The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-09-04
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ing news with apparent calm.
I'M sure Won muSt he mi StaL

NOC now, Peach, ne hurried en-,
she told me so himself. l ran into
him a few minutes ago playing golf
all alone in the rain. | told him he
didn't look the part of man who
was happily engaged. He made
drive of about 200 yards and an
nOunced with vehemence that he was
not engaged. And l let it go at
that"
Naturally, Bob, it's his affair.",
ooh, that wasn't what held me eff. .
1t was because l had a bloodthirstty /
fOresOme waiting 10 rob me of my
last dime, otherwise, l would have
stuck around"
Anne and Curtis not engaged
turned the thought over and over,
looked at it first one way and then
another, trying 10 realize the signifi-
canoe of what he had said.
l finally asked, ''What do you
think could have happened then,
Bob?"
ooh, he probably realized when he
was away that he didn't care a rap
about Anne in spite of her spotless
past l told you he'd die of ennui
with even the thought of having her
Sallie here"
please don't say that, Bob. He's
shown very plainly how deep his af-
lection is for me. Just the same," /
added, "Pd give anything to know
what caused the row."
In spite of myself, was glad. l
should have been Indifferent about
Curtiss Wright and his affairs after
the ruthless way he had thrown my
love aside. But there was no need
of pretending to myself that l was
not overjoyed at the news.
"WeI, Sallie, guess I'll breeze
along" Bob's voice broke in on my
thoughts. l had forgotten he was
there.
"You were a sugar pie to come ov-
er and tell me, Bob, as soon as you
heard l exclaimed, "and you know
how much l appreciate it, don't you,
| dear boy?"
He did for l felt it in the pressure
, of his hand when he said goodbye.
: The morning came for the spend
5 the-day party at Valerie's house. She
l had come by and begged me to be
< there. 'Please come, Sallie," she
insisted, "we haven't had a chance to
4 see you for such long time"
e There was no reason why l should
E not go. Besides, it would be rather
nice being with the girls again. 1t
. hadn't been their fault, after all, that
= had received such shabby treat
ment from them when Warren Fish
er and l were said to be having an
: affair. 1t was their conventional
4 parents who had kept them from ex-
d tending a friendly hand.
l arrived at Valeries about noon
Anne was there. She greeted me
with Outstretched arms and pretend
q ed that the reason she had not seer
me was because she knew / was busy
Il at the plant Her sudden cordially
l could not understand.
n We sat about on the porch. Some
r. of the girls stretched laZily in deep
e cushioned swings, few others haC
I brought their sewing along. Afte
4 a half hour or more of disconnected
;, girl-chatter, there followed silence
;, the kind of silence forced on
" group by some one whose thought
are charged with a message the,
~ are eager to tell.
e 81 guess you know l had broker
. my engagement with Curtiss Wright
VI announced Anne. There it was, Xix
that. With no introduction or leading
question to break the ice.
n "Why no." came a chorus of woes
"a ''tell US about it, Annew
ed "LOok, she hasn't even got on he
n. ringp
IN "Pd never give up that attractiv
te mani" and so on. Each had a ques
e, ton to ask. I remained perfect
rs still but goodness knows how man
'lazy daisies I'll have to rip cut c
g. the Clancy baby's dress l was en-
broidering.
ce ''Well, its like this" Anne COZ
lie tinued, 81 don't mind telling you a
VS. about it, if you'll promise not to tel
er You Sc when Curtss returned frOl
California the other day, he brougl
~ his brother with him. Well, tt
n morning they arrived, l passed the
Ia by in my car. didn't see them 81
~ Curtiss told me the next day that tt
moment his brother set eyes on m
IT'S not knowing that we were engage
III exclaimed, "Great Scott, there go
Dy the girl who was mixed up Wi
Major Christopher in that rott'
l scandal at camp!"
Lso at seems Anne continued, 9Th
to CUrtiss had gone out from New 70
to Camp Donaldson to say good-b
nd to his brother before sailing
France. He reminded him of t
l day they were at the station and
i'm pointed out a girl who was boardn
lea a Southbound train. Then he to
him that she was the girl who h
ner caused Major Christopher to be c
NOTED and transferred. "Well," An
7ay gave an exaggerated shrug of t
ses shoulder, "to make long story sho
on, his brother swore l was the. sal
girl. Did yen ever hear OF 81
uty nerve ?"
Never was gathered together ST
ne a GROUP of attentive girls. They
NY tened spell-bound to her every wo
III. "He didn't believe him, OF course
hat someone finally asked, anxious
yoU her to resume the tale where she
eg- left off.
ray, "Well," Anne continued, "wher
and first met Curtiss, he thought that
the had seen me somewhere before.
ev- remembered him saying so and l I
him at the same time that 1t
absurd. However, when his bret
)uld reminded him of this ridiculous e
his he thought he'd put two and two
eether in his clever brain and l Tn
CO. he really believed that / was