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THE CITY STAK. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. W48. Home on the Moon By Betty Blocklinger. Copyright, 1948, by Gramercy Publishing Co.

(Continued p'om The Star this morning.) CHAPm brown-topped pies; purple juice ciuoT TONIGHT. r. M. Ruvtl. King.

MidniKht. 5 4 ft Walt Bodlnt. Mil. About Town. 5 P.

M. Ernte Mehl, r. RADIO PROGRAMS WDAF 610- -WHB 710- 810- -KMBC 080- with the beef. She opened the oven and drew out the three golden 7 pies; purple ciuo. he carried Exasperation to oozed through the leaf-designed the bedroom, shaved a bitj incisions.

)f aspirin into water And then siie stood with the last it by eye-dropper, andipie in her hands. A car? Jack burst into the door. he cried. The pie, Jack Jack, look out; Jen, all over. Hurrah.

Money I ch itlt of the tiny body, probing In- any especially tender spot. Fir allv the kitten sighed, stretched 01 l-J- side and lay quiet. Jennifer waited, looking around room, and remembered the first went in today. Tomorrow we pack tim had seen It; get out of here and be opening her eyes anoUier time to see no more of this you here Jack stretched in a chair, sleeping there. Well, for the love the sleep of exhaustion And that was the Jack she was of Michael, Jen, youYe Had she burned herself? Was she ill? Here, let him take the damned Lewis.

Jr. Worm. Animal Court. Wasaman Slnga M. Club 15 Preview.

Serenade. 6 4 ft p. R. Murrow. 6 5 P.

M. C. Hill. 7:00 P. M.

Family. JacK Costello. In Pcace and War. Ray Sports. 1:15 p.

M. of 7 0 p. M. Allen. Better Half.

Autographs. Keen. Mellow. P. M.

Gardner Says. P. JoUiOn. Heatttr. It Again.

Dorsev Show. P. M. It Gun Club. P.

Guild. Star Revue. Harry S. Truman. Well, Tina came busthig in this kmbc he Playhouse.

EddJe P. M. about to confront to embarrass, pjg vindictively. Why? Because she, But Jennifer set It carefully on had heard a man say another man a marble slab, wiped her eyes and had heard two other men i lalighed. the relief.

she Br ause Rose had said Christina said. oh, waiting and DuiUnger was spending time around the old Whittaker place? Because! know; been living under rtither Jack nor Clive had men- a tension. But now let's celebrate, tie'll it? Because Russ now told Any of vamlsh iiPi Jack and Christina were going; They walked carefully to the llv- wDAF-DorSfhv Lamour to the country seat? WeU, what if jlng room where the big lamp spread i PhotoRrapher. thoywere? whUe glow; then solemnly broke into a great lifted their glasses. the old p.

lunVoliug purr and Jennifer laughed. I Whittaker and small stuff; you saved tell me ordered ir.iin making a fool of myself." ji nmfer stopped to wash her face. Pi, A dor it, comb out her curls and. Jack began. been I pot into a slack suit her mother: haunting the place for the past i staiger.

had brought from Hollywood; the! ten days, nearly drove us bhip of Monterey Bay with fisher-! Clive and I walked on eggs. We taking any chance of insulting the gal. She has much too She opened a jar of grapejuice much Influence with her Dad. filled a cookie basket with de-; today she came waving a table squares and rounds, cinna-'check. She was taking it up to the nicn-sweet and sugar-crusted, and title company and wanted me to lit trotting out to Russ Morrow follow in the jeep.

been hav- had strewing his path ing car trouble, she said. Believe half smoked cigarettes. I was willing. All I wanted was he cried in outrage check in the hands of the title hp saw her. and then time for Have you lost your lit to clear its home bank.

name is she cor-; courst her car got far rectod liim. sit down, you big ahead of the jeep I didn'fcatch up Mr. Music, house and acre man, and cool off. with her until reached a small kckn- You ll have ulcers before town. Pound ner in a garage there, Some nice grease monkey had Jennifer, I understand located trouble, so I left the How you, with your beauty and your jeep there and got in with her and! hiain.s and your talent, can let a girl off we went.

catching mermaids, with white and henna-colored boats. Warintr. Parade. KMBQ--News; Soorta Jlw Parade. 9:45 P.

John ol America. Weather. 10:00 P. M. Walt Bodlno.

Lucius Clay. Edition. 10:10 P. M. Bureau 10 1 ft P.

M. Downey. Smith Show. 10:80 P. H.

Royal. Eddie Clarke. 10:45 P. M. Orch.

WHB News Amer. Leinon. 11:00 P. M. Mcwt.

Roth Trio. II: 0 P. M. Final Hans Flatli. to K.

O. 11:10 M. 11:15 P. Orch. 11:80 P.

M. Herbeck's Orch. Orch. KCMO- Harl Smith Orch. Orch.

Il P. M. 0 MIdnitht wrra-KCMo FRIDAY. 6:00 A. M.

Weather. Cooper. and A. M. Royal SuUivan.

Mtka. P.aoort :30 A. Melodies. Dickey. Farm 6:45 A.

M. Farm Editor. Kvans. and country. 6 5 A.

M. Buraan. 7:00 A. Drpier Weathet. Ransers.

Rhvthm. :15 A. M. Dunn. Music.

the Day Rlsht. Clock. 0 A. M. Clock Time.

1:45 A. M. Leon Decker A. M. Bill Leeda.

Club. Weather. Tainter. :10 A. M.

Ladles. 8 1.5 A. M. Slocum Show; Oft The Record. Scout; WHB-Musical Clock, a Good Day.

A M. Echoes. Godfrey. Croons, to the Bible. Show.

Clock 0 Warlne. Kitchen. True Story. Viewpoint. A.

Orch. Loaan. A. M. Crocker.

A. of Life. Home. ProRram. CheM.

4 A. Day. Post. Monroe. 10 A.

M. Nora DrakO. Godfrey. KoUete. to for the Money.

10 1 A. Loye and Lindlahr. for Show. A. M.

Berch. Slam. Malone. WHB -Gabriel Heattcr. Cash; American Royal.

A M. LawtoB. Makes You Tlckt to Go M. in Warren. Smith Speaks.

A. M. Tltne. Jenny. Smith Adylsor.

With Vera Lea, Shopper. KCKN Kitchen Cash; Amerlcmi Roval. 11 1 A. M. Gal Sunday.

Hayca Eric Tainter. 12:00 Noon. of the World. Rounduo. Hour Clock Dick Smith.

Sam. Roundup. Toolcs. 1 PiU Leeds. Roundup.

lt :40 P. M. P. Corbin. Noon Review.

12 5 Bureau. 1 5 IV WDAF American Royal. KMBC-WHB Nrw.s, I WDAF-Afternoon Mrs Burton. WHB -Queen for a Dav. Baker Show.

of All Time. 1 1 M. or Perkins. Johnson 1 3 P. M.

or KMBC Youth Views the News. WHB Blnn HlnRs. and Groom KCKN- -Melody Man. 1:45 P. M.

and Jane. Winters. WHB- Ranch Royal. 3:00 Can Be Beautiful Harum. Bo Seated.

Foster. Dorse? Show. :15 P. M. Perkins KMBC- Hill Top in the Bookstore.

1 P. M. ot the World. Animal Court Wacaman 81 Serenade. KCKN 1340 ot the Alt.

15 Hancer J. Taylot. P. V. StanselL R.

Murrow. WHB- Evenly 1:00 -W of America. Carson Show. i :30 p. Younc House Party.

Drake. House. 45 P. M. to HaPPlneaa WI: av It with Muslo.

to This. 3 P. M. Wife. KMBCV-Hiiit Hunt.

Dirk Smith. KCKN -News; Music. In H'wood. M. Dallas.

Hunt Club. Bandwaiton. Ed McConnell. 8 3 P. M.

sister. Wax Worka. Time. Wahlstedt P. Wldder Brown in Harmony.

1 M. a Girl Dr. Malone. KCMO New.v WHB The Royal. in Rhythm, 4 1 P.

Pace.i Life. Llsht Notebook. WHB-Ollff Show. 4:30 Plain Bill First Love. Parade.

P. M. Monroe. P. ny Duran It to the irante.

the Gil Ace Jane. on a Star. 4 4 P. M. Farrell wb orrv Mason Copacabana.

5 0 P. M. Dick Smith. of the Yukon. Rhythm 5:15 P.

M. WDAP-TodnVs Children, Brother Club. Fnvorlte Band. P. Comm.

Echoes Armstroni. MldnlRht. Top 5:45 P. M. Walt Bodine.

Thomas. About Town. MU, Ernie Mehl. 6:00 P. M.

With Jr. i Mellow. 1 5 P. M. Gardner P.

M. 0 and Harriet. Heatter. Night Theater. the Bank.

Show. 8:15 P. M. 8 3 Skelton. Sheriff.

WHB--Uonel Hampton Show. 8 5 ft P. Roll CaU. Henrv. 5:00 P.

01 Riley WHB -Meet the Wins. KCMO-Cavalcade of Eddie Clarke. 0:30 P. Stera. SporU.

Jim Monroe. 6 sinK: Parade. 9:45 Heart of America. Weather. John Thornberry.

10:00 P. Walt Bodine. New Listen. Orch. 10:10 P.

M. 1 5 WDAF-Jackson Oo, Vu-publicans. Smith Show. Martin's Orch. KMBC -My Favorite Husband.

Mr. Music. Ray Orch, Clarke. Roth Trio. 1 5 P.

Moonbeams. Hans Flath, Organ. It Over to O. P. Orch.

11:80 M. Orch. KCMO-- Harl Orch, Orch. 11 12:00 MIdnltht at Midnitht. Session KMBO -News TONIGHT! Screen Guild Players WILLIAM BENDIX CHARLES BICKFOIUI Babe Ruth WIIAF F.

M. CAMEL CIQARETTES DELTOID MISERY? RONAID COLMAM YQLg HOST hk. Christina Durllnger run with vour husband off got there In time, check went in, then she had a lot of Inquired Ilnve a swung errands to do. So I told her I had the basket before him. are too, and I'd see her tomorrow.

And n- lally good; pecans from the thumbed me a ride back to where i Old South. Wliat were you saying? jeep was and came home Oh, well, goodness, Russ, if In as beautiful and as talented as Jennifer, cautiously. why should I worry Jack asked, and another woman stealing my hus- i band? Do try the grapejuice. 3 Jennifer answer. She; And you intend to help me looking at Exasperation.

The' the scandal about us run- bitten had crouched and was: nins: off In a throaty way. Jennifer bit into a voice wan low, she insisted. having arouni. men my Oh, Russ, why ustening. No, don't da.sh out with (lid you come out? You hadn of the scandal and you never come Whittaker place, the harvest, Clive, without a purpose.

anything. And come on hav- Moodily Morrow considered her. dinner now to check on things. Dur- agent, rm right now." he whispered, and everything in shape before he voice, "When's dinner?" turns over the cash. "And after she mur- WDA For the TOP NAMES in Broadcasting IXEANED and line of Coal and Oil and Burners.

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And then when Exasperation agent? she ques- tinned him. Rus. 5 I thought were or speech. No, no more and I loaths it's laughed come on and check the wiring, et iii'M'iy, Morrow followed herjWt'nt creeping toward the window cabin. lotik cried, If not cime out of tiie tired, take a hot berry pie to piled the dishes In the sink, put Exasperation in a small clothes hamper of wicker, and the three set forth for the old Whittaker place.

An old moon came up as they ai' tlu ii. Jcnnifd- turned on him. (lon'i me Noah had the Ark wir( before the big show. Oh, all her mood matched his, buy fxitures as good as thrse now, Russ Morrow. And as tliPie was not one word In our that particular hill, and iiutract about fixtures.

I'll have Jennifer thought she had never thorn ripped out. We were trying the place look so like a haven. to ix- No one could come creeping Ic. so they're, sending East for a thing-a-ma-glg. It should be here by he repeated.

And then fis though a fresh and. pleasing thought had struck him, the iine In from the highway. Your c'ontract does call for service He quibbled over that for a few moments, then again attempted to psychologize her into going to Sal- nionville with him. "All right, drop the scandal angle. If alraid to be seen with me In town, ferry and run down the Oregon to the Chalet for Jennifer popped up.

"Kxruse me a minute, Russ. I must the fire; that pot roast needs Ri! hour before I add the vegetables. don't you stay for Rasa snarled, die hunger before the man of the houte Jennifer felt sorry for car sUd Exasperation was closed house, when he circled the ic to go tearing down the green tUMicl road. And then she went In to build iire and to long for the day a of the fingers would bin-if heat without the wait and fiiP which accompanied a wood course there Is no need of ting she thought, as waited for the heat to rise. won't be in before ten at would make a huckleberry three of them.

And when she had the.se In the she went out into the dark- lUng glade and knew that never a twilight been so dreary. r'n't spat, Jen; It becom-1upon that house to eave.sdrop. Hi the Clive met them, his face light- i'ho whcR are rieht there The ing. I right up and prayed la down at the Gibbons Elec- you'd stop in. The Association sent f-nmpany in Salmonville.

We viord they were ready for your It tested and one burner was first winter apples tomorrow. Hundred and fifty means getting over to the Hollow Jack said, like the boys in the orchards by eight. Jen, you tell Clive everythhig and relay it. Maybe better throw up beds for the night Clive had one piece of pie, then two, and then he took a third, and then Jennifer took the pie away from him. sit up.

and she ordered. She told him everything. And he listened. And he frowned. "I was he said at length.

told Jack there was no sense In letting you know that brazen bit was around here; It would only worry you. I felt she was here for some purpose and believed I could worm the purpose out of Clive shook his head. out of her. But now, considering what told me, I believe there has been a plan to cause dlssentlon between you and Jack. Why?" Jennifer know, nor could Clive Whittaker imagine a reason, that the money is in escrow Unless, of he added, "the girl Is really after Jack, or played some game to help Russ win you.

But I don't like It, 1 Jenny; I like It a bit. And; now with heaviest work coming up, to have him saddled with fresh be," declared Jen-' nlfer stoutly, pack tomorrow and move over here the day after. Jack from now on, and If here have nothing to worry about. agreed Clive. what a Joy it wlU be to have my little family together under this roof.

Now, about bedding you down for the Olive wanted to give the Jensens bis room with ics comfortable bed, but Jennifer wanted her first night, under the old Whittaker roof to be fpent In the room tlyy would always occupy, so Olive dug out two ancient day beds, which were lost In the big master bedroom which caught both the first and the last rays of the sun. M0 KANSAS CITY POWER LIGHT MUSIC PARAPE TODAY andTnei.Tlrat».&Sat. tio.n 4:30 P.M. KCMO jbottfht 10 by yoai CROWN DRUC STORES would she say when Jack in? Could she keep the hen note from her voice if she to him questions? Would tell him all that had been then she remembered she naa forgotten to fUl the kerosene rt' in fUl hate them afresh. Lamp rys, wicks, kerosene, the odor impossible light.

'i better see to the living room in, better also see the an entertaining book to in the glade. Jennifer lighted every in the house. 8 would be gay as her blue and henna tlie iron top of the siirt and thyme and poUtoes Umg Into oiM whok Jack came tn, and by the time they had the forgotten the and problems In fresh ones. he confided, his face pallid in the glow of the old moon. "I Imd to borrow some money.

Have pay the pickers, you Stur tomorrow Gertie's in theCnove. Slept Under Her AUrOMATlCmmilast Hight! What gives? Well. even sleeping under a G-E Blanket pep Gertie up like this. Must be showing off! Still, a good night's rest can make a world of difference way you way you work. Ask any one of more than half a million people who changed to G-E automatic sleeping for this very Select that just-right, all-night warmth you like best.

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