THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SERIAL STORY
.WAR AND
BY BETTY WALLACE
A WOMAN
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NKA BKRVICK. INC
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CHAPTER XIII
T INDA!" Startled out of hit
calm, George Cameron wai
grabbing at her. "Linda, you can't
do thill"
She eluded blm, ran up the iteps
and yanked at the door. Behind
her, the heard a tiny metallic
sound as the platinum and dia
mond engagement ring fell to the
stone walk. Then she was stum
bling inside, closing the door
against him. She stood with her
back against It, her breath coming
fast, for a long minute before she
went upstairs. George would not
ring the bell, nor hammer on the
door. He'd go away, quietly. She
knew him that well.
She did not realize until much
later that her subconscious mind
had acted against the will she had
imposed on herself. "Break the
engagement," Jimmy had pleaded.
She'd replied that she couldn't
And yet, almost before bis air
liner had time to take off from the
airport, that: blind impulse to tear
George'a ring off her finger had
egged her on.
With a sinking heart, she re
membered Daddy. If she didn't
placate George quickly, Daddy
would hear of this. He must not
hear of it
"No shocks," Dr. Logan had or
dered. What a monster she was
becoming! What a selfish, Insane
fool!
; But on Monday, she could not
force herself to telephone George.
It was better over. No matter
what happened, this much was
finished. If only she could hide It
from Daddy a little while, until he
was stronger.
She dreaded the time when
Daddy would -ask, "Where's
George? He hasn't come to see
me."
Yet when the day came only
three days after that fatal Sunday
she managed to answer, lightly
enough, "He's been busy at the
laboratory, I suppose."
i Her father looked at her.
"Linda, you're keeping something
from me. I've tried to get It out
of Rourke, but she's like a clam
when she wants to be."
The palms of her hands were
wet, and her mouth was dry. No
shocks, Dr. Logan had ordered. No
shocks. "How funny of . you,
Daddy, to think I'm hiding a deep,
dark secret," she managed to say.
"What could I possibly be hid
ing?" "Vnii'va auarreled with Georce.
haven't you?" The quiet voice was
Implacable. "You never used to
lie to me, Linda. But now, be
hind your smiling, you're not the
same girl. Can't you confide In
me? Tell me what's wrong."
CHE bent forward and touched
the frail, veined hand. "Noth
ing's wrong, Daddy. Really."
"I want you to be happy," he
persisted. "If you've found that
George can't make you happy,
that's all right I I don't mind as
much as you think, my dear." He
patted, her hand affectionately.
"Sometimes I thought it was my
Influence that was the only cause
for your ever having become in
terested in George. I used to won
der if it was wise. Because you're
so young and alive the way your
mother was "
Her mother. She had died when
Linda was a baby. Daddy seldom
mentioned her, his grief and loss
had gone too deep.
"George Is a fine man, Linda.
You know what I think of him as
a scientist and teacher. But when
I saw you two together, some
times, I had my doubts. I re
fused to face them." He smiled in
a wry way. "I told myself that
your youth and beauty were not
as vulnerable as they seemed to
me. I told myself you were
enough my daughter to value
George's mind, his scholarly
achievements. I was an old fool,
my dear. You are your mother!
daughter. She married me for no
reason in the world except thai
we loved each other."
Linda was weeping helplessly
before he finished speaking. How
correctly he had read her heart)
She ached with love for him. Bui
there was more to it than this.
Much more. There were still those
' bombers, black against the sky;
still Marcia, with her trusting
brown eyes.
"I didn't want to lie to you.
Daddy," she sobbed. "But
couldn't bear to hurt you."
"Darling, it will always hurt me
more cruelly to have you keep the
Iruth from me. I'm your father.
Surely I can understand anything
. that you feel is right . . ."
She didn't feel that those planes
were right - She hated them. This
oiner prooiem was one she must
face and fight alone.
Daddy didn't ask her what had
precipitated her quarrel with
George. All he said was, "Come
here, Linda." He kissed her fore
head. Then he was holding her in
his arms as he' had held her on
those long ago days when she had
skinned a knee or stubbed a toe.
"My little girl. My dear, dear little
girl."
OOURKE found them like that
when she came in with the
Iray. "A fine mess!" she grunted.
'Get off that bed, girl." Grudg
ingly, she added, "Go on, stay here
If you want to. I'll be glad of a
few minutes away from this room.
He's been grumpy as an old bear!"
"I won't be now, Miss Rourke,"
Daddy promised humbly. "I'm
rery happy again. Happy and re
lieved." "Get along with ye! What'd you
think the child had done, robbed
I bank?"
"I'll run downstairs and get
Tiberius," Linda smiled. "It'll be
tike old times again."
"Bring up the manuscript from
Milan, too." Daddy told her. "I
haven't looked at it since I've been
In bed."
The evening paper was lying on
the hall table. Linda took that,
too, on her way back upstairs. But
Daddy waved it aside. "Give me
the manuscript"
Rourke threatened to stay out
halt the night, seeing a movie over
twice. "I always see them twice,
so I can remember better."
"I'll be right here till you get
back," Linda said.
She fixed her father's pillows,
adjusted the bed lamp. She
straightened and tidied the room
for the night feeling a new and
sweet peace pervade her. After
Daddy was settled with his pre
cious manuscript, and miles away
from her, she sat down herself
and picked up the evening paper.
Bad news. Bad news. Sh
glanced at headlines impatiently,
wanting not to connect them with
Uie Navy or with Jimmy.
Suddenly a line of black type
Jumped up at her. Linda stilTcned,
her Angers crumbling the edges of
the newspaper. She must bo
dreaming! But she had certainly
read Jimmy's name.
Swiftly, her eyes were skimming
over the column heads again.
There it was. "TWO NAVAL OF
FICERS KILLED IN CRASH."
And under that, "LIEUTENANTS
JAMES COOPER AND T. D. RY
LAND INJURED AS CRACK
NAVAL BOMBER BURNS."
(To Be Continued)
She's Free Again
Lillian Roth, stage and screen ac
tress, in court in Los Angeles where
she obtained a divorce decree from
Benjamin Shalleck. New York mu
nicipal Judge. She testified stage
and bench didn't mix In matrimony.
FLAPPER FANNY
By Sylvia
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"What's the idea? I've called you three times."
"I'm gettin in.trainin' for when school begins."
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HORIZONTAL
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20 Succulent.
21 Parrot fish.
22 Nothing.
23 Generally
prevailing.
26 Coffee beans.
29 Yielded.
30 Large
antelope.
31 Because.
32 Modern.
34 Ozone.
35 Being.
36 Porgy.
37 Playing card.
40 Meager.
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singer.
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