The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-11-14

been alleviated by the circumstance
that neither Of the seats Of the old
sewing machine was designed for
three people, but when his neighboe
spoke thus gratefully he NO longer
minded the crowding-in fact. It
pleased him SO much that he began to
wish the old sewing machine would 90
even slower. George presently ad-
dressed Lucy hurriedly, almost trem.
ul0usly, speaking close to her ear:
you're pretty nice! I thought SO the
first second I saw you last night. III
come for you tonight and take you to
the Assembly at the Anderson hotel.
You're going, aren't your"
Eyes. but I'm going with papa and
the Sharons. I'll see you there"
swell, we'll dance the cotilli0n to-
gether, anyhow"
I'm afraid not. / promised Mr..
Kinney"
| "What!' Georges tone was
shocked. as at incredible news. "Well.
you could break that engagement. I
guess, IL you wanted to! Girls always
can get out Of things when they want
to. Won't you2"
II don't think So"
"Why not7''
Because I promised him. Several
days ago."
"See here Z" said the stricken George.
IF you're going to decline to dance
!. | thAt 0fv,Nv11V hoNn
you've promised a-a-a miserable
red-headed outsider like Fred Kinney,
why we might as well quit!''
"Quit what?"
"You know perfectly well what
mean," he said huskily.
II don't"
swell, you ought tor
"But I don't at ALL"
George, thoroughly hurt, and not q
little embittered, expressed himself
in short outburst Of laughter: "Well.
I ought to have seen It'll"
"Seen what?"
''That you might turn out to be q
girl who'd like fellow Of the red.
headed Kinney sort. ought to have
seen it from the first! -
Lucy bore her disgrace lightly. "Oh.
dancing a cotillion with q person
doesn't mean that you like him-but
don't see anything in particular the
matter with Mr.. Kinney. What isT'
II prefer not to discuss It," said
George CURLY. "He's an enemy Of
mine."
"WhyY
Il prefer not to discuss It," j
"Well. but"
II prefer not to discuss it!"
Every WELL" She began to hum the
air Of the song which Mr.. George Am
berson was now discoursing, 20 moon
Of my delight that knows no wane"-
and there was no further conversation
on the back seat.
The continuance stopped with
heart-shaking Jerk before Isabel's
house. The gentlemen jumped down.
helping Isabel and Fanny to descend:
.. there were friendly leavetakings-and
one that was not precisely friendly.
,, TITS 'au revoir' till tonight, isn't it,"
Lucy asked, laughing.
"Good afternoon !" said George, and
he did not wait. as his relatives did, to
see the old sewing machine start brisk.
. ~ down the street. toward the Shar.
ons'; its lighter load consisting now
of only Mr.. Morgan and his daughter.
George went into the house at once.
He found his father reading the
evening paper in the library. "Where
are your mother and your Aunt Fan.
ny?" Mr.. Minafer inquired, not look.
ing up.
"They're coming" said his son; and,
, casting himself heavily into a chair,
stared at the fire.
. His prediction was verified a few
: moments later: the two ladies came
in cheerfully. christening their fur
cloaks. ITS all right, Georgia." said
Isabel. 'Your Uncle George called to
us that Pendennis got home safely,
Put your shoes close to the fire. dear,
, or else go and change them"
"Look here" said George abruptly,
"How about this man Morgan and his
old sewing machine? Doesn't he want
to get grandfather to put money into
1t? Isn't he trying to work Uncle
George for that? Isn't that what he's
) up to-"
1t was Miss Fanny who responded.
? "You little stlly!" she cried. with sur.
, pristng sharpness. "What on earth
. are you talking about? Eugene Nor
, CAMS perfectly able to finance his own
inventions these days."
l HE strikes me as that sort of
J man." George answered doggedly.
I isn't he. father?"
, Minafer set down his paper for the
5 moment. HE was fairly wild young
3 fellow twenty years ago." he said.
;, glancing at his wife absently. HE
D was like you In one thing, George: he
t spent too much money-only he didn't