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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1942. Chapter 12 The Dad WAKING her way in and out ' among the dancers. Lavinia reached th bridge table. There ahe caught up the ehort velvet jacket that went with the. erim aon chiffon evening gown, and flipped it about her houlderi. This done, ahe went out through French window which opened upon the wide veranda. She ttood a moment, undecided, and then walked down to the far end, found a high-backed chair, and dropped down in it itrangely weary, oaaiy aepressea. A couple came out and itrolled ever to the veranda rail They did not tee her, I bey began talk' ing. "Whewl" the man said. "It waa relief, dancing with you, my dear, after trying to tteer that otner girl around the ballroom. "Funny," aaid the girl, "that anyone who looka like a million doflara in a beautiful chiffon gown could be such a flop on a dance floor." "Funny?" laid the man. He laughed mirtbleaaly. "You wouldn t think ao if you tried dancing with ber. If the atumbled over my feet once, the did it a dozen timet." "You thould have been more agile and kept your feet out of her way." "No human being could be that agile. Her feet teemed to be everywhere at once The man tighed. "And do you know what happened?" "Not the tlightert Idea!" "That tour -faced Mr. Masters came up to me, held out hit hand, and taid, "You have my iym pathy. I Juit had her for a bridge partner. "Poor girl!" "I asked Misi Linden about her and understand ihe't quite im portant In a big Kew York de partment store. I gather she's de voted her time to business and let social accomplishment! go hang. Well, how about another dance?" "I d love It!" The couple moved off. Lavinia sat perfectly still, holding her breath. She knew now that eaves droppers didn't hear any good of themselves, even when they eavesdropped unintentionally. So that was what people thought of her! They even condoled with each other. They mopped their brows and breathed great signs of relief when iha wat out of the Dicture. She got up. thinking: Td bet ter go tomewhere else before I hear tome more revealing things aoout myseu. But before the eould get away. Mar sot Linden came out. "Oh, there you are!" the laid. Having a good time?" "Ghastly," said Lavinia. Margot looked at her a mo ment. "I'd be glad to help you with your bridge," she laid. "And Pat will give you lome help with your dancing. "Thanks! Is Pat the man who danced with me the last one?" "Yes." "Then I'm afraid there'll be no lance instruction." "Why ao?" "I Just overhead him discussing me and he would evidently run a mile to keep from dancing with me again." Lavinia shrugged, and drew her velvet Jacket clone about her. "After all. I hardly blame him. No man who makes a living teaching dancing can risk being crippled for life "But, Mist Prentiss, there are plenty of people who who are bad at dancing at first, but de velop into splendid dancers after few lessons." "I'm not In that category." tald Lavinia. "No, thanks I think I'll stick to my own way of liv ing And, now. if you'll excuse me, I'll go look at the ocean." Defeat M ARGOT LINDEN watched her go down the ttept and across the lawn. Then she shook her head slowly, turned, and went back Into the ballroom, leaving Lavinia to the moon, the sky, and the vast expanse of water that wept out from the rock-bound coast. Reaching a spot where the Inn lawn ended and the rocky coast began, Lavinia stopped and took a deepth breath of clean, salt flavored air. She closed her eyes, tried to calm herself, tried to col lect her thoughts. But she felt ashamed. She felt that the waa a complete failure. After the humiliating experience of being practically Insulted at the bridge table, and after suf fering the torture of the damned on the dance floor, she felt that she could never again face any one at the Inn especially the man. Pat. and the girl with whom he had discussed her in such an uncomplimentary manner. She walked on and on. thinking, thinking, thinking telling her self one moment that she should Rack up and go straight bark to ew York or to the place in Con necticut, there to finish her vaca. tion; then the next moment tell ing herself that she should hold up her chin and ttick it out at Harbor Head The air stirred her dark hair: the moonlight played with the gardenias which she wore: the eaund of the surf toothed her Jangling nerves. She lost all aense of time and distance merely kept on walking, follow ing a winding path that twisted 1 In and out among age-old rockj, wild roses, and ttunted goose berry bushes. She threw back her head, taw seagulls seeking rest ing placet for the night taw a steamer outlined against the deep blue of the ttar-studded sky, the smoke from its stacks making two long ribbons of gray. Presently the path dipped down to the stretch of beach. It wai lonely there, deserted. Only the moonlight doing amazing things to the waves, turning the water into molten silver. Shells catching strange lights, black shadowi flung across the sands by the overhanging cliffs. Then far down the stretch of white sand she saw the cottage she and Margot had seen that afternoon; she also saw again the blackened remains of a pier. But now washed by the silvery radi ance of the moon the cottages and the pier took on a charm, a charm that v. as eerie and yet fat. cinating. she found herself look ing at them with growing in terest What stories they could tell those dilapidated small dwellings, and that battered old pier. A tense of tadnest, or hard-to-explain futility, got hold of her. It shook her, did things to her heart She laid her head upon her arms, and bit her lip in a despe rate effort to keep back the tears. "Anything wrong?" someone asked her. She brushed her hand across her eyes, and then caught her breath sharply. Smiling down at her was a -oung man in slacks and a sweater, the young man Margot Linden had told her about that afternoon. Roderick WHEN Lavinia didn't apeak, but simply stared at him, the young man spoke again. 1 m afraid i frightened you. he said. "I'm sorry." No. you didn t frighten ma exactly. Lavinia said at last You did startle me thought 1 tnougnt i was alone. You looked rather like a dam sel in distress." said the young man in the friendliest sort of way. "And there's something in me that always responds to dam sels in distress." Lavinia liked the way ha talked. He sounded, she thought like an Englishman like the young Londoner who had worked in Armworth's for a while in or der to learn American advertit- g customs. It sounds a little hackneyed, I know," ahe said, "but I was com muning with nature. That'a as good an explanation as any for my being in such an out-of-the-way spot" "You do look a bit out of the picture. In formal attire sitting on an ancient wreck." The expression, "out of the pic ture" made Lavinia smile some what bitterly to herself. She felt like saying. My dear young; man, being out -f the picture is the best thing I do" But she didn't say it In fact, she didn't say any thing at all. She began wonder ing if she ought to get up and hurry back to the Inn. After all, it was a little silly of her to come to a spot like this and be found by a man who was reported to be somewhat mysterious, and who stayed pretty much to himself. "Do vou mind if I sit down for a while?" the young man asked. why er no, Lavinia re plied. She eyed her companion closely, found him a clean-cut person, beautifully tanned, and extremely well-built "You're English, aren't you?" "No, I was born In this coun try," came the answer, "but I'vs been living in England for a num. her of years." The young man found his cigarettes. "Smoke?" "Yes, thank you . I forgot to bring my cigarettes with me." The young man lit a cigarette for Lavinia and one for himself. Then he sat down. An absolutely perfect night ha aaid, as though speaking to nimselt. "lis hard to believe that this same moon is looking down on bombings and shelters and things like that. "Yes." said Lavinia. "I don't like to think about it." Her feel ing of uneasiness began to lessen. "I take it you didn't come up to tne inn tor the ureek Beneitt "No. I'm sort of out of touch with things like that" Lavinia suddenly remembered the conversation she had heard on the beach that afternoon the conversation that had to do with prisoners escaping from intern ment camps in Canada. She again eyed her companion. He was very blond, and he spoke perfect Eng lish, and yet he might be one ol those handsome, well-built Ger man fellows who were being forcibly detained by the Canadian government. "You approve of aid to the Greeks, don't you?" she inquired experimently. "Naturally." was the reply Just that and nothing more. "By the way. shouldn't we introduce ourselves? I'm Roderick Elliott" "I'm Lavinia Prentiss." said Lavinia. And now it didn't seem at all odd that she should be sitting there beside a man whom she had thought of at a human derelict "I'm staying at the Cliff side Inn." "So 1 imagined when I saw you with the vivid blond person this afternoon." taid Roderick "I was no end pleased when I taw you again this evening." Te be centlnaea E FOR EIRE BASES London, Jan. 13. P) Brit ain and the United States were reliably reported today to be re newing their pressure for war basei in neutral Eire. New overtures, combined with concerted British presa cam paign for porta and airfields In lira, both to defend the, Island and to aid the allied war In the Atlantic, ao far have been mainly informal but official, it was said. Prime Minister Eamon de Va le of Eire has said he sympa thized with the United States in its war, but that it would pro mote disunity for Eire to become involved. SENT TO EUGENE Eukene. Jan. 13. (.41 Col C. L. Sampson, formerly sta tloned at the presidio of San Francisco, has been assigned as head of the University of Ore gon reserve officers training corps. On the Radio Chains ITATIOMi Cbalo affiliation and arbtre they are on the dial: KALE (MBS 1330. Portland; KEX (NKC-Hlue) IIDO, Portland: KG (NHC-Hlue MHt l.lll. Spokane; SUiO (SHC-Blue) 810. Dan rranrlaro; KtiW (MIC-Kfd) (20, Portland: KJH (M(C-Bluc) looo. aeaitle; KNX, (Bs lam Los Angeles: KOA (NBC-Red) 1.10. benier: KOIN (CRM 10. Port land; HOMO (MM"-Red M Brattle; KPO (MIC-Red) tHO. Ran Franrlsrol KSL (Clio) 1160. ftalt Lake City. lime Shown Is PSI " Tuesday 8:00 p. m. Adventure Stories. KOO. KJR; Are You a Milling Heir. KSL; Jane Arden. KOMO: Sura of Today, COW; Don Wlnalow of the Kfcvy. KPO. 1:80 p. m Kewi of the World, KOO. KJR, KEX; Bob Burns Show, K8L; Horace Heldt't Treasure Cheat. KPO. KOMO. KOW; B1U Henry, KNX, KOIN. 6:00 p. m Bums and Allen, KPO. KOW, KOMO; We. the People. KSL; Secret City, KOO, KEX; Victory Chorus, KJR: Second Husband, KNX: Leon P. Drews, KOIN. 0 :30 p. m. Symphony Concert. KOO,, KEX, KJR; Report to tne Nation. KNX. KOIN: Fibber McOee ar I Molly, KPO. KOMO, KOW. 7:00 p. m. Bob Hops, KPO, KOMO, I KOW; Olena Mlller-a Orch, KSL, KNX, KOIN. I 7:30 p. m Red Skalton. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Boxing Bout, KOO, KEX. KJR: Bap Hazard. KOIN; Second Husband, KSL. 6:00 p. m. Amos n Andy. KNX. KSL. KOIN; Fred Waring. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Dolly Dawn's Ortn, KOO. KEX, KJR. 8:18 p. m. Lura and Abner, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Lenny Roaa, KNX. KSL. KOIN. 8:80 p. m. Johnny Presents, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Information Please. KOO, KEX, KJR: Are Tou a Mlaalng Heir. KNX. KOIN; News. KSL. I 0:00 p. m. We, the People, KNX, KOIN; Easy Aces, KOO, KJR, KEX; ' Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO, : KOMO, KOW; Sporta, KSL. 0:30 p. m. Cugat Rumba Revue. KOO, KJR, KEX: Battle of the Sexes, KPO, KOMO, KOW: Bob Burns. KNX. KOIN; Newi. KSL. I 10:00 p. m. Henry Buaee's Orch., KOO. KEX: Reporter News. KPO, ' KOMO. KOW: Maaterworks of Music. ; KSL; Newa. KNX; Dance Time, KJR; Five Star Final, KOIN. I 10:30 p. m. Howard Becker's Orch., KSL; Tommy Doraeya Orch., KOMO. KOW, KOO. KJR; Broadway Band ! wagon, KEX; Maaterworka of Music, I KNX; The World Today, KOIN; Con I cert Hall. KPO. I 11:00 p. m. Ran Wilde's Orch., I KPO. KOW. KEX, KJR: Anita Carol, I KSL. KOIN; News, KNX, KOO. Rev 'erles, KOMO. Wednesday 8:00 p. m. Adventure Stories. KOO. KJR. KEX; Big Town, KSL; Sweat and Mellow, KOMO; Ken Stev en. KOIN: Stan of Today. KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Navy, KPO. 6:80 p. m News of the Wsrtd. KOO, KJR, KEX: Dr. Christian. KSL: Cocktail Hour, KOW: BUI Henry. KNX: Eyea of tbe World. KOIN; Parant-Teacber Aae'n, KOMO; Walta Rhythm, KPO. 6:00 p. m. Prod Allen. KSL; Fred Warlng'a Orch, KPO. KOW, KOMO; Secret City. KOO. KEX, KJR; Ro mance of the Rancboe, KNX; Victory Chorus, KJR; Beat Buys, KOIN. 6:30 p. m. Concert by Kalaab, KPO; Big Town. KNX, KOIN; High light Hour. KOMO. 7:00 p. m. Olenn Miller's Orch.. KNX. KSL, KOIN: American Melody Hour, KOO. KEX. KJR: Kay Kysert Musical Quiz, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. ra. News Here and Abroad. KOO. KJR; Modern Music Box, KEX. 8:00 p. m Quia Kids, KOO, KEX. KJR; Amos 'n' Andy. KNX. KOIN. KSL; Point Sublime, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 8:18 p. m. Lanny Rosa, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 8:30 p. m. Dr. Christian, KNX, KOIN; Plantation Party, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Manhattan at Midnight, KOO, KJR, KEX: Newa. KSL. 0:00 p. m. Time To Smile, KPO, KOW. KOMO; Easy Acej. KOO, KEX. KJR; Fred Allen, KOIN, KNX; Hymn Service. KSL. 8:30 p. m. Baaln Street Chamber I Music Society, KOO; Mr. District Attorney. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Newa. KJR, KSL; Moonlight Sonata, KEX. . 10:00 p. m. Reporter Newa, KPO. I KOW. KOMO. Ran WUde'e Orch, KOO. KEX. KJR; Newa, KNX. KOIN: Maaterworka of Music, KSL. ! 10:30 p. m. Tommy Doraey'a Orch, KOW, KOMO; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX; Rev. Peterson. KJR; Maater worka of Music. KNX: The World To day. KOIN; Concert Hall, KPO. 11:00 p. m. Phil Karris' Orch.. FATHER IN CHARGE 'By GLUYAS WILLIAMS fiurvtaa OF PiKfiNfS ON THE DRESS THAT BUTTONS UP THE BftCK KEERS iWfefiNo AVWlWD lo SEE HOVV" HE'S 6EfliN6 ON, a,ism FATHER l 6E1 NOWHERE At" CRITICAL MOMEMf to OVERCOME WTTfl LOVE KfR TMrlER M WWRJS WttlMD 1 1)116 WM B INDUCED To STf STILL Wrirl HIS BACK ID TWriER (at ST15 3TUl A5 L0K5 AS HfCTW (S 5EC0HD5), irlEH WSOWfllV WOWS HIMSELF TbR.VARD h!3 lt3 ON H6 BACK SMIUrfS 6EKIA1W AfTfclrlER. WHO 15 CALUN6 TO MOWfR TO COME HELP (Hla ay The Bfl aratfirara, lar.t KPO. KOW. KJR, KEX; Wilbur Hatch's Orch, KOIN; Newa. KNX. KOO; Bvcnlnc Reveries, KOMO. TUGS SAFE Seattle, Jan. 13. W) The 13th naval district headquarters announced today that two of the three Seattle tugs which were in the Pacific war zone when the Japanese opened hos tilities December 7 are safe in an unannounced port. WORKERS PERISH Shipfhaw, Ouebec, jnn. 13. () At least IS workmen were known dead today and that many more were unaccounted for In the worst fire in the his tory of northern Quebec, a pre dawn inferno of flames which trapped a sleeping construction crew in their one-story wooden barracks. Use Mall Tribune want ads. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX 10-YEAE-OLP KENNETH WOuF ?TAKTEP SCHOOL IN COULEiCsE tDO APVAViCEP MEWTALUV TO FIT IN OZ UiGH pCWOOL- He NOW ATTEND A bW&UAL. CHEMITKV Cleveland... A CAT TRAVELED Owned by Dopolhu G rubier. OncmnaTi... v -w. f I 1 1 s aV am . aCSX "ATI. The gLU sTOWB OF KAUAI UAWAll (ZlNCrt WHEN ONCE 1SED TO ANVJOUNCS THE giKTri OF NATIVE JSOYALTy) V TOU CAN . ..A.p. OP A 15IQ GUN Ai IT PlEEl? ThS AS COMPBEEP A5 THE 50UW WAVE'o FAN OUT AND TUE UldiWT EAY AEE REFEACTEP CALlblrJCj V!".BUE MOTION IN THE AIR. 1-3 !a V- a efc oaa ntv. neind TAILSPIN TOMMY Dangerous Descentl SEEING SOUND According to the Better Vision Institute of America, mysterious curred bands of light and shadow sometimes sweep across the sky after a large gun has been fired, and bear a resemblance to She ripples caused by dropping a stone in a pond. These bands of light era actually "visible sound waves." YOUNG UNDERGRADUATE His parents despaired of fitting Kenneth Wolf in with other children of his age In the lower grades. He finally waa enrolled at Western Reserve, where he is a special atudent is chemistry. TOMORROW: Delayed Canall AL CAP Advised of a PLOT TO BOMB THE INTERNATIONAL AUDITORIUM, TOMMY'S COMMAN DANT ORDERED HIM TO TAKE A PATROL UP AND SHOOT DOWN THE ARMY PLfcNE.WUICH THEY BELIEVED HAD BEEN STOLEN BY A SPY TO AID HIM IN DESTROYING THE BI& BUILDING TOMMY. UNAWARE THE PILOT WAS SKEETS, DID SO lUDDtN AI TACK - .W Ui . POWER OF DR. VERMIN'S BSZLJk FLUENCE OVER SKEETS HIS MIND J3UT THE SUDDEN ATTACK BROKE THE HYPNOTIC IN RESTORED. HE HEADED HIS FUMING SHIP OVER THE SPY RENDEZVOUS AND DROPPED THE DEADLY 60MB UPON THEM.' By urx I y 'ivr ii' r A MOMENT LATER. .THE FLAMES FROM SKEETER'S SHIP REACHED THE FUEL TANKS AND THE CRAFT was ripped APART BY A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION ? 1-13-42 Nhfptfd rah en hut iki time out WHY DOESNT HE PULL THE RIP-CORD? THE GROUND IS LOOMING UP.... DANGEROUSLY CLOSE.' tl'L ABNER They're Comin' Round th' Mountain!) By HAL FORREST SHE. DOESNT SEEM TO EVEN KNOW I'M WITH HER -OR CARE. '-HER THOUGHTS SEEM A THOUSAND MILXS AWAY. SIGH : IT'S A HARD FIGHT EsUT A WOLF NEVER GIVES UP.' AT LEAST I HAVE. NO COMPETITION .V GOODNIGHT, 1 J J (SICHf) W FOR FIVE. CONSECUTIVE. A I f7 DAISY MAE. I'LL AH S'POSEl if NIGHTS I'VE TAKEN J I V BE SEEING VOU SO, MISTAH if HER OUT AND HANDED I I TOMORROW NIGHT JL WOLF- J HER EVERY LINE. IN II I -AT THE USUAL ' 1 irrrT II MY REPERTOIRE. -I'VE. 1 I l I TIME JSV A "l l USED tVLRY APPROACH J I If rKfV- Ufl H' III K -AND I CANT GET TO 7 III lyl I A.' 7 AO,' IV FlKiT BASt.v I V -V -yy u m j t . -- t.j "vv ill I m 'V IT THAT MOMENT COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN. WE OUGHTA REACH AVAILABLE JONESS ot MORN IN' THE NEBBS The Transformation SOL HESS VOU LOOK A SlSHT? LOOK HOW PRETTY YOU BE L NEVER 5A.W A PRETTIER GIRL. EVEN ON A, CALENDAR !rOU OUST HAVE SOT 5AT1N SKIN sV n i, Wlipu.0 DaqusIS 6iRtT TsTii el I S unr rDeri i L I uc .u ,vr ajoi n Okjt tawc tun S.il I S 1 i.T,.... . ' ' v-L' v i .'riv' . 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