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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1942. . Chapter 11 , , Plot by Dolores APPALLED. Melissa stood ulL and before the could escape Alice looked up end ssw her. In stantly Alice lerked erect and her white face was convulsed by the effort to check her tears. Tin terribly sorry. Alice I wasn't snooping, honestly." said Melissa in a swift, abject apology. "I just wanted to ask you for 'aomethinf and I didn't realize that I was moving so quietly you couldn't bear me" Alice sniffed, blew her nose vlforously and said unsteadily. -us an ngni. aiei. m giaa 11 was you that caught me on-center in stead of that hell-cat of a Dolores! Sorry I slopped over Just for et it will you. babe?" "Of course." answered Melissa Instantly, and then in a little warm rush of words she said swiftly, "I'm terribly sorry you're unhappy, Alice. I don't suppose there s anything. I can do. but if there la, you know now glad i d be" Alice managed a (Tin that con tained a faint semblance of her usual gaiety "Thanks. MeL I know you would," she answered. "But there's not much anybody can da It's lust that well. I guess I'm homesick for my baby' Darn It, why wouldn t I be? Hes only eight months old. and hes grow log up without his mother around, and well, a baby only grows up once, and it's only right that Bis mother should have the fun ef watching him do it, Isn t it?' "Of course!" Melissa was vigor ens about it "But I didn't even know you had a baby. Alice "Very few people do," said Alice grimly. "Our agent tried to tell us we were a couple of fools when we deemed to turn down all contracts for a year while we re tired and bad a baby He said we could never come back. We were at the top of the heap, dancing in the swankiest New York night spots, and they wanted us for a movie. ' "But I'm twenty-six and I flldn t want to wait longer for a baby, so I persuaded Hugh It would be all right Well we had some money saved up and in vested, and we thought we had the world by the tail on a down hill drag!" , She paused and wiped her eyes gain and sniffed. "But it didn't work out that way. Funny, things seldom do 1 guess," she went on after a mo ment as though it relieved her to talk about it "Some of our investments weren't so hot: snd I had rather a bad time of it when Ekippy came. And then I couldn't get back to work as soon as I had planned, and our agent was so busy saying. 'I told you so.' that he didn't try very hard to And anything for us. and well we wrund up here. We've kept the baby a secret bersuse it seems patrons of night-clubs, according to managers and booking agents. don't think a dancer with a baby is 'glamorous' Cod save the mark! "Alice, that's terrible. Where is your baby? asked Melissa, burn ing with pity and sympathy for the other girl "My mother's taking care of him. Oh. he s being well cared for. I know only I miss him so darned oaar She set her teeth herd against the tears that threatened her. After a moment aha looked up at Melissa and said tralghtly, "Keep all this under your hat, will you, youngster? If that eat Dolores found out about it she'd broadcast it so that we'd have a still more difficult time getting another Job. agents and managers being what they are!" "Of course I won't tell any bodyonly I think it's a shame you can't have the baby here on the boat with you!" said Melissa vigorously. Alice grinned and looked more nearly her old. insouciant self "Well. I'm not sure that It'a ex actly the atmosphria in which to bring up an infant at that" she admitted. Three's A Crowd ft COURSE I don't know Just " whst the object is In vour sitting here like this." said Do lores' cool, insolent voice above their absorbed heads, "but If you are really fishing, you might be interested to know there's a fish on your line. The pole is bent al most double." Alice sat up and stared at the bobbing cork with wide startled area. She looked up at Dolores and then at Melissa and laid a flnger.against her lip in a "shush ing" gesture. "Be quiet and may be he II go away." she whispered dramatically. "He's making a big mistake. He doesn't really want to be caught he lust got in here by error Dolores snapped harshly. "Oh. don't be a fool!" and walked away. Alice landed the fish, shivered a little, carefully unbooked the struggling creature and slid him back into the water, where with a grateful flip of his tail he sped away ' "And let that be a lesson to you not to go around anapping at everything that looks good Is eat" Alice called after him. Randy coming along the deck toward them, chuckled as ha greeted them. Tm driving in to town on an errand or two like to go along?" he asked them both, but his eyes were on Melissa with an almost pleading look. "I'd love it" she answered in stantly, while Alice pleaded lazi ness as her excuse for not going. Melissa sped away to dress for the trip to town When she came back, it waa to And Randy wait ing in the car beside the tiny pier. But her heart stumbled and fell flat on its face as she saw that Dolores, slim and cool an J smart in pale blue linen and a shady white hat sat beside him. For a moment Melissa fought her tears. She didn't want to go if Dolores was going. But that was childish and she :ouldn't on the spur of the moment think of a graceful way of evading the trip. nnn so, trying very nara not to display her disappointment she climbed into the car while Do lores, smiling sweetly, graciously slid closer to Randy to make room for her. Dolores was in excellent spirits. Obviously she waa crowing a bit at having spoiled any chance Me lissa might have had to get Randy to herself for the drive. Melissa was too sunk in her own disap pointment to be conscious that Randy was a bit curt with Do lores or that he did not seem at all delighted at her little affec tionate terms or proprietary ges tures. Tea For Several REACHING the city. Randy parked the car near-an offict building and excused himself to attend to some business. There was nothing for the two girls to do but sit in the car, waitinj for Randy's return. Dolores didn't bother to talk to Melissa. She slid beneath th wheel, resting her hands upon it, aa she looked out into the hot sunny street, humming1 a little song. And Melissa was perfectly wining to be sa silent. A tall young msn coming to ward them from the office build ing greeted them with every out ward indication of delight his eyes lingering on Melissa. "Hello, you two. he greeted them, and Melissa recognized Jimmy Marston "Ace sent me out to tell you that he's going to be tied uo for an hour or more. He and Dad are up to their ears in skull-duggery of some sort and so I am to have the honor of tak ing you two fair ferhmes to teal Please look very excited and very thrilled." But we are. of course only Melissa's shy! said Dolores sweetly and warmly "How very nice of you to take pity on us. It s s pleasure. Jimmy beamed happily "My car's right over here We'll leave Ace's here so ha csn loin us." He took them to the citys smartest tea rendezvous, and Me lissa, looking about her. would have loved It if Randy, instead of Jimmy Marston. had been with them But Jimmy was trying hard to be pleasant and amusing and she forced herself to rise to the occasion. Several men came over to their table, their admiring eyes on Do lores, who was gay and charming and, Melissa though! privately, a little silly. One or two of the men asked Dolores to dance: Jimmy and Melissa danced It was all very gay and pleasant- until Jimmy was called away from tha table and Dolorea and Melissa were alone for a moment Dolores spoke half under her breath, but her tone stuns with its venom. "Of course it s not really anv of my business, but 1 do think that a certain amount of decent gratitude to Ace is in dicated iust here. Or would vou be just an ill-mannered brat from the back-woods who never heard of gratitude?" Melissa stared, wide-eyed, too puzzled for the moment to be angry. "Gratitude to Randy? Of course I'm grateful to him I'd do anything for Randyl" she pro tested hotly. men why not prove it by be ing a little more human to Jimmy Marston? His dad could make or break Ace tomorrow if he wanted to. Marston owns a three fourths Interest in the River Queen, and he'd kick Ace out without a mo ment s hesitation if Jimmy wanted him to." said Dolorea grimly "And if you keep on snooting Jimmy, he'a liable to lose his temper And who are you to snoot Jimmy Marston. anywjy?" "You mean if I am nice to Jimmy, his father will behava decently to Randy?" asked Me lissa, bewildered. "You catch on quirk, don't you?" sneered Dolores. "But Randy doesn't want me to be nice to Jimmy He didn't want me to dance with him the other night- Melissa stammered. 'That's because Ace bends over backward about a fool thing called pride," snapped Dolores crossly "He'd starve, or be kicked out of business before he'd ask a woman's help But I knw wha' I m talking about Te a eenUaafS Bids Requested On . Air Lines Building Bids are sought on construc tion of the new United Air Lines building at the Mt-dford muni cipal airport, it was announced SHOP AT NIGHT Barker's are open until I o'clock EVERY night tore ior Man I Saturday by Frank C. Clark. Mcdfnrd architect, at whose of fice the plans and specifications may be obtained. The bids will be opened at 2 p. m. April 2, and according to a statement by Scely V. Hall, vice president of operations, while here last week, the air line expects to have the build ing ready for occupancy In June. SEEK FORGER Salem, March 21 UV) Re luest for the surrender of Robert J. Youngberg. wnnted n Multnomah and Washington i-ounties on charges of obtaining money under fale pretenses as addressed to Illinois of ft -ials today by Gov. Charles A. prague. Use stall Tubus vast so. On the Radio Chains 8TATIOS8: Chala rruuiioN ana where thtj are on l he alal: KALC IH 14. 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