The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-14
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afraid II she sits alone five min
utes he'll come Looping up. YOU'D
think II he didn't have any pride
he'd have some feeling for his wife
She's half crazy with jealousy
burning up with it. These purple
passions are all right in books, Mr.
Shine, but believe me, they're not
comfortable to live with"
81 felt It,"
II guess you would, it's in the
air. All of us cooped up in this
place where you can't get off.
Sybil and Joe Tracy ready to fght
at the drop Of the hat, Flora going
round In circles and Stokes like
II of those fireworks that starts
sputtering and you don't know
whether they're going to explode
or die on you. / tell you I'll be
glad when we get out OF here to-
morrow morning"
There was Il football In the room
behind them and Mrs. Cornell
turned TO see who was coming.
oh, Flora" she said. Come
out and take a look at the sun
SET. It's something grand"
The woman stepped out and
stood beside them. She had changed
her costume and her narrow blue
linen dress outlined her too stem
der figure. Shine thought she
would have looked pretty II she
mao not looked so worn and thin.
he noticed the brightness of her
DARK eyes, brilliant and quick moy-
ing as a birds. There was red
on her cheekbones, a flushed patch
thsf was not rouge. Mrs. Cornell's
expression required to him, burn
ing up"-the meager body, the high
color, the dry lips res0lutely smII-
ing, suggested inner fires.
Yes" she answered, ITS a won
derful evening"
Take a Gig" Mrs. Cornell Of
the box.
Sit down, there's plenty of
room Shine moved up.
No, | can't sit down. There's
something about the air that makes
you restless-toO stimulating.
maybe" She raised her voice and
allied to her husband, "Aleck.
aren't you coming In to change
FOUR clothes?'
Without moving, the man called
back:
Not yet. There's no hurry"
She turned TO Shine with a little
'ohdemning air of wifely toler-
Ince:
Mr.. Stokes has been shut up so
ong in town he can't get enough
Il the fresh air"
He's enjoying the scenery. too"
'hlhe answered, and saw her
yes travel to the two figures on
he rock"
ION, that of course-that's the
part Of It," Then In a tone
T bright discovery: why. look !
here Anne and Sybil are! Have
icy been there lOng?' /
Ever since I've been here" Mrs. !
ornell's voice was more than !
oothing' bluffiy r~eassuring as the ,
dice OF one who tells a child there 6
no ghost. And ever since Mr..
nine got through the pictures! f,
allowing in the beauties of ma
Ire like the rest of u.s. :
Won't you wallow, toof' Shine s
dictated the long unoccupied I
)ace on the step. +
She shook her head: r
i like moving about. Something .
this place gets on my nerves /
: Ike being in jail" On a deep a
'eath she shot out~ 81 hate it," and q
epped back into the room. .
"Going?" Mrs. Cornell veered
'und to follow her retreating fig :
re-: v
Yes. l enjoy the scenery better a
hen 1t hasn't got people in it," f
They looked at each other: a |
Ill minute of eye communication. #
Shes all worked up" he MUIR
ured. n
Her answer was to point to the II
70 girls and then TO Stokes: II
Now she'll keep her eye on k
EN- from somewhere else-prob- b
'ly the side piazza. That's the q.
1y you are when you're Jealous
e sight of 1t kills you and you NJ
MT stop watching" re-
Lord" whispered Shine. into 81
hose life no such gnawing pas Ii
had entered. And he thought f.
the girl in the pages dress who te
IS afraid to sit alone, and the III
on the wharf brooding within is
5ht of her, and the woman who RI
lowering round them like a al
lpless, distracted bird.