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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY; JANUARY 16, 1940. One gy jebvei YESTERDAY: While Sue Is in one of her low moods, Bob drivel .vr out to the house he bought in the hope of marrying her. Sue is charmed with its beauty. Bob again tell her he louet her. Chapter 12 'Promise Me ' 4 i AYBE I'm not very loving person, Bob that wayl It's because I don't really know about myself that I'm afraid afraid to marry you. What il I'm Just emotionally unawakened? What 11 you're not the right man? I love Allen so dearly, you know, that It makes me think " "Allen!" He swept the name side superbly. "What a child you ire, sweet, to compare that kind of love with marriagel And if rou re emotionally unawakened, E'll take mighty good care that 'm the one to rouse you from four slurr.Dcrs! he concluded Kimly. "Promise me, Sue, now is minutel Promise you'll marry ,me at once. You see you'll find that it will be all right. I'll make rou happier than any woman ever was. we 11 travel, we il do every delightful thing you ever dreamed of , . . and we'll have this house, md the river, and your garden to come back to when we're tired of racing about. Sue, little Sue, promise!" Aimost she yielded. He was very strong and masteriui and ap Dealingly male as he stood there, holding her hands in his. His thick hair was rumpled by the rapid drive, his eyes looked de- mandingiy into her own. She liked all the things she knew about him: his quick gen erosity, his boyish friendliness, his refusal, in spite of both those qualities, to allow himself to be taken advantage or. Allen had told her admiringly of Trenton's business shrewdness. It pleased her to know that he was not the usual rich man's son, careless of Inherited money. "Bob, I can't," she faltered at last. "I think I will, I open my tips to tell you so, and something Inside me holds me back. Per haps perhaps I don't know you well enough yet. You see, I've grown up with all the men I go about with; I know their back ground, their families. Maybe I feel a little strange with you at times." He dropped her hands, walked to the window and stood staring t the rain which was racing down the glass. The brief respite had ceased and the storm had re turned. "I'll tell you anything you want to know about myself, Sue," he aid at last. "I've led about the usual sort of life, I suppose usual to a fellow who's had a bit too much money, and precious lit tle family life. There are plenty of things I'd like to have olotted Diit; plenty I'm ashamed of; but after all, it's something that 1 am ashamed, isn't it? It means that I've outgrown any desire I'd had to well, to be otherwise than a decent sort of guy, a as good a husband and and father as I can!" ' "It isn't that. Bob! Whatever you were before I knew you, be longs to you; it doesn't concern me. I've always said I'd never re quire my husband to unfold any chapter of his past. If it was un worthy of him, it would hurt me to hear about it. And most people grow by making mistakes, I think." "And what mistakes have you made, sweet Sue?" He turned to her, his novel expression of seri ousness wiped from his face as though It had never been. "What hideous and world-shaking mis takes have you made, my dar ling?" "That's just it, Bob! I've made lots of them, but they haven't been especially important. That's why I'm so awfully young Inside. That and because Allen always shiHded me; protected me." "Thank heaven he did! I'd loathe having a lacquered little sophisticated wife. If you" She interrupted him nervously. "Bob, it's simply pouring again! And we'll have to leave this min ute if I'm to be home by the time Allen comes!" Shopping UTTH the first days of spring. Patsy's lethargy left her. She began to shop day after day. Mag- f:ie. her mouth pursed disnpprov iirIv, would take in dress boxes at the door; gather up the paper and string Mrs. Davenport scat tered about when she opened her recent purchases. Allen came in one afternoon to And the living-room strewn with lingerie, with frocks dangling by their hangers from the central chandelier, with satin sandals and white sports shoos spilling out of their cardtKmrd boxes. "Whew!" he whistled. "What's all this? Been buving the stores out, Pats?" She looked up from the silk robe she was trying on. "Been getting myself some thing decent to wear! Do vou realize. Allen, 1 haven't had a new rag to my name since we were married? It's nearly April, and time I was outlining myself for summer." ON PRIVATE LAND IS Washington, Jon. 16. (P) The forest service proposed to ddy that the government be given authority to regulate lumber cutting practices on privately-owned land in order to prevent depiction of the na tion's forest resources. ! It also recommended public! owner. 'hip and maiuigrint'iit of such land be extended. BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK He looked a little uneasy. "I suppose it's all right? I suppose we can afford all this? It seems a little er excessive to me, but no doubt everything gave out at once. You you paid for every thing, Pats?'' She looked honestly surprised. "Paid for them? Using what for money, lover?" "Using your allowance for money!' It was the first time Sue had heard him speak sharply to his wife. "We settled all that at the time we were married. If you really haven't bought anything since then, you should have plenty in the bank even for all this." Patsy laughed. "You're funny, Allen! This is my whole soring outfit, don't you understand? I couldn't possibly pay for it with what I've saved. Besides," she went on easily, "1 haven't saved to any conspicuous extent. There've been things I needed perfume and powder and things" "I should think you could buy a good deal of powder and per fume on sixty-five dollars a month. Pals! That's your dress allowance. Do I understand you've charged all this? "Why, yes! I have to have some thing to wear. I'm your wife, Al len; I have to do you credit." He was collecting the carbon expense slips from the waste basket, from where they had fallen on the floor. "Great guns! Here's one for a hundred and forty-seven dollars and twenty-eight cents at one fell swoopl And this Pats! this must be a mistake: seven hats at one place, the total being sixty five dollars! Will you tell me what you need of seven hats at one and the same time?" Sue. her cheeks burning, slipped from the room, closing the door silently behind her. She had known that Patsy was on a spending spree; that she had lost her head, was buying right and left without regard to her needs or Allen's in come. She had remonstrated in vain. Pats had simply gone off without her and continued her mad career. 'Actually Quarrelling AND there was far more to it then Allen knew. Certain boxes had been delivered to her sisters; suits, hats, absurdly sheer stockings, jewelry and scer.t even. If Allen can buy his sister a car, I guess I can get mine a few thingsf' She repeated this to her hus band a few days later when the monthly bills arrived, and he questioned her In astonishment. "Oh, that was a spring coat I got for Marie," she said com posedly. "And, Letty, poor child, was almost barefooted. I outfitted her with shoes." Your sisters have positions; they earn salaries of their own! Whi.n is more than yours does, Allen darling!" Pats, n sorry to seem un generous, but you must never do mis again, u win lane me an summer to clean up these bills As a matter of fact, I'll have to forego our vacation this year. Sorry, dear. I know you'd counted on that trip. But no traveling for us now!" She cried out protestlngly. "Al len Davenport! Not to go to Can ada as we plannedl But it was to be our wedding trip. We never even stayed away over night when we were married. You said you'd make it up to me this sum mer. You asked me whether I'd rather have a used car or a month in Canada, and I said Canada. You can't go back on your word like this!" "But darling, figure It out for yourself! I have just so much money you knew that. If it has to be used to pay for outfits for you and your sisters, it's a dead sure thing it can't be used to take us to Canada. You've been a busi ness woman. You know that a dollar can't be spent twice." Her reddened mouth closed with soft viciousness. "Your dollars can't! But there's Sue's. I think it's time we had a showdown on Sue, Allen. Arc we to support her the rest of her life since she seems determined not to get married? She's twenty-five, and she's never earned a cent that's been spent on her. I'm your wife and 1 have a right" Allen was very pale. "Just a minute, Pats! Sue's earned her way, even if she never contrib uted part of her own income which she has. For years she kepi my house, ran the kitchen on a budget, left me free to concen trate on my work without giving a thought to domestic problems. "Which is more than I do? Well, I never pretended to be do mestic, Allen. I warned you of that when we were married." "Why did you take the house keeping out of Sue's hands then? Our grocery bills are frightful: and at that, we don't seem to have very good meals." He pulled him self up abruptly. "Pats dear, we're actually quarrelling! I'm sorry. Kiss your husband, and tell him you'll stay within your allowance after this." She kissed him amiably enough but she made no promise; and the next month brought a fresh shower of bills. This time Allen reproached her in no uncertain terms. Continued Monday In an animal report prepared by its late chief, F. A. Silcox. the service said privately owned forests represented "an empire of such socinl and eco nonilc importance that we no longer can nfford to ignore it or leave it iinmnnagcd with out serious consequences tor the entire nation." Seattle, Jim. 16. (,V A spokesman for the West Coast Lumbermen's association said today a forest service proposal for regulation of lumber cut ting practices on privately owned land would be ' abso lutely unworkable" on a nation wide basis. t I mi,, l ,i 1 ii) Am it i.Ju p. tiie to elm- On the RADIO CHAINS STATIONS It here to Find Them oc the Dial: HEX, Portland, 1 18 ; KF1, 640 l.of Angeles; KGA, 1410. Spokane; KOO, 790. San FranclKo; KUW 620, Portland; KJU, 810, Seattle. KNX, 1050. Lot Anielrt; KOA, S30 Denver; KOIN, 940, Portland: HOMO, 626, Seattle; KI'O. 630. San Francltco; KSL. 1180, Salt Lake Tuesday. 6:00 The Aldrtch Family, KPO, KPI, KOW; Sketch, KJR, KEX; Sun set Shadows, KOO. 6:30 Information Please, KOMO: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. KOO, KEX, KJR; Heldt'a Orcb., KPO, KPI. KOW; Court of Missing Heirs. KNX. KOIN, KSL. 8:00 We, the People, KSL: Caval ciule of America. KPO, KPI, KOW; Time and Tempo, KOO, KEX. 6:30 Fibber McOee, KPO. KPI, KOW; Concert In Rhythm, KOIN, KNX. KSL. 7:00 Shield's Revue, KOMO; Drama, KOO: Bob Hope, KPO, KOW. KF1; Miller's Orch., KOIN, KNX, KSL. 7:30 Mammoth Minstrels, KOO, KJR: Dog House, KPO, KPI, KOW; News. KSL. 8:00 Pred Waring. KPO, KPI, KOW; Amoa and Andy, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Information Please, KOO, KEX, KJR. 8:16 Jlmmle Pldler, KSL. KNX, KOIN; I Love a Mystery, KPO, KPI, KOW. 8:30 Aldrlch Family. KOO, KEX. KJR: Johnny Presents, KPO, KPI, KOW; Big Town, KOIN, KNX. 8:00 We, the People, KNX, IC.01N; Beyond Reasonable Doubt, KOO, KJR; Oarber'a Orch., KPO, KFI. KOW. 8:30 Bottle of the Soxee, KPO. KOW, KPI; Van'a Orch., KOIN, KNX; New. KJR. 10:00 News Reporter. KPO, KFI. KOW; Kew, KNX, KSL; Heldt'a Orch., KOO, KEX, KJR; Newa, KOIN" 10:30 Foster's Orch., KFI. KOW; Fltzpatrlck'a Orch., KOO, KEX. KJR; Drama. KPO. 11:00 Ravnzza's Orch.. KPO. KFI; Thla Moving World. KEX; Oray's Orch., KSL, KOIN; News, KOO, KNX KOW. tVrdnesday 8:00 Frank and Archie ir.iu KEX: Sunset Shadows. KOO: War ing Orch., KPO, KOW, KFI. TAILSPIN TOMMY Ambush! ' " : : i ; By HAL FORRES" The three black hawks, commanded rv PlAnes App-toAewiN&ifksJ!'"? I . wii 1 1 i p- wmXon'plan". the delmozai jm i&wtjkd j:"vx"im - g BEN WEBSTER'SCAREER Listen, Plensel v B EDWIN ALGER ( LOOK, toUN6 MANl iVa I I iW SOBRV, Q RAN DMA OH, I I ( MlHO IF f MO. INDEED A 1 1 AhAMK VOU SO MUCH BPrA ' ' ' in uaoT, Z:2J, ONEJ SELL AN LOT IN WON'T, I VtKJR I V AHEAD V PRIVATE SECPETARV L jjr . THE NEBBS Phoeyi By SOL HF"' Wft' M!! XCK ) riVE BEEKJ fisurimgW'cjust a mikiute. 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KNX. adio Highlights By Associated Press (Pacific Standard Time) Tonight: Europe WABC CBS 5:55, 8; MBS 6, 6:175. WEAF-NBC 8:15 Oswald Garrison Villard on "Will Eu rope Federate'" WJZ-NBC 7:15 Frank Gan nett talk at Rochester. MBS 8:15 Sen. Styles Bridces on "StnHpnt A and Politics." Wednesday: Europe NBC 5 a.m.; WABC-CBS 5 a.m., 3:30 p.m. Phoenix Phoenix. Jan in rsnii Study club of Phoenix will meet January 17 at 2:(in n'cl a. me nome of Mrs. W. M. Cald well. Subject scheduled for the meeting Is "Children" and "The Uses of Money." Anyone In the community interested is cordial ly invited. Phoenix Home Extension Unit wilt bold an ill-day meeting at the home of Mrs. Holla A. Reedy, January 19. beginning at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. Mabel Mack, county home demonstration agent, will be present snd ber sub ject will be "Weight Control." Mem bers and friends ire Invited to at tend the Instructive meeting. Bring any vegetable or a fruit Jello. Mrs. Lillian Coleman and Mrs. O. Coblelgh were hostesses to members snd friends of Phoenix Garden club Friday at 1:30 p. m. with a dessert luncheon. Among those present were Mesdsmes Wilson. Turpln, Marshall, White, Denzer, McMullen, Retmer, Bell, Quackenbush, Walker, Chandler, Germer, Grame, Hallgren, Maust, Watt, Coblelgh, Caster, Cole man, Caldwell and Hunter. February meeting will be at the home of Mrs W. E. Germer with Mrs. Noah Chandler assisting. Oak Circle of Neighbors of Wood craft will meet Thursday. This Is a special "hobo meeting," and each member Is requested to be dressed as a hobo, and to brlni their own lunch. Games snd entertainment will follow the meeting and a good time is promised. Home Economics club of the Grange Is giving a supper Wednes day at 7 p. m., entertaining their husbands. Polly annas will be re vealed and new Pollyannas chosen for 1040. Each member desiring to draw new Pollyannas should be pres ent or notify some member so names can be drawn. Special entertainment for the evening bas been planned by the committee in charge. A report of the Christmas Seal Sale for 1039 was turned in Jan uary 10, and there are still some who have not returned their unused seals or have not paid for those they did use, according to the Phoe nix seal sale chairman. Mrs. R. A. Reedy. The chairman reports an In crease In the amount sold over last year. She answered at once, so that a final report may be made. Members of the Garden club. Thursday club, and Home Ecnomtcs club honored Mrs. Vaughn Quack enbush last Wednesday . with a shower at the Grange, hall. Many lovely and useful gifts were received and refreshments were served to all present by the committee. Present were Mesdames Quackenbush, Rel mer. Poling. Denzer. Caldwell, Nord qulst. Walker, McMullen, Carr, Hun ter, White, Wilson. Quackenbush, Maust, Frame, Knudson, Coleman, Ferns, Inman, Drake, Ward, Hall gren, Barkley, Barnes, Coster. Bell. Urldel, Dudley, Stevens, Germer, Stedmsn, Furry, Bourne, Turpln, tra Mlsa Echo Alford. Mrs. R. o. Ward will entertalu members of the Thursday club at her home January 35 with a covered dish luncheon. Mrs. George Drake will be assistant hostess. Nineteen thirty-nine "Hoodoos" will be reveal ed and new nsmes drawn. All mem bers are urged to be present. Mrs. R. L. Pollard and daughter . therlne'of Wssoo, Csl., and Mrs. Sheldon Wslter and daughter Vir ginia Ann, of Los Angeles, returned to their homes after visiting Mrs. E. J. White during the holidays. UP AND DOWN 60ESH0ME,MUNHIN6jl APPLE, ATfER STRENUOUSLY ALL AffER NOOM KPfl VAWKINS If UP '"'f Itt.lwd by Th. Ben Srn'lcata. Ine.J ! Climax ! Climax, Jan. 16. (Spl.) Mrs. Frank Hurst has been ser iously 111 with the flu the past week and Is still unable to be out of bed. Art Kent and At Mlddlestedt of the Wellen dlitrlct were riding the range here Thursday In search of cattle. On account of the open warm win ter It baa been difficult to gather cattle from the hllla and there are still several head at large. Mr. and It". L. H. Wertz enter TSOUSEP G HAVIN6 SLIfTEP IfS M00RIK6, KEfrSTRYlrlSToPUU. it buck mm PUCE MonlK6MTi:WM0ClH, "TRIES 10 FftsTEK BUCKIE OftER BUCKLE HAVlrfo 6NEN WAY A6fl)N HAS fOKEtPSWrfCHlWsrROM ONE SIDE To THE OTHER abandons Trousers TbTriElR TftTfe, WHILE CONCENTRATE ON HIT 1W&-TREE With apple CORE tained Bunday with a dinner honor ing Jeanett Kinney. Thelma Ben son, Jack and Bob Frederick, all of whom have blrthdaya this week. Owen Austin spent the week end with his family here. Ted Kinney was a busineaa caller in Medford Monday. Ben Oswald waa an overnight guest at the Wertz home Thursday. MUs Thelma Benson spent the week-end In Ashland. Charles Kinney, a flu victim last week, haa recovered. Leo Wood, and Ted Kinney moved theU dragaaw to the Kinney place. MUroy Charley was an overnight visitor at his home here last week.. By GLlfYAS WILLIAMS COB ON HIS WAV, UN EASILY AWARE 1iW OfHER IfeOOSER LE6 15 JlArKiM6-fbSliP continues homeward, Trousers neatly under CONTROL BY MEBNS Of HANDS in POCKETS
