Shoshone journal., 1923-07-06

or an unbecoming pattern. that q uttIo
magnified her very earnest onvx.hroun
eyes; and her clothes 70 so,o
MS life, after being with her day and
day for fourteen years, he conldn,t
remember detail of her dress inex-
pensiye, 1t would be that. The caro-
OF her mother must absorb most of har
salary.
lie had spoken OF her good taste
exercised In the direction of snecial-
Ties for automobiles; that was snlen-
did, but II wasn't her best quality: she
was principally remarkable for tbe
energy of her mind. her energy and a
quality of determination, of-of cour-
age. But, at last, she was showing
the effects of this or as he had said
perhaps she was only tired. He would
make her take a rest; he'd shut the
office, close 1t down, he thought ex-
travagantly, If he couldn't get her
away by other means.
AS 1t was, he paid Miss Conifee as
much as he could get her to accept.
She had positively refused a further
raise. He wished, vainly, that Nanine
and Miss Conifee might be closer TO
each other as close as possible
but on Nanine's account. This desire
suddenly recalled to him the startling
fact that Miss Conifee, except. once
when he had been i'll, to take dlcta-
ton, had never been in his house. The
Conifees, mother and daughter. had
rooms In the congested city, but his
house was in suburb, where 1t was
restful, quiet and green.
His customary train Of late after
noon carried him for forty minutes
through the city to its outskirts and
the development of which his home
was a part. Eldreda was outside, in
a deep wicker chair, absorbed in a
magazine of the moving picture world
She was nineteen, had large, appeal
ing eyes, spectacular pile of natu-
rally blonde hair, and she had taken
third prize In a beauty contest con-
Quoted by Just such a magazine as
she was reading.
The photograph of her upon which
this triumph had been based, greatly
enlarged, hung prominently on the
wall in the living room. In 1t her firm
shoulders were draped In precari-
ously informal seeming piece of silk,
her hair was dressed to its utmost eff
fectiveness and the celebrated, the ap-
pealing, eyes regarded the world with
an innocent and tender surprise Her
mouth the photographer had softened
In shadow.
She nodded to her father, and In
stantly returned to the page before
her Eldreda, he knew, was cross be-
cause he wouldn't send fer to Califor-
MIA in order to complete the success
so auspiciousy begun. Sending her
He went on into the house, and up
to Nanine's and his room. His wife
was reclining on a couch. Since she
had grown so fat she found 1t nee
essary to rest great deal. That fat
ness had come upon her so ,overwhelm-
Ingly that any vestige of struggle had
heen doomed from the first. She had
simply expanded until she resembled
an inflated caricature of Eldreda.
"There you are" she said languidly
eyes. here I am" he agreed; 81
thought. maybe, Nanine, the evening
was so fine we'd all take a little ride
after supper"
at blows my hair" she answered,
without interest, "and that back seat
is too short. To say nothing of Ell
dreda's complexion"
"Now look here" he cried. 1--WE
heard enough about that back seat
and Eldreda's complexion and your
hair. There's nice little limousine l
fixed up and the owner can't pay FOR
Well. I can get it right and I'm going |
10 buy 1t for you girls. How's that,
hey?"
st might be good and then 1t
she told him; at depends
f If roars inside If 1t does it VIII
lurt my head"
'Pd hate to think over the times my
,ead's been hurt through roaring he
.etorted. with display of spirit, land
here is another thing l got to speak
,f-that's Eldreda. I'm not going TO
i've her three thousand dollars to go
o California with, and she might as
veil stop posing and posturing. l
int a camera, l amt a director, ana
I'll get her nowhere"
"Sooner or later" Nanine asserted
.Nyhat do you meanT he demanded
eatedly.
"Genius will be justified" she
dded emphatically.
Suddenly he felt absolutely helpless
othing he could say would move, ar
Act his wife, nothing touch his daugh-
ar II might be wiser TO give Eldreda
20 money at once, 10 speed her INTO
% West. TO the acclaim and fortune
, sureiy-in her estimation and her
for her.
.Now II I was West could get
- % Naufne asserted. Inc