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.PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1942. Chapter 25 Dolores! THE gam room attendant let her into the room, not quite willingly, but (he brushed paat him and stood (or a moment looking swiftly about her. Then the saw Randy. He was at the roulette table, bending his dark handsome head above a woman who sat there with stack of chips before her. The woman was blonde; her evening gown was smart and very becoming. And as the lifted her face, laughing up at Randy, a cold hand seemed to close suddenly about Melissa's -quivering heart and squeete It until every drop of warm, life-giving blood congealed. For the woman above whom Randy bent with such devoted in terest and admiration was Dolores. As though the shock and pain and distress deep within her had called to him. Randy straight, ened and looked at Melissa. Across the crowded room their eyes met and held. Melissa saw him say something to Dolores, and she saw the lovely blonde head turn and heard Dolores' laugh, which was triumphant and derisive and which lashed at the younger girl. And then Randy came awiftly across the floor to Melissa, his face set and stern, his eves cold. "1 thought I told vou to stay out of the game room," 'he said harshly, and took her by the el bow, turning her about, guiding her toward the door, 'I'm aorry," Melissa stammered faintly. "But I wanted terribly to see vou" "Was It so Important it couldn't wait?" asked Randy as he guided her down the stairs to the moon swept deck. "I thought it was," said Melissa ahakily. And then she cried out harply, "Oh, Rsndy, Randy why are you hurting me so? What happened this afternoon isn't im portant not to me" "It's Important to me, said Randy grimly. "It opened my eyes to a lot of things. I've been doing some pretty tall thinking ever since. I'm afraid there'a been some unpleasant gossip going the 'rounds about you and Jimmy Mars ton." Melissa caught her breath, stat ing up at him, wide-eyed, white faced. "But I told you, darling, about Honey Stevens' visit what aha told me" "I know, but only you and Honey Stevens know that. May be it is the truth I wouldn't know." answered Randy grimly. "The point is that to the general public as much of it as is repre sented by the people who come here, who are our customers, who pay the expenses of the River Queen you're a soulless, brazen little hussy who drove a fine young fellow to hla death. And thev seem to want no part of you." Melissa stood with her slim back against the rail, her mitt ened hands outstretched on either side, clenched about the wood so that the frail delicate lace mesh of her mitts waa atrained to the breaking point. She couldn't man age words; speech waa beyond her. That Randy, her dearly be loved. Randy who had held her close and hard In his arms only a few hours before should be saying such cruel, callous things to her seemed unbearable. The Contract "DV THE way." asked Randy - after a tense, rather dreadful moment "I saw vou at the table with a customer fust now. Who was he? What did he want?" "His name was Beasley," aald Melissa, and found it very hard to get th worda past the agon izing pain that tore at ner heart. "He wanted to offer ma a radio contract." "Radio, eh? Well, that's won derful congratulations!" aaid Randy awiftly. His back was to the moonlight, his face in shadow so that his expression was lost to her. She could only guess at it. as she stared at the pallid oval that waa all she could see of his face. "When are vou leaving?" he went on. and Melisss's heart fell atraight Into her little black atraoped slippers. "I told him I wasn't Interest ed." she stammered faintly. "What?" barked Randy, as though he couldn't believe that he had heard her correctly. "A radio offer and vou turned it down? Are you craiv. girl? Where is he? I'll And him and tell him you've changed vour mind" "I told him that I was going to marry you and stay on the show boat she said very faintly. Randy had turned awav from her. He paused now. turned away ao that she could no-longer see even the psllid oval of his face. There was a little tense moment of utter stillness, and then he said curtly. "Oh. ves 1 meant to tell you 1 ah I'm afraid that we're going to have to alter our plans a bit Melissa " She held her breath, waiting, one small hand clenched about her heart as though by that pres sure she could ease a little of the MORE TRESTLE FIRES Brawley, Calif., April 8. (P) The Southern Pacific railroad disclosed today that two isolated branch line trestlea had been burned approximately 10 miles from where two others were set fire a week ago. SHOP AT NIGHT Barker's ar open until t o'clock EVERY night pain that bumed Ilk I live coal there. "Yes. Rsndy?" she said at last very low, her voice stricken and very faint "Don't make me feel any more of a heel than I know 1 am, Me lissa." said Randy shortly. "After all. marriage for a man In my racket is a fool's game. I should have leahzed that. As a matter ol fact I suppose 1 did. only 1 was trying to kid myself along You're pretty and cute, and well, I guess 1 lost my head for a bit But I seem to have both feet on the ground now" "Is that why you brought Dolores back to the boat?" asked Melissa quietly, her voice a sick, dead thing. "The truth Is. Melissa," aaid Randv grimly. "Dolores belongs here, and vou don't. I've been wondering how I'd tell you. I couldn't aimply heav vou off th boat and bring Dolores back, and of course. I couldn't have both of you here at ones. But now this radio offer for vou why. it's the perfect solution. You'll go into New York and make a career for yourself on the radio, and Dolores will come back to the show boat and everybody will be happy." She caught her breath on little sob. Happyl She'd never be happv again! She'd never know toy and delight and gladness again. Her heart was broken. That waa what that awful pain there meant Randy aaid suddenly, harshly. "Well, don't lust stand there. Say something, can't vou?" "There there's not much to say, is there?" whispered Melissa piteously. Randy stood very still, almost rigid for a moment and then he said roughly. "I'll find Beasley and tell him you've changed yout mind." Melissa turned, her shoulders sagging a little, one hand pressed hard above her aching, fright ened, bewildered heart, and crept like a sorely wounded animal, to her atateroom. It was all over: the lovely dream of love: the perfect Idyll toward which her every thought and emotion had been turned since that black night on the Point when she had found Randy on the path and had helped him to the cabin. Parting ' ' THERE waa no sign of Randy at breakfast. Melissa, her eyes dark and bleak, great circlea of fatigue and grief marking the night of weeping through which she had gone, drank hall ol a cup of coffee and refused anything else. As she left the dining-room, one of the game room attendants said gently, "The boss wants vou, Melissa he's in his ofllce." For lust the merest breath of a moment hope rode high in her eager heart But the moment she opened the door in answer to Randv's voice, her heart dropped sicklv and the tiny, new-bom hope withered and died painfully. For Randv was pale, his face set his eyes stern and cold. "Good morning. Melissa," he said formally, as if never in all his life had he held her close and hard in his arms and kissed her aa though he could never hava enough of her kisses. "I've got vour contract here and it's a darned good one. I threshed out all the details with Beasley and you're to report to him in New York on the fifteenth. That will give vou five davs. You'd better arrange to go in town this after noon; one of the boys will taka you In the station wagon." Melissa aaid nothing Sha couldn't. He looked up at her and then swiftly away, and went on rather hurriedly. "Not that Beasley is going to let you get lonely. Mrs. easley is going to see to It that you meet some nice voung peo ple" He unfolded the contract. "If you'll sign here, I'll get this off to Beaslev and vou'll be all set." And then pride and all the other emotions that had tried to keep her silent melted, and she cried wildlv. like a hurt, fright ened child. "Oh. Randv. Randv what's come over vou? Don't vou don't vou love me any more?" There was a tiny, tense pause. Randv did not turn His hands were sunk deeply into his pocket, and his (ace was turned to the morning visible through the win dow. "I'm sorry. Melissa." he said after a little, and his voice was colorless, cold "I'm afraid I never did not the wav vou wanted me to. You're cute and appealing and all thBt. but I'm not the man ever to be tied down to marriage. I'd hate it and maybe some day I'd even hate vou." She was crving now. as a child cries her lower lip caught be tween her teeth, the tears sliding down her white face, while she made no effort whatever to check them, to wipe them away. Randv took out his handker chief and touched her fsce with it wiping the tears gentlv with a hand that shook a little. He said on a sharp, agonized breath. "Oh. my darling don't! Don't!" But the next moment h had jerked away from her. Tt at (nttnseal TURN ABOUT New York. April fl iT Mile. Josephine Eberll, 82, who as lust plain "Josie" waited on the tablea of the SteinbuKler family of Brooklyn for hal a century played a new role last night In honor of her SO years of uninterrupted domestic service, she sat at the head of the table while 33 of the Steinbugler clan waited upon her. PRINCE TO LECTURE Washington, April 8. (iP) Crown Prince Olav of Norway will make a three-week cross country lecture tour this month, starting at New York City April 11, the Norwegian legation an nounced today. On the Radio Chains t-TATIOKIt Chain affiliation and where they are on the dial: KALE MH 130, Portland tit (NH'-Hlu IIHO. Portland (NHC-Hlue S SHIM 111" Spokane HiiO tNHC-Hiur) am Man fraililMo; KlttV (MM'-Krdl 640, Portland: hJH (NtM'-Hliirl IIMIO. Seattle; KNX ITHM iii;ii M ftnlrlrs: KOA (NhT-Krrt) aw Denver: KOIN (CHl am. Purl land: KOMit (NHr-Hri im Seattle; KHO (MICHrrt) SMI San Franrlxn: KSL (CHS) Ilea Mil Lake Clly. Tim, Shown Is PBT Monday 1:00 p. m. HOYd Wright. KOMO; Vox Pod. KSL, KOIN, KNX: Plying Patrol, KOO. KJR; Stars of Today. KOW; Don Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO. 6.30 p. m. News of the World. HEX. KOO, KJR: Harry W. Flannery. KNX; Voice. KPO. KOMO, KOW: Eyes of th World. KOIN. 6:00 p. m. Radio Theater, KNX. KOIN, K8L; Mualo by Whit. KEX; Voice of Victory. KOO; Old Timers. KJR. 6:80 p. m. For America Wa Sing. KOO. KEX: Dr. I. S . Jim McClaln, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Oreater Wash ington Hour, KJR. 7:00 p. m Monday Merry-Oo-Round. KOO, KJR. KEX; Irreddy Mar tin's orch., KNX. KOIN, KSL: Con tented Hour, KPO. KOW, KOMO. 7:30 p. m. Blondle, KNX, KSL, KOIN: Cavalcade of America, KPO. KOMO, KOW: Jlmmlo Fldler, KOO, KEX. KJR. 8:00 p. m. Amos 'n Andy, KNX. KOIN, KSL: Edward Tomllnson. KOO, KJR, KEX; Fred Waring, KPO, KOMO KOW. :1S p. m. Irene Rich, KOO, KEX. KJR; Lanny Rosa. KNX. KOIN, KSL: Lum and Abner. KPO, KOMO. KOW 6:80 p. m. I Love a Mystery, KOO, KEX, KJR; Hawthorn Houae. KPO, KOW, KOMO: Oay Nineties Review, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 9:00 p. m. Telephone Hour, KPO. KOMO, KOW; I Waa There. KNX. KOIN; Excursions In Science, KSL. S:80 p. m. Paul Martin's Music. KPO. KOMO, KOW: Hollywood Show case, KNX, KOIN: Newa, KSL. KJR, KEX; Let There Be Music, KOO. 10 p. m. Ran Wilde's orch., KOO, KEX, KJR; Reporter News, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Maaterworka of Music. KSL: Newa, KNX; Five star Pinal. KOIN. 10:80 p. m. Ed Btoker'a Music. KOMO; Claude ThornhtU'a orch., KOO; Alvlno Rey'a orch., KSL: Broad wa" Bandwagon. KEX: Moonlight So n: . KOW; For America We Sln.i. KJH War Time Women, KOIN: Con cert Hall. KPO. It p. m. Wilbur Hatch's orch. KSL, KOIN; Music and Moonlight. KPO, KOW: This Moving World. KEX, KJR: News, KNX, KOO; Rever ies, KOMO. Tuesday 6:00 p. m. Flying Patrol. KOO. KJR; Don Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO; Are You a Missing H-lr. KSL; News, KOIN; Musical Portrait. KOMO 6:30 p. m. Bob Burns Show. KSL; Horace Heldt'a Treasure Chest. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Bill Henry. KOIN; News of the World, KEX. KOO, KJR; Harry W. Flannery, KNX. 6:00 p. m. Burns and Allen, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Second Husband, KSL, KNX: Dance Time, KJR; What's The Answer, KOIN. HAP HOPPER, Washington Correspondent FROM HAPHOPPfR'S EXCLUSIVE iTORy:Th date was Sunday, Peo. 71?. 1941! Th submarfn commander received a message. At once hr poiften59 toward Stc re-tarq wincattf ana ruoi riurpiHj vanisnca COFFEE IN MY ) HAVE" BOMBED PEARL V FACE WHY? 7 HARBOR.'! IT lS WAR I LI'L ABNER The Wolf Pack! THE NEBBS Busy Lines AH SHO' (-SO TfrVA5MS WERE HAPPY ) N4Mtf-H WAS T' 5EE A TSIY MV'SOMe. THET C V AT SO. MrCftFKLY HA-5 BROKE AH Mr! HM up wif K w SKstrs) NES.AMV.VOU MEARDYtU- BE. SURPRISED " ZjuST A MiMUTE SO ARE. MY EARSHI'WELV.O. GRACE? VT00 GOT TVJO PHOMES BE SURPRISED .V (ft? W 'l? "W" '' 1 'Tl 0 A W CERTAINLV ffN' J w PRIOR RICHTS-Pre -war pk soo In New Orleana la safe 6:30 p. m. Fibber McOee and Mol ly, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Symphony Concert. KOO. KEX. KJR; Report to the Nation. KNX, KOIN. 7:00 p. m. Bob Hope, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Talk by Lord Halifax, KSL. KOIN. ' 8:00 p. m. Amos 'n' Andy. KNX. KSL, KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO. KOW. KOMO; Three Ring Time. KOO. KJR; Rhythm Time. KEX. 8:18 p. m. Lum and Abnflr. KPO. KOW. KCMO; Lann; Roes. KNX. KSL. KOIN. 8:30 p. m Information Pleaae. KOO, KEX. KJR: Are You a Mining Heir, KN7C. KOIN: Johnny Presents, K. O, KOW, KOMO: News, KSL. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS YO' HAS WASTELD YARS O' YO' LOVEC ON HIM HONEY. tr WHEN MRS. PERLEV WHO NEvTR COMPLfc i cu MAMEREP THE FINER POINTS OF DRvlrJ6 A CAR, DECIDEV TO TAKE TO fl BlWCLE TOR Tri TAJRfttiOM, TRED AhlD . . U NEIGHBORS WERE MUCH REHEiiP BUT OMV frR A lAVilltT fausaaaaj ty TWi 10 ytaVaOx haa.1 ' wffiftfjf "V. . . r - nasi tire In lions' cage at Audubon from tire-thieves, yon can bet' 0:00 p. m. Duffy's Tavern. KNX, KOIN, KSL; News, KOO, KIR. KFX; Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO. KOW, KOMO. 9:30 p. m. Don Bestor'a Orch.. KOO, KJR; Battle of the Sexes, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Bob Burns Show, KNX, KOIN: News, KSL. KEX. 10:00 p. m. Cugat Rumba Revue, KOO, KEX, KJR: Reporter Newa. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Masterworxs of Music, KSL; News, KNX; Five Star Final, KOIN. 10:30 p. m. SUn Kenton's Orch.. KSL: Al Donahue's Orch., KOMO: Claude ThornhlU's Orch.. KOO, KJR; Broadway Bandwagon, KEX; Moon light Sonata. KOW; Concert Hall, BvCLUYAJ WILLIAMS He Didn't Talk "Wnpate was locKed up, though on Vidrnwd. Bui th Nazi ofUcar had no such scruples about Red Murphu," 60--HE WILl6lVECOME,HERR T U6 NO INFORMATION?) REP HEAP.' VE" TAKE HIM UP OS PECK J PONT VANT TO and change his mes3 up per , -xMind.'! Xcabin: rses MKTAKIN'ME Far SCWS Or GAL -A GAL MO WASr& Y'ARS O' AH'V LAWe&MAff LESSOM 'BOUT TH' han'sqme: ours'- thsy y.c-froiAfosfyj ' faaw IMIHI N KPO; War Tims Women, KOIN. 1 1 00 p. m. Bwlng Tour Partner. KPO. KOW; This Moving World. KEX. KJR; Anita Carol and grain Yeo, KOIN: News, KNX, KOO; Rev eries. KOMO. The Grange Roxy Ana Grange Roxy Ann Grange officers took their stations Friday eve ning following seating drill. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS V .rw-f J. Wallace Woodford I !fMOTJ 1 rtfVS .BE6N ELECTED 3-7 FMJI Litel MA.VOR. OF dJT( -f$' & DOVER PEL. -tr m l I .JL is consecutive OP GERMANY IN v AMERICAN 1907 lnWu ciTizEMSTp EVENTi liLIN TO I i&SSr I ill TOOK P4E.T IN ,1 WEISS' britSi . I tssM BsoiS!n v A. ATTACK ,fSi 0 mU, ) SKism &fSfi n 6ERMAN OPFlClAi- H f- s. T-L AIFtBLITZ PROPHECY According to an old naws clipping in the pos session of Dr. Edward Saint, noted archivist, Ru. dolph Martin ot the German Interior department, in 1907, issued a pamphlet in which he "foresaw" 4R that Germany would finally vanquish Britain in a sky war. The Reichstag had recently approprl ated larne funds for the development of airships and airplanes. ENEMY MONUMENT Colonel Patrick Ferguson, killed at the battle of King's Mountain in 1780, was admired for hia courage in cutting down white flags raised by the Tories. He fell with eight bullets in his body. V' PONNERVETTER. HE IS STUBBORN: HOW CAN THE P06 STAND IT? r AS 50OM A5 IT A tfOfitELY GITS 'ROUND THE.T BOY"-AH YO' IS FANCY-FREE -TH'OTHER OMETLY BOYS'LU BE A-COURTIN'OF0' ENOI&N- AHLL MARRY C-StSH.) -THEY IS JEST 'BOUT TH' HOMELIEST BOYS ON Master Roscoe Roberts presided. Dr. R. P. Mortenson gave an Instructive talk on the essential materials for an emergency center and how we can best be prepared to render first aid. - Tuesday evening a special meeting will be called for people of the entire district to register and complete plans for a course in first aid. Everyone is urged to attend as we will greatly need experienced workers in the days to come. Defense Chairman Edited TSKf-HOW NEWS DO SPREAD.'-, DOGPATCH THAFTS A MES5 O' 'EM WAITIN' ALREADY-AN' AH DO MEAN EARTH.' A MESSl' HERR OBERLIEUTNANT) OTTO, " " I THE MAN--I5 If VOU GROW p. & Luman asks for the cooperation of all. A motion picture, "Sentinels of Safety," added much to our Jf evening's program in education. Suggestions on safe-guarding our school children on the way to and from school were a fitting climax to our safety program for ' the year. Community night was an nounced for Friday evening. April 10 with a good program under way and everybody welcome. by JOHN MX by Drew Pearson and Bob Allen By Al Capp CAH HAS FALLEN INTO SOME" OTMCfi CAL 5 ZHOESr-BUr AH'LL MAKE TfTMOST OFrf-FO'AGAl WHO WANTS A HOMELY HU5SW-THS PLACE LSA GOLP-MtHEfJ . By Hess 6 Store for Man ' Closlns t'm for riaAttrifd Ada i m loo tale to Claasllji U JO i. Ok. I
