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MEDFOHD MAIL TRTBTTNE, MEDFOftD, OKEOOy. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937.
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t, MAJtCAKFT CUION HERZOC f f
The Characters
Nina, a files girl uHlh lutn
Jiair.
Honey-, Wlna's pay, plump,
youthful motwr, has brought
homt a luta husband.
Blchmrd, Nina's Itspathsr,
harming, polled, dark hairad,
well-tailored and Honey! Junior
' by 10 yeare,
David, a young auto salesman,
met Nina at a party he crashed.
He has copper hair and an engag
ing manner.
Cordelia is Nina's closest rlend.
Chapter Eight
"'' Nina1! Plan To Move
ON THE morning of the day the
honeymooners were to return
Nina woke with a little-girl feel
ing of excitement, that wa all out
of proportion for even auch an ex
citing day. She was down for
breakfast at 7:30, and Bridget
looked actually shocked at sucn an
unusual happening.
Just as when they had gone
away, the house was a mass of
flowers, lots of them from Nina.
Mrs. Carrie Van Alstyne Aunt
Carrie, as Nina called her had
sent a hideously expensive, and
equally hideous looking "piece,"
on a wire stand. There were red
and yellow roses in hard masses,
and a red satin ribbon with "wel
come" on it in gold letters.
Aunt Carrie was about as close
to Honev. as Cordelia was to Nina
... a grand person, with a great
sense of humor. Cordelia called
her "Horsef ace," and it was appro
priate.
When the newlyweds got off the
train, Nina thought she had never
seen her motner looking Detter.
And when Richard stepped from
the platform, wina ieit a distinct
shock at beinz so Klad to see him
. . . not critical, not curious . . . lust
glad to see him.
She kissed his cheek and It felt
hard and smooth, and it smelt
faintly of some expensive shaving
soap. Nice.
In the taxi, he sat in the middle,
and drew Nina's arm through his.
It felt lean and muscular.
At home in the hall Honey cried:
"Heaven! Look what Carrie has
sent!"
And Richard showed Immedi
ately that he was one of them, by
not taking the monstrosity seri
ously, for a moment.
Glimpses of the new Honey
showed up In flashes of a serious
ness that was very sweet; but she
had lost none of her youth and
gaiety, because of it. Nina felt to
Sappy that it hurt, almost
She was pot surprised at Hon
ey's radiance, for Richard was
probably the most perfect lover
Nina had ever seen or imagined.
It was his restraint, she thought,
more than anything else, that was
so frightfully touching. Little
things . . . little, accomplished
caresses.
Nina was amused and rather
shocked to And herself thinking of
two things: that ha could have
reached this finished state of artis
try only through long experience;
and that if he were this good in
front of her . , , what must he be
like, alone?
They got quite high, that first
night at dinner, on several bottles
of the Pol Roget, di neuf cent
onze, from the cellar; and all the
questions about the future that
Nina had had In her mind to ask,
were forgotten.
Two Vetoes
IN the past two weeks, she had
wondered a good deal where
Honey and Richard were going
to live; where the would. She
couldn't Imagine that a new hus
band would just quietly slip into
his wife's house and settle down
there, complacently. And Honey
would certainly want to start a
new life in a new home ... a place
to fuss over, and arrange her
things in differently. Nina had
even thought of a friend's tiny
three-room apartment, which she
knew was for rent, for herself.
Honey would probably take the
three servants, but a part-time
maid would be enough for her.
' But as the days slipped by, no
mention was made of anybody
moving, any changes of any sort
being made. As far as she could
make out, Richard had been living
about in his various clubs; and
beyond personal articles like his
silver toilet let suns, golf clubs
and an enormous wardrobe he
had no belongings at all. appar
ently. He just moved In. It was as
simple as that.
Nina thought: "Well then, I'm
limply going to move out." Be
cause, In spite of the fact that she
adored them both (she found her
self using Honey's phrase), she
thought it was a very funny ar
rangcment, and no place for a
grown-up daughter to be barging
in. hhe told her mother.
"You know, darling, I think I'll
get a tiny place or my own, some'
where nearby, because we'll want
to tee each other all the time .
but I do feel sort of three's-a-
crown-ish. with you newlyweds.
"But baby I" Honey's little
round pink face puckered uo rill
fnllv 'T omii'I ,lln II k.t all
How old are youT Can t still exert
parental authority? , , . Why I'm
not even going to let you get mar
ried and leave me ever. That's
how much I want you with me.
You can't go."
It was impossible to argue with
her. After a day or two had gone
by, Nina spoke to her stepfather
about it.
Now it was Richard with whom
she had breakfast every morning;
and she supposed it was so par
ticularly nice, because she had
been eating alone these last two
years. ,
iMina was not one 01 me people
who are grumpy in the mornings
neither was he; and it was fun
to be takine esoecial care over the
spun sugar halo of your hair again,
and the selection 01 your pajamas,
because you knew you were going
to be seen and appreciated. For
Richard did appreciate her . . .
and told her so.
On the morning that she had de
cided to speak to him about mov
ing away, he told her again, em
phatically, "It'a marvellous, you know, hav
ln breakfast every morning with
someone who is so entirely deco
rative. Gets the day on to tucn a
splendid start . . . Have I told you
oeiorer
"You did, when I wore my new
American Beauty ..."
She stopped, blushing to think
that she had remembered the very
day and everything.
"Tkof urna QitnHnv '
And she blushed again with
pleasure this time, to think that
he had remembered.
She said, quickly: "There's
something I've been wanting to
speak to you aoout. i laixea wun
Honey, but she only said: 'No' as
I rather expected she would. I'd
like a tiny apartment of my own,
Richard." She fibbed a little. "I've
wanted one to, fuss over, you
know for ages, but naturally I
couldn't leave Honey alone. Now,
though, I can . . . Would you speak
to her?"
He was eating grapes In the
most marvellously efficient and
fastidious manner.
He paused with his brown hand
in mid-air. and looked at her
steadily. There was amusement,
and a terrifying piercing quality
in his dark eyes.
Nina's heart was doing a tap
dance against her ribs.
"I will not," he said, caimiy.
"I didn't intend to get you In
volved in a family argument, 11
that's what you're afraid of."
And he said: "It isn't. I'm
afraid that she might say: 'All
right. Go ahead.' "
The tap dance turned into an
elaborate routine. . She realized,
with sudden conviction, that she
hoHn't avsr rnllv wnntpri lo ffo.
at all; and she supposed the rebel
of not having to was what was af
fecting her so strangely.
She said: "expound your grape
technique, will you, Richard? I am
confounded and envious."
He showed her how he removed
the seeds of the preceding grape
neatly hidden in the skin of the
current one.
They talked, very gravely rot
some minutes, about grapes.
Incident On The Avenue
AUNT Carrie (Horseface) Van
Alstyne was holding forth in
front of the living-room fireplace.
She was telling stories on Honey.
and the eight or ten people gath
ered about her were convulsed
with laughter. J
It waa Thanksfflvintf afternoon
and Nina was feeling a little sick
from her enormous midday meal
Mushroom souo. and turkey.
of course, with rich chestnut dress
ing, cranberry sauce, and old Mar-
gareta lamous canoieo sweet po
tatoes, that were really more can
dy than potato; then more turkey
again . . . Nina sighed.
She signaled her stepfather.
"I think I'll walk up Fifth ave
nue a ways, Richard, or I shall
never be able to face food tonight
I'm far from well."
She got on her things and went
out into the stimulating Novem
ber air. Lord, it felt good I She
struck out briskly and sniffed
great invigorating sniffs.
At 86th street, on the park side
of the avenue, she ran into Betty
Halliday and her brother.
the same thing. Are you going to
the Fenwicks tonight Nina?"
"II I recover sumcientiy.
A small group of urchins dressed
in bedraggled grown-up clothes,
their faces painted grotesquely,
gathered round a taxi that had
drawn up to the curb.
"Mow aDout a dime, mister , . .7
Richard Challoner stepped out
laughing.
you .
"Hi, Nina! I thought I'd catch
He stopoed to nav the driver and
then threw a coin high up into the
air. The urchins leapt for it
Betty Halliday'a brother whit
tled, softly.
"So they even follow you
through the streets, eh, Nina?
Who'a the new heart throb?"
And Nina felt the hot blood
rushing lo her cheeks as the said:
"Hush, you idiot. That's my step
father." "Oh-ol Sorry,"
fCopyrlpM, 1SJT, Jfaroarsf Btrtop
A flub of danser shoira Nina the
' truth, tomorrow.
FATHER HELD FOR
WICHITA. Km., Nov. I. ZTv A
4!t)Tf.r-eld MoPhfrton man u
charged with minlmig liter today In
con nation wtth th death of hU aon
In a recent motor car accident here.
Th father. Prank Hackney, iu
critically Injured In the craah and la
In hotpiui here. Ilia aon, Earl, 33,
died ft tew hours after the accident.
The Hackney car atruck ft concrete
warning signal at ft railroad croaalni
while the elder Hackney waa driving
At high apeed, George Shepherd, traf
fic Inveitlgator Mid.
reported cow among their neroa
afflicted with a peculiar maiaay.
According to Dr. O. A. Oitscn, county
veterinarian, the aymptomi point
toward arsenate poisoning, altnouga
eo far no mean by which they
could have gotten arsenate have
been found.
The Grange
STRANGE MALADY HITS
HERDS AT TABLE ROCK
TABLE ROCK, Not. 1. (Mpi )
eeveral farmer of thla dUUlct nave
Ete Point tininjte.
Eagle Point Orange will meet in
regular acMlon November 9 wiw
regular officers In charge. Third ana
fourth degrees will be eonierrca
upon several new members. 1'ne
usual buRinrtu session will be con
ducted, followed by refreshments and
a social evening.
Election of officers will be neia
the second meeting In Novemoer.
All -nembers are urged to atwna.
Cluing time foi roo Lat to Clas
sliy Ads la i iiO p. m.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMSBy JOHN HIX
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Phlncas Taylor Bnrnum. pioneer
American showman, author, politi
cian and "father of the circus, ' act
ually lived to rend his own obituary.
When, shortly before hla death, he
expressed a desire to read what would
be said of his career after he was
gone, Charles A. Dana, publisher of
the New York Sun. printed an obitu
ary that filled four solid columns
end sent Barnum a copy of the pa
per. Barnum's health Immediately Im
proved, but he suffered a relapse and
died April 7, 1801.
Hog-Stenter Hanged
First me.n In United state legal
h lAtory to be tried twice for the
same crime was James Bobtey, a
Georgian, who was Indicted, tried, re
tried and convicted of "high treason
against the state In that he did steal
find carry away a black horse and 57
head of hogs."
The action took place In the su
perior court of Wilkes county, Geor
gia, In 1781, when Bobley, after win
ning a "not guilty" verdict, was con
victed on retrial and sentenced to
hang.
The early Georgia court, with due
regard to form, manufactured an of
ficial seal from a sliver quarter with
which to etamp the execution order
of Bobley. The clerk of the cotirt
drew a quarter from his pocket and.
with his penknife, scratched thereon
"Superior Court, Wilkes County."
The court then passed an order au
thenticating the device.
"Eleven"
star quarterback,
12-Mnii
Orvllle Mohler,
was the "twelfth" man who started
with the University of Southern
California football team in the 1932
Notre Dame game. Injured in a pre
vious game, he was given the honor
of holding the fall for the kick-off.
A full Trojan team besides Mohler
was on the field for the kick-off.
Tomorrow: The Biggest Foot hall
t pet!
SALEM P0ST0FFICE
READY FOR SERVICE
SALEM, Nov. 1. (AP) At a brief
oeremony today Henry R. Crawford.
Salem postmaster, received from
Walnard Rlppl, federal engineer, the
key, to Salem's new pontoffice and
officially took over the building.
Moving the postal service from the
old building Into the new one will
be done next Saturday and Sunday.
During the week government offices
located on the top floor will be
moved. A second unit of the new
building remains to be built.
Orent shirrs Injured
LOS ANOELES. Nov. 1. (API Art
(the great) Shires, former first base
men on the Chicago White Sox base
ball team, was a traffic casualty to
day. He suffered a dislocated verte
bra when his automobile struck
Pasadena telephone pole.
Salem Gets New Water.
SALEM. Nov. 1,OPj Salem today
officially began using water from
North Santlam river, replacing Wil
lamette river water that has been
ysed for many years.
Phone 643 We'll haul away youi
refuse City Sanitary Service
THE WORLD AT ITS WORST
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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