PAGE EIGHT
Chapter 33
Tirade By Honey
DROWSY, but unable to deep
becauM tha power of her
lurobled thoughts wai freater
than that of the aedative Melissa
lay listening to the sounds on the
boat sounds that spoke of the
quickening of life; the first ears
arriving with dinner-guests; later
those who came to gamble up
stairs, or to drink ana watch the
Boor-show would arrive.
There was a sudden sound of
quick, high-heeled, purposeful
steps along the corridor, and a
voice said, "In here?" Another
voice, one of the show boat at
tendants, answered, "In there."
The door was thrust open with
out the preliminary of a knock
and a slim blonde girl la black
came swiftly into the room and
shut the door hard behind her.
Vt mnmMil Malliu Ittifitf lit)
In her bunk, did not recognize the
IirL And then the blonde swept
back the sheer, dark scarf that
had been draped about her golden
head, partially veiling her pallid
face, and Melissa recognized her
as Honoris Stevens, the Honey
who had been In love with Jimmy
Melissa's heart contracted with
a sharp little stab ot pity as she
saw the girl's pallid face, the
great blue eyes that had been
burned by tears until they had an
empty, desolate look.
"Miss Stevens," she said, and
sat up in bed, reaching for her
little blue robe, "I'm terribly sor
ry" "You needn't be." ssid Honey
throLgh her teeth. "Because what
happened naa notmng to ao witn
voul I couldn't bear it that you
should think yourself Important
enough to Jimmy to make him lift
a little finger about you let
alone drive his car straight Into
a concrete post because you were
eoine to marrv somebody else."
Melissa felt as though the
weignt or oinraiiar naa neen
lifted from her spirit Her face
lifted, her eyes widening.
"Then then It wasn t because
ef me" she stammered.
"Because of you?" Honey
sneered, her savage young mouth
a straight, thin line of hatred.
"Jimmy laughed at you for a silly
little foot He wouldn't have mar
ried you if you had crawled to
.him on your knees, begging him
to. It was me that he loved we
were going to be married. But we
quarrelled we were always
quarrelling and he'd been drink
ing a little lust enough to make
him wifS and reckless. I know be
shouldn't have driven home I
ought to have driven him but I
was angry and I wouldn't offer
and now " Her voice caught
on a ragged sob and for a mo
ment she hid her pallid face in
her hands.
"But Mrs, Msrston said" be
gan Melissa hastily.
Honey flung up her head with a
little gesture ot disdain. "Mrs.
Marston thinks he did It because
he was hurt about you she won't
believe anything else. I've tried to
tell her that It was an accident
that he'd been drinking that he
and I had quarrelled-but she
won't believe me. It seems to
make It a little easier for her if
she can find somebody besides
Jimmy to blame. But I couldn't
bear it that you should think your
self Important enough for Jimmy
to kill himself over youl Because
you were not you couldn't be
not to Jimmy. Men like Jimmy
play around with girla like you,
but you're never really important
to them."
Melissa stood beside the bed
now, wrapped in her blue crepe
robe, her feet thrust into silly lit
tle sstin bedroom slippers. And
her young face, framed by the
tumbled ruddy brown curls, was
radiant.
"It was pretty wonderful of
you. Miss Stevens, to come end
tell me this," she said simply,
heartfelt gratitude in her voice.
"I was almost crazy believing I'd
bad something to do with Jimmy
with his dying "
"I don't want your thanks,"
anapned Honey out of her heart
break and tragedy. "I'm not con
cerned with anything you think
or feel except that I couldn't
bear for you to think you were
anything at all to Jimmy ex
cept just a girl out of whom he
got a lot of laughs."
She whirled, her voice shaking.
Jerked open the door and was
gone, running, stumbling a little
like one gone suddenly blind,
( Shopping Trip
A FEW days later, on a spark
ling spring morning that
might nave been niched from a
Northern June, Melissa was
awakened early by a brisk rap
ping at her door, wrapped In her
blue crepe robe, her hair tumbled
In lovely disorder about her
sleep-flushed face, she opened
the door to find Randy there.
His eyes lighted at the sight ot
her dewy, exquisite loveliness,
and she heard the little deep
caught breath he drew before he
could steady hi voice enough to
say. "I've often wondered what
you looked like when you first
waked up. I couldn't believe you'd
STOCK LOSSES HEAVY
Condon, Ore., April 3. i!P)
Gilliam and Wheeler county
farmers today reported heavy
stock losses due to the., late
spring and sever winter today.
Losses among ewes during the
lambing season was heavy and
many Wheeler county localities
reported heavy losses among
young calvea, due to the lack of
sunshine.
Closing time for Claaeirted Ads 8
a. m Too lata to Classify 1. 30
p. m.
SHOP AT NIGHT hi
Barker's are open
until t o'clock
EVERY night
73aXk$C3
Store for Men
I By ROBERTA
fcOURTLANO
be even more beautiful than Is
the middle of the day. but you
are!"
Melissa laughed, soft little
caressing laugh deep in her
throat, and asked saucily, "Was
that the reason you disturbed my
slumbers?"
"No." said Randy, "though It's
a perfectly swell excuse, come to
think of it But It iust occurred
to me all of a sudden that It's
a perfectly swell day for a shop
ping trip to New Orleans and
we might take a look at the gee
sees this afternoon before we
come back."
"A ahopping trip?" Melissa re
peated, puzzled.
Randy's eyes laughed at her,
laugh that caressed her and
brought the warm, soft coloi to
her cheeks.
"Well I believe Ifs customary
for a bride to have a wedding
ring." he said mildly. "And it'a
even legal if a bride-to-be has sn
engagement ring. And 1 thought
it might be nice If. you had a hand
In picking them out And there
are a couple of good horses run
ning at the track this afternoon.
Ever see a ho.-se race, darling?"
"No." answered Melissa, eyes
shining.
"Then your education, as I felt
It had, has been seriously ne-
f lected," said Randy firmly. "Hop
nto your very best bib and tucker,
while I have Cookie scramble up
an egg or two and burn some
toast We've got a right busy day
ahead of us. my sweet And I
do mean sweet!
He added the last words In a
voice that was husky and none
too steady as he cupped her chin
between a thumb and forefinger,
tilted her lovely head back and
printed an ardent kiss upon her.
soft mouth, before he went away.
She dressed with her heart sing,
tng in her breast It was surely
the most glorious of worlds; and
she was surely the most fortunate
girl alive to be young, to be love.
Ty, to be loved by the one man In
all her life who had ever so much
ss laid the shadow of his person
ality against her young, tremu
lous heart!
Red Fox For
RANDY, waiting for her In the
dining-room, looked at her, a
little awed, and said straight
from his full hesrt. "I don't be
lieve it you couldn't possibly be
in love with me. No girl who
looks as you do could possibly
love a mug like me!"
"Want to bet on it?" asked Me
lissa, her voice shaken a little for
all her effort at gaiety. "And who
are you calling a mug? I'd have
you know, sir, that that 'mug,' as
you call him. la my favorite boyfriend-"
He held her close and hard
against him and his voice, shaken
and ardent and husky, said "My
darling sweet I'll try like the
dickens to deserve youl"
The waiter came then with their
breakfast and Randy let her go
reluctantly. The waiter's dark
face was split with a wide, white
toothed grin as he served them
and departea.
Randy said. Ignoring his orange
Juice to feast his eyes upon her,
"I still don't believe vou were
ever a Mississippi lamplighter.
You're too beautiful, too smartly
dressed"
Melisss laughed radiantly. "It's
a trick." she told him cheerfully,
"the looking beautiful. It's done
with mirrors or something."
"I suspected as much," an
swered Randy, entering into the
spirit of her gaiety. "Behind the
er disguise. I suppose you're
simply an old. hag a likely
thought!"
They ate their breakfast not
knowing whether It was sawdust
or something more palatable and
nourishing; and under a glorious
blue sky. lit to gold by a radiant
sun, they set out for the thirty
mile drive.
"It's the most perfect morning
that was ever made," said Melissa
happily.
"Glad you like It I ordered It
made specially for you," Randy
assured her handsomely.
Reaching New Orleans, they left
the car in a parking lot and
started down Canal Street Be
fore a small fur shop they
paused a moment Only one ob
ject decorated the window. A red
fox fur scarf of opulent beauty,
so stunning that anything else the
furrier could havo offered would
have suffered by comparison with
its soft shimmering, ruddy fold
beauty.
Randy snapped his fingers snd
said. "I've been wondering what
it was that you lacked the thing
necessary to make that costume
complete. And now I knowl Come
along."
He turned toward the shop
door, but Melissa put a swift re
straining hand on his arm.
"Oh. no. Randy it's terribly
expensive Randy, you mustn't!
she protested sharply.
Randy stared at her, frowning,
resentful, almost a little angry.
"Expensive? Certainly it's expen
sive, because it's something really
fine. So what? You're not going
to deny me the pleasure of tmy
ing It for you. are you?"
Tc bs cenUnaed
Torpedo Victims
Land at Norfolk
Norfolk, Vs., April 3. (Pr
Weak and numb from exposure,
13 crewmen of torpedoed
Panamvnlan merchant ship were
landed at Norfolk Saturday night
by a rescue vessel which picked
them up after 45 hours adrift on
the stormy Atlantic ocean in one
lifeboat and two rafts.
. Two crew members were
known dead and 38 were pre
sumed lost, the fifth naval dis
trict said today in announcing
the sinking of the medium sired
ship, which occurred early
Thursday night.
RETRIAL SET
Seattle, April 3. T May
25 has been set for the opening
of the second murder trial of
Edward L. Yager, who Is charg
ed with slaying three men in an
ittrmptt'd holdup of a Stattle
lH.'kkiav last August 3,
MEDFORD MAIL
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land, KEX; Eyes of the World, KOIN;
Dane Orch, KOMO.
6:80 p. m. People's Platform. KSL.
KOIN; Btar Spangled Melodies, KPO;
Afternoon Dances, KNX; Streamlined
I ralry Tales, KOMO.
8:00 p. m. Blnf Crosby, KPO,
I KOMO, KOW; Major Bowes Original
I Amateur Hour, KNX, KSL, KOIN;
I Voice ot Victory, KOO; Old Timers,
KJR.
6:30 p. m. Big Town, KNX. KSL.
KOIN; Muain by Bov.ro, KOO, KEX;
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7:00 p. m. Al Pearce's Oang. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Rudy ValKe. KOO.
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IN HIS CAR, IN HIS BENIN6 CLOTHES ,51 BLOCKS
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7:30 p. m. Bad Ryder, KOO. KJR,
KEX; Frank Fay. KPO, KOMO, KOW.
i 8:00 p. m. Amos n Andy, KMX.
KSI KOIN: Frad Waring. KPO.
KOMO. KOW; Dorothy Thompson.
I KOO. KJR. KXX.
i 8:la p. m. Lum and Abnar, KPO.
1 KOW, KOMO; Cadata Quartet. KOO,
KJR; Lenny Ross, KNX, KOIN, KSL;
Flowers lor tha Living, KEX.
8:30 p. m. Death Valley Daya,
KNX, KOIN; Fanny Brtea. KPO.
KOMO, KOW: Tour Blind Data. KOO.
KJR. KEX; News, KSL.
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, Aldrlch Family. KPO. KOMO. KOW.
) 0 30 p. m. America's Town Meet
' tag of the Air. KEX. KOO. KJR:
i Reporter News, KPO. 'KOMO, KOW:
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'KSL; Moonlight Sonata, KOW; War
i Time Women, KOIN.
I 11:00 p. m. a wins Tour Partner.
I KPO, KOW; This Marine World,
j KEX. KJR; Wilbur Hatch a Orch,
nuin , few., hha, nuu, wrouu
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6:00 p. ra. Flying Patrol. KOO,
KJR; Stars of Today, KOW; Don
Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO; Kate
Smith Hour, KSL; Kd Stoler'a Music,
KOMO.
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Chlldran'a Playhouse, KOW; Leon F.
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KNX.
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KOMO, KOW; Paul Carson, KEX: .
What'e On Tour Mind, KNX. KOIN. .
KSL: Voice of Victory. KOO; On With .
the Dance, KJR.
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KOW, KOMO; First Nlgbwr, KNX,
KSL, KOIN.
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Orch, KSL. KNX. KOIN: Capt. Flags
and Bgt. Quirt. KPO. KOMO, KOW.
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a 00 p. m. Fred Waring. KPO.
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KNX, KSL, KOIN.
8:16 p. m. Lanny Roas, KN"X. KSL,
KOIN; Lum and Abner, KPO, KOW.
KOMO.
8:80 p. m. Who Done Xt. KPO.
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KEX, KJR; Playhouse. KNX. KOIN,
KSL.
9:00 p. 0 News, KOO, KEX: Kate
Smith Hour, KNX. KOIN; Meet Tour
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KOO; Dark Fantaey, KOW; Newa,
KSL, UH; Moonlight Sonata. KEX;
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By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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APRIL 2, 1942.
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Sonata, KOW; Northwest Bible In
stitute, KJR; var Time Woman.
KOIN.
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KOW; Thle Moving World. KEX;
Oene Ground.. KOIN; Newa, KNX;
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VIENNA. INTO WHICH EVEGV
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One of the most amaslng aerial feata of World War I was that of Major McCudden. who
captured a Carman plane In mid-airl McCudden, who In all accounted for 57 Bache craft,
waa up over Cambrai one day when he sighted a group of cross-marked German planes. He
hit one with bursts from his gun, and he aaid later, "flew east of the machine" and "turn
ed him off west." forcing the aerial captive toward the British lines. McCudden, his own
plane damaged, followed and crashed near where the other landed, intact Unhurt, the Major
went over and took his adversary; prisoner.
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Dutch Jews Perish
In Enforced Labor
London, April 3. (P The
Netherlands government In ex
ile announced tonight that 740
of 1,200 Dutch Jews sent by the
Germans to enforced labor In
the salt and sulphur mines at
Mauthausen, have all died and
that the Germans had deliberate
ly sent them without protection
into the "poisonous vapors."
'The protests of the civilized
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made on Radio Orange, said.
REDHEAD ROUNDUP OFT
Taft, Ore.. April 2 P Add
war casualties the Taft Red
head Roundup, which has been
cancelled for 1942 because of tha
army's requests to eliminate un
necessary crowds. The associa
tion hopes to resume; the event
in 1943.
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