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MTTOFORD MATL TRTBUNE. MEDFORTX (MEQ08. STXDXY. 'AUGUST 30, "1936
THE WORLD-
WITH A FENCE
A Ntw Nwtt by Marian Sims
8YXOPB18. Two men disturb
Carol Torrance, who had intended
taking her aohool teaohlng lob in
her stride. One ia Denis Ford, who
is a dangerously charming newt
paper man with the wanderlust in
his blood. Bhe luet has refused to
marry Denis, who is leaving wed'
nesday lor a new fob in Washing
ton. And Uike Hanntgan, Carol's
most promising pupil and the hand
somest boy she ever has seen, is in
the tolls o Annabel Monroe very
young to be a predatory female, but
just that, nevertheless.
Chapter 16
TORTURED PARTING
r-vENIS left Wednesday night.
U On Tuesday Anna Ford tele
phoned. "Carol? I'm expecting yon
for dinner tomorrow night. Then
you can drive over to Brsklne with
Denis and Bill to eaten me wasa-
lngton train. I'd suggest your taking
Denis alone, but -t's thlrty-nye
miles and you'd bo pretty late get
ting back. . . .
One ot the worst things about not
marrying Denis, Carol thought, was
losing Anna as a mother-in-law. She
aid quickly:
"You're an angel; of course 111
come."
. "About six, then," Anna said.
'"We'll hays to eat earlier than
.usual. 1 daresay Denis will consent
.to bringing yon over."
I In a town where eating was a nec
essary evil Anna Ford succeeded In
'Imparting grace to her meals. She
'had dinner Instead of supper at
sight, and wore soft. Informal
dresses, many of them shabby.
There were cocktails tonight, to cre
ate at least a synthetic gaiety, and
the talk was all of Washington.
Their farewells were as casual as
her own bad been, little more than
a month before. Mr. Ford said:
"Well, Denis . . . remember to give
ns the lowdown . . " and Anna
kissed blm and smiled.
"Come back with your shield, dar
ling, or on It"
That was bravado; she had no
Illusions about Denis.
The drive to Ersklne was almost
silent. Denis sat with his arm
round Carol, holding her as tight
as he could, and Bill kept his eyes
on the road. When they drew up at
the station Bill grinned at his
brother and held out his band.
"Well, old man, so long. I've got
to see a fella about a dog, . . ."
They gripped hands without
speaking, and Bill glanced at Carol.
"I'll bo back when the train leaves.
God bless you, my children."
BUT when Bill had gone they still
couldn't talk. There was, as
there had been on the first night,
too much to say and not enough.
They heard the train whistle finally
with the rollet ot the condemned
who prefer to have done with their
orileal.
Donls said huskily: "Don't eome
with me. If you do I'll never get on
the damned train.''
She shook her head. "Don't
worry; 1 wouldn't for anything.
Denis . . ." Her voice tailed.
His mouth on hers was quick and
bard, and she shut her eyes In order
not to see his face. When she opened
them be was walking down the plat
form. Bill appeared suddenly from no
where and started the car; drove
the first tew miles in a compassion
ate silence.
"If you want to use my shoulder,"
he said gruffly, "It's at your dis
posal." She laughed a little. "Thanks, but
1 guess not. Denis told me once
that I wasn't the type."
"Boloney; they all are," Bill said
firmly. He was twenty-three, and he
knew.
After that they talked, and she
managed fairly well. Hadn't she,
once, wanted Denis to go and leave
her In peace? Even the ache was
shot through with the realization
that she could begin now to try to
forget him: to wonder what lay
around the next corner. She was
still young enough to speculate
about corners.
At Mrs. O'Connor's door Bill sur
prised her by patting her cheek.
"You're a honey, Carol. Carry on."
He turned and ran down the steps.
She climbed the stairs slowly,
dragging off her hat as she went.
Ellen's door was closed, and she was
glad when it didn't open; she didn't
want sympathy Just now.
In her room a pile of history tests
lay on a table and leered at her.
She looked at her watch; nine
o'clock, and early enough to deprive
her of on excuse to postpone them.
She dr" a towards the light
and began on the papers.
A minute later she laughed aloud.
Allen Lester had labored long and
hard over the question about what
hold the British Empire together:
Allen's mind had beon unable to
cope with an abstract concept of
God. King snd Country as a unify.
Ing force. He had replied, with elm
pie, unassailable logic:
"The British Empire Is held to
gether by the English Channel. . . ."
CCHOOL closed for tie holidays on
u the last Friday before Christ
mas.
Friday was a total loss: the chil
dren were too excited to concen
trate on lessons, and the teachers
were too excited to insist upon It
Mr. Hall succumbed to the prevail
ing demoralization and cut the last
two periods in halt, thereby pre
venting spontaneous oombustlon.
Carol tried to Ignore the hands ot
her watch, and to keep her thoughts
In order. Tomorrow: Mllly and Pat
and Jill! The very thought made
her heart hurry. Mllly and Pat and
JiUI ...
When the last class had dragged
Itself around the clock the children
leaped to their feet and clattered
out, shouting Merry Christmas as
they went
She sat still when they bad gone;
strangely enough there was no hur
ry now. Her train left at five, and
her bags were packed and waiting.
The time seemed longer now be
cause It was empty.
Mike came in hesitantly, and
stood over her.
"Miss Torrance, I sure hope you
have a good time at home. I know
you'll be glad to get rid ot us tor
two weeks."
His voice was dull and lifeless,
and the aura of anticipation that
surrounded her broke like thin glass.
She looked at him with still, Intent
eyes, and decided abruptly to cut
straight through bis reticence.
"Mike. You told me in September
that yon were going to ask me to
help you when you needed It"
His face seemed to break up, and
she saw wretchedness behind its
carved perfection.
I I couldn t, Miss Torrance.
You'd 've thought 1 was a fool."
You might at least have given
me a chance. 1 can't quite see you
being a foal. A lot of other things,
maybe good and bad but not a
fool. Do you want to tell me about it
now? I've got plenty of time."
tie looked at the floor and she
held her breath.
"I guess It wouldn't do any good
now."
The last word dropped heavily
and ominously Into the silence.
'Now." What in God's name had
Mike done? Surely not . . .? She
tried to look through his eyes and
find the answer, but they were
opaque with unhapplness.
Mike, you'd better tell me, if It
takes all afternoon." She would
eves miss her train and one of her
priceless nights at home It it meant
Mike's rescue.
He shook his head Blowly. "No'm.
You want to get ready to leave." She
denied it with a swift gesture. "1
might talk to you when you get
back."
It may be too late then. I've got
two hours;"
But it was no use. Not in this
bare class-room that anyone could
entor at any time. Mike felt that
She prodded him. "I'm a girl
myself, Mike. A lot older, but not
enough older to forget how their
minds work."
His voice was slow, and so thick
with hate that It frightened her.
"Your mind never did work
that way." He pulled himself up,
and for the second time since she
had known him he hold out his band.
"Goodby. Miss Torrance."
They gripped hands, and it was
Mike who first drew his away. She
cried desperately: "Mike!" but he
was walking out of the room.
She locked her desk, and shook
off the clutching hands of the room
as she went
, Ellen was Just leaving the house
when she reached home.
"I was afraid I'd miss you," Ellen
said gaily. "Have a grand Christ
mas, Carol."
Carol kissed her, snd made her
self smile. "Thanks, darling. Have
one yourself. Is it time for your bus
already?"
"Yes. Mack's driving me down.
He's coming over for the New
Year's dance, he says. Merry Christ
mas!" "Merry Christmas!"
But not, Carol thought as she
went up the stairs, until she could
forget about Mike.
There was a letter from Donls on
the table, and she took It up hun
grily. She folded the note and slipped
It Into her bsg, to reed on the train.
There was time for a luxurious
bath: the other teachers, who
taught In grammar school, had al
ready gone.
But as she slipped Into the steam
ing tub she realised that there were
tears on her face. She laughed
aloud, wryly.
"What a handsome way to begin
Christmas!"
(CopyUght. list, by 1ortoii Sims)
Carol lrn, tomorrow, what
rtaoDeni t formr lovtrt.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 59. (API
Col. Frank Knox, Republican vlc
proslrint!al candidate, left with his
party supporters here today with the
tipsertlon "this Is not a political cam
paign, this la a crusade to Rave Amer
ica." Knox applied this charauu-rivation
to tlie Republican drive for Novem
ber votes while addreaslng a Mate
wide Republican rally laat nlsht
Continuing at the end of his formal
speech, the candidate hrought h,
llstenera to their feet to cheer the
sentence.
The nominee said tlif-i. iv;;-' c-:Ui
"a call for the same p!rK" which
guided the signers at the Declaration
of Independence. They risked their
lives, he aald. because "to be free
meant more than to live." 1
CHAPLIN CHOOSES FILM
FOR BRUNETTE PROTEGE
LOS ANOELES. Aug- 59. (UPI
Charles Chaplin decided today to
make another picture, but not about
the little tramp with the overslr
shoes.
"Regency," an English novel by D
L. Murray, was chosen by the com
edian as a starring vehicle for his
brunette prolene, IMuU'tte Ooddard
He will produce and direct it, but
will not ax-t, he said,
IIIT-Kt:X iTTJoEtlV
WALLA WALLA. Aug, 39 (API
of headlight (Mass near the spot
where Dorothy Bltkea, 13, was fat-aliy
Injured by a lilt and run driver FTI
day night today gave peacfl officers
their first cliw to the motorist who
jtrurk her blcyclo and sped towards
this city.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo.,' Aug. 39 (AP)
Wyoming, home of weatern thrills
for eaatern tenderfeet, has sn added
attraction to draw those who come.
see and then move onward a 60-day
residence divorce law.
Law makers of the state may not
have Intended to challenge the su
premacy of Nevada In the field of
splitting marriages when they adopt
ed that 03-word amendment to the
state's divorce law. Dude ranchera.
hotel operators and lawyera, how
ever, see In the 193S change an open
ing bid for some of the Income from
the marital wars.
Placed on the statute books with
out fanfare, the law so far haa at
tracted but few of the famous names
of the east, although divorces in the
state have almost doubled since It
went Into effect.
(
GIRLS HURT
NEWPORT, Aug. 39 (AP) Two
little girls, daughters of P. E. Gllkey
and Richard Thomas, sustained seri
ous Injuries when they fell through
a second story window of Qllkey's
store onto a cement sidewalk eighteen
feet below.
Dae Mall Tribune want ads.
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armies ot many of the nations
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The Unseen Tliretit
Rushing through the heavens at
a speed ot more than 1200 miles per
minute, the huge asteroid, Ante roe,
came within an astronomical hair's
breadth of smashing Into the earth
about February 7, 1936. Yet, strange
as It seems, scientists were not aware
of the history making event until the
minor planet had sped past and was
more than 8,000,000 miles away.
Had the asteroid been delayed but
a scant few hours or arrived but a
few hours earlier, with Its orbit Inter
secting that of the earth, no warning
would have been given of the'eataa
trophe It would have caused had It
struck a densely populated region of
the earth. Traveling at Its tremen
dous speed, AnteroS could have utter
ly wiped out an entire atate.
According to all records of astron
omy, no sizeable celestial body has
ever passed as closely to the earth as
In this Instance. The largest body
known to ever actually strike the
earth was a huge meteor which fell
in a forest near Irkutsk. Siberia, in
1S08. It completely devastated the
region for 100 mllea around.
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