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. The previous
record was $334,000,000 in De
cember, The last week of January was
expected -to be particularly
heavy because institutional pur
chasers usually buy at the end
of a month because they get the
same interest as if they buy at
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Lowry Is Credited
With Discovery of
Unity Area Fossils
Wallace D. Lowry, graduate
student of University of Roches
ter, N. Y., has been credited
J with discovery of the new and
apparently Important fossil lo
cality in the Unity area ol
eastern Oregon, according to
John'Ellot Allen, geologist, in
a current news letter of the
Geological Society of Oregon
MANY NEVER
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Thla Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief
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iJon't wuii A.k row drattM to rw.'f
filK twl mi-f fully by m iUk-d. lor oryy 40
Mn 7 br SIT. happy rahW and will Mp tb.
15 mW of kHivy tuna. tui out poifaov)
vaai. IrM you- blood. Oak ioaa fiae.
County. Lowry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert B. Lowry, Bear Creek
Orchards, spent his summer in
field work for the state depart
ment of geology and mineral in
dustries, mapping mineral areas.
The fossil bones were discov
ered on a southern shoulder of
a long ridge north of Unity In
the Blue mountains about SO
miles east of Baker. 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. ATTENDANCE
Eugene, Jan. 29 IJP Fifteen
per cent of the 373 University of
Oregon students who did not re-
turn to school fall term are now
members of the U. S. armed
forces, it wss estimated today by
Assistant Registrar Clifford
Constance.
He added that another estl-!
mated 19 per cent of the total
had left to take Jobs in defense
Industries. Total enrollment at
the university winter term was
3.030, a decrease of 13 per cent.
Withdrawals because of military
service have already showed an
increase In winter term over fall
term, with 12 leaving during the
first few weeks of the new term,
as compared with only 1 during
the entire tall period.
Harbor Grant I
Washington, Jan. 29. (4") '
The federal works agency made
a grant of $53,000 for harbor
improvements at Redwood City.
CalU. The work will include
wharf extensions and dredging.
The U. S. Marine Corps is the
oldest branch of the military ter j
vice In America.
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