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Newspaper Page TextnXGE FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1941. Oj ?f P,, O by MARGARET! A Chapter 28 Errand Of Merry IT couldn't be. All the bright future she had visioned was blotted out and she wan a child on horseback, flying: over fences. with Riv encouraging her on to new feati ot daring, aha was a girl home from school and Riv was walking with her in the moonlight and she was lifting ber fate for his kiss. No matter how she tried to eling to the fact that she was married, that she loved Johnny that all this day she had planned and looked forward to ihowing him that she loved him every thing seemed to be slipping away but the thought of Riv and the horror of knowing that he might die. They turned In the drive of Colonel Moore's plantation home. Oak Hill. Before them stood the house, lights blazing from every window, cars crowding the drive. A servant opened the door, with face grey with fear and eyes watery with tears. 'Evenin'. Misa Sue Ellen." He was Jennie's son. He had followed Riv and Sue Ellen through the woods: he had been companion. protector, the black boy who was the same age as Riv and who loved him and lied for him. "Good evening. Sam." A friend of the Colonel's came to meet them and gravely told 5ue & Urn to follow nun upstairs. A long, winding mahogany railed staircase which seemed endless. The upper hall with its gleaming crystal chandeliers ana Bright thick red carpet. Closed white doors, but from behind one came the muted murmur of voices and then her name. "Sue Ellenl" Louder and louder, repeated aver and over. For a minute she swayed and would have fallen. but loby was right at her eioow and guided her forward. Toby opened the door and for a minute the room and the sur roundings lacked reality. Like a scene in a dream which might fog and disappear like a night mare from which she would awake. "Sue Ellenl" Suddenly every emotion was gone but companion. She stripped off her raincoat and left it In Toby's hands. She ran forward and knelt down beside that poor broken, tossing figure. "Riv" This was the boy she had loved, who lay with his dark hair tum bled on the white pillow, whose head turned restlessly toward her, whose voice broken in a sob. -Sue tllen." "Yes, Riv." "You do love me?" For a second she hesitated. "Yes. Riv." She had not lied. She did love the boy who had been her child hood playmate, and even though she lied, wasn't a lie justiable when Riv was dying? At his halting plea, she came e'usc to the bed and took his sh-king hand. "Sue. . . ." His voice was pitiful ami broken. Moved by a sudden Impulse, she stooped and kissed him. He closed his eyea and for tho mo ment his face was frightening, grey with pallor expressionless. Someone behind her came for ward and took her arm. "He's un conscious." It was the old doctor whom she had known all her life. Young Doctor Warren stood with him, and behind them she saw the Colonel, his fare ravaged and working pitifully. Ho was crying. It was terrible to see him cry. He was always so hard and impassive there were others In the hall outside. Toby waited, and coming down the hall with the brilliant light from the crystal chandelier making her even more angular and. tonight, downright ugly, she saw Deedora. Deedora stopped dead - still when she saw lirr. She never spoke, but the glance of contempt was like the flip of a whip across Sue Ellen's face. It told her that Deedora thought she had no right here Riv was Deedora's hus band. A dying man's hysterical cry during delirium was no ex cuse in Dredora's cyrs for forcing her way into Riv's room. It was Deedora whom he should have called. Innocently, she had done something she must bitter ly regret A compassionate ges ture, even though barked by the dortor's assuram-e that it was necessary to quiet Kiv. would never make Deedora understand. Even Toby caught the signifi cance of that glance. "Let's go," he said quirkly. "Maybe I was wrong to bring you, but Doctor Warren thought you might help" 1 was glad to help," said Sue Elh-n quietly. She started down the long winding stairs and then for the second time paused, clinging to the railing unable to take the next step, for at the foot of the stairs, w-ith his grey eyes regarding her gravely, was Johnny Harris. . . . Postponement RIV did not die. She did not want Riv to die, but in the days of his slow recovery. Sue Ellen thought bitterlv of tiie im pulsive tup to O.ik Hill and how It had changed things for her. Ex cept for Riv's accident, she would have had several hours alone with Johnny that evening after the long day of waiting ar.d anticipa tion. She had planned to tell him that she loved him, but when she found him waiting for her with that grave expression in his steady grey eyes, her love wa locked deep in her heart and sha had no power to express it Johnny asked no explanation. He was gentle, understanding, but she knew without a word spoken, that Johnny had reached one conclusion, that she still loved Riv and her silence and grief were because of fear that Riv would not recover. Toby drove off alone and John ny told him that he would take her home. They didn't exchange a word regarding her presence at Oak Hill. Twice sha tried to frame an explanation, but tne words died before she could utter them. Rather say nothing than be con fused and make this misunder standing worse than it was. Johnny said finally: "I'll take you home and your aunt must put you to bed. Don't try to tell me anything tonight Sue Ellen. You're unhappy, upset The past week has been too much. I under stand." "But you don't, Johnny." Her voice was low and pleading. He reached over and covered her hand. "I do," he said positive ly. "And you are not to worry. '"Moore will not die." "Toby said that he could not live through the night" He shook his head. "The spe cialist from Memphis Is a chap 1 know. He will save him." "You sent for him?" Again he nodded and then took his hand away from hers and drove ahead at a swifter rate through the stormy darkness. Then Johnny knew earlier about the accident Where was Johnny that he could bava known? He came Into Magnolia House with her and helped remove her sodden coat, his hand pushed back the tumbled hair from her fore head and he held her face be tween his hands and looked deep into her eyes. For the first time he smiled a grave, understand ing smile. "Try and get some rest and forget all about Moore and about me for the present." he told her. "I gave your Aunt Car those papers and 111 call you from Washington tomorrow evening. I may be back in a month I hope to be. Then there will be many things for us to talk over." , Torture SHE clung to him, with her face buried in his rough coat He held her, but he might have keld anyone in distress as impersonal ly. He lifted her chin and kissed her lightly and then Aunt Car came in, with Aunt Pleas bus tling behind her. "Tyike good care of her," said Johrlny to Aunt Car. Slfe cried then. Long and bit terly. There was something so sad and final about Johnnv's goodbye. Maybe it was because she was all unnerved by the events of the evening, that the future looked so dark and her heart was-so low and despondent Aunt tar nut her to bed. Aunt Pleas brought a strong hot drink, and through the door she saw Aunt Jennie hovering in the hall, muttering to herself. she choked on the drink and touched hysterically. "Slop that," said Aunt Pleas sharply. Aunt Car slipped away wnn ner gentle race frightened and working, and Aunt Pleas took charge, snapping up the shades, opening windows and let ting the cool night air blow through the. room. "The storm is over.' said Aunt Pleas tnatter-of-fartly. "I see three stars." "What does it matter." Sue Ellen turned her fare away from the window and stared at the blank wall opposite. "Don't be a f"ol. Sue Ellen." Aunt Pleas moved and stood be side the bed and her small plump hand jerked the cover smooth and she touched Sue Ellen's cheek. "I love Johnny so." Sue Ellen's voire trailed off. "Then show him that you do and don't bother your head about Riv Moore or his problems. Riv will get well, don't worry. You couldn't kill anyone that mean. Why should you race o(T and ruin your life and reputation to hang over that boy. He ran into a ditrh berause he was drunk and in a vile temper. I hope he'll lie flat on his bark long enough to do some serious thinking." "Aunt Pleas. , . ." Aunt Picas gave a sniff which was not all contempt, for two big tears rolled down her pink checks and splashed on her apron. I'hrn they were both crying, although Aunt Pleas recovered instantly and arose and switched off the lamp and moved toward the hall door, "lio to sleep and forget Riv," she advised. "I'm not thinking about Riv Moore." Finally she s' pt and it wai eleven when she lrcame aware of someone in her room and found Aunt Car sitting by the window. Te at rantlnaftl DOG riSHT Nowata. Okla. (.11 Jim Simp son and wife ran out of bait while fishing. Simpson said Ins wife thought of the wieners they brought along for lunch. They came home with quite a catch Honestly, these new Kuppenheimer suits ara WONDERFUL! $50.00 worth of pleasure shown only at Store for Men DEAD SHOT Mr.MestiT. Okln i4'l J. A. Hrantley, nightwatrhman at a lumber company near here, heard a pack of dogs yowling, picked up a rifle and stepped to the door. A moment later a tim ber wolf raced by. Hrantley let fly and the wolf dropped, it measured 5 fret, 4 inches from nose to tml tip. CATIsNTAWAY Cswigo. N. Y. I.-J'i So both ered by mice were men at Fort OntHrio that officers brought In a cat. But the mice continued to ruin army records and other pa pers and the mice seemed to be more numerous than ever. One night the officers investi gated. They found the cat play ting with the mice. On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Chain erfination sa4 sthera the are on the dlalt hALt (MHS 1330, Portland. KKX (SRC-Blue) Htw. Portland; kOt (SBC-Hill MM) ISIO. Spokane; kuu (NBC-Blue) 810. Ban tranclMO; HOW (NBC-Red) fil. Portland; KJK (NBC-Btuel HMO. Seattle; KNX (CBS) 1070. lol Ansel: KOA (NBC-Red) 860. Uentet; KOIN (CBS) ;o, Port land: HOMO (NBC-Red) 50. Seattle; KPO (NBC-Rrd) SSO. Han IranclKoj KSL (CBS) I ISO. lt IjH city. time Bbown Is PSt Friday. 5 00 p. m Kate smith. KSL; Ad Tenture Stories, KOO, KJR. KEX; Jan Arden, KOMO; Stars of Today, KOW; Eyea of th. World. KOIN; Don Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO. 5:30 p. m. Newa of the World. KOO. KJR. KEX; Eugenia Clair Flat to, KNX; Leon P. Drews, KOIN; Three-Pour Time. KOMO. 0:00 p. m. What's On Tour Mind, KNX. KOIN. KSL; Walts Time. KPO, KOMO. KOW: Scandinavian Report er. KJR. 8.30 p. m Michael and Kitty, KGO. KEX, KJR: Uncle Walter's Dog Houae. KPO. KOW. KOMO; First Nlghter. KNX, KSL, KOIN. 7:00 p. m. Rochester CIvto Orch., KOO: Hollywood Premiers, KSL, KNX. KOIN; Wings of Destiny, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Candlelight Concerts. KEX; What's Doing In Sports, KOO; Fish Finder, KJR. 7:30 p. m. At Pearca's Oang. KNX. KSL, KOIN; Grand Central Station. KOW, KPO, KOMO; Weekly Specta tor, KOO, KJR; Modern Music Box, KEX. 0-00 p. m. Fred Waring, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Romance and Rhythm. KUO, KEX; Amos 'n' Andy, KNX. KSL, KOIN; Musical QulneUa. KJR. 13 p. m. Lannr Ross. KNX. KHL, KOIN; Lum and Abner. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Along the Sidelines, KJR. 8:30 p. m. Don't Be Personal, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Oang Buaters. KOO. KEX, KJR; Playhouse, KNX, KOIN, KSL. AO p. m. Radio Chatter. KPO; Pigskin Party. KOO. KJR. KEX; Kate Smith Hour, KNX, KOIN; University of Oregon Forum, KOW; Air j the Sidelines, KJR; Sports, KSL. 8:30 p. m Freddy Martin's Orch., KOO, KJR; Chuckwagon Days. KPO. KOMO; Newa, KSL, KJR; Moonlight Son la. KEX; Sym. hony ot Melody. KOW. 10:00 p. m. Hollywood Legion Stadium Fights. KOO. KEX, KJR: Reporter Newa. KPO. KOW. KOMO; News. KNX. KOIN; Masterworks of Music. KSL 10:30 p. m. The Land That Never Was, KOMO; - Hollywood Legion Fights, KOO, KJR: Dance Orch.. KOW; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX: Masterworks of Music, KNX: Bob Mc- Orew"s Orch., KOMO; Mysterious Hals, KPO. 11:00 p. m. Ptckard Family, KPO. KOW: This Moving World, KEX: Masterworks of Music, KNX: Defense Today, KOIN; Concert Hall. KPO. Saturday 8 00 p. m. Ran Wilde's Orch., KOO, KEX: Music or the Americas. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Sports Story. KNX, KSL, KOIN. 8:30 p. m Ed Stoker's Music, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Boy Meets Band. KOO. KEX: Hollywood and Vine. KNX, KSL; Newa, KOIN. 8:00 p. m. Tour Hit Parade. KSU Nat l Barn Dunce, KPO. KOW. KOMO; Message of Israel. KOO. KEX: HI. Neighbor, KNX, KOIN; Scandinavian Reporter, KJR. 8:30 p. m. Frank Black Presents, KJR, KEX; Sports, KNX; This World, KOO. 7:00 p. m. Hemisphere Revue. KOO. KJR. KEX; Sports Kewareel, KPO. KOMO, KOW. 7:30 p m. Grand Ola Opry. KPO. KOW. KOMO: Juan Arvltu. KOIN. Sammy Kaye's Orch., KOO, KEX. KJR; Dr. Pepper Parade, KNX; Amer ican Challenge, KSL. 8 00 p. m. Truth or Consequences, KPO, KOW. KOMO: Freddy Martin's Crch.. KOO. KJR. KEX: Guy Lotn bsrdo's Orch.. KNX. KOIN, KSL. 8:15 p. m. NBC'o 15th Anniversary Oale Prgm., KOO, KPO, KEX, KOW, KJR. 8:30 p. m Hobby Lobby, KNX. KOIN. KSL. 0:00 p. mTour Hit Parade. KNX. KOIN; Serenade. KJR: Sports. KSL 9 30 p. m. SWS. KSL. KJR. 10:00 p. m. Two Round Jamboree. KOO, KJR. KEX: Gordon Jenkins' Orch., KOMO; News. KOW. KNX. KOIN, KPO; Masterworks of Music, KSL. 10:30 p. m. Two Round Jamboree, KOO, KJR; Reld Tanner's Orch., KSL; The Quiet Hour1. KEX; People's Platform, KNX: World Today KOIN; Bob McOreWs Orch., KOMO: Concert Hall. KPO. 1 1 00 p. m. Frances Welner, KPO. KOW; Martha Meats, KSL, KOIN: Carl Ravazza'e Orch, KJR. KEX; News, KNX, KOO; Reveries, KOMO. NO BUSINESS Lockport, N. Y. M For 19 years a regular session of the Lockport federal court has been scheduled, but you would have to be quick to get in on the session. No castj are assigned and the session rarely lasts longer than one minute. FEWER FARM WORKERS Columbus, Ohio P The to tal number of persons working on farms in the United States this fall is the lowest since the U. S. department of agriculture began keeping records in 1925, according to the department of rural economics at Onio State university. Part of the decline is due, according to economists, to the fact that labor has left the farm for more remunerative jobs in industry. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX THE 'DUTCHMAN4 PIPE. IVin uri re- r- lr H FOR 2 OR 9 PAYS WHILE PLreTINCl THEW Willi KOLLC ri IHCN I THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS r4, S A yy3 ,.t lb )- -r UK MOTHER OF PEEWEE PENDLEfOH WHO HAS BEEN 1RV1M6 10 COMVIHCE THE CAPfAiN fHPT HE IS BI6 ENOUGH -ro play on the rem, has, at last solved the mvsitrv Of "TriE CURIOUS DISAPPEARANCE 0FT0WEi, TROM TME - - - - - ' VI - fe -.-st.V fWI St 'jWi. I IUIW IWfca tTUI si y yjtm rVH rtwnllciTtJ, lne. 11-14 sOs: ,x " ; I - r a, jrV- fasp" thfai i J. . tzr THE gWSKlNG HM3K ONE OF THE - LARGEST OF THE SHARK'S. iS0 y INOFFENSIVE IT WILL TRY .TO '. QET AWAY IF MOLESTED J?; IN THE FORDHAM.H.V.U. fI GAME OF i93fo, EACH 111 f? JiJ,Vi ISAM HAD A PLAYER 'jJJiJ WEARING AN0.13 THEIR NAMES WERE fi iXxXjSI DUL AND HARPEf P4JW (Sharpe,N.mend- f$$J Pul, Ford h am Yj y uj! BOTTLE Sand from every country s5j3 " this svmUv milk tottl Member 15 1911 g Made from 5and collected bv maude ellem , LYNCH"olOUX CITY, IOWA, FROM IW LAKES, PEACHES AND HISTORIC 'bPOTS IN 65 COUNTRIES THE MAKERS WERE lf INSPIRED SY AM."S LYNCH .COLLECTION A DEPICTED IN "STRANGE AS IT EEAYs" IN APRIL, I9f I... LI L ABNER On War Passaga -m. b. l. s. rL oaau nun imm ALLIES IN GLASS Mauds Ellen Lynch, radio personality, as well as collecting water from all oyer tha world to make her "International Wishing Well," also collected sand from the far corners of tha earth to produce her "International Sandpile." Tha Owens Illinois Class Company contacted Miss Lynch, who gara them world samples of sand to produce their "symbolic milk bottle." Includ ed is sand from Alaska, tha Red Sea, the Sahara Desert, tha Nile River and San Juan Hill, famed as the scene of the Rough Riders' Charge. Also Incorporated into the bottle is sand from spot where Columbus stood in Ruerto Ricol a spot where Columbus stood in Puerto Ricol By AL CAPP KICK THE.T MULE, SON YOU CAN'T GET TO THE OTHER SIDE .'-I'VC GOT you r c0 IT'J MAH MAMMY VWINeE..' 5 C7yf v I KICK IT. SON KICK IT 3 r AH HATK T'BE MEAN T TH' PORE LI'L CRITTER - -BUT IT'S TH VOICE O MAH DEAR DEPARTED MAMMY WHICH TLL.L.& ME. TO ( YO' DMARVE.D T'Bt KICKED, YO' YOUNG WHE.L-P.' YO'WAS ME. AN T'MAH MULE.. NAM t OF 'BACKWOODS KATt.Y-y i- v 'a' ' -:; v. i SAFE CN --z- i n yJi net', iuu;.' rv rr man mose - 1 Nnr 2 V.. TAILSPIN TOMMY An International Probleml By HAL FORREST Wfc LEPT TOMMY, S KELTS AND BETTY-LOU IN MA7.IL, PREPARING TO PLY TOPANMMA.' NOW LET'S DROP IN ON A CONFERENCE AT CO BO HONDO, PANAMA, 8Y THREE HIGH OFFICIALS OF. THE PAN-AMEWCAN PROTECTIVE LEAGUE U 14-11 IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED FACT. GENTLEMEN. THAT VERSALIA IS PLANNING A JOINT OCCUPATION OP BOQUAR BY VERSALIAN AND FRANCONlAN TROOPS.. r i . t, B rsA U t iaH - SUCH A MOVE rVOUL0 -DEFINITELY MENACE THE SECURITY OF THIS VilESTERN HEMISPHERE BOQUAii. MIGHT BE USED AS A SPRING BOARD FOR AN ATTACK, UPON THIS CONTINENT J I SI, SUJORS, st AwiAT YOU -J1 SAY ISTRUE fT 1 BUT.... j UNDER THE TERMS OF THE HAVANA M rrirjctDCwrc A kin caockm -m rwn a i M POSSESSION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. IF THREATENED BY VERSALIAN OCCUPATION WOULD BE SEIZED AS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE BY THE PAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE OF REPUBLICS. n J BUT BOQUAR 13 NOT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERESUCH A MOVE AS YOU SUGGEST, SENATOR.WOULD OVERSTEP THE LIMITS OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE PERHAPS PLUNGE US ALL INTO WAR THE NEBBS A Culinary Cam By SOL HESS dlill!ili!l!IXTCCcefJES'0 1 AM A 31wMAT EXPERIENCE sHCXiKr R3tt!'t'l II " ,p VOL) e've Me A K ' -..tOOt trlnA OOtsf T MAKE UP VOUR ? y f t)lk.Nn4trt UVtK l TMOSE CRFKirW KJ AMP UiiuAT I I tfTflg A.M,Ni pEAR-fl OOKL( AT " SHEFFIELD, J SWesS (7 j)R PLAE? NUANCES I AMD YOU KNOW (, V COOK YOU FOOO THAT TuiLL ,-?