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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1940.
Que Relayed
BY LOUISE PLATT
HAUCK
Chapter 11
Bob's House
HELLO, Bobl I was rather tear
ing along, I suppose. I'm so
darned glad, ' she said childishly,
"to get outdoors for a while. Isn't
this simply poisonous weather? A
good snowstorm, or really cold
clear days that make your blood
tingle ... but this! D'you think
we re ever going to see the sun
again?"
"Tomorrow," he prophesied. "It's
clearing, and there's some color in
the west. Where are you bound
for. Sue? Any place in particular?
If not. may I come along?" He
added aggrievedly: "You might
say you're glad to see me after my
being gone a whole weekl"
"I am; ever so gladl" She real
ized with a little start of surprise
that this was true, witnoui Know
atlon enthusiast who had crashed
less than a month before his in
tended marriage. The house was
too rambling and a trifle too iso
lated for the average purchaser, so
Sue had taken it for granted it bad
not been sold.
"It's a heavenly site for It, Bob,"
she said as they entered the curv
ing drive. "All these magnificent
trees, and so high up ... I believe
you'll be able to see the river on
clear days!"
"That's one of the reasons I
bought it," he said simply. "I re
member where I saw you first. I
knew you'd want a glimpse of your
beloved river. Wait till I unlock
the door. There! Will you walk
into your parlor, Sue? Or your
hall, anyway?"
He touched a button by the door
and the square entrance with its
fireplace and its beautiful stair
case, bloomed with soft light.
"It's furnished!" she gasped. "I
didn't know Ted Wilmington had
it all ready."
"Pretty nearly. There were gaps
here and mere wnicn i ve Deen mi-
hr Lmh.r.h.S. had been nart ng in. Not that I know anything
"ft'iLnn w J "the last ?ewlbut such things, but there's a
21. Htt .Vddenfv' SS- '"end of mine in Kansas City who
rowly missing a collision with an
old gentleman who carried an um
brella. "Bob, I've missed you ter
ribly! I thought it was just the
rain, and being cooped up so long
with Patsy, but I believe your be
ing away had a lot to do with Itl"
His downward glance was rue
ful. "You don't add perceptibly to
a man's good opinion of himself,
do you, sweet? Have to have it
pointed out to you that you've
missed himl Well I suppose I'm
making progress, but it seems
blamed slow. Maybe by the time
we're both gray-headed you'll de
cide you love me, and then a dec
ade later we can rush into mar
riage." "You don't have to wait, you
know, Bob! In fact, I've rather
begged you not to. If you're so
keen on getting married, there are
plenty of girls "
"Yeah plenty of girls. I've met
'em, I've even loved a few of 'em
experimentally. But there's only
one Sue Davenport, and it's my
bad luck to want her and nobody
else. Listen, sweetl Let's get my
car and drive out to the house. I
want to see how the work has gone
while I've been East. I want to ask
you where you want all the roses
put I've ordered."
"You've really bought that
Elace then? I thought you were
luffing."
"Tolling the simple and un
adorned truth is one of the neatest
ways of fooling the public there is
ever know that? I've talked so
much about buying that house that
nobody believes me. They think
the caretaker's In old Wilming
ton's employ.
"As a matter of fact," he went
on, striving to adapt his long
strides to her shorter steps, "I
bought it Just when I told you I
did less than a' month after I
came here. I thought then you and
I'd be married by Christmas time.
It's not my fault that we aren't,
Sue!"
"You won't lose on It," she said
primly. "It's a good investment.
Property is going up out there."
"Investment be hanged! I'm
moving out there, sweet! With or
without you. This spring."
"You are!" The dark eyes came
swiftly up, their lashes beaded
with moisture beneath the thin
scarlet brim of her hat.
"I am. I've always wanted a
home."
"But surely you had one? In
New York?"
"It wasn't what I called a home,"
he assured her. "It was a sort of
cross between a museum, a baro
nial castle and an office building.
And at that, I didn't live in it very
long at a time. School, and being
sent to England to help them sell
out the English branch, and estab
lishing a few factories over here
. . . it's kept me on the jump."
"Funny that you'd want to live
here. I thought you Easterners
despised the Middle West."
"Not this one! I love this coun
try. A fellow can breathe with all
this land about him. I don't care
for the plains, but your hills are
beautiful. And," he added sig
nificantly, "even If it was the Sa
hara, there are other attractions."
Acute Distaste
"IT'S getting dark, Bob. We'd bet-
tpr turn hnrk "
"You won't drive out to the
house? It's worm, you know the
lights are on. We can be back be
fore dinner time."
She was about to refuse when
suddenly an acute distaste for the
room she had left swept over her;
the stale air, the faint disorderly
look where nil had been dainty or
der months before, Patsy's vague
ly hostile gaze meeting her own.
"If you'll surely have me back
before Allen comes!" she stipu
lated. Her heart lightened as he drove
swiftly to the city limits: on even
beyond thp clustered houses of the
Country Club district. It was the
first time she had really Inspected
the Ted Wilmington house. It had
been an extravagant gesture on
the part of a rich man's son, an avi-
does. She's been picking up odds
and ends for me an winter. Line 11,
Sue? Here's the living-room. Runs
the length of the house, d'you see?
These long windows open onto a
formal garden that is, it's going
to be formal when it's finished. And
you can see the river from here,
tool"
Hardly giving her time to take
In the lovely room with its rugs
like faintly gleaming jewels, its
white marble fireplace, its deep,
comfortable couches and big arm
chairs, he put a hand beneath her
elbow and urged her along.
"Across the hall, you see, is a
reception room. That's so you
won t have to take strangers, or
bores into the intimacy of the
other one. And here's the dining
room. Big enough to have all our
friends to dine, eh? You love flow
ers so, Sue, that I got the archi
tect to design this alcove allair. It
can be shut off to be kept at the
proper temperature or i. can stand
open look!"
It's Perfect!'
HE FLUNG open the wide doors
with a flourish and the girl
gasped. The glassed-in nook was
already sweet with blossoming
plants and even as she looked, a
tiny fountain rose under the pres
sure of his finger on a concealed
button.
"Pretty keen, Sue? About what
you'd have fixed yourself, if you'd
been consulted?"
"Bob, I never, never could have
thought of such a lovely thing! It's
perfect! It's a real winter garden,
isn't it, with gravel paths and flow
ers growing right out of the
ground, and alll It's magic, Bobl"
"The flowers are frauds in a
way," he chuckled. "I mean
growing so casually in the ground.
They're still in their pots, you
know. Maybe they'd do all right if
they were out, but I was taking no
chances on having them at their
best when you first saw them.
Want to inspect the culinary re
gions?" Her heart was beating a little
fast as she nodded. It touched her,
his careful thought for what would
or would not please her. Who but
Bob would remember how she
loved the river, how great a part
in her life flowers had always
played?
' Oh, why can't I Just let myself
go and marry him?" she asked
herself despairingly. "I'll be twenty-five
next month, and I like him
I come nearer loving him than
any man I've known in my life. I
can't go on much longer with
Allen and Patsy. I want a home
and this is such a beautiful one! I
want children. Bob's everything
that most girls dream of. Why
can't I ijot all thril'ed and excited
about him? Want him to kiss me
hold me in his arms? Maybe I'm
not capable of fooling like that to
ward any man. Maybe I'm one of
these fundamentally cold women
you read about. If I could be sure
of that if I didn't think there'd
be danger of meeting the right
man after I was married, I'd take
a chance!"
"What are you thinking, stand
ing there in the middle of the
kitchen, and not hearing one word
I say?" he demanded. "Is any
thing wrong, Sue? I mean would
you like any changes made? Make
em in a minute, you know. You've
only to say the word!
"It's perfect!" she repeated. "It's
only I was only wishing I cared
enough for you to to share it with
you, Bob, dear!"
His face fell like a grieved
child's. "And don't you. Sue? Don't
you, my darling? 1 thought it
seems perfectly incomprehensible
to me that I can love you so so
utterly, and you not feel as I do.
Perhaps you re not the passion
ately loving kind, Sue. Perhaps
you love me now as much as you
can. You said you did say you'd
missed me this weekl" He sound
ed very young and touching as he
spoke; very far removed from the
arrogant man who had light
heartedly proposed to her the first
time they find danced together.
She looked at him with troubled
eyes.
Conltnufd tomorrow
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Members of the claaa of '40 met.
January 11. A motion was approved
to have the chair appoint a com
mittee to look Into securing an out
standing speaker for the graduation
exercises. President Harry Thurman
appointed Paul McOuat chairman,
with Betty Hardy and Betty Daugh
erty to assist.
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of Washington. D. C. Alpha Wnll-
lock, Mary Shreva and Jackie Flynn
were the three candidates chosen
by the faculty. The winner will be
sent on the tour by the D. A. R.
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High School News
by
STUDENT REPORTERS
By Paul McOuat
Sophomore class was called
to order Thursday morning by
Warren Holbrook, president, to
discuss class finances. Vice
president Don Shanahan pre
sented a plan to help fill the
treasury which was approved
upon motion by Jean Smith.
Mr. Holbrook said "If the mov
ing picture plan fails to add
sufficient funds to our treasury,
we can then take up the sale of
candy."
Two comedy sketches were pre
sented by members of the class.
"Parted." starred Dot Hayes and Bin
Wall, and "The Coontown Wedding,"
Included Harris Janes, Beverly Brooke,
at the school house. L. E. Fran
cis had his moving picture ma
chine along and showed pictures
of the first 4-H club members
when Audrey Meyer and Claus
Charley were state champion
corn raisers in Jackson county.
In 1914 there were Just a few
members while now there are
over 2000.
Mr. Francis also had pictures of
the 4-H summer camp which la
held at Lake of the Woods. Pictures
of the 4-H tour of Josephine and
Jackson county, showing the largest
ladlno clover field In Josephine
county, which la also the largest In
the' United States.
There were 16 members present
at this meeting and they signed
up as follows; sheep, Harry Hard
ing, Jr., Arnold and Marie Ragsdale.
Kenneth Vaughn and Kenneth Ben
dura: sewing Mary Ann Brill:
cooking, Jean Lavtn; pig, Robert
Crowl: steer, WendaU Vaughn; wood
work, Eugene and Sterling Dltsworth
and Howard Wlmer;' chickens, Ken
neth Bendure; goat, Harry Harding
Jl , and Howard Wlmer. Adults pres
env were Mrs. Linda Marvin, Mrs.
Clara Dltsworth, Mrs. Scott Brill,
Mrs. Carte Harding, Mrs. Clark. Mr.
and Mrs. Wllmer Ragsdale and O.
D. Bendure.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sawyer are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
January 8 In Community hospital.
The little miss has been named Pat
rtcla Dagney.
Dinner fwMt at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman McFarland Fri
day were Mrs. Essie Sawyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Alworth and Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Casey. The evening was spent
In playing cards.
Dinner r.uests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Alworth January 10
were Mr. and Mm. Dean Taw. Mr.
and Mrs. McFarland were callers too,
so all played pinochle.
Cubs of troop 10 will hold theur
achievement teat Friday evening.
January 19 at Opper Rogue Grange
hall.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
By GLCYAS WILLIAMS
Junior claa met January It, In 1
the boys' gym. President Ray John
son presided. Secretary Joan Aya
urged more girls to help the class
seU candy. She also gave a report
on the class' financial standing.
One of the more popular boys
and also property manager, Joe Ben
nett, waa elected to the office of
vice-president, succeeding Don Moyer,
who moved recently to Orants Put.
The program was turned over to
Mr. Ed Klrtley, who explained about
the boys working for better muscle
co-ordination and control. Pour
wrestling matches were presented
by boys ranging from heavyweights
to featherweight. The class unani
mously voted to have more of this
sort of entertainment for future
meetings.
Meeting for the second time this
semester, the newly -electeii president
of the Ski club, Ned Lyman, intro
duced an active program of winter
sports for members.
The club approved the suggestion
that they have v a meeting in the
snow at Crater lake January 18.
New members will be voted in at
this gathering.
The club also decided to present
a motion picture assembly in the
future to raise money for Its
ture In the annual.
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Billy 4-H club held their first
meeting of the year January 11
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Holman Hard to Catch
Washington, Jan. IS. (,11
It's nil right with secretary Bob
Parkinson If a visitor wants to
see Senator Holman (K-Ore.)
When a caller asked to sec the
busy llolmnn lust week Parkin
son replied, "Go nhead, if you
can catch him. I can't."
Amsterdam, Jan. IS. (,F)
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four injured today in an explo
sion during army exercises in
Croningen province, the govern
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