Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-11-27


OK Il. Agoskly Il Is little eomnans ~
pleasure seekers. come 10 cast Aalsse
for time the serious side Of llsa SD
gamble with their pleasures as ess@y
do with their money
~But some must be Ia earnest" MxK-
tile protested
Zone ef them who Ia not ln earnest
Il Gerald, and ! tell you %. aithe@sA
Gerald in nay friend. ChristopheE ealA
HE Is here to amuse himself ana ~
would prefer 10 alnass hlmsalf WITH
out giving anyone else paln II thas b
impossible. however. he IL sufaeieAbzg
reckless not 70 count the cost where
the other person h concerned
She drew 3 little away.
'sThat does not sound Ike kns
speech Of friend. she remlndsd aha
reproachfuiIy.
'But / can aasnre that ara nzH
TREAD. although 4 candid enc CARTS
TOPPER declared. ~Ail that have anaa
to goa. have said to him. and areas /
deal more You will let me nnlshS~
She made no reply. Her eyes weEs
fixed upon the exact spot where the
sea seemed to melt into the clou0a
The grace Of her slim body lenz
beauty even 70 the bunch Of hes
shoulders
you are ike = child who has haan
let out Of dark room" ChrlBaoDheR
went on. Everything seems heautis
ful. but you don't see clearly goug
eyes aren't strong enough yet. Whnz
you linngine to be love u worse
thing. Gerald does not love goa. De
can never marry you. He belongs -
that world at which you are locking
with blurred eyes MYRTLE dOn't yox
want 70 be goodf''
Il want to be happy" MYRTLE re
piled. Il shall always be good.
''Bow do you know thafT'
Because ] am al good lnsidess shs
said Il couldn't do any o. the thlmgn
that wicked people do"
Christopher sat for moment IL
puzzled thought.
Look here" he went on. III you
love Gerald, and Gerald doesn't lore
you. and yon are content with the
prefenea Of his love, and you 20 on low
ing him. and you know that you cam
not be his wife, then you are not good
any longer
She shook her head tx
there Is only once In my life. she
said, @shaf 1 have eveF come near eln. 4
and that IL when ! thought OF staying
at the farm and marrying Pierre Lee
love Gerald All that :
need 10 be happy and good IL that he .
should love me.
'But Gerald does not love you and
never viii" Christopher declared Z
blnntly. "Gerald, at the present mo.
ment, az any rate, Is Incapable Of
stable affection. and If he were ca
pable OF It. his people would not allow 2
him to marry you" y
Il do not wish him 70 marry ma. q
me declared with q little choke IN her =
Golce.
perhaps not. he replied IN that 10
.ase you should listen to nae more al
,atienfly want xou to leave this I'd
lIace and go to some friends Of Minis 81
n England" "a
"What, alone7r ps
~AIcne." ~
She shook her head. 81
Christopher she said. Suddenly ns
tipping her arm through hls, Il think d.
on want 70 be kind to me. believe la
hat you are very Rood~perhaDs you n
re better than Gerald. But 70 long
q Gerald wants nnenear. shall stay. bo
wen II he goes about with other IN
eople. he thinks OF me. He has told nj
le So and ne has promised to take me ri,
J one OF bis supper parties this week. pa
ain looking forward 10 Il more than r..
, anything else 10 the world a.
ChPlst0pher's face hardened. -
~You viii nos 10 10 one Of those sup -,
pr parties, Myrtle" be insisted. Il IN
ouid rather take you back TO the az
Irm.s -
She turned her head and looked at ~
N. There was something ia her eyes 4.
0m which he shramk s0nleEhIng very -
ueh llke hate. 81.
She sam the pain IL his face and she -.
rs suddenly rasnorseful She chung
his arm again. Heg cheek almost -.
uxhed his. -
'Cnfistophes dear Christopher q. -
9 pleadsa. a aid nss mean 20 hurt -.
d kmpw hom 5000 xou are bot -
Il kNsmk n0M MNmAeafn1 II would be
nae - 10 wasA nasald. 20 meet other - -.
H. t. seush anA tnsk, to sic By his .''s-
=. hts @maazs - aazzee. pariaps-oh.
w0aid b. waFwusesi Everybody else M
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