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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President; A. R. Holthouse „ Editor C. E. Holthouse Treasurer J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoin-1 ing’Counties: One year, ?6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; 6 months, $3.70; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Meet your friends at the House of Friendship. o o The most cherished possession today is a ticket to the sectional tourney. o o There will be two new coins if Congress approves bills providing for 7-% and 2- 1 4 cent pieces. The idea is to keep prices from jumping a nickel at a time just for convenience. Os course there may be trouble from the man who tenders eight cents for a 7-t> cent article, and wants change. It does seem as I if a three cent and seven cent coin would make more sense. o 0 The boss of Monte Carlo is in Nevada investigating craps games and other forms of gambling in Las Vegas and Reno, with the hope i of getting new ideas for his casino. If he sticks around too long, he ; may have to trade his resort for a i stack of chips. ■ —o—o— County and city offices and'; banks were closed today in ob- J servance of Washington's birth- ■ day anniversary and in addition, i there were no mail deliveries, i Once again the nation* is reminded ] of the patriotic deeds and services ; of the heroic Washington. ■ o o—- ' , Visitors to thg sectional basketball tourney are invited to use the!; reception rooms at the K. of P. j home, provided through the court-': esy of the Chamber of Commerce. , Let s call it the House of Friend- ] ship, where neighbors meet. o-—o | Red Cross chapters last year! gave $5,653,000 in financial as- i sistance to servicemen, veterans, I and their families to meet emerg- j ency needs. Lend a helping hand j to those who need it. Contribute i to the 1949 Red Cross Fund Cam- ( paign and maintain this necessary , service. I - —o —o ] A legislator predicts that the I General Assembly will adjourn ; without passing the bonus bill. He : says the two parties are deadlock-1 ed on the plan of raising the < money. The people will not an- I dorse this stand, feeling that some I compromise is possible. The legis- i lature should settle the question i; and set up the tax collecting j machinery at this session. |

Infection in Hands Need s Immediate Treatment

By Herman N. Eundesen, M. D. INFECTION'S in any part of the < body of course require prompt at- j tention. Delays may be dangerous. i Special care, however, must be i given Jo those occurring in the i hands, since, unless they are prop- i eriy cared fop. they may result in permanent dlaabilit.y which natur- 1 ally interferes with a person's ability to earn a livelihood. Dr. Loudon, and his co-workers. ■ of England, .believe that snrgi.-a! treatment on the hand should he given early in order to keep the infection from spreading and to per- , rait prompt healing , The surgical treatment cnns'st* of opening the infected area and allowing the infected material to drain cut. getting rid of al! dead tissues, sewing up the wound.'and giving treatment with penicillin. Futhermore. the involved part mast be kept immovable until complete healing takes place. This type of treatment shortens the healing time to about eight davs in cases where there was no loss of skin tissues, and to about 20 days in cases where skin tissues were destroyed. This is a much shorter healing period than is usually expected in conditions of this type Before operation on a number of patients studied, the involved part was made Immovable with a plasr aw mm. w »>■■— a— — r

The nation is observing Brotherhood Week and so calls upon citi- ! sens to more fully observe the spirit of understanding and goodj will among our fellow men. President Truman gave a good definition of the goal, when he wrote, i “In this age when science has j tapped the atom's nucleus, man! must taip the nucleus of under-1 standing without which there is no wisdom, no spirit for righteous action, no mutual concern.” Hate and prejudice cause most of the world s troubles, and as an editorial reminds us,'' "Before we can live brotherhood we must think ! it.” o—o Democrats will gather in Indianapolis next Saturday for the ’annual Jefferson-Jackson day din-1 ner and to hear Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture in President Truman’s Cabinet, Res- ' ervations are being made for 1,200’! persons. In a letter to State Chairman Ira Haymaker, National Chair- ■ man J, Howard McGrath, pointed ■ out, “this year our traditional dinners have become the JeffersonJackson Victory dinners, not to celebrate a mere partisan victory, j but to dedicate ourselves to carry- ( ; ing out the responsibility which the people of America imposed up- , on our party and our President in the November election.” I O O h— International Law: The fact that of the pro-' posed international laws, under the United Nations, would give an international court jurisdiction over United States citizens was; pointed out in a recent speech by • Frank E. Holman of Seattle, presi-'i dent of the American Bar Associa- | tion. One of the suggestions made by Holman was that if an international bill of rights such as is now proposed had been in force at the time' of the Detroit race riots a few i years ago, officials of that-city and of Michigan might perhaps have been brought into the international court, charged with fail ! tire to take adequate measures to protect the racial minority groups! involved. This suggestion grips' the imagination. Yet Americans are reminded that our own federal Union would never have been possible if the individual states had not been willing to give to the federal government the authority to enter a state and call its citizens before a federal tribunal. Probably it is not possible to make international law I real and effective without giving to international courts a similar authority over the individual citizens of the various nations. We should proceed slowly and carefully on the road to interna-1 tional law, making sure that liberties are spread rather than surrendered. But we should not approach it fearfully or with undue jealousy for our national sovereignty.

was given a large amount of vita-1 ■rains A. C and D, together with plenty of fluids. Every three hours the patient was given an injection of penicillin into a muscle. The operation was done as soon as the patient's general condition was satis factory, and the infection was limited to one area. After the infection i was opened and the dead tissues removed. penicillin powder was dust ed lightly into the area. Following the operation, a cast was put on to keep the part Imsiov- ■ able until complete healing occurred. Active exercise of the parts | not in the cast was encouraged. It was also important to keep the arm raised during the healing time. For five days after the operation, penicillin was given twice a day. ( The stitches were left in place for at least seven days. As soon as the wound was healed, the patient was' encouraged to move the fingers. With proper care of these hand infections, permanent disability may tie prevented. QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS ■<M. H.: I have neuritis in the tack of my neck. Can this be cared’ Answer: Neuritis, as a rule, can, be cleared up; however, what you ■ ■ onslder to be neuritis may be some other condition. j A thorough study by an ortho nsdit-t »nijw he ed’itxMtr

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| CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR | RED broke the awkward pause. "Were very tona oi Mark, Mrs. Collwell," be said pleasantly. “But we nave never met anyone more deflating to our egos. He thinks ■ammy is too good-looking and 1 am too redheaded tor the spiritual profession. 1 do not Know what line he would recommend tor us." “It surprises me, too,* Mrs. CoUwell admitted. “You really do not expect such—such unusual jeauty ji a parsonage. And I must say 1 never heard ot a model becoming a minister's wife. And 1 would never nave expected Mark, ot ail people, to take such a fancy to a preacher." “By the way. Mark," Sammy said, “Leda and Joey were delighted with the box ot clothes you sent. Joey thought they should be drided up among two or three ct ner clients out Leda insisted that she might not And another fit tor mm tor months. It’s the best wardrobe he has ever bad. He acts jaite peacocky." “Did you send Joey some clothes, Mark?" Donna asked. “Some old junk 1 had lying around." ne said sheepishly. “Nothing any good. He’s about my size. 1 sent it to Leda." “And Mark," Sammy said, “Leda asked me to give you this. It was in one ot the pockets. This ten-dolla- blit It’s the same bill." Mark blushed darkly. "I didn't know she would go through the pockets," ne said. “1 thought .be might come across It himself." “He did. He cook it back to Leda.' She wanted mm to keep it, claiming ignorance ot the donor s whereabouts, but be wouldn’t take it. Joey’s very prouu. He told ner to use It on some at her more suffering clientele. Did you put it there to test mm, Mark ?" “Test mm!" tils surprise was obvious. “No! Why should t test mm! 1.“ new he wouldn't know where the clothes came from and ugured ne would nave to keep iL I thought maybe be could use iL" Sammy smiled warmly. “Yes, that’s what we thought. But Leda couldn't talk him into it" “1 know how we can make him take it." Donna exclaimed, and real hearts showec momentarily in her brightening eye*. “You and i will go down to ms dump ot a studio and pick out a picture to give Sammy and Rea tor a wedding present. We b tell him Sam- | my wants it particularly as a souvenir ot all the peaches we tuvt peeled together." That'* lovely, Donna! That's perfect. And we’ll frame the picture, too, and hang it in Red’s barn." "Red's barn!" “That’s what we cal! his apartment," Sammy explained laughingly. They talked, they listened and they laughed. The hours did not drag. Only the ringing ot the telephone galvanized them into rind attentivenaae. Donna, answering in trembling terror, invariably reported back unhappily that it was soon triend, scene neighbor, nothing at all Mark, who once before tn that same room bad- brazenly announced the state of unengagement between Donna ano himself, now .eported Joyourly that be and Donna were going to be married lou, very noon now, "as soon as Dad CoUwell gets home from ms trip out West* "But it will not interfere with my churchiy chore tor you." be , "Dcmms van oeip ma She’s

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for a few minutes until the headwaiter approaches. Q. Is it necessary that a business woman* stand when callers come into her office? A. No, it is not at all necessaiy. But in certain cases it does indicate a sincere pleasure over the call. Q. How* soon before the wedding should a gift be sent to the bride? A. As soon as possible after receipt of the wedding invitation.

very good at lugging potted palms and begonlaa,” Sammy and Red were sincerely plear and congratulatory. “He was just practicing up on i us, Red," Sammy said. “His success in wangling us into it must have gone to his head. And now, after all, you will probably beat us to the altarl' "Only because they live In New i Jersey where their nyglene is l taken tor granted," Red protested. , “Do statistics prove that New Jeri sey is healthier or just more trustI ing than New York?" When Donna suggested that Mark fix sdme drinks, Mrs Collwell glanced at Red uneasily. He smiled at her reassuringly. “Yes, 1 really am a preacher," be said. “And 1 am a temperance engine, too, but not a strict teetotaler." "Come along, Sammy," Donna said. “We’ll see it we can dig out some crackers ana spreads of some kina We’re usually pretty well stocked. .ou want to see the rest of the house anyway." In the large, sunny kitchen, she swiftly produced «oxes ot crackers and small jars ot meat and cheese mixtures and handed Sammy a knife. Smilingly they set to work. "Sammy," Donna said briskly, “why did you drop all the things you had to do today and come out here?" “Because Mark asked us." “Would you nave come it 1 had asked yod, Sammy?" i Sammy's hesitation was slight. Perhaps not, Donna. Probably i not. Because I would have known you were just asking me superficially. Even it you had needed me, you wouldn't have asked me, would you?" “NO, 1 suppose not. Not before i today, anyhow." Her voice was humble. “But Mark didn't say ne needed you. 1 near*! mm at the l phone. He didn’t say anything." “He asked us to come, Donna. It pleased Rgd and me very mucn. , more* than 1 can tell you. Fhendi ship is a tunny thing, isn’t it T it isn't just a spontaneous tittle outi burst like * mu&iropm. It has to I be wbrked at. There baa to be a ' little give and a lot ot take.' More I take than give, I think, and that i requires practice. I am not abeaki ing of ta»no*. yop know. Maybe ■ 1 mean feelings \. Jour mother - is sweet, isn't she? Mark dotes i on her. He says sne is the Sear- ! est approach to a mother he ever had, and the approach is very i near." “We aren’t always so iugui brious." “1 knov. 1 teelfbetter-aoqualnt-ed with you today, Donna, than ■ during ali the months we have • lived together in the apartment. It is the first time you e*er let I me see you. 1 like you in the natt uraL” ! "1 teel naked,” Donna said, > flushing slightly. "As it I should • run away and put some clothes on. ■ But 1 am just too miserable and f too tired. .. ." He. voice trailed l away. "But you're a very brave girl, t Donna YouTl be all right You re ■ all right now." When the girls with the tray of . canape*. and Mark with the highI ball glasses, re-entered the living I room, they found Mra CoflweU i leaning forward tn ner chair gazi ing as one spellbound at Red's big pleasant face with the good-na-iitured, oddly Keen gray eye* II “But Mr. Red." she ejaculated. i'“l fitver neard ot anybody just

0 0 20 YEARS AGO TODAY 0 0 Feb. 22 — The bill to abolish capital punishment in Indiana defeated in the lower house. Andrew W. Mellon accepts position as secretary of treasury under Hoover. Dick Heller elected president of • the Decatur Industrial Association. Mrs. Ada Martin announces as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for city treasurer. Mrs. William Butler opens a branch women's apparel store in i Berne. Al Capone is linked with the Chicago massacre iby investigators. A A Household Scrapbook | | By ROBERTA LEE j 0 Candle Holder If it is necessary to use a candle where there is a wind that will extinguish it, use a tall glass tumbler, fastening the candle to the bottom by means of its own melted wax. , Prunes A much more delicious flavor will be the result if a small stick of cinnamon and several slices of lemon are added to your prunes while they are simmering. The Hands Immediately after dishwashing, rub a little lemon juice well into ■ the hands to keep them soft and white. Masonic Family night Tuesday, Feb. 22. Pot luck supper at 6:30 p. m., . followed by entertainment. 43b2tx Gene K. Hike, W. M.

i going out and buying a church ; and Betting himself up in business. r 1 don't think the other churches wd like it" i “Oh, 1 don’t think they’ll mina" • Donna and Mark passea silently t around from one to another with i , their trays ana sank down into l easy chairs to listen. “You see, we’re not going to ' compete wit other churches. > We’re not going to nave members. ■ We're not going to take colldc- • Uona. We’re just going to pick ep ' a lot ot loose ends the regular churches cannot or do not take t care ot We're going to be what ■ you might call a churches' church." “A churches' church! 1 never • heard ot such a thing." j “Well, It’s something like a .doc- , tors' doctor, or a lawyers' lawyer, or a teachers' teach*. We’re not t going to start chai i ties, or reflet • or bazaars or anything i like that But when the other , churches nave a campaign on. , we’re going to offer our help and pitch right in and v rk our heads , off, helping them. Let them reap , the success and get the credit I We re not even going to nave -! , church services at regular hours. ( No competition at all We’re going to have our Sunday school at the usual church nour, so the dej vout will nave a snug place to t park their children while they imbibe a little divine worship in their own pews." I “But children will not go to two Sunday schools in one day," she | objectea I “Some of them wilt Our Sun- , day school isn’t going to be ortho- . dox either. We’re going to play I Bible games and do Biblical charades and tableaux and have contests with prizes. I think the Kids , will like IL" j “Will it promote their religion ? ’ , “I don’t know. But it will teach j them a tew things about the Bible. It will give them eomething to think about. It will keep them off ‘ the streets. And it will nelp teach them good sportsmanship." t “I never heard ot such a thing," . she confessed amazedly. j “Don't let it throw you. Mother i Collwell." Mark said encouraginge ly. “He uad me doing loops tor a t while, too, out I finally landed . right side up." e “Do you think you will like ber ing a— preacher's wife ?" sne , askea, turning to Sammy. . “1 will love being Red's wife." r she said confidently. “And 1 am f funoua that be kepi me waiting a'* these years. It it hadn't been . * Mark I doubt it 1 ever could have pinned nin. right down to it" . Mn. CoUwell ana Donna, with , understanding glances, rose from e their chairs murmuring vague words about preparations for dmt ner. . “May 1 come, too?" Sammy asked eagerly and when they nodded smiling assent, she followed j them to the Kitchen. “» nave to t brush up on this culinary racket." ! she explained “So tar. when we 1 have eaten together, Red*baa done the cooking so I shall have to* work overtime to catch up with e him." Mrs. CoUwell turned abruptly, f one hand on the refrigerator door. "Do you mean ne cook*, too. > along with everything else be i j dors?" . "lea. He’s a good cook. too. ; He lovea to coo.. And he gets . more kick out of polishing up a stewpan than most people get out L of night dubs." t (To Be Coatfaued)

a — ♦ The People’s Voice This column for the use of our i readers who wish to make sugj gestions for the general good I or discuss questions of inter- | est. Please sign your name to I show authenticity. It will not ■ | be used if you prefer that it I | not be. * • I Likes Meters Why so much griping about parking meters around the court house? I understand the city pays for the meters, so the farmers can park while paying their taxes, move on up town, shop, go home, and yet it does not cost as it did in horse and buggy days when it took a dime to put the horse in the feed barn. Also, people from other states pay while parking. Van Weik, 0., Findlay. Ohid, Columbia City, have parkingi meters including around the court . house. Most of the help in the court house live in Decatur, pay their taxes in “Adams county." The court house is in Decatur, and Decatur is in “Adams county" so lets appreciate the parking meters. I do. it sure has helped the parking situation. Your Reader,—“A Farmer’s Wife” Haywood County, N. C., contains 72 mountain peaks more than 5,000 feet high.

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE “RED LOVES to cook," Sammy went on, “He loves everything." "What do you love?” asked Mrs. CollwelL "Only him” was the fervent answer. Then she laughed and added quickly, "That is not true, of course. 1 love a thousand things. Music and dancing and the theater and the chuich anc pretty clothes and colors. 1 used to love modelihg, but not any more. You were right, Mrs. Collwell, what you said about modeling. 1 feel the same way about IL Really, it is only emphasizing and showing eff a nice figure, nice curves, nice movements. A lift of the arm where it will show a provocative oreast line. A gesture of the knee to play up the slope of a hip. That sort of thing. It comes very easy to women. Doing what comes nacherly, I suppose. But Red has made mi a little self-conscious about it. Not intentionally, quite unconsciously, I’m sure. He never says 1 have nice legs or a welladjusted torso. He refers to it as my temple, something designed especially for me. Sometimes he calls me his Taj Mahal. So 1 have come to be rather choice about my person. I shall be glad to quit modeling. 1 shall like Sunday school charades much better." Mrs. Coliwe’l) had stood quite motionless,- listening, not lifting her hand from the freezer door. "1 owe you an apology," she said. “1 thought Mark was exaggerating. He wasn’t He couldn't" j Sammy laughed. “1 hope you are referring to more than my face and figure." "Yes. 1 mean you. But your looks are part of you, Sammy." Mark and Red, left alone, aat in comradely silence awhile. •Thanks for coming, Red," Mark said at last “We were glad to come, Mark." "Yes, 1 know. That’s what I am thanking you for. For being glad to come." "Pretty tough going, huh?" "Very tough. Horrible. Let me tell you—" “No, don’t Mark. Not today. They know we came here cold and are going it blind. 1 think it will work out better if we keep it on just that basis. There’s nothing tangible we car. do, is there ?” "Not a thing. But your presence is tangible and it's helping. I I don't think Donna could have stood much more of it without a break." "She’s a lovely girl” "It's a lovely family. And it's my family." Mark’s voice was harsh and strained. It would have been a pleasurably social evening except for the unremitting consciousness that three pairs of ears were straining, with hope and with fear, for a ring of the telephone, that three pairs of eyes lifted, too often, to the hands of the clock recording the inexorable passing of precious moments. Red had arranged for the taxicab to return for them at a quarter to eleven, in time to catch the late bus to the city. When .Mark protested, offering to drive them, Red gave him q straight deterring look, a look that said as plainly as words, "Stay here. They need you." "I can't tell you bow happy we are that you came today," Mrs. Collwell said, as the time neared eleven and Sammy began a woman's usual preliminary gestures toward imminent departure. "We were getting very restless, just waiting around ail by ourselves. It was wonderful having you." “Wopld you like us to run out awhile tomorrow?" Red suggested casually. “You wouldn't!" Donna ex- ’ claimed. “Who wouldn’t?" he countered drawlingiy. “Would you?" Mark asked quickly. “Sure The first prerequisite to successful preaching is to have a rood long fine of dependable substitutes on tap. 1 am equipped with that prerequisite 1 am tied up in the morning but 1 can come in the afternoon." “We get along pretty wen in the morning," Mrs. CoDwell said. There's the telephone and the mail and the grocery orderthings like that. It would be wonderful u you could come again. I never saw people so easy to talk

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to. Or so interesting about It." r “O.K. Sammy will check her ’ appointments and we'll make it as . early as we can." As they moved toward the hall, ■ Donna touched her finger lightly ■ to Red's arm. t “M ait a minute," she whispered. . “Come over here.” She drew him : to the other side of the room, into i the alcoved entrance to the dining . room, well removed from the oth- > ers in the haiL I "Red, tell me. Are you the kind • of preacher who goes in for high t ideals and moralistic platitudes 1 and ringing oratory or—or do you > really believe in God and prayer 1 and old-fashioned things like . that?" > He took her small, cold hands t firmly in his big, warm clasp. r T believe In God and prayer ; and everlasting things like that,” i he said gravely. s Then when you go to bed toj night," she went on, breathless but r determined, "would you say a lit- ■ tie prayer for us? And for my 5 father? We need it” “I’ll be glad to, Donna. I was > going to any way Lut 1 am glad > you asked me. That makes it much / stronger. Working together. Cot operation. Co-operation is very f strong." “Do you need to know anything • specific—ol 13 that enough?" ; That's enough. That's all 1 need to know. But you can help, Don- » na. You can be a great help." 5 “How?” she whispered doubts ingly. "When you go to bed tonight s and begin feeling lost and terri- : tied and your thoughts keep nagging away at troubling things, r you tell your little mind to mind its own business. Tell it the Big t Mind has taken charge of all these things. Make your little mind t keep hands off. ueave it to the Big Mind and go to sleep." • “I'll try, Red. Thank you.” I When they nad gone, Mrs. Coll- ; well put her hands on her hips, planted herself firmly on both small feet and exclaimed emphat- • ically, "Well! That is the most remarkable couple 1 ever saw in . my life. If 1 hadn't seen it with i my own eyes 1 wouldn’t believe < it Tm not sure 1 believe it any- > how." Mark laughed, his pleasure sat- ' urated with pride. They were his B friends. 1 “Mark," Donna said briskly, b “how about having Red marry 1 us?" Mark swept her off her feet into his arms. “Donna, you darling! s There's nothing I'd like better!" s "But will it be legal? Has he been ordained? 1 want this to be • absolutely binding forever and e ever." t “It will be binding. He was or- , dained last year. He's working tor i his S.T.D. now. And I’ll bet you b that two dollars you owe me that s yo* do not know what S.T.D, ; stands for." s Donna and her mother considered it frowningly. "Doctor of Siamese Twins ?" was • the best Donna could suggest. b “Scientific Theology," he tnc formed her loftily. “Anything you ;, want to know about theology, just ? ask me. I’m full of it Red is f «.tching.” 1 “Very well, braggart. Ido not know about the rest of you but b I think I am going to sleep tonight Let's go to bed!” • The morning brought no news s but both Donna and her mother e looked less harried, more removed t from the breaking point and Mark, l quickly responsive, felt his own spirits lifting. And they had t things to talk about, things that - occupied their bps with words and served to detour their sorry • thoughts. Mrs. Collwell asked innumerable i questions about Sammy and Red, and Mark, as their chosen friend, 1 took it upon bimself to answer, effectively uuirnng ner 3 She busied herself with prepars--1 t'ons for a special dinner, a par- • Ucutarly good dinner, and when 1 they ai4ised her of trying to 1 show off and make an impression e she said defensively, “Everybody prepares special dinners for the » minister. Though 1 certainly never - expected to see a man like Red I in the pulpit. Lam not at all sure - but it will be a very nice change." • Both women took considerable - pains with their dressing, too, alt ways a good sign, and chose their

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most becoming house gowns. I "It’s an odd thing about beauty* I Mrs. Collwell remarked. how you feel you have to play upß*' to it, sort of rise to meet it when somebody else has iL Maybeß the beauties have that feeling top ■ Maybe it is that, instead of vanity I which makes them take with their appearance.’■ B> “Why don’t you play uptol Red’s religion, too?” Mark askdß teasingly, trying to encoungeß their upsurge of spirit "You might B put a Bible on the hall table uiß scatter a few tracts and pamph- B lets on the cocktail tray. We don’t fi want him to think we are heath. B ens." “You can laugh if you want to, B Mark,” she said firmly, "but 1 give B you my word if he ever does toy B himself a church, 1 shall go Mi B hear him preach if I have to travel ■ half-way round the w0r1d..,, B Did you ever hear of snyWyß buying a church just so he could B run it to suit himself ? If he didn't seem so sensible otherwise I would think he was crazy.” Sammy and Red arrived together in mid-afternoon and were welcomed with eager, revealing warmth. “We thought you would never get here!” Mrs. Collwell exclaimed. "I was never so glad to see anybody in my life,” added Donri “VZe’ve been looking forward to you all day. . . . And 1 had never expected to be looking forward to anything as long as I live.” "Except your marriage, 1 trust you mean,” Mark reminded ter neatly. “Oh, yes, our marriage. Our marriage, Mark! Ask him. Asa him right away.” Mark frowned. "1 do not know if it is my place," he said dubiously. "I am not up on these religious rites. Red, you ought to know. Who is supposed to invite the officiating clergy for a wedding? The groom or the bride’s parents? We want to be correct about this.” Red showed surprise. "I don't know,” he said. "1 never thought about IL I don’t suppose there is any ironclad rule, r should think the one closest to him. I have already asked ours, because he is my friend as well as a remote and highly superior relative. I don't think there is any rule about it" “Go ahead, Mark," Donns prompted eagerly. The brightness in her eyes attained briefly A lB luster of a golden sparkle. "Reverend Red,” Mark said solemnly, "will you be good enough to officiate at our wedding, Dana's and mine?” Deep red stained Red's expressive blond face. "No, really! You don’t mean it!" he ejaculated. "Are you saying that because you want me or just to please me? For it d** s please me.” “It pleases us, too," Donna a* sured him. .. “But haven’t you some faiwij minister you’d rather have? Everybody has a pet family mimste tucked away out of sight somewhere." . “Our minister 13 quite new. Mrs. Collwell gave corroboranoo to their request “Donna and MW* hardly know him and Alan an only very slightly. We are not.w enthusiastic about him either. “1 hope that means by ence that you are byway a coming enthusiastic about m. Red said. His smile was br» and inclusive. “I’m about you. AU 't you. Dad toe well, too. 1 don! expect him * approve of me but he can t csci, my enthusie t Did you bear “ Sammy? They are going “ me officiate at their union. what God and 1 snail er, let nobody take any with. Bless you, my childrenHe crossed to Donna, pu‘ hand under her chin. u P tilt J ng ., r . face, and kissed her on the up He shook hands with Mark. He regarded Mrs. CoUwel reflectively. "1 am not sure « proper procedure with law. since you are ao to be correct about thm. But the dickens! Tm • stooped and kissed her fore»« For that brief mterval been not one anxious or L--thought among them- t He is a genius. Mart tnvw, proudly. He is a great geni-s---(To Bo Cootamed) --