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
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It also recommended public!
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such land be extended.
BY LOUISE PLATT
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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OfHER IfeOOSER LE6 15
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