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.
Tnnraday
1:00 Drama, KOO, KEX; Oood
Kewt of 1MO. KPO, KF1. KOW:
Major Bowes. KNX. KOIN. KSL.
i. so Rudy Vallee, KPI; Safety
First, KPO.
:00 Miller's Orch.. KNX. KOIN.
KSL; Muatc Hall. KPO, KPI, KUW;
Dance Orch., KOO, KEX.
S.SO Easy Aces. KOO. KEX. KIR
7:00 Pred Waring. KPO, KOW.
KPI: Amoa and Andy, KNX. KSL,
KOIN; Kinney's Orch, KEX. KJR.
7:30 Musical Americana, KOO,
KJR. KEX; Aak-It-Batlut, KNX,
KOIN. KSL.
1:00 atrange As It Seems. KNX.
KSL. KOIN: Modem Strings. KOW;
Judy Deane, KOO; Dreaa Rehearsal,
KPO: Newa, KEX.
8:30 Symphony Hour. KPO, KOW.
KPI: Anawer Auction, KNX. KOIN.
9:00 Paul Sullivan, KSL. KNX.
KOIN'.
8:301 Love a Myatery. KPO. Kri,
KOW; DuMy'e Orch., KOIN. KNX.
KSL.
10 :0O Reporter. KPO. KOW, KPI.
10:30 Fields' Orch.. KPO, KPI;
Paator't Orch., KSL, KNX: Notung
ham'a Orch.. KOO, KEX.
11:00 Malneck'a Orch., KPO: This
Friday.
6:00 Drama, KOO. KJR. KEX;
Walta Time, KPO, KPT. KOW; Pearoe
Oang, KNX. KSL. KOIN.
3:30 Where My Name? KPO, KPI.
KOW; Plrat Nlhtr. KNX. KSL.
KOIN; Name It and Take It. KOO.
6:00 Drama. KNX. KOIN. KSL:
Don Ameche. KPO. KPT. KOW; Mad
lacn Square Oarden Boxing, KOO.
KJR. KEX.
3 SO story Behind the Headlines,
KPT: Believe It or No. KI.TC. KSL,
KOIN: Big Town. KPO.
7:00 Pred Warlm?. KPO. KOW.
KPT; Amoa and Andy, KNX, KSL.
KOIN; Barnet'a Orch., KOO, KEX.
KJR.
7:18 Thompson's Orch.. KPO.
KOW: Lariny Roaa. KNX. KC'N. KSL;
Newa. KPI.
7:30 Thte Amazing America, KOO.
KJR. KEX: Johnny Preaent'a. KNX.
KOIN, KSL: Show Boat. KPO, KPI.
KOW.
fl 00 Dance Orch.. KEX; Treasure
laland. KPO: News Conference. KOO;
Kate Smith. KNX. KOIN. KSL.
1:30 Death Valley Daya. KPO.
KOW, KPI; Baseball Oame. KEX.
1:00 Ebener'e Orch., KPT; Paul
Sullivan, KNX, KSL. KOIN.
1:30 Mualc by Woodbury. KPO.
KPI, KOW: Hutton's Orch.. KSL,
KOIN. KNX; Malneck'a Orch.. KOMO.
10:00 Reporter, KPO, KPI. KOW.
10:30 Arnhelma Orch.. KOO.
KEX; Field's Orch.. KPO. KFI; Pas
tor'a Orch.. KSL. KNX. KOIN.
11:00 Nottingham's Orch, KPO;
Daaee On.. KSL, KOIN: This Mov
ing World, IX; Newa. KOO.
Spring Hill, Has. (11.(5 L. H.
Snyder, . who hat been In the
telephona business most of his
61 years, tees no harm in party
line subscribers listening In on
their neighbors' conversations.
In fact, he encourages It.
lie owns the Mijo Telephone
company of southeastern John
son and northern Miami coun
ties, which has more than 200
subscribers sharing 24 party
lines.
He calls listening In "rubber
ing" and believes it Is all right.
"For Instance," he said,
"somebody is sick and a doctor
is called. The neighbors get a
first-hand report on the sick
person's condition and are ready
to offer aid.
"Maybe a couple of women
are planning a neighborhood
entertainment the women list
ening in can offer suggestions
and can save a lot of individual
calling." '
40,000 COAST TROOPS
IN FORT LEVIS DRILL
NEXT AUGUST
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
By GLUT AS WILLIAMS
by Tht Of II Sq Ira; j.
1ViFBRlD6E PARtV At 'IriE COMMUNITY CLU9 60T A BAD
SETBACK WHEN) FRED PERLEV.HAUirte SOME VARNI5H LEF1
OVER FROM THE SPR1N6 FRESHENHX6 DP, THOUGHT HE W0lLl
Vo THE LADIES A 60CD TORN DV TbJCHlhfS UP THE BRiPlpE
-Tables - cm -fHEV DidN'T tw in Hm
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WlLLIAfJS
Fort Lewis, Wash., May 23.
(tP) Details of intensive sum
mer maneuvers that will con
centrate 40,000 troops here dur
ing August were revealed to
day.
The troops, Including regular
army, national guardsmen and
reserve officers from through
out the west, will train in the
Fort Lewis-Centralia-Chehaiis-Grand
Mound area of southwest
Washington.
A four day . mock war, In
volving war planes, light tanks
and other hit-and-run military
weapons, will be held August
14-17 in the heavily wooded,
river cut prairie region south
of Fort Lewis.
The concentration, heaviest
at Fort Lewis since the first
world war, is being held under
the president's "limited emer
gency" decree. It will bring to
Kether virtually all mobile units
of the ninth corps area, com
posed of California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana,
Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and
Alaska.
Everything Carman
With the German Western
Armies, May 23. Delayed)
Seen on a German armor
ed car behind the front: "Den
mark, Norway, Holland, Bel
gium, England everything German."
The fingers and eyes of pro
fessional sorters of mohair hava
to be so sensitive they can di
vide batches of goat's hair Into
30 classifications that vary only
37 ten thousandths of an inch.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
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