CHAPTER IX
tJune, a fashion artist, shares
i apartment in London with
titella, a free lance journalist.
Jane joins the WA.AF. The night
before entering service she walks
through dim streets and collides
with a fligjjt lieutenant of the
RAF. Stopping to break her en
gagement with Stella she discov
ers that the lieutenant, Timothy
Poel-Sanders—nicknamed “Tips"
—is Stella’s divorced husband.
Jane hears that Tips’ squadron
flies at 10 o’clock and that they
are searching for him. She pedals
to the home of Mrs. Stanton
where she finds the flier. Ho
leaves at once. Mrs. Stanton ac
cuses Jane of sending Tips to his
death. Tips misses the flight from
which Flight Lieutenant Stanton
and Jimmie Stafford fail to re
turn. Staft’ord's sweetheart accu
ses Jane of warning Tips so he
would miss the flight. While she
was walking to a railroad station
Jane meets in a car and he gives
her a lift. He kisses her and Jane
gets out of the car. saying she
prefers to walk. Tips drives off
and calls on Mrs. Stanton,
“That's all light. Don’t if you
don’t want to.”
“It’s not that hut . .
“Oh, why can’t you ho honest,”
she flared bitterly. You don’t want
to come in. You’re sick to death
of me. You have been for some
time. I’ve never meant anything
to you. The fact that you made
me fall in love with you doesn't
concern you. You don’t care that
now I’m so utterly miserable 1
could kill myself.”
“Oh, my God.” groaned Tips.
“Here! No, don't get Out of the
car. Shut that door and sit right
where you are for a minute. 1
didn’t mean to make you fall in
lov'e vdtli me and I don’t for a
moment believe that you really
are. As a point of interest, 1 m
not worth it. So be sensible. You
and 1 can be friends . . .” he
broke oft'. She was out of the car
now dragging her suit case from
the back seat. He got out and
took it from her and set it beside
the gate. They stood silently to
gether for a moment. He didn't
know quite how to leave her.
'll suppose fm just a fool.” she
said miserably, her angel' sud
denly vanishing. "I wish I were
n’t so terrible in lov'e with you.
I'll try to be sensible, Tips. If
only you'll promise not to.stop
seeing me suddenly, or anything
so drastic. 1 couldn’t get along at
all if you dropped me.” Her arms
leached up to him. “Kiss me
good night, Tips, darling.
Tips kissed her. He IjmUi’UAhe
heart to refuse. “I ll lihg you in
kthe morning,” he said as lie ic
"leased her.
"Do, Tips ” She Watched him
go. Then slowly she turned and
walked up the garden path lead
ing to the house. As her hand
touched the handle of the door
it opened from within. She stood
stock still. the color draining
from her cheeks.
“Guy!”
Guy was there bet ore her,
bulking against the light from
the hall. The glitter in ids eyes
sent an icy chili ot fear through
her. The expression on her lace.
“Guy, is it really you? 1
.thought . . .
“That 1 was dead?" He laughed
shortly. ”1 gathered from the
touching little scene I’ve just wit
nessed that you ami Tips Sanders
were darned glad to be rid of me
I'm sorry to disappoint you both
but these things happen in war
time. I returned this afternoon.
Alice told me you’d been away
for the night 1 must confess that
1 didn’t suspect that quite so
soon after my supposed death, it
would have been with Tips I’oel
Sun tiers,”
Iris stared at Guy. She was
glad lor his sake, of course, that
he was still alive, but she cer
tainly wasn’t glad for her own
sake. For her ilu sudden and tin
expected reappearance was a hit
ter disappointment. It meant she
was no longer free to marry Tip:
Hut diil this really make any
di,Terence now? Heaven knew
: could no. longer deceive her
s. If into imagining that Tips
wan id to marry her.
Iris went slowly into the hall
: d Guy closed the door. She
knew the line she would take now
She would tell Guy the truth ns
to where she had been the last
two days, but if he didn't choose
to believe it . . well she would
not worry.
tie lonoweu ner inio me mak
ing room. She saw that the
whiskey decanter which had been
fuil before she’d none to London
was now nearly empty, and knew
that he must have been drinking
heavily.
She drew a sharp breath. “I’m
sorry, Guy. 1 don’t quite know
what you expect me to say. '
He laughed shortly. All through
this -last terribe fortnight he’d
thought about her and prayed
that a mirace might happen and
in some way he might get back
to her. When his. plane hed been
shot down in the sea on the night
of the raid,'•he’d thought all was
up with him. When a German
submarine picked him up and
^ took him prisoner he'd thought
■ again that that would be the end
For thirteen days which had
been sheer hell he’d been kept
aboard lilddled in at) airless
confined space barely existing
on the meagre bad food, until
the submarine had in her turn
'
“Can you deny that you’re In love with Poel-Sanders?”
been captured by the British,
he commander and crew had been
given live minutes to take to
their boats. He himself had been
tound ami rescued together with
three other airmen. Immediately
he'd got in touch with the sta
tion and told them iie was all
right. He’d said iie was coming
back light away. Then when he’d
reported at the airdrome and
come to his home, he’d found
that the house was empty. Alice,
when questioned, had said that
the mistress had gone oq the pre
vious day to London. But she
would be back that evening.
At first lie’d been unsuspicious
Then, as he’d sat there brooding
before the fire he’d remembered
that he’d learned up at the sta
tion that Tips Poel-Sanders was
also away for twenty-four hours
leave. Then he’d put two and
together. And now . . . he turned
on her bitterly. “Some wives
iniyiit show a little pleasure
when their husbands return from
the dead. You, I see are clearly
disappointed."
“That's quite untrue," she
said evenly. “Just as it's untrue
to suggest that Tips and 1 have
been away together. I've been in
town staving \v»it h .Mary Leigh
ton. If you doubt my word, you
can ring her up and ask her.Tips
merely picked me tip at her flat
and we dil.ed together and came
straight back after.’’
Guy came nearer and stood
looking down at her.. Should he
tell her that of course he wanted
to believe it? That the trouble
was that he couldn't? “Can you
deny that you're in love with
i oeLSanders?”
“No.”
"Well, then?"
"I've been in love with him
lor a lony w'niie, ever since I met
nim. In tael. Util 1 v'e always
been taitnlin to you Guy.
His breath came unevenly. He
was tempted tor a moment to
accept her word. Somehow there
had been a liny pi truth in her
voice. Then he asked himself
scornfully what was that to yo
by'.’ She could lie as well as any
woman—a yood deal better than
most, he supposed. “That's not
Her lips compressed. She pick
ed up her coal and held it over
her arm, her hat and bay m her
hand. “Isn't it rather late for a
scene of this kind? I’m very
iired.. I'm yoiny to bed.”
She moved toward the door as
she spoke, but lie bailed her
way. “I ll divorce you,” lie thun
dered, “and I'll name Poel-San
ders as co-respondent.’
“I)o ’ she returned coolly.
“There's nothiny 1 would like
better. Thouyh I’m afraid you’re
yoiny to (find it a little difficult
to yet your evidence.”
He met her eyes. For a mo
ment they stood faciny each oth
er, fury rayiny between them.
Then suddenly his expression
ehanyed. A little of the anger
died in his eyes and in his heart
too. There was now only a dread
ful aching misery.
“Iris,” The word had been
w;runi» from hipi. It came ayain.
His hand was on her arm But
she brushed it aside and swept
through the door and ran swift
ly up the stairs.
Jane's twenty-four leave was
postponed. Bret asked if she’d
mind changing with her. Jane
said she didn’t mind at all. One
week was the same as another
to her. She was therefore at the
airdrome when the news came
! through that Guy Stanton had
returned.
Hunters gossiping tongue
seemed now even longer thnn
ever, though all her malice was
directed against Iris Stanton. It
was Hunter who told them all a
couple of days later, that (Juy
Stanton was going to divorce his
wife and that Tips Poel Sanders
would he the co-respondent.
The next day Jane started for
her twenty-four hour leave.
The car was full. Jane moved
into the corridor. At least it was
quiet and there was some air.
She looked out of the window,
seeing that now already they
were passing through the outly
ing suburbs. She saw all the neat
little gardens, She saw that near
ly each one had an air raid shel
ter. The (dreadfuTness of w'ar
swept over her. To think that
this peaceful country should be
in such danger!
“Jane!”
She turned. A tall officer with
red tabs on his shoulder was
looking clown at her.
“Cliv'e!'’ it was Clive Forbes
to whom once she had been
briefly engaged. "Do I salute you
or do we shake hands?”
Clive laughed. “If we weren't j
in a train surrounded by people
I’d probably kiss you.”
The color crept into her cheeks
"The same. Clive!" she mocked
him gently.
His eyes showed her how glad
he was to see her. "The same
Jane! Gosh it’s good to see you
darling! I’ve thought about you
so much since last we met.-'
"What are you doing these
days, Cliv'e?” she asked.
"I'm at the War Office. And
you? 1 can see what you're doing
but where are you stationed?”
She told him. She said, "It’s
nice to be so near London. 1 can
get up and see Stella when I ,
have any time off. I’ve got twen- !
ty-four hours' leave.”
His eyes brightened. "I say, I
that’s grand Listen, darling, !
what are you intending to do
with it? Are you terribly book- i
She told him honestly that she
wasn't booked up at all except
that she wanted to put in a cer
tain amount of time with Stella
"Could we perhaps haVe to
night out together?” he urged.
“Let's do that darling, just for
old times sake.”
He certainly seemed glad to
see her. And she—yes of course
she was glad to see him. Perhaps
it would do her good to have a
gay evening. She knew Stella
wouldn't mind.
Now he was making- plans.
They’d dine at the Savoy. They'd
see a show if Jane liked and then
go on and dance somewhere af
terward. I suggest we dress and
make a real_night of it. After all
when one meets the only girl
one’s ever loved after an inter
val of years . . .”
Jane smiled. “You've not al
tered much, have you? Which
reminds me 1 haven’t altered
"Haven’t you?” he said re
gretfully. “That’s a pity. I was
rather hoping you might have
done so.”
She said good by to him at
Victoria, promising to meet him
at the Savoy at seven o’clock on
that evening. She wouldn’t let
him call for her. She jumped on
a bus and made her way to Duke
street.
Jane followed Stella into the
flat. She stopped short on the
threshold of the sitting room. It
was in a state of wild confusion.
Stella was obviously turning out
Books and papers were littered
about. It was all Very different
from the comfortable happy
home they had shared together. '
Jane sat down heavily on the
divan that had always been her
bed. "Oh, Stella! What’s happen
ed? Have you let the flat?
“No, but the land lord has'
agreed to let me off my lease. I
owe three months rent but-they
have obligingly agreed to wait
for that. I’m sending all the fur- i
niture to an auction room. I'm j
sorry about hat Jane. I’ll send
you your share of what it brings ]
in. I hate doing it but I'm so
darned broke.”
Jane took off her things, found
a smack and said that she’d help
It seemed that she’d arrived at
the right moment. After all,who 1
should help Stella move but her
self? Hadn’t they come here to-1
gether?” Jane looked at her sym-1
pathetically, thinking how tired
she looked. “Is. work sticky?” I
she asked.
Stella looked at her eloquent
ly "Work is just nonexistent. Oh
LETTERS from
Our boys In The
Seruice
Mrs. Eva Ford Taylor lias re
ceived the following- letter from
her brother Forrest II. Ford who
is stationed in Sicily. Pvt. Ford
has been over seas for several
months asd stationed in North
Africa. He arrived in Sicily
around the 15th of July. He has
been in the hospital recently.
Sicily
August 10, 1 [) 4 J
Dear Sister,
Just a few lines to let you
near lrom me. 1 am leaving me
hospital today, ana 1 ita da mon
ey order made out yesterday. 1
thougtit 1 Had better send it to
you. 1 have one lor $o0.otl but
nave not got it back yet. Well
sis 1 may as welt close and hope
to see you soon. Answei soon.
Am sending you some Africa
money.
Love, Your liud
Address: 1'vt. l-orrest 1!. Ford
•MSN ;J44-lii-ltJ2
< o. L 15tn Ini, ,A. I*. O. No. d
, ,1’ostmaster, New York, N. Y.
August :Fj, HM3
Fred K. Houser
Eagle Publishing <’o.
Cherry ville, N. C.
Dear bred,— Please send my
paper (The raglej to the address
below. Its been months since 1
have received a copy and honest
I miss it tremendously.
1 was in England lor a short
while before coming here and
saw many of the bomibed build
ings and other things of interest
that 1 had read about before
coming overseas.
1 am proud to say that no
where have 1 been yet that I’ve
seen any place that could com
pare with our own little town of
Cherry ville. 1 am sure all the
boys from Cherry ville will agree
with me that they wouldn't want
a better place to come back to
after the war.
Thanking you very kindly foi
sending my paper to so many
ditl'erent addresses in the last
few years, I remain,
Very truly vours
RUSSELL 1! ‘ LvATHEKMAN
Address:
Tech. Sgt. H. 1!. Leatherman
HQ litry 70th F. A. BN.
APO 860 Postmaster
New York, N. Y.
August 18. 10 L!
Dear Fred:
ti retings from Coco Nut
Grove and New Guinea, on this
rainy weather day. Dili receive
several copies of the home town
paper not so very long ago and
1 am writing to thank you for
sending them to me.
The copy 1 received was the
UTtii aniv'ersary of the Eagle
and I honestly do think that it is
the best newspaper I have ever
read. To your wife and yourself
a medal of some kind should be
given, for putting out such a
swell paper to all of us guys over
seas and away from home.
1 did not know the old home
town on my last visit and 1 guess
I will not know it when we do
get to come home. You can bet
the old Tar Heel States will he
my first stop and the home town
when we do get leaves.
So far I haven’t received over
three dozen copies of the Eagle,
since I have been over here but
when they do come in I read
them from cover to cover.
Now for a little bit of news
about this place and my work,
so hang on foi we are off and
when I will stop nobody knows
At present we are located in a
very large coco-nut plantation
and tlfe nuts tire very ripe. At
first we used to eat a lot of them
but now we have lost the taste
for them, guess that is human
nature or is it. One thing that
Jane, Jane! you're so much bet
ter off than I am! I wish to good
ness I could get into one of the
women’s services. I think v'erv
likely I’ll try.
“I should. Why not become a
Waaf? It’s all frightfully inter
esting. And you could easily
say you were under thirty.’’
(TO BE CONTINUED)
really gets me and the fellows is
how they set out the coco-nut
trees, so that they would be in a
straight line at any angle you
may look. The dead leav'es or
branches along with the coco nut
drop without warning and there
is a danger of being hit on the
head by them, "but we have been
very lucky so far. Will describe
a few of the tilings we have up
here so you may have an idea
of our location.
Our church is held in a large
native grass hut, with tight
woven grass for the roof. One
thing that really gets us is the
way the natives build these huts
without using a nail and ham
mer. Tile poles are tieil together
with strings or Vines which make
them very secure We usually sit
on tree logs which are put on poles
so that when it does rain we w ill
not have to sit in the mud. The
music is furnished by a portable
box organ and is usually played
by an .American or an Austin
lian. The altar and pulpil is made
of large wooden boxes which ini'
covered in conidlioard and while
sheet. Most of the time one will
see two' silver candlesticks with
a candle in them placed on each
end of the altar with a silver
cross in between the two candles
sticks. During the evening servi
ces when tlie candles are lit and
with the moon shining down
through tlie coco nut trees make
a very beautiful picture.
The theatre is outdoors type
with tree logs for seats, we do
not mind the rain and mud, when
a good picture is on, hut when it
is dry we usually sit on tlie
ground or in some grassy spot,
when we can liml them. Several
nights ago we got a lucky break
when Little .lack Little and Ray
IJolyer appeared here in person.
They really did put on a line act
with their singing and dancing.
Ray (nit on the same act he did
in Stage Door Canteen We real
l.v did get a kick when Little
sang the lirst three numbers on
Jack Little played the piano and
tiie song hit parade hack home
They were N’o. 1 “Coming In on
a Wing and a Prayer", No. 2
‘‘You’ll Never Know" and No. •!
“Don’t (let Around .Much Any
More." On their way over Little
wrote the following song “What
Would ’loll (live to Know.' It
is very pretty and I do not think
is has been published yet. We
Closed singing “(!od Rless . Amer
ica.’’ There were tears in our
eyes when we got through tor
we were thinking of home and
our nation at all times.
Our main and chief lueh light
aver here is MAIL, So far I have
heard from very few persons from
the old home places and 1 would
like to hear from any 'one that
would care to write. Those 1
have heard from besides members
of my family are. Mrs. K. K.
McDowell, Rev'. K. S. Klliolt, -loe
Lilly Putnam and Mayor K. V.
.Moss. I do want to taut* turn
out to thank the followin'; poi
sons foi- writing? to mo ami I <!o
hope they will ifeep it up. The out
tit lo5 Medina! Iteplaeement is
very well known front the wort;
we have done over here in New
Guinea. I am enclosing <etVra!
newspaper clipping whioh I hope
you will puhlish so the readers
will have an idea of our work. One
of the clippings deals with base
ball and they are the Australians
and Americans view on a game
that was played not so long ago
The company that 1 am with
built the fust American hospital
on New Guinea soil and for this
Work our Government did give us
a citation. We do feel vert hon
ored over this gift from our Wat
Department. I did have the hon
or of opening one of our dispen
sary while we were up north the
hist time. Yes. 1 am back in my
old fob working in the Dispen
sary and 1 enjoy the work very
well. So far I have run across
only twenty-four persons from
North Carolina, while I have been
oversea and the nearest person
game from Kings Mountain. He
didn’t talk very much for I guess
he was thinking how our foot
ball team used to eat their teams
year after year Well Fred it has
quit raining and the sun is shin
ing so 1 had better close this
book and go to work. So keep
your chin up and a smile upon
your face at till times, and keep
the Eagle flying this way.
You t friend.
GENE.
P. S. If you have any extra
copies of the .17th Anniversary
edition floating around I would
appreciate Very much if you
would give a copy to my mother
to keep for me. W hile we were
working in .Australia. not so
long ago I met a person who en
joyed- reading the Eagle vein
math so after I finished reading
them I usually sent them on to
SOIL
Conservation *
NEWS }
Bv
R. J. SEITZ
and
O- P. SOUTHERLAND
D. A. Kiser RFD 1, Bessemer
City in the Sunnyside Communi
ty mowed the weeds off his pas
ture this week. This practice is
almost necessary for pasture im
provement. to prevent undesira
ble weeds from reseeding and
crowding: out the pasture grasses
Tom Royster, located in the
Sunnyside community, who does
some tine farming is getting'
ready to sow the acres to pasture
grass mixture this fall. He plans
,o sow a mixture of Orchard
Herds and Kentucky Blue grass
es. with White Dutch and Red
('lowers and .annual lespede/.a.
Grass mixture will be drilled in
with 4<MI pounds of 0-14-7 ferti
lizer per acre and two tons of
time per acre added before or at
seeding time this fall,
\V. M. I.ingerfelt. also located
in the Sunnyside community,
mowed some tine hay from a kud
<u strip in his held. He has been
cutting this patch fur several,
years and gets up some tine
looking hay.
Miles 11 Rhyne, located on the
lower Dallas load had a till ac
re patch of pine timber measured
and sealed to determine the vol
ume of timber on the tract. It is
not good business to guess the
volume of standing timber, any
more than guessing the yield of
cotton or wheat from a field when
selling on the market. Mr. Rhyne
finds that it trays dividends to
know what von have (in board
feet ) when it comes to selling of
timber or any other farm crops.
R. I!. Watterson, RFD No. 1.
Bessemer City and William Him.
RFD 1 Kings Mountain, had
some soil samples taken this past
week to have an analysis made
at the Soil Testing Division in
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