Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1942, Image 10

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Medford mail tribune., March 29, 1942, Page 10, Image 10

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1942)

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1942. MM Bv RObERlA I ICOURILANDI Chapter 18 DilrhiiiR Jimmy RANliY found Melissa on drrk one afternoon, lounging in a canvu deck-chair an unread magazine on her lap He Daused looked down at hei for a moment, and then, at though he had come to aome decision, asked baldly "See here. Melissa have you ar.d Jimmy Marston been quarrelling? I don t seem to see him around any more." Melissa caught her breath and was silent for a moment Was Jimmy complaining of her be havior to his father? Was Mr Marston silly enough and old fashioned enough to want to punish, even indirectly, anybody who fell afoul of Jimmy's bad temper? "Why. no, of course we haven't been quarrelling. What an idea!" she stammered hastily, and added hurriedly. "I I imagine he's welL busy in town. Maybe that's why he hasn't been out" i "Maybe,'' agreed Randy, and studied her again for a moment before he turned and .looked out over the shore-line. "Melissa are you In lova with Jimmy?" he demanded. Melissa was heartily glad that hit eyes were turned away from her face until she had time to compose her features after the Unexpectedness of that. "Of course not." she answered as lightly as she could. "1 like him, of course he's fun and all that but I'm nol in love with him." - Randy turned then and looked down at her, his hands sunk deeply into hi pockets, his mouth a little grim. "I'm afraid you're not a very food liar, Melissa." he accused "Everything about you gives you away, and I'm sorry because well, I'm afraid Jimmy Marston Is going to hurt you pretty badly. He's rather a careless youngster, and the women haven't been hard for him to get, and so well, he can be pretty brutal" Melissa laughed, letting him see deeply into her eyes, meeting his startled gaze bravely, directly, serenely. "Let him be Just as brutal as he likes it wouldn't worry me In the least, because I'm not one single tiny scrap in -love with him," she said lightly and im pulsively, before she could con trol herself. "And anyway if I were in love with him he's asked me to marry him and refused to take 'no' for an answer." "Oh," said Randy, and straight ened as though she had struck him. His jaw set hard and his eyes narrowed a little. And when he spoke his voice was dry and taut. un, wen, ne saia srter a tense moment, "in that case, just pre tend I didn't say anything, that I kept my mouth shut 1 would have, except that I promised your Gran not to let vou be hurt if I could help It. But it looks as though you were doing all right for yourself with no help from me. So just forget it, will you?" And without waiting for her to answer him, he went swiftly along the deck, and a few minutes later she saw him in his car driv ing towards New Orleans. Christmas Present FDR a few weeks things moved swiftly and pleasantly. Business Improved steadily. Every night the River Queen blazed with lights and the parking space pro vided was packed with sleek handsome cars. Dolores kept her tempei with a great deal of effort during those nights, but with Jimmy Marston still calling frequently, still tak ing Melissa in to town for dinner, for the movies, for an occasional road-show matinee, she forced herself to watch her tongue. Christmas dawned, a beautilul mild day that was like a Northern autumn. There was a tree in a corner of the salon a tree that was, to Melissa, the loveliest thing ihe had ever seen, frosted with artificial snow, gay with bright colored balls and bubble and tinsel. Beautifully wrapped Dark ages tied with scarlet and gold and silver ribbons ad led their beauty to the tree But they vere just make-believe packages for on Christmas morning the brer.k fast table was laden with the real gifts, with Ktindv acting as Cants Claus. though without brnrtit of a red flannel suit or white whi'kers. When the presents had all been distributed and opened and ex claimed over. Randy stood at his place at the table and ranped smartly on his w.itpi glass wilh a knife to attract Ihe attention of the ronmful of people. Ana now. novs ana girls. 1 ve got another little present for vou," he said when he had their attcn tion. "I flatter mvself you'll be almost as pleased as 1 am to know that the River Wueen no longer belongs to a group of financial barkers but is the sole Dropftv of Yours Truly! I bought out Mr Mirston vesterdav " There was a oattrr of verv genuine anplausr; and when it had died down. Randy went on. "And from now on a certain per centage of the daily Make' aboard the River Queen will be divided equally among vou all. to create a semiannual bonus In short, we're all owners of the Rvcr Queen and we're a closed enronr. ation. Nobody from the outside I can horn In and ask us any ques tionsor if they do. w can darned well tell them to go soak tiieir heads!" Melissa's eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed Randy looked at her curiously, and. after break fast, he followed her out on deck. "Wh did you lake it so big the news that I'd oougni out Marston?" ht demanded without preamble. "Because." said Melissa quit honestly. "I can stop being both 'ered by Jimmy Oh. he's nice snd all that, but he's so sure that I'm going to change my mind soma i day and marry him and I get so I darned tired of having him al I ways underfoot" I She caught herself, jut It was ' too late. In her relief she had I said far mora than she had in 1 tended, and now she looked up at I Randy almost uneasily. He was studying her sharply, curiously, 1 frowning a little. I "If vou feel like that about Jimmy, why have vou bothered I with him at all?" ha asked her , mildly. "Well. I knew his father had an interest in the boat and that i he might well, be annoved if Jimmy wasn't well treated" stammered Melissa uncomfort ably. "That's an Idea you did not achieve unaided!' said Rar.dy grimly. "Who put It into your head?" "Nobody," answered Melissa swiftly, but nol quite able to meet his eyes. "I mean well, I lust thought things over " "Well, think this over, my pet," said Randy, and despite 'he phrase there was nothing caress ing or tender in his voice 'Any time a girl has to put herself out to be plea-ant to a cluck she doesn't like just to help along the success of any business venture of mine, I'll change the venturer Engagement Ring AND then, so unexpectedly that he caught her completely off guard, he demanded sharply, "It couldn't by any chance have been Dolores who put the idea in your pretty little head?" Instantly he knew that she had, although Melissa denied it swiftly and as convincingly as she could. But Randy only nodded and went up the stairs to the gambling rooms, and the door closed hard behind him. Melissa stood alone for a mo ment. Then she went down to her stateroom, laden wilh the lovely things that Christmas had brought her: an exquisite little taffeta housecoat that Alice and Hugh had given her, wilh the gay re mark from Alice. "We'll give vou the coat, but some lucky bozo will have to give vou the house, darling." There was a bottle of perfume from Dolores: handkerchiefs cos tume jewelry, chiffon stockings, books from the men in the or chestra, and even to her surprised and child-like delight from tha wife-eyed, cynhal old-young men who were the gambling room at tendants. And from Randy a wrist watch, a simple, tiny thing in a narrow band. She had never owned one before, of course, and her eager delight had been almost touching when she found it in a tissue wrapped package on her plate. About noon Jimmy arrived, coming aboard with his usual slightly swaggering, gaily self, assured air of a conquering hero. Under one arm he carried a box which could obviously hold no thing more than flowers, and these he laid in Melissa's lap where she sal in her favoi ite steamer chair. He perched on the stool next to her and dug a small package from his pocket "Give me the lefi paw angel face." he said cheerfully. And on her third linger he slipped a ring against whose beautiful square cut stone the sunlight twinkled and found glorious gleams of fire. Melissa 'stared at the ring. wide, eyed, breathless, for a moment speechless. "Now. according to all tha movies I've seen, said Jimmy, grinning a little, "vou're sup posed to gap. to say. 'Oh. Jimmv.' in a tone of awe. and then kiss tha ring " But Melissa was tugging off tha ring, handing it back to him. say ing swiftly, dutrt-jsed. "Oh. Jim my no. I can't take it! I've told you over and over again, Jimmy I don't love you I can't marry you--" Jimmy made a little impatient gesture, refusing the ring sav ing, annoyed. "Oh. for Pete's sake stop playing hard to get I'm yours hog tud. roped and bound to voui chariot wheels so for the love of mike hreak down and stop being so blasted coy " "I'm not being coy Jimmy I'm trying my darnedest to be hon est, onlv you wont let me." npped Melissa on the veige of helpless tears "lm not plavmg hard to get I'm lust telling vou the truth, which is that 1 don'' want to many vou ami I don' intend to and that s that" "Well. I'll be darned!" said Jim my. turning the beautiful rim about in his hsnd as though hi had never seen it before "A. all the time I thought vou wen just egging me on I never for a moment thought vou meant it." Melissa said shakily. "I'm sorry. Jimmy truly!" Te es ceaUuaed On the Radio Chains HI triOMI: Chain ainiiuliwn -and arlirrt Mir) are un Ihe dUI: li.ll.L OIIIM I3.MI. Punlana kt. IMU-Illurl II HI Portland , (Mil mil a iiim ilia ftltaie: M.O SHI l!lu "III .ni Ihiiimii; fcl.lt (MU Hrdl a.'o. fitflland kJH Mil III un Haw Knilllr. KX II Kite Lna AheHpr. KO Mil -Krt I ft.14. Ih-ntrr: KOIN H Bill, furl land: HOMO MW Hrrt uui Oralllr: KPO (MICHrdl AMI Han I'ranrlMni KSL HUM IIW all lake Illy lime Shown is rlt " Sunday 6:00 p. m. Edgar Bengen, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Tommy Doner's Orch.. KOO. KEX: World Mews Tonight. KNX. KOIN: Ooapel Clinic, KJR; Ministerial Ass'n., KBL. 30 p. m. Music by White, KEX. KJR: One Man's Family. KPO, KOW. KOMO: Spelling Berliner, KNX: Mu sical Wshlignta. KOO: Echoes of Opera, KOIN. . 00 p. m Fred Allen 8how. KNX. K8L, KOIN: Orandpappy and His Pals. KOO, KEX. KJR: Manhattan Mutt -Oo-Hound, KPO. KOMO. KOW. 8:30 p. m. Let's Talk Over the News, KOO. KEX: American Album of Familiar Music, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Cool, of Jews and Christians, KJR. 7:00 p. m Hour of Charm. KPO. J KOMO. KOW: Goodwill Hour. KOO. i KEX. KJR: Take It Or Utn It, KNX, KHL. KOIN. i 7:30 p. m. They Live Forever, KSL. KOIN: Carnival. KPO. KOW. KOMO: I Inglevood Park Concert. KNX. 1 8 00 p bo. Crime Doctor, KNX. KOIN: Oreat Oildersleeve. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Inner 8anctum Mys tery. KOO, KEX. KJR: News. KSL. , I 0:1ft p. m Sunday Evening Ser vice, i 30 p. m. Jack Banny, KOO. KEX. i KJR; Hollywood Playhouse, KNX: , Three Sheets to tha Wind. KOMO: Beau Solr Musicals, KOW; Porta of ! ; the Pacific, KPO. , I t.00 p. m Walter Wlnchell, KPO, j . KOW. KOMO: Sunday at Nine. KOO, ; KJR. KEX: Photo Finish. KNX; Leon j : F. Drews, KOIN; String Ensemble. I i KSL. 30 p. m Moon River. KOW. ' . KOMO: What's It All About, KNX. I , KOIN; Cee Davldaon'e Orch.. KOO; I I News, KEX. KJR; Regal Amblings. I j KPO; On Temple Square. KSL. I 10 :00 p. m. Reporter News. 'KPO. KOW. KOMO: Screen Oulld, KNX: ! Claude Thornhllls Orch.. KOO, KEX; . News, KOIN; Masterworks of Music, i KSL: National Vespera. KJR. I 10:30 p. m.-BIll Clifford's Orch, KOO: Three Sheets to the Wind, ' KPO; Oospel Hour, KJR: Quiet Hour, i I KEX; They Un Forever. KNX: War i Time Women, KOIN; Sabbath Rev-1 'erics, KSL. I 11:00 p. m. This Moving World, KEX: Manny Strand a Orcn.. KOIK; Al Donahuea Orch, KPO. KOW; News. KNX. KOO. Monday I :00 p. m Floyd Wright, KOMO; Vox Pop. KSL, KOIN. KNX: Flying Patrol, KOO, KJR: Stan of Today. KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Navy. KPO. 5:30 p. m. Newa of the World. KEX, KOO, KJR; Harry W. Flannery, KNX; Voice of Richard Crooks. KPO, KOW. KOMO: Newa, KOIN; Volets of yesterday, KSL. 8:00 p. m Radio Theater. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Dr. I. 9 . Jim McClaln, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Music by White. ; KEX; Voice of Victory. KOO; Old . Timers. KJR. 6:30 p. m. For America Wa Sing. KOO, KEX; Noah Webster Says, KPO. KOW, KOMO; Greater Wash ington Hour, KJR. 7:00 p. m. Monday Merry-Oo-Round. KOO. KEX. KJR; Freddy Mar tina Orch. KNX. KOIN. KSL: Con tented Hour. KPO. KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. m. Blondle. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Cavalcade of America, KPO, KOW. KOMO; Jlmmle Fldler, KOO, KEX. KJR. 8:00 p. m. Amoe n' Andy, KNX. KOIN, KSL; Edward Tnmltnson. KOO. KJR. KEX: Fred Waring, KPO. KOMO, KOW. 8:15 p. m. Irene Rich. KOO. KEX. KJR; Lanny Ross, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Lum and Abnar, KPO, KOMO, KOW. 8:30 p. m 1 Love a Mystery. KOO. KEX. KJR: Hawthorne House, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Gay Nineties Rerua. KNX. KSL. KOIN. 8:00 p. m. Telephone Hour. KPO. KOW, KOMO; True or False, KOO. KJR, KEX; I Waa There. KNX. KOIN: Excursions in Science, KSL. 8:30 p. m Paul Martin's Orch.. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Hollywood Show case. KNX. KOIN. News, KSL. KJR. KEX: Let There Be Music. KOO. 10:00 p. m. Ran Wilde's Orch.. KOO, KEX, KJR: Reporter News. KPO. KOMO. KOW: Masterworka of Music. KSL: Five Star Final. KOIN. to JO p. m Ed Stoker's Music. KOMO; Claude Ttornhlll's Orch, KOO; Alnoo Reya Orch, KSL; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Moon light sonata, sow: ror America Sing. KJR: War Time Women, KOIN; Concert Hall. KPO. ! Utn p. m. Wilbur Hatch 'a Orch, 1 KSL, KOIN: Music and Moonlight, KPO. KOW: This Moving World, KEX. KJR: News, KNX. KOO; Key- j erica. KOMO. To make easier the ironing j and pressing of little girls' fussy j dresses, use small sleeve board j and traveling iron. I SUITS and EXTRA PANTS ENGLISH-AMERICAN MADE $35 to $60 Sold Exclusively by GUS THE TAILOR - 419 E. Main X THE WORLD AT ITS WORST By GLUYAS WILLIAMS HE I6N0MIMY, BEFORt StTflNS OUt TOR A TWfV, Of BE1N6 6IVEN THE "ONCE OVER" BY TriE WOMEN) OF 1RE TAMILY, AND IN fHE PRESENCE OF A TRlEND (fU!Mx. by Tfa Btl 8mllrat,TQC.f 3-28 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS T2l6HtARM OP JOSEPH KEr25TiM6 tOUlSVlLLBKYv WAS BBEN NAIL&D , TOGETHER. WITH A CARPENTER'S FlNl-aMlNG NAIL for 28 yeARs AS TUE RESULT OP AN ACODEMT lN I9l4 A rr2AfTTLIEEr WA. JOll WITH A MAIL, AND TUE". INJUWiy WbALtl? . ClWlll. AlllVJ . MS. by JOHN HIX fed ffit MED A llt-. I I W I , , fZgl - -st il SL PM2ACMUTc 15 Jf'-tr --r- llZS xRfcTiRED" AFTER, 1! I JHiw?ritnHFtwfi.jfc.!ti I r.gfcSWafc ' v r Off AH rtrhu rtwrt L gov SCOUTS ARB TAUGHT -t-i?!K?!T AID METHODS. BECAUSE TUEV CAN VVOR WITHOUT LIGHT IN BLACKOUTSV 1ROOP l$8 BRONX N.V WHOSE 30 MEMBESs ARE ALU SIGHTLESS... HAP HOPPER. Washington Correspondent EYES IN THE DAHK Tha blind scouts being trained in first-aid work are all students of tha New York Institute for tha Blind. In recant tests sightless Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts acquitted thamsalvas ad mirably. CHUTE LIVES According to tha U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps, a silk parachute has a maximum life of seren years unless damaged or subjected to use in rigorous climates tending to deteriorate tha material. Work Fast. Hapl Edited by Drew Pearson and Bob Allan MACARTHUR SYMBOL Eusene, March 28 Iulu MacArthur, new commander of the United Nations forces In the southwestern Pacific, has be SHOP AT NIGHT B:r'm l are open until I o clock EVERY night. Store loi Men come the "symbolic hope of the world," E. Palmer lloyt, pub lihrr of the Ort'Konian, told the Eugene chamber of com nifrce public affairs luncheon gathering Friday noon. LITTLE BOY DROWNS Orcuon City. March IS 1,11 Larry llauer. 4. son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bauer. Oregon .'ity, drowned late yesterday in a pool at the family home The body was found by a neighbor before the family had nuovd he child. More than 4flfl million rairv if shr . were pr 'i -rd in thr , biuUd States lat var. yOUE (SOT MS -BUT Yl BSUEVe THAT. Y -- BUT WHAT ABOUT u u . y'l ill I V VHY-YOU YHFy L-SET HIM,LITTL6 I 1 OHM- hMM-S N0THIK3 you RATS CAN HOPPER '.TCZTUR- HER? COULD VOL) M , I DlRTy Ji J UNNf I'LL HOLD I 0f I HAP- V J 5C CO-WILL GET VOU yiN3 YOU WOULD STAND WATCHING IN. Mi -r-fLaUnrBTHB SlRL ) l U0c VhAP. Vii2l LI L ABNER Keep In Line. Boysl By Al Capp AN EXCLUSIVE DRESS SHOPPE I ( AH'VE BEEN PLAIN ALL MAH I O 600b-lopBOVS I I Mlf ry,f v M( LIFE BUT NOW AH'M AS BEAUTIFUL ( GAfOS?l ) -c Wr MFFMNr VHYON EARTH SHOULD) MISS MAISIE AS THELT MAKE-BELIEVE MC-AO MATrr? J YWA OW. ANYONE CARE TO HAVE DAY'S ORDERS ) TTTsr-, GIRL IN ' iT .ftJFJf?? W vW . SUCH AN UNFASHIONABLE) WERE TO M C PAINTING. ) VTX M7H TWJ ',. WVk "A I THE NEBBS A Night Out By Hess yS , DEASJpUEAS&, ,TS VAMM GIVES ThuEN&iWKD ( SECRETAR.V-4 KKb') WO SA.1D TmERE VWEREVT S t.iE 7&EORSE WrO Y ORDERS: MRS. WsmER ThaIT 4hEVLO,MiSS 7 ( mvS?'aI' V ENOUSH MEM IN WASHINGTON V GEMElKrSy( ERS E J VS. WILL VOU ) "cAPTeT; ' XRlSTVjV )h ( ITS A WONDER THE FEDERAL J r lAbi-i P'U 'A dbote A M-yrv feetX I StI? commission ocesmtL 7 ' I