The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-04
CHAPTER vI-continued.

your mind l was all right, and II
wait for that. But of course I'm or
his SIDE" Jennie went on. "As said
I'm fond of him. All I've cared about
you was whether you were going tC
make him happy or miserable. That's
all I've had chance TO care about
because l don't know you very well.
think | could get to like you, II we
ever had decent human chance
You're enough like him for that.
But In this last particular mess !
was on your side. | did all | could to
keep ii from being mess. met
your father at the train myself. and
lied to him about the reason why
which isn't thing | like to do with
people | care about. l kept him away
from home as long as possibly could,
TO give George Burns chance to
bring you back first. So | haven't
been an-enemy exactly"
The girls eyes were smoldering IF
you weren't an enemy. why did you
give George away?" she asked, sui
lenly.
mitted. 81 didn't think of 1t as CIV
ing him away. / thought he'd done a
good Job and | wanted him to get the
credit for IT. When l saw how your
father was taking 1t, 1t was too late
to stop"
81 should think you might have
known 7"
1t wasn't gracious reception of an
apology, but there was a note of
wavering In 1t that gave the older
woman an intimaiion of victory She
was content to say, 'That's right, /
suppose l must have" and wait.
ooh. haven't got anything against
you-especially," Trix broke out at
last. And I don't suppose it's your
fault that you're here. But-did you
ever have anybody watching you and
telling tales on you? Making that
their business? Well. you'd hate 1t,
too. And you'd hate anybody that did
1t. And the nicer and smoother they
tried to be, the more you'd hate them.
l don't know why-you've been letting
me alone. like you have; having me
give the orders and letting me go
wherever l liked In the car"
But you think It was because was
trying to get something on you, to
report to your father? Is that It?
Good Lord Talk about poisoning
wells l don't mean you-nor your
father, either. But what a situation -
She took a minute to think it over
blankly at first. but then she began
to find her line. Look here. Trix,"
she said; well sign a treaty. I'll give
you my word not to write any letters
to your father about you. or about any
thing that concerns you. You manage
the correspondence yourself. If we
come to final smash I'll write and
tell him why, but I'll show you the
letter before 1t goes. In the mean
time I'm not spy. I'm not watching
you, and I'm not having you atched,
either. ! won't ask the new chauffeur
where you've been. That's the sort
of thing / mean. Is that all right, as
far as 1t goes?"
The girl had curled herself IN in a
corner Of the davenport, her chin in
the crook Of an elbow. There was
compact about her poses, |
even In relaxation. She looked quite |
a lot like young tom-cat. she said |
nothing to Jennie's proposal for the
better part of a minute, and then II |
was not an answer.
What do you want me to promise
On my slider" she asked.
81 can't think of anything | want to
ask you to promise" Jennie had put
! faint stress on the word ASK" but
The didn't know whether II had reached
he girls ear or not
After another silence Beatrice
lsked, docs that include kilograms.
you won't send father about
ne?"
Until she tackled on the supplement
airy question. Jennie hadn't the least
dea what she was talking about. "Tel-
grams?" she echoed. Then as the
iful heavens !"
The surge of contemptuous disgust
I a suspicion so mean. and a mind
ngenerous enough TO entertain il, was
penly revealed in her tone Trix
DoSed round met Jennie's eyes, and
hen lowered her own.
I'm sorry" she said. 81 beg your
ardon for asking that. Only, what
re you doing ii for? If vou're4that
ind OF a person. why did you come?
nd If you despise me like that and
nd aren't going 10 tell on me. why do
ou stay? ! know you hate it, You
nd you. did. And il seemed as II
iere must be a trick about it. some
nw"
Jcnnie's mood veered suddenly round |
pity. "You poor child" she said: I
rou have had rotten time of It, {
nvclf You? I'll try to tell yon the /
nv Of II all as far as I'm concerned
came. as ! said. because your father G
anted me 10. II was a little weak I
inded of me. guess. One of the Z
mrs in the world I'm proud of is r
- idea he's got that never fail him. Y
g certain4 needed help from some I
here Sunday night. so when he /.
ked me f.,r il ! said I'd try. On the b
f-clnnce. TO tell the truth. that I a