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Show THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH T.j, L-- FICXIOn question of angles IpM " S pyfp By FREDERICK SKERRY Later Clem asked for his time which was just as well. , A few days later Dave began to eat again in the Elite. And I quit staying late to look at Mary when she wasn't constantly on the move. A few weeks afterwards we were practically finished with the bridge; half the crew had left. One night I went to the picture house and saw Mary and Dave sitting a couple of rows In front. I figured that Dave was making up for lost time. After the show, while on my way to where I slept, I crossed the street just as a car popped out of a cross street. 1 got It in the right leg. Evidently a busted leg wasn't too much for that little hospital In the next town; anyhow that's where I landed. Dave was waiting when they'd got my leg set and in a cast. I had been wondering about him and Mary, but he was no talker. But I was sure I'd find out something from Mary, if I could see her. And I did see her the next after-noon; she walked into my room not a minute after visit-tim- e began. But is off. He's getting crutches for you. Now I have it all figured out. I have a perfectly good house and oodles of room, and nobody in it but my-self except when Ann James is there doing housework and that's where you go from here." "Listen, Mary," I put in. "You've been an angel of kindness. But there's a limit, I. know what these small places are, Mary, and I won't have you talked about on my ac-count ..." "I see what you mean. She looked down at me, and her eyes were dreamy. "Of course it would be nice ..." I said nothing, and she wagged her head and looked at the ceiling. "My heavens! Did a woman ever work harder for a man?" That didn't make sense. "What man?" I said. "You! Who else, for goodness sake?" "Listen, Mary," I said. I felt all hollow Inside. "Don't kid me not about that." "I'm not kidding anything but." A TRIANGLE? Sure, if you think in geometrical figures. But counting Mary Hill with the three men you'd have a square, wouldn't you? Anyhow, we were on the Wild River bridge job. A nice change it was, too, with Barret Falls Center only a mile away; no construction camp in this picture. You could get room and board In somebody's house or you could take a room only and eat out. And the boys who hadn't been too quick in grabbing a room and board took their morning and evening meals at the Elite Lunch that is, those who had got a peek at what was Inside the three-side- d counter, I did myself. And Mary Hill was very good for the eyes. Fresh and sweet and cool-lookin- g she was in her white rig, even on the hottest day and lovely to look at. I figured she was 28 or 29. That steel crew, though, was a new breed to Mary Hill. A happy-go-luck- y bunch, as ready for a scrap as a frolic, working hard and playing hard. One night when I was almost the last to leave Mary said: "I suppose the danger you fellows are in all day makes you gay and 4ight-hearte- d when you get away from it. Men fall sometimes, don't they?" "Not often," I said. "It looks worse than it Is. A man Is careful. You get used to height." By this time the competition for Mary was all but general. I was on the side lines, you might say. Being ' field engineer, I was some older than most of the boys not so much, but enough to make ma conscious of the difference. Jack Benz, Clem Sask and Dave Johnson seemed to be favored. Benz a good-lookin-wise- crackin- g chap, eventually mo-nopolized Mary's time. Dave Johnson was the quiet, seri-ous kind, and an A-- l bridge jack. But, now that he seemed out of the running, he quit coming altogether. Clem Sask and Benz were not talk-ing. Working from both ends, we were now almost ready to join steel. Jack and Dave and Clem were together And Jack toppled to follow it down to the river. All of blm but his legs was off that six by six platform. She reached out and grabbed my hand. "Charlie, you are dumb! Did you think I was a district nurse, or something coming here every day?" "But" I could hardly speak. "I thought well, with Jack and Dave . . "Business, dear," she cut In. "I own the Elite Lunch, so why wouldn't I build up good will with the customers? You never asked mo out." "Not because I didn't want to," I said. "But all those fellows, Jack and Dave" She gave a kind of snort "You didn't think a woman would be in-terested in the only man around who didn't seem "interested in her. No. So I had to find out all about you from those others. And you had to go and get yourself hurt for me to get a good chance at you." "Listen," I said, "A minute ago on the down river truss.' They'd put the head of a strut or a diagonal in place for the riveters, then go down to bolt the foot. Dave was on a hanging platform below when Jack went down, leaving Sask to tighten the bolts, Jack . had no sooner stepped on the platform hadn't time to anchor his safety belt when Clem Sask dropped a spanner. Clem let out a yell. But that seven-poun- d spanner was on its way and bounced off Jack's head. And Jack toppled to follow it down to the river. All of him but his legs was off that six by six platform. But that was as far as he went be-cause Dave had grabbed a' sus-pension line and had thrown him-self across Jack's legs. Then he reached down the other hand and took a fistful of Jack's over-al- l and whatever was underneath it and pulled Jack back. And it all hap-pened while you'd be striking a match. An ambulance took Jack to the nearest hospital, a small one in small town twenty miles away. I gues they felt at the hospital that this job on Jack was too much for them because they delivered Jack to a big city hospital. We put It down as an accident But I wished it hadn't happened be- - tween that particular pair. The news got to the Elite before we did, and Mary shared the general gloom. the only news she let out was that Dave had heard that Jack was get-ting on all right but would be laid up for a long time. For three weeks Mary came every day. Then the crew was through with the bridge, and Dave, making a last evening visit, was as dead-pa- n as ever. That puzzled me, and I banked on Mary being less shut-mouthe- d. AND, thinking of her, I realized once out of the hospital I'd see little of her. I had that load on my mind when she came next after-noon looking pleased as Punch. She told me how the gang had bid her good-by- e the day before. Then she said, "I. had quite a compliment last night, Charlie: Dave asked me to marry him." "Congratulations, Mary!" I said. "Dave is a grand guy." And I meant it. "Yes, he is," she nodded. "He'll make a fine husband for some girl who wants to worry about him while he's climbing over bridges. But I had to turn him down. I'll marry nobody I have to worry about at the start That's that Now look, I just talked with the doctor. He says you can leave here in two of three days, but you'll have to go easy on that leg, even after the cast you said you wouldn't marry any-body who climbs bridges." "I know I did," she admitted. "But your climbing days are over, Charlie so Doc says." That stopped me. Still I could alp ways have a good berth in the plant or some other plant. My tongue seemed tied, but I managed to make it work. "Would you marry me, Mary?" She was off the chair like a flash and sitting on the edge of the bed, holding my hands. "He's said it!" she laughed. "The dumb bunny has actually said it! Would I . . ." So after alL you might say that the affair turned out to be a pen-tagon. Woman's World New Slipcovers Will Relieve Jaded Look of Tired Rooms Bij rlla J4a(ey SLIP covers, whether you are them as part of a redecorat-ing scheme or using them to cover new furniture pieces done in mus-lin, are an Important part of a dra-matic decorating scheme, so it's a good idea to create styles that will enhance their surroundings. Today, many newcomers to the homemaking ranks prefer to buy chairs, sofas or chaise lounge with only the muslin cover so they can use their own choice of style and fabric for either a traditional slip cover or a permanent slip cover to resemble the upholstery. Even though you may be new to sewing, don't be afraid to tackle a slip cover project. The size need not overwhelm you as there is not much difficult sewing essential. And, if you want professional advice, there's a local sewing center which can give you latest decorating tricks and shortcuts to making them. Han Style, Select Fabric First First decision In a sewing project ' of this type will be to decide the style you want to follow in deco- - rating. After that you will know what to ask for in a fabric since patterns differ depending upon modern, I8th century or colonial. Fabrics, you'll find, are plentiful, and there's a wide choice of floral, striped and plain designs running another chair in plain with either floral or striped fabric for trimming. If you have a very large1 couch you might cover that in a solid color and the pillow in floral or small stripes that are used elsewhere in the room, thus holding the decora tive scheme together. Select Cover By Furniture Type The classic slip cover with box-pleat-flounce is always popular for practically every type of furniture. However, if your sofa or chair has a streamlined appearance, you might try a straight flounce with practical-ly no pleats at all or a straight skirt with inverted comer pleats. For in-formal rooms, early American set-ting, use a gathered flounce on chairs and sofa in keeping with the general atmosphere of the room. If your slip cover job is limited to antimacassars or miniature slin Select fabric to tnbtnet furnilurt . . . the gamut from miniature to over-size designs as well as the old stand-by- s in plain color minus designs of any kind. Pick your fabric accord-ing to size of the furniture piece; suit the type of room as well as the size of the furniture to be covered. It would be inadvisable, for exam-ple, to use a large, bold design for a large, overstuffed chair when a plain, small printed design would do more to minimize the chair size. Classic styles are nice to use when your room is of moderate propor-tions, and here, when you do not have too much space, it's wise to select solid colors neither too bright nor bold. Bold patterns are ideal for setting off plain wall backgrounds. An-other bright note In today's fabrics are the colored, coordinated designs that enable the home seamstress to covers that cover back and arms of chairs, you'll follow the general pro-cedure used in slip cover making. You will, however, have to give addi-tional thought to fabric selection for the project since most of the original furniture piece covering will be in plain view. Avoid color or texture clashes. Procedure Girea For Actual Work After you've decided on type o cover, take measurements to esti-mate yardage. Consider width of fabric selected In the final calcula-tion. Generous estimates will give best results and three inch tuck-i- n allowance where fabric receives strain is essential You will need a three-quarte- r inch allowance for seams. Follow measurements for cutting as wll as tb room. mix stripes, floral and plain designs and still carry out the general color scheme in the room. You might find it effective to car-ry out a sofa in a striped fabric, another chair in plain and still and leave generous seam allow-ances. Be sure to follow the grain of the fabric. Keep lengthwise on up and down; crosswise grain, cross-wise chair. Seams should appear wherever there is one in the original uphol-stery. Otherwise, the finished cover will not fit with the precision it should. Finish With Trim Of Cording or Fringe Before joining the sections of slip cover, make trimming for seams and bottom edge. Applique cut-ou- t flower clusters across back, seat or arms will have decorator The appeal zigzagger attachment on the sewing machine can be used for this stitching job. To give a corded finish to slip cov-ers, make a welting and use it to Join slip cover sections and bottom edge of plain box finish. Welting is a cotton cord covered with a bias strip of material. Cut bias one and one-hal- f to one and three-quarter- s of an inch wide, depending upon cord used. Place cord in center of bias strip. Fold strip over, bringing the edges together. Stitch close to the cord with cord-ing foot attachment on sewing ma-chine. The same fabric as used in the chair or sofa can be used for this finish or it can be contrasting. Closings for slip covers should be slide fasteners. Insert them at side of back leg, applying it as you would on a placket. Spring Rayon Blouse t h!i ''I 1 ri - ''S F j fel Win. awifir ' f This attractive skirt and blouse combination Is neat enough for office wear and feminine enough for an after-wor- k date. The ruf-fled blouse Is of soft, washable, one-deni- er spun rayon made of Avisco rayon yarns. The skirt Is navy blue rayon crepe which goes with any of the new spring blouses. Sewing Circle Patterns Tjtc Winning aytimer for Smart rocfi Sa Siniple p ,11 l 3448 Slimming Frock CREATED especially to flatter heavier figure, this charming afternoon dress has slimming lines and nice detail on shoulder and hip. Make short or three-quart- er shaped sleeves, and use a pretty printed fabric in an all-ov- er scroll or flower. Pattern Mo. 1741 comes In sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42. 44, 46 and 48. Sizes 3i, 3", yards of 35 or dress for missel j &iU to win applause ct J kmc ing. Very easy to sf j brief cap sleeves anil U" a narrow belt soft!jX. c-- Pattern No. 1738 li dpi - iusi 18 and 20. Slzt It uns 'fu.-4in-i! Send your order to: ipumTiP3' J--- it Jdei SEWING CIRCLE PAlfcTCl MS Mission St, Sail,!0 Enclose 25 centisl a 20 pattern desired. J 1 Pattern No J , Nnm i ,. Arlrirp I 4- hi ru TJATHE tender prf Ql - pure, fluffy, gt:: J lather of bland Resincl 1 e Then apply sootkl Q Ointment. Skillfulijii beneficially oily, ii i comfort to fiery, it mii Get both from uvdmi RESINK J aw a suit r --pr "v lets i C$ .ffj , CONTAINS ABK I. 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The prediction came from a 10-m- an commission which looked over the public school system for the American Association of School Administrators. The commission said grownups should continue studying so they can keep up with "the new era of world events which suddenly has been ushered in." Enamel-Coate- d Tin Cans Play Part in Atom Role In experimenting with radioactive chemicals from the atomic piles at Oak Ridge, plant scientists of the U. S. department of agriculture have stopped using the familiar clay pots and jars in their greenhouse experiments. Instead they are using inexpensive tin cans coated with enamel. After each experiment they discard the cans and soil that con-tains the radioactive material, and bury them deep in the ground to get rid of them. The reason is simple. In checking the action of the radioactive chemi-cals moving out of the soil and Into and through the plant, the scientists make use of the delicate "tracer" method. Counting instruments de-tect and record the passage of charged molecules as they pass through the plant tissues. It is nec-essary to have exact knowledge as to the radiant energy present at the start of the experiment. This is pos-sible by using fresh soil, a new con-tainer and exactly measured quan-tities of radioactive chemicals. But if a clay container had been used previously, the pot would have become at least slightly radioac- - tive, and so would add some un-measured radioactive energy that would complicate the experiment. It would disturb what the scientists term the "control" si condition Be Smart! Mother calls them polo coats and grandmother's name was travel coats but call them any-thing you choose, they're still one of the nicest coat styles of any season. Big and comfortably en-veloping, developed in many soft-surfa-coatings and lovely, gay colors, they depend on line and details such as collars, pockets, andor cuffs for 'their smartness. HEARD God's voice upon the wind WMmlA til I l heard Him eiking through the PsTW nofbird5 Ba2SrW Andclearly,plain!y,throughtheiilverrain sjtLffii ' iNKwil'lulA I heard Hi. word.. APflf T I taw God'i fact upon a flower today llluli I taw Him moving on the hillt, and oh, Js wBllvtlVv He walked upon the water of the itream, .it fe) A lllitWiin ' Kwl I ow, .SMIV I herd God's voice, I saw Hl$ shining facet VWVlvllI He spoke (o me ( He moved along the land; J '''''IkVi1Ym I reached through all the beauty of the day A f . jRivn) And touched His hand. 7f J I V ll't H Touch of Elegance A touch of ruffle either for day or evening is good and currently the vogue. It's being seen In abundance on petticoats, dressmaker swim suits, blouses and new print dresses The ruffle may be self fabric, crisp white organdie, embroidery, lace or contrasting solid color. |