RIVAL TO MY HEART
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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
ji<tingu. h 1e r from dozens of
other girls. She was thin, her
Monde hair was darki.-h at the
mot:. - ae u,ej too much mascara
and lipstick, but there w ; ι s nothing
particularly hanl about her. As a
mater of fact, h«*r eyes were quite
scared ami childish.
fluil . aid quietly, "I'm sorry to
toll you the Washerman was posi
t IV»·."'
The girl looked down at her scar
let ι ;.. : ! ■·. "What does that moan?"
"Υ» ιιΊ1 have to take a series of
in i· . inns. It'.- no fun, it takes quite
a lung time, but when it's lini.-dted,
y< u -hould be all right."
" I low much will it t ost?"
"Nothing," (iail said. "All you
have to do is promise to show up
regularly for the treatments. Where
do you live?"
"Johns Street."
"Ik there anybody who can help
you out financially until you are
well enough to work?"
"Well," t)u-* girl said uncertainly,
"J gu<s 1 can manage."
"Not the way you've managed be
before," (iail said firmly. "You go
down to see Mrs. Sehapiro at the
Markey Street Settlement. I'll call
her meanwhile. You'll have a place
to sleep and your food. But it all
stops, if you skip even one treat
ment."
There was no gratitude til the
girl's glance. "Okay."
"1 wish you'd tell me how you
haj (petted to come here."
"Well, I was feelin' sick," the girl
•aid candidly. "An'Johnny Serma
lino t"i.l me you was treatin' his
kid, so 1 figured I'd kinda talk to
you— "
"I'm glad you did. So you know
Johnnie Srmalino, do you?"
The girl's eyes were suddenly hos
tile. "Sure 1 know him. What's it
to you7" And left the office.
left the package of baby
clothe* with Mary Berend Mary
wn sitting up, when Gail came in,
nurriî.g th.* bauy who w;-:s making
soft 1 i111 «· sounds. She greeted (iail
wiîiia faii.t >mile. "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>
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
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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.<i'n;r with his
own Q. This way. if the suit split,
he was. of course, okeh. Even if
it was divided as it was, 4-2. he
still was all right if the man with
four also had the remaining
trump He did. so the heart 4 was
then ruffed and the contract com
pleted with the diamond Κ and a
run of trumps.
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What is the best way to lead
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of a suit, with the A-K-10-7 oppo
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the hand with the J holding which
might be useful in trying tofincss·
s 'me other suit ?
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