The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-12-07

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Beatrice along, just as well as not.
She doesn't want to go till July, bur
that Will Just give Beatrice and me
chance to start getting acquainted.
Jennie felt her mind going blank.
What could you do with a man Ike
that? She got herself togetner,
chucked away her cigarette, and
charged the position, head on. Joe,
you're wild" she said. you can't do
things like that-not outside your own
Office, you can't. They won't work.
You haven't an idea, really, what the
girl is like You don't know thing
about her tastes or her ways. You
don't know whether she'd like these
people or not Nor whether they'd
like her."
They'd better like her." he retorted,
half aloud. Then, with laugh, Look
here. Jennie Do you want to bet
thousand dollars, real money, that II
ask Miss Craven to take Beatrice I'M
der her wing for few weeks down
East she won't grab It like trout7
Come on. now? Don't be crab I'M
less you're willing to back your opin-
ion."
Was that subtlety, she wondered, or
naivete? Had he just this moment
Numbered into 1t, or had he thought
it all out, in that amazing brain Of
his, at their dinner. the night before?
He being Joe, you never could be
sure.
NO" she said, beaten. "Pm not
taking any bets with you tonight"
Anyhow" he Immediately went on,
not stopping to gloat over her discom-
future, this is all barking up the
wrong tree. There's no argument
whether we want the girl or not. The
question is, how are we going to get
her? I have written her an invitation
and sent thousand dollars in care of
my lawyer, and hope that will bring
her to me-"
Jennie came over to where he was
standing, and took him impulslvely by
the shoulders. 81 wish you luck, any
how" she went on. 81 hope 1t works.
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Clearly, he was startled by the ca
ress. She had never done anything
Just like that to him before. He didn't
respond to 1t with any gesture Of his
own, but his voice, when he spoke, had
real emotion in 1t.
Jennie If / had had the luck to
marry you twenty years ago." he
said "Well, what are you grlnning
ltY'
For she'd instantly stepped away
rom him at that, and the quality Of
Ter smile was derisive.
"Annabel wasn't the wife for you,
or fact" she admitted. but you
ont hate her, even now. And, oh
ord How you would have hated
lep'
"The right wife for you," she said.
would have to be pretty. silky, way
p In the society game. She ought to
e little afraid Of you, so that she'd }
ike care to keep you afraid of her.
nd you'd have to be proud, when
YER you thought of 1t, that you'd got
err"
She saw this go home to him.
"All right" he said. you needn't
Id 1t in any more. Look here, It's
alf-past ten. You'd better be run
ng along home. I'll telephone Burns
bring your car around"
She was mildly amused at his sud !
IN concern for the proprieties. and 4
lie tried to tease him little about v
but he insisted on treating the mat h
r seriously. T
Il don't want young Burns getting =
~ funny Ideas in his head about
~. He's welcome to think what he
eases about me, and about some Of
e people play around with. / don't
re d-n what he thinks. But I
ant you to be careful. Do you get
att" z
"All right, boss" she said, sounding fl
ry meek as she rose and went to n
ID her wrap. Sure, / get It," q
This final slant of the talk recalled
r resolution regarding the boy, so =
lille she and Joe stood in the corri-
r waiting for the car to come up, y
e told him she thought he ought to
d something better for young Burns n
do. Hes too good to be wasted y
wing actresses home from parties u
d that sort Of thing" n
"A little soft on him, are your" Joe To
zed to-
oh, l suppose So" she admitted. -
probably wouldn't have thought Of
If he hadn't been so good-looking. WI
t it's true all the same" =
Toe contradicted her, amiably but ~
lily. IF he's too good for It." he L..
MT on to explain, then it's Just the S Set
for him. He has good pay and =
'rt hours; the whole day to him -
except what he needs to make BO
lost sleep In. If he wants to study -
do anything else that's worth while,
has all the chance In the world. cit
| could have picked up q Job like ~,
t at his age, I'd have blessed my up
k. OF course, It's true that, II he 9'h
I any good, he has. handsome M
nee to go to the devil. But that's =
concern of mine"
nd then, the elevator coming up. sol