The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-18

; buying 4 travefing-bag and eQuippins
8 It with q complete outfit for the emer
n gency she foressw. including suit. hat
r and shoes, all inconsplcuous and serv-
d iceable.
8 She deposited this iron ration" In
b the care OF the head porter in one OF
the smaller downtown hotels, a man
+ who had already served as her ally
;. In one or two small matters. II was
l to be kept till called for. no matter
Q when. tomorrow or next year. Now
d Ii she quarreled with her father In
] the middle of the night or during an
evening party she couldn't be kept
prisoner by lack of clothes
Her afternoons entertainment con-
: sisted In looking at furnished rooms
which had been advertised for light
Housekeeping. To the landladies she
saw she gave her name as Mrs. George
Burns and described herself as the
got good deal Of emotional stimulus
out Of this. for they were without ex-
ception interested and In one case
deeply sympathetic. Mrs Henderson
didn't see how she could endure the
suspense Of knowing her husband
might be killed any day. Any day,
absolutely And Fridays She hoped
Mr.. Burns never had to fly on Fridayl
She got thrill, too. from the do
nestle intimacies one place suggested.
1t consisted Of sItting-room with a
double bed in an alcove, a bathroom,
and closet equipped as kitchenette.
She almost hired the place outright,
and she left with a strong intima ton
that she would do so, II 1t weren't
taken In the meantime, within a day
or two. Things couldn't go on as they
were at home much longer, anyhow.
Mightn't she as well make an end Of
that intolerable situation now as later?
But she found on reaching home
about six o'clock that this decision
had already been taken out OF her
hands. The look in Anson's face when
he met her in the hall told her that
something unprecedented had hap
pened.
Father home yetr she asked. with
an affected carelessness which didn't
sound just right. Her heart, for some
incomprehensible reason, had come
up into her throat.
He was brought home. MISS An
son said, reproachfully. Around
eleven o'clock this morning in an am
bulance. He'd been in an accident"
She was bewildered by this news
r L.. a. IA
sweeping her own concerns of the
boards, as 1t did. so summarily. He's
In bed I suppose" she interrupted.
"Tll 60 to him. / can see him, can't
IY Some involuntary significance of
dissent on Anson's part was what
made her ask that last question.
He said, Certainly, Miss" but she
waited for him to explain his reluc-
lance. "You may not find him quite
himself" he warned her, and added
that the doctors orders were strict
against any excitement.
Well, of course, Arson knew the
sort of terms she'd been on with her
father lately. :
The pillows were packed behind :
him so that he half reclined, his head
vas incased in bandages, his left fore
lrm lay across his chest In splints:
here was strong hospItal-like smell
n the room, of iodoform or something
Il the sort All this she was prepared
Instantly thrust aside as I'M o
important. What engrossed and fright IL
ned her was the way he was looking p
t her as II her appearance bewildered e.
i'm, as If he found It unacco, ntable. a.
She said, In answer to its seeming
uestion, Don't you know me, Dad?
IS Tiki" to
"Of course l know you," he an pc
wered, petulantly. and thickly-as IL Jr
Is tongue were swollen. I'm not out tn
my head. What made you think XII
as? Arson been talking?" W.
1T was just the way you looked at
e." she said, shakily, and then went
him. "Oh. Dad, I'm 80 sorry |" she tir
led. "a
81 didn't know. Of course. ! Just Sci
me In this minute. I haven't heard So
t what happened, or how. Are you sio
ell enough to tell me7" me
Instead Of answering her question reI
asked one of his own where you rec
en- all day, Trix7" For a moment A..
look pinned her fast; then 1t =
ivered away and left her. G.
Nowhere much" she answered. III
hopping for while, and then just
ndering around There didn't seem
be any special point In coming I.
me-" this
'AloneT' he asked.
She found herself crying as she an ~ ~,
cred yes. When she'd wiped her -
RS and controlled her voice, she
borated. Absolutely alone, Dad.
day. I haven't spoken to a person seho
new since left you this morning. Cat.
ere wasn't anybody 1 knew to talk
Dad, It's truel You do trust me p0f
much as that. don't your -
lie shook his head, but 1t wasn't.
thought, so much in dissent as in rim
plexity; as If she'd thrown him ruh
k upon some puzzle Of his own. sn'p ,
! expression was lost in the twinge .the