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PAGE FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3 1942. Chapter 23 Off To The Rare RANDY'S band dosed hard (bout her and he aid husk ily "Anothei minute and I'll either suss you right here In the street or else I'll burst into tean on Tout ahoulder -take vour choice! Or will vou let me buy you the nice kitty?" He terked a thumb at the beautiful fur icarf "We'll buy the nice kitty, o. course! Thank you. dearest.' aaid Melissa her voice shaken a little though she tried to laugh as he held the door open tor her. The salesman who came for ward had been watching them through the window and said eagerly. "The red fox would he magnificent on Madame she has exactly the coloring to show it off " Randy studied her curiously though his eyes were dancing "Come to think of it, she is the red fox type. Isn't she?" he agreed politely. "Oh. definitely, air. Silver fox for blondes and red fox for auburn-haired girls." said the sales man eagerly, and brought the lovely skin from the window, lay ing it almost reverently about M-lissa'i slim shoulders. The effect was devastating. Randy assured Melissa solemnly Instantly the green wool frock that had been trim and becoming became a costume; the fox scarf lent it an additional elegance and beauty that enchanted Melissa, until she heard the salesman say to Randy'a question, "Only two hundred and twenty-five dollars, air. It has been two hundred and seventy-nine fifty, but It's bit late in the season." "Oh but. Randy" she stam mered, appalled. Randy looked at her hard, and she subsided guiltily. She saw him take a plump bill fold from his pocket, and out of It came three one hundred dollar bills, leaving plenty behind. The salesman looked a trifle startled and fingered the bills curiously as he hurried away for change. Randy aaid gTimly. "I'm about to march you into the best Jewel ry shop in town for the express purpose of selecting an engage ment ring and a wedding ring. The choice is with you the price la for me to worry about. And to help me if you so much as say 'peep' about it, I'll turn you down across my knee with the business end of a slipper in my good right hand! Heck, gal, don t you know anything about spending money?" "How would I a lamp-tender who thought ten dollars a month In cash was Important money?" demanded Melissa with unex pected spirit. "I bought the entire wardrobe that I had when 1 came to the show boat for a little less than a hundred dollars. And you expect me to say, 'Pish it's noth ing!' when you lay down two hundred and twenty-five dollars for a mere animal skin." "Ah. but what an animal skin," said Randy, grinning a little. "Never mind, sweet spending money Is something that you'll learn easily or Vu know the reason whyl We're young, we've ?ot lota of money, and what't it or if not to spend?" To Melissa there was something faintly alarming about that thought, but she wasn't quite sure just where the danger lay. And it was much too perfect a day and she was much too happy to quarrel as though she could ever, by any crazy stretch of the Imagination, quarrel with Randy! The thought was so absurd that she laughed aloud. Irene Again THE ring was selected after an hour of almost prayerful con sideration by Melissa, who hung above the tray of shining hoops like a child fascinated by a fairy tale come true. Randy had in sisted that the ring must be not a diamond but an emerald. Green was her color, green was his favorite color. He almost said it was his "lucky" color, but caught the superstitious words just in time. And Melissa's choice, aided by a whispered colloquy between Randy and the salesman, finally f!'. on a square cut stone set in platinum a green flame set in frost so beautiful that Melissa would have walked along the street holding her hand in front of her to admire it. if Randy, with a little adoring chuckle, hadn't tucked the hand through his arm and held it. In a small white velvet box in hts pocket there was a hoop of platinum set with diamonds that would mark their marriage a week from that day. Melissa alkeo on air. They had luncheon in an impressive hotel surrounded by crowds of well dressed people who seemed very happy to judge by their laughter and brightly toned chat ter; then went to the racetrack, w here Randy took her on a tour of the stables, where the thor oughbreds awaited their turn at the track. There were well dressed men and women who greeted Handy with eagerness and obvious pleas ure men who were almost too well dressed, too shininglv well groomed, their eyes cold, wary, their hands manicured, often adorned with a Hashing diamond; EX-CONVERT GETS LIFE - -. rUH oLATHMU v rAHIVltni Pontiac, Mich., April 3 i.4 Domlnlck Pircone, 20 year-old j ex-convicl wno Killed three Michigan furmers in a wild SHOP AT NIGHT Barker'a are open until 8 o'clock EVERY night. the women with them as glossy looking, as hard-looking, care fully made up. They crowded about Randy and were introduced to Melissa and there was a lot of good humored chatter. But Randy was almost obviously anxious to get Melissa out of that crowd. As they crossed toward the grand stand, a man and a woman sud denly b'ocked their way. The woman was blonde, well dressed: the man with her stout, hi! clothes well cut though of rather sober material, and be was fifty years old at least. "Well. well, if it ain't the lamp lighter kid!" said the blonde, and Melissa recognized her with a little start. "Why, Irene!" she erled. and shook hands eagerly. "I am glad to see you." "Then you could have given yourself a lot of fun by stopping in at the shop just any old time, said 'rene drily. "I'm at the same place where I sold you your first wardrobe though you seem to have graduated from my kind of duds, taking a look at you now." "I'm singing on the show boat, and well, r-tople like me and I'm f letting a good salary" said Me. issa. feeling awkward before the cynical look In Irene's eyes. "I'll bet . you are," said Irene, and sent a derisive, inimical glance at Randy "It might interest you to know, said Randy grimly, "that Melissa and 1 are going to be married a week from today." Irene's eyet. widened and shi looked startled. "Is that on the level?" she de manded, incredulous. "We've Just bought the ring. Look, isn't it beautiful?" said Me lissa eagerly, and held out the hand that wore the magnificent stone. "And my fur it's an en gagement present I suppose it is, isn't it, darling? My ring and it, too it seems too much for one day!" Snubbed IRENE'S eyes took In the fur, dropped to the ring, and she nodded. "You're doing all right," she told Melissa emphatically. And then to Randy, "It isn't pos sible that I'm going to have to give up thinking you're a stinker a H?" ' Randv said clearly and delib erately, "Funny, but 1 don't seem to give two noois in naaes wnai you think about me." Irene grinned cynically and nodded "Well vou give this kid a break, my fine-feather so-and-so or you may get terribly in terested all of a sudden In what I think Come on, Ralph -let's pick us a splay-foot that looks like he could get away from the starting post without assistance. Her companion, who naa oeen bewildered and painfully em barrassed by the little scene, nodded to Randy, raised his hat to Melissa and hurried off after Irene. Randy and Melissa turned once more and started across to the grandstand But before they reached it they were hailed by a group of men and women who were, Melissa saw instantly, dif ferent from those they had met back in the paddock. These men and women were of the type of the Marston and Mrs. Humphreys and Honey Stevens and Melissa's heart sank a little. But one of the men had seen Randy and hailed him with a jovial friend liness. "Hello, Hendricks," he called, and came forward, his hand ex tended. "Glad to see you. old man. Come over here and tell us which horse Is going to win the third." Melissa hung back a little. Randy was absorbed in the group, surrounded, introduced, shaking hands with the men, answering the light, bright spatter of talk that surged and eddied around him, parrying their lighthearted insistence that he must have a tip on the next race. "Mr. Hendricks," gushed a wo man too youthfully dressed for her age and weight, "you simply must come and sit in our box and tell us all the good points In each rice. Recause, of course, vou have all sorts of tips" Some of the tautness that had lain in Randy's face since the scene with Irene vanished. "Thanks, that's very kind of vou," he accepted the invitation. "And I'd like you to meet Miss Marlowe " He drew Melissa forward and introduced her. There was an In stant and perceptible chill in the atmosphere that Randy did not grasp as he said lightly to Me lissa, "Darling, these people would like us to loin them In the clubhouse " The too youthfully dressed wo man said instantly and smooth Iv. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Mr. Hend ru'ks I thought vou were alone We re rather a large party I'm afraid there wouldn't be room for Miss Marlowe. What a shamel Perhaps some other time " She drew the others away with her. and over her shoulder there tloated words that she obviously made no effort to keep from reaching Randy and Melissa. "A professions, gambler might be very amusing, but his female as sociates! My dear one simplv mnt draw the line somewhere! Melissa, seeing Randy's face, slid her hand through his arm. To be eonllooed " hour . mT"V w ' was sentenced to life Imprison- nient at hard labor and solitary i confinement in circuit court here today. Michigan law provides no more severe punishment. DEDUCTS Washington, April 3. (.41 Treasury experts expressed the unofficial opinion today that factories and other businesses could deduct blackout or bomb shelters expenses in computing their income tux. 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Matt 236 rpe, OVER, f 0 YEAfcS JULIUS IOWENBEIN, AftM&ViLLE N.C HAS ViSlTK FCOM IQO TO 250 6ICK PERSONS EACH SUNDAY... IPS!., 4w 1 GOOD SAMARITAN Every Sunday for 40 years Julius Lowonboin, the "Ambassador to the Sick," has been visiting shut-ins. It all began when he was a young man, ill in a strange land, and saw only . the doctors and nurses who came to attend him. He decided that when he recovered he would " see to it that no sick person would want for cheerful companionship. He often rode a trolley to the end of the line and trudged on foot for miles to visit some out-of-the-way sanitarium. In prosperous years he had his own car and chauffeur. Edited by Drew Pearson and Bob Allen "THEY FLEW LOW TO InVESTISATETOO LOW. ONE WING CAU6HT A WAVE. ..s.,e. THEy CRASHED! TRIM IDAHO WPA Bohe, April 3. (JP Idaho's work projects quota for April has been trimmed to 4 400 work ers. State Administrator Dean W. Miller said today. Some projects will be closed. Present employment totals 5.700. Washington, April S. (JP) The office of price administra tion declared formally today that price ceilings on scrap metals would not be 'ncreased and that "there will be .10 profit in noarcung. PUMT WiTrVA . TCrrtACHS. Hie SLAPPER-WOCX es rKM . WMi etc. HUSlRDS OP "BlADPERS'' TO KEEP IT APLOAT AND USED ALSO TO CATCM TiNV CREATURE'S WMlCU EHTER TUg' HOLLOW FLOAT'S , , ANP ABE 'EATEN y t4 "A HUGE FORM ROSE FROM THE SEA, ALONG" SIDE'. IT WAS THF SUB!" VOU ARE THE COMMANPFR?TtwE AMERICAN I MY NAME IS THEODORE J SECRETARY OF V WINSATE. I AM... jl AVIATION! VOU 7r- 3 lfrY ARE MOST National Tailoring LADIES' SUITS and SLACKS Sold Exclusively by GUS THE TAILOR 419 E. Main by JOHN HIX 1 "aw S oNCRET& CAM B& TESTED FOE. WEARING OUAUTlES BY THE USICAL SOUND IT MAKES VVMEN STRUCK. IK. PROPEPLV MIXED a clear, middle? c... By Al Capp By Hess holders could not. ClmlhS tme for Claaftlftnt A1 9 m luo lata lu Claull; USUI p. nt. Store for Men R I I 1
