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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
ArrnyOfficer
Opposes Bill
Head of Personnel
Bays Draft Changes
Would Force Draft
VI 'Undesirables'

washington. Fob. If (Ap) -A
T" ."n"inG Army officer testified
."'% mat enactment of lcgi iatIun
w. Pi' draft quotas on Il statewide
o'&0A 'nd giv" dcicrmcnt priuritcS
81 ',h win dependents nioh' force
..', army !" lnduCt illitCratcS, men
d'' lchcr"aI disease and other "un-
I;,.',''' n"w being accepted M
limited numbers.
8, "' committee later deferred until
,t,' TO" - vote on the measure.
r,.'n would permit members Ia par
,,ll '"'' III debate on the indCpCndcnt
p,I appropriations bill
i,r '',p,.Fing 10 EriGadicr General Mil
,., In,i' contention. Representa-
Lc ,N,Iinay. TCNas Democrat. said
'b., cessation specifically provided
,,,., u" induction procedure follow
t,,,, ''''',s 10 br '.ddC by the Pre-. i
ro.i,, and asserted the President
aJ'.u hF regulation. put "undcsir-
r,,o w class IF and thereby re
any ..'n from the cligibilitiu, of
l'y "'r'I White. assistant chief or
df.,f,.. charge Of Army personnel.
Tho cnd" Under Questioning that by
&ooon =" ms month Approximately
will '.'''r"S over Tho arc of 81
''.,i.'.'' occn discharged under reg
ihcy t.. permitting their rclcac #
war JOBS awaiting them.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
Nelson
Considers
Quitting WPB

Washington. Fen. T. -- tNpl -
Chairman Donald NJ. Nelson ni the
war production board today pom.
dcrcd suggestions. both from friends
and foes. that nc GoliOM into retire
mcut Ferdinand Ebcrslad'. the vice
chairman he dismissed
Nelson told friends hc cxpcc'cd
to take week ", two of vacation
to rest up. 20 think about inc pos
srbiliiy of retiring and "a give com
plctc freedom 60 Charles r. vi.
his new executive vice chairman.
VIII" has taken over all WIPE actiy-
tiles.
Among Nelson's friends. the rna-
i0ritT opinion seemed tu i've against
rcsicnirG although como ur them ad.
viscd Nelson tu quit i'm behalf OF
his health.
II he should resign. however. they
favored for his successor Wilson. 4
>ciI-iradc man vino rose a. ,bc
read Of General Electric.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
Board OF Trustees
Measure Is Rejected
BY Joint Committee
Both Original Bill
And Substitute Get
Unfavosable Report;
War Powers Approved

Raleigh. fcp. II - (AP) -
Bills designed to take the board
of trustees OF the University Of
North Carolina out of politics
were voted unIaNorably today
bv ioirr committees.
Chief obicctiun> were tha,
thr measures would eliminate
many capable persons from
membership. and that there wa
no need for such action at this
time.
Both the original bill by Scna-
tor IIudginS OF Guiiiurd and
Representative instead OF Or
argr AL the substitute. from Il
committee led by Representative
Reynolds uf Runcombc. were
killed by voice vote.
Tnr substitute ucnSUIc would have
e.lmuJtcd PROVISIONS lmu.t!u2 cHcn
county 10 no more lnnu i.yU mem
gc!.. .ua jHC exception OF Guilloru.
O.A!.r a.u Watc. and allowed no
muH.y. al the s,rmDly ur State
,.!I,CaplUy. ,u Ur c!ygvd Ia Ia.
8oNU while IN the political Office.
l. Ty'suu were already on the
pp.lu. he cuGiG uasuu.u uI.ul.,. u.-
tee ,uG hold both.
Sr.a'u! Mckee ul jackson said she
Uc.acu Il sH.Cr 10 lrnIC inc la".
as b; .,. Supporting arguments were
-, I Al,
Fgaun..g. Senator Brooks at Durham.
Rrpt,. ru,l'hc Taylor ol Wayne.
ScunIo. pr..ct .. BcUa!uri and Rep
Tcsri,a'.Ic Sp.U.il OF BERTHE.
Meantime, Il bill To give The
governor ,ar reaching war DOW
rr> Mas given unanimous APP
prevail today by the senate com
mIIl"c Oh interstate cooperation.
Scn"ln! Carlyle oil Forsyth said
thee W"s no opposition 10 the mca-
sure. Wuru would give the governor,
witt approval Ut the counCi! IT state,
cN'.m'i nary power IL prov de Tor
the a,..,.. welfare and safety o. the
people a.'l So months alter the
Va. g.. .u'!. the power = recalled by
'ar assembly.
TIL" governor would be instructed
a~".a 81. close conjunction with the
a-vt .urccs and defense authorities,
u"t 1"u.d Dc empowered TO make
d" -.cH."ry Of the states resources
/ .y -cG ~ emergency. He also
CO.. ..CCi excavations and black
o.. sd would nave supervision
.- ..rJ. police.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
Navy Adds So
Casualties

Washington. Feb. l1-(APD-Thc
Navy announced today SO casualties
in Navy forces. including eight dead,
SO wounded and twelve missing.
This brought To 23.34O the total Of
Navy. Marine Corps and Coast Guard
casualties reported 10 next OF KIN
since December :. 1871. The grand
total includes 6.6l2 dead, 1886
wounded and l2.3i2 missing.
Listed as wounded was Ellsworth
Sykes link. His wife, Mrs. Erccil
link, lives at Spring Hope. n. C.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
American
Tank Forces
Forced Back
Advance Threatens
To Cut Allied Front
In Middle; Russians
Continue TO Gain
tBy The A@$ocjojcd ptcS%l


Allied headquarters ucknuwi.
edged one ii thv g2aycst 70
verses al the runiSium campaIyl.
tGday as Duttlc-nufucnud Ger
man tank forces ripped Is milo.
through American lines and
threatened 10 cut the allied from
III the middle.
y c0mnumiquc said naZi col
umnS had driven 90 ,hr outSkirr,
of SbeitIa. 80 miles from tn,
Observation-Disclosures frontier, and
were advancing on another tOWu
"nly twelve miles from the boz
der.
After their baptismal taste Of
fire. American tank forces raj
lied on Monday and hurled the
Germans back six miles. hut fell
back again yesterday.
On the Russian front. the news
continued bright.
With kharkov fallen ana their
1929 wintrr defense wall shat
lcTtu, .aUOH ltitlcf INVASION
armies were reported in head
long retreat toward the DnicPrr
river in the heart OF the Ukraine
amid conjecture that the swift
moving Russians might even beat
Them 20 frat goal
In the sOulh, the Rus ian com
n,and announced that tuvT forces
had Stormci within Il miles % T.
gunrug. after Il 23-i"ilV advance from
fallen Rns:ov. in pursuit of 25O.non
German troops fleeing westward
along the north shores at tin" Sgs pt
AZoy.
Mcanw lille. General Sin Il. l..
MontgOmcry's eighth army con
tinucd lis new offensive into
Tunisia. driving northwest along
the Gulf of Gabcs coast toward
Mcdcninc.
The British radir .uYG General
MOntg"mc!N'S troops were u good
49, '..--'-i~ "
-. ,..... .. IN nd equip
mcn' were described as heavy.
The r,W uuZr thrust cat deep into
Tic center 60. the &u"-milc allied front
uld represented tu" g.avcst ,"tbu,i;
%. In" campaign.
American troops had previously
Confined on Pa&c Fsvc>
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
Amendment
Bill Passes
Second Vote
Substitute Measure
Froviaes for State
board of Education
o BE Appointed

Raleigh. Feb. l7-(AP)-By
vote "i :i2-l0, the senate pass
cd OH second reading today u
substitute measure providing
Tor the appointment of uni
'i"d State board of education.
experimenting Il constitutional
"mcrdmcnt adopted last No
y,mhcr.
Since two-thirds approval
i necessary To authorize a con-
>triUiI0nal amendment vote. the
bill passed with only two votes
20 spare.
The measure would sci up
eight educational districts, with
each having member OH the
board. and four others would be
chosen from The state at large.
appointments would be by the
governor Tor staggered terms,
with no governor authorized 10
appoint more than half the board.
Members would represent bust
less. agriculture and the pro-
LESSONS. whereas the amendment
adopted i'll the general election
Drcscribcs that the majority shall
Dc representatives Of business.
Senators Sanders OF Alamancc said
ia opposition that we passed bad
going 10 send the people anothc:
one two years ago ana now we are
bad one Senator O'Bcrry OF Wayne
sand Il would create a huge political
machine and Senator WcathcrS Of
Cleveland said the measure was Il
mOnSlrOsIty.
Recommendations of Il Legislative
committee studying the financial
structure Of the Atlantic and North
bills today which would. among otn-
cr things. authorize a bond issue to
pay off lis obligations.
First mortgage bonds with prin-
clpai OF S295. 900 now are i'll de-
iuult. Ihc bondholdcrS agreed, how
ever. thai they would reduce the
interest from To 3 per cent If the
bonds were paid off by April |, 1913.
Such action would be taken under
the bills.
The governor also would be en-
powered to appropriate S2OO.OUO To
match more than 100000 in led
cral funds 10 improve the roadbcd.
bridges and structures from New
Bern 10 Morchcad City. Tho legs
lntIVC committee recommended that
the Improvements be made on the
line extending from kinstun To New
Born hnN-pNpr and S.,ii 'n1t DU
pound rails would be available.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
AND EIGHT
PUPILS ARE KILLED

Da~darcllc. Ark.. Feb tT--(NP)--
\ loaded school bu, and state high
Wy Department asphalt truck col
lidCd at marrow bridge q N0ile west
Of here late yesterday. killing eight
school children and mathematics
teacher.
Tho instructor. Willie Carter. about
20. Srccrmbcd today. Il ycar-old Will
tow Hull died last night three died
'Nddr and rour n'hC- children died
N or immediately after The accident.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
D'MAGGIO WINS JOB
WITH BIGGEST TEAM

San Francisco. Feb. l7-(AP)-Joc
DiAIaGgio 0f the New York Yankees
won a berth ON the most important
team in the nations history today
by passing the physical! examination
as a $50 Il month private in the
L. S. Army.
lie reported for induction before
Sunup. went through the routine
tests without trouble. and was taken
immediately before the authorities
Tor the military oath.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
PRESIDENT URGES
LIMIT ON INCOME

Washington. Feb. 17-(APl-
President Roosevelt today urged
Congress Ia levy special war
siipcr tax on all net income
which after payment Of regular
income taxes would limit single
persons In S"5nn0 \ wear and
married couples 10 $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
NAILS CLAIM SINKING
OF u. S. TROOPSHIP

London. Feb. 17-(AP)--A Berlin
broadcast recorded 10y Reuters new
rgcnry SAID today that tho Omitted
states trooD>h'D John Ericsson Of
mere Than 2O.unO tons had been tor
N"docd of IN" Moroccan coast"
There was TAO confirmation Of the
report from any allied source.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
Allied Air Forces
Attack Jap Bases
Positions on Timor
And New Guinea Hit
In Raids, Japanese
Continue Withdrawal

Allied Headquarters in Austria
liza. Feb. l1-(AP)-The allies
followed Up two days of wide
spread air offensive i'm the south
west Pacific with smaller scale
attacks on Japanese positions on
Tinor and Sew Guinea, allied
headquarters announced TO-DAY.
ON the ground. meanwhile. In,
main enemy force. ~ the Wau-MIb,
sector nl Men Guinea. 81 miles south
Wc-l ct SHlamaEa. continued then
siW withdrawui Australian patruls
had ScvCra! encounters and killed T.
japanese. the headquarters cummun
.qU" SaId.
Amcrcian-iIown Mitchell bomber.
yesterday attacked the airdromc a;
Lac and Installations on Saiandua
peninsula from low level. Al
Sa.amHua number of small boat,
probably fishing craft. were destroy
cd. ~ neither place did the jap.
ancSc send up iutcrccptors.
Hudson ana Mitchell bumbcr-
ra!dCd JapauCsc-uCCupGCd Dill. and
the war bulletin said fires and Cx
plUSiUnS resulted. Japanese fight
CrS We're driven Oft aud all tn" al
led planes returned
McamWhilc. British commu' .iQue
said RAE bombcr- attacked the Jap,
auCSC airCiromc at Magwc. Burma.
last night. dropping q number of
l.OO0-pOund bombs on the target
Earlier yesterday. bombCrS So
c"rt"d by fighters raider several
cnCmy-ocCupiCd villages and il was
announced all tho planes returned
safely.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
CANDLE

New Delhi Feb. I1-lNP)--.
MUhandI> Is. Gamdhi. aged III
dian leader NOW in tive eighth
day nf 2I-dIN FAST in protest
against his confinement by Bri-
fish authorities. spent u better
day YESTERDAY. the government
report on his condition said to-
dIy
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17
More Bombs
Hit Loriient
RAF Bombers Renew
Attack on German
Sub Base; Fighters
Range Over Germany

London. Feb. I1-lNPr-RnvaI
air force bOmbcrS returned tn i,:r
German submarine base 1T 80
rient OH the French T.,i last
night for another con, rmiraird
attack in which only two bomb
crS were lost. the air ministry
announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-17

Confined on Paac Fyc)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
ARMY HAIRCUTS
ON THE WAY OUT
Camp Davis BARRIERS Say
Men Are Demanding
More Attention

CAMP DAVIS.-A famous mill
tary institution-the CT haircut is
slowly becoming extinct at the An
tlaircraft Artillery School here. PIX
BARRIERS report that enlisted men
fere are demanding extra tonsois.
al attention, including scissor-trim.
ming Of sideburns, neck-shaves
and other services formerly I'M
heard of when thousands of Off
Ger Candidates stood for hours at
time in line to get their 80
second workout.
One barber, who claims the
wcrld record Of 80 CT hafrcuts in
one hour, including making
change" says the progress of the
var and the general feeling that
the soldiers win return to civilian
lie within a year is responsible.
II never liked to cut CT hair.
cuts anyway" he declared. "And
1t will take some of the boys a
good year to bring those curls
hack. l used to cut as many as
zoo heads of hair a day. Now we're
lucky to cut that many a week.
When the boys start asking for
facials, I'll know that World War
II is. over!''
He explained that facials and
saampoos are least frequently ask
ed for of all PIX barber shop serv-
ices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
Bradley Creek School
Party Is Changed

The party planned for Bradley
Creek school children has been
changed because of the necessary
closing of school.
If children will call at the places
and times designated below they
will receive their Christmas IA
fors:
Seagate and Bradley Creek Sec
tons: HOO am. Saturday morn
ing-Bradley Creek school.
Greenville Sound section: 2::3O D..
m. Saturday evening at Bob Rog-
ers store.
Rogersville section: 2::3O pm.
Saturday evening at the home of
Mrs. Carl Pennington.
Wrightsville Sound section: 2:3O
pm. Saturday evening at Wrights-
vile Sound post office.
Harbor Island: 2:3O pm. Satur-
day evenig at Rogers store.
Wrightsville Beach: 2:3O pm.
Saturday evening at the Little
Chapel on the Board Walk.
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was with no sense of surprise or
shock that she received the news
1t was a telegram and it was
sent, not to Andrea, but to her
1t was from Jim.
1t was a long telegram. The
words didn't matter.
He had at last recovered from
wounds. He was permanently Grip
pied but it was leg injury which
would in no way affect his future
usefulness or normal life. He want.
ed the news broken gently to An
drea and he wanted Andrea. He
was in a hospital in San Francis
co. If Beth would telephone him
he would give her the details.
which could not be given in
telegram. He wanted Beth to bring
Andrea to him at once. There was
plenty of money.
(To Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
Banjo Eddie Will Be
Here For Jamboree
On Sunday Afternoon

Banjo Eddie, one of the most
famous of all banjo players, has
been obtained FOR the Victory jam
boree Sunday afternoon and night,
Bert Causey announced Friday
night. Banjo Eddie is known
throughout the country as an ex-
ceptionally skilled musician.
The addition of Eddie to the
excellent show gives the perfor-
nance total of five featured
acts. Other entertaining acts to
take place on the fine billing are
the Brian Hoppers, Fred Kirby,
Grayce Lee and her Men of Note,
and Old Shep and his Carolina
Playboys.
The shows are to begin at 3:15,
SIS and $3.50, at ITALIAN Hall.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
MARIAN MARTIN

Scallops forming an interesting
neckline and accenting two buttons
on the bodice make dainty fem
ininity a feature of this side
wrapping house frock or breakfast
coat, Pattern 90O6. You'll love it in
cotton or rayon so easy to
wear, so easy to wash and iron,
Pattern 9OO6 may be ordered on1v
in misses and women's Sizes ID
Is, 10, 20; 80, "a, So, SO, 40 a.
Size Is requires 8 "a yards 35.
inch fabric.
Send SIXTEEN CENTS in co;ns
for this pattern. Write nlain1v
SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS. STVI =
NUMBER.
TEN CENTS more brings po,,
the Winter Pattern Book with Ero 40
pattern for apron and annlio,,o
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Send your order to Wi1n,i , 800
S Sta Pattern Departrae MI
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
RADIO
T "": 10y %'! ks
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
1:3o1Family Altar Rev. J. A. Sui
Ivan.
7:45-Musical Clock
s:o0-World War Round Up.
8:15-Musical Clock.
8:30-United Nations Revue of the News
9:00-Tha Breakfast Club with Don
Mcneil.
10 characterization Period - Rev. j. A
Sullivan
10 :30-The Green Hornet
11:o0-Let's Dance.
11:30-Land of the Lost,
IL :00-The Blue Playhouse.
12:15-NeWs Summary.
IL :30-National Farm and Home Hour.
1:00-U. P. News
1:15-Rest Hour.
1:40-News - Wilmington Star-News.
1:45-To Be Announced.
2 00-Metropolitan Opera.
5:00-Tea and Crumpets.
5:45-Storland Theatre.
6:0o-Carol Lee Sutton.
6:15-Let's Dance.
7:00-What's New.
s:00-Watch the World Go B - Ray
Henle.
8:15-Miss Ray Lev Pianist.
8:30-Boston Symphony.
9:15-Edward Tomlinson, News.
9:3o-Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands
9:55-Harry Wismer, Sports.
10 :00-U. P. News.
1o;15-Army Service Force Presents
Aa:45-Rocbdale Centennial.
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ETS{I@A8|B{S Sa[8Mzk2ll9Ha
H@?s zsHBzzaaa5@

II know what you mean," Beth
said.
And just look at how he feels
about BesS. Isn't he like a daddy
to her?''
Beth had to agree that he was.
There's only one answer, Beth.
Dennis loves me. He wants a di-
vorce SO that he can marry me-"
'He can't marry ycu," Beth said
quietly.
"Why nos?' Andrea famed.
because you you do not
know that Jim is dead
Across the room their eyes met
and locked.
Andrea put out her hand as if
to push something away from her.
Her face paled again, and her eyes
darkened. She pressed her hands
to her temples. r. know he isl"
she crieG. There must be some
way. It's been nearly a year. If
he were alive, we'd hear
Over the lump that rose sudden
ly in her throat, Beth said softly,
Andrea, would you want him to
be dead?"
Andrea's lips said, mo- but she
couldn't speak.
do you still love him? Beth
asked inexorably.
"Yes-no. I don't know. We were
married so shozt time, Beth. We
were kids. It's been so long. Things
happen. I mean you forget. When
you get to thinking, he's gone for
ever"
ut hasn't been a year,
Il know. out it seems like life
time. Oh, don't ask me any more
1 can't think! I don't want to
think! Leave me alone!" Andrea
ran from the room
In a little while Beth heard
door slam.
She got up from the chair where
she had been holding the baby and
laid her in her crib, and looked
down at her for a long time. Bess
had Andrea's dark eyes, but the
bone formations OF her small face
was miniature Of Jim's.
With fingers that were incred-
IDLY gentle Beth touched the tiny
cheeks and then bent and kissed
the top of the fuzzy dark head.
"Oh, Ress, Bess,' she whisper
ed, and then, too moved to say
more, she went Git Of the room.
At dinner time, wner Andrea re-
appeared, Beth expected that her
triumph would be evident. But An
drea'S eyes were trimmed with pink
and, saying that she thought she
was getting a cold, she went di-
rectly to her room when the meal
was over.
Beth picked up her knitting, de-
Gliding that size needed work for
her fingers while she set about
making order out of the chaos of
her thoughts. Jim and Dennis and
Andrea anG Bess crowded into the
foreground of her mind like char
acters in fortnless dream which
has, could one but reach it, a key
piece wh!cf, would make it into
meaningful form.
That she and her own emotions
held that key piece did not occur
to her for she would not say
couldn't say-that she wanted Jim
to be alive so that he could make
trinity of lis family. And so
lesve Dennis free.
That she wanted anything for
herself was beyond her belief, SO
long ago had she Injured herself
to wanting anything or anyone.
Jim was all she had wanted.
She wondered why her heart
didn't tell her whether he lived or
had died that December day ten
months ago.
So many times did she ask her
self that that when the telegram
came less thar 48 hours later it
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
SHOP INCORPORATED

Among the seven certificates of
incorporation filed Friday in the
office of Secretary of State Thad
Eure was that of the Wilmington
Smart and Thrifty Dresses, incor-
porated.
The principal office for the
Smart and Thrifty Dresses chain
is in Raleigh. The concern will
deal in wearing apparel for women
and children. Authorized capital
stock, $4,000; subscribed, $4,000,
by Banks Arendell of Raleigh and
Harry c. Hand and Harry B. Da-
Wis. both of New York CITY.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-18
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

Andrea's face paled and then the
swift color lose to her face as she
stared back at Bet.., who had just
told her that Dennis was getting a
divorce. Her eyes bored into Beth's
calm face as if to read something
further there, and then, satisfied
that what she had expected was
not to be seen, her mouth parted
| in a wide, exultant smile.
She swooped Bess up from the
table where she had been bathing
her and buried her face for a mo-
ment in the baby's little wet mid
riff. Her figure was as wildly
alive as if it had been charged
with electricity.
perhaps you'd better let him
tell you the news himself
did he tell you not to tell me?"
''N-no, Beth said.
'He will! He'll tell me himseN!'
Andrea cried exuitantly. Oh, Beth,
finish bathing Bess. I'm too ex-
cited to do anything" She put the
baby in Be-h's arms and sat down
on low rocker, hugging her
knees with her arms She smiled,
with her teeth, as if to hold back
her rising spirits.
After a while, handing towel
absent-mindedly to Beth, she ask
ed, Did he say anything about
me? Tell me everything he said. ;"
Beth told her the pare story he
had given her the night before,
telling her about the mills and the
reason why Beatrice had not want
ed divorce before about her in
terest il tine mills, and Dennis
sacrifice to keep his men at work.
Il knew it! 1 knew he had a
good reason Don you see, Beth?"
"See what?" Beth asked calmly.
Don't you see why he couldn't
actually tell me ne loved me while
in Pennington? He was too honor
able, since he couldn't ask me to
marry him. But but, BETH
she wet her lips I'll tell you
something he told ne He said that
if cared for him, he'd never be
out of my life
THAT was Almost three years
ago. Beth said bleakly.
"Only two," Andrea corrected.
And Woulc you say that Dennis
was the kino Of a man who would
change in Two years?
Beth slipped a dress over the
baby's head and sale that men had
been known to change over night.
Not Dennis" Andrea said conf
IDENTIFY. Besides, d man doesn't
want a divorce unless he wants to
marry again.
you think he does?" Beth ask
ed, knowing very well that he did.
DO l think? No, darling. /
KNOW. Dennis may be no ball of
fire, but l can read him like a
book. Why do you think he came
to Washington"
There was a little matter of be-
| ing drafted by the government for
the War Production Board" Beth
said dirty.
"You don't think 1t was because
I had come hare?"
mo" Beth said fatty.
THAT, sweetie, shows how little
you know about it. l know Dennis,
as you 40 not. Why d. you suppose
he has oeen SO attentive to us all
these months? Why do you think
he saw NE through all my trouble?
Do men do that for women they
don't care for? For girls for whom
they feel sisterly liking? No,
ma ami"
Beth had nothing to say.
After al, I've been with Den
mis- when you have not. He's shy.
He doesn't show his feeling before
strangers. / Not that you are a
stranger, darling, but l mean ="