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."AGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER l, Meet Kir. Lochinvar a By Mri Blizard . .jiiRDAY: Lauro tells C ctfy that something peculiar if going on, but can say no mors. At peact with Laura, but disillu sioned with Lock; Cecily pr parei for the end of the season. She goet shopping with Philip. Chapter 34 Yacht Club PHILIP wai hard put to divorce the banter from the sarcasm. Re hid behind similar banter. "Wouldn't you be willing to starve In a garret, Cecily?" he asked. "With uour social gifts, we wouldn't nave tol And then, of course, you could always write an other book." He Seized on her suggestion. "As a matter of fact, I've a great book in mind, my girl. You Know, Ce cily, as I've said to you before, I'm only a weak fellow unable to re sist the pleasant lure of your cor dial invitations. But now , , , well, I'm getting anxious to be at work. If I didn't know that your aunt was counting on me to stay around for the concert, I'd jolly well get out and get to work." "Of course, she's counting on you," Cecily murmured, wonder ing just what he had to do with it. "I'm going to Rio. Did I tell you?" "No!" "Yes. The background of my next novel is laid in South Amer ica and I want to run down to get a little local color." "Oh. Philio. I'm so disaonolnted I thought you were staying here to get local colorl I was so sure we id all be in the pages of the next Dest-seiier. "That wouldn't be quite cricket, would it?" "No, it wouldn't, and you're strong on cricket, aren't you?" He stole a quick glance at her out of the corner of his eye but . the darkness hid her face. Baffling girl. He couldn' make up his mind whether she was clever by acci dent or intent. She was silent then, tired of her , play. The rest of the drive they . talked very little. The next day she took her new frock down to the hop to show it to Laura. Laura said it had nuijh. But it was patent 1 that she had to make an effort to je interested In It. "Swish is what I need. I started Something a long time ago on that cruising party when I said I was engaged .o fhlllp (Jallen and now I've got to see it through. If Philip iRn't going to be interested In me, 'II have three new men to work on. "What do you mean Thlllp Isn't Interested'?" Laura asked, in stantly alert. Cecily said, "Oh, his brief ardor expressed on another occasion seems to have deflated. He's nnx ions to get back to woi'k, he says." Mac wnerev "He's coins to Rio. he savs.1 Laura was showing unwonted Interest In PhiliD. Poor Laura. Cecily thought. She probably feels the way I do. Maybs my mood is i-um.igiuus. we usea to oe so gay around nere, a couple or school girl" playing at romance. "What are you going to wear to the dnnc. Laura? Your turquoise satin?" Trn not going," Laura said .(ii.i ny. .. "Not going to the Yacht Club dnnce? Why, Laura, Where's your rmu lotism, or local pride, or social consciousness, or something See how brave I am. Laura. Can't you dc me jamei wnais me matter wun you? You haven t lost any. thinn.'' Laura lifted her head proudly bui her face looked as forlornly pathetic as a child's. "Donald was In yesterday. It's the first time I've scon mm since . , . since . , . Cecily knew when that since was. She hadn't seen Locke since tnr.t any. "Go on," she said gently. "Don aid was in, and?" 'He Regrets' "ITE SAID he was ery sorry to disappoint me but business calls him to ... to some other place. I didn't even hear the name of it. He 'regrets that he will be unable 10 De here.- " "And what do you make of It, Mrs. Atwill?" Laura said tonelessly, "What is there to make of it? He doesn't want to see me again. He doesn't want to dc seen at the dance with me. He thinks ... oh, what he thinks is dreadful!" Vote, see what you've done. Cecily Stuart, petting your friends in trouble.' "Oh, Laura! I'm so dreadfully sorry. That stick-in-the-mud!" "Calling him nanvs doesn't help any of us. Besides, I don't blame him." "Don't blame him? Laura At will, haven't you any backbone? What in Sam Hill can't you tell him? Tell him what an idiot he is! He's been taking you out 'spark in', they call it up here all sum mer. His intentions must have been serious. So what are you afraid of?" Laura didn't answer her. "If I were you, I'd send a note right t,ver to his bank asking him to please drop in this afternoon. Then when he gets here, I'd back him into a chair and say, 'Look here, Donald Hemingway, what sort of a girl do you think I am?' Then I'd tell him the truth." "It sounds easy enough, Cecily, but it isn't," Laura was saying. "You teem to forget that I can i tell Donald any more than I can tell you." "Oh!" Cecily groaned. A little later she said determin edly, "We'll show Mr. Heming way! You're coming to the dance without him. We've two extra men to stay at our place. The Penny twins are coming and Dr. Kettering, Aunt Olivia's pet phy sician, ana a man namea rranx Smith will be there. They'll be delighted to have you." "That's sweet of you, Cecily, but I'm afraid not." The nance was on Saturday. It had been Wednesday when Don ald told Laura that he had to go awav on business. On Fridav Cecily asked Laura if she would change her mind. Laura had looked pained to have to refuse but she had been adamant. Then, Saturday morning. Laura had gone to the post-office for the mail, bringing theii joint mail back in a bundle. Cecily took the bunch of letters, saw that there was one from Doug, three or four for the shop, and one for Laura, the latter addressed in a strong, masculine handwriting. She passed them on to Laura and slit the fat, stuffed envelope of Doug's letter. Doug was coming home! She skimmed the lines first to get that news, then she read his almost un readable scrawl slowly, page by page. ' Doug's coming home," she an nounced, looking up. Laura said, "Is he? How nice!" Her head was bent over her letter, "If your invitation still holds good, I think I'll accept it. I've . . . I've changed my mind about the dance." "Grand!" Laura tore her letter into In finitesimal pieces and scattered them on the burning hearth. then that wasn t . , . er . . . Donald Isn't coming . . . ?" mat wasn t Irom Donald, Laura said. The Dance TPONY RICHARDSON looked at herself in Glori 's long mirror. She smoothed the flat folds of her green satin frock over her slim hips. "I'll do," she said, and added magnanimously, "We'll all do. We ought to be the belles of the ball." The irls Tony, Gloria, Cecily and Laura were gathered in Gloria'" bedroom getting their wraps on. Tony's guess wasn't far wrong. The four of them were lovely to look at. Tony herself, a slim reed in a sheath of Dale croon sntin Gloria had chosen a picture frock of rich fuchsia with a billowing iun ana sun, puireo sleeves. Cecily was a flame in her red gown. Laura had taken on a new beauty with the pallor of her skin dramatized by her cap of dark hair, the brilliance of her tur quoise frock. "Well," Tony said, looking at the pearls which Gloria clasped about her throat, "if we're going in ior snow, l n DrcaK out with a braeelrt if . . , -- - - spreading it on too thick." She clasped a wide diamond Drnceiet on her slim wrist. You won t." Gloria said nntlv. inrL. i -.;, . ... r int piace win De a-gut,er. uood Lord . . . it's after nine! Lot's nil get moving. It's the las', party of me season ana we mignt as well make the most of it." Cecily said, "I'll get mv nolo Cecily. Tonv and Laura with the Penny twins and Dr. Kettering urove aown to ine racnt Ulub In the doctor's sedan. The dance had already started. Through the trees they could see tne windows or the Yacht Club smiling a yellow welcome from every window. The loud, merry music wnkencd the nieht as thev swung the car off the main road and drove through the tree-bordered road that wound round to tne front or the clubhouse. Philio stood on the veranria waiting for them. He did look at tractive in his wh.te moss iackoL Cecily thought. He was by far the most attractive man on their party, He opened the door. "First dance with my girl," he said, giving Cecily a gallant hand. Un you mind if I take off my coat?" she laughed. Don't be lone. The music Is good," he said. The ffirls crossed th floor In th dressing-room. Cecily paused at the door and took a sweeping, ap preciative glance at the main ounce whore the floor wm cleared for danc! ig. "Now, aren't you glad you came?" she said to Laura. "This is your handiwork and it does look beautiful!" Laura didn't say anything. "What, by the way. did make you change your mind?" Cecily asKen. Laura s mouth closed tightly. Continued tomorrow. LONG VAR SIGNS SENDSTOCKS UP NEW YORK. Sept. SO. JT) Buyers pushed shares likely to benefit from a prolonged Kuropean conflict lush er In today's slock market and lead ers added fractions to A points or more. Activity was moderate at the open In tr and continued at a fair rale thereafter. At the finish prices were near the bet of the day. Transfers approximated BOO.OOO hares. Return of the "war Infants" to vnr after their temporary eclipse yesterday was baaed largely on the belief Prime Minister chamberlain In the Brltlli house of commons Monday would announce the rejection by Britain and Prance of the Rtlaso Oerman peace move. England. It was endued, would not bo likely to bargain on the basis of a partitioned Poland, with the "men. c of Hltlerlam" which Chamber lain once mentioned, unchanged. Other diplomatic moves lent argu ment to those who think the present war will continue for perhaps the three years the Brttrxh premier said was possible. fifteen Fractures MELBOURNE. Australia I UP) A woman now In the Royal Melbourne Hospital Is believed to have estab lished a new world medical mara thon record for frartnm r. suit of an automobile accident. She acquired 15. Including fracture of both thighs, two main bones In each leg. two bones of one hand in heel bones, one forearm, the other arm and three ribs. Bhe is recover ing. Closing lime for Too Law to Clas sify Ads is 1.30 p. m. On the Radio Chains STATIONS Where to Find Them on the Dial: KEX, Portland. 1180; KFL. 840. Lot Angeles; KOA. 1470, Spokane, KOO. 190, Sao Francisco; KUW. 620, Portland; KJtt. 070, Seattle; KNX, 1050, too Angeles: KOA. S30. Denver; BOIN, 040, Portland: HOMO, 820, Seattle; KPO. 630, San Francisco; KSI, 1180, Salt Lake. Sunday 6:00 Adventures of Ellery Queen. KOIN, KNX. KSL; Edgar Bergen. KPO, KOW, KPT; Symphony Orch., KOO. KJR, KEX. 6 00 Manhattan -Merry-Go-Round, KPO, KOW, KPI; Symphony Orch.. KNX, KSL, KOIN. 6:30 Organist, KOO, KJR. KEX; Familiar Music, KPO, KOW, KPI, 7:00 Playhouse, KSL. KOIN, KNX; Voice of Hawaii, KPO, KOW; Hour of Charm, KOO, KEX, KJR, KPI. 7:80 Carnival, KPO. KPI. KOW; Cheerio, KOO, KJR, KEX. 8:00 Spelling Bee, KNX; Mess ner's Orch., KPI; Dance Orch.. KSL; News, KOO, KJR; Night Editor, KPO. 8:30 Aldrlch Family. KPO, KOW, KPI; Lyman's Orch., KOO, KJR; Dance Orch., KNX, 9:00 Walter Winchell, KPO, KPI; Mr. District Attorney. KOO, KJR, KEX. 9:30 Crosbys Orch., KOIN; Mar tins Orch., KOO, KEX; One Man's Family, KPI. KOW; Heading for Catallna, KNX, KEX; News, KJR. 10:00 Dancing with Clancy, KOO; KJR, KEX; News Reporter. KPO. KPI, KOW; Sullivan, KNX. KSL. 10:30 Danco Orch, KOO, KJR; Bridge to Dreamland. KPO, KPI. 11:00 News. KOO; Nottingham's Orch., KPO, KOW; News, KNX. Monday 6:00 Quaker Party. KPO, KPI, KOW; Wo Present, KOO, KEX, KJR; 6:30 Time and Tempo. KPI. KOW; Music All American, KOO, KEX, KJR; Muter Singers. KPO. 6:00 Danco Orch, KGO, KEX: Radio Theater. KSL. KNX. KOIN; Quiz P.-gm. KPO. KOW, KPI. 7:00 Contented. KPO. KGW. KPI: News, KOO, KEX, KJR; Lombardo's urcn, KSL, KNX. KOIN. 7:30 Blondle. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Clinton's Music. KPO. kpt kciw- Boxing Bout, KOO, KJR. o:uo Amos and Andy, KNX, KSL. KOIN; Does Music, KJR, KEX: Aloha Land. KOO: Fred Warins. KPO, KOW, KPT. 8:16 Sketch, KOO. KPI. KOW: Doe's Music. KGO: Lum nrl Ahner KNX, KSL. KOIN. 8 :30 Symphony. KPO, KPI, KOW; Model Minstrels. KNX. KSL KOIN: This Moving World, KGO, KEX. ;uu rune up Time, KNX, KOIN, KSL; True or False, KGO, KEX, KJR; Sherlock Holmes, KPO, KPI, KOW. 9 :30 Hawthorne House, KPO, KPI. KGW; stag Party, KOO, KEX; Dance Orch, KOIN, KSL. KEX; Bal lot Bos, KNX: News, KJR. 10:00 News Reporter, KPO, KPI, KOW; Dane Orch, KOO, KJR, KEX; News. KSL, KNX. 10:30 Foster's Orch, KPO, KOW. KPI; Dance Orch, KGO. KJR. KEX; News. KNX. KOIN, KSL. 11:00 Razazza'a Orch., KPO, KPI; Organst, KEX; Bamett's Orch, KSL, KOIN; News. KOO; News, KNX, KGW. Radio Highlights WABC-CBS 6 a m. 3. JO pjn. V.2AF NBC 7:45 a.m. Thursday Trips Spellers PHOENIX, AM. (UP) Dr. H. B. HendrU, state superintendent of schools has classified "Thursday" as a "spelUng demon." A staa-wlde "spelling bee" revealed the fact that almost one-half of the third grade elementary pupils cannot spell It and only about one-third of the fourth graders. Dr. Hendrlx qualifies as spelling demons" words that are misspelled by 30 per cent of a class. He has a list of 64 such demons. E IN STATE BLOCKED PORTLAND. Sept. 30. VP) The state liquor commission told wine wholesalers yesterday the present re tail price structure would be main tained In an attempt to curb an "apparent price war." The commission's win department, created July 15, said It bad seized or blocked the sale of 33,773 gallons of wine and announced a laboratory for analysis of wines was being en larged. , 1 No Oregon Speech. TOPEKA. Kans, Sept. SO. JPr Pressure of state business prevented acceptance of an Invitation to speak at the Oregon Republican conven tion. October. 7, Oov. Payne said today. By Associated Press (Pacific Standard Time) New York, Sept. 30 In televls lng Its flrat season of football to the New York area, the National Broadcasting company expects to have a game a week on the air through October and November. Sunday brings: Neutrality WABC- CBS 4 p.m. Alfred E. Smith; WOR MBS 8 American forum, Senators Key Plttman, Gerald P. Nye and others; WJZ-NBC 6:45 Sen Clyde Reed. European schedule WJZ-NBC 12:16 p.m. Winston Churchill on "First Month of War." WEAP-WJZ- NBC 6 am. 8:55 p.m. WEAF-NBC 12:30 pjn.; WABC-CBS 6 a.m., 6:56 and 8 p.m.; WJZ-NBC 4:15 p.m., 7; MBS 4. WEAF-NBC 0 am, bill of rights anniversary, Sec. Wallace and others. Monday expectations; European schedule WEAP-WJZ-NBC 5 ajn. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS ON ftfE PAV 1rlE WOMEN'S J5JUD6E aUB tflEEfb, THE MEM BEiKCb MET ON THE SI5" never have: -to ask Their wives, how "The cards went ( UHrrnff) hy Th PHI Syndicate, Irjr.l STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor further proof addreea tha author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat Oft f ml " f Q0& HEftP . in Rock-- s nafi mI formation found by F. O. Andrews, centrala, in. ,KCf .WiVj&nrO great tesetefl 1 pnar&i , GORC ARM Sff, III ruv murfc wnryir W 1 V II 11.11 i i 1 1 . It HUM! o? Ttf U&Nh VAl ACAPBMY ATftNNrmis. MiraHlflMEN Rtmi-W AGAINST CONDITION'S ABOARD EARLIER "Tf?AlHlN6 SHIPS,- Pawi'i, Morif? -Austral fa, ZISPTMA COFFIN foR SO YEARS "To6ETlfsZToiT" THEN DIE? FOLSDINO OP ANNAPOLIS Stranse ns It seems, a mutinous attempt to turn a u. n. man-o'-nar Into a pirate ship caused the hanging of the son of Hie secretary of war und resulted In the formation or the Naval academy at Annapolis. Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John Canfl eld spencer, was a midshipman aboard the brlr 'Somera. returnlnic from a cruise to Africa In 1813. Like other midshipmen of his dav, he hated the hard life. Spencer consequently laid plans for a mutiny whle h never took place. Commander Alexander Slldell Mae Kenzie heard of it and Spencer was hnngert. In port, a storm or controversy broke over the Incl dent, culminating In the formation of a well organized Naval academy at Annapolis hy George Bancroft, secret ary of the navy, on October 10, 1845. lAALBriM TOMMY-Pnul Explains I ' : . By HAL FORREST CHIEF , I.. I ..JUST f NO.' BUT..V ( THREE POINTS BEEN LOSING I ARTU RO RITIS IS A POWER IN JACKSON IS FaTTr cnpl MEARD THAT H THERE IS I MONEY. ..WHAT -SAVED US WAS THE COMPANY... I CAN'T FIGHT I WORKING OnI SOME 1 rT,E '5CJ0R') SOMETHING aTHE CONTRACT VITH JACKSOnJ , HIM... BUT THAT CRACK-UP Y0u4 LIMITED CAPITAL.! UNEXPLYrf! RITIS, ASK YOUJ ( YOU BOY J- LEASING OUR FIELD JUST .SAW. ..WAS THE J-ii TO FIN I S H THI S I PpIn ,F,aR,Em.tE- VST KMOW -VANO PLANES... FOrR fcTHIR N A$ J P?CtLrE H,ffj THB HAVE 'WT T.fl-y r Y0U ME5N' including TS, i DELAY AND PPi? K ffSJP &&L m LttJp BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER "Lay It On Thick" awaT w-Mrtfl ImfclB uWl-M EA J Bfcm r,,iiY 1 V 1 1 B' EDWIN ALGER lift !f "'LMK & TOt? SET BSTh I SI y IOON-TIVOUAVITOH "I 3 mSkT THE-VTESJ HOMES MADE CERTAIN A BALUNSER ALREADV? J I cAMDAirM 'f' TONIGHT f THE NEBBS Job Wanted " ' SOL HESS la1!! IMf li fr--SZ y d (t( Kman to you 5 tz gets broe it will, q plenty of T?oSirzSr V- y-lA Y v lw y rAA - iyf BE ALL YOUR FAULT DOING THAT,50r i " J UP r , . XN. , AND MAYBS IT WILL ILL TAKE A x
