MEDFOTID MAIL TRTBTTNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1937.
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py GLUT AS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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aL- ZL MARCAIirr CUI0N HtRi0C '
The Character
Nina, a nlct olrl with flaxen
hair, hat alien in lot uiith her
stepfather.
Honeri Nina' gay, plump,
youthul mother, hae brouaM
home a neto husband.
Richard, Nina' l charming, well
tailored stepother, pays conlid
trable attention to Nina.
David, a youna auto salesman,
crashed a party, met Nina and
his heart turned over.
Cordelia is Nina's closest riend.
Chapter 10
'You're Good For Me'
BUT Nlna'i reasoning had all
been too convenient, too easy
... too brief.- The second atage
came on at breakfast
She had been quite wrong, she
found.
As she sat sloping her chilled
grapefruit juice, in her new Amer
ican Beauty pajamas, she thought:
"Now I must snap out of this
schoolgirl lapse of mine."
But when her stepfather ap
peared in a black dressing-gown
with dragons on it, she thought:
"Oh, Lordl I can't!"
She loved him, and It couldn't
be helped. But she loved him nice
ly ana quietly, and nobody need
ever even suspect it. Instead of
ftnawing inwardly at her vitals,
ike a cancer, it gave her a warm,
glowing feeling inside. Something
to be treasured rather than
ashamed of.
This beatific second stage lasted
all of three days. She had thought
it would last forever. She should
have known better.
Nina soon found herself pro
gressing to the stage where she
wanted to talk about it . . . wanted
people to know; and immediately,
of course, upon the heels of this
hideous discovery, came remorse,
and self-reviling thoughts about
loyalty to her mother.
Nina felt sick all over.
In the Plaza movies, one after
noon, Cordelia had said: "How are
ou ana rticnara malting out, aari-
That had been the beginning of
Nina had wanted to talk and talk
bout him; how marvelously they
got on together; how marvelous he
was to Honey; how maruelouslu he
fitted into the household.
Cordelia had had to shush her,
because the feature picture had
Started. And it was then that Nina
ad begun to be afraid.
Oh, To Laugh About ttl
SHE went about then, in a paral
ysis of fear lest someone would
E aspect it . . . Honey . . . Richard,
1 in self.
She dreaded goodnights, and
good mornings, lest he should
touch her, and the warm blood
should come rushing into her
cheeks. She felt that she walked
awkwardly, talked in a peculiar
constrained way when she was
with him, in an effort to appear
nnrmnl. Sometimes her line felt as
though she had been out In a cold 1
wind . . . sun ana irozen sumosi,
when she had to reply to some cas
ual compliment It was unbear
able. And it wasn't only the effort ot
trying to hide the signs of her,
well, call it infatuation. It was try
ing to kill the germ at the root
Of the infection. And that she
could not seem to do. It was as
though Richard were launching a
diabolical campaign to win her; to
make her suffer, and hate herself
the more.
One night he said to Carrie Van
Alstyne, right in front of Honey
and Nina: I'm proud of myself,
Came. There aren t many men i
who could keep their heads, with
two such beautiful women in the
house."
And Horseface had said, coquet
tlshly: "Are you referring to Hon
ey and me, young fella'?" Honey
had giggled.
Oh, to be able to laugh about HI
Nina thought with envy of the
Jirl who had been herself only a
ew days ago, lying all uncon
cerned, between her peach-col'
ored sheets, figuring it out on her
fingers that she really didn't love
him at all; who had Been able to
curl up, and go to sleep after
wards. And she thought, with loathing,
of the girl she was now; admit
tedly in love with her own moth
er's husband . . . trembling at his
approach . . .
She went out with Tom . . . and
with every Dick and Harry who
asked her. And she was so nice to
David, when he came back from
hU trip and called up, that he ap
peared within an hour . . . with
Button, and a happy gleam in his
eyes.
She was inordinately glad to
see him. He had interested her
more than any young man in ages
. . . before Richard Challoner ap
peared, of course , . . and she
hoped against hope that his charm
would help bring ner Back: to nor
mal again.
Not Pull A 'Pish Tush'?
"I TEL-LO, Davidl"
a 1 "Gosh, Nina, I'm glad to see
you. It's been S weeks, 2 days, and
13 hours too long! '
That was a bad beginning.
Five weeks, 2 days, and 13 hours
since she had walked in, all un
suspecting, and found her new
stepfather.
He proceeded to go from bad
to worse.
"There've been great goings on
in your life since I left you that
night, haven't there?"
She had to laugh.
"I'll say there havel"
He was gay and ridiculous the
entire two hours he stayed.
He was no more ridiculous on
four cocktails, than he was on
none. That, Nina liked about him.
She thought it was the only pos
sible feature he and Richard could
have in common . . . Not that Rich
ard was ever ridiculous, but that
he knew how to hold his drinks.'
When he left, David said: "You
won't be an old meany and let me
get too crazy about you, if you're
going to pull a 'pish tush' on me,
when I wax serious . . . will you
Nina?"
And Nina said: "I'm never an
old meany, darling, and 'pish tush'
Isn't in my vocabulary."
"Is nuts'?"
"Nor 'nuts.' "
"You realize, of course, that
you're practically accepting me
this minute . . ."
And she said, with mora feeling
in
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rYM6M&6R OF THE INT6R4Crl0LrVC
m-mtBtCfCLE KlvBR
life
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Ail-Around 8tr.
Only 32, Murray Patrick, versatile
athlt of Victoria. B. C, still has
plenty of tlma to try out his talenU
In tennlff. polo, swimming and cror
quet. Thera aren't ao very many
sports other than thene for htm to
try hla mettle on for, strange as it
fleema, he's proved hlnwlf a star In
no leas than eight different sports
already I
Patrick started on his amazing
athletic career by playing trasketball
for his Bunday school at the r.ge of
11. Five yoara later he was -tarring
as the youngest player In organized
senior basketball, and three or four
years ago whs chosen beat forward
in Canau.n amateur basketball.
Boxing is another "top" iport with
the young Canadian. In 1935 he won
his country's amateur heavyweight
title. Later In the same year he won
the Washington atate championship.
In baseball. Patrick haa starred as
catcher and fielder on Victoria, B. C.
teams. His 1933 baseball playing end
ed with a perfect fielding average.
The same year, he played football
for the Victoria Capitals in British
Columbia's "Big 4" league. Young
est player on the team, he ivos also
the biggest yardage gainer. As a
rugby player, Patrick played in the
back field with several Victoria cham
pionship teams. In (rack and field,
- HfNaicbt SrndtMW, la
he won the Victoria all-around high
school championship two years in
row. Today, In addition to being
professional hockey player, Patrick
also goes in for six-day bicycle riding,
(olchluni Itulb.
Set somewhere indoors where a lit
tle light will reach It, the Colchlum
bulb will produce six to 15 lovely
lavender blossoms without water, soil
or care. When through blooming thi
bulb may be planted, dug up the fol
lowing July and again used as an
indoor plant.
Tomorrow : The Chloroform Party 1
RAILWAY MAIL HEAD
NAMED FOR DIVISION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 AP Alvah
L. Carr was named today by second
assistant Postmaster Oeneral Harllee
Branch to serve as assistant division
superintendent of the railway mall
service at Seattle, Wash.
Branch appointed EArl L. March
chief clerk for the service at Seward.
Alaska.
MINIMUM WAGES SET
FOR SOVIET WORKERS
MOSCOW. Nov. 3. (AP) Minimum
wages for factory, railroad and water
transportation workers were fixed to
day at 110 rubles (957.60) to 115
rubles (959.18) a month by govern
ment decree, exclusive of bonuses.
It was estimated officially the in
creases would amount to 600.000,000
ruble ($308,760,000) a vear.
JOHNNY GOODMAN WINS
MEXICAN GOLF CROWN
MEXICO CITY, Nov.3 AP John
ny Goodman. United States amateur
golf champion from Omaha, Neb..
won the Mexican national amateur
title today, routing Don Schumacher
of Dallas. 6 and 5, in the 36-hoIe final-
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By C. M. PAYNE
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"You stick around, David
Day. You're good for me."
than she meant to: "You atick
around, David Day. do you hear?
You're good for mo.
And she was sorry immediately.
for David was no longer a medium-successful
salesman of small
cars, he was a king among men.
Button, ol the dubious ancestry,
was a full-blooded wolfhound, and
they strode out Into the dusk with
conquerors' tread.
she turned round from the door,
to And Richard looking at her from
hair-way down the stairs.
He had on a white tie and eve
ning trousers, but a royal blue vel
vet smoking Jacket instead of t
tail coat
He said: "I dressed early . . .
thought we might whip up a cock
tail, you and I.
The old feeling of paxalysli
came over her.
"I've Just had two," she an
swered, "but I think I could go an
other." There were still enough mak
ings for a fresh shakerful. in the
living-room.
(Copyright, it SI, Urgaret Bereog)
Richard Inrrntt an errand to ba
with Nina, tomorrow.
W KILLED IN FALL
WITH EX-1R FLIER
BOSEVII.US, Mich., Nov. 8. (AH)
A stunting airplane piloted by a
man whoiw flying npcrlfnco wiian
In the World War. crafhed here late
yesterday, killing two perroni and
injuring one.
The dead were John T. Brltt. 63. ot
Detroit, the pilot, and Dennis A.
Keohanc. 34. Detroit aaleaman lor
a Minneapolis smelting and rellntng
company.
Taken unconscious from the wreck
age was Mrs. Florence Mauser, 41.
ot BnaeTlile. Her husband, William,
described her aa "always craty about
flying."
Department of commerce oftinali
from Detroit began an Invemgation
Immediately and took statements
from several witness.
BRITAIN WILL SIGN
SPANISH TRADE PACT
LONDON", Nov. S (API Britain Is
about to complete negotiations, an
Informed source said tonight, for a
trade agreement with Insurgent Spain.
The terms, which aro expected to
bo announced "at an appropriate
momrnt," would provide tor estab
lishment of commercial missions In
Britain which would have the rlpht
to deal with the British department
of overseas trade.
tins t'teri nil AnlninK
ISTANBUL. Turkey. I L'PIItan
bu' 7Kllce are uslnft rules firing polaon
gaa capsule In their campaign to
rid the city of stray dot:s and cats
The powerful gas anesthetizes the
strays, which are rrtmved and pain
leasly destroyed.
WINDOW ot.ASS ws sell window
jlaar ana anil replace rout broken
winuun-i reasonably rrowbrtdga Cab
Inst Works.
TAILSPIN TOMMY "Cornered!"
By HAL FORREST
Tn the DimriG
ROOM OF THE
DUDE RAMCH, THE
GUESTS ARE AT
Dinr-iER, BUT ONE
WOMAN IS TOO
EXCITED TO EAT
SEVERAL HOURS
HAVE ELAP3ED
SINCE THE DIS
APPEARANCE OF
tommy i Betty and pete,
AND SHE THIMK3
SOMETHING SHOULD
BE DONE ABOUT
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COUPLE OF MY
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IN THE
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UP AND HELP
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benTuy! SAVES
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