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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIvE

North over the Moose Lake trail
they headed, Colin and Nate keep
ing at a pace that would have ex-
hausted lesser men. At the end Of
two hours Rae stopped, declaring:
II don't like it"
Colin pointed TO clump Of broken
willow sprouts. "Dove's been leav-
ing too plain a trail. I'm going to
leave it and go around. Well lose
half day, but think know where
he's bound"
What makes you so sure? he
might cut across TO Moose Jaw or
over to Gods Lake"
He wouldn't. Dove knows the
mounties will be watching every
town after Irina's murder. His
only way to safety is by air. Ny
guess is that the plane he used for
his map making will come in at
some appointed time. When it
comes, Dove will be waiting TO take
it out of the country"
"But we don't know when that
will be-" Tenant reminded him.
And Colin answered, whenever it
Is, III be waiting"
BY nightfall they reached the
lonely arm Of the lake close to
where Colin had tracked Dove to
the plane, but they camped far
back in the spruce to leave no tell
tale trail and, that night after a
cold supper, Colin made an unpleas-
ant discovery.
Examining the rife Tenant had
e brought nina light Is high-power
he opened the breech. Lets have
the shells for this" Colin said.
Tenant rummaged about the
duffel, throwing everything of the
toboggan. 81 couldn't" With
fumbling hands he shook out his
eiderdown. These shells are all for
my 1890"
Angrily Nate reached for his
snowshoes. "I'm going back TO
Learmonth and get you those
shells"
There was no doubling Tenants
sincerity, and Colin held out a re-
straining hand. ats not as bad a.
all that" From his parka he pulled
his automatic.
But Nate shook his head. That's
no weapon against a man with q
rife"
an take a chance"
Still angry at himself, Nate
rolled up in his eiderdown. For q
time he moved restlessly from side
to side, then suddenly sat bolt up.
right. Look, Colin" he said, "fron
now on, you carry my rifle
@Forget about IT," Rae said.
But the morning passed withou,
q trace OF human life in all thai
frozen world. They had mushed fol
miles, travelling in a great circle
with the lake rs its center, anc
toward noon even Nate was show
ing signs Of WEAKNESS when they
threw themselves down in the snow
for cold lunch.
Like q needle In q haystaek,
Tenant growled. "a whale Of ,
country TO hide out in"
Were not around the lake yet, ,
Colin reminded him; then b,
added, THE way Dove left 30 clear
trail makes me certain he ex.
EScto5 70 ec1ss sfts- h.nL Some.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
Michigan in
Washington
BY ESTHER VAN w. TUFTY


Washington will. as usual, be a
dull place on election day. Getting
out the vote will be no problem
here because the natives can't
vote. Those who exercise their alb
sentee voting privilege will have
already dropped their ballots In
the mail.
Here, where there Is more politl.
cal talk to the square inch every
day but election day. many a hope
full candidate will probably be found
on November Z.
What big shots remain In the
capital--mostly the senators not
up for re-election-and those with
presidential appointments. will be
listening to election returns at the
beautiful home OF Evalyn Mclean,
OF Hope Diamond fame.
In her home Friendship" II will
be safe for even the most partisan
folk to dine and receive election
results. The hostess, although
known as an intimate friend OF
President and Mrs. Harding, Is
neither a Republican nor a Demo
crat. Besides. she likes to mix up
those who differ In opinion. Not
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
North To Danger

Dove got him where he wanted, until
finally Benedict couldn't even
squirm."
Yiciously Tenant began cutting
up whitefsh for his wolves. Think
of that rat, living with US for years,
setting US against one another. It's
because of him I'm in a jam with
my trappers-I've got to do some
thing about them. / don't want to
turn them loose in the middle Of
winter"
all tell you the answer to that"
Colin filled his pipe. Colonel Dowl-
ing wants to organize patrol to
watch out for Nazi air bases around
the bay. Your trappers would be
just right for that work-they're
natural hunters, and able to take
care of themselves if the going got
tough. Why don't you put it up to
them when you get back"
Put it up to them!" In his ex-
element Nate threw the whitefsh
on the snow and knelt beside Colin.
"Those trappers will jump at the
chance-every man Of them-if the
Colonel will take them"
"He1l take them"
Tenant was watching Rae
closely. "Where do you come in
on this?"
"Col. Bowling asked me to pick
the men," Colin laid a hand on
Tenants arm. Look, Nate. Why
don't you join up, too? You and
your trappers could take over the
country east Of the Nelson"
For time Tenant sat watching
the flames, then at last he shook his
head. For my trappers it's the
chance Of a lifetime, but for me it
wouldn't work." Slowly he looked
up. Before ! left Learmonth, Blair
told me how things stood between
you two. II l Joined up on that
patrol, I'd be seeing you, and I'd be
seeing Blair, and it just wouldn't
work"
Silence followed, and soon they
wrapped themselves in their elder
downs.
At dawn they were up. Leaving
robes and equipment behind, they
harnessed the wolves to an empty
toboggan, and picked up the snow
shoe tracks shortly before nine.
Pulling of his mittens, Tenant
touched the trodden edges of the
crust. Fresh! These weren't made
more than an hour ago" He laid
his hands on the lead VOLTS head.
"Mush on. you darlings!"
For two miles the trail led
through country so open there was
little chance Of ambush, and they
followed at q steady trot; then the
tracks climbed a long, high ridge,
and on the topmost point the pur-
, suers stopped. Through his field
glasses Colin examined the terrain.
Far below lay Q frozen lake, its
surface broken toward the farther
} side by an island Of heavy spruce.
, The lake itself was roughly oval.
} probably q mile long, the island oc-
, cupying a & God half Of il, leaving q
: broad expanse Of wind-twisted ice
between 1t and the nearer shore.
3 And with thrill Colin saw that the
, tracks were headed across the lake.
directly for the island.
, Ito be concluded)
cooyrisht BY Ton GIL;
p's1isussd ~ King res,r~ syndi.ts. Inc
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
BY VIRGINIA MCPHERSON

by NlRGlNlA NJ FEEhSON
Today we watched famous
movie star do a scene In bed and
We must report she was having her
troubles. They all started with
the buttons on her nightgown.
The famous star could do q
scene In bed because she was Mar.
garet O'Brien-aged seven. And
when Miss O'Brien is making a pic.
ture the boys in the Hays office
can prop their feet up on their
desks and worry about some othe:
star.
But II the censorship experts
weren't worrying. Miss O'Brien
was. She was not only worrying.
she was blushing a deep pink. And,
as we said before, 1t was all on
accounta those buttons.
The tiny actress, who does just
as we'll with pigtails as the glamour
gals do with false eyelashes. WAS
making a scene with Edward g.
Robinson in M-G-M's "Our Vines
Have Tender Grapes.
The hour was 3 o'clock In the
morning and Mr.. Robinson, as Miss
O'Brien's poppa, was trying to
wake her up so she could 60 down
and look at the circus animals
when their train stopped for water.
In the scene Miss O'Brien was
supposed to wake up, yawn stretch,
and then let Robinson help her IN
button the neck of her nightgown.
And when he got down to the
second button Director Roy Row
land was supposed to yell cut.
Only he didn't.
So Robinson kept unbuttonlng
and Miss O'Brien kept getting
pinker. When he got to the fourth
button she reached up fast and
grabbed his hands-seconds be.
fore Rowland yelled for the end OF
the scene.
I'm sorry | spoiled II. Mr.. Row.
land" blushed Miss O'Brien. But
you waited so long and | was get.
ting very worried
And besides, anybody knows no
young lady can be dignified In
situation like that. Especially when
her boy friends standing right on
| the set
The boy friend is young gentle.
man-with freckles-named Jackie
Jenkins. otherwise known as
Butch. He's seven too, and he
cuts quite a swath with all the
ladies on the set. Even brags
about 1t.
How about this O'Brien dame?"
asks Director Rowland after Butch
had reeled of a list OF his girl
friends.
"Oh. Boy" winked Butch, shes
the one"
All this adds up to Just one thing
| to Mama O'Brien - her young
daughter Is growing up. First
bushes. then boy friends, and now
fancy nightgowns.
That's the latest" explained
Mrs. O'Brien. "Margaret's been
asking for glamour nighties' ever
since she wore black lace one
in Meet Me In st. Louis.
$50 / promised her one for being
Il tOOu, she Sdlu. Anu We suOpptI
and shopped, but we couldn't find
any that were glamorous enough.
Then the other day she saw just
the one she wanted"
The only catch In the deal, &C.
cording TO Mrs. O'Brie,, was that
the nightgowns weren't night.
gowns at all, They turned out TO
be fancy maternity jackets.
But she bought two OF 'em with
straight face and took a few
tucks here and there TO make 'em
fit the tiny O'Brien frame. Now
the young actress has her glamour
nighties"-just like the grown.up
stars.
And even II her family takes this
paper she won't ind out-'cause
she can't read yet.
"Our Vines 1--we Tender Grapes
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
Soldiers Family
Plans Memorial

Memorial services are being
planned in Lansing for Tech. Sgt.
Donald Piotrowicz. "a, brother OF
Mrs. Nora Alexander, GIL Norris
st. Sgt. Piotrowicz was killed in
action while serving with an in
fantry unit in France September
20.
The sergeant. who often visited
his sister here. had written his
mother, Mrs. Josephine Piotrowicz,
603 IL River St, Lansing. that he
hoped to be able to get home for
Christmas. because he had never
had a furlough since entering the
Army nearly four years ago.
He attended Owosso high school
and upon entering the Army was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
BY TOM GILL

where along that trail, he waited
for me-"
"And when you didn't Gomez"
"He headed toward his meeting
place with the plane. The one thing
Dove doesn't know is that / fol-
lowed him there that night. He'll
lay low not far away. But the day
his plane is due, he'll come out, and
it's that day I'm waiting for"
Maybe the planes already come
and gone" Nate rubbed his stubble
beard. "How long do you figure on
staying here?"
Until our foods gone
-And them"
zone of US will go back for more"
A faint smile touched Collins lips.
II may even look up those shells for
my rife"
Before the end Of that day they
came upon their first encouraging
sigma fresh snowshoe trail lead
ing along a winding stream and
headed toward the lake. With in
finite caution, they followed, ex-
aiming each tree and rock, circling
every patch Of brush that might
give a man concealment. But after
mile the trail emerged upon q
ridge so bare and windswept that
all trace was lost, and it was almost
dusk when the wolves picked the
trail up again.
Tenant was exultant as they
made camp that night on the edge
Of a muskeg swamp where they
risked a tiny fire for coffee. He
looked toward his wolves. "Those
beauties know the scent now. They'll
be hard TO lose tomorrow, and
they'll give US warning if he's wait
ing for u.s."
Nate glanced across at Colin, ~.
ing in his .eiderdown with sombel
eyes fixed on the flames. what are
you thinking about?"
The brooding face raised. "Hov
did Selkirk take Irina's death?"
Nate drained his cup. II saw hin
over at police barracks yesterday
never liked Rod Selkirk-you know
that-but when I looked at him
couldn't feel anything but-well
he had the stuff. You could tel
what he was going through. Blu
you knew every minute he was fight
ing"
What did he say?"
@He was testifying for DR.. Bene
dict. Told the police he'd know
him for years, and he was willin,
TO swear Benedict wasn't capable o
any reasonable act. Then / put Il
a word. said Doc wasn't the onl
one Dove had fooled. He fooled m
too. He fooled US all-except you.
What will they do to Benedict
Nate?"
The heavy shoulders shruggec
What can they do? They have :
accept his story. We all know Doc
trouble-he had q deathly fear O
leaving Blair uncared for"
Nate gave an angry laugh. "Dov
told Benedict his game was
smuggle furs by airplane into III
States, and beat the company b
establishing series Of landin
fields along the bay. II sounde
plausible enough TO the Doe, becaus
the Americans were using planes
the arctic fur trade.
"Then Dove loaned him mons,
and when he couldn't pay IL bacl
pu. the screws on. Little By litu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
STAGE and SCREEN

Is a story about a middle western
family on a farm and the script
calls for Papa Robinson to give his
young daughter a newborn calf.
Where to get said baby calf
started a great stir among the pro-
perty men. It had to be two days
old-and no older. So they hired
six cows who were expecting TO
become mamas and sat back to
wait.
A couple OF weeks passed and
still no baby calf. The boys we're
beginning to get nervous because
the shooting schedule was almost
finished. But we are happy 10 re-
port one OF the mama cows met
the eadline last night. And they
can shoot the scene any day now.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
Observations
Sights, Secrets
of Washington
Still Intrigue
By HELEN ESSARY
By HELEN EssARY

1.-THE Sights and Secrets OF the
National Capital and Its Environs
haven't changed so mucn In MOOD
since a knowing gentleman named
DIR. John II. Ellis wrote a work
Descriptive OF Washington City
in All It's Phases" in 1859 at the
end OF the Civil War DR.. Ellis
gave his green.backed volume,
thick with dim steel engravings,
the intriguing title with which !
commenced this paragraph.
THE Sights and Secrets OF the
National Capital would be a good
title for a Washington column. II
is a title that means so much. And
80 little, too.
One OF today's significant
Sights" in the What Are We Go
ing TO Do About Labor Situation
is the incident reported to me by a
gentleman farmer friend in Prince
Georges County, just over the DIS.
trict line. The gentleman farmer
was driving between his fields OF
Observation-Disclosures and infant win
ter wheat feeling that country life
was the real life. Sitting beside
him at the wheel OF the little car
was a newly got and very costly
helper. OF the kind that used to
be called hired hand.
Suddenly, from behind a fence
there arose a terrified squealing
followed BY the sudden rush OF
animals tearing of in opposite di-
rections.
THE pigs are out! The pigs are
OUT" shouted the gentleman farm
er 10 his helper. stop the car,
William. Help me round them up
I'll stop the car replied Will
liam. but can do nothing to stop
the pigs. I'm not an animal man"
CAME UPON A LIGHT Eel
LOW at dinner the other night who
said. Not only am | not offended
at the name-calling speeches the
two presidential candidates are
making at each other-but | can
hardly wait for the boys to get
down TO real mud.slinging.
Nothing cheers me like a dirty
political campaign. Especially now
when there is so much that is
awful to think about. Bring on the
below the belt stuff, | say. like
fist fights, too. Shows we Four F
who are too old or too poorly to go
10 war, can stir up red-blooded
stuff at home"
MRS. EVELYN WALSH Nc
LEANS FRIENDSHIP HOUSE"
is evidently one OF the Sights OF
the National Capital.
The driver Of a pickup taxi was
showing 1t lighted up for dinner on
Sunday night TO a cab full OF
Georgetown riders.
See that big house up there on
the hill? Well. that's where the
owner OF the Hope diamond. lives.
Everybody knows about her. Say,
the way she mixes up friends and
enemies at her parties is something
to write home about. She don't
mind having a coupla hundred peo-
pie into dinner. Ambassadors, vice
presidents, all kinds OF big shots.
She's a humdinger. Why she"
will you please stop here"
spoke UP a slightly embarrassed
voice. You see-er-I am going to
Mrs. McLean's." II took the driver
almost a half block TO catch his
conversational breath after his fare
had left
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
THEY SA Y

Chicago-President Roosevelt in
q message to the first international
civil aviation conference: Il hope
you will not daily with the thought
OF creating great blocs OF closed
air. thereby tracing in the sky the
conditions OF possible future wars.
Boston--Capt. Eddie Rickenback-
er: THE airplane will be an angel
OF peace after tbs war. bringing
the world closer together"
New York-Sumner Welles form
er undersecretary Of State We
cannot take for granted = the
war will soon be Won
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04

long ago. the British Ambassador,
Lord Halifax. and Ireland's Robert
Brennan were seen with their
heads together in the Friendship
drawing rooml But somehow.
Dewey's Mr.. Dulles will probably
not be seen hobnobblng with Sec.
Rotary OF Interior Ickes!
More than 5000 900 already has
been spent In the 1914 election
campaign. This figure Is certain to
be low as the final reports do not
have to be mailed until five days
before the voting date OF November
Z.
Every day brings In a new batch
OF reports to the clerks office Of
the Senate and House Committees
Investigating election expenditure.
BY law, any political committee op-
Grating in two or more states must
make such reports.
OF those reported thus far, the
Republican committees have spent
nearly twice as much as the Demo.
Gratis. The COP figures total more
than $4,314.000 and over $2,1S3, 900
for the party In power.
Even these figures do not repre-
sent the whole amount for the per.
suasion OF the electorate. Most
state and county group funds are
not included. Then there are the
special" committees, such as the
America First Gerald l.. X. Smith
group. Others claim to be "educa.
tional" but investigators are trying
TO find out II some OF them are 20.
litical.
The New York headquarters OF
the CIO-PAC reports receipts OF
s464,l58 since the first Of the year.
Its offshoot, the NCPAC, has re-
ported s271.53l.
The report of the $1,000 club,
which seeks to collect one million
dollars TO further President Roose.
velt's campaign, has not as yet been
received.
Great stacks Of Christmas par
cells for men In the armed forces
overseas have yet to be moved from
the Detroit post office. the Post
Office Department admits here.
Shipping equipment Is not yet
available. Largely 1t is a storage
problem, since railroad cars cannot
be spared from use to remain Idle
because piled tight with stored
Christmas packages.
Moving this Yuletide mail as fast
as possible, no estimate would be
given on what percentage OF the
record.breaking mail remains I'M
der guard.
Only a certain volume OF parcels
can be moved through New York
harbor at one time and only GER
tain number OF railway cars are
available.
The boys will still receive their
Christmas gifts on time, as the de-
lay was anticipated and prompted
the early deadlfhe for mailing.
The November quota OF new au-
tomobile tires allocated by the War
Production Board TO Michigan will
be 97,2s4, an increase OF 1901
over the october quota.
"As near as we can tell. this
quota should satisfy normal No
yember replacement needs OF eligi-
BILE "B" and &C" ration holders"
Max Mccullough. Deputy OPA ad.
ministrator for the rationing, said.
The November increase In quota
cannot be interpreted as an indica.
ton that the tire emergency for
passenger car owners Is nearing an
end. Recapping will still be neces-
sary II cars are to be kept In opera
ton.
The quota does not include
truck. bus, and tractor-implement
tires.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
Side|iqhts on The News

was reached In '37. The Depart
ment computed 100000 pigs
would be narrowed by June /. 1888,
and by cracky. that's Just how 1t
came out. Last fall the department
guessed 100000 but one thing
and another held the crop down to
47,s00,00o young porkers.
Everybody with a financial inter.
est in hogs looks forward to the
estimates. II a heavy pig crop Is
indicated, for instance, packers
may decide to enlarge their plants,
The department will send the
poll cards to It's field offices early
SO tn. by November 20 they
will be in the hands of the rural
carriers. The pig prediction will
come out a couple Of days before
Christmas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04

Boston-Gov. Thomas z. Dewey.
Republican nominee Tor president:
In Russia, q. Communist Is
man who supports his government.
In America a Communist Ia a man
who supports the fourth term SO
our form OF government may more
easily be changed"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04
Half Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
bridge at Prospect St and remodeng OF the Forest
bridge make standard improvement the city
reasonably according action taken the city
Plans the bridge Prospect show
walks for pedestrians both sides highway portion for
automobiles.
The city council authorized library which AL
derman Brown is chairman, having repairs
made the library OF the building has settled
expectedly.
Death Edwin McKenny three year old Of Mr. and Mrs
Ray McKenny 30s Miles St. home Of parents.
Birth: To Mr. and Mrs Laird Battle Creek daughter
Mrs Laird formerly Lucille Wise.
Marriage Miss Jonna Morton Wright Ann
the Methodist Church parsonage. Ann Arbor.
Fifty Years Ago
Despite recent rosts, Mrs Minis
arly large pansies In full bloom in the garden
Frank Felt Normal class go visited the
taking up duties a missionary India
The citys registration shows 2Is the list
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-04

DIR. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.