The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-11-07

| tcui'!tS, Iuaiutdl1llnS Suliiclent grace
| throughout his widest moments. and
all the while laughing and talking
, with his partner. What was most re-
markable to George. and little irri
tating. this stranger in the Anderson
mansion had no vestige of the air of
Difference proper to Il stranger in such
place: he seemed thoroughly al
home. He seemed extensively so, in
deed, when. passing the entrance to
the gallery stairway. he disengaged
his hand from Miss Fanny's for an in.
slant. and not pausing in the dance
waved laughing salutation more
than cordial, then capered lightly out
of sight
George gazed stonily at this mani.
festation. responding neither by word
nor sign. ''How's that for a bit of
1reshneSS:" he murmured.
What was:" Miss Morgan asked.
THAT queer-looking duck waving
his hand at me like that. Except he's
the Sharon girls uncle l don't know
him from ADAM
AoA t'ii hVS'l ~. size Sillu. ne
wasn't waving his hand to- you: he
meant me-
''Oh, he did, George vas not mol.
lifted by the explanation. Everyone
seems to mean you. You certainly do
seem to have been pretty busy this
week you've been here"
She pressed her bouquet to her face
again and laughed into it, not dis
pleased. She made no other com
ment and for another period neither
spoke.
Well said George finally, II must
say you don't seem to be much of a
prattler. They say it's great way
to get reputation for being wise
never saying much. Don't You ever
talk at all?"
when people can understand" she
answered.
He had been looking moodily on.
at the ballroom, but he turned TO her
quickly, at this. saw that her eyes
of her bouquet, and he consented to
smile.
Girls are usually pretty fresh" he
said. They ought TO go to mans
college about a year: they'd get
taught few things about freshness !.
What you got TO do after two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon"
"A whole lot of things. Every min
ute filled up"
"All right" said George. 1.-THE
SHOWS fine for sleishing: I'll come for
you in a cutter at ten minutes after
two"
Il can't possibly CO.
If you don't" he said. "l'm going
to sit in the cutter in front of the
gate. wherever you're visiting, all
afternoon. and if you try to go out
with anybody else he's got to whip
me before he gets YOU" And as she
laughed-though she blushed little,
too-he continued, seriously: III you
think I'm not in earnest you're AT lib
erty to make quite big experiment ~
She laughed again. Il don't think
I've often had so large compliment
as that" she said. Especially on such
short notice-and yet l don't think
I'll go with you" :.
"You be ready a. ten minutes after
two"
mo. I won't"
Yes. YOU will
Yes" she said, II will" And her
partner for the next dance arrived.
breathleSs with searching
Don't forget I've got the third
from now" George called after her.
When the third from now came
without any greeting, like brother
or manner!ess old friend. Both
George and Miss Morgan talked much
more to everyone else that evening
than to each other and they said
nothing at all at this time. Both
looked preoccupicd as they began to
dance, and preserved gravity of ex-
preston to the end of the number.
And their next number they did not
dance. but went back to the gallery
hluii W ny, SttiiiliS " nave it''httt
an understanding without any verbal
consultation that this suburb was
again the place for them.
Well" said George cOOlly, when
they were seated, 'what did you say
your name WaS:'
Morgan"
Funny name"
Everybody else's name always is"
II didn't mean it was really funny"
George explained. That's just one
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