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?Arv4 SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1942. i ii i in I'' tr WatlONi I WR1CHI "" ' '' ''ill i cnapter IS Date With Doreat IT was while Lavinia was drink ing her second cup of code that he decided to teiepnone tier Auni Dorcas, and ask if she could come ud to 1-ortland for the day. A fog-bound day at a shore resort was a depressing thing; besides, he (elt a strong urge to get away, to be where there would be no Dossible chance of running into Rod, or having people around her who expc?d no be gay. She wanted no Drmge, no dancing, and there would be no pleasure in spending any time out of doors with a book. Spending the day shut up in the Inn would be even worse. She left the dining room and went into a public telephone booth In the foyer. There she put in a call to Portland, grateful for the fact that Professor Plunkett had a phone in his house. Her Aunt Dorcas was on the wire in a remarkably short time. "Hello. Aunt Dorcas" said La vinia, warming to the sound of her aunt's voice. "Would you like to have your niece for the day?" "I certainly wouldP Miss Dor cas responded with enthusiasm. "I'm fed up with the Plunketts." "Be careful. Aunt Dorcas they'll hear you!" "No danger. Mrs. Plunkett Is out marketing, and the Profes sor is out in the woodshed dis- ""He's out doing whas" "Cuttlne uo a whale." said Aunt Dorcas. "I've been helping him. Jonah had nothing on me, Lavinia. For a week I've practi cally lived in that whale's belly. Why this sudden desire to spend the day with me." "Oh, it's foggy, and disagree able down here, Lavinia said. "And I have a sort of hankering for city life. I thought we could lunch together at some bright and cheerful place, and well. sort of compare notes. "What about?" "Whales and summer resorts.1 "You won't miss that train?" "No. Aunt Dorcas." And Lavinia didn't miss It She dressed herself in a smart sports outfit, stepped in the hotel bus and was taken to the depot She kept her eyes straight ahead when the bus passed a spot from where Roderick Elliott's cottage could be seen. She didn't want to see it Not ever. Not after the fan tastic manner in which Rod had acted the night before. If Rod thought he could take her In his arms, kiss her, then re lease her abruptly, tell her to "forget it" and get away with It he was badly mistaken. Only she was nuzzled. In fact the more she thought about it the more rapidly her hurt and humiliation gave way to curiosity. "I suppose Aunt Dorcas will pump me for every detail," she thought as the train carried her toward Port land, "and I'll probably be just idiot enough to tell her every thing." However, Miss Dorcaa didn't mention the subject of men for some little time after meeting her niece. She was at the Port land depot and gave Lavinia an affectionate hug. "Tan is becoming to you," she aid. "Now, let's go over to the Yankee Grill. The food's fine there, and we can sit in a booth where we're mora or leu iso lated." "How goei the whale?" La vinia asked. "Don't mention whales to me," said Miss Dorcas. "Professor Plunkett has made me practically live with the on he's got" "Where did he get it? "It was washed up on shore during a storm. He had it em balmed or something, and has been studying all its Innermost secrets. He's trying to connect its bone structure with that of the dinosaur, and thinks I can be of help." "well, are you being a help?" "Oh, yes, I ve made notes with one hand while holding my nine with the other. I'm afraid the embalming wasn't a complete success." Lavinia laughed. "Suppose we change the subject now that lunch is in the offlng." Like A Book IT was when they were lunch ing in a booth tha' Miss Dorcas finally brought the conversation around to Lavinia and the men at Harbor Head. "I'm not easily fooled she aid, 'and something tells me that one of those men has more than aroused your interest la it the one you referred to with such elaborate casualness." "You mean Rod?" said Lavinia before she thought "So that'a his name!" "Yes. Aunt Dorcas. Roderick Elllntt "Elliott is a nice name. I used to know some Elliotts in Eng land" "He says he's from England." "Why do you put It that way? You snund as though you doubt ed him." "As a matter of fact I am be ginning to dnubt him." "A statement like that Lavinia. needs explaining." And Lavinia explained just as he knew she would. Forgetting her food, leaning across the table, talking slowly and tensely, she told her aunt how she'd met Rod, about the good times they'd had together, and ended with what had taken place the nlnt before. "Well!" said Aunt Dor'.J. "You have stepped into a romance. It sounds like a book "Do you suppose he Is mixed up with that Canadian internment camp, A' iii Dorcas? I see no other reaso- for his acting so myste :iously." "He may be a secret service man representing the British." "Then what's he doing in Har bor Head?" "Maybe he' there to find out why and how prisoners are escap ing irom uanaaa. '"Then why doesn't he tell ma so?" "Men In the secret service, my dear girl, don't go around blab bing to every pretty girl who comes along." Aunt Dorcas took Lavinia s hand between both or hers. "Do something for me, La vinia, will you?" What is it Aunt Dorcas?" La vinia asked: "I'm getting a bit skeptical about doing things for people." "When you get back to Harbor Head, go to Rod and ask him straight to his face why he acted so strangely after he had kissed you?" said Aunt Dorcas. un, Aunt Liorcas i couian ir "Why not?" "Why it would be too humiliat ing too utterly brazen." "Then you'd rather go on eat ing your heart out than to be a little brazen." Aunt Dorcas sat up straight, with a soft expres sion in her brown eyes. "If I'd been a bit more brazen, my dear, I'd not be a spinster now." "You really loved a man then," said Lavinia, wonderingly. "What's so odd about that?" Aunt Dorcas snapped. "Please re member that I was a woman be fore I was an explorer!" "What happened to the man?" "He married the other girl and has a flock of children. But let's forget him and his large family. Let's concentrate on you." Aunt Dorcas thought for a mo ment or two. "Even if you don't really love this Rod person, you'll be miserable as long as you live, if you don't face him and get mat ters cleaned up once and for all." Lavinia felt better. "Aunt Dor cas," she said, "you're better than seven tonics." "Nonsense!" said Aunt Dorcas. But she was pleased. That was easy to see. Missing ALL the way back to Harbor Head from Portland late that afternoon. Lavinia pondered her aunt's advice. One msment she was saying; "1 will go to Rod and have a showdown." And the next moment she was saying: "I won't I can't. It will be too utterly absurd." But by the time she had reached the end of her train trip she had definitely made up her mind. She didn't even go to the Inn, but had the bus driver let her out at the spot from where Rod's cot tage was visible. And the moment the bus had disappeared she made her way over the rocks, and down the little crooked path. A fascinating stillnes lay over ev erything. Even the seagulls were quiet resting upon the black ened pier supports and upon the pier Itseir. She paused for a moment or two to watch them And then she began to look about for Rod. thinking perhaps he might be out in the open. But there was no sign of him, so she went on to the cottage. That too was wrapped In still ness, but a stillness that wasn't fascinating. There was something foreboding about it. It was like looking at a cottage from which someone very dear has been car ried away. She stood at the foot of the steps leading to the porch and listened. No sound. No light in the windows. Rod!" she called softly. And then she called again, this time not so softly. no answer. She called again, and when there was still no reulv. she went up onto the porcii and knocked at the front door. No answer hut disturbing sort of echo. She tried the door. It was locked. She peered in at the windows, only to see the inside of the cottage dimly wrapped in shadows. Perhaps Rod was watching the sunset from the high rock from which they had watched it to gether. She left the porch and went down the steps. But before climbing to the high rock she went to see If the boat was in its usual place. It was gone. At this discovery she felt a sinking sensation It was as though her heart had dropped to her shoes. Shading her eves, she looked off toward the little island, think ing perhaps Rod had gone out there. Of course she couldn't really tell, even if h was out there but she thought there might be a glimpse of the boat, either making his way to the is land or back to the mainland. Presently, disturbed, oddly un happy, she moved on to the high rock. But Rod was not there. Te bs eontlnued GAS MASK NEED TO BE SCANNED area, It will be prorated In ac cordance with the Importance of each target area," Major Willi ver said. Seattle, Jan. 21 iTW The number of gas masks and other similar equipment available for western states will probably be determined at regional civil ian defense leaders conference at San Francisco January 29, Maj. W. W. Williver. executive director of ll.e Washington state defense council, said today. "As soon as the office of civil Ian defense advises us what equipment is available tor our NAVY SHORE ACTIVITY GIVEN MORE MILLIONS Washington, Jan. 21. OD Without a dissenting vote and with a minimum of debate, the house passed and srnt to the senate today legislation author izing the navy to undertake a $450,000,000 shore facilities de velopment proKinm. 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