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TOMORROW Copyright, 1946, by tosamand Du Jar Jin OidnbulpJ by King Faaturat Syndicate WIlu be fair I wamondDuTordin ^ synopsis . Sherry Kent refuses to W'Vg pleasure of a weekend *ref larri of Steve Jeffrey, be f T family friend, even though mother, Leda, and sister, Val, be' "‘hanged their plans about i>vf , j1(ja. attractive widow and if Successful business woman, with Roger Bedloe, vice s di;.:!Tt of her firm. and Val ^wealthy Wade Carrington, f® „.horn she is trying to forget heartbreak over the death in jbtr.n nf her fiance, Rick Colby, '■'f" ‘onnented by the knowl vf iat had it- not been for opposition, she and Rick ha'"e married before he Koverseas. Alighting from the at Brundage. Sherry spies station wagon parked i:{VL- and climbs in to wait for fJ\0 per surprise, attractive l"0, M0ri-c’.l, who mtroduces him W ‘ ste' e’s hired man, takes f ,f,aeei. Lex had been in the business before the aaci’ Upori his release from !>r,rfv had decided to get some tt‘. -ai experience before invest farm of his own. Warm j*f(Ki elderly Aunt Pen, who . house for. Steve, greets >sry ' joyously. 'Later, when dr arrived, and all had con “ed Aunt Pen’s delicious din d strange feeling of happi *•/. sfoie over Sherry. She knew Sn;lv her meeting with Lex « responsible. Her happiness is ® lived, however, when Steve JUer Lex is engaged to be mar Ljx was troubled, Steve ad :,V because his fiancee was op !!-ed to him bl,yin2 a Iarm- Dur‘ tbe night Sherry hears Lex the floor and knocks on {lor to invite him - down to J jjitehen for a snack. She tells ^ 0f her concern over Val, but ■ disappointed when he fails to ,,jde his troubles to her. Mean '%/, at home Val phones Wade .pick her up at Susan Pyle’s -tf.ail party. Despite the fact fj- be has been married and di .(rced several times, Wade has ^ deeply ir love with Val. CHAPTER ELEVEN ■ the hallway, helping Val into Jfox jacket,'Wade's hands lin ked caressingly on her shoul sti she smiled up at him ob ®ely. her pulses racing. Vade said, his voice intimately -Suddenly, I wish we weren’t JUST RECEIVED A large quantity of ESTATE CABINET OIL CIRCULATORS Use Our Layaway Plan For Next Fall ABEL FURNITURE COMPANY 11 S. Front St. Dial 6751 going out to dinner. It’ll mean an other crowd, more noise — and 1 want you to myselt, darling. I want that very much.’’ Val said prosaically, “But I’m hungry.” Wade laughed, shrugging into his overcoat, picking up his hat. “Never fear, sweet. I’ll feed you. But afterwards—” The Pump Room was crowded, but a waiter in livery led them immediately to the table Wade had reserved. It was a good table —Wade knew his way around. Val settled back comfortably against the ^padded leather bench, letting her wrap slip from her shoulders and looking about with casual in terest while Wade ordered for them both. The atmosphere here always appealed to her—the little Negroes in their fantastic turbans and gorgeous raimfent, weighed down with dignity, the food borne to the tables on flaming sword points, all against the restful background of slate-blue walls and sparkling crystal chandeliers. As always, her eyes sought the repli ca of the old pump near the en trance, the amusing anachronism that gave the smart supper- club its name. “There — that’s done. And you shall eat, darling—although I al ways thought that people in love lost their appetites.” “Am I supposed to be in love?” j Val asked, her smile teasing. “I hope so.” The orchestra started playing and people rose from tables all about them and converged on the dance floor Wade asked, “Shall we?” And then, as Val got up, he murmured close to her ear, “It’s the only civilized wray I can put my arms around you in these surround ings.” .LJctiJLIIUg, uic^ ntic ucauiuui cu watch, moving so effortlessly, with such rhythmic and instinctive grace, to the persuasive swing of the music. They danced as though they were so enthralled with one another that they were unaware of the other dancers all about; as though their nearness created a small, inviolate world into which they had escaped. And even when the music stopped and • they went back to their table, their absorption in each other held. Eating, talking, lingering over their cigarettes and coffee, it seemed to Val that only they two in all the big crowded rest were shadowy beings, with room were real, as though the out substance, moving unobtru sively beyond the edges of a dream. She had experienced this sensation before when she was with Wade Carrington. But never had the feeling been so strong, her surrender to it so willing. And it seemed to Val, remembering how earlier that evening she had fled from herself and from the searing memory of Rick, that the effect of Wade’s personality upon hers was a good thing. If he could stimulate her feelings to quick re sponse, if he could give her for getfulness—well, what more was there than that? What more in the way of association could she want or need? They danced once more. Then walking back toward their table, Wade asked, his low voice coax Kill the Itch (Scabies) With Siticide This liquid preparation kills In 30 minutes those itch mites with which it comes in contact. 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There are things I want to say, something I want to ask—and I’ll be darned if I’ll ask it here.” Val smiled, offering no objection as he slipped her wrap about her shoulders. While he paid the check, adding his usual generous tip, she gathered up her purse and gloves with a heady little feel ing of anticipation. She thought she knew what Wade wanted to tell her, possibly what he meant to ask. And somehow tonight she felt more certain what her answer would be than she had ever felt before. If Wade’s question concerned marriage, her answer would be yes. After all, why not? Val was too much of a realist to be in sensible to the obvious advantages of marriage to Wade Carrington. His fortune was large and assur ed, even in these times of pyra miding taxes. The family back ground was good, although Wade himself had little do do with the rest of the Carringtons, whom he considered definitely stuffy. He was handsome, well - mannered, amusing and undeniably attrac tive. Val was aware, as they left the restaurant, of several femin ine heads turning to watch Wade with approval. It was always like that. As for the disadvantages of marriage with Wade, Val went on with her thoughts, there was the first, the obvious one—the fact of his having been so many times married. A year ago, Val knew, she would have dismissed the idea of marrying a man who had al ready had three wives as com pletely ridiculous. But one changes in a year. Susan Pyle, all that gay crowd Val had met through Susan, took Wade’s mari tal adventures entirely for grant ed. So many people they knew were twice divorced — why not three times? It simply wasn’t im portant. That was the attitude of Susan’s crowd — and gradually it nad oecome vais aunuue, wu, One’s viewpoint is invariably changed by the attitude of the people with whom one associates a great deal. Val sometimes thought, with wry amusement, of how naive she used to be before she started going around with Su san and her friends—how absurd-1 ly unsophisticated. Well, she hadi got over it now. Wade’s interest was proof enough of that. The Val erie Kent of a year ago, the wide eyed girl Rick Colby had loved would not have attracted a man like Wade at all. The passing thought of Rick was like an agonizing prick of pain through hazy layers of anaesthe sia. Val’s mind hurried on, leav ing Rick purposefully behind. He /a? a part of the past and, as Wade’s wife, she wouldn’t have time to dwell on the past, which was exactly what she wanted. Wade would fill her days with gayety, her nights with passion. Their life together would be made up of all the glittering things that money could buy, the amusing people who are drawn by wealth, the fascinating places which are invariably expensive. And yet, Val thought in all fairness to herself, she wouldn’t be marrying Wade merely for his money. He was at tractive to her, whether what she felt for him was, in the purest sense, love or not. Marriage to Wade would be, Val thought with hardness, a flippancy of which she wouldn’t have been capable a year ago, fun while it lasted. And if it didn’t last—as it very well might not—well, no hearts would be broken and no one hurt too deeply. . They had been standing in the lobby, arm in arm and curiously quiet, as Val’s thoughts raced on. Now the doorman indicated that he had a cab for them and they went out through the chill wind off the lake and got into the car that waited, warm and a bit stuf fy, at the curb. Wade’s tone, giving the address of his apartment to the driver, was a bit tentative, Val realized, as though he wasn’t quite sure how she would take their destina tion. But she offered no objection. She had been to Wade’s apart ment with others on innumerable occasions—infrequently alone with him. A year ago, Val wouldn’t 'have gone with a man to his apartment at almost midnight. Now she thought nothing of it. For that matter, Wade’s wasn’t the only apartment she had visited under such circumstances. And nothing had arisen yet which she couldn’t handle quite competently. (To Be Continued) STUDENTS PRESENT COMEDY AT CLUB Civitans Entertained By NHHS Group During Luncheon A comedy satire, “When Shake speare’s Ladies Meet,” was pre sented by members of the New Hanover High School Dramatic club yesterday at the regular luncheon meeting of the Civitan club in the Crystal restaurant. Miss Mildred Johnson, dramatic director, introduced by Civitan Bresident Lloyd Jackson, told those present that the dramatic club was a comparatively new organization in the high school and that they planned to participate in the South eastern Dramatic Festival this year for the first time. As the title suggests, the half hour skit depicts w'hat would prob ably happen if the female charac ters in Shakespeare’s plays would meet in dialogue half Shakespear ian and half modern slang. The scene is Juliet’s garden in Verona, and the other characters come in to give Juliet advice on her ro mance with Romeo but instead find that Juliet gives them the advice. Those taking part were Jo Anne Snead as Portia; Nancy Winning ham as Catherine; Jean Cross as Ophelia; Miriam Anderson as Des demona; Lois McFarland as Juliet; and Eleanor Sneeden as Cleopatra. Frank McCracken of Sanford and I. W. Leggett of Charlotte ware guestg 9f the club* _ . J DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Noise of the surf 5. Throw 9. God of love 10. Leather flask for oil 11. Island in New York harbor 12. Warning of danger 14. Place of confinement 15. Pig pen 16. Masurium (sym.) 17. Romanies 19. Morsel 20. Grampus 21. Tardy 22. Blaze 25. Wise men 26. A cord for shoes 27. Storage crib 28. Insect 29. Melodious 33. Neuter pronoun 34. Offer 35. Dancing girl (Egypt.) 36. Insurgent 38. Food 39. Talk wildly 40. Poems 41. Negative votes 42. Questions DOWN 1. Type of race 2. Lowest deck of a ship 3. Laborious 22. Bent 4. S-shaped 23. A lamp worm 24. Play 5. Garments division 6. Unite by 25. Little girl treaty 27. Unde 7. Resort , veloped 8. White ant flower 11. Incite 29. Measures 13. Comrades of distance 15. Dry, as 30. Iron wine headed 18. Anger golf club 19. Sack 31. Accumu 21. Short late ropes 32. Guided <var.) 34. Flock Yesterday’* Anwn 37. Cry of a sheep 38. Crushing snake CRYPTOQUOTE—A cryptogram quotation • NQJRN MYN A G T NAEN YMOZ AENA SQYBZM IEGNA — RAEBZRUZEQZ. Yesterday’s Cryptoquote: MANY MEN ARE WISE ABOUT MANY THINGS, AND ARE IGNORANT ABOUT THEM SELVES—ST. BERNARD. COMMUNITY GROUP TO GATHER DATA Rev. Mortimer Glover Named Head Of Com mittee For Study Rabbi Samuel A. Friedman, president of the Community Coun cil, announced the appointment of the Rev. Mortimer Glover as chairman of a new committee to gather data and make a summary on domestic relations courts in North Carolina and near-by states, at the board of directors’ meeting yesterday. The committee was formed in order to present a concrete pro posal for the establishment ol such a court in Wilmington. A recent enabling act introduced in the state legislation by Senator Alton Lennon and Representative R. M. Kermon, makes New Hano ver county eligible under this act to establish such a court. It will combine with the present juvenile court here. The Rev. Mr. Glover will be as sisted by Mrs. William M. Hender son as vice chairman; and five members; Mrs. Herbert Bluethen ;thal, Mrs. Harris? Newman, the Rev. Walter B. Freed. J. R. Hollis, H. Carl Moultrie, and Rabbi Fried man, as ex-officio. The group decided to hold a quarterly meeting of the council semetime in April in the Com ■munity Center, Second and Orange i streets. FAVORABLE REPORT RALEIGH, Alarch 19 — (#) - The House Finance committee voted today to give a favorable report to a bill authorizing a ref erendum in Mecklenburg county on the establishment of alcoholic bev erage control stores. The only member who voted against it was [Rep. Tompkins of Jackson. DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER CAMP FOR 4-H MEMBERS The annual 4-H club summer camp for New Hanover 4 - H’ers will be held at Camp Millstone on July 25-29, it was announced yesterday by Miss Nancy Ingram, assistant home agent. The New Hanover 4-H’erg will join their fellow club members of Anson county in the five-day camping activities of Camp Mill stone, located approximately 120 miles west of Wilmington between Rockingham and EUerbe. The camp is open only to active 4-H boys and girls, Miss Ingram said. In order to be eligible, the 4-H’er must have started and shown sufficient progress in at least two projects and a health improvement plan. The cost of the camp will be about the same as last year, Miss Ingram said. A grocery list will be given in advance to those ex pecting to attend and the cash money will not exceed $5. WILMINGTON AERO CLUB PLANNING BREAKFAST FLIGHT Definite plans for a breakfast flight to Jacksonville, N. C., were laid at a meeting of the Wilming ton Aero club in the Woodrow Wilson hut. The date for the projected flight will be set at the next session of the club April 2. About 25 members were pres ent, with Earl Marshman, presi dent of the organization, presid ing at last night’s meeting. The plans for the breakfast flight were unanimously approved and a large number of the mem bers are expected to take part in the event. ;Diai 2-3311 For Newspaper Service Poor Complexion? i See hew this cream acts like a”litt!e nurse" to help improve your skin! Don’t let a poor complexion cheat you of a lot of life’s fun! 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CONTINUANCE OF USO VOTED HERE Recreation Projects To Re ceive Support Of City Until June 30 The continuance of present rec reation programs by the city for servicemen visiting in Wilmington was voted by the city council at yesterday’s regular session. The date for the ending of Ihe program had been set for March 31 when the vast USO project will be cut sharply, but the action of the council postponed the closing date until June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. __ Jesse Reynolds, city recreation director, advised the council that the USO has promised, however, to donate $250 per month to the pro gram if the city will continue to support the project. Prospects for continued support of some type of entertainment for visiting servicemen beyond the June SO deadline, appears bright, as a recommendation was made that the incoming council consider the further continuance of recrea tional facilities here. The action by the council came after requests had been made by members of the Second Marine division at Camp Lejeune and the 82nd Airborne division at Fort Bragg that the city support recrea tion projects. Emphasizing the morale build ing aptitudes of such a project Davis Howes, chairman of the op erating committee of the USO unit, told council, "one crime would cost the city more than the monies expended to continue the activity.” Howe also stressed the amount of good will which would result with the continuance of service men’s activities in the city. He also declared he felt such a pro gram would be vital to the estab lishing of a veteran hospital in the community and would be an 'influ ence toward development of the port. A letter from Brig. Gen. D. R. 1 .. Nimmer, commander of Camp Le-t jeune, addressed to Mayor W. j Itonald Lane, was read in suppori ol the measure. The letter stated that the camp was expected to stabilize at 15,000 men. ¥ „ Councilman James E. L. 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