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EL RENO {OKLA.J DAILY TRIBUNE
The El Reno Daily Tribune
A Blue Ribbon Newspaper Serving a Blue Ribbon Community
Issued daily except Saturday from 207 South Rock Island avenue,
and entered as second-class mail matter under the act of March 3, 1879.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12,1940
ONE THING HE FEARS
RAY J. DYER
Editor and Publisher
I
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1940
THE LORD SUSTAINS: They that wait upon the Lord shall re-
new their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run and not hr weary: and they shall walk, and not faint.—
Isaiah 40:31.
The Voice of Highway Safety
Notes from Oklahoma Patrolmen’s
Big Brown Books
/OKLAHOMA CITY. June 12—i A maintalnance man for the
'Special!— Oklahoma motorists j highway department was killed
are warned by Abe Block, assistant when the driver of a highway
state safety commissioner, that I grader lost control of the grader,
traffic accidents Involving child- which pinned him against the side
ren on bicvcles have more than of a ditch, crushing him to death,
doubled In the last year and that * * #
they will have to be more and An Arkansas City, Kan., woman
more cautious, since the number of! died of a broken neck when the
bicycles In the state constantly car In which she was riding crash-
is increasing. 1 ed into the end of a steel bridge
At the same time this warning
was delivered. Mr. Block snld that (’itV Milt*UgU For Cyclist
the safety department and the
patrol were doing their part to,
help both motorists and cyclists;
Is 4-‘{,800 In 44) Years
OGDEN, Utah. June 12—<U.R>-
*• •»*-<**" !r
bicycle control ordinance, and other
suggested safety measures includ-
ing provisions lor licensing bicycles,
a compulsory bicycle accident re-
port system, and other features
which have helped reduce accidents
just finished bicycling 43.800 miles
—all within the city limits.
For 40 years Willett has pedaled
his way around the city an aver-
age of about three miles a day. |
“I don't cover much territory, I
Hamlet Becoming
Diplomacy Center
HANCOCK.'N. H.. June 12-IU.R)
—This tiny namiet—named In honor
of the first signer of the Declara-
tion of Independence—Is fast be-
coming a center of U. S. diplomacy.
With the appointment of Jay
Plerrepont Moffat to succeed
James H. R. Cromwell as minister
to Canada, the town now boasts
four residents who serve in the
diplomatic corps.
Townfolk give full credit to “the
Grew girls.” Daughters of Joseph
C. Grew, U. S. ambassador to
Japan, they brought their hus-
DAILY LESSON
IN ENGLISH
Brother Doubting
Wfllkie’s Chances
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do
not say, “The Innermost part of
our being.” "Tile inmost part” is!
preferable.
‘OFTEN MI SPRONOUNCED:
Bindery. Pronounce bin-der-i, first
I as in bind, and three syllables,
not bind-ri
OFTEN MISSPELLED; Soulful;
soul. Soulless; soul!.
SYNONYMS: Earthly, worldy,
mundane, temporal, terrestrial.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word
three times and it Is yours." Let
us Increase our vocabulary by!
mastering one word each day. To- ]
bands back to the New Hampshire day's word: METALLURGY; the
hills they roameff as children. I science and art of extracting metals
Their father’s brown shingled | from their ores, refining them, and
home Flagstones, now forms the j preparing them for use. < Pro-
nucleus of the family diplomatic! "ounce met-l-ur-Jl, u as in fur.
group.
His eldest daughter Lilia Cabot
married Moffat. Their white col-
onial home Is a quarter-mile “cross
lots" from the Grew homestead.
A second daughter Anita Clark
became wife of Robert English,
first secretary of the legation at
Ottawa. Thir rambling farmhouse
is a mile distant.
A third daughter Elizabeth Stur-
gis is the wife of Cecil Burton
Lyon, a consular clerk at Santi-
ago, Chile, and their home Birch
Bidge, Is on a rolling knoll a few
hundred yards from the ambassa-
dor's residence.
accent first syllable i.
More British Women
Will Receive Pension
TULANE VETERAN RETIRES
NEW ORLEANS (U.R)—'Tudor T.
Hall, "wizard” mechanician of the
| Tulane university medical school,
has retired after 54 years of serv-
I Ice to the school. He was older In
point of service than any member
of the faculty. Hall had charge of
construction of instruments for re-
search. in many fields of science.
LONDON. June 12—(U.R)—July 1
will be a day of rejqicing for 310.-
000 women in Great Britain, who
on that date will draw their first
weekly pension of 10shillings (about
$2) a week for life. They are the
women affected by the old age and
widow’s pension's act which has
received royal assent.
It covers women between the
ages of 60 and 65 whose husbands
are receiving an old age pension,
and women of the same age who
have paid national health insur-
ance for not less titan five years.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 12—(U.R)
—If you polled members of the
Willkie family of Elwood. Ind.,
they’d agree that the oldest boy,
Wendell, would make a great pres-
ident. As for his chances, they’re
doubtful.
Ed Willkie of Chicago, the util-
ity magnate’s youngest brother,
observed here:
"He isn’t a politician and I don’t
know if somebody who isn't ever
could get elected. A lot of people
think he has been foolish in say- ,
ing some of the things he’s said.”
"He’s just as soon tell Wall
street to jump in the lake as Main
street, Elwood. but people think of
him as an industrialist and indus-
trialists haven’t been popular."
Ed Willkie, former all-American
football played at the U. S. naval
academy and now a vice president
of Libby. McNeil and Libby, be-
lieves his older brother would fill
the bill in promoting an efficient
industrial organization for mili-
tary preparedness.
Other assets, he said, were Wen-
dell Willkie's ability at. public 1
speaking, his clear public record
and his "spunk."
A Problem A Day
LOVE FOR DOG PROVED |
BUTTE, Mont. — (U.R) — Victor i
Segna knew exactly what to get!
when liis mother gave him $2.50 |
for his birthday to spend for
what he liked best. He bought a j
city license for his dog “Oroucho.” |
Mary is 8 years older than
Ruth. In two years Mary will be
3 times as old as Ruth. What are
their present ages?
ANSWER
Mary 10 yrs., Ruth 2 yrs. Ex-'
planation—Add 8 and 2: from tills
subtract the product of 2 and 3;
divide by the difference between
3 and l for Ruth’s age; add a
for Mary's age.
Involving bicycles In Oklahoma but I get all over this town and
City, Tulsa. Enid, Sand. Springs) that's ail I want to do." Willett
and numerous other state cities said. He wore out two bicycles in
Jobless Influx
Faces Detroit
Look and Learn
--1 Go
_! J
and towns.
It was pointed out that any
city council, civic club or other
organization interested could ob-
tain complete Information on sug-
gested bicycle safety procedure by
writing to Owen A. Smith, head
of the traffic control division of
the safety department, 2205 North
Central avenue, Oklahoma City.
Hi # #
the first 23 years, but the last 17
years of wheeling have been cov-
ered on the same machine.
PIEDMONT
Mis Ed Adams and children re-
turned to their home In Okla-
homa City Friday after a brief
visit with Mrs. Adams' mother,
Lieutenant F. D. Petty, of the1 Mrs. Mattie Fickess, and with other
headquarters troop. Oklahoma pa-
trol, has been with the organiza-
tion since the first patrol school
He has served as captain, sergeant
and lieutenant
* * *
A man arrested by the patrol
was fined $111.65 the other day
for permitting an unlicensed driver
to operate a motor vehicle
* * *
The department of safety and
the patrol have issued warnings
to drivers to be on the alert at
all times, now that school is out.
for children who are crossing or
pitying In the streets.
* * *
The department and the patrol
ait conducting weekly Friday eve-
ning broad casts from radio sta-
tions throughout Oklahoma warn-
j ing motorists to "Spare a Moment
laid Save a life."
* * *
A U-year-old girl died of In-
juries she received when the bi-
cycle on which she was riding
collided won an automobile at an
UueriMctlon on the outskirts of
Ouymon
* * *
According to records. 045 drivers
have been deprived of their licenses
In Oklahoma since Jan t Musi <>i
the offenders were guilty of drunk
* * *
also show
that 319
Mvera failed to pasa their exam-
for the week ending May
relatives and friends here.
Carolyn Dickerson and Lawrence
Ballard returned Friday from Still-
water where they attended the 4-H
club roundup the past week.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Taylor, Mrs
Sarah Harlow. Mrs. Zetty Couch
Mrs Mottle Fickess, Mrs. Ida Mc-
Cubbin. Mrs Mae Fry. Mrs. Leona
Luschen, daughter, toulse and Miss
Ethel Christian attended the revival
services conducted by Rev C. M
Kakins at the Riverside schoolhouse
Friday night.
Mr and Mrs B F Holt of St.
Joseph, Mo., arrived Sunday for an
extended visit at the home of Mrs.
Holt’s sister. Mrs. Addle Oossett,
and niece. Mrs R. T Simpson.
John V. Whelan left Sunday to
enter the R. O. T. C. camp at Fort
Sill.
Vincent Dickerson has accepted
a position with Wtedmann and Son
during the summer.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Jennings of
Oklahoma City visited In the C F
Jennings home Saturday afternoon
1 What Ingredients ore mixed
to form concrete?
Good Luck Coins Boom
•lames As Favorite Son
what he replied. Lynne spoke little
but. whenever he looked at her.
she smiled. A lovely smile, he
thought.
PHILADELPHIA. June 12—<U.R>
—Members of the Pennsylvania del-
2. Who was known as the "Orator egation probably will have a
DETROIT, June 12—ru.R)—State
officials and civic leaders have be-
come alarmed over the prospect that ] of the Revolution?" ^ pocketful of coins at the Repub-
job-seekers from other states will , 3 What does prophylactic mean? i bean convention. They won't be
pour Into Detroit only to be dis- 4 What reiatlon was the BibUca!! able to spend it. but they expect
appointed by inability to find work character Ruth, to Naomi? il t0 brln« returns,
and become public charges. 5 What state of the union has The change will be "good luck"
Fit ures of the Michigan state 1 the greater water boundary pro- pocketpieces which began to cir-
employment service show that De-
troit residents were being laid off
by factories In the Detroit area in
anticipation of the usual summer
slump in industrial production. It
was pointed out that these persons
portioned to area , I culate in Harrisburg as early as
ANSWERS January. The aluminum coins bear
1. Cement, sand and gravel, with the inscription:
probably would be the first called disease.
water.
2. Patrick Henry.
3 Preventing or guarding from
back to work.
Although Detroit was pxpected
to play a large part In producing
war materials for the new pre-
paredness program, it was pointed
out by business experts that It
probably would be mid-summer at
leas before factories could lie
4 Daughter-in-lnw.
5. Michigan.
"Arthur H James for President
—Good Luck."
The opposite side of the coins
the first tangible evidence of the
Pennsylvania governor’s campaign,
is inscribed with crossed flags.
SARDINES BOOM
PORTLAND, Me. (U.R) — Oer-
C’OST OF ILLNESS CITED
PHILADELPHIA (U.R) — More
than a billion dollars and a billon
working days are lost yearly by 1 many's invasion of Norway may
workers as result of disabilities. >esujt in large sales of Maine-
geared and tools installed for the Kwlneth Piav of ll’e Pennsylvania j packed sardines. The shutting off
creased production. School of Social Work told nurse* 1 of Norwegian Imports gives the ln-
Inhn r Tnumona meetlnK at the national biennial dustry here its first chance to bid
J.OhJ,_YJ0W.Tnd' fXecUt,ve.d‘- nursing convention here. | for markets the Norse have held.
LANDSCAPING IK OUT
PHILADELPHIA, (UP'-Offtclals
of the University of Pennsylvania
have announced that the nation-
ally known department of land-
scape architecture will be discon-
tinued because of Insufficient stu-
dents Of the eight students In the
department, three will be gradu-
ated In Jun6 and one, a freshman,
decided to transfer to another col-
lege
rector of the Michigan unemploy
ment compensation commission,
pointed out thnt the state employ-
ment service has an nrtlve file of
87,000 applications from .-.killed
and semi-skilled workers. He said |
the first calls from emplcyeis 1
would be filled from that file,
T. wnsend said thnt the chances
•'.f 11 mnn who draws on Id., savings |
t» come to Detroit *or a -kii.ea job
nrc about ore In 50 of obtaining
work.
"In the case of allied war otrders,
many of these are tentative."
Townsend said. "In cases where
they have actually been granted,
the process of tooling up for pro-
duction will take months. The
government’s defense program or-
ders have not been placed, and
when they do come, the tooling up
process will take many more
months."
Lynne Harding of Long Island
has put off marrying Jim Frost,
newspaper man in Buenos Aires,
because she has been training
for a singing career. She finally
sets a date, and lie arrives from
Buenos Aires, putting up at
Larrhwood. home of relatives
near the Harding estate. The
Harding household, aside from
Lynne, consists of her father,
Wendell Harding, and his new
Brazilian wife, Mercedes; his
sister, Lrtitia Harding, and her
young ward. Binnie Griffin. The
night after Jim’s arrival, he’s
murdered. Binnie. who formerly
lived In Buenos Aires and knew
him. takes his death even hard-
er than Lynne and is believed to
have loved him. Shortly after-
ward. Harding and his wife
leave on a cruise. Jim’s boss in
Buenos Aires. Todd Tooker. ar-
rives at Larchwaod to help in
the investigation and dlsrusses
the rase with Jim’s rousin,
Tommy Van Clcve. The only
suspect Is the Harding butler,
Hiroshi, who has disappeared.
However. Tommy tells of huving
found Binnie mysteriously con-
ferring with a strange woman in
the woods one night.
and father and was best avoided
in their presence.
After lunch, the two young men
drove to the county seat for
Todd’s interview with Inspector
Kingsley. This lasted a couple of
hours.
Todd made copious notes, asked
to see the records of the coroner’s
inquest and made more notes
from these. All in all. however, few
clues had been discovered by the
police.
“It’s a baffling case so far." In-
spector Kingsley said. ”We have
little to go on. No weapon has
been found, and the murderer left
behind no fingerprints, footmarks,
or anything of that sort. Our only
suspect is the butler Hiroshi, and
he still eludes us. We’ll be glad to
have any help you can give us. Mr.
Tooker. If you spend enough tune
at Larchwood. you may acciden-
tally stumble on a clue. That Is
often the way a murder is solved
—by some lucky circumstance.”
“I mean to do all I can." said
Todd. "Jim Frost was not only my
fellow worker but my best friend,
and I want to to see his murderer
caught.’’
YOUR GOOD HEALTH
Child Gains in Knowledge and Health at a Summer
Camp, Dr. Chrisman Points Out
By CLAUD NORTH CHRISMAN, M.D.
COON thousands of boys and girls fully Inspected and Johnny and
*-* will be moving to summer Jane do not have nearly so much
camps. Few of us realize that there opportunity to All up on soft drinks
are five or six thousand regularly and cheap candy os they do at
CHAPTER VI
TODD frowned. ‘‘Why do you
1 think Btnnle’s In trouble Just
because she met a woman in
the woods and wouldn't say
who It was?”
DV THE time he and Tommy
” left the Inspector’s office. It
was teatime. Hence, they drove
straight to Fairview.
There. Letltia. Lynne and Bin-
nie awaited them in the garden.
When Todd had been presented to
Letltia. Binnie eagerly stepped
forward.
organized camps which offer all
kinds of facllf
Mountain View
ties for recrea-
tion. training.
forms of activ-
ities; others
are cheap,
costing very
little more
or. < HitisMAN
DOWN MEMORY LANE
■■
Paul Cruden, who has just completed his first year at
Korthwestern medical school in Chicago, returned home
marniiiK for the summer vacation.
Charles (5. Watt son, secretary of the chamber of eom-
in receipt of a request from a' business man of
it., asking for a quantity of Bermuda grass. The
will attempt to grow the grass in his city as
t..
John Maney left yesterday for Oklahoma City
will attend the retreat at Mount St. Mary’s
Blanche Ashhrook and Surah Kllen Townsend
* Oklahoma City yesterday.
Kalbfleisch, who recently underwent an opera-
anitariuin at Halstead, Ran., returned home yes-
grcatlj improved.
Irene March entertained the Talk-u-Bit club
•veiling, in the games of bridge Mrs, Don Cole
the favor for high score. Mrs. Carter Hardwick of
was Hie only additional guest. Miss Mary Ash-
wfll entertain the ^lub next week.
C. Herrmann, who bus been visiting in Shtun-
past few weeks, returned yesterday.
but providing
sunshine, fresh
air, outdoor
life. They also offer education in
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fox and
daughter suent Saturday In the .. ,
home of Mr and Mrs. Lee Graham • Hie 01 e wo°ds- fle a,nd
non fnmitv I streams und how to live and enjoy
£'. 5T' .... ! »fe without all the comfort* of
Mr. and Mis. Andy Lntib and i homes and cities,
danahter vlstteri with Mr. and Mrs. I The y M.C.A., Boy and Girl
Hat old Dewalt and daughter Prl-1 Scouts, all arrange for camping
day evening. experiences, supervised by wise,
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McFarland 1 competent und understanding
and daughter of Seminole have ! monltora who are able to teach a
been visiting In the home of Mr
and MTs. Harlan McFarlnnd and ,
daughter, Catherine.
Mr and Mrs. Roy Briiminn nnd
son were Saturday evening visitors [
In the Andy Lanb home
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and ,
Mrs. L J Meyer and children were!
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Perkins, Mr. *
and Mrs. Andy Laub and daughter
Mr, and Mrs. John Laub were
Thursday evening visitors
Harlan McFarland home
Mr and Mrs. Pete Laub and
family were Sunday evening visit-
ors In the Andy Iamb home
OO-tl) EDITORS AT TEMPLE
PHILADELPHIA (U.Rl — For the
next year co-eds will edit the new*
on Temple university campus pub
number of worthwhile things.
Liff in ramp is only a continua-
tion of a child’* study and educa-
tion In school. Besides there is the
outdoor life, the running and play-
ing with freedom, not with the
thought always In mind that he
must not leave the sidewalk, or
that he must look up and down
before he moves to avoid speeding
cars. His henlth, strength, appe-
tite and sleep will be far better
than If he spent the summer at
IB the I home.
I have had mothers and father*
say to me, "Oh, I dread having
Johnny ior Jane) go away among
strangers with a lot of strange boys
and girls for two whole month*. I
He might m t hurt or become sick
and we would not be there to rare
for him."
Mast large camps have a physi-
cian and ail have one In tile vicin-
ity. The camp supervisor Is trained
llcations. while the business phase ln the cgr, of lhe mjUrtd and will
of the school’s several publication*
will .remain in the hands of the
men, women will direct the edi-
torial policies of the official stu-
dent organ and the humorous
monthly publication.
ask for assistance in case of sick
ness, more quickly than you would
at home. Remember most accidents
occur In the home and a camp In
the country Is far safer than city
si recta or play grounda.
The food and wat«r are oare-
home.
One may say, "Johnny does not
want to go to camp." It Is not wise
____, HI_____ to force a child to go, but many
enjoyment and children do not want to go because
education, they do not know what a camp Is.
Some are very He may think It means more
expensive a n d | schooling or a place where rules
offer many are strict and lie will not have his
usual companions. A few days
visiting a camp without his mother
or father may change his view-
point. Many a backward, timid
child has blossomed out Into a
than a summer regular fellow after a summer ln
spent at home, (,amp.
You may say that you cannot
afford to send him to camp. That
is bad. but you might also say that
you can’t afford to send hint to
school or college but you do. A
summer or two in camp will broad-
en hi* education Immensely. It Is
to be deplored that children, espe-
cially those living In cities, cannot
enjoy a month or two of summer
ln ramp. It would give them new
forms of enjoyment that can be
obtained in no other way.
The city boy or girl learns about
trees and growing things; the
country boy or girl gets acquainted
with the crafts and skills and
business of h crowded city. Both
learn how to take care of them-
selves In different circumstances.
From the time my youngsters
were little tots, we have gone
camping for a month or more each
year in the woods, usually on a
lake. They all learned woodcraft,
swimming, fishing and handling a
boat. Now when they arc all grown
and some of them married with
children of their own, the regular
spring Inquiry Is when and where
are we going for our vacation.
Each one’s hobby Is something he
became Interested ln at camp. I
really believe they use the things
they learned In camp and they do
more good than their college edu-
cations.
I have been a busy general prac-
titioner; I never had it chance to
get acquainted with the children
except ln camp. They learned that
their father as well as their mother
was • regular fellow. Otve your
children some kind of a camp ex-
perience, If It la only for a week.
You cannot afford not to do ao.
| ETl'l’IA was asking him a ques-
“ tion. and he jerked his head
round.
“I beg your pardon?”
“I merely asked if you've lived
long ln South America."
"Oh. yes! Fifteen years, t've
lived ln the Argentine ever since
my father went there as a civil
engineer.”
"I suppose you also know Bra-
zil?”
"Yes — I've been there many
times. Being a newspaper man. I
travel about quite a bit."
"I'm particularly interested in
Brazil. I’d so much like to have a
talk with you about it some time."
"Gladly." Todd said politely.
He forced himself, then, to pay
some attention to Binnie. who had
been carrying on a desultory con- •
versation with Tommv But for ,
the unexpectedly disturbing sen-
sations Lynne had roused in him.
his first thought would have been
of Binnie.
As he talked to her, aslng her
about her writing, he studied her
face. How worn tt» poor little '
thing looked! Her soft brown eyes
showed signs of suffering, and
there were lines of strain about
her mouth.
“How about going for a drive
with me when Tommy and I
leave?" he suggested, thinking of
the questions he wanted to ask
her. “I expect Tommy will lend us
his car."
Tommy, overhearing, said, "It’s
yours. I've just persuaded Lynne
to play a set of tennis with me. so
I’ll not be going home until later. .
and then I can walk.”
Binnie accepted Todd's Invlta- •
tion and. presently, they rose to
leave.
As he said goodby to Lynne, he
tried to appear casual, but caught ,
himself stammering, and was
again annoyed. He was behaving,
he told himself, like an awkward
schoolboy!
He knew Tommy was watching him.
"Because she's trying to raise
money," said Tommy. "The day
before the incident in the woods,
she asked me about finding a mar-
ket for a valuable necklace her
mother left her — a family heir-
loom. She seemed to want money
badly and right away. I asked her
why she didn't go to Miss Hard-
ing. who would gladly give her
anything she wanted, nnd she said
she was already accepting so much
from Miss Harding that she didn't
want to ask for anything more.”
"Then you think this strangrr
she met in the woods was some
one who was demanding money?"
"I do.”
"Perhaps you’re right," Todd
agreed. "Well, I'll have a talk with
Binnie."
"We're Invited to Fairview for
tea till* afternoon If you care to
go. Perhaps you could have a talk
with her then."
"Ye».”
Tommy rose. "Well, there's the
lunch gong. ..
Downstairs. Todd met Mr. and
Mrs. Van Clcve for the first time
but. during lunch, no mention was
made of the murder, as Tommy
had warned Todd that the topic
wm vary painful to hi* mother
"Todd! I’m so glad to see you!"
"And I to see you, Binnie." He
grinned down at her. but was dis-
tressed to see how pa)c she was
looking.
Then, he turned to be Intro-
duced to Lynne. She made a vision
of loveliness In a soft, flowing
dress in a shade of green that en-
hanced her golden hair. As Todd a
eyes met hers, his heart skipped a
beat. Me found himself holding
her hand much longer than neces-
sary and became aware that he
was staring too Intently when she
suddenly lowered her eyes and
blushed.
He himself reddened then, and
thl* greatly annoyed him. This
was the girl he had made up hla
mind to dislike, yet here he was—
bowled over by the first sight of
her. He knew Tommy was watch-
ing him. and could almost hear
the young man gloating, "1 told
you sol 1 told you she was an
angel P
As they sat round the tea table
that had bren set ln the garden,
Letltia engaged Todd ln conver-
sation. but hi* gaze kept straying
to Lynne, and he scarcely heard
what Letltia was saying ur knew
U/HEN he and Binnie were on
**the road, he murmured,
"Lynne Harding is lovely, isn't
she?"
To his surprise. Binnie replied
sharply, "Must you, too, be a vic-
tim?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, it was written all over you!
Tommy's in love with her. Jim was
in love with her—and now. 1 sup-
pose. you’ll be the next! And the
Irony of it is that she doesn't care
for any man—she's too absorbed
in her music! She didn't even
really love Jim. though she was
going to marry him!"
"Why, Binnie, it’s not like you
to be so bitter." ,
She suddenly sagged, and tears
welled in her eves.
"I know — I'm sorry. I don't
mean to be bitter. Lynne's flue
and I—I'm devoted to her—would
not hurt her for the world. I—1
don't know what's the matter with
me-" ~
"I do.” Todd said gently.
"You've had a terrific shock and
you’re unstrung. Jim meant a
lot to you. didn't he?"
"Yes," she whispered.
Todd hesitated. "And there's
something else troubling you. isn't
there? Tommy told me "
She threw him a quirk glance.
"8o he talked."
"Yes—but only to me, because
he knew I would want to help
you."
"I don’t need help," she said
tightly.
"Yes, Binnie. you do. If Jim
were here, you wouldn't refuse nla.
help, would you? And vou know
he'd want to offer It to yon Well,
let me take his place. Shall we
park somewhere and take the
wrappings off?"
8he didn't answer for an in-
stant, seemed to be having an
inner struggle with herself.
Then, she said, with a sigh:
"All right—I suppose I'd better
tell you. Drive to the next cross-
roads and turn right. That will
take ur to the Van Cleves' prlvsta
beach. We can talk in Tommy'a
cabana."
, !■
(To be continuedI
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