The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-10-24

blue eyes.
"You are a good woman, Ellen" he
said. Gibbs mother was just sucl
anNher You shall have him back
my dear. snd this will all be forgotten
It's the fault of the times, Ellen-bul
no harm has been done, yet. I'll think
about it'll have been talking of going
to England. and Lillian seems to want
to go. She's like q child; she forgets
Only tell me again that you'll for.
give him. Ellen, and be happy again 7
Ellen went up TO bed comforted. and
undressed while she dreamed of a new
| life for herself and Gibbs. They would
take the little apartment that ad-
| joined the studio. they would be alone
again. the old happy atmosphere would
be recreated. He loved her. under all
this new madness
/ Ellen saw herself In her mirror; her
cheeks burning, her eyes starry, her
| loosened cloud of hair framing her
thoughtful face. Hope came back.
confidence came back, q dimple deep
ened In her cheek. 1t was all her
foolish suspicion, after all Gibbs had
been at the dinner, and would come
home on the midnight train. and turn
/ the electric lights full in her eyes
while he gave her a yawning account
of the speeches, and tore off his white
tie. And Lillian had been--she did not
care where Lillian had beenl
But when she had jumped into bed,
and midnight struck, and one o'clock,
and two o'clock, and he did not come,
the anger and doubt returned in double
force. The storm was still racketing
about the house. Ellen felt cold under
her thick blankets. She tossed and
turned locked her arms under her
head and stared into the dark, turned
and tossed again.
Her father-in-law had disposed of
the matter simply and sanely. But
suppose she was right, suppose Lillian
and Gibbs had really thrown all
honor to the winds. were really to-
gether tonight, then what? How could
she-how could any wife, forgive that?
To have his father take away the dan
ger. as she might take matches away
from Tommy, proved nothing for him.
and solved nothing for her.
And If he and Lillian did not choose
to be separated. If that passion had
carried them far beyond any plans
that she and his father might make?
The clock struck three; struck four.
Ellen felt as II she would never sleep
again.
The next morning she surprised Liz
zie and Tommy at their early break
fast; she was going into the city. The
world was mantled with snow, but the
sun had just risen. and Louis. the
lad who assisted Torrens. had the little
service car at the door, and was con-
fdent that he could get Mrs. JosseIyn
as far as the station.
Just as Ellen was leaving, her
father-in-law. also cloaked and gloved.
came downstairs. Their heavy eyes
met.
Il don't know why Tn going. or
what I'm going to do" Ellen said. tive
got to go to the studio-and see II
they--if he's there | didn't sleep all
night"
''I'll go with YOU" he said quickly
II saw Louis come to the door. and
thought you must be going to town.
I'll go too. Lillian's car may really
have gotten into trouble"
"Or he may have been foolish
enough to try to come out in the road
'ter," Ellen added They went down
he scraped steps together: not an
other word was exchanged on the |
irive to the train. 1t was an early |
he snow-tracked platform. Ellen
placed hersel' at a window and stared |
,lindly out. making no attempt to en-
fertain her companion. who ratified
lis newspaper with great show Of
Interest,"
The world glittered under the risen
'un. Smoke rose straight from
hundred chimneys into the clear cold
Iir. Ellen saw a woman with a shawl
led over her head. feeding chickens;
mother woman kissed two bunde-like
'abies AT gate. The little woman in
ronf of her. in the warm tram. was
consulting an Notwithstanding.
indy little man about a Christmas
ist. THE children will 70 ont of their
enses when they see It" Ellen heard
er say
Then they were in the big station
n faxicn5. The streets. where Ian
MD gangs of men we're siioyeling
now. went by. Forty-second: Fiffieth
ffty-ninth. They were nj the door
'You have some explanation uf this
arly trip for Gibbs?'' her father-in-
NV asked suddenly IN the lift. She
lrned TO him tortured eyes.
"Oh. yes--toothache." she answered
reathlessly. abstractedly.
second later, outside the studio
oor. she caught his arm. They stood
moment transfixed They couli hear
iibbs' full. unmlstakable voice A
oman's laugh-Lillian's rare laugh
Funded In answer.
Instantly Ellen's companion flung
ben she door.
Gfhbc and lillian worn oIopo -, tho ,