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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1942.
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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.
Chairman Vinson (D., Ga.) of
the naval committee explained
the program would be devoted
chiefly to expansion of existing
yards and docks.
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AUTO TIRE RATIONING
GIVEN NEW TIGHTENING
Portland, Jan. 21. (JP) Au
tomobile tire rationinii was
liehtend todav. Carl R Cad-
well, executive secretary of the
uregon tire rationing board.
said today following receipt of
a telegram from Price Adminis
trator Leon Henderson.
Under the new order, Cadwell
said, only the army and nav
are exempt from rationing.
HEADS LIBRARY
Ellensburg, Wash., Jan. 21.
(P) Miss Dorothy Revell, assist
ant Klamath county librarian,
was elected head of the Ellens
burg public library yesterday.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
by JOHN HIX
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
IsV CLUYAS Wni lAj
7 $i($ni
005ft VOU HAVE SP0TTP THE AMBUSH IN 1flE
SHRUBBERY AT 1HE CORNER, WHICH It WOULD BE HI6HLY ADVISABLE
, ID AVOID, VOpR TWHER BELLOWS 10 COME HOME "THIS iKSfANf IF
VOU KNOW WHAT5 600D TOR YOU AND SLAMS THE POOR,
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SPRAYING IT Cfo ffj SAP6lEr
.VV- IDENTIFICATION I
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TAILSPIN TOMMY Lam Tutter Loies Hia Poisel
i'KEETS IS IN
THE GUARD
HOUSE AT
CAMP MIX
QETTY LOU
WAS ON A
SIGHT- SEEING
TOUR. OF THE
CAMP. WHEN
THE FERNO
POWDER PLANT
SUDDENLY
EXPLODED...
But LETS TURN
BACK THE
CLOCK... AND
LOOK. INTO
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KEgoAGPEP HER
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TA ..S ADVENTURE
After being navigated to English waters, tha stern half of tha Imperial Transport was
placed In drydock while a new bow was built. This was carefully Joined to tha salvaged por
tion, and the shio again took up the task of ferrying fuel to Britainl
ORAL PAINTING
Paintings in the caves of the Carnarvon ranges of Queensland, Australia, are said to
ba tha finest of their kind in the world. Tha aborigines, having no brushes, held the
pigments of native red and yellow ochre in their mouths and sprayed them on to form the
primitive murals.
Tomcrrowi Imprisoned Gasl
By HAL FORREST
TH' REASON WHY THEM ft MEANI N'l I WAL, UH..I AIN'T II 'rW?rX"A lo.nUN F-FER V
FURNER.S AR.E fS ...YOU. ONE T' BR.AG, f faVx 7 -?? Y-YER. L-U-LIPt'l
WINNIN ALL TH' I I LEM? J S BUT.... ' 7 V (7 -7 Jft ITS A. ENEMY
BATH.ES IS THEY L J fef "WTOslMV AtR R. R RAl 0
k ! rSfctfW X$ ' t? hT THIS INSTANT THE FERNO POWDER. WORKS, AND LEM LAMS FOR.
ATTaw 1 A HSM "H'l . f J CLOSE BY. BLOWS OFF THE LIB wine nonw Vnrre
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LI'L ABNER Tha Weaker Sexl
By AL CAP
THE NEBB3 The New Boss
5" MR. POTTS . V "TWIN.
I ii i n Ace cArmov
HERE ITS MOT MAKING
MACHINERY TO CUNTONL.
THAT FACTORY IS
BOOMiMG
OH, THAT WOULD BE BAD TOR THE
TOWNTHROW SCVtNTV-FIVE
PEOPLE OUT OF VYOOK--1
OOMT THINK. YOUR MANAGER
13 THE RJSHT MAM..ll BET
.1 CAN FlNQ ONE WHO'LL
PULL THIS FACTORY
WELL.. ILL TURN IT
Over to you i wamt
you to supervise
my other three
.FACTORIES, TOO
.CUT OF THE RED
D
i. WILL LOOK AFTER Nil
' 1 HIM fc 5 1W DONT OCT
1 RESULTS MUCH, UNLESS
YOU WORKANO THAT5
ONE THIM& THIS
MANAGER AlNT GOT
MUCH LOVE FOR
a
tfn-L kick the feller voungs j
m out ano Put in claytdn oownSu-Ttt
I AS THE SUPEil NTEN4DEMT.-HE O 77 i-ff
SI MAKE A BUZ.Z. SAW J ' -
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