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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY; MAY 23. 1940. PAGE TWO By Jemn Randall- YESTERDAY: Mae buv ear and takes Brtnda out She en joys hit company until they dis agree violently about the Aber Mlhy twins. Brands rrtes to eon. central on her writing goal but letter arrives concerning faitu. Chapter 16 'Mind Your Own Business' ON HER way to tea Hugh, Bren da heard her name called. She topped impatiently. Havmf made up her mind to a move which might be deemed by othert some what unwise and officious, ahe was naturally impatient it any delay in tnia action. "What Is It. Dorothy? You are Dorothy, aren tyou7 Dorothy gave a timid grunt In reply. Her broad (ace was scarlet, either from her exertions or from embarrassment, and she tinkered the hem of her apron exactly like the second housemaid in a good old British drama. "Well, what can I do tor you. Dorothy? Brenda asxea. Dorothy mumbled something, t the same time poking an awk ward finger into her hair. "What is It? You'll really have to speak up u you want me to near." 'Curls! the Innocent orphan gasped. "J want to hava curls like yours." The astounded Miss Burnham fazed at her in silence. It appeared hat Kipling was right, after all! The Colonel s lady or at any rate the Brenda Burnhams and Doro thy Arnolds were sitters under the akin, so fat as curls went anyhow. She said kindly: "I'm afraid a permanent Is the best you can do along that line. Dorothy. You see, I was born with curly hair Just as you were born with straight." She eyed the thick tow-colored locks speculatively. "I'll bet her hair la down to her waist" "You'd really be wise not to touch it though," she warned. "It's very nice hair; and such a lot of it!" Dorothy gulped. "Too much! I have to wear the awfulett old hats! Would you please. Miss Brenda, would you ask Mrs. Ar nold can I nave a permanent? Brenda'a besetting sin. her sin ful independence, rose in one out raged leap. "Ask her? Why should I or any one ask her? It s your hair, isn't It?" Then an lrioa checked her. "You have wages, or an allow ance, of your own. Dorothy?" "I got my savings accounts; and I have a dollar a week to spend." Brenda surveyed her wonder Ingly. Was the woman really sub normal, as she had suggested to Mrs. Arnold? Surely nothing else could account for the dictatorship which was exercised over her. For ence in her life Brenda resolved to use aome caution. She would in quire Into the mental atatus of Dorothy before she gave advice. If she was normal, well and good. She should be encouraged to spend her own money as she pleased. If she was not well, of course that might alter the case. Brenda said kindly: "I'm in a terrible hurry now. Dorothy. Let me think it over about your hair, I mean and then I'll tell you what I have decided. Will that be all right?" She was surprised to see tears spring Into the small brown eyes looking down into her own. Doro thy gulped, tortured her apron hem more violently than ever, and nodded. Brenda sped away. "What this street need Is O'Neill and Mary Wilkins Free man in collaboration," ah re marked thoughtfully. 'Don't Overstep HUGH did not answer her tap at the studio door. He seldom did when he was absorbed in his work. Undaunted. Brenda pushed it open and walked in. The artist was seated before a long table, busy with some pen and ink sketches over which he hastily placed a blotter when he recog nized his caller. "Hugh, I've got some news for you!" He looked at her with something of Adelaide's vagueness. It was plain that his mind had been far awav from The Street. "It's about Linda!" His head Jerked up, hit eyes grew item. "Look here, little Brenda Bum ham," he laid levelly, "You're a nice child, and I've liked having you drop in. But don't overstep irour privileges. In other words, tie finished with a charming tmile, "mind your own business, darl ing"' Her small Jaw tightened "1 will of course, if you insut. But I'm quite ture that you don't know what I've come to tell you. and that you ought to know It. I paid you the compliment of believing you would enjoy being treatrd as an adult; as a responsible adult," the finished. He took out a cigarette and lighted it with hands not quite ttesdy. "Confound you, Brenda! Must you come here raking over old coals, stirring tht sshes of of my marriage? There's nothing I need to know about Linda. She's per fectly able to look after herself." And then ha added in a panic stricken voice: "She's not ill? You haven't come to tell me that she's ill?" Brenda drifted toward the door. "Not that I know of though it's likely she will be, under the cir cumstances." He crossed the studio In five strides; gripped her arm until aha winced. "What do you know about Lin da? Tell me!" "But I thought there was noth ing you needed to know about her; I thought you wanted me to mind my own business." lie smiled wryly. "It doetn't seem to ma that you have minded it exactly. Even for a Burnham you seem to have a finger in a good many pies on The Street. Sit down," he commanded, "and say what you came to say." She sank obediently upon the couch. "You remember you asked me a while back if I'd written any one about you? And I aaid I had one or two persons? Well, I had an answer this morning to one of those letters. It's from a friend of mine in Hew York. She knows your wife; she knows Linda." "Go on," ha bade her Impa tiently. "She's clerking In a bargain basement Hugh. She's living in a down-at-the-heela room in a none-too-distinguished house." A Bad Mistake' "T INDA!" His eyes darkened L- end his face grew ashen. Then He laughed. "You've been misinformed, Brenda. I pay five hundred dollars into Linda's bank on the first of every month. She could live comfortably on that Aside from that you don't know Linda. Luxury is an absolute ne cessity to her. I honestly believe she'd die if she did what you said she was doing. Clerking Lindsl Your correspondent has made a bad mistake. She drew a letter from the pock et of her smock and put it into his hand. "Read for yourself," aha aaid simply. Five minutes later he lifted his head and gazed at her haggardly. "But what In heaven'a name is she doing with the money I pay her?" It was a tacit admission of con version but his visitor refrained from Mounting her triumph. "I've thought t all out" aha In formed hiix "I don't know why she left you I imagine it was some silly sort of quarrel but if ahe happened to be a proud per son "Linda is damnably proud!" "Urn. Yes. It all flu in. She isn't using your money you see. She went out and got herself a Job any kind of a Job." He plunged his hands In his thick hair. T'But that doesn't make sense! In the first place, Linda is entitled to what money I send her. We're not divorced, she's still my wife. It's my Job to support her. In the second" "J wouldn't think I was entitled to money, if I'd 'eft my husband." Brenda said bluntly. "You wouldn't? The Idea ap peared to be so odd to him that he stopped to ponder it "But that's atura, Brenda; tta ridiculous. Naturally a man supports his wife." She said still more bluntly: "But she isn't your wife now, Hugh. Surely you must see that Surely you muii realise she would loo K at it mat way. Angry color began to replace his oallor. "Of all the specious rea soning I ever heard . . . but that's a woman for you! Logic simply doesn't exist fo.' your sex!" 'On the contrary, it seems to ma that Linda's being far more logical than you are, Hugh! Think it over!" He swallowed. Olsten, Brenda! I'll give you the barest outline of the the trouble between Linda and me" She shook her head, her eves on her shoes. Better not Hugh! You m ht regret it afterward. I've told you what I thought it was important for you to know. That closes the discussion, so far as I am con cerned." But he was as eager now to de tain her as he hsd been to speed her on her way ten minutes before. "Te!I me what to do." he begged. Shall I catch the first train to New York and find Linda reason with her " She looked at him pityingly. Such a clever artist and so stupid where women were concerned. "Heavens above, no! You'd aim. ply drive het away from her job, from her room. How long has she noen away: "Nineteen months and ten da vs." he ssld. Brenda drew her own conclu sions from this prompt answer. Centime teaaerrev DOCTORS' WIVES COUNTIES ESCAPE NEW MEASLES CASES On the Radio Chains stations There la rind Thru ea the Olal: ktx. llo, Portland: lilt, eto. lm Antrim: Ku. MJo. upokant SUO. 1MI, kaa Inmliri; liltw 120. rortland; KJK. S1. tattle; KNX. 1060, Lot Ansrleai hOA, sua Denver; KUIN. IMU. Her! land: KftMO tt Seattle: KPO. . nan rmnrUm: KM., IIW. alt I . Moving World. MX; Noble's Orch . K8L. KOIN; Newt, KOO, KOW. KNX. New York. May 23 U P1 Now It can be told. Wives of physicians often are suspicious of their husbands' association with women patients. This is the conclusion of the Divorce Reform league, which says that physicians have a higher divorce average than members of any other profes sionpartly because of their wives' suspicions Lcijue Director David An stein, aays that a 10 year study of the divorce situation reveals that flva of every 12 marriages by phlcians fall. Other pro fessions average two failures In 12 marriages. Portland, May 23.-J.rt Only 13 Oregon counties es caped without new outbreaks of I measles for the week ending May 18. the state health de , partment't survey showed to- iday. Of the SOS cases. Baker re ported 1. Clackamas S4. Doug . las 4, Jackson 40. Josephine S2, Klamath SI, Lake 24. Lane 10. Marlon 20. Multnomah 83. Washington 83. Crook and Wasco counties each recorded a cata of tick fever and Hood River one case of infantile paralysis. The mocking bird la tht state bird sf Tennessee. 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