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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
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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
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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
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Sand from every country s5j3
" this svmUv milk tottl
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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...
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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
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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..
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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.
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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
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