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Jim H.-ll li'V.-.iis I lint I,.- has
u mMi's'iam from D.-ihm-. Uaiciia
sister.
CHAPTER SEVEN
A CABLEGRAM from Dcniso 1
Karen's ho,--, leaped, then eo»- j
traded with something akin to
fear as she took the yellow sheetj
her father handed to her. It might I
be bad news, instead of good, for '
they knew that that small Balkan 1
country, where Denise had gone to i
make lier home, stood in the path
of Hitler's relentless war machine,
although as yet it had not been at
tacked. It was so seldom that they
liad any news, good or bail.
Once before a cable had been re
ceived at the birth of Denise's son;
again, a few years later, when this
same little lioy, named after his
grandfather, James Bell Ourfee,
had lain at death's iluor, stricken
with a mys'erioui fever; another,
months later, saying that the child
was on the road to recovery.
With such scant information re
garding the life that I>cni.se Icil so
many miles across the sea, it was j
no wonder that Karen .vas appre
hensive, although she knew what
ever news this message contained
must bear some gladness if it must,
at the same time, bring a wave or
sadness. too. for how could she or
her father be reminded of Denise I
without the old sorrow sweeping
over them?
Again the message was about
Deni«e's son, no ,vord concerning j
herself. It simply stated that she I
was sending the boy home, pas
sage having been secured on a j
refugee ship bringing other chil
dren to America. It gave the ap- ;
proximate time of the ship's ex
pected arrival.
So much and yet so little; there I
was nothing to say what bad led
to this sudden decision. Yet one i
thing was significant; there was no'
question as to what the boy's wel
come would be or it" hi.s grandfa
ther would take care of him. And
Denise had said she was sending
him "home."
"I thought at first I'd keep it as
a surprise for jou when the little
fellow got here," Jim said, hi.s voice
still husky. He saw that for a mo
ment she could not speak, lor
Karen's eyes were brimming with
tears as she handed the message
back to him. He knew they were
the same mixture as his own emo
tions. joy and sorrow. "But when
you told mo your big news I de
cided to spring mine on you. Think
of it. chickadee, my grandson.
Pi nise's boy. Now you know what
I meant by an addition to our
household!"
"I'm glad you told me." Karen
faid. She did nut know why she
rhoiild feel so choked up, unless it
was hecau:;c tiic surprise was al
lm,c1" for ,u'r- "«f» won
Uerfu news. .H:,l Almost to., won
;['V « "< «<> =.t mice. How
"Id <l.» you suppose he is? What do
tlK'y 0311 *•» it
1VL l' "»•' l-'S Jim from
ii . "• y,:U s,,l>l>os«! he looks!
like Donise ? •
She uskc<l these questions to try
to smooth over tlie intensity of the '
moment, not because she expected 1
him to know the answers. But they
would Know soon. That was the
wonderful part. That silent wall
separating; Doni.se from her family
would Ija removed. Perhaps a new '
one. of forgiveness and under
standing. would slowly grow to
take its place.
We 11 know all those things'
when we see the lad " Jim Cell had
to give his nose n hard blow or he
would have tears stinging: his eyes I
also. It had been almost too much, i
as Karen had saiil. for him. "I'm
Hying to New York next week- I
end.' he added. "The day after »lie i
Festival. I ought to return with I
the boy within a few days, if the I
ship docks on schedule."
Karen wondered if he was think
ing: as she was-IK the Ix.at docks
—for of course it would be a dan
gerous voyage. He must he a brave
little boy. this unknown nephew of
hers, to undertake such a long per
ilous journey, although there were
hundreds of other little children
facing that frame ordeal. It must j
have taken courage for Denise to
send him, courage and heart break.
"Can't I go with you?" she1
asked. Someone ought to be with
her father at such a time.
Hut he refused her offer. I'll
have other things to attend to
while 1 m there, business matters,
and I thought I might ask Paul to
accompany pie. In fact, my dear,
I'd rather you were here, waiting
for us. I w.int you, personally, to
oversee the nursery quarters, the
rooms you and Denise used when
you were young 'uns. Cousin Kllen
would toss out most of the old toys
and furnishings as •junk," while you i
will know what to discard and
what to hold onto. We must make !
this •home' to the lad." He had to
blow his nose again, as he finished.
"It will be," Karen said. They]
would do everything in their power
to make the little hoy happy. If
Paul went with her father she
would be satisfied. How nice it was
that her father lenew he could call j
upon Paul; it proved that he
thought of him already as a son.1
Karen would probably have to rely
on Paul's help. too. for she did not
know much about little boys.
Goodness, so much was happen
ing all at once! It was like an ava
lanche. so many changes, when she
had thought she did not want any.
"Well. I'll run along," Karen
said, giving her father one more
tight squeeze before she left him.
"I know you want to pretend to get
busy. In fact, there's Jane now. |
armed with pad and pencil and that
determined glint i:i her eye." Jane
Peters was another distant cousin
who lived in the big house and who
served as Jim's secretary. "And I
have a million things to do my
self."
"Don't try to do them all today,"
her fiithcr advised, the old twinkle
returning to his eyes. "Protend. In
utwi—you are a sassy miss! I ll
have you know yo.lr father really
Kv. l'.T .'!IS R,ay l;'allt"r these
• u i. c mar,set rising an<l
falling like an old tug „n £ ,,i„h
-sea and the government threaten
profit° UlX",IS 1<,r eVe'"' Cent ot
Vou have to have something to
grumble about." Karen returned in
her old teasing tone. "Good morn
ing Jane . . . don't let Jim tax his
gray matter too much, for I'm go
'<» ,1('at him at j.-olf this after
ii'.cn at three. If 1 can spare the
time, that is. If not. I ll send Paul
to take you on for me. darling."
S!w blew liini a kiss and closed
the door of the study behind her.
He was as strict about his hours,
from nine- until two at his ilesk. as
if he were paid for them. Hut may
be he did have n lot on his mind
P°or dear, with the business world
and the government in such a tur
moil.
Certainly Karen now had a lot
on hers. There was the Festival
next week, the nursery rooms to
oversee, the arrival of Denise's son
shopping that must i,e l.^gun for
the trousseau she supposed she
would have to start getting ready,
all the parties that would l.e given
as soon as her ciigiigenu-nl was
known. Heavens! She would be
kept in a whirl for the next few
months. Then if her wedding took
place after the holidays that would
lie another merry-.-o-roimd Hut as
Jim had said, she could not do them
all in one day. or evon think about
them at all at oneo.
She was gla.l she had made a
resolution to get up for an early
dip and swim, and to breakfast
afterwards, with her d»U. It might
be a good idea to resolve further to
devote her mornings to the things
that hail to be done, to work out a
set schedule. Sin- supposed there
should be a schedule with a little
boy in a house. That would make
a big difference in lots of ways.
For the first time in her life
Karen realized that so far her ex
istence had been a pretty aimless
one. She had gotten up whenever
it suited her. going to bed accord
ing to her mood as well; she had
drifted from one pastime to an
other. partying, basking in the
sun. swimming, golfing, dancing, a
continuous round of play and pleas
ure. Oh. she had had certain inter
ests and duties conrected with vari
ous socially-guided charitablc or
ganizations, as had all the girls in
her set. But they had been part of
the fun, too. never in any sense a
serious obligation or burden.
From now on. life should be more
in earnest. She would t.-y to char
ter a more worthwhile course. She
would have to put her girlhood be
hind her with the formal acknowl
edgment of her betrothal. Soon she
would not be a girl, but a wife!
There was another jolt, but she
supposed it was one every girl got
at contemplating sueh a big change
ahead. No doubt every girl got jit
tery. but she was luckier than most
in that she v.af going to marry
Paul, who was so n ar and so dear.
Just the same, she would not
think that far ahead just yet.
(To Ho f'oiilii'.ued)
Munda fsolaJed
KULA GULF
ARUNDEL
Bairoko Hfcr.
i
.2ANANA
MUNDA
k-CORAL SEA
U. s. FORCES have surrounded
Munda, Jap base on New Georgia
Island in the Solomons. They es
tablished a rood block cutting off
the base from the Kula Gulf, and
also occupied Eno&ii Inlit These
moves prevented any supplies from
reaching Munda. (International)
New Guinea Visitor
FIRST AMERICAN of cabinet rank to |
visit the South Pacific front ii
Under Secretary of the Navy Ar
teiini3 1. Gates, seen somewhere in
New Guinea. (Intelnational)
KNOW YOUR FOODS . by Mary Bell
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Oxford, July K>—A tax rale <>l
¥1.05 ?)t'i $ 1 on ioi Ihc (own of Oxford
war. sol by tin- Hoard of Commis
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night. Tin; Board of Commissioners
listed asessed properly at S3.U17.7H7,
unci tot.:! revenue at $70,139.
The (lv-esscd property will ylald
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expected to total <;I!I(! and iilittcel
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pleting the budget.
War Is Ally of TB
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WAR, I AM afraid, teaches
fcxv useful lessons l.ul I think it
is undoubtedly true that World
War 1 taught us a groat deal
ubout tubercule. is.
In the first place few even of
the most careful and |« - imi-iie
students of the subject had any
idea <u' the amount of latent, somi
Dr. Clem.'eaii.g will answer
questions of ueneral interest
only, and then only through
his column.
active tuberculosis in the generrl
population. We hail, i: i-: trif,
few reliable methods of detecting
tuberculosis in the early stages
during the examination of re
cruits at that time. Hut the
strenuous anil arduous physical
exercises which soldiers have to go
through tapidly broke down draft
ees who had been pussed by the
examining boarils and we found,
and still have evidence, in our
military hospitals of the tremen
dous extent of unsuspected tuber
culosis in the community.
The second thing we learned
was that the methods of examina
tion ordinarily employed were in
adequate to detect tin- early or
latent case. These methods were
primarily the u*e of the stetho
scope, percussion, and the exam
ination of the sputum for tubercle
bacilli.
Not Revealed by Stethoscope
Many soldiers were passed by
the examining boards simply be
cause the involvement of the lungs
lay too deep to lie revealed by the
stethoscope ami: nice then we have
learned the astonishing fuel that
it is easier to recover tubercle
bacilli from the stomach contents
than from the :<putum.
In the years that have passed
the great advance in diagno 'is has
been the use of the X-ray, and ali
the draftees in the present army
have b-en examined by this
metiiod. Roughly. per cent of
those who have any trace of tuber
culosis are detected and returned
home for treatment. 1 have seen
one or two cases in army hospitals j
of draftees who have broken down
under the discipline of drill, but
this is nothing compared to the
number we hail io World War I. |
Since early detection and early
treatment nr»> 1:oy tr> rur»,
sun! "in. unler tli'v-.f niv.iiti
stance is |i. : j!i!«-. iin* : it i.iii.iri
is jrreatly improved iiw.i a prac
tical standpoint.
Another -i.-1.«•«-; of tuberculo-'U
in war is the possibility <>: an 111
cre::si' in ttibcvcn . :,i! mi.r IV
wcrbl. I'nr tin* ."in years up to
I'. IT there had been a steady lif
eline in tno itirideme of tul.eivi
losis. In (ileal l'.ii'::i:i tuberci:
■i-i.s increased • |. r e. at in tin1
first year «»f World War I. a'M
Hi per ecu in the second. l-'n.ni
l'.l-'U lo ISKJ" the i ii< tu
berculosis ami th- ileal n rate hi
all civilised countries ••■•tilm.-.l
its downward trend. Itut a »; :m
ber «>f factors are opera' ir.j* :n
put i'. on the itp-.-ra I" a-a.ri. <>•.
i< tiie univ*ei.-..u br<al. l .'.vn m
tood i-upplieK.
Tuliercalo i; May Increase
'I iib'-ri-ulo-1 i.-adi.ea •• of lack
of nutrition. In the An- ne:»s : lid
in (Jl'eal Itrilaui this t-a-i :i> v. ill
probably not opt.rate. be: vert
i.nly htiows what will happen to
the peoples -in the continent «f
Kuropt-. A in.i her factor is the
crowd.ej; and close p. i oral c in
tact in air raid shelle..- ;md :.l ■>
in periods of population move
ment and lii-lte
Kternal vivilanco Is !:.i price
of freedom fiom 'iveiviii.. i The
decline of tin- disease in to - last
centur;- has timu d in ■•m<* ipi.ir
tels lo a false :'ense .if :t- uiily.
1Snt as a Canadian wuirr says,
"A di ease kills nearly II.WMI
of tin. populatii-i, K. at least
::<),0(MI iiicapai'iialeii. am! costs
the eotintry i!i recti;/ at least
.VN,ntin.hiiii annually, i till .i for
lilldai :■ . i.eiiiy and .« m..j.ir health
prubleni."
«tl'i;si;oNS ANSi ans\vk::m
A. K. I!.: I'lia i. write tilwv.it
tachyci.i.tia. the • :.t e. and ciii".
etc. If ll " pili.e : ■. •' lip to I'M
and it can be iv-iiir- d l:or .-tl
by pre :le mi the nee!;, v.i.st
does ti.i- mean?
Answer: Vsu-hyranLa is -;i,
a s> nipln n. ll mean ' r-.p.d j.;i!
There is tiie tachycardia of fear,
of tri iter, of heart di-eas:-, etc.
Pressure on the carotid riiw in
tiie neck sum: tiuie:; stops it. Wii i
this occurs we a:', time tin' lai-liy
cardia was cause.! l<y fur.ctionn
disturbance oi tiie c::;°uliii s:.'>i:n.
The war production hoard has ap
proved the product inn of luo.'ioti
home l'ood dehydratois betore Sep
tember 1.
'I ho *i«• i;m:irl;otin;j qm.': :■ 1 -
lotmont has hot n revoked and the
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