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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942. PAGE FTVI Chapter On Wise Cay -OIHARON ran the last block to the office. Be ing on time was one of rV Mr. uoodwin i "musts" and she had exactly four and a half minutes. Clutching her smart new green felt, she rounded the corner into the teeth of a boisterous March wind. If the hadn't stopped to quarrel with Dennis this morning, she wouldn't have missed that bus. Their quar rels were getting to be a habit. loo. UI course, both having tem pers like their hot-headed Irish ancestors didn't help any. But the row this morning hadn't been any ordinary brother-and-sister crap. Dennis was to unreasonable about being poor. Naturally he couldn't earn much at his gas station job And she wasn't mak ing enough to buv any too hat. Grimly, she shouldered against tne heavy, glass-panelled door. But somehow she had to make him see that poker and shooting dice weren't the answer. And traveling around with that crowd he'd found so thrilling lately. Dennis was so young and so ter ribly head-strong. Of course, if Dad had lived things would be different. Her high heels clicked smart' ly against the stone floor as she crossed the foyer. Pat. the red headed elevator boy, held bis door for her. "Top of the morning to you. Miss Doyle," he grinned. "And you can relax now. The Colonel ain't here yet." "Thanks Pat," she panted. That was a break. It was only a few seconds after nine but Mr. Goodwin was seldom late. He'd been raised, someone had told her, by a retired Army captain grandfather and the training had left an indelible stamp on his bearing, his dress, his habits. It was part of his distinctive charm. The elevator rocketed to the eleventh floor. Sharon pulled off tier bat as she sped down the long, marbled hall. The door to Sierra Steel. Inc., Harvey Good win, Pres., was still locked. 'Thank Heaven," she gasped aloud. "Now if I haven't lost my key," and snapped open her long envelope bag. Compact lipstick, her driver's license, gloves everything but a key. "Darn," she muttered, pok ing at the bag frantically. "Maybe you left it home in your other pants," a deep voice suggested over her shoulder. Sharon whirled. The compact clattered to the floor, went ca reening dizzily down the hall leaving a woobly little wake of white powder. Calmly, the tall young man who'd been propped against a window ledge, retrieved the com pact, dropped it into ber open bag. Then, deliberately, be took the bag from her hand. "Let me try." Smiling, his dark eyes were intent on her face as he coolly emptied the contents of her purse into one large well shaped band. The key cam out on .op. "Oh thank you," Sharon man. aged, recovering her voice and clutching at her dignity too. "Suppose we see if it's the right one." Turning, he unlocked the door, swung it wide. "Shucks, 1 was really hoping it was the key to your flat "I don't have a flat," Sharon reached for the bag he still held. "Besides, it'a none of" "A penthouse, then?" His smile teased her and revealed nice white teeth. "No nor a penthouse. Please give me my bag." "An igloo, maybe," he per sisted. "You must live somewhere. Or aren't you even real?" "Please. I'm in a hurry." Sharon snatched the bag. The mirror flew out. smashed into a hundred glittering fragments. Seven lean Bad Lock THE young man shook his head. "Now see what a streak of bad luck you're going to have." "Don't be ridiculous," she snapped, irritated and perfectly aware that she was being a little ridiculous herself. But the loathed being teased and break ing mirrors. There was enough BY ELEANOR ATTERBURY Harvey Goodwin stopped short. bad luck to be had already. Be sides, if this smart young chap would mind his own business "It does sound ridiculous, doesn't it," he was saying, "A dream walking and stuff. They write songs about things like this. Your black hair and your big blue eyes and a brow like a snow drift Just what they said about Kathleen Mavourneen wasn't it?" "That was Annie Laurie," Sharon flushed In spite of herself. "And I have to go to work. So please go." Her dignity riding a little askew, she stepped past him, her head high, her pretty mouth straight line. She crossed to he desk just outside the door marked "Private." The young man fol lowed right at her heels. "Well'she turned to him. "Did you want something?" uraveiy, ne laid a key in tier hand. "You forgot four key." Thank you. And now hadn't you better leave?" ua you work Bere7 ignor ing her question. "Certainly." "And what do you do?" Sharon drew herself up to ill her five feet three. "I am rrivate secretary to Mr. Harvey Good win, president or bierra steel if it's any of your business " "It isn t or wasn't rather until a few minutes Calmly, he sat down on the edge of her desk. "But seeing you makes a dif ference a tremendous difference. You're much took young to be a private secretary." "Well really-" "You have tc be old and home ly and soured on life. A pretty littla kiH likf. vnit ahntiM Km pa. ing to school or having coming- out parties or being painted into a picture." "Will you stop wasting time here and-" "My dear young lady, I assure you this is no waste of time." He pulled out a package of ciga rettes, offered her one. No. thank you. Mr. Goodwin dislikes smoking in the office." Does he? The young man tamped his cigarette thoughtfully. Then, lighting it he dropped the ourni maicn in ner pin iray. Please go, she begged, ex asperated, what if Mr. Goodwin should come in now. find this per son draped on her desk, smoking, saying impossible things. "Unless there is something you really want here " "There Is. ra a stranger here. you see. He grin. led. a perfectly charming invitation to friendli-1 ness. "Stranger, orphaned, bache- lor and very lonesome." I 'This happens to be the omce of a steel company," Sharon re-' minded him coldly, despising her self for not being able to put this man in his place. "Not a Bureau for Lonely Hearts. Sup pose you state your business." "Gladly. It's about a date. Say for lunch today at the Palace. How about it? and smiled as if the idea were brilliant and orig.'naL "Certainly not "What do you mean 'certainly not'? Don't you like the Palace? The St Francis, then. Or Fior d'ltalia." "No, note the St Francis or or or the city dump. Now please get out of here before Mr. Good win" As If speaking his name had conjured him out of thin air, Sharon heard Mr. Goodwin's auick step in the hall, taw the oor awing open. Embarrassment surged into ber cheeks like a hot tide. Mr. Goodwin stopped short when he saw them. And Sharon, terribly aware of her crimson cheeks, of the tall young man in tweeds still perched on her desk so chummily. wished the floor would swallow her. "Good morning." Mr. Goodwin smiled suddenly, came toward them. "G good morning, Mr. Good win," Sharon stammered. 'This man Is this gentleman is" "Getting acquainted with your very charming secretary," the stranger finished smoothly," and inviting her to lunch." All Wrong! AMAZINGLY, Mr. Goodwin actually nodded approval "A nice idea. Stafford. Only it so happens that Miss Doyle is hav ing luncheon with me, today. aome oiner tune sne a De de lighted. I know." Sharon stared at him, not sure the wasn't dreaming all this. "You're prompt Stafford." Goodwin went on. "Glad to see you again." Stafford! Not Thomas W. Staf ford, electrical engineer and technical expert being sent from the Pittsburgh branch? Mr. Good win had been expecting him for more than s weei. But of course this smart aleck wasn't old enough to have acquired all the degrees and recommendations Mr. Stafford's letters mentioned. Thank you, Goodwin. Glad to be here." The two men were shaking hands. "You've met Miss Doyle, I see." Goodwin said casually. Tom Stafford grinned at her. "Yes. It's been charming. Miss Doyle." 1 Furious, Sharon permitted her self a cool nod. He might have told her in the first place. All his wise-cracking about "Now if you'll Just step Into my office. Stafford, we'll get down to cases." "Good." Tom tossed his hat onto a filing cabinet Then as he passed Sharon's desk, "How about dinner tonight?" he said in a stage whisper. Then, hastily. "We could take Goodwin along if you insist" "No, thank you." "Good." He nodded. "I prefer a twosome myself. I'll pick you up about eight" and still grin ning closed the door before the could answer. Seething, Sharon stripped the cover off her typewriter. Honor graduate of Massachusetts Tech and the best electrical engineer they had. She spun a sheet of white paper Under the platen. He looTted more like the college cheer leader or the campus "catch." He was good-looking enough for either it you went in for tweeds and tall ranginess which Sharon didn't definitely. Her Angers fled while with part of her mind she transcribed her shorthand notes and with the other thought about Tom Staf ford. He was going to be a nuisance. She could see that now. If she'd only had wit enough to guess who it was, she might have avoided that silly scene in the hall. That bad gotten her off to a bad start. Goodwin had chosen her out of all the stenographers in the plant office because, he'd said, she had the necessary dignity for the po sition. And now the first chance she had to show she was equal to any situation, he found her flushed and stammering like a school girL And Tom Stafford had thor oughly enjoyed the whole thing. He should care if it lost her the break of a lifetime. Her fingers tripped and the keys went into a huddle. Damn Tom Stafford. She ripped the page out bf the machine. She wished she might , rip him out of her mind as easi ly. Instead, she was going to have to work practically cheek by Jowl with him for the next few months. Breaking that mirror this morning had certainly started things off. Mr. Goodwin's buzzer sounded. Instantly her wits fell into rank. Sharp pencil; her notebook: the letters ne had dictated late yes terdayshe checked everything swiftly. Te cratiaseS DIES FEARS WEST DUE FOR ATTACK E Pearl Harbor Disaster Due To Irking Foreign Powers, Coddling Fifth Column. Washington, Jan, 29 Representative Dies (D-Tex) told the house today that "unless the government adopts an alert atti tude there will occur on the west coast a tragedy that will make Pearl Harbor sink in sig nificance." The Pearl Harbor disaster. Dies said, was largely due to "a fear of displeasing foreign pow ers and a maudlin attitude toward fifth columnists." He said the tragedy might never have occurred had the house committee on un-American activities, which he heads, been "permitted" to disclose last September its findings on Japa nese espionage. Dies said he would make pub lic within a week or two "a full and complete report" on Japs nese espionage and sabotage In this country, including official letters disclosing "the true atti tude of official Washington toward the whole fifth column question." Argument Fails Dies was arguing unsuccess fully in favor of his amend ments to specify communists and bundists as foreign agents in a pending alien propaganda regis tration bill, and force them to file lists of their members and records of their finances. The house, by a standing vote of 228 to 40, rejected -Dies' mo tion to recommit the bill to com mittee and then passed it as it stood, without specifying the groups he named. A joint house and senate con ference committee recommend ed elimination of the Dies amendments, contending that everyone engaging in activities for a foreign power was blank- mat Abort The 014 Folks? When they're not as acttre anymore and epeua of constipation annoy that with diziin.se, heartburn, headaches, or torturing gaa pains, gat ADLERKA. we haTe many letters from thankful start who are far past middle-ate. You druggist has ADLEROU. WEST HIDE PHAUMACT eted by the meature and that the specifications were not necessary. FOR NEW RECORD Washington, Jan. 29. Sales of defense bonds reached $793,088,712 in the first 24 days of January, indicating that the month may set a record of close to $1,000,000,000. 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The fauna remains excavated by Lowry from the sedimentary beds sev eral hundred feet in thickness included the foot of a large mammoth, claw of a grnund sloth, part of a camel, a frag mentary portion of a rhinoceros Jawbone, cusps of mastodon teeth and numerous fragmen tary bones of the mammoth and rhino. Geologists have reported that the mascall creatures lived in ancient Oregon long eons after the John Dav creatures have been entombed in volcanic strata. Great floods of lva, a thousand feet thick in places, covered the John Day clays and on top of this lava the new mascall land took shape to pro vide forests, lakes and grassy plains for the creatures repre sented in the Unity formation. Lowry, who is working to ward his doctor's degree on a fellowship at the University of Rochester, will use his summer tudies in Oregon as basis for i his doctorate thesis. U. 0. 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