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Show The Cache American. Isran. Cache Countv. if : ' GEORCS f. WORTS W.NlLREtf ASf THE (TORT THlI MR: l Corey. timid (Irl. It eiperted by brr employ. ert elli to deliver la pertoa tome thirty lovlutlont la let, o( t rainy evening She plrkt np the InvIUUont and aurta out, but, dlteourtfed, leant aialntt a tele phone pale and rrlet. A bandtomo ttrancei comet along, learnt ber tuiry, (rabt Iht InvIUUont from ber and lean them op. Zorie meett her tanee1 ancle, Admiral Duncan, bo practically forcet ber to accept a job to edit bit memolrt. Zorle't Aunt Hannah proletti, but Admiral Duncan wlnt. The bandtomo ttranger plckt op ber tullcatet and brlnct them to tbo tleamer, Samoa." On board, Mitt Amber Lannlng clalmt occupancy to tba tamo tUleroom. ness, he looked distinguished. Some-tilin- g happened in his china-blu- e eyes as he took her In an almost Imperceptible tightening. Ills expression did not seem to change, yet he betrayed, as his eyes quickly ran down her, surprise and disappointment She glanced quickly at Steve. He looked very brown and huge and handsome in a beige dinner jacket with a blue bow tie and a blue silk carnation the shade of his eyes. She wondered if he knew that the man she bad just seen was aboard. He was looking at her as If be was delighted with her. It mystified Zorie. The admiral had betrayed Cn.iPTER V disappointment in her appearance, Zorie doted her eyes, because and she had not been surprised. they were suddenly filled wilh tears. Steve was gazing at her with unThese tears were, as usual, tears of mistakable admiration. WhyT It fury directed at her meekness. She seemed that whatever the basis was leaned back against the pillows. She for their contacts, he was always Intended to take a shower in a mo- mystifying her. ment and dress In the bathroom. He slowly grinned, turned and She fell asleep. The ringing of went into the other room. He rethe telephone awoke her. She opened turned with a white flower in his her eyes and looked about the state- band. It looked a little like a gar- room with dismay. It was emptyl Miss Laming had finished dressing and was gone! Zorie glanced at her wristwatch. It was 7:21! She answered the phone. It was Paul again. His tones were the icy reserved tones of a man who is furious but who, because others are present, is controlling himself. "Zorie, what's become of you? We're all ready to start dinner." "Ill explain everything," Zorie answered tremulously. "I wont be a jiffy." After she had taken her shower, and was looking for h bath towel, she learned why. There had been four hand towels and four bath towels. Miss Lanning had used them alL They were strewn over the bathroom floor. A hot wave of anger went over Zorie, and for a moment she stood, dripping, with her fists and her teeth clenched. At that moment, she hated the slim, beautiful, arrogant Miss Lanning. She opened her trunk, having to look through her bag for the key, and found three hand towels she had intended embroidering for Aunt Hannahs birthday. They were mere wisps of towels. She could not dry herself at all thoroughly. Some day," Zorie announced, "Im going to be like that Im going to be arrogant and ruthless and and brutal. She dressed with haste. She had little time to give her hair. She dress, slipped into the navy-blu- e zipped it up and stepped back and considered herself in the mirrors. She opened the door. A man was standing in the corridor a dozen feet away with an unlighted cigarette in his mouth. He was flicking the wheel of a lighter. He held the flame to the cigarette, but his eyes were on Zorie and they remained on her as she shut the door and started along the corridor toward him. He was a short man in a dark gray suit, with wide sloping shouldark red ders and scrubby-lookin- g hair. Slanting gave his dark eyes a cynical expression. As she passed him, his eyes narrowed, and they were as bright, as alert, as the eyes of a ferret He made her feel uneasy. She found an elevator and went up to B Deck. As she entered the wide cross corridor, she saw a man coming down the stairs from the deck above. She noticed him only because he looked so smart and at ease in his white dinner jacket and black trousers. His shiny black hair was graying at the temples, and he looked distinguished and important. Also, he seemed foreign and interestingly dissipated. He was the kind of man about whom you might say that the skin under his eyes was the graveyard of his follies. As Zories glance became a stare, and her heart suddenly pounded, he noticed her. He stared, then smiled with one corner of his mouth. His lids came down a little and he now looked as a blase man might look when he scents prey. He said in a cultured, purposeful voice, Good evening! and paused. Zorie stared at him --a moment longer with bright fascinated eyes, then started down a corridor almost at a run. Men with dark faces and little white scars under their left eyes were, she supposed, not unusual, yet she was sure, she was positive, that d man this black-haired scar unwith the little der his left eye was the man she had seen in the green sedan when Steve Duncan had hid behind the telephone pole and her, Paul opened the door to her knock. She walked into the room with her heart still pounding. Steve and the admiral were at the other end of the room, which was fully twice as large as the room she and Amber Lanning were sharing. Beyond was another large room. d The three men wore white or evening jackets and black trousers. She glanced at Paul, tall and straight and splendid-lookinwith the expression in his eyes she had been prepared for. Im sorry Im late, she said meekly. Being late, the admiral said, is a beautiful womans privilege. With his cuily white hair, his furrowed red face and his lean erect- eye-socke- ts d, dark-skinne- star-shape- pale-colore- ous of Steve. him. Im not falling denia, but its white petals were more odor fragile. It had a spicy-swethat was strange and exotic. With the compliments of Admiral Duncan, he said in his deep voice. Its an old island custom." He put the flower in her hair. As he bent down and fixed the flower he said in a voice too low for the admiral and Paul to hear, Im proud of you, baby." Zorie was more mystified than ever. No man had ever before put a flower in her hair. Her cheeks were burning. She could not decide whether he was making fun of her, being sorry for her, because of her wrinkled dress, her lack of makeup and Pauls cool disapproval of her tardiness, or whether he was deliberately teasing Paul. Whatever his motive was, she felt Thank you, she said, grateful. with warmth. What is it? White ginger. He picked up. a cocktail from a tray and handed it to her, but before she could accept it, Paul said curtly, Zorie doesnt drink, Steve. It wasn't true. Although Paul disapproved of drinking, because of its harmful effect on demonstrably brain tissue, both of them sometimes had a cocktail or two at faculty parties. Paul was furious because she was late, and he was punishing her. Steve was sadly shaking his large What a pity, he curly head. drawled, and drank the cocktail. Zorie had never known such luxury. Two waiters, or stewards, served the dinner and their obvious awe of Admiral Duncan, who barked at them and criticized every dish, reminded her that he was not only a garrulous and meddlesome old man but a very rich and powerful he said. one. She was glad when dinner was over. Lets go up and Paul said, dance, which surprised her. Id love to, she answered, hoping that Steve would accompany them. His presence would postpone the inevitable scolding, and she was determined to question him. But Steve said carelessly, "IB see you in a few minutes. In the hall, Zorie waited for Paul to begin. When he didnt, she glanced up at him. His profile was more thoughtful than stern. He asked her how she thought she would like working for the admiral, and All cautiously, she answered right." Then he glanced at her and said, What do you think of that beautiful big brother of mine now? That was a nice gesture," Zorie answered, his putting this ginger flower in my hair. "Yes, Paul said. "Steve Is very good at gestures. Most women fall for him like a ton of bricks. Hes that utterly irresistible combination a handsome rascal with the tender considerateness of a Raleigh. Zorie wondered if Paul was jeal- - lUt! Syndicate. WNU feature. JACKIE GLEASON is the first new comedian to hit the networks for the coming fall season; the Augyst 13th debut of the Jackie Gleason and Les Tremayne show establishes him on the air waves. He's no stranger to the air, of course, after starrLaughing in 1U Neighbor snd movie fans Did he. Zorie asked demurely, have much luck with the others?" He's always bsd a very smooth Watch out for line, Paul replied. it I shall," Zorie promised. Paul They started to dance. danced well but without much enHe didnt dance often thusiasm. enough to keep in practice, and if you aren't in practice, you bump into people. Paul kept bumping into people and apologizing. He became annoyed. The slight rolling of the ship kept sending him off balance, and that annoyed him, too. , The ship rolled more sharply than usuaL Paul and Zorie went sliding to the end of the floor with a mass of other dancers who seemed to think it was fun. Paul did not. To hell with it, Let's take a turn he said crossly. on deck. "All right," Zorie agreed. Just then Steve's deep, lazy voice said. Is it against maritime lawr to cut in?" He was grinning at PauL Try Im not the it! Paul said curtly. shark gods type." He walked away. Steve had his hand lightly under Zorie's elbow, balancing her as the ship made another deep roll. Do you mind?" Paul doesn't No, said Zorie. like to dance." His blue eyes were admiring her. "You do. "Yes. I love it" She felt rebellious and reckless. So do I, Steve drawled. s arms He took her lightly and they started to dance. Steve was evidently experienced at dancing not only in crowds but on rolling ships, because they bumped into no one and when the ship rolled he seemed to know how to dance with the roll, so that their rhythm wasnt broken and she lost the fear she had had with Paul that her feet were about to shoot out from under her. Steve danced smoothly and he led firmly. He was so easy to dance with that Zorie felt herself relaxing. She looked about for Paul and saw him go out on deck. Are you the shark god's type?" she asked. I'm the shark god's adopted child," Steve answered. "When 1 was a kid, on Kauai, I did a lot of surfing in dangerous water. An old Hawaiian family took a fancy to me and their god happened to be the shark god, so they put me through the ritual. They wanted to protect me against all dangers in or on the sea. It sounds pagan, Zorie murmured. It also sounded characteristic of Steve. "It is, said Steve. She laughed. Are you pagan? He grinned lazily down at her. Incurably. She wondered why he wanted to dance with her why he was bothering with her. There were many pretty girls on the floor, and every time Zorie glanced at one of them, she was staring at Steve. He could have been dancing with any of them, yet he seemed oblivious to them. Why? "Why did you put this flower in my hair? Because I was delighted with you for taking my advice. I happened to be in the room when Paul phoned you. I thought he was being pretty stuffy. The longer you kept us waiting, the more I admired you." So that was it! He thought her tardiness was due to her having decided to show Paul that she couldn't be ordered around! Do you know, Steve asked, that youve made my grandfather as happy as a kid with a new red engine? ' ing at Murder, and know him from hia 12 pictures. Including "Springtime In the Rock Currently he's starring on the Follow the Broadway stage In Girls; when he finishes that atint he begins his new contract with 20lh ies.1 Century-Fox- , Gloria De Haven, one of the atari Sinatra musical. Step Lively, was singing for Galli Curd and Frances Alda when she was 12. They advised her to study for opera, but she took to modeling Instead, then began her career in the movies. Played a showgirl In her first picture, will be a chorus girl In Dr. Red Adams," a new Dr. Gillespie that will go into production soon. In the new John Ilodlak is on his way np, and fast. Lifeboat gave him a boost, and Marriage Is a Private with Lana Tomer, gave Affair, him another. So now he's set to play the coveted male lead, opposite Greer Garson, in Metros Valley of Decision." going Isnt an orange when been autographed by Chico Marx, its a collector! Item. Starring on Milton Berles Let Your-el- f Go, Marx did his stunt of play-tri- g the piano with an orange; it's now being cherished by the fan who bad him autograph it An orange Its Sonja Henies new picture for International is Its a Pleasure but in preparation Miss Henie rehearses two hours a day, six days a week, with male and female ice ballets, works on her own skating specialties two hours more, then re- hearses dance steps all afternoon! Four Metro pictures on are now playing the Normandy beachhead circuit They are "A Guy Named Joe," Meet the People," "See Here, Private Hargrove and "Andy Hardys Blonde Trouble" and were, being screened shortly after the battle smoke cleared. 16-m- film Dinah Shores off on a blind date a date with the American fighting men overseas. She finished her chores in Belle of the Vukon, International Pictures new Technicolor musical show, made three months supply of records, and sailed, to return to Hollywood in October. An empire numbering 500,000,000 h of all the land and people, people in the world, is the subject of the March of Times latest film, British Imperialism 1944. Its the story of what war Is doing to the empire, and of how the dominions feel about the mother country today. one-fourt- Why? He likes to have a (TO BE CONTINUED) Husbands , Take Notice! J steal. deep-voice- Kathleen Norris Says: CHUJ By VIRGINIA VALE Itcleaeed by kiiitit Newepeper Union. He laughed softly, but No? with no humor. Well, you wouldn't be the first of my girls hes tried to pretty girl around," Steve answered, and hes sure you're going to do wonders with his book. Youve got to be tough with him. If he takes a wrong slant, dont hesitate to back him down. Youre clever. You can. Do you mind if I sit in on some of these sessions? Wont it be dull for you? Zorie asked. No. Im interested in the book. Nobodys ever written up the family and Id like to see it done right. Its really the story of Hawaii as illustrated by one amazing family. Youre going to fall in love with Uluwehi. Has Paul told you much about it? No." Steve was still holding her lightly, and dancing smoothly, and paying attention to no one on the floor but her. Zorie felt reckless and gay. Steve was flirting with her. He was managing to say nice things to her without making love to her. Her feelings about him were so contradictory that she felt confused. She realized that his charm, his warm personality were dangerous weapons that he used with deliberateness. She was not often suspicious of people, but she could not help being suspicious of this tall, d young man with his graceful ways. There was simply no reason for him to be wasting his time on her. Pace Seven geLcreendio3 for in-hi- He took her lightly in his arms and they started to dance. -- Itnh Joe Julian and Paul Mann, reguon the Norman Corwin CBS series, often alternate roles. Recently, when Corwin wanted the effect of a man running up and down stairs, Julian, who was playing the lead, had on rubber heels, so actually stepped into Manns shoes, which he borrowed for the broadcast lars Pretty fancy, that accident Danny Kaye had. For a scene in The Wonder Man," he and Vera-Elle- n did an acrobatic dance routine, leapd ing through the top of a native drum and alighting on a tramboline which would bounce them out of the drum. Kaye landed off balance, and was hurled to the stage, with one leg twisted beneath him. So now theyre shooting around him till hes recovered. paper-covere- ODDS AND ENDS Diana Lynn, 18, plays a heavy romantic role in " Out of 1 his W or Id" and gets her first screen kiss from Eddie Bracken. . . . Mae Clark, star of silent films, is playrole with Paulette ing a come-bacCoddard in "Kitty". . . The new format of CBS's " The Doctor Fights is permanent, giving Raymond Massey chance to act. . . Those arm bands the husky males in "The Great John L" are wearing are womens garters mens arm bands just aren't made any more. . . . After seeing Marie McDonalds work in advance scenes for "Guest in the House," IF illiam Goetz borrowed her for " Its a Pleasure " toon k . "Marty is quarantined for the measles, and the thermometer at 82 , , , and Dirk saying, Bathroom windows crying for five minutes of soap and water. By KATHLEEN NORRIS 7'OUVE been harping Y for months on the war--- L time duty of wives to keep the home front happy," writes Daisy Chalmers, a spirited young matron of Springfield, Mass, "why dont you sometimes blow up the men for the ridiculous demands they are making on us, d their insistence that everything shall be exactly as it always was, war or no war, and their calm expectation that a house without servants will run just as smoothly as a house with a good cook and a nurse in it! stiff-necke- I have three adorable, noisy, destructive little boys, the letter goes on. Dick wanted boys and boys only, and fortunately I was able to oblige. They are healthy, I am healthy, I am a good cook, with, I think, a fairly even and amiable disposition. Until just before Paul, the youngest, was born, I had a domestic helper of sorts. She was old, slow, stubborn, but she was absolutely faithful, scrupulously clean, and she loved the babies for their very naughtiness. We paid Josie $15 a week. Dirks income is $6,000 a year doesnt it sound big? But it isnt as big as it once was. And whatever its worth now, it wont pay for a maid. Cramped in Apartment. We live in a six room apartment, up two flights of stairs. Of course, the children cant go out without me, and when they do all four of us, including Paul, now a year old, have to be dressed for the street, the coach has to be bumped out from the locker under the stairs, pillow and covers dumped into it, and Paul established in state. Crossing a street with a baby buggy and boys of two and four is no fun; getting the groceries home is no fun either. We have no dumbwaiter, but the delivery boy pants up our stairs twice a week; everything else I carry myself, sometimes including Jack, or even my eldest, Marty. Now, I love all this; Im equal to it; Ill get through. But what upsets me is my husbands mild, sweet, incessant hinting and criticizing of everything I do. Our part of town is dirty and dusty, grit comes in and Dirk runs his fingers over polished surfaces and shows me the grit. All this distresses Dirk terribly. Would you mind touching up your hair before we sit down, dear? he says. May I have a spoon that isnt quite so sticky? He asks if the boys have been out in the glorious fresh air; scowl3 when I say only for an hours marketing. They ought to have more of an airing than that. But Ive been washing today, Dirk, I say. Ive got almost a hundred pieces out on the line. "Lets have no excuses, Daisy, he says gently. Tm not criticizing, Im only disappointed. When I had influenza he took care of us all for three days, then he got a nurse in at eight dollars a day, the letter goes on. He was furious; jthe house was never clean QUIT NAGGING With laundry and delivery, and practically every other tort of service curtailed, tvith domestic help almost impossible to get, a mother of three little boys it bound to be very busy. She is willing to do everything the can, but necessarily the must neglect her housekeeping a bit. Everything would go along all right, except that her husband is one of those neat, efficient souls who want cleanliness and order, no matter what the situation is. lie will rub his finger over the piano, and hold it up to show the dust, or he will hint that the drapes need washing. While he is polite and even sweet, he is constantly nagging. These people are well off . They have an income of $6,000 a year, and live in a apartment, arid are accustomed to a rather high standard of living. six-roo- m or orderly or quiet, and he spooned cold cereal into the boys and went out for his own meals. Once, afterward, I asked him what he thought of my job. He merely observed that if he had it to do he would so organize it that there ( wouldnt be all that confusion. War Conditions. Im a college graduate, intelligent, enthusiastic, but I wont stand too much of this! Please write an article saying that unless men understand the infinite difficulties of housekeeping these days, the endless job that is that of a wife and mother, nothe complications of tailor help, marriages will continue to go on the rocks. What started all this, Daisy concludes, was something that hapMarty is pened this morning. quarantined with measles, the thermometer at 82, the baby refusing his breakfast, and Dirk putting his head in the door after he had left to say sweetly Bathroom windows crying for five minutes of soap and water! Please write something that will make these exacting husbands ashamed of themselves." Dear Daisy, I say in answer, your letter seems to me to be as good an argument as any I could think up, Dirk isnt the only husband who has grown exacting and critical in these tense days. Its partly a nervous reaction to the fearful events that are shaking the world, and as such ought to be treated with patience and kindness. But at the same time a lot of husbands ought to wake up and take stock of themselves. If shes sweet, if shes distractedly and gaily doing her best, if she can cook, if she loves her children, home, and husband then for the duration try to regard her as she d regards you, a courageous individual who is managing to get through the most convulsed and agonizing period of all history with a minimum of nerve center damage. high-spirite- finely-traine- Removing Mildew Stains d, will often come out if you simply wash the material with soap and water and put it in the bright sunshine. If this doesnt work, try covering the spots with lemon juice and salt, and placing the garment in the sun. Or you can use sodium perborate as a bleach on white or colorfast fabrics, 4 tablespoons of sodium perborate to a pint of soapy water. Clothes must be well rinsed in cold water, and then hung in the sunshine for at least four hours. Fresh mildew stains |