.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
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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.
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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. . .
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- 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,"
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TAKE HIM UP OS PECK J PONT VANT TO
and change his mes3 up per ,
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SCWS Or GAL -A GAL
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AH'V LAWe&MAff
LESSOM 'BOUT TH'
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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
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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
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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
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INTO SOME" OTMCfi
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AH'LL MAKE TfTMOST
OFrf-FO'AGAl WHO
WANTS A HOMELY
HU5SW-THS PLACE
LSA GOLP-MtHEfJ .
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