Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 25, 1932, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAflTC STX BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORU. OREGOX, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1932.' KITTY FREW by JANE ABBOTT trNOPSIB: Kitty Freut leavaa her husband. Oar. a few ehort veeka after their marrtagt, and eoye aha won't corns back until he ia wilting to aupport her. Ha hat been content to bring hte wlf to hta parents' homa, and live on hie mother'a money unite ho reata jtrom the atrain of graduation Irom college. Kitty diacovera that Ure. Frew ia trying to make Oar regret hie marriage, and uill not stay in the houae. itra. t'rew'a ambi tiona for her aon have been dlaap pointed by hie marriage to an un known plrl from a email town, but ahe hopea to prove that Kitty doee not fit into their environment. An ether person annotftd by the mar riage in Uarge Croaby, whom Oar formerly liked, and who atill hopea to ateot him away from Kitty. When ahe leavea, Kitty calla up David Frew, Oar't half-brother, whom aha truata, but ujho haa quarreled with the family. Chapter 14 RUNAWAY KCO you're run wr, bar and baggage," David said. "I had to, David. How could I toy? Don't you iee that 1 oouldn't?" Kitty's face, white and strained, lifted pleadingly to David Frew's. He turned from It a little abruptly. "Yes, I can see that you thought that. I went, myself Just like that But I've always been sorry I did, for It gave her an inning." Then suddenly he laughed. "Well, we're sort of In the same boat, aren't wet" Kitty acknowledged that with a wan little smile. But It comforted her In a degree. She relaxed against the shabby cushions of the divan to which David on her com' lng had led her, drew a long quiver lng breath. Though at the time her brain had seemed to work with mechanical precision now she had only a con. fused recollection of her actual flight in which Pound's face and Its deep concern stood out most vividly. Her bag was too heavy for ber, Pound bad said, but she'd known he had meant more tbsn the bag. There was a sharp wind blowing and Pound bad stood out In It, bareheaded, until the taxi he'd called had cdme up to the curb. Oh, Pound was kind! And David bad been kind. David had listened to her story without a single interruption. She knew he'd been angry, listening; she'd seen how be dug his hands savagely into his pockets, how, now and then, his lips bit hard over some word he would not speak. He'd paced up and down the floor. But be hadn't interrupted her and she was grateful for that because if he bad she could not have gone on with it, perhaps. "What's your plan, Kitty? Do you want to go home?" "1 thought of that at first but I'd rather not. I'd hate to go like this to have them know for Car's sake, you see " She faltered, flushing, for she knew David would not see. He had the fraee to turn his scorn from her. "You seem too absurdly like a child to start on your own " "Ob, but I'm notl" Kitty pro tested quickly. "Really, now I feel as It I were middle-aged I I can work. I'm not afraid of It. Or of having to live alone until" She faltered again. David's anger reached a point beyond his control. "Why in heaven's name did you throw your self away on Gar before you knew what you wore getting?" he de manded with savage roughness. "David, pleasel I love Oar." "Sorry. Kitty. I'd overlooked that eurlous fact" He sat down next to her on the divan. He took one of her hands In his. "Anyway, we're not fighting him. We're fighting the other one." "I am fighting tor Oar's and my happiness." In her earnestness Kitty oaught her hands over ber breast and the gesture gave her the look of a rellgleuse taking a vow. David saw her like that and a sudden swift tenderness softened the hard lines of his face. "You haven't eaten any dinner," he said abruptly. "I haven't either. 8o lot's cheer ourselves a little be fore we tackle the situation. Sit her while I wash up and then we'll go out" He went into an adjoining room. Loft alone Kitty dropped her head against the back of the divan and closed her eyes. Oh, she'd been right In knowing she could lean on David's kindness! And Just for nwhlls she bad to lean on some thing When she opened her eyes it was to her first realisation of the room, a shabby room. In mannish llsorder. It seemed to have noth 'ng in It but books, books on helves put In between the win ""vs and against the end wall. books on the table back of the di van, old, worn-looking books. But noting them, Kitty smiled. She'd pictured David lonely but no one could be lonely with so many books. At one of the windows stood a desk and a typewriter, covered over with a wild confusion of loose sheets of paper. That was where David worked probably he'd been working there when she telephoned. He came In to find her still smil ing. "Fine You re looking more like yourself, Kitty. Ready? There's a little place on the corner. not many frills to It " "Oh, I'm glad of that." Kitty's tone was fervent The restaurant was almost empty. The table to which David lod Kitty was marble-topped, cen tered with salt and pepper cellars, an enormous sugar-bowl and vine gar cruet A sign on the wall be hind It waned patrons to watch their own hats and coats. Kitty had a swift disturbing men tal picture of Oar at the Hoffman, Marge, Diana, Red, the others "I can recommend the beefsteak and trench fries," David was say ing. "I'm really not hungry." Yet when her dinner was set be fore ber Kitty ate, because she knew it would please David if she ate. "Now," David pushed his empty ple-plate awsy from him. "I've been thinking, Kitty" She had to Interrupt him. "Oh, David, I'm so sorry to bother you like this. But you see I had to talk to some one." She flashed a smal grateful smile on him. David laughed. Don't worry about bothering me. No one be fore, to my knowledge, ever has looked to ma for help of any sort It sets me up Immensely. But what I was going to say Is that we'll take the whole problem to Dorcas Taber." Kitty shrank back Into her chair with a quick sound of protest "Oh, Dnvldl I cant!" David Ignored her pleading. "Dor cas Is the most understanding crea ture In the world, Kitty," he told her. "I call her a doctor of souls, an agel to the damned" But his extravagant hyperbole did not reassure her. 8he couldn't take her story to a stranger: David ought not to ask It of horl David, I can't" ahe repeated miserably. Well, one thing, Kitty, I can't put you up tonight Not that I wouldn't sit on the curb all night quite happy knowing that you were comfortable In my bed but my dear stepmother might not believe that I occupied the curb. Another thing, I can't advise you about getting work as well as Dorcas can. And we don't want to start off on the ktvrong foot, you see." A painful flush had crept over Kitty's face. She had put David in an awkward position and now was balking his most reasonable way out of It. She nodded her Lead slowly In mute acceptance of his suggestion,, averting her eyes as she did so. "Thnt's a good girl!" She might have been, Indeed, the child he thought her. "You'll like Dorcas. She lives Just two blocks down the street We'll go there now, Maybe we'll be lucky enough to And her without any engagement thla evening." Outside David drew Kitty's hand through his arm. In spite of her self her step dragged; It still seemed unthinkable that she could bare to anyone but David the situ ation that had brought her here. David stopped before a short flight of stained worn stone steps flanked by rusty Iron railings. That these had had beauty, that the wide door above them must have opened at one time to the cheer and warmth of a gracious hospitality could not cross Kitty's fancy then; her shrinking hsd grown to terror and she pulled Involuntarily on David's arm. "I can't" she Im plored. But he only laughed. "Walt 'til you see Dorcas." The door was slightly ajar as II It were any one's business to enter at will. The hall was long and nar row and bare and lighted only b a single globe far up In the celllni' David appeared familiar with th emptiness and the dimness; h started at once np the long fllgii of stairs, emlttltng a peculiar whistle as he went At Its soum a door on the second floor open?,! lotting out an oblong of yellov light tCopyright, Jan Abbott) Kilty's fright chsngss to surprlss when the etee Dorcst, in the next Inltsllmtnt, Can thers be a Solu tion for her problem! II! In .mo I BUrtN8. Ore. April 99 (AP) Re ports from the range country west of here In the Hallway district say more than 100 head of range and milk cattle have starved to deem, and more are dying dally as the re sult of a shortage of feed, due to the long winter and heavy snow. Some of the antmala which were alive wnen grass became available were so weak they were unable to forage. 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