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TVrEDFOTIT) ATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, PRECOX, MONDAY. SEPTEfBER 14, 1936. THE WORLD- READING MATTER By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN H1X Tor further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat Off. WITH A FENCE A New Novel by Marian Simg o SYNOPSIS: Carol Torrance fiat a iob in Atlanta. She haa a conaid crate employer by name Wake Thornton, and ehe haa aome aww- .ino trtenda. she wanted iuat thia, and ahe ahoulri be happy. The only trouble la that ehe cannot iltare. card the obvtova tact that Wake and hie wife are not happy. Irma Thornton ependa her aummera in the viountaina. and her wlntera in Florida. Blake haa apent the Inat week-end with Irma and lie cer tainly did not look to Carol like a man who expected to enjoy Mm eelf when he left. Chapter 28 BOSS FOR DINNER IJLAKE dropped sovoral ehoots of paper on Carol's desk. "The Acme Cleaners bave Just In stalled the Martei equipment, and they want a quarter-page ad about It, - Here's the technical Information you'll know bow much of It a cub- , ,tomor would bo Interested In.' She nodded without speaking, and began to study tbe Information. The bands of her watch said half-past three; she would Just about have time to finish this afternoon. She took It to him at five o'clock, and waited while he read It. Prob ably, she thought without resent ment, he wouldn't like It at all. He read It through and chuckled ,'Tou do take down your back hair with 'em, don't you?" He added care lessly: 1 "If you don't mind waiting ton minutes I'll drive you home." She said frankly: "I'd wait an hour to avoid that street car. "It must be awful. Tell the other girls I'll take them too; they're off , my beat, but they probably feel the same way." The four of thorn talked very little during the drlvo to West End. With in tbe office they were at ease, bound by a common interest. Outside Its walls, and In Blake's presence, they were strangers to each other, and their talk was shouted across a gulf of different backgrounds. At their own doorways Freddie and Laura thanked him profusely, and were en gulfed by their own homos. vyHJCN thoy wore alono Carol said ' ' abruptly: "Blake, It's porfootly Insane tor you to work all summer. It's not evon good business, because you're bound to pay for it sooner or later. Why on enrth don't you go to Rockhrook for at least a wook or ton days?" ' Ho turned his head and smiled briefly at hor. "Have you over seen Rockbrook?" "No, but I've soen sovoral of Ub cousins. Evon If it bores you, you ought to have sovcral days of rest. Borod people usually got fat, don't they? Tat and bored': thoy go to gethor like ham and eggs." "Maybe. I'd rather be thin." "Then go somewhere else." "1 can't afford to go anywhore, child." "Rot. Vou can't afford not to." "wen, im not going to. so you might as well save your thoughtful noss for a worthier objoct. Not." be added softly, after sovoral seconds, "that I'm not flattered as tho devil to have It." She sighed, and gave him up. For the rest of tho way thoy sat wrapped In their own thoughts. At the Sherwood she faced him Impulsively, moved by the loneliness that lay so often behind his eyes. Why don t you come In and havo dinner with me?" He shook his head. "Let you cook fo me on a night like this? You're a peach to suggest it. but 1 wouldn't think of It." He added recklessly: "Suppose 1 come back in an bour or so and got you to havo dinnor with me." "No. I've done that twice already. I've got food in the rofrlgorator that has to be Hied, and it's no more trouble to fix It for two. Maybe eat ing too many restaurant meals Is what's dragging you down." She bad seen wlstfulncss flicker tor an In stant across his face, and she know he wanted to come. And so she In sisted. "Como on, pleaaol" He wavered. "Oh. hell. I can resist anything but tomntntlon. You brought It on yoursolf." "I meant to. Pnrk your car and come on." "No; I'll go home and have a showor, and give you a ihaiico to do likewise. I'll be bac, In thirty or forty minutes and set tho tnblc." pleased with so liltlo hao ODviousiy been given nothing. Sho nodded. "That's better still. Come back whenever you'ra rndy." She bathed and put on a green and white voile dress that had seen bet ter days, and then went Into the kitchen to tako an inventory. There was a fat letter frotn Jill, but she wanted to read It unhurriedly, so sho put it aside. Sweetbreads: fortunately she had ordered enough for two days. Ro-' malne and endlvo for a salad. A fresh loaf of French bread. Potatoes to be boiled and then baked for a few minutes in the oven. Sliced raw car rots that had lain all day in Ice water the lucky devils! Nothing for dessert, but Camembcrt and hard crackers were better than dessert anyhow. OUUDENLY he looked years young " er, and for the first time she despised Irma Thornton. Heretofore Irma had been a shadowy subject for speculation, but a man who could be iF-Tfc Si wwi pi "a I c "Now where'a tho silver and what-not?" Blako came back, In a spotless lin en suit. Ho looked around her apart mont with quick approval. "You've got the touch, haven't you? Now whoro's tho Bilvor and what-not?" "In tho kitchen cnblnot." It would havo boon ensler to do It herself, hut apparently ho enjoyed tho Illusion of usefulness. "But you can't work un less you take off that gorgeous coat. I won't stand for such desecration." He grinned and obeyed. "Now that you'vo seen It, I don't care If 1 do." Ho pointed at the gate-legged table "Do we ent on that?" "No. 1 hate the things; there's nevor any place for your knoos. Put up that card tablo 1 swear It's de pondnhlo and move It whoro we can got a broeie from tho fan." Sho went back to the kitchen and left him to fond contentedly for himself. "Sny," he domnnded from the doorway, "why not move tho fan in the kltchon while you're working?" "Because there is a trick ventlla tor." She began on tho crenm sauce. He leaned against tho kitchen door. "What neit?" "Nothing Sit in that choir by the fan and rend the ovcnlng paper. It's on tho tablo." "Why can't 1 talk to you?" "llceauso I'vo got a one-track mind. I'd put Ico In the sweetbreads Instead of the coffee." Ho went back and opened the paper, but tho headlines wero mean ingless lie as too Inilly content to read of tho heat wavo and tho Euro pean situation. (Copyrltjhl, 19.11. by Harlan stma) Bl,ike and Carol havi a disturb. tog dinner, tomorrow. 3 GUN SMUGGLERS SEIZED IM SOUTH BILOXl, MIm., Sept. M (UP) An nllrRrrt plot to smupnli 200 Bprlmt ftrld army rlfls mid 'J 1 .000 rounds of ammunition out of this country wns frustrated today when coast guard and customs officer linitod three men In a loaded truck near her . The men Willard Campbell. 35. and Thomas Murray, 47, of Atlantic ily. N. J., and Alexander Htlchle 36, Brooklyn.. N. Y. were removed temporarily to th federal prison nt New Orleans. Edward CHniftnn. siiM vtlit-: rit tmn nont nt New Orleans., wi:o Hew iieie lu a coaMguaid plane, &ald Ui three nun would be rhaCRcd with "attempttnK lo export arms to cer tain count uts," Ho would not elnoratc on hU Statement nor indicate to destina tion of the nrniA n::rt ammunition. X ise Ta Waiter BAIKM, .S-pt. 14 - AT 1 The World war voter.uu Mute aid commission urced waiving tor the o.tr H-.P the one-hnlf mill t.ix iiuv.it-ist (,,r itera tion of the W.irld w.u irterAua loan and bonus di'iiutiiicnt In a recent I im tilt; hero, rue reso'.uton w.is ad- nreaaed to t!ic state tax commUMon Vim A School Crowded N Oil Tit I1KN1). Sept U. (AP) Si'hool dirtvtoift In Kmpite nre vk liV another tHi::tiui( for ;r.,de school purpti--.. lhnv hr.t bti-u n heavy influx of m-ii :ers. manv of them from the l.il;iitai, t'lu-t Janu ary 1. reAUitiiv:; i:i i - t uction of 2U v.vk lion-r. - - U Mall ltlbune wint nus n&lish statesman anefWifpt M0Wm Mhos for mumon mWik - i' "i.asT fcLj.-vii I XL mm RbotulioMWW Whr? CoHFLlcfe ,, 'V1EKE NhmtV PiNV coin wcke ruuoni urnycrv t.j THE LftUCKS. pftNMlHGi fUMTCREHK in Ontario County, M Wh5 COH6Ti?ucTeo AToP ANOTHER 9KlCa t'llllitenlioiial I'nme Probably Inspired by tho fact that In his own youth, he was almost to tally Ignored by his lather, third Eorl of Chesterfield, and left to his grand mother's rearing, Philip Dormer Stan hope (Lord Chesterfield) spent great offorts on tho choracter development his own son. Through the medium of letters. Chesterfield used all his own knowl edge of life to Instill In young Philip Stnnhope a good character, the prin ciples of success, and a strong men tality. It was a broken and grlef strlckcn father who was left behind when Philip died at the age of 36. In 1768. Strange as It seems, though Lord Chesterfield was one of the most bril liant statcmcn of his time, being elected to parliament beforo ho woa of legal ago and Inter becoming lord lieutenant of Ireland, though he wrote numerous brilliant essays and othor works, his greatest claim to famo and Immortality lies in the let ters ho wrote to his son never In tended for publication! Orange Importer The Osage Orange, a wild tree found In the southwestern regions of Tray weiGLey's it KEEPS . THE. TASTE FfcESH X I f v HLwri U Iff W M IB th of the United States, is not an orange tree. Its fruit closely resembles tho orange In appearance, but Is Inedible. Saratoga Battles Both fought on the same site near Snrntoga Springs. N. Y the first bnttlo of Saratoga took place Sep tember 10, 1777, and tho second on October 7 of the same year. 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