The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
WHEN GREEK
MEETS GREEK
By HAROLD ROWLAND

WIGS OF connecticut she was thinking
testify. How stupid it was to travel
alonel How dull the people who wait.
ed for trains always looked! Why
didn't some nice masculine thing
breeze up and hail her with Hello
Nancy Lee, are you going to the Mar
wins toO?" Why couldn't she ever
have any luck?
Like that fellow just ahead of her.
How nice to have somebody come
along and at least say good-by cheer
fully. She listened e~nviously.
Hello, Billy Bolterl Helen made
me bring you her love. One of the kids
was sick-Jinks, l believe-or she'd
have come herself. She wanted to
send you a kiss, but l said that I'd be
fried in oil before I'd kiss a man good
by in the Grand Central, even for the
best sister-in-law that a man ever
made the mistake of not marrying
himself. So all you'll get from me is
a warning.
Her discomfort had lost one of its
edge as she settled into her seat after
depOsiting her neat suitcase, with the
bold initials IN. L. on its end, in the
rack above. Pickles and poison piel
Suddenly she turned with a start.
The rather nice voice was saying, 81
beg your pardon, but is it possible that
you are Norah Lang?''
AS she looked into the not bad-look-
ing face the provocative little smile
that fiickered about her eyes would
have cleaned to any Of the masculine
bits of wreckage that strewed the
shores of her brief but glorious past
like the red lamp of danger.
A firm little hand went out toward
him.
"Why, Billy Bolter, what are you
doing here? Won't you sit DOWN."
For a moment the mouth in the not
%bad-looking face opened namely. Then
it closed in a firm line and Billy Boil
ter sat down.
"How did you know who 1 VASE"
said the girl. Had Helen told you
about me? Poor Helen It's hard on
her having Jinks so sick. If it weren't
for Frank l don't know what she'd do.
Do your"
mo, l don't" admitted the rather
nice voice. "Of course there's Bob.
AS a husband he's not bad"
Husbands don't count" asserted
the girl. They're too-too-married,
aren't they?"
"Then you don't want a husband, l
judge?" said Billy, tentatively.
NOf nY,rc 7 IL ~, .o4o,4ol H. It'll
"How else could a girl get a brother
in-law like Frank?'
as that all you would want a hus-
band for?" The question sounded a
trife anxious.
"What would you want a wife for?'
the girl countered. cor don't you
want one?"
81 should say l dol" Billy replied
with conviction. THAT'S what I'm
here for!"
you mean you're starting out on
this cold, bleak trip on purpose to get
a wife?" the girl demanded.
ooh, no." was the reply. 81 started
to go skiing. But now I've decided
to get a wife"
Before you get backF" asked the
girl.
Long before, l hope" The rather
nice voice grew just a little nicer. Il
think I'll lose no time"
"Oh, you do?" The girls voice had !
a shade of defiance. How far are you !
going?"
"As far as l need to-" was the
reply. ITO get her, l mean"
The not %bad-looking face was smil-
ing directly into hers and, for perhaps
the first time within the memory of
man, the girl flushed a little discon- :
certedly.
But where are you going?" The :
seemed safer. :
New Canaan" was the cheerful re- :
ply. ITO the Marvins'." :
you're notl' The girls voice was :
a trife shaky. :
"Oh, yes. Aren't your" said Billy. :
They asked me up there especially to :
meet Norah Lang. In fact, they dared :
to come. They said nobody had :
to fall for her yet" :
"Of course you're sure you won't" :
said the girl, with a distinct chill In :
Ter voice, "Well, l hope you will" :
81 have" said Billy Bolter.
ooh, no." said the girl decidedly. :
You only think you have" :
Hours pass swiftly when the ancient :
and not always ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is :
way. New Canaan was not near. :
y so welcome as two travellers had ex- E
it to be when they set out. Z
AS they stepped to the platform 8 :
yirl and a man met them. Z
Hello, Norah !" said the girl of the :
rain to the girl of the platform. =
Hello, Jimmie! !" said the man Of E
he platform to the man Of the train. :
The travellers, with scant courtesy Z
or their welcomers, faced each other :
aren't you Norah Lang?" demand z
ID the man. :