rAGE TWELVE
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON', FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1940.
By Jean
. tSTMDAY: Brenda plunges
deeper end deeper into the af
fain of The Street. After talking
to Ned Barrow, she promises to
intercede for him with A tains'
twin. Aimer, while Ned it away
on business trip.
Chapter 11
Mr. Arnold's Charge
ORENDA, I feci disloyal in
D talking thU way to you," aid
Adelaide. "It Isn't as if Miss Or-
mond uved anywhere else in
town, you know. Somehow The
street we vt been like one big
family so long It givss us pnvl
leges "
' "If you if we were all under
one roof, it wouldn't give Miss
Ormond the right to interrelate
people about their private affairs
as she does! Brenda spoke with
spirit. 1 have a canicular rea
son for wanting hrr to let Alaine
alone Just now. I have plan for
the poor girl
Again the dreamy Mrs. Rost
tetor chuckled. "Looks as if you
were taking an Interest in the af
fairs of The Street yourself, my
dear!"
At dinner that night Miss Bum
ham was exceedingly dignified.
Adelaide's comment had acted as
a pin prick in the tightly blown
balloon of her concern for Ned
Barrow. She who had enjoyed an
urban amusement at the closely
knit affairs of The Street hsd her
self plunged perhaps more deeply
into them than any other person
living In the block.
She determined to spend the
venl.i in her room, reading and
Tiling letters. She reached the
nail just as Mrs. Arnold, without
bothering to ring tie bell, stepped
through the open screen.
"Brands. I want to speak to
you. please!
It was too much! Brenda felt
(he had endured enough for one
day. bne murmured something
about a headache and ran up
stairs, shutting her door as though
a Kidnapper was after her.
In less than five minutes the
inevitable knock sounded on
those much-used panels.
"May I come in. dear?" Ade
laide asked; and without waiting
for an answer, she entered, Mrs.
Arnold close behind her. "A head
ache, dearie? I'm so sorry! Mrs.
Arnold is wonderful with head-
eches. She wants to rub your
forehead. We all send for her
when we have aches and pains."
chattered Adelaide. "She should
have been a nurse: her fingers
nave real magic in them.
So it was that Brenda found
herself presently between cool
sheets while Mrs. Arnold set pa
tiently massaging a forehead be
hind which whirlrd enough dis
turbing thoughts to make it ache.
Not a word was said of Dorothy,
or Hugh Saltus, or Alaine: not a
word was said at all, in fact Un
der the spell of those clever fin
gers Brenda relaxed. Judge Har
per's face floated before her, Ned
Barrow's grin cheered her.
She slept
Dorothy
BUT if Brenda believed a mere
headache could avert Mrs.
Arnold's interest in her actions,
ahe was doomed to disappoint
ment She was lingering over a
second cup of coffee the next
morning when her nurse of the
night before appeared. There was
nothing soothing about her now.
On the contrary, she wss alert
and disapproving.
"Now, B r e .1 d a," she began
briskly, "we'll talk about your
visiting Hugh Saltus!"
Adelaide murmured inarticu
lately, sugared heavily a third
rup of coffee, and subsided into
silence.
"What shall we say about It?
Brenda inquired. "That you didn't
approve? I'm aorry, Mrs. Arnold,
if that's the case; but vou see, my
conscience is perfectly clear on
the subject It was in broad day
light, Mr. Saltus has a house
keeper who acted as chaperone
if chaperone va needed, which
I do not admit! and" she
looked the early caller squarely
in the eye "I am old enough to
be rrsjonsible for my own ac
tions." Mrs. Arnold sninVd. "Meaning,
I take it that I'm to mind my
own business! Well, that's exact
ly why I'm here this morning.
Brenda. my dear! Your business is
my business when you live on
the same street with Dorothy. I'm
respons.ble for her far more so
than if she were my own daugh
ter. She "
"Why?" the small author de
manded. "Why are you more re
sponsible than if she were your
own daughter? Why ari you re
sponsible at all at her age? If
she hasn't learned by now to take
rare of herself, she never will. I
hope you'll torsive me " ir saving
it. Mrs. Arnold, but I do think
your attitude towsrd Dorothy is
so toolish It is almost farcical
A seething silence fell upon the
dining room. Adelaide held her
breath, her eyes steadfastly on
her coffee cup. Mrs. Arnold closed
and unclosed her hands, opened
her lips but to fold them tightly
again. Only Brenda went calrrly
on with her breakfast.
"You know resllv." she eon. In-
ued presently, "either you've got
to a aim i mat iiorotny is subnor
mal, or else tht voiir euardian-
ship of he; is abnormal! At her
age, she should be married and
seeing her children off to school.
If the fact that I drop in to talk
GOATS REPRIEVED
Aberdeen. Md , May 17. !C)
Atest of the death-dealing
powers of Inventor Lester P.i
Barlows liquid -oxygen carbon
bomb was postinined Thursday j
until next week and tht lives!
Randall-
to a famous cartoonist who hap
pens to liva on The Street has a
bad influence on her, then some
thing is radically wrong some
where." "Brenda!" Mrs. Rostteter
breathed, and took a long sip of
her coffee.
"Dorothv" besan Mrs. Arnold
"Dorothy is she isn't Brenda I
Burnham, you're impossiblel :
This," she told Adelaide sternly, I
"is what comes of being a writer! 1
uonormai aonornian r-syeno-iogical
expressions, both of them!
I have no doubt," she went on in ;
a voice from which all hope had ;
departed, "that if we looked
among her books we'd And ;
Freud ani Jungl A perfect child
like this one with curly hair,
too!" Her gaze dwelt bleakly on
tht curls. Somehow they seemed
to enhance the awfulness of the
situation. "Brenda, I regret more
than I can say having to tell you
this; having to seem to be rude
to your grandfather's grand
daughter: but for the present
until you get over the modern idea
of yours, or until Dorothy is strong
enough mentally snd morally to
hold her own against you, I think
it would be well "
"And when do you think that
will be, Mrs. Arnold? Dorothy is
in her thirties now, I understand.
About ten years older than I am.
When do you think she'll be able
to hold her own against my
ideas?"
Again a silence fell upon the
room. Brenda, gayly triumphant,
looked up. Mrs. Arnold's eyes
were deeply sorrowful Adelaide
looked stricken. And suddenly the
girl's victory seemed to her a
cheap thing; certainly not worth .
what it was costing these two
kindly women. She jumped up
from her chair and put her arm
about airs. Arnold.
"Different Atmosphere
"I'M SORRY truly sorry to have
talked so! I'm sorry you don't
spprove of my calling on Hugh
Saltus! From my point of view,
you know, there s no harm in it
11 really can't promise to give it
up. But I do promise to keep away
from Dorothy!" She thought of the
stolid, cow-eyed woman who was
Mrs. Arnold's charge, and her lips
twitched: but she went on: "You
see, I've been brought up in a dif
ferent atmosphere than those of
you who live on The Street Mrs.
Arnold! No one in New York dis
spproved of me because I write.
Some of them even thought it was
was creditable. I'll ,ry to under
stand you here if you'll come half
way; I mean if you'll try to get
my point of view occasionally,
too!"
To her surprise Mrs. Arnold
said: "That's fairl Adelaide, you do
see that it's fair for us to try to get
Brenda's point of view?" and add
ed dismally: "Even though she's
a writer?"
Adelaide emerged from her cuo
long enough to say: "I ... I think
perhaps I'm a little more modern
in my views than than most of
us on The Street Having young
folks in the house all the time.
you know , . ." She mentioned
Eric and Isobel and Mac in a dis
jointed sort of way, murmured
something about having to speak
to Grenadine, and drifted from
the room.
The two who were left reeard-
ed each other in businesslike
fashion. Mrs. Arnold said: "All
right Brendal Maybe there's no
harm in your dropping into a
married man's studio snd spend
ing two hours there: more par
ticularly a married man who
can't or won't ssy why his wife
doesn't return to him. Anyhow I'd
like you to explain your views on
the affair."
Brenda smiled, the allurini
dimple on the left of her mouth
captivating even Mrs. Arnolds
sttention.
Mv views are verv simnle. t
think Hugh Saltus' personal life la
his own as mine is as yours is
as your Dorothy's should be.
I'm interested in an artist so tal
ented that he would create a riot
if he came to New York City. 1
regard it as a piece of unparal
leled good luck that he should he
living on this street I intend to
take advantage of the fuct, to see
him as often and for as long a
time as he will permit.
"We talk." she went on musing
ly, "of all sorts of things: modern
art and literature; of politics; of
national issues generally; I think
I have never known better con
versationalist than Hugh Saltus.
It's a liberal education just to
listrn to him."
"H'm, remarked Mrs. Arnold.
And what does he sav of his
wife?"
Brenda made no answer bryonl
steady look before which the
older woman's eyes dropped. Sur
prisingly she said: "That's where
you re right and I m wrong, Bren
da. No pers't of really flue feel
ing would ask Hugh about Mrs.
Saltus." She rose and started to
ward the door, halted hr.'fwav
and said: "1 donl mmd vour talk
ing to Dorothy if you happen to
meet her on the street. But mind."
she added sharply, you're not to
ask her to see you: ar I above all
you're not to take her to Hugh's
studio!"
A few minutes later Adelaide
sidled in.
"Clone?"
"Yes, she's gone!" The eirl
played with her teaspoon. "Tell
me, Adelaide, why does she think
I'd be so interested in her Dor
othy? Is she so clever sensitive?
Dorerhy. I mesn. Why must sha
not be asked to my room?"
Cenlutnrd temerrew
of a herd of goats were at least
temporarily spared.
The Inventor oeclmcd to go
through with the test todny be
cause, hi sain, ne was ordered
to bring out a l.nOO-pound sack
of his "glmite ' 20 minutes be
fore the scheduled time and
much of the oxygen evaporated
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Medford residents missed In
the regular census count are
slow in making the fact known,
it was stated today by the spe
cial enumerator who is making
his headquarters at the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
for the express purpose of en
rolling everyone not yet record
ed. He estimated there are 900
residents who have not yet
been enrolled In the 1940 fed
eral census.
Taking the initiative himself
yesterday, the special enumer
ator maae a swing through the
business district and enrolled
30 persons who had been missed
in the regular house-to-house
canvass, he reported today. He
said he feared people did not
care whether they were counted
By CLUYAS WILLIAMS
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or not because they believed it
would take lot of time. It
was emphasized, however, that
it requires only a few minutes
to enroll a city resident. So
far as cities are concerned, he
stated, the 1940 census is prac-u-ally
the same as that of 1930
Cooperating with the census
bureau m an effort to enroll
every Medford resident so as
to obtain an accurate popula
tion count for the city, the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce has called upon citizens
to view the enumeration as a
civic matter in which all should
take pride.
Residents missed In the regu
lar count nave been urged to
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While Mr. and Mrs. Albert Straukamp of Felton, Cal., were vlsltiug neighbors, Isst
August, their summer house burned to the ground. Twenty-five sympathetic neighbors de
cided to offer help rather than consolation, so on September 2 they set to work clearing
away debris and laying the foundation for a new home. Strange as it seems, within 36
hours the new house was complete. Next day the neighbors held a shower and" completely
refurnished the new house.
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report to the special enumerator
at the chamber of commerce or
to notify the chamber of com
merce by telephone or mail. The
special enumerator will go to
the homes of persons who can
not come to the chamber of
commerce. All that is nee-led
to have the special enumerator
call is to notify the chamber of
commerce. The telephone num
ber is 63. The address is, Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce, Medford, Oregon.
Eugene Student To
Fight For Hitler
Eugene, May 17. (P A 17-year-old
Eugene high student
rwuve or .wuEKirtKP, XLilX I
-mi coMPiEruy remit
REFURNISHED ITM 3b Hours
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MB. MAS6ETT WAHTS TO
GIVC A PARTY FOQ OUR
UTU6 HAtW TOMOOSOW
WE tL MAVB TO SO
I TOLD HIM We: WOULD-
V
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was off for Germany today,
probably to fight in Hitlers
nazl legions.
Wolfgang Eberwein, a Ger
man subject who has been at
tending school here on a visit
or's permit, has left for his
homeland, he knows not by
what route, because German
officials would not renew his
passport again.
Trojan Horse Roundup
San Jose, Costa Rica, May 17.
(U.PJ The government today or
dered two German residents
removed from government Jobs
and began an official Investiga
tion into reports Germans con
trolled all key industries.
by JOHN MX
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