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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
PREPARING
FOR PUSH
ON GROUND
So Junkers Troop Trans
ports Destroyed in
Action Sunday

American desert fighter planes,
engaging huge armada of 100 Ger
man transport planes, downed 58 OF
the big flying box cars and l6 OF
their fighter escort in the greatest
aerial victory of the Mediterranean.
The victory helped to lamass
total of IS enemy aircraft downed
in action on this front yesterday.
Allied ground forces, meanwhile,
we're preparing for the conclusive
assault on the mountain walls guard
ing the Axis stronghold In North
Tunisia. Axis sources reported our
forces to be engaged in hard hitting
action.
The Paris, German-controlied
radio, said ground fighting ragged
along the road from Pont du Fahs
to Tunis, strategic sector where an
Allied break through threatens.
Italian Report
The Italians, in communique,
said more intense fighting has
developed near Rommels Enfidaville
positions as the Allies attempted TO
infiltrate through the Nazi chiefs
positions.
The Algiers radio said French
troops also have made a forward
thrust in the Pont du Fahs area,
about "a miles southwest OF Tunis
and about the same distance north
west Of Enfidaville.
Pont du Fahs is the midway Sec
tor. forming a sort of hinge between
Rommel's southern line and Won
Arnim's German lines west OF the
Tunis- Bizerte box.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
SURVIVES
130 DAYS,
LIFE RAFT

LONDON, April 49, The War
Transport Ministry disclosed today
the story of a Chinese who survived
1870 days alone on life raft after
his ship was torpedoed At days
longer than any man is known be-
fore to endure the rigors of life
boat or raft.
The ship was sunk in the South
Atlantic The Chinese is now in
South America, presumably in a
hospital. He was picked up by
coastal forces close to the South
American coast recently.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
SCORE AIR
VICTORY IN
50L0M0NS
Lightning Fighters Knock
Down Six Enemy
Planes

WASHINGTON, April 10. Bat
Ting over Jap bases in the South
west Pacific yesterday, American
pilots sent six enemy planes, three
of them bombers, plummeting to
the ground in an apparent effort
to keep the Jap air strength earth
bound in the Solomons.
The victory by American Light
ming fighters was won over Kahili,
Jap base on Bougainville Island
A flight of P-38s engaged two
enemy bombers and six Zeros and
knocked down both bombers and
three of the Zeros The Lightnings
then continued their flight into en-
envy territory where they met an
other bomber and shot it down.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
VINO Modifies
Wage Control
Regulations

WASHINGTON, April 49, - War
Manpower Commissioner Paul w.
McNutt discloses his job wage con-
troll order will be modified to permit
essential workers to take higher pay
ing jobs with new employers any
where in the country, providing the
VINO approves.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
Air Blows
Are Struck
Al Palermo
Railroad Y ards Bombed
Two Ships Hit, Left
Burning
(By Associated Press

In new air blows, Allied planes
made heavy smash on the railroad
wards at Palermo, Sicily, the air.
field at Sardinia and the harbor
where two cargo ships were hit and
left sinking or burning.
The Italian communique admits
that great damage was done at
Palermo by the American planes
and 40 persons were killed in var
ious places.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
Naval Base
Al 5pezia
Is Raided
Raj Bombers Cross Alps
on Mission-0ne Bomb
er Fails 10 Return

LONDON, April 19.-The Royal
Air Force spanned the Alps last
night and made the second attack
in six nights on the italian naval
base at Spezia. One bomber failed
to return.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
SEA RAIDER IS
REPORTED OFF
BRAzIL'y COAST
Claims Merchant
Ship Sunk-No Con-
firmdfi0n

BERLIN, April 10. - Announce
ment is made today that a large
Axis auxiliary warship, presumably
a surface raider, has sunk an Allied
merchant ship near Fort Aleza, on
Brazils north coast.
This report is not confirmed from
any Allied source.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
ALLIED INVASION
FEARED; BALKANS
SUPPORT SOUGHT

BERLIN, April 19.-If is officially
announced that Field Marshal Kei-
tel. Chief of the German Command,
has arrived in Bulgaria to organize
a unified command in the Balkans
in event of an Allied invasion.
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. . . . . . .
DIMOUT TIMES

Dimout begins tonight .
at sunset at 800 o'clock. .
Dimout en- DIS tomorrow :
at sunrise at 537 am .
Dimout beings Tuesday at :
sunset at 1921 pm. .
, q 4
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
The W Washington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
major Robert 8. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON in the
State Department many of the re-
dictionaries will admit they made
a tragic mistake in boycotting the
Spanish Loyalist Government dur
ing the Spanish civil war.
Had the career boys not thrown
the United States on the side OF
Franco-and indirectly on the side
of Mussolini and Hitler who were
supplying Franco with arms = the
American army in North Africa to-
day would not have to keep troops
marking time on the borders OF
Spanish Morocco, worried over a
Fascist thrust from Spain.
Even more important, many dip
lomats now believe that had the
dictators been crushed in their
practice war in Spain; had the
United States shown it meant to
throw it's weight firmly behind de-
mocracies, the present war might
never have happened.
Believing this even at that time
i'm 1886 and l937-several hun
dred American youngsters went to
Spain, enlisted in the famous Abra-
ham Lincoln Brigade, fought for
the freely elected Spanish Republic
can Government against Franco.
Many of them were wounded. Many
were killed, among them the son
of Ring Lardner, famous American
humorist. Those who came back,
possessed first hand knowledge
of modern warfare-warfare which
many West Point graduates who
run the U. S. Army had not then
tasted.
ONE WHO CAUGHT ON
In Germany, Hitler used the
Spanish civil war to test out planes,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-19
ONE WHO CAUGHT ON

In Germany, Hitler used the
Spanish civil war to test out planes,
tanks and men.
But in the United States, most
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs Roy Wilkie, Monroe
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hurley
and daughter Cinthia, Monroe,
were supper guests Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hol.
Finger and Mrs. Mary Scheick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Randolph and
son Elyin. Detroit, we're Sunday
guests of her mother Mrs. Joseph
Gramlich.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holzinger.
near Maybee. were dinner guests
Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Holzinger and Mrs. Mary
Scheick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Yulman.
Toledo. spent Sunday at the home
Of her sister, Mrs. Pearl Reeves.
Victor Boyce. Toledo. spent Sun.
day with Mrs. Joseph Gramlich.
Mrs Eda Grams has gone TO
Wayne TO care for her cousin, Mrs.
Elta johnson who is ill.,
Sunday guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LeVasseur
were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Detre-
trich and daughters, Mary Ann
and Betty and son Joseph. Mr..
and Mrs. Knapp LeVasseur and
daughter Ruby Mr.. and Mrs. John
LeNasseur and daughters, Jean.
Joan and Joyce. and son Jack. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Risch and sons
Thomas and Richard. Mrs. James
Day and son James, Mr.. and Mrs.
David LeNasseur and sons William
and Charles and daughter, Doris
Jean, and Earl LeVasseur. all Of
Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LeVasseur
and daughters Beverly and Ruth
Marie spent Sunday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Risch. De.
troit. and attended the funeral OF
his uncle. Leo LeVasseur. at a
Catholic Church in Detroit Mon
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LeVssseur
spent Sunday night at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wallinger.
Detroit. and attended the funeral
OF his brother. Leo LeVasseur.
Monday morning.
Sunday guests al the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elizabeth oakland
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lambert
and son Leonard Ray. Ferndale.
Miss Flossie Lambert. Highland
Park and Mrs. Charles Lambert,
Belleville.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cook en-.
tertained company from Kentucky
Sunday.
Mrs. Stanley Binecki visited her
sister Mrs. Alice Strelecki. Detroit.
Saturday Mrs. Strelecki recent
ly returned home from a hospital
where she underwent an operation.
|. Clara Ann Binecki. Detroit. spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Stanley Benecki.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert HelzeFmsn.
Detroit spent sunday afternoon
a. the home ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Helzerman.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29
LEAVES FOR CAMP

Oakville, Mich, Apr. 90 Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Binech and son
Joseph attended a farewell din
ner for Helmet Naier at the home
of his mother. Mrs Cecilia Maier,
near Milan. Sunday. Helmet left
tor camp Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Essenburg
spent Saturday shopping in Detroit.
Mrs. Kenneth Sanford received
word Monday that her husband
was in the hospital at Kessler
Field, Miss, where he is stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Essenburg
and son Dale and daughter, Lou
Use were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hou-
gyland. Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Raymond Risch. Detroit
Mrs. Charles Lambert. Belleville,
and Miss Flossie Lambert, Fern
dale, were Sunday afternoon call
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this world. then he's going to bless
you"
Il hope you're right" she said
with misgiving.
Il am. Jake's a nne boy He's had
II too easy. that's all" He smiled
weakly. I'm not so very anxious
to see him now. We always fight.
| get mad at him. he gets sore at
me. II you asked him to come see
me now. even II he didn't know
about my will. he'd get hot-headed
at me about something. And Id
boil up and blow of steam"
He shook his head YEARLY. his
thin fingers played nervously with
tuft on the candlewick spread.
mo. II ever see Jake again.
want 10 see him when he doesn't
get angry with me. When we're
friends"
Kay had promised to write regu-
larly. TO keep him posted on her
progress, and he in turn made her
promise that II she ever needed
money she would call on him.
But she wouldn't have TO worry
about money. for a while at any
rate. She had her last salary check
in her bag now. II was three times
larger than II should have been.
The afternoon was drawing to a
close She had put of going up TO
see David all afternoon, TO thank
him for her check and officially TO
say goodby. Two or three times she
had started to go. but then she'd
gotten all choked up and hadn't
dared trust herself to speak. She
couldn't postpone 1t any longer.
She powdered her nose. fresh
ened her lipstick. put on her hat.
Then she called Mary in.
Il don't think l could have kept
my job il It hadn't been for you"
Kay said. and she meant 1t.
IT'S been wonderful working for
you. Miss Stevens" Mary said with
utter sincerity. Il told my mother
that II you weren't coming back
that wouldn't stay here"
That's a foolish way to feel"
Kay said.
II can't help II. | don't mind
working for somebody else for a
few months, but not for good.
know more about some Of these
people than you do" The secre-
taries had deep huddles over the
luncheon table and Kay didn't
doubt that Mary was right.
well. don't do anything rash
that you may regret later. The pay
! here is good. even IL the work is
hard. Here's a little present for
you, small sign of my really deep
appreciation She pressed a pack
age into Mary's hand and left
quickly.
She ran down the stairs from the
balcony walked through the first
floor. Her eyes scanned the coun-
tiers of her departments profess
sionally. Business looked quite
brisk. She wondered what the sales
figures would be in the morning.
Then it hit her, almost like a
physical blow, that those figures
weren't any concern Of hers now.
She felt sick. dizzy. She didn't
know where the strength was COM
ing from to get her through an
other scene with David
She stopped at a water fountain
and took a drink. Her throat felt
dry 1t was hard to get her breath.
Her temples pounded.
Ito Be Contlnued)
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NelUS From OdkUilLe

ers at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Burget
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shadewell.
Jr.. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shadewell, Sr., Deer.
field.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Seger and
daughter Gene, Adrian. spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin
Shirley.
Mr. and Mrs. Izel Shirley have
started working at the Bomber
plant.
Lloyd Smith spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul HolComb and
son Richard Milan.
Eugene Enders, Camp Custer.
spent o. week end with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Brabant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holzinger and
Mrs. Mary Scheick were guests Of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29
CHAPTER TWENTY-sIX

KAY'S INTERVIEW with David
was a difficult one, with David al
ternately storming and cajoling. He
hadn't been quite so simple TO fool
with her hb about her health. He
wanted TO take her to his specialist,
to send her down to Johns Hopkins.
He offered her a years sick leave
with pay, money that Kay guessed
would come out Of his own pocket.
He had a fit when he discovered
that she wouldn't be able TO keep
Anna and planned TO do her own
housework. He begged her to let
him pay Annals salary. Kay
couldn't tell him that the reason
she was going TO let Anna 60 was
that she wanted 1t TO be as hard tor
her as it was for Jake.
David finally agreed to let Kay
go, but wanted her to stay for an
other month and plan all the pro-
motions for her departments that
she could. He thought that with
the work mapped out as far as pos
sible, her assistant could handle the
Job for at least six months. They'd
wait until then to replace Kay.
Maybe by that time she'd be well
enough to come back.
She begged him not to count on
that. She tried to assure him that
the odds were that she'd never
come back. But he refused to be-
lieve 1t. He even said he was going
to postpone starting the green
house.
1t was a session that wore them
both out. And 1t was only one of
many in the next few weeks. David
was a hard loser.
She was to leave the store on
the 18th of June. Then she and
Jake were going to begin house
hunting. The lease on her apart
ment wasn't up until a year from
October, so that had to be sub-let.
II was easy to dispose Of. The first
man who looked at it took one
glance at her terrace and agreed
to take it on the spot.
He wanted to move in July ! and
he wanted it furnished. Since he
offered to pay Kay generously, she
said he could have It. She hated the
idea of anybody's using her things.
Infinite care and a good deal Of
money had gone into making her
apartment just about perfect. And
she cherished each lamp, each pair
of old tie-backs, each piece of fur
nlture..
But giving up things you treas
ured was good for the soul. she told
herself sternly. And perhaps in a
years time they'd be able to come
back to town or move her things
out to the country. But she would
not count on it. A year was a long
time away.
IN the meantime they would have
two weeks to find a home. To be
furnished mostly, as far as they
could figure out, with Jake's piano
and Kay's clothes. Jake was all for
her renting her apartment fur
nished.
IF we're going to live the sim.
pie life, let's really keep it down tc
barest essentials. Your stuff is nice
darling. but it must take lot OF
work to keep it all so clean ana
shining. Don't let's get tied down
with things. l have all the furni.
ture we truly need-a bed, some
chairs, a table,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29
NelCs From Whitaker

Frona Yeager and Miss Dorothy
Steve. both Ann Arbor.
Mr. and Mrs John Yeliuek
called on Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Woyce. near oakyiile. Wednesday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs John Yelinsk
called on Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hatch, Belleville. Saturday eve.
ming.
Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Lsttimer
and daughter. Detroit, spent sun
day with their daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Wurm, Ypsi-
lanti, we're Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith
and son Herbert.
Sunday visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Spears were Mr.. and Mrs.
Loyal Wilson and sons. Mr.. and
Mrs Donald Edwards and sons.
Milan. Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Melon
aid. Ypsilanti. Walter Beebee and
family, Belleville and Mr. and Mrs.
Agler Beebe and son David. De
troit
Mrs. Wyland Pepper. Mrs, Frank
Nogler and father. William Cox
we're Milan callers Friday evening,
Mrs. Jerome Beers returned home
Tuesday after spending the week
end with her husband Corp. Jer'
ONE Bets OF Chenautte Field, Ill
Mrs. Anna Yelinek and son
Louis and Mrs. A. Torrents and
family, Detroit, were Thursday
evening dinner guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Yelinek.
Mr.. and Mrs. George schechter
and sons Donald and George, Jr
we're Sunday dinner guests OF her
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Goodenough, Maybee.
Miss Doris Elka called on Miss
Elizabeth Lohr, Maybee, Thurs
day.
Miss Margaret PolEin spent the
week end in Chicago. III.
Miss Viola Notar returned 10
school after being out a week III
with influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormund Minick
and sons, Willis. were Friday
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Elka.
Miss Betty Austin and Miss
Betty Moravski visited Mrs. An
thony Koss and Carolyn Doris
! Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas Nowak returned
home after spending the week end
with. her husband PFC. Thomas
Nowak OF Fort Leonard Wood.
A N. Chambers and sons Ken
meth and Keith spent Friday eve
ming with Mrs. 4. Notar and fam
lily and mother, Mrs. Anna Beard.
Mrs. Fred Schechter and daugh
ter Helen called on Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Psdot. Milan. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Woyac
Oakville. were Sunday dinner
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs John Vel
/ inek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Cox, Plat
we're Sunday dinner guests of MIR
and Mrs. Frank Vogler and Jean
Walter Beebee and family. Belle
Vile, we're Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hammersch
midi and Bernard buckingham
Detroit. were Sunday guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitching
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Lamkin an,
family were Easter dinner guests
Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Kramer and family
Walter Coopersmith and Mrs
Frank Sikorski called on Mr.. ant
Mrs. Theodore Formella. Ware Rd.
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Cooper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29
Extension Asked
on Meat Coupons

A telegram has been sent by the
meat dealers OF Washtenaw Coun-
~ TO the Once OF Price Admins
tration in Washington asking ex-
tension OF Friday nights deadline
for April meat ration coupons.
The telegram read: Due to local
conditions In this county, there are
thousands who cannot use ration
coupons 4. C and u for meat be-
cause OF short supply. II similar
conditions exist elsewhere we sug.
geSt consideration be given to eX-
tending the time beyond April 30
for use OF these coupons. The
message was sent to OPA Admins.
TRAITOR Preniiss NJ crown from Ash.
ley Clague. Ann Arbor chairman Of
the WashtenaN County Food Com
mittee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bellmore,
Lincoln Park. and father Riley
Hill and daughter. Ruby, Wyan-
dotte, were Wednesday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Smith and son.
Mrs. Robert Sasser spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Alec Brown, Up
SLANT.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Nedder was
in Monroe Thursday on business
MIR. and Mrs. Leon Jones had the
following guests for dinner sun
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Jones and daughter Shirley. Mi.
and Mrs. H. Russ and son George
and George Thompson all OF near
Ypsilanti. The dinner was in hon
or of John Jones on his 5Sth birth
day.
Mrs. ". J. Bodley visited Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Robinson and son
Horace. Ann Arbor. Wednesday
Mrs. Thomas buckingham is
i'll,
Mrs. Frank Sikorski and daugh-
ter Florence colled on Mr.. and
| Mrs. Walter Kwiecinki Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pokrywka
have received word that their son
Corp. Stanley Pokrywaka has been
transferred from Los Angeles, Cal,
to Camp Beale. Marysville. Cal.
Chester Fleszar. Aviation Ma
chinest Mate sc of the United
States Naval Air Station. Crosse
lie, was a week end guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pol
Yin and family.
Sunday guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schechter
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kar-
uatz and family. Martz Rd., Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Schmite, Maybee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard -Feinauer and
daughters. Dundee. and Mrs. Ell
vim Keller and daughter, Maybee.
Mrs. Thomas Colts, Willis,
called on Mrs. F. l.. Vedder Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Hardy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hardy were
Toledo callers. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ringler
spent the week end in Grand Rap
ids with relatives.
Bernard f. Seleske, Crosse lie
was a Monday guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Elka and Doris.
Easter Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. t. Notar and famiit
and mother Mrs. Anna Beard were
Miss Lucille Connors, lpsilanti
Miss Hilda Connors. Detroit, Miss
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eaGme' ,!.! !.!';!!, a. rs 4
AssoclAroN b ~ a
SUSAN SHERIDAN

I'VE might rattle around bit II
the house has more than two
rooms" Kay remarked.
IAN right then, wen rattle. Who
cares ," He shrugged his shoulders.
WED better and the place first.
Then we'll worry about what TO put
into it," Kay had determined with
this new. strange life, with all its
unforeseen problems. that the only
thing to do would be to think no
farther ahead than the next move.
The furniture was gamble. She
was going to do whatever had TO be
done the next hour or the next day
as well as she could. And just not
stew about what had TO be done
the next week or the next month.
Now they had to find a house. Shed
concentrate on that.
She and Jake had had q gay
month going TO a lot of parties.
But they had been very vague
about their plans. Kay had said
airily that she had stopped work.
ing on the doctors orders. that she
and Jake were going to spend the
summer in the country.
But they hadn't mentioned a
house. permanently leaving the
city. Kay thought that the less
sympathy Jake had the better
There wasn't much point in having
him start out feeling sorry for
himself. That would come later,
Kay wanted to do everything In
her power to smooth the way for
Jake. In fact. she was so busy
thinking about him. that she hadn't
realized quite what a wrench leav-
ing the store would be. The last day
there she felt utterly sunk. Hell
buyers came up one by one to say
goodby They all expected her back
in few months. so there was moth.
ing. final in their farewells.
The hard part was clearing out
her desk, okaying the last orders
signing the last letters. The tele'
phone rang all day. She had many
friends in the trade. She felt i'm
portant and liked it. She couldn't
help wondering what it was goins
to be like when her day wasn't full
her opinion sought and deferred to
her mind kept alert by the hun
dreds Of decisions it was forced L
make. Was she making a stupid
and irrevocable blunder? Well, thu
die was cast. She couldn't bach
down now. At least one person wa!
pleased. Mr.. Everitt's gratitude anC
admiration when she told him hel
decision had been touching.
It's too bad about your health,
he had said with a wink. But it.
going to be the making of tina
boy"
Jake mustn't know" she In
sisted.
Don't worry about me. / won
let on. Anyway, the chances of my
seeing Jonathan before l die arr
slim"
would you like to see him
You're being so very kind, can
see that it would matter IL Jakt
knew about the money"
Yes, it would. AS you know" HI
shook his head sadly. You've go
to handle this skillfully. II iona
than found out about the none,
now before he's ready and wants t,
work, he'd never forgive you TO
this lie, for trucking him. When he!
discovered that accomplishment Il
the only thing tina. really counts II