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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1941,
FOR THE LOVE OF PAM
5 By VJVIEN GREY s
Chapter 21 '
Resignation
TiH, no it Isn't, Leol" Pam ob
vyjected. "You're the one who
deserve Happiness more tnan
anyone else. But I'm not foolish
enough to think I could give it to
you. noi witn Mings as tney are.
You could never live with an
imitation of the real thing. No
more," she added after a little
ailence, "than I could live with
only the half loaf Jerry has to
oner.
"Perhaps it Isn't only a half
loaf, Pam," Leo said quietly. And
Pam, looking at him with a little
sense of surprise, knew that came
out ol his tine honesty, nis genuine
vitfi for her happiness. "The only
thing I'd want to be sure of, Pam,
Is that you aren t letting your wo
manly desire to reform a man
fool you into thinking it's love."
"Could It be that?"
"I don't know, my dear. Your
heart can tell you that and only
your heart. And since I've gone
this far, Pam, it's only fair to say
you can go a long way on just
Kindness. 1 mean, ram, u a man
has that if real kindness toward
creatures and people less fortu
nate than himself is a fundamen
tal part of him you have just
about all you need to work with. I,
who want you so much, shouldn't
be saying this to you, Pam, prac
tically sending you to the arms of
They were silent for a moment
They were sitting on a bench that
had stood for years under the old
pepper tree that had listened to
the secrets of many a Quellerton.
Leo's hands had reached out and
taken Pain's. He seemed, then,
luiiy nis ten years older than
the gir. beside him. tie seemed,
aa U i n '. , U 1
and to be completely her friend.
1 came duck irom Washington,
Pam. olannins our life together.
You beside me, dear, in all of the
strange and interesting places of
the world that Uncle Sam sends
his men to. It's hard to give that
dream up. I'm not giving It up
yet You may change your mind.
I'll wait for that But I know now,
Pam, that it's your happiness I
really want And if your happi
ness lies with some other man
he paused as if his voice had been
smothered by some swiftly rising
cmuwuii wen, jusi rememDer
this: kindness is one of the basic
needs, ona of the basic qualities of
the right sort of person No one
really achieves bigness without
mercy as the basic quality. So,
Pam, if you are sure your man
has genuine kindness, don't be
afraid of the rest"
"Leo, I've never known until
this moment how really fine you
are."
He smiled at her then. Til re
member that all my life, Pam. It
will be something to live up to."
"Leo, this doesn't mean you're
deserting me?" A little note of
alarm flared in Pam's voice as
they stood at the gate. She knew
it was time he got back to the
hospital. "We're friends, Just as
always?"
"Deserting you, dear? Til want
to watch over you all your life."
He turned then, just as Jerry drew
up in his car and slid from under
the wheel.
On The Spot
F INORE, hurrying from the
- room in which she had been
so ruthless in her rjuarrel with
her mother, passed Jerry as he
oi inio nis car to go ana keep
is picnic date with Pam.
tier eyes were stormy and
scornful. "Don't grin at me!" she
snapped. ave your guns for
when your local blossom discov
ers you're not the rich glamour
boy she thought she was hook
ing! You'll need them then."
Jerry continued to grin. "You
wouldn't be in a bad Tuimor this
morning, would you, Lenore?" he
asked with maddening smooth
ness. But he wasn't too comfortable.
Lenore'a shot had struck home. He
knew Pamela guelleiton wasn't
mercenary. He was sure of that.
Yet he had known so many girls
who had liked him most for his
money, or rather the money his
indulgent father supplied him
with. He had never been with
May but when she wanted some
thing. He couldn't recall once
that Pam had said: "I wish" or
"I want." Exrept when she told
him, as she often had, what she
wished he'd be instead of the
easy-going playboy that he was.
Jerry had written to May and
mailed the letter, telling her what
had happened to the Wmthrope
money, so that she would give up
any vague hopes she night have
had In regard to him. It came to
him with singular menial uneasi
ness that M.iy might have been
eounling on marriage to him when
she was finally ready to settle
down.
Jerry decided he wouldn't tell
Pam of their changed financial
status until after they had their
day together. He had a little
money and he wanted to make the
day a perfect one, unmarrcd by
even a though of economy. If Pam
knew the real state of anairs, she
would insist that he consider
every penny before spending it
She was such a serious little per
son. He smiled at thought of her.
Driving toward the old house
on Division Street Blaze sitting
on the seat beside him, Jerry tried
to peer into the future and figure
something he could do to make a
living. But the way ahead looked
pretty vague and murky. He
couldn't think of one thing he
was actually equipped to do well.
He had been educated, but not for
any particular thing.
Just there in his thought Jerry
arrived at the Quellerton place
and saw Leo closing the gate as
he turned from Pam. Leo turned
then and said, as Jerry came up:
"And the guy who doesn't give
Pam the break she deserves will
have to answer to me for it!" Leo
was laughing, but there was some
thing serious under the laughter.
"Is that a threat or a promise,
or both?" Jerry asked lightly.
"Both!" Leo turned to Pam then,
said goodbye and hurried down
the street Pam watched him un
til she was aware of Jerry's voice,
saying:
"He looks all right but you
might give me a tumble, after
all!"
Pam turned to Jerry then, her
eyes lighted with a smile. Jerry
had lunch put up at the hotel. He ,
suggested lor their picnic an iso
lated, lovely spot of Perky on
Sugar Loaf Key.
Perfect Day
THE atmosphere, as they drove
along the highway, flanked
on either side by pale green water
washing clean white sand, was as
clear as a pane of newly cleaned
glass. Horizons were beautifully
distant
A they turned Into the narrow
road to Perky a faint fragrance
came from the thickets, rich with
semi-tropical wild bloom. They
came out then to a Dlateau of un
expected loveliness, almost sur- '
rounded by water. A hotel rambled
with friendly grace under ma
jestic Spanish lime trees. There
were a few cottages and bath
houses. The place was a rendez
vous for birds. Jerry and Pam sat
under a lime tree and watched
them for a while.
Thev talked nf a thousand
things. Pam noted that h anil
Jerry always seemed to have so
mucn to say to each other. Before
they opened their lunch they put
on bathing suits and plunged in
to the water for a swim. The
afternoon moved on magic wings,
with Pam telling Jerrv about the
natural life around them and
Jerry telling Pam something of
the Winthrope history and their
life In New York.
The colored cook In one of the
cottages got dinner for them, and
from the window where their
table was placed, they watched
the sun sink down into the water.
the drove back throueh the
cool, early evening, going slowly
over the long bridges so Pam
could look down into the crystal
water and see the starfish lying
quietly on the sand. It was when
they reached the peaceful old
house on Division Street that
Jerry took Pam's hand and said:
ram, what would you say if
I told you that I'm Door, that this
day marks the end of cars, yachts,
luxury, for me?"
There was a silence. Then'
Pam's voice came throueh the
scented quint
i a Know or course that you
were joking. Jerry," she said.
"And I'd Drobablv sav it wasn't
In the best taste, either. After nur
beautiful day, how can you?"
Jerry's face was suddenly white
under its tan. He looked at Pam
for a startled instant Was this
her way of getting rid of him be
cause he was penniless? Was she
going to pretend an anger over
something he was supposed to
have said that wasn't to her lik
ing? Didn't he know her at all?
"But I'm not joking, Pam," he
said. Something about his voice
caught her attention.
"Jerry!" she said sharply.
"I'm not, Pnm. I mean it."
It was Pam'a turn to stare, to
search his face and to find no
vestige of humor in it.
"But things like this don't hap
pen, Jerry," she said. "If vou're up
to something" Then she broke
off suddenly. "Oh, Jerry, if you
only took life a little more se
riously! If only you didn't have
so much money! It's almost been
the ruination of you! I doubt if
there's anything that sacred to
you, beyond Joking about be
yond making sport of. If you'd
only find one serious interest."
Blare lifted gentle eves to look
from the fiice of her loved master
to that of Ihe girl who was speak
ing so sharply. She moved closed .
to Pam and touched the girl's
hand with her moist black nose,
as if !o see whether this impatient
person was really the girl she had
spent auch a lovely day with.
Pam stroked the animal's head
"But it has happened, Pam,"
Jerry said earnestly. "It has."
Te be eenllnaett
CET RENO LICENSE
Reno, Oct. 2. (IT Kermeeio
Football Contest
OCTOBER 4. 1141
Meitrnrd vs. nranls tas
i:. r. i- a. vs. Stanford.
Calltnrnle is. Math, slate
Duke ti. Trnnrstee
So. Mrthmllst u. nrriharo
Idaho TS. Oregon
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, it Orefnn stale
flips Mut Re In Urfnrv :JO
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.KM1 PRIIE, 1 0t R OT
neekly Prtfe, NerVfle
Store fcr Men
M. Olanoll, 41. Clovcrdale. Cel..
and Ann J. Reedcr, 38, of Ash
land, Ore., secured a marriage
license here today.
JAPS IN CHANGSHA
DECIDE 10 DEPART
Shanghai, Oct. 2. JV-Japanese
military headquarters in
Hunan province announced to
day that Japanese forces were
withdrawing tomorrow from
Changsha. the provincial capital,
because the "purpose of the cam
paign has been accomplished."
There were Indications that the
withdrawal already had begun,
for Clark Lee, Associated Tress
reporter who flew over Chang
aha In a Japanese army plane
yesterday, saw Japanese columns
moving northward Irom the city,
which the Japanese said they
'cjuturcd lat Saturday,
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS:
Chain arilllatlon aa4 where
tbey are on the dial:
KALt (MBS) 1830, Portland i
KEX (Mtc-Htue) 1100. Portland;
KUA (NBC-Blue MUD) 1510.
Kpokane: KUO (SBC-Blue) SIO.
Han Francisco; KOW (NBC-Bed)
8!0, Portland: KJR (MiC-Blue)
I0O0. Seattle; KNX (CBS) 1070,
Loa Anient: KOA (NBC-Bed) 81,
Denier; KOIN (CBS) IO, Port
land: HOMO (NBC-Red) SMI.
Matties KPO OBC-Bed) 60.
San Francisco; KSL (CBS) 1160,
alt .ak City.
lime shown Is PsT
Thursday
6 :00 p. m. Adventure Stories, KOO,
KJB; Ln Sweetland, KPO, KOMO.
s:30 p. m News of the World,
KOO. KEX. KJR.
a 00 p. m. Major Bowes' Original
Amateur Hour. KNX, KSL. KOIN:
News Hen and Abroad. KOO, KEX,
KJR; Music Hall. KPO, KOMO, ItOW.
8:30 p. m United China Relief.
KOO. KJR, KEX: Quia of Two Cities.
KOMO.
7:00 p. m. Glenn 'Minor's Orch.,
KNX. KOtH. KSL; Cugat Rumba Re
vue. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Rudy Vallee
Prgm., KEX, KJR. KOO.
7:30 p. m. Good Neighbors, KPO.
B:00 p. m. Amos 'n' Andy, KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Fred Waring, KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Joe OaUlochlo's Orch.,
KOO. KEX.
S.SO p. m. Maudle'l Diary. KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Thla la Judy Jones. KOO.
KEX. KJR; Coffee Tuna, KPO, KOMO.
KOW.
9 00 p. m. Easy Aces, KOO. KEX.
KJR; Duffy's Tavern, KNX, KOIN.
KSL; Aldrlch Family, KPO, KOMO,
-aw.
9:90 p. m. Tommy Rlggs, KPO,
KOW, KOMO: Death Valley Days.
KNX. KOIN. KSL.
10:00 p. m. Johnny Duffy's Oreo..
KNX; Reporter News, KPO. KOMO,
KOW; Five Star Fin. 1. KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Danch Orch.. KOMO:
Concert Kail, KPO; State Traffic Quia.
KOIN.
1 1 00 p. m. Dance Orch., KPO.
KOW, KOMO; Bob Crosby's Orch.,
KSL, KNX; News. KOO.
Friday
4:00 p. m. Ed Stoker's Musle.
KPO; Adventure Stories, KOO. KJR,
KEX: Eyes of the World. KOIN.
6 '30 p. m. rigan Concert, KPO,
KOW. KOMO: News of the World.
KOO. KJR. KEX.
4:00 p. m. Walts Tune. KPO.
KOMO, KOW.
4:S0 p. m. News, Here and Abroad.
KOO, KJR. KEX: Uncle Walter's Dog
House. KPO. KOW. KOMO, First
Nlghter, KNX, KSL, KOIN. .
7:00 p. m. Romance and Rhythm,
KJR. KEX: Hollywood Premiere, KSL.
KNX. KOIN: Wings of Destiny, KPO.
KOMO, KOW.
7:80 p. m. Mobilisation for Human
Needs, KPO, KOW, KJR, KEX, KOO;
A! Pearoe'a Gang. KNX. KSL, KOIN.
8 00 p. m Fred waring. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Dane Orch, KEX.
KJR: Amos n' Andy, KNX, KSL.
KOIN.
4:30 p. m. Don't Be Personal,
KPO, KOW, KOMO, Dick Rogers,
KOO. KEX. KJR; Playhouse, KNX.
KOIN, KSL.
9:00 p. m. Will Osborne's Orch,
KPO. KOW; News. KOO, KJR, KEX:
Kate Smith Heir, KNX, KOIN, KSL.
9:30 p. m. Gene Krupa's Orch,
KOO. KJR; Weekly Spectator, KOW.
KOMO.
10:00 p. m, Reporter News, KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Red Nichols Orch,
KNX.
10:30 p. tn. Denoe Orch, KOW,
KOMO; BUI Henry. KNX, KOIN; Con
cert Hall, KPO.
11:00 p. m. Dance Orch , KPO.
KOMO. KOW: Bob Crosby's Orch,
KNX; News. KOO.
BLUE BOOK READY
Salem, Oct. 2. (JP) The Ore
gon Blue Book, published bien
nially by the secretary of state
and containing data about Ore
gon's government and resources,
came off the press today. The
book, containing 3S1 pages, is
printed on white paper instead
of on a paper with a yellowish
tinge as in former years.
Ose Mall Tribune want ads.
PARKING LOT
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS'
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focmHfcE in the car
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W, WnWAVlMe HAND
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TKto MAKE'S PASS AT If
SEES THAT THE car looks
Like WS BUT ISN'T Hr6 .
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MOTES JOE MUsf HWE
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AND IMMEDIATELY DISAP
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ARE PARKED SO CLOSE HE
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HELP HIM
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Multnomah Ordered
Change Tax System
Salem, Oct. 2 (JP Reaffirm
ing its order of last April, the
state tax commission today ord
ered the Multnomah county
board of equalization to change
from a variable ratio to a uni
form ratio system, the effect of 1 today a house appropriations
which would be to Increase , subcommittee tfad approved
without major change Presi-
taxes on home while reducing
those on buildings and structur
al improvementi.
FUND FOR LEND-LEASE
HAS SUBCOMMITTEE OK
Washington, Oct. 2. (JP
Chairman Cannon (!., Mo.) said
aem itooseveit s request lor a
$5,983,000,000 lend-lease appropriation.
Installment credit outstandl!
midyear touted nearly sis billion
lara.
Switzerland U only threo-foortha
elf-suirtctent to foodstuff.
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LI L ABNER Homeward Bound!
THE DOOR OPENS
At 21 months, Leonard Dowdy's small world went black and dead. Spinal meningitis robbed
him of both sight and hearing. For more than three years his only contacts were made by the
sense of touch, end he was little more than an animal guided only by instinct Then he was
taken to the Perkins School for the Blind, where miracles are commonplace.
SHORT TEHM.
The Central Vermont Railway's president having resigned at a director's meeting, it was de
cided that the company should not be without an executive head while a new president was
being elected. For this reason Harold Mason was unanimously elected to lill the post for
-term which was to last less than five minutes!
TOMORROWi Death Gemsl
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ON THE DANGER LIST OF
A LOCAL HOSPITAL.,
SEVERAL, IN THEIR
AGONY, ARE PLEADING FOR
MERCY DEATHS.
UNABLE TO CLEARLY
DIAGNOSE THEIR MALADY,
DOCTORS AGREE THAT
THEY ARE VICTIMS OF
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