Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1940 — Page 16

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AL STORY—

Dude Collegel

By OREN ARNOLD

- Yesterday—A thick hedge saves Wes‘ley- fram serious injury. Ronnie hurries him home. The week adds to Wesley's Saturday he walks out on the’ desert, sits a long while in the moon-

"light. Returning home, he passes Lona’s

apartment, sees Andre leaving, It is

1:20 a. m,

CHAPTER ‘R THIRTEEN

SOMEBODY tapped on Wesley York's office: door at noon, then opened it before he could speak. She came in like a part of the breeze itself.

“Well!” she beamed at him across his desk, violet eyes wide and full of mischief. “Your name is familiar but—I can’t quite place your face! Have you been purposely hiding from me?” He stood up. “He#lo, Ronnie! Certainly good to see il

“Is it?” : “Certainly is. I—” “Then why have you waited so long? Golly, Wes, I never ran after 2 man in all my life as I have to you! Leave your books and let's go flying.” “Thanks, but—another time. I've got to go riding instead.” “Riding, Wes? Some other woman, I bet!” “Uh, no! No indeed!” He lapsed ‘nto seriousness for a moment, then realized she was still joking. “Oh. I—no. I was just going to ride out to Rainbow Canyon. Big cliff dwelling there, and I want to measure growth rings on the ancient timbers in an effort to verify dates of construction, which according to Dr. Douglass will—" “May I go, Wesley?” “Hunh? Oh, Why—why yes. Yes! Quite so, Ronnie! I should have thought to ask you myself. It would be a distinct pleasure to have you ride out with me. Yes, indeed!” “Sure I 'won’t make a threesome?” “Ronnie, you are an inveterate tease!” Wesley York was highly exhilarated by this call from Ronnie Bailey. For days he had literally moped. He had avoided her, then sought her without success. Not that he had actually tried to ftelephone or call on her, but he had ceased dodging and | had begun hoping to meet her casually. Fate

is seldom kind in such instances, but |

now she herself had popped up in characteristic style. She was like a chemical stimulant. In a matter of minutes she had lifted him. When he met her at the University stables half an hour later, he was like a man_who had sluffed off 10 chronic worries. 2 2 s

HE HELPED HER mount a big

palomino gelding. “Rope, first aid kit, canteen, pis-

- tol, matches, emergency food, notebook and pencil, all in your pack

and ready,” he informed her. “Lordy!” she looked down at Wes. “What is it, a polar expedition?” Minimum requirements out here. It’s several miles,”

He wafched her try her horse,|

first a ‘trot, an easy second pace, a ‘rapid gallop. He joined her then on his own bay. © “You ride well,” said he. “Pretty,

. Indeed

“Why, Wesley!” Shewas still in light mood. “You are improving. You gave me a compliment and didn’t even blush. And—wherever are your oogly glasses?” ‘He did blush then. He had hoped she would notice, and when she did it embarrassed him. But he

smiled “1. uh, took your advice.” “Stout fellow!” “Ronnie, I did try this week to get in touch with you, but. you were always away. You fly a lot.”

_ ‘TI was in Mexico. Andre wanted 3 to go and—"-

“Andr e?” “Yes. Wesley, please don’t—don’t harbor any feelings about that night. Andre is very impulsive, but he was awfully sorry he struck you, and no harm really came from it after all. I bawled him out plenty. ”» “I see.” “You won't—I mean, it’s all right, Wes?” “Of course, Ronnie.” “You're a dear.” A dear! She had said it. Wesley’s soul responded as if it were a8 musical chord suddenly strummed by a sympathetic hand. Then, as i the music within him ied Obviously, she had said it with no thought. ‘A casual remark, “Dear” meant’ nothing, really. Plainly, fog ge was deeply concerned about the man Andre who was infinitely nearer to her in wealth and social position and general eligibility. Doubtless’ she and Andre— “Andre has taken a liking to Mexico, so I fly down there often,” she broke his thoughts. “We go to Hermosillo, Guaymas, anywhere. Lots of fun. He has some sort of— of . business acquaintances there. Something about oil, I think.” “Mind if I change the subject, Ronnie? There is Rainbow Canyon in the haze. We'll be there in an hour but even now you can see the! gorgeous coloring.” It was so. The landscape, ever changing, took on more splash of red and yellow and green. Thin desert air stirred their horses to speed. They were at the foot of the great red rock precipice which held the cliff dwelling in exactly 45 minutes. “We climb the steep slope up hand over hand, then take six ladders,” Wesley said. - “Follow me, if you aren't afraid.” “I used to play follow the leader, Little boy!” f s

THEY LA aED together. It was good thus to climb and play, like children indeed. Wesley wondered if he dared break into song. He felt like it but didn’t quite have the nerve. The climb, itself a Grade-A adventure for most folk, lifted them

- 870 feet above the canyon floor. The

dwelling was a three-story rock ruin in a great wind-eroded niche.

: It offered an incomparable view.

“0-0-0-0-0-oh!” Ronica gave

She murmured in awe. “Vastness! Even our horses are like ants, standing in the canyon trees. It’s marvelous, Wes!” « He nodded, understanding. “We have — some things in common,” “Some mutual likes.” : He was in no mood for work. fle ‘» the niche edge, looking off and tala. ~ He told her much about the ancient

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By Wiliam Ferguson

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ANSWER: “Under, a spreading chestnut tree : The village smithy stands.”—Longfellow.

Full Effect on U. S. Defense

The Oonference Board pointed

tional income to $54,000,000,000 in the first nine months of this year [from 35k ,000,000,000 in the same period of 1939.

Actual defense expenditures for 1940, it estimated, probably will not exceed $1,000,000,000, contrasted with some $2,000,000,000 in military orders placed here by the United Kinugdom and Canada up to Sept. 16.

The Board said, however, that defense spending has begun to make itself felt, calling attention to the fact that “although income payments normally rise between August and September, the gain in September, 1940, was greater than in any other September for which data are available.” Indicating the potentially great influence of rearmament work on

the trend of the World War when income rose from $33,000,000,000 in 1915 to $68,000,000,000 in 1920. As in the first half of this year the prewar increases from 1914 to 1917 were attributed largely to war orders from the belligerents. Purchases by the United Kingdom and France in this country du ing 1914 ‘amounted to $770,000,000, to more than twice that s ee 1915 and in 1916 reached a of $2,700,000,000. ]

lest they lose too much light they explored the ruin itself, moving quietly, almost reverently, from room to room. They came to a peculiar little

.|third-floor ceremonial chamber and

L~nica peeped out a tiny window

people who had lived jn this cliff del. The sun shadows lengthF =e engulfed the canyon, so

there. : - “Company’s coming,” she said. “I

see somebody. else on & horse.”

the national income, the Board cited port.

Spending Expected by June

NEW YORK, Dec. 2—(U. P.).—The full effect of defense spending on national income in the United States will not be felt until next June or July when rearmament expenditures will amount to about $500,000,000 a month, the National Industrial Conference Board estimated today.

out that foreign war orders rather

than defense spending were principally responsible for the rise in na-

At the same time, American military expenditures were relatively small, rising slowly from $244,000,000 in 1913 to $276,000,000 in 1916. In 1917, however, they jumped to $641,000,000, in 1918 to $6,924,000, 000 and in 1919 to $11,211,000,000.

GROTTO AUXILIARY TO ELECT OFFICERS

Activities of the Sahara Grotto Auxiliary for the week were announced today. The auxiliary will hold a called

meeting ' tomorrow night at the

Grotto home. Officers will be elected and chairmen will be asked to re-

Mrs. Mary Spratt, chairman of the Visiting Committee, will entertain with a Christmas party Wednesday at Joslin’s Dinner Place. - Mrs, Catherine Hitch, 5146 Maple Lane, will entertain the Welfare Committee Friday at her home. Mrs, Marie Manker and Mrs. Leona Gordon will assist. On Friday evening, the Welfare Committee will hold a card party at the Grotto Home. The proceeds will be used for Christmas baskets.

“Yes? Who? take the glasses again.” She focused his binoculars, peered outward and down. : “Why, Wes—it's that girl, Lona Montoya! And she’s coming into Rainbow Canyon alone.” (To Be Continued)

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