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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".
On the
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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
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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.
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1897 by Schwartz, a German inventor, was covered with thin aluminum and was braced by
internal libbing. In the first ascent by a soldier named Plats, the airship flew about four
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