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OF BRIGHTNESS GONE
BY HOLLY WATTERSON ' " ', . . 'S&SS&tf
LAST REHEARSAL
! CHAPTER XVni '
MARTIN realized that he was
late for the rehearsal. He
wUhed lived ly that he might skip
It aiiogeUier, couunue right on to
' the club and the bachelor dinner
that had been planned for him.
He wan too bone-tired really to
care much, yet he found himself
Hoping uneasily that Faith would
not be upset again. He wasn't
late ,on purpose. Mrs. Timothy
Bimmons' vague symptoms hod
been, if anything, more vague to
right, but the hod certainly made
tip. In quantity for anything that
they might have lacked In quality.
The weather had something to do
with that, he supposed. But he
wished that she hadn't decided to
have an "attack" just tonight
He walked up through the nave
of the church, shaking the wet
from his coat as he went, and
Faith detached herself from the
group at the altar to meet him.
She called gaily, "I hope tills Isn't
an Indication of wriat'i going to
happen tomorrow," and she was
smiling, but he felt her tense as
he bent to kiss her and she didnt
meet his eyes but looked past him
with a bright blind look that was
the usual prelude to a scene. He
groaned inwardly. But he smiled
at the others.
One u til girls said, laughing,
"You're too late, the minister's
been called away," but the pastor
said, "No, no indeed. Doctor. I'll
stay while you go through it once
at least, quickly."
"The thing didnt take long but
It seemed ages, conscious as he
was of Faith standing aside so
tensely while he went through
the prescribed motions with the
girl taking her part He knew he
eould depend on her to keep smil
ing in front of people, she would
not subject him to a public scene;
but he knew he was due for hours
of coaxing and cajoling. Yet even
through his irritation he was con
scious, of pity. Because she really
suffered. She was really ill after
one of these scenes. He wondered
how on earth a girl could get to
her age and cot realize that noth
ing in the world mattered as much
as she seemed to think, that no
body was worth this devotion, this
wearing, possessive devotion.
'
AT the door when the group was
breaking up she said with that
bright hurt smile, Td better go
borne with the girls, dear. You
go right on to your party. You're
already late." .
He shepherded her to Ms car
firmly. "Nonsense," he said, "tfhat
can wait" . - 1 '.
"Hail the bridegroom goeth,"
one 'of his ushers shouted to the
others in warning. "Hey, Corby,
aren't you coming to. your own
shindig?" .-'
. Martin laughed. "Soon,"' he
said. 'You bet See that you
birds don't git too many up on
me."
Faith was weeping, he. knew
that Over the swish-swish of the
windshield wiper he beard an oc
casional sniffle, and sidewise ha
saw her dabbing surreptitiously
at her eyes.
When he could no longer appear
oblivious, he pretended great sur
prise. "Why, darling, what's the
matter?"
She pulled her hand away from
his touch. "Nothing," she said
stiffly.
"But there must be," he said.
They had come out onto open
highway. He drew over to the
side and stopped. "Tell me," he
said, "what is it?" -
'You don't even care," she said
passionately. . "You don't even
care about gelling to your wed
ding rehearsal on time. You keep
me standing around waiting, hu
miliated, and you don't even
care." .
Martin captured her struggling
hands. 'You're marrying a doc
tor, my dear," he said firmly,- "a
' man whose time is not reajly his
own, not a boy who can run
around with you all the time, be
at your beck and calL There will
be lots of times when you'll have
to stand around and wait Lots
of times when you'll be disap
pointed at the last minute becausa
I've been called out on a case."
He added gently, "I couldn't help
it, you know that. I phoned that
Mrs. Simmons wanted me." .
"Mrs. Simmons!" She mimicked
him furiously. "That neurotic old
fooll You told me yourself there's
nothing really the matter with
her. She's more important than
I am, I suppose; she's more im
portant than our wedding re
hearsal!" "I'm afraid she is," Martin said.
"She's a patient And inciden
tally," he added. In a way that
meant it wasn't incidental at all,
"I see I've made a mistake fa
mentioning my patients to you. I
han't do it again. And you're
riot to speak of any of them in
that tone of voice; not to me, nor
to anyone else."
She said coldly, "I see. You're
to have everything your own way.
Cock of the roost." She lashed out
unexpectedly, so that he saw what
actually had been troubling her,
"How do I know where you really
were?" '
"What do you mean?" he ie-:
manded. ...
. "Just what I said. You told trie
you were at Mrs. Simmons'. How
do I know you really were? I
can't call up, can I, everywhere
you say- you're going, and ask,
"Dr. Corby said he was calling on
you: Is he really there?' ".
; He was suddenly angry with .
rnge that mode him want to shake
her until the teeth ratlleU in her
spoiled, pretty head. He warned
in a voice like cold steel, 'You
ever try a trick like that and I'll
ini-", ,
'vYbifll what?" she taunted him.
"I'll give you the spanking that
you should have had long ago.
I'll' give you the hiding that such
a childish trick would deserve.. I
warn you." '
' '
TJE stepped on the starter, threw
the car into gear and they
shot forward again through the
opaque Wall of rain.
After a long while Faith's hand
crept over and touched him. She
said contritely, all the anger gone,
"I'm so sorry, darling. So awfully
sorry." ' .
Martin said gruffly, "You've had
a bad time, too many parties, too
much excitement And I'm tired.
We were-both wrong. Let's for
get it It's all right"
-.It was not and he knew it He
saw with a sudden blinding clarity
just how all wrong the thing was.
He-had Called Candace jealous
and-nagging once because she had
accused. him, rightfully, of cheat
ing; he thought of the three years
in back of him since then and
the lifetime ahead of him and he
knew he was due to find out even
further what a jealous woman
was. He smiled bitterly in the
darkness. The mills of the gods
grind slowly, he quoted. ....
He'd been so sure he could
handle the thing at first, so sure
he'd wind up having the Harts
hornes as influential friends and
nothing more. By the time he'd
decided that wasnt going to work,
not with Faith who was so intense,
he'd lost out on his chance to
mention Candace in any way at
all without having the Harts
homes completely down on him.
There didn't seem to be anything
to do, according to his way of
thinking, but take advantage of
the "out" Candace gave him.
A small, blurred red light was
suddenly visible directly ahead
through the rain. A lantern on
the back of a slow-moving truck.
He slammed on the brake. The
road under them became a greasy
slide over which they skimmed
toward that light with terrifying
speed. Martin's arm shot across
in front of Faith to keep her from
slamming forward when they
crashed
(To Be Continued)
We feci that there ha jiit
got to be more revenue and
that there will have to be some
kind of legislation as a deter
rent on spending by the public i
and an incentive to save. Sec
retary of the Treasury Henry I
Morgentltau Jr.
.THIS CURIOUS WORLD ftJgS1
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-A POUND SHELLAC ;
REPRESENTS- S-X AAOMTMS'
WORK. FOR SO,000
THE INSECT, LACCFEIS LAcerA,
A SUBSTANCE FROM WHICH ALL
,TUE SHEU-AC; IS MADE
COWL 1M2 BY NtA eCKVKt. MC
CLAMS
DONTTALK...
BUT THEY GAVE AWAV THE
SECRET OF HU6E COPPER.
DEPOSITS IN ALASKA, WHEN
WINERS DU& THE CLAMS
Tff EAT AND FOUND THEY
coazaaso cwsse.
FIREMAN IS ONE WHO
IS ONE WHO PU7S OUT FIRES,!
T. M. mol u. s. pat. orr. t
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NEXT; Big game hunting and monkey business.
STAR-SPANGLED SINGER
HORIZONTAL
1,5 Pictured
I singer. '
.10 Bustle. -13
Poker stakes.
15 Colors.
16. Verily.'
17 3.1416.
18 Monkey. " '
20 Music note.
21 Bachelor of
Arts (abbr.).
22 Compass point
23 Pig pen.
25 Street car. -
27 Donkey.
29 Each (abbr.).
30 Transpose
(abbr.).
!1 Girl's name.'
34 Looks fixedly.
38 Prehistoric , '
ax-shaped
.' stone imple- -
ments. .
38 She Is an
singer. .
40 Repose.
41 Showy.
42 Railroad
(abbr.).
43 Right (abbr.).
44 Right of
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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60 Sainte (abbr.)
53 Either.
54 Within.
55 Hour (abbr.).
56 Piece of wood.
68 East Indies
(abbr.).
59 Soaks flax.
61 Bombing
attack.
63 One that tones
65 Philippine
peasant
66 Citadels.
67 Rib.
VERTICAL
1 Takes up with
tongue.
2 One.
3 Court (abbr.).
4 Affirmative.
- 6 Exclamation.
7 Void. ,
8 Genuine
9 Bone.
JO Mornini
(abbr.).
11 Lairs.
12 Units.
14 Rested.
16 Rough lava.
19 Symbol for
Iridium.
21 Per.
24 Shouters.
26 Abstract
being.
27 Checks.
29 Change.
30 Small candle.
31 Deputy Clerk
of Sessions
(abbr.).
32 Long fish. ;
33 Snake.
35 Rocky
pinnacle. i
36 Bitter vetch.
37 Speak.
41 Watch face. ;
44 Harbor. j
45 Section.
46 Any.
47 Melt l
48 Great Lake.
49 Parcel of land
51 Grief.
52 Ireland,
54 Lives.
57 Sailor.
60 Toward. !
61 International
language.
62 Doctor (abbr.)
64 Negative.
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NOW LISTEN. JUNIOR COMMANDOSl
tM NO WOWSERl NO WLL-OOY! NO
FUSSY! OFFICIOUS OLD BLUE -NOSE I
I LIKE FUNl I CAN RAISE CAIN
AND HOLLER AND WHOOP IT UP
WITH TH BEST OF EM BUT
THIS IS HOW IT IS--
YOUVE HEARD HOW OLD
SHANGHAI PEG IS MAYBE GOITT
TO DIE FROM WOUNDS HE
GOT FK3HTIK FOR. US ALL--FOR
OUR COUNTRY I LEAST WS CAN
DO IS HELP HIM FIGHT FOR HIS
LIFE BY Kt-EPirv QUIET WHERE
IT MIGHT o OTHER HiM-
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ALL FOR THAT YOU JUST
DIDNT THINK -BUT HEME'S
60METHIN" ELSE! WE'VE GOT
LOTS O' WAR WORKERS. WHO
WORK NIGHTS AND TRY
LOTS OF 'EM ARE YOUR
FATHERS OR OLDER BROTHERS!
WELL. ITI.L BE OUR JOB TO SEE
TO IT THAT THfeY CAN SLEEP-
SOMe FOLKS THINK KIDS AIE JUST
NATURALLY LOUD AN' THOlXMTLESS-
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TO EXTRACT .
RUBBER FROM IT:
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By Harold Gray
Obviously, TPs root contains rubber , but
WHAT IS MORE REMARKABLE , IS THE PECULIAR.
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LEAPER OF ZIS BARRACKS!
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