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I SAY STRANGER, HOW FAR IS IT TO THE NEXT, CITY!

OH, I SHOULD SAY ABOUT TWENTY-TWO MILES FROM

HERE!

THIS CAR HAS NO SPEEDOMETER, SO WE CAN'T TELL HOW FAR WE WENT!

OH, WERE ABOUT HALF WAY THERE ::NOW!!

SAY, MISTER HOW FAR IS IT TO THE

NEXT. CITY?

AREA THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1989.

OH, I SHOULD SAY IT'S ABOUT TWENTY-TWO MILES FROM HERE!

GY, BY BUD FISHER

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THE TEST

Eldridge

YOUNG Doctor Paul Fires that Nanette broke her engagement to him. He knew only that the night after they attended the movie: "The Doctor's Call," she was silent during the drive home. At her door she looked at him in the dim light from the hall and said: "It won't be like that with us, will it, honey?"

"Like what?"

You "Like it was in the movie. wouldn't leave me in the middle of the night to answer a call, leave me alone, worrying?"

Paul laughed. "Why, gosh, honey, a doctor takes those things as matter of-fact. I'd go anywhere I was need ed."

The next day Paul had a note from Nan. She was going away for awhile, she said. Temporarily, at least, he had better consider their engagement broken. She wanted to think.

Think? Think about what? Paul called ber house, But Nanette was gone, and her mother was vague as to where and when she would return.

Paul was unhappy, and puzzled. He couldn't believe that Nanette had stop- ped loving him. He knew that all his

The realization provoked a

of

exhilaration, 10 Pro can suppress of sense of pride in being picked out from the crowd. Nanette was human, and Craig was human. Craig, she felt, en- joyed the reputation, they were acquir- ing as much as she Secretly she won- dered what would happen if some other young lady, equally as attractive and hailing from the East, should sud- denly appear on the scene. She feared that Craig could shift his interest with ease, and this thought was disconcert- ing.

Still she enjoyed him, and he her; and before a month had passed Nanette was almost ready to believe that Craig was on the point of proposing. Late in January the community sponsored a Nanotte and Craig sizeable dance. were easily the most attractive couple present, and both were quite aware of if Nanette was thinking that it. Craig should propose and she became an orange grower's wife they could go That is, they on like this forever. could if she could suppress her doubts about Craig's shifting affections.

And just then the siren blew. It began with a deep-throated whine and rose to a shriek, drowning out the

By Barbara Ann Benedict

life he'd be unhappy unless she came orchestra, filling the room, dominating back to him.

every small sound, captivating atten-

As for Nanette-she wasn't sure tion.

Craig suddenly stopped dancing. His either. But she intended to make sure. She intended to find out whether time face had sobered.

"What is it? Nanette asked. "What and distance could make her forget Paul. If it could-she thought how does it mean?" awful it would be, lying awake nights: Frost." Craig started for the door already crowded with listening for the sound of, his car re which turning from some remote dwelling people. His face was grim. He an-

swered Nanette's further questions ab in the country.

was-

So Nanette went to California, and sently. "It's a warning. The temper- visited with her uncle and aunt, the ature's dropping. We'll have to fire if Crumps. Ennis and Olga Crump oper- we want to save our crops from freez- ated an orange ranch. The place was ing."

"You-you mean you're going off eighteen miles from Riverside, but it was a lovely old house and the sun and leave me here alone?";

He shot her a quick, annoyed glance. shone all day long and the orange groves had a charm of their own. Also, "Honey, when that airen blows, noth- much to Nanette's surprise, there was ing else matters. Nothing. Not to an much social activity in the community, orange grower:

For example, the second night after

her arrival, the near-by orange grow-

ers held a dance. Nanette attended It was cold when Nanette stepped with some misgivings, but instead of from the train at Fairmont, Massa- finding a staid and stuffy gathering of chusetts. She hurried to a taxi and Ten minutes later ignorant. farmers she discovered that gave an address. almost everyone present was young she walked into Dr. Paul Eldridge's

office. Dr. Paul stared at her; and educated and quite charming.

Uncle Ennis introduced her to Craig his eyes lighted eagerly. Beale. "Craig is one of our youngest orange growers," Ennis explained with

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then

"Nanettel" "Darling! Ohh you ever forgive Now

a broad smile. "He's also the best me? I wanted to make sure.·

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looking and considered quite a Remeo." I am sure. I want to-to be a doc- Craig smiled down at her pleasantly tor's wife a little puzzled, but he de-

Paul was He was good-looking, with thick blond

hair and blue eyes. He danced divine- cided not to ask questions. After all,

The. Associated

ly. Nanette decided that it wasn't go most anyone could: tell that Nanette ing to be bad-fun at all living in the was home to stay.. orange grove country. The prospect (Gopyright, 1988, looked bright, Perhaps she would Newspapers).' even be able to forget Paul.

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The fact that Uncle Ennis had not exaggerated about Craig Beale's po. pularity was impressed upon her dur- ing the next fortnight. He called and took her driving, escorted, her to so-. cial functions, took her on sightseeing tours, proudly pointing out his large and profitable grove., Nanette became increasingly aware that she

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