Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1955 — Page 4

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Watch the pages of the Daily Democrat during January. Many mid-winter sales are planned by local merchants and yod will find. " some genuine bargains in merchandise. 0 o Automobile license tags for 1955 now are available at the Decatur auto license branch. While the law does not require new tags until the last day of February, youtl get quicker service if you get your tags immediately. 0 o—— It's a funny world and a funny life! People who read in newspapers and hear on the radio the minute there is a cut in taxes; a circus coming to town or a chance to get something free are the same people who through the same channels, fail to read and - hear “Drive Carefully”. More accidents and .more deaths from traffic tragedies are recorded each year. . —0 o The national congress will hear the President's state of the union message Thursday. Republican leaders who already have bad a preview of Mr. Elsenhower's proposals seem impressed and several have voiced the opinion that most of the President’s program will get through the Democrat controlled congress. The program includes an increase of from 75 cents to 90 cents in the minimum wage scale; continuation of the present high rate of corporation taxes; and no relief for Mr. andMrs. Average Taxpayer. q 0 Harley Reef, farmer, - efvie leader and prominent southern Adams county Democrat has been named aa president of the Adams county board of commissioners for 1955. Commissioner Reef recently was reelected to a second term by a huge majority which reflected the confidence which his home" county people have In his ability and judgment. The board of county commissioners is perhaps the most important county body in existence. That board, with the aid of the county auditor, makes up the budget and spends the county's money. Adams county Is extremely fortunate in having-. its present board of Reef, Lewis Worthman and freshman member John Kinta. r -

The Very Common Cold, Its Care and Its Cure

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MJ). YOU might be immune to certain cold germ* right now. You probably ar* it you have had a cold within the last month or no. At least you’re immune to the particular virus which caused your previous cold. There are others, however, that can strike you. Temporary Immunity Most persons rre protected for a period of three Or four months from catching a cold from the same virus. That’s why most of you (two out of three) have about three colds a year. There isn't much we doctors can do for you if you have a cold. However, there are several things you can do for yourself. If you have a fever, your head is stopped up and your eyes bum, go to bed and stay there for a • minimum of two day*. Even if you have only a mild cold, restrict your activities, at least for a couple of days. , Stay at Homo Above all, if you have a fever, don't go out of the house. If you have no fever, and feel you must go to th* office or out shopping, bundle up well. Better cancel all your social engagements until you're feeling better. Take a hot bath before you go to bed. . Sleep In a warm room, about I

The members of the Indiana general assembly will convene at Indianapolis Thursday for the opening of a 61-day legislative session: Usually after 40 or 50 days of arguments, the lawmakers get down to business and come up with a record number of laws. Governor Craig's present toll road set-up and his proposal for construction of more toll - roads will come in for some major discussion and possibly a widescale investigation. If the toll road commission has been oiy-the level with the people, it will welcome a complete investigation, If the money has been tossed around to political backs, which many believe is the case, there'll be some dark days ahead. T OO \ . Mayor John Doan has announceu several appointments and reappointments to the. Plan Commission and the Appeals boardDeane Dorwin. a new appointment to both boards, is a Decatur native and a long-time meim ber of the Decatur high school faculty. The new board member is well qualified to do the work which has been assigned to him. He is a home owner and a strong believer in Decatur. Likewise. Robert Gay, the other new appointment to both boards is a native citixen of Decatur and is the operator of a gasoline service station. Gay will give years of experience as a business man and home owner to the boards. Kenneth |lirschy, home owner, labor leader. Central Soya employe and prominent in civie ask fairs has been reappointed for another four-yea r term on the Plan Commission. Hirachy is one of the original appointments on the board more than seven years ego and always has of his time and energy in a fair and constructive manner. Charles Cloud, General Electric employe and home owner has been on the - Appeals board since its beginning and 18 regarded aa one of that important board's mainstays. Robert Yost, local contractor and home owner likewise is a reappointment on the Appeals board. Yost is a capable and energetic young man who has added much to the functioning of the boardThese two important boards, which mean so much to the orderly planning of our city now and in the future, are in good hands. Congratulations to the Mayor for selecting these fiqe gentlemen for the work ahead.

70 to 72 degrees, and keep the windows closed. While draft* won’t cause a cold, they can do untold harm if you already have one. Eat Lightly Eat light meals, but drink a lot of water, milk and fruit julc**. Eat a lot of soup, too. Aspirin will usually relieve headaches and other mild symptoms. Nose drop* probably will clear th* nasal passages and make breathing easier; but don't use them too frequently. For Bor* Throat If your throat Is sore, you can gargle every hour or ao. Use warm salt water. You can make this by mixing half a teaspoonful of salt in a glassful of warm water. If your cold persists, call your doctor. Colds are seldom fatal in adults, but they can be mighty serious to an infant. I’ll tell you tomorrow what to do If your baby catches cold. QUESTION AND ANSWER B. A.: How should I treat a sty? Answer: When a sty first forms, the use of cold compresses is sometimes helpful in preventing its development. Later, hot compresses may be necessary to hasten the appearance of pus. If too much pus is formed, tne sty auy hav* to b* ianccd.

fe— : ....... fl ( 20 Years Ago i 5-5! January s—Those in the '"khow" say Phil Macklin will be appointed postmaster at Decatur to succeed L. A. Graham. Homestead officials in Washington will open bids for cisterns-at jhe Hoine-rtcTOs in Decatur tomor- ■ A cash register containing about 360 was stolen from Runyon & Son garage this morning. ißtuffton Tigers defeated the Decatur Yellow- Jackets, 22> to 26, and Kirkland won oVer the Commodores, 4A to Id. _ The Geneva Cardinals defeat Pleasant Mills Spartans, 27 to 14. Buys Health Bond The Odd Fellows lodge has voted purchase of a |5 health

Help Fight TB in. Buy Christmas Seals

bond, officials of the Chri s t m a a seal campaign In Adam a county annou peed today. A 1 I proceeds from the annual Christmas seal' sale are used in the fight on tubercu-

losis and to provide free clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.” The sale is conducted by the Adams Bounty tuberculosis association. Household Scrapbook 4 4., BY ROBERTA LEE I— ■ 9 A Fire,: Extinguisher Put three pounds of salt in a gallon of water and to this add 1-14 lbs. of sal ammoniac. This liquid should be bottled. When a blaze is discovered pour the soul lon on it. Roast Pork r if roast pork R boiling until partly done and then put in the oven to brown and finish cooking', 't will not shrink as it does when cooked entirely in the oven, and will be more tender. Sheets If sheets are turned each way, naying no attention to top or bottom. they will wear much longer, aa the strain is distributed. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN TUESDAY morning was overcast and cold. 1 hadn’t got much sleep last Bight and the buckwheat •akes and country sausage breakfast did a lot for me. 1 left the dinng room and passed up the log fire n the lounge for the desk and my oal of the lidded eyes. "Good morning, Mr. Gratton." She seemed to be over her low ebb about Purcell and I bated to bring ,t up but I wanted news. - "Have the state police given you anything further ?’’ 1 tried to be discreet and omit names but it didn't do any good. Her mouth got thinner and came down a shade. "Nothing, except that his secretary in Washington had no idea why he was bar*. She had expected him to return Sunday." "What did he do—professionally?” I asked. “He was with the government—*T so the police tell me.” Her Ude ragged. 'They were here this morning and took his things. Part if the investigation, they say." "Is there anyone here in the village who could give me some of the local legends, something on che older families around here?” *> Her hand went for one of the Inn's Illustrated folders arranged in a neat pile under the scenic postcards 1 stopped her. ’Thanks, I have that. Tra not so much interested in the places as the people. I thought maybe—• "Oh—people.” Bhe touched my erm. "Our rector. He knows mor* about the history es Fairfax Springs than any person alive today.’’ "Where can I find him ?” The rectory Is Just next t* St. Andrews Yoke Gairdner has lived ner* nearly all his life and be simply reeks with history. You'll find him charming." I got her to direct me to the church and went upstairs for my hat and topcoat. BL Andrews was a nice ivy. colored stone church that might have been in Buckinghamshire. The rectory beside it was smothered with evergreens that had been set too close to it and the ivy was crawling over from the adjoining church. 1 went onto the porch and pressed the bell under the nameplate t L. Yoke Gairdner. I pushed it again and waited. 1 thought I beard voices around back. Another push got me note Ing so 1 stepped off the porch and walked around the side, of the bouse. There was a woman with redbrown hair and tranicies* glasses standing on the back porch. Sho„ wore no hat but had a cloth coal wrapped close around her and she was talking to an open doorway in Uie Saras* behind th* house. When

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Court News Marriage Licenses * WTtttSni Baker, 24, Fort Wayne, -and Edna Sue Rice, 21, Fort Mayne. , < Russell E. Ludwig, 19. Mt. Cory? 0., and Mary Ellen Burkholder, 17, Ada. O. Drainage Petition In the Sanford Reynold® petk tion proof of the pUibYfbttitfa of not Im Os contract has been Ried. The. contractor's bid and bond have been filed by Irvin Gravel and Supply. The agreement is to have the ditch completed by April 20 at a cost of 34,872. Proceedings Filed , Certified true and complete proceedings on the affidavit for receiving stolen property by the state vs. James Earl Gates bas been ordered filed. Smith Estate The schedule to determine inheritance tax due from the estate of Anna C. Smith has been filed with reference to the county assessor and a notice has been ordered returnable Jan. '27. The final report has also been filed and a notice has been ordered returnable Feb. 3. The estate Is valued at 31417.73. Heirs are Francis M. Leonard and Si. Mary’s Catholic church.

1 spoke she turned and I noticed that sue had wide-open nostrils and a long upper lip that gave the impression she was stifling a yawn. "I'm looking for Reverend Gairdner,” 1 said. “He'll be out in a moment,” she said and went into the house and closed the door. 1 stood there and wondered which door he’d come from. 1 bet on the kitchen. He came out of the garage looking like an ecclesiastical Falstaff in a short black coat, black bib vest, clergyman's collar and wellpatched hip boots run up as far as they would go under the round paunch. On the other end he was wearing a waterproof angler’s hat that drooped. He took two steps into the yard arid stood there, beaming at me with a nine-foot fly rod tn one band and a creel cradled under bls left arm. Yhe tightly booted legs under the round belly g*v* the effect of a turnip with two slender roots. 1 started to speak but he was too eager for that. “Let me show you a fine mess of bass, my friend." He came over with quick, short steps and stuck the offensive smelling creel into my face. "Nice, eh? Here’s one that will go twelve Inches and here—look at this fellow. And this." He was laying them on the walk. "D>l* one looks a little short but he was a full nine inches when 1 took him from the water. Nothing like October bass fishing to my mind." 1 said probably not “Now what was your name, sir? and where are you from?” » 1 told him. He was in bis early seventies, a big man with a rugged (ace and gray brows meeting at the top ot a large blade nose and overhanging the intensely blue eyes. There were heavy folds under th* eyes that didn't on bun. seem so much bags as excess skin. The mouth was large and rather earthy and I don't think I've ever seen bigger ear* on a human. "So, you’re down from New York. You have a fine rector at St. Thomas." He set his rod in a corner of the porch ot the house and Jerked open the door with a gesture. "Come in. You must join me at my bass breakfast." "Thanks. I vo just eaten. But if you'll let me talk to you while you cat—" “No, no. You’ll join me." Wc stepped into the kitchen and he introduced in* to his wife, handing her the creel. "Como into my study and sit down while 1 wash up. I’ll be back shortly." After he'd gone I stodd looking around the room. The front perch shut out aav turht that might have

Production Os Meat. Continues Increase WASHINGTON (INS) —Production of meat under federal inspection continues to increase. The latest report, (or the week ended Jan. 1. estimates output at 333 million pounds compared with only 309 million in the corresponding weejc a year earlier. During: the week, howeveh slaughter of raffle lhan at any time during 1954. 3KYKHIN H. SCHi HtiEH Altvrnrys ESTATE WO. 4070 WOTI4E TO ALL I'EHSOAS IATERE*TEI> IN THE ESTATE OF Anna <*. Smith In the Circuit Court of Adams County. • Indiana Xmsmber Term, 1964. In the matter of the Estate oCAun* C tLnith, deesaaed. - - Noth-e is hereby riven that Hannon M. Gillis ms EJxeitutor of tile above named estate, has presented and filed his final account in final settlement of said estate, and thajt the same will come up (tor the examination and action of anid Adams Pir•cuit Court, on the S nf February, 1955, at which time all persons haterewt ed In aitd estate are required to appear in said court and >4l<>w cause, if any there be. why said atxsnuH altotdd not he approved. lAmd the h»u-s of said decedent and all others Interested are al»> required to appear and make proof <-4 thole heirship or claim to any part of said etatale. Harmon M Gilliir , Personal HepresentaAi vc Executor Jan. 5-12. t - -/ ' ' ,* .J

got through the evergreens crowding in on the house so that it was like being in a cavern looking out at a dense forest. Out in the kitchen 1 could hear a rhythmic scraping accompanied by running water that 1 decided Mrs. Gairdner was scaling fisn. A china clock on the mantelkept making small internal aoundv as it it wgre clearing Its throat to strike but all it did was go on ticking —a shade too fast, 1 thought—as if it had spent a lifetime trying to keep up with Yoke Gairdner. 1 could hear him walking around on the floor above, his heavy steps jarring the house. Then he came mumping down some stairs and he was bdek. I couldn’t see that he’d changed ’his outfit except to take off the boots and his hat. He had a yellowish bald head. He threw himonto a couch and rubbed his hands along his thighs. , "And now, Mr. Bratton, what did you want to see me about?" "Do you know the Metcalf place up on Third Hill?” 1 said, taking the rocker facing him. "Know it? 1 would say I do.” He doled his eyes and dragged his band down over his face. It left the heavy eyebrows bristling. "I’ve spent many a pleasant day there whan 1 was a boy.” “What can you tell me about Anson Metcalf?" I asked. "Took the better part of a day in a horse and buggy. Anson, you say?” He raised his eyes and gave his best cloister smile to the ceiling. "A personality, if 1 ever knew one. A gentleman, a born raconteur—be could strum a banjo and imitate hie colored boys to a turn. Sitting m the next room listening, you'd swear he was a cornfield darky. He built and owned the Metcalf House—the most fashionable resort here at the Springs and up to the time it burned tn nineteen two It earned him quite a penny. By the time he died he had acquired much of thia world's goods. Drove the finest pair of bays in the county. The Metcalfs have always been quality." "Just a moment," 1 said when he took a breath, "the one 1 mean isn't dead.” "Oh, Young Anson. I'm speaking of his grandfather. Different character there entirely. Last of the Metcalf line —the seed's nut out” ■ What do you know abput him?” "Mainly his background. No one secs much of Young Anson rmv. Uvea up there on the mountain With his hawks.” "I'd be interested in hearing about him,” 1 said. (To St (JonliHuedJ

Coffee Price Battle Shapes Up in Senate

Need Os Control On Trading Disputed WASHINGTON (INS) — A coffee price battle shaped up in the senate today as members of rival committees disputed the need for federal control of coffee trading as a guard against rising prices. The conflict developed between a senate banking subcommittee which probed the coffee front last year and top members of the agriculture committee which approved the move before the investigation began. By a 3 to 1 vote, the banking subcommittee voted against proposals to put the New York coffee and sugar exchange under regulation of the V- S. commodity exchange authority. Sen Pauk Douglas (D-IU.) who cast the lone dissent, announced he would disregard the decision and introduce legislation shortly to force the traders to report their transactions to the government. * Douglas said he favored “cooperation" between the U. S- and Latin America but he asserted congress “should not allow American consumers to be gouged by ’foreign cartels." The Illinois Democrat won immediate support from Sen. George Aiken (R-Vt.) outgoing agriculture committee chairman, and Aiken's successor Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D-La.) who said the Douglas bill would get "favorable consideration.** "I don't think that It's a partly san matter.” Aiken said. "W the action ts not taken, it is entirely possible that jSTices may shoot up again.” Hugh W. Norman Is Appointed As Dean Hugh W. Norman. Indiana University career-man in adult education. has been appointed dean of the University’s division of adult education and public services which includes the 1. U. Fort Wayne Center serving the Decatpr area. Norman, who succeeds the late Ford P. Hall, has been associate dean of the division since 1946. ■ Donald F. Carmony,- who has served with him as associate dean, will Continue in that capacity devoting he major portion cf his time to the academic work of the Division. « e Dian Norman, a native of Quiois County and graduate of the University, through his appointment, announced in Bloomington by President Herman B. Wells. :akes over direction of an I. U. division which has a total student enrollment of 18,469.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE REVEREND Gairdner examined me from under one cocked, gray eyebrow. “Are you a falconer ?” "No, but I’m interested in falcons—from a photographer's point of view. I was up there yesterday and got some pictures of the peregrine.” “You got to see Young Anson?" From the way he said it, it sounded as though Anson were something kept tn a bottle of-preservatlve. “No. He sent word to the effect that he was indisposed.” "Well, 1 wondered.” Gairdner was studying the palm of his hand. "But that is typical.” "What makes- him that way ?" I asked. "Who cgn say? Heredity, environment, some freak combination of genes. His father died when he was four or five and his grandfather three years later. Hewas raised by his mother. I can still see Anson's mother Belle as a girl—a wild sort of beauty—riding astride when other women rode sidesaddle. She was quite young and pietty when ahe was widowed "but, after the grandfather died, she and the boy stayed on up there at the old home place. It wgs a lonely life for Young Anson—no other youngsters—just his mother and the colored servant He was rather odd from the start. Possibly It was Belle’s tault. She doted on the boy and he worshipped her.” “What about his sister, Dana?" I Interrupted. "That's his half sister. Anson's mother married the second time.” 1 don't know why but 1 was somehow glad to hear that He rubbed his eyes. “I happened to be involved with the family at the time. Belle came to me about the boy when he whs just a child. He was showing tntroveruve tendencies even then—very bright but withdrawn. Spent tar too much time among the old books up there. She worried about his not having the normal interests of a boy that ago. Sanding him to school from there was unfeasible tn those days, difficult transportation, so I agreed to supervise his education. I couldn't give him the attention ot a full-time tutor but I paid weekly visits and did the best 1 could. He was a brilliant lad—especially tn the classics. Loved medieval literature. We got on well enough but, do you know, I think the boy always resented my being there—as a man, I mean. Good heavens, 1 was fifteen years older than hia mother and I'd known her as a little girl. But he resented it." Mrs. Gairdner came to the study door. 1 still got the impression she was going to yawn. "Bring Mr. Gratton to the dining room, Yoke. Your tokM are ready."

.New Income Tax Law, How It Affects Payer

(Editor’s note: This is the third of 12 articles bringing you helpful hints and expert advice in connection with figuring out your federal income tax under the new law passed by congress last year.) By FELIX COTTEN WASHINGTON (INS) — If you are a widow, widower, wife or an unmarried woman, the new tax law allows you to take a deduction for child or depedent care expense for the. first time. But the privilege is hedged about with an entanglement of restrictions. The maximum allowable deduction is '3600 per year. While the deduction is granted to an unmarried woman supporting a crippled parent, it is not allowed a man unless he Is a widower. Moreover; the deduction is in the non-busjness expense category which means that; you cannot take It unless you itemise your deductions and figure your tax on the long form 1040. Naturally, it would not pay you to itemise your deductions unless they amount to more than 10 per cent of your.income. The standard deduction allows you that much up to\a SI,OOO limit. Thus, ordinarily A>u would not find it profitable to take a child care deduction unless the total of your itemized deductions exceeds 10 percent of your income. If you pre a wife, the privilege also is narrowed considerably. You cannot take ths deduction unless you file a joint return with your provided he to able to work. And the amount that can be deducted is reduced by the extent to which the combined. income of your husband and yourself exceeds $4,500 a year. For example, suppose you and your husband had total Income in 1954 of $4,800, and you paid out SSOO during the year for child care in order to be employed.- The amount that you can deduct is SSOO, less S3OO (the excess of $4,800 over $4,500) or S2OO. Or suppose you paid out 900, then the maximum you can deduct is S6OO less S3OO, or S3OO. If you and your husband earned $5,100, or more, you can take no child care deduction under any circumstances. If you are a widow, widower, working wife whose husband is incapable of self-support, or an unmarried woman, you can take the deduction up to the S6OO limit regardless of income. That goes also if you are legally separated or divorced. Here are sqjiie pther jpptrictions on the deduction: It is permitted only for dependents for whom you are allowed an

1 could smell them as he led the way. His wife said she wasn't joining us. 1 saw that ahe had put herself to a lot of trouble with the meal but I can't go-fried fish. We sat down and after he asked a blessing, quoting Henry Van Dyke and Isaak Walton, I sat there and watched htm eat bass, biscuits and honey and fried eggs. The biscuits looked good and I would.have enjoyed one with my coffee if I hadn't had to watch him. It was the only time I’ve seen anyone scoop a whole fried egg onto a fork and swallow it sunny side up. “There's nothing, sir, like rising from your bed before dawn to greet the daylight on a really good bass stream- It ts then the hills sing." He lifted the rear half ot a bass by the tall, put it in his mouth and pulled, withdrawing the bare backbone. “Nothing can equal It,” he said, leaning over his plate and working out a few stray bones. 1 said he was probably right. “You’re not eating, man. Have this other egg.” "No, thanks. I’m doing very weUwith my coffee." He gulped it down and, breaking another biscuit, wiped the egg platter with it and swallowed. I caught myself swidlowing too. It would have Been useless to attempt conversation) while he ate so 1 had justprarked tgne. It hadn’t taken long. Now he pushed his chair aideways and slapped his belly three times, slowly. It made three solid sound* "As long as we’re comfortable, we may as well remain where we are. Light up.” He tossed a tobacco pouch onto the taMe. "Thanks. I’ll have onfi of my cigareta. Join me?” I held out the pack. He waved it away. "No smoke for a man.”' He had dug a short pipe from his pocket and was packing tobacco into it,' spilling shreds onto the table cloth. To stay sweet, a pipe needs loving care. This one hadn't had it “I'd appreciate it," I said, “if you'd tell me more about Anson Metcalf.” He had his pipe tamped to suit him now. “There came a time when I felt Anson had to face reality." He was talking with hia pipe clamped in his teeth. "At my insistence Belle sent him to a boy's preparatory school. After two years he came home and refused to go on to col» lege. In away It was unfortunate he had his grandfather's estate te cushion him. If he'd had to got out and forage for himself it might have made a man of him. As it was, he avoided further contact with people and buried himself up there on the mountain with Belle and his hawks.” i 'Ths hawks arc an unusual

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income tax exemption. If the de-y pendents are normal chlWren, they ’ must be under 13, but the deduction is allowed for aHy dependent of any age who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself. If the chlla Becomes 12 during a yeas, the deduction is allowed for expense incurred during that part of the year that ho was under 12. The expense must be paid to? enable you to be gainfully employed or self-employed, or to seek employment. But it cannot be deducted if it is paid to another dependent listed in your income tax return. If you are employed or seeking employment part of the year, the expenses can be deducted only for the portion of the year which you worked or sought employment, even though such expense was incurred for the entire year. If you worked and paid for child care for the whole day. only one-half the expenses can be counted. If you paid a maid to do some housework and to care for children, a proportion of the expense - is required. That is, if the maid spent half her time taking egre of two children, one six end the — Other 13, half the amount paid her can be deducted. The fact that one of the children was over 12 would make no difference. (Next: Medical expenses.) • 0 Modern Etiquette I BY ROBERTA Ul I 3 —• Q Is It always correct to use two envelopes for enclosing wedding invitations! UL This is the generally accepted form. The inner envelope contain* the invitation aad cards, and is addressed to Mr. and Mra. John H. Smith, without the address. Q. I've seen certain people take a small portion of potatoes and a bit of meat on the fork at one time, is this proper! - A. No; only one small portion of any kind of food should be tnk-_ en on the fork or spoon at a time. Q. How does an unmarried business woman identify herself over a telephone! A. This is Miss Johnson (or. Miss Ruth Johnson), of such-and-such company.” Q Is it proper tor a beet and hostess, who are having a number of guests at dinner in their home, to offer, a prayer before beginning the meal! A. This is perfectly proper.

angle," I said as casually as I could. “How did he get started with them?” "As a youngster he was interested in bird* Ths hawk migrations fascinated him—you probably don't realize that thia section is famous for its hawk flights. There were several volumes on falconry tn his grandfather’s library. With hip Interest tn books and his love of Xlrdfl it would seem to follow naturally that be should devour them. Personally, 1 have another theory." He took a deep breath. "Young Anson has always been anti-modern. As he grew older, and especially after his return from boarding school, he came to hate the world and people. A desire for medieval isolation seemed to obsess him. Back there in that old house it wasn't a difficult illusion to evok* Aa you know falconry ts cruel and bloody, the anti- * thesis of civilised existence. To a sick, frustrated soul it was away to relieve the tensions Falconry was Anson’s antidote, his way of fighting back.” "He's actually abnormal?" I asked. “Just what is normal?" He stared at me. “Is Anson Metcalf’s persecution syndrome so rare ?" He re-fired his pipe. ’Tell me about the girl, Dana," I said without answering his question. He looked at me over the flame as It bobbed up and down into the pipe bowl and then he blew it out. "That was hard on Anson." he said and examined the match. 1 waited. "Anson was seventeen when his mother met Harrison. Belle told me about it- She and young Anson were up on the Spine Rock*—you wouldn't know where they are — when this very handsome man appeared. He was out from Washington on a weekend ramble |n the fall color. They chatted. He was amart, cjinrminf: ahe was not yet * nd * tu tatutiful. In short, nircapuvated her. That wgs tn the autumn. I married them the following April Dana was horn a year later.” • ■ “You might expect a baby Bister to mellow the young neurotic,” I said. “Did it?" “The boy had always been devoted to his mother. When she remarried he resented It though she tried not to let him feel discarded. Nevertheless, he refused to go to Washington to live with Belle and his step-father, insisting on staying fit the Metcalf place with Cricket, a reliable old family servant He went to Washington just once, when he took Cricket to be with Belle when Dana was bom. Belle died tn childbirth. They were able to save the baby." (Te at L'oniiMMdj smw