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METFOTTD MAIL TRTBUNT:, M"EDFOTCD, OI?EOOr. SUNDAY. MAY 8, 1938
HASTE MAKES WASTE
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Re U. 8. Pat. Oft
By BLANCHE 'SMITH FERGUSON
Tbe Story So Part In love with
dashing Gary Brent, Judith
Goodloe marriet Reuben Oliver
for hi money, only to dueover
he is bankrupt Sticking to her
bargain, the accompanies film to
a dismal mining town where
twins are born Then Reuben
totes 'tis lob Red-headed Cissy
Rogers, loving Reuben, schemes
to throw Gary and Judith to
gether. aaain by getting Reuben
a iob in the lumber camp Gary
manages- On her arrival Judith
bumps Into Gary, and knows the
old fascination Is still strong.
Chapter 29
Dinner For Two
THEY came out of the winding
road before a rustic cabin. It
had a porch all around and a big
tone cnimney built on tne out'
side At first glance it seemed to
be growing from the primeval
rock upon which it stood.
"Here's your castle, Judy."
Gary shut oil the car engine.
Judith came out of her dream
Ing and surveyed the log house.
rThia isn't Plot 16?"
"That's Just a wooden platform
tonight. You II have to use this.
"But"
"There're a dozen or more of
these cabins scattered about Gal
breath built them. The Company's
officials use them or the timber
merchants when they come.
You're not putting anyone out
Don t worry.
"Well Just for tonight You're
awfully Kind, uary.
"Poufl When a princess comes
visiting We have nothing here
A nnn,,nV rn linn furltr "
It was sweet to be flattered
again. Grand to have someone to
make things easy. She followed
Gary up three steps, across the
deep porch.
The door swung easily upon an
Immense room with high pitched,
beamed ceiling and dark, shining
Boor.
Judith paused at the threshold.
After the clutter of Uasper street
this room, restful, spacious and
shadowy, seemed too beautiful to
be true. There were triple case
ment windows on two sides fram
fcig vistas of sky and woodland. A
huge stone fireplace, with a door
opening invitingly on either side.
. filled the far enri of the room.
"Gary it's a dreaml"
"Glad you like it. After 1 move
in the offspring and luggage, I'm
going to drive your car to my
cabin on the other side of the hill,
and bring Alt up here to cook your
iupner."
"A!f ?" Her eyes widened. "Is
Alt here?"
"Very much here. Brought
Kingpin out. Raised such a howl
at b'.'ing left behind he alarmed
the valley."
She nodded comprehendingly.
Sh;r read the handwriting on the
wall. "You were homesick too,
Kingpin and Alf a bit of old
Maryland.
Gary grinned. "It's funny
mougn now a norse and a colored
boy can make a place feel and
iook like Home."
"Like heaven!" She was re
membering those first days in
Fordney's Gulch smoky stove,
scorched food, burnt fingers. She
aid: "If you lend mo your cook
you'll have supper with me, of
course."
"I was expecting to be Invited,"
Gary confessed shamelessly,
"thouKh if you're too tired
there's a community dining
hall"
"I'm not too tired."
"Alf will bring all supplies."
"Not too many though. Remem
ber I'm moving in the morning."
But she didn't want to think of
the morning. She didn't want to
think beyond this moment
When Gary had gone she moved
about the big room softly, as
though at the slightest noise it
would vanish like a too perfect
dream. Deep comfortable chairs
invited her. Big, soft divans two
of them flanked the fireplace.
There were plenty of lamps placed
Just right. Convenient small, low
tables scattered obout. Balsam
scented nir drifted in ,
"Angels," she went back to the
patient bewildered twins and
hastily commenced to strip off
small, untidy garments. "We have
water to splash in plenty of it
You're going to take your first
swim."
After they had floated In a great
white porcelain sea, been rubbed
to pinkness with soft enveloping
towels, slipped into cool little
nighties and replete with bread
and milk put to bed in the en
closed end of the porch where
four beds, arranged ship fashion,
lined the walls, Judith went in
doors to make herself presentable.
She made a rit ol dressing fox
supper. Carefully she manicured
her nails it didnt help them
much. She archeo the dark wings
of her eyebrows. Spread powdei
evenly over her tunned face. Out
lined her mouth in vivid red.
Brushed her hair until it shone
like burnished chestnut then
slipped into the oldet of the two
evening dresses hs had brought
It was white, flimsy georgette, cut
to a deep V back and front Her
shoulders arose from it satin
smooth Her neck showed a line of
too deep sunburn-
A reminder of Fordney's Gulcbl
She never wantec. to think of
Fordney's Gulch again Hastily
she searched througo bags, found
a string of lapis lazuli beads, twist
ed them around net offending
throat They wero inexpensive
beads but they intensified the blue
of Judith's eyes. There was no
trace of weariness in the face she
saw in the mirror. "I had forgotten
I could look so nice." She went out
on the porch to wait for Gary.
But for the sleeping children
she could have forgotten there was
anything In her life exceDt wait
ing for Gary. For the first time In
all the years, she had no vague
uneasiness about nis coming. She
knew by some infallible, illogical
reasoning, that Gary was more
eager to come tonight than he had
ever been. He wouln not keep her
waiting long.
She felt excited, young, hopeful
A different entity from the hope
less, tired Judith whi had left the
drab monotony of Fordney's Gulch
this morning? A lifetime agol
His Nearness, His Dearness
A LF arrived anu took possession
i of
Young And Excited
""THE door to the left of the fire
1 place led to a gay combination
kitchen and d;ning room all aqua
blue and cream paint with match
ing linoleum. A blue peasant cloth
covered Ihe table standing in the
deep windows. Blue dishes.
"Cooking would be fun here."
Her subconscious mind added:
"Cooking for Gary would be fun."
Disloyal to Reubcj even to think
that.
Back In the living room the
babies sat wondcringly in the
middle of the dark, polished floor.
"Isn't it grand. darliiiRs?" Para
dise or near itl Judith explored
what lav beyond the door to the
right of the fireplace. She found
a restful bedroom casements
open to cool greenness. Metal beds
Box springs. Moir mattresses and,
in an alcove, a white white bath
with hot water am' ld. iust wait
ing to gush (rum chromium fau
cets And this was the forest!
the kitchen. Judith heard
him moving about humming a
low, plaintive spiritual.
Gary came through the sweet.
early darkness, cool and splendid
in white linen, "Judy are you
there?"
The years rolled backward. Reu
ben, marriage, Fordney's Gulch
were blotted out with one fell
sweep. Her hand went out to meet
his.
Isn't It a miracle your being
here, Judy, with me comine to
supper?"
It was beyond a miracle. His
nearness, his dearness the new
certainly that neede't no words!
Alf laid a small table on the
porch. He placed two tall pale can
dles upon it and put maiden hair
fern fragile and cool in the
middle of it.
Judith and Gary dawdled over
their meal talking mostlv in mono-
syllables.
"We'll eo ridinc tomorrow. Ju.
dith."
I'd love that!"
You'll ride Kingpin. Til take
one of the Company s horses.
"It sounds heavenly but I'll be
starting life at Plot 13 in the morn-
g working like k slave.
Forget it for tonight can't von?
If you insist on going on living
like a gypsy"
"If I insist Gary don't be silly!
I have to go to the place my hus
band provided.'
Me tclt unreasonably Irritated.
I'll have more coffo.i. Dlease." He
liked to watch her brown finpem
dropping in sugar two lumps
xou rememoerett!
"Yes. Reuben takes his black."
"Hang Reuben!"
The wavering rltme of candle
light touched Gary's hair, intensi
fied its coppery tints It caught a
gleam In Judith's eye a gleam
that brightened when she looked
at her companion.
Gary caught the gleam reflect.
ed It. He reminded himself that
Judith's charm always affected
him strongly after an absence. He
was feeling it particularly now be
cause he had been so long deprived
of the society of women of het
type; added to this was pity for her
plight-
Pity! He caught at the words in
relief. That was what he was feel
ing, pityl
uut he knew he was deceiving
himself. Knew tha for him some
where, somehow, the hour had
struck. He had known, since he
watched her dusky head buried In
Kingpin's mane, that this achingly
sweet emotion, whose headiness
was increasing with each passing
moment had nothing to do with
pity.
Useless to remind himself that
this was the same Judith. This was
a new Judith a Judith growr
sweeter, more womanly, more ten
der.a milliontimes moredesirable
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Broadway's TlieatrTR
Few stage atars, strange ss It
fieoms, have been made on Broadway,
New York's "Great White Way' of
atagedom. because there ore but two
legitimate houses there.
Center of the make-believe realm
of Theaplana, Broadway la today too
businesslike to cater to theaters.
Instead, the- many side streets from
38th to 62nd street carry nearly every
stage show New York has to offer.
In this region are located more
theaters to the square mile than any
other location In the world, In splto
of the fact that during recent years
motion pictures have forced the
"live" shows to take a back seat In
the entertainment field.
In the Times square district 10
years ago 79 playhouses were operat
ing; last year there were 44. This
season only 30 stage pleys were run
ning In New York City and of these
only two openpd on the "Main Street
of the Theater" Broadway.
What may be the fate of the stage
on Broadway in the future Is a mat
ter of conjecture. Broadway, regard
less, will continue to live in the
minds of millions as headquarters
of the theatrical world.
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How BnulhiK Developed
If Rip Van Winkle today strolled
Into the Catskllls to hunt, chances
are he would find the little moun
tain men bowling a different gome
than Washington Irving wrote about
Ten pins replace nine pins today
because, strange as It seems, legis
lators banned nine pins early in the
nineteenth century as being induc
tive to gambling.
The nine pins formerly were placed
diamond-fashion at the end of the
bowling alley, end betting was heavy
on the game. Connecticut and New
York prohibited the game by law, so
sportsmen added another pin and
changed the . game to Its present
form.
- Biggest Turtle
Twice the siiw of. the four-feet-long.
600-pound Giant Tortoise ot
the Galapagos, the Leathery Turtle
or Luth measures sometimes eight
feet and weighs nearly a ton. It is
the largest living chelonlan.
Monday: The fugitive railroad.
McNARY FATHERS BILL
TO SAVE ROAD FORESTS
WASHINGTON, Mny 7, (AP) A
bill to authorize the secretary of
agriculture to acquire Btrlps of for
eat land one-quarter mile wide adja
cent to highways, roads and trails
financed by the federal government
was Introduced yesterday by Senator
McNary (R., Ore.)
WASHINGTON. May 7. (AP)
Senator McNary (R., Ore.) Introduced
a bill yesterday to change Daniel
Road, N. W., here, to "Oregon ave
nue." -
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Closing time tor Too Late to Claa-
Mfy Ads la 1 :30 p. m.
FREDDIE SUED BY
RIPAL AGEM
Subsequently, the action alleged.
Miss Bartholomew and her attorney,
William H, Neblett, entered into a
new contract with Mrtro-Ooldwyn-Mayer
studio calling for n total sal
ary of $396,000 over period of years.
The agents asked 10 percent of this
amount.
HOLLYWOOD. May 7. (mi Fred
die Bartholomew. Juvenile British
film star, was sued for no COO today
by r motion picture acent who nam-Hl
Miss Myllleent Bartholomew, the boy's
aunt and guardian, In the action.
The suit was filed by Myron se'.e
nlck and company, theatrical agents,
alleging the company entered into
an agreement with Miss Bartholo
mew on November 22. 1935. to handle
Freddie's theatrical affairs.
The compliant charrd that after
the youne; actor rhtninrd radio and
film rnrarrments :'rourt!i the agency.
Miss Bnrth'iVrno-v i'i::' ! th-m that
the had obtained a new agent.
MOST CHINESE WOUNDED
PERISH FROM NEGLECT
SHANGHAI. May 7 ( UP) - FVr
eUn doctors returning from the
Buehjw-Fu front tonight said that
the Chinese army now has lesa thsn
2.000 trained physicians for 1.500.
000 soldiers.
Seventy-five percent of the r
lously wounded dta within two days
because of Inadequacy of medical
treatment and supplies, they said
They saw many nell-trained rein
forcements between lUnkow and
Sucho-A'-Tu "apparently better oqiiip.
ped than the Chinese troops wer
t Shanghai."
Crash Damnge Asked
PENDLETON1. May 7. (AP) Al
leging permanent Injuries were suf
fered In an auto mishap April 3 at
Milton, Chris Marshall, Umaplne
district rancher, filed suit in cir
cuit court here today for $10,000
damages against George B. C.irmi
ehael, father, and George P. Car
mlchael, son, both of Weston.
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WHY fHE MORE HEfRlESTa
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(Copyright, 1S38, by Th BU Syndicate, Inc.;
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