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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
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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
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10 DO News. KPO. KPT. KOW;
Harp.' Oreh.. KOO. KJR: Jurgen's
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10:18 Bruit to Dreamland, KPO.
KOW; Jurgen's Oreh.. KOIN.
10:30 Martin's Oreh.. KOO, KOA:
Bus' Oreh.. KNX. KOIN; Family
Altar Hour. KIX.
11:00 Knot Manning, KNX: Hiws,
KOO; Nottingham's Orcb., KPO.
KOW; Organist. KOA, KEX; Flurpst
rlck's Oreh, KOIN.
.Monday
0C Forecast. KNX. KSL. KOIN:
Dr. 1. Q. KPO. KFI. KOW; Orn
Hornet, KOO. KEX, KJR.
t:0 Martin's Orcb., KOO, KIX.
KJR: Concert, KPO, KOW.
:00 News. 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.
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ksl,
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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
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' 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
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'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