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THUNDER STANDS By VINCENT RICHARDS FROM THE CHAPTER III SYNOPSIS Len Rollins, tennis ace, is torn between two desires. He dreams of going to Europe with the Davis team to help win the cup for America; and he is in love with rich Grace Worthington, who is willing to defy her family and marry him if he will give up tennis. Fate seems to decide the matter for him when, in a match game he injures an ankle so seri- ously that the doctors say he can never play again. He gets a job at Talbot's sporting goods shop-- selling tennis equipment, and he and Grace are married. Len is eating lunch when two old friends run into him. "Len Rollins, as I breathe!" Wheatley cried. "How are you!" Don asked, grip- ping his hand. "Don! Frank! you!" They stood for a moment scruti- nizing one another, their silence bond. Then coats were thrown off and the three of them were sitting live and It's good to see at the table, all trying to talk at| once. "Tell us," Frank demanded, "what have you been doing with yourself? Of course we know you married that rich Worthington girl--" Len grimaced wryly. "It's nos that kind of a marriage at all, be- lieve it or not. She was cut off, you know, without a cent." Len told them then of his ex- periences from the day he had played Clark at Aiken and haa broken his ankle. The other two young men listened attentively with | much interest. "And so," Len fin- ished, "I'm a man of seven months with a swell wife and a fairly good job." Frank asked: "Don't you eves miss the old life, Rolly?" Slowly Len shook his No--o." "You mean to say," Don pursued "that you never feel sort of tied up? Never miss travelling around the way you used to? You know--Ber- muda, Berkeley, New Orleans, Eu- sope'. . ." "Shame about that ankle," Wheat- ley broke in irrelevantly. "Just cne of those things," Len grinned. "They happen, I guess." "Sure. But why did it have to be you!" Clark exclaimed. "Why not someone who didn't mean anything to the game? With you, Relly, we could bring back the cup this yéar, I think" He felt Frank Wheatley's gaze upon him, heard the chunky older man say: 'You're right, Rolly it heax was a good thing to happen to you. | You're really happier than we are, | more substantially happy, if you know what I mean." "Yes," Len repeated, "I'm happy. And I know what you mean." Frank said: "I'd change places with you in a minute." Good old Wheatley! what a swell guy! "Wouldn't you, Don?" Frank asked, turning to his teammate. Den's eyes lit inquiringly on the older one's, read something there, nodded vigorously. They talked then of politics, the possibility of war in Europe, of plays and books and many things. The hands of the clock spun arouna and at last Len's time was up. He had to go back. Back to Talbot's To work. He stood up and said: "Sorry, mugs, me at the store sometime? Or the house?" He gave them the phone number but knew they'd never call; they'd never have time. "Rolly," Frank Wheatley asked, "could the ankle stand the strain of giving lessons? Nothing drastic. A kid. A rich kid. You probably know his old man--Dayton Richmond." Len lcoked down into Frank Wheatley's face. How nicely he and Grace could use some extra money. "Yes, I might give it a try, Prank, Thanks." "Oke. Call Richmond tomorrow. He's in the book. I'll get in touch with him this afternoon and tel him.' Len's mind remained in a fer- ment of doubt all the rest of that day. He knew Grace would be op- posed to his going back to tennis even if it was just a matter of tutoring. But the money for each lesson certainly would add mightily to their meager, income. With fit they could do a lot that they had not been able to do before. Surely Grace would be reason- able, Finally he decided to take the coaching job and not tell Grace anything about it. For Christmas he would buy her something really nice. Surprise her. She loved sur- prises. How her eyes would glow! Yes, he'd tutor young Bob Rich- mond, save the money, and give Grace the most beautiful Christ- mas present he could afford. Cer- tainly she deserved it. As to his arriying home late two evenings a week, he could pretend he was working overtime at the store. It was lying, in a sense, and Grace hated people who lied. Too. they had solemnly promised never to hid anything from each other. But this really wasn't lying--a white lie never was. And, after all, wasn't he doing it entirely for her? Exhilaration flowed through Len as he pulled on white woolen socks, happy old married | but I'm a hard- | working guy with only an hour for | lunch. How about coming in to see | firmly laced the low-cut tennis shoes, slipped into flannels, drew a light sweater over his head. The feel of the racquet in his hand was good. He bounced a ball, the gut humming as he stroked it against the ground. Bob Richmond was waiting for him at court number four at the spacious Park Avenue armory. It had been arranged that every Tues- day and Thursday at six oclock the son of the wealthy Dayton Rich- mond was to receive an hours in- struction, Len took one side of the court, the youngster the other. For a time they hit the ball back and forih, young Richmond often netting the ball or knocking it out of bounds After fifteen minutes of this spora- dic volleying, Len called the boy to the center of the net. "There are many faults we will correct eventually," he explained, "but you handle your racquet nat- urally, and that's a good sign. Two glaring weaknesses we will work on first, before going on to the lesser ones. You stand with the front of your body toward the net when ypu stroke, instead of sidewise; and you fail to follow through after making a shot. But we'll let that go for a minute. The grip of the racquet is of major importance and we'd better make sure yours is right before we do anything else. I'll teach you mine. They're the same that four out of every five players use." The next fifteen minutes werz other grips that constitute a tennis well enough, he concentrated on the | follow throvgh. "When he instructed, "let your arm go all the way around, or up or down as the case may be--but all the way If T were teaching you boxing I'd | say don't pull your punches. Do I | make myself clear?" "You mean, Mr. Rollins," the boy | said, "that I don't keep my racquet | moving, that I stop it when it's | gone only half or three-quarters | around?" "You read that somewhere?" The boy nodded. "Bill Tilden had | | a narticle on it in the newspaper once." "It's good advice," Lan said "You try to follow it; I'll help you | along. And don't forget, when you | stroke, always make sure your body is sidewise, facing the net. All right now, we'll hit a few. And don't mind where they go, or how many you net. Just stick to the points we've covered. After a while you'll get | the knack of it and the ball will behave." | Grace had waited dinner for him | and they ate in a lelsurely manner, | exchanging news of the day. She | asked whether he had had many customers. He answered that things had been rather slow. "I don't see why they make you work overtime, then," he pouted. "Do you get paid for your over- time, Len?" | "No. That is; we don't actually | receive pay," he amended, "but they | give us a dollar for dinner. And we're going right out to spend that first dollar as soon as we get these dishes cleared up. We haven't been | to a movie for weeks. I wish, dar- ling, that I could take you to a { play. I know well you don't give a hang about pictures." ! She smiléd tenderly. "Next year when we're. rich, we'll be able to go to all the good plays, wont we?" "You bet we will. And perhaps an operaor two?" "Oh, Len," she breathed. "That would be nice." She clung to him "I'm so terribly happy, darling." He kissed her passionately. "And so am I, Gracie. Now get your hat and let's go." "But the dishes--" "Throw them out the window," he said smilingly. During the week that followed every Tuesday and Thursday eve- ning found Len Rollins at the ar- | After the first dozen lessons the youngster took to the game amaz- | ingly well. They were out on the wooden court now, two days before Christ- mas, and young Bob Richmond at thirteen was a tennis player any other boy might well envy. As Bob's tennis had improved, so, propor- tionately, had Len"s bank account prospered. Twenty dollars a week for nine weeks had given much- reeded support to a bank balance entirely depleted by furniture pur- chases. Back and forth went the ball--back and forth . .. On Saturday Grace was buying a suit. And just the other day he had seen in one of the Fifth Avenue shop windows exactly the sort of fur scarf he knew she would like and appreciate--the soft, fluffy sil- ver fox-- At noon the next day he went to the bank and drew a'hundred dol- lars. Then he made his way directly to the shop where he had seen the fur piece. Yes, it was still there in the window, stretehed out in all its soft, luxurious beauty. Five minutes later he stepped out of the modern red and silver interior, a long nar- row box tucked cautiously under his arm, and walked quickly to the Metropolitan. "Happy Christmas from the boss of 4-B," he said to Grace that eve- ning, handing her the box. Her eyes widened. "Oh, Len! Len, what is it?" As naive 'as a child opening the box containing her first doll, Grace tore nervously at the strings. At last the cover was off, now the tis- sue paper hurriedly was thrust aside. She was overwhelmed, star- devoted to the backhand and the | player's equipment. When Len felt | that young Bob had grasped these | stroking." | mory court tutoring Bob Richmond. | ing at the lovely contents--pleased, stirred, She lifted the soft fur out of its wrappings. "Oh, Len, darling," she breathed, "it's beautiful! How did you ever--" : She draped the scarf around her shoulders. "It looks twice as lovely on you," he claimed. "I think," her voice still quivered with emotion, "that I saw a card." The silver scarf still draped around her shoulders, she took the card from the box--a plain white one which was written simply, "Merry Christmas." But what made it differ from all other cards were the two yellow pasteboards attach- ed to it with a clip. "La Boheme," he said simply. "Oh, Len!" He smiled. "I suppose I'll have to drag the soup and fish and the ivory collar out of the mothballs." "I---I suppose you'd better," she replied, her eyes starry. This was Tuesday, one of Len's late evenings. 1f Grace slowly, however, and window shop- ped on the way she'd not get to Talbot's too early. They could have dinner out. It would be fun; the | change would do them both good. When she arrived outside Tal- bot's at seven-fifteen it was dark inside. Probably, though, they worked in the back somewhere, or upstairs. She waited. No one came out. Minutes went by. Still no one emerged. Quarter to eight. Where was Len? He'd never been this late before. Resolutely she went up to the big | door and rattled the handle of the brass knob: knocked as hard as she | dared against the window panes After about five minutes a wizened old man opened the door, To Be Continued Bill Cowley Now Tied with Bryan Hextall | Montreal, Dec. 3.--Bill Cowley's six-point scoring spree as Boston Bruins whipped Americ last | night carried th starry Bruin centre into a first-place tie with Bryan Hextall of New York Rang- i ers in the National Hockey league scoring race, according to official statistics released last iight In that one game, Cowley doubled his point-total to go into the top- | Spot tie witn 12 por on three goals and nine assists. Hextall moved up from a third-place tie with five points during the week. Last week's leader, Howe, dropped into a second place tie with P Watson of Rangers, a point Ina the leaders. Three Toronto Maple Leafs were grouped in third spot with 10 points each They were Hunk Goldup, Gordie Drillon and Syl Apps. ; Goldup held the goals, with seven, goal . splurge aga Americans Saturday night, while Cowley led the league in & with nine The official records made Jimmy Orlando of Datroit the league's bad man with 18 minutes in » penalty box. Unofficial tabulations at included misconduct penalties, gave Red Goupille of Canadiens the edge however, with 12 minutes in minors and a 10-minute misconduct for a 22-minute total leadership in after his four- Red Dutton Wants Amerks Whip Bruins (By The Canadian Press) That old warrior, Mervyn (Red) Dutton, would be pleased immensely | if his New York Americans, wallop- oundly the other night by Bos- | ed ton Bruins, rebounded from the de- feal to trounce the Bruins tonight in their National Hockey League clash at Boston In his hockeye-playing days Dut- ton wouldn't bave let a little thing | like the 10-4 defeat the Bruins pin- ned on the Americans bother him for long. It weuld have only mae him fight harder the next time out, for Dutton had, and still has, quite a reputation as a man who just wouldn't quit, That's why he undoubtedly would , like to see his charges trim the Bruins in their own lair, feat, admittedly difficult as the after a slow start, would lift Ameri- cans from sixth place into a 4th- place tie with their opponents. 1t would mean leaping over the idle thing else that would bring joy to the Dutton heart. The Boston-Americans the only one scheduled for tonight troit Red Wings invade Chicago for a game with the Black Hawks. GIANTS SIGN GABBY Atlanta, Dec. 3--New York Giants announced yesterday that Leo (Gabby) Hartnett, former manager of Chicago Cubs, had been hired as a player-oach for the 1941 season. Announcement was made by Hor- ace Stoneham, president of the Giants, shertly after Brooklyn Dodgers had announced the sign- ing of John (Red) Corriden as a coach, Hartnett and Corriéen served to- gether with the Cubs until let out last month to make room for Jim- my Wilson as the new manager. Stoneham said Hartnett would be used in pinch-hitting roles and for this reason would be. kept on the active player list. walked | Such a | Bruins are apparently rolling. now | New York Rangers, and that's some- | AS PLAYER-COACH | AUTOIST DROWNS AS CAR PLUNGE INTO CANAL WATER Four Others Escape Similar Fate at Cornwall Cornwall, | his- automobile, as it toppled | the lock wall of the 'Cornwall | Canal into thirty feet of water here Monday afternoon, Carter Shaver, 44, of Lunenburg, Ont, drowned. The automobile and body were not recovered until late last night. Coroner C. A. Stewart said an inquest was unlikely. Employed as a lockman on the canal, Shaver was about to go off duty when the accident occurred. He had left the lock house to turn his automobile around and backed over the wall of the lock. Snow on the rear window of the automobile was blamed for the accident | Fellow workmen witnessed the | accident and as the car gradually | sank in the water, Arthur Web- | ster threw Shaver a life preserver | Shaver had climbed into the ba of the automobile and frantically attempting to open rear window turning it clute | unable dow. When t the life pres of the car beside Shaver's her men missed the s: William Cathear | and ce, city employees at tl icipal ter pump 1 e and Hert Degan and Abre St. Lou feilow embloyees, to be y ride to the city t Shaver t had not gotten seat into th Detroit's Syd | "Well, I declare!" , . "The Joneses have another baby"... "The "The again' to be a masquerade at the Yacht Club next Saturday' « . "The Bon Ton is selling some of those new fur hats" . . game is | while on Thursday the Rangers take | on Canadiens at Montreal and De- | affairs, of battle fronts and political struggles, that Dec. 3. -- Trapped in! over | When Miss Rota Burck's was called to the colors, she gave up her job as a bookkeeper in an | Edinburgh, Scetland, office, to take a chimney-swecp in their father's business. She is seen in her work clothes at the end of a hard day. place OF THE Her Bit Doing as AIRMEN AN HOUR 1e (CP) nou n «+ "Mrs. Foster County Council has raised the tax rate' ADVANTAGES 6 want the interesting....(8) give your ads q LOCAL TOUCH, a } in n St kl 3 T | DO 1¢ | THANKS SOGCCER FOR GOOD LEGS Chicago, | ta be ( recently : | Chi ago Cubs--and he think did the trick. Wilson's lez broke inte the news | bar | when it becamz apparent that the | of | Cincinnati Reds would have to pin | the World Soaries brother their vet * Depart- B married . "The Taylor girl is engaged at last." New Cre THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1940 U.S. Collegz Grid 1505 in the mid-west, east and far-west mere than offsetting losses other ates An 0 ga 1001s, playing 317 games, attendance of 7,414,966. 1 eo n 10) ke lo: n base in one game. for 1940 rose 2'i per cent over last year. A of €4 representative colleges showed a total ran ccatch's Taped from ankles n 00 r Jimmy used to play for t Clark boy has been sent to the reformatory' . .'. "The United Chuich has a new minister" . . . "There's going It's not only the news of foreign events and national It's the news of happenings close at home, too. It's the news of what's going on in the town we live in, among the people we know...the intimate, personal things. BUILD GOOD-WILL os well as e-town flavor...(9) ILLUSTRATE YOUR PRODUCT and its uses... (YQ) NAME THE LOCAL STORES that sell your product..i11) step up DEALER DISTRIBUTION and dealer cooperation. and (12) do alk this at a LOWER COST than with any ether medium PAGE SEVEN | may be further improved with a WINGS TO STAGE vizw to preducing not only a. uni- { AFTERNOON GAME | fcrmly atiractive and appetizing Attendance Is Up! sn | apple juice, but cone in which the | Detroit, Dec. 3. -- Detroit Red ! maximum nutritive proparties have | Wings, currcntly in second place in | been retained. York, Dec. 3. (AP)--With | the National Hockey League, will| The Dominion Department of [play the first afternoon game in | Ag Iture has recently established | the clubs history azainst Montreal | Standards for apple juice. This as- Canadiens here cn Sunday, Decem- | "ures the public a more uniform ber 15, Manager Jack Adams an-| 2nd better product. The juice may nounced Monday. be one of three types: clear, unfilt= | Adams said he had obtained per- | ered, cr a crushed, pulpy type, some- mission from League President | What similar to pineapple juice in | Frank Calder to stage the game at | aPp2arance, Thus there is consider- 4 pm. EDT, rather than at the able choice available in the selec- usual time of 9:30 p.m., so that fans | ten cf apple juice to meet individu- rted | outside the Detroit area can attend. | 21 preferences, The | If the contest draws well, other | however, this year afternoon games will be arranged, htly under 1939, the Hgures | Adams said. 3,301 for 1939 and 22,768 for sections of the United college fcotball' attendance nciated Press survey toda of 7.597.342 for In 1939, 69 reported attendance mes this year. MINUS EXTRA FATS (CP) -- The Vegetarian = | Society of England has complained Apple Juice Now | to the Minisiry of Food that the | Popular Beverage | extra supply of fats promised their members for surrender of their meat Average, London tems mm -------- Apple juice has made-tremendous | gains in ponularity as a Canadian beverage. This is due in part to | advertising, and also to the improv- ' -- - ed quality of the juice being offered | for ale. This quality has heen en- : ed by imprcvements in methods and containers, juice is convenient- hopes on the attractive bottles as underpinnings. well as in 'several sizes of cans. to thighs, the are drinking more apple ; carried him throug e not only because > told He even chalked ritiou ecause Dze. 3 (CP).--The mot of legs off the musical stage to Jimmy Wilson, aged 42, named manager of and bacen rations coupons has not been made available. 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