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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAV. MAY 28. 1940.
By Jean Randall
V ISTtHDAY: Ned and Brenda
put their Heads together and de
cide it vauld be a uui move
for Ned to build the botany-mod
Abernathy twine a greenhouse.
The next time fl r e a d a vieiu
, Hugh, Mite Omond i$ a self-invited
chaperon.
Chapter 20
Dormant Domesticity
AS soon as firenda got home,
Hugh called her up.
came urgent. "1 must ea you.
wnere can wt meet?
"You might comt here," ah
fUMested.
And have the Ormond pop
ping over, or Mr. Roattetor drift-
inK m ana out ox mi room. AO,
I'll tell you. You know the old
home which cloaca Tha Street at
tha south end? Well. I'll slip
around in back of it. and in about
' hall an hour you come. I must
know if there's anything in that
letter about Linda!"
Brenda, remorsefully aware of
unwritten cnapters awaiting her,
was about to refuse; then an imp-
urn desire to ion miss urmond,
combined with a genuinely friend.
ly wish to comfort Hush Ssltus,
dictated an assent Half an hour
later she edged her slim self
through a break in the white Dal
ings which enclosed the old house,
and trotted around In back where
Hugh awaited her.
Adelaide Roattetor was tha
world's wont housekeeper; or
perhaps the world's worst man
ager, Brenda reflected. Tha only
meal which made any pretense
to being served on time was
breakfast; and Isobel had confided
that only long and painful discl-
Eline of both mistress and maid
ad achieved that.
Luncheon of course did not mat
ter. Quite frequently Grenadine
brought Brenda'a up to her on a
tray with the announcement that
Mis' Roattetor had gone out
Dinner waa supposed to be at
iix-thirty. It never was. Some
times Grenadine beat lustily on
the gong at ten minutes past six
if she happened to be going to
a movie with "ma gen'lemun
frlen'." More often it was close
to seven when the family assem
bled about the table.
Adelaide's vagueness extended
to the food, too. Several times
(he had forgotten to order meat,
often a meal would be distin
guished by a preponderance of
atarchy dishes, or two or three
green vegetablea and no potatoes,
once by two kinds of dessert
The house waa untidy and while
not actually disorderly, it lacked
the exquisite neatness to which
Brenda had been accustomed.
"I wonder what keeps them
here," aha mused. "It'e not that
Adelaide charges such a low
board; it's about the average, I
should aay. Eric and Mac nave
been here five years, Isobel threa.
I wonder why they stay!"
She put the question to Isobel
at the first opportunity. The pian
ist looked shocked.
"Leave Adelaide? Leave The
Shortest Street?" she exclaimed,
as one who denounced a critic of
Paradise.
Brenda asked sturdily: "Well,
why not? What do you find here
that makes up for the unpunctu
ality, the queer meals, the general
happy-go-lucky atmosphere of the
house?"
"But It's Just that atmosphere
which makes it so delightful! I
never agreed with that woman
lecturer who said she waa tired of
the fearful monotony of never do
ing the same thing twice. I don't
call that monotonv, call it in
teresting living! When I drive in
at the end of the day I'm simply
wild to know what haa happened
while I've been gone: whether
Adelaide has put a tramp to sleep
In the attic bedroom, and we all
may be murdered in our sleep;
whether Grenadine (or Adelaide,
I never know whether they work
in unison or alone) haa decided
to have roast beef and veal cut
lets and no salad, or Ice-cream
and pudding and no meat at all;
whether I'll find the dining room
furniture in the living room and
the living room furniture In the
dining room"
A Dear And A Darling
VJOT really!"
i "Yes. once we all came home
and were confronted bv a nicely
set table to the right of the hall.
Adelaide said it came to her that
it would make a nice change
and it did!"
"Adelaide Is" Brenda began,
then mindful of the many kind
nesses shown her by her landlady
substituted for the word on her
lips "a dear!"
"A dear is Just what she Is!"
Isobel confirmed warmly. "A dear
and a darling. Tor all her vague
neia and queer ways, she has
something a aort of intuition that
is little short of miraculous. Just
let one of us under this roof be in
trouble, and Adelaide knowa it.
Usually she knows the wsy out
for us, too; usually," she repeated
colorlessly.
"I take it that somethinK Is
bothering yon; something that
even the efficient Adelaide can't
help!"
"Only the usual thing," was the
moody reply.
Brenda waited. She had dis
covered that a sympathetic silence
drew more confidences than all
the reassuring sentences in the
world. It was true in this case.
Presently Isobel burst out: "I'm
sick and tired of being a second
rate musicianl I want my own
home, Brenda, my husband, my
my children! I never aee a linen
sale that I don't go and price cun
ning little breakfast cloths and
napkins, wonder if I've forgotten
the convent hem my grandmother
taught me to do! I know exactly
I i,l u iujiiin my uvuig
room, just where to put the couch
and the biggest armchair. I want
to plan clever littie meals that are
properly balanced. I even" she
slid a shamefaced glance at her
astonished listener "I even want
to wash dishes provided they're
my own dishesl A little white
enamel dishpan ovaL you know
with lots of foamy suds; and
a mop, because I'll have to keep
my fingers from getting stiff. And
vinegar in tha rinse water for the
glassware. . . . Brenda, did you
know that if you put a little vin
egar in the rinse water for the
glassware it will make it sparkle
like diamonds?"
Brenda said soberly that no, she
hadn't known that important fact.
"And over the sink I'd hsve
a little shelf to keep toilet articles
on: a good hand lotion, you know,
some cold cream, a pair of rubber
gloves. Housekeeping," stated
Miss Burke wistfully, "should be
both a science and an art. It haa
been degraded from its high es
tate into sheer drudgery. And
just when women have every
thing to work with, too! Darling
little glass baking dishes, gay
enamel pans, electric refrigerators
1" She sighed more deeply
than before. "I could make a
home out of two sunny rooms!" ,
"I believe you could." Brenda
assented. Then tha spirit of altru
ism which never slumbered deep
ly within her awoke and reared
its head. 'There must be hun
dredsthere must be thousands of
young men in this town who
would adore a home like that,
a wife like that"
If there are they ve failed to
mention it to me," was the brief
comment
Monkey Wrenches
BUT, Isobel, you don't talk like
this before before other peo
le! Here I've lived in the same
ouse with you almost a month.
and this is the first time I ever
dreamed you'd like you are so
domestic! Do you," she ventured,
"ever tell Eric and and Mac
about your ideas?"
isoDels eyes, which had been
more gray than green, now be
came more green than gray.
"Not likely! Eric has social as
pirations. He'll never think of
marrying until ne can nave a ten
room house and three servants.
Mac"
"Mac?" prompted the wilv
schemer gently.
Mac thinks 1 nave real Ulept
as a pianist, tin tmnks us my
duty to cultivate it" she said
drearily.
Brenda gave her a comforting
pat and let her seek her own
room. The agile brain beneath the
smoky curls was already busy
with plans in Isobels behalf. She
was a devout believer in the say
ing: "The Lord helps him who
helps himself." Seldom had she
turned her efforts toward the
achievement of some particular
bit of activity that Fate had not
atepped in to assist her.
bo it was now, tnougn even the
optimistic Miss Burnham had
never dreamed of the enormous
shove Providence was to give her
plans.
bhe began her campaign by
throwing any number of small
and inconspicuous monkey
wrenches into the already creak
ing household machinery. Twice
she offered to telephone the
moming orders and omitted the
most important items thereon.
The resulting dinners were ane
mic. Adelaide was so used to be
ing the culprit in these cases that
she apologized vaguely for the
mishaps, not realizing that the
new boarder was the real culprit.
And Brenda sat with the face of
a pious cherub and let her do it
Several timee when the land
lady was away for the day,
Brenda carelessly inatru-cted
Grenadine about the cleaning.
"Where the dickena are my pen
ells the stuff 1 was working on
last night?" Mae shouted from his
door the first evening after this
occurred.
"And where, Eric demanded
wTathfully, "are my neckties?
Somebody's been tidying up my
bureau and I can't find a con
founded thingl Grenadine "
Adelaide came hurrying up the
stairs. "Don't blame Grenadine,"
she berged in an agitated whis-
fer. "It's my fault; I went off and
eft her with the cleaning to do.
And she's planning to go to the
movies tonight somebody gave
her a dollar, she says and she's
in a terrible hurry to get dinner
on. Overlook it this one time like
the dear bova you are." she plead
ed, "and tomorrow I'll find every,
thing straighten up everything!
Please?"
When Adelaide aald "please?"
on a helpless, interrogative note
theie was nothing to do but as
sure her that it didn't matter in
the least.
CenUnafd tomorrow
AID DEFENSE PROGRAM
Washington, May 28. (UP1
General Motors president Wil
liam S. Knudsen is repirted to
top the list of civilians whom
President Roosevelt plans to
call Into his administration to
coordinate the national defense
program.
Others mentioned as having
been selected for prominent
parts In the coordination setup
include: Edward R. Stettinlua
Junior, chairman of the board
of tha U. S. Steel corporation;
Walter S. Gifford. president of
the American Telephone and
Telegraph company General
Robert Wood. president of
Sears. Roebuck company; and
Hear-Admlral William D. Lea
hy, governor of Puerto Rico
and former chief of naval operations.
Bend Blitskrieg
Bend. May 28. ..'i "Are we
entering a new cycle of de
struction." Chancellor Freder
ick M. Hunter of the state board
of higher education, asked with
a vehement sweep of his hand
j that knocked over a water
I pitcher and soaked the diplo
mas. He was addressing Bunt
i high school graduates yesterday.
On the Radio Chains
STA1IONS
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kuo, San tranrlaro; how
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Dantirr; KOIN. MO. Portland:
HOMO 9? ftrattle: KPO. 830, Ma
Franclwn: Kl mo. alt I eka.
Tuesday.
8:00 Citt lead of America. KPO.
KPT, KOW: Time and Tempo, KOO.
KZX. BUR: Vocalist, KOIN.
S SO Aurarult's Oreh., KOIN.
KNX: Taatarday'e Children. KOO.
KEX. KJR. Plbbar McOeo. KPO, KP1.
OKW.
S 00 Bob Hop. KPO. KOW, Kit;
atllar's Oreh, KOIN. KNX, KSU
30 Easy Aces. KOO, KJR, KEX;
Dof House, KPO. KPI. KOW.
7:00 Amoo and Andy, KNX, KOIN,
KSL; Fred Waring. KPO. KPI. KOW;
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7:15 Lanny Rom. KSU KNX.
KOIN: Cummins' Oreh, KOW; Ex
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7:80 Aldrtch Pamlly. KOO. KEX,
KJR: Johnny Presents. KPO, KPI,
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:00 Paul Sullivan. KNX, KOIN.
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:30 Molina's Oreh'.. KOW, KPT;
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j 11:00 Draper's Oreh.. KPO; Thla
I Morlni World. KEX; Noble's Oreh.
KSL, KOIN; Ken. KOW, KNX.
Wednesday
S 00 Bur Theater. KNX. KIL.
KOIN: Drama. KOO. KJR. KEX:
Musical aoirea, KPT; Introducing.
KPO.
8 SO Shleld'a P-erue, KOO, KEX,
KJR.
6:00 Olen Hurlburt. KOO; Sym
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KPO, KOW. KPI; Miller's Oreh..
Kvy, vpr. TiOiy.-...
8:80 Burns and Allen, KNX.
KOIN, KSL; Sketch. KOO, KEX, KJR.
7:00 Barnett's Oreh, KOO, KEX:
Amos and Andy, KNX, KOIN. KSL:
Playhouae, KPO. KPT. KOW.
7:30 Drama. KOO. KEX. KJR;
Plantation Party. KPO, KPI. KOW;
Dr. Chrlitlan. KNX. KSL. KOIN.
8:00 Fred Allen. KPO, KOW. KPT;
Ben Bemls. KNX, KSL. KDIN; Mar
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8:30 Herbert's Oreh, KOIN, KNX.
:0o Paul Bulllvan. KNX. KSL,
KOIN.
8:30 Molina's Oreh.. KPT: Dennis'
Oreh.. KSL. KOIN, KNX; Malnock'a
Oreh, KPO. KPI. KOW.
10:00 Oluakln'a Oreh, KSL: Re
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KSL; Nottingham's Oreh, KPO; This
Moving World. KEX; News,
SOW, KNX.
Willkie Boosters
Working On Coast
San Francisco, May 28. (UP)
A campaign to boost Wendell
Willkie as a "dark horse candi
date" for the Republican presi
dential ' nomination is being
launched on the Pacific coast.
Sponsors have opened head
quarters in San Francisco. The
group is known as "Willkie vol
unteers." Spokesmen for the
group say they will open head
quarters in Seattle, Portland and
Los Angeles.
Klondike Kate
Bend, May 28. .P) Mrs.
John Matson of Bend, known
around Dawson during gold
rush days as "Klondike Kate,"
will leave next month for the
north to visit her husband, a
miner on the Yukon river.
Shotgun Suicide
Heppner, Ore., May 28. OP)
George Beardsley, 55, former
barber, committed suicide with
a shotgun at Boardman yester
day. Coroner Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo said. He had been In ill
health and unable to work.
-Cows that produce tho moat but
terfat In New York dairy herd Im
provement e&aoclatlona are about
nine years of age.
UNDER FOOT
By GLUYAS WTllllut
TKlfS 1b 6Ef THE PlcfiJRE BOOK DEODK Hill HAVE 0 SftKD OP
nvnitn Ht has BEEN LOOKING AT ID IT. fu6S AND POUS, IWOjv
AKD WHiiH IH fHE COURSE 6T EtttlS UHMOX WrfH BOTri FEtf ON
HE IS How Srfriri6 OM &00R
105E feRlP, SlfflKo VOWS UBfV
swraav rW vrw hard
RfflBNS fb THE SfRlMBLT aVd
fcfcS AND PUFFS MO 6RUNf6
5-29
60E OVTF AfeAlN, BOf BOOK.
C0HE4 WITH HlM
Trigger Man Must
Miss Dodger Tilt
New York, May 28. VP A
Brooklyn gang murderer sport
lly dressed in a suede jacket,
sleeveless sweater and slacks,
heard himself condemned to the
electric chair today and com
mented: "What bums me up will be
missing the first night Dodgers
(baseball) game."
The trigger man was Frank
(Dasher) Abbandando, who with
Harry (Happy) Maione, was sen
tenced to die I" Sine Sirs pris
on the week of July 7 for the
Icepick slaying of loan shark
George Rudnick in connection
with Brooklyn's reputed whole
sale murder syndicate.
Britain Bans Import
of Cotton From U.S.
London, May 28. (&) The
British board of trade tonight
prohibited the Import of cotton
from the United States and oth
er non-allied countries except
under a license in a new move
to conserve dollars and ship
ping space tor war require-
-t-
The
May 30 and applies to raw cot
ton, cotton liters and waite
and yarns and thread wholly
or mainly of cotton.
Weather
Northern California: Gener
ally fair tonight and Wednes
day but mostly . overcast on
coast and scattered afternoon
thunderstorms over high Sier
ras; little change In tempera
ture: moderate northwest wind
off coast.
A limited number of new. modem
apartment ax rent! to needy lam-
i ui DT toe leoerai Koveramen- a
order becomes effective i w ao a month.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
IMMEBIMtLV LOSES All IhYdfESlI
IN PICTURE BfiDX AKD SfARfS
PlMUs A cVlME UlUrl HIS TiU&m
(la4 br Th Ball Rradteata. lot 1
A HA4 MM5 200,000 yCtS" ' H-iSttl rV--
1 wooden mots. Wtr'
IV IN70YErR$ ITfta IN AMINE. -
h. 1ftt. jW5WRy copper MiNt xsl
PURlNfiIHe AMERICAN JLJ
2t?LP SHORTEST RhlLRoto tiNC-"
(IN frig eAcKVArTPof ward mmudHM)
9 tmlJ.lHfc..lt All Hjfc IIIM Hi
SHORTEST LINE
A backyard railroad thai goes nowhere Is lha Joy of the Ward Klmballs of San Gabriel, Cal.
Rolling stock consists of a 50-year-old former Nevada Central locomotive and an ancient coach
from the old Carson 1c Colorado. A replica station adds color to the 500-foot line. Often the
Kimballs steam up the engine for a spin up and down the track,
200.000 SHOES
Alberlus Klinge was 12 when he began making wooden ahoes in Holland. la 1892 he cam
to America and now, at 82, be figures he has turned out 200,000 shoes enough to equip
everybody In Nevada.
Tomorrow: First Transfusion.
TAILSP1N TOMMY Tommy's "Hunch"!
f THERE WASN'T ENOUGH '
iftrot rut suip to
ascertain what caused
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aATIIcTI OH LOOK! 5" sugar, v i T -es&.y backward, Tutsi '
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