RIVAL TO MY HEART
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Lucienne was waiting in the Palm
Koum, sitting at a window table,
Mpping her «berry. She wore a
black woolen frock, exquisitely rut
to bring out the best features uf her
tUnder body. She ha«l a black
vhetia un her golden bead, tipped
a rakish angle, and a short mink
.ape uvt-r her shoulders.
• * λ 1 \ dear." ('«ail said, as she sat
!ovv η opposite her. "You already]
, . k like the smartest young lady
h [ ' w n."
t <·ιη| a»vd to Lucienne, flail felt
rather middle-aged and dowdy, sud
u 111 \ conscious ni' the unfashionable
Uiiirth of her brown tweed skirt
v. huh . heM meant to have short
: . d She pulled down the cuffs of
J.- ι bottleirreen silk shirt. "I sup
I . ■ ·■ you've all been rushed to death,
fitting ready for the wedding?"
Lucienne looked down at the dia
mond ring on her left hand. "We
κ ι tainly have been! Of course. Ag
i . < insists everything is under con·
ticl, but there are still a million
things to dof Look at this!" She
took out a long list from her black
suede bag. "I have to go to the flo
lists to decide on my bouquet. Then
the Vogue Shop is redoing my veil
it was my own mother's, you know.
And my going-away suit isn't fin
ished. I)o you think a light green
too summery?"
"1 don't think so," Gail said
amusedly. "You'll wear it under a
fur coat, won't you?"
"Yes, daddy is giving me a new
Persian lamb." Lucienne smiled
impishly, "Agnes says I'm too young
for Persian— but she said the same
thing about this mink cape."
They ate their lunch; bouillon,
sole, green salad and fruit compote.
For once, Lucienne paid little atten
tion to tlie food. She was too-busy
chatting.
"Mr. Niles is giving Ralph a1
fortnight's vacation—even though
they're short of doctors at the hos
pital. So we're going to have a real ι
honeymoon! We've made réserva- !
tu'iis for a ranch out in Tucson. 1
Γ lu* season hasn't really begun out
there, so it'll be almost deserted.!
Father is getting us scats on a!
plane, he can get almost anything, j
even with the war on! Gosh, it's)
going to be wonderful for Ralph!
He'll learn to ride—"
"Oil, doesn't he ride?"
Lucienne missed the sardonic note
in (Jail's voice. "No," she replied.
"Ralph has worked so hard, you
know. He's never had time for any
fun!"
After lunch. Gail accompanied ι
Lucienne on a shopping expedition.
Other brides war brides -might
be planning simple weddings, re
ceiving practical gifts. Hut not Lu
cienne. . . . Finally Lucienne said.
"I,»*t's run down to the factory a
minute. I want to see daddy."
Τ hey were stopped at the gate of
the Thayer Jelke plant, but the
guard let them through after recog
nizing Lucienne, and after caution
ing" them: "No smoking, please.
They're putting in <torag·· drum
near the new wine."
They were shown to Howard's of
fice. "Mr. Thayer is in the plant.
He'll be back in a few minute*," his
secretary said.
Howard Thayer came in soon,
a shy, pleased smile on his gray
face. Lucienne jumped up and
kissed him heartily. She went on
talking about her plans, and he sat
in his chair, beaming at her.
When Lucienne paused for breath,
Gail said, "Howard, is it possible to
get a report on one of your men?"
"J think so," he answered, "Which
one?"
"A young fellow by tin» name of
John Sermalino. As a matter of
fact, I got you to give him a job."
"Anything wrong with him?"
"A lot of things," she said grave
ly, "but I don't know whether any
thing can be done about it."
The report told her that Johnny
was a pretty good worker, but was
given to sullen moods, and insolent
to his superiors. He had twice been
reprimanded for smoking. There
was nothing about his physical con
dition.
"I'm interested in his child," Gail
explained. "His wife is working
here too, now, and the little girl is
neglected."
Normally, Howard would have
said, "Is there something I can do?"
But his mind was on something else.
For, as they got up to leave, he
beckoned Gail to stay, while Luci
enne went into the outer office to
phone.
"It is rather fortunate that you
dropped in." Howard said. "1 I
had been planning to call you."
She was tilled with premature
fear. "What about?"
Ilis face Hooded with color. "It's
about your position as Health Oili
cer in Springdale. You sec the Wom
en's Club has been discussing it. and
they are—well, of the opinion that
a man would be more suited for the
job. I'm very sorry, Gail."
She staled at him. numbly. All of
her line ideas, the Milk Fund, the
Day Nursery, the Playgrounds,
gone. It couldn't be true. They
couldn't take away her last bul
wark!
There was nothing left for her in
Beauchamp. She was no better oil*
than Lily Lanahan. Except that she
had Burke Gentry
Burke was working hard. He ex
pected to be called up any day and
he wanted his affairs in order. He
had been commissioned a captain
and, though his mother asserted she
-J
was proud of her brave ^un. she
was often in hysterics. So BuiKe
felt it hi< flu ι y to stay at home and
comfort her.
( » a il hadn't seen him for throe
days. Rut early Saturday morion#,
she jrc»t a call from him.
"(îail." Π is voice was tense, but
excited. "I've got my orders. I'm
due in Louisiana, Fort Martin, Mon
day morning!"
"Monday morning!"
4,Tl:at means I've only today to
get ready. I'll have to shove otf to
night. Gail. I'll lu» over at noon!"
Sin· was in the kitchen will» Katie
when he turned up. He sat on a
kitchen stool and ate a cookie and
drank a glass of milk, and talked.
"I've had a heck of a time with the
tailor. My uniforms weren't sup
posed to be finished until Tuesday,
but I made them step on it!"
Watching him, Gail was reminded
of a small boy on his way to sum
mer camp. He was really looking
forward to Army life. It meant a
respite from business cares, from
a loving and nagging mother and —
fi om Gail ?
Xo, that was unfair. For now he
motioned Gail to the sitting room,
away from Katie's curious ears.
"I called the Commissioner before
I came over here," ht' said. "The
license will be ready. We'll get rnar
! ried this afternoon."
Married! Ciail and Burke to be
married this afternoon.
She moved away from his arms
to the window. She looked out into
the dead garden.
Married. . .
She turned around. "Oh, Burke—"
she cried.
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At ten o'clock that evening. Un
ion Station was not crowded. As
Gail came in she saw Burke imme
diately standing at the Information
Desk, handsome and impic-sivi· in
his new uniform. Beside him, his
mother seemed shorter, plumper,
and more helpless than ever. . .
Caïl piled her load of magazines
and a box of cookies into hi-: ai m
"I don't know whether it is tin· cor
rect thing—sending a captain oft
with a box of cookies. But Katie
insisted-—"
"Why you never eat them at
home. Burke — " his mother said re
proachfully. "Nora'd be delighted
to bake anything you like. I'll mail
you some things on Monday
"Take it easy, mother," he
begged.
"I'll miss you so," she went on.
She was holding on to his arm. ami
a magazine fell down, eluding Ins
grasp.. Gail picked it up and said em·
barrassedly, "I'm afraid 1 "' t just
about every magazine on the stand.
You'll never finish them before you
get to camp."
(To be continued*
Meet Predicaments
With God, I r^es
Re\. Mr. Mclnnis
"Μ«···:ιη<; Li!'· ·- Preili'-anu'nts"
tu· -abject u! t::e -rrnin:]
' · l·.:·' I':v-byte: .an cnurch Snti
■ »!.'i:ng. I * : 11* sermon wa.- ba.-ed
'· ''·<· III. racle (it Kit· I ceding "I 'ni'
!" irionled by St. John in the
··'■ .<;<t<■. «Ι h:.·· gospel
' ' - * ' . " · ! : t : 11 . " Kit' minister .· .1 .(I.
"•■il a part and parcel of lilt·. They
• »' ■< < Ίΐ.: lili- - .ne.-capables Suie
' ■■'' l 'ic i·.h ly disciples ul our
'«■ ι io nil til..- to he true as, for
' ■ when they found themsel
1 ' -1 ' ed : >y ,i multitude oi hungry
: '■ '■ .'id no loud with which to
'•■' d •'it··!! So d ι ai· more than often
' d -rives caaght up in the
d ' Ί ''ne demanding dilemma.
■ ·' all rtant and 'etermniing
!iinvfit·]·. is rι■ »t the fact that
1'!''d.ι anient- a:e inescapable, but
·'·"'■ '· ' .fact to tiiein and how we
me.·: :hfHl
" S ι »! 111 · do little ι ί' nothing more
-'ι »Ί*:ι ii'ia - ..'ι· hvci and ι ver again
"a '-eil.'-anie:i! they lind themsel
■ '· ' When one in trouble it is
·■ ""oil tii.nt* to talk it out with some
1 -a .'.'.·■·: ι .'it· know and loves am I
' ' It physi inlogically good.
Ι' .''.ι a thei a peat. · Willie, but to
t" aioiind talking to everybory
aouiit your tr. libit· and pa ns and
! '11 οws, ι- otilv making yourselt
very unpopular. It ι-, a.- a .natter if
t.K't, nothing more than pli.ν ,-clli h
tlf.'.S
"Again there are those who, when
it i.ike.- -nine sudden turn, take
■ nventory of what they have to
■ ret tin* inexpecte dilemma with.
'i.'id that .t ι- very .-mall, and im
ittli.it! i*v j,imp i.i the conclusion
ii'.it all i- hopeles- and helple
C.'iihp ι an illustration of this type
1 t .ion. He .-aid to Jesus alter
iiveying the ditliculty at hand.
" I la re .- a lad here who hath five
ιj.i111-y loaves and two fishes."
"We might well wish he had stop
ped tiii.e, but he didn't. He had to
•a the poverty it his laith by ask
Ί-; " ! : t ■ little qui Hon. "But what,'
he a-ke I. "are these among so
- .any' lit· believed that their re
""iret wire too small to neet flier
'•••iiei ν·ι·ιι«*>* That, mort than often
·' "in trouble.
"Hot tht·.: eye '.vere ι pent* and j
"hen t a-y were, what did they ■ ·<· '
Well, ι hey .-aw foi one thing that J
Jesus h id a plan He knew before I
•'■and h. λ to meet the emergency.
All ι t which goes to show that no
•natte! how untowered circum
•iaiiees niav be, evrevthing i.- in the
v. Ί1 and plan of Gut I
"And, linally, they were made to ι
·>·'· 1 .a! t ! it iluti' m "I their dif
t.i illy lay not - · in a ll ill their own
ι·· ou ι ■ , but ai then willingness to
• Ί m,.· "hat they had to Christ If
We .lie but willing to give oui sel
v« · i" him fully and completely, he
Will Work tor us a lie did tor those
ill t'u long ago a mu ai le "
W. S. C. S. Ill May
Meeting Monday
Tue May meeting of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of the
First Methodist church was held
Monday afternoon at the church
with Mrs .(!. K. Allen, presiding.
Circle Xu. 4 was in charge of th ■
.gram with Mrs. 1). Γ. IJickic ·.·
leader, the topic fur the afternoon
being, "At The Door ->: Our Home."
The hymn. "Living for Jesus," open
lJ the worship service, lollowed by
prayers for the broken families
the world and for all kinsmen. A
talk on "Sanctity o! the Ciir..-:ian
Home," ov Mrs. J. Mann, brought
! he program tu a close.
During the business session, it was
decided !" change the hour of the
meetmg to lour o'c! .ck for the :
ii.i.rider ·■. the summer. Λ prayer
i .y Mi s. L. I''.:ic:i c included t.ie
meeting.
Draft Board Asks
Correct Address
Two Registrants
The It»caI Selective Service Board
today requeued ' υ « 1 their regis
trants t·» report t«· the board, giving
their new addresses. Mail to the two
registrants has been returned and
the board would like to get the e >r
l eet addre sses.
The Iwn registrants are Clarence
\Viiliam> Jones, colored, whose last
address was given as Route O.'e,
Box 7fj. Kittrell; and John Williams,
colored, whose last address is IÎ rate
F:ve. Headers >n. care o! Kit Twitty.
Cpl. John I)a\ is
In 8th Air Force
Communications
Λΐι l'ighlh Ail I·'· ice Liberator
Station, England. (H.v .Mail ι— Cor
poial Jniin M Dav:>. ot' Henderson,
North ( arohna, is une of the key
communications men in the veter:
93rd Bi mbardment Group who op
erate and maintain the intricate tele
type system which links this B-2-1
Liberator station with Eighth Air
Firce and other higher headquarters.
Twenty-lour hours a day, orders
di.' patching Libera!· - over Ger
many. little reports Iroin this air
field and Vital intelligence data pass
Lack and loith across teletype lines.
Before entering the Army in .lulv.
194.'. Cpl Davis u is a carpenter
employed by Edwards and Morris, in
Henderson. 11' an ived in the Euro
pean theatre of operations in Decem
ber, 19-12 and joined the 93rd in
August, 1944 His lather, Β M.
D.ivi:. lices at 1421 North William
street, Henderson.
Ί he 93rd Bombardment Group,
oliie t Liberator unit i 1 the Eighth
Air Force, is commanded by Lt. Col.
Therm.in 1) Brown, o! Plant City,
Florida. It i.-> a part of Maj. (Jen.
William E. Kepner's 2nd All' Divi
sion.
Even before Allied ground forcés
launched their in\ asioii of North
Africa, Liberators of the 93rd were
hitting the enemy from the air. The
group's bombers have attacked Nazi
taigets !r >jn Oslo, Norway, to the
IJloe si: oil:ield area in Rumania,
bombiog the latter in the historic,
low-level assault A.o ust 1, 1943.
First Period l'en
Scores Bi^est
Win lu Softball
•Seer: m: Me bluest win of the
• « iftball : * ; marnent jii pi ogress ai
liender.; ! ι hi.nh -e.iuoj. ii;st per ι oc
boy.- vt'sKnliiv l.»ok Uu· îuurth pe
ri«·iI ! »r a 1 i» of 29-1.
"Du'/.i 1 {( - : ; t · ! s 1111 t · ; t : ι » « · in l'or the
only ι un made by Ihe h urth period
te.ι:!'. . -ring i: in the : ixth inning
Λ ! ! ! en the tu t péri <d teair
t· ;·· .. n.< · ent is now moving
i " · ta· !. * ι. 11 -. .vit h 1 i rst period
iiaetniLi 1 î ! i ! ι peraid tomorrow. A
f'. aille el: :· : η a t i < η system has been
vised and the game tomorrow will
dclermne w hether fifth period will
be ι : ;e boy.- champions or whether
I hey :· a.-t meet first period again.
In .ι v..une last week, fifth period
w ■ ■ e :. >t jμ !'.ι i T-(i and the
game ·:: Λ ·■ i! be a close con
t e .v 1.
C;ir 1 -uitball trams will play to
il; v. but ···*·> ,ia\ not mcved as
nea. the linai.- bee. use bad weather
has pawiiht: tla:. playing several
[;;.mes.
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