Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-03
calamity TOWN Z ElLERY QUEEN


.r,,n ~ 'D|A nU'A OH /" her world us =
4 -" al" ncIN"d about her.
!, Wei" two Of Wilcv Col
lihcIcSt toms. and ,.h..t-
.'''' /" ir grated. ami crarhnrr;,,,.
'I"ih ha.d Mountain TO b.. u,.L.I
'' '"'hihS and pumpkins and
,'''H S"i"i" .. All rcquiriu,. f,,..,
''i "nrs. with and witbu,,t Al
',',.,. I,. 'l M"naSkaS's help all re-
!! i'.'.''E '"Hc'"hUt'oH. And wLiI..
yer mouse iiiivd with Savorv odors
.\"r" would brook no as.istnm..,'
from any"n" but Alberta
h"rmy dabhcd al her eyes "I,.s
me irNt Thanksgiving since 49,.
were married, John. that | hay.m.,
"'''u" thr family dinner"
h"yb" this time" rhurl;l,5 y,J,.,
r.. ~ Won't have inIi,,r.tir,, .. VIII
:. Nora ,h"oct them all iu,n Tn.
i'N'iE ."um-tHin"S wrrrm'~, ri,r
ready. Jim. Il little drawn. hnt
sober, wanted tn stay and hrIn
Nora smiled pa!lidly at her hus.
p",,d ana sent iiu after the ,thrrs
vi. queen %trulird out To- ia,
it"ight porch. So" hr was the fir. "a
"r""t Lola Wright as she cam. No,
lAc walk. Sh" was wearing th" same
b''r "i Stacks. the same tight, .tittiu,,
sweater, the sam" ribbon in her hair
DON'T look at me that WAY
stranger! I'm invited. Family re-.
union an stuff. Kiss and make nm
I'm broad-mindci. IIuw-come. Won,
no-visIt little Lola?"
Too busy on that novel"
f"ah! laughed Lola. "No
writer works more than u few hours
day. if that. It's my SnuiFy
fou re making love To Pat. SAN
ftcht. You could do worse"
Il could do worse, but Pm not
doing anything"
"Ah, noble. too! Well. brother
excuse me. I've got to go lab my
iIri!y's ScESibilitics." And Lola
walked into her sisters house.
Mr.. Queen waited on the porch .
decent interval, then followed. lie
came upon - scene Of purcst raicty.
Il tool: keen eyes 10 detect the emo
l!ona! confusion behind lIrruy's
sweet smile. and the Quivcriur of
John rs hand Us he accepted Il
'"cEtaii from Jim. Pat forced one
"n Ei."ry; 81 he proposed u ,u.s. I.
" wonderful! family" which they all
drank.
Then Nora. flushed from the
Kitchen. hustled them into the diniuy
room; and they dUtifully exclaimed
over the beautiful and bountirul
table.
1t happened just as jim was dish
ing out second hclpings OF turkey.
Nora was passing her mothers plate
when she gasrcd. and the full plat
ter fell into her lap. The yiatr-a
precious Sp0dr-crashcd on the
floor.
Jim grippcd the arms of his chair.
Nora was on her feet, palms pressed
against the cloth, her mouth writh-
ing in horrid SpaSm.
Ellcry reached Nora in one lean.
She pushed at him fccbly, licking
her lips, white as the new cloth.
Then with 4 cry she ran, snatching
herself from Ellcry'S grip with sur
prising strength. They heard her
stumble upstairs. the click of "a door.
"Call Doc Willoushby, some
body"
tl!cry and jim reached tho upper
floor together. Jim luohiug around
like a wild man, as Ell"ry was
rounding on In" bathroom door.
Nora" Jim shouted. "Opcn the
door! What's the matter with YOU"
Then Pat got there, and the
others.
"Dr. Wil!oughby will he right
over" sand Lola.
BREAK the door down," COM
mand,d Pat. "EIlcry. brcal. it
down"
ru, at the first impact, Nora
screamed.
"l& anyone comes in here II! -.
I'll . Dont come iu"'
At the third assault. Eilrrr Cata-
uultad into the bathroom. Nora wa
leaning over the basin. trembling,