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My facd still puffy and red, I stood looking of the front window. The neighbory‘| children had lost interest in the ict car. The station taxiâ€"cab turned intb our street; and 1 watched, wishi Iimost without hope that it was ‘ coming home. It came straight ‘d our house, and withâ€" driveway.| Who but ‘George could be coming in| the station cab? I was ready to dash to greet him, when the car opened, and out stepped a a shabby, â€"familiar coat. bags, set,them on the walk, and paid straight t out slowi coming to dash _ Roger s wed. "Oh yesâ€"yesâ€"o course." Hle: had that glassy look i his eyes again, and his forehead wa damp. 1 might have felt sorrier for him if 1 not thought he was makâ€" ing a in out of a molehill, and if I had been preoccupied with my bwn worrlks. I didn‘t want to look at iok wi i his usual poise, and I M”"“M to Cry.: :> > | ~It was easier than 1/ expected to slip aut of the library and up the stairs to my room, where the bed was still unâ€" was ‘did ¢ry a little, and felt better for "1 sup; take elaborate preâ€" cautions t« feguard the designs of tÂ¥ jeles?" The detective was standing over the mantle agai and his was silken smooth, al most i a heighbors . the ' . was ‘ straight "They ing some war contracts, aren‘t they irthbone asked. Roger % "War â€" contracts exclusively, ht now.": 7 "And c an enginieer ?" | "I desi of the articles mantâ€" factured * se onl â€" de l Reddigan Our police: but he had For w%:flm? Oh won‘t \~ you f 4 Why a man, th he‘s big, and a bug, _ though he‘s‘ small, Just: cT;t?liic together in friendship av j |_ reign 7 4 Asfingbfi#e'm. _ gramm s < mvodle * ever : For my childre Ofi torturing consciente, the brandings .|. of Caim, |.5 . You have set up a ridiculous train Of thoughts and emotions in heart and When, if I had not put anâ€"end to your Why, for example, must 1 Crushing your life out with ond pushâ€" 1 THECOCKROACH f '::;: "Where ~he get rye, the lucky £6," 1 "Sending a minor for whiskey, and he a police officer, too. onder what ikind of politics we have in this ‘town, . xfomg" "Why tun bread, don‘t forget itl'thco( said. : "The light turned green. I walked on. | i â€"Jaydee :d by a light, 1 stopped with t onla busy corner. Behind 1 heard a}voice. y you gdt the rye?" i i 1 I saw a tall policeâ€" i alad. I heard subdued mbling ove} & piece of paper. I heard the |voice again. "Now don‘t "What do. you nean?" asked the lad. She answ with a smile ; . "l’p.bthe tha you think I am, H up, boy, and dial." 1 ‘thought He called her bp and, he called her COMIN® THRU WITH THE RYE } t‘ ma 5 :oil:m U by a | crowd onla h 1 heard a}voic you gat the & a k bling over & ; I " he £6," 1 "$ onder what fkind this ‘town, Anywa I heard the |voic rget the rye," : (TO BE CONTINUED) THE pmm SEVEX {Chapter VI f ought I ‘had myself ‘pretty well id a woman who has just anexglected hostess to a strange MORE PHONE TROUBLE Â¥ ving some they f"BMirthbone r . B w C * * vely, ht now." | yo ¢ an engit sigh m o‘ tM d thek." â€" ppojeffthey take s ' feguard t @ ficies?" Th g d : d over the | mab r was silk T. stallowed. "Of i had that ; s again, and his 1 might have fe crust, or bread crumb would il 13, 1944 2s _: | ) The spring dance of the Ravini ildren? Oh won‘t| Woman‘s club will be a f#etm e on Saturda ing, / April 29 he‘s big, and a bug, the Village ho . J« \lo: s ; r, social committee ‘chairman, ther in friendship at. the m““‘ Jast Wedâ€" o bdaus : day. ions may be made by â€"Addie Wright | falling cither Mr3. Johfi}:e Wilbor, OWS , nO. raisin. or the Y ty "The material now â€" on‘ hand runs largely to agates, but many servic ve brought i their awn opals, â€" thysts etc., for polishing, I C patrons . also turnâ€"‘ in | semiâ€"precidus stones which can be ;f_li?::md{.i!m lovely rings, lockets, etc., i veni‘fl{to he sent home . by . mfubisions ‘OT§ Moonstones, opals, cat‘s eyes, etc., are all grist for the lapidary. mill . | Iso be present from time to time ,,\v'ah' display of specimens in gll stages g iting, with lighting to bting out t ifferent colors. + L. Frupet Regular â€" Meeti [ ofegfa':n'y'slks k"&n J@ Lady Eiks will hold a prnlu ::et ing Tuesday aft } | in the Elks clubroom at {..‘b o&ldck. Hostesses will be Mrs. Golden, Mrs. Helen Golden Mrs. Anton Fravuenhoffer. MapET i On Thursdays ‘Stephen Frem. gem exchange instructor, Lake |Bluff, will be on hand as instructor. ?lemhcrs ?f the Chicago Gem Cutters‘ Club will Major Fitzpatrick, c:-i directot, will work in conjunction with Mr. Greene. The lapidary for| the USOâ€"Sailvation Club at 346 Waukegan Ave.,) High has: "at last arrived. It is equipped fiith wheels for cutting and polishing stones, wheel for buffing, and| saw with} imbedded diamonds for slicing the stome. A "raw" stone may thus be fashioned into a finished product. o Alged Lapidary fieiwh' Now In Operation At The USOâ€"Salvation Army F‘ey. mo'»%".a. Ts Thops, McDavitt, Mrs. Edgar Pedderson, Mrs. Gaston Robert, Mrs. Louis | t Mrs. W. H. Robertson, Mrs. Harry Scarbroug4, : Mrs. | Frank! ;Tnnc::n. ‘Mrs. Bertram Weber, Mrs. Robert ‘Weddell, Mrs. C. |S. Wright and Mrs. Greig D. Yarger.| + =© | / 4 $22 N. First _ e class session preceding the lunch. program, may be attendéd by ifors. Thetegmclolufyit‘hlm ssion under. its leader, Rowena ennett on April 27. (. 4.4 r on ‘the final detailsy of the izes the group is off through tle Fifth Annual ‘Writers‘ Conferâ€" ce of the Middlewest to be held at western university summer, the original hostess grc of the afhnual conference, in which 21 liter« afty groups now cooperaté t‘u group if actively sponsoring | conference illdgstrates the travel â€" artitles> she es, will be given as a)prize. â€" . e dance, as a creative form also relkted to class work, is featured in th¢â€"invitation by the lunc chairâ€" , Mildred Haesslér, to attend the higtory of the dance she has arftanged for Sunday, Jurle 4, at the 8th :Street theater, Chicago. Mrs. Hiessler has written the words that infroduce the various episodes. Over orle hundred: girls are rel*glinc unâ€" ddr her direction. . J | rs. Donald McCibeny of Lake Forest and Mrs. George K. Bowden oi# Highland Park, who have been alternately presiding at tfle Juncheon pjograms as coâ€"chairmes, will both sHare introducing honou';t the final spring luncheon. Mrs. Bowden will L. P. 4215, or Mrs. Roa;ffl Glasgow, . P. 749, and there will be a club taâ€" e for single reservations./ <| Dirmerâ€" will be lemd.wifct style, romptly at 9 o‘clock. Music will be by ob Peary and his . ta, a feature Ravinial club dances thes¢ past two. eative arts, related to writing, are| featured in a lunch prolnil to be given by the Northfide Q;- tive Writers on Thmda)y, April X id McGibeny, radio ‘commentaâ€" tor| will be luncheon guest of homor. An} original painting by Hazel Crow Eviell, one of the class mfixl)en who illdstrates the travel > arti¢cles> she ests.: Mrs. O. L. C)lesen, Mrs. McGibney, l(%. | Mildred essier, and the group as a whole, e offering four different awards in ¢ July Conference. B4 Each member of the cliss may inâ€" te a guest to the April 20 juncheon. eservations should be phoned the lighland ‘Park Y.W.C.A. in advante. }4 avinia Women Plan uffet Dinner Dance (140.% t o P rceaine t 4 I ogi g;m., North Suburtfi _ _: High School Open Houle _ Fridiy night from 7 :30 on is open house night and all boys and girls are welcame.: There will be ing, table tennis, cards and checkers. i Entered as second | ¢lass | matt March 1, 1911, at the‘ Post Ofiice;i Highland Patk, IIlinois pag is | the Highland Park hhu Laurel charged at regular Lester S. Olson, Py ~R. B. Olson, Editor § 7:15 p.m., Home Nurs | 7:30 p.m., Spanish cla TUESDAY, April 18â€" | 4:30 pm., Center‘s Ej mittee. ¢ " } *B p.m., Playground ‘and Recreation board. :. RRZ 1 FRIDAY, April 14â€" â€" |@),0 ; 7 p.m., Center‘s Boys‘ club,. 7;30 p.m., High, u:hoo’ open house. SATURDAY, April 15. ts 9:30 a.m., Crafts club{’ â€" 2 p.m., Model Airplanye club. ~7:30 p.m., Party, LO¢wenthal. MONDAY, April 17â€" 4 THURSDAY, April 13â€" Fjerre, telephone H.P. 386; lady of the arrangements. between the hours of o‘clock. On Thursday, sale will be conducted to 4 p.m. Contributions for the gale may be left either the Assem hall or at 45 N. Green Bay road. Mrs: A. /A rummage sale will be held by the Redeemer‘ guild in the Agsembly hall of the Redeemer Lutherar church, 587 W Central avenue, on April 26 and April 27. On Wednud#b. April 26, the sale will be held in the evening Twlly® Greeg _ Sister ‘Theresa . ‘‘The cast of characters for "Ladies in Retirement," in the order of their appearance, is as, follows: : Character 2 Lucy om'n:“.“..“..._;m [Rors Harks Immors Piake ... fpors Heig Redeemer Guild _ Each phase of the production is in the hands of a specially s¢lected comâ€". mittee, and all! of these | committees HWave: been applying t 1 to such matters 4s scenery, gets, properâ€" ties, lights, costumes, eâ€"up, and so on. Fagh As is customary with all their proâ€" ductions, the : Skokie players . have selected a director who is especially qualified by experience to qssure makâ€" ing "Ladies in Retirement" an artisâ€" tic success. ‘The players have been working for some time, s and rehearsing under the direction of Edward Crowley, a ful veteran of the stage and radio, has had. extensive experience as a stock comâ€" pany actor and director, and as a proâ€" ducer of radio dramas. * THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS The Skokie players as a group are a decidedly North Shore ilutmflo& including a number of inâ€" dividuals all of whom have had trainâ€" ing and experiences in phase of the dramatic arts. For a 4-@« of years, the group has a disâ€" tinet contribution to the c# adâ€" vancement of the entire North Shore district.. â€" . | Yet while not active put artists . have continued th in‘ dramatic ‘studies, and hearsed and put on a num solely for their own gr means of further perfecti trionic . capabilities, {‘c‘mia,uoup of amateur players has ieved wide acclaim the high artistic merit of its f . producâ€" tions. So far as general qpublic ptoâ€" ductions are concerned, the Skoki¢ players have themscives ‘been in a sort of semiâ€"retirement since the start ofâ€" the war. This has been due to the fact that the members have been so | busy with various whr service activitigs that it has been ‘impossible to ‘get enough of them together to put on any play that requited a large cast. is h w ' 1 Plays for Groups . J 1 Community ignter. Activities â€" _ comedy written by Edward|Percy and Reginald Denham, will be| presented by the Skokie players at \the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s club.on Friday evening, May 5.‘ 4‘ m Rdey io y oC o N eing raied )lisher, 4 â€"Edvward Crowley Edward Crowley 557. ng class ¢cutive comâ€" n PhilateKc Sale Eie icly, these ir‘ interest have <reâ€" r of plays , and as a ; their hisâ€" L23 THE PRESS oN WAY TO CAMP M«COY RUM ‘BAKLE AT _/ | ~ / ST. JOHN‘S CHURCH £ St. John‘s Evangelical church, Hont wood aven elndGremBlymd,"):iel; hold a rummage sale Thursday, April 27, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. | _ Enroute to Camp McCoy, Wis., Lt. Stanton St. Peter stopped in Highland Park Sa y to visit his sister, lfrs. o Casey|of 319 Bloom street, | â€" The brid¢ is a graduate of Ca,rl_e't( ColIz:, been a member of WAC since, February, 1943, and.is staâ€" tioned at Milwaukee. Lt Prender a :Stanford University man, was in newspaper |work as a civilian. He is stationed ‘at Navy Pier: in Chicago. | Saturday | evening, April, 8, in presence of the members of the i mediate . families, Lt. Elizabeth houn WAC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Clarke, 2237 Li = wood, Ave., and Lt. (j.g.) Curtis Walâ€" ker Prendergast, USNR, son of Mr. and . Mrs.: Arthur C.‘ Prendergast of San‘ F sco, ; were (married . at the Ft, Sheridah Chapel by Chaplain 0. K. Jonas. |Lt.| Anne Craig was maid ‘of honor and |A/C Raymond Pré l attended hig brother as best man. / | WAC Lieutenant Weds Lieutenant In Navy _ Exhibited |at the meeting: will be the entries Jn the Baby k post contéest which is being lmotéd the local Infint Welfare center high school art students. : The i date for this contest has been mov up from April 27 to April 25 in order that this exhibit may be ‘held. M Lucille Wood, art director of the high school, says that many pos are in progress in spite of the tion interval _ ? Decorations on the luncheon : A Cont will follow (a "Mairsyâ€"Doats" idea, "The I according to plans made by Mrs, e In Hugh Riddl¢.of the senior group v Mrs. Has is in charge of table decorations. Avente, ha Riddle‘s committee will be complete number of in the ‘nex(‘jfc’y days and wil tary " teache out the definite plans. â€"~ n o talg Mrs. Spencer Keare, president of the junior fioup. will be :p: charge of the program, the theme of which will bhe "The Past, Present, and Fuâ€" ture of Infant Weélfare." S will be announced next week. Infant : Welfare.. members |of â€" the Highland kâ€"Ravinia center ‘ laying plans for their annual luncheon which will be held Wednesday, . 20, at ir Country club. Mem bers of both the junior and groups of the cénter will attend, a reservations are expected to number 175 or more. 3 I [3 |~T‘mt yroun Serv | tive at the tele â€"/ "Office. And, y i longer I‘m he _| realize what : .| â€" importantâ€"wor j' Our "basic t covers practica ( tions and prol |_ come along in | . _ But there‘s [ thing seqan ‘\ . with all the qu | _T talk with } i‘...‘ P ",A;xfl â€" there ds, . ‘Tre got a job to do! ing people on the telephone and at this desk and try to help Yu.l'w'.u“iob;}glo.m it‘s one that deserves my best. But there‘s alwtm some» thing new â€" especially now Our "basic training" course covers practically all the quesâ€" tions and problems that may come along in the day‘s work. phone service, J .' I talk with lots of intérestâ€" the teleph "T"g;(-a"z !0 d ?mptn 0 TI‘m rour Service Representaâ€" tive at the telephone Business Office. And, ;ldme\imw. the longer I‘m here th¢e more I realize what interesting and important work this js! _‘ n3 o vonnpe e e Alorg On limgy orning at the Trini i esn tre Miss‘ Mayme Buttery, 202 No.: Bay Rd., was married to George ton, Jr., son of Mr, ahd Mrs. Shelton, 1824 Rice St. ; The e mended! by Mr. and Mrs, Rm ton of, }'h(h'l' ood, the dinner was served ntfi home of brideâ€"groom‘s ‘parents.! : | FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST w0 A. L. Funke, Mrs. F. N. hy 5t C Th ie . E‘rummm-leofthe% ‘a club will be held‘ & April 27, at.9 a m, in the at 365 Roger Williams aveâ€" HIGHLAND PARK, ‘LLINOIS IELINOIS BELL _ °* TELEPHONE COMPANY ‘om have 1# kyodn'w*ofir* hk lt 90‘s costumes,. and an interpretation of the Merry Widow waltz{will be given by a clubmember and an undisâ€" closedâ€" partner. ‘IT‘wo sob s will sing the anguished story "The Bird in the Gilded Cage," Bob Peary‘s orchestra has ° to plnya'goodmnydnc:w&pt An old bicycle built for two will be ridden by a couple dréssed in gay and the Barber Shop itte ex» pemt;oeafieemhn tenâ€" dchmiuof“SM&me. ime"* and other old favorites. | I WEb, THURS.,. _ . April 19, 20 ; . "MERLE pm-:gon, | & Laird Cregar, George Sanders "THE LODGER"! inme sparkiing gaicty of a studded decade will be ¢éd at the "Gay 90‘s Dinner Dance" to be held at the Highland Park W ‘s club from 8 to 1 o‘clock on r eveâ€" Old century glamour will be added ‘to the party by a number: of club« Russel! styled gowns and Daiâ€" mond Jim Bradys to the , * age cording . to Mrs. Tom and Mrs." Henbert Alexander, dhairma and coâ€"chairman of the ing dinner dance feature. Numbers planhed to diners in the merry mood of the golden decade have been arranged| by the home talent floor show mittee, A costumed "Floradora Sextette" will warble and trill lfllfimentll pebdnu ‘"THE GANG‘S ALL HERE" t | UN., M.. TVE April IQI 17, 18 ALICE FAYE, PHIL BM(BR Benny Goodmain and On:*em Highland Park Wome HO%: ‘Gay 90s‘ Dance CARY GRANT | JOHN GARFIELD | _ "*DESTINATION TOKYO®"‘ The sparkling gaiety .. and an interpretation