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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-11-21

81 tick turto ir tick gyvybes uz
piktos Vokietijos sunaikinima ir
paskelbusi pasauliui tokiu BRAN
giu laisviu, dabar taip abejin-
gal ziuri, kai dar piktesnis prize
sas ryja kitty tautu gyvybe.
zmoniu viltys, kaip jos dideles
bebutu, Wis tick yra ribotos. Ju
kantrybe nera amzina. Visos
Europines tautos SUI dideliu
nerimasciu klausia kokia pas
kutine korta laiko Amerikieciai
savo rankoje. Ir kai jas paste
kia zinios, kad Americas pa
skutinioji korta yra ne reika-
lavimas panaikinti Europa su-
skaldziusia linija, tik pastry
zimas neleisti sovietams jos
perzengti, gilus susimastymas
uzgula sirdi, ir didzioji ateities
baime ruosiasi sunaikinti pa
skutine kantrybe. Yra atejusi
paskutine valanda pagalvoti
Amerikai, kas gales pasidaryti
is pasaulio ir pacios Amerikos,
jei Europos tautos, issekusios
kantrybes ir praradusios vilti,
nusisuks nuo jos. Xxi siol visi
laukia paskutinio Americas
pasirodymo Vokietijoje ir
Austrijoje. Pernykscioje Pa
ryziaus taikos konferencijoje
sndarytomis sutartimis Ame-
rika atidave Sovietams Bulga-
ria, Rumunija, Vengrija. -.
Suomija. Anksciau il buvo att
davusi Lenkija, Cekoslovakija,
Jugoslavija, Albania. Ar pas
kutiniaja taikos sutartimi bus
atiduota Sovietams Vokietija
ir Austria? = toks yra pa
skutinis Europieciu klausimas,
kuriam atsakymo jie laukia is
is Londono konferencijos, pra-
sidesiancios sio men. 25 d. At
sakymas parodys, kick verta
yra paskutinioji Amerikos
korta, kuria il i, nezinia kada,
atskleis ant pasaulio stale. Jei
toji korta yra tik pasiryzimas
islaikyti ia linija, kuria laiko
Amerika siadien, o ne reika-
lavimas ia nukelti Xxi tikruju
Sovietu Sajungos sienu, tai
galima kartu SUI Amerikieciu
James Burnham pasakyti, jog
'didziosios pasaulio -tragedijos
naktis atnes greita gala ir
trumpai bet spindinciai Ame-
rikos istorijai'. Londono kon-
ferencijos atsakymas parodys,
'Amerika isejo j scena, uzbai-
gust savo repeticijas', ar jos
gala ir jos pazadai isnoko lai-
ko ir kentejimu ismintyje' ir
ar 'likimas ia saukia pasauliui
valdyti ar zuti.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-11-21
1948
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Prasant kalendoriaus, is
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pazymekit kokio kalendo-
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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-11-21

Sovietus priklauso prie blogiau-
siu pasirinkimu. Nereikia SUI
maisyti komunizmo, kaip klasiQ
kovos, ir komunizmo, kaip GIN
kluotos pajegos, kuria gall pa
naudoti Sovietu Sajunga. Kol
komunizmas pasilieka vi dau s
politikos remuose, tol jo laime-
jimas priklauso nuo krasto So
cialiniu salygu, nuo jo rezimo
ir nuo kitokiu vidaus aplinky-
blu. Bet kai komunizmas per-
zengia valstybes ribas ir kai
jis ina reikstis tos valstybes
uzsienio politikoje, jo pasiseki-
mas priklauso tik nuo vienos
aplinkybes: nuo ginkluotos je-
gos. Visokie prileidimai ir sam
protavimai, kad Sovietu Sajun-
ga neislaikys ilgo Amer i k o
priesinimosi ir lures pagaliau
geruoju. ;. nusileisti, yra gry-
nos fantazijos vaisius. Nors
Kennan gerai pazysta komuniz-
ma, bet jis sumaiso teorija su
praktika. o komunizmo prak-
tika Sovfetu Sajungoje parode
kad laukti siadien kokiu nors
antisovietiniu revoliucija Sovie-
tq Sajungoje yra tas pat kas
laukti drambli issiritant is
kiausinio. -. Jei karas ir tuoj
pat po karo seke metal negale-
jo isjudinti per 80 metu smur-
tu, teroru, persekiojimais ir
koncentracijos stovyklomis uz-
guitos Rusu tautos, tai tiketis,
jog dabar tatai padarys Ameri-
kos uztvaros, nera maziausio
pagrindo. Ukiniai sunkumai ne
privers Sovietu Sajungos kapi-
tuliuoti: ten visi jau yra apsi-
prate gyventi lusnose, maitin-
tbs kukliai, ir pasitenkinti uba-
giska pinigine. Gi Stalino mir
tbs toje gelezineje santvarkoje
gal tik sudarys progu vienam
tironui nugalabyt kita, bet pa
clos komunistines santvar k
nesugriaus. Jei taip, tai kokios
gi reiksmes turi Americas nusi-
statymas tik gintis, tik laikyti
uzimtas pozicijas, visas 'kitas
jau paaukojant Sovietams?
Juk Wis tick sioji gynimosi
politika neislaisvins tu valsty-
blu, kurias jau suspejo Sovie-
tai pavergti. Su sia politika
Amerika neatstums Sovietu uz
tos linijos, kuria jie yra uzeme
nuo Suomijos Xxi Trieste. Cali
mas daiktas, kad grieztas laiky-
masis ir atkaklus ginimasis ne
leis Sovietams isiverzti toliau,
negu jie siadien kad turf uzeme.
Bet toks sulaikymas bus tik lai-
xmas: Wis tick ateis diena, ka-
da Sovietai, atsikure is karo
griuvesiu, naujai apsiginklave
atominiais ginklais, inns Ameri-
kiecius stumti is ju pozicijQ.
Ir tada kas beliks daryti? Rel
kes tada butinai pakeisti .Ame-
rikai savo politika: reikes jai
paciai pereiti puolima, mes dar
niekas Xxi siol nera karo laime-
les, vien tik gindamasis. Vadi-
nasi, ir dabartine Americas TAX
tika laikyti tai, kas yra jos
itakoje ir neleisti Sovietams to-
liau eiti, nereikalaujant, kad jie
apleistu ju pavergtuosius kras-
tus (Baltijos valstybes, Lenki-
ia, Rumunija, Vengrija ir kit.)
- neisvengs Amerikieciu SUI
siremimo su Sovietais. Jis bus
tik atidetas, bet ne panaikintas.
O kadangi laikas tarnauja So
vietams, tai kiekvieni praleisti
metal, kiekvienas menuo ir net
kiekviena diena pareikalaus is
Americas Wis daugiau aukQ.
ATEITIES zmones sunk a
supras, kodel Amerika, atidavu-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-11-21

Jleskome darbo, mes Anglai la
bal salti ir nejudrqs - jau du
menesiai neduoda NUNS nuo-
latino uzsiemimo! Dirbam kas
lr kur pakliuva.
Taip tai viena diena man te-
ko su pora vyruku kasti zeme
pas viena restorano savininka.
Jis pats is ryto atvaziaves
masina, mus nusigabeno. Dar-
bas kaip darbas, bet savinin-
kas buvo labai malonus, dave
gerus pietus.
Pavakaryj, pabaigus darba,
jis priejo prie names ir paro-
de lapeli, ant kurio buvo uz-
rasyta keletas Anglisku 70
dziu.
= Parasykite man situos 70
dzius lietuviskai,- paprase.
Man buvo nuostabu, kad Sc
mas biznierius susiidomavo Lie
tuviQ kalba. Oar keistesni pa
sirode jo pasirinkti zodziai:
'Alus', cigarettes, 'Degtine',
'Viesbutis' ir pagaliau 'Mylia'.
Ispildziau jo prasyma.
-Zinot, kan man viso to
reikia p mirktelejo man biz
nierius: - W mylios nuo cia
yra kryzkele; ten iskabinsiu
rodykle SUI Lietuvisku uzrasu.
Ir tikrai, po poros dienu prie
didesnio kelio kryzkeles teko
pasidziaugti graziai padaryta
pirma Lietuviska iskaba-rody-
kle Anglijoje.
Nenuostabu: pas ta viesbu-
clio savininka Wis dirbo tik Lie
tuviai, ir jis pamane kad Lie
tuviska iskaba bus supranta-
ma visiemsr uzsienieciams. Kas
supras nesupras, bet NUNS,
Lietuviams, jinai maloni. =. :.
Reiskia, Lietuviai jau pradeda
'kolonizuoti' Didziosios Brita-
MICS sala -.
PER pirma menesi privataus
darbo tai pas viena tai pas XII
tu ukininka (daugiausia ir
tenka dirbti zemes ukyjeD te-
ko is arciau susipazinti su An
glu darbu. Pradzioje maniau
kad Anglai mielai vezasi j sa-
vo ukius uzsieniecius darbinin-
kus vien bedos verciami. Pasi-
rodo kad cia yra ir kitas rel
kalas: uzsienieciai dirba daug
sparciau. Mano gyvenamos
stovyklos apylinkiu ukininkai
Angus darbininkus ina dabar
tik tuomet, kai uzsienieciu ne
gauna. Tai man paaiskejo pc
reita savaite, kada teko kasti
bulves pas viena ukininka.
Pirma diena traktorius va
ziavo labai letai. Traktoristas
net du kartus mus atsiklause
ar ne pergreitai? Mes tik nu-
sijuokem. Kitom dienom jis
jau isidrasino. O po penkiu
dienq darbo dvarininkas liepe
man, kaip visos grupes 'atsto-
vui, uzeiti pas il. Laikydama-
sis keisto Anglq paprocio, lau-
kiau uz duru- vidun svetimas
zmogus neina: visus reikalus
atlieka lauke, uz durQ. Bet as
pats sau netikejau, kai iseju-
81 dvarininke name kviete vi
dun. Aai AngliskQ paprociq lau-
zymas!
Viduje pats dvarininkas SUI
tiko name maloniu sypsniu:
gerai dirbat!
- Dekoju Jums kad JUS taip
AS buvau dar labiau nuste-
bintas, kai man dave puodziu-
ka kavos:
-Tokiu darbininku dar man
niekur neteko matyti,- kalbe-
jo toliau. -Nuosirdziai Jums
dekoju! Mano vardu padekoki-
tie visiems!
AS is savo puses padekojau
uz toki NUNS malonQ kompli-
menta. '
TAI syarbus argumentas at
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PRIZES MUsANT PAsKUTINE KoRTA

ka Londone "Keturiu Didziuju"
(Amerikos, Anglijos, Prancuzi-
jos ir Sovietq Sajungos) uzsie-
nlq reikalu ministrai. Susiren-
ka tariffs ir susitarti. tais
paciais klausimais del kuriu lie
'sesias savaites posedziavo Ma
skvoje siu metu Kovo-Balandzio
menesiais ir negalejo surasti
vieningos nuomones.
Klausimas liecia taikos su-
tarti SUI Vokietija ir Austria.
Maskvos konferencijoje paais-
kejo kad SovietQ >Sajungos pa
ziura tai kaip turf atrodyti
naujoji demokratine Vokietija,
pagrindinai skiriasi nuo tos pa
ziuros kokia turf Amerika, An
glija ir Prancuzija. -.
Trumpai ta skirtuma prisi-
minus, jis atrodo sitaip: Sovie-
tQ Sajunga nori kad Vokietija
butq vieninga ir viena valdzia
turinti valstybe; kad il repa-
racijas moketu gatavais pramo-
mes gaminiais; kad beveik visa
jos sunkioji pramone butu pa
naikinta; kad Vokietijos ryti-
mes sienos pasiliktQ tokios ko-
kios dabar yra (vadinasi, Len
kijai palikti Xxi Neiss-Oderio,
Rytprusiai prijungti prie So
vietQ Sajungos). A m e r. i k a,
Anglia, is dalies ir Prancu-
zija, su siais Sovietu reikalavi-
mais nesutiko Maskvoje ir stai
dabar susirinks antra karta vel
items patterns klausimams svar-
styti.
Nuns rupi paliesti ne atski-
rus klausimus, del kuriu ginci-
jamasi, o bendrai Sovietu ir
Amerikieciu politika, kur o j e
Vokietijos reikalas sudaro ker-
TIM akmeni. Ne patti Vokietija
ir ne gincas kokia il turf butt,
yra esminis klausimas, suda-
rant jai taikos sutarti. Pagrin-
dinis reikalas yra toks: ar So
vietu Sajungos galybe Europe
je bus sulaikyta prie Elbos? Ar
taikos sutartimi bus leista So
vietams savo itaka isplesti i
visa Vokietija? Ar j Sovietu
verzimasi sukomunistinti visa
Europa bus Amerikos atsakyta
pasitraukimu, nuolaido m IS ir
laukimais? Ar pagaliau ir to-
liau bus pasilikta abejonese ir
neapsisprendime?
Taigi - Vokietijos ir Austri-
jos klausimas yra Americas ir
Sovietu Sajungos santikiQ klau-
simas, yra galima sakyti, pa
saulio ateities klausimas. Stai
del ko visi laiko keturiu minis
tru susitikima Lohdone sekan-
clos savaites viduryje ypatin-
gal reiksmingu ivykiu.
AMERIKIECIAI teisingai ne
rimastauja, klausdami, k koki lie
yra tikrieji planai State De-
partmento, sprendziant Ameri-
kos-Sovietu Sajungos santikius.
Prizes kiekviena tarptautine kon-
ferencija Americas visuomene
ir visas kitas pasaulis idomau-
jasi ka il atnes naujo. Jau
trys metal kai laukiama paais-
kejimo. Visiems yra igrise gy-
venti tik "sia diena". Tat is
kiekvienos reiksmingesnes kon-
ferencijos Wis tikimasi aiskes-
niq ateities pramatymu, tiksles-
niu atspejimu ir pilnesnio su-
pratimo j kur eina pasa u i S.
Deja, Xxi siol is tu visq kon-
ferencijq tepaaiskejo tik viena
kad viso pasaulio likimas bias
kosi kaz kur voratinklyje, kad
milijonu zmoniu ateitis kaz kur
istrigus, kad politinis zmonijos
veidas Wis daugiau panasus
vulkana, IS kur, nezinia mel
kaip nei kada, issivers ugnies
lava If uzlies zemes pavirsiu.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-11-21

politikos neapsisprendimas au'
gina pasauliui didele nelaime
Nuo karo pabaigos Xxi ,siadier
Amerika jau turf treti uzsienip
reikalu ministra, ir kiekviene
jq pasikeitimas yra palydimas
tam tikru pasikeitimu ir pacio.
je Americas politikoje. Tas
faktas rodo kad Amerikos dip.
lomatija neturi isdirbus tvirtr
desniu kuriais il manytu nu.
statyti santikius su Sovietais
kad il nera Xxi gallo dagalvojus
visu tQ priezasciq kurie sunki-
ma pasaulio taikos sudaryma
kad il veikia tik vadovaudama-
81 aplinkybemis if laikosi tik
gynimosi poziciju. Tokiam tvir-
tinimui mes turime pagrindo,
kuri duoda vienas straipsnis,
pasirasytas Mr.. X ir tilpes vie
name Americas zurnale, 'Fo-
reign Affairs. Visuotinai ma
noma kad tas Mr.. x esas Mr..
George F. Kennan, direktorius
State Department.
Mr.. George F. Kennan labai
teisingai isaiskina kad komu-
nizmas remiasi ir maitinasi is
klasiu kQvos, kuri yra nuolati-
ne, arsi, nieku kitu nepakeicia-
ma ir kuri tik baigiasi tada kai
viena klase - proletarai -
nugali .kita klase - kapitalis-
tus. Tas klasiu kovos desnis
ir sudaro pagrinda tai didziai
neapykantai harp SovietQ Sa-
jungos, kuri atstovauja komu-
nizma, ir Amerikos, kuri atsto-
vauja kapitalizma. Komunis-
tine neapykanta kapitalistiniam
pasauliui apsprendzia visa So
vietu Sajungos uzsieniq politi-
ka: kapitalistus pulti ir mustl
visur kur tik jie sutinkami
pulti JUGS kiekvienu laiku ir
kiekvienoje vietoje.
Kennan, patiekdamas visa Ell
le pavyzdziu, pavaizduoja So
vietu Sajungos uzsieniu politi-
kos puolamaja dvasia, kuri is
esmes negali keistis ir nesikeis.
"Jei Sovietu Sajungos w.
riausybe kartais ir pasi r a Q
dokumenta, kurs rodo, kad j
tokios agresyvios dvasios ne
turf, tai j toki dokumenta ne
reikia kitaip ziureti, kaip i So
vietu manevra", taip kalba pats
Kennan, ir akivaizdoje to viso,
pasisako, kad santykiuose su
Sovietais terra tik du keliai
arba trauktis ir uzleisti jiems
vieta arba skelbti jiems kara.
Xxi cia reikia pilnai sutikti su
Kennan. Bet toliau jis skel-
bia ir siulo Amerikai tokia po-
litika, del kurios pasisekimo
reikia labai paabe oti. MI
Kennan mano, kad Amerika,
spaudziama SovietQ, nebepriva-
10 daugiau atgal trauktis: il tu-
rinti atkakliai ginti savo pozi-
cijas, nebedaryti jokiu nuolai-
du ir akyliai budeti. Bet ME
kur il neprivalanti pereit j
puolima: visa Americas diplo-
malta turinti tik gintis ir neuz.
leisti poziciju. Tegul Sovietai
vykdo puolimus; tegul jie dau.
zosi, kaip piktas suo, ant gran
dimes, tegul aikvoja jegas, te-
gul senka, spardosi ir uzdus-
ia. -.
I Straipsnio gale Mr.. Ken
nan perduoda saYo isitikinima
kodel galu gale Sovietai. nuola'
tos kitus bepuldami, isvargs
issisems ir nurims. :. .Jo nuo
none - Rusu tauta po tieA
ilgu teroro metq jau esanti prie
savo kantrybes gallo; RuslJs
neturinti ukines lygsvaros il
tue budu negalesianti ilgai is
laikyti tu visu ukiniu sunkumQ
kurie atsiranda, jai gyvenan'
piktose santykiose su kitomis
valstyben1is, ir pagaliau Stall
no mirtis galesianti isaukti su
suirima ir net rezino pasikei
TINA.
JET GALIMA pilnai sutikt
kad santikiuose su Sovietai'
terra du keliai: pasidavimas ar
ba karas, tai Kennan siuly
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-19

What was it you wanted to see
me about, sweet?"
She reached up and took the
lapels of his coat in her fingers.
She was wearing a lacy, berib-
boned negligee that Chloe had
put in her suitcase, a heavy Pa
risian perfume still chung to it.
STACY, I'm afraid. l saw one of
those men from the island this
afternoon-he came in a pirogue
and was talking to Lachene."
His hands came up and tight
ened on hers. stop worrying
about them, Rosa-I told you
I'd take care of YOU"
''But what would he be doing
here?"
Il don't know, but I'll find
out, if it will make you happy
She swayed toward him. ''You'.
re so good to me, Stacy"
His hands went around he1
waist now, pulling her toward
him. 'You're attractive, Rosa!
She felt a sense of urgency
She must get him to talk, to ex.
pose himself and his father fol
what they were. Aline might no
be too patient.
STACY, are you going to marry
Aline?"
Il don't know. 1 thought I hac
her about talked into it, but she's
been pretty evasive all day." His
tone was satisfactorily disinter.
ested.
"You don't love her, do your
"Of course not! I've already
told you that"
Then, why-I simply don't un-
derstand."
Rosa, are you going to make
me repeat all that?" Dad wants
the social position, prestige and
business connections that the Car
tier name can give us. 1 think
he's got ideas about dabbling in
the bagasse business, too"
''You know the Carriers new
enterprise"
Sure. The old man ought tt
kick off some day soon and Aline
wouldn't know anything about
bushes. Dad thinks it would be
pretty nice if he could manage
things for her" He chuckled sar.
castically. Dads a pretty far
sighted guy, isn't he?"
He certainly seems to be-"
Go be cOntinued)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-19

Mr.. Charles Christian spent
Sunday in Winston-Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie WEIGH and
daughter made business trip
to Charlotte last Monday.
Mr.. Junior Stansberry, who
has been with the armed forces
in Manila for the past year, re-
turned home recently.
Mr.. Ralph Goss was business
visitor in town recently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-19

''The dickens with them" Sta
cy scrowled at her.
''Tsk, tsk, that's not the right
attitude. After all, you're going
to marry the girl, and she is
pretty, Stacy"
Rosa, you've got more sex ap-
peal in your little finger than she
has in her whole body"
Il think you're wrong there.
Aline has a sort of old-fashioned
charm that Southern men prob
ably find pretty fetching."
ooh, no doubt of that" he
agreed fairly. She has a bunch
of the local yokels clamoring for
her attention. But I like some
thing a little more blood
ed" His eyes caressed her, slim
! well-built body.
Like me, Stacy"
eyes, like you'll"
She laughed mockingly and
nodded her head toward Belle
Fleur. SO sorry I can't oblige
Here comes the girl of your
dreams"
None of them saw Lotus leave
for the other end of the island.
She waited patiently, but Law
renee did not appear. At last,
she turned to leave, when her
eye fell On Lachene rounding the
house and heading for her spot.
She was standing in deep shadow
he had not yet seen her, nor
did she want him to see her leav-
ing this place where he had
caught her twice before. The cir
cumstances would be too suspi-
ciouS.
She started to step out, to warn
Lawrence, then suddenly she
checked herself-the occupant of
the pirogue was not Lawrence!
She recognized the queer stunt
ed, dungaree-clad figure and the
Swarthy, bearded face as that
Of the helper who had been on the
island from which she had es-
capped to Belle Fleur. He was pol
ing agitatedly toward the edge of
the lawn; even before Lachene
reached his, he began to chatter
in an excited Cajun patois that
was unintelligible to Lotus. The
two men talked for a few min
utes, both gesticulating wildly,
then the man in the pirogue
showed off and Lachene returned
to the house. Lotus sighed CRATE
fully-here was her means of
getting Stacy to her room!
The French clock at the end of
the hall chimed tinkling eleven.
The last musical note was follow
ed by a light rap on Lotus door.
She opened it and Stacy's golden
head was outlined against the
light; her own room was in dark
ness.
"You're alone, Stacy"
eyes. Dads down in his study
and Aline's gone to bed"
She walked over to stand be-
tween the French windows and
and the locked bathroom door; a
faint rustic told her that Aline
was behind it. Stacy closed the
door into the hall and followed
her.
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Mrs. Ray Honored
On Goth Birthday


Mrs. Nelia Ray was honored
on her Goth birthday Sunday,
June l, when a large number of
relatives and friends gathered at
her home at Beaver Creek for
a picnic dinner.
The dinner was spread on a
table constructed for the pur-
pose under the trees near the
house. Gelmer Bledsoe, with
whom aunt Nelia" makes her
home welcomed the guests and
Mrs. Conley Greer led prayer.
Following the dinner the guests
returned to the house where Mrs
Ray opened her presents.
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nfs Zl2a't te s$!?ss Ssti:1zE +

marrying Stacy" Aline said sud-
denly, ito get Belle Fleur back
in the family"
Isn't that rather an extreme
measured" Lotus asked gently.
There's always divorce" Aline
Cartier said, and settlements.
If Stacy acted the way you say
he intends to, 1 would have
grounds"
But Aline, you don't realize
what you're saying. Things might
not work out that way-you
might have children"
Il want children some day and
I want them to have Belle Fleur.'
"But-but" Lotus floundereo
helplessly. She had expected
tears, recriminations, even curses
but not this indomitable stub
bornness.
"You see, Rosa-or whatever
your real name is-Belle Fleu1
meant just about everything tc
my grandfather and aunt. They
had to let it go to protect their
stockholders. They had put all
their hopes in my brother An
dreW-he was to carry on the
family name and business and
of course inherit Belle Fleur
Well, he was killed in the Paci-
fic, so it's up to me now"
But you're charming and at
tractive. There must be dozens
of New Orleans boys of fine fam
lily who'd like to marry you"
but only the Corbins own
Belle Fleur."
IF I could prove to you that
Stacy didn't love you, that he
was only following his fathers
orders, that they were seeking
the honorable Cartier name and
its valuable connections and a
place in New Orleans society
would you change your mind?"
Il suppose I'd have to-"
We'll, then, at eleven o'clock
tomorrow night you be in the
bathroom between our rooms
listening at the door. I think
you'll hear something that will
disSuade you from marrying
Stacy Corbin."
In the morning, before A1ine
was up, Lotus slipped into her
bathing suit and swan from the
grassy slope to the anchored
swimming float. Her shoulder was
still tender, but she swan with
graceful, distance consuming
strokes. When she reached the
white : painted platform, she
stretched herself full length in
the sun on the diving board. A
few moments later she heard the
lazy splash of strong masculine
arms cleaving the water.
Stacy, his tanned body drip
ping, pulled himself up on the
planking.
Hi, SWEET saw you stroll
ling down for a dip and couldn't
resist the temptation to join vou.''
what about Aline-and your
father?"
She laughed teasingly and roll
led over on the diving board so
that her figure was displayed to
full advantage.
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Rites Held Sat.
For Mrs. Jones

Funeral service for Mrs. Gladys
Lee Jones, %, of Piney Flat,
Tenn, was held Saturday morn
ing at eleven o'clock at the Cliff
ton Baptist church. Officiating
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much improved.

Miss. Irene Baldwind visited
her sister Mrs. Richard Weaver,
in Pennsylvania, recently.
Among those visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Simpson last Sun.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Bald
win, Mrs. Guy Spencer, Mr..
Gentry Dolinger, Messrs. Lester
Clark and J. E. Stansberry.