The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-04-23

look of uncertainty and doubt that .
had swept over his face, "and I'm
going to be true to Curtiss, not on .
account of any question of morality /.
but because l love him, you see!"
81 know you expect to be, Sallie,
and have all the confidence In you
in the world but, you're going to have
a hard time doing it, I'm afraid"
He rehghted his pipe.
women have changed radically in
the last few years but they haven't
brought the men along with them all
the way. 1t doesn't make any differ
ence how the modern woman figures
the reaction of men to her reOrga-
nized cede-men are innately crude,
and unless they are held down by
old-fashioned cOnventiOnality they'll
revert to type. It's for that reason
l would yarn you, my dear"
He got up, walked over to the win
dow and stood lost in reverie for
what seemed to me, a long, long time.
l called to him softly.
He reseated himself in his chair
There's another thing. l want to
caution you against yourself"
what do you mean by that ?"
asked.
"Just this, that if you allow your
self to be susceptible to flattery you'll
! let the bars down, in spite of your
: self, Bambina, and before you realize
it you'll be taking some man besides
Curtiss into your life"
/ shook my head in a positive man
4 ner as | rejected the thought.
"At first you'll only encourage hin
for the sake of diversion and because
+ you want bit of colour in the regu
s lar hum-drum of the day,-then, be
t fore you know it, this man will have
s taken first place in your thoughts
e his compliments, his pretty sayings
: his entertaining manner, and a thOus
and little cOurtesies that all husband
are, unfortunately prone to neglect
t My thoughts flew through space
r Father was right. Many, many time
since we had been in Paris I ha
d thought of Darlington Pierce an
l there had been times when Curtis
and | had had misunderstanding, tina
{ | lOnged for the compapionship o
n the young musician. His wOrShipfU
ID attitude would have given me conf
a dence in myself and a fresh appreci
h alton for the beautiful things of Lif,
lie "But Father, it's so exciting hay
is ing the admiration of men and Gun
e. tiss is always Indifferent now tina
10 he's so Afforded in his work"
Id Don't, Sallie, DON'T" and a lor
s. moan escaped from my father VIII
Or was always so composed.
lie He bowed his head in his hand
IN but only 70 IA moments space.
was the first time I had glimpsed b,
ed hind those doors of his mbreakabl
te pOise.
to That's just what SHE said. Tin
ef after time I've heard her speak thos
to very same words but I didn't hste
Z? until it was-toO late"
.rl "Who, Father? ?"
Sc After another moment of sileI
he grief he confined, at the same tin
re making a desperate effort at sci
II control.
IS Il was speaking of your mother
to he said. I've never talked with vC
Of about her before. But I thought t
to night after you'd gone out with II
1T that I'd better tell you all. It's a
most uncanny-You're so much aliv
lie IN a way it's like your mother W
d. still alive. Your mannerisms, yol
wv reasoning, which though inconsiste
ok is meant TO be fair, your conquerab
ng magnetism, your quick. bubbliI
en- laughter, and even in the way v,
m suddenly turn your head"
nd He rose impulsively and went
ks. an old Renaissance chest Of which,
al, a child, had stood in awe. I lne
lly that it held the things of this ear
e's which my father cherished most.
nit He came back to me and offer
me a crimson velvet box which
held In the palm Of his hand.
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