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JifEDFORD MAIL TRIBTTXE, ifEDFOItU, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6. 393a.
i MORNING STAR
ar ASaaxak Sims
KYNOPMl! Uf vllh BduHn
Barnea hae not proved exciting,
nor even pleaeant, tor Emily. But
the- has .married him and la deter'
mined to fortjrt Out-id Carroll and
to be- the ripht enrt of wlje. Slit
had hoped their child would change
matters, but the little boy died the
day he was born. And now Etnilii
it trying to take up lift alter that
aad event, and to make what there
ia left of it aa pleaaant at ie poa-tibia.
Chapter 32
THE ENIGMA
A T the end of a week she was able
to join Andrew In the garden.
H wu time to get the bulbi in, (or
next spring the garden would be ber
place ot refuge.
Edwin didn't approve; ahe waa
orer-taxlng ber strength, he laid:
but abe smiled gaily at him and in
alated that she nerer lifted a finger.
She waa merely superintending, and
who ever beard of a superintendent
who died from over-worts.
Dorothy resumed ber visits. The
- first time abe had simply gathered
Emily Into ber arms and held her
close for a moment.
"Yon blessed angel," she said In
an unsteady voice, and launched
Immediately Into a ludicrous ac
count ot the latest acandal.
The two ot them took lengthening
-walks In the brief December after
noons, and Emily was amazed to
And bow much her recent loss had
Intensified her powers ot feeling
and perception.
She had never In her life been
o alive to the beauty and ugliness,
to the happiness and despair, ot the
world about ber.
A resigned, white-faced baby,. Its
head nodding over the shoulder ot
Its weary mother. A negro woman,
dragging a bundle of soiled clothes
In a child's broken-down wagon.
She smiled at the negro, and the
answering smile was so swift and so
heart-breaklngly sad that hot tears
burned her eyelids. A preoccupied
little dog, going determinedly about
aome errand of his own.
He atopped and wagged a polite
tail In response to her greeting, but
bis mind waa on other things. A
middle-aged salesman, desperately
seat, carrying a heavy metal suit
ease tbat bad Imparted a permanent
sag to his right aboulder.
A single wind-barrled pine In sil
houette agalnat the sky. These things
and a thousand othcra beat upon her
raw senses with an Intensity that
was almost unbearable.
Edwin was an enigma. At first his
tenderness and consideration had
been unfailing and Emily had
- matched them gladly with her own.
Perhaps Jeffrey even In his passing
would unite the two people who hsd
been ready to love him most.
Edwin often came home early from
tbe office to take her driving, and
brought ber unexpected gifts that
touched her Immeasurably: a book
aha had mentioned; candy; even a
piece ot antique silver he had aeen
In Turner a window.
But If he bad rarely laughed be
fore, be never laughed now; and bis
omber solicitude was at times more
difficult than Indifference would have
been.
She tried to pick up the broken
threads ot companionship with their
mutual friends, the friends she had
fought so hard to keep, but he frus
trated her. To every Invitation he
aid firmly.
"I'm aorry, Emily, but I couldn't
yo to save my lite."
"But It would do you good," she
protested gently. "You see no one
but me, and your mother and father
end mine, and none of us Is very
good medicine for the other."
"I can't help It," be would repeat
rd rather not go." And ahe would
to compelled to drop the subject
MRS. Barnes was the worst ot her
ordeals. She came almost dally
to the bouse and sat In gloomy con
tomplatlon ot the fire, or talked
round and round the subject of little
Jeffrey until Emily felt that she
must ask her to leave or go mad,
Callers could be steered from the
subject, but not ber mother-in-law.
Typically, ber mother cam up
magnificently In the crisis, and
Jeffrey waa her fortress. She spent
great deal ot time with them,
Kraterul for their determined pre
tense that things were Just as they
had always been.
Mrs. Barnes resented the fact that
Kmlly went to her motber while her
mother-in-law must come to her, but
Mrs. Barnes' resentment seemed too
trivial to count a great deal.
Next week, Emily realized, would
be Christmas. She dreaded Chris!
mas, partly because ot Its associa
tions, partly because ot the problem
It presented.
Trances said simply, "1 hope you'll
apend It with us," and Mrs. Barnes
aald resignedly, "We'd like to bare
you apend tbe day with us, but j
suppose yoc will want to be wild Mr.
and Mrs. Feltoti."
She did want very much to spend
the day with Frances and Jeffrey,
but Edwin, she knew, wanted them
to spend It with nis parents. She
talked It over frankly with Frances.
"You know without my telling
you how much 1 want to come here,
but they're so terribly sensitive
all three ot them. Sometlmea I think
I'll go mad with the strain ot keep
ing them placated."
Frances nodded vigorously. "1
know. And I was afraid this very
question would arise." She consid
ered a moment "Suppose you come
to us Christmas Eve for dinner
wben you were little we often used
to have the tree then and you can
have Cbrlstmaa dinner with them
the next day."
Emily smiled her gratitude. "It
would help such a lotl And let's
have a little tree, with ailly ten-cent
store presents, and try to pretend
that nothing baa happened."
Her mother's eyes misted with
unaccustomed tears. "We'll do our
very best darling."
And ao the question was settled.
On Christmas Eve they went, laden
with small packages and two or
three larger ones, to dine with Fran
ces and Jeffrey. There was a gay
little tree In the living-room and
they grouped the presents about It.
Edwin wore an uncertain air, as
if such gaiety seemed to him In ex-
ercrable taste, but Emily wore tbe
brown velvet dress and Ignored his
uncertainty.
A FTF.il dinner they opened the
presents, which this year were
almpler than ever before because no
one felt like apendlng much money
In times like these.
At eleven Emily rose with a start
I haven't had such a good time In
months, darling. And It my presents
had been any nicer I couldn't have
stood It."
She kissed them llngeringly, and
each put Into . the kiss the thing
tbey bad been careful to keep from
their words.
You'll come back tomorrow?"
Jeffrey Insisted wistfully.
Emily laughed. "Of course." Sure
ly the session with her parents-in-law
couldn't be expected to last all
day!
At home again ahe was blessedly
tired from the physical exertion, al
most fortified for the ordeal of the
next day. She kissed Edwin good
night and wondered if bis kiss
seemed a trifle reluctant
But It didn't seem very Important
Just then, so she closed her eyeB and
gave herself gratefully to sleep.
They went to church the next
morning, and Emily sat tense dur
ing the singing ot timeless and
beautiful songs. She slipped one cold
little hand In Edwin's for comfort
but Edwin, after a hasty pressure,
relessed the hand.
It wasn't quite proper to hold
hands In church and be was afraid
someone might sea them.
So she withdrew from him- In
spirit and sst rigid.
From church they went straight
to the Barnes's, because dinner
would be at twelve torty-fire sharp.
Mr. Barnea liked his meals prompt
ly, and besides, the cook wss apt to
be cross and bang things unless sha
got away by two, Christmas or no
Christmas.
Emily kissed them both. "Merry
Christmas!"
Mrs. Barnea returned the kiss.
"You don't have to pretend with us,
dear," ahe assured ber bravely. Mr.
Barnes, after a dry, rather leathery
kiss, said lugubriously, "Let's hope
that next Christmas will be a merry
one."
Having gotten off to an auspicious
start they sat down to dinner. Mr.
Barnes said grace, a long prayer
composed especially for the occasion,
with numerous references, aimed
partly at Emily and partly at the
Deity, to empty arms and vacant
places.
Emllj counted the threads In the
damask pattern ot her napkin and
tried to ignore the references. After
all, It couldn't last forever.
After dinner the presents wen
opened. There was no tree, because
Mr. Barnes didn't believe In sucb
foolishness for grown people.
Emily hsd deliberately chosen
handsomer presents tor Edwin's
parents than for her own: a beauti
ful globe for Mr. Barnes, a needed
piece of silver for Mrs. Barnes. Both
of them were hlghlv pleased with
her selection, and because of their
pleasure Edwin was highly pleased
with her.
At half-past four she arose wlti
carefully concealed relief. "We
haven't seen Motber and Pad today;
we must run by and wish them a
Merry Chrlstmns."
(Copyright. I9S3, by Marian Sims)
Tomorrow, there are bitttr words
In tht Barms Iioum.
QUEEN OF BIG TOP
CLAWED BY TIGER
, Oct. 8. (AP) The
top" wild animal
108 ANOJXES,
queen of "big
trainers, Mnbel Stark, waa "resting
comfortably" today at Methodist hos
pital after physicians Injected anti
tetanus serum In the major wounds
left by a tigers claws. -
Attendants sauj the blonde, steel
nerved trainer was In a "serious but
not critical condition." The serum
was injected to check lockjaw germs
found In the wounds.
Last September 31 at Phoenix.
Ariz., one ot the 17 Bengal tigers
In Mlsa Stark's circus act suddenly
leaped upon .her as It entered the
cage. Her left arm -A-as bfldly clawed
and bitten, but she refialned her
feet, subdued the big "cat" and fin
ished her performance.
She came unwillingly to the hos
pital here several days later, re
marking she wanted tot get to the
circus' winter quarters aa soon as
poss.ble to "show tbat tiger who's
boss." '
"KICKERMCK"
Undergarments that fit at
Ethelwyn B. Hottmann'a.
Buckingham's homemsde candy.
Peanut brittle, rcg. 30c. special lb.
20c. The Crest, 218 S. Central.
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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat. Off.
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The imperial guard of Frederick
William of Pruaala' waa a band of
auprrmen most of triem clone to
eight feet tnll, aome nearly nine, and
every one a giant.
They were the pride and Joy of the.
Prussian king wid frugal though he
waa In other matters, hla Pntsdom
Giants worn given every apecHl care
pooBlble. They dined better than
princes of the royal blood, and what
ever waa good enough for them was
good enough for their king.
Not all of thorn were Pruwlan. They
were gathered from nil over Europe
aome hired, some kidnaped, and aome
QUOTA FOR STATE
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 5. (AP)
Oregon's winter quota of CCC campa
will b 35 and Wellington' quota
81. regional foreat headquarters aald
today.
The campy will he lor i ted on na
tional format, it ate foreat, privately
owned forest landi snd Oregon
California grant land. Information
will be received later as to the ad
ditional number of camps devotea
to work for the biological sufVey.
state park, reclamation service, soli
conservation and grAr.lt .4 service.
Recommendations concerning the
WQtrtr location of lh 3ft Oregon
were presents from other monnrchs.
Peter the Oreat and Catherine of Rus
aia. both selected tnll men from their
armies and presented them to the
Prussian king, as did Charles VI of
Prance and George II of England. It
is recorded that he traded the court
bassoonist off for one tall soldier,
and on another occasion he swapped
a prize Spanish stallion to Wacker
brath of Saxony for a group of seven-footers.
THE WORLD AT ITS WORST
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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THE GRIDIRON WARRIOR'S fffisf APPEARfWCE M1HE NEIGH
BORHOOD IK HIS HEW FOOTBALL UNIFORM 15 COMPLETELY
RUINED BY A HEWiESS FAMILV'3 GIVM6- HIM SWE
Ifrtf- MINUTE. "DOMtTSflC ERRAMpS .0 "DO
(Copyright, 1936, by Ths Bell Syndicate. Inc.) .
tall men mysteriously disappeared
from their nomes to reappear later in
the ranks of the Potsdam Giants.
The king encouraged his men to
many tnll women, and freely dissolved
former marriages to Wake these mat
inga possible. Children of exceptional
buJld were carefully watched until
they were old enough to take their
place in the giant regiment.
Strange aa It seems tbeaa super
soldiers never fought a battle. The
most blood that waa ever alied by
Frederick spared nothing in his ithem waa once when the king ordered
quest. He stationed recruiting off!-! every man bled the king himself be
cera throughcut Europe to search for ling the first to undergo the treat
men six feet four and taller. Mnnylment.
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BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Telling the Sheriff
By EDWIN ALGER
csmps authorteed were forwarded
tlif nnttonsl cspllol yesterday tor
approval.
President nnopevelt t)M ordrrea
the CCC ranks ml from eoo.000 en
rollfes to 000.000. Orraon's rsmp
quota In July brtore the reduction
was 83.
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good night 'c. eep 5WCE
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Baby, $5 Is Left In
Home By Intruder
BFRKl.KV. Mich , Ort. 5 ( API A
mldnlffhc lntrudrr broke Into the
horn of Mr. end Mrs. Chnrlrn Hnsce
and left a banr boj. a as bill and a
feeding formula.
Cries of Uie Inlant av;kned them
todsy. "If every'hlnR lurnA oit all
right, we'll keep the bahy." raid Mrs.
Hongg. Tlie Hosvs have no children.
THE NEBBs- Tha Poor Mr. Nebb
By SOL HESS
WINDOW O LASS We tell lndo
la and inl) replace four broken
mndu. raMuoaolT. rruworlds; Oao
mat, Work.
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