The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-25

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enough when she talks about 1t, but
J hang it, was hoping for chance to
get acquainted with the child myself.
After she starts going out to dinners
end dances on her own every night, l
won't have look-in. October first
she goes"
Henry inquired if Violet were going
over with her.
NO" John said. "Some girls
mother Is to take the pair of them.
don't know what Violet's planning to
do. She's been SO busy lately getting
Dodo packed off that l don't believe
she's had time to think"
Between Dorothy's sailing-date and
Joe's for his return to Chicago there
was direct relation. Back in August
he had received this letter from Violet:
asked Henry the other day when
you were coming back and he said he
thought within two or three weeks At
first was glad. for it seems long
| time since that Fourth of July week
end. but I've come to think I don't
want to see you again with Dorothy
about. She looks at me. Joe=Margaret
looks at me- too. as If she'd like to Stay
me. and don't mind bit. She's never
forgiven me and l suppose never will.
dorothy is as dear she. can be, fond
of me. and admires me and all that but
sometimes she makes me feel a fool
couldn't stand it
We've decided she's to go to school
Tor one more year-she is too young to
come out-in Italy. and she sails about
the hrst OF October; little late that is,
out can't get her ready any sooner. /
Inc Italians. New York people, are
putting their girl in the same school
and she'll go over with them. / sup
pose / shall go to New York and see
her Off and then I'll come home, and
there won't be anybody / know IL
you came to Chicago before that, we'd
De seeing each other-and I'd hate it.
So I'm hoping you will come-then. /
wonder II that seems idiotic to you.
1t did not seem idlotic to Joe. It
seemed sensitive, high-minded, thor
oughbred. 1t added glamorous
brush-stroke or two to the romantic |
portrait of Violet his fancy had been
so industriously painting. Also 1t fed
his hopes. He read into it's broken
sentences admissions which fell but
little short of promises.
Within a week of Jennie's return to
Chicago, Joe conceived an attractive
project. He'd go straight to New York
from here, by way of the $780," and
close his contracts for the years out
put of raw linen before he came back
October first. 1t would be fun to see
heir faces. Jennie's and Henry's, long
md solemn enough when he came in,
,hange when he tossed down those pa
)ers on his desk before their eyes.
That would show them whether he
vas the old Joe or not
The other not quite acknowledged
lalf of the picture was an accidental
Meeting with Violet after Dorothy's
oat had sailed. She had let him know
what boat it was. 1t would be easy
nough to manage since he knew the
Otel the WSlliamson's were addicted
o In New York. they'd both talked
bout it. He wouldn't go near her; in
eed he'd take pains to avoid a chance
leeting, until the. child was out Of
ne way, but the possibilities offered
y the subsequent handful of hours
ere breath-taking-espe If by ,
nat time he had his signed contracts
/ his pocket.
He felt no serious doubt of his sue
ass In this. But from the start, on $
Ionday morning, he met unforeseen
fficulties. He found plenty Of people
no were glad to talk with him, but
ese were the hirelings, experts, and
lch. The big people, to a battling
gree, were inaccessible. They were
ze Williamson, only worse. Before
e week was over he was wishing he
Id John there as an ally.
He spent Saturday morning alone in
S room. His weeks campaign had
ded perforce on Friday, when every
dy who could be any good to him
from the haunts of trade
any rate, for the weekend. II had
t him nowhere. But-hadn't 1t? y
, nearer his goal, certainly. Yet he
uld not quite ignore an impression
had caught from the last man he
d talked to. This man, pleasant .e
ough and not too obviously in a
try TO be rid of him, had once or ~
ice, at some assertion of Joe's, per- p
tied himself to smile family and u
tie impatiently, as If he knew there al
s nothing to be dreaded from his
npetitOrs. Was this bland, nom =,
nmittal attitude he had been meet y
!, everywhere a thing agreed upon? ~
was not a pleasant sort of bunch
get. To
His expectation of meeting Violet to
S doomed to be unrealized. Instead "I
ran into her husband at the little
eel the Wiliamsons made it habit W,
stop at and John told him that they -
changed their plans at the last
lute and he had come down to see L.
rothy off, leaving Violet at home at sch
re Forest. ~
hey took dinner together and John -
ed him what luck he was having in R0
-keting his raw linen. He said -
Try had told him that he and Miss
,Arthur were both worrying a lot Eli
ut that phase of the business. io'
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