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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1941.
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MARGARETTA
BRUCKER
Chapter 11
Kentucky Bound
SUE ELLEN stood fazing after
him as he inning (way toward
the pullman window. So ha had a
plan and aha waa not to know
anything about It. Men wera all
alike taking matters in their own
handa and never thinking it nec
essary to discuss a vital question
with a woman.
He had a plan. Well, ahe had a
plan too. It waa all simple now.
A plan which would not reveal
the (act that down underneath
her smart blue flannel dress her
heart was beating madly. Always
Johnny Harris had promised that
ahe could marry him on her own
terms. The time had come to
name those terms.
When he eame back he carried
two tickets. "We're going by way
of Kentucky." he remarked mat
ter of factly. "It la easier to hurry
up a marriage there."
"What marriage?"
"Ours." .
"You are quite sure that it Isn't
necessary to ask the girl whether
he is willing?"
"Aren't you?"
She matched his lightness with
her own. "Possibly. On my own
terms."
Just (or a minute an odd ex
pression flickered across his fine
lace. "All right." he said then.
"let's have them."
' "Must we discuss them here?"
"Our train leaves in Ave min
utes." . Til decide on the train."
' He shook his head. There's a
train (or Memphis on Track
Three" He nodded toward the
queue of passengers moving to
ward the gates. "I have no idea of
kidnaping a bride. That's not my
Idea, Miss Sue Ellen. But I can
help your aunt only one way. She
wouldn't accept help from me
sne will from you. Vou can take
over Belle Acres and restore it
and, with my advice, put it on a
paying basis, or you can take that
train to Memphis and bave your
Aunt Car believe me a mountain
of deceit to have taken Belle
Acres away from her. She can't
get it back through the Colonel
she can't borrow from the bank.
The matter is in your handa en
tirely. Which shall it be, Memphis
or Kentucky?"
Sue Ellen opened her bag and
carefully studied her makeup. She
waa marklne time. She waa scared
to death. "Make your own terms,"
she kept repeating to herself but
could she? Could she? Could she
enter into a cool, business bargain
with Johnny Harris and never by
word or gesture reveal to him
that ahe loved him sincerely.
"Well?"
1 wonder if It's snowing in
Kentucky?" said Sue Ellen.
Johnny Harris grinned. "Well
toon find out" He caught her arm
and hurried her forward. "We'll
end your Aunt Car a telegram
when we get the license. He
smiled down at her and then
sobered.
"Thanks a lot," he said gently.
"My father will appreciate what
you have done, and it was the
only way to help the woman he
has always cared for."
She nodded. She could not meet
his eyes. What if he saw the tears
in her eyes? He would think her
nothing but a cry baby. He would
never know how heartbreaking It
was to know that apparently his
only reason for marrving her was
to help Aunt Car. His one plea,
not that he loved her as he had
told her before, but that by mar
rying him he could carry through
a promise he had made his father.
Blag
ON THE trip from Washington
to Kentucky, Sue Ellen met a
different man from the one ahe
had met in Tyler Springs, the man
hse had promised to marry. For
the first time ahe realized how
little she really did know this
Johnny Harris.
She knew him by his appear
ance, his military bearing, hia
quick smile, his steady glance.
She knew that ahe could trust
him, although she had no proof,
only her instinct, a feeling of se
curity, as they followed the crowd
milling through the train gates.
"No regrets?" he asked as he
surrendered their tickets.
She drew a deep sigh. Almost
she turned to look back aa though
Hiv might be following and by
some coaxing trick persuade her
to go back. Now there was no
turning back.
"No regrets," she said, and her
fiance tangled with that steady
grey glance and ahe caught a
S learn of something stronger end
eeper than mere liking some
thing she hsd not seen since the
left Mississippi Then Just as
quickly Johnny's face regained
Its expression of casual friendli
ness. "As soon as vou are settled
we'll talk things over," he sug
gested. And a half hour later they
were seated opposite one another
at a table in Sue Ellen's compart
ment with a mass of papers spread
out before them.
"I don't know a thing about
business," she told him, pushing
aside the paper he was explain
ing. "I'm afraid you've made a
bad bargain"
"Johnny," he encouraged.
"Johnny," she finished. The
color arose In her face and ahe
dropped her handa to her lap to
hide their quivering.
"Your full name? he asked la
a clipped businesslike tone.
"Susan Eleanor Fsirhope."
He slipped his thumb and fore
finger in his vest pocket and
brought up a small white bog. "I
guessed at the size." There was
something eager and boyish in his
eyes as he leaned forward. "Open
it"
She took the box and opened It
and stared wide-eyed at the two
rings nestling on a white satin
cushion.
"Like them?"
"They're beautiful."
"Look inside."
"To Sue Ellen from Johnny."
The date waa the following day.
"1 thought we might not be able
to make all the arrangements to
night for we'll get In late, but
tomorrow" He looked up quick
ly, his voice uncertain. He bit his
lip and said shyly: "You see, I've
never been married before."
There was a moment of awk
ward silence.
"But this is lust a bargain"
She had made the decision to say
this while she waited for him to
come to her compartment. She
would name her own terms. When
she waa sure that he cared as she
cared she did not dare to think
of that It must wait. Now they
would plan for Just one thing to
restore Belle Acres.
"I understand," he said curtly.
Fencing
WHAT could you do when the
man you loved never ques
tioned your silly proposition. What
could you do but talk about land
values and property transfers and
how much acreage could be put
Into cotton and where one could
And the necessary labor and what
repairs could be made now and
what must wait until spring. For
you must show Johnny Harris
that you had a mind aa well as a
heart You must win his admira
tion and respect you must be
worthy of his ring which you wore
on your finger.
ah tills ran through Sue Ellen s
mind as ahe struggled to under
stand what Johnny meant and
sat with her dark head bent over
the papers, her curls tumbled and
falling about her face. Once John
ny's hand touched her hair and
she saw the hot color mount In
his tanned face and her heart
sang, while she accepted the pen
cil he offered and laughed with
him at her attempta to add up a
column of figures. ,
"I can't add," she sighed.
"Neither can I at the minute "
Then he shook back the lock of
brown hair which fell over his
forehead and smiled up at her.
"Shall we finish thla after lunch?"
They lingered over the lunch so
long, they were now slone In the
diner. The box with the rings was
back in Johnny'a pocket but he
brought it out again and pushed
It toward her: ''You didn't try
them on."
She held out her two bare
hands. She had slipped off Jllv's
ring this morning and it lay in
her handbag. She said: "Well?"
He took her left hand In his snd
held It while he slid the ring over
her finger. First the dazzling dia
mond and then a band of nlnin
gold.
Suddenly he stooped and his
lips touched the finger that wont
the rings. And Just as suddenly,
as though ashamed of the gesture,
he hid his face behind the smoke
from a cigarette, while Sue Ellen
sat staring at her hand with the
two rings blinking at her, her
heart pounding dizzily.
She dared not meet Johnny's
glance.
It would be easy to tell him
now. She said three words over
to herself, with her eyes bent on
the rings, and wondered If Johnny
were following her thought.
"Shall we go outside and get a
breath of air?" he suggested?
They stood together and watched
the sunlight shine blindly upon
the snowclad mountains. Under
neath their feet, the train swayed
and swung and Johnny caught her
and held her close to him.
"I mustn't lose you now," he
said anftly.
Rushing on. up and down grades,
winding, twisting, climbing. It was
part of a pattern. She and Johnny
rushing toward their marriage to
morrow. She remembered the night of
the picnic that evening driving
back from Oeedora's a dozen
glsnces which told her thst he
cared. He had even said that be
loved her.
But now every glance was care,
nil. guarded. Now when she hsd
promised to marry him, ha never
mentioned love to her.
Was love all anxiety and eon
fusion and denial? Feeling one
thing and pretending another?
"You're tired," he said sudden
ly. "Sleep much last night?"
"A little."
"Not afraid?"
"Not at all."
"You need not worry. You can
trust me," he told her gravely.
Johnny carried away the papers
which uttered her room.
Te te eeallBa4
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LOCAL 1
BAG RECORD ELK
A bull elk that dressed out
to 610 pounds was brought
home Thursday by three local
sportsmen, Cecil Cochr-n of
Central Point and L. R. Wil
loughby and LeRoy Tompkins
of Medford.
The elk, shot In the Ukiah
country of Oregon on the first
day of the hunting season No
vember 1, was declared at the
Ukiah checking station last
night to be the largest bagged
so far this year, the hunters
related. It had six-point horns
with a spread of 42 inches.
Before it was dressed, the elk
must have weighed well over
800 pounds, the sportsmen said.
The party also bagged a cow
elk.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN MX
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ON
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A UNIT OF THE DUTCH
ARMY. T PLAYED
MARTIAL MUSIC WHILE
LEADING A REGIMENT
WHEEL'S
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st Charles, Mo.
HIGH HOOL -tTUDENT
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Only 2 white men and V Eskimos livpd there yet 6t00 post'1
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COLD POST OFFICE
The heary mail at Craig Harbour, a Canadian Mounted Police post, was due to the fact
that stamp collectors sent postcards there to secure the "farthest north" postmark! The efiice
was closed last year.
LONQ TREK
Billy Lindemann. whose father was caretaker of an Island in the Mississippi river, had
to row to the mainland, walk to the garage where his car was kept, and drive seven miles to
meet the school bus. He then rode 33 milas on the bus to resch the school!
SUNDAYl Broken Bone F.acel
Br -L CAPP
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STRANGER.'
HOPKINS IN HOSPITAL
Washington, Nov. 7..
Harry L. Hopkins, special as
sistant to the president on len4
lease aid, was said at the White
House today to have entered
Naval hospital yesterday for a
check up. Officials said Hopkins
was not seriously ill.
Put on
KNOX HAT
and
five yourself
thrill
told exclusively at
Store for Man
FOR SESSION CALL
Portland, Nov. 7.- CTV The
55 member organizations of the
Multnomah County Federation
of Community clubs last night
petitioned Governor Spragiie,
Speaker Robert S- Fsrrell, Jr..
of the state house, and Senate
President Dean H. Walker for a
special session.
They asked "corrective legis
lation" on the Oregon tax struc
ture as recult of new -ssessment
methods Imposed In Multnomah
and other counties.
Governor Spraeue recently in
dicated his opposition to a special
session.
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