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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942. v mi - - ' ' "' 1 ty WATKINS WRKXI " lf 1 ' 11 1 Chapter 14 Caalle In Maine p WAS ifrid jrou wert not com ln Joined him upon the top of g." Rod Mid when Lavinia tall rock, one of their favorite spots, from where they could look rar out to tea. 'And V laid Lavinla with an honesty which surprised her. "was fraid you'd gone away. I topped at the cottage on the way up. "I'd never go away without savins good-bye." "I hope you wouldn't." Rod moved over for her to (It down beside him. "What were you dreaming about when I came up?" Lavinia wanted to know. "Castles in Spain?" "No. castles In Maine," Rod said. "Hoping that I might some day build one." "Why not be practical and make it bungalow?" "No toking, Lavinia. I really think it would be splendid to have a castle in Maine right here on this very spot.", "It would be picturesque at least" "And rd have a high tower with a wide window, so 1 could spend hours Just watching the surf come "tmbling in. green on blue, blue on green flecked with white caps like a lot of tossing plumes." Lavinia loved to hear him talk like that, and found herself lis tening eagerly for more. She tried to convince herself that it was all lust a lot of romanhr nonsense Rod was talking and could not. Or what if it was romantic non sense? Wasn't she supposed to be on a vacation, and oughtn't she to listen to something tnat had nothing on earth to do wi..i busi ness and the life she lived back In New York? Certainly. Very well, then go on and listen; and stop trying to analyze everything. "1 think I'd prefer a low. sprawling sort of house." she said: when Roa stopped speaking. "With wide porches ana flower beds and vines. "And a widow's walk," said Rod. "What's that?" "It's a sort of walk on the roof ef the house, around a kind of cupola look-out Wivea of fisher men went up there to walk, to watch and look for tieir husbands who often never tame back." "Then I wouldn't want a wid ow's walk." said Lavinia. "Just a roof over my head and one that didn't leak.'' "You are practical, aren't you?" "Yes. I started out that war when I waa very young, and it s hard to chance now." "I waa pretty practical myself for quite a while," Rod con fessed. "But the more I saw of wars, the more rumors of wars that 1 heard, the more 1 thought about the matter. And now I've about concluded that being prac tical doesn't really matter. With things as they are in our troubled old world, I get the feeling that one should live each day net as much out of It as one can and give little thought to the tomor rows." "Are you getting as much as Sou can out or eacn air living lis way?" Lavinia asked. "I'm Inquiring through interest. Rod. not idle curiosity." '"I know you are." said Rod. Tm merely trying to adjust my self, perhaps. This is a good place In which to readjust oneself, you know or find oneself." Ha laid his hand over Lavinia a. "And vou are nelplng me. 1 think it a darned sporting of you to come and visit ins like this when there's so much gaiety going on at tha Inn." Life Story f DON'T cara for that sort of gaiety," said Lavinia. "I think I gave you that idea the first time we met" Then almost before she realized it she was telling Rod about her work at the store, about her aunt and the sort of life she lived. about her dread of coming to Harbor Head, not even omitting tha nightmarish evening when she played bridge with the Mas ters couple. "And that." she ellmased. my story, and I seem to be stuck Rod laughed. Then he snoke. "But maybe you ahould play bridge more, and dance." he said. "1 used to be a pretty good bridge player, and I happen to have a book on the subject. Perhaps we could help each other you get me back Into prjrtire. while I leach vou some of the tricks of the trade." "You mean lu ' two f us? "Yes. It's called Honeymoon Bridge We ran lay out hands, and Btuny them "I think I'd like that," Lavinia said. "Anyway, I wouldn't have ataee-fright." Then we'll do ttl" Rod said eagerly. "We'll become a sort of Lulnerlson pain "You might become another Culbertson. Lavinia smiled, "but I m sure you d never make a Mrs. Culbertson out of me." She peered out over the water "I; that an Island out there that dark something sticking up agninsi me noriton? ' "Yes," said Rod. "It's supposed to have been headquarters of a band of pirates In the long long ago. My grandfather used to tell me stories about it I d like to go out mere sots- time. "Then let's go." "How? Swim?" "No, in a boat I have one, rw know. "No. I dldn'f "It's a boat of sorts." Rod said. Tm working on her now Tha engine got a bit cranky, but ought to be in shape soon." He suddenly had an idea. 'I tell vou what we'll do!" he exclaimed. "We'll have supper on the island. I'll broil hot-dogs and make coflee and we 11 explorel Then when tt gets too late to explore, we can come back to the cottage and have soma bridge. How about it?" "I'd ove it " a d Lavinia. with out a moment's hesitation. "But on one condition. "What's .hat?" "That vou let me contribute something to the supper." Min... T , I dui I in iiivuiiig yuu. "I know, but since you're going to help me with bridge, the least I can do is bring along a pie or something." "Lavinia, you read my mind!" said Rod. "'ve been longing for a good piece of apple pie for weeks. Then Til supply one." said Lavinia. The pies they serve at the Inn are delicious. I'll see if the manager will arrange to sell me one for our supper." "And I'll get hold of some cheese." Rod said. "Nothing fancy, mind you but the sort my grandfather always called 'rat cheese.' It goes fine with apple pie." "You may have lived lr Eng land for a long while." Lavinia remarked, "but I see your taste is still strictly American." She glanced at her watch. "I prom ised Margot Linden I'd go swim ming with her at four. It's almost that now." "I'D go down and work with tha boat then," Rod said. "And have it ready for our trip tomorrow. You won't change your mind, now, and decide vou'd rather do something more exciting?" 1 can i thinx or anything mora exciting, said Lavinia. "or any thing I d rather do than visit the island with you. Rod. I'll come around four-thirty. Or is that too early?" It s never too early tor you to come," said Rod. Mora Mystery LAVINIA hurried off. And sometime later when she went down to the beach she found Margot waiting for her. Mow do you Uk" him now you've seen him a number of times?" Margot a.ked. The mysterious voung man. don't think for a moment that you can see him every day with out someone knowing, do you?" Lavinia shrugged. "I hadn't liven the matter a thought" she said. "And the 'mys terious young man is qiilie nine, and thoroughly normal. I'd almost forgotten that he was supposed to be mysterious." Margot lowered her voice at they passed a group of bathers. "There's a rumor floating around that he's really one of those Uerman prisoners escaped from Canada." "Really?" said Lavinia. "Ru mors seem to be the rage at Har bor Head." "Rumors, my dear," said Mar got "are always numerous at a summer resort But, after alt there could be something in the rumor about your young man be ing from the internment camp " "Of course. There could also be something in the rumor that he's a criminal hiding from the law. But let's forget rumors, and have our swim. Shall we?" "Right!" said Margot "Come on, let's dive through that big roller just coming in." That night Lavinia lay long thinking of what Margot Linden had said. It was only a rumor, of course. Certainly Roderick didn't look at all like a man who'd been in an internment camp. It was too ridiculous. And vet he did te main rather reticent about him self. He didn't want to talk about the war at all. which was just as well, since she didn't relish the subject either; and yet come to think about it maybe the reason Rod didn't want to talk about It was because he might be afraid that he would slip up and reveal something about himself. But in spite of doubts that kept trying to creep in and spoil things for her, Lavinia went down to the pier at the appninted hour the next afternoon. There she joined Rod. and looked at the boat "I hope vou had no illusions about her." said Rod. "1 mean 1 hope you didn't picture a yacht or a launch luxurious, or anything like that." "What I don't know about boats would fill a library." said La vinia. "And I love this onel It looks so cozy, and used." Hod laugh ?d. "It's been used all right!" he said It was a flat-bottomed boat with an outboard motor. Her paint had long since peeled off in generous proportions, and her bow looked as though it had made a practice of bumping Into things Te be conUnoe4 WILLAMETTE TEAM LAUDED BY KNOX Salem, Jan. 15. MV Secre tary of the Navy Frank Knox commended the Willamette uni versity football team for its as sistance and conduct on navy transport on his way home from Honolulu, President Carl S. Knopf of the university said to day in disclosing content of a letter he received from Knox Knox particularly commend ed tha player for their car of wounded soldiers and sailors. and for their assistance In stag ing drills aboard ship. The tram, in Honolulu dur ing the Japanese attack, return ed to San Francisco on the first boat bringing wounded soldier and sailors from Honolulu to the west coast. BECOME CHAPLAINS Nottingham Eng. (UF Sl'ent monks from the Trapplst monas tery of Mount St. Bernard Leicestershire, who have not spoken for 20 years except at mass, have emerged from the monastery to icrve as army chap lains or to help the clergy in the Roman Catholic diocese of .Nottingham. On the Radio Chains TATIONIl Cbala affiliation Bad where they ara en the dial! KALE (MH) 1330, Portland; HEX (NH(-llluf) 1 1 DO, Portland: HO (NHCNHIU MIIS) 1510 Ruokane; Kuo (SBC-Blue) 810. Son Franrlxro; KIIW (NHC-Krdl 20. Portland: KJR (NHC-Blurl looo. araitle; KNX (CBs) ln;o Loe ansrlra; KOA (NBC-Kfd) 8-V1. Drnin; KOIN (CBS) 970, Port land: KOMO (NHC-Rrd) BVatllr; KPO (MIC-Krd) SXO San Franrlsro; KSL (CBS) 1160. Mil Lake City. Tim Shown Is PSI " Thursday 1 00 p. m. Adventure Stories. KOO. KJR; Death Valley Days. KSL; Adventures In Toyland, KEX; Blurs of Today, KOW; Ken Stevens and Erwin Yeo, KNX; Eyes of the world, KOIN; Don Wlnalow of tha Navy, KPO. 6:30 p. m. Mews of the World. KOO, KEX. KJR; Duffy's Tavern. KSL; Rleardo's Rhapsodies. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Bill Henry, KNX, KOIN. 6:00 p, m. Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour. KNX. KSU KOIN; Bins Crosby, KPO. KOW. KOMO; Secret City, KOO, KEX: Victory Chor us, KJR. 6:30 p. m. Joe Oalllcchlo's Orchil KOO. KJR, KEX; Christmas Bell ringers, KJR. T OO p. m. OUnn Miller's Orch. ' KNX, KOIN. KSL: Al Pearot's Oang. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Rudy Vallea i Prim., KEX, KOO. KJR. ! 7:80 p. m. News Here and Abroad. KOO; Prank Pay, KPO, KOW. KOMO: Streamlined Palry Tales, KEX; Cap tain Quia. KJR. 8:00 p. m. Amos "n" Andy, KNX. KSU KOIN: Prod Waring. KPO. KOMO, KOW; March of Time. KJR, KOO, KEX. 8:18 p. m. Lura and Abner, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Laany Rosa, KNX. KOIN, KSU 6:30 p. m. Maudle's Diary. KVX. KOIN; Saunders of Circle X. KOO. KEX: Pinny Brte. KPO. KOMO. KOW; News. KSL; Plowera for the Living. KEX; Victory Chorus. KJR. 0:-0 p. m. Easy Acea, KOO, KEX, KJR; Duffy's Tavern. KNX. KOIN: Aldrlrh Family. KPO, KOMO, KOW. 9:30 p. m. Ellery Queen, KPO, KOW. KOMO; Death Valley Days. KNX. KOIN; News. KSL, KJR; Moon light Sonata, KEX. 10:00 p. m. America's Tows Meeting of the Air. KEX, KJR; Re. porter News, KPO, KOMO, KOW: News, KNX; Maaterworks of Music. KSL; Five Star Final. ' 10:30 p. m. Air Corps Recruiting Prgm., KPO, KOW: Reld Tanners Oroh., KSL: M&sterworks of Music. KNX: The World Today, KOIK; In dustry and Defense, KOMO. 11:00 p. m PhU Hams' Orch.. KPO. KOW, KEX, KJR. Harry Owens' Orch., KSU KOIN; News, KNX. KOO. Friday 6:00 p. m. Kate Smith. KSL; Ad venture Stories. KOO. KJR; Jane Ardsa, KOMO; Stars of Today. KOW. 6:30 p. m. News of the World. KOO. KJR, KEX; BUI Henry. KMX: Bill Sabranaky. KPO. KOMO; Cock tall Hour, KOW; Leon P. Drews. KOIN. S DO p .m. Walts Time, KPO. KOMO. KOW: Secret City. KOO. KEX; What's On Tour Mind. KNX. KOIN, KSU On With tha Dance. KJR. 6:30 p. m Michael Piper, Private Detective. KOO, KEX. KJR: Uncle Walter's Dog House, KPO, KOW. KOMO; First Nlghter, Olnny Slmms, KNX. KSU KOIN. 7:00 p. m. Else Maxwell's Party Line, KOO, KJR, KEX; Conoert Orch, KNX, KSU KOIV; wings of Destiny. KPO. KOMO, KOW. 7:30 p. m. How'm I DcJn'ft KNX. KSU KOIN; Grand Central Button, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Modern Music Box, KEX; Amateur Hour, KOO. 8 00 p. m. Fred Waring, KPO, KOMO, KOW: PhU Harrta' Orch, KOO, KEX; A -not V Andy. KNX, KSL, KOtN; Buy Washington, KJR. 8:11 p. m. Lanny Rosa, KNX. KSL, KOIN; Lum snd Abner, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 6:30 p. m. Variety Show. KPO. KOW. KOMO; Oang Busters, KOO, KEX, KJR; Playhouse. KNX, KOIN, KSU . 6:00 p. m Who Done It?. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Three Ring Tune, CONVERSATION PIECE Br GLUYAS WILLI A MS fill IfffHERS TACE,W)RWr(6 UP A RlCH. CREAMV UTHER WlrrT.PRESSlN6lr.rjBtf Room, asks how" about 6rffirr5 -The wiMpirc OVER TOR ERlD6I1rlrS EVENIK6 RmY rS SOMEvVHtf MUmEP BY SHAV1K6 SOAP, WrfE CAIUN6 WHAT DID HE SM? REPEATS MCttPtAlruY HEWAhYrP1rS,V-r&BEP lira TIOUIH rULL Or SHAWNS SOAP flSWlFESIftfrfeia CUSb if AFTER HE HA5 SHAVEP. WlfE TblrttlrtS OUT SHE0U6HriZ PHOrJE NOW 36H5,REAU2lSlA1?iER HASWIEP BY NOW, WIPE5 irOfT, AND LOSES RR6UMENT ABOUT PLAYIN6 BRlD$Et)NIpHT WAITS UNflt WlFE 16 SATOV ON WAY TO TELEPHONE DOwfl- STAlRS , ArtD JAfHERS FAC fell. (Sri MS St Tke Bed traSleau, fact SWTS SHAVitrfe JUNIOR APPEARItvSIb ASK WHY PO CAMELS HAVE HUMPS DIME tiZTOOWUXte'tM HA T.OO. KEX KJR: Kate Smith Hour. KMX. KOIN; Sports, KSU . 0:80 p. m, Tommy Doner's Orch., KOO; News. KSU KJR; Moonlight Sonata. KEX; Symphony of Melody. KOW; Studio Party, KOMO; Floyd Wright. KPO. 10:00 p. m Hollywood Legion Sta dium Fights. KOO, KEX: Reporter News. KPO. KOW. KOMO: Red Nlcb. ola Orch.. KSU Newa. KNX; Shining Hour, KSL; Five Star Final. KOIN 10:80 p. m. Dance Orch.. KOO, KOMO; Dance Orch., KOW; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX: Northwest Bible Institute. KJR: Maaurworka of Mu sic, KNX: Tha World Today, KOIN. 11 :00 p. m Dance Orch., KPO. KOW; Ran WUds'a Orch, KOO, KEX. KJR: Harry Owens' Orch, KSL. KOIN: News, KNX: Reveries. KOMO. FEW CURVES New York (U.R) The longest stretch of straight railway track in the world 330 miles withou. a curve is in Australia, accord ing to American Express. Ar gentina has the next longest. 205 miles, and the United State lengthiest stretch Just exceed! 100 miles on the Illinois Central line. WHAT, NO PURPLET Dupree. S. D. (U.PJ A white mare owned by rancher Barney Lannen foaled a colt with a six colored hide white, black, red, roan, blue and pink. Lannen named It "Rainbow" and hopes to sell it to the next circus that comes to town. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX The ne5T"i of e.'CULEKjT-WlFPo ENTIRELY Or THE c?lEP' 3AUIVA East Asia... aSftPSESSZ, rSisr- -aVl JJ 5ALIA. aVSTrTU 11 tL-'- u' i.i Tt , A.Wt al T Jl"lJ 3: rSS-Cj Oi 'Ii-JLI marTha HOp j amateur radio oparalbn- f S, PUBUHED THE MOKITMLV CTV vAMATEUe SENTINEL" WHEN ONLY J5 YEAKft OLP STfeATEaic PEFEVSE METAL K VEEY FLEXIBLE AMP PKOPUCE'i WHILE BENDlNCi A REMARKABLE CCEAKiNG NOlE 'Ike ct?y of hmQ, "foR 2 YEACf THE u.s. abmv engineer Altf-V TL E X CORr UA PiKECTEP AN ATTACK! ON WATER CUETMUT LtelN6 SPECIAL UUDeC2WATl2 AAOWrrr?S, TUEY UAVF. CLEAEEP TH0LAND OP IMFETEP AREA WMlCH TU2EATEM A ERlOU9 MENACE TO NAVIGATION AViP WILP LIFE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY - TAILSPIN TOMMY New Assignment!" WATER CHESTNUT WAR Tha water caltrop or water chestnut threatens to become a menace to navigation as wall as wild life on Inland waterways all over tha U. S. Not only because Its growth chokaa streams and lakes, but because, being a decorative plant, it la often set out for ornamental purposesl It is thought to have bean introduced in tha U. S. from Asia about 18S4. Tha beds vary in sise from a few acres to more than 1.000 acres In axtentl The war department has requested Strange At It Seems to use this opportunity for Issuing a general warning of the potential dangers of tha plant, last it spread to other parta of the country. Tomorrow) Human Jewelryl By AL CAPP YOU'HE TOO LATE TO ARREST YvT SO O? LUGOR. CONFESSED, EH? WELL, I FREDA'S CONFESSION EXONERATED I I SAY. YOU BIRDS M FALCON CIELO? ANY SPIES, SERGEANT... LT. f I'LL SAVE MY NECK TOO... LIEUT. I YOU, SKEETS BUT LET THIS BE BETTER START IXZOWIEMEBBE MILLIGAN. HERE, 8EAT YOU I MILLIOAN IS INNOCENT... LURED I A LESSON. ..NOT TO FLIRT WITH PACKING.' WE'RE UWE'LL CIT A u!?JT m t HIM TO DOCTOR, VERMIN. WHO J STRANGE GIRLS AGAIN-'J ' ALL TRANSFERRED) CHANCE TO FLY EM ALL INTO THAT HOLEfy 3. A HYPNOTIZED THAT YOUNG r- 7, 'Y l.to FALCON --1 THEM BIO 3lLY M LIX ABNER Barnsmell. Stay "Way From My Doorll By HAL FORREST so rr (jvwr yo" see, he's hah cousin is a he would 1 yes-ah got one- V thass V (choke-) y-yes-ah 5-YO COUSlN.y TH' INSIDE FINE, HARD-WORKIN I LIKE T'OT BUT AH DHAFTA J LASY NOTIONS HE IS -ON BIG BARNSMELL MAN AT TH YOUNG FELLA. AN' A MARRIED UP.' LOOK TH' rfMC K SECOND THOUGHT1, AH (CHOKED SKONK WORK. VERY ROMAfwTICAL- HAS YO' ANY APPLICANT V LUriL. HEBBE. HE'D BETTER NOTCES-AN-HEV SO, NATCHERLY. BUT HE FINDS IT J SUITABLE YOUNG OVER BEFO J U V A D K GO TEN M I LES AWAY T0 MILES .Awav J YO KIN TELL HARD T GIT NATCHERLY LADIES AVAILABLE, ) AH C D GIVE. 11 TAK, PINEAPPLE TjUrKTION- THE NEBBS Holding Out Be SOL HESS "X. 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