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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1942.
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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
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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
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