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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940. One r felaveJi of t cl lRDAY: Sut it deeply ihockei when Bob breaks the newt to her that Allen has mar ried one o (he secretaries in hie firm without tellino her. Chapter Nine Palsy T30B put his hands on her shoul ders and gripped them close. "It you let Allen down now you'll never forj;ive yourself. Think how good he's been to you all these years! Think how he must dread this first meeting between you and his wife far more than you re dreading it, sweet, believe mel Anyway, it's got to be gone through whether you like It or not. It's up to you to make It a flop or or something old Allen h a right to expect when he brings his bride home." She vas still for a long moment, her small shoulders lax and droop ing in his grasp. Then she freed herself, said with quiet dignity: "Thank you, Bob! I'll behave now." A quarter of an hour later she left her bedroom at the sound of the opening door. She had changed to a trailing frock of dull red silk whoso brief pulled sle?ves and round neck exposea her white arms and throat. Bright color burned in her cheeks, and her eyes were very dark and Starr, . "Sue, this is my wife!" Allen laid quietly. If there was some thing like genuine panic in his thoughts his manner did not be tray it. Bob mentally applauded both the young Davenports. It took real breeding to face a situation like this with such poise. "My dear!" Sue's hands were held out in welcome to the new comer, Sue's kiss was given to both bride and groom with fiuihing but laughing protest at the surprise of It all. "A sister for a Christmas present, Allen dearl And such a pretty sister, too!" She was panting a little, the slenderly rounded breast rising and falling in an elfort to keep herself in hand. Patsy saw noth ing, Allen saw nothing; only Bob, momentarily forgotten, realized what iron control she was exert ing; realized and felt his heart al most bursting with admiration for the gallant young creature Allen, relieved of his acute ap- firehensions, relaxed, grew visibly atuous and pleased with himself and his unannounced marriage. "I told you so, Patsyl i knew all long it was the best way to do itl Action first and explanations afterwards! Cavalry tactics, eh, Trenton?" Bob muttered pleasantly If ln eoherently. Patsy s long gray eyes were roaming swiftly about the Brelit room. "How about having some light In here?" she inquired. "I can hardly see my hand Defore my face." Bob obligingly pressed a button .Jid several .amps bloomed forth. In the sudden illumination Sue got her first real look at her brother's wife. Patsy wore a long fur coat with a matching cap which was perched jauntily on masses of ash blond hair. Her makeup was a trifle heavy, her silk gown a oit too elaborate, but she was unde niably attractive in an odd, exotic mrt of way. She was as tall as Allen, far too thin, and the scent of a duster of gardenias pinned to her coat warred with '.he expen live French perfume she wore. All this Sue took in with a sink ing heart. This Allen's wife! Allen who should have the best, the finest, the most genuine. But it couldn't be helped now It couldn't be helped now, her quick thoughts ran. As Bob had reminded her, such a lot depended on what was said and done this first evening. She exerted herself to throw additional warmth into her voice. Tin Holidays " JAKE her comfortnble, Allen. "I while I go tell Maggie to add a frill or two in honor of the oc casion!" She hurried away, glad of the moment's respite. She was queerly oolivious of tha old woman's lnck of surprise nt the announcement; hardly realized the elaborate meal which was ready and waiting. In a daze she helped set the tiible, congratulated herself that Bob's velvety red roses were perfect for the occasion, aparkled gaily all through the meal, aided by Bob. The new Mrs. Davenport was very quiet, Allen radiated an almost boyish joy. , When dinner was over Bob took easy command of the situation. 'Go pack a bag with whatever you'll need for a couple of days. Sue. 3nbs wants you to pay her a little visit while these honey mooners are settling in." The girl started, caught her breath. It was the first time she had given any thought to the fu ture. This was Allen's ho; se. of course; his money ran it. h s wife must come first here. Wave after wave of desolation rolled over her. She felt homeless, unwanted. She glanced at Allen, expecting him to veto Bob's plan, but Allen smiled approvingly. "Good idea, Trenton! Sue, you don't mind, do you, lamb? A man BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK doesn't bring his wife home every day!" I don't mind," she answered dully. Presently she was beside Bob In the car. "Drive about a bit and get your bearings?" She assented almost wordlessly. She did i ot e n realize when the man stopped his car and went into a drugstore, "for cigarettes, Sue!" that there had been no telephone call from Barbara; that Bob was in there talking to her now, ex plaining, preparing her for Sue's coming. She was wrapped in a dream of misery and loneliness from which she could not awaken. The day before Christmas she returned to her brother's tiouse. Allen had insisted that she be there for the holir'oys. "It's your home just as much as it ever was Sis," he told her kind ly. "Patsy feels about it as I do, bless her! Lucky the rooms are so big. We've put twin beds in the front room, and moved you in back. You don't mind, do you?" No, she didn't mind, of course. She didn't mind anything: not Patsy's absurd assumption of haughty superiority, not Allen's infatuated eyes which saw only Patsy, his ears which heard only her somewhat thin and nasal voice; not Maggie's growing irri tability at the "bossiness" of her new mistress; not the continual disorder of the lovely big living room, the reek of strong perfume from the bedroom of the newly weds. These were all minor Hurts which were swallowed up in the major pain which tore her heart. Allen, her brother, her hero, had deceived her. He had been in love with this Patsv person for more than a year. Worse than that, he had not had the courage to tell his sister him self, but had delegated the duty to one who was not even an old friend. No Merry Flans SOMEHOW she lived through Christmas Day, the week that followed. All her merry plans were forgotten, pushed aside by Patsy's own. Patsy had sisters, it ap peared; three of them, rather com mon looking girls, younger than herself and without her striking good looks. They took possession of the apartment with glad cries of appreciation. They teased Allen, laughed at him, borrowed small sums of money from him when Patsy happened to be out. They came to dinner so fre quently that Maggie announced she must have a second girl or she'd "emit." Sue let herself in quietly one afternoon to lliid Marie, the youngest, trying on Sue's own prettiest evening gown. "Fits like it was made for me!" she said, unabashed by the own er's arrival. "You're going fo let me borrow it for tomorrow night, aren't you, Sue?" "I am not," was the decisive re ply. "You ruined the chilTon you wore lasi ween, my dear, and 1 told you then never again. Take It oil, and be careful how you handle it, Marie, won't you? It's my very most expensive frock for the win ter." "If only Patsy were not so tall." sighed Marie. "Patsy's thanking her luckv stars she is," was that person's comment. "Not that I'd let vou wear anything of .nine, any more than Sue will, Marie. A good grade of corduroy is what you need in evening wear." She yawned and stretched her arms above her head. "Clear out now. girls, 1 want to talk to Sue." Listen, she bei!:in when thev had gone. "You and I have got to talk. Sue." The younger girls eves wid ened. "What about?" 'This. She indicated the room they were in. "We need a guest room, Allen and I. I'd like my sis ters to spend the night occasion- uy, Allen ought to be able to entertain an out-of-town mend if he wants to." Her long eyes nar rowed speculatively as thev saw Sue (lush. "Now don't go off at half- cock, she warned. "I m not trv- ing to get rid of you. What 1 want you to do " her voice took on a coaxing note "is to persuade Allen to move: to tnke a house in stead ot this apartment. He told me weens ago that most of the furni ture of your old home is eating its head oft in storage. Isn't it simply good sense to use it? There's a divine stucco on Ashland I got the key and went through it yes terday. It would be better to buy it, of course, but Allen won't hear to that. But we could take a long lease. Sue held on to the arms of her chair. She had" a feeling that the very walls of the room were whirl ing about her. what what does Allen say? Patsy's shoulders lifted In a shrug. "Oh, you know what men always say! That he can't possibly alVord it; that the whole company is shaving estimates to the bone to meet competition." 1 hat s true, isn t it? "Of course it's true. I outrht to know, as M,. Featherstone's pri- vaie secretary, but Allen carries heavy insurance. He could bor row on that. And .there's your money " "Mine?" Continued tomorrow 10 1 10 STATE The money was appropriated in 1911 as a revolving fund in the purchase and resale of to bacco to be used by prison con victs. The revolving fund since hns grown to about $7,000. Salem, Jan. 12. State Treasurer Walter E. Pearson re ceived today a $1,000 check from State Penitentiary Warden George Alexander repaying n 1911 appropriation to defray the cost of supplies to be sold to prison inmates. While the amount advanced was outstanding 28 years before it was returned to the state sen- eral fund, similar advances gen-j erally are never returned, Pear ton said. Long Sentence Pnducah. Ky. uV) A Neero complained to City Judge Hex Cornellson thnt his rtnughtrr-in-lnw knocked down his door with bricks, "cussed" him out and stole his shotgun. He tuld the judge he never wanted to sec her again. So Judge Corn elison put the woman under $100 pence bond, instructing her never to return to her father-in-law's home "until Judg ment Day". 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KOW. 11:00 Nottingham's Orch, KPO, KFI; Owen's Orch, KOIN, KSL; Or ganist, KEX, KJR; News, KOO, KGW, KNX. FEDERAL FORESTS Jitterbug Perils Portland, Jan. 12. (IP) A circuit court jury will hear about the hazards of jitterbug King from Annie Anderson. She filed a $5000 damage action against two dancehall operators because an unidentified dancer, "throwing and kicking his feet in a circular manner," tripped and threw her to the floor. Maybe They Made Up Paris, Mo. (P) A Paris judge discovered there had been a divorce case on the docket nine years. When he questioned the attorney for the plaintiff about it and the attorney admitted he didn't know what had become of either his client or the de fendant, the judge decided it was time the case was dismissed BUTTONING UP Hi By GLUYA3 WILLIAMS 6MriR up ni5 Purchases aid WHUE WAlfiN6 FOR -THE CHAH6E SfftRfS BtHT0NlK6 OwWOM COMES OUf Wlfrt OUE BOTYOri LEff OVER MS RCM1ZE6 HEDlDrK START" WErl UNBltfluHS OVtRCOhT AND SYftRfS 8UTT0N1N6 ifUPA&Mn W0WN6 FROM "THE BtrffOM UPWARDS FlNPS "friKT BY SOME tflScHAWCE HE HAS BuTTDNEP OUE Of BOlYoKS IriTO HIS IMDERNEA'TV) COftf uIUiArrJ PEClPES BlWoNlNS AM 01ER- GET'S COM" BUTTONED NfATiY ftf COKT IS A -TW0-HMPEP JOB, AMD iftsf, AND IflMEDlhTElh' HAS fo fjf MTS HIS BUNDLES DOvM BUflbH l ORDER io Put CHANGE AWM IN" HIS POCKEf BOOK (IVIfiisqiI by Ttio Doll Bvniltc.-ite. Inr.V Washington, Jan. 12. ) The federal government has acquired title to forest lands equal to the combined areas ot Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont during the past 28 years, the national forest reservation commission report ed today. Purchases, authorized by the Weeks law of 1911, total 16, 369,751 acres and cost $61,260, 435. They brought federal for estry holdings in the United States, Alaska and Puerto Rico to 175,843,405 acres. Among the states In which the purchases were made sine 1911, and the acreage, were: California, 121,763; Idaho. 16,981; Oregon, 39,101. Eagle Point Church Eagle Point, Jan. 12. (Spl) Rev. F. Troutier, of Medford, will be guest speaker at the Highway Tabernacle Sunday at 11 a. m. Special vocal selections will be given. The public is cordially invited. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address the author. Inclosing stamped grelope for reply. Reg. TJ. S. Pat Oft. 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