The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-25

made him cough. 81 guess SOP And then,
though all the while he kept the starter
whirring it's rhythmic harsh accOmpani-
ment to the quarrel, he turned upon her
fiercely. II just want to warn you once,
madam; and itn be the only warning
you'll get You just ever try it again!
Just Once!" &.
TRY what again?"
acting the way you have tonight. You
better understand ] mean what I'm saying,
too! I've stood about all I'm going to Of
your dragging me around when 1 ought to
be in bed; but I'm not talking about that
now. What 1 won't stand is the raw jokes
you were having with COrbitt. You just
try one more line of. vaudeville like the
one tonight with that fat old fool and /
will get out, and I'll get out for gOOd!'
DO it now!' she said, wholly enraged.
Don't wait! Don't wait, because III go
straight back in that house and begin it
again If you do. Get out now and stay
Out!"
"You don't think I mean it?"
"All you mean is to freeze me to death, y
she said. You're ready to bite iron be-
cause / had a perfectly innocent good time
and made the rest have a good time, and
you want to freeze me to death to pay me
up for it, That's manly!"
Ella" he said, Il will get out! III get
out now, and III never"
Il told you to, didn't I? Get out and
stay Out!'
Now I swear 1 will" he said desper-
ately. Il swear III get out and I'll" But
at this moment the engine caught the i'm
pulse from the persistent starter and, be-
yOnd all its apparent pOtencies, sent forth
a roar that shamed the mere bowling OF
the blizzard wind. The small vehicle pull
stated as with a giants heart; then. chat
tering, il moved, and presently, as it pro-
crossed. became quieter; but its two Occu-
pants did not speak again.
Ella huddled away from her husband
shivered, and ate her thoughts. He threat
ened to leave her because she had been
/ fhn life of fhn marty did hnG He had
evidently forgotten his own jokes with
that brass heaired little widow they had
met at a lakeside hotel where they went fol
the two weeks of his vacation last sum
mer, jokes of a flavor identical with hers
and COrbitt's. Henry had called her silly
for mildly Objecting to them, since they
meant nothing; but now when she useC
the same material to WhOOp a thinner J(
success. he swOre to leave her for it!
The wind, still rising, beat upon the cal
in such gusts as almost stopped It; Uh'
small interior was noisy with a vic
whiStling; but the wife and husband Were
silent throughout this bitter drive. To TIN
wife's eyes the figure of her husband wai
but a mle concentration OF darkness
except that his stoop above the wheel wa
sometimes dimly revealed, as they passed
a street lamp; but in her thoughts of hin
he became a demOniac sculpture, blacl
with all the horrible s~elfishness of men
for to her he epitOmised it all, and wa
its incarnation. Men married beautiful
young girls, girls with youth and charm
enough to make any choice; and then whel
youth and charm we're departing. used NJ
and the chances for a new choice prett
slim, men said: do thus and so or Il
get Out!' And sometimes they got out
"Well, let him - she thought desperately
I could get some one else guess
could! Anyhow, whatever I'd be u
against, I'd be through trying to max
something out OF him!
Beelsby drove into the alley behind tn
colonial cottage, climbed rustily out, an
opened the door Of their tiny garage
Without speaking she shifted her sea
and drove into the little shed; then the
hurried into the house by way of tn
kitchen, and with physical relief o
themselves once more warmly sheltered
Ella began to call the dog, but he faile
to make his appearance.
where is he?' she asked.
Beelsby was again upon the fragile lit
stairway. "What?'
where's Shanty?"
How do I knOw?'
Didn't you let him out just before "
+ started to the COrbitts 2" she asked.
"NO, / didn't. You let him out yourself
: "I didn't do any such thing" she sal
angrily. You let him out. Did you let hi
+, in again ?"