The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-06
published by special arrangement with
the Chicago Tribune Syndicate).
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO
THE STORY so FAR

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Erskine JudsOn was very indignant be-
cause Of the name in which the aides
had posed his son. Dickie JudsOn had
been a fringed geDtian in the great wild
flower parade. His little sister, Pat, had
walked with him. Diekie did not like the
maenuver any more than did his father.
Sherry Allison, the sister Of Mrs. Edith
JudsOn, and the girl Of many beauX,
tried to comfort the boy. Frederick,
the beauX Of longest standing, n Claude
Sherry plans a jOuvenile hiking tOurna-
ment, with distrusting Erskine and
Edith's son participating.
And. now the story
Luella Prone was fatally destined to be
called Lu Prunes as teacher Of expression
in the school. Expression was anything
which Lucia wanted to invent. 1t Nigh
be floating red and blue balloons in the
air for the five year Odds, or drawing pink
balloons on the blackboard for the eight
year Olds.
Luella was a hypOcrite. She hated ex-
preston, pink balloons, pink balloons, the
twentieth amendment, classical dances
Greek robes, wild flowers, earnest women
the Armenians, the near east, the Salvation
Army, the Russians, any children but the
ones she might have later, fat danes, slen'
der, serious danes, danes who knew diets
and hygiene, danes who knew bridge anC
danes who knew traffic cops well enough
to park their cars in town Illegally at the
price Of a smile and two bits.
Luella read the sporting pages. She knew
what Babe Ruth was battling on July %
She kne Ty CObb's stolen bases for tel
years. She knew how many hits had beef
made off MOrdecai Brown in 1902. Sht
knew what ZeV could run a mile and
quarter in. She knew the skating records
six day bicycle records, and the phenOm
enal young KayO she knew by chart.
She had been raised in the same tow
with him when he. was Percy Williams
They had been hickory nutting together
They had been at parties playing post
office and pulling taffy. They had beel
on bob sled rides and had cut pumpkin
heads and popped corn together.
He had worked in Miller's store. She hal
gone to normal school. He had gone int
the navy. She had studied interior decor
ating, dramatic art, ~elOcutiOn, and on
native landscape. He had studied rOp
skipping, shadow boxing, bag punching
and the Improvement Of his left. He ha
naturally a good right.
She always had been in love with hin
She knew every knockout to his credit
Every time she read of one she saw Miller
store and him weighing out granulate
sugar. 1t was as news from home. An
tnOW he came to Harlow Hills.
Greek dancing had been accepted as tn
explanation Of KayO and Mr.. Gutz in on
stable, and Mr.. Butch Miller in anOthe
In F~OrtnightlE circles it was regarded a
a distinct evidence of regeneration Of elC
ments in Harlow Hills, which had not bee
all they might be wanted 20 De.
Fancy meeting yOu," said KayO I
Luella, seeing her when he was out dOin
road work with Archie, Dickie, and NJ
GutZ.
Eyes, what do you know about that!
said Luella.
"Rua along kids" said Kayo to Arch
and Dickie. do two miles and come bacl
Lu, allow me to present Mr.. Gutz, M
manager"
Mr.. Gutz was driving an autOmObil
That was the way he did road work.
SHAKE" said Mr.. Gutz.
Luella shook.
"HOw are you getting away with thi
Percy ?" Luella asked.
'He isn't" said Mr.. Gutz. 81 am. Gree
dancing. It's a kick in the pants. The
wrens are crazy about me. The trails a
ways did fall for me. Take me away ar
he's a bum. His names Percy. Bite hill
FidO."
"There's something in what ne says, hu