Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1940 — Page 14

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‘Christmas Rush

By TOM HORNER

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YESTERDAY—Jerry is confident Valerie will be delighted when she sees the house. It is a small place, not in . the best residential district, near railroad tracks. The owner proudly shows them through the place, calls attention te the furnace and laundry. Val storms out, declares the whole affair was planned. She will not live in the house, . do washing, even for Jerry. Dr. and . Mrs. Connelly explain they were only “trying to help. But Jerry refuses to + believe them, accuses them of trying to g-break up his marriage. He follows Val Le iNe,

CHAPTER EIGHT

" THERE WAS no word from Jerry

*until Tuesday. At noon on the last day of the year, he called his father from Valerie's to say that he had “brought the twins’ car home, parked

it in a garage near the bus ter-

“minal.

“You'll be here for New Year's

breakfast, won't you?” Dr, Con2nelly asked. Jerry hesitated, finally promised. += “I knew Jerry wouldn't back out won that,” doctor said as he turned from ‘the telephone. “More «family tradition, Mary,” he explained, noticing her puzzled frown. “The Chinese pay all their debts on New Year's, start the year off “with a clean slate. The Connellys do the same thing, in a slightly ‘different manner. “Each year, since the children shave been old enough to under-

stand what it was. all about, we;

Jhave formally buried the Old Year “at this annual breakfast. All quar“rels, differences of opinion, mistakes and faults are forgotten, Jever to be mentioned again. We Start out fresh—from scratch, so to Speak.” “It sounds like a grand idea,” Mary agreed. he “It works, too,” Kathleen added. “Remember the time Jerry smashed “the fender of your new car—when ‘he was in high school? Dad didn’t discover it until the next morning, ‘and by that time we were all ready to eat and Dad couldn't even scold ; Jerry for it.” ? “Jerry learned his lesson, though,” Martha defended her first cborn. “Do you think hell be willYing to forget what happened yes--terday, Hugh?” *" “He said he would come and Bring Valerie, if he could convince her we would all forget the incident. But he won’t be here unless ‘Valerie comes along.” “Wish I could make my dates toe

sthe mark like Val keeps Jerry inf

line,” Kathleen said. “Instead, I have to do the jumping. . . . Oh, Mary’—she shifted the conversaMa abruptly—“Paul has a frater“nity brother in town for tonight. He asked particularly for you—”" “You will, then.” Kathleen set.tled the question. “We're going to -the hotel, then to a few of the clubs, and everyone is gathering at Paul's Yor breakfast. There's a tea dance this afternoon, too—" * “Count Mary out on the tea adance,” Dr. Connelly told the twins. “She's already dated up for a ride in the country with Martha and myself. Unless you'd rather go to dhe dance, Mary—” © Mary’s eyes spoke silent thanks. He did understand.. “I wouldn't smiss that ride in the country for “all the dances on earth—" she said. “But I will go with you tonight, ‘Kathleen. Pick me up about 10, if ~it’s not too much trouble.” : " ” » .; THE TRIP in the country was all *Mary could ask. Stark, leafless «trees, silhouetted against. a snow 7Jandscape. Chains beating out a ‘earillon’s song on snow-packed Yoads. Bright sunshine belying near zero temperatures. Farmers, bundled in heavy coats, waving as they recognized the doctor’s car. “My father used to come here in a. sleigh,” the doctor told Mary as ‘they turned off the main highway. “He raced the stork 'through a “snowstorm to get Neil Hurley here safely. Now, we're driving out to ‘make sure Neil's baby will get here all right. Better have Neil get his wife into town befqre this snow melts. I wouldn't like to try this 3 in mud.” # . : : 3 “Your father was a doctor, too?” Mary asked. i, “My father, and my grandfather. here’s been a doctor in the Con--pelly family for more than 100 ‘years.” “That’s why it’s so important for Jerry to go on—" + “Hugh has counted on #much,” Msrtha said. “And Jerry thas never had any other idea—un‘til Valerie came along.” © They were turning into a farmyard, stopping before the yard gate. 7A tall, bronzed farmer stood waitdng in the open door. + “I won't be long,” the , doctor promised. “Neil's a little excited. 4#Shouldn’t be, though. He's been through this three times already.” * Martha and Mary were discussing lans for the twins’ next year in hool- when Hugh returned, without his hat or overcoat, pulled a large bag from the trunk. . “I'm going to stay,” he said. “Mrs: Hurley fell the other day, didn’t say anything about it. But Neil guessed something was wrong. That's why he called. 4 “Mary can drive you home. Tve “iplephoned for a nurse. Send the gr back with her.” 4 “Can’t you get Mrs. Hurley to the Bospital?” > { “Hate to risk it, cold as it is.” e kissed his wife, hurriedly. ‘Don’t ‘worry, I'll be all right.” 3 8 8 » : BUT MARTHA was not going Home. “The nurse may not get here ith ‘time, Hugh,” she was saying. You'll need some help — with the children at least. Tell the nurse to gome in her own car. We're stay- ”

ee anks, darlin’ The doctor s smiling. “I wanted you to say mt—hated to ask you. We've been hrough this before, haven't we? ¥ou can help, too, if you want to, Mary. «eep the children enterfained.” * But that task fell to the husband. With the efficiency of a trained dssistant, Mary anticipated the doctor’s orders, sterilizing gloves and instruments, carefully helping him into his gown. Above the white of a mask, Martha's eyes shone with gears as she watched the girl—saw in this stranger a mirror image of her own younge self, She counted dzops from the ether can. , And suddenly it was all over. A white starched nurse was taking charge of the patient. Nestled deep in blankets and hot water bottles was a new life—tiny and premature, but living. And a happy father was wiping his eyes as he thanked the . goctor. # “You were fine, Mary,” Dr. Conelly said as they drove away from ghe house. “You should have seen artha the first time—I almost e care of two patients.”

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By Science Service PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31—Blindflying bats use supersonic echoes to pilot themselves through winding, pitch-dark caves without crackups, a team of Harvard scientists told the American Association for the Advancement of Science here today. One of the most puzzling mysteries of biology has been solved. If airplane pilots could utilize the skill and flying mechanism of bats, flying would be safer in peace and war. The bats “fly the beam” of inaudible sound waves. This beam is composed of supersonic sound echoes which warn the bats of obstacles in their path and thus enable them to swereve from them. The bats themselves broadcast the sounds composing the beam— they’re far too high-pitched for human ears—and then tune in to them as they are bounced back from obstacles. A similar idea is used in| ocean navigation when the echo sounding device is used to determine water depths. A sound is bounced on the ocean floor and the time of travel tells the depth. : It is possible that the researches may have defense applications in arming America in the air, The study of the bats, made by

Bats 'Fly a Beam' of Own Origin, Thus Avoid Crackups

Robert Galambos and Donald R. Griffin of Harvard’s biological lab-

oratories, destroyed a few old super-|.

stitions. For one thing it should end the fears of those who encounter

bats in dark rooms that the animals will strike them. A normal bat will usually perceive and avoid an intruder by means of its sound echoes but even if a clumsy bat should alight on a person’s hair, it does not become entangled, - it has been found, but quickly extricates itself. Actually, bats are.not blind, the Harvard biologists found, but their supersonic blind-flying system is so good they do not need to see. To

prove that the sounds were re-|

quired for blind-flying, the ears of bats were covered t oprevent hearing and their mouths were covered to prevent them from uttering sounds. Such animals when set free in a room hung with wires blundered helplessly into them. Yet as soon as the coverings were removed, the same bats flew skillfully and neatly avoided the wires.

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well with their eyes covered as they do’ with them open, provided the mouth and ears are uncovered.

“It’s not my first,” Mary said quietly. “Dad thought a doctor's wife should know those things, so he let me—" . . “What a grand wife you'll make for some doctor,” Hugh said, and his fingers gripped Martha’s hand— “if you can find a doctor good enough for you.” = » ” CLEO WAS waiting for them at the front door. . “Doctor Hugh, Mis’ Martha, I'm so glad youre home!” “What's wrong? It’s not the chil-

dren?” Hugh and his wife spoke together, : '

“Yes, sir. It's Mis’ Sheila. She called about half an hour ago. Wanted you to come right away. I called out to Mr. Hurley's, but you'd already left there.” “Cleo—what is the matter?” “Mis’ Sheila—she’s in/ jail!” “In jail?- What for?’ - Hugh huried to the telephone called a number. “This is Dr. Connelly,” he said, after a moment’s pause. “My daughter—Sheila Connelly. What's this all about? Yes, All right. - I'll be right di » (To Be Continued) |

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