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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942.
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Chapter 2)
Freddy Rand, Again
yES. uld Rod softly, "there's
. I Lavinia. And ahe's devoted to
you."
"I'm not eo sure of that devo
tion any more," said Miss Dorcas
rather sadly. "I have been a (reat
disappointment to Lavinia.
"How do you mean?"
"Ever since she was a little flrL
I understand, she has dreamed or
doing the things I have done liv.
inc my sort of life. She's even
fought to put men and romance
out of her life, so that she could
come to me in a jungle or some
far-off piece. And having me
come back and Insist that she live
the normal life a young woman
should live the sort of life most
girls her age live has been some
thing of a blow to her."
"Well, I'm not going to worry
much about that," said Rod. "I'm
glad you did come back, and that
you insisted upon her spending
her vacation at Harbor Head. I
only hope when we get to New
York we'll be able to persuade
had that that everything has
turned out as it should turn out."
"So do L" said Miss Dorcas.
The suddenly she sat up straight
and said: "Oh! Freddy Randl"
"What? said Rod. startled.
"Who's he?"
"He's a young widower In the
store where Lavinia works. He's
been after Lavinia to marry him."
"You you don't mean she
might do it?" said Rod uneasily.
'That's lust whst I was think
ing about." said Mits Dorcas. "We
females are unpredictable crea
tures, and Lavinia might be lust
silly enough to rush bsck to New
York and tell Freddy she'd be his
wife. She might do ft out of sheer
perverseness. Good lord, can't
this train go any faster?" -
"But she seemed to care for
me." said Rod, frankly troubled.
"The way she she responded
when I kissed her. The way she
looked at me. She couldn't run
off and marry anyone else. Aunt
Dorcas."
"I hope you're right my dear
boy. But we shall see. If only we
could have taken a plane!"
The train SDed on. Miss Dorcas
and Rod finished their lunch and
went back to the chair car. They
continued to talk, but now It was
as though they had begun to run
down. A sense of worry had come
to them both, and every little
while each seemed lost in thought
thought that was not too com
forting. Along the Hudson, One Hun
dred and Twenty-fifth Street,
then underneath Park Avenue.
And Anally Into Grand Central
6tation. Aunt Dorcas and Rod lost
no time In getting to a taxicab.
"I'm sticking right with vou."
said Rod, when Miss Dorcas gave
the address of Lavinia's apart
ment "I'll go to a hotel later on."
"Good!" said Miss Cjrcas. "I
think I'll need some mora sup.
?iort" But when the taxicab came
o a standstill at the end of their
Journey, when Rod had paid the
driver, and he and Miss Dorcas
were standing upon the sidewalk.
Miss Dorcas said: "You wait down
here. Rod, while I go up and see
If Lavinia's In and If she's
dressed to receive company."
All right Aunt Dorcas," Rod
aid. "But for Pete'a sake don't
keep me In suspense any longer
than possible."
"I won't" Miss Dorcas went up
the steps. "Lavinia's vacation has
several more days to run, so I
Imagine she's In probably read
ing a book."
i "Unlets she's out dining with
that Rand person," said Rod.
-just Keep your angers crossed.
Rod!"
"I will never fear!" '
Km Urmia
MISS DORCAS disappeared Into
the house, and Rod lit a cigar
ette which he smoked as he sat
upon the stoop. "Dear God," he
thought "let me get a break. Just
for once!"
A good Job In the airplane fac
tory, a comfortable salary. A
small apartment not too far from
where he worked, and Lavinia
there to greet him at the end of
each day. A peaceful existence
after many months of horror and
suffering. A chance to be of ser
vice to his own country and Eng
land, and at the ssme time have a
little personal life that carried
with It love and contentment
It seemed such a little to ask
and vet it meant so much to him,
so terribly much. He wasn't going
to be a deaf man. after all And
his heart was settling down to act
like a healthy heart should act
Maybe he was going to have a
future like a normal young man
ahou d have. Mavue he was
His thoughts were abruptly
shattered by the sudden opening
of the door hack of him. He
Jumped to his fret Miss Dorcas
was standing there staring at him.
"hhe s lone! she sala.
"Gone? Rod repeated Inanely.
"I I mean she hasn't been
home at all!" Mits Dorcas rushed
on. "The apartment is Just as we
Jrfl It when he went awav. cov
ers over furniture dust over
everything.
"But she wired you from New
York." said Rod. "She must have
been here.
"In New York, yes." said Aunt
Dorcas. "But I tell you the hatn't
been to the apartment! Not a sign
of ftcr oag nor uise.
Rod stood frozen with sppre-
nension.
"W-w-what shall we do?" he
asked, feeling more helpless than
he had ever felt before in all hi
life.
1 Miss Dorcas couldn't answer at
once. Her brair was a Jumble of
fears and forebodings. Newspaper
headlines about the strange dis
appearances of girls swam before
her eyes. Murders. Accidents. Sui
cides, Kidnappings. . , .
"Do you suppose she has run off
and married that Rand man?"
Rod asked finally.
"I don't know I don't know
anything," Miss Dorcas wailed,
"Get a taxicab. Rod quick."
Rod saw one coming, and sig
naled It Miss Dorcas climbed in,
and Rod right behind her.
"Where are we going?" he
wanted to know.
"To Zoe Raymond's." Miss Dor
cas replied. "Lavinia may have
gone there to stay." She leaned
forward, gave the driver the ad
dress, ana said:, "Go as fast as
you can."
"Yea'm said the driver. And
off they were at great speed.
"I should have thought of Zoe
the first thing," Miss Dorcas said.
"But the sight of that deserted,
dusty apartment shocked all the
common sense out of me."
Rod shood his head slowly. "I
ought to be handling this situa
tion. Aunt Dorcas," he said. "But
I don't know which way to
turn."
"Just stick with me, my dear,"
said Aunt Dorcas gently. That t
all I ask."
Still No Lavinia
ZOE and Peter Raymond lived In
a walk-up apartment one of
those where one pushed a button
In the vestibule, and someone up
stairs pushed another button and
you got in eventually.
Rod was now pushing the but
ton underneath the name "Ray
mond" pushing it frantically and
frequently.
"Oh. lord." Miss Dorcas said,
"Zoe's not at home either."
"It looks that way," said Rod.
"What in hesven's name do we do
now. Aunt Dorcas?"
"Go on, push the button again."
Rod did so. And again he list
ened at the speaking tube open
ing.
"Why don't you break down the
door?" demanded tinny voice.
"Oh!" said Rod. "Hello. Hello,
this is"
"Let me talk!" said Aunt Dor
cas. She put her mouth to the
opening. "Hello! Is that you Zoe?"
"Yes, It is." the tinny voice
replied. "Who are vou?"
It's Aunt Dorcas. I"
"Aunt Dorcas!" said Zoe. "How
wonderful?"
"Zoe. is Lavinia there?"
"Why. nol She's in Harbor Head,
Isn't she?"
"No! Open the door. Zoe. I've
got to talk to you."
' just a moment!
There was a clicking sound. Rod
grabbed the door-knob. He and
Aunt Dorcas bustled in, and raced
up the stairs. Zoe was standing in
the- open door of the apartment
when they reached her floor.
"Zoe, this is Mr Elliott," Aunt
Dorcas said, breathlessly. "We're
looking for Lavinia."
"Well, for mercy's sake said
Zoe. "How do you do. Mr Elliott
Are you the young man Lavinia
wrote me about?"
"Never mind that" said Miss
Dorcas. Then rapidly she told of
Lavinia's denarture from Harbor
Head, of the telegram she had sent
from New York. "And now. Miss
Dorcas climaxed, "she's disap
peared entirely as though the
earth had opened and swallowed
her."
Oh!" said Zoe "Oh! This Is
terrible."
We know that Miss Dorcas
said. "Has Peter seen her at the
store?"
"Of course not He d have told
me if he had."
'Then." wailed Rod." where la
she?"
Zoe wrung her hands. She
walked back and forth In the
small living room. Then she
stopped suddenly.
-Hull!" the said.
"Who's Hull?" said Rod. "An
other man?"
No." ta Id Zoe. "It's a little
town in Connecticut where "
"Where Lavinia s been going
on her vacations?" Miss Dorcas
interrupted. Is that Is?
"Yes.1 said Zoe. "Maybe she
could have suddenly decided to
go there instead ot to the apart-
mentl"
"How do you get to this place
called Hull?" Rod wanted to
know.
"It's within commuting distance
of New York." said Zoe. "La
vinia stayed at a farmhouse a
little way out from town."
"Have you got a time-table?"
Rod asked.
"1 think so," said Zoe. She be
gan to go through a del ,
"We haven't time ,or that
now," said Miss Dorcas. "Come
on. Rod. We'll telephone and see
if Lavinia'a in Hull and safe."
She turned to Zoe. "Is there a
telephone at the farmhouse?"
"Yes," Zoe answered. "La
vinia telephoned me at once to
ask me to get her some books."
"What's the name? I mean who
do I ask for?"
"The man she boards with Is
nsmed S'one. You ask for him,
and then"
"All right we'll call her." said
Miss Dorrss-
Te fee eenltnaeg
I
Proof that there are educa
tional advantages offered by the
Civilian Conservation corps was
given at a recent all camp night
held at Co. 6410, Camp South
Fork when two enrollees of the
company were presented with
high school diplomas from the
Butte Falls high school. These
men came Into the Civilian Con
servation corps lacking several
credit for graduation from high
school and took advantage of
classes offered In camp along
with extension courses offered
by various universities and col
leges for use in CCC camps. At
the present time there are sev
eral men In the company work
ing toward a diploma and ainre
the presentation of these diplo
mas more men have asked for
Information concerning this
phase ot CCC Instruction.
The diplomas were presented
by Company Commander Max L.
Piper to enrollees James A. Neil-
son and Thomas II. Scott
It costs" about 110000.000 a
year to put that good smell Into
beauty products.
On the Radio Chains
STATIONS!
Ctwla arrlllatloa aaa when
they afe ea I ha flat:
KALE (MBS) lSO, Portland.
EX (NBC-Blut) IIM, Portland:
BOA (NBC-Blue MBm ISIS
Spokane! KOO (NBC-Bine) Sin.
Baa rranctaro; KGW OHO Hull
se. rortiaod; a. j a (mbc-bium
leee. Seattle; KNX CBa iojo.
Um Angeles; KOA (NBC-Red) BSO.
Denver; KOIN (CBft) 70. Port
land: IOMO (NBC-Red) B.ie
Seattle: KFO (NBC-Red) am.
San rranrlaro: KRL (CBS) UM.
aaltLake Cltr.
time Shown Is rtt
Monday
KM p. m. Adventure Stories,
KOO. KJR; Vox Pop, K8L. KOIN;
Don Wlnalow of the Navy, KPO.
630 p. m. News of the World.
KOO. KEX, KJR: News. KOIN; Cock
tall Hour. KOW; Bill Henry, KKX;
Walts Rhythm, KPO; Voices of Yes
terday, KSL.
4:00 p. m- Radio Theater. KNX,
KOIN. KSL; Dr. I. Q., Jim McClaln.
KPO. KOW, KOMO; Secret City, KOO,
KEX; Victory Chorus, KJR.
e:so p. m. por America we sing.
KOO. KIX. KJR: That Brewster
Boy. KPO, KOW. KOMO.
7:00 p. m. Mercury Theater, KNX,
KOIN, KSL; Monday Merry-Oo-Round,
KOO, KEX. KJR; Contented
Hour. KPO. KOW, KOMO.
7 JO p. m. Cavalcade of America,
KPO. KOW. KOMO; Blood. KNX
KSL. KOIN; Muate for Listening.
KOO: Modern Muale Boa. KXX;
Oraaur Washington Hour, KJR.
S :00 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX.
KOIN. KSL: Jtad Waring. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Carmen Carauaro'a
Orch.. KOO, KJR, KKX.
:1ft p. m. Lanny Roes, KNX.
KSL. KOIN; Lum and Abner. KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Sbau-Bert Whealer.
KJR.
8 SO p. m. I Lore a Mystery, KOO.
KEX, KJR: Voice of Margaret Speak.
KPO. KOW, KOMO; Oay Nineties.
KKX. KSU KOIN.
:00 p. m. Telephone Hour. KPO,
KOMO. KOW: True or Pal at, KOO,
KJR. KXX; Vox Pop. KNX; News,
KOIN: Esc union in Science, K8L.
S:30 p. m. Hawthorne House, KPO,
KOMO. KOW; Hollywood Showcase,
KNX, KOIN: News. KSL, KJR; Moon
light Sonata, KEX; Let There Be
Music. KOO.
10:00 p. m. Phil Harris' orch.,
KOO, KEX. KJR; Reporter News,
KPO, KOW, KOMO: Masterworks of
Music. KSL: News. KNX; rive Star
Final, KOIN.
10 40 p. m Ed Stokefa Music,
KOMO, KOW; Home Town News.
KOW; The World Today. KKX; Dane
Time, KOMO: TranslUona, KOMO;
On Our Bandstand, KPO.
11 p. m. Bob Bradley and Erwln
Teo. KSL, KOIN: Ran Wilde's oreh,
KPO, KOW; Thla Moving World.
KEX, KJR; News, KNX; Reveries.
KOMO.
Tuesday I
140 p. m Adventure Storlee. KOO, ,
KJR; Are Tou a Missing Hair, KSL; j
News, KOIN; B it of Tooty, KOW;'
Don Wlnalow of tbe Navy. KPO.
- S40 p. m News of the World, 1
KOO, KJR. KEX; Bob Bums. KSU
Horace Held t a Orch, KPO. KOMO, I
KOW: BUI Henry, KNX. KOIN. I
40 p. nw Bob Bums, KPO, KOW.
KOMO; We, the People. KSL: Victory
Chorus, KJR; Second Husband, KNX. ,
040 p. m. Symphony Concert,
KOO, KEX, KJR; Report to the Na- I
Man, KNX. - KOIN; fibber McOee.
KPO, KOMO, KOW.
7:00 p. m. Bob Hope Variety Show,
KPO, KOMO. KOW; Glenn Miller's
Oreh, KSU KKX. KOIN.
7:S0 p. m. Red Bkelton. KPO,
KOW, KOMO; Red Ryder. KOO, KEX.
KJR; Leon P. Drews, KOIN; Second
Husband, KSU
840 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX,
KSU KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO,
KOW. KOMO; That Night of Jan.
37th, KOO. Kf X. KJR.
8:16 p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO,
KOW. KOMO; Lenny Ross, KNX.
KSU KOIN.
8:90 p. m. Johnny Presents, KPO,
KOMO, KOW: Information Please,
KOO, KEX. KJR; Are You a Missing
Heir, KNX. KOIN; News. KSU
40 p. m. We, the Teople, KNX.
KOIN; Easy Aoes, KOO. KJR, KEX;
Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO,
KOMO, KOW; Bporta. KSU
0:30 p. m. Lang Thompson's Orch,
KOO, KJR, KEX; Battle of the
Sexes, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Bob
Bums, KNX, KOIN; News. KSU
10:00 p. m, Cugat Rumba Revue,
KOO, KEX, KJR; Reporter News.
KPO. KOMO. KOW; Masterworks of
Muale, KSL: News, KNX; rive Star
Pinal, KOIN.
10:80 p. m. Stan Kenton's Oreh,
KSL; Henry Buase's Orch,- KOMO.
KOW: Tommy Doner's Orch, KJR;
Broadway Bandwagon. KEX; Dance
Orch, KOO: Masterworks of aluae.
KNX: The World Today, KOIN; Con
cert Hall, KPO.
11:00 p.m. Paul Wblteman's Orch.
KPO. KOMO: B1U Babranaky, KJR;
Manny Strand's Orch, KNX KSU
KOIN; News, KEX KOW.
MAGPIE RANKS THINNED
Boise, Ida. 0I.PJ The state fish
and game department has paid
out $3,236 12 for a 3V4 month
magpie extinction campaign. The
mor"y came from the predatory
animal control fund at the rate
of two cents per magpie. Re
sults: 161,809 less magpies.
Celtuce, an Oriental lettuce, is
now being grown in this country, i
GOLD HILL DANCE TO
HELP WAR ON POLIO
Gold Hill, Jan. 26, (Spl.) A
dance will be sponsored by the
Gold Hill Odd Fellows lodge on
January 31, proceeds of which
will go to the infantile paralysis
fund.
Nearly 8.000 daily bus trip
carry people in and out of Manhattan.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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Hf EvERY0WE'S KNIVES AND FORKS AMD MOST OF
THE TABLEWARE fO HELP HIM EXPLAIN -THE WAR SrfUATiON
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An ingredient in the manufacture of black powder, sulphur has been known for at least 2,000
fears and until modern times was called "brimstone." Until a few years ago Sicily was the chief
source ot the world's supply of sulphur, but today America's brimstone comes from the Louisiana
Texas Gulf coast. The process used here to melt the sulphur from its underground deposits with hot
water and force it to the aurface for drying, la known as the Herman Frasch method, and was first
commercially used in 1903,
GRADE CROSSING GRADUATES
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25-foot railroad to teach rookie truck drivers how to avoid battle with oncoming trainsl
By HAL FORREST
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