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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1939 Meet fAr. Lcdunvar By Marie Bliiard t LSI tHUAX . Cecily in an agony of shame over Ihe thought that Locke may 6a marriea, de cides she had better forget him. Even if Locke is free he seems to be a man of no ambition, no Su ture. Trying to be polite to Philip she accompanies him to a movie -sees Locke there. Chapter 23 Something Definite TpHEY rose when the house lights went on. cecuy was caretui to S;ive all her attention to Philip, not o look in back of he Uncon iciously and entirely without folition she was following the tge-old recipe: be gay and he'll be jealous. She was gay. She chatted easily, brightly, laughed at Philips sal lies until he felt he was a very musing llow and that she was beginning to appreciate him. They tat in the window of the drug store and ate ice-cream. Liehtlv. seemingly indifferently. her eyes swept the small groups coming into ine store, ariving or strolling past. She didn't And him. Perhaps he naan i even seen that ine was there. There was no reason then why me snouia permit ramp to take her arm so possessively when they leit tne art- store, out she no long er cared. Why always protest ibout everything? Locke had seen her. He told her o the next day. She was wrapping ud a Dack age for a customer when he came in. She salt , "Hello," casually, and, "I'll be with you in a moment." "No hurry, he answered and turned the pages of a book Idly. The customer was maddening ly slow about paying for his pur chase. Cecily saw hin. to the door, propelling him with her will to leave, praying hopefully that no one else would come in. It was Thursday, a busy day at the shop, busy for one of those queer psy chological reasons no one could figure out. The customer, almost to the door, stopped and picked up an other book. Cecily smiled, looked at Locke and, catching his eye. made a little despairing gesture. Before she turned back, she was uncomfortably aware that for the first time he hadn't answered her gesture. As though the continuity between them had been broken. Whe at last she haH bowed, smiled and almost pushed the un wanted customer out of the shop, she turned around with a gay little smile for a welcome on her lips. Locke didn't look at her. Sensi tive exquisitely sensitive to every nuance of their relation ship, Cecily felt instantly that something had happened. Some thing that was not merelj his withdrawing becaiue of what had happened before. This was some thing new. bometmng definite had hanpened. "Selling something today?" she asked with attempted lightness. "No, just a little social call. Thought, like the minister, I'd drop in for a bit of local gossip and a cup of tea. Are you in both?'' "That depends," she answered, relieved at his words. She pre tended that there was nothing new ' In his attitude. "Would you settle for some ginger cookies and a glass of milk? That's what I'd planned for my tea. I'm going to a big party tonight and I've got lots of work to do here." "I'll clear along," he said at once. At once she said, "Oh. please stay. Let's have it in back." In back was the scrcened-ofT mall space that Cecily used for her "office."1 'A Long Story' 'T'HEY perched companionably on the sturdy table with a pitcher of milk between them and nibbled ginger cookies. "Do you think a woman should keep herpa't from her husband?" Locke said surprisingly. Cecily almost choker' over her biscuit. "W-whnt?" "Not that I really care. I'm mak ing conversation. How'd you like the movie last night? Not very well, I'm afraid. I'm afra 1 your attention was not on the plight of the misunderstood wife." "Oh, so you did know I was there?" "Of course." 'Then why didn't you wait and speak to me?" "Who was the man you were with?" Cecily made no answer. "I see," he said coldly. There was an imp in Cecily. She said, "1 don't know what you saw but whatever it was, I'll thank you to remember that the gentle man was to all intents end pur- f loses my fiance, Mr. Philip Cal cn." Cecily's words had an instan taneous and unexpected cflect. Locke, in one smooth movement, got rid of his glass, rose to his feet, grasped both her wrists in his strong hands and compelled her gaze. "Say that again." "He isn't really, Locke! It's a long story." "Suppose you tell It to me." he said softly but Cecily felt as though he were speaking between set jaws. She didn't know whether she was alarmed or thrilled. There was something about Locke that frightened h.T. "I thought you knew who he was." she said. "You seemed to know so much more about me than I knew about you." "You neglected to mention that you were engaged to him." "I'm not, Locke. I tried to tell I you that Now, do you want mi to tell you about it, or shall wi skip the whole thing?" "Please," he said and waited. "It's so silly, I hate for you to hear it. I'm ashamed to admit 1 should have acted so childishly. "Go on," he said patiently. "If rather important for me to heai it." Feeling exceedingly foolish. Cecily went through the whole thing. She omitted nothing that had happened since the day she had told what she thought was an innocent white lie to save face She told him how Philip Callen had turned up ot Darelea. Out of fairness to Philip, she told Locke how truly nice Philip had turned out to be. When she seemed to be making no impression, because Locke was busy with his own thoughts, she repeated: "You see. Locke. I am the one who is rcall." to blame for the whole sill situation. I suppose the real reason why I haven't told my aunt is because I'm ashamed to admit I could behave like such a fool." "I see." he said and Cecilv saw that he hadn't even been listening to her last words. 'Darling ""'ECILY, have you told anyone else about It? Think hardl Anyone at all?" "Laura," she answered at once. "And that's absolutely all." nas L,aura torn anyone else? "Of course notl Whv should she?" I don t know." he answered in that same don't-bother-me-I'm-thinking-of - something- important voice. I don't know what vou're eet- ting so excited about." Cecily pointed out. Ira not excited, he said at once. Then there was that half humorous, quizzical smile of his. "I just naturally got anxious when I heard somebody'd stolen mv gal." Who s your gal?" she asked. "Guess, he answered and when she closed her eyes, he said quick ly, "No, don't guess." When she opened her eves as quickly as that, she found the laughter had gone out of his. Her quick, happy moment was over. What had come down between them, shutting him awav from her? All right, we won't plav." she said and picked up the pitcher of niiiK to put it in ine ice-Dox. "Oh. yes. we will!" he answered easily. "Cecily, some day we'll play lovely games. I'll show you sijjms you nave never Dcnolcl De fore. Behold before . . . now there's phrase Hand in hand, wn'l! e. plore new adventures. . . ." "Where are you going?" she called after him, holples- to keep iiuiii ciunng mm. Ho had gone toward the back door of the shop. He picked up a bucket he had left there. He gave her a sweonins hnw 'To peddle mv berriei to the nln. tocrnts." he said "Au reuntr Hnrl- ing, don't tell anyone else what you've told mo today. Let that be uur iiiue secret. Darling! Ho called me darlingl Laura said, "I'm sorry I couldn't get here before, Cecily. I know you wanted to get away early this afternoon." "Did I?" Cecily askea dream ily. She heard her own voice as it floated down from somewhere above. Some celestial place. "Well, didn't you? I thought Mrs. Brewster's dinner was tonight You said something about want ing to wash your hair." "Oh, yes." Cecily got up, reluc '. int to go, reluctant to leave the shop. Once back at Darelea, other things, other people, would come between her and the fragile thing that was her present happiness. "Anything happen while I was away?" Laura inquired when Cecily was getting ready to go. "Nothing important," Cecily an swered at once. She wasn't really evading Laura; it was simply that she didn't wont to talk about Locke then. A little later, when she was setting waves in her hair, Laura and Locke m i i. g 1 e d in her thoughts. She had a sudden sense that sot.iething was escaping her, something that Laura might be able to set right. Was Locke jeal ous? What did his concentrated interest in her recital about Phil ip's position at Darelea mean? Cecily jabbed combs into her head in a moment of self-abnegation. What a foolish, unbalanced girl she was getting to be, always trying to find reason and mean ings, writings on the wall where there were nonel She tied a net around her hair, wrapped herself in a woolly robe and. picking up her bath salts and powder, went on to the bath. Soaking in the warm, fragrant water, Cecily let her thoughts spill lazily about her, a luxury the quick-minded seldom enjoy. Bub bles of thought floating on the surface of the mind. Impressions impinging one upon the other. No vivid reds or purples. ,ust pleas ant neutral-colored. She hun .ed through her dress ing, pulling the clinging yellow crepe over her head, touching eye-shadow to her lids. M, Miss Sfiiarf, rrhat a plamorotjs pir! you are pettinri to he.1 Smooth rouge in carefullv. dust the down for the velvety effect Not too much lipstick. There, now, the hair combed loosely. Let it fall I little over to the side. Tie that narrow brown velvet ribbon around the base of the throat the how at the front. Nice! Victorian. Wonder xrhat Mr. Locke would say to that? He said you were Vic torian in more ways than one. Continued tomorrow. DESPERADO FILES !E PLEA PORTLAND, Sept. 18. ,JV- Allen D. Brumrield, 34. fugitive Irom the Washington ntnte prison at Walla Walla, pleaded Innocent fiatiirdnv t first, dfprefl murder (or the Miootliu; of Mrs. Hattl Hooker, 01, Good 8s- rrmiitan hospital attendant. Me was Indicted by the Multno mah county Rrnnd Jury a wvk arc and arrnlRiird before Circuit Judge J.imea W. Crawford Saturday. BrumMrld la chanted with shooting Mrs. Hooker and Dr. C. H. Manlove alter he wrested a revolver from policeman fam Worrell and at tempted to -,cape from the hospital where he was under guard. Dr. Man love was shot In the leg Briimfteld vm In the hospital with a superfinsl leg wound sutfervd when h tried to avoid am... 1 On the Radio Chains STATIONS Where to rind Them on the Dial: KEX, Portland. 1180; KFL, 64(1. Lot Angeles; KOA. 1410, Spokane. KUO, 790, San Francisco; KUW 620, Portland; KJB, 70, Seattle: KNX, 1030. Lot Aortitis KOA, 830 Denver; KOI.N, 940. Portland. HOMO, 920. Seattle; KPO. 630, San Francisco; KSL, 1180, Salt Lake. Monday 8:00 Magic Key, KOO, KEX, KJR: Radio Theater. KSL, KNX, KOW; QuIb Program. KPO, KOW, KPI. 6:30 Heldt's Orch., KPO, KOW, KFI. 6:00 Contented Hour, KPO, KOW, KFI; Lombardo'a Orch., KSL, KNX, KOIN. 6:30 Blondle. KNX, KSL. KOIN; Clinton's Sensation!, KPO, KFI. KOW: Radio Forum, KOO, KJR. 7:00 Amos and Andy, KNX. KOIN, KSL; Frank and Archie, KOO, KEX; Fred Waring. KPO. KOW, KFI. 7:1S Borowsky's Trio, KOO, KJR, KEX: Lum and Abner, KNX, K8L. KOIN; Engllah, KPO; Armchair. KOW. 7:30 Margaret Speaks, KPO, KFI, KOW; Model Mlnstrele, KNX, KSL. KOIN; Order of Adventurea, KOO. KEX. 8:00 Tune up Time. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Tropical Moods, KOO; Tucker's Orch., KEX, KJR, KFI. 8:30 Dorsey'a Orch:, KPO, KOW, KFI: Time and Tempo. KOO, KEX; Dance Orch., KNX. KOIN. :00 Hawthorne House. KPO. KOW. KFI; Calling All Cars, KNX: University Explorer, KOO, KEX: News, KJR. 9:80 Lapp's Orch., KEX, KJR: Orler's Orch., KPO, KFI; Dance Orch., KSL, KOIN. 10:00 News Reporter, KPO. KFI, KOW; Musical Fantasle. KOO. KJR, KEX: Organist, KNX; News, KOIN. 10.30 Exposition Orcb.. KPO, KOW, KFI; Ravazza's Orch., KOO, KJR; Martin's Orch., KNX, KOIN. KSL: Dance Orch.. KEX. 1 1 .00 Swartout'e Orch.. KPO. KFI: This Moving World, KEX; Osborne's Orch., KOIN. KNX: News, KNX. KOW. Tuesday 5:00 Summer Concert, KOO, KEX, KJR; Aurandt'a Orch.. KNX; Shaw'a Orch., KPO, KFI, KOW. 8:30 Fibber McOee, KPO, KFI, KOW; Crosby's Orch., KNX, KSL, KOIN; True Story. KOO, KJR. KEX. :00 If I Had the Chance. KOO, KEX: Mr. District Attorney. KPO, KOW, KFI: Classic Time, KNX. 8:30 Dog House, KPO. KFI, KOW: Songs. KNX, KSL; Inside Story. KOO. KEX, KJR: Kalten born Edits the News, KOIN. 7:00 Amos and Andy, KNJsT KOIN, KSL: Fred Waring, KPO, KFI, KOW; Frank and Archie, KOO, KEX. 7:15 Jimmy Fldler. KSL. KNX, KOIN; Osborne's Orch.. KPO. KFI, KOW; Borowskl's Trio. KGO, KEX. 7:30 Lyman's Orch., KOO, KEX; Johnny Presents, KPO, KPT, KOW; Big Town. KOIN, KNX, KSL, 8:00 Variety Snow. KOIN. KNX, KSL: Olsen'a Orch.. KPO. KFI, KOW; Information Please, KOO. KEX, KJR. 8:30 Messner'a Orch., KOO. KJR; Battle or the Seies, KPO, KOW, KFI; We. the People. KNX, KSL. KOIN; Baseball Game, KEX. 9:00 Tucker's Orch.. KUO: Le vant's Orch., KPO. KFI, KOW; Prime's Orch., KOIN; News. KJR. :30 James Orch., KOO. KJR; Orter'a Orch.. KPO Hnw trm. Dane Orch.. KSL: Pop-Offs." KOIN. :ss Dance Orch., KOIN; Fellow sportsmen, KPO. 10:00 Newa Rerjorter. KPO KFt KOW; Kent's Orch, KSL: Dance orch.. KOO. KJR; News. KOIN. 10:30 Music by Woodbury, KPO, KFI. KOW; Sleepy Time Tunes KOO, KEX, KJR; Dance Orch., KNX. KOIN, KSL. 11 :00 Harrtneton'a Orrh iron KFI: Thla Movlne Worlrf KKV uni Osborne's Orch.. KSL, KOIN; News, nop, KNX, KOW. Try Disguise Mrs. C. K. Harsh reported to the authorities here the latest develop, ment In the hitch. hiking ,.l. They gave a lift to what appeared w m iwg attractive young girls wearing slacks and bandanas. Thev turned out to be two boye who explained tney had adopted the dis guise to get more rides. 4 'Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. m. BRINGING THE HAMMER By GLUYAS WILLIAMS Brt)R CALLS FflOM OP FlKDSHAWW AND -TRIES FMnFR CfillA WHAT'S 1b PICK rfUP BY SYePPWO 1nt MATTER, CAHf HE starts ursmwtf OH 3iniw rws nHvns rn.n 1 1 vr at o icrr-mo int riHiitKj lami nfc fltCDUnl Or 105S1M6 HAn HIM 1Hf HAMflER HE LEO" ONTrlE HEAD, IMS SWlWGr FiNPVf? PICKS HAMMER MER UP AKP fRVlrtli "fO ONFlOORWHftU IN& HANDLE IIfO UPRIferrf UP ANP SRV5 HE'S C0MIH6 CA1CH if Br HArtTUf POSrflOH STOPS 1b DO SOME RE PAIR WORK ON A PRO --Tmnlr(6NAJ.A1'T'0P0r STAIRS UNTIL FATHER. CALLS IMPAflEMY 7-3 REPLIES AT SOME" LEKfiTrl HE IHOUSHf HE'D WANf HIMltWfrllS NAIL, BE CAUSE auvbddv could TRIP OH If ANVTlME CONTINUES ON WAV, DMLBtftWG, HAMMER ON FINGER (Bileased b, The B.ll SrndlM!.. Inc.) AT LAST MINUTE HAMMER TOPPLES LANDIrfe FATHER'S ANKLE. HURWES OUT OF EAR 6 HOT .SU1VAS luiliiflMS SABOTAGE TARGET NEW YORK. Sept. 18. OP) Presi dent Roosevelt's five-volume "Public Papers and Addresses." which, his publisher charged, some booksellers tried to "sabotage." today went on the cut-rate shelves. The publishing firm, Random House, disclosed thst while 3,000 of the 8,000 sets published in April. 1938. had sold for the list price of 15, the o.OOO others had been turned over to. a book dealer as "remainders at a little below what they cost us." The Hyde Park library project, to which the president assigned the proceeds of the book, will net about 8100.000, however about $8,790 on the book royalties snd the rest from the previous sale of newspaper serial rights and two msgszlne articles, said Bennett Cerf, president of Random House. A month after the set was pub lished. Cerf declared some of the ration's leading book sellers. Includ ing "several big department stores" bad "deliberately tried to sabotage" the work. Cerf predicted then. how. ever, that a second printing would be called for before the end of thai year. 1 Find Human Skull VANVOUVER, Wn.. 8ept. 18. (AP) N. C. Forsberg, a commercial fisher man, reported today that a human adult skull came up In his net near the Junction of the Columbia and Willamette rlvere today. Coroner R. E. DuFresne started an Investigation. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Beg. V. B. Fat OS. 7 7, vfMsVTb i feness CM, Ma., itl not, lite raw. toWPOWM. - ks trie Low&T, IM 1H6 U A - E91 J9 1 FTT.V w ii mm A ' I I THE riffi I mm Are Roommates r5oW6lf?ISAPPHet5ft?RTHe K A A C r . A l.li-rdnMT-tllc H vnivU" rwwm minui ine nil W" TAILSPIN TOMMY The Dam Ooes Out! . . '"nrr IK9bj VnlUd Fritnr. Sndlratt. ln& Tin. Rri. V. S. rat. OIT, All rlfhli rettmi ' REBECCAS OF ERSKINE When the blR sister of Rebecca Simpson. Wliltmorc, g. C, grailnuted from Ersklne semester, she applied for n room for Rebecca, who meant to enter Ersklne this foil. StraiiBC as It seems. I he registrar Informed the girl the room was "already reserved 3 " turiieu out mat anouier gin By tills name, from Iluntersville, N. C, had by strange coln- ,.,-,, mmi- iuuiii, mis iau me two Keoeeca Simpsons are roommates and fast friends. COLLISION IN K. C. Every automobile In Kansas city, Mo., was Involved In a single accident In May, 1901. The reason: There were only two cars (both "steamers") In town. Tomorrow: Monument to a mistake. college last for Rebecca By HAL F0RRESX I ,,wii"r,V ... ju.ili'j.vi i re mr ! j . Wmm y ' ' iK), i , 1M sV! "oimt bother. idW W we'll all be v c'mon to thbI I H '.waflPlWI VliNl I tSMI SV,HEL, ME- SPMAD Xtt.f ROROWNED Jf MOUNTAIN.' wIliI l(k WHtfP fl S S 1 FORCED TO LAND IN THE I f Mf awil irl0 CENTER. OF- VaJHEATVI llf I t?WL sT 'JJ' UK SJK sfg: h. W Ml LPS AWAY.. THE MI&HTY TOMMY NOSU IN EEEN fb xWfSJ, Jf ffw IW Mjtk ' M1LN,SAeMiURSTS WTH TWO TREES JHEARING MS Mf&h&& 'fAN&Ml ItfelTTI A ROAR. ..THE TUR&ULENT 1 : -"" ii w "i tffiB g,J WMtgi A-Sy I THE HELPLESS VALLEY BELOW BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Election Plana L- ' HHHBrf HHSllli" THE NEBBS My Sweet Wife ( ' 1 By 80L HESS atm SweRJoT II ( t AM SBA.TEPUL RDR. TUE -'.1 VA.M MlOAS GOT WIS DOUGH "N iv -,AM9-j--rM JX- TOOy r BUT l EMOOV BEIMS AROUKJO 1 ONW KE OP THE WORLD -f?- AitU5TIGUPCBITr-- kfejV PEOPLE LESS FORTUM ATE V5Ar? PL5T1-TE WOteV Ta, J50M FOR HER J I , TUAM I AM -MAKE5 ME 'ftVi wORUD.TO MAKE A Z