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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1942.
t, WAtKINS
Chapter 18
Divinely Happy '
THE time flew. Rod looked it
hi watch, and was amazed to
ee how late it wai.
Two nighta of being up late
i record for me." he aaid. "I'm
..pposed to retire early and get
up ditto." He drew Lavinia out to
the porch. "I d like to dance with
you until dawn but the bunk in
which 1 tuck mytelf la calling.''
"Iff been fun, hasn't It?" aald
Lavinia.
"More than that, laid Rod soft
ly. "It'a been beautiful. You're
a wonderful lirL Lavinia. And I've
enjoyed the evening thorough
ly, j name you irora we ooiiom oi
my heart.
"I'll walk yoi to the edge of the
lawn," Lavinia said.
"Careful of those fragile slip
pers!" Rod cautioned He looked
down at the girl beside him: "I
thought the crimson gown you
wore the night I met you was
extremely becoming but this yel
low one is even more so."
"Thanks!" tavinia was pleased.
"It's nice that vou notice the
things I wear. Lota of men don't,
you Know."
They moved down the steps,
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HQ ills m w ii. s-icaciiwj.
screened by a hedge, they stood
looking out across tne moonm
water.
"How long's your vacation to
be?" Hod asked.
"I'm given two weeks with
pay," said Lavinia, "and an op
tional week without pay. I've
been here eight days, 1 think."
"Are you going to take the op
tional week?
"I hadn't planned to, no. I'm a
practical person, as you know
and a week without pay doesn't
appeal to me." Lavinia waited a
second or two, and then asked:
"How long is your vacation?"
'That's indefinite," Rod an
swered. "So much depends on"
He stopped short "When do we
have another lesson in bridge?"
he asked. Then, grinning, he said:
"You'll probably be rushed, after
the sensation you made tonight
Men waiting to dance with you
have you for a partner at bridge,
and all that!"
"I doubt it," said Lavinia.
"Anyway, you won't neglect me
entirely, will you?"
"Of course not."
Silence. Two attractive people
standing there, looking out to sea
a little tense, not knowing just
why.
"Lavinia."
Yes, Rod?"
"You are sweet"
"Thank you. And I remind you
of your cousin, Elaine, over In
England. Yes, I know."
"Surely you don't think that's
why I have kept on seeing you,
ana missing you when you were
not near? Or do you?"
"Sometimes," said Lavinia quite
simply, "1 don't know just what
to think. Sometimes I get a little
mixed up. Sometimes I even wish
I hadn't come on this vacation."
"Why?"
"I don't know. Please don't ask
me. Let's not talk about It any
more."
And then It happened.
The Klaa
IAVTNIA was In Rod's arms.
Rod was kissing her whisper
ing endearments against her
mouth. And Lavinia was clinging
to him. giving him kiss for kiss
thrilled, divinely happy. So this
was lovel So this was the way tt
happened sweeping you oft your
feet, making you forget every
thing else. This is the way It felt
when you loved a man when he
kissed you. She wanted to laugh,
she wanted to cryl Dinosauria and
Dinotherium when love was in
the worldl Planning to dig In lost
cities, and shoot lions when men
like Roderick Elliott lived and
breathed, and held you in their
arms!
"Rod darling," Lavinia said.
Then as quickly as he had
caught her to him. Rod released
her. He stepped back, brushed his
hand across his eyes. It was al
most as though he had been In a
trance and had been suddenly
shocked out of it shocked back
Into consciousness again.
"I shouldn't have done that!" he
(aid a little wildly.
But Rod, I I
"I had no right Forgive me. La
vania please. Forget that I was
so so thoughtless "
Lavinia stared at him.
"But there's nothing to forgive.
Rod," she said.
Rod looked at her, distress In
his every feature.
"Good-niRht Lavinia," he said.
"And God bless you."
He then turned and strode off
Into the night.
Lavinia. left alone, stood like
one turned to stone. This couldn't
be happening to ner. It couldn't
The first kiss she had ever res
sponded to the first time she had
realized what a man's love could
really mean to a ' woman and
now Rod asked forgiveness for
having kissed her. aked her to
forget how thoughtless he had
been. It didn't make sense. Noth
ing made sense any more Rod,
taking her in his arms, kissing
her. holding her close convincing
her of his love, and then and
felt horribly humiliated
and ashamed. She had been an
utter fool. Laughing at romance
all her life, and then fallina head
over heels for the first man who
acted romantically toward her
"Oh. you fool, you fooll" she said
half aloud.
It took her several minutes to
get hold of herself. Then, trying to
loci as tnougn notning had hap
SICILIAN PORTS
AIR RAID TARGET
Rome, Jan. 20. (Official
broadcast recorded by AP)
British air raiders returned to
the attack on Sicily today,
bombing the east coast port of
Catania and the town of Ziz-
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WRIGHT '
pened to her, she went back to the
Inn. She found a chair upon the
porch and sank down in it. It was
as though the bottom had dropped
out of everything. It was as though
she had been blissfully sailing
along nigh up in the air. and then
had fallen It was horrible. It was
heartbreaking. . . ,
Too Cay
SHE was still sitting there upon
the porch half an hour later
when Pat found her.
"Hellol" he said. "Now that
Mr. Elliott's departed, how about
giving some of the rest of us a
chance?"
Lavinia looked up at him, forc
ing herself to smile.
"Meaning you are actually will
ing to risk dancing with me
again?" she said.
"Meaning," said Pat "that
there's no risk whatsoever. It
was all my fault. I was trying to
show off that other time con
vince you of my ability to create
steps.
"That's very generous of you,
taking the blame like that" said
Lavinia. "But I was pretty ter
rible, and know it." She hesi
tated a moment She fought back
the longing to cry. She thought
of her wounded pride. "Very
well." she finally went on, "I'll
have a waltz with you. Later,
perhaps, you can teach me aome
of those impressive steps of
yours."
"I'd love to do that!" aaid Pat
aa though he really meant it
They went back to the ball
room. And soon they were danc
ing. Lavinia threw back her head
and chattered away like a mag
pie. No one was going to suspect
her of having a broken heart if
she could help it And the way
to keep people from knowing the
horrible truth was to be gay
dance sing laugh chatter.
Even take a cocktail now and
then.
"Would you Join me In a cock
tall at the bar?" she said to Pat
"You bet I would." said Pat
"Only you are joining me."
In the bar they were joined by
the young man who had urged
Pat to introduce him to Lavinia.
He was introduced to her now. He
asked for a dance. Lavinia ac
cepted. ''Didn't you hear about me?"
she said, when they were danc
ing. "What do you mean?" he want
ed to know.
"Didn't you hear about how I
was a dud at bridge and a terror
at dancing?"
The man shook his head. " Tm
afraid I'm a bad listener." he said.
"I'd rather use my eves. And 1
saw that vou were not a terror
at dancing." He tightened the arm
that was about Lavinia a waist
"I like the wav vou waltz."
"You're not bad yourself!" said
Lavinia.
Other men danced with her.
One o'clock came. Two o'clock.
Lavinia danced on and on. It
wasn't until the orchestra stopped
that Lavinia realized the lateness
of the hour. She was suddenly
tired, and let down.
"If I don't get some sleep," she
said to the man with her, "
shall be a wreck."
"Do I see some more of you?"
the man asked.
"Probably since we're both
here at the Inn." said Lavinia
evasively. "Good - night and
thanks for helping make the eve
ning a pleasant one."
In an upper hall she met Mar
got Linden.
"You certainly gave me a sur
price!" said Margot
"How do you mean?" Lavinia
Inquired.
"Pretending to be a dud at so
cial accomplishments, and then
being the sensation of the eve
ning." Lavinia smiled somewhat fee
bly, "I suppose that all I needed
was a spunaer," she said, "You
know like in radio."
"Well, I must say that what It
takes to bring a girl out that
Elliott Adonis certainly haa It!"
Margot said.
Lavinia thought: "And what It
takes to put a girl In her place
after smashing her heart he has
that too.' All she said, however,
was "Good night."
Then she left Margot and went
on to her room. She took some
mail from her bag. the mail which
had been handed her with hei
key. and glanced at it There wai
a card or two from people at
Armworth's. thanking her for re
membering them. And there was
a letter from Zoe. She sat down
to read It.
Darlmp, I've been married
three weekat Peter took me
to dinner to celebrate the
annirersoru. Three weekt
married, and still divinely
happy. So happy. Peter and
I both, that tre keep hoptnp
you'll u'nte us that you're
found your true lore at Har
bor Head and that you'll de
cide that marriage isn't such a
stupid Ihinp, and come back
to us trcartnp aft engagement
ring. We hope to more doirn
totun before long harmo
found some nueet little apart
ment! that aren't too e.rpen
tire. It would be hearenly if
if you and your true lore
took one in the same build
ing, and. . . ,
There was much more, all
along the same vein but Lavinia
couldn't read It. She laid the Irt
'.er down, and sat staring across
the room. It was bad enough to
have a man walk out of vour life
as Rod had done, without having
vour best frirnd rub salt In vout
wounds by talking about "true
loves."
Te be cootlnaed
caused no casualties and only
slight damage, the Italian high
command annnunrrd today.
One of the raiders was re
ported shot down over Catania
by anti-aircraft guns.
Yesterday, the rr,r,,i,,i.,
said. British planes dropped a
limited number of high explos
ive and ineendiiirv luimh, n
Pnterno and Lrntinl, which are
loratpd resnectivelv northu-n.t
and southwest of Cntnnia.
Louisiana hug town named
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6:30 p. nv Symphony Concert.
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Alarm of Today, KOW; Don Wlnalow
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6 :30 p. m. News of the World, '
KOO, KJR. KEX: Dr. Christian. KSL;
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KPO. KOW; Wilbur Hatch's Orch..
KOIN: This Moving world. KJR.
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bid of $227,389 submitted by
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Ore., was low for a federal
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ters aaid in its communique on
the Libyan campaign today
merely: "Our mobile columns
are continuing their activities
east of El Agheila."
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