Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1955 — Page 4

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It's a little cold bore bat we ean’t complain too much. The westers states are totting some real breeses and northern New York state reports a low or 47 degrees below zero, and they have a foot or two of snow, assuring them of a white Christmas. 0 0 Decatur Churches are planning humble and sincere services for Christmas morning. It is the birthday of the Man who made oar Churches possible and without our Churches and Temples and Cathedrals to turn to, where would we be? Plan to attend the public swearing in ceremony of Decatur’s new officials. It will be informal and short,, but you will have an opportunity to talk with every elected official. The ceremony will be presided over by county clerk Ed F. Jaberg. who will administer the oath to each official. 0 0 —- Almost all Decatur business will stop at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon and most retail stores will not open tonight It 1b Christmas eve and families are gathering for the gala occasion tomorrow. We’ve joined our friends, neighbors and business associatei'-to wishing everyone a Merry Christ* mas and now for the Big Day 1 ) —-0 0 —- Senator George of Georgia at 77 years of age. is again a candidate to succeed himself, and they tell us he is a rather spry gent in the political game. He is not the oldest in the senate by a long way. That honor is held by Senator Theodore Green who is 88 and who was just reelected last year. He hopes to serve to be 100 and he is amazingly active they say. . 0- 0 ■ ■< Frank J. Lausche of Ohio seems to be a favorite son. Serving his fifth term as governor he announced December 14 that he will be a “favbrite son" candidate for President He has now announced he will also be a candidate for the nomination for U. S. senator. He will probably win the plum

Holiday Television Programs

WKJG-TV (Channel 33) SATURDAY A ft emoan 13:36 —Meet Mr. Wixard l;00 —The Trail Riders 1:30 —Two-Gun Playhouse 3:30 —Musical Chattar 2:45 —Musical Memo 3; 00—Matinee Theater 4; 30—Film Feature s:oo—Championship Bowling Just ice 6:3o—Soldiens of Fortune 7; 00—The Racket Squad 7;30 —The Big Surprise B:oo—The Perry Como Show B:oo—Babes in Toyland 10:30 —Your Hit Parade 1-00 —The Guy Lombardo Show I’3o—Silent Night 82:00— Midnight Mass P SUNDAY 10:55—Program Preview 11; 00—Christmas Service ittmMHa 13:00—Church of the Air 12:30—Thia Is The Life., •J ; 00—A Man Shall Rise I:3o—■Frontiers of Faith 2:oo—Miracle of the Bells 3:4s—Patti Page 4:00—No Room in the Inn 4; 30—A Christmas Carol 6:00 —Liveware Clubhouse 6130—Captain Gallant Bfealss 6:oo—The Cisco Kid •: 30—The Roy Rogers Show 7:oo—lts a Great Life 7:30 —Frontier • ; 00—Colgate Variety Hour 0:00—TV Playhouse 10; 00—Loretta Young Show 10:30—Badge 714 11:00 —The Unexpected 11; 30—News, Weather, and Sports MONDAY ■vmiag «:t>»—Program Preview 7:oo—Today' o:oo—Morning Marquee 10:30—The Ernie Kovacs Show 11:00—Home Afteraeea 13:00—Tetra. Ernie Ford Show 12.-30 —Feather Your Nest 1 00—Farms & Farming 1:15 —The Weatherman I:2o—News, Tom Elkins I:3o—Here's Charlie J OO—The Big Picture 3; JO—Editor* Desk I:44—Faith to Live By. 4t:sO—Musical Moments . 3:6O—NBC .Matinee Theater : 4:oo—Two-gun Playhouse 4,3o—World of Mr. Sweeny 4:4s—Modern Roman. e s:o9—Pinky Lee Show 6:30 —Howdy Doody «:00—-Gate? way to Sports <:15 —Jack Gray News g-25—The Weatherman ..... 6.3o—Carol aud Corky •

and oppose Sen. Bender who was elected two years ago to serve the unexpired term of the late Senator Taft. ——-0 0 - Connie Mack whose real name is Cornelius McGillicuddy, thinks he was 93 years old December 23. He isn’t real sure as all dates have been lost somewhere down the line of baseball which he helpXed make famous. He sat up after his broken hip accident and his "Merry Christmas everybody” was loud and shrill It is reported. He is know as the grand old man of the game and beloved by many. 0 0 New Years will soon be here and will bring many announcements of business for the year and will likewise we presume bring along announcements of numerous candidates for office. In Indiana we will elect many county officers and in the state we will choose a governor, senator, state officials and in the district nominate candidates for congress. The primaries will be held in May and the campaign will continue until the November elections decide them. And of course Indiana will be a spot to watch as the presidential Issues make the old Hoosier state a battle ground. 0 0 The state convention of the Indiana Drainage Contractors association held here this week was a great success. Attendance was over the 150 mark and the credit for the prompt and efficient conduct of all sessions of the meet goes to Dan H. Tyndall of KrickTyndall Co. of this city. The local tile manufacturing concern has long been a leader in that field in the middlewest. The attendants at the convention were impressed with both the efficiency of the conduct of the day-long program and with the Youth and Community Center where the sessions were held. From remarks of many of those attending it will not be surprising if the drainage contractors select Decatur again as their convention city.

6:4s—Ps’ti Page Show 7:oo—Collins Star Showcase 7 ; 30—Keyhole Theater 7:4s—News Caravan 8;00 —Coesars Hour 9 -00—The Medic 9:3o—Robert Montgomery Presents 10; 30—Man Behind the Badge 11:00—The Weatherman It >lo—Sports Today 11:15—News, Ted Strasser 11:30—The Pendlium TUESDAY Morning 6:ss—Program Preview 7:00 —Today 9:oo—Morning Marquee 10; 00—Ding Dong School 10:30—The Ernie Kovac. Show 11:00—Home Afternoon 12:00—Tenn. Ernie Ford Show 12:30—Feather Your Nest I:oo—Farms & Farming I:ls—The Weatherman I:2o—News, Tom Elkins I:3o—Here's Charlie 2:oo—What's Your Trouble 2;lo —Your Home 2: 30—The Editor's Desk 2:4s—Faith to Live By f 2:so—Musical Moments 3:OO—NBC Matinee Theater 4:oo—.Two-gun Playhouse 4; 30—World of Mr. Sweeny 4:4s—Modern Romances s:oo—Pinky Lee 6:3o—Howdy Doody Evening 6:oo—Gatesway to Sports 6; 15—Jack Gray, News 6:2s—The Weatherman 6:3o—Wild Bill Hickok 7:oo—Amos & Andy 7:3o—Dinah Shore Show , 7;4s—News Caravan 8:00 —The Chewy Show 9:oo—Fireside Theater 5; 30— dlHSje Theater 10:30—Big Town ll;00 —The Weatherman 11:10 —Sport® Today 11:15—The News 11:30—The Higgins Family Wednesday Morning 6:6s—Program Preview 7; 00—Today 9:oo—Morning Marquee 10:00—Ding Dong School i 10; 80—The Ernie Kovac® Show 11:00—Home . 0 ,. Afternoon 12:00 —Tenn. Ernie Ford Show 12:30—Feather Your Newt 1; 00—Farms & Farniing 1:1a —The Weatherman I:2o—News, Tom Elkins 2:oo—Film Parade ' 2:3o—Editor's Desk 2:4s—Faith to Live By 2:so—AlusiiaT Moments 3:OO—NBC Matinee Theater 4:9O—TWb-gUn Playhouse 4:3o—World of Mr. Sweeny 4:4s —Modern Romances I s:oo—Pinky I,ee Show i; 39—Howdy Doody _

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• 20 Years Ago Today .9 J • December 24 — The local Lions club celebrates Christmas, each member to bring a boy. French Quinn will speak. Mrs. William Bowers Is a phtient at the Lying-in hospital in Chicago. John Rex, 80. employe of the Mutschler Packing company, died this morning at his home on North Second street. More than 400 persons attend the Christmas party given by the Loyhl Order of Moose. Tomorrow premises to be a cold and white Christmas. Purdue five defeats Notre Dame, 54 to 40. Pleas Greenlee will be a candidate for governor next year, he announces. Court ffews ... Marriage Licenses Robert Leroy Wolfe 21, Decatur, and Phyllis Jean Rankins, 18, Willshire, O. Kay A. Ratcliff 20, rrecatur, and Florine E. Hirschy 18, Berne. Petition Filed A petition for the allowance of attorney fees has been filed in the divorce case of ( Glen Burley against Agnes Burley. Estate Cases The final report of the Telsa Shindler estate has been filed and a notice ordered issued returnable Jan. 13. The net value of the estate is $10,126.61, with four heirs. The schedule to determine the inheritance tax due on the Joseph Hilty estate has been filed without reference to the county assessor, and a notice has been orderd issued returnable Jan. 18. The estate is valued at $5,573.25. In the Alice Gertrude Braun es-

WINT - TV (Channel 15) SATURDAY Afternoon 12;“0 —The Big Top I:oj—Western Playhouse 2:oo—Broadway Theater 4:3O—A Star is Born s:oo—Roy Rogers Evening 6:oo—Gissie 6:30 —Down Homers 7:00—-Bob Cummings Show 7:3o—Beat The Clock B:oo—Stage Show B:3o—Jackie Gleason 9;00 —Two. for the Money 9; 30 —'It's Always Jan 10 ; 00—Gunsmoke 10:30—Damon Runyon Theater 11:00—Grand Ole Opry 12:00 —Sarvicew National cathedral I. —Bell Telephone Chorus 12; 45—Candlelight Boys Town I:oo—Mass Boys Town SUNDAY Morning 10:00—Lamp Unto My Feet 10:30—I»ok up and Live 11:00—Faith For Today K' 11. This is the Life , ■Afternoon ~ c" z> 12;00 —A Christmas Carol 2:oo—The Christophers 2:3O—A Star Shall Rise .'I; 00—Talkarouml 3:30— You Are There 4:oo—Face the Nation 4:3o—Let’s Take a Trip 5; 00—Omnibun Evening 6:30 Science Fiction Theater 7:oo—Annie Oakley -* • 7:3o —Private Kecre-ta ry 8:00—Ed Sullivan Show ( 9:00 —G. E. Theater 9:3o—Alfred Hitchcock Presents 10:00—Appt. With Adventure 10:30—Mayor of the Town 11:00—Ellery Queen MONDAY Morning 7:oo—Morning Show B:oo—Captain Kangaroo *9:O0 —The Early Show 10:00—Gary Moore 10;30 —Comedy Theater 11:15—Arthur Godfrey 11:30—Strike it Rich Afternoon 12:00—Valiant Lady 12:15—Love of Life 12:30 —Search for Tomorrow 12:45—Guiding Light I.oo—Jack Parr Show I:3o—Love Story ?.;00 —Robert Q. Lewis < 2:3o—lt® Fun To Reduce 2:4s—House Party 3:oo—Big Payoff 3:3o—The Pastor 3:45—80b Crosby 4:oo—Brighter Day 4; 15 —Secret Storing 4 :30—On Your Account s:oo—Bar 15 Ranch Evening 6■ o o—The News. Hlckox 6:lo—Sports Extra 6; 15—Gene Autry « 8 6:4s—Douglas Ulwardt

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tote, the final report has been submittde examined and approved, the evxecutor has been released and discharged, and the sureties on the I bond have been released and jiischarged. The estate has been closed and shows no balance remaining for distribution. An amended schedule to determine the inheritance of the Jesse Koos estate has been filed without reference to the county assessor. The final report of the Alva M. Nichols estate has been submitter, examined and approved and the executor has been released and discharged. Sureties on the bond have been released and discharged and the estate has been closed. 1 In the Anna Nichols estate, the final report has also been submitted examined and approved and the administratrix ordered to make distribution in accordance with the terms of the final report. The supplementary final report and petition for discharge has been submitted, examined and approved, the administratrix has een released and discharged and the estate has been closed. Distribution of $2,- . 113.95 was made to Catherine Beavers. admniistratrix; $704.65 to RoI bert Meyer; $704.65 to Julianne Des Jean; and $704.65 to Stephen N. Meyer. , The schedule to determine the , inheritance tax of the Frederick Kaufman estate has been filed withoutireference to the county assessor. Net of the estate is $62,l 712.48. I In the Neoma Amstutz estate, the final report has been submit- ’ ted, examined and approved, and the administratrix has ben released ’ dered to make the distribution of ’ $8,279.35 to the heirs, four children and one niece. 1 Baltimore —Pupils of blue eyes ! contract more in bright light than pupils of brown eyes.

7:oo—Science in Action 7:3o—Robin Hood B:oo—Burns and Allen 8; 3 o—Ta lent Scou ts 9:00—1 Love Lucy 9:3o—December Bride 10:00—Studio One 41:00 —San Francisco Beat 11; 30—News Weather Sports TUESDAY Morning 7:oo—The Morning Show B:oo—Captain Kangaroo 9:oo—The Early Show 10; 00—Gary Moore Show 10:30—Comedy Theater 11:15—Arthur Godfrey 11:30—Strike It Rich -Afternoon 12:00—VaHant Lady 12; 16—Love of Life 12:30—Search for Tomorrow 12:45—The Guiding Light I:oo—Jack Pars Show 1; 30—Love Story 2;0O —Robert Q. Lewis 2:3o—lt's Fun to Reduce 2:45 —House Party 3:oo—The Big Payoff * 3:3o—'Bob Show 3:4s—Down Homers 4:oo—Brighter Day 4:ls—Secret StOrtn 4:30 —On Your Account 6:oo—Bar 15 Ranch Evening 6:oo—The Newt. Hickox 6:lo—Sports Extra 6:ls—Jtonge Rider 6:4s—Douglas Edwards 7:oo—.Eddie Cantor 7; 30—Warner Brothers Presents B:3o—Navy Log - 9:00 —Meet MH lie 9:3O—TV Reader’s Digest 10:00—564,000 Question 10; 30—Ethel and Albert 11:00—Files of Jeffrey. Jonea 11; 30—News, Weather, Sports WEDNESDAY Morning 7; 00—Morning Show B:oo—Captain Kangaroo 9:oo—Ttie Early Show 10:00—Gary Moore 10.-JferComedy Theater IKto —Arthur Godfrey 11:30—Strike It Rich Afternoon 12:00—Valiant Lady 12:15—Love of Life 12:30—Search For Tomorrow 12:45 —Guiding Light 1:00 —Jack Parr Show I;.3o—Love Story 2:oo—Robert Q. Lewis 3:3o—lt’® Fun To Reduce , 2; 45—House Party 8:00—Big Payoff 3:30—Bol> Crosby Show 4:oo—Brighter Day * 4:ls—Secret Storm " 4:30—(1n Your Account 5; 00—Bar 15 Ranch MOVIES ADAMS THEATER "Robber's Roost’’ Fri. at 7:43; 9; 48. Sat. at 2;00: 4;05: 6:10; 8:15: 10:20. "Dangerous Honrs'’ Sun. * Mon. al. IttWf 3:20; 5:37; J;4S; T0;90. |

Buys Health Bond * Help Fight TB Buy Christmas Seals Women of the Moose have voted purchase of a 110 health bond, officials of the Chrietmaa seal tale campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from the annual Christmas seal sale are used In the fight on tuberculosis and to provide tree clinics and otherwise carry on the fight agalnts the ‘'white plague.” The sale is condutced by the Adams county tuberculosis association. o 1 — o The People’s Voice This column Is tor the use of nur readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of interest. No articles will be I published without signature of I the author. * 0 -6 Appeals For School This is an appeal to your many leaders for financial help for the Vera Cruz Opportunity School which is in dire need of money at this time. I do not have any children in this school but I have been watching the fine work being accomplished by the school and am appealing to the public for financial support. Have you ever given any thought to what is going on here in our community for children who are under - privileged and physically handicapped? We should stop and pause a moment and think of parents who spend hours with their children and how wonderful it is now that they can get together and learn to live with each other. They learn to live with each other not as children who are strong and physically able . to learn but in the ability of their understanding to learn a new way , jof living. We must also remember the teachers who sacrifice their time teaching these children cer- . tainly wil not be unrewarded. The Vera Cruz Opportunity school has 20 children, 6 to 21 years of age, enrolled. The school has been operating on donations only and not until after the first , of January, 1956 will state aid in . the amount of 80 per cent be available. „ . - This season of the year would be a, wonderful time to donate a little for this school. Your donation will be greatly appreciated whether it comes from an individual. from a church or from business firms. The need is urgent. Let’s not force this schtml to close because of lack of funds. The load win be a lot easier after state aid is availably but there are bills which must be paid. May we count on you to help? . . Contributions may be sent to Indiana or Post Office Box 8, Elmer Isch. R. R. 4. Bluffton, Indiana or Post Office Box 8, Bluffton, ' Indiana. A friend of the Vera Cruz School Apartment Damaged By Fire Early Today 1 Two fires in less than six hours, last night and early tljis morning, have turned the holidays into not-so-happy ones for two Decatur -young men. Firemen were summoned this morning at 3:15 o'clock when a fire broke out in the apartment owned by Harry Fortney,'*'located above Fortney’s Shoe Repair. The fire apparently broke out in the living room of the apartment as the tenants. Donald Kraus, manager of the Gambles Store, and Leonard Olson, an employe bf Gambles, were sleeping. The fire, which was confined mostly to the living room, almost completely ruined the front apartment, and water and smoke caused considerable damage to the apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fortney and to the shop downI stairs. Exact estimate of the damage was not immediately available, however. - The other fije occurred las| night at 9:35 o’clock, when some lint in a clothes dryer caught fire at the George Tricker residence on Madison street Firemen reported no damage. PEACE ON EARTH .. . Music is an important part of Christmas observances everywhere and there is something abont the spirit of Christmas that makes young voices sing out loud and clear, with a heart full of Joy,

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE “MR. KIBBEE," Lois said, “told me about Roger digging for his mother." There was malice in the librarian’s eyes. “Yes, he dug. That’s when I began to get wise to Roger. A little show-off he was. You see, I was passing when It happened — ’ at least, the first time. And I ■ guess It was genuine then. Only ' the girls with me were so touched ' and made such a fuss over the little fellow, kissing him and pets ting him and sympathizing with > him, that he knew it paid. From I then on, believe it or not, every > time anyone went past the house he began to pull the same trick. , He was a right surprised young- ’ ster when it stopped working and . that aunt or cousin who took him over —what was her name? Know 1 it as well as I do my own—pad- ■ died the seat of his pants for him." 1 She laughed. “Yes, that’s Roger • for you. Struck up a great friend-. : ship with Albert. Like everyone s else, Albert was blind where Roger s was concerned. To him Roger was 1 everything he wanted to be. And . Roger played on it Took Albert . fishing and birdnesting, but Albert did all his lessons for him. Always the same answers on their papers . and the same mistakes. Albert was bright as a button but Roger was slow for his age. And, as I said, always a show-off. Needed 1 admiration all the time and didn’t 1 care how he got It. Jane cleared out in good time, if you ask me. - Everyone in town knows he's been sleeping with that secretary. Except Carol.” A look of surprise crossed her face. “You know, it never occurred to me before. Os course, Carol knew it too. That’s the kind of thing a woman's friends never keep from her. Especially when the wife’s pretty and the ladyfriend looks like the Hattery woman, disfigured and dreary besides. It makes a fool of the wife. It just shows, if Roger would take up with Ethel he’d take up with anyone." She reached for a palm leaf fan which rattled as she waved it back and forth. “Well, I suppose it served her right Carol, I mean. Throwing over Shandy Stowe the way she did because’ he got his face all mangled up, and turning to Roger. Shandy shut himself up after that Yes, I guess Carol got what was coming to her, what with Ethel Hattery. and her own niece—l’ll bet she makes life rough for Paula now. Carol always had to be first I wouldn't like to be in

JiIM .."si * s V”U/ : 4 IB i , Vr - JB i V I •• i - n \ t \ -u- /f •A V. T’ * TRIS WOMAN doing a bit of Christmas shopping in Lake Worth, Fla., happened in at the right moment. Her salesman is none other than Herb Scora, with elation still fresh over being picked American league "Rookie of the Year.” He struck out 245 batten for Cleveland Indians. (International Soundphotoj — ■■ ■■ - —■ l ■ ■ —

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that kid's shoes.” A couple of schoolgirls came in and handed her some books. She stamped them and the girls moved away toward the shelves. Apparently they intended to stay, so Lois left. • * • In the dream village of- Washington, Conn., Shandy and Lois dined at the lovely Mayflower Inn. After dinner Shandy led Lois out on the deep veranda. The stillness was broken only by the rustle of leaves, the chatter of a brook tumbling over pebbles at the foot of a rqyine, the sleepy conversation of birds. Twilight lingered, revealing the line of rolling hills. "Last night, when I took Jane to dinner," Shandy said at length, “it was the first time in years I had gone to a public place. You’ve done that for me.” “I?” Lois asked in honest surprise. “For some reason,” Shandy tried to speak casually, "I was under the impression that I was —offensively scarred. I didn’t want to put people off their feed in restaurants or anything like that I still have a tendency to shy away when someone takes a good look at me but the worst Is over.*The hard thing was making the start” Lois was choked with rage and pity, neither of which would serve the purpose. "I’m glad it’s over,” she said inadequately. Shandy laughed. “I like to see you lose your temper. I know you so well. You’re perfectly furious, aren't you?" “It was such a waste! All those years that you’ve withdrawn into yourself. Perhaps it would have been better for you, Shandy, if you hadn’t been so filthy- rich. You’d have tried to get out on your own and you'd have discovered sooner that you weren’t—” . “Horrible?” he prompted. • This time her anger flared. “Horrible? You were never, never like that. Scarred, yes, but nothing—repulsive, nothing to" put people off their feed. Even when I knew you, when they were fresh and at their worst, any fool could see the scars didn’t matter, that you were an unusually good-looking man. If anyone told you—” she broke oft.\ Shandy’s hand reached for hers and closed over it, tightened, until he hurt her, until it seemed that he would crush the bones. “Why did you wait so long?” he asked harshly. "Why didn't you come sooner?" The bitterness in his voice Lalarmed her, How deep had the'

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, lt6t

Beerbo-wer Welding do ... 5.06 Butlers Garage do 3.»9 Mac Allister Mach. CO. do 36A2 Decatur Equipment Isfc. do 181 ”7 HlWay Service Station do .. . 30-29 Snapon Tools do 10.35 Fetber Macti. & Welding do 12.63 Decatur Auto Supply do 66.46 Paul Yoder Garage do 3.00 Melvin Meyer do 6.00 Beavers Oil Service do 507.30 D-A Lubricant Co. do 140.41 Emil Steffen do - 900 Gayle W. Bebont do 38J5 The Schafer Company Mater 24.00 Holbart Bros. Cod do 4.63 Habegger Hdwr. do 10.21 Meshberger Bros. Corp, do 6319.09 Lybarger Gravel Co. do 24.64 Yost Gravel * Ready-Mix od 11.93 Amer. Steel Supply Corp, do 92.16 Lee Hardward Co. do 6.00 Cowens Insurance Agency in 13.99 Board of Commissioners. Certified before me this 22nd day of Deeemlber, 1955. FRANK KITSON Auditor of Adams County Dec. 24. If yon have something to sell c* rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. ’t brings results. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

neurosis gone? And how responi sible had his mutilated face been : for the change in him? Was’it I Carol who had told him that fie was repulsive, that he sickened > her? Why had he abandoned his house to her? And why, more than all else, had he stayed so near • her? Had Carol’s attitude toward i him changed when the scars faded, . when she grew weary of being : married to a man so much older than she ? Had Shandy—and Lois > knew that this question had been : in her mind from the beginning-*- : had he fired a shot at Roger Brindle? It not, why had he taken , away the bullet? Instinctively she tugged at her - hand until he released it with a , laugh that held a hint of mockery. [ “What are you going to do now, : Shandy? Surely you won’t continue to live like a hermit." “I don’t know,” he said flatly. "But haven’t you any interests?” I “I have one,” he said provoca- • tively. “Would you like to hear . about it?” > He wants to sidetrack me, she . thought: hfe is trying to bring back I the past, a moment that’s over, ! that's dead. ! “Isn't anything in life worth doI tng?” she asked impatiently. Shandy's voice was impersonal I when he spoke again. "There’s the ' i village. Stoweville. I’d like to see the town meetings go back to the old tradition. Today it's mostly the ! professional politicians who are i talking. I’d like to seethe people , on their feet, speaking their minds. You know, Lois, something has : gone terribly wrong. For the first > time in their history Americans f are afraid to speak their minds. : Afraid to disagree. Afraid, to have . an independent opinion. They coni fortn to a line. Is the open ihind ■ suspect? If it is, we’re through. . Even if it’s only in a village like Stoweville, I’d like to see them ■ dare to speak their piece and stand : by IL” 1 ‘Then why don’t you do some- ! thing?” she demanded. When he ' made no reply she said, “Your old : excuse is gone. It never was much i good but now it's gone.” “It’s too late,” he said at last. ; "If I were to attempt anything - public—no, I don’t mean the scars i —there- would be trouble. And I now,” in'a tone of decision, “no ; more about me. You can’t imagine how deathly sick I am of Shandy ’ Stowe. Tell me about Lois Flemi ing, and explain, if you can, why the most vivid woman I know became a ghost.” . (To Be Continued)