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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDTORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1941.
TISTtRDAJ: It Is enough,
Henry Pell thinks, that hit friend
ship for Marie Mason has almost
estranged his wife. Ladla. But
note Marie, who has been trying
her best to maJce Henry a place
In radio, has just confessed that
she has not pot over the tnatu
Hon she felt for him years be
ore in their home town. This
icitl break things up. Henry
knows, unless he can do some
thing about it.
Chapter It
Confession
T LOVE ilnging my career,"
Marie gasped, "But I haven't
got over loving you. I don't sup
pose i ever snail.
"Gosh!" said Henry. He was at
loss for words. Maybe Marie
was modern, out ne. personally,
had never before felt so comrjlete.
ly unmodern. Here waa indeed a
lituation for a man-of-the-world
--and he couldn't handle it It was
a situation that was completely
and utterly beyond him. "Listen,
Mane, ne Degan again.
"Why didn't you come up here
before you were married?" the
' rushed on. "Why did you have to
be in such a hurry to marry? We
could have tested ourselves, seen
If we loved each other maybe
gone on together.
"But you said you didn't want
marriage, rienry reminded,
wok you at your word and '
"Never take a woman at her
word!" said Marie. "That is, I
mean Oh. I don't know what I
mean. All I know is that you're
- married to Luella, that she's hold
ing you back, retarding you, and
that you're letting her. I'm
miserable heartsick
"Get hold of yourself." Henry
said, wishing he could do the
same. He looked into Marie's tear
wet eyes, and struggled to keep
uum utAuig ner in ma arms. '
Maybe Marie was right, he
thought miserably. Maybe it
would have been fairer to all of
them if he hadn't rushed Luella
into marriage. But what could he
do about it now? Nothing, ap
parently. Marie began speaking again.
"We've got so much in common,
you and I." she said. "We could
be so happy working together.
Working on songs, planning pro
grams. And if Mr. Everett and
Malcolm do decide to take you
into the organization, just think
of the things we could do."
"I am thinking," said Henry.
"Oh, Henry." Marie wailed,
"what are we going to do?"
"I reckon," said Henry, "that
all we can do is try to make the
best of the situation." He sank
back into the taxi seat "I don't
ace what else there is. Maybe I
was unfair to you and Luella, but
it's too late now to "
"It Un't too late." laid Marie.
"Modern people people like
ourselves, Henry don t accept
defeat They learn by their mis
takes, and go on from there."
Go on to where?"
' "I I mean, you don't have to
f;o on oeing married to Luella,
ust because you went through a
ceremony wnn ner, said Marie.
"If it was intended that you and
I belong to each other help and
encourage each other it's up to
ue i uu someming aooui n.
"You mean divorce?"
"Of course, and don't look so
shocked!" Marie slid her hand
into one of Henry's, intertwined
her fingers with his. "People are
getting divorced every day."
He turned to Marie. "1 think
we a better wait until we re
little leu emotional," he said,
"before we discuss the matter any
runner, we aon t want to do any.
thing that will make others un
happy, nor act too ouicklv nur.
selves." He watched Marie's face.
"Don't forget that Tommy Mc-
iniyre is in love with you. He d
be hurt if If you did anything
rash."
"I suppose so," said Marie
wearily. "But 1 11 have to harden
myself against that Luella will
be hurt too so"
"Poor little Luella." eM H.nry
He covered his eves with his free
nana. liod! He steadied him
self. "Mavbe In the morning we'll
seem a little less mixed up and
dramatic."
"I shall still be loving you
though." said Marie. "In the
morning the morning after that
and on and on."
Henry tiahtened hit hold upon
her hand. Then he lifted it and
laid it against his lips.
"Well, here we are!" he said
presently, glancing out of the
window. "Here's where the South
ern Singer of Songs parks her
lovely self."
Marie laughed harshly. "I
know you're trying to be funny
and mske things essier for me,
Henrv." she said. "But I'm In no
mood for humor. Don't get out
good night and thanks."
"Good night to you. Marie
Henry called, as the doorman
opened the taxi door. "Good
IUCK.
"I II need It." Marl retorted.
And went on into the hotel.
"Oh!" Henry frowned there In
the semi-darkness. And some
thing evil way down deep inside
of him forced him to say: "Aren't
you and Mclntyre seeing an
awful lot of each other?"
"Perhaps," said Luella. "But so
are you and Marie."
"That's beside the point. Marl
and I are working together on
the radio program?'
Luella flared. "And I hope to
high heaven you'll get that
damned program on the air event
ually!" she said.
Henry gasped. In all the year
he had known Luella, this was
the first time he had ever heard
her swear. What in blazes had
come over her?
"Listen, Luella," he began,
"We've simply got to"
Tm tired ana sleepy," Luella
cut in. "I'm going straight to bed."
She got the door open, and
walked Into the hall, Henry be
hind her. At the foot of the
stairs the paused, looked Henry
directly in the face and said:
Henry Kandolpn reu. you mans
me sick."
Luella. you can t talk to ma
like that!" Henry said, angry. He
reached for Luella's arm. but she
eluded him, and ran up the
stairs. He was at her heels. "You
talk like someone whos been
drinking."
"Well, maybe I have," said Lu
ella. "If you men can drown your
sorrows in drink why can't wo
men? We've got equal rights,
haven't we?"
'You're talking like a little
fool!" said Henry.
"And you've been -acting like
one," said Luella.
And so on. and so on Into the
bedroom and out of It
My wife getting tieht" aald
Henry. "Disgusting."
"As a matter of fact." aald
Luella, "I had one small glass oi
wine. I hate drinking hate wo
men who do it I hate" She
stopped short, and got into bed
"Hurry up, and turn off the light"
she said. "I want some sleep. And
you've got a job, in case you've
forgotten."
I he devil!" said Henry.
Then he too lot Into bed. Hi
lay thinking, and what he wai
thinking actually frightened him.
For the thought kept coming to
him that maybe Tommy might
turn out to be the means of set
ting his freedom from Luella
that is if he ever really wanted
to be free.
Lnella Furious
t JENBY gave the driver his own
address, and a short time
later he was feeling for his key
in the smsll vestibule of the
house in which he lived. Hearing
a footfall behind him. he turned
quickly, to see Luella framed in
the outer doorway, her latchkey
In her hand.
"Hello, Henry!" ah said. "Did
I startle you?"
"You certainly AA " eaiA ff.nrw
-TVV, . ,u . -
- wn -:rii, rv yOU aoing i have a
out at thlt hour?" moon."
"Been dancing with Tommy." I
Trip For Henry
T waa on an afternoon two
weeks after the rehearsal ol
the radio program that Henry
came home earlier than his usual
time. Luella. surprised, exclaimed
Are you III, darling?"
"No." Henry replied. "They let
me off early in order to pack up
and catch a train for Chicago." H
laid down the brief-case he wat
carrying. "I've got to go out there
and look into some tort of real
estate proposition."
"You mean you're leaving right
away?"
"yep . . . Got to take a train
from Grand Central Station at
Eight"
"Goodnetsl . . . That doesn't
give us much time!" said Lu
ella. "How long will you be gone?"
She tried to speak calmly, casu
ally, but she was thinking: "Dear
God, let him take me with him.
Out there, away from Marie, we
might be able to get back on the
old basis get to know each other
again.
Henry was getting out of his
coat and vest. "I'll probably be
gone a week," he said. "Mavbe
longer. It all depends on what
I find when I reach Chicago." He
carried the brief-case, the coat
and the vest into the bedroom. "If
you don't mind, I'd like you to
pack my suitcase while I'm hav
ing a shower."
"Of course I don't mind!" said
Luella brightly. "I'll be glad to."
She followed Henry into the bed
room, thinking "Well, anvwav
he'll be out of Marie's reach, and
that will be something!" She went
over to the clothes closet and
opened the door. She took from
a shelf the suitcase the boys
down home had given Henry for
a farewell present "Are you go
ing alone?" she asked.
Henry whirled on her. "Good
lord, of course!" he said. "Who
in the devil did vnu think TA h
taking with me?1
Your wife, said Luella.
'That's all."
Henry had the decency tn look
sheepish. "Sorry." he said. "Here
of late I have the feeline that
you think I'm dashing of? some
where with a female, if I'm late
or the slightest bit noncommita
about my movements."
"Like your Uncle Peter?" said
Luella. She got fresh underwear
and shirts from the chiffonier
drawer. "You know, the philan
dering family skeleton."
"Why bring him up?" said
Henry.
Oh. I don t know. ... I was
Just thinking. Aunt Lila used to
worry a lot about you and your
Uncle Peter. She was afraid you'd
grow up to be like him."
Henry frowned at her. and went
Into the bathroom. He left the
door open, and Luella could hear
him splashing tn the tub.
"I'm sorry I can't take you with
me." he called out above tht
sound of the thower. "But I'll be
pretty busy, and my exinse al
lowance for the trip won't permit
two people traveling."
That'i all right," said Luella
Then when Henry came in, dry
ing himself, she looked up and
sa:d: "I was thinking we might
sort oi second honey-
Te be eentlneee
JUNE SHIP LOSSES
LEAST IN MONTHS
London. July 16. tFi Mer
chant shipping losses of 79 ships
totaling 329.299 tons during
June were announced today by
the admiralty.
The tonnage, which included
British, allied and neutral
losses, was less than for any
month since July. 1940. with
the exception of last December
and January.
I Seventy-tour ships aggregat
ing 323.618 tons were admitted
lost in December and SB ves
sels totaling 309,731 tons in
January.
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On the Radio Chains
TATIONII
Where te find them ea the dial.
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Los Angeles; ROA. ISIS, Spokane
KUO, aie. ken franeueoi KOVf
JO. Portland! sUes. loos, tattle:
it NX. lets. Los Angelesi BOA
so. Deerari BOIM. 70. Portland:
ao.MO. aaa, aeatties stPO. ue.
an rraattsesi UU Ilea, Salt
Late.
1 Time Sbowa Is nt
Wednesday
6 :00 p. m Treasury Hour, XNZ.
KSL, KOIN; Boutnernslres, KOO,
KJR; Summer Serenade, KEX; Play
ground, News, KOMO.
8:80 p. rn- Drama Behind the
News, KOO, KJR, KEX; Concert Fst
orltes, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Concert
Music, KOW.
6:00 p. m- Glenn Miller's Orch..
KNX. KSL, KOIN; Authors' Play
house, KOO, KEX; Kay Kyeei-i Mu
sical Quia. KPO. KOW, KOMO;
ScandlnaTlan News, KJR.
6:80 p. m Ray Kinney's Oreb.,
KIX, KJR; Juan Anrlzu, KSL, KOIN;
Etchings in Brass, KOO; Ait Around
Town, KNX.
7:00 p. m Quia Kids, KOO, KEX,
KJR; Amos -n- Andy. KNX, KOIN.
KSL; News, KPO, KOMO. KOW.
7:80 p. m. Plantation Party, KPO,
KOW. KOMO; Dr. Christian, KNX.
KOIN, KSL; Manhattan at Midnight
KOO, KJR. KEX.
00 p. m. Qulaeer Baseball. KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Easy Aces, KOO, KEX
KJR; Kews, KSL. KOIN.
:80 p. mSIr. District Attorney,
KPO, KOMO, KOW; Lt Brown's
Orch.. KNX, KSL, KOIN: Chuck Pos
ter's Orch, KOO; Baseball Oame,
KEX.
00 p. m Paul SulUTan, KNX,
KOIN: Music In the Night. KOO.
KJR; Fred Wartng'a Orch, KPO.
KOW. KOMO; Sunny-ale Polks,
KSL.
:80 p. m Don Kayo's Orch., KOO;
Fire Edwards, KPO. KOW, KOMO;
News. KJR. KSL.
10.-000 p. m Reporter News, KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Dick Jureen'e Orch,
KSL, KNX, KOIN; Jay Burnett, KJR,
KEX; Musical BasebaU. KOO.
10:80 p. m. HemUphere Revue,
KOO, KJR: Orxle Nelson's Orch.
KOW, KOMO: Reld Tanner's Orch..
KSL; Concert Hall, KPO: Behind the
Headlines, KEX: Masterworks ot Mu
sic, KNX: Ejres of the World. KOIN.
11:00 p. to Chuck Poster's Orch,
KPO, KOMO; News, KOW, KOO:
This Muring World, KEX; Nightcap
Tarna, KSL. KOIN; Pishing News,
KJR; Knox Manning, KNX.
Thursday.
00 p. m Music Hall, KPO.
KOMO, KOW: Major Bowes, KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Tommy Dorsey'a Orch,
KOO, KEX, KJR.
:S0 p. to Drama Behind the
News, KOO, KJR. KEX.
6:00 p. to. Olenn Mllller'a Orch,
KNX, KOIN, KSL: Cugat Rumba
Rerae. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Rudy
VaUee, KEX, KOO, KJR.
6:80 p. m Floyd Wright, KPO: Di
ane Courtney, KOO: Organ Musings.
KEX; Quia of Two ClUes, KOW,
KOMO: News, KJR.
7:00 p. m Amos n Andy, KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Pred Waring. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Elizabeth Rueaell.
KOO, KEX; Concert Trio, KJR.
7:80 p. m. The Housew aiming.
KOMO. KOW; Tour Marriage CI lib.
KNX. KSL. KOIN; Clark Dennis, KJR,
KEX; Dinner at Omar's, KOO.
B OO p. m Easy Aoes, KOO. KEX.
KJR; News, KSL; Hollywood Smarty
Party, KNX, KOIN; Aldrlch Family,
KPO. KOMO, KOW.
8:30 p. m. Tommy Rlggs and
Betty Lou. KPO. KOW. KOMO;
Chuck Paster's Orch, KJR: Death
Valley Days. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Pel
low Sportsman, KOO: BasebaU Oame,
KEX.
:00 p. m Paul Sullivan, KNX,
KOIN; Comedy, KPO, Emlle Pettl'e
Orch, KJR: The World's Beet. KOO;
Faithful Stradivari, KOW; Musical
Qu lnella. KOMO: Baltalr Orch, KSL.
"0 p. m. NeU Bondabu's Orch,
KOMO; Dancing with Clancy. KOO;
By the Way, KNX, KOIN; News, KJR,
KSL: Oood Neighbors, KOW.
10:00 p. m. Reporter News, KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Marine Band. KOO,
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Kews, KOIN.
10:30 n. m Bob Saunders' Orch,
KOO, KEX, KJR: Concert Hall, KPO;
Maaterworks ot Music. KNX: Bute
Traffic, KOIN; Industry and Defense,
KOMO.
11:00 p. m Chuck Foster's Orch,
KPO. KOMO: This Mo-jng World.
KEX; News, KOW, KOO: Nightcap
Tarns, KSL, KOIN; Plshlnc News,
KJR; Knox Manning, KNX.
Ear Trouble Enda
Portland, July 16. (P) That
fluttering noise and intense
Itching In M. L. Brown's right
ear hai been eliminated. A phy
sician couldn't determine the
trouble so he irrigated the 54-year-old
Portland man's ear
washing out large moth.
Red Cross Te Aid
San Francisco, July 16. (JP)
Mrs. Katherine Edwards, Red
Cross disaster relief worker,
will leave tonight for Marcola,
Ore., where a fire last night
razed two lumber planing mills
nd the home of 23 workers.
May Collaborate
Dallas, Tex. (UP) If the
thieves who made raids on
houses under construction here
could get together they might
be able to work out something.
Marshall Whitley reported an
electric motor used to operate
a bench caar had been stolen
from a house under construction
and C. E. Wall reported five
pieces of 15-foot plank missing.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
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UL ABNER Whin a Yokum Yearns
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7-16
CYOUNGEST PILOT
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apparently empty plane whose control surfaces were waving and from whose cockpit came a
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' (rat his chance for another year. On his first flight he had to have a pillow behind him to
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By HAL FORREST
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I SHALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
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