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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FTGHT MEDFORP MATL TRIBUNE, MED FORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 28, 1940. Gasual Slaughters By VIRGINIA HANSON C YlSTtKDAY. T proprietress of tht f nktiton mi can ow thtm no information about strait pert th mailt the chaplain tea robbed. The next day Sandra and Kay ririt fh chaplain who is back In the hospital with mora poison ivy. Chapter 29 Enter, The Bride "I HOPE you'll be able to com to tht reception tomorrow night," Sandra taid to him at we rose. "Colonel and Mrs. Pennant re giving U (or Jeff and me a sort of delayed wedding recep tion. I believe then will be danc log " "Yes. I ah. received a card this morning. I think I .hall be able to go back to quarters again tomorrow; but of course you understand, my appearance' "Have you proper clothe?' Sandra asked practically "Some new uniforms were de llvered this morning the post tailor, through the kind agency of Mrs. Bridewell, who has put herself to quite a bit of trouble on mv behalf I thought of the ahorti and with difficulty suppressed a gig gle, r elicit had made a good story in regard to his preference in underclothing. "I ah. was referring more to tne appearance ol my face and nanas tie continued dim dently. "Think nothing of It." Sandra taid warmly. "We all know what poison oak is. And everyone is anxious to meet you. I won't take no for sn answer. I'll expect to tee you. She sounded quite grim about It and the little chaplain con tented with almost nervous haste I felt rather sorry for him. He would thmK he had to appear, now that Sandra had made an issue of it. and would probably tuner tortures everv time anv one looked at his overripe the simile was irresistible tomato (ace. But after all, his countenance was not to be the main object of attention. As it happened, that honor was to be reserved for the bride. In view of what followed, San dra's attitude toward the recep tion is of some importance. "Putting a good face on it for Jeffs sake," she said acidly, with penetration I had not expected of her. That was on the way back to the club, after our visit at ,the hospital. I had broached the sub ject, hoping to prod her to some reaction other than the apparent apathy which she had previously exhibited. And I was moderately successful. She went on. as if un der some compulsion to lustily herself. I don't really belong," she said bitterly. "1 never have. Thev couldn't forgive my father for marrying a Kussian. Oh yes, they iook me in oecause 1 was his daughter, and an orphan. But that first-family of - the - South business the almighty Tacks and their friends I don't really be long. Julis, now her mother was a Tack. They're royalty or some thing. The fact that mv mother's people were of the nobilitv that she was received at court, that the blood of kings ran in her veins " She paused, drew deep breath, and I thought for a mo ment there was a gleam of fanatic hatred In her murkv dark eves. "No, I've never belonged," she repeated. "I was a duty a cred itable duty. The wonderful Tacks! To think of them taking that or phan child and raising her as their ownl I used to get so tired of hearing their praises sung, of be ing reminded what a lucky girl I was. of existing merely as an ex ample of their philanthropy! Even marrying Jeff doesn't make me one of them. The Pennanta are not giving this reception for me. It's Jeff they're thinking of." Understudy' IITLL, that was her side of it as ' opposed to Julia's. And though I thought she was a little morbid I had to admit that charity can have its ugly moments. "It's too bad Adam has to miss til this," Gerald observed, as we waited on the veranda of Colonel Pennant's q u a r t e ra Wednesday evening. The bride and groom had not vet arrived, and Julia, handing us each a tiny bag of rice, had suggested that it was cooler outside and. myste.nouslv. that we must not miss the arrival "Wasn't he rupposed to be back today?" asked Felicia. She was an eve-flihng specta cle, in a classically cut white gown so s mple that you saw only the (lawless lines of her figure and the sculptured white curls that crowned her small head. "I had an air-mail letter from him this morning." I told her. "He can't get here until Friday." He was on the track of some thing which trucM or misht not be important, the letter sa.d. hut I did not add that piece of Infor mation. Gerald, unutterably resplendent In tails and a white tie. had de livered us in Adam's car. "It's quite all ncht with Adam, really," he had grinned at me earlier in the evening when he asked If he might "He taid CAPTURE OF POST Rome, July 27. lA'i The capture of Curnuik, British fort ificd town on the frontier be tween Ethiopia and the Anglo Egyptian Sudan, was reported today by the east African war correspondent of the newspaper II Dmrnale D Italia The dispatch taid occupation I'd be t poor understudy, but he wouldn't grudge me the pleasurt of your company in bis absence. Now I think of it perhaps ht underrates mt t bit I'm a dan gerous fellow that't why I've in vited Felicit to come along. For your protection." "You're sure I'm not going tot her protection?" "A fair question. he admitted. From the far side of the ve randa, around the corner of tht house, an orchestra began to play softly. Lights, strung from tht house tbove the carpeted tide walk, bloomed pale amber against the still light sky. Around us peo ple milled and chattered. "Do you suppose we ought to go in and dance?" Gerald asked anxiously. "I mean to say, either we're all frightfully early, or they're late." "I think we were asked early on purpose." said Felicia sooth ingly. "This arrival is part of the show. They're being very myste rious. I offered to help Sandra dress, but she wasn't having any. She had already shoved Jeff out he was in the billiard room, all gloriously dressed practicing shots, when we left. Kay here probably knows what it's all about." "Nothing of the kind. I havent seen Sandra since breakfast She said she was going to rest and have her lunch tent in." "Well anyway, eight o'clock Is an unearthly hour for a recep tion," Felicia pursued. "There must be something behind it" Wedding March THERE was. The orchestra 1 paused suddenly, then struck up the wedding march and far down the road in front of officers' quartera we spied an approaching cavalcade. Julia was at my elbow. "Isn't it swell?'1 she asked en thusiastically. "We were, keeping it for the wedding one of the bachelors found it in an old livery stable and bought it for a ong, and Headquarters' troop Jeffs troop, vou know have been busy for a month recondi tioning and painting it" I think it would be called t barouche, although mv knowl edge of such things is hazy. Low swung, topless, with elegantly uniformed young officers titting, arms folded, on .the boxes front and rear. A gaudy yellow equip age cavalry yellow with the regimental Insignia emblazoned on its sides, and drawn by six white horses that shone as if their sides had been waxed, horses that tossed gold and blue plumes si they shook their proud hesds. A shout of welcome and ap proval went up from the ve randa as the turnout stopped with a flourish at the curb The young officers were handing Sandra out aanara in a hoop-skirted gown of gold taffeta to match the yel low equipage, to match the gold braid on the uniform of her tall voung husband. She had a scarf around her head, a scarf of gold cloth tied peasant fashion so that it shaded the upper part of hei face. As h. came up the caroeted sidewalk on Jeffs arm. Into the shower of rice that cascaded from th v. randa. as she passed under the arch of sabert that the elegant young officers had formed for her passage, she threw back the scirf and turned her face up for us all to see. A silence like the iusneninn nf all breath in the face of a catas trophe swept the veranda. The soft string orchestra sounded loud and crass, like t brass band, in that sudden awful hush. Jeff paused, as If that silence were a strong wind which threw him back. I saw him turn and look at the girl upon his arm, saw the shocked breath he drew and the who. color that named in his face. And suddenly evervon beean to talk at once, to laugh loudly and unnaturally and shout con gratulations in a hvsterical at tempt to pretend that everything was lovely, that nobody had aepn what we had all seen as the bride and groom approached under the arch of sabers. That the bride had a black eve "I could kill her!" Julia tnld me violently, later in the evening. She had drawn me upstairs to her room on the plea that she needed a shoulder strap pinned, actually. I knew, so that she could relieve her pent-up feel ings. "She tells everyone that she ran Into a door, but the wav she says it makes them all think Jeff Deals tier. 1 ve been working my head off all evening to keep him from being stuck in a corner. I tell vou, people are giving him the cold shoulder, and it's a damn shame!" "What does ht say?" . "Nothing. But don't vou ae ha wouldn't, lies so sensitive You can bet your life he knows what they re thinking." "Maybe she did run into a door " 'Maybe she did on purpose." 'Julia I haven't said anvthin about this because well, (ust be cause But Sandra told me sht was afraid of Jen." I told her then ahnul tha sleeping arrangement, about het coming to my room Sunday night about the red mark on her shoul der and the bruise the had shown me the following day. And that Sandra had shared mv room every night since she was mar- nea. T bt canunuet of the frontier post, which has not yet been announced offic ially. was carried out by Italian Askans. (native Ethiopian troops) after a brief early morn ing attack by bombing planes. The air aault was said to have destroyed the fort, blew munitions dumps and set fire to the radio station. London Short of Eggs London. July 17. t.-Ti A score of shoppers lined up in the Shepherd s Bush district to day for eggs of which there is now a shortage. It was the first food line of the war. On the Radio Chains STA1IOM Vhert I rind thro at the Dial! fcEX. IIKU, Portland; krl, 40. tM Angrlaa: SUA, 1470. pokane KUO. 10. tan r'raiM-lariti kl,W 1311. rortlaod: KJH. 70. teatlM; KNX, I0V, Lot AntrlMi kov sit Center; kolN. Mo. Portland: KOMO l Brittle KPO. 810. Me rranrleo; KL, 1 130, Silt lar Sunday B:O0 flymphony Hour, KNX, K8L. COIN; Merry-Oo-Round. KPO. KOW: Musical Heritage, KOO. KFI. 00 Familiar Music, KPO. KOW; Org an let, KOO, KEX. O0 Taka It or Leave It, KSL. KOW: Goodwill Hour. KOO. KEX; Art Baker. KNX. 6 :S0 Signal Carnival. KPO. KOW; Public Affairs. KNX, KSL, KOrM. 7:00 Chanaoneue. KOO: Amblings. KPO; Musical Oamt, KNX. KOIN; Newa, KFI. KOW. 7:30 James Oreh.. KPO, KOW; Kenny's Orch KOO. KOA. KJR; Jurgen's Orch.. KNX; Music Rendez vous. KSL. S:00 Busses Oreh.. KOIN; Walter Wlncbell, KPO, Krt KOW; Concert, KNX. :1 Owens' Oreh.. KEX; Parker remlly, KPO. KFI. KOW. t:30 Millar's Oreh., KOIN; Black Velvet, KPO; Danes Oreh.. KOW, KFI: Sports. KOO. KOA. KEX. KJR. 8:00 Nla-tit Editor, 1PO. KOW; Garbei-t Oreh.. KNX: Shelton't Oreh.. KOO. KJR; Choral Music, KSL: Song Souvenirs, KOIN. 9:30 Clan' Oreh.. KPO. KOW; AfUUar's Oreh.. KNX. KOIN: String BALL IN ' REE . By cluyas williams BA4E6AIL LoDfiE W 1V?E. U5 IrlEtf NOT 1b BE SWEPAL J066ESflN6llY BABIES, HM BEffER. 6EY A 61"EP LADDER TKOM frlE HOUSE DOWM EAy,MR0WW(o -Throws oiher'a miiY AtBBU.fOLVOWEPBV HE BAT,BoTrlorfHEM stWN6 id -Tree TAILSPIN TOMMY Sktett Makei a "Faux Paut"l ei!?!"! i:O0OAGt) ( -?S.'yCfX J-TT1 PE J LJ I VOUH (thAnk you, 0RteR.II I WuH..SAf, WHO ABE A YOU..YOU...AR.E! Iwell SK6ETS YOUft'&oon necrA 1 BEN WEBSTER'S CAR Hopfull " ' ' Bt EDWIN ALGER OH BEN'S Hf AO HAD -PTT - M ' ET T , S jTl "V CHAN! rt--Kf- SUBSIDED AMD YT i N Fl ! V -O I I JiT -W-2t: 1 TfW THE NEBBS li t a Dttl ' , i , , ''Ljr; ' By SOL HESfl Fanny TALKED f 5Ay- OOFKCy; I'M GOING To" Jl .tnT Li.-g a ci f fammv, rve GOT A GREAT S'rr? un-n 1 ar RUDY IKITO MK, A. f5lT OP VACATION WITH "EADlNiO "POWER. PILLS' ON J IDEA -VsiGlU. TAKE, GODPREV I5m!jik.i!--iEj PLAK1MIMAA BUS1MESS . 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KEX, KOA: Variety Program. KPO. KOW; Rlcsrdo. KOO: Lombardo' Oreh, KNX. KSL. KOIN. 30 Burnt and Allen. KPO. KOW; Blondle. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Adven ture in Reading. KOO. 7:00 Amos and Andy. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Fred Waring. KPO, KOW: Heatberton's Oreh., KOO; Tomorrow's Builders. KEX; Help Yourself, KOA. 7:13 Ltnny Roe. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Tune Termlua, KPO; News. KFI. 7:30 Merry-Oo-Round. KOO. KOA. KEX. KJR: Where and When. KPO, KOW: News. KNX, KSL, KOIN. S:00 Passing Parade, KOO; Chea ters Oreh.. KSL: Scott's Oreh.. KOIN: The American Challenge. KPO. 1:15 Walker's Amateur Hour. KOO: Dane Oreh.. KEX. KOA; Armchair Cruises. KOW. t 30 Hawthorn Houa. KPO. KOW; King's Oreh, KNX. KSL. SfoHF fHR0WlH6 BE&iUS fHEY" CAM 6f IT akp (orniNuEs tor some fiME.BASEBfUlBEMNH- SfoNCSlei,D0rTHAlE1b Irfe iWbOCHEP USE ANV 015 LADDER V -ft. w . JMOUT Will -rriEV SHOftlP lAUHCHES HIMSEIF Af ABbOf THE OLD LADDER, TREE AND 6ETS ABoUf HE'U CUMB UP "rftr IfcEE fbUR ftff 0rT SROUMD AND 6EfrlEMpOWS K Mich flOlhT HE SOCkS rtlnd by Ttia Ball tradlrtrt. tar I KOIN; Dene Orcb, KOA, KEX. "'- 00 Uttl Old Hollywood. KIX. KOA: Paul Sullivan, KNX. ksl, KOIN; Claaucs for Today, KPO. KOW. :30 CUne's Oreh, KOO, KOA. KEX; Oartxr Orcb., KNX. KOIN; Dance Oreh, KPO. KOW. 10:00 Newt, KPO. KFI. KOW; Jurgen's Oreh, KNX. KSL: Martin's Orcb, KOO. KOA. KEX. KJR. 10:30 Duobln's Oreh.. KOO. KOA. KEX. KJR; 8 porta. KPO; Camera Club. KNX, KSL. KOIN. ' 11 :00 Blltmor Boys, KPO: Organ lit. KOA, KEX: Clark Rota. KSL. KOIN; Knot Manning. KNX: Newt. KOO. Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Pacific Standard) New York, July 27. fP) Big names of radio, the bulk of them, will do their share toward saluting the radio industry in the special "Broadcasting Day" hour-long program carried by all networks next Saturday night. The two fairs. New York ana an rrancisco. will coop erate in tne presentation. Among stars who have sign! fied their intention of taking part are Paul Whiteman, Kate Smith, Howard Barlow; Major Bowes, Rudy Vallee, Ted Hus- bellows 1b Lftow oirr WHArf IHeV'RE pOlMS, fvmf'S-rrtE. SECOND 1ihtE HE'S fiOfmf OH frtE HEAD SLIDES DOWN AND SAYS OH WCLMrfHEt' lrhjfoN 6EfflrfS frlElR OLD LADDER, 6o ahead, he Cashes his HAHPSOFlnr BOSlhESS 7-29' j ing. Col. Stoopnagle. Graham i MiNamee, Tommy Riggs, Mor- , ton Downey, Lanny Rose. Dr. Frank Black and many others. A feature will be a sympos ium on "Freedom of Radio," by leaders in many fields. Another is tiie linking together as the grand finale the signing voices of spectators at the two fair grounds, separated by a contin ent. Sunday brings: Europe and Inter American, NBC 4, S a. m., 3, 8 p. m.; CBS 9 a. m, 3, 4:55. 7p. m.; WJZ-NBC 12:15: WEAK NBC 11:45 a. m.; MBS 3:30 p.m. Monday expectations: Europe, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS (f tI w Kin C Bf0 PAR&" 'rOPPOHENk x ' - Xa$l F SAIance mm HMltOUHGS? . (ly Jill II MmM'M V 1 1 1 VI' 1 rtr IWi, l nit4 realar R4lrati tat. CEMENT FOREST Whtn a drought, 500 yean ago, suddenly caused the toil of liny San Nicholas island, off tht coast of southern Califorla. to turn to dust, toon after the forest began growing, shifting sands buried tht trtet and shrubs. More rain at a later date brought snails which covered the area with lime deposits. The lime, washed into the ground, impregnated the rotting wood pulp and, with the sand, formed a cement-like replica of the original forest, which today is "growing" again as tht soil it rain-washed from the weird ghost forest. Monday: Ship Pitr. subject to change NBC 4 a. m.. 9:45 a. m.; CBS 4 a. m., 3:45 p. m. Animtl Logic . Wadena, Minn., July 27. (!p Joe Lorentz knew all about that leading a horse to water stuff but he figured with the thermometer around 95 there Just wasn't any reason why the colt wouldn't want a drink. However, Lorentz underesti mated the colt. It miffed the water, then' leaped into the water tank and lay down. Only when he had emptied the tank could the farmer get the colt out. 1 1 oN4ANMlcH0lr$lSlfNP GANDSlONE TREES ZVtMVi tWtmWb ?RofA THE 501 L WHCR6 k muRim Forest once grew UN PER 4HIFJ1N6 faf? SOO VSAR5: m NoW MTtRftlLY 5RoWIN3 AflAlN BOLT KILLS ONE OF 3 SLEEPING SISTERS Potsdam, N. Y.. July 27. J) Lightning tingled out 13-year-old Lucille Cary while she was sleeping between her two listers early today, killing her while leaving the others unscathed. Rap Fake Mediums San Diego. Cal.. July 27. (P) The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians was on record to day condemning "fake spiritual mediums" who use their publi cations to undermine American ism through fifth column activities." by JOHN HIX By HAL FORREST