CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED
She tried to tell him it was not
necessary but she could not speak
Her throat was choked with sobs.
She shook her head but Tony came
after her. He took her arm and
helped her gently up the stairs.
Rosemary had said she would send
a maid up right away with soda
and starch. At the door to her
room Barbara stopped. "Go back,
Tony,” she faltered, “and have a
nice time. I’ll be all right. I want
to be alone. Can’t you understand
I hate even you to see me like this
“Don’t be silly,’’ protested To
ny.
She went into her room and
closed the door and after a while
she heard Tony going down the
stairs. To Rosemary, thought Bar
bara, and burst into tears.
Rosemary did send the maid up
with soda and starch. Rosemary
came up herself and insisted on
doing something. But Barbara re
fused to let either of them into
the room. “I can manage alone,”
she called in a muffled voice
through the door. “I don’t need
any help.’’
She opened the door just wide
enough to take the package from
the maid. She began to pull off the
red dress. She had caught a
glimpse of herself in the mirror.
Her face was all blotched and
swollen. There was a huge white
welt across her upper lip and an
other in her left eyebrow. She
looked like a blowsy, bleary-eyed
old woman.
Finally she got her clothes off
and stepped into the tub. The wa
ter was a temporary relief but as
soon as she got out she itched
worse than ever. She put on her
thin dimity pajamas. “I can’t beat
it!” she cried, and flung herself
face down across the bed.
Then Tony knocked at the door
“Let me in Barbara,” he said.
Barbara was glad she had lock
ed the door. “Go away," she call
ed out in a stifled voice. I want to
be alone.”
“Nonsense!” exclaimed Tony.
“I’ve brought a doctor.”
“There is nothing a doctor can
th ’ t >^ailed Barbara- “1 told you
Tony refused to go away. Fin
ally Barbara dragged herself to
the door and opened it. She did
not look at Tony. She stared at
the doctor, a middle aged man
who smiled at her whimsically.
“There’s nothing you can do,
Barbara said. “I’ve had this be
fore. It just takes time to get ov
er it.”
The doctor grinned. “Maybe
there was nothing doctors could
do the last time you had the hives
but we medical men progress.”
Tony smiled at Barbara. “Come
on back to bed sugar, and we 11 tix
you up.” He helped her into bed
and sat down on the edge beside
her while the doctor was prepar
ing a hypodermic. “Don’t worry,
Skeezix,” he said tenderly, “you
’ll feel better in a little while."
The doctor wiped off a place on
her arm with alcohol. “I’m going
to give you an injection of adren
alin,’ he explained. “In about a
half hour you should get a great
deal of relief.”
The needle hurt a little and
Barbara winced, but Tony squee
zed her hand and the pain did not
matter. Nothing mattered when
Tony was there. Live without
him! Surrender him to another
woman! Never, never, thought
Barbara.
“She should go to sleep now,"
the doctor told Tony before he
lc-lt.
Barbara began to feel better
almost at once. Tony turned out
the lights. He took her hand. Bar
bara began to be quite drowsy.
The burning flush was subsiding.
“You needn’t stay'any longer, To
ny," she whispered after a while.
“I’m practically asleep.”
Tony laughed. “Go on and sleep
your head off, sugar. I’ll stay.”
“But you’re missing all the
fun,” faltered Barbara.
Tony patted her hand. “Skip
it,” he said. “I’m not missing any
thing.”
Barbara thought of Rosemary
ithen somehow Barbara could think
I of nothing except that it was hea
ven to have Tony there and she
was very tired and going to sleep.
“You’re so—so — sweet, Tony,"
she said in a groggy voice.
Tony reached over and kissed
her eyelids shut. “You were nev
er hard to take Mrs. Blake," he
whispered.
It was late in the night when
she awoke. The big house was ve
ry still and Tony was in bed be
side her, his arm across her pro
tectingly even in his sleep. She
was not sure how it had happened
but she knew that everything was
all right again between her and
Tony. The shadow which had been
there was gone. Tony was aware
of Barbara once more and in love
with her just as he used to be.
Rosemary did not possess even his
imagination any longer.
She felt very well the next
morning, everything considered.
When she put on her new white
sports dress with the red heather
belt and the smart red saldals to
match, she looked very pretty. j
“Kind of strutting your stuff,
aren’t you Mrs. Blake?” Tony in
quired, leaning over and kissing
the little hollow in her throat.
Even Rosemary was different i
that morning, subdued and a trine j
piqued at Tony, who teased her
unmercifully after he beat her a
set tennis. Barbara could afford to
feel sorry for Rosemary. She was
very young and she had idealized
Tony. She had imagined he was
unhappy and unappreciated at
home and had probably pictured
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start of the 1945-46 license year
on May 1.
The license fees for retail out
lets are: state $5.00; county $25
for on-premises and $5.00 for off
premises; and municipal $15.00
for on premises and $5.00 for off
premises.
In a special bulletin to retail
beer dealers, the North Carolina,
committee—United States Brew- i
ers Foundation called attention
to several changes in the beer
control acts made by the 1946
General Assembly. |
One amendment, effective May
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IN NORTH CAROLINA
From where I sit... Joe Marsh.
Dick Newcomb
Goes Fishing by Proxy
Bob Newcomb used to be the
best fly castec in the county.
Never missed a Saturday at Se
ward’s Creek. But come the war,
and Bob’s son going ofl in uni
form, he just lost interest in
things like Ashing.
Bat the other day Bob got a
| letter from the Sooth Pacific
W . . . kind of a homesick letter:
"I’m thinking of yon, Dad. fish
tag in Seward’s Creek; cooking
trout over an open fire; and
keeping the beer cool in the
stream. Keep an extra bottle
eool for me."
So Bob spent his next day off
exactly as Dick dreamed of his
doing-fished Seward’s Creek
again, and cooked the trout, and
kept the beer cool in the stream.
And you knew he was doing it
for Dick.
From where I sit, it’s what the
men overseas would have us do
— keep alive the little customs,
the small pleasures, they re*
member - keep them alive till
they come home to share them.
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herself as his inspiration.
It was moonlight driving home.
Tony kept his arm about Barbara
the way he use<j to do when they
were first married. He smiled at
her. The party wasn’t so bad. was
it?” he asked. “I mean, you were
ri’t so bored as you have been.”
“No.”
“Maybe you’d like circulating
with my friends if you tried it of
tener,” he suggested shyly.
“I’m sure I’ll like circulating
around with you and your friends
Tony, now that I’ve broken the
ice,” she said steadily.
Tony beamed. “That’s swell! 1
mean, everything’s more fun
when you’re along, Skeezicks. Of
course you may not like the idea,
but I haven’t anything to do until
rehearsals start and l thought—'
he paused. “Only you wouldn’t
want to leave Skeeter for two
weeks.”
Leave Skeeier! Barbara’s heart
caught. No, she did not want to
leave Skeeter. It had taken a lot
of courage to go off without him
for one night. Then Barbara re
membered that she was Tony's
wile as well as Skeeter’s mother
and that she had promised to
cleave only unto Tony, forsaking
all others. “What were you about
to suggest, Tony’” she asked
slowly.
“I expect it wouldn’t appeal to
you,” said Tony in a wistful vou-e
I just thought we might take a
two weeks’ cruise to Bermuda.
Sort of—sort of another honey
moon, if you get me."
“When do wc sail ” she asked.
“Do you mean it!” cried Tony
incredulously. He leaned over and
kissed her. “You’re such a nice
Skeezicks,” he said, nuzzling her
cheeks.
you!” she cried. “Oh Tony, I love
Barbara’s eyes misted. “I love
you more every day we’re mar
ried.. Isn’t that funny?”
“Me too,” whispered Tony, kiss
ing her fiercely.
Barbara’s arms tightened about
his neck. And I need you so. More
than anything in the world!”
Tony looked ineffably uattered
His shoulders straightened. He
bent down and kissed her again.
"You’ll always have me handy, if
that’s any satisfaction, Mrs.
Blake,’’ he said.
Satisfaction, thought Barbara.
It was the difference between ;
heaven and hell. “You do love me 1
don’t you Tony?” she whispered, j
cuddling inside his arm.
“You bet,” he said, kissing her
until she was a little breathless. 1
_ THE END
Personal Property
To Mrs. Roosevelt
NEW YORK, April 16.—Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt provi
ded in his will that his widow
should have the right to select
any and all personal property
which she desires and to utilize it
during her lifetime.
The will filed today with the
clerk of the surrogate’s court of
Dutchess county, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. and made public here by
•Tohn C. Farber of the law firm of
O’Connor and Farber, 120 Broad
way also makes specific bequests
to James Church, Hyde Park
N. Y., Georgia Warm Springs
foundation and to personal em
ployes and servants.
The will was executed No
vember 12, 1941. The value
of the estate was not deter
It provides that after Mrs.
Roosevelt has selected person
al property, the five children
shall each have the right to
select one-fifth of the residue
of the personal property.
Any property not chosen by
Mrs. Roosevelt or the couple’s
children, the will said, shall be of
fered by the executors as a gift
to the United States government
for display in the FrankTin D.
Roosevelt library or the Roosevelt
main house at Hyde Park.
The main house and its adjac
ent grounds were conveyed to the
government last year, subject to
certain rights of use reserved to
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children.
EXECUTORS, TRUSTEES
The executors and trustees of
the estate are Col. James Roose
velt, the late President’s eldest
son; Basil O’Connor, his former'
law partner, and Henry ,T. Hack
ett, an attorney of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
Mr. Roosevelt bequeathed the
residuary estate to the trustees to
be held in trust by them.
All income from the trust fund
is to go to Mrs. Roosevelt during
ner lifetime.
Upon her death, the will
stated, one-half of the princi
pal then remaining in the
trust fund, together with aH
accumulations of income, if
any, is to be paid in equal
shares to the then living chil
dren of the late President.
The will provides that upon the
death of any of the Roosevelt
children, their children shall re
ceive the share to which the par
ent would have been entitled.
The remaining half of the prin
cipal is to be divided upon Mrs.
Roosevelt’s death into separate
trusts, each of which is to be held
by the trustees for the benefit of
the children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Roosevelt was given the
use of property at Campohello Is
land, New Brunswick, Canada,
upon certain terms and conditions
The 14-page printed will inclu
ded the following sp< brcuests
To St. Janies eliuren, Hyde
Park, $5,000 for the cemetery
fund and for upkeep of the Roose-'
velt family burial plois.
To the Georgia Warm Springs
foundation, all of Mr. Roosevelt's
real estate in Meriwether county,
Georgia, including his personal
property at that place.
To each servant and employee
whose salary was paid by Mr.
Roosevelt, $100.
The late President asked that
his family leave “the greater part
of the personal property’’ at the
main house in Hyde Park for the
Federal government, after official
occupancy has been made so that
the general charactetr of the
house he not altered.
The will added that this
should not be construed as a
restriction on the rights of
Roosevelt, their children or
the executors to select per
sonal property for their heirs
for “personal use in their own
President Roosevelt gave to the
executors the right to fix the time
within which the government of
the United States shall elect to
accept all or any part of the said
personal property’’ which may not
be chosen by the heirs.
All personal property not selec
ted by the heirs or by the govern
ment “may be sold by my execu
tors in whole or in part at public
or private sale or sales.
The clause providing that M's.
Roosevelt have the right to use of
personal property except that ati
Warm Springs, adds a limitation'
that she must select the articles
which she will use within six
months after her husband's death.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Mr. Roosevelt asked his chil
dren or other surviving heiis “to
select only such articles of per
sonal property” as they “may he
in a position to use in their own
The will contained a provision
for payment of a stated income to
and payment for the care of, Miss
Marguerite A. I.eHand, long-time
secretary to Mr. Roosevelt, who
died last July 31.
Witnesses to the will, drawn
shortly after the death of Mrs.
James Roosevelt, the late Presi
dent’s mother, were:
Miss Grace Tully, confiden
tial secretary to Mr. Roose
velt; Thomas J. Qualters, se
cret service man assigned to
the late President; and Willi
am F. Snyder, a member of
the law firm which filed the
will.
The trustees were charged with
holding in trust the residue of the
estate, managing, selling, ex
changing, investing and reinvest
ing the funds, and "after deduct
ing the commissions of the trus
tees’’ for administrative expen
ses, to apply the balance ol' the
WHAT CAN YOU
SPARE THAT THEY
CAN WEAR
Burlap skirts, instead of real pants,
no shoes, stockings or underwear is
the
war-imposed st,\ le lor this homeless (iroek
hoe and thousands like him. To help pro
tect these war victims against cold and
disease, tound up all vour serviceable
r»X. *1,se<1 clothing, shoes and bedding for the
5%. l niled National Clothing Collection.
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i income and distribute the princi
pal of the trust fund in a manlier
which Mr. Roosevelt then describ
ed in details.
This, he said, would ent'd1
Payment to Mrs. Roosevelt of
one-half of the et income of ihe
trust fund, m quarterly install
ments, and annual payments to
her of the net income of the trust
fund after payment of the other
monies to Miss Leliand.
Miss LeHand would have recei
ved “such sum or sums" which the
trustees might deem necessary to
pay her medical bills, and up to
$1,000 a year for living expenses.
Mr. Roosevelt specifically men
tioned jewelry, books, works of
art, boats and other personal
property in his will but there was
no mention of his famed stamp
collection.
MERIT EXAMINATIONS
TO BE GIVEN
DURIITM, N. C., April 23,
1045—Tlie Merit System has set
Saturday, April 28, 1045 as the
closing date for receipt of appli
cations for examinations to be
given on May 12 to fill vacancies
existing in the State Department
of Public Welfare and in County
Welfare .Departments. Applica
tions postmarked after April 28
will be held for future examina
tions. Examinations will lie giv
en in approximately nine centers
throughout the state for Jit toU
loving positions: Case Worker
Aide, War Emergency, Cast Woik
Ass,scant, Case Worker, Case
Work Supervisor, Child Welfare
Case Worker, Child Welfare Case
Woikci and Supervisor, County
Superintendent I and II, and Field
Social Work Representative.
'ihe Council urges all persons
who i re interested to file their
applications immediately. Appli
cation blanks and other lntoma
tion concerning these examina
tions may be secured by writing
to the Merit System Supervisor,
Box 2r28, Durham, N. C
Blankets and clothing for chil
dren, women and men are urgent
ly needed «n devastated war aiouis
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