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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-05
} SERIAL STORY
STEPHEN FINDS HIS LOVE
HENRY
CHAPTER XII


 The white ribbon of highway was racing under the radiator ornament now as Stephen put the accelerator almost through the floor boards as he hurtled toward the plane plant.
 The road turned and banked. Even as he silently prayed that Jan was safe, he thought: Nice turn" It was strange how every day things like mechanical CO., ordination and control could in- trude at a time like this.
 There 1t was - the plant! A mile of windows stretching out of sight down the perspective of the prairie. Funny how much like an overturned cracker box it was, gprawled there in the sun.
 It was still a mile or so to the nearest building. The high wire fence, keeping out the curious, was on his right now racing madly by in accord with the 8O- mile clip of his car. That was the runway, there. They tested the finished ships there. The pilots of the air corps ferrying command lifted new battle wagons of that aspha1ted stretch of runway, bound for = God only knows where. The sober thought made him think of Jan again.
 Stephen could see the crowds now. There were the ambulances, Police cars like jumbled dominoes. His heart almost stopped beating. Suppose
 A khaki-uniformed guard was standing in the road, waving him to stop. Stephen threw caution out the window as he tramped on the foot brake. The wheels locked and tires shrilled as they skipped and skidded over the concrete. The car bounced, swerved once, Enlightened and = stopped.
 What the devil do you think this is?" the guard was believing, but Stephen scarcely heard. The door was open and he jumped out, running toward the scene where the crowd was thickest. What was going on there? He wanted to look the other way. There was suffering here = lots of ft. White-clad interneS were kneeling beside inert bodies. Were they alive? Stephen couldn't tell. Would he find Jan in this awful mess?
 Here, carry this!" One of the nurses. popping out through the opened doors of a waiting ambu- lance. showed a case of instru- neilts into Stephens hands. With cut waiting to see if he were fol- &wing, sile ran for the gate.
 Stephen hesitated only a frac- Aa0la Of a moment, then dashed after her. This must be the place
 here the blast had happened. It
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Christie's arms, whispering peni- tently: "Oh, Christie, can you ever forgive me?" And the next mo- ment, she was surrounded by the arms of her parents.
 Inside, the story was told. By Stephen, with little interruptions by Jan.
 "The place was a mess," Ste- phen said soberly. Nurses and doctors had only been there a little while, and they were giving first aid right there. looked around and couldn't find Jan. Then I went into the building at the left. I didn't really expect to see her because it wasn't her department.
 And then suddenly saw her"
 And I saw him." Jan cried happily. T rushed right into his arms"
 "A guard came in," Stephen continued, "and he yelled out: This isn't a park, young people,"
 That" Jan concluoeo, was when Stephen was kissing me-"
 (TO Be COncluded)
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BY MARY RAYMOND

tion.
 Her thoughts winged out toward Bart. If he were only here, now, sch could turn to him with such passion of understanding. Only, you couldn't bridge a chasIn as wide as love for another woman.
 With a glance at Christie's white face, MT. Cotton said gently: Chin up, Christie. You and your mother are taking Jan's adventure too seriously. She'll be back and maybe feeling a lot better for a glimpse of a different type of eX- istence. How about fixing a cup of tea for your mother and me? I mean fix it yourself. It will give you something to do It's god for people to use their hands and feet sometimes. Maybe that's why Jan ran out"
 "All right, Dad" Christie said, mechanically. Of course, he did not know about the accident at the airplane factory and that Jan was working in a welding depart ment. And he didn't know she and Bart had cracked up. If he had known these things. he would not be feeling so confident that things would work out.
 Remembering her fathers wishes, she motioned the servants aside, and put the water on to boil. She was thinking, I didn't even know how to make tea until started keep ing house for Bart.
 When she came back into the living room, her mother was look ing more cheerful. Christie could see she had made up her face again. Christie was thinking with little pang: Mother is like that. In few days, she'll be scrapping with us again" The thought brought half a smile. Well, you couldn't change people. You could only accept their differences, and love them in spite of minor flaws. That was what Dad had done. He had gone right along, loving his pretty, streamlined wife, seeing her good points and generously making allowances for her faults.
 She placed the tray on the coffee table in front of them. And then stod very still as the doorbell sounded.
 Hollis will answer" her father suggested.
 "No, let me-" Christie breathed.
 Her heart was beating fran tically. Dad was right. It was going to be good news. It must bel
 She flung the door wide. Jan and Stephen stood there Jan looking weary, like a wan Cin- derella who had been down among the cinders. But in spite of the smudges and the queer plain frock she was wearing, Jan was radi- antly lovely.
 The next moment Jan was in
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was a low, fiat, white building - like all the others in the plant, but some of it's windows were broken.
 Desperately, he sought some sign to tell him what part of the huge plant it was. There 1t was! Over the door on this end - WOOL WORKING DEPARTMENT. Ste- phen's knees almost failed him as wave of relief made him giddy. He was standing inside now, look ing around. Jan wasn't in this department. Thank God!
 But she was. The sight of her the blessed sight of Jan. Alive unhurt. And more than that, Jan bravely busy; right there inside the smoky room. Stephen thought he had never seen anything quite so sweet and gallant as Jan, with her sleeves rolled up, her face sooty.
 Stephen held out his arms. For one breif moment, she was close to him. Then, she spoke, quickly. Stephen, there's a girl in here caught under machine. I'm afraid she's badly hurt. Come help me-"
 MT Colton had arrived in town, and had hurried home. Hollis let him in, and he rushed past Christie at the door.
 Where's your mother?" he asked anxiously, and then not waiting for an answer, strode into the living room. Christie, follow ing, saw him take the sodden little ball that was her mothers hand kerchief, cast it aside, and wipe the tears from her cheeks with his own.
 Whats all the excitement about?" he spoke briskly. "Jan's gone - over in Lakeville, probably. At some canteen, maybe. - and the house is upside down."
 T must have been a poor mother, or this would never have happened" Mrs. Cotton sobbed.
 Nonsense" Her husband was batting her shoulder. You've been a darn good mother. You've spoiled the children too much given them too much = let them have their way. That's all"
 Do you really think so, Chris?" Mrs. Colton had raised her face and was staring at him, hopefully "Of course I do Eleanor" his voice was unexpectedly tender. In a flash of understanding Christie thought: They've had their petty quarrels-lots of them during good times. But trouble emergencies bring them close to- gether. The country was like the family. All the disagreements, the differences that put sections oi this big, vital land into opposing camps were being forgotten, showed aside now that peril faced the ma.
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ing crumpled at her feet she had
had a sick feeling that il was
herself lying there, crushed
and bruised; she had not worn
evening clothes since.
SLOWLY, remembering, she
walked closer to the mirror and
studied her reflected face. The
girl who had started out that
evening had been a shy, wild
thing, showing promise of great
beauty; the Candace staring
back so gravely now had fulfill
ed. that promise, but she was
changed. She was woman. dis
ciplined, controlled, capable of
Judging and of selecting the best
from life-or at least, If the
best weren't offered, the most
sensible. She saw with satisfac-
ton that the lips that had al
ways been held slightly parted,
as though thirsty for life, were
now tight-shut, almost stern.
This woman would decide al
ways in the most sensible way
Marrying Duffy would be
sensible. He would marry her
because he could have her in no
other way and because, too, it
would please his grandmother,
shelf she finally decided that
way-would marry him because
as Mrs. Dufresne Carter Harper
she would have a pleasantly or
dered life, a luxurious one. She
h2d no illusions as TO what mar
riage with him would mean. He
was fond enough of her in his
way, but his way was not par
ticularly dependable one.
Before he had become infat-
uated with her there had been
long line of Fiji Fornays and
she suspected that even married
to her, once the first novelty had
worn off there would be again.
She was suddenly through
with indecision. She would mar
ry Duffy. She said aloud, firm
ly, I've made up my mind.
Nothing could make me change
it, nothing"
She became aware that for
some time the doorbell had been
pealing insistently in the back
of the house without anyone's
answering it; the landlady and
her slavey must both be out.
The door opened finally down.
stairs and she heard a mans
footsteps prowling about, as
though looking for something.
She opened her door to investi-
gate.
(TO Be COntinued)
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Armada Notes

Miss Ruth Manska and Kath-
crime Radloff left Saturday af-
ternoon for Cleveland, Ohio,
where they will attend the Ohio
Institute for nine months. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Radloff and
Mrs. Charles Manska accompan-
led them as fas as Detroit.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. r. Newlin of
Romeo were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Bercin.
Frank Priestap returned to his
home last Friday from the Vet
Grams hospital in Dearborn. He
is improving.
Mrs. Roy Conner visited her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Secory IN
Port Huron over the weekend.
The Armada Lions Club gave
games party in the township
hall, Saturday evening, Septem-
Der 10.
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CoPrRi6Hr. tel1.
NIA 0gRvICG. INC.

ak who is making that getting
away possible. Old Mrs.
Harper grabbed. wizened, sharp
of tongue might be questioned
as a deliverance, but she had
her compensations. In particular
her grandson Dufresne.
Duffy" was the reason for
the clothes. When the business
of hiring Candace as her nurse
on this trip had been completed,
Mrs. Harper had commanded
briskly, Get yourself some gay,
pretty clothes. l shan't be want
ing to look at you forever in
those uniforms; they depress me.
Besides, / won't be expecting
you to spend every waking min
ute with an unpleasant old wo-
man"
Candace knew what that
meant: Duffy. He was to come
along, ostensibly as male pro-
tector, really so that he would
be under the watchful eye of
his grandmother. And subject to
her stage-managing. Duffy was
susceptible to the female. He
was weak. Before he had been
drawn into Candace's orbit
through his grandmother's ill
ness he had been under the in
fluence of Fiji Fornay, late of
the Hot Spot, out of Broadway.
He was, his grandmother admit
ted frankly, likely to be SO again
if Candace were to turn him
down. And she had finally de-
cided, she added candidly, that
between the two nurse. strong
minded, sensible, was to be pre-
ferred over an "at-liberty" SOU
brette.
"A step above my landlady's
opinion, anyway" c a ndace
murmured, thinking about it
now. She tossed her head impa-
tiently. / don't know why, she
thought, with the contempt some
people seem to have for nurses,
any girl ever wants to be one. :.
But her mind contradicted her
on that. Because she knew at
least why she herself had gone
in for nursing: Martin. And the
thought of Martin was like a
blow, her body tensed and her
muscles frightened as at the
memory of pain. She mustn't
think of Martin, she mustn't re-
member. She tried to tuck all
memory of him away in its ac-
customed place, below the sur
face of conscious thought; she
tried to replace Martins moody
image with Duffy's merry one.
But it was no 60. This break
ing of ties, this going away from
the place where so much had
happened was like reopening an
old wound. Memories flooded in,
scalding her.
Even the evening dress she
was trying on, though it had
just come new out of its box and
Martin could never have seen it,
had the power to bring him to
mind. Because bitterest of all
was the memory of that occasion
when she had dressed up to lay
her present at Martins feet;
when afterward, dazed, she had
stepped out of the lovely SHIN
merinQ gown and had seen il w.
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Lois Torrey, Helen Steiner
and Robert Hollis left Sunday
for East Lansing, where they
will enroll at Michigan State
College. Mary True left last
Friday. They are all graduates
of Armada High school of the
class of 1912. Ann Chevrie will
leave Thursday of this week 10
resume her studies at the State
college.
Lois Torrey gave a miscellan-
eous shower at her home Friday
evening. honoring Miss June
Bercin, who will be an October
bride. Bunco was played. Miss
! Eva Carter won high score and
Lois Torrey and June Bercin
consolation prize. There were
eight girls present. Miss Bercin
received many lovely gifts.
On Tuesday evening of last
week the Sunday School class of
the Congregational c urch,
taught by Mrs. A. j. Hutchins
gave party at the home of Mae
Ella Priestap in honor of Miss
Bercin.
Miss Bercin was presented
with a bedspread. There were
sixteen girls present.
The Social Tea of the Congrc-
gational Ladies Aid Society will
be held at the home of Mrs. AL
bert Ullrich, Thursday, October
/.
Mrs. Gladys Wood will he
hostess to the Literary Club for
their first meeting of the season
on Tuesday evening, October 8.
The Armada Fire Department
will present Barr Brothers cir
Gus, Thursday, September "a.
Church services will start al
/ ten o'clock in the morning al
the Congregational church start
ing next Sunday Church school
will start at Ills o'clock.
Mrs. Grace True of Melbourne
Beach, Florida is visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Frank True and fam.
lily.
Word received from Mrs. S. J
PAUL. of Lake Odessa that Rev
PAUL is improving from his re.
cent illness. He is able to drive
the car and make calls and ex'
poets to occupy the pulpit.
The High Banks Sew anc
Chatter Club met with Mrs. Her
man Rix, Wednesday afternoon
September 16. Mrs. Gustav
Schirmer and Mrs. Carrie Hal
of Richmond and Mrs. Johr
Mickey and Laurel Lee Ducker
were guests. A eo'clock lunch
con was served by the hostes:
and her committee. A birthday
present was presented to Mrs
George Jewell, whose birthday
date was September 10 and
present was given to Mrs. Walter
Schirmer for her new grandson
The next meeting will be helc
with Mrs. Frank Goodar, Wed
nesday afternoon, Oct. 7. A pot
luck dinner will be served, aftel
which new officers will be elect
ed for the coming year.
Miss Beatrice Sutherland o
Van Dyke and Mr.. Glenn Stein
er of Houghton Lake spent thu
week END with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Sutherland.
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But woe to him, who left to
moan,
Reviews the hours of brightness
gone.
CHAPTER I

What little of her personality
Candace had allowed the apart
ment to take on during her stay
there had practically disappear
ed; except for her trunks, pack
ed to 60, and the cheerful litter
of new clothes and their wap-
pings the room had already re-
verified to Mrs. Flint's second
best For Rent, bare and cheer
less. It looked now much as 1t
had on that first day, when she
had stood surrounded by newly
arrived trunks and boxes, won
dering YEARLY where to begin,
and Mrs. Flint had come barg-
ing in.
II never thought looking at
you, so quiet and ladylike, that
you was a nurse" Mrs. Flint
said angrily. IF you'd'a told me
that you'd never have gotten in
to this house. This is a quiet
house. l want no young nurse,
leavin' rings on furniture and
drivin' out my other tenants
with her drinkin and carousin'."
$50 that's it," Candace muir
INJURED. She almost laughed, then
annoyance got the better of her.
"Since you're so frank" she
said, II will be too. l don't like
you. think you're an old bat
tle-ax. You'd probably be the
kind of patient that drives some
nurses to drinking and carous-
ing as you put it. But I do be-
lieve your house is quiet, and
that's what I'm looking for.
Let's put the thing this way: the
first time l do any carousing at
all you can feel free to put me
right out on the street; on the
other hand, since ! shant be do
ing any such thing, l expect you
to stay in your place, not to in
terfere with me in any way. To
mind your own business, In
other words. The first time you
violate that rule, I'll leave, and
you'll be minus a good tenant
That's all for now. Good day,
Mrs. Flint"
The old battle-ax, Candace
thought again as she closed the
door firmly on her outraged but
cowed landlady. But the brief
exchange of hostilities had done
her good. Anger was like dose
of starch in ones spinal col
umn, stiffening it. And she need
ed to be stiff and hard. Any
melting, any softness was not for
her. The truculent Mrs. Flint
would be good for her and the
cheerlessness of the place would
help. She would do nothing to
relieve its harshness. She want
ed to be aware every instant
that this was only stopgap be-
tween that first frantic flight
from the hospital and the time
from the hospital and the time
when she would 60 away for
ever from the place where she
had been so unhappy. -.
Now she thought, funny tina,
Il should be another old battle.
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SOLAR ELECTRICITY

The suns rays contain cleo.
tricity, and if we had to pay on.
ly four cents kilowatt hour for
that which the earth receives
we would owe the sun S160, 00O,'
000,000,000 a day.
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DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, December 10th,
 A. D. 1942.
 ESTATE OF MARIA CoNRoY BURNS aka MARY CONROY BURNS aka. MARY c. or MRS.
 MARIA BURNS, late of the town
 of Waterbury, in said District,
 deceased.
 The Executor, having exhibited his account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is
 ODERED, That the 14th day of December, A. D. 1942, at 9:3O o'clock, in the forenoon, standard time, at the Probate Office in Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for hear ing on the allowance of said ac- count, and the Court directs the EX- ecutor to give notice thereof, by publishing this order in some news paper having circulation in said District, and by leaving with. or by mailing in registered letters ad- dressed to each of the persons inter- ested, and residing without the Pro- bate District of Waterbury. copy of this order, all at least days before said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 12-11-1t Asst. Clerk.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE
 SEEKS NEW PARTY
Editorial Says Political Developments Demand
 New Deal Overthrow

Chicago, Dec. 11.-CUP)- The Chicago Tribune said in an editor ial today htat political developments had raised the question of whether a new party should not be formed" to overturn the New Deal in 1944..
 The Tribune, pre-war leader in the Isolationist movement and a bitter foe of both the New Deal and the Willkie wing of the Repub- lican party, said the election last month constituted "an overwhelm- ing repudiation of the New Deal" and foreshadowed the "fate of any candidates the New Dealers present two years hence"
 "There is only one thing that can prevent this overturn," the editorial said, land that woudl be 8 denial of the voters of any real choice in the election, such as was inflicted upon them in 194O.
 with the alliance of the million aire social climbers and the con- munist social levelers in control of the administration and thereby dominating the Democratic party, and with 40 out of a hundred odd Republican National Committeeman or Committeewomen disposed to go along with the same malodorouS gang, this possibility of a fraud up- on the voters is not to be dismissed lightly.
 "The question arises whether a new party should not be formed, called the American party, to call to its standards all patriots, regard less of sectionalism or previous par ty afeilist tion and to exclude from its ranks all traitors to American ideals"
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Legal Notices
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATEBRURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, Dec. Eth, !g4z; ESTATE of SARAH CRANE BLAKESLEE aka. SARAH A.. BLAkESLEE, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred 8 recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 The CITIZENS & MANUFACTURERS
 NATIONAL BANK, Waterbury, Conn. Administration.
 By THOMAS F. MOORE, 12-9-3t Trust Officer.
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Business Service
Business Services Rendered

FOR BETTER SERVICE-Call Rus sells Waterbury Towel Supply CO. 892 East Main St. Dial 5-1377. Coat, Apron and Towel Supplies also In. dllstrial Cleaning Service.
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NEW LEGISLATION
 MAY HELP STANCO
Former Policeman to Be Restored to Citizenship;
 Bill Before President

Former Patrolman Anthony Stango of the police department, will be eligible to apply for rein- statement under the terms of a bill now awaiting the signature of President Roosevelt. it was said to- day by Attorney William K. Law Tor, counsel for the ex-bluecoat. who is now employed in a local factory.
 Patrolman Stango resigned from the police department some months ago after his right to serve on the department had been advanced on the ground that he was not citi- zen.
 A rider attached to the bill. which passed the Senate Nov. 25 after earlier being adopted by the House, lists the name of MT. Stango. The legislation would make it possible for those whose birth records have been lost to secure citizenship without the usual de- lays.
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NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, Dec. 7th, 1942. ESTATE of MARY A. JOHNS, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment to
 ESTHER JOHNS ADAMS, Success Park, Executrix. Bldg. 15, Apartment 5,
 Bridgeport, Conn. 1293t
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