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PArtTC STX MEDFOTCD MAIL TRTBUXE. fEDFORT). OT?EP.O". MONDAY. DECEMT5ER 5. 1938. THE ARMY POST MURDERS 1 By Virginia Hanson The Character Catherine Cornlib, mtel vis siting the colonet't daughter on a mid-western Army post. Charlie Spencer my fiance. Adam Drew, one of the nicest men I know. Yesterday: Adam is knocked out on the polo field. Elizabeth carries a pun in her car. Chapter Five 'Feeling Humble' 'YOU are you lure you're not hurt?" 1 asked Adam. "On the contrary, it hurts like the dicktns. but I'll recover. I got out from under very neatly, out one hoof caught me in the midriff and knocked my breath into the middle ol next week. I was con scious but numb when young Tar zan, here, snatched me up and swung off through the trees." Everyone was suddenly help- less with laughter everyone but Elizabeth. "That's all very well." she said calmly. "But don't forget you've promised to stop at the hospital for a thorough examination before you go home. For all you know you may nave a Droken no. Adam grimaced. "I've had spills Before. "Please." I said. He looked at me very soberly for a moment, an odd, questioning look in his brilliant eyes. "Of course," he said gently. "But I won't stay home from the party tonight ir 1 have to come In a wheel chair. And if anyone makes a crack about Adam s rib . . The same had been abandoned the horses led awav. Somewhere close at hand a bugle broke into urgent summons, races turned to ward the flag that floated high over headquarters. Adam released my arm, settled his helmet and stood at salute. Across the Held the cannon crashed and the band struck up the first measured bars of the na tional anthem. Gracefully, slowly. the nag dipped earthward, tug- Sing reluctantly at Its ropes, oated and dipped again, lower and lower, caught at last by many hands and furled before it could touch the ground. Across the lengthening shadows on the plain the last notes of music died away. "And so goodby until later." said Adam. "Not vet." reminded Elizabeth "We're going to drop you at the Hospital. We did. Adam submitted grace fully, even saluting us gaily from the door before he disappeared inside. Then, and not until then, did Elizabeth drive on. She delivered me at the house, gently ordered me to rest and de parted again in her little car. mur muring something about sewing and a sergeant's wife. I wandered into the house, found the colonel's den, shabby and filled with books. I inspected the shelves, hoping to find something distracting. There was a well-worn set of Dickens; a shelf of biography: shelf devoted to heavy tomes on military nistory, science and tac tics: and a stack of decorative vol' umes that caught my immediate interest. Howitzers, the West Point yearbooks. Titian O.A.O. I DREW out the top one it was three or four years old and carried it to the Colonel's chair. It fell open with the obedience of a book often spread at the same page, and I found myself staring at the face of Barney Nelson. He had not changed that I could tee. The same rather withdrawn eyes, the immaculately modeled features that made him almost too handsome. Bclcw the picture wis a brief biography. I read it with Interest. His name was not Barney, but Bjorne. and his nicknames were many: Swede, Handsome, Barney, Julian. This last was too obscure for me until I glanced at a snap shot in the lower corner of the ?age. At first sight It was a beau iful, stately blonde in floating draperies and a picture hat. Then I realized that it was Barney, dressed for a Hundredth Night show. I sat there giggling, picturing the size of him masquerading as a woman. A brief list of honors con firmed my guess: Football Squad, Baseball "A," Corporal, Choir. Hop Manager. Hundredth Night. The biography, rich in Idiom, made cryptic allusion to "you great big handsome man"; to a mysteri ous talent for falling out at pa rade: to his gifts as a snake, a apoonoid: to his bevy of femmes. I leafed through the book, look ing for more acquaintances. I had Pharlie's volume at home, two or three years later in date, for he was only a year out of the Acad emy, I had been pleased by al lusions to a Titian O.A.O. short for One and Only. I turned another page. Ah, here was a member of the garrison, Philip Shaw He and his wife were friends of Anne Carewe. She was the kind who allowed no one to forget that she was from the East. He had a round, babyish face and itrove for a cynical manner. He had been undistinguished at West Point. Nicknames: Phil. Tubby. His record was In one word: Sharpshooter. Mis oiogra- Kher chronicled a long list of mis aps: in the riding hall, at pa rade; femme trouble. The closing line arrested my attention: "Chief claim to distinction: the man who tried to spoil Swede's beauty. Hearing Elizabeth's step on the porch, I replaced the filotoitzet and chose Little Women at ran dom from the shelves. Then I stood for a moment unnoticed in the library doorway, thinking thai Elizabeth looked drawn and tired end realizing for the first time that the evening might prove an ordeal for her too. She placed her car keys on a card tray that stood on the hall tabic turned and saw me. Her usual gentle smile crossed her face "Oh. there you are. We can resl for an hour before we need to dress. Dinner will be at seven thirty, but I told Anne we'd drive over early. Is that all .right with you?" "Why, certainly," I said, but I was a little puzzled. I had expected Charlie to come for me. Would I never get a word with him alone? You, For Instance' I CONTINUED to ask myself thai ' question with growing resent ment; for Charlie, tight lipped and evidently strioken. escaped a.' soon as we rose from the dinnei table, with the muttered excuse ol an errand at the troop. No one be lieved him: but Adam tried hi? best to keep me from noticing tha he did not return. We rode over to the hop to gether, danced haltingly once around the floor Adam's danc ing is not all it might be and re tired to the club veranda. Even here the heat was stifling The hot black folds of the man darin coat enveloped me like t blanket. Why didn't I take it off' I don't know, except that Eliza beth's views were rather over powering. From the dusk besidr me Adam spoke diffidently. "If vou don't mind being alone for a few minutes I could see il Charlie needs anything. I'm afraid the champagne ..." "It Isn't the champagne, and you know It," I said wearily. "He's just sulking over Anne's engage ment. Let him alone." Adam can be trusted to say nothing when there is nothing to say. "Not that I mind being left." I added tardily. "Men are scarce tonight. You go in and dance." "Not on your life. I've done my duty often enough on this post Tonight I have a good excuse I'm a casualty." "How do you fool, honestly?" "Too good to risk a change of scenery. ... All right then, hor.rst ly, Doc Moore couldn't find any thing wrong with me." "Did he take an X-ray?" "Persistent, aren't you?" He sounded amused. "Yes, he took an X-ray, but it hadn't been devel oped. So you see, I'd better be very quiet until All is Known." "Are you sure you wouldn't rather go back to quarters where you can be comfortable?" He was silent for a minute. "Feeling humble tonight?" "You might call it that." "You'll find it won't last long Why don't you take notes on the symptoms? Writers are supposed to capitalize on everything. I sup- fiose you carry a notebook in that ittle ieweled affair. Go ahead, don't mind me." Adam's teasing is gentle, but he gets things across. "I don't take notes. It's more fun just to sit and watch people and imagine things about them. I've made up long stones that way in a restaurant, on the el. I expect I embarrass people." He chuckled. Not hair as much as I do. I'm no good at imagining I have to know." He hesitated, went on smoothly "There's you, for instance. All during your last visit you were so busy matchmaking for Elizabeth and me." he chuckled, "that all 1 learned about you is that you live in Chicago with a kid sister who studies music, and that you write for a living." Anne and Harney skipped out ot the club hand in hand, singing lustily. For two or three bars Barney's rich baritone almost drowned Anne's thin, high mono tone; then he leaped to a silly fal setto as he swung her about in the path of light from the door and stepped back, hand slapping, while she executed a surprisingly capa ble tap dance. They were dressed alike In white slacks and white cotton Jer- sevs in a manner to emphasize the contrast between them. I thought they were both rather pleased with the idea that they were perfect foils for each other, but I wondered how they would like sharing the limelight To the breast and back of each white jersey. In the appropriate anatomical position, had been ap- gliqued a crimson heart Merced y an arrow. It had been Barney's dca to let the costumes sneak for themselves. No other announce ment had been necessary. tCopvright. I9SS. Virginia Rantonj Tomorrow: Elitabeth and Barney. The Grange Tulrnt Ornnj Talent arni met with Muter W. W. Robison in the rtiur. Regular biifln followed, with Gladys Rob bin elect Ml lecturer. Mftnter Robi son rut an lntremtnti irport of Nation! OrimRf, km did Mr. anrt Mr Mtlo Kan. Mr. nnd Mm. S. B. Rohhbm. Beatrice Werth nd Flor encr Hnrtlpy. wno attended national mid ton the 7th decree. Bellvlew Orange viMtrd Ui. and printed an Intereatln program ronsltUtif- of the following mimbeiv: Soim, by future grangers; kit. y the ypung people: aong. Mra Arthur Petera and Mra. Tnylor Wil llBins: monologue, Mra. Wade Wallls; lap dancing. Marytln CrteatHeb Forty, Forty-five members of Bell view ernnur wete prenrnt. R,frehmtnt were aerved by the H. R. rlub, and dancing followed. Krai meeting of the H. B. club he n all-day m-etlng at the home oi Mi- Stanley Robbiut, De cember IS. Thin win be our Chrlat ma party and all attending are asked to bring a amall gift wrapped, but bearing no name. Thoae wishing to remember their Polly annua with Chtintmas gift a may do ao at thU meeting. rent ml Point Orange. Home Economic club of Centra! Point Orange will arrve a turkey din ner, atartlng at fl o'clock, December B. These turkey dinner are an annual nltrtlr and always well attended by both grange membera and the pub He. The dinner will consist of turkey and dieting, era r. berries, mashed po tatoes, r.ravy. gnen brans, salad, rolls, butter. Jelly and pickle with Ice cream and enke for dessert. The dinner will be followed by a dance and the dinner tiekrt will in clude dancing until 1'J o'elivk. If de aired; Anyone t" attend the dance may do so for a nominal dixir charge. Dinner will be served (rum a until 8 The public l cordially Invited to attend. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN MX For further proof address the author, inclosing a stamped envelop for reply. Kef. V. S. Pat Oft. tow m ice box MMFfMf Motfe mbN 52 pbr cent JU Ue4 mow ft DEPTH oF V :jX i M V ! ti 1 t ' I I American author. fbUNO Ml$ eRoTHER, HENRY tithV IH ft MEMPHIS HoSPffaL UHDet? CONDITIONS IDENTICAL WITH THOSE Of A PROPHETIC DREAM Hi WhV EXPERIENCED trwticsiu. (June, 1658) Mark Twaln'i Dream As a young man on the Mississippi. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) ex perienced one of those strange co Incidences whose explanation appar ently oan He only In the realm of the supernatural. Ono spring night In 1858 Sam Clemens slept at his slater's hsusc 111 Bt. Louts and had this dream: He saw hJs. brother, Henry, a corpse, ly ing In a metallic burial casket in the sitting room, supported on two chfllrs. He was dressed In a suit of Samuel's clothes, and on his breast lay a bouquet of white flowers with a single crimen bloom In the cen ter. In the morning the dream was still S3 vivid that he at first thought It was real. Then, realizing It was only a dream, heboid It to his sister nnd put It out 'of his mind. The two brothers aboard the river steamer "Pennsylvania" made a wfe trip to Now Orleans. There Samuel left the boat. At Ship Island, 60 miles below Memphis, with Henry still aboard, the "Pennsylvania" blew up killing over ISO people. Henry died as Samuel arrived at the scene. While most of the victims were placed In pine caskets, Henry was laid In a metallic case by sympa thetic Memphis women. He was clothed In one of Samuel's suits. Samuel suddenly recalled his strange dreflm. Even as he stood there a lady en tered the morgue and placed a large bouquet of white flowers on Henry's breast and in the center was a single red rose. Thus each detail of Mark Twain's amazing prophetic dream was fulfilled. Tomorrow: The one-cow dairy. E WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) A total of 365 Oregon farmers have applied for federal crop Insurance and 4.141 have paid premiums up to December 1 on Insurance against losses on next year's crop, the fed eral agency handling the Insurance said today. Pay Too Short BIO APPLEOATE. Dec. 3. SpI.) The short days are Just a little tough on the poultry business, be lieves Morris Byrne, young poultry man here. Even though egg produc tion Is at Its lowest ebb at present. 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