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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH OLD FASHIONED GIRL as. Gordon danced several times with Naomi Fairchild in the short hour or so there was left of the evenings entertainment, and never had a similar brief space of time afforded him so much enjoyment. This girl was so sweet, so like a character of a novel or play; there was even the delicate scent of lavender about her and he could almost vision her in crinoline. How different she was from his sisters pals. Now Bruce Gordon was in no sense a prude. He was seldom shocked by the modern girl, at least as typified by his sister Dots friends. It was true, of course, that they did unconventional things according to the standards of other generations and occasionally made one gasp with their frankness; but there was nothing in Dots chums. They were wonderful pals, but something was missing. Bruce Gordon wondered if he had found that missing something in the sharp contrast between this girl and the girls of his sisters crowd. Certainly this girl had touched a tender sympathetic chord never found by any other girl in Portchester. When it was time to go Gordon offered to take the Fairchilds home Exciting Moment at UAW Meeting Town Without People Has Two Railroads In 1886, ORLANDO, FLA. when Toronto, near here, was first named by one of the engineers supervising construction of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, its population was zero. Now, 52 years later, it is still uninhabited. The town is represented on official maps and is served by two railroads and a trunk-lin- e highway. , By HERBERT L. McNARY Copyright. WNU Service. GORDON was treated surprise of his young he actually found out what sort of a girl Naomi Fairchild was. Of course he knew she was pretty that was one of the things his eyes were supposed to find out. BRUCE He had heard his mother and sister and his sisters girl chums say she was pretty, and usually they qualified such an opinion with a Isnt it too bd He had never attempted to 'find out what was too bad. All he knew was that nearly two years ago a rather pretty girl had moved into the old Marston estate. He also knew that the only other person to accompany her was her mother and that this mothers name was Fairchild, which most likely meant that the daughters name was also in his car. Fairchild. Thank you, smiled Mrs. Fair-chilAnother fact he vaguely comprebut our carriage is calling hended was that moving into the Marston estate was just about as for us. Oh, was all that Gordon could far as the Fairchilds went in becomsay, and coloring a bit he added: ing a part of rather exclusive Now that we are acquainted I hope And then Bruce Gordon met you will let me call sometime." You may call Thursday for tea, Naomi Fairchild at a church social. smiled Mrs. Fairchild. The social was a small charity When Bruce Gordon reached affair and not a society festivity, so home he had the firm intention of most of Portchester bought tickets and most of Portchester remained bluntly asking his sister on what the Fairchilds were barred away and did not use these tickets. grounds from Portchester society; but for But Bruce Gordon was a town once he found that his sister had selectman and secretly entertained reached home before he had and visions of some day sitting in con- was tucked away in bed. In the gress, so he not only had to purchase morning Gordons purpose to quiz tickets but was forced to put in ap-- , his sister was not firm. It might pearance at the function. lead to quizzing in return and He compromised by coming late, arouse a suspicion that he was inand then immediately sought out terested in the girl; and with so Mrs. Withrow, the ministers wife, many available girls of Dots choosto offer her his apology. He had ing in Portchester this would mean spoken to her before he realized that he would be put on the defenthat she was with Mrs. Fairchild sive. Then again he was not sure Gordon mur- of the extent of his interest in Naomi and her daughter. mured something that the ministers Fairchild. It might merely be that wife scarcely heard for her eyes his sympathy had been aroused. But it only required a few visits had brightened with pleasure at the seof the to the quaint Fairchild home to conyoung popular approach lectman. Plainly here was an op- vince Gordon that his interest in portunity for the ministers wife to Naomi was both genuine and conbe of service to the neglected Fair- siderable; but by no word or sugchilds. gestion had he found any hint of the she beamed, cause that kept her from being inOh, Mr. Gordon, are you acquainted with Mrs. Fair-chil- d vited to Portchesters most excluand her daughter Naomi? sive affairs. Finally he was constrained delicately to cross 'question I have not had that pleasure, smiled Gordon and bowed to Mrs. his sister. And what do you think of her? Fairchild, an elderly lady with massed white hair. She seemed a he asked after putting many leadcharacter that might have stepped ing questions to Dot. I think she is wonderful, just from the pages of some romantic about the sweetest looking girl I so did and novel, precise courtly Gordon bowed and have ever seen. And her mother she appear. must be a darling. turned to the daughter. Do they er come from a good Soft blue eyes were looking upon ' him demurely from beneath long family? Ill say they do, Bruce. They curling lashes and then the girl curtsied. Gordon was startled and are Virginia Fairchilds. Then, exclaimed the puzzled for a moment his face tingled Bruce, why isnt the girl invited and from he bowed then warmly, the waist, after the fashion of men to any affairs? His sister Dot laughed gayly. in Continental portraits. Youre Bruce, youd know The music was sounding the if you met funny, I suppose its the girl. strains of a waltz and Gordon of- the mothers fault for she has the fered the girl his arm. He was a girl steeped in the period of the good dancer, but there was a mo- Nineteenth century. She couldnt ments awkwardness before he mix with our crowd and shed be sensed that she expected him to out of place. dance an old fashioned waltz. He hopelessly Is that the only reason she isnt drifted into the almost forgotten invited? insisted Gordon, with a steps and was surprised to find how bewilderment that carried a sense he enjoyed it. There was a sooth- of relief. ing dreaminess to this number that Of you goose. Dont you was actually fascinating and he had see nocourse, would be interested in boy waltzed to that number on many her or look after her at parties occasions without experiencing a Shes too old fashioned. similar sensation. Oh, said Gordon enigmatically. I think a waltz delightful, dont And men were supposed to be open asked the girl in a soft books to these modern girls. you? musical tone that seemed in harmony with the dance. Island of Orleans The island of Orleans, situated in This number certainly is delightthe St. Lawrence river a few miles ful, agreed Gordon." I enjoy a waltz even more than below Quebec, is one of the most 1 do a polka or schottisch, dont historic districts of the province. Jacques Cartier called it island of you? Er yes, Gordon gulped. For Bacchus but the name was later a moment he thought she had meant changed in honor of Valois, duke of to be amusing, but a quick glance Orleans. Since its early colonizaconvinced him of her seriousness. tion, sometime after 1651, the cusThose dark blue eyes were soft with toms of the original settlers have the music of the dance; there was been preserved. Its population has and many a mistiness about them and a deli- remained French trace their ancestry to lashes in the long curving cacy one of its five villages. Still that was alluring. are the parishes of St. he as at her looked Gordon closely St. Jean, St. Francois, St. Laurent, waltzed. The most discerning eye St. Famille along the and Pierre of a cosmetic no find evidence could road that girdles the and yet the creamy velvetness of d with houses stone large incredible her complexion seemed old churches and roofs, gardens, while her full red lips might have shrines. wayside fineso been delineated by an artist, ' Gas Used in 1850 ly were they drawn. Gas had first been used for cookIt seemed an outrage that such a beautiful and sweet a girl should be ing in 1850 when an English chef unrecognized by Portchester society conceived the idea of roasting an and Gordon felt indignant. For the ox by projecting gas flames through first time he wondered what short- holes punched in a sheet of tin. Howor scandal concerning this ever, the gas range was not used ex- coming mother placed them be- tensively in the United States until her or girl inyond the pale of absurd social re- 1859 and there was still much Centhe outat stoves in the terest had He a warm gas quirements. exposition in Philadelphia in raged feeling that the crime was tennial 1876. trivial and unjust. Bachelor Is Host to 300 Weekly in Past Decade TAMPA, FLA. More than 200,000 guests have enjoyed the hospitality of Joseph F. Miyares, d old bachelor, at his home during the last 10 years. Most of his visitors have been children of high self-style- ll fist fights interrupted the United Automobile Workers at d swinging graph shows a members of the union who demanded Free-for-a- of door-guar- the trial of four the headquarters fists at some of admission to the d, Port-cheste-r. , French-Canadia- forty-two-mi- le high-pitche- ns school age. Miyares said its simply a hobby and the pleasure is all mine, as he explained that reputable organisuspended officers zations, high school fraternities and at Detroit. Photo- class parties were welcome to use the rank and file his home at any time for good, trial. clean, wholesome fun. An average of 300 guests a week during the past 10 years have taken advantage of Miyares hobby, danced at his home, used his swimming pool and roamed the two acres of gardens which surround his home. The parties given at his home always are well chaperoned, Miyares said, but on some counts they must do as I say. Five Nations Race for Best Air Lanes in North Atlantic 50-fo- ot e America and Britain Hold Lead for World's Most Important Route. NEW YORK. Five nations engaged in a race for commercial air supremacy of the North Atlantic are conducting experimental flights over routes which may soon be traversed regularly by planes carrying passengers, mail and cargo. For years aviation companies of five nations have been jealously watching each others designs on the North Atlantic. Each is hopeful of beating its rivals to establishment of air service over what, from the viewpoint of nationalistic prestige, is the most important route in the world. Engaged in the race are Airways of the United States and the following government-subsidized companies of foreign countries: Imperial Airways, commissioned by the British government to establish an empire route connecting England, Ireland, Newfoundland, Canada and the United States; Air France Transatlantique, subsidized by the French government to the extent of $5,000,000; Deutsche Lufthansa of Germany; Ala Littoria of Italy. Service by Fall Possible. and Theoretically, Imperial Airways are neck and neck at this stage of the race, and it is possible that each will be in the air by autumn, carrying mail and passengers between England and New taining experimental rights only. flew the northern route twice and southern once last summer, but plans no further surveys because its personnel already has more than 4,000,000 miles of ocean-flyin- g experience. Imperial Airways made seven round-tri- p survey flights via Ireland and Newfoundland last year, and will make more this summer. Imperial is experimenting with the Mayo composite craft, a small plane capable of carrying little beside mail which is catapulted from a larger plane. Air France Transatlantique plans to make its first survey flights with the 80,000 pound Lt. De Vaisseau Paris. A fleet of flying boats, similar to the Boeing 314, will not be ready for another year. Pan-Americ- an Pan-Americ- an CHARLIE BROADCASTS Ewe Disowns Triplets CORVALLIS, MONT.- -A ewe that gave birth to triplet lambs apparently refused to believe her eyes. She would feed only one, and the remaining two were adopted by other ewes. HES A CHAMP . - 4 Pan-Americ- Just a little horseplay by Greyhound, holder of the worlds record e for the among the trotters, at Goshen, N. Y. Former Hamble-tonia- n an York. The Germans have made the most survey flights and have obtained permission to make more from Lisbon, Portugal, via the Azores to half-mil- winner and American cham- fete ,w pion, Greyhound is apparently at the peek of his career. He proved . Charlie Grimm, until recently manager of the Chicago Cubs, has taken up new duties as a radio anAmerica. nouncer at the ball games in ChiThe Germans, French and Ital- cago. Charlie, succeeded as manians already have established mail ager by Gabby Hartnett, is shown services across the South Atlantic, telling the radio audience about a with its South sensational play. Charlie broadcasts but American and Pacific lines, has the home games of both the Cubs and most ocean-flyin- g experience. Sox. Both the American and British companies have obtained full commercial flying rights over both North Bald Atlantic routes via Southampton, England; Foynes, Ireland; Botwood, Newfoundland, and Canada to the United States, or via Portugal, the Azores and Bermuda. The others, have or are in the process of ob- Pan-America- n, Theyre it at Cleveland recently, where he established another record by trotting the last quarter of a victorious mile in 0:26. This is believed to be faster than any running horse has covered the distance in any previous trial. The tall gray gelding is regarded by turfmen as ranking with the great horses of trotting history, including Lou Dillon, Major Del Mar and Maud S. and Proud of It Eskimo Bite Is Hardest, Even With Baby Teeth MINNEAPOLIS. - Athletes and armchair invalids have teeth of almost equal strength, and neither is a match for an average Eskimo girl, according to Dr. Peter J. Brekhus, professor of dentistry at the University of Minnesota, who acquired the information with his gnathodynamometer. Doctor Brekhus says his tests indicate teeth are strong only in relation to the amount of use they get; diet and general good health have little effect. His device measures biting strength in pounds. He said that 108 Minnesota athletes with an average weight of 176 pounds and average height of six feet bit an average of 126 pounds each, 108 dental students with an average weight of 158 pounds and average height of 5 feet 9 inches bit an average of 125 pounds each. He lent the instrument to a research worker who took it to Alaska, where it was discovered that the average Eskimo girl had a bite of 150 pounds and her parents went as high as 340 pounds. ld ld Presenting some of the finest bald spots on the heads of the members of the Bald Head Club of America. The members' held their twenty-sixt- h annual convention and barbecue at Bristol, Conn., recently. |