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Show YirL u r irv.r.s, WaYi, yiyVa lTu .aj SERIAL STORY $15 A WEEK SMITHFIELD NEWS feY LOUlSETTOEMESl COPYmeHTf04J I NCI NEA SERVICE. a little hot water, she went to the ancient bathroom. Ann had the only room on the third floor of what had once been a fine old home. It was on Chicagos West Side and built before the citys elite decided upon the vicinity of Sheridan Drive as the correct address. Anns miserable room had once quartered a servant. JT was a few minutes past 9 when she turned down the shabby worn coverings of her thin bed. Her beauty-lovin- g fingers resented the feel of the cotton blanket and coarse sheet. She switched off her light, opened the window. The deep, broad casement window was the rooms sole redeeming feature. Ann paused beside it, as soft spring air crept up from the alley below. She gazed at a lighted window i cross the way. There he was, the big, dark young man. He sat in a wooden rocking chair, his cheek resting on a clenched fist, reading leaned out right now. Ann all . I . . Im had a dream. CHAPTER I NN BROWN had the fidgets. To tell the truth, she was reaching the end of her own particular string and whether or not she would be able to hold on to the frayed end was a debatable question. It had been almost a year, 328 days, to be exact, since it couldnt she had found her job by any stretch of imagination be in Mrs. Pringle's called a position Hat Shoo She had oeen desperately alone then. Sne was desperately alone now. She heated creamed dried beef, Crugally held over from the previous evenings dinner, on a gas plate in a corner of her uncomfortable little room. She made a She ladled four slice of toast. .tewed figs into a dish and placed wo cookies on a plate. To give her morale a lift, she took two precious silver spoons from a bureau drawer, reacting delightedly, Make-Ov- er always, to their She tried to eat, steadily. Ann knew that she should not stand in her window and gaze at the young man. It wasnt polite. Just the same, she had done it often. Not that she was romantically interested in him Ann was not romantically inclined. She had her own ideas concerning love. It was a luxury and luxuiies were not for her. She went to bed, lying tensely quiet. Dreading sleep, she lay with her eyes open. The dream might come if she slept and t.ie dream was a shattering thing. She was always fighting her way through a crowd on a downtown street, part of the crowd, but invisible. In the dream she was jostled hi wav and that battered until sue finally fell to the sidewalk, begging and pleading. Feet trampled her and she cried out. No one heeded her cries, the feet trampled and kicked and scuffed until she awoke, sobbing her protests. Ann did not know that a psychiatrist would have credited her dream to a lonely fixation; she only knew that its recurrence was wrecking her nervous system. She lay very still, her slim little body straight under the blanket. She was getting too thin. Eating alone, day in and day out, did not make for appetite. Anns hands clenched. It wasnt reasonable that a girl like herself, 20 years old, pretty enough, eager to make friends, should go on for 328 days utterly alone. Pretty enough? That was putting it much too mildly. Ann had shining bronze hair, its golden high lights and lovely wave had been lavishly granted by na se. Her eyes were dark gray, wide and childish, her red mouth curved satiny luster. really tried. It was useless. Getting water from the bathroom on the floor below, she washed She the dishes. wrapped the spoons in tissue and put them away. Then she tried all the usual things, an hour of constructive reading, a magazine story, the triumphant, happy ending adding to her depression. She played three games of solitaire. deliciously. It was 8:30. Suffocating lonelinSometimes Ann wondered how ess crowded in on her. The lonel- long she would continue to walk iness had become so real a thing alone, how soon, for sheer want of companionship, she would rethat it seemed to have form and spond to the masculine advances substance, terrifying form and which constantly came her way. substance. She tried to think of pleasant Ann glanced at the evening pa- things. Her job only $15 a week but just $15 better than nothing. per, her eyes skipping over war There had been a rather dreadful news, avoiding the most recent time before she got the job. She murder. Turning to the society was lucky that her fingers were page, she looked at the pictures of clever enough to turn shapeless old hats into smart creations. Her brides and debutantes and dress the picture in the pavisitors. Suddenly her eyes new was stunning, it would be per widened. lovely for spring. Ann moved There,' she said aloud, thats restlessly. The dress would be the way ill make my new dress. lovely but where would she wear it? Who cared whether or not her Sne studied the picture of a girl clothes were lovely? Drowsiness who had been caught candid a by crept over her. camera as she stepped from smart roadster. Thats just the CUDDENLY Ann was screaming. She was sitting up in the thin way Ill make it. Ann cut out the hand pressed picture and put it in her purse. It bed, a trembling over her mouth to stop the was 8:45. screams. She had been under Ann undressed. Taking her bath trampling feet, smothered, towel, praying for hot water, just crushed as For !hpat growers their 1'HO desire to spring wheat who rop were cautioned Tuesday by 'larvin M. Hutch, Seipio farmer 'nd a member of the stale AAA arnmittee, that there will be ne itension of the deadline, Feb. 9. for accepting insurance in the county offices. This deadline is final," said Hutch. The county assccia-on- s have received instructions to lTcPt no applications for 1940 insurance on wheat that date." pointed out that procedure ,or securing crop insurance has " considerably for simplified MO in that farmers may secure ' protection in one action only nan they apply for the Insurance 'ey CHn sign the and ither pay or makeapplication arrangements 0 Pay the premium and their Kiirance goes into effect on their vm'at just as soon as it is plant- -- r- k "hen th-e- Hill-ya- guiMs sund iv at the home of Mr. and Mis lawi Littledvke. Mr i.ml Mrs. Sherman War-nex.burton spent the week end in To.ieb visiting Mrs. Warburtons father who is convalescing in the hospital ilittie Lower, M.iry Hillyard, land Ame'm Hillvard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lower of Amnlga. Mrs. Fay Moss, Mrs. Maggie Richards and Robert Reid and son Lyle are visiting at the home of their father, Robert Reid Hr., who is ill. Mrs. W. R. Napper entertained at her home in eight guests Smithfirld Tuesday in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mr, E R. Ralphs of Logan. The guests were Mis. Elaine Hyer, Lewiston, Mrs Ross Ralphs, Logan and Mrs Iae Nelson. Mrs. George Hansen. Mrs Lou McCann, and Mrs. Leonard Miles of Smithfield. Lunch w is served by the hostess, after which social afternoon was enjoyed. Mrs. A. E. Moser and children of Brigham City, Mr. and Mrs M O Wiltmore and daughter of Salt Lake City, Bruce Davidson of Logan and Andrew Holijson and Anna Low Holijson of Smith- field were dinner guests of Miss r. . af-f- ir the farmer - "ull-ris- k Hulfjsnn Sunday evening. A. J. Wickham rcturned home yesterday after spending a week visiting friends and rela- tives in Idaho. Mrs. Glen R. Winn entertained 24 guests at a bridge luncheon on iituriiay in her Sn ithfield home. The Valentine motif was carried out in the table Large s decorated Hses of the living rooms. Mrs. Harold Deppe was awarded high score prize and Mrs. J. E. Sheffer, high-cu- t Those included were prize Heber Mesd, imes: R. Brenchley, W Rinds Chambers, Leslie luting, H mien, J. W, Kirkbnde, Douglas Hooper, Leonard Miles, I. W. Jar- ii, G L. Reese, Cyril Munk, Robert Griffith, William Svrowther Harold Deppe, Richard Roskeliey, V. Frank Winn, J. E. Sheffer, A. Noble, C. W. Clark, J. E. Peterson, and Adrian V. Toolson of Smithfield, L. E. Nelson of Lo- - .gan; and H. Mrs. pussy-willow- B. Dnlnea of Pres- - ton. Foster J. Gordon Is visiting with his daughter, Edith at Seat-ti- e, Washington for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roskeliey were host and hostess to Mr. and Mrs. William Rowley and family of Richfield Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Gordon, Mrs. Harold Deppe, Mrs. Alice Shy. Mrs. Eleanot- Miles, Mrs. Elmo P. Coburn, Mrs. Seth P. Thornley and Mrs. Glenn R. Winn attended the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at the Hotel Ecclcs In Logan Wednesday evening. Mrs. Samuel Sorenson entertained at a quilting party Thursday home. The afternoon at her guests were: Mrs. George Winn, Mrs. Leo Law, Mrs. Leonard Sorenson, Mrs. Curtis Hill, and Mm Dinner was Henry O. Hansen served by the hostess. - By BLOSSER Prospective Jailbird tmf case-If thats NOT GO ALL THE would vtou TO LOOK AT moon The through Mow , LIKE way back: ano blame THE VWOLE THING ON IRON WINDOWS COLUMBUS. I heard you scream, . . . "Well good Paul said night. Sav something wrong over there? An is frightened face turned to the window. Pale yellow light shone from across the alley. She crouched under the blanket, still eld by the horror of the dream. Say what goes on? Ann slid out of bed, her little feet hunting slippers, her hand reaching for a robe. She stumbled to the window and leaned out. she quaNothing goes on vered. The young man leaned from his window, outlined cleat ly by a shaft of moonlight. The two windows were not more than 30 feet apart Are you there? I cant see you. COP WASH TUBBS A r?HERE IS A MOMENT OF CONFUSION U THAT TKE approaching MOTOR 1Q 8Y disarmament idea NfA SEWVICt INC T M HFC V 8 kd PAT By CRANE EASY ANNOUNCES WIHEN boat is full of en CAN PO N0TWN6. I'LL TAKE YOUR REVOLVER, MB. VOU 1 Im here. I heard you scream. Ann tried to laugh. It was a shaken little sound. I had a bad RED RYDER Atta Boy By FRED HARMON dream, she confessed. Oh, I say thats a shame. All right now? Yes all right now. She Was crying, not because of the dream, but because of the rich sympathy in the young mans voice. It was as if his voice lifted her out of the way of the trampling feet. "Well good night. and thank Good night and you. ANN was restless and wide awake. Pulling down the blind, she switched on the light which dangled from the ceiling. She made a cup of cocoa and drank it slowly. Still in no mood for sleep, she sat down with the paper, turning to the personal column. Ann often read the intimate little items, they gave her a vicarious contact with the humming world about her. Her eyes slid downward and It stopped at the word, Lonely. was followed by a number, K295. Refined gentleman wishes to make a friend, she read. If interested please write. If Ann had found the phrase, Object matrimony, she would not have given the personal anit other thought. But Lonely caught her interest. Someone else found the city a friendless place. If the writer were only a girl More than anything else Ann wanted a girl fi iend, someone with whom she could laugh and talk and go to the movies. A refined m. w. BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES THESE Aint it so? AR.E. 6 A" OKI v, A MATTER OE YACTTiOO AWE WLbPONbd,v'E Ot YE.bbE9S ETAWT0, T , AMO MAOOQ CaOETKAY.-- VOCVCS MEY5 AWtMT TWcV, CA?TAX3 YOGCj By MARTIN ? FlNVbWLO W 7 I SAT 35X2 With MAJOR HOOPLE OUR BOARDING HOUSE OUT OUR WAY gentleman well, a refined gentleman might be better than no one at all. Lonely the pity of being lonely, the dreadful, pity. heart-breaki- ng Ann read the item again and again. Her cheeks grew flushed. She found paper and pen and ink. (To Be Continued) . Survey Shows Careless Drug: Clerks Make Diagnoses, Sell Quack Remedies (This is the second of four articles by Dr. Fisiibein on venereal disease quackery areas 77 per rent were guilty of such practices. 1 BY DR. MORRIS FISIIBEIN A survey made in 1938 and 1939, under the auspices of the United States Public Health service by the American Social Hygiene Association involved study of drug store practices In relation to venereal diseases in 35 cities, located in 26 different states. The Investigator made contact with 1151 drug stores, telling the story of the first symptoms of gonorrhea. If the druggist seemed interested, the Investigator then described some of the symptoms The story was alof syphilis. ways told as if it affected some third person. This was done because a few preliminary trials had shown that druggists sometimes asked prospective customers to come behind the counter for a personal examination. Only 7 per cent of the druggists refused to make any attemptrem-to a diagnose a disease or sell Some of these even took edy. the trouble to warn the customer and to give him a short lecture on the dnngers of venereal areas. 50 In senses cent of the managers of drug jjU)rcs offeteid to diagnose disease mi st.n remedies, and in slum applies for he may request that payments ho is to earn under the program be assigned for the 'mount of the premium. Or he mV pay it in cash. According to the state coir.nnt-amnfarmers may insure 50 to Per rent of their normal yield a1in re as established over ft r.cvj of is ycais. Had, frost, fire, couth, win i, and insects-i- n fact rjtning hut poor farming prac-- 1 is- Hre the Inez mis iig.unst the wheat is insured. r aimers desiring this overage on their 1940 spring committee before the expiration Mr. Hatch 29, vrioiit crop are urged to contact date, February 4 member of their county AAA concluded, 1 Marie WHY appli-atio- asuranee e meoibi rs and guests, Mrs Win nrui Hillvard, Mrs Ira A and Mrs. Kern Smith. Valuitine theme was carried out dining the entire afternoon Mrs. Iretta Hvman reviewed Matthew1 2t, 1940. THE FAMILY DOCTOR Insurance Deadline n,,ire Mis Homer Rah entertained the members of the Bon-U- s club Thursday afternoon at the home M. of her mother. Mrs. Mose Mack. Lunch was served early at a long table covered with Irish linen. A beautiful bowl of red roses fts the centerpiece furthered the party theme of Valentine. The was afternoon plnving spent bridge. Mrs Leo Low received score Mrs and Conrad mgh prize Mather, high cut. Special guests were Mrs. Homer Dmnes anil Mrs. Edwin Noble. The club will meet at the home of Mrs. Ferry Watts. dub was enter-- 1 The Litra-Lur- e tamed on Wednesday afternoon A tray by Mrs Ruby Hillvard luncheon was served to twelve FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS , to Extension ntuwnAv. February T Thirty different preparations were recommended by druggists some of them recognized drugs. But in every instance the recognized drugs were powerful preparations capa'--e of doing great harm when taken without pmper control of dosage. Many of the other preparations had been examined from time to time by the Bureau of Investigation of the American Medical AsMost of them were sociation. either watery solutions of boric acid or products containing sandalwood oil. Some of them were of mild antiseptics preparations to be injected. Actually, of course, there are hundreds of such preparations developed and designed by some unprincipled vendor of nostrums to capitalize on the fears and shame of those who had been infocted. K FAT: Venereal d'seaae battle brought out in oen. dentes charge LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (TIP James Roosevelt, motion picture deproducer son of the Pres.dent, nied today he had been mentally cruel to tne wi.e he married e'er years ago or that he had deserted her. His answer to her asked that the bill she had entered be dismissed. It was a routine preliminary to their impending divorce suit. cross-iom-pla- Explanation and procedure ALLEY OOP IMG EXHAUSTIVE tv- -i "I CAD OOP .SURE FIXED THEM SIRE MS SOS fupNjT BROKE iWOMT BE PLAYING SPELL AND IanV TUNES RIGHT HE SNAPPED scoM, DIDN'T HE I ' -- By WILLIAMS |