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PAGE FOURTEEN MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. XOVEiBER 26. 1937. C h MARCARET CUION HERTOC ontvanu i - 0 The Character ' Nina (mpuli ivtlv married David and U trying to forget htr Intense love jot htr etepather. Richard tht charming, tuell . tailored itepfather, thamelestly talkt of lovt to Nina, Honey, Nina's gay, plump, youthful mother, U utild about Alchard, her neurly acquired hue band. David, a bright young auto talesman, adores Nina and stri ties to make her happv on hie email salary. Chapter 39 'Please Don't Call' . . . iitell, then, would you ' walk In the park for while? Bring Button ... all very respectable Nina took the hand-phone away from her ear and looked at It, frowning as though It were a per ton; and then she smiled at It, and lifted It back. "No, Richard ... . You know it's No.' " "Precious," his voice came over the wire, low and vibrant, and faintly teasing. "Precious, why are all your little emotions so very complex "They aren't Comdex. Rich. ard; and I think I have only one strong emotion these cloys , , He said quickly: "Darling But she said: "... to get over your He didn't answer Immediately. to she went on: "And you're not being fair, not helping me . . . calling up every day . . . begging me to see you. Richard, dear we always talk about mo and my ngnnng against tnis . . . :nu thing; but how about you?' Don't you irant to play fair?" "No," he answered, deliberate ly. I m sorry . . . No." Then my determination will have to be strong enough for both of us . . . Goodby . . . and would you please not call again? Please? "Goodby, then . . ." What was there in his voiceT Resignation? Anger? But she noticed that he made no promises, just the same. ' Nina had been dusting, but now he went over and sat down in one of the little spring-back walnut enairs. bhe thought and thought. Which Old She Want? A N hour later, she was still slt- ting there ... the duster still In her hand. It began like this: Her sudden, impulsive marriage had been a ghastly mistake. Noth ing naa Deen cnanged by it. Rich- flnrt tVtoi Intra f- ...k was still there only now she had dragged David into the tangle, as well. Honey and David. There were two people to deceive . . . two peo ple to nurt, now . . . And where were they all head Ins? What did she reallv want? . . . Should ahe go on with her travesty of marriage, her travesty of loyalty to her mother? Could she7 Or would they some day find out; or, worse still, suspect ... so that her suffering would have been tor nothing? Or should she be brave, as Hes ter had been? Face the world, ad mit her love . . . marry Richard, go way with him. anything but openly? Which was right . . . but, no, first M all, which did she want? But Nina's answer to that ques tion was all mixed up with what Richard wanted. And yet, surely, she knew. That first evening, the only time he had kissed her, he had said: "This is our hour . . ." and an hour must always end. He had meant it, loo, then, she was sure. But on the tairs at Harmony, he had said: "You don't want this thing over between us any more than I ... It Eeedn't be . . ." showing that he ad changed his mind. He then, too, must have realized the power of this love of theirs that was holding them together ... in spite of other ties, or right or wrong, or anything. When they had all been standing bout in the upper hall, at Har mony, the night of Hester's elope ment . . . Richard had not joined In the general conversation, he had imply looked at her, and with his yes he had said: "That might hove been you and I . . . Nina." as plain ly as though he had spoken. It mipht have been. It might ... be. But Nina shied away from the thought, as she had trained herself to do. Instinctively, In these davs since her marriage when Richard had been pursuing her telephoning begging her to meet him ... In stinctively ahe had been saying: "No." Virtually: "I love you. I want Sou ... but I mustn't. No. Please on't call." "We can't stop It, any more than we can stop the sun from rising." . . . Well, if they couldn't, they ought to face it honestly: and if they could, they should. Nina thought: "We should talk It out, once, fully. Not In furtive little snatches. When he eilU again, I will see him." But she must have sounded un usually determined in their last conversation, because Richard did not call for several days. Nina saw her mother in the afternoons and made a sincere effort to stay, away from the 74th St. house in the eve nings because she did not want another encounter with Richard that would be full of meaning looks, and hidden hand clasps, and a furtiveness that got them no where. In this resolve she was abetted by David, who had no desire to see more of her stepfather than was absolutely necessary. He was fond of Honey, liked to And her there when he came home, and took fatherly attitude towards her, and her fluttery fears for Nina's hap piness, that amused all three of them. Her remarks, that first night af ter her return from the South, had been a key to her subsequent behavior. "Are you nice, young man? . . . Is he good to you. Nina?" . . . She had gone right on in that vein. ever since. She told David that ahe had of fered to increase her daughter's allowance, and that she thought he was mean and foolish not to ac cept a little help. She had sat like little. Irate, china doll, on the blue day-bed and scolded him, but David had shaken his finger, and scolded right back at her. She was the foolish one to think he would allow it She was the meany to try and dazzle her daugh ter wun areams 01 weaitn. ... It ended up in a laugh and a cocktail. Yes. Honey and David cot on beautifully . . . but Richard and David . . . that was something else. David never said anything, but Nina knew how he felt. Worry Over Honey ONE day, on 53rd St., Nina ran into a very tired, cross. Carrie Van Alstyne. "Thank heaven I met you. child. said Horscface, taking her arm. Now we can go round to Long- chanins for a snort . . . I've had a wretched afternoon, getting a per manent" She was propelling Nina, briskly, along the street. "Now why do you suppose I'm silly enough to submit to all that tor ture? Nothing could make me look decent, anyway!" Nina was tired, too,, and wor ried. Richard had not called her, nd aside from missing the sound of his voice she wanted to get things cleared up between them. After having revived her with two old-f ashioneds, Horseface then proceeded to upset her all over again. Have you noticed, Nina, that our mother has been behavinfl lately as though she didn't feel very well? "Why "Take that attack she called grippe' right after she came back afrom the South with me , . . wai that grippe, Nina?" Nina looked her alarm. "Why. Aunt Carrie ... I dont know. I had no reason to think it was anything else. Oh, dear, now I'm worried." Well, she told me she had a cold, and stayed in bed a couple of times on our trip, when I couldn't detect so much as a sniflle." "Aunt Carrie. I'm soing to call up Dr. Fellows this evening." "Why don't you, chiM7 We should both feel better. Let me know what he says, will you?" uut Nina s talk: with the doctor was not wholly reassuring. "Well. I'll tell you. Nina" he had been their family physician for a great many years "your moth er isn't actually sick . . . but I find her pretty exhausted, nervously." "Oh you've seen her just late ly?" Honey hadn't mentioned it. "Yes. Yesterday, as a matter of fact. Her trip with Mrs. Van Al styne didn't seem to do her as much good as I had hoped it would. frankly, child, your mother has been livinc under a food deal of excitement the last few months . . . used up a lot of nervous energy, what with her new marriage . . . and ypurs, Nina . . . I've been thinking of that Mediterranean cruise she usually takes in the spring. Do you think you could persuade her to go on an earlier one this year? A long restful ocean voyage would be just the thing for her." Nina s heart did a quick back- flip. A long ocean voyage with Richard! Soonl How much good that might accomplish right now, aside from restoring Honey's health. . . . She sa d: "Wei . here's the th n e. Dr. Fellows. I think she would be persuaded all right, but I don't think I'm the one to do it . . ." If It came as an order from the nrtor. Richard would have no choice but to urge Honey to fol low his instructions. If he thought was her is mas idea, he Ight... (CopyrtgM, Iril. Utirgarttt tTrmff) Nina has a "buslnesa conference" Ith Richard, tomorrow. She Mid some plan would be devised to remove t hcin. PORTLAND, Not. 38. (AP- vurrootl within administrative ranks of the Towneend pension plan third congressional district continued to day, with one faction attempting: to oust three officials, who In turn were necking to remove the district board. Mrs, E. J. Greenwood, wife of a noard member, contended that Tom Monk, organizer, John Jeffrey, d,la tnct manager, and Harry Hawkins. Monks' assistant, had been relieved by a S-S vota of the board. The of ficials, In turn, claimed 40 delegates had voted to disband the board. Mrs. Greenwood complained today hat the trio waa fired but "they are ajlll titling down there in the Slitc 1U tiicu (.net oo Ui desk,"! Leg-Beauties Sail Angry and Tearful NEW TOR.K, Not. 39 (API Thoae European Irtt-beautlce who loet their happy Jobs when the French casino closed down thla week went home today on the Normandle amid the greatest display of weeping and teeth-gnashing the French liner naa seen In many a day. The girls simply couldn't under- atand why the big cabaret should close Ita doors, depriving New York- era and non-New Yorkent of having I so tnurn fun. Dorrlt Merrll. Vien nese showgirl, brushed away a tear I and said: "I thoujht New York liked nudea. I and we gave them some of the best nudea they've ever seen here." WINDOW OLASS Tfe aall window glaaa and will replace your broken I windows reasonably rrowbruige Cab I Inet wnrka Um Mail IfUjuue aaul sua. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor farther proof adareea the Hither. laclotns a ttaaapad aawsloee tor reply. Sec. TT. A Fat. OC. YWWfjf MrW&OX'Suttdet of Turkey-' if '!vl zfor Yte JCWys unite oovH wiHgfcHCB orw explosion XT of-faeftiRSrUp slit MftHfcGei? Ia! '' lkj I ' 11 If a i i 7 BeHrW6.PKMlIvhM( HI iff A ' f tetimoMd., & f if mtZ& a AJi THKew ft R&auiMtoN - ffMrAJ ifJyyQ accuracy vmsf MrM J W- PooGvunck. THE WORLD AT ITS WORST By GLUYAS WILLIAMS Zep ExpIiHlon. Flight Sub-Lieu tenant R. A. J. War. ncford, British pilot of the Royal Naval Air Squadron, took off at dawn of s blenk day In 1016 from the air base at Dunkirk, France, to bomb a German airshed. Flying along the Belgian coast, bis propellor biting through the chilly early-morning air, Warnoford flighted the gray hull of a Oorman Zeppelin returning from a night raid over England. Warneford quickly Jerked bis ship up over the giant bag and. near Ohent, cut loose six bombs that made direct hits on the Zeppelin's sleek hull. The result was a blinding ex- upward like a leaf In an autumn gale. It Is S69 pounds. Thus a "candy" flipping H completely over and "kill-box of candy would weigh at least log" the engine. Slightly dazed. Warneford righted his ship and brought It safely Into a dead-stick landing behind the en emy lines, where he started his en gine and took off before being cap tured . The Zeppelin, first ever shot down by an. aviator, fell In flames on a convent, killing two women and the entire crew of the German airs hop. , A Candy of Candy. In the East Indies, "candy" la a meaaure of weight. In Ceylon It Is plosion that hurled Warneford 's plane equivalent to 600 pounds, In Bombay a quarter of a ton! lacrosse Champion. Hnry O. Pennlman. Baltimore In surance man, holds a U. S. record for throwing a lacrosse ball that has stood for 54 years. In 1883, when he was a member of the Druid La crosse club of Baltimore, Pennlman made his remarkable throw at the third annual tournament of the Na tional Lacrosse association In New York City. The feat Is all the more extraordin ary because Pennlman had to direct his throw between two flags set 20 yards apart as a test of accuracy. UNFORfUMWlE OCCURRENCE WHEN ErJ-faUSlf&TlC ALUMNUS, FORCED fo AtfENP HI5 WIFE'S TEA PARtV, 6fS "THE NEWS VIA HIS SOH'S RADIO THAT HIS COllESE HAS OUST SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ftsht, 193T, by The BeD Syndicate, Inc.) S MATTER P0I By 0. M. PAYNE Klamath Budget Held At $144,000 KLAMATH PALLS. Nov. M. (AP) Klamath county today waa prepared to opernte through 1038 on an S144.0OO budget. Two days of public hearings, dur ing which tlmbcrmcn and other large taxpayers urged a MO.OOO elaah In the road fund, failed to produce any Important change In the original schedule. It was adopted by the county budget committee late Wed nesday at exactly the eum published. TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Feels Lowl 5 Transients Die In S. P. Smashup FRESNO. Cel.. Nov. 26. (AP) Work crewa today recovered five bodies from the wreckage of a Southern Pacific freight train which hit spreading ralla and plowed up 300 feet of track 12 miles north of here Tuesday night. Coruner J. N. Lisle' Identified two of the victims as Josepb Elson Con ver. 18, of Los Angeles, and Earl Johnson, a registered nurse, of Den ver, Colo. The other three bodies were badly mnngled and Lisle said Identification would be difficult. All the casualties were transients. OUT Jy- V l .P I GoM.u OUT m M ?t v 1 (Copyright, 193T. by The Bell Byndlcatt. lie.) .J Rv HAT mDPF9T BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Round One I '"" " " . n By EDWIN ALGER rV meII?) Ti .,CP,A WOWJOtB. Oh VWOMPCR A5 TM6 cC I IV ) 5. r THE NEBBS Well, What Now? 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