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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1942. ( m -tim ;ua in n V ttn r w i I m i wii I la - nuT a- WATKINS I WtlGMI 11 lf " ' " Chapter It Bridge, For Two TOU seem as far wajr at that England you spoke of," La vinia laid presently. "You are over there In your thought, aren't you?" "No," aald Rod. 1 waa thinking of aomething else entirely." "It must have been aomething terribly engrossing from your long silence, and intense expres sion." It was," said Rod. "Maybe Til tell you about it sometime." That," aaid Lavinla, "gives me something to look (onward to." Then ahe felt a aense of annoy ance because of Rod's evasiveness. "You know where to find me if you're ever In a confessional mood." 'Thanks," said Rod. He gave her a swift smile, and then looked up at the sky. "I'm afraid that little black patch up there meana rain. Maybe we'd better be getting back to the mainland." "Just as you say," Lavinla re plied feeling disappointed, cheat ed. "Shall we start for the boat now?" "Yes, I think we should." Rod lot ud. Dulled Lavinla to her feet They strode off toward the cove where the supper things were waiting to be packed. "I found the book on bridge," Rod told her, aa they began gathering up the knives, forks, spoons, and other articles which had to be carried to the boat "We'll try out some of the rules and conventions as aoon as we get to the cottage." "That will be nice," Lavinla said somewhat stiffly. Somehow or other ahe had lost interest in play ing bridge with Rod. Something had happened to her. or to both of them. He seemed remote now -not close and friendly and sweet "Oughtn't we to wash these things first?" "No, we'll dump them in the dlshpan," said Rod, "and I'll clean up in the morning." "I'd be glhd to wash them, and let you dry them." "You're sweet Lavinla. But I never let my guests help with the work." "An old English custom. I sup- (ose." Lavinia couldn't keep a ouch of sarcasm from creeping "It's Just a way I have," aid Rod. "It's neither English nor American or mayba iff a bit of both." Everything was packed now. and they made their wiy to the boat The water was a little rougher now, as a wind had arisen. The amall patch of black cloud was spreading. "We got under way Just In time," Rod said, as the boat sped way from the island. And he was right They had to run for the cottage. Large dropa of rain began pelting them as they reached the porch. Rod unlocked the door and flung it open. "Enterl" he said. ''And wel come!" "Thanks I" said Lavinla. She stepped into a fair-sized room that immediately reminded her of pictures she had seen of the insides of yachts and launchea. Everything about the place was nautical And although the outside of the cottage looked ahabby and dilapi. dated, the inside was in perfect order. There was a fireplace with a ahip model on the mantel. There were pictures of ships on the wall. An old anchor hung on one wall, and facing it waa an ancient figure-head. The bridge cards are there on that Uble," Rod said. "You can get them ready for our game, if you don't mind, while I dump the dirty dishes In the lean-to-kltcb-en. Lavinla watched him hurry out And then she walked to the table. Ehe found the cards and picked them up. She began shuffling them, still looking over the room. "1 feel," she said to herself, "like Dorothy Lamour In a Bing Crosby movie.'' And she tried to smile. But for some odd reason the smile wouldn't come. riot FIFTY-TWO cards spread out! upon the table. Spades, hearts, I diamonds and clubs and Lavinia thinking almost wholly of hearts. I Thinking like that, and despising herself for it. Rod there close to her. explaining, helping, being pa-1 tient and kind, and really showing her a lot of things about the game of hridge that ahe should know. I "Keep your mind on the game, I Lavinia Prentiss!" she command- j ed herself. And for quite a while she did so. But every now and then she would remember how cory it waa there in the cottage, with the fire burning on the ' hearth a small one to take the chill out of the room And remem. 1 berlng that, she would start won dering, thinking maybe that hav ing a home, sharing it with a hus band a man like Rod would be Dire "There's Just one drawback with this two-handed game," said Rod "What's that?" Lavinla asked. "You gamble on the fourth hand," Rod said. "1 mean, you're so eager to see what' in it. that you over-bid your own cards. Of course, playing it helps. But if you had a partner to give you in formation, you'd bid mora care-1 fully. As It is. having no partner to bawl you out, you run risks." "I see what you mean," said La vinia. "But I feel I've learned a lot just the same." "You have learned a lot All you needed was a few pointers." "You think I could really sit down now, and play a fairly de cent game with people who play well?" "I certainly do." Lavinia laughed. "I wish I had confidence enough to challenge that Mr. and Mrs. Masters to a game. I'd just love to lick the very dickens out of them." 'Then why don't you?" "I would if I had a partner like you." Rod laid down his cards. Ha leaned toward Lavinia. His eyes were shining. "Do you know he said, "I'd like to see you lick them. I thor oughly dislike unpleasant people like the Masters couple, people who wax sarcastic at the bridge table." He slid his hand along the table, until it touched Lavinia's. Would you let me come up some evening, and join you in the chal lenge to Mr. and Mrs. Masters?" "Oh. would you do that?" said Lavinia. Her own eyes were shin ing now. "I think it would be wonderful!" 1'A mm. In ffir a mlmil 1,4 ! Roi "I've been telling you how ' you ought to play bridge, and dance, and do things like that and all the time I've refused to practice whit I preached Playing around with you for the past week, Lavinia, has made me feel I'd like Just one evening of min gling with people. Especially, if you'll share the evening with me " "Then you'll do it? You'll coma up and be my partner?" "Yes, Lavinia. Whenever you want me." "Tomorrow night all right?" "Suits me fine," said Rod. "It'll give me a chance to get my more civilized clothes out of storage, and have them pressed." Data For Dinner "T TELL you what to do," said Lavinia eagerly. "Come up to the Inn at seven and have dinner with me." Rod hesitated a moment "Are you sure you don't mind having a mystery man share your table in the Inn dining room?" he said. l was never more sure of any thing In my life!" "Very well. I'll come." "I'll introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Masters after dinner," La vinia went on. "And we'll chal 1 e n g e them then." She was thoughtful for a moment "Only, they may flatly refuse, remember ing the other time I played with them." "I'll fix that," said Rod. Til simply say that I've taken you on as a pupil and we want an op portunity to try out the results of my Instruction." "Splendid! They can't very well refuse then, can they?" "Nol We'll have them cornered, so to speak." Rod picked up his cards. "Now," he said, "let's work out that one-club bid with the one-diamond response. Shall we?" "Let's do it by all means," said Lavinla. "We'll try it out on our opponents tomorrow evening." For the next hour they laid out hands, and played them. They dis cussed this convention and that They even worked out some sig nals which they planned to use the next evening signals that were perfectly legitimate, and yet which would serve them well, once they had them worked out satisfactorily. It was eleven o'clock when La vinia got up to go. Rod suddenly switched on s small portable radio. He turned the dial until he got a dance or chestra. "What's that for?" Lavinla In quired. "I need a little dance practice," said Rod. "You mean with- me?" "Naturally." "You don't know what you'rs letting yourself in for." "I'll gamble on you. If you'll gamble on me. I'm pretty ' rusty, and need to be in trim for our evening together at the Inn." "So do L" Lavinia went to his arms. They danced for over half an hour. And then Lavinia noticed that the sound ot rain upon the roof had stopped. He switched off the radio. He Joined Lavinia on the porch, and closed and locked the door. "Have you really enjoyed our outing?" he asked. "Indeed I liave," said Lavinla. "So nave I," Rod said "It's been one of the happiest days of my life" "It's been the happiest day of my life," said Lavinia. At the place where the lawn met the rocks, they hesitated. Rod trok her hand, looked deep Into Lavinia's eyes. For a brief, exciting moment ahe was quite sure he wss going to take her in his arms and kiss her But the mo ment passed Nothing happened. "Good night. Lavinia." Rod said. There was a strange new tone to his voice, a sort of huskiness. as though he were experiencing some kind ot emotional upheaval. "fiood night Rod." said La. vlnia, and ran acrosa the lawn, and was gone. Te aa cenUnaeJ LABOR ARMISTICE Washington, Jan. 17 The government made a new attempt today to aettle the strike-breeding union shop Issue and hold unbroken wartime truce jetween labor and man agement. Secretary of Labor Perkins certified to the new war labor board seven disputes Involving the closed shop question which all but wrecked its predecessor, the defense mediation board, nd the Issue was paramount In the 22 cases Inherited from the old board. Meeting today under the chairmanship of Willinm II. Davis, the new 12 man board sought first of all to find a formula for settling disputes In the peaceful manner prescribed by labor and management repre sentatives who pledged them selves to a no strike, no lockout policy Dec. 23. JOINS F.B.I. Portland. Jan. 17. TI Earl Cambcll, Portland Traffic Saf ety commission director, went on leave of absence yesterday and was sworn into the F.B.I, for a undisclosed assignment in Washington. On the Radio Chains STATIONS: Chain affiliation ana where tbey are on lh dial: KALE MH 1330, Portland. Rl:X Mir-Hlur) 1190. Portland. fcOA (NHC-Hlue lll 1.110 Spokane; Kliu (NHC-lllue) SIO. San tranrlsro; KUW (NHC-Krd) 60. Portland; K4K (NHl'-Hlurl louo. amtie: knx cbs 1070 Um Ansjrlra; KOA (NHC-Krd) VI firmer; KOIN (CH 70. Port land: Homo (NHr-axi) aso Brattle; KPO (NltC-Krd) flxo. San Franrlsro; KSL (CBS) 1160. Mil Lake City. "" Time Shown la PST " ' Monday 8:00 p. m Edgar Bergen. KPO. saw. KOMO: Blue Echoes. KOO. KEX; Columbia Workshop, KNX ! KOIN; Gospel Clinic, KJR; Mlnla terlal Ass'n, KSU 6:80 p. m Floyd Wright, KEX: One Man's Pamlly, KPO. KOW, KOMO; Spelling Berliner. KNX; Musical Highlights. KOO: Shining Hour, KJR; Concert Miniatures, KOIN. 6:00 p. m flunda) Evening Hour. KNX, KSL. KOIN; Orandpappy and Hla Pals, KOO, KEX. KJR; Manhat Un Mrrrj-Oo-Round, KPO, KOMO, KOW. 6:60 p. m. Bookman's Notebook. KOO; American Album of Familiar Music. KPO, KOMO. KOW: News, KEX; Conf. of Jews and Christ tana. KJR. 7:00 p. m. Hour ot Charm, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Ooodwlu Hour. KOO, KEX, KJR; Take It Or Ln It. KNX, KSU KOIN. 7:60 p. m Helen. Hayes, KMX, KSL, KOIN; Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 8 00 p. m Crime Doctor, KKX. KOIN: The Great Olldersleeve. KPO. KOMO, KOW: Those Oood Old Days, KOO. KEX, KJR; News. KSU 8:S0 p. m. Jack Benny, KOO, KEX, KJR; I Waa There, KNX. KOIN; Beau Son- Mualcale, KOW; Highway Night Eipme, KOMO: Etching In Brass, KPO. 6:00 p. m. Walter Wlnchall. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Irene Rich, KOO. KEX. KJR; Hollywood Playhouaa, KNX; Loon F. Drews, KOIN; String Ensemble, KSL. 6:30 p. m. Story Behind the Headlines. KOO; Carnival, KPO, KOW, KOMO: What'a It All About. KNX: Highway Night Express. KEX; Baker Theater, KOIN; On Temple Square. KSU 10:00 p. m. Reporter News. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Screen Oulld Theater, KNX; Hanry Busae'a Orch., KOO, KEX; News. KOIN; National Vespers. KJR: Maaterworka, KSL. 10:30 p. m. Tommy Doriey's Orch., KOO; Harry Owens' Orch, KNX. KOIN; Amen Corner. KEX; Hollywood Temple Hour, KJR; Sab bath Revertea, KSU 11:00 p. m. News, KNX KOO; This Mowing World. KEX; Song of the Strings, KPO. KOW. Monday 6:00 p. m. Adventure Stories. KOO. KJR: Vox Pop. KSU KOIN: i Stars of Today. KOW; Don Wtnslow : of the Navy, KPO. 6:30 p. m News of the World. ! KOO. KEX. KJR: Newa, KOIN: Cock- : tali Hour, KOW: B1U Hanry, KNX: Walta Rhythm. KPO; Voters of Tea terdav. KSU t oo p. m Radio Theater. KNX. KOIN, KSL: Dr. I. Q.. Jim McClaln. KPO. KOW, KOMO: Brent City, KEX: Victory Chorue, KJR; Rose Reantck. KOO. j 6:30 p. m. For America We sing, j KOO, KEX. KJR: That Brewster Boy. KPO. KOW. KOMO. 7:00 p. tn. Mercury Theater. KKX, KSL: Monday Merry Oo Round, KOO, KEX. KJR: Contented Hour, KPO. KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. m. Cavalcade of America, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Blondle. KNX, KSU KOIN; News Here and Abroad, KOO; Modern Music Box. KEX; Oreater Washington Hour. KJR. 8:00 p. m. Amos 'n' Andy, KNX. KOIN. KSL: Fred Waring. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Herbert Marshall, KOO, KJR, KEX. 8:18 p. m. Lenny Rosa, KNX. KSU KOIN: Lum and Abner. KOMO. KPO, KOW; Shall Bert Wheeler. KJR. 8:30 p. m. I Love a Mystery, KOO. KEX, KJR; Voloa at Margaret Speaks, SMALL BOTT Br GLUYAS WILLIAMS SMALL BOY, WHO HA MMVfltD WUER S0LICrfiN6 FOR fOMMUNnV' FlIKP, REPORTS TrtW HIS MOTHER WILL COME POM IN A MlNUTt SMALL BW STARTS SH0MN6-0fT W SMALL BOY OFFERS "t ffftrlD OH aiMBlMS UP BACK OF CHAIR, MMHb HIS HEAD ON CHAIR, CALLER rTO UllttK ItKY nthTOLO rOK ftflK, ltNDINO TO HE BUSY WITH W5 HE'LL TALL AND HURT HIMSELF BRIEF CASE SO ANOfTb ENCOURAGE HIM to CALLER'S ALARM 6MAU. gCV 60E5 AHEAD WITH HIS EFfbRtS 1D SfoHD Otf HIS HEAD SsfuArti FEIUN6 1HAtirAnVfHlN6 HfiP PErr& HE WIU BE BLAMED, Caller jumps up and grabs small w5 le64 fsMaaase' br Tee Ball frafteate, teat HOLDS HIM WHILE SMALL POVMCKS AND SCREAMS HE ALMOST MADE Him fall, at which point" boys HUIHIK Unt5 IN. CnLLtri COCS WITHOUT SOUC1T1N6 fOR FOND LTTl KPO. KOMO, KOW; Ody Nineties Revue. KMX. KSU KOIN. 8:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO. KOW. KOMO. True or Falae, KOO. KJR, KEX; Vox Pop. KNX: Dance Orch.. News, KOIN: Excursions In Science, KSU 0:30 p m. Hawthorne House, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Hollywood Show case. KNX, KOIN; Newa. KSU KJR: Moonkight Sonata, KEX; Let There Be Music. KOO. 10:00 p. m. Phil Hants' Orch, KOO. KEX, KJR: Reporter Newa. KPO, KOW, KOMO: Maaterworka of Music, KSL; News, KNX; Five Star Final. KOIN. 10:30 p. m- Ed Stoker's Music KOW, KOMO; Alvlno RrT'S Orch.. KSU Broadway Bandwagon, KEX: Tropical Mooda, KJR; Maaterworaa of Music, KNX; The World Today. KOIN: Concert Hall, KPO. 11:00 p. m Bob Bradley, KSL. KOIN: Ran WUde'a Orch, KPO, KOW; This Moving World. KEX. KJR: News, KKX. KOO; Reveries, KOMO. FORMER PREMIER. 79 London, Jan. 17. (JP) David Lloyd George, World war prime minister of Britain, was 79 years old today and he celebrated by establishing a permanent can teen on his farm to serve the) workers hot luncheons. Corvallis, Jan. 17. OP) Ore gon seed growers told the gov ernment yesterday that they needed additional harvesting ma chinery and Irrigation equip ment to handle greatly increased crops. Washington, Jan. 17.- The Maritime commission an nounced today It had negotiated contracts for the construction of 632 additional merchant vessels. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX Wupm ( MAViTiJaf. 01 n JLFKEO PKEHEV2 Wri GIVEN 2 CICjAKS TO tAVE until Mis VYA'-a .I... UN Hra Z15T tl I HIA 7 . HEAAOKEP TMBV. Ilk? nr-iAOA vapdp rfT Roscoe,N. y. ' 'I 7 r 1 11 aV .etaaaV I II II aajjBSBSssaassssa- Ma 11 II r m - assaU Twe AugAtao, a A ITS. 8lED HAV1NC4A WiNCd,PKEAP t X OF l7Fl5r5T CAN TAY x n IN Trie AIE FOR PAY?... y5 TrsEVeVNUEEP Ott Va. ial " 1 T A rW VflW tsarSjWm I f i ' ' pRAfT SOaBP J A MAX MAMEP tflVJPL rJECJiTcEDUWEC THE SELECTIVE "SERVICE Art 1V1 A nyerv 1 l r- . SUT HE WA NOT PRAPIEPi i- grounds, muj TAILSPIN TOMMY Skeeter Loses His Temper.' TaticjKi rnN,i,-rD op a ALUON HOT WATER TANK, ANP A PIECE OF VtSeVlOU'SLV 6A-50HNE hap seen pi-spensep feoa cah... 5e2TtlstWtth.,l907... FILL "ER UP The automobile appeared on the west coast about 1905 and motorists had to buy gasoline In cans, pour it into the gas tank by hand. As time went on this system was found to be slow and inconvenient, so the head of the Seattle sales department of the Standard Oil company was directed to put into operation a dispensing outlet which would obviate the hand-filling process. He installed a 30-gallon hot water tank, a feed line from the main storage tank, a glass gauge and a valve-controlled hose. This was in 1907 and, as far as is known, constituted the birth of the service station as wa know it today. Mondayi Baptism of Firel By AL CAPP ARE YUH TRYI N" T' I NCEN ER. ATE V" I'M YELLER.?..rVHY FER. TWO Dili ID. 1 I n INADVERTENTLY WALKS INTO TROUBLE f DON'T TAKE THAT I Kl N DA TALK FROM N l I J SL STY VSrSk WJTV I AS PVT.TUTTER. DUCKS, SKEETS ocrc vet tuc DiirtcT nc m i e-V.a- w a w I I a a W r. l a- wa RIOMT IN HIS FACE Mri l..l..ER..-)(TMftOWOIL ON ME, I'M GONNA FlLtf CHEESIT.' HERE jl... YOU WASP-WASTE YOUR. FLIPPER. COMES AN jf KX) COOKIE WAL. WIRES D0WN.'.'J M.P. !r- ZiVI AnOW.I'MOONNA r ' V A ltAke ALU TH ) A LIX ABNER Something New Has Been Addedll B HAL FORRES -CHUCKLE f- WITHOUT REALIZING IT PAPPY YOKUn TIPPED tlE OFF ON THE SURE.-FIRE APPROACH TO DAISY flAEf HE TOLD HE EXACTLY HOW LI'L ABNER TREATED HER. APPARFNTIY Ctf" BFZPnNhS TO COMPLETE INDIFFERENCE!) A Ff-SGH.'-HYAR COIE HISTAH UOLFAGN.'-AH WISHT HE'D I FT MF At ONE. RUT HE'S SO SUttT AN' COMPLIMENTRY.AN' V GENNUU1ANLY THE-AH CANT i I 1 AM AGAIN TO Z1 YO' Sf BUT I'D RATHER J JZZJ II go fishing- vvrm. 'a I M aV a 1 ary ' Xxi NATURALLY .'-IT'S A SHAtlE TO WASTE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENING WITH A GIRL WHEN I OOULD ENJOY IT WITH SOME CATFISH (-'SUbbZNLYf SOMETHIN' Jg a am it Hin-TNET FASCINATES tlE!.'- T Y HE'r- - . Dt works If Cse Mall Trl&une want a.la. THE NEBBS Just a Mistake SOL HESS I TtXD WSELP H-V.KEVHR lSOOD MOJsllM& VwhAT..CRCiM MB ? V wus REALLY tSEUEVE. "V IS Jl S T " I LEAKM TO LONE A WOMAN, STRAUSES! SORT AOO SEEMED TO AoUHE dEALOU' THAT WAS N " fiOO V BUT lVt AM AWFUL, UAr7 0 LOOKED FORWARD HAVE. INTERESTING mAG rM OUR STERUN&I r . S rinoillQ ' T I r Kl TO MVSELP 1 A VISIT FROM "7oOMPAMYl SAW, aJ cAr-mSv ALo t m.I A .rTtvM0R i-t ' V ' J r- "