The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-15

" cAAAAAlE " near LAOAA AMllls IL IuSL
lovers quarrel, the principle of
which is as old as the hills. Two
fiery, pride-full persons each trying
to hold out as long as possible and in
the meantime suffering untold ang-
uish of heart"
ooh, how l wish l could have talk
ed to you instead of Ellie! You see
She told me that l wouldn't have any
pride or self-respect if / ever con-
sidered returning home and when that
didn't keep me from thinking about
him day and night she told me he
ne WANTED a divorce so that he
could marry that-awful girl" My
voice broke.
'Why, the little rascal*" Mrs.
Wright exclaimed, Its difficult to
understand anyone who is supposed to
be your friend planting such hide
Gus idea in your impetuous little head.
There are women, though, Sallle,
without loved~ones of their own, who
delight in taking away the one thing
in the lives of others which they
think they've been cheated out of
themselves. It's a destructive COM
pick, the psycho-analysis claim. A
form of envy too, which often drives
them to INSCRIPTIONS lengths. >
"But l think Ellie means awfully
WE'LL" l defended, "she seems to be
fond of me, really, in her way"
"That's just it!' Mrs. Wright broke
in, "she's one of those "duty-friends. "
who are fastidiously frank in affairs
that concern them not in the least.
They are as insidiously dangerous as
a. snake! Having no sweetness OF
ideals OF their own they revel in de
stroying these qualities in the lives
of their friends. Oh, I've known wo-
men of that type, Sallie dear, and
they are the lay stones on earth to be
conscious of the subtlety of the meth
DDS they employ to wreck happy and
contented homes"
"Then you don't think Ellie knew
for certainty all those horrible
things she told me?" | asked av-
idly anticipating her words.
Certainly not! For they aren't
tue, l tell you. Curtiss Wright has
not looked at Letitia Evans since
you've been away and the last gossip
l heard was that she was flirting out
rageously with a new minister IL
town. It's a case of off with the
old, on with the new where Letiti5
is concerned"
rs he maTried?" l wanted t
know.
ooh, yes, 'Tish Evans likes to play
with fire. She's been known to say
! that having an affair with a married
man was much more thrilling. It's
too bad that she ever crossed your
path, Sallie, for she is undoubtedly
a mischief-maker. Her family's posi-.
ton is all on earth that saves her from
Ostracism of the worst sort. But
she hurried on, regardless of Letitis
or Ellie or anyone else, what | want
to get, Sallie-dear, is this that you
anG CurtiSs are married and, if vou
expect to remain so, you must make
up your mind that when misunder.
standings arise you've got to have
faith in him. May l speak perfect
~ plain?"
Il want you to-" l declared.
IF you had stood bravely by like
a good soldier, this little fling with
the Evan girl would have blown
over, leaving Curtiss with even more
love and respect for you in the end
/ don't know the reason behind this
ENHANCEMENT of his but | do know
1t has not materially effected Curtiss
or his moral fineness. He's not one
to go in for double-dealing. I've
known him since he was a child ano
he's always had one of the highest
codes of ethics 1 ever saw"
Il know, / know" I interrupted
the whole thing was such a bitter
disillusion and 1 guess that's why II
hurt and was so hard for me ia
understand"
Don't try, Sallie. Just trust Cur
tiss and know that he still feels the
same way about his ideals regardless
of the way things LOOK. Don't YOU
know that the mos worthwhile
things of Life, anyway are those
that we can't see with our eyes OF
fathOm with our understanding. TAX,
birth and immortality and friendship
and Springtime, with the return Of
peach-blossoms, sunsets and moon
light, and even love itself. Those
things that can not be analysed il
the cold light of reason" She paus
ed for a moment and we both sa
thinking over what she had just said
then she spoke again; That's the
way you've got to take Curtiss. CT
back to him, dear child, and dom
allow anything to come between yol
and his love- He has missed you so
He has a hungry look in his eyes thai
would melt stone. And don't thinl
or talk about the past. Just dwell
in the glorious noon-tide of you
= love"
ooh, you're wonderful" I cried
and you really think he wants me-
I wanted her calm assurance one,
again.
"Well, you're a good sport, aren'
you?" she asked and a delicious
smile lurked in her keen blue eyes
"All right" she concluded, not wait
ing for my reply, you're willing
to try anything once, I presume, 81