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M-EDFORT) MAIL TRTBTTNE, ftfEDFORn, QKEOOy, WEDNESDAY. PECEfBER 1, 1937. 9 wo i ontvanu ty MAKCABET CUION HERZOG V ( lne cnaracien Nln ( beginning to find happl ncu with David whom h mar ried ImpuWvely lo icap hr low for htr ttepfathir, Richard, tho charming, well tailored iiepaiher, 1 on a 5 month trip with hit u(, ater thamelenly talking jju to Nina. Honey, tfina'f oav, pouthut mother, U tcild about Richard and trout litis on doctor! orderi. David, a bright young auto a toman, adorn Nina and etrivef to moltt her happy on hi imali salary. Chapter 38 Summer In Town IT HAD been i horrid early spring, and May made up for it for all she was worth. June too. The leaves on the trees standing off the dust, and hanging on to their first baby freshness as long as possible. Nina, who had thought of the Park in past years, more as a place to walk off hips and hangovers, than anything else, began to love it and use it, like hundreds of other New Yorkers, chained to uie city during the summer months. Cordelia went on a cruise to Norway and Sweden. Horseface went to Bar Haroor. xony Leeas, to the south of France. . . . Every body, that is, Nina's friends, fled the town. But still the wonderful finding of that new quiet happi ness . . . that new peace, gave Nina all the vacation she needed. July came on with a threat of ' the first real heat, but she didn't mind. The movies tn tne money in , the previous day's dear little com partment had not been used up) were gilt heavens of coolness: the dirty roofs across the court kept out the sun's hot rays; and her hus band was an angel, "Nina, sweet," said David, "you're looking marvellous . ." as Indeed she was. Iced tea. Gin rickeys. Salmon In aspic . , . Beer. . . . "I like New York, in the sum mer, darling. , . ." "I like . . . you." David was a lover, who never grew weary ... of loving. If they got along too, too beauti fully on their $5 a day and yes terday's compartment usually did have something left over in it, for today's amusements David laid it all to Nina's superlative manage ment. Nina never realized just how he had got started using small amounts from her own allowance, when he had told her not to, but they were so small . and made tveh a difference ... It seemed the height of foolishness not to con tinue. Ten dollars or so a week . . . what was that? Nothing. Nothing . . and everything. The Cars tain Sal DAVID was that rare creature: a man who does, not come home from work every evening, chock full of business. Cars that he didn't sell, he didn't talk about , . , cars that he did, well, that was different. But he made it interesting, amusing. He was not anything boring, like an automobile salesman with a vision; he was just an ambitious young man, with a sense of humor. He knew motors, and he liked them, and he had just enough of a smattering of psychology to help in putting over a sale; out Nina suspected and rightly that his engaging personality was his best asset. Jack Knight wasn't anywhere near as good, nice though he was, and David said he could take an engine apart, and put it together again, blindfolded. If Jack had the car, and his pros pect had the inclination ana the money, Jack could draw up the necessary papers; but it was David who worked the miracles in the salesroom. He was known as a young fellow "with a future." There was the time, for example David did tell her about this when a Long Island branch of their agency sent a Mr. Carstalrs In to David. Over the telephone, the Long Island salesman ex plained that Carstalrs's automo bile, one of their most expensive cars, was in their service station for a big repair lob. Carstairs wanted to rent a machine while his own was being painted and over hauled, but they had been unable to satisfy him. Would David see what he could do for the man? David would . . . and he saw to Carstairs so well that he sold him a brand new car, Instead of rent ing him a second-hand one. A neat piece of work. David admitted, with no trace of modesty; and al though there was some doubt as to whether he or the Long Island salesman would got the commis sion, It was putting the thing over that pleased him. The head of the agency had sent for David, and congratulated him, and that was "something." Jack Knight told Nina that her husband was considered quite the ooy wonaer at tne salesrooms, and that the big shots had their eye on him. Nina was fery proud. Gracie Nolan had been away fo several months. Nina had not seei her since the nieht ud on River side drive. Temporarily out oi work, Oracle nad sublet ner tnree room apartment to a girl friend, and gone to visit her family, near Rochester. She was expected back about the middle of August. Except for Jack Knight, and once when the model, Francine, and her boy friend Bill dropped in, Nina and David were very much alone. She had any number of friends at the two Long Island Hamptons, at Newport, up in Westchester . . . but following their original plan of not trying to keep up with the dashing crowd, the Days had pretty well dropped out of things. Weekends were busy for David, demonstrating cars, so that they could not accept the few invita tions they received, even if they had thought it advisable. Carl Semple had gone away for the summer, so that even that op portunity for a change now and then was denied them. Carl's attitude about Hester had surprised a great many people . . , and aroused admiration in all. Virtually, it had been: "Good for herl Something has been the mat ter with Hester, all these years; my love hasn't been able to rouse her , , , well then, since she's been wanting this thing so long, and so desperately, I'm glad she had the guts to seize the opportunity, when it came along. I hope she'll be happy!" He was helping with a divorce, doing everything in his power to make this terrific new step easy for her. He had written both Hes ter and Rian and wished them luck. The autumn would see him back with his horses, at Harmony. His old life would go on. He was quite splendid about it. Hot And Sticky AS JULY wore on, the heat be came pretty intense and steady. Nina watched the girls in the street who went about in low backed, sleeveless summer dresses and no stockings, as though they were in the country . . . and envied them. Why couldn't she kick over the traces, forget her foolish sense of what was correct for town, and be comfortable, too? But she couldn't. She felt that the heat was be ginning to get her she had never been in the city before, after the first of June but she held on. She went about in the daytime in pa jamas, and stayed in the darkened apartment as much as she possibly could, so as to be fresh for David In the evenings; but it was becom ing increasingly difficult to feel really rresn . . . ever. Nina could Dlav tennis, or goll in the broiling sun, become per fectly apoplectic, and then go for a swim and feel marvelous , , , fresh as a daisy and ready to dance all night. But this kind of heat was different. She took money from her allow ance and tried swimming in some of the city pools the Shelton was the nearest but it was not worth the effort. If she marketed and cleaned the apartment beforehand, she was so weary that she didn't give a darn about it when the time came to go; and if she swam first, the subsequent work took all the good results away. She grew to loathe the hot pave ments, and the sticky asphalt. One day, when her french heel sank into a particularly mushy cart oi Lexington avenue, and her stock inged foot came right out and plopped down Into the sticky street . . , she burst into tears, she was so angry. bhe kept telling herself to take it easy, but it didn't do any good. David stopped telling her that she was looking marvelous, be cause she wasn't; and his own freshness and vitality and abound ing good spirits were a constant source of irritation to her, poor soul, instead of a comfort. One evening, when he thouaht she had had enough of a spell o( cooking, he took her to Srhrafft'i for dinner. Nina was so excited at belns confronted with a menu she hadn t prepared herself, that she couldn't make up her mind what to choose; and after much changing of orders, David said to the waitress: "As for me, I'll just have the leg of a chair, without Russian dressingl" and sent the ooor sin away in stitches. And he took Nina to Lone Beach. when he could, and helped with the dishes, when she would let him, and generally behaved like an angel . , , but had she ever said it was fun In New ork In the summer? Godl She must have been crazyl (Copyright, UJT, Jfargnref tttnog) Nln hai a desperate time preparing her party for Oracle and Jack, tomorrow. Recover Bodies of Klamath Hunters KLAMATH FALLS, Drc. t. ID Bcxltea of Vincent Reynold!, 23, and Merlin See. Il, due hunters mlialng since Saturday, were recovered todny from the Klamath river at a apot about 200 yards from where their overturned boat was found. Indication were both youttia had tried to remove their fontwar In a futile attemlp to escape drowning. One had partly unlaced a high boot and the other had run down the ripper on a gatoeh. ROSEBURG PREPARES FOR SEWER FINANCING nOBEBURO. Dre. 1 At lTnni fr of npproxl mutely 111,000 to pcelnl fund, to be umk! In cooprra tlon with the WPA In contruetlon oi an Intercepting www tyntem (or Rneburg. wu mthor.rd by the city council at a special meeting laM night. The (60.000 tewer project Marled Mnnriny with construction of a build inc to hoiiM! concrete pipe manufec turinf equipment, DeMille Silent on Boom for Senate LOS ANOFITS. Pre. 1. ijn A MiRKCMIon by a Hcpuhllcan puny lender that Cecil B. De Mine te "drnftcd" for the nomination lor United States senator was met wittt out comment today by the veteran film director and producer. Leo K. Andernn. chairman of me Los Angeles county Republican cen tral committee, ana he, of tne California Republican assembly ' fact finding" committee that will report on candidates at Santa Cnn De cember 11 and 13. was the party leader making the suggestion. Sonja Heme Hurt By Tumble on Ice HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 1. (API Sonja Unite, Korwelgnn skating star, had an appointment to be X-rayed today to determine If she Buffered a alight brain conrutwlon in a movie Ice rink fall last rrlday. Twentieth Century-Pos studio said the bacg of her head struck the Ice after one of her liare clipped on a piece Ot cotton. 8!e complained of dlrincs 00 Um mi yesterday. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For farther proof addreu the aath'or, Iceloalnc s ttamped enrelope for reply. Ref - V. 8. Fit OS. 1 i- .:'iaVT-V at, JVAV l .lfc&N RVT SIR. luuv, famous FnPnch composer. &P rvon,i"TLle I Bit of Hfi Ufe, Hoivm rock Fall 'River, Mass., h tSthClftL 0OUUgR &M.&NCE0 CfcucftTeiY on & 6RftMTe site, Ron? with slight 2$ Tons o? vioiefe ft GlNSLE OUNCE Of NKTllRRt ii VP&fii PIASTER- ftl.bTlV)A Or OCCURS 56 MILK INLhNpj (HearBLbCK CAT LIGHT, , Mississippi Riiei- I8b5) ... Slff MoRSlAftN IN THE III Hultnnft Evploflon. The year 18B5 was a tragic one In American history. While It witnessed the close of the Civil War on April 36, the Mississippi river ran ram pant, hurling Its muddy waters with devastating effect over damaged lev ees, spreading death and destruction. Through all this the squat -river "sldewheeler," Sultana, churned with straining boilers and a cargo of 2000 Union troops leaving the Vlcks burg campaign for their homes in the north. Floating debris and vio lent eddies hampered the steamboat's progresc as she chugged and puffed north of Memphis, Tenn., past deso late Islands of clinging earth. Para dise Point, Happy Valley Bar and other small river towns watched the Sultana steam up the turbulent rivor Into the night of April 36. Early in the morning of April i7 the Sultana pushed her way 60 miles north of Memphis, past a point ot land known to river men at Black Cat Light. Here the flood had swelled "O' Man River's" banks to overflowing. Inundating the coun tryside for 20 miles on either side of the channel. And while a few scattered refugees at Black Cat watched, the Sultana's tubular boil ers strained and gave way under their Intense load. With a roar and a blinding flasn the river packet was blasted apart by the explosion. Screams of wound ed and dying men announced the world's greatest marine disaster. First tUlngs of what had happenea the world at daybreak when cries of the Injured men. floating down-river on bits of wreckage, were heard from Mount City. The river was clogged with 1847 aead, many more wounded. The Sultana drifted a while, then sank. Today It Is covered by a low sand bar. overgrown with willows and cottonwoods a grim memorial to 1647 men. Forty-seven years after th' catas trophe almost to the day the mem orable sinking of the Ill-fated liner. "Titanic" occurred In 1912 on the North Atlantic. The world's greatest sea disaster, taking 1513 lives, sun did not reach the terrible toll of the Sultana's sinking, 661 miles uprlver from the Gulf of Mexico. Tomorrow: Old Man Holdier! Girl Is Upheld in Refusal to Salute SACRAMENTO. Calif.. Dec. 1. (AP) Charlotte Oabrelll, youthful school girl who was expelled for re fusal to salute the United States flag, won her case In the third court of appeals here today. The appellate court upheld a Judgment of the trial court that sne could not be compelled to violate the Injunctions of her religious sect, Jehovah's Witnesses, which forbids doing homage to other than Uod. Women Form Symphony. ST. LO U IS. ( UP) Format Ion of nn all-women's aymphony orchestra has begun here. It will be composed of professional and amateur musi cians, and will present several con certs each year. City plants I :..000 Trees. CLEVELAND. (UP) City officials are to set out 15.000 sturdy young trees In an effort to regain for Cleve land the title of "Forest City." 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