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MEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 4. 1940.
(casual Slauaht
'By VIRGINIA HANSON Cf-
ers
It-St bltuAl . Mimi mt Cola
nI Pennant and Julia as a tales
ciarlc in Sew York. When the
lost her lob the Colonel uJud
her to marry him. Shi feels hti
intent love 1or him is not recip
rocated and is tntaruly jealout.
c.-ipter 33
tiuuuie Of Contradiction!
" I Err grew quite attached to
both Dan and me," Mimi went
on. "Ha idolizes Can. Hn own
father turned against him toward
the last I blame Sandra (or
that, too and Jeff had to trans
fer his affections. And because I
waj Dan wife, I ami in for my
hare. He wasn't in love with
me that's Just silly. If I'd even
thought of such a thing I'd never
nave let him take me out when
Julia was away at school. But I
can see now what construction
Sandra's evil little mind probably
put on it at once. She was like
that, Kay. I was a long time find-
ing It out: but Im telling you
now what I know to be the truth.
"Late that summer, about the
last week of her visit, there was
a hop. Jeff got a date for San
dra, and he was taking Julia. But
it the last minute Julia went to
bed with a headache, so Jen per
tuaded me to go in her place.
"We went in our car, the four
of us. but after the hop Sandra
and her Kaydet decided to walk
home. I thought they wanted to
do a little necking. So Jeff and I
drove home alone, and as it was
only a short walk back to bar
racks, and he had plenty of time,
I suggested tnat ne come tn ana
wait until they arrived so he
could walk back with his friend.
"Dan had not waited ud. and
the fact that he hadn't made me
feel pretty low in my mind. I was
always expecting him to treat me
liict a bride, and being disap.
pointed when he didn't. This par
ticular night I was feeling de
pressed anyway. I didn't really
have much fun at those kid
parties, and I would far rather
nave stayed at home with Dan, if
be hadn't urged me to go.
"Jeff was always so sweet and
understanding, and suddenly,
without Intending to, I was tell
ing him my troubles, just as if he
were my kid brother. He put his
arm around me and told me he
was sure Dan was crazy about me
that sort of thing, trying to
comfort me.
"I was crying on his shoulder
when Sandra came in. She was
always a pussyfoot. I didn't hear
a sound, just looked up and saw
her standing in the archway from
the hall, looking at us "
Mimi got up and began to walk
around the room again. Her hands
were clenched and hr face was
cold and angry. I waited, and
after a moment she went on.
"She didn't say much, but It
was perfectly p'ain what she was
thinking. I he nastiest expression
came into her eyes, an expression
of satisfaction, like a cat that has
just finished a mouse. I don't sup
pose Jeff got it, but I did. She was
pleased, Kay. She had something
on us. I realized, with an awful
sinking sensation, that she
wouldn't hesitate to use it.
"Her Kaydet had left her at the
door and gone back to barracks.
Jeff followed as quickly as he
could. I started to explain to San
dra, knowing it was useless, and
aha interrupted me.
So 1'prlghf
"VOU don't need to think up a
atory for me.' she said with
a nssty little smile. 'I probably
won't tell Dan.' And then, hum
ming insolently to herself, she
went up to her room."
"What did you do?"
"What could I dor Tve wished
a thousand times that I had gone
straight to Dan with it. But. Kay,
I'm an awful coward where he's
concerned. Suppose he hadn't be
lieved me? Suppose he had
listened to Sandra instead? I tell
you, he would never hear a word
against that girl. She could he so
plausible; and she could wind
men around her finger like like
worms!"
"I can see that she might have
made it look pretty ugly, if she'd
wanted to"
"Ugly! If Dan were even to sus
pect me of such a thinu I don't
believe I could bear it. He's so
so upright, so honorable! Oh, I
know I don't always act as though
I thought so, but in mv heart I
know. Don't you see. that's why
he never would be jealous of me,
wouldn't toleratj my jealousy. He
was really paying me a compli
ment I realized it when I began
thinking it over, after this came
up "
I sat there studying her, trying
to understand this bundle of con
tradictions, this woman tortured
by a sense of insdeouacy, rebel
ling occasionally againit her own
conception of her husband as a
sort of God. incorruptible, imper
vious to human frailties, a God
who filled her life with kindness
but no warmth. And I began to
feel a faint stirring of resentment
toward that upright, honorable
man.
Her story grew less coherent as
she went along She had lived al
ways, it seemed, with her fear of
Sandra. And Sandra had held her
advantage covertly as a threat
over Mimi's head. By means of it
sht had succeeded In being asked
again and again to West Point
during Julia's absence. And she
had worked on Jeff.
"I don't doubt sht made Jeff
think I was in love with him,"
sht said indignantly. "And thert
was nothing I could do about it
He avoided mt as if I hid small
pox. He never came to our houst
any more except to set Sandra,
and as sht got in her work he
went mort and mora to New
York. You can set how he would
feel. He couldn't go on and marry
Julia, bt brought into closer con
tact than before with 'me, tht
wife of his friend and superior
officer. He would have been
cared to death of tht wholt situation."
"Then you don't think sht open-
ly blackmailed him into marry
ing her? I mean, by threateninf
to go to Colonel Pennant?"
I ve no way tf knowing: but I
think she was clever enough to
play on Jeff's conscience, and to
make him think she was saving
him from something pretty awfuC
He changed you've no idea how
ht changtd, Kay. And I'vt
thought, or tried to think, that ht
really did lovt Sandra "
We were back again to Jeff, who
hadn't loved Sandra. I knew that
now, after seeing .lim for that one
defenseless moment with Julia
in the prison ward. And all that
I learned only served for worse to
incriminate him. He'd had reason
to hate Sandra, too.
I said what I could to Mimi.
and it was little tnough. I did
not recount the cast I had mada
out against Jeff, for I could tee
that she had enough on her mind
without that. And presently.
looking weary but a little mort
at peace with herself, she went
to her room to dress for dinner.
Coldly Aloof
Gy HALD BEAUFORT was with
the colonel when I went rinum
You're staving here tonieht?"
ha asked mt crisply. "That's
good." He grinned suddenly, with
a return to his former manner. "I
promised Adam to look after you.
but I can't say I've been a howl
ing success. I'll bt glad to dele
gate the responsibility."
You rt very nattering.
That's me, he said cheerfully.
'Fringy the fearlesa flatterer thev
call me "
I caught my breath, but he did
not seem to kno- what ht had
said. He turned back toward Col
onel Pennant.
Its very kind of you and Mrs.
Pennant to ask m to stay to din
ner, but you see how it is, sir.
11 bt at your office tht first thina
in the morning"
I left him taking his departure
and went on into the living room,
Fringy! Then he wat an Imposter.
He had known that man at the
nn. I would ask Julia at dinner
if she didn't remember tht man
calling him that.
But Julia sent word by Mimi
that she had a headacht and
would not comt down.
There was no opportunity for
me to bring up the sublect of Ger
ald during tht meal, for Colonel
Pennant took tht conversational
reins into his own hands and con
ducted a tour. Murder and kin
dred subjects were, I quickly saw,
as taboo as naughty stories at a
missionary meeting.
I divided my attention between
the dinner, for which I had no
appetite, and the conversational
display in which I could summon
no interest But my thoughts)
dwelt unhappily on Julia and the
manner in which I had betrayed
her.
As soon as dinner was over 1
asked Mimi to And out If Julia
would see me. I followed her up
stairs and waited 'n the hall until
Mimi camt out, looking depressed
and sorry.
"She doesn't feel well enough
tn talk," sht said apologetically.
"But I think she'll be all right in
the morning, Kay. It's probably
better Just to leave her alone,
don't you think so?"
I went to my room and looked
Indecisively at my overnight case,
packed and ready to travel. If I
mentioned going hack to the club
now thert would bt no end of t
stir
I thought of Gerald again and
went out of my room and down
the stairs.
Colonel Pennant was In the li
brary. He rose as 1 entered. Per
haps It was a trick of the light
from the green-shadec desk lamp:
perhaps Mimi's story had colored
my view of him: per.iaps he was
only tired. Whatever the cause,'
he seemed less human, grimmer,
coldly aloof.
"I'm s.irry Julia It so rude." he
said. "She's behaving like a
spoiled child. I've told htr there's
no reason for her to resent your
telling what you knew and ro
occasion for her to rush to Jeff's
defense. If he is acquitted I shall
be the first to reloice "
I felt chilled. "You're going to
charge him with murder, then?"
Naturally. Tht evidenct all
points to him."
"But what motive?" I asked
desperately.
"The most aordid motive In the
world. I'm afraid. Greed. Sandra
was alone in the world. He. will
or would inherit everything."
There were cold anger and con
tempt in the words. My heart
san'n.
Te be eenuaatl
THE GRANGE '
Ttltnt Grange.
Talent Grange met In regular
session August 1, with isUors
present from Thoenix Grange.
The fair to be hcid at Bell
view. September 21 and 22 was
discussed and the program out
lined. Various commuters also
reported on what had been ac
complished up to date and work
yet to be done.
Mrs. Lena Luchterhand had
charge of the program for the
evening which centered around
early Orcguu bistury, particu
larly that pertaining tr south
ern Oregon and Jackson county.
Named to act on the hospl
Ulity committee fur next meet
ing are Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gal
latin, Mr. and Mrs. Eric John
son and Mrs. R. Htnsol.
Body Rtceetrtd
Baker. Ore., Aug. 3. iVi
The body of Raymond Dick Mur
den of Burns was recovered on
Thursday afternoon from L'tnty
reservoir 82 days after a fishing
accident that cost the lis of
Murden and his two compan
ions, David Woodfin and Jack
Ray cf Burns.
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Hello Girl Leaps
From Hotel Roof
Los Angeles, Aug. 3. (P
Dorothy Sanner. 35, telephone
operator from Waunastosa, Wis.
leaped to her death today from
the roof of a four-story down
town hotel. A passerby said he
saw her poised on the roof edge
and he shouted, "Don't jump,
but she stepped off and crashed
to the sidewalk. ,
A maid at the hotel said the
woman had complained of feel
ing ill.
I fast tanks and mechanized units
for all defense purposes and en
listment, by conscription If nee-
Jackson county chapter of the
Disabled American Veterans of
the World war went on record
at its meeting in the armory Fri
day night as favoring a United
States army of at least a million
men, enough ships, airplanes,
essary, of all American research
scientists to invent, devise, de
velop and build the greatest war
machine tht world hat aver
known.
This stand by the D.A.V. was
recommended in a formal talk
by Floyd K. Dover of Rogue
River, state commander. The
chapter endorsed his recom
mendations without qualifica
tion. It was announced also that
while the auxiliary is not in ses
sion during the summer it was
thought the women also would
endorse thii policy.
Seven new members were ini
tiated and welcomed into tha
D. A. .V. by tht tata com-mander.
McKenrie Bridge, Ore., Aug.
3. (JP) The MiKenrie Lumber
company sawmill, three miles
west of here, burned to the
ground with an estimated loss of
530,000 in an early morning
fire today. The plant was oper
ated by E. P. Belknap.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
Ninety percent of the urban
population of Arizona Is con.
centrated in 20 cities.
PICNIC COMFORT
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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