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BY MARY RAYMOND
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NCA 9KRVICE. INC.
STEPHEN FINDS m8 LOVE
CHAPTER XI
'J'HE whit ribbon of highway
was racing under the radiator
ornament now ai Stephen put the
accelerator almost through the
floor boards an h hurtled toward
the plane plant.
It was stilt a mile or so to the
nearest building. The high wire
fence, keeping out the curious,
was on his right now . . . racing
madly by in accord with the 80
mile clip of his car. That was the
'runway, there. They tested the
finished ships there. The pilots of
the air corps ferrying command
lifted new battle wagons off that
asphalted stretch of runway,
bound for God only knows
where. The sober thought made
him think of Jan again.
Stephen could see the crowds
bow. There were the ambulances.
. A khakl-unlformed guard was
standing in the road, waving him
to stop. Stephen threw caution
Out the window as he tramped on
the foot brake. The wheels locked
and tires shrilled as they skipped
and skidded over the concrete.
"What the devil do you think
this is?" the guard was bellowing,
but Stephen scarcely heard. The
door was open and he jumped
out, running toward the scene
where the crowd was thickest.
There was suffering here lots of
it: White-clad internes . were
kneeling beside inert bodies. Were
they alive? Stephen couldnt tell.
' ; "Here, carry this!" One of the
nurses, popping out through the
opened doors of a waiting ambu
lance, shoved a case of instru
ments into Stephen's hands. With
out waiting to see if he were fol
lowing, sho ran for the gate.
Stephen hesitated only a frac
tion of a moment, then dashed
after her. This must be the place
where the blast had happened. It
was a low, flat, white building;
like all the others in the plant,
but some of Its windows were
broken.
. Desperately, he sought some sign
to tell him what pert of the huge
plant it was. There it was! Over
the door on this end WOOD
WORKING DEPARTMENT. Ste
phen's knees almost failed him as
a wave of relief made him giddy.
He was standing inside now, look
ing around. Jan wasn't- in this
department Thank God!
But she was. The sight of her
the blessed sight of Jan. Alive
unhurt And more than that Jan
bravely busy; right there inside
. the' smoky room. . Stephen thought
he had never seen anything quite
so sweet and gallant as Jan, with
her sleeves rolled up, her face
sooty.
.Stephen held out his arms. For
, ope brief moment she was close
to him. Then, she spoke, quickly.
' f!Stephen, there's a girl in here
caught under a machine. I'm
. afraid she's badly hurt. Come help
me."
r .
' M-' COLTON had rrid in
town, and had hurried home.
Hollis let him in, and he rushed
past Christie at the door.
"Where's your mother?" he
asked anxiously, and then not
waiting for an answer, strode into
the living room. Christie, follow
ing, saw him take the sodden little
ball that was her mother's hand
kerchief,, cast it aside, and wipe
. the tears from her cheeks with
his own.
,- !'What's . all the excitement
about?" he 6poke briskly. "Jan's
gone over in Lakeville, probably.
At some canteen, maybe and the
house is upside down."
: "I must have been a poor
mother, or this would never have
happened," Mrs. Colton sobbed.
' "Nonsense." Her husband was
patting her shoulder. "You've
been a darn good mother.- You've
spoiled the children too much,
given them too much let . them
Save their way. That's all." .
' "Do you really think so, Chris?"
Mrs. Colton had raised her face
and was staring at him, hopefully.
VOf course I do, Eleanor," his
, voice was unexpectedly tender.
In a flash of understanding,
Christie thought: They've had
their petty quarrels-lots of them
1 during good times. But trouble,
emergencies bring them close to
gether.. The country was like the
family. All the disagreements, the
differences that put. sections of
this big, vital land into opposing
camps were being forgotten,
shoved aside now that peril faced
the nation. . , t
Her thoughts winged out toward
Bart If he were only here, now,
she could turn to him with such
a passion of understanding. Only,
you : couldn't bridge a chasm as
wide- a low for nnothrr wnm5tt.
With a glance at Christie's white
face, Mr. Colton said gently: "Chin
up, Christie, You and your mother
are taking Jan's adventure too
seriously. She'll be back and
maybe feeling a lot better for a
glimpse of a different type of ex
istence. How about fixing a cup
of tea for your mother and me?
I mean fix it yourself. It will give
you something to do. It's good for
people to use their hands and feet
sometimes. Maybe that's why Jan
ran out" .
"All right Dad," Christie said,
mechanically. Of course, he did
nqt know about the accident at
the airplane factory and that Jan
was working In a welding depar
tment. And he didn't know she
and Bart had cracked up. If he
had known these things, he would
not be feeling so confident that
things would work out
...
"REMEMBERING her father's
wishes, she motioned the serv
ants aside, and put the water on
to boll. She was thlnhlng, I didn't
even know how to make tea until
I started keeping house for Bart.
"When she came back into the
living room, her mother was look
ing more cheerful. Christie could
see she had mads up her face
again. Crinsue was thinking with
a little pang: "Mother is like that.
In a few days, t.he'11 be scrapping
witli us again." The thought
brought a half smile. Well, you
couldn't change people. You could
only accept their differences, and
love them in spito of minor flaws.
That was what Dad had done.
He had gone right along, loving
his pretty, streamlined wife, seeing
her. good points and generously
making allowances for her faults.
She placed the tray on the coffee
table in front of them. And then
stood wry still as the doorbell
sounded.
"A guard came in," Stephen
continued, "and ho yelled out:
'This Isn't n park, young people.'"
"That," Jan concluded, "was
when Stephen was kissing me."
(To lk Concluded
thf
The miik for your child,
rubber for your cur, your warm
clothing for the winters to
come, the money you hope to
Hccuimiliiit' in lliu Imnk all
these depend upon our success.
And success will be achieved
only if the United Nntlons r
main united, in wnr and in
peace. Supreme Court Justice
Owen J. Roberts.
' her father i kie,
"Hollis will answer,
suggested.
"No, let me," Chrisiie breathed.
Her heart was beating fran
tically. Dad was right. It was
going to be good news. It must be!
She flung the door wide. Jan
and Stephen stood there .Ian
looking weary, like a wan Cin
derella who had been down among
the cinders. But in spite of the
smudges and the queer plain frock
she was wearing, Jan was radi
antly lowly.
The next moment Jan was in
Christie's arms, whispering peni
tently: "Oh, Christie, can you ever
forgive me?" And the next mo
ment, she was surrounded by the
arms of her parents.
Inside, the story was told. By
Stephen, with little interruptions
by Jan.
"The place was a mess." Ste
phen said soberly. ''Nurses and
doctors had only been there a little
while, and they were giving first
aid right there. I looked around
and couldn't find Jan. Then I
went into the building at the left.
I didn't really expect to see her
because it wasn't her department.
"And then suddenly I saw
her"
"And I saw him," Jan cried
happily. "I rushed right into his
arms."
It is vital to Hie welfare of the
country to have real strength in
the opposition. Wendell L. Will-
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river.
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pronoun.
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21 LabeL
23 Insect
24 Courtesy title. 41 Peculiar.
26 Twilled cloth. 43 Attempt
29 One who is 45 Wing.
past recovery 48 Morindin dye.
(slang). 49 Operatic air.
31 Years (abbr.). 51 Booty.
33 One who begs. 54 Exists.
34 On aceuuiit o 55 Stuim.
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58 Domesticated.
59 Middle (law).
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week.
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8 Malayan
malady.
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10 Place.
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vision.
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22 Arabic
(abbr.).
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28 Antitoxin.
27 Eat away.
28 Flow back.
30 Scold.
32 Unhappy.
36 Turn.
37 Haven.
38 Unemployed.
40 Either.
41 Cereal grain.
42 Its is as
big es Texaj.
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46 Lighted.
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50 Doctrine.
52 Unit.
53 Brown.
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