her brother, Rlc, has fallen In love with a divorcee older than himself. Jill la thrown from her horse and hospitalised. Richard visits her mother. Julia, and tells her hr has assumed the name of Captain M arkey. Julia determines to keep the truth from her children who have been raised to regard ih rlr father as a hero fallen In battle. She realises too late that she loves Dave Patterson, an old fam i­ ly friend. Richard tells Rlc he knew hit father, and threatens Sandra with ex­ posure of an Illegal divorce If she doesn't leave the boy alone. | ther, J ill, he's been badly w orried But J ill's eyes had flashed aw uy about y o u ." to the window. Beyond It she could “ D id I put that curious, hunted see old John I. tru d g in g up the d riv e Sewing Circle Needleeraft llepl look in his eyes? I'v e been won­ w ith the m aiL ■lox 3317 San Francisco S. t'a lif. de rin g Just what went on here any­ "Q u ick, D o o le y !" H e r mood Enclose 20 cents fur Pattern. N o________________ way. w hile I was at the hospital changed s w iftly to one o f b re a th ­ You and G ra n d fa th e r both look as* less eagerness. "M a y b e there's a Name though you'd seen ghosts. I f Ric le tte r.” Address were overseas I'd suspect that you There was no le tte r fro m Spang. were h iding som ething g rim fro m But there was a le tte r fro m Ric. me, sparing y o u r tender, weak­ Ju lia read i t slow ly, keeping her ened daughter fro m a shock. D on't face fro m showing the co nsternation W hile live sto ck specialists and ever do that, Dooley. Dooley—” that she was feeling. J ill said. " I f dairym en g e n e ra lly have w idely used She je rke d erect suddenly, her eyes th a t's fro m R ic you needn't te ll me caustic sticks and pastes fo r stop- Like many young couples, this bla ck w ells of te rro r. "D ooley, it w h a t’ s in it. I know. Please send ping horn g ro w th on calves, the one made the mistake of bringing isn 't Spang? You haven't heard— me a little c a s h !" method alw ays m et w ith some objec­ Junior with them to thu movies. you a re n 't h id in g som ething from "Y e s —it's the same old th in g .” tions. m e?" The infant saw no reason why he Ju lia evaded, try in g to sm ile , try in g C H A P TE R X IV The caustic sticks caused extrem e should be quiet, but it seems the J u lia laughed and patted her to be n a tu ra l. J ill m u s tn 't know irrita tio n to the a n im a l, and fa ile d manager of the theater did. "N o , foolish woman, we yet. She wanted to ta lk to John I. " L e t her w o rk this out h e rs e lf." cheek to stop horn g ro w th “If you can’t keep that young­ argued John I., "y o u c a n 't protect aren’ t h id in g anyth in g about Spang. She wanted advice. She w ent out o f e ffe ctive ly as a re ­ ster quiet," the manager whis­ her fo re ve r. Y ou've got your own I ’ ve heard nothing fro m Spang— the house and w alked up to the su lt o f the a n im a l pered harshly to the father, " I’ll only w hat yo u 've told m e." lane gate, and when John I. cam e p ro b le m s ," ru b b in g the chem ­ have to ask you to take your ‘I thought he m ig h t have crashed tra m p in g back fro m the b a rn he ic a l off. It also re ­ "A n d th e y,” J u lia sighed, "h a ve money back and leave the thea­ —and you were try in g to keep me saw her there, s ittin g on the old sulted in in ju ry to no answers in the back of the book.” te r ' fro m finding out. But if a le tte r m ounting block, her face a taut, the a n im a l's face John I. blew his breath out harsh­ came fo r m e—R ic m ig h t hear Promptly, the baby went to g ray m ask of m ise ry. and eyes due to I ly, lik e a w alrus. "H o w do you som ething—” sleep. “ What s w rong?” he asked. careless a p p lica tio n ! know? You w o n 't even look in " I f a le tte r came fo r you, I should “ Heard fro m th a t fe llo w again? I The movie went on and turned often causing in ju ry to other ani- the back of the book." give it to you. Even if I thought it thought th a t le tte r I got fo r you was m als. out to be one of those interminable, "Because I know that w hat I'm boresome productions. The hus­ fro m R ic? ” A new type of ch e m ica l dehorner ’ looking fo r is n 't there, John I. It's band shifted uneasily in his seat " I t was fro m R ic ." She handed has been found th a t prom ises to locked up in m y heart, and I and finally nudged his wife. h im the c ru m p le d page. "Y o u 'd overcom e the disadvantages. The ! th in k m y he a rt died long ago.” "For goodness sakes," lie better read it, John I. Read it and new product is an escharotic solu- j moaned, "give Junior u punch.” " I t was yo u r comm on sense that te ll me w hat to do.” tion in w hich an tim o n y tric h lo rid e d ie d !” The old m an pulled a w o rn spec­ and sa lic y lic acid are com bined. It I “ Y o u 're rig h t. I'v e never argued tacle case fro m his back pocket, is m uch less p a in fu l to a n im a ls than INSPIRATION for kitchen that you w e re n 't rig h t where R ic h ­ set a second p a ir o f spectacles caustics containing hydroxides. It ard was concerned. But I do owe astride his nose. He dropped down has another advantage in th a t it 1 breakfast linens! Done in two R ic and J ill som ething, i f only to beside her, and his lip s m oved does not e x tra c t fluid fro m the tissue, shades of one color, 5-to-the-inch cross-stitch looks like gingham ap­ repay them fo r g iv in g them R ich ­ slow ly as he read the le tte r. causing ru n n y sores. It also dries plique. a rd fo r th e ir fa th e r." q u ickly. D ear Dooley (R ic had w ritte n ): The old m a n ’s eyes flashed under When applied to a horn button the S orry fo r th is a b ru p t le tte r, but - e- c- o. c- unt. The fa rm e r m ust be a the harbor of Istanbul. What she w ould do i f R ich a rd Love. n a tu ra l "c lo c k w a tch e r.” came again was a n ig h tm a re ques R IC M echanical pow er that gets the tion th a t ke p t dread at her th re a t "R e a d it and te ll me w hat to do.” J ill's eyes were blazing, J ill's jo b done in the lim ite d tim e when like icy fingers. She la y awake at face was w h ite as a sheet. John I the w eather is rig h t m ay mean the night, torm ented by im a g in a ry held bad news. I ’d give you c re d it was doggedly prete n d in g to eat his diffe re n ce between good crops and a scenes. fo r having the strength to take it. supper, but J u lia —a fte r p u ttin g b u t­ p ro fit and sh o rt crops and a loss. ( " J ill, this is y o u r fa th e r. He Y ou're m y c h ild .” te r on a b is c u it three tim e s and loved you and a ll o f us so little that J ill reached up and pressed her slopping coffee on h e r n a p kin be­ he stayed aw ay fro m us and hid hand. “ You lived through it, I sup­ cause her hands shook so— had g iv ­ behind an assumed name fo r tw e n ­ pose I could. But im a g in in g things en up. M a m ie was in and out of ty-five ye a rs.” ) is worse than re a lly experiencing the sw ing door, he a rin g e ve ryth in g W hat would J i ll ’s reaction be? them , isn’ t it? Seeing ships to r­ It ’s th e g re a t tobacco th a t pleases M a n y w a r veterans, young and J ill said, "O h, the fo o l! The poor R ichard had th a t d e vilish , engaging, pedoed a t sea, and tra n s p o rt planes deluded fo o l!” fu ll of a m b itio n , have bought, or both kinds o f sm o kers. . . deadly charm . com ing down in flames o r crash­ J u lia said, " I f you knew about plan to buy, fa rm s of th e ir own. In Would J ill hate her fa th e r, o r an­ ing h o rrib ly ! I f only I knew some­ it’s Prince A l b e r t . . . t h e w o rld ’s this g irl, J ill, you should have told m a n y instances, fa rm in g w ill prove swering th a t curious a ttra c tio n , the th in g !” us. Something m ig h t have been a good life 's w ork. In others g rie f ) larg est-sellin g tobacco! Im p e llin g force th a t psycholo­ “ A lot of women are saying that done to stop this m ad m a rria g e .” m a y come through causes th a t gists had a name fo r, would she now, J ill. Y o u 're p a rt of an a rm y " G ir l—she’ s no g ir l! I know i t ’ s m ig h t now be avoided. -urn to h im and despise h e r m other th a t needs m ore courage than the the same one. And I suppose it's The firs t consideration th a t a p ro ­ for th ru stin g h im out of her life? m a rin e s.” m y fa u lt. I should have to ld you, spective b u ye r of fa rm land should I t m ust not happen— but suppose but I d id n ’ t w ant to w o rry you. I keep in m in d is th a t the sound value t did happen? Was she being fa ir thought R ic w ould be shipped out, o f fa rm land depends on its ca­ to J ill, keeping her in ignorance, and i t w ould a ll blow over. She p a c ity to produce a p ro fita b le in- unprepared, defenseless? H e r hope m ust have w orked fast. Dooley, com e o ve r a long period o f years, “ T here’ s another thing that she's a grass widow, she’ s years was th a t R ich a rd w ould be trans- a g ric u ltu ra l leaders advise. T his in ­ J ill o ld e r than R ic .” 'erred, sent overseas, before the makes m y nights hideous.” come m u st pay o p erating expenses, great h a rm she feared could be burrow ed her head into the curve of “ B ut you don’ t a c tu a lly know that be su fficie n t to provide a liv in g fo r done. B ut e ventually the w a r would her m o ther's arm . "W h a t i f he does th is is th a t woman, J ill. H e r name the fa rm fa m ily and leave enough •nd. come through safe, and then when is Sandra, Ric says.” m a rg in to pay in te re st and p rin ­ “ When J i ll is m a rrie d i t won’t he gets back he doesn't w ant me? " I know. Sandra C a lve rt. She cip a l on any debt th a t has been con­ I t could happen. They change. W ar n a tte r so m u ch ,” she told herself was m a rrie d to a L ie u te n a n t Colo­ tracted. P rice s of m any fa rm s are "W hen R ic has found h im se lf, and changes th e m .” nel, Spang said, and when he was high. In b u yin g a fa rm now one :hey are both s e ttle d ." J u lia turned to the w indow , know ­ sent away fro m R idley, she stayed should find out w hether i t w ill be Dave had not come again to Buz­ ing w ell th a t an in v o lu n ta ry spasm and got a divorce. Now she's ju st su b sta n tia lly reduced. A bu ye r o f a zard’ s H ill, since th a t day she had had drained and tightened her face. a ca m p-follow er. She’ s a chem ical hig h -p rice d fa rm m a y have to pay sobbed out her to rm e n t on his shoul­ But her voice came, level and quiet blonde w ith a greedy m outh and fo r i t out o f a low incom e in the ly controlled. "Q th e r women have hard eyes. der. J ill re m a rke d about it. You aren’ t going to fu tu re . le t her come here? This is m y home, “ W hat's w rong between you and lived through that, too, J i ll . ” In general, thus fa r, the pa tte rn " I c o u ld n 't I'd die o f h u m ilia ­ i t ’ s G ra n d fa th e r’s home, too. Even in p rices d u rin g and since the end Dave? I hope you d id n ’ t blam e M a m ie has been here fo r years. Dave because I was so aw kw ard I tion. I ’d drow n m y s e lf in the cow . ... I o f W orld W ar I I has closely p a ra l­ :o u ld n 't s tic k in a saddle?” pond, where i t ’ s deep and m u d d y ." won’ t have it. T e ll her she ca n 't leled th a t o f W orld W ar I. P revious experience, fo llo w in g "O h, no, you w o u ld n 't. You’d hold do it. G ra n d fa th e r.” "D o n ’ t be silly. O f course I d id n ’t J u lia said, unhappily, " J ill, W orld W ar I, indicates that when olam e Dave. H e’s p ro b a b ly very your head high and never show how busy. He's on the ra tio n board, and badly you were h u rt, and a fte r a please! W hat can we do? This is p rices in general s ta rt to recede This woman is fro m w a rtim e high levels, the prices they've had a g reat deal to do w hile you’d love some one else, R ic ’s home, too. R ic ’s w ife .” o f products w hich fa rm e rs sell drop la te ly.” some one w orthy to be loved." "D o o le y, i f th a t woman comes into fastest and fa rth e s t than the prices "Y o u say th a t as though you th is house. I ’ ll le a v e !” o f things w hich fa rm e rs buy. Then meant it. D orothy D ix would be reduced net incom e m ay not sup­ proud of you. B ut you don’t mean p o rt the debt on fa rm land p re ­ it, of course. No wom an could get vio u sly purchased at high prices. "T h e y d o n 't w ork nights, do over a thing like that. She m ig h t ¡hey?” V eterans should not purchase ex­ put on a good act, but she’d never J u lia gripped her unsteady hands cessively h ig h -p rice d land at present, “ I suspect that they do, being vo l­ stop h u rtin g deep inside because unteers and having th e ir own busi­ she'd given her h eart away and got in her lap. D ying, she was thinking, unless value can be proven. "P rince A lbert has been my would be a little lik e this. Richard^ H arry M il l e r says, “ P. A. is nesses to attend to in the da ytim e . only a ragged wound instead. brand for 26 years,” says John They should not b o rro w to specu­ If th e b rand fo r m ild n e ss, a ll L . H a r d ie . “ P . A . is g ra n d - Shall I c a ll Dave and ask him to Spang discards me, I ’ m not going her son, her handsome lad, the boy late in fa rm la n d ; they should re ­ right. And Prince A lb e rt makes she had loved so m uch! She felt tasting tobacco —so m ild and come o ve r? ” ta in th e ir U. S. savings bonds and to be nobly brave. I'm going to be a m ighty tasty cigarette. F u ll of cool smoking. And that crim p as though she were sinking into a "N o , don’t c a ll him . D o n 't you tough and break m en's hearts and fine fla v o r - th e kind that's a o ther liq u id assets. This w ill pro­ cut feature makes it pack bet­ deep, icy pit. joy to smoke. P. A. spins up re c a ll a ll those lectures you used to laugh. vide cash th a t w ill enable fa rm e rs I ’ m going to th ro w away ter in m y pipe, burn better! Yes­ J ill went on ruthlessly, “ We can’t fast and neat every time. I t ’s d e liv e r to me, about how m uch every m oral scruple. You watch to buy needed m a te ria ls and e q uip­ sir, P.A. is a real jo y smoke!” have her here, you know that. It a great cigarette tobacco!” men resented being called up and and see!” m e n t when a va ila b le , and also w ill would be h o rrib le .” She jum ped up, coaxed? D on’t abandon yo u r p rin ­ a ffo rd a cushion against a d rop in " I f I believed any of that, I'd be her fo rk cla tte re d to the floor. " I ’m ciples now .” alarm ed. But I don’t believe it. fa rm Income th a t m a y come in the going to send that creature a tele­ fu tu re . "D a v e 's d iffe re n t. He’s m erely You’ re m y c h ild .” B. J. lUrnold« Tobaren C«.. WlnatoB-flalem. N. C. g ra m rig h t now and te ll her she an old frie n d .” " I had tw o parents, d id n ’ t I? You won’ t be welcom e here. I suppose " J il l crooked her mouth d ry ly TUNE IN Saturday Nights N. B.C. always assume th a t I'm a m in ia tu re Prince Albert's “ GRAND OLE OPRY” " Y o u ’ re v e ry naive, J u lia , m y love! of you, Dooley. I ’ m not. T h e re ’ s she’ s s till at that hotel. Mrs. R ich­ a rd M cF a rla n e , J r . l Oh, Dooley, Do you usu a lly weep on the bosoms a desperate kin d of th in g in me th a t o f m e re ly old friends? When your you don’ t know about. Something when I th in k of a woman lik e that C onditions w hich Tnake it im pos h a vin g y o u r name, I could k ill R ic! ch ild takes a nose-dive into a b ria r you w ouldn’t even understand.” I ’ m going to send a w ire this m in ­ sible fo r fa rm e rs to p ra ctice the | p a tch ? ” J i ll ’ s eyes were big and fille d w ith “ I'd have wept on any bosom that wildness. " I could h u rt people. I ute, and no one is going to stop best type of land use, says N ational m e.” W ild life fe d e ra tio n , in re la tio n to was handy, the n ,” J u lia said w ith could h u rt m yself. T h a t’ s the kin d J u lia flew. " J ill! Not over that soil erosion, are heavy taxes, un­ de te rm in ed airiness, hoping that o f M cF a rla n e I am. Not yo u r p a rty -lin e , ple a se!” fa ir m ortgages and heavy debts. her face w asn’ t burning. “ I was kind at a ll.” The fe d e ra tio n points out th a t such J ill put down the telephone " | a fra id yo u ’d broken y o u r back. " I respect your in d iv id u a lity ,” she John I. has been doggedly c a rtin g said. " Y o u ’ re not a c h ild now, don’ t see w hat difference it makes conditions w ill have to be rem edied by increased fin a n cial re tu rn s to aw ay the rocks in the lane ever y o u 're a person. W hat you dq is E ve ryb o d y w ill know it by fomor- row , a n y w a y ." fa rm e rs, group action and possibly since. Be sweet to y o u r grandfa- y o u r own re s p o n s ib ility .” by gove rn m en t action before the (TO BE CONTINUED) p roblem w ill be solved. Chemical Dehorning Greatly Improved Less Painful Solution Produced for Process OttfL (day. OiiL A' j ; ASK M S ANOTHER When your I ittle one catches cold- 1 Farming by the Clock T Buy U. S. Savings Bonds! ÖL-*"* Servicemen Warned On Farm Purchases THE BIG SWING TODAY IS TO | Ric Writes of His Marriage Waiting for a Letter From Spang Jill Issues An Ultimatum Farmers Need Aid in Soil Erosion Control "The N ational Joy Sm oke