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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-21
POMONA GRANGE AT
kENNEWICk HIGHL 'DS
MORE REPORTS, FINE PRO
GRAM, LUNCH, FEATURE
WINTER MEETING

4liOO61I UAlc tlltIufOIIlStSI 1uSS-
cred near the zero mark, the huge
fireplace ait the Kennewick High
lands made a cheerful setting for
Pomona Grange on Friday. Roll
call showed several officers absent,
the chairs being filed as follows:
Steward, Harvey Sandberg; Chap
lain, Mrs U. S. Case; Gatekeeper,
John Schernitzd. The records of
the Annual Meetin, December 18th,
were read and approved.
Messrs Stunkerd and Jordan, OF
the Rural Sanitation Commission,
were introduced and gave brief
outline Of this project. Il, Sanitary
outhouses will be built by the WPA
labor for any person who will fur
nish the material.
An auditing committee was APP
pointed, consisting of Carl Williams,
j. B. Whitehead, and j. r. Ayers.
Under Officers Reports" the
Lecturer, Mrs. G. E. Morgan, and
the past Chaplain, Mrs. G. Puder-
baugh, reported ON their activities.
The lecturer asked that all Grang-
ers be always alert for suitable pro
gram material, and help build up q
County Reciprocity Bureau Of pap
ers, sskits, etc.
Four resolutions were read, re-
ported to the Resolutions Commit
! tee and studied, as follows: ID
Urging passage Of a law requiring
written, notari2ed permission OF q
land owner before bunting ON ms :.
! land. (2) Favorillg shelter stations
Lat. school bus loading points. ! 90
:Fayoring scornFuls.osrg automobile y !ti
fliability insurance. r az Urging a
state owned and operated home for
orphaned and dependent children.
These resolutions were all approved
by the committee and the report
sustained by the vote Of the Grange,
though the last one carried by only
one vote.
The annual report of the Horse
Heaven Grange, received too late
for the annual meeting, was read
by the secretary. This showed val
liable improvements made ON the
hall; a live juvenile Grange, with
newly installed officers; regular
dances to raise money; and Booster
NIGHT observed with a venisOn feed
and social meeting.
j. B. Whitehead reported that r.
E. Towne had been engaged as con-
sulting engineer, replacing Kenneth
Harlan, who is still very III. Several
spoke on the high price we are pay
ing for the delay In the operation
Of the Uhility District. q,
Reports of, subordinate Oranges
showed generally healthy conda-
ton all over the county. Finley mad
recently entertained Columbia Val
Ley and had five new applications
Kennewick Valley reported q
Christmas party and treat with q
program by tlie Juvenile Grange;
five new members; and many act
ivities planned for the future. Vale
had seven applications during the
month, the degrees being conferred
by their young peoples team. Ken
newick Highlands, Locust Grove,
Horse Heaven and Kioaaa- Benton all
gave regular monthly reports
Mrs Emerald Sillirnan, chaplain.
and Brother M. r. Slayer1s, former
Master of Hanford Grange, are re-
ported i'll at Pa.sco Hospital. Mr..
Slavens' daughter is also patient,
recovering from a mastoid opera
ton.
During the afternoon recess, the
Auditing and Resolutions commit
tees were at work, and the officers
practiced the new seating drill and
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Laughing, Brooke dashed for the
front door. 1t was so like the Rey-
burn family to dramatic it's arrival.
In rush Of cold air and excited
greetings she piloted her mother
and sister to the library. The star
tied parrot shrieked, "Stop! Look!
Listen!"
boy, you don't need burglar
alarm with that announcer. You
ought to loan him to a bank"
Lucette made a gamin face at
the parrot as she slipped out of her
ocelot coat. She dragged off her
lat and patted the swirl of her
dark hair.
Brooke Rugged her mother. Its
wonderful to have you here, Celia
Reyburn, and aren't you cevastat-
ing in that eel-gray ensemble!"
mot as devastating as you are
in that shimmery white, daughter.
It brings out the copper lights in
your hair"
Brooke laughed. "We are like
two diplomats exchanging compli-
ments, the difference is that ours
come from the heart. Where's
Sam? Don't tell me Sam isn't COM
ing!"
Lucette held lighter to ciga.
rette with faint hint of bravado.
Don't cry, darling. Sam came.
Didn't you recognize his voice sing
ing as if his little heart would burst
from JOY as we approached this
baronial hall? Doubtless he is kiss
ing his peachy convertible good
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SYNOPSIS

Brooke Reyburn visits the office of
Jed Stewart, lawyer, to discuss the
terms of an estate she has inherited
from Mrs. Mary Amanda Dane. Unwit-
ttngly she overhears Jed talking to Mark
Trent, nephew of Mrs. Dane who has
been disinherited. Mrs. Dane had lived
at Lookout House, huge structure on
the sea, built by her father and divided
into two, for her and Marks father.
Brooke had been fashion expert, and
Mrs. Dane, "shut-in," hearing her on
the radio had invited her to call and de.
veloped deep affection for her. Mark
discloses that Mrs. Dane had threatened
to disinherit him If he married Lola,
from whom he is now divorced. He says
he does not trust Henri and Clotilde
jacques, Mrs. Danes servants. He says
he is not interested in an offer of
Brooke's to share the estate with him.
Leaving her department store job,
Brooke refuses an offer to Ego stepping
with Jerry Field, carefree young man
who wants to marry her. At family
conference she learns she must live at
Lookout House alone, since Lucette. her
younger sister who is taking her job, her
brother, Sam, young playwright, and
her mother plan to stay in the city. Jed
and Mark are astounded when they hear
from Mrs. Gregory, family friend,
that she had witnessed hitherto I'M
known will with Henri and Clotilde two
weeks before Mrs. Dane died. Brooke
mad arrived just as she was leaving.
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night in your garage He's crazy
about that coupe you gave him,
Brooke. He has named it Light
ming. And can it go! Who's the tall
gent with the undertaken expression
who pulled our bags from the car as
if he were extracting upper and low
er molars?"
"Henri. He and his wife, Clotilde,
worked for years for Mrs. Dane.
I kept them on to help me settle.
They take lot of handling, believe
it or not"
II believe it. This room looks
like part Of House Beautiful exhib-
it. It's corking."
"Wait till you see the rest Of the
house, Lucette. Here's Sam. I
would recognize his bang Of door
if heard it in Ti1nbuctoo. We'll
come to Lookout House, Sammy!
It's wonderful that the theater
closed just at this time"
"Yeah! It's all in the point Of
view. There are them who think
otherwise. However, I'm not kick
ing"
He caught Brooke in bearlike
hug. He kept his arm about her
as he looked around the room.
"Swen JOINT you've got here. I
like the greenhousey smell from
those plants. Say listen, we've
missed you like the dickens, haven't
we, Mother?"
eve have, Sam" Celia Reyburn
steadied her voice. WED better
stop matchmaking and get ready
for dinner. / have kept house years
enough to know that promptness
at meals helps to keep the home
makers life's walk easy"
"You would think Of that, Moth
err. It isn't dinner to night. planned
buffet supper, not being sure at
what time my relatives from the big
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"You'll find something. I read the
other day that the theater is on the
upgrade. If you don't-oh. Sam
my, what chance for you to writel
Why not give your play a try-out
here? Well do it for the towns
welfare fund, in the Club House the
alter. What chance to try Is
lands Arise on the dog!"
News flash! The Reyburns stage
q play!" Lucette cut in.
''Why not?" Brooke persisted ea-
gerly. "Most of the summer homes
are to be kept open during the win
ter and-Answer the phone, will
you, Sam? Take the message for
me. I've been pestered to death by
tradespeople and insurance agents
wanting to sell me something. Tell
them I'm out Of town for the eve
ning-anything."
The silence of the room was
broken only by the snap and hiss
of the fire as Sam Reyburn put the
receiver Of the handset to his ear.
"Hulloa.- Yes. Miss Reyburn is
out of town for the evening.-Sure,
she'll be back tomorrow.-Oh it is!
Yes, I'll give her your message.
She'll be pleased purple. ! get
you. I'll tell her. 'Byel" He laid
the phone on the stand.
who was it, Sam? What will
please me purple?" Brooke de-
manded uneasily.
IA party by the name Of Trent"
"What did he want?"
''Not much. Only to say that he
accepted your invitation for Thanks.
giving dinner with pleasure.
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Jed Stewart was walking the
floor when he entered his office. He
stopped abruptly.
Well" he demanded, ibid she
talk any more?"
mot about the will. Why the
dickens didn't you ask questions?"
Didn't dare. Don't you see,
Mark? Boy, don't you understand?
Someone has SWITCHED that second
will she Witnessed"
did you draw it?"
Never heard of it. Perhaps your
aunt had an acute attack of re-
morse. ] argued with her, as much
as lawyer can argue, against cut
ting you out; she wouldn't come to
me about new will. Didn't Mrs.
Gregory say that she had been dis
trait the last few times they had
been together? She thinks it was be-
cause Mrs. Dane was making up
her mind to disinherit you; you
and know that the will to that eff
feet already had been drawn"
''You passed UP grand chance to
cross-examine her, jed"
Didn't dare. She thinks the will
she witnessed is the one probated;
doesn't know that if it had been she
would have been summoned to
prove her signature. We mustn't
let a suspicion of this second will
get out. Where is it?"
''She said the Reyburn girl drove
In as she left the place. Do you
suppose Aunt Mary Amanda told
her what was in it and that She"
Jed Stewart stopped his restless
pacing. His eyes and voice We're
troubled.
"Destroyed it? But how could
Brooke Reyburn have known what
was in the first will? Perhaps your
aunt had told her that she was to be
residuary legatee-it doesn't seem
probable, but women do fool
things" He grinned. "Of course
men never do. We've got to get
busy. # it isn't destroyed, that will
may be at Lookout House; you've
never liked the Jacques and you
say that they hate you. I have an
idea. Open your house. Live there.
Get friendly with the girl"
81 would feel like sneak to 60
there to spy on her"
"You suspect that she may have
Influenced your aunt to make will
in her favor, don't you?"
II do"
''Then give her chance to prove
that she didn't. Take a couple Of
Japs and 60 down and live next
door"
II won't commit myself to that
proposition in hurry. II I decide
to do 1t, will you come with me?"
''Sure, I've been hoping you'd ask
me. Philo Vance is my middle
name" Stewart picked up the note
lying on the desk. YOU'D better
open the investigation by accept
ing this"
1.-THE Reyburn girls invitation to
dine on Thanksgiving day? I would
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CHAPTER ~

Brooke noticed Mark Trents
quick glance about as he entered the
dining-room at Lookout House. She
felt an instant Of sef-consciousness
as she took the seat against the
variegated yellow background OF
tall mimosas and acacias which
filled a broad bay-window, which
her mother refused with a quick
shake of her head and a smile. She
Immediately forgot herself in pride
Of her sporting family. Each one
was so gay, so determined to do his
or her share to make the party a
real festivity. Holidays were hard
days since her fathers death, but
always someone who was alone had
been invited to keep the feast with
them. Thinking of others helped
immeasurably to bridge the sense
Of loss, Celia Reyburn argued.
The dinner was a success. Brooke
breathed little sigh Of relief as she
rose from the table. This Thanks
giving dinner had been the first en-
tertaining in her own home. OF
course the guests had been her fam
lily and Mark Trent only, but she
had felt pride in having it sue
cess.
AS she served coffee from the
massive silver tray in the living
room, she glanced at Mark Trent
standing before the fire. With his
elbow on the mantel, he was talk
ing to Celia Reyburn seated in
corner Of the couch. The orchids
he had brought her added the per-
feet touch to her amethyst frock.
Orchids for her mother, gardenias
for Lucette, and deep fragrant pur-
pie violets for his hostess. He had
said it with flowers. A lavish gen.
tlernan. Had Henri turned chalky
as he had announced dinner, or had
she imagined it? He had stared at
Mark Trent as il seeing an unwel-
come apparition.
With groan of repletion Sam
pulled himself out Of a deep chair.
''Boy, let's get out and walk! I
feel like stuffed, trussed turkey.
Why do we eat so much more on
Thanksgiving? Because we haven't
any sense. Notice that I'm acquir-
ing the analytic method, question
and answer. Anybody here got the
energy to take the shore walk?"
"I'l go with you, Sammy" Celia
Reyburn smiled at her tall son.
elaine Jaffrey is a great hiker;
she will probably walk me all over
the British Isles. I must get in
practice. Just wait until change
my Shoes"
"Boy, I'm glad we have one sport
in the family. I'll bet Lucette has
a heavy date, and is expecting
someone. Coming, Brooke? Com
ing, MIR. Trent?"
mark to you, I hope, Sam. Do
come, Miss Reyburn," Mark Trent
urged. "It's grand day. After
hours Of storm, there is enough
wind to make the surf worth Look
ing at"
no BE CONTINUEDl
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Brooke concluded fervently, as after
supper on floor cushion in front
OF the library fire she leaned against
her mothers knees.
Perhaps it was because she had
been too absorbed in her own con-
Germs before to notice, but Sam and
Lucette seemed to have grown old
er, to have changed, seemed also to
have something weighty on their
minds. What was it? What had
happened?
AS if she knew what she was
thinking, Lucette burst out nervous
ly:
IF Sam can stop that nut-munch-
ing marathon, perhaps he'll an
nounce the latest Reyburn news
fash"
Brooke sat erect. ''What news?"
Sam took careful aim at the par
rot's perch. The nutshell struck its
bullseye and reused the doing bord.
''Heus bells!" he croaked, and
rufded his feathers.
''Looks as if he were caught in a
typhoon, doesn't hep" The laughter
in Sans voice vanished. ''Mother
has been invited to spend the winter
in England with her friend Lady
Jaffrey."
SAINT" With the exclamation
Brooke was on her feet. do you
mean it? How perfectly grand! She
lives in an old castle, doesn't she?"
"Hey, pipe down, Brooke. There's
a niger in the woodpile. Wait till
you hear the condition"
"A condition in Lady Jaffrey's in
vitation, Sam? I can't believe it."
BE quiet, children. Let me
talk" Arms crossed on the back Of
the wing chair in which she had
been sitting, Celia Reyburn faced
her family. Her cheeks were pink;
her eyes, as blue as her sons, were
brilliant with excitement. She
clasped her hands tightly as if to
steady them.
1.-THE chair recognizes the lady
from the big city," Sam encouraged
with a grin.
Whats the condition, Mother?
Don't you want 70 go?"
VERY, very much, Brooke, but
shouldn't enjoy moment Of the
visit if I left your brother and sister
in that apartment alone. Perhaps
I'm a selfish woman, but I would
like to and will go, if my mind is
perfectly at ease about Lucette and
Sam. If they will come here to you,
and if you will have them
''Have them! Mother, don't be
foolish! have been rafting around
in this big house like dried COCO
nut in a shell. OF course I want
them-but will they GOMEZ"
"Who's being foolish now?" Lu-
cette flung her cigarette into the
fire. Her cheeks were almost as
red as her painted lips. "Of course
We'll come, Brooke Reyburn. OF
course We'll play ball Mothers way.
Sam and I aren't cold-blooded fish.
If taking to the sticks to be chap
eroned by big sister will make
Mothers visit happier, we'll settle
down here with bells on. She's
earned all the fun she can get. She'll
have one grand time and NOV those
stiff Britishers down in swaths and
come home Countess Whoosit, or I
miss my guess"
''Lucette!" Celia Reyburn pro-
tested Indignantly.
Don't mind her, Mother" Brooke
treasured. "By the time you re-
turn your younger daughter will
have acquired all the social
graces-"
"Just minute! Now make
condition. / come only If I keep on
with my job"
ut would mean early and late
committing, Lucette."
''I've thought that out. In Sans
convertible we can make it,"
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this will?"
''You bet I do.''
''Then go. Don't write. we never
send a letter when we can send a
man. Phone the night before that
you are coming. She'll have less
time in which to think why you are
accepting"
Brooke Reyburn stood in the door
way of the iving-roona at Lookout
House. Behind her in the hall
graceful circular stairway wound up
and up. She nodded approval. The
room was the perfect setting she
had visualized for the duchess of
Argyle since the day she had known
that her father had willed her the
portrait. The green of the walls
and trim repeated the color of the
satin gown of the woman in the dull
gold frame which hung above the
mantel of carved black Italian mar
BILE, repeated also the shade Of the
feathers of the doing parrot in a
gilded cage, threw into relief dark
polished surfaces of mahogany.
She had had everything that she
thought belonged to his family
stored in the apartment over the
garage. Curious that she had found
so little silver.
She looked at the door which
Mary Amanda Dane had told her
opened into the twin house. Some
thing uncanny about it. Whenever
she was in the room it drew her
eyes like magnet. Mark Trent's
house was on the other side. 1t had
not been lived in for years. What
waste. Had his wife refused to
live there? His wife? She couldn't
think of him as having had a wife.
Why think of him at all?
She resolutely switched her
thoughts to her surroundings. This
was the same room in which she
had first seen Mrs. Dane in her
wheel chair, but how different. Then
it had been drab and heavy; now it
glowed with soft color. She would
never forget the pathos in the wom-
ans eyes as they had met hers,
nor the eagerness of her greeting.
She had registered a passionate
vow to make her lovely and attrac-
tive in appropriate clothes. That
had been her job-then-and
thrilling job, too, to help women
make the most of their good points.
How Mary Amanda Dane had
fooled her about money. The Grip
pied woman had kept her feet firmly
on the ground when it came to
spending. Planning inexpensive, at
tractive clothes for her had been an
exciting challenge. She had sue
ceeded. The frocks had been charm
ing, and with her drab wardrobe
the invalid had shed much Of her
crabbedness. Lovely clothes did
that for woman. Pity that more
husbands didn't realize the fact.
Now she was gone and. had left
small fortune behind her. Why had
she denied herself so many Of the
luxuries of life. Brooke blinked long
wet lashes and said aloud, as she
had said many times since she had
como to live at Lookout House:
THANK you for everything, Mrs.
Mary Amanda. Thanks billions"
She swallowed the lump which
rose in her throat whenever she
thought Of the woman's incredible
kindness. Hardly the time to 60
sentimental when at any moment
the family might burst in on her.
They were on their way to spend
Thanksgiving. For the first time
they would see the changes in the
house; she had postponed their COM
ing until it should be in perfect or
der.
The honk-honk Of an automobile
horn outside was followed by voices
singing Justify:
"'Over the river and through the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-20
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SPECIAL SERVICES
Pastor To Preach Series Ap-
propriate to Easter Pc
Rod Now Near

A series of special pre-Easter ser
vices will begin at the First Congrega-
tlonal-Christian church on Rowland
street, Sunday, March Fl, at the eleven
o'clock hour. At that time the pastor
Rev. j. Everrette Neese, will, in his
morning message, consider the first
and second sayings of Christ on the
trees, namely: Father, forgive them
for they know not what they do
Luke 1884. To-day shalt thou be with
me in paradies." Luke 23:43.
The evening service at 7:3O will in
clude a message on the third and
fourth sayings of Christ on hte cross,
namely: Woman, behold they Son!
Son, behold thy mother" John 19:26b-
27a. my God, My God, why hast thou
forsaken me?" Mark 1874.
Monday evening the pastor will
speak from the fifth and sixth sayings
on the cross, namely; 81 thirst" John
1928. ut is finished" John 1890.
Tuesday evenings service will be
centered around the last or seventh
saying of Christ on the cross. namely:
Father, into Thy hands 1 command
my spirit" Luke 23:46
The closing service in this series
will be Wednesday evening and will
be service conferred around personal
experiences. Every one is invited to
attend these services.
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Whots DOING ;sh* Chutchesl

FIRST METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Rev. t. j. Whitehead, pastor
9:45 a. M. Sunday school. Alvin H.
Nuckles, superintendent.
II a. m. Morning worship. Semon
subject: Our Beclouded World
(Concluded).
7:30 p. m. Evening worship Ser
mon subject: Christian Character
Self-Sacrifice.
Holy Week Services
The members and friends of the
church are invited to it's Holy Week
Services, March 1926. Services each
evening at 7:3O.
Monday-"The House CT Prayer"
Tuesday 1.-THE Great Command
ment."
Wednesday-"There Make Ready
for U.s.
Thursday ~ his TO in Kemem-
Serance of Me-" (The Lords Supper
will be observed at this service).
Friday-"The Finished Task"
Reception of New Members.
New members will be received into
the church on Faster morning. Any
who may be interested in uniting with
the church at that time are requested
to see the pastor at an early date.
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tabled and killed the Murphy bill to
exempt skill" machines from the re-
cently-enacted anti-slot machine law.
The Senate revived a measure it
killed yesterday which would re-write
laws about general contractors, and
amended and passed it and sent it to
the House.
The senators made typographical
correction in the bill to appropriate
So, SIC, 600 for social security purposes
and passed it, but later brought it
back.
On motion of Senator Gravely, of
Nash, it was amended to provide an
appropriation of $137 800 for complet-
ing the Western North Carolina tuber-
cular sanatorium at Black Mountain
when Federal funds were available,
was passed again and sent to the
House for concurrence.
The House adopted a resolution to-
day setting noon Tuesday as the hour
for sine die adjournment of the 1887
General Assembly. The proposal was
sent to the Senate Immediately by
special messenger.
Meanwhile, the senate Calendar
Committee again voted without
prejudice" report to the House-adopt-
ed resolution endorsing the Supreme
Court reorganization program of Pre-
sident Roosevelt and asking tn