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\ THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C TH l FICTiON CORNER T HERE were cars in front of the house. Four of them. And two more in the drive. Clifford Oslow cut across the Drake's lawn and headed for the back steps. But not soon enough. The door of a big red cabriolet opened and a woman came rushing after him. She was a little person, smaller even than Clifford himself. But she was fast. She reached him just as he made the gap in the hedge. “You’re Mr. Oslow, aren’t you?” she panted. She didn’t wait for a confession. She pulled out a little book and a pencil and held them under his nose. ’Tve been trying to get her autograph all week,” she ex plained. “I want you to get it for me Just drop the book in a mail box. It’s stamped and the address is on it.” And then she was gone and Clifford was standing there holding the book and pencil in his hand. VNever mind,” she shouted from the car, "mail ing the pencil!” He stuffed the autograph book in his pocket and hurried up the steps. There was a lot of noise coming from the parlor. Several male voices all going it at once. A strange woman’s voice insinuating itself ev ery now and then. And Julia’s voice, rising above the babble, clear and kindly and very sure. "Yes,” she was saying. And, ‘Tm very glad.” And, “People have been tremendously generous to me.” She sounded tired, though. Clifford leaned against the ironing- board while he finished the sand wich and the coke. He left the empty bottle on the table, snapped off the kitchen light and pushed eas ily on the hall door. The hall light was on and someone Clifford didn’t know was pacing the carpet across from the parlor. But it was only three short steps to the rear stairs. He didn't make it. Someone who babbled inconppre- hensively at him grabbed him by the arm and bounced him along the hall and into the parlor. “Here he is,” somebody shouted. ‘Here’s Mr. Oslow!” There were half-a-dozen people there, all with note books and busy pens. Julia was in the big chair by the fireplace, looking plumper than usual in her new green dress. She smiled at him affectionately but, it seemed to him, a little dis tantly. He’d noticed that breach in her glance many times lately. He hoped that it wasn't superiority, but he was desperately afraid that it vas. She looked, he saw, as tired as she had sounded. "Hello, Clifford," she said. “Hello, Julia,” he answered. He didn’t get a chance to go over and kiss her. A reporter had him right against the wall. How did it seem to go to bed a teller at the pay ment booth down at the gas com pany and to wake up the hus band ot a best-selling novelist? Very startling, he told them. Was he go ing to give up his job? No, he snapped, he wasn’t Had he heard the news that “Welcome Tomor row” was going to be translated into Turkish? No, he hadn’t And then the woman came over. The one whose voice he’d heard back in the kitchen where he wished devoutly he’d stayed. “How,” she inquired briskly, “did you like the story?” Clifford didn’t answer immediate ly. He just looked at the woman. tive of this city and the husband of . . .” The second floor rooms might have been vacant, but Clifford took no chances. He kept on going until he reached his study at the back of the attic. He snapped on the light over the table and dropped into the chair before it. He put Julia’s book right in front of him, but he didn’t immediately open it. Instead he squirmed back in the chair and looked about him. The room was familiar enough. It had been his for over eighteen years. The table was the same. The print of the Jones flagship was the same. And the old typewriter was the one he had bought before Julia and he were married. There hadn’t been many changes The fireplace had been re-bricked. And the radio was a recent gift of Julia's. And stacked all along the bookcase were the manuscripts of his novels. His rejected novels. On top was his latest one, the one that They bonnced him into the parlor. “Here he is! ” somebody shouted. Everyone became very quiet. And everyone looked at him. The wom an repeated the question. Clifford knew what he wanted to say. “I liked it very much,” he wanted to say and then run. But they wouldn't let him run. They’d make him stay. And ask him more questions. Such as which character he had liked best. Which he couldn’t answer. “I haven’t,” he mumbled, “had an opportunity to read it yet. But I'm going to,” he promised. And then came a sudden inspiration. “I’m going to read it now!” There was a copy on the desk by the door. Clifford grabbed it and raced for the front stairs. B EFORE he reached the second flight, though, he could hear the woman's voice on the hall phone. “At last,” she was saying, "diligent digging has unearthed an adult American who has not read ‘Wel come Tomorrow.’ He is, of all peo ple, Clifford Oslow, white, 43, a na- Horizontal 1 Colloquial: quarrel 5 God of thunder 9 Resort 12 Prefix: half 13 Neutral coun try in World War II 14 Light brown 15 Man’s nickname 16 Football kick 18 Common level 20 Printer’s measure 22 Only 24 Girl’s name 27 On the ocean 29 Remainder 31 By 32 Threadlike line 34 Sudden attack 36 3.1416 37 Knickknack 39 Planet discov ered in 1781 41 Two 42 Cleansing ' agent 44 To omit in pronunciation 45 Male sheep 47 Thrust 49 Shield 50 Wife of Geraint 52 Dull 54 Exclamation of incredulity 55 Fish eggs 57 Woody plant 59 Toward 61 Portly 63 Lodged 65 To seethe 67 Timber tree 68 Cry of sorrow 69 Declivity Vertical 1 That girl 2 Foot traveler 3 Part of “to be” 4 Gratuity 5 Male singing voice 6 Der former Reichs- fuehrer flotation In Next losno. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9. 10 U . 12 13 14 15 M * 17 18 19 n 21 ll 22 ?3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 l 34 - 35 n 36 37 38 39 40 W 42 43 44 45 46 47 n 49 50 51 52 53 54 55. 56 57 58 oAxn 59' 60 61 62 • 6j 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 Conjunction 8 Corded cloth 9 Strap for sharpening a razor 10 Colloquial: father 11 Article 17 You and me 19 Colloquial: paid notice 38 Enclosure No. 14 40 Near 43 Heroine of “Merchant of Venice” 46 Gaiety 48 Mends 51 To act 53 To exist 56 Note in Guido’s scale 58 Worm 60 To be obliged to 61 Musical syllable 62 While 64 Indian mulberry 66 Musical syllable Answer to Pnzsle Number IS 21 Nothing more 0 N E w E M E T E R than V 0 R T E X E R 0 D E D 23 Twin brother A T 0 P P I D A U 1 - A of Jacob I T T E N - 1 E ' T 25 Disclaimed A c R E L I L 1 S E 26 Springs up H E A R T A E R 1 E 3 27 To desire with P 0 0 R R E E s eagerness T A 3 T A R E L A T E 28 Islands A S w E G I s 1 P R I M 30 To weary B L 0 T G 0 A T I N 33 On the 0 E S K E T C H Y K A summit of R E p A I D K E E IT L Y 35 Poetic: valley P A R T Y S E E Y E Series H-t7 had stopped going the rounds six months before. On the bottom was his earliest one. The one he wrote when Julia and he were first married. The one whose people both of them lived with in the two years during which he labored over it. "How’s Vincent coming along?” Julia would say. “He’s got the house built,” Clifford would tell her, “but I can’t think of a valid way for him to get the Gleason acre he needs for pastur age.” Yes, Clifford was a writer then. Large W. And he kept on thinking of himself as one for many years after, despite the concerted indif ference of the publishers. Finally, of course, his writing had become merely a gesture. A stubborn un willingness to admit defeat. Now, to be sure, the defeat was unques tioned. Now that Julia, who before a year ago hadn’t put pen to paper, had written a book, had it accepted and now was looking at advertise ments that said, “over four hundred thousand copies.” Julia, Clifford sighed. Well, the utter miserableness of his failure wouldn’t be permitted to steal one ounce from her merited pleasure in her own accomplishment! He picked up “Welcome Tomor row” and opened it, as he opened every book, in the middle. He read a paragraph. And then another. He had just started a third when suddenly he stopped. He put down Julia’s book, reached over to the shelf and tugged out the dusty man uscript of his own first effort. Rap idly he flipped over the crisp pages. Then he began to read aloud. tj'ROM his own manuscript he read: “The water was high above the fence-top. Beyond on the hill the cattle cowered. Vincent stood, si lent and stricken, beside the ruin of his farm.” Clifford put the manuscript on the table on top of the book. For a time he sat quietly inspecting the crease of his trousers. Then he put the book in his lap and left the manuscript on the table and began to read them, page against page. He had his answer in ten minutes. And then he went back downstairs. A couple of reporters were still in the parlor. “But, Mrs. Oslow, nat urally our readers are interested,” one was insisting. “When,” he de manded, “will you finish your next book?” “I don’t know,” she answered un easily. Clifford came across the room to her, smiling. H6 put his arm around her and pressed her shoulder firmly but gently. “Now, now, Julia,” he protested. "Let’s not quibble with the young man.” The reporter looked up. “Mrs. Oslow’s new novel,” Clif ford announced proudly, “will be ready in another month.” Julia turned around and stared at him, quite terrified. But Clifford kept on smiling. Then he reached into his pocket and brought out the autograph book and pencil that had been forced on him on his way home. “Sign here,” he instructed. Good Eyes Aid Artists There seems to be a relationship between good vision and artistic ability. Of a group of 100 art stu dents examined, those who showed superior artistic ability had excel lent eye coordination and depth per ception. ’I Wmsmow mmM ' W.V.-.V.-.V.V.W WtfWwiflWC 6*5CC<X Serve Crabmeat Party Loaf for Luncheon (See recipe below.) Spring Luncheons Now that spring housecleaning is over and we are proud of our shin ing, spic and span homes, it’s time to return obliga-. tions for lunch eons which have piled up within the last several weeks. There is truly no season during which it’s more fun to en tertain than these lusciously warm days when garden foods are plenti ful LYNN CHAMBERS’ MEND ♦Stuffed Lamb Chops Fresh Peas in Cream Lettuce with Bacon Dressing Hot Biscuits Strawberry Jam Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Beverage •'Recipe given. • L- i en stock and milk. Cook until thick and smooth. Cover chicken and ham with sauce and top with mush, rooms. Rhubarb Compote. If you want to carry luncheons off successfully, plan light in-season foods. Use sufficient fruits and veg etables to keep the menu sea sonal, and let your table decorations carry out the theme. Lamb chops and chicken, aspara gus and strawberries, and a few other foods are reigning favorites. Around them you can build a lunch eon menu that will be both eye- appealing and tasty. Plan to do most of the cooking ahead of time so you won’t be ruffled by the time the guests begin to come in. If you want to serve a nice meat dish you might like to start off with a stuffed lamb chop, follow it with a tomato aspic or tossed salad and asparagus, then top off with strawberries and cream. ♦Stuffed Lamb Chops. 4 double-thick lamb chops 2 canned peaches 1 cup crushed pineapple % cup soft bread crumbs % cup butter or substitute Brown lamb chops in skillet on both sides. Toss together finely chopped peaches, pineapple, bread crumbs and but ter, Pile on top of chops which have been placed in a casserole. Bake in a moderate (350-degree) oven for 20 minutes. Asparagus Vinaigrette. (Serves 4) 3 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon paprika 34 cup salad oil 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 tablespoon chopped pickle 1 tablespoon minced chives 1 bunch asparagus (1 pound) (Serves 4 to 6) 4 cups cubed rhubarb 1 cup sugar ' 34 teaspoon nutmeg 34 teaspoon cinnamon 2 whole cloves Juice, pulp and grated rind of 1 orange Combine all ingredients and place in baking dish. Cover and bake in a moderate (350-degree) oven for 40 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Serve warm or cold with cream and crisp cookies. A more eco nomical luncheon, but one just as pretty, consists of this salad loaf done with aspic and crabmeat. This is delicious served with hot biscuits and topped off with pineapple sherbet with fresh straw* berry sauce. Crabmeat Party Salad. (Serves 6) Part I: Aspic 2 tablespoons gelatin 34 cup cold water 234 cups hot consomme 2 tablespoons lemon juice 34 teaspoon white pepper 34 teaspoon celery salt Soften gelatin in cold water. Add hot consomme, lemon juice, white pepper and celery salt Stir until dissolved. Pour Into an 834 by 434 by 234-inch loaf pan enough of the aspic to make 34 inch deep. Chill until firm. Place a smaller loaf pan or container within the 834-inch loaf pan; anchor firmly with weights or tie in place. Pour remaining aspic in the space, between the two pans. Chill until firm. Remove inner pan by loosening aspic with a small knife. Chill for 10 minutes and fill center with the following: Parasite Dodder May Be Killed by 2, 4-D Selection of Clean Seed Also Essential By W. J. DRYDEN Field dodder is an annual para sitic vine, growing on lespedeza, al falfa, clover and various members of the dandelion family. It attaches itself to other plants and sends small growth into their tissue to ab sorb the sap. As preventive is easier than the cure, it is essential that only seed free from dodder be planted. Spots in fields should be eliminated. This Circle shows how dodder wraps Itself around alfalfa to absorb the sap. is possible by the use of 2,4-D weed killer. While the 2,4-D also will kill tespedeza and other plants in the sprayed areas, the loss usually will prove negligible as the dodder usu ally will be confined to small scat tered areas. The labor involved in cutting out dodder is excessive and it is almost impossible to remove all of the para site by this method. Infested fields may be planted to grain or corn for several years. These crops are not attacked, but care should be taken that the dodder does not continue growing on weeds in the field. SUPERIOR LETTUCE Slobolt lettuce, developed by the CJSDA, is available for the first time to the gardener. Non-heading, long standing Slobolt produces wrinkled, frilled, light green leaves. Plants are of moderate size. If the plants are set 10 to 12 inches apart and only basal leaves used, Slobolt lettuce may be harvested over a period of several weeks. Slo bolt makes a good fall crop from midsummer plantings. It produces usable leaves three wseks longer than many well-known commercial leaf lettuce varieties. It receives its name because it is slow to "bolt” seed stems in warm weather. Herds and Flocks For Greater Profit Combine seasonings, add vinegar and salad oil. Beat until thick and smooth. Add remaining ingredients and let stand for 34 hour. Clean as paragus and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Heat sauce and serve over asparagus. A luxury luncheon for special guests uses both chicken and ham in the main dish. However, you can keep the rest of the luncheon cost down by serving simply a tossed salad and a rhubarb compote for dessert. Chicken DeLuxe. (Serves 4) 4 thick slices ham 4 breasts of chicken, cooked 4 tablespoons melted butter 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups rich chicken stock and milk combined 1 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon pepper Whole sauteed mushrooms Arrange breast of chicken on top of ham slices. Melt butter, blend in flour and seasonings, then add chick- LYNN SAYS: Add Imagination to Serving Garden Vegetables Asparagus takes on extra glamour when served with a white sauce, crowned with grated hard-cooked eggs. To use asparagus as a luncheon dish with first quality protein food, wrap several asparagus stalks, cooked, in thin slices of boiled ham. which has been made tasty by grat ing some American cheese into it Asparagus becomes a gourmet’s Part II: Crabmeat Filling 1 tablespoon gelatin 2 tablespoon cold water 34 cup cream or top milk 34 cup real mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lemon juice 34 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon onion, minced 134 cups crabmeat, flaked 1 cup celery, chopped fine 34 cup parsley, chopped fine Tomato slices Watercress Soften gelatin in cold water. Add cream and heat over hot water until gelatin is dissolved. Add real may onnaise, lemon juice, salt and on ion. Add crabmeat, celery, parsley and mayonnaise to gelatin. 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