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fA(m PIT MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940. One fjelovel YESTERDAY: Bob rifuiu to be snubbed, and Sui pets ud to having him around. Allen is still hinting about bringing horns a wile, but Sua doesn't take him seriously. Chapter Eight Week Before Christmas SUE laid down her book, smiled up at him. "But I know all your friend now, Allen; know the girla you like, and don't like. I used to hope that if it had to be anyone at all, it would be Barbara. But you don't care for her at all, do you, Buddy?" He lighted cigarette deliber ately, squinted his eyes against the rising smoke in a way dear to her through long familiarity. "Not Barbara. No, I don't care at all for Barbara Webb. Known her too long, I expect; as you hava Forest. "And there was that young widow who visited here last win ter," Sue went on, unheeding. "For a while I got a little scared about her, if you'll believe me! You did hover around her a bit, you know, Allen I" "Scared, Sis? Why should you have been scared- if I'd hovered to some purpose? Fellows do get married, you know; even fellows with sisters." "I know; and some day you will, too, of course. But not Just yet. Buddy dearl Not when we're ao nappy together, and life's such a lot of fun for both of us, and Maggie takes care of us, and you're forging ahead so fast in your work." "Had you set a definite date for me to marry, Sue?" Usually her ear was quick to detect every shade of feeling in the beloved voice; but tonight she lay back in her big chair, dream ing eyes on the fire, her happy thoughts only partly on what she and Allen were saying. "Thirty-five's a nice age, don't you think. Buddy? That'd make me twenty-nine. I want ' to be married before I'm thirty; but only before I'm thirty. I don't want to settle down too soon, and miss all the fun." "It might be fun having your own home, Sis; having kids, you know being young with em yourself." But it was of no use. She only nodded and smiled, presently spoke of something' else. And so Bob Trenton's news the week be fore Christmas almost shattered her very soul. She and Barbara had been hopping all day, lunching down town, coming home through the early dusk with packages they could not wait to have delivered. "Coming in, Babs? I'll give you cup of tea!" "No, thanks! Early dinner to night, as it happens. Going with the parents to a concert like the dutiful daughter I am." So Sue, her arms piled high with gaily wrapped bundles and unable to get at her latchkey, rang the bell for Maggie to open the door. "Mr. Bob's here," the old ser vant said briefly. "Want I should bring in some tea?" "Hello, Bob! Been here long? Maggie wants to know if youd like tea." "No tea, thank you. Only a few minutes to stay, sweet." Firelight TOTTRE not to call me 'sweet'." The protest was purely auto matic, unheeded, almost unheard by them both. "Oh, me, I'm tired! The shops are simply jammed. It's fun, though, Christmas shopping. Everybody's so friendly, you overhear so many odds and ends of interesting bits about what people want for themselves and what they are buying for others ... I adore Christmas! Everything about it, from the first wreath that goes up to the last holiday party! Want a light on, Bob, or shall we just ruminate in the fire light for a while?" "Firelight, by all means. I want . to talk to you, Sue." "Bob, you solemnly promised-" "It's not about us, sweet; at least it's not about me. It's about Allen." "Allen?" She started up In alarm. "He's not 111, Bob? There's not been an accident? "He was in the best of health when I saw him last some two hours ago. Sit down, Sue. It's nothing to do with accidents ill ness of any kind. But the old boy's in sort of a jam, and I promised to try my hand at well, at mak ing you get his point of view." "Jam? Allen? ' Vague thoughts of defunct banks carrying away their funds, of a loss of her broth er's position, of all the things of which she had hoard which were commonly referred to as "iams' for men, floated through her mind. "Tell me at once, Bob!" she commanded sharply. He shook his head. "The Idea was that I work tactfully up to it," he explained. "In fact, I prom ised Allen I'd do just that. He says lies tried It himself, time and again, but you're so darned un conscious, you change the subject o innocently but with such fin ality, that he never gets any where with it." He cleared his throat with the first trace of em barrassment she had ever seen in LICANS SLATE FEB. IB MEETING TO E CONVEI Washington, Jan. 11. (VP) Continuing to Jockey with Dem ocratic officials over 1940 cam paign arrangements, the Repub lican national committee was called today to meet February 16, when it will set a date and place for the party's national convention. BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK him. "I know I'm a pretty new friend to be doing this anything so intimate as this for the old boy. Webb ought to, or Bill Seaton half a dozen others. But it just happened that I " "Bob, will you stop babbling and tell me what is wrong with my brother Allen?" "Nothing's wrong," he replied doggedly. "You certainy can't call it wrong when a guy marries the girl he loves!" An electrified silence fell upon them both. Sue sat gripping the arms of her chair as if they only could support her in the face of this devastating news. Bob, with a worried glance at her pale face and big dark eyes, bent to lay a fresh log on the fire. "M-married?" The word came out in the merest essence of Sue's charming voice. "Allen married and without telling me?" "It's your own fault. Sue," he said bracingly. "You wouldn't let him tell you. Why, I've heard him trying to myself," he went on. "I've heard him rag you about his getting on in years and needing a wife - "Bagging yes! He's done that for years. But meaning it , . . oh! yours ragging yourself, Bob! It's your funny idea of a joke to come in here and give me a scare!" Her piteous glance begged him to ad mit it was intended for a joke. When he merely eyed her sym pathetically, the back of her hand crept up to her mouth. Broken sounds came from behind it. "Now, Sue, now, Suel Pull yourself together, sweet! It had to come, you know. Allen was bound to marry one of these days, you must know that! And it seemed to hi.i I don't agree with him, but he claims he knows you better than anyone else does it seemed to him easier to get the whole thing over with before he told you." 'Happy As A Kid' THE tears ran unheeded down her small face. "But he didn't tell me! He he sent you to do it! Oh, Buddy, Buddy! To think you'd do this to me!" He knelt beside her, wiping her eyes with his own big white handkerchief. "He didn't send me at all, Sue. It just happened that I that I was in his office this afternoon when they when he came back He was happy as a kid, and at the same time all shot to pieces about how you'd take the news if you know what I mean. And, con found it! it seemed sort of a shame to spoil things for him right of! the bat. So I offered I said I was on my way here any way and I'd take the edge off the news for him ..." She held her head very hieh but he could see her swallowinK raDid sobs. "Sue, get hold of yourself!" he urged. "They'll be here any min ute now. You don't want Allen you don't want her to find you like this!" J lust a minute. Bob!"i For one breathless moment she leaned against him, the dear little dark head he loved pressed close to his heart. He tightened an arm about her comfortingly. "Give me just a minute!" presently she freed herself, mopped valiantly at her wet eyes. "Who who is it, Bob? Babs? No, .it can't be Babs. She's been with me all afternoon. Ellen Massey? Who, Bob?" "It's a girl In his office, Sue: a pretty girl, an awfully nice girl, I expect, or Allen wouldn't be so keen on her. It's . . Patsy Mur ray, dear!" Patsy Murray! The name brought to Sue's mind a blurred recollection of a tall, somewhat striking lookine girl, one of the several secretaries employed by Allen's firm. Sue seemed to remember a good deal of lipstick and of manner, and little else. "Married her?" she asked In bewilderment. "But why any Patsy Murray, Bob? Why not Bar bara, or bllen someone of our own set?" He shook his head. He had in truth been perplexed by a sight of the new Mrs. Allen Davenport. And yet in a way he could under stand that to staid and conven tional Allen, a girl like Patsy Murray might be provocative in her very difference from the groomed and polished sisters and young daughters of his set. "No one ever knows why one person marries another " he of fered. "The point is, Sue, that they went to Kansas City and were married this morning; that he's bringing her for dinner and mighty soon, too," he con cluded warningly. "Oh no!" The protest came on a long sigh. "Not so soon, Bob! Not for a while not until I can get a little used to the idea." "In " he glanced at his watch "about fifteen or twenty min utes, I should say. Brace up, sweet! Go bathe your eyes in cold water you don't want her to know you've been crying about it, do you? Or Allen either? and get into something a trifle more festive than that fuit, and be all ready to welcome them. Want me to stay?" he offered a trifle re luctantly. "No oh Bob, yes. I do yes, I do, too! If you will! Bob, I cannot 1 cannot " Her chin was qui vering like a grieved baby's. Continued tomorrow The Democratic committee will make similar decisions Feb ruary 3 under a recent notifica tion by National Chairman James A. Farley. Thus the Republicans, if they wish, can hold their convention after the prmocrats have as sembled. Although this would depart from custom, a number of party leaders have advocated the change on the theory it would give the Republicans the strategic advantage of knowing the DcmocpU'c candidates and platform. From the present outlook. It appears both conventions will take place later in the summer than usual probably In mid-July On the RADIO CHAINS STATIONS (there to Find Them on the Dial: KEX, Portland, 118): KH, 840. Los Allfelesi KOA, 1470, Spokane; KGO, 700, San Francisco; KUIV. 620, Portland! KJH, 070, Seattle; KNX, 1090, Los Anteles; KOA, 830. Denver; KOIN, 840. Portland; KO.MO, 036. Seattle; KI'O. 830. San Francisco; KSL. 1180, Salt Lake. Thursday. 1:00 Sketch, KOA: Sunset Shad ows, KOO; George J easel, KPO, KPT, KOW. 0:30 Those We Love, drama, KOA; Strings at Sundown, KOO, KEX: Army Band, KPO, KOW. 8:00 Major Bowes, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Oood Kews of 1040, KPO. KPl. 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(Spl) The active file of unemployed in Jackson and Josephine counties was cut from 3,5'.'3 to 1,619 dur- STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat Off. DH MEDICO "xxx...DH MEDICO...XXX....DH MEDICO..." Strange as it seems, whenever these radio call letters crackle through the ether all other com munications except "SOS" calls must give right-of-way. "Dh Medico" calls are special pleas for medical advice, which is furnished by the majority of countries at no cost to the thousands of small ships carrying no physicians. All mobile or land stations hearing this call must not interfere with the transmission of the message following the urgent signal. POPULARIZED. SMOKING In 1604 King James I of England issued his famous "Counterblasts to Tobacco," a pamphlet designed to "stamp out the evil of smoking." Strange as it seems, the King's efforts only served to popularize the smoking habit. TOMORROW: Who is the World's Wealthiest Individual? BUSINESS WHY, YES, MY CnMDAk.lV HAS ONLV ASSOCIATES WERE BEGINNING TO TUlMVC 1 SORT OF BUSINESS VACUUM NOT BEING ABLE TO AM OFFER COMEBACK INTEREST A WEEK f AROUSE; vyj ing 1939, according to year-end figures compiled under direc tion of L. C. Stoll, state employ ment director. Of these 181 were women and 53 veterans. Job placements in the Med ford office increased from 2,606 in 1938 to 3,329 last year. Of these 790 were with private firms for regular jobs, compar ing with 571 the previous- year. mattiESk WAPAIfiN eAsy treasure Loret, t.3Kewooc, (7I0, STARTED A CAREER A-5AN KB-fWTBR hi 19 I'VE GOT TO GET THAT 'ASRET.EMEMT fTLiie pa.ior cmbcdt nccnrtc -n v'A WAS A SUY GETS TO AN WV-l-tW jU WILL MAKE HIM OR New applications for work filed in December were 346 while only 46 jobs were found. Last year 517 filed for jobs in the last month. Unemployment benefits drop pi 1 from $165,243 in 1938 to $143,187 last year. For the stata the figures were $3,916,398 and $4,052,888, a decrease of 31 percent. POPMRIZEP SMOKING IH H6LfM0 CO (F 5v am b, p 4 OH MHMC&" omAU OTHER SIGNAL EXCEPTSOS WITH lUHlft op AHV NAloNftLliy CAN 6t1 FREE mvChl ADVICE N J cMpRocnucSm. MVilH'9f U.S.ru.OOV-iariiaun.int - J JV m MM By HAL FORREST By "SOL HE INJ WRVT1MG FROM HIM AMD MAKES MlM 'A mKlot IHAT IT FORGET HE'S A m a II
