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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1942.
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Chapter 31
Joe Disappear
1VHEN Kathleen opened her
eye, the sunlight was stream
ing Into the room. She sat up and
looked at the time. It was eleven
o'clock in the morning. She
Jumped out of bed, and turned on
the shower. Half an hour later
she walked Into the dining room.
The telephone bell rang while
Kathleen was having her first cup
of coffee. She went to answer it
It was the editor of the Linville
Gazette.
"Is Joe Neely out there, Kath
leen?" he asked. "I've been trying
to locate him all morning. That
crary Lizzie of yours wouldn't
call you to the telephone."
"No." said Kathleen, "of course
Joe's not out here.
"Okay. Sorry to have bothered
jrou."
Kathleen went back to her
breakfast She tried to put the
matter of Joe's absence from
work from her mind. But it was
difficult She kept thinking of
theii quarrel of the night be
forewondering L that had any
thing to do with Joe's non-appearance
at the newspaper office.
Fred DeMille arrived in the
amidst of her wsndering. and
worrying, and breakfasting.
"We're calling off 'Goodbye,
Honey Chile!'." no announced,
after he and Kathleen had laid
their good mornings. "We're go
ing to use one of our old plays
during the rest of the week.
Sorry your professional appear
ance was so short-lived, Kathleen,
but'"
"Why this sudden decision?"
Kathleen asked, amazed at the
relief she felt.
Fred chuckled. "We've got to
put on a play in which Paul has
a less conspicuous part," he said.
"The patch on h's forehead shows
rather plainly and hia chin Is
"Joe's doings." said Kathleen.
He told me." Then she said, try
ing to speak calmly, "By the way.
have you seen Joe today?"
"Yea, I saw him early this
morning," said Fred. "lie was
helping Ruby into his car."
"Where on earth could ihey be
going so early?" Kathleen said, as
though speaking to herself. "I
ahould think Ruby would be all
worn out after last night"
Fred shook his head. "It puzzles
me, too. Maybe Ruby Anally
made up her mind whjch she
wanted Joe or your uncle."
Dire Possibility
TOU mean It may have been
an an elopement?"
"Yes," said Fred. "Ruby's got a
romantic streak a yard wide. He
looked up as Li7zie walked in.
"Hello. Lizzie," he said. "Mind if
I have a cup of coffee."
Fred got his coffee. He sat
drinking it
"I hope you don't feel too badly
about it," ho said to Kathleen.
"Joe's a swell kid I know but
with you planning a career, and
sort of ditching him, he natural-ly-"
"I'm not planning a career!"
Kathleen cried out "I hate ca
reers, Fred DeMille. Sometimes I
wish you and your old actors had
never come to Linville. I I"
Words failed her. She caught up
her napkin and dabbed at her
eyes.
"There, there, Kathleen, my
child," exclaimed Fred. "I didn t
mean to get you all upset I'm
sorry."
"The Idea, Kathleen rushed on.
"Ruby Howard is years and years
older than Joe why. it's nothing
less than a kidnapping!"
"Maybe so," said Fred thought
fully. "And yet Joe certainly
didn't look a bit unwilling when
I saw them."
"Oh. shut up!" said Kathleen.
Fred got to his feet "I'll be
Moosehead, which cutsldcrness for 35 miles,
through trackless Maine wll-1 England's largest lake.
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Ann Davidson in a Honolulu naval hospital where he is recovering
from wounds suffered when his torpedo plane was shot down in
the Midway battle. His two comoanions wore killed. He floated 24
hours during which he watched U. S. planes smash at throe Jap
aircraft carrier, one ef which he sld was "certain" to have boon
sunk, the others were "probables." This picture was radioed from
Ksnoiulu to San Fianciaca.
fertmg along. If there's anything
can do, lust "
"Will you stop talking as
though someone had died!" cried
Kathleen.
Fred, somewhat confused softly
mumbled "goodbye," and de
parted. Kathleen went Into the living
room. She paced up and down,
up and down. "I've been the
world's prize idiot!" she told her
self. She wanted to cry, and
couldn't She picked u- a book.
She put it down. The minutes
dragged. Finally she went out
into the kitchen.
"I don't want any lunch, Liz
zie," she said. "I ate breakfast so
late. But you'd better fix some
thing for Mr. Frank.
"He ain't comin' home to
lunch," said Lizzie. "He et break
fast pow'ful early, an' said not to
expect him till this evenin'. He
said as how there'd be company
for supper too."
"How many?"
"He didn't say. You know how
Mr. Frank likes to drop in with
folks to eat Miss Kathleen."
"Yes. I know." said Kathleen
wearily. "Just plan a good meal
Lime- -and plenty of it"
"Yas'm."
No Cncle Frank
AN hour later a garage man
telephoned to say that Mr,
Frank Vaughan's car was ready.
"I didn't know there was any
thing wrong with it," said Kath
leen. "Nothing serious," said the
man. "Just took a few hours to
make some adjustments. Shall I
drive It out?"
"No" said Kathleen. "I'll come
and get it"
On the way to the garage, she
decided to run up and see her
uncle. She had to talk to someone.
or go crazy. She knew Uncle
Frank would understand about
Joe, and comfort ner, make ner
feel that her world hadn't really
come to an end. She reached the
building in which Mr. Frank had
his real estate office, and went up
the stairs. She tried the knob of
the office door, and found it
locked.
Then she noticed a small card
stuck in the glass. She bent down
to read it It said: "Gone for the
day." She turned away, her heart
heavy. Joe gone! Uncle Frank
gone! She had never before fell
so utterly alone.
She went down to the street
again. A short time later she was
driving her uncle's car out into
the country, wondering in a sort
of half-interested way where Un
cle Frank had gone, and how
since he didn't take the car with
him.
It was nice in the country. And
she drove on and on. faster and
faster, as though trying to get
way from ner thoughts. She
stopped at the farm, strolled
through the old house, tidying up
here and there but when she
saw the barbecue pit. and remem
bered all her nopes and dreams,
she felt sick with an almost over
whelming conglomeration of emo
tions, bhe went back to the car,
got in. and drove away fatter
than she had ever driven before.
When she drove into the drive
way of the Vaughan place, trie
saw Ruby Howard sitting upon
the front porch. She barely missed
the elm tree that grew near the
garage, as she stiffened. "Well,
of all the nerve!" she thought
Uncle Frank daring to bring Joe
Neely and his actress bride out to
her house for supper!
"Hello!" she said to Ruby.
"Hello! We've been wondering
what had happened to you."
"Really?" jaid Kathleen. "I've
been doing some wondering my
self. So has Joe's boss. He's been
wondering why Joe didn't come
to work. Dut "
"Poor Joe!" said Ruby. "He was
In a dilemma. But, you see, my
dear he "
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7:30 p. m. Lightning Jim, KOO,
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6:30 p. m. Dr. Christian, KNX.
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KPO. KOW. KOMO: Manhattan At
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0:00 p. m. News Here and Abroad.
KOO; Claude Thornhlll'a Orch.. KNX;
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Light and Mellow. KPO: Sports, KSL.
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KOIN.
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KNX: War Time Women. KOIN.
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FAR-FLUNG LOTTERY
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
Detroit, June 17. UP) V. S.
District Attorney J.- C. Lehr dis
closed today that 63 residents of
the United States, Cuba and
Panama had been indicted as
conspirators In an International
lottery operation described by
postal authorities as one of the
largest and most extensive in the
United States.
A federal grand Jury returned
the indictment June 1, based on
the operations of the Republica
De Cuba Hospital funds lottery.
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BUILDING EFFORT
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Plans For Huge Battleships
Sidetracked Cruisers To
Become Carriers-
Washington, June 17 (IP)
Two members of the senate
naval affairs mommittee said to
day that navy officials had de
cided to defer all plans for huge
new battleships in order to con
centrate upon expanding fight
ing power in the air.
Senators Ellender (D-La.) and
Brewster (R-Me.) in separate in
terviews said that top ranking
admirals had informed them
that no new battleships would
be started and that plans for
cruisers now underway were be
ing converted so that these
would be completed as aircraft
carriers.
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Twenty-one-year-old Doris DeGroon, credited with being the "world's best woman bag-puncher,"
In a letter to Strange As It Seems states: "I started bag-punching at the age of eight, in my father's
gym. At the age of 13 gave my first professional exhibition. At the age of 14 could punch the bag
better than many professional fighters, including James J. Braddock, Primo Camera, Steve Hamas.
Lou Ambers, and others ..." At eighteen, it is said, Doris could punch a bag faster than any man
in the world. One of her most novel stunts consists of bag-punching and tap dancing at the same
timel
The navy finally has decided
it must have more airpower to
protect our present fleet," Ellen
der said. "Some of the cruisers
being converted were pretty
well along."
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Senator Brewster said that
the new decision would mean
abandonment for the present of
navy plans for constructing five
huge super battleships of 60,000
tons each "that were to have
been the largest things afloat."
Brewster said that naval au
thorities had been working on
the plans for the huge battle
ships larger than any previ
ously built for more than a
year and probably had learned
that "some of our enemies had
abandoned plans for similar
nuge battleships.
The Maine senator said that
the new decision would not in
terfere with completion and
commissioning of several battle
ships that would be launched
within the next few months.
PARIS VISITED
London, June 17. (IP) The
RAF announced today that a
British plane dropped two
French tricolor flags on Paris
last night and attacked the for
mer ministry of marine with
cannon fire.
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Births
STURGILL To Mr. and Mr
Charles. Route 2. June 7, 1942,
boy, 8 lbs., at Community hospW
tal.
RAINS To Mr. and Mrs. Her.
man, 1214 W. Main St.. June S,
1942. a girl, 6 lbs., at Community
hospital.
RAMSEY To Mr. and Mr.
Tom, Route 2, Ashland, Ore,
June 13, a girl, 7 lbs., at Com.
munity hospital.
STELLE To Mr. and Mrs. IX
J., 312 Alice St., June 13, a girl,
8 lbs., at Community hospital.
GETZ To Mr. and Mrs. Jaclt,
Medford, June 14, a boy, 5 lbs,
at Community hospital.
KELLINC3 To Mr. and Mrs.
Burton, 609 West Second St,
June IS, 1942, a boy, 8 lbs., at
Community hospital.
SPRAGUE To Mr. and Mrs,
A. R., 513 Beatty St., June lS--1942,
a boy, 7 lbs., at CommunltyD
hospital.
PALMQUIST To Mr. n4
Mrs. Edward, Jackson Co. Trailer
Camp, June IS, 1942, a boy, S
lbs., at Community hospital.
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