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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24
ROTARY OBSERVES
UNITED NATIONS
DAY IN PROGRAM

United Nations Day was observ-
ed at a regular meeting of the
Juneau Rotary Club at the Bar
anoi Hotel this noon. Small flags
Of the United Nations and men,
Der nations were displayed at the
head table.
President Ellis Reynolds spoke
briefly Oh the significance OF the
United Nations charter, its aims
and increasing Importance as the
only international medium through
which the countries Of the world
can seek permanent peace.
Floyd Guertin, program chair
man, reviewed local observance in
the Juneau schools and the ban
quet which is to be held tonight
at the Baranof Hotel. It had been
hoped to have had United Ma
tions film from New York, but it
had not arrived by noon, So film
Eskimo Hunters" was substituted.
Guests were Delegate E. L. Bart
lett of Juneau and War Skarland,
member of the Alaska Welfare
Board from Fairbanks. Tom Dyer
introduced his guests, members of
the Standard Oil Company who are
in juneau fer an annual meeting
OF alaska managers. They were:
Stan Stretten, district manager,
Larry Hagen, assistant district
manager, and j. A. Blanchard, all
Of the Seattle office; Martin Jor-
genscn, Anchorage; Roy A. Evan
sen, Sitka; M. B. Vincent, Fair.
hanks; Arnold Anderson, Nenana;
J. D. Smith, Craig; z. M. Bradford,
Wrangell; Pete DeBoer, Ketchikan;
NJ. C. Coon, Kodiak; and H. 2.
Elicit, Seldovia.
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FRED, SARA MA(hETlMz
TO APPEAR AT SHOWING,
ESKIMO WINTER Picture


Planning their arrival in time to
give talk in connection with the
showing of their motion picture,
Eskimo Winter" Fred and Sara
Machetanz are coming here via
the Haines Highway this week.
They expect to reach Juneau
Thursday, to appear at both the
7 and 9 o'clock showings in the
Parish Hall OF the film they made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Machetanz, who
have been homesteading in the
Matanuska Valley near Palmer,
are on their way to the states for a
lecture tour. They plan to be here
only a day or two.
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yFW MEETS THURS. EVE

The Veterans Of Foreign Wars
meets Thursday evening at o'clock
in the CLIO hall. Preceding the
meeting at o'clock will be the
newly formed joint committee on
veterans affairs. This committee
was recently formed by the Ameri-
can Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars to keep the veterans advised
as to their rights and benefits and
how they may be obtained. Ernest
Lincoln of the Veterans Administra-
tion and Floyd Guertin, Commits
sioner Of Territorial Veterans At
fairs, have agreed to work with the
ioint committee in their capacity
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
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.EIfin Cove
News Notes
Especial CORRESPONDENCE


ELFIN COVE, Alaska, Oct. IL
Skipper doc" Saxon came in the
Cove on his boat The Jeannine
Friday evening leaving for the fish
ing grounds Saturday morning.
Wrangel Brandall on his number
boat and the boat 31E264 came in
Saturday afternoon from Pelican.
Jim Lingard installed an Oil
heating stove on Swanson's packer
the Elfin II. The stove is forward
in the engine room.
Gus Mack on his boat the St
James came in from Nip and Tuck
in. Idaho Inlet where he lives, fol
his winter supplies and is awaiting
weather to return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clements ano
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
SPAULDTNGs VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Spaulding are
in Douglas for an indefinite stay
with Mrs. Spaulding's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. B. Cuthbert. They have
been in Vermont for three weeks
visit with Mr.. Spaulding's mother
They have been students in the Uni
versity of Alaska for the past two
years and expect to return there in
time to enter school for winter quar-
ter.
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VSCS MEETS TOMORROW

The Womens Society of Christian
Service OF the Methodist Church
will meet tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock in the home of Mrs. A.
Robinson, 201 Fosbee Apartments.
Mrs. Saunders will begin the book
80 Sure of Life" story of a
missionary doctor in the Tennessee
mountains.
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HERE. ON FILA BUSINESS

Albert MCGEE, executive assis-
tant from the Anchorage Federal
Housing Authority office will be
in Juneau for few days on bust
ness. He reports construction in
Anchorage is going forward with no
weather difficulties. MCGEE is form
elly of Portland, Ore, and has
been in Alaska since last May.
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CLARENCE WALTERS HOME

Clarence E. Walters has returned
to Douglas after three months Of
special training in aeronautics at
Oakland, Calf. He has studied in
strument flying and now has an Air
Transport Rating. This week he will
fly to Anchorage, where he will take
a position with the Reeves Aleutian
Always.
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TO ILLINOIS

Dota E. Brown was a southbound
passenger yesterday for the states.
He expects to visit for several
weeks at his home in Henry, Ill. He
leaves at this time to be there for
duck hunting season, during which
he serves as a guide to visiting
hunters.
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NAT. GUARD ENLIsTMENTs

Recent enlistments in the Head
quarters, Headquarters and Service
Co. of the 20eth Alaska National
Guard Infantry Battalion tsep) are
Recruits Louis Bonnet of Douglas
and Earl Grass of Juneau.
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BACK FROM PELICAN

Raymond Robertson has returned
from Pelican where he has been
working during the summer months.
He is visiting at the home of his
brother in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dayton Fleek.
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METHODIST DINNER

The monthly Methodist Church
dinner will be held at the church
Friday evening at 6 o'clock, John
Parmentier, chairman of the COM.
mittee announced today.
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family and Mrs. j. Lingard on their
boat the 1T returned Friday from
shopping trip to Juneau.
Skipper John Winters on his
boat the Emma and Gordy Winters
on his boat the Elsie D. came in
the Cove to get out of the storm
which prevailed October Z.
Conrad Klippert on his boat the
Arminta came in Monday visiting
friends and leaving Tuesday after
voting Klippert lives in Pelican
Jake Cropley is getting along
nicely with the floats having de-
tached the old floats and secured
them to Gus Nelson's float getting
chem out of the way CT pile driving
Mrs. Cropley is here cooking for
the crew.
Roy Lund bought the place ac-
ross the Boy from Hugh Tennison
before the latter left for Olympia,
Wash.
Skipper Charley Roberts on his
boat the White-Cap and Skipper
Lundstrum on his boat the Claudia
returned Tuesday from Juneau
where they spent several days after
the season closed.
Voting was brisk here this morn
ing, several having voted before 10
o'clock. There were only 25 ballots
sent here and just before the poles
closed at 8 o'clock, five voters came
in and only one could vote. The
judges would not use the sample
ballots as they felt it would not
be legal. The judges were Mrs.
Marguerite Butts, Mrs. Ross Peter
son and Mrs. jim Lingard.
E. o. Swanson left for Pelican on
his packer Wednesday morning with
the fish that have come here up
TO now and expects to return We'd
nesday evening.
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NEWS ITEMS
FROM SITKA

4 SITKA, Alaska, Oct. Sitkans
turned out full force for this years
Alaska Day celebration which was
held at Community House Wednes-
day evening Five hundred were
served at the mug-up supper which
started the program at six o'clock.
Several hundred more poured into
the building to hear the program
which started at eight.
! Tom Tilson acted as Master-of-
Ceremonies. He interviewed old
timers Ralph Young Sr. and Bill
Hanlon on life in the Good Old
Days" SHS freshman and sophie
more girls gave two selections from
the choral arrangement, The Saga
Of Alaska" Mt. Edgecumbe School
presented two Eskimo dances and
three choral numbers under the
direction of Father Michael Ossor-
gin. Sheldon Jackson Junior Col
lege contributed a presentation en-
titled "Alaska's Men of God" which
included significant religious leaders
cf the Greek orthodox, Presbyter-
ian and Episcopal faiths.
The SHS band provided music
during the evening and the pro-
gram closed with several numbers
by the Island Square Dance Club
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Carl
Hardin and G. Nelson for most
appropriate costume; to Marie Mel
son and Frankie Guertin for child
ren's costumes and to the Mt
Edgecumbe dancers in the high
school group. To Charles John
stone for the handsomest beard
and to G. Stephens for the fullest
beard Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Cadiente
won a prize for their Philippine
dresses.
Dennis Nelson and Wilbur Walluk
were awarded first and second
prizes in the Soroptimist Club
poster contest-presentat being
made by Mrs. John Cushing.
The evening ended with dancing
until am.
Credit for the successful evening
goes particularly to the committee
in charge; German Sh\t, finance;
Ivan Rezek, publicity, Ernestine
Veatch, program; Mrs. John King
bell, food; Jerry Nordby, orchestra
Fred Geeslin and Edwin Reed, ar
rangements-all assisted by a large
number of volunteers.
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piano was selected by Mr.. Shapiro
Doctors registering this week with
| the Selective Service Board were
DR.. Robert Shuler, DR.. Andrew
Wehler, DR.. William Bessonette
DR.. Holbrook Bonney, DR.. Joseph
Deisher from Mt. Edgecumbe and
DR.. 1. Knoll and DR.. Robert Wheat
ley from Sitka.
Flying to Juneau Thursday to
attend the Alaska School Admin
istrators meeting were Al Law
renee Of Mt. Edgecumbe and t. j..
Cole of Sitka They were joined
the following day by Mayor Doyle
and City Clerk Frank Calvin to
meet with government officials and
school architect A. johnson on
construction and other school bus
mess.
Marriage license application was
made last week by Lowell Bert
Goodwin, laborer, and Lila Lillian
Gallahorn, hospital attendant Of
Mt Edgecumbe.
New operator at Jerry's Beauty
Shop is Mrs. LaVerne Swartz who
came here from San Diego with
seven years experience, specializing
in facials, tinting and hair styling
She is the wife of a local Coast
Guardsman.
Funeral services were conductec
at st. Michaels Cathedral Monday
afternoon fer Nick Peters, Sr, who
died Saturday morning at the Mt
Edgecumbe Hospital where he was
transferred from SJ-Community
Hospital.
Mr.. Feters, a local fisherman, was
born here in 1902 and is survived
by his wife, Alice, a son, Nick Jr.,
and three daughters, Gloria, Carol
Marie and Levinna as well as his
mother. Mrs. Lottie Peters, two
brothers, William and Andrew, land
three sisters, Mrs. Flora GanJel,
Mrs. John Littlefield and Mrs. lilly
Moon
Pallhearers were Louis Minard,
Nick Kasakan, Cyrus Williams, Will
liam Sutton, Paul Edwards and
Herman Kitka. Honorary pail
bearers were Peter Nielsen, Law
renee Widmark, David Howard, ST.,
Ralph Young, ST., Ed Marshall and
Mark Jacobs.
Preceding the services at St
Michaels Cathedral, a short cere-
mony was conducted at the ANB
Hall with Ralph Young, Sr., deliver
ing the eulogy.
Neill Andersen, Hugo Frederick
son, Dr. II. j. Hodgins and Howard
Bradshaw returned last weekend
from a three week trip up the
Stikine River. In Wrangell they
were joined by DR.. Louis Scharp-
enberg, former Sitka doctor, and
enjoyed wonderful hunting. OF the
moose bagged, they were shipping
home only a hundred pounds each,
due to TRANSFORMATION difficulties,
giving the remainder to Telegraph
Greek residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Conway ar
rived last weekend for a three week
stay here. They arrived from Sc
attic in time to spend their 10th
anniversary in Pelican with the
P. S. Gantys who had attended
their wedding. Mrs. Conway flew
direct to Pelican while Mr.. Conway
went aboard the Charles Peterson's
cruiser Dermott, from Sitka, with
rough weather all the way
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller lett last
weekend for San Francisco where
ne will attend meetings of the
Park Service Department while Mrs
Miller visits their daughter MORA
who is living in the Bay region.
John Van Horn returned last
weekend from attending the Ma
tional American Legion convention
in Los Angeles.
WSCS MEETS TOMORROW
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Happenings
Al Haines
Especial correspondence

Especial correspondence
HAINES, Alaska, Oct. ia Dem
ocratic luncheon in honor of Bob
Bartlett, B. D. Stewart, Frank
Peratrovich. Verne Metcalfe, w o
Smith and Amelia .Gundersen was
held in Blanchard's Cafe Saturday,
Oct. 7. Those attending the lunch
con were Mrs. Lenord King, Ross
Hevel, Mrs. Frank Young, Forrest
MCGOWAN, Mrs. Earl hammers.
Steve Homer, Mrs. Mary Barren,
Neil Docdy, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Gregg, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Helm
miller, Harry Ellengen, Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Nelson, MIR. I. M. Pow
ell, Gus Jurgiliet and Steve Shell
don, Sr. Alton Nelson was Chair
man for the luncheon. After the
luncheon the group spent the af-
ternoon with the people in Klukwan.
A Pot-Lnck Sinner was held in
the Parish Hail OF the Presbyterian
Church. Hans Hebert, Chairman Of
the Program Committee, appointed
a committee of three to sponsor
rummage and food sales for the
church. These sales are to be held
once a month and the proceeds to
be given for the remodeling of the
church. Those appointed to the
Committee are Mrs. Ross Hevel.
Mrs. Hans Herbert and Mrs. VIII
liam Sparks.
The BYN bus was off schedule
because of the hard rains, but is
now back on schedule and was in
Haines at it's usual time this last
week.
The VFW has ordered a Philco
victrola for the school. They had
hoped that it would be here to be
presented to the school at the first
PTA meeting. It did not arrive,
but is expected soon.
John Fox, Jr., of the ARC is the
new Commander OF the VFW Post
in Haines.
At the recent election for the
Town of Haines the following were
elected: Mrs. Frank Young, Mayer;
F. F. Hakkinen, Karl Tagg, Geo.
Schnabel, Hoyt Day, Mrs. o. e.
Schombel, Harry Ellengen. as Coun-
cilmen; Clara Carson, Clerk; Fran
els Roberts, Treasurer. Hans He
bert was elected to the School
Board.
Flying to Haines 10 inspect dock
capacity and facilities were: Brig,
Gen. Elmer j. Roger, j., director
of plans and operations, Headquar-
tiers, Alaska Command, Elmendorf
Field, Col. Justice Chambers, Spec
ial Technical Assistant to Armed
Services Command, Col. Glenn w.
Martin Jr., Air Force Secretary,
Col. William Davis from the Head
quarters Of the Department Of the
Army, Walter Walsh, Assistant to
Col. Chambers. All Of these were
from Washington, D. c. Leader
was Geo. w. Gray OF the Raj, an
exchange officer from Britain, Capt.
Melvin Witham, Don Wilson, Capt.
Jack Rosenberg from ElmendorI
Field.
Business was at a standstill Tues
day while Haines and other pre-
cincts voted for Territorial nomin-
ees.
Erik Oslund has returned from a
short trip to Whitehorse.
MIS-. JACK WdTQ anu Her tWU
daughters JEANNE and Judy have
returned from their trip to the
States. They visited friends and
relatives in oregon and California.
Mr.. Ward flew to Juneau Sunday
and met his family, and returned
with them by AGA.
More rain and more fresh snow
in the mountains are reminding us
that winter isn't too far off, but
reports from AL Lubcke say that the
road is in good condition, with
lust skim of snow on the summit
EIfin Cove
News Notes
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24
FROM SITKA

Keith Thurman of Sitka is stop
ping at the Hotel Juneau.
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SEATTLE DOCTORS HERE
DR.. Archie Powell and DR.. John
Schiach of Seattle are stopping at
the Baranof Hotel.
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family and Mrs. j. Lingard on their
boat the 1T returned Friday from
shopping trip to Juneau
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FROM KETCHIKAN
John Eikemo of Ketchikan is
stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
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The first of the winters concert
series Friday evening s.t the SIS
auditorium brought out capacity
crowd of music lovers. Though
this years program was felt to be
inferior to last years in interest
the artists were given a warm
ovation in appreciation of the op-
portunity to enjoy top notch per-
formers.
Following the program, an in
formal reception was held in the
auditorium and it appeared that
no member of the audience passed
up the opportunity to thank Mr.
Silva and Mr. Shapiro for the
pleasure they gave.
Particularly noticeable was the
number of youngsters who were
present and their absorption in the
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Fifteen members Of the Field
Committee of the Department OF
the Interior visited Sitka this week.
On Tuesday they were guests OF
Rotary at luncheon held at the
Lutheran Service Center with Clar-
ence Rhode as guest speaker.
On Tuesday evening the Com
mittee met at the Firehall wM1
members of the City Council. Hos
pital Committee, School and Public
Utilities Board. Presiding at the
meeting was Kenneth Kadow
Howard Bradshaw, president of
the Hospital Committee, asked for
decision on the request made
months ago for the opening of the
Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital to patients
from Sitka. In saying no, Hugh
Wade, new ANS director pointed
out that such permission would take
an act of Congress, and further,
that the ANS could not feel justi-
fled in asking for such action while,
at the same time, pleading for
more appropriations for the cree
ton of added TB hospitals for the
fight against TB among the natives.
In response to questions concern
ing the need for new school facil-
tiles, T. j. Cole, superintendent of
Schools, was advised of two new
Congressional actions, which were
applicable to local conditions. One
bill provides for tuition from Fed
eral employees offspring and the
other for construction of added
facilities made necessary by in
creased enrollments from govern
ment families.
Leslie Yaw president of the SPU
Board, asked advice from the Com
mittee on help in building a hydro
electric plant for Sitka and Mt.
Edgecumbe. Kadow advised calling
in the Bureau OF Reclamation which
would take over the facilities
build plant and sell power to
the municipality. 1t was pointed
out that Sitka is now buying power
from the ANS and is forced to
maintain a high rate in order to
discourage use of the limited sup
ply. All ANS personnel present
added their requests that some
arrangement be found for a local
plant as ANS would like to go out
of the power business and be sup
piled from town.
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Skipper John Winters on his
boat the Emma and Gordy Winters
on his boat the Elsie D. came in
the Cove to get out of the storm
which prevailed October z.
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music. Many of them remained
for the reception and were intro
duced to the artists.
The Steiner baby grand piano
ordered by the Sheldon Jackson
Junior College arrived in time for
the concert. 1t is the first grand
piano in Sitka and was bought
from money earned by the student
built fishing boat SIS II which is
also operated by students. The
piano was selected by Mr.. Shapiro.
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John Van Horn returned last
weekend from attending the Ma
tional American Legion convention
in Los Angeles.
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Conrad Klippert on his boat the
Arminta came in Monday visiting
friends and leaving Tuesday after
voting. klippert lives in Pelican
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More rain and more fresh snow
in the mountains are reminding us
that winter isn't too far off, but
reports from AL Lubcke say that the
road is in good condition, with
Just a skim of snow on the summit.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24

New operator at Jerry's Beauty
Shop is Mrs. LaVerne Swartz who
came here from San Diego with
seven years experience, specializing
in facials, tinting and hair styling
She is the wife of a local Coast
Guardsman.
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E. o. Swanson left for Pelican on
his packer Wednesday morning with
the fish that have come here up
to now and expects to return We'd
nesday evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clements ant
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller lett last
weekend for San Francisco where
ne will attend meetings of the
Park Service Department while Mrs
Miller visits their daughter Mora
who is living in the Bay region.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24

Marriage license application was
made last week by Lowell Bert
Goodwin, laborer, and Lila Lillian
Gallahorn, hospital attendant of
Mt Edgecumbe.
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Doctors registering this week with
the Selective Service Board were
DR.. Robert Shuler, DR.. Andrew
Wehler, DR.. William Bessonette,
DR.. Holbrook Bonney, DR.. Joseph
Deisher from Mt. Edgecumbe and
DR.. 1. Knoll and DR.. Robert Wheat
ley from Sitka.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05
TATE in the afternoons some
IL times as summer advanced
and his room grew almost too
4 SHORT STORY

| ~ 49,. - times as summer advanced
and his room grew almost too
hot to bear he would take his textbooks and climb
up on the roof of the dingy apartment house. 1t
was sooty there and uncomfortable, but it was
cooler and he could see the great ships in the North
River and the gulls and the river traffic And
sometimes as the sun slid down into Jersey, the
whole sky famed with an incredible splendor
He found that he did less work up there than he
intended. He spent lot of time with the book
lying open on the parapet in front of him. but he
did not turn many pages After he met Julie. he
did not turn any at all
He first saw her the night the trap door jammed
behind him and he had to 60 down the fire escape.
She was sitting alone one of the landings, eyes
closed, head tilted back against the iron bars She
was not especially pretty, but there was dreamy
look about her that made him glance at her twice.
She was a couple of years younger than he -
eighteen. perhaps
Excuse me-" He started to squeeze past her
and dropped one of his books. She picked it up
and handed it to him. Oh he said, thanks"
He felt some further pleasantly was indicated.
Trying to get cool?"
"Cool?" She sounded surprised mo, not
exactly"
What doing. then?'
She hestated Just travelling
He stared at her. Travelling? Where to-"
She smiled little Just now l was nearly in
Samarkand."
He glanced down at the shadowy street, the
sagging lines of laundry, the Keeling ashcans.
Somewhere below onions were being cooked -
violently He said with gentle sarcasm, Die you
go by sea or air?"
Neither " she said "By caravan"
AT THIS point she began to interest him medi-
cally Perhaps, he thought, the heat. He squat
ted down on his heels beside her and touched her
forehead 1t was cool, and rather pleasant to
touch. He said, What sort of caravan"
The usual sort" She was still smiling. Forty
camels; maybe fifty. Carrying spices and gold and
ivory. And few parrots and peacocks. Andsome
slaves"
where were you?" he asked her "On one of
the camels?"
"Of course she said. IT'S not uncomfortable,
once you get used to the motion"
He ran one hand through his stiff tan hair in a
harassed gesture, Look" he said earnestly, do
you do this every night?"
"Oh, no. she told him. Sometimes l have
homework. You know, secretarial school. And
sometimes go to the movies"
well, that's good" he said with relief ''You
had me worried there, for minute
Worried? Why?"
Her question made him feel foolish. This -
ah --- travelling of yours. It's bit unusual