Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1941 — Page 13

PEGE SERIAL STORY—

Christmas Rush By TOM HORNER

© YESTERDAY=-Valerie is determined ‘o ! tell the Connellys what she thinks of Jerry's wrecking her car. Mary stops . ‘her, lealls her into admissions that she never intended ‘to marry Jerry, dated him merely because he was the most eligible man at the university. When Valerie accuses Mary of loving Jerry, Mary admits it. The Connellys overhear Valerie. Jerry is resting easier, but is not eut of danger, ’

CHAPTER TWELVE DR. AND MRS. CONNELLY ent.

directly to Jerry's room, when they |

reached the hospital, leaving Mary and .the twins in the downstairs office. Kathleen thumbed through an out-dated magazine. Sheila and Mary waited near the window. “I wonder if Dad and Mother will break the news to Jerry about Valerie,” Sheila said. “He’ll never believe we didn’t have something to do with her leaving in a huff.” Mary nodded. The thought had been troubling her since Valerie stormed out of this same room five hours ago. Jerry loved Valerie. ‘Mary loved Jerry. Valerie was in Jove only with herself. It was like ‘a, nursery rhyme riddle with ro answer, It was up to Jerry to find the answer, But how could they tell him what Valerie had said? Wtio would tell him? “I don’t know how that brother of mine could be so blind,” Sheila went on. . “He should have been wise to Valerie five minutes after he mat her.” “Hé was unconscious while Val carried on about her car,” Mary " began, - : ~ “He’s been unconscious for six months,” Kathleen added, from behind the magazine, “He had to wake up sometime.” But the ending of Jerry's romance with Valerie would not solve Mary’s problem. Jerry might be * bitter, against his family, against her. He might even go through with his dstermination to quit medicine. If he did that, there was little hope that she would ever have the opportunity of seeing him again. And seeing him was necessary. If Jerry returned to school, they might begin dating again, as they had hefore Valerie intruded. Some day— Mary clung to the hope—Jerry might fall in love with hei. Then, after Jerry had finished school— Martha's voice interrupted: “Jerry's awake now. He wants to! see you. He asked particularly for you, Mary.” ) » » ” JERRY WAS grinning as they filed into the room. Bandages encircled his head. A framework supported his broken arm. kis face was pale and drawn, but he still could grin. “Happy New Year! Here, be careful” — Kathleen and Sheila had rushed to the side of the bed to kiss him—“I'm fragile. I break easily.” Dr. Connelly’s face and that of his wife mirrored their happiness. “Not so fragile, son,” the ddcior - said. “The raps you took ‘would have dentéd a stone wall. And that hard head of yours didn’t even crack.” ‘Queer place to spend New Year's,” Jerry was saying, “I tried to get home for that annual family breakfast. Didn’t quite make it.” “Let's forget last night, Martha suggested. “No, don’t want to,” Jerry persisted. I've a lot of things to tell you. Valerie and I are through!’ ‘You are?” The doctor’s surprise seemed genuine. Yes. Washed up. . Finished.” Jerry reached for his mother’s hand, grasped it tightly. I'll tell you about it and then it will be buried in the past—that’s the rule, isn’t it? And all of this happened before midnight.” They waited for + him to continue. ; . It started when I said I had to be home this morning Val wasn’t coming at first, but finally gave in when. I promised to take her home early. We kept arguing most of the time during the drive over here. Val said some things I ditin’t like about you. “I told her she'd have to like my family if she was going to marry me, and she set me back on my heels by telling me that she had no intention of marrying me —ever. ‘I got mad then, took her home. And on the way, we hit this other car.” : “Val told us, too. While you were unconscious,” Martha said softly, : ! “It’s all over and best forgotten, son,” Hugh advised. “Youll have to stay here for a couple of weeks, and you'll be shaky for a month or so, but you'll get over this— and you'll get over Val, to.” ‘I'm over that right now, Dad . . . ” Jerry's glance went around the room. “I've been pretty much of a fool. I've hurt you, Mother, and you, too, Dad. . . . Say, think you could be using an associate in your office in a yea or two? I'm ' going back to school.” » ” 8

THEY WERE ALL talking then, | telling Jerry of Sheila's arrest, of the new car, of plans for the spring semester. But not for long. Dr. Connélly soon hurried them éut of

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Metaphysician's Prophecy k, Of Wealth for Six Fails

NEW YORK, Jan. 4!(U. P.).—The six persons for whom master metaphysician James B. Schafer last January predicted great wealth “within a year?” haven't got it yet. A survey today disclosed that most of the six are not much better off, if any, than they were when Schafér predicted they would have $1,000,000 cash, Dun dz Bradstreet rating.” Ong, who ‘was unémployed then, is unemployed now. Moreover, he is in a hospital suffering from the

the room. effects of appéndicitis.

“What happened last night is" past,” Martha sald as she [kissed her son. “Hurry and gét well, You are starting this new year from scratch.” : “Mother, send Mary back here, Just for a minute,” Jerry whispered. “You all wait in the hall. I've something to say to her, alone.” The doctor, Martha and the twins stood “beside the train. In a few minutes Sheila and Kathleen would be on the way back to school. “Tell the house mother we're keeping Mary for a week,” Martha sald. “Jerry wants her to stay, and it makes the long days in the hospital more endurable for him” “Wait till the girls find out he wouldn't even let her come to the train to see us off—” Kathleen laughed. “Don’t you dare—" Martha. began, then laughed herself. “And we'll make plans to bring Mary back with us for sprig vacation,” ' Sheila reminded them. “That will: be such a surprise for Jerry!” “Jerry will probably have more

to say about that than you will,”|

Hugh said. . . . “Better say goodby now. Time for the train to pull out. Call us when you arrive, and we’ll -1ét you know how Jerry's getting along Don't worry about him.

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tha; the six abstain from tobacco, liquor, tea and coffee’ follow training rules. imposed by Schafer and constantly “think | constructive thoughts.” Phe Cne. of the six vias a woman writer who is “doing iall right” but whose possessions do:i't add up to anything like $1,000,000. Anothér womdn ma2mber of the group is operating a ‘educing salon which, while profitab e, seems unlikely to make her a millionaire. 4 third woman me: aber, a clothing désigner, still belizves in ‘Schafer's teachings, but lier income is not; in the higher br: ckets. * The male member: included an unemployed actor, -ar: executive of a .¢mall airplane en ine company anc the proprietor of, a small perfunie laboratory. Ncne has been buying yachts or places in the country. i

Arlington Radio Towers Razed

WASHINGTON, Jan. ¢ (U. P). ~The great steel radio towers that have long beén 4 landmark near Arlington National Cemetery are coming down. . : They are a hazard to aviation, The Navy, which has transferred most of its wireléss trafic to more modern sendifig stations at Annapolis, agréed to have them out of the way when more and bigger alr transports start using the new national airport this summer. One tower is 602 feet }iigh and the other two are 480 feet.

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6 GERMANS ESCAPE FROM ANGEL ISLAND

£AN FRANCISCO, an. 4 (U. P.). —&ix German officers of ‘military age, from the crew o’ the scuttled linér Columbus; succeded in escaping from Angel Islan Immigration Station in October ard in reaching Jayan, it was learnec today. Faul D. Butler, Eritish Consul General here, verified the Successful break of the Germais who, with others of the crew have been “guests” of the U. 8 Immigration

to permit them to re urn home. The Germans escap:d aboard the N. ¥. K, liner Asama Mapu Oct. 25.

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