PAR?! ETOHT
V.ipi. im II il . in li a a. WATKINV WRICHI ' i i i I n r
Chapter 11
Tb Beachcomber
u HOPE your aunt comet back
' on her way to New York."
Margot got up. "Meanwhile, you
mutt have some fun. Shall we
take a dip now?"
Td like It," gald Lavinia. Mar
got Linden was nice. She wai
rather like the two or three girls
at Armworth't with whom Uv
Inia bad something In common.
They ran down to the beach,
and plunged in.
"You swim well!" Margot said
when they had been In the wa
ter a little while. "You could give
me a few pointers."
There's nothing wrong with
four swimming." said Lavinia.
''You do it with a lot of ease.
"1 don't feel at ease," aid Mar
got "I tremble Inside you know,
butterflies of the tummy." She
walked out upon the beach. And
Lavinia followed her. "By the
way. there's a bridge tournament
tonight to raise money for the
a reeks, Everyone s piaying.
You'll Join In, won't you?"
Td like to helo the Greeks,"
laid Lavinia. smiling, "but I'm
afraid my bridge is pretty ier
rible."
"Don't let that worry you."
Margot said. "There are plenty of
Sd olayers. But if vou play
gridge as well as you .swim.
there's nothing to worry about
lavinia rauffht un her beach
robe. Margot caught up hers and
they moved oft down the sandy
rtretcn.
"A run aknr the beach will
warm us up," Margot said. "Come
an!"
They struck oft together. The
wind swept Lavinia's dark hair
back from her face. She felt a
sudden sense of freedom, a wild
and unexplalnable desire to go
on and on against the wind
affainst the water.
"We'd better be getting back
now," Margot said, when the
had gone some distance. "This
section of the beach is pretty for
lorn." Lavinia looked about her. It
did seem quite different from the
beach nearer the Inn. There waa
the remains of an old pier its
blackened legs broken and irreg
ular. Further on could be seen
three or four cheaply constructed
cottages dwellings that were
apparently unoccupied.
And there's that young man
again." Margot said suddenly.
"What young man?" Lavinia
asked.
"No one knows much about
him, really." Margot answered.
"But he lives In one of those cot
tagesand sticks pretty well to
himself."
"A tort of beachcomber, yon
mean?"
"Perhaps." Margot waited un
til the young man had dlsap-
fieared from view. "Only he does
ok like something out of Holly
wood. I wonder what he'd look
like all dressed up. He never
wears anything but a pair of
bathing trunks, or slacks and a
sweater."
"You make him sound like
something in a book," Lavinia
remarkedT Then she changed the
subject Men didn't interest her.
last of all a man who was appar
ently something of a human dere
lict "Let's get back to the Inn."
she said. "I n hungry, and I've
got to get off some letters."
"This air does give one an ap
petite," said Margot "I'll race
you."
The two girls sped along the
sand. They aid not look back. So
of course they didn't see the
young "human derelict" staring
after them an odd expression in
his deep blue eyes.
Bridge Gam
'TPHAT evening was a gala one
- at the Inn. The ballroom was
decorated with Greek. British and
American flags, and a number of
guests wore Greek attire. Several
small boys and girls were dressed
as Greek children, and sold can
dies and favors from trays sus
pended about their necks by rib
bons. "Every table has been sold,"
Margot told Lavinia. "One hun
dred and sixty people at one dol
lar each. That ought to help a
littlel Then therea the money
for favora and candy. They were
donated by a guest who's In the
wholesale candy business and
the management of the Inn ia
giving the criirs."
"Then the entertainment ought
to bring in over two hundred
dollars, oughtn't It?" said La
vinia. "At least that" said Margot
She looked at Lavinia admiring
ly. "You certainly do make a pic
ture in that crimson chiffon. I
love It"
Lavinia smiled. "Thanks!" she
said. "I'll have to confess how
ever that I feel about half
dressed. Tailored things are more
In my line."
"Come on now." said Margot
and I'll introduce you to the three
people you're playing with. Two
of them are fairly good players,
and the ether one Isn't"
"Then that evens things up,"
Lavinia laughed. "I'm one of the
"isn'ta'. But I've got my Angers
crossed."
"Don't i rk! You'll get along
all right" Margot took her arm.
"When in doubt bid no-trumps!"
Tell me something," Lavinia
said lust before they reached the
table where she was to play and
where now sat a rat,her forbid
ding looking middle-aged couple,
and a rather insigniflrant appear
ing gentleman. A two bid is I
demand, isn't t?"
"Yes.1 said Margot "Only a
two no-trump opening bid isn't
always a demand. Of course if you
nave anything at all, you snouia
respond.
"I see. And If my partner opens
with a two-demand, and I've
nothing, then I bid two no
trumps. "Yes. That's a denial. However,
some people play differently. You
and the others can decide on what
conventions you want to recog
nize. Margot nodded to the couple
and the man, and then introduced
Lavinia. "Miss Prentiss seems to
feel a slight attack of stage-fright,
so don't be too hard on her."
"Stage-fright?" said the female
half of the forbidding couple.
"Yes, said Lavinia. wuaiy
pounding heart trembling knees
a terrible nervousness.
"Oh!"
"Does that mean you don't
er play so well?" asked the male
half of the forbidding couple.
"I'm afraid it does," Lavinia
confessed.
The man and the woman who
were a Mr. and Mrs. Masters
exchanged distressed glances. The
rather insignificant man seemed
to lose some of his insignifiance.
"Then I shan't feel too scared
myself." he said. He held Lavinia's
chair for her. "I play terribly so
Fierhaps vour playing will teem
ike Mrs. Culbertson's by com
parison." 'Thank you." Lavinia said. "I
feel better already."
"Don't take it too seriously,"
Margot told them. "You ve only
got to play a couple of hours and
then we dance. She waved to
them, and moved off. "Anyway,
it's for a good purpose so what?
Lavinia groaned inwardly. "Two
hours." It seemd like an internity.
But she gritted her teeth, figura
tively, and picked up her cards.
She went at it with all she had
and that alas, was pretty bad.
And she knew then that if the
two hour period seemed like an
eternity to her, it must seem like
perfect eons to Mr. and Mrs. Mas
ters. It was an experience the
would never forget and one
which Mr. and Mrs. Masters would
probably look back upon in sheer
sgony.
Flight
THEN, out of the darkness of
the fearful experience, came
a voice. It announced that the
bridge playing period was at an
end, and the scores from the
tables would be gathered up and
figured,
"I needn't ask what table got
the lowest score." said Mrs. Mas
ters with poorly concealed bitter
ness. Lavinia felt like something
sinking into a dark hole, and she
almost reli upon Margot t necK,
when she came over to the table.
"Come on. Miss Prentiss," she
said, "I'll introduce vou to tome
of the young men nnw that
dancing is going to start"
Thank you, said Lavinia. She
said good-bye to the others, and
followed Margot across the ball
room. Mr. and Mrs. Masters watched
her. "If she doesn't dance any
better than she plays bridge." said
Mrs. Masters, heaven help her
partners.
"They'll probably have to visit
chiropodists tomorrow," said Mr.
Masters.
Margot Introduced Lavinia to
a tall, dark young man, whose
black hair thone like patent
leather, and Lavinia felt her cour
age fast ebbing away. The man
was a typical dancing man if
ever there was one! And she was
right He danced perfectly and
he did his best with her.
But perfect as he wat at a
dancer, he couldn t seem to keep
in step with the music, not when
Lavinia didn't co-operate.
But, as in the case with the
bridge, she gritted her teeth and
gave the dancing all that she had,
which was even worse than what
the had given the bridge.
orrvl said the vouna man as
they got out of step for the 'stcenth
time.
"Mv fault " laid Lavinia ffen-
erously.
No mine."
"Let's not argue the point!"
Lavinia laughed hollowly, and
then the laugh froze as she saw
her partner signalling. It waa
when he was dancing her close to
a tall mirror. Signalling for some
one to come and rescue html An
S. O. S. in a ballroom! And it
was happening to her. She wanted
to scream, she wanted to slap the
man's face, she wanted to run
off and hide her own face.
But there was no time for any
of those things she wanted to do,
for the man signaled waa evi
dently a friend as well as a hero.
He came forward, knowing full
well probably fust what he was
getting himself into, and bravely
rescued the slick-headed dancing
man who was stuck.
"May I?" he said, smiling at
Lavinia.
"Why. of course!" said Lavinia,
alto smiling and remembering
acenet the had watched in the
movies.
She moved off with her new
partner. It wat worse than before.
"Sorrv!"
"My fault!"
"No. mine!"
"Well, you've done Vour rescu
ing act said Lavinia with forced
lightness. "And now you're free."
She turned, and hurried away
Te be eenUnned
JAUNT GET RIDE
Ashland, Jan. 12 (Spl.)
Three sailors In the British navy,
who spent Tuesday night here
with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rath
of the Mount Vew Motel hile
en route south on a 14-day fur
lough from their ship, which Is
undergoing repairs In a north
west port, obtained a fine to
Yreka, Cel., lata Wednesday aiV
ernrvon, Mrs Rath said Saturday.
The three British tars, hitch
hiking tn San Francisco, stopped
at the Mount View Motel and
their desire for a ride on outh
was made known to the public.
The tailors were Reuben Leader.
Johnny Thompson and Leunard
Charles Francis, all of whom
had seen action in several major
naval enfagementa of the pres
ent war.
Mrs. Rath said the three boys
planned to stay a day with the
Raths on their return trip to
the port where their ship is
docked.
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS:
casta affiliation and where
they are on the dial:
KALE (MH) mo, portlanah
KKX NHC-llliie) 1 1 BO, Portland:
KUA (NHOHIll MI1H) 1.110
Hpukane; Kuo (NHC-hiih) sin.
Kan Kram-IM-o; KiW (NHC-Hrd)
620. Portland: KJR (NHL'-Blur)
1000. Sealtle; KNX CH1 1010
Los Antrim: KOA (NBC-Red) SAO.
Denier: KOIN (CBS) 70. Port
land: IOMII (NRC-Rrd) IM
Seattle: KPO (MtC-Rrd) IUW.
Ran rranrlaro; KSL (CBS) 1160.
Rail Lake City.
Tim a Shown Is PRT
Monday
S:00 p. m. Oordon Jenkins Oreh-,
KOMO; Adventure 6torles. KOO. KJR;
Vol Pop. KSL, KOIN; Sura of Today.
KOW; Don Wlmlow of tlx Nary,
KPO.
5:30 p. m. News of the World,
KOO. KEX, KJR; News, KOIN; Cock
tall Hour, KOW; BUI Henry, KNX:
Waits Rhythm. KPO; Voices of Yes
terday, KSL.
:00 p. m. Radio Theater, KNX,
KOIN, KSL; Dr. I. Q. Jim MeClaln,
KPO, KOW, KOMO; Secret City.
KEX; Rose Reslnlck. KOO; Victory
Chorus, KJR.
6:30 p. m. That Brewster Boy.
KPO. KOW, KOMO.
7:00 p. m. Mercury Theater, KNX.
KOIN. KSL; Monday, Merry-Oo-Round,
KOO, KEX, KJR; Portraits of
Music, KPO, KOMO. KOW.
7:30 p. ra. Cavalcade of America.
KPO. KOMO, KOW: Blondta, KNX.
I KSL, KOIN: Kews. Hera and Abroad,
KOO; Modem Muale Boa. KXX;
Greater Washington Hour. KJR.
' a 00 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX.
KOIN. KSL; rred Waring. KPO.
KOMO. KOW; Herbert Marshall. KOO.
I KJR. KEX.
j 6:16 p. m. Lanny Ross, KNX. KSL.
KOIN; Lum and Abner. KPO. KOMO.
KOW: Shall Bert Wheeler. KJR.
I 6:80 p. m. I Love a Mystery. KOO.
i KEX. KJR: Richard Crooks. KPO,
KOW. KOMO; Oay Ninettes, KNX.
I KSL. KOIN.
9:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO,
KOMO. KOW: True or Palae, KOO,
KJR, KEX; Vox Pop. KNX: News.
KOIN; Excursions tn Science, KSL.
6:30 p. m Hawthorns House, KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Hollywood Showcase.
KKX, KOIN; Nat'l. Radio Porum.
KOO; Newt, KSL, KJR; Moonlight
Sonata, KEX.
10:00 p. m. San Wllde't Oreh..
KOO. KEX. KJR: Reporter Newe, KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Maaterworkt of Music.
KSL: Newt, KNX; Pita Star Pinal.
KOIN.
10:80 p. m. Ed stoker's Muale.
KOW. KOMO; Tommy Dorset's Oreh.,
.. KOO: Alrlno Rey'a Oreh., KSL; Broad -j
way Bandwagon. KEX; Tropical
j Moods, KJR; Maaterworkt of Mualc,
KNX: The World Today, KOIN; Con-
cert Hall, KPO.
j 11:00 p. m. Bob Bradley and Br
'wln Too. KSL. KOIN; Phil Haxrla'
Oreh, KPO. KOW; Ran Wllde'a Oreh,
KEX. KJR; Newt, KNX; Re'erles,
KOMO.
Tuesday
8 :00 p.m. Adventure stories. KOO.
KJR; Are Tou a Missing Heir. KSL:
Jane Ardea, KOMO: Stars of Today,
KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Kary.
KPO.
6:80 p. m. News of the World.
KOO, KJR. KEX: Bob Burns Show,
KSL; Horace Hetdt's Treasure Cheat.
KPO. KOMO, KOW; Bill Henry. KNX.
KOIN.
6:00 p. m. Burns and Allen, KPC
KOW, KOMO; We. the People. KSL:
Secret City, KOO, KEX: Victory
Chorus. KJR: Second Husband, KNX;
Leon P. Drews. KOIN.
6 ISO p. m. Symphony Ceaeirt,
KOO., KEX, KJR; Report to the
Nation. KNX. KOIN: Fibber McOee
art Molly, KPO. KOMO. KOW.
7:00 p. m. Bob Hope, KPO, KOMO.
KOW: Glenn Miller's Oreh, KSL,
KNX. KOIN.
7:80 p. m-Red Skelton. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Boxing Bout. KOO.
KEX. KJR: Hap Hazard, KOIN;
Second Husband. KSL.
8:00 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX.
KSL. KOIN: Pred Waring. KPO,
KOW, KOMO: Dolly Dawn's Oreh.,
KOO, KEX. KJR.
6:16 p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO.
KOW. KOMO: Lanny Rosa. KNX,
KSL. KOIN.
8:30 p. m. Johnny Presents, KPO,
KOMO. KOW; Information Please,
KOO, KEX. KJR: Are Tou e Miasm
Heir. KNX, KOIN; News. KSL.
0:00 p. m. We. the People, KNX.
KOIN: Easy A oca, KOO, KJR, KEX:
Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO,
KOMO. KOW; Sports, KSL.
9:80 p. m. Cugat Rumba Revue,
KOO, KJR. KEX: Battle of the
Sexes, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Bob
Burns. KNX. KOIN: News, KSL.
10:00 p. m. Henry Buaae's Oreh,
; KOO. KEX: Reporter News, KPO,
KOMO, KOW: Maaterworkt of Muale,
, KSL; News. KNX: Danes Time. KJR;
PIT Star Pinal. KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Howard Becker's Oreh,
KSL: Tommy Doney't Oreh, KOMO.
KOW, KOO, KJR: Broadway Band
wagon, KEX: Masterworka of Mualc.
KNX: The World Today, KOIN; Con
cert HaU, KPO.
11:00 p. m. Ran Wilde's Oreh,
KPO. KOW, KEX. KJR: Anita Carol.
KSL. KOIN: News, KNX. KOO; Rev
eries, KCMO.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
Br CLUYAS WILLIAMS
Rraggadooio ia the name of
a Missouri town.
FREP PERIEV Atf 1ftE OTHER COMMUTERS ON
K 8:15 HAP t) TAKE fO THE MIDDLE OF THE
5TREET WHEN THE NEIGHBORS 5IM0LTAMEOU5LV CLEARED
OUT THEIR ATTICS AS AN AIR RAID PRECAUTION
(Wolwd ty Tt Bolt Bytllff lag.)
tsurtvS
Hums
HEADS STATE PUBLISHERS
Eugene, Ore., Jan. 12 (AP)
Editors and publishers for the
first time In history of the an
nual Oregon Press Conference;
today elected a woman as pres
ident. She is Mary E. Brown,
editor and co-publisher of tha
Redmond Spokesman
La Grande. Jan. 12 (APV
The Oregon Wool Growers' as
sociation opposed today the pro
posed consolidation of the Forest
Service, now in the Agricultural
department, with the grazing
service in the Interior department.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
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BY r?. F. MlTM, UaiNa
HELD HOCKEY RULE'S.
QWfc RUGBY FOOTBALL.
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A HAKiNg AHMAL.
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TO PEPOT E63
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OF TORTOlE ARE
FOUND OH tn
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OF 20,000 CELE.gt?ATEP gV STORMING
INTO THE WHITE HOUE AMP WEAKLY
WeECKlVlG Ti4E PLACE
fair 7 gCOKE PH5HE-5, MlCCOP5 AND r
FueNtTaee P0IN6 4I000O PAMAGE
gEFORE gElNCb tUEEP OUT-SiPE WiTH TUB
OF PUNCH PUACEP ONTHS L-AWN
TAILSPIN TOMMY Split Sscondt From Deathl
WASHINGTON UPROAR
So jubilant and destructive became the crowd which itormed the White House to celebrate
Jackson's inauguration, that several dignitaries and officialt thought it prudent to leave the happy
gathering by escaping from the windows. For a time it appeared that the party would do terioua
ttructural damage to the executive mansion.
HOCKEY HISTORY C ,
A friend witnessed a asms of field hockev an A tuoaasted that a similar oama nlavad on lea
might be popular. So R. F. Smith tat down and d oped out the pastime that hat developed into a
veritable bliti on ice I
Tomorrow: Seeing Sound!
By AL CAPP
Intelligence
officer.s
learned of
A PLOT TO
BOMB THE
international
auditorium.
tommy was
ordered to
shoot down
Any pilot
WHO REFUSED
TO WING
CLEAR. OF
THE RESTRICTED
AREA.. And
TOMMY DID
SO.'
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THAT SPY IN SHEETS'
SHIP JUST DUMPED
HIS BOMB..GUESS
HE DIDN'T WANT
IT TO BLOW MIM
UP WHEN THE FIRE
REACHED XT
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DUT THAT ISNT A SPY IN
SKEETS SHIP. TOMMY.'... IT'S
SKEETSAND HE DELIBERATELY!
DROPPED THAT BOMB ON
THE REAL SPIES
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Vy r Q.UTCX.. BEFORE I
IS1
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AS THE FLAMES REACH THE
FUEL TANKS A TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION RIPS THE SHIP
APART BUT WHERE IS
SKEETS?.. HAS HE BAILED
IN TIME???
LI'L ABNER Dog Bites Manll
By HAL FORREST
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