PAGE EIGHT MEDFORP MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1940.
YESTERDAY: Impetuous Bob
Trenton tries to sweep Sue off
her feel. He ask her to marry
him. She reuses.
Chapter Six
Warfare
"IVHOM else might you marry?"
' he demanded. "Jim Kettle?"
She wai silent for a moment
When the spoke It was with an
air of dignity which impressed
even Trenton's Impatience.
"That is a questior you have
no right to ask. Bob! I doubt if
you have the right even to talk
to me at all on such a subject
after so brief an acquaintance.
Please don't do It again!" She rose
and moved toward the door, and
perforce he followed her.
He avoided her for the rest of
the evening, a fact which did not
escape Barbara Webb's sharp
eyes.
"Quarrelled?" she formed the
word over Allen's shoulder as
they swept near Sue and the con
tentedly hopping Jim Kettle. Sue
shook her bead. It was more than
a quarrel, she told herself. She
had lost Bob Trenton for good.
No more telephone calls, no more
conversational audacities, no more
spur-of-the-moment plans, car
ried out with a lavishness of time
and money impossible to the other
men she knew. The quickening
tempo of the last three weeks
would slow to every-day pace.
She was half glad and half
sorry. Going about with Boh
Trenton had been like driving a
high-powered racing car; thrilling
but very dangerous. The slightest
carelessness, the merest obstacle
in the road, and one would find
one's self metaphorically with a
broken neck.
"Still, it was fun while It last
ed," she sighed as she prepared
for bed that night "And much as
I hate to admit it, I suppose Forest
was right: Bob was amusing him
self with me! He pushed it pretty
far, though. I wonder what he'd
have done if I'd taken him up
tonight? Found some way to
squirm out of it of course. He
must have had loads of experience
at it!"
She concentrated at the resent
fulness this idea aroused, knowing
that only anger would drive out a
certain feeling of hollowness, of
blankness which overcame her
at the realization there would be
no more Bob Trenton in her life.
Sue Davenport was a person of
character. Having decided during
what to her fury, had proved to
be sleepless hours of the night
that all thought of Bob Trenton
was to be put out of her mind,
she promptly made gay plans at
the breakfast table.
Allen listened somewhat ab
sently. When the telephone rani.
he sprang to answer it before
Maggie could reach the hall.
"For you," he told his sister.
"Trenton again. Starts the day
rather early, doesn't he?"
Sue's hand shook a little as she
picked up the receiver.
"Yes?"
"Oh, darling don't say It so
lciiyi its a grand morning; had
you noticed? And I've cot such a
nice plan for today. Wait let me
tell you! A hundred mile drive
to the north a picnic with a fire
and conee and everything an
October picnic. Sue!"
"Sorry." she said firmly. "I'm
busy all day. Tonight, too," she
added hastily.
"Then vou do remember!'
There was reproach In his voice.
You have a date with me tonight,
and try to break it if you darel"
"It doesn't take much darina.
Ifs broken now was broken last
night in fact I should think you'd
nave Known that bod.
"But why?" He was honestlv
puzzled. "Just because 1 couldn t
make you see things my way the
first time? I didn't really expect
to. to tell you the truth. But I
will! In the meantime
"In the meantime," Sue
snapped, "I'm very busy this
morning. 'Bye!
Dinner Invitation
ALLEN was struggling into his
1 topcoat when she re-entered
"Seems to me Trenton calls you
pretty otten and early, bisl
"He won't after today," she
said serenely. "That young man is
far too used to having things his
own way. as 1 was saying, Allen,
. about the fencing lessons"
"Arrange for them, of course,
It you like; but don't keep me
now. Sue. Be seeing youl"
She did arrange for the fencing
lessons, first persuading Barbara
to Join her. The two girls lunched
downtown, saw a movie, shoooed
until it was time to hurry home
to dinner. Sue congratulated her
self that one day had gone by
without Bob. It was a tnlle dis
concerting to find him In the llv
Ing-room, very much at home.
smoking and lounging In Allen's
big chair.
She stood gazing at him In
speechless anger, her cheeks
faintly colored by the crisp air.
her dark eyes bright with emo
tion.
"Is this fair? Is this right?" she
Defiant Taxpayer
Buys Own Trucks
York, Pa., Jan. 9. OP) Fred
Perkins, government-defying
battery manufacturer, bought
back at public auction today two
trucks seized from him by Uncle
Sam last month because he re
fused to pay $117.46 in social
security taxes and penalties.
In a five-minute transaction.
Perkins, the only bidder, paid
Just enough for the trucks to
satisfy the government's claim.
Baby Smothers
Portland. Jan. 9. UV) Ralph
Lee van Blnricom, threc-monlh-old
child, smothered to death
under a blanket in his crib yes
terday. A fire department first
aid crew was unable to resusci
tate the iniaiiL
BY LOUISE PLATT
HAUCK
demanded. "You know I can't put
you out of my own home!"
"Allen's home, too, sweet" he
reminded her. "I'm here to din
nerat his invitation."
"Then you asked for It!"
"Of course I did! Nice guy, your
brotherl I ran into him at the
Chamber of Commerce this morn
ing and dropped a hint oh, the
merest hint of course! that home
cooking tastes mighty good to a
stranger in a strange land. We
fioor single men who have no nice
ittle sisters have to depend on
our friends for a bit of home now
and then."
She closed the door, stood with
her back to it one hand on the
knob.
"Bob, you're acting very silly
about this; making It hard for
both of us. Or," she interrupted
herself swiftly, "perhaps you've
changed your mind? About last
night I mean? Perhaps you're
willing for us Just to be good
friends, you and Allen and I"
"Allen and I, by all means. You
and I, nol I've a different rela
tionship In mind for us, sweet."
"Is it going to be warfare be
tween us thenv
Warfare? Now It's vou who
are silly, darling." He took a step
toward her. "I told you last night,
and I tell you again now: it's no
use for you to hold out against
me; you'll marry me in the end."
"Whether 1 love you or notr '
"Gosh, no! Lovinz me as mad
ly, as irrationally, as wholly and
entirely as I love you this min
ute." She shook her head stubbornly.
"I don't even like you now! I did
at first You ve spoiled it all
now."
A sudden reckless look crossed
his handsome young face. He was
across the room in two strides;
had caught her to him and was
pressing his mouth against her
own In hnrd, burning kisses. Even
through the thick tweed of her
coat she could feel the thump,
thump of his heart
"Don't dare to tell me- I've
spoiled it!" he said fiercely. "Don't
dare to deny you're beginning to
love me, Sue, my Sue! Why,
you're my share of the world,
the one perfect thing in this whole
upsidedown existence we call
life! We were made for each
other, you and I! Don't you know
it can t you see it, sue mine?
You for me, and I for you our
home, our children, our every
thing against the world!"
Anger
SHE was shaken by the force
of the most violent emotion
she had ever known. The pas
sion in his voice made hex trem
ble, the touch of his hard lim
on hers turned her heart to wa
ter. But clear above all other
feelings rose anger, poignant and
white hot.
You're taking advantaee of me.
Bob! It's unfair of you to surprise
me like this pin me against the
door where I can't movel"
He stepped back, folded his
arms.
"You're free," he tald briefly.
Her breast rose and fell shnrn-
ly. "For the time being! But must
I always be on guard against
you? Must I reconnoiter before I
come into my own home, ask for
the guest list before I accept an
invitation to a party? If I can't
feel safe from you, Bob "
"With me; not from me," he
corrected. "Oh, my little love,
can't you see, can't you under
stand that I love you, want you,
must have you?"
"I understand that you're a very
self-willed and badly spoiled per
son." Her voice shook a bit on
the words but she faced him
Kroudly. "I have no doubt that
eretofore you have had onlv to
say 'must' and what you've want
ed has dropped Into your lap. But
meres no must aDout tnis, 1 as
sure youl I don't love you, I won't
marry you. I wish yor'd go away
and let me alone!" Her own eat
caught the childish note In the
last words, and she flushed again.
hating him anew at this fresh
evidence of her unsophistlcation.
She flung herself across the room
and fairly ran nto her bedroom.
slamming the door behind her.
If he has the slightest decency
he'll scribble a note to Allen, and
leave at once," she thought her
hands against her hot checks. "If
he stays, I'll make some excuse;
say I have a headache. No, I
won't! That's as good as admit
ting that he has upset me."
She got out of her day things
as swiftly as possible; bundled
her curls Into a rubber cap and
had a shower; dressed frantically,
trying to listen for sounds from
the living room. She was settling
her favorite velvet frock about
her slim hips when she heard her
brother's voice, heard ' the two
men laughing quietly at some
thing Alien had said.
Hateful, hnteful situation! How
could she open her door and
walk out there, meet Bob's
amused eyes searching her face?
It had to be done, however,
unless she wanted Allen to come
in search of her. She summoned
all her pride and marie a dignified
entrance, tiptoeing up to kiss her
brother with more than her usual
warmth.
Continued Monday
Pickpocket Uses
Imaginary Fire
Portland, Jan. 9. (PI The
pickpocket who lifted a wnllct
containing $5 from Richard nor
land, Snlcm. here Sunday had
a new wrinkle.
Ilnrland told police the man
suddenly yelled "your coat's
on fire."
The stranger then began to
bent out the imaginary flames
by pounding Ilnrland on the
back. When the "fire" was out
he left with Harland discov
ered shortly the wallet.
Washington. Jan. 9 ifll A
house bill adding 75.00(1 acres
to the Siuslnw nutiomil forest in
Oregon was parsed today by fir
senate and srnt tn the president.
Use Mall rubuue oni ado.
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F. D. R. Names First
Envoy To Australia
Washington; Jan. 9. W)
President Roosevelt nominated
Clarence E. Gauss of Connecti
cut today to be the first United
States minister to Australia.
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between Australia and the Uni
ted States have lust been es
tablished. Previously Australia
has transacted diplomatic busi
ness with this government
through the British embassy.
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Tomorrow: Beethoven's "Jam Sessions"!
SEEMS SUCH A TRUST-
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HIS
SINCERITY HE TALKS LIKE
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life anew, presumably in Chi
cago.
The 54-year-old former Holly
wood financier, who was ac
cused of plundering the Guar
anty Building and Loan associ
ation of $8,000,000. left the pris
on at 9:30 a.m. He had served
nine years of a 40-year sentence.
First Lamb-Tongue
Blooms At Galice
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morning. She said "I should have
known enough to bring it along
to prove that I saw it."
Eugene Firs Insured
Eugene, Jan. 9. P Thhi
city's 1939 fire loss, $63,838, was
all covered by insurance except
$1034, Chief William Nusbaura
said today. An increase of about
$20,000 over 1938 was noted,
however, in the report.
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