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MEDFOTID MAIL TRTBTHSTE. MEDFORD, OREGON. TTTESDAT. SEPTEfBER 8. 1936
THE WORLQ-
WITH A FENCE
A Ntm Hovel by Marian Stmt
8YN01 i8t Carol Torranot Aa
derided that the muet etorm At
lanta. Bhe cannot endure her homt
town of Ueredlth nor te Athboro
where ehe tuet hat taught tchool e
winter any better. 8he had only
one reat ohance tot a job in Atlanta
Blai.e Thornton who hat mn ad
vertlttng agency, t 'l Blake eame
through Be hat given her a fob
and the hat taken a little apart
ment. a.id now Carol It homo con
vincing the family that her latett
' - ' "wltt."
Chapter 23
NEW HOME
THE all In apartment 20 wa
thick and warm and till. Carol
(oUowed tha Negro who carried her
bag, and was about to say: "Just
put It In the bedroom." when she
remembered that this was the bed
room. The boy flung open windows,
bowed over her Up and left, closing
the door softly behind him.
Ehe stood motionless (or a long
lime, with her head defiantly lifted.
This Is mine, she thought passion
ately: nobody can come In here un
less I open the door and Invite hlrn:
nobody can say: "1 believe I'll go
with you. . . ."
She took off her hat and began to
unpack her dressing case. The box
containing her pictures and books
and linen stood In the middle of tha
room, conveniently opened for her:
the Sherwood's service was no
empty boast. When she had fin
ished with the bag she began on
the box, and emptied that.
The books and pictures worked a
subtle change In the room: they
overlaid Its Impersonality with a
veneer of herself. Surprisingly there
was a low bookcase, painted cream,
and she filled It promptly. The neu
tral walls accepted her prints
gladly even as It they too disliked
their own monotony. The couch and
the big chair would have to be cov
ered: that was the one extrava
gance she had decided on.
Bhe realized suddenly that she was
being determinedly, ostentatiously
busy, and faced the reason. She was
trying to forget Mllly'a patbelc coup
age. her gallant and determined In
terest In this new move. Mllly had
been rather magnificent about the
whole thing: She bad matched Car
ol's frankness with an unwonted
frankness of her own.
"As much as I'll miss you," Mllly
aid at last, "1 know why you're do
ing It, and I don't blame you. 1 want
you to be happy and to marry, of
course, and I know now that you
probably won't do either If you stay
bare. 1 hoped you might' " Ehe
left the obvious hope unsaid.
On the question of Carol's small
Income, too. she had been uncom
promising. "Of course you'll take it," she said
firmly. "Pat and Jill have the advan
tage of the house, and living together
Is much less expensive for all of us
than living alone will be for you. 1
wouldn't consider taking It. and
there's no use arguing It"
Thus Mllly bad settled tbo ques
tion and dismissed It. And when
Carol had appealed to Pat and Jill
they bad been equally Arm.
"Don't be a Jackass," Pal said
roughly. "Can you name one good
reason why Jill and I should live off
your money wben we've each got a
like amount and a salary? Thirty
five dollars Isn't much, but It may
mean the difference between living
In fair comfort and Uvlng like a
church mouse. Forget It" And she
had "forgotten It" with a lump In
her throat.
There was, finally, nothing mora
to unpack. She bathed and went to
bed. and lay lot an hour listening to
the muffled sounds in other apart
ments IOUNLNQ was still and but and
brilliant Ehe had breakfaat
downstairs, and during tbe meal
made a list jt groceries to be or
dered. It spite of Harry's prediction
aba was determined to do at least
a part of her own cooking. You were
less a vagrant when your food was
prepared within your own walls;
there waa jomethlng stabilising In
the Idea of being self-sutllclenl.
The car waa warm and crowded,
but not even tbt Indifference of Its
passengers could entirely crush her
sense of adventure.
The asphalt pavement, when she
descended, was already velvety be
neath her feet. Htat poured Itself on
to the pavement and rose again In
shimmering waves. There would be.
aha realised, almost three months of
this, and she waa passingly grateful
tor the weeks of quietness that had
fortified her (or the ordeal of a sum
laer of real work the first sucti
summer ehe had ever known.
Many ot the women, she noticed
with relief, wore cotton dresses:
evidently the custom of dark silk
dresses (or office work was passing
with other, worthier traditions.
She entered the elevator and tried
to quiet the pounding of her heart.
I'm scared stiff, she thought: sup
pose I make a flop of this?
The secretary said: "Good morn
ing!" and smiled. "Mr. Thornton
wants to see you right away, Miss
Torrance."
Blake Thornton rose quickly as
she entered, and bis smile waa al
most warm.
"Right on tbe dot) 1 thought you
were going to telephone."
"There waa no reason to bother
you. Thinks 'jo Harry and Marge 1
got settled before I left town."
"Comfortably ?"
"Very. I'm at the Sherwood, on
Avondale. Externally it's as cosy as
the Grand Central Station, but my
apartment's Just what 1 was looking
for."
"That's fine." He eyed her criti
cally. "You look better than you did
a month ago. Rested."
"I ought to. I've done nothing but
eat and sleep. And study!"
Bhe couldn't say the same tor
Blake. He was thinner, she thought,
and the lines CoSlde his mouth were
mora deeply carved than she dad
remembered. He was Immaculately
dressed In a gray suit of some sum
mer material, but the suit bung
loosely from bis thin wide shoulders.
She said casually:
"What about you? Have you had
a vacation yet?"
"Not yet Irma's been In tbe
mountains tor two weeks, but 1 won't
go up except tor an occasional week
end. Can't afford it"
Florida In tbe winter, the moun
tains In the summer. Irraa. then,
must be the reason why Blaka
couldn't take more than an occa
sional weekend. He said, smiling:
"Well, bow do you feel about It
nowf R'arln' to go?"
"Yes." She confessed suddenly:
"And scared atlff."
He laughed. "Take It easy. 1 don't
expect you M learn It all at once."
He got up. "I'll show you your
desk. ..."
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TIER desk was In a corner of the
J big office. (Jus Holmes, wbo did
the art work, waa next; then there
were several girls bookkeepers, fil
ing clerks and stenographers. Blake
Introduced her to the staff, then
stopped beside her desk.
"I'm going to start you on a series
for children's snops. Here's tbe one
we've been ualng. It's tor a fairly
exclusive trade, naturally, but use
as much Imagination as you like.
Here's the serleb we're discarding;
look over It but don't follow It If
you have a new Idea, try It out" His
smile flasheu briefly. "But take your
time; you've got all summer."
She nodded. "Thanks. But hope
It won't take that long."
It was rather surprising that a
man as impersonal and businesslike
aa Blake Thornton should guess so
accurately the state of ber feelings
and the depths of her uneasiness.
And very decent of blm to reassure
bar. She felt better already, and
surer than ever that sha was going
to Ilka working tor him. She sat
down and began to look through th
material.
He moved away. "If you want to
aee any othor stuff, or to ask any
questlona, soe Miss Heath here. Oi
come to me."
She went through the material
slowly, then closed ber eyes In coo.
centratlon. Chlldren'a shops. That
ought to be easy: every woman was
Interested In her children, In the
things that Interested her children.
A normal woman's sales resistance
was lowest where they were con
cerned. Her mind turned the subject ovci
and over, and one phrase Intruded:
"things that Interested her chil
dren." Why couldn't you sell tbt
children too? Pictures, stories.,
rhymes: what was apt to engage a
child's Interest I
She forgot sbout time until Laurs
Heath stopped beside her desk
smiling.
"You've got l luncb hour. ' i
know."
"So I have. When. 1 wondor?"
"You'd better And out Mint's
twelve-thirty 10 one-thirty. I don'i
think It matters when you take It '
Blakt Thorntor confirmed Laura's
opinion. It didn't matter when slit
took It She said: "Is one to two
convenient?" and he nodded.
Luncb done the raced to tbt
Public Library and began ber bum
for children's stories that Tort
short and unusual. Sba was twenty
minutes lata, but tbe library trip
was psrt of her business, so she re
fused to worry about It
Slie lost herself In the chlldron i
books; lost all count of tltns until
Laura Heath slopped again, smiling.
"I never saw such a glutton for
work. This office closes at five. In
case you hadn't heard."
She looked up and blinked In an
attempt to re-focus ber Intent eyes
Copyright, tut tv llarton Sim.;
And tomorrow, Cirol has dlnr.tr
with lh boss.
AT
A nw year will be Inaugurated by
Med ford post of tha Amerlran Legtor.
and Its auxiliary with a Joint Inctal
latlon at 8 o'clock tonight In Knlghta
of Pythiaa hail, Fifth and amp
t reels.
Ouy Cordon of noaeburg. recently
elected commander of the atate de
partment, will be the Installing offi
cer for the post, Thla will be the
flrat time he has officiated at an In
tallatlon aince his election aa nead
of the American Luton in Oregon.
hiss. Myrtle Olmacheid will be the
Installing officer for tbe avutUUiy.
She la president of district i and a
past president of the auxiliary.
Cole Holme, retiring post com
mander, today requee-tfd large turn
out not only to witness the ceremo
nlea but also to honor the state com
mander. All ex-service men and wo
men and their families and frlenda
are Invited. Dancing and refresh
menta wilt be enjrvd fter the in
stallation. Plunerr Auto yttNiler Dies.
COnVALLIS. Ore . Sept. 8 (jfN
Final rites will be held her etomor
row for Mark Blckard. M, pioneer
automobile dealer of Corvaiila and
widely known aa a trapahooter. He
owned the first automobile in Urn.
ton county (IPOS) and established
one of the first car dealerships In the
state (1904). The widow survives.
Fred Samaika. Cgy;,-tian awimmer
ho onre perform d In the U. 8., hai
leen couching Egypt Olympic pad-
tlwt.
CAMP PERRY, O., Sept. 8. (AP)
The Infantry match, with 47 teams
entered, and the national individual
pistol event topped today's compe
tition In the national rifles matches.
In their third week on Camp Perry's
two-mile -long ranges.
A score of 789 out of a possible
800 gave the U. S. marine corps team
of eight shooting members the Her
rlck trophy yesterday, with the U. 8.
Infantry team second at 775. The
marines also won last year.
The Port Clinton trophy, awarded
to the highest civilian team In the
match, went to the Texas team with
769 and the national guard team
from California took the national
guard trophy with 783.
Eugene Utilities Grow.
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 8P Ad-!
dlttonal population and better eco
nomic conditions resulted In Increas
ing municipal electric system cus
tomers from 6,628 to 7,580, and water
users 5,115 to 5.534 In the past four
years. Utility superintendent J. W.
McArthur said.
OPT OF THE RAIN
Scorekeepers In the Northeast Ar
kansas league are having their trou
bles. There are four sets of brothers
n the league.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Tat OS.
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Telephone Coincidence
Fearing for the safety of her sIb
ter, Mrs. Adela Troll, at Martins
Ferry, Ohio, during the recent Hood
in that region, Mrs. Marsh Meek,
from Miami, Florida, phoned another
sister, Miss Laura Kuns, residing In
Wheeling.
To her amaeement, upon being
connected with Miss Kunz. Mrs. Meek
discovered that yet another slater,
Mrs. Mary Penry, calling from New
York, was already on the same line.
She too was calling to Inquire aa to
the safety of their Martins Ferry sis
ter and Mra. Meek had been acci
dentally cut In on the conversation
by the operator.
Mrs. J. E. Pebler, a fourth sister
residing In Wood sd ale. waa visiting
at the home of Miss Kunz, the re
cipient of the two long-distance calls,
and entered Into the conversation
also. Strange aa It seems, Mrs. Troll,
the subject of the calls and the only
one of the five sisters who didn't
participate In the conversation, was
marooned in the telephone exchange
at Bridgeport where she was stranded
for three days. She has been an em
ployee there for the past 10 years.
One Horse Town
It Is said "Living in a 'one horse
town Is fine when you own the
horse I1 Strange aa It seems, s town
In early California mining days act
ually bore the name of "One Horae
Town."
Upon Its development Into a flour
ishing community, civic pride caused
the name to be shortened to "Horse
Town." Destroyed by fire In 1868, It
la today but another of California's
many "ghost towns."
Spider Boat
In order to lay their eggs where
natural enemies cannot destroy them,
the mother black water scavenger
beetle spina a silken case floating
on water upon which Its eggs are
deposited.
The young larvae are hatched
equipped with gills for water breath
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