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Show Items of Interest HOUSE .he K ( p i x i 1 ,i ( 'is r , ISr" Mfifn separating the jolks fiurn t I l.i. iv i Wll i r . : i hi I. ; a, H id' lie, i S C t I M f I . NO V I t CHAPTER "V XV Continued R K t tv i V. K i li v o : i i Gay's smile She leaned back against flf, pened. .O flic leather upholstery, looking out gcrss the dance floor where circled in a wash of artfully rd 'A jf. llowed light. v I "You called rue up one da and liked me to take you dancing, con-- t V' . ll'l u vv vi 't ill- t i i i u ' i t i n t 'is ' i r I a t ( " I I K.uge c pier 1 su i t ! i bun file Is ' v . ' I l 1 i lie. t l , f . vd i I ' fi.ily ' ' '. . f .1 r d !!i f ' : t i e : Ui U.i ' :1 i I I I - i- a i i a ! ; . ' ai . S i i Hi- r j i.k, w ill I 1 i j : .v cou-iJf- r : i ' ut' : "Jerry Conover. ' t ! a ! OO f M ' w :D .,.s in .1 I ' . j i ( I L A y them are desired butlers I i ' LIDA k 5i v i l ip ; 1 . ... 1 1 t i t s I Y f i ' . , 1 B s i v STAGE SCREEN RADIO r- - e tn i : ,v a ,,lu I 4 "E .,( It J tfc ued Todd. 1 m gv mg to n. ail a hbtr, 'because he was magnificent in liam, she s.ud Shall I mail it fo v e., fit axfii d ij "No, tliar.k you Must be mighty import. t letter, he said, w.th a dr, wry gr.r, Very important, W.ihan, " Shi j". tfc it's true, she added thoughtfully, went out through the door he In Id fi hU'e'd have something " open for htr into the quut streit . I "A great deal. I'd try not to be There was a ma.lbox at the c, t. to much in evidence. You could Hi r high narrow heals clicked 'cr. eensider me a part of the landscape, on the concriti pa enu-nThe a.r " HI t.l was balmy and smelled of the r.v-e; "Todd! she cried m soft protest The skv was sown th.ckly With Sic turned to look at him, her eyes stars. The letUr mode no sound ,,pt ton gl.idowed, thoughtful, a foiling into the box, but the click of tri mbhng across her lips. the lid against the slut when lur The music had stopped. It began hand ri leased it startled her as Ijain, a familiar tune. A voice, though a shot had bet:, fired through the n.ght. Willingly tender, sang "Red sails in the sunset Walk. rig back to the apartment Far out on the sea house, saying good-- gh.t to the doorTheir eyes met. man, going up in the l.ft, she mar"Our tune. You bribed them to veled at her composure. Whenever, play it. When you spoke to the during the last three months, she ttc wader a few minutes ago had thought of making a clean break He smiled with a with John, she had anticipated the "Alls fair in i l tv inkle in his hazel eyes. "Will you pain it would give her. Now that she had written and posted the arj dance with me, Gay? 'St j In silence they walked to the edge letter, she fe It only a sense of relief. She slipped into his of the floor. Had she gotten over it without behef rms, so accustomed to his dancing ing conscious of the process? she technique that her position, her wondered as she prepared for bed ot. ji iteps, conformed instinctively with Nothing in the mechanical movethe a bis. They circled out across the ments involved in writing and postiseS floor, rhythmically, with practiced ing the letter had shaken her except tic 4- ease, moving as though they were the click of the mailbox lid. Her ore person, her head hand, as she brushed her hair, was dose to his blond head, her dress of steady. Her face, in the mirror was comlace, starched to above the dressing-table- , crispness, as fragile as posed, thin as it had been all spring, l delicate silhouette against the the cheek bones accented, shadows he black of his evening clothes, under her eyes. No hint of the shatass., Thats the way it is with us. tering emotion she had anticipated. Gay, he said after a moment. No She felt more tranquil than she had nisi, false starts, no stepping on each for months, physically weary, as our other's toes, no necessity for apolo-- ! though she could sleep forever. flies. She lay beneath a light coverlet in ; Id rather dance with you than the soft narrow bed, her arms anyone. But life isnt all dancing. crossed beneath her head, looking I Todd. up at the disk of light that the l Dancing is a symbol. We under- lamp printed upon the ceiling. Itand each other. At some time, during the past three Her head turned, drew a little months, had she stopped loving f away so that she could look at him. John? No, not that But had she acsags. B.s eyes met hers steadily. cepted the inevitable? Had she been "d' There'd be sailing and dancing, recovering all these weeks since she ,be said gently. Friends, a home, had returned from Maine? Had the children, if you want them, friend- - decision she had avoided, finally S ifiip. Theyre griod things, Gay. made, brought tranquillity rather Very good things, Todd. But are than the pain she had anticipated? fl ev enough for you? She didnt know'. She felt sleepy, He blissfully released from tension and "I told you, I m conceited. uns ainiled. strain. She turned, pulled the lamp ile cord. Darkness pressed against her "Youre a darling. rwnv i Will you, Gay? closed eyelids, heavy and soft, blotTil think I'll try Ill see ting out objects, smothering thought, quieting as an opiate, blessedly welGays evening wrap slipped from come. Her hand, moving to an acshoulders, fell to the floor. She customed position beneath her cheek iric Walked across to the desk between felt heavy. She sighed, murmured fl e windows. When you killed a and was asleep. fr.t tl mg, you killed it quickly. She I floated herself, selected a sheet of CHATTER XVI I tie paper, drew the pen from its I alder. Gay dropped down on a bench in on I "John, darling The pen moved Central Park and glanced at her Ten minutes of two readily across the sheet of cream- lored paper, beneath the engraved Kate would have had luncheon withidress of her mothers apartment. out her, wondering where she was "We have hurt each other too Todd would probably have called uch and too often. It isnt your He had said last night . . . She ult or mine. I love you. I have sighed and put it out of her mind, ltd as you have tried, but trying her weary glance returning to the So ch.ldren rolled hoops C, lies no good. I'm going to marry Park. 3p? load, very soon, by the time you again Why did they combine- pink ceive this, perhaps, we will have with those striped greer wen married. He understands, as geraniums and dark red plants? Where did all ju must and will. There can be the strar.ge-lookinpeople one saw a peace for either you or me while come from? How long did it taK e continue to fight something that a letter mailed at midnight to reach too big for us, something which Portland. Maine? e cannot alter or control. Would he receive it in the late aftI want peace for you, for myself, ernoon delivery today? Was there a ou will find it in your work. I Why delivery in the afternoon? b .11 find it, eventually, in the life she called the this hadnt b hch Todd and I, together, will cre-- f and when she woke realized mornirg Dont be bitter or what she had done? Wouldn't there I dont regret having loved have been time enough, then, to , J u You must not regret what has stop the letter? All sorts of fc : of IJT and ned. the memories she been hadnt Keep pi she supposed, t e happy times weve had and for-- t sure that she wanted it stopped She t the others wasn't sure now. In spite of the way her heart ached and the faintI The pen came to a stop, She ness which made her so weary, f ad what she had written. It hadnt she done the right thing, the wn ed adequate. There was noth-,- best thing for both herself and John? s to add except her name. She There was Todd, of course. But grille .t quicklv, folded the sheet of if he was willing to take a chance paper enclosed it in an enve-- . Strange how calm she'd been last found a stamp. Dr. Jrhn L. night, dancing with Todd, half promDr. Sargeant's address ising to marry him. writing that cr.ton, i rtland. Her writing was clear, letter to John and posting it. She'd letter distinct and carefully too, deeply and restfully. It i 'ed I; betrayed no sign of emo-Sh- e slept, was not until this morning when t was glad of that. There she woke that she had realized what V tf thing to indicate hesitancy. she had done. This morning How glanced at the clock on the I r c would it take a letter mailed a Portt 'and beside her bed. Better little after midn.gh! to t n, it now than to wait until land Maim? The words she had written reShe rose, stooped, picked t, l.( r evening wrap. Standing be- curred to her We have hurt each the mirror, she slipped it on. other too much and too often That the fastenings with dcl.b was true. But the hurts tncy had ') r , ! i W.l ili i 'tfc' &ky but no use at Ml on a dance And you took me. As I re-jfli or. n her the subject of aviation was never mentioned between us. Not Yes, all for six months, at least. - t r i half-smil- - n every thn 1 b.i.g hint if lur hunt uui n t going to many 'I.uid Tli.it was m tiled t! e n j. lit tin and Stic Kate had arr.ved at the la! n, whin John came in and flu- ! ad u.Pihed his expresu in chat ge fi.rn lira-- pie inquiry t,. astuiiishnu : t, to the sift and joyous raduoici th..i h ,.! slioi i in his cy cs. But why s!i i,.L..,'t s' i mairy n quite Todd She loved h.m deal a difiirer.t way. Bui wa-n'- t that - , frost-wor- post-offic- e red-tape- ... 4 ji 5 j s- re-c- t - h i. s i 1 I - i - 1 v M way more lasting? She might hurt Todd but he could not hurt her There would be children, lovely blond children m Di Pinna play suits filling her life. Why shouldnt she marry Tod- dTwo children ran toward htr. One of them stumbled and caught at her to keep from falling. Dark eyes looked up at her from a thin dark face. Her heart gave a lurch. She smiled and started to spiak, but the child raced on, beyond her, out of The was house you sure street? hou.-.-i 1 af- Mant of Courage Time Deadens Hatred Time, which deadens hatred, grout deal of talent is lost to world fur the want of u little secretly strengthens love. ltichter. eourage. Sydney Smith. A (La Mil-lan- IV c lolhes-eonscioi- is THArn mgEngcm&m . Ga.v yilluw, tin- speed of dont see any yellow I Are MtliOl Mujlir this is bribery but liiee-to- r it hell I.eisen bus told Ilay d and Claudette Colbert, eo stars of his picture, Arise My I.ove, that if they eomplete their roles ahead of sehedule be will buy each of them a tailored suit, inrector Sam Mood also became and sent little Itetty Brewer two sweaters and a plaid skirt for being sue h a good girl when Claudettes husband, I r Joel J. Pressman, took her tonsils out. Not to he outdone liy all this generosity, Claudette is working between scenes on a blanket wliilh will be a gilt for the Ray Milland heir, little Hand Daniel. hat. murmured, slatku.ng the car. ( fable about it, when the director, I.dward H Griffith, tailed tin pl.iv ers together at last the pupil thanked she s.uel, her By Uie Way, The etui hi ter Whats your nann Call me Math lime Main n plii-It me Can oil nice, isn't it?" Kate said turned the ear into the street on which Dr. Sargeant lived. "Theyll-elmsaren't they? Did you ever see so many, so talP Its nice now Gays r ye strained ahead for the square frame house which she had ronuinbeied When I was was painted yellow. here in March it was pretty bit uk There was a blizzard That must have been jolly Kate Arent you regarded Gay's prof.le. glad I made you stay at that Inn last night? You look fresh and rt sled, though I still d n't care fur that Go on and pat k. MINI putty croiheter was most The and path Go on Mil She seemed to Was crocheting b( So ('Vpi rt that one of the ( xtl as, a local gul, asked if shed ti ,u h In r , L g I, g n h.n. vi of!, ti iin-g, j, n ..j i I odd And ni vv y on w a ,t t hi p t li tli r to Maim If I cai. . Anyw ay, ! i. g told fillkl to l all tin- - gat. .go and hall my Car f i t ; round. 1 must p.n k t)h, Gai And I've ot lv my Pull it's ni.ui (.in1 lull ' Kati vv.ulod as b.g as a ti unk What dots that hnvi to tin w i:h n. y going Id Maine? .i Its bed-stan- d - It away. I t a 1 1 - John 1 r- - cream-colore- d wrist-watc- i- Well, you don't t! I. Id timt you to go alone, do you' i Will you go with Gay caught Kate's hand and gave it a Kate, you .are a lamb squeeze. "Nonsense! Kate pulled htr hand n j v ! - J t . . . red-brow- K a n.u.uli ie ip.uklv G. m s ife tin m d at i., x W hat Is t' all iii'o,.: nil'll- ill v t v g la. i 1 in. i hi l.,n. vv i. " Kat I've g t ' vvio'i a t ( s this is the right Pauli Up riurribi rs Tve written the address a good many times Oh! Gay gave a cry. "There are Nat and Sk-j lL 1 t.h- tl-- - ave-i.re- 4 false-pnd- pre-wa- 1910-14- y - . her reach. A letter mailed at midnight She could drive to Portland in ten hours or less. Leaving now, she would be there before midnight. Or she Consumption of Cheese might drive as far as Boston tonight Shows Upward Trend and go on to Portland in the mornan eating more Americans Her heart beat quickly, hopeing , the ''eau (if agriculsaj.-cheese, a few rapid sups fully. She took tural economics rI e upward trend forward. But would have had the lit- in consumption I.;1 been especially past sivei. or ter by thin. Wi uld hi She wasn't not.ceafile during sure. And to go da shir. g up there eight ytars. In di pre-- s ' n j is, fi om till!!! to would be a concession. He had not come to her hire. Thty had arted. 19112, the fir cif. consumption of dropped n (.h'ly. S.rue after the t.rrie she had spent in his chec-smothers home, not entirely recon- the trend has bur, fiarplv ujwaid ciled, a distance between them which and last iar it v is 2.1 pi r rent both recognized but which neither greater than u, I'M' had made an effort to close. If he During the- pait five years the use 5 24 pounds loved her, and wanted her He of cheese has con red with 4 59 of n to course per pirsor, hadn't bet able leave, j. In But now that Dr. Sargear.t had re- pounds in the 192 29 perieid turned Gays chin idled above 1910-1- it averag'd 4 28 pounds and the scarf knotted at her throat un- in 1900 1904 the average was 404 der the jacket of her daik flannel P'unds per Th..c upward trend in the use of su.t. She wouldn't humble herself She woaldnt cheese, tie buriau points out, has to return to Ma.ne. Why shouldn't she? Was it pride, been in contrast with the trends of many other staple-foothe wilful arrogance sbe m prod vts. Ceinsumption of buthad fought against, that was restraining her? Was it pride that, last ter dur.rg the past five years was r in the night, had compelled her to half about the sarr.f as , tut of would she Todd considerably marry years him, promise than m 1900 19(4 In the past to write the letter to John Pretty s the trend in per capita 40 of yea-rob to let the you pride stupid of meas has been down-s- i more than wanted anyyou th.ng ard world Pretty stu.d thing in the By type', cor. i r ntion of Ameriand obstinate to let something beautiful slip through your fingers be- can or ih'cnar ctse has shewn From 1920 cause you were aceust imed to hav- the greatest me re a v as 22 per cent 1927 the mere a wilful own way ti ing pr.oc pal tjpe She did not know when she made This cheese m m the dec. si. in She was hardly aw are produced in toe Uo ted Slat' s, maK-,rup ever 71 p r cent ef the total that she had until she found herm recent the to self running through park j ar.- The second largis1 the nearest point at which she might increase 32 p' r rent has been In of r cream ; tion ape to hail a cab. a tall beaut. ful the e,f Cnnsurr se chi a neufchatel a tailored suit dark and ptum in girl small bright hat, running along a Swiss cheese has increased 23 per paved walx bcncatn sun dappled fo- cent since 1933. danced Fre-- scenes in Chorus" arid wont be- broke-- in Hollywood for many years to come Though she has never danced for films before she did it so well that every dance phedographed perfectly in one take, thanks to wruking like a dog at rehearsals sc-- t fit-ti- e py. This is the horn Theyve had it painted white She drew in at the curb, pulled Helthe brake, shut off the motor. she called. lo, Admiral Byrd' (1 1) HI. (A) I Lit) three Astaire for Paramount's "Second a record that jitob-abl- Goddard with j Frank Capra seeks realism in his pictures. Mhen Gary Cooper had to protect a decision to a baseball umpire in Meet John Hoe," Capra asked Pat Flaherty , former major league pile tier, what players usually say in such a ase. Youve never seen it punted, have you? aske-- Flaherty. Capra shook his head. "1 hen you wouldnt want to use it in the picture, would you? So the protest will just sound like an angry spcee h by Donald Duck. The one, the only, the orig.nal Professor Quiz, who recently ce his 200th consecutive week cm the air, has been broadcasting for four years during that tirr.e he 's g receive-- almiist 2,0(X)tf)001ette rs, more than 12,000,000 qu x. turns and has paid out more than He's not $25,000 in prize money. to go he refuses hut superstitious, ort the air without the battered old felt hat from whrnh the questions are selected at the broadcast it was borrowed years ago from a station manager in Charlotte, N. C., arid is looked upon as the good luck charm of the show. See how oranges help! Fully half our families are getting too litth vitamins and minerals to feel their besqsays - yet-H- DJ 1''mrt 4 v - e yc-u- g e - ; . .. V - ave er Copyright, 1940, Califoniifl Fruit Crown Eichinfi 'n Donna Moods fine soprano voire was going to waste in a mediocre girl trio, and the Collegians" were a male trio that wasn't getting the breaks, not so long ago. Rut when they joined talents and became the "Smarties things began to happen they auditioned sueeessfully on a Boston station, won several shows, then Horace Heidt heard them, hired them and now they're known as Donna and Her Don Juans," and featured with the Musical Knights on the Pot o Gold and Treasure Chest program. the Department of Agriculture. Its easy to get more of these essentials mere! y by making oranges your family daily refreshment! Peel and eat them. Keep ready a big pitcher of fresh orangeade. Or better glasses of fresh big, orange juice with breakfast daily. This gives you all the vitamin C you normally need. Adds vitamins A, B and G and the minerals calcium, phosphorus and iron. Sunkist is sending you the pick of California 'a best-evcrop of wonderfully juicy oranges. Order a supply next time you buy groceries! SfcsD cp Qub? mrti fzzziit ux |