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PAGE FOUS THE JOTTiUAI plattshotjth, heb&asxjl MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1944 Avoca Mr. and Tilrs. Robert McCann an Unit have moved into the hous!j they pn.chascd from Wvu. Augurt. Dr. and I.Trs. J. V. Brendel and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zaiscr were in Lincoln Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquardi were in Wt-ejiins Water Wednesday tiiternoon. 7m CHAPTEK VIII Cherry Pyecroft, member of the Waafs. hurries to London to the apart ment of her friend, Denise. who had married the man she loved. On arriv ing she learns that Denise ro longer loves Simon, and that she is leaving that night to avoid meeting him on his return from a trip to America. Cherry admits she has been in love with Simon. Denise asks her to stay and greet her husband vith the bad news. Simon ar rives but Cherry withholds the news. Learning that the train to Bristol had crashed the train that Denise took Simon and Cherry drive there, identify Demse's charred suitcase, and assume a badly burned body is hers. Months later S;mon and Cherry are married, but Cherry's happiness ts spoiled at finding Denise's engagement ring in a drawer . . . proving to Cherry that Denise is still alive. Cherry finally shows Simon the ring and tells him all the facts. He is very bitter about it. She found a small suitcase and stuffed into it one or two tilings she knew she'd be wanting: her slacks the girls wore them some times when off duty tennis shorts, a bathing suit. Probably before the Summer was over she'd want to go swimming. She heard Simon moving about downstairs. What was he doing? Were there things he too would be wanting? Would he come upstairs? She stood quite still, listening. But he didn't come near her. Soon she heard him go out to the car, heard him tinkering about with the engine, filling up the radiator. Yes, he'd said on the way down that it needed water. Then he was sounding the horn. She braced herself. Until this mo ment she'd been praying that a miracle would happen, that he would come upstairs, take her in his arms, say, "Oh, Cherry Pie! Cherry Pie! What does this all matter? I love you. That's all . that . counts. And if by any chance ..." Neither Simon nor Cherry spoke till they neared the airdrome. For Cherry that was the worst drive she had ever experienced. She longed for it to be over, yet she dreaded its coming to an end. They swung around a corner. There were the gates of the station. And there, as ill luck would have it, were Valerie and Blake. Simon slowed the car. "You'll write?" Cherry said desperately. "Ch, yes. Yes, I'll keep in touch With you." Valerie was standing with them now. "Hellc, Mr. Lir.don." Blake was there, too, waiting to be introduced. Somehow Cherry managed it. "I don't believe, Blake, you've met my husband." They all chatted together for a few moments. Then Simon said abruptly, "Well. I'd better be go ing." Cherry looked him full in the eyes. "Good-bye, Simon. On con sideration, I don't think a Waaf kisses her husband good-bye. There are far too many people looking on." But already Simon was starting the engine again, slipping the car into gear. Cherry watched him drive away. Then she turned and walked with Valerie and Blake through the big gates into the build ing. The girls knew there was some thing wrong with Cherry. They spoke of it among themselves, but they asked no questions. When their forty-eight hours leave came again Cherry spent it with Valerie and told her hopelessly, "'Every thing's gone wrong. Valerie. It's worse than I believed possible. I I'm not going to see Simon again. Not for some time at any rate. Will you think me mean if I don't tell you anything about it?" Valerie had said that she was only too ready to be of help, if pos sible. And in the meanwhile ... "I know it's easy to say, but don't worry too terribly if you can help it. Cherry darling." She knew, though, that Cherry was worrying. There was a strained look in her eyes every morning about mail time. The one letter that came did nothing to make her look any happier. One Sunday morning at Mrs. Hampden's, Valerie said to Cherry, "I forgot to tell you yesterday, I've a couple of officers coming over for lunch and tennis today. They'll drive us back to the station this evening. One of them's Bob Ken nedy I believe you met him at the party and the other's a friend of his. I don't even know his name. He only was posted to our station a day or two ago." Cherry said that would be grand. Valerie, bless her, was trying to take her out of herself, but it was no use. Simon's letter was becoming worn from the number of times she'd read and reread it. This morning it seemed even colder than usual. "Dearest Cherry I'm sor ry things have turned out the way they have between us." She couldn't bear to go on. When the young men arrived. Cherry found that she knew Bob Kennedy, a cheerful young flying officer who'd distinguished himself in the battle. of Britain. She was i MM tat Mrs. Pena Ruge and Mrs. Ernest rmf-.holf entertained the Congrega tional Ladier- Aid Thursday after noon. Mi-, and Mrs. Georjj? MciTadcUu and danghif;is. Nehawha. tpiiit last Sunday with his i.crnt3. Xr. vac Mrs. Charles MeFadcii. Mrs. I Jfil, iii ft ille, visitfd her psr ntr., X.r. end Mrs. Herman Frcde::b; -ir. several clay? last week. Mr. anc1 Mrs. Ilillwru Ni;Urr.an. Nebraska City, spent li t Sunday v.'ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I'ut7man. ..A V 'tarn . - . . ma mm BY nni It was a pleasant walk. They introduced to his friend. "Cherry Pyecroft, John Harrap." Valerie laughed. "It's not Cherry Pyecroft. You've got it wrong. Bob. Cherry's Mrs. Lindon." Cherry said quickly, "Better call me Cherry and leave it at that. Anyway I'm still known by my maiden name on the station." There were drinks on the terrace before lunch with Cherry suddenly gay and amusing. Drinking her second cocktail, laughing at some--thing John Harrap had said, she thought. This isn't really me at all. This is someone quite different. Someone who's never known and loved Simon. It was too hot after lunch for ten nis. "Let's just get deck chairs and sit beneath the trees," said Val erie. Bob Kennedy murmured, "If no body minds I'm feeling sleepy." Valerie smiled. "Me, tool Let's all be lazy until tea time." Cherry leaned back against the cushions. She was thinking of another Sunday only a fortnight ago. She couldn't put on an act any more. She got up silently and walked across the velvety lawns hoping the others hadn't noticed her going. Perhaps this heaviness of heart would pass. She'd been in such grand form since she'd made the decision not to let what had hap pened overshadow all her doings. But now . . . "'Hello there! Won't you wait a minute?" She turned to find John Harrap almost upon her. "Want to be alone?" he asked. "Or may I come along with you?" She wanted to be alone, but it would seem churlish to say so. "Yes. do. I just felt like a walk," she said. She glanced at him and decided that she liked this friendly young man who was both intelli gent and amusing. But he wasn't so young as she first imagined; now she put him almost with surprise in the early thirties. "I saw you sneak away," he said after a few moments. "Did you? The other two were asleep." He laughed shortly. "I know. They were sleeping the sleep of two peo ple with nothing on their minds. Lucky, aren't they?" She shot him a quick look. He caught and held it. "You know what I mean, don't you?" She felt the color run up her cheeks. She wasn't sure so she didn't answer. "Something tells me that you and I are in the same boat," he said quietly. "I recog nize all the symptoms all that chatter and laughter. That's not the real you, is it?" Cherry suddenly felt all her de fenses weakening. "No," she said quietly, "'it's not me really." She turned and looked at him. "How did you know?" "A fellow sufferer." "I see." They walked on togeth er. They were breasting a hill now. Below them lay open coun try. A soft breeze blew the ten drils of hair back from Cherry's forehead. "Sometimes it helps to talk," said John Harrap. "or so I've been told." "I can't tell you all of it." "Tell me as much as you can." "I married a little over a month ago. Simon that's my husband means ail the world to me. I met a man at a party. I'd known him some long while ago. I lunched with him and Simon saw us corning out of the restaurant. I had a per fectly good explanation to give him, but he didn't take it the way I ex pected." - "And so?" Cherry made a little gesture. "We're not seeing each other again." "Good heavens! Just because you'd been lunching with this other fellow?" She colored. "There was rather more to it than that. I don't mean that there was anything between me and the other man. But there are things I can't tell you." "I see. AH right. So now we both in our own way have our own Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hennings and family wera visiting relatives in Louisville, last Sunday. Miss Dorothy Freudenberg, dau ghter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Herman Trendenberg. underwent an opera tion last week in an Omaha hospital. Dr. J. V. Brendel received word last, week that his nephew, Lit. Rich ard Brendel. had been promoted to captain. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wulf of Otoe, went to Lincoln last Sunday to see Wil liam Wulf, who is in the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln. talked of all sorts of things. little private hell to combat." "Yes. Until today I've been man aging pretty badly. I haven't been sleeping and I'd lost my appetite. This morning quite suddenly 1 de cided I should snap out of it." He smiled. "I congratulate you on the way you managed it." She drew a little quick breath. "The trouble is, how long can I keep it up?" "I know. That's the rub. I'll tell you; until you're in bed tonight and the lights are out and you're trying to go to sleep. Until you turn a corner suddenly and see someone who looks just like your Simon. Until some nut unwittingly puts on your favorite dance tune She glanced at him sideways: head thrown back, hands dug deep in his pockets, his young face lined as if old John Harrap, her fellow sufferer. "We?" "We might make a mutual assist ance pact." "We might, yes. Do you think that will help either of us any?" "It's worth trying. When's your next leave?" "A fortnight from today." "Good. I can get a bit of time off then as well, unless things warm up in the meantime. Old Adolf always makes all my plans a little uncertain. Eut if they don't, and we're still feeling as we are today, let's snap out of it together, go to town and hit the high spots." In the ordinary way, were he just any charming young officer asking her to go out with him and have fun, she'd say No, because she wouldn't want to. But with this man it would be different. There would be no complications. They would be helping each other. "Thank you, John Harrap. Fm glad I met you." It was a pleasant walk. They talked of all sorts of things; music, books, theaters and the time when everything would come right for both of them. "I'm going to live in the country and have a chicken farm," said John Harrap. "I'm just going to live in the country," said Cherry. Valerie opened one eye sleepily when she saw them returning. She heard Cherry's laugh ring out as they drew nearer and John's keep ing it company. The two men stayed until late in the evening. When they had aii driven back to the post, John drew Cherry aside. "You won't forget? I'll be running across you, I ex pect, on the station, and apart from that, in a fortnight's time . . ." "I'll remember." "And if anything happens in be tween, good or bad especially bad you can always get a message to me. Remember what I said; some times it helps to talk." "Thank you. I won't forget. And . . ." she hesitated and went on with a little rush, ". . . it did help talking this afternoon, I mean." She returned to the station feel ing a hundred per cent better. When thoughts of Simon threat ened, she switched them aside. Only by doing this and taking in terest in all that was going on around her could life be at all bear able. Leave came around again, twenty-four hours this time. Valerie said, "Any plans, Cherry? Aunt Alice has asked us both over." "That's sweet cf rer. Valerie. But I'm dining in town with John Harrap." "Good for you. I hope you enjoy yourself." Cherry grinned. "I'm going to. I've made up my mind to it." She went to London early in the day with Lane. Each had an ap pointment to have her hair washed. Cherry tried a new hair style. Lsne came into the cubicle to have a look at her. "Cherry, it's ravish ing." With Lane's help she bought a new hat to suit the hair-do. It was fun to be out of uniform and dress iag up to be taken to dinner. (To Be Continued.) Mr. and Mrs. John Emshoff and Mr. and Mrs. Clarenc Koester were in Lincoln Thursday. M. H. Lua, attended the Lumber man s convention in umana, lnurs day and Friday. II. H. Marquardt made a business trip to Weeping Water Monday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Eerner, Jr., and William Emshoff drove to Kear ney, Nebr.. last Tuesday on busi ness. Earle Freeman, received word to report at Fort Crook for his pre induction examination Tuesday, Feb ruary 29. 1st Sgt. Vera Rawalt and Mrs. Rawalt of Crawford are spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Emma Rawalt. Dwain Jorgersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jorgensen, is home for a few days on a sick leave. He leaves Friday for California. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carr, enter tained the Basketball Boys and Supt. and Mrs. Clair Wilber at a dinner last Tuesday evening. After dinner they played table tennis and cards Herbert Myer, who is in the U. S Navy, is home on liberty, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mey er. The Avoca Basketball boys, play ing in the Cass county tournament at Eagle, defeated Dunbar Tuesday evening, 51 to 20. Wednesday they defeated A!vo 40 to 21. Thursday, they defeated Palmyra 37 to 24. Fri day evening they piayea tne rmai game with Eagle, winning 47 to 30. ing Water Mr. and Mrs. Willard H. Waldo had as their guests for Feeders' Day. Mr. Waldo's father, H. O. Waldo, and his sister, Mrs. Warren Lamson, both of DeWitt, Neb. Guests of Paul and Miss Rossie Gerard, Feeders' Day were their brother-in-law and sieter, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Laghlin, of Ashland. L. R. Snipes reported that their s-ou, Tom, is scheduled to leave for the army within a few "weeks. Rev. John H. Pryor was in Elm wood Monday, atending a commil iee meeting preparing recommenda tions in regard to the organization of a Cass County Ministerial assoc iation. Report will be given at the next meetinp of the Cass County Church Fellowship association. Mrs. Russell Van Every returned home Sunday from Alexandria, La., where she tpent the past two months s that she might be near her hus band, Lt. Russell Van Every. Hebard end Knaup had a fine crowd at their sale, Monday. They sold 27 head of pure bred hampshire hogs. The highest price paid was ?1 67.50. The buyer was John Hiid or Plattsmoi.tii. The hog sale was at the Fair Barn, and they were as sisted by Henry Knabe, and Wil lard H. Waldo. While these men are closing out Iheir livestock business, they will still be associated in busi ness, as Henry Knaup will assist F. L. Hebard in the MCormick-Deering Implement business. Miss Freia Cherry was at home and spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Cherry. The World Day of Prayer on the first day of Lent, will be observed Friday evening at eight o'clock at the Congregational church. This will be a union meeting, with all church es in the community taking part. The theme of the meeting is: "And the Lord Wondered that there was no Intecressor." Rev. John H. Pryor of the Congregational church will be the leader. Others taking part are Rev. W. D. Lenker, Rev. Frank Snow, Rev. J. S. K. Wipf, Mayor T. L. Davis, Mrts. Fred Gorder, Mrs. T. SUNK or? WHERE would you stand financially if fire destroyed your home? Adequate fire in surance will furnish you with the money to allow you to start rebuilding. See Weep m C$ I H. Hanlan, Mrs. Ray Ehlers, Mrs. Perry Rector, Sr., and Mrs. Thomas Murtey. The la&t edition of the college paper, "The Tangier," at Grinnel! college, Grinnell, Iowa, contains a story written by one of our Weeping Water girls, Mary Ann Pryor, dan ghter of Rev. and Mrs. John H. Pry or; ot tne l.ongregatiorai church. The title o fher story is "The Girl Called Grett. ' Mary Ann is a fresh ip. an at Grinnell college. We are happy to report that Mrs. Nellie Ambler is gradually getting better. She Lad influenza, with com plications of pneumonia, and has been very ill for the past four weeks Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Lauritzen visited their son, Lloyd Lauritzen, and family, at Sioux City, Sunday, and stopped on the way at Omaha for a short visit with their daughter. Mrs. C. C. Craig and family. Newly elected officers for the Mother's Victory Circle are: Presi dent, Mrs. Stanley Miller; Vice Pres.. Mrs. A. J. Pattersen; Secretary, Mrs. R. O. Baker; Treasurer, Mrs. Sterl ing Amick. The election was held at the home of Mrs. Robert Baker with four new members present. They were Mrs. G. R. Binger, Mrs. Carl Rector, Mrs. Franklin Minium and Mrs. L. T. Little. Mrs. W . D. Lenker returned home from the Immanuel hospital, where she underwent a minor operation Honoring Jean Ward, who was at home on a furlough, Billy Mutter entertained a group of young people t.t a dinner Thursday evening at his parent's home. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Markland and their daughter, Kathleen, spent Sun day at Friend visiting relatives. J Mrs. Jean G. Jones spent Friday and Saturday, last week, in Lincoln, taking the merit system examina tion. Mrs. R. H. Gray entertained eight of her son Dale's friends Wednesday in honor of his birthday. All report a fine time. Marjory Allen, who is visiting in California, has left Los Angeles, and is now with her aunt, at Ventura. We are happy to say that Mrs. L J. Lane was brought home from the nospital Wednesday, and she will be cared for in her own home. She is suffering from a broken hip bone, and injury to one arm. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Herr, of Humboldt, were week end visitors of Mrs. Herr's brother, Henry Knaup and family. They remained over to attend the Ilebard-Kuaup sale. The Ray Tankersley family have moved into their new home, recent ly purchased from the Dr. M. U. Thomas estate, and the former Thomas home. It has been repapered throughout and will make a fine home for Mr. Tankersley and his family. Frank Spangler moved to Lincoln last Monday. They have lived in this community for many years, and their friends regret to see them leave this community. Mr. and Mrs. George Olive enter tained Mrs George Ellis and Miss Katharine Ellis at dinner, Monday evening. Did you hear the birds singing this past week and have you noticed' the tulips coming through the ground? It takes the first birds song in the spring to drive away the lethargy of winter months, and the first glimpse of a tulip showing through the ground always makes me want to get busy in my yard. Spring is just around the ?orner. BUY MORE WAR BONDS The Department O f Animal Husbandry Claims that it is still time to use ROTONE to kUl Cattle Grubs. We have plenty of 32 Concentrate on hand, $4.40 PLATTSMOUTH CREAMERY Home of CASCO Batter Lower Main St. Phone 94 One case of measles has been re ported in tfcis vicinity during the past week. Going from Weeping Water to lake" army physical examination!. Tuesday, are Wilbur Fitzpatrick, Harlan Gibson, Arthur Meeske and Robert Wolcctt. W. W. Pomplum of Bellevue has been hired as pastor cf the Christian thurch to succeed the Rev. Frank H. Snow, v. ho is leaving March 1, to take over the pastorate of the Wann Christian church. While here last Sunday, Rev. Pomplum assisted in organizing' a Christian Endeavor society. Miss Nina Freeman was made temporary secretary. Officers will be elected later. Mrs. Dorothy Rehmeier Krasiclit, returned from a visit with her hus band at Gulfport, Miss., last week, and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Elgarad. Mr. and Mrs. William Spangler. Mr. and Mrs Ernest Bates and Mr. Frank Wiles went to Plattsmouth Punday afternoon to attend the funeral services of Mr. Spangler's brother, George A. Spangler, who passed away at Lincoln, last Thurs day. Flight Oi'ficer James Wokott, who has been training at Bowman Fiel'l has been transferred to Lubbeck. Texas, and he and his lifelong buddy, Ronald Switzer, are again at the same camp. Dale Steiukamp left Saturday for Farragut, Idaho, to begin his train ing in the Navy. Dale is the son cf Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steinkamp. George Washington was not Ihc only man Avho had a birthday in February. Sigveld Jensen can claim the same day as his natal day, so Mrs. Jpnsea invited in five couples for a bridg? party in honor of the occasion, the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ranney, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Mr. and Mrf. Swain Neil sen. Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Burrill. 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Trine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling M. Trine, of Madison. Neb., Friday evening, February iS. at St. Paul Methodist church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Gerald Kennedy officiating. The vedding dinner was served at the Hotel Cornhusker. The bride i3 a graduate of the Weeping Waler High school and of the Lincoln School of Commerce. The groom graduated from the Liberty Consolidated High school, and had two years electrical training in Chicago, and h is now an electrical instructor at the Lincoln Air base. Danish Ladies Aid society met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Chri3 Rasmussen. EXEOLL FOR JOURNAL Albert J. Ulrich. one of the pro gressive young farmers of this sec tion of Cass county, was a caller at the Journal Saturday and enrolled for the coming year as a reader of the semi-weekly edition of the paper. Mr. Ulrich receives his mail on tho Jxmisville rural route. 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