Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-12

gestion were not to be considered for
a moment. 1--WE are divorced and the
only dignified thing for divorced peo-
pie to do is to stay divorced. Whyf
Are you lonely?"
mo. l can't honestly say I'm lone
~" he answered, candidly. I'm too
busy for that. I asked you because
/ care for you, very, very much. I've
missed you. 1t wasn't loneliness. I've
Just missed you. And if anything had
happened to you before I'd seen you
again-well-my life wouldn't have
beer worth a continental. want you
because-because you're my girl. You
always we're. The girl l loved when
/ was nineteen. You're handsomer
now. My Godl Mary, but you took
pretty tonight"
"Oh, Dan! Please, I'm going" Mary
protested.
"iIold on there" Slade laid a de
tanning arm on hers. Il want to ask
you something. Do you remember the
first time | kissed you?"
mo, I do not" and Mary looked
away toward the window where the
endless process of griddle-cake MAX
ing was going on.
Yes, you do" Slade was leaning
toward her eagerly. You were bend
ing over your mothers washtub and
+" He stopped suddenly. Mary,
if | were sick-would you come back
to me?"
"Oh, that would be different" she
answered, meeting his gaze.
How would it be different?" he ar
gued. Whether I'm sick of body or
sick of heart-what's the difference?
Sick one way or the other, | can't get
on without you'll can't. I've tried
it alone. and / can't get on. And
you're tired of it, too. You're not
happy" he accused.
We'll, yes, l am, in a way"
mo, you're not" he persisted.
Now. then, first I'm going to take
you home, wherever you live. Come
on" He had easily reverted to his
old masterful way.
mo. l WON'T"
Come on. there are four governors
wives at my hotel" he told her. I'll
introduce you to them tomorrow after
we're married and her you can come
on the trip with us. You've been
away long enough. Come on"
Positively no." replied Mary, and
possibly she thought she meant it.
Then you're through with me for
good and ALP" he asked in surprise.
Well, l don't blame you. God! What
an awful memory of all those years
we lived together you must have!"
Don't say that" and Mary shranh
away from him. Don't feel like that!
1t was only at the last; l was un-
happy only at the last. Before that,
why, Dan, you know perfectly well,
I'd rather not have been at all then
not to have been the wife of Daniel
S. Slade."
DO you NEAR it?" he asked, Gag
erly. /.
"Of course"
Well. that settles it," and he
jumped up to get her heavy coat
We're going to try it again. We've
got to-"
But what will people say?" asked
Mary, weakening. I'm all packed VI
to go to Europe"
That for Europe" and reaching fol
the ticket, he tore it into bits. "WeI
go together some day." and he helt
out her coat invitingly.
"Oh. Dan," she murmured as she
obedsently let him put it on. Befor,
she had decided one way or the othel
he had her bag and her umbrella ant
he had her by the arm and in an
other flash she was being helped int,
a motor car that had been waitin,
outside.
Jake cranked the car, and as h,
climbed up on the seat he chuckle,
to himself:
well. this Is the time they've go
to hand it to me for being a diplo
mat"
i CTHE END)