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Askov American., 1942-05-07


hardt Sundquist left Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Swarmer
were dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Peterson Sum-
day.
A group of ladies called on Mrs.
Millerd Torkelson, recent bride,
Wednesday afternoon of last week
and presented her with gifts as
token of welcome to the community.
Lunch was served and a very pleas
ant afternoon was spent there.
Art Frehse and George Peterson
had a very successful fishing trip to
Mile Laos lake Sunday night, re-
turning with nice catch of suckers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Irene and
Shirley visited at the Fred Wesley
home at Moose Lake Tuesday evening
of last week.
Clements Burak from Minneapolis,
was weekend visitor at the parental
B. Burak home. The Kokomo trio
played for a dance at Palisade Sat-
urday night.
B. Burak and Oscar Danielson at
tended a weed meeting at Askov
Monday afternoon.
where Oh Where Has My Little
Dog Cone" was the problem upper
most in the minds of the Staudinger
family last weekend. 1t seems they
lost their dog the week before some
where between East lake and the
military road. So they went hunt
ing. The little dog had gotten out
of the car unnoticed when they
stopped for gas and she was making
her way back home when picked up.
The family reunion was a joyful
one especially for Eleanor and Eve
lyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Alberg and Patty
visited at the Turnock home at Law
Ter, Sunday.
Miss Hildred Pearson called on
Mrs. F. E. Anderson Monday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Anderson from
Minneapolis, came home Saturday
evening to attend the wedding of the
formers sister, Dorothy.
Mrs. T. Staudinger called on Mrs.
Horace Storrs Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Alberg and
children were Wednesday evening
callers at the Roy Alberg home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Staudinger and
children and Emil Erickson made a
business trip to Duluth Saturday and
also visited Mr.. Staudinger's mother.
Mrs. Alvina Peterson called on
Mrs. Roy Alberg Wednesday after
noon of last week.
Mrs. Henry Christianson, Mrs. j.
Meyers, Mrs. Dahlstrom and Mrs. AL
vina Peterson drove to Cloquet last
Thursday and attended the Ladies'
Aid at the home of Mrs. Christian
sons mother, Mrs. Ernest johnson.
The local creamery is now selling
their skim milk at Sandstone, through
Land O'Lakes. A truck calls daily
to get the milk.
Harriet Roberts of Willow River,
was an overnight guest of Arlene
Peterson last Thursday night
Mrs. Alvina Peterson and Arlene
drove to Duluth Friday.
The Birch Creek Community club
will meet Friday evening, May 8, at
the Maple Grove schoolhouse. There
will be program and refreshments.
All are welcome.
Irwin Strum and Alice and Ell
wood Sundquist, who are employed
in Minneapolis, came Saturday to visit
over Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hanson, Roy
and Henry, Mrs. Liljedahl and Mrs.
Selleg and Donna Mae were Sunday
dinner guests at the Gunnar Gunder-
son home.
Miss Gladys Christensen of Du-
luth, came Saturday evening to spend
the weekend at her home here.
VVTO1l
Askov American., 1942-05-07
Faith Lutheran Church, Denhan
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
j. Florentin Anderson, pastor.
Oak Lake Lutheran Church.

Oak Lake Lutheran Church.
Divine service, 2:30; Sunday school.
$3.50.
Luther League meets on Friday.
May Is.
Bruno Lutheran Church.
Sunday school, 10 a. M; divine
worship, p. m.
Confirmation class Wednesday az
2:30
Ladies' Aid meets Thursday, May
ID, at the Carl johnson home with
Mrs. P. Peterson and Mrs Carl john
son serving.
Vilstad Lutheran Church.
Divine service, 10 a. M; Sunday
school, II a. m.
Luther League meets at church
Wednesday, May 13.
Special notices-A special offering
will be lifted Sunday, May 10, which
will 60 toward the Lutheran World
Action"
The Carlton district W. M. S. will
meet at Carlton Tuesday, May Il
The meetings will begin at p. n-
and continue through the evening.
Askov American., 1942-05-07

LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
John 0. Johanson, pastor.
Nordland Lutheran Church, Denham.
Services postponed from April 26,
will be held Sunday evening, May
10, at o'clock.
Askov American., 1942-05-07
Village OF Denham
Leave for Duty.

Last Saturday evening the Sund-
quist home was the scene of fare
well party for Clarence Peterson and
Erhardt Sundquist, who have been
inducted into the U. S. army or de-
fense service. About so friends and
relatives gathered there to spend a
social evening with these young men
before their leaving the community.
A purse of money was presented
to each of them as token of good
will. Clarence Peterson left the same
evening for Pearl Harbor and Err
hardt Sundquist left Wednesday
morning.
Askov American., 1942-05-07

Secretary
Washington publish the interest of the War Bond Quota
n of financing the War effort.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1942-12-23
NJ. CrockreH:
DOM SMR
(Resmd6ma sgodbo, k6 10 je doSi.
VeI Mr.. Morris CrocItreU.

tReSnScft0 -2gOG0G, ES 20 1e dO23-
Uel Mr. Morris CrocEreU.)
Tedaj, ko SO Sc odigravali do
godki, katere bonn opisal, sem
bill renGman v drzavi Oklahomi.
V to zapadno drzavo sem pri-
sci IL Tennessee. Kmalu po po-
roki sva prisla z zeno do spo-
znanja, da je kmetovanje v Ten
nessee nekoliko prepocasno. Od-
sla sva torej V Oklahoma, kier
sem kupil renco V Creek okra-
ju, V blizini Bristowa. Napre-
dovala sva ugodno. Zgradila sva
81 z zeno lepo hiso ter Sc We
selila zivljenja. Mas najbliz.ji
sosed, Ben Parker, je bill izbo-
ren mozak. Tudi on je incl do
bro in prijazno zeno, s katero ie
postala Frances - moja zena -
kmalu dobra prijateljica. Lahko
81 torej predstavljate, kako nam
je bio pri srcu, ko je Ben Par
ker nenadoma izginil, brez sledu,
kakor bi Sc bill V zemljo udrl.
Dobro Sc Sc spominjam omega
dne, ko sem ga zadnjilrat vi
del. Jahal je mimo nase renee,
ustavil pri ograji konja ter "a
klical:
- Hello! JAZZ sem sc name
nil BristoW. Ali innate morda
kaj naroGiti, Morris?
/ - Nicesar, sem odgovoril, -
vsaj zdaj ne. Kdaj pa pridete
nazaj?
- Jutri enkrat, je odvrnil.
. - Nato sva Sc nekoliko casa
gQVOrila, kakor je navada med
dobrimi sosedi, zatem pa je od-
jezdil ter zaklical: - Ma svi-
denje!
Prihodnjega dne sno ga pri-
cakovali, toda NIGGA nj bilo.
- Ben DO najbrz Sc tam
ostal, - sem dejal svoji zeni
Frances.
Tudi naslednjega dne sno pa
zili, kdaj bo prisel, nj ga bilo.
- Ben je incl gotovo veG
opravkov, kakor je izprva mi
sill, - sem dejal.
- Morda pa je ze ponoci ja-
hal mino, - je dejala Frances.
Tretjega dne Sc je Mrs. Par
smo V dveh colnih; coin, V ka-
terem sVa Sc. nahajala JAZZ in
Mr.. PogoreIc, je veslal in krma-
Ri polnokryen Indijanec il rodlt
Chippewa.
LoVska sraGa nam to pot nj
bila tako mia, kakor nekaj me-
secev pref Colorado, kjer svq
Z Mr.. Danijelom Predovicem,
slovensKim trgovcetn v Pueblu,
ColQ., ustreIiia ma bliznjem jeze-
ru preko dTajset divjih rae, JAZZ
pa po]eg ten Sc lepega ameriske-
ga flaminga. V tenn casu pa je
bio ma jezeru malo rae, in Sc te
so prej odlctele, predno snno Sc
jim mogli prlblizati na strel.
ze sem miSlil, da Sc bono mo-
rail- vrniCi praznih rok, ko po-
haze Indija4ec Z roko V zrak,
kjer opazln1o veliko belo sovo,
XII je mo3Ocno plula mad jeze-
rom. - Jaz pritisnem pusko k
lieu il sDrozim, in hip nato je
velika ptics telebnila jezero,
odkoder sr1o jo dvignili v coin.
ker ptica Z&me nj imela hasni,
sem jO dal AIr. .'Pogorelcu, Xxi jo
je hValezno sprejel. Ko sem do
spel par te~nov zaten nazaj V
Cleveland, lie je tam ze cakala
lepo nagao@na sova, XII je dospe-
la na noje me il Minnesota po
ekspresu. l'lijatelj Pogorelc jo
je dal nasaGiti ter mi jo postal
V Cleveland, V spomin ma mas
low V Minnc5oti.
y u u d u IL liat u M n u i: u
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1942-12-23

mega pogleda in smrtnobledega
obraza. /
- Morris, - je dejala, - ne
kaj Sc je morale Benu zgoditi,
kajti Sc zdaj ga nj domov! - jeI
rekla, VISA zmesana.
- Ali ga se nj domov? i
sem dejal. - HIM, hm to jeI
res cudno!
- Cudno! To je vec kot Gu
dino, - je odvrnila Parkerjeva
zena. - To je naravnost stra-
sno! JAZZ vem, da Sc mu je nekaj
strasnega zgodilo. Kaj maj sto-
rim?
Midva S Frances sva storila
vse, da bi jo potolazila, toda nj
mama uspelo.
- vi Sc ne poznate Bena, l.
je dejala V solzah. - &c bi bill
zdrav, me ne hi bill nikoli pustil
" takih skrbeh. &c bi bill Sc xiv,
bi prisel domov, ali pa mi vsaj
sporocil, kaj je Z MIN.
- Veste, kaj bonn storil, -
sem dejal, - odjezdil bonn v
Bristow ter ga poiskal.
Men obraz Sc je razjasnil in
hvalezno ne je pogledala.
Odjahal sem torej V Bristow
ter yes cas- upal, da bonn sreGal
Bena re na poti. Toda motil sem
Sc, in kar je Sc bolj cudno, V
BristoWu ga nj videla ziva dusa.
- Vprasal sem zanj tudi ho-
telu, kjer Sc je obicajno ustav-
ljal, ali vse povprasevanje je BIZ
10 zaman. On je enostavno IL
ginil.
! PRAY tezka mi je bila pot ma
zai, ker nisem Vedel, kako maj
sporocim neugodno vest njego-
Vi 2eni, ki je Ibila vsa V skrbeh.
In res, to jo jo skoraj umorilo,
in Sc zdaj Sc ne smem spomniti
onih dni, XII so sledili. Rehcmam
V okolici SO razpisali nagrado
petih tisoc dolarjev onemu, XII bi
kaj poizvedel O usodi Ben Par
kerja. Detektivi so Sc takoj od-
pravili IA iskanje, toda vse je
biIo zaman.
Tedni so tekli. Nekega dne, ko
sem bill spet V BristoWu, sem Sc
tamkaj sestal Steve Shoresom,
izbornim detektivom stare sole.
On je incl reputacijo, da je maj
bolj prebrisan, najbolj neustra-
sen in hladnokrven detektiV "a
padno Mississippija. V colorad-
skem gorovju je nekoliko pref
sam samcat prijel in aretiral
diva najbolj desperadna lopova.
Shores in JAZZ sva pricela 60
voriti o skrivnostnem izginotju
Ben Parkerja. - Nobenih skrbi
nj incl ma svetu, - sem dejal
detektivu. - NjegoVa renca je
bila brez dolga, in njegovo do
mace zivljenje vzorno.
-. Ali je incl mnogo denarja
seboj omega dre, ko je odjezdil
V BristoW? - je vprasal detek-
tiv.
- Da; njegova zena je pove-
dala moji soprogi, da je incl
pri sebi okrog tisocdvesto do
larjev, katere je nameraval vlo-
ziti ma banko.
- HIM pray cedna Vsota
"a lopova, da jo ukrade, - je
dejal detektiv zamisljeno.
- Toda, prosim vas, - sem
ugovarjal, - &c je iii oropan
in umorjen, kaj pa je potem po-
stalo IL njegovega konja, in kje
je Benovo truplo?
- Well, - je odvrnil Shores,
or nj edini Glovek, Xxi je tako
skrivnostno izginil tenn okraju
dezele. Slisal sem re tudi O dru-
gih slucajih, toda slo je "a tuj-
ce. Izginotje poznanega moza,
kakor je bill Ben Parker, je pa
Dalje ma 5. str)
5ts& ts&sxsasialsaagseiaas sx sMM u
toliko boil priiazno.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1942-12-23
Troje loyskih
sporninOy
-
CNadaljevanje S 3. str)


pripravimo puske. zival onkraj
skal mas je zaeutila ter Sc umak-
Mia v goscavo pod stezo, kajti
culi smo memo lomastenje in
pokanje suhih vej, XII so Sc To-
mile pod tezkim telesom. Ko
pridemo onkraj skal, opazimo ma
stezi, XII je bila vlazna Cd hlad-
mega in rosnega jutranjega IRA
ka, ogromne odtise njenih nog.
Ma vlazni zemlji je bilo videti
odtise velikih parkljev, il cesar
smo sklepali, da je bill to losos
("moose'), ali pa bivol. Ia ma
vadnega jelena ali "elka" so bill
ii odtisi premajhni. Stopinje so
bile obrnjene V smeri proti stu
dencu; zival je sla ma svoj obi
cajni jutranji napoj, pa je pra-
vocasno zacutila svojega sovraz-
nika - cloveka, ter sc umaknila
V svoje kraljestvo, neprodi-cn
gozd.
Ubili nismo nicesar; vecje Ii
vail nismo videli nobene, mani
sih pa tam sploh nj. Pristopnih
NEST Sc je zverjad izogibala, V
goscavo prodirati pa nj bio mo-
goGe in tudi prenevarno. Nazaj
grede smo opazili ma gorski pla-
mott par divjih gorskih ovac,
toda nismo streljali mamie, ker
bi jih radi prevelike oddaljenosti
ne dosegla nobena krogla.
Prisedsi' V Bear Creek, snao IL
vedeli, da je bill prospektor, Gi-
gar koco smo mi V gorovju oku-
pirali, neki Italian, XII je iskal
V gorah sreGe in zakladov, pa je
naSel - snrt Trpka irO-
Mia usode! zadnje poglav-
je njegovega prospektanja osta-
ne "a vecno nerazresena skriv-
most. Nenaklonjena usoda mu je
bila Vendar toliko mila, da pO-
civa njegovo truplo V blagoslov-
ljeni zemlji in da nj postalo pien
divjih zveri. Nasi SO ga mrtve-
ga lovci, lezeGega ma isti posCe-
iii, kjer smo lezali in sladko
spali mi Njegovo re raz-
krajajoce Sc trupIo je lezaIo ma
istem suhem, orumenelem in
osipajocem Sc smrecju, XII smO
ga mi tako brezskrbno grabii z
golimi rokami ter ga metali il
koce. Nesrecnega sreceloVca nj
vec, lie plocevinasta skatIja oh
izkopani groblji priGa, da je bii
tn njegov "claim"
Ma Ely, Minnesota, sem Sc
sestal z dobricino Mr.. Matijo
Pogorelcem. On me je seznanil
tam s castitljivi]n starckon1
Right Rev. Msgr. Buhom, Xxi je
bill eden prvih slovenskih misi-
jonarjev, kateri SO oznanjevali
blagovest Kristovo med ameri-
skimi Indijanci. Monsignor Buh
mi je povedal marsikatero Zgod-
bo il svojega, dogodivscin pol
mega zivljenja. kjer so bile reke
plovne, je obiskoval indijanske
naselbine V malem colnu, IVA
mem canoe po vecnem snegu
pa pes. Kjerkoli je opazil indi-
janski "vigvam," tam je raz-
pei svoj sotor. Pri tenn truda-
polnem in nevarnem delovanju
je mnogo njegovih tovarisev-
misijonarjev onemoglo ter pod
leglo mrazu, indijanskim pusGi-
cam ter drugim nezgodam; Rev.
Buh pa je ucakal patriarhalno
starost ter umrl pred par lett ma
Ely, MINI.
Nekega dne Sc mas odpravi
vecja druzba ma veliko jezero,
ma low ma divje race. Odveslali
MgiatasseMtsxalti II
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-21
Burial Associations Of State
Now Have Large Membership

required from all associations and
a fairly accurate overall picture %.
the situation can be had. On Decem-
Der 81, l9ll, the associations had
total cash balance of S529,64U. |
after paying out death benefits ag-
gregating S875,273.85.
Burial associations are wholly mt
tual and entirely local. A commuu-
lily epidemic OF catastrophe can cl,i-
ly dissipate reserve in few weeks,
because unlike general insurance
companies these associations cannot
look to revenue from wide area
to offset heavy local claims.
Before the State commission cS-
tablished uniformity this condition
sometimes rendered particular as
sociationS insOlvent. The rule now j.
that in such cases assessments are
made more frequently and the re-
serve soon rebuilt. Also assessment,
now based on actual experience
tables, the rate per member vary
ing wit age and life expectancy.
Burial associations are distributed
over tine whole state, with heavier
concentration in the industrial Pied
mont areas. They range in size from
Il few hundred TO fifty thousand
members. This condition offered all
sorts of chances for monkey bust
ness" until some centralized control
was set up.
Since assuming office abou, 4 year
ago. Commissioner Alternately has
! been in almoS; every county Of the
State. and he has found from in
vcstigation that ''paupcr burials"
hive been reduced almos, uac-halr
sr:cc burial associations were popu-
lariZed. County budgc.s FORMERLY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-21

Didn't know ne knew you" Ad-
die Bradshaw said.
know he didn't remember M.
-. Fathers been telling
me wonderful things about him."
Has he? Miss Bradshaw asked
IN tone that showed neither pleas
ure or surprise.
famela nodded. Yes. He SAW
mes very ambitious young man"
res doing very Well"
I'm sure he is! I'd love to hon.
a aoou' II. Docs he play
Guess he does. bu: he don't have
ihuca time for parties"
Famela gave her an understand
ing. woman-to-woman smile. "Au
work and no play is bad for a
young man, isn't it? It would be
l'lce II he could come to StormwalS
some evening to dinner and n littls
oridge. VIII you tell him? I'd like
70 renew an old acquaintance"
MISS Addie said. I'll tell him"
IN tones that indicated she expected
nothing would come of it.
IT'S nice to see YOU aearu
Well, goodby. Tell Tony 10 ring ma
up. Any evening will be all ripht
She debated Offering her hand
again. decided against it and went
off. "e''
Miss Addie looked after her d,.
parting figure with a wintry
glance that plainly expressed he,
disapproval OF the girls hoIdnos,
The meeting had driven her GRAND
cut of her mind and irving TO re-
call II, she remembered that her
nephew was waiting to drive her
home.
There was door marked IN and
door marked OUT in front NJ
her. The OUT door hadn't worked
since she could remember. Now \,
she pulled the other toward her
Barbara Wister stood before hnr on
the steps.
They said good morning to each
other briefly and then impusivclv
tne younger woman said, Miss
Bradshaw. You're lust the
person l wanted to meet. 1 wonder
II you would give ME some advice -
Il will if I can," Miss Bradshaw
answered, not ungraciously, noting
mat, unlike the kilcran girl, Mrs.
Wister did not have painted finger
nails.
I'm going to open a circulating
library and I want to send out
postcards to announce 1t. won
dered if you could tell me where
could get list of townspeople who
would like to know about it."
Miss Dawson would know bet
ter. She writes the personals for
the Clarion"
THANK you"
Don't thank me. Haven't done
anything. How's your little
boy?"
Barbara's face lighted instantly.
oh. he's splendid, thank you. He's
such a healthy little boy"
Glad to hear It," Addie said
briefly and nodded abruptly, term
mating the exchange.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-21

just high enough. She had robbed
her house Of its most comfortable
chairs and little tables, brought
! from ut her lamps .apd sonic ofShe
good prints Mark had collected.
She had flowers from her house SO
that there were green, glowing bits
of life. And with Buds help, she
had built the big wallpapcr-covered
screen, pattcrcncd with bright flow
ers and parakeets that cut off the
empty rear half Of the shop.
bud, would it make you want
to go in and read one of tho
books ?" she asked. anxious for az
suranCe.
Sure. If hadn't read one" he
srinned. Trouble is, you'll have
'em sittin' around all day"
That's all I wanted to know. I
sent out 200 cards, Bud. I don't
know where I'll put them all if they
come"
They wouldn't all come, not the
first day, Fifty, perhaps, she
thought. looking at the frosty
stars through the windows Of her
bedroom. where she lay awake
most Of the night, filled with excite
ment and deep sense of loneliness.
For q long time. aware of the lone
linesE, she thought of Mark and
IL was not a loneliness for him but
an older loneliness that had always
been part of her, . longing for a
friend to share this excitement. tbis
interest that was so small a thing
viewed upon any other scale than
her own. She was conscious of the
limitations of her own scale and II
gave her humility.
She thought n terms she would
nos have voiced; accomplishment.
achievement, purpose. These were
big words, conjuring visions of
great things. In other days she had
known men and women who talked
of them, mortals who wanted to
carve a place In Immortality But
she had wanted only little things
that were circumscribed by warmth
"a fireside of ones own, affection,
unspoken understanding with 9TH
ers.
only little things" she said
aloud to the stars, and there, alone
in her room, her voice had a note
of pleading with the Presence be.
You'd the stars.
Her pride in the shop. the hopes
SHE had vested In it, because these
were the biggest things in her,
they had immense proportions, but
when she thought of MARYLAND
the others-and how they would in
dulge and dismiss them, her own
feeling Of inadeguacy come over
her and she got up and went into
her sons room and got into his
little bed with him.
She drew his warm. still-babyish
form into her arms and laid her
check against his silky head until
she felt comfortcd.
AT least so" she murmured
sleepiiy and closed her eyes. Per-
haps Tony would come II would be
good to see him again.
ITO Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-21
Daily Dispatcn Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
BY LYNN NiSBET

Raleigh, Aug. 2l.-State control of
mutual burial associations i'm North
NaroIEla has been III effect for z
niue more than Il year, and the size
oil the business may be surprising
10 many people. Up-tu-da figures
are not available on some phases of
operation, because the associations
operate on calendar years and lat
cSl complete figures are of December
81, 1871. a, that time there were
l.z84.4d2 members in the 3O3 active
associations. Present membership is
estimated 10 be nearly 5000 more
th:n that.
There have beel some burial rs
socIationS in the state for more than
- years. but they did not become
popular until about ten years ago.
within the past decade growth has
Dc"n almost phenomenal. Prior to
the l94l General Assembly there
was little actual State supervision.
Being essentially mutual insurance
companies, the Insurance department
exercised some control but many
questions Of jurisdiction arose and
many "wildcar' operations were
conducted. The 1911 legislature cs-
taDliShed state commission for
supervising the associations. and
Claude c. Alternately of Nash coum-
~ was named S first commissioner.
See July |. 1911. the commission
mas established uniform assessment
rates and has made substantial pre-
gross toward uniformity in all OPP
eratiOnS.
Now complete annual reports are
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-21
. &7 /; 4 rs / (: !: Nlz' e
III y NllItN Ed -
In marble over q door ,"
II fok AND RELEASED BY CENrkaL rEEss .s.ocH,n -

IN marble over q door,"
Pamela snapped her fingers, "a
drop in the bucket. Let's have him
up to the house and talk II over
love earnest young medicos."
You stay out of this, miss. I've
enough expenses trying to keep
everybody on the payroll now"
Realization" his daughter told
him. you know the war in Eurono
Is going to shoot the wooden bust
ness sky high. Next time he comes
around tell him my shell-like ear Is
available If he'd like to talk to me
about it."
I'm warning you to keep out of
II. You leave him alone. He's got
lou OF work to do. He's no play
boy"
You never can tell. .
Lunch?"
IF you can wait half an hour,
you can drive me home to lunch. /"
Pamela went around the desk
ana kissed him. I'll run along to
one"
-it it's stamps you want :"
She shook her head and hurried
out before he had chance to ask
her any further questions. She had
very private business at the post
office, of which she didn't want her
family to be aware.
She hoped the clerk would not
De a stranger. He wasn't. She said.
MIR. Hunneker, I want to rent a
DoN. II any mail comes for a Miss
Betty Brown. will you keep 1t there
for me and not send 1t I'D to the
mouse! You see er :,
MISS Brown used 10 be a maid for
US and well, I'll take care
of her mail"
Betty Brown, you say? =.
Seems like there's a couple of let-
ters IN the general delivery for her
right now"
He brought her three letters
with Mexican postmarks and boldly
scrawled addresses on the thin pa-
per envelopes. She looked at them
hastily and thrust them into her
pocketbook and turned away from
the window to hear Hunneker saw,
Morning. Miss Bradshaw"
Bradshaw. Parmela stole a
glance at the woman who had
come In, remembering that Tony
Bradshaw lived with a maiden
aunt. She stole another glance at
the middle-aged figure in uncom-
promising black and decided that
she certainly was someone's maiden
aunt. Then, as IL suddenly remem-
Dering. recognition came into her
race and she turned, smiling sweet
~ and held out her hand, saving.
How do you do" Miss Bradshaw.
Don't You remember me? I'm Pa
mcla Kilcran."
Miss Bradshaw took her hand
awliwardly, unaccustomed to for
NAL gesture at informal moments.
and said primly. How do you do"
Pamela ignored the unenthusi-
astic beginning. II just bumped
into your nephew leaving Fathers
office. gueas he didn't remember
mo"