RIVAL TO MY HEART I ,Q ν Λυηοκ, ^,Βυπο 0.·*,»c κΑτυκΤΖΕΖ-ΐ!* ' ■ \/λr/(tfÛ ( 11 Λ Ι'ΊΜ : Κ MM. I KK.N Marv Keren.I was a war bride. ]|, ι hu.-hnnd was a seaman, whose life ti.nl lu h navetl when lus tanker , ,, 1,.. 1. .i. i *.h·' 1 :ul immediately j , ut on anot! r boat. It was jjve month» sinee Mary hnd heard < 111 tin. Site « a ■ poor anil alone | iit.cI l:"i" le ~· <-ail had attended her ut the 1'ieiiatal Clinic, ami had taken an interest in her. She was ! like a siarved kitten. Now, as she opened her small Mm k hair and laid out her in.trti mi nts, Uafl said, "We'll tin our best to make it a hoy. Mary." ']'he weary t yi s Itu>k·-ιJ at her, iUtltleiily painfully hostile. "What ι for'.'" Mary demanded. "So he ean , 1..· killed V What - lie trot to look teiv.ald to? 11 S h· tter t> IV not! ^.Iting htiitt. I'm I'm hotter off, 1.1 :: I " 111 I Wolds Wt'l'C dloWlledl jp a spasm of pain. liail examined her carefully; the ' M I pressure was a little high. I Kit that didn't trouble lier so mil |, us .Mary Herends reluctance to tight She sat down beside the 1. .I, preparing for a Ιοιικί II wait. She, was accustomed to the di-comforts ί «ιι:·1 exigencies of Home Delivery | Labies. Ί h 1 year she had interned «t the Thayer Hospital, she and Kalph Kramer had both trot plenty oi' experience. l)r. MeCorniiek sen: tin in out on praetit-ally every |i, me | 1't livery in tile slum/. The\ I,:■.! ! worked in siiualor and tilth. Hut ' they had learned oh.- ti t π That knowledge at.il expeii „·, were to come in handy a the ne.i:' waned. The ehihl was e. iaii l··, hut the mother made no ell', rl to h. . it. Mary Herein! lay in I lie a .,L bed, her body convulsed, her hand clenched. The night spent itself, (e.il I.. ; track of time an 1 of Iter . ιιι ι.'.,Ι inj»?. She was hardi., av.: :e oi' tin· janitor's wife, who ha.I brou·. il : :: a pot of et'llee. Her h!ι:.· under the white linen ■ ■ v. a »:i drenched. The mu . i> a ι · un. I h ι mouth ached w i t ! ι t< η a. At live o'clock in the moi ninir. the chihl was horn. Λ : in : .■ '11:■ t 1 . .. (lail wrapped him in a little rheet. and turned her attention to Mary again. Finally, when the j a η : t ■ -1 wife bail prJini ed t■> stay there, (lail left. She stood beside her parked car a moment, breathing deeply. The first rosy liirht paint. Ί th·· sky. The air was cool and sw. t. How happy she was to get the job a Spnnrdal" Health Officer! Then· wa much t. he doti" here, in the . 1-iais. 11 · u - - iair. of course, «as I . ■ η 11 her j il ι ;s,!iction. Hut pel !:a; s a n.ilk funU could be estal'li i. mi. for children. And a branch clinic; | and a playground; and lesions in nut ι it ion. Her mind raced ahead excitedly. She couldn't wait to start. Suddenly he thought of Burke and his mother. It seemed funny now that, last night. Mrs. Gentry had loomed up as such an obstacle, so im portant, when actually she didn't matter· at all. If (Jail could tight so ; gallantly for her work, she could do even better for love! Ci nil was ru died these pleasant, early autumn day.*. Plenty of work, Katie grumbled, but did the doctor ι get paid? No, everybody had ex cuses. Excuses or not, Gail felt she was making progress. Her self confidence was greater and, even though Dr. Caseins McC'ormiek had an icy, resentful gleam in his eyes ! when he met her in the clinics, she was extraordinarily haapy. Fur thermore, Burke had been so much nicer since that unfortunate dinner ::t his mother's home, that Gail was almost hopeful for their future. It: was Thursday morning. (îail climbed the dark, narrow stairs of the Markey Building to the top iloor where the Sju iηl-'dale Health Office was νtuated. She opened the win d< ».s to air the musty room. Stand ing there, she looked down at the ι : (pi a I ill tenement? and the encroach ing factories which included the j Τ i : a \ er «Jelke plant. Th'-re was so much to do! She'd only begun to realize the enormous-. He:· · of the job, ι Γ Well done. Th'-re had for some time been talk of a milk fund for the slumchil dren but nothing had come of it. Gail bad lcvived the idea, and in t< nded to push it to its culmination. She also wanted to organize a day nursery for the children of women wh ) worked in the factories. How : ν ! · d Ti.nyi r would have to help her •. it !, tii.it. < iad didn't mind going to him woii a re.p..et which was not for hi V: "If. Arid i'i·.· i.t l ow she had the task of 1 i η d ι r. · legitimate work for the Sadie Thom| sons of the district. She >at down at the desk, and eke. ' ■ d lier 1 ; -L of errands for the day. She meant to stop at Man nings Department Store, and buy ome ret eiving blankets and knitted nighties for Mary Bcrend's baby. And a book for little Nina Senna lino, whom she hoped to see soon. As usual, she was concerned about Ν in a . Her iii t j a' .'-nt arrived shortly, a y 11 : .· w > man in a bright, fuch da-colored suit. There was little to jimile. "Ηe's hungry." "1 id he is !" ( iail said, going over to ! : ι :■ · · a look at the baby. "He's κ. ··, Marv. lie certainly looks m.·: c than ten days old." It was wonderful, really, tie· child had done for Mary. Imme diately aft";- its birth, she had Ιο X her 1:·. itudo. Her vitality had in crea I'd together with h"r maternal love. There was grief for th< still unknown fate of her seaman hus band, but she had no time for moodi ness and tears. (.iail went over to the sink, osten sibly for a drink of water but ac tually to take a quick look at ti (* small cupboard she had stocked ν ith staples ten days ago. There were groceries to be replaced . . . and milk. (.To be continued> Odd Facts In Carolina . By Carl Spencer τ J I ·£— < y ' '. : J X" et' MARKINGS FOUND OM & HEN EGG / PUtl/PP//V£S. ££/?/&/£?/! 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Ο ι ΗΕκ INMATE £_ ANP iF YOU'RE Λ 60CP LITTLE ά-IRL MAYSE THEY'LL LET YOU WOf?K ;· IN THE LAUNPKV SCOTT'S SCRAP BOCK By R J SCOTT BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities" Λ( ί i:\Ti \τγ. positives WHEN VOU fin J the odds against you. don't you v.ish you could find some way to alter them and give you an even chance or better? If that can be worked out, you are playing· much sounder bridge than if you went ahead and striked your all on the minor ity chance which originally con fronted ynu Hunting around a bit. when the probabilities appear stacked against you. '-'ill some times disclii:··!'· a way whereby you can accentuate the positive and whittle down the negative. lio.sn't Souths hand >ok pret ty. in the form of a nice triangle? It looked prettier *. : ! 1 after Worth's 2-No Trumps rcsnonse. so you can't blame him very well for Blackwoociing and then going all the way in his spades. After the diamond Q was led to his A. he had some vital calcu lating to do at once. His whole problem was how to avoid a loser in hearts. If hearts were divided 3-3 between the defenders, he was safe against anything ι xcept a 4-0 break in trumps. Taking three high trumps and then three high hearts would determine whether or not he could make his contract the easiest way. But that neces sitated an even »plit of hearts, a minority chance. How could he increase his "about 60 to 40 against" chance? He found the answer. To the sec ond trick he scored the spade Q. then the A, anil ί llowed with three high hearts. er.