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NEW BUNGALOW,
ARLINGTON. VA.

Your chance to buy this new G-rm
house, 3 bcdrms.. blue-tlle bath, ar-cond..
coal hvat. large lot, fireplace. ] block to
Lee blvd Bus al door. Price reduced
DIXIE REALTY CO. Ma. $3.50 teve, NO.
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FURN. OR UNFURN. APT, SUITABLE
for couple: rental, SEQ to 500: area. 3nd
alphabet. 14th-lsth SITS. Phone 90 MI
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HOUSES UkEURkishEp.
HOUSES FOR SALE.

$3.50 10th ST. N.W-S ROOMS AND
oath, h.-wh.; ideal for rooming house;
: 100. E. NJ AXE INC. 500 H st n W
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE Cont

LfNUUTH 1881 sdan: GOOD tires; IN
SSpoesStIon approved; for sale cheap. co.
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TRAILER CENTER
AT HORNER'S CORNER.

POPLUAR MAKES. 1896 UP.
ALSO MANY NEW TRAILERS.
STANLEY H HORNER. NC,
5th and Fla Ave NE FIR. 1921.
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OLDSMOBILE 1871 6-cylinder sedanette;
radio and heater, blue finish, excellent
tires, low mileage. splendid condition
throughout; trade, terms, full guarantee;
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. LARGE RMS, sEMT-PVT. 3. 500
rs,rs 90 4rf E & s, R-, NE aoq ~ Il geo s,o
PIG o ST NW.-COZY PN- s.
81 Randolph P. NW.-Rm Sc
no a442. or Aeenl. MI 72aS o..
2 COR RMS. sESiI-PV~ b. 500
2 Adjoining Rms. Same b SIS
ITnI Kibogrnc Fl n W DU 9sq3 -.
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AUTO TRUCKS WANTED.
AUTOMOBILES For SALE.

WANTED, pickup or stake-body truck, an,
make or model. l pay cash. Williams
goth and r. !. ave. n.e. North S3lS.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.

place semi-invalid mother with refined peo-
pie in an apt. CO, 2o25. Ext. 349.
MOTHER, with 9-mo. .-old
son, desires home and daytime care Of
Ihile. Call CH. 1910 after 6. IS.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

SECOND TRUST MONEY.
Low rates, no delay; Md, D. c., Va.
Phone MATTHEW x. STONE, EN-. 1908.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
P. J. WALSHE, INC,
1115 Eye St. NV. Ma 646S.
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S225 FURNISHED

S225 FURNISHED.
NOW vacant. this 2-year-old detached
home is located in Kent. Living and din
ms rooms, study with lavatory, kitchen,
3 bedrooms, ? baths. maids room and
bath, garage, unfinished attic, gas heat
PHILLIPS d CANDY, INC,
MA 1900. Realtor. 10l2 18th ST. NV
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HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
Chevy Chase, D. C.-l 1-room, 3-bath
brick. Can buy or lease furniture Ten
ant transferred. Terms on house, 81 900
cash, S15O monthly. BUYERS preferred
FULTON r. GORDON owner 1427 l St
NV. DI. 522O. Brokers attention
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DESIRE TO RENT WAREHOUSE OF AP-
1000 to 5000 So. it., suitable
Storage. Gail Mr.. Hisle.
CAFRTTZ CO, DI. 90S0.
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EApMS For SALE.

SMALL FARM, 75 ACRES, ON STATE
highway in Montgomery County, Md. Nice
house, large bank barn. lots of outbuld-
ings. some timber: water in every field.
Call MR.. ABBE, WI. $3.50; evenings, WI,
$500, S3,500 CASH RFOU1RED-FIVE
water heat. orchard. perennials. 2 out
buildings; between Vienna and Oakton,
Va, on bus Ine. Call Vienna 2O3-W-l or
MIR. SHOUP, DI. $50.
43 ACRES. / ACRE WOODED: GROOM
house, all modern All outbuildings 10
fruit trees. Possession at once. Price,
81 $50; $1,000 cash and $40 a month
100 acres, p tillable: 5-rm. modern bun
galow, elcc.; . barns, garage. all outbuild-
ings. Overlooking Chesapeake Bay. $I500,
800 cash.
12-room house. all modern. IL acres; d
room tenant house: S12,700, terms. 2
miles from the District line.
4.room house - acres, 80 clear: barn
55x60: price, S3,700.
w. E HARDESTY,
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APARTMENTS WANTED.

WILL EXCHANGE 2-ROOM APT IN NV
Baltimore for l or . room apt. in Wash.
downtown pref. Box 34O-Y. star
FURNISHED. ONE OR TWO BEDROOMS
LIVING room, kitchen. bath apartment
building, Northwest. DI sS22, Ext 433.
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GARAGES FOR RENT.
TRAILERS FOR SALE,

SINGLE. REAR OF 5I4l2 NJ ST. NE.
per month CAN AT, 6233.
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HOuSES For SALE

VACANT, NEAR 4th AND r. 7. AVE. e
-S7,250: near Tech High School; Colonial
brick. & rms, bath. INV h tcoap. front
and double back pOrches large yard: good
condition. near TRANSPORTATION. schools and
stores. Terms.
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A meeting was held in Bill
ings last week with the beet
growers and representatives of
the Farm Security Administr-
ton and the United States En-
ployment Service. Plans were
discussed regarding the import
alton of farm workers for The
coming season. Big Horn county
meeting and results of the con-
was well represented at this
clave are now being put into
operation in this area.
There is need at the present
time for training prospective
employees. This service is being
offered to interested individ-
uals who can meet certain
minor qualifications. The En-
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EMPLOYMENT News

Again this week we would
like to remind the farmers to
leave their orders for farm aid
if needed within the next 80 to
80 days. Farm labor is scarce
and plenty of time is needed
to locate this help and make
it available to the farmers.
Lambers are especially scarce
at the present time, but if we
can have your order in plenty
of time we will try and get aid
by the time it is needed.
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CHURCH
j. d. Smith, Pastor

Our attendance at Public
Worship last Sunday. II a. m,
was 145' increase over the
Feby. average. This was the re-
suit of special effort on the part
of the men. Next Sunday will
show the result of Sunday sch
DOL children INVITING their par
entS and friends. There will be a
vocal 500 by an 8 yr. old boy
The whole service will be adaD-
ted to children.
Our growing church school
9:45. Jr. League, $50, Youth
Fellowship. tbs. Public service
8 D. N. All invite you.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Cf1ftlS IlAN SCIENCE
Substance" is the subject Of
the LeSSon-Sermon which will
be read in all Churches of Christ
Scientist, on Sunday, March IA
1943.
The Golden Text is: Thine,
o Lord, is the greatness, and
the power, and the glory, and
the victory, and the majesty.
both riches and honour come OF
thee, and thou reignest over all
q Chronicles 29:11, 12).
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson = Sermon
is the following from the Bible:
Through faith we understand
that the worlds we're framed by
the word of God, so that things
which are seen were not made
Of things which do appear.
Hebrews 11:3).
The Lesson-Sermon also in
cludes the following passage
from the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: God is revealed
only in that which reflects Life,
Truth, Love.-yea, which mani
tests Gods attributes and power
even as the human likeness
thrown upon themiror, repeats
the color, form. and action or
the person in front of the mir
ror." pages 800 and 301).
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the Northeast Quarter (NEA),
and the Southeast Quarter OF
the Northwest Quarter (SEA-
NWA) of Section Twenty-four
(24), in Township Eight ~
South, Range Thirty eight East
of the Montana Principal Mer-
idian, containing 240 acres, more
or less.
HENRY H. ULRICH,
Sheriff, Big Horn County, Mon
tana.
Dated March II, A. D. 1943.
Bert w. Kronmiller, Hardin,
Montana, Attorney for Plant
if.
Pub. March. II, 10, Is, Apl. y
Remember-it pays TO adver-
tise IN the Tribune Herald.
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NOTES
CHURCH OF OPEN BIBLE
z n Nelson Pastor

Thought for the week: Ben
Franklin once said, Men r bad
enough without religion what
would they be without it?
Sunday School. 1000 am.
Morning Worship, HOO am.
y. P. S. -6:45
Evening service, 7:45
Message: The Compassionate
Christ"
Wednesday, Cottage prayer ser
vice.
Thursday, Missionary Circle.
The Church needs your sup
port, and is worthy Of your best
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FIRST
CHURCH
Gordon H, WinSOr, Minister


9:45 A. M. Church School.
B. ]. Kleinhesselink, Superinten-
dent.
HOO A. NJ. Morning Wor-
ship. The minister will begin a
series of Lenten sermons, speak
ing on The Touchtsone of Po-
wer."
$50 PM. The Pilgrim Fellow
ship for all high school age
young people will meet in the
church parlOrS.
Monday the Choir will reherse
in the Church at 700 P. M.
Wednesday The Lenten Bible
Glass will meet in the Parlors at
800 PM. to continue the study
of the Life of Christ
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FIRST AMERICAN LUTHERAN
Obert Hoyen: Student Pastor

Thursday, March II, Mid
week Lenten service at 7:30.
Friday, March -, Contirma
ton class at 400.
Saturday. March 13, Saturday
School at 200
Sunday, March IA, Divine
Worship at HAS.
Holy Communion at 800.
Rev. johnson will be here.
Thursday, March 10, MID
week service at 7:30.
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FARM NEWS

EXCESS WHEAT acreage may
be insured = Wheat planted in
excess of 1943 acreage allot-
ment or permitted acreages may
now be insured, due to recent
notifications in crop insurance
regulations. Any additional &C
res covered by this provision are
subject to the same insurance
requirements as all other wheat
regularly planted on the farm.
The deadline for applying for
spring wheat insurance is Mar.
Is
SERVICE STRIPES Two
forms of recognition for service
on the food front have been
announced by USDA. One is a
certificate of farm war service
for the farm families who en-
list in all out production. These
certificates, signed by Secret
airy Wickard, will be presented
by the county war board chair
man as soon as possible after
completion of the mobilization
drive. The farm Worksheet will
serve as the basis for making
awards.
The second recognition is the
U. S. Crop Corps certificate of
service for those who work on
farms or in food processing
plants. This award, to be grant,
ed for a stated minimum per-
iOd of service, is intended for
those who leave their regular
occupations to help in farm or
factory. The U. S. Crop Corps
will be composed of men, Wom-
en-, boys and girls too, willing
to help in one of the nations
biggest war jobs.
Food goals for farmers to
reach this year are the highest
in history. But their potential
labor supply is at it's lowest ebb.
Now is the time for many thou
sands of American women to
volunteer for work on the farm.
Sixty thousand British women
have done it. Forty thousand
Canadian women and ten thou
sand Australian women have
Joined their nations land army.
A careful study has been
made by the department of ag-
riculture to determine what
jobs are suitable for women and
girls, and they have been class
flied into nine general groups:
poultry, dairy. pigs. beef cattle,
sheep, gardens fields, truck
gardens and general farm work,
Each group is broken down to
specific pobs; but there are a
few farm duties that a women
cannot perform. They will not,
for example, be expected to lift
heavy feed or grain sacks, or
handle milk cans or large
mechanical sprays.
FARM LABOR Secretary
of Agriculture Wickard has re-
Gently asked governors of states
to provide for excusing youths
IA wears or older. from schools
in areas where they r needed
to help with spring planting.
VICTORY home food supply
All rural women are Delng urgeC
to enroll in the national vic
tory home food supply program
1t takes about a ton of focc
per member of the family pei
year, and all that can be raised
at home will release that mucf
more commercially prepared
foods for other war needs anc
ease the labor and transport,
alton problems.
FOOD production in contin'
entail Europe below average
Total food supplies in Europe
exclusive of Russia. this veal
has been estimated from two
to three percent below thost
of 1941 and AZ and about l!
percent below the pre-war aver
age. This estimate is based or
a rcundup of all available in
formation to date on 1874:
crnrc
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F~OURSQUARE GOSPEL
CHURCH
Rev. and Mrs. j. N. Hanson.
IVCF. "IE" n
CO-paStOrs

C~O-pastOrs
Sunday shcool at Gas am
Mrs. Dale Redmond, superinten-
dent. Mrs. Clarence Doane, jun
ior superintendent.
Worship service at HOO I'm,
with Rev. Easter as the speaker
Water baptismal service at
800 P. M.
Crusaders meet at 600 pm.
Sunday evening at 7:30 Rev.
Dick" Easter will present an
other illustrated sermon, The
Wayside Cross. Special songs
and music drought the service
Services each Thursday even
ing at Grow Agency at the AL
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MEMORIAL
CHURCH
C.. A. Bentley, Pastor
Crow Agency. Mont,

Sunday Services.
The church at study, 1920
am.
The church at worship, 1880
pm.
B. Y. P. U.-6:30 pm.
Tuesday evening, 1870 C w. c..
Prayer meeting, Wednesday,
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REDEEMER
missouri Synod)
A CiArkA Mo ckNr

The Lutheran Hour lover
KGHL, Billings 600 am.
Sunday school, $50 am.
Divine service. 1915 am.
SST's Meeting Wednesday,
7:30 P. NJ.
SST's Training Course We'd
nesday, $50 pm.
Mid week Lenten service We'd
nesday, 800 p. m.
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FULL GOSPEL
CHURCH
Rev. N. ]. Miller. Pastor

Sunday school, 1000 am.
Sunday morning, worship SER
vice, HOO am.
Evangelistic service, 7:30 pm.
Wed night, prayer service,
All are welcome to these services
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AT DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Ross en-
tertained at dinner at their
home on Saturday evening.
Guests were A. Buzzetti, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Ross and son, Jim,
R. S. Ross of Great Falls and
Mrs. William Torske.
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ST, JOHNS LUTHERAN
missouri Synod St. Xavier
A. Gierke naStor

The Lutheran Hour lover
KGH, Billings, 900 am.
Divine service, 200 pm.
Sunday school, 800 pm.
Instruction class, 800 p. m.
SST'S Meeting every End and
4th Thursday evening.
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were Miss Hannah Batty and
Mrs. Bertha Barnica, sisters OF
the late Mis- Lucy Batty who
was a member of Delta Kappa
Gamma, national teachers hon
orary society.
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SALE
ANNA TYK Plaintiff,

PAUL SIKORA and AGGIE ST.
KORA, his wife, Defendants.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF'S
SALE, On the 3rd day of April,
A. D. 1943, at 100 o'clock p. M,
at the front door of the Court
house at Hardin, County of Big
Horn, State of Montana, the fol-
lowing described real property,
to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter (SEASEA)
of Section Thirteen (13), and
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BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. T. A. Weir entertained
the Monday Night bridge club
at her home this week. Mrs.
Frank Morrison received high
score for ladies and L. R. Cool,
high for men. Fred Lipp was a
guest of the club.
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DELTA KAPPA GAMMA

Miss Edna Tobias and Mrs.
Lille Macleod entertained the
members of the Delta Kappa
Gamma at a noon luncheon on
Saturday. Members present were
Mrs. Grin Y. Weir, Miss Sigma
Dahl, Miss Ethel Montgomery,
Mrs. Grace Garrison and Miss
Cecilia Dietrich. Invited guests
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Hoops residence.
Friday the 18th will be MON
AND DADS NIGHT Evangelist
Dick Easter will present an il
Illustrated sermon of interest to
every one.
Meetings every night except
Saturday all next week.
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~ENTERTAINS CLUB

Mrs. Lewis Bochy entertained
the members of her club last
Thursday evening. Invited
guests were Mrs. Dick Evans,
Mrs. Lyle Tintinger, Jr.. Mrs.
William Torske. Miss Alta Coch-
ran and Miss Wanda NeWkirk.
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ployment Service can give you
full information regarding the
training opportunities offered,
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MONTANA

. IAINA NIi ItCONO
Members OF the Montana Mat
rons club were entertained at
the L. S. McAllister home on
Friday afternoon. Mrs. L. r.
Cool, Mrs. M. H. Dietrich, and
Mrs. McAllister we're co-hostes-
Ses. Decorations carried out the
st. Patrick's day theme. The at
ternoon was spent playing
BeanO.
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mTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. Frank Morrison was hos
tess to the N. B. c. bridge club
at her home on Tuesday. Guests
of the club were Mrs. Ralph
Peck, Mrs. James Hogan, Mrs.
C. S. Elder and Mrs. S. A. Yer
gey. Mrs. Elder received high
score for the guests. Mrs. L. S.
McAlliSter and Mrs. J. A. Put
nam received honors for mem
hers.
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AT DINNER

ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. EgneW en-
tertained at dinner at their
home on Tuesday evening.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Romine and Eve, Miss Betty Job,
James Romine and John ROM
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S HAS MEETING

Members of the w. S. C. S. OF
the Methodist church held their
regular business and social
meeting on Thursday in the
church parlors. Mrs. Paul Col
Ter presided over the business
meeting, Mrs. Harry Bouton led
the devotions. Mrs. Fred Water
man was hostess.
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Society
DINNER-BRIDGE

Mrs. O. E. Anderson enter
tanned at a dinner-bridge at her
home on Saturday evening. Mrs.
R. P. Ross and Mrs. w. J. Brekke
received honorS at bridge.
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inc of Coteau, N. D.
DEMOLAY MEETS

MEE1S
At the regular meeting of Big
Horn chapter of the Order of
DeMolay, the group, under the
direction of James Armstrong,
Master Councillor, and Frank
S. Morrison, advisor, conferred
first and second degree on Pat
Conver, Paul Brown, Marvin
Davis and Robert Torske.
A presentation of the DeMolay
Holy Bible was made to Earl
Cammock, the last quarterly
winner in DeMolay ritualistic
work. Ralph Strand was the
winner for this quarter.
Refreshments were served al
ter the meeting by Robert
Wham and Raymond Rumfelt.
Games and boxing furnished
entertainment for the group.
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AND AUXILIARY

Members Of the American
Legion Auxiliary entertained at
a pot-luck dinner honoring
members of the Legion on Tues
day evening. Following the din
ner motion pictures were shown
to the group. The legion and
Auxiliary then held their sep
arate business meetings at
which time the Auxiliary went
ON record as sponsoring the Girl
Scouts. A Beano game was held
following the business meetings.
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Remember-it pays TO adver-
tise IN the Tribune Herald.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
THE BRACELET
Continued from preceding page

now, a tiny item IN the Seaside
Star reported. Private kevln
Murphy expected to be sent over
seas.
April felt sure he'd be coming
through New York. So three
months ago. when she'd figured
it all out. April had taken one last
crazy chance, a ninety-to-one
chance that might bring kevin
back to her.
she called her agency at about
the time she figured he'd be IN
town, and told them not to give
her any work. She wanted to sit
by the telephone and wait - II 1t
was three days - if it was a week
- even if he sailed without ever
knowing what she'd done.
When the phone rang twice tor
wrong numbers, making her heart
thunder, April tried to tell herself
she didn't expect kevin to call.
That she'd stopped hoping. But
often - 50 often - she went TO
the mirror to see if her hair was
Just the way he liked it, and her
eyes would look back from the
mirror with strange brightness.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

talk to him. When she'd come
to New York. hoping that the fact
she'd turned into a famous cover
girl would win Kevin back, it had
taken eight letters to get him to
come over and see her in one fash
ion show.
June two years ago. that had
been. One of those New York
Junes when the twilight is warm
purple magic, and spring is still
like strong drink in everyone's
blood. The fashion show had been
at the Plaza, at cocktail time, and
April had worn just one outfit -
an evening wrap that was drift
of white fox. Her dark Curls had
been upswept, caught on either
side with diamond crescents.
When she'd stepped onto the run
way. silence. sudden and intense,
had been followed by a bursting
crash of applause She'd searched
for just one face in that crowd.
kevin's. She'd found it. But in
stead of the eagerness she hoped to
see, there'd been only a bright,
lronic self-mockery.
After they'd had dinner to-
gether and danced few steps,
Evening star., 1943-07-25

hear your voice. Where are youo
Can you come up here? May |
meet you?'
He laughed, then. How long
was it since she'd heard kevln
laugh? Oh, a long time, years,
maybe. He said, SLOW down,
April - till l can catch up with
you"
When he walked into her apart
ment, April discovered that khaki,
if kevin wore it, was far brighter
than King Arthur's shining mail.
For a second neither spoke.
Neither even moved. Then kevin,
who had a magazine in his hand,
held it out to her. She knew how it
looked, her face on its cover.
Dressed in the best Fifth Avenue
had to offer.
But this was a different kind
OF cover. 1t had a strange new note
to it. In sharp contrast to the
sickness of her costume, the
bracelet she was wearing in that
picture - an odd bracelet made
completely of tenpenny nails -
stood out beyond anything else.
April took the magazine from
Kevin, and the hand she took it
with bore the same bracelet, the
one Kevin had given her, the one
that she had fastened on to her
wrist for all the world to see.
Kevin took her wrist and laid
his lips against it, and she knew
shakenly that he was as close to
tears as he'd ever let himself be.
He said, Il thought it had gone
in the junk heap long ago. l
thought it was like everything else
I'd ever have to offer you - not
good enough. But l had you wrong,
April The only thing that's good
enough for you is love"
The End
Evening star., 1943-07-25

When he called,
late the first day.
h e h a d t o S a y
hello" twice be-
fore April could
answer. Then he
said. You sound
funny, April as
if you were cry
ing"
She said, past
the sobs she could
mt help. mo
kevin I'm not
crying. l don't
know what I'm do
ing. It's so good to
Evening star., 1943-07-25

her go. Then he'd flashed the
words - words she knew he must
have been thinking for so long.
whats the use, April - all this.
It'll never work. Marry some New
York millionaire and forget about
me-"
She'd broken in. "kevin - give
me chance! I'd show you. Id
make you so happy -"
''Sure" - his voice had been
ironic -" wed both try like fools.
Then our marriage would be like
that bracelet l gave you - re-
member" The silence was thick.
He seemed to force the words out
with a wrench. Remember it
wasn't good enough for you -"
"Kevin -" Almost she had
told him about how she'd treas
ured that bracelet. How she'd
bought a special little box for it
so she could keep it safe in
drawer. But she knew - too late
- there was where she'd made her
mistake! Being afraid he'd be hurt
by what people said, she'd hidden
away his gift to her on that day
so long ago.
1T HAD been so hopeless. She'd
thought of the blue silk dress she'd
bought because Kelvin liked blue,
and cried right there in front of
him. He'd patted her shoulder
gently, and said over and over,
almost as if he we're telling him.
self, You'll get over this, April.
You'll thank me, and you'll Won
der how you could have come so
close to making mistake. Maybe
you'll even laugh about it"
Two years had passed. Kevin,
having worked his way through
two years of pre-med, had left
college to join the Army. Any day