Radio and television mirror (Jan-June 1942)

with the caterer's truck. It was a painful thing to do, but she made Lucy go to the Music Academy in Twin Falls and sing for the audition board there. Her heart ached for her daughter while the singing coach explained to her that, although her voice was pleasant, it would be a waste of time and money to train it. She was proud, however, to see the way Lucy took it. "I guess I was kind of a dope, huh?" Lucy said on the bus. "No dear," Martha said. You were just in too much of a hurry to do something. We'll take it a little more slowly — find out what you really want to do in life and then work for that." And neither of them mentioned Steve Holbert. Martha also took the store in hand. Lillian had jumbled the accounts shamefully and the store was almost completely depleted of stock. In a way, though, Martha was glad there was so much work to do there. It kept her mind off Jim's big deal. And he was very secretive. He was afraid even to talk about it, for fear someone might hear. One afternoon, Martha had occasion to go to the bank on some business. As she was leaving, she ran into George Harrison. "Hello, Martha," he said warmly. "I was coming to see you today. I just got back from a business trip. How is everything? And let me congratulate you on your good fortune." Martha smiled a little wryly. "I still have no idea whether it's a good fortune, or not," she said. "Oh, well," George said. "At least, you're not likely to fall prey to this Albert Silvers, who's just skipped town with the life savings of some of our most prominent citizens." "Who is he?" Martha asked, swallowing her panic. "Some swindler the police are looking for," George said casually. "He goes about the country, talking people into buying worthless land by spreading word that defense plants are going to be built on it." Martha hardly knew how she got away from George. She went back to the store and tried to work, but nothing went properly. All she could think about was Jim, how he would take this news. She didn't care so much about the money. It was the blow to his self esteem. He had made another mistake and she would have to tell him. ALL through dinner, she avoided -^^ Jim's eyes and made a terrible effort to behave normally. After Lucy had gone out with Johnny Long and Tommy had been put to bed, she went into Jim's den. "Jim," she said softly, "what was the name of the man who sold you that land?" Jim looked at her in surprise. "Was it Albert Silvers?" Martha asked. Jim flushed with irritation. "So, it's got around. I'll miss out on the deal." Simply, keeping any hint of criticism out of her voice, Martha told him what she had learned from George Harrison. Jim's face got very red, then it went pale. "I don't believe it!" Jim said. Just then the doorbell rang. Martha was annoyed and pretended not to have heard it. She looked at Jim steadily. His lips were colorless. "It's all right, Jim," she said. "It MARCH, 1942 Meet the man who really tamed the shrevs^ II "What a terrible name to call yourself! And a sweet-tempered person like you . . . it's silly!" "Believe it or not, I was terrible! If Bob hadn't stepped in, I might still be nervous, haggard, all temper and tantrums like this ..." "Stop it! That's awful!" "Awful is right! But Bob found the right answer ... I had a Vitamin B Complex deficiency." "A what?" "It's a shortage of those amazing vitamins you find in their natural form in fresh yeast. So I bought a week's supply of fleischmann's. Took two cakes a day in nice cool tomato juice, and pretty soon ..." "As pretty a girl as any man could wish! But what's this about tomato juice?" "Oh! That's the new way to take yeast. Look! Mash a cake of yeast in a dry glass with a fork, add a little tomato juice, stir till blended, fill up the glass and drink. It's delicious." ^>X5. ^S»^--»^ »^^.^, Ever read the fleischmann label? This is the only yeast with all these vitamins. And the only sources of the important Vitamin B Complex are natural sources, such as yeast and liver. And if you bake at home, remember: recent tests prove that even the Vitamin A in fleischmann's is not appreciably lost in the oven. Vitamins A, Bi, D and G go right into your bread. Fleischmann's Fresh Yeast For Natural Vitamin B Complex 57